An Unconventional Teacher

Inst. Sinaran, My ThoughtsDecember 18, 2008 3:06 pm

http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/ <— taken from here

I shared with my students(100+) the writings by S.Dali this morning during my Maths class. It is written direwctly out of my mouth, so to speak. This is my main concern and DISAPPOINTMENT that I m staying with our UN-educated malaysians around me. They don’t understand that their STUPID degrees/masters WILL NOT make them a better person, an intellectual being and contribute to mankind!!

TEH

My ThoughtsDecember 17, 2008 1:43 pm

Problems with today’s young graduates by S.Dali

The headline may sound like an old man bitching about how tough it was during his younger days, I hope its not. Over the last few years I have had to hire at least 10-15 new graduates every year, and then get the unit managers to train them up. In highlighting their shortcomings, I have to generalise but I am sure that’s pretty much the same conclusion throughout the country in all industries.

1) Rich parents - Parents who are rich, please note, generally your children will be assholes if you do nothing right when they were young. That’s because the over mollycoddling, pandering to their whims and fancies, have shaped their character - which is pathetic. I have a few rich kids who have OK degrees, but decided to quit of a couple of months because they wanted to do something else. When asked further, they said they wanted to go further their studies. Geez, that is only an option if your parents are well off. After the years of investment into the child, there is no inclination of the need to be independent or self sufficient. They can have the option because the parents allow them to. What a wonderful bunch of kids.

Some even have the audacity to go for a long holiday after their graduation. You try to follow your Western fellow graduates… well for one, most of them work for at least a year to save up before they embark on their travels (I don’t think we do)… and when they study, they themselves take up student loans which they will pay back when they work (which we don’t).

2) Character - Linking onto the above, the same spoilt brats generally have poor character. When I say character, I meant ability to assume responsibility, respect for corporate culture, ability to apply themselves well, work at something, ability to learn and willingness to learn, and general people skills.

3) English - Now we go to quality of graduates. Most, whether they are local or foreign graduates, cannot speak coherent English. I am appalled that the Chinese schools are now clamouring for Science and Maths to be taught in Chinese for the first 6 years of schooling. Why? English is not a glorification of western culture, it is an essential tool for business and global communications. I am not dissing Chinese, Malay or Tamil language, but if you think you can compete in an increasingly globalised world with just your mother tongue, that is misplaced arrogance of culture. Study English together with whatever other languages you want, not at the expense of English. It is also not enough to just have a working knowledge of English, you need to master it. Education gives a person choices and options, and English broadens that scope even more. Can your child go and work in the US or UK financial firms, if he/she wanted to? If they had the tool, they would be sought after if they were good.

4) Communication skills - Linked to the mastering of English, it is not enough to learn how to do power point presentations or run up figures in excel spreadsheets. A person can greatly add value when they can present them well. Oratory skills are mightily lacking in Malaysian young graduates. The art of persuasion, the ability to project professionalism, and eventually the ability to lead. Just imagine Obama without his oratory skills. I always exhort my friends with kids to forget about the ballet classes, the extra tuition classes… make sure you enroll them in the drama and speech making skills classes, there are a few around.

5) Intellectually not strong - When I come across even those who scored fantastic results or graduated from top foreign universities, I find some of them unable to hold an intellectual argument. If presented with a common question such as why are we now in this global economic crisis. Most I will hear are one or two points: easy credit, excess leveraging… and nothing else. A decent answer would have to include examining the crux factors, there are at least 5, and then ascribing proper blame proportionately. You need to examine a complex issue from a few angles. Our education system is such that there is only one answer per question in the exam papers. Hence after giving one answer, they think they have answered the whole question.

6) Bias - Some will say that local graduates are unfairly discriminated. I don’t buy that. I tend to not look at degrees as that only tells me you can read and write. What most employers are looking for is that one quality - I call it street-smartness or ability to think on his feet. Can you be taught that? I don’t know. It has to do will self assurance and inherent self confidence. These people are problem solvers, they are doers, they take the initiative, they will speak up at the right time, they get the job done by hook or crook. They rise above the crowd because they won’t be the first to say "cannot do". They are achievers when they put their minds to it. They can be persuasive and they apply themselves diligently to master any new tasks. You have that, the degree is just a visa for you to travel further in your career.

We have too many followers, not enough street smart people. I don’t think you can teach that at MBAs. But one thing for sure, you may be able to cultivate "street smartness" when they are young. Always encourage and allow your kids to join the Scouts, Drama Clubs, Leos or Interact clubs. To me, these are breeding grounds for future corporate animals. The interaction, social politics, club politics, camaraderie, application to one’s objectives are all critical to encourage one to develop and establish his own identity and personality, and in many ways help them make sense of how the world operates. Most of the street smarts I know who now do well in corporate world, also did remarkably well in those movements and clubs when they were younger.

Parents nowadays have fewer children, so they can spend more resources on them. Don’t molly-coddle. Some over protective parents do not allow their kids to join any society or clubs even. They get ferried to and from school and then to and from tuition. When home, they do some homework and play computer games or do internet chats the whole time. Time to rethink our influence in our young.

TEH : This writing is taken from one of the TOP Investment Blog in Malaysia, written by someone top in his profession.

For my STUDENTS, please help to share with your friends, tell them about OUR pathetic un-educated society, and DO NOT be one of them!! You may copy and paste this into you blog, or forward through e-mails, but DO NOT start that irritating chain-mail. We have enough of STUPID ‘friends’ forwarding us many STUPID pictures/stories … enough said. Hehe.

My ThoughtsSeptember 22, 2008 3:31 pm

One Night Stand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-night_stand

A one-night stand is originally a single night theatre performance (usually a guest group on tour), and today more commonly also a single sexual encounter between individuals, where neither individual has any immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.

The individuals participating in a one-night stand typically have not known each other long and have had minimal time to get to know each other before engaging in sexual activity. A one-night sexual encounter is not necessarily always a one-night stand; the crucial distinction is the expectation or intention that the relationship will not necessarily be extended beyond the initial sexual encounter. A one-night stand is differentiated from prostitution, as it takes place without direct payment of money and from a casual relationship, which may not initially involve sex and may continue long-term. The term came from the expression one night stand, used for a touring theatrical company who would make a single performance in one locale before moving on to the next engagement, and to a place where such a performance was given.

During sex females get such a strong dose of oxytocin that "when women think they can have sex and walk away just like guys do, they’re having to suppress thousands of years of evolution that tells them to cuddle, stay in bed, and look forward to tomorrow. When they get up and walk out, they feel depressed and don’t know why."Researchers have found that women’s feelings after one night stands are much more negative than men’s. Feeling ‘used’ was the predominent negative emotion they felt the next morning and they also worried about their reputations and felt as if they had let themselves down. Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University said "What the women seemed to object to was not the briefness of the encounter but the fact that the man did not seem to appreciate her. The women thought this lack of gratitude implied that she did this with anybody."

A one-night stand can be thought of as an irregular and unplanned sexual encounter between individuals. The participants will usually have little or no contact with one another aside from sex. Thus it is possible to have multiple one-night stands with the same person, provided that there is no regularity to the encounters or planning involved in the encounters. However, where the people involved have a regular sexual relationship without romantic involvement, this is generally considered a casual relationship (also referred to using terms such as "no strings attached"/NSA, "fuck buddies", or "friends with benefits"/FWB), and is generally considered distinct from the one-night stand phenomenon.

The risks of participating in one-night stands can include the risks of having unprotected sex, such as unwanted pregnancy or contraction of STDs. Effective use of contraceptive devices can help combat STDs.

My Thoughts

Ok, I found the definition of ONS at WiKi. Good. Be specific … I never condone prostitutions. And WiKi defined that as NOT ONS as ONS does NOT involve money(free-sex?). You might pay the lady for a drink/dinner … but not for sex favour. ONS is NOT sort of planned(it can be planned prior to the meeting, i think) as it is NOT on regular basis. In fact, from what i could understand, it is a ONE-TIME go such of things. No string attached. Mutual. No force or even persuading. But, according to WiKi, as long as it is irregular, we could have the SAME sex partner(s) and that is still defined under ONS.

You see, sometimes u do like the partner(physical side, no emotions entanglements, please) and you might end-up being a casual friend. Unless it is REGULAR(termed as Casual Relationship?), it is ONS. That is! I got it WRONGly defined all this while! Haha.

How about staying with an opposite in same bed WITHOUT sex? Yeah right, you mean they are NOT aroused or so well disciplined? It is surely possible. Is such encounter defined as ONS? He/she can be your bed-partner … but never engaged in sex?(no penetration and such, perhaps confined to hugging/kissing).

How about this … you are staying with a person(we assume that you are straight and the person is of opposite sex) for a week, have sex included, but never see him/her anymore there after? No contacts and such? Is that casual relationship or ONS or neither? Hmm …

Daily, Inst. Sinaran, Chinese, My ThoughtsSeptember 9, 2008 9:43 am

9th Sept

morning …

As exams drawing nearer, some so-called ‘good’ students opting to study by themselves and excused themselves from my class! Well, these students will get an A as Math paper one is like kacang-putih to them. But, they definitely missed out something BIG here … they are here as a student to attend classes! Attendance will be taken. As i m a non-believer of attendance taking, i will allow them to do their own work, provided they REALLY studying and score in their exams!! If EDUCATION is scoring exams, they they DO NOT need to go to school … save money, study last minute also can la! Never do we teachers/schools explain to them the needs of attending lectures regularly. It is a training ground, so to speak.

Wait … am i missing something here? These kids dont care … of coz, due to the pressure of the kiasu-parenting. "Score "A"s at all cost … or else, i send you to my office/factory to work!" warns the parents. Some may prefer giving carrots/gula-gula … study well and daddy buy you that car u like, k? All sorts of NONSENSE from our well-educated society. Sigh … the root of this deterioting trend lies in our EDUCATION system. Am i repeating myself? Malaysians are NOT EDUCATED enough to realise what education mean!!

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

As we were having lunch, me and my colleagues were talking in the hush-hush about FREEDOM of SPEECH(irony, huh?) in Malaysia. Yes, we agreed that certain CONTROL is needed in Malaysia(as we MALAYSIANs are NOT educated, not matured and not civilised). With such a tight control on local MEDIA, we still see our MPs speaking like a standard 6 kids on the street. Yes, in parliment, they act their true colours — un-educated monkeys in suit — and it is an embarassing to READ from non-local media on HOW they see us, Malaysians.

