CHUA HUN HO's Reflection
A teenage pregnancy can be defined as a teenage girl who is below aged 20, and becoming pregnant. Most of them are unmarried pregnancy which can not be protected by certain laws. Since the beginning of 2010, the case of teenage births which occurred in Malaysia has increased from 14000 to 18000 annually.[1] "On average, there are 1,500 cases of teen girls getting pregnant each month or 50 cases a day in the country," Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam told reporters after the launch of the national-level 'Generasiku Sayang' programme by the Permaisuri of Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah.[2] From the statement, we know that this issue is getting widespread in nation. Data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia found that they usually have some similar characteristics. For examples, they live in poor lodging condition, drop out of school with low qualifications and be unemplyed or get a low-paid job.
The main factor that contributes to this issue is lacking of sex education and information about the reproductive sexual health, especially lack of access to contraceptive devices.[3] Next, teenagers are easily to be encouraged by peer to engage themselves in sexual activity. Their sexual behaviour may be affected by alcohol and drugs which will make their mind become muddy, then it cause they can not make the right decision. In addition, the teenagers, who face poor financial situation and low educational standard or have low self-esteem, tend to find a shortcut which earn more money in a short period to upgrade their life standard. For example, they usually find themselves an investor who is also called as “sugar daddy”, so the investor will invest materially on them. Some developing countries still maintain the customs and traditions that encourage them to early marriage. Some adolescents also exposure to violence, abuse and family strife at home which will leads to rape and cause the cases of teenage pregnancy increase. Besides, girls who mature early are more probably to take part in sexual intercourse which in succession puts them at greater risk of teenage pregnancy at a younger age. A study conducted in 2006 found that adolescents who were more revealed to sexuality in the media social were also more probably to join in sexual intercourse.
Through this discussion, I want to share the experience of my friend. She was a poor class student and became a teenage mother when she was studying secondary school. She feel unsecured and worry about her future when she found out that she was pregnant. She disagreed to do the abortion when she had discussion with her family members and she decided to stop her education to prepare for the delivery. Some relatives of my friends despise my friend after knowing she is unmarried pregnancy. Luckily, her boyfriend took his responsible of taking good care of her and her baby. They got married and able to provide a complete family for their child. Although they have to work hard at very young age to earn family expenses, they do not give up on their pledge of love and keep on manage the family. From this case, we can see that the hardness being a teenage mother and also the responsibility to take care of the whole family.
The main effect on children of the teen mother is that they will probably grow up in an uncompleted family. They may be abandoned by their father or both of the parents. This is because parents might think that the children is an unexpected result of their relationship and they do not want to take the responsibility to take care of their children, so they decide to give up on the custody of the children. When the guardian of the children is either mother or father, it will pressure single parent on the way parenting their children. Most of the children will become a victim of abuse when they grow up in single-parent family. It is said because single parent has to pay fully attention on their children and also needs to work in order to cover living expenses and other expenses. Single parent may hard to handle this situation and may release their temper on the children. In addition, single parent may not able to provide them a good living standard or electronic gadgets. It may indirectly lower the self-esteem of children and children will involve themselves in crime in order to make people pay attention on them. They usually do less well than other friends, especially at school, they eventually become a teenage parent and start the bad cycle all over again and again.
There are some impacts on the teen girls who is teenage pregnancy. First, adolescent pregnancy still as the major contributor to maternal and child mortality. Problems relating to childbirth are the leading cause of death for teen girls globally. Due to pregnant girls and adolescents’ immature bodies, they also face other health risks and issues when they are having a baby. Babies born to younger mothers are also at greater risk compared with the babies born to mothers who is adults. In the aspect of teenagers, pregnancy is neither planned nor wanted at the moment. Teenagers typically adhere to unsafe abortion,especially those in countries where abortion is prohibited or highly restricted. This behaviour will put their health and lives at risk. Teenage pregnancy have also negative social and economic outcomes on girls, their families and communities. Unmarried pregnant adolescents may face rejections by parents and peers.
