Friday, October 16, 2009
1TF
KUALA TERENGGANU: The state government will introduce a “1Toilet” policy in a move to liberalise education, where teachers – and even principals – will soon have to share toilets with their students.
Sharing toilet will liberalize education?! WTF!
State Education, Higher Learning, Human Resource, Science and Technology Committee chairman Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman said the policy was mooted in line with the 1Malaysia concept, and teachers and students could have a feeling of “oneness”.
Ya... "oneness"... notice the inverted commas.
“We want students to have a sense of belonging that we believe would inspire them to excel further in their education.
Teacher can discuss about trajectory while peeing, live demo of human anatomy, etc.
“When students share the toilets with the teacher, they (students) will believe that they are on par with academicians and this automatically invokes a sense of being important to an organisation, which, in this case, is the school,” he said here yesterday.
Peeing next to my maths teacher will definitely invokes a sense of being important.
“We are not compelling the school authorities to apply the policy. It is their prerogative,” said Ahmad Razif.
“So far, we have one school in Hulu Terengganu that has implemented the policy a few days ago. It has received positive feedback from the school management although it is still premature for us to evaluate its efficiency,” he said.
School management *cough perverted teachers cough* gave positive feedback.
Ahmad Razif said that under the policy, teachers and students would also be encouraged to sit within a common space at school canteens during recess.
“This means that teachers and students will mingle freely during recess,” he said.
Ahmad Razif said the policy had initially been proposed by Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said earlier this year but that it took some time for it to be properly drafted.
It took a minister and his honchos a few months to draft a toilet sharing policy?! Bravo! Aren't there other more impending issues & policies to look into?
On another matter, Ahmad Razif said the state government would continue to send students to pursue medicine and dentistry in recognised universities in Indonesia.
“We are looking into the option of sending our students to universities in areas classified as non-earthquake prone areas in Indonesia,” he said.
Ahmad Razif said the state government was also in the midst of discussions with officials from University Padjadjaran of Bandung on the possibility of sending Terengganu students for medical courses there.
He said other countries that the state government was planning to send their medical undergraduates next year were Poland and Russia.
Why ah? i though the garblement is so damn bangga of our own Institutions of Higher Learning?
The-1 trend is very popular now... we have 1Malaysia, 1Utama, 1UMNO.. and now i'll add another...
1TheFuck! (can you feel the oneness)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
AA Meeting
We took a table right near the entrance and ordered our favourite ales (Hoegaarden, Leffe etc.). Moved indoor later because we had issue with sensitive underarms :p
JL: It’s getting warm and warmer. Should we move inside?
ALL: Sure, if they have a table
While walking in
JL: I’m starting to sweat… my ketiaks are a lil wet
AI: Yaloh… Me too
Seated
JL: Luckily we moved in, it’s getting so warm that AI’s ketiaks sudah basah
AI: OI!
JL: sorry, if I’ve offended your ketiaks
AI: Yes, they are offended and teary now
Laughter ensued
After making merry with my Hoe, ordered another brunet K-leffe (Lefffe Brune) and chatted the night away.
Can’t wait for the next Avid Alcoholics Meeting :P
Friday, September 18, 2009
-S & -ES
Boo is boos not booes?
Can we shed tear under water?
Bamboo is Bamboos or Bambooes?
I'm hungry and i can't think...
Monday, August 03, 2009
King of The Road
Damn! Left my new running shoes in the office. No choice but to use my old Puma which I predicted wouldn’t survive the race, prediction came true… sigh…
Reached the stadium around 545am, registration was painless and saw many people running around to warm up. Did a little stretching in the stadium. Menteri Besar Selangor came to flag off the race… yawn…
First 15km, did great but the right sole was giving in… damn… Impressed by the abundance of refreshment stations and the efficiency of traffic police. The reason why it’s called ‘King of the road’, cars had to stop for the runner no matter when/where :p
Hate the course… too many up hills... siao ah! Breathing was OK, but legs’ muscle kaputed… damn… Result: 2 hours 20 minutes for 22.7km… not too bad I guess.
