This is life

Menu 1 Malaysia from another perspective

2011-11-03T02:04:00.000-07:00

Aiyoyo... ini Menu 1 Malaysia buat saya manyak pening manyak susah ohh~

Orang besar besar macam Prime Minister datang kedai saya mestilah saya manyak gembira...
PM ambil itu lauk manyak manyak mau bikin try try kualiti...
Kalau itu PM tidak bayar orang ramai marah marah makan free...
Saya bagi kira RM3 lah, sama harga macam itu Menu 1 Malaysia...
kira belanja PM makanlah

sikalang manyak orang besar, orang kecik, orang gemuk, orang kurus semua datang...
Semua ambik lauk sama macam PM bikin saya manyak susah hati...
Semua cakap PM RM3 dia RM6, manyak tak adil sama dia...

Aiyoyo... sikalang saya manyak takut masak chicken wing...

小拿破仑的所作所为

2011-09-11T04:59:00.000-07:00

七点半上课，老师一定要六点半到学校
每天的教案一定要写详案，不可写简案
教案不可以在空节写，簿子也不可以在空节改，放学后才可以做
照政府的指南上课到一点，自己爽爽每天加多一节到一点半
一点半放学，要三点才可以离开学校
老师有责任每天放学后为学生补习，无津贴， WAJIB
星期六老师要为学生补习，也是无津贴， WAJIB
中秋节申请特假，六年级老师和学生要来补习
UPSR科学用双语出题，学校期考科学考题却要一半华语一半英语
老师的孩子生病请不到假期，自己却拿假期去外国旅行
学校打印机和复印机教师不可以用，要用就用自己家里的或者拿去街上印
笔记型电脑平时不可以用，只有去上课程才可以借出来

真是霸道，无法无天！

Reality In Education

2011-08-25T04:03:00.000-07:00

Books are great partner in life
But books isn't everything
From what I see and hear
Lousy students earn more money than scholars.

Tuition classes are crowded with students
Even supermarkets had to step a pace behind
These classes suppose to help weak students
How come genius-grade A students are also here?

Piano's voices are a grace to the mind
Smiling angels playing musics and sang a song
But I didn't saw that through the glass window
Only a girl crying while playing piano.

Teachers are no more like granddaddy's generation
They enrich their heart with patient and soft voice to share
"Little boy, you should do your homework last night"
"You be careful! my daddy will complaint you to the education department".

Philosophy says:"develop individual's potential in a holistic and integrated manner"
Principal says: "I want results! I want more As! I want improvements"
District Office says:"Give me data! Show me black and white!"
Teachers... nothing to be said.

There is a head prefect chosen every year
He signify the leadership among the students
There are head prefects chosen nowadays
They signify more marks for Ko-K

Yeah! It's Friday!
Starting tomorrow is a week's semester holiday!
Wait! Said the school principal...
Year 6 will have tuition classes on next Monday to Friday...

Visit to Trauma & Emergency Centre

2011-08-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since last post. All this while I'm having busy time with works and boring time with personal life. At last today found some interesting stories to blog. We are preparing for our ambulance service during Hari Raya. So before the service started, we arranged a visit to the hospital E&T Unit for a simple briefing, which happened today.

We were introduced to a few area namely the triaging zone, green zone, yellow zone, red zone, asthma zone and treatment room. We actually are quite familiar with these places as we usually have chance to be around. What amazed me today is the Red Zone. The chance I've been into a red zone is to transfer the patient onto the bed and get lost, without even seeing the inside clearly. Tonight is a special chance to see the inside of the Red Zone. The most eye catching items in the room is a row of Laerdal Suction Units (LSU), arranged on a cupboard. The blue and yellow combination of colours is really striking. There is a cleaning room beside the room, which is a place to bath dirty patient especially those they rescues from the stinky drains.

At the waiting hall, I have the chance to dig into their trauma bags and kits. Their so-called trauma bags are more similar to a combination of resuscitation bag and IV bags. The in-charge told us that they usually store dressings and bandages inside the vehicle. They have another kit which contains all kinds of drugs, which they say they "play" with the drugs on the scene. Together with the bags is an Laerdal Heartstart AED which seems like an older model no more available in the market.

As a conclusion, i found E&T Unit very "impressive" and "expensive". Everything inside cost a big fortune. Looking forward for the coming duty.

Flying fox equipment cause death to a student

2011-01-08T18:48:00.000-08:00

Incident

A group of scout is setting up flying fox equipments in school. The rope snapped and the roller (as big as a palm) fell down and hit on the head of a student. He is pronounced dead when ambulance arrived.

Reflection

Accident is something we can't predict. We can't take for granted that it won't happen to us. Think back of the Survival Camp 2 last time when we have meeting to decide whether we should go on with flying fox or not. The decision not to continue with it is a wise one although most students are not satisfied with the decision. If we decided to go on with the game maybe this accident happened to us and no one of us have the ability to carry the responsibility when someone is dead. "Safety first" is not a slogan, it should be a practice.

Implication

After this incident, various implication will effect the activities of student co-curricular activities in school. I believe that MOE will come out with a guideline which rule out activities that can't be done by students. I do believe that this will limit the activities and sooner or later co-cur activities will be classroom-based which are generally called "boring". However, this is a prediction and the real implication still depends on how ministry will decide on this matter.

孩子，长大了

2010-09-02T07:15:00.000-07:00

孩子，长大了！

一瞬间样子成熟了，行为稳重了，体形也变了。用手摸摸你头顶上那乌黑的头发，心里面多了好多好多的欣慰，多了好多好多的快乐和满足。看你撒娇的那副摸样，嘴角也很自然很轻松的笑了起来，感觉眼前的一切非常的可爱。

孩子，你真的长大了！

Malaysia~~

2010-08-29T04:05:00.000-07:00

"orang-orang" =/= "ramai orang"

2010-08-27T19:15:00.000-07:00

Memartarbatkan Bahasa Melayu mula diwar-warkan dalam masyarakat Malaysia sejak kerajaan membuat keputusan untuk memansuhkan PPSMI. Lapisan masyarakat mula memberikan perhatian dalam usaha menjadikan Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa ilmu. Meskipun usaha-usaha ini nampak bersemangat dan patriotik, adalah usaha-usaha dan wang ringgit yang ditaburkan ini berbaloi?

Saya memetik situasi yang paling mudah difahami. Dalam kamus Bahasa Melayu, "orang" bermaksud seorang manusia dan "orang-orang" pula membawa maksud bahan-bahan yang diikat/ dihias seperti manusia untuk menakut-nakutkan burung-burung di sawah. Tidak diterangkan bahawa "orang-orang" membawa maksud ramai orang ataupun lebih daripada seorang manusia. Konsep ini memang difahami murid-murid tahun 4 dan ke atas di sekolah-sekolah rendah di Malaysia. Malah, soalan ini sering keluar dalam soalan-soalan UPSR untuk menguji murid-murid dalam penguasaan kata ganda.

Namun perkara yang amat membingungkan saya, konsep semudah tahap tahun 4 tidak difahami pula oleh golongan profesional. Izinkan saya membuat pembetulan, mereka bukannya tidak faham tetapi tidak mempraktikkan konsep yang tepat. Saya mengesan kesalahan ini semasa saya menghadiri kursus di kolej. 3 orang pensyarah Pengajian Melayu didapati menggunakan "orang-orang" untuk maksud lebih daripada satu orang. Bukan sahaja pensyarah, malahan dalam berita TV1 dan ucapan ahli-ahli politik, saya juga dapat mengesan kesalahan yang sama. Sememangnya saya sensitif terhadap kesalahan sebegini disebabkan keperluan tugas saya. Terdapat beberapa orang yang dikenali sebagai "sasterawan" juga dikesan dalam cerpen/novel tulisan mereka. Saya diberitahu bahawa mereka tidak terikat dengan peraturan ini atas nama kepuitisan dan gaya bahasa yang berbeza.

Golongan profesional ini adalah barisan hadapan dalam memartarbatkan Bahasa Melayu tetapi melakukan kesalahan semudah itu? Adakah ini memartabat atau memperlekehkan Bahasa Melayu? Renungkanlah...

Jerks who stick his finger into others nose

2010-08-06T22:54:00.000-07:00

Today I'm a little pissed off with some jerks who stick his finger into other people's nose, mind other's business and real irritating.

Before i bought my car, teachers from other school start talking shit about me winning jackpot and bought a car. Yes, i bought a car but i didn't win any jackpot. Even if i win a jackpot, how does it related to you and in what business do you care about i win a jackpot or buy a car or not. This is the time i started to hate this kind of jerks. I don't know he is a "he" a "she" or "they", but for sure these people are bastards who backbite other people and spoils people's name. Kepochi, i call them.

Ok, i heard another one today from those kepochi again. Damn it, I don't know how to teach BM until result dropped. Yes, result dropped. But hey, my school result drop what is the business with you? You don't have your children here or anything else to do here. What is the purpose you start spreading things outside which are none of your business? OK, since you said I don't know how to teach and sure you are so excellent in it so why not you come over and show it to me? I don't need to explain to anyone apart from my superior and i already did that. They accepted and they understand. I never thought that someone start acting like my superior and spreading comments about me outside. I don't mind you want to argue in front of me but backbiting me, you're a jerk!

This is the type i truly hate that they attend church each week and talk about God whole day and at the end of the day backbiting people at the back.

I'm glad i had friends who trust me and pinpoint me whenever they think they should. For those backbiters, you'll bite your own tongue someday. If you need my help giving your little tongue first aid and send you to hospital, i will gladly assist you.

Ambulans di Malaysia

2010-06-02T08:35:00.001-07:00

Adakah anda sedar bahawa terdapat banyak agensi yang menyediakan perkhidmatan ambulans di Malaysia? Sebahagiannya anda memang tahu, sebahagian lagi akan mengejutkan anda kerana mungkin anda langsung tidak pernah dengar bahawa agensi sekian-sekian memberikan perkhidmatan ambulans.

Antara agensi yang menyediakan perkhidmatan ambulans:
1. Hospital / Klinik Kesihatan kerajaan
2. St John Ambulance Malaysia
3. Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia
4. Tentera Darat - Kor Kesihatan Diraja Malaysia
5. Pertahanan Awam Malaysia
6. Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
7. Universiti-universiti
8. Hospital Swasta
9. Syarikat Perkhidmatan Ambulans (Swasta)
10. Bomba & Penyelamat Malaysia
11. Polis Diraja Malaysia
12. Pusat Perubatan Kampung
13. Kolej Perubatan Swasta

Malaysia Boleh! haha...

孩子，你叫我怎么爱你？

2010-05-19T03:31:00.000-07:00

亲爱的孩子们，

我好想好想付出我全部的爱，给你！
但是，你叫我怎么把爱传给你？

一年前我劝你们要保持干净，
半年前我告诉你们要每天洗澡换洗衣服，
三个月前我一步步教你打理自己的整洁，
昨天，我还嗅到一年前我进班嗅到同样的臭味，
我的“爱”没传达到你那里吗？

一年前我鼓励你们努力读书，
半年前我希望你们能把功课做好，
三个月前我还在等着你们的功课，
昨天，我发现你说没带的簿子藏在黑板后面，
我的“爱”没传达到你那里吗？

上个星期我用解释法教你们menjerang air,
这个星期我又解释举例说明演示展示图片menjerang air，
前天我在课堂让你们温习同样的字词，
昨天，我发现这题考题没有一个同学做得对，
我的“爱”没传达到你那里吗？

我好想好想付出我全部的爱，给你！
但是，我爱你们爱得好痛苦好心疼。

传不到给你们的爱，让我被官员骂了，
传不到给你们的爱，我被良心谴责了，
传不到给你们的爱，我被父母责怪了，
传不到给你们的爱，我被自己压倒了，
传不到给你们的爱，我迷失了自信心，
传不到给你们的爱，我哭了~

其实我的爱只有那么简单：让我爱你吧！
爱是双向的，需要两只手掌，就如需要一双翅膀才能飞翔。

就这么简单：让我爱你，好吗？

MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!

2010-05-13T04:32:00.000-07:00

You won't able to imagine how BOLEH can Malaysia be.

Park your shoes here...

Even toilet shows how to do your big job. That's called education culture.

Reduce wastage

Creative huh~

and so creative that they locate electric poles and sub station right in front of the entrances!

Human brain is always better than machines. So they abandon the use of CCTV

Rubbish bin are not for rubbish.

This shows how skillful Malaysian driver can be.

A kiddy pool for cars

Police's lancer evo are expensive, so need to park into 2 parking lots.

these pictures no need to explain. See for yourself

I like this one. This is a proof as strong as steel!
Our beloved Deputy PM on a motorcycle, WITHOUT a helmet!
Kedaulatan undang-undang?

think about this

2010-05-10T02:54:00.000-07:00

1. Malaysia government borrow money from World Bank to pay government servants salaries, so how the hell are they going to pay the debts?

2. Malaysian are so desperate for funding so they wan to impose consumer tax, legalize football betting, and even pay toll for entering KL town. Imagine you are charged additional 5% for each item u buy, lower income and middle income group of people will suffer the most!

3. The also started so whole lots of amanah saham funds. Publicly they say they give chance to people to invest for better future, but i doubt what is the purpose they wan to use the capital for...

4. Government are so poor that they even cut down expenses on educations.

5. Why our empty-second hand- no weapon-unable to dive- submarines cost much expensive than a brand new submarine bought by other countries?

6. Why the helicopter they buy can cost double the price other country buy?

7. Why government sector purchase everything much expensive than market price, which includes basic items like pencil or paper?

8. Each flight a minister took from east to west Malaysia, it cost 1 family's income tax per year. This doesn't include helicopter ride, buffet, candle light dinner, petrol, police escorts, money to give out, accommodation and blah blah blah.

9. Why not convert PLKN to school based projects? It can save up to hundred and thousand billions of ringgit Malaysia. PLKN doesn't serve much purpose also, beside instill love to the country. I believe an empty stomach is much important than PLKN.

