The Academic Background of Malaysian Cabinet Ministers

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Malaysia has 30 Cabinet Ministers including the YAB Prime Minister as well as the YAB Deputy Prime Minister (excluding the Deputy Ministers & Political Secretaries). The Honorable Minister's educational background was not easily accessible and available on the internet and even on wikipedia or google search and even on their personal blog.

From the 30 sworn-in cabinet Ministers, ten (10) Ministers are from various Economics background (from pure economics to industrial and islamic economics), two (2) Engineers (one in mechanical & the other in civil), eight (8) lawyers, one (1) FSIM, one (1) Nutritionist, three (3) unknown educational background, one (1) literature, two (2) business management, one (1) medicine, one (1) islamic study.

We have three (3) cabinet Ministers with a PhD qualification (excluding honorory Doctorate) although there are five (5) Ministers that actually uses the title 'Dr' in front of their names (I could not find the details of the  Doctorate graduation degree), one (1) Harvard University graduate and one 1st class honours degree graduates. I could not find the educational background of three (3) Cabinet Ministers although I had search and seek from all internet search engines. The internet search-engines are my primary source of research.

I am grateful, if anybody with information could update the details below. In short, Malaysia is driven by 'Economist' and Lawyers.

Please see below for further details.

(Disclaimer: the details are true from information available on the internet)

