27.10.2010 - after so long, today I meet a dear friend from my childhood days, the last we met were when we were both in primary school. After primary 6, we parted ways when she was chosen to enter MRSM, while I was selected to continue my secondary education in Kota Baru. Then her family moved from our little hometown and we sort of lost touch, even though I do get news of her from time to time through mutual friends but we never see each other face to face until today.
I knew that she was given a scholarship to continue her studies in the States after form 5, her marriage to somebody from Kuwait not long after, the demise of her mother a few years after her marriage, and how she decided to be a parmenant residents of The United States. But through the years, I have thought of her from time to time, wondering how her life is in the States, is she happy there and a multitude of other questions. Thanks to facebook, we are able to re-connect and re-new our friendship, after a number of e-mails between us, and through facebook, I got to know that she's back in town. So we set-up a meeting today at Wangsa Walk in Wangsa Maju and had a good time yakking and catching up on each others' news. She's now seriously into painting and she showed me some of what she had painted...beautiful pieces it was, and she told me that she is seriously considering have an exhibition of her paintings. I wish her all the best in her venture.
I hope this friendship will continue to flourish. Ninnie, you have not change at all, the years have been kind to you and all the best to you..muaaaaaaaaaaaaah. InsyaAllah, this Saturday we have set-up another meeting at another venue, together with a few of our other primary school friends. I'm looking forward to meeting Mek Nor, Nab, Fozie, Ana and the others.
InsyaAllah I will post the photos taken at the renunion this Saturday.... if I remember to bring the camera with me ....\\(^ 0 ^)//
Oct 27, 2010
Oct 18, 2010
PTK (^ o ^) PTK
After spending sleepless nights worrying about the darn PTK, lo and behold one day before I was to sit for the PTK, our dear PM announced in the 2011 Budget, come June next year PTK will be abolished and a new format of assessment will be carried out for the civil service. And that would be another story, hope the assessment that is going to be implemented will be better than PTK. Keeping my fingers cross here, hahahahahaha
But, anyway I went for the PTK as scheduled, and the talk that was going around before I entered the exam hall was that since we are the last batch to take the PTK, everyone was hoping that everyone will be awarded 4, 4 - hah fat chance of that happening... Whatever it is, just have to wait and see....and play the waiting game..
But, anyway I went for the PTK as scheduled, and the talk that was going around before I entered the exam hall was that since we are the last batch to take the PTK, everyone was hoping that everyone will be awarded 4, 4 - hah fat chance of that happening... Whatever it is, just have to wait and see....and play the waiting game..
Oct 14, 2010
Debaran
Debaran makin terasa, one more day to go, hope I can do it, and do it well..... Ya Allah tolong la hamba Mu ini...
Dup Dab Dup Dab berdebar-debar jantung ku mikirkan Saturday ni....huwaaaa tak nak anything bad berlaku...
Dup Dab Dup Dab berdebar-debar jantung ku mikirkan Saturday ni....huwaaaa tak nak anything bad berlaku...
Oct 12, 2010
Kursus, PTK
Second day of kursus, so far Alhamdullilah everything is running smoothly... Hopefully things will go smoothly till the end of this week. Tak mau lagi macam semalam, penat mental jadinya.... nasib class in the afternoon went without a hitch....if tak, erm kena la face the music....
Saturday ni lagi satu battle that I need to face...hopefully yang ini pun boleh ku hadapi dengan jayanya....hope to see a better outcome this time around.... trying to stay positive here, walaupun usaha kearah itu tak la sebanyak mana sangat....
Kerja pun dah mula menimbun, 2010 ni banyak pulak kerja kena settlekan hujung-hujung tahun ni, tak macam last year, relax sikit, walaupun ada juga class yang kena handle, tapi kali ni rasanya bertindan- tindan pulak kerja yang datang...but whatever it is, I'm looking forward to December...hope it will be a good month for me.
Saturday ni lagi satu battle that I need to face...hopefully yang ini pun boleh ku hadapi dengan jayanya....hope to see a better outcome this time around.... trying to stay positive here, walaupun usaha kearah itu tak la sebanyak mana sangat....
Kerja pun dah mula menimbun, 2010 ni banyak pulak kerja kena settlekan hujung-hujung tahun ni, tak macam last year, relax sikit, walaupun ada juga class yang kena handle, tapi kali ni rasanya bertindan- tindan pulak kerja yang datang...but whatever it is, I'm looking forward to December...hope it will be a good month for me.
