Rakaman Itik

Epit (and Aily and Emil), KNO, Idzam and Canoe just left; after the recording of our short clips to the hockey team for their game against RMC tomorrow. I am sure KNO is uploading the video even as we (type) to YouTube.

Badut made the recording from a phone call, most probably from his bedroom as he follows the sunnah ritual for Thursday night religiously.

Joe can't make it because his kids are not well, Mpro will only be in KL tomorrow, Chibiok has just received a baby so will have to be around and Wong is missing.

It's quite an anti climax that the game had to be brought forward to Friday afternoon since all of us were set to be there for the kids on Saturday afternoon (original schedule). We were informed by koleq that the match had to be brought forward at RMC's request.

To be frank, I am sure we are more looking forward and anxious about the game even compared to the boys ha ha ha.

But Canoe will drive to Kuala and will be with the kids, and share the messages before the game with the kids.

To my collleagues who had been following this all this while, it's either this or insanity

For the kids in Kuala, we have predicted the results:

Leman Offensive

Leman, which had been trailing and under threat to be relegated to the bottom spot, launched an offensive this last 2 weeks under the command of the mad and bored researcher the self-proclaimed Dr M/Dr Evil/Dr Doom (aka Syed Moto).

The ranking so far (with one and a half week left for this lap) speaks for itself of Leman's determination:

1) syed moto - leman
2) rough - leman
3) mat top - idris
4) kno - md shah
5) nik - md shah
6) bocap - md shah
7) radin - leman
8) epit - leman
9) idzam - md shah
10) chamat - idris

Bochap would have been eliminated by the end of the month because he'll be too busy with the new baby. Chamat is on training and holidays for 3 weeks, so that's no longer a threat.

But our target of "Kami nak beat Ahmad je...." seems to be on course since not even a single Ahmad racer is in the chart this month ha ha ha.

Fadli is still struggling to read and clear 1,000++ emails even as we (type) ha ha.

Leman is also persuading the Committee to allow a new rule i.e. to recruit all those connected to Leman House and koleq to join our rank. So this means:

1) Abang Leman pun masuk team kitorang
2) Pak Cik Ibrahim Merah (ex-lab assistant) pun akan direkrut
3) Fairuz Leman pun jadi rumah Leman lepas ni although dia house Idris

Lepas ni they can post to the Male-ing List and their points counted for Leman.

Other happenings - reunion nasi beriani gam at Bangi organised by Radin, Moto and Bala. Featuring the recently discovered Wawa, Toy yang pakai baju batik (geng2 PTD la ni), Epit, Syam, Bala @ H for Horatio and tiba2 si Ska pun ada kat situ?

Apparently it's a very effective way to test your high blood problem, if after you've eaten you don't have headache sbb beriani kambing - you pass the high blood test!

Bowling Inter-House is in 2 weeks' time - entah2 semua dok practice minggu ni kot.

SPM Results 2006

"Dear all

SPM 2006 for koleq:
10A1s - 6
10As - 27
Straight As - 33

Compared to last year:
10A1s - 16
10As - 34
Straights As - 50

Sekian,
Tak Karam Singh Wali melapurkan (kasi can la nak tiru Bobo bell sikit)"

- mesej ini dihantar oleh Otai Lawak @ Aiwa

Itik Pulang Petang

Dua malam lepas itik-itik berjumpa sekali lagi. Kali ini ibu dan anak-anak itik pun dibawa sekali! Bapak Itik (BI) bawa ibu itiknya, dan Itik Boroi (IB) terus bawa ibu dan anak-anak itiknya.

Semalam juga kami dapat Itik Gembo (IGo) yang mengaku dia macam itik biru dalam iklan Digi; dia pun bawa ibu itiknya. Ibu-ibu itik kepada BI dan IGo semuanya tengah sarat dengan anak itik yang baru.

Semalam juga kami dapat itik baru – Itik Fit (IF). IF datang dari gym semalam, siap dengan berpakaian sukan iaitu seluar pendek dan singlet.

Yang tidak ada semalam – Itik Sekati (IS) yang kini berada di Australia dan tidak pulang-pulang, Itik Berkira (IB) dan Itik Lucah (IL) dari Melaka yang sampai sekarang masih belum dapat bersama-sama kami. Itik Kelakar (IK) terpaksa pulang awal kerana ibu itiknya memanggil-manggil dari bilik!

