Shahab Perdana Woes

Yesterday, we made a wasted trip to Penang, only to spend a nite there and then came back to Kedah....ala orang kaya gitu......you know why? First abah promised the children that  he would take them swimming at the sea nearby Copthorne Hotel....it did not happen, sadly coz abah suddenly ( actually expectedly) got another bout of ghout....that nite he had sotong at nasi kandar restaurant at Tesco.....so at noon, we returned to Kedah. We made a stop at mak ngah's house in Yan.....it rained so we ended up dozing off for an hour and then by asar, we left the place. near maghrib, we arrived at Shahab Perdana Bus Station....i cant remember why we stopped there...oh ye...abah said let's go to this nasi kandar restaurant there....only to find out that the restaurant was not there anymore........famished, we ordered dinner at a restaurant nearby....to tell the truth i was not really keen on having dinner there. One thing...it was deserted which signified that restaurant was not popular and the place...disgusting.....but we already stopped there so we forced ourselves to taste the food there.............i was very sure that i would get a stomachache after that......

Adik and I had to go to the toilet....and off we went to the one at the bus station only to see the most deplorable toilet that we have ever entered..............payment was a must....but if i had other places to ease myself, i would do that but..................i wonder how could they keep a dirty place like that....it is a centre of commuters....from all over the country who come to Kedah........dont they have any guilt, pride or conscience?.....i felt like telling the man who collected the money but......of course i was scared that he would not take it nicely............i left the place feeling so sad......this would certainly tarnish the image of our beloved state in the eye of other tourists...........

Not only that, the air cond waiting room also was so stuffy...the smell could make you faint for a year.........why dont they install air freshner so the place is more presentable and welcoming......my heart ached to see this .......how i wish i could call a reporter to come and highlight this in papers or on Tv....then again, it would mar the image of Kedah... i cannot do that........

Even the taxi stand hidup segan mati tak mau....the drivers just sit and wait for the passenger.....well they sit too long and too much that one can see all the back of the chairs there are actually tied together......so kedekut to buy new ones..........adoi......why nobody wants to spend some money to beautify the place? after all, that is their so called office....tempat cari makan......so it should be comfortable and attractive.......

One day, it must write to Shahab Perdana office.....i care about my state and i care what people say about  Kedah.......i hate people who only think about money and could not care less about the surrounding......... i am sure if the main terminal gets a new facelift.....many people will use it and Shahab Perdana Bus Station will give the best service ever..................how i pray for that.......................................if i become a member of the state council, this is the place that i will give all my attention to.......

KAKOM 2012 Comes Again

 Karnival Kokurikulum Matrikulasi event reaches Kedah  again and as usual the same committee was given the task to prepare the 3 main venues plus a few small ones...Here is our team leader Pn Noryati, always flashing her sweet smile, even though her heart goes dup dap......

 The first venue is this Banquet Hall, being decorated for the places for VIP meals.....Ros and Liza plus Yanti, Shitah, Jama, Nurlis worked hard till evening to make this hall pleasantly presentable.

 Astaka, the main venue for the opening ceremony tomorrow has been given a new facelift....with strong capturing matric colours...red,blue and yellow....the decoration was done by an outsider...to reduce our burden a bit.

 Dataran KMK, another place that must be prepared...here a group of hard working volunteers eased our work a lot...they made the fountain for us....tqvm.....

 Again, without fail, the excited team captured this after completing our work. 3 day- work finally done and happy we were, because we toiled like anything to change the too simple decoration done by the paid party. In the end, we had to sweat through and the results....ok la.....

All done and the effect of this : Umi lost my voice for 2 days....due to too much  iced drinks taken and was almost bitten by a rattlesnake nesting in our nursery..if not...i will be a history and KAKOM will be the date to remember. Insyallah all will go well and KMK will be the champion........

Umi Pi Mana?

 8 Nov.....yahoo last day kerja...cuti 2 minggu....bukan selalu dpt cuti sekali ngan anak2, so petang tu juga kami bertolak dari Jitra, sampai Ipoh at about 10pm.....dok kat sini le....Atih mai dihantar oleh kawan dia....umi mmg letih habis sebab buat kerja2 hiasan tempat utk KAKOM (kami tuan rumah lagi tahun ni.....cutipun sebenarnya tak berapa best sebab 15-21 Nov kena p kolej lain...)

 dari Ipoh kami terus ke Shah Alam. Pi amik Bob dan Akak....tidur 2 malam kat sini. Sempat pi melawat anak sedara yang sakit di Sg Buloh...hujan lebat sangat kat Selangor ni.ni yg depa dok posing pasai apa lak.

