LONG, LONG DAYS AHEAD

My busy schedule has started. A few invitations for seminars would mean long days for me in school and less sleeping hours at night.

with Puan Chandra, the PK1 (senior assistant) of SMK Bukit Indah.

She was in Taman Universiti before.

I first went to SMK Bukit Indah on Tuesday to meet about five classes of form three students. The next day, I was invited to SMK Mutiara Rini 2 for the same reason.

in front of SMK Mutiara Rini 2

As only selected students were there to listen, which was a relief for me, the session went well with majority of them were listening and writing throughout the two hours slot. It is always a pleasure to share your knowledge with people who want to learn.

MOVIE REVIEW 14 - KICK ASS

Two reasons why I chose to watch this movie: (1) I need to watch a comedy (2) I found the movie trailer shown on TV interesting. When people said advertisement could be misleading, I have fallen one of its victims. It is not an action comedy but it is an action comedy that is full of violence - I did not know whether to laugh or to cry. It tells of a story of a common person who is determined to become a superhero, becomes a victim of a mafia boss but in the end, his dream does come true. Definitely a MUST NOT watch for school children. You better wait for Shrek 4 and Iron Man 2 that will be coming to the theatre near you real soon.

ATTENDING HIDAYAH'S WEDDING

When ex-students invited me for their wedding reception, in a way, I feel appreciated because they still remember me. So, I went to an invitation from Nur Hidayah Mokhsin, one of the students whom I first taught when the school was opened in December 1994.

with Aidil and Arbaiyah

Lucky enough, I went with her other two classmates/schoolmates, Aidil and Arbaiyah (accompanied by her husband and two kids). Both are now teachers and the bride is a teacher as well. In a way, this like a reunion between a teacher and his students who have chosen teaching as their career. I think I have stayed in the school for a long time already, *sigh*.

with the bride and bridegroom

Hidayah's sisters who are also ex-students: Nurzawani and Nurul Huda

Nafil reported:

I heard Abdullah b. Umar (Allah be pleased with them) narrating that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Accept the feast when you are invited to it. And Abdullah (b.Umar) used to come to the feast, whether it was a wedding feast or other than that, and he would come there even in the state of fasting.

{Book 8, Volume 16, Number 3344: Sahih Muslim}

source: hadithoftheday.wordpress.com

POSTER DRAWING COMPETITION IN SCHOOL

A poster drawing competition was held in school yesterday by the Persatuan Sejarah (History Society). The theme chosen was "One Malaysia". Many of the posters attracted my attention, so it is my pleasure to post of those that I like in my blog for your viewing pleasure. As you can see, some them are really creative and talented, and this kind of activity will give them a channel to display their skills. Enjoy!

PARTY ALL THE TIME

Some Malay words are just difficult to be translated into English, like the word "rezeki". I define "rezeki" as a gift from God that is given when you are least expecting it. The analogy: while you are walking, suddenly you see a RM50 note lying on the street. "Rezeki" can come in many forms and sizes, it can be big and small (quantitatively speaking), it can be in the form of money, food, promotion - anything that can make you happy and be thankful for what you get.

So while we were in the midst of our angklung practice, someone hopped in with a bagful of KFC. Definitely a surprise, a small party was called. Then, some kind teachers gave us extra packed food (mee siam) from other activities held in school, making our feast more complete - and we even managed to get cold drinks from the canteen, another "leftover". It was something really unexpected but we enjoyed ourselves just the same.

posing with the food that was yet to be eaten

Thank you Iqballuqman (actually his father and/or mother) for the generosity. And we will pray for your prosperity and good health in return.

"He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much."
~ Lao Tze ~

PMR SEMINAR IN UTM

students busy carrying out activities

There are too many students in my school. For form three, there are 15 classes and with that, there are about 600 students just for that form. So we have to divide the form three into three groups when it comes to conducting seminar with the hope that it will be more effective. The place was spacious, comfortable and cool, there was no reason no to focus. As for this group, they were lucky because the session was held in Fakulti Kejuruteraan Awam in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia nearby. The were given the chance to sit in a lecture hall in a real university and experience university life so I hope this in a way will motivate them further.

with Puan Rafidah and Puan Rozita

I guess my slot went well. The response was good and I was happy for that. We are setting high hopes for students from this group to get A's for their English paper as well as to score straight A's. Wishing them all the best of luck for the coming PMR examination.

THE ROAD TOUR HAS BEGUN

in front of SMK Taman Rinting 2

I am no Michael Jackson but the time has come for my regular road tour - not to sing but to conduct talks/workshops/seminars for students who are going to sit for their PMR and SPM examinations, particularly the English subject. At times, I conduct sessions for teachers too. So today my first outing was to SMK Taman Rinting 2 for the PMR students, for the first group. Everything went well and there is another group waiting tomorrow.

I might post all the schools that I might go to this year, just to serve as a diary of the places and time of my routine activities. Should I?