Monday, July 23, 2007

Blogging @ 1 am

My husband sounded angry when he woke up to have a drink and found me still facing the computer, blogging at this hour.

I can't help it. I am not good at being constant .. so I can't be doing it regularly.... so when i have the time to blog, I'll blog till my eyes drop.. ( read: till i feel very sleepy and can't lift 'em eyelids anymore).

I guess I'll have to call it a night now..

I work at an office from 8:00 to 5:00.. just in case some people think bloggers are unemployed.

I will try to blog about this one meme I read on K. Ruby's blog.. when? .. Only god knows.
Till then... thank you for visiting this world of mine.

Fuss Over SP

Forewarning: SP doesn't stand for Sungai Petani..

Anyway, I remember the whole dorm was punished because of a used SP in the pantry ( was that small room between our dorms in the main block called pantry? Someone help... I can't remember)
The seniors ( fifth formers) accused us for being unhygienic and not civic minded to do such a thing and locked the 30 strong of us into that small room. With the stench and pong of the unwashed laundries .. we were forced to stay there for more than an hour because nobody confessed of being the culprit. At last they asked us to make a straight line from that small room to the toilet's dustbin and made us pass that used SP ,by hand, no gloves allowed, into the dustbin. It was gross then, and I still find it gross now.

What I actually want to share here is.. we had an unfair trial!
And we were punished unfairly just because we were the youngest.
Actually, that small room was shared between 2 dorms.. One is us... the first formers.. and the other dorm was occupied by the 4th formers.

My question to the dearest seniors who did that to us..

" Were the occupants of the other dorm exempted from the embarrassment just because they were seniors? Or did you seriously think they were not involved at all????"

If you are reading this and this somehow triggered some old memory in the back of your brain shelf, please.. feed me with some answers.

be honest

the story:

SHOCKING PUNISHMENT: Cold, dirty penalty over sanitary pad
By : Dennis Wong and Nancy Nais


The students enduring their punishment in the muddy pond. — Picture courtesy of Borneo Post




KUCHING: Two hundred schoolgirls of a boarding school were forced to squat, neck-deep, in a murky pond after a used sanitary pad was found in a toilet bowl.
The girls were in the pond for an hour during heavy rain while the warden, who meted out the punishment, stood under an umbrella to supervise the punishment.


The punishment, which was described as "improper", is being investigated by the Education Ministry.


The shocking event at SMK Bawang Assan was captured on camera by the school’s parent-teacher association chairman Jimmy Kiu at 5pm on Wednesday.


Seeing Kiu taking photographs, the warden ordered the girls out of the pond.
By then, several of them complained of itchiness and rashes. Several were also reportedly ill after the incident.


Kiu claimed none of the school officials came to check the situation despite these complaints.


Most of the 500 students in Form One to Five are from the interior areas of Sungei Pasin, Batang Lassa, Nanga Singat, Sungei Lengang, Sungei Belangan and Tanjung Bekakap.


The students from the co-ed school go home on weekends.


"This kind of punishment is inhumane. And it is all over a used sanitary pad in a toilet bowl," Kiu said.


"The water in the pond is dirty as waste from the canteen flows straight into it."


A school official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the warden decided to punish all the female students after no one owned up to leaving the used pad in the toilet bowl.


"I think the warden was angry as it is expensive to fix a clogged toilet," Kiu said.


Sarawak Teachers’ Union president William Ghani Bina expressed his uneasiness with the disciplinary measure applied by the warden.


"The warden’s intentions may have been good, but she should have followed the guidelines on disciplining students," William said.


"Teachers are humans, too. This warden may have gone overboard in instilling discipline."


William did not, however, put all the blame on the warden.


He said the student concerned should also take responsibility.


"This incident would not have occurred if school regulations were followed. There are proper bins to dispose of used sanitary pads."


Sibu deputy police chief Superintendent Zamani Hamdan said they had yet to receive any report over the incident.




http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Frontpage/20070722072045/Article/index_html

I Am Not Your Average Malaysian!

Why? You may ask..

Because I have read more than what the average Malaysian read in a year.
So far I've finished reading 4 books and am in the middle of reading 4 or 5... ( and it's only July, mind you.. *grin*)
and I am going to add a new one to the list.. Of course.. the boy wizard book! But I will patiently wait until the commotion is over and will slowly read it at my own pace.

Meanwhile, I will try to finish this first..





I like this book and there are several chapters that I could relate to my own Malaysian stories.But I'd better finish reading it first before writing a review on it.

These are the other books I am also currently trying to finish..











pics are coutesy of



http://www.fusionview.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/honk.jpg
http://www.mph.com.my
http://www.malaysiainsuranceguide.com/images/New%20insurance%20book%20Cover%20Image.JPG
http://www.kinibooks.com/images/i%20am%20muslim.jpg
http://a0.vox.com/6a00c225256c85f21900cdf7e53160094f-500pi
http://mpus.com/images/stop_worrying_and_start_living.gif

Sunday, July 22, 2007

This Thing About Old Boys..

