Picture of my BTN Group (JULY 1991)

An old A-Levels friend tagged a picture of my 1991 BTN group picture. Picture was taken after our BTN Kembara session where we had to travel quite a distance and did amongst others jungle-trekking from around 3-4am,had our Suboh prayers by the river, make a group presentation etc etc...all within a certain time frame.

TQ, Mr. Sukor.



(Group Picture after BTN Kembara Session in July 1991)

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COMMUNIST song with altered lyrics (taught at BTN)

The following are the altered lyrics of a communist song(partial) taught by the facilitators/instructors at the BTN programme I'd attended in 1991.

We were taught the song(with altered lyrics) so that we know where the communists were "coming from"...so that we can emphatise with them! The person who taught us the song used to be a serviceman from the elite corps of the MAF.

" Akulah Penyair Yang Turun dari Gunung,
Beratus Tahun telah Ku Duduk di situ,
Beratus-ratus Tahun.

Kini ku turun ke Lembah,
Melihat Manusia,
Miskin Kaya, Tua Muda,
Hidup Mereka Melata-lata.

Tanganmu Ku Genggam Ku Julang ke Udara,
......... "

( anybody can assist me to complete the lyrics??? Please add in comments column)

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BTN Alumni is conducting a BTN-related Poll. The question is:-
"SHOULD THE BTN PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BE SCRAPPED?"
Poll is tentatively slated to close on 31st December 2009.

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My BTN Experience in 1991!

I'd attended the BTN programme prior to going to the UK in 1991 to read law at the University of Sheffield.

I was sent to Kem Wira Waja in Janda Baik, Pahang. There were 2 main groups attending the BTN programme. The first group consists of NCUK students whilst the second group were those undergoing the French Matriculation programme.

I find that certain aspects of the course to be "thought provoking". This is due to the fact that some government policies and/or agenda like VISION 2020/WAWASAN 2020 and the lesser known initiative like the Mahathir-inspired East Asian Economic Caucus(EAEC) were being explained and debated. I still remember my good friend M.Faizal(John) being sceptical of Vision 2020 achieving its aims when compared to the "failure" of the NEP(Dasar Ekonomi Baru-DEB)in achieving 30% bumi-equity...and when I supported him and his line of arguements, the facilitators were not too happy as they were expecting a "one-way flow" session. Some of the facilitators were from DBKL and later on we became quite close in exchanging/debating ideas and government policies.

In an evening session, a few of us were selected to give our feedbacks. I was one of them selected along with Khairil(Mumbra), Rodzlan(Lan Bagak) and a french matric student. In my evening speech I lament the fact that the sacrifices of the Malaysian Armed Forces were seldom acknowledged.

Still remember amongst others:-
* Volleyball game where the BTN team had never lost...it's TRUE!
* Night March into the jungle which started in the wee hours of morning & resulted in most of us missing subuh prayers!
* The example of the South Korean President coming to Malaysia and asking what a certain Jawi/Arabic phrase meant. After finding the phrase's meaning, he went back and implemented it. The phrase if I'm not mistaken is " GOD won't help those who won't help themselves"

On the bus ride back to NCUK-Shah Alam, "bumped" into the Sultan of Pahang convoy who happened to be visiting the area.