ADEL HAKIM SAYS OTHERS MORE DESERVING KIDS DESERVE SCHOLARSHIP.

We are at it agin....bitching about that obnoxious four-letter-word that has brought so much odium to this little part of planet earth called Malaysia. This word RACE is ODIUS indeed.. And it is not the common folk who uses this as their crutch. It is the self-appointed proctector of race who are rattling their saber of mass distraction again: Malsysiakini reported that the distribution of scholarships has brought the circus clowns into the ring:

UMNOYouth education bureau chief Ahmad Ikmal Ismail objected on the increased percentage of PSD scholarships given to non-bumiputera students today.Ahmad expressed concern in remarks published today over the steep increase in scholarship granted to non-bumiputera students, from 10 percent to 45 percent. He alleged that the move would make bumiputera students lose out on opportunities.

"We object to this move because it now means that 700 scholarships for bumiputera students are gone," Ahmad was quoted as saying in the Star.

Outstanding bumiputera students should not worry about being deprived of scholarships if their qualifications meet the criteria set by the Public Service Department (PSD), said MCA Youth education bureau chief Wee Ka Siong.

Wee, also the deputy education minister, said in a statement today that generally all students should not fear losing out to lesser performing candidates if they had met all the criteria set by the department.

Let's cut out this crap about "merit", "fear of losing out", "criteria", "deprived", "lose out on opportunities".....all political semantics to gain political mileage. And who is caught in the middle? Malaysian youths who want nothaing but be given a fair chance to continue their tertiary education.

Let's once and for all define who QUALIFIES for scholarships.My take, because I was a teacher:

I SAY ONLY STUDENTS WHO ARE POOR AND WHO DESERVE BECAUSE THEY DID VERY WELL IN THEIR EXAMS. Wasn't that the essence of the NEP?

EVEN IF YOU HAVE 12As BUT YOUR PARENTS CAN AFFORD TO SEND YOU TO UNIVERSITY, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCEPT IT. IT IS THE KIDS WHO COME FROM POOR FAMILIES BUT DO VERY WELL IN THEIR STUDIES DESPITE THE CONDITIONS THEY HAD TO OVERCOME TO EXCEL.....THE SCHOLARSHIPS SHOULD GO ONLY TO POOR WHO DESERVE.....that is excel.

And that was what ADEL HAKIM who turned down a scholarship said, when asked if he deserved a scholarship after scoring 10 straight As. Paraphrasing him, I could volunteer that it is the students from poor background and who have done exceptionally well should be given scholarships. THEY MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE DESERVES TO BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY. And only the PSD can do it. It is now up to the PSD to do a rethink on these two benchmarks: POOR BUT DESERVING. If the PSD cannot work out this formula, then close shop because your moral compass begs calibration or a complete overhaul. Take a cue from Adel Hakim!(such an appropriate name!)
And who is Adil Hakim. He is my friend Nuraina Samad's son, and grandson to Tan Sri Samad Ismail. Only youngsters of good breeding possess these values that are solely lacking from some rich and famous.

SO YOU HOTSHOTS FROM THE PSD WHO HAVE BEEN DISPENSING FAVORS FOR AGES, THINK OUT OF THAT OLD WORN-OUT TATTERED BOX AND JUST DO THE RIGHT THING.....UNLESS YOU SERVE POLITICAL MASTERS.
YOUR DAYS COULD BE NUMBERED!
SO JUST DO WHAT IS RIGHT.