Sekolahku...Part 1

What I am today is the result of my educations. I'm nobody without it..I'm useless without it. Pretty sure that I'll become a burden to the society.

A quote from Aristotle: The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (brainyquote.com)

I was brought up by my parents who were both educators. They met at a school name SMK Tun Syed Syeikh Barakbah, Sungai Bakap in 1980(I guess). My mom's house was only a stone throw from the school. My dad however travel approximately 40km every day (from Bagan Ajam, Butterworth) to work. Both were very committed to their job and to the education world itself. They married in June 1982 and settled down in a town called Nibong Tebal or NT(which always be reffered by the name Ninja Turtle by me and my fellow friends during my adolescent period)

My informal education seems like very formal to me. Every right or wrong, the do's and don'ts and roman and arabic letters, the syllable of every letters combination, drawing, music, speeches, toilet skills, discipline and other subjects were given without a cent. Plus, they provide me and my siblings with shelter, food, protection against negative influences, environment and against our devil side of nature. I can't remember clearly when did I started to read. My early memories were not as good as my friend (here). He can remember things since he was 2 or 3 years old but I only can recall some starting from the age of 4. I remember learning to read in Malay language. Learning Muqaddam was hard but I manage to get through. Special thanks to my father's rotan. It helps...really!!!

My early childhood education was in Taski Al-Arqam Taman Berjaya. Learned to recite the doa and the learned fighting there also. To be frank with you guys, I was a sissy at that time. Always cry especially after being bitten by a kid name Fahmi (he is a year younger than I am). Somehow I manage to be brave enough to fight him off after he bitted my brother(Hilmi). Hilmi was like "Abang, dia gigit tangan Emi..huuuuu," and I just throw a punch and kick Fahmi simultaneously. Next was Tabika Perpaduan by Rukun Tetangga Taman Seri Nibong. This is where I started my early chilhood education. I was one of the kid who already can read at that time. Most of them were still thought that A was an abbreviation of AYAM while I already can read out their names in the registry. Fahmi was also there. His mother was my kindergarten teacher. A very kind hearted, soft spoken teacher. There was another teacher, also kind and helpful but already met her Creator. Fahmi was still bitting people at that time but spared me..probably scared of me after what I've done to him. One thing I love about this kindergarten was plastecine or clay. There was lots of it and we the kids love it very much. I remember one stormy afternoon, I peeked out from the windom and saw a tree struck by lightning. The flash and thunder was so bright and loud, I was shocked and fell on back. Lucky there was this girl who helped me up.


During December 1989, I started my official formal education in an old school, in fact the oldest in Seberang Perai. Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Methodist Nibong Tebal was founded in 1898. The buildings were old. Old enough to give a child the education as it done to his or her grandfather. Me for example, the school was also the place where my grandmother's sibling learned. At my time, I stayed in the same class from standard 1 till 6. Not just me, we all did. There were 3 classes for each batch and we all will stay in that class till end. I was in Kelas 1 Merah, 2 Merah, 3 Merah, 4 Merah, 5 Merah, 6 Merah or Aman (there were changes to the classes name during my final year there). I was the class rep for one month during standard 1 and was appointed as the school prefect starting from standard 4. Cikgu Md Dali called us on day to meet him at bilik KH. 5 pupils from each classes. At first I thought it was a disciplinary action since Cikgu Md Dali was the Discipline Teacher. We all were shivering(afraid), but I suggested to them that he may want to appoint us to be the school prefect. They all took my words and began to relax a bit. When Cikgu Md Dali arrive, he acted as what I've predicted. When he ask who will be the Head Prefect, all of them(I think) answered simultaneously "HAFIZZZZ," (That memories is still fresh as it was yesterday because they did that again during my secondary education). I don't agree at first but later accepted it. My first task was to empty the classes during recess. Me, Amirul Akhbar Bin Amir, Brandon Lim Eu Chern, Ahmad Nazri Bin Abd Rahim and others(the male prefect) turned our first task into a 'police sentry' game. We caught them and send them to the staff's room almost immediately. My trousers get very dirty after I fallen in a puddle of mud during the chase. I was the Head Prefect for afternoon session (standard 4 was the eldest batch in afternoon session). I was the Head Prefect for Standard 5 and was the Head Prefect during standard 6. But I hold the title less than a month after Vasanthe Jothi A/P Rajapathy accompanied by Ooi Sui Li met me and ask whether I agree to step down and give her the position. I said yes and accepted the proposals-almost immediately. Amirul, Nazri other prefect was angry at me because of it. I couldn't understand why I did that but later in my life I learned that that will be one of my principles of life. By the way, Jothi was the right person for the job as she was very bright, she can play piano, dance traditional Indian dance, never 'ponteng' even for one day as if she never get sick and always take the 1st place trophy for academic achievement. Best student for all subjects taught there with exceptional to Pendidikan Islam(I bet if she was in the class she will get the trophy too). Ooi Sui Li was also one of the brightest student there but always being 2nd after Jothi.