10. Why Sarawak contributed 95% of resources income to federal and Malaysia government still seems so poor?

11. Why Sarawak is the richest state but is the poorest state in the same time?

12. ..........

Hey stupid! Stop asking why! Can't you see everything was tangled up? There is no way they could clean all the mess! Just get away and leave it. Don't you understand why people are rushing to fill migrating forms?

my bank account been crack

2010-05-03T04:18:00.000-07:00

Son of a bitch, is what i called this person who did this to me. I realize my CIMB clicks account being accessed by someone with the name of IONUT MIHAI who try to request a TAC number to transfer RM3000 to his account through western union. I immediately call the service center and lodge a report. This is serious... so i permanently close the account.

What a son of a bitch!

不当教师的理由

2010-04-11T05:31:00.000-07:00

NO.1　教师寿短
人的平均寿命是72岁，但教师的平均寿命却只有59.3岁，35岁以上的教师仅有8%的教师身体各项指标正常！颈椎病、肠胃病、头痛病、眼病、妇科病、心血三高、心理疾病成为教师的多发职业病。并且50%的教师有心理障碍，教师的健康超出常人的3倍多！教师的寿命太短了，来生不愿意的做教师的这个第一个理由就是不愿意找死！教师实在是天下最折寿的事业。

NO.2　教师太累
做了教师才知道做教师的厉害了，特别是当班主任时，要起的比鸡还早，睡的比狗还晚，干的比牛还累。早操要跟、午休要查、晚休要查；平时除了一天两节课外还要备课、批改作业、批阅试卷；找学生谈话、调查学生的生活、学习、心理情况，排除学生之间的纠纷；准备活动等等，有时累的话都不想说，饭都不想吃，腰酸腿疼、头晕眼花，动都不想动。偶尔一回两回那是活的充实，但天天这样就真的不想做教师了，身体透支让教师的生命打折！

NO.3　教师太苦
老师的苦和累，有多少人知道呢？但教师心里的苦比身体的累更让人难以承受。因为是教师，就必须为人师表，身正是范，不可能象其他人一样想哭就哭，不可能象其他人一样想骂就骂，你更不能在学生面前发牢骚，因为教师的一言一行都潜移默化地影响着学生。无论你心中有多少凄楚和痛苦，但任何时候都要以从容的微笑面对学生。无论你的生活有多少暴风骤雨，你都要给学生以风和日丽的灿烂晴空。只要你还能站着，就要挺直腰板地过完每天早上七点至下午一点，只要你还能张开嘴，就要让最后一排的学生听见你的谆谆教导，否则你就不配人类灵魂的工程师！教师啊，你苦的虚伪、苦的无奈！

NO.4　教师太穷
在物质上，教师一向是贫寒的表率，而且必须是两袖清风方才称得上是师德典范。选择了教师是为教育事业贡献自己的一份微薄之力，是为中华民族的腾飞而拼搏，但选择教师的初衷不是选择贫穷。但选择了教师你就不可能开着宝马车横冲直撞，你就不可能开着林肯车“肆意撞人”，选择了教师的你，一是没有时间，二是没有钱。他们默默无闻地支撑起义务教育的天空，到底有多苦、有多穷、有多累，只有他们心里清楚。也许有人会说，与下岗职工、乞丐比较，你们教师舒坦多了，君不知，此话差矣！人往高处走，水往低处流，人生的最高境界是超越！不断地超越！

NO.5　教师太难
做教师太难了，教师也是普通人，虽然常说教师的职业是太阳底下最光辉的事业，但这只能是指整个群体，作为个体的教师有几个在太阳底下熠熠生辉？但教师的确太难，往往无力面对社会的谴责、学生家长的责骂、学校的压力、家人的埋怨。只有尽职尽责、诚惶诚恐地在自己的工作岗位上默默耕耘着，但有时又有心无力。晋级难、调动难、工作难、住房难、求人难、就是找对象也难！

NO.6　教师太忙
教师实在是太忙了，在别人看来可能是活的充实，但教师宁愿换一种充实的活法。教师到底有多忙？在这里引用一个网友的话：“做了十年的教师,从教幼儿到大学生,最不能忘却的是当初中班主任,想起来都后怕:没日没夜的陪学生学习,经常会晚上十点钟后有家长找来说孩子没回家,正吃饭时孩子在外面闯祸了,要去处理,有时是自己刚下课坐下,教室里出了乱子,又得起身,连水也顾不上喝一口.中午时间又去留那些没交作业的孩子.更有甚者,孩子家长出了问题,自己连婚都没结,还去家里协调,做工作!有时实在忍无可忍打了学生,麻烦就更大了,有家长甚至故意在你面前耍泼打孩子,其实我知道他们是想打我……”

NO.7　教师可悲
教师作为一种人，时刻承受着生活的荆棘！在生存的夹缝中艰难地爬行着。社会要求他们在精神上要是一个完人――时时刻刻要警惕自己为人师表的形象，万万不可放松对自己的自我约束，由此可知教师的生存状态是极为可悲的。教师既要对学生负责，还要以笑脸面对学生家长，既要向校长负责，还要回家面对家人的牢骚和埋怨。教师在里外不是人的境遇中步履维艰着，教师真的是可悲的！

NO.8　教师无奈
家长对教师的种种要求让教师无奈：在家长看来，自学生入校那天起，教师就要承担起学生的成长、教育、思想、状态甚至安全等等。当然教师能做到的就从来没拒绝过，并也一直兢兢业业地工作着。但细想一下，教师被玩了！要知道教师不是保姆，不是家长，他只是传道、授业、解惑者！家长在暗渡陈沧、偷换概念，无形之中逃避了自己的责任与义务，转嫁了自己的困难与烦恼，只是不知这是不是构成了对教师人权的侵犯？

NO.9　教师寒酸
教师太寒酸了，教师在紧张的工作中常常和名牌擦肩而过。
教师，一是没钱，二是假期时间都是旅游旺季，就算要出门旅游都得花上好大的开销啊~
所以，教师能不寒酸吗？

综合上述理由，我自认没那么伟大，当个如此付出种种的神圣教师。
如果还有选择，你们还要当教师吗？

Diselamatkan

2010-04-08T07:25:00.000-07:00

Tubuhku masih menggigil meskipun dilitupi selimut tebal. Badanku terasa lesu sekali tetapi semangatku masih kuat. Itulah sebabnya aku masih bertahan sehingga sekarang. Pengalaman dua hari ini memang akan menemani memori aku buat seumur hidup.

Seorang anggota Pertahanan Awam menghulurkan sebotol air mineral kepada aku. Aku tidak mampu senyum atau berterima kasih, hanya sempat menghulurkan tangan untuk menyambut pemberian itu.

Kelipan lampu kenderaan-kenderaan Polis dan Bomba semakin menghilang jauh ke hadapan. Aku dibawa duduk ke dalam ambulans Bulan Sabit Merah lalu pintu belakang ambulans ditutup. Terasa tiupan penghawa dingin menusuk ke dalam tulang-tulang badan, begitu sejuk sekali! Sekali-sekala aku memandang keluar, ternampak dedaun dan pepohon yang memberikan pengalaman buruk selama dua hari ini. Tersesat dalam hutan bukan main keperitannya!

Menyesal juga apabila diimbas kembali keinginan untuk mencari lokasi air terjun yang dikatakan begitu indah dan menyeronokkan. Memang tersalah langkah untuk menolak tawaran baik tuai rumah yang mencadangkan anak muda di rumah panjangnya membuka jalan untuk aku tiba di air terjun itu. Ingatkan kemahiran membaca peta dan menggunakan alatan-alatan menggembara sudah lebih mencukupi untuk menjejak lokasi air terjun, terbukti keegoan ini membawa padah kepada sendiri.

Pada malam pertama aku sesat dalam hutan, segalanya masih dalam kawalan kerana makanan dan minuman masih mencukupi. Bertilamkan tanah, berselimut dengan langit, dan haba daripada unggun api yang dihidupkan, malam pertama masih aman bahagia. Namun aku hampir putus semangat pada pagi keesokan apabila bangun daripada tidur. Barangan yang terdapat dalam beg bertaburan di atas lantai. Makanan-makanan seperti roti dan coklat sudah hilang manakala banyak benda-benda lain hilang. Memang sah ini kerja-kerja kumpulan si beruk yang sedang memandang aku dengan penuh rasa gembira dan puas hati, seperti sudah membalas dendam kesumat yang terbenam berdekad lamanya.

Aku tidak lagi seperti malam pertama. Perutku berkeroncang, tekakku dahaga dan tubuhku sejuk. Aku tidak dapat melelapkan mata, takut akan diikat dan diculik oleh beruk-beruk, takut dibaham harimau, takut ular sawa membelitku semasa tidur. Begitu sengsaranya terpaksa berjaga untuk menjaga keselamatan diri. Di hadapan mata semuanya gelap gelita. Sekali-kali terdengar bunyi-bunyi serangga dan bintang yang menyeramkan. Malam kedua terasa begitu lama. Detikkan jam tangan dapat dirasa seperti berjalan dengan lebih lambat daripada biasa.

Aku ditemui terlelap di bawah pokok oleh kumpulan penjejak yang terdiri daripada anggota Pertahanan Awam, Bomba, dan beberapa penduduk tempatan pada waktu subuh.

Atendan ambulans memasang intravenous solution pada tangan aku. Disalurkan cecair dalam paket dengan tulisan NSD5 ke dalam badan aku. Selama ini memang tugas aku memasang IV untuk orang lain tetapi nampaknya kali ini peranan ini sudah bertukar kepada orang lain manakala aku terpaksa berbaring di atas strether.

Sekarang aku berasa bersyukur. Aku melelapkan mata. Kali ini, aku tidur dengan lelap. Tidak perlu risaukan beruk, harimau atau ular. Atendan memberitahu aku, "engkau senyum tersengih-sengih semasa engkau tidur tadi".

Voluntary Blood Donation - is rotten!

2010-04-05T02:06:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure about other places, but I'm real certain that in Sibu, Voluntary Blood Donation nowadays are like selling blood! Why? Rice, exchange blood for rice! It's barter system.

I have no problems with giving a token of appreciation to people who helped by donating blood. It is a noble deed and should be praised for the effort. But somehow this culture of "voluntary" blood donation is rotten. Hundred packets of rice are placed at the donating location. This culture had been for a round two years now and I'm not so please with it. Ever wonder to try organize it one day without giving out rice? Then you will start wondering where did hundred's of active donors gone to. I'm not saying that all donors are like that, but somehow this is not the best way to appreciate them because it only raise bad culture. If suddenly dengue strikes and there is not enough rice to spare and bloods are needed everywhere then what do you do?

I had been a donor for the past few years and i am still donating. But i avoid donating st such events that give out rice. I can't support an activity that will encourage bad culture. I find myself donating at hospital is rather peaceful.

Keep the word "voluntary" alive... It's important!

《白蚂蚁》观后言

2010-04-05T01:29:00.000-07:00

今天看了《白蚂蚁》这部本土制作片。剧情，演技，起伏我觉得还过得去，谈不上领欧斯卡奖，但是却给了我小小的启发，让我觉得这部片子并没有白看。

很多学校并没有注意到安全的问题，就如戏里头的学校在白蚂蚁侵蚀的非常严重后才发现。在很多学校也是这样，对他们来说，没有发生的事就不是问题，也不必去担忧。近来频频发生风扇堕落割伤学生老师的事，就是因为这个“不往前看”的这个态度。很多校长说，“虽然风扇很老了，但是还很好啊！学生在课室上课都很舒服啊！”。当风扇掉下来砸到学生的头，那是才发现原来风扇不好了。那时还有救吗？头砸破了，报章上头条了，教育部兴师问罪了，菩萨大爷都没法帮你咯~

学校看到蛇出没，校长说“哦~”就了事；蜈蚣天天爬来爬去，说“学生不会去弄的啦，他们这东西看多了；铁丝网一大卷摆在走廊，“学生不会跑哪里过的”；河边残旧的厕所，“学生都没有去那里小便，那些男生都是到草丛里方便的"。

那如果有一天

蛇咬了一个小学生？学生抓蜈蚣来玩？学生偏偏就要在铁丝网边玩游戏？厕所塌了下来？

死了...受伤了...哭了...出事了

谁要负责任？要用什么来负责任？

安全管理就是要预知，估计危险的存在并把风险控制到最低。

逃避或听而不闻并不是妥当的安全管理。所以学校一定要保持在最安全的状态，让学生，家长和教员都安心，安全。

Must be cheap, a lot and tasty

2010-04-05T01:02:00.000-07:00

A family of three children came to Pizza Hut for lunch. The children rush to the table as soon as they arrive. The parents looks as exciting as the children, but they rush to the salad counter. To their dismay, nothing was left in the counter. They look little angry and started to look left and right, shaking their hands and say "boh liao~ an jua boh liao??". It is around three or four minutes of "boh liao" before a waitress approach them and tell them to be seated so that she can take their order. She promised the couple that dishes will be serve in just a while. Then peace remain in the restaurant.

The second time i notice the couple is quite shocking. They are digging right into the salad counter which had been replenished just moments ago. Their well-trained pair of hands are helping themselves with all the fruits and vegetables. Their plates are stuffed with lots and lots of salad ingredients, looking like a small mountain of food to feed two hungry tigers and still they are taking more. The amount taken was so much that i believe I can't even finish half of it by myself. It doesn't seems that their children will eat as much as that either.

Now I understand why Sarikei and Sibu can't open large buffet franchise. The saying of "must be cheap, a lot and tasty" is right after all. It's best if its free...

怪胎

2010-04-01T03:39:00.000-07:00

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生男孩是生女？Boy or girl?

