Monday, December 18, 2017

Cheers... a song for you... :(


Cinta Sampai Di Sini
D'Masiv

Mencoba tuk pahami
Mencari celah hatimu
Bila harus menangis
Aku kan menangis
Namun air mata
Ini telah habis

Segalanya telah kuberikan
Tapi kau tak pernah ada pengertian
Mungkin kita harus jalani
Cinta memang cukup sampai disini

Mencoba tuk rasuki
Menyentuh palung jiwamu
Bila harus mengiba
Aku kan mengiba
Namun rasa ini telah
Sampai di ujung lelahku

Segalanya telah kuberikan
Tapi kau tak pernah ada pengertian
Mungkin kita harus jalani
Cinta memang cukup sampai disini

Aaaaa

Segalanya telah kuberikan
Tapi kau tak pernah ada pengertian
Mungkin kita harus jalani
Cinta memang cukup sampai disini


Sunday, December 10, 2017

Stormy days to come

Pheww... these few feeks have really taken a huge toll on me. I am drained! To death.

An unofficial news came in just today. Found out the Dean had a meeting with my soon-to-be Director. Also attended the meeting was the Deputy Dean.

They had a discussion on who should the department send for PhD next. Boy, according to the projection meeting last September, my turn would be (the soonest: early 2019). Now, the person who deserves to go next (2018) had a feud with...almost everyone. Why K, Why?!

They were questioning whether or not that guy has such commitment to pursue this course. Judging by his late 'unwelcoming' acts, they were not so convinced. The Dean said; if N is ready, we should send him first! Digging up the past, the Dean said; K did not even complete his MA on time last time!

Oh boy. This is bad. This is really bad!
1. I literally have no proposal prepared! Heck I don't even know what to pursue in... ASSessment? My ass!

2. If you skipped his turn (crossing my fingers they would never do that to him), it will DEFINITELY cause a huge fight, if not an unspoken feud between him and myself! It's not fair and I think he really wanted to go first. Turn-wise, it is his turn anyway. I CAN wait!

3. I need to settle things with my own family. With a baby on board, PhD sounds glitchy at the moment. Plus, I need to wait for my wife to at least finish her labwork! My poor baby... being left too soon..when you're just two months old :(

I hope they will not create a platform for dramatic competition between us two. Sok sek sok sek, to make it fair (their words), let's judge them based on their proposals. @#$%^& URGH! I don't have any..YET!

Alas, I'm hoping for a better sunny day soon. I really hope he would get the turn he deserves. And mine right after that. Woohoo...

Regret

Regret...

Meeting you for the first time is never a regret for me. Meeting you is by far one of the happiest turnouts events in my life. You are a kind person. A good friend indeed.

What I regret the most is... after many years of knowing US, one of us has changed. You used to back me up whenever I fall. You pushed me back up when I fell on the ground. You were my strength. Now, you've changed. You'd rather choose and back other people up. You chose to listen to others than what I had to say.

My fault. But I deserve this. WE deserve this! Let's just put an end to this. I loved you. I missed you so much. But what did I ever do to deserve this undeserving treatment you gave me? Why did u back him up? You knew nothing. You didn't know the story. You didn't know what happened. You SUCK!

Good luck with your life.

p/s - Had I known you were coming back to your hometown that day, I'd never come. I'm sorry I came unannounced. I just wanted to visit your family (whom I always think as my own family). That was darn awkward. I wish I could've avoided you but that was hard. Good to see you're happy though. Good for you.

Friday, August 11, 2017

a broken glass.

Pain changes people.It makes them trust less and shut people out.

Dear D,

You must be wondering why I have been ignoring you these few weeks?! (At least, that's what I thought). It's ok if the answer is no. I get it. You live your own life. Others won't matter. Myself included.

Sebabnye, if you can ignore me, why can't I? Tp at one point aku x tergamak actually. The reason? Ok. Last we texted, what was it about? I did say something. And as usual ko ignore... many many days. TAPI, apa yg aku perasan.. ko boleh pulak respond to ur fb friends.. replying them?! (Don't worry, in case if u wish to argue, I did save some screenshots). Kat sini pun dah nampak mcm mana ko layan aku.