My first crush was during standard 2. Cikgu Md Zain held his class outside the classroom (We were sitting facing a wall with murals of Rukun Negara) when we noticed that there was a girl accompanied by her parents walk passed us. I can remember clearly how the boys react to this 'commercial break'. Pak Ali (Fadzli Bin Hamzah) said "Huiyoo," , Amirul said "Cantiknya,"and others gave their comments on her.

After the class with Cikgu Md Zain we went back into the class for Cikgu Rafeah's. She arrived late that time and with her was that girl. Cikgu Rofeah brought her in and ask her to introduce herself. "Nama saya Faizah Nor Bt ? (Can't remember her full name and the correct spelling),"
Cikgu Rofeah then asked her to take the empty seat beside me. The other boys were so jealous at that time. What unique about her was because of her attitude. I broke a pencil into 2 pieces. Just for a show off (later I regretted because that was the only pencil I have). She then pulled out 2 pencils and """SNAPPED""" the 2 pencils fractures and travelled in to the dust bin and I was like "WAAAAAAA!!!" I fell in love almost immediately. But I don't know what kind of feeling was that. When I realise that I don't have any pencils left, she just laugh and gave one of hers. The boys gave me the title Mat Pit Pondan (one reason is because I cry a lot and the other reason was because they are jealous of me and Faizah..Hahahahaha) We used to chat a lot in the class. She also have a strange sickness. One day, there was a class photography session, She told me that she'll faint if she looked at the camera flash. So I told her to close her eyes and she did. She fainted a week after during the assembly.... hahahaha. Well..there were no fate between she and me + the pupils of SRK Methodist. She moved to Sg Bakap for standard 3 and later flew to UK as her father continue his study (that was what i heard)

---I'll continue the story on my secondary education..not about the teachers but the environments

Birthday Tell Tales....REALLY????

I read horoscope..especially the one published in The Star and Friendster. Ironically..If I read it at the end of the day, the prediction was accurate as it will describe the most joyful or shi*tty experience I've been through for the day. But if I read it in the morning..the prediction will be way off.

I don't believe in such thing..Even though it sometime gives accurate prediction...What is the point of living when you already knew what will come to you.

Let see what my BIRTHDAY can tell about me:

1.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

You Are a Traditionalist

You're a pretty traditional person. If it's lasted, it's probably good.((I am traditional)) You seek stability - both in your career and your romantic relationship.((Yeap)) In return, you're very loyal and predictable. Which is usually a good thing.((Yeap)) Without a partner, you feel lost. Being with someone is very important to you.((True..sigh!!)) Your strength: Your dependability Your weakness: You hate being alone Your power color: Midnight blue Your power symbol: Shell Your power month: April

From: http://blogthings.com/whatdoesyourbirthdatemeanquiz/

2.

31 August 1983

Your date of conception was on or about 8 December 1982 which was a Wednesday.((whatta!!!!))

You were born on a Wednesday
under the astrological sign Virgo.
Your Life path number is 6.

Your fortune cookie reads:
Only love lets us see normal things in an extraordinary way.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2445577.5.
The golden number for 1983 is 8.
The epact number for 1983 is 16.
The year 1983 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/13/1983 and ending 2/1/1984.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Pig.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Bear; your plant is Violets.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Hathys, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 22 Elul 5743.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 23 Elul 5743.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.10.4.13 which is
12 baktun 18 katun 10 tun 4 uinal 13 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Wednsday, 22 Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1403 (1403-11-22).((The time was 0120 which means that its 23rd Zulkaedah))

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 3 April 1983.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 8 May 1983.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 16 February 1983.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 22 May 1983.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 29 May 1983.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 8 September 1983.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 29 March 1983.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 15 February 1983.

As of 3/25/2009 5:33:06 AM EDT
You are 25 years old.
You are 307 months old.
You are 1,334 weeks old.
You are 9,338 days old.
You are 224,117 hours old.
You are 13,447,053 minutes old.
You are 806,823,186 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:

Chad Brannon (1979)	Jeff Hardy (1977)	Chris Tucker (1972)
Deborah Gibson (1970)	Richard Gere (1949)	Van Morrison (1945)
Itzhak Perlman (1945)	Eldridge Cleaver (1935)	Frank Robinson (1935)
James Coburn (1928)	Buddy Hackett (1924)	Alan Jay Lerner (1918)
William Saroyan (1908)	Arthur Godfrey (1903)	Maria Montessori (1870)

Top songs of 1983

Every Breath You Take by Police	Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Flashdance by Irene Cara	Say Say Say by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
All Night Long by Lionel Richie	Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
Down Under by Men at Work	Beat It by Michael Jackson
Islands In the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.65479452054795 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)

Your lucky day is Wednesday.
Your lucky number is 5.
Your ruling planet(s) is Mercury.
Your lucky dates are 5th, 14th, 23rd.
Your opposition sign is Pisces.
Your opposition number(s) is 3.

Today is not one of your lucky days! ((How do you know??))

There are 159 days till your next birthday ((YEAP))
on which your cake will have 26 candles.