 10 Nov....pas bincang2 kami decided nak ke Nilai 3....ala bukan tak tau tempat ni famous dgn apa kan. So bernilai-nilai la duit umi melayang...habih duit kutu .......kat KK decor ni umi jamu mata saja.....nak beli benda2 kaca ni payah nak wak balik.

 Tengok saja la.........

 Dua beradik ni cukup tak setuju bila umi mai tmpat camni.....mana ada mainan...................

 Ni last buy selepas umi dah shopping kain baju kat Bintang Walk.......gila kalau nak pi semua tempat.....so umi terpaksa puas hati buat sementara....nanti umi pi lain..............janji.......................

 Malam dah sampai balik shah alam......Ayish sibuk nak ke I-City.............ikut la....hujan tak hujan dia tetap nak pi.....

 Duit dah banyak spent main games.....yg tak sempat main, jgn  mare...............umi tak berapa gemor tmpt ni ye..............letih aje..tapi depa nak pi kita ikut  la abah kan.......................

 Ni kat mana pulak? Sebenornya lepas hantar akak balik ke UITM, kami nak hantar Bob ke UIA lak.......alih2 dia orang boleh corner kita.............................dan sampai pulak kat sini.

 Ala..................Zoo Negara rupanya......umi n abah dah kerap pi masa kami muda2 dulu...masa x dak anak....now dah ada 8 org anak, baru mai balik bawa depa........

 Rasanya zirafah ni yg sama juga dari dulu....makin tinggi ada la kot.................

 Banana feeding to the elephant....alin ni mmg berani.....rasanya dah berapa tandan pisang masuk ke perut mr ni.......

 Letih rasanya menapak so rihat sat....nasib baik bilik kecil ni ada air-con.....saja pose utk tatapan Along n Akak yg tak dapat bersama.

 Sementara tunggu abah amik kereta, kami relax kat luar dulu.................perut dah berbunyi............nak makan kat mana ni............kami just hantar Bob balik then teruskan perjalanan.....

At 8 mlm baru sampai Sri iskandar, Perak...nak hantar Atih lak.....tapi kami dah letih so kami terpaksa stop dulu....spent a nite at this Tenang Homestay.....ayish dah lompat suka..............12 Nov.....satgi kami akan teruskan perjalanan pulang ke Kedah.....cukuplah cuti kami yang simple ini.................

3 Kisah Interview

Pagi tadi umi dengar radio Sinar FM dan tajuknya ialah pengalaman temuduga. Umi senyum sorang2 bila teringat kisah pi temuduga dulu. Seumur hidup ada 3 kali umi attended interview. Ketiga-tiga ada kisah tersendiri. Beginilah ceritanya:

1. Masa lepas dapat result SPM 1981, umi pun dapatlah tawaran pi ubahsea...So sure kena interview dulu...so umi p la dgn kawan, Norlina ke Bangunan Persekutuan, Alor Star. Bila sampai dah ramai orang kat situ...rupa2nya nama umi dah dipanggil tapi kami tak sampai lagi.  Bila masuk aje....kenalah soal jawab. Antara yang umi ingat, interviewer tanya mengenai sekolah, SMJ la.....apa yg special kat situ, so umipun goreng la, in English, masa tu berterabur granma n granpa...apa peduli belasah aje....maklum nak pi amik kursus English.........Then bila selesai, depa tanya la...ada soalan ke? so umi dgn kondifen tanya la:  Semua ni dapat biasiswa ke?.............yg penemuduga tu teruih marah ( namanya Cik Rohana, sampai mati umi ingat gaya belagak dia)...apa you ingat ni main-main ke? Ya Tuhan,....betui la umi tanya semuanya ditnggung ke? Salah ke?.................bila umi keluar dari bilik tu, umi terpandang signboard tulih: Biasiswa Kementerian Pelajaran..................hahahahahahahaha......awatlah umi mengong sangat...........umi memang tak selidik betui2 sebab sebenarnya hati tak berapa mau pi luar negeri....tapi last minute pas kena pujuk, umi terima juga, so malas nak baca  betui2.......................itulah pengajarannya...............biar tau betui2 apa kita nak buat.