Another reason. The same reason actually. You ignored me. Bukan sekali, bukan dua kali. Berkali-kali. Sometimes bile ko x ignore, ko skip. I never forget buddy! I remember all the details. Sadly, I think I deserve more than this. I deserve to be treated nicer. Why? I sacrificed a lot for you. Biarlah, aku nak ungkit jugak. While I was away... faaaar from you, I was presented with many occasions in which senang saja aku nk makan luar. Having fun, going out with random people. Sangat senang. Did I go for it? NO. Why? Sbb aku ingat OUR PROMISES!!! And I stick to those. Tapi sedihnya, ko kat sini...what did you do? Ask yourself.

Lagi reason nya. Aku memang kecik hati dgn ko. U promised to go to KL and celebrate your bday together. I even made plans. I could've left UMP early to your place. Tapi bile tau ko dah pun ada plan nk ke sana...n u even went to pavi with them. AKu sgt2 sedih la and I felt so heartbroken. Even when I was sad pun, can u at least wait n go with me instead? Tapi tak.

Another reason. Again, you ignored me. Hina sangat ke aku mintak itu sume dgn ko??? Jijik sangat ke aku ni? You kept giving excuses. Kenapa the same time last year boleh, kenapa tahun ni x boleh? Did I go and see someone? Tak! Did I ask from someone else? Tak? I asked only from you coz I thought u were special. Tapi... u chose to ignore.

Another reason. Ko janji nk hantar video or pics of ur kid on a regular basis. Tapi mana??? Aku ok ke tak, a promise is a promise!!! Ntahla, everyday, ko makin bagi aku reasons to leave. Takpelah... aku rasa lebih baik mcm ni since ko pun dah xde komitment to this relationship. Takpelah maybe ko dah ade org lain. Maybe ko dah pun eat out. Knowing u lah, u tend to do those stuff.

I purposely installed bnda2 bodoh tu just to piss u off. Sedihnya... sekejap je.. after dua hari dah uninstall. Why? Aku bosan. Sume fake dlm tu. I did save some screenshots of how many pervs yg hantar msg. Did I reply? No. Did I share my pics with a 'blanket'? NO. Why? Aku still pegang janji aku (walaupun dua hari tu I did feel guilty).

Memang aku sedih la. Tapi marah mcm mana pun aku, sedih macam mana pun aku. Aku still amek tau. No matter aku nk let go mcm mana pun, aku x dpt stop dari amek tau pasal ko. Not from you, but from ur family. Dapat tau ko sihat, happy from ur mom sgt la buat aku lega. Sbb aku tau kalau aku contact ko, ko akan ckp ko sdih la itu la ini la. Bullshit. Everything is ok.

Terdetik jgk aku nk pegi spend masa dgn ko kt sana. Last week, asal2 aku nk ke sana. Tp x jadi. Aku fikir, kenapa aku yg nk kene beria pegi sana. Kenapa aku yg selalu kene pegi sana? Kenapa bila dh kene layan mcm sampah mcm org bodoh ni, still nk ke sana?! Why? So I went to Jengka instead. Did u ask ur friend what happen? kalau kita masih kawan, aku dah mengadu kt ko apa jadi malam tu. Tapi xpelah. Sekarang aku simpan sorang2 je.

Aku keluar ump pun sorang2 je, xde pun nk farewell. Aku masuk umt sorang2 je xde pun nk harap ko datang sini at least jumpa aku sekali. Kalau betul la aku yang jahat d, kenapa tak masa aku kt oz lagi aku dh let go atau buat ape yg ko x suka???? Aku kt sini je kot. Kenapa sekarang? Why now? Sebab aku dah x tahan dgn cara ko layan aku. Ye bagi ko kecik saje punca nya. It's commitment. If you cared at least, you would give me what I ask everytime I ask for it. Why? Sebab aku xde org lain. Aku x dikelilingi kwn2 mcm ko. Why can't u see how lonely I am?! Why can't u see kenapa aku perlu sume tu? Tapi ko tak... u chose to ignore jugak.

Aku dah cakap d. Sekali dua ko buat aku mc ni, aku boleh lagi sabar. Ni dh bnyk kali ko buat and aku dah x bole dah. Aku sedih n tawar hati sangat2. Ye ko memang busy. I get it. Tapi boleh je bagi bila ko x busy. Kenapa org lain lagi penting ke? U cannot even spend masa dgn aku dah ke? Ko dah x bole bagi itu ini kt aku dah ke? Tapi... sepanjang aku online aku tgk ko bole je respond kt org lain...cume aku je ko x bole respond. So fikirlah sendiri apa aku rasa. I have eyes, I have brain. I can think la.

