Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Spesies 3B! Update

They've withdrawn the report after we wrote a letter addressed to the PD and cc to all the relevant parties (a letter which I've drafted for my Dad brimming with subtle but 'pedas' missives hitting all the right parts. Baru tau never to mess with us, apa ingat bapak aku tak berpendidikan ka suka hati jak maok sabotaj???)

My cousin, a retired army officer, sent the letter with a stern message from my Dad:
"We will seek legal means if this matter is not resolved."

You should've seen the speed that they take to withdraw everything and issue a letter stating "tiada bantahan" to the District Office and a copy was sent to my Dad.

The only thing that puzzles me is that,
Why was SB involved and the speed of them withdrawing the report. Mesti tauk dirik mpun salah ndak?

They may have friends in high places,
BUT
we have a friend in the HIGHEST place, God never disappoints us!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Too Much!

I first read this from Ruis' blog and I quickly searched for the article. This is taken from The Star Online.

Read on and tell me what you think?

Friday March 27, 2009

Baby dies, drunk parents forgot to feed him

By STEPHEN THEN

MIRI: A baby boy, less than a month old, starved to death after his parents allegedly forgot to feed him because they were too drunk.

The baby died in the intensive-care unit of Miri Hospital yesterday morning and a police report has been lodged.

Police now want to question the parents, in their early 30s from a longhouse in southern Sarawak, who came to Miri to work and were renting a house at a low-cost housing scheme near the Sarawak-Brunei High­way, some 12km north of the city centre.

Relatives found the baby unconscious in the house and rushed him to the hospital at about 3am on Wednesday.

Miri deputy OCPD Supt Ismail Paduka Idris confirmed that the baby died in the morning.

“We are investigating claims that the parents had indulged in a prolonged drinking spree and had neglected the baby.

“Initial investigations show that the baby might have been so severely neglected that he suffered fatal consequences.

“We want to find out whether this was due to carelessness,” Supt Ismail said.

The couple also have a three-year-old daughter.



Latest news:
The parents refused autopsy. Read it here.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Love Stuffs

Image taken from here

Had an interesting YM conversation with my friend who'd just broke up (for good) with his two-timing ex.
This particular friend of mine was my partner-in-crime back during those uni years. Sarcastic and i-don't-give-a-damn attitude, you bet those days were fun.
I listened and I gave my opinion and advice, MY kind of advice, where I don't mince or sugar-coat my words (things I only do for friends who are worthy to be advised. Those who asks but are forever in denial; I'll never bother).
So there were some relationship issues that were raised and as usual, my alter ego Chris the philosopher comes into the picture.
Here's some of the 'love stuffs' that was triggered during our conversation:

(1)
Love sure can change a person but when is the change bad?
It's bad when we lose our own identity and we changed (molded) into what the other party wanted. For a while it will be fine but then, dissatisfaction sets in. Then we whine and complain and suffer in silence until one day, hell breaks loose.

(2) I'd never going to meet the ONE
Some people get lucky and meet their soul mate the first time they fell in love.
The majority doesn't.
Accept that.

(3)
I thought he/she was the ONE.
Yeah, everything's perfect and rosy at the beginning.
Until the cracks starts to show.
But you ignored it.
You glossed up the surface thinking that the cracks won't show.
Until the cracks deepened and breaks and everything crumbles.
That's what you'll get from a cheap, fake porcelain.
Quality ones are hard to find.
Only an experienced, discerning eye can differentiate the real thing from the fake.
And any porcelain salesman from China knows that when we allow our emotions to influence our judgment, we'll probably end up getting ripped-off.
So follow your heart, but keep your head.

p/s:
I kind of felt like an 'agony aunt' now with another close friend facing love woes and crying and whining. Not that I don't love my friends, it's just irritating when day in day out I get the same complaint from the same person. Kalau dah aku nasihat tak paham2 jugak, aku bitch slap je karang baru tau...

