Celebrating October! Oct 1 - General Facts

Ok! hari ni hari pertama di bulan October yang diberkati nih. hehe. jadi, meh aku bagi sedikit sebanyak info umum pasal October, ayte?

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October ni bulan ke sepuloh dalam 12 bulan dalam setahun. tapi dalam kalendar Roman yang terawal, October ialah bulan ke lapan. ada 31 hari semuanya dalam sebulan nih. hehe

frost yang mula2 sekali (first frost) biasanya jadi dalam bulan October kat North Temperature Zone. masa nih dah musim luruh (fall/autumn), so daun2 semua tukor kaler dan mula berguguran. cantik! romantik kan? haha. kalo kat negara bermusim tu, tanaman semua kena tuai dah by this time, wlopon belom bersalji lagi. selalunya sejuk je la, tapi suam2 jugak. ^^

bagi jenis burung2 yang berhijrah, bila dah jadi the first frost tu dorang dah gerak ke selatan. tapi sparrows suka sejuk2 nih. taktau kenapa. hee... ha! kebanyakkan ladang epal dan anggur kat dunia nih dituai dalam bulan ni.

bagi peminat sukan, NFL biasanya mula rancak dalam bulan October. NHL baru habis pre-season, dan NBA akan start hujung2 bulan. tapi paling meletop ialah MLB. World Series in October, baby!

kat America, Columbus Day disambut kat sekolah2, terutamanya sekolah rendah. Columbus Day disambut pada hari Isnin kedua dalam bulan October. ni sebab nak memperingati Christopher Columbus yang sampai kat America pada 12 October 1492. see.. kecik2 dah diajar menghargai sejarah. kita? hihi

kalau kat Canada, dorang sambut Thanksgiving Day pada hari Isnin kedua. dorang tak sambut Columbus sebab encik Columbus tak pegi sana kot. ^^"

sambutan paling femes dalam bulan October? mestilah Halloween! Halloween disambut pada malam last dalam bulan ni (31hb malam). apa halloween tu? haaa... nanti aku cerita details. hehe

ni batu pink tourmaline. cantik kan?

bagi korang yang lahir dalam bulan October, birthstone korang yang rasmi ialah Opal dan Tourmaline. cantik2 batu nih, siyes. kategori batu yang mendamaikan. =)

lepas tu, bunga yang sinonim dengan October ialah Calendula. penah tengok? haa.. nanti aku cerita jugak details pasal birthstone dan flower of October. k?

nah. kat sini aku copy dari satu page; the important October events. tapi ni mengikot sejarah pilihan barat la. hehe. kot2 ada yang elok2, kena dengan birthday korang, leh la bangga sket2. ^^

