Day In, Day Out

Itu Rod Ellis, itu David Nunan dan itu Kathleen Bailey!! Jaw dropping. Sangat kagum! How I wish any organisation or anyone can sponsor me to do MA TESOL in this university.  *Mimpi yg hampir mustahil.

Education is the passport to the future, For tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it, today .

I dont have one this year. One of the reason is because I dont see the point of having an Azam. It's not that I no longer have a dream but sometimes I think that wanting something great to be accomplished within a year is too much. Maybe now I believe that something great takes years to work out and even if I fail to have what I dream off, I should value the process more than the product. 2011 is again not a year to cherish. Many things happen; some of it is great, and some of it is not. The worst is mom keeps getting sick. 2012 perhaps is going to be a better year. I was informed that few of my beloved relatives are getting married by this year. Yey! Even it isn't me who is getting married, knowing the people I love are getting married makes me feel extremely happy. More, to some extent 2012 promises me a bundle of joy. By this July, I'll be back in Malaysia. It's a sad thing to leave the UK as this place has been great to me, yet I have much to do in Malaysia. In...

You'll be a man my son. Eh, ni pon cam best, but this is not a poem la ;)

We are getting our children through education by anaesthetising them. Jaw dropping. I wish I am this creative ;) *Azam 2012 untuk menjadi lebih berseni!

I find people with dyslexic interesting.

Hello December! I think that it is worth mentioning yang the most important months in my calendar are January, April, obviously May, July and also December. So why December? I am a person who loves to reminisce about my past especially when it means a lot to me. December is the month when so many great things happen to me ;) In detail, December is the month that holds a lot of special memories between me and the guy who I am in love with. It was 4 years back when we first met. Stesen Bus Pudu, 4 years ago and before the renovation, for God sake, wasn't a perfect place to meet someone special in your life. *first meeting haruslah ditempat yang sesuai, not a cramped and crowded place cenggitu* Yet, life is very unpredictable. I was in KL for a day because I was accompanying my dearest friend who was searching for books *yes. we went to KL for books!* . We were quite busy searching for the books and it did took hours for us to find the exact books. Though we were quite busy a...

Riwayat Baihaqi: Sesiapa yang memancing kemarahan ibu bapanya bererti dia memancing kemurkaan Allah SWT dan sesiapa yang menyukakan hati ibu bapanya, bererti dia membuat Allah redha kepadanya.

by John Holt. Again, a book by John Holt. The book got a good review so I was certainly entertained by that. Next, I went to the library and borrowed the book. (so glad that the library has the book) Ok. The book doesn't suit me well, I didn't enjoy it so I dont finish it. The book emphasises on children, their rights and adultism. All in all, I agree that he is a very radical man.

I got myself an Ingersoll watch and I'm delighted!

Last week, I got the result for my research proposal. The result was lower than what I'd expected. So obviously I got mad. Haha. Yes, I did. I was very upset as I put a lot of effort in it but it didn't turn out right. The marker said that my title wasn't specific enough and my research questions were very general though my lecturer once confirmed that everything was very specific. So now you get my point of being freaking upset. Macam biasalah. When you dont get what you want, you feel demotivated. Indeed I was very demotivated by the mark. I spent days thinking about it. Yet, I believe that anything happens for reasons. Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. I hated it but now I realise that it was good for me. As for the poor mark results me to figure out what's wrong with my research ...

I never talk about my thesis kan? Since this is my final year in the UK, I got to do my thesis. How is it? It makes me feel miserable. It really is. Frankly, I have decided on a topic which is not within my area of interest. Sound stupid kan? Memang pun. I am never good in SLA (Second Language Acquisition); an area which I have to understand and fully comprehend with the theories, ideas and issues related to learning other languages. I am never good in it and I never like it. Who knows exactly what is going on whilst someone is learning a language? I swear that learning SLA is something like learning chemistry in school. You have to understand it but you cant see it! No one can really show it to you. And yes, for my SPM, I got B for chemistry and that's the only reason I cant get the scholarship I wanted. Argh. I can almost predict what will happen next. Lalala~ So what made you decide on the topic? Huh. The reason is I hate reading issues of Malaysian education. I find it f...

I have a nice handwriting ;)

by Richard St John. I ADORE him!

And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good]. And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah . Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing. Give us strength to stand strong. 

In my dream wedding, I'll be wearing a busana exclusively sewn by mom! Haha.  Mie, will you make me my wedding dress?

And when adversity touches man, he calls upon Us; then when We bestow on him a favor from Us, he says, "I have only been given it because of [my] knowledge." Rather, it is a trial, but most of them do not know. Maka apabila manusia disentuh oleh sesuatu bahaya, ia segera berdoa kepada Kami; kemudian apabila Kami memberikannya sesuatu nikmat (sebagai kurnia) dari Kami, berkatalah ia (dengan sombongnya): "Aku diberikan nikmat ini hanyalah disebabkan pengetahuan dan kepandaian yang ada padaku". (Tidaklah benar apa yang dikatakannya itu) bahkan pemberian nikmat yang tersebut adalah ujian (adakah ia bersyukur atau sebaliknya), akan tetapi kebanyakan mereka tidak mengetahui (hakikat itu).  

by Hutchins (1970) The early bits of the book are quite interesting tapi ... towards the end, da kurang interesting ;) Education is the path to national power (p.16)  But if everybody is to go to school, some school must welcome him. If everybody is to be educated, the school must in some manner hold on to and interest him. As the notion spreads that education is the key, and the only one, to a useful and productive life, discrimination among students must break down, for who can be denied the chance to become useful and productive? (p.16)  Every educational system is a technology. It aims to turn out the kind of 'product' the community wants. We do bot to this day know whether those who succeed in the system do so because they are adapted to it - the system has been built for people like them - or because they have 'ability' (p.17)  In education, when little is expected little is achieved . The teacher, who is unlikely to have been brought up in the slums, will not...

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