MEMBERS OF CABINET - MINISTERS
	Y.A.B. DATO' SRI MOHD. NAJIB BIN TUN HAJI ABDUL RAZAK PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF FINANCE EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary & Secondary: St John Institution Malvern College Public School, Worchestershire, England Tertiary Education: University of Nottingham, Bachelor in Industrial Economics (1974)
	Y.A.B. TAN SRI DATO' HAJI MUHYIDDIN BIN MOHD. YASSIN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF EDUCATION EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: Sekolah Kebangsaan Maharani, Muar, Johor & Sekolah Kebangsaan Ismail, Muar, Johor Secondary: Sekolah Tinggi, Muar, Johor Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor in Economics & Malay Study (1971)
	Y.B. DATO' SRI ONG TEE KEAT MINISTER OF TRANSPORT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: SRJK (C) Confucian Kuala Lumpur (1963-1968) Secondary:  SMJK Confucian (1969-1974) College: Methodist Boys Secondary School Kuala Lumpur (Form 6) (1975-1976) Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor Mechanical Engineering (1977-1981)
	Y.B. SENATOR TAN SRI DR. KOH TSU KOON MINISTER IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: Phor Tay Primary School Secondary: Chung Ling High School Tertiary Education: Princeton University USA, Bachelor in Physics (1970) University of Chicago, PHD in Economics and Sociology of Education (1977)
	Y.B. TAN SRI BERNARD GILUK DOMPOK MINISTER OF PLANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: SM St Micheal, Penampang Secondary: SM LaSalle, Tanjung Aru Tertiary Education: West Ham Technical Institute (now known as University of East London), Bachelor of Science in FSIM (1978)
	Y.B. DATO' SERI MOHAMED NAZRI BIN ABDUL AZIZ MINISTER IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Secondary:  Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) Tertiary Education: Bachelor in Law (LLB), Barrister at Law, Lincoln's Inn, UK
	Y.B. DATO' SERI HISHAMMUDDIN BIN TUN HUSSEIN MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: St John's Institution Secondary:  St John Institution; Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Alice Smith College: Cheltenham College, public school UK Tertiary Education: University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Malaya, Bachelor of Law (LLB) (1974); London School of Economics, Masters of Law (LLM) in Commercial & Corporate Law (1988)
	Y.B. DATO' SERI UTAMA DR. RAIS YATIM MINISTER OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Law King's College, London,  PHD (1994)
	Y.B. TAN SRI NOR MOHAMED BIN YAKCOP MINISTER IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Secondary: St Xavier Institution, Penang Tertiary Education: Not Available
	Y.B. DATUK PETER CHIN FAH KUI MINISTER OF ENERGY, GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND WATER EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: Gray's Inn, London, Barrister at law (1971)
	Y.B. DATO' SERI HJ. MOHD SHAFIE BIN HAJI APDAL MINISTER OF RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: North Staffordshire Polytechnic (now known as University of Staffordshire), Bachelor in Economics
	Y.B. DATO' SERI MOHAMED KHALED BIN NORDIN MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Secondary: Sekolah Tinggi Muar (Muar High School), Johor. College: English College, Johor Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor of Law (LLB) (1971)
	Y.B. DATO' MUSTAPA BIN MOHAMED MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: University  Melbourne, First Class Honours Bachelor in Economics University of Boston USA, Masters in Economic Development University of Melbourne, Honorary PHD Doctorate of Commerce (1997)
	Y.B. DATUK DR. MAXIMUS JOHNITY ONGKILI MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: La Trobe University, Australia, PHD in Agricultural Economics
	Y.B. DATUK DOUGLAS UGGAH EMBAS MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: Not available
	Y.B. DATO' SRI DR NG YEN YEN MINISTER OF TOURISM EDUCATION BACKGROUND: College: Vitoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur (Form 6) Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor in Medicine; Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS) (1972) John Hopkins University, USA Awarded: Diploma of Reproductive Medicine
	Y.B. DATO' HAJI NOH BIN OMAR MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary:SRK Sungai Burong (1965) Secondary:SMK Aminuddin Baki (1977) College: Temenggong Ibrahim, Teacher College Tertiary Education: Thames Valley University, Bachelor in Law
	Y.B. DATO' SERI DR. AHMAD ZAHID BIN HAMIDI MINISTER OF DEFENCE EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Secondary: SM Agama Izudin Shah, Ipoh (1970) Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor in Economics & Malay Study (1975)
	Y.B. DATO' SHAZIMAN BIN ABU MANSOR MINISTER OF WORKS EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: Tunku Besar Tampin Primary School Tertiary Education: University of Indiana, Bachelor in Civil Engineering
	Y.B. DATO' SRI LIOW TIONG LAI MINISTER OF HEALTH EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bachelor in Science (Nutrition) (1971), MBA, Masters in Business Administration
	Y.B. DATO' AHMAD SHABERY CHEEK MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: Secondary:  Tertiary Education: University Malaya Not available
	Y.B. DATUK DR. SUBRAMANIAM SATHASIVAM MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: HARVARD University, MBA
	Y.B. DATO' SRI ISMAIL SABRI BIN YAAKOB MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE, COOPERATIVE AND CONSUMERISME EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary:Sek Kebangsaan Bangau Secondary: Sek Menengah Air Putih (1973); Sek Men Teknik Kuantan, Pahang (1976), Jaya Akademik (Form 6) Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor of Law (1980)
	Y.B. DATO' SERI HAJI AHMAD HUSNI BIN MOHAMAD HANADZLAH MINISTER OF FINANCE (II) EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: SRK St Micheal, Ipoh Secondary: Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor in Economics (1976), International Islamic University, Islamic Economic Certificate, Institut Pengurusan Malaysia, Certificate in Accounts & Finance.
	Y.B. DATO' SERI KONG CHO HA MINISTER OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: University Malaya Bachelor of Arts in Literature
	Y.B. SENATOR DATO' SRI SHAHRIZAT ABDUL JALIL MINISTER OF WOMEN, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary:Northam Road School, St George School, George Town Secondary: Tunku Kurshiah College, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor in Law
	Y.B. DATUK ANIFAH BIN HJ. AMAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Secondary: Sabah College, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Tertiary Education: University of Buckingham, UK, Bachelor in Philosophy, Economics and law (1971)
	Y.B. SENATOR DATO' RAJA NONG CHIK BIN DATO' RAJA ZAINAL ABIDIN MINISTER OF FEDERAL TERRITORIES EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Primary: Methodist Boys' School Secondary: Victoria Institution College: Royal Military College Tertiary Education: University of Wales, Bachelor in Economics Members of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant, Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
	Y.B. SENATOR MEJAR JENERAL DATO' JAMIL KHIR BIN BAHAROM (B) MINISTER IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND: College: Latihan Orientasi Ketenteraan Pegawai Muda (1987) Tertiary Education: University Malaya, Bachelor Syariah (1986), School of Islamic and Social Sciences, Virginia, USA, Masters of Art in Islamic Studies (Islamic Economic Management) (2000)
	Y.B. SENATOR DATUK SERI IDRIS JALA MINISTER IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Tertiary Education: University Sains Malaysia, Penang Bachelor in Management (1982), University of Warwick, MBA (1986)

