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Syawal Rantings

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I have so many thing to write about, but I had no internet connection in Muar or KL. So, here goes.

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Raya was fun. As always. Mama purposely came to KL to pick me up so that she has someone to bake all the cookies and cake. I managed to bake three types of cookies, two butter cakes and mini cupcakes in the three days I had before raya. Mama and I also managed to make some ketupat palas and she was rather amused that I could ONLY wrap the small ones using smaller leaves while she can only wrap the big ones.

First raya was first spent visiting Ayah’s pusara with my other siblings. We then had a small gathering with Uncle’s family before we went to Uncle Tamjis’s house right in front and Achik Norly’s house in Ipoh.

Gathering.

Second raya was spent lazying around. Heh heh.

We started our journey to Muar on the third raya. On the way, we stopped at Pusat Komuniti Bukit Damansara to attend an aunt’s wedding. We reached Muar at around 7pm and just managed to meet the relatives that I looked forward to meet each raya.

We headed down to Yong Peng the day after and visited my grandfather on my late Ayah’s side. He was healthy, only that he could not remember most of us now. In our case, Ayah’s name need to be mentioned before he could remember all of us.

OTW to Batu Pahat from Yong Peng.

We headed back to KL the next day and went straight to The Gardens due to my sister’s craving for shopping complex. Well, well, who’s living in Sabah now hah? I bought Starbucks’s Mooncake set which I have been wanting since I saw it in KK. They were not bad, but I guess there are other mooncakes tastier than Starbucks’s.

On the sixth raya, we visited Ayah’s second brother in Kelana Jaya. It was overwhelming to hear the funny jokes that they constantly make. They are after all a one happy funny family even though both my aunt and uncles are police officers. Chief police officers to be exact.

My mom’s brother than held a barbecue session the night after hearing endless requests for kambing bakar. We had chicken and meat too, laksa , chicken and beef sate, chicken soto, fruit salad and desserts. Yammeh. Totally yummy.

For each day where large amount of food is consumed, I made myself drink Kinohimitsu peppermint detox tea to make sure that I do not gain the weight that I lost during Ramadhan. Even that, I gained two kg from the five that I lost. Huhu.

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Ours.

Azwan and I got ourselves an iPhone 3Gs each. Hiks. I was amazed with what I can do with it until I discover that it is less effective in detecting coverage. It could not capture any Maxis coverage even though I have put it at the window frame where I normally put my previous phones, and previous phones worked just fine.

Thus, when, I’m in Bukit Besi, Beluran, I use my 3-year old SE.

Oh, I’m thinking of buying a RM100++ basic Nokia phone to be used there since the battery does not function properly now.

Sigh. After investing so much and so much for wanting to have the latest gadget, I still have to use a basic phone.

Heh.

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I went for my SPP interview yesterday and I am so glad that it went very well. I was asked about PIPP, current issues and teaching experience.

I was not nervous, not until my turn was next. I was more nervous for the fact that I’ll be riding a scooter on my own to get to the venue of the interview. Mind you, it was my first bike ride on my own after  more than six years of having a licence.

And, yes. I arrived home safe and sound.

Hehe.

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That is all for now. Bai. Daa.

UPSR

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Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Pengasih.

Ya Allah ya Tuhanku,

Kau berkati lah segala ilmu yang telah aku ajarkan,
dan Kau berkatilah segala ilmu yang telah mereka pelajari.
Tenangkan dan lapangkan hati mereka,
dan Kau permudahkanlah segala urusan untuk mereka.
Dan Kau kurniakanlah sebuah kejayaan kepada mereka.

Amin, amin ya-Rabbilalamin.

UPSR will commence from 8th till 10th of September, Tuesday to Thursday.

I hope that all my six kids will be able to answer all papers perfectly fine, though I’m not expecting too much from them.

Dear kids, please bring smiles to the faces of your teachers when we see your results later, mkay.


Sayu hati guru bila duit jadi isu.

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Dari hari Isnin hari tu lagi saya dah teringin nak makan udang. Tapi tak kesampaian. (Tu la padan muka, waktu makan steamboat dua hari berturut-turut sangatlah eksen tak nak makan udang).  Bila ditanya kepada anak murid, katanya ibunya dah hantar udang-udang hasil tangkapan ke Beluran. Dua hari kemudian, saya tanya lagi. Jawapannya tetap sama. Tiada rezeki kot. Tapi sedang saya bersenang-lenang tadi, pintu rumah diketuk dan seplastik udang pon bertukar tangan.

Yay.

Mata udang-udang itu masih jernih dan berwarna merah jambu. Bila dikeluarkan dari plastik mereka masih berdeyak-deyak. Oh mereka masih hidup. Sangat segar. Dan bau hanyir pon tidak lagi sempat ada pada mereka. Menyenangkan kerja saya untuk menggoreng.

Oh sedapnya udang goreng.

Tapi sebenarnye saya bukan nak cerita udang kat sini. Udang itu adalah mukadimah sahaja. Ini cerita yang nak saya sampaikan.

