Abang Imam SMS hari tu. Antara kandungan SMSnya,
“Muaz exam minggu akan datang ni,”
Exam? Budak tadika umur 5 tahun exam? Dahsyat sangat ke suasana pembelajaran sekarang ni?
Sepanjang aku tadika dulu yang aku tau main je. Time belajar main, time rehat main, sampai main pun main-main! Penilaian tahunan dibuat pun berdasarkan aktiviti dan interaksi harian. Tak main le exam exam ni.
Doc pun ada memerhatikan bahawa antara golongan yang terbanyak menerima rawatan untuk tekanan jiwa adalah golongan pelajar (dari darjah 5 ke atas) serta cikgu-cikgu!
Walaupun Malaysia nak maju macam Jepun, harap-harap jangan le sampai ada budak bunuh diri sebab tak lulus ujian kemasukan universiti!
P.S. Tahniah kepada Abang Apai yang akan naik pelamin awal bulan Jun ni!
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Di mana aku yang dulu?
I’m getting old...
Aku pasang CD lagu-lagu tarian asli yang aku beli kat 1 Utama tadi. Gatal lak kaki nak merasakan kembali zaman kegemilangan dulu. Irama Zapin Yaladan tu sekadar 4 minit setengah aje, tapi baru separuh jalan, aku dah mengah!
To think that we used to do a 10 minute show without breaking a sweat and still had enough stamina left to present a 15 minute creative fusion of Malay dances right after that.
“Dou shiyou”
What do I do?
Kalau camni, teruk le aku bila Ustaz mulakan training nanti...
Aku pasang CD lagu-lagu tarian asli yang aku beli kat 1 Utama tadi. Gatal lak kaki nak merasakan kembali zaman kegemilangan dulu. Irama Zapin Yaladan tu sekadar 4 minit setengah aje, tapi baru separuh jalan, aku dah mengah!
To think that we used to do a 10 minute show without breaking a sweat and still had enough stamina left to present a 15 minute creative fusion of Malay dances right after that.
“Dou shiyou”
What do I do?
Kalau camni, teruk le aku bila Ustaz mulakan training nanti...
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Suami, isteri dan ...
Satu sudut meja makan di rumah Cik Easy penuh dengan botol-botol pelbagai jenis. Terdapat sos cili (atau tomato, atau mungkin kedua-duanya, aku sendiri kurang periksa) juga kicap daripada jenama yang berbeza-beza.
“Nita suka Linggam’s, tapi aku suka brand lain,”
Itu le antara komen Cik Easy apabila ditanya mengenai situasi tersebut. Oh, begitukah? Rupa-rupanya, berlainan sekali citarasa sepasang suami dan isteri hatta ke perkara yang se'minor' itu. Namun, berbeza macam mana sekali pun, kalau dah namanya lelaki dan perempuan, mereka tetap serasi. Betul?
Tapi, bagaimana pula dengan kita-kita yang songsang ni?
“Nita suka Linggam’s, tapi aku suka brand lain,”
Itu le antara komen Cik Easy apabila ditanya mengenai situasi tersebut. Oh, begitukah? Rupa-rupanya, berlainan sekali citarasa sepasang suami dan isteri hatta ke perkara yang se'minor' itu. Namun, berbeza macam mana sekali pun, kalau dah namanya lelaki dan perempuan, mereka tetap serasi. Betul?
Tapi, bagaimana pula dengan kita-kita yang songsang ni?
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Pressure and the Patsy
Boss sound aku Jumaat lepas,
“Salah dari segi undang-undang kalau biarkan Liza (cashier kat kaunter aku) serahkan barang pada pelanggan. Sepatutnya serahan dibuat oleh staf terlatih supaya barang yang betul diserahkan pada pelanggan yang sepatutnya,”
Boss cakap je memang le senang. Tapi kalau Boss betul sayang kat aku, dia akan bagi aku staf terlatih tambahan.
Kaunter aku sekarang cuma ada EMPAT staf terlatih. DUA dah busy ambil order dan pack barang. DUA lagi busy key in dalam computer sambil periksa barang. Akhirnya tinggal cashier je le yang boleh tolong bagi barang kat customer.
Boss tak kira. Wrong is wrong. Liza kena tunggu salah seorang daripada kami untuk serahkan barang pada customer. Bila buat macam tu, kerja bahagian lain tertangguh sebab kena tinggalkan sekejap untuk buat tugas serahan. Masa kerja overall untuk memenuhi order setiap customer bertambah. Customer pulak marah sebab lambat dapat order.
Tapi kalau biar Liza serah, dia tak reti nak check barang. Kalau salah barang boleh bawa masalah pula pada customer.
Pilihan satu: Customer bising dan marah sebab barang lambat
Pilihan kedua: Customer susah sebab dapat salah barang
Kesimpulan: mana-mana satu pun yang aku pilih, fail borang aduan untuk kaunter aku sure akan jadi makin tebal
Pagi semalam aku ambil aura photo kat Amcorp Mall. Merah menyala! Sah sah tengah tensen!!!
