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Estrella-Stay lyrics

Dedicate this song to my hubby...Stay by Estrella.

Life is harsh, sometimes.... but most of the times, it's sweet, beautiful and charming if you look at positive sides. Never let ourselves break the connection with the Almighty, that's the rule of thumb.

Anyway, I just love this song, so sweeeeeeettt! And it suits very well with my current situation...

"Please stay...", that's the line I'll use in the end of week to my dearest hubby. Some of you would already knew that we are practicing what they usually call it as "PJJ: Perhubungan Jarak Jauh". As for now, we can only be patient and think positive. I'm working in Batu Pahat and he is in KL. Distance is merely a measurement between one place and another but it's the unseen connection that ties us together....Wahahaha, what a romantic line coming genuinely from the bottom of my heart....

Loyalty is another attribute that will make any relationship stays longer. To my sweet hubby; we both know it's difficult not to live together but we do believe when that time comes, it will be the sweetest thing happen to our life! All these are the tests from Allah. And as I promised to you, I don't want to be a crybaby, I'll become stronger than any wives in this world! You can count on my promises!(^*^)

Lyrics-Stay by Estrella

Sounds straight from the twilight
Has me up all night I can’t
Fall asleep coz I keep thinking of you
And I saw a shadow, outside my window
And it’s you!

c/o
All my sorrows flew away,
Hush keep quiet hear me say
I don’t ever want you to go
Please stay

With the moonlight dancing free
And there’s no one but you and me
There’s no reason to go astray
Please stay

-bridge
Making up a story
It’s the way you’re looking at me
If you think that this is funny
It’s just you

Try and think about it
If your heart is closed don’t lock it
Keep your keys back in your pocket, think this through

Repeat c/o

I first watched Lee Jun Ki in My Girl. At that time, he wasn't the lead actor though I did hope he would end up with the heroin, Yoo Rin(Lee Da Hae)...urmmmmmm, any objections on that?hehe...I understand that most of the My Girl's fan would rather choose Gong Chan(Lee Dong Wook)over Jun Ki...am i right?

Speaking about Korean dramas, ever since I landed myself in Bolehland, I don't hv pretty much time to watch any latest Korean dramas/movies(since I don't have an internet connection at home i'm becoming slower and outdated, believe me!) and lately, I found the selection of Korean dramas broadcast on air were quite bored until 8TV do a good job by putting the Il Ji Mae! YeaY!!!

I love the storyline(a Robinhood drama look-alike but...in a Korean style, that's how I conclude it), eventhough it's not twisted here n there and you can even predict what will happen next! Nevertheless, to me, it's because of the way Jun Ki live up the character!It's fresh and honest!Jun Ki was quite 'girlish' back then when he was in My Girl but in Il Ji Mae, he has transformed to be sooo manly! You go MAN!

And another thing I do enjoy the most is the Il Ji Mae's soundtrack!One of my fav is "A Flower's Message(Hwa Shin)" sang by Park Hyo Shin, to me this is the sweetest song among all, "(In Yun) sang by Woong San, Lonely Footsteps(this melody will be played when Jun Ki is sad,flashback his painful childhood memories...I just love this soundtrack since it's so touching and very inspiring...!) and Plum Blossom(can be heard when he's watching the plum blossom or when he is with the Eun Chae<--I think I spell the name correctly..). There are loads of other beautiful songs in the soundtrack and I bet you would enjoy them as much as I do!
To tear-easy girls out there who haven't watched this drama, just prepare the tissues, will ya?

Berkawan biar seribu, berkasih biar satu. Tagline yg cukup glamer digunakan semasa aku sekolah dulu. Menariknya berkawan sebab kita boleh kenal pelbagai ragam manusia. Ada yg boleh diterima dan ada yg tidak. Perangai dan personaliti yg membezakan setiap kawan2 yg ada di sekeliling kita. Antara sahabat, kawan, teman dan rakan mana satu ungkapan yang kita suka dan biasa digunakan?


Maksudnya sama tapi identitinya mungkin berbeza. Itu pendapat peribadi aku. Tafsiran sahabat bagi aku adalah untuk mereka yg benar2 memupuk hubungan dua insan atau lebih menjadi satu hubungan yg mempunyai nilai setiakawan yg tinggi. Susah dan senang bersama. Tidak melihat sahabat itu sebagai objek untuk dikuasai. Tidak memandang rendah dan tidak memalukan sahabat itu dihadapan org lain. Tidak menggunakan perkataan yg boleh mengguris hati. Berlawak dan berkata-kata secara berpada. Sentiasa mengambil berat. Dan yang paling penting, KEBAIKAN YG DIBERIKAN iTu TIDAK BERSIFAT KEPURA-PURAAN atau biasa dilabelkan sebagai HIPOKRIT!