Status: Limping around on my right foot. Ouch!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Kuching Kolo Mee
I ordered their special and my Kolo Mee came with prawns, fish paste, fish cake and BBQ pork. The noodle was tangy and it resembles maggi noodle but the texture was more like pan mee. It was tossed with oil and pepper which is different from the Peninsular’s brown sauce version.
Having heard how tasty Sarawak coffee is, i ordered one and i wasn't disappointed.
Chong Choon Coffee Shop on Abel Road (2)
Chong Choon Cafe is a ‘lou chi hou’ of Kuching’s kopitiam. It’s 2 blocks away from Air Asia office and it’s facing an old hotel which I’ve forgotten the name. The stall at the front of the cafe is known to serve the best Sarawak Laksa (Poh Lam Laksa) but unfortunately it was closed when I was there (Tuesday). I saw a few friendly Malay ladies mending a stall opposite that sells Mee Jawa. I walked over wanting to place an order but their Mee Jawa was already sold out.
I settled for a bowl of Kolo Mee from the 2nd stall and chose a seat at the back of the coffee shop. Equally tasty as the one at the Chinese Temple Food Court but they used big juicy prawns instead.
Next Coffee Shop on Bishopgate Street (3)
This shop is touted to serve the best Kolo Mee in Kuching City. It was packed when I reached the shop and a few tables hadn’t gotten their orders yet.
After 5 minutes of waiting, a table was available in the shop and I hurriedly walked in to secure the table. I was told by the waitress to wait when I signalled her to my table, waited I did like a good little boy while enjoying their famous ‘Teh C Peng’. It was so good that I had 2 glasses. The shop only sells Kolo Mee and ‘Mix Pork Soup’. I was eagerly anticipating for my food and it arrived 45 minutes later. The noodles itself wasn’t that impressive but boy I was wrong, the texture and taste were the best of the lot. There’s a tint sour taste to the noodle and I deduced they added vinegar on top of the usual pepper and oil. It’s really delicious. The ‘mix pork soup’ is very clear and not too overpowering, perfect partner to the noodle. This shop really deserved the title of Best Kolo Mee in Kuching City.
Attached is a map showing the location of all these shops i've visited.
P.S. I found a pastry shop with almost the same name as Chong Choon. This one is called Chong Chon and it's located on a small lane next to Kuching Central Police Station .Their egg tart is to die for! Very much regretted that i didn't try their curry puff, siew pao and yam puff.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Heart Kong
I. Love. Hong Kong Food.
Material aside, I’d the opportunity to visit Hong Kong Historical Museum and was again impressed with the exhibits and the maintenance of the museum. I must pay our National Museum a visit to give a fair comparison between these two. Therefore, I’ll keep this for later.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Holiddict
No work
No traffic jam
No annoying colleague
No dead line
No unpleasant people
No toll
I day dream alot nowadays while working. No thanks to all the things mentioned above which keeps reminding me how great it is to go for vacation. Sigh...
I want to retire young and enjoy life!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Seditious
Bangkitlah Melayu
KUALA LUMPUR 14 April – Orang Melayu perlu bangkit dan bersatu dalam berhadapan dengan tuntutan kaum lain yang kini dilihat semakin keterlaluan.
Mereka juga perlu sedar dan insaf dengan situasi politik semasa yang menyaksikan pelbagai tuntutan hingga boleh menjejaskan kekuatan politik orang Melayu.
Sehubungan itu, orang Melayu diminta tidak tunduk kepada tuntutan keterlaluan tersebut sebalik bangkit bersatu bagi mempertahankan hak dan kepentingan mereka.
Ahli Parlimen Pasir Mas, Datuk Ibrahim Ali berkata, pemimpin bukan Melayu dalam hal ini perlu sedar yang sesebuah kerajaan itu boleh sahaja untuk tidak ‘melayan’ tuntutan mereka.
