The national shame of Malaysia falling completely out of the list of the world’s Top 200 Universities this year in the 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings had been equaled by the scandal that this Malaysian ignominy had been totally ignored by last week’s Umno General Assembly, whether by Umno delegates or leaders.
This shows the superficiality of the commitment of Umno leaders to the slogan of “Cemerlang, Gemilang and Terbilang” and to transform Malaysia into a knowledge-based innovative economy marked by a world-class university system.
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had after the Umno General Assembly expressed his concern about the fall of Malaysian universities from the international league of best universities, but why wasn’t there a single reference to this shocking result in the Umno General Assembly, touted as the most important national political assembly of the country?
Further details have shown that Malaysian universities have suffered a very serious drop in the international league of the world’s best universities.
For the first time, there is not only not a single university in the Top 200 Universities list, there is also not a single university in the separate ranking of Top 100 Universities for five subject areas — Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities; Life Sciences and Biomedicine; and Engineering and Information Technology.
For the Top 200 Universities List, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Malaya (UM) had fallen out of the ranking, with UKM plunging from 185th slot last year to 309th while University fo Malaya plunged from 192nd last year to 246th spot. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), which was ranked as the only “outstanding” five-star university in a recent government survey, has fallen to 307th spot from 277 last year. In 2005, USM was in the 326th spot.
The performance of Malaysian universities in the Top 100 lists for the five subject areas are even more dismal, with not a single university making into the five lists although last year University of Malaya was ranked 49 in Social Sciences and 95 in Natural Sciences, UKM was placed No. 62 in Natural Sciences and University Sains Malaysia placed No. 96 for Life Sciences and Biomedicine.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) (No. 33) is ranked among the Top 100 Universities for all the five categories while Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (No. 69) is ranked among the Top 100 universities for three categories, viz: Engineering & IT; Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.
NUS is ranked No. 10 for Engineering & IT; No. 12 for Life Sciences and Biomedicine, No. 25 for Natural Sciences; No. 20 for Social Sciences and and No. 21 for Arts & Humanities.
NTU is ranked No. 25 for Engineering & IT; No. 99 for Natural Sciences and No. 88 for Social Sciences.
Even Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University is rated among the Top 100 Universities for two categories — Engineering & IT (No. 100) and Social Sciences (No. 83)
Malaysians have not be told the real and true reasons for the shocking performance of Malaysian universities in the THES-QS Top 200 Universities ranking. Malaysian universities have been consistent in increasingly deplorable results in world rankings, whether the THES-QS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University World’s Best 500 Universities or the Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Universities.
If the government is serious about its slogan of “Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang” to create a world-class university system to transform Malaysia into a knowledge-based innovative economy, it must end the NEP-mentality in the universities and fully restore the policy of meritocracy and academic excellence coupled with social need to provide university education opportunities to economically-backward Malaysians regardless of race.
All universities should be allowed to enroll the most qualified students, employ the most competent professors and researchers with competitive remunerations and restore a culture of academic excellence and freedom.
One simple test of whether the government is seriously committed to abandon the baggages of past NEP policies to create a world-class university system is whether it has the political will to end the brain drain depriving Malaysia of the best and brightest for the development of the country.
For a start, I call on the Prime Minister and the Cabinet to check the annual four-figure brain-drain of the best and brightest STPM students and Chinese Independent Secondary school students by providing them equitable higher education opportunities at home to demonstrate that the government is serious in wanting to build a world-class university system.
#1 by tsn on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 10:46 am
Something is fundamentally wrong in our land of boleh, whatever we shout, plan, aim to attain, the opposite is realising. In this critical period, just a short 4 years before we turn from oil exporter to oil importer, every Malaysian, especially non-bumi could cool down our heated head, emotion to rethink our approach to safeguard this land of blessing.Once oil is drying, bloated public sector without oil revenue to grease it, everything will falling apart. Pakistan, Philippines predicament will not only be our TV screen picture, but our daily life feature.
If we want to discuss any social ill, performance deficency in this country, at best not to step on race boobytrap. Matter of fact,we are leading to nowhere if each time we vehemently finger pointing to Bumiputera Primacy policy, Bumis are not good enough for this and that as the culprits of the lacklustre performance. If I were a Bumi, I certainly will feel offended and insulted and will retaliate unnecessarily with the power which is firmly grip in my hand. Bumi is majority and is going to be even much bigger majority.
Even with painful head cracking act,you still can’t find better alternative approach, a personal approach or arrangement should be in the pipeline to prepare ourself and our children to face the onslaught of high inflation, low foreign investment and zero oil bonus reality.