2010-04-01T01:25:00.000-07:00

I wish to share this piece of information that I got from a colleague of mine. The chart is about prediction of your baby's gender according to the date of pregnancy. I'm not sure about how scientific is it nor how reliable is it, but it's worth a share to everyone who might try it out and prove that is it useful or otherwise.
The vertical side is the age of wife (or wives if you happen to have a few of them) while the horizontal side is the beginning month of pregnancy. Pink boxes stands for girl and blue stands for boy. For sure this chart is not suitable for "old-mothers" and "extremely- young-mother". Sorry, out of range...

Try it out, you might find it interesting!

Click image to enlarge

刚刚学会的~

2010-03-04T06:31:00.000-08:00

哎呀校长，不要这样压力啦...看开一点啦！
哎呀校长，随便啦，你叫我做什么就做什么咯...已经看开了！
哎呀校长，学生成绩差也没办法啦...随缘咯！
Aiya tuan, graf keputusan menurun apa boleh buat? Karma dia mah...
Aiya tuan, keputusan dia garenti naik nanti. Kalau tidak naik takdirlah...

呵呵... 不知道他们会不会被我气死

2010-02-04T08:07:00.000-08:00

如果你看了我之前发的文章《这样算是complaint吗？》，那我可以告诉你，那篇文章属于发泄文，是文章里新的一个类别。现在就让我认真的说明状况吧。

近期政府宣布一个大马计划的种种目标，其中一项是关于教育的听说读写算。这个称为LINUS的目标是要在2010年达到 90%识字率。达标的学校将获得奖励，而不达标的校长则要送去训练三年，在不达标，扣工钱调职离职。我想要说的是这些吹冷气的人吹坏头脑了。我们是教育线里的前阵，所以我们是最了解现状的人。这种策略会杀死很多无辜的人。

就拿我当比方，我在吉隆坡工作时，我算是个好老师，我的学生成绩整体上都有进步，而我在工作的表现还算不错。现在就因为“不幸”，被派到这么一间学校而被挂上“不达标的学校老师”，你说冤枉不冤枉？我斗胆挑战把全国最好的老师送来这里吧，看看他们下场是不是会一样挂上这样的封号？

我在吉隆坡工作时深深了解到教育是教师，家长和学生三方合作的成果。如果一方不合作，教育成功的机率就大大下降。我现在所在的情况就是家长认为教育是教师的工作，而他们的工作就是把孩子送来学校。这种情况，三方合作只剩下教师自己努力了，还哪来的成果？

现实的例子吧，一年级学生上了一个月的课，数学老师还在教1-10，国语老师还在教A-F。老师各种方法都用了，唱歌表演，展示，背诵，练习，结果只有教师自己吞了一大口的怨气。我有一个四年级学生我还在教他背英文字母。超过50%的土著生，字母都不会，更别说华文了，偏偏这间是华小，差不多全部科目的成绩都当掉了。

好，讲回这个政策。奖励达标的教务员的确很好，但是要扣工钱调职离职的就太过分了。怎么说？你把达标的校长派过来吧，过一年可以离职了。哈哈，刚加给他的工资可以扣了。

我想说的是情况和我们想像的并不一样。做一个决策应该要考虑到很多事，就如我处在的文化和环境，是我们能力以外的事，我们无法改变的。我们尽我们的本分，希望能做到最好，其余的我们也身不由己，有心无力。

希望官员不要坐在冷气房做决定。出来走走吧！出来走也不是去那些有冷气的学校走啊，还有很多学校连水电，厕所都没有的。如果你做在冷气房里，你哪会知道？那些报告都是有多好写多好，有谁不是这样写的？我提议教育界各阶层每五年都要回到基层服务，做回老师打前阵。这样你们才知道真正情况是怎样，才能做出真正符合教育精神的决定。

如果官员做回老师让学生达标了，你说我还会有话说吗？来证明给我们看吧！

这个算是complaint吗？

2010-02-04T07:07:00.000-08:00

我的学校对学生的待遇很好。这一点我不得不承认，因为我没有到过一间学校会对学生这么好。让我解释解释一下有什么这样特别的。

教师们考虑到学生饮食的营养，所以宁可不要订购那些方便的食物，而动刀动铲的为学生准备香喷喷的饭菜。有些学校也是煮给学生吃，但是他们跟家长收钱请一位厨子，我们这里一分钱也没有收，有时还出钱加菜。校长呢，对学生斯文慈祥，就像一个祖母对自己的孙子一样。校长从来不鞭打学生，因为她鼓励爱的教育。她相信爱会让世界发光。这里的学生都是郊外学生，所以都有资格申请政府给孩子的援助金，每个学生RM300。过去的记录显示，没有一户家庭是不合格的，所以每个家长都有钱拿，而且是孩子越多就拿的越多。这里的老师都没有给学生很多很多的功课。每次教师都会给很多足够的时间让学生在课堂里把功课做完。你所这里的学生幸不幸福？

在局外人的眼里，这间学校很好，是一个优良的教育学府。如果你看了我以上的文章也这么想的话，你就大错特错了！

这里的学生成绩烂到有够烂，五年级还在教二年级程度的内容。家长把孩子送来不是因为教育的品质，而是想到每年都有一笔援助金好拿，孩子在学校吃得好，家里负担少了所以才送来的。教师想和家长讨论孩子的事？等都等不到。但是分援助金的时候，天还没亮就在外头等着了。年头开学要家长交书钱买作业簿，他们简单一句“没钱”剩下就是学校的问题了。援助金呢？早就买酒买烟消失了。有一两个家长有时因为睡迟或懒惰就没把孩子送来学校，一年累计了够踢他孩子出校了，但是错不在孩子啊~！老师给学生功课回去，没有半个人会做了来学校。这一点我领教过了。我用了最好的爱心引诱和螺旋藤鞭法，全部一败涂地，全军覆没。所以总结来说，学生越吃越烂。

其实学生成绩烂还不很要紧啦，人间常情嘛。但是好戏在后头，惨剧在结尾。今年因为成绩烂到没得再烂了，进了教育厅的“封神烂榜”。省教育厅长来到学校大开杀戒了。上课第一天，官员就进到课室观察了。什么鬼记录，什么鬼白纸黑字，什么鬼教具，什么鬼“算人头”，什么鬼学生进步研究计划书，什么鬼检查，什么鬼官员观察，要死，把地府的鬼都全请出来了！有时真的是哑巴吃黄连，想解释这里环境文化的情况，却给厅长一句“学生成绩不好就是老师的错”一大巴掌打了下来，大人冤枉啊！

在包青天还没巡到这里前，全校的工作人员就只能吞吞口水，继续煮饭菜。墙上成绩分析表，一天一天看着他们的肚子越来越圆，老师的头越来越大，他们的头脑越来越空，创造我校股市的新低。

kepochi~

2010-01-13T04:52:00.000-08:00

Kepochi is a name given to those busy body people...

We discuss about the cases we came upon previously in the headquarter office and we all agreed that there are lots of "kepochi" people who only knows to be busy body but not helping at all.

A friend of mine share her side of story when she come upon am accident involving an old man who fell down after been hit by a car. There are lots of people around but no body is helping him until my friend arrived on the scene. After she start helping, people started to come around and tell her she should do this and do that. That's the kepochis who only talk and not walk the way they talk. That's why we call them kepochi as their main contribution to the scene is only kaypo-ing around instead of helping on the very first moment.

I also do come upon such incidents during an accident happening in Sibu. All the people involved gather and surround the casualties and not helping. When i started to help them, they come by and say whole lots of things that make you want to puke on their face. The worst part is that they suggest and insist me to treat the patient in a way that will harm the patient.

Another "kepochi" situation that constantly becoming more and more serious is there are more and more professional reporters on the scene when anything bad happened. Those professional looking so-called "reporters" holding their camera phone snapping photos from the best angle. I bet they might want to interview the victims if they have a microphone with them, as if each of them own a newspaper company and a tv station.

Kaypoh-ing doesn't make our community better, so when anyone saw an accident, please help them and stop making comments and stupid suggestions if you are unable to help. You might as well make a good use of your high tech camera phone to make a simple call to the ambulance. This will make a difference to the community and to stay away from "kepochi" group of busy body.

A Story In a Classroom

2010-01-08T22:05:00.000-08:00

In Sekolah Kebangsaan Penyu, two students were quarreling at the school field during recess time. Lets read what happened.

Abu:
You should not call Mr Badrul "Cikgu". Only me and my friends can call him "cikgu". You can call him anything else except "cikgu".

Ah Meng:
He had been my father's teacher, my brother's teacher and now he is teaching me BM. My father and my brother had called him "cikgu" since that time and with what reason you don't allow me to call him "Cikgu"?

Abu:
Don't talk about your father's story. It is the right of us to use the word "cikgu". You can call him "guru", "teacher", "laoshi" or whatever it is. It is disrespect toward us if you call him "cikgu". We won't allow that to happen anyhow. If you want to make it happen, step over my dead body!"

Ah Meng left the field and went to the school counsellor. The school counsellor say, "you can use "cikgu". The difference is only the language. There is no problem with it." Abu are not satisfied with the decision made by the counsellor. He gathered all his friends and had protest in the classroom.

Headmaster:
I am powerless to go against the students protesting in their own classroom.

Students: (gossiping)
Why last time Muthu protesting and get detention but this time he is powerless?

Disciplinary teacher:
I didn't give permission to any students to protest in this school. Classroom is also part of this school!

Headmaster:
I'll leave this matter to disciplinary teacher.

__________________________________________________________________

That afternoon after school, all students went back. Unluckily something happened. Ah Meng's table had been vandalised and someone put a fire. Luckily the gardener saw the fire and put it off. No students were hurt.

Students: (gossiping)
Eh, Ah Meng's table get burned because of that issue. Be careful. Put all your notebooks and bags away in case anything worse might happen.

Disciplinary teacher:
I will cane anybody who spread rumours about the burning table. Now get back to class!

Students: (gossiping)
Why disiplinary teacher warn us instead of finding the culprit? We better get back to class before anything happens to us.

Abu & friends:
We condemn the person who set fire in school. But we still stand firm in our principle, Ah Meng cannot use "teacher" to address Mr Badrul.

________________________________________________________________

In Sekolah Kebangsaan Kura-kura.

John:
You heard anything about "Cikgu" issue in SK Penyu? Why such stupid problem becomes a crisis in that school?

Endau:
I don't know? We had been calling all the teachers "cikgu" and there is no problem about it.

Siti:
Hahaha. Lets just open our eyes and see what jokes we will get by the end of the day.

Three of them:
Hahahaha... haha... haha... ha....

_____________________________________________________________

Now, lets Mr Badrul speaks!

Mr Badrul:
Hei, nama saya Badrul! B-A-D-R-U-L! I dont care how you call me, it doesn't matter as long as all the students listen to my advice and follow the school rules. Why fight over such stupid and tiny matter when there are still other important things to solve in school? All of you forgotten about the theft of a refrigerator in school, the students who are dead after been called to the office, the lost of 220 dollars in the school compound project?

Shame on you!!!!!!!!!!!!

This story is shared with the purpose of entertainment. Whatever contain which had similarities are all coincidence. This story does not relate to anyone or whosoever either dead or alive. Thank you for the time reading.

Ending of Doreamon

2009-12-22T16:40:00.000-08:00

http://doraemon-lastepisode1.blogspot.com/

The ending is really sad & touching. Doreamon had been a friend deep inside since i started to read. He is a cartoon character friend, so important that i can't accept the truth that it is ending. It is like losing one of the closest friend in life.

14 December 2009

2009-12-14T00:08:00.000-08:00

1. Rapid Deployment Squad.

Just back from RDS Workshop. During this workshop i realized that I'm quite left behind in terms of skills because it had been so long since last i practice all the skills. It's time to polish up all my skills again.

Learn a proverb, told by Mr Loi "He who know not, and know not, is willing to learn. Teach him".

Had a good time in the course although my ear been pulled by Mr Loi.

2. Making Appointment to see Government Specialist Doctor

Medication cost for dad is a little unbearable so private doctor refer the case to government to follow up. Reach Sibu Hospital to do the appointment. I had no comment about the queue, the services and etc because it is all not user friendly, and is well known. Did the appointment and the working person say the appointment available is on 5 April next year. Well, what i can say is, "WTF". If it happens that the person who want to make appointment is having cancer or need kidney dialysis then when the date of appoinment arrived he might have already halfway rotten in the coffin.

No choice so go back and continue the medication from private. No wonder specialist clinics are still the first choice for those who afford it. Pity those poor people who can't afford their medication. Telling them the appointment date is like telling them when they are going to die.

Why i never liked politics

2009-12-09T06:54:00.001-08:00

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Older are wiser

2009-11-28T04:56:00.000-08:00

Came out for a drink with someone much older than i am, a lecturer. We talk a bit on this and that. On the way back home, i told him about the problem i had in school. I had this problem since i came back this year when i really had my mind all screwed up.

Teaching in this small school is something totally unexpected, not the environment or the location. It's the students. I had tried all kinds of ways in teaching them hoping that they will progress in their studies. But no matter what i did, they remain the same. During the end of each sessions, the conclusion is they don't understand or they just didn't remember anything at all. It's not that i didn't do anything or changed anything. I had came to the edge of the river. No wonder other teachers are so cool while teaching. They already gain their "zen".

Well, this lecturer friend of mine tell me something which let me think he is somehow wiser because of his life experience. He told me to teach tuition class. He reason that i should teach tuition class in order not to lose all the techniques and on the other hand to keep myself motivated in teaching. I somehow agree with what he had said and this should be the first time i found a good reason that i should start teaching tuition classes.

Saga SE

2009-11-19T02:34:00.000-08:00

I am lucky to be the first person to own Sga BLM SE in Sibu and Sarikei. I had book this car early. The car agent at Proton Edar are curious how i know the booking had been opened when there are no promotions, advertisement or whatsoever at that time. Well, special thanks to my friend in Proton Edar KL for his information.

After two months owning this car then i realize the financial burden on maintaining this babe. It does suck my blood out from my wallet. Some friends gave negative comments, but it's my ride after all and i love it.

