Beauty or inner beauty?

Previously, before I took my MUET exam, my teacher had given me quite a number of speaking practice. Of course, we were given topic to talk about. One of the topic, is also the topic that I am going to talk here. Is beauty more important or inner beauty? Some says beauty is more important, some says inner beauty is more important. Undeniable, we have gone through process of argument, and debate. Majority goes for inner beauty.

Here is how the argument goes. Well, some says that beauty is more important, because if you have the beauty, you can be superstar, singer, model and etc. You can earn a lot of money. Yes, they got a point. Look at the singer nowadays, they have beauty that ordinary people don't have. But, nowadays, beauty is a common thing. We have plastic surgery, which can transform an ugly duck into a white snowy swan.

Meanwhile, on the other side, they are going for inner beauty. They think that inner beauty is more important than beauty. Take the Miss Universe as an example. They have beauty, the have good body, heart-melting smile, but, why do they still have to undergo a lot of test which will reflect their thinking, their personality? The point is, they are looking for inner beauty. At the end of the contest, you may found that the champion may not be the prettiest, but she is the one who possesses the best personality among the others. Another example, when you are going for an interview, the way you act, the way you answer the questions will determine your fate. Means whether will you be employed or not. Of course, the decision made by the interviewers might very subjective, but, who wants person that looks good but can't work well with the others?

This is how it goes. At the mean time, I would like to know what do you all think about this. Please do feel free to leave your comment here. I appreciate it very much.

Lastly, I would like to appologize for the grammar mistake that I've made also spelling error, if there is any. Thank you.

Health concious

Recently, I strongly believe that the world is stunned by the emergence of the not yet but soon to be terrifying H1N1 virus, which is known as the pig flu last time, but know it is also known as the swine flu now. Most part of the world is now being affected by this virus, yet it is not so serious compared to the SARS.

Lately, the virus had spread to my area. Many students in my area had been affected by this annoying virus. In fact, there are rumours saying that there are 2 students of my school were infected by this H1N1 flu. Anyway, I won't take that as a truth as there weren't any factual prove. Even if there is, I bet the headmaster won't order the school for a close down for one week. Want to bet? Whether there is or not people infected with the H1N1 flu, one wise advice for all of you is that, kindly get yourself a mask. A satisfying mask would cost you about Rm0.80 each. If you are looking for a better one, you may go for the RM8 each, or take the oxygen tank.

I wore a mask to school one day, and guess what a friend of mine said? He said it won't be so easy for us to get it. Yet he said prevention is better than cure. Point taken. Prevention is in fact better than cure. It is not easy for you to get infected with H1N1, but you will never know that just in case, you were the "lucky" one to get it. When I was asking my classmates whether they want to wear mask to school or not, they turn a cold shoulder on me. Their response was, well, can't be considered as disappointing as they have the right to make their own decision, they are not going to wear, unless the school has made it a compulsory to wear a mask to school.

This attitude, has taught me a lesson. Yes, this virus is not as fearsome as SARS, yet we can't look down at it. There are a lot of people who died of this so-called pig flu, in other word, swine flu. Last time when there was the SARS outbreak, many of people out there was wearing mask, of course not in my area because there isn't any case at my area. So I was one of them who do not wear a mask when going out. One of the reason is that, I believe I will not be the lucky one to be selected to bear this special prize. But, I am different now. I am looking at the consequence, just in case I am the "lucky" one. Who knows? When I mentioned about wearing a mask to school, they said it is not necessary. But the problem now is, there are more and more people infected by this virus, and worst though, it is very near with us. Yet, they still don't want to take any action against it. Somehow I was hoping if they will be given a lesson during the H1N1 outbreak period.

Prevention is better than cure. Think of the consequences. You will not be able to go to school. You will miss out a lot of lesson ad etc etc. Spend some on the mask and it may spare you from thousands of problems.

Yours sincerely...

An experience which had taught me a lot about my school and that BxxxH too!

I am going to write out my feelings. A happening which had made my blood boils.

Today morning, most of us in the class complained about one thing. The book that we are asked to buy. Well, in fact, we are being ordered to buy it. That exercise books cost us RM16. Since our teacher said that it is mandatory for all of us to buy it, and she is going to use it during the lesson, so we can't object it. We asked the teacher what kind of book would that be, she say nothing. Throughout the process we are not shown the sample of the book, or being told about the content of the book.

