My Point of View

Happy Birthday

2010-01-27T06:12:00.000-08:00

simply them~

Hapy birthday Nur Amalina and Nur Liyana.

Happy 16 and 9.

Rindu awak semua.

1st Long Weekend

2009-10-20T01:32:00.000-07:00

Salam

Dis post, i dont wanna write much. Overall, I had a great long weekend. 2 nights in London, 2 nights in Bristol plus went to Bath too. It was great. Let the picture do the talking..

London~

Emirates stadium.. none of us is a gunner. huhu

london eye wif imar..

in the Malaysian Hall canteen.. mahal tp okayla.

parliamentary house in London

piccadilly circus famous screen

Bristol~

housing area umah YJ.. filton

a park in Bristol city

Bath~

dry leaves in bath

with noon, tashi, michelle, and nabilah in Bath city

king's and queen's bath

bath scenery

Just another post

2009-10-11T10:33:00.000-07:00

my powys friends a the seafront~ hehe

Salam

This week is freedom right week. Really interesting here as we have different themes each and every week. Like the previous week, it was environmental focus week. We had environmental plays, talks, and even a climate conference last week. In this week, its all about freedom right. All over the castle, they put up manila cards written about the right to do this, do that, and a lot more. The most attractive event was the head shaving for freedom! Haha. The students here volunteer themselves to shave their head to collect donations. Guess what, its not only the boys who shave their heads, girls too!! Yup. Sgt klaka tgk dyrg botak. Sumpah x tipu. But its okay. They still manage to collect over 1000 pounds. I knoe. Thats a lot of money.

Also in the college now, our castle has been a place for a movie site. Cool isn’t it? The movie title is “ironclad”. But the shit thing is that were not allowed to use the main entrance to the castle as the site is there. It is really annoying to walk a long way to go to the castle. Fuhh.. Back to the movie.. Guys. Just imagine those orang2 ganas dlm movie perang2 dulu, pakai ganas2, but then eat the food like us and also resting on the grass maybe becoz they are tired or wtv. Haha. Hilang macho dow.. Hehe.

Me? Im okay. Following all the classes. Ohh ya. I’ve changed my subjects this week. In IB, we have to take 6 subjects. 2 languages, 1 maths, 1 science, 1 world, and 1 more from any other groups. So my subjects are English A1, French ab initio, Maths, Chem, Econs, and Physics. I also took further maths just to learn more maths. Hehe. This week I have change my language subjects as I reckon it is gonna be quite hard for me to score high grades in English A1 – which is full literature, no more ordinary essays or reports or things like that. So I decided to take Malay (self taught – learn in english how to do literature in my first year and do it in BM during 2nd year) as my 1st language and English A2 as my second language. Im quite “down” la jugak with my change as I cannot join the further maths class anymore (clash dgn class english), I also have to leave my French class (baru nk blaja btol2 slps kegagalan di SDAR hehe) n also bcoz the self taught punye class bosan nk mati!! Grr.. Xpe3. Talked to my dad about this. He said that it is easier now to score. So don’t take things for granted and do my best as my target is to score high marks for IB. InsyaAllah. Huhu. Actually, I cant stop thinking about long weekend next week right now! Haha. Going to London 2 nights to Ima’s house (member Ajim) and Bristol another 2 nights to YJ’s house. Cepat33.... Hehe.

That’s all for now. X bajet plak pnjg gak aku tulis. Hihi. Padahal tgh ngantuk gile dah ni. Oklaa. Nite. Wasalam.

p/s: next week bday amaz~

qin~ my dormmate

Different

2009-10-05T02:19:00.000-07:00

I can feel the wind
cold
and different

I can see England there
at the other side of the channel
a wonderful view
and different

My friend was there too
bragging he is the next Shakespeare
he is nice and cool
and different

Everything felt different
I miss home.

Azim Taib

p/s: this is one of my assignments. i did this with the intention of 'janji siap'.. haha. and it took me only 5 mins. so it was suppose to be just a crap. it is still for me.. ^_^ but just now, Ruth, my English teacher had put this poem in the highly commended section. hmm..

A month abroad

2009-10-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

ajim, ammad, fahmy, aku

Salam

Its October 3rd! One month and 2 days after my arrival here.. Which is 5 weeks to be exact, 2 weeks of induction – at that time, i really felt that the induction is too long til i cant wait to go to classes – and another 3 weeks of codes or classes. Wow. It felt really fast. Seriously. Yeah. When we are busy doing something, everything seems to be quick. Huhu. How’s everything? Ermm.. Its great! Best33.. Daily classes here is only 4-5 hours maximum a day. Layan dow. Haha. Tp still penat. Coz there are a lot more things to do here like service and also activities. But it is really interesting. Like in my service, Extra Mural Centre (EMC), we are going to be like a facilitator to kids who will come to our centre and do a lot of exciting stuffs like rock climbing, canoeing, archery, mountain boarding, initiative games and a lot more. Well, of course the level of it is not so extreme as it is for kids. So, in our 1st year we are going to be trained to do all those stuffs and we will start to meet the kids in our 2nd years. Hehe. Cant wait. Cheh.. xleh blah. Haha.

Now i really have a lot of free times. Less work, not so involved in activities. So, i really need to be very discipline in managing my time with quality. Or else, Ill be playing foosball 24/7.. Haha. (Yup! Ada foosball dlm dayroom kat house kitorg. So tuh mmg keje aku dikala waktu lapang la.) Im still adapting myself to this place. But everything is going smoothly. :) I prefer to just chill and maintain my studies in a good momentum first, then Im looking forward to involve more in the activities here. Wtv it is, my main target is still my IB results. 40!! InysaAllah.. Till then.

Wasalam

p/s: i did wrote the post below. But its really frustrating that it doesn’t appear as blogger buat hal dat time. Panjang2 da tulis, tup tup xde! Perghh.. Mana x down. Malas nk tulis da.. Huhu

di pagi raya~ time ni org laen tgh tdo. kuang hajar. x rasa mcm raya. haha

malam sebelum raya. main masak2. hehe. thx to amin. beliau di hujung sana~

"lunch raya" di cardiff. :)

Aidilfitri

2009-09-19T23:35:00.000-07:00

Raining

2009-09-16T01:43:00.000-07:00

“Hujan emas di negara orang, hujan batu di negara sendiri, hujan kat Wales sumpah x reti2 nak berhenti dow!!” – Azim Taib

I hate the weather here! Owhhhh... Shit man. Its so gloomy. Can’t even see the sun today. Gloomy and the rain just sesuka hati je if they wanna fall or not. No warning at all. Today is my 2nd day and the induction week starts and its gonna be the induction for 2 weeks. Tiring man! Woke up at about 6.15. Quickly perform my Subuh. Then I just relax, writing posts, took my shower and bla3 as the breakfast starts at 8.45 in the dayroom. Im not fasting today as they said there is a swimming test today and I really need extra energy. I also managed to call Mumy and Dady. Report to them hows evrything is here. Haha. Today, we met our tutor during breakfast. After that, we gather in the Arts centre to meet Neil, our principal and he introduces us to the other 4 important staffs and also the peer listeners. Then, took our pictures – like the seniors said its gonna be used for the whole 2 years in AC, huhu. Met with our own Peer listeners – Diego and Thea – in the Powys dayroom. Had our Maths test just to make sure whether we are capable to take Higher Maths or not. Then, a trip to the library. It was so cool! Really sytematic. Every book records is there in the computer. We can just search it in the comp to see what kinda book that we want and whether it is borrowed by anyone else or not. We also dont need any library cards as it is all in the computer system. Well. Loads more great stuffs here.. It is suppose to be that way. And ohh ya! About my swimming test. 2 words. Hate it! Haha.. Well, I cant swim. That’s why. I just managed to do 2 laps. Emm.. I think that’s a lot for me. Huhu. But then we need 5. I’m didnt pass obviously. So I had to take swimming lessons after this. Nvm. It gonna be cool. Coz getting swimming lessons for free. N yeah! I can swim after this!! Yay. So optimist! Lol.. Btw, Ajim cant swim too.... Hahaha. Dat nite we got south east asian meeting. So we met people from the Phillipines, China, Vietnam, Thailand and yeah of course Malaysia. Haha. And not so surprising, we are the majority since we got 8 from the 1st years and another 8 from the 2nd years. Hehe.. We did conquer it. I think that’s it for this time. Cant wait to explore more. Till then, wasalam.

p/sp/s: ermm.. actually this post was also written a long time ago. Haha. And the raining days are actually over. The weather after i wrote this posts is superb! Haha. Likey2. Not too hot, not too cold. Freezing windy but then the sun shines brightly. So, im kinda getting use to it. Just dunno wuts gonna happen in winter then.. huhu

Powys!

