u know wat? ... foget the fotos
dunno wen im gonna get the fotos frm the other frens
during the trip, my camera died on me. tats why.
the Serdang trip was such an eye-opening experience
4 days - good yet gruelling
first thing first...
tour guides : almost non existant
all the while i didnt knw we had tour guides. i tot they were participants
... no introduction....
... didnt act like normal tour guides...
there's no '...ok, skarang kita akan ke....',
'..kita akan tiba pada pukul ....',
'..kita akan jumpa di sini pada pukul enam petang...'
'...bangunan ini telah dibina pada tahun....'
-u knw the stuffs tour guides supposed to do
oh well...
first nite at a hotel (Chow Kit area) - shall not mention name
not a hotel i will go / or even spend a nite in
1. no remote control
2. i can pull out the taps
3. flush dont work
4. room smells
enuff said.
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one place i will mention and recommend is

to be more precise, Fire Fly Farm in Kuala Selangor (abt an hr's drive frm KL)
this place is great. and the experience - BREATHTAKING!!
its near a river, the place is in complete darkness
u take a slow river ride
and u see thousands of fire flies at the bushes
it was such a view
it looks like Geylang during raya season
only difference - tis is au natural
total darkness, only lit by the fire flies and the moon
and the most interesting fact is..
u cannot take a photo or vdeo-cam it
simply because... even if u do
NOTHING appears on your photo
nothing except the bush
with NO sight of the fire flies
- im not joking!
a fren did take a photo of a very lit-up bush
and wat comes out is jus the sillhouette of the bush
fascinating, isnt it?
u juz hv to b there to experience it.
period.
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the sharing session at Universiti Putra Malaysia was good
we attended lectures gvn by the lecturers there.
about how to teach vocab, about MI.. and others
their experience during teaching...
it was an eye-opener
the S'pore cikgus did sharing too
shared abt how they teach karangan, seerti the fun way
usage of e-books
usage of FlipAlbum (very gd software)
it was a wholesome experience.
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went to Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm.
i tot it was juz a normal fruit farm wic had..... fruits
but no... i was sooo wrong.
tis fruit farm is incorporated with the Institut Pertanian.
its a huge plc.
where there are so many different kinds of plantations
trees/plants tat ive nvr seen before, only heard
(im waiting for the pics, hence no pics here)
plants, herbs,... u name it, they hv it
herbs tat are gd for diabetes, gd for toxification
i saw the 'Harum Sundal Malam' plant
interesting. nice white flower.
was told tat arnd midnite, the plant gives off a very
sweet smell.
as i quote from the guide 'wangi yang menggerikan'
and i wonder.......
a true eye-opener
on the whole, the trip was very worthwhile
the experience and the knowledge gained.... fantastique
i was very fortunate to be able to go on this trip knowing that i've just been posted
and i'm sooo new.
all i can say is.... thnx Ckg Naim Daipi.
he did a superb job.
hoping tat i can attend/go to such trips agn.
some pics below...
me and my trip buddy, Ain
some of my new found frens
my untouched hotel room (the 2nd hotel) - better one

some of the souvenirs bought at UPM. hahaha...
a great trip, it was...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
i'm back! i'm back!
was back on Sunday evening..
took the whole day yesterday to recuperate
i would so love to tell u all abt it
but my fotos are not complete yet
i'll update u wif all that happened, fotos included
.. when i get hold of the fotos k
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to my dear, dear friend
stay strong. for u and yr family
u know ure loved...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
well.. preparations are well along the way...
for bro's engagement, tat is
whole family was down at my plc yestrday...
mum making us all busy
wif decorating the bakuls and the pot pourri sachets (aka bunga rampai)
and yesterday she found out tat her menantu has better artistic hands than
her hopeless kids...
..hehehe...
sori mum...
u didnt pass yr skills down to us
its fun hving the whole family rewang-ing and creating
lots of kecoh
and i feel sad.. not able to b there on sunday
wer therz gonna b more kecoh!
my bro's getting engagement jitters and all
he's been out alone for these past days...
merambu-ing anywer and evrywer
calculating expenses, keeping track of
his $$$
all i can say is -
releks bro. tis is juz a small fraction of wats to come...
evil sista, i am
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
syukur alhamdulillah...
got thru all modules
didnt xpect to pass TAF, esp after the grave and stooopid mistake
tat i made in the paper
A's was nvr beyond my reach
but tis time... it came. double.
where hv u been hidng all these while??
how do i knw if i credit or pass my diploma?
zal said that its under remarks. in brackets.
i dont see it. no brackets.
guess that means i PASS my diploma..
doesnt matter.
im juz glad its over.
Alhamdulillah..
*im still in a dilemma. tho i can see more light.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
a dilemma. a dilemma. a dilemma.
yup. tats what i'm in.
i signed up for an educational trip to Serdang.
from the 15th to 18th.
signed tat up on the first reporting day at sch.
but only last weeknd did i realize that my bro's engagement
is on the 18th!!
it coincides with the trip!
and worst is... a whole lot of my relatives are coming to my plc for kenduri
before heading off to the girl's house
how can i not be presnt on tat day?!
its gng to be held at my plc
and i cant possibly make hubby handle the whole event!
but at the same time...
..how can i cancel the trip? im a beginning teachr for gdness sake!
wat will they think of me??!!
im at a loss..
i need advice
tho my mum didnt sound disappointed or angry or upset...
i knw she'll leave the decision to me
hubby says to leave the whole event to him - he can handle it (i cant do tat!)
arrgghhhh!
but me?
...haish...
HEEELLLPP!!!!