Saturday, 4 October 2008

A Trip To Damai Puri Resort

I just came back from Damai Puri Resort today.

Guess what? This is my first time experiencing long-distance driving after getting my P-license beginning of this year!!! The journey was quite fun actually, with two cars escorting me, in front and behind. I am finally a Very Important Person....LOL!

After checking in, I took a short walk with my mum and her colleagues around the newly-renovated Damai Puri Resort & Spa. Pity them, after millions or money spent on the renovation, we can't really spot much differences. The most obvious renovation made is the swimming pool. They merge all the pools into one big pool besides having a small jacuzzi-like spa pool at the edge.

Returning back to my room, I dived into the bed and took a nap. Its 3:20pm when I woke up. As I was preparing to go swimming, two of my roommates ( my mum's colleague's daughters ) came back. What I saw was two black ladies, standing in front of me. Oh my gosh, one of them has turned into pieces of charcoal. Seriously. And the other one resembled a lobster that is well cooked. That terrifies me. I held back and decided to put my swimming suit back into my suitcase. We went swimming after the sun tones down a bit.
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One funny incident happened after we had our dinner in the hotel room. My mum was putting out her towel at the balcony. And I followed her out and was watching the magnificient sunset. Then, I heard the sound of the balcony door being locked. I turned back and yelled at my mom. I even knocked at the glass door. She looked at me and stood still, looking shocked. After about 10 seconds, she opened the door and laughed non-stop.

I asked her,."What happened to you?"
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She said,"I thought what I saw was a reflection of yours. I thought you are in the room, standing facing the glass door and trying to fool me..." Isn't she funny?

At night, two 21-year-old male teacher came to our room to play games with the two Form Three girls in my room, I am not included though. Why? Like what my friends said, I am too conservative. Actually, I'm NOT. It's just that the punishments given to losers of the game are scary.

I don't know what is the name given to that game. It has something to do with wooden blocks, being stacked up, and the players are supposed to withdraw one wooden block at a time. The one who makes it topples loses the game. It was really exciting. Me, as the audience, enjoyed the most, watching them doing all sorts of WEIRD actions. :P One of them even opened up the door and scream "I love xxx (someone who is staying in the resort too)". And believe it or not? They did that in the middle of the night. Its 1:00 a.m. !!!!!

I didn't know that TEACHERS also make so much noise when they are not supposed to...LOL...I didn't sleep until it was 3:00 a.m.. Wheww, what a night.

The next morning, I went to the Damai restaurant and have breakfast with my mum. My mum got her free voucher because it comes together with room. I was supposed to pay for RM43.00 (adult price) for the breakfast. But things happened.

I walked into the restaurant and waited at the counter to be seated. There were several teachers and their families waiting there too.

When the waiter came and asked, "How many people altogether?"

Someone answered,"13 people, 11 adults, 2 children."

The waiter then asked who was the second children mentioned. A finger pointed to me. I was speechless.

The waiter asked in which form I am in. Someone, again, answered for me,"Tingkatan 1." The waiter nodded, as a sign of believing in what that "someone" has told him. Then, we are given the permission to enjoy the breakfast without having to pay for an extra diner, ME...

Actually, I was feeling happy and sad at the same time. Feeling happy because I don't have to waste my RM43.00 for the not-so-luxurious breakfast. Feeling sad because I am being "appointed" as a Form One student.....ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Oh my God!!! Do I look like a 13-year-old little girl? For those who know me, please answer this question for me.

After the breakfast, my mum and I went to the beach and take a few magnificent pictures of the scenery. We headed back to Kuching at about 12:00 noon.

Below are some pictures taken during the trip :










Sunday, 14 September 2008

Interesting Articles

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Some comments from the readers of this article :-

Freddy Says:
LATEST NEWS!!!
People who took loans from ah longs and cannot repay their loans are seeking help from syed hamid so that they can be protected from these nasty and inhumane ah longs …they earnestly seek to be detained under ISA as their lives are threatened.
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Anak Msia Says:
Botak said : On why Ahmad was not detained for making racist comments, he explained that Umno had already punished him by suspending him for three years and stripping him of his party posts.
Does it means that if any opposition MP makes a racist comment, the party can takes action on him and no more ISA ??
If a thief committed an offence, then the parent wack him, then he is no more a criminal ??

Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Another Masterpiece of God














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This is a fire rainbow : the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena. The picture below was captured on the Idaho-Washington border. The event lasted about an hour.
Clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20K feet in the air, with just the right amount of ice crystals; and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees.


Friday, 6 June 2008

对不起,我不爱国。


我曾经尝试去改观,抹去我个人对本国的不满与批评,但是这个国家一次又一次的让我失望。无论是政治,或是教育制度,都让我彻底地失望。我爱国家,但国家爱我吗?
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一直以来,我很努力地读书,同时,也不忘踊跃参与课外活动,只希望可以获得奖学金,减轻父母财经上的负担。SPM成绩终于揭晓了,我期盼的11A1并不能如我所愿般呈现在我眼前,只拿了10A11A2(不是炫耀喔!)。什么科目获得A2呢?就是我的母语---华文。老师知道了,也格外惊讶。后来,老师透露说,只有获得8590分以上的同学才能摘到那甜美的果实,一个让人垂涎三尺的A1
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唉!这就是马来西亚。其他科目,譬如:物理、化学、生物、数学、高级数学,只要能够踩到60分的界线,A1已稳稳在手。为什么呢?因为政府正努力证明姓“马”的种族也能掌握这些高难度的科目。好骄傲啊!而华文是外语,只有本国二等公民会修的科目,所以政府就想尽办法,调高程度,越少人获得A1越好,让这些不知好歹的华裔子弟尝尝拿外语的滋味儿。哼!
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我申请了政府奖学金(JPA)。我以为,政府所说的“华文成绩并不算在内”是真实的,但这都是片面语。尽管我已符合JPA所拟定的条件,但最后还是落空了。愤怒这两个字已无法解析我的心情;应该是无奈、憎恨和失望的混合体吧!也许其他人各方面的表现都不及你,可是他们却能赢取这值百万的彩票,有机会越洋追随自己的梦想,开支一概由政府支付。
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为什么他们“波列”,我“达波列”呢?这是一道傻问题,因为天下的马来西亚人都清楚知道其答案。种族歧视嘛!
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JPA口口声声说他们已重新调整固打(quota) ,土著55%;非土著45%。你相信吗?当然不。因为JPA集团已千交待,万交待,叫你别相信他们啊!想想看JPA代表什么?
JPA = Jangan Percaya Aku!
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我有一名获得此奖学金的朋友已经在INTEC办登记手续,开始接收预科班教育,六个月后就将飞往他国深造。她说,300人当中,大约只有30名非土著(包括华裔及印裔)。你觉得JPA之前说的数据真实吗?他们只是在办舞台剧。Raja Petra Kamarudin说的十分有道理:在马来西亚,90%税收来自于非土著 (华裔占多数) ,10%来自于非土著(巫裔占多数);但90%奖学金给了土著,10% 给了非土著。
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"The Malays have a very warped view of justice. Malays practice two standards of justice. There is one standard for the Malays and another for the non-Malays. And 90% of the tax is paid by the non-Malays and 10% by the Malays, says Tun Dr Mahathir. But 10% of the scholarships must go to the non-Malays and 90% to the Malays. And when they propose to change this to 40% for the non-Malays and 60% for the Malays, the Malays raise a hue and cry. And they call this justice. "
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公平吗?看看政府的称就知道啦!


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公布了这数据之后,巫统青年团竟然还敢大呼小叫,说这新调整的固打并不符合条例,会剥夺土著的教育机会。岂有此理!难道我们不是马来西亚人吗?Please larr………看吧,我用“larr”这个助词,代表我是不折不扣的大马人,完完全全被这里的文化影响啊!可是,我们却无法享有土著所拥有的待遇。哇,经过50年独立,马来西亚人终於有一个超越他国的技巧啦!那就是-----分辨肤色。厉害吧! 马来西亚波列!

Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang
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再者,JPA之前也说过,为了公平起见,一个家庭绝对不可有一人以上获得这奖学金。他们在睁眼说瞎话。我认识一个人,家庭中,有两人获得这彩票。姐姐被派去韩国;妹妹则被派到UK(不是ULU KAPIT喔!是UNITED KINGDOM!) ;另外一名朋友,成绩AABB的,学校考试平均分数是60分,出乎意料外,她却获得了这奖学金。所以,你能想像JPA口中的特优生(top achievers) 到底有多top了吧!我并不是在批评真正有资格获取这奖学金的人,我想要表达的是 JPA根本没有好好筛选“入围名单侯选人”。
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我对中四学生的劝告是:除了10科必拿科目,尽量选修其他容易获得A1的科目,以提高你中奖学金的机率。若你觉得很辛苦,那就得劳烦父母扩大交际范围,尽量与教育高官打交道,让高官为你预定奖学金。这方法是大多数人在采用的喔!所以说嘛,做人别太老实,老实人吃亏啊!
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我失望我持有的身份证是大马卡,因为我根本感受不到让我得以在这儿生存下去的余地。这真的是我的国家吗?逃吧! :P

Monday, 2 June 2008

The Day The Paint Box Fell From Heaven

This is a real place in California. Amazing!
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When God Paints......
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No doubt that God is The most talented artist. A perfectionist.


We live in an awesome and amazing world.


Live simply.


Love generously.


Help sincerely.


Care deeply.


Speak kindly.


Leave the rest to God.


Make it an awesome day.


May God Bless You!


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Sunday, 1 June 2008

Food Disappears Mysteriously...Aliens or Rats?

In Japan, a man became suspicious when food stored in his house began disappearing mysteriously over the past few months.
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Aliens or rats?
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To reveal the truth, he installed security cameras that could transmit images to his mobile phone. One of the cameras captured someone loitering inside his house after he had left for work. He then called the police believing it was a burglar. However, when the police arrived, they found the door locked and all the windows closed.
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"We searched the house, checking everywhere someone could possibly hide," said the police spokesman, Hiroki Itakura.
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"When we slid open the shelf closet, there she was, curled up in the space-limited closet."
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Police found the 58-year-old woman hiding in the top compartment of the man's closet and arrested her for trespassing.
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The woman told police she had no place to live and first sneaked into the man's house about a year ago when he left it unlocked.
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She had moved a mattress into the small closet space and even took showers in the man's house!
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Isn't it scary to have someone like this living in your house without you knowing about his or her existence?
*cold water running up the spine...
Imagine that you are sleeping comfortably on your soft and nice bed, approaching your dreamland.....*lullaby plays
Then your sixth sense wakes you up, and there is a shadow walking out from your closet and heads straight to your bathroom (don't get me wrong here...I'm not talking about ghost.... I mean THE INTRUDER) Just because he or she has to ease himself or herself in the middle of the night....*cough
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LOL!!! (-.-)III



Friday, 30 May 2008

Footprints



One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach
with the LORD.
Across the sky,
he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
one belonged to him,
and the other to the LORD.


When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also notices that
it happens at the lowest and saddest times in his life.
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This really bothered him
and he questioned the Lord about it:
LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that
during the most troublesome times of my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why
when I needed you the most you would leave me.


The LORD replied:
My precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your time of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that
I carried you.
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Unborn Foetus On Operation


For those who are faint-hearted or afraid of blood, please avoid looking at the photo below.
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The picture shows a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph Bruner.

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Do you see the tiny hand of the foetus grasping the doctor’s finger?

The foetus was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Dr. Joseph Bruner performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. During the procedure, the doctor makes a small incision on the uterus to operate on the baby.

As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.

The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope". The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother’s uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life."

The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The picture has drawn thousands’ attention when it was released. Indeed the photograph and many of the texts which often accompany it seem to support this view including the account of the photographer Michael Clancy:

"As a doctor asked me what speed of film I was using, out of the corner of my eye I saw the uterus shake, but no one's hands were near it. It was shaking from within. Suddenly, an entire arm thrust out of the opening, then pulled back until just a little hand was showing. The doctor reached over and lifted the hand, which reacted and squeezed the doctor's finger. As if testing for strength, the doctor shook the tiny fist. Samuel held firm. I took the picture! Wow!

It happened so fast that the nurse standing next to me asked, "What happened?"

"The child reached out," I said.

"Oh. They do that all the time," she responded.
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On the other hand, another source shows Dr. Bruner’s reaction, denying that the baby reached out and grabbed his finger.

"The baby did not reach out," Dr Bruner said.

"The baby was anesthetized. The baby was not aware of what was going on."

He also stated, “Depending on your political point of view, this is either Samuel Armas reaching out of the uterus and touching the finger of a fellow human, or it’s me pulling his hand out of the uterus … which is what I did.”


So, was it real?

Never mind. As long as little Samuel recovered from the complications after the amazing operation. Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation was 100 percent successful. Thank God!!
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