So, What if I don't care...
'Punish students who smoke in public'

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8:

Students caught smoking in public should face disciplinary action.
"We should take disciplinary action against these young smokers," suggested the Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk G. Palanivel.
"Now, action is only taken when they smoke in the school compound. It should be extended to include those who smoke outside the compound as well."
The move would further strengthen the anti-smoking campaign, he added.
"We need to be more pro-active in enforcing the campaign. Otherwise it will just be posters on the wall and advertisements in the papers, having little or no effect.
"Times have changed, and our culture with it. In the past, smoking in front of the elders is considered uncouth. Now, parents are sharing cigarettes with their children.
"The campaign must go on and we must improve upon it. Education on the hazards of smoking should start from kindergarten," he added.

I have been teaching for more than 10 years and this problem has existed for as long as I can remember schools. Educators, parents and the community have been urged to take various actions to overcome the problem but without success. A lot of prevention programme have been designed to reduce the number of young smokers especially students but to this very day I didn't see if any of them were really much of a help. So, what should we do? Take more sternuous actions against the offenders? Or just let it be?

In my opinion, we have done whatever necessary actions to prevent them from smoking and now it is really up to them to decide whether to lead a life free 0f- or full Of-smoking kind of business. I'm not suggesting that we should ignore them in their choice but if we have done everything we could and still they are going for it, then at that point we should just let them be. Nagging and scolding them will only turn them into rebels.

There were some cases in my school where the students were caned in public (during the school assembly)after they were caught red-handed in the school toilet. And guess what??? Did they become better afterwards? Did they stop smoking? Suprise! Suprise! They definately did change BUT not for the better but for the worse. They became "heroes". They were untouchables. And in the end, all of them were expelled from school. There goes their future!

If only we know what triggers a person to start smoking and live with that, we might have an idea on how to overcome this problem. Most people say it is because of peer influence. But I believe it is more than that. It should have came from within the person himself, an internal urge.

Anyway, whatever it is..the choice is really ours to make.

Have a nice day!

Jerat Percintaan
Siti Nurhaliza

Dalam pertemuan ini
Kita terperangkap sudah
Dalam jerat percintaan
Yang tidak disangkakan
Aku telah jadi lupa siapa diriku ini
Engkau juga dihanyutkan
Oleh arus percintaan
Tapi pabila aku sedar diri siapakah aku ini
Aku tertanya sendiri apakah akan terjadi
Oh apakah kita kan teruskan
Di dalam arus percintaan
Perlukah kita untuk berkorban
Demi pertahankan kebahagiaan
Dalam persimpangan ini
Ku masih terus menanti
Dalam rasa keharuan
Di manakah akhirnya

...I've never really paid attention to this song until recently when I saw Siti's concert at Royal Abert Hall in London (on tv of course!) What made this song so special now???? Well, I believe it's because the persona in the song is just like my own self right now....

Goodbye Endon......
Mood:  sad

I still can't bring myself to read the newspaper on the late Datin Seri Endon especially those stories and memories while she was alive and the words she said to Pak Lah. The sadness inside is overwhelming.

Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh allahyarhammah. Amin.

A Great Loss to the Nation
Mood:  sad
It came as a shock to me when I heard of the demise of PM's wife on the radio early this morning.

She was such a lovely lady and the last I heard she was recovering from her illnes that she has been battling with for quite some time.

May her soul rest in peace and
may Allah grant her a place among His faithful disciple.
Al_fatihah.

A glimpse of today's news:

Prime Minister's wife dies
The Prime Minister's wife Datin Seri Endon Mahmood died at 7.55 am today at the Prime Minister's official residence in Putrajaya after fighting a long battle with cancer. Endon, 64, breathed her last about 18 days after returning from treatment for breast cancer in Los Angeles, United States.

Endon's death - which comes less than two months after she and Abdullah marked their 40th wedding anniversary - is the biggest personal blow to the Malaysian leader since he took office in October 2003 following the retirement of his predecessor, longtime leader Mahathir Mohamad, the AP meanwhile reported.

Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said Abdullah has accepted his wife's death, even though the family was surprised when Endon's condition worsened suddenly early Thursday.

"He was very calm, he is very religious, he has come to terms with it,'' Najib said.

Thousands of people filed past Endon's body, which lay in state wrapped in white linen on a table while Muslim clerics recited verses from the Quran.

Abdullah, Malaysia's fifth prime minister since the country achieved independence from Britain in 1957, had been married to Endon since Sept. 4, 1965.

Abdullah has often called Endon his "No. 1 supporter.''

When his mother died of natural causes in February 2004, Abdullah telephoned Endon in the United States, where she was undergoing treatment.

She later told reporters that he said: "I've lost my mother and I don't want to lose you too.''

Endon was respected for her humble, unassuming personality.

She was popularly referred to as "Kak Endon,'' or "Elder Sister Endon.''

