As we know a blog is a personal web page where we shared our feelings, jot particulars of things or incidents which caught our attraction. It speaks of our mind and indirectly reflex our personality. There are many blogs that are pleasant and well-written. But there is one particular blog which I do not quite fancy. I do not deny the fact that the blogger is a well-read linguist, yet the type of attitude he/she carries shows in his/her posts...
It was written in a very typical arrogant manner. There was a 'Oh, I am very clever and popular, everyone loves me' style about his/her blog. Surprisingly, it was quite popular with a few hundred over viewers, though to me, I feel that it belittles the viewers. Not even a little respect is showed to its viewers. The blog has a sort of authority impression about it with a 'all of you are dumb (blond es or not), I am the superior' sense hanging in the atmosphere.
Have you ever feel uncomfortable when reading one's blog even though it flourishes with all the 'wonderful & exciting' posts. (excluding any blogs which insults you in person, or posts which are meant specially to degrade and degenerate you). This is the first time I had ever experience such feelings. I'll never visit that blog again...ever...
Bloggers (In my opinion) should show some respect for viewers... An ideal blog should contain all the elements that could bring out the joy of reading one's blog, sharing thoughts, experiences, and moments on any possible topic that could be mentioned on earth....
If you want popularity gaining in the blogging world, fine, just go on with it...There is nothing wrong with it... The only thing is - Please show some respect by just being a little humble...
Putting myself in his/her shoes, I think I could guess what he/she had in mind. Only one word appear in my mind-glamour... I wonder, is it so glamorous when a blogger treats the viewers like" hunger beggars who crave for more 'royal posts' from the emperor/empress?" this is insulting, and it is a really slutty (I can't believe I used this word) thing to do...
That's it, I'll shut up my mouth for now putting a full-stop to this blogger's topic... I do not want my mind to be the blogger's domain any longer...
To all viewers: I hope that everyone of you would cultivate this blogging habit as it has countless benefits, but I hope that all of you will fulfill a small and humble request of mine, please be a humble blogger(don't make your viewers look like suckers), when you blog, you actually share, not 'stupid-ise' (Okay, I create that word ) them...
P/S: This blogger I had mentioned early is NOT a somebody in Student Malaysia Forum....(They are all great and respectable bloggers) Anyway, I'm sure that the particular blogger I'd mentioned will never view my blog as he/she is too busy 'glamorizing' his/her blog....
Happy blogging everyone.... :P
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Missing the garden...
This is the
long beans planted by my dad...
long beans planted by my dad...Since 2 pm in the afternoon, loud rumbles of the thunder were heard now and then... The atmosphere was threaten with a soon-to-occur thunderstorm... The wind howled outside the door...Leaves were swept up by invisible hands of the wind... No sound was heard... Not even a chirp from the birds...
After having my lunch, I stepped outside... Strangely, the wind had turned into a breeze... The smell of soil has risen... It was so fresh, so close, so familiar.... I have not been out with nature for a long time....
I could still remember the times when I had gotten myself dirty while scooping up soil and playing with it... ( Actually I was pretending that I was gardening just like dad)... Well, i did pull out some weeds, though I'm not strong enough to clear the whole plot (though it's quite small).^^!"
Sometimes, I did a bit of fun digging... Discovering earth worms, white grubs... The earth smells so refreshing...( do not smell the soil if you're staying in the city, those might have been polluted..) I love to replace the old infertile soil in flower pots with new soil rich with organic matter (It's the remains of burnt twigs + weeds + branches burnt by my dad)... Somehow small flowering plants do not grow well in the pots... their roots grew through cracks beneath the flowerpots grasping the soil under the flower pot... In the end, those flowerpots were impossible to be moved... (til last year)... Haha...
I did help dad to cultivate a few types of veggies though, such as tapioca, papaya trees, banana trees, lady's fingers, tomatoes, etc... That was five years ago... I had not being gardening for whole 5 years.... All the exams, homework, tuition left me with no time for that... I hope to do it again soon....