• Free rural delivery of mail began in the United States, October 1, 1896.
• First "Model T" Ford put on the market, October 1, 1908.
• Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, born in Plains, Ga., October 1, 1924.
• Cordell Hull, American statesman, born October 2, 1871.
• George Bancroft, American historian, born October 3, 1800.
• Painter Jean Francois Millet born October 4, 1814.
• Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States, born at Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1822.
• Artist Frederic Remington born October 4, 1861.
• The Soviet Union launched first artificial satellite, October 4, 1957.
• Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States, born in Fairfield, Vt., October 5, 1829.
• Joshua Logan, American playwright, born October 5, 1908.
• President Harry S. Truman made the first presidential telecast address from the White House, October 5, 1947.
• George Westinghouse, American inventor, born October 6, 1846.
• Anwar el-Sadat, president of Egypt, assassinated in Cairo, October 6, 1981.
• First double-decked steamboat, the Washington, arrived at New Orleans, October 7, 1816.
• James Whitcomb Riley, Hoosier poet, born October 7, 1849.
• John M. Hay, American statesman, born October 8, 1838.
• Chicago fire began, and burned for about 30 hours, October 8, 1871.
• Eddie Rickenbacker, American air ace, born October 8, 1890.
• Camille Saint-Saens, French composer, born October 9, 1835.
• U.S. Naval Academy opened at Annapolis, Md., October 10, 1845.
• Norwegian explorer and statesman Fridtjof Nansen born October 10, 1861.
• Helen Hayes, American actress, born October 10, 1900.
• Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, born October 11, 1884.
• Columbus landed in America, October 12, 1492.
• Ralph Vaughan Williams, British composer, born October 12, 1872.
• White House cornerstone laid, October 13, 1792.
• William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, which assured the conquest of England, October 14, 1066.
• William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, born October 14, 1644.
• Eamon de Valera, president of the Irish Republic, born October 14, 1882.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, born at Denison, Tex., October 14, 1890.
• E. E. Cummings, American poet, born October 14, 1894.
• Helen Hunt Jackson, American novelist, born October 15, 1830.
• Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche born October 15, 1844.
• Clayton Antitrust Act became law, October 15, 1914.
• Dictionary editor Noah Webster born October 16, 1758.
• Oscar Wilde, Irish-born dramatist, born October 16, 1854.
• David Ben-Gurion, Israeli prime minister and Zionist leader, born October 16, 1886.
• Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel Prize winner, born October 16, 1888.
• British general John Burgoyne surrendered his army at Saratoga, October 17, 1777.
• Abolitionist John Brown and his men seized the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. (now W. Va.), October 17, 1859.
• Henri Bergson, French philosopher, born October 18, 1859.
• The United States flag was formally raised over Alaska, October 18, 1867.
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, born October 18, 1919.
• First general court in New England held, Boston, October 19, 1630.
• British troops under Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, October 19, 1781.
• Thomas Edison began first successful demonstration of his electric light, October 19, 1879.
• Architect Sir Christopher Wren born October 20, 1632.
• John Dewey, American philosopher, born October 20, 1859.
• Magellan entered strait that bears his name, October 21, 1520.
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, born October 21, 1772.
• U.S.S. Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides, launched, October 21, 1797.
• British Admiral Nelson was killed defeating the French and Spanish at Trafalgar, October 21, 1805.
• Alfred Nobel, Swedish philanthropist and founder of the Nobel Prize, born October 21, 1833.
• Sam Houston inaugurated as first president of the Republic of Texas, October 22, 1836.
• British began offensive at El Alamein in Egypt in World War II, October 23, 1942.
• Battle for Leyte Gulf in the Philippines began in World War II, October 23, 1944.
• First transcontinental telegram sent, October 24, 1861.
• United Nations formally established when necessary number of members ratified charter, October 24, 1945.
• Thomas B. Macaulay, English historian, born October 25, 1800.
• "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, Jr., born October 25, 1825.
• Georges Bizet, French composer, born October 25, 1838.
• Spanish painter Pablo Picasso born October 25, 1881.
• Richard E. Byrd, American polar explorer, born October 25, 1888.
• Erie Canal opened to traffic, October 26, 1825.
• The Federalist papers began appearing in the New York newspaper Independent Journal, October 27, 1787.
• Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, born in New York City, October 27, 1858.
• Captain James Cook, English explorer, born October 27, 1728.
• Harvard College founded, October 28, 1636.
• Statue of Liberty dedicated, October 28, 1886.
• Jonas Salk, American developer of a polio vaccine, born October 28, 1914.
• Cartoonist Bill Mauldin born October 29, 1921.
• Blackest day in stock market history, October 29, 1929.
• John Adams, second President of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., October 30, 1735.
• Benito Mussolini, founder of fascism, became premier of Italy, October 30, 1922.
• According to tradition, the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church at Wittenberg, October 31, 1517.
• Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter, born October 31, 1632.
• King's College (now Columbia University) founded, October 31, 1754.
• Nevada became the 36th state, October 31, 1864.
• Sir Hubert Wilkins, Australian explorer, born October 31, 1888.
• Comedian Steve Allen died from a heart attack in the home of his son on October 31, 2000.
  
  Information taken from World Book Millenium

as for my friends, hari ni hari ulangtahun kelahiran Dalwinder Kaur dan Nony Norainy!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Welcome, October ! A-Month Celebration

ATTENTION PLEASE!

sebagai seorang yang sangat menyayangi bulan Oktober, aku rasa nak buat one-month celebration. hahaha. kau gilo ke an? yes!! memang aku gila. aku gilakan keceriaan dan kemeriahan! =D
as a person that really loves October, I feel like having a one-month celebration. hahaha. are you crazy, a'an? yes! I am crazy. craze of happenings and happiness! 

so, apa aku nak buat? haa... event ni specially dedicated untuk anda; Children of October!
so what am I gonna do? haa... this event is specially dedicated for you - Children of October!