~~~
AND I have joined yet another multi-level marketing scheme (MLM). I’ve joined two schemes before this. I wonder if I’m just a sucker for these things.
The first time, I entered Nu-Skin willingly. My face was like pizza and I desperately needed to increase my personal saham. The products ARE satisfying. You can really see the difference on yourself (as well as your wallet :P). Nu-Skin anyone?
As for the second time, I was brought to an Omegatrend talk totally unawares, like the proverbial lamb to the slaughter. I really could use the money then so I took the bait and was reeled in without a fight like a dead fish.
The problem with these two schemes is that they are high maintenance and require customers with humongous spending power! Unfortunately, I do not move in those circles and socially, I’m hopelessly inept.
Ah, what the heck! If you never start walking, you’ll never reach any destination. Hope I read the map right this time and get to where ‘X’ marks the spot! ;)
“Salah dari segi undang-undang kalau biarkan Liza (cashier kat kaunter aku) serahkan barang pada pelanggan. Sepatutnya serahan dibuat oleh staf terlatih supaya barang yang betul diserahkan pada pelanggan yang sepatutnya,”
Boss cakap je memang le senang. Tapi kalau Boss betul sayang kat aku, dia akan bagi aku staf terlatih tambahan.
Kaunter aku sekarang cuma ada EMPAT staf terlatih. DUA dah busy ambil order dan pack barang. DUA lagi busy key in dalam computer sambil periksa barang. Akhirnya tinggal cashier je le yang boleh tolong bagi barang kat customer.
Boss tak kira. Wrong is wrong. Liza kena tunggu salah seorang daripada kami untuk serahkan barang pada customer. Bila buat macam tu, kerja bahagian lain tertangguh sebab kena tinggalkan sekejap untuk buat tugas serahan. Masa kerja overall untuk memenuhi order setiap customer bertambah. Customer pulak marah sebab lambat dapat order.
Tapi kalau biar Liza serah, dia tak reti nak check barang. Kalau salah barang boleh bawa masalah pula pada customer.
Pilihan satu: Customer bising dan marah sebab barang lambat
Pilihan kedua: Customer susah sebab dapat salah barang
Kesimpulan: mana-mana satu pun yang aku pilih, fail borang aduan untuk kaunter aku sure akan jadi makin tebal
Pagi semalam aku ambil aura photo kat Amcorp Mall. Merah menyala! Sah sah tengah tensen!!!
~~~
AND I have joined yet another multi-level marketing scheme (MLM). I’ve joined two schemes before this. I wonder if I’m just a sucker for these things.
The first time, I entered Nu-Skin willingly. My face was like pizza and I desperately needed to increase my personal saham. The products ARE satisfying. You can really see the difference on yourself (as well as your wallet :P). Nu-Skin anyone?
As for the second time, I was brought to an Omegatrend talk totally unawares, like the proverbial lamb to the slaughter. I really could use the money then so I took the bait and was reeled in without a fight like a dead fish.
The problem with these two schemes is that they are high maintenance and require customers with humongous spending power! Unfortunately, I do not move in those circles and socially, I’m hopelessly inept.
Ah, what the heck! If you never start walking, you’ll never reach any destination. Hope I read the map right this time and get to where ‘X’ marks the spot! ;)
Friday, May 14, 2004
This is me
There is a saying that when you mingle with perfume vendors, you will come away, more likely than not, smelling fragrant. And when you mingle with coal miners, you will come away smeared with coal dust. What I’m trying to say is simply that one can see what kind of a person one is from the company one keeps.
Therefore, part of me is a gay boy longing for someone to love him sincerely while part of me is a girl who enjoys the independent life she currently leads.
Part of me is a healthcare professional who is struggling to care for his patients while part of me is an illegal immigrant who is working as a cook at a roadside Tomyam stall.
Part of me is a computer nerd who is happy facing a screen all day while part of me is an artist who creates beautiful, wondrous drawings.
Part of me is a spiritual healer with abilities beyond your imagination while a part of me is a sick man who is waiting for his time to come.
Part of me is the imam of a grand mosque while a part of me is a sinner who dances his night away at a sleazy club.
They are all a part of me but I am unlike any of them. I am Ri.
“Boku no nikki ga koko kara hajimaru”
My journal begins here…
Therefore, part of me is a gay boy longing for someone to love him sincerely while part of me is a girl who enjoys the independent life she currently leads.
Part of me is a healthcare professional who is struggling to care for his patients while part of me is an illegal immigrant who is working as a cook at a roadside Tomyam stall.
Part of me is a computer nerd who is happy facing a screen all day while part of me is an artist who creates beautiful, wondrous drawings.
Part of me is a spiritual healer with abilities beyond your imagination while a part of me is a sick man who is waiting for his time to come.
Part of me is the imam of a grand mosque while a part of me is a sinner who dances his night away at a sleazy club.
They are all a part of me but I am unlike any of them. I am Ri.
“Boku no nikki ga koko kara hajimaru”
My journal begins here…
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