UM Specialist Centre (UMSC) experts have suggested that related authorities are established to put a strong concrete system in place to handle the issue that has now become uncontrolled. "The outreach team should work with the relevant public authority to establish realistic hands-on program and activities to educate teens on the consequences of births outside marriage," said UMSC obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Aizura Syafinaz Ahmad Adlan.[4] Most of the asian parents are embarrassed to explain the anatomy of the body to their children. However, giving this educating children during their youth is a very vital task, so they can protect themselves against teen pregnancy. Therefore, parents have the responsibility to explain the related information to their kids. This can let them learn more about accurate knowledge about sex. School should invite a professional speaker and hold a talk about sex education in order to teach and guide students to implant themselves the right values and information about sex.
In the aspect of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers should encourage teens not to have sex behaviour and have to remind teens that condoms should also be used every time they have sex. They also can introduce teenagers some contraceptive methods. Here are different ways of contraception which are long-acting reversible contraception, hormonal contraception, barrier methods, emergency contraception, fertility awareness, permanent contraception, such as applying the intra uterine device (IUD), taking the pill, use condoms when having sex, as vasectomy and tubal ligation. These methods will reduce the probability of teenage pregnancy and control the increase in the cases of teen pregnancy.
There are some answers of frequently asked questions about the teenage pregnancy. Basically, a girl can get pregnant and have a baby once she has started to have menstrual periods. Menstrual period is a sign that a teen girl has started to ovulate which mean she has the ability to give birth. The average age for teen girls to have their first menstrual period is between the ages of 9 and 16. Actually, girls will get pregnant after the first time they have sex. It is normal and healthy not to have sex until marriage because it is the best way to prevent teenage pregnancy and most religions and cultures prohibit premarital sex. According to the Malaysian law which states that consensual sex with girls below 16 years old will lead to the male being charged with statutory rape, unless they are married.
In conclusion, teenagers is the period where they are more vulnerable to study pressure, identity crisis, peer pressure, parental expectation and others challenges. Most teen girls have not prepared to get pregnant. Teenage pregnancy carries extra health risks to both parties which are the mother and the baby. Teens usually do not get prenatal care soon enough, which will lead to problems later on. More research is required to get better understanding about the issue of teen pregnancy. Collaborative studies among nationwide hospitals and institutions should be the way forward for the best results. Hence, early sexual education, active parenting role and strong community support are very crucial for teenagers.
On 26th October, the Data Engineering students from two classes subject of SCSP1013 (Technology and Information System) had an Industrial Visits at CIMB Bank Berhad HQ at Kuala Lumpur. We reached there approximately between 2 p.m to 3 p.m. As we arrived there, they were 3 workers of CIMB greeted us and the students divided into 3 groups, following the CIMB workers respectively. They brought the students to the 17th floor to see the exhibitions and work areas. After that, we were taken to 15th floor and they served us a late lunch before briefing started.
During the talk, there are two speakers. The first speaker was introducing us about CIMB and internship. The second speaker was Mr. Ahmad Affzan bin Mokhtar Anuar. He is Director, Head of Production Support of CIMB. He explained more detailed about CIMB. During the talk, whoever wanted to ask questions will get the Touch n Go card exclusively from CIMB. After finished the talk,the students, lecturers and the staffs took pictures together. In the end of the briefing, The staffs gave all the students a CIMB bag and the Touch ‘n Go to those didn’t yet have a the card.
Commerce International Merchant Bankers, CIMB is a leading KL-headquartered ASEAN universal bank, one of the largest investment banks in Asia and one of the largest Islamic banks in the world.
From the visiting at CIMB programme, I see that CIMB not only a bank but also provide opportunity for fresh graduate especially to get involve in CIMB. The programme organized by CIMB overall has boosted me to become more excellent in study to get high pointer in exam and curricular.
I need to learn from the mentor to increase my knowledge and always meet them to learn how to lead in one organization. After that I can learn from their experience if I had problems in industry. From that our relation be more closer and I will more confident around in people. Then I have to increase my knowledge by reading motivational book. That can make me more confident in myself and I can improve my words especially when speaking with others. That can make me confident with my self.
The most interesting programme offered by CIMB is "My ASEAN intership".It is because this programme offered for fresh graduate and the minimum pointer is 3.0. So I have opportunities to join this programme and I also active in curicular even I need to fight with other graduate to get this offered.
