Glad to be Me

Sometimes we wish how nice things would be if we were someone else. Or possess qualities that others have.
What are the qualities I don't like about me? Oh, one thing I can think is I'm lousy in tidying things. I clean, but you can forget all the work that follows cleaning such as arranging, stacking. Ornaments, trinkets on yourdesk.. that just isn't my thing.

I wish I could hold a decent conversation. Have the "aura" to make people listen to me, but sad to say, am lacking in that department. Kalau tak, sure my students score As. People don't share secrets with me much, as my expression is not that encouraging for them to continue with their story telling.

Think about food, frequently. Mcm.nothing else better to bo. "what to make, what to eat. This and that sounds good" Not very beneficial to the bodylah, obviously.

Short tempered I am. Simple statements may tick me off. Like now, ammending marks online seems menyusahkan. Lbh2 lagi when nothing changes since 15 April untill today. Kecik je komputer ni aku nmpk. Patience, patience. Mouth kene zipped from saying something bad. Lagi nk mrh when people around you gelak kuat2, ckp kuat2.. annoying sumtimes.

When I think about this again, it's not that bad to be me. If people don't spill things to me, I'm free from the 'obligation' to be a consultant to their problems. Thinking about food is not that bad either, people around me gets the benefit to try things I made. So, there are good things about me (masuk bakul takleh kuar) after all. Hey, I'm glad to be me lah!

You Read?

Why do you read? Do you like it? Or you HAVE to do it for purposes such as the choices below:

a. to absorb information to pass exams.. (time studies, PTDs, Exam Pegawai Takbir –dibaca ala2 Sukiman, MTest dll)
b. to be knowledgeable than others
c. You LIKE reading
d. Saja suka2. Nothing else to do.

I read a lot (a lot here means: comic strips, caption bwh. gmbr2, subtitles in movies..Well, to me that counts). Tak ke banyak tu?

Things relate to academic stuff, I’m not so keen. But, I have to as it is my bread and butter. (Just remembered butter berkulat tak dibuang lagi). Even if I buy a newspaper today, it will be read.. tak kira la hari ni ke, 2 hari kemudian ke. Horoscope, TV guide, jangan lupa tu. Janji baca gak. I’m not a knowledgeable person, so I make it a point to buy newspapers once a while. Online newspapers just don’t attract me much. Books used to be my free time activity, but nowadays I didn’t have chance to finish even the ones I bought few months back.

Stories that I like mostly written by Roald Dahl (penulis citer Matilda, Charlie and the Choc. Factory etc.) The stories are interesting, imaginative and wicked! Kalau cerita fiction yg. lebih utk. kanak2 tu sgt. menarik, kalau cerita yg. suits adults more tu, keji sket. Dia dah mati dah. Ni cartoons from his book, drawn by Quentin Blake yg. khidmatnya selalu digunakan Dahl.

One more writer, Stephen King.. He writes fictional horror, yg. takut2, and konon2 terkejut tu. (ada ke kategori mcm. ni?) His face pun ngeri gak. Dia idup lagi.

One more thing I read is students’ answer sheet. Sometimes, answer s_ _t is given too. Mmg. ramai students yg. pandai. Tp ada jugak yg memandai-mandai..heheh. So, from reading what they’ve written we will find “interesting” new terms/words/anything you want to call it. The examples of these terms include:
- first and forehead (sepatutnye first and foremost)
- long I study here (sepanjang saya belajar di sini)
- housefly = housewife
- fruits of thought (buah fikiran)these are some of the examples yg dijumpai. There are a lot more interesting stuff that couldn’t be included here. Ok, gotta get back to more reading. Sesi mmbuat nota..

How to Type?

I teach this Typing subject just this semester. I don't even remember the beginning or what we should do first in order to learn typing. Belek2 buku.. the first thing to do is place your fingers (jari2 tgn.. bukan kaki) at home keys @ home rows.. Mende Home keys tuh? It's actually keys (a, s, d,f, :, l, k, j) jari kelingking kiri kat A, jri manis katS, jri hntu (index finger) kt D, and tlunjuk kt F. Tgn kanan = kelingking kat ;, manis kat L, index finger kat K, and telunjuk kat K. Ibu jari belah kanan is used for the space bar below. Tht means, we are going to type using only 9 fingers.. Your left thumb can be used if dah penat guna right thumb (not!).

Jadi.. your drilling (latih tubi) begins.. asdf;lkj asdf;lkj.. setiap huruf akan disebut kuat2.. make sure your eyes on the monitor.. Kalu tgk pun, just to check so the keyboard tak tergolek sbb latih tubi yg bertubi2 tuh.. My lecturer used to shout at my back if she saw me looking at the keyboard. And ketuk jari2 ku ini.. if tersalah.. DON'T EVER USE BACKSPACE!!! Macam haram je kalu nk gune..hehe. So, sesapa yg terasa nk guna all home keys with the right (betul ye bukan kanan) keys, sila wat drilling. tak semestinya in the right order... Practise la.. a, a kk, sj, sj.. gitu la..

Most of the people reading ni pun mmg terer menaip pun. Just think of jotting something je. Heheh.. nmpk sgt takde mende nak tulis..

Nothing to Write.. yet so Many Things in Mind

Just feel like putting some pics. in this blog. Gmbr lama. Before Elijah pindah, before I am p.h.a.t. (fat actually) like now2.. sigh.. Ha, salah sapa? aku kan? (talking to myself je).

Actually, so many things going thru my mind, but can't seem to write anything.. Jadi, baik gue bubuh gambor bagi memenuhkan ruangan ini.. Kelihatan Ida and me.. looks like she's really trying to get in the picture.. walhal mmg muat sangat dah dlm gmbr.

