My dad does not speak malay quite well and he normally would use Bahasa Pasar but he gets by . At times he would tell me to help him out , if he does not understand .
He proudly tells us that his Bahasa Malaysia has improved over the years . Mum and me would just go yeah right ! We try not sound so big shot about our bahasa too .
THere is one thing that my dad really likes to watch and that is Macam - Macam Aznil !! FOr a man who speaks Bahasa Pasar , he really enjoys the show . The moment it's on , he starts to laugh ... . Okay ,I got to hand it to Aznil . I mean his show really brings people together and I must congratulate him because his show seems to get through to my dad .
Aznil you rock my dad's world ...
Monday, September 7, 2009
Broken Bridges
Today, I saw a movie tittled Broken Bridges . It's about a man who left his girlfriend behind and went away . Years later , he comes back and he finds out that he has a daughter .
What got to me was they way he tried to patch up not only his relationship with his girlfriend but also his daughter that he never knew he had.
Why am I talking abut this so suddenly ? Well , it's because in our lives , I am sure we had a fair share of broken bridges and how we tried to mend them along the way . It could have been with a brother or even a family memeber .
My mum once said to me that when we try to mend a broken bridge with a certain someone , start slow , force it and it never will be strong . I believed her . She used to tell me do it naturally . Then the bridge will be stronger that ever .
As the movie ended , I saw the father and daughter performed on stage and from that point onwards , she knew that the bridge between her and her dad was mended and she knew that she could count on him .
Like some of us too , as we mend bridges , we become closer and when we become closer , there is only one thing to do that is to have some soul food .
What got to me was they way he tried to patch up not only his relationship with his girlfriend but also his daughter that he never knew he had.
Why am I talking abut this so suddenly ? Well , it's because in our lives , I am sure we had a fair share of broken bridges and how we tried to mend them along the way . It could have been with a brother or even a family memeber .
My mum once said to me that when we try to mend a broken bridge with a certain someone , start slow , force it and it never will be strong . I believed her . She used to tell me do it naturally . Then the bridge will be stronger that ever .
As the movie ended , I saw the father and daughter performed on stage and from that point onwards , she knew that the bridge between her and her dad was mended and she knew that she could count on him .
Like some of us too , as we mend bridges , we become closer and when we become closer , there is only one thing to do that is to have some soul food .
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The ME Book
My dad bought a set of Encyclopedia , when I was quite young . The one tittle that I liked the most ,was The ME Book . Now , in this book , it tells the jouney of a baby growing up to be a toddler . I remember that I always used to take it and read . The illiustrations were just nice and beautiful as well.
The book has nothing to do with today's posting . I just wanted to use the tittle book for my posting today .
I remember back when I first got into teaching . I worked for a very strict principal . At that time I needed a job and so my friend introduced me to the school . I was very happy that at least I had a job . During that year , me dad lost his job and I just graduated . We were trying hard to make ends meet and that was when I decided to take on the teaching job.
My salary was nothing to shout about and I am even not ashamed to tell you . I was offered RM 400.00 per month . I took it . NO choice , We needed the money and for now that was enough but in my mind I knew I was under paid .
At the end of each month , I would give all of my salary to my mum . She seem to manage very well when it comes to the crunch . I made a pact with all the angels up in heaven and said that I will continue working and put food on the table and all I asked was courage and strength .
After a few months working , my boss decided to give me half a class . Meaning that a second session and I will have to work untill 2.30 pm . I accepted but my salary was not increased . I kept quiet and hung on .
The following year my salary increased by Rm 50.00 . I told myself that I have to have more value , means qualification . I needed that . I waited ....my salary increased every year until I was earning RM 800.00 . I was proud but the years of struggling on was tough . I just don't know how I hung on . It was God's grace .
Along my journey as a teacher , I came accross some wonderful parents . I had this boy in my class and he is a Down Syndrome child . It so happen that he came to me . But I'd like to think that GOd send him to me because I needed to be saved and I knew that this boy could save me . Our friendship grew and he began to trust me . He went whereever I went and he never trusted any of the teachers except me.
We ate together , we sheared food , I fed him , I cleaned him up when he messed up himself ... everything . Until one day I had a surprise , from his mother . She came up to me one day and told me to pass some money to the van driver and before I could walk away , she pressed an envelope in my hand . She said that this is for me . I took it witout thinking twice and all along I tought that it was a thank you note . I was wrong , inside the envelope was RM 200.00 . I did not know how to react because what I did was to just teach and be with the children.
So , I did the next best thing . I enrolled myself for an Early Childhood Programme . I paid my fees with the money . This went on for the next 2 years and I did tell his mother what I did with her money .