Siapa yg suka dgn sikap hipokrit?Aku berpendapat, Sahabat yg HIPOKRIT adalah bukan sahabat. Dia boleh diibaratkan seperti angin yg datang tidak diundang, dan kemudian memberikan kenyamanan sebelum berlalu meninggalkan kita kembali dengan rasa bahang yg membakar kulit dek kerana teriknya sang mentari! ITU, analogi yg aku berikan utk org seperti ini. Argghhh, benci pd sifat itu!

Bersifat seperti sahabat bukanlah suatu perkara yg datangnya secara paksa. Ia lahir dari dalaman, ia terbit dr hati. Ia adalah satu perasaan yg indah yg memacu seseorg itu untuk berperilaku dan bertindak seadanya mengikut lunas-lunas tertentu. Sahabat itu akan dianggap seperti kakak atau adik sendiri. Bukankah kita sanggup berkorban demi darah daging yg sama? Tapi masih adakah org sebegitu? Kita terlalu pentingkan diri sendiri. Tiada kasih sayang maka tiadalah tali persaudaraan.

Tapi aku kira terlalu byk perkara yg menyebabkan kualiti seorang sahabat itu sangat sukar utk ditemui. Aku berpendapat kita sebenarnya TAKUT....takut untuk jadi seperti itu kerana kita takut kita akan dilukai sesudah memberikan sepenuh kepercayaan. Dilukakan oleh org yg kita anggap sebagai sahabat (dan sahabat itu telah dianggap sebagai kakak atau adik!) ibarat pedang tajam yang ditusuk ke jantung secara perlahan-lahan. Sakitnya dirasakan di setiap inci tubuh badan sehinggakan badan bergetar kuat menahan sakit itu! Pedihkan??!

Aku tidak tahu apa pendapat org lain pd aku dalam konteks sahabat ini kerana aku belum berjumpa seseorg yg mampu jadi seperti itu. Kerana 'tune' yg berbeza, aku belum dapat JADI seperti itu kerana secara jujurnya, aku juga takut utk dilukai. Kebiasaan yg aku dgr, rakan2 disekelilingku mengambil pendekatan mudah. "Klu tkde kawan, boleh hidup dgn sendiri". "Aku bukan jenis suka diikat. Klu nk kawan dgn org lain aku x kisah". Girls, don't you get it??! You are lying to yourself! You are actually protecting yourself from being hurting inside! Loose a bit!

Sahabat tidak mengongkong dan sahabat tidak mengikat! Sahabat memberikan ruang privacy apabila diminta dgn baik. Sahabat bersikap adil dan tidak mahu menyusahkan! Sahabat berterus terang apabila kita melakukan kesilapan!Sahabat tidak menunjukkan dirinya lebih hebat, lebih pandai dan lebih dari segala2nya. Kerana sahabat tahu batas2nya...kerana sahabat MENGHORMATI.

Last Sunday wasn't just an ordinary Sunday. It was our first solemnisation anniversary (since we haven't done our wedding reception..yet...hoh0). The wedding reception should be on 31st May 2009 but unfortunately, we have to postpone it to July, 26 2009. The reason is my father-in-law will not be around on that particular date! He has to attend a 1 month training in US. However, it just came to my knowledge that he also has to KIV his training to September but at this moment, my hubby n I have to stick with the second date. No time to change it to the original setting. Huhu.

Okie dokie, time is so crucial now. I just received a letter from the Registrar mentioned that my 6-month period as a Tutor will be ended on 30th April. If I have no valid reason why I still have not further my PhD study, they're going to terminate my service. Wohohoho, it's just easier to say than done. For the past 6 months, I was trying to find supervisorS who willingly to take me as their PhD student but since then, I wasn't received positive feedback from them.

On second thought, I wondered if let say, they terminate my service, do i have to pay the scholarship back? Do I hv a chance to apply the same position to other universities; UTEM or UPNM?(since these universities are not so far from the so-called land; Selangor Maju; my dearest state! hehe) Will my Dean let me go from this university which had kept soo many bitter n sweet memories as a student here and now serving as a Tutor?huhu. Did I just meet with a job-conflict? ohoho, I need to stop my writing here. Let my mind swirl with these questions in my head....In the meantime, below are several cupcakes that I ordered from Lina. This is to suprise my hubby and believe me, it works! He was so excited when I hand in this to him! This set of cupcakes symbolise our relationship and things that we love to do together! Enjoy!

London Red Bus

Sweet bees

the lovely cupcakes!

* Grabbed it from my email inbox. Do spread around!

"Demi Allah, seandainya jenazah yang sedang kalian tangisi bisa berbicara sekejab, lalu menceritakan (pengalaman sakaratul mautnya) pada kalian, niscaya kalian akan melupakan jenazah tersebut, dan mulai menangisi diri kalian sendiri". (Imam Ghozali mengutip atsar Al-Hasan).

