I Remember When...
The all-Malay basketball team was a crowd favourite
2010/01/03
Liew Yong Choon is the first Chinese to be inducted into the Malay College Old Boys Association (MCOBA) and with it, the privilege to wear the college tie. Why? The police officer spent a lifetime training the MCKK boys play basketball. ARMAN AHMAD finds out what drove him
MY story begins back in 1974 when I met a boy in Kuala Kangsar. He was desperately trying to make a phone call to his hometown. His name was Abdul Aziz Salleh. He was a first former at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar.
I was waiting to use the phone as well. But Aziz was in a bit of a hurry. He told me that he needed to be back at school before 4pm.
Since he was running late, I told him that I would send him over on my Vespa.
On the way to the college, we chatted a bit. I knew some of his teachers, who were my friends. I asked him what sports he played. He mentioned basketball.
At the time, I was 26, and teaching economics and accounting at a school in Taiping. I had graduated from University of Malaya with a degree in economics a few years earlier.
My friend Tan Chan Thaing, a physics teacher, was in charge of the basketball team. He knew I was a state player. When I asked him for permission to train the boys, he readily agreed.
Together with Tan, I selected a team and put them on a regimented training programme. The boys in the 1974 Cagers included Riza Amarullah Beg, Aznir Malek, Raja Azman Shah, Samsuri Sawari, Hasnol, Halim Hussain, Hasman Yusri, Ikmal Hakimi, Ramlan Aziz, Rozlan, Md Johari, Wahid Tahir and Burhanuddin.
I started training the first formers but as time went on, the senior team joined in.
I soon realised that many of them had talent. They picked up the game fast, even though they were at a disadvantage compared with their Chinese counterparts who began playing from primary school. In those days, basketball was rarely played by Malay boys .
Despite their lack of experience, the MCKK boys were disciplined, dedicated and outstandingly committed.. They were obedient and willing to learn.
I was intrigued. At first, I taught them on a voluntary basis, but later I became deeply involved with the team.
In 1975, I joined the police force, as an ASP cadet officer.
Although I was stationed in Kuala Lumpur, I still coached the team, returning to Kuala Kangsar during my days off .
Almost all of my holidays were spent training the boys. I was a familiar sight at the east wing basketball court in those days, although I was not a teacher or officially engaged by anybody to coach the Cagers.
It took me three years to get them up to mark, but they finally became champions -- winning the Tun Hamdan Tahir Cup in 1977.
The MCKK Cagers in action during a match in Kluang in 1988.
From then on, the MCKK Cagers became a formidable force.. They were respected and feared by the teams not only from boarding schools but also from other schools in Perak.
The boys were a crowd favourite as well. We organised a lot of friendly matches with the locals to get them well prepared.
I would bring the boys into Chinese areas in Perak. Places like Liman Kati and Kampung Station in Kuala Kangsar, Jelapang, Menglembu, Setiawan, Bercham, Pulau Pangkor, Pokok Asam and Manjung.
Wherever they went, the team attracted crowds.. The Chinese residents would wonder whether the Malay boys could play good basketball. There were a lot of Malay boys playing football those days.. But basketball?
Through basketball, the MCKK players started to interact with other races. There were days when local Chinese players would visit our players in their apartments after matches. They would talk about basketball, and soon enough they became friends.
You know, it is true what they say about sports being one way to make friends.
From my own experience, I saw how this game promoted racial integration and harmony.
This was what sustained me all these years -- watching how the game built ties between the races.
I took pride in bringing an all-Malay basketball team to play in predominantly Chinese areas, and watch the team become a crowd favourite.
In 1988, I was the vice-president of the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) and was selected as the team manager of the national team.
During this time, I had to focus all my time on training the team for the 1989 Sea Games but was rewarded when Malaysia won the gold medal. (The team won its first and only gold medal at the Sea Games.)
But when it was over, I went back to my hometown and the east wing where the basketball court was, and continued to train players.
We won again in 1992.
The MCKK Cagers have won the Tun Hamdan Tahir Cup 13 times -- in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and last year.
Last month, I was inducted as an honorary member of the Malay College Old Boys Association (MCOBA). (He is the second honorary member, and the first Chinese to be honoured and given the right to wear the college tie.)
I have a high regard for these boys, having spent three decades with them.
While their names and faces change each year, one thing doesn't change. And that is their spirit.
All the boys who have been trained by me thus far are well disciplined, committed and obedient. These qualities have given me the strength to continue coaching them for the last 30 years. They not only performed well on the court, but also excelled in their studies. I am truly proud of these budak Koleq.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
MCOBA AGM 2010
Congratulations to all elected MCOBA JPM members for the session 2010-2012!
PRESIDENT
Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin (Won Uncontested)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
Dato' Faidz Darus (Won Uncontested)
VICE PRESIDENTS
1. Aziz Ishak
2. Bahari Atan
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
1. Razif Tan Sri Aziz
2. Raja A. Shah
3. Dato' Latt Shariman
4. Dato' Abdullah Zawawi
5. Hakim Hamzah
6. Azli Abdullah (Matt Bab)
7. Mohamed Zain Yusoff
8. Hisham Badrul (Spice)
9. Ahmad Salim Razi (Asraz)
10. Helmi Had Sabtu
PRESIDENT
Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin (Won Uncontested)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
Dato' Faidz Darus (Won Uncontested)
VICE PRESIDENTS
1. Aziz Ishak
2. Bahari Atan
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
1. Razif Tan Sri Aziz
2. Raja A. Shah
3. Dato' Latt Shariman
4. Dato' Abdullah Zawawi
5. Hakim Hamzah
6. Azli Abdullah (Matt Bab)
7. Mohamed Zain Yusoff
8. Hisham Badrul (Spice)
9. Ahmad Salim Razi (Asraz)
10. Helmi Had Sabtu
MCOBA: Let other Malaysians in, too
MCOBA: Let other Malaysians in, too
2009/12/16
JEREMIAH TAN, Kuala Krai
IT is very heartening to read of a non-Malay being inducted as a member of the Malay College Old Boys' Association (Mcoba), an exclusive all-Malay alumni group ("MCKK old boys enrol first non-Malay" -- NST, Dec 14).
But can we really assume that the perception that racism rules the daily lives of Malaysians has been utterly quashed by this single act, as the report claims? I wonder, though I will concede that it is certainly a good first step that must be emulated in the search for 1Malaysia. In that respect, there is still a lot more to be done, especially in our institutions of higher learning.
First, the Malay College Kuala Kangsar might consider another step forward by opening its doors to non-Malay Malaysian students, thus showing that we are indeed serious and sincere in wanting to make 1Malaysia a reality.
No higher learning institution should be monopolised by one race. Having a good mix of Malaysians should be the norm. If MRSM (Maktab Rendah Sains Mara) can open their doors to other races, I don't see why MCKK or UiTM (Universiti Teknologi Mara) cannot follow suit.
If, after 52 years of independence, UiTM still feels uneasy about admitting students of other races in Malaysia, something is surely very wrong. Furthermore, if it can open its doors to foreign students, it does not make sense that fellow Malaysians are deprived of the educational opportunities the university offers.
Similarly, students from vernacular schools need to be given the chance to study with others at boarding schools (Sekolah Menengah Sains) so that they will learn to live with all the communities that make up Malaysia.
2009/12/16
JEREMIAH TAN, Kuala Krai
IT is very heartening to read of a non-Malay being inducted as a member of the Malay College Old Boys' Association (Mcoba), an exclusive all-Malay alumni group ("MCKK old boys enrol first non-Malay" -- NST, Dec 14).
But can we really assume that the perception that racism rules the daily lives of Malaysians has been utterly quashed by this single act, as the report claims? I wonder, though I will concede that it is certainly a good first step that must be emulated in the search for 1Malaysia. In that respect, there is still a lot more to be done, especially in our institutions of higher learning.
First, the Malay College Kuala Kangsar might consider another step forward by opening its doors to non-Malay Malaysian students, thus showing that we are indeed serious and sincere in wanting to make 1Malaysia a reality.
No higher learning institution should be monopolised by one race. Having a good mix of Malaysians should be the norm. If MRSM (Maktab Rendah Sains Mara) can open their doors to other races, I don't see why MCKK or UiTM (Universiti Teknologi Mara) cannot follow suit.
If, after 52 years of independence, UiTM still feels uneasy about admitting students of other races in Malaysia, something is surely very wrong. Furthermore, if it can open its doors to foreign students, it does not make sense that fellow Malaysians are deprived of the educational opportunities the university offers.
