Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia

At the heart of Kinta Valley. The capital city of the state of Perak. An opposition stronghold. Factory of brilliant people. Desolated through emigration of its inhabitants to other parts of the country and overseas. Yet... it is forever remembered by its people.

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Ben, I don't know for sure. Who else you want to invite? How's life lately?

Online registration in UM yesterday was another let down and blunder to a certain extent. Initially, before yesterday, the fully online registration for this new semester was very much applauded and commended. Unfortunately, the system and management fell short of something. My good friend, Shi Min, who is a final year student, did not quite get to register all her courses and was distressingly bereaved. For all the previous semesters, final year students were given priorities to register their remaining courses in order to enable them to finish their studies in 3 years. Since the online system is ready, it is therefore placed into implementation and operation for this semester. Nonetheless, the registrar or whoever in the administration should have had realised and discerned that problems would occur. Juniors taking seniors' places because using online system, there is no division of which year students are going to register first, which mean final year students are not awarded priorities anymore. I don't know how other universities implement their online systems but UM's one, especially the management of it, doubtlessly, needs to be further redefined and refined.

I wonder how is the registration for "luar fakulti" going to result in. Perhaps, in the first place, is this needed? To produce a more well balanced and well rounded graduates? If this is the objective, I disagree to the utmost! Imagine all the popular courses are fully booked and registered, one has to turn to less popular courses, for example Alam Metafizik offered by the Islamic Studies Academy, I wonder whether the particular student would benefit from this?! Until now, I really wonder and in a state of mistrust regarding the real objective behind the implementation of "luar fakulti". UM want to be different and highly distinguised??!! or it is just a mere conservative, forlorn, and futile system by UM to educate undergraduates??!! why can't UM follow the way other universities implement their policies for students to take elective courses??!! why UM prefer students to fight with each other??!! why UM enjoy seeing chaotic and rampageous scenarios in computer labs during registration??!! is this what a university student needed to sacrifice for study??!! I remember 2 semester ago, me, among many others, was soaked in rain to be a given a number to register a co-curriculum course!!! is this what a university student needed to learn and experience??!! to endure hardship and calamity??!!

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