Comments on: Malaysian Indians in Malaysian Universities

By: tamilachi

tamilachi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:36 +0000

I strongly agree with many of the comments but I just wanted to share my experience with everyone.
I was an undergraduate student in a private University. I am grateful that we do not face any ragging problem and anyhow we had orientation week where our lecturers will be guiding us on the academic procedures (briefing given for course registration etc) and last few days, we too had fun by having orientation night and so on. Even though it was not a mega celebration, but yet we enjoyed ourselves and the sweet memories is still fresh in our minds. After the orientation week, we (juniors) got to know many seniors. I agree that there are seniors who will help and encourage you in your studies and some are very “happy-go-lucky” who don’t bother about studies. So, the choice was mine and I am happy that I made a right choice (My father used to tell me, “Set your priority right”). I make sure I know the studious seniors and try my best to get their past notes and past year papers. I also get back to them if I don’t understand the lecture to clear my doubts. There was a senior who helped me a lot and I am very much grateful to her for all her support and guidance. In between all these busy periods, I also did not miss my Uni life fun. My friends and I used to go for shopping, movies and etc when we were free. So the point is no matter what you do, make sure you are done with your studies and the rest comes later. Now, I have successfully graduated with flying colours and working in a multinational company.
If you are able to set your priority right, you would be facing any problem in getting good grades not only in varsity but wherever you go. Please bear this in your mind my dear juniors.

Thanks & Rgds

By: murugan

murugan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:26:11 +0000

you r right the indians allways rag the indians They think they r heroes in the tamil movies, Rather than helping and be supportive to the juniors they only know about singing dancing , they wont help u overcome the jitters that u have I m a student in an IPTA terrible i thought of leaving after the first month but what to do My parents do not have the money Bloooooooooody useless indian senioprs

By: cumi

cumi — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:00:26 +0000

hi there. i m still around ipta nowadays.what i can say is it happen anywhere.even in private.or it worst in private.

it is no prob to enjoy ur universtities life, but u need to limit it.then u get success in both area.

im in uia actually. n have many indian friend. they taking law,mass comm, n arch.
we are in same room without hesitation. go to pasar malam together n watch bollywood even mollywood.

still we keep encourage each other to focus on study when the time come.

so out there, good luck

By: vathanaa

vathanaa — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:48:16 +0000

vanakam,
i hv nothing to say juz sum words

tamilar endru oru inam irunthatu
taniye avaruku oru kunam irunthatu
aanaal indru…….
tamilargal eppadiya ullanar
ilaya samutaayame
neeyum maarivitai
valkai enna kuppai cinema va??????????
koottum kelikai seivatuku….
ithuy valkai….
namaku evvalavu piracanai ullathu……
naatilum vittilum……
athai maranthu vithu neeeyum alikiraai….
matravargalaiyum alikkirai!!!!!!!!!
pirarai vaala vaitha samugam ithu…..
ippadi maari vitthate……..
indraya ilaingarkal naalaya thalaivarkal.
aanal ippadiya irukirathu……
indraya ilaingarkal naalaya pirachanaikala ayitharkale…….
thiruntungal illayel naalai varuntuvir…..

hope the cmn batch in u make a difference….
ignore those who r spoil u……
dont listen to any 1 who wasting their time and ur time…..
before do nytin juz remember ur parents face
the sacrifies they made for u…..
sending u so far to study….
with juz a hope u wil b succesfull.
dont waste time with seniors
let them to waste their life…..
let them to become rubbish
dont u!!!!!!!!!!!!!
k…….
let put hand together to guide every 1.
tq

ver

By: vathanaa

vathanaa — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:12:06 +0000

vanakam,
akka its very2 useful info 4 student like me. i juz got my stpm result and waiting for uni entry. i wil take tis as a lesson and focus on studies. but i wanna ask y the indian society r like tiz???????? those who r goin uni educated sumo. but behaviour like not educated. every1 should know about our position in tis country. and try to improve our level. but tis indians wasting their time and others time. y??????? attitude should changed. plz lah. my dear bro and sis (elder or younger) plz change urs attitude. maatrangal enbathu namaku nitcayam thevai . illai endral nam samugam alivuku sendru vidum . anna matrum akka maarkale ningal fun endra peyaril unggal udan piraka uravugalai vinakuvathu naayama? fun should be like side dish. not main dish. remember that.

By: algez

algez — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:15:16 +0000

wow..what a comment…just because the seniors they lose their place in the university?? but that could be one of the reason..so seniors try to take care of your juniors start from now…so the juniors..dont you have thinking ability? dont you know which is good and bad..?

