Happy New Year but also the end of a year

time seem to go so fast nowadays, 365 days just gone by so quickly
new year bring another 365 days and hope I make it count time time around.

joyful,tearful,sorrowful,awful, wonderful a year full of memories.

better start planning what to do with the remaining Half of my life when I end being 30 year old and start the second half of my remaining life..........

Take me out malaysia NTV7 VS Fei Cheng Wu Rao or (English name: If You Are the One)

Malaysian version suck! ok maybe its still new but the way they present it is very uncool
the host Naz is too hyperactive some time and he is constantly reminding the girls to turn off their lights. poor single guy, the host Julie Woon interact with the girls to find out their opinion about the single guywhich is good but the girls don't really get to asks questions to know more about the guy, they only can judge him through his look and the video made on him.....very one way communications but i guess its the smart thing to do because sometime people ask sensitive questions and the host need to deflect it creatively which is not easy and need experience and skills which I don't think Naz is up to it quite yet.

the Chinese version on NTV7 every Saturday at 6pm was in my opinion a better version, that was more organize and polish. here is some more info about it

http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2010/07/15/fei-cheng-wu-rao-whats-the-appeal



The basic concept of the show is that 24 girls will stand in a line, each atop a podium with a light hanging over their head. Facing them is one boy, who will at first secretly choose one of the girls to be his date. Then, he reveals some basic information about himself, after which each of the girls will decide whether he is ‘date-worthy’ or not.

If a girl doesn’t like him, she will turn the light above her head off. If all 24 lights go off, the boy loses. If some lights remain on after the boy’s introduction, the boy may choose two or three of the girls for ‘future communication’. He also has the option in this case to choose a girl who turned her light off.

Finally, with three girls left, the boy will ask another round of questions, after which he will make his final choice. If the girl accepts, they may walk towards each other, join hands, and head off into the sunset for a future date and possible romance.

I am still single so I can relate to some of these guys here trying to find love in this show
so modern day cupid? a show that help people find love is kind of interesting. see what attract girls and what put girls off about a guy is wort a watch right?

poem..... for a new house?

may your troubles be less
your blessing be more
And nothing but happiness
come through your door.

rhyming is hard but it have such lovely effect that its' worth the effort.
here is one in Bahasa Melaysia about cleaning up your own mess after reading.

pecah kaca
pecah gelas
lepas baca
sila kemas.

Malaysia Banned/Block/ 10 website!

sad to know this wish I knew they were going to do this so I would have downloaded a few things sooner before the Banned or block was implimented.
read more here:
http://rapidsavr.com/pirate-bay-megaupload-and-others-blocked-by-malaysian-government-order-to-isps/

a memo sent to ISPs by the regulator of Internet industries in Malaysia, all service providers have been ordered to completely block various file-sharing sites including The Pirate Bay, MegaVideo and other hosting services. The move follows an April statement by the country's Prime Minister in which he promised his administration would never censor the Internet.
The regulation of the communications and multimedia industry in Malaysia is handled by SKMM the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. Under a 1998 Act of the same name, the Commission is empowered to carry out a range of functions, several of which are law-related.
According to SKMMs website, the Commission has the power to implement and enforce the provisions of the communications and multimedia law, regulate all matters relating to communications and multimedia activities not provided for in the communications and multimedia law and to recommend reforms to existing law.

SKMM is clearly a powerful organization and if a document uncovered by Wirawanweb.com is authentic (and it appears to tick all of the necessary boxes), its considerable muscles have just been flexed against online copyright infringement. The memo, titled Request For Action Under Section 263(2) of The Communications and Multimedia Act CMA 1998 (the legislation that gives SKMM its powers) appears to order all of Malaysias ISPs to immediately block a number of high-profile file-sharing related sites, as listed below:

1. http://www.warez-bb.org

2. http://www.thepiratebay.org

3. http://www.movie2k.to

4. http://www.megavideo.com

5. http://www.putlocker.com

6. http://www.depositfiles.com

7. http://www.duckload.com

8. http://www.fileserve.com

9. http://www.filestube.com

10. http://www.megaupload.com

An MCMC spokesperson confirmed the ban and said it was done on the request of the Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Ministry.

The reason for the ban? To combat piracy. Apparently, the above websites were among the most visited sites by Malaysians to illegally download movies.