Itik Gempal (IG), Itik Pungut (IP) dan Itik Kiasu (IKu) seperti biasa hadir tanpa gangguan dari sesiapa.

Banyaklah hilai tawanya semalam terutama selepas membaca borang maklumbalas secara berjemaah. Itik-itik juga melakukan post-mortem program minggu lepas di samping meneliti semula profail setiap anak itik di Kuala.

Pada peringkat awal menjaga anak-anak itik ini sudah tentu banyak masa dihabiskan untuk mengenali mereka, mendapat kepercayaan, membina struktur latihan dan lain-lain. Paling kurang sessi “Itik Pulang Petang” (IPP) semalam telah bersetuju tarikh-tarikh dan program khusus bagi setiap sessi yang akan berlangsung sepanjang tahun. Harapan kita tarikh-tarikh itu direstui oleh tuan punya kandang itik.

Itik-itik juga kini sedang meneliti maklumbalas (yang anonymous) dengan borang profail, untuk memadankan maklumbalas dengan profail melalui tulisan! Selepas ini, Bapak Itik dan Itik Kelakar akan boleh memantau perubahan sikap anak-anak itik kita sepanjang tahun ha ha ha.

Kadang-kadang perasaan itik-itik pun berkecamuk, kerana kita tidak pasti sejauh mana kita mahu bergelumang, berenang dan bermain kotor dengan anak-anak itik ini; sedangkan anak itik kita sendiri pun masih belum terjaga sepenuhnya. Tetapi dari IPP semalam, nampaknya semua itik-itik berkobar-kobar dan sudah ada “unity of purpose” samalah seperti iklan itik Digi.

Memanglah memulakan projek sentiasa menyeronokkan kerana the promises and hopes that we build with the kids, tetapi selalunya kekecewaan pada kemudian hari sentiasa menguji komitmen kita.

Tetapi setakat yang termampu, itik-itik akan terus ber-quack!

PS: Yang bagi nama yang maha LOCENG itu adalah Itik Lawak dan Rakan2, aku langsung tidak terlibat. Terikut-ikut dengan Cemerlang, Gemilang dan Terbilang kot. Tu belum lagi Badut nya attempt to put a new motto "You Are The Driver"!

PPS:IF juga dikenali sebagai Itik Gedik (IG)

Itik2 Gemuk

Anak-anak itik selepas Cooper Test ngan Itik Gelap

Technical class


Angsa putih dicelah-celah itik-itik gemuk

Anak-anak itik yang sulung



Itik-itik gemuk gerun melihat padang


Kepala itik gemuk




Itik-itik gemuk berehat di reban percuma

1) Itik-itik gemuk dan pencen telah lama berjumpa tergedek-gedek, akhirnya minggu lepas rancangan itik-itik gemuk ini pun menjadilah

2) Di celah-celah itik-itik gemuk ini adalah seorang angsa putih yang dibawa khas, supaya anak-anak itik nanti tidaklah ragu-ragu apabila berjumpa dengan itik-itik gemuk, paling kurang angsa putih itu ada gayanya; bukannya tergedek-gedek seperti itik-itik gemuk

3) Itik-itik gemuk bermandi-manda di Ulu Kenas setelah satu itik gemuk (antara yang tergemuk pun) menyalahgunakan kuasa itiknya untuk mendapatkan reban secara percuma di Ulu Kenas

4) Anak-anak itik semuanya “eager” dan berkobar-kobar untuk berenang, ada juga yang bakat renangnya menyerlah walaupun belum tahu menggunakan kaki itiknya dengan baik

5) Semasa itik tua yang gelap (dia tidak gemuk tetapi gelap kerana selalu tidak mandi) sedang memberi kelas fitness, ada lah ***** yang datang mengacau itik-itik gemuk dan anak-anak itik, tetapi oleh kerana itik-itik gemuk ini memang tidak makan saman, si itik tua yang gelak terus ber “quack” tanpa menghiraukan ***** itu.