On 26 of October 2018, the student from subject SCSP1013 section 2 & 3 went to ADAX. ADAX is located at Level 7, Tower B, Vertical Business Suites Avenue 3, Kuala Lumpur. A total of 64 students attended the industrial visit to ADAX. The talk on ADAX started at 9:00 am and finished approximately at 1 0’clock. This visit was especially for the first year of Data Engineering students. We went there by the UTM bus; bus 1 for the section 2 students and bus 2 for the section 3 students. There were two lecturers in charge of bringing all the students, Dr. Aryati Bakri and Dr. Sharin Hazlin. Both are the lecturers of subject SCSP1013 Technology and Information Systems.
There were 4 speakers whom giving the talk during our visiting at ADAX. The speakers were Mr. Mohammad Nazir, Mdm. Josephine, Mr. Gan Chun How and Dr. Mark Chia. All of them were explained about the ADAX or the long name, ASEAN Data Analytics Exchange specifically and very well.
ADAX is the one of the MDEC’s (Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation) initiative to assure business, government, academia and professionals to swiftly embrace the Data analytics as a tool to empower decision making and innovation. The definitve Data Analytic for knowledge, information , resources and collaboration is one of the ADAX want to pursue among the ASEAN area.
From the visit ,that can be conclude is ADAX give a lot of opportunities to improve the life and between bussiness and computing. I will improving by find the mentor that will advocate me and help to advance for what should to do. I can always meet my mentor to improve my skill.Form that the mentor know My strength and weakness. After that I must read motivational book. An inspirational book can be incredibly powerful and can act like an executive coach to motivate me, teach how to move forward, and help to get that much closer to what I consider success. The most interest program offer by MDEC is digital maker because its involve transform of Malaysian youth from being users of digital technology to digital producers.After that,digital maker helps to grow a community of digital creators who are passionate in embracing a culture of innovation and co-creation to solve real-world problems.
The programme had given a lot of information in using wifi in the UTM. We are taken to the ICT room where at there the student can access the internet freely and we were told that ICT rooms can accommodate up to 100 users at a time. The programme is also to announce for students that internet usage not limit in the area of UTM only but can be used anywhere.
We all know where the main source of wifi formaly and we can directly refer to CICT if we had a problem of ACID or we want to complaints about the internet. Then we know about the conveniences of the computer from the first establishment of CICT until the modern one. After that CICT not only for UTM`s student but also for staff of UTM. CICT become the center for UTM getting the information and update the news
After a time to time, the use of computer tools is increasingly sophisticated up to the modern tools. Previously, internet usage was limited where it could only be used in some areas or hotspot places such as lecture hall or the students can access the internet if they go to the CICT, but nowadays UTM member can access the internet anywhere. Then CICT also has relationship with outside country like with Singapore where Malaysia can ask for quota internet from the Singapore and vice versa. For the next steps , CICT plan to produce digital@lifestyle in industrial revolution 4.0, ICT innovation likes big data and cloud searching. Then, to produce ecosystem to drive KFA PGU3's achievement and UTM smart campus.
As a conclusion, CICT give a huge good effect to the entire of the UTM in terms of ICT. The Information Systems developed by the CICT have help the learning process between the students and the lecturers become smoothly. As example, the wireless Internet around UTM give the students a free connection to the Internet, with that they can do the work easily. Also the UTM Portal make the students easy to get and submit their assignment and easy for the lecturers to put the assignment or homework in the portal.
Not forgetting too the very neat organization among the CICT Staffs. Because of them, CICT are very progressing and the ICT work goes smoothly and sequentially. Many services provided them. Such as the students that have problem with their ACID can go to CICT to solve that issues.
As the world become progressing day by day without stop, we hope that CICT will become more sophisticated and greater ICT center in many aspect especially the services provided and the facilities in the CICT and also becoming well-known in the entire the country and international.
On 25th and 26th of Sebtember 2018, the New Academia Learning Innovation ( NALI ) 2018 Exhibition and Competition was held in Dewan Sultan Iskandar, UTM Johor Bahru. NALI was introduced to praise the innovative learning and teaching process. The objectives of NALI exhibiton and competition are to notice the research of NALI and the innovatives output in teaching and learning based on exhibition and competition, to work as terrace or platform for research sharing and products of innovation in teaching and learning, to develop the competency of educators in practicing teaching and learning in 21stCentury through workshops and talk in NALI and increase the STEM awareness among educators in practicing NALI.
