Snapshots: Stupid Girl vs Cat, Pama' and Kasam Ikan

Ladies and gentlemen,

meet Agerl, or as I prefer to call her, 'stupid girl'...
Why?
Cause she's stupid low-IQ dog.
But not just plain stupid you know, stupid yet adorable (at least in my parents' eyes lar...).
And she likes to camwhore...


Meet Empress Pussi... She'll demand that you be her bed anytime she wants to. She's gorgeous and she knows it. *wink*

Meet Empress Pussi with the court jester. See how annoyed the cat looked here?

And I had these for dinner yesterday... Yummy!!!

Pama' goreng kicap... Yummy! Been craving for this dish for years since it's difficult to find here (near impossible)... Mum and Dad bought these from Sri Aman. Sedap weh!!!

Kasam ikan. Best eaten with hot rice.... slurpppp...

Snapshots: Hungry?

Last weekend would be my makan-makan and jalan-jalan weekend. Went shopping on Saturday with my best buddy, Kat, and with Debs on Sunday.

What to do in Sibu? Jalan-jalan and makan-makan of course...

The only thing that kinda sucked was when Debs and I went for our late lunch at Mitsu Tea House. Very slow service and the service staff delivered our food without any plates or chopsticks. Like WTF?! Don't want to work then go home la... I sengaja went to the counter and took the plates, deliberately in full view of the supervisor. Could it be the last time I'll ever go there again? Maybe... Their dim sum not that great to shout about anyway. I'd rather go to the Farley food court for my dim sum fix.. Also, there's not much of a selection of non-pork or non-seafood food. Debs doesn't take pork or seafood. We had some chicken wings and phoenix claws (that's fancy name for chicken feet).

Sweet Jelly a.k.a. Guilinggao (Damn pahit! I hate pahit food. What to do? I telan-telan je... Hehe)

The deceivingly yummy-looking but too sweet chicken wings... Too sweet for my taste.

What my nephew and I had for dinner last night. Pizza! Yummy... love love pizza :-)

Grafix: Bulletin Cover

This is the cover that I designed for the Bulletin PSKPP. Spent maybe 2 to 3 hours editing the layers, adjusting and tweaking the layers (was using Photoshop) and using a netbook to do it all. My eyes getting juling from all the squinting.

Not that I mind that much anyway, since it's something I enjoy doing. Just like photography :-)

Teacher Talk: Laugh Out Loud Wednesday

I think I've never laughed this hard since back-breaking July started. Students, you surely made me smile and tickled pink today. I'll remember this day for a long long time, hell, maybe I'll tell my anak cucu about it one day.

Today was something that seems like it came from 'a series of unfortunate events' but in my case it was more like 'a series of hilariously funny events' (at least it was for me).

Read on...

Part 1
~walking down the stairs to go to the loo, saw the makcik cleaner and makcik kantin talking animatedly to each other

Me: Hi... Apa hal ya buk? (Hi... What is it aunty?)

MC: Nembiak luka cikgu. Tetikam pisuk kali tadik... (A kid suffered a cut teacher. Maybe accidentally cut with a cutter)

Me: Menar kah? Oh... (Really? Oh...)

~ rushed into toilet. Got business can't wait ba. Came out and saw some female students standing outside the sick bay and some colleagues talking to them

Me: Nama hal nya cikgu V? (What is it Mdm V?)

Mdm V: Eh, nembiak begagai ngena cutter nyau tetucuk ka kaban... (Eh, students playing around with a paper cutter and now accidentally cut their friend).

Me: Pia... Balat? ( Is it? Serious?)

Mdm V: Pama ga peda aku... Bisi nya bejait legik. (Quite bad from what I see... It'll require stitches)

Me: Apu, bendar ndar nya. Kelas ni? Pom satu? (Apu, that's serious. Which class? Form 1?)

Mdm V: Pom satu apa! Tuk ah, sida ke gagut tu nya ah... Pom 6AA*! (What Form 1?! These ah, these (how to say gagut in English?) ... Form 6AA*!)

Me: Ah? Indu? (Ah? Girls?)

Mdm V: Ba ia... (that's why...)

Me: Pey... Nti tek lower form tadi baik gak gik... Tu nyau bala inik sema jaku agik ka begagai baka nya... (Pey... If it was lower form students it's not that bad... These are old enough to be grandmothers still play around like that...)