When asked about surfers who legally use the sites for storing non-pirated content, the ministry's enforcement division director-general Mohd Roslan Mahayudin said they will look into any appeal made.

Interestingly, the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia Bill of Guarantees states that the Government will not censor the Internet.

new stuff to do

wake up earlier than a rooster
sleep later than a watch dog
work harder than a donkey
eat shitier than a pig

the new 2011/2012 2nd semester start at 7 a.m. so
I have to change my sleeping habit or its hard to wake up at 6 a.m

my new time table is very shite. I start class at 7a.m. every day!
and end my class at 3.00p.m almost every day as well F@#K it with 18 credit hour its really making hell for me.

well what to do? work is not suppose to be fun (T_T)

Pay myPTPTN loan

I finish paying my study loan today. finally I am debt free. my parents ask me to pay it bit by bit but I just want to get it done and over with, the fee you have to pay each month is RM65 for my load with PTPTN and that's a lot of money.

A lot of people are not paying back their loan and the management for PTPTN loan is terrible, the only thing they are good at is counting how much additional money you owe them each month.

I personally feel that I should pay back what i owe. even though I did not pay much (virtually nothing) these past 4 years after i started working but I was not in the infamous Black-list of people that refuse to pay.

This study loan help me a lot during my days in University when i did not have much and my family was unable to give me much. It has help me study in university worry free about money and God know how much my mom reminded me there was no money constantly.

I used to have to work during my university holidays (tuition and as a waiter) and during festivals like Chinese New year I was unable to go back (no$$$) but at least my parents did not ask me to give them money from my study loan.

I am grateful and thankful for what I have been given and now that I have repay all that I owe and hopefully the money will do some good for other students in need of a study loan.

End of transaction

happy Depavali

The festival of light happy deepavali to all Hindus out there. celebrated by 10 countries including Malaysia (Wikipedia) Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī), which translates into "row of lamps"filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. Now that is always a good reason to celebrate.

chinese Seal

I got a Chines seal made/ carve from stone at Malacca from my brother, but I only have the surname not my full name but still its kind of cool having something like that.

here is a website where you can go and generate your own Chinese seal have fun
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/seal.html

Holiday in Melaka

was in melaka last Thursday 20/10/2011 for my brothers convocation.
its a great place to visit, with lots to see lots to buy and lots to eat
most of all a lot of pretty girl everywhere you look, I truly think i will be going back again for another visit someday.

convo Utem

My brother is going to attend his convocation this Saturday (22/10/11) in Utem Malacca. city of history, I uses to do my practical in this state so was really looking forwards to a visit but too bad I have to work and can't take a long holiday. during my convo (2007) my parents did not come see it and now after 4 years its my brothers turn and with a little bit more money they will be going to his convocation.

Convo is a big event, some thing to be remembered and it could be the only thing we hold on to about our study days year to come. as a university grad it makes us feel like we have study almost all we can study in our education system (well that is what I feel personally anyway)

Been there done that, so good luck and congrats have fun, enjoy.

will be flying to KL this Thursday and coming back on Monday its short but hopefully it will be a sweet experience.

speaking practice for muet

last week practice for muet speaking(10-13 October). that's me with the stopwatch. it was a very mentally draining and even though I just need to sit and listen but at the end of the day I feel like sleeping as soon as I come home. listening really need you to pay a lot of attention without attention your mind would drift and may not be able to follow the students flow of ideas and their mistake and thus would not be very helpful in giving comment and help them improve their speaking later in the real examination. even though it was mentally draining I did learn a lot from my partner for the speaking task (face not shown) she pick up a lot of things that i was unable and unaware of when students was doing their speaking and it made me a better listener (well that is what i think anyway) so I did learn a thing or two from this week not just the students that came for help but me as well.

Windows-8 vNext

seven and now windows 8 coming next year 2012. now i have not use window 7 that much still using Xp but may feel like using windows 8 if it come out simply because I like the number 8

Light OS Windows 8 has a sleek look with the smooth scrolling and the latest demo and touch function seems to work very smoothly. even faster than Windows XP in many of the results.

