Abalone “kueyteow” Soup

A couple of weeks ago, I found 2 cans of abalone in the kitchen cabinet, but too bad, one of them was going expired soon! I did not know how to deal with the abalone and was hoping that my eldest sister who would be coming back from PJ would know as she is the most excellent cook of our family.

When eldest sister came back home, I showed her the can of abalone and she didn’t seemed having any better idea than me as she never has any interest in serving abalone as a dish on dining table.

We don’t believe in sumptuous food like abalone, bird-nest or shark fins and none of us appreciates these kinds of food as others do, and they will always be left somewhere till they are always found almost expired, and they will then become a headache to the one who found them!

Finally, eldest sister recalled an abalone “kueyteow” soup stall she encountered at a hawker center where “kueyteow” soup with abalone slices in it was sold for RM5 per bowl.

In the end, we had abalone “kueyteow” soup for lunch which tasted no different from RM2 “kueyteow” soup. To those who really appreciate the abalone, they might think that we had spoiled the abalone, but meanwhile, it tells that the valuables will become valueless to the inappreciative, just like a giant diamond worth nothing to a bite of food to the famishing victims!

Harvest

It’s harvest season again！

UPSR result was released this morning. Feeling most satisfied with the results of my subjects, especially the composition paper. A number of boys and girls had unexpectedly aced their composition paper, I was really thankful to the children’s best effort put in both papers. I might not have done my best in teaching, guiding and training them, but I knew that they had really done their best! I used to tell them that even a little change in their attitude in the exam hall can always make things possible and make dreams come true, and yet they had really made it, 3 cheers to the children!!!

Thanks for the best results achieved, girls and boys, your most excellent performance was such a great harvest to your cikgu and may you keep up your excellent attitude in the days ahead, and do bear in mind, a tiny change in attitude can even change the world!

Back Pain Healed!

My back pain was healed miraculously!

My back pain had been troubling me for almost 2 years. I had been trying many ways to heal it, such as consulting doctor, doing exercise, taking calcium pills and even surfing on the internet trying to seek for any other possible solutions, but nothing worked, and finally, I gave up everything and let the pain become part of my life, accept the fact, get used to it and live with it.....

One day, I found a bottle of iron folic pills in the kitchen cabinet, it was a production of a direct sale company that I bought long ago, and I found that it's going to overdue, and I decided to take one every day before it gets expired. Meanwhile, I also saw another bottle of calcium pills in the cabinet too, the pill was given by the sponsor of a quiz contest, and so, I decided to take the calcium pills as well so that it won't get expired too......

In a couple of days, I found that my back pain had gone miraculously!! I kept observing the recovery for a week, and I was really sure that the pain had really gone! I was overjoyed by the amazing recovery though I didn’t really know which pill had really effected on me.

The story of the recovery of my back pain sounds ridiculous, but it was really healed! I feel thankful and blessed to be able to get rid of the pain, and being granted a healthy back again, I promise to work harder and to serve more and more people who may not be as lucky as me.

Haze

It's terribly hazy in the morning.

Thick smoke from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia has blanketed the western parts of peninsula and I could even look at the sun with my naked eyes.

Drove to the town to buy newspaper early in the morning, the morning town was as busy as usual though the air was seriously polluted. Life still has to go on, despite how very much the air is polluted. There should be a way to avoid this from happening repeatedly....

In fact, the haze is caused by the selfishness and inconsiderate attitude of the human. Would severe penalization help to curb the slash-and-burn clearing activities? Has the government of Indonesia really made an effort to deal with this problem that has been happening every now and then? Couldn’t those culprits realize that thousands of victims are suffering because of their most selfish and sinful act?

When human mind is polluted, the whole world will might as well be polluted!

Sick

Throughout my career life, I had only taken 3 days of medical leave; it was during many years ago when I was suspected of suffering from dengue disease and was admitted into hospital under observation.

I was quite sick this time.
My sister who came back from KL felt really pity for me. She took over my job in the kitchen so that I would have more time to rest. I appreciated her kindness really much for taking care of my meals though she was here for only 2 days.

In the end, I still managed to heal myself with a few panadols as well as to maintain my 3-days-medical leave record. I had also failed the doctor from earning not even a single cent from me. :)

In fact, to be able to serve or to work restlessly is a blessing indeed...

Anicca

There was a young man driving to my house sending some fruits to share with his cikgu tonight; he was Benjamin! Ha, he drove! I just couldn't believe my eyes; I just couldn't believe that he could be so brave, so adventurous; he hasn't got his driving license and he drove here with his dad sitting beside him! He is no more a timid and fearful boy! Time can really change a person, especially the young ones....

Everything is impermanent, inconstant, in Buddhism; it's called "anicca" in pali language. Nothing is permanent in this world, and so, we do not have to attach to whatever we are possessing now, but that doesn't mean that we have to discard or abandon everything, we are just reminded to treasure whatever we are having or possessing, and when there is a day we are losing everything, there will be no regrets and not even pain....

Presentation

A presentation session was held for the students of the PBL (Project-based Learning) class. The presentation was held in the library. Our PIBG chairman, headmaster, teachers, parents and some of the students were invited to witness the very first presentation by the students involved, not forget too our most helpful facilitators that had been coming in a big group all the way from KL.

The students were feeling most excited to be able to present their work for the very first time. The presentation proceeded smoothly throughout the session. The talent, confidence and courage shown by the students had really touched the facilitators, teachers and parents, and our PIBG chairman and headmaster were really proud of their students too.

Everybody was really satisfied with the presentation, particularly the students. Other than acquiring knowledge from their findings, they had also learnt lots of ICT application skills; they had learnt to collaborate, to solve problems and to distribute tasks among themselves too. They were so much interested in pbl learning as they found that learning could be such fun and they are looking forward really much to the starting of the second project!

Well done, children, we are really proud of you and to all the teachers and facilitators that had been contributing so much in guiding the children throughout the learning, you are very much appreciated and the excellent presentation of the children is our most valuable harvest, do keep up our good job!