#2 by Bigjoe on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 11:27 am
Its impossible to stop the best brain drain now because the option open to talented people now is too many. Most major develop countries welcome the best brain. You can reverse the drain of average and maybe even above average ones but even that require first and foremost the removal of NEP.
The biggest problem of the NEP is not that it denies opportunities to some people but that its inconsistencies affect EVERYONE and ESPECIALLY the best and brightest. If you are the best and brightest, such inconsistencies is just not tolerable.
Imagine if you are a scientist dedicated to doing long and difficult hours in doing your work which have no guarantee of great success. Each time you wake up to do your work either to learn or to investigate something, the idea that everything you do will mean nothing by sole virtue of your race? Which scientiest would even bother?
Its the same thing with any one who want to make a product, a new idea. Each time, we must consider racial factor and how it may make it meaningless. The possibility just make the attempt illogical. The logical thing is to leave in order to pursue that interest.
Its already too late for the best and brightest. I even venture that its too late for best and brightest of ALL races. Even the best bumiputras will want to work with the best and hence will not stay.
#3 by MY VIEW on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 11:44 am
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had after the Umno General Assembly expressed his concern about the fall of Malaysian universities from the international league of best universities, but why wasn’t there a single reference to this shocking result in the Umno General Assembly, touted as the most important national political assembly of the country?
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Do you think those idiots care? There are so many negative things happening to the country, you think they don’t know? But the idiots are still in power. If you have idiotic leaders, the people who voted for them are no better.
#4 by limkamput on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 12:12 pm
DarkHorse: In the end interviewees for jobs the likes of this “limkamput†here would have his ass kicked right out the door.
DarkAssHorse, what is your problem? I have left you alone so far even though you attacked me in another blog. Look, I know nothing about you, unless you are spineless enough to hide under another name. There is no need for me to go for interview. I interview to offer jobs to others. Ah, you must have read somewhere I came from an attap Chinese school background, am I right? May be I have not told you the whole story, unlike others who insist to let others know they come from Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and other ivy leagues. You pick a topic of your choice and challenge me. You set the time for us to debate live in this blog. I will be away till early December, so you may have to wait till then.
#5 by k1980 on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 12:12 pm
RM4.5 million facility collapsed after merely 3 years: Architect undoubtedly from local university
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2084579/Article/index_html
#6 by limkamput on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 12:19 pm
DarkHorse: ….local grad I know has a first class degree from UM. She’s really good in her field. She’s a combination of beauty and brains. But she’s so immature in her ways. She’s better off teaching.
Don’t insult the teachers. You are not fit to be one. So don’t talk so much.
#7 by limkamput on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 12:27 pm
DarkHorse: In many cases paper qualifications don’t matter that much unless of course you’re looking at research and development.
Hmm, may be we should all stop going to colleges or Uni unless one is looking at R and D. What is R & D to you? A little learning is a dangerous thing (Who said this?, Just a small test for you). You are a typical person who can’t hold more than three variables in your head and yet want to talk very loud here.
#8 by limkamput on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 12:42 pm
DarkHorse: Then there are those with ‘good’ local degrees but do badly when the job requires independent thinking and reasoning – anything requiring thinking outside the box is out of the question. Doing well in exams after years of learning by rote produce candidates who are immature intellectually. Their communication skills are suspect on most occasions. And I’m not referring to the mentally ‘challenged’ sons of the soil.
Do you know the difference between exception and the general rule? What are you talking here, exception or general rule? What you stated here is filled with opinions but lack empirical facts or theoretical underpinning. Talking about useless graduates and your condemnation of bumi graduates. Come on, don’t be smug. There are thousands and millions of bumi graduates smarter and wiser than you. If we are discussing poor quality graduates today, whether foreign or local, whether bumi or non bumi, and whether the system is rote learning or otherwise, you are an epitome of useless graduate. If case you don’t understand what I am saying, let me put it very simple for you. As far as I am concerned, if does not matter you are a foreign or local graduate, a bumi or a non bumi, you are hopeless, ok.
#9 by helpless on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 2:35 pm
“.. Bumis know that local Us are 3rd grade and try to give their children an education overseas.
Just check out your friends who have children above 18 years old and you will find many with one of 2 children abroad.”
But those idiot Umnoputra claims to be patriotic. …claims to
…..be supportive to NEP.
…..be sucessful as bumiputra.
…..be ” angkasawan”.
