Wayang Kulit oleh Kanak-Kanak Palsi Serebrum

Individu palsi serebrum juga mempunyai kebolehan dan bakat tersendiri. Apa yang penting bagi kami individu palsi serebrum ialah peluang, bimbingan dan sokongan. Dengan bimbingan pensyarah USM serta guru-guru Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Cerebral Palsy (Sepastik) Pulau Pinang, para pelajar persatuan tersebut telah membuat persembahan wayang kulit yang bertajuk 'The Boy and The Forest' di USM pada 24 dan 25 haribulan April yang lalu. Pelajar-pelajar tersebut dibimbing oleh guru masing-masing membuat persembahan dengan penuh keyakinan di hadapan orang ramai. Ada antara mereka memainkan alat muzik traditional dan ada juga yang berdialog. Marilah kita ikuti berita tentangnya.

Wayang kulit by disabled children shines brightly

By WINNIE YEOH
winnie@thestar.com.my

GEORGE TOWN: There was complete silence when the theatre went pitch black and all attention was drawn to the white cloth screen where a wayang kulit (shadow puppet play) was set to mesmerise the audience.

A large cut-out leave symbolising the forest flashed on the screen and the shadow of a boy took centre stage just when the narrator started his story for the play titled The Boy and The Forest.

The storyline may seem to be simple but many would be surprised to learn that the actors are disabled children who were mainly moving the puppets while on their wheelchairs.

Directed by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Arts' Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Mohamed Ghouse Nasuruddin and lecturer Dr Mumtaz Begum Becker, the 50-minute play took place at the university's Pelenggang Cahaya theatre yesterday.

The play, involving 17 children and 22 teachers from the Cerebral Palsy (Spastic) Children's Association of Penang (SCAP), would be repeated at the same venue at 11.30am today.

A collaboration between USM School of Arts, the university's Neuro-Medical Department and SCAP tells the story of a boy who disobeyed his parents' advice not to venture into the forest.

Dr Mohamed Ghouse said the play is about filial relationships, of respect and of a child's and his parents' love.

“It is also about the environment, reminding us of the need to preserve the environment (forest) and to share it with God's other creatures.

Mesmerising: Children and a teacher from the Cerebral Palsy (Spastic) Children’s Association of Penang (SCAP) moving the puppets during the play titled ‘The Boy and The Forest’ from behind the white cloth screen.

“But man himself is destructive and greedy, always destroying for his own selfish needs (reflected by the ogre in the play).

“However, in the end, goodness will prevail over evil,” he said.

During the play, two children from the association played the traditional musical instruments of kromong and saron while Dr Mohamed Ghouse played the gendang and rebab.

“We took six months to practise and it's truly a labour of love. It requires a lot of patience and through the performance, the children forgot that they are disabled,” he said, adding that the play was aimed at getting the children to be more involved through play therapy.

Ng Yong Nian, 15, who played the character of the boy said he enjoyed the play and had no difficulty memorising the script.

“I was a bit nervous but I was more excited to be able to have so much fun with my friends!” he enthused.

The play was also performed in memory of Rabiatul Ahbab Akbar Ali, 10, who was originally part of the cast, but who passed away late last year due to septicaemia.

Kar Wei - Penerima Anugerah Pekerja Cemerlang OKU 2010

Teh Kar Wei telah dipilih sebagai salah seorang penerima Anugerah Pekerja OKU sempena sambutan Hari Pekerja 2010. Beliau ialah seorang guru komputer di Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Cerebral Palsy Pulau Pinang. Beliau mengalami palsi serebrum jenis athetoid. Walaupun mengalami masalah pergerakan yang tidak terkawal dan juga masalah pertuturan, beliau merupakan seorang guru yang dedikasi dan sentiasa berusaha gigih untuk mendidik anak-anak muridnya.

Ikuti catatan seterusnya bertajuk Penglibatan Dalam Sukan pada 18 December 2011.

Dr. Ng - Graduan Palsi Serebrum Ijazah Kedoktoran Yang Pertama

Berikut merupakan berita tentang Dr. Ng Chee Kyun yang merupakan individu palsi serebrum yang pertama memperolehi ijazah kedoktoran di negara kita.

The Star Online - 26 Aug 2007

Disabled grad with cerebral palsy creates history at UPM

SERDANG: When he joined Universiti Putra Malaysia 13 years ago, Dr Ng Chee Kyun used a BMX bicycle to move around the campus grounds.