After having my lunch, I stepped outside... Strangely, the wind had turned into a breeze... The smell of soil has risen... It was so fresh, so close, so familiar.... I have not been out with nature for a long time....
I could still remember the times when I had gotten myself dirty while scooping up soil and playing with it... ( Actually I was pretending that I was gardening just like dad)... Well, i did pull out some weeds, though I'm not strong enough to clear the whole plot (though it's quite small).^^!"
Sometimes, I did a bit of fun digging... Discovering earth worms, white grubs... The earth smells so refreshing...( do not smell the soil if you're staying in the city, those might have been polluted..) I love to replace the old infertile soil in flower pots with new soil rich with organic matter (It's the remains of burnt twigs + weeds + branches burnt by my dad)... Somehow small flowering plants do not grow well in the pots... their roots grew through cracks beneath the flowerpots grasping the soil under the flower pot... In the end, those flowerpots were impossible to be moved... (til last year)... Haha...
I did help dad to cultivate a few types of veggies though, such as tapioca, papaya trees, banana trees, lady's fingers, tomatoes, etc... That was five years ago... I had not being gardening for whole 5 years.... All the exams, homework, tuition left me with no time for that... I hope to do it again soon....
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Nest.
Look, what type of bird would build this nest? My dad said that these birds know that we are kind to them, so, they build it within our reach... It is actually hanging firmly from one of the twigs of the guava tree planted by dad a few months ago... I was so excited every time I look at the nest, eager to see the first chick hatching out from the two eggs laid by the tiny bird ( I balanced myself on a chair to take a peek at the inner part of the nest when the birds were out searching for food one morning). Those spotted eggs looked so fragile in the small nest... I did a bit of examination of the nest's structure... It was made with dried weeds (I assume plucked from my garden), some dry leaves, an odd twig or two and some news papers! No wonder my dad discovered some newspaper used to cover the guava fruits were shredded... These little birds were smart in finding the suitable materials for their cosy nest...Everyday we could hear the chirps and twitters of both 'the bull and the hen' birds while guarding their nest from any form of threats... Even when my father went unintentionally near the nest, they would chirp angrily and noisily at him... Dad always say that it was as if they were speaking foul words at him... It was quite amazing how the birds had guarded their nest so closely...
That was one week ago, yet an unpreventable incident happened... My dad said that he saw a big yellow bird perching on the little nest flew off when it saw him walking near the tree lately... The day before yesterday, I saw with my own eyes, the yellow bird snatching away an egg from the nest with its beak... Those birds whom the eggs belonged to, 'squawk' angrily at the big bird but they had to watch helplessly as the bird flew off with their precious egg...
Now, the small birds were gone as their last egg was snatched up by the same thieving bird... I felt so sad... History had repeated itself in my very garden several times... Eight years ago, it was a different type of bird which had built its nest in my garden but on a rambutan tree in the backyard... There were four blue eggs... Those were destroyed during a thunder storm where the nest had fallen down from the tree... Three years ago, the eggs of a magpie hatched successfully in my rusting post box, but those poor chicks die within days when neighbouring kids came along and tortured them... We found the chicks on the ground... It was a tragic sight... Ever since that incident, my father would block the opening of the post box as it was still a favourite nesting site for the magpies...
Mum always said that every living being on earth has their world which is similar to that of the human beings... There are the culprits (thieving birds, carnivorous hawks) lurking at each corner waiting to pounce on other smaller and weaker birds, there are are group of birds who had wanted a simple life (looking for food, building their own shelter, mating, raising their chicks, growing old), there are also birds who wanted power ( they focused on expanding their territory, guarding the females fiercely and also adding them, fighting with other birds of the same species over an unowned area) and lots more.... This is the life we lead too...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Medical Check-Up
24th of June: My first-time medical check up at the general hospital. I felt a bit nervous as there was an X-ray session besides other normal check-ups. I had arrived at the hospital at 2 pm which is exactly the time of my appointment.