The very first thing i did to my ride is to tint it. Although factory had put a layer of Safetint, i put on a second layer with slight silver in colour. The tint do insulate heat and i felt the difference. I also stick the front windshield with a silver-blue tint. After that i bought a pedal lock and install auto brake lock as it doesn't come with the factory setting. Security is most important than anything else in a car. The original car alarm comes together with immobilizer so did nothing to the alarm system.

Next to go is the interior. Saga SE had featured leather seats, leather gear knobs and leather steering wheel. I put the little red Octopus in the chamber on the co driver seat. You can see the pair of eyes looking at you. I DIY the dashboard cover both front and back using anti slip mat and some red fabric. Besides that, i sound proof the front bonnet with some materials i bought from accessories shop (DIY also).

Last but not the least, put on blmclub sticker and number. The stickers are done by Motorsport Playground, the same place where Leona Chin did her vinyls. It is somewhere near Sunway.

waitress kena BOMB

2009-11-17T03:21:00.001-08:00

Today my mood not so good. Well, today "sakit tuan".

Some friends ask me to go to a coffee shop somewhere in Sarikei town to meet them. So, i went there. It is a newly opened coffee shop with the name of 1Malaysia. Kind of funny to hear the name but i just went with directions from friends.

Arrived and ordered a cup of ice peppermint tea. The waitress is a young Malay lady. She write my order on a piece of paper. As my three other friends arrived early so their order came first and i continue waiting for mine.

10 minutes had passed and they finish their drinks already but mine is no where to be seen. We called the same waitress over and ask about the drink. Then she told me "tidak ada peppermint tea." Damn, it pissed me off! Should have told me the very first moment i order! "Kalau tidak ada cakaplah!" i replied her with anger. I ordered ice coffee after that.

Another 10 minutes had passed and I'm already on fire. We ask for the bill from another waitress. Forget about my drink. The bill came with my ice coffee counted. "Saya tunggu lama-lama order dua kali tidak nampak pun kopi saya. Bila bayar mau saya bayar? Kira lagi! Kopi itu saya tidak mau lagi!"

Then she leave our table, called the previous waitress who seems to get ready with her bag, ready to go home. She scolded her for not serving the coffee although the kitchen already prepared the coffee. I think i pass my anger to another waitress and she pass it to the first waitress. Habis that lady kena hantam.

Paid the bill and left.

The moral of the story here is "kerja jangan ingat mau balik saja, nanti kena bomb baru tau!"

A scene in specialist hospital

2009-10-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

I spend the night in the specialist hospital. Sleeping on a chair for whole night with temperature lower than 18 degree Celsius is not fun at all. I'm sleeping half conscious, waking up many times during the night.

Around 2 in the morning, i suddenly heard some loud noise from the bed beside. Is is blocked by a curtain. I can figure out it is the sound of the patient gasping for breaths. I step out and take a look on what is happening. A nurse is shaking and calling "uncle, uncle" to the patient. He is still gasping hard for breath so i suspected a choking. The nurse ran to the counter and bring in some other nurses and the observe the patient again until one of them ask to call the Medical Officer. It took a few minutes before MO arrived and order a nurse to bring in oxygen tank. They remove the fake teeth from inside the mouth, did oxygen therapy and inject something with a syringe. They tied the IV entrance of of patient with bandage because the patient is struggling and might break the IV needle.

I think the nurse had reacted too slow during this case. They should have brought along all the oxygen tank, defibrillator and suction unit the very first moment and wait for MO instruction right after MO arrived. Can't do much since this is a private hospital with nurses and MO on duty.

It's quite a hard time for me

2009-10-29T07:43:00.000-07:00

Lately it is quite a hard time for me. Lots of things had happened so i can't online for around a whole week.

Last Friday, i got a SMS telling me that a family friend of us had stroke. On Sunday, dad phoned and told us he is admitted to the hospital in Kapit because he felt nothing on his left arm. Doctor diagnosed a minor stroke. I ask my dad to discharge from government hospital as soon as possible and seek medical attention in a private specialist hospital. He came back on Monday together with two of my uncles. He is admitted to specialist hospital as soon as he is admitted. After MRI scanning and other tests, doctor found a blood clot on his brain and he was admitted. The same night on Monday, i got a phone call from the old lady's daughter that we always send to the hospital for checkups due to her disabilities. She told us her mother died yesterday and thank us for our helps. During the same day also, i friend of mine tell me she is in the same specialist center as her mother having a small surgery. I met my friend and turnout her mother is lying in the ICU. She had a heart failure after the successful surgery. Her father's lorry had been stolen the very same day and her father had high blood pressure because of the condition of her mother. Her parents are nice people who treated us nicely during our trips to her house. On Tuesday, her mother's condition is getting worse. After sending my dad home, i rush back again to the specialist hospital to see her mother again. Their whole family were surrounding her, singing holy songs with tears in their eyes. I can't stand the sight so i left. I can't leave my dad alone at home also since mum had to go to work. Her mother pass away that noon. It was sad for me.

无礼

2009-10-19T06:30:00.000-07:00

UK Fun Fair 在诗巫的旧机场开办了为期一个月的游乐场。我趁着周末和朋友到游乐场玩一玩。

我们到达目的地把车停在另一部一样刚到达游乐场的车旁边。这部车里走出两个大人和三个小孩。他们像是一家人，爸爸，妈妈，两个女孩和一个男孩。我们都向着入口处走去的时候，听到这个男孩说出了非常难听的话。这个男孩看起来应该是小学三四年级。他向走在他后面的爸爸，以福州话说：“吵什么吵，是你还钱还是我还钱！”他的口气，正如一个爸爸教训儿子这样大声。他的爸爸，缓慢的走在后头，看起来比较像是行动没这样灵活。男孩接着就冲到了前面，过后往后望一望爸爸，“死老货，给我走快一点！”爸爸跟在后头，听得到他喃喃自语。

我们四对眼珠看着这个男孩，感觉有些不可思议。

nothing much...

2009-10-15T05:30:00.000-07:00

It's been a while i didn't post anything on this blog. During this while, I really don't have anything much to view, to express or to complaint. Life is just so normal and calm, like the sea with little splashes of waves. However, this kind of calmness makes me feeling uneasy. It's just a feeling, nothing much.

When i write the odometer reading of the transporter this morning, i just realise it's October. Few more weeks later, end of the year holiday will start. This means that i already spend a year teaching here after coming back from West Malaysia. Coming back here, i gain something and lose something.

It's kind of sad when i think back of my courier future in West Malaysia. Now i didn't got to teach what I'm best in. I also miss all the friends back then. They are really good and kind people that break my previous view that West Malaysian residents are cocky. Yet, if i didn't come back, i won't be enjoying my life in RC. The old sayings are true, "no lose no gain".

Lately i get some chances to transport an old lady to local hospital, clinic and specialist hospital for her treatment. She had some serious disease that makes her cannot live by her own. Her daughter took care of her. Her daughter wash the wounds of bed sore, clean her mother's faeces and emptying urine pack. I start to think that life is short. I tried hard to help them, although i can't do much. I asked a friend of mine who is a doctor-to-be, "will you feel fed up with life since you see so many deaths in your workplace?"I balanced up the feeling by reading some books on emergency cihldbirth.

Yea, true! Life is short. From the time i started to remember things till now, it's 25 years already. What have i really done during this 25 years? Born as a little baby, and in the speed of eye flashes, on the bed as a wizened sick old man. Between life and death, it's very short.

After realising so many things, now i only hope i can do as much work as possible during this short time before the call, help people as much as possible. We human remember about blessings only when good things came. The chances given to help is also a blessing, troubles we met is also a blessing. I should thanks all the blessings given, from a good family, kind friends, to the hardships and challenges encountered.

There are still many things circling my mind but unable to express it out.
Life is hard and life is short. That's life.

New racket coming up!

2009-10-03T06:07:00.000-07:00

School bell

2009-09-29T00:45:00.000-07:00

Riiiinnnnnnggg... The school bell rang accurately according to time.

For some of us, automatic bell with timer is the only memories we had about school bell. It will ring when the time is up, fully running using electricity. In the near future, children will forget about old bells. They might even wonder how an old school bell looks like.

This school bell is donated by the second badge of students in 1954. It is about 55 years old, as old as your granny. This is the oldest thing i can find in my school. On the bell is still clearly written the date and donor's name in Chinese.

School teacher did some repair and modifications on it so it is not as original as it is. But at least, we still can see a 55-year-old school bell.

Pizza for the weekend

2009-09-27T04:15:00.001-07:00

"Disappointed" is part of my job?

2009-09-27T04:07:00.001-07:00

... i got nothing to say anymore...

VAD Seminar 2009

2009-09-23T23:38:00.000-07:00

侮辱

2009-09-22T04:49:00.000-07:00

我踏进了她的家门，顿时觉得浑身不自在。虽然是新年，但第一次到别人家还是格外的紧张。看着客厅那副华丽沙发，墙上挂着一幅艺术画让我的心跳加速。交往了五个多月，终于有机会见到她的父母。坐在客厅里，没看见她的母亲。往后看了看，她的母亲在厨房里准备饮料。

她有些明白我的意思，就从我身边起来进了厨房。我看到她在她的母亲身边说了几句话，然后指向我。我对她母亲点了点头笑一下。饮料是她端出来的，所以我并没机会和她母亲说话。

在她家逗留不久我们就离开了。朋友逗趣的问了她一句，“你妈觉得他怎样？”。“妈说，鲜花插在牛粪上。” 顿时我全身都凉了，心如堕入谷底。在人生中还是这么一次被这样侮辱，感觉自己被践踏得如一只没有尊严的流浪狗。虽然我说不上好看，没特别的家庭背景，但我起码还是一个人，需要那么一点点的尊敬。可是我没反驳，只是静静的坐在车里，用很多谎言来安抚自己的心。

侮辱，有一天我会把你踩在我的脚下。相信我，我一定办得到...

My Radios

2009-09-16T08:27:00.001-07:00

Starting from the left is Yaesu VX3R wideband radio running on maximum 3 watt. One thing i like about it is it runs on hand phone battery. After that is the Weierwei vev-588 running on UHF frequency. It has 16 channels and running on 4 watt power. Then next to it is ICOM V82 on VHF frequency with total maximum power of 7 watt. The ICOM on the right hand side is using Kenji telescopic 7 steps antenna.

Life is a bed of roses

2009-09-16T05:59:00.000-07:00

Life is like a bed of roses,
Charming and pretty,
like a rosy red lips seducing,
Yet, lying on a bed of roses,
full of misery and pains,
the thorns that hurts despite the buds that attracts.

Life is a bed of roses...

古代和现代

2009-09-14T06:14:00.000-07:00

从古至今，将军领兵马逢战需知己知彼。当军中缺乏粮饷，马弱兵瘦就本该撤军，避免部下死伤然后东山再起。偏偏皇上有令，此战不得有误，一定要凯旋归来。将军进退两难... 攻则败，全军覆没；退也败，人头不保。也难怪有些将军战场自尽，有些则疯疯癫癫归城。

我把以上文章写成以下文章，做个比较比较！

一直以来，教师对学生的学习能力了如指掌。学生智商不足或学习进度太慢，本来应该留级重修，避免考试榜上无名，浪费公款。偏偏教育政策规定，只要年龄一到就要报考，而且要教师确保个个都优秀。教师进退两难... 考就当掉了，及格率零巴仙；不考也完蛋，教育部来问话。也难怪有些教师未退休年龄就辞职，有些最后搞到疯疯癫癫退休了。

An answer

2009-09-14T05:43:00.000-07:00

"Why you guys put so much efforts in it? Do you get paid or something?" asked a friend of mine.

Dear friend,

I am not paid and we are not paid. We pay the organization. We pay it with our energy, time, efforts and even own money. Why? The spirit to serve that keep us alive. That's the best payment we get. We are proud to call ourselves "volunteers".

First Aid & Ambulance Show 2009

2009-09-14T05:24:00.000-07:00

World First Aid Day 2009

2009-09-13T04:11:00.001-07:00

Looking at "haze" from a different view

2009-09-10T07:18:00.000-07:00

When we talk about haze, we talk about open burning. Secondary school students write in their essay that reducing haze problem is by stopping open burning. How to stop open burning? Give those people "Saman" of course!

BUT, have any of us think from the view of a farmer? Farmer is the one responsible to start the open burning. So "saman" them? It's cruel...

Farmers burn their the grasses and trees on their land to nourish the soil. Their lifes and their family member's stomach depends on the land. When the land stop producing crops, then their mouth stop eating. They solely rely on the land. If they don't burn the land, then what should they do to keep their family alive?

I think of these when i pass through a paddy field where smoke is puffing from the middle of the field. At first i scold them in my heart who is stupid enough to do burning during these terrible hot day. But i regretted when i saw their dull faces.

They don't have the choice. It is either pollution or starving.

What Malaysia had become...

2009-09-06T03:04:00.000-07:00

I'm born in Malaysia, and I love Malaysia.Malaysia had been a peaceful country since i started to remember things, but somehow it changed.

Oh, sorry... I apologize. I should say "partially" it changed.

Partially? Yes, partially!

Here in Sarawak, Chinese, Malay, Indians, Ibans, Bidayuh, local natives, tourist and even foreigners still live peacefully. Chinese enjoy tuak in long house, Iban eating nasi lemak with thumbs up, Malay food stall, Chinese food stall, Indian food stall, Pakistanis food stall all under one roof. We share the same nation, same toleration although we talk different and we look different.

Oops! I have to say sorry again!

We don't talk different. Chinese talking in Iban, Malay talking in Chinese, Indians talking in Iban, Chinese, Malay, English, Tamil and Urdu! We looks the same, Chinese looks like Malay, Malay looks like Indian, Iban look like Chinese...

Chinese kahwin Malay, Malay kahwin Indian, Indian kahwin Iban, Iban kahwin Bidayuh, Bidayuh kahwin orang putih, Orang putih kahwin Chinese, Chinese kahwin Indian, Indian kahwin Bidayuh, Iban kahwin Chinese, blah blah blah. Yea, we mess it up already! So we call ourselves MALAYSIANS!

