Boleh-Land Story vol.2

It's all about education in Malaysia, again.

Following the Boleh-Land Story vol. 1 posted earlier, I hereby continue to write about the education system, after reading the Budget 2008.

So now, schooling in Malaysia will be essentially free starting from 2008. Essentially? Let's see...

According to www.dictionary.com, the word "essentially means...

1. absolutely necessary; indispensable: Discipline is essential in an army.
4. being such by its very nature or in the highest sense; natural; spontaneous: essential happiness.

Exactly what does it mean by "essentially free"? Does it mean by,

1. It is necessary to be free?
4. Suppose to be free?

Then? The same question for both meaning... "Why only now?"

I do not know how our gov budget OUR (as in tax-payers') money neither do I know why they decided on certain things. Still, I'm sure we wanna know, "Why Only Now?"

Millions of Ringgit has been spent for the past few years but it was never FREE for Education.

This was adapted from TheStar Online.

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SCHOOLING in Malaysia will be essentially free from next year.

This is because the annual school fees of RM4.50 for primary schools and RM9 for secondary schools will be abolished under Budget 2008.

Textbooks will also be provided free to all students through the Textbook Loan Scheme.

The examination fee for the Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) will also be abolished from next year.

Adapted from http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/8/budget2008/18824597&sec=budget2008
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STAM? Why not STPM? SPM? UPSR?

Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (Malaysian Higher Religion Certificate?) If it is "Religon", can we take any religion as one of our subjects? I am very doubtful. Let's not continue this topic here as I might end up in jail...

All in all, I am glad that it happen NOW rather than a few more years later. I am very grateful to the gov has actually allow all students to loan text books! Then students will have more budget to buy Revision Books (because Revision Books simply has more information than our text books). Now they should "essentially" allow all student to loan text book years ago!

Another line from TheStar Online.

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BUDGET 2008 is a happy one where everyone got something and no extra tax was introduced as even the smokers and drinkers were spared.

Adapted from http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/9/8/nation/18824035&sec=nation
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What happen the all the Tak Nak Campaign? We'll just laugh and see lah...

- This blog was posted in KL Convention Centre 3.30am-