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Oleh: Hasrizul Bin Hashim
Ekonomi Malaysia pada hari ini kelihatan kukuh meskipun
menghadapi ketidakstabilan harga minyak mentah serta
ketidaktentuan global sejak belakangan ini. Ekonomi negara
yang dilaporkan tumbuh 5.8% pada suku kedua tahun ini (Q2
2017) melebihi jangkaan yang sepatutnya dan melebihi
pertumbuhan suku pertama (Q1) sebanyak 5.6%.
Menurut Gabenor Bank Negara Malaysia, Datuk Seri Muhammad Ibrahim, faktor lain yang memacu
pertumbuhan tersebut adalah permintaan dalam negeri selain disokong oleh pemulihan ekonomi global.
Bagi suku kedua, Malaysia menyaksikan pertumbuhan eksport sebanyak 9.6% (berbanding suku pertama
iaitu 9.8%), pertumbuhan import sebanyak 10.7% (suku pertama 12.9%), dan pertumbuhan permintaan
dalam negeri sebanyak 5.7% (suku pertama 7.7%).
Menerusi sidang akhbar bertarikh 18 Ogos yang lalu, Datuk Seri Muhammad Ibrahim menyatakan bahawa
ringgit juga meningkat sebanyak 3.1%, sekaligus menjadikan Ringgit Malaysia sebagai mata wang
berprestasi terbaik di Asia bagi suku kedua. Hal ini demikian kerana kebergantungan ringgit kepada
pergerakan harga minyak telah berkurangan dari 49.9% pada 2009 kepada 14.6% pada 2016.
Susulan keputusan ini, BNM menjangkakan KDNK
negara akan tumbuh melebihi sasarannya sebanyak
4.3-4.8% bagi 2017, berbanding 4.2% pada 2016.
Meskipun begitu, sasaran pertumbuhan KDNK baru
hanya akan diumumkan oleh Kementerian Kewangan
dalam pembentangan bajet Oktober ini. Untuk
makluman, KDNK atau Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar
bermaksud jumlah nilai pasaran keseluruhan
barangan dan perkhidmatan terakhir yang
dikeluarkan dalam sesebuah negara pada masa
tertentu (sebagai contoh, setahun). Dalam erti
kata lain, ia merangkumi perbelanjaan pengguna,
perbelanjaan pelaburan, perbelanjaan kerajaan,
dan nilai eksport dan ditolak dengan nilai import.
Foto 1 : Kadar
Pertumbuhan
GDP Malaysia
Apa signifikan nilai KDNK ini?
Pertumbuhan nilai KDNK merupakan terjemahan dalam bentuk angka bagi pertumbuhan ekonomi bagi
sesebuah negara. Memetik ucapan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul
Razak ketika majlis makan malam bersempena dengan Sambutan Ulang Tahun ke-63 Persatuan Kontraktor
Binaan Malaysia (MBAM) pada 18 Ogos yang lalu, Fitch Rating yang dikeluarkan baru-baru ini telah
menarafkan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara yang berada dalam kategori A- berdasarkan beberapa faktor
termasuklah pertumbuhan Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK).
Semenjak Program Transformasi Ekonomi diperkenalkan pada tahun 2010, pendapatan kasar negara kita
telah meningkat kepada 51.8 % dengan kewujudan 2.26 juta peluang. Pelaburan terus oleh pemodal luar
(Foreign Direct Investment atau FDI) turut menyumbang kepada pertubuhan KDNK ini, dan dijangka akan
terus meningkat seiring dengan inisiatif The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) oleh China. Sesetengah pihak turut
merujuk BRI sebagai One Belt and One Road Initiative (OBOR), atau The Belt and Road (B&R).
BRI ialah strategi pembangunan yang dicadangkan oleh Presiden China,
Xi Jinping, yang memberikan tumpuan kepada hubungan dan kerjasama
antara negara-negara Eurasia. Pada Mei lepas, sembilan perjanjian
perniagaan telah ditandatangani antara syarikat Malaysia dengan China,
dengan anggaran cadangan pelaburan sebanyak RM31.3 bilion.