Tapi kecik hati ke marah ke aku still jaga. Aku xde pun nk post aku pegi spend masa dgn adik bradik kita yg lain. Ada je aku ke sana. Tapi ko... ntah la. Aku rasa mmg dah xde meaning pun kita ni. Sbb tu la aku mintak kita let go. Makin hari ko makin buat aku sedih. Bukan nye ko nk respon or at least justify the situation. Ko ignore. Ko skip. Pastu ko pretend mcm xde ape jadi. Baguslah.

Aku tau ko happy sebenarnya aku nk keluar dari hidup ko. Sbb ko dah ada ramai kwn2. Tapi aku dah. i keep my circle of friends small je. Kalau aku dah sayang, aku akan sayang yg tu je. Tapi kalau dah tawar hati, nk buat mcm mana.

Last skali, aku nk mintak maaf sume skali salah aku. Again, kalau ko rasa benda yg aku mintak tu x penting, maknanya ko masih x kenal aku. Aku rasa ko x pnah peduli pun sbnarnya. Ade ko amek tau? All u care is u, u n u. Tu belum masuk lagi pasal family. Tapi xpe lah. Nk harap call memang xlah. Ye lah busykan. Busy melayan org lain. So aku sedar la sape aku. Cermin kalau dh pecah xbole nk elok balik. Aku x rasa kita akan ok. Aku x rasa kita akan jumpa lagi dah lepas ni. Aku selesa hidup sorang2 mcm ni. Aku nk jadi mcm dulu balik. All my trust is gone after I met u. Ko pun sama je mcm org lain. Cakap je lebih, janji je lebih. Last2, ignore je.

Good luck anyway. Lepas ni pls jgn lyn org lain mcm ko layan aku. If u care for someone, ur action will show. If u love someone, fight n dont give excuses. Aku rasa aku layak buat mcm ni bila fikir balik apa yg ko dah buat kt aku slama ni. Ye ko memang baik. Sume org nampak ko baik. Yg jahat sume aku. At least aku bgtau kt ko aku install benda tu. Xpelah. Biarlah ko yg aku kenal aku sorang je tau. Ape2 pasal ko sume aku cakap baik2. Sbb ko mmg baik.

Keep ignoring me. Thank you for making me this way.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

of kunji and booby.

Di, if I treated you the way you treated me, you'd hate me.

This is s story of an ugly horse and a Pegasus.

One day, an ugly horse named Kunji with its four-beat walking of a two-beat pace came into a shed. There, he noticed other typical boring members of equidae. Suddenly, a divine stallion came in! "Wow, a pegasus!", Kunji kept to himself. That was the first time he saw a legendary creature sent from above.

The pegasus; Booby was a remarkably stunning creature. Kunji would've thought Booby had some kind of potion to make a lot, if not most equus groupies to love him. Himself included. Kunji made his first move. Awkward it was at the beginning. It took him weeks and months to finally pulled his guts together and confessed.

He asked if Booby was free to join him for a cuppa. Beautiful yet bumpy ride with awkward silence all the way through Jengka 'landfill' and Temerloh. Definitely not a best move he could have sleeved off. Owh, Booby did not say yes at the prompt tough. What a bummer.

One fine night, Booby dropped by and had a sleepover. What's next to come? They shared their first kiss. Wow. Awkwardly magical. That marked the beginning of a serious relationship, if not friendship between Kunji and Booby. It was special. It was magical. It was pure. They even went to a magical island together. They did nothing most of the time but those 'nothing' moments were meaningful.

Their flight of happiness did not seem to last. There's always ups and downs. Light and brutal storms hit them all the time. But they survived, even after being struck by Zeus' lightning.

It was just a momentary love story. Like any other love stories, theirs also ended in tragedy. Trust. Infidelity. Unrequited. Under-demeciated. Kunji should have known from the beginning of his place. How can a pegasus fall in love with a shady horse like him?! Letting go is the best way for them in the end.

Saturday, July 22, 2017

I miss us

How are you? How have you been? I bet you must be really happy now. Good for you.