Abdullah and Endon often showed public displays of affection, including hugs and kisses on each other's cheeks.

AL-FATIHAH

Now And Forever
Topic: Lyrics
Now And Forever
Air Supply

When love is new
And the world is not reaching for you
We try hard to hold it all
In our hands
But it slipped through
Like soft drifting sands
But drying the tears
Can build it all like new

CHORUS
Now and forever
Remember the words
From my heart will always be true
Now and forever
Together and all that I feel
Here's my love for for you

Learning each day
That the right time was so far away
To tell you the things I knew
Now it's clear
That the moment
We searched for is here
And counting the years
Is all I want to do

CHORUS

Hold me as close
As love will allow
Until all your fears are gone
What has all passed
Is over now
I'm here with you
I'm here with you
I'm holding on
I'm holding on

Safe Harbour by Luanne Rice

August 1981
Two young, lovely sisters Dana & Lily Underhill (20 & 18 years old) are teaching sailing lessons (to earn money for attending art school) at Newport harbour to a group of wealthy children. One of the kids is a 8 year old 3rd grader, Sam Trevor (oceanographer wannabe). Crooked glasses & teeth with braces, this poor kid was given a life of hope by Dana. She taught him sailing for free. Being with her, he could temporarily forget the hardships back at home.

Unexpectedly an accident takes place while sailing & Sam is injured.
He falls overboard but Dana & Lily save him in nick of time. Dana resusciates him successfully and grateful Sam responds, ’’I’ll protect you forever’’

I read the novel in 3 days just after i finished the previous one (On The Street Where You live.
What I like most about this novel is the way the author described the ocean, the island, the town and the little herbs garden. I feel like I was there myself.

Divine Sight!!

....some say it's the light at the end of a tunnel...

On The Street Where You Live

I've just read this suspense-thriller book by Mary Higgins Clark. From the moment I started reading it I couldn't be apart from it. This is my kind of book. I kept on guessing who was the murderer until the last part of the book when the real murderer was revealed. Thumb up for this!!!!!!!

Welcome back!
Mood:  happy
Whoaaa….am i back or what????? Let me see….. the last I wrote was September 13, so I have been absent for about 25 days..not even enough days to make it a month. I guess virtual life has become a part of me now… can’t stay away from it. I missed the usual stuff, surfing, blogging, reading poems online etc etc but the good thing was I could refrain myself from chatting or going into any chat rooms….hooryyyy…I consider that s a victory….a reason to celebrate!.Toast everyone!

So what have I been doing when I was not online????? Let me check…, ops…most of the time was occupied with sleeping. NO joke! I’m telling the truth. Every nite I went to sleep t 9.30 p.m and sometimes I even slept before 8.00 p.m…no wonder I was puing on weight lately….hmm…

Then the school was killing me! Exams, meetings, courses, reports to be handed, students’ files to be filled in, registration….and worst of all… substitute classes on Saturday!!!!! It was ridiculous of the KPM to do such things….they failed to plan well and made the teachers to pay for it….I’m going to protest to Datuk Hishamuddin! Errr…ok I take my words back… nanti gaji statik!

Last week our school had its annual dinner and Hari Professional at Tang Dynasty KK. It was a fun event especially the dinner. The Pengetua sang a duet number with his wife…what a lovely couple. There were lucky draws, karaoke competition and MAKAN! My favourite!

Ramadhan comes again….beginning 5th Oct is fasting month. Hmmm….no makan! Be strong gurl…. No makan means I will slim down….that’s only if I don’t overeat during buka posa!

Budget 2006 has been announced by PM on 30th September …the focus of attention by most people was is there any bonuses this year???? And the answer was..YES!!!

Goodness gracious me! Look at the time it’s already after 12…. I think I’d better go now..or else I wont get enough sleep or worse I might not be able to wake up for sahur..

So…nite nite!

And WE LOVE....
Mood:  hug me
Topic: Poetry
…and it was written
in striking red ink…
two melancholic words
WE LOVE!

And WE LOVE…
Each moments we shared together
Though oceans away
WE LOVE..

Memories were unfolded evidence
Draw us closer to each other
Every corners of our mind
Is filled with us.

As i went thru my documents, i came across this poem i wrote not so long ago.....

I might not be blogging for a while now..i'm taking a break from online stuff...gotta stay connected to the real world there for a while...been too virtual lately.....

This is my last day ....

Untitled by Simple Plan
Mood:  lyrical
Topic: Lyrics

I open my eyes
I try to see but I’m blinded by the white light
I can’t remember how
I can’t remember why
I’m lying here tonight

And I can’t stand the pain
And I can’t make it go away
No I can’t stand the pain

How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
I’ve got no where to run
The night goes on
As I’m fading away
I’m sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

Everybody’s screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I’m slipping off the edge
I’m hanging by a thread
I wanna start this over again

So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
And I can’t explain what happened
And I can’t erase the things that I’ve done
No I can’t

How could this happen to me
I made my mistakes
I’ve got no where to run
The night goes on
As I’m fading away
I’m sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

I made my mistakes
I’ve got no where to run
The night goes on
As I’m fading away
I’m sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me

Some People
Mood:  irritated
Topic: Miscellaneous

well..if i want the world to know it..i will shout it out myself..why la some ppl cant really respect others...!!!