Menurut ketua Ekonomi IQI Global, Shan Saeed, hasil daripada Inisiatif
Satu Jalur dan Satu Jalan China (BRI) ini akan membuka peluang
pelaburan secara besar-besaran keapda China untuk terus memasuki
Malaysia. Hal ini akan memberikan impak kepada ekonomi Malaysia
untuk berada dalam aliran meningkat bagi tempoh tiga hingga lima tahun
akan datang selain menjadikan Malaysia sebagai koridor perdagangan
utama antara Asean dengan China.
SUMBER
Anon. (14 Ogos 2017). Ekonomi
Malaysia Diunjur Naik Antara Tiga
Hingga Lima Tahun.
http://www.mstar.com.my/niaga/2017/08/14
/ekonomi-naik/ (13.9.17)
Anon. (18 Ogos 2017).
http://www.utusan.com.my/bisnes/ekonomi/
malaysia-lepasi-jangkaan-pertumbuhan-
ekonomi-1.516491 (13.9.17)
Luqman Haris (18 Ogos 2017). Ekonomi
Malaysia tumbuh 5.8 peratus pada suku
kedua. http://www.astroawani.com/berita-
bisnes/ekonomi-malaysia-tumbuh-5-8-
peratus-pada-suku-kedua-152759
(12.9.2017)
Foto 2: Laluan
jalinan
hubungan BRI
negara China
Nota Tambahan :
Untuk makluman, KDNK atau Keluaran
Dalam Negara Kasar bermaksud
jumlah nilai pasaran keseluruhan
barangan dan perkhidmatan terakhir
yang dikeluarkan dalam sesebuah
negara pada masa tertentu (sebagai
contoh, setahun). Dalam erti kata lain,
KDNK merangkumi perbelanjaan
pengguna, perbelanjaan pelaburan,
perbelanjaan kerajaan, dan nilai
eksport dan ditolak dengan nilai
import.
Majlis Deklamasi Lakon Lagenda Raja Lanun
Disediakan oleh : Fitri Affendi bin Mustafa
Kuala Lumpur, 8 September 2017 – Bertempat di Dewan
Serbaguna INTAN Bukit Kiara, telah berlangsung sebuah
majlis Deklamasi Lakon Lagenda Raja Lanun yang
dipersembahkan oleh Bahtera Production. Majlis bermula
pada pukul 8.00 malam dan berakhir pada pukul 10.30
malam. Turut hadir YBrs. Dr. Mohd Ghazali bin Abas,
Pengarah INTAN bersama tetamu – tetamu kehormat
yang lain.
Majlis ini dimeriahkan lagi dengan kehadiran peserta
Program Diploma Pascasiswazah Pengurusan Awam
(DPA) INTAN Bil. 1/2017 daripada Kumpulan 1,2 dan 3
seramai 240 orang. Pengesahan kehadiran para peserta
yang hadir pada malam tersebut dibuat dengan
mengimbas kad QR yang telah diberikan semasa
pendaftaran. Setelah kesemua tetamu jemputan hadir,
majlis dimulakan dengan nyanyian Lagu Negaraku dan
Lagu DPA.
Majlis diteruskan dengan kata-kata aluan dan pembukaan
majlis oleh pengarah program iaitu saudara Mohamad
Saiful Azri Bin Mohd Fouzi. Majlis yang dianjurkan
merupakan tugasan untuk Kumpulan 4 dan 5 bagi Modul
Pengurusan Majlis. Seramai 160 orang peserta telah
terlibat secara langsung dan tidak langsung dalam majlis
tersebut. Dekon Lagenda Raja Lanun mengisahkan
seorang mahasiswa yang kurang patriotik
terhadap Negara terjumpa sebuah buku yang
mengubah persepsinya supaya lebih
menghargai perpaduan yang dikecapi selama
ini. Buku yang dibacanya itu bertajuk Lagenda
Raja Lanun yang mengisahkan kisah mitos
seorang Laksamana Awang Raja Lanun iaitu
pahlawan dan pembesar yang disegani di
sebuah negeri Melayu. Laksamana Awang
Raja Lanun pada asalnya menjadi kesayangan
.
