Archive for December, 2005



Now, non-Malaysians might think that this post is irrelevant to them. But, it will at least provide you some understanding of the hmmm… unique scholarship process in Malaysia.
Well, I am probably exaggerating when I said “surefire”, but Malaysians who do manage to fulfill the steps I will outline will actually stand a chance of […]



“Arrested part-time cram school teacher Yu Hagino purchased a kitchen knife one week before he stabbed a 12-year-old girl in Kyoto Prefecture with it on Saturday, effectively showing the murder was preplanned, police sources said Sunday…
The girl stopped taking Hagino’s Japanese class earlier this month after one of her parents had requested that the school […]

PSLE 2005 Top Student

“And leading the cohort of more than 51,000 pupils was Adil Hakeem Mohamad Rafee from Rosyth School with an aggregate score of 282.
Adil Hakeem said: “My English teacher called me and he told me I was the top student and I was very shocked, I didn’t really believe him at first I didn’t expect this […]

“The National University of Singapore (NUS) will soon have its very own university town with 8 residential colleges where some 6,000 students can live and learn at the same time - doubling the current number of students living on campus.
One of the aims is to foster bonding between local and international students - and bonding […]

Let us see, what about a Singaporean?
Step 1: Primary School for six (6) years
- Primary school education is compulsory for all Singaporean children, especially since primary school education is free for Singapore citizens (except for some misc. fees to individual schools)