Taking A Break!!!!
I was away attending a course conducted by CDC (Curriculum Developement Centre)in Beringgis Beah Resort in Papar from 7 - 9 Sept. It was one of the most relaxing course I ever had so far.

What we needed to do was to browse through a courseware developed by IH - International House, comment on the material and then we were taught how to go about with the material during teaching and learning process. The courseware was definitely good but I doubt teachers (speaking for myself actually!)have enough time to fully utilise the material.. but anyway, the effort taken by CDC to enhance students' performance in English should be given credit..

At the end of the one and half day course, during the the closing ceremony...I would like to quote what Dr. Azami Ibrahim from CDC said about the teaching profession.."Don't command respect from your students, we need to earn that respect because we are worth to be respected"

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It was my first time staying in Beringgis Beach Resort..the place is quite nice, especially the beach. The chalet is not bad too. I would like to spend my next holiday here next time.

The way to the beach.

The swimming pool

The chalet

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Sarawak Facts
Rui posted this in Myspace.com bulletin board and i cant help but to share it with the people here..i know it's quite offending to some..but what da heck..it's purely a joke to me!

Have a peep at Rui

Message: Sarawak Facts

1.hey!u swak ppl live in trees ah?
YES,we have elevators too..they're really an
engineering feat coz its not ez to fit an elevator into a tree.

2.u guys got electricity isit?
YES..but since cost of transmission is too high
due to the geographic barriers,we use independant
solar panels n mini turbines scattered all ard,they r exactly 30k of them!!

3.over there got wht car?
we ride wild boar.when the plane arrive at the
airport ,we take our wild boar n ride it all the way to our tree house.

4.Got road meh?
no.just jungle trails n few roads ard town

5.u bidayuh form sulawesi there huh?
yes we r head hunters.human brain is the best food.

6.s'wak inside sabah right?
no,we're one independent state u idiot,sabah is a
town in s'wak.;)

7.eh,sabah s'wak not the same meh?
yes!!how many times i have to tell u sabah is a
town in s'wak

8.Kuching big ha?
soso la..but we have the largest population of
stray cats in the world.abt 400k,y do u think they
city is called kuching leh u idiot?!!

9.kuching got so many cats la....
YES LA!!!how many times i have to say??

10.Kuching got malay?
duh!

11.s'wak ppl can speak english?
no.but we speak french coz we were colonized by the french in the 18 century n then by the alliens in the 19,so our local dialect is pretty much based on the alien languages tht no one understand...

12.Kuching got airport or u use boat go johor..
kuching airport is only fit for fokker.... since a
fokker cant go so far...we have to use steamboats,no joking!!steam boats coz swak so
rich with timbers,its much cheaper than diesel or
any other petrol

THE FACT!!
1.the only state to be ruled by a white RAJAH.
2.swak is the largest state in m'sia.
3.swak supports whole m'sia with its own economy!! now u know how generous we r ! without us....where got PUTRAJAYA??where come KLCC?????
4.swak population is 2176800.kuching has 458,300.
5.there r 27 ethnic groups tht speak 45 different
languages n dialects
6.70% are english literate!!
7.kuching international airport hosts a numer of
direct int'l flights!
8.swak has never achieved independence ruled by the BROOKE family,given to the british empire, offered to m'sia.
9.kuching is the most liveable sity in m'sia n the
7TH most liveable city in the WORLD...even kl is behind at 12th..HAHA..

1.we have electricty
2.in kuching,we c mercedes benz till we wanna puke!u fool!!
3.the only ppl tht live on trees r those primitive
homo sapiens....thousands years ago........nvr study kah bodoh!
4.our guys r handsome n chics r hot.real hOt~~
5. The size of Sarawak is the equivalent of..
uumm.. uumm.. the size of.. uumm.. big la big la.. {[nick: almos the size of semenanjung malaysia,
about 124,449.51 square km]
6. kuching is one of the best cities to live
around !! yoyoyo... kuching rocks!kch kia n ppl
now we realli realli know how lucky we r !

CHEERS!!

feel free to post, but u must be a sarawakian, or
else u will get the Santubong curse where u will be
turned into stones n mountains :P

Tiga Dara Pingitan

Marina, Jurie and Nonie.
I knew them since i first came into the family about 10 years ago. They grew up to be beautiful and intelligent people.
Marina just completed her studies in UMS. Jurie, a gifted child (she is deaf), has just completed her diploma of engeneering recently. While the ever pretty and sexy, Nonie hasn't done much but aiming to be a stewardess.
Way to go girlssss!!!!!!!!