The waiting room was crowded as usual ( I have been there several times to arrange a suitable period for my check-up)... Even before meeting the doctor, there was a pile of forms I had to fill... Those personal data's such as IC,address... just some usual information, yet they are troublesome... The pen I had lent from the counter kept running out of ink... Feeling bothered, I ended up fetching my own pen from the car, though it means that i had to walk to the parking lot to get it... All those forms were filled in just a few minutes (in my car). At last, I thought that I could finally get my medical check-ups. But, instead of going straight to the doctor's room, I found myself being handed yet another form which was meant to be fill by doctors who will be conducting my check-ups...
There were all together six different check-ups : measuring height and weight, eye inspection, X-ray session, urine test, and dental check-up. I was told to find the weighing machine 'just around the corner'. But it was no easy job finding the weighing machine... It was actually partially hidden under an empty desk(of course around a small corner)! It was so dirty as if everyone had wore shoes while stepping on it... Wow, i weighted less than 50 kg! It was lighter than i had expected... I had previously weighted 51 kg... Haha, i my weight have gone down by 6 kg. I am not kidding! Then, i measure my height, not too short, but I seemed to shrink... Never mind the height,i am not going to be a supermodel or an air stewardess anyway...
Next, I had to find the 11th room for my eye inspection... There was an old nurse jotting down some notes on the desk... Okay, the eye inspection went smoothly... I had thought that maybe my check up would finish at about 4 pm... But oh no, problem is just about to start... I was asked to go to the next building for the X-ray session...
There was a sign board on the door which spells ' Bilik X-ray' the X-ray room. I reached for the knob and found that it was locked... feeling a bit confused, I knocked the door several times... No one answered it... I thought that it was weird.... There I stood stupidly for at least 10 minutes until a medical officer passed by. Luckily, he informed me that the room was no longer in use and asked me go to yet another building for the X-ray session ( the hospital grounds cover a large area if you want to know)... I followed the directions he had given me to a medical building I had never been to at the other side of the main hospital building, I started searching for the X-ray room....There was no sign of it... Feeling frustrated, I asked a nurse who happened to be at the same building... Guess what she told me... I am at the wrong block... This time, she guided me to ANOTHER building ( a bit taller than the previous one) where there is a new X-ray room... I thanked her graciously, relieved to be at the X-ray room at last... But to my dismay, the room was packed with patients who had waited for ages to have their X-ray session... I was directed to yet another smaller building, where finally I did have my X-ray session after waiting for half an hour.... And also wasting another half an hour to receive my X-ray photos...
By the time I had done with my X-ray session, it was already 4.15 pm... I had not finished my check ups yet... There were two more to go...
The urine test was also testing my patience, I had to wait another 15 minutes before I can get hold of the small container to collect my urine sample... Then, I was surprised when I was told to come to the hospital again on the 1st of July to know the results...
Finally, the dental check up... I was informed that I had to go to the hospital's sister clinic to have my teeth examine... I rushed there, and got my check up just in time... I was the last customer there... By the time I had finished, it was nearly 5 pm... I got home exhausted from all the rushing and waiting just for a simple medical check up... Oh, and it did not end there... I still need to get the report for my urine test and the signature of the doctor before I complete my check up a few days to come....
The waiting room was crowded as usual ( I have been there several times to arrange a suitable period for my check-up)... Even before meeting the doctor, there was a pile of forms I had to fill... Those personal data's such as IC,address... just some usual information, yet they are troublesome... The pen I had lent from the counter kept running out of ink... Feeling bothered, I ended up fetching my own pen from the car, though it means that i had to walk to the parking lot to get it... All those forms were filled in just a few minutes (in my car). At last, I thought that I could finally get my medical check-ups. But, instead of going straight to the doctor's room, I found myself being handed yet another form which was meant to be fill by doctors who will be conducting my check-ups...