yep2. mulai esok, 1st Oct 2011 sampai la 31 Oct 2011, aku nak bagi hadiah kat korang2 yang dilahirkan a.k.a sambut birthday dalam bulan Oktober. ^^
yeap2. starting tomorrow, Oct 1 2011 until Oct 31 3011, I'll be giving presents for those who were born, and celebrate their birthday(s) in October.

|| please take note: aku tak kaya, aku bukan orang senang. tapi, aku buat camni sebab aku rasa nak menghargai. selalunya, aku bagi hadiah kat kengkawan sempena ulangtahon kelahiran aku. but this time, rasa nak buat laen sikit. hee... jadi, aku cuma dan cuba buat apa yang termampu lah ye. ^^
do take note. I'm not rich. I'm not silver-spoon-fed child. but I'm doing this because I feel like appreciating. normally I'll be giving presents to my friends for my birthday. but this time, I'm giving it a twist. hee... so, I just do whatever I can, and can afford, ayte? ^^

ha! camne nak dapat hadiah dari aku? senang je.
so how to get your present? it's easy!

1. cari aku. or tak kesah la kalo terserempak kat tepi jalan ke, tengah jalan ke, kat pasar pagi ke... yang penting mesti real-time face-to-face. webcam, skype, YM, video call dan seumpamanya (virtual) tak dikira. hehe.

find me. doesn't matter if you stumble upon me anywhere, any-when, anyhow. just make sure it's real-time face-to-face occasion. virtual meeting is not counted. hehe

2. pastikan hari yang korang jumpak aku tu, adalah hari ulangtahon kelahiran korang! baru bleh aku bagi hadiah. contoh; birthday korang 7 Oct. maka terjumpaklah dengan aku 7hb tu - bukan hari/tarikh lain. klo korang terawal or terlepas tarikh...hehe.. sowi~ takde KIV ye. ^^

make sure that you meet me on your BIRTHDAY! then only you can clain your present. example; if your birthday is on Oct 7, so see me on the 7th - not on other date/day. if you 're too early or too late... hehe.. sorry... no KIV. ^^ 

3. buktikan haritu birthday korang. buat la camne pon. paling senang tunjuk IC or lesen memandu je. tapi klo korang ada cara lain pon ok je. asalkan aku tau dan yakin haritu birthday korang. jangan tipu plak! hahaha

prove it that that day is your birthday. show me proof, e.g. driving licence, your ID, etc. but tell me no lie! or else... hahaha

4. dah setel 1-3 tu, maka insyaAllah, ada la hadiah dari aku untuk korang, sempena hari yang berbahagia itu. =)

once you have fulfilled the previous steps, insyaAllah, you'll get your birthday present. =) 

DISCLAIMER
- sumpah takde hidden agenda dengan event nih. siyes, aku just nak celebrate dan appreciate October-born kids. tu je. ^^
I swear there's no such thing as hidden agenda behind this event. seriously, I just wanna celebrate and appreciate October-born kids. that's all. ^^

- event nih terbuka buat semua manusia (diulang.. m.a.n.u.s.i.a) tanpa mengira umur, bangsa, agama, pangkat, darjat, warna kulit, bentuk badan, rupa paras, bahasa pertuturan, kewarganegaraan dan seangkatan dengannya.
this event is open for all regardless your age, race, religion, beliefs, skin colour, physical appeal, languages, nationality and the like.

- hadiah tak tetap dan tak tentu. bleh berubah ikot keadaan semasa. maksud aku, kalo time tu aku mampu hadiahkan kereta Lamborghini Murcielargo, dapat la Lamborghini tu kat korang. kalo time tu aku mampu belanja teh o ais je, maka teh o ais je lah ye. hihi...
presents are not fixed. changes can/may be applied accordingly. (I don't feel like translating the rest..hihi)

- korang boleh demand hadiah sebab hari tu birthday korang. just dapat tak dapat tu, aku yang tentukan. lol!
you can/may ask for whatever you want for your birthday. but it's up to me to grant it or not. LOL!