Is this working for you? If it does, good for you. I wish I could say the same in my case but I couldn't.

Sometimes I wish you'd call.
Sometimes a call from you is what it takes to hold me.

Sometimes I wish you'd send me photos and stuff.
As those will only be your guarantee for a special me.

Most of the time, I long for your warm touch.
Kisses work wonders eh.

Past is past. It's time to move on.
Lingering on the past...
sometimes it's soothing
at times, it's hard to dispel the gloom.

I miss you US. I do.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

This is for you...

Hey you.. this is for you..

It's been a while
since I finally accepted
the end.
But I'm not gonna deny
how my heart still aches
every time I think
of how this; us ended.
And if I could go back,
I wish I could tell you this:

I stayed for too long,
I endured for too long,
not because I was weak
not because I was afraid
but because I loved you
because I believed you'd change
because I thought I was still special.

I left, not because
you skipped me
not because you ignored me
Because I no longer become your number one
Because of your uncommitted and uninterest in us

Staying with you would mean more tears to me nowadays.
I needed to stop because
I no longer loved myself by loving you.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

If this is my last night with you...

... exactly how I feel at the moment ...

This is for you...

 
 
"All I Ask"

I will leave my heart at the door
I won't say a word
They've all been said before, you know
So why don't we just play pretend
Like we're not scared of what is coming next
Or scared of having nothing left

Look, don't get me wrong
I know there is no tomorrow
All I ask is

If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I'm more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
'Cause what if I never love again?

I don't need your honesty
It's already in your eyes
And I'm sure my eyes, they speak for me
No one knows me like you do
And since you're the only one that matters
Tell me who do I run to?

Look, don't get me wrong
I know there is no tomorrow
All I ask is

If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I'm more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
'Cause what if I never love again?

Let this be our lesson in love
Let this be the way we remember us
I don't wanna be cruel or vicious
And I ain't asking for forgiveness
All I ask is

If this is my last night with you
Hold me like I'm more than just a friend
Give me a memory I can use
Take me by the hand while we do what lovers do
It matters how this ends
'Cause what if I never love again? 
 
 

Monday, June 19, 2017

Uh-oh


Good night sweetheart.
Happy belated ~
Take care.


Always,

Me

Sunday, May 14, 2017

The beginning of an end

Hiya there,

Wah..catchy phrase there. 'The beginning of an end'. It does not make sense if I say this now. It is just for us to prepare for what is about to come later. I wish to say 'the end of a beginning' but even that does not make any sense since we started this long ago.

Ok, I rambled.

Perhaps this will mark a period before we really end this (whatever you call it) relationship. Though this post might be exclusively written for a specific audience (you), if others (presumably you, you and you) happen to read it too, feel free to use your wild imagination.

Trust is expensive. I trusted you once. Wait. No. More than once. Today, I find it hard to trust you. Tell me, is it wrong for me to doubt you? I know you took the pictures not for my attention, nor for hers. So? I have a feeling that another agenda came in between those pics.

I know you have been repeating whatever wrong you did to me. I know you have been reaching out to another 'weird (if not bent) creatures' out there. Behind my back. Yes, you must be lonely that's why you started... again. Relapse? Perhaps. Lust? Definitely. Saja-saja? No way.

Carry on. If one day, I found out.. kantoi.. whatever you name it, it will be the end of everything. Honestly, between you and my instict, I trust mine more. So blame me if I'm being too outpushy.

Ta~

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Pheww... recovered.

Hiya.

This rusty page needs servicing. Desperately. Yeay, password recovered! Pheww, I thought I'd lost you forever Bloggy T T...

Till then, I'll see you around (if not tomorrow, or the following dayssss). Toodles.

Monday, December 26, 2016

New chapter.



The past few weeks really tested my everything. Literally everything I had for you. I guess it’s true after all when they say; you can’t buy happiness and you can’t buy trust. Earning trust is truly hard but breaking it is easy. It takes only one stupid lie to end everything. But you? Not just one… go count yourself.

All I did the past few weeks was just wait, wait and wait. I kept on waiting till I had no idea what I was waiting for. What was I expecting from you? To counter, yeah.. ko kene faham Za.. bukan sekangkang kera..bla bla bla. You used to go that extra miles to prove that you meant what you said. What gives? Why now? I don’t see anything changes. 