Anyway, back to the case of FREEDOM of SPEECH … the USA preaching about it and was critising Malaysian press. Fair. But, do they really practise what they preached? Here in Malaysia, we are a complex society. We have the minority chinese and indians(minority as we are NOT encouraged to have kids … we are being practical, we cant afford to give our kids QUALITY living if we have too many kids. Logical? Ever wonder why the bumis/malays can afford at least 5 children and can send all of them studying oversea? Fishy GOV? WHAT is that again? NEP? Fair and just? IN MALAYsia?). The QUOTA system being abused. Rampant. They FEEL it is their RIGHTS, they should be given what belongs to them. I M BORN IN MALAYSIA too, but because your ancestors are from CHINA, you are immigrants! Haha.

So, it is kinda sad when we speak about FEW idiot politicians tarnishing our beloved country’s name. Seriously, do you ever wonder WHY they took so loooong to bring that AHMAD to see PM? Wait, even PM, police cant find him!! WOW!! And we are talking about a small soldier here, who is fighting for the justice for Malay? Huh?? I m confused with his statements. He shouldnt even speak anything if he doesnt have anything up there. Being arrogant when we are wrong is plain STUPID. Two type of BODOH … what is this type then?

I love Malay songs, i get along very well with my malay friends, students and culture. I love MALAYsia(and never question if we should change it to CHINESE-sia) as i m NOT a Chinese. I m a Malaysian. Hey, i still need passport/visa to go to China, k? And they will treat me as foreigner(and cut my leher if i m buying anything there … go to GuangZhou and they treat you like an alien!).

Selamat Berpuasa, my fellow Malaysians. If our parents could stay(in tolerance) together, UNITED … our children SHOULD stay together as MALAYSIANs too. Let us as parents provide our future generation a harmonous environment and learn to ACCEPT our differences.

Lets NOT let a few selfish politicians break our bonds. Insya-allah.

Jay Chou -半島鐵盒 | Ban Dao Tie He <— one of my fav from Jay

曲/詞: 周杰倫
Qu/Ci: Zhou Jie Lun
Music/Lyrics: Jay Chou

Translation: catseyes - www.jay-chou.net

走廊燈關上
zou lang deng guan shang
Turning off the lights of the corridor

書包放
shu bao fang
Putting down my schoolbag

走到房間窗外望
zou dao fang jian chuang wai wang
Walking to my room, looking out the window

回想剛買的書
hui xiang gang mai de shu
Recalling the newly-bought book

一本名叫半島鐵盒
yi ben ming jiao ban dao tie he
One that’s entitled "The Iron Box of the Peninsula"

放在床邊堆好多
fang zai chuang bian dui hao duo
Beside the bed lies a pile

第一頁第六頁第七頁序
di yi ye di liu ye di qi ye xu
Of the 1st, 6th, 7th page of its prelude

我永遠都想不到
wo yong yuan dou xiang bu dao
I never expected

陪我看這書的你會要走
pei wo kan zhe shu de ni hui yao zou
you, who had read this book together with me, would have to leave

不再是不再有
bu zai shi bu zai you
No more, never again

現在已經看不到
xian zai yi jing kan bu dao
I already can’t see it anymore

鐵盒的鑰匙孔
tie he de yao shi kong
The keyhole of the iron box

透了光看見它鏽了好久
tou le guang kan jian ta xiu le hao jiu
A ray of light shines through, I can tell it has rusted for ages

好舊好舊
hao jiu hao jiu
So old, so old

外面的灰塵包圍了我
wai hui de hui chen bao wei le wo
The dust on the outside envelops me

好暗好暗
hao an hao an
So dark, so dark

鐵盒的鑰匙我找不到
tie he de yao shi wo zhao bu dao
I cannot find the key to the iron box

放在糖果旁的是
fang zai tang guo pang de shi
Beside the candies lie

我很想回憶的甜
wo hen xiang hui yi de tian
The sweet memories that I really want to reminisce

然而過濾了你和我
ran er guo luu le ni he wo
And then it filtered us out

淪落而成美
lun luo er cheng mei
A tragedy that became beautiful

沉在盒子里的是你給我的快樂
chen zai he zi li de shi ni gei wo de kuai le
Encased in the box is the happiness you brought me

我很想記得可是我記不得
wo hen xiang ji de ke shi wo ji bu de
I really want to remember but I can’t remember

為什么這樣子
wei shen me zhe yang zi
Why is it so?

你拉著我說你有些猶豫
ni la zhe wo shuo ni you xie you yu
You tugging me, saying you felt a tinge of doubt

怎么這樣子
zen me zhe yang zi
How can it be so?

雨還沒停你就撐傘要走
yu hai mei ting ni jiu cheng san yao zou
The rain has not even stopped, you already want to leave with an umbrella

已經習慣
yi jing xi guan
I have already become accustomed

不去阻止你
bu qu zu zhi ni
To not restricting you

過好一陣子你就會回來
guo hao yi zhen zi ni jiu hui hui lai
After some time, and then you will return

印象中的愛情好像
yin xiang zhong de ai qing hao xiang
It seems like my impression of love

頂不住那時間
ding bu zhu na shi jian
Is that it cannot withstand the test of time

為什么這樣子
wei shen me zhe yang zi
Why is it so?

你看著我說你已經決定
ni kan zhe wo shuo ni yi jing jue ding
You looking at me, saying you have decided

我拉不住你
wo la bu zhu ni
I know I can’t hold on to you any longer

他的手應該比我更暖
ta de shou ying gai bi wo geng nuan
His hands should be warmer than mine

鐵盒的序變成了日記
tie he de xu bian cheng le ri ji
The iron box’s prelude has become my diary entry

變成了空气
bian cheng le kong qi
Turned into air

演化成回憶
yan hua cheng hui yi
And transformed into memories

印象中的愛情好像
yin xiang zhong de ai qing hao xiang
It seems like my impression of love

頂不住那時間
ding bu zhu na shi jian
Is that it cannot withstand the test of time

所以你棄權
suo yin ni qi quan
That’s why you gave up

Daily, Trading, My ThoughtsAugust 6, 2008 7:55 am

Aug 6th ~ Wed

morning … ,my apologies to many of my students/ex-students who(some) have been ardent viewers. Sorry that i couldnt blog much regarding schools and life-related events/issues. Well, many reasons for that but the most obvious one would be … BUSY!! Yes, a word "BUSY", we could push everything aside. Terrible la …

Anyway, the ONE thing that i want to do at the moment is CREATE my trading blog so that my personal blog would not be bored down with my trading thoughts. YES, in almost every waking hours, i m thinking of MARKETS … KLSE, DOW, HSI, STI and NiKKeI. And many babes that i m stalking in KLSE …

So, since DATA from markets occupying huge % of my core brain, i couldnt think of other things much.

Next week THU night, sutera’s league resume, FRI night my mom flying home, SAT night EPL starts … what a BUSY week ahead. This FRI night OLYMPIC starts, SUN the Rotaract going to Bukit Harapan with our collected donations … but i will still be too busy with my classes/trading. Next week is my SAM exams too … with LAN officers coming on 19/20th. My baby gal will be 1 month old on 22nd. Hmm …

But, my mind at the moment is thinking of DJIA up 300+ points http://www.bloomberg.com/index_americas.html last night, giving a BUY opportunity later at 9am!! See if i m going to jump in … wait, let me feel my heart-beat … it seems to be faster when i mentioned JUMP IN and BUY. Haha … hmm… sigh, i really lost my sense of humour.

OK … time to look into other trading blogs

MMCCorp caught my interest … it dived to 2.12(-0.61) in a day! Wow … talking about taking a pludge. It took MMCCorp to appreciate from 2.20 to 2.70 till YESTERDAY where everyone is panic and sell off their stakes!! How on earth can a stock take such a beating, only with ONE news(taking over Senai Airport but with very high price la) … whatever fundamental thrown out of the window!! Terrible …

MMC-Corp … own by the tycoon who is also taking DRB-Hicom under his wing. Traders/investors buying into DRB shares recently due to news that he MIGHT take the company private. Many privatisation "stories" have been used to GORENG some of counters — Gamuda and Astro are two good example. YeChui shares jumped to 1.91(highest) due to the ’story’ that its MIGHT be taken private. Many more are cooking up stories of POSSIBILITIES … especially when its share price is at rock-bottom in inactive trades. Speculating? Rumours? Greed vs Fear?

Stocks to stalk : Scomi(0.635), KNM(1.76), MMCCorp(2.12), LionInd(2.34) and LionDiv(1.06), Topglove(3.86), Kossan(2.42), WCT(3.10), TA(0.83), HSPlant(2.71), Kwantas(2.96), Dialog(1.20), Sapcres(1.30), MPHB(1.52) … and many more in my list …

Which ONE will appreciate 10% due to a short rebound??

10.15am

An hour after the opening, KLSE up 5 points but the most interesting story this morning will be a HUGE rush to acquire MMCCorp stocks.It is bouncing up about 10% now … after down 20+% yesterday. Still room to go up … can buy and HOLD for a moment.

2pm

My Thoughts

With malaysian politics is brewing(a trader called them monkeys in human-suit! Haha), it drives many investors away. KLSE will NOT be able to recover till we give all those monkeys more bananas. Yes, they always want more … they will make a scene AGAIN if u refuse to give them due attention. That is just one of the characteristics of monkeys. Our politicians have creating many scenes and as a Malaysian, i m embarrased. You should read the few articles written on HOW the ‘outsiders’ view us.

Since Anwar was out, many issues being brought up … sensationalised and media putting undue pressure on many politicians. Look, these politicians may not take criticism well, so obviously they will jump the gun. Please dont investigate on MMR2 case, as the botak SV will deny has anything to do with it. WHY must they keep digging on many of the WRONGS in WHAT HAVE HAPPENED AND DONE? For example, the IGP and Judges case, it has been buried for 10 yrs now … but someone digged out the coffins.

If i need to talk about Malaysian politics, i will have to swear vulgurous words. These monkeys will NOT stop till they get their bananas(and others bananas too). The PPauh by-election on 26th AUG, few days before the 2009 Budget?? KLSE collapsing … Since Raja Petra being charged, no one really DARE to openly write about OUR honourable politicians. And since March 8th, they are STILL fighting. Believe it or not, they REALLY have the energy to FIGHT …. fight till the end, one MONKEY yelled. And swore in the name of Quran?! Oh please, get mature … dont make the mockery of Islam, k?

I do not really read of many issues/news as i m too BUSY reading my trading books/articles/blogs and analysing data. But, since our MONKEYed-politicians yelling for bananas, and shaking the whole KLSE, i hv no choice but to look into their acts. To certain extent, i want to LAUGH … and i m cynical. I dont give a damn shit what these politicians fighting about … whether is it true some fucked someone’s asshole, or who killed the Monggolian lady(WTF that they need to know who fucked her before murdering her) or err … a state gov bought some cool Merz? How about the high cost of maintainance of Perdana??! DAMN hypocrite … WHY the BPR PRETENDING that they XXXX??

