Stop Lynas , Save Malaysia !

I bet nothing could catch the eye of Malaysian more than the recent controversies surrounding Lynas’ controversies. Tempers flared, nerves wrecked, anxiety mounting as Malaysia braces itself for the dawn of the rare earth plant – which bring Malaysian down a nostalgic trip to the Tanah Merah incidents which caused thousands to suffer from leukemia and high rate of birth defects- after Lynas corporation obtained a two year temporary operating license from the Malaysia’s atomic Energy Licensing Board.

It is announced by Lynas Corporation that the Malaysian Plant will process rare earths mined in Australia at its Mount Weld project. The granting of temporary license is a boost to Lynas corporation as it seek to galvanize its operation to offset China’s dominance of the supply of rare earth material which is crucial to manufacture a range of products from smartphones to wind turbines.

The announcement spark fear among residents surrounding the area designated to build the plant and subsequently the rippling fear reached wide section of the society as it is well-known that radioactive leakages do not confined to certain areas whereby a large area of peninsular Malaysia is at risk of suffering from the dire consequences of radioactive rays should accidents happened.
In order to fully comprehend the reasons why people are so fearful when It come to radioactive material and to throw some light on the extensive damages that might ensue from radioactive leakages , it is imperative to bring to attention some of the worst nuclear accidents .
In the early morning hours of 26 April 1986, a testing error caused an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in northern Ukraine. During a radioactive fire that burned for 10 days, 190 tons of toxic materials were expelled into the atmosphere. The wind blew 70% of the radioactive material into the neighboring country of Belarus. Almost 20 years later, the people of Belarus continue to suffer medically, economically,environmentally and socially from the effects of the disaster. The explosion of the reactor at Chernobyl released 100 times more radiation than theatom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (1) At the time of the accident, about 7 million people lived in contaminated territories,including 3 million children. Until today, c ontroversy still rages over the number of deaths that should be attributed to the accident, with estimates ranging from as little as 62 all the way up to 985,000. In the Gomel region of Belarus, incidence of leukemia has increased 50% in children and adults. In addition to thyroid cancer and leukemia, UNICEF reports that between 1990 and 1994, nervous system disorders increased by 43%;cardiovascular diseases by 43%; bone and muscle disorders by 62%; and diabetes by 28%. Moreover, Swiss Medical Weekly recently published findings showing a 40% increase in all kinds of cancers in Belarus between 1990 and 2000.



I am not here to incite fear and fear mongering is not my intention. Even though rare earth plant is somehow different from nuclear plant, one stark reality stand out : that is they both are at risk of radioactive leakages. Despite the fact that Lynas and BN government has promised that the rare earth plant is safe and accident will not occur, the promises are not sufficient to pacify the general public.

The deep seated distrust toward government and Lynas is perhaps due to the flashing memory of the Tanah Merah incidents approximately 20 years ago. In the year 1992, Mitsubishi Chemicals shut down its rare earth plant in perak after residents there blamed the plant for birth defects and a high rate of leukemia cases.

Moreover, accidents are sometime unavoidable due to human error or mother nature. While Chernobyl accident can be blamed on human error, the earthquake in japan has resulted in radiation from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant which cause extensive damages. Even when the risk of accident is low, it is not worth the risk considering the potential calamities that will be caused by radiation.

It is clear that the BN government is oblivious to its mistake in allowing Mitsubishi chemical to operate the rare earth plant in Perak by citing the overriding economic benefits that such investment will bring to Malaysia. It is commonly accept that foreign investment must be accepted with open arms to fuel the economy. However, that is not the case in Lynas’s investment. Due to the fact that Lynas will enjoy a 10 year tax break and its likelihood to employ foreigner to operate the plant for the very reason that Malaysian are not well-trained in nuclear field, the investment will only result in minor to none job creation to locals and zero tax benefits to government in a decade. Such a small benefits could not be used as a justification to allow such risky investment at the expense of human’s health and environment.

In addition, not only the temporary permits was issued by the ministry without proper consultation with the public , the public was not permitted to study the relevant documents. Moreover, opponents have raised concern the government did not give the public enough time to examine and comment on Lynas's safety plan before the Atomic Energy Licensing Board granted the temporary operating license.

It is, in my opinion, that due to the fear of radiation and lack of proper consultation that act as catalysts that spark wide protests from the people . In Feb 26, 2012, The Sun daily reported that at the Kuantan Municipal Council field here as more than 5,000 supporters of Himpunan Hijau 2.0 gathered to protest against the construction of Lynas Corporation's rare earth processing plant .

Despite the clear indication of widespread rage and anger over the granting or the license, the BN government has attempted to paint a rosy picture over the whole issue whereby the National Atomic agency has announced that 97 % of the public support Lynas’ investment from its survey while Utusan Malaysia has reported that Himpunan Hijau failed miserably from low pubic participation.

The unwillingness to listen to the people’s grievance and ignorant nature of the government is in conflict which the democratic system of government which is the pillar of Malaysia’s political system since independence and undermine the credibility and relevance of the BN government . What has happened to the maxim of governance by the people, of the people, and for the people? In democratic country, people’s voices should be heard and respected, and freedom of expression must be honored. The political tsunami in the 2008 election should be a wake-up call to the BN government that people want the government to be more transparent and accountable to the people. There are gleams of hope when the administration under Najib has announced has make a series of announcement to transform Malaysia, from the Government Transformation program to Key Performance Indicator. However, the refusal of government to listen to the people in the Lynas’ controversies shows that slogan remain slogan and has not been translated into concrete action.

People’s patience has a limit and when it come to a boiling point in the coming election, BN government will regret their action and the only remedy at that time is to lick its wound and hope that it has not acted in the way it had.

An eye-opening conversation with Wong Nai Chee ( PM Political Secretary)

Today is one of the most memorable days in my life. I was invited for futsal game by Mr Wong. What didnt cross my mind is that Mr Wong Nai Chee, the newly appointed Political Secretary for Prime Minister come along for the games. We chatted for over 40 minutes after the game. Frankly speaking, even though he is not superbly good at the games, he definitely has some very interesting political perspectives. Below is the summary for the conversation. ( Tan - Me, Mr Wong ( lawyer) , W.N.C ( Wong Nai Chee)

Tan : Hi, nice to meet you today. Quite a good games.