Datangnya Kematian Menurut Al Qur'an :

1. Kematian bersifat memaksa dan siap menghampiri manusia walaupun kita berusaha menghindarkan resiko-resiko kematian.
Katakanlah: "Sekiranya kamu berada di rumahmu, niscaya orang-orang yang telah ditakdirkan akan mati terbunuh itu ke luar (juga) ke tempat mereka terbunuh". Dan Allah (berbuat demikian) untuk menguji apa yang ada dalam dadamu dan untuk membersihkan apa yang ada dalam hatimu. Allah Maha Mengetahui isi hati. (QS Ali Imran, 3:154)

2. Kematian akan mengejar siapapun meskipun ia berlindung di balik benteng yang kokoh atau berlindung di balik teknologi kedokteran yang canggih serta ratusan dokter terbaik yang ada di muka bumi ini.
Di mana saja kamu berada, kematian akan mendapatkan kamu, kendati pun kamu di dalam benteng yang tinggi lagi kokoh, dan jika mereka memperoleh kebaikan, mereka mengatakan: "Ini adalah dari sisi Allah", dan kalau mereka ditimpa sesuatu bencana mereka mengatakan: "Ini (datangnya) dari sisi kamu (Muhammad)". Katakanlah: "Semuanya (datang) dari sisi Allah". Maka mengapa orang-orang itu (orang munafik) hampir-hampir tidak memahami pembicaraan sedikit pun? (QS An-Nisa 4:78)

3. Kematian akan mengejar siapapun walaupun ia lari menghindar.
Katakanlah: "Sesungguhnya kematian yang kamu lari daripadanya, maka sesungguhnya kematian itu akan menemui kamu, kemudian kamu akan dikembalikan kepada (Allah), yang mengetahui yang gaib dan yang nyata, lalu Dia beritakan kepadamu apa yang telah kamu kerjakan". (QS al-Jumu'ah, 62:8)

4. Kematian datang secara tiba-tiba.
Sesungguhnya Allah, hanya pada sisi-Nya sajalah pengetahuan tentang Hari Kiamat; dan Dia-lah Yang menurunkan hujan, dan mengetahui apa yang ada dalam rahim. Dan tiada seorang pun yang dapat mengetahui (dengan pasti) apa yang akan diusahakannya besok. Dan tiada seorang pun yang dapat mengetahui di bumi mana dia akan mati. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui lagi Maha Mengenal. (QS, Luqman 31:34)

5. Kematian telah ditentukan waktunya, tidak dapat ditunda atau dipercepat
Dan Allah sekali-kali tidak akan menangguhkan (kematian) seseorang apabila datang waktu kematiannya. Dan Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang kamu kerjakan. (QS, Al-Munafiqun, 63:11)


Dahsyatnya Rasa Sakit Saat Sakaratul Maut

Sabda Rasulullah SAW : "Sakaratul maut itu sakitnya sama dengan tusukan tiga ratus pedang" (HR Tirmidzi)
Sabda Rasulullah SAW : "Kematian yang paling ringan ibarat sebatang pohon penuh duri yang menancap di selembar kain sutera. Apakah batang pohon duri itu dapat diambil tanpa membawa serta bagian kain sutera yang tersobek ?" (HR Bukhari)

Atsar (pendapat) para sahabat Rasulullah SAW .
Ka'b al-Ahbar berpendapat : "Sakaratul maut ibarat sebatang pohon berduri yang dimasukkan kedalam perut seseorang. Lalu, seorang lelaki menariknya dengan sekuat-kuatnya sehingga ranting itupun membawa semua bagian tubuh yang menyangkut padanya dan meninggalkan yang tersisa".

Imam Ghozali berpendapat : "Rasa sakit yang dirasakan selama sakaratul maut menghujam jiwa dan menyebar ke seluruh anggota tubuh sehingga bagian orang yang sedang sekarat merasakan dirinya ditarik-tarik dan dicerabut dari setiap urat nadi, urat syaraf, persendian, dari setiap akar rambut dan kulit kepala hingga kaki".

Imam Ghozali juga mengutip suatu riwayat ketika sekelompok Bani Israil yang sedang melewati sebuah pekuburan berdoa pada Allah SWT agar Ia menghidupkan satu mayat dari pekuburan itu sehingga mereka bisa mengetahui gambaran sakaratul maut. Dengan izin Allah melalui suatu cara tiba-tiba mereka dihadapkan pada seorang pria yang muncul dari salah satu kuburan. "Wahai manusia !", kata pria tersebut. "Apa yang kalian kehendaki dariku? Limapuluh tahun yang lalu aku mengalami kematian, namun hingga kini rasa perih bekas sakaratul maut itu belum juga hilang dariku."