Why fight with each other? People will call you "paloi" if you fight over some nonsense issues that seems happening lately in Semenanjung that wasted so much papers in printing those news. Where did the paper come from? The jungle of Sabah and Sarawak! Please, don't waste papers!

Anyway, I pitied the "lembu" which got slaughtered for his head. I wonder what they do with the other parts of the cow. Pity cow...

For all the Sarawakians, we are glad that we still playing football on the dirty field and everyone are covered by muds. So, Muthu looks muddy, Ah Kiong looks muddy, Ahmad looks muddy, Freddie looks muddy... everybody looks muddy! And best of all, everyone show their same white teeth through their smile and went back home getting the same scolding from their mother because of the dirt.

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-09-06T02:51:00.000-07:00

Berdialog? Musyawarah? Perbincangan? Adat sopan santun?

RUBBISH!

Saya jadi orang Malaysia rasa begitu MALU dengan sikap yang tidak bertamadun ini!

Saya sudah malas untuk mengulas. Membazir tenaga saya menaip.

Misuse

2009-09-03T02:23:00.000-07:00

KWAPM is a fund from government to assist students in supporting their education. This fund is given to low income families according to the numbers of children studying in government primary schools. Each child will get around RM120 per year. For family with 3 children in primary school, they will get around RM360 each time. Government expect parents or guardians to use this money to support education fees for the children.

Reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3246710/pekeliling-KWAMP-

This is what happened...

Cikgu : Apai bisik beli baju sekula, kasut sekula baru?
(Did your father buy new school uniform and new shoes for you?)
Student : Nadai Cikgu!
(No, teacher. )
Cikgu: Dini duit KWAPM seratus dua puluh ringgit Guru Besar meri?
(Where is the RM120 KWAPM that headmaster gave?)
Student: Apai beli maioh langkau ngau rokok nganjung pulai rumah.
(Father bought a lot of cigarette and beer.)

That's where the money started to flow out and also where it finished.

Sushi King offer

2009-09-01T06:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.sushi-king.com

Sushi King of Malaysia have a challenge to their respective customers. Whoever can finish the Big Bowl Noodle that cost RM38.80 in 10 minutes time will have the dish free of charge. This is something quite new to us as i never struck such offer in any restaurant before.

For normal people like us, it is quite impossible to slurp the whole bowl in ten minutes. I bet the chef will purposely cook the soup boiling hot so that it took longer time to cool down before can start enjoying the dish.

I'm wondering... If I'm a construction contractor and I brought 20 of my construction foreign workers going to the shop, sit down and order this particular dish everyday. Will the shop close down in 2 weeks?

CIS cake!

2009-08-31T05:00:00.000-07:00

Made a cheese cake yesterday. It doesn't look seducing but the taste is not bad. It's a chocolate cake mixture and I throw in 500grams of cream cheese into it before beating. The experiment turn out to be successful.

Ketamakan 2

2009-08-29T05:43:00.000-07:00

Cerita yang disampaikan ini bukanlah sambungan daripada cerita pertama tetapi berlaku di pekan yang sama. Ingat, cerita ini hanyalah rekaan semata-mata, tidak berkaitan dengan sesiapa yang masih hidup atau yang sudah meninggal dunia. Jadikanlah moral cerita ini menjadi pedoman hidup.

Cerita ini pula mengenai seorang cikgu dan seorang juruwang, Mary dan John. Mary dan John ini adalah suami isteri yang hidup di pekan kecil. Gaji mereka tidak seberapa, hanya mencukupi untuk menampung kehidupan keluarga bertiga ini, termasuk seorang anaknya yang mula bersekolah di sekolah rendah.

Walaupun gaji mereka tidak seberapa, tetapi anehnya Mary menikmati kehidupan seperti selebriti. Pakaian yang bernilai beratus-ratus ringgit, kereta mewah, rumah banglo, peercutian di negara Eropah dan tinggal di hotel terkemuka yang mahal sekali memang menjadi idaman semua rakan sekerja. "Tengok! Suami Mary ini sangat bernasib baiklah. Selalu kena loteri", kata seorang rakan sekerjanya.

Dari mana datangnya wang ini? Untuk menceritakan asal-usul wang ini, kita akan menceritakan tentang diri John. John bekerja sebagai juruwang di sebuah bank. Bekerja di bank berkaitan langsung dengan wang. Semasa John menjual pelbagai jenis amanah saham di bank, dia telah menggelapkan wang-wang yang dilaburkan oleh orang lain. Jumlah yang telah digelapkannya mencecah ratusan ribu. John juga pergi mempromosi dan menjual saham-saham ini di perkampungan dan pedalaman. Dia memilih tempat-tempat ini kerana dia tahu mereka ini lebih senang diperdayakan.

Syaitan telah memberikan begitu banyak wang kepada John dan keluarganya untuk menikmati kemewahan hidup. Syaitan juga yang telah membinasakan keluarganya kerana menikmati kemewahan dengan wang haram itu.

Muslihat keji ini telah didapati oleh pihak atasannya kerana beberapa orang pelanggan mula mengadu tentang ketepatan maklumat pelaburan mereka dalam bank. Perkara ini telah menjadi kes polis. John telah menghilangkan diri setelah mendapati muslihatnya sudah diketahui dan polis mulai memburunya.

Selepas John menghilangkan diri, orang ramai telah beralih kepada Mary untuk menuntut kembali wang-wang mereka. Jumlah yang dituntut itu bukan kecil. Lihatlah rumah, kereta, pakaian dan cara hidup mereka yang lalu kini mahu dituntut kembali. Sebilangan orang mengupah samseng untuk menuntut wang ini. Semua orang ini mengerumuni rumah Mary setiap hari.

Apabila Mary mahu pergi bekerja, dia menelefon polis. Apabila peronda polis datang, samseng-samseng akan menghilangkan diri dan Mary mengambil peluang ini untuk keluar rumah. Bagitu juga apabila Mary balik ke rumah, dia akan memanggil polis lagi. Samseng-samseng tidak dapat membuat apa-apa terhadapnya.

Samseng-samseng telah menyebarkan khabar angin mereka akan menculik anaknya memandangkan mereka tidak dapat sesen pun selama beberapa hari. Kali ini Mary mula ketakutan. Dia risau sesuatu perkara buruk akan berlaku kepada anak kesayangannya.

Mary meminta pertukaran kecemasan dan segera diluluskan oleh Pejabat Pendidikan. Baju-bajunya yang berharga, komputer, televisyen, perabot, alat-alat elektrik di rumah telah dilelong murah kepada jiran-jiran. Dia terus berpindah pada hari keesokan.

Tiada khabar mengenai mereka selepas itu. Tetapi khabar angin mengatakan John telah ditangkap polis dan meringkuk penjara. Entah betul atau palsu khabar angin itu.

Begitulah syaitan membisik kepada sebuah keluarga yang bahagia. Begitu jugalah syaitan merampas kemewahan dan kebahagiaan keluarga itu. Kita yang hidup di dunia ini terima rezeki sekadar cukup sahaja. Berilah sedekah seperti Allah memberi sedekah kepada umat manusia. Janganlah dikaburi ilusi yang direka oleh syaitan. Itu haram namanya.

Ketamakan 1

2009-08-29T05:01:00.000-07:00

Cerita ini adalah rekaan semata-mata dan tidak berkaitan dengan sesiapa yang hidup atau yang telah meninggal dunia. Cerita ini dikongsi bersama hanya untuk menghayati nilai-nilai moral dan bukannya untuk menghina sesiapa yang secara kebetulan mempunyai pengalaman yang serupa. Cerita ini adalah mengenai seorang kontraktor elektrik yang tamak dan isterinya.

Kontraktor wayar dan elektrik ini bernama Ah Kiong dan tinggal di sebuah pekan kecil. Kerja-kerja Ah Kiong adalah untuk memasang wayar-wayar dan soket-soket dalam rumah yang baru dibina. Sikap Ah Kiong yang tamakkan wang memang diketahui seluruh pelusuk pekan.

Setiap kali Ah Kiong memasang wayar dan soket, dia akan memujuk pemilik rumah untuk memasang lebih banyak soket kerana dia mendapat untung yang lebih dengan soket dan wayar yang dipasang. Jikalau pemilik rumah enggan memasang soket berlebihan itu, maka Ah Kiong akan mengenakan caj lebihan kepada pemilik rumah. Ramai pemilik rumah hanya membayar sahaja kerana tidak mahu menimbulkan sebarang perselisihan dengan orang lain. Maklumlah hidup dalam pekan yang serba kecil ini memang aman damai. Tiada sesiapa ingin mewujudkan masalah.

Ah Kiong memiliki sebidang tanah yang penuh ditanam dengan pokok-pokok lada. Pada suatu hari, Ah Kiong menyuruh isterinya menghantar dua orang pekerja asing ke ladang pokok lada untuk melakukan kerja-kerja membaja dengan alasan dia tiada masa lapang. Justeru isterinya pun menghantar dua orang pekerja itu ke ladang dengan van putih miliknya.

Semasa dalam perjalanan, dua orang pekerja itu mengambil cangkul yang dibawa bersama dalam van lalu mengetuk kepala isteri Ah Kiong. Isteri Ah Kiong terus pengsan kerana ketukan yang kuat itu. Kepala isterinya berlumuran darah. Barang-barang kemas dan wang yang dibawa bersama telah dikebas oleh pekerja-pekerjanya lalu melarikan diri.

Isteri Ah Kiong telah diwadkan dalam hospital. Keadaannya begitu kritikal kerana tengkoraknya pecah dan telah mencederakan saraf-saraf otak. Matanya sudah hampir buta. Kawan-kawan isteri Ah Kiong datang melawatnya di hospital. Seorang kawannya, Mary telah memberitahu Ah Kiong, " Kinog, pergilah kepada isteri kamu tu. Sekarang ini dia paling perlukan sokonganmu."

Isterinya bernasib baik dan telah melimpasi saat-saat genting itu. Dia telah sembuh selepas tiga bulan di hospital dan kembali ke rumah untuk berehat.

Suatu hari, sebuah ambulans telah datang dan pulang selepas beberapa ketika. Selepas ambulans telah meninggalkan pagar rumah Ah Kiong, datang pula beberapa buah kereta polis dan sekumpulan forensik di rumahnya. Orang ramai berkumpul di luar pagar, berbisik-bisik dan meneka perkara yang berlaku di rumah Ah Kiong. Riuh satu pekan di luar rumah Ah Kiong.

Selepas sejam dalam rumah, Ah Kiong telah keluar dari rumah dan memberitahu jiran-jiran isterinya jatuh semasa pergi ke bilik mandi dan telah mati di bilik mandi. Terkejut semua orang mendengar berita ini. Selepas itu, Ah Kiong pun menaiki kereta polis meninggalkan perkarangan rumahnya. Berita isteri Ah Kiong mati kerana terjatuh dalam bilik mandi tersebar luas di pekan. Setiap orang dalam pekan bahkan kanak-kanak pun mengetahui isteri Ah Kiong mati kerana terjatuh dalam bilik mandi.

Selepas tiga hari, kereta polis yang sama telah kembali di hadapan rumah Ah Kiong. Kali ini Ah Kiong digari dan masuk ke dalam kereta. Mereka meninggalkan perkarangan rumahnya sama seperti tiga hari yang lepas tetapi dengan tangannya digari.

Ah Kiong dijatuhkan hukuman gantung kerana membunuh. Pembedahan siasat mendapati punca kematian bukannya kerana jatuh. Mereka telah menjumpai kesan cekikan pada leher mayat isterinya. Ah Kiong telah mereka situasi terjatuh itu untuk mendapatkan pampasan insuran yang dibeli ini tidak lama dahulu.

Wang itu kadang-kadang menjadi bisikan syaitan.
Manusia boleh menjadi syaitan kerana bisikan ini.

Jalan yang salah

2009-08-27T06:48:00.000-07:00

Setitis air mata mengalir perlahan-lahan daripadanya. Titisan ini jatuh di atas lantai permaidani, terus menghilang dalam fabrik lembut seperti sebuah harapan yang gaib entah ke mana. Wajahnya masih ayu tetapi penuh dengan duka. Titisan demi titisan telah membasahi permaidani yang menghiasi ruang legar sebuah hotel terkemuka di Ibu Kota.

Bayangan seorang lelaki bersama seorang perempuan telah lesap dari pandangan. Lelaki empat puluhan yang membawa seorang wanita serba menawan memang jelas adalah lelaki yang pernah disayanginya dengan sepenuh hati. Hatinya seperti diguris duri bunga ros, mengalirkan darah kesedihan dan kekecewaan. Buat seketika Wati mempertikaikan perkara yang telah berlaku di hadapan matanya sendiri. Kemudian dia sedar realiti tetap realiti. Tidak kira beribu-ribu alasan diberikan kepada dirinya untuk menolak kenyataan itu, ia tetap realiti.

Sekeping kertas tisu yang berwarna putih suci dikesat perlahan-lahan pada pipi basah Wati, mengeringkan muka ayu yang dibasahi air mata. Lelaki itu tidak berkata-kata, hanya terus mengelap air matanya dengan sekeping kertas tisu yang baru. Mata lelaki itu memandang dalam-dalam mata Wati yang masih basah, seolah-olah menasihatinya untuk melupakan Si bedebah yang jahanam itu.

Wati amat menyesal kerana telah memilih jalan yang membawanya ke penghujung jalan yang tiada kegembiraan. Wati menyesal kerana tidak memilih jejaka yang masih menghulurkan kertas tisu kepadanya pada saat-saat memeritkan hati ini. Tiga tahun lalu, Wati telah memilih untuk bernikah dengan Zaidrus kerana Zaidrus lebih pandai mengambil hatinya daripada Zul. Sekarang Wati sudah sedar betapa bodoh dirinya ketika itu.