Mr Wong : Haha... i wish to introduced this young man to you. He is an aspiring politician, currently studying law in australia under jpa scolarship ....

Tan :....... ( a bit flattered and flustered)

W.N.C : good for you...you definitely has an impressive track record

Tan : Thank you..( fly up the roof d...haha)

Tan: So ...( hesitate a bit)..how life in putrajaya as PM's political secretary....

W.N.C : Its good...in terms of race relation, the malay people in putrajaya is quite amicable..They are open to suggestion and willing to listen...

Tan ( thinking ) :...( LOL)...: (i didnt ask about race relation leh....)....( maybe he manage to guess what i am goign to ask later)...haha

Tan : Good to hear that...i tend to agree that malay people are nice and easy -going...

W.N.C : ya...Except that there are some extremist and ultra-nationalists..this is what dragging the Prime Minister from going all the way for reformation..But we cannot deny that among chinese and Indian , there are also extremist.

Tan : But there are certainly many pressing issue that has been affecting the chinese for over 40 years..such as the lack of teacher in chinese primary school and not recognising independent chinese school...

W.N.C : Sometime i pity the prime minister...he seems to be getting criticism for whatever he had done. The Malay are conplaining that he has gone too far with the reformation at the expense of Malay's right while the chinese are complaining that he has not done enough. It is never an easy job...the higher you climb up the ladder of governance, the more constraints you will feel.

Tan : But the issue still remain unresolved...

W.N.C : Yes..sometimes our officer has mis-perception about the issue plaguing the chinese ...They seems to think that chinese school need more donation from the government whereas the real is more fundamental- recognition for chinese education system and independent chinese school...

Tan : is this what we called small Napoleon ?

W.N.C : YES...it is never the policy of the government to have discrimination against other races...it is the problem with the implementation and delivery process

Tan : BUt ...how do you explain the propagation of racial hatred in BTN camps ( birotatanegara camp)..that happens since the reign of Mahathir...isn't that evidently show that government intentionally trying to infuse racial sentiments and create gap among races?



W.N.C : I have heard of that ..but the government have changed the BTN policy and now focusing on racial harmony ..And it is impractical to have the government to monitor every of the speaker..

Tan : But isnt it a form of discrimination that chinese independent school is not recognised ?

W.N.C : Actually the government has taken a lot of steps to help students form Chinese independent school..such as the 1 malaysia scholarship for the top 50 students in the National Chinese Independent school examination ...

Tan : But is that enough ? How about the rest of the students who did not score well in the exam..where are they going to further their study?

W.N.V : well, they can apply for PTPTN Loan...

Tan : BUt the fact remains that they cannot enter local university

W.N.C : It is hard for the government to go to far as to fully recognise the Chinese independent school.....It wills stir the hornet nest and rish infuriating the conservative and ultra-nationalist..but we can see that the government has taken concrete step to address this issue..for example, government is in the process of recognising taiwan university and Ching Hwa University, one of the world top university situated in china is planning to have its branch in malaysia....and malaysia government will approve it soon..this show that the government has done much ....

Tan (Thinking) : ( sien..i have heard this kind of thing from mca for the past few years....haizzzzzzzzz)

W.N.C : It is never easy to manage the demand from each of the races in malaysia. We have to be sensitive and make sure no one is left behind...there will always be criticism from the people..For example, the Bersih Issue, the demonsrator want freedom of expression without thinking of the consequences such as burglary of the shops and chaotic situation....there is one person who run away from police and die of heart attack..and then they blame the police....

Tan : But if the police did not go against the demonstrator in the first place and shoot water cannon and tear gases, he will not have to run for his life and will not die of heart attack...why cant the government allow peaceful demonstration .....

W.N.C : previously people have to apply for permit to demonstrate....but now we have the peaceful assembly act....we allow peacful demonstration...

Tan : But dont you think some of the sections in the peacful assembly act is unreasonable...for example confining demonstration in stadium ...where got shock.? no oomph ad lo....hahaha


Mr Wong : laugh...haha

W.N.C:.......haha...this is to ensure that chaos will not happen...

Tan: what about the 30 days application period....isnt that a but draconian? Myanmar only need 5 days leh...

W.N.C ....(confess) ...sometimes there lack proper consultation with the Bar council and the people....

Tan : how about the cow's issue?

W.N.C : This is clearly a scandal..i believe the PM will make a decision very soon...

Tan : our country's deficit now is over 4000 billion.isn't this a worrying sign ?

W.N.C..i think the public misunderstood what Idris jala said...he mentioned that if our income did not increase in proportion to our expenses, our country will go bankrupt...and our country's income has increased by around 15 % .....The opposition only highlight the bankruptcy issue without referring to the possibility of increase in income....

Tan : do you heard about the race relation act proposed by the government?

W.N.C ...yes...in UK there is also a race relation act...there are generally two form of racial relation act : educational and penalising...and i think that educational form of legislation is more viable...Race issue is a very contentious issue...we have to respect other's races just like how we expect them to respect us....for example, NAMEWEE's song negarakuku has gone too far in demonising other races and religion....we should be respectful....i have interviewed two group of people..the younger and older generation....The older generation is more cautious when come to race issue while the younger generation is more daring ..perhaps this is because the older generation has gone through MAy 13 race riots....

W.N.C : it is always easier for the opposition to criticise....anyone can do so..we have to come up with solution to the problem..not just pointing fingers....

Tan ( Thinking).........( silent is the best defence...i better diam diam....haha)....

W.N.C then take his bag and signalling that he is going back...on his way to the carpark...i suggest that he tried his best to convey message of the rakyat...particularly the chinese's sentiments to the prime minister........he said he will try his best....i wish him all the best and he said : " all the best to you too..young man..take care..."..............

I Have Learned.....

I have learned that life could be unpredictable and every bad things happened to me has hidden blessing in disguise.

I have learned than when one door close, another door opened and we have to shut the previous door before a new one will open.

I have learned to forget the past and never lose hopes in spite of many challenges and failures. Letting go is more blissful than clinging .

I have learned the need to be courageous in the face of life’s obstacles and never give up trying. Our greatest fear is not to fail, but lay down after failure.

I have learned that positive thinking is the catalyst for a more successful, contended, joyous and meaningful life. We could choose how we interpret what happened to us. We could choose to look forward to a better future or brooding over the past.

