Inside Stories
Columns pg. 2 Happenings
The 25th Engineering
Design Exhibition
Group photo: The committee of EDX25, VIPs and UTP’s Chancellor, Tun Dr. Mahathir.
By Gan Denson, EE Yr. 1 Sem. 2, and
Mostafa, EE Found. Sem. 3
Tronoh, 21 April: The 25th Engineering
Design Exhibition, better known as EDX25,
was held in the Chancellor Complex. It has
been more than a decade since the first
EDX was successfully launched in UTP. EDX
acts as a platform for UTP students to ex-
hibit their inventions and research as a
friendly competition, with the hopes to
further enhance the level of design and
research in UTP in conjunction with UTP’s
target to become a research university by
2013.
The opening ceremony for EDX25 was held
in Seminar Room 4 and 5. Internal VIPs for
the day were Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Hilmi Bin Mukhtar, Director of Undergradu-
The Rocking Pictures from Euphonious!
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Of Pages and the Silver Screen
Mind Your English
Spotlight
Interview with Jared Ee Han Seong
ate Studies, Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli
Bin Baharom, Director of Student Services,
as well as lecturers of UTP. The ceremony
was officiated by Assoc. Prof.
Dr. Abdul Rashid Bin Abd. Aziz, Director of
Research Enterprise Office (REO).
There were four categories open to all UTP
students: the Engineering Team Project
(ETP), the Final Year Project (FYP), the Post-
graduate Category (PG) and the Open Inno-
vative Challenge (OIC). There were many
activities on that day as well, such as games
held by the EDX25 committee members.
KFC, AYAMAS and 7-Eleven were there to
sell food and beverages.
For the first time, the smart car competi-
tion was featured. The competition uses
remote control cars, through which the
Hang Tuah’s Legend Retold
A Night with the Egyptians
The Chronicler: Pen-a-LOL
pg. 4 CodeQuest 2010
EDX Carnival
participating teams compete for two
categories: the fastest car and the most
innovative car.
On the second day, Tun Dr. Mahathir came
to visit EDX25 after his public lecture in
Chancellor Hall. The closing ceremony, held
on the second day itself, took place in
Seminar Room 4 and 5, with a special guest
from PETRONAS, Pn. Juniwati Rahmat
Hussin, Vice President of the Education
Division of PETRONAS. EDX25 ended with a
prize-giving ceremony by Pn. Juniwati,
Datuk Dr. Zainal Abidin bin Haji Kasim,
rector of UTP, Dr. Hilmi Mukhtar, Tuan Haji
Mohamed Noor Rosli, and Dr. Rosdiazli Bin
Ibrahim, the Chairman of EDX25. The Best
Department Award for EDX25 was won by
the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Board of Editors
Patron:
Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli
bin Baharom
Advisors:
Muhamad Syazwan Amarjit
Nabila Lau, ICT Yr. 2 Sem. 2
Redha Fadzil, PE Yr. 2 Sem. 2
HOT Board:
Editor-in-Chief:
Timmy Ong, ICT Yr. 1 Sem. 2
Co-editor 1:
Steward Baba, CE Yr. 2 Sem. 1
Co-editor 2:
Devina Amaleswaran, PE Yr. 3
Sem. 1
Designers:
Muhamad Faiz Ishak, CE Yr. 2 Sem.
2
Photographers:
Amir Ehsan Mohamad, CV Yr. 1
Sem. 2
Awang Muhd. Nasuha, ME Yr. 1
Sem. 1
Chen Tien Zyee, ICT Yr. 4 Sem. 1
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Editor’s Foreword
Stepping into this month, the words
‘Final Exams’ look like they are get-
ting bigger and bigger—almost slam-
ming you straight in the face. But,
however busy over unfinished pro-
jects, worried over achieving target
exam marks to make up for lost
coursework marks, or plain anxious
over the coming exams, the HOT
team worked to bring you another
edition of the bulletin.
In this edition, we have acquired a
regular columnist to write about the
English language. He will be sharing
with us his knowledge on the proper
usage of English until—if all goes
well—he graduates.