2. Pas balik dari Kanada nun, umi dapat tawaran kerja sebagai cikgu di SM Tok Jalai. Bila nak sahkan jawatan, wajib kena temuduga dulu. So umi pun pi la.....dah tak ingat kat mana...rasanya Wisma Negeri....Yg temuduga 3 orang.......umi selambe aje jawab....antara soalan yg ditanya ialah: Apa pendapat kamu mengenai pembalakkan di Serawak. Umi kata ok la.....untuk pembangunan........yg temuduga tu salah seorang Datuk dari Serawak............ntah apa depa dok bincang umi buat dek aje...........janji aku dah jawab..............lulus dgn cemerlang........

3.  Yang ke 3 ni lagi best......well umi dah bosan mengajar kat sekolah...asyik2 nak kena naik peratus, kalau naik okla tapi kalau turun, jenuh kena buat laporan. dah la result english sek ala ala yoyo.......so umi n Eda isila borang nak mai matrik...sebenarnya sebab nak balik ke Jitra, tapi dah ada matrik nak buka kat Changlun, kamipun main2 minta la.......pengetua tak berapa mau sign...last2 kami minta kat PK.......so dapatlah interview kat Perak.....masatu umi dah sarat mengandung Alin....pi juga. nak jadi cerita, hari Khamis tu umi masih di Langkawi, kursus....Eda called kata kami kena pi interview. Umi tak tengok la surat panggilan nak apa......

So on Friday, umi n abah pi la ke KMpk......bila sampai umi tengok ramai dok ada, siap kelek(pegang) fail tebai2 belaka......................haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa umi tak bawa apa. lenggang kangkung aje.....mampuih dah ......awat la umi tak ingat langsung nak bawa sijil2 ni.............relax relax......bila sampai turn umi, depa tanya la , mana fail? umi kata saya baru balik dari Langkawi, fail saya semua kat sekolah.............................belasah aje la......nasib baik depa ok. Masa tu interviewer tu sibuk dok tanya pasai kehidupan di Kanada. Apalagi umi pun speaking pure punya English...tekan bagi bunyi Amerika sikit....hahaahhaaaaa. ....interview umi yg paling cepat....ada kot 5 minit dah keluar......kkkwan heran hai awat sat sangat...........................umi gelak aje............depa tak tau umi ni sapa ( ayat riya')

Nak habaq bagi: Umi selalu diperingatkan oleh aruah Long ( tok guru Quran merangkap Mak Long) supaya selalu amalkan doa ini : La taqaf wala tahzan innallahama'ana: Jangan takut, jangan sedih, Allah tetap bersama kamu.......................alhamdulillah..................................................................................

Fighting, Eman!

             

              Anak ke 5, dalam keluarga

              Siap sedia hadapi periksa

              Umi dan abah cuma berdoa

              Agar Eman akan berjaya......

Celik Tapi Buta

8.30 pagi :  Hai akak cepat la. Siap barang2 nak balik Shah Alam
9.00 pagi:   Adoi...lambatnya budak ni. Kita dah la tak breakfast lagi.
9.15 pagi:   Sarapan di kedai makan simpang pekan. Makan cepat2 takut lambat.
9.50 pagi:   Dah tunggu kat stesen bas express kat Petronas Bandar Darulaman.
10.00 pagi:  Awat bas Shamisha tak mai lagi ni. Matahari dah tinggi.
10.15 pagi:   Abah pi kat kaunter tanya awat bas tak mai lagi. kerani kata tunggu sat.
10.30 pagi:   Akhirnya bas mai dah. Cepat akak boh beg dalam bas dan naik cari tempat duduk.
10.35 pagi:   Akak turun dari bas: ada orang yang no. seat yang sama. Kerani mula phone sana sini,
                    marah kerani kaunter lain yang juai tiket bagi no. yang sama.
10.40pagi:   Kerani belek tiket bas dan berkata: La dik oi, Tiket ni utk 3/11...hari ni 2/11.......
                   Akak kata: hari tu saya beli (sebenarnya Bob yg beli) saya minta hari Jumaat.
10.50pagi:   Abah amik beg akak, teruih masuk dalam Myvi dan start enjin......meninggalkan stesen dgn
                  perasaan bercampur baur.