I have learned that optimism is certainly better than pessimism but unrestrained optimism will hinder us from being cautious in treading our often treacherous life path. I think that we have to anticipate trouble and take precaution against it but assume a positive and optimistic outlook at the same time

I have learned that worry is useless and more often than not meaningless as what we worry will never manifest .

I have learned that what we think we become and it is imperative that we filled our mind with good thought

I have learned that law of attraction work best when we have the believe that what we wish for will always manifest and we are in the process of attaining them. I believe that when we sent out a good wave of thought filled with positive message, love, hopes and courages, we will alter the nature of event occurring around us.

I have learned that within us are untapped potential and the best way to unleash our potential is to know our talents and what we want in life, set goals and challenge ourselves to walk out of comfort zones and try new things that we never dare to try before , eluded by fear.

I have learned that we need to concentrate our mind and do a thing at a time. More often than not we let our mind wander and we find ourselves hard to focus at our tasks. The best way to concentrate the mind is through meditation , whether it is chanting or breathing meditation.


I have learned that dreams and visions are powerful. We become what we dream of and what we see ourselves becoming in the future. Dare to dream big . The more we envision and imagine what we will have in the future, the clearer our vision of the future will be, and the closer we are to attain them

I have learned that we are all unique and equal . Hence , there is no need to try to impress other or emulate them or humbled by others perceived greatness. I believe that we have our own’s talent and strength and we all walk a different path in lives. However , as all road lead to Rome, so our path of life will lead to the same end: death. And I have learned that in the end, each of us will be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; and by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness.

I have learned that by giving and helping others selflessly, we are not only making the world and better place, we make our lives better and more meaningful as well. But I have also learned that there is a need to restrain ourselves from rushing to help others when they do not need them or when they prefer to do things themselves. Overzealousness can often backfire.

I have learned that love is the essence of life and we should care and be kind to each other. It is love that keep the world moving . Instead of confining love to your life partners, why not extend your love to everyone?

I have learned that before you love others, you have to love yourselves; before you want others to respect you, you have to respect yourself; before you want to be successful, you have to equipped yourself with all the virtues and character of a successful person. Everything start with you and you yourself is the center of universe

I have learned that walking the middle path and moderateness is definitely more beneficial than extremeness and overzealousness. Always be mindful of not overstretching the boundaries and not being too cowardice.

I have learned that success come from true faith and believe in your capabilities. The confidence in yourself will be the compass that guide you.

I have learned than success come from courageous to be different from others and try something new

I have learned that fear keep us small. However, the absence of fear will be disastrous .Only by striking a balance between fear to try something new and fearless of dire consequences can we live a fruitful life.

I have learned that prevention is certainly better than cure

I have learned that time is precious and we need to treasure them. Setting down time to plan our days and weeks will go a long way in making sure that we manage our time effectively.

I have learned that we need to be calm and still in the face of any challenges life throw to us . Only when we are calm can we think of solution to solves our problems

I have learned that that everything happens for a reason and people come into your life for a reason. Hence, treasure everything that happen to you, reflect and learn the lessons that need to be learned

I have learned that laughter is the best medicine and tonic for a often stressful life. Laugh and the whole world will laugh with you.


I have learned that courtesy Is essential in communicating with others as this maintain a good and respectful relationship

I have learned that tongue is more powerful than poison. We should only speak of nice and encouraging words . NEVER GOSSIP.

I have learned that we need to respect others for their differences , whether in appearance, behavior, custom and perspectives. If we are all the same, the world would be a dull place to live.

I have learned that gentleness is greater than aggression . The gentle wind is more soothing and refreshing than blazing sun . We need to emulate the nature of water, soft , gentle and refreshing at the same time.

I have learned that humour is an important lubricant for creating a good relationship with others. No one like to be with a dull and boring person.

I have learned that nothing is permanent and certain in this world. Everything is conditional upon other thing. A chair could not be a chair without material and the work of a carpenter and how we label it.

I have learned to be flexible and remain open to new ideas . As I said earlier, nothing is certain and permanent. Circumstances change, way of life and doing things need to follow suit.

I have learned to be more humble . If I am great, that is because I am standing on the shoulder of giant before me. We are small before the great and mysterious universe.

I have learned that when things are meant to be , they will bound to happen. Forcing something will only make life miserable. Follow the pace of nature.

I have learned to be grateful to everything around me:from my loving family, caring and helpful friend, opportunities to have good education to beautiful surrounding and still being alive at the moment I am writing this !!

I have learned to slow things down and live in the present moment. More often than not, while we rush to our destination, we missed out the scenary along the way. I have learned that if we live everyday as if it is our last day, we will stop worrying about past and future and live today to the fullest.

I have learned that we need to take responsibility for ourselves , our promise and people around us. Only through taking responsibility , we grow and reach our full potential
I have learned that honesty is always the best policy

I have learned that we have to control our temper as anger only hurts ourselves.

I have learned that girls are the most precious company to guys. Their softness, cares and loving kindness complement guys’ aggressiveness, hostility and ego. If we found a good girlfriend and wife half battle of life is won.

I have learned that guys are different from girls and there is a need to communicate with them in a different way.

I have learned that there is a need to be loyal and keep your promises to the one you love. Instead of giving in to your lust, cherish your loved ones, be loyal to her, respect her, and take care of her till you death. The most precious marriage is the one that last till the end.

I have learned to be sincere and truthful to everyone around me.

I have learned to have faith in others just like how I have faith in myself

I have learned to view the world through a child’s eye. Despite of all evil things around us, I still believe that truth and good will prevail.

I have learned that the ultimate meaning and purpose of life is to serve others and make the world a better place

I have learned when to fight and when to back down, and when to stand firm to my principles and when to compromise. I have learned that win-win situation more important than win-lose.

I have learned that money cannot buy happiness. Contentment and optimism does.

I have learned to accept compliment when someone decide to give me one and not back away from it when I truly deserve it

I have learned that when no one compliment me for my hard work, I can pay myself one.
I have learned to lend an ear to others when they need someone to talk to. More often listening is more important than talking

I have learned to appreciate people around me and make them feel important . The encouragement and praises that we gave to others will help to boost their confidence and in the end ours
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I have learned that justice differ according to circumstances. True justice can only be served when we live up to what we believe and also when we blend it into the current situations . I believe that there is no truly hard and fast rule and everything is relative to other things around it.