Yesterday, finally I've got my hand on the book. There are two of it, one is with a green cover, another one is with yellow cover. I was quite satisfied with the quality of the paper that they use. Total number of pages of both of the books are 81 pages. Well, I was quite shocked when I first saw the book. Because I was expecting more, eg. thicker book, book with colourful cover. Fine. Then I look at the content of the book. once I open up the book, I can feel that my blood is boiling, like a magma waiting to come out from the bottom of the volcano. Water in my bottle starts to evaporate as I touched it. The volcano is about to erupt.

I was so shock when the content of the book turns out to be the questions of the past STPM exams, starting from the year 1998 until last year, 2008. How coincidentally, all of my classmates, including me, already have a copy of past year questions from the year of 1987 until 2008, which only costs us not more than Rm6.50. We pay RM6++, we have questions of 21 years. Now, we pay RM16, and we have only questions of 10 years, more over, we already have those questions. How ridiculous it is!!! See the differences?

So, we complained to the teacher. Previously I still think that she is a good teacher, not good in teaching, but at least she has the passion. Now, she had spoils her own image, she is nothing but just merely a BITCH to me! As we expected, she is evading from the questions that we asked her. She told us not to be so calculative, it is just RM16 only. For God sake! I can't believe that these words can come out from her mouth, I really can't believe in what I heard. You are able to earn money yourself, you can spend the money in whatever way that you like, I don't care. But please don't forget, we are student, we are unemployed, we still have to rely on our parents. The money are from our parents, and where do our parents got the money? From their hard work. These money are hard earned money, and we are not going to spend it on rubbish! I couldn't imagine that you would say such word.

During the argument, she is trying to escape from the questions. Very obvious, she refused to be impossible of what she had done. She has no idea of how to give us an explanation which can cool us down, so she kept on changing topic. But, we kept on sticking to the topic. While the argument is still hot, I threw her a question. "Have you seen this book before? Before you asked us to buy it?" Guess what is her answer. She said "No." I was like "WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Then I continued. "Then don't you think that it is risky to ask the students to buy something which you had never seen or use before?" Then she bla bla bla, saying what even if she knew that the book is about past year questions, she will ask the students to buy it too. Then, the class burst into dicussion again. Apparently everyone is not satisfied with her already, including me myself. She also added that the word "risky" is innapropriate and rude to teacher. Again, that word came to my mind. WTF! You are saying that I am rude? Hello? Do you know what you are talking? You are asking your student spend the money on buying something which you never seen it or use it before. And you said all of us MUST buy the books. You are using the students as experiments! You are treating us like a white mice in the laboratory whom is waiting for dissection. Now, the trouble emerged, and yet you can't provide us an proper explanation, who is rude here? You are not respecting us and I am not going to respect you also. You don't deserve it!

This situation, again, has showed me that student rights are totally discriminated in this school. Obviously it is your fault, and now it has became our fault. Teacher has the say on everything, while we, as students, have to follow what ever shit they said.

I don't mind now if the book can't be returned and the money can't be refund. But, what I am truly unhappy about is the teacher's attitude. If you are going to ask your student to buy something, please do some research before it. It is very immoral, you know?

Between, the teacher also said that if we have any unsatisfaction, you may bring it on to the school principal. I know the school very well. If you insists on fighting for student rights, the teachers might sees you as school version Osama. There is no students' rights in the school. Even a black can be said as white, if they want to.

So dark the con of my school...

Recent decision made by the Ministry of Education

I get my copy of newspaper on Thursday morning. I was sitting in the class after coming back from the canteen. The newspaper was in front of me. I look at the headline to check out what is the latest news going around in the country recently.

"WTF!" This word came out of my mouth accidentally as I read the headline. The Ministry of Education has again decided to change the language used to teach Mathematics and Science subjects. Back to 7 years ago, they have made a shocking decision that all Mathematics and Science subjects are to be taught in English. This changes is applied to both primary and secondary school. The rational behind that action, according to them, in university, Maths and Science subjects are taught in English. So if we learn Maths and Science subjects in English while we were in the primary and secondary school, it will be easier for us when we proceed to university. I was partially agree with that decision.

