Complain! Complain! Complain!

Sometimes,

I just don’t understand people who like to complain all the time

Even though most of the facilities are prepared for them for free

Yet, they still complain whenever there is something wrong with any of the facilities

They start to curse or throw tantrums to the authorities

Blaming them for what have happened

Worst of all, they don’t try to fix the problem or try to find any alternatives

Or use the right channel to pose their problems to the right people

But, all they do is complaining all the time on the Facebook

It is very irritating, you know.

To me, these people are very disgraceful and disrespectful at the same time

They want the whole world to know about their problems

They want the whole world to know how bad the management is

Yet, they do nothing to change the status quo or solve the problems

It’s shameful.

To me, sometimes we need to try living in a minimalist condition

Be thankful with what have been prepared for us

Although sometimes the facilities don’t seem to be very comfortable

But, what matters most is how we perceive the problem

How we can adapt ourselves to the difficult situation

Don’t simply accuse others of not doing their job

Or easily throw tantrums at them whenever something goes wrong

Exercise your rights and be bold enough

To bring the problem up to the right people by using the right way

So that they realise what the problem is and do something about it.

Stressful Me

Sometimes, I lose motivation in doing my work

When this happens, a chain reaction will occur

I will procrastinate and delay

By thinking that there will still be a time for me to do it later

Even knowing that I will need to struggle to finish it last minute

Sacrificing my sleep time to burn the midnight oil

Eventually, I will be stressed out

Just to complete everything.

When I feel so lazy to do my work

I notice that I will devour more food than usual

Watching movies more often

Hanging out with friends more frequently

Driving a car around the town aimlessly

Just to kill so- called free time.

My favourite hobby, hehehe...

Another Tiring Week

Last week was also another busy and tiring week for me. I had so many things to deal with, tasks, assignments, marching practice, English Language society and finally, the ‘I Gaya, I Malaysia’  run. Sometimes, I feel like 24 hours a day is not enough for me to do all my things. But, I realise that it is not the quantity of time that matters, but the way we manage our things is far more important. Most importantly, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!

I am really engrossed to write about the ‘1 Gaya, 1Malaysia’ event, where all the participants needed to run for about 5 KM for boys and 3 KM for girls. Actually, I did not want to participate in this event at first. But, due to some administrative matters, I had to join although to be frank, I was half- hearted.

Talking about the run, I managed to finish the run! Let me repeat it, I FINISHED THE RUN! Although I was not the first to cross the finishing line but at least I FINISHED it and I was not the last one to arrive. It was quite a satisfaction actually when you reached the finishing line because before the run, I did not think I was able to do it. I then realised that in order to achieve something great, we need to be positive and believe in our abilities.

All the tired faces after finishing the run.

P/s: The exam is coming and all the assignments need to be handed in.

What a Busy Week

Last week was a very hectic and exhausting week for me at IPG Kampus Gaya. Marching practice, sports, tasks and Readers’ Theatre were among the things that I needed to juggle throughout the week. But, the most memorable event for me was the Readers’ Theatre, for sure.

This is the competition.

Readers’ Theatre is a competition in which the participants need to showcase their reading skill together with their presentation ability. Personally, I think that this kind of competition is very beneficial and useful for us, the future English teachers as we shall need these skills when we are teaching later on at the school. 

This competition had also embarked a new experience for me. For the first time in my life, I became an emcee for such a big event. It was very intimidating at first as I did not have any experience in this matter. Also, it was my batch's maiden event at the IPG, so the expectation  was quite high. But then, I took up the challenge and I tried my best to do my part. Alhamdulillah, after a series of strenuous rehearsal sessions, I was so happy and satisfied as everything went well on the competition day.

This is me and my partner for the night, Dyanne.

This is the champion @ my classmates, Raidah and Jeannette. Congratulations girls!

Only then, I realised that in order to learn novel things, we need to experience them and we must not be afraid to try them out. From this event, I have learnt that in order to produce something big and marvellous, practices, team work and also patience are very much needed. Last not least, I believe that we need to challenge ourselves to do something out of our comfort zone, do something new and experience the inexperienced as to discover our hidden talents and potentials that we might not realise before.

These are the backbones of the competition. Well done, guys! I am really proud of you all.

Rude Drivers

Yesterday, I used the UMS- Sulaman Road on my way back from the city. It was around 5.30 in the afternoon, so the road was very congested and jammed.

What really annoyed me was when I saw a few irresponsible drivers or if I can say ignorant drivers, whom used the emergency lane on the left side of the road to overtake other cars at the traffic light. To me, these kind of people were very rude and impatient. Of course, it was peak hour, so the road was very congested, but why they just could not be patient and abide by the law. If others could do so, why not them, right? Did not their driving tutor teach them the right rules and ethics of driving when they took their driving course before? Everyone wanted to reach home as fast as we could, but please be patient and considerate next time.

Another thing really irritates me when it comes to drivers’ behaviour on the road is when people drive very slowly on the right lane. The right lane is a fast lane and is used to overtake others, if you drive very slowly on the right lane, you might disturb traffic flow and cause a massive traffic jam. What I want to convey here is not telling you to drive really fast on the road, but please use the suitable lane every time you drive. If you want to drive slowly and maybe you want to enjoy the view, please use the left lane. But then, do not drive really slowly on the road as you might cause other drivers to become really annoyed with you, drive within the speed limit permitted. 

Misunderstanding Occurs

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” - Albert Schweitzer

Misunderstanding does happen in our daily life, does not matter whether we want it or not. Very often, I always try my best to be nice with people around me or even with people that I have just met. I will my best not to hurt their feelings and at the same time, I would help them the best that I can without even hoping them to requite what I have done for them. This is because I feel very happy and satisfied every time I am able to help other people.