If a normal Malaysian like us can use common sense(and we hv lived for MANY years pretending our GOV is BCA = Bersih, Cekap, Amanah), why would they all digging up the shit-hole? I DONT UNDERSTAND.

Piak! Phew … i was dreaming of a BCA Malaysian government again … what a nightmare! Haha

4.30pm

Just had the SAD meeting … many things will go on but i m barely alive. Look at the KLSE … blur la

TEH

My Thoughts, The STARJuly 16, 2008 8:49 am

Penang Hokkien in peril

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Hokkien may become extinct if no effort is made to preserve and encourage the young to speak the dialect.

This is the observation of author Tan Choon Hoe who has written two books Learn to Speak PHD-Penang Hokkien Dialect and Penang Hokkien Dialect (PHD) for Penangites and Tourists to promote the dialect.

Tan, 47, who teaches English and Hokkien here, described the dialect as the essence of George Town and a part of its heritage. He lamented the fact that Chinese children here spoke very little Hokkien nowadays. “Parents would usually speak to their children in English or Mandarin and the only chance for the kids to learn Hokkien is from their grandparents, if they are still around,” Tan added.

He said it was even more important now to preserve the dialect with George Town’s recent listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

“Many people here do not know that our native dialect has become a dying heritage,” Tan told a press conference to promote the sale of the books to raise funds for Penang Adventist Hospital’s needy patients. Penang Adventist Hospital community relation coordinator Chin Hsien Hui said the hospital’s nurses, staff and doctors who were non native speakers took Hokkien lessons from Tan in the hospital to enable them to communicate with patients.

“Speaking Hokkien to those who cannot speak English, especially the elderly, makes them feel more comfortable,” she said.

The books can be purchased from the hospital, with 30% of the proceeds going to the hospital’s Dr J Earl Gardner Fund. For details, contact Tan at 012-4820038 or the hospital development department at 04-2227603.

My Thoughts

I m one of the many ‘modern’ new parents who is guilty of not speaking my mother tongue with my son, Er. Not many speak Hokkein in Sabah. Perhaps, i should make an effort to speak more Hokkein with my two kids. The only word he know is "boh" means "dont have".

Daily, Trading, My Thoughts, PoliticsJuly 14, 2008 7:34 am

July 14th ~ Mon

morning … i walked to school today and was here before 7am. Thought they are having SC meeting?

Anyway, days becoming busier and i m becoming more restless. I could only wait … and waiting could add to my nervousness.

Will be busy in office today …

2pm : The no confidence motion by the oppositions thrown out of the Parliment window, and they walked out of Parliment. Sigh. Enough of dramas in our political scene. They are making themselves look foolish. And most traders/investors keep their money close to their chest(in their cocoon).

I dont understand WHY those MPs are still FIGHTING(instead of working!!) since Mar 8th. POWER STRUGGLE between themselves … within the same party too. ALL THESE ARE MAKING HEADLINES INSTEAD OF DO THE NECESSARY WORKS. SO, TO ALL THE SHIT MPs WHO MAKAN GAJI BUTA, listen here … start working. Dont pretend and running away from your responsibilities. Your are an MP, for f**king sake, ACT like one. Damn. I m cursing our so-called LEADERS. Too many shit-heads in Parliment … all with their OWN personal agenda up their sleeves. SELFISH MPs, sitting their — being paid — and much under table given to them. What else do they want??

If i m going to elaborate on their works as MP, i will continue to curse their "luck" for being picked as our MPs. Many are a real SHIT! I m embarassed being a Malaysian, and mind you, i hv always been proud of being Malaysian. Not anymore …

To those MPs who are still fighting/accusing, go and eat SHIT. Sorry, i think you all cant understand simple English — kepada MP semua yang masih bertelagah and tidak bekerja sebagaimana yang sepatutnya, pergi makan TAHI. Pergi MAMPUS lagi baik la. Rosak maruah negara kita. MALU.

Phew …. nice to vent out some anger i hv stored, seeing the immaturity of our MPs. Hehe

TEH

My Thoughts, PoliticsMay 20, 2008 9:56 am

Dr M to quit UMNO

ALOR STAR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced he is quitting Umno, in what is seen as his final push to force Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to step down as Prime Minister and party president.

His wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali has also quit, according to his website www.chedet.com

Dr Mahathir also called on Umno members to join him in this radical move, which he likened to “removing gangrene” in order for the party to survive.

Except for two party veterans and one branch in the Merbok division, there were no other takers.

Abdullah, who expressed shock at Dr Mahathir’s decision, however, reiterated that he would not give in to the pressure from the former premier.

Party deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak offered to meet Dr Mahathir to “discuss the decision” to quit.

Dr Mahathir has been on the warpath against Abdullah since 2004, claiming his successor was unfit for the job and has stepped up his attacks after Barisan Nasional’s disastrous results in the March 8 general election.

Dr M’s journey in UMNO

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/20/nation/21298347&sec=nation

1946 - Joined Umno

1965-1969 - Member, Umno Supreme Council

September 1969 - Expelled from Umno for disciplinary reasons. Re-admitted on March 7, 1972.

June 1972 - Elected a member of the Umno Supreme Council with the highest number of votes. Lost in the election for an Umno Vice-President post.

June 1975 - Umno Vice-President

1977 - Acting Chairman, Umno Liaison Committee, Malacca

May 1978 - Chairman, Perak Umno Liaison Committee

September 1978 - Umno Deputy President

June 1981 - Umno President

July 17, 1987 - Umno Political Bureau Chairman

Feb 16, 1988 - Pro-tem President of Umno Baru after Umno is declared an illegal society on Feb 4, 1988. Dr Mahathir’s membership number is 001 as he is first party member of Umno Baru.

December 1993 - Kelantan Umno Chairman. Chairman, Politics and Constitution Committees of the Supreme Council.

June 22, 2002 - Announced his intention to resign from all political and Government post at the final day of the 56th Umno assembly. Appeals from Umno Supreme Council members for him to stay on.

Oct 31, 2003 - Retired as PM and Umno president after 22 years.

September 2006 - Fails in bid to be an Umno delegate for the Umno general assembly coming in ninth out of 15 contestants in the Kubang Pasu division.

May 19, 2008 - Quits Umno

My Thoughts

Dr M ~ my idol — I m surprised with this MAN decision as he has fight for the ’survival’ of UMNO in his whole political life?! Will write again after reading more on this issue.

Daily, Chinese, My Thoughts, BowlingMay 16, 2008 7:50 am

May 16th ~ Fri

morning … went to do the weekly wet-marketing, bringing Mag and Er to the nearby pasar. I guess few of the aunties’ stall could recognise me by now. "lau she" … they called me. Errr … sound weird being called ‘teacher’ by aunties whom i do not teach!! Even when my students address me that way, i feel ‘awkward’? Hmm … i should be used to it after 18 years of teaching? In fact i started teaching(giving tuition) since i was form 5/6, to my neighbours’ kids. BUt, officially i started teaching in Stamford in 1990, APRIL. Currently i m into my second year with Sinaran. I do like it here … maybe just that my passion for Maths is waning … or is it teaching?

Anyway, Happy ‘lau she’ day to me! Hehe

To Orange

Comment : I do not disagree that academic results is VERY important to success. BUT, it all boils down to what you term SUCCESS as. If success = money, , status, power …. then, yes. MAYBE you might turn out to be a doctor/specialist or whatever highly-demanded desgination BUT even that does not guarantee money, status or power you crave for. You see, as human we will become GREEDIER. Your human/inhumane values changed as you ‘move-up’. From a naive you, you might turn into a cunning person, playing the tune according to the society, in the name of SUCCESS. Look how innocent/naive you were when you were 5 yrs old? Today you hv mastered the skills of giving excuses or blaming, no longer NATURAL(with your emotions), etc etc … what we all ADULTS condone. We hv ‘accepted’ lies or bribery as part of our lives(to certain extend). How many of us talk about HUMAN values these days? Hmm…

It is an interesting debate … i attended one by my students before … speaking about the pros/cons of EDUCATION TO THE ROAD OF SUCCESS. It is debatable. Because most PARENTS(subset of a society) seeing RESULTS is important, it makes ME very stupid if i say RESULTS is not everything. It is like we all going out and tell people that MONEY is not everything. It is important but not EVERYTHING? Tell that to anyone these days … MONEY is THE ONLY thing in their lives!! RESULTS is the ONLY THING in students lives!! When the students graduated, MONEY, STATUS and POWER take over! And the cycle continues …

To me EDUCATION is the most important part of growing up. Education starts when we were 2 yrs old … and it starts from home. Nothing to do with exams, it is all pleasure of learning. Learning process is education. Failing a Maths exams is education. Playing a volleyball game is education(winning or losing is part and parcel of playing) — how you take it and such. Can students stand up and tell me they ENJOY going to school as they find the subjects they are learning in school are interesting and widening their knowledge? I could continue to open-up a debate on how INCORRECT our society sees EDUCATION. Our students no longer enjoy learning in schools anymore(compares to 20/30 yrs ago!). Teachers NO LONGER enjoy teaching in schools. To them, it is like ‘no choice’, or it pays for my living or got longer holiday ma? Teachers stand up … tell me that you LOVE EDUCATION, you teach because you ENJOY seeing the youngsters learn some knowledge from you. You are proud and touched as today is teacher’s day — to recognise your teachings!! Arrghh … i m very doubtful about the sincerity of my UNEDUCATED society — students and teachers alike. At least i cant proudly say that i do enjoy what i m doing! Not many in working adults enjoy what they are doing, fyi. It is like not many students enjoy what they are learning from school. Or am i wrong? Hmm …

For your info, i was fascinated with Maths and Geography … so, i studied the universal Maths, … and global world’s geography!! I do not really bother much about the syllabus(till one month before PMR/SPM/STPM exams). I studied for knowledge … while failing in my school’s exams! It is NOT wise, obviously. That is plain STUPID, many reminded me. But i think i enjoy studying more than some of my friends who get all the ’A’s?! I dont feel stress doing Maths 4hours/day?! Hehe …

—–pause—- Hmm … i better put a pause here, otherwise i could be VERY cheong-hei la. Haha

Sutera

I played badly last night … 168, 200 and 154. The third game cost the team to lose two valuable points. Hmm … hope i could redeem myself next week. As we drew 2-2, the top team(KS’s) lost 0-4 to the Sukma’s youngsters. So, we should be climbing back to no 1 spot!! Yeah …

你是我所有的回憶 - 齊豫 <— what a beautiful song! Tell me, HOW many teachers do you know who enjoy songs, keep up with the latest of songs while appreciating this old classic? And i m not even chinese-ed. I self-learned Mandarin!! Today, i could read simple characters!! Enjoy …

(李泰祥曲﹐侯德建詞)

雨在風中風在雨裡
你的影子在我腦海搖曳
雨下不停風風吹不斷雨
風靜雨停仍揮不去想念的你
看小雨搖曳看不到你的身影
聽微風低吟聽不到你的聲音
眼睛不看耳朵不聽
你是我所有的回憶….