2009-09-16T01:39:00.000-07:00

Salam

Powys is actually the name of our house. There is 48 of us this year, 24 1st years and 24 2nd years. Very balance aite? Haha. Well, there is 12 dorms overall. 6 downstairs for the guys and another 6 upstairs for the girls. 1 dorm consists of 4 people. So mine is Jawwad from Jordan – he is a Christian actually - , Qin from the Phillipines, me from Malaysia, and Misha from United States of America. Once I arrived in the room, Qin asked me to settle down first. Change clothes. Solat. I didnt manage to unpack my things coz we have to go to the dayroom – a room where eveyone in the house get together and interact with each other. Met some other guys. And ohh ya! I got a Malaysian senior in my house which is Azhar but like other Malaysians his year and Azim Syahiran called him Nobi. He is really helpful till now. Then, we went to the dining hall located in the castle. It was sure beauty! Not exactly like Harry Potter though but u can say that laa. Haha. I didnt eat as I’m still fasting and Maghrib is about 7.50 if I’m not mistaken. But I managed to meet with people n talk to them. Qin and Azhar really help me that time. Then, back to Powys. We played a couple of games just to break the ice. It was cool. Even Diego – our peer listeners and a 2nd year – said that those games were a tradition and they do it every year. Firstly we played sort of like in STE but a lil bit different. We have to say our names and what do we like which is suppose to be the same initial as our names. Well, let me try to recall all of it...

JAWWAD (2nd year) likes JORDAN
DIEGO likes DOGS
CHIARA likes CAKES
TINA likes TIGER
DORRY likes DONUTS
EUGENE likes EASTERN
NAOMI likes NIGHTRIDING
JULIUS likes JUICE
JASPER likes JAMES BOND
ANDREAS like APPLE
JAWWAD (1st year) like JORDAN TOO..
ELIA like ELEPHANT
JAS like the JAWADS
ROBYN likes RAIN
DIANA likes DANCING
KIMBERLY likes KANGAROOS
HARVEY likes HERSHEYS
ANNA likes ANIMALS
INES like ICE CREAM
DAVID likes DRAGON
AZIM like ACTING (yea ryte~ haha . just tyring to make the game works)
ADRIAN likes AREPAS
NICOLE likes NUTS
VALERIE like VOLUME
QIN likes QUESTIONS
BARBARA likes BARBIE
GEORGE likes GIRAFFE

.... dunno whats next. Bcoz it is time to break our FAST! Hehe. That is the time I would say to meet all Malaysians. But then the food is really bad. No wonder I loves Malaysian food. Fuhh.. Langgar sudah! Tapi HALAL mesti la tgk. :) After Maghrib, I rejoined the games. Overall I would say POWYS is exciting coz all of them has this house spirit and its really cool! That night I slept at about 11.30 and I really had a good night sleep. Its a very very very tiring day!

p/s: it was really frustrating to know that there is no WiFi here. So, the purpose for me to install SKYPE, make sure YM is okay is really grr... Like now I’m writing offline first and I’m gonna copy to my blog once I got into the net. But then, I think its quite easy to get in the net as there are a lot of computers here. And also life’s here is sure is busy! Pergh! Macam gile bapak nyer penat dow. Writing these posts really makes me miss my family n frens n honey.. :)

*this post was actually written long time ago.. during my 2nd day here. And now is my 3rd week. Haha. Time constrain perhaps. And also bcoz there is no wifi, I cant simply update it directly from my laptop. But yeah. Love it here!

The United Kingdom

2009-09-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

Heathrow Airport~

Salam

13 hours of flight is sure tiring. I dont sleep much like Shaff did. Maybe becoz our flight didnt meet daylight at all, she thought that it was still night and its still sleeping time. Hehe. Joking33.. She is dizzy act n yeah I sat beside her. Erk?! Haha. No laa.. What did I do? Watched movies in there, slept during the movies, haha, installed FIFA 09, played adhoc with ajim! Shit! He won. And i didnt get my revenge yet. Wait33... Huhu. Arrived at heathrow airport around 5.50am London time. Everything went well. Met Kak Rash. Gave us a simple briefing, well, the same thing over n over n over again. Ermm.. Yeah. I know. It means that those things are damn important. Got it! Hehe. Bus is supposed to be at 11. All the ACs gather at the meeting point. We are really small and sort of like OVERDRESS bcoz we are REALLY2 OVERSMART with the blazers n all that. Lol. Nvm. At least they know were Petronas Scholars. Yay! Live Petronas!! Yea2.. Meeting those people was like watching a live british or american tv series with blonde hair, white faces, and also there are guys from African countries. Its just so global. Huhu~ So we took the bus and went straight to AC which takes us about 3 hours bcoz its from London to Vale, Wales. In the bus, Ajim n I was very quiet , well we really dont know how to mingle around with those guys. But the bus was so noisy though coz all of them were chatting non stop eventhough its their 1st time meeting with each other. That part really amaze me! Seriously! I also heard two girls seating behind me talking or maybe discussing about how lucky they are to leave in their countries peacely with their families. They are actually comparing to those people in Palestine n all that. Well, its really open n matured for them to actually discuss those stuffs – but maybe bcoz they dont have anything else to talk about. Hmm.. Hehe!

this is Kak Rash.. me n Fahmy

smart eyh? aku amek.. mestilah. haha :)

Once we reach AC. It was really a shock to see all our 2nd years were there with banners, hitting their pots n pans, waving all the national flags – we saw the Malaysian flags n really proud of it at that time! – and screaming with joy just to celebrate all of us. It was phenomenal and not at all like in Malaysia. Wow! Each n everyone of us go down the bus and like me I said, “Im Azim from Malaysia. N I’m in POWYS HOUSE!”, and everyone was like “YEAAYYYY!!!”. Omg~ Really2 cool. After that, my dormmate, Qin – he is from Philippines – greet me and showed me to our rooms. Frankly speaking, Im shock to see him coz he is really short u know. Huhu. No offence. Eventhough I’ve seen him in FB, act I’m looking at the wrong person in the picture! Haha.

So, my life as an AC student... BEGINS!!

p/s: I miss Malaysia... :(

my bed on the first day.. full wif infos n CHOCOLATES!

KLIA

2009-09-11T10:54:00.000-07:00

thx warisan~

Salam

Since my flight was changed from Saturday to Monday, Im not expecting much visits from anyone. Quite frustrated at first.. But then i said to myself, “if thats the best for me, then I accept it J”. On the way to KLIA was not a sad trip at all. All of my family members were together and as usual we always had a great time in the car.. Haha. Kaklin, Kakdi, Liyana, Mummy, Daddy n also bibik. No doubt, Im missing them so much already. Upon arrival, unload my bags from the car and went straight into KLIA. All the ACs are there. Bla33... We checked in. Before break fast, my frens started to come. Azzan, Bagak, Oz, Cwt, Gmt, Razin, ALMAZ (Im missing you already dear). I was so damn happy. We break our fast together at Burger King – 1st time aku buka makan burger dow.. haha. There, Santa, Mjg, Mjg, Zed, Omar, YJ came and join the Warisan Team! (god. Miss them so much) A lot more called me and text me, like Usop, Katun, Pisang, Adi and lots more. Thx guys. Really really really haha appreciate it! Not to forget, the STE guys, Aiman, Farrah, Azim, Faidhi, Shahid, Nasrul, and Haikal. Thanks for coming. N also Habib! My fren. Thanks for the book, it was quite difficult to bring it, but trust me, its useful and worth it. I took pictures with all my family members, Titin, Auntie An, Angktam, Angkiyen, Makcik, Dashirul and Danial, Maryam, Siti, Abg Man, my sis n bibik n ma n dady. Love you all. Huhu~ Bought chocolate for liyana –dia pow aku dow hahaha. 10.30, I went inside. I cried to all of them. Seriously. It was really sad to leave them especially my wonderful sisters! Nak nanges da kowt masa tulis nih.. Sob33. Everyone, do pray for me. So that im in good health, staying in the right path. Dont worry guys, I am just going to school like most of u guys. Just that mine is a little bit far. Hehe.

my beloved family.. i miss u guys!

the STEians.. thx for coming~

they made that for me.. thx tau. :p i love it!

n last but not least.. almaz ruslan. :)

For now, wasalam.