My salary was increased ... four figure . I gave thanks to GOD because without Him I am nothing . I worked for the school and after 13 years I got fed up and resigned . I went to Brunei . When I got back from Brunei I decided to join the school again .... that was not a clever move . I worked for another 2 years and then I quit for good .
It was high time that I moved along. I was not appreaciated and was overworked. Everything esle was the same . There was nothing that I could learn anymore and it was time for a change .
I made the right decision to leave and I am working in another school . The dramas would be there but I am up for it and I hope that next year will be better .
Perhaps a promotion ?
The book has nothing to do with today's posting . I just wanted to use the tittle book for my posting today .
I remember back when I first got into teaching . I worked for a very strict principal . At that time I needed a job and so my friend introduced me to the school . I was very happy that at least I had a job . During that year , me dad lost his job and I just graduated . We were trying hard to make ends meet and that was when I decided to take on the teaching job.
My salary was nothing to shout about and I am even not ashamed to tell you . I was offered RM 400.00 per month . I took it . NO choice , We needed the money and for now that was enough but in my mind I knew I was under paid .
At the end of each month , I would give all of my salary to my mum . She seem to manage very well when it comes to the crunch . I made a pact with all the angels up in heaven and said that I will continue working and put food on the table and all I asked was courage and strength .
After a few months working , my boss decided to give me half a class . Meaning that a second session and I will have to work untill 2.30 pm . I accepted but my salary was not increased . I kept quiet and hung on .
The following year my salary increased by Rm 50.00 . I told myself that I have to have more value , means qualification . I needed that . I waited ....my salary increased every year until I was earning RM 800.00 . I was proud but the years of struggling on was tough . I just don't know how I hung on . It was God's grace .
Along my journey as a teacher , I came accross some wonderful parents . I had this boy in my class and he is a Down Syndrome child . It so happen that he came to me . But I'd like to think that GOd send him to me because I needed to be saved and I knew that this boy could save me . Our friendship grew and he began to trust me . He went whereever I went and he never trusted any of the teachers except me.
We ate together , we sheared food , I fed him , I cleaned him up when he messed up himself ... everything . Until one day I had a surprise , from his mother . She came up to me one day and told me to pass some money to the van driver and before I could walk away , she pressed an envelope in my hand . She said that this is for me . I took it witout thinking twice and all along I tought that it was a thank you note . I was wrong , inside the envelope was RM 200.00 . I did not know how to react because what I did was to just teach and be with the children.
So , I did the next best thing . I enrolled myself for an Early Childhood Programme . I paid my fees with the money . This went on for the next 2 years and I did tell his mother what I did with her money .
My salary was increased ... four figure . I gave thanks to GOD because without Him I am nothing . I worked for the school and after 13 years I got fed up and resigned . I went to Brunei . When I got back from Brunei I decided to join the school again .... that was not a clever move . I worked for another 2 years and then I quit for good .
It was high time that I moved along. I was not appreaciated and was overworked. Everything esle was the same . There was nothing that I could learn anymore and it was time for a change .
I made the right decision to leave and I am working in another school . The dramas would be there but I am up for it and I hope that next year will be better .
Perhaps a promotion ?
I Have Decided To Be An Organ Donor
It has been hagling at the back of my mind since I read an article about being a donor . I was impressed at what I read . Many of us out there are afraid of so many things. Even me . There were so many quetions in my mind too .
Let's face it , it is for a good cause and think how many people we can save . So I decided to pray about it .
My dad is quite open to such subjects and you can just go and talk to him and he will support you to the best that he can . As for my mum she is a little ...... unsure and afraid so I have to be carefull and with some positive explanation she would hear me out .
Here is another 'let's face it '. You are dead and buried in the ground . Why waste the organs and other tissues right ?
Okay, this in not going anywhere all I can say is I have decided ... and the registration form is beside me and all I have to do is fill in the details , sign it and post it ... and like the song goes .. sign , sealed , delivered ,my organs and tissues are yours ...........
Let's face it , it is for a good cause and think how many people we can save . So I decided to pray about it .
My dad is quite open to such subjects and you can just go and talk to him and he will support you to the best that he can . As for my mum she is a little ...... unsure and afraid so I have to be carefull and with some positive explanation she would hear me out .
Here is another 'let's face it '. You are dead and buried in the ground . Why waste the organs and other tissues right ?
Okay, this in not going anywhere all I can say is I have decided ... and the registration form is beside me and all I have to do is fill in the details , sign it and post it ... and like the song goes .. sign , sealed , delivered ,my organs and tissues are yours ...........
Let's StarT wITH THE bIRTHDAY AND what I did not do ..
Okay let's do it .. It was my birthday and I was the happiest person in the whole wide world . I mean it's your birtyday and you must have some sort of suprises right ?....... well , not for some and me but it's okay .