Sultan Iskandar
Shah dan dicintai
oleh Puteri
Cendera Dewi
namun telah
diusir keluar dari
negeri tersebut
akibat perbuatan
khianat dan sihir
yang dilakukan
oleh Bendahara
Tun Gangsa Gila
Kuasa dan
Temenggung
Foto 2 : Persembahan nyanyian daripada
Pendeta Sheikh Muhammad Saman
bersama anaknya, Seri.
Masut Kaki Hasut yang mencemburuinya.
Dalam pengembaraan Laksamana Awang Raja
Lanun mencari penawar sihir tersebut, beliau
telah bertemu dengan lanun-lanun dari pelbagai
negara dan bangsa yang turut menjadi mangsa
penganiyaan seperti Laksamana. Dengan
bantuan seorang pendeta yang dapat melihat
masa hadapan Bendahara Tun Gangsa Gila
Kuasa dan Temenggung Masut Kaki Hasut,
Laksamana Awang Raja Lanun telah sembu
kembali dan dipersiapkan dengan senjata-
senjata dari masa hadapan.
Laksamana Awang Raja Lanun dan para lanun
lain yang telah menjadi rakan seperjuangannya
telah kembali ke negeri asal Laksamana Awang
Raja Lanun untuk membalas dendam terhadap
kejahatan Bendahara Tun Gangsa Gila Kuasa
dan Temenggung Masut Kaki Hasut.
Foto 1 : Pengarah
Program bersama-
sama Pengarah
INTAN, Timbalan
Pengarah INTAN dan
Ketua Kluster.
Laksamana Awang Raja Lanun bersama – sama lanun
–lanun yang lain datang menyerang Bendahara Tun
Gangsa Gila Kuasa dan Temenggung Masut Kaki Hasut
di istana untuk membalas dendam. Persatuan lanun –
lanun juga disertai oleh pelaut-pelaut yang tidak
berpuas hati dengan Bendahara Tun Gangsa Gila
Kuasa dan Temenggung Masut Kaki Hasut yang
mengenakan cukai yang tinggi kepada penduduk
kampung sehingga membebankan dan menjejaskan
pendapatan mereka.
Bendahara Tun Gangsa Gila Kuasa dan Temenggung
Masut Kaki Hasut telah mengerahkan hulubalang –
hulubalangnya menyerang laksamana semula namun
tidak berjaya kerana Laksamana mempersiapkan
dengan alat perlindungan diri. Maka, berlakulah
pertempuran antara hulubalang – hulubalang
Bendahara Tun Gangsa Gila Kuasa dan Temenggung
Masut Kaki Hasut dengan Laksamana Awang Raja
Lanun bersama- sama lanun –lanun yang lain.
Akhirnya, Laksamana Awang Raja Lanun berjaya
menumpaskan Bendahara Tun Gangsa Gila Kuasa
dan Temenggung Masut Kaki Hasut dalam
pertempuran tersebut. Namun begitu, salah
seorang sahabat Laksamana Awang Raja Lanun
yang banyak membantu beliau menyembuhkan
sihirnya telah terbunuh dalam pertempuran
tersebut sehingga membuatkan Laksamana berasa
sangat sedih. Setelah itu, dekon bersambung
dengan adegan di mana mahasiswa yang sedang
membaca buku Lagenda Raja Lanun tadi tersedar
daripada perjalanan cerita.
Gelaran bagi watak – watak didalam deklamasi
lakon juga diperkenalkan. Antaranya, Kanhorji
Angria merupakan salah seorang ketua angkatan
Maratha Navy yang tersohor pada abad ke-18 di
India dan digelar sebagai hero rakyat kerana
keberanian beliau menentang tentera laut British
dan Laksamana Awang merupakan tokoh
pahlawan Melayu yang dikenali sebagai “Enrique”,
“Henry The Black”, “Henrich”, “Ariberto”, “Espinosa”
dan pelbagai lagi mengikut sebutan sesuatu
bangsa.