After 5 years

2009-08-30T10:15:00.000-07:00

Dia mengejar kecemerlangan
tanpa lupa daratan
Berpewatakan hebat, bersopan
Setinggi mana kejayaan ditempa
Balik mencium tangan ibu bapa
Di barisan hadapan
sebagai pembela
Ilmu di dada menabur jasa
Semakin memuncak cita-cita
Semakin tunduk kepada yang Esa.

This is "profil pelajar SDAR". Yup. It is very meaningful yet not every sdarian understands it. Now I do. Thanks to Tcher Zainah. InsyaAllah. I will hold on to this profile. And always remember to berilmu untuk berjasa.

Thanks SDAR~

4 days

2009-08-27T00:28:00.000-07:00

i keep the airport clean.

Salam.

4 more days left.. spending time with my family. Not forever la.. But before im flying. Huhu~ Also spending time with my friends. With my honey. With whoever la. (Saiful. aku tgh update ni.)

4 more days.. im gonna start my studies. yay. best3. miss those times of studying til late nite coz there's an exam tomorow but didnt study at all before this.. so last minute! haha. bcoz of relaxing for too long, i did try to do an add maths exercise last week. guess wut. down. x igt. haha. nvm la. ill do my revision once my class starts. for extra momentum. huhu~

4 more days.. ill experience the best part of my life yet. hope so. haha. gain new experience. meet new friends. laugh. do fun things. laugh again. vacation in europe. laugh more. haha. best3. da la kaya skang. tq petronas. lol~

people kept asking.. "dah packing blom?". "dah ready blom nk pegi?". each time people asked, i really dunno wut to answer. coz i donno whether i m ready or not. i just wanna go there. frankly, cant wait. once im there, then i can answer whether im ready or not. haha. if i am, then good! if im not, then i dont have a choice. i have to adapt asap. that is the best part. thats y i cant wait. i wanna be me. not a changed me. but a better me. yay! better azim. that would be great. :)

flying on 31st. not 29th

2009-08-20T07:45:00.000-07:00

Salam.

Newsflash!
My flight is on 31st August 2009 (Monday), not on the 29th as I stated earlier. At 11pm. I'll be at the airport by 6pm to check in.

p/s: just got an email from ESU Petronas just now. huhu~

Fever

2009-08-17T06:46:00.000-07:00

Salam

Im having a fever. Hope i get well soon. Insyaallah~

Marathon

2009-08-12T07:53:00.000-07:00

tidak ada kena mengena. cuma terkenang zaman muda2 dulu~ main belon. :)

Salam

The last time i did this was wif almaz. Back to back. Just now with jijah. We didnt run. Hehe~ We just sit back and relax. Its a movie marathon, again! :p

1st up was G.I. Joe. One word. Mantap! Haha. It was totally merapu dan merepek. So tidak logic. But the action was superb. Plus they created weapons with unimaginable technology eg nano-warhead! Destroyed eiffel tower just like that. Haha. Salute the creator.

From action packed, we went to action comedy. Setem! I laughed until my perut sakit. Klaka dow. Just because of a setem, they made a fantastic movie! Kudos. The storyline was original. The humor felt so close. Sometimes, i think im the only who is laughing~ Adoy. Overall. Klaka nk mati.

Let's do it again!

This is up

2009-08-10T07:31:00.000-07:00

Salam

Dear readers. Sorry. Been busy lately. Didn't have a chance to lepak depan comp lame2.

Doa selamat went well. Alhamdulillah. Thank you very much for those who came. Really appreciate it! Habib, amir, adam, edward, apong, snow, tank, midon~ N also those who came when everything is over (luckily the food is still available.. haha), gjarh, efa, nizar n raja. Tq very much. Those yg x dtg, KORANG WAJIB ANTAR AKU KAT KLIA!! :p

After that, straight away balik kg one nite.

Following monday is BTN aka Biro Tatanegara. I would say for now, saya anak Malaysia! hehe~ Yang best kat sini, all of us petronas scholars my batch became superbly close especially Ajim (teman senama), Omar (teman sekatil queen size - nonjudgemental okay?!) n Nasrul (teman seMalaysia).. Overall, seriously exhausted.

Dat weekend balik kg lagi. One nite again. Fyi, my tok sakit. Dats y balik. Melawat~ :)

Just now, settle my UK visa. "So fast eh?" tegur mesra seorang pak guard bernama Bahadur ketika kami keluar selesai buat appointment. He don't know that Ajim n I had arrived early at 9am. Waited for half an hour. But then the documents are not completed. So back to home. Settled the docs. Made payment at the bank via bank draft. Came back to Wisma MCA at 12. People ramai like hell~ Sng cte settle kul 3. Fuh~ Boleh pulak pak guard tuh tegur ktorg cmtuh. Tension jek. Lol. We also met Hafiz (budak br abes IB kat KMB - dy dpy 41/45 dow!). So, tanye la mcm2. To those yg nk buat visa, u r advised to make sure every document is ready and checked. Make sure you meet all the requirements needed including visa photo and also payment using bank draft (UK laa..). And also make appointment early morning. Jaow beza kay dgn petang. Seriously.. Alhamdulillah. My visa will be done in min 3 days time. :)

Status. Leaving in 20 days. Ouh. So sad. Believe me. I can cry thinking the fact that im about to leave. huhu~ nvm. seeking new experience. learning new things. meet new friends. cant wait to say "the best thing bout AC is you guys~". hehe :D i miss you honey~

Doa Selamat n Makan-makan

2009-07-27T23:49:00.000-07:00

Salam

Dear friends and readers,

InsyaAllah, I will be departing from Malaysia to Wales on 29 of August 2009. Another 1 month to go for me to stay here. Huhu~ Excited, afraid, can't wait, and also more afraid. :p

To get the blessing from Allah swt, we will adakan majlis doa selamat and makan-makan as follows:

Date: 1 August 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 11.30am (doa selamat) and 1.00-3.00pm (makan-makan)
Venue: My house :)
7, Jln PJU 7/20, Mutiara Damansara

Do come~ All are invited. This is my hp number.. 019-3817538

Plz confirm attendance~ Tq.

Amazing Eagles

2009-07-27T00:40:00.000-07:00

A boy once said this and i quote "the best part about STE is u guys~ :)"

Salam

I left one precious thing last week in Agrotek Hulu Langat. One thing that is priceless and can never be replaced. Precious memories.

I am a guy who loves gaining new experience. Sweet, painful, joy or whatsoever. As long as it teaches me to be a man, I just enjoy it. Frankly speaking, this petronas camp is one in a million. I did expect a lot of things in the first place. Outdoors, a lot of great facilitators, and a lot more. But it seems that throughout the whole week, it's just classroom activities. But then, the first activity was a total wake up call for me. Haha. Mr Jalil told us a story about a wise man. He showed us two cups; one is upright and another one is terbalik. He then poured water into the empty upright cup. The water can be contained. Of course. Once it is full, he still pour it in until all the water is spilt. He then pour the water into the other terbalik cup. Logically, no water will be contained right? Huhu. After that, he explained to us. If all of us came to this program with an open mind (empty cup), we can gain as many input as we can. If all of us came here with full of expectations (full cup), we cannot get anything at all from this program. And if we came here with a close mind (terbalik cup), we won't get anything also. Great isnt it?

in the class~

Here we learn a lot of things. All of it is based on Total Well Being (TWB). Spiritual, finance, relationship, body, studies, and mind. To be a holistic person, we cant just focus on one thing but we have to balance on every aspect. This way we can be an all rounder person. We also learned about,

integrity XY game

leadership mahatma gandhi

no judgemental most affected.. huhu~

peace and performance world without water in 2070

barriers just ourself

SMART goal Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timliner

4i involve, insight, implement, internalize

SUCCESS! adorable aiman
S - sub-goal clarity
U - urge
C - confidence
C - continuous improvement & creativity
E - enthusiasm
S - single minded persistent
S - see opportunities in problems

Goes In Goes Out GIGO

Focus n Expand small dot

.. and a lot more

our last breakfast together~

All in all, this program is really exciting. We may be the least participants in STE, but we are the best among all (as stated by Mr Jalil and Mr KZ) and the most important thing is we are like one big happy family. :) Love u all.

me, ajim n fahmy.. the ACs! (shaff kene pulau.. joking!)

makan~ (sarah, me, shaff, syadhisy)

kami rapat~ tp aiman tinggalkan kami (hoho~)

nasrul aka mr smile~ hehe

Soaring The Eagle

2009-07-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

Salam

Im really excited. Today is Sunday and im going to Petronas Camp aka Soaring The Eagle - wooo.. sounds great! hehe. After a long time sitting home doing nothing or maybe a part time driver, it is nowt time for me to do something. For 1 week dow. Dont expect big. Just hoping to spend my time wisely. See you in 1 week time. Theres a lot to share later I believe. :)

Status: going to KLCC at 3pm. gather there. 16 KTJ, 8 Japan, and 4 UWC!! all petronas scholar. Im an eagle who's about to soar!

