I would proudly say that Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohammad is not
only an idol of mine but he should be an idol for all of us. He is such a
capable,responsible,brilliant,efficient and a good leader. He give me a lot of
inspired in developing myself to become success person.
Tun Dr.Mahathir became the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia
on 16 July 1981. Born on 20 December 1925 in Alor Setar,the capital of the State
of Kedah, Tun Dr Mahathir did his early and secondary education in his home
town. In 1947,he gained admission into the King Edward VII College of Medicine
in SIngapura. He was graduated in 1953 and served as medical officer. During he
was a student, he was very smart student and does hard effort to achieve what
he wants. Furthermore he was creative and innovative to make one’s way in his
life. “To keep a person nose to the grindstone" is the best phrase to
describe about Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.
Upon graduation in 1953, Mahathir joined the then Malayan
government service as a medical officer. He married Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali who is
a doctor and his former classmate in college on the 5th of August 1956. Then,
Mahathir left the government service in 1957 to set up his own private practice
in Alor Star. Mahathir thrived in private practice, and allowed him to own by
1959 a Pontiac Catalina and employ an ethnic Chinese chauffeur.
Tun Dr Mahathir has been active in politics since 1945. He has
been a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) since its
inception in 1946. During Mahathir's
tenure as Prime Minister, Malaysia experienced a period rapid modernisation and
economic growth, and his government initiated a series of bold infrastructure
projects. He was a dominant political figure, winning five consecutive general
elections and holding off all of his rivals for the leadership of UMNO.
However, his accumulation of power came at the expense of the independence of
the judiciary and the traditional powers and privileges of Malaysia's royalty.
He also deployed the controversial Internal Security Act to detain activists,
non-mainstream religious figures, and political opponents including his fired
deputy, Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir's record of curbing civil liberties and his
antagonism to western interests and economic policy made his relationships with
the US, Britain and Australia, among others, difficult. As Prime Minister, he
was an advocate of third-world development and a prominent international
activist for causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and
the interests of Bosnians in the 1990s Balkans conflict.Tun Dr. Mahathir stepped down as Prime Minister on October 31st 2003.
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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad and his wife, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd
-NURFATIN LIYANA BT DAUD-
MY MOTHER IS MY IDOL
In our lives, we came across many people. We see new face
everyday.Many of them remain anonymous, some maybe acquitances, some will
became our friend but from that, only one person will become our idol.
Perhaps, of all
the people in their life, a mother hold a special place as their idol. It is
she who brings her children into the world, teachers them their words and mould
their character. My mother is the most interesting women that i know. She ware
more then just an ordinary mother. She has influenced my lived in so many ways
that is difficult to imagine my life without to teach people her. She always
been there to share my triumphant and victorious moment, and when i had my
share disappointment and frustrations, she was there with her kind words of comfort.
My mother is my
idol because she inspires me to be a strong people. She teach me about the
meaning of life. My mother name is Noor Halijah Bt Ebos, but usually she is
called kak jah. My mother was born on 25 march 1974. So this year she is 40 years
old. She is pretty heavy and medium height. Now is about my study. In my
studies, she is the most important person who always support me to success.
Being quite fastidious person about her children's study, when she know i got
the problem in studies, she always at my back to give me all the advice's and
push me up. This situations trigger me to be more struggle in my studies to
achieve what i want to be in the future is i'm a girl who had a big dream to be
a programmer. She always said that nothing will come easily until me approached
to it and only the sky in the limit in study.
My mother is both
loving and lovable although sometimes she can be quite exasperating at me at
times as she will babble when i did something wrong. But i know that all for my
benefits. Mother also a very open minded
good listener and empathy person as i can tell her about any stories including
friend and love.
I love my mom
because she teaches me to be a strong people instead from the sentences but
from her behavior. I really love her. Nobody can change my mother from my life.
NURUL AMERA SHAFIQAH BT ABDUL SAMAD
MY IDOL #PN. FARIDAH
OTHMAN ^^
An Idol to me is someone who you look up to, someone that
you can model yourself after. Someone who sets an example for you and someone
with a good set of morals and values. My mom is this person to me. She has
always been there for me, always tried to provide the best for me even in hard
times. My mom as shown me right from wrong and has provided me with everything
I need to succeed. She is the strongest person that I know and exhibits all the
qualities of a leader and an Idol. She is my role model and she has always been
there for me.
Although many people have role models and idolize those that
are famous I try and model myself after that of my mother. This is because she
has never done wrong in my eyes. She has always made the decisions that put
others first and the ones that ensure the safety and best interest of her
family. That to me means that she is a very caring person. She has provided for
me and my brother, as a single parent, all of the things that we have needed.
There have been many other people in her situation who have quit and given up.
But my mom has fought hard for our family and for me. With virtually no help
from anyone else my mom has raised my brother and me. This has been a very
taxing task for her and looking back upon it I am very thankful that she has
always been there for me.
In addition to my mom always being there for me she has also
inspired me. She has been setting examples for me to follow since I was little.
She has been there to set rules for me and guide me. She has been there to
catch me when I fall and to help me get back up when I need it. She has done
all of this without asking for anything in return. She has done it all out of
the good of her heart. I have never heard her complaining about getting me from
baseball practice or getting my brother from soccer. She did it because she
wanted the best for my brother and me. No one else in my life has helped me as
much as she has.
She is my Idol because she has made me into who I am today.
Without my mom I would not have had any of the values that she has instilled in
me over the years. I would not know the virtues of good will and family. I will
never be able to repay my mother for the things that she has given to me and
the things that she has done for me. I can only one day hope to be this big of
an Idol for my own children.
