Joned's Musings

Anything Korean....

2012-02-19T15:01:00.003+08:00

New Sunday Times, 19 Feb 2012

Arman Ahmad wote a piece on Sophia Suraya Ridza Abduh who studied in Korea from 2003 to 2009. The thing that made her stand out from the hundreds of student who went there to study was the fact that she had spent about 2 1/2 years on one of the most popular variety shows on Korean TV - Chit Chat with Beautiful Ladies.

The show was so well known that it made her a celebrity of some sort. She gave an account of incidences where she was stopped by total strangers and told how they or their parents liked her very much. In one episode, near the end of her stint in the show, she was even proposed!!

One point that strike the patriotic string in me is when shementioned that Koreans in general looked upon Malaysians rather highly. Theolder generation there seemed to know "Mokhtar Dahari" a.k.aSuperMokh quite well. For those of you young ones reading this, there was a time when Malaysia was on par with theKoreans when it comes to football prowess. Now, we are left way way behind.

In these days of K-Pop, Super Junior, SBS and The RunningMan, the article by Arman Ahmad is indeed heart-warming and contemporary.

Tablet Computer

2012-02-16T22:16:00.000+08:00

Pengarah BPTV mengarahkan semua Pengetua /Pengarah KV supaya mendapatkan tablet computer seperti Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Maka ramailah Pengetua yang sudah beli dan menunjuk-nunjuk kepada kami yang belum beli ini.

Saya masih lagi menggunakan hand phone Sony Ericsson Cyber Shot dgn kamera 3.2 megapixel dan notebook computer Acer Aspire 4736G dengan Intel Core 2 Duo processor,dan 14.0 in screen, 2.2 GHz. Setakat ini memang saya puas hati dengan kedua-duanya. Saya juga ada Canon PowerShot A470 dgn 7.1 megapixel.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 in

Memang saya teringain hendak beli handphone baru yang pakai touch screen tetapi bila dengar arahan Pengarah terpaksa tukar pelan.

Takkan hendak beli handphone Samsung Galaxy Nexus untuk talipon dan Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 untuk tablet computer. Jumlah kedua-duanya melebihi RM 3000 !!

Untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini saya berkenan dengan Samsung Galaxy note yang boleh diumpamakan sebagai sebuah device hibrid kerana mencantumkan fungsi talipon dengan tablet. Ada editor majalah tech menganggap Samsung Galaxy Note sebagai " a mini tablet". Tidak kurang juga yang kutuk ianya sebagai talipon yang terlau besar saiz skrin dan terlalu kecil sebagai tablet.

Main Display Size	5.3”
Main Display Technology	HD Super AMOLED™

User Interface
Features	Widgets; TouchWiz; Social Hub; Smart Unlock; Accelerometer

Camera
Camera Resolution Rear- facing Camera Resolution: 8.0 Megapixel Number of pixels across and down that are used to capture an image. More pixels, the sharper the photo.	8.0 Megapixel
Front-facing Camera Resolution	2.0 Megapixel
Digital Optical Zoom	4x
Features	Auto Focus; Camcorder; DivX HD® ; HD Recording; HD Playback; TV-Out

Audio
Features	Music Player

Messaging Options
Features

Memory
Internal Memory	16GB

Tribute untuk Whitney Houston

2012-02-14T06:10:00.000+08:00

Whitney Houston meninggal semalam pada usia 48 tahun. Saya mula mengenali dia rasanya pada tahun 1985-86. Suara dia memang mengancam, macam kita punya Ning Baizura.

Antara lagunya yang sangat popular ialah "I will always love you" yang direkod pada tahun 1992 untuk filem pertama Whitney, The Bodyguard bersama Kevin Costner. Yang menariknya lagu ini telah dicipta dan dinyanyikan buat kali pertama oleh Dolly Parton sebagai sebuah lagu rentak country pada tahun 1974.

Versi Whitney berentak soul dan meletup pada jangka waktu yang lama.