Before I sign off, I wish you all the
best in your final exams. Bear in mind
that before the exams hit you in the
face, you still have your study week
to counter the attack. Use the seven
days to prepare your faceguard and a
bat to beat down the exams!
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Columns
Of Pages and
the Silver Screen
By Nurul Jannah Nordin
A lot of top movies from Hollywood are adapted from or inspired by
novels or other kinds of printed materials—talk about the award-
winning Lord of the Rings and Slumdog Millionaire. For more exam-
ples, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was adapted from a short
story; Die Hard 4.0 was inspired by an article entitled A Farewell to
Arms by John Carlin; many superhero movies came from comic books
established years before the characters stepped onto the big screen.
It is not easy to adapt writings into movies since that there are many
issues involved. However, this does not deter Hollywood directors
from understanding stories and bringing beautifully phrased, care-
fully planned and neatly arranged novels onto the screen. The chal-
lenge is to reproduce the same feelings readers feel reading the book
when they watch the adaptation.
How about in Malaysia? I have always had the opinion that our film
industry is seriously underutilising the sources around them. Look at
the great books written by our fellow Malaysians that have been
translated into foreign languages because of its high literature value.
Don’t we sometimes wish that the good stories from the good books
that we are reading can be materialised onto the silver screen? Yes,
there are a number of Malaysian romantic novels being adapted into
tele-movies, but we are still far from truly appreciating many more
writings. This gives us the impression that Malaysian filmmakers lack
commitment in taking time to research and understand the literature
sources that are readily available for them to exploit.
Can we be more appreciative to our writers in the future? Maybe
Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia (FINAS) should pay
more attention to this issue. Special classes or programmes can be
given to local film directors to encourage them to adapt more Malay-
sian writing and collaborate with Malaysian writers. Who knows?
Maybe we will be able to see the works of Ramlee Awang Murshid,
Faisal Tehrani, A.Samad Said, and many other writers, visualised with
proper depth and understanding in the near future.
Nurul Jannah is UTP’s BIS graduate and is currently working as a
Property Research Executive in a property valuation firm.
From Shutterbug: A curious onlooker stared on a wall of Lomography photos in seminar room, Undercroft.
Mind Your English
A regular column
By Henry Yew Guo Zheng, CVE Yr. 4 Sem. 1
In Malaysia, English is taught as a second language
and it is one of the many criteria that students
must comply before they are eligible to enrol into
universities, including Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP).
As English is a compulsory language that must be
learnt by Malaysians, we ought to possess a fairly
high degree of proficiency in the language, more
so for UTP students, considering the fact that we
boast of being the “elite” group.
However, it is quite saddening to see that the ma-
jority of our students still make blatant grammati-
cal errors, such as “He will coming in five minutes”
or “She were discussing about this process.” This
problem may not be of utmost concern during
your first two or three years as a student in UTP,
but will be your worst nightmare during your final
year, especially when writing your progress
reports and your Final Year Project (FYP) disserta-
tion.
Many lecturers have found it troublesome to
correct grammatical errors from a student’s
report, more so if it is written by a final-year stu-
dent. They trust that students have grasped the
English language well enough not to make any
errors in the use of appropriate tenses, subject-
verb agreements, pronouns et cetera.
Students, and even university staff, have reasons
to ensure that their reports, memos, letters et
cetera contain minimal errors. This is of para-
mount importance to portray a good impression
to the general public, and to avoid others from
ridiculing you. Besides, a dissertation written with
excellent English is definitely of higher standing
than one that is written in poor English, even
A Thousand Words in a Flash...
though the latter may have more content.
It is imperative that you check your reports and
any form of composition thoroughly before sub-
mitting them to your friends, your lecturers or the
administrators. If you are not confident that you
are able to correct your own errors, then, by all
means, get a friend to help you out. Do not let ego
get the better of you!
If you are unsure about a word, then consult a
dictionary and confirm the correct usage of the
word. If you still have doubts, then it is always
better not to use it in your compositions. It is a
wiser option to produce a work in very simple
English than to use high-level vocabulary inappro-
priately.