Katanya, jumlah kerusi terbanyak di Parlimen adalah milik Melayu dan ia cukup untuk membentuk sebuah kerajaan berasaskan wakil rakyat Melayu semata-mata di negara ini.
Katanya, justeru, dari segi politiknya kerajaan itu sepatutnya memenuhi apa sahaja yang menjadi kehendak Melayu kerana mereka adalah majoriti dan bukan asyik bertolak ansur dengan bukan Melayu.
‘‘Parti Melayu akan kuat bila Melayu dijaga. Jadi UMNO kena fokus orang Melayu. Jadi UMNO tak perlu takut kerana saya lihat bila UMNO itu kuat orang bukan Melayu automatik akan sokong juga Barisan Nasional (BN) macam dulu,’’ katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.
Beliau mengulas pandangan mengenai situasi politik semasa yang menyaksikan kedudukan politik Melayu seakan terancam dengan tuntutan bukan Melayu pada masa kini.
Ahli Parlimen Sri Gading, Datuk Mohamad Aziz berkata, parti pemerintah ketika ini tidak boleh merasa bimbang untuk membuat apa sahaja keputusan yang dilihat perlu untuk membantu orang Melayu.
“UMNO kalau kita tengok Fasal 3 perlembagaannya ialah memperjuangkan hak Melayu.
“Pada masa sama orang Melayu pun kenalah sedar, asyik bercakaran sesama sendiri, tak untung Melayu sedangkan kita main politik untuk apa kalau tidak untuk membela Melayu.
“Jadi UMNO dan Pas kena duduk, tak kan dalam berbeza tak ada persamaan. Atas persamaan ini kita duduklah semeja dulu,” jelasnya.
Pemimpin UMNO, Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim menegaskan, dalam soal wakil Kabinet misalnya, semua pihak harus menerima pilihan Perdana Menteri kerana ia bidang kuasa beliau.
“Saya fikir kalau dilayan, Najib tak akan ada kerja lain.
“Apa pun ini akan mengajar UMNO supaya terus kuat. Bila kuat, orang segan, kalau lemah orang kucar kacirkan,” ujarnya yang juga Ketua UMNO Bahagian Jelebu.
Ketua Pembangkang Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Toyo berkata, hak orang Melayu tidak harus dilepaskan dalam usaha kerajaan memenuhi kehendak masyarakat pelbagai kaum.
“Biar wujud situasi menang-menang. Kita tidak boleh biar sebelah pihak sahaja menang. Kalau kita nak penuhi apa yang mereka nak, jangan pula kita lepaskan apa yang jadi hak kita,’’ katanya.
Timbalan Presiden Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS), Syed Anuar Syed Mohamad berkata, walaupun kerajaan mahu menekankan konsep Satu Malaysia yang menyatukan rakyat pelbagai kaum, langkah juga perlu dilakukan bagi mengembalikan keharmonian di kalangan orang Melayu sendiri.
“Dalam keadaan sekarang ini, orang Melayu berhadapan banyak cabaran semasa dan kita perlu mencari cara untuk memastikan kaum itu tidak berpecah-belah,” katanya.
Katanya, UMNO dan Pas tidak boleh melengah-lengahkan masa lagi untuk bekerjasama dalam memajukan orang Melayu.
Ketua Umum Badan Bertindak Perpaduan Melayu (BBPM), Osman Abu Bakar yang sependapat dengan GPMS berkata, cadangan yang baik seperti itu perlu dilaksanakan secepat mungkin.
Katanya, kerjasama antara dua parti politik itu bukan sahaja akan memberi faedah kepada orang Melayu sahaja tetapi juga kaum lain.
Tambahnya, penyatuan UMNO dan Pas perlu menjadi batu loncatan untuk mengeratkan semua rakyat berbilang kaum di negara ini.
“Sememangnya usaha ke arah itu akan mengambil masa tetapi sekurang-kurangnya kita tidak hanya bercakap atau mencadangkan sahaja,’’ tambahnya.
