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chuldrent
roung
whant
prosit
secound
reapid
ripid
dother
dosent
chiting
expancially
lest
shem
sensatif
fidbek

anybody would like to guess what those words mean?

when will they learn that reading is good?

reading is one of the ways to improve language acquisition.

that's why i always encourage my students to read.
the question is, how many will heed this advice?
many give reasons such as not having time or language is difficult to understand or newspaper too expensive (huh? they can buy a 10 ringgit topup but can't "afford" to buy $1.50 The Star?".

many times the reasons they gave are just...
reasons for not wanting to do it (the reading).

or if they do read, it'll be materials that are more inclined towards trivial matters such as entertainment gossips.

i'm not asking students to read books or reading materials as thick as a brick. 2 or 3 articles/news on current issues/news in a day is already sufficient for a beginner. unfortunately, some students refuse to admit that their level is "beginners" level. reason? they're adults so they want to be in the adults "reading materials" group.

huh, "is-are-was-were-am" pun tergolek tertonggeng, berangan nak dok dalam group tu...

Nothing is easy in the beginning but...
When there's a will, there's a way.

KL Book Fair 2009

will be going there this Saturday 25th April. With 2 other English lecturers and 30 students. hoping to buy some great books i.e. thesaurus

Anak melayu oh anak melayu...

The English Unit conducts an English remedial class for semester 1 students every Monday 3.30pm.

these students are selected due to their very poor performance in their Diagnostic test conducted during their MISRA week.

sayangnya ada antara mereka yg masih tak sedaq diri mereka tu lemah yg amat. bukan kene bayaq pun kelaih tu. free ja... from 13 students, only a few yg really tunjuk minat nak belajaq. yg sorang ni, dah 5 minggu berturut-turut tunjuk lagak tak mau datang. kot mereka-mereka yg suke monteng ni pandai, takpe gak. ini B***H P***G.

berlagak je lebih...

sebab tu ramai anak Melayu susah nak maju. Ada peluang, free pulak tu, dipersiakan. lagi suke dating tepi longkang...

sedar le anak-anak Melayu oii....
awak keturunan VVIP pun, if ilmu takde... hampeh gak.

apa yg di-observe di Melaka Sentral

i went to PC Fair this morning.
dalam dok nak tengok2 aje... "ter"-sambar satu 5800XM. hehehe...

while waiting for the bus to go back to Bukit Katil (which was way behind the schedule), i took the chance to observe people.

1. warga asing lagi ramai dari Malaysians.

2. ramai students nak balik asrama

3. satu pasangan ni, fuhh... sakan berpeluk. but when the guy saw me, dia terus tolak awek dia.
kenapa? because the person he saw is... his lecturer. hehehe... awek dia? memule tu dia "marah" le. apsal lak tetibe je pakwe dia tolak dia. tapi bile dia mule terperasan sapa yg tercongok kat tempat menunggu bas tu... dengan dia-dia skali muke cuak and terus mencicit blah... hehehehe...
gamak nye diorang tak expect lecturer dok ada kat stesen bas kut...

4. pun melibatkan students. ni yg jenis, gi klas...pakai tudung, abis klas, terbang tudung. Again, they too tak expect a lecturer dok tercongok tunggu bas...so when they saw me there, huh... memang "zupppp"... cube meng-ghaibkan diri...

siapa bebudak tu? for me to know, for them to... paham2 sendiri je la.

manusia...manusia...

Talent vs Looks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY


she may not look like Miss Universe, but her voice...
man oh man...
better than most Malaysian singers yg harap muka je cantik/hensem/cute tapi suara, haram tak sedap!

Go Susan Boyle!!!

Latest addition

originally, a stray kitten...
now my mom calls him, Chun Jr.
(the original Chun died last year)
we let him out of his cage during the day.
and he will hop, run, play, ambush... happily.
his favourite spot?
under the ciku tree...
coz it's shady and ayam2 banyak dok kat situ.
he loves to "play" with them...
hehehe...

Hari Warga a.k.a Intrakol part 2

bila la nak abis ni...

wat pe tu bang....? curik guli ke? hehehe...

camne le mamat yellow ni buleh sesat kat red camp....
spy ke?

tarik bang... tarik....

tarik kak... tarik...

camne lak bendera ijau leh ada kat sini?

bila nak pecah ni?

tengah tunggu bola pingpong yang tak sampai-sampai lagi

dah dapat punca kuasa dua dia, ko darab plak dgn kuasa sejuta dia

plan-plan.... jangan bagi jatuh

Hari Warga a.k.a Intrakol 2009 part 1

jangan le bagi tumpah bang....

keletihan ye kak?
(walhal bukan masuk acara pape pun... hehehe)

Bob, bagi le cik-cik adik tu menang gak... hehehe

mencari Ratu Congkak KPM Melaka

oit...cepat le jalan tu.... aku nak jadik "hajjah" gak

tembak je la...tunggu apa lagi...

hebat bersama bendera

semangat walaupun bertongkat

3 dara yang kelaparan....

nampak antu ea?
(aku le tu....hehehe)

piknik tepi jalan...