Sunday, March 22, 2009

I'm Back to Living 6-to-5

Just reached home at 4 pm. First time ever for me to use a taxi and then a bus from the airport to home. Due to miscommunication and plain stupidity on my part, there's no one picking me up at the airport. I SMSed Dad when I was in LCCT, forgetting how 'often' he checked his mobile. Dumb me! The ride was not as bad as I expected, my flight back was worse. There was a bunch (hell no, a whole lotta them) aunties and uncles on board and they must've mistaken the plane for an express boat. The stewardesses tried to explain to them that they need to sit according to the seat number assigned on their boarding pass and get their fat ass on their seats a.s.a.p... But nooooo, they want to exchange seats, etc. Aiyoh, do that once we're airborne lah! Or jump out the nearest exit for all I care. We only took off 30 minutes later thanks to these ridiculous people... It doesn't help that the flight attendants were rather snobby(?)... The ones on my flight to KL were waaaayyyyyy better than them and they were friendly and pleasant to the max.

Oh yeah, before I forgot, Sorry to my friends in KL for not meeting up. I seldom go online while I was there and my darling 'sopir' was busy working. In fact I became the travel companion/navigator/tukang buka drinks during the day. Visiting areas all around Selangor, it was tiring but enjoyable also. Squeezed in some sightseeing also during these trips. Hehe...

Some pics I took...Bukit Melawati
I forgot the name of this species of monkeys but they are the harmless ones (unlike those nasty ones back in UM). We circled Bukit Melawati 3 times (!) just to take this picture of a monkey and its baby. Look at the colour of the baby monkey. LOL! Reminds me of some ah beng hair colour job gone crazy... LOL!
Morib Beach. Had some kerang bakar, sotong bakar and otak2 here... Eewww... I found one otak2 with dried up fly eggs inside. Extra ingredients anyone?
Found horseshoe crabs hiding in the sands. We pulled them out (well actually my partner pulled them out, but I saw them first!) true to what people always say, it always come in pairs!
Sunset @ Morib...

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Holiday Update

*Giggles*

Floating on Cloud 9... Nothing beats enjoying a holiday with a great company ;-)
and great food. Seriously we must stop watching AFC or Travel & Living channels... First it was satay, today teppanyaki. All because of food programmes on the telly. Muahahaha...

Haven't touched any exam papers yet. Must. Start. Now... Umm... Maybe later...

On a personal note, things are looking way much better now. Glad that things are working. Sheer willpower ensures happiness. Thanks to those who've been supporting me in my hour of darkest crisis (especially my dearest Grace and Sula, Katy and Deb. You've seen me at the worst point and you gave me support and encouragement. Love u girls!)

p/s: No pics. Forgot to bring my memory card reader.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Naik Bilun!!!

Original image here

I'm flying off to my one-week holiday.
Been WMAO for months so I deserve this break.
The not-so-good part is I have to bring some essays along for markings... Bluueeekkk!

(WMAO - Working My Ass Off)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Spesies Bangsat! Bangsat! Bangsat!

Original image here

Am so pissed off.
I'm pissed when things don't go as planned.
I'm pissed when people mess with me.
But...
There nothing that pisses me off than someone messing up with my Dad!!!

DEAR THE MANUSIA BANGSAT-s,

F*CK YOU RETARD! HOW DARE YOU! APA KO INGAT KO BAGUS SGT KA? DASAR KETURUNAN PENIPU TAK HABIS2 NAK MENIPU! BEDAU PARAI KITAK NYA UDAH JELAR2 API NERAKA KA MAKAI KITAK! HOW BLOODY DARE YOU SLANDER MY DAD! KITAK NYA PURIH ANTU SITAN! SIGI LABAN KITAK SEBILIK AGI KA MAKAI DUIT NEMBIAK RUMAH PANJAI NYA ALAI KITAK MENGKANG KA NGELABAN! APAI AKU DIPILIH TEGAL PEMINTA NEMBIAK, UKAI KATEGAL IA KA DUIT TAUKA NAMA! COME ON LA, SETAKAT DUIT ELAUN TUAI RUMAH KE MIMIT NYA KAMI ENDA HERAN! BERAPA TAUN BALA KITAK UDAH MEGAI MENUA, BERAPA MAYUH PEMANSANG UDAH DIBAI KITAK? UKAI PEMANSANG TANG KITAK MAKAI, MAJUH BALA RAYAT KITA! BERAPA TAUN DUIT PROJEK DIEMPA KITAK? NYA BULAT, BUT, LULUH GELUNG PERUT KITA!!!

