What did the humble chicken say? -"Ayam what ayam".
Phew!
If you came on the 30th March 2009, you'd know what I'm talking about.
MO is now no longer ENRAGED. Woo! Bye bye, stupid, all-caps, red letters! ENRAGED
But...!
We, the whole class of 3 Meranti, have promised her that we will 'give ourselves a chance' and push ourselves to our limits (probably even beyond). And next to that, be more disciplined.
Sorry, no time to elaborate, got Sejarah and Geografi Kerja Kursus, not to mention other homework. Unlike HentaiMan. That crazy guy go finish almost all of his kerja kursus already. Stupid la! Probably so he can have more time to spend with his 'Special One'. LOL =)
If you came to my class on 25 March 2009, you would know what this is about. Oh well, if you even if you DID come, I'll tell you about it anyway. But I'll have to use a pseudonym for the person involved, one that only some people will recognize.
MO is angry at us. Again.
And this time, I don't blame her at all. In fact, I don't really blame her when she's really pissed off. Though, there ARE quite a number of times when she gets angry unreasonably and gives an unfair punishment, but that's only when she is angry.
But this is when she is ENRAGED.
She has been a number of times before. In fact, with many classes. What she does is ... a) Burst out suddenly for a continuous mistake we do b) Relate it with other bad stuff we do c) Tell us that she wont teach us, or teach us well, anymore d) State that because we do not want to to change our behaviour, which she has told us about before, she will not teach us, or not teach us well.
She does this like an annual-biannual thing. I know, since she has done it to my class a number of times, when I was Form One, Form Two, and now Form Three.
The times when she gets ENRAGED are not like when she gets angry. When she is angry, the problem might be a misunderstanding, or trivial, or sometimes, believe it or not, when she "pilih kasih".
But when she gets ENRAGED, the fault is mostly because of us. Like in Form Two, she blasted off because some of us didn't bring our books (one of those people is yours truly, heh heh), because we were told that she wouldn't come to class that day, but in the end she came. Some people did bring their books just to be safe, but in the end, we're dragged down because of the people who didn't. Sorry guys.
This time, she got ENRAGED because most of us do not try to answer the maths questions that she asks. It's the same bunch of people who always try. She told all of us to stand up, but called out the names of the "always-trying-to-answer-questions bunch" to sit down. Some of those people are Louise, Sai, Joon Keet, Abu Syakireen, Divia, Tengku Hathirah, and yours truly. So HAH! In your face! Now you have to apologize to me! I'm not too sure about Billy and Jowynna, because she told these two to sit in the middle of her lecture. But anyway, she still told us she wouldn't teach us well. She would teach super-fast from now on.
But many of us know how this thing will end. There will be a lot of drama, confusion between classmates about what to do, people pointing to each other, MO will come to class and teach like crap compared to what she usually does, some of us will try to apologize and promise to change, it won't work, and then there'll be one day when she will burst again, tell us quite a long lecture, and then things return to normal.
I mean, she has good intention, but this is usually the series of events that will occur, and that's it. We'll probably heed her advice for a few weeks, but no long-term effect. I myself wish that her advice could be heeded in long-term, but regretfully, it just won't. Probably that's why it keeps happening. If so, then we NEED to change.
I just hope she doesn't read this, or she will murder me. Twice. = O
"Here, watch this. It's a classic." (hands over a video tape of "The Wizard of Oz") "Hmm... I don't think I've ever watched The Wizard Of Ounce."
Lol. Sorry, just wanted to kick-start with a random joke. Loosen things up a bit.
Anyway ...
"Guess what today's lesson is going to be class?" "Is it nap-time?" "No!" "Then what IS the lesson today Miss Frame?" "Well, how would you like to go on a field trip to the Berjaya Times Square 'Cosmo's World' Theme Park to study physics, completely sponsored by the school PTA (PIBG) fund?" "We'd love it!" "Wow. Then are you going to be disappointed!"
If you don't understand, nevermind.
Growing up.
Yes, that's right. It's that thing which is inevitable. It's inevitable because it's a side-effect of time. Time, which is pretty much impossible for us to stop. You could keep telling yourself "growing old is mandatory, growing up is not...", but yet, at the end of the day, you just have to face facts. You have to grow up. If you don't, then, you won't be able to achieve much in life.
