Biasiswa Volume 21 Issue 2

THE BIASISWA
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Volume 21, Issue 2
May 2015
BE A SELFSELF-CONTROLLED PERSON
“A self-controlled mind is a free mind, and freedom is power. I call that mind free
which jealously guards its intellectual rights and powers. I call that mind free
which resists the bondage of habit, which does not live on its old virtues but forgets what is behind, and rejoices to pour forth in fresh and higher exertions.”
In life’s daily affairs we can recognise the self-controlled person who draws
from the reserve power within by his conduct. He is the person who keeps a
level head under all circumstances. He is the one who exercises well-reasoned,
discerning judgment and ‘horse sense’ (common sense) under all conditions. In
times of emergency or crisis or stressful situations, most people ‘lose their
heads,’ lose their composure, push the ‘panic button’ and do foolish things. As
a sailor has been taught what to do in the storms at sea, so the conduct of the
larger man has been trained to calmly and effectively weather the storms of life.
It is not always the ‘smartest’ man who is promoted by his employer. It is the
level-headed person who possesses common sense and exercises sound judgment. Often the college graduate, the scholar or the genius fail to meet the test
of a well-balanced personality and are passed over at promotion time. The stability of any business depends to a larger extent upon the conduct of its key
personnel.
If we want to capture the larger prizes of life, we must
learn to be calm, cool, collected and composed, even
under the most adverse or trying circumstances or conditions. The world has a surplus of fair- weather men,
the type who can perform a task only under the most
favourable conditions. What the world needs, though,
is the person who can remain calm and act deliberately in times of crisis, emergency, trouble and turbulence, when others become confused and excited. Such
conduct indicates power. It is the result of mental harmony. Exercise supreme
control over your mental faculty at all times, in all places, and under all circumstances.
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THE BIASISWA
PEARLS OF WISDOM
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. ~
Vince Lombardi
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach
my destination.~ Jimmy Dean
Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are
doing the impossible. ~ Francis of Assisi
Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of
success. ~ Swami Sivananda
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
~ Edith Wharton
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is
not to utter words, but t live by them. ~ John F. Kennedy
Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do.
You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can
achieve. ~ Mary Kay Ash
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some
passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style. ~ Maya Angelou
We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. ~ Ronald Reagan
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant. ~
Robert Louis Stevenson
Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. ~ Vince Lombardi
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. ~ Aristotle
Onassis
Volume 21, Issue 2
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ON A LIGHTER NOTE. . .
A man told the doctor that he wasn’t able to do all the things he used to do around the house.
The doctor gave him a thorough examination but found nothing wrong with the man.
The man said, “Now, Doc, tell me in plain English what is wrong with me.”
“Well, in plain English, you are just lazy.”
“Okay,” said the man, “now give me the medical term so that I can tell my wife.”
A mother brought her four-year-old twins to a store for a final fitting of identical coats.
“Wouldn’t the twins like see themselves in the mirror?” the store owner asked.
“Oh, that won’t be necessary,“ the mother replied. “They never do - they look at each other.”
“ Grandma, do your eyeglasses magnify things?” a little girl asked.
“Why, yes they do,” responded her grandmother.
“Then would you take them off before you cut a piece of cake for me?” asked the little girl.
An elderly man on reaching home said to his wife, “You see, I haven’t forgotten to bring my
umbrella home this time!”
She replied, “But you never took one with you today!”
An elderly businessman from London went on a business trip to Singapore. Upon arrival, he
immediately plugged his laptop into the hotel room port and sent a short email back home to
his wife, Jenny, at her address, jenny@global,com.
Unfortunately, in his haste, he missed out a letter and the email ended up going to
[email protected]., a woman who lived in Paris, the wife of a priest who has just passed away
and was buried that day. The priest’s wife took one look at the email and promptly fainted.
It read: “Arrived safely, but it sure is hot down here!”
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THE BIASISWA
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the months of January—April 20154
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Diploma In Medical Laboratory Technology
MSU Management & Science University
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Kang Xin Joe
Diploma In Business Studies
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Bachelor of Engineering
University Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Luqmanul Hakim
Diploma In Engineering Technology In
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Lee Xing Yi
MBBS
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Oh Jia Chii
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THE BIASISWA
JANUARY 2015
ISSUE WINNERS
1) Johanna Rachel Mathew
2) Vieshesh
3) Nur Diyana Binti Othman
Congratulations to the winners of the Biasiswa Competition January 2015 issue!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your prizes will be reaching you soon. For the rest of you….....don’t give up, look out for
this issue’s contest to win fabulous prizes. All the best kids.
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THE BIASISWA
Here are two short stories for your reading pleasure. These stories have a moral lesson to teach. Read them carefully.
SHORT STORY 1 : The Villager and the spectacles
There was a villager. He was illiterate. He did not know how to read and write. He often saw people wearing spectacles for reading books or papers. He thought, “If I
have spectacles, I can also read like these people. I must go to town and buy a pair of
spectacles for myself.” So one day he went to a town. He entered a spectacles shop
and asked the shopkeeper for a pair of spectacles for reading. The shopkeeper gave
him various pairs of spectacles and a book. The villager tried all the spectacles one
by one. But he could not read anything. He told the shopkeeper that all those spectacles were useless for him. The shopkeeper gave him a doubtful look. Then he looked
at the book. It was upside down! The shopkeeper said, “Perhaps you don’t know how
to read.” The villager said,” No, I don’t. I want to buy spectacles so that I can read
like others. But I can’t with any of these spectacles.” The shopkeeper controlled his
laughter when he learnt the real problem of his illiterate customer. He explained to
the villager, “My dear friend, you are very ignorant. Spectacles don’t help to read or
write. They only help you to see better. First of all, you learn to read and write.”