#NORHAYATI BINTI JAAMAN
MY IDOL IS MY FATHER
The person
that has influenced my life is my dad because he is the one that get to know me
best and is also the one that I see the most and have known for a long time. He
always stands by my side, and whenever I fall down, he encourages me to stand
up by myself and on my own feet. My family is not a wealthy family. Therefore,
my dad tries to save single penny he earns from work to buy anything that I
need, and he always encourages me go to school because he knows that the value
of education will determine the future of the person. As a result, I admire him
as a great person and have thought that my dad is really superman. My dad has a
huge impact on the way I become a person today. He has influenced my life by
teaching me the lessons and showing me the right behaviors and wrong behaviors.
My dad taught
me the most important lesson: how to be a man. I still remembered the day that
my father sat next to me and said that "Hey son, the most important think
to help you become the successful person and the helpful person is your
honesty. Never lie to anyone and never lie to yourself". After saying
that, he slowly explained the value of honesty. He showed me that every bad
situation in the world began with a lie. When a person steals something, he
lies to the law, or when a husband cheats on his wife, he lies to his wife. My
father often tells me that being a man means facing the truth. I always think
back on those words when I get into trouble.
From my place I am thankful for everything he taught me.
He taught me
things that I need or was going to in life. I am what I am because of him and
whatever I will achieve in my life will be credited to him. I believe that my
dad will always be with me even after his soul leaves his body; he will be
there through his teachings that I believe are my duty to pass on to my
children. He will be there through me; when the people see my remarkable
success one day, they will know the value of his teachings. He taught me
everything about life; hope, faith, and the long journey ahead. To me he is the
greaters hero.
NUR FARAH AIN BINTI A.RAHMAN
My Idol Tunku
Abdul Rahman
My idol is Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Malaysia’s first
Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj was born on February 8, 1903,
in Alor Setar, Kedah. Tunku was the twentieth child of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim
Shah, the twenty-fifth ruler of Kedah. Tunku's mother was Che Manjalara , the
fourth wife of Sultan Abdul Hamid . Together with his mother and her other
children, Tunku lived in the pagoda. As soon as he was old enough , Tunku ran
outside the palace enclosure to play with boys of his own age who lived in the
town. His mother strongly disapproved of it but she was too preoccupied with
caring for the Sultan and Tunku's nurses were unable to control him . At that
time , cholera and malaria disease were very common all over Kedah and at least
two of Tunku's brothers and elderly sister died from cholera while Tunku
himself suffered from intermittent attacks of malaria until he left for London
in 1920 .
When Tunku was four years old , he was vaccinated . Although
he tried to elude his mother's servants , he was finally caught and taken to
his grandmother's room where the painful inoculation. When Tunku was about six
years old , one day , as he was toasting keropok , (Fish fritters) in his
mother's kitchen , a lit fragment of firewood fell on his left ankle and burnt
him. It was extremely painful. Tunku wishing to conceal the accident from his
mother , wrapped a cloth around his ankle and hoped that it would heal. But the
wound turned septic and it was three years before it healed completely and
Tunku was able to resume his football games outside the palace.
When Tunku was nine years old , He was circumcised together
with seven other boys who were his playmates from town. The event took place in
a room in the palace complex. The Royal Circumciser performed the minor
operation in only a few seconds , but the healing was slow . All the patients ,
including Tunku remained in the palace for three weeks. Malay and Javanese
shadow plays were performed nightly for their entertainment.
Tunku's formal education started when he ws about six years
old at the only Malay elementary school in Alor Setar . His mother had hoped
that the school would keep him out of mischief but he often ran away from
class. When a small English Medium school was opened by a teacher named Mohamad
Iskandar , Tunku's mother sent him there instead. In the afternoon , Tunku was
taught to read the Al-Quran. When Tunku's eldest brother , Tunku Yusuf returned
to Alor Setar from England , he realised that Tunku was not making any progress
in his studies. He decided to take Tunku with him to Bangkok by sea from
Singapore in 1913. In Bangkok , Tunku was admitted to the Debsirin School ,
where lessons were taught in Siamese. Tunku was never lonely because he
possessed an unrivaled capacity of making friends with people of all
communities. His best friend was Tavil Guptarak. They attended the same school
and were inseparable. Tunku Yusuf spent his time on military operations against
bandits. In 1915 , he contracted pneumonia in the jungle and died on his return
to the Siamese capital. Tunku then returned to Kedah accompanied by his brother's
widow. His mother sent him to study in the Penang Free School. it was here that
Tunku began to developed a keen interest in his studies and twice obtained a
double promotion.
This evening, it is a great privilege to share the following
photographs and information about Tunku's school in Bangkok courtesy of Dr.Michael Chick.
The school is commonly called Debsirin. It is an error
because it is written as "ThepSirin" in Thai. This is the same name
as "Krung Thep", to describe Bangkok. Krung Thep means "City of
Angels", just like "Los Angeles" City of the US. The school
started in 1885, when the first gas powered car was invented in 1885 by
Gottlieb Daimler.
This school is situated downtown Bangkok, just across the
street from the Hualamphong Railway Station. aka "Sethani Roht Fai
Hualamphong" in Thai.For non-Malaysians, Tunku Abdul Rahman was the first
Prime Minister of Malaysia. It is perhaps important to note that he went to
ThepSirin School exactly 100 years ago.
NUR
SHAHIDAH BINTI BASARI
