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DATE	TIME	QUANTITY	SCHOOLS
8/3/2011	9.30AM	60	COMM, ENGIN,IT
9/3/2011	12.30PM	60	SHTCA
10/3/2011	9.30AM	60	SHTCA
14/3/2011	8 AM	60	BUS, LAW & ADP

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READ THIS BEFORE WRITING YOUR E-FORUM ESSAYS

When writing an essay, it is important to take your time and give your writing a lot of consideration. Even though writing an essay is much simpler than writing a research paper, it is still a very challenging task in itself. The actual writing of the essay consists of three steps:

Planning the essay
PLANNING THE ESSAY
The first step to writing an essay and possibly the most overwhelming to some writers is planning the essay. Writers usually have some idea of what they want to write about. The problem is that now they need to organize their idea and focus on what the essay will specifically be about.

Brainstorm about the general topic that was chosen to show an even more specific topic. Write down any key words or phrases that can be associated with the topic. One of the key words or phrases could lead to a more specific idea for an essay.

Once a topic has been chosen, the six basic questions can be asked to help supply information that will be given in the essay and could possibly even help discover an even more detailed topic for the essay.

The basic questions are: WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW?

Now that the basic questions have been asked, they will need to be answered. Reading about the chosen topic and finding answers to the questions is the next step. Write down notes or summarize the information. If direct quotes or paraphrases are used, the source will have to be cited in the essay.

Answering the basic questions should have supplied ideas for the thesis sentence. The thesis sentence is the main idea of the essay. It is the first sentence that expresses what the essay is about and from what position the essay is written. The thesis sentence should not merely be about a general topic. It should clearly show the direction of the essay.

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Drafting the essay
Proofreading and Editing the essay

E-forum

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http://eforum.kdu.edu.my/

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MALAYSIAN STUDIES ACTIVITIES

January – May 2011 Intake
Week	Date	Subjects	Activity / Talk – Topic / By	Remarks / Proposed Date / No. of Students	Pre-U Students’ schedule
Week 1	17/01/2011		LECTURES
Week 2	24/01/2011		LECTURES
		Chinese New Year Break
Week 3	7/02/2011		LECTURES
Week 4	14/02/2011		19 Feb-Talks by Prof Khoo
Week 5	21/02/2011		E-forum starts (q1)
Week 6	28/02/2011		E-forum starts
Week 7	7/03/2011		Trip to Parliament 7/8/9/10-compulsory
	14/03/2011	College Exam Week  15 Mac hand in portfolio
	21/03/2011	College Exam Week
	28/03/2011	Break
Week 8	4/04/2011		Presentation
Week 9	11/04/2011		Presentation
Week 10	18/04/2011		LECTURES
Week 11	25/04/2011		LECTURES
Week 12	2/05/2011		E-forums starts (q2)
Week 13	9/05/2011		E-forums starts (q2)
Week 14	16/05/2011		REVISION
Exam

Movie Review Questions

Dear students kindly consult the link, please be informed that you need to send a hand written  on respective movies make sure you have watched the movies before writing the report


http://www.mediafire.com/?ht374t5u53t3sjk
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Mrs H

Portfolio Cover Page

Dear students this is your portfolio cover page it should be printed on a white A4 paper (everything should be type written  properly ) it should have white clear plastic cover on top ( no flowers or borders what so ever) kindly consult the link
http://www.mediafire.com/?7sxkr5udts5trbw