OK! Where the heck is ISA when we need them?!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Post Holiday Syndrome
Monday, March 30, 2009
Paws
Would you like to join me?
PAWS Animal Welfare Society
Pilmoor Estate
Subang Airport Road
47200 Subang
Tel: +60 (0)3 7846 1087
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Keropok Segera Cap Ikan
Does your husband come back suspiciously late at night?
Is your always girlfriend on the phone all time with some stranger?
Are you suspecting something is amiss?
Worry no more my friend! I have the perfect solution for you.
Let me introduce you to ‘Keropok Segera Cap Ikan’ by Zakiah Awang Ahmad, snacks that can be enjoyed by everyone no matter you’re young or old.
How could snacks help?
This product has a secret ingredient that does something we rarely see on other products.
“DIJAMIN TIDAK GATAL”
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
She's Alright
The ops was quick and smooth. She went into the OT around 10am and came back to her room around 1pm. I took a short nap in between as I was feeling a lil under the weather. The nurse showed me the stone and I was surprised by the size of it. The stone is as big as an adult-sized tooth. According to the Doc, our saliva duct is just as big as a pin hole.
Doc’s advice is to drink more water and gently massage the saliva gland after meal to prevent sedimentation on the saliva duct. Stay hydrated yo!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Under The Knife
I’ve been under the knife for 4 times until now. The part I really hate most is the post-surgery phase. Groggy from the anesthetic, pain from the ops, and if you’re unlucky, annoying room mate plus nurses from hell. Generally the hospital foods leave a little to be desired for and I believe they can do so much better in this area.
Today mama is going for a minor surgery to extract stones from her saliva duct.
Hope everything goes well and wish her a speedy recovery.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Cough cough, Who's there?
la la la la la~~~
La La La La La~~~
O_O*
Oh no… I can feel it already…
I think… I’m having a sore throat. Better take some pre-emptive strikes before it further develops into a full blown Rod Stewart-sore throat.
Listerine, Checked
Lozenges, Checked
Ubat Batuk Cap Ibu dan Anak, Checked
Soar throat be gone!
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Apa Tu?
Came across a very cute animal while reading National Geographic’s website this afternoon.
They are usually found in the rainforests of
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
It's Not So SMART After All
Caught in a very bad traffic yesterday at the city centre. A heavy torrential pour had flooded a few areas in the city centre and disrupted the flow of traffic. Even the fire station near PWTC wasn’t spared. Isn’t ironic that a fire station is flooded? I saw a inflated boat ferrying people out from the fire station and I thought it was a drill but the news on the radio confirmed my suspicion.
Apart from rain, we have plenty of irresponsible & very rude road users in KL. The massive jam yesterday was mostly caused by these asshole drivers. The over-glorified tunnel failed to mitigate the flood or the traffic. The only usage of the tunnel for me is to get to Mid Valley under 15 mins. Does it really worth the billions of our tax payers’ money? I really sympathize those who were trapped in the city yesterday, no LRT, no bus, no way out.
Sigh… KL oh KL….
Monday, March 02, 2009
Everybody Is Doing It
1 - Open http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random.
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band (alternatively, if the first article you hit is short, hit Random Article two more times).
2 - Open http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3.
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.
3 - Open http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days.
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4 - Use photoshop/paint or similar to put it all together.
I can't even pronounce my own band's name... how liddat? -_-"
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I Heart Chu
Hidden in the midst of the concrete jungle in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng is Euro Deli Restaurant, a German restaurant known for its scrumptious selection of pork dishes. The interior deco is unpretentious and simple. Cleanliness is on par with classy restaurant and the staffs are attentive. They used to have the view of KL Twin Towers but it’s now blocked by the newly built Hamshire Park & Avenue K.
CJ & I arrived slightly half past 6 yesterday to the restaurant and it was still empty. The ever friendly Filipino captain ushered us to our own secluded corner of this cozy little restaurant and proceeded to take our order.
