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Monday, June 28, 2010
LETTER TO THE POLITICAL SECRETARY OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE REGARDING PTPTN LOAN REPAYMENT EXEMPTION FOR FIRST CLASS HONORS GRADUATES
6 comments Posted by TraCy at 10:02 AMDear All,
First of all, I wish to express my sincere apologies for the unintended delay regarding the above matter. Anyhow, I had finally put up a letter and had already emailed to the Political Secretary (Dr. Oh Ei Sun) of the Prime Minister's Office as below:
Dear Dr Oh,
With reference to the above matter, I am pleased to represent my colleagues to bring our appeal for PTPTN (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional) loan repayment exemption to your kind attention.
2. As a First Class Honours (CGPA 3.89) graduate from Universiti Utara Malaysia of the enrollment session of July 2005/2006, my academic achievement had qualified me for the loan repayment exemption. However, my application for the loan repayment exemption on 29 June 2009 was officially rejected by a letter received on 11 August from the PTPTN (Ref: PTPTN/SPP/851127085124, dated 17 July 2009). The reason for the disqualification was such that only borrowers whose loan had been approved before 1 July 2005 AND graduate with a First Class Honours Degree are eligible for loan repayment exemption.
3. Following the announcement of budget plan of 2010, I sincerely believed that all the university students were delighted, nevertheless, motivated by the news that First Class Honours graduates would be exempted from the loan repayment as the loan would be automatically converted to scholarship. Unfortunately, after checking with the authority from PTPTN, we were informed that only graduates who complete their study in 2010 are eligible to that privilege.
4. In this regard, I hope that your good office could assist to bring this issue to our Most Honorable Prime Minister’s kind consideration to waive PTPTN loan repayment for First Class Honours Graduates. Before the new condition for the eligibility of loan exemption was enforced, First Class Honours graduates had been exempted from the loan repayment all these while. There had been cases whereby Second Class Upper graduates (whose CGPA was slightly away from First Class Honours) managed to obtain special consideration from PTPTN to repay only 50 percent of the loan. The new condition for loan repayment exemption and the loan conversion in the budget plan of 2010 had eventually left ONLY the First Class Honors graduates who obtained their PTPTN loan after 1 July 2005 and graduated in 2009 not being granted the accessibility to this privilege which had been enjoyed by all the First Class Honors graduates.
5. In my earlier effort to seek assistance from the Honorable Senator A. Kohilan Pillay on this matter, we are informed that the Ministry of Higher Education is studying the explicit impact of the implementation of PTPTN loan repayment exemption for First Class Honors Graduates (letter as enclosed--Please request by email if you wish to have a look at the said letter). However, we had not heard from the relevant office since then.
6. Attached herewith a name list of affected students whom I knew for your reference (confirmed attached, not deciding to reveal here). We sincerely hope that this loan repayment exemption reconsideration could also be extended to all the unnamed students who are affected as well. Your attention to this letter is highly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance for your kind assistance. We hope to hear from you soon.
Your Sincerely,
(My Real Name...Forgive me as I do not wish to reveal it here) @ TRACY
H/P No.: (Also not consider to reveal here..hehe)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
To PTPTN borrowers who graduated with First Class Honours but not entitled to loan exemption
33 comments Posted by TraCy at 1:14 PMTo PTPTN borrowers who graduated with First Class Honours but not entitled to loan exemption:
All these years PTPTN borrowers were exempted from loan payment provided they graduates with a First Class Degree Honours. However, things changed in 2005. If one were to refer to PTPTN website, it was stated that "Exemption of repayment will only be considered for borrowers who obtain first class honours for loans approved prior to 1st July 2005 ONLY by submitting an application". And I was among the unfortunates.
Following the announcement of budget plan of 2010, I sincerely believed that all the university students were delighted by the news that First Class Honours graduates would be exempted from the loan repayment (again). Unfortunately, after checking with the authority from PTPTN, only graduates who complete their study in 2010 are eligible to that privilege. How could this happen? It is extremely unfair to the a few batches of students whose loan was approved after July 2005, and graduated in 2009.
