SARIKEI

By: Open Mind

Source: The Borneo Post

WHEN we look at the world, many people are found to have two faces. One the real face and the other, the masked face.People are always watchful of others, to highlight their shortcomings and their weaknesses. They are not inclined to rejoice about the better performance of others.

People are seized by this kind of approach in life. When we become jealous of and disturbed by the achievements of others, we are not enjoying our life. We become perturbed and tense.

We don’t have the time to look at ourselves as to what extent, we are free and what we are doing. We become enemies of ourselves.

It is not that looking at others or watching others is bad. If it is done with the view of copying others’ good qualities and achievements, which provide an eye-opener, then it is good.

Some people think that they are a superior species and cannot mingle with others. They feel that if they do, their position and greatness will get eroded.

They keep a restricted movement schedule. They are actually shutting themselves away from noble thoughts and opportunities to learn.

Therefore watch yourself and tread forward with power, maturity and self-growth. There will be total harmony within.

Most of us focus on our incompleteness. As a response and to cover ourselves, we change these feelings of being inadequate into believing that we are better than others.

In reality, we are all invaluable. Reject your doubts and insecurities. Keep affirming to yourself that you are unique. Treasure your uniqueness.

Thought for reflection: It is good that we do not all think alike. It is the difference of opinions that makes life interesting.

 

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The Borneo Post

Unemployed graduates’ predicament — sharing experiences
By Diana Kuwa

WILL I be able to find a job that I want after I graduate?  I bet this question must have been haunting most of our undergraduates today.

I was in the same situation four years ago.

It has been quite a dilemma for me during my final year in the university.

When I was in Form Three, I remembered that I was still quite unsure of what my future was going to be like.

I was a straight-A’s student then.

At that time, all I knew was that I needed to do well to enable me to be in a competitive class and keep my parents happy.

Frankly, I did not

have much interest whatsoever in taking Science subjects.

Looking at my future, I felt that I wanted to have a job that would require me to use most of my mathematical skills.

It was my teacher who gave us the encouragement to take up accounting as a career.

I considered myself lucky because I was able to choose the subjects that I wanted to take for my Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) under the open system introduced by our Ministry of Education then.

I was able to pursue my dream of becoming an accountant without jeopardising the hope of my parents to see me study in the Science stream.

I took up accounting as my core subject when I was doing my matriculation but things were not as easy as it seemed to be, in order to be accepted to study in that field.

I ended up taking my degree in economics and business as I was not able to secure a place in my preferred university to do my preferred course.

So did my other friends who were in the same situation like me.

I was again in a dilemma when entering the university, thinking about my future career.

Am I going to become an economist or a businesswoman after I graduated? During my university years, we were allowed to take optional subjects.

As most of my friends took up subjects that were much easier to score like Art, I on the other hand chose subjects which I considered relevant to the course that I took up.

Entering the job market after graduating was another challenging experience.

It was never easy to find a job that truly matches one’s qualification.

If one flips through the local dailies, most of the jobs publicised are for those with accounts, sales and engineering background.

Applying for a job in the government sector was also a frustrating experience.

These are the hardships that we commonly faced after we graduated.

Keeping track of all my friends in the university, I found that only a few dare to venture into business.

Some are doing sales and working with the government.

The rest tried their skills in becoming teachers.

When they were asked why they chose teaching as a career, they simply said teaching is highly in demand now and because of the good pay.

Of course! That is the trend now.

Somehow, I felt that their three years of studies were put to waste when they chose to take up other professions such as teaching as their last option to secure a job.

I have been working in different working environments for the past four years — sales, hotel and bank.

And now I am adding communications into my resume.

Despite the difficulty in getting a dream career, I am still struggling to find ways of putting my knowledge and experiences to good use in my current job.

People have frequently spoken about quality graduates for years now.

I personally think that nurturing quality graduates has to begin from young.

Students must be guided by parents and teachers along the way so that they would be able meet the job market demand of the and contribute to the development of the state after they graduated.

Graduates on the other hand, must proactively hunt for jobs with the proper guidance of the university especially through the various faculties before completing their study to avoid unemployment. The number of unemployed graduates has risen.

My advice is never to be too choosy in taking up a job because you will end up with nothing.

It is the invaluable experience one gets when working that matters most in adding value to our graduates! If you do that, you can say that the sky is the limit.

I wish all unemployed graduates the best in your effort to seek employment.

Diana Kuwa is a communications officer of Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (Azam).