Think about it. In life, if you lack in maturity, patience, responsibility, up-to-dateness, common sense (a symptom of yours truly), respect, loyalty, strength, etc., etc. then it's going to be real hard for you to survive. Now don't get me wrong, there are people out there who accomplish these 'conditions', but are still kids at heart. These people are grown-ups in my eyes.
Unfortunately, There is NO good thing about growing up whatsoever. Nothing. You want to know why? Well, let me explain myself : When you grow-up ... - there's more expected of you - you're given more responsibility - things get harder in life - you have to be more patient and persevering
Probably what I mean by 'good' is 'enjoyable'. I mean, it's good to be mature. It's good to be patient. It's good to be hardworking. But it's definitely not enjoyable.
It's just frightening, to know that not long from now, I'll be having my PMR. Then SPM. Then possibly STPM or A-Levels. Then on to University, campus life, assignments, lectures with no clear important points in them, classes on weekends and holidays and public holidays... Then possibly continue to Bachelors', then Masters', then Phd... Then get a job, minimal wage... Then spend years climbing up the ladder of the company... Then get married, have a family, get kids...
Then die.
Or, die in anyone of those 'stages'.
It's quite depressive if you look at life from a materialist point of view. Just read those 'stages' again. You'd feel like there's no point in life, and we might as well have as much fun in this world before we turn into dust in the wind. Some people would prefer to just kill themselves.
That's why people have faith. It just wouldn't make sense that we all exist for no reason. I mean, all animals have their function in the animal kingdom. And so do all the plants and trees. The Earth's atmosphere, weather, temperature and ecosystem works perfectly to support life. So, why are we here?
This is what Islam teaches : "I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me" Surah Ad-Dhariyat (The Winds That Scatter), Chapter 51: Verse 56
Whether you'd want to accept the existence of a Divine Creator is entirely up to you. I do. I respect your beliefs, so please respect mine.
Peace. Love. Joy.
D-CLIQUE Stand Tall
I can't see how we, leave behind someone in need, won't we heed their final plea, can't we see their hearts still bleed, my back won't turn, justice is the final word, this won't be a dream differed, emerge from the darkness, Ummah rise!
See you and I are one in the same, we feel a need to change, don't wanna blame ourselves for a reckless lifestyle that we're living today, no peace no treaty no conversations, no pride no pity no Muslim nation, don't we got a name to protect, realize this we got Islam on our back, representing truth, how can we survive it ain't instilled in the youth, steady losing grip of the faith, remove the mask of ignorance and put on a new face, embrace a new change for the better, maybe we can see the day when we all survive together, stand tall, rise up, stand firm, stand up, be proud, unite, look in my eyes and I'll shout it out
I don't wanna see no pain no more in the eyes of innocent people, I don't wanna witness this injustice, hear no, speak no evil, 'Cause i feel my heart is in my throat, I don't wanna see another fall, I don't wanna take another glance, my people just stand tall stand tall stand tall whoa, my people just stand tall...
I can see the faith and hope in you, the fire in the eyes for the one who cries truth, I can see the pain, I can take the blame, I can see the troubles that we all overcame, now can you see the faith and hope in me, can you feel the fire that is soon to freeze, can you hear the screams, can you feel me breathe, can you see me praying 'cause I'm on my knees, now praying for the day that we all can live, praying for the day that i teach my kids, all the right and wrong, I gotta stay strong, say it one more time, my people stand tall my people just stand tall whoa, my people just stand tall...
I don't wanna see no pain no more in the eyes of innocent people, I don't wanna witness this injustice, hear no, speak no evil, 'Cause i feel my heart is in my throat, I don't wanna see another fall, I don't wanna take another glance, my people just stand tall stand tall stand tall whoa, my people just stand tall stand tall stand tall whoa, my people just stand tall...
I can't see how we, leave behind someone in need, won't we heed their final plea, can't we see their hearts still bleed, my back won't turn, justice is the final word, this won't be a dream differed, emerge from the darkness, Ummah rise!
I don't wanna see no pain no more in the eyes of innocent people, I don't wanna witness this injustice, hear no, speak no evil, 'Cause i feel my heart is in my throat, I don't wanna see another fall, I don't wanna take another glance, my people just stand tall stand tall stand tall whoa, my people just stand tall my people just stand tall...