Proses sakaratul maut bisa memakan waktu yang berbeda untuk setiap orang, dan tidak dapat dihitung dalam ukuran detik seperti hitungan waktu dunia ketika kita menyaksikan detik-detik terakhir kematian seseorang. Mustafa Kemal Attaturk, bapak modernisasi (sekularisasi) Turki, yang mengganti Turki dari negara bersyariat Islam menjadi negara sekular, dikabarkan mengalami proses sakaratul maut selama 6 bulan (walau tampak dunianya hanya beberapa detik), seperti dilaporkan oleh salah satu keturunannya melalui sebuah mimpi.

Rasa sakit sakaratul maut dialami setiap manusia, dengan berbagai macam tingkat rasa sakit, ini tidak terkait dengan tingkat keimanan atau kezhaliman seseorang selama ia hidup. Sebuah riwayat bahkan mengatakan bahwa rasa sakit sakaratul maut merupakan suatu proses pengurangan kadar siksaan akhirat kita kelak. Demikianlah rencana Allah. Wallahu a'lam bis shawab.


Sakaratul Maut Orang-orang Zhalim

Imam Ghozali mengutip sebuah riwayat yang menceritakan tentang keinginan Ibrahim as untuk melihat wajah Malaikatul Maut ketika mencabut nyawa orang zhalim.. Allah SWT pun memperlihatkan gambaran perupaan Malaikatul Maut sebagai seorang pria besar berkulit legam, rambut berdiri, berbau busuk, memiliki dua mata, satu didepan satu dibelakang, mengenakan pakaian serba hitam, sangat menakutkan, dari mulutnya keluar jilatan api, ketika melihatnya Ibrahim as pun pingsan tak sadarkan diri. Setelah sadar Ibrahim as pun berkata bahwa dengan memandang wajah Malaikatul Maut rasanya sudah cukup bagi seorang pelaku kejahatan untuk menerima ganjaran hukuman kejahatannya, padahal hukuman akhirat Allah jauh lebih dahsyat dari itu.

Kisah ini menggambarkan bahwa melihat wajah Malakatul Maut saja sudah menakutkan apalagi ketika sang Malaikat mulai menyentuh tubuh kita, menarik paksa roh dari tubuh kita, kemudian mulai menghentak-hentak tubuh kita agar roh (yang masih cinta dunia dan enggan meninggalkan dunia) lepas dari tubuh kita ibarat melepas akar serabut-serabut baja yang tertanam sangat dalam di tanah yang terbuat dari timah keras.

Itulah wajah Malaikatul Maut yang akan mendatangi kita kelak dan memisahkan roh dari tubuh kita. Itulah wajah yang seandainya kita melihatnya dalam mimpi sekalipun maka kita tidak akan pernah lagi bisa tertawa dan merasakan kegembiraan sepanjang sisa hidup kita.

Alangkah dahsyatnya sekiranya kamu melihat di waktu orang-orang yang zalim (berada) dalam tekanan-tekanan sakratulmaut, sedang para malaikat memukul dengan tangannya, (sambil berkata): "Keluarkanlah nyawamu". Di hari ini kamu dibalas dengan siksaan yang sangat menghinakan, karena kamu selalu mengatakan terhadap Allah (perkataan) yang tidak benar dan (karena) kamu selalu menyombongkan diri terhadap ayat-ayat-Nya. (QS Al-An'am 6:93)
(Yaitu) orang-orang yang dimatikan oleh para malaikat dalam keadaan berbuat lalim kepada diri mereka sendiri, lalu mereka menyerah diri (sambil berkata); "Kami sekali-kali tidak mengerjakan sesuatu kejahatan pun". (Malaikat menjawab): "Ada, sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang telah kamu kerjakan". Maka masukilah pintu-pintu neraka Jahanam, kamu kekal di dalamnya. Maka amat buruklah tempat orang-orang yang menyombongkan diri itu.. (QS, An-Nahl, 16 : 28-29)

Di akhir sakaratul maut, seorang manusia akan diperlihatkan padanya wajah dua Malaikat Pencatat Amal. Kepada orang zhalim, si malaikat akan berkata, "Semoga Allah tidak memberimu balasan yang baik, engkaulah yang membuat kami terpaksa hadir kami ke tengah-tengah perbuatan kejimu, dan membuat kami hadir menyaksikan perbuatan burukmu, memaksa kami mendengar ucapan-ucapan burukmu. Semoga Allah tidak memberimu balasan yang baik ! " Ketika itulah orang yang sekarat itu menatap lesu ke arah kedua malaikat itu.