Although our education system adopts British
English as its standard, it does not imply that
American English cannot be used. However,
consistency is the key here. If you write your
report in British English, then use British English
throughout; if you are using American English, do
the same in American English. Again, when in
doubt, consult the dictionary!
University staff should also be cautious about
committing grammatical errors because they can
affect the image of the university, particularly
when corresponding with other external parties.
In my next article, I shall discuss on the common
language errors committed by students and staff,
be it in spoken or written English. I am not trying
to project a know-it-all impression, nor am I
adopting a condescending behaviour here, but
rather this is to encourage you to learn from your
mistakes and correct them.
Till then, please remember to mind your English!
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Happenings

Hang Tuah’s
Legend Retold
By Mellissa Lee, BIS, Yr. 1 Sem. 2
Tronoh, 25 April: A sold-out crowd
turned up at the Multi Purpose Hall
(MPH) of UTP to revisit the tale of
the legendary warrior, Hang Tuah
and his brothers. Set in the
Malacca Sultanate in the 15th
century, the story tells how Hang
Tuah was accused of having an
affair with the queen. In the end,
he was caught and sentenced to
death for the unforgivable offense.
However, he was spared of death
when the ‘Bendahara’ went against
the Sultan’s orders.
Hang Jebat who believed that Hang
Tuah was unjustly sentenced to
TTS actors, completely immerged in their respective characters onstage.
death by the Sultan ran amok over
revenge. None of the soldiers were
able to stop Hang Jebat, leaving
the ‘Bendahara’ no choice but to
tell the truth to the Sultan: that
Hang Tuah was still alive. Hang
Tuah later came out of his hiding
and was instructed by the Sultan to
kill Hang Jebat. After a close battle
for 7 days, Hang Tuah was able to
terminate Hang Jebat and his un-
deniable betrayal to the Sultan.
The show, produced and acted by
the actors from Tronoh Theater
Shop, included mime and singing
performances during the break
between each elaborately
decorated scene.

A Night with the Egytians The Chronicler: Pen-

Pen-a-LOL
By Kan Wai Choong, PE Yr. 1 Sem. 2, and
Gan Denson, EE Yr. 1 Sem. 2
Undercroft, 5 April: The English Language
Club (ELC) organised a new event named
the Chronicler: Pen-a-LOL Award Night, and
it was a great success. The objective of the
event was to recognise UTP students’
talent in creative writing. The theme for
this competition was humour. Dr. Zulqar-
nain Abu Bakar, the event advisor, and
Miss Gail Steele, the advisor of ELC, were
the VIPs of the night.
On that night, a dinner was held alongside
the award ceremony and the presentation
of poems. The winners were given the Pa-
pyrus Awards and walked away with
hampers. Flamin' Lips, a newly-established
singing team by the English Language Club,
had a debut performance to further light
up and glorify the night with the song,
“Don’t Stop Believin’”.
The Chronicler provides an ideal platform
for budding writers to enhance their
creative writing skills and be recognised for
their talent in creative writing. The Chroni-
cler is envisaged to continue in the follow-
ing semesters.

UTP students portraying the rituals of an Egyptian marriage.

By Mellissa Lee, BIS Yr. 1 Sem. 2 International Student Council.

Tronoh, 17 April: It was a night to
remember for the Egyptians as they
celebrated their national day with the
students of UTP. Students were being
exposed to the history and culture of
Egypt.
The Egyptian Day 2010 started with the
officiating ceremony by Mr. Marfauza
Jusoh, Senior Executive of SSD. The
invited guests of the night included
Sermphon Klaiseergern, the President of
Omar Eid Khorshed, the host of the
night, brought us deep into the story of
an Egyptian life, presenting the impor-
tant highlights in the life of a normal
modern Egyptian from the beginning of
birth till the day of marriage. It was
indeed fascinating to get to know the
insights of their rituals and lifestyles.
The night was continued with perform-
ances such as the Indian dances and
singing by Bad Days.

Fitting the theme: ELC members in their happy, crazy mood.