Portuguese in Malacca

The Golden Age of Malacca

Until the 15th century, the Hindu kingdoms of peninsular Malaysia were largely overshadowed by neighboring kingdoms in Cambodia and Indonesia. The strongest of these kingdoms was called Srivijaya, and the records of Chinese, Indian, and Arab traders laud it as the best trading port in the region. It was the first great maritime kingdom in the Malay archipelago, and other ports quickly emulated its success. At some time around the 13th century, as other entrepots emerged, Srivijaya's influence declined. The lack of a strong central power, coupled with the ever-present nuisance of pirates, amplified the need for secure, well-equipped port in the region. Fate would make this port the city of Malacca. 
According to the Malay Annals, Malacca was founded in 1400 by a fleeing Palembang prince named Parameswara. Its rise from a village of royal refugees to a wealthy kingdom was swift. Perfectly located for trade, within 50 years it was the most influential port in Southeast Asia. At any one time, ships from a dozen kingdoms great and small could be seen in the harbor. With these traders came Islam, and Malacca's rulers now referred to themselves as "sultans." The sultans were the heads of a highly organized municipal government, whose main purpose was to facilitate trade. Every incoming ship was met by a multilingual harbor capitan, whose staff would see to all the vessel's needs. There were also gaurded storehouses where goods from the interior and abroad could be stored until traders arrived. Most importantly, Malacca was able to control what had always been the bane of trade in the Straits area - pirates. By building alliances with outlying tribes and ports, Malacca established a kind of regional "navy" that policed the local waters and escorted friendly vessels. 
With the success and power it enjoyed, Malacca came to control the entire west coast of the Malay peninsula, the kingdom of Pahang, and much of Sumatra. At the height of its power, however, fate would ruin the city as quickly as it built it up. In 1511, the Portugeuse arrived, beginning a colonial legacy that would last well into the 20th century

The Malay dilemma of special rights

http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=26325

The origin of Malays

The origin of the Malays has always been a dispute in the academic circle. There are three primary possible theories of the early history of the Malays existence. The first earliest theory is based on the Mekong river migration called the "Yunnan Theory" published in 1890. The second most latest published theory in 1965 was the "New Guinea" theory where the Malays ancestor seafarers served as scouts and laborer to traders for 2000 years, and the most latest theory is the "Taiwan Theory" published in 1997 where it states that Malay descendants are sea migrants originally from Taiwan.
Currently the Malays are an ethnic group of peoples who are primarily found living around the Malay Peninsula region, which covers the extensive vast Sumatra/Borneo areas and small low-lying islands. It is estimated there are some 23 million Malays in total population. The breakdown in general which are based on geographical locations is as follows. Malaysia has 12 million Malays, Indonesia numbers stands at 7 million, while Thailand has 1.9 million, Singapore around 450,000 and Brunei in the region of 260,000.
They're a member of the Austronesian family of languages and the Malays can be found speaking the various languages of Malay, Indonesian, Yawi and Thai. The latest census indicates that about 99% of the Malays are Islam and the Malays as an 'ethnic group' which is discussed here, are not to be mistaken with the Malays as a 'race'. That area of topic covers a wider group of people in the South East Asia and even the Pacific Islands.
Despite the varying theories of the origin of the Malays, the academics do agree on a few fact finding discoveries. The Malays although almost all are Muslims currently, they are originally Buddhist. The practice of Hinduism during the golden age of Srivijayan times was a result of influence coming from the Srivijaya Kingdom. For a millennium the Malays practiced Hinduism/Buddhism before they embraced Islam in the 15th century of the second millennium.
Archaeologists have found numerous ancient artifacts and architectures of the existence of Melayu Kingdom in Indonesia and Malaysia. The Malay kingdom have also been mentioned and etched in various early sources and records from the Tang, Mongol Yuan and even Ming Dynasty; who often referred the word Ma-La-Yu to a kingdom from the southern sea.
The origin of the Malays may not be conclusive as of now, but generally at least we have an idea of the existence of the Malays. This ethnic group now makes up a majority in the archipelago and speaks various dialects of Malay language. The Malays cultural influences are continuing to be a main stay in this

Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/history-articles/the-origin-of-the-malays-600467.html#ixzz1DEqvMSFy

Intersting short muvies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLdKNgi73nY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Br0cGtr65M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztYjl_t8bQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwC29mdoFM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onFiYw2pNOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpywGEjsVjw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0ZxudpvNc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdDEHYD85hA

Guidelines for Your Presentation

Dear students, these are important guidelines that is very important for your presentaion grades , feel free to download because i would later take this into account when grading you
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadpres.html

Portfolio Guidelines

Dear Students These are guidelines for your portfolio , it is very important in order for you to get good grades. Kindly consult the link

http://www.mediafire.com/?0kdxs4hg433acyt

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/insert-delete-or-edit-footnotes-and-endnotes-HP001226522.aspx

http://www.mediafire.com/?16ak76ybxr5h10g

Introduction To Malaysian Studies

Dear students this all you need to know about this course.. kindly download

http://www.mediafire.com/?kyz4ps8tj62a9ob

Death of Malaysia by John Lee Ming Keong

as i was surfing for my class notes stumble upon this very interesting article to share with you people... i dunno about u guys out there but this is exactly the way i feel

