) ▁with ▁Gra de ▁One . ▁With ▁this ▁he ▁earned ▁the ▁same ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁Form ▁Six ▁at ▁Se kol ah ▁Men eng ah ▁S ains ▁Sel ang or ▁( SM SS ) ▁Ch eras , ▁a ▁government al ▁fully ▁resident ial ▁school . ▁At ▁SM SS ah , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁student ▁leader ▁and ▁a ▁deb ater ▁for ▁his ▁school . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁t ert i ary ▁education ▁while ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁his ▁High er ▁School ▁Cert ificate , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁teacher ▁at ▁SM K ▁Tam par uli , ▁Sab ah , ▁for ▁five ▁months . ▁He ▁taught ▁Integr ated ▁Science ▁or ▁S ains ▁Pad uan ▁to ▁Form ▁One ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁having ▁successfully ▁completed ▁his ▁High er ▁School ▁Cert ificate , ▁Tang au ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁University ▁P ert an ian ▁Malays ia ▁( UP M ), ▁Sel ang or , ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Forest ry ▁Science . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁student ▁leader ▁at ▁university . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Student ▁Society ▁for ▁two ▁terms ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁keen ▁observer ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁state ▁Sab ah , ▁and ▁nation wide . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁soon ▁after , ▁he ▁secured ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Sab ah ▁Forest ry ▁Development ▁Author ity ▁(