CodeQuest 2010
By: Jayiza binti Jamil, ICT Yr. 2 Sem. 2
Tronoh, 10 April: Code Quest ’10 was the first ever
programming competition held in UTP. There were
around 12 participating teams, which consisted of
students from foundation till the final year, regard-
less of their programme of study; there was
participation from both local and international
students. The competition was held in a lab at
Block 1 from 9am till 1pm.
Then, the event continued with a closing cere-
mony at Seminar Room 4, Undercroft. Dr. Fadzil,
Pn. Siti Rokhmah, Mr. Jale and Mr. Faizal were
among the judges for the competition. The closing
ceremony included a speech from the invited
guest of honour, Dr Ahmad Kamil Bin Mahmood,
Chief Executive Officer of K-PERAK, and a prize-
giving ceremony. This event was a good kick-start
for the university to venture into more program-
ming competitions in the future.
Committee members of EDX25 managing the prize booth. EDX Carnival
By Gan Denson, EE Yr. 1, Sem. 2, and Yee Yun
Huan, EE Yr. 1 Sem. 2
Pocket D, 12 April: The 25th Engineering Design
Exhibition, better known as EDX25, organised a
carnival at Pocket D as a pre-event road show
for the upcoming exhibition. Games were car-
ried out at the carnival for three days and the
exciting prizes included exclusive T-shirts from
Malaysia Airlines, and free entrance tickets to
the Underwater World and the A’Famosa Wa-
ter Theme Park.
The theme of EDX25 was space exploration;
hence the foyer of Pocket D was decorated
with an assortment of space exploration-
themed props, and visitors could find informa-
tion regarding planets and the likes during the
road show.
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Spotlight
Interview with Jared Ee Han Seong
“Others can only show you the door to opportunity and success, but it is you
who must turn the knob and step through it. ” - Jared Ee Han Seong
By Mellissa Lee,BIS Yr. 1 Sem. 2, and Daphnee Lo, ICT
Yr. 1 Sem. 2
Jared was recently on TV, not for a teen idol show, or
any talent contests; he was there for his knowledge and
charisma. Let us know more via an interview with him.
Can you tell us more about Program Bicara Negarawan
Bersama Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad?
The Bicara Negarawan programme was organized by
Jabatan Hal-Ehwal Khas (JASA) under the Ministry of
Information, Communication and Culture which was held
from March 26 to 30 at the Awana Hotel in Genting
Highlands and Impiana Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
The programme was meant for exemplary students from
varsities across the country to be given a once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity to interact with and be inspired by
the leadership qualities of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
through a variety of activities, such as forums, dialogue
sessions, and paper presentations.
How were you selected to be a part of this program?
The selection process actually took place in two stages:
the first was in UTP itself, and the second was with JASA
in Kuala Lumpur. When UTP received the official letter
from JASA about the program, the Student Support Ser-
vices Department was asked to select six students from
diverse cultures with good academic and co-curricular
involvement. I was fortunate to have been selected as
one of those six students. The others were Ahmad Bakri
bin Zubir, Muhammad Yusuf Hashim, Ahmad Hazwan bin
Abd Muais, Chan Wen Zhen, and Viknesh Kumar a/l
Naleyah.
We then went to the JASA office in KL on March 7 for the
A group photo with the participants of Program Bicara Negarawan Bersama Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
interview with them.
Can you share with us some of the questions that were
asked in the interview by JASA?
We were interviewed about our programme of study,
our general knowledge, our understanding of the 1Ma-
laysia concept, as well as being evaluated in terms of our
speaking abilities. It wasn’t an easy interview – I honestly
found myself stumped at some questions – but all six of
us made it through, so I suppose we all did a lot of things
right!
How did you feel when you were awarded the title
Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang and being the only private
university student to receive this award?
Ecstatic! I wasn’t really expecting my name to be called
at the closing ceremony as one of the winners. It was
such a satisfying feeling of relief and joy to know that I
had won the award. It’s definitely one of my biggest per-
sonal achievements to date. About being the only stu-
dent from a private university to win it; well, that’s the
icing on the cake.