Why am I partially agree with that decision? Simple. In my opinion, in fact I believe would have the same feeling as mine, that primary pupils should be taught in their mother tongue for both Maths and Science subjects. It is not a problem for a secondary school students to study Maths and Science subjects in English, in my opinion.

After many had complained that the teaching of Maths and Science subjects in English for primary school is irrelevant, the Ministry had finally show us some light by reconsidering it again. And finally it is back to normal. However, one thing that I found ridiculous the most is that why they are changing the language used in secondary school as well?RIDICULOUS! NONSENSE! 7 years ago, they said it is for the sake of the students so that they can do better in the university. What about now? Plus, 7 years ago, they said it is one of the way to improve the standard of English among students. Now? Will the increase in number of English teacher helps? I don't think so. The situation now is, we have to spend another big sum of money in order to change the current education syllabus. The text book, teacher might have to attend training again. More over, they are going to increase the number of English teacher. So this means that another sum of money is going to be spent on the cost of trainings, allowance and so on. The complains is about the primary school, why disturb the secondary school? What's the point of doing so? 7 years ago, when the Ministry decided that English is to be used in the teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects, many teachers have to attend numerous trainings. How much money is spend on it? And now they are going to change it AGAIN! Please, do appreciate taxpayers' money. Those money are not earned easily.

For God sake. The standard of education is going down the slope, and now it is falling down the bottomless cliff...

World of materialism?

I used to heard people complains that they are only visible when they appear to be useful in some fields, after that, they will be back to invisible again. Yes, I heard a lot of complains about this. It is very annoying. Indeed it was. But, can you tell that you are not treating others in this way too? Better think carefully.

This is a world of materialism, and i strongly believe that no one can escape from materialism. Unforunately, some person has became over materialism. Being materialism is good. But they are being over materialism, which, is not good at all. Refer to what I said earlier, the kind of people who treats you when you appear to be useful to them, and will pretend that you are invisible when you are no longer useful to them, is in fact, very annoying and irritating as well. The most frustrating thing is that we can't make them vanish. How I wish I can. In school, there are such kinds of people around me. Lots of them. They appears to be friendly, but, they are actually wolves under lamb's skin.(direct translation from a chinese idiom) I am not refering this to anyone, but this really does happened in my school. Well, it happens at everywhere.

Take school as example. In school, we treat them as friend, but they treat us as a "friend", specifically, a device to help them achieve success. It happens to me. Very annoying and it is so fake!!! I can't scold them or tell them that what they are doing is wrong. No. It is not wrong, just it will cause unsatisfaction among they and their friends.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Hereby I would like to ask you all, whoever had read this blog post, please leave me some comment about this issue. Your willingness is very much appreciated. Thanks.

Was it necessary?

I am assure that all the citizens of Earth should have aware of the recent economy crisis that has landed throughout the world. The number of people who had lost their job has increased drastically. Losing a job, also carries the meaning of losing the source of income. How are they going to survive in this materialistic world without an income? It doesn't need to be a big sum of income, but at least it is enough for them to have their stomach filled with some food, their body covered with some clothes. However, losing a job doesn't mean that that person will lost everything. Find another job will do, regardless of the salary, at least there is an income, better than none.

7/3/2009, I have a badminton appointment with my friends. 9am-12pm. The day before it, I slept at around 12.30am, and I woke up at around 7 something. After get myself prepared, I set off to the badminton court. 12 of us, two badminton courts. Tracing back, I found that I haven't really move my body so much ever since the beginning of the CNY. Anyway, I have to admit that it is a joyful morning. After we are done with the badminton, our next activity of the day is movie watching. We are going to watch Love Matters at CS at 2.30. A movie that I awaited for a long time, and finally it is broadcast at the local cinema. Between, my head started to protest, wanting a rest. I started to feel the headache. For god sake! I am going for a movie this afternoon and you protest?! Without hesitating, I quickly head off to my house.

After a warm yet comfortable bath, I sat down in front of my computer, log in into my facebook account. Suddenly, my phone rang. A friend of mine rang me up and told me that someone broke into his house and all the cash in the house has been stolen. My jaw was dangling in the mid air as I heard it. Sounds unbelievable, but it is true. At the moment, a thought came through my mind: is that stealing is the only way of surviving in this world?