Similarly, students from vernacular schools need to be given the chance to study with others at boarding schools (Sekolah Menengah Sains) so that they will learn to live with all the communities that make up Malaysia.
MCKK old boys enrol first non-Malay member
MCKK old boys enrol first non-Malay member
2009/12/14
KUALA LUMPUR: The perception that racism rules the daily lives of Malaysians was quashed on Saturday when a retired police officer was given the rare distinction of being the first non-Malay to be inducted as a member of the Malay College Old Boys Association (Mcoba), an exclusive all-Malay alumni group.
Liew Yong Choon coached basketball at the residential school for more than 20 years and brought big successes along the way to Malay students in the Chinese-dominated sport.
Apart from voluntarily coaching the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) basketball team to become school champions in the late 1970s and 1980s, Liew spent a lot of his free time with the students, acting as a counsellor.
He also gave his charges tuition in English, Maths and Science and would set academic targets for them, failing which they would be suspended and not able to train with the team for several days.
Liew took pride in bringing an all-Malay basketball team to play in Chinese tournaments and made the team a crowd favourite.
He was named honorary member at the Mcoba annual dinner in front of royalty and luminaries who included the Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and former national police chief Tun Hanif Omar.
The appointment reinforced a statement by association president Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas in his speech at the start of the function that the old boys of MCKK, despite their upbringing in a closed community boarding school environment, were never known to be racist nor racial fanatics.
"Why this outlook, why this cosmopolitan outlook which one would not normally associate with an enclosed one-race environment?" he asked and went on to answer it by quoting a popular belief among old boys that they were not racists because of their exposure to a multiracial teaching faculty.
However, today, Megat Najmuddin added, the teaching staff is totally Malay and the question he posed was how do MCKK students escape the embrace of racial fanaticism.
"This is a genuine concern and perhaps we have travelled along the communal paths far too far that somehow we have to come together again as 1Malaysia."
2009/12/14
KUALA LUMPUR: The perception that racism rules the daily lives of Malaysians was quashed on Saturday when a retired police officer was given the rare distinction of being the first non-Malay to be inducted as a member of the Malay College Old Boys Association (Mcoba), an exclusive all-Malay alumni group.
Liew Yong Choon coached basketball at the residential school for more than 20 years and brought big successes along the way to Malay students in the Chinese-dominated sport.
Apart from voluntarily coaching the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) basketball team to become school champions in the late 1970s and 1980s, Liew spent a lot of his free time with the students, acting as a counsellor.
He also gave his charges tuition in English, Maths and Science and would set academic targets for them, failing which they would be suspended and not able to train with the team for several days.
Liew took pride in bringing an all-Malay basketball team to play in Chinese tournaments and made the team a crowd favourite.
He was named honorary member at the Mcoba annual dinner in front of royalty and luminaries who included the Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and former national police chief Tun Hanif Omar.
The appointment reinforced a statement by association president Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas in his speech at the start of the function that the old boys of MCKK, despite their upbringing in a closed community boarding school environment, were never known to be racist nor racial fanatics.
"Why this outlook, why this cosmopolitan outlook which one would not normally associate with an enclosed one-race environment?" he asked and went on to answer it by quoting a popular belief among old boys that they were not racists because of their exposure to a multiracial teaching faculty.
However, today, Megat Najmuddin added, the teaching staff is totally Malay and the question he posed was how do MCKK students escape the embrace of racial fanaticism.
"This is a genuine concern and perhaps we have travelled along the communal paths far too far that somehow we have to come together again as 1Malaysia."
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Kolej Yayasan Saad
Kolej Yayasan Saad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kolej Yayasan Saad (KYS), also known as Saad Foundation College (SFC), is a private, fully residential school founded by Tan Sri Halim bin Saad in 1995. It was built as a tribute to the memory of his late father. The college is located at Ayer Keroh, Melaka. The motto of Kolej Yayasan Saad is "Centre of Excellence".
Location
Kolej Yayasan Saad is located in Ayer Keroh, a small town in the state of Melaka (Malacca). KYS lies near the North-South Expressway and accessible through the Ayer Keroh Toll Exit. KYS is 140 km from Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, about one and half hour if travelling by car. KYS is located in a rubber tree plantation.
Facilities
There are six lecture hall-style theatrettes, six science labs, an amphitheater, a Resource Center, computer labs, seven specialist rooms, two music studios, an art studio and workshops.
Besides the academic facilities, students also enjoy a spacious dining hall, a cafeteria, dormitories and surau. Most of the places are air-conditioned, except the science labs, surau and dormitories.
The sports facilities include a gym, a 50-meter and 300-meter swimming pools, a synthetic athletics track, a rugby field, a football field, squash courts, tennis courts, a cross country obstacle course and a multi-purpose hall.
Student selection criteria
Kolej Yayasan Saad conducts a student selection process every year. Only Form 1 students for the next school session are allowed to apply. The first step of the student selection process is sending the official KYS application form, which is available from the school's website. The school receives about 6,000 applicants per year.
From these applicants, 2,000 of those who fulfill the strict criteria are selected for the written Entrance Examination. There are 20 venues nationwide to take this exam. The top 200 students in this exam proceed to the third and final process, referred to as the Residential Student Selection Process. The 200 potential KYS students go to KYS for a four-days Residential Student Selection. During the four days process, candidates face testing which includes interviews, IQ tests, a personality test, an aptitude test, a physical test, group presentation, and a stage performance. Candidates are evaluated by facilitators and teachers. From the initial 6,000 participants, only the best 60 candidates (approximately of 40 boys and 20 girls) are admitted into KYS in any one academic year, making the school population of the five batches of approximately 300 resident students only.
The Houses
KYS has three houses, each named after Malaysia's first three Prime Ministers: Tunku Abdul Rahman,Razak and Tun Hussein Onn. Houses have a Housemaster in charge, while students form the working committee. All three houses have a colour and mascot.
Rahman House (Blue Dragon) Razak House (Red phoenix) Hussein House (Silver fox)
Events and activities
Every month, a "Union Night" is held by the societies in KYS. There are six societies:
• Bahasa Melayu Society (PERBAYU)
• English Language Society (ELASO)
• Islamic Society (ISSO)
• Science and Mathematics Society (SMATS)
• Interact Club
• History club.
Usually the Union Nights are inter-house competitions, such as the Science Quiz, Malam Bintang Legenda, English Drama, Religious Studies Quiz (Kuiz Agama), but there are also Union Nights that are also talent shows, talks and speeches.
KYS holds annual events such as the Athletics Championship, Swimming Championship, Family Day and Cross-Country Run. There are also the KYS annual carnivals, namely the Traditional Rugby Match with Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) and the Traditional Rugby Match with Vajiravudh College, Thailand.
Orchestra
The KYS Orchestra was established in 1997 at the behest of the school's founder. The orchestra is supported by a music programme that is built on accelerated learning of the musical instruments. The school's music syllabus is based upon the ABRSM standards and students from the school sit for the ABRSM examinations. The orchestra has about 76 members and about 40 other members in the Junior Development Programme
The Music Director is Mr Maxwell Sim, assisted by two full-time staff as well as part-timers who handle the teaching of percussion, piano and keyboards and guitars/double bass.
The orchestra has performed in venues across Peninsular Malaysia which included a 2003 performance in conjunction with the 13th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur. In the same year, the orchestra performed at the Thailand Cultural Village in Bangkok.
Every year, the orchestra goes on tour and performs for dignitaries including the Royal families and Malaysian ministers, parents and students of guest schools.
Achievements
Kolej Yayasan Saad has produced the best results for both the Penilaian Menengah Rendah and the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations. In the 2006 PMR examinations, a total of 54 out of 56 students obtained straight As or 96.4 % in all subjects.This result was the best in the country. In 2007 the school achieved a 100% percent straight-As in the PMR examinations. The same goes for 2008, they also achieved 100% straight-As.And to complete the hat-trick, the PMR candidates of 2009 had managed to get 100% straight-As for the third time.
In sports, the KYS athletics team have been the Ayer Keroh district champion and Melaka state Champion for many years straight. The KYS rugby team, also known as the KYS Rammers, is one of the best in Malaysia, playing state and national tournaments such as the Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor 10s (SMSS 10s). The Rammers also participate in international rugby tournaments such as the COBRA 10s and NS Royal 7s.Not forgetting, the Under-15 Netball Team (2009) of Kolej Yayasan Saad also become the Champion in Ayer Keroh zone.
