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UNIVERSITY' N SARAWAK

Promoting Sunway College in Kuching
Lee Sick Ping and Janette Chan receiving a
The Sarawak Student's Union, University that the Ministry of Education in Sarawak pennant from the President of the Sarawak
Students
Union
of Malaya ( S S U U M ) embarked on the was very pleased with the project as it
'Target: University' project early last would be beneficial and informative to the
month. students in Sarawak. He also hoped that
through counselling, students would be
The prime objective of this project was exposed to the courses they may wish to along, some students were requested to fill
to create awareness amongst Sarawakian pursue at various universities. in postcards so that a follow-up could be
students of the opportunities of higher made on our return to P J .
learning in our country. With this objec-
tive in mind, two representatives from The overall response from the centres Since coming back from Sarawak,
Sunway College were invited to accompany was very encouraging. At each centre about plans have been made to keep in close con-
the S S U U M on a 10 day tour to provide 750 students participated in the project. tact with the 39 schools and the individual
firsthand information about the courses The large crowd of students who visited our students who participated in this project.
and the facilities available at our college. booth showed great interest in the courses We hope that the project will be beneficial
offered by our affiliated universities. We to the college and will attract a larger
The project was held at various were able to provide a better understand- student enrolment in the next academic
centres in Sarawak including Kuching, ing of the twinnmg concept and give infor- year.
Sibu, Miri and Bintangor. It was officiated mation about the courses and the facilities
on 6th June 1988 by Encik Abang Abu available in the college. Because of the Lee Siok Ping
Bakar. In his opening speech, he stressed limited flyers that we were able to bring Sunway College
30 THOUGHTS TO SHAPE YOUR L I F E

1. Never feel too great to do anything 12. Exaggerated expectations lead to 22. Happiness makes a man feel he
little. Never feel too little to do dismal dissappointments. owns the whole world and thus he
anything great. 13. A proud man has no sense of feels no envy towards the wealthy.
2. Money does not grow on trees. Even if humour. 23. Those who think mere material
it did, you would still have to pluck 14. I f nice guys finish last, I don't want objects can satisfy have a very
it. to be first. low opinion of the dignity and
3. I f you don't believe in yourself, 15. Happiness is when all things satisfy; nobility of mankind.
you'll never achieve the unbelievable. 24. If you're happy with what you
misery is when nothing does. have, you will never worry about
4. A proud man has no friends. He 16. Happiness owes no obligation to what you don't have.
has only rivals and enemies. anyone except to the man who
5. Don't envy the pompous and deserves it. 25. Never say die. Die saying ' N E V E R ' .
proud. They always manage to 26. A wise man can expose a thousand
make themselves look ridiculous. 17. Those who think of getting rich at fools with a timely word but a
any cost will find that it will cost
6. Never look up to anyone who looks them their happiness. thousand fools can never figure out
down on anyone. 18. Excuses never satisfy anyone, least a wise man.
into
7. You can't always be the best, but of all the person who made the 27. Fools flatter each other wise. But a
that
thinking
are
they
you can always be at your best. excuses. wise man is never flattered.
8. Common sense is better than a 19. Never praise a proud man or he
college education. will be intolerable. 28. There are plenty of fools aroftnd
who try to convince you that they
9. Any friend who can be bought isn't 20. You may earn more by cheating but are the best... a wise man never
worth the price. you will enjoy it less. needs to convince anyone.
10. Time is not money. Money cannot 21. People want to get rid of their vices 29. Teach a fool all the wisdom you
buy time. without losing the pleasure of vices know and somehow he will turn it
and acquire virtue without the pain to his disadvantage.
11. I am more concerned about what of acquiring virtue. As if vices had
will become of me than what might no pains and virtues have no 30. A fool never learns from others and
have been. pleasures! rarely learn from himself.
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