PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
(PART 1)

Once upon a time
There was a handsome prince named Tuah
And not far a away there was a lovely maiden called Teja
So.. they met
Eye to eye…heart to heart
Tuah : “ I’m in love with you Teja”
Teja : “ I’m in love with you too Tuah”
Tuah : “ So, why wait. Let’s get married”
And so…

“ I hereby accept thee Siti Nurteja bt Zainal
With ringgit 22 and 5o cent cash as dowry
Tuah and Teja are now officially married.
Music and gaiety fills the air,
Until you take my breath away,
May they live happily and peacefully,
A marriage to last eternally.

Time after time, day after day,
Second, minutes, hours, days, months and a year…
Back in the town of Tuah and Teja,
A new chapter is about to begin…

“ Ahh… Ahh”
It’s coming…It’s coming… I can feel it”
“Can you feel it honey?”
“Yes! It’s coming”
“Don’t worry dear, I’ll get you a doctor.
TIK..TIK..TIK..TIK
CONGRATULATIONS, you have a boy!

A boy…
A boy for Tuah and Teja and
Oh… What a lovely joy So they called him ROY

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A new life in the millennium
Where modern technology vs traditional values
Into information age
Electronic government, intelligent city,
Brainy citizens and not forgotten…
Multi talented teens like
ROY, US, You and I.

By: GTS

THE READING HABIT

As human beings it is important for us to know about as many things as we can. How can we know about all the things around us? The things which had happened, things which are still happening or things which might happen in the future? Well, it’s simple. We can know them through learning. How do we learn? Would it be expensive to learn? No! Learning is cheap!

We can learn through books. Books are cheap. A single book does not cost much, but the knowledge it gives is invaluable. Those who know books know that they offer joys and riches unsurpassed. Yet, millions let slip the chance to read, or they read only the cheapest trash, things meant to drug the mind rather than delight it and stimulate it.

In hours of unbearable sorrow, books are refuge. In hours of loneliness, they provide a multitude of friends. The poorest man or woman may travel abroad or live in a castle of his own, in a book.
A book is a flying divan, a magic carpet, a house of ever changing furniture, a party, a new viewpoint and a lot of other things. Why let a cat have nine lives and live only one yourself? Books can offer you as many lives as you want to experience. All you need to do is read them…

A book, I think, is very like
A little golden door
That takes me into places
Where I’ve never been before.
It leads me into fairyland
Or countries strange and far
And, best of all, the golden door
Always stands ajar.

People ought to read books. The man who neglects them is walling himself in and starving his soul. Only the reader of books realizes the oneness of human family, the repetition of the same errors and crimes, good deeds and noble thoughts. The person who reads no books lives on a desert island. He robs himself of unlimited wealth to be had for the taking.

What sort of books is best to read? The answer is every sort. The important thing is not to lose touch with life, not to narrow your outlook. Some people look down on fiction and think it trifling. They talk as if facts were the only important things of life and put history, biography and science higher. But, history and biography both contain fiction. If we read with an open and inquiring mind, history and biography will be found to be as fascinating and exciting as any other form of literature.
But, there is no need to neglect novels for histories. Just as there is a certain amount of fiction in the fact books, so there is a vast amount of truth in good fiction. A novelists who takes his art seriously is a good spokesman for human sympathy and human understanding. If you read a well-written novel, you will feel as if you are a part of the story. As you make yourself one with the characters in the book you will learn many invaluable messages, thoughts, values and others,

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, some few to be chewed and digested” -Francis Bacon.

Reading books might bee seen as a boring and unchallenging activity to those who hates doing so. However, those who love reading see it as adventurous and exciting. It’s up to us to decide. Is reading boring, or is it exciting? Is it wasteful or is it worthwhile?

So long as men can breathe and eyes can see, so long live books, and books give life to us…..
Let us learn all the knowledge, the joys, the sorrow, the histories and the ‘treasure’ books can offer us.

The Mechanical Kids



Looking at the photos of these students (KM 1) brought back a lot of memories. They were a bunch of active, naughty, loud but brilliant boys. The girls were always sweet and polite most of the time *wink* They were the best students a teacher could asked for. Good Luck everyone, where ever you guys are.....

WINNER VS LOSER

The winner is always part of the answer;The loser is always the part of the problem.
The winner always has a program;The loser always has an excuse.

The winner says, "Let me do it for you";The loser says, "That's not my job".
The winner sees an answer for every problem;The loser sees a problem in every answer.
The winner goes through a problem;The loser goes around a problem and never gets to it.

The winner says, "it may be difficult, but it's possible";The loser says, "it may be possible, but it's too difficult".

The winner makes commitment;The loser makes promises.

The winner knows what to fight for and what to compromise on;The loser compromises on what he shouldn't and fights for what isn't worth fighting for.