- insyaAllah, aku akan cuba yang terbaik untuk win-win situation. so takde la korang rasa menyesal terserempak dgn aku haritu~ hee...
I'll do my best to ensure we can seal a win-win situation. We'll see how it goes. hee...

baek!! itu sahaja pengumuman untuk hari ni. semoga usaha ni dapat keberkatan dan keredhaanNya.  amiiinn~ ^^
that's all folk! Godspeed. God bless. amen. ^^

Wake Me Up When September Ends

dah... bangun2. September dah nak abes dah pon. as for today, harini dah 29. esok hari terakhir dalam bulan September. so bangun la hari ni. kelipak kelipuk mata, kedip2 tonyoh mata, tepuk2 pipi, menguap puas2. =)

bagi aku, frasa "Wake me up when September ends" tu sangat kena dengan situasi sekarang. kenapa? hehe... lemme take you back into June... dari bulan enam haritu, aku sangat tak produktif dan tak proaktif. dari bulan jun sampai la september, aku gagal dalam mendapatkan kerja. aku gagal dalam melakukan aktiviti2 berfaedah. aku gagal dalam mengekalkan berat badan under 55kg...

apa je yg aku buat selama 4 bulan nih? haa... bukan aku tak carik keja. aku cari la. tapi sesungguhnya Tuhan maha kaya, satu kerja bergaji pon tak sangkut dengan aku. so, aku end up hari2 ajar budak2 mengaji, ajar English, etc etc. lepas tuh, aku dok tensen sebab dok area sinih takleh main basketball. aku tak dapat nak bersukan! memang la, orang kata kalo nak bersenam tu, tak payah nanti ada padang - lari keliling rumah pon kira bersenam. but that's not my thing~ huuu..

paling aku tensen - bab makan. sumpah aku cakap, makin2 aku nak jaga makan, makin kuat lak aku makan. dah la akak aku ni pandai masak. bila masak asik sedap je... mana aku tak suap nasi dengan lauk masuk mulut?? haih... lepas tu, stress, sebab rasa badan naik. sebab perot lagi tinggi dari dada. stress, sebab bila pakai seluar saiz 28, dah mula rasa ketat kat pinggang. ngee~


dan paling2 aku risau, super stressing... ialah menanti posting kerja. aduhh... tobat la letih dok rumah tak buat apa. i'm not a TV person. siyes, aku bukan rajin sangat tengok tv. tapi rajin gak la tengok Nat Geo, Discovery, History Channel tu. bleh tambah ilmu. sementara dok jadi penunggu setia surat pinangan dari kementerian nih, berapa ratus dah duit aku habis beli buku, beli bahan bacaan. sebab? bosannye lah dok umah.... tu tak kira duit aku habis isi minyak keta, bayar tol, pergi merata ikot suka je, sebab tak tau nak buat apa kat umah. hmm... nasib aku tak beli PS3/Xbox360 je. siyes aku dah survey bendalah tu haritu. hehe..

aku risau... sebab aku dah lama sangat berhibernasi nih. yelah, consider tido la tu, dh dok umah tak buat apa pon! aku risau aku takleh nak recall knowledge yang aku simpan hasil belajar 6 tahun sebagai guru pelatih bila diperlukan nanti. parang kalau tak diasah, lagikan tumpul. samalah dengan ilmu. kalo ko tak guna, tak share, mana nak datang pengalaman, nak mantapkan ilmu dan skill yang ada tu?

dibuatnye aku layan kemalasan nih... sebab dah terbiasa berbulan2 dok saje macam nih... susah la aku nak kickstart balek bila kena mengajar nanti. siyes. aku takot lingkup anak orang je. tapi nak buat macam mana. aku cuma mampu buat dan berusaha apa yang terdaya je la. mudah2an ada berkat.

nak malapkan lagi masa depan, aku dah give-up dengan penantian posting kerja ni. sebab? sebab baru2 ni government announce macam2 khabar yang... ada pro dan kontra nye. haritu, kitorang dicanang-canang akan ber-posting bulan 7. paling lambat bulan 8. alih2, habis bulan lapan, habok pon tarak. lepas tu, naik harapan kata hujung bulan 9 dan awal bulan 10. tengok2, memang la ada posting. tapi bukan aku dan kengkawan seperjuangan. tapi geng2 GSTT dan KPLI PPC yang dapat perkhabaran gembira tu.

hancur luluh hati aku. sumpah aku terasa dengan tindakan gov. bukan aku nak kata GSTT dan KPLI PPC tu tak layak or sort. bukan aku nak cakap kami lagi berhak dapat posting dulu berbanding dorang. tapi, apa relevannya govmen bagi berita gembira kat 13,000+ GSTT dan KPLI PPC tapi takde perkhabaran langsung pasal kitorang budak2 TESL/TEYL cohort 4 ni, yang jumlahnya lbeyh kurang 3,000 nih?.

