Congrats, 2AM1 class 2007!

Omigosh, i am extremely proud of my former students! Several of them got 8As and 7As for their PMR exam. I can recall all of them, they're not a typical smart class. They are smart, sassy, witty, very supportive and fun to be with. I really miss d moments we had. Great job, people!! Congrats again ;-)

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

It's Christmas Eve today and it's mum's birthday as well. December is supposed to be a month of cheer and happiness, but sadly today I'm feeling not so gay (happy-lah!) as I used to. Could be that female hormones raging or maybe I just lose my mojo. Gosh, I don't want to lose it yet...I need mojos to get me going through crappy days!! See. I'm raving like a lunatic.

I also felt so empty. Why that? I am surrounded by friends! Since the end of November, my social calendar is filled with outings, gatherings and food meetings. Today, I purposely stay in because Mum's coming from Keningau and surely she does want to see our house Christmasey. I think it's because of the sudden inertia of activities. Oh, well...

I won't let my hormones rule my Christmas, that's a promise.

P/S: I'll be performing with my cousin, Darren at the Stella Maris Church Golden Jubilee celebration dinner on the 28th December 2008. THis is one of the craziest things I am doing this year, so if you want to come and support (or just there for the food or you just want to play critic) datanglah kalau berani!!

BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 everyone!
May God bless all of you :-)

My Wisdom Tooth is erupting!!!

Ouch...

I was very confident that I had had my wisdom teeth. I'm 26 for heaven's sake!!! What impeccable timing the first tooth wanted to come out!!

Ouch...
I feel like a fever is coming...

Why now? Why didn't you come out when I was younger...say, 25? buduh punya gigi...bikin sakit kepala sia seja. Padahal baru-baru juga my cousin-in-law kestau kepala dia sakit pasal this teeth. Adeh..less than a week before Christmas...malas sia timing dia nih...

TESL Cohort One Our Story - Of Memories that made me smile

We did it!! We graduated with honours!!

If I had fallen to my fear and did not take the chance of just get on that bus to submit my application for the TESL Link Programme, I may not have crossed paths with these incredible individuals.

After reading my former classmate and schoolmate's blog post (Tania's blog, do check out her blog), I was inspired by the idea of listing my 10 favourite moments with my former TESLians from IP Gaya. It may be in chronological order, but there's no level of favouritism here...samaaaaaa jaaaaaa...loved every minute of it!! So, here goes:

(1)
Hari Merdeka choir performance
"Standing in the eyes of the world"
Our very first performance to the maktab's inhabitants. Everyone was still innocent, we were told that ALL courses WAJIB perform. Sekali nda payah punnnn...cheh...

(2)
Our orientation with the seniors and MMS
Paling sia malas ni time sebab nda pasal2 kena cuci telinga pasal kami semua masi blur between KPLI and B.Ed.TESL. The seniors were trying to make us remain on the ground. No offense but it seemed like they were a bit jealous...hmmm...as for MMS, tu lagilah...berabis tu fasilitator marah2 kunun, tapi kami semua buat dunno ja hahaha...sayang air liur dorang

(3)
Educating Rita
Our first "flop". It was three hours long and people were seen leaving the hall. But surprisingly, it had done us good cos in the exam, we were able to answer the questions based on the play very well. Rote memorization do work sometimes...I also recall our days off using drama excuse...

(4)
Playing in the class while the lecturer was out
Oh well...it does remind me of ol'school days...bergossip sesama kawan...main WiFi dalam kelas, berYM kunun padahal bersebelahan ja...buat lawak yang tidak bertempat, then tilt our heads and laughed collectively till our tears came out.

(5)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Musical
Our first effort creating a musical and dramatising Shakespeare. It was a memorable experience, we had live band playing the music for us, we had full house audiences, we had major fights, we had major fun, we had sore hands and legs carrying the musical instruments to and fro from the hall to the music room (which is at another block), we faced red tapes and overcame the obstacles...personally, I think this venture had brought us closer together.