I have learned that passion and enthusiasm is the driving force for success. We have to love what we are doing and give our best, even in the smallest thing we are doing. Every small step will lead to big success

I have learned to forgive everyone who hurts me , just like how i forgive myself for me weaknessess and failure.

I have learned not to blame the circumstances and others for what happened and learn to live with what i have]

I have learned to be meticulous in doing anthing, and budget my money well so that i do not overspend

I have learned to treasure health by eating healthy food , take a rest when i feel tired and exercise when i feel lethargic.

I have learned to study hard and play hard at the same time.

I have learned that life is short and we have to enjoy every moment that we have.

I have learned that knowledge is powerful and books are the key to immense knowledge

I have learned to trust in miracles and that miracles can happen if we believe in them.

I have learned to that fate depend on what we do and what we think. If we do and think good things, our fate will reciprocate.

I learned to be patient with circusmtances , myself and people around me

I have learned that the moment I a am writing this, I still have a lot to learn.

( the article is a summary of the lessons I have learned within this two years )

The Real Meaning of life ( Fundamental Values)

Since the dawn of civilisation, human are perpetually seeking the real meaning of their very existence. The quest for enhancement of life can be mind-boggling and perplexing at certain times. The inception of religion such as Christianity , Islam, and Buddhism all aim at unveiling the myth surrounding the issue of the true purpose of life.In the same vein, moral codes and values are created and conveyed through either philospher or the so-called messenger of god. There are complex phiposophy, thick bible and religious book to propound and advocate the values and purpose of life, which can be very complicated and confounding.The values of lives is not static, it could be evolving according to changing circumstances. For example, modernisation has ushered in new values such as materialism and individualism.

Hence,it is incumbent that we dwell on the meaning of lives to discover our inner potential and know what is essentially good for us , by not succumb to the pressure of modernisation. I have commence on the journey to self -discovery since the beginning of this year as i felt that there are more to lives than just striving for good grade in examinations and winning in my endeavour.

Basically, i had read a few books and did a lot of introspection. Initially, i did not plan to share this with others. However, i was compelled to do so after i discover that sharing and giving is part of the process of self growth and i believe that we could succeed best by helping other to succeed and in this context, i believe that i could be a better person by helping others to be a better person. Below are the list of book i had read. Moreover , i also downloaded hundreds of the most essential quote from the internet which i will share in this post.

1) Harl Urban - Life's greatest lesson ( 20 Things That Matter)
2) Harl Urban - The 10 commandment of Common Sense
3) The Secret- Rhonda Byrne
4) The law of Attraction
5) 7 habit of highly effective people- Stephen R Covey
6) The path to peace- Buddhism quote
7) Weakness of Human Nature- Dale Carnegie

After reading all these books, i discover that all of them profess the dame fundamental values that had withtood the test of time. Harl Urban further corroborate this by stating that the values of life can be simple. The old school values is always true. I had studied the bible and the philosophy of buddha teaching and a dozen of moticational books and i found that they all try to convey the fundamental values of life, whether explicitly or implicitly. We dont need to follow complex theory and philosphy or rituals to be a good person. The fact is we need to retrace and breath new lease of life into the fundamental values of life to be a good person. The world is chaotic because human had forgotten or choose to ignore all there values and instead try to subjugate each other by pronouncing that their values and ways of life are valid and noble.

Having said that , what are the very essence of life?

1) Respect for life and each other.
I put this at the top of values of life as it is the lack of respect and reverence of life and humanity that lead to the chaos in this world. To respect life and humanity is to restrain from judging each other in negative light and tolerate each other differences. In other word, we need to look for the good in others instead of finding fault with them. It mean tolerance for religion, cultural and racial diffences. Failure to adhere to this result in racial conflict and religion clash, as exemplified by the recent furore over the suggestion to build a islam memorial and mosque at the premises of 911 tragedy. It is also reflected in the killing of jews under Hitler reign and the terrorist attack.

I found this quote very appealing : " I may not agree with you , I may argue with you , but i vow to protect your right to say and practice what you belive in, even to the extent of sacrificing myself.

We dont need obarma to be the middle man to resolve israel palestinian stalemate and conflict. We just need the people and leader of both country to cherish each other differences to ensure that peace prevail in there ares.

Basically , all the books i read enunciate this values

Harl Urban - The life greatest lesson- chapter 8 ( respect for life)
Dale carnegie- chapter 1- ( Fulfill others need, Do not criticise others and make others feel important)
Buddhism - The right thought and concentration ( two of the eight noble path)
Christianity- Commandment 4- Do not judge other people.

By the way, i learn to respect each other difference ever since i study in J7 and get to know people from other races as well as joining MUN conference where we need to respect the policy of other country.

This are a few more quote to guide you in practicing tolerance and respect for each other

1) Give so much to the improvement of yourself that you dont have any time to criticize others.

2) Everyone can criticise, but few can suggest better

3) The fault of others are easily perceived but that of oneself is difficult to perceive

4) When you want to be honoured by others, you must learn to honour them first.

5) It is wise not to judge others, lest we ourselved be judged and found wanting.

6) He that never changes his opinions , never corrects his mistakes and will never be wiser on tomorow tha today

2) Love and kindness.

It is true that hatred entangled and love disenfrancised. Love in this context transcend personal emation to each others. It means the love for all human and creature in this world, regardless of appearance, status, race, religion. It is to love everyone you see and emphatise with people who are underpriviledged. I believe it is pure love that propel great human such as mother terressa, Dr scheweitzer, Albraham lincoln, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandella to make the world a better place. It is also true that all religion teaches love for each other. However, it is the failure to comply with the teaching the sow the sead of hatred. By the way, the commandment no 10 in bible is about doing everything in love.

Kindness cost little but achieve much. The very essence of life is to be kind to each other. However, more often than not, human regard it as something "cool' to be sarcastic, cruel and indifference. Many people think that being rude and sarcastic to each other is the best way to proclaim that they are superior and serve as the best way to protect their fragile self esteem.However,this may backfire.Many people are hurt by abusive language and sarcasm.

The best way to love and be kind to each other is to watch our manner and language. We should be polite, courteous , thoughtful and considerate. We have to treat people with dignity, respect and love.