Mdm V: Nya meh... Aku nyau kesal ati meda darah tadik. ( That's why... I got scared looking at the blood)

Me (talking to the students): Balat gak kitak udah gagut baka tu agik begagai baka anak mit. Nya kumbai org tuai keranjur ka antu nama utai baka nya... Begagai bangat kelalu... Nya bisi ditat ke jait nya legi. Bikin malu kaum wanita ja... (You are old enough but still play like children. That's what the elderly refer to as 'keranjur ke antu'. you went too far... You'll have to bear the pain from the stitches later. A shame to women only)

*might not seem that funny but for me it was kind of funny since I was expecting some lower form boys but instead got the neneks Form 6. Muahahaha...

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Part 2

~on my way out from my MPV (vocational) class.

Me: Okay class, see you again tomorrow.

Students: Thank you teacher!

Me: HK, please help me to carry these dictionaries.

HK: So heavy teacher... bla..dont know where to hantar... bla...

Me: (evil stare)

HK: okay..okay...

~ reached Staff Development Room. The door was closed.

HK: Teacher, can open the window?

Me: There's a big door there and you want to enter through the window? Bukan main besar lagi pintu itu kamu nak masuk guna tingkap?

HK: Heheh...

* Students from this class fall under the low proficiency category. Last year they could hardly string a sentence in English. Now, at least they're able to string a sentence (even if it's not 100% correct). Without fail, these boys made me smile and laugh (inside) although they do make my blood boil every now and then. Haha...

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Part 3

~ On my way to my car. Bumped into Pooh who's also going back.

Me: Pulai dik Nie? (Going back?)

Pooh: Auk, pulai meh. Aie, nama pintu nya geguyat? (walks to the Sick Bay door. We parked right in front of it).. Eh, tunggu cikgu ambil kunci. (Yes, I am. Aie, why is the door shaking? Eh, let me get the keys)

Me:???

Pooh: Bisi nembiak tekunci ba dalam. Apu, ka ngiga matron ku ngambi kunci. (There's a student locked inside. Apu, need to find matron to get the keys)

Me: Ba ofis bisi kunci spare pelaba ku. (I think there are spare keys in the office)

~ Pooh quickly went to the office to get the spare keys.

Me: Tunggu sekejap, nanti cikgu bukakan pintu. Macam mana la kamu boleh terkunci ni? (Wait for a while, we will unlock the door for you. How on earth did you get locked inside?)

~ Waited for Pooh to come with keys. Turned the ignition on. Started to smile sheepishly..

Me: Kenapalah kamu tak minta tolong? Senyap-senyap saja. Kalau cikgu 'Pooh' tak perasan tadi, bermalam la kamu kat sana. (Why didn't you cry for help... So quiet. If cikgu 'Pooh' didn't realize, you'll be spending the night there).

~ Sat inside the car. Started to giggle la pulak. When Pooh opened the door, I saw the kid's face. That's it, I roared with laughter. I know I'm supposed to pity the kid but I couldn't help it. It was so damn funny okay. Pooh was laughing as well. I laughed the whole drive home. Serius lawak case la.

* The poor kid was resting or sleeping in the sick bay. Apparently the Ketua Warden (KW) or Ketua Guru Disiplin (KGD) didn't realize that someone was still in the sick bay so they locked the door after school session ended. What made it seeem so funny to me was the kid's action. She didn't cry out for help, just shook the door. Didn't even knock to get attention. Mau aku tak gelak? So many teachers and students passed by and no one even realized that someone's locked inside because no one heard her.

Snapshots: The future???

Credits to morphthing (available on FB)

Errr...
Cute macam aku jugak le..Haha

Rant: Gross-est Tasting KFC ever!!!

Dear Colonel Sanders or who-ever-this-may-concern,


Fiery Crunch sucks!!!
If I want lemongrass with my chicken, I'll cook it tomyam style.
Period.

