JPA interview

Whew….I just back from the JPA interview. Ha….

 

On the day before, I ask my dad to fetch me at 12 as I worried about his ability to find the interview place, but he told me that he is confident enough to find the place, so he picked me up at 12.45 pm today. At last, he really reached there at exactly 2 pm, and of course I am the last one to sign my name there.

 

Kam Yoke had her interview 8 am in the morning at kepala batas. She message to advise me not to wear slack there as her place most of the girl who wear long sleeve shirt match with a knee length skirt, so I gave up my slack and change to a skirt. But soon when I arrived, I regretted, cause nobody wore like I did! Sobx. 95 % og them had their Baju Kurung, Three were wearing collar shirt and jeans, while another wearing a dress with a high heel shoe. Her dress and shoe are nice. White colour with a princess sleeve, big bow at the back, while her shoes have a big ribbon in front. Like it. I don’t think the attire is a big deal since the urus setia there still allowed us to take our number and had our interview without caring about our attire. The turn to be interview depends on our date of birth, and I am the last one again! Waited and waited ( In fact, I thought the interview will end after two hours = 4 pm), wait until 3.45 pm, the urus setia told me that the interviewers were going to have their tea at 4 pm and back at 4.30 pm, so my interview will only start 5.15 pm. I was like, HUH? That long a? I have no choice but to wait again. In the mean time, I met a girl who shares the same birthday with me. We born on the same day, and of course she was the second last. Since there were 2 people absent, left 3 of us in the end while others arrange 5 by 5 a group.

 

The interview starts by self-introduction in MALAY while I prepare in English. Gerr…then straight go to the discussions part

 

Q : Statistic menunjukkan bahawa kematian disebabkan denggi semakin tinggi, pada pendapat anda, apakah peranan diambil oleh kerajaan daam menagani masalah ini?

 

Don’t know who mentioned about prevention is better then curing, and the interview straight asked : why say so?

 

Q: Nowadays, students feel that curricular activities is a burden to them. In your opinion, how curricular activities will help you in your academic? ( I think I failed this part, my brain turn blank that moment. Sobx!)  The related question, how can you make the curricular activities participated by the students willingly? I blank again as all my points have been mentioned ( time management and interest, parents and teachers, school) Left nothing for me to say! So, my advice is try to be the first one to prevent lack of points!

 

Q : ……….. ( a situation which I barely remember as I keep thinking about I fail to answer the previous question) How to improve government service? (ask in malay)

 

Q  : Most of the students who get JPA scholarship would not come back Malaysia to contribute but stay oversea. In your opinion, how this problem be solved besides contract? ( This is the question they shoot me while I answering)

A : I think that the government should give a better offer so that they willing to contribute to our country. In my opinion, if two country gave me the same offer, I will choose Malaysia as here is where I born and live, my family stays here too.

 

Q : How great the offer should be?

A : At least same as what other country offer 

 

Q : We sent you oversea to study, we pay for it, and now, we still need to give you a better offer? Then we might as well not to send you there right?

A : No! Is two different thing. The country send me to study abroad to let us gain the best knowledge right? When I graduated, I gain more knowledge than other people does. So, if the country gives me a better offer and I promise to stay here and contribute, of course I will give the best service. The country may be spend a lot on me due to the scholarship and offer, but I will give the best service at least for my next 50 years, it is a smart investment isn’t it?

 

Q : How best the service it could be?

A  : At least I tried my best. I believed that it would be better if compared with service after study locally.

 

Q : You doubt about local U standard?

A : I didn’t say that. But that’s the reason government send us abroad right? To gain the best knowledge throughout the world and contribute to our country. So….

 

They smiled and the interview end. So relieve…Looked at my watch, 6 pm. 4 hours for the interview! Waste my time!

 

Later on. Went to my dad office as he needs to settle his things. Stay at his office about two hours, on9, played games. Capturing photo, and take nap at the Sofa! So tired and boring + hungry. Finally, arrived home at 9.30. Sobx.

 

My dad prefer to look at his collegue's face to mine ( he told me), thats why he sticks this on the wall. So unfair!