Intoxi'Kath'ing Whispers

It's that time of the year again. Or month, which ever that is... But, no! Not 'that time' of the month. When we, the people are told/encouraged to put up/fly the National flag to show our patriotism. Seriously, does flying the flag mean you're being patriotic? So what about the other times of the year when we don't fly flags? Does it mean we're being unpatriotic? That's what the implication sort of means though. Patriotism doesn't come from flying our national flags, it comes from deep within the heart. What is the use of flying the national flag when we speak bad of our contry to visitng friends? There are surely a lot of other ways which we can show our patriotism. For example, pay our income taxes on time and don't try to evade it. Returning back any loans the government has funded to help us in our studies, like the PTPTN loans. Coming back to your country to serve, to pass on your teachings, experiences to the future generations. Be one with yo...

Five days a week I take the LRT and KTM to class. These few weeks, I have always observed how people board the train. In KL Sentral, people automatically line up in two lines at the side to wait for the LRT. The middle space is for people in the train to disembark. But there are some people, either they are just plain ignorant or too self-absorbed in their own 'sweet' world, like to stand right in the middle of the pathway! Blur sotong! Maybe it's trick of theirs, so they don't have to line up, they can simply pretend to 'cut queue'. Some people like to stand in front of you and block your way into the train, when it was obviously you who was standing in that place first and was already waiting in line! Makes me mad. it becomes worse when you wait for the KTM in KL sentral around 5 something in the evening. People will push and push to get into the train. People who want to come out end up being pushed back inside the train again! Even if you stand still and let...

Yes, I have officially started classes in UTAR. Yes, I am also still travelling everyday to UTAR and back home. Yes, I am also very thankful to God that I got this place in UTAR. Though at first I was complaining about it. Hehe. The results for local U's applications were out last Monday. Some people were successful, some were not. I for one, can be considerd lucky to be offered a place. Yet, I did not get the course that Iwanted. Not even one of my eight choices. I was offered to do communication engineering in KUKUM in Perlis! The ironic thing is, I didn't even take physics for STPM! The nerve... One of my ex-school mates scored As in her STPM, yet she failed to get a place in the local Us. How is this application thing done, I do not know. All I know is, that I am glad that I applied for other Us while waiting for local Us. But now, I feel a bit sad that newly made friends are going off to local Us to continue their studies.. We somehow got to know one another better through...

I am really really confused, surprised, shocked and disorientated. On the first Saturday of May, I went to UTAR to send in my application for one of their courses. Just in case, I don't get the course I want in local u. The courses start in May. The course that I wanted was full, well, practically every science course was full. So I asked them to put me in for next year's Januray intake. (Just in case). I had settled that and thought they won't be calling me until next yaer. Then, just this Thursday, during their UTAR orientation day, they called to inform me that they are offering me a course of my choice. They are calling me at the last minute! I have to pay the bills by this coming Monday, find a place to stay(cause my campus is in Setapak), get myself mentally ready and also try to settle myself in. I have already missed their orientation day. So when I go for class this Monday, I will be like a real lost sheep. Won't know where my classes will be and stuff like tha...

During form four and form five, I had teachers that seemed to me incapable of teaching us. They do not know how to answer questions that we pose to them. This frustrated me greatly and I used to be biased against these teachers. I sort of disliked them and would find every mistake that they make, to complain about. They were teachers for goodness sake, they should know the answers! Same thing happened in form six with our chemistry teacher, who had stopped teaching the subject 16 years ago and needed to refresh her mind. Her teaching was hesitant and whenever we asked questions her answer was always go and read up from your text books or copy from your friends. I was really flustered at that time. Now, in my job as a homework guidance teacher, I find it hard to answer every question that a student doesn't know. I have to hesitate, think for awhile and check up the dictionary before I can give them a clear and correct answer. I can see the students being flustered themselves and eve...

Haha. At last, I have managed to secure a temporary job to fill up my months of free time. I am not sure for how long I'll be working but I will spend at least a month doing something useful. Haha. The job that I am in now, I feel very happy about it. Not only the high pay but also the work. I am currently working as a homework guidance teacher to children from Std 1 to Std 5. Wokring hours are 7.30am to 9.30am and then 3.30pm to 6.30pm. Five hours a day and I only have to work during weekdays. My pay is RM 10 per hour.. So each day I'll be RM 50 richer!! Cool dude. Feel so happy that I got this job. Seriously :) The kids aren't that bad, but there are always one or two that drive you nuts with their words and behaviour. Argh! Some of them are so cute and puny that I actually enjoy talking with them and seeing them. Hehe. Some are so sweet, they give little presents like sweets or biscuits. Which reminds me, I have to buy some goodies to give them too. This job really is be...

Year after year, I have always celebrated Chinese New Year the same old way. Changes to our routine rarely happens. On the eve of the Chinese New Year (CNY), My whole family will go back to seyang to my grandma's house to have the reunion dinner. It is a time for family members to gather together especially those who are busy working and rarely seen for most of the year. Time for people to catch up with one another, like who's getting married, who has kids, whose girlfriend and boyfriend and so on. This dinner is a big feast with lots of food to signify lots of wealth through the whole new year. Each food laid on the table signifies something good and positive. At night, parents are said to have a longer life the longer their children keep awake during this eve night. The next morning which is also the first day of CNY, I normally have nin go for breakfast covered with shredded coconut. Then we head off to Church to start the New Year with blessings. Haha. We also get an angpau...