Those 26 candles produce 26 BTUs,
or 6,552 calories of heat (that's only 6.5520 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.97 US ounces of water with that many candles. ((Kenapa tetiba ada benda berkaitan thermodynamic nih???ish ish ish..))

In 1983 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1983 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1983 in the US there were 2,444,000 marriages (10.5%) and 1,179,000 divorces (5%)
In 1983 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1983 the population of Australia was approximately 15,483,496.
In 1983 there were approximately 242,570 births in Australia.
In 1983 in Australia there were approximately 114,860 marriages and 43,525 divorces.
In 1983 in Australia there were approximately 110,084 deaths.

Your birth flower is GLADIOLA

Your birthstone is Peridot

The Mystical properties of Peridot

Peridot is used to help dreams become a reality.

Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Sardonyx, Diamond, Jade

Your birth tree is

Pine Tree, the Particularity

Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, many disappointments till it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical.

There are 275 days till Christmas 2009!
There are 288 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was in its last quarter.

From:http://www.paulsadowski.org/BirthDay.asp

3.
Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless.Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride of oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends .

From: A quiz in Facebook.com

4.

Events

• 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.
• 1142 - With the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the Haudenosaunee.
• 1422 - Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.
• 1803 - Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 11 o clock in the morning.
• 1864 - During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1876 - Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.
• 1886 - Earthquake kills 100 in Charleston, South Carolina.
• 1888 - Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's known victims.
• 1897 - Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
• 1907 - Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance.
• 1914 - Ecuador becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1915 - Brazil becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1920 - Polish-Bolshevik War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
• 1920 - First radio news program broadcast by station 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1939 - Nazi Germany mounts a staged attack on Gleiwitz radio station, giving them an excuse to attack Poland the following day, starting World War II in Europe.
• 1942 - In Ternopil, western Ukraine, at 4.30 am, German SS organise the first deportation of Jews from Ternopil ghetto to death camp in Belzec, about 5,000 Jews were deported to face death in Belzec. When the Germans captured Ternopil, about 18,000 Jews lived in the city.
• 1943 - The USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for a black person, is commissioned.
• 1945 - The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.
• 1948 - Actor Robert Mitchum was arrested in a Hollywood drug raid. He would later be found guilty of criminal conspiracy to possess marijuana and was sentenced to 60 days in prison.
• 1957 - The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago become independent.
• 1965 - The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy Aircraft makes its first flight.
• 1968 - Garfield Sobers becomes the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in one over.
• 1978 - William and Emily Harris, founders of the Symbionese Liberation Army, plead guilty to the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst.
• 1980 - Zimbabwe establishes diplomatic relations with Algeria.
• 1980 - The Gdańsk Agreement is signed.
• 1986 - Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
• 1986 - The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
• 1991 - Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• 1992 - Pascal Lissouba is inaugurated as the President of the Republic of the Congo .
• 1993 - HMS Mercury closes after 52 years in commission.
• 1994 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire.
• 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales and her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul died as a result of a car crash in Paris.
• 1998 - North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite.
• 1999 - The first of a series of Russian Apartment Bombings in Moscow, killing one person and wounding 40 others.
• 1999 - A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including 2 on the ground.
• 2005 - A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people.
• 2006 - Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream was recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition.

