Archive for November, 2008

Parting and Departing

Yesterday, I was slightly depressed as I saw my International Baccalaureate colleagues for the final time. It will be a very very long time before I shall meet them again. They are bound for Australia and New Zealand, and I wish them all the best in their future endeavours and undertakings. Thank you for our [...]

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IB Valedictorian Jan ‘07 Speech Text

Good evening, honourable guests.
First and foremost, I would like to thank my God for His mercy, grace and providence throughout these two years. I never intended to pursue IB initially because circumstances did not allow me too. But, today, I stand here as a testimony of how an undeserved like me was blessed with [...]

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Citizen Journalism 101

This is the poster that Joshua passed to me about Citizen Journalism 101 by Malaysiakini. I have sent my resume and I am waiting to see whether they will accept me for the March-April intake in KL. They still have an intake for Jan-Feb in Penang. Do write to them to confirm.
Basically, this is a [...]

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Post IB Plan for 9 months

Hi IB guys, I just find it fun to share with you what I already plan to accomplish in these 9 months…
November/December 2008
27 Nov – Go for theatre with a friend in KL Pac… you know who you are…
29 Nov -2 Dec – Scripture Union Young Writers’ Camp (in Gopeng, Perak)
6 Dec – SAT Reasoning [...]

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Jardine Scholarship Interview 2008

Venue: Jardine Matheson, 4th Floor, Bangunan Setia 1, Lorong Dungun, Damansara Height

Time: 2.30pm
Date: 18th November 2008, Tuesday
“Hello, Winson, are you able to attend an interview on the 18th, which is next Tuesday? I am Miss Kanaga, calling from Jardine regarding your scholarship application.”
“Yes, I am.”
That was the phone call that I received last [...]

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What is IB?

A few weeks ago, someone wished me luck in my exams but do not really know what the IB is all about. Hence, this post seeks to inform and possibly to clear some misconceptions about the IB.
IB Stands for International Baccalaureate
The IB is not ‘International Business’; it is an acronym for International Baccalaureate offered by [...]

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Grandpa, who is Zaid Ibrahim?

If there is one minister that I can truly relate with and observe his integrity with my very own eyes, that would be Mr Zaid Ibrahim.
While Mr Anwar Ibrahim’s charisma, eloquence, jailing, assault by a former Chief Police (thumbs down), and success in gluing three different ideologies together to form a revived opposition bench is [...]

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Last Day of IB

Today will be the final day of exam. I can’t wait to finish. Running on caffeine. =)

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