KATEGAL KASIH KA BALA DIRI SEMENUA NYA BARU APAI AKU SANGGUP KA NYADI TUAI. UKAI ENDA MAYUH PENGAWA IA KE BUKAI. KAMI SEBILIK SIGI BISI KA BERAT ATI NGASUH APAI KAMI NYADI TUAI TANG SINU MEDA BALA DIRI SEMENUA NYA KAMI NADAI NAGANG IA. KAMI SIGI NANGI KA ATI KITAK KE JAI, KEPAPAS SERTA ENGGAI MEDA ORANG MANAH AGI ARI KITAK!

DIATU UDAH TEBANTAI PENGAWA KITA KE JAI NYA. NGENEMU KA DIRI KITAK NGAGA APAI AKU BAKA NYA. AUK, ENTI BAKANYA BUNGAI KITAK, ILA KITAK MEDA BUNGAI KAMI. KAMI ENGGAI ALANG-ALANG NGELABAN KITAK. ENTI KITAK NGENA JALAI BELALAI (LABAN KITAK PENGECUT!), ILA MEDA KAMI NGENA JALAI KE TERANG MANDANG KA PENGAWA KITAK KE SELAMA TU. UDAH MANAH APAI AKU NGUMBUK ORG RUMAH PANJAI ENDA NGAMBI TINDAKAN KATEGAL KITAK MAKAI DUIT. ENTI ENDA SIGI MASUK JEL KITAK NYA! LULUH ISI KITAK NYA DALAM JEL ENTI KAMI ENDA KASIH KE KITAK. KITAK NYA MEH BANGKAI IBAN! BANCAT!

AKU MEGA ARAP KA KUASA TUHAN. TUHAN NEMU SAPA BETUL ENGGAU ENDA. BISI UNGKUP KITAK ILA. ENDA SARITU, PAGILA KITAK ANCUR!!! PEDA MEH!

Pedis amat ati aku. Enti baka mensia nadai pengarap serta menua nadai undang2, sigi udah dipantap tesap aku bala sida tu. Cis! Ptui! Percaya ke enda sida ngaga laporan palsu ngagai polis ngumbai apai aku nyukung parti penyakal? Dear PALOI sebilik, apai aku nya S/U Bahagian sigi ari Parti BN, nama udah buta mata kita??? Sigi sida tu bansa mensia ke nadai IQ, laban runding sida ia sigi ka ngemedis ka org bukai, nya alai lalu enda maju. Udah nya ke ulu ke ili mantai penemu madah bangsa Iban agi tinggal. Kebuah ia ke bendar, UKAI kategal ngelusu tang kategal bansa mensia ke bakatu... Ke ngembuan ati kepapas enggai meda orang bukai senang.

Berapa taun udah bala sida tu megai menua, sorry to say la, nyau ka malu ku meda menua diri. Pemansang ZERO. Nembiak ke maju sekula ZERO. Nginsap Gam MAYUH... Nadai bisi aktiviti ngemansang ka menua. Rami Gawai asai baka nadai rami laban nadai ngatur pengawa ke sistematik. Kumbai sida ia paloi, tambab lap bala rumah panjai? Alah serta rindu dipajoh sida ia? Nyepi diri tinggal gasak ka rumah-rumah bukai, lalu but nyau ka tebantai (tai mayau dilamun agi meh tampak bau wai!) meda duit projek nyau betaun-taun nadai dipeda mesai bulu mata, nya bala rayat lalu be-aum ka ngiga tuai baru. That is what we call democracy, you F*cking Retard! Tang sida irau ka kantau sida ia makin mimit, nya sida berasai deka ngemedis ke apai aku meda ia ti udah dipilih bala rayat...

Lalu sida ia ngaga tuduh palsu against apai aku. Nya pen kami nemu ari kami empu menyiasat ngagai Polis empu. Pia runding sida tu neh. Aruh sida sebilik semampai kena tinggang sial, laban sida udu deka makai orang. Sampi org ke diperinsa, bisa wai. Anang main2...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

It Begins with the Letter 'M'

Image taken from here
My life this week can be summed up in three words beginning with M...