References
'Taken from Berita Harian( 21st October 2009 )'
Kecemerlangan KYS setanding SBP
KOLEJ Yayasan Saad (KYS), Melaka, sekolah berasrama penuh (SBP) swasta yang mencatatkan kejayaan cemerlang dengan capaian gred purata sekolah 1.33 dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia tahun lalu.
Kecemerlangan itu meletakkan kolej berkenaan di tangga teratas daripada senarai 10 SBP terbaik di negara ini.
Pengetuanya, Noor Ainun Datuk Seri Yang Rashdi, berkata kecemerlangan itu diperoleh apabila pihaknya melaksanakan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran secara menyeluruh.
Katanya, memandangkan jumlah pengambilan setahun sekitar 60 pelajar bagi setiap sesi persekolahan pihaknya akan memastikan jumlah itu dapat menyumbang keputusan membanggakan.
Beliau berkata, setiap pelajar mengambil berat antara satu sama lain dan masing-masing akan memastikan rakan yang lemah dibantu, sekali gus mencapai kejayaan bersama.
“Saya melihat hubungan pelajar begitu rapat, kehidupan mereka sebagai satu keluarga. Mereka seboleh-bolehnya mahukan rakan yang kurang cemerlang dibimbing serta dibantu.
“Kerjasama erat membentuk ukhwah dan persahabatan erat. Masing-masing berpegang teguh kepada kejayaan bersama adalah asas dalam melonjakkan kecemerlangan sekolah,” katanya ketika dihubungi Berita Harian.
Keikhlasan mereka berkawan kata Noor Ainun, terbukti apabila semua calon Penilaian Menengah Rendah mencatatkan 100 peratus A dalam tempoh dua tahun berturut-turut sejak 2007.
Beliau berkata, model pendidikan dilaksanakan di KYS diambil daripada sistem pendidikan berasrama penuh di United Kingdom. Sistem yang diiktiraf global itu memberi tumpuan kepada kecemerlangan akademik dan pembangunan sahsiah selain menyelitkan program nilai tambah.
Satu daripada program itu katanya, mewajibkan pelajar mengikuti mata pelajaran muzik bagi memastikan mereka mempelbagai keupayaan yang dianugerahkan iaitu memiliki kecerdasan fikiran dan mahir bermain muzik.
Malah beliau berkata, pihak sekolah juga mewajibkan pelajar mengikuti kelas renang dengan dibimbing jurulatih bertauliah.
Mengulas proses pengambilan pelajar, Noor Ainum, berkata bagi kemasukan sesi persekolahan 2010, pihaknya menerima lebih hampir 2,000 permohonan daripada lepasan Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah.
Bagaimanapun, daripada jumlah itu katanya, hanya 200 calon dipanggil menghadiri sesi pemilihan di KYS untuk memilih 60 pelajar yang layak.
Selain mengambil kira pencapaian akademik dan kokurikulum, pihaknya memilih pelajar yang memiliki sahsiah tinggi selain kemahiran berkomunikasi berkesan dan kepimpinan.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kolej Yayasan Saad (KYS), also known as Saad Foundation College (SFC), is a private, fully residential school founded by Tan Sri Halim bin Saad in 1995. It was built as a tribute to the memory of his late father. The college is located at Ayer Keroh, Melaka. The motto of Kolej Yayasan Saad is "Centre of Excellence".
Location
Kolej Yayasan Saad is located in Ayer Keroh, a small town in the state of Melaka (Malacca). KYS lies near the North-South Expressway and accessible through the Ayer Keroh Toll Exit. KYS is 140 km from Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, about one and half hour if travelling by car. KYS is located in a rubber tree plantation.
Facilities
There are six lecture hall-style theatrettes, six science labs, an amphitheater, a Resource Center, computer labs, seven specialist rooms, two music studios, an art studio and workshops.
Besides the academic facilities, students also enjoy a spacious dining hall, a cafeteria, dormitories and surau. Most of the places are air-conditioned, except the science labs, surau and dormitories.
The sports facilities include a gym, a 50-meter and 300-meter swimming pools, a synthetic athletics track, a rugby field, a football field, squash courts, tennis courts, a cross country obstacle course and a multi-purpose hall.
Student selection criteria
Kolej Yayasan Saad conducts a student selection process every year. Only Form 1 students for the next school session are allowed to apply. The first step of the student selection process is sending the official KYS application form, which is available from the school's website. The school receives about 6,000 applicants per year.
From these applicants, 2,000 of those who fulfill the strict criteria are selected for the written Entrance Examination. There are 20 venues nationwide to take this exam. The top 200 students in this exam proceed to the third and final process, referred to as the Residential Student Selection Process. The 200 potential KYS students go to KYS for a four-days Residential Student Selection. During the four days process, candidates face testing which includes interviews, IQ tests, a personality test, an aptitude test, a physical test, group presentation, and a stage performance. Candidates are evaluated by facilitators and teachers. From the initial 6,000 participants, only the best 60 candidates (approximately of 40 boys and 20 girls) are admitted into KYS in any one academic year, making the school population of the five batches of approximately 300 resident students only.
The Houses
KYS has three houses, each named after Malaysia's first three Prime Ministers: Tunku Abdul Rahman,Razak and Tun Hussein Onn. Houses have a Housemaster in charge, while students form the working committee. All three houses have a colour and mascot.
Rahman House (Blue Dragon) Razak House (Red phoenix) Hussein House (Silver fox)
Events and activities
Every month, a "Union Night" is held by the societies in KYS. There are six societies:
• Bahasa Melayu Society (PERBAYU)
• English Language Society (ELASO)
• Islamic Society (ISSO)
• Science and Mathematics Society (SMATS)
• Interact Club
• History club.
Usually the Union Nights are inter-house competitions, such as the Science Quiz, Malam Bintang Legenda, English Drama, Religious Studies Quiz (Kuiz Agama), but there are also Union Nights that are also talent shows, talks and speeches.
KYS holds annual events such as the Athletics Championship, Swimming Championship, Family Day and Cross-Country Run. There are also the KYS annual carnivals, namely the Traditional Rugby Match with Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) and the Traditional Rugby Match with Vajiravudh College, Thailand.
Orchestra
The KYS Orchestra was established in 1997 at the behest of the school's founder. The orchestra is supported by a music programme that is built on accelerated learning of the musical instruments. The school's music syllabus is based upon the ABRSM standards and students from the school sit for the ABRSM examinations. The orchestra has about 76 members and about 40 other members in the Junior Development Programme
The Music Director is Mr Maxwell Sim, assisted by two full-time staff as well as part-timers who handle the teaching of percussion, piano and keyboards and guitars/double bass.
The orchestra has performed in venues across Peninsular Malaysia which included a 2003 performance in conjunction with the 13th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur. In the same year, the orchestra performed at the Thailand Cultural Village in Bangkok.
Every year, the orchestra goes on tour and performs for dignitaries including the Royal families and Malaysian ministers, parents and students of guest schools.
Achievements
Kolej Yayasan Saad has produced the best results for both the Penilaian Menengah Rendah and the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examinations. In the 2006 PMR examinations, a total of 54 out of 56 students obtained straight As or 96.4 % in all subjects.This result was the best in the country. In 2007 the school achieved a 100% percent straight-As in the PMR examinations. The same goes for 2008, they also achieved 100% straight-As.And to complete the hat-trick, the PMR candidates of 2009 had managed to get 100% straight-As for the third time.
In sports, the KYS athletics team have been the Ayer Keroh district champion and Melaka state Champion for many years straight. The KYS rugby team, also known as the KYS Rammers, is one of the best in Malaysia, playing state and national tournaments such as the Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor 10s (SMSS 10s). The Rammers also participate in international rugby tournaments such as the COBRA 10s and NS Royal 7s.Not forgetting, the Under-15 Netball Team (2009) of Kolej Yayasan Saad also become the Champion in Ayer Keroh zone.
References
'Taken from Berita Harian( 21st October 2009 )'
Kecemerlangan KYS setanding SBP
KOLEJ Yayasan Saad (KYS), Melaka, sekolah berasrama penuh (SBP) swasta yang mencatatkan kejayaan cemerlang dengan capaian gred purata sekolah 1.33 dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia tahun lalu.
Kecemerlangan itu meletakkan kolej berkenaan di tangga teratas daripada senarai 10 SBP terbaik di negara ini.
