College ordered to refund deposit and part of fees

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a hair-pulling experience for a teenager who wanted to study hair design at a private college.

When Tian Wei Shin, 18, enrolled for the course on March 14, he was to join the second intake.

Instead, he was put together with students of the first intake which commenced a month earlier.

Tian claimed that the course did not go smoothly as there were no teachers on many occasions.

The last straw for Tian came during the first month of the second semester.

Not only were many classes cancelled, one particular subject even had four different teachers over a two-week period, he claimed.

Tian said one of the teachers had repeated what was taught the previous day.

Tian, who had paid RM8,690 in first semester fees, filed a claim at the Consumer Claims Tribunal against LimKokWing University College of Creative Technology.

The institute's senior vice-president (corporate) Wong Yeng Hoong told the tribunal that it was a normal practice for most private schools to accept students into a particular intake up to four weeks after its commencement.

Tribunal president Hussain Mohamed Dewa ordered the institute to return RM2,813, including the deposit, to Tian.

source : The Star, Tuesday December 6, 2005

p.s. Its been great blogging about limkokwing, but this would be my last post, kind of piss off that no one wants to contribute (except for a few now and then), not even a single soul whisper to me, as if writing is a crime. I was hoping that this would be a place where students get some info about the college, it could have been a great blog.

Do apply if you want to be a contributor, post your email in the comments section. Come on, I'm not asking you to bang limkokwing, it can be the latest gossip or buzz..... never mind. Cheers.

Preparing for overseas studies?

Surprise! My first contribution post. Heck, I wasn't even aware I was added as a 'contributor' until recently. Thank you.

Many (if not all) of you don't know who I am. Well a quick background check if I may. I'm a graduate from our beloved LUCT. Studied there for 4 years - 3 in Mayang campus and the first year of the new campus in Cyberjaya. I graduated with a meager diploma in Interactive Multimedia Design (IMD) and transfered to Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.

To be honest, I really had a long post written out about LUCT, but I decided it's probrably the same crap you hear every day going through the channels in LUCT. So I'll abstain from ranting and sounding like and old fart. Instead, I'll give some advise for those preparing to study overseas at the end of the current semester. First of all, do not waste time in applying for your credit transfers and application for student Visa. Go to NextGen and tell them you're interested as soon as possible. After that, bug them about it every day. Also, bug the admin to release the final results early. Keep bugging them, no matter what. Get your parents to threathen to sue, whatever works. NextGen or some sources may tell you that the Visa application process only takes a few days. This is false.

At the end of my final semester, announcements will be made that STA Travel (or some other travel agency) will be coming on campus to give out student travel promotions for those wanting to twin or advance in their courses overseas (STA Travel is an awesome agency and is highly effective at what they do. I had no trouble with them in aquiring plane tickets at all). Just take a broschure and filled it out and send it back as instructed. Then comes the application for the University. Fill out the application form and have NextGen fax it over so that my application can be processed. This is the important part: if you are transfering credits, the overseas Uni will want to see ALL the results for your course. This excludes 'foundation' year, so you probrably have to submit 4 result slips to NextGen to fax to your respective university. If you don't have your results with you at home, you'll have to get the Admin to reprint your results (at a price, naturally) and this will some time! So get your results printed out before hand to save the trouble. Oh and remember to have them certified (just get it stamped and signed from some official at the registry.)

Once your application to your overseas uni is accepted, they'll send an official form which basically grants you education at the Uni. This form (it is known as 'Confirmation of Enrolment' or CoE in Australia) is required when you apply for a Visa. This also can take a while (up to a week.) The one I recieved was valid for about one month, if I'm not mistaken. Which means you have 1 month to apply for your visa using the CoE form. Once the form is expired, it is not a valid document anymore. So once again, be quick about it. NextGen will give you a list of 'official' clinics and hospitals around KL for you to do your Medical Check up. Though if you know of a clinic or hospital in your hometown which is registered to the international education sector, feel free to go for that if it's more convenient, but to be honest, I highly advise (if you're heading to Australia) you to go to the one in KL city centre, next to the Australian Embassy. They'll process your medical results and submit them to the embassy for you, all within a period of 2 to 3 days. Pretty handy. You'll also need confirmation of Overseas Health Insurance to apply for the Visa, but your destination University should have already covered that for you. So no worries there. Just make sure you pay the proper amount and stuff.

Process of Visa can take up a 1 month! Even more if you're unlucky. (like me) If you're lucky, it can be done and ready for you in a week. But always be prepared for the worst. Once your visa is processed and you have your plane tickets ready. Kiss your mummy and daddy goodbye and enjoy life overseas, wherever your destination is.

To read about my misery I endured while processing my visa, feel free to read my curse-word laden blog posts. It starts off there, just keep heading one post forward for about 4 to 5 pages. (Note that I had just finished my compulsary internship required in order to graduate from LUCT as well at the time)

Cheers and good luck!

Al Fatihah

Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Endon Mahmood passed away at 7.55 am Thursday at the Prime Minister's official residence Seri Perdana Putrajaya.

My deepest condolences to Pak Lah and his family.

The public can pay their last respects from 11:00hr onwards at Sri Perdana, Putrajaya.

Funeral will be after zohor, about 16:00hr, and the remains will be taken to Putrajaya mosque for prayers. Burial will be at Precinct 20, Putrajaya.