…..be a teacher who cannot speak proper English.
…..be a MP taking nonsense at the parliment.
…..be son-in-law of one of the Ministers.
YB LKS, please post a question as how many Minister send their children to local U?
I bet no one !
#10 by cancan on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 7:12 pm
The NEP has created a monster out of the Umnoputras.
The NEP is a perfect marketing tool to create these monsters.
Go on having the NEP and let the whole world laugh at you.
#11 by boh-liao on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 7:16 pm
“Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilangâ€Â! The best improving public university is USM. While other local public universities dropped in their rankings in 2005 to those in 2007, USM is the only local public university to have improved from its 326 spot in 2005 to 307 spot in 2007. Boleh, boleh!
#12 by chgchksg128 on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 9:55 pm
http://2hard2lie.blogspot.com
It is stated in the blog before the news of Chularlongkorn University from Thaialnd already above UM in South East Asia.
I am a local U grad. I felt the quality is really suck…the education of my uni life was the worst ofmy 4 yrs.
If..If those ministers is so confident of our uni quality, why they sent thier children to study oversea.
Can somebody answer it?
I believe this yr ranking is fairly refelcts the truth. You can read the analysis in the blog link above
#13 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 9:58 pm
“There are thousands and millions of bumi graduates smarter …” Limkaput
So maybe you ought to change your ‘handle’ to Dollah – and not mislead readers here??
#14 by undergrad2 on Thursday, 15 November 2007 - 10:02 pm
“I am a local U grad. I felt the quality is really suck…the education of my uni life was the worst of my 4 yrs.”chgchksg128
Thank you for your honesty!
This is the broad consensus among readers on this blog until this smart ass Limkaput aka Dollah comes along and denies it.
#15 by tsn on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 7:52 am
Dear respectable bloggers.
Please do not add salt on injury. We local graduates are the unlucky folks, our parents have no mean to send us to oversea universities, we ourselves too must share the blame, spineless enough to look for ways to go ourselves. We just like you damn lucky or “spineful” dude would like to go oversea to get a scroll of “kwailo” degree, the name itself already carries some weight. As famous Chinese saying “foreign moon is more rounded than local moon” The meaning of this coarse translation is foreign things(must from kwailo & tiny portion from Japanese) are more superior than local stuff. The scene of autumn golden leaves in the banks of Thames & Avon rivers itself makes my saliva flowing out of control.
We local graduates truly admire, salute & respest you guys foreign educated, knowledgeable graduates. It is a real worry with all these negative publications, tight employment market,big supply of graduates, how many employers are willing to engage local graduates. Employers we beg you be a bit more understanding, patience,accommodative and temporary financial sacrifice to give us a chance to establish ourselves. From economics point of view, if a country spend excessively on import(import foreign education), causing big outflow of local currency, long term wise everyone of us will suffer.
#16 by sotong on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 8:41 am
Nothing in the country is spared from narrow, short sighted and damaging politics.
#17 by ktteokt on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 8:47 am
Sorry to say, in Malaysia we keep “colours” not “brains”!
#18 by Godfather on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 11:09 am
You guys still don’t get it. You seriously think that the ministers will go all out to make our universities the true global or regional leaders in research and education ? You seriously think that our ministers want students who can think out of the box, and who can criticise ?
No, our ministers send their children overseas for education, and they are deliberately letting the local universities produce dim-witted graduates who can neither think independently nor question injustice. That is how the BN can hold on to power – by keeping the masses uninformed and uneducated in the ways of the world.
#19 by undergrad2 on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 12:15 pm
“You guys still don’t get it. You seriously think that the ministers will go all out to make our universities the true global or regional leaders in research and education ? You seriously think…” GODFATHER
No, we all got that! It’s just one guy here who did not.
#20 by Godfather on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 1:16 pm
Hahaha…yes, my old friend Limkamput seems to be picking fights with just about everybody nowadays. We should just focus our energies on propagating the truth about the den of thieves.
#21 by limkamput on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 3:04 pm
Godfather, I am not picking fight with everybody. This Darkhorse is picking a fight with me for reasons best known to himself. Can you please read his posting and my comments. You people should challenge and debate me on that. Otherwise, I think we are just giving two cents worth comments here. That to me is a waste of time and energy.