Ketika sakaratul maut hampir selesai, dimana tenaga mereka telah hilang dan roh mulai merayap keluar dari jasad mereka, maka tibalah saatnya Malaikatul Maut mengabarkan padanya rumahnya kelak di akhirat. Rasulullah SAW pernah bersabda, "Tak seorangpun diantara kalian yang akan meninggalkan dunia ini kecuali telah diberikan tempat kembalinya dan diperlihatkan padanya tempatnya di surga atau di neraka".
Dan inilah ucapan malaikat ketika menunjukkan rumah akhirat seorang zhalim di neraka, "Wahai musuh Allah, itulah rumahmu kelak, bersiaplah engkau merasakan siksa neraka". Naudzu bila min dzalik!


Sakaratul Maut Orang-orang Yang Bertaqwa

Sebaliknya Imam Ghozali mengatakan bahwa orang beriman akan melihat rupa Malaikatul Maut sebagai pemuda tampan, berpakaian indah dan menyebarkan wangi yang sangat harum.

Dan dikatakan kepada orang-orang yang bertakwa: "Apakah yang telah diturunkan oleh Tuhanmu?" Mereka menjawab: "(Allah telah menurunkan) kebaikan".. Orang-orang yang berbuat baik di dunia ini mendapat (pembalasan) yang baik. Dan sesungguhnya kampung akhirat adalah lebih baik dan itulah sebaik-baik tempat bagi orang yang bertakwa, (yaitu) surga Adn yang mereka masuk ke dalamnya, mengalir di bawahnya sungai-sungai, di dalam surga itu mereka mendapat segala apa yang mereka kehendaki.. Demikianlah Allah memberi balasan kepada orang-orang yang bertakwa. (yaitu) orang-orang yang diwafatkan dalam keadaan baik oleh para malaikat dengan mengatakan (kepada mereka): "Assalamu alaikum, masuklah kamu ke dalam surga itu disebabkan apa yang telah kamu kerjakan". (QS, An-Nahl, 16 : 30-31-32)

Dan saat terakhir sakaratul mautnya, malaikatpun akan menunjukkan surga yang akan menjadi rumahnya kelak di akhirat, dan berkata padanya, "Bergembiaralah, wahai sahabat Allah, itulah rumahmu kelak, bergembiralah dalam masa-masa menunggumu".

Wallahu a'lam bish-shawab.

Semoga kita yang masih hidup dapat selalu dikaruniai hidayah-Nya, berada dalam jalan yang benar, selalu istiqomah dalam keimanan, dan termasuk umat yang dimudahkan-Nya, selama hidup di dunia, di akhir hidup, ketika sakaratul maut, di alam barzakh, di Padang Mahsyar, di jembatan jembatan Sirath-al mustaqim, dan seterusnya.
Amin !

Salam and Hi All!

My blog was really outdated. I admit it. Sigh. The workload has occupied most of the time I used to spend over the Internet. Believe me! The first month I've been in Parit Raja, I was assigned to facilitate a group of students who were undergoing an INSEP programme. These 20 students(2 has dropped out) are qualified to receive the Executive Diploma in Medical Electronics as soon as they completed the industrial attachment within a few months more.

Then, the school was opened. The new term was begun. And I have to go back into reality of my job as a tutor in UTHM; be as a lab instructor. Nevertheless, it wasn't a sad moment. In fact, I pretty much enjoyed with these energetic kiddos. What's more is that, I have 1 class where all 27 students are from Somalia, SomaliLand and Republic Chad. So like it or not, I hv to use English to communicate with them. But these guys are quite good and they really eager to learn. Furthermore,they are all self-funded (I thought they hv been offered scholarships!) and that's also a reason why they are quite committed in study. However, there is still some issues here n there but I do think it will be solved eventually.

Now, I hv to be more focus on my next journey: Route to PhD. It has a massive effect on my current life. I don't want to think it as a burden but to take it as a lifetime challenge!

The first time WE heard the suggestion from the GOV to use English as a medium of instruction for Math and Science subjects, we both thought, "Oh dear!..this will definitely bring a problem afterwards...=(". It seemed to me that the Gov was desperate to improve the English usage in this country and they insisted to proceed it with these reasons in mind:
1. To strengthen the foundation of gaining the knowledge sources in Math and Science since the reference materials for both subjects are widely available in English and

2. To enhance the capability of using English and therefore mastering it as a second language

AND our early prediction now has been proven by the recent research conducted by a team of researchers from UPSI. The research entitled "The Effects of Using English as the Medium of Instruction for Mathematics and Science in Primary School" was lead by Prof Emeritus Dato' Isahak Harun. The data were established from students of standard 5 and the samples were taken from various primary schools within three main locations: city, big town and rural area.