Get CONNECTED to the Hon Minister above via their FACEBOOK or their personal BLOG at HERE.

For the education background of Malaysia political parties Youth EXCO members, see below:

a) UMNO Youth EXCO educational background
b) Pas Youth EXCO educational background 


Stay Tune for the educational background of our Deputy Ministers. 


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DKS 6 - the Scottish Kilt

DKS6= December Kiasu Session 6.
(Note: Still 100% ACE- Attendance!! Commitment!! Effort!!... 6 more sessions to go!!!)


I jumped out of bed and quickly rushed out to check my car tyres having had a bad dream of my car tyres being sabotaged, punctured and I had to missed the Sixth Bootcamp session this morning. It felt so real. It was late yesterday's afternoon that I read on facebook 'Osama alias Shobha' was down with bad fever and it was yesterday evening at 8pm too that Superman Kenny Smith sms'd me to inform that he may be too drunk for the DKS 6 this morning.

Stubborn and extremist was Shobha's main attribute and acknowledging those character, her husband nicknamed her the Asian lady version of Osama which came to my knowledge on a slip of her own tongue. I immediately adopted and baptised her @ the Bootcamp with the title "Aunty Osama". Struggling and comforting herself from the sickness, she posted this on her wall:

"Shobha Bala has a sore throat (AGAIN!), is feeling feverish, fighting tis off with pire mental strength, a little TLC, and some meds. :( Chief Commander Kiasu, this is NOT your cue to tell me to give it a miss, coz even if I'm in a stretcher, I'll be there..... I'll be there............ (ala Mariah Carey)!".

Then she posted another message that read:

"Shobha Bala is gonna need a miracle. As of now, I feel like fcuk. Even the Kiasu mentality is NOT working atm."

I did not see the message until late in the evening when I came back from work and Nawal told me about the message... and I was..........  short of dancing.. or was it jumping.... or was I screaming... in excitement or maybe all three simultaneously!!! ...........and quickly message the Kiasu Council to be prepared for a serious brainstorming session for Shobha's OUTFIT !!!!!!! I was bad to make fun of Osama being sick....... but the thought of her in an Outfit ala Osama was unbearably funny.

Things got better when Superman Kenny Smith sms me too, contemplating if he can make it to the DKS-6!!!!! Kenny was overdosed with barrels of beer the night before and continued drinking again from lunch until the time he sms'd me at 8pm.... and he was still drinking!!!Kenny said, he may be too drunk for the Bootcamp.....

Kenny is an inspiration to many Bootcampers. The damn fit Scottish was overweight with 104kg before joining the Bootcamp. He is now 80kg and the fittest Delta couple (with Superlady Michelle) at the Bootcamp. Once, he came to the Bootcamp training from a night out without any sleep, drunk and vomitted while training. If he missed the DKS 6....... the punishment must be more severe!!!

So we made another separate PACT in a attempt to motivate him and for some entertainment for us the Kiasu (smiling widely). The rule of the PACT was:

1) Kenny must be puncture at the Bootcamp even without any sleep & drunk
2) He must train with us no matter how drunk he is
3) he must not vomit or stop during the session

and if he was able to attend and ensure the above 3 are entirely observed without failure......... then "I MUST TRAIN ON MONDAY NEXT WEEK in Malay traditional costume the "BAJU MELAYU" (of course with the OBC uniform T' shirt on top) but if Kenny fail to attend the DKS-6 or fail to observe any of the above 3 items, then Kenny will be dressed in his Scottish traditional costume, the "SCOTTISH KILT" and train with it on Monday OBC session....