Saw the ad on TV that hot & spicy is back. After settling some errands in Sarikei, I decided to have my late lunch in KFC. Ordered Hot & Spicy (the cashier didn't correct me) snack plate. Was looking forward to biting into that gorgeous and juicy H&S fried chicken. One bite and my appetite came crashing down. Almost wanted to spit it out. Yuck!
It tasted of nothing else but lemongrass. Eeewwww... Almost like I was chewing lemongrass.
Hate! Hate! Hate!
Didn't finish my meal. Ate the coleslaw and mashed potatoes, the only salvaging point out of the whole meal.
:-(

Me. Not. Happy.

p/s: Please stuff a whole bunch of lemon grass down the throat of the 'wise guy' who created this recipe.

Sincerely,
Your seriously grossed-out customer.

Snapshots: Last Working Saturday of the Month

Finally, the last working Saturday of the month! Yesterday, we organized three events simultaneously and I was involved in two of them as emcee. Managed to sneak around while off-duty to capture some of the students' antics while they were doing the aerobics exercises.
The students' enjoyed themselves and although some 'perasan bagus' boys thought that they are way above doing these activities so they didn't participate, everyone had a great time. Those 'perasan bagus' boys had to arrange all the chairs after the function. Ingat aku nak bagi korang lepas macam tu je? Silap besar la. Muahahaha *evil laugh*

So what am I doing today? Relaxing, maybe cook something nice and also complete the designs for the bulletin PSKPP cover ( as again, I've volunteered myself to do it - at least it's something I actually like doing).

Thoughts: The Physics of Gossip

"The smaller the place; The more vicious the gossips will be"

Image taken from here

Gossip. Juicy news about others. Whether it's true or not, who cares? All the gossip aficionados care is how 'hot' the news is. They don't care about its damaging potential to the person they're gossiping about. All they want is to savor every delicious morsel of gossip.

What triggered my interest to blog about this? Well, things that I've observed over the years, of course. Not quite so long ago a friend was a target of gossip. Her story became hot fodder up to a point that it sickens me.

Why do people gossip? Harmless gossip is fine, but I really hate the ones that are malicious and only serves to destroy others. So, let me talk/rant about these malicious story-spreaders. I think these people gossip because they are deeply insecure. You see, insecurity breeds jealousy and in turn, jealousy breeds gossip. Maybe they feel threatened by their target and a direct confrontation may not be feasible so what better way is there to hurt that person than spreading lies about him/her?

When another friend came to me to talk about the gossip being passed around about her I sympathized with her. "I've been there a few times myself babe", I told her. Just that over the years, I've learned to protect myself from being a target. To avoid being a target, we must understand the psyche of the people around us. Some places I've been to can't accept friendship between people of opposite sex, friendship that is totally platonic. Some places label cheerful, friendly and outgoing girls as 'fast'. Such narrow-minded views, isn't it? So over here, I'm not close with any male colleagues (unless they're family) and anyway, I am already as weird as anyone could get so they'll just ignore my eccentricities.

How should we deal with this problem? For me, I don't entertain gossips. People pass juicy tales to me, it ends with me. Honestly, I have better things to do with my brain. There are more mentally-stimulating things out there to do than dwell in gossips. When people gossip about me, I'll just shrug it off (unless it's too serious that it affects my loved ones). Be unfazed about it all, eventually the gossip will die on its own. Also it helps that if one is a very frank person. Tak pasal-pasal kena tanya point-blank dengan aku karang. LOL!

Anyway, I believe in karmic retribution. One day, they will get a taste of their own medicine. Who knows?

Shopping: Elianto & "D&D"

My hairdo and make up for last night's function. Emceeing for the Divisional-level PSKPP. Glamer anot? The theme for the night was semi-formal and the organizer wanted it to be a casual affair (the kind of function that I love to emcee. Hehe). Had a blast with my co-emcee.

One gripe though, too many people wanted to be the boss and give instructions that I had to be firm, the emcees only listen to the stage manager/stage coordinator, the others can just STFU!

My breakfast this morning. Woke up early to go to Sibu so my friends and I had our breakfast at the Farley Food Court. Dim sum! Yay! At 3 baskets for RM10, some might say that the price is rather steep but I like it. The har kau contains more prawns compared to the pitiful bits and pieces usually found in other places. Must try item? The pork ribs, intestines and the har kau. The char siew wrapped in that white thingy (top left in pic)? Give it a miss.

