Blog Entry: Week 3 (Week 4 of the semester)

I'm sure most of you have been frequenting the Bazaar Ramadhan this fasting month. I know I have!

While we are  spending or should I say over-spending on food, let's take a while and ponder on the lifes of those less fortunate. While we are throwing away the left-overs that we couldn't finish, think about those who are dying of famine, like what is happening in Somalia today.

These pictures are painful to see. How different their life is compared to ours. Will we just look at the pictures and do nothing? You want to do something to help but you don't know what to do? Well, it is time to find out. Here's the topic for this week's entry:

What we can do to help ease world hunger. 



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Blog Entry: Week 2 (Week 3 of the semester)

It's the second week of Blogging assignment, that means, you should have 2 entries already!

The assigned topic for Week 2 is a tribute to Ramadhan (since we are in the fasting month):

How I overcame challenges during Ramadhan.

You may interpret this topic in the way you deem suitable - spiritually, physically etc, as this month poses various challenges to both muslims & non-muslim.

A reminder: Before you post your entry, get your group members to edit for grammar and vocabulary errors. Don't forget to post another entry of your own choice.

Have fun writing! (Hope it's not in an empty stomach ;) )

Blog entry: Week 1 (Week 2 of the semester)

These two weeks have been quite eventful right? You can pour your heart out in the 1st week's blog entry under the title:

The beginning of life as a Bachelor student in UniKL MICET

Remember that you have to submit 2 blog entries? The other entry is a topic of your choice. So make sure you have 2 blog entries for Week 1.

Happy writing!

Banned Books

What is it about banned books that  instead of driving its readers away, get to be in the "best-seller's" list and wins the author a prize? The books listed above among the many great "banned" books that many of us, I'm quite certain, have heard of. To learn more about who, when, and why certain books got banned, read: 

http://www.banned-books.com/ and, http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Lifestyle/Banned-Books.aspx?cp-documentid=27932689&imageindex=1. Which brings us to a debatable quest: do the authorities ban the books out of moral superiority of fear of the ideas presented?

These books, nonetheless, are pretty much understandable for being in the "banned" list:

Or, should they not? 2-cents for your thoughts. ;) TGIF, people!

Melatah

I found myself saying (which I am incredibly ashamed of) "muka kau terbalik" right at the face of the 7Eleven cashier last night when my V-Soy Soya drink spilled on the counter. I apologized furiously to the poor boy who seemed rather taken aback with my mean, harsh words. His friend burst out laughing almost immediately. He followed suit. Phew, thank God he took it lightly! When my husband asked what was I thinking when I said those things, I defended myself saying it wasn't my choice to make. It just happens. Melatah just happens.

And with plenty of time in my hands, I decided to frolic aroud the web for this incurable disease. What did I find? Google translates "melatah" (Malay) to "melatah" (English). That is enough to convince me that 'melatah' is a uniquely Malaysian habit. And so to the 7Eleven cashier whom I met last night, I'm here to convince you that your face is perfectly fine, it isn't "terbalik" as I claimed it to be. And to my Opah, I now understand why you used to sing "Isabella" whenever I poke you (not FB poke) while you had your mind wandering off.

Happy 1Malaysia, folks.

Just Follow Law

Here is a clip taken from the Singaporean comedy film, Just Follow Law. If your internet connection permits you to watch the video, do take the time to watch it. It's entertaining yet at the same time asks you to ponder on: a) the bureaucracy system praticed in our country and, b) why do we abide the society's laws blindly.