#22 by waterfrontcoolie on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 3:22 pm
The educational system was compromised way back in the 70s. A Chinese teacher teaching in a local national school told me sometime towards the end of the 60s that based on a report that he had read the passing mark for Maths [ this was the entrance examination to the 6th form, those days] for national schools was averaged at 10.25%! When I said,’cannot be!’, he showed me the report, which was actually marked for the eyes of the principal only [ he was a Malay gentleman, he told my friend,hey, It is your baby too, you know. He came from Kirby College]. And what a gap? For us, 60% was required,otherwise no 6th form!
And this problem was not resolved by trying to improve the level of maths from primary classes onwards but by reducing the standard at every level as they ‘progress’ every year. Without the basic foundation, you can’t build anything.
So we should be surprised by the downwards steps we will be taking every year to come. It is my hope that more rational BUMIs will stand up and change the direction. If YOU really have your RACE at heart, do something to help this change at the coming GE!
#23 by jack on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 5:38 pm
Without solid foundation for our education system, the higher we go the faster we collapse. These is what happened now to our local Us graduates.
#24 by undergrad2 on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 9:19 pm
“Hahaha…yes, my old friend Limkamput seems to be picking fights with just about everybody nowadays.” GODFATHER
This Limkaput aka Dollah from Kampong Melayu thinks he’s out smarted readers by giving himself a misleading ‘handle’. His praise for the quality of local grads especially the “thousands and millions of bumi graduates” when others lament, shows where he’s coming from.
#25 by undergrad2 on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 9:58 pm
“The scene of autumn golden leaves in the banks of Thames & Avon rivers itself makes my saliva flowing out of control.†tsn
When you are fresh out of school and hearing stories about your friends getting scholarships to study overseas and getting ready to go, you cannot but ‘salivate’ (to use your expression though I wouldn’t go that far) at the thought of the “brown and golden autumn leaves†(again borrowing your expression) greeting their arrival in the U.K. or the U.S.
But let me assure you when you are over here and everyone else is over there, the pangs of loneliness could be overpowering for someone like yourself. The cold weather, the hurricanes and tornados – and of course, the racism and the discrimination depending if you are in the American South or certain parts of London populated by supporters of the National Front etc – will get to you.
Malaysia is still a good place to make a living. How else do you explain why many Malaysians who work to save for years and then returning home.
The grass is always greener the other side. To many the ‘other side’ could still be Malaysia when they get to “this sideâ€Â.
#26 by Traveller on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 11:21 pm
Undergrad2: You must be referring to the illegal Malaysian immigrants in New York and elsewhere who would save for years and then return home. For others in the US, the longer they stay and work, the more entrenched are their financial interests in the country in terms of pension and social security benefits, homes, etc. To leave that behind would mean a sizeable loss in fortune unless you have no other choice like if you lost your job.
#27 by Traveller on Friday, 16 November 2007 - 11:26 pm
Why is everybody picking on limkamput?
From his comments, I don’t think he is a Malay. Are you?
#28 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 12:01 am
If Limkaput is what his ‘handle’ says he is, then I am an undergrad who failed twice.
#29 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 12:05 am
But you’re right Traveller. About those ovestays who later marry U.S. citizens or who have been issued with green cards after being on H2 visas for some years.
#30 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 12:23 am
sorry H-1B, H-2B etc visas.
#31 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 12:40 am
“For others in the US, the longer they stay and work, the more entrenched are their financial interests in the country in terms of pension and social security benefits, homes, etc. To leave that behind would mean a sizeable loss in fortune unless you have no other choice like if you lost your job.” Traveller
It is natural to put down roots in a country not the country of one’s birth for various reasons as time passes, and to choose to nurture those roots – settle down after leaving college, getting married and have kids who are U.S> citizens.
I can only speak for myself. I find the U.S. a great country to live in because of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. One does not have to be a U.S. citizen less still a white Evangelical Christian to enjoy the same constitutional rights a U.S. citizen enjoys.
But I would end my days in Malaysia, the country of my birth, riding into the sunset (perhaps on the back of a buffalo) amidst the greenery and aroma of home-made coffee (certainly not Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts and Papa John) and teh tarek and roti canai and nasi lemak – and things you guys take for granted. Perhaps not you personally Traveller, because by your ‘handle’ you seem to be telling us that you too are on the road.
#32 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 1:09 am
Why are we talking about ourselves??? This thread is about the brain drain – a topic our LKS likes to re-visit for obvious reasons.
The quality of tertiary education at our local universities is poor. No one here denies that – except one. Is it a coincidence that he suffers from ADS? [He is also the only one who calls others who do not share his opinion names like "stupid" and "moron" - he calls Jeffrey stupid. Jeffrey is anything but stupid. Readers and frequent visitors to this blog knows that. We should leave him alone because he is a distraction to say the least].
