Say you'll stay?

Why is it you?
when there's nobody else.

Why is it you?
when overwhelming darkness prevails.

Why is it you?
when ignorance failed me.

Why is it you?
when I make it through the rain.


Why is it you?
when nobody cares.

Why is you?
when the one expected flees.

Why is it you?
when you listen with your heart.

Why is it you?
when you willingly understands.

Why is it you?
when you sacrifice in protection.

Why is it you?
when you comfort my draining tears.


Why is it you?
when the truth is really true.

Why is it you?
even joy when there's pain.

Keep smiling

Images of me.

No, I don't snap cool pictures. I was often depicted in silly acts or funny, blurred looks.

That's me.

I prefer to smile, really smiling. It is important to me that people feel comfortable looking at my pictures rather to stare hard trying to figure the frown on my face. It is a way to tell your friends and family that you are doing all right. It feels good to bring joy and happiness to people's life with just a simple smile.

A simple deed,
with a handy tool - your curved lips.

So keep smiling!

Moving In Together

From the closest friends, they could be the worst rivals.

That is the result of living together when we are staying under the same roof with our friends. Weird right? Well, that should be the case which many of us [I meant to say students equivalent to my stage; be it college or universities] had experienced.


Many might feel bewildered with what I'm proclaiming here. But, it's really true [speaking of which, I'm one of them]. You might assume living with good friends are the nicest thing in the world - you can spend more time together, share more dirty lil' secrets, cook and share meals, do laundry together, shop for groceries or just simply, do everything together. Sounds scary to me now!


I don't deny that good friends are those that are accountable to our needs - emotion, social, psychological and the least would be financial. Yes, true. Imagine having bonded to each other 24-7 and when one suddenly leaves [for vacation, duty-calls etc.] the keling drama starts. You either desire more attention or just grew tired of facing each other too much. It can either be fun and exciting or it can be invasive and bonding. Careful people, being expose means no privacy. You sure you don't need that? Think again.


The worst kind would be living with boys! I repeat, BOYS! Not gentleman, mind you. Especially those who talks loudly, slam doors, stamp their feet while walking, act like jerks, howling laughters, short temperament, mind that never seem to grow an inch, NEVER EVER do their share in maintaining cleanliness [and helpful enough to help dirty the house], party all night long when you are having major exams and barks at you when they have emotional breakdown. These are the ground-breaking type - Class A.

People with an attitude like me? I wish things took a good turn in the first place, before they went ugly.
[sigh].


Living together basically shares everything - food, drinks, toiletries, snacks, gas, electric, internet and more bills coming! Money always get into our way. Fatigue would be on the shoulder of those who are held responsible for other people's own responsibilities [bill collecting, dividing and even to the extent demanding for pay!!!]. Not fair!


When it comes to getting dirty, oh... you know what I mean. Some really kept an eye close in doing chores as if they had hired an Indonesian maid somewhere and using household stuffs at other's expense. Some worst, they turn a deaf ear when they were told to do theirs!! [Grrrrrrrr........]. Maybe I'm too clean, the dangling spider webs really bugs me, ALOT. Imagine having to clean after other's dirt. Do you like it?


All of a sudden, the usual discreet intimacy shared beforehand doesn't feel the same anymore. Friends stop talking to each other. You wish that you had moved out sooner. The perfect friendship collapses. Your world collapses.


Sigh. Of course, this is not what you had in mind when you planned to live together. Your path crossed each other's initially and then, at one junction, both of you took a turn at separate directions. So what? It is not the end of the world.


If what you learnt throughout the entire duration of living in are hatred, jealousy, ego, selfishness, narrow-minded, bold, disgust, loneliness and blablabla - you are so NOT a grown-up! Wake up people. There's more than that that we should have endorsed in life. You can't be that shallow right?


My advice? Keep your best friends at different homes! (",)

Roommates

Why we shouldn't live with our good friends?




ANSWERS people?

C'mon. Help me with this!!!

Dragonfly

I roamed free.

Soaring high above, venturing afar

Embraced the storm, the wind, the sun...

Strength bewildered my soul.

Blinded by the lit of the moon

Visionary silhoutte clouded empty minds

Blurred, misconceptions.

Empty and cheated; consequences laid

This mundane path dampens; longing to be saved.

I bet on striving harder to survive...

To live, this once life.

Education system

Public universities fail outstanding test

By Sonia Ramachandran and Heidi Foo

3 November, 2007

[A survey conducted to announce to the world just how M'sia have been failing]

What we studied might not be what we do in future. That’s in M’sia.

This is the sad case of our education system. From primary to secondary until varsity, students were educated in a way where exam is always the priority. We prompted to force our minds to focus entirely on the examination but not on realizing the delivery of knowledge in our daily lives. We were taught to spot questions which are predicted every year. That is why; they come up with “Past Year Papers”.

As if that is not enough, there are often leaks of the major papers; i.e. UPSR, PMR, SPM and STPM. Usually, it would be the parents or teachers that would report the situation to the media [thankful for their daring efforts to let it out to public].

Why are we “trained” to join the queue? You must be wondering whether the accordance is a necessary in order to pass the exams. I hope that people can provide me answers. Ask yourself, do you practically use the knowledge you gained in your daily life? Most of the students could not prove that they deserve good grades actually.

By comparison to other education system abroad (best example : NUS), M’sia definitely loses out, ALOT. The students here are so pampered that they are provided with notes, intensive tuition classes, brainstorming diagrams, mapping of figures, the exact copy of the literature to study on, URL addresses on how to go about, references to find, reminder of deadlines, copy of formats to include, etc.

In older days, all they have is a typewriter. Lecturers weren’t animated when presented. Lecturers don’t even bother if you don’t pass the exams. Library is your only source. Want feedback from supervisors? Dream on!

Those were the golden days. They value the knowledge attained more than the modern generations.

Are we thankful enough to cherish what we have?