Dr Ng, who has cerebral palsy, described the bicycle as his “friend” that had accompanied him through many ups and downs until it was stolen three months ago.

The 32-year-old is the first disabled student with cerebral palsy to graduate with a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications and Network Engineering in the history of UPM.

"It's hard for people to imagine how disabled people live. I remember when I first started my diploma course here, several of my coursemates ignored me when I asked them for clarification on the lectures."

"I felt like crying and didn’t know if I could continue my studies,” he said.

Many were moved to tears when he gave a heartfelt speech before UPM Chancellor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah at the 31st convocation of UPM.

Despite his problem with speech, hearing and difficulty controlling his movements, Dr Ng, who is a researcher with Mimos Bhd, likes sports and had won several prizes including the first prize playing futsal in the National Paralympic Circuit Championship in 2005.

Dr Ng’s mother Mary Tay, 64, said she was quite concerned when he wanted to pursue his doctorate degree.

“My husband and I were worried that he might not be able to cope, but he did it. We are very happy for him,” said Tay, adding that Dr Ng is the only PhD holder in the family.

Meanwhile, Sultan Sharafuddin said graduates should be innovative in creating success.

“The competition is so stiff that graduates cannot just wait for career opportunities created by other people. Graduates should be prepared and be able to identify opportunities and turn the opportunities into a new career prospect,” he said.

Tan Sri Rozali Ismail was proclaimed as Pro-Chancellor of UPM on a three-year term during the convocation.

Selain mereka, terdapat individu-individu palsi serebrum lain yang mempunyai ijazah sama ada yang sedang belajar dan yang telah habis belajar.

Ikuti catatan seterusnya bertajuk Alam Pekerjaan Kami pada 4 December 2011

Chin Chin Memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Muda di USM - 2006

Berikut ialah berita tentang diri saya yang merupakan salah seorang penulis blog ini yang telah memperoleh ijazah sarjana muda dari USM pada tahun 2006.

New Strait Times Online – 15 August 2006

Cerebral palsy no handicap for Chin Chin
By Audrey

GEORGE TOWN: Tan Chin Chin refused to allow physical limitations to put a brake on her ambitions. Born with cerebral palsy, she had always dreamed of going to university and getting a degree.

The 24-year-old will get more than a scroll tomorrow at Universiti Sains Malaysia's convocation: She will receive the USM Chancellor's Gold Medal for academic excellence from Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Fauziah, Chancellor of the university.

Tan is the first handicapped student to earn the Gold Medal, USM's highest award for academic excellence. She will also receive the USM Women's Association Gold Medal.

"It was not easy to study in the university, let alone do well. I am grateful and thankful for the support and help from the university, my friends and most of all my parents. Without them, I would not be who I am today," said the Anthropology and Sociology graduate.

Tan, whose father is a labourer and mother a housewife, is currently teaching at the Spastic Children's Association here, where she was a student for four years.

Dentistry graduate Ling Yoke Li was also named a winner of the USM Chancellor's Gold Medal for academic excellence and the USM Women's Association Gold Medal.

The 25-year-old daughter of retired teachers will also receive the Royal Education Award (non-Bumiputera).

A total of 1,126 doctorate and Master's students and 6,228 first degree students will receive their scrolls during the five- day convocation, USM's 35th.

USM vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dzulkifli Abdul Razak said at a Press conference that dentistry graduate Nawal Radhiah Abdul Rahman and literature in education graduate Fakhrul Razi Sunip, both 24, will receive the Royal Education Award (Bumiputera) and the Vice- Chancellor's Book Medal respectively.

Ikuti catatan seterusnya bertajuk Dr. Ng - Graduan Palsi Serebrum Ijazah Kedoktoran Yang Pertama pada 27 November 2011

James Ng Memperolehi Diploma di Methodist Pilley Institute

Ikuti kisah hidup James Ng Seng Hong yang berjaya menamatkan pengajiannya pada peringkat diploma di Methodist Pilley Institute. Beliau diyakini sedang meneruskan pengajiannya pada peringkat ijazah sarjana muda.

The Star Online - Friday July 16, 2010

Spastic cerebral palsy patient James defies all odds to excel
Story and photos by PAULINE HO

JAMES NG SENG HONG walked arduously up the stage with the aid of crutches to the accompaniment of loud applause and cheers.

The principal Judy Wong Liong Yung beamed with pride as the first disabled student at the Methodist Pilley Institute (MPI) moved towards her to receive his Diploma in Business Management.