In a letter I received from the office of the Higher Education Ministry recently, it was stated that: "Kementerian sedang mengkaji beberapa impak khusus kepada kerajaan apabila pengecualian daripada membayar balik pinjaman daripada PTPTN bagi pemegang Ijazah Kelas Pertama dilaksanakan. Perkara ini akan dibentangkan kepada YAB Perdana Menteri dan keputusannya akan dimaklumkan kelak."
I hereby appeal to all PTPTN borrowers who graduated with First Class Honours but not entitled to loan exemption to leave me a message, with your name/University/program/graduation year stated. I sincerely hope that we could be connected to each other via FB, united we stand and spell out our wish to be exempted from the loan repayment. I hope that we could at least put up a letter by the second week of June 2010.
Many thanks!
Best Regards,
Tracy
(tracy.gwen@gmail.com)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I always wanted to write something about my convocations ever since I came back from the ceremonies, yet, too many unforeseeble obstacles came in the way and i left my blog unattended for such a long time...Yes, they were 'Convocations' and 'Ceremonies'.Most people would have only one single chance to attend their first degree convocation but mine was so much so different that I am one of the fews who were being invited to attend a second convocation somewhere in October after the first one in Mac 2009. Yes, two times....and I'm extremely grateful for the extraordinary experience. I felt absolutely different during both convocations. Yet, both convos had brought me the greatest satisfactory ever in my academic achievement.
On the eve of the First Convo, my family and I were invited to attend an exclusive dinner in the nearby hotel. During the dinner, I received my first honours of the convo, which was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) Gold Medal. Still I remember, my session fell on the last day of the First Convocation which reminded me the old days in the University whereby most of my papers would only finish on the last year despite the fact that the examination lasted for one month and I took only 6 papers. Interestingly, I was the first person among my coursemates and the last one to go on the stage for the degree conferment ceremony. Extremely excited and nervous.....and my heart was beating so fast that I could feel that it was almost popping. For three years I had been working so hard for this day and all my hardwork would soon be paid. My parents would see me receiving my first degree honours on the grand stage of the holy hall, and became the first graduate in the Yip's family. On the same day, I received the Young Expert Awards' and my first degree certificate. At the end of the day, I ended up with three certificates, but a bit disappointed that the highest honours were not being conferred during that time.
Few months after my First Convo, I was totally stunned by the news saying that I was awarded the Royal Education Award (Gold Medal) and it would be conferred by His Royal Highness Sultan of Kedah. The last-minute phone call from the University was received in my office ('last-minute culture' in my University) and I still remember, my tears dropped at the moment I was informed of the good news. To receive the awards, I had to make my way back to the University for my Second Convo. Being a mischievous gal as I always do, I rushed back to my hometown in Ipoh without informing my parents until the moment I reached home. At the night itself, we packed our stuffs and went to Kedah. Even though I had the experience attending the First Convo, I was totally out of my mind, keep on practicing the phrase 'Junjung Kasih Tuanku' (as I do not speak Malay often which resulted in a not-so-fluent tone). Great nervous and excitement~~~
There came the day. At last, I ended up in the first session of the Second Convo on the first day. Together with me were some Postgraduates and friends who were like me, waiting for our turn to go up to the stage in the hall. The highest honours: the Chancellor's Gold Medal was won by a lovely Yemen girl, whilst the Royal Education Awards by Gen (Raja Mahzan) and I. I wish to say congratulations to all the graduates....even thou it's slightly late...sorry guys...and I wish all the best to you all in your future endeavours~~
Mom, Dad and bro, thank you very much for all the encouragement and supports. I don't think I would manage to achieve all these without you all~~ Love you always!!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Following my new recruitment to the Foreign Ministry, I am now officially attached to the Budget Unit of the Finance and Account Division. A person with zero background in finance and account, being posted to such division, managing budgets of a ministry/106 Malaysian Missions abroad...ermm...