Kelihatan aku yg buat2 mls.. atau sbenarnya mmg mls. Yus plak tgh bersedia sesangat. K, tu je, byk la mende nk pk. Dah nmpk pun mls.

It's Just Another Year.. is it?

It's 2009 already, yet I'm still the old me.. (old here does'nt have anything to do with age ;-) ) Just came back from quite long holiday. Kira2 seminggu and plus3-4 days.. lama arh tu.. Bukan senang nak cuti pun. Wait till sem. break, then, u can take leave. Nak replace class? You end up being the only person who attends it.

During all the leave taken, my anak buah (actually pgkat makcik) came back from KL. We know tht when this girl comes back.. byk btul la

resipi2, atau makanan yg dicita2 utk dibuat dan dicarik.

Lupakan sumbing di pinggan ada sotong tuh.. minah tu mmg kelolo sikit budaknye.

We made tandoori, panggang ayam, sotong, udang comel2, made salad and kerabu. Besor sungguh selera budak nih. OH, not forgetting.. biscuits shaped like gingerbread man.. minus the ginger. All these things helped to contribute to "body development"..aha!!! No wonder my old accomplice tkejut tgk myself! Imagine we have'nt met sthn. lebih.. imagine me expanding.

Year 2009 marks a new beginning for most of us.. To me it's another year. A time to transform oneself to be better.. A few important things will happen in the beginning of the year even. Oh and yup.. to achieve certain things rather not to be shared. People have azams.. amende dlm omputih nyer? aha.. resolutions rite? Well, maybe it's one way of re-energizing yourself at the beginning of this year. To those with new year resolutions, Good Luck in achieving it. Insya Allah tercapai. All the best!

LORONG X

It's Thursday, 5 mins bfore 11 a.m. Now boredom starts to conquer.. Ye la, kelas dah takde ah, but then.. there's always something to do.. Woke up late this morning, siap2 nk keje, buang sampah and noticed "tong smpah aku dah btakung and got jentik2 inside" uhhuu... tunggingkan air ujan nih.. It's been raining for days now, looks like the hole that I made at the bottom of the bin tersumbat but, of course I won't be talking abt. my tong sampah ni...

Today I will be explaining abt. my workstation (fuh, hebatnya gelaran workstation) Kira2 meja la.. The picture shows the way to my place.. We all called this alley as Lorong X. hehe.. Students pun panggil this area Lorong X. Ada beberapa sbb, antaranya.. it's been a few times people did'nt notice our presence here.. Although.. kami HADIR di meja kami, and.. students who lingers here (esp UiTM students) akan kena penangan (dlm bentuk kata2 'nasihat') dari kami2 yg kenal most of them as we taught them before.

Kelihatan accomplices/rakan2 terbabit : dpn skali Yus (takde dlm pic), wani dan e-id, k anum and ma.. and my place blkg k anum. Semua malu sbb nmpk bijik mata ke ujung kepala je. Wonder where my neighbour is?hmmm.. The next picture shows a few almost empty containers used to be filled with biscuits, kerepek and all sorts of jajan. Ada yg dh salah faham, ingat kt blkg ni ada perniagaan runcit/kecil-kecilan. But the truth is, sapa nk blasah menda2 kt blkg ni, amek la. Kalau org tak bagi, org akan sorok, not display it. Well, tu one of the factors students yg kebulur, lalu lalang di lorong X. Before the get their treat, they have to "service" their ears first. Kira2 bg treat cum peringatan la.

In the plastic bag is rambutan, yg tinggal ranting2 ajer.. and beside is butter (complimentary of K Anum ) and MUST be transformed into something bigger to be eaten the next day! Oh ye, my neighbour kat sebelah, berbaju ijau.. He brought his computer today..(meaning he will be at his place... longer). The next picture is my table. Tupperware kecik, tmpt isi sweets and another meja lipat meja utk kerja2 rencam. Example: (Makan-kerja utama, meja test -time budak, bancuh air..etc) I like this place.. but find it difficult to always maintain it organized.. Sama mcm aku je.

Hm, that's it for now.. Btw, it's not a Dapur like some said.. but it does fill up many empty stomachs..

Mkn2 with Students

A few days back I invited some students to my house.. just for a little treat..

Well, actually some of the "fund" came from the denda.. These denda include:

1. Pakai selipor ( although it costs RM50.. and ada berlian2.. it will still be considered a seliper)

2. T-shirt kolar bulat.

3. Jeans (this would include jeans cerah yg ala2 org tak perasan kain jeans)

4. Very2 short blouse and lengan pendek

hehe...pdn muka. Sometimes, these kids (yg dah leh jadik mak bpk budak) are funny. Asked them to mkn2 outside, transport la jadi prob. Tp ajak ke umah, bulleh ajer.

Above are the ones yang "menyenggeng bergaya" konon2nye. As if la kann. There are still those who were'nt in my class came.. Maklumla.. time mkn. The pics. are some who came.. I did'nt invite other friends. Reserve outing dgn mmbr2 next time.. baru tenang sikit.. leh concentrate on each other. Masa depa mai, I accidentally practised polisi, basuh pinggan sdiri, and buat air sdiri.. So, to those yg nak ajak ramai2 (esp students) mai umah, bleh la buat gini. Very practical and cut time preparing things for guests. Maybe I was'nt the best host la, tp diorang ni takdk hal.. as long as can eat. Hee...

K la, got to go. Till I have anything to write again. Chiao.