Waiting in the School Hall SM Sains , Kota Kinabalu Saturday 16th August 2008 – We started our day at Sekolah Menengah Sains, Kota Kinabalu. Our entourage was greeted by the sound of kompangs beating away. We were lead to the main hall where 15 schools have gathered to witness the event. Soon after the welcoming speeches, Dr. Ahsan stepped up on stage and delivered a presentation about the Angkasawan selection process before introducing Dr. […]
(From Left: Mohammed Faiz, Mohammad Redzuan, Dr. Mohamed Ahsan, Noor Shahlawati, Zulhibabulah) Friday 15th August 2008 – Day 2 of the MISTI exhibition and our booth was in operation from 10am to 5:30pm. We started out slow but the crowd began to pick up in the afternoon. The five of us were on duty in the morning (As pictured above). Later on in the afternoon Devina and Yusfi joined in to mend our booth. They
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Thursday 14th August 2008 – This morning Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr. Maximus Ongkili officially launched MISTI MOSTI (Minggu Sains, Teknologi & Inovasi Peringkat Sabah) at the newly opened 1Borneo HyperMall, Kota Kinabalu’s version of KL’s Midvalley Mall. The event showcased divisions and agencies under MOSTI from Sea to Space and ICT divisions, MIMOS to Technology Park and not forgetting ANGKASA, Malaysia’s National Space Agency. ANGKASA had set up a terrific exhibition booth
Wednesday 13th August 2008 – Knowing we had a full day ahead, we left Imperial Hotel early in the morning for our first venue SM Lok Yuk, Likas. We were greeted by the sound of drums and roaring school children. Just another day in the park for Faiz Khaleed as he engaged the crowd and gave a presentation about the Angkasawan Programme. The crowd consist of students from 16 different schools within the vicinity and
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(Dr Mohamed Ahsan, Dr. Faiz Khaleed, Mohd Yusfi and Mohammed Faiz with Dancers) Tuesday, 12th August 2008- We departed Kuala Lumpur this morning for Kota Kinabalu for a week long event organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). The event dubbed MISTI (Minggu Sains. Teknologi & Inovasi Peringkat Sabah) will officially kick off on Thursday 14th August 2008. I travelled with a group of MOSTI’s staff together with Mej. (Dr.) Faiz Khaleed.
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By Hj Ahmed Shaheeb Dato Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor shared his story on being the first Malaysian “Angkasawan” and his journey into space at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) yesterday. Dr Sheikh’s space travel talk, co-organised by GED Enterprise and UBD, was aimed at encouraging more Bruneians to take an interest in space science. He entertained the predominantly female crowd, and walked around the stage instead of talking from a fixed position. He touched on many
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