We also need to be sensitive to the language we use when communicate with each other. we need to use gracious word instead of destructive one.Buddhism clearly teach us to practice the right speech ( One of the 8 noble path ) and the third commandment of christianty is to refrain from using destructive language.

Listed below are positive language

a) Praise
b) Sincere Compliment
c) Encouragement
d) thanks
e) Truth / honesty
f) Symphatise and Emphatise
g) Advice
h) greetings
i) Support

Listed below are negative language
a) Put down others with discouragind words
b) Swearings
c) Biting sarcasm
d) Name-calling
f) Laugh at other failure
h) Complaining and lamenting
i) Gossiping/ rumour
j) Yelling
k) Insincere Flattery
l) Racist and Sexist insults
m) Lying
n) Blaming.

Below are a few quote to guide us to be more loving and kind.

1) Where there is love, there is life

2) Life is the flower for which love is the honey

3) You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection

4) To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both side

5) Love is the beauty of the soul

6) Love conquers all ; let us surrender to love

7) To be loved, be lovable.

8) We can do no great things, only small things with great love

9) Sincerity in love engender trust, sincerity in thought engender pure living.

10) When we are kind and generous to others, we will receive thoughdfulness and love

11)Just as dews refreshes the wilting flowers, tenderness restores the grieving heart.

12) Only when we have compassion for all beings , will we have peace.

13) Unkind speech can destroy that which is kind can bring peaces and change the world.

14) The mind of compassion knows no bitterness, no judgement, no good, no bad, no right, no wrong,no you , no me, only the wish for all beings to be happy.

3) Honesty is always the best policy

Honesty is a prerequisite for a peaceful mind. It is the most essential ingredient for success. Honesty is integrity. It mean being truthful and frank with ourselves and others.

We need to discard the attitute that " Every body is doing it, So did i, Somehow being a little dishonest is OK"

Somehow, this is what exactly we often refer as Malaysian Mentality. We often tolerate minor disonesty and turn a blind eye on scandal and mismanagement of fund. It cannot be denied that this is one of the reason why corruption is so rampant in Malaysia.

We need to be honest for 6 very good reason

1) Peace of Mind

We would save ourselves from feeling guity and embarassed when we relect on dishonest thing we have done and said in the past

2) Character and reputation

It make us a good person

3) relationship

Dishonesty will ruin relationship as there is the lack of basic element of trust

4) Allow us to be our real self

We dont need to hide behind a mask.We can be who we really are. We will then begin to respect ourselves and feel good.

5) good career

We would gain more by honest mean rather that cheating. A honest lawyer ( I hope to be..hehe) will gain the trust of his client and build lasting relationship and ensure stable source of income. His client will inturn recommend him to others, this is a multiplier effect.............

6) World peace

The world is chaotic because many leaders are corrupted.

4) Being thankful

I have to admit than more often than not, i always try to look for somthing better in life without being grateful for what i have.It is always true that we seldom think of what we have but always what we lack.hence, we always complain and lament about life.It is time that we focus of what is right and good in this world, instead of what is wrong and bad.

being Thankful is always link to contentment. We need to be contented and enjoy what we have. The world is in chaos because countries are greedy and yearn for each others resources. Rich country engage in unfairn trade practices to get richer , at the expense of other poorer countries.People try to manioulate and con others. The society become more engross in greed for material withour sparing a thought for the underprivileged and disadvantaged,

In addition, being thankful is synonymous to always express our appreciation and gratitute to others, in simple buy magical phrase: " Thank you". We need to say thank you for others who do us a favour, in order to show our gratitute. This would in turn make others feel good . We need to tell others that they are special and important to us and we appreciate them. This would certainly make the world a better place as each person would feel good being appreciated.

This is perfectly why thanksgiving is once held every year. But we dont need to wait till that day to express our gratitute, we could make each day a thankgiving day, but simply saying thank you and express our deep apreciation for each others.

Below are a few quote to help us to me more grateful and content.

1) We never appreciate the value of water until the well runs dry

2) The biggest lesson i learned from my experience in Africa was that if you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never to complain about anything- Eddie Rickenbacker.

3) I Look at the world every morning and be thankful to all the beauty around you and for the fact that you are still alive.

4) An Attitute of gratitute opens the portals to a richer, more abundant life.

The section below are more incline toward self motivation and help us to be a more holistic individual as i believe we must be the change we need to see in this world. The change in then world must start with the changes among individuals.

5) Positive Thinking/ Optimism.

In this section, i wish to focus on the law of attraction. The fundamental value of this law is the underlying need for positive thinking. Please refer to my ealier post to get more idea about this law. The law of attraction basically require us to focus on positive aspects of life in order to allow the law to reciprocate by sending positive energy back to us to achieve positive/ intended result. It is basically like a reflection of light from a metal. The law will reflect what is inside our mind. If we think negatively, we will get negative result in return.

hence , we need to focus on the intended positive outcome.It is imperative that we do not have any doubt about what we intended and make sure that we form a positive mental picture inside our mind.

The best way is to use the phrase " I am in the process of"...achieving something as the use of phrase like " i must " will cause us to doubt ourselves.

We could make a postive statement and focus on it everyday to get a positive outcome

This is my personal statement, just for reference.

I am in the process of

becoming

a) Patient
b) kind
c) caring and compassionate
d) optimistic
e) thankful and not complaining
f) calm and not worry about the future
g) courteous and use kind language
h) funny and humorous
i) tolerance and open to new experience
j) a person who smile everyday
k) self - confient
l) a person who devoted to help others to succeed
m) a lawyer who has integrity and passionate in upholding human right
n) A rich lawyer
o) A student in Queensland University
p) a student who score ter 97.5 in SAM exam

Remember : we could always choose our own attitute. The option is in our hand. We can choose to be postive and reap the benefit , or indulge in negative thinking and languishing in constant worry and negative outcome.

Below are a few quote to help us to be positive

a) The more you praise and celebrate life, the more there is in life to celebrate

b) Begin each day as if it is on purpose

c) A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity while an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty

d) The positive thinker
1) Sees the invincible
2) Feels the intangible
3) And achieve the impossible

e) Wherever you go, go with all your heart

f) it is your attitute, not just your aptitute, that will determine your altitute.

g) I am not what has happened to me, i am what i chose to become

h ) Make a game of finding something positive in every situation.