I ordered their famous pork knuckle while CJ opted for the pork cordon bleu and mushroom soup. They served us some oven warmed bread with butter to kick of off our appetite; yummy. The mushroom soup was a let down, too diluted and could hardly taste the mushroom but we weren’t there for the soup so we didn’t bother much. Around 15-20 minutes later, our foods were served. The skin of my pork knuckle was roasted to perfection, it reminds of Chinese suckling pig, yet the meat was tender and juicy. CJ’s pork cordon bleu was oozing with cheesy goodness yet it was not too overpowering and complemented the meat very well. After the hearty meal, there’s hardly any place left in our tummy for dessert. We struggled with our hot chocolate and cappuccino and left the place with a healthy and happy stomach. Simply Porkylicious!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
They call me Sing Song
And dance to PCD’s.
3 guys & 2 girls, Sang in a box.
When the box was opened,
the crowd heard them sing.
Wasn't that out of pitch
And totally out of sync?
The box was turned upside down,
When it turned into a party.
We sang more than 3 hours,
Voices gone all funny.
That song by Salvage garden
Has a funny prose.
“chica cherry cola”
A drink? I assumed so.
Came Kylie’s Locomotion,
We danced around the bench.
The last song before goodbye,
‘till we meet again my friends.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Hooray Hooray Is A Holi Holiday
Call me crazy but I’ve started planning my trips since last year. I’ve worked out the transportation, accommodation, excursion and even where to eat. The 1st night will be spent on Ko Rai Leh, voted the most beautiful beach at Krabi. The soft white sand and clear turquoise water at Tham Phranang beach is really inviting. Beside that, I also would like to visit Ton Sai bay which is a popular rock climbing spot in Krabi. It’s not easy looking for an accommodation at Phi Phi Island as most of the places are over priced. I’ve narrowed down my choice to one resort at Long Beach (gorgeous view but steep steps to bungalow) and another cozy lil garden bungalow snuck up at Viewpoint on Loh Dalum side. The highlight for my trip to Phi Phi would be the excursion to the famous Maya Bay. Hope the weather will be kind to me then.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Should old acquaintances be forgot?
I’ve met up with an old acquaintance; let’s call him Feisty Leo, from primary school recently. He has left quite an impression on me because he tried to bite one of our teachers who wanted to check his homework in primary school. He moved to another school after an unpleasant encounter with a Malay male teacher in standard 5. We all hated this teacher because he’s confrontational and damn racist. The teacher allegedly punched Feisty Leo on the face because he refused to show him his homework. No action was taken against the teacher but my friend was transferred to another school to cover the whole fiasco. So unfair!
Do you still remember the Malay female teacher who made a racist remark at her Indian student? She got off scot free and was transferred to another school nearer to her home and it’s all for her own safety. OWN SAFETY! WTF!
Anyway, back to Feisty Leo. We lost contact since then and one fine day he sent me a message online. He told me that he wanted to find all his school mates back to those in primary school. I do keep in touch with a few of them who make an effort to stay in touch, 2 from primary school, 10 from secondary school, and 5 from Uni. Not much I can say about the rest.
How many friends (not including Hi-Bye friend) do you have who attended the same school as you?
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Lap Sap
Time as he/she will help you throw away things which are not useful but you can’t bring yourself to throw it away. Given reasons include I might use/read/wear it again. Believe me… you won’t.
Space as you’ll need to find space to store the above mentioned items, which you swear you will use/read/wear again, whereas in reality it’ll be left forgotten among the pile of things that you’ve assured yourself that you’ll definitely use/read/wear again. Do you see a pattern here?
I used to keep stuffs like notes, school bags, erasers, bus tickets, VCR tapes, name tags, shoes and the list goes on and on. I had my drawings, notes, text books from kindergarten until Form 5. Crazy right? I keep telling myself that these things will become useful one day but unfortunately that day never come. The stuffs that I’d thrown/donated are more than those I’d moved to my apartment.
“One man’s Lap Sap is another man’s treasure”