out and about, tonight

in few hours time, i'll be off to KL..
i need to go to putrajaya to take my letter..
then i'll stay there for a few days before proceed to kuching..

those at home, i bid farewell and i'll pray for thy safety
to buttercup, thanx for keeping me calm..
this is our life, we got to keep on keeping on..

to all comrades, 0-0 and wish me gud luck..
after all, i just wanna serve the nation well.. huh patriotik nih
and be back as a better person..

salam

wander boys

from left, kana a.k.a vasool raja, muse a.k.a bob, azfar & praba
these boys will travel to borneo..
soon.. real soon..
to serian sarawak, beluran sabah, betong sarawak and lundu sarawak respectively
good luck and..
boys.. dont cry..

I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try and
Laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
'cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry

song by The Cure

malaysia vs united 2-3

c'mon you devils...
haha, malaysia managed to get 2 goals againts united..thats good enough
both of them from amri yahyah..thats good enough
eventhough i'm not a united fan, but then..its united mate
i didnt go to watch but kana did.. something for him to remember

but then i always think...
what matches like this will do for malaysian football?
last year we had chelsea, do we improve in our league?
or in our ranking?
do we get to send a few of our best to play for them?

these matches are purely cosmetics..
to give hope to local fans that, we are not that bad..
thats why chelsea n MU came here..
bullshite..

look at our league..
UPB-myteam FC want to pull out from Malaysia Cup..
why? duit xcukup..
and maybe next season we got 20 teams in our top flight league?
well we keep on changing our league formats..
bet you, we are going nowhere.. at least in 3 years..



local MU fans.. they are proud to be Malaysian..dont they?
if AC Milan to come here.. i will defenitely wear stripes
black and yellow...

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pic courtesy of the star

harry potter and the half blood prince

to all harry potter freaks, i've watched this huhu
to my sis, i post this just want to make u jealous & annoyed
kahkahkah
average movie, lack of actions perhaps..
harry and friends are in lovey dovey mode this time..

harry loves ginny..

ginny loves harry..

hermione loves ron..

lavender loves ron..

ron loves romilda..

ron loves hermione..

dean loves ginny..

hagrid loves aragog..

dumbledore loves harry..

harry loves dumbledore..

hmm, one nice line by ginny "That can stay up here as well if you like."

pari pari di bawah angin

i usually relate situations and events with songs..
this time its for this one..
dedicated to thee.. butercup

Masa
Memaksa kita
Berpisah bagi sementara
Tak pernah ku pinta

Ada..Kalanya
Kita mampu merencana
Takdir yang terlaksana

Satu hati di hujung langit
Satu..itu sepuluh
Sejauh bima sakti
Kita yakin kembali

Tinggal
Tinggal lah oh pari-pari
Usah kau bersedih hati
Ku percaya akan mu

Tinggal
Tinggal lah oh pari-pari
Usah kau bersedih hati
Ku akan kembali

Seksa
Tersiksa batinnya
Usah lagi kau titiskan air mata
Hati ku terseksa jua

Penantian
Benar-benar menyiksakan
Jika ini satu rintangan
Harus kita teruskan

Satu hati di hujung langit
Satu..itu sepuluh
Sejauh bima sakti
Kita yakin kembali

Tinggal
Tinggal lah oh pari-pari
Usah kau bersedih hati
Ku percaya akan mu

Tinggal
Tinggal lah oh pari-pari
Usah kau bersedih hati
Ku akan kembali

song by Meet Uncle Husain

sarawak calling

i woke up today to buttercup's call telling that we could check our posting..
and i check my hp and there's a message from kana..
he got sarawak.. haha padan..
so i called KPM.. i got there either.. so, nama berita to everyone..
sadly buttercup got kelantan and its far from sarawak..
but hey kelantan is good too, rite weng?
hmm.. so today, i informed some of my comrades and most of them wish me luck..
it is a mixed feelings blues here..

happy for soon to be called a working class man..
fear for being away from family, buttercup, comrades and penang..
joy for the money that i'm going to make, haha..

its complicated, maybe its like a kid going for year 1..
its a really huge world out there.. many to discover..
many may take me down.. but i've got mission to accomplish..
i'll be there with agendas.. for myself, family and nation of coz..
i am a bit curious of what the coming years will become..

my dad reminded me of being able to make something out of my profession..
maybe its too early, but a father never give an advice too early for his child..
his words must be based on something.. something that he gain from experiences..
and i believe the very first moment you walk in a profession..
that will determine your stand and what you'll be for many years..
be it.. stagnant teacher, money making teacher, teacher-cum-businessman, teacher-cum-politician, teacher-cum-writer, teacher-cum-sports coach..
a teacher can have many stands and faces, and the good thing about it you can choose..
so, i'll choose.. later..

and my dad added..
jangan jauh dengan masjid... ;p'

mansuhkan PPSMI

yeah..
all the struggle paid off..
DPM announced that science & maths will be back in BM effective 2012
i felt that it is a wise decision that the DPM considered people's and academic opinions on this issue..
during my practicum, i've written on this topic in my journal..
here is the excerpt..