Pengetuanya, Noor Ainun Datuk Seri Yang Rashdi, berkata kecemerlangan itu diperoleh apabila pihaknya melaksanakan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran secara menyeluruh.
Katanya, memandangkan jumlah pengambilan setahun sekitar 60 pelajar bagi setiap sesi persekolahan pihaknya akan memastikan jumlah itu dapat menyumbang keputusan membanggakan.
Beliau berkata, setiap pelajar mengambil berat antara satu sama lain dan masing-masing akan memastikan rakan yang lemah dibantu, sekali gus mencapai kejayaan bersama.
“Saya melihat hubungan pelajar begitu rapat, kehidupan mereka sebagai satu keluarga. Mereka seboleh-bolehnya mahukan rakan yang kurang cemerlang dibimbing serta dibantu.
“Kerjasama erat membentuk ukhwah dan persahabatan erat. Masing-masing berpegang teguh kepada kejayaan bersama adalah asas dalam melonjakkan kecemerlangan sekolah,” katanya ketika dihubungi Berita Harian.
Keikhlasan mereka berkawan kata Noor Ainun, terbukti apabila semua calon Penilaian Menengah Rendah mencatatkan 100 peratus A dalam tempoh dua tahun berturut-turut sejak 2007.
Beliau berkata, model pendidikan dilaksanakan di KYS diambil daripada sistem pendidikan berasrama penuh di United Kingdom. Sistem yang diiktiraf global itu memberi tumpuan kepada kecemerlangan akademik dan pembangunan sahsiah selain menyelitkan program nilai tambah.
Satu daripada program itu katanya, mewajibkan pelajar mengikuti mata pelajaran muzik bagi memastikan mereka mempelbagai keupayaan yang dianugerahkan iaitu memiliki kecerdasan fikiran dan mahir bermain muzik.
Malah beliau berkata, pihak sekolah juga mewajibkan pelajar mengikuti kelas renang dengan dibimbing jurulatih bertauliah.
Mengulas proses pengambilan pelajar, Noor Ainum, berkata bagi kemasukan sesi persekolahan 2010, pihaknya menerima lebih hampir 2,000 permohonan daripada lepasan Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah.
Bagaimanapun, daripada jumlah itu katanya, hanya 200 calon dipanggil menghadiri sesi pemilihan di KYS untuk memilih 60 pelajar yang layak.
Selain mengambil kira pencapaian akademik dan kokurikulum, pihaknya memilih pelajar yang memiliki sahsiah tinggi selain kemahiran berkomunikasi berkesan dan kepimpinan.
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
(Malay) Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar
Fiat Sapientia Virtus (Manliness Through Wisdom)
Location Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia
Information
Type Public all-boys boarding school
Established 2 January 1905
Founder Sultan Idris (Perak), Sultan Sulaiman (Selangor), Sultan Ahmad (Pahang), Yang di-Pertuan Besar Mohd Shah (Negeri Sembilan)
Principal Anand Baharuddin
Grades Form 1 - Form 5
Number of students 650
Medium of Language Malay
Colour(s) Yellow, Red, Black, White
Yearbook The Malay College Magazine
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (Malay College, MCKK, MC or Koleq, Kolek and sometimes dubbed "the Eton of the East") is a residential school in Malaysia. It is an all-boys and all-Malay school located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. In the Malay language, it is called Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar or formerly Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar.
Coat of arms
The shield is quartered, coloured white (argent) in the first quarter, red (gules) in the second, black (sable) in the third and yellow (or) in the fourth.
The colors represent the four Houses into which the students are grouped; Idris (white), Sulaiman (red), Mohd Shah (yellow) and Ahmad (black). The Houses are named in honor of the four Sultans who founded the College.
In the middle of the shield is a red kris, a traditional Malay dagger. On top of the crest is a head of a tiger which is the symbol of the Federation of Malaya. Surrounding the left and right side of the shield are laurel wreaths symbolizing excellence. The school motto is Fiat Sapientia Virtus, which is Latin for Manliness Through Wisdom.
History
Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) is the first fully-residential school in Malaysia. Established on 2 January 1905, it was originally known as the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar.
The school was the brainchild of Mr R J Wilkinson, then Inspector of Schools for the Federated Malay States. In a letter to the Resident-General dated 24 February 1904 he wrote about "establishing at a suitable locality in the F.M.S., a special residential school for the education of Malays of good family and for the training of Malay boys for admission to certain branches of Government service".
Its formation was supported by the then Rulers of the Federated Malay States namely Sultan Idris Murshidul ‘Adzam Shah I of Perak, Sultan Alaiddin Sulaiman Shah of Selangor, Yam Tuan Tuanku Muhammad Shah of Negeri Sembilan and Sultan Ahmad Mu’adzam Shah of Pahang.
Mr W Hargreaves, then Headmaster of Penang Free School was appointed as the first headmaster to lead the establishment of the school. Since 1965, the Malay College has been led by Malay headmasters.
As it was founded to educate the Malay elite, comprising of royal children and the sons of Malay nobility, few of its early students were from amongst commoner families. This changed dramatically after 1947, as a result of rising Malay nationalism. Today, selected Malay boys aged from 12 to 17 from around Malaysia are being educated there.
The Straits Echo on 15 April 1905 reported that a few boys were placed in cosy dormitories in Mr Hargreaves’ rented house, while the others were stabled in small houses formerly occupied by the Malayan Railway clerks. The second half of the school, conducted by Mr Vanrenen was held in a fowl house. There were 40 boys in the first intake of the school.
The sanction for the building of a permanent school became official on 23 December 1905, and by 1 May 1909, the Big School was first brought into use. On Saturday, 11 December 1909, the Big School was officially opened by the Sultan of Perak, and the auspicious date also marked the change in the name of the school from the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar to the Malay College of Kuala Kangsar.
The change also seems to have seen greater emphasis on the original aim of MCKK. A report from 1910 said: "From this school the Government have great hopes that the sons of Malays of the Raja and higher class will be educated and trained on the lines of an English Public School and be fitted to take a share in the Government of their Country".
Since its inception, more than 5,000 boys (and 2 girls) have entered the gates of MCKK.
The college celebrated its centenary on 26 March 2005, attended by dignitaries, old boys, and townspeople. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia attended the event, along with the royal rulers of the states of Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan as well as the governor of Malacca.
On 10 June 2006, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited the school. The monarchs had promised to visit the school back in 1990s.
Since 30 May 2007, the Malaysian Ministry of Education has recognized MCKK as a cluster school.
MCKK has been the school for many prominent Malaysians such as kings, sultans, prime ministers, ministers as well as senior officials in the Government and leading figures in the private sector.
Buildings
The Clock Tower. The tower and the administration block was opened by the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya Sir Donald MacGillivray in 1955.
The most recognizable feature of the school is the Big School (built in 1909), a building with pseudo Greco-Roman architecture fronted by a rugby field. The Prep School, built later in 1912, is smaller but with equally prominent features. In 1955, the West and East Wing, as well as the Administration Block and Clocktower were added. The Administrative Block was opened by High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya Sir Donald MacGillivray in 1955. The West and the East Wing, together with the Overfloor make up what is now called the Big School. Two more hostel blocks, the Pavilion and New Hostel were built in 1963 and 1972 respectively; the latter houses second formers. Another prominent feature of the school is the Big Tree, a raintree (Samanea saman) in front of the East Wing that is said to be as old as the school itself.
Sports
The school has three fields. One is located in front of the Big School, reserved for rugby, soccer and cricket. The second field is located south eastern of the Big School and it hosts field hockey game. The third open space is in the Administration Block and it is used for various purposes.
The College ground is also the only place in Malaysia where one could find an Eton Fives court. The students neither use the court nor do they play the game, however.
The school also excels in sports and debate. It became a powerhouse in rugby during the sixties and still has one of the best rugby school teams in the nation .
Nicknamed "All-Blacks" after the New Zealand national team for its all black strip, they perform the haka before matches. It has held a match series against the Vajiravudh College of Thailand since 1960. In odd-numbered years, the match is held in Kuala Kangsar. In even-numbered years, it is held in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition to this, MCKK competes with rival Royal Military College every year in a multi-games carnival.
Within the school, each student belongs to one of four "Rumah" (sport houses), named after the founders of the school. They are Sulaiman (represented by the color red), Ahmad (black), Mohd Shah (yellow) and Idris (white). The four houses compete with each other in sport. The competition between the four reaches its peak in the school's Sports Day.