Akak suka hati sebab dia memang berat hati nak balik hari Jumaat, awai sehari. Semalam atih dah pi nak tukar tiket, tapi kerani kata, kalau ke Shah Alam, tak leh tukar. dia pun tak tengok tiket tu. Abah, umi, atih dan akak dok gilir pegang tiket sambil tengok masa, 10 pagi tapi tak dak sapa tengok tarikh.....................
itulah celik tapi buta..............................apapun akak suka sebab hajat nak balik lewat tercapai. Esok sure dia malu nak tunjuk muka kat stesen bas.......................biarlah.....itu satu pengajaran buat semua.

Kak Yan Pun Kena Jaga Periksa?

Dah seminggu kami secara paksarela diarah menjaga PSPM 1 kerana tak ramai yang mahu walaupun ianya berbayar.  Bukan sengaja tak mau tapi memang ianya satu yg memeritkan.  Dah hampir 10 tahun umi tak pernah jaga exam yg panjang. setakat ujian selama 1 jam satu subject besala, tapi kalau dah 2 jam, 21/2 jam, pagi petang, memang letih sungguh-sungguh.

Bermula seawal 8.30 pagi, kami kumpulan F dah siap mengedar soalan dll kepada 296 pelajar. Bila exam start, kamipun mula berkawad, pusing sana sini....pastu duduk sat....mula mata nak ajak tutup, bingkas bangun dan kawad lagi...duduk sat....mata dah mula layu, bangun pulak, kawad lagi.....rasanya setiap hari umi dah kawad sampai Changlun jaraknya.. students pun naik rimas tgk kami, tapi nak buat camna, dah tugas. kalau ikut undang2 tak boleh duduk....adoi siksa apakah ini ? itu tak termasuk ikut student yang nak pi tandas...elok umi sampai tandas, dia dah selesai dan dah nak masuk dewan balik...mak ai letihnya.

Yang paling memeritkan ialah bila umi tengok students jawab soalan BI....adui...yg graph analysis tu depa buat ikut rasa saja. lain yg kita ajar, lain yg depa buat.....awat tak tau, tetiba depa jadi creative, super creative....rasa macam nak cubit sorang2.....tapi nanti kena saman pulak kan.......yang nak tergelak, bila tengok perbezaan antara students lelaki dan perempuan. Yg lelaki, dapat aja kertas soalan, mula tongkat dagu la, dahi la, angkat kaki atas kerusi la, buang kasut la, selsema la, pejam matala...dan macam2 la lagi. 

Yang pompuan nampak steady saja jawab, tapi tak tau la betoi ke tidak. janji jawab kan.....

Sesekali bila tengok barisan pengawas yang berderet di bahagian belakang, rasa nak tergelak juga, masing2 dok tension tahan rasa mengantuk. yg student dok tension nak jawab.....elok saja masa menjawab tamat, kami rasa macam nak yahooooo saja.....cepat2 kutip kertas dan bilang dan semak dan masukkan dalam sampul dan ikat kemas2.....la..............masa berlalu dgn begitu pantas sekali....pulak.

Lepas zohor, pi lagi utk kertas waktu petang. ha ni la  masa yang paling mencabar. walaupun mulut tak berhenti makan sweet, air dah berbotol diteguk.....penat tak berkurang...tambahan lagi perut dah kenyang. Dugaan sungguh................apa lagi, buka cerita la sikit-sikit, secara berbisik-bisik.......ini mmg time tak leh nak tolong dah.....awat dak...kami besa dok mengajar, riuh rendah dalam kelas, tetiba kena dok skema gitu, mana ada jalan......itulah sebabnya ramai tak mau jaga periksa. Bukan nak lari dari tugas, tapi, kami tak mampu. tambahan lagi yang dah season macam umi ni.....umur dah nak dekat 50. kaki pun alignment nak lari dah.....nanti dapat rm170 tu, kena guna utk beli kasut yg dah huih tu dan beberapa botol minyak angin nampaknya.

Apapun, umi rasa sebenarnya jaga periksa ni bagi la kepada yang sudi dan rela. tak semestinya pensyarah saja yang boleh jaga.....staff sokongan pun boleh....tapi sapa nak sokong cadangan umi ni. nanti ada yang akan kata: ha dah keja depa, buatla............hmmmmmmmmmmmmm buat la...tapi cuba tambah RM sikit, baru ada semangat. Nak upah anak2 pijak kaki lagi, urut lagi........beli panadol lagi, makan bungkuih lagi. Letih wei.......................