"You are all my memory is"

The rain is in the wind, the wind is in the rain
Your figure is waving in my mind
Rain couldn’t calm the wind, wind couldn’t stop the rain
When wind diminishes, rain ceases, you are still in my mind…
Watching the drizzles falling, can’t see you…
Listening the wind humming, can’t hear you…
Won’t look, won’t hear
All my memory left is of you

(Translation: Wendy Wang)

潘越雲 - 我是不是你最疼愛的人 <— WOW. I found another of my classic fav! Hehe.

Graduation and IS Nite

I bought the ticket to KL for the training(SAM) … and i did not realise that it falls on the graduation day! I m off on thu night(after inti class 6pm, i will straight to airport to catch 8pm flight) and I will only be back on Sat evening! Leong told me as i m supposed to be in-charge of the rehearsal on Friday! This are mutually exclusive events — i cant be at two places at any one moment!! Hmm … guess i will miss the graduation this year, but IS NITE … yes, i could make it(PHEW!).

劉文正-爱情 <— Liu Wen Zheng was like chinese Elvis in the 70s/80s. I listen to his songs when i was in primary! Haha.

劉文正 - 童年 - Childhood

池塘邊的榕樹上　知了在聲聲叫著夏天
操場邊的鞦韆上　只有蝴蝶停在上面
黑板上老師的粉筆　還在拼命嘰嘰喳喳寫個不停
等待著下課　等待著放學　等待遊戲的童年

福利社裏面什麼都有　就是口袋裏沒有半毛錢
諸葛四郎和魔鬼黨　到底誰搶到那支寶劍
隔壁班的那個女孩　怎麼還沒經過我的窗前
嘴裏的零食　手裏的漫畫　心裏初戀的童年

沒有人知道為什麼　太陽總下到山的那一邊
沒有人能夠告訴我　山裏面有沒有住著神仙
多少的日子裏　總是一個人面對著天空發呆
就這麼好奇　就這麼幻想　這麼孤單的童年

總是要等到睡覺前　才知道功課只作了一點點
總是要等到考試以後　才知道該唸的書都沒有唸
一寸光陰一寸金　老師說過寸金難買寸光陰
一天又一天　一年又一年　迷迷糊糊的童年
一天又一天　一年又一年　盼望長大的童年

2.30pm

I m saddened by the fact that another 2 of the SC leaving the college. I will make it an issue at the end of this year during the review camp. We need to be serious to address this "problems" created by so-called good/responsible students who PLEDGED(we got swearing ceremony … Haha. They made the mockery of the whole system!) to serve the college … blah blah … WTFuck with them.

Ok OK … leave the issue. This students are going because they hv scholarships/furthering studies. On the surface, it seems to be VALID reasons. Well, WHY ARE THEY APPLYING TO BE VOTED TO BE SC WHEN THEY HAVE THE INTENTION TO APPLY FOR XXX AND LEAVE THE SCHOOL, ANYWAY?

That is the main CORE problems with our un-educated society this day. It is their parents wish, of coz. Who can be SO SO UNEDUCATED and IRRESPONSIBLE? ADULTS!! Yeah!! They are teaching their kids … it is OK to think of yourself, be selfish … afterall, hey, you got good SPM results, dont you need to think of yourself? Haha. I laughed cynically. Sad.

TEH

My Family, My ThoughtsMay 14, 2008 8:09 am

Taking loved ones for granted

SIGHTS AND SOUND By Xandria Ooi

THE other day, my mum called to tell me that she and my fa-ther were considering buying two placements in a memorial park as their final resting place ‘’when the time comes'’.

I know very well that there will come a time when we will leave this world, but it is not something I often think about.

It is okay to plan for birthdays, weddings and retirement, but planning for death is not the norm. Not because it is not logical or practical, but to think of death is to bring on fear.

My boyfriend asked me a few days ago if I fear death.

“No, but I fear pain. But what I fear most of all, are the deaths of my loved ones.”

Just the mere thought of not seeing my parents and brother again cripples me with fear. When my parents speak of where they would like their final resting place to be, I am afraid to listen and refuse to take it seriously.

My grandfather was taken ill recently, and when I paid him a visit I was reminded that even the strongest and healthiest of us will not stay that way forever.

My father is 53 this year. He goes to the gym a few times a week, takes care of his diet and is far from old. He is able to fix almost anything in the house and he still takes cares of me like he always does.

All these years, I have looked upon my father as someone who is infallible, strong and able to find a solution to any problems that I may have.

It scares me to think of the day when he will not be as he is now, when time and age catches up. I would rather not see the lines around his eyes, or how tired he looks at times. I don’t want to notice him limping a little sometimes because his feet hurt.

My father is not a superhero, but sometimes it is easy to forget that because of how well he takes care of the family and me. Too often, I take his love and his health for granted.

When someone loves you unconditionally, it is easy to be careless with that love, because you assume that it will always be there.

You forget to say thank you, or be polite, or even do something nice in return.

During a meeting with the managing director of a company who is interested in working with me on an endorsement project, he said something to me that no one has ever said before.

“No offence Xandria, I think your work is great but the reason you are here is because of your mum.”

“Your mum is such a good person. I think what you are today is because of your upbringing. So you have to thank your mum and dad,” he told me with a smile.

I couldn’t be happier or more proud hearing this. I have always wished that people could see that. My mum is my manager, and I have had people being nicer to me than they are to her.

Some have even been downright insensitive and rude to her, but sugary sweet to me.

I have never understood that. Being a manager of a company is not an easy task, and if the company runs smoothly, it is very much due to good management.

My career has been on a steady climb because my mum is an amazing businesswoman and manager. I have manners, respect, compassion and faith because my parents have taught me that.

I have written in a previous article that if someone should praise me, they should praise my parents 10 times over.

Many have asked me during interviews if I feel that my mum is overprotective as my manager, and my answer is that I am much more protective of her.

Even then, I cannot be a hypocrite. I cannot expect people to be nice and kind to my mum when there are many times when I have also hurt her with my impatience and attitude.

The worst part of it is that the hurt she experiences because of me is much more painful than those inflicted by others.

And the irony is that it is often easier to be nicer to acquaintances and friends, than it is to be mindful of the feelings of our loved ones.

Mother’s Day has just passed and Father’s Day is around the corner. Being able to celebrate these occasions is just a reminder of how fortunate we are to have known unconditional love.

Death is inevitable and maybe if we stop and think about death once in a while, we would appreciate life better.

My Thoughts

As i m growing older, having my own family — a wife Mag with two kids Jonathan(2yr 4mths) and Charlene(-2mths), i do realise i will go first, some day. Yes, i do prepare for ‘emergency’, in case if i go … my money will be enough for Mag to carry on with the two kids. I m not afraid of death, in fact i see it as a natural phenomena … something we all have to face when we are old(some will go earlier, in fact). The only worry i might have inside me is my kids without dad. I never have parental love when i was a child. I do not wish my kids to have such a feeling inside them. That gives me REAL purpose to carry-on and survive.

Seeing my mom getting older(yet still unhappy, she never ask WHY), i know she will leave too. I dont know why … i do not have any strong feeling towards her, perhaps my parents never bother about our(bro/sis) beings when we were young. Is this a ‘pay-back’ time or what? I hv lived to forgive their irresponsibilities … yet, i could never be close to my parents. I dont know if i will cry or shed a tear if they die. I dont know … i wish i m more humble, more compassionate towards my own maternal parents, but i dont wish to be a hypocrite — i m NOT.

My dad was wheel-chaired after he suffered his second stroke attack. I dont have any feeling regarding that incident, except i remember i feel pain seeing that Feleene and Boy have to bear the high cost of maintaining his life. I was cursing inside … what a useless garbage!! I was very bad, then. I was angry + pain … he never take any responsibilities towards his own children … but my sis and bro are still very compassionate. That is the value i m trying to cultivate inside me … to be humble, forgiving and compassionate.

On the other hand, i appreciate my aunties SK and SP very much. I treated them as ‘mothers’. In fact they are the one attended my KK’s wedding(not my mom). And to be honest, the first thing i do last sunday on Mother’s day was to SMS them, to wish them happy mother’s day. Just wish to let them know that i hv grown-up. I want them to be proud of me, tho in many of times i do go against their ‘old’ ways of doing things.

My sadness now is that i m not able to be by their side since they are retired now. I wish i could go back to KL, or work in the west so that i could be with them during the weekends. I feel guilty, at times. If i ever go back to KL(which i m planning now … i will), it is because my heart calling me so … i want to be there whenever they need me, after all they have been there for me for yearsssss since i was young!

Anyway, we need to appreciate our loved ones before it is too late … before they leave us, permanently. The malay word "meninggal dunia" literally means "leaving the earth". Before it is too late, i will wish to hug them and tell them … THANKS. HAPPY MOM’s DAY.

TEH

Daily, Trading, My ThoughtsMay 6, 2008 8:43 am

Tues May 06

morning … i bought Scomi at 0.985 in the morning yesterday, and it dropped to 0.965. Hai ya … why main-main me la? Hmm …

wont spend the time to blog now as i still got loads of work to be done.

Petronas Advertisement: Raya 2006

Petronas, Telekom, Perodua and big local companies do give us some GOOD advertisements during festive seasons … it is so meaningful, so touching and reminding us of things/people that we take for granted.

PETRONAS CHINESE NEW YEAR 2008 AD, REUNION DINNER

Chinese New Year 2007 by Petronas <— yue ding by Guang Liang.

Petronas CNY 2006 Ad <— please watch this to know the meaning of FAMILY. These days parents and kids living in such a ‘distance’ that it is saddened that we continue to live in denial. I like the ‘proton saga’ fetching his mom part … beautiful!

筷子 Little Stick - Petronas Chinese New Year Ads

Iklan Petronas - Lee Yan’s Best Friend <— 1997 friendship beyond race and colour.

Iklan Petronas - Little Indian Boy <— do we really treasure MERDEKA DAY?

The love of Tan Hong Ming ->>> Race doesn’t matter when we are young so why does it matter when we are older?

The STAR : Hong Ming-Umi commercial wins three ANDY awards

KUALA LUMPUR: The TV commercial entitled Tan Hong Ming, conceptualised and directed by local advertising creative director and filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad, has won three awards (two gold and one bronze) at the 2008 International ANDY awards in New York.