Alumni
The alumni association of MCKK is known as the Malay College Old Boys' Association (MCOBA) and it was established in 1929.
Amongst the more notable alumni of the Malay College are: Dato' Onn Jaafar, the father of Malay nationalism and former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the former Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian ministers Hishammuddin Hussein, Effendi Norwawi, Fauzi Abdul Rahman and Nazri Aziz, politician and former chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club Shahrir Samad, the Sultans of Pahang and Perak, late Omar Ali Saifuddin III of Brunei from 1932 to 1936 and the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Pak Sako or Ishak Haji Muhammad, Tan Sri Yahya Ahmad and Dr. Azahari Husin were also alumni.
The novelist and composer Anthony Burgess (1917–93), author of The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy, was a master at MCKK. He taught English and history, and was housemaster at King's Pavilion, between 1956 and 1957 during the headmastership of J.D.R. "Jimmy" Howell.[1] According to Burgess' "This Man & Music" he wrote some music there under the influence of the country, notably Sinfoni Melayu for orchestra and brass band, which included cries of Merdeka (independence) from the audience. No score of any, however, has been delivered to posterity.
The alumni association is based in the Penthouse of the MCOBA building in Kuala Lumpur.
Traditions
A few school traditions survive:
• the wearing of one of two forms of the school tie every Wednesday by the old boys.
• the annual gathering lasting around three days at the school itself - referred to as Old Boys Weekend. During the weekend, sports matches are held between the Old Boys and the students, culminating with a rugby match on Sunday morning.
• an annual formal dinner for old boys, usually held in a ballroom in Kuala Lumpur.
• the school cheering where almost every student is required to sing in unison various fight songs during official sport matches while wearing a specially designed polo-shirt.
Headmasters
• 1905—1918: William Hargreaves
• 1918—1919: J.O. May
• 1919—1923: L.A.S. Jermyn
• 1923—1938: C. Bazell
• 1938—1949: H.R. Carey
• 1949—1953: K.D. Luke
• 1953—1958: J.D.R. Howell
• 1958—1959: P.G. Haig
• 1959—1965: N.J. Ryan
• 1965—1969: Dato' Abdul Aziz Ismail
• 1970—1971: Syed Abu Bakar Barakbah
• 1971—1972: Dato' Mohd. Ghazali Hj. Hanafiah
• 1973—1975: Nordin Nasir
• 1975—1977: Dato' Abdul Rahman Mohd. Ali
• 1977—1982: Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Hamzah
• 1982—1983: Syed Alwi Syed Aljunid
• 1983—1987: Zainal Abidin Hj. Ahmad
• 1988—1992: Dato' Rashdi Ramlan
• 1992—1995: Dato' Hj. Hassan Hashim
• 1995—1999: Datuk Hj. Baharom Kamari
• 1999—2003: Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Alimuddin Hj. Mohd. Dom
• 2004—2010: Mohd Rauhi Mohd Isa
References
1. ^ http://sakmongkol.blogspot.com/2009/06/life-and-times-of-dato-mokhtar-bin-dato_15.html
2. ^ http://www.anthonyburgess.org/anthony-burgess-his-life-work/music/1954-59.htm
• Johan, Khasnor. Educating The Malay Elite: The Malay College Kuala Kangsar, 1905-1941. Pustaka Antara. Malay College Old Boys Association. The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. ISBN 967-937-356-8
• Johan, Khasnor. Leadership But What's Next? ISBN 983-3318-52-5
Further reading
• Neil J Ryan. The Last Expatriate: Reminiscenses of an educationalist in Malaysia. Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 967-61-1730-7
• Nik Ismail Nik Daud. Arbain Kadri. Prosiding Simposium MCOBA 1. 3 December 1989.
Coordinates: 4°46′34.04″N 100°56′17.41″E4.7761222°N 100.9381694°E
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
(Malay) Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar
Fiat Sapientia Virtus (Manliness Through Wisdom)
Location Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia
Information
Type Public all-boys boarding school
Established 2 January 1905
Founder Sultan Idris (Perak), Sultan Sulaiman (Selangor), Sultan Ahmad (Pahang), Yang di-Pertuan Besar Mohd Shah (Negeri Sembilan)
Principal Anand Baharuddin
Grades Form 1 - Form 5
Number of students 650
Medium of Language Malay
Colour(s) Yellow, Red, Black, White
Yearbook The Malay College Magazine
The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (Malay College, MCKK, MC or Koleq, Kolek and sometimes dubbed "the Eton of the East") is a residential school in Malaysia. It is an all-boys and all-Malay school located in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. In the Malay language, it is called Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar or formerly Maktab Melayu Kuala Kangsar.
Coat of arms
The shield is quartered, coloured white (argent) in the first quarter, red (gules) in the second, black (sable) in the third and yellow (or) in the fourth.
The colors represent the four Houses into which the students are grouped; Idris (white), Sulaiman (red), Mohd Shah (yellow) and Ahmad (black). The Houses are named in honor of the four Sultans who founded the College.
In the middle of the shield is a red kris, a traditional Malay dagger. On top of the crest is a head of a tiger which is the symbol of the Federation of Malaya. Surrounding the left and right side of the shield are laurel wreaths symbolizing excellence. The school motto is Fiat Sapientia Virtus, which is Latin for Manliness Through Wisdom.
History
Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) is the first fully-residential school in Malaysia. Established on 2 January 1905, it was originally known as the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar.
The school was the brainchild of Mr R J Wilkinson, then Inspector of Schools for the Federated Malay States. In a letter to the Resident-General dated 24 February 1904 he wrote about "establishing at a suitable locality in the F.M.S., a special residential school for the education of Malays of good family and for the training of Malay boys for admission to certain branches of Government service".
Its formation was supported by the then Rulers of the Federated Malay States namely Sultan Idris Murshidul ‘Adzam Shah I of Perak, Sultan Alaiddin Sulaiman Shah of Selangor, Yam Tuan Tuanku Muhammad Shah of Negeri Sembilan and Sultan Ahmad Mu’adzam Shah of Pahang.
Mr W Hargreaves, then Headmaster of Penang Free School was appointed as the first headmaster to lead the establishment of the school. Since 1965, the Malay College has been led by Malay headmasters.
As it was founded to educate the Malay elite, comprising of royal children and the sons of Malay nobility, few of its early students were from amongst commoner families. This changed dramatically after 1947, as a result of rising Malay nationalism. Today, selected Malay boys aged from 12 to 17 from around Malaysia are being educated there.
The Straits Echo on 15 April 1905 reported that a few boys were placed in cosy dormitories in Mr Hargreaves’ rented house, while the others were stabled in small houses formerly occupied by the Malayan Railway clerks. The second half of the school, conducted by Mr Vanrenen was held in a fowl house. There were 40 boys in the first intake of the school.
The sanction for the building of a permanent school became official on 23 December 1905, and by 1 May 1909, the Big School was first brought into use. On Saturday, 11 December 1909, the Big School was officially opened by the Sultan of Perak, and the auspicious date also marked the change in the name of the school from the Malay Residential School of Kuala Kangsar to the Malay College of Kuala Kangsar.
The change also seems to have seen greater emphasis on the original aim of MCKK. A report from 1910 said: "From this school the Government have great hopes that the sons of Malays of the Raja and higher class will be educated and trained on the lines of an English Public School and be fitted to take a share in the Government of their Country".
Since its inception, more than 5,000 boys (and 2 girls) have entered the gates of MCKK.
The college celebrated its centenary on 26 March 2005, attended by dignitaries, old boys, and townspeople. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia attended the event, along with the royal rulers of the states of Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan as well as the governor of Malacca.
On 10 June 2006, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited the school. The monarchs had promised to visit the school back in 1990s.
Since 30 May 2007, the Malaysian Ministry of Education has recognized MCKK as a cluster school.
MCKK has been the school for many prominent Malaysians such as kings, sultans, prime ministers, ministers as well as senior officials in the Government and leading figures in the private sector.
Buildings
The Clock Tower. The tower and the administration block was opened by the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya Sir Donald MacGillivray in 1955.
The most recognizable feature of the school is the Big School (built in 1909), a building with pseudo Greco-Roman architecture fronted by a rugby field. The Prep School, built later in 1912, is smaller but with equally prominent features. In 1955, the West and East Wing, as well as the Administration Block and Clocktower were added. The Administrative Block was opened by High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya Sir Donald MacGillivray in 1955. The West and the East Wing, together with the Overfloor make up what is now called the Big School. Two more hostel blocks, the Pavilion and New Hostel were built in 1963 and 1972 respectively; the latter houses second formers. Another prominent feature of the school is the Big Tree, a raintree (Samanea saman) in front of the East Wing that is said to be as old as the school itself.