sedeyh sangat. rasa macam tak dipedulikkan. kalo taknak amik kitorang posting lagi pon, at least bagitau la kan. bagi black n white, senang kitorang nak urus hidup. nak posting taon depan ke, lapan belas taon depan ke... lantak la kalo dah itu agendanye. tapi bagitau la awal2. ni, nak keje sementara pon tak boleh, tak dapat. sebab? takot2 nanti dah kerja, tetiba dapat posting. positive thinking pon ada limit kot. ni kes gantung tak bertali ni yang aku cukup pantang. haih.

hari2 dari start bulan julai tu aku tunggu posmen datang dengan penuh harapan. tiap kali posmen datang mesti aku berdoa, moga antara surat2 yang dia sumbat dalam peti depan rumah tu, ada la surat posting aku. tapi... sampai hari ni... semua tu tinggal harapan.

aku surf web guna google chrome. rank no 1 kat widget 'most visited' ni... dah jadi page MOE. second baru fb, then twitter, then yahoo, NFL dan google+. nampak sangat aku lawat page MOE lagi kerap dari aku check fb dgn twitter aku. haa... punya la berharapan, kot2 la bleh check online... tapi... sampai hari ni... hanya kehampaan yang aku jengah. haih~

sebab tu... i really... really hope... "somebody" to wake me up - when September ends. letih spending months in despair. tu baru chapter posting. belom kira bab laen2 lagi. macam....

anywhooooo~~

October is just around the corner, baby!!

wohooo!! ok, kalo korang nak kata aku bias pon, kata lah. sebab to me, bulan oktober a.k.a bulan sepuloh adalah antara bulan yang penuh dengan warna warni. banyak dan insyaAllah BANYAK good things selalunya happen in October.

dah. abeh dah pasal september. now lemme cerita why aku sangat2 welcoming October nih.

January is the 1st month of the year. macam Monday blues, January pon kira slow2 blues jgk. tak rancak. hehe.

February baru nak up sket. normally Chinese New Year dlm bulan Feb. and.. tu je lah pon. hahaha.

March? ok la, ada cuti sekolah. banyak kendurik. what more? no idea. lol!.

April macam soft2 touch gittew. cam romantik je nama April nih. tapi tu la, padan dengan nama, April pon tak meriah sangat. cuti pon takde.. hahaha

May agak uptrend. banyak gak la event dalam bulan May. hari ibu, hari guru, hari buruh, harimau. siap cuti sekolah start hujung bulan. haa. but still, tu je? kikiki

June ada apa ek? ok, cuti skolah dah abeh. kena start study. kalo yg dah abeh study, bulan nih bulan buang masa, perabih duit elaun. bwahaha

July sangat kritikal. duit dah abih, simpanan takde, blanja tetap nak belanja. camne tu? ok, mula stress. LOL!

August... lagi laaa penin kepala. time duit takde la macam2 benda nak jadi. siyes, taktau la bagi korang, tapi bagi aku... Ogos selalunya jadi bulan ujian. penuh dugaan ouh!

September adalah denouement bagi chaotic August. biasanya bulan September suasana jadi tenang, kecoh2 pon dah reda... mula nak sprout events and happenings. bulan 9 kan ada cuti skolah..hehe. oh lupa lak! the 9/11 tu. aa, yang tu tak tenang. hee...


OCTOBER!!


November. denouement bagi October. I find November as romantic and calming. taktau kenapa. hm...

December lebih kurang October la. banyak kejadian yang menceriakan suasana. tapi tak semeriah bulan sepuloh, despite it's my second favourite month in a year. but yeah, December sgt subjektif ye.

erk... kata nak cerita pasal Oktober? hahaha. keji sangat kan, tipu orang. ^^ bukan la. pasal Oktober, aku cerita starting 1st Oct la~ ^^ insyaAllah, aku akan cuba update hari2. dan hari2 ada info pasal bulan Oktober. wheee! ^^

dah. letih menaip, tenung laptop dari tadi. jom, menari!