I had some discussion regarding this issue with some of the teachers. Most of them were uneasy with PPSMI. Some said that it was ad-hoc in implementation and some argued that PPSMI killed students’ interest in Mathematics and Science. Some even said that it killed students’ interest in English either, as students always associate the difficulties of Mathematics and Science to the more fun English learning.

When I talked to some of my friends, they said that my students were far better compared to their students in Batu Feringghi or Batu Maung who hardly understand English. Usually Malay and some Indian students would find it very difficult.

Besides the resistance and confrontation about PPSMI, they were also some that thought PPSMI was a platform for a better education in Malaysia. This followed by the hype that PPSMI will prepare students for a globalised world. Some just laughed off this issue and said that it was another chapter of Malaysian political satire.

Put aside the debate on whether it was political or survival of the language, I viewed this issue as an impromptu action of the ministry. If the ministry wanted the students to be ready for the medium change, we need a proper study from universities and experts not solely on a few opinions from politicians. It may take us 20 years to shift medium and it should be started with schools of strong English medium background such as Convents and Methodist schools as the pioneers.

I knew it was not proper to wrote all these issue that was very controversial for years but I believed that as an educator, one should concern and have a firm stand on this matter. My stand is that this programme should be terminated.

p/s - cintailah bahasa kita

top 5 - life in YAB

onney of cohort5 msged me just now saying that 'yab xbest la bro..'
well i said maybe thats your first impression..
when i was there 1st time, my impression was..
'call me a freak, i just wanna stay inside my room..'
well this is my top 5 list for yab, not uum.. laluan c only

no.5 - college activities
we frequently had activities such as pesta yab, ceramah agama, gigs apa kejadah ntah, football tournament and nasyid kot.. ntah la, too many activities in yab itself..

no.4 - food consumption
during my time, yab and muamalat served nice food particularly lunch..
all the lauk pauk argghh, cheap, delicious and its a good time to get fat..
hmm, we could also have tong yam in yab (maybe one of the best in uum), pak lang nasi ayam or nasi tomato, western food in muamalat.. owh many others actually.. and not forgetting cucuk-cucuk francaise.. i thanked buttercup for introducing me to this awesome food..

no.3 - eufa champions league
ucl seasons are like the time for yab residents to turn nocturnals.. in fact all the colleges around uum facing the same transformation.. all the kaki bola will look for hotspots in yab such as bilik jkpp, cafe and tv room..
the scene was nice as all the chop-chop tempat thing will happen..
some people were here because they just love football, some because they cant sleep, some because they wanna sleep in the crowd, some because they want to msg their other half in the crowd and some just wanna play hp games..in the crowd..arrgghh
i still remember this one guy who claim to be arsenal fan tonite and chelsea fan the nite after.. wtf.. i still remember his favourite tag line.. 'macam takder jer'

no.2 - internet
maybe yab had improved on this.. but i'm not sure..
few years back we used the computer lab.. but no youtube, no metacafe and other streaming vdo
another option would be wireless connection in cafe, but with thousands residents..
hmm.. after 12, many would go to the cafe and try to access from it.. then if the uk come..the favourite tagline would be 'saya nak download nota ni, esok ada quiz plak' and etc.
if the connection failed me and my comrades will roam around the campus for hotspots..
felt like commandos trying to access enemy's top secret.. haha padahal nak ushar kord gtar ja..

no.1 - daily dose of football
main bola like everyday and here i got to play with many good players.. as usual i didnt make it to the team haha
but the experience taught me many things about football and became a better player..
i would say it was a good improvement considering the fact that i rarely touch the ball during my secondary..
here i learnt to play as top or back up striker and it made me aware of positioning, offside, how to beat defenders and opportunist goal scoring.. pippo inzaghi style haha..
and i got to play with my roomate ijat, who once played for bintong fc amateur football club in perlis.. and he is the best footballer i ever played with.. he's like kaka of yab haha

to comrades in yab - ijat, yen, jirun, ustad, shah, naz, ijal, foreed, ijan, hawau, azri, mus, mael, faiz, wan yan, mamu, ca'en, zul, awie and the list goes on........
thanx for the memories