A message I have been continually attempting to communicate through this site, ever since its inception, is that it's time for a paradigm shift in Malaysian politics. I am not just talking about changing from a race-based view to a non-racial conception of leadership, nor am I spouting mere rhetoric about greater unity in the opposition. What I am talking about is simple: kicking Barisan Nasional out of power. Nothing less.

A few might find this statement strange, coming from me. After all, I have been vocally critical of the opposition and its politics, to say nothing of its often half-baked policies or proposals. Why should I support the opposition? I'll tell you why: it's because we, the Malaysians of this generation, the generation of all Malaysians currently living, are at a crucial crossroads in our country's history. The decisions we, and by extension our leadership, make today will either set our country on the path to permanent prosperity or infinite ignominy.

I believe that the present government, at the rate things are going, is dooming the country to failure. The "Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah" policies of our government have only seen us plumbing new depths of wastage and inefficiency. The blueprints and plans we have seen are only attaining ever-higher heights of total bullshit. You can pile shit on shit, but it's still a heap of shit. And as for the opposition? I believe that they are dooming this country to failure as well - because being unable to change government policy, they are completely worthless. It does not make an ounce of difference whether we vote BN or opposition, because the opposition can't do shit. They're just a bunch of whining castrati, much like the component parties of Barisan Nasional whose names don't begin with "United" and end with "Malays National Organization".

Still, I am not here today to criticise the government any further than I already have - no, sir. I believe any Malaysian with a functioning brain cell can see how utterly useless, corrupt and incompetent our present government is. What I am here to do today is to criticise the opposition yet again. Why would I criticise a body I support? It's simple: because I am completely and totally fed up with the opposition. I am entirely disgusted and repulsed by the political establishment of this country today, opposition or government. But even this criticism of the half-past six opposition is not my main, crucial point. If all you take away from this article is a sense that our entire political establishment is screwed, then I will have failed. What I want you to take away is this: a sense that if we, simple and ordinary Malaysians, don't stand up and change this country for the better, nobody will. A sense that if we, the Alis, Ah Chongs and Muthus of this country, don't effect this change, we will pass on a legacy to our children that consists of nothing more than a failed nation.

So, speaking of this legacy, what do I want? I know what I want. It's what every decent and right-thinking Malaysian wants. I want my children to grow up feeling what I've never felt. I want them to grow up in a prosperous and free nation, and feel able to hold their heads high instead of hanging them in shame. I want my children to have a place in Malaysia. I want it to be the country they call home - a country that's always there for them. I want my children to grow up in a country, feeling a sense of pride, achievement and accomplishment in being able to call themselves "Malaysian" - in being able to flash their red passport at any airport terminal around the world with a sense of honour. I want my children to grow up knowing that they have a real opportunity to make the most of themselves, to maximise the potential they have been blessed with by God, without any discrimination - be it from the political or business establishment. I want them to hold to the principles that can and will make this country great if only we truly apply them: the principles encapsulated in our Rukunegara. I want that oath of allegiance to be more than the dead words it was to me and my generation. I want them to live it, feel it, breathe it - that is what I want for my children. And I believe that that is what every Malaysian, Malay, Chinese, Indian or lain-lain, Muslim, Taoist, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or animist, man or woman, wants for their children.

Now, let me put to you a simple question: do you honestly believe, in the core of your heart, that the Barisan Nasional government can build a country, a nation, where your children will grow up like this? Okay, we know the answer to that. Now, do you even more honestly believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that the opposition can build a country like this? Do you even believe that the opposition would have the opportunity to try - that it could form a successful government?