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p.s; sori sebab lama tak update blog n entry. sebok sket ujung2 nih. heee... takpe la, most of the time aku merapu je banyak. bukan ilmiah sgt entri2 aku ni ha. tak rugi kalo tak baca. ^^ tapi, buat korang yang sudi baca, even just view page ni je pon, aku hargai2 sangat2.


sorry kalo aku banyak buang masa korang, baca entri ntahapapantah kat sini. dan, thanks sangat, terima kasih sebab sudi buang masa korang kat sini. ehe. ^^

The 7 Laws of Leanness

The 7 Laws of Leanness:

'via Blog this'

Special Report: The UARS! The Debris

Regarding UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)

MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE SATELLITE TO HIT EARTH

• 27kg High Gain Antenna assembly impacting at 159km/h

• 25kg forward bulkhead fitting impacting at 285km/h

• 61kg Solar Stellar Pointing Platform gimbal impacting at 209km/h

• 158kg Solar Stellar Pointing Platform structure impacting at 209km/h

• 5kg fuel tanks impacting at 95km/h

• 50kg batteries impacting at 235km/h

• 1.8kg wheel rims impacting at 386km/h

• 3.2kg housing impacting at 281km/h

• 1kg bracket impacting at 64km/h

• 5kg base plate impacting at 130km/h

• 500g extension impacting at 76km/h

*Malaysia is among the countries within its impact zone.

Sources: The Aerospace Corporation and The Washington Post

Read more, HERE!

To Err Is To Human

"HOW and when does the Malaysian education system degenerate into the absurd? 

The quick answer is NOT when some students can't read or write in their teens, NOT when it is saddled with impoverished dropouts and NOT when it produces more academic laggards than sterling ones.

The disturbing answer is when headmasters and teachers, under immense pressure from kiasu parents and also to fulfil their KPIs, apply the law of the jungle on their students, that if you don't make the cut in grades, you'll be rounded up as fodder -- neglected, ignored or fed to the predators."

Above is the excerpt from an article in today's New Straits Times by Azmi Anshar ( mishar@nst.com.my ).


warning. this entry might contain harsh words, curses and banter stuffs. i will try to make them as mild as possible.


what the hell was that!?? school!? preventing the pupils from taking exams!? why - because they're too stoooopid to even write their names in the space provided? now you tell me - penting sangat2 ke peratus kelulusan dan pencapaian sekolah tu, berbanding pencapaian budak2 tu sendiri!!?

"That day has regrettably happened on Sept 13-14 after a primary school in Sarawak deliberately prevented "academically weak" pupils from sitting for the UPSR examinations to ensure that the three did not "contaminate" the forecasted overall high scoring results."

dear God... this should have not happened. that was not the intention of our Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan. holistically yes we want our pupils to be the A-class all rounders. but that's not the way it should be carried out.

I feel sorry for the kids, and their parents. (i wonder why the parents dropped their police reports against the school). however, thankfully the higher authorities have had them set for the boys' UPSR on October 4th - 6th. now that's the right thing to do.

let's not go to the question of ' salah siapa?' teachers pointing at the pupils for being academically challenged (duhh..), parents pointing the teachers for being 'lazy and/or not doing the teaching job properly' (take note as my language is painfully plain as i have to minimize the amount of dosa i'm collecting by using the inappropriate words) or simply 'incapable of teaching' a.k.a tak layak jadi cikgu. even more, the school admins blaming all parties - teachers, pupils and parents; even the system - for everything/anything that suits not their high-end goals.

"Because of the mushrooming of super private schools that entertain every parental whim, national schools are greatly pressured to produce perfect annual results; their schools must be among the top 10 every time UPSR, PMR or SPM results are announced."

I recommend you to read full article in today's New Straits Time, page 6. or, you can just read it online HERE, and think about it.

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now i'm looking at myself. i'm sitting here reading the news, and bantering what dissatisfies me. i wonder, will i be able to prevent myself from being the like of those i banter?

will i be able to change and make-correct whatever wrongness in the system to provide a better education for my pupils; our future generation?

will i be a good teacher?

WW #11 - The Best of Taman Tun Saadon, Penang, Malaysia

Kenapa Korang Takleh Gerak Serentak!??

sejak aku pandai bawak kereta  sejak aku ada lesen kereta, aku dah mula bertanyakan - dan sering bertanyakan soalan nih;

"apsal para pemandu tak leh synchronize-kan timing bergerak??"

di suatu hari yang indah... korang drive keta. nak pegi... mana2 lah yang korang nak pegi. lepas tu kan, dalam dok syok bawak keta nih... korang layan lagu kat radio. speed pon maintain, takde nak rushing2. berhemah la katakan.

at one point, korang tau kat depan tu ada lampu trafik. ni kat jalan lurus nih, so dari jauh korang dah leh nampak traffic light tu. memandangkan simpang tu selalu sebok, so traffic light tu ada siap board elektronik yang countdown masa utk lampu merah dan hijau.

