Hm.. it's been a quite 3 weeks... right after raya, the AMT07/08 kids are all off for their OJT- at places all over Msia...
So, I am feeling the void a bit. To make it worse, I had accidentally deleted pictures of their last week with me.. isk,isk, sedih jugalah... they were mainly photos of them presenting... in fact, I even deleted the pictures of my b'day cake - I forgot to upload them to the laptop!!! How careless of me... takde rezeki, nak buat camna.
Right now, I'm in the midst of making preparation for the MUET which will take place in 2 weeks' time... Hope the the 28 students will be able to perform well. We have extra classes in the coming 2 weeks.
To any of my former kids reading this, please feel free to leave comments - I do miss u, k? If you're on facebook, add me to ur list!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Penultimate week with the AMT 1/2007 kids
Penultimate - 2nd to last!
Meaning, I only got i more week left to 'savour' them. With the 2 weeks gone like that when I was down with ch-pox, I really was in a rush to finish lectures and grade their presentations.
Well, I'd just like to say sthg here about their performance. Hm, I was kinda pleased with some of them. In fact, quite a few have 'mastered' the art of public speaking... cos' there were times when I felt like slapping those finger-pointing antics of them, or straightening their postures, or asking them to make eye contact, bla, bla.. but I am to say that some have improved a lot!
I remember when the AV2 class went quite during Jackson's presentation - gosh, it was such an interesting topic! The next one is Kean Yong's. Even Ms. Rose who made a presence was impressed. So far, I feel that the 'coolest' presenters are Zizan, Muhaimin n Jeremy.
Hence, after almost everyone has presented, the top 5 are : Jackson, Kean Yong, Muhaimin, Jeremy, & surprise, Masduqi! Zizan didn't make it as he 'lost' out on a mere 0.5 marks, similar to Amin & Frank... all the best people!
Meaning, I only got i more week left to 'savour' them. With the 2 weeks gone like that when I was down with ch-pox, I really was in a rush to finish lectures and grade their presentations.
Well, I'd just like to say sthg here about their performance. Hm, I was kinda pleased with some of them. In fact, quite a few have 'mastered' the art of public speaking... cos' there were times when I felt like slapping those finger-pointing antics of them, or straightening their postures, or asking them to make eye contact, bla, bla.. but I am to say that some have improved a lot!
I remember when the AV2 class went quite during Jackson's presentation - gosh, it was such an interesting topic! The next one is Kean Yong's. Even Ms. Rose who made a presence was impressed. So far, I feel that the 'coolest' presenters are Zizan, Muhaimin n Jeremy.
Hence, after almost everyone has presented, the top 5 are : Jackson, Kean Yong, Muhaimin, Jeremy, & surprise, Masduqi! Zizan didn't make it as he 'lost' out on a mere 0.5 marks, similar to Amin & Frank... all the best people!
Monday, September 8, 2008
down with chicken pox
Dear students, if you're reading this, please inform others that I'm now forced to quarantine myself at home, for fear of infecting others... It's not that I enjoy staying home, truth be told, cos I can't do things I love - teach u guys... u know, being a 'dictator' in class - where u have to dictate what I say... the boss is ALWAYS right, remember?
And of course, the itch is no fun at all. I've taken the expensive medication to 'kill' the virus or whatever thingy they call it, but it hasn't killed them all. The thing it's done is that it has sort of reduced the number of spots, but some still break out every day... like yesterday, only 3 spots, but today, 6 spots... gosh! The itch is killing me!
What I'm worried of is the classes that might not get replaced - some of you haven't presented ur final project, and my lectures on communication n interviews haven't finished... I pray that this thing will really. really go away next week...
Til then, be good dear kids!!!
And of course, the itch is no fun at all. I've taken the expensive medication to 'kill' the virus or whatever thingy they call it, but it hasn't killed them all. The thing it's done is that it has sort of reduced the number of spots, but some still break out every day... like yesterday, only 3 spots, but today, 6 spots... gosh! The itch is killing me!
What I'm worried of is the classes that might not get replaced - some of you haven't presented ur final project, and my lectures on communication n interviews haven't finished... I pray that this thing will really. really go away next week...
Til then, be good dear kids!!!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Pak Samad Ismail is no more...
Al Fatihah.
Pak Samad telah kembali ke rahmatullah pada jam 5.58 petang tadi di Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur. Jenazah Allahyarham akan dibawa pulang ke rumahnya di No 2 Jalan 16/7C, Petaling Jaya dan akan dikebumikan pada hari esok, selepas solat Jumaat.
Semoga Allah SWT mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh Allahyarham.
Jika disorot kembali sejarah era penjajahan, tidak boleh dinafikan sama sekali perjuangan beliau menentang penjajahan Jepun dan British melalui Kesatuan Melayu Muda, disusuli peranan beliau mendrafkan Perlembagaan Rakyat bersama-sama Pak Sako dan Ahmad Boestamam.
(dari DSAI's blogspot)
Pak Samad telah kembali ke rahmatullah pada jam 5.58 petang tadi di Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur. Jenazah Allahyarham akan dibawa pulang ke rumahnya di No 2 Jalan 16/7C, Petaling Jaya dan akan dikebumikan pada hari esok, selepas solat Jumaat.
Semoga Allah SWT mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh Allahyarham.
Jika disorot kembali sejarah era penjajahan, tidak boleh dinafikan sama sekali perjuangan beliau menentang penjajahan Jepun dan British melalui Kesatuan Melayu Muda, disusuli peranan beliau mendrafkan Perlembagaan Rakyat bersama-sama Pak Sako dan Ahmad Boestamam.
(dari DSAI's blogspot)
Friday, August 22, 2008
A 'gift' for my soon-to-graduate KIDS
Dear all,
Read the 'advice', never fall into the trap...
The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.
'A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said:
'If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups.
'Now consider this, said the professor, 'Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!
'The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Four things to take note of in life...
1. Live simply.
2. Love generously.
3. Care deeply.
4. Speak kindly.
Shine a light & enjoy your Coffee today!
Lotsa love,
Ma'am
Read the 'advice', never fall into the trap...
The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.
'A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said:
'If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups.
'Now consider this, said the professor, 'Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!
'The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Four things to take note of in life...
1. Live simply.
2. Love generously.
3. Care deeply.
4. Speak kindly.
Shine a light & enjoy your Coffee today!
Lotsa love,
Ma'am
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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