So the day went well . Mum and dad gave me a kiss and off I went to work .. As I reached I was thinking of positive vibes . I am going to have a good day and It's okay too if my students flip up because it's my birthday .
I was actually looking forward to the" ANG POW ", now that's the best part . Each year , during our birthdays , my boss would get us a card and in that card...... lay the 'ANG POW' . It does not matter if the value is big or small but it's the thought that count the most . Like a little girl I squealed in delight as I have been waiting for it !!!!
As I reach home , it was quiet .. this is quite normal with only the three of us . I did not cut my birthday cake . To some , the may ask why but to me , being around the people I love is good enough . Yup I love cakes but I think the message that I got for my birthday was LOVE and the TOGETHERNESS that brings us together as a family .
Even for dinner , my mum made steam chicken with salted fish and that was the best dish on the table . It was so simple and yet it was meaningful for me . We enjoyed our dinner and I know there are many more to come and perhaps I will have a cake to cut next time .
So the day went well . Mum and dad gave me a kiss and off I went to work .. As I reached I was thinking of positive vibes . I am going to have a good day and It's okay too if my students flip up because it's my birthday .
I was actually looking forward to the" ANG POW ", now that's the best part . Each year , during our birthdays , my boss would get us a card and in that card...... lay the 'ANG POW' . It does not matter if the value is big or small but it's the thought that count the most . Like a little girl I squealed in delight as I have been waiting for it !!!!
As I reach home , it was quiet .. this is quite normal with only the three of us . I did not cut my birthday cake . To some , the may ask why but to me , being around the people I love is good enough . Yup I love cakes but I think the message that I got for my birthday was LOVE and the TOGETHERNESS that brings us together as a family .
Even for dinner , my mum made steam chicken with salted fish and that was the best dish on the table . It was so simple and yet it was meaningful for me . We enjoyed our dinner and I know there are many more to come and perhaps I will have a cake to cut next time .
Monday, August 31, 2009
to run or not to, and the bumpy ride
FOr starters I am not participating in a Marathon . It's just a saying that if everything goes as planned , I may have to run like hell !!!! That is another saying .
I am not thinking about it but just..... okay thinking about it . There you got me . So meaning that I have to perpare myself mentally and physically . How ?
Okay let's say that I pay close attention to each minute detail . Will that be considered as 'preparing myself mentally and physically '? I do not know . Everyone is afraid of the unknown . What can I do ? All I can say is PRAY and that whatever I have to face ,it will be accordingly and done in good faith .
Support is good too . I just hope they do ...
I am not thinking about it but just..... okay thinking about it . There you got me . So meaning that I have to perpare myself mentally and physically . How ?
Okay let's say that I pay close attention to each minute detail . Will that be considered as 'preparing myself mentally and physically '? I do not know . Everyone is afraid of the unknown . What can I do ? All I can say is PRAY and that whatever I have to face ,it will be accordingly and done in good faith .
Support is good too . I just hope they do ...
Our Day and The Three Stooges
We have been called the three stooges by friends and family alike . Why ? Because we seem to hang out together most of the time . I mean friends go like; how can you spend so much time with your parents ?
That is easy because we are a very close knit family and shopping with them is fun . If you don't believe me , got out with your parents . You will be surprised . But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO younger people of today feel that , this is not the most HIP thing to do .
Oh , what will my friends think if I went out with my parents ... I mean they are so old duh ! Yup ,that is what they will always say . One thing is for sure , always appreciate them the most when they are around and not when they are gone .
It has been quite special for me that I have the chance to always go out with my parents and each time we do have fun . Take for example like our birthdays . The 1st of Sept in my mum's birthday , the 2nd of Sept will be thier wedding anniversary and of course on the 3rd of Sept is mine .
It's not wierd at all but unique . Most friends ask if we ever do a special celebration . Our special celebration is thanking God for everyday of our lives . The simple things that we have achieve along the way and the people who made our journey special .
That is easy because we are a very close knit family and shopping with them is fun . If you don't believe me , got out with your parents . You will be surprised . But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO younger people of today feel that , this is not the most HIP thing to do .
Oh , what will my friends think if I went out with my parents ... I mean they are so old duh ! Yup ,that is what they will always say . One thing is for sure , always appreciate them the most when they are around and not when they are gone .
It has been quite special for me that I have the chance to always go out with my parents and each time we do have fun . Take for example like our birthdays . The 1st of Sept in my mum's birthday , the 2nd of Sept will be thier wedding anniversary and of course on the 3rd of Sept is mine .
It's not wierd at all but unique . Most friends ask if we ever do a special celebration . Our special celebration is thanking God for everyday of our lives . The simple things that we have achieve along the way and the people who made our journey special .
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