The commercial has in total won 13 awards worldwide, after making its mark in March at the Asia Pacific Advertising Festival in Pattaya, Thailand, and at the 29th Malaysian Advertising Awards last November.

The commercial was one of a three-part TV campaign in conjunction with Merdeka 2007 for Petronas, produced by Leo Burnett Advertising Sdn Bhd. It was Leo Burnett’s headquarters in Chicago that entered the commercial for the ANDYs.

“I had no idea they had entered it. I was surprised when I received a phone call from a Japanese director friend telling me that I had won three awards at the ANDY awards,” she said yesterday.

The commercial is a cute little vignette about a little Chinese boy, Hong Ming, who has a crush on his Malay schoolmate, Umi Qazrina.

Yasmin recalled that the commercial was not at all difficult to shoot. “A month before the shoot, we contacted the schools in the Klang Valley to set aside students aged between seven to nine whose best friends are from another ethnic group. Out of 46 students, eight stood out – Hong Ming was one of them.”

She had a 15-minute reel of Hong Ming telling her of his crush on his best friend, Umi, which was filmed at Hong Ming’s school in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

“It was edited down to a 90-second commercial, and is available for viewing at Yasmin’s blog yasminthestoryteller.blogspot.com

“People see advertisements as a nuisance, but with Petronas’ Merdeka ads they have become something to look forward to,” she said.

Yasmin admitted that this particular ad has cut through all kinds of barriers, because the two are so real.

“I had lunch with Hong Ming recently and he said his schoolmates still tease him about the ad.”

And yes, Hong Ming and Umi are still best friends.

My Thoughts

Since young, i m lucky that i m mixed with many Malays and Indians friends. I enjoyed being with them, playing with them as i would with other chinese friends. But, when i grew older, when we started to understand discriminations … the feelings changed. I hv tried to understand WHY there is such a clear polarisation in local Uni, where Malays will only mix with Malays, Chinese distancing themselves from the so-called lazy Malays, and Indians with their own groups. Chineses see them as dark(= dirty?) … all these nuisance are from our un-educated biased community.

I m proud to say that i still DO NOT see colour/race when i get to know a friend. In Sabah, another race is Kadazan-dusun. We speak Malay and many chinese-kadazan marriage. I will always treasure my other coloured-malaysian friends …

4.20pm

trading : Jaks 0.75 Ranhill 1.47 Liondiv 1.35 and Scomi 0.95 … hmm … i dont know how to trade. Period.

TEH

Daily, Inst. Sinaran, My Thoughts, SportsMay 2, 2008 9:34 am

May 02 ~ Friday

Morning … Mr Kannan, from KL pays IS a visit … ! WOW! What a small world! I happened to be here to blog(and etc etc) and met him HERE in IS. Sabah? WOW … he was my ex-colleague, also ex-head of dept back in Stamford 1997-1998. I taught his son and he is a doctor now. Well, i may not like the father b ut his son is a nice boy. Anyway, he is attached to Middlesex University with a title "Director of Operations" for SEA. Hmm … should i contact him and work under him? Perhaps i could fly the whole south-east asia? Hehe.

To Do List:

1. Renew my expired licence — done that just now.

2. Go to INTI to get the course structure, time table etc etc

3. Clear my IS table and stacks fo paper. To LOOK more organised! LOL

After lunch

4. Clear the house — begin wiht my recycables and newspapers.

5. Tuition 3.30-5.30pm — to print paper 3.

6. Bring Er to jog and see the fish-fish

After dinner

7. Tuition 7.30-9.30pm

8. Watch HOUSE while typing my stocks-data.

9. Sleep by 11.30pm.

I started to write to-do list again after a lapse of months. Need to review and re-new my new-year resolutions. Yup, want to stay alert and organise. That is what i hv felt for past weeks. Semester break is a good time to do that … why cant we hv a week break every month? Hmm …

New year resolutions: as at 4th JAN 2008

1. To LEARN to teach better in IS(or wherever I m going to ~ wrote to KL for posts and most probably will be short-listed).

2. To LEARN to trading Bursa Malaysia and roll the money ~ with a goal to double it by end of this year.

3. To LEARN to be more patient in everything and everyone.

4. To let go of my attachments to Liverpool, Bowling and Coffee.

5. To WRITE in my blog daily, reflecting on my daily teaching experience, my trading experience and experience being a father.

6. To PLACE more emphasis on my health(exercises, food & sleep) and physically cleaniness.

7. TO PRAY at least once in a day ~ meditate in the morning and pray before I sleep.

8. To REFLECT on this resolution list monthly in order to redefine and refine it.

Well, goto #8, i hv failed to look into the list monthly, but after 4 months into 2008. Is that OK? Hmm … ok la. As long as you are still aware of it. Haha. Let us refine and redefine it now.

1. Still need to LEARN to teach better, especially with SAM students where i sort of neglected them. Also, not to ’scold’ the students. Haha.

2. Have been too busy to look into it daily, but i do still in-touch with the market. Re-read Adam Khoo’s book on investing.

3. Still need to be patient. YAN… YAN … YAN. Haha

4. Attachments : Liverpool, Coffee and Bowling — slowly letting go but not total. Hopefully by end of the year i could live without coffee. No more following Liverpool’s games in EPL or CL.

5. I hv not blog the ‘proper’ way that i should … i lost track of events i wanted to write about. So, i must be focused on what i want to write. Otherwise, i will just leave these pages, for a while.

6. Health … yeah … this is an important point i SHOULD seriously look into. I started to jog — preparing for the 10k run.

7. I do still meditate and pray … but at times, i feel so weak. OK! Will look into this too … Need to feel …

8. Will reflect from time to time.

Liverpool

I watched the starting part of the game … and i was NOT optimistic about their chances of beating Chelsea at the Bridge. Since 1stMay is a holiday(but still got tuition at 8am, mind u), i guess it is OK. Inside, i was hoping they could prove me wrong. Hmm … once Drogba scored the first goal, i sms Kia Kee and Fred Yap(thinking they might watch the game too) … i m going to sleep. Well, KK sms-ed me when Torres scored the equaliser. I was sound asleep. Woke up about 6.30am only to see the news that they lost in extra-time. 3-2. Chelsea going to the CL final for first time and to play MU at MOSCOW. I wont watch that match.

Getting out of the blues … I managed to gear up and off for my class …! It is difficult but i hv warned myself NOT to pin any hope. And remembering NOT to be attached to football, Liverpool particularly.

Bowling

I played 4 games yesterday as a practise at CPS. 193, 192, 162 and 189. NOt bad … thinking whether i should play the PTBAS final this Sunday. 10 games, RM150 … and need to get top5 to cover the game fees. Top 5 with all the top 20 players playing will NOT be easy but i know i could always push myself to be at least in top 10.

End of the month, there is another tournament … thinking if i should squad for it as i m having a week break now. It is 9-10pins. I hv a better chance with the 9-pin tap but need to maintain 190 average for the 10-pins. Hmm …

Library

Next week will be the time for me to relax in the library, reading/browsing through many good books there, for free. I could spend my whole day there, actually …. and into my own world. Hehe. I do want to have a ‘library room’ in my home next time. Cultivating reading habits to my kids. Er do like looking into books and we let him hv the freedom to choose the books he likes. Oh yes, Mag hv to pay RM16 for a book(finding NEMO) Er tore. Still try to understand what makes him tear THAT book but not others? Perhaps random? Hmm …

THE STAR : Plenty of sex but for many, it’s not all the way

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are having lots of sex but they just do not seem to be enjoying it all that much.

While last year’s Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey said four in five Malaysians were having sex on a weekly basis – this year’s results reveals that only 44% of Malaysians managed to achieve orgasm every time they have sex.

However, Singaporeans fare worse. Only 36% usually manage to feel the earth move, according to the survey’s latest report entitled “The Big O”.

Gender-wise, 62% of Malaysian males almost always reach climax during sex while women get a raw deal – only 25% almost always achieving orgasm.

The survey also found that 86% of Malaysians who frequently had orgasm feel sexually at ease with themselves while 60% of those who regularly came to a climax also enjoyed good psychological health.

Globally, the leaders are the Italians, Spaniards, Mexicans and South Africans who are most likely to climax every time with 66% usually managing to hit the spot.

Least likely to achieve an orgasm are the Chinese and people from Hong Kong (both 24%), followed closely by the Japanese (27%).

Reproductive and sexual health specialist, Dr Mohd Ismail Mohd Tambi, said that while orgasms are not the be all and end all of sex, regularly achieving orgasms improves emotional and overall well-being.

“If you want to have an orgasm, it is important that you surrender yourself to the good feelings you are experiencing. Relaxation is crucial.”

Dr Mohd Ismail said work worries should also be left outside the bedroom as couples needed to have protected and uninterrupted time.

Globally, eight in 10 people who frequently have orgasm felt close to their partner during sex.

The survey was conducted among 26,000 people in 26 countries of which 1,026 were Malaysians.

They were questioned on key aspects of their sex lives such as health, education, beliefs, attitudes to sex and social circumstances.

My Thoughts

Each time star-online with title related to SEX, INCEST, RAPE, SCANDALS … it will be MOST viewed. Wonder why Malaysians are so interested with sex-related issue? Hmm … yes, it is a NO-NO to be discussed openly. Taboo?

Anyway, this is an interesting ‘research’(validity needs to be checked) by Durex. I m not sure if it applies to my sex life at the moment? Hmm …

My Thoughts 9:25 am

Cancel Telecast in Dewan Rakyat

KUWAIT: The Prime Minister said he was ashamed at what had transpired in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday and agreed that live telecast of the proceedings should be scrapped.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was in the Dewan at the time, adding what happened was just “too much.”

“I felt ashamed if people watched television and saw what was happening in our Dewan. In my heart, I also felt that all this happened because there was a live broadcast at that time.

“Each (MP) wanted to make himself or herself seen debating or ‘aksi’ (acting) in the Dewan. That was how I felt,” he told reporters yesterday after a brief visit here to attend the 4th World Islamic Economic Forum closing session.

To a question, he said that if Information Minister Datuk Shabery Cheek decided to cancel the live telecast, he would agree.

He said the question of transparency of what went on during proceedings should not arise because sessions were open to all, noting that the media was free to cover the proceedings and report on whatever happened.

The public, too, were free to come to the Dewan to follow the proceedings, he added.

“There are no closed sessions. People can go in anytime the Dewan sits. That’s transparency. Whoever is interested to see if their MPs are talking in the Dewan or not also can come to KL when Parliament is meeting,” he said.

Abdullah also took to task MPs who used words like ‘Big Foot’ and ‘Big Monkey’ in the august House, saying that “words like that should not be used.”

He said that according to decorum, when an MP wanted to raise

a point of order or ask for clarification, he has to get up and wait

for the Speaker to acknowledge him.