Self confident and self- esteem

It is surprise that even the best among the people, the creme de la creme often seek approval and praise from other. We just need to look at the shenanigans of the superstar to understand their desperate desire and need to bask in the limelight. people do everything to be in the centre of attention. They basically live on others approval. They need other's praise to sustain their lives. How sad and pathetic that is in the sense that they have all their happiness in others keeping and they enslave themselves to the comment of others.

We need to know that we are unique and worthwhile , and that each of us has special talent and deserve to be who we are and be respected by others. We need to maintain our composure in the face of insensitive remark by others and remind ourselves that we are who we are there is no point compromising our real self to adapt to what other's want from us.

Self esteem and self confident invlove the courage to demand others to respect who we are and the courage to voice our disapproval on others.It involve assertive behaviour, which is the ability to state our need and wants appropriately without offending others.

However, we need to be aware that we do not let our self confident get overboard.

After reading the book written by Harl Urban ,' the life greatest lesson , ( can find in taylor college library and major bookshop ) , i come to realise that self -confident is engendered by self -respect. In other word, self confident can only be achieved when we respect ourselves and accept who we are.

To have self respect , there are several guideline:

a) Be kind

It is impossible to feel good about ourselves when we are mean, selfish or insensitive. The better we treat others, the better we feel about ourselves. The more we affirm people, the more we grow as human beings. Still remember earlier i talk about the need to be kind and respect others?

b) Be honourable

This involve being honest and uphold integrity i mentioned earlier. We will feel good when we are honest

c) Be productive

We would feel good about ourselves if we work hard and being productive in whatever endeavour, be it learning or working.

D) Be positive

We cant feel good about ourselves if our head is full of negative thoughtt. We need to give ourselves credit. remember what i mentioned earlier? we can choose our attitute and be positive

Below are a few quote for self -help

1) No one can make you feel inferior without your permission

2) the biggest mistake in life is to think that we work for someone else but ourselves

3) Trust yourseld that you will know how to live

4) You deserve others attention and love

5) If you cant get a compliment from anybody, pay yourself one

6) Never bend your head; Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face

7) They cannot take away our self respect of we do not give it to them

8) There would be nothing to frighten you, of you refuse to be frightened

9) Someone's opinion of you does not have to become a reality

10) Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow

11) Dont let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

12) Today you are you, that is truer than true . there is no one alive who is youer than you

13) Never bend you head, always hold it high . Look the world straight in the face

14) Too many people overvalue ehaty they are not and undervalue what they are

15) when people say no, tell them yes

16) If you dont see yourself as a winner, you cannot perform as a winner

6) The courage to accept that life is hard and is not always fair.

Many people live in dillusion that the world is a bed of rose. It is not, It is a bed of thorn instead. Life doesn't work the way we like it to. The world will not devote itself to make us happy. Life is full of difficulties and obstacles. This is also the very reason which make life interesting. Imagine the world being wothout any challenge...Wouldnt life be dull and boring then? The difficulties and obstacle in life is also a great teacher. It teach us to persevere and be strong in the face of adversity. It build up our character and resillience.

Life is not always fair also. Bad things might happen to good people. As the bible says" The sun rise upon evil man as well as good'. We live in an imperfect world with other imperfect people . No one promise that we would always get what we strive for and that life is fair.

Gautama Buddha realsie this hundreds years ago when he introduce the 4 noble truth, with the fist one being" Life is full of suffering"

hence, we need to accept the reality of life. Many people who fail to do so will always lament and complain about how the world is harsh and things dont work out for them. Things will get worse the more they complain. ( remember the law of attarction?)


Below are a few quote for guidance


1) If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome

2) Its is kind of fun to do the impossible.

3) experience is what you get when you do not get what you want

4) The price of excellence is discipline, the cost of medicrity is disappointment
Failure is a norm

5) Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffereing can the soul be strengthened , vision cleared , ambtiion inspired and success achieved

6) I have nothing to offer, but blood, sweat, toils and tears

7)Live in the present.

Too many people are bogged down by guilty feeling of past experience or are traumatized. Hence, this hamper their future. Most important, we need to live in the present to the fullest

1) The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn about the past or anticipate trouble, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

2) Dont worry, be happy

3 ) 99 % of what we worry does not become reality

4) And in the end, it is not the years in your life that count, it is the life in your years

5) Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorow

6) there is no future in the past



7) Failure is a norm
It is okay to fail. Everyone does . thomas edison fail 9999 time before inventing lamp. We need to be courageous in face of adversity and failure. we need to pick oursleves up when we fails and try again next time. We should not let failure defeat us . Failure is a soure of renewed energy , It teaches us

a) humility- that we are not invincible

b) to correct or course of action

c) about the need to persevere and build up the strength of character

It is also okay to make a mistake. It is a learning process. If we did not make any mistake, we are not learning anything new.

Hence, the next time we fail and make mistake, we should not be frustrated . We need to muster our courage to try again the next time, till our last breath.

Here are a few quote for guidance

a) Our greatest glory is not in never failling, but in rising everytime we fall.

b) Dont be afraid to fail, dun waste energy tring to cover up failure. learn from your failure and go on to the next challenge. IT's okay to fail. if you're not failing, you 're not growing.

c) A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

d) Dont cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

e) Anyone who never make a mistake has never try someting new

f) When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.

g) You dont lose of you get knocked down, You lose if you stay down.

h) we work to become, not to acquire

j) Courage is the discovery that you might not win and trying when you know you can lose

k) Courage doesnt always roar; sometimes, courage is teh quiet voice at the end of the day saying :" I will try again tomorow"

l) everyone and anyone can give up, it is the easiest thing to do, but to hold on when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength

m) Obstacle does not need to stop you, if you run into the wall, dont turn around, and give up. figure out how to climb it, go throught it or walk around it

n) The game isnt over until it is over

8) Live life with passion and determination to succees

Passion is the zeal in doing something. It is the conviction we deeply held and believed. When we do anything with passion, we achive great things. We also engender belief among others. People always like to work along side individuals who are full of energy and passion. We could inspire other to great success with our passion. With passion, we would also put in our best and not tolerate anyhthning less. hence, it is not wrong to say thatbPassion is the source of great achievement

We must also be determined to success. It is the detrmination to be succesful that fuel our passion

Below are a few quote for guidance.