We used to learn knowledge through the school system which teacher as the most important source of knowledge. In the New Academia Learning Innovation ( NALI ) programme, we can see that many participants have their own creative idea in order to change the classic mode of education system. This way will stimulate the study mood of students by using video or providing an authentic learning environment, so they will not get bored while they are learning. They also have a chance to learn other subjects they want via online classrooms. Through visiting this programme, I believe that education combines with technology will improve the skills of students and students can learn more themselves through this education system. ”
After visiting the ClickMe booth, the innovative product such as ClickMe are futuristic and it should be applied to the university learning system. As it can be access without the Intenet connection, it easy for the students and the instructors to do the work and task. Beside, the moderm can bring anywhere hence it can be used anytime and anywhere. Such an innovative work.
What I got from the exhibition was every personality are different from other and it can affect the outcome based on the work or task given. If the person personality are rational people, he or she are suitable for solving multiple problems as they are the strategist one compare to other personality.
Actually, NALI programmes is one alternative for students and lecturers to improve the skill of teaching in education. Most of the booths shows the achievement from the technologies that applied such as booth 19 talk about personality types. It shows that teamwork is important to get successful in each team. The success come from the different types of personality. Then NALI programme shows that education here is same level with the other developed countries. The technology education applied in class helps the lecturers more focus towards their student because it take short time to manage. When the lecturers applied the innovation of NALI, the students will not boring where they will become active in class and they also be friend with their classmate.
On 24th of September 2018, students who from school of computing attended a industrial talk which discussed Global Online Workforce(GLOW) which was conducted by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation(MDEC) under the Ministry Communication and Multimedia Malaysia(KKMM) for the subject Technology & Information System. The speaker of the talk was Mohd. Ihsanuddin Jamhari. He is one of the GLOW master trainer and works as full-time freelancer.
The speaker, Mohd. Ihsanuddin Jamhari, explained the concept of GLOW programme, the benefits of joining this programme and also the effects of this programme to our country, Malaysia. He shared his working experiences with students then he also showed us some role models who joined the GLOW programme. The speaker showed the way low-income Malaysians gained working experiences and solved their financial problem via this e-Rezeki programme.
eRezeki, is conducted by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation(MDEC), which is a national programme to help the Bottom-40, is also called as B40, income group whom income below RM4,000 monthly. This group includes blue-collared workers, the unemployed and under-employed, students, housewives, retirees and also senior citizens. This programme only opens to local Malaysians who are 18years old and above and also hold MyKad. Those who interest in this programme can visit the neighbouring Pusat E-Rezeki or contact eRezeki agent to proceed the registration. It is free of charge to participating this eRezeki programme includes the portal and training service.
MDEC usually holds some seminars to let Malaysian citizens know more about the program they promoted throughout the whole country. Besides, they also create their official websites and hotline to update the newest information and also solve people’s doubts about their programme. MDEC also posts advertisements about eRezeki via television channels, social media and also radio broadcasting.
Through this programme, MDEC can boost the digital entrepreneurs of our country and also the economic. Not only our country gets the advantages, our Malaysian citizens also get the benefits when undergoing this programme as their part-time or full-time job.
With attending this industrial talk, I was able to learn about one of the programme, eRezeki, which was conducted by MDEC. I also knew that the way people working online and also the actual working scope of a freelancer. Before attending this talk, I had totally no idea about eRezeki and did not realize that there was a programme to guide people earn more through online in our country. I also lacked of knowing the career, freelancer, which can work at home via online.
After attending this talk, I learnt more about the career and got the interest in this occupational. I wish I could be able to earn some pocket money by sharing the skills I had, maybe I can help clients to do web-developing and also programming. Sharing is caring, I believed that I can help people who need the services that I can provide.
As a Malaysia citizen, I had a good chance and experience to promote myself through this global platform by using my skills in order to gain more income. It may improve my technical skills and also some soft-skills at the same time like how to communicate with clients to create a “Win-win” situation. I can also afford what I need and what I want after working as a freelancer, so that I can reduce the burden on parents.
In conclusion, this kind of talk should be held and spread out the idea and concept of the eRezeki throughout the whole country, so that there are more Malaysians gain benefits of this programme. In my opinion, I will try my best to promote this eRezeki programme with my friends and family because I think this programme is very educational and also as a guideline to increase their property and skills.