Scottish Kilt

After agreeing on that pact with Kenny, I sat back and thought to myself............. "Sh@#T, what have I done.... me and my bigmouth and yet again........" I may just end-up on Monday training in Baju Melayu... This Superman Kenny & Anty Osama are both one of a kind... extremist, super stubborn & fit!!!

In the car, we had a preliminary discussion on the Outfit for Aunty Osama.... and the best idea (subjected to the Kiasu council approval) was to dress her like the OSAMA... with a 'Jubah', 'Ketayap', 'Sarban' and jubah with a moustache and beard drawn on her face!!!!! .......... ala the real OSAMA!!

With all fingers crossed, I drove impatiently to Padang Merbuk and arrived at my regular timing 5:35pm... I got out of the car and almost scream to make the announcement until Farhanah whispered, "SHOBHA IS HERE!!!!!!!"

I did not believe Farhanah and screamed SHOBHA!!! SHOBHA!!!! ...and when I saw her........  That was a mega anti-climax!!!! but my heart beat is still drumming fast....... for I may need to train on Monday wearing the BAJU MELAYU!!! ..........if Kenny make an appearance!!!!!!!!!!! the time displayed 5:38am........ and the clock ticking and taking its own sweet time counting down to 5:45am!!!!!!

COUNTING DOWN... .......................

Finally........... its 5:45am SHARP!!!!!!!! AND KENNY is nowhere to be found...........
KENNY is ABSENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * singing happily*

We had too much funtabulous time and many recruits fell in love with the Sandbags during the last session.. and the trainers literally believed it and today was not just another sandbag day!! but today is all about LOVING & HUGGING THOSE SANDBAG.

After a good 5 minutes warming up session, everyone had to pick up a sandbag and gathered at the field. The session began with 5 sets of 20 seconds workout and 10 second break per set of the followings:


LEG WORKOUT with Sandbag
a) Hug the Sandbag Truster. This was performed with the starting position standing with the feet shoulder width apart and hugging the sandbag with both arm at chest level, we did truster
b) Hug the sandbag lunges

CHEST WORKOUT with Sandbag
c) Push up with the chest touching the Sandbag
d) Diamond push up with both hands on the sandbag

JACOB'S ABDOMEN WORKOUT with Sandbag

a) Military sit up with Sandbag

b) Flutter kick- Kick the Sandbag sit-up (NEW) - almost similar to Jack Knife but the arm is stationary while holding up the sandbag above the chest. With arm straight parallel to the raised 90 degree leg position, kick the sandbag (moving from the hip not from the knee) with one leg at a time.

After the flutter kick, the rangers, seal and delta took turn to sprint while hugging the Sandbag for approximately 200 metre and while each team took turn sprinting, the other 2 team perform (c) below. While I was struggling to have the Perfect Form... Sarge Sim came nearer and said, "Armin why are you like a cry baby?".....

c) Jack knife with both hand carrying the sandbag

The session ended with a Pistol squat or the killer one leg squat that was performed before warming down.

For CK Chun's additional knowledge of what is the Scottish kilt (inc what is beneath),.... Stay tune for the Original Bootcamp 'Training in Scottish Kilt' on Monday.....

HOOOOOYAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other ref:Kiasu 7, Kiasu 6, Kiasu 5, Kiasu 4, Kiasu 3 (timing),  Kiasu 2, Kiasu 1,  Bootcamp 13, Bootcamp 12, Bootcamp 11, Bootcamp 10, Bootcamp 9, Bootcamp 8, Bootcamp 7, Bootcamp 6, Bootcamp 5, Bootcamp 4, Bootcamp3, Bootcamp2, Bootcamp 1..
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EPF SCAM?