Sports
The school has three fields. One is located in front of the Big School, reserved for rugby, soccer and cricket. The second field is located south eastern of the Big School and it hosts field hockey game. The third open space is in the Administration Block and it is used for various purposes.
The College ground is also the only place in Malaysia where one could find an Eton Fives court. The students neither use the court nor do they play the game, however.
The school also excels in sports and debate. It became a powerhouse in rugby during the sixties and still has one of the best rugby school teams in the nation .
Nicknamed "All-Blacks" after the New Zealand national team for its all black strip, they perform the haka before matches. It has held a match series against the Vajiravudh College of Thailand since 1960. In odd-numbered years, the match is held in Kuala Kangsar. In even-numbered years, it is held in Bangkok, Thailand. In addition to this, MCKK competes with rival Royal Military College every year in a multi-games carnival.
Within the school, each student belongs to one of four "Rumah" (sport houses), named after the founders of the school. They are Sulaiman (represented by the color red), Ahmad (black), Mohd Shah (yellow) and Idris (white). The four houses compete with each other in sport. The competition between the four reaches its peak in the school's Sports Day.
Alumni
The alumni association of MCKK is known as the Malay College Old Boys' Association (MCOBA) and it was established in 1929.
Amongst the more notable alumni of the Malay College are: Dato' Onn Jaafar, the father of Malay nationalism and former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the former Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian ministers Hishammuddin Hussein, Effendi Norwawi, Fauzi Abdul Rahman and Nazri Aziz, politician and former chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club Shahrir Samad, the Sultans of Pahang and Perak, late Omar Ali Saifuddin III of Brunei from 1932 to 1936 and the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Pak Sako or Ishak Haji Muhammad, Tan Sri Yahya Ahmad and Dr. Azahari Husin were also alumni.
The novelist and composer Anthony Burgess (1917–93), author of The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy, was a master at MCKK. He taught English and history, and was housemaster at King's Pavilion, between 1956 and 1957 during the headmastership of J.D.R. "Jimmy" Howell.[1] According to Burgess' "This Man & Music" he wrote some music there under the influence of the country, notably Sinfoni Melayu for orchestra and brass band, which included cries of Merdeka (independence) from the audience. No score of any, however, has been delivered to posterity.
The alumni association is based in the Penthouse of the MCOBA building in Kuala Lumpur.
Traditions
A few school traditions survive:
• the wearing of one of two forms of the school tie every Wednesday by the old boys.
• the annual gathering lasting around three days at the school itself - referred to as Old Boys Weekend. During the weekend, sports matches are held between the Old Boys and the students, culminating with a rugby match on Sunday morning.
• an annual formal dinner for old boys, usually held in a ballroom in Kuala Lumpur.
• the school cheering where almost every student is required to sing in unison various fight songs during official sport matches while wearing a specially designed polo-shirt.
Headmasters
• 1905—1918: William Hargreaves
• 1918—1919: J.O. May
• 1919—1923: L.A.S. Jermyn
• 1923—1938: C. Bazell
• 1938—1949: H.R. Carey
• 1949—1953: K.D. Luke
• 1953—1958: J.D.R. Howell
• 1958—1959: P.G. Haig
• 1959—1965: N.J. Ryan
• 1965—1969: Dato' Abdul Aziz Ismail
• 1970—1971: Syed Abu Bakar Barakbah
• 1971—1972: Dato' Mohd. Ghazali Hj. Hanafiah
• 1973—1975: Nordin Nasir
• 1975—1977: Dato' Abdul Rahman Mohd. Ali
• 1977—1982: Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Hamzah
• 1982—1983: Syed Alwi Syed Aljunid
• 1983—1987: Zainal Abidin Hj. Ahmad
• 1988—1992: Dato' Rashdi Ramlan
• 1992—1995: Dato' Hj. Hassan Hashim
• 1995—1999: Datuk Hj. Baharom Kamari
• 1999—2003: Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Alimuddin Hj. Mohd. Dom
• 2004—2010: Mohd Rauhi Mohd Isa
References
1. ^ http://sakmongkol.blogspot.com/2009/06/life-and-times-of-dato-mokhtar-bin-dato_15.html
2. ^ http://www.anthonyburgess.org/anthony-burgess-his-life-work/music/1954-59.htm
• Johan, Khasnor. Educating The Malay Elite: The Malay College Kuala Kangsar, 1905-1941. Pustaka Antara. Malay College Old Boys Association. The Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. ISBN 967-937-356-8
• Johan, Khasnor. Leadership But What's Next? ISBN 983-3318-52-5
Further reading
• Neil J Ryan. The Last Expatriate: Reminiscenses of an educationalist in Malaysia. Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 967-61-1730-7
• Nik Ismail Nik Daud. Arbain Kadri. Prosiding Simposium MCOBA 1. 3 December 1989.
Coordinates: 4°46′34.04″N 100°56′17.41″E4.7761222°N 100.9381694°E
'MCKK has every reason to excel'
'MCKK has every reason to excel'
2010/06/27
Sultan Azlan Shah helping Malay College Kuala Kangsar student Mohd Farhard Fahmie Md Hairi put on his school blazer during the Prize Presentation and Speech Day in Kuala Kangsar yesterday. Mohd Farhard won the Parent-Teacher Association award. — Bernama
KUALA KANGSAR: With all the privileges provided, there is no reason for students of the elite Malay College Kuala Kangar (MCKK) not to achieve the best results and remain at the top of the academic field, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, here.
"If MCKK fails, it will be a huge disappointment."
The sultan pointed out that the Education Ministry had recognised MCKK as one of the high performing schools which recruited not only the cream of the crop but whose teachers were also the best.
"The privileges enjoyed by MCKK exceed most other schools in the country. The board of governors, too, are renowned personalities and the Raja Muda (Raja Dr Nazrin Shah) is the chairman," he said in his speech at MCKK's Prize Presentation and Speech Day, here yesterday.
Also present were Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom, MCKK principal Mohd Rauhi Mohd Isa and MCKK Old Boys Association members.
He said for the school to remain at the top, it needed the commitment of all parties, including the students, teachers, administrators, staff and parents.
He reminded those involved in the selection process to identify students based not only on their academic excellence but also on other aspects, such as sports, arts, leadership qualities, writing skills and religious understanding.
The sultan advised the students to be thankful that they had all those facilities as there were 72 million children worldwide who did not have the privilege of attending school.
Meanwhile, National Heritage Department commissioner Professor Datuk Zurina Abdul Majid presented a heritage plaque from one of MCKK's buildings, known as "Big School", to Raja Nazrin.
"Big School" is one of the earliest buildings in MCKK, constructed in 1909. It was previously used as a classroom but has now been converted to a students' hostel.
The grand structure was gazetted as a national heritage in March last year.
Read more: 'MCKK has every reason to excel' http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/25blazer/Article/#ixzz0sC9srvXG
2010/06/27
Sultan Azlan Shah helping Malay College Kuala Kangsar student Mohd Farhard Fahmie Md Hairi put on his school blazer during the Prize Presentation and Speech Day in Kuala Kangsar yesterday. Mohd Farhard won the Parent-Teacher Association award. — Bernama
KUALA KANGSAR: With all the privileges provided, there is no reason for students of the elite Malay College Kuala Kangar (MCKK) not to achieve the best results and remain at the top of the academic field, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, here.
"If MCKK fails, it will be a huge disappointment."
The sultan pointed out that the Education Ministry had recognised MCKK as one of the high performing schools which recruited not only the cream of the crop but whose teachers were also the best.
"The privileges enjoyed by MCKK exceed most other schools in the country. The board of governors, too, are renowned personalities and the Raja Muda (Raja Dr Nazrin Shah) is the chairman," he said in his speech at MCKK's Prize Presentation and Speech Day, here yesterday.
Also present were Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom, MCKK principal Mohd Rauhi Mohd Isa and MCKK Old Boys Association members.
He said for the school to remain at the top, it needed the commitment of all parties, including the students, teachers, administrators, staff and parents.
He reminded those involved in the selection process to identify students based not only on their academic excellence but also on other aspects, such as sports, arts, leadership qualities, writing skills and religious understanding.