There were all together six different check-ups : measuring height and weight, eye inspection, X-ray session, urine test, and dental check-up. I was told to find the weighing machine 'just around the corner'. But it was no easy job finding the weighing machine... It was actually partially hidden under an empty desk(of course around a small corner)! It was so dirty as if everyone had wore shoes while stepping on it... Wow, i weighted less than 50 kg! It was lighter than i had expected... I had previously weighted 51 kg... Haha, i my weight have gone down by 6 kg. I am not kidding! Then, i measure my height, not too short, but I seemed to shrink... Never mind the height,i am not going to be a supermodel or an air stewardess anyway...
Next, I had to find the 11th room for my eye inspection... There was an old nurse jotting down some notes on the desk... Okay, the eye inspection went smoothly... I had thought that maybe my check up would finish at about 4 pm... But oh no, problem is just about to start... I was asked to go to the next building for the X-ray session...
There was a sign board on the door which spells ' Bilik X-ray' the X-ray room. I reached for the knob and found that it was locked... feeling a bit confused, I knocked the door several times... No one answered it... I thought that it was weird.... There I stood stupidly for at least 10 minutes until a medical officer passed by. Luckily, he informed me that the room was no longer in use and asked me go to yet another building for the X-ray session ( the hospital grounds cover a large area if you want to know)... I followed the directions he had given me to a medical building I had never been to at the other side of the main hospital building, I started searching for the X-ray room....There was no sign of it... Feeling frustrated, I asked a nurse who happened to be at the same building... Guess what she told me... I am at the wrong block... This time, she guided me to ANOTHER building ( a bit taller than the previous one) where there is a new X-ray room... I thanked her graciously, relieved to be at the X-ray room at last... But to my dismay, the room was packed with patients who had waited for ages to have their X-ray session... I was directed to yet another smaller building, where finally I did have my X-ray session after waiting for half an hour.... And also wasting another half an hour to receive my X-ray photos...
By the time I had done with my X-ray session, it was already 4.15 pm... I had not finished my check ups yet... There were two more to go...
The urine test was also testing my patience, I had to wait another 15 minutes before I can get hold of the small container to collect my urine sample... Then, I was surprised when I was told to come to the hospital again on the 1st of July to know the results...
Finally, the dental check up... I was informed that I had to go to the hospital's sister clinic to have my teeth examine... I rushed there, and got my check up just in time... I was the last customer there... By the time I had finished, it was nearly 5 pm... I got home exhausted from all the rushing and waiting just for a simple medical check up... Oh, and it did not end there... I still need to get the report for my urine test and the signature of the doctor before I complete my check up a few days to come....
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Permanent Residents & Regular Visitors...
" Yucks!" my father yelled as soon as he step out from our car. It's the work of our P.R (permanent resident) again... Our porch was filled with the mess created by the P.Rs - small patches of smelly goo! Our uninvited P.Rs has vomited all over the place... Guess the P.R...they are CATS!!
I do not remember the exact time when those stray cats 'move' into my garden and made it their 'home sweet home'...But they stayed till now... with many generations been born in my garden.... I could hear the yowling of cats just outside my door during their mating season and that occurs in the middle of the night! Waking up in the middle of the night is a norm for me cause by the horrible yowling ritual of the cats during the 'peak season... I had always like the cute faces of those cats especially their kittens, but they are quite annoying now that they feel bold enough to attempt slipping into my house.. and i hate that....
There are the regular visitors also, hens from neighbouring houses scrap the soil of my garden to find food... leaving behind lumps of droppings not on the soil but on the floor of the porch! Besides that, they sometimes lay their eggs in the old cupboard behind my house... About a dozen every time... Huh, when the eggs hatch, there were chicks running all over the place... Sometimes it is nice to watch them fighting over some grains of rice... Now my garden is over flown with domestic animals though i do not own them...What a joke....
I do not remember the exact time when those stray cats 'move' into my garden and made it their 'home sweet home'...But they stayed till now... with many generations been born in my garden.... I could hear the yowling of cats just outside my door during their mating season and that occurs in the middle of the night! Waking up in the middle of the night is a norm for me cause by the horrible yowling ritual of the cats during the 'peak season... I had always like the cute faces of those cats especially their kittens, but they are quite annoying now that they feel bold enough to attempt slipping into my house.. and i hate that....