UPDATES:

Please read the comment received this afternoon @ 12:58pm at the bottom of this article (click on the comment section) from Nik Affendi, the Senior Manager, EPF Public Relations. In short, the rumours and the emails circulated on cyber space is UNTRUE!!

"EPF PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR SAVINGS RESERVED UNDER HOUSING LOAN MONTHLY INSTALMENT WITHDRAWAL"

Please delete immediately any such emails if you received and spread the TRUTH to all.

To Nik, thank you for the quick & swift respond.

Thank you

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There was an email circulating on cyber space of an EPF (Employees Provident Fund or KWSP) scam involving Account II. Apparently, the government in the budget 2008 had allowed the withdraw of Account II to service the monthly housing loan repayment to ease the burden of the public. None of those that I knew had ever withdrew any funds from their EPF Account II for this purpose but I wonder if there is any truth in the email circulated.


According to the email, you only need to provide EPF, the housing loan & the installment details from your bank and the bank a/c number that EPF needed to bank the monthly withdrawal into. EPF will approve the application based on the available amount in the A/C II and compute the withdrawal period by dividing the approved amount with the monthly installment amount.
The application process takes approximately a month and the monthly payout will be paid promptly into the designated bank account!

Everything appeared to be smooth and simple but this is how the so-called alleged scam work. 

Assuming there is a RM100,000 in the A/C II and the housing loan monthly installment is RM2000/mth.

EPF will approve the application of withdrawal from the A/C II of RM100,000 and bank-in (at your designated account) the  RM2000/mth for the next 50mths. Everything appears to be in order BUT....... What EPF did not highlight is that when the application was approved, the TOTAL AMT from account II (RM100,000) was removed!! It appears to be transferred to an unknown a/c to effect the monthly payment from therein.The impact to the member are as follows : 

1. You just lost all the balance RM100,000 from your A/C II. Assuming the KWSP Dividend is 4%, you will lose  RM4,000 in dividend during the 1st year. Based on the above example you will lose  RM10,000 over the 50 months period! 

2. There is no statement of account for the amount approved vs. amount paid, hence you would need  to keep the monthly payment voucher to reconcile against the approved  amount over the 50months period to ensure there is no missing amount! 

Assuming there are 100,000 members who innocently applied for the EPF Account II withdrawal to pay their monthly housing loan and based  on the above example, EPF would have cheated the members of 100,000 X RM10,000 = RM1,000,000,000 (that ' s RM1 BILLION) over the period! 

Furthermore, if you discovered the removal of the whole sum in the Account II, and intend to stop the plan, EPF would not  allow any cancellation of the plan until for at least a minimum of 1 year. That would mean, once the application is approved, based on the above example, you would have lost RM4,000. 100,000 members would have lost 100,000 X RM4,000 = RM400,000,000 (RM400 MILLION)  in One Year!!! 

I hope this is not true and part of the opposition's dirty technique to discredit the Government in which case, the government should explain the mechanism to the public to avoid any speculations and rumours but if its true, if you are affected, please raise the issue with your local MP to bring it up in Parliament.

All the best....

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DKS 5- One ACE down........ 19 more to go!!!

DKS5= December Kiasu Session 5.
(Note: Still 100% ACE- Attendance!! Commitment!! Effort!!... 7 more sessions to go!!!)

Its official!!!!People at the Bootcamp are the most Kiasu, hip, hyper, lunatics and the masochist!!!
We did not just love mud, grass, rain but today we discovered that we also love the Sand too.......!! The Bootcamp is full of surprises!!! ..........and today is no exception...........

We arrived at 5:35am, record our attendance and I went to greet Kenny whom had just recovered from Dengue and Jason whom is still recovering from a fractured ankle. Kenny had a new clean look with everything shaven from top and bottom.... I mean his hair, moustache and beard! Jason had a haircut too! These two are both the Superman of Bootcamp being one of the fittest if not the fittest!