Whitney meninggal dunia dalam keadaan dirinya tidak terurus kerana dadah dan arak. Semoga kita dijauhkan dari bahana ini.

Saya mendapat tahu, salah seorang dari guru saya, Mr.Fong meminati Whitney Houston. Saya sertakan video lagu Whitney di bawah , tetapi dinyanyikan oleh seorang pemuda Cina dalam satu program hiburan Hong Kong, agaknya..

English Language Materials

2012-02-13T22:49:00.000+08:00

Salam.
I can't remember who gave me these power-point files. I just want to share with my readers and at the same time I can practice using my mediafire uploads.

Power-point files for English Lessons

Selamat Mencuba.

Majlis Konsolidasi Pendidikan Vokasional

2012-02-11T05:32:00.002+08:00

Pagi ini selepas solat subuh seramai 54 orang guru akan ke Universiti Tun Hussein Onn(dulu KUITTHO) di Parit Raja, Batu Pahat kerana menghadiri Majlis Konsolidasi Pendidikan Vokasional. Belum pasti lagi format majlis itu tetapi mungkin dalam bentuk seminar. Terdapat juga ura-ura yang perjumpaan ini akan mengandungi elemen ceramah politik tetapi kami tunggu dan lihat. Yang pastinya dapat makan angin dan menyertai majlis ilmu di Batu Pahat. Diharap mereka hidang beriyani gam untuk lunch!
Asalnya BPTV meminta semua guru untuk hadir tetapi disebabkan beberapa program yang sudah di atur dan melibatkan orang luar maka terpaksalah seramai 20 orang guru dikecualikan. Di antaranya ialah 16 orang guru yang akan mengikuti Bengkel membuat Blog untuk unit masing-masing. Bengkel ini dikendalikan oleh En.Nasir Mukhriz dan En.A.Rahman Hitam. Ia akan dilaksanakan di Makmal Komputer sekolah dibawah penyelarasan Puan Diana Aziera dari jam 8.30 pagi sehingga 12.30 tgh.

Warga KV DLM Rembau tidak sabar-sabar menunggu produk dari bengkel blog di atas.

Selamat berbengkel dan "chillax" - Rozie Tahir di Batu Pahat.

p/s chillax - chill and relax he he he....

Sooooo....out of touch!

2012-02-06T18:02:00.000+08:00

The Anugerah Juara lagu (AJL) was last week. M Nasir must have spent the bulk of his award money by now to 'belanja' his 'anak buah' His winning composition "Awan Nano" emerged as the Song of the Year. The best vocal award was also given to the chap who sang the song , "Herman Tino" look-alike, Hafiz.
To tell you he truth, apart from "Awan Nano", Anuar Zain's "Sedetik Lebih" and perhaps Najwa Latif's "Cinta Muka Buku", I was not really familiar with the other competing nine songs .
I kept on saying to my wife and daughter, "Ayah tak pernah pun dengar lagu ini....".
My daughter replied, " Kan selalu keluar dalam radio dan TV?"
"Yes ,.,,,aaah?", I said. " I need to watch TV more often....I'm soooo, out of touch."
To keep abreast with the Malaysian entertainment scene, especially the latest tunes, I have decided to peruse the internet for names like Alyah, Shila Amzah, Yuna, Aizat, Faizal Tahir's Karma and so on. I have also taken the liberty of downloading certain videos from you tube.

Here is my wif'e's favourite: Beribu Sesalan sung by 3 ladies - Shila Amzah, Ning Baizura and Jac Victor. Their vocal prowess is without doubt among the most awesome in the business.

Frustrating experience

2012-02-05T23:25:00.000+08:00

There is still a lot to learn about this blog thing.

Joned

Aaron Aziz Rembau, Part 2

2012-02-05T18:08:00.001+08:00

Seperti mana yang dijanjikan saya akan cuba upload video montaj Pendidikan Vokasional oleh BPTV, Kementerian pelajaran Malaysia, Ia mengandungi imej Penolong Kanan kami, Hj.Aminordin, lembu, kambing,ayam, cendawan dan pelajar KV DLM, Rembau.
Video ini ihsan dari Pn.Syikin dan En.Sarimin dari SMV Juasseh.
Terima kasih.