So I have a family now. So? It’s not like we’re making out like lovers. No. Simply put, it’s the effort you make, not the excuses you create. It was ok before this. What gives? Why now? So you’re a big shot now? I get it. Just because I don’t have anything atm, doesn’t mean I don’t have my pride intact?! I told you, it will be like this till you finally decide to confront and face me. Be a man.

I guess, you no longer matter to me just as I no longer matter to you. I don't remember treating you this shitty Booby. Have I ever??? I am trying to remove you from my life. We are better off as friends. Please understand this. Dah lama dah. Please at least honor my wish for my birthday. My wish is to start a new life without you in it.

I’d like to thank the wonderful people from my past who didn’t forget. Thanks for your beautiful wishes. I’m old now. Another year marks the aging line on my face. Truth is, you..yes all of you are not forgotten. Thanks for being friends though our past was not painted the way we wanted to. Peace shout out to Z and N. Thank you for your words.

I purposely changed my FB setting just to see who’d remember. Alhamdulillah. Just when I thought I was being left out and forgotten, ada lagi people who remember. Just when I thought I didn't have friends, there were still lots (if not many) who remember. You don't need FB for a reminder. It's whether or not you value someone in your life. Thank you so much peeps. I love you '( I felt like crying when people as far as OZ pun remember. No idea how. Even my former housemates, chat mates, and students. Ya Allah, thank you and may they be blessed always, ameen. 

Thank you to my cuddly wife who struggled last night baking a cake for me. Though it’s sloppy, it’s the best cake I’ve had in years. You are simply the best I could ever ask for. 

I didn’t ask much Booby. Just your attention and your sensitivity since the past few weeks you went astray. Is that too much to ask? Why didn’t you work on this friendship? Why do you have to make it worse every day? Why now? What gives?

If you’re really bored of me, I am bored of you too. I am sick of your shitty lies and the way you treated me. You really think I am an idiot. It’s ok. I get it. Life is like a wheel. Sometimes you are up there. There will be days when you will be at the bottom of the wheel, touching the ground. Today it’s not my glory day. Just another day to remind me how sad my life is when you’re around.

So please let me leave. Let’s start a new life.


Happy birthday.

p/s - Berperasaan biar berpada-pada, nanti makan diri. I guess I've loved you too much kot before this. Don't worry. Not anymore. I don't love you anymore. Just another fake friend.

Mute

The day it happened: 30 Nov 2016
Reason it happened: Saje-saje
How I felt about it?: Devastated. I felt heartbroken. The trust was broken. I gave up...

I waited and waited for your gutsy move in explaining what happened, why you went astray by trying to eat out. You chose to deny and lie. I acted stupid. Yeah. You pretended as if nothing happened. I showed you the picture. I vividly remembered the blanket we exchanged before I left for OZ. How could you.

1 Dec 2016: I went all muted. I refused to respond to your texts. But I failed, miserably. Despite ignoring your texts and keeping you at mute, I still waited. Why? Coz I was an idiot I guess.

3 Dec 2016: Still no explanation. I decided to block your calls. It's better this way coz I'd know you couldn't get through me. I blocked, unblocked, blocked and unblocked again. Shitty me.

Most of the time now, I don't really feel anything anymore. Boy, am I worried? Yes. But... You broke me AGAIN... God knows for how many times already.

I was really beaten up. I was helpless and hopelessly waiting for nothing. The promises you made. How I struggled to not do what you hated all this time. Tell me something, am I wasting my time?

Now: It has been 25 days since I went all mute on you. I didn't wanna hear your chimes when you whatsapped me. I was really down and dead-disappointed Booby. Why did you do it? Were you bored of me? You must have been bored of me. Or else, you wouldn't do it, would you?

I'm sorry. I told myself. This rogue will go on till you decide to come and see me... face me. Talk to me personally. I wanna look at your face when you lie. Till then, you are on my silent list. I wish to give up now, let go of everything. This is not the first time you broke me. How many times do I have to bear this Booby? Why? Am I just a toy???

Forgiven but not forgotten:
I forgive you. Seriously. But it's hard for me to forget. It still gets me...the thing you did. I still can't figure out why. I guess I am an idiot after all.

Thank you Booby. 

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Dear booby...