I just finished reading this



That actually brought my memory to this



which I read months ago but never had the time to write a review on it.


Both are written by MCKK old boys. I am not a good writer so I don't really have that talent to twist the words ( althought I can twist balloons,now... :)) and certainly not the talent to write a good review on these two books... but I really have to say what's on my mind right now.

Born and raised at the turn of the millennium ( if u consider the late 70's as the starting point of the turn of a new millennium.. ), into a moderate muslim parents, and families who tried their best to abide by the rules of the religion ( kindly note the word 'tried' which translates into: 'we are not perfect!' Ok?).. I found the stories told by my old friends who happened to be old boys themselves were rather .. hard to believe.

For example..

Most Old boys .. especially the very old ones.. are avid liquor lover and will go to any extent to get them served during the OB weekends. To the extent of having the principal transfered if he didn't do as they say .

Most Old boys only perform the mass prayers like Fridays and Tarawikhs.. and not the daily 5.

I doubted what he said because my mom's little brother is an old boy himself ( judging from his age, which is 57 this year.. most probably he was there in the 60's.) and I can assure you he is not like my OB friend claimed most of the OBs are like.

But after reading these 2 books.. I can see that these OBs( In this case,I take Dato' Hamid and friends as OBs , not Kam Raslan ).... do drink and actually love to drink. Not only that,they also gambled , had free sex, and a list of other things that are forbidden by the religion. No.. don't jump into the conclusion and start sending me hate mails and malicious comments on my blog ( which I won't approve, anyway.. ). I am not trying to say that all MC OBs are like that, not worthy as muslims or things like that .Only the Almighty could decide whether someone is a good muslim or not..

But when it comes to pork. Suddenly one is a muslim again. Isn't that funny? What is it with I am a muslim so I don't eat pork but hey.. that Dom Perignon is marvelous! A woman who covers herself are kampung -ish and backward.. under-educated.. bla bla bla.. But when they are married they want their wives to dress decently. Religion lies in the heart.. no need to show .. but why do u need real food to fulfill your empty stomach? Isn't thinking about it alone is enough?

I just don't get it.

Me..

Don't understand.. especially when these kind of people sometimes try to preach about religion to us..And when these people quoting verses from the Quran and hadiths.. and sometimes quoting the prophet s.a.w and when these people trying to impose the new Islamic views on us.. Since when do we actually have new and old Islamic views? aren't we supposed to believe in ONE God? To follow One Prophet's teaching?

Just what the heck is going on with us muslims? Or is it just us.. Malayans who refused to have the connection to the British cut after independence , hence keeping the tie through this method?

sigh*






Btw, I believe the Old Boys days are almost coming to its end..

now it's time for the Old Girls!! Yeah baby..





ps: all nasty comments are not welcomed and will be deleted by me, so please don't you even try to send one..


pps: Confessions of an old boy was a good read. very entertaining indeed. Go buy one! If u want to borrow mine.. just ring or sms me.. limited only to those who have my phone number..
A Malaysian Journey.. well.. was Rehman Rashid's journey and has almost nothing to do with me although I am also a Malaysian. Not a single point where I could say.. "ha-a la... I agree.. ". If u are a fan of him.. It's good to read it.. and if u r into literature... this is also a good one. I had to flip through my dictionary for quite a number of times searching for the meaning of certain words.. too beautiful for my simple English standard.


pics are courtesy of
1-http://tedmahsun.blogspot.com/2007/05/review-confessions-of-old-boy-by-kam.html
2-http://www.silverfishbooks.com

I have A New Hobby!

I am sooo into balloon art now!

They are economical because balloons are cheap and air is free. Practical in the sense that not only I like it but my daughter is also enjoying the fruit of my twisting labor.

My First Twist
This poodle's nose is too long but hey, not bad for a first time huh? And I didn't even pop any balloon in the process of twisting this baby.

My 2nd Twist
This is supposed to be a giraffe although my husband kept saying it looked like a poodle with an elongated neck. That man has no heart for arts. Sigh*



My 3rd Twist
This poodle is sooo cute u feel like grabbing that phone and order one for yourself , right??!
My best twist so far.


A Happy Customer

I really need to expand my skill and start twisting other things beside poodles or this customer of mine will turn into one and start barking and biting for something new.

Anyone know where to get books on balloon art?

ps: Searched at MPH but they don't have it.. at least not the MPH store I went to yesterday.

No Wonder Smokers Are Reluctant To Let Go Of Their Smoky Sticks


Dan??


Shoot! What is that supposed to mean? Dato' Seri Dr Chua..... some help here please..

Upside Down


I wonder what is the view like from this car driver's eyes.