To my students

2009-08-27T05:40:00.000-07:00

Dear all Connaught2 Yr 6 children,

It had been more then 8 months I leave school. Although life still continues but once in a blue moon I still wonder how are you all. Been hearing some news of you all from some colleagues in school. I know some of you are progressing relatively well and some still have a lot of room for improvement. UPSR is coming near so I hope you all are getting ready for it and strive your best for the sake of your future.

As I always said, Bahasa Melayu itu penting. Equip yourself with enough knowledge so that you all can stay strong in the society. Study hard and study smart. Send regards to everyone.

Cikgu

Malaysia Boleh!!!

2009-08-27T01:32:00.000-07:00

"Negaraku" asal "mamula moon"

"Perodua Kenari" asal "Daihatsu Move"

"Perodua Viva" asal "Daihatsu Mira"

"Proton Saga" asal "Mitsubishi Lancer 4th Generation"

"Proton Wira" asal "Mitsubishi Lancer 6th Generation"

Pendet Dance
"JAKARTA: Singer Aura Kasih said she could not help feeling sorry for Malaysia for claiming Indonesian culture as its own, as shown in its controversial tourism ad that features the popular Balinese welcoming dance, Pendet. "
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/25/aura-kasih-pities-malaysia.html

Rasa Sayang

Malaysian theft of the "Rasa Sayange" song.

"Rasa Sayange" is a traditional or folk song believed to have come from the eastern Indonesian islands of Maluku, or the Moluccas, whose modern version was first recorded in the 1950's.
http://www.indonesiamatters.com/1432/rasa-sayang/

Batik
Pengakuan dari UNESCO tersebut menurut Jero Wacik akan diputuskan pada Bulan September mendatang di Perancis. "Lima negara sudah berdiskusi dan mempelajari dalam waktu yang lama. Kemungkinan besar batik akan menjadi milik kita, karena akan segera diakui dunia," kata Wacik di sela-sela dialog bersama seniman dan budayawan di Hotel Melia Purosani Yogyakarta, Senin (22/6/2009) malam.
http://www.suaramedia.com/berita-nasional/8162-unesco-tetapkan-batik-sebagai-warisan-asli-milik-indonesia.html

Wayang Kulit

Wayang is well integrated in Javanese society, and it is considered to be a highlight of Javanese culture. Wayang Kulit was already established in the East Javanese kingdoms one thousand years ago.

http://discover-indo.tierranet.com/wayang.html

Some more.........

and last but not least....

Malaysia Boleh!!!

im incapable

2009-08-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

I wish to be strong, but I realise I'm a human being as everyone are.

There are so many things that I'm incapable of doing. All these while it is not easy, but i always keep my mind and my will strong. Sometimes my mind do become weak like right now. I'm not in a state of disappointment. I only need some encouragement and motivation to keep the flame burning. Works look easy and sounds easy but it is so hard when everybody is looking at you.

I'm incapable of covering every aspects in the job. I need help...

I'm incapable of wisely using every manpower we had. I need a leader...

I'm incapable of communicating effectively. I need a Public Relation Officer...

I'm incapable of dedicate every minute i have. I need my family...

I'm incapable of keeping the best man we had in service. I need him...

Then i realise what i really need is rest. I need to have a true holiday to give my mind a peace. I need a time and place to think it over again. I need time to plan the strategy again. I need rest for my mind and my body.

Yes, I need a REST!

Cakes

2009-08-25T04:41:00.001-07:00

FAIEH SAS

2009-08-24T02:46:00.001-07:00

Sin Chew Jit Poh 24/8/09

See Hua Daily 24/8/09

I feel so ashamed...

2009-08-22T03:47:00.000-07:00

Newspaper article

2009-08-21T21:55:00.001-07:00

Sebuah Berita

2009-08-20T21:43:00.000-07:00

Artikel di atas adalah artikel daripada Sin Chew Jit Poh bertarikh 21 Ogos 2009. Tajuknya yang berbunyi ”Kurang aktiviti menderma darah tetapi mendapar juara 8 tahun berturut-turut? Life Care Society mengesyaki Bulan Sabit Merah”.

Saya amat pasti tajuk ini akan memberi impak yang besar kepada kedua-dua organisasi ini secara amnya dan anggota-anggota sukarelawan yang berkhidmat secara khasnya. Saya sendiri yang terlibat secara langsung dalam aktiviti-aktiviti kesukarelawanan ini memahami dan amat jelas dengan perkara-perkara yang berlaku dalam organisasi sukarelawan.

Sebelum saya mengupas betul dan salah dalam artikel ini, saya ingin mengutarakan pendapat yang lebih adil dan saksama kepada kedua-dua pihak terlebih dahulu. Kita semua sedar dan tahu Bulan Sabit Merah dan Life Care Society adalah organisasi kesukarelawanan. Sumber kewangan, tenaga manusia dan strukturnya bergantung kepada sukarelawan. Kenyataan akhbar ini akan merosakkan nama kedua-dua pihak kerana sukarelawan dari kedua-dua pihak akan menyimpan prejudis dan dendam yang mendalam terhadap satu sama lain. Ini tentunya berlaku kerana kita semua ini adalah manusia. Selepas artikel ini dihadapkan ke muka masyarakat, maka kedua-dua organisasi ini sudah tiada lagi sebab yang baik untuk bekerjasama dalam aktiviti-aktiviti yang sebenarnya amat bermanfaat kepada masyarakat jika kedua-dua organisasi ini berganding tenaga.

Saya inigin mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya mereka yang menggunakan akhbar untuk memburuk-burukkan nama organisasi/ orang perseorangan dengan tujuan nama dan kuasa.

1. Jika mana-mana pihak tidak bersetuju dengan keputusan yang telah dibuat semasa sesuatu pertandingan, adukanlah kepada pihak penganjur. Membuat kenyataan akhbar sebegini hanya memburuk-burukkan nama organisasi lain tetapi tidak akan memberi apa-apa perubahan kepada keputusan. Tindakan kebudak-budakan ini adalah tindakan yang amat tidak rasional dan hanya bermotifkan kepentingan sendiri.

2. Kenyataan yang menyatakan aktiviti menderma darah yang kurang dalam Bulan Sabit Merah adalah sesuatu kenyataan yang dikemukakan oleh katak yang berada di bawah tempurung. Perkara ini hanyalah dilihat dari kanta mata sendiri. Adakah pihak tersebut sedar Cabang Miri adalah satu-satunya tempat di Malaysia yang menggunakan sistem pendermaan darah secara sukarela (tanpa penggantian darah selepas penggunaan)? Tahukah dia van menderma darah di Miri bergerak hampir setiap hari untuk aktiviti-aktiviti menderma darah yang mendapat berpuluh-puluh pint darah setiap kali? Tahukah pihaknya bahawa begitu banyak syarikat swasta, organisasi agama, dan kumpulan-kumpulan menubuhkan Pasukan Bantuan Sukarela (PBS) Bulan Sabit Merah dan menganjurkan pendermaan darah di bawah nama PBS?

3. Bulan Sabit Merah adalah Badan Berkanun yang ditubuhkan di bawah Akta Palang Merah/ Bulan Sabit Merah dan menjadi ”auxillary” kepada kerajaan Malaysia. BSMM telah membantu kerajaan dalam merekod dan menguruskan rekod pendermaan darah sejak berdekad lamanya. Mengapa dipertikaikan tugas bersifat ”auxillary” ini untuk menguruskan rekod pendermaan darah? Adakah Life Care ingin mengambil alih tugas ini daripada Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia?

4. Teras ”kesukarelawanan” telah teruk dipijak dalam aktiviti pendermaan darah di bawah anjuran Life Care Society. Pemberian beras kepada setiap penderma ini sudah menjadi sistem barter antara darah dan beras. Jika disebut secara kasar, ini menjual darah namanya. Dalam setiap publisiti mereka menyebut kuat dan lantang beras akan diberikan kepada setiap penderma. Adakah ini masih menjadi penderma sukarelawan? Ini tiada bezanya daripada parti politik yang memberikan wang sagu hati kepada pengundi, taktik yang kotor.

5. Pertikaian kelima yang ingin diutarakan adalah mengenai mendapatkan rawatan percuma Hospital kerajaan di semenajung. Mendapat rawatan percuma kerana telah menderma darah adalah sejenis ”privelleges” atau keistimewaan yang diberikan kepada penderma. Sekali-kalanya keistimewaan ini tidak digunapakai di sesuatu tempat. Contohnya kad diskaun sesuatu restoran tidak dapat digunapakai di cawangan restorannya di Genting Highland atau Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur. Adalah pengguna boleh mengadu ini tidak adil? Mengapakah tidak mengutarakan isu ini kepada Bulan Sabit Merah agar mereka boleh membincangkan perkara ini dengan Pusat Darah Negara dan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia?

Artikel yang disiarkan ini memang penuh dengan muslihat dan kepentingan sendiri dalam pandangan saya. Ini adalah sesuatu yang tidak sihat dalam organisasi kesukarelawanan. Organisasi kesukarelawanan sepatutnya lebih mementingkan perkhidmatan kepada masyarakat dan bukannya mewar-warkan sesuatu isu kecil dalam akhbar sehingga menjatuhkan nama organisasi lain. Perkara ini sepatutnya diselesaikan dengan cara yang lebih matang dan lebih bertoleransi. Andaikan perkara ini diselesaikan secara musyawarah, saya percaya aktiviti Life Care Society yang saya akan hadiri pada bulan September nanti akan lebih bermanfaat.

Kita berkhidmat untuk masyarakat, bukan untuk kepentingan.

Sekian pena untuk kali ini.

A familiar voice

2009-08-17T08:39:00.000-07:00

When i am printing some of my SBT claims this morning, my phone rang. It was a call from a friend of mine in KL. The familiar voice from the other sides cheer up the rest of my day. I know he miss me a lot. That's the sole reason that he called. It was a short phone call.

Never thanks him though, i owe him a lot. He did so lots of things that makes me respect him even more. A kind soul which i met during the time in KL. It is nice to remember. So, do take care my friend.

School toilet

2009-08-16T01:04:00.000-07:00

Open your eyes and see the magnificent toilet of a school !!

Mr Prime Minister and Mr Education Minister,
If you don't believe what you see above, then consider it as a joke and I am bluffing.

Photos contributed by "Serious Joker".

Drinking water

2009-08-16T00:54:00.000-07:00

Sarikei is among the worst place in Sarawak during this drought. Although there are rains these few days but it is rather insufficient to revive the water flows in Bayong River where pipe water of Sarikei residents originated from. Some place around had been out of water for several weeks are they survive totally on river water which I think is not very hygiene.

Today i try to filter some water from the local pipe water for drinking purposes but the quality of water scares me. I would monitor for a few hours more on the water quality. If the water is still as dirty as it is now, then I'll be going to Sibu everyday to avoid using these water.

Water is so crucial to lifes, especially in these critical moments.

The water below is the water left 3 days ago.
The water at the upper level is the water that i just get from the pipe.

16/08/2009 Sunday 1602 hour

Help Taiwanese!!

2009-08-15T01:58:00.000-07:00

The moment you are watching tv in the weekend, there are thousands of people looking for their husbands, fathers, mothers at the shore of Taiwan. The cruel wind took everything away from them, but yet you still lying in your comfort sofa?

The time you enjoy your meal is the time that many rescue warriors fallen dead for their noble cause. They fight with nature and time to save lifes at stake and yet, you still eat your lunch with your smile?

"She is my girlfriend"

2009-08-11T08:26:00.000-07:00

Today I confiscated a notepad from a Year 4 student. He is playing with the notepad when I'm teaching. I opened the notepad and read the following in some of the pages:

"litar bersepadu, litar terkawal, diod, transistor...."
"(n-1)180=@#$%^&*"

I know this notepad wasn't his because of the content. It can't be his so i asked whose notepad is that. He pointed to a year 5 students. I continue flipping the notepad and suddenly saw something that make me interested.

"xiao yu, xxx Jalan xxx, Batu Niah, Miri."

Wah, this is something!
So i called the year 5 student to come and see me during recess time. He came after having his meal. He explain to me that he swap his notepad with the year 4 student. I asked him about the electronics thingy and mathematics in the notepad and he don't answer anything.

Then I ask who is Xiao Yu and about the address. He look shy and partly afraid. But this time he talked. He said, "She is my girlfriend".

This kid really makes me "respect" him. He got himself a girlfriend at year 5 with PJJ (Percintaan Jarak Jauh). How the hell he court a girl far away at Batu Niah? It is like 500km away from Sarikei!

About a little girl

2009-08-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

There was once a little girl who steps into secondary school. She was form 1 and i was form 5. She became my junior in the prefect board. We do had a chat sometimes, and that's it.

I saw her standing at the Sport Stadium early this year, when i was just posted back. I was a little surprise but i didn't had the chance to talk to her. I heard from others that she is a temporary teacher in school.

Today i met her on messenger and we had a chat.

It was such a long time. Now she is studying in a local university. I started to feel time passed so fast. It was only a flash distance away from the time in school.

Suddenly feel like I'm "old".

Kebebasan dalam Internet

2009-08-10T04:53:00.000-07:00

Isu yang diwar-warkan kebelakangan ini mengenai Sekatan Internet atau dimaniskan dengan panggilan "filtration" dengan mengambil program "Green Dam" Negara China sebagai contoh. Saya sebagai seorang pengguna aktif internet dan seorang blogger yang mengakses internet lebih 10 jam sehari berasa begitu kesal dengan komplot yang bakal dilaksanakan ini.

Mengapakah saya mengenali cadangan ini sebagai komplot?

Selama ini janji-janji yang dilemparkan "pemimpin-pemimpin negara" begitu mengecewakan. Sedikit demi sedikit, keyakinan terhadap kata-kata mereka semakin terhakis. Dalam hal ini, rakyat tidak boleh disalahkan. Inilah naluri manusia, hilang keyakinan apabila dikecewakan.