The sultan advised the students to be thankful that they had all those facilities as there were 72 million children worldwide who did not have the privilege of attending school.
Meanwhile, National Heritage Department commissioner Professor Datuk Zurina Abdul Majid presented a heritage plaque from one of MCKK's buildings, known as "Big School", to Raja Nazrin.
"Big School" is one of the earliest buildings in MCKK, constructed in 1909. It was previously used as a classroom but has now been converted to a students' hostel.
The grand structure was gazetted as a national heritage in March last year.
Read more: 'MCKK has every reason to excel' http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/25blazer/Article/#ixzz0sC9srvXG
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Be complacent and you're out, high performance schools told
Published: Tuesday April 27, 2010 MYT 2:42:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday April 27, 2010 MYT 2:43:35 PM
Be complacent and you're out, high performance schools told
JOHOR BARU: Be complacent and we’ll pull back the recognition.
This was Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s reminder to the 20 high performance schools nationwide, that such recognition was based on performance.
He urged the schools including teachers and principals to be creative and innovative to maintain their performance.
Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, said the schools should also provide assistance to lesser performing schools within their area.
This would not only help to uplift their standards but assist the other schools in the process, he said adding that all stakeholders including parents and students had role to play.
Muhyiddin also said the Government was focused on nurturing pre-schoolers and primary school students, whom he described as easier to mould.
He was speaking at the closing ceremony of SK Bandar Baru Uda 2 Parent-Teacher Association annual general meeting.
SK Bandar Baru Uda 2 is one of the high performance schools.
He earlier visited SMK Sultan Ismail and launched its 50th year celebrations as well as two new school buildings.
Muhyiddin, on his one-day working visit to the state, is expected to tour the new Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex and meet state Barisan Nasional leaders.
Updated: Tuesday April 27, 2010 MYT 2:43:35 PM
Be complacent and you're out, high performance schools told
JOHOR BARU: Be complacent and we’ll pull back the recognition.
This was Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s reminder to the 20 high performance schools nationwide, that such recognition was based on performance.
He urged the schools including teachers and principals to be creative and innovative to maintain their performance.
Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, said the schools should also provide assistance to lesser performing schools within their area.
This would not only help to uplift their standards but assist the other schools in the process, he said adding that all stakeholders including parents and students had role to play.
Muhyiddin also said the Government was focused on nurturing pre-schoolers and primary school students, whom he described as easier to mould.
He was speaking at the closing ceremony of SK Bandar Baru Uda 2 Parent-Teacher Association annual general meeting.
SK Bandar Baru Uda 2 is one of the high performance schools.
He earlier visited SMK Sultan Ismail and launched its 50th year celebrations as well as two new school buildings.
Muhyiddin, on his one-day working visit to the state, is expected to tour the new Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex and meet state Barisan Nasional leaders.
Ex-students honour 'rugby man'
2010/04/15
IF not for Irishman Neil Joseph Ryan, the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) would not be renowned as a rugby powerhouse among Asian schools.
It was this dashing man, then 30-something, better known as N.J. Ryan, who introduced the sport to the residential college students way back in 1959.
Ryan, now 80, even donned Perak colours as a three-quarter centre, after playing for MCKK's All-Blacks team (so called as their jersey and shorts were all black, just like that of the New Zealand national team).
"I nearly died," said Ryan. "The weather was so hot then. But eventually I got used to it."
The sport gained momentum as the students readily accepted rugby, thanks largely to teacher-coach Leong Siew Loong, who is now 69.
"The boys played great rugby," Ryan said, "beating local teams and going on to become the best school in Southeast Asia. Along the way, we even beat some of the giant schools from Sri Lanka and Thailand."
MCKK has held an annual rugby game with Vajiravudh College of Thailand since 1961. "Of course, owing to age, many of the ex-students now play golf," he said.
Ryan, who celebrated his 80th birthday on March 20, was the last Mat Salleh (expatriate) headmaster of MCKK, serving the institution from 1959 to 1965.
Born to Irish parents, Ryan was introduced to the then Malaya when he was recruited by the British Military Administration to serve here during the Emergency period in 1948-49 to fight communist terrorists.
When he returned to England, he pursued a degree in history at Bristol University, London. Upon graduation, he was among three Britons who returned to Malaya in 1953 to serve with the Colonial Education Service.
"My first posting as a teacher was at Anderson School in Ipoh for two years. There, I was fascinated with rugby which was promoted aggressively by its headmaster G.E.D. Lewis, who later got posted to Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur," said Ryan, now an Australian citizen residing in Melbourne.
After his stint at Anderson, Ryan was posted to MCKK, first as a teacher and later as its headmaster.
"One of the great things I observed at MCKK was the speed at which things were done and the splendid facilities. Having studied at a boarding school myself in England, I was able to comprehend the situation there."
MCKK had some of the best teachers in the country, thanks largely to the government recognising it as a federal institution.
Ryan left Malaya in 1966 and took to writing books, among them The Last Expatriate (on life with MCKK) and several historical editions.
He went on to become the managing director of publishing company Longman, which produced many school textbooks.
In 2005, Ryan was a guest of MCKK during its centenary celebrations. Asked how he felt as an octogenarian, Ryan said: "I have lived a fruitful life. I guess I have reached this far by delegating some of my duties and not over-stretching myself by attempting to do everything."
In appreciation, 12 former students of Ryan, who played rugby for MCKK's All Blacks team, threw a belated birthday bash in his honour at the Carnaval Churrascaria Brazillian restaurant in Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, on Wednesday.
Present was Ryan's Hong Kong-born wife Josephine, 62, corporate figure and entrepreneur Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas, 66, and wife Chong Kheng Mee, 63, the restaurant's business partner.
Former MCKK headboy and 1964 rugby captain Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Mahmood, 66, had this to say of Ryan: "He was like a father to us, shaping our lives and teaching us to be leaders. He had such a great personality".
Megat Najmuddin said: "He knows his 600-odd students not only by sight but amazingly could call them by name."
Also attending were Leong, Abdul Halil Abdul Jabar, 66, Datuk Zulkifly Mustapha, 63, Azizan Abas, 64, Datuk Annuar Maaruf, 64, Zain Yusoff, 65, Ahmad Burhan Mokhtar, 63, Datuk Ahmad Anuar Mohamad, 65, Muslim Mohamad, 65, Azizan Abdul Razak, 66, and Rozalli Noordin, 66.
Ryan is expected to be bestowed an award by a state ruler next week.
IF not for Irishman Neil Joseph Ryan, the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) would not be renowned as a rugby powerhouse among Asian schools.
It was this dashing man, then 30-something, better known as N.J. Ryan, who introduced the sport to the residential college students way back in 1959.
Ryan, now 80, even donned Perak colours as a three-quarter centre, after playing for MCKK's All-Blacks team (so called as their jersey and shorts were all black, just like that of the New Zealand national team).
"I nearly died," said Ryan. "The weather was so hot then. But eventually I got used to it."
The sport gained momentum as the students readily accepted rugby, thanks largely to teacher-coach Leong Siew Loong, who is now 69.
"The boys played great rugby," Ryan said, "beating local teams and going on to become the best school in Southeast Asia. Along the way, we even beat some of the giant schools from Sri Lanka and Thailand."
MCKK has held an annual rugby game with Vajiravudh College of Thailand since 1961. "Of course, owing to age, many of the ex-students now play golf," he said.
Ryan, who celebrated his 80th birthday on March 20, was the last Mat Salleh (expatriate) headmaster of MCKK, serving the institution from 1959 to 1965.
Born to Irish parents, Ryan was introduced to the then Malaya when he was recruited by the British Military Administration to serve here during the Emergency period in 1948-49 to fight communist terrorists.
When he returned to England, he pursued a degree in history at Bristol University, London. Upon graduation, he was among three Britons who returned to Malaya in 1953 to serve with the Colonial Education Service.
"My first posting as a teacher was at Anderson School in Ipoh for two years. There, I was fascinated with rugby which was promoted aggressively by its headmaster G.E.D. Lewis, who later got posted to Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur," said Ryan, now an Australian citizen residing in Melbourne.
After his stint at Anderson, Ryan was posted to MCKK, first as a teacher and later as its headmaster.
"One of the great things I observed at MCKK was the speed at which things were done and the splendid facilities. Having studied at a boarding school myself in England, I was able to comprehend the situation there."
MCKK had some of the best teachers in the country, thanks largely to the government recognising it as a federal institution.
Ryan left Malaya in 1966 and took to writing books, among them The Last Expatriate (on life with MCKK) and several historical editions.