Dear booby,

Silly. How could I not wish you on this special day?! I drafted this earlier but the way you ignored me… urgh. How could I not personally wish you when you are one of the persons I love most in this life??! Though we are not physically together, there’s no way I would not send you this wish. 

I know I was not the first person to wish you ‘Happy birthday’ but I certainly wanna be the last. I wish I could personally sing you the three birthday songs I used to sing like the years before..but…

Booby, You know how I wanna be with you on your special day but… I guess some things are just not meant to be… Dear booby, my booby.. I know that we don’t always think alike or agree with each other all the time. I know that we see life in different ways but what really matter is we’re still together. I know you’ve done a lot for me and sacrificed a lot too. I am thankful for the things you did, the patience you put to make me stay. Thank you for having enlightened my life with your love booby. :(

Also, I know I don’t always show my feelings but just so you know.. you are still the best thing in my life, my booby. You really mean everything to me! I love you. I love you! I love you!

My birthday present for you is.. a promise of my whole lot of love for you. I hope your birthday was as special as you are booby!

Happy birthday booby!

p/s - I am sorry for everything. I don't blame you if you hate me now. I won't be angry if you wanna leave me now. It's okay. Whether I'm there or not, you will be fine.

Sincerely,
me, kunji.

Here’s a song for you.. How I wish I could be there and hug you now :(


Next Plane Home – Daniel Powter

I woke up early to baby blue eyes from afar whoah whoah
And when the sun comes through and lights you like the angel you are whoah whoah
I know I do you wrong when I'm with you I've been gone

With every season change, it looks the same november to june whoah whoah
And dont these empty streets skip a beat the flowers dont bloom whoah whoah

I can't believe I missed your birthday again
And I wanna come back but I just don't know when now

And I'm so lonely your not here with me
That's way I'm gonna be on the next plane home

The road that never ends around the bend I see your smile whoah whoah
I'd swim across the sea to be with you for a while whoah whoah
Cos I've made a life of been gone
Now the way that I feel I just don't belong

And I'm so lonely you're not here with me
Thats why I'm gonna be on the next plane home
And you're you're the only face I wanna see
Thats why I'm gonna be on the next plane home

Stand around try to make every moment
And be somebody yeah anybody
It seems the whole world is taking me over
I need somebody to help me get back to

And I've always been a million miles away
But things are gonna change
I just wanna come home

And you're you're the only face I wanna see
That's why I gonna be on the next plane home

Yeah I'm taking the next plane home
Now I'm getting the next plane home

Now I'm taking the next plane home

Sunday, April 3, 2016

BFG syndrome

This slothfulness. The restless feeling of not wanting to do anything.
So many things to do yet nothing has taken its toll to kick off.
These days, I just sit in front of the screen. I stare and nothing is moving.
Still frames by frames.
Nothing but a mere glimpse.

The flashes of the flicker do not seem to bother.
I dream of completing everything in my mind but physically, nothing is happening.
What is happening to me?

30% worth of essay is not of significance anymore!
I need to start writing but I choose to distract myself instead.
I made a cup of coffee... black and strong.
But it's just sitting there on the table, 'unscathed'.

I think I have one.
A BFG syndrome.
Back for good.
:(

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The valley


Yup. The Valley. That's what the locals call this place. Fortitude Valley is where you can find good clubs here in Bne. Some friends of mine (mostly from chatmates program) told me if you wish to look at the 'other side' of Brissy life, go to the valley. 

Yeah. It's like a place where you gather all clubs, bars, gay bars, straight bars, cruising bars, strip clubs in one place. Bars and clubs? You name it. They're all there. Pretty organised I'd say. If you wanna experience night life in Brisbane, this is the place. 

There's a little Chinatown too! It's quite busy especially on weekends. 

I guess it's not all rainbow here in Brisbane. People do get really weird when they're drunk. :(

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Diary

Today I had a class with Steve for L2 reading.

To begin with, Steve is a creative teacher. He always puts on wonderful ideas into teaching. I think he's trying to demonstrate the many ways of teaching in the actual classroom. Last week, he brought Fiona (an actual English teacher from ICTE) to share her experiences when she taught in Vietnam couple of years ago.

Today, Steve caught my attention by playing an old song by Bread; Diary. The idea is for the students to draw inferences based on the song played. It is a part of higher-order reading skills.