I know, I haven't convinced the hardcore political partisans. I'm sure, somewhere out there in la-la land, there's a Barisan Nasional supporter who actually believes his party can truly build a sense of accomplishment and pride in being Malaysian. This fellow is a lost cause. And I'm even more sure that somewhere out there, there's some opposition supporter who thinks that if only Lim Kit Siang or Anwar Ibrahim were Prime Minister, our children would feel like they belong in Malaysia, in a land of prosperity and true achievement. Ask this guy if he actually thinks either chap has a shot at becoming PM, though, and he'd probably lament: "Aiyah, these useless Malaysians ah, always vote BN one! Why so stupid never vote opposition, I tak tau!"

You can probably see why I'm so upset and frustrated. After 50 years of independence, Malaysians remain enshackled by racial politics, and by the denial of political equality to almost half of the country. After 50 years of independence, we remain in the shadow of our southern neighbour, even though God has granted us every conceivable advantage over them. After 50 years of independence, a Malay graduate only has a chance of success if he either goes into the civil service or works for one of those government-linked companies - and that's if he is honest. A dishonest Malay graduate would probably form a contracting company, bid for government jobs (possibly in one of those Ali Baba arrangements), and then sit back and subcontract it to some other firm. As for Chinese or Indian graduates? Most of them either migrate, or take a job with a local firm while seething about the government's consistent discriminatory policies. And please, let's not even talk about those unfortunate people who can't even get a degree from one of those local degree mills - excuse me, "universities".

What's most disheartening about all this utter bullshit is that after 50 years, we are no closer to changing this situation than before. The status quois firmly enthroned, and does not appear to have any chance of being dislodged barring a completely realigning and defining event such as a second May 13. None of us wants things to come to that, I'm sure - but given the useless government and even more useless opposition, how else will we ever see a change that can alter our country's path from the road leading to infinite ignominy to the highway of permanent prosperity?

The answer for change always lies in the political system. It is the politics of our country that will determine what leadership we have. Frankly, the present leadership isn't worth two shits. How can we change it? Our political system offers us two choices. One is to get the internal political hierarchy of the Barisan Nasional to throw out the present leadership and elect a competent fellow - someone like Dr. Bakri Musa. A man who knows what has to be done, and how to do it. A man with guts and ideas. If you seriously believe this is a real possibility, I have a crooked bridge across the Tebrau Straits to sell you.

Okay, we've exhausted that option. What's the other one? We could vote in a new government - one with ideas to change the path of our country, one with the kind of leadership to offer groundbreaking and radical, if unpopular, policies that will shape our country's future for the better. If you really believe that any of the present opposition parties offers this kind of leadership, you might be interested in a new bridge to Penang that I could sell you as well.

Really, just look at the pathetic lot that's the opposition. They're so pathetic that they can't even be bothered to brand themselves as the future leaders of Malaysia. All they know how to do is talk about denying the government a two-thirds Parliamentary majority. All they're capable of doing is organising rallies and demonstrations and boycotts which have zero effect whatsoever on government policy. Their leadership is old - just as dinosaur-like as the present slate of Barisan Nasional leaders. Their image, even amongst opposition supporters, is that of a party aiming to become a stronger, more effective opposition - not a party aiming to become an effective government.

So, opposition leaders, I've got news for you. Do you want my vote? Earn it. You can't expect me to vote for you just because the government is a terrible piece of shit. Why the hell should I vote for an ineffective party that can only conceive of itself as being in the opposition forever? Why the hell should I vote for an opposition that talks the multiracial talk but walks the monoracial walk? Why the hell should I vote for an opposition that can't decide whether it's a social activist NGO or a mechanism for change in the country? Why the hell should I even bother with my country if I can't count on a real alternative to my horrid government? Answer these questions, good sirs (and madams), and you will have my vote.

Don't bother me with that crap about boycotts and demonstrations. Real, mature political parties leave those to social advocacy groups. In developed countries, do political parties lead protests? No. Political parties get down to business, organise themselves, and run a slate of leadership candidates who they believe can lead their country to a better future. It's only in basket cases like the Philippines or Venezuela that you find incompetent opposition parties running demonstrations on a regular basis - and even then, at least these parties have more balls than the opposition here, and believe they can topple the government. Do you know why demonstrations are ineffective, PKR? Because they only work when the government has no legitimacy and popular support. That's why demonstrations worked in Thailand and the Philippines. That's why demonstrations won't work here. Win our support first, and then if you lose the election, then we can start talking.

