Mini Officers

Pulse is sorry to say that we will not be updating the website for the time being since the juniors are now in and there are going to be some new changes. We have appointed our Mini President and Mini Vice President. This is to train them to be able to run the club smoothly when they take over. The Mini President has implemented new ideas like the Malay Section and Islamic Section. This means that we are recruiting members who are able to write in Malay. This is to encourage more and more readers to visit our website and read our papers. He has also decided that we are going to publish our articles in the form of hard copies, so stay updated! The...

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Day 2: Japanese club OUTDOOR Ice Breaking session

By Fazrenna Mks Photos by Faiz Salleh & Zulfadhli Rosli On the 14th of March 2012, the Japanese Club had their second ice breaking session with the all the present and new members of the club, which consist of more than 40 students. This time the session took place at the grandstand, assembly point, MPH and LT 1. This activity is almost the same as the ice breaking session with the cohort 1 students, but even more challenging. First, the members were asked to assemble at LT 1 for registration, after that they were divided into 6 groups and were given a paper, which consisted of checkpoints they must surpass to finish. There...

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Day 1: Japanese club INDOOR Ice breaking session

By Fazrenna Mks Photos by Fadhil On 13th March 2012, the Japanese club had their first ice breaking session with the juniors, which included cohort 1 and cohort 2 students with a total of over 30 students. It took place in gallery 1. First, the juniors sign up their names before settling down for the ice breaking session. Then it started off with an introduction from each committee of the Japanese club. The members were then divided into 5 different groups named: Hachi, Kamikaze, J-students, J-Beats and Rainpal. j-beats The first game in this ice breaking session is known as “shoot game” this is...

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Cleaning Campaign

By Al Faidz. Photos by Al Faidz. Last Saturday, 10th March 2012, PTEK conducted a cleaning campaign where all the students, lecturers and staff of the centre came together to lend a helping hand in cleaning our beloved school. The act of working together where we all have our sleeves rolled up and our clothes dirty, all for one mission, which is to make sure our school is clean, beautiful and a suitable environment to study in. Our tasks were separated into different parts where selected students and also students who were willing to help, were appointed to clean certain places such as the Multi-Purpose Hall and respective blocks. Other...

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PTEK Cafeteria Food Review

By Haziqah Nor Amin. As a student who has been in PTEK for about a year, I am very proud of the school's cafeteria. There used to be 4 stalls but it closed down and now, only 2 is left. Nevertheless, the 2 remaining stalls are adequate and are served by very friendly people. I'll showcase some of their food afterwards. One stall that the students and tutors in PTEK usually go to for heavy meals is the one on the right. Some of the dishes they make daily are plain rice, fried rice, begedil, some cucur and a variety of vegetables, chicken, fish and noodles. I'd recommend people to try the bakso from this vendor. I personally think that the...

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Macho, macho men: How Masculinity Is Portrayed In Television

Macho a word of Spanish and Portuguese origin - Wikipedia definition of “Macho” Traditionally, the word 'macho' carried many positive associations. To be 'macho' was to be well-respected, embodying traits such as courage, valor, honor, sincerity, pride, humility and responsibility. - The Macho Paradox, Jackson Katz 1. having or characterized by qualities considered 'manly', especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way. 2. having a strong or exaggerated sense of power or the right to dominate. 3. an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male. - Dictionary.com definition of “Macho” This...

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