Oct 10, 2010
Tension lagi.........
Tension lagi sebab takut teramat sangat dengan kursus "Effective Writing" yang akan berjalan selama seminggu starting esok. And minggu ni jugak la kena handle kursus untuk bahagian lain. Jadual bertindan pulak tu...fenin memikirkannya. Macam tak bersedia aja untuk kursus ini, terlalu banyak masa dihabiskan untuk buat benda lain. Banyak lagi handout untuk kursus ni tak buat....tension, tension, tension.
I am so unprepared for this course. I hope everything will go smoothly until the end of the week. Ya Allah aku mohon pada Mu, biar la kursus ini berjalan dengan lancar. Aku malas nak dengar suara-suara sumbang berbunyi. Aku malas nak dengar orang tu membebel kata objektif kursus ini tidak tercapai, kursus not well planned dan sebagainya.... Malas weh nak dengar tu... and every time tak kira untuk kursus mana... channel radio akan berada di stesen yang sama, mainkan lagu yang sama....kadang-kadang bengang jugak aku mendengarnya....mana tidaknya, orang lain yan buat tak kena kat mata dia, aku jugak yang kena bebel....penat weh asyik nak kena pikul silap orang lain...kadang-kadang tu rasa life is so unfair...bila SKT nanti, markah orang tu tinggi and me? Rendah! Why? Sebab di mata dia, aku ni jenis tak pandai buat kerja, tak pandai mengajar, tak sesuai untuk ngajar PTD, aku bukan lecturer macam orang yang seangkatan dengan dia...aku cikgu cabuk aje...tapi masa perlu kan orang nak buat anything technical, aku jugak lah yang dicari, masa tu lembut gigi dari lidah....sabar aje lah, Allah tu maha adil....
Apa pun hopefully everything will go smoothly for the duration of the course.
I am so unprepared for this course. I hope everything will go smoothly until the end of the week. Ya Allah aku mohon pada Mu, biar la kursus ini berjalan dengan lancar. Aku malas nak dengar suara-suara sumbang berbunyi. Aku malas nak dengar orang tu membebel kata objektif kursus ini tidak tercapai, kursus not well planned dan sebagainya.... Malas weh nak dengar tu... and every time tak kira untuk kursus mana... channel radio akan berada di stesen yang sama, mainkan lagu yang sama....kadang-kadang bengang jugak aku mendengarnya....mana tidaknya, orang lain yan buat tak kena kat mata dia, aku jugak yang kena bebel....penat weh asyik nak kena pikul silap orang lain...kadang-kadang tu rasa life is so unfair...bila SKT nanti, markah orang tu tinggi and me? Rendah! Why? Sebab di mata dia, aku ni jenis tak pandai buat kerja, tak pandai mengajar, tak sesuai untuk ngajar PTD, aku bukan lecturer macam orang yang seangkatan dengan dia...aku cikgu cabuk aje...tapi masa perlu kan orang nak buat anything technical, aku jugak lah yang dicari, masa tu lembut gigi dari lidah....sabar aje lah, Allah tu maha adil....
Apa pun hopefully everything will go smoothly for the duration of the course.
Oct 8, 2010
Syawal
Read an article in one of the daillies a few days back, the writer wrote something about the concept of openhouses that is so prevalent in our society today. In the article, the writer's compared to how Aidil Fitri or Aidil Adha for the matter was celebrated in the days of yores. The writer said, back then the concept of an openhouse would mean guests are welcomed to drop in at anytime, to celebrate the festival with the host family without any prior invitation. Nowadays, according to the writer, the trend is to have a special day for the celebration, where the host will send invitation to all and an extensive spread (depending on the budget of the host) will be waiting for the guests to enjoy. And this one day can fall on any day for the whole month of Syawal.
I personally have experienced both types of celebrations, and to be franked, I prefer the old style of celebrating Aidil Fitri, where all are welcomed, regardless, the sense of camaraderies between family and friends are deeply felt, but I do understand that the rigour of today's world, necessited the need to assigned a special day to invite friends and relatives to celebrate Aidil Fitri together with the host. I don't know, maybe it's just me and not others, but I feel that the warmth and closes in the relationship is somewhat diluted when Aidil Fitri is celebrated in this manner.