Windows 8 (codename Windows vNext) is the next version of Microsoft Windows, if it is named vNext similar to Xp and vista not using number but alphabets, hopefully it will be good as XP not like Vista. if it uses the number 8, I think will be the smarter move. a lot of Chinese may love it because of the number 8. well i will wait and see how things go. I like XP but a change will be nice. I've tried Linux and like it but like most feel more comfortable with windows but that could change if windows fail to be competitive and innovative or Apple become cheaper and ubiquitous or Linux become more user friendly which is quite near right now...who know what will happen but computers are here to stay and it will need good OS and those who can provide it will continued to be rich

visit Labuan my friends and me

Kelly voon , the first friends that actually stayed in Labuan and asked me to bring them around Labuan. its nice to know that my small island is generating enough interest for people to actually want to come and have a visit and maybe revisit again someday. it was fun for me to discover Labuan with them and it was a great 3days of having some friends over to my otherwise quiet lonely weekend.
great time on malaysia day 2011

story

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish”

“Me first! Me first!” says the admin. clerk.
“I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone.

“Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.

“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

The Three Rules of Work

1. Out of clutter, find simplicity.
2. From discord, find harmony.
3. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.

=[{Albert Einstein}]=

HEllo

There's hell in hello but there's good in goodbye. that's why you shouldn't be afraid of goodbye but careful with the hello.

we will only know the true nature of a person after we have known them for some time.
if time heal all wound. than only time will tell about the people we meet in our life.
I have done my share of knowing people and finding out their true nature after some time and its true you can't judge a book by its cover so be careful of the people you just meet

sad sad news

my ketua Unit lost his Father and Ling my colleague is moving to pahang all on the same day of my class room observation which i feel is planned a bit too short.
LIng will be missed, she is a very cheerful person with great sense of humor who mix well with everyone. hopefully my classroom observation will not end up as a sad-sad news as well.

schools

working on Saturday

When you work, nobody cares..
When you rest, everybody stares!!

Saturday class are always hard on the mind and body. it is the time of rest for most of the week so the body hate to wake up early and the mind is lazy to work. well maybe that is just how i feel. It is so unfair that we have to replace class for Raya but never for CNY. how unfair i have to apply for (CRK )extra holiday and have to replace it afterwords. I don't mind replacing the class just the part where i have to apply for CNY holiday is bothering me. if they do not pass my holiday I have to come to work early and get piss off on how short my holidays are and the process of explaining it all to my parents. you can say(lie) you are sick so you can't come to work but for me the idea of being sick on CNY is so taboo, offensive and wrong! no one want to be sick on new year its the start of the year you don't want to start weak and sick its just bad omen. plus as a teacher we should set examples for our students.I hate students who forge sick -leave letter so no way was I doing it myself.

Saturday class are the worst. believe me

miss Earth sabah 2011

miss earth Sabah 2011 the winner is my student last semester. congrats to her may she continued to win miss Earth malaysia and even miss Earth world in the future. go Olivia go...

some time

awsome

friday end of the working week

class

things you see in class, try turn this around
teaching is not easy.....

first day of class

I love my job
everyone listen to what I have to say especial the first day of class =)
But nothing ever lasts.

Always Give 100%

cherrybam funny quotes

http://www.cherrybam.com/funny-quotes3.php
go visit to find more

my coin collection

I am Starting a coin collection. one coin in particular that really push me to do it more and seriously



would be this one that I got during the holiday
Sarawak have 3 white Rajah but I did not know they minted their own coin.
I have seen the old coins with king and queen from England but owning a white Rajah Brooke coin really make me want to start collecting coin again. have also did some reading about coins and money from Malaysia.

Did you know: Tanah Melayu independent on 1957, malaysia was form in 1963 but strangely we only have malaysian coin minted in 1967

MPPB KML 2011-2012

fist day (mppb) 22/5/2011
its a Sunday its raining wish I was sleeping.
it got a bit more lively in KML where you see students, parents and sellers not just the lecturer.

second day 23/5/2011
well its not raining should have more students coming to register.