• 3rd Voice, published fortnightly was initiated by Azam and SDI. Feedback can be sent to diana@azam.org.my

• Angkatan Zaman Mansang Sarawak (Azam) in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Germany (KAS) will organise a Sarawak Roundtable on ‘Boosting the Calibre of Today’s Graduates’ this year to provide an avenue for discussion on the above issue.

Work together and work with love

by: Open Mind (The Sunday Post)

MANKIND today, is faced with many global problems which are connected with one another directly or indirectly and which, together, have created a complex and grave situation.

The problems of environmental pollution, nuclear weapons, poverty, violence and crime, family splits, mental tension and diseases like aids and cancer, are only some of them.

The very nature of human beings and their inability to work towards the common good of mankind has resulted in global conflicts and poverty in every part of the world.

They see only the smaller picture and not the overall betterment of the world. To succeed in the global arena, personal agendas have to be thrown out of the window.

The elements of love, unity, concern for the well-being of all, cooperation and the practical implementation of values are missing.

For example, cooperation: It is very important to have respect and good wishes for each and every one involved in the task. It is equally important to make sure that whatever I am doing is for mutual benefit. Then others will cooperate with me.

Love: If something is difficult, it means there is no love. Where there is love, even a task as difficult and big as a mountain becomes as easy and light as cotton.

Patience is a quality that is much lacking. Everything that happens, happens for the good. But we need patience to see it manifest.

When I am able to understand the secret behind each event, I will develop patience and move forward with lightness.

Thought for reflection: To cooperate with God in His task of world renewal is the greatest achievement.

Sembayang Minta Diri di Suman

 

Tuhan Jesus, nuan udah udu badas enggau aku.

 

Aku terima kasih ka samoa pengerindu enggau pengiboh ti udah di tunjok nuan ngagai aku ngelama tu.  Lebih agi aku terima kasih laban nuan bisi begulai enggau aku diatu.

 

O Tuhan, suman ka aku ari samoa utai ti patut di suman nuan.  Suman ka aku ari samoa penyakit tuboh.  Suman ka aku ari samoa penyakit pengirau ati.  Suman ka aku ari samoa penyakit ti ngachau runding aku.  Suman ka aku ari samoa penyakit ti ngachau semengat aku.  Tuhan Jesus ti nelap, suman ka aku ari samoa pemangah ti bisi besarang dalam ati aku.  Ibun aku Tuhan enggau sepatut ia.  Beri ka aku O Tuhan, penetap ati ngambi ka tuboh enggau semengat  aku sama-sama nyembah nuan, ngambi ka samoa runding aku, pengingin aku, pengingat aku, peragam aku, pengasai aku serta aku empu segulai enggau Roh Kudus nyembah nungah nuan Tuhan Jesus.  Isi aku enggau pengerindu Nuan, O Tuhan Jesus, ngambi ka aku nemu rindu ka diri laban nuan bisi dalam aku.  Aku sigi arap ka Sante Trinitas: Apai, Anak enggau Roh Kudus ti udah diau dalam aku leboh maya aku di Baptisa lalu ngering ka aku leboh aku nerima Sakaramenta Pengentap.

 

Terima kasih O Tuhan ti besai kuasa laban nuan udah datai ngagai aku enggau maioh macham jalai.  Aku rindu ka nuan lalu majak deka rindu ka nuan enggau pengambis ati aku.

 

Tulong aku Tuhan Jesus, ngambi ka aku ngasai ka pengerindu nuan, laban pengerindu nuan ti udu maioh udah di beri ngagai aku; nya alai kau ngasai ka diri dalam tasik pengerindu, lalu nya ti ngasoh aku nadai penusah ngampun orang enggau pengambis ati aku, lalu rindu ka sida ti baru ke udah jai enggau aku lalu ngampun samoa sida ti enda ulih di kiingat aku agi.  Aku ngampun samoa sida lalu rindu ka samoa sida enggau pengerindu ti bisi ba aku enggau pengambis ati aku.

 

O Tuhan Jesus, laban pemeri ti udu besai bakatu – ianya nuan meri pengerindu nuan ngagai aku, lalu diau dalam aku; nya alai aku ulih muru samoa penakut ari Pengidup aku.  Leboh aku ingat penakut lama, aku ngenang pemesai pengerindu nuan ngagai aku, lalu aku ulih rindu enggau pengerindu nuan; penakut nya lalu lenyau ari aku.  Nya meh pemesai kuasa nuan, O Tuhan.

 

Aku muji, aku beterima kasih, aku rindu ka nuan Tuhan Jesus enggau pengambis ati aku.  Tambah ka pengerindu aku mimit-mimit tiap hari.  Tuhan Jesus, aku terima kasih ka samoa utai. Amin.