What were the criteria to receive this award?
Over the course of the five days that this programme
was held, we were being evaluated for this award in
many aspects. We were evaluated based on our interac-
tion with the other participants, the level of maturity of
our questions during the forums and dialogue sessions,
our punctuality and dressing, and even our knowledge of
Malaysian history!
The judging panellists were not the only one observ-
ing us. They were quite frank to let us know that,
Jared, with the five other representatives from UTP.
among the organizing committee members, some of
them were actually secret judges who reported back
to the judging panel on our behaviour and conduct
outside of the scheduled agenda. At the end of the
programme, there was also a peer voting session for
our own picks for the five award recipients.
You were given the opportunity to engage in dia-
logue sessions with our former Prime Minister Tun
Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. How have these sessions
benefited or inspired you in any area of your life?
I felt very thankful to have been given such a unique
opportunity to meet Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in
person, and even share and discuss ideas and issues
with him via the dialogue sessions. He inspires me to
learn more because he really knows just so much about
almost everything. He’s also a very good speaker, which
is something I wish to emulate in my career life in future.
During the program, there were also various forums
and presentation sessions with prominent intellectuals
and public figures regarding topics such as the
1Malaysia concept. What have you gained during these
sessions?
Personally, I’ve gained a little more insight into the un-
derlying principles and objectives of the 1Malaysia con-
cept. I attribute this to the wonderfully open discussions
that we would have during the forums and presentation
sessions. We’re allowed to express our own opinions and
views quite freely, so it was common to see several
other students directly questioning the efficacy of 1Ma-
laysia! Being able to interact with so many prominent
figures as well as the open-minded participants really
broadened my perspective on these national issues.
Did any of the prominent intellectuals and public
figures inspire you?
It would definitely have to be Tan Sri Sanusi Junid. He
was a former Cabinet member during Tun Dr. Mahathir
Mohamad’s tenure as Prime Minister. He’s another
amazing speaker who is able to keep his audience fully
engaged and entertained with his personal brand of hu-
mour!
In your opinion, do you think the 1Malaysia concept
should be implemented among UTP students? Why do
you think so?
If by 1Malaysia you mean integration across different
races, religions and nationalities, then my answer would
be yes. We like to think we’re a tolerant society, but in
many cases I’d say the appropriate word is indifferent.
We don’t really understand cultures other than our own,
and there’s still this tendency to mix with people who
profess the same religion or speak the same language.
It’s not something you can implement as an event and
expect an immediate shift in perception; you have to
start them young to be open and willing to not only learn
about other cultures, but also get to know people from
other cultures. Any event in UTP can only support this
process – such as the International Cultural Night (ICN)
and Festival of Colours of the World (FESCO) – so the
onus remains on having the right upbringing and the
right education to mould the youth to be more tolerant
of differences.
Did you meet a lot of people there?
Oh yes, definitely! Aside from Tun Dr. Mahathir
Mohamad, there was our host Dr. Fazley Yaakob, a
popular local singer, motivator and television host all
rolled into one! Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir took us on a
guided tour of the Galeria Sri Perdana in KL. We also had
Dato’ Yaakob sit in during one of our last dialogue ses-
sions; he was Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s close advisor
and the former Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia.
The other 54 participants also came from diverse back-
grounds studying programmes as varied as Mass Com-
munication to Business to ‘Dakwah’! Altogether, we rep-
resented 12 public and 5 private universities. Each of
them had different opinions, ideas and talents; it was a
real pleasure and an honour to have gotten to know the
brightest and best students from the other universities!
Finally, any words of encouragement for the
students of UTP?
Believe in yourself and dream big. You are the mas-
ter of your own fate. Others can only show you the
door to opportunity and success, but it is you who
must turn the knob and step through it. You must
always trust in your own strengths and strive to
improve upon your weaknesses. Never let the nega-
tive words of others hurt or discourage you. Re-
member: always shoot for the moon. That way,
even if you miss, you will still land among the stars.
I wish you all the best of luck and effort in your fu-
ture undertakings.