1World

2009-07-16T00:14:00.001-07:00

my mates in pktr08~ love u all

Salam.

There's something special about the picture above. A picture that im sure i didnt get throughout my 5 great years in sdar. Its not about how abg farith edit the contrast to make it better~ Haha. Its about what our current Prime Minister today is talking about. Unity. 1Malaysia.

I would be lying if i say i regret being in sdar for 5 years. Its a wonderful time. Learned lots of things. Experienced lots of things. Met wonderful person, friends, seniors, juniors n also teachers. But living among the Malays is so comfortable until we dont really know how things work out there. The real world. The real Malaysia. Fact. Were not leaving here just among us. Were leaving in a community of various races n culture. Even that is the thing we usually wrote in our essays about the uniqueness of Malaysia, "kepelbagaian kaum". Frankly speaking, the moment im in pktr, that is like the 1st time I am among non-malays and i really had a hard time to fit in. At that moment i realize how it felt to be out of the comfort zone. How to really compete in the real world. The fact that i think i can face anything out there after experiencing quite a lot of things in sdar is completely false. N also facing the fact that im not good enough.

This is the kind of experience that i would really love to seek. The experience to be out of the comfort zone. The experience that is totally different than what i am going through right now. The experience that will make myself a more mature person. Yup. And after this, its not only communicating among Malaysians. Its far beyond that. I will start to mingle with the people of the world. Its an exciting experience yet im so scared that i cant adapt myself to it. Studying in Atlantic College, UK would be an eye-opener for me as they say there are about 70+ nationalities there and i will be among them. I hope i will learn as much as i can there, and not only be a more holistic person but also to be global person with an open mind and broader views on a lot of things. This is the 1World that im talking about. If Najib says 1Malaysia, Azim says 1World. Once im there, InsyaAllah, I will share with all the readers the things that are interesting and had touched me.

Here are several pictures of my will be college, Atlantic College. I just took it from the internet la of course. Its not like ive already been there. :)

college ground

dining hall (they say it looks like hogwarts.. huhu)

the dormitories

library in the castle (cool eyh?)

i would love to study here~ haha

I Love You

2009-07-14T06:12:00.000-07:00

This bear really caught my eye. I love you.

Salam.

Today is 14 July. Last time this blog was updated is June 24th. Omg~ Im a total lazybump. Hak33. Lots of people kept asking, "bler nk update blog nih?", "plg la update blog!!", "dah bersarang da weyh blog neyh".. Huhu~ Fine. Updated! hehe

Went to SDAR Open Day last 2 weeks. It was exciting. Meeting a number of my batchmates. Best. We went there by 2 cars. Mine n razin's. Pisang, Zed, Mjg, Mjg, Santa followed us. At SDAR, met the others. Including Kast, Lohon, Haiqal dll. Back from sdar, stop by at Jusco S2. Transformers full. Nvm. Watched already. Hehe. Greenbox wit mjg. Sumpah puas! Then, send mjg to UIA Nilai. Buat field trip skit around UIA. Menyedihkan tempat belajarnya. Tp xpe, niat nk blaja tuh suci~ :) Send the others to KL Sentral. Back home wit santa.

Dis week, we had a pktr 08 gathering at Sunway Pyramid. Almost half of our batch came!! Wow. Saiful mmg excellent! ahaha. Lunch at Pizza Hut. I think the other customers there would be really sick with us kowt. Since we are so so noisy n happening. Or just maybe they are jealous.. Haha. Nvm. We paid for it ape. Lantak laa. lol. its a record though bcoz i just managed to eat only 2 slices of pizza due to excessive laughter with them especially saiful, wan, azrul n bobo. I dont even finish my soup! haha. Unbelievable isnt it? After that, solat. Then had a prob of what to do. Haha. 20+ of people wanted to do stuff together. Sure ramai gler kan? Thanks to the leadership of Anis, then we went to Amp Karaoke. Had some conflict there. Im not there tau.. If im there, there would surely be no prob kowt. Lol. Abg Farith saviour this tym. So berkaroke laa di satu bilik yg sgt amat sungguh terbesar sekali. Its like being in a disco. Then, i got my stuff. Arcade. NZN. :) Likey2. End of gathering.

Ermm.. I think that covers my long not updated posts kowt. Hak33. I'll keep dis blog updated after this. InsyaAllah. to my friends studying out there, good luck! to mazu, gud luck in ky~

Transformed.

2009-06-24T08:21:00.001-07:00

1st Attempt
we thought it was bumble bee~ so we waited in it hoping it will transform. but. nuthing happened.

2nd attempt
bagak still x puas hati. adoy~ sangap selai. hehe

apapun, transformers kat garden for rm20 is worth it la! got couple seats plak tuh. tp im sitting wif a stranger. sentap dowh. we learn dat..

1. falling from high places n hit a lot of buildings, u won't die
2. there's a hot girl with damn long tongue.
3. toilet gardens LAWA baii..
4. pegi McD b4 3. buy 5 sets. campur fries. (mana ada byk!) then. lepak stengah jam. hayoc!
4. ade cute angel kat mid. tp dy bz.
5. toys r us best dow. ade topeng transformers.
6. green iguana is so geli~
7. our school name is THE sekolah OF dato abdul razak.

Morning!

2009-06-23T18:21:00.000-07:00

I felt really active today. Haha. Wake up. Subuh. Guling2. Then, out to jog!! haha. im so mendak. long time x riadah. yesterday, went to UIA. watch my batchmates n their colleages playing futsal. pergh. rasa macam nk join dow. but no shoes at dat tym. they ask me to come saturday morning. hmm.. would like to go. i hope im already wake up at that time. :)

take a shower. midvalley. aku, katon, razin, adib, yj. bumble bee is calling~ ciao!

(tolong ar ade tiket dow!! kalo xde, bapak sdeyh~ huhu)

H1N1 updates!!

2009-06-23T00:56:00.000-07:00

aku x kenal dy nih. tp aku admire gambar nih. haha~

i received this msg just now from bro izzad,

"Salam. My god! Skrg nie jgn pg area2 damansara, ikea, d curve, 1utama..kat sana tersebar n punca tersebar virus H1N1..be careful"
14:01 | 23/06/2009

i replied,
"omg. rlly? ill inform my family nnt. thx btw. da ada case kew?"
14:05 | 23/06/2009

"Gosh, awk x tgk berita ke? Dah dua kes le kat area tu..sek men dsara utma pn dh tutup smlm. n br td diorg sahkan budak tu kene kat curve"
14:09 | 23/06/2009

i replied again,
"ok2. thx"
14:10 | 23/06/2009

"berhati2 berjalan in d area..take precaution steps. pakai masks ke ape ke, but d best, avoid going to crowded places"
14:12 | 23/06/2009

so, i think it's clear enuff n i dont have to elaborate more aite? take precaution steps my friends. this thing is getting more serious by the minute. Ya Allah. Lindungilah kami dari ujian-Mu yang berat. Kami hanya hamba-Mu yang lemah.

It's been a long time..

2009-06-22T21:52:00.000-07:00

Salam.

It's been a long time..
since I last updated this blog. haha. feels like there's no use of having a blog. but. i do have one. so im updating la ni. ok2. next time, dont think too much to publish a post tau. or else, confirm not even 1 post will be updated. and also. my target. once i reach wales, i want to update this blog wif pictures and my thoughts there at least once a week! huhu~ ok! target di situ.

It's been a long time..
since I last time studied or even open a book - excluding harry potter's novel (credits to almaz) and aA + bB by Hlovate (credits to nurul). Omg~ Im not saying dat im so in love with study. its just dat my life is so serabut bila x blaja nih. the last time i entered a class is during that IJELP Kursus Jepun Mara at Wisma Belia. after that, none. next class, 1st september kowt. azim gle nerd dow. lol~

It's been a long time..
since... ape lagi eh. nta la. ouh ya. meeting people la kowt. yup. before im flying, i wish dat i can meet as many friends as i can. last week went to tbp, uitm. next stop, um, uia, intec ermm.. anywhere la as long as my frens are there. maybe melawat saiful kat KY ke. haha. kan saiful kan?

enuff la. tmoro, going out wit katon. transformers! haha. cant wait. and also. psp. will go to low yat but dunno when yet. kay honey?

