Too Late!

The late Yasmin Ahmad was awarded the best director for her film "Talentime" at the 22nd Malaysian Film Festival last night.

There was comment pointed out that recognition in our country always came a little bit late! This reminds me of the late Sudirman Arshad, a talented top artist of our country who was just posthumously conferred a Datukship by the Sultan of Pahang recently, and it was 17 years too late!

Geniuses are ignored, talents are neglected, and the wise are rejected... ... how far can a country marches towards the globalizing world if it doesn't treasure its resources??

Haze!!

Haze again!!!

And our kampung Muar, is one among the 4 areas which recorded an unhealthy air pollutant index with a reading of 135, how unlucky we are!!!

And the moon was so sad, it looked gloomy in the hazy sky! !

API reading:

0-50 good

51-100 moderate

101-200 unhealthy

201-300 very unhealthy

Birthday

I do not used to celebrate my birthday, but just be thankful to my mom for bringing me here to this wonderful world on the day!

My one and only birthday party was held by several of my buddies when I was studying in Form 6, and it's a story of a very long time ago, ha!

However, when I started my teaching career, and when my students are grown, some of them would some times remind me of my birthday by sending me some birthday greetings through sms or cards.

And this time, they had their greetings for me writing on the facebook, thus, almost the whole world knows that I am getting older!

I am really moved by the many greetings from my old girls and boys who are now scattering all over the country and outside of the country, thank you girls and boys, wishing you all the best in your studies and your life ahead! And I love you all so much!!!

My heartfelt thanks to my girl's most loving mom for holding me a birthday dinner on the day, she has been doing so many things for her children as she loves her children so much. There were also a cake and birthday cards brought by our most sentimental and thoughtful boy yan and my old girl liling as well as her brother and sister.

Thank you, girl, xiuyi, aik, yan, and your kindest mum and dad, your love touches my heart deeply and I love you all a lot too!

Lots of thanks to my colleagues Qishun, Shanshan and their children for joining us in the dinner and sharing their most precious time with me too! Thank you and love you all too!

Thanks to Rebecca, Benjamin and Xinyee for your birthday gifts and xuefen for the card sent, I love you all so much as well!!

Besides, many thanks to my good friend Huijing, Yiming and their charming darling girl, Yongling for the birthday card drawn by Yongling and the bouquet of roses sent, thank you so much and love you all a lot too!!!