1) It is kind of fun to do the impossible

2) Empty pocket never held anyone back, only empty head and empty heart does

3) Live as if you are to die tomorow, learn as if you are to live forever

4) The more you praise and celebrate life, there is more in life to celebrate

5) Wherever you go, go with all your heart

6) Man can live 40 days without food, about 30 days without water, about 8 days without air, but only for one second without hope and passion

7) Begin each day as if it is on purpose

8) Live with passion

9) It is passion and commitment that get us out of bed

10)You were born to be a winner, but to win , you must plan and prepare mto win.

11) It is no use saying ' We are doing our best", you have got to succeed in doing what necessary.

to be continue

1) Dare to make a difference
2) dare to dream
3)) Life is fun and full of happiness

BN Youth Lab

When the term laboratory is used, the first thing that cross our mind is the science laboratory. In Science laboratory, all sort of experiment can be conducted. Hypothesis is formulated and tested; chemicals are mixed. Having said that, the BN youth lab is analogous to the science lab, except that the chemicals are being replaced by feedback and ideas from the youth; and the process of scientific discovery is being substituted with the process of identifying the aspirations of the people, particularly in this context, the youth.

The political tsunami that swept across the whole country has certainly sound an alarm bell to the leader of Barisan National.It represent a cornerstone and milestone for our country as for the first time in history , the rakyat dare to voice their dissatisfaction toward the ruling coalition which in previously perceied to be impregnable and invincible; resulting in the downfall of bn in 5 states.It signifies the rejection of the people toward the playing of racial card to score brownie point and the demand for more transparent and efficient governance.

It is certainly a bitter pill to swallow for all the leaders of barisan national. Not only did they lost their stranglehold on 5 states, they now found themselves in a dilemma.They waver between the options of carry on with the old ways of doing things or embrace the new changes. Many choose to stick to the old ways, reminiscing the old glory days where they could manipulate racial sentiments and turn a blind eye to the plights of the people as the proverbs goes: ' you cannot teach an old dog a new trick. Many of them even try to shift the blame to the new media( bloggers, internet ), citing them as bias and distort the truth. Some sore losers even went to the extent of suggesting that the government punish the non-bumi for their lack of gratitute. It is an ironic that the servant(leader) demand to punish the master(rakyet) for pointing out their wrongdoings with good intention.

It is in the midst of uncertainty that a visionary leader emerge , casting a silver lining amidst dark cloud. Datuk Seri Najib take over the tenure as Malaysia fifth prime minister. He introduces the concept of 1 malaysia, which prmote racial unity and live up to his stand admist cynism and scepticism. Undaunted by the opposition from PERKASA and within the parties member, he introduced the New Economic Model ( NEM) to propel malaysia to achieve the status of developed nation in 2020. It is certainly admiring that he has the gut to admit the crippling effect of NEP and promote genuine partnership among races, thereby replacing the ' ALI BABA' business partnerships.

However, it is his willingness to listen to the pligts and concerns of the people that won him most applause. It is awe-inspiring for a prime minister to state in his speech during the youth lab that the era of government know best is over and it is now an era of contest of ideas, in which the parties with the best ideas will prevail. It shift the battle ground from petty racial politicking to the battle of ideas and ideologies. This is certainly beneficial for the country.

All scepticism is dispelled when it is annoucned that all the members of the lab os apolitical and do not involve in any political parties.Listed below are a few important findings by the lab:

1) Approximately 80% of the youth are satisied with the status quo of the countries

2)52% are optimistic that the country will be better in the future

3)47% Aknowledge the fact that despite the inherent weaknesses in the government, the govenrment members are trying hard to rectify the problems and improve their peformance

Listed below are a few notable suggestions by the youth lab:

1) give more emphasis to vocational schools

2) Provide more flexible choice for the combinations of subjects in secondary 4 and 5

3) Provide minumum wage rates for the workers.

4) Baucher for food and other basic necessities, citing MYkasih as an example

5)Contribution of 30% of the overall price of the house by the government for all middle and lower middle earners who wish to purchase houses.

6) Allow the graduate from other cources to practice as teachers for one or two years to fulfill their passions for teaching, and cancel off the ptptn loan for those who wish to be a teacher .

7) Tax exemption for company which hire employers from all races.

8) Financail grants for individual and organisations which wish to promote the concept of racial unity under the banner of 1 malaysia.

9) Amendment to ISA and Auku 1975.

The suggestions by the youth lab is both appropriate and practical.It acknowledge the need to reform the educational system to cater to the need for youngtsers who are not academically inclined and promote holistic education by allowing students to choose a combination of art and science subjects in secondary 4 and 5 to mould them to be more well -rounded.

However, one main concern is the inability of the students to adapt to the teaching of science in english when they further their studies in pre-u or tertiary level as they learn in BM in secondary 4 and 5. Hence, it is suggested that science and mathematic be taught in english for secondary 4 and 5.

The minimum wages rated is timely as many of the workers live below poverty line. However , we need to bear in mind that high wages would deter FDI from coming to our country as the cost of production would be too high. Hence, it is imperative that the government gather feedback from the employers before they set a minimum wages rates.

The intention of the food baucher program is noble. howeber, it is open to exploitation. The government need to set up proper mechanism to ensure that only those who are in dire need of assistance will receive the baucher.

The most distinct suggestion is the amendment to ISA and univesity and univesity act.The amendment will certainly foster better freedom of speech in malaysia and enable youngster to involve in politic since young to enable them to be a better politician in the future.

One very important issue that the youth lab appear to miss is the open tender system. I suggest that all contract is openly tenderd by bumiputera tender as this would help to promote heatly competition among them as well as providing incentive for them to improve.

Another important issus which is not covered is the highways toll rates which is considered to be exorbitant. I propose that the government pruchase the equities of the highways companies of even attemot to gain full control of the company and try to abolish the toll charges gradually. This would certainly reduce transportation cost and help to stimulate business effciency and confidence.

Besides, the youth lab member could have survey the view of the youth PERKASA to gauge whether they support the stand of the NGO. This would certainly give more impetus to the government to sever any link with PERKASA if the youth voice their disregard to it.

Another possible survey is on the view of the youth regarding the combination or all the component party in BN to form a big multiracial party to gauge whether it is feasible and acceptable. This is because the race based party structure give a false impression to the people that all the parties in BN only strive to protect the right of their race, at the expense of other race.I suggest direct membership as an alternative to enable youth who wish to represent malaysian, not just one race, to join BN.