He went on to become the managing director of publishing company Longman, which produced many school textbooks.
In 2005, Ryan was a guest of MCKK during its centenary celebrations. Asked how he felt as an octogenarian, Ryan said: "I have lived a fruitful life. I guess I have reached this far by delegating some of my duties and not over-stretching myself by attempting to do everything."
In appreciation, 12 former students of Ryan, who played rugby for MCKK's All Blacks team, threw a belated birthday bash in his honour at the Carnaval Churrascaria Brazillian restaurant in Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, on Wednesday.
Present was Ryan's Hong Kong-born wife Josephine, 62, corporate figure and entrepreneur Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas, 66, and wife Chong Kheng Mee, 63, the restaurant's business partner.
Former MCKK headboy and 1964 rugby captain Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Mahmood, 66, had this to say of Ryan: "He was like a father to us, shaping our lives and teaching us to be leaders. He had such a great personality".
Megat Najmuddin said: "He knows his 600-odd students not only by sight but amazingly could call them by name."
Also attending were Leong, Abdul Halil Abdul Jabar, 66, Datuk Zulkifly Mustapha, 63, Azizan Abas, 64, Datuk Annuar Maaruf, 64, Zain Yusoff, 65, Ahmad Burhan Mokhtar, 63, Datuk Ahmad Anuar Mohamad, 65, Muslim Mohamad, 65, Azizan Abdul Razak, 66, and Rozalli Noordin, 66.
Ryan is expected to be bestowed an award by a state ruler next week.
Perspective: All eyes on Budak Koleq
2010/04/24
Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
MY alma mater made headlines last week. N. J. Ryan was bestowed the title "Datuk" by the Sultan of Perak.
The acclaimed last expatriate headmaster of Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) wrote a book entitled The Last Expatriate detailing his experience in the institution, better known as "Koleq".
He was at the helm from 1959 to 1965, the eighth Mat Salleh after William Hargreaves (to some of us he is "Bargreaves"), who took office in 1905 when the college was established.
Ryan turned 80 recently and was honoured by his former students, namely the more renowned rugby players of the MCKK All-Blacks. Some even dared to claim that they were as good as their New Zealand counterparts -- "a good try" as they say in rugby.
Ryan made rugby synonymous with the college. He turned the game into a passion among employees and students. Those who cannot play the game -- for one reason or another -- still knew the rules well. Others took to cheering keenly. When a game was on, all hell literally broke loose at the college field. Worst if the team lost!
Soon MCKK became the name to bet on when it came to rugby during the days of Ryan. The team was feared by many, near and far -- as distant as Sri Lanka. Most would remember the annual game with Vajiravudh College of Thailand started since 1961.
The All-Blacks made their presence felt at the Southeast Asian circuit, thanks to the Mat Salleh headmaster.
Apart from rugby, Ryan made MCKK an unforgettable place not only to study but also to live and learn. He was quoted as saying: "One of the great things I observed at MCKK was the speed at which things were done and the splendid facilities. Having studied at a boarding school myself in England, I was able to comprehend the situation there."
Just like rugby where speed is of the essence, an education at MCKK too shared many of the characteristics of the game, known for players' superb teamwork, dedication and courage.
Sadly, many of these qualities are missing today as our education seems to mirror another game -- national soccer.
The other headline was centred on yet another MCKK rugby player -- Datuk Dr Halili Rahmat. His name leaped into the public arena after the tragic accident of celebrity Zaiton Sameon some years ago.
To quote Shahril@Bob Petabi: "Dr Halili became famous as the surgeon who operated on Zaiton Sameon's brain."
Some would add he did it almost single-handedly! Such is the calibre of the neurosurgeon.
There are not too many of them in Malaysia, fewer still as good as Dr Halili.
Many know Dr Halili as a jovial and creative student. Asked to construct a sentence using the word "roket", he blurted out: "Kereta itu meroket lajunya!
Hailed from an ulu enclave (then literally), he is determined and hard-working.
And like all budak Koleq, he has own mischievous streak -- some called this a survival instinct of sorts, needed in a competitive place such as MCKK. Without one, life could be reduced to a nerdy one, and this is not what MCKK was all about!
So when his name grabs the headline, many sit up and listen! After all it is coming from a principled brain surgeon-cum-former rugby player.
A daily quoted Dr Halili as saying: "Saya tak pandai berkata-kata dan mengutuk orang tetapi saya hanya menyebelahi (pilih) pihak yang benar."
This can be traced back to the college motto: Fiat Sapentia Virtus! It would have made Ryan smile with pride!
Not to be missed at Dr Halili's recent press conference is another budak Koleq, Datuk Sallehuddin Hashim! He had his share of the headlines a while back.
No doubt some names are in the press virtually all the time, rightly or wrongly. But it is not as exciting as the cameos who appear and steal the limelight!
The coming days or weeks will prove even more exciting as the plot thickens. How it ends is difficult to tell, but my wish would be Dr Halili doing open brain surgeries on some politicians!
And that Malaysians live happily ever after!
The writer is vice chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
MY alma mater made headlines last week. N. J. Ryan was bestowed the title "Datuk" by the Sultan of Perak.
The acclaimed last expatriate headmaster of Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) wrote a book entitled The Last Expatriate detailing his experience in the institution, better known as "Koleq".
He was at the helm from 1959 to 1965, the eighth Mat Salleh after William Hargreaves (to some of us he is "Bargreaves"), who took office in 1905 when the college was established.
Ryan turned 80 recently and was honoured by his former students, namely the more renowned rugby players of the MCKK All-Blacks. Some even dared to claim that they were as good as their New Zealand counterparts -- "a good try" as they say in rugby.
Ryan made rugby synonymous with the college. He turned the game into a passion among employees and students. Those who cannot play the game -- for one reason or another -- still knew the rules well. Others took to cheering keenly. When a game was on, all hell literally broke loose at the college field. Worst if the team lost!
Soon MCKK became the name to bet on when it came to rugby during the days of Ryan. The team was feared by many, near and far -- as distant as Sri Lanka. Most would remember the annual game with Vajiravudh College of Thailand started since 1961.
The All-Blacks made their presence felt at the Southeast Asian circuit, thanks to the Mat Salleh headmaster.
Apart from rugby, Ryan made MCKK an unforgettable place not only to study but also to live and learn. He was quoted as saying: "One of the great things I observed at MCKK was the speed at which things were done and the splendid facilities. Having studied at a boarding school myself in England, I was able to comprehend the situation there."
Just like rugby where speed is of the essence, an education at MCKK too shared many of the characteristics of the game, known for players' superb teamwork, dedication and courage.
Sadly, many of these qualities are missing today as our education seems to mirror another game -- national soccer.
The other headline was centred on yet another MCKK rugby player -- Datuk Dr Halili Rahmat. His name leaped into the public arena after the tragic accident of celebrity Zaiton Sameon some years ago.
To quote Shahril@Bob Petabi: "Dr Halili became famous as the surgeon who operated on Zaiton Sameon's brain."
Some would add he did it almost single-handedly! Such is the calibre of the neurosurgeon.
There are not too many of them in Malaysia, fewer still as good as Dr Halili.
Many know Dr Halili as a jovial and creative student. Asked to construct a sentence using the word "roket", he blurted out: "Kereta itu meroket lajunya!
Hailed from an ulu enclave (then literally), he is determined and hard-working.
And like all budak Koleq, he has own mischievous streak -- some called this a survival instinct of sorts, needed in a competitive place such as MCKK. Without one, life could be reduced to a nerdy one, and this is not what MCKK was all about!
So when his name grabs the headline, many sit up and listen! After all it is coming from a principled brain surgeon-cum-former rugby player.
A daily quoted Dr Halili as saying: "Saya tak pandai berkata-kata dan mengutuk orang tetapi saya hanya menyebelahi (pilih) pihak yang benar."
This can be traced back to the college motto: Fiat Sapentia Virtus! It would have made Ryan smile with pride!
Not to be missed at Dr Halili's recent press conference is another budak Koleq, Datuk Sallehuddin Hashim! He had his share of the headlines a while back.
No doubt some names are in the press virtually all the time, rightly or wrongly. But it is not as exciting as the cameos who appear and steal the limelight!
The coming days or weeks will prove even more exciting as the plot thickens. How it ends is difficult to tell, but my wish would be Dr Halili doing open brain surgeries on some politicians!
And that Malaysians live happily ever after!
The writer is vice chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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