Status: just after lunch. sending my sis to skool after dis. want to go to OU kjap. find presents. and just renovated warisanofficial.com. dear warisan, do log in there. others, u can go there too. its not restricted. haha.

I.Heart.Kampung

2009-06-07T22:01:00.000-07:00

Semalam aku pulang ke kampung. Tenang. Aku suka. Dapat bersama keluarga tercinta. Bersama saudara-mara kesayangan. Priceless.

Sebenarnya, sekembalinya aku ke kampung kali ini betul2 mengingatkanku tentang keakraban kami sebagai satu keluarga besar. Sudah lama aku tidak berinteraksi sebegini. Kalau dulu, asal balik kampung je, masing2 tidak sabar menunggu waktu petang. Kami akan turun ke tanah dan bermain. Apa2la. Janji seronok. Sekarang sudah jarang. Tapi haritu kami main lontar selipar. Haha. Sangat seronok.

Aku bersyukur dengan keluargaku. Merekalah yang terbaik. Tanpa mereka siapalah saya. Sudah semestinya akan rindukan mereka di UK nanti.

p/s: aku raya di negara orang. :((

Hidupku serabut.

2009-06-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

Aku down.

Satu sifat atau perasaan yang sememangnya cukup kontra dengan nasihat2 orang berjaya, jangan putus asa. Aku bingung. Mungkin sifat ini sudah pun sebati dengan diri aku. Aku sedar. Tetapi aku x faham sbb aku x mampu nak mengubahnya. Mungkin aku puncanya. Tidak. Memang aku.

warisan official.com aku gembira batchku ada laman sendiri. aku x sabar untuk membangunkannya. alamak. aku tak pandai. ilmu di dada x cukup untuk menghasilkan sesuatu yang extravaganza. melihat web lain untuk dijadikan benchmark. akhirnya, down kerana x mampu. alif dtg membantu. farid menawarkan pertolongan. aku dapat momentum. teruskan usaha. belajar ini. belajar itu. tiba2. web bertukar wajah. owh. ade org lagi mengetahui dari aku. aku down lagi. ko buat lah. aku x pandai. tp bila bagi kerja, x jalan pulak. aku ditekan. nak buat ni nk buat tu. burok je pown laman tuh. momentumku hilang. aku down. maafkanku rakan2. itu hanya pandangan ikhlas dari hati. aku sepatutnya menerima sebagai cabaran. aku yang tidak terurus. hidupku serabut.

aku ingat ingin mula membaca lagi. aku suka sebenarnya. tetapi aku x tahu kenapa perasaan malas mendominasi diriku ini. bukan susah pun. Autobiografi Richard Branson. sudah lebih stengah buku kubaca. bingung. x dapat kuhabiskan. Almaz suruh aku baca harry potter. aku menyahut cabarannya. sudah maju. skarang guna ebook. sudah jauh aku baca. terhenti. ada hal lain. akan kusambung. namun. momentumku hilang. aku down. sekali lagi. salah aku sendiri. xpe almaz. janjiku. 7 jun. aku cuba. kehidupan tidak terurus. hidupku serabut.

kesian saiful. sudah lama ajakku keluar. mungkin memang aku ada hal lain. mungkin juga itu semua alasan semata2. mintak maaf kawan scholarshipku. ramai yang ingin kujumpa. warisan. jad@tbp. pktr. lin. maz0o. ell. kawan lamaku. junior ku. debaters. semua rakan2 baikku. kadang2 aku terlalu banyak berfikir. nak pergi sini. nak pergi sana. kalo boleh, aku nak jumpa semua dalam satu masa saja. akhirnya. momentumku hilang. aku down. duduk rumah diam2. x mampu nak bersuara utk keluar. lantas, kuberikan macam2 alasan. teruk diri aku ini. hidupku serabut.

aku cintakan dunia perdebatan. malah ia merupakan salah satu keutamaan dalam zaman persekolahanku. aku rindukannya. segalanya. ilmu. keluarga debat. berkata2. dan yang paling seronok, konflik. :) tidak. aku x suka. aku teringin sangat memberikan ilmu2ku yang hanyalah bagai setitik air di lautan kepada juniorku. rupa2nya. aku rasakan ketidakperluan untuk buat begitu. mereka lagi hebat dariku. aku tidak membaca. aku sudah hilang kata2. mereka pula. tidak henti2 berlatih. aku dtg melihat mereka. UIA dan PPM. x mampu utk menyumbang idea. cuma datang untuk memberikan sokongan moral sahaja. kerana aku sangat gembira jika seniorku turun berjuang sekali. irfan. harris. farhan. azim. iman. aiman. mintak maaf. juga abg izad. aku memang begini. cepat down. skali lg aku ulang. hidupku serabut.

aku nak buat ni. aku nak buat tu. semua benda aku nak buat. sesi pembelajaran ku lambat lagi. hujung bulan 8 baru kumula. banyak masa aku sebenarnya. tp kenapa aku x mampu buat semua perkara yang aku nak? aku x sibuk. aku fikirkan, kalo byk keje nak buat, aku akan jadi terurus. seperti di bangku persekolahan. aku silap lagi. aku dah berubah. aku tidak terurus. ya. itu masalah aku sebenarnya. tidak terurus. momentum senang hilang. cepat down. hidupku serabut.

aku pelik. kenapa aku x dpt lawan sifat buruk ini. jelas, terang lagi bersuluh. tidak membawa kebaikan kepada aku. ini kelebihan aku. cepat sedar kesilapan. tapi masih lambat bertindak. geram. aku teruk. sekali lagi. maafkanku rakan2.

"Ya Allah. aku bersyukur atas segala nikmat yang telah Kau berikan kepadaku. Kau jauhilah ku daripada ujianMu yang berat. sesungguhnya, aku hanyalah hambaMu yang lemah."

Full Colours SBP Award

2009-06-03T23:11:00.000-07:00

Salam.

Excited. Thrill. Grateful.

These 3 words really summarize all my feelings. Maybe there are more. To get this award is my dream after all. And it is "a dream come true". The last time SDAR received this award was in 2006. Shukur bin Shaari. A great leader, with dreams of his own. At that time, I never ever imagined to get it too. Life goes on. The dream started last year. My good old friend, Mariam Zafirah binti Mustazah, from MOZAC also received this award. Well, Im proud of her. In the same time, feeling challenged to get it too. It was like a catalyst. Long story short. Scored in my SPM, and Alhamdulillah it is finally mine.

"Azim, kasi nama mak awak. Cikgu nk letak kat biodata awak untuk submit borang Full Colours SBP" said Cikgu Muhammad if Im not mistaken.

At that time, I was so happy. At least at that time, I know that I am one of the candidates. Until I got a call from SBP saying that I got it. Just fyi, I was driving at that time while holding a handphone. Just lucky there are no police. Or else, all I can do is laugh. haha

The day. Arrived at Residence Hotel, Uniten at 12.30. Register. Search for someone I might know. Found! Ummil Mahanum binti Aminudin. Old friend. Haha. Straight text her, "Congrats! C u later." Briefing at 1. I was late. So, everyone was there. First impression. Omg! Everyone is so skema. Afraid I can't fit in with them. Thank god its only for 1 night. Briefing went well. Bla3. Said hi to Ummil. Then, rehearsel in PICC. Start to chat with the others. Well, they're cool actually. Haha. Spoke to Fawwaz, Afif, KN, Ikhwan. Yup. They are cool. And they are also great people. Ikhwan got the Kijang Emas Bank Negara. The others, not bad! There is this one time where all 12 of us, sit at one table. Introduced ourselves. (Ummil is so leadership!! haha) Just for a short while. But at least I remembered their names and school.

Najihah STF
Ili SSP
Hawa KISAS
Faiqah SCIPP
Ummil TKC
Zaza IGOP
Fawwaz KUSESS
KN SSAS
Hifzi SASER
Azim SDAR
Ikhwan MCKK
Afif MOZAC

Rehearsel went well. Met Tn Hj Azam. I was like "Salam cikgu. Thniah? Trima kasih. Ini semua hasil didikan cikgu. Cikgu sehat? Owhh. Kita menang anugerah koko. Tahniah cikgu. Akhirnya, ada juga yg boleh kita banggakan." Jaga hati ayahanda. Hehe. Ummil kutuk aku. Then, she met her HM. God! They chat longer than I did. Girls perhaps. I clapped for her. Sarcastically. All in all, the rehearsel went well. We got back. Waiting for the night.