Births

• 12 - Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41)
• 161 - Commodus, Roman Emperor (d. 192)
• 1569 - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1627)
• 1602 – Amalia von Solms, countess of Solms-Braunfels (d. 1675)
• 1663 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
• 1721 - George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)
• 1741 - Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)
• 1741 - Jean Paul Egide Martini, French composer (d. 1816)
• 1811 - Theophile Gautier, French poet and novelist (d. 1872)
• 1821 - Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (d. 1894)
• 1822 - Galusha A. Grow, American politician (d. 1907)
• 1834 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (d. 1886)
• 1843 - Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)
• 1870 - Maria Montessori, Italian educator (d. 1952)
• 1871 - James E. Ferguson, Governor of Texas (d. 1944)
• 1878 - Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)
• 1879 - Alma Mahler, Austrian socialite (d. 1964)
• 1880 - Wilhelmina I of the Netherlands (d. 1962)
• 1885 - DuBose Heyward, American playwright (d. 1940)
• 1893 - Lily Laskine, French harpist (d. 1988)
• 1894 - Albert Facey, Australian writer (d. 1982)
• 1896 - Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and novelist (d. 1982)
• 1897 - Fredric March, American actor (d. 1975)
• 1900 - Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1943)
• 1903 - Arthur Godfrey, American television host (d. 1983)
• 1903 - Vladimir Jankélévitch, French philosopher (d. 1985)
• 1905 - Sanford Meisner, American actor and teacher (d. 1997)
• 1907 - Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician (d. 2007)
• 1907 - Ramon Magsaysay, 7th President of the Philippines (d. 1957)
• 1907 - William Shawn, American editor (d. 1992)
• 1907 - Altiero Spinelli, Italian advocate of European federalism (d. 1986)
• 1908 - William Saroyan, American novelist (d. 1981)
• 1911 - Edward Brongersma, Dutch politician, writer and political activist. (d. 1998)
• 1913 - Sir Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer
• 1913 - Helen Levitt, American photographer
• 1914 - Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)
• 1916 - Daniel Schorr, American journalist
• 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist (d. 1986)
• 1919 - Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005)
• 1921 - Raymond Williams, Welsh academic (d. 1988)
• 1924 - Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (d. 2003)
• 1928 - James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1931 - Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1931 - Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1934 - Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor
• 1935 - Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist (d. 1998)
• 1935 - Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager
• 1937 - Warren Berlinger, American actor
• 1937 - Bobby Parker, American musician
• 1938 - Martin Bell, British journalist
• 1938 - Murray Gleeson, Chief Justice of Australia
• 1939 - Jerry Allison, American drummer (The Crickets)
• 1941 - William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman
• 1943 - Leonid Ivashov, Russian general
• 1944 - Roger Dean, English artist
• 1944 - Clive Lloyd, West Indian cricketer
• 1944 - Jos LeDuc, Canadian wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1945 - Van Morrison, Northern Irish musician
• 1945 - Itzhak Perlman, Israeli violinist
• 1946 - Jerome Corsi, American writer
• 1947 - Mona Marshall, American voice actress
• 1947 - Luca di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
• 1947 - Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese manga artist
• 1947 - Somchai Wongsawat, Thai 26th Prime Minister
• 1948 - Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (d. 1982)
• 1948 - Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter
• 1948 - Holger Osieck, German footballer and coach
• 1948 - Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist (Scorpions)
• 1949 - Richard Gere, American actor
• 1949 - H. David Politzer, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1952 - Herbert Reul, German politician
• 1953 - Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentine racing driver
• 1953 - György Károly, Hungarian author
• 1953 - Pavel Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1954 - Julie Brown, American actress, singer-songwriter and screenwriter
• 1954 - Caroline Cossey, English model
• 1955 - Edwin Moses, American athlete
• 1955 - Gary Webb, American journalist (d. 2004)
• 1956 - Maria Balazova, Slovak painter
• 1956 - Masashi Tashiro, Japanese television performer
• 1957 - Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and commentator
• 1957 - Gina Schock, American drummer (The Go-Go's)
• 1957 - Glenn Tilbrook, English singer and guitarist (Squeeze)
• 1958 - Serge Blanco, French rugby union footballer
• 1959 - Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1960 - Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper
• 1960 - Chris Whitley, American musician (d. 2005)
• 1962 - Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor
• 1963 - Reb Beach, American guitarist (Winger, Whitesnake)
• 1963 - Todd Carty, Irish actor
• 1963 - Sonny Silooy, Dutch footballer
• 1964 - Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
• 1965 - Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor
• 1965 - Céline Bonnier, French Canadian actress
• 1965 - Willie Watson, New Zealand cricketer
• 1966 - Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier
• 1967 - Anita Moen, Norwegian Cross-country skier
• 1968 - Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician and Australian football player
• 1968 - Hideo Nomo, Japanese baseball player
• 1969 - Nathalie Bouvier, French alpine skier
• 1969 - Andrew Cunanan, American spree killer (d. 1997)
• 1969 - Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor
• 1969 - Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer
• 1970 - Deborah Gibson, American singer
• 1970 - Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian Prime Minister
• 1970 - Queen Rania of Jordan
• 1970 - Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer
• 1970 - Amy Stein, American photographer
• 1970 - Zack Ward, Canadian actor
• 1971 - Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer
• 1972 - Chris Tucker, American actor
• 1973 - Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1975 - Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer
• 1975 - John Grahame, American ice hockey player
• 1975 - Daniel Harding, British conductor
• 1975 - Gabe Kapler, American baseball player and manager
• 1975 - Sara Ramirez, American actress
• 1975 - Takahiro Suwa, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1976 - Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer
• 1976 - Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 - Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1977 - Jeff Hardy, American wrestler
• 1977 - Ian Harte, Irish footballer
• 1977 - Craig Nicholls, Australian musician (The Vines)
• 1978 - Philippe Christanval, French footballer
• 1978 - Phina Oruche, British actress
• 1979 - Clay Hensley, American baseball player
• 1979 - Mickie James, American professional wrestler
• 1979 - Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer
• 1979 - Simon Neil, Scottish musician (Biffy Clyro)
• 1979 - Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball player
• 1980 - Joe Budden, American rapper
• 1981 - 40 Cal, American rapper
• 1981 - Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby union footballer
• 1981 - Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player
• 1981 - Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker
• 1982 - Ian Crocker, American swimmer
• 1982 - Chris Duhon, American basketball player
• 1982 - Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian athlete
• 1982 - Josh Kroeger, American baseball player
• 1982 - Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-born ice hockey player
• 1982 - Patrick Nuo, Swiss singer
• 1982 - José Reina, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Michele Rugolo, Italian racing driver
• 1982 - G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and comic book writer
• 1983 - Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
• 1984 - Matti Breschel, Danish road bicycle racer
• 1984 - Ted Ligety, American alpine skier
• 1984 - Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer
• 1985 - Andrew Foster, Australian rules footballer
• 1986 - Feng Tianwei, Singaporean table tennis player
• 1987 - Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer

Deaths

• 651 - Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary
• 683 - Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque
• 1234 - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
• 1372 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)
• 1422 - King Henry V of England (b. 1387)
• 1645 - Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
• 1654 - Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)
• 1688 - John Bunyan, English writer (b. 1628)
• 1730 - Gottfried Finger, Czech composer
• 1741 - Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)
• 1772 - William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)
• 1795 - François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player (b. 1726)
• 1799 - Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)
• 1814 - Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
• 1867 - Charles Baudelaire, French poet (b. 1821)
• 1869 - Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)
• 1888 - Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, widely believed to be the first victim of Jack the Ripper (b. 1845)
• 1920 - Wilhelm Wundt, German psychologist (b. 1832)
• 1940 - Georges Gauthier, French Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop of Montreal (b. 1871)
• 1941 - Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (b. 1892)
• 1948 - Billy Laughlin, American actor (b. 1932)
• 1952 - Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868)
• 1963 - Georges Braque, French painter (b. 1882)
• 1967 - Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian writer (b. 1891)
• 1969 - Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923)
• 1973 - John Ford, American film director (b. 1894)
• 1974 - William Pershing Benedict, American pilot
• 1974 - Norman Kirk, New Zealand prime minister (b. 1923)
• 1978 - John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
• 1979 - Sally Rand, American dancer and actress (b. 1904)
• 1979 - Tiger Smith, England cricketer (b. 1886)
• 1985 - Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899)
• 1986 - Henry Moore, English sculptor (b. 1898)
• 1986 - Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland (b. 1900)
• 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)
• 1997 - Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)
• 2000 - Patricia Owens, Canadian actress (b. 1925)
• 2002 - Lionel Hampton, American vibraphone player (b. 1908)
• 2002 - George Porter, English chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1920)
• 2004 - Carl Wayne, English singer (b. 1943)
• 2005 - Joseph Rotblat, Polish-British physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1908)
• 2005 - Michael Sheard, British actor (b. 1940)
• 2006 - Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)
• 2006 - Tom Delaney, British racing driver (b. 1911)
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Istiadat Konvokesyen UiTM ke-68...Konvo Diplomaku

I can't remember why I did not publish this post.. This piece was written by me on 3 June 2008..less than a year before.


Diari Konvoku.

Aku pulang dari JB pada 26/05/08. Hari berikutnya (Selasa 27/05/08) aku dan Buza bertolak dari Pulau Pinang ke Shah Alam dengan menaiki Kancilku (PET 6712)

On the way, semasa kat Plaza Tol Ipoh Selatan, aku terserempak ngan Farhan(JPK Mutiara) dan aweknya Fiza yang turut menggunakan lebuhraya menghala ke arah selatan. Kancilku menghimpit Kelisa Fiza bagaikan pembuli jalanan..WAHAHAHAHAHA (Gelak Jahat)

Singgah kat Tapah untuk makan dan bersembang ngan kedua2nya(Fiza dan Farhan) sebelum meneruskan perjalanan.


Sampai Shah Alam lebih kurang jam 6.30 Ptg.

28/05/08 merupakan tarikh untuk mengambil jubah. Kami yang dok kat umah sewa kat S. Alam beramai2 amik jubah kat Menara dengan menaiki motorsikal(nak elak traffik). Rupanya takdak sidang pun haritu.

29/05/08 lepak2 kat umah..kuar gi giant beli barang untuk Kecik (awek Buza). Buza Belanja aku makan MegaMac.

30/05/08 Mak, bapak n Nurul Izzati sampai dan lepak kat U2 (umah pakcik aku kat TTDI Jaya). Aku gi sana untuk hantar Kad Jemputan dan Sticker kereta.

31/05/08

Terus-terang aku cakap yang kegembiraan masa konvo nih lebih sikit jer dari kegembiraan masa raya. Pada aku saat paling menggembirakan adalah masa aku tau result final sem aku. Saat ketika aku tau kata semua subjek aku lulus..bukan setakat lulus biasa tapi dengan Dekan.
Saat2 tu lebih gembira bagi aku.

Pun begitu, aku dapat rasakan yang semua kawan2 aku yang jugak konvo skalik ngan aku tau yang hari konvokesyen tu adalah hari untuk mengenang kembali 3 tahun yang yang akhirnya memberikan hasil yang lumayan. Bagi orang lain...mungkin yang kelihatan hanyalah sekeping diploma dan 2 keping transkrip. Tapi bagi aku dan rakan2 yang ada kisah silam nih..hari inilah yang mengembalikan keyakinan ibubapa terhadap anak2 mereka.

Aku tgk mak bapak aku suka sgt..I'm happy for them..Semoga aku dapat grad degree ngan KELAS PERTAMA...WAH..tinggi cita2 aku nih..doa2kanlah rakan2 sekalian..

Futsal - kaki sukan Atau kaki bangku Atau kaki sofa

Salam, bertemu kembali dalam rancangan bual2 kosong hari ini bersama saya, Pak Cik Busu.