Semua tetamu jemputan dan peserta dijemput
untuk menikmati minum malam yang telah
disediakan sebelum majlis bersurai. Semua
peserta telah berkumpul semula di dewan untuk
mendengar maklumbalas dari Perunding Latihan
mengenai pengurusan majlis yang telah
berlangsung. Kemudian, semua peserta
bertungkus lumus mengemas dan membersihkan
dewan supaya dewan berada dalam keadaan asal
sebelum semua peserta bersurai.
Foto 4 :
Sebahagian peserta
kumpulan 4 & 5
Foto 5 :
Laksama Awang
Raja Lanun, Sayyida
Al-Hurra serta
Kanhoji Angria
Foto 3 :
Babak
Temenggung
Masut Kaki
Hasut dan Tun
Gangsa Gila
Kuasa
bersama
pelaut-pelaut.
"It's late in July and it
is really cold outside in
New York. Where the
hell is GLOBAL
WARMING??? We need
some fast! It's now
CLIMATE CHANGE"
Donald Trump, 2014
Prepared by: Quek Yew Aun
been granted his wish. Hurricane Irma which swept
through the Caribbean island states and parts south
eastern USA left catastrophic damage in its wake.
According to reports, the hurricane peaked as a
Category 5, with winds up to 295km/h and causing
up to 81 deaths in the region.
But wait a minute, what has hurricanes to do with climate change? This article aims to explain the basics of global
warming, climate change and its relationship to
extreme weather patterns such as hurricanes.
Climate change 101
Myth : Climate change and global warming are an
unnatural process caused by human beings.
Fact : Climate change and global warming are a
natural process
Looking at what has
happened in Florida
this month, the 45th
President of the United
States of America
(USA) might have just
Figure 1 : Irma’s path at local time
Yeah you heard me, the climate has been always
changing. In the 4.54 billion years of Earth’s existence,
it hasn’t always been the hospitable planet we see
today. Life on Earth had to endure acid seas,
scorching temperatures and at least 5 ice ages across
the millennia. So, why is it a big deal? Shouldn’t
scientists, politicians, public servants and whoever are
the heck is panicking just take a chill pill? No.
This is because the scale of climate change we see
today is unprecedented; accelerating the natural
background rate by approximately 170 times from
anthropological activities. Take global temperatures for
example (Figure 2). We have been observing a steady
rise in global surface temperatures since the Industrial
Revolution and it continues to break the records
almost every year. So far, 2017 is the second hottest
year on record, losing out only to 2016 which endured
an El Nino season.
Figure 2:
Global Mean Surface Temperature (January-June)
Figure 3:
Keeling
Curve
graph
Why is this happening?
Global greenhouse gases are largely to be blamed. As
your elementary textbook might draw to light,
greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane
and water vapour trap heat from escaping into space.
The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has been
measuring the percentage of carbon dioxide in the air
since the 1950s (Figure 3). They have found that CO2
content has breached the 400ppm mark in June 2016
and till today it shows no signs of slowing down. But,
how could it? The world is high on fossil fuels. In short,
more greenhouse gases mean more heat trapped on
Earth and with that comes global warming. Global
warming in turn contributes to climate change.
What else is changing?
In fact, global warming has led to sea level rise all over
the world from the melting polar ice caps. It was
predicted that low lying cities like New Orleans,
Mumbai and Ho Chi Minh City will be constantly
inundated while island states like Kiribati will cease to
exist in the next century2.While some places are
inundated, others have to put up with intense and
prolonged water scarcity due to climate change
induced drought events. Back home in Malaysia, we
are observing severe flooding during the monsoon
season and longer dry spells which have become the
annual norm.