But, that does not mean that I will sacrifice my principles and beliefs in order to please everyone. I do not want to masquerade just to make others feel happy. I am a very opinionated and passionate about knowledge or any informational subjects.  If I am really engrossed with something, I will be very loud and bold in sharing my vantage point regarding that particular issue.

Unfortunately, some people, sometimes, misunderstood me and thought that I was just showing off my knowledge in front of people. To be frank, I was very disappointed by their interpretations and reaction towards me. I felt insulted and annoyed by them. I could feel from their cold reactions that they thought that I just wanted to show to everyone that I was the best. No, that was not true. I just wanted to share what I knew, my feelings and opinions about something.

Nevertheless, I never threw tantrums to them. I was still able to be patient and calm despite all the bad reactions they had given to me. I do not know till when I can withstand and be patient with their behaviours. To me, I do not care whether people want to talk bad about me or not. As long as I know what I am doing is right, I do not give a damn care to these folks. I do not want to be discouraged by them. What matters to me is myself.

Let us all remain positive, be happy and determined in pursuing our dreams and advocating our ideas. Do not let ourselves be discouraged or even undermined by any hiccup or obstacle that we might encounter in the future.

I don’t Want My Kids to Suffer

I am not married and do not even have children yet. I also do not plan to get married yet. There so many things that I want to achieve in the next ten years before I move on to the next stage of my life, which is getting married. Getting married right now is on the most bottom of my wish list, so far.

But that is not the issue that I want to write this time around. The issue that I would like to highlight is that I do not want my wife and children to suffer in the future.

Often, we hear incidents in which the parents have to give away their children to other people or make their children quit the school just because they cannot afford to raise their children due to critical financial problem. It is very sad every time I stumble upon this kind of matter. I almost cry every time I read stories like this. I feel very agitated whenever I hear about children whom live in poverty. Maybe I am a little bit emotional and sentimental when it comes to this matter, but that is what I feel.

I think the right people to be blamed for this matter are the parents themselves. I am not trying to point finger on anybody here because I am sure that no parent in this world wants their family members to live in poverty, but why they just cannot plan ahead for their family before the parents themselves actually get married?

I mean, parents need to make sure that they are financially stable first before they get married. They need to plan for the future, for the family, for children and any unexpected expenses. If you just cannot make the two ends meet, do not get married then. Otherwise, it is your family members who will suffer in the end. That is what I think. Maybe some people do not agree with me but it is okay. I just want to share what I feel about this matter.

It’s My 20th Birthday

19^th January 2011 marked another episode of life for me. Yet, it was quite nostalgic for me because I had lost the extension ‘teen’ on my age. I am now 20 years old after all.

Well, this 20^th birthday was very memorable for me because the whole batch of my intake sang a birthday song in three different languages during our English language society meeting. It was something that I had not experienced before. Just imagine, they asked you to go to the stage and suddenly a group of about 70 people sang a birthday song, in three different languages.

Sincerely talking, I almost cried as I was very touched and overwhelmed by them. I would like to say thank you very much to the students of PPISMP TESL June 2010 Intake for the birthday song.

Even for me, it had been quite a few years actually since I last celebrated my birthday such as buying cake for my birthday or make a birthday party for myself. It was not because I did not commemorate the day that I was born to this world, but I thought it was enough for me to know that on this particular date, I was born to this world.

Therefore, I am really thankful and thank my parents for it, because without them, it was impossible for me to be on this world and taste the ups and downs of life. Thanks mama and papa for that. From the bottom of my heart, I really love both of you.

Not only that, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my dearest friend, Siti Zalikha Mohd Ridzuan, for giving me the birthday present all the way from Kuching. I really appreciate it. Thank you.

This is the present, a set of belt and wallet. Thanks Ikha.

Last but not least, thank you very much also to those who sent me happy birthday wishes whether through SMS or Facebook posts. I really appreciate all those.

Once again, thank you so much everyone for cheering up my 20^th birthday.

Happiest Days of Our Life

‘You never know the happiest days of your life when you are living them. To know they are the happiest, you have to make a comparison with other, less happy times and you can only do that by stepping back from them.’

I was really intrigued by the statement above when I stumbled upon it while I was reading a book entitled ‘Extraordinary Solutions for Everyday Problems’ by Joseph O’ Connor. It is a very interesting book to read. Although the contents are a little bit technical, but the main ideas are easy to be dissected if we look at the bigger picture of what are being said in the book.

This is the book. Actually, I have not finished reading this book.

Okay, let us get back to the statement above. When I thought back about what lies behind those sentences, I found the truth in it. It is true that most of us only appreciate happy times that we had been in when we are no longer experiencing them, although we did not consider them as happy times before while we were experiencing them. Only then when we experience difficult situations, we start to reminisce, appreciate and look back at past experiences that we had been in before. Then, the phrases such as ‘if I were able to go back the past and experience those sweet moments once again’ or ‘I never thought that those times were much better than what I am having now’ will start to linger in our mind.

To me, it is necessary for us to remember and reminisce the past because we can learn and gain knowledge from it as experience is one of the best teachers. Try to learn something out of it. Most importantly, appreciate those past moments as you might not be able to experience them again the way they were. 

One of my happiest days in matriculation.

It’s Now 2011

As this is my first entry in the new year of 2011, I would like to welcome everybody to 2011 and let us give a valedictory bye to 2010. It is now officially 2011, everyone! The sound of pyrotechnics that I have just heard from my house just few minutes ago officially marked the beginning of a new chapter in our life. Well, for this new year, let us all kick- start a better change for ourselves and unleash our hidden potential to achieve everything that we have set. Once again, happy new year every one and may you guys have a blissful and fruitful life ahead.