It sadden me as I read throughout the report presented by the team. The main findings of the research revealed that the use of English as the main medium for teaching Math and Science subjects was undoubtedly, failed. Furthermore, it was found that the students especially Malay and Orang Asli were facing difficulties to understand the questions or instructions in English. The students achievement in the Math tests as depicted in the figure below was taken from the above research findings.




I don't intend to comment further on the above research findings as I believe, my blog readers are more critical thinking than I am. Nevertheless, I just want to voice out my opinion in this matter from my very own perspective.

Let me bring you guys back to the past. My next door neighbour which is happened to be my mum's 3rd cousin already married and is blessed with 2 children(and now three). Each time when I went back home for semester break, she would send, both her elder son, Akip and the little sister, Pika to my mum's house straight after finishing the Quranic class. I was asked to teach her children in Math and English homeworks. I took no bills for that as it was more like teaching your own brothers or sisters in study. So why should I charge her for that?

From time to time, I heard a loads of complaints from her husband, Usu Jelani upon the use of English in these two subjects. At that time, I tried to convince him that this is for good reason. When the semester break was over and I was back in Parit Raja, I would receive several calls from Mak Usu asking me for instance; What this instruction means: "Round of these numbers to the nearest tenth". Thank God Mak Usu finished her secondary school and at least able to read the sentences in English though not really understand the meaning. So, I tried to help to the best I could.

The situation narrated above was real as it occurred 3 years ago. I saw the struggles of Akip and little sister Pika to understand and catch up the learning pace in English-oriented system. This has low down the confidence level and study-esteem in Akip himself which eventually brought him to the state of bored; he found that Math subject was boring because he could not understand the meaning! I was not blaming him for this as he still a child and not mumayiz yet. He still couldn't differentiate which was good or bad though you already told him a few times. Therefore, interesting games(related with these subjects) always help to enlighten his spirit and boosting his hidden critical mind when studying these subjects.

Big Brother Akip with my sec sis
There will be numerous reasons why the implemented scheme proposed by the Gov couldn't achieve to the satisfactory level. However, the main reason which is close to what my neighbour has suffered is because the English usage is not practice daily within the family itself. You see, they live in kampung, so do I and therefore, I understand that without everyday practice, it's difficult to master the English. As an old saying,"Melentur buluh biar dari rebungnya" and therefore, being exposed to the daily English in early stage for example; 2 or 3 years may beneficial beforehand.

But the real issue now is: How can they being exposed to the use of English words if their parents are not mastering the language itself? And the second issue is: even the teachers are also struggling to use the English in class since all of them underwent the Bahasa system during their kiddos lives!

Contrary to expectations, the scheme should deal with realistic situation confront by the lower-class citizen. Indeed, English is vital since learning sources are mostly in English basis and is important when communicating with others. Therefore, from the standpoint of my own experience, maybe a dual-language can be used...Well, at least, it opens more flexibility in learning process. At the same time, extra English classes should be conducted from time to time. Meanwhile, teachers also should be sent to English classes frequently to brush and sharpen their knowledge though it's easy now to get the free and reliable sources of learning English via internet!

But what if for instance; The Math test results illustrated above were actually direct consequences of laziness and lack of competitiveness and self-awareness to advance own selves? To me, these are just a bunch of mere excuses created by people who believe that everyone is super-duper 101% excellent! These children need to be pushed always, give sincere motivation and also advices, not put them aside and just have a full concentration to the brilliant one!

That doesn't work for me now when making any critical decisions. Haha. Dulu2 time kecil2, klu tak main O-zoom, kene Lat Ta Li Lat laa jwbnya..tgok sapa yg kenaaaa...(^_^)..Zaman tu dah lama berlalu,zmn kanak2 yg xlah berapa nak indah tapi bermakna utk diingati...h0h0!

Anyway, it was decided that we will gonna celebrate the first Hari Raya in my husband's family house. Okay, I know I'm gonna miss the syahdu moment with my parents but thinking that I can spend the rest of the Hari Raya days with them, so why not celebrate it first in my hubby's family house?! At least, this time I am in Malaysia not like last year. Have to suffer the first day of Hari Raya in class...Sob sob sob...Very Pathetic, innit?

Yesterday, I chatted with Syarfa about Baju Kurung to be worn during Hari Raya. Speaking about Baju Kurung, I'm thinking to buy online from any online haberdashers but is it worth to do so? never try before. I found one: cemarabiru.com but it seems like there's no size for me...i'm a petite girl and therefore, size S or SS or 36 usually works best for me but the smallest size available there is 38! huhu. Hopefully, I will have enuff time to do the shopping once I return to Msia!

I just checked the UTHM email, and booked the Angpow Sampul designed by the...errr not sure, maybe the UTHM staff. Anyway, i booked for 40 pieces, rm2.50/10 pieces, very affordable price, isn't it?

Si Tupai!