Moral of the story: Ignorance is blindness.
SHORT STORY 2 : The Farmer and his sons
A farmer had five sons. They were strong and hardworking. But they always quarrelled with one another. Sometimes, they even fought. The farmer wanted his sons to
stop quarrelling and fighting. He wanted them to live in peace and harmony. Plain
words of advice or scolding did not have much effect on these young people. The
farmer always thought what to do to keep his sons united. One day he found an answer to the problem and he called all his sons together. He showed them a bundle of
sticks and said, “ I want any of you to break these sticks without separating them
from the bundle.” Each of the five sons
tried one by one. They used their full
strength and skill. But none of them
could break the sticks. Then the old
man separated the sticks and gave each
of them just a single stick to break. They
broke the sticks easily. The farmer said,“
A single stick by itself is weak. It is
strong as long as it is tied up in a bundle.
Likewise, you will be strong if you are
united. You will be weak if you are divided.”
Moral of the story: United we stand, Divided we fall
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Sibling rivalry is not likely to ever be eliminated, nor should it be. If there are no brothersister struggles in your family, you may assume that one child is giving orders and the other
accepting those orders. Children should have differences and should be assertive enough to
express and even argue these differences. Thus, some sibling quarrels and fighting are a
healthy indication that none of the children are completely submissive.
Don’t try to mediate or determine which child is to blame. The attention you give to the
rivalry usually serves to reward the fighting behaviour. That is, each child tries to get the
parents on his or her side. Your mediations are likely to increase the rivalry. Parents should
first encourage their children to work things out themselves.
Do set limits for reasonable noise levels or aggressive behaviours. Reserve the option of
separating the children for fifteen minutes or half an hour if they are not able to solve their
problem. Any two different rooms will do. They will soon discover it is better to discuss their
differences than be separated.
Try to build positive and cooperative relationships. A token reward system can be used
temporarily to reinforce children for their cooperative behaviour. That works well particularly when siblings are required to spend a great amount of time together, for example, during
summer vacation or a longer car ride. By dividing the day into two or three sections, children
can receive a point for each time period of cooperative behaviour. Early morning to noon might
be one section of the day, afternoon to evening meal to bedtime could be a third section. Siblings can receive a point if both children are being nice to each other. That encourages their
cooperation. The goal is to accumulate a small number of points (10 to 15) towards an activity
that both children can participate in, like going out for pizza, seeing a movie or going to the
park for playing. You will know that your programme has been effective when one child teases
and the other one says that it doesn’t bother them because he or she knew it was all in fun.
Sibling rivalry almost always affect children’s achievement. Children tend to easily assume
that their achievement appears more impressive if their brothers and sisters performance is
not as good. Explain to your children that it is nice to have a ‘whole smart family’ and that
achievement by one child does not limit achievement by the others. Children should be encouraged to admit any feelings of jealousy. Most children have them. They learn to handle
these feelings better by accepting the challenge of openly admiring their sisters or brothers.
That seems to help everyone and minimizes the put-downs. Don’t take sides when your children put each other down. However, you should communicate your concern privately to the one
who is doing the putting down. There is much better chance of improved behaviour if you don’t
correct the child in front of siblings
DO YOU WANT TO BE A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER?
Occupations involving computer programming have been a good bet for jobseekers these days, and it would be difficult to find any career hotter in the field
than software developer. With high demand and lucrative salary potential and
good job satisfaction, software development is projected to remain one of the
fastest-growing and promising careers throughout the 21st century. Software
developers are needed in private industries and corporations as well as in
government agencies and the military establishment.
Software developers (or computer programmers) are the brains behind the design, installation, testing and maintenance of software systems. Generally, software developers review current systems, present ideas for system improvements,
including cost proposals and write the computer programmes used for everything from the systems that allow computers to run properly to the latest software applications for mobile devices. It is an expanding field that requires
creative and innovative minds to be on the cutting edge of finding new uses for
technology.
Software developers typically spend their days analysing the needs or requirements of their clients and then designing a system to meet those requirements.
They might also recommend software upgrades or modifications to existing systems. More detailed work comes in the form of designing step-by-step flowcharts for computing systems that show how programme codes must be written
in order for it to work properly. Additionally, software developers document all
of their Tasks to ensure that subsequent users can diagnose and fix any problems that might arise in a system as well as perform any maintenance.
Getting into this in-demand profession requires a bachelor’s degree in computer
science specializing in programming or a degree in business administration
with an emphasis on computer science. Software developers find work in one of
two main areas: writing codes for software or writing codes for computing systems. Application software developers design systems for consumer applications, such as those used in games. Depending on client need, they may develop
custom-made software for consumer applications (such as accounting, human
resource, payroll, banking software) or design databases for organisations.
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