It’s weekend, finally!

27 February 2009 at 12:15 pm (Life, ToyVoyagers, Work)

So today I woke up at 11.30am instead of having to get up early everyday to school. It’s nothing much a stress at school, given that I only have one to two classes only everyday (not more than 2 hours) and it’s not that bad if you know how to pretend to appear as a good teacher when you actually a total loser at teaching :P Most of time I bring the kids to the library or computer lab so I don’t need to do much talking. Hehe. I’m smart, ain’t I? But I am sure I don’t want to have this as my long time career even though they pay me higher for half day school than IRIS used to pay me for 8-5 office job. Teaching is not my thing, full stop. Then again here are some forms and documents I may need to send out to two universities for this DPLI teaching course. My parents want me to do it, don’t ask me. Sigh. I just hope I’ll be getting the news from the postgraduate studies earlier than the DPLI’s, so my life will be safe. 

And I have got a news about Haris after almost 3 weeks on his way to Paris. Well, no news from him yet, hence the almost giveup and assumption that he might be lost. Only just now Valerie said my postcard which I had sent the same time with Haris just arrived, so hopefully Haris will also turn up in Paris soon! *fingers crossed*

Okay, and I haven’t even had a shower yet. See you.

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Farewell

17 January 2009 at 6:29 am (Work)

Yesterday I made a very short trip to KL. To IRIS to go through the official resignation procedure. Had to return my ID card, car stickers, drawer keys etc.. did the clearance with HR, submit the long KIVed documents and works, packed up my small stuff to bring home. Signed the resignation letters. Chatted with the boss, the mates. Took pictures. 

How I missed the boring-yet-makes-you-feel-good atmosphere in the office. I’ll be missing it for sure. My manager says I can come back to work here anytime when condition allows. But until then, bye bye IRIS.

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Back to work

6 October 2008 at 1:05 pm (Life, Work)

The overcharged bus fare for going back to KL was FAR from really worth it. It turned out that this bas tambahan was some old school bus :~( but still got air-cond and seat for me(thankfully) and it was not nice at all, small seat I hardly could lay down my leg properly, loud engine noise, shaking here and there. Hundred thousands of Kelantanese are going back to KL and other places, it’s not surprising at all some unlucky people end up having to opt for old additional buses, more expensive, in fact it’s still good enough than the unluckier people who find out that the additional bus ticket is fake or something – it does happen during times like this. 

And I arrived late, by 1.5 hours than normal time. Haiyoh. Ado was waiting for me coz I had to give him the food I brought for him, at least my bag got a bit lighter when I had to rush on LRT heading Bdr Tasik Selatan. Didnt have time to talk much to him. And again needed to queue for taxi in the LRT station to apartment. It was too late already I couldnt get a chance to go up to my room instead just to stuff the bag inside the car and drove off to office, there I had to rush to the ladies first at least to clean my face and brush teeth. 

Ok, no special story in this post, just some bad journey experience I never hoped to face for yet another time. Nobody does, anyway.

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Imajica’s Postcrossing Class Analysis

12 September 2008 at 4:44 pm (Postcrossing, Work)

I’ve been waiting for enough free time to do this thing. In case you didn’t know, I was teaching for one week in my mum’s school sometime in February this year and have successfully introduced my students to Postcrossing. It’s been like 7 months now so I guess it’s time for me to track down my students to see if they still keep on Postcrossing after I left the school or otherwise.

By the way, some of them (whom I can tell are active) have been emailing me several times to say hello and ask for free postcards :D Hehe. Cute students, aren’t they? And though I am busy I once had time to send some envelopes for the first bacth who requested. And now there laying a few envelopes to be mailed I don’t know when. Sigh, a busy teacher, I am.

Okay, now that Postcrossing has got the option to search user by region again therefore it helps me alot to track down my students. Let’s see in Kelantan, people who registered 7 months ago (203 and 204 days ago to be exact) were most probably my students. Let’s assume here all users registered in these particular days, 14 years old (or unless mentioned other ages), are my students. So I found 42 records, listed as in table below.

Hmmm, hmmmmm, and hmmmmmmm. 

Though I am impressed that a few students have really inherited my craze on Postcrossing with their more than 15 cards sent/received, I am not really happy to know that apparently quite many of them left this activity by the very day they registered. Not much interested? Maybe. In fact, I kind of see these Postcrossing students into several practicing groups:

1) Students who are still active (based on last seen date) and keep sending postcards whenever they have chance to do so, and they do receive and register postcards.

2) Students who still log in regularly but only sent one or two postcards probably from the register day when I gave them free cards to send. And receive equally few cards. This group perhaps don’t know where to buy postcards again afterwards and to mail them themselves. Or do they really think they’ll still be receiving postcards even they stop sending?? 

3) Students who sent one or two cards that I gave them, they understand the responsibility to register a postcard. Therefore they did receive one or two postcards in return, registered them, but never seemed to log in again since.

4) Students who registered that day, sent one or two postcards that I gave them, but it seems it was also the last day they ever logged in the website :( They probably received one or two cards but don’t register them. Haih. I knew this case had chance to happen, but still..

5) Students who registered that day, but they already told me they didn’t want to send cards (not much interested, maybe) and some were put in inactive mode. They didn’t send any postcards so I guess they don’t receive postcard too. At least nobody’s postcards left unregistered in this case.

