Musings of A DayDreamer

I finally have a niece =)

2009-09-22T01:24:00.002+08:00

Little Daniella

Chiao
~MystiCat~

A New Beginning...For Better or Worst

2008-04-12T09:30:00.002+08:00

Hell Yeah!
Folks, for the past three weeks
I have been super tiring myself
moving my stuffs
I remember asking myself "What was I thinking? Is this right? Should I move here?"
Having lived in urban area since forever, I doubt it that i can adapt myself here.
The nearest town is 11KM away. No fast-food restaurants....*sigh

Somehow, i began to fall in love with this place. These pics will tell you why:

This is how morning looks like from my bedroom.
Can you get this in the city?

Look at how real the sunrise is....

Nice

I call this 'Purest of Sunshine'

Too Hot The Eye of Heaven....

Some of you might wonder, where do I move and what did I do before this?
Well, I am a school teacher. Formerly an English lecturer in a local university.
Why School?
It's a passion.
First, in Uni, u just teach your students for 3 months and that's it.
Buh Bye
Second, I can only teach grammar....grammar....grammar...no literature
*blegh
Third, it's all about respect. God's knows what I mean
Fourth, 3 months is not enough for you to really know ur students' performances.

Well, 3days ago, my school sent a team to play bola baling.
Girls won 2nd place, while boys 3rd place.

On of my colleagues eagerly waiting for the game to start.

My Gurls

Boys in their jerseys

MRSM students...what can I say

Learning their opponents' weaknesses

Boy team

That's all for now folks.
See you in the next entry which will probably be in 2 weeks time...

Chiao
~MystiCat~

My Fellow TESLians...

2009-07-27T10:14:00.003+08:00

UiTM TESLians
Behold...I give you Ridwan Lau @ Apek's son

Name: Irman Aramy
DOB: 24 July 2009
Time: 6.01 pm
Place: Hospital Serdang
Weight: 2.48 kg

Isn't he cute?
Aaawww....

To Wan and his wife,
CONGRATULATION!

Chiao
~MystiCat~

How Am I Going to Change the World?

2009-06-28T04:04:00.003+08:00

I'm in I HEART!

Submitted this photo to them...
Glad to be part of Hillsong's I Heart

Want to be part of this mission?
Go to iHeart.org

Chiao
~MystiCat~

My New Look

2009-06-15T00:57:00.002+08:00

Yes, it the spectacles...
After 28 years living...
My eyes finally need them

Chiao
~MystiCat~

The Day Where Stupidity Meets Righteousness

2009-05-15T01:01:00.003+08:00

By now, everyone should know that I'm an English Language teacher.

Concluded the lesson ...

Bell rang....

Teacher : Thank You class

Students : Thank You Teacher

One of the students (a boy) came to the teacher

Student : Cikgu esok cikgu free tak masa rehat?

Translation: Teacher are you free tomorrow during recess?

Teacher : I’m not sure yet. Why?

Student : Saya langsung tak fahamlah cerita ‘The Pearl’ nie teacher. Satu pun tak faham.

Translation: I don’t understand this ‘The Pearl’ story teacher. Not a single thing.

Teacher : Not even a single thing?

Student : Ya

Translation: Yes

Teacher : Why didn’t you tell me when we were doing the lesson few weeks ago?

I did ask whether you understand or not, didn’t I?

I did ask those who have problems to come and see me personally, didn’t I?

You should have told me then.
Exam is next week and you only tell me that

You don’t understand the story now?!

Why?

Student : Sebab cikgu ajar dalam Bahasa Inggeris sebab tu lah saya tak faham

Translation: I can’t understand because you taught in English

Teacher : &%$&@$!^^@!*()&)!!!!! (for 2 minutes)

What does he expect?

Of course I teach in English coz it's English Language class....

Don't tell me I should teach English using Tamil language...(T_T)v

If you were an English teacher...what would you do?

By the way, I am known with my ‘SPEAK IN ENGLISH IN MY CLASS’ reputation.

Obviously, this boy doesn’t give a damn ....