The occasion was the 17th graduation ceremony of MPI in Sibu on June 26. The applause was thunderous.

As some students later said, they were touched that James was able to make it despite his disability.

James, who was diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy, was also touched by all these encouragement and support.

People reached out to congratulate him. Happy for him, with some even inspired by him, many urged him on with Jia You!

The term in Mandarin is used to encourage people to put a little more gas in the engine and step up their efforts.

Literally it means “spur on”. It can also be taken to mean “make extra effort”, “step on it”, “go for it”. Only two words. But saying it also means to say “We are with you in solidarity. We understand. We support and spur you on.”

Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference (SCAC) president Rev Dr Datuk Su Chii Ann and member of the Institute’s board of directors also paid personal attention to James.

As he congratulated James, Su, who was the guest of honour at the event, urged him to adopt the attitude of gratitude each day.

“He said if we are unable to be grateful, we will never be satisfied. Then we will not be happy with our lives, whether we are able or disabled.”

James, 22, said he is happy with his results which were above average.

Highly motivated to perform well in his studies, James is very determined to strife for his academic excellence in his future studies.

He will move on to Swinburne University, Kuching in August this year to do his degree. It will be the first time he will be on his own, but he also feels it is high time he learns to be independent. He will be staying in the school hostel.

“I am a bit apprehensive as it will be the first time I will leave home and venture out on my own. But at the same time, I am happy because this is a good opportunity for me to stand on my own.”

James will apply for PTPTN loan or Yayasan Sarawak Scholarship for financial assistance to pursue his degree course at Swinburne.

His studies at MPI was made possible because he was given RH scholarship, said the only son of Mary Ling, a clerk with a timber firm here. His father passed away on Sept 11, 2008.

James has an older sister Clare, working as a clerk in a private company.

“We are practically living from hand-to-mouth. If we don’t spend on unnecessary things it is alright. As you can see, the furniture in our living room is simple,” said Mary, pointing to the living room in their house at Gambir Road in Sibu.

The proud mother also has mixed feelings of James leaving home for further studies in Kuching.

“All these years he is at home. But now I understand I have to let him face the challenges outside and let him spread his own wings. I have to do this, because I cannot be with him all the time. It is a very good chance for him to learn to live independently,” she said.

Born a premature baby at seven months, James said he used to have a lot of anger in him when seeing other kids running and playing outside their homes.

“They were playing football, flying kites. I could not.” He also got taunted when he was younger.

“There were children calling me ‘cacat’ (handicapped). They even stole my things. Inside, I was angry but I could not do anything. I told them go away and not disturb me.”

Getting out of the house was itself a struggle in the beginning.

“People look at James, in fact the whole family, as aliens. It took us sometime to overcome this. We learnt to just ignore it. Don’t care. We try to put ourselves in their position. Probably they seldom see people like James,” Mary said.

“Now we don’t have any more problems. If people want to look, let them look. James also has no more problem with it,” she added.

James said: “I remember one time at a bookstore, a young boy saw me. He stared and pointed at me, calling to his daddy. His father just picked him up and left the place.”

James said he learnt to accept his disability, mostly through getting to know what life is all about.

As he got to know more about God, he is confident that God has a plan for him.

“I believe that there is a purpose for each and every one of us. I may have cerebral palsy but I believe I am special and unique, and I can contribute to the community in the way God has designed me,” he said.

James said he was very blessed to have spent three years at the MPI. He finds many people there caring and supportive, from his principal down to fellow students.

James will always remember his lecturer in business communications, Eta Ting, for the times when she would come over and sit down with him in the cafeteria during breaks, especially when he was sitting there alone.

He found it easy to chat with her. “She was very encouraging, telling me I am courageous.”

He has friends among the students who would help him with mobility and studies.

Before an operation was done on his hamstring some time back, James said it was really painful to straighten his legs.

“If I go out to the supermarket, I would tire quickly and soon start to look for a bench to sit down.”

The Agape Centre, which provides rehabilitation programme for disabled people, helped arrange for the operation which was carried out at the Sibu hospital.

James said: “There are students who just ignore me, but there are also those who are very helpful. They came to my aid without me asking them.

“I call them ‘the good Samaritans’ that God has sent me,” he said.

“These good souls told me never to give up. Some even say I will find my partner one day”.

The principal was herself most caring and loving. The lecturers too care a lot for James.