6) Or some in group (4) may also be those who sent one postcard but it got lost and never registered (?). 

7) And!! This one is happy news finally. I was chatting with one student a few weeks ago, and she said she’s got 4 accounts and active!! LOL. This is way more advanced than the teacher herself. Maybe I should introduce them to the forum.

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I am a Teacher, Part Two?

11 September 2008 at 11:22 am (Work)

Last night I received an sms from Hometuitionbest.com, saying there’s a Form 2 student in Bukit Jalil needing a BM tutor, 2hrs/week @ RM30/hr. Though I haven’t got much intention in seeing myself as a tutor, I somehow registered on the website some time last month, perhaps during my hard time realizing that I need extra money to catch up with my monthly spending budget. I mean, sacrificing a couple of hours over the weekend to get RM60 doesn’t that hurt right? So there, I registered as a home tutor, though I don’t know how it’s gonna be like, then again I have watched this Korean movie My Tutor Friend at least 3 times *lol* so I guess I could get a little idea from that :)

But. Me teaching BM? It’s not funny at all. You see, even during my school days I didn’t pay attention learning BM. Not that I hated it, but I didnt sense BM as a school subject. I mean, we speak Malay everyday, whatever accent and dialect it is (regardless it’s mostly using informal terms and structure and everything) and this BM secondary school subject is giving the students hard time digesting the formal Malay language which you hardly use in real life. Yes it’s sadly inapproppriate but it’s been like that as far as I can remember.

Never mind that. Now someone needs me to help them in BM subject. Can I really do that? I dont think I have the talent. Aiyoh, PMR level only lah. I got 9A’s in my PMR what. Maybe in BM if I am not mistaken, only understanding articles, some grammars, and essays. Hmm but the uncertaintly is still there.

- what if I get a really difficult student who never seems to undertand what I’ll be teaching?
- and the parents will blame me as bad tutor who waste their money?
- what if the student find me boring?
- will I get bullied by my student?
- why BM? I thought I also applied for Maths, Physics,. it’d be muchy easier.
- what if I get bored and cannot continue after a while?

I was teaching one week in secondary school before, but this is not gonna be same. This is home tution. Meaning: go to the student’s house to teach them privately. Will it be safe? But thinking that family who pays private tutor for children should be (at least) not a problematic family, so hopefully there’s no problem with it.

Anyways. I’ll think about that tomorrow when I’m home and maybe try to dig out my old school books and if it looks promising I’ll call back the in charged person to confirm.

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Anticipation

10 September 2008 at 12:32 pm (Family, Work)

It’s lunch hour. Which lately it only seems to be rest hour instead of lunch. Apparently it’s best during Ramadan to get busier as you can forget that you’re hungry whatsoever. Oh yeah it really worked since the beginning until today I find myself free from task. What to do? Yeah read forums and news and comics.. but oh I am still bored. How I wish my apartment is just behind TPM so that I can go back having good day sleep during this break :P But I more wish the clock goes faster to hit 5pm so I can go back already.

I’m going home tomorrow. Can’t wait for it :) There’s been alot of things going on since convocation and the car and Ado and fasting month and work in between, all I really need to have a good rest at home with my parents. Ipah & Ti already went back early of this month. So now yup, me and Mama & Abah only for this weekend! Mom’s cook for breaking fast, how haevenly does it sound? :)

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Hmmm..

8 September 2008 at 4:43 pm (Whatever, Work)

Thanks God today I feel blessed. After struggling for 9 days on this silly program finally I have finished my task. I am supposed to be happy :) But I have just received bad news from Ado. Which I cant write here. As much as I wish that I wouldnt ever get involved. Then again it might be the price I have to pay if I choose to be with him. And it will continue to be.

I understand that life is being unfair to him.

But how is it to me?

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I’m still not that under pressure but..

14 August 2008 at 4:20 pm (Work)

What do people usually do when their supposedly working program keep failing for the 100th testing time and never seem to identify where the bug/problem is?

I know crying isn’t one of the solutions.

But I really feel like crying.

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One day at MAHA expo

13 August 2008 at 11:00 pm (Around me, Work)

I’m so lazy to write much. Let’s see pictures instead.

fruit

IRIS booth with golden melons planted using AutoPot system. We're selling the hydrophonic system, and also the fruits.

And these cube melons especially, but not for sale

And these cube melons especially, but not for sale

Plucked right from the plant

inside IRIS green houses

inside IRIS green houses

Oh this is not celebrity, but why is everyone taking their picture? It's the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture in the house lah. Who else could you expect to appear on Maha Expo lauching day?

And being IRIS Agrotech’s promoter(? Fruit seller?) for one day is tiring enough, I tell you. I didn’t know the exhibition was this huge, in fact I never seen any bigger expo than this. Other than crowds of people from all over the region, you can also expect alot of food (and free food tester!) in those booths :)

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3 months and counting..

13 August 2008 at 10:04 pm (Work)

Confirmed! :D

I have received a confirmation letter from HR Director thru my boss upon my completion of 3 months probation period. 3 months! :) Time’s running so fast. And upon this confirmation I have been re-designated from position Test engineer to Software engineer.. whatever it means.

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