I just want to write a thing or two about the song. The interpretation might be wrong. It is really a sad song which turns out to be 'face it' kind of okay at the end. This guy found his lover's diary. He read what she wrote and he was touched by the many sweet things she wrote about him in the diary. He would not know since the girl never mentioned about those to him.

BUT.... it turned out, whatever she wrote in the diary was not meant for him. T T.... It was about the love she once had. Oh man... Anyway, at the end, the guy still wanted her to be his wife because of how sweet she had been in the entries. :(

Here's the song:


Diary by Bread


I found her diary underneath a tree
And started reading about me
The words she'd written took me by surprise
You'd never read them in her eyes
They said that she had found 
the love she'd waited for
Wouldn't you know it
She wouldn't show it

When she confronted with the writing there
Simply pretended not to care
I passed it off as just in keeping with
Her total disconcerting air
And though she tried to hide 
the love that she denied
Wouldn't you know it
She wouldn't show it

And as I go through my life
I will give to her my wife
all the sweet things I can find

I found her diary underneath a tree
And started reading about me
The words began to stick and tears to flow
Her meaning now was clear to see
The love she'd waited for 
was someone else not me
Wouldn't you know it
She wouldn't show it

And as I go through my life
I will wish for her his wife
All the sweet things she can find
All the sweet things they can find


Fix you

Fix You ~ Coldplay


When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you


Thursday, March 10, 2016

Let's have fun with English, Di ;p

Hey there,

Today, I learned something new called; 'garden path' sentence. This type of sentence is grammatically correct but people will mostly misinterpret the meaning(s) of the sentence. We, as readers will fall into this 'unintended' misleading judgment of the sentence.

Simply put, a garden path sentence leads us towards a path but it is a wrong path. Ok a simpler version of this would be: The sentence is AMBIGUOUS. lol. Itu je sebenarnya.. chett.. Basically, kita rasa itu maksud ayat tu tapi actually maksud ayat tu lain sebenarnya. 

Okay, okay.. I get it... it's confusing or should I say; almost 'impenetrable' to digest.. hehe.. Let me give you some examples:



a. The old train the young.
    The old train....
                            ....... the young.


b. The old man the boat.
    The old man....
                            ...... the boat.

Di, can you guess some ambiguous meanings from these examples?:

- I convinced her children are noisy.
- Zedi gave his son the cat bit a plaster (bandaid).
- The government plans to raise GST (Goods and Services Tax) were defeated.
- The stupid drink from the restaurant.
- Zedi said; "Put the box on the table in the kitchen!"


p/s - "...to be led down the garden path" is actually an expression. It means to be deceived or tricked. Get it now?

- Please whatsapp me immediately if you understand Di :)

Toodles :)

Monday, March 7, 2016

lời chào hỏi

That's how you say hi in Vietnam. "Lời chào hỏi"

Today I met my new supervisor; Dr. Chris Campbell. Originally, the meeting was at 1.30pm. I somehow overlooked that I had another important meeting with Dr. Noriko at 1. I don't know why I put Noriko's on Wednesday (9 Mar). Urgh.

Anyway, Chris was ok if I could meet her at 2.30 instead. My meeting with Noriko ended at 2-ish. 

So I went to her office (620a, Social Sciences Building). I must say..I was nervous. I didn't know what to expect at the beginning. A lot went through my mind..mostly because she is someone from school of edu instead of appling (what I'm currently doing). 

When I came, there was a Professor inside. They were talking about a PhD candidate who just successfully graduated. Outside, I could clearly see what Chris is currently working on. She has three on-going research with one of them being a Malaysian context. She's working on FrogVLE; a cloud-based learning design for Malaysian schools. It's under 1BestariNet project with The Malaysian Ministry of Education. 

The reason she agreed to supervise me is my topic has something to do with what she had done in the past. Second Life and Education for a broad topic. I don't wanna bore you with that.

As I was sitting, she asked me where I was from. Kinda funny though. 

Chris: So tell me, where are you from Niza? Oh wait, let me guess... Vietnam.
Chris: You're from Vietnam right.
Me: Errm..Chris, no I'm from Malaysia.
Chris: Oh, I went there last year. Slow internet you got there Niza.
Me: Yeah, tell me 'bout it.

She's so friendly. She's funny. That was the first time ever people thought I'm a Vietnamese. lol.

I hope I've made a right decision this time. :(

Toodles.