Kat Malaysia jinak jgk kew? Selama ni, tk terhingin lak aku nk bermain2 dgn tupai2 yg slalu merobek buah durian, manggis, cempedak-nangka yg mak aku tanam dpn rumah tu...hoho, utk makluman pembaca budiman sekalian, tupai adalah musuh ketat mak aku time musim buah melanda! Hahaha. Owh, ckp psl musim buah, aritu aku rasa mcm seluruh Msia duk sebut2 musim buah masa bulan 6-7 mcm tuh termasuklaa mak aku. Baiknya mak aku, snggup simpankn 1 tupperware besar yg berisi buah durian tembaga dlm icebox tuk aku n suami aku mkn bile balik nnt...terharunya...betul2 laa mak aku nii apply prinsip: sharing is caring...

Arini aku n hubby pi Hyde Park, nk mkn x boleh kn so kita org makan angin laa...tp perut maintain x kembung yaa...hehe...On the way nk balik tu, nmpak satu couple ni dok layan tupai2 ni dgn beri biskut...tp tupai ni cam jinak2 merpati dan malu2 kucing sungguh laa...or should I change them to: Jinak2 tupai dan Malu2 tupai sungguhlaa...Eerk, buruknya peribahasa Melayu klu guna tupai?..ohoho, pencinta bahasa jgn marahkn aku...

So,aku cam geram2 gak laa tgok squirrel yg takut2 tp dekat2 mcmtu...Biskut xde bawa sbb kami puasakan so terbatal la niat nk menggoda si squirrel tu. Namun, hajat tertunai jugak bila kami berehat jap kat bangku sbb kaki aku lenguh dah berjalan. Hubby aku dok pnggil2 squirrel tu guna bunyi cam tikus bising buat sarang atas loteng. Then,ada respon baik punye dari squirrel tu. Pandang kami dan mula bergerak ke arah kami. Sambil tu, hidung dok kembang kempis, cuba hidu kami ada bawa mknn tak or sekadar nk mengacah2 jew. Haha. Mujur teringat ada beli kuih muih tadi kat Msian Hall, so dgn excited tp cuba control ayu, akupun cubit sikit kuih lapis tu. Hubby aku kata jgn campak tp sbb aku ni ada sindrom "takut jari kena gigit", maka tercampak jugaklah mknn tu atas tar jalan.

1. Meh meh, suapan kedua, meh..!

2. Sense of danger...?

Si Tupai tadipun punyalah excited, dok gigit2 mknn tuh, cutenyaa! cubitan mknn tu agak besar la klu nk dibandingkn dgn jari tupai yg comel tu so dia ambil masa dlm 7-8 saat tuk habiskan! Aduuh geramnyee aku tgok dia mkn, siap hadap muka aku lagi tuu, x lari! Tp second time aku bagi,dia mcm dpt sense aku takut kat dia, so dia pun lari bawah bngku mkn kat situ pulak. 3rd time bagi, dia cam berani pun ada, siap lompat kat bangku, minta lagi. Haha, Klakar laa tupai nii. Tapi dia mcm taw jer yg hubby aku nk ambil gmbar dia, dia hadap muka aku memula tu pastuh bile hubby aku nk snap gmbar, trus hadap hubby aku...hoho...comel2...comelnya ciptaan Ilahi...buat aku rindu betul nk main2 dgn kucing yg mak aku ternak kat umah tu...ada lah dekat 15 ekor yg berjaya hidup sehingga kini....wahahaha!


3. Alahai, comelnyaa...smngat tul makan!Look, she's looking at the camera!So clever!


Some more to share!: First Picture: First trial. Second Picture: She wants more!

Okay, this time I write my blog using Bahasa Melayu. Try to write it in a proper way but seriously, I do loads of rojak here and there so, please forgive me for my bahasa rojak kay?...huhu

Ramadhan Datang Lagi...

H0h0,ni kali kedua aku jalani ibadah puasa kat sini. Mnggu pertama puasa, time tu aku tgh berada pd tahap kritikal gak laaa...Siapkn dissertation n then prepare for ViVa...ohohoho..bukan kereta ViVa itu, aku lum ade lesen lagik..hehe, tp yg dimaksudkan ialah persiapan utk mnghadapi soalan2 maut drpd penyelia aku, 2nd examiner and another external examiner. Ingtkan ada spectators, rupe2nye, hanya aku dan mereka2 yg disebutkn tadi shj yg terlibat...phew, nsb baik...!And million thanks to my hubby...tulun aku beri idea best cket bab2 buat ayat teknikal ni..Allah jua yg mampu membalas pertolongan dan pengorbanan yg tlh dilakukan !!

Mind the mind. View in front of the Queen Mary Main Building. This was shot right after completing the ViVa session!!!