Lecturer's room at KPM Tiang Dua

each room, 2 lecturers...
i was informed, masih ada peralatan yg akan ditambah

Sarawak layered cake

bought this at Halal Hub exhibition today.
the taste?
yummy.....!!!

the price?
don't ask.
hehehe...
tapi paham2 je la, kek lapis Sarawak agak mahal.
but if the taste is yummy....
i guess the price is berbaloi.

hehehe... mana le tau buleh order for the kenduri...

kain-kain to be worn in May

the organza pashmina was sent from Peterborough by my sister.
yg kain tu...hehehe... sndri beli... Kamdar mari.

she insisted me to wear it during the kenduri.

aishoo... malaysia ni dah le panas lit-lit...
pakai bende tu, "masak" aku.
so...tengok le nnt...

Al-Kulliyyah

since I rarely get the chance to attend ceramah agama,
so I make it a point to watch TV3's Al-Kuliyyah that is aired on Thursdays at 5pm.
seronok dgr tajuk2 yg dibincangkan...

macam hari ni punye tajuk, Jenazah.
Ustaz Datuk Abu Hassan Din al-Hafiz talked about the difference between
Jenazah, Janazah & Jinazah.

he also talked about hukum using the dead body as a research item by doctors,
about tattoos (wahsham), post-mortem & also organ donating.

all in all, a very interesting topic.
and as always, he has a great sense of humour.
up till now, tak pernah lagi aku boring dengar ceramah dia.
ada je lawak dia...lawak dalam serius.

and Alhamdulillah he has recovered from his injuries due to a fall recently.

On the way???

A. a few minutes away from destination

B. just got into the car/onto the bus/left the house

C. just got out from the bathroom

D. just woke up


Which one is the Malaysia's version of "on the way"?

well.... from my experience, it's going to be B, C, or D...

yeah, you'll get A but...
....not as many times as B, C and D.

tho those who insulted my job...

I'm proud to be a teacher...
and you have no right to insult my job...
Allah wills me to be a teacher because He knows what's best for me.

Dan Tuhanmu menciptakan apa yang dirancangkan berlakunya, dan Dialah juga yang memilih (satu-satu dari makhluk-Nya untuk sesuatu tugas atau keutamaan dan kemuliaan); tidaklah layak dan tidaklah berhak bagi sesiapapun memilih (selain dari pilihan Allah). Maha Suci Allah dan Maha Tinggilah keadaan-Nya dari apa yang mereka sekutukan dengan-Nya.
{ Ayat 68 : Surah al-Qasas }

no specific title

the last time i wrote... about 2 weeks ago.

a lot to write but couldn't find the time.

it's week 11 of KPM's academic calendar, another 4 weeks to go before the students sit for their final exam. next week ENG 3112 & COM 3162 (both are Communication English subjects) students will be delivering their final "speech". the topic should be something "persuasive". have been telling them for ages that "persuasive" is not as easy as "informative".... yet... some of them are still... baru nak cari tajuk. hmmm....

this saturday, 4th April, is Hari Warga for KPM Melaka. the event will be held at our new campus at Tiang Dua. be moving there end of May, Insya Allah. but some lecturers will be staying at the "original" campus as 1 course, Diploma in Entrepreneurship (DEn) will stay put. only Business and Accounting students will be going to the new campus. so come June 2009, the "original" campus will be known as KPM Melaka City Campus, while the new campus will be known as KPM Tiang Dua... but i was told it will be renamed as KPM Ayer Molek. when? no idea....

what else... hmmm...

ha, to those reading my blog... please...please...please... ensure your children, your wards and perhaps yourselves to at least master the correct use of "he-she" and "is-are-was-were-am"...
it is really disheartening to see many anak melayu, even after 11 years of learning English, still couldn't master basic English grammar rules. some still use "he" when referring to female and "she" when referring to male.

for generations, my family has always believe that learning a different language doesn't make you less Malay...

those who believe it will, grow up....

Tourist Guide for a friend from Jitra, Kedah

Saturday: 14 March 2009

a close friend visited Melaka... together with her hubby, G & their 3-year old son, Umar.

so i took them to Banda Hilir and we visited Menara Taming Sari, Forta de Santiago and Flor de Lamar.

we only managed to cover those 3 places plus Mahkota Parade as we arrived there quite late, around 2.30pm.

Menara Taming Sari (before going up)


Menara Taming Sari

Forta de Santiago
(which Umar claimed as "my castle")

Flor de Lamar
(Umar called it "pirate ship")

Umar looking at the remnants of a long-forgotten fort

right after this photo was snapped, he threw up his hands and said,
...much to the amazement of his umi and me...

"my castle is ruined!"


"aku tak ajar pun dia that word..."
his umi said

Umar is 3 years and 5 months old and he loves to watch cartoons

Hantaran

... hantaran majlis pertunangan my younger brother...
5 berbalas 7

Impak Maksima

Alhamdulillah...

segala dugaan berjaya ditempuhi...

I got my P today!!!

vrooommmmm......vrooommmmm.....
(getting ready to do drift....hehehe)

WMF 4112

nope... not my car.
the car i'm using for learning to drive and also, for testing purposes.

the only auto transmission car available for Melaka Tengah district.

anyway, Thursday 5th March... D-Day.
JPJ Test!!!!

my usus-usus are berpintal-pintal at the moment.