Meetings, marching and markings.
(Yes, in that order)

So far I'm still keeping my record of 'not reaching home before 5pm' intact. It's end of school hours at 1310 and my first meeting will be at 1315 and followed by a second meeting right after the first one had ended. Then, I'm off to my 'kawad kaki' practice. If I don't lose weight because of this, you've got to be kidding me.

Anyway, better lose weight than lose my mind. Hehe (Though I might lose my mind marking the essays of my 'transformers class'.

Am soooooo looking forward for my KL trip.
*marking marking marking*

Monday, March 09, 2009

Cuti Oh Cuti

~ Original image from here

Tatkala orang lain sedang enjoy bercuti...
Boleh bangun lewat...
Tengok kartun...
Main game...
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Saya sedang berjuang di staff room untuk menceriakan suasana yang kelam-kelam kelabu selama ini.
Bekerja laksana kuli tanpa upah (hamba?).
Bersama rakan ku yang sama-sama menjadi kuli serta dua orang 'kuli import' (read: anak saudara), sesungguhnya cuti ini sangat tidak menyeronokkan.
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Selepas kira-kira 4 jam...
Sekurang-kurangnya papan-papan notis di staff room (ada 7 semuanya) sudah menjadi sesuatu yang 'functional' dan ceria (Kalau ada yang sok-sek banyak komplen, aku koyak dan sumbat papan notis tu dalam mulut diaorang baru tau. Kita yang hampir gastrik buat kerja, dia sedap-sedap je nak jadi juri@pengkritik. Hambik kau!).
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Tapi aku masih tak puas hati.
Sebab ada pihak yang masih berdegil tidak mengemaskan(mengosongkan) kawasan atas locker panitia. Huh, folio pelajar dari kurun ke berapa masih berlonggok. Oh tidak, suatu situasi yang sungguh 'inviting' bagi tikus-tikus untuk membuka penempatan dan membiak. Nak kata tidak diingatkan, ada pula memo peringatan yang telah dikeluarkan. Kalau tak pun, faham-faham lah bila orang lain sudah mula mem-5S-kan kawasan masing-masing. Entahlah, mungkin juga mereka memandang longgokan itu sebagai 'objek seni'. Aduhai...
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Esok KS datang menjenguk. Dengar-dengarnya yang ini agak 'particular'. Kalau lah KS menjenguk ke staff room dan terpandang 'objek seni' itu, entah apa lah reaksi beliau... Nanti kami-kami ni juga yang terkena tempias nya... Oh, indahnya kehidupan.

*Kalau tempias kat aku jugak, aku bakar je meja diaorg tu depan-depan. Hambik kau!
p/s: Sorry, no picture of the notice board. I'll take when I have the time.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

The Purse Tag --- Tagged by Cokelatrawkz

Here we go...

The Rules:
1. Snap the picture of both inner and outer of your purse.
The outside
The inside
The inside

2. Introduce your purse brand, price n where you buy.
Brand: Trend NY I guess. Bought this last year at Parkson, Sanyan. Price? Uh, maybe around RM60???
Can't remember. Heheh

3. Take out whatever it's inside your purse.
Cards, cards,cardsTouchnGo Card, MPH Card IDs...Picture and prayer card

Business cards and my pet cat's vet card

Cash

Passport photo and stamps

4. Tag 7 other person.
Uhhhh....
grace
cath (both coki and i tagged you. do only once le...)
puteri
lyana
-flo-
mamadoyee
suituapui (make this a wallet tag for you leh..LOL)

5. Comment on your friend's (who tagged you) purse.
Diva-esque, just like the owner. I loved the pics. So sweet eh...

The Greatest Speech Ever



I have always loved this speech.
For me, it 's one of the greatest speech ever.
Read transcript of this speech here.

Favourite quotes from the speech :

"But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice."

"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.
Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children."

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force."

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."


Although this speech was delivered almost 46 years ago, it still rings true to this very day. I believe that everyone are created equal, thus it's quite sad when I see even young kids influenced by prejudice and racism.

