![]() Tee said, “Breakfast is crucial in breaking the overnight starving period in our bodies, as our stomach is expecting to burn calories stored to maintain energy.” ![]() Sime Darby Medical Centre diagnostician Tee Ser Ee agreed that breakfast is important. “HSC staff requested my friend to buy me some bread as they suspected that the dizziness was caused by lack of energy,” Loh said. Taylor’s Business School student Loh You Chin, 21, was one of the students who was brought to HSC when he complained of dizziness in the midst of class. Wu said students should never skip their first meal as it allows them to carry out their daily routines and to kick start their body system. HSC nurse Jenny Wu Su Mei said students, who were sent to the centre recently, were experiencing dizziness or have fainted because they skipped breakfast. SUBANG JAYA: Increased number of ill students visited the Health Services Centre (HSC) due to not having breakfast. JomPAY is initiated by Bank Negara using current or saving account of 42 banks, which allows students to pay their tuition fees securely through eight simple steps. “The management does not plan to further promote the use of JomPAY as it was well-explained on the student portal, and it is not environmentally friendly to issue letters to students,” Pei Ean said. “Only certain banks are allowed in the previous online banking system while making payment over the counter requires students to wait in a long queue,” Pei Ean said.Īccording to Pei Ean, students will be able to benefit from this new payment method as it would standardise all payment systems and reduce congestion at the payment counter in Student Central. TU Chief Cashier Lim Pei Ean encouraged more students to utilise JomPAY as there are some limitations to the previous payment methods. “I think the management could issue a letter or send an email to students and parents explaining how this system works in detail,” she added. “My parents prefer to pay my tuition fees by cheque drop-off as they are used to it and felt that it is safe and efficient,” said School of Architecture, Building and Design student Lim Su Ying, 21. Most students prefer to make their payment using previous methods such as direct bank-in, online banking, interbank transfer, over the counter and cheque drop-off. Taylor’s Business School student Tey Ying Ying, 18, said, “I decided not to utilise JomPAY due to my uncertainty towards the security and stability of this system since it is still new.” SUBANG JAYA: JomPAY, an innovative Internet and mobile banking payment service in Taylor’s University (TU), received only about 160 transactions from students since its announcement on the student portal in August. “Future plans are discussed to ensure that these children will continue to benefit from SOED students’ involvement,” she said. “I am positive that the project will create meaning to my students, both as a person and a student teacher,” Dr Cheah said.ĭr Cheah added that SOED is currently responding to the school’s request for on a long-term programme to help develop literacy skills among the children. SOED Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean of Postgraduate, Research and Innovation Dr Cheah Swi Ee commended her students’ effort for working within their limited resources to run the project. ![]() Lye said, “The workshop helps build children’s confidence in their abilities, teaches them to enjoy learning and also increases their literacy and numeracy abilities in Bahasa Malaysia and English.” SOED students have previously carried out literacy workshops with the pupils, the most recent one being ‘My Big Book Project’. Lye added that this book donation initiative is one step towards helping these children in achieving their dreams. “Despite what level they are at, they are hopeful and have big dreams,” Lye said. She added that Literacy and Numerical Screening (LINUS) children are those who fall below a certain grade after taking the LINUS test which identifies their level of literacy and numeracy skills. “The group of children I worked with could not even spell or do simple calculation properly at nine years old,” Lye said. SUBANG JAYA: Seven School of Education (SOED) students are organising a book donation drive for SK Kampung Lindungan pupils until 8 October.ĭiploma in Education (Primary) student Lye Shu Zhen, 19, and her team decided that they would collect books and donate them to the children as part of their Community Service Initiative work.
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