Coming back to hurricanes, the frequency of them in
the past decade has been worrying. And like kaiju in
the movie Pacific Rim, they have been relentless
and increasing in category. This year alone, there
has been nine large storms and four hurricanes in
the Atlantic, two of which have been categorised as
major hurricanes.
Climate has changed, when will we?
In a recent public speaking session, one of our
fellow cadets suggested that we combat climate
change by simple actions like remembering to turn
off the tap as we brush our teeth or turning off the
light when we do not use it. I beg to differ. These
actions are simply not enough. Systemic problems
have to be replied with systemic solutions. Take our
energy mix it to be one. Malaysia and a host of other
developing countries rely heavily on fossil fuels that
pollute the atmosphere with greenhouse gases like
coal, petroleum and natural gas. A vehement denier
of climate change himself, today we find Donald
Trump trying to comfort millions of residents
displaced by Hurricane Irma. By the looks of it, he
will have to do more of that in his term as president.
But then, how long can the human race stave off the
ramifications of climate change? More importantly,
when will nations show collective leadership in
combating what I consider as the most challenging
issue of our generation? Only time will tell. Though
I’m afraid we might not have much of it left.
References:
1. Humans causing climate to change 170 times faster than natural
forces. Retrieved September 15, 2017, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/12/humans-causing-climate-to-change-170-times-faster-than-natural-forces
2. Global sea levels are rising fast, so where does that leave the cities most at risk? Retrieved September 15, 2017, from https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/14/global-sea-levels-rising-fast-cities-most-at-risk-flooding-un-habitat
3. Energy Commission. (2015). Malaysia Energy Statistics Handbook 2015, 84.
“Ones best success comes after their
greatest disappointments” by Henry Ward
tells us that a great triumph appears after we
made mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes
in their lives and it is even uncountable
because we have failed thousand. The only
man who never makes mistake is the one who never
does anything but the man that never ever gives up
will find success in his life. He made mistakes and
failed but he never quits.Every person in this world
defines success differently. It is an achievement of an
action within a specified period of time or parameter. In
other words, it means completing an objective or
reaching an intended goal. Success also can be
expanded to encompass an
entire project or be restricted to a
single component of a project or
task. It can be achieved either
within the workplace or in an
individual’s personal life. Take
Bill Gates – the Microsoft founder
– for instance. He is the world’s
richest man who watched his first
company crumbled before it
comes to a victory. After Gates
Has entered the entrepreneurial scene with a
company called Traf-O-Data that aimed to process
and analyse the data from traffic tapes, he tried to sell
the idea alongside his business partner, Paul Allen
but the product barely even worked. In fact, it was a
complete disaster. However, the failure did not hold
Gates back from exploring new opportunities to
which he created his first Microsoft product and
forged a new path to success. Harland David
Sanders was another American businessman who
built his chicken empire known as Kentucky Fried
Chicken to national force. He is the founder of fast
food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried
Chicken. He had passed through a hard time selling
his chicken at first
and even his famous
chicken recipe was
rejected for 1009
times before a
restaurant accepted
it. He never gave up
until he achieved the
success as what we
can see today.
Meanwhile, Walt Disney was an American motion
picture and television producer and showman who
was once fired from a newspaper company as per told
he lacked creativity. In order to persevere, Disney
formed his first animation company which called
Lugh-O-Gram Films. He raised $15,000 for the
company but eventually was forced to shut down due
to the closing of an important distributor partner.
However, Disney never gives up on his creative ideas
in animation and films until he becomes famous as a
pioneer of cartoon films and the creator of Disneyland.
Until now, he was still widely known as an innovative
animator who created the famous cartoon character,
Mickey Mouse.
As such, there is no shortcut to success in this world.
By hook or crook, we have to work for it and never
surrender or stop trying as it is the main recipe for
triumph in life. Every people does fails in this world
but only those who keeps moving without stopping
can reach the success, just like Thomas Edison says
“Many life’s failures are people who did not
realize how close they were to success
when they gave up”. Thus, it is a complete waste
if we stop in the middle of our journey to success just
because of the first and earlier failure that we faced.