“He or she cannot just speak whenever he or she pleases or shout. We have high quality microphones. Even when you speak softly into it, people can hear what is being said (so there is no need to shout),” he remarked.

Abdullah said if an MP who was speaking at a particular time refused to “bagi jalan” (give way) to another, it was not right to pick a quarrel.

“But there was all this quarrelling, accusations – and just no decorum.

Everyone wanted to talk at the same time. That is not right. I have been an MP for a long time and I know what has been (the practice),” he added.

On whether he still had confidence in new Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia to handle the proceedings, Abdullah said: “Give him a chance.”

He said Pandikar Amin was not someone without experience. Pandikar Amin has served as Speaker at the Sabah state assembly.

The Prime Minister later left for Mecca yesterday evening to perform his umrah.

My Thoughts

Embarassing!! But, what is new? Dont we all know that these MPs have their OWN personal agenda?

Daily, My ThoughtsApril 29, 2008 7:47 am

April 29th Tues

Morning!! I said …. M-O-R-NNNNN-I-N-G ….!! I cant hear you?! Haha.

yeah … i m still alive, trying to kick-ass again. LOL.

I need to go for my 8am class now. Will write about my tenants, yogurt making and … emmm …

9.45am

Yogurt Making

My gal, Mag wants to buy the yogurt-making machine. She knew that i m sort of "against" any buyings especially items that will only be used(rarely, in fact) occasionally and left to collect dust. But, i surprised her by consenting her to buy anything she deems necessary. I mean, i cant keep saying ‘no’ to my family, right? Yah … i never really stop her from buying anything(except the g3 which costs 200+ and conned by the direct-seller) … i want to see her happy. If buying items could make her happy, why not? WAIT … i know i m contradicting myself here. You see, it is difficult to make them(or anyone, as the matter of fact) to understand that ITEMS WILL NOT make them happy … temporary, may be but will NEVER able to fill the void inside them. These are empty-human with attachments to BUY items.

Hmmm …. you cant fight them, join them! Haha … nope, i will NOT join the craze surrounds me … but i will not stop them chasing their illusions. Let them be la … relax, bro.

2.20pm

I m supposed to hv a SAM class at the moment, i thought. But, i was told(and reminded) that there was a change in the time-table, due to the IT lecturer. I was supposed to take his last week Thu class? Hmm … i m lost of time. Yeah … need to start to use my dairy/notebook and write down things again … i m currently waiting for HOLIDAY. Hehe

My Tenants

One of the boy(the one working at saloon) is moving out … so, his friend(studying in UMS) will be shifting to the smaller room. Currently i m using the room. Well, we need to advertise "room" to let again … that is stressful as we never know what type of person will be living under the same roof with us, especially with my 2 kids.

Citizen’s Blog :The STAR

Wastage All Around..

Posted by: filmcritic77

Despite the increase in the prices of food and commodities all around, I still see wastage everywhere. People leaving half eaten food at KFC, slices of pizza untouched and so on. While half the world is starving and in need of food, here we are wasting valuable resources at the expense of others.

It never fails to amaze me how people can pile up their plates at buffets and leave plates of food uneaten. Is it the ‘kiasu’ syndrome of fearing to lose to others even in gobbling up food? i feel that gluttony always rears its ugly head at any place where food is served abundantly. What happens to the uneaten food? Most probably thrown away. I’ve seen instances of ‘paus’ thrown away even though they are edible and in good condition.

I always wonder what happens to the pastries and buns at bakeries after the day is over. Do they dispose of it? A better solution is to collect all these unsold confectionery and distribute to orphanages and homes. While the poor get to have nice food once in a while, it also prevents wastage and a good deed is done.

Let’s all work to prevent wastage in society. Food should not be taken for granted.

My Thoughts

He speaks my mind. Well done. Thanks.

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Lighthouse Family - High

Music: tucker/baiyewu lyrics: tucker

When youre close to tears remember
Some day itll all be over
One day were gonna get so high
And though its darker than december
Whats ahead is a different colour
One day were gonna get so high

And at
The end of the day
Well remember the days
We were close to the edge
And well wonder how we made it through
And at
The end of the day
Well remember the way
We stayed so close to till the end
Well remember it was me and you

cause we are gonna be forever you and me
Youll always keep me flying high in the sky of love

Dont you think its time you started
Doing what we always wanted
One day were gonna get so high
cause even the impossible is easy
When we got each other
One day were gonna get so high

cause we are gonna be forever you and me
You will always keep me flying high in the sky of love

High, high, high, high…

TEH

Daily, My Thoughts, SportsApril 25, 2008 8:05 am

25th Apr 08 ~ Fri

How do they do this? Simply amazing. Must take up photography as a hobby!

morning … pause.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/ap/tech/main3995096.shtml <— Sex and Financial Risk Linked In Brain.

The erotic pictures experiment was designed to find which was the cause and which was the effect. The answer: Lighting up the reard area, in this case with soft-core pictures, caused the risk-taking, Kuhnen said.

"The more activation there you have, the more prone you are to taking more risk," Kuhnen said. "It could be a feedback loop."

The flip side was that the photos of snakes and spiders activated the portion of the brain often associated with pain, fear and anger. And those people were more likely to bet low.

This all makes sense to Harvard economist Terry Burnham, author of the book "Mean Genes." Burnham said it could be all summed up in a famous line from the movie "Scarface."

"In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women."

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On the Net:

Stanford’s Symbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience:

http://psychology.stanford.edu/span/

Interesting research done regarding investing! LOL. Too bad, it is for men only. Does this explains why i m not a risk-taker when it comes to MONEY? Hmm … perhaps, i should change my desktop with some erotic picture? Britney? Arrghh … i m not aroused but disgusted? Hmm … perhaps i m ‘old’ liao? Haha

11.15am

Time for meeting with our players … badminton, volleyball, futsal and netball. Hope they will hv BOWLING next year .. hmm … may be i could start a bowling club this yr with my year 1 students!! Hehe.

12.30

time for lunch … i m hungry … and excited as tmr is the sports event. I believe we could go far and beat other colleges. It doesnt matter to me whether it is volleyball or other games, they are still our students. It is the identity-thingy here … support your team!! IS!! IS!! SINARAN!! Hmm … will we have the pom-pom? Perhaps the SC should come with that idea?

Supports are very important during a game — the players could push themselves further if they know others are behind them Yup, at those moment … any kinda of support could spur the players to play better …

let the game begin …

李聖傑-最近<— i got this nice song from a random search! LOL http://eeping87.blogspot.com/

http://ed-lyric.blogspot.com/ <– chinese songs lyrics

作詞：譚志華　作曲：譚志華

你最近不說話　怎麼了　為什麼　是不是有什麼事讓你不快樂
聽說你最近很孤單　有點亂　有點慌　可是我卻不能夠在你的身旁

你想要的我卻不能夠給你我全部　我能給的卻又不是你想要擁有的
我們不適合　也不想認輸　好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭
你常解釋這樣的一切都只是開始　我覺得是所有的一切早就已結束
不想再約束不要再痛苦　下一次會有更好的情路

你最近不說話　怎麼了　為什麼　是不是有什麼事讓你不快樂　
聽說你最近很孤單　有點亂有點慌　可是我卻不能夠在你的身旁

愛　我卻不能夠給你我全部　我能給的卻又不是你想要擁有的
我們不適合　也不想認輸　好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭
你常解釋這樣的一切都只是開始　我覺得是所有的一切早就已結束
不想再約束不要再痛苦　下一次會有更好的情路
這一次我們都能很　幸福

I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLACE YOUTUBE VIDEOS UP IN MY BLOGSPOT PAGES and LYRICS TOO. This will be my personal project for this year so that i could hv a huge database for songs! When i m not in mood to blog about my miserable life(LOL), i could just keep pasting the lyrics and songs! Yeah!!

Maple

Dinner at MAPLE … nice, as always. I like it there … may be the nice atmosphere or food. Whichever, it is near the place i stay. Hehe. Met the Rotaract Likas Bay people. Only my two of my committees turned up.

TEH

Daily, My ThoughtsApril 23, 2008 7:47 am

23th Apr Wed

morning … risse scored his own goal in last minute — 1-1. Not a score to lift up my downward feelings. Anyway, will NOT watch the second league.

going for my class and papers to mark.

I will bounce back, soon.

In the mean while …

please visit : http://www.borneochildaid.org/

WHY cant i get away from this rat-race and join some NGOs to do things close to my heart?

I hv deleted all the e-mail. Yup, some kept for >10 yrs … some from significant people, some jokes/comics, some forwarding pictures … everything! My inbox is empty. Perhaps, that is how i m feeling at the moment — empty. Empty doesnt mean lonely. My heart will be empty if i continue to follow the flow of the society surrounds me. Sorry, i dont think so they are stupid(as i will always spit-out) but i m being viewed as stupid. STUPID for not being to fit in the rat-race … STUPID for not be able to use my stupid high-iq into good use. STUPID as i refused to follow many un-written rules placed. STUPID, yes i m.

if stupidity is subjective, what else are not?

I have a dream … a goal. To provide enough for my family. I want to earn more than enough … so that, at one point of my life, i could LET GO of everything in my lives … detaching myself from all these dis-illussion of the modern world i m struggling to breathe.

I could only keep it close to my heart … it is calling. And the vibrations of the voice are getting claerer … i could feel that it is bursting. I need air to breathe. My surrounding is sucking away the little air that i needed … i m suffocating …

1.30pm

Sorry KK … even clown has his off day, i guess. Listening to the sentimental chinese songs … nice. Dont worry, of coz i m fine. Just want to take a break and mark my papers … i noticed that i DISLIKE paper-work very much. So, i will see how i could RUN away from stacks of my paper-loads. Hmm … wish i could recycle ALL the papers on my desk! Haha.

Ok … i smiled. Good. Meeting at 2pm, classes 4 - 6pm, then 7.30-9.30pm.

I m going thru a motion … wish i could stale the moment, take pictures of the moment and write a story based on that! LOL

2.45pm

MASISWA game is this weekend — badminton to begin this fri. Yes, KK … it is ~~fucked~~ screwed up … deleted on 24th April 9.30am …

TEH

Daily, Trading, Inst. Sinaran, Songs, English, My ThoughtsApril 2, 2008 9:35 am

2nd April ~ Wed

Morning … I need to set the FM2 trial soon … thinking of the resources and typing. Hmm … nope, i m not the many teachers here who will conviniently used the WHOLE past-year paper(normally the NOV07 paper for JUN08 trial and JUN paper for NOV trial!). Also, I will NOT cut-and paste from a pdf onto word etc etc … I am LAZY too, u know. But, i appreciate some quality works.

