Suggest to Ministry of Education Malaysia to use digital textbook as textbook for primary and secondary school education.

I would like to suggest digital textbook to be use in primary & secondary school education. Refer to the link South Korea have introduced digital textbook since 2007. Malaysia have taste a bit of it on 2014 but still too conservative to dive deep into the opportunity digital textbook may offer.  

Other than eliminate the burden of carrying weight of traditional printed books, digital textbook is more economy judging from the ability to download thousands of books at a fraction of the printed book price.

Despite higher initial cost to buy the digital textbook gadget but it's return on investment is almost immediately. Other than national textbook student can also download reference book to enhance their knowledge. Digital textbook allow comment& highlight and even may make possible submit homework online. Thus, not only a greener option, lower cost but also reduce burden on student transport. 

Less baggage also means more space for school bus. This also means school bus can take more student and student will have less strains on their limbs and shoulders. 

As for the less privileged, maybe Education Ministry can consider to rent the digital textbook like how renting printed textbook is done. Each digital device such as phone have unique series number called IMEI, which student can register their device to school in order to prevent stealing as well as facilitate loss& found process. Likewise with renting the digital textbook gadget to student. Education Ministry may register the IMEI unit rented out to student. 

I also would like to suggest your ministry to train teachers for basic repair skills to fix basic problem for student digital textbook device. School may expect to have higher electric demand and installation of charging port (e.g. USB port) for student to charge. Set rules to avoid exploitation and vandalisms. 

I hope Education Ministry can take the opportunity to install clean energy generator such as solar panels, wind turbine or mini-hydro to supply the electricity demand. 

I would also like to take this opportunity to support the black shoes ruling. It is wise to change white to black as student is spending money in buying white liquid to cover up the dirt on their shoes instead of

washing. White shoes also easily stain thus become laborious in maintaining it(wasting time, energy and water). 

Additionally, I've submitted a syllabus two years ago for 'Sustainable Living' to your ministry. It is an open book and self-developing syllabus for student. It outline the basic knowledge and require student to use their innovative to further develop it according to their creativity and latest technology & needs.

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Maybank (Malaysia)account number : 1643 1529 3268 (Tay Kian Guan)

Open Letter To UK Claire Perry MP: What is the rational of exporting plastic waste to ASEAN when these countries is obviously overcapacity to recycle and ranked the most ocean polluter in the world?

Perhaps out of desperation UK is trying to divert the plastic waste originally dump at China to ASEAN. the rationale is simple, cost.

Although UK recycling rate is above Europe average but there is still lack of capacity to recycle the plastic waste. It is a very good business prospect for UK recycling business since there's no problem getting the inputs materials.

Austronesian's Writing System

Why create Austronesian writing system?

http://austronesianws.blogspot.my/?m=1

1. Preserve Austronesian languages from extinction which are now critically endanger (List of endangered Austronesian Languages).
2. Conserve the culture and biodiversity of Austronesian origin& beyond, especially species that are facing extinction. 
3. Reduce the carbon footprint of physical& virtual writing medium.
4. Conserve the wayfinding tradition of Austronesian by celestial navigation& wave-piloting (rebbelib)

How?

1. By recording local dialect phonetics & languages before synchronized into the Austronesian glyph. 
1. this Austronesian glyph is only a guideline of which new and more suitable symbol may be created to suit locality. 
2. Number& phonetics of glyph varies, depending on the needs& suitability of local.
2. Each glyph is created logo-graphically from cultural elements& biodiversity of Austronesian region ecosystem, some are in critically need for conservation e.g. Helmet Hornbil bird, Malayan Tiger& Borneo Elephant.
3. Abugidas is created similar to Canadian Aboriginal syllabic of which every 90 degree turn of its orientation changes its glyph's consonant combination with vowels.
1. Objects intend for preservation created the representative glyph has no vowel.
2. Every 90 degree turn of the representative glyph changes the vowel combination follow behind, starting from A, O& I. 
3. However, combination with vowels E& U is alphasyllabary (avugida) based of which additional symbol is added to the representative glyph as abugida. 
4. Words is made in syllable block (box) to further reduce space and digital-bites thus reduce needs for data storage, paper space& ink of the storing medium.
4. Each glyph will represent celestial star/s and it shall be re-introduced to the future generation, as means to tell time, orientation& supplement wayfinding in travelling. 

Example

Sustainable Development Syllabus As Living Skills (Kemahiran Hidup) for Prmiary& Secondary School (Draft)

I'm currently looking for volunteer to write the content& design infographics for the syllabus, as well as, filming the example of "know how". Anyone keen to join hand for a better future.

Please kindly provide comments and suggestions for improvement.


Although this syllabus is designed in Malaysia context but I give full copyright to any nation that have interest in develop such program. I'm willing to work with any country that have interest to improve their syllabus toward sustainable development goals.

Sustainable development have no boundary and thus this ideas is open to any country in the world.

Thank you!

My contact details are;

Name: Aloysius Tay Kian Guan
Contact Number : +60 11 27317552
Email: sebtay82@gmail.com / taykg82@gmail.com

Proposal for Sustainable Developement Living Skills (draft copy)

Recommend Kuala Lumpur and others cities in Malaysia to enroll 100 Resilient Cities.

100 Resilient Cities(Rockefeller Foundation)

Around mid of 2015, I couldn't recall how, but somehow, I came across 100 Resilient Cities, Rockefeller Foundation, where cities within the community will help each others to build up capacity for  resiliency and provide emergency aid when necessary. 

There's no better city I wish to claimed the title than Kuala Lumpur, the very city I was born into. Singapore have been in the community for sometimes and the next city I fervently fond of is Johor Bahru.  

Of course, these are those cities I'd like to pay tribute, for I was born into, grown up and spend my career life but not necessary the city I might build my own family or spend the rest of my life. 

There's a myth about my letters and emails sent to government and local authority. Either the reply is "Keep in View", "Will get back to you", or no reply at all. I hope they just take a really deep look at my writings and another deep contemplation or perhaps meditation. 

Anyway, the world is moving, time is ticking and environment is depleting!! 

Earth is a tiny dot within the cosmos yet nature permit only a few planet of such dwell living things but let's not take it for granted. Earth flow with the nature and regulate itself much like how human body function, flush off harmful toxic(In this case, Human is the toxic). 

The chances of human survival is rivaling with our own action. 




The proposal of part 1 and 2 of 6 is as below;

Branding's Waste

Branding has become a big hit in every corner of business arena. In fact, it has become an essential part of the money tree to reap financial fruit from potential customer. So how does “Branding” come about? I suppose it started out of nothing more than a company delivering quality goods or services that gained its popularity over time and that particular company goods and services is recognized as branded. Quality being meeting customer expectation in some form or another such as durability, accuracy, technology advancement, appearance, reliability, effectiveness and the list go on but it’s the persistence standard of quality that make hungry consumer keep spending money and gossip about it. To create a brand it take time, cost, new ideas and risk but the reward is as lucrative as the capital invested, so much so as the failing.