There's something to be done about this and I doubt we can achieve that just by shoving the responsibility to the education system. Values are created and nurtured not through textbooks, but through interactions within a community. If a community fosters an environment of mutual respect, of course the children will pick up positive values.

Let us all play our part to create an environment of mutual respect for our children (even if the people at the top doesn't seem to be doing it).

Let us do it NOW!

A Day of Firsts (Huh?)

Yesterday was the

1. First time I went to Ruby (loved the prawns and the mayo pork! Been wanting to makan here but Murphy's Law dictates that things must always work against it)
2. First time I met STP in person.
Who, coincidentally celebrated the 1st anniversary of his blog yesterday. Happy anniversary! The very same person who introduced Ruby to me through his blog. Aiyo, if you're hungry please don't visit his blog. It will make you suffer. LOL! One interesting fact is that we know the same people (and loathe the same ones too!) Wawawa...
p/s: Next time it's my treat ya!

Delicious food! BTW, that's STP's hand taking pics of our food.

3. First time I went for a mani & pedi.
Huhu... I was stressed so I decided to pamper myself. Not that I'd do this everyday. Mati la...
I loved the flowers that they put on my toenails.
(my friend commented: Wa, your toenails so small la. Macam satu dot saja.)
I *heart* them flowers.
My toenails are small. I know. Shaddup!

The girl who did my toes must be new. It hurts when she was cutting the cuticles. Aiyo, so concentrate pun boleh accidentaly cut my toes ka? The other girl was much better. With 3 years experience, I'm in good hands. Hehehe...
Already hasut my friend to do this again next time. Hehehe...
Lalalalala...*admiring my shiny fingernails and toenails*
(Tuesday have to wear pumps to school so will not be able to show off my cute toes. KS is coming and he's the mean one. Not going to give him any excuse to blow steam)Took this pic while my pedicurist clipped me toes my cuticles off, hence the not-so-ikhlas smile... Hehe
But I gotta say this, the chair was heavenly.


Like STP said here, I went to Sibu for my monthly facial (major repairs lagi katanya LOL!). Very busy with work and whatnots ever since the new boss arrived (and the old one chased away transferred), so you can only imagine how stress had taken its toll on my face. Pimples sprouting here and there (even on my earlobes *Damn* that's painful tau?). By the time I reached home I couldn't be arsed to 'double cleanse' and whateverbeautyregime that I had to do. I just want to shower and hit my bed. It's that tiring okay? So, little wonder that I need these monthly repairs, oopppsss, monthly facials to keep my face glowing and smooth (okay, maybe not smooth but at least better than the sarikei-sibu road lah!)... Unless I wanted to scare a rottweiler with my looks. Hehehe

p/s: Coki, I'll do the tag when I got d time ya!..hehehe
p/p/s: Just realized that I missed my own blog's 5th annniversary on 27th February *sigh* That shows just how busy I am... -.-"

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Proud to be Iban

Let me be absolutely honest here, what this kid said regarding Iban people is insulting. He's insulting the intelligence and capability of us Ibans. What he assumes is:
Rural Sarawakian = Iban = duduk dlm hutan = ulu-ulu = buta IT.

* BTW, he's from Miri and he's involved with Red Crescent Miri Chapter... Hmm... Tak layak sungguh jadi Belia Red Crescent.

What he wrote:
After reading the Borneo Post, only the front page, I found out an interesting topic to deliberate. Its not supposed to be funny, and I hope you won't read it. I'm not being a racist towards the rural people, I am telling the true facts of everything regarding this post, which is, SARAWAK RURAL STUDENTS TO SURF INTERNET WITHIN NEXT TWO YEARS. And the mission starts next week, RM 2 billion sponsored by the Ministry of Communication.

Wow! Everything gonna change. Mark my words. Try you imagine. If the org2 Iban have Streamyx in their rural areas, and wireless LAN gaming in the rumah panjang, so, its like one whole Gunz clan room consists of 500 players. Walao.

Then, they will ofcourse sign up for a Friendster account, since that is the only website they know. Or maybe Facebook. Mati lo. Those websites will be crowded again. Thirdly, Youtube. I refer them as Kampung ucak. They surely use the opportunity to learn shuffle, cause this is what they call as cool. And you can see them doing running man in the middle of the jungle. Futuristic.