To me, Finance and Account = figures
I could recall since I finished my STPM, I hardly exercise any complex mathematics; well...maybe...or perhaps only during my foundation studies of statistics during the universities?? But even in that subject itself, everything is computerized. Now, I found myself in an awkward situation.
It would definitely be a new path for me. I am not a person who would easily give up on things I never tried. It is indeed challenging for me thou; as I hate finance, banking and account sooooooooo much.....First of all, I must learn to love it =P
To be honest to myself, I could feel like I am drowning and suffocating when I first received my 'desk-posting' order. Yet, I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to Dato' Melanie and Dato' Rohana, the two iron ladies. Thank you very much for all the encouragements, inspiration and motivations! Yes, finance and budget might not sound to be in the front line of the Foreign Ministry, it is the backbone of the entire organization. Nothing moves without good management of finance ;) and I strongly believe that this experience would fill up the 'loophole' of my educational background...towards real multitasking job~~Cheers!!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
I've been clearing up some of the unread emails in my mail box and discovered this. How true is it? I think it is the closest analysis or comment on sagittarius to date that I've come across....
射手女生可能永远也不会知道自己想要的是什么，但是她一直都很清楚，她不想要的是什么。
她总喜欢做幕后的看客，冷冷地，静静地看着一切，在她眼里，一切都在她的意料之中，她并不觉得有什么是新奇的，如果她表现得新 奇，那是因为她觉得应该这样做。她像一个看戏的人，永远置身事外。
你不要责怪她冷漠，这是她保护自己的唯一方式。她像一只刺猬，随时竖起自己身上的刺，但她的刺不会伤人，她只是用来武装自己。
她不敢要太多的爱，她怕享受完爱之后，剩下的只是加倍的痛。所以当别人对她过度宠爱时，她不但不会欣喜，反而会惊惧地逃走，她不 知道怎样回报别人对她的爱，如果你得到她的喜爱，那是因为她已经知道如何面对，如何回报了。
她追求那种君子之交淡如水的境界。
她懂得爱人，但她不习惯爱人，她知道爱往往伴随着恨，而恨，是太沉重的伤痛，也是太容易让人疲倦的感情。她不想痛，也就懒得去 恨，于是，为了防范恨与痛的到来，她只好选择不爱，即使爱，也是淡淡的，冷冷的。别怪她，她是真的不知道如何专注。
她有时也很虚伪。不要指责她，她之所以选择虚伪，那是你勉强她做她不愿做但又拒绝不了的事，她不习惯承诺，也不懂得拒绝，她最擅 长的是难为自己。她不想你难过，只好令自己难过。
她总是固执地认为自己有超乎寻常的承受力，她将自己想得太坚强，而把别人想得太脆弱。她老是担心自己的行为会让别人受到伤害。她 不知道，受伤的其实是自己。只是她不知道如何表现出来，她迷糊得像别人所认为的那样，将自己当成一个百毒不侵的人。
别以为她很洒脱，很多时候，她其实是放不下的-——她比任何人都要敏感，都要细腻，但她不会让你知道，她明白，即使你知道了，也 是无济于事。她的心是把握不住的风，她渴望像风一样单纯而自由。
她不是不想平静，她只是找不到平静的理由，她一生都无法明确自己在人世要扮演的角色，她只有不停地寻求，寻求自己最终的目的。
如果她找到了，她会毫不犹豫地停下来，从此放弃心灵的漂泊。很遗憾，她永远也不会满足，她的追求永不停止。她的心再累，无法逼迫 自己放弃梦想，梦想是她唯一的支撑点。
千万别让她失望。因为她学不会原谅，她非常渴求完美，虽然她知道世间没有绝对的完美，但，她有绝对追求完美的执着。你若令她失 望，她会不可挽回地离开，即使她的心在滴血，即使痛楚重得要压垮她的生命，她也绝不回头。那个时候，你在她脸上所看到的，是让人寒心的决绝。即使她还在你的身边，她的心也早就离你十万八千里，你看不到她的恨，但是你会 感受到比恨还让人痛苦的冷淡。她的离开是心灵的离开。
她可以在前半分钟对你好得让你受宠若惊，也可以在后半钟冷漠得让你不可接受。不要问她为什么这样善变，她也不知道。当你看到她在 疯狂地快乐或悲伤时，千万不要迷惑，不管她看起来是多么的疯狂，她内心其实是冷静的，她比你们任何一个旁观者更知道如何处理快乐与悲伤，她只是习惯-—— 也可以说是喜欢将一切都变得疯狂。因为她觉得这是义务，也是权利，她是制造气氛的能手，她的一句俏皮话会让一切轻快起来，但她的一声叹息又会将一切都弄得很沉重。 她总是不由自主地交错操纵着快乐与忧郁.
