Multi-talented Malaysian student Inderjit Kaur student was named as the winner of the Young Women Award for excellence in academic presented by the National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO)

Robotic girl Inderjit wins NCWO Young Women Award

Top: Inderjit with her proud mum. Below: Inderjit and other recipients of the NCWO women’s award in Kuala Lumpur on 24 Aug 2015.

Multi-talented Malaysian student Inderjit Kaur student was yesterday named as the winner of the Young Women Award for excellence in academic presented by the National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO).

She was one of the nine recipients of the Anugerah Tokoh Wanita Muda NCWO which recognises outstanding young women, aged 15 – 40 years, who have excelled in their field and received national and international recognition for their achievements.

The 18 year old Inderjit Kaur has many achievements attached to her name. Robot inventor is one of them. She is also keen into research and excels in social communication. In person, she is animated and can hold interesting conversation.

But she has had a tough life. She was only nine months old when her dad left her mum. Inderjit did not succumb to the hardship and challenges. Instead, she decided to make the best of what life had to offer.

“When I was 10, I got inspired after reading a book called The Secret. After that, there was only one thing I knew; I wanted to succeed as much as I wanted to breath. I realised that the only way to help my family was through education. And I must thank my mum for being there for me, for being strong.”

Her aim in life? “I want to be a human of value,” she tells Asia Samachar.

The hard work paid off. In 2013, she got enrolled at the Pusat PERMATApintar Negara, a school for the gifted students run by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Inderjit, who is an active volunteer at Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, is known as the ‘smart girl girl who invented a robot’.

Indeed, she did. Inderjit led a team in several successful robotics competitions, including winning the gold medal in the International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012. Her team’s Nanny Robot was designed to monitor a baby’s status using sound and temperature sensors, which would activate functions such as rocking the baby in a swing, or contacting parents based on the child’s cries. She had also won bronze at the World Robot Olympiad.

She had also taken part in numerous competitions like the Malaysian National Chemistry Quiz, Permata Pintar Summer Camp, First Lego League Malaysia Open Championship, World Scholar’s Cup, Kangaroo Math Competition, Solar Cooking Competition, MSSWP Chess Competition and National Choral Speaking Competition.

She was also into martial art, having secured a Yellow Belt – 8th Kup at the World Taekwando Federation.

At the height of the Kelantan floods in January 2015, Inderjit joined as a volunteer with the humanitarian relief agency United Sikhs.

The NCWO awards were presented by Raja Permaisuri Agung Tuanku Hajah Aminah. She was accompanied Prime Minister’s wife Rosmah Mansor, Minister of Women, Family and Community Developmen Rohani Abdul Karim and NCWO president Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin.

All the best, Inderjit Kaur

THERE ARE WOLVES THAT LEAD SHEEP, THEN THERE ARE WOLVES THAT LEAD WOLVES

PETIKAN TITAH UCAPAN DYMM SULTAN IBRAHIM IBNI ALMARHUM SULTAN ISKANDAR SEMPENA HARI ULANGTAHUN REJIMEN GERAK KHAS YANG KE-50

1. Istilah Bangsa Johor bukanlah perkara yang baru. Almarhum nenda saya, Sultan Ibrahim, telah melihat jauh kehadapan yang perpaduan masyarakat di negeri Johor ini perlu dibentuk di bawah satu Bangsa Johor.

Malah sejak dahulu lagi, lagu bagi Negeri Johor telah dinamakan sebagai “Lagu Bangsa Johor”. Oleh itu, kepada orang luar yang tidak tahu sejarah Johor, Saya nasihatkan supaya jangan masuk campur dalam urusan orang Johor.


Saya berharap rakyat bangsa Johor yang berbilang agama dan keturunan akan hidup harmoni dan bersatu padu demi untuk kemakmuran dan keamanan Negeri Johor Darul Ta'zim.


2. Saya amat peka dengan rintihan dan keluhan suara hati rakyat saya. Suasana politik dan ekonomi negara yang berada dalam keadaan yang tidak stabil pada masa ini merupakan isu utama yang perlu ditangani oleh kerajaan dengan segera.

Sememangnya kedudukan saya sebagai Raja tidak boleh mencampuri urusan politik, tetapi sebagai Raja saya bertanggungjawab untuk memastikan suasana kehidupan rakyat di negeri saya berada dalam keadaan yang baik, maju dan makmur.