korang pon slowkan kenderaan sebab dah nampak kereta banyak berhenti kat laluan korang (lampu merah la maksudnye). berjaya je korang stop kat kereta paling last berhenti depan korang tu, korang pon tarik handbrake, dan free-kan gear.

korang pon sambil dengar2 radio, layan lagu, sambil2 usha tengok berapa banyak keta beratur tunggu lampu hijau. takde la panjang benor keta beratur. rasanya sekali lampu hijau, turn korang la. sure lepas ni... (that's not what you think, but what you wish actually. hee)

korang tengok kat papan elektronik countdown kat lampu trafik. ada +/- 20 (merah) seconds lagi.

by right within that 20 few seconds, korang sebagai pemandu yang berhemah dan sentiasa alert dengan persekitaran dah ready - bila nak masuk gear, nak tekan clutch, nak lepas handbrake and tekan minyak.

05
04
03
02
01
00

ting! lampu dah hijau.

wah! 59 seconds to go! 58... 57.. ok sempat2.

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apsal banyak keta tak gerak lagi nih?? apsal baru lepas sikit je??

30 seconds... uih jauh nih. takpe, dengan keupayaan matematik dan semantik serta ilmu agama, korang bleh agak jarak korang dengan simpang tu. sempat2.

22 seconds.. wei apsal keta depan nih tak gerak lagii???  dah bazir almost 40 seconds kot! ha! keta depan korang baru nak masuk gear, nak lepas brek, nak tekan minyak - walhal keta yang tadi kat depan keta yang kat depan korang tu dah tinggal spot dia nearly setengah tiang dah. zZzz~..

ha! gerak pon! kemon2... sembilan saat to go. sempat2!

04 (hijau)
03 (hijau)
02 (hijau)
01 (hijau)
00 (merah)

99 (merah)

dan korang ter-berhenti kat betol2 'petak' pertama... kat garisan sempadan... betul2 sebelah traffic light.

dan kalau lampu trafik tu buleh gelak... dia dah gelak kaw2 kat korang...

sebab?

SEBAB??

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sebab within than precious 59 seconds tu... kalo semua orang dah bersedia nak bergerak pada waktunya... bukan takat korang... berbelas bijik lagi kenderaan lain yang beratur kat belakang korang akan lepas dengan jayanya.

ini design lampu trafik untuk kemudahan pemandu yang buta warna. sekadar info-hiasan

so... ada tak korang penah terfikir...

kenapa dalam the last 5-7 seconds sebelom lampu hijau tu... pemandu2 kat depan korang tak masuk gear siap2? dan bila the lampu hits green colour, kenapa tak boleh semua orang tekan minyak slow2... gerak sama2? kan ke ada timer kat lampu tu? takkan takleh bajet~~

dan kenapa... kenapa mesti tunggu kereta depan dah gerak... baru nak --> pijak clutch --> masuk gear --> lepas brek --> tekan minyak....

dan paling best...

"kenapa mesti aku yang sangkut kat lampu merah niiii!!!!!""

3 Minutes & 19 Seconds Full of OMG~~ Forgive Me... I TRIED to Laugh Generically

Merdekalah Malaysia Raya!!

Selamat Hari Malaysia, Malaysia!

alhamdulillah. aku rasa amat sangatlah berbangganya terlahir pada 1987 dan masih hidup sampai hari ni. 23 tahun (forever21) aku bernyawa dan berlari mengejar kaki pelangi, aku sempat saksikan sendiri jatuh bangun Malaysia, suram gemilang Malaysia, datang pergi perubahan dan memacam lagi.

syukur.

sempena hari ni, 16 September 2011, di mana negara kita buat sambutan ulangtahun Kemerdekaan serentak dengan Hari Malaysia, in conjunction dengan Aidilfitri jugak, aku pon tanak lepaskan peluang nak bercerita tentang apa yang aku rasa hari ni.

kenangan.

incase korang tak alert, tema Hari Malaysia kali ni ialah Transformasi Berjaya, Rakyat Sejahtera. kalau diperhatikan pada perarakan sambutan pagi tadi kat Dataran Merdeka (yang aku tengok secara langsung dari pukul 8 pagi sampai 10 pagi kat TV1, TV3), memang tampak jelas usaha kerajaan nak link-kan orang2 lama atau generasi emas dengan generasi muda sekarang.