The difficulty of finding employment is the result of discriminatory practices which flow from the insitutionalisation of race in Malaysia – the ‘push’ factor. Any analysis on the ‘whats’ and the ‘whys’ would not be complete without examining also the ‘pull’ factor. Today the ‘pull’ factor is no longer what it used to be as existing jobs are being lost to countries like India and China, and new ones are difficult to find.
We need only to listen to Lou Dobb on CNN to hear the cries for protectionism as American jobs are being lost by the thousands each day. The crackdown on illegals is relentless as this country moves into the Presidential election. Remember that employment is the magnet that attracts immigrants to this country. What do you think will happen as this magnet is switched off?
What impact do you think it will have on the ‘brain drain’ (Malaysia’s loss is another country’s gain) not only from Malaysia but also from the other contributing countries?
#33 by Traveller on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 2:25 am
One thing good about the US is that it welcomes real talents in sciences and engineering. It is also home to most corporate research & development centers as well as over 5000 universities/colleges.
That is why good Chinese Malaysian students should take advantage of that by studying and then working in the US.
The outsourced jobs are mostly menial assembly-type jobs. Notice that they are now more Japanese, Korean, and European automobile plants in the US because as the largest consumer nation, there are still some benefits to have some manufacturing facilities in the US.
#34 by Traveller on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 2:29 am
Oh-oh..I think I mis-spoke above. I should have said ‘one of the largest consumer nations” because I think China is the largest consumer nation by number. But in terms of spending, I think the US is the largest.
#35 by undergrad2 on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 3:11 am
“But in terms of spending, I think the US is the largest.”
Take a guess as to how the U.S. is funding their trade deficit?
#36 by malaysiatoday.com on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 7:28 am
I was from a local u because my family was hardcore poor and my skin color also prevented me from getting any government sponsored overseas schoolarship.
Most of the Malay students enrolled in the local Us actually are disqualified stock. Lecturers have to design easier questions to suit them.
Most ridiculous thing is a local U awarded free 60% marks for meeting lecturer session for the final year project.
I only got 5% mark for this portion because a Malay lecturer played dirty politics with me. At first meeting he said no weekly meeting sessions were needed IF I could handle my project myself. Damned!! At the end of the semester, he told me I only got 5% free marks (out of 60%) for attended one meeting with him.
Instead of getting 98%, he was pleased to give me a margin pass of 43%, (5% + 38% out of 40% in the report writing portion). May be my lecturer also wanted non-bumi students sinking together with bumi students.
I already advised my teenaged nephews forget about local u since both lecturers and students (majority) are pathetic suck.
#37 by limkamput on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 1:50 pm
I can only speak for myself. I find the U.S. a great country to live in because of the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. One does not have to be a U.S. citizen less still a white Evangelical Christian to enjoy the same constitutional rights a U.S. citizen enjoys – Undergrad2
Why be so inconsistent? You think others have forgotten how you condemned USA earlier. You are an epitome of inconsistency and hypocrisy.
Yes, there are thousands of bumi graduates smarter than you and Darkhorse. I have no doubt in my mind at all. I did not mention anywhere I am smart. But I am just smart enough to know that you, Jeffrey and Darkhorse are mediocre and yet want to talk very loud. Come on, what was written earlier by Darkhorse is not even grade two, ok. And for you, may be grade 3.
#38 by limkamput on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 1:55 pm
Take a guess as to how the U.S. is funding their trade deficit?- Undergrad2
You asked other to take a guess, but my question to you is: have you guessed it right? Come on, show what you have got and tell us how US trade deficit is financed. I will be happy to hear from you.
#39 by limkamput on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 2:03 pm
The grass is always greener the other side. To many the ‘other side’ could still be Malaysia when they get to “this sideâ€Â. Undergrad2
You are just a spineless person who wants the best of both worlds. Make up your mind, nobody owe you a living. You just want people like Kit, Guan Eng and others to fight for you. Let me put it this way. If you are in this country today, I think you dare not even post anything in this blog. Sorry, that is how I judge you base on many writings you posted earlier – full of inconsistency, opportunistic, hypocrisy, childish, vulgar, and self conceited.
#40 by limkamput on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 2:17 pm
This Limkaput aka Dollah from Kampong Melayu thinks he’s out smarted readers by giving himself a misleading ‘handle’. His praise for the quality of local grads especially the “thousands and millions of bumi graduates†when others lament, shows where he’s coming from.