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Flaws and All

2009-05-22T15:57:00.002+08:00

I'm a train wreck in the morning
I'm a bitch in the afternoon
Every now and then without warning
I can be really mean towards you

I'm a puzzle yes indeed
Ever complex in every way
And all the pieces aren't even in the box
And yet you see the picture clear as day

I don't know why you love me
And that's why I love you
You catch me when I fall
Accept me, flaws and all
And that's why I love you
And that's why I love you
And that's why I love

I neglect you when I'm working
When I need attention I tend to nag
I'm a host of imperfection
And you see past all that

I'm a peasant by some standards
But in your eyes I'm a queen
You see potential in all my flaws
And that's exactly what I need

I don't know why you love me
And that's why I love you
You catch me when I fall
Accept me, flaws and all
And that's why I love you
And that's why I love you
And that's why I love you

Don't know why you love me
And that's why I love you
Catch me when I fall
Accept me flaws and all
And that's why I love you
And that's why I love you
And that's why I love you
You, you, you

Chiao
~MystiCat~

And the'Idol' is finally crowned....

2009-05-21T15:30:00.004+08:00

is

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Him....

2009-05-20T18:46:00.002+08:00

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Tomorrow...

2009-05-19T19:23:00.005+08:00

vs

I'm

So I can only

for

to

because I can't

Why?
I don't live in ...

DARN...

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Happy Teachers Day Malaysian Educators!

2009-05-16T14:17:00.006+08:00

Today is the day when all teachers in Malaysia would hear their students wishing them
'Happy Teachers Day teacher =D. I love you"

The history behind it is the announcement of Razak's Report 1956.

Here's something cute to share with all you educators out there.
This song might be sung by Indonesian kids but the lyrics are beautiful, sweet and simple.

Terima Kasih Guruku

pagiku cerahku
matahari bersinar…
ku gendong tas merahku di pundak…

slamat pagi semua
ku nantikan dirimu
di depan kelasku menantikan kami..

guruku tersayang
guru tercinta
tanpamu apa jadinya aku…
tak bisa baca tulis
mengerti banyak hal..
guruku terima kasihku…

nakalnya diriku kadang buatmu marah…
namun segala maaf kau berikan..

reff::
guruku tersayang …
guru tercinta tanpamu apa jadinya aku…
tak bisa baca tulis mengerti banyak hal…
guruku terima kasihku…

Oh ya, World's Teachers Day is on the 5 October.
And that's my BIRTHDAY!
Huhu!

To all my fellow colleagues & ex-colleagues, HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!
To my teachers
[i do not like calling them my ex coz they are forever my teachers=)]
God Bless All of You =D.
Thank You for all you've done.

*i'm counting my teachers day gifts now....=p

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Air Asia: The Curse of the Tune Hotel

2009-05-13T00:36:00.025+08:00

Labours Day holiday was officially a getaway for me.
I had a ‘Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan Trip’ to Penang with my family.
3 days 2 Nights.
1st night stayed in Butterworth and in Penang for the 2nd night.
The highlight of this trip was of course as I’ve mentioned
....Food Glorious Food!!!!!!!!!!!1

Remember my entry condemning Air Asia last year?

Well, consider this as the SEQUEL of that entry...

We’ve heard how ‘EVERYBODY CAN FLY’ using Air Asia.
We’ve heard how they can deceive their customers by luring us with this tag line
‘FLY TO __________ FOR FREE’ and we could end up paying more than RM100++.
We’ve heard how we should buy our tickets few months prior to the trip date
so that we can get ‘super cheap’ ticket.

Later, we’ve heard that they have hotels and they proudly name them ‘TUNE HOTELS’

However...little that we know that the hotels’ booking system is exactly the same as the flights’.
First come first serve basis.
The earlier you book, the cheaper price you’ll get.
And in the website.....Muaxs! Marvelous!
The rooms look superb! Superb! Superb!
Unfortunately, we didn't book early enough that we had to pay quite an amount of money for our rooms....

Yes, we reserved 5 Air Asia’s Tune Hotel rooms.

