tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post114874048236586009..comments2024-03-19T15:12:54.893+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: Politicians can be responsiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-47947272257901378702008-09-01T18:16:00.000+08:002008-09-01T18:16:00.000+08:00when you mentioned specialist in uk 150 k pound,th...when you mentioned specialist in uk 150 k pound,that guy must not drink, eat, rent, buy house or pay tax, then he can bring RM 1 million home, you must be talking about consultants as there is no such thing as specialist in uk, you must be wrongly informed, below consultant is fellow, registrar and their pay is shit, to be a consultant in uk is much harder than in singapore or malaysia for reasons that only those really into the system of trying to be a consultnat in uk will know...those quoting to make a point are only referring to the lucky few. A Registrar and Fellow in UK is not a specialist, only consultant counts and they are the one earning big.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1149977269885881332006-06-11T06:07:00.000+08:002006-06-11T06:07:00.000+08:00Persuambly another advantage of serving in Malaysi...Persuambly another advantage of serving in Malaysia is that you are less likely to get sue..<BR/><BR/>casperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1149139355404195502006-06-01T13:22:00.000+08:002006-06-01T13:22:00.000+08:00UK is giving priority to UK citizens and EU citize...UK is giving priority to UK citizens and EU citizens now, for jobs and particularly in medicine. So, 'others', including Malaysians will no longer have easy acccess to worthwhile jobs. You might get a job there, but chances are you'll just be an 'extra pair of hands' to do mundane things - certainly it will be harder to find postings that allow for sufficient training to 'become well trained specialists'.<BR/><BR/>While I am not a medical person myself, I have enough friends who are to totally empathize with our local doctors/specialists - they work their butts off and many of them include those who 'came home' and started working on completion of their studies abroad. The rest (and presumably, majority) were trained locally. If you ask me, the former, those folks who returned from abroad to serve the nation displayed exemplary values. I think it's a pity that the media and many others seem to have had a field day with remarks on 'nationalism and patriotism', but let's face it that's what these folks displayed - they had the presence of mind to know that they went on a scholarship (again, in reference to gov't scholars) - and to return and honor their obligations.<BR/><BR/>If I'm not mistaken, some Malaysian student wrote a letter to the Star about that meeting in London where Tokpa met with the Malaysians, and it sounded like the usual press spin that turned those remarks on 'patriotism' around. But that's another story.<BR/><BR/>Back to our local doctors - YES, in relative terms, they do work for peanuts. MMA (at least I think it was them, in a news report a few weeks back) rightfully spoke for the rights and welfare of these doctors. MOH has to be VERY CAREFUL about 'rewarding and enticing' those who are currently abroad to come home. <BR/><BR/>Do NOT piss off the good doctors at home and at the very least - mete out the same rewards who didn't overstay abroad abd came home to serve the country (oops - that patriotism thing again). For all you know, these wonderful people who have 'had it good' abroad, will come back for a year or two (or less) then decide that life here is not good enough for them. Then they fly off again. And in that time, they would have denied worthy 'loyal and patriotic' doctors similar opportunities.<BR/><BR/>In all this, people also seem to have forgotten that those sponsored students who went abroad signed a CONTRACT, which I am sure (and have been told) clearly stipulates that they need to return on completion of their studies. All this waffling about 'staying on because there are opportunities abroad'... please la. You sign a binding document, abide by it. You can't have your cake and eat it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1148884441325722132006-05-29T14:34:00.000+08:002006-05-29T14:34:00.000+08:00Yeah a direct conversion cannot be used, especiall...Yeah a direct conversion cannot be used, especially for London as the salaries are higher, but proportianlly the cost of living is EVEN higher.<BR/><BR/>RM7,000 is econmically equivalent to around 36,000 per anum in UK, which is a fairly high salary (Average stands at about 16,000 per year).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1148818104108978522006-05-28T20:08:00.000+08:002006-05-28T20:08:00.000+08:00wat ever happened to hypocrettes oath? Drowned by ...wat ever happened to hypocrettes oath? Drowned by $$$$$$$?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1148789571818786522006-05-28T12:12:00.000+08:002006-05-28T12:12:00.000+08:00One more point for Dr Chua to put in place, i.e. t...One more point for Dr Chua to put in place, i.e. to be fair, locally trained specialist should be accorded the same "jump" of RM 4,000. A specialist is a specialist no matter where one is trained so long as it is recognised and accepted by MMA and the relevant Health Authorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1148750895653208012006-05-28T01:28:00.000+08:002006-05-28T01:28:00.000+08:00The UK NHS is all messsed up. I think the M'sian U...The UK NHS is all messsed up. I think the M'sian UK-based students are having a problem now, made worse by a weird job allocation system:<BR/><BR/>http://medschoolsonline.co.uk/index.php?pageid=149Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1148746279689027082006-05-28T00:11:00.000+08:002006-05-28T00:11:00.000+08:00Anon above,u cannot compare after conversion. comp...Anon above,<BR/><BR/>u cannot compare after conversion. compare it dollar-for-dollar using a practical Big Mac index instead. u have to take into account cost of living within respective countries, quality life, public fund benefits, etc. <BR/><BR/>this is a big misunderstanding many students and potential migrants have in mind. they are blinded by the conversion, then they realise that it's not so green a pasture they once thought. many UK citizens themselves are having a tough time getting jobs and earning a living. in fact, almost every developed nation this day is facing this problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1148744454952290172006-05-27T23:40:00.000+08:002006-05-27T23:40:00.000+08:00Woah can't believe doctors used to earn RM 25 duri...Woah can't believe doctors used to earn RM 25 during on-calls...that's the pay equivalent to working at McD in the UK PER HOUR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com