Happy ? Noooohh

Assalamualaikum

This is a bit lame 

because its already May

but i still

want to share last year SPM result. 

The percentage increases yet again !

25% 

It looks like whatever I've done has been paid.

I'm suppose to be happy but....

I feel frustrated, and I meant it 

It almost brought me into tears

when I realized that English just made 

some of the students' result look 

'disgusting'

Some of them got 6A's but G in English

and

Two of my best students could only get C+

I feel sorry for them

and at one point I thought I'm guilty 

for those terrible results

But my mentor

A Guru Cemerlang

calm me down

he said

He knows the students

He knows what they're capable of

and what I achieve is something I should be proud of

because my students are too weak

I did realize they're weak

but i felt sorry for them 

because they work very hard  during classes

Later that night i received 

a message from my former student

on behalf of her classmates

apologizing...

Dear students,

NO need to apologize

I've seen your efforts 

I'm satisfied with all of those hard works you put in 

I appreciated all of those time we had in 2011

Thank You Very much! 

P/s: Sedih sebab nampak budak-budak dah banyak usaha tapi rsult...Urghhh!!

Harder & harder

 Assalamualaikum.. 

Apa khabar orang kampung? 

Da lama beta tak mengarang...

Life has gone beyond what I've expected. This year, I took another huge step to gain as much experience as I could to succeed as a teacher. Currently, I could hardly find a space for us (teachers) to relax. Last year is much more like a honeymoon. I arrived at the school in the end of June. That means, less job to do compared to what i had this year. 

Life start early in 6 a.m and could barely end at 4 or 5 p.m. Urghh! AND after the school session we normally have curricular activities as scheduled, from 2 to 5 p.m. During the night we spend our time writing the LP and preparing materials for tomorrow classes.

Sometime I felt unappreciated. I'm not special, I have no secret ingredients, not even magic to turn those kids into a 'super clever human'. But I do posses the guts to do what it takes to bring them into the highest level and pass the exam. Yes, PASS. Seem unambitious isnt it? But that is how you do it, be realistic. The students here are not like those who I used to teach in Subang.

Last year PMR result has rise for almost 30% compared to the previous year. The 2011 batch has set a new school record. I owe all of my former form 3 students, a lot . And all the credit goes to the previous teachers who are not a TESL graduate themselves. Especially Cikgu Khairul and Cikgu Adilah. Their courage has shown that everything is possible.

Not forgotten to the students who never feels tired and bored for what I've taught them in class. Lots of them could hardly understand English, but their willingness to learn is much appreciated. They never take the my lesson for granted. Kelas malam until 11 is a success. Well done students! MASSIVE task ahead for me to keep up with the current achievement.

I hope, in the end of March we will get another good news. The SPM, Insyaallah.

P/s: Kerja banyak gila gaban. tapi haruslah bertahan! Pictures are courtesy of Cik Nawi.

 

Photos from Langkawi

Assalamualaikum..

Just uploaded few photos from last month trip to Langkawi.

The scenery at Pantai Chenang

Sunset at Chenang (almost)..

Local anglers in action

An eagle zooming by the sky

A monkey couple on the rockside of the island

Still monkeys.Two of them.

Now swimming across the channel to get some food.

We have another monkey plus two previous monkeys.

Triplet of monkeys showing off..

 their butts

Human being.

Yes, they're human.

There wont be more monkeys.Cheers!

Fishing??

Assalamualaikum..

I have a new favourite series dude. Guess what it is? 

Introducing...

I'm addicted. Now this series has run to it's 2nd season. I thought fishing means to catch fish but those Cajun & Houma have different idea. Fishing means hooking & shooting alligators. They do it for living.

These guys practice gator hunting for hundred of years. They inherited the skills from their ancestors. They are hunter, but they will be in the swamp for 30 days in a year to hunt gators! I love to watch the series because of this man..

Troy Landry. He is a living legend. No other hunters in the series entertain me like he did. He is a cheerful guy. He likes to make jokes with Liz and Jacob. Some of his famous quotes are:

 "Yea yea yea"

"A tree shaker! A tree shaker!"

