Nasi Beratuq....

I finally got the chance to taste and try the famous 'nasi beratuq'.... a famous nasi kandar stop for late suppers as it is only opened starting 10pm... and from its name... the long queue awaits you there.... though i'm sure the queue can easily be cleared by having more scooping-the-dish guys there instead of having only one... but then of course, to maintain the reputation we can only expect the otherwise....

We reached there around 12.15am on the chinese new year early morning.... me, my brother, sis-in-law and the little faiz... lined up for about half an hour.... while entertaining the-still-fresh-faiz...

And the food.... quite nice... i won't mind queuing up again for another trip... ;)

It's time...

It is time for another clean up..... of all the cobwebs, dust and the rust in the blog....
Items needed.... words, sentences to be put up together making new entries....
The constraints.... ideas... lots of them.....

I miss.....

I miss... driving to the classes on Saturday mornings....
I miss... last minute assignments we used to prepare during the classes...
I miss... listening to my group-mates 'kelentong-ing' for our group presentations....
I miss... the lunches we shared during the class break... gossip time... hihihi...
I miss... observing the classmates busily 'facebook-ing' in the class...

and of course..... I miss the strong, concrete excuse for not attending the wedding receptions on saturdays.... no more excuses now.... hmmm......

and to the classmates who are busily preparing for PHD Industry Program...
all the best.... Dr (s).......

Malay ---> English ---> Malay

A friend... after reading the 'Talent Management" article in the STAR newspaper last wed... which I didn't have a chance to read yet... (hopefully still available in his office).... propped a question to me on the recent decision to switch back the science and maths teaching in school from english to malay....

The long-term aim or target of teaching science and maths in english is definitely beneficial.... to the students and to the country.... After all, this idea was first thought by my idol, Tun M.... Off course I'm on his side... Hmm....

Having the opportunity to know some primary school kids made me think on the progress and the achievement of the program so far.... The kids can be categorized from rural area... Although I'm sure in other states, rural is much much rural as compared to Penang's rural area...

Their english.... hmm.... it is already set in their mind that English is difficult....

I gave them 'Insya Allah' lyrics during last nite class.... And we sang in the class.... Pitching lari jauh betul...!!! But it was fun....
When I asked what is the song about?.... I can only hear one boy answering.... "Insaf, cikgu..."
Luckily, at least one of them got it....

In another class, a boy scored zero in a maths quiz I gave them... in english off course..
Am preparing the malay version now.... just to see whether it was due to english...!!! Or really his maths...!!!

What more can I say.... matlamatnya bagus.... tapi pelaksanaan tak sampai....
Maybe with better method, there is no need to switch back to malay.....

Last Minute Plan.... again....

I was on the way back from work last Wednesday when a friend called for dinner... We met up but then the plan changed... Since Thursday is public holiday, let's go movie.... hihihi....
And on the way there, saw another friend's car on the road.... a quick phone call and ended up the three of us watching 'The Tourist..."

The movie.... so-so.... it went quite slow actually.... not much action... but lots of jolie and depp...
Jolie.... what a figure...!! Depp.... age goes well with him... better than the 21 jump street look...
Italy..... just fantastic...!!!

And afterward.... late dinner.... nasi lemak lagi...!!!!
Camna nak kurus ni...!!!!