Taiping....

short trip to taiping....

malaysia oh malaysia

it's the last month of the year!!! happy holidays!!!

did u know that the fatwa (group of religious muslim people) has banned yoga in malaysia for malays!! can u believe it?? simply coz they argue that there are chantings in yoga. hindu elements. i dunno y these people are so concern about it. they are simply saying that if there are other elements (except for muslim), malay people will convert. funny, rite. then, there's no point of globalisation. malay people must not use the roads named after non-muslim people. malaysia must not celebrate christmas, deepavali, or chinese new year. at least malay people should not be given holidays for these festivals.

the sultans have replied reasonably. for that i salute the royals. fatwa pep cannot announce anything regarding Islam wihout consulting the royals. And the sultans were shocked to know it. A lot of states are holding the ban but for Sabah. Few malays there anyway. my god!!!

hopefully there wont be any race riots in near future....

p/s the same people banned malays from dying their hair!!! (i can only laugh at it)

sentosa trip!!!

cool guys and magician!!!!


i'm telling ya!! she's a pro in volleyball!! jason n disaster!

Paintball n barbeque!!!!

coooooolll!!!! holidays mooooooood!!

Planning and living....

Do you plan to live or live to plan???

a lot of us spend so much time in planning that we 'forget' to live our lives. My friend and I had a chat about it over supper last night. well, when two teachers come together late at night, this is kind of topics we discuss.....

life is short, live today as if there's no tomorrow.... no regrets!!!

earlier in the day, i met another friend. we talked about our problems and how to solve them. well, problems are there for a reason. problems make us wiser, stronger and give us the reason to appreciate life. that's good. but if we keep thinking only about problems, we are being unfair to our lives. Our lives need some happiness, satisfaction and other positive things which i can't think of now!!! so be happy and satisfied with what we have now!!

appreciation....

Thanks to pressure,
we know what endurance means!

Thanks to frustration,
we know how satisfaction feels!

Thanks to failure,
we know what success really is!

Thanks to rocks,
we appreciate carpets!

Thanks to the nights,
we believe in lights!

Thanks to our enemies,
we appreciate our dearly friends!

people always need to 'lose' something
before they can start appreciating it!!! why???

DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED

back home!!! :D

finally, i'm back home for Deepavali!! last year, my deepavali celebration was in Chong Boon. The second home at that time. But now, i'm back with my family!! cooooooool!!!!

the trip back here was tricky though... i bought the coach ticket two weeks ago and was promised a 3 seater coach at 9.30pm. The bus came at 11pm and the bus that came was a company bus!! BAS KILANG!!!! ganja. 10 hours journey in that 4 seater cramped up bus!! i was suffering to sit as my knees were knocking the front seat everytime the bus stopped. to add onto what has happened, i was asked to alight along the highway near my place. really a bumpy ride. had to call back home and dad came to pick me up!!

anyway, once i reach home, when i hugged my mum, all my anger and frustration eased off. mum's hug is the best!! now, i'm in the mood to celebrate Deepavali!!! HAPPY DEEPAVALI!!!!

busy week is over....

man, when u have 5 assignments to submit and 4 presentations in one week, u feel that the world is revolving very slowly. just wanna get done with it. i'm so much relieved now that my 5 assignments are done. phew!!!

now, i have one more lesson plan and one more 2000 words essay due next week. after which i'm off back home to celebrate deepavali!!! haha !! must celebrate to the max.

realized that my students are getting back their marks for chem and science. but i din have time to check on them. now that i'm a bit free, i can ask them or meet up with them. cool!!! what i need now is just a good sleep. to refresh myself. to compensate few nights' sleep. keep dreaming about my presentation. how bad can that be. hahaha :D

need a rest....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

motivation...

i watched a video on a talk given by a distinguish speaker, Mr. Adam Khoo. He's 33 and was a self-made millionaire when he was 26. He has gone through a lot of hard times before being at the summit. I would say he's one of the very successful entrepreneur in Singapore. and he deals with motivations.

he said that there are no concentration-deficit students. only boring teachers. well, i think i have to agree on that. However, when content is involved, it's also depends on the syllabus. and a teacher's performance must not merely judged by students' performances. There's only a certain limit to what teachers can do coz of time, workload and commitments.

another quote would be, u can't change what's happening to u, but u can change what's happening in u. This is a good line. if u want others to change, u have to change first. I dun think many of us understand this and we tend to blame others for everything. y are we giving the power to others?

it's was a good session watching his video. really inspiring. very few of us think the way he does. that's exactly y he is up there.

p/s when God closes the door, we say He's unfair. He never keeps the door locked and still gave us the choice on whether to go out or not!

Money.....

in this world, money is very important. but it's neither the most nor the only important thing in our lives. i dun understand some of them who worship money. Y r they becoming the slaves of money? money should be our friend not our boss!!!

i have met few who talk about money all the time. As in how much can i get; how less do i have to pay; i must get more money; if they are not paying, i'm not doing. if we dun put the money on the table, we cannot talk with them. i think in near future, i have to pay them to talk to them. Ganja!!!

Money is just a tool of business. i know how important it is to our expensive daily lives, but do not lose ur human touch and your humanity coz of it. all da best to all of you who worship money!!! think about others who appreciates money but knows how to live happily!

Anyway, Selamat Hari Raya to all muslims!

things about men...

My friend was reading a magazine the other day and i came across this section on things men don't like about women. though it was an interesting topic, i dun think it's reliable coz it was written by a lady!! haha :D how can a lady write about men?? maybe she's single and lonely!!!

well, lemme write about what guys dun like about girls:

A guy doesn't like a girl who:

1) nags a lot
2) boasts a lot
3) talks as if she knows everything
4) complains a lot
5) gets jealous easily
6) likes to control everything
7) expects something from the guy all the time
8) brings him along for shopping
9) disturbs him when he is watching football
10) is a hypocrite

this is a version 1. It'll get updated without prior notice. :D

Blood drive....

donating blood might look scary (with the needles, etc.). but u can save up to 3 persons' lives if you donate blood. though the needle part is a bit scary (i know of some tough guys who are scared of needles) but it's not painful. so start donating today!! it's in your blood!!

Some pics on the processes:

you fill up the registration form and register (10 minutes)*

after consultation with the doc, your iron level in your blood is checked (your blood has to sink in the blue solution: copper (II) sulphate solution) - 10 minutes*

start donating..... (25 minutes)*

That's all... and you can save up to 3 lives!!!

* approximated time (depends on the queue)

p/s hank you Liz for being the model of the day!!! (she has donated 4 times!!)

Wedding reception....

couple... n 'brothers n sisters'







that's all... my bro is a married man now!!! haha :D all the best to him!! Congrats, bro and sis in law!!

Bro's wedding....

Only pictures..