yah! kita tak lari dari cliche sambutan - ada perarakan, ada pancaragam, ada persembahan kebudayaan, dan jugak formasi2 khusus bertemakan sambutan, dengan lagu2 patriotik lama dan baru. cuma, yang aku nampak... ada anjakan paradigma kat orang2 sekarang sambut ulangtahun kemerdekaan - sedikit berbeza dengan dulu2.

apa yang aku perhatikan, generasi sekarang lebih garang dan kreatif dalam mempelbagaikan cara dorang tunjukkan rasa cinta dan menghargai kemerdekaan dan Malaysia.

zaman dah maju. sekarang kita lebih senang nak sampaikan sesuatu mesej; tak kesah la secara eksplisit atau implisit. paling ketara, kita ada lagu2 baru yang digubah mengikot peredaran semasa. kalau budak2 muda sekarang suka lagi berunsur hiphop, r&b, pop dan etc, so kita ada lagu2 patriotik yang disesuaikan dengan jiwa orang muda sekarang. video pon macam tu. iklan kat tv pon macam tu. even pertandingan2 berkaitan pon semuanya menjurus ke arah menarik minat generasi muda belia. tapi tujuannya masih sama; nak pupuk semangat patriotisme dalam jiwa kita. beza cuma - pendekatan dan method je. ^^

zaman dulu? hahaha. takde la aku idop zaman gi sekolah pakai songkok tapi ber-short warna biru gelap tu kan.  hee... cuma aku teringat zaman kanak2... zaman sekolah... cemana aku beriya-iya sangat bila tiba je sambutan ulangtahun kemerdekaan. ^^

dah budak kampung, aku pon sambut cara budak kampung la. yep, kibarkan bendera itu wajib! aku dengan abah mesti masuk hutan, nak cari buluh sebab nak buat tiang bendera, nak pacak depan rumah. lepas tu, basikal aku mesti ber-bendera jugak! paling koman mesti ada 2 - satu kat handle, satu lagi kat pelantar belakang. haha!

pernah aku amik upah panjat pokok nyoq (pokok kelape~) untuk pasang bendera kat pucuk pokok. terbaek lah! upahnye tak mahal pon..berapa kupang je untuk satu bendera. tapi aku buat jugak, sebab aku rasa bangga bila dapat tengok bendera Malaysia tu berkibar megah tinggi di angkasa. bleh aku berlagak dengan member - tu aku la yang pasang. hehehe

time sekolah paling syok. muka aku tak pernah miss koir, nyanyi lagu2 patriotik. wahaha. bukan la aku nyanyi sedap sangat pon. tapi.. ntah. cekgu2 malas nak select lain kot. lagipon, aku memang sentiasa bersemangat bila nyanyi lagu patriotik. hee... lagu yang paling aku suka - "Nyalakan Tekad". seram sejuk tiap kali nyanyi lagu tu. bergemuruh jiwa ouh! (Faizal Tahir pulak. hehe).

zaman sekarang ada lagi ke bendera Malaysia yang 20sen tu? yang tiang bendera ada cekelat bulat2 kecik warna warni tu. =D sangat nostalgia okeyh! ha..bendera tu la yang aku usung ke hulu ke hilir, pegi skolah balek skolah. pegi sekolah arab (kafa) pon aku selit bendera 20sen tu kat songkok tau! hahaha.

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hm! itu dulu~ sekarang dah lain. ^^ bendera pon dah makin berkualiti. pasang kat kereta, motor, bumbung rumah. terbaik lah! lagu2 pon dan makin rancak, makin trendy - which is good la, maknanya kita alert dengan perkembangan. just, aku prefer the oldies kot. the evergreens. hehe.

tapi..yang aku noticed jugak... rakyat Malaysia ni cukup suka shopping time2 nih. haha. ok tak salahkan sesapa. betol la...shopping time ada sale. jimat. tapi tu la... tak ramai yang sudi sertai perbarisan, perarakan, pancaragam etc. em, memang la ada, cuma bilangannye agak kureng memberangsangkan - berbanding ribuan lagi yang berhabisan kat shoppin complex. haha. takpe lah. perbezaan individu. orang kata aku kuno; aku terima. ^^

anyway! hari ni aku cukup hepi! =D

thank you, God. thanks for Your blessings.

"Kemegahan Negaraku"



Selamat Hari Malaysia!