At 5:45am sharp everybody was aligned in one row facing Sergeant Sim, Corporal Faizal and Lans Corporal Elin. Every recruit... as in everybody except 5 AWOLS and Pilates (not the real name) that arrived 1 minute late was all line-up in total silent!!! ..........it is amazing how the most Kiasu people can be so quiet but that is the invaluable & priceless commitment extended by all......... except for P. Arvind!

Whilst everybody are committed to 100% ATTENDANCE, 100% Commitment & 110% Effort, 20 Kiasus agreed on a PACT for 100% ATTENDANCE!! The PACT was agreed by the following 20 Kiasu:
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1.Shobha Bala
2. Armin Baniaz
3. Soo Pey
4. Dr Malek Aziz (aka Doc M)
5. Farhanah Bamadhaj
6. Shammy Ooi
7. Shera Ann
8. Rose Emini
9. Nyna Mohsein
10. P. Arvind (MISSED 1 SESSION!!!)
11. Peggy Hoergh
12. Amy Ho
13. Suloshini
14. Chun, CK, CCK etc.
15. Suriana (1/4 outfit)
16. Ana Aziz Kassim
17. Rienna Choo
18. Puteri Janna
19 Danny
20. Daing Daniel


With the PACT, whomever that failed (aka the Loser) to get 100% ATTENDANCE MUST WEAR AN OUTFIT chosen by the WINNER (those that achieved 100% attendance)..... and whomever that missed a session, will be broadcasted in all possible media accessible by those in the pact....


There is no exception for 100% attendance BUT for those that is not-well, sick, un-fit, in-pain, lazy-to-work-out, cannot-workout for whatever reason, they must attend all the Bootcamp but excluded from doing the training... sort of to give moral support akin of 'Cheering' the recruits for 100% ACE & the spirit of camaraderie.

May the board of Kiasu have mercy on Arvind P.

Me and the other 19.......... SO FAR SO GOOD with 100% ACE!!!.

Today........................... The KL Alpha platoon was divided into 2 teams, namely Alpha and Bravo with a good mixture of Rangers, Seals and Deltas. I was in bravo. The two teams was asked to compete with each other and the Kiasu being Kiasu had a hell of screaming!!

I initially thought we were competing for the loudest voice!!! Everybody was screaming though I did not understand most of the scream except for some words like.. 'Spread wider', 'Spread wider', wider wider... dont move the leg!!, Faster, faster, faster.!!. Come, come, come!!!, go, go, go!!!..... and Chun from the other team retaliated by screaming..... I want more, I want more... more.. more... 5 more, 10 more.......

It all began after the routine warming up session. From the car park area, everybody jog for 500 metres until we reached a junction with a stack of sandbags. Every recruit was required to pick and carry one sandbag and continue to jog for 10 minutes until we reach an uphill road. At that juncture, both Alpha and bravo team were aligned in two rows facing each other.

Team Alpha in one row and the Bravo in the other. Everybody had one sandbag each and all the sandbags were compiled at the lower end of the road. As Sarge commanded to start, the last person with the compiled sandbags had to picked up and passed the sandbag to the next person on the right and that person needed to pass the next and the next and so forth until all the compiled sandbags were all passed. When all the sandbags were passed, the last person without any sandbag must sprint and join the row after the last person. The passing of the sandbags were continued to be passed until the row moved forward for the whole 30 minutes.

There is only one rule of engagement..... at any point while holding the sandbag, both feet must be glued on the tarmac and if the feet were pivoted or lifted, the whole team must perform 5 jumping squats as a penalty...

My team, the Bravo had the best form and was only penalised three times with the jumping squats but the Alpha team had at least eight penalties. The Sarge declared team Alpha as the winner as they were faster even with the 8 penalties but gave us the reward to burn the extra calories and sexier legs with 15 jumping squat!!! Although the reward was little and we were hoping for at least 20 jumping squat but we were happy.

