If you ever see me with my torn shoes, just say hi to me and ignore the shoes. The same goes to my ill-fitting shirts, my uneven hair-colour or my (lack of) makeup.
For I, got to save all the money for my two darlings' for their education. I'm not talking about some private primary schools here. This is solely for their after-SPM (or whatever they may call it later) learning. I'm worried sick. Now, places like UM, UKM or UTM have become the Ivy League of Malaysian universities. One has to be a four-flat student or creme de la creme to enter one of these more prestigious universities.
Then you have a list of 'trendier, costlier' universities like UNITEN or MMU. Still, one has to be of certain CGPAs to be allowed entry. To top it all off, scholarship is like an obsolete word now. A student loan, maybe.
I'm not a pessimist, but Opi is no Einstein. A late bloomer, I hope. But rationally thinking - if he is one of those inside the loop of the bell-curve, then I need to come in and help.
I actually have a place in mind for Opi.
Russia. Its 'cheaper' than the normal destination like US, UK or Australia. And it offers great technology, campus-life and the cost of living is still pretty affordable. Leningrad University is recognised by JPA and it's foreign students make up 38% of it's overall number.
Why Russia again? I have no qualms against local unis. Its just, I have hopes that Opi gets to experience all these foreign exposures and diverse cultures.
For a basic, no-frills education in Russia, we're looking at RM50K per year for 4 years. And I'm not taking into accounts the economics of inflations and the volatile currency exchange rates. I'm talking 2004 rates here.
Now - let's do simple maths here. We're talking a timeline of approximately 12 years here. I should need around RM200K by then.
RM200,000 / 12 years / 12 months = RM1,388 savings per month!!!
Now I have the options of ASB, insurance, education funds...but hell I still have to save around that much to achieve that much savings.
So...ignore my torn shoes.
Thursday, September 04, 2025
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3 comments:
he's a fast learner and also a thinker, no doubt he’s quite lazy in studies but he is energetic, he will make it. He can see thinks others his age don’t. don’t worry mommy..Btw, Russia is a good choice but how about Korea or China? Or maybe Ireland?
Hmmm....China. Never thought of that before...let me do some checkings....
noble intentions but never forget your own self. A beautiful lady needs to indulge on herself, one a while.
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