6) Itik-itik gemuk selepas ini kena bergilir-gilir pulang berjumpa dengan anak-anak itik, bersama-sama angsa putih

7) Semalam anak-anak itik mengambil cuti dan tidak turun ke padang bergedek-gedek, dan hari ini itik-itik gemuk diberitahu anak-anak itik terpaksa bergedek-gedek di padang persediaan kerana padang asal anak-anak itik ini digunakan bagi tujuan lain

8) Itik-itik gemuk akan berjumpa lagi hari Khamis ini untuk merancang sessi gedek-gedek yang seterusnya dengan anak-anak itik

QUACK PILIHAN

Itik Gemuk: "Kitorang semua 25 tahun"
Anak Itik: "Tapi kalau 94 bukan dah 30 ke abang?"
Itik Gemuk: "Kan aku dah cakap umur jangan tanya, nanti lari 2 kali padang kang"

Itik Gelap: "Apa ni lari kepit telor..."
Anak Itik kepada Itik Gemuk: "Abang, mamat sekor ni esok ada lagi ke?" (merujuk kepada Itik Gelap)

Anak Itik kepada Itik Boroi: "Hi Uncle" (UNCLE?????)

Angsa Putih: "This is impossible! It's not practical" (dan kemudiannya semua itik gemuk kecuali kepala-kepala itik tergedek-gedek beredar meninggalkan Angsa Putih)

PS:

i) Itik2 Gemuk adalah nama yang diberikan oleh KNO bersempena dengan terjemahan Mighty Ducks (nak mengaku Itik2 Gagah malu) yang telah digunapakai tanpa persetujuan semua pihak

ii) Seorang itik gemuk cuba untuk menghantar e-mail dari Kuala dengan menggunakan kemudahan wi-fi di koleq kerana ke-kiasu-an rumah Mohd Shah, namun tidak berjaya kerana selalu dipantau itik-itik gemuk lain. Oleh sebab itu, ranking itik gemuk itu telah jatuh mendadak, seperti yang dijelaskannya apabila ditemuramah.

iii) Sila baca “quack”-an seorang itik gemuk (mungkin boroi kot, bukan gemuk) di sini

iv) Lagi gambar itik-itik gemuk di Zaman Berisi

Career Discovery

"Kereta Besar + Bini Lawa != Doktor Kerajaan"

Kalau batch sendiri, tanya banyak2 sampai dia kantoi

Qays as a chartered accountant

Aniep as a pathologist

Starting from 2006, we have worked very closely with the counsellors to devise a one-year program that each batch has to go through, in order to prepare them for what is waiting outside the gates of MCKK i.e. scholarship, higher education and ultimately their career choice.

It all started out rather naively when some of us were involved in scholarship selection and realised that the selection process and requirements have become so competitive that unless our boys are fully equipped, they will lose some advantages despite being in Malay College in the first place.

In 2006, we had to cover all aspects – career discovery, connectivity between career, interest, subjects and scholarships and interview/writing techniques for scholarship – in half a day; so everything was on “touch and go” basis. This year we are quite lucky as we have locked the date and finalised the program much earlier.

The first part of the one year program gives more emphasis on career discovery – to make sure our boys are at least aware of what each profession is all about from a variety of angles e.g. rewards, qualifications, special traits required, prominence, career path etc.

I was particularly concerned the last time around when I noticed that the number of students who opted for engineering and medicine was too overwhelming, at the expense of the “arts”-based professions such as lawyers, accountants, economists etc. Later on we found out that in most cases, our boys are not aware of the opportunities and challenges of these professions, hence why they overwhelmingly opted for the engineering courses which they are more familiar with.

The whole program was conducted on a workshop basis where they would “discover” the career themselves (with the help of many tools provided to them) and explain to their batchmates themselves. They would have to take questions from the floor that eventually pushed them to try to find out as much as possible about a particular career, since college boys by nature like to poke fun at their batchmates in public! There was also a “reflection”/ “fast-forward” module with role play and acting.

Crowd control was slightly more difficult this year as we had to manage 2 batches (Form 4 and Form 5) at one go; however I had no option but to proceed since I needed the F4 to go through the modules so as to allow them ample time to remedy their subject deficiencies e.g. for those wanting to do art courses but without art subjects. I hope we can see the return of arts classes to MCKK especially the crucial ones like PA and Economics, because we need to continue producing lawyers, economists, accountants, historians and many others; on top of the usual engineers and doctors.

Anyway I have mixed feelings as to the success of the whole program because it’s very difficult to tell whether the boys really did benefit or not – but at least I was satisfied that they could stand up, explain to the audience in English and confidently took questions from the floor. Their understanding of each profession did not differ much from reality anyway.