One should not be afraid to fail as it leads us to
success and victory in the future.
Mistakes are just simply a form of practice and
even every great artist was once an amateur. We
can never be sure that it will work 100%, but we
can always 100% be sure that doing nothing at all
will certainly get us nowhere near success.
So, keep on trying again and again and be
persistent to reach our goals and dreams for the
road will certainly give valuable lessons in our life.
Mistakes also are rarely as worst as they seem,
but their presence allow us for an opportunity to
become stronger. We should never allow one dark
cloud closes the entire sky as long as there is
always the sun that will keep on shining no matter
circumstances. Remember the best gain that we
deserve in life and keep striving towards success.
Income inequality is the reflection of two main factors:
the size of the gap between the highest and lowest
salaries in a country and the extent to which the state
redistributes income through taxes and benefits.
Although it might be a sensitive subject to discuss,
income inequality is still an extremely important part of
Malaysia’s current economic situation and is a vital
area of concern if the country wants to keep growing
at its current pace.
What is income inequality?
Income inequality is based on income differences
between the people of Malaysia. How much does one
person make compared to the others?.
Why does it exist?
Inequality exists for a reason. If all of us would make
the same amount of money, people would be
incentivized to improve their productivity. This is the
basis of capitalism, if you are more productive you will
get more income.
Income inequality can be caused by something as
simple as two equally qualified colleagues doing
the same work, but one is working part-time and
another one is full-time.
Alternatively, doctors make more money than Uber
drivers, because they have made greater
investments in their education. If they would be
paid the same, people would be hesitant to become
doctors, because the time and money commitment
are disproportionate to the rewards.
Even though there is an economic argument for
inequality, it is not ideal from a social standpoint. If
we would let capitalism run its course without
government intervention, inequality can cause
severe economic, social and political problems. With
rising inequality, the majority will be discontent with
how little they have compared to the top 10%
because income is always concentrating on the
most productive part of the population.
How is income inequality measured?
A very common way to measure income inequality
is called the Gini Coefficient. With a scale of 0 to 1,
a Gini Coefficient of 0 means everyone in the
society has the same wealth, while 1 means one
person has everything and no one else has
anything.
Figure 1: GINI coefficient of Malaysia
Between 1970 and 2014, the Gini coefficient has
dropped considerably from 0.51 in 1970 to 0.401 in
2014. This means that over the last 40 years the
income inequality in Malaysia has improved, and
the total income more evenly spreads throughout
the population. Therefore, it conclude that the
income gap in Malaysia is getting smaller. Even
though the income gap is getting smaller, the
inequality might still be higher than it should be. To
demonstrate this situation, we can compare the
Gini coefficient across other countries in the region
in the region and see if the Malaysian income gap is
higher or lower than similar countries. Even though
the inequality in Malaysia is decreasing, but when we
are looking at the Gini coefficient, the inequality is still
far higher than other ASEAN countries. Only the
Philippines and Singapore have a higher Gini
Coefficient than the rest. Therefore, conclude
that, across the ASEAN region, the income inequality
in Malaysia is relatively high.
How can income inequality in Malaysia be
reduced?
So even though the income gap in Malaysia is getting
smaller, the country still has one of the highest
income inequalities in the region. One of the biggest
influencers of income inequality is the Malaysian
government. The government should adjust its
policies to make the economic situation of the people
in the lower income brackets more favourable. There
are several methods the government can employ to
stimulate income equality across the country.
Figure 2: GINI coefficient across the
ASEAN region (2014)
How it works?
We have established that the income gap is getting
smaller but the gap is still relatively high compared to
other ASEAN countries. To stimulate the process,
there are several things that could change to stimulate
the reduction of the income gap:
1.Increase the level of education – When
Malaysians have a higher level of education and
skills, it will reduce the inequality in wages.
Only 5% of young adults from the bottom
income quintile have a bachelor’s degree,
compared to 40% from the top quintile.