By: algez

algez — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:08:03 +0000

everywhere is same for indians students..but nowadays indians realized about the studies and get through of it…

By: deva

deva — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:03:23 +0000

for me, it was u who let urself being controlled by them. so dont blame others. u should hv been stronger and made d best decision which is attending lectures and not goin ronda-ronda. v r responsible for our life…n uni life does require a hard mind and heart….those who fail to control it to will jus fail…

By: suria varman

suria varman — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:20:34 +0000

Same case here but slightly a different story to share here. I graduated from local UNI and looking back, hey I don’t remember seniors helping me getting through my semesters- notes or anything. I attended all the classes, took notes,listened attentively and managed to get Dean List. Seriously, most of the friends that I have met during the orientation week were like spending time entertaining seniors just so that they will get lecture notes. I had successfully managed to avoid raggings (I picked up a fight with one of the seniors during the orientation week when she tried to rag me)- thus, the reputation was established-that there is this junior girl-snobbish, arrogant,rude and ‘thinks she is Aiswarya”. Fine with me-so, I spent my three years in UNI being excellent in academic and active in UNI activities-not to brag but my CV speaks for itself-I had quite a lot of offers even for my industrial training compared to the rest of the class( not just Indian students). Well, I also spent 3 years in UNI-having a lot of non-Indian friends-simply because the seniors had instructed all Indian students to boycott me, not joining any Indian activities and continuously being bad -mouthed by students from my batch and my juniors simply because I never obeyed my seniors. Though, this did not stop me from excelling in my studies, it irritates me how the Indian mentality functions-juniors following exactly what seniors say without checking out whether it is logic to avoid a person just because he or she did not go along with the ragging activities. Enough to say that I was holding some important and influential positions in my faculty and college, thus I was in a position to help a lot of Indian students. Sadly, these people have decided that they would rather be damn than to come and ask me for help. Not to forget-stares that I always get when I walk alone-this will be accompanied with whispers and gossips and laughter. It really hurts but I suppose it does not matter with what I had managed to achieve without the ‘HELP OF THE SENIORS’. Sometimes, what you need when furthering your studies in UNI are determination, discipline, passion and desire for excellence. Many Indian student walk into UNI looking for seniors-BIG MISTAKE which will be costly when they leave the UNI.

By: tamilan

tamilan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:26:23 +0000

hi…
sory 4 d late coment..jus read bout ur article..
admit dat some of tings u mention hapens in U. wel i go through d same process…
wel wearing punjubi n pottu 4 gals. guys make sure wear slack shirt n pants n tug-in a must. no mustache or beard! dats wat u usualy herad 4m ur snrs.
wel i oso nt agree wit those rules n rgue wit my snrs. wel thy f xplanation 4 evryting..although im not agree wit al bt some i tk it..
ok lets talk abt d education advice…. im frm UM n i tink mos of us no dat UM wel know 4 orientation n ragging.. 1st wk i also f 2 sing dance n ans al d stupid questions.. but wks later tis snr cal up d whole indian batch 4 a gathering n thy xplain wat a ting v shld do 4 our stdies n wer 2 get d notes al… wel thy can evn tel d lecturer names n tel their marking style..so v beware of d lacturer if tk ny paper wit thm..
wel dat in faculty…in university level Tamil language society n Hindu Sanggam arange some program whr some of d indian lecturer turn up n giv speech… not bad!! 4 me evn i feel irritate wen get orintate but blve me tis snrs wil help in anyting in future.. at d same time im nt mean al but mos of d snr wil do… so later i chnge my mindset dt orintation n ragging is nt 4 fun its a way 2 get closer wit us..
“The first year was spent going to clubs, parties, dinners, ronda ronda. Morning classes…skip!…evening classes…escaaape!”
tzarina i would lk tch tis part of ur article.. im not sure whc snr ask u do al tis… but blive me as im in U 4 3yrs i nvr heard ny snr say such ting.. wat al i heard is ‘GALS nvr do stupid tings such as goin 2 PUB, DISCO, involve in sex!!! rmbr ur prntns blieve on u!!’ these r d comen ting i alwz heard. wel if u claim bcos of indians u did al dat im sory… wel u at las admit dat its ur fault…
im nt back up snr….i had xperience d JNRS time n had guide my jnrs as a SNR…til now i giv advce n giv info bout stdies evn i left d U 2 yrs ago…
4 me if ME who else wil help my brothers n sister who no noting abt U n myb 1st time left their fmly n try 2 survive their own…im sure witout proper guide sure as u said thy wil end up in pub, disco, ponteng clases n drop out at las…. anyway a appericiate u 2 write sumting d realy hapen n i admit dat there r some weakness in d way SNR guide or handle d young indians so cal JNRS in U….
good day