Last day Of this semester

its the last day of the semester and we have lots of students here and some actually want to take a picture with me even though i don't even teach them or know their name!
its great to be a teacher its great to know that even though you don't teach them they still respect you and that really warm the heart and put a smile on my face. Thanks to all my students and wishing you all the best and take care...best regard mr Brian Chang

Protect your PC

for computer safety try out the Returnil softwear it actually copy your entire C:/ drive and load an image of your C :/ driver

so what you do to your PC [deleating or adding files] it will revert to original state on restart. but what I don't like is the fact that it cut you C:/ drive space to half; meaning any free space in your C:/ drive will be split in half or copy as an image so make sure you clean out your C:/drive first before you install this program. its good because you can actually run your system in a isolated state and it reduce wear and tear on your actual C:/ drive physical driver, its also free but with pay upgrade.

next is Sandboxie
unlike returnil it does not copy the C:/ driver but isolate a area to trap the changes you make to your pc like this



so when running this even though you think you copy/download/install or save something but if its run under sandboxie and you did not save the changes when you exit it will erase everything as if it never happen. you know when your program is in the sandbox when there is a [#] infront of the window or program that you run.
this is just wonderful for work in office because i can still use the C:/ drive and at the same time protect my PC from unwanted software files and just to test out a new software.

right now i have Returnil in my Laptop and sandboxie in my office PC. give it a go if you guys are worry about virus/trogen/ adware/ melware and such. wish i knew about these sooner.

picasa movie maker

you can actually use picasa to make a slide show movie with your picture and upload a background music! this can really replace window movie maker for this kind of task. Picasa is quick and easy should try it google it to find out more.

when you are 30

miss Kml and me during CNY 2011

miss KML 2011 OLIVIA VUN KAI LI
she is one of my student she is very smart polite, athletic and beautiful.
so it was a pleasant surprise that she was crown as miss KML 2011
the very first "Miss KML" organized by the Dinamika Unit in KML
she get along well with everyone and is quite popular in kml and was involve with kokom as well so a very versatile person. without further ado here is a photo of me with her during the KML 2011 CNy.

LIp Dub KML the first in Malaysia?

mr Niyo my friend started the idea of making a lip dub and it snow ball in to an English unit or even a college event now. what is a lip dub? google it to find out more but will post the link or final product later. this friday 11/3/2011 will be the day for lip dub.

update : The video is out definitely room for improvement watch it below or youtube it.

Muet Ranking

this is the first time we have ranking for MUET and it show us how we did in comparison with other lecturers in preparing students for MUET. although i do have to believe that its not that fair since there are some lecturer that was given more weaker class compare to others who are given some better class but still the result show i Rank 14 out of 20 with an AVG of 2.945 for specific reason i wont be showing the actual number of all my students result but out of 110 students under my guidance 22 students got Band 2 which is very sad they should get band 3 at least. so this will be my KPI. i hope to improve the students result in english and muet especially because it will play a part in their university and later life.
i always believe that i was doing better and was improving my teaching skills but some time its just sad to see my students getting their result and feel sad or even worry. there are times when i feel that my students could have done better if they were under other lecturers guidance and ultimately i play a part in their poor result
but when they get good result i don;t feel i play a role in it. this is the case because it is very hard to improve students with the given time before the MUET. what i feel is that what I can do is to improve the students understanding of the format and requirement of muet how to score and what to look out for. but in term of vocabulary and the command of the language its really up to the students themselves to actually get higher Band like Band 4 or 5 so i do really hope i will be more careful and truly able to help students get band 3 and above no more band 2 if possible. God Willing

Happy Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year 2011 my youngest brother went to Sibu with the in-laws to visit their Grandma. It was a rainy CNY for some part of malaysia with flood and all.
the first day of CNY was clear sky all day but the following day when we wanted to visit relatives it was raining almost all day.

this year I would say is a year of learning for me. I found out that my Great Grandmother from my mother's side is actually a Nyonya from Singapore. and that my youngest aunt who was given away to a doctor when she was a baby because she was sickly, and is now married to an American actually had a baby girl. she is my cousin my youngest cousin that is only like 4 or 5 years old around the same age as my nephew is.

FaceBook is a great place to see your relatives' picture and such.

Ahqim has a great expensive house that i aspired to have someday and Aubrey has grown quite tall
all in all CNY is a time to get in touch with your family and friends in my case mostly with my family member.
it is great to see how everyone is doing and for people like me who is working far away from home it just might be the only time i see my relatives once a year.

3R college LAbuan

our college is going green with 3R reduce,Reuse and REcycle.
we are the first matriculation to do this so kudos to kmL.

OpenOffice

today we start using OpenOffice from our computer
our Microsoft Office was uninstall from our office computer one by one
kind of sad and have to relearn how to use OpenOffice but it should be OK
i have been testing and trying out OpenOffice for some time so shoulod be ok