kisah sedey seorang graduan

have u ever wish for a McD burger, but have to hold ur desire simply because u dont have enough money for it?

i've been there. many times when i was an undergrad. i remember those days when i had to hold my desire, and ate modestly.

and now that im working, i have nothing to stop me from having whatever i want. (well, except when i think that i need to cut on fat and fast food).

but now im back being a student- postgrad student at UiTM. and guess what...i had to hold my desire on the weekend when i was in Shah Alam. i was broke. i had no money except for petrol and toll, and very little for meals.

and i was looking at McD's ad hopelessly.

"no burger for me this time"

thats what i said to myself.

thanks to Naz who belanja me dinner on Friday night at Pak Li in Section 7.

now that im working and study, i have to put more important things as my priorities. i know that i have to put aside money for my studies, books and travels, therefore i need to put aside all my desires for the unimportant things. unlike last time when i can ask my dad if i run outta money, i cant do that anymore. im now a working adult- i have to be responsible for myself.

Lunch-up

what the fuck!!

i had lunch for RM7.30. and it was all sayur tauge masak lemak and ikan goreng cili. plus iced tea.

ni ler rupanya lunch aku yg berharga RM7.30.

bile aku tanye brape harga ikan tu...its RM4.00. ikan tenggiri katanye. masyallah...kalau kat KL aku percaya la dia nak charge aku byk tu.

really its getting ridiculous here in Pekan. last week i was charged RM1.80 for a glass of iced Nescafe. aku tau la harga gula naik 20sen, tp takde la dia taruk sekilo gula dlm drinks tu. cibai tul!! aku rasa mmg org Pekan ni ingat org yg pakai kereta plate KL ni kaya raya. hello, aku ni cikgu je. gaji ada la seciput. tak padan langsung nak ajar anak ko yg tak pandai2 tu.

bagai lembu ditarik hidung

happy cow

maybe la perumpamaan tu tak sesuai untuk konteks cerita aku ni, tp students aku mmg mcm lembu. kalau ditarik, baru la bergerak.

first incident:

satu hari, gurunya memberikan perkataan untuk dicari maksudnya. syarat cikgu tu- meanings in english only, or in simpler words- no translation. sesudah diberikan masa beberapa hari, cikgu tu pun check la buku budak2 ni.

Nazrul (bukan nama penuh) adalah seorang pelajar yang baik. di dalam kelas, dia diam. dia jarang menimbulkan masalah kepada gurunya. walau bagaimanapun, diam Nazrul bukanlah diam ubi...diam ubi berisi. diam Nazrul kosong- macamana kosongnya ruangan jawapan untuk latihan yang diberikan.

Sebagai guru yang baik dan berdekasi, Mr K menasihati Nazrul untuk berusaha menyiapkan kerja tersebut. keesokkannya, Mr K pun bawa la Colour Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus edisi 2008 untuk Nazrul gunakan.

al kisahnya...macamana Mr K letak kamus tu atas meja dia, macam tu ler kamus tu dibiarkan- tidak disentuh. Apa perlu Mr K rebus kamus itu untuk dia minum? or perhaps, inject the air rebusan kamus tu straight into his veins, or maybe into his brain could be better?

incident 2:

selepas cikgu mengajar, dia pun kasi la written work for the students. maka ditulis la atas whiteboard. again, sebagai guru yang berdedikasi, Mr K menerangkan macamana nak tackle such questions.

al kisahnya pelajar-pelajarnya hanya mendengar, ternganga tanpa mengambil nota, mahupun menyalin soalan-soalan itu.

apa perlu cikgu itu menulis soalan-soalan itu ke dalam buku pelajar-pelajarnya? mungkin, adalah lebih baik, cikgu tu pahat soalan-soalan itu di dahi mereka, maka tidak akan luput di ingatan mereka?

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mungkin, bagai kayu dan pemahat, sekali ketuk, sekali bergerak adalah proverb yang sesuai untuk mereka.

wallahu'alam.

lembu

ok, let me confess here. i am an English teacher at a school not too far from Kuantan.

sbb aku cerita keje aku ini adalah...aku nak bercerita pasal anak murid aku.

as usual, awal tahun camni biasanya kami akan ajar literature dulu. nak habiskan baca kasi budak2 paham dulu cerita tu sblm masuk lit elements like themes, moral values, etc. so mcm biasa la, aku suruh budak2 tulis words they learn from the story, but as they are already in form 2, aku suruh tulis meaning in English. masing2 terkial-kial la nak cari maksud perkataan semua tu sbb masing2 dok pakai Fajar English-BM dictionary. so aku dgn baik hati pagi ni aku bawa la Oxford English Dictionary aku ke kelas and lend it to a boy.

ok, forgive my vulgarity here-

mmg dasar menatang!! lembu kena tarik hidung baru nak bergerak. aku dah kasi kamus tu leh lak dia biar je bende tu atas meja dia tanpa dia mencari maksud perkataan yg aku bagi tu!! sakit btol jiwa aku. rasa nak je terajang sekor2. biar la jantan ke betina. masing2 dok harap cikgu je suruh buat itu ini.

all this makes me feel very tired. dah form 2 tp mcm budak tadika. mesti masa mak dia ngandungkan dia mak dia suka makan lembu. sbb tu anak dia pun mcm lembu..kena tarik baru nak bergerak.

the night before

its the night before the first day of school. i managed to complete the scheme of work for 2010 in a day. please, dont hold ur breath. after a year, i've learnt the trick- just mix&match from books. am i not brilliant? hahhaaa

anyway, just a question-

adakah tanda-tanda penuaan termasuk e-dating adik2?

today

i woke up around 7 AM this morning, thinking what i should do. while thinking, i sang songs and quite sure i managed to annoy my sleeping housemates. hehhee

then i went to the town to get my hideous baju for Pengurus Teknik Sukan PPD Pekan which written 1Malaysia- Bertanding untuk Menang at the back of the shoulder. i sent the shirt for alteration. but bloody hell...that Ah Soh charged me RM15 just to make the shirt a size smaller. she even refused to cut the sleeves short as that will ruin the sleeves.

then i went to EngHong to have lunch- Nasi Ayam. Then went to Masjid As-Syakirin for Friday prayer. The Imam asked a rethoric question- 'yang manakah lebih zalim- membuang anak ke dalam tong sampah, atau membuang anak ke neraka?' among others he mentioned about how parents misleadingly teach their children un-Islamic ways and thus 'mencampakkan anak itu ke neraka'. what do u think?

nevertheless, after the prayer i went back to take a nap then off to Kuantan. went to Fendi's neighbour's engagement dinner, then to his cousin's majlis akad nikah.

then, over there near Taman Gelora something peculiar happened- air pasang. it was kinda scary for me as the water went up outta nowhere. i know the sea is just nearby, but as an orang gunung, this was my first experience tidal at someone's front yard!!

however, it was a good observation as i did not only observe the tidal, but someone cute too. OMG, i talked to the father. he knows everything about England and rugby. he speaks Queen's English too. im impressed ;)