59-YEAR-OLD CIVIL SERVANT CHALLENGES HIMSELF TO SIT FOR SPM

PADANG BESAR, To challenge himself, civil servant Hamidan Yahaya, 59, did not feel awkward about being a candidate for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia 2023 (SPM 2023). Besides enjoying the learning process now, he just wants to better the grades he received when he first sat for the examination 42 years ago. Hamidan, who is a civilian driver with the Ministry of Defence, at Bukit Keteri Camp (504 Territorial Army Regiment) near here, managed to score a B+ in Science when he resat the paper for the SPM 2023. "Forty-two years have lapsed, and I felt such a thrill entering the examination hall again. I was motivated to resit my SPM to relive the experience, in addition to enjoying to study," he said when met by reporters today. Elaborating further, Hamidan said that in order to resit the Science paper, he had to study on his own without anyone's help nor did he go for tuition. "I had to teacher, no tuition, no TikTok, neither Google to help. I just relied on my own textbooks, did revision exercises and would lo ok for the answers at the back of the books. I did not use social media because I do not have a smartphone. Hamidan, a father of five, aged 32 to 20, said for the SPM 2022 he obtained an A for Mathematics and achieved this feat by self-study as well. He said that there were challenges in the examination questions for both subjects which were a little difficult compared to 42 years ago. "I want to try and challenge myself to take the SPM again. I plan to sit for the SPM 2024 exam in Islamic Education which I will register for next month (June). "For my SPM results back in the day, I got a Grade 3, achieving only passes in Science and Mathematics," he said. Of his future plans, Hamidan said he would like to resit his SPM papers in Geography, History and Bahasa Melayu. He advises young people to realise the importance of the SPM examination which is the first step for better career opportunities in the future. "Young people need to prioritise education for their future," he added. Source: BERNAMA News A gency