But after checking online, he discovered that his application to a local university to study special education had been rejected.
Chai has appealed but has not received any response so far.
He was told by officers in the Ministry of Higher Education that his application was rejected because he did not attend an interview. But Chai maintained he did not receive any notice to attend any interview.
Higher Education Deputy Minister Dr Hou Kok Chung and Transport Minister’s private secretary Woon Yong Teai have written to the Higher Education Ministry and the Department of Higher Education to help Chai.
Chai told The Star through writing that he was hopeful of getting a place in the university during the next intake. He has been giving home tuition to deaf and mute students in Malay, English, Mathematics, Science and History since April last year.
Chai has been deaf since he was three years old and started his special education at SKPK Jalan Peel.
He had his secondary education at SMK Dato Ibrahim Yaacob and did Form 6 at Methodist Boys School.
In Form Five, he studied in the United States for about 6 months at the Alabama School for Deaf and Blind as part of a cultural exchange programme.
Another sad episode. Who is really to blame or which Department when it comes to this, this boy lost his opportunity when the letter he was expecting didn't arrive at all. And he missed the interview because of that.
I won't point my finger at anyone but who is supposed to do the delivery service?
Or these days we have other agencies doing that now of which I'm not aware off?
I think this is more of our fellow Malaysians' attitude, the "tidak apa/itu dia punya hal" attitude.
I hope this boy be given another chance at the interview. We don't want to lose this kind of "gifted" person to our neighbouring country, do we?
We have lost quite a number of professionals, "smart" students down the years due to our attitude, if I may say that.
SDass AKA Merekah Fajar
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