Anyway, i m still very BUSY … once the international "SHOW" office is over, i m concentrating in EXAMS papers … and ALUMNI. Time to start somewhere(from NOTHING) …. someone have to initiate and do the donkey-work. I m not given any carrots, mind u. Haha.

Extended SC meeting

Dont know WHY they called it with such a name — we had our first meeting yesterday. It is kinda FUNNY as the SC put it as 3pm-4pm as it is simply IMPOSSIBLE to follow the schedule!! We are talking about all club’s presidents, all group leaders and all SC with ALL 6 advisors. That is large! Cant they efficiently hv the meeting in ONE hour? Hmm … i was telling Leong about the reality check needed in the current new SC.

To begin with, they did NOT start the meeting punctually, as always. I was there 2.55pm(class till 2.50), and they were cleaning the room as the SC yr2 was having classes till 2.50 there. Now, after all the cleaning … 3pm, MANY of those supposed to attend the meeting still NOT there. I was told by tan-tan some having their science practical?? Haha … i was showing my pissed-off face! LOL. Well, the meeting dragged till 4.15pm and i excused myself. You cant blame me … they said till 4pm, i already given extra 15 minutes of my time! My mommy is here to fetch me, i cant let her wait there outside, right? Haha

Yi Ki done a very good SHORT report on what we Rotaract Club going to do. NOW, this morning a complain from AMY(our reception lady — 20 yrs in IS, k?) that my Rotaract committee were using the room(international) and pc to do some work! I trusted my kids, i do let them use the room. But, someone must be ENVY of the facility given to me. FINE! Mr Lee and CEO were even thinking of letting me to use the room left by Benjamin(head of Liberal Arts) but i refused. It is simple … MANY will ENVY, why Mr Teh a mere NEW teacher here is given a room?? It is NOT fair!! We are here for 10-20yrs, u know … they might wail. Some will cry louder, others will show their disgust!

Hmm … office politics — count me out, please. You take whatever you want … can i be left alone to BLOG and listen to songs? DOnt you all have lives? I was given all the so-called flexibilities and facilities as I AM DOING GOOD WORK for the school? Nope, those donkeys/monkeys will complain and ask for justice! Haha. I m laughing, cynically … yet again. Plain stupid.

Trading

Jaks 0.7 Ranhill 1.61 Liondiv 1.24

CPO down … affecting some plantation stocks. I m attracted with HSPlant and Kwantas. Still waiting …*yawn*

KIV : Lioncor 0.44, HSPlant 2.79, IGB 1.62, Gamuda 3.40, Scomi 0.985, Scomimr 0.64, Maybank 8.50, Kinsteel 1.15, Kwantas 3.98

Dangerous <— ft Akon, nice beats!!

AKON is becoming more popular now as he has been collaborating with many artists!

If you like Smack That, you would like this upbeat — the music in my head currently! LOL

Colby O’ Donis- What You Got ft Akon

Intro (Akon) - Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh.

Verse 1 (Colby O’donis) - I peeped you on the phone
just showing off ya stones and noticed,
that that pinky ring is bright enough baby,
I know your not alone, but I could just be wrong,
the way them fellas hounding ya sizing you up baby
And I like the way you take advantage of every man ya love
(Akon - I see ya) and I know ya game girl but i dont mind if you come and,
play with us, just dont talk to much (Akon- I see ya)
ya so cute you dont have to say a word
Chorus: (Colby O’donis), (Akon)
See all those guys wanna come treat you right
cause ya sweeter than apple pie, everything that you want you got,
girl you know that you need to stop, most beautiful thing in sight
always taking all the spotlight, always in the club looking hot girl
you know that you need to stop.
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Girl ya know that you need to stop (Akon- Ya)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Girl ya know that you need to stop (Akon- Ya)
Verse 2: (Colby O’donis)
Girl I can tell ya want something to love,
thats why you hold on to everything that pass you by
can’t resist girl and I cant lie or tell if you are here for me
or everybody watching you shake from left to right
the way you move got me hypnotized
the way you take advantage of every man ya love (Akon - I see ya)
and I know ya game girl but i dont mind if you come and play with us,
just dont talk to much (Akon- I see ya) ya so cute you dont have to say a word
Chorus: (Colby O’donis), (Akon)
See all those guys wanna come treat you right
cause ya sweeter than apple pie, everything that you want you got,
girl you know that you need to stop, most beautiful thing in sight
always taking all the spotlight, always in the club looking hot girl
you know that you need to stop.
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Girl ya know that you need to stop (Akon- Ya)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Oooh)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Oooh)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Oooh…..Akon)
Girl ya know that you need to stop.
Verse 3: (Akon)
Cant keep my eyes away from you girl
when ya get on the floor and do what you do
and everybody wanna come back to that body
the kind that remind me something like you,
cause your that type to drive a man crazy
will snatch him away from his lady,
no matter how hard the man hold back he’ll end up calling you baby,
and they never really know what to do,
once you expose that thing you do,
you had em crawling on hands and knees and ya find a way to get em out that cheese,
and while ya thinking your the only dude,
shes off in the mall living off of you,
letting everybody know she got you and now you feel like a fool
Chorus: (Colby O’donis), (Akon)
See all those guys wanna come treat you right
cause ya sweeter than apple pie, everything that you want you got,
girl you know that you need to stop, most beautiful thing in sight
always taking all the spotlight, always in the club looking hot girl
you know that you need to stop.
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Girl ya know that you need to stop (Akon- Ya)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Always talking bout what you got,(Akon- Hey)
Girl ya know that you need to stop (Akon- Ya)

3pm

I m off soon as i hv a tuition class. BUt later there is a Rotaract club meeting. I need to let go and let Yi Ki and gang to learn to handle. I think i can trust that they will do a good job. We are planning for a gathering for the members this Sat in the school. Hmm … wish i could be around.

Need to send an e-mail and off.

TEH

Daily, Trading, My Family, Songs, English, My Thoughts, SportsMarch 31, 2008 7:46 am

Mac 31st ~ Monday

morning … another un-usual weekend, particularly yesterday.

Yesterday, i do not hv tuition classes as usual. But, we woke up early to service the Kancil(ini tukar, itu tukar! Haha). I brought my note-book to key-in some data. Then, off to library … went to Penampang’s rather than the usual KK State library. Oh yes, two weeks ago, i registered Er as a member(for above 2yrs old only). He was 2 yrs and 2 months! And might be the youngest member there. I was joking with the lady — apa dapat being the youngest, when we congrats me for regirstering the latest and youngest member. Haha. She just smiled … and said, ambil-la semua buku-buku tu … haha

Anyway, I was there in the library to read Personal Money. Yup, i do always read magazine from library(free reading!!) and nowadays INVESTMENT related news attract me. Hehe.

We went off to Taiwan Restaurant … yum-yum .. i was really hungry or was it because i missed the food there. Hmm … then, idea came to me … perhaps i could suggest to have one of the workshops there!! Nice place, nice food … got white-board. LOL. Telematch on the beach too! Then, Mag asked … will that for the staff? Of coz not … those grown-up and so-called educated teachers DO NOT hv the brain to enjoy life! They will start to complain that it is TOO FAR, TOO HOT, TOO TIRING … blah blah … you know how irritating those DUCKS are. Haha.

Anyway .. we went back to melinsung and i done some cleaning … the last time we went there were 3 weeks ago.

Swimming time … yeah .. we went for the pool this time … ER want to swim ar? Yau … haha.

JPA scholarships

Many of the students applying for this JPA scholarship after they obtained their so-called good SPM results! Hmm … are the scholarship for those extremely good results students(10As and above) or for those fairly good results but POOR students?? Hey, JPA .. get your acts right. You are being UNFAIR, UNJUST and INCONSISTENT. Those stupids parents(and many ignorant students) do not know what is the criterion for applications etc etc … can u get the INFO CONSISTENTLY out to the public so that they are slightly educated about it? I know it is more convinient for JPA to keep it a secret(in order to get under-table or asking people to lick their ass?) … after all, since when MALAYSIA is transparent? Oopss … perhaps the OPPOSITIONS SHOULD be more transparent in many senses?

Look … there are many POOR students depreived of basic educational needs. And my RICH students, some driving cars(with 2 or 3 handphones! LOL) applying for JPA scholar-wtf? I m saddened being a Malaysian — they are so SELF CENTERED, they think they DESERVED or have every rights for the scholarship. To shit with those poor ($$ sense … many have better MORAL than the $$-rich students). Arrghh … dont wish to get myself work-up again. So sad living with stupid, $$-craze society. We are losing our values …

Earth Day - An Inconvenient Truth

CPS 9-pin tap tournament

Anyway … after my swim with ER, we rushed home as i got a tuition class. Cutting short the class as i wish to got o CPS to see if i hv a chance to play in the 9-pin tap competition. I m in ‘yellow’ category and being the first reserve, i might hv slim hope to play! Hehe. BTW, i went squadding —975 of 4 games — on Sat(with Trish Khoo .. she played badly and couldnt qualify). I was rushing … reached there 6.45 when they started to called for reserves. I hv not taken my dinner … i know i will face some problem later. As always they will give the priority to the "Green" category … but most of the 18 reserves did not turn up including KET and Maurice(used to coach them but then … they are NOT serious in bowling, i dropped my case). Daniel Tan was there … waiting but they never call his name as he is placed 12 places below me in the next reserve list. Yup … i was … errr … lucky to be able to play? LOL

Ok … i told myself that i m going to play my own game, by myself and not to be distracted by any beruks there. Some will try to ‘psycho’ you so that they could win! Some sore losers are there too … 48 to play 12games — RM150 each(each squad costed them rm28 and many squad many times to be able to play in last night final!! Few hundreds dollars and believe me, most of them will NOT win anything!! They dont even know WHY they lost! LOL — William Gan, another INTI-gang was there to play).

I was given the lane together with Jacky Ting(wow … he is back playing? I didnt play there for months … many new faces too), Chong Chung and Azreen(a Sukma trainee). Arrghhh … i dont care .. i m going alone tonight.

After 10games … i was averaging 235 and positioned 3(of 48!). Game 11 … my sliding leg failing me. Off balance a few times, i only manage a low game of 188. Then, last game 12 … i need to play above 250 to get back to no3 but Jacky Ting played 300, Rahim played 298 on the lane beside and Chong Chung played 297. What a pressure!! I only managed 227, ending with position 7, averaging 230!! Wow .. not bad for a person who didnt play in CPS for months now! Haha.

CPS cant even give us a decent envelope with type-written words! Sutera done it very well.

For category, i was no 2 … hehe … won rm500 from the game. Simple yet pleasuring(with pressure) game, indeed. Err … William got no 32(of 48). Dont worry .. many of those lost few hundreds(yet again) in many tournament will NOT ASK WHY they keep losing to similar players, even CPTEH who is playing a straight ball with 10 pounds! LOL. I always hv the last laugh.

