Tuesday, February 07, 2006

在舊電腦里找到的

五月四日的星洲日报在国内版的报导,“语文局总监:若马来学生减少,大学应恢复固打制”这项文章,让我对马来西亚大学生的前途感到困扰。我本身是个国立大学毕业生,对于国立大学的固打制一向都抱着不看好的态度。这项发表并不在于探讨马来社会的特权,也不是要挑拨马来西亚各族的和睦。我只想发表我对拿督菲道斯教授的言论的看法。

绩效制,一向都被国外著名的大学采用,好比哈佛大学,史丹福大学,耶鲁大学等。此举乃确保录取生拥有优异的学术资格,在毕业后,不论任何种族、肤色,都可以在各自的工作范围上,取得相当出色的成就,间而让社会更进步、更繁荣。固打制,相比之下,反而让我们的社会的进步,缓慢了脚步。为什么我会这么说?

在固打制之下,异族学生,无论成绩有多优异,并不都可以进入国立大学升学,因为固打制保留了一定的学额予巫族学生。异族学生在固打制下,为了有限的学额,相互竞争。但相反之下,巫族学生,因有特权的保护,显然对学术上的竞争减少了许多。这个现象,在大学里十分常见。华族、印族,及其他非巫族学生,在大学里的表现,往往超越巫族学生。因为大学不易进,所以勤力,因为庆幸,所以提高自己的竞争力,好让自己可以他日成龙成凤,有一番作为。巫族学生,相比之下,就变得十分吊儿郎当。不是每个巫族学生都如此,有少数的巫族学生,拥有相当激烈的竞争力,其余的大部分,在大学里,要不就是参党涉政、要不就是夜夜泡嘛嘛档到凌晨三四点、要不就是谈恋爱,逛街。如果不信,高等教育部可以派特务人员,混进大学生里做调查,相信结果会让人大吃一惊。

拿督菲道斯教授指出,“在推行绩效制后,不见得马来学生的竞争力有所提高,反而有人认为马来学生人数日益减少。”这意味着什么?这意味着马来社会的问题所在,就是因为长期活在特权的利益下,长期对政府的依赖,所以失去了竞争力,缺乏了向上的意念,渐渐地被残酷的社会淘汰。为什么异族学生在各方面能取获相当鼓舞的成就?就是因为他们为了在特权下生存,努力地求进步、突破,才能在这个社会上成功。前首相敦马哈迪医生也曾经在公开场合,为马来社会长期依赖政府,缺乏竞争能力,多次落泪,表示失望。而首相拿督巴达威也曾经呼吁马来社会向华人社会学习。这两位出色的国家领导者,清清楚楚明白马来社会退步的原因,并屡次唤醒马来社会。这千真万实的事实,还是被马来社会给忽略了!

在这e时代里,没有竞争力,就会被淘汰,就会退步。我们政府积极地推展2020宏愿,誓要把马来西亚在这十五年里,发展成先进国。试问,马来社会若继续依赖政府,不能自力更生,没有竞争能力,要如何达到先进国呢?马来西亚的宏愿是我们各个民族对国家的使命,缺少任何一方,我们都到达不了我们的目标。华人社会显然已经远远超越马来社会,印度社会也如此,我们现在需要的是,马来社会对自己的醒觉,提高自己的竞争力,而非处处依赖政府、特权。马来社会的特权,在国际社会上,是起不了作用的!

绩效制,相信可以唤醒马来社会,让他们将自己提升、上进,让马来西亚在三大种族与少数民族和携手下,在国际上大发光芒,成为先进国的佼佼者。难免,在这之前,政府需要开始放手,让马来社会重重地跌一跤,这样,他们才会醒觉,这样,他们才会反省,这样,他们才会成长!


~ 慕云 ~
于2005年5月4日

CNY, CNY, CNY!

I guess I have to agree with Slenz that I too don't like attending friend's wedding nor visit my relatives during chinese new year. You will get all the annoying questions hovering around your ears nonstop like a recorder playing over and over again. For instance, this lunar new year, I was back to Kuching and managed to visit some relatives and attend a friend's wedding. I got 'D Questions!'

Question 1: "You got girl friend oledi or not ah?"
Perfect Answer : "Unfortunately no because you never introduce your daughter to me!"

Question 2: "See you friends, one by one getting married oledi, when is your turn ah?"
Perfect Answer : "Hmm.. I guess I'm too smart to risk my freedom, don't you agree with me?" (plus an evil grin)

Question 3: (same like Slenz) "How much your company pay you ah?"
Perfect Answer: "Peanuts! Enough for me to buy a ticket to come back for Chinese New Year!"

Question 4: "Aiyo, it is a waste if you don't open your own clinic lar"
Perfect Answer: "What to do? You've channel all your finances to Magnum."

Question 5: "Eh, you don't want to come back to Kuching ah? What is so nice about KL?"
Perfect Answer: "Didn't you know that I was exiled?"

Now, those are the common questions that I got from friends and particularly relatives. That's is one of the reason why I am so freak out with CNY, endless QUESTIONS and relatives can't wait to see you to your grave - Marriage. Argh! Please! Save me the questions and just gimme the Ang Pow!

Monday, February 06, 2006

Thanks Max

Thanks Max!!!!

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Memang Pissed...

As mentioned in Loctor’s blog, I was affected too by my ex-high school mates. Like him, I never like going to school gatherings too. Inescapable, I met my high school friends at my friend’s wedding dinner. These people… instead of asking proper questions, they started to shoot you with pretentious and bitchy questions right after they greeted you with fake smiles.

For instance:

So what are you working as now? <-- [Just to see if your job is better or lousier than theirs]
My standard answer: Giordano

Salary how much ah? <--- [Make sure your salary lower than theirs… Will smile if their salary is higher and nod if lower than yours]
My standard answer: RM1k nia la...

Got boyfriend boi? <--- [Kepo question. Bet they started to laugh and smile in their heart when you said you don’t have any, cause you gonna die old and alone].
My standard answer: Erm... which one are you talking about?

When you wanna get married? <--- [Cause they wanna see if they can escape your wedding dinner or not cause wedding dinner need ang paw mah].
My standard answer: You scared I dun have chance to give your children ang paw ah?

So you completed your degree already? <--- [Secretly hope I cannot finish my degree]
My standard answer: Doing it slowly... [no point to boast around]

Some even asked: You started working already kah? <--- [Kanniah!! I started working at the age of 21 la… Cipiet]

Blardy people.

And one of the girls made one stupid statement “WAHHHHHHHH…… SAMSENG HOH… SMOKING…”

Walao eh.

SMOKE = SAMSENG

Then BOOZE = SUPER SAMSENG la?

It doesn’t make so much sense isn’t it? No offend, but this is normally the ‘quality of local university products’. Summore the style of wearing baju[s] is another thing. Sigh… Tasteless… Darn lansi summore!

OK, friends are one issue. Relatives another one!! They just love to compare!! Every single year, during CNY, WITHOUT FAIL!!!! My gosh, it's a RITUAL...

Salary got go up or not this year? My daughter’s boss gave her RM200 increment ah.

Boss got give bonus or not? No bonus ah? So cipiet stingy your company. My daughter get 2 months wo.

When wanna settle down ah? 25 liau wo…

That’s why I rather sleep in my room than hanging out in the living room listening to them bitching and barking non-stop about the same old stuffs.

Likewise, as mentioned by Loctor, come to think of it, I am actually doing better than most of my high school mates. E.g. I came out from uni at the age of 21, started working then and finished my CAPITAL M ady.

I am absolutely PROUD of ME!! Myself and I.