Okay...are you ready for this?:

1. Upon arrival we were told that only one car could park at the parking lot
(what? We reserved 5 rooms and only one car could go in?)
2. The lobby is pathetic
3. Went to our rooms and found out that:

a. they have air-cond
b. they have hair dryer
c. a queen sized bed (not friendly to those who are 5’8)
d. they have ceiling fans
e. no towels
f. no shampoo
g. no shower gel
h. half transparent bathroom door
i. there’s Wifi
j. there are advertisements all over the room including the toilet
k. no wardrobe only a railing and 2 hangers and...just see the pics and you’ll know

4. With a little disappointment, I turned on the air-cond and.....it wasn’t working!
5. I tried the hair dryer and it wasn’t working as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. I never knew that we had to pay extra to use the air-cond, hair dryer and Wifi!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Air-con charge: RM13++ for 12 hours and RM20++
8. If you want towel, you’ll have to pay RM15 to rent it!

Yeah...it was our fault.
We didn’t read the hotel description given in the website.

But still...
This pay-as-you –use system sucks!

5-star sleeping experience at a 1-star price?
Such an irony...

Tune Hotel of Jalan Burmah, Penang had successfully made me sinful
due to excessive cursing ....

If my 1st entry on Air Asia tag line was: Everybody Can Wait
The tag line for this one would be: Everybody Can Curse

Damn Air Asia!

*ad next to the bathroom door

*ad in the toilet

*ad at the bathroom door

*ceiling fan's ad

*this is the ceiling fan

*ad outside our room

*1 hr 00 min left for air-cond and hair dryer (not paid)

*mini queen size bed

*pay-to-use air-cond

*see thru bathroom door -censored

*ad right in front of of our room

*I'm impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Final 2 Result

2009-05-14T15:04:00.006+08:00

The Answer is:

b) Kris Allen vs Adam Lambert

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Final 2

2009-05-14T04:00:00.005+08:00

Will it be:

a) Adam Lambert vs Danny Gokey

b) Kris Allen vs Adam Lambert

c) Danny Gokey vs Kris Allen

This will be the toughest final three result show ever

Let's Cross Our Fingers and Pray

I'm rooting for option 'a'

If only I can vote....

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Still deciphering

2009-03-18T16:11:00.009+08:00

All my life I have always enjoyed holiday.
A teacher have always been envied by her non-teacher friends.
Why?
Because she has more than 100 days holi-DAYS a year.
Tell me about it.
I am a teacher.
So I know.

It's school holiday now.
1 week.
For the first time in my whole life....
I am not excited at all!

Everybody went back to their hometown.
I am left all alone here.
I have lots to do.
Well, that's not a good reason for not going back.

I'm tired.
I do miss my friends and family in KL.
I do miss them.
Only God knows how I miss them.

I've done a lot of thinking this few days.
And somehow I'm stuck when it comes to 'HOME'.
I have had one entry about home a few years ago in my old blog.
The same old question still haunts me.
Where is my home?

I have been missing the feeling of home since dad passed.
Then it became worst when my family moved to another state.
There goes my hometown.

How in the world can I call a place that I've never known my 'HOME'?
Yes, I do visit my mom and sisters but there is no home anywhere for me.
The only thing left in my hometown is my Dad's grave and all the memories I had with daddy.

Some say, 'Home is where you are understood'
Some even say 'Home is where your heart is'
Small kids will definitely say 'I want to go home..I want mummy and daddy'
Mummy and Daddy are their home
I know where I am understood, where my heart is, where my mummy and where my daddy is...
But the problem is....none of that places makes me feel home.
Not even the place where I am sitting now!

The irony is, up to now, whenever I dream of my family,
I always dream of us in our old house back in Labuan.
The house that we rented back in 1988 - 1996.

I guess I'm not the only one having such dreams.
Probably because those were the happiest days of our lives.

Sometimes, I'm blaming dad for 'leaving' us too soon.

Somehow, when I thought of all the orphans who never had moms and dads,
I do envy them coz they'll never get to miss having the feeling of being home coz they never had one.

On the other hand, I'm thankful I had one.

What say you?

I'm still deciphering...
Deciphering adulthood...

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Like a Rockstar

2009-03-18T01:06:00.006+08:00

It's been a while since I last posted something that can be digested by you.
Been busy lately.
Nothing much happened for the past few months.
Except for me being 3 tones darker......*blegh
There goes my whitening products....
Blaming it on the sports day last week....
Same day they announced SPM result.
But who cares....we won the whole sport.
Our team won!
BLUE TEAM WON!
We are the champion!
Who's the teacher?
I say....who's the teacher?
As long as I am the teacher...I will make sure that my team embraces victory forever and ever..and ever...