Go back and read my post again. It is typical for you to comment out of context. Here again, you do not know the difference between exception and general rule. You people have it all mixed up and started to make statements filled with opinions but lack empirical facts. As a general rule, yes, may be the standard of local graduates has deteriorated. However there are local graduates who are great. As a general rule may be Bumi graduates lack quality because of the catching up and affirmative policy. However, there is no doubt in my mind there are thousands of Bumi graduates smarter and more capable than Undergrad2 and Darkhorse. You can’t fault me. Whatever I am saying here has theoretical underpinning. Unlike you who is essentially a loose cannon.
#41 by Godamn Singh on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 11:00 pm
What’s all these outbursts about??
“You are just a spineless person …” LIM Kah Putt
“You people have it all mixed up and started to make statements filled with opinions but…” Lin Kah Putt
I occasionally visit this political blog and others like this one, but ..people who feel the need to show they ‘know’ more than others, that others are ‘wrong’ and try to show ‘his intellectual prowess’ like this poster Lim Kah Putt are usually the opposite. How else would you explain his arrogance? My professors at my university never talk to me like that.
In the first, he seems to be taking a personal blow at one poster. In the second, he shows his real intention and his real arrogant self and purpose which is to take on all posters on this blog because according to him, they are wrong in their opinions, that he knows better, that he is right and others are just wrong and stupid. You don’t call others names just because they are wrong!!
I think this fellow has a psychiatric problem.
The last time I met such a person was one who claimed to hear voices in his head telling him that he was the ‘prophet of truth’ and that his sole mission in the world was to declare to the world that he was their much awaited messiah! Funny! But the next time I met him was in a psychiatric ward of a certain hospital I rather not name. Could it be the same person discharged from the hospital to make way for other new cases? If so, then Mr. Lim must report his IP address to the authorities so that he could be picked up before he does more harm to himself!
#42 by DarkHorse on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 11:06 pm
This scumbag is at it again! Still trying to show his “superiority” of knowledge, taking on the best Malaysian scholar at Cambridge doing his PhD at such a young age, and telling he is stupid.
Look, Mr. Scumbag. Why don’t you disappear?
#43 by DarkHorse on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 11:52 pm
On second thoughts I don’t want you to disappear. I want you to come on to the more current threads and offload your tirade at posters for being stupid, ignorant and being bigots and all i.e. if you have the balls.
#44 by DarkHorse on Saturday, 17 November 2007 - 11:56 pm
Limkamput, don’t just hide behind this thread, you useless and spineless asswipe!
#45 by limkamput on Sunday, 18 November 2007 - 6:37 am
Darkhorse,
I have debated you point for point and yet you have responded with just one or two lines of irrelevant tirade. Look, I have a feeling that you are not only stupid; you can’t even write proper English. So, stop lamenting how useless local or bumi graduates are.
I will go where I want go in this blog, and there is nothing you can do about it. I will continue to post comments on writings that are incoherent, stupid, inconsistent, sweeping, bigot, and racist. I hope you know the difference between condemning racism and being a racist.
#46 by limkamput on Sunday, 18 November 2007 - 6:46 am
Darkhorse:
With regard to that Cambridge Phd student, in what way was my debate with him out of line? For you it is blind fixation of people coming from Ivy League institutions never mind he has shown his arrogance, contempt and superiority at that so called “young ageâ€Â.
#47 by Godamn Singh on Sunday, 18 November 2007 - 8:41 am
“I think this fellow has a psychiatric problem.
The last time I met such a person was one who claimed to hear voices in his head telling him that he was the ‘prophet of truth’ and that his sole mission in the world was to declare to the world that he was their much awaited messiah! Funny! But the next time I met him was in a psychiatric ward of a certain hospital I rather not name. Could it be the same person discharged from the hospital to make way for other new cases? If so, then Mr. Lim must report his IP address to the authorities so that he could be picked up before he does more harm to himself!”
I think my comment deserves a reply from the distinguished professor Mr. Lim Kar Putt, or are you hearing more voices in your head?
Don’t take on poor DArk Horse. He has no idea where you were last.
#48 by DarkHorse on Sunday, 18 November 2007 - 11:34 pm
“With regard to that Cambridge Phd student, in what way was my debate with him out of line? For you it is blind fixation of people coming from Ivy League institutions…” limkamput
Whaaaat??? Since when was University of Cambridge in Cambridge, USA? There are towns named London and Cambridge in the United States. University of London is located in London, U.K.
Talk about others being stupid and you smart!! LOL.