Mereka mencadangkan maklumat-maklumat internet akan ditapis untuk menggelakkan bahan-bahan pornografik dan pemikiran-pemikiran yang mengugat keselamatan negara tersebar luas membisa minda rakyat Malaysia. Namun tujuan sebenar tindakan ini adalah untuk menghancur-kecaikan pihak pihak yang berani menentang mereka yang berpengaruh. Inilah taktik kotor yang menjijikkan, taktik kotor yang berselindung di belakang "kebaikan dan kemuliaan".

Motif memang jelas dan nyata:

1. MalaysiaToday milik Raja Petra Kamaruddin telah ditutup oleh MCMC kerana menyiarkan berita yang menjejaskan imej seorang pemimpin negara. Walaupun ditutup, laman ini telah dibangunakan sekali lagi dengan backup yang ada di server luar negara menyebabkan kuasa-kuasa besar ini gagal menutup mulut dan penanya.

2. Gutteruncensored telah menyiarkan gambar-gambar anak-anak "orang berkuasa besar" yang berpeluk-pelukan, berciuman dan meminum arak. Kuasa-kuasa besar sekali lagi mengarahkan laman ini dihalang untuk diakses oleh orang di Malaysia. Walaupun hingga kini laman ini masih dihalang, pengguna-pengguna masih bebas mengakses dan membaca dengan server by-pass.

3. Kekalahan teruk dalam pilihanraya yang lepas juga disalahkan ke atas internet yang menyebarkan fikiran-fikiran melalui penulisan dan video. PR lebih ke hadapan dan bijak dalam menggunakan kelebihan internet dalam pilihanraya ini membawa kekalahan kepada kuasa-kuasa besar.

Walaupun dikatakan bahawa cadangan ini hanya akan menghalang kandungan pornografik dan kandungan yang menjejaskan keselamatan negara tetapi saya kurang yakin kerana peluang ini akan diambil oleh kuasa-kuasa besar untuk menutup mulut sebahagian orang dalam internet, sebagaimana ISA digunakan untuk menahan musuh-musuh politik dalam Operasi Lalang dan Penahanan Hindraf, wakil pembangkang malah seorang pemberita, kononnya menangkapnya dengan ISA adalah untuk melindunginya. Rakyat dianggap bodoh dan banggang hingga sebegitu rupa.

Penggunaan internet perlulah berlandaskan "disiplin" dan "didikan", bukannya kawalan. Maka saya sebagai seorang blogger dan rakyat yang mempunyai hak bersuara ingin menyatakan bantahan saya terhadap cadangan untuk menyekat kebebasan penggunaan internet ini yang telah bercanggah dengan polisi Multimedia Super Coridor yang menjanjikan tiada sekatan ke atas internet akan dilakukan.

"Semakin kuat ia ditangkap, semakin susah ia dapat dipegang"

想念你

2009-08-10T04:21:00.000-07:00

曾经有一段美好，我以为我忘了一干二净，
过去有一份想念，我以为我已失去了感觉，
以往有一次相爱，我以为我已经慢慢放下了。

我忘不了，
美好，想念，相爱...
我全忘不了。

那段美好，你还记得吗？
那份想念，你还回忆吗？
那份相爱，你还保留吗？

我的还完好无缺，留在心底最深处。
我要好好保留着它。

你呢？

This girl is cute!

2009-08-08T06:20:00.000-07:00

I seldom praise other people, but not for this one. This little girl in the video is really cute!

Other people doesn't understand it is hard

2009-08-04T04:29:00.000-07:00

It's getting harder to do voluntary works nowadays. Especially with restricted funds.

Public thought it is easy for us. It is not. Blood donation campaign had been contaminated with the consolation given by organizers. It became a must for blood donation campaign organizers to prepare gifts to donors like rice and hampers. Voluntary blood donation had inverted into "selling" of blood. So, "voluntary" and "donation" is already out of the talk.

Government had set up lots of voluntary units that had the same auxiliary duty as we had in the past. They recruited their members and give out free uniforms, training allowances, duty allowances and officer allowances. Government give professional trainings to them. We are left behind in terms of monies. They rather "volunteer" themselves in units that provide more welfare and eventually "more monies" than us.

We also faced financial problems on our own. Building started to worn out, lack of funds to pay salary, utility bills, unable to upgrade facilities due to financial constraints. When we go for flag sale once a year, members will get some long faces back then and complaint that who and who had said something not nice to them. Some kind souls do donate a lot, but that was only a few.

When disaster came, we can't render much help. We are lack of facilities, no boat, engine breakout, vehicle worn out. We get scolded by public and asked where did the money they donated gone to? We can only complaint quietly in our heart that their little coins were not even enough to support our basic office routine, not to say all those upgrades which need lots and lots of funds. But they don't understand.

During the last replacement of headquarter curtains, each committee members contributed their money and lastly enough after some collection among ourselves and some members working outside. It is rather sad that we contribute everything and still not supported by the community. A voluntary organization which financially is wholly dependent on the public had to struggle on with bits and bits of collection among the committee.

Some of the members left because of this. They prefer to stand at the other side to scold at us who still stand firm in our will to serve in this community. Some lost their strength to continue because of all the problems they faced.

We, the remainders, still stand firm and still full of faith in what we believe. We treat the problems as the challenges. We can't go astray from our mission. It is important to believe that we can succeed when we have the will. For now, we are climbing some thousands of staircases. It will be done step by step. We will hit the top someday, it is only the matters of time and will.

First upgrade we'd like to do is the ambulance. Upgrade and improve the patient transporting service. Change the secondary stretcher into cot trolley stretcher, add in a scoop stretcher, prepare a better mobile first aid kit, buy new immobilization kits and do an engine overhauling. But it is all about funds...

Please help...

你不是真正的快乐

2009-07-28T03:30:00.000-07:00

近来喜欢听五月天的“你不是真正的快乐”。在网上听了又听，最后干脆下载来听。这首歌的MV有点难理解，但我觉得非常的有意义，而且深深的摸到了很多人的心声。那一幕幕从笑转变成哭的转折，是人生里实实在在的现实，也是这首MV独特的地方。每个人进入了社会圈子，也直接陷进了这个“不是真正快乐”的陷阱，难免的。所以很多人都赞成，童年是最开心的时候。

那我是不是真正的快乐？

在首都工作了两年，很多快乐的事发生在我的生命中。这些快乐的事，其实都是很短暂的，因为回到家房间，关上了门，快乐也被关上了。那时生命觉得空虚，忙碌根本就不能遮盖空虚。回来之后，空虚好像有些离我而去，但不时之间还是会靠近它，拥抱它。

但我能肯定的，不是一起欢乐呐喊的时光让我感觉快乐，而是友谊和体谅为生命带来一波又一波的冲劲和力量。回到家里来，只遗憾没能把这群朋友一起打包用货运寄回来。这一群朋友，是我能肯定的快乐。

那我是不是真正的快乐？我不知道。

Teaching First Aid in SJKC Nan Chiew

2009-07-25T07:02:00.000-07:00

This morning we taught first aid in SJK(C) Nan Chiew.

Had a simple closing ceremony after that.

Each of us were given a paper bag with these little cuties inside.
It was something different from usual.

I decided to give this cutie to a cute friend of mine.
I won't use it anyway.

Fruit juice

2009-07-22T23:28:00.001-07:00

Spend some of your "creative" and "bright" mind to guess what kind of fruit juice is this.
natural coloring - safe to consume!

dengue coming to town

2009-07-22T23:21:00.000-07:00

Local council had started to fog around town with their fogging machines. I bet there are dengue cases happened lately. If wasn't any new cases then it's impossible for these people to be so proactive in combating mosquitoes.

Speaking of mosquitoes let me think back the time in college when we raise the issue of mosquitoes in our hostels. We requested the admins to get some people to do fogging before any dengue started in the college. Our request had been rejected with the reason that there is no dengue cases happening yet in college. What a lame excuse. They will only care when someone or many students died in college because of dengue. Don't talk "prevention is better than cure to them", that's bull shit.

Dragon fruit & flower

2009-07-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

Snap this photo on my way to school early morning today. The flower of dragon fruit are not easily seen especially in town. The flowers normally opens early morning before sunrise and close it after sun started to pour it's golden shines.

Restore Family Link (FRL) Workshop

2009-07-19T04:23:00.001-07:00

During Saturday, I present at Premier Hotel Sibu for Restore Family Link (FRL) workshop jointly organize by International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), MRC Sarawak Branch, and Sibu Chapter. Delegates from ICRC are giving talks and organize discussions on procedures in tracing lost family and relatives during disaster and war. Besides that, we were also briefed on procedures of handling dead bodies. It was a nice experience to be back on track and meet some people around. It is a fruitful weekend.

Transformer in town!

2009-07-15T06:59:00.000-07:00

Optimus Prime coming to Sarikei.

LG company is coming to Sarikei with their Optimus Prime. They came to promote their LG electrical products. Their unique way of attracting customers had whole Sarikei Residents coming to visit especially those with children at home. It is an interesting event for such a small town.

Dream

2009-07-15T03:44:00.000-07:00

Met her in Sibu town. A fair lady, smiling and polite. I greeted her and introduce myself. She replied my greeting with a warm handshake. It feels like meeting an old friend, sweet. It feels like, "yeah, she's the one I'm looking for", looks perfect and feeling is perfect! Her simple outfit didn't wear off the charm of her smile. Unable to describe the perfectness i felt.

Went around town together, walking around with sweet and warm atmosphere. Then at dawn, I asked her where she will stay tonight and she replied that her father told her to find a better location to stay for tonight. Her father gave her permission to visit the town today and went home tomorrow. I decided to treat her a meal in KFC and show her the place.

When we step into the door of KFC, a friend tapped my back. His face is serious, asking me to follow him with a hand sign. I had a bad feeling but i had no choice but to follow. I got no choice because they will come after me later on if I don't obey. I speed off with my motorcycle together with those guys. The lady is chasing by foot from behind, looking worried and sad.

I follow the people and turn into a shop area, quite deserted. Those guys want us to stand at the corridor upstairs and beat someone but we refused. We tried to signal a helicopter while they are not paying attention to us but missed. After some while, we signaled another van and two van came in to help. When i look at those guys coming down from the van, they are from another geng. It was like jumping from a hot pan into the pot.

We fought back and defeated the guy who force us here. It was a bloody scene. I grab the lady by the hand and ran leaving the place.

Till then, I woke up. The room is still as warm as it was when i lied down. I was too exhausted after school so I took a nap forgetting those heat in the room. I was a weird dream, it was a wild dream, felt like writing story scripts while i translate the memory into alphabets. One thing still clear in my mind is the perfect lady. Where should I look for her? Or, should I start looking for her?

Dream is always between virtual and reality, many people lost in it.

Injury again

2009-07-13T03:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, that is blood. Don't ask me why so many injuries happened in my school. I don't know.

Last Friday, this boy had been coughing blood since morning. We didn't realize it until some students reported the matter. I ask the boy to let me see the blood. It is something serious to cough out so much blood so decided to bring him home before bringing him to the Poliklinik in Sarikei.

Upon arrival at his longhouse, many "mums" surrounded me and ask me what happened. Told them about the blood and explained to his mother. I requested his mother to come to school at 12 noon if they are going to follow the teacher to town since they don't have their own transport. She agreed so we went back to school.

At 12 noon after the school bell, we still waiting for his mother to come. She didn't turn up. We asked another parent from the same longhouse to remind her again to come at 1pm. There are still a few teachers in school by 1pm. She didn't show up either.

Today, some teacher asked the boy whether he had gone to the clinic and he replied "yes". Since he had gone to the clinic so it is a relief for us. But not later than that, he started to stand at the sink coughing blood again.

We immediately drove the boy back home, pick up his mother and drove directly to the emergency ward. I bet they didn't explain well to the clinic MA last Friday. The outpatient card i saw only stated cough.

The boy had X-ray during the checkup. Out of my surprise, i met my form 6 classmate having his practical in the ward. After X-ray, doctor attended him. The doctor asked a few questions and read a few words before he started to wear his mask. I suspected something so i quietly listen from beside. Doctor suspected tibi. 3 bottle were given for spit samples to be taken to the lab.

On the way back, Headmistress ask him not to come to school for three days. I understood that we don't want any risk of disease in school. By the way, if he is confirmed tibi patient, then many of us will get quarantined. This is occupational risk. This kind of risk never happened when i was in Cheras.

Injury

2009-07-13T03:20:00.001-07:00

This little year-one-boy is running in school compound one early morning. His grandfather is the school guard. When i arrive in school, i heard his grandfather scolding him for running and sweating in the early morning. I gone into the office. It was around 6.55 am.

Around 7.20am, a teacher saw a group of students running towards the office and off he goes to see what happened. The teacher ran back after a while and told me a student had blood on his head. I grab the first aid kit and went to see.

He fell down on the cement floor during a chase and had half of his face covered with blood. His grandfather came running with a cane on his hand. He canned and scolded his grandson who is still covered with blood and crying. I'm quite shock that he didn't put the injury in priority. I only figure out the size of wound after cleaning the blood on his face. I gave a quick bandaging and send him to the nearby Klinik Desa with a colleague. I guess stitches were needed on the wound.

A nurse attended his injuries and gave some treatment. After that, the boy was given some PCM, Vitamin C and some yellow solution. The nurse said that stitches were not required. After we went back to school, i explained all the medications and remind the guard to open the bandage only after 3 days.

The second day i came to school, i saw the boy with the wound, uncovered. I don't know what the hell these parents are doing. I've explained and reminded him not to open the bandage in 3 days. It was not language barrier, i spoke Iban the other day. It is not possible he can't understand "after 3 days".

Today the boy didn't came to school. I think the wound started to swollen by this time.