There are the regular visitors also, hens from neighbouring houses scrap the soil of my garden to find food... leaving behind lumps of droppings not on the soil but on the floor of the porch! Besides that, they sometimes lay their eggs in the old cupboard behind my house... About a dozen every time... Huh, when the eggs hatch, there were chicks running all over the place... Sometimes it is nice to watch them fighting over some grains of rice... Now my garden is over flown with domestic animals though i do not own them...What a joke....
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Farewell
I must faced the fact that there will always be a day when I will leave my friends... Now is the time... I feel sad... really... Freeing myself from the comfort zone I know so well... into an unknown world out there, not knowing what it holds...
An alien place, a new niche in new environment, new friends, new lecturers,and new enemies perhaps? Wondering when I will unite with my friends, my hands clicked on the Frienster website... Familiar faces appeared in my friends list in my own web page... Maybe this is the only way for everyone to ease their pain, facing the fact that they are far apart from each other (friends)... That's the benefit of social websites perhaps...Life itself goes on and on without any signs of stopping... That's why it is called life... heartbreaking moments, joyfulness, separation of souls once so close to each other (i mean friends and family members, because this is not a love story-_-!) are the norm in life... Still, life must go on as there are reunions and gatherings to be looked forward for...
Thus, i conclude that life goes on for the sake of what we are looking forward for, for the pain and sorrow we want to forget, for the sake of a better future, for the dreams we have not achieved... for fulfilling all that,we live on...
Let's live life to the fullest!
An alien place, a new niche in new environment, new friends, new lecturers,and new enemies perhaps? Wondering when I will unite with my friends, my hands clicked on the Frienster website... Familiar faces appeared in my friends list in my own web page... Maybe this is the only way for everyone to ease their pain, facing the fact that they are far apart from each other (friends)... That's the benefit of social websites perhaps...Life itself goes on and on without any signs of stopping... That's why it is called life... heartbreaking moments, joyfulness, separation of souls once so close to each other (i mean friends and family members, because this is not a love story-_-!) are the norm in life... Still, life must go on as there are reunions and gatherings to be looked forward for...
Thus, i conclude that life goes on for the sake of what we are looking forward for, for the pain and sorrow we want to forget, for the sake of a better future, for the dreams we have not achieved... for fulfilling all that,we live on...
Let's live life to the fullest!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
A Weird Fate
Wow, i didn't blog for nearly two months.... A lot had happened since then...
After experiencing so many disappointments, I have something in hand finally. A new life in a new place. Leaving behind the bittersweet past. So many new resolutions, aims and challenges, are the least expected ones. This was not really what I dreamed and yearned for. But a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. There is no turning back as the path of life appears in front of me.
I realised that sometimes life will not turn out as anyone had wanted it to be. Maybe it is just a twist of fate, a little 'undesirable' good luck, a not very eligible condition that land me in this course. A mixed feeling of happiness and sadness swirl in me. The happiness of getting the golden opportunity that only 499 others shared throughout my country... The sadness of being helpless in achieving my targeted success. The reality is so much different from what I was hoping for. I wonder : is this my destiny?
After experiencing so many disappointments, I have something in hand finally. A new life in a new place. Leaving behind the bittersweet past. So many new resolutions, aims and challenges, are the least expected ones. This was not really what I dreamed and yearned for. But a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. There is no turning back as the path of life appears in front of me.
I realised that sometimes life will not turn out as anyone had wanted it to be. Maybe it is just a twist of fate, a little 'undesirable' good luck, a not very eligible condition that land me in this course. A mixed feeling of happiness and sadness swirl in me. The happiness of getting the golden opportunity that only 499 others shared throughout my country... The sadness of being helpless in achieving my targeted success. The reality is so much different from what I was hoping for. I wonder : is this my destiny?
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