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Dear scholars / JPA scholars--Part 1( a long quote from X's blog)

I found this interesting and entertaining. The author of this entry is a young future doctor and he's now studying medic in Australia. If I'm not mistaken, he is 19!! Though I don't agree with some of his viewpoints, most of the sayings are true!!!! So, enjoy your reading..=)

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I am a part of an elite group of budding academicians; a circle of high achievers whom, with the proper motivation and hardwork, will go on to do great things. I have been rigorously selected and have been given a priceless opportunity by the government, under the impression that I am the creme' de la creme' of students, to live my dreams and to walk the corridors of excellence. I am, in the eyes of the society, government and fellow students, the emancipation of academic brilliance. I am superior. I am a JPA scholar.


What about you? A few years ago, you were a reject; an outcast from the pinnacle of intelligence. You are a second-grade high achiever; nothing more than a casualty of the firing squad, a casualty of competition. You are inferior. You are a JPA reject.

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Dear JPA scholars (or any other scholars )......

Deep inside your heart, have the thoughts above ever crossed your mind?



If yes, then I highly suggest that you shoot yourself.

I have hopped through countless blogs, browsed volumes of student forums, met numerous people and even got a bit nosy in Facebook.. And it is with great displeasure to announce that there exists a small minority of scholars who actually DO HAVE the superiority complex described above.

And they disgust me.


I am in no way implying that ALL scholars are foul bastards as described above. Likewise, I am in no way accustomed to seeing JPA scholars in the light of greatness. Incidentally, respect has to be earned, not demanded or gifted by authority..

And certainly not merely by receiving the JPA scholarship.


I have seen the ugly side of scholars and I am certainly not the only one;


I have been ridiculed by 'scholars' because I did not obtain the scholarship.


I have been deemed inferior because they assume I am intellectually unworthy of a scholarship, hence my rejection.

I have been given the tags 'bad communication skills' and 'socially challenged' on grounds that I have been rejected.

When I rant about the unfair distribution of scholarships, I have been termed jealous and sour.

And so, I dedicate this post to you, the scumbag scholars. (and ONLY to the scumbag scholars. I know very well that there are HEAPS of exquisitely nice scholars out there. :D)




p.s. : As the post is super long, I've to cut it into parts. So, mooreee are coming! =)

A late BTN review

This holiday is tiring. Starting from the BTN,6-10 Dec; the Langkawi's trip,12-14 Dec; Johor+Singapore's trip,16-20 Dec....and lots more are coming. The schedule is so pack until it's hardly for me to rest and breathe. Yet, I feel contented. I feel bless to have the chance meeting all the people I wanna meet, and gotta go to the places I wish to visit. In short, the holiday is tiring but fun and enjoyable.

Let's talk about the BTN, a camp which gave me a disgusting image before I joined it. I've heard lotsa criticisms about it: the over-patriotism, the over-politicalise, the discrimination and racism thingy crowded my mind the night before leaving to Subang. Luckily, I still survive. The camp wasn't as bad as what others' described. Perhaps the organiser has changed to be better. Anyway, I don't like the boring LDK, especially when there was some nauseating 'thingy' in the group. Nonetheless, I enjoyed most of the activities because they were done with the people I feel comfortable with. Thanks to JJ and LeeChien who accompanied me in every activities. Thanks to Nabila, Faree, Amin, Chengwei, Sher Lin and Aqila who brought a lot of fun to me during the boring LDK.

Some special memories have been carved as well. The 'ninja' thingy, the shoes thingy, the camwhoring thingy, the medicine thingy,...etc. They are memorable and of course, there is one thing that I'll never forget, "ninja neoh, ninja master........". Don't ever create those funny names for me anymore, please!!!! Oh ya, I must mention your name too, Ma tong lian, thanks for your medicine, it worked!!

I must apologise to some people too. Sorry for making you guys to receive the punishment together. To be honest, I think I was the one who needed to be punished, I caused the lateness and you guys had to accept the embarrassing punishment as well. I'm truly sorry. I'm glad to have you guys as friends.

One more, one more. I forgot to talk about this. The gambling thingy. It was the first time I stayed up late just to gamble. Brandon, chee, linn, well done!! You guys taught me so many types of card games in a night, nope, in few hours. Haha... I enjoyed playing with you guys..=)


p.s.: this journal will be my great memory in the future.