Meeting an ENT Specialist Doctor

2009-07-11T17:43:00.000-07:00

I arrived in Sibu on Friday afternoon. At 4pm, I went to see an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist at Rejang Specialist Centre. I had suffered some nose problems two years back in KL and now it is getting worse. I went for a specialist instead of a medical doctor because I know I'll get a better and accurate treatment from the specialist. I had with me one hundred and fifty ringgit and think it is sufficient for a normal treatment.

The Indian doctor smiled to me the moment i step into his clinic. I told him what happened and he asked a few questions. He told me to stop using aircon, keep warm at night, keep house clean of dust, and void prawn, shells and various kind of seafood. "HOLD ON!", I told him. "I stop eating seafood for a short period or long period?". "Depends on situation, it might be life time." Damn it! Going to miss all the nice foods! How on earth I can resist a plate of deep fried prawn in front of me later? He concluded the problem as a nose allergy.

He took something which I can describe it similar to a weilding typo. He put the long tiny pipe gun into my nostrils and pump some weird liquid into it. The nurse beside pass some tissue papers to me and asked me to wait outside before doctor call me in again. So I went out with a wet eyes and nose.

Waited a while, the nurse called me in again. I sat back at the same chair. This time, the doctor hold another "somthing" which looks like a camera with very very long and tiny pipe. This time he put the thingy "into" my nostrils! It is a camera. I can view the inside of my nose in the TV right in front of me. The feeling was like my nose being raped. Doctor push the camera deeper and deeper and it feels like getting raped more and more. If he wasn't a specialist then I'll probably file a sue.

At the dispensary, the nurse taught me how to use a nostril spray then give me some medications. Paid RM192 with my credit card since the cash i brought is not enough. The whole meeting was nice, except for the "raping". Going to come back in a month.

Motorcycle accident

2009-07-11T17:29:00.000-07:00

It was a rainy Thursday afternoon. As usual, I ride my motorcycle back home after school. When i reach Minah junction, i tried to slow down the motorcycle by using both the brakes at the front and the back. Unluckily, the brakes didn't work like usual. The slippery road turned my motorcycle to one side. The motorcycle "flew" away and i seconded. I lose control of everything so i just let myself roll on the road. I rolled for three rounds before i stopped and hit my head hard on the ground.

As what people said, God close a door and open another window. In this incident, he open 3 windows for me. First, I'm lucky there are no other vehicles passing by that might run over me and get me killed. Second, I was lucky to wear a tough helmet that really protect my head during the knock. Third, I'm not injured during the accident. I had my right leg feeling weak for one day.

First hand news of fire burning

2009-07-11T16:40:00.000-07:00

SUNDAY, 12 July
Happened to be in Sibu today. Grandmother called and tell that there is a fire at a nearby house. I hurried to the house and saw the fire right opposite of the house. 2 units of Bomba vehicle is parked beside the road. Local Civil Defence also send one unit of their firemen. No one was injured during the fire. After i leave the scene, i called the Sibu Red Crescent and asked them to send in some relief item.

Photos to follow up.

Colouring competition of Bank Rakyat

2009-07-07T02:18:00.001-07:00

The 5 days old kitten

2009-07-07T02:16:00.001-07:00

Observation

2009-07-01T23:27:00.001-07:00

Today I had another session of observation on my Year 4 Malay class by honarary headmistress. Teaching went accordingly and smooth, nothing too good or too bad. For me, it was just another session of class like what i normally do.

This is the interesting part, the comments. She commented that teacher should find the meaning of the vocabulary and tell it to the students and not asking them to find it by themselves. She meant that it is not right to let student use dictionary in class. Then she got a little problem with the sitting in the class. I let the students to sit around the teacher's desk and teach like what tuition centre is doing it since i had only four person in one class. She say that is not the correct way of teaching. Students should sit according to the sitting plan.

Then she recall back and said that she had a book on BM teaching 20 years ago which she thinks is very nice. She say she will find the book back home later and pass it to me for my reference. Oh my GOD! 20 years! Everything had changed since the past 20 years.

For teachers out there, be glad that your headmaster doesn't keep you in a museum. Now I'm stuck inside a museum gallery, still finding my way out.

Kudios!

Pantun Sindiran

2009-06-30T01:06:00.000-07:00

Pantun adalah salah satu elemen penting dalam karya sastera Melayu. Terdapat pelbagai jenis pantun yang digunakan pada zaman-zaman dahulu untuk menyampaikan mesej kepada orang lain. Hari ini, saya akan memperkenalkan pantun sindiran kepada saudara-saudari.

Pantun sindiran berbeza daripada pantun-pantun lain kerana pantun ini mengandungi unsur sindiran yang biasanya tidak terdapat pada jenis pantun yang lain. Pantun sindiran digunakan untuk menyindir seseorang tanpa menggunakan perkataan yang kesat atau tindakan yang melampau. Dibawah ditunjukkan pantun empat kerat untuk tatapan saudara dan saudari.

Cikgu Teng mendidik Putra dan Putri,

Disuruh membaca terkumat-kamit;

Saat disuruh baca buku sendiri,

Minda melayang hingga ke langit.

Hitam putih senang sahaja,

Siap latihan tidak pernah lesu;

Bila ditanya soalan tahun tiga,

Tahun enam terus sunyi membisu.

Isi penting ditunjuk-tunjuk,

Tekak sakit darah pun naik meninggi;

Putra Putri hanya tunduk-menunduk,

Peratus gagal terus melambung tinggi.

Beginilah nasib Si Cikgu yang malang,

susah senang masih berusaha;

Cemerlang gemilang atau temberang,

Semuanya bergantung kepada mereka.

Sekian, selamat belajar!

195

2009-06-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

This post is the 195th post in my blog.

Never thought i can publish so many post in my blog.

Cinta Derhaka

2009-06-28T07:54:00.000-07:00

"Engkau yang telah menderhakai cinta kita!", terngiang-nigiang dalam telinga kata-kata umpama pisau tajam menusuk hati dan peparu. Zul sudah menjadi seekor anak kambing yang hilang hala tuju. Kekecewaan mulai membenam dalam ke dalam dirinya. Kini, Zul menjadi seorang lagi mangsa yang jatuh ke dalam gelora cinta.

Saat-saat manis Julie bersamanya muncul dalam ingatan. Zul masih hairan mengapa percintaan yang dibina dengan penuh usaha dan harapan musnah dalam masa sebegitu singkat? Julie bagaikan bertukar menjadi insan lain selepas pulang dari London. Dua minggu lepas Julie masih meminta Zul membenarkannya melawat London dan Zul membenarkan atas kepercayaan penuh kepada Julie. Sekembalinya Julie selepas tujuh hari, sudah mulai mengelaknya. Telefon tidak dijawab.

"Zul, sebenarnya Si Julie sudah mengenali laki itu dua bulan lepas. Mereka selalu duduk bersembang di Starbuck pada waktu-waktu senja. Semua orang dalam pejabat sudah tahu, cuma tinggal engkau saja. Lupakanlah Julie itu. Dia hanya anggap kamu sebagai batu loncatan sahaja."

Barulah Zul teringat kata-kata Julie sebelum ini, " Saya berpendapat kita berhak untuk memilih sebelum berkahwin. Jika telah berkahwin sekali pun masih boleh bercerai". Api kemarahan mula meluak-luak dalam fikiran. Perempuan cantik sebegitu memanglah dipenuhi ego dan rasa dirinya hanya sesuai untuk orang yang terbaik. Tanggungjawab bersama untuk membina jalan percintaan tidak penting, yang penting adalah untuk terus mencari orang yang difikirkan terbaik sakali! Julie telah menderhakai percintaan Zul kepadanya. Julie sudah memilih laki yang dikatakan lebih sesuai untuk dirinya. Julie hanya meninggalkan luka kekecewaan dalam hati Zul.

"Zul, engkau bodoh! Zul, siapa engkau untuk layak bersama aku?", Zul mula terdengar bisikan syaitan. Digengamnya pisau 6 inci pada tangan kanan...

我去韩国玩了两天-“寒国”

2009-06-28T05:25:00.000-07:00

星期四和星期五我没去上课，我在“寒国”玩了两天。包路程费用，包吃，包住，算得上是全免费啦！

酒店房间的门用一张卡一开，有两张大大的床！前门外就有一个小型游泳池。门的右手边就是健身房。房间又冷又舒服，浴室高级得大便后会自动冲水，还有冷热控制。会议室冷，房间冷，饭厅冷，浴室冷，总之去到哪都很冷，所以这次的旅行我称为“寒国之旅”。食物呢，好得不得了！一天吃五餐，餐餐大鱼大肉，肚子没有空过的。整个旅程就一直在享受！

讲了这么多好的，开始说点不好的。吃饱后要上课程：交通安全课程。课程内容其实很简单，只需要我们了解如何写这一课的教案。照我看只需要一个早上的课程，却连续用了三天两夜，还要付这样多人的交通，住宿和伙食费。虽然我也有份享受这份豪华（和奢侈）的气派，心里却觉得这样做浪费了太多公款。别人告诉我，jangan tolak rezeki。

很矛盾啦！很享受，却觉得不应该这样浪费...

Make your own toys!

2009-06-21T06:13:00.001-07:00

一年级学生吐在课室，大便在裤子

2009-06-21T05:28:00.000-07:00

想起刚毕业第一年就被派去教一年级的国语。那时有些不知所措，因为训练时候没真正教过一年级学生，多半是和高年级学生相处。过几天发现教一年级也不太难，但是做“妈妈”的责任就让我头大。

第一个星期就有学生吐在课室。第一次面对这样的事还真不知要怎么办，所以就硬着头皮到男厕所拿了水桶和抹把处理了那些东西。没办法，那时去上课还要带着学校的地图所以不知道去哪找清洁工人。最后弄到自己脏兮兮，还带着一股味道。

过了一小段时间，对学校熟悉了，对学生也比较狠了。第二次学生呕吐在地上，我叫他自己去厕所拿水桶装水，然后自己用布抹干净。虽然这样对待一年级学生太狠了一点，但是令我惊奇的是他完全靠自己清理了地板，也没有不知怎么做，不会做的问题。事发过后提醒了学生要呕吐就直接吐进水沟，要上厕所就告诉老师。

呕吐的问题告一段落后，又发生了学生大便在裤子里。惨了啦，比呕吐还更难搞！叫学生去厕所，然后我到办公室拿裤子再到男厕所。叫我帮他洗？我拿了水管，当洗车这样的喷，叫他自己清理干净，把脏裤子放进袋子绑紧，然后换上裤子。很佩服有些女老师，她们真的照顾得很周到。这些情况她们都会帮学生清理什么的。

现在这里的学生没有吐在课室或大便在裤子的问题，只有学生乱大便小便在操场或草上的坏习惯。很特别的是这两区差天和地的一年级学生有个共同点，课室里都是丑牛奶味。我最怕牛奶的腥味了！

做教师... 是这样的啦！

A Lesson to Learn in Emergency Ward

2009-06-19T20:04:00.000-07:00

During the Survival camp, a friend and i send a few members to the emergency ward. They suffered allergies and need medications. The friend of mine is a medical assistant by profession.

The story goes like this:

A medical assistant check on the members and ask some questions before giving medication. My friend ask the working MA what medicine are given to the members. Well, the MA turned to look at him and say, "Saya beritau lu apa ubat ini lu pun tidak tau". My friend look at him in astonishment.

I personally feel that this is a bad attitude as a civil servant and a personnel working in servicing the society. I'd like to put forward a few reason to support my view.

1. It is a right for the patient to know what exactly is the thing they put into their mouth and into their stomach, or commonly known as Consumer Right,

2. It is against the guideline of Health Ministry to explain in details all kind of medication given to the patient,

3. The person he scold might have more knowledge than the MA himself since there are so many doctors and pharmacist all around us, going to emergency ward as a public. This situation will particularly shame himself and even the department.

4. Maybe that MA doesn't even know the name of the medicine so he scold the patient for asking instead of telling the name of the medicine. I don't doubt this possibility since i saw his uncertainty when prescribing medicine.

The lesson here is : don't ever underestimate someone, they might be much better than us.

Cheers for the day!

红盒子

2009-06-06T05:56:00.000-07:00

手上握着一个红盒子，拉着最后一个行李慢慢的走上机。

“怎么你不把这个盒子放在行李里？”。他没回答，只是微微笑。从他的表情可以看到很复杂的表情，但可以肯定的是手上的红盒子一点都不复杂，只有甜蜜。

在机上坐了好久，他才开始说话，“这个是全部行李之中最难带走的一样，一个空盒子装着几张纸。放在行李厢肯定被压扁。偏偏，这是全部行李之中最珍贵的一样。” 虽然我听得不太明白，但是直觉告诉我不必多问，因为他的表情让我觉得很安心。

一个红盒子，隐藏着千万的秘密却能为一个人带来无止境的甜蜜。我只有羡慕的余地吧...

Punctuality

2009-06-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

"Punctuality" is not an enormous phylosophy or great discovery. It is a basic self discipline. In fact, punctuality is a moral value taught all around the globe. Everyone understand and may get perfect score in Moral Paper but how many people actually really practice it in life?

Chinese community had a bad practice on "Punctuality". It is a norme for weddings and dinners to start half to an hour late than the supposed time. It is an unwritten rule than the actual time to arrive at the venue is half an hour later than the time printed in the invitation.

Lately I'm really troubled with people besides who taken this discipline lightly. I had been telling him to be punctual and the importance of punctuality. Everytime i advice him, i feel like a fool, or i should say invisible-fool. Meetings by meetings he is always late. Meeting won't start without him. That cause us to wait and wait and wait. If the late were unintentionally then it is forgivable but not other wise.In this case, when other people realise our meeting never start in time, then all come late. In the end, it will be a meeting for everybody to wait for everybody. How bad will this turnout to be.

Why we want this miserable things to happen when it can be prevented so easily? It is only a self discipline, "PUNCTUALITY". Everyone be on time and everything start on time and finish in time, end of problem! As simple as that...

So please, be fair to those who are punctual and be punctual for every events in you life.