Blue shirt. Dark navy pants. Black shoes. Red tie. Blazer. Songkok?!? Yup. "Baloo, ko nmpk alim ar." I replied, "Aah. Pakai songkok tros menampakkan inner side of me~ Da xley sorok dah." Lol. We took the MCKK bus. Ouh sgt bangga!! Hak33. Everyone was sitting in front. KN said "Dulu ktorg slalu duduk blakang skali." I agreed and we go to the back of the bus hoping for all the guys to follow but.. Damn. No support. Nvm. I was holding my handphone in the bus. And put it on the seat. Borak dgn KN sgt rancak, I forgot bout the hp. Arrived in PICC. Register. Wanted to call my dad. Searching for a calling device in my pockets. Arghh!! Hp hilang! Panic. I know there's nothing in my pocket, but still searching every minute for a miracle to happen. Search for Pn Suraya. Tell her bout the hp. On the way back, Ill take it. A little bit relief. Only a little bit. First malang of the day. Met my juniors. Take my seat. Ceremony started. Muhyiddin entered the hall. Everything went smoothly. Eat. 2nd malang. Aku tersedak tym minum air. Shit.

Award time. "Mohd Azim bin Mohd Taib, Sekolah Dato Abdul Razak. Akan menyambung pelajaran di UK kursus Mekanikal Engineering bawah tajaan Petronas"

End of ceremony. Took some pictures. Got back to hotel. Got my hp back. Good luck to all.

p/s: Thank you everyone for making my life meaningful. Parents. Sisters. Families. Teachers. Friends. Everyone.

Hot and uncomfortable

2009-05-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

Salam. Alhamdulillah. Finally, it rained. I was driving just now - since I got my license, I just love driving - and then I realised that it was the first time I used my wiper. Haha. It has been a long time since it last raining here. I still remember yesterday watching at the screen of One Utama - fyi, there's a large screen outside of One Utama - and it shows that the surrounding temperature is 36 degrees celsius if I'm not mistaken. Wow. That's damn hot. And eventhough im at home doing nothing with a fan above my head at night, I can still feel the heat and feeling totally uncomfortable. Hmm? Global warming perhaps.

Guys. Here's another thing that is hot and also uncomfortable. Perak political crisis~ erm. First of all, congrats to Dato Seri Nizar as he is now the legitimate Menteri Besar of Perak. In the end of the day, justice prevails. And I thought it was the end of the story. So that these politicians can now focus on much more important things which are the financial crisis and also the rakyat. But then, after 21 hours getting back the post, the court of appeal had asked Dato Seri Nizar and his team to vacate their office again. And now, Dr Zambry is still the MB but referring to the high court, Dato Seri Nizar is always the legitimate MB. Guys, this is crap. Haha.

Politics are currently about fame.

Only words.

Rakyat is bored.

After this, another election? Waste of money.

Dear politicians with brains. Settle this problem like a gentlemen.

Think about the rakyat.

Think about development.

Solve crisis.

Stop the drama.

Thank you.

Sand and Stone

2009-05-07T20:47:00.000-07:00

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING
THROUGH THE DESERT.
DURING SOME POINT OF THE
JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN
ARGUMENT; A ND ONE FRIEND
SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE
IN THE FACE.

THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED
WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT
SAYING ANYTHING,
WROTE IN THE SAND:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

THEY KEPT ON WALKING,
UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,
WHERE THEY DECIDED
TO TAKE A BATH

THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN
SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE
MIRE ! AND STARTED DROWNING,
BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.

AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM
THE NEAR DROWNING,
HE WROTE ON A STONE:

'TO DAY MY BEST FRIEND
SAVED MY LIFE '.

THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED
AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND
ASKED HIM, 'AFTER I HURT YOU,
YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,
YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?'

THE FRIEND REPLIED
'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN
IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF
FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.
BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES
SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,
WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE
WHERE NO WIND
CAN EVER ERASE IT.'

LEARN TO WRITE
YOUR HURTS IN
T HE SAND AND TO
CARVE YOUR
BLESSINGS IN STONE.

THEY SAY IT TAKES A
MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL
PERSON, AN HOUR TO
APPRECIATE THEM, A DAY
TO LOVE THEM, BUT THEN
AN ENTIRE LIFE
TO FORGET THEM.

Must Watch!!

2009-05-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

Interactive reading

2009-05-02T23:44:00.000-07:00

Salam.

For those who don't like reading or just think that reading is a waste of time, then continue reading this. I bet it can solve your problem. Now, just imagine how many books, websites or even words for us to read in this whole wide world including "Tak Nak!" or "Just Do It". Plus, every book stores and also libraries keep bragging that they have the most books and everything we need to know is there. And also, the trend right now which is blogging which everyone is just adding more words to this world. Shame those bloggers! Even if we live forever, we just cannot finish it all. It is just too much. Proven. A complete waste of time.

Despite all that, one more fact that we need to face. Knowledge is everything. How to get it? Reading. Omg~ So contradicting. Nevermind. Let me teach you guys how to get these knowledge without reading on your own. First of all, we have to realize that when it comes to reading, there are two main groups in this world. Those who love to read and also those who don't love to read - which is you guys because you are reading this. Clearly, they are smarter than we do. Well, we can't just let things happen that way. Because if they are smarter than us, then their probability to win "Who wants to be a millionaire?" is higher.

Guys. This is what we have to do. 1st of all, be nice to this 'love to read' peoples, be their friends - I am referring them as your friends after this. Be among them. Because when you are around people who are smarter than you, you will be one of them. 2ndly, if your teacher or lecturer gave you a handout for you to read, straight away approach your friend and ask him to read for you. Or just let him/her read 1st. They will for sure. This is where "interactive reading" takes place. Done reading, you ask them to tell you every single thing about that handout. They will hesitate in the first place. This is the time you need to be very persuasive. So, you tell them, "Come on. Tell me what it is all about. This is what I called interactive reading. Believe me. After you read, then if you say it out loud i.e. telling me about it, you will tend to remember more. According to Professor George Becks from University of Loughborough, the nearest ear to your mouth when you are talking is ur own ear. Meaning, you can increase your understanding by reading, hearing and also memorizing. Isn't that great?" After that, they will start telling you everything. And you will know the same thing as your frind does without you yourself reading. There you go. You can use this method anytime and anywhere you like.

At the end of the day, if you apply this in your studies. Trust me! You'll go nowhere. Haha. If you fail, then it's your fault. Whatever it is. U just have to read as reading is still the soul answer to gain knowledge. Thanks for reading. :)

She's Just Not That Into You

2009-04-30T10:16:00.000-07:00

Watched the movie. Here's what i got. The opposite of it. Haha~ Guys. If u see these signs, meaning she's just not that into you. Okay?

1. She crosses her arms

Did she assume the angry librarian stance? "When a woman on a date places her hands in front of her body — especially if they are crossed — she is closing herself off from the man," Hartley notes. If you get this red flag, you don't stand a chance… and she wants you to know it. "Men are not nearly as perceptive as women, so even if she's not consciously aware of it, a woman knows her body language needs to be very loud," Hartley explains. "In this instance, that body language reads loud and clear."

2. She places her bag between you two

"When I ask male friends how a blind date went, step-by-step, and they say 'she put her bag on the table,' I always know that's a bad sign," Hartley says. If your date places her purse — a real and physical barrier — between you two, she's showing she wants to create distance, he says. Not a good sign.

3. She speaks faster than an auctioneer

So she seems to love talking to you? Before you break open the bubbly, note the speed of her small talk. "Romantic conversation does not occur at the same speed as business conversation," Hartley says. "Conversation between two people who are attracted typically slows to about three-quarter speed and softens. In fact, most emotional conversation — with the exception of very hostile conversation — is at a slowed cadence." That said, she may be nervous early in your first date, and her nerves can cause her to spit her sentences out rapid-fire. But if by the end of the evening she's still going at a rapid rate, consider it a clue that she just wants to be friends at best.

4. She offers you a chin-up smile

Though it's tempting to interpret any old smile as a sign of interest, all smiles are not created equal. Smiles can say a lot — "I'm polite," "I'm crazy about you," and, believe it or not, "I can't stand you." The secret to decoding what her smile really means? It's all in the chin placement. A woman who gives you a relaxed, chin-down "soft smile" is smitten and wants you to dig her back, Hartley explains. A full-on toothpaste grin or stiff and polite smile — both of which generally involve the chin raised up — mean either "I like you as a friend" or "I wanna get out of here!"