"That's a big one"

" That's what I'm talking about"

And this is my all time favourite

"Choot 'em! Choot 'em!"

These guys are awesome. That includes Clint, Liz, Bruce Mitchell, Nick, Joe, Tommy, the Junior's, the Paul's and Terral. I'm amazed. I'm not the only one though..

This little girl also interested. So does 

the boy in the video below.

And look at the videos below, comes from parent who 

are Swamp People's die hard fans.haha..

I just love to watch this show. I hope it never ends. 

Time to go. Swamp People Marathon coming up after this. See ya.

P/s: Did you realize Troy has a different accent? He says "choot" rather than "shoot".  Satu benda lagi, show ni ignatkan kita betapa susahnya nak cari duit. Kalau malas belajar,kena la rajin kerja. Macam depa kat atas ni. Tak berpelajaran rasanya, tapi sanggup ambil apa saja peluang untuk bagi anak bini makan. Bukan takat boya, ulaq pon jadi. Bersyukurlah dengan apa yang anda ada sekarang.

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Across 3 State Half Marathon Run 2011 : Report

Assalamualaikum..

Menemui pembacaku yg seciput. Saya selaku pemuda berumur 24 tahun telah berjaya menamatkan half marathon saya yang pertama. Alhamdulillah. Setelah berkecimpung dalam 10K kini saya cuba melebarkan sayap ke acara 21K dengan niat ingin mencuba.

Alkisah al-jebonnya, saya tertarik dengan dengan acara ini setelah dijanjikan saya akan berpeluang merentas 3 negeri sekaligus dalam usaha mendapatkan pingat yang seketul. Inilah sebab utama kenapa saya memberanikan diri menyertai acara ini. walaupun dalam hati ku tertanya-tanya, mampukan aku? apakah makanan kegemaranku? 

Seperti yang dijanjikan kami memang berlari merentas Pulau Pinang, Perak dan jugak Kedah. Pengalaman yang amat menarik untuk dikongsi. Wow! Saya berasa sangat teruja takhtala merentasi Sg. Kerian. Kami bermula di Nibong Tebal ke Transkrian dan seterusnya ke Parit Buntar. Selepas itu dengan kaki yang sepasang saya meneruskan perjalanan ke Bandar Baharu (Kedah) dan Bandar Baharu (Perak) sebelum terus berlari dengan penuh lemah gemalai ke garisan penamat di Nibong Tebal.

Waduh-waduh.. sewaktu digarisan permulaan, saya duduk di barisan terakhir untuk berlari-lari anak,memanaskan badan. Tanpa diduga, perlumbaan telah dimulakan. Dengan pengalaman sebesar gigi kuman, saya bermula dengan baik. Berlari pada pace perlahan. Saya berasa sangat rileks sepanjang larian kerana ditemani iPod saya yang suka memekak. Selain itu saya juga berasa rileks kerana kebanyakkan pelari semuanya berlari pada pace yang boleh saya ikuti. Tak macam 10K, mereka lari macam 400m. Siapalah aku untuk mengikuti jejak langkah mereka.

Walaubagaimanapun, hatiku tersentap sebaik mencecah 6k kerana ada seorang African (ish,ada jugak) yang telah menuju ke arah sebaliknya a.k.a dia dah on the way balik ke garisan penamat. Hancur luluh hati pelari-pelari tempatan. Kami hanya mampu buat muka ketat menandakan keseriusan kami untuk menamatkan larian.

Aku berjaya memastikan langkahku maintain seperti sebelumnya. Bila sampai drinking station, aku perlahankan langkah, minum 100 Plus.Oleh sebab ianya percuma,aku ambil 2 cawan di setiap station. Ketika itu perutku semakin maju kedepan tidak seiringan dengan kaki yang semakin berat dan terkebelakang. Tiada sebarang masalah serius sehingglah sampai km 15. Aku tak larat,tak tipu (tipu berdosa) , memang tak larat. 

