RM100 FUND FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS

the earliest pic uploaded on FB: parents and students
waiting at the gate

Parents and students, either pro-government or opposition supporters, were already flocking at the school gate by 11:00 a.m. to get the RM100 fund given to the students known as the BR1M scheme. This was something which was the opposite of what we saw when he had the Open Day earlier this year but it was already expected.

the more the merrier

form teachers accepting the money to be distributed for the class

The money arrived in school from the bank at about 10:00 a.m. Considering the fact that there are now more than 2800 student population, we needed more time to distribute the money as well as the money packets  to the respective form teachers, hence the delay. Nevertheless, some parents got furious as they had to wait a bit longer and there were some incidents reported or the one I had to deal with.

counting and putting money in the packets

INCIDENT 1: A father could not wait any longer as he had to go to work. And he told the teacher on duty that the RM100 was not worth the wait as he could get more and off he went. Some people are already filthy rich these days.

INCIDENT 2: If a parent could not come to get the money, then the representative must present the photostat identity card of him/her and of the parent's. One person failed to do so and started to shout and scold at the form teacher. Luckily the teacher was cool enough not to talk back or start a fight.

INCIDENT 3: A very kind teacher called up a father asking whether he would be coming as the counter would be closed by 2:00 p.m. The father was not informed by his son about the event and he was on his lunch break when he received the phone call. He arrived at school after 2 and the teacher had already returned the remaining cash to the office. Knowing this, the father was furious when he could not get the money after all the difficulties that he had to go through and started to shout and use harsh words. I was called by other teachers witnessing this and most probably when he saw there was a MAN teacher, he cooled down a bit. It was just a small matter and the money was actually given to him. If only he could show some respect...

THE MORAL OF THE STORY: It is not easy to be a teacher. *sad*

To all the parents who had come earlier and had to wait, we would like to apologize for the delay and THANKS SO MUCH for understanding the situation we were in. Most probably, next time (if there is a next time), we will start the session a bit late, let's say at about 12:00 noon.

 

RM100 successfully handed over to students/parents

At 1:00 o'clock, another event was held at the school hall. A state parliamentary member was invited to give away the money to selected 100 students in a more formal session. The school decided to choose the class monitors and students whose parent is the academic staff of the school.

registration counter

the event in the hall

speeches by the PTA's Chairman and the guest of honour

money given away on stage

 

happy students with the VIP

happy teachers with the (borrowed) money packets

And by 3:00 p.m. everyone hurried home with or without the RM100 (or more), feeling happy but tired. 

Pics taken from the FB of Mr. Faisal, Pn. Yusidah and Pn. Yasirah.

SPOT THE ERROR - HONG KONG 3

For a better understanding, compare these two sentences:

(1) If you want to remain warm, you have to stand close to me.
      [Bahasa Melayu: close = dekat]

(2) To make sure that the cookies remain crispy, the bottle lid must 
      be kept closed all the time.
      [Bahasa Melayu: closed = tertutup]

     

HOW DO YOU SEE LOVE AND LIFE?

This was the work of art we saw on the walls of K11 shopping mall in Hong Kong. The artist, Choi Jeong Hua, used different media such as fabric, plastic containers, artificial flowers and books to depict what life should be like. All the materials were arranged in a structured way which in the end produced vibrant colours and hence, leaving the viewers to interpret what love and life really are.

The products might look simple but to produce one required creativity and artistic vision.

After you have observed these pictures, so how do you see love and life now?

SPOT THE ERROR - HONG KONG 2

Truly confused between an "L" and an "I", the small letters. Or mere copying, without understanding.

ROAMING THE ROAD OF HONG KONG ISLAND

"All the leaves are brown,

And the sky is grey

I've been for a walk

In a winter's day"

The Beatles in "California Dreamin' "

2nd December 2012 ~ We had finally reached the last day of our stay in Hong Kong. However, we still had a little time to spend as the flight back home would only depart at about 4:00 p.m. After we had checked in earlier and dropped our baggage at Cathay Pacific counter at about 10:30 a.m., we decided to explore a part of Hong Kong that we had not visited: Hong Kong Island. Unfortunately, the weather was still cloudy that morning, the sky was grey and foggy and it drizzled a bit. I was sure the photos would turn out better if there was sunshine.

Basically we just spent our time observing and admiring the beautiful structure and skyscrapers. The land here on the island was utilized to the maximum for construction and the place that we went to was most probably one of the commercial or administration areas.

That was the end of of our 5D4N trip to Hong Kong, Shenzen and Macau. Although we had not covered most of the tourist spots in HK, it was definitely a memorable holiday especially when we made it around the places on our own. To Mr. Shafiq, thanks for the company - I would not make it to Hong Kong if I didn't have any travel companion. So are we heading to any other place next?

EXPLORING THE MUSEUM OF MACAU - PART 3

One of the displays that I found very interesting would be the 3-D models of people and buildings that depict the lives of Macau people in the past. They were not just paintings on the walls - they were miniature figures that were put in glass boxes and the workmanship was very fine. How the people could shape and from the little people before colouring them was something not easy to do, unless they were really skillful. And the exhibits really came alive.

At times, things that were produced the traditional way could have a more lasting effect to people seeing them. I always envy those people who were born with the talent in arts.