Please don't tell me that nonsense about multiracialism either - especially you, DAP. Look, I know you talk the multiracial talk. But do you walk the walk? No. And I know that silly excuse. Claims that "Malays don't want to join us" don't wash. There are more than enough liberal and open-minded Malays around. Don't tell me you can't even find a single one who won't run for public office on your ticket. If you can't find one, try harder. There is far more to be gained, in terms of opportunities for political success, by having one Malay DAP MP than ten Chinese DAP MPs. Once that ridiculous stereotype of the DAP as a monoracial party is dispelled with, it will be able to broaden its support considerably.

But in case you think that's all I'm interested in, let me repeat myself: I don't want an effective opposition. I want an effective government. I don't want to vote for a party that's only interested in being in the opposition. Being in the opposition forever is meaningless for any political party in any country on this planet. The purpose of a political party is to win power, and nothing less. Why should I support a political party that's not interested in the power it needs to make its goals for the country a reality?

For decades, all the opposition has been capable of is pandering to its hardcore base of supporters. While this is good for staying in the opposition, it will never be good enough for actual change. As long as the opposition remains powerless, the country remains set on the path to infinite ignominy thanks to our hopeless government. For the sake of our country, the opposition needs to get serious about becoming the government. Our only hope of joining the highway to permanent prosperity is a government that understands the need for change and the needs of the country.

Can the opposition pull through on this? Can it win the votes of the average voters, instead of only those of the hardcore opposition supporters? Can it develop a clear, insightful, innovative and sensible policy plan that will at least begin to undo the damage that has been done by the Barisan Nasional government's complacency? Can it build up a slate of candidates with clearheaded ideas and principles and the energy to carry through the plans that have been drawn up? Can it truly focus on what most of the people want, instead of what a few hardcore opposition partisans want?

That is very much an open question - but thus far, my verdict has to be a resounding NO. The opposition's history in Malaysian politics is one of infinite ignominy itself. Ever since the beginning, our opposition has been tarred by either its association with communism, its ostentatiously racist partisans (honestly, if you believe that the rallies the DAP and Gerakan held before the May 13 riots were peaceful and non-racial, you might want to buy both the Singapore and Penang bridges I have for sale), and from 1970 onwards, simple incompetency. The opposition seems wholly incapable of fielding more than a handful of competent and able candidates. The opposition is utterly unable to develop a coherent, clear and sensible idea of what its policies will be when it comes to power. And, most depressingly, the opposition isn't even able of conceiving itself in power. It can't even cast its campaigns in incremental terms - first we increase our share of seats, and in the next election, we go for the government. All it knows how to do is talk complete cock about that insane two-thirds majority of BN's, and make increasingly shrill and ineffectual noises about BN's incompetency and corruption.

I've got news for you, folks in the opposition: we know BN is incompetent and corrupt. The question now is, what are you going to do about it? We Malaysians know what we want. We know we want a country where our children can grow up in peace, prosperity and pride. What is the opposition going to do about this? All I can say is, looking at the opposition's inefficacy, I have this funny feeling that my children are probably not going to grow up being Malaysian at all. And that will be a loss, for both me and my country. Keranamu Malaysia, yes - but will there be a Malaysia to speak of in my children's time? Or will a Malaysian nation be a long-dead concept, having collapsed into a squabbling rabble of different races fighting for an ever-shrinking economic pie?

It is incumbent upon all Malaysians, especially those seeking to change our path from one of infinite ignominy to permanent prosperity, to push political change now - because, literally and in all seriousness, it's now or never. The window of opportunity is closing fast. If we wait, we will soon find ourselves a backwater in an up-and-coming region of economic superpowers. We must seek change now, and we must change this ineffective government. In our 50th year of independence, we must move to set our country on the path to permanent prosperity by setting the gears in motion for a new and effective government. It's our move. Can we save this country for our children?

Got an idea for change? Share it on the forums. For starters, we could...form a new party to topple UMNO/BN? Discuss the Death of Malaysia at the forums.

Malaysian Studies notes

Dear Students
These ar your notes for MPW 2133 ... feel free to download them

Malaysian Studies week 1

Malaysian Studies Week 2

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