Masuk mnggu kedua,adalah masa tuk aku berehat-rehat slpas penat memerah otak memikirkan cara2 nk selesaikan problem dlm projek tu...mujur masih siuman lagi...hehe. Tp cycle tidur dah tk betul daa...aku kene reset diri aku balik...mcmmana nk reset aku pun tk taw! Pagi masa tdo, mlm masa kerja? owh, owl kew?

Mnggu pertama tu, buka puasa beli luar. Owh, klu kat Msia maksud aku klu aku di Prt Raja, sure aku da pi Bazar Ramadhan kt Parit Raja tu...Mcm2 ada...tp kt sini, pilihan yg ada cukup terbatas...Bazar Ramadhan sure x delah...yg ada plng hmpir dgn umah aku, Pando's...bkn Nando's kay..Pando's jew yg ada hidang cuisine dr Msia dan ayam yg ala2 Nando's tuh..camnapun, masih x lei kalahkan mak aku bab2 masak bihun goreng nii...adeeh...Mnggu kedua ni laa br start masak2 balik...Mskn pertama sure Daging masak pedas...sebabnya: it's my fav. laa..=)

Ibadah puasa thn ni lebih dan tersngt istimewa sbb kali ni aku x puasa sbg org bujang tp sbg PUAN...ehehehe...lain rasanya...lebih bermakna hidup lebih2 lagi bab2 ibadah ni sbb ada org yg nk ingatkan dan nasihat selalu...!Owh terasa benar sungguh sabda Nabi berkenaan dgn hal2 nikah kahwin nii...Demikian jugak berkenaan dgn ibadah puasa ni..

Aku ada terbaca: Doa org2 berpuasa ni Allah makbulkan tak kira siang atau malam spnjng bulan Ramadhan dan ttg 10 mlm pertama adalah mlm rahmat, 10 mlm kedua adlh mlm pengampunan manakala 10 mlm ketiga adalah mlm lailatul qadar. So buat kwn2 semua,sebelum Ramadhan kali ini meninggalkn kita, rebutlah segala kebaikan pahala yg ada pd bulan Ramdahan ini yaa!

MAS: 26/09/08-12pm

Yahoooo...BALIK!haha, x sabo nye aku nk balik! Best sungguh dpt beraya di Msia nii! Tiket dah ditempah..bagus betul kak Noi ni, arini ckp trus tempah, besoknye da dapat itinerary! Kan bagus klu semua staf Unit Cuti Belajar(UCB) buat mcm kak Noi. "Fast & Reliable"! Mungkin UCB perlu guna tagline tuh kot baru smngat sikit semua staf utk melaksanakan kerja secepat mungkin dan penuh berdedikasi...owh, Mungkinkah?...

MH:Malaysian Hospitality: a mere theory than practical? Or the other way round?


Anyway,smlm dah calling2 parents aku...mak aku laa org plng gmbira pas dgr aku nk balik..double gembira pas dgr anak dia yg selama ni dok mengadu kat dia asyik kene buli kat sini dan takut x lepas MSc ni, akhirnya berjaya gak habiskan MSc ni dgn 1001 cabaran! Zillion thanks to mak n abah for the endless pray! Sob sob sob...Aku hanya anak yg tk punya apa2 jika tnpa doa dan restu dr mereka berdua yg sntiasa mendoakan aku semenjak aku belum lahir lagi ke dunia smpailah dah berkahwin ni, mereka ttp x putus2 mendoakan aku...Sob sob sob...syahdunyee...

Aku harapkan semoga Allah permudahkn dan selamatkan perjlnn kami nnt bermula dr Heathrow hinggalah ke Kuala Lumpur...oho, 12 jam lebih perjlnn tnpa henti, sure boring tp at least kurang penat kot klu nk dibndingkn time aku balik skjp arituh, kene transit kat Dubai la pastuh S'pore lak, penat dan pening sbb jet lag...tp akan boring kew klu balik berdua?=)...

And ni juga adlh pngalaman pertama berpuasa di dalam kapal terbang wktu siang2 nii..Last year dtg sini time puasa gak tapi mlm so, boleilaa mkn2 dan mkn sahur skali..tp this time, hurmmm...tgok mcmna nnt..To be honest, aku pening sikit bab2 garis masa nii...klu ikut pemahaman dan logik aku yg x seberapa ni, rasa2nya mmg akan masuk malam laa bile merentasi India sblum smpai ke Msia...sbbnya, aku nnt smpai Msia jam 7 pagi waktu tmpatan..eih merentasi India kew?Tapi rsnye lalu kot area tuh,aku pun x ingtlaa...owh puasa, mmg mnguji iman dan kesabaran...aku bakal tgok je kew org2 sekeliling aku mkn mknn yg sedap2 tuu?! owh...Sabarlaah yeee...=(