Between, he also told me some of the ridiculous things that happened when he called the police. He called up the police, report to the police of what is going on in his house, but, the response he got from the police had dumbfounded him. The police ask him to go to the police station himself to make a report then only the police will go to his house to investigate. So, my friend asked the attendant on the phone why can't they just come straight away to his house? Why he has to go to the police station to make a report then only the police can come? the police said that this is to prevent prank calls. Fine. Nothing he could do until he reach the police station. I have to admit that those prank calls are really annoying. In fact, I experienced it before. Way back to a year ago when I was duty at the hospital. When we reached the site, there was nobody! This implies how serious is the moral values of the people nowadays. But, the police shouldn't do so. They should have asked somebody of their partners to drive to the site and assist the victims. try to imagine if a victims who has suffered from a gun shot, are you expecting him to go to the police station to make a report of who shot him? Rubbish! Don't forget, part of their salary is the money that comes from the public (summons paid and taxes). They have to do their job.

I would like to say something about those who made the prank calls. They might think it is fun, and I strongly believe that they are doing so to fulfill their weird desire. Well, I suspect that they are most probably psychologically imbalance. This bunch of idiot most probably doesn't know that every prank call that they made is actually a waste of money. Please, wake up, open your eyes, look at the reality. Stop it while you can.

I had run out of idea of how to continue this article. If you had experienced any of the similar case above, please feel free to share it. Or if you have any comment, please do not hesitate to share it with us. Thanks a lot.

Teachers

I would like to dedicate this article to all the students, especially Malaysia students:

I have something to share with you all and all this is my experience. Being a secondary student for seven years, including this year, I have met many kinds of teacher. Take BTT as an example. My school used to shut the gate at 7.25am. And one day, I reach school at 7.20am(my clock shows so), plus the time taken for me to walk until the gate from the place where I parked my car, it won't take more than 3 minutes. When I reached the gate, I saw the guard shut the door. For god sake!! I quickly rush to there and ask the guard to open the door for me. Then he said it is 7.25am now, and he asked me to take the front door. SHIT!!! Without hesitating, I replied him that my watch shows 7.20am!! He seemed reluctant to open the door for me, and mind you, I am not in a good mood at that moment, so obviously he saw my redden face which looks like a volcano ready to erupt. After a while, he opened the door for me. And that BxxxH (BTT) told me not to late next time. And these following words gun out from my mouth : I'm not late. My watch shows 7.20am. Then I just walked away. That teacher shouted at me, saying that my watch is late. Ok! Enough! You said my watch is late, then can I said that your watch is faster than mine? BxxxH!!! You thought everyone in the school will have the same time as shown in your watch?!?!?! The main point is, don't just look at something from your own point of view or base on your own stand. Think of the others too.

Next, I would like to take the morning assembly as my next example and also the next point. During every morning assembly in my school, we will sing the national anthem, the state anthem and the school anthem as well. And I noticed that all the students are singing out loud, though some of them sing out of tempo(don't know they are doing it on purpose or...), but at least we sing. Ok? At the mean time, most teachers aren't singing. During the assembly, teachers always ask the students to sing it out loud, but the teachers are not singing at all. They are just standing like a statue. In my opinion, teacher, suppose to be the role model of the students, should have sing along with the students. Otherwise you don't have any convincing reason to ask people to sing. How embarrassing is this!! I know, if I said this to them, the teachers will think that I am a bad students or what. But tell you what, as a students, I strongly believe that we have our own rights and we should protect our rights as well. But, pathetically, somehow, in the school, the management of the school is something more to dictator than democracy. When the students did something wrong, they are wrong.(Indeed). If they did something wrong, they are actually right. They will also come out with a lof theories of life to turn their accidental mistake into a purposeful mistake. Of course, not all the teachers are this kind of teacher, just, some.

Other than that, I have attended quite a number of leadership training camp, and a phrase I remember the most was this:"If you want to be a leader, you have to be part of the member." Just like what is applied to the police, you want to catch the thief, you have to think like a thief. So, teachers in the school, to lead the students, their have to understand what the student is thinking, they have to know what student needs, what student wants and don't want, what student likes and dislikes. In the school, I realized that not many teacher manage to do it, in fact, most of the teacher prefer dictator style. They don't understand what student wants, need, or like. Of course, you can't just go to the students and ask them:"What you want huh?" I bet 99% will keep quiet or perhaps, say something that is rubbish. Eg. I want to eat KFC!!! (sweat)

To be honest, I have plenty to share with you all, but too bad I had forgotten some of them. So this is so much that I can share with you all. Please fell free to drop any comment if you have any and let us share our view together. Thanks. Lastly, thanks for the time spent on reading this article.