Today is another 5 star session. I can see the vain popping out from the arm, and the bicep, back and shoulder muscle tightening.

Now we all have to be patience to wait for Friday training and being Kiasu, I think I will go to the gym this evening................. although I, Osama aka AhnTy, Doctor, Ah Pack, Ah  Sot Sot Jor, Ah FFK, Scottish, Supermum, Drummies, Pink Rose, Pilates, Red Ribbon, Gf, Veep, WoodPecker etc etc etc.. had to burn some extra brain cell thinking of an outfit for P. Arvind!!!

HOOOOOYAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until Friday my friends, Stay tune........

Other ref: Kiasu 6, Kiasu 5, Kiasu 4, Kiasu 3 (timing),  Kiasu 2, Kiasu 1,  Bootcamp 13, Bootcamp 12, Bootcamp 11, Bootcamp 10, Bootcamp 9, Bootcamp 8, Bootcamp 7, Bootcamp 6, Bootcamp 5, Bootcamp 4, Bootcamp3, Bootcamp2, Bootcamp 1..

DKS 4- HAPPY BIRTHDAY FARHANAH

DKS= December Kiasu Session 4.
(Note: Still 100% ACE- Attendance!! Commitment!! Effort!!... 10 more sessions to go!!!)

I messed up my Blog Layout!!!! ...an 'itchy hand' turned ugly when I downloaded an "adapted from Wordpress" layout and within a touch of a button, all the 12 widgets from my previous layout were automatically deleted!!!! All gone and the titles in the new layout displayed an alien language! and here I am wide-awake, irritated, annoyed and pissed at 1:15am......... on the eve of Bootcamp session 4!!!!

Equipped with only 3 hours of sleep, we arrived at Padang Merbuk at 5:30am..... and as usual, I screamed for Shobha's name in anticipation of her missing the Bootcamp session today... maybe to take care of her sick daughter or maybe due to an extended hang-over from the Danish 'blue drink' she had.......... but this Aunty is very stubborn and replied loudly SHOBA IS HERE to my disappointment. Her husband was right in labelling this Aunty, a Madam Osama bin... Vinod! Really extremely stubborn.... which is good for our KL Alpha Tag line 100% ACE!!! ...but maybe bad for me....

The ACE tagline was agreed by most at KL Alpha but only 20 recruits are in for the 'Pact'!! The pact for 100% ACE was for 100% attendance.... otherwise, the loser must wear an 'Outfit' chosen by the winners!!! ..........and I more or less can imagine the horror 'Outfit' that Shobha & others will choose if I missed a session!!!

My sister Rose Emini & cousin Nyna Mohsein arrived home from Singapore at 2:30am after completing the Standard Chartered Singapore International Marathon at noon the same day!!! .....and I could not agree more with Doc Malek Aziz's statement, "while many dream and talk of doing it (the Marathon), you both went along and DID IT!!!".. Faizal Ariff left them a message; "both of you (rose & nyna) got a standing salute from me *smiley face*" ... which drop Shobha off her chair understanding the underlying second meaning?? I only have 2 thumbs but Chun gave them 4 thumbs up!! but chun is always abit Sot Sot Jor.

Sista Rose Emini & Cuz Nyna Mohsein completed the Singapore 42km & attended the OBC!! The best of ACE Spirit..... Red Ribbon overslept & didnt come today!!?? People, 'Outfit' for Red Ribbon?

Our session began with a routine warm up session but this time we had an extended "Side by Side" runs.... and also 3 sets of Squat pulses for AWOLS... I wonder who the AWOLS were...