(6)
Teacher's Day "What a Wonderful World" Choir Performance
Our first performance with our Cohort 2 friends, singing Sam Cook's acapella rendition of What a Wonderful World.

(7)
Escapades from assemblies, GERKO and other gatherings
Oh, yes...we don't like to waste time at assemblies...pernah satu kali our escapade from assembly kena foiled by Encik Aziz...malunya...proud to know our juniors are doing their own escapade episodes as well ;-) Keep it up!

(8)
Research Seminar
Our final year project. Made it a point to make our last semester a BANG!! We did it despite being amateurs at researches (and being a lzy bum at it hehehe)

(9)
Before and after classes illegal gathering
The gatherings were usually held at the cafe - whether it was recess or not. Some would sip coffee, milo ais or any drinks while eating a three-course meal which typically"decorated" with the must have sotong goreng. The meal was consumed with bits of personal anecdotes which were then improvised into a lawak session. Sometimes, several unlucky "pelatihs" were made the object of humour. As we get "older" (after all, we spent 6 years in the institution) the gatherings were made outside of the maktab's compound - Fook Yuen was one of the places. If allowance came out, a pricier place will be chosen.

(10)
Shah Alam moments
Who can ever forget the things we did in Shah Alam?? hahaha...you go ponder yourselves, ging! Life is an adventure for us...too bad we didn't get the allowance we got in semester 8! I am fond of our Language Camp in Fraser's Hill, wow! A very nice camp indeed!

I am going to miss every single one of Cohort One.

All the best ;-)

Kaansayan Sumaang Ra Orou Pantutunan Ru Papag Ri Rundi

My mum's side of the family was the host of the Rundi's Family Day on the 6th December 2008. Rundi was my great-grandfather's name, who happens to the father of my grandmother, Kinsiu. On that day, all of the living Rundi's offspring and their offsprings, with their spouses and offsprings gathered and joined in with the merriment.

The gathering was a trip down memory lane for me as I sat with my cousins and exchanged childhood stories. Here are some of the memories captured :

There's Bob, watched by Titi and Amoy, putting up the finishing touches on the banner.

Some of my uncles and aunties and arus (that's grandmothers in Murut) as well as akis (grandfathers) enjoying the local alcohol affectionately known as tapai.


Us cousins posing on the verandah where we always gather whenever there were family gatherings. It seems like the verandah is now too small for all of us. This is just a fifth of Kinsiu's grandchildren.


This is one of my second cousins. She is from Ampawi Rundi's side of the family. I tried asking her name but she didn't respond clearly. One of her cousins told me, "Dia pandai cakap Inggilis saja tuh." Patutlah...

This is some of my second cousins as well. Yang singlet biru tu lah yang kasitau sia pasal cousin dia yang di atas tu.


Do you still remember ada satu jenis ice-cream yang paling murah...harga dia 20sen seja. Just concoct your favourite juice and pour it in a cylindrical plastic. Dulu-dulu, when we were small, we used to buy this ice-cream. My late grandfather, Tulas also used to "bribe" us little children with this ice-cream. It felt so good to taste it again and that it's comforting to know that the price is still 20sen.

Back when we were kids, we used to play masak-masak and we plucked all the flowers available around our grandparent's house. Our mums used to scold us, but our grandparents always said "Biarlah dorang..." The tradition continues ;-) I asked my cousin, Clare (the sweet little girl in the pink dress), "Apa ko buat, Clare?" "Masak..."she answered. "Masak apa?" I asked again. "Ini bungalah,"she replied, matter-of-factly. I couldn't help but wonder...where is this kid's imagination? hehehe


While we were hanging out on the verandah, this happened at the "backyard", a dewan where all maginums were held. We Murut Timugons are loud people and we do know how to rock the house!! Luckily our grandparent's house is strong enough to handle parties like this!! HAHAHAHA

All in all, we had a great time. By the end of the party, I was exhausted but happy. It's nice to get to know your extended family once in a while.

Paringkuanangan for reading my post.