I have heard stories of where the host family go all out in the preparation for the openhouse and invitations send to more than 50 people, with some even agreeing to attend the openhouse. Sadly to say, only one person attended, how would you feel if you are the host for that openhouse? You have slogged so hard to make sure that there're enough food for everyone, spend time agonising about the menu, but come the big day, only one person turned up to celebrate Aidil Fitri with you. It made feel me so sad when I heard this story, thinking of the wastage of food, money and time for the host. The sadness she/he must had felt, thinking that in the pegging order of her/his friends, she/he is at the bottom of the list. The excuse is always there that there's too many invitations to fulfill....so excuses are given at the last minutes, even though a promise has been given. I have been taught that once a promise is given, you must fulfill the promise...on the other hand, promises nowadays seems of no value, a worthless commodity in the fast-paced world of today. Some of you reading this, may think that I'm old-fashioned, but I do acknowledged that when it comes to promises, I'm very old fashioned in that sense...that's why I'll try to fulfill any promises I made to attend any openhouse invitation extended to me, even though I'm filled to the gills. I'll try to make it to the openhouses, and probably stayed to chit-chat or just to sample some of the food prepared. I think by doing this, I would gladden the heart of the host, while strengthening our relationship.
I've rambled long enough about openhouses, and today is the last day for the month of Syawal, I still have one last openhouse to attend. I'll be there, I know for a fact that the food will be delicious as one little bird whispered in my ear, as the food for this one particular openhouse is catered from a top-notch caterer, so for now I've to keep some parts of the tank empty in anticipation of the food....hahahahaha.
Lastly, in twenty years time, I wonder how Aidil Fitri/Aidil Adha will be celebrated, will the concept of openhouses withstand time, or will it change as the world become more individualistic? Only time will tell, and for now I'll try insyaAllah, to attend all the openhouses invitation extended to me.. and in the near future, before I go to meet my Maker... :)
I personally have experienced both types of celebrations, and to be franked, I prefer the old style of celebrating Aidil Fitri, where all are welcomed, regardless, the sense of camaraderies between family and friends are deeply felt, but I do understand that the rigour of today's world, necessited the need to assigned a special day to invite friends and relatives to celebrate Aidil Fitri together with the host. I don't know, maybe it's just me and not others, but I feel that the warmth and closes in the relationship is somewhat diluted when Aidil Fitri is celebrated in this manner.
I have heard stories of where the host family go all out in the preparation for the openhouse and invitations send to more than 50 people, with some even agreeing to attend the openhouse. Sadly to say, only one person attended, how would you feel if you are the host for that openhouse? You have slogged so hard to make sure that there're enough food for everyone, spend time agonising about the menu, but come the big day, only one person turned up to celebrate Aidil Fitri with you. It made feel me so sad when I heard this story, thinking of the wastage of food, money and time for the host. The sadness she/he must had felt, thinking that in the pegging order of her/his friends, she/he is at the bottom of the list. The excuse is always there that there's too many invitations to fulfill....so excuses are given at the last minutes, even though a promise has been given. I have been taught that once a promise is given, you must fulfill the promise...on the other hand, promises nowadays seems of no value, a worthless commodity in the fast-paced world of today. Some of you reading this, may think that I'm old-fashioned, but I do acknowledged that when it comes to promises, I'm very old fashioned in that sense...that's why I'll try to fulfill any promises I made to attend any openhouse invitation extended to me, even though I'm filled to the gills. I'll try to make it to the openhouses, and probably stayed to chit-chat or just to sample some of the food prepared. I think by doing this, I would gladden the heart of the host, while strengthening our relationship.
I've rambled long enough about openhouses, and today is the last day for the month of Syawal, I still have one last openhouse to attend. I'll be there, I know for a fact that the food will be delicious as one little bird whispered in my ear, as the food for this one particular openhouse is catered from a top-notch caterer, so for now I've to keep some parts of the tank empty in anticipation of the food....hahahahaha.
Lastly, in twenty years time, I wonder how Aidil Fitri/Aidil Adha will be celebrated, will the concept of openhouses withstand time, or will it change as the world become more individualistic? Only time will tell, and for now I'll try insyaAllah, to attend all the openhouses invitation extended to me.. and in the near future, before I go to meet my Maker... :)
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