Hmmm..over la pulak intro tuh..

Post nih pasal sukan. Kedua2 orang tuaku merupakan kaki sukan ketika zaman remaja dan zaman awal perkahwinan mereka. Ayahandaku (En. Md Rijani) merupakan seorang guru Sains yang jugak mengajar olahraga ketika di Sek. Men Tun Syed Syeikh Barakbah. Teringat zaman2 ketika dia fit dulu..tak terkejar aku ngan Hilmi(adindaku) ketika berjoging ngan dia petang2. Namun semua itu ditinggalkan selepas menjawat jawatan di Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah pada tahun 1994. Ibunda ( Pn Hamidah) pulak sejak dari zaman mudanya lagi telah aktif dalam netball dan menjadi jurulatih negeri Pinang beberapa kali ketika di Sek. Men. Methodist Nibong Tebal. Namun itu semua semakin jauh ditinggalkan setelah beliau menumpukan kepada kelas tuisyen, degree course yang sedang diambilnya dan jawatannya sebagai guru besar di S.K Batu Kawan.

Aku pulak...hmmm..1st of all aku nak kasik warning kat apek dan sudin yang aku citer menda nih bukan untuk korang jer..(so plz stop counting how many times I had told you guyz the same story!!!most of the stories were told during bedtime...kind of bedtime stories..hehehe))

Dari zaman sekolah rendah aku tak berapa nak join sukan2 nih. Masa darjah 2 ada la masuk persembahan aerobik masa hari sukan. Ada lagi gambar2 lama tuh tapi semua kat umah. Aku pernah join pemilihan pemain bola sepak time darjah 5 kot. Pengaruh kartun 'Kickers' sgt menebal waktu tu dan aku berjaya menewaskan penjaga gol yang kira power walaupun dia darjah 4 time tu(Gol nasib jer). Nama budak tu Hamdi. Selebihnya aku hanya bermain badminton petang-petang dengan jiran aku, (Bijam, Alan, Rijalur, Boy dan dengan adik aku skalik). Kegilaan badminton ini bermusim. Ingat lagikah para pembaca dengan saat Piala Thomas berada dalam genggaman kita pada tahun 1992. Masa tu aku darjah 3. Semua orang nak jadik Rashid Sibir..ehh..Rashid Sidek laa..


Bila masuk SMKANT..takdak court badminton. Aku bertukar kepada bola tampar setelah permainan itu mengingatkan aku kepada 'Moero Attack', iaitu siri petang2 jepun pasal ada minah tu suka buat somersault sebelum 'spike' bola tu. Pelik jugak kenapa dulu tgk citer tu tak tertarik pun kat pelakon dia..dah besar2 nih nampak lain pulak gambar tuh..Pelik..pelik..

Time ni lah aku merasa keperitan bersukan..Tangan jadik biru, lutut calar-balar, seluar koyak..namun aku tak boleh2 jugak buat somersault sebelum spike bola tuh...hahahaha

Cikgu Baharuddin join sekolah tu pada pertengahan tahun F1. Dia memperkenalkan sepak takraw dan aku antara yang teruja tgk dia timang bola takraw tu sambil meliuk2kan tangannya seraya berkata "Takraw ini seni,"..aku ingat ayat tu sampai bila2. Namun sukan itu tidak menarik minat aku sebab takder kartun atau citer petang2 yang ada kaitan dengannya. Cuma akhirnya aku berjaya timang bola 10 kali tanpa jatuh dan aku terus stop main.

Naik F2 aku cuba main bola tampar balik namun disebabkan ramai yang lebih terer aku mengundurkan diri dan mula berjinak2 dengan ping-pong. Masa tu paling terer adalah hakimi dan ketika pertama kali aku 'berkenalan' dengan pukulan spin..aku terkejut..'Biaq btui?? bola tu boleh pi senget camtu?' (Only last semester i learned that it was the effect that been called Magnus Effect-search for yourself). Namun tak terer2 jugak..

F3..selain daripada berjalan kaki ke sekolah(dah tukar sekolah time tuh..dari SMKA Nibong Tebal gi SM. Methodist N. Tebal) dan bermain badminton petang2 ngan Bijam..rasanya takder dah sukan lain yang aku terlibat.

Tibalah ketika aku di Jenan. Pertama kali aku berada di sekolah yang ada sukan2 yang agak asing dan tiada di sekolah2 biasa macam Rugby, Sofbol, Basketball, Kriket. Senior ajak turun main Rugby..masa kat padang tu aku pancit dan selalu sangat forward pass. setelah beberapa kali rakan2 membantu aku untuk memperbaiki kelemahan aku..aku naik fed up dan mula tertarik ngan kriket..pertama kali aku baling bola tu(apa ntah istilah yang sesuai?) aku mula rasakan yang ia tak sebati ngan jiwa aku..so aku bralih kepada sofbol. Minggu pertama ngan team sofbol agak best..(actually semua team bagi perangsang suruh aku join diorang..mungkin sebab nak amik advantage atas badan aku yang besar kot time tu) namun sesuatu berlaku yang menyebabkan aku menggantung glove sekolah kat dalam store pakcik tu(apa nama dia ntah) buat kali terakhir dan tak sentuh dah lepas tuh. Semuanya disebabkan keterujaan dapat hit bola yang dilontar oleh Peter Channel Bin Julaini( senior aku yang pernah buli aku dan bola yang dihantar agak susah untuk di hit..dan aku hit jauh tuu)..Terkejut dengan kejayaan aku..aku tergamam (TERGAMAM?!!!) dan terkedu di home sebelum dikejutkan dengan jeritan rakan2..LARI!!!...LARI!!!...Run Busu..RUN!!!..(Amik ayat Forest Gump).