Playing With Fire

link : Photoshop Techniques

I have come across many tutorials on Photoshop fire effects, which is sad to say to be very disappointing. I'm not saying that these tutorials are not only flexible, but the special effect is unrealistic to the extend that it looks like a 6 years old colouring. Then one day out of the blues I stumble upon this website that teaches the fire techniqu, it was more realistic than I had hoped for. It can be used to start a fire on almost any image.

" This sequence employs a great, hidden, feature of Liquify that allows you to save and load a distortion mesh. With this enhancement Liquify becomes a much more functional distortion tool that offers multiple levels of control that would not be available without it. The fire distortion can take a little practice so you may want to start with a single letter before you attempt a more complex image like the one I created here. "

Have fun getting burned ;)

- Greg

p.s.
- A step by step tutorial video clip is available, the author even include the original psd file. have fun.
- I hope this blog would be a place where the students' exchange their opinion, not just a limkokwing bashing blog. It seems that limkokwing has more enemies than friends, even when you voice out your anger, try to be as polite as possible. No cursing. thank you.

Dumbstruck by Limkokwing Uni-College Lecturer

I was reading some blogs by limkokwing's student and I stumble upon an interesting article that caught my attention. The blogger mention that she was surprise by the attitude of certain lecturers that has no respect for the student. I’ve quoted a few lines from her blog, here goes:


" Then during the presentation, as the presentation touches on woman exhibits their body, he went searching for girls whom wear low cut jeans to see if their undergarments are reveal out. It was still okay, UNTIL the point, where he lifts one of the girl's shirts up (back portion) until the back chest level. Right away, I was disgust by it. How inappropriate and unethical! Although we, the students, sometimes dress sexily, but it does not mean, we are okay that you lift our shirt up to prove a point! In addition, he said the girl wasn't wearing her undergarment and when the girl says yes, he said, shows us. OMG! "



Knowing this is the month of ramandan, we should respect other people's culture, but respect should be earn. Does this mean that during Deepavali every Malaysian should stop consuming beef and should go vegitarian during Thaipusam. Its a multi-racial country, you can't force everyone to please everyone. The student has the right to wear as short as she likes and that is her problem, unless she steps into a holy place like church, temple or mosque, only then you have the right to comment, until then its between her and her parents, not the lecturer's duty to educate her.

The Dirty Secret in Limkokwing's Official FAQ Website.

Was browsing limkokwing's website and came across the faq section, I couldn't help myself but to blog about this. I'm not saying that whatever they wrote are full of bullshits, it's just that they are playing around with words. I've copied and pasted a few Q&A from the FAQ that seems to be a little bit misleading. Do leave your comment! one more thing, please prepare an oxygen tank, just in case.....



Q: Are all Limkokwing programmes approved by LAN?Can you prove that you are a university college?
A: Yes all Limkokwing programmes are approved by LAN. New programmes are introduced by Limkokwing all the time; therefore at any one time, there may be programmes awaiting LAN's approval or are in the process of being approved.

Students may check with our Academic Management Department for the latest status or the Ministry of Education's Private Education Section (JPS) for further clarification.

p.s. I surfed to LAN website and this is what I found? only eight subjects accredited, but if you surf to limkokwing's website and look at the number of courses they are offering right now, it seems that there are some mistakes.










Q: How many students are there in a class?
A: Average of 25 students



Q: What facilities do you offer at your campus?
A: We have a comprehensive library, the latest Apple workstations, top-range PCs, fully-equipped labs (Animation, Photo, Architecture, Animation, Communication, Design), an amphitheatre, a food plaza, an auditorium, a broadcasting studio and a club.

p.s. look at the last paragraph, it says "a club" and I am impress that finally they are telling the truth. oh, did they say the latest Apple workstations and top-range PCs? read this blog



Q: How does The Malaysian Design Technology Centre contribute to my study experience at Limkokwing University College?
A: As a student of Limkokwing you are privileged to be among the first to exhibit, once selected, at the Branding Gallery.You will be part of an international centre where members of government, academics and industry come to work. This will give you exposure to opportunities never before seen in universities anywhere around the world. You will have the opportunity to develop your ideas from initial stage to promotion stage in a real-life context, all within the time you are still on campus!

p.s. the MDiC seems to be a place where the college is making money out of it. What can Makanlah, ten-ten, wings coffee, making headlines contribute to our studies? Someone please enlighten me!



Q: Why should I go to Cyberjaya when there are other colleges nearer to my house?
A: Limkokwing campus at Cyberjaya is purpose-built complete with hi-tech facilities that are on par with the best in the world. Students get to enjoy connectivity with the international world that enables them keep abreast with the latest.Cyberjaya is Malaysia's intelligent city with the kind of infrastructure fit for the 21st century. Studying within the modern city is a privilege compared with studying in your own backyard.Many of the world's best multinational companies have set up office in Cyberjaya. You are at one of the best addresses in the world when you study at Cyberjaya!


p.s. did they say "hi-tech facilities"? A lot of colleges allow their students to pay online, check their results online, download notes from school's server, use their smartcard for attendance and many more. Our smartcard is to make sure that we pay our school fees or else we won't get to enter the library and lab, gosh* we can't even borrow books from the library with the smartcard.



Q: What is the difference between a university college and a university?
A: A university college is a former college that has just been granted licence to operate as a university

p.s. are they sure about this whole university stuff? Check this website out.