Discipline of students

Another tedious day. Almost everyday I went back from school at around 2pm-4pm. Tired. Today also is the same; by the time I reached my house, I glanced at my phone's screen. It tells me that it is 4.25pm. For god sake! I have to do a lot of things that I did not complete yesterday: maths homework, MUET newspaper cutting, PA, wash the car, prepare the name list of those who had paid the fees and many more. But, I'm not going to talk on how I'm going to spend the remaining 7 hours in this day, what I'm going to talk is actually what I discussed in the PSS meeting before I went back.

I'm in-charge of the discipline unit of PSS of my school, and we have discussed of how to overcome the discipline problem that we faced. Previously, I had proposed a Demerit and Merit system to all the PSS prefects, and teacher was happy with it. Today's meeting was to discuss about the marks for the demerit marks that is to be set. So, we discussed about it and we finally agree to launched it. Between, I mentioned ways to overcome those who is late in returning their book(s). I believe everyone should knew that the book(s) that was(were) borrowed should be returned within the given time, otherwise they will be fined. However, there are some students who may have forgotten that they actually holding the book(s) that actually belongs to the library, or maybe they are just too rich and they need somewhere to output their money. Sadly, there are quite a number of students who did not even return the books at all, though the debt is increasing day by day, but the fine doesn't seemed to motivate them to return the book and settle the fine. So, I suggested that why don't we demerit their marks? (Note: My school have a demerit system too. Every student is given 100 marks. Marks will be deducted for any rule breaking. Marks will be given for any good behavior) My teacher later reminded me of the effectiveness of the Demerit system. She asked me:"Do you think that Demerit system gave any impact on the students?" Dumbfounded. We all shook our head.

Indeed, the demerit system does not have any effect on the students. Every years student plays fire crackers in the school but nothing happened to them. Well, perhaps they are still fine by now, but in future? Who knows. Looks like our discipline teacher have to scratch his head hard to figure out a new method to overcome the discipline problem that were currently faced by our school. Besides, students have to behave themselves too.

Any comment on how to overcome or deal with the discipline problem, please leave me a comment. Your comment is very valuable and precious to me. Thanks a lot and have a nice day too. ^^

Stop while you can

Everyone wants to survive in this world, but it is the way of survive that is different. True? I am aware that surely you all have been reading news about things stolen or robbery. What is playing in their mind actually?

In this world of materialism, everyone needs money. Though with money, you can't do everything, but without money, you can't do anything. Money has become a very important thing in our life. I bet you all should know the rule of nature very well. If you want something, then you have to let go something. In the other world, you will have to sacrifice in order to earn something. To earn money, there is plenty of ways to do it. Some people goes to work. As a clerk, manager, directors, actors, etc. Some, they work, but their occupation is kinda special, that is thief or robbers.

Some of you may though that thieves or robbers are not educated. But tell you what, you are wrong. They are educated. And yet they have a different kind of profession. Let say steal a car. It wasn't easy to steal a car nowadays, thanks to the advanced technology of the car security system. Yet, they still can ignite the car engine and drive the car without disarming the alarm. So, an idiot won't be able to do this; obviously he is a well trained person. Besides of stealing cars, hacking wasn't easy at all. You need speed and brain to hack somebody. Are you expect a dummy to hack you? Definitely not.

All the profession can earn money. But the different is, if you have a proper work, the money that you earned is your hard earned money. If you get the money by selling things that you stolen, then the money doesn't belongs to you at all. It belongs to the owner of the things, isn't? Stop stealing or robbery and together make this world a better world. Steal or rob is a fast way to earn money, but it is a sin, a guilt that will be carved on your face, body and soul for the rest of your life. Stop it before it is too late.