她并不如你们看到的那么快乐，同样，也不如你们看到的那么忧伤，只是，她忧郁时，喜欢带上快乐的面具，而当她快乐时，忧郁又不肯轻易放过她。
在她的世界里，盛着的不是快乐的源泉，而是她不愿在人前滴下的泪水。你看到的她，笑起来像一个孩子，你有时会认为她天真得像是童 话里走出来的天使。但是，你若有心，你会看到她沉静时脸上挥之不去的忧伤，还有她的眼底，竟那么凝重地积压着一种看破红尘的味道。她只有在午夜无人的时 候，才会完全地释放自己。她不会在众目睽睽之下表露她的无助，她的彷徨，她的沧桑。她心里的，是永远流不尽的泪。你所看到的坚强，只是她在竭力掩饰的脆弱。
射手女生可能永远也不会知道自己想要的是什么，但是她一直都很清楚，她不想要的是什么。
她总喜欢做幕后的看客，冷冷地，静静地看着一切，在她眼里，一切都在她的意料之中，她并不觉得有什么是新奇的，如果她表现得新 奇，那是因为她觉得应该这样做。她像一个看戏的人，永远置身事外。
你不要责怪她冷漠，这是她保护自己的唯一方式。她像一只刺猬，随时竖起自己身上的刺，但她的刺不会伤人，她只是用来武装自己。
她不敢要太多的爱，她怕享受完爱之后，剩下的只是加倍的痛。所以当别人对她过度宠爱时，她不但不会欣喜，反而会惊惧地逃走，她不 知道怎样回报别人对她的爱，如果你得到她的喜爱，那是因为她已经知道如何面对，如何回报了。
她追求那种君子之交淡如水的境界。
她懂得爱人，但她不习惯爱人，她知道爱往往伴随着恨，而恨，是太沉重的伤痛，也是太容易让人疲倦的感情。她不想痛，也就懒得去 恨，于是，为了防范恨与痛的到来，她只好选择不爱，即使爱，也是淡淡的，冷冷的。别怪她，她是真的不知道如何专注。
她有时也很虚伪。不要指责她，她之所以选择虚伪，那是你勉强她做她不愿做但又拒绝不了的事，她不习惯承诺，也不懂得拒绝，她最擅 长的是难为自己。她不想你难过，只好令自己难过。
她总是固执地认为自己有超乎寻常的承受力，她将自己想得太坚强，而把别人想得太脆弱。她老是担心自己的行为会让别人受到伤害。她 不知道，受伤的其实是自己。只是她不知道如何表现出来，她迷糊得像别人所认为的那样，将自己当成一个百毒不侵的人。
别以为她很洒脱，很多时候，她其实是放不下的-——她比任何人都要敏感，都要细腻，但她不会让你知道，她明白，即使你知道了，也 是无济于事。她的心是把握不住的风，她渴望像风一样单纯而自由。
她不是不想平静，她只是找不到平静的理由，她一生都无法明确自己在人世要扮演的角色，她只有不停地寻求，寻求自己最终的目的。
如果她找到了，她会毫不犹豫地停下来，从此放弃心灵的漂泊。很遗憾，她永远也不会满足，她的追求永不停止。她的心再累，无法逼迫 自己放弃梦想，梦想是她唯一的支撑点。
千万别让她失望。因为她学不会原谅，她非常渴求完美，虽然她知道世间没有绝对的完美，但，她有绝对追求完美的执着。你若令她失 望，她会不可挽回地离开，即使她的心在滴血，即使痛楚重得要压垮她的生命，她也绝不回头。那个时候，你在她脸上所看到的，是让人寒心的决绝。即使她还在你的身边，她的心也早就离你十万八千里，你看不到她的恨，但是你会 感受到比恨还让人痛苦的冷淡。她的离开是心灵的离开。
她可以在前半分钟对你好得让你受宠若惊，也可以在后半钟冷漠得让你不可接受。不要问她为什么这样善变，她也不知道。当你看到她在 疯狂地快乐或悲伤时，千万不要迷惑，不管她看起来是多么的疯狂，她内心其实是冷静的，她比你们任何一个旁观者更知道如何处理快乐与悲伤，她只是习惯-—— 也可以说是喜欢将一切都变得疯狂。因为她觉得这是义务，也是权利，她是制造气氛的能手，她的一句俏皮话会让一切轻快起来，但她的一声叹息又会将一切都弄得很沉重。 她总是不由自主地交错操纵着快乐与忧郁.