Results

1. Jacky Ting(red) avg 249

2. Taslim Usman(blue) avg 230

3. Rahim Maidin(red) avg 240

4. Ahmad Bid(yellow) avg 235

5. Sallehuddin(red) avg 237

6. Chong Chung(blue) avg 227

7. CPTEH(yellow) 242, 222, 230, 230, 235, 204, 255, 225, 266, 243, 186 and 227 with average 230. hehe

Notable players below me - Paul Thien(19), Juandi Jali(21), Sulaiman23), Guslin(24), Rosdih(31), Ozzer(39) and the cocky Radzi(48) who walk-over after 2 low-games. Yup, he is one of the lowest mentality bowler there tho he is skillful. Never win anything due to his low characters!

Sweet Sensation - Sincerely Yours <—One of the 3 girls-group 20 years ago! WOW!! I liked this song so much! Haha

Dear I write you this letter
To show you how much your love means to me
I wish we could be together
I need you in my life oh can’t you see
You promised we would be together
But you still haven’t answered my letter
Oh, oh, I’m sincerely yours
The one my heart beats for, the one I adore
Oh, oh, I’m sincerely yours
The love that you gave I’ve never felt before
Dear as I write you this letter
The pain in my heart boy has run so deep
I fear we won’t be together
Without you my life feels so incomplete
You said our love will last forever
But you still haven’t answered my letters
Oh, oh, I’m sincerely yours
The love that you gave I’ve never felt before
Oh, oh, I’m sincerely yours
The one my heart beats for, the one I adore
My precious love I just can’t believe
The letters I send you don’t receive
You don’t know how hard I try
Throw my pride aside and I can’t deny
Cause every night I write without fail
And your — missed my mail
But if ever this letter should reach your door
You’ll find it signed sincerely yours
Now I know we’ll be together, together baby
Cause you just answered my letter

Sweet Sensation - Hooked On You (Original Version 1986). They are Hispanics.

Sweet Sensation - If Wishes Came True

http://www.lyricsdownload.com/sweet-sensation-if-wishes-came-true-lyrics.html

All alone silence fills my room
But in a memory
I hear you calling me
Close my eyes and I’m there with you
Like it was like yesterday
But then it fades away

FIRST CHORUS:
Take me back turn back the hands of time
When you kissed me in the warm September rain (warm September rain)
Back before my heart was filled with pain
If only we could be in love that way again

SECOND CHORUS:
If Wishes Came True
And of all the dreams of I never wondering I be holding you
If Wishes Came True
And I would that someone always special in your heart
We will still be lovers
not apart
If Wishes Came True

Now you’re gone and I am on my own
Feeling lost inside
Since you said goodbye
In my dreams I can still feel your touch
Lying next to me
Feeling ecstasy

REPEAT CHORUS 1:

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

I love you madly

Trading/Cheng Beng

Jaks : 0.71 , Ranhill 1.67 and LionDiv 1.25 … market is down a little this morning. I hv NOT bought any of the babes, believing that there will be another round of corrections. Besides, everyone keeping an eye to US .. hmm .. I get no signal from Pluto. Perhaps, i should communicate with the underground, afterall … people going to Cheng-Beng for?? I used to dream of my grandma before Cheng-Beng. I was her fav grandson? But, since i m in Sabah, i didnt go for Cheng-Beng. But, i do pay her visit when i m in KL. Instead i dreamt of CAELY on Friday noght. I told Mag about it … it was trading at 0.31(this morning i check, it moves up 5%!!). Caely? I do not look into second-board these days except for Bornoil. Hmm … will my dream come true? LOL. Some people believe in dreams … i m not talking about dreaming wwith your eyes open or goals. I m atlking about DREAM as it is when you are ASLEEP. LOL

Cheng-beng … perhaps many punters will ask for 4digits or ToTo. Or perhaps, the scores of football games where they can place a bet OR … asking what STOCKS will move up? Transmil? Pos? Gplus? Hmm … plantation or properties? Beeeepss … can anyone from under-ground send some signals, please …

Respecting the death is our culture. I do … but i do not believe in requesting for personal’s gain. That is dis-respect, IMHO.

Liverpool

I was back about 12.15 and managed to catch a little of Liverpool’s important game against Everton. It is for the 4th position(their best this season) … Cl vs Arsenal is this week too …

SAD meeting

With the name SAD(student affair dept), no one-the we are sad. Haha. Ok … i m in-charge of Volleyball. Hmm … long time never hit the ball. Hehe. Wonder if there is any good/state player around who can train me to play! Haha

TEH

Daily, Inst. Sinaran, My ThoughtsMarch 20, 2008 12:59 pm

Mac 20th ~ Thu

today is a public holiday … relax la, brother. Tidur la sampai 1pm. LOL. Yup, many went for ‘wetting’ till wee hours and still sleeping now! It is almost 1pm now … by the way, the term ‘wetting’ is used for youth/young-in-heart going out till wee hours, as a tradition that they WET their bed when they were younger! LOL.

Chicken Song <— funny version! LOL

Bukit Harapan

I just came back from Bkt.Harapan(hill of hope, in english) … housing 48 dis-able human there, with 16 social workers. Nice … as i managed to get ALL my 6 rotaract committees to be with me. Hehe. We taken many pictures there … and seeing my kids mixing with the kids there making me happy! Yeah … we can derive happiness by seeing others happy, u know. If u dont know that … sorry to tell you that you need to GET ALIVE! Start living, for the EARTH’s sake!! LOL.

Dont you talk about happiness — let me live in sorrow. Hmm … can i weep now?

Haha. Simply love Dilbert’s strips. LOL.

Anyway, i will be back there to interview the person in charge there and also make plans … let my 6 kids have fun organising the donation drive!! And i could hv fun squeezing their TIME, BRAIN and EMOTION. LOL. Am i a sadist? LOL. Your stupid brain think so? hmm … ok, i will bring this in our committee meeting! Perhaps, i will announce my ulterior motives in public! Haha. I m so sick of this stupid society!! What?? Your parents EDUCATED? You mean, eerrr … they got degrees, own business and drive big cars! EDUCATED??!! Dont use this word LOOSELY … you un-educated idiot! Shoo … go back to your Moral-Education project and see if you get some moral from there! Otherwise, better practise your DotA … you might lose in the competition on our Open Day. LOL

enough said … thanks for being such an obidient donkey. You should thank your un-educated parents too. They STOPPED you from donating blood, they instill FEAR in you, and also … mislead you from the TRUTH. WOW. They protect you from being corrupted, u know. Sleep till 2 pm, my baby. LOL

Thanks Ling Hui … i m in KK la … besides, i cant understand CHINESE. You are in-charge in organising this concert in UPM? Good luck, ya. It surely good. . BTW, i missed moments with you. hehe. Hmm … excuse me, do i know u? Ooppss …

http://www.worldvision.org/ <— sponsoring a kid(world wide) is so easy … can you save RM50 per month to contribute to this organisation? No??!! WTF is that? LOL … visit the website … these are LIFE to me, you stupid DotA addicts! LOL. You defending the WTF ancient again? ooppss … sorry to wake u up. Please continue to sleep till 3pm, i know you must be tired after a loooong night WETTING the bed in some pubs. Was it urine or sperms? Hmm …

Earth Day

I thought the earth day is today?! Hmm … then, what dinner am i attending tonight? Hmm … nope, i m not going, anyway. I just checked … it will be on 22nd April 2008. Phew! Then, perhaps i could initiate THIS awareness event to the HnE of SC. That is their department? Blood donation was their project! Well done. Very good job by the main person-in-charge, Alvis Mak.

http://www.earthday.net/earthday2008.aspx <— you may sign-up for free newsletters, if u care enough!

Yes, everyday is Earth Day — ooppsss, i mean, SUPPOSED to be. Last year, my student Marco shared Al Gore’s video clip. Nice …

time to go …

TEH

Daily, My ThoughtsMarch 15, 2008 12:24 pm

15th Mac ~ Sat

noon … i was having tuition with my doc’s boy — his interests in Physics increases tremendously! Fantastic … perhaps, i managed to let him see the broader scopes of applications of physics in our daily lives! Then, i managed to pay my ASTRO before they cut off my subcription. Haha. Hey, not that i m not paying la … i lost my credit card and the number changed! Done! Yeah … more Astro, i cant live without it! Haha. Catchy motto to brain-wash our lowly mentality of our consumers? Hmm … dont you go to THAT direction again! LOL

Crawling <— nice oldies …

Regina : Every individual has a parents. Not a choice. But whether they will grow-up with their parents or not, that is another question. If they are, they certainly parents are to be blamed for almost every actions-reactions of their children. For eg : we are NOT born kiasu, u know. Parents … coupled with EDUCATION(lack of understanding of it, actually) and society MOULDING the child personalities into WHAT he/she is. Parenting taking a BIG TWIST in 1990s. Inversion of internet(and other hi-tech gadgets), the booming of Malaysia economics(impact of parents needing to WORK n TOO BUSY for their children can be elaborated in greater length), the dis-integrated of community(for eg : the Christianity values not being up-hold strongly n sincerely) … etc etc … Capitalism invading our society in early 90s. Dis-integration of our society began in early 80s. Political situations lost its trust in early 70s. Malaysia gains its own identity(and struggled) in early 60s. Please READ more of HISTORY. Why our students dislike SEJARAH and parents questioning the needs of the "stupid" subject? Talk to me … i can give a ONE-DAY ceramah(talk) regarding the needs and appreciation of SEJARAH(History) Malaysia.

SO, the bottom line … ADULTS to be blamed. Underlining that, our GOV’s policies in EDUCATION ministry need to take huge responsibilities. YET, not many aware of the set-backs in our whole socio-economics impacts of globalisation! I hv huge knowledge in such as i READ a lot about EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL COMMUNITY and such. I spoken to many people, especially with those in-charge of our education ministry. I got involved in many events/conferences … and made my own judgement on HOW all these derived to the my own sentiments regarding EDUCATION!

Hope it is NOT too heavy for you. Hehe. thanks for the input, anyway.

Upperstar

EB organised the dinner … i do not enjoy crowds, i do not enjoy the noisy atmosphere … the food is nice. Oh yah, i saw live telecast of the CL draw. WOW … Liverpool playing Arsenal and possible to meet Chelsea in semi if they win! Hmm …

I was there 7.15pm, thought i was late(as i brought Mag for her month check-up) BUT … yes, i was the first to reach there!! Booked for 40 … errr … < 25 turn up?? Most late, anyway. I ordered, i makan-ed alone … excuse me, i need to go home and sleep. Tata. Haha. That was my first upperstar dinner! Wont be the last, for sure …

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