Aku hawin(Punggai atau lempar) bat tu dan terus berlari ke 1st post dan berhenti di 2nd post. Ketika itu aku kehairanan apabila si pengejar bola berlari pantas menuju ke 'catcher' yang jugak merupakan abang senior yang baik hati iaitu Nik Mohd Ikrami. Terkejut beruk aku apabila mendapati dia tgh terbaring dengan protective mask masih di mukanya. Terpikir jugak aku..apahal dia terbaring kat situ..pengsan ka?...Dia bangun sambil maki aku lepas nampak aku dah nak dekat sampai kat dia.."Hang nak bunuh aku ka?, Terpinga2 jap...apa aku dah buat? lepas tu aku nampak bat aku kat tepi dia..baru aku perasan yang aku hawin bat tu tepat di muka dia...nasib dia dan aku baik sebab dia pakai mask tu..patah grill besi yang terletak bawah sikit dari muka dia. Secara ajaibnya..prmainan diteruskan dan keesokkan harinya..kesilapan yang sama jugak telah aku buat dan secara rela hati..mereka menghalau aku dari padang itu.

Teringin nak main basketball..sekalik tu masa PJ gigi aku bertemu dengan siku Zulazrin Jamaluddin sehingga membuatkan kedua2 gigi rabbit aku retak. Aku tak main dah lepas tu.

Aku pun mula la lepak kat kelas time petang2..tgk orang silat..macam best jer..bapak aku tak bagi join..Bila tgk taekwondo. macam best..aku ngan Mubarag Mansor, Sofiyuddin Zakaria, Sihat@Mohd Hilmi Abu Bakar, Saiful dan Mohd Nurul Fakhri mula menceburkan diri dalam bidang taekwondo. Antara yang dah terer adalah seperti Budiman Arif bin Ibrahim, arwah Balqis, Lawrence Sudok Anak Seli, Rickly Bin Omintoh(semua nih F4) termasuk Salahuddin, Walat, Bear, Pai Cat, Bibip dan Manap(senior2 gua).

Letih dan melebamkan..itu yang dapat aku gambarkan tentang taekwondo. Masa tu badan dok keras2..last2 kaki aku boleh bukak 180 darjah. pernah skali otot paha koyak. Berat aku dari 80kg (masa awal f4) turun sampai 63 kilo dalam masa kurang 4 bulan. 1st day training dah kena sparring ngan rickly bin omintoh..lebam tangan aku..sampai sekarang aku ingat lagi sebab malam tu aku ngan Mubarag sama2 compare sapa lagi lebam dari sapa.

Jitra Open adalah kejohanan taekwondo yang dianjurkan oleh SMJ (sek. Men Jitra) ..masa tu aku dah F5 dan memegang tali keledar (opsss) tali pinggang Hijau 2. Aku dapat no.3 setelah kalah kat semi-final.

Sir Sham adalah pengajar taekwondo aku..berbadan gempal dan berperut bulat..namun sepakannya pernah menyebabkan anak angkatnya pengsan (budak tu dah black belt tuu)..aku ingat kata2 dia..this is sport..this is not martial art. Dia tak mau budak2 dia gaduh guna taekwondo..lagipun mana ada orang gaduh sempat stretching ngan warming up dulu..aparaaa..

Bulan2 terakhir di Jenan..aku injured dan kesannya sehingga kini terasa. Dah tak boleh kasar2 lagi dah. Bermula dari situ..aku dah tak aktif dalam sukan lagi dah..lagipun kemudahan sukan kat matrik aku time tu terhad..kat UTM pulak aku join pengakap.

Masa kat UiTM penang..membe2 ajak gi main futsal kat megamall..aku turun beberapa kali sampai laa bila depa start main stail 'Kalah bayar',,aku tak join dah sebab tak setuju...bowling pun aku tak main sangat dah macam kat UTM dulu sebabnya kekurangan wang dan masa.