“Don’t think that they gave me special treatment because I have this disability. They were fair, treating me the same as everyone else,” James said.

Before James bid this writer good-bye, he expressed hope that the authorities will look into providing facilities that are disabled-friendly in public places, including schools.

“Sibu is quite lacking in this area,” he noted.

Ikuti catatan seterusnya bertajuk Chin Chin Memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Muda di USM – 2006 pada 20 November 2011

Hashim Menerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang STPM 2008

Pelajar palsi serebrum Hashim Mohamad merupakan salah seorang pelajar kurang upaya yang menerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang STPM bagi tahun 2008. Berikut ialah berita tentangnya.

The Star Online - Wednesday March 11, 2009

Four special students among 12 top scorers honoured
By PRIYA KULASAGARAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) special top scorer Hashim Mohamad was in a state of disbelief when his examination results were announced.

The bubbly 20-year-old, who suffers from spastic cerebral palsy, scored 3As and 1B to emerge as top special student in the spastic category.

He was among 12 top scorers honoured at the STPM results announcement ceremony held here yesterday. Four were special students.

Each received a certificate, plaque as well as a cheque for RM1,000.

Hashim said he owed his success to the teachers, workers and fellow students of SMK Kuala Krai in Kelantan.

“But my biggest idols are my parents,” he said. “My father is a humble rubber tapper who worked hard to look after our family and ensure that his children do well in life.”

Two of Hashim’s elder sisters are engineers, while another is currently studying medicine in the Czech Republic.

Fellow special top scorer Nur Aisyatul Radiah Alidaniah said her vision started failing just before her Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examinations in 2006.

However, she went on to be named the special top scorer for that year in her home state of Sabah.

Nur Aisyatul, who aspires to be a teacher, only learnt to read Braille at the age of 16 and had to approach each subject as if it were written in a different language.

“I never saw myself as disabled – I just had to do more work to keep up with those who can see,” she said.

Her mother, Halimah Othman, 43, said that she never gave her daughter special treatment and encouraged her to work hard.

Malaysian Examinations Council chairman Tan Sri Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak said about 20 special students sat for the STPM examinations last year.

Among them were students who have low vision, are deaf, spastic and blind.
Meanwhile, former deputy head prefect of SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abul Gapor, Kuching, Nicholas Sim Keyi, was quite sure that he would be able to obtain five As.

“I attended tuition for all the subjects as I wanted to reinforce what I had learnt in school,” he said.

A former Interact Club president, Nicholas said he had applied to study at Cambridge University in Britain.

“I have received an offer to do medicine and hope to be able to obtain a scholarship to do so,” he said.

Former SMK Tun Dr Ismail, Muar, student Lim Chew Sia said she was shocked to be the top scorer in the rural category, as she was not sure if she did well in the examinations.

“Initially, I just hoped that I would do well enough to secure a place to do business studies in Universiti Malaya,” said the 20-year-old who scored five As.

Ikuti catatan seterusnya bertajuk Kami di Institut Pengajian Tinggi pada 6 November 2011

Saravanan Menerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang STPM 2007

Pelajar palsi serebrum S. Saravanan merupakan salah seorang pelajar kurang upaya yang menerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang STPM bagi tahun 2007. Berikut ialah berita tentangnya.

The Star Online - Wednesday March 12, 2008

Disability not a hindrance to academic success

KUALA LUMPUR: Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) top scorer and 2006 Paralympic football player S. Saravanan would not have made it so far if not for caring Malaysians.

He was abandoned by his parents at age seven when they discovered he had spastic cerebral palsy.

But a caring sundry shop owner in Kulim, his hometown, took in the then Year Two pupil and saw him through his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM).

After his SPM (he obtained credits for all his subjects) Saravanan, who has since
lost contact with his parents, was unable to continue his studies due to lack of money and moved out to stay with a friend.

In the course of job-hunting, he called at a bakery and the owner referred him to Kamakshi Child Home in Kulim, which offered him a place and a chance to continue his studies.

Yesterday, Saravanan repaid all the kindness shown to him by scoring 2As and 3Bs to emerge the top special student in the spastic category.

The former SMK Chio Min student, who is unable to speak clearly, wrote that he was grateful to sundry shop owner Logambal, his school principal and teachers,

Kamakshi programme director Dr N. Iyngkaran, and his friends for all their help.

Saravanan, who took General Paper, Bahasa Malaysia, History, Economics and Business Studies, added that he studied around five to six hours every day before the exams.