After the warming up session, we adjourned to the rugby field and this was when the torture began with a tagline for the day as "Burning Hot Legs and Explosive Heart"..... There were 4 sets of sprinting as follows:

There were 15 yellow cones that was aligned 3 metres apart and one red cone at 50 metres distance away from the last yellow cone. The training commenced with 15 'frog jump' forward from one yellow cone to the other and a 100 metre sprinting from the last yellow cone to the red cone and U-turn back to start point. I felt like a Toad doing the frog jump; my body felt so heavy. I preserve my energy by jogging slowly instead of sprinting until the Taliban waited and sprinted with me forcing me to sprint madly..... I never knew I can run that fast until today and just cannot understand how a Frog can live all their life jumping... and still fat!!

Then the frog jump was replaced with side by side step jump (again) from one yellow cone to the other and similar sprinting distance.... I was breathless and could not speak but gave all that I had for a perfect form.

The next step was a long leap run, from one yellow cone to the other yellow cone which was easier than the others but just as I thought the training was easier, it gets harder!!! The long leap run was replaced with squat jump. We had to jump squat on a similar 15 repetitions from one yellow cone to the other. By this time, my leg was already numb.... and I thought my heart was jumping out through my throat.

Long leap running................

On a rating of 5 star (with 5 Star being the best and 1 the worst) I rated this circuit as 5 star... I gave 110% effort and had to kneel down from shortness in breathing after completing every cycle... at one point, I nauseated and almost vomited but no pain no gain as they say.

We were then given a one minute water break.. and gathered for Part 2 of the training... ...

Part 2 requires a partner. We faced each other with one leg forward, both palm rested on both the partner's palm and elbows bended. The palm moved in a circular motion ala fondling the partner's breast. "You must be used to this movement", whispered Faizal whom was standing beside me and Nawal. "Not really, usually it was done without any cloth on", I teased and thought to myself in exhaustion, still breathless and not being able to speak.

It felt easy at first until the triceps, chest, shoulder and back muscle all started to burn... and it continued to burn excruciatingly. The Taliban called the motion as the Miyagi Karate kid movement but I think it was a training preparation for some kama sutra technique.

Miyagi-Do Karate... cum Kama Sutra-Do?

The same exercise was continued with a second set but instead of the circular motion, we have to rotate moving one hand (still rested on the partner's palm) up above the head with the other hand down to the waist level... was it painful... ? My chest, triceps, back and shoulder muscle was crying... and of course, I was noisy too with the ................................................................

Ooohs, Aaaahs and Uuuuuhs..

I rated this exercise 5 star too and also gave in 110% effort although lacking some perfect form towards the end............

The 60 minutes exercise ended with a TOTAL of 2 MINUTES BREAK in between and 5 minutes warm down. The Bootcamp thus far, had never disappoint us with a hardcore, burning and full of screaming (in pain) exercise.


The KL Alpha then gathered at my car where Rose & Nyna was ready with a surprise BIRTHDAY CAKE for Farhanah, Doc Malek Aziz's partner in crime but was surprised instead when Farhanah too brought out a cake and a present for Rose & Nyna for completing the Singapore 42km marathon. It was a double surprise!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FARHANAH

 

&

CONGRATULATION ROSE & NYNA

See the wording on their back that reads

HOOOOOYAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our team mates are the best!! KL ALPHA RAWKS!!! We have Talibans, Osama aka AhnTy, Doctor, Ah Pack, Ah  Sot Sot Jor, Ah FFK, Scottish, Supermum, Drummies, Pink Rose, Pilates, Red Ribbon, Gf, Veep, WoodPecker etc etc etc.........  a good combination of all types & variances.

P/s- after 1 hours of intensive learning to read and understand the HTML coding, I manage to change the title back to English!!! but now still trying to figure out how to change the blue-eye monster picture above!!!

Stay Tune for next OBC session.............

Other ref: Kiasu 5, Kiasu 4, Kiasu 3 (timing),  Kiasu 2, Kiasu 1,  Bootcamp 13, Bootcamp 12, Bootcamp 11, Bootcamp 10, Bootcamp 9, Bootcamp 8, Bootcamp 7, Bootcamp 6, Bootcamp 5, Bootcamp 4, Bootcamp3, Bootcamp2, Bootcamp 1.

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