Okay,
Will you ever believe me if I said I can run?
Had it not been for the desperation due to lack of female teachers in our team,
I wouldn't know I could run that fast.
It was unbelievable!
This proves it....

*Please read the following sentence Phua Chu Kang way...
Silver medal I tell you!

Physically stressed and exhausted right now.
But my soul still rocks like a rockstar.....huhu!

What was this entry about?
Oh ya....
To congratulate my students for their super achievement in their SPM

*behold are the top achievers posing for local press

Dear students,
Go....go sail the ocean of ambition,
And I pray that you will harbour at the port of success.
Been there, done that....
I know it'll be tough.
But y'all will survive somehow =).
It's just that
Y'all still have a long way to go dearie...

Ahem...
Dear readers,
Y'all will be reading more from me soon....
Thousand apologies for my absence

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Tribute to Iban Bloggers

2008-06-02T12:07:00.010+08:00

Little do people know that I'm an Iban (native from Sarawak).
Having born and grew up in Labuan, I never knew how it feels to live in Sarawak.
Except for one particular year when i did my upper six in Kuching.
Well that was H***!
Hated it.
Don't get me wrong.
I don't hate Kuching, but I hated what i went thru there.
Nevetheless, if it wasn't because of SMK DPHAG Stampin, I wouldn't have gotten my STPM which contributed to the success I have today.
Altho it's just a B.Ed, still without STPM I could have ended working as a shopgirl till today!
My SPM wasn't promising enough for me to survive.

Then later I moved to Peninsular up to now.
I speak the 'Kerapu' or 'Lepeh' language fluently.
I wear only baju kurung to work (paling praktikal punya baju bah)

Then when would people ask,"What's ur plan this weekend?"
My standard answer would be "Church..
As a result of sublimal conditioning, they'll react..
"Eh, u non ke? I ingat u Malay"....
In the end the people would know that I'm an Iban and i can speak Iban fluently....blah blah blah....

Yes...I've always been proud to be an Iban.
Thanks to my parents for talking to us in Iban now and then.
I found out that when I was born dad used to talk to me in English and mum scolded him.
Dad was responsible for instilling my passion towards English Language.
Wish he's here today.
Miss u dad. U ok up there?

Mum was a saviour.
Nganti nda gerenti aku enda nemu jako Iban.
Gerenti aku nemu jako Kedayan aja tauka English.
I saw many of my fellow Iban friends in Labuan who couldn't even understand an Iban word.
Shameful!

Oh no!
Tiba2 aku teringat daun pasa, buah kepayang, kasam j***.... Cis...
Daun pasa urang dito kelalu penat asai ya.
J*** pun dua kali lima.

I was googling some Iban sites when i found out there are tonnes of Iban bloggers out there.

I was extremely encouraged by these blogs. Salute to all these bloggers!
Long live Ibans!
Long live head hunters!

http://pemerindang-puteri.blogspot.com/
http://mrmanager.blogspot.com/
http://www.indukayan.blogspot.com/

People may think The Ibans are like those they see in
The Sleeping Dictionary or the MayBank Ad

Sorry to say, they don't portray who Ibans really are.
For more info about The Ibans [click here]

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Dear My TESL buddies

2009-01-26T21:14:00.001+08:00

Good news...
Please Read This

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Dear TESL friends....Please Read this

2008-12-18T01:25:00.006+08:00

Remember this young lady here:

We used to call her Baby....
She was my classmate.
Please read about her here (Fara's Blog)
It's urgent.

Let's pray for her.

Chiao
~MystiCat~

SMK DPHA Gapor Stampin: Chapter 1

2008-12-10T13:03:00.009+08:00

SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Gapor Stampin Kuching.
Did my Upper Six there 9 years ago.
Was only there for 8 months.
My first experience being in boarding school.
My family was in Labuan and being in Kuching all alone wasn't easy.
My big sis was in Kuching as well but we're not close.
Asked my bro-in-law to bring me there yesterday coz he's teaching there.
Here's a glance of how it looks like now.