Fellow special top scorer Noor Izati Meor Samsudin, who is blind, used to think her disability was a barrier to her success.

“Then I realised that I had to work harder and persevere,” said the former SMK St John, Kuala Lumpur, student, who was also among the country's top scorers in the special education category for the 2005 SPM exams.

She attributed her success to the assistance of her sighted classmates, siblings and International Islamic University volunteers who read to her and recorded her study material.

“My ambition is to become a lawyer or a newsreader. I hope to continue my studies at University Malaya in Islamic Studies.”

Muhammad Marwan Mohd Tanos from Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Baru, was named the top STPM student in the visually impaired category. Scoring three As and a B, the aspiring teacher studied consistently for around three hours every day.

Ikuti kisah Hashim Menerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang STPM 2008 pada 30 Oktober 2011.

Adik Ahmad Faid Ibrahim Memperolehi 4A & 1B Dalam UPSR & Mahu Jadi Profesor

Berikut ialah berita tentang adik Ahmad Faiz Ibrahim berusia 12 tahun yang tekun belajar walaupun menulis dengan daya tolakan dagu. Beliau bercita-cita untuk menjadi seorang profesor apabila dewasa kelak.

Utusan Malaysia Online – 22 September 2010

Calon cerebral palsy mahu jadi profesor

KOTA BHARU 21 Sept. - Dengan menolak pensil yang diselitkan di celah jari tangan kirinya menggunakan dagu, Ahmad Faiz Ibrahim tekun menjawab soalan Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) yang bermula hari ini.

Calon UPSR dari Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Kerian 1 itu terpaksa menolak pensil menggunakan dagu untuk menulis kerana menghidap cerebral palsy sejak lahir iaitu sejenis kekacauan atau gangguan kendalian terhadap fungsi motorik disebabkan oleh kerosakan pada otak yang sedang berkembang sehingga mengekang pergerakannya.

Ahmad Faiz, 12, merupakan salah seorang daripada 219 calon UPSR yang menduduki peperiksaan tersebut di sekolah itu dan dia diletakkan di bilik berasingan untuk memudahkannya menjawab soalan.

Walaupun cacat, kanak-kanak yang berasal dari Kampung Pengkalan Demit itu merupakan salah seorang pelajar harapan sekolahnya berikutan pencapaian 4A 1B yang dicatatnya dalam peperiksaan percubaan UPSR baru-baru ini.

Malah, Ahmad menanam cita-cita untuk menjadi seorang profesor dalam bidang sains satu hari nanti.

Ketika ditemui di sekolah itu hari ini, murid itu yakin mampu mencapai keputusan cemerlang dalam UPSR tahun ini.

"Alhamdulillah, soalan-soalannya macam yang biasa saya buat dalam kelas. Saya berharap dapat 'mengalahkan' murid lain yang lebih pandai. Saya sudah bersedia sepenuhnya dan banyak belajar di rumah dengan bantuan ibu," katanya.

Anak kepada seorang guru, Ibrahim Yunus, 42, dan suri rumah, Zarina Mohd. Kassim, 36, itu ternyata mempunyai semangat dan keyakinan diri yang tinggi walaupun memerlukan bantuan sepenuhnya untuk bergerak disebabkan kecacatan itu.

Ketika di sekolah, dia terpaksa menggunakan kerusi roda yang ditolak oleh rakan-rakannya sebelum dipindahkan ke kerusi khas bagi menampung postur tubuhnya.

Sementara itu Zarina berkata, setiap dua minggu sekali dia dan suaminya akan membawa Ahmad Faiz ke hospital untuk latihan fisioterapi selain mendapatkan ubat-ubatan bagi menguatkan sistem saraf tubuhnya.

"Selain menghantarnya terus ke tempat duduk di dalam kelas setiap hari, saya juga pergi ke sekolah pada waktu rehat untuk menyuapkan makanannya.

"Saya melahirkan Ahmad Faiz ketika masih belajar di Universiti Al-Azhar, Mesir dan sejak itu saya menumpukan sepenuh masa menjaga anak sulung saya daripada empat beradik ini," ujarnya.

Adik Ahmad Faiz telah memperolehi 4A & 1B dalam UPSR pada tahun 2010. Mari kita mengikuti berita tentangnya.