5. She strokes her neck

If your date's telling you she agrees that you should get together again, that's a good sign, right? Maybe, says Hartley. "Her body language may be the key to the real truth," he says. "If a woman is gently stroking her neck when telling you this, it may be a sign that she's interested, but it is also known to be a sign of lying." To figure out which message she's sending, consider the aforementioned "she's not into you" signals. If she's also giving you the raised-chin smile and speaking to you over a giant purse, you may want to move on to your next prospect.

p/s: it has nothing to do with the movie. seriously.

Swine Flu Agenda

2009-04-29T07:27:00.000-07:00

Salam.

Death toll in Mexico mounting to 152. 18 countries worldwide have reported of having this infection. US, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Israel and suspected in many other nations, including South Korea and Austria. This flu has been worse day by day causing deaths and people out there are all afraid to just get out of their houses. I hope it will not enter Malaysia. Insyaallah. Let us take a look about the virus and where does it came from.

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person, but in the past, this transmission was limited and not sustained beyond three people. In late March and early April 2009, cases of human infection with swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses were first reported in Southern California and near San Antonio, Texas. Other U.S. states have reported cases of swine flu infection in humans and cases have been reported internationally as well.

This swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at this time, it is not known how easily the virus spreads between people. Spread of this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

That is all the facts and figures. Well, all of you have to know about this. What I'm going to tell you is far more important than everything that people already know about swine flu. The swine flu is a plan made by the pigs to rule the world. They know that they have been discriminated by mankind especially Muslims - bcoz pigs are haram! So, they made a plan to kill human. Their HQ was in Mexico. That's why Mexico is the first country to be hit by this influenza at the first place. They also had a lot more branches all over the world. As they release this flu, their aim is to make sure every country in the world has been affected by it! Until that time, they are very sure that even the brilliant mind of human still can't find the cure to this flu. After all the doctors and researchers don't know what else to do, then they will release the anti-virus to be sold to humans. These pigs are surely business minded - they are using the same tactics as what the anti-virus maker (for computers) are doing, release virus and also the anti-virus! Desperations made the humans had no choice but to buy it from the pigs. At the end of the day, pigs became rich and they are the ones who will rule the world. Pig world!! Humans will be the slave to the pink, nice nose, 4 legged creature. There you go. The real true story.

Origin of Swine Flu Found!

2009-04-29T07:17:00.000-07:00

Konnichiwa

2009-02-06T20:16:00.000-08:00

Salam.
Long time no blogging. I'm currently following an exhausting and in the same time enjoyable 3 month Japanese course by Yayasan Pelajaran MARA (YPM) - now is week 5 out of 10. It is held at Wisma Belia, KL. 17 hours of Japanese lessons - if i count it write la - surely makes us a fast learner of Nihongo (Japanese). That is the exhausting part - learning @ benkyooshimasu! Bright side, making great friends here with all these brainy - and also crazy - peeps haha. But seriously i'm psychoed and shocked by the culture of them studying like hell! Me? Still the same old me. Because of so jealous loooking at people study - x mampu la nk follow, haha - it's my duty to 'influence' them not to! Haha. But then, i have never neglected the lessons ok. I still remember influencing this one boy. And then he said, "I wanna be an engineer." Erk!! I was lyk.. (terpaku n tergamam) Haha. Nvm. I'll search for somebody else. :p Hehe. Well, thx MARA for the free course. Continue to JAD? A very big question mark there.
Wasalam.

Muslihat Israel

2008-12-29T22:32:00.000-08:00

Salam.

Satu bebanan yang besar sebenarnya yang sedang ditanggung oleh umat Islam seluruh dunia pada saat ini. Kekejaman rejim Zionis yang terus memusnahkan tanah Semenanjung Gaza dan membunuh lebih daripada 375 orang penduduk Palestin ternyata sudah melampau. Pada hari ini sahaja sudah masuk hari keempat pengeboman yang mereka lakukan sejak hari Sabtu lepas. Dengan alasan untuk menghentikan pelancaran roket oleh Hamas terhadap Israel, mereka mengambil kesempatan itu untuk terus menghancurkan penduduk Palestin tanpa belas kasihan tidak kira wanita dan juga kanak-kanak. Pagi tadi sahaja, seorang wartawan melaporkan bahawa terdengar 18 letupan bom di tanah Gaza. Nampaknya, keadaan menjadi semakin teruk bagi umat Islam di situ. Yang pasti perkara ini tidak lain tidak bukan merupakan muslihat Israel untuk menguasai seluruh tanah Palestin seperti yang dilakukan sebelum ini.

Seluruh dunia terus membantah tindakan Israel yang terus melakukan kekejaman ini. Protes yang dijalankan di Iran, Greece, Britain, Lubnan, Australia jelas membuktikan dunia mahukan keamanan sejagat. Ternyata PBB sendiri iaitu pertubuhan yang sepatutnya menjaga keamanan dunia tidak mampu untuk menghentikan serangan tersebut malah terus tunduk kepada Israel.

Cadangan:
1. OIC yang bertujuan untuk menjaga hak penduduk Islam di Palestin MESTI memainkan peranan dalam isu ini dengan tegas. Biarlah kita yang menjadi yang pertama untuk membangkitkan isu ini di peringkat antarabangsa demi kebaikan umat Islam dan keamanan dunia. Kembalikan semula peranan OIC!
2. PBB tidak patut berlembut dalam perkara ini. Agaknya nak tunggu semua orang mati dulu di Semenanjung Gaza itu barulah nak MEMAKSA Israel untuk berhenti. Hanya setakat amaran keras rasanya tak cukup untuk menghentikan serangan ini.
3. Seluruh dunia harus terus memboikot serangan Israel ini.
4. Teruskan berdoa agar penduduk Islam di Palestin selamat dan dapat mendapat perlindungan daripada Allah SWT.

Hentikan kekejaman.
Wasalam.

It's all about Hong Kong (and also China)

2008-12-27T07:24:00.000-08:00

"Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth."
- Prince Charles

Salam. Tell you what. These are the things u need to know about Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Hehe.

1. Hong Kong Disneyland!
Going to Hong Kong without going to Disneyland is like eating bread without kaya or jam. Haha. You can always eat plain bread what. Lol. Well, looking at the bright side, Disney is a really well known brand. Quite excited to be there. BUT so unlike what we had expected. We are expecting something BIG yet we can only find only one roller coaster there. SPACE MOUNTAIN!! Thank god it was great. Haha. Still, we have to wait for an hour just to have the ride. isy3.. But I have to give credits to their theater coz its kinda cool.

2. Ladies' Market
It's a Hong Kong style of 'Pasar Malam'. For you guys who loves to shop, some may like it, some may not. Haha. My mum does not. Imagine stalls of bags, shirts, belts, hats, and things lyk that along the street - which is quite a long one. The stalls are so tall, seriously! But BEWARE!! Haha. These sellers are the no. 1 stalker in the world - haha as far as im concerned especially the girl sellers. Once you ask for the price of that stuff, they wont let you go! Hehe. We went to this stall selling PROSPORTS BAGS - imitations of LE SPORT SAC, ske ati jek - and we are quite interested with this one bag.

Seller : u like mam?! it is $160
Mum : so expensive! nvm laa..
Seller : ok. how much do u want? i give you $150 (can't remember the exact amount)
Mum : if $60 i'll take laa (walking out of the stall and mmg xnk beli)
Seller : cannot la mam. we lose money! lose money! ok la. i giv u $100
Mum : nvm. we dont want.
Seller : ok la. happy2! $80 la. (still stalking)
Mum : dont want. dont want (just wana get rid of her)
Seller : ok mam! i give u $60. help me la mam. i lose money. (kasi jugak)
Seriously, at that time. we got no choice other than to take it. SCARY indeed. It happend within split seconds. Very fast. After that, all of us have freaked out. Don't want to ask for prices anymore. Haha.

3. A tourist guide!
Just so you know, if ur a Malay or u just don't speak Chinese, a tourist guide who can communicate in English or better in Bahasa is a necessity! There, it is a Chinese country - both Hong Kong and China. Of course the city is full with Chinese writings. You can hardly find anything in English in China except for the brands that is in English e.g. Gucci, Giordano bla3.. In order to SURVIVE, you have to get a tourist guide. We can't even communicate with the reception of the hotel in Shenzhen. Arghh. It is either u get a tourist guide a.k.a. follow a tour OR learn Chinese language.

4. Food
Without food you would die. It's a fact. Eating non-halal food is a sin. It's a regulation. Searching for halal food is a must. Must means wajib. Searching for halal food there is difficult. Haha. We are quite lucky as we chose a Muslim tour package. We are able to eat at a proper restaurant but x sedap sangat. Huhu~ Long story short. It is not a country for eating. Malaysia is better!