2012-02-04T23:29:00.001+08:00

Alamak I have converted my blogger to google plus. How do I revert back....

Virtual P&P

2012-02-04T16:55:00.000+08:00

Dalam Mesyuarat Guru kali ke-2, saya menekankan bertapa pentingnya kita mendokumenkan atau merekod segala apa tindakan yang kita lakukan sewaktu menjalankan tugas harian. Dokumen ini boleh jadi dalam fail teks, gambar mahu pun video.
Keperluan ini menjadi lebih penting dan urgent apabila sekolah telah ditransformasikan menjadi Kolej Vokasional. Tiada buku teks, tiada modul, tiada CD. Guru hanya dibekalkan dengan salinan sukatan pelajaran/NOSS/kurikulum (panggil lah apa-apa pun) dan sedikit taklimat bagaimana hendak menjalankan kursus baru ini. Apa yang lebih diperlukan ialah WIM (Written Instructional Manual). WIM ini selalunya disediakan oleh pusat bertauliah yang mengendalikan sesuatu kursus kemahiran. Oleh kerana itu, pusat-pusat ini agak keberatan untuk berkongsi WIM yang mereka telah bertungkus lumus menyediakannya.
Apatah lagi, WIM untuk kursus pertanian seperti mana yang ditawarkan di Kolej Vokasional DLM Rembau ini tidak banyak terdapat di mana-mana institusi latihan kemahiran pertanian. Jika ada pun,cuma untuk tahap 1 atau 2. Jarang sampai ke tahap 4 seperti mana yang dikehendaki. Ini tidak termasuk untuk kursus baru seperti tanaman herba yang NOSS untuknya belum pasti lagi ada atau tidak.
Berlatar belakangkan ini, maka, hendak atau tidak pusat latihan seperti di KV Rembau ini terpaskalah menyediakan WIM sendiri di samping berusaha mencari, meminta,memujuk atau membeli WIM dari tempat lain.
Penyediaan WIM memerlukan planning yang komprehensif, pembahagian kerja yang efficient dan tenaga kerja yang komited. Penggunaan komputer di kalangan semua staf pengajar mestilah extensive dan sistematik. Setiap WIM atau bahan pengajaran itu perlu dikatalogkan, disimpan dan dapat diakses oleh semua staf yang berkenaan. Bahan ini juga atau panduan pembelajaran yang lain sepatutnya dapat diakses oleh pelajar juga.
Justeru, saya telah mencadang kepada setiap unit kursus menyediakan blog mereka sendiri untuk mememuatkan bahan-bahan p&p. Mengapa blog dan bukannya laman sesawang ialah kerana pada pendapat saya mempelajari blogging lebih mudah dari buat web-site.
Saya harap kursus membuat blog yang telah diaturkan oleh Pn.Diana Aizera dan En.Rosli serta melibatkan bekas pelajar sekolah/kolej ini pada 11 Feb 2012 depan dapat diadakan dengan jayanya.

Aaron Aziz Rembau

2012-02-04T16:11:00.000+08:00

Ever since the launching of the Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional at the GM Institute in Bangi last month, I've been hinting that we have a new movie star in our midst. He is none othe than Hj.Aminordin b. Amat a.k.a. Aaron Aziz Rembau. Ironically, the man himself has not seen the video montage on TV. This is because he hasn't got ASTRO installed in his home!
When Rosli Sha'ban (our GKMP Teknik) and I were at Batu Pahat, we manage to coax Syikin of SMV Juasseh to copy the video from her notebook computer. The "premier opening" of the video was last Wednesday , 2/2/2012 during Teacher's Meeting.Obviously, Hj.Amin was delighted to see himself in action, even though it was really a very short appearance. Everbody commended on how good his voice sounds and perhaps his movie star good looks...ha ha ha
We all agree that if ever the Bahagian Teknik and Vokasional, KPM need voice-overs for their videos, or maybe do some acting then, our man can do a good job. Jangan lupa....10% for the school coffers!