Additionally, 84% of Malaysians with a
bachelor’s degree are in the middle and
upper-classes. This supports the argument
that higher education level leads to higher
income. However, not everyone has the
opportunity to receive higher education
level. Therefore, the government should
strive to make higher education as
accessible as possible without abandoning
the quality standards.
2.Increase government wealth
distribution efforts – The increase of
government spending in social expenditure
has been proven to reduce the income inequality and lessen the poverty. Specifically, in the last decade, the government has increased wealth distribution efforts which had a positive effect on the income equality in Malaysia.
3. Increase taxes for the top income brackets – The tax rate for the top income bracket in Malaysia is low at 25%, compared to other Asian countries such as South Korea (38%) and Thailand (35%). If it is to be increased from 25% and more in line with other countries, it would help to reduce the income inequality in Malaysia.
Program Flab-U-Less: Fitter, Healthier,
Happier telah bermula secara rasminya
pada 12 September yang lalu. Program
yang diselia oleh Exco Sukan ini melibatkan
kira-kira 37 orang peserta Program Diploma
Pascasiswazah (DPA) INTAN Bil.1/2017
yang mempunyai nilai BMI melebihi 28.
Mereka yang ‘bertuah’ ini telah disaring
menerusi satu sesi penilaian semula BMI
pada 7 September 2017. Sesi perasmian
telah disempurnakan oleh YBrs. Dr. Razali
bin Ab. Malik, Ketua Kluster Pembangunan
Profesional dan Etika (KPPE). Turut sama
memeriahkan majlis ini ialah En. Ahmad
Jefry bin Aziz, Timbalan Ketua Kluster,
Subkluster Pembangunan Modal Insan,
barisan Perunding Latihan Kanan (PLK),
dan Perunding Latihan (PL)
dan 37 orang peserta yang
terlibat secara langsung
sebagai peserta program Flab-
U-Less.
Antara intipati ucapan perasmian oleh
YBrs. Dr. Razali bin Ab. Malik ialah para
peserta perlulah mendisiplinkan diri untuk
menjaga kesihatan tubuh dan
mengekalkan yang idea berat badan
walaupun selepas program Flab-U-Less ini
tamat. Beliau turut menyasarkan para
peserta program untuk memperoleh nilai
Gambar 1: Gimik pelancaran program Flab-U-Less yang disempurnakan oleh Dr. Razali bin
Ab. Malik, Ketua Kluster Pembangunan Profesional dan Etika (KPPE)
BMI tidak lebih 25 selepas 3
bulan. Tambah beliau, agar para
peserta perlu sentiasa bersenam
dan menjaga pemakanan
masing-masing. Memetik kata-
kata beliau ketika berucap,
“Senaman itu penting, pelan
pemakanan itu penting, tetapi
(anda) tidak boleh mengamalkan
salah satu (sahaja). Oleh sebab
itulah kami menyuruh saudara-
saudari menaiki tangga sebagai
sebahagian daripada gaya hidup sihat”.
Beliau turut menekankan strategi
pemakanan “suku-suku-separuh” yang
diperkenalkan oleh Kementerian
Kesihatan perlulah dipraktikkan oleh para
peserta kerana strategi pemakanan
tersebut amat membantu kita untuk
mendapatkan pemakanan yang seimbang
dalam saiz hidangan yang betul. Selain
daripada majlis pelancaran yang
disempurnakan oleh D.r Razali, sesi
pertama program Flab-U-Less ini juga
telah menyaksikan para peserta
memulakan rutin senaman Flab-U-Less
mereka yang pertama. Rutin pertama ini
telah dikendalikan oleh saudara Muhamad Muhamad Najib bin
Mohamad Nor daripada
Exco Sukan. Senaman
yang pertama ini
melibatkan satu siri latihan
litar yang terdiri daripada enam stesyen senaman khusus iaitu;
Burpees, Lompat bintang, Bangkit tubi, Squat, Jumping squat,
dan Lunges. Setiap senaman (stesyen) perlu dilakukan selama 50
saat dan diikuti oleh 10 saat waktu rehat, sebelum peserta beralih
ke stesyen yang berikutnya. Peserta dikehendaki untuk
melengkapkan keenam-enam stesyen yang dikira sebagai satu
set. Jumlah set yang perlu dilakukan ialah sebanyak 3 set. Antara
kelebihan latihan litar ini ialah latihan ini mampu meningkatkan
tahap maksimum oksigen atau
Maximal Oxygen Consumption
(VO2 Max) berkali ganda lebih
cepat berbanding dengan
melakukan kardio dengan
intensiti biasa, seperti berjoging.
