SENTIMENTAL MERDEKA

I believe each of us has sweet memories about this special day. When I was small my father never failed to bring me and my sister to Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur during Merdeka Day. I was so excited at that moment. In fact I was the one who get my mother up to prepare me and my sister. I’m impressed with the colorful parade. I even asked my father to carry me on his shoulder so that I’ll get a clear view. Then my sister also wanted my dad to carry her. My dad got no choice, so my sister and I had to take turn.

When I was in form four, I involved in Merdeka Day’s performance. My school was one of the schools in Kuala Lumpur that had been chosen to participate in this event. Almost one and half month we practised for this event. I played the traditional music instrument call ‘kompang’. It was a great opportunity for me because I never had a chance to play kompang. Indeed, I did not know how to play kompang.

On the day of 31^st August 2002, I felt so proud to be a part of the event. I played kompang with my full heart and soul. How can you not be excited when you can see clearly our king, queen, prime minister and all ministers there? I can’t describe the atmosphere. It’s so wonderful. We sang all the patriotic song together starting from Barisan Kita, Tanah Pusaka, Tanggal 31, Jalur Gemilang, Keranamu Malaysia and so many others patriotic song.

I’m proud to be Malaysian. I hope you guys also proud to be Malaysian. Don’t let the difference in ideology make us be apart from each other. There is no colonizer anymore in this land. But now we face a new form of colonization which is ourselves. We should be strong to face globalization and so many social issues that absorb into our society. Obviously, it becomes worst day by day. Besides, we need tolerance in maintaining peace and harmony because we are a multiracial nation. Can we live in doubt? I don't think so because this feeling will influence our emotions and actions. We should put aside this feeling and start to live without thinking that we are different. As there are a lot of similarities we share rather than differences.

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GUESS THE SKETCH ?????

Hi everybody! How your holiday? It must be fun to go home and spent time with family, friends and perhaps your lover. Me? My holiday is so pathetic. I spent the whole week days to finish my thesis till chapter 3. Yup…. its sound boring! Maybe you’ll say “Hey Zul don’t be so nerd! Stop work, enjoy you holiday! Yes I want to….. But I can’t. I don’t even start my first chapter. That’s the reason why I ‘force’ myself to do my thesis.

Do you want to improve your vocab? I suggest you to play ‘Guess The Sketch.’ It’s a game in facebook. Try it! Basically you’ll get a word and you need to sketch it. Then other player will guess the word. If they can guess correctly you’ll get marks and the person who guesses correctly also will get the mark. It’s easy. Through this game you can enrich your vocab.

I’ll bring dictionary while playing this game. You know why? It is because there are some words that I do not know the meaning. Therefore I need to refer to dictionary. Only then I can sketch the word. So this is how I learn a new word. If you fail to sketch because you do not know the word you can pass it. But you won’t get marks. Next time when Puan Bani asks “Who know the meaning of this word?” probably you are the one who raise your hand and say “I know the answer!” You guys should try. Its fun and at the same time you play the game with people from all over the world.

I hope after the mid break everybody will come with a new courage. Try as harder as we can to pass through this semester. I know the burden that we need to carry is so pain. I can feel it. Sometimes I refused to do anything because I do not know which one I need to do first. So let’s pray to the God to give us strength in chasing our bright future. I believe if we show the effort, God will show us the way.

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I HATE TECHNOLOGY!

Once I heard the name of the subject, I felt like having a fever. It’s New Media Technology! I’m dying….. You must be wondering why I said that. Actually, I’m not a techno savvy but I do know basic things about computer. You list to me any form of new technologies, for sure I don’t know. Perhaps I may have heard about it but do not know what exactly they are all about. My computer skills just developed since I started studying in university. I never attend any computer class like Amni did. She was so lucky to have the opportunity to go to computer class at the age of five! My goodness at that age I don’t even know what computer is. What I hate about technology is, it keeps on changing rapidly. Today they come up with this and next day they come up with that. I don’t have strength to run for it.

Besides, I don’t even have any social networking like friendster and myspace. My friends, especially Dayang and Izyan always make fool of this. They said I’m conservative and “Buta IT”. But I don’t care. I believe those people who make friends in this ‘alam maya’ don’t have enough interpersonal communication skill. Hahahahaha…. no offence.

However, this semester I can’t escape anymore. By hook or by crook I need to have internet social networking. Dr Kiran assigned us to set up a blog. Same goes for this subject, Pn Bani asked us to have website, blog, internet social networking etc. Therefore I sign up for facebook. Unfortunately, Famy saw me set up my facebook. He being cynical and make laugh of it. “Zul ada facebook ni….Zul cakap tak serupa bikin…..Dulu kata itu la ini la….Wah dah maju ni…. He keeps teasing me. What can I do? I just smile. But deep inside I felt like to give a punch on his face. Wish I could do that.

Though, I do realize technologies change us. We can’t refuse their presence or else they force you to accept their presence just like in my case. Now I think I’m good enough in handling my blog, facebook, Yahoo Messenger (YM) and even my email. Before this I have sign up three email but the accounts have been closed because they are not active. But now, I can get around 10 emails a day. What an improvement! My group members and I even have group discussion through YM, me and lobo in Baiduri, Sue in Teratai while Izyan and Dayang in section 7. So its proven technology makes life easy.