Utusan Malaysia Online – 13 November 2010

Kegigihan ibu buahkan hasil

KOTA BHARU 12 Nov. - Dibandingkan dengan pelajar normal lain, keupayaan Ahmad Faiz Ibrahim, seorang murid tergolong orang kurang upaya (OKU) yang juga calon Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) tahun ini amat terbatas.

Namun semalam, apabila keputusan peperiksaan tersebut diumumkan, penghidap cerebral palsy itu ternyata mampu 'berdiri sama tinggi dan duduk sama rendah' dengan rakan-rakan yang mencatat kejayaan apabila dia memperoleh 4A 1B.

Murid dari SK Kubang Kerian 1 di sini, tidak mengalah dengan kecacatannya walaupun kehadiran dia di kelas sering mencuri tumpuan rakan-rakan apatah lagi melihat ketekunannya menguasai kemahiran menulis menggunakan daya tolakan dagu.

Dengan menyepit pensil di celah jari tangan kanan yang lemah, Ahmad Faiz akan mendekatkan hujung mukanya di atas meja, kekuatan otot dagunya akan menolak tangannya itu mengikut lenggok tulisan yang diingini.

Walaupun dalam serba kepayahan anak sulung dari empat adik-beradik ini cekal, tabah dan yakin dengan kemampuannya bersaing dengan rakan-rakan untuk mencapai kejayaan dalam pendidikan.

"Saya bersyukur kerana berjaya memperoleh 4A dalam Matematik, Sains, Bahasa Melayu Pemahaman dan Penulisan manakala Bahasa Inggeris dapat B. Keputusan yang sama juga saya peroleh ketika ujian percubaan yang lepas.

''Semua ini hasil pengorbanan umi yang banyak berkorban sejak saya kecil dan sentiasa berada di sisi, baik di rumah mahupun di sekolah.

''Semangat untuk belajar sentiasa ada walaupun dalam keadaan terbatas demi mencapai cita-cita sebagai profesor dalam bidang sains pada masa akan datang," katanya.

Menurut ibunya, Zalina Mohd. Kassim, 35, sejak enam tahun lalu sebaik anak sulung daripada empat adik-beradik itu mula bersekolah, rutin hariannya terpaksa dibahagi dua, antara rumah dan sekolah.

Ibu gigih yang mahu melihat anak sulungnya itu berjaya dalam pendidikan itu juga akan ke sekolah setiap waktu rehat untuk menyuapkan makanan kepada anaknya.

''Hampir semua pergerakannya terpaksa dibantu dan saya menggunakan kerusi roda untuk menolaknya ke sekolah kemudian duduk di atas kerusi lebih tinggi dan direka khas mempunyai tali di bahagian pinggangnya bagi menampung tubuhnya terdorong ke hadapan," katanya.

Ikuti kisah Saravanan Menerima Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang STPM 2007 pada 23 Oktober 2011.

Adik Siaw Choo Lee Berucap di Atas Pentas

Pernahkah anda berucap di depan orang ramai? Adakah anda berasa takut atau malu untuk berbuat demikian?

Mari kita ikuti berita tentang adik Siaw Choo Lee, kanak-kanak palsi serebrum yang pada ketika itu hanya berusia 7 tahun, berucap di atas pentas dengan penuh keyakinan.

The Star Online - Thursday December 2, 2010

Children with special needs walk tall

SEVEN-year-old Siaw Choo Lee, who has cerebral palsy, walked confidently on the stage to give his thanksgiving speech at a graduation ceremony for children with special needs at Methodist Care Centre in Sibu.

Speaking in Chinese, Siaw thanked his teachers for guiding and teaching him over the past four years.

It was at the centre that he learnt to communicate, a feat in which most celebral palsy patients have difficulty, he said.

“Because of my teachers, I can stand here and talk to you,” he said to applause from those present.

Siaw also thanked his mother for her care and love.

At the ceremony, 19 children received their certificates from Sibu Methodist Church president Datuk Reverend Su Chii Ann.

Three of them, who are young adults, had completed their employment training programme while eight others had gone through a year of independent living.

In his address, Su congratulated the teachers for their selfless devotion in guiding the children.

Because of the teachers, the children could move on with their lives with confidence and independence, he said.

The centre, he said, was a voluntary body set up to help children live a normal life despite their challenges.

Adakah anda berasa kagum dengan adik Siaw Choo Lee? Adakah anda berasa tercabar selepas membaca berita tentangnya?

Ikuti catatan seterusnya bertajuk Zaman Persekolahan Kami pada 9 October 2011