5. Imitations
Just imagine. Walking towards an office building. A dull office building. Then, you enter one of the glass doors. Nothing. You enter one more door. It's just a small room. They unlock another door, u r entering another small room with a working table and closets. After that, they open up a closet and you can walk into it! Just like Narnia. Haha. When you are in, u'll see Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Boss, Versace, Prada and loads more from bags, belts, shoes, ties, just name it. Haha. BUT they are all imitation goods. Or else, why they should make it really UNDERGROUND! At first, you would feel damn happy. It's like a paradise of branded brands. One thing for sure, you don't buy anything, you can't get out. Every doors u've entered have been locked. SPOOKY!!

6. Toilets
My god! The toilet sucks. These people are so dirty. It is impossible if there is a toilet with a water hose there. Eeii... But Hong Kong is better than China. In Hong Kong, they still provide tissue papers in the small room. But not in China. Disgusting! Don't wana say more.

MPOV What's Up - Just got back!

2008-12-26T06:08:00.000-08:00

Salam.

At last. A chance to relax. Haha. Just came back from Hong Kong actually. About 6 days and 5 nights enjoying the moment in Hong Kong and also Shenzhen, China - 2 nights in Shenzhen. It is really different travelling to asian chinese countries compared to western countries especially the 'understandable' language there. huhu~ For sure, "jauh perjalanan, luas pemandangan!" My point of view? Coming next.

Relax first.

Learn, Exam,Driving License, ACCIDENTS?!

2008-12-18T08:05:00.000-08:00

Salam.

I just took my driving license test - a law test using a computer (dah maju la ni) - yesterday. Took me 2 whole days studying everything about signboards, ways to prevent accidents, "pemanduan berhemat", KEJARA system and bla3. Seriously, this test is like Kemahiran Hidup PMR question. Quite easy to score plus it repeats the same question over and over again.

Surprisingly, quite a number of people did fail the test. The test consists of 50 questions and you have to complete it within 45 minutes. In order to pass, you just need to get at least 42/50 or only 8 wrongs or else you will fail and have to pay to repeat the test. I don't think that is a difficult thing to do. Whatever it is, the fact that many people had failed, clearly shows that they don't really put an effort to understand these laws when they are on road - which will then lead to road accidents. So, they have no choice other than study it!

I still remember when I'm preparing a debate motion about road accidents. The motion is "This House Believes That The Public and Not The Govt Should Be Blamed For The Rise In Road Accidents". I was blaming the government as I say that the govt should be responsible for anything that happened in this country including road accidents. The govt should do this, do that and many other things including enforcing the giving of license to the people just to curb road accidents. Currently, I'm thinking differently. It seems that it is not working at all.

Currently, the steps required to take a license to drive a car or a motorcycle on the road is just too complicated. People gets bored and more people will actually drive without a license rather than having one. It is true. The steps are too complicated as you have to do this and next do that and lots more. So, enforcing the license is not the definite answer either. Then what is the answer?

Hmm.. I'm thinking that road law examination is still important, but the steps to have a license should be simplified so that more people can have a license on road so that they can be a legal driver. What we should have is more enforcement on roads by police or other responsible bodies to make sure that these road users always feel that they are being monitored all the time so that thay can be 'seorang pemandu berhemat'. In a nutshell, let's try to make Malaysia out of the list of TOP 10 for the worst number of road accidents in the world.

A good road user.
Wasalam.

Science and Mathematics OR Sains dan Matematik?

2008-12-15T21:54:00.000-08:00

Salam.

Suddenly, the issue of teaching science and mathematics in English is being questioned by the government again. It had been 6 years - if I am not mistaken - since 2002 that we have been implemented this policy by our former Prime Minister then, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to help arrest the declining standards of the English language among students. Even I had learn science and mathematics in English since I was in Form 1 until I finished my secondary studies. Yesterday's article in The Star, "Speak your mind, stakeholders urged", had really captured my attention as the government is revising this policy based on facts and figures - mostly examinations - to make the teaching of science and mathematics back in Bahasa. I believe my view is also important in this issue, as it is a view from a student that had learn the syllabus in English.

First and foremost, we have to look at the objective or the main reason why in the first place we implement this policy. Frankly, i don't really know the answer. But one thing for sure, it is the importance of English in today's globalisation era that triggers the government to make this change in the syllabus. It is undeniable how important the language is even in our daily life especially when it comes to Science, Mathematics and Technology! We can see that most research and development of recent technologies in today's world are done by the English spoken countries - despite there are also countries like Japan, France and Russia that uses their mother tongue in this field. That is not the matter. The matter is, if our youngsters can develop their English skills especially in these two significant fields, it will bring a huge impact to our development of technologies. Thus, making Malaysia one of the leading countries in technology in the world. But of course, we have to do it step by step.

Currently, what the government is concern about this issue is the facts and figures of our examination results such as UPSR, PMR, SPM and STPM. In the round table discussion that is being held today - based on yesterday's article -, our Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom will present the analysis of the recent Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) results. They want to revise this result as the standard 6 students who took their UPSR this year is the first group who completed six years of primary schooling and studied the two subjects in English. Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein also said in an earlier interview that it was time to look at the policy after six years – based on facts, figures and an absence of emotion.

Let say that the facts and figures is not like what we have been expected when we first implement this policy. Maybe the results has shown a slight decline of what it is suppose to be. I don't think it can determine whether this policy is good or bad. We don't know that maybe it can be a 'Black Swan' effect as it will produce a much more knowledgeable student in the future - let say in 10 or 20 years time - as their self-confidence in mastering English has increased. It is not impossible! Even if there are certain problems that the student are facing in learning science and mathematics in English, the best way is to make some modifications in this policy and not just simply change it back to the way it was before.

In another aspect, I believe the government had spent a vast amount of money and also effort to make sure that this policy is running smoothly. Don't say that we are going to just waste those efforts just because it has a little bit of problem. Come on. That is absolutely absurd. Why don't we just look at certain problems, and make some modifications on that so that our main objective of this policy can be achieved. Most important, not by changing it back to Bahasa!

I am pretty sure that there are problems faced by certain students saying that they cannot cope with this policy as it is being taught in English. Let us discuss about this. This policy had been implemented in phases. Meaning that those who are currently learning in English has started their syllabus since they are in Standard 1, Form 1 and also Lower Form 6. This shows that there is no problem for these students to translate the terms that they are learning because they have been exposed to those terms since they start learning.

Let us look at the terms in Mathematics. In additional mathematics, there is this one term which is 'differentiation'. It is one of the topics or way to calculate such as from 9x² into 18x. When we have learn about this term in English, I don't see it as a problem anymore because the next thing you have to do is just calculate. If let say at the first time you learn, it is in Bahasa, then there might be a problem as the term of 'differentiation' is 'pengkamiran' or whatsoever. Clearly, this situation of translating is not happening.

What about science? Maybe this subject have a problem. But again, the terms that they learn from the beginning of their studies is still the same. For example, the term 'transpiration'. It is a process of transporting water from its root to the leaves and out it goes - it isn't the real definition, okay? In Bahasa, this term is 'transpirasi'. If we don't know about this term in Bahasa as well, meaning that it is not the matter of language but our own understanding about that term. Well, I believe the problem of language comes when it comes to doing an essay. Yup! Me myself had a problem on this. This is what the government should see and solve. Maybe they can make an essay revision book so that the student can answer it well and give some tips on making an essay. If this problem is solved, not just the result will show an increase but also the student will be more confident in their English language.

In a nutshell, this issue is a very important matter. The government should really take everything into account and revise it well. Whatever it is, I object if the government is going to change the teaching of Science and Mathematics back in Bahasa.

English is significant.
Wasalam.

A Stepping Stone

2008-12-10T21:11:00.000-08:00

Salam.
A history has been made today. It's not that Malaysia will have a new Prime Minister or Malaysia is sending our 2ND 'angkasawan' to space. It is just about myself posting my first blog. It may not be a very big deal, but this first posting might be a stepping stone for me to write more in the future perhaps.
It has been quite a long time since I want to write about something - other than during examination for sure. I've been admiring those writers in New Straits Times, The Star, and even Malay writers in Berita Harian. Love their views really much! Plus they write all about our current issues such as 12Th General Election, economical crisis, Barack Obama and his campaign "Change!" and a lot more. Basically, what I am going to write in this blog is all about current issues and the most important thing about it is it is my point of view. I'm going to use all my 6 coloured hats - according to Edward de Bono - to express my view. Politics, economics, social and everything!
That's all for now.
Wasalam.