Of Vacays and Convos - Jottings

I don't know how to start this entry because as I was typing on, my head is overwhelmed with many exciting thoughts that I was so afraid to forget what I wanted to write about. It was like a surge of emotions - all happy thoughts coming to me like candies raining from the sky..if ever. Somehow, I really, really, really have to blog and tell (and flaunt) about one of the most memorable and unforgettable days of my life.

27th November 2008

- Arrived at the LCCT Airport in Tg Aru after brekkie with Dad. Met Anie and her beautiful princess and we talked all the way until I safely checked in. Met Mary and Fuwa (my roomies at the hotel) and talked and talked. Met Eric and talked and talked and talked over breakfast. Met Carol inside the boarding hall and talked and talked.

-9.50a.m. - Got into the plane...still talking and lawaking with the trio. Eric and I sat in front of Mary and Fuwa at the rear of the plane...talking continues until Eric fall asleep with his sunnies on, looking like a sleepy Korean tourist. Meanwhile, Mary, Fuwa and I "silik-silik" mata with the handsome guy playing his PSP Lite across from Eric.

-12.25p.m - Arrived in LCCT KL. We were the first to board off the plane. Handsome guy walked next to us...oogling continued. As we reached the baggage train, HG walked on. Alaa...never mind. Luckily our luggage came out early hehe. Bought bus tickets from LCCT to Puduraya and went out to Platform 5. Told ourselves "Eric, Jacinta, Mary and Siti Marfoah...you are the first team to arrive." Cheh. Saw HG again!! His MyVi arrived and a pretty lady came out of the car. Kasi hibur hati by saying "Adik dia bah tu..." but then got crushed cos HG kissed her on the forehead and cuddle2 with her. Kasi hibur hati again by saying "Orang sini memang sangat rapat sama adik dorang." Journey continued to Puduraya.

- 2.00pm - Checked in to MayView Glory Hotel, Puduraya. Welcomed by Sheila, the friendly receptionist. Although our room was supposed to be a Family Room, it was tad small. But we don't care cos retail theraphy is waiting!!! Hehehehe. Barely a few hours arriving, we ladies bought ourselves Anna Sui purses from Petaling Street. Got caught in the heavy KL rain and had dinner at a nearby mamak restaurant. Went back to the hotel and sleep...for two hours only.

28th November 2008

-6.00am till 2pm - "Paitung" our faces and get ready to go to KL Sentral. After an hour, we finally left the hotel cos we had to wait for this tall guy to finish mekap. When we reached Sentral, got a train to Shah Alam and board Rapid to UiTM Main Campus. Welcomed by a sea of people. Met with everyone, huggies and air kisses exchanged. Got my robe, hood and mortar board and booked the studio photo. Left UiTM and back to KL where retail theraphy continues.

-3pm onwards- Back at the hotel and buat lawak with the girls. Jalan2 di Sungei Wang and Times Square. Bought the latest Twilight novels and spend more than a hundred RMs at Borders. It feels so good to have purchasing power. Had sushi dinner at Felly's room and then rest for the day.

29th - 30th November 2008 - Shopping continues. Our parents started to come. We checked-in to separate rooms and prepared for convo on the 1st December.

Lubi and I buat lawak at our hotel room.

(Up) Alicia trying to take photo of herself while waiting for others to finish paitung faces.
(Down) What happens when girls shop? Total chaos.

(Down) Mayview Glory might be a budget hotel but look at this glorious view outside my hotel room. Nice, kan?

1st December 2008

CONVOCATION DAY!! More pictures in my Facebook account. I was sick on my convocation day...damn!! Luckily I didn't cough in front of VC while receiving my scroll. Penat berdiri during penyusunan graduat but damn proud during perarakan graduan. Felt goosebumps when the Tombak and Keris Besar were brought into the hall before ceremony begins. Can't forget when the screen showed someone's dad "sigung" secara live...lucu lucu...

2nd December 2008

-Shopping continues at Sunway Pyramid with Mum and Dad.

3rd December 2008.
- Home Sweet Home ;-)

The Graduate is here!

This was taken LIVE during our 69th convocation. 69? Lucky number..hohoho..will update more after i come back.