Wow! It's been long hasn't it? My last post was in January, and now is March. I skipped the whole of February! One whole month! I guess there's nothing on the month of love I guess.
Nothing much happened anyway. =P
Other than going for the February tests I suppose. Yeah, we did our tests way before the holidays. Well, not really way back. March holidays start on the 14th, Saturday, and the test was held from 23 - 25 February. So February has 28 days, so that leaves 3 days + the 14 days in March, = 17 days.
OK, like I said. Not way back.
Anyway, I have to tell you guys something. Now what I'm about to say is, indeed, a fact, so don't say I'm being arrogant or a show-off. I'm sorry if I offend you, but here goes :
I am smart. Book-smart, actually.
Yeah. Or, at least, I was. I don't know why but suddenly I feel like I have the whole smart-ness feeling drained out of me. For example, ask anyone who knows me well, and they'll agree that I get jokes, very fast. Whether their funny, offensive, disgusting or down-right dirty, I'd get it. Fast. But now, it takes me a relatively long time to get even a simple joke. I don't know why.
Probably, it's because I've reached the second age. The second age of what you ask? Well, I don't know the official or scientific name for the ages, but, I call it, "The Shaping Ages". I once saw this TV show on Discovery or NGC about our brain cells. Basically, twice in our lives, when we're toddlers, and when we're early teens, our body will on a large-scale, kill the brain cells in our body, to kind of shape us. Like for instance, have you ever realized that babies can be given anything, and they'll master it? This is because they have numerous brain cells in each department, i.e Logic, Calculating, Language, Motor, Art, Memory... So, when they reach a certain age, their body will kill the brain cells which have been used or stimulated the least, to make room for advancement of the other departments, if I'm not mistaken. And the thing is, this event occurs twice in our lives.
Now the weird thing is, I love comedy. And I love jokes. So how is it that my body is now destroying these parts? Or maybe it's destroying the processing cells. I feel slow now. I used to be fast, or as they say, "cepat tangkap".
Or maybe it's a test from God. Usually, I would depend on my genius skills to get me A's all the time. So probably now, God wants me to know that hardwork always beats genius. And I completely agree! But why during PMR year? Oh, no...
Oh well, I must accept this as a challenge from God.
Speaking about God, I actually had a miracle happen to me today. Praise be to God! Praise be to God! Praise be to God! You wanna know what happened to me today? I'll tell you. OK. In Islam, there are five pillars of Islam and six pillars of Iman. I understood all of them except for the last one, which was the sixth pillar of Iman : Destiny (Qada' dan Qadr). Now, I had little knowledge about this, and praise be to God, the Form Three syllabus had this included. So I read the chapter, and I learned a lot, like how there are two types of Qadha', which are changeable and unchangeable. Changeable, would be like praying to God and working hard to get A's for PMR. Unchangeable, would be like your death date. And the thing is, many times when I learn something new to me about Islam, I question it the way I believe a non-believer would, and then answer those questions, so that I would be ready anytime anybody asked. So not only am I able to educate people and kill evil prejudices, but I would have strengthened my faith. So I remembered a teaching in Islam which I learned verbally from my mother that goes something like "God will not change the fate of a village unless it tries to change it's own fate". But I can't go telling people this is what Islam says just because my mom told me. So then, I go search in the The Meaning of The Holy Qur'an by 'Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Praise be to God! Praise be to God! Praise be to God! As I opened the pages, I flipped through a few and found a surah. I started reading it because the beginning had interested me. Then, not long before, I shout : "Oh my God!" My sister turns around in shock and angrily says something like "Luqman, don't do that again!". Guess why I cried to God? Right there before my eyes : (this is a part of the verse only)
"...Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls)..." Surah Al-Ra'd (The Thunder), Chapter13 : Verse 11
Praise be to God! Praise be to God! Praise be to God!
I'm telling you, you do not know the feeling you get from an instant miracle like that until you get one yourself. There's a mixture of joy, thrill, surprise, incomprehensibility, gratitude, and so on. I have my sister who shouted at me as a witness, because right after reading that, I quickly showed it to her to 'explain myself' for shouting first.
Praise be to God!
It was... awesome... to have God, The Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, and everything in between, indirectly directly speak to me, you know what I mean? Of course you don't, until you experience it for yourself.
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