Kat Shah Alam nih..selain daripada berjoging dan tidur di waktu petang, kadangkala aku ada jugak folo dak2 nih untuk sepak bola kat court badminton kat taman permainan kanak2 di kawasan perumahan aku masa sem 3 dan 4 yang lepas..ada jugak laa main kat frenzy s15 tu tapi sekali tuh jer..baru masuk main tak sampai 10 minit kaki aku terpeleot daaaa..bengkak sampai aku jalan tehincut2 2 minggu tuu

Sem nih buat pertama kalinya aku organize game futsal untuk kawasan kejiranan aku. Melalui promo dalam blog anjung kristal (ditulis oleh bro Khalid), aku kira macam organizer laa dan dibantu otai2 yang ingin kembali kepada zaman kegemilangan bola sepak mereka. Alhamdulillah..seramai 22 orang peserta berjaya menghabiskan game 1 jam di Sports Planet S16, Shah Alam bermula jam 10 sehingga 11 pagi tanpa sebarang kejadian tak diingini.

Kesimpulannya..kebanyakkan player pancit (termasuk aku) dan mahukan aktiviti ini diteruskan lagi..yeehaaa...Jom Futsal!!!!

This Post Contains Knowledge...

The title suggest the content of this post.

My 1st 'Sifu' of Thermodynamic was Prof. Amer Nordin Darus. An old man that poured out his wise thoughts in each session. At that time, I was in my 1st semester in UTM Skudai.

That old man always relates everything that he is teaching with natural phenomena that we encountered every day but we always simply ignored it. Phrases like God Forbid ("Allah tak bagi/benarkan") always came out from his mouth. I attended 90% of his class, got 39/60 for my carry mark(on-going assessment) and finally got C+ for Thermodynamic 1.

The next 'sifu' of thermodynamic was actually sifus. 2 lecturer for Marine Engineering System 1. This was one of the last subject that got me kicked out. I can't remember their name(selalu tuang kelas daaa) but I did kept an assignment for the subject. The title was "Refrigerating and Air Conditioning System for Submarines". I got 4/10 ...lost 4 marks because it was handed in late. I remember learning about heat produced by fruits, human, animals but I didn't acquire the knowledge to design a system to suck all the heat out from a confined spaces filled with such things. I remember learning about 'suhu selesa' or comfortable zone (both seemed contradict but it were the same thing) but I don't know how to use the psycrometric chart. I was so lazy (tak sedar2 diri lagi padahal masa tu dah Kedudukan Bersyarat dah). The final exam for this paper was a disaster. I forgot to bring my own properties table(or steam table)(I thought that they will provide it, I realize this when the exam begin). I went back to my hostel to get it back and it took my precious a half an hour. I entered the hall and glanced to the invigilators. The next thing was the temperature in that hall was too cold. I sat in the middle of the hall. 3 units of 2-3 HP(horse power) aircond were situated at my left, right and in front of me. It was ironic that the subject also included air conditioning topic. I start to answer the first question and 2o minutes later I walked in to the bathroom. The outside temperature was hot but my hands were still cold after 5 minutes. I walked in and tried to answer the next question..20 minutes later I surrendered ..with just 2 answers in my answer sheets.. I failed.

Later in UiTM Pulau Pinang, I learned Thermodynamics during short course (during semester break). My 'sifu' was Mr. Mohammad Abdul Razak. He was quite fierce but a very good lecturer. My carrymark was 39/40 but that wasn't good enough. At the end I get an A-. Next was Mr. Fairosidi which taught us Heat Transfer, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning. I scored A.

Almost all of my thermo lecturers taught me very well. This semester, I am taking Thermal Engineering which is taught by Assoc. Prof. Rahim Atan. Another interesting lecturer for thermodynamic.

World of thermodynamic involves various field of engineering. I don't know why but i like it so much..may be because it is the 'easiest' discipline among others (Dynamic, fluid, etc2)

What i like to write here was about a man by the name of Thomas Midgley, Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944).

He was the one who invented chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in 1928 as a replacement for ammonia (NH3), chloromethane (CH3Cl), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), which are toxic but were in common use at the time as refrigerants. The new compound must not only have low boiling temperature but also non-toxic. He also invented tetra-ethyl lead or TEL which previously used as an additive to fuel. TEL was used as an antiknock agent which also increase the octane rating of the fuel. (remember the Leaded & Unleaded Petrol sold in Petrol pump not long ago, TEL was in the Leaded petrol)

Ironicly...both of his invention proven to be harmful to the environment and human. In Eastop & Mc Conkey book..it was stated that one atom of fluorine can destroy thousands molecule of O3(Ozone) in a chain reaction. TEL was later found to be the the caused of brain damage to the children. Lead is known as a toxic metal which can caused fatal.

He died in 1944..3o years before the effect of CFC to the atmosphere is widely known.

How did he died..in 1941, he became bed ridden because of polio. He designed a pulley and strings system to help others to move him from the bed. Again..ironicly, the system that he designed took his own life..he died of strangulation at the age 55.

I wrote this piece to remind myself and my dear readers about each invention or action that we are responsible for today may caused destruction later on. He may have good intention, but sadly he was described as 'the single creature that done the most damage to the environment more than other organism'....

Pity for him..

CFC(R11,R12,R13,etc..etc..etc) is still being used today but it is widely replaced by R134a which less harmful to the atmosphere.

::::::Source: Eastop & McConkey, Wiki:::::::::::::::