Lastly, they start blogging. Apparently, you know I'll die in blogging, even you can see it now. So, don't be surprised if they defeat me in blogging one day later.


Aduh, ada juga warganegara Malaysia yang berfikiran (ada berfikir ke?) sempit sebegini. Salah siapa? Ibu bapa, masyarakat setempat, atau sistem pendidikan? Of course a lot of people will point their fingers, toes, whateveritmaybe at the education system. How about the parents or even the type of society one lives in? Surely that counts as one of the major influence. If the parents practise respect and did not discriminate or exhibit racist behaviour, for sure the kids will grow up to be 'colour-blind' (non-racist). Otherwise, it will just result in (yet) another narrow-minded spoilt brat who thinks that everyone else must worship the ground he steps upon. Just maybe this kid will grow up to be a protege of namewee???

Talking about discrimination, sometimes, what is interesting is that, orang Sarawak tahu dan peka mengenai our Malaysian counterparts (negeri-negeri lain) but they know next-to-nothing about East Malaysia (I'm referring to Sarawak and Sabah here). Buku teks dan sukatan matapelajaran sama sahaja (cuma ya lah, berapa bab sangat lah yang menyentuh mengenai EM?)
Sepanjang hidup saya, beberapa kali saya telah bertemu dengan spesies manusia yang 'dungu tahap infiniti' ini...
Antaranya;

a) 1997
A lady asked my Dad when we visited my relatives in KL:
Makcik:
"Where are you from?"
Dad:
"Sarawak"
Makcik:
"Is this your first time coming to Malaysia?"
~ Adui la makcik bangang, sah-sah makcik ni suka ponteng kelas Geografi dia dulu. Tak pun sijil MCE dia fail.

b) 1997 (yup, met a lot of this species during this year)
Bright girl:
"Eh, ko duduk Sarawak kan? Org Sarawak duduk kat pokok eh? Korang potong-potong kepala kan?"
Me (with a straight face):
"Eh, tak de lah potong kepala. Mana boleh suka hati ja potong kepala. Orang kurang ajar je sah-sah kena potong kepala. Macam kau ni la. Gerenti jadi hiasan dinding."
(Dalam hati: F$^$$T&KKK!!! you Idiot!)
Bright girl:
o.O' (sweating)

c) One thing that I can't forget was when a 'friend' asked me,
"Macam mana lu boleh dapat A?!"
when he found out that I scored an A for our ICT subject (he was a Science Com graduate).
Eh brother, is it so weird that I managed to beat you? I am competitive. Never underestimate me.

d) My coursemates' reaction when they found out that I got the top result (CGPA : 3.85) among all the Dip.Ed students.
They:
"Wa, dahsyat nya result ko? Apa rahsia ko ek?"
(padahal dalam hati dah buat plan mau buruk/sabotaj aku. Ada aku kisah?)
Me (straight but smug face):
"Ala, senang je. Kitaorg kan duduk atas pokok. So banyak udara segar I guess."
Again. I am competitive. Don't mess with me. I may look harmless but I'll whack you 'pera-pera' bontot...Hahaha *evil*

Muahahahaha...
I sometimes hate them for their ignorance but there's no denying that their stupidity makes great conversation material. Haha... Also can't help but to pity them for their ignorance/stupidity. Kalau di dunia utopia/ideal, spesis ni lama dah kena 'terminate'..

Which is why I told my students to do their absolute best and open the eyes of those ignoramus. Biar mereka buka mata seluas-luasnya dan mengetahui, sesungguhnya, WE ARE THE BEST!