VO2 Max merupakan indikator
yang menunjukkan tubuh kita
mampu menggunakan oksigen
dengan baik. VO2 Max juga
mempunyai korelasi dengan
kecekapan jantung ketika menghantar darah beroksigen semasa aktiviti fizikal dilakukan. Justeru, peningkatan
tahap VO2 Max ini dapat disamaertikan dengan peningkatan tahap kecergasan (fitness) seseorang.
Sesi yang berakhir pada pukul 6.30 petang itu dimeriahkan lagi dengan pelibatan En. Hapiza (SKPMI)
bersama-sama peserta melakukan latihan litar yang dijalankan. Para peserta program Flab-U-Less
dijangkakan perlu mengikuti 4 sesi aktiviti fizikal dalam tempoh 3 bulan termasuk program Sukan Teras yang
diadakan pada setiap petang Rabu. Kemajuan mereka dari aspek BMI akan dinilai pada penghujung bulan
yang ketiga.
BY : WAN SITI AUNI BINTI WAN SAMSUDIN
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a suitable book for
young people especially those who are in their mid-20s.
This book is about a shepherd boy, named Santiago
who is from Spain. He has a dream and the courage to
chase it. He wants to travel with the aim of finding the
hidden treasure near to the pyramids in Egypt. He is
really determined to fulfil his dream. Santiago met both
bad and also good people throughout his journey. He
has been cheated, robbed and he met people who
taught him about the world and he can see different
sides of the world which are different from his.Although
he is facing difficulties, Santiago does not just silently
wait for the opportunity. In contrast, he looks for other
opportunities.In this book, we can also learn from the old
crystal merchant.
This man has his own crystal shop for years and his city
is a centre of attraction for traders. He thought that he
can survive and become richer after 30 years. However,
we cannot really the future. His place is no longer a city
of attraction. Since he has never done any other things
besides selling or making a crystal, he lacks of additional
skills. He also thinks that it is too late for him to change
and try new things. So, he just continues his life as it is.
As a lesson to young people, if we are not challenging
ourselves with new things, we might lack of confidence
and scared in trying out new things. We might stuck in
our comfort zone and afraid to go beyond our ability.
Be like this
goldfish. Don't
miss your
opportunity for
better life!!
We can learn from
Santiago is about
having a target in life.
We need to know our
target and in achieving
it, we need to have a
strategy or good
planning. Santiago did
a calculation and knew that he will need a year
before he can afford to buy sheep and he thinks
about how to earn money for that purpose.
Have a target to
achieve your dreams!
Santiago has managed to collect enough
money by applying his creative marketing
strategy in the crystal shop which gives
him a new spirit. He conquered the old
city, so he feels that he can conquer the
world and wants to continue his dream. I
love this sentence which came from the alchemist who Santiago met; “when we want
something, all universes can conspire to realise the
dreams!”. So, all I need to do is to believe that I can
achieve my dreams! At the end of his journey,
Santiago found that the treasure was the journey
itself, discoveries he made, and the wisdom he
acquired.
For me, this book gives us the inspiration not to give
up. We need to chase our dreams regardless of what
is happening. We might end up regretting if we give
up and discontinue chasing our dreams. We can also
learn lots of new things by travelling to other places
as we can see how people at different places
behave, how they communicate, their ideas and how
people survive life’s challenges. Therefore, from all
of the above lessons, I really hope that all
readers can have a copy of this book. It is worth
it. Trust me!