Dalam 5km yang terakhir langkahku semakin perlahan dan pendek. Kaki terasa berat walaupun hakikatkan kaki ku umpana lidi penyapu. Tambahan pula hujan telah turun dengan jayanya hinggakan iPod aku bercakap dalam bahasa yang aku kurang pasti. Demam barangkali iPod itu. Aku masih tidak berputus asa kerana aku mahu mencapai matlamat yang satu iaitu menamat perlumbaan half marathon pertama aku. Selain itu juga,aku tak mau berenti berlari. Aku nak tamatkan perlumbaan tanpa perlu berjalan. Akhirnya aku berjaya!

Oleh sebab aku tengok jam berpandukan matahari,aku tidak mempunyai jam digital. Lalu apek disebelahku memberitahu bahawa aku telah mendapat catatan masa sebanyak 2 jam 39 minit. Selepas ambil pingat, aku berjalan, berkampung tepi lori Vico dan 100 Plus. Nikmatnya. Selepas tu makan buah tembikai dan ais krim. Syahdunya pagi itu. 

Secara keseluruhannya, aku berpuas hati dengan cara ini. Bayaran Rm 20 amat berbaloi. Memang tiada cenderahati tapi makanan dan minuman mencukupi ditambah pula dengan cabutan bertuah. Selain itu, dapat vest juga, pingat dan sijil lagi. Memang sempoi. Dan semakin hari aku semakin sayangkan Faas aku.Ahax! Tahniah buat penganjur. Bersama ini saya sertakan gambar yang sebenar buat tatapan nurani anda. Diharap anda berpuas hati.

P/s: Nak join lagi!



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PBIM's Official Result

Well Done Young Tigers!

Assalamualaikum.

I think you know what I'm going to write. What else, its all about last night SEA games footbal "finale". The future is bright. Through the tournament we saw young lads such as Nazmi, Irfan, Syahrul and the others show their class inspite of their young age.

I'm a tottenham fan & I love to watch them play. And did you know that there are similarities between Nazmi & Scott Parker. Some of you might say it is not fair to compare him with an England international. But, i just couldnt resist. They are similar in terms of their ability to control the ball and break up play.

I did realised my father is a big fan of Nazmi. He even said, "tengok cara dia main ni, xpayah amik SPM pon xpa".haha. However, lets hope this young lad dont get carried away by the success and continue to improve himself in the future.

Another important thing is only NOW people realised who is actually Baddrol Bakhtiar. I'm a Kedahan. 4 or 5 years ago when i mentioned about Baddrol to my classmates they will laugh. Now who is laughing?

Baddrol took a huge step in establishing himself one of the star in the tournament. I'm not saying he is a world class player, but he has the capability to do what it takes to be a field 'maestro'. When his shooting boot is on, he could score from distance. Not forgotten his ability to deliver good crosses around the penalty box. The most vital part is he can use both of his feet. Can you?

The tournament also saw the immergence of Syahrul. Ong Kim Swee liken him with Safee Sali. I dont see any similarities between these two. But Syahrul does posses a threat when he has the ball. Safee Sali is a 'beast' while Syahrul is a more like a player who loves to has the ball close to his feet. He likes to control it and put some tidy footwork to get pass a defender.

However I feel pity for the second goalkeeper because Apex is only 22 (if im not mistaken). Hahaha..There are a long way to go. With a good goalkeeper the defence will be more organised. As we can see, Fadhli and Muslim are solid throughout the campaign. In those old days both of them are like most typical defenders. They cleared the ball up field when they are defending. But now, Fadhli and Muslim did control the ball first & if possible they cleared it to their teammates to set up a counter attack. Well done.

Overall, all of the boys did very well and I'm excited to see these young lads progress in the next few years. All of them are heroes. My only concern is we need someone to replace Safee up front. We are going to miss him because he is already reaching his 30s. Thank you Harimau Muda. You've made my day.

P/s: I have lots of things to comment, but let make it simple.       RRRRoooooooarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!



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