100% = 50%

This is my first blog and i have no idea what to be "put in" cause if u were to ask me, i will say i prefer to keep all of my thought in my heart. I believe this is the right move to start with blog cause as my friend had told me that keeping all the stuff in ur brain and heart could lead to brain damaged and heart attack.. haha.. So, i have changed my mind and decided to share my stuff with everyone who wish to know me. "Sharing is caring" =p

Well, today i went to HELP uni "again" in the aftenoon to check whether my scholarship application has been approved and the amount that i got (my friend saw mine and told me that i got around RM4k). In my thought, 4k?? How possible?? I remembered the person in charge told me that at least i'll get 50% of the scholarship if according to my past achievement in sport (waterpolo). So i dont really believe what i have heard from my friend.

I dashed to the registry and requested for the letter from the lady. After i gave her my ID no, she checked and told me that my scholarship application has been approved and the amount is RM4200 for 1 year. The fee for my course in 1 year is around RM16k.. If 50% also should be around RM8k right?? Weird.. "Erm, do u wanna see Ms. Parmis??" the lady asked me when she noticed so much confusion on my face. "Alrite" i answered. She called her out and she explained to me that the degree i'm going to enroll is oversea degree so HELP is only going to cover 50% of the fees altho u got 100% of scholarship and the remaining 50% need to be paid by ourself.. Hmm.. That means 100%=50% of the fee?? I got 50% so it gonna be 50%=25% of the fee?? This is why RM4200.. sigh.. >.<

Second thing.. How come i got 50% instead of 100%?? My statements dont sound convincing or anything happen in btw? With the help from my friend (Kah Yi), we went to see the commander, Anthorny Samy Silvarajoo. We tried to explain to him there are 2 categories of national squad, national senior and national junior. I'm belong to the junior category (Trying to explain to him in case he doesnt know what is "national junior"). He checked my achievements and said "U just represented Malaysia in 2006 and 2007. How about 2008? This shows u are not active" (Obviously, he is trying to find reasons for not approving 100%) I answered " Malaysia didn't send team last year and i have already submitted the letter from Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (ASUM) stated that i'm still active". Then he exclaimed that he didnt recieve any letter.. WTF!! i have attached together with the scholarship application form.. U must be kidding!! HUh!! As a result, i have to write a letter to appeal and get another copy of letter from ASUM.. I know 1 thing for sure now, 100% scholarship is not easy to get.. No matter what, i'll fight for it.. Wish me luck..

-leslie-