Went for my facial treatment today. Ahhh, so relaxing (despite the excruciating process called 'extraction'). When they put on the mask (so cold and refreshing at the same time), I could just doze off to La-La Land... ZzzzZZZzzzZZZ

New sunnies ;-p

After facials, we went to Medan Mall because I want to check out some stuff from the Elianto counter. And check them out I did. I bought 2 EDTs (one for me and another for my dearie) and a lip gloss. I *heart* elianto ;-)


On our way out, went to D&D, saw some cute tank tops with cheery orange patterns. Only RM8 plus! I loike, I loike!! Hehehe

*heart* the orange patterns ;-)

After this I will be in training mode for scrabble. Woah, all the veteran players. I'm the youngest and the only female in the team :-p

Teacher Talk: Overworked & Underpaid?

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That's some of my colleagues main gripe about our job. The mound and piles of work never decreases and the incessant demands made by everyone up, down, right and left never seems to cease. The pressures of the job do get to some of the best of us sometimes. Couple that with the needs of modern living, it can be overwhelming at times.

Honestly for me, I'm not asking for a five or six-figure paycheck, just reduce the non-teaching related duties and responsibilities so I would have the time to focus on what I want to do: Teaching.

Sometimes having all these 'extra' duties make me feel as if I'm short-changing my students. I feel I could do much better than what I'm doing. Some say I'm doing a great job so far but at what expense? Juggling all these things isn't really a walk in the park. It takes a toll on my health and quality of life. I'm constantly tired and not getting enough rest is making things worse. My back hurts. I don't want to be in physiotherapy again.

Being multi-skilled can be a curse and blessing at the same time. A blessing because one will be able to handle any task but a curse because this means that one is stuck for life doing those tasks day in and day out. Macam orang lain tak dapat buat kerja tu. Tak dapat or tak nak?

Diluah mati emak, ditelan mati bapak.
Tolak tugasan menjemput bahana, terima pula diri merana.
Alahai cikgu!

Mini-Shout: Exora

Image taken from here

Exora's here.

*heart*

:-)

Snapshots: Once upon a time

2006

2007 ~ with my best buddy

2007

2007 @ Dip.Ed's Farewell Dinner

2007 @ SMKKU - Teaching Practice

I had long hair.

What do you think?

Mini-Shout: Meeting

Meeting. Meeting. Meeting.

Punggung pun dah jadi lebar.
Otak jadi makin sebal.
Jiwa pun dah sengal.

Bosan.

Mini Shout: Zits... Zits... Zits

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F*ck these darn zits. Woke up to a humongous zit the size of Mt. Fuji on my nose. My nose!

Great!

Now I look like Shrek. Shrek on a bad day.

Dah la on normal days I can make kids pee in their pants, having these zits only made things worse. Luckily the kids behaved rather well today. If not, huh, there would be major casualties today. One kid dared not complete the swear word he was about to mouth out. Smart move kid. I would've snapped your head off. Probably the kid remembered what would happen if anyone uses some swear words in my class (share this story later).

I'm sleepy. Early day tomorrow. Gotta hit the bed.

Ciao, peeps!

The Hair Issue

2007

2008

Now, which one is nicer?
I am planning to keep my hair long at least as long as it was in 2007. Short hair seemed to be easier to maintain but it's a BIG pain in the butt when it's a bad hair day (and trust me when I say I have lots of bad hair days). Long hair, bad hair day, no problem just tie a ponytail, problem solved.
Short hair, use less shampoo & whatnots. Long hair, errr... lots.

So, what say you?

Hair-ish Nice-ish?

Yesterday's post was so damn depressing eh? Somehow an indirect apology-ish gesture was made so I kinda in apology accept-ish mode la. Whoa, can understand eh? Screw kinda loose already after learning that I'll be working 3 Saturday's in a row with a Sunday thrown in for good measure.

I like. I like. NOT.

Okay, what's the best thing to do when we're stressed?

Makan?

Shopping?

Hair?

Yay!
Guess what I did...

Not a major haircut just to trim the nasty flyaways and to maintain the shape. I want my hair to be like it was in 2007. Who knows. I may need to style my hair very "the stylish anggun vogue like that" one day in the near-ish future (Kenyataan penuh speku-mango-lassi)

What do you think?

Nice-ish?

*Sick-ish & Sad*

Image taken from here

It hurts... It hurts so much when you're blamed for something that you didn't do, ignored and then expected to think nothing of it the next day.

p/s: Has nothing to do with my previous post.