The next workshop is in September and is specifically designed to expose our boys to all sorts of scholarship selection processes adopted by various sponsors and equip them with interview techniques through the mock interview modules.

There were 60 scholarship receivers from Class of 2005, we should know the statistics for Class of 2006 by June this year. Hopefully we will see a steady increase as we go along.

POST SCRIPT

On behalf of the team (old boys and teachers), we would like to thank the following old boys who contributed to the Career Discovery pack distributed to the boys; sharing their experiences and journeys so far pursuing their careers:

Dr Azraai Bahari Nasaruddin (Class of 92) – Specialist Registrar in Diabetes and Endocrinology, London (Medicine)

Dr Izwan Effendy Ismail (Class of 96) – Medical Officer, Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Tampin (Medicine)

Khairul Anuar Khalid (Class of 92) – Senior Manager, Group Legal Department, Ranhill Berhad (Lawyer)

Dr Azlan Abdul Majid (Class of 94) – PETRONAS (Reservoir Engineer)

Shazrul Azwa Asari (Class of 97) – Shell Trading, London (IT/Risk Analyst)

Fadli Riza Ramli (Class of 94) – Audit Manager, General Electric Inc (GE), London/Connecticut (Chartered Accountant)

Ahmad Nizam Mohamad Jembari (Class of 94) – Technology Development Engineer, Grand Haven Stamped Products Inc., Michigan (Mechanical Engineer)

Mior Imran Mior Musa (Class of 94) – Project Engineer, Caltex Refineries, Sydney (Mechanical Engineer)

Khairul Annuar Khairi (Class of 92) – Associate, CAV Private Equity (Private equity/venture capital)

This is Azraai’s sharing on his own journey as a doctor which I hope will inspire as well as bring some sense of reality to the boys:

"I came to the UK in 1993 under the JPA British Top University Programme to study medicine. I was fortunate to have received a scholarship which did not include a bond, which meant that I was free to pursue further training in the UK after obtaining my medical degree. I spent three and a half years working as a junior doctor, and in that time passed the MRCP membership exam, which allowed me to apply for a specialist training rotation. I decided to specialise in diabetes and endocrinology and am currently halfway through my training. The specialist training takes five years, after which I plan to return home. In my spare time, I am currently doing a Masters degree in Health Informatics, which involves the application of Information Technology in medicine, which is one of my special interests.

As a medical registrar I have a number of different responsibilities. I have to divide my attention to inpatients (patients under my care on the ward), outpatients (patients who attend my clinics), administrative work (paperwork, looking at test results, responding to letters from various people), education and training (attending courses, teaching juniors, reading medical journals, assessing my juniors, and being assessed by my consultant!) as well as research activity. (doing audits, writing papers, and helping with research projects)

Currently I help look after a ward with 30 patients with all sorts of medical problems. I work as part of a team, not only of doctors, but also physiotherapists, nurses, dietitians, specialist nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, pharmacists, etc. The list is quite long. Teamworking, leadership and communication skills are therefore very important! As a registrar, I do about 3-4 clinics per week. I see up to 12 patients in each clinic, spending about 15 minutes with each patient. I do various clinics – diabetes, thyroid, pituitary, growth, general medical clinics and more. I am on-call once a week. We do shift-based on-calls in the UK – 13 hour shifts instead of working 24 hours. On-calls can be tiring, especially when you do a week of night shifts. This is when you deal with emergencies and really sick people, and it is very satisfying when your patients get better, but can be draining and depressing when they don’t. Emotional rollercoaster!!

Endocrinology is a specialty that deals with problems with the endocrine system. Essentially the endocrine system is made up of various glands such as the adrenals, thyroid, pituitary, ovaries, pancreas, etc. that secrete hormones that regulate bodily functions. Disorders of the system can lead to all sorts of symptoms, and it is a fascinating subject to study.

Medicine has a very wide range of career options, with very different lifestyles. From intensive care medicine to old age medicine, from performing emergency surgery as a trauma surgeon, to looking down microscopes as a pathologist. You need to spend time talking to doctors in various specialties to get an idea of what the job involves but remember that medicine as a profession is undergoing rapid change. From the time you leave school, till you become a medical consultant takes on average 15 years. Medical careers 15 years from now will be very different to what it is today. Try to imagine what you would like your life to be like 20 years from now and what you would like to be doing daily."