School Logo.

School Hall.
Dewan Semesta

School Field.
I still remember that Handsome Number 9 football player from St. Joseph.
Dang!

PSS -Pusat Sumber Sekolah.
School Library

My Bro-In-Law's car sticker

Sarawak, Malaysia, SMK Dphag Stampin's flags

This was once Blok C.
Girls' Hostel.
It has now become Aspura Cemerlang.
Boys' Hostel.

View from the Prefects' verandah.
See that square little building down there?
Flashers liked to flash their 'tantalau' there.
There was one time where one of them flashed it at nite
and we threw Durian skin towards him.
I remember saying "Apa polah waktu malam? Kedak ney kamek orang maok nangga?"
Translation: "Why flash at nite? How can we see it?"
=p
The rest is history

Bathroom.
I still remember the black tragedy that happened here.
Only Getrude and Yoyo know....

C3.
My room.
Shared with another 15 girls.

This wall used to have mural.
Will scan the evidence once i get back to N9.

Ugraded Dining Hall

Wow!

Impressive!

My class was the third window from the left.

From this view....fourth from left.

Canteen
The blue public phone used to be the phone I used to call my dad.
Curi line some more.

From what I remember, this school had the worst toilets ever.
But had the coolest students.

Ahem...ahem...
Mind you, the reputation changed when the new principal came
and the hostel became the best school hostel in Sarawak twice.
TWICE I tell you *apek style o f talking
And they even have 5 stars toilets now.......

I wonder what happen to my other schoolmates?

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Best Friend Award

2008-01-24T13:16:00.000+08:00

Thank You for this award Bumesy!

Now that I've got this award, I shall pass it on to my friends:

Bumesy
Hana
SeInaz
Bex
Eva
Gerard

Sadly, none of them have ever visited me since I moved to here.

Chiao

~MystiCat~

Awards

2008-02-12T18:46:00.000+08:00

I got these awards from Bumesy!
Thank You Bumesy dear.

To all my fellow bloggers, these awards, i pass on to y'all.

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Series of Unfortunate Events

2008-02-13T18:57:00.010+08:00

Last month i banged a pole that caused my car to suffer from serious injury .
Yes, there goes my salary.

Things happened one after another. I haven't recovered from my 'fear of banging a pole' when I met another accident and guess what?...This time i was crushed in between two cars. It was all because of a stupid hole in the middle of the road.
Somebody, do SOMETHING!

If I were to count the holes in Shah Alam's road, I can guarantee, that everyone will point fingers to our Uncle Sam. Pity him. It's not his fault tho.

Although I do agree with the road safety experts that the biggest risk factor for traffic accidents is usually the guy sitting in front of the steering wheel I am also quite sure that sometimes the road planning (and building) people too have to take their share of the responsibility when disaster strikes.

Folks, I will not let you know what really happened but I'm just thankful that despite all these unfortunate events, I am still breathing and I have good friends in times of need.

Thank You Mayu, Kak Ros, Dek Yah, Kak Shila, Kak Hajar, Ajib, Rauf, Didie, Sharil, Hakimi, Afiq, Kak Ash, Farah, Syida, Hanim, Apai, Abg Kumar, Kak Jaq, Jia Yin, Michelle, Bex, Eva, Jason Ma Nigger and of course bebeh Phine.

Thank You for your help.
Thank You for your advice.
Thank You for your calls.
Thank You for your comfort.
Thank You for your courage.
Thank You for your protection.
Thank You for your prayers.

I owe My PAPA in Heaven a lot.
I owe HIM my breath, my life.
Because of YOU, I can stil laugh and smile like this!

By the way, no matter what you drive or where you are seated, wear your seatbelt!

Chiao
~MystiCat~

A Glimpse of Unfortunate Glory

2008-02-14T20:02:00.001+08:00

Chiao
~MystiCat~

Myophonus glaucinus

2008-02-20T12:34:00.005+08:00

These birds...

They talk...

They're my mum's favourite.

Their favourite question.."Dah makai dik yu?"

(means.."Have you eaten?"...in Iban)

One thing i like about them...

They can imitate my laughter...

When no living souls can...

Muahahahahahahaha!

TAKE THAT!

Chiao

~MystiCat~