Anang ka alah gasak ke orang wai. Pajak ke diak. Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban!

p/s: He apologized and he removed his post. Sorry kiddo, the damage is done. Let this be a reminder for you to think before you open that 'sial' mouth of yours. Never mess around and discriminate others. Are you REALLY that good?
(Telih sunat bedau gerai ngenemu ka diri ~ nya pen sema nti ia besunat. Kada enda agi kulup)

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Equation of Life : March

image taken from here

Hidup + Kerja + (10 x Marking Paper) + AJK Staf + AJK Majalah + AJK ApaNtahLagi + Jurulatih = Busy Tahap Infiniti

Dengan ini tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sekalian, secara sahnya saya tiada 'social life' langsung bulan ini. Waktu bekerja saya (di sekolah sahaja, yang siapkan kerja di rumah not included) bermula seawal 6.20 pagi... Paling awal saya tercongok depan gate rumah saya adalah pada pukul 5 petang setiap hari. Saya cuma ada waktu untuk duduk ketika saya:
a) breakfast/minum
b) mesyuarat
c) di Staff Room (paling lama 15 minit sahaja)

Perkara yang harus saya lakukan adalah:
a) Keceriaan Staff Room (terutamanya papan2 notis). Deadline sebelum cuti ini katanya...
b) Marking (kata Bos mesti kadar segera)
c) Latih budak2 utk Pertandingan Kawat Kaki Peringkat Bahagian (4 Hari selepas cuti berakhir. Semua jurulatih sungguh stress, tambahan pula sekolah jadi Tuan Rumah)
d) Selaku emcee (tetap dan berpencen), saya ada tiga event utk diacarakan, salah satunya seperti pada (c)
e) Update status kewangan AJK Majalah. Saya baru sahaja dilantik sebagai Bendahari, satu perkara yg tidak pernah saya lakukan dalam hidup saya. Satu lagi AJK bermakna makin bertambah list kerja saya.
f) AJK Staf. Selaku VP, nama saya lah yang sering terpampang di dalam Pelan Kualiti Tindakan. Berkali-kali dan di tambah pula dengan remark *tugasan sepanjang tahun*...
g) Mesyuarat mesyuarat mesyuarat. Punggung makin lebar sebab banyak sgt mesyuarat.

Kerana kesibukan ini juga, saya berura-ura akan bermalam sahaja di sekolah. Bukan lah di Staff Room (tapi kalau dah terdesak sangat apa nak buat lah), tetapi di rumah rakan sekerja. Ini bagi membolehkan saya membuat kerja (a) pada waktu malam. Nak driving malam2 balik rumah takut lah pulak sebab ada kes samun di jalan raya.

Semalam sebaik sahaja saya tamat mengajar, saya terus menghadiri mesyuarat (bukan satu tetapi dua mesyuarat berturut-turut). Akibatnya, saya terus tiada selera makan kerana terlalu lapar dan letih (no lunch + dinner). Oleh sebab itu, hari ini saya hampir2 termuntah di dalam kelas gara2 gastrik. Nasib baik la sempat berkejar ke tandas. Kalau tak, kecoh eh...

Kesibukan ini belum lagi ditambah dengan parliamentary-syle debate yang mana merupakan salah satu projek gemilang sekolah. Sebagai jurulatih bagi debate ini, harapan besar tersandar di bahu saya dan teman seperjuangan saya. Aduh, 'indah'nya hidup.

Bukannya saya mengeluh, sekadar berkongsi 'part and parcel' kehidupan seorang warga pendidik. Siapa kata jadi cikgu kerja senang?

Nak cuba?

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Footprints in the Sand - Leona Lewis


- Got this link via STP's site (Thanks STP! It's a beautiful song!)

I've read the poem "footprints" before and I loved it. This song must've drawn its inspiration from the same poem. Been listening to this song again and again.

Dear God, thank you for carrying me in the times of deepest despair and not letting me go, every single time. Amen.

I *heart* this song.
Here's the lyrics

You walked with me
Footprints in the sand
And helped me understand
Where I’m going
You walked with me
When I was all alone
With so much I know
Along the way
Then I heard You say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is filled
With sorrow and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find My footprints in the sand

I see my life
Flash across the sky
So many times
Have I been so afraid
And just when I have thought
I’ve lost my way
You give me strength to carry on
That’s when I heard You say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is filled
With sorrow and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find My footprints in the sand

When I’m weary
Well, I know You’ll be there
And I can feel You when You say

I promise you
I’m always there
When your heart is full
Of sadness and despair
I’ll carry you
When you need a friend
You’ll find My footprints in the sand