她并不如你们看到的那么快乐，同样，也不如你们看到的那么忧伤，只是，她忧郁时，喜欢带上快乐的面具，而当她快乐时，忧郁又不肯轻易放过她。
在她的世界里，盛着的不是快乐的源泉，而是她不愿在人前滴下的泪水。你看到的她，笑起来像一个孩子，你有时会认为她天真得像是童 话里走出来的天使。但是，你若有心，你会看到她沉静时脸上挥之不去的忧伤，还有她的眼底，竟那么凝重地积压着一种看破红尘的味道。她只有在午夜无人的时 候，才会完全地释放自己。她不会在众目睽睽之下表露她的无助，她的彷徨，她的沧桑。她心里的，是永远流不尽的泪。你所看到的坚强，只是她在竭力掩饰的脆弱。
Monday, June 1, 2009
It was my first day reporting to work in the public sector....guess what? I ended up pushing away a car which was blocking my way out to the Minsitry from the JPA.....sigh....what a day it was~~~~
I couldn't believe that I actually joined the Foreign Ministry as this moment, yet I'm already in the Ministry today. Amazed by the number of forms that I need to fill up on my first day, I never thought that filling up forms could be tiring as well =P
Similar to that of the security interview I underwent during my internship with the U.S. Embassy, the security interview here was actually in written forms. Many questions we need to answer, including the people around us. Well, I guess that's part of the reasons why working with the Foreign Ministry sounds 'exclusive' to some people...Next, we went to the Istana Kehakiman to swear in as a government officer....I love the architecture of the building, extremely impressive...I would suggest if anyone going to Putrajaya, please, do spend some time to admire the buildings there, and don't forget to take some pics.
It's been a job that I wanted since long time ago as the career opportunities for us to work in a very relevant field is not much in Malaysia. There would be a 'floating' period as expected. But I look forward to fast working tempo and loads of works to be assigned. I learnt something today: think, formulate, implement, assess and review. They are not only the main tasks to be carried out to accomplish the job, but also something very practical to improve our lives. I feel my passion towards the new job and the new working environment. As I always do, I expect myself to achieve something in this new place ^_^ CheerS!
It's been a job that I wanted since long time ago as the career opportunities for us to work in a very relevant field is not much in Malaysia. There would be a 'floating' period as expected. But I look forward to fast working tempo and loads of works to be assigned. I learnt something today: think, formulate, implement, assess and review. They are not only the main tasks to be carried out to accomplish the job, but also something very practical to improve our lives. I feel my passion towards the new job and the new working environment. As I always do, I expect myself to achieve something in this new place ^_^ CheerS!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
其实很简单，其实很自然
两个人的爱由两人分担
希望能痛痛快快地恋爱
希望能光明正大地恋爱
希望我的恋爱得到他们的许可和祝福
希望他们能够相信我，相信我不会为了恋爱而放弃自己的理想
希望他们能够相信我，相信我的眼光
希望。。。。。。连希望都渺茫
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