I definitely feel grateful to have the chance to speak to Datuk Seri Koh Tsu Koon, president of GERAKAN. From our fruitful conversation, i learn that it is imperative that a leader serve the people conciesntiously. He mentioned that a leader should focus on delivering his promises to the rakyat, instead of playing up issues and gain popularity. However, he also agree that there is a lack of communication between the leader of GERAKAN with the rakyat, resulting in the rakyat being misguded. He mentinoned his success in keeping the toll rate of penang bridge at 7 dollars, but never appreciated by the people as the government did not announce their success and achievenemt. He also stress that despite all the weaknesses, the room of improvement are there and hence demand our contribution and effort. His humility certainly inspire me to me more humble and his composure teach me to be calm in weathering the storm in my lives.

I definitely learned alot from this experience. I now believe that Malaysia can be more prosperous and harmony. It is my deepest conviction that i will come back to malaysia after i graduated with a law degree from Australia under JPA scholarship to serve my beloved countries.

Kudos to BTN camp MERU

When I was informed by sponsorship unit of Taylor College that it is compulsory for all JPA scholars( Australia law and accounting scholars) to attend BTN camp (Kem birotatanegara) during semester break, I was overwhelmed by a sense of foreboding and trepidation. This is probably due to negative perception formed as a result of negative report and comment from the mass media as well as seniors. Hence, I braced myself for the worst. I am pretty sure that my friends feel the same.

However, my negative perception on the whole program was shattered after I successfully completed the whole program. Not only is the activities inspiring, thought provoking and informative, there was no racism or racist remark implicitly or explicitly throughout the whole events, contrary to what alleged by certain quarters. Most importantly, all the facilitators and speakers stress the need for unity in diversity based on tolerance and understanding on others culture as well as the need to respect the differences between difference races. Perhaps this is due to the fact that half of the participants are non-bumiputera. But the fact that effort are taken to promote racial unity should be given compliment.

Some of the most memorable and informative activities are the Federal Constitution adventure (Kembara Perlembagaan) and introduction to the 1Malaysia concept. As most of the participants are not exposed to the content of the constitution beforehand, the clear exposition and explanations by the facilitators help to foster understanding and appreciation of the content of the constitution meticulously drafted by the REID commission after taking into account the plights and concerns of all section of community consisting of different races. The fact that all religions are allowed to be practiced in peace and harmony with Islam as the religion of federations as prescribed in article 3(1) of the constitution is a testament that the federal constitution is vibrant as it protect the right of the majority and at the same time do not neglect the need and rights of the minority. Moreover, the cultural historical root of the country is also manifested in the constitution. Articles 181 of the constitution recognize the legitimacy of the monarch which has been the rulers of each state since Malay sultanate and as a symbol of the sovereignty of the country, even though part of their original power has shifted to the executive.

Another interesting topic which spark off heated discussion among the participants is the social contract ( kontrak sosial) . The discussion revolve around whether the social contract is still relevance and the need to inject new meaning breathe life into it. While many agree that the exchange of citizenship (article 14) for non-bumiputera for the special right of Malay (article 153), Malay language as federal language (article 152) , the recognition of Malay ruler(article 181) and Islam as federal religion ( article 3 ) is relevant and significant, the argument center upon the relevance of the special right for Malay when they are on even ground with non-bumiputera. In this context, this means that Malay has attained the 30% equity, and able to compete on a fair basis based on meritocracy in the field of education, trade, and economy. It is heartwarming to know that many non-bumiputera participants emphasize with the Malay who are denied their economic rights and repressed by the British from involving in trade. Many of them voice their disapproval toward the divide and rule policy by the British and agree that special provision should be made to elevate the Malay to enable them to survive in their own country amidst fierce competition and dominance from other races. However, it is even more enlightening that many of my Malay friend voice that the provision of the special right for Malay should be amended once the Malay races are competent to compete on level playing ground with their counterpart as provision of quota would render the Malay race complacent and lack survival instinct and ability in the face of globalization. Moreover, they claim that the crutches are a gross insult to Malay races which was once revered for their resilience and resourcefulness during Malacca sultanate. Whether or not the amendment will be made to article 153 or the parliament may pass law to prohibit the amendment of questioning of that article as prescribed in article 10(4) of the constitution, the fact remain that discussion among different races in an amicable atmosphere is capable of fostering mutual consensus and understanding on critical and controversial issues.

On the other hand, the explanation and discussion on the 1 Malaysia concept allow us to understand the concept and its importance in uniting Malaysians. Despite the fact there are many cynics in the society who question the effectiveness and relevance of the concept and some even try to point out the ulterior motive of the government , it is imperative to take note that the concept is based on goodwill and aim to foster unity in diversity and once it is successfully implemented, it would act as a catalyst to spur Malaysia in the strive to achieve vision 2020 into becoming a truly developed country revered by the world for the tolerance among people of difference races .

After the camp, my perspective was widened. I start to realize that even though our country is beset by many inherent problem and weaknesses, there is much room for improvement and support should be given to government agenda to address the problems without being cynical and see all the government policies in negative light without offering better alternatives. Instead of being swayed by emotion and remarks from politicians who have no qualms to play racial card to score brownie point for themselves, subjectivity must give in to objectivity and we should see things as they are, not as what alleged by certain quarters without substantial evidence and proof. Let not waste our time and energy in squabbling among each other on trivial issue and along the way jeopardize the harmony and peace in the country. Let us discard all our prejudices and muster our effort to make our country a better place for the future generations.

Lastly, again I would like to congratulate the facilitator and speakers for making this BTN camp a success. Their dedication and passion will always be remembered by all of us and all the participants certainly benefited from the camp by becoming more patriotic and mature. Many of the facilitator has sacrifice their time and family in the sense that many of them has not gone home to meet their family for days or weeks due to tight schedule. Hence, better remunerations should be allocated by the ministry of prime minister as a token of appreciation for the sacrifice and efforts My deep appreciation goes to the ministry of prime minister for providing such good facilities especially with six meal a day and comprehensive program. However, I recommend that non-malay should be hired as facilitator and speaker to better reflect our multiracial society and the 1 Malaysia concept. For the future participants, I recommend that they shed their bad perception and look forward to engage in the program as it is really a life-changing experience.