Sebagaimana yang sedia maklum kan, boleh dikatakan semua murid kat sekolah saya ini adalah anak nelayan. Hidup mereka susah. Tak serba mewah macam kita. Mereka dapat peruntukan KWAPM (Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pelajar Miskin) sebanyak RM200 setiap tahun. Sepasang lengkap baju sekolah, sepasang lengkap baju seragam unit beruniform, buku dan juga alat tulis turut diberikan secara percuma tiap-tiap tahun. Boleh dikatakan semua pelajar layak RMT (Rancangan Makanan Tambahan) dan semua murid Tahap 2 layak kelas tambahan SBT (Skim Baucer Tusyen) yang turut disertakan dengan RMSBT (Rancangan Makanan Skim Baucer Tusyen). Erti kata lain, walaupun susah, mereka senang dengan segala kemudahan dalam pendidikan yang diberikan kerajaan.

Tapi, yang sedihnya, ibu bapa mereka tak paham keperluan anak-anak mereka. Duit KWAPM yang diberikan bertujuan untuk membeli kelengkapan anak-anak atau membayar apa-apa yang perlu seperti kursus yang bakal membawa kebaikan pada anak mereka sendiri. Tapi, itulah. Ibu bapa tak nampak tujuan sebenar duit itu. Bila ada apa-apa bengkel atau kursus berat nak melepaskan anak mereka pergi hanya kerana mereka perlu mengeluarkan wang.

Sedih saya rasakan.

Esok ada Bengkel Teknik Menjawab Soalan UPSR BI untuk pelajar Tahun 6 dan Tahun 5. Seorang pelajar Tahun 6 saya mempunyai keinginan yang meluap untuk pergi kerana dia nampak kebaikan bengkel ini untuk dirinya. Ibunya telah berikan kebenaran dan telah pon menandatangani surat kebenaran. Tapi apa yang menyedihkan, bapanya tidak membenarkan dia pergi hanya kerana dia perlu membayar RM20 sebagai yuran untuk bengkel itu. Nak katakan tiada duitnya, duit KWAPM baru diterima minggu lepas. Ada guru yang baik hati mendermakan sejumlah wang untuk dia pergi. Namun, untuk dia pergi, dia harus menipu ibu bapanya yang kursus ini tidak perlu bayaran. Sesuatu yang susah kerana ibunya sudah maklum tentang pembayaran. Sayu hati bila pelajar ini menceritakan tentang keadaannya. Bertanya kepada saya, sanggupkah saya menipu bagi pihak dirinya supaya dia dapat menyertai bengkel itu.

Memang sayu.

Ikutkan hati, mahu saja saya bayarkan untuk pelajar ini. Tapi saya takut jikalau ibubapa lain tahu lalu argue (saya tak jumpa perkataan BM untuk argue) kenapa pelajar ini saya bayarkan. Kampung ini sebuah kampung yang kecil dan mereka adalah bersaudara antara satu sama lain. Tidak hairan kalau cerita ini tersebar dari mulut ke mulut dalam sekelip mata.

Saya minta pelajar saya ini minta izin dari ibu bapanya dan memberitahu mereka yang saya bayarkan untuknya dengan tujuan senang untuk dia mendapat kebenaran. Katanya, dia akan naik semula untuk memberitahu kepada saya keputusan ibubapanya. Tapi sampai sekarang, masih belum nampak kelibat.

Harap-harap dia ada di jeti biru esok jam 6.30 pagi. Sedia untuk menyertai saya dan kawan-kawannya.

Ikutkan hati lagi, kalau gaji dah masuk, bukan satu pelajar ni je yang saya bayarkan. Mungkin saya bayarkan untuk semua. Tak banyak mana kalau dibandingkan dengan gaji yang saya terima.

Update from school.

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I have actually typed an entry. But as soon as I clicked ‘Publish’, it was gone. No where to be found and it is not published.

Haih. So here it goes again.

I am now able to use the internet in school. Thanks to HOT days! Haha. Which means that there is enough light to generate energy to make the server work. Woohoo!

I rely on solar during the day and generator at night, remember?

I have gotten my surat lantikan, which means gaji as early as April, if possible. Woohoo!

There is now a TV in the staff room / office. I can now watch Wanita Hari Ini while writing my lesson plans. Reception is as clear as Astro. Woohoo!

I have spent my first weekend here in Beluran. So, yesterday I did nothing at all apart from lazying around on my bed. Woohoo!

I have the whole house to myself for the coming week. Woohoo!..Err..not so.

Scary, ok!

It’s pretty scary though teachers have said that I am ‘kuat semangat’ enough to stay alone. So, I have requested a girl from my Year 6 class to sleep in my house at night, if her mom permits.

Teaching these children can be very, VERY challenging. Lack of exposure, I suppose. There is only one pupil in Lower Primary who can read and she still need a lot of guidance.

Almost all pupils in Upper Primary can read but they still have problems in blending the sounds to utter the words. Plus, they read an English text just the same as reading a Malay text. The word ‘like’ will become ‘lik’, for example.

I was teaching Year One the other day. On the board, I had a list of words listed in alphabetical order. Then, came the letter J with the word ‘jar’. I asked, ‘What is a jar?’ hoping to get the correct answer in BM. One kid answered, ‘Jar… jar… belajar, teacher.’ Ok. That’s fine. Then came the letter M with the word ‘moon’. Again, I asked, ‘What is this?’, pointing at the word. The same kid answered, ‘Muntah, teacher.’

Huks.

Thank God that I only have three pupils in Year 1. Yes, three, tres, 3.

I get very exhausted at the end of the day, just from teaching. So I spent most of my afternoon sleeping. Haha.

Hurm hurm. What else?

Can’t think of any.

Oh, I don’t have to attend the sukan daerah after all.  Save me from all the sunburn. Haha.

That’s all for now. Will update soon.

Daa~