The irrational businessman

As usual, I drive to school. And that morning, I parked my car at the first lot, which is just right beside my school. And I was wondering what will that brainless fellow said during afternoon. Exactly as what I've predicted in the morning, when I was there to take my car, he told me that I can't park my car at there. What the hell! He added that he had told the guard of the school not to let anybody to park their vehicle at there because he is going to sell foods there. Be more rational. Then I replied him that this a public place. And he started to act more vigorously (kinda out of his mind). More irrational words are coming out from his mouth. I was wondering if I ever know a spell I will curse him to death! One word that was carved in my memory so clearly is that he tried to remind me that I was just a student, and he ask me to be careful. I kept quiet, as knowing that this M businessman isn't a gentleman and probably he will conduct many dirty acts in future, so I have to step back forcibly, for the sake of both parties, and, he won. He won in terms of the place, but he lose a customer. And he had forgotten how important a customer is. It is ok. He looks to be at the age of around 30-40, and pity him still have to use a car as a mobile stall to sell some junk foods. Pity him. But somehow, I think that he deserved it. And somehow, it is a rare chance to see a modern barbarian doing business. The most miracle is that the barbarian drives car! Unbelievable.

I was very angry. Indeed I was, at first. But later I tell myself that I should not get angry, because finally I had get a chance to know a barbarian. It is not worth for me to kill my cells for this human of low class category. I think I have to inform the scientists about the emergence of barbarian in this 21st century, and we should be proud that he is in SP. Looks like it has not extinct yet either. I have a lot of point to argue actually. First, the place does not belongs to the school, it is belongs to the Majlis Perbandaran Sungai Petani, so it is pointless even he told the guard to fence up that area. Secondly, because it is a public area, nobody has the rights to stop somebody to park the car there, unless the City Council ordered so. Third, even I carry this argument to the court, I will still win, since as I said previously, that is a public place, and I strongly believe that it is on the first come first serve basis, no special rights even though he is a Malay. Worst come worst, both of us will be summoned or nobody is allowed to park the car at there, fair for all. Third, if he wants the place, come early to get the place. Do you know what is the time when I reached that spot and get my car well parked? 6.40am! And what time did you arrived huh?! Wake up you low class yet irrational human! I was wondering if he learned that afternoon came first before morning.

A businessman should not act like this...

Over materialistic

Have my eyes swept through the calendar, I realized how time flies. It has been six years I joined SJ, and lots had happened during these years. In my point of view, if you want to join a voluntary service body like SJ, you ought to have the passion, otherwise you are not a true SJ member to me, even though you are wearing the uniform. There was a question which has stayed in my heart for a long time already. What was the main purpose they choose to join SJ? What was the reason that tell his mind to choose SJ? I have no idea.

They chose to join SJ when they have their first step into the school, preparing to start their secondary school life. So, they are still new, so I won't blame them. But for members who are already a Form 2 and above, where are you whenever there is an activity? Recently our area is going to organize a blood donation activity, and definitely we need helpers, so I asked them to get 10 members ready for the event. Then the response is outrage, only 1 person. Later, an "old witch" used her greatest attraction to lure them, and finally the other 9 vacancies has been filled up. But hold on, the greatest attraction that I mean here wasn't that kind of attraction, it is in fact, something that is very useful for them when they leave the school. AJK pose in SJ SMKI. I was so disappointed when I heard about it. For heaven's sake!!!!!! This is not the true spirit of being a first aider, not a true SJ member! "For the service of mankind" But did they do it? It is a shame!!!!

What was in your mind when you decide to join this uniform body huh?!?! The uniform body that you are joining now is a voluntary uniform body, and do you call this kind of spirit as a spirit of volunteer? Where is the spirit?? And the funny thing is, you are still able to put the uniform on your body. I was wondering how thick your face is. Please, don't be a parasite. This has showed me how severe is when a person became over materialistic. Materialistic is good, but they are over-materialistic. When they become over-materialistic, it is no longer good. We need materialism to set a target for our life, and then passion is needed to drive our body and soul to move toward the target. In this case, they have the target and they did move their body and soul toward their goal, but the true spirit as a SJ member is lost. How pathetic is that...

Maybe some of you may think that perhaps they are new to SJ so they didn't know much about SJ, but for your information, they are already Form 4. In my opinion, you joined SJ, you love SJ, and the true spirit of SJ will be showed. However, the truth is, these kind of people can't be eliminated. The nature is balance. Every kind of people is needed to balance the nature. Isn't? (Sigh~)