Teaching Practice, though at the bottom of the preference list, was a compulsory component of Education studies. After completing our first-year studies in Education, we were assigned to several selected schools in Penang to undergo Teaching Practice. I was posted to St. Xavier’s Institution, where several Primary Five classes eagerly
WHEN our first-year exam results were announced, I was quite surprised to find myself in the top ten for Humanities studies. I recall Zulwali Kifli Merawi, my friend and fellow Federal Scholarship holder, a trained teacher at Batu Lintang Teachers College with several years of teaching experience, came in third.
Since time immemorial, the Iban bards have been given kudos for their fine language skills. These skills are apparent when this group of elders perform chants and incantations during various rituals they are tasked to complete. In the incantations of ‘Timang Jalung’ (Bowl Appraisal or Praises done during Gawai Antu
On June 27, 1975, I signed the Federal Scholarship Agreement at the state’s Federal Office in Kuching, accompanied by Uncle Musa Giri (now Datuk), my surety and first guarantor. He was then the Principal Assistant Secretary of the Welfare Department. Tun Jugah, who was the Minister of Sarawak Affairs in
BY early December of 1974, our group of Upper Six Arts students was ready to disband and part ways. I had to bid farewell to a few good friends among the boys and girls in my class. The nearly two years of bonding we shared was something I could not
IN 1972, after completing the Senior Cambridge School Examination, I resided at No. 16A, Tong Sang Road in Sibu with my brother Edward’s family. Following a brief stint as a coolie at Sarawak House in mid-December, I left the job after receiving two weeks’ pay just before Christmas. On Christmas
At Lot 14112, Section 65, KTLD, Jalan Matang, here in Metrocity, Kuching, you just can’t miss the popular Makansari Food Street. It is bustling during the day and even busier at night. Makansari offers a mix of Western and Eastern dishes. The main outlet, Charcoal & Grill, and stalls offer
‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’ – W.B. Yeats, an Irish poet, playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. Born on June 13, 1865, in Dublin, Ireland, Yeats is known for his lyrical and symbolic poetry that explores themes
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ – Nelson Mandela (1918-2013). He was a prominent South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He spent 27 years in prison for his anti-apartheid
As the school year 1963 ended, students at Nanga Assam Primary School in Melupa, Saratok, went on holiday and eagerly anticipated the school opening in 1964. Nevertheless, Teacher Meludin requested some older boarders to stay. One of them was my brother Jon. They were paid wages by Teacher Meludin to