Oleh itu saya mengesa kepada pihak kerajaan yang memerintah supaya segera menyelesaikan masalah-masalah yang dihadapi sekarang ini, antaranya mengenai kejatuhan nilai ringgit yang amat teruk.


3. Suka juga saya ingatkan kepada pemimpin pemimpin kerajaan yang telah dipilih oleh rakyat supaya memikul tanggungjawab dengan penuh amanah untuk kepentingan umum dan janganlah mengutamakan kepentingan peribadi.

Rakyat pada hari ini adalah generasi yang berilmu dan bijak menilai maklumat yang diterima, janganlah cuba memperbodohkan rakyat dengan memberikan berita dan maklumat yang hanya sedap untuk didengar bagi menutup keadaan sebenar. Selesaikanlah masalah masalah yang timbul dengan segera.



There are wolves that lead sheep, then there are wolves that lead wolves.

Eustress vs Distress

Eustress vs Distress 

Many people are unaware that there are two categories of stress: Eustress and Distress 

Eustress is the good stress that motivates you to continue working. Stress can be a motivater and provide incentive to get the job done. This "good stress" is what eustress can be identified as and some people enjoy it. Everyone needs a little bit of stress in their life in order to continue to be happy, motivated, challenged and productive. It is when this stress is no longer tolerable and/or manageable that distress comes in. 

Bad stress, or distress, is when the good stress becomes to much to bear or cope with. Tension builds, there is no longer any fun in the challenge, there seems to be no relief, no end in sight. This is the kind of stress most of us are familiar with and this is the kind of stress that leads to poor decision making. Physiological symptoms of distress include and increase in blood pressure, rapid breathing and generalized tension. Behavioral symptoms include overeating, loss of appetite, drinking, smoking and negative coping mechanisms. 

Stress tolerance is the power to endure stress. If you feel stress, lose against or not all depends on your stress tolerance. A person's tolerance to stress is not only different according to the person but is also influenced by time and condition. So tolerance to stress may differ largely to the same person according to the time and condition in which it is experienced. Mainly, the personality and physique, environment and condition change the strengh of tolerance to stress. 

The trick to coping with stress is not to expect that you can eliminate it; but rather, to manage the symptoms of stress. Teaching you how to do that has become a multi-million dollar industry. But in the end, it all boils down to a few good tried-and-true skills you can learn and the willingness to work at it. 

Ways to Become Stress-Resistant 

· Stop feeling guilty. 

· Be decisive. 

· Avoid being a perfectionist. 

· Set priorities for yourself. 

· Stop procrastinating. 

· Praise yourself. 

· Live an optimal lifestyle.

PERMATA Sharing Weekend on 11-12 July 2015

On 11th and 12th of July, 2015 our seniors batches  PIONEER | SUCCESSOR | PRODIGY have organised the very first PERMATA Sharing Weekend

The event was about how to prepare for the SPA exam, SAT and TOEFL as well the procedure and the process  to apply scholarship to pursue study abroad.  I have taken part in one session about SAT and TOEFL which I have intended to sit in next year. 

GOOD BYE ABANG KASDI

Good bye and von voyage to my senior cohort No. 3 of  PERMATApintar College, UKM. These four will do their undergraduate program at several universities at USA. The four received PETRONAS scholarship. We will always pray for your success brothers and sisters. Have a safe journey and always keep in touch with us at PERMATApintar.

Earlier of the week, there was another senior Abang Amirul Fitri of cohort no. 3 was flew to USA under Johor Corp scholarship to read civil engineering at Colorado Builders University.  

Majlis Sambutan Hari Raya 2015 for Kolej PERMATApintar Negara

Our Majlis Sambutan Hari Raya 2015 for Kolej PERMATApintar Negara was held on 14/8/2015. It was so colorful and plenty of food served.

The best part was the dance performance by the Foundation 1 & 2 under tune of warna warni Aidil Fitri. The quote from our beloved Prof. Datuk Noriah "Who said that the gifted students cannot dance, especially the boys!!" . Maaf zahir dan Batin.

Hey there!

Oh, hey there! It seems like a week since I last posted the PERMUN15 update. It seems rare of me to update anything, since its nearing exam time, but I just wanted to say, thank you for all of the support on my blog here, and good luck for your future!

On another hand, wish me luck for the upcoming examinations next week, okay?! Anyways, other then that, you might want to check out my about.me page! Its pretty boring, but there's a lot of information that are useful there. Link is this:

http://about.me/ElementalTransvoid

Anyways, hi, Aya!