The winner says: "There ought to be a better way to do it."The loser says: "That's the way it's always done here."

Quitters never win;Winners never quit.
Follow, lead, or get out of the way.

IT'S THE LAST!!!

Another Inter Technic competition. Just like the previous years, we need to prepare the school debators. It's not easy, but someone got to do it. searching for debators are not easy, preparing the materials for them is twice difficult and training them is tiresome...

This is the time when the coach would use her colourful language... *wink*

This year it's in Pontian. Looks like I've finally reached all the districts in Johore hehehe... If it's not for the Inter Technic competition I would've never set foot to some of the districts in Johore (though I'm a Johorian myself) *blush*

I hope this is going to be my last year. I don't think that I could go through it anymore... too tired!

well... kak mas n kak nor. You've done such a great job! Congrats!!!
I'll be praying that next year you guys would scrap off my name from the list, PLEASE!!!!!

#1 The students are practising for the debate.

#2 & 3 Our debators are in action, trying to eat the opponents *wink*

FOR HAPPY LIFE

Believe in yourself

But don't be overconfident,

Be satisfied

But know that you can always improve,

Accept love graciously

And always be ready to give more,

Be modest in victory and success

And courages in defeat,

Give more comfort and security to others

And you will always receive it in return,

be glad... just for being

The wonderful person that you are.

Life will always shower you with joys, sorrows and challenges. the best thing for you to do is accept them graciously and always hope that something wonderful will come to you sooner or later. Never let yourself down in any circumstances as it might lead to more unhappy thoughts.

Take life as it is; try new things everyday, smile to yourself and others, smell the flowers in the garden, listen to the sounds around you, look up to the sky and feel the hot sun againts your skin and be thankful that you are alive to live another day...

There's nothing more precious than having the chance to indulge yourself with the little pleasures life can offer...

GRREAT JUNE!!!

It seems that June is the best month for us teachers. Why? It's SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!!! For some teachers this is the time to take a break, go somewhere with their spouses or kids... Some would just prefer to stay at home to catch up on the much needed sleep. Unfortunately, some had to spend the holidays marking exam papers, like ME!!! Well... it's not that bad considering I had the time to go for a movie with an old friend (it's been years since I last stepped into a cinema), going shopping at Jalan Tuanku, Petaling Street, Central Market n even Shah Alam, n parted with a few hundred ringgit for this n that *wink* if u know what i mean..;-D

June is also a popular month for someone to get hitched hehehe...

A few dear friends got married this month, so..

CONGRATULATION ON UR WEDDING GUYS!!!!

mek lynn, sherry, suhaimi n yati... sorry I couldn't attend ur wedding.

But, I wish u guys a happy life and may ur marriage last to the end of time....

"till death do u guys part"

FESTIVAL LAYANG-LAYANG...

My first International Kite Festival was in 2001. It was a great experience as I got to learn and to experience a lot of things. Making the kites was a real challenge especially the train kites. We had to make 100 small kites of the same shape and size and tie them together. But.. flying them was the best task. When all of them flew in the air it was such a beautiful sight... if all 100 of them can fly lah... ;-p

Though we had to be under the hot sun for a week,the rewards were priceless. The students really enjoyed themselves playing the kites and meeting kite players from other countries. This is the time for them to practise their English *wink* :-) We always come out a champion every year and twice darker than our original colour hahaha.....

Congratulations to all... Abby, Hakimah do your best!!!!

#1. beautiful kites flying in the air.

#2. the students busy making their kites. Hopefully the kites can fly ;-D

#3. the students showing off their creative 3D kites...

HEY GALS!!!!

mm... suddenly i remember life in condo rakyat where all the beautiful girls used to live *wink* :-D

It was the best 2 years of my life living with 4 great and sweet ladies... miss asha's cooking, nani's smiles, bedd's roti canai and zura's tantrums. Haven't seen u gals 4 years. With 2 or 3 kids I wonder how much have u gals changed hehehe....

THE FIRSTBORNS!!!!

Teaching a bunch of restless and noisy teenagers is not an easy task… especially when u have a class of over 30 boys. What do expect? TOTAL CHAOS!!!!! When u try to tell them the differences between present tense and the past tense at 12.30 in the afternoon u’ll be greeted with sleepy eyes and blank faces. They’ll look at u as if u r talking to them in language from out of space. Well… of course English is a foreign language, but they listen to song and seen movies in English!!!! They can memorize the lyrics of the English songs by heart!!! But when u ask them to memorize a simple text for their essay… NOTHING!!!

Can still remember my first time teaching in class. As I stepped into the class, 40 pairs of male eyes stared at me curiously... I flashed a very sweet smile to them, but... inside I was scared to death hehehe... phew!!!

#1 My first class as a form teacher. 5 KE 3 2000.

#2 & 3 celebrating my ...th birthday with them was unforgettable. Please... have some cake!