From L to R: Hj Rawi (Rembau D.O), myself, Hj.Aminordin

I would love to upload the video as well, but my internet connections is the pits!! ..it would take forever.

Guard yang Bagus 2

2012-01-28T11:05:00.000+08:00

Sabtu pagi , 28 Jan 2012.

Projek mengecat masih lagi diteruskan.

Guard yang Bagus!

2012-01-28T08:19:00.000+08:00

"Cat pondok jaga ni dah teruklah tuan. Jika ada cat, saya boleh tolong catkan" kata Alwi, salah seorang dari pengawal keselamatan Syarikat Safeforce di kolej saya, Kolej Vokasional (Rintis) Dato' Lela Maharaja Rembau.
Maka hari Khamis, 26 Jan yang lepas, saya belikan cat dengan aksesori yang lain di Rembau. Tidak sampai sejam daripada menerima barang yang dibeli Alwi, En.Hassan (Ketua Pengawal) dan Dijah sudah mula mengecat. Teruja saya melihat kesungguhan mereka untuk menjadikan post pengawal serta pagar dan gate hadapan sekolah dalam kedaan yang ceria dan menarik.
Pada hari Jumaat 27 Jan, saya belikan cat lagi untuk cat pintu post pengawal dan tembok gate hadapan sekolah. Waduuh....transformasi bahagian pintu masuk utama sekolah nampak lebih terserlah. Insyaallah, akan dimasukkan foto hasil usaha mereka. Tahniah dan terima kasih kepada kepada En.Hassan dan pengawal yang lain.

Testing Mediafire

2012-01-26T00:00:00.000+08:00

Salam.
Saya ssekarang sedang belajar bagaimana hendak upload files ke laman Mediafire. Mediafire is a popular file hosting service that one can use to upload large files so that it can be shared with other people.

Account dengan Mediafire sudah dibuka dan saya sudah upload beberapa files soalan percubaan SPM tahun 2011. Sekarang hendak cuba letakkan links dari mediafire ke blog saya, Joned's Musings.
Here goes ......

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?cm90ahdbjxr0a9y
OK. Mari cuba.

Joned

The new KV Rembau.

2012-01-21T18:05:00.000+08:00

Banyak perubahan telah berlaku sejak posting saya yang terdahulu. Bermula tahun 2012, Sek.Men. Teknik Dato' Lela Maharaja kini dikenali sebagai Kolej Vokasional (Rintis) Dato' Lela Maharaja, Rembau. Title Rintis atau "pioneer" ini diberi kerana kami adalah salah satu daripada15 SMT/SMV seluruh negara yang dinaik-taraf kepada Kolej Vokasional (KV) dalam tahun 2012. Pada tahun 2013, 63 lagi SMT/SMV akan dinaik-taraf. Hanya 10 buah sekolah sahaja akan kekal menjadi Sek.Menengah Teknik. Antaranya ialah, SMT Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, SMT Kuala Lumpur dan SMT Johor Bharu.

Kemasukan pertama pelajar KV DLM Rembau ialah pada 9 Januari 2012 yang lepas. Sehingga hari Khamis, 19 Januari lepas seramai 165 orang pelajar telah mendaftar. Seramai 40 orang lagi akan dijangka mendaftar masuk pada hari Isnin 30 Januari. Kursus yang ditawarkan ialah:

1. Hortikultur Hiasan

2. Landskap

3. Agroindustri Tanaman

4. Agroindustri ternakan Ruminan

5. Agroindustri Ternakan Poltri

6. Mekanisasi Pertanian

Semoga Allah S.W.T. memberkati usaha ke arah Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional ini.

Melampau!

2011-12-14T10:17:00.000+08:00

Salam.

Whoa....apa nii. Sudah lama tidak menulis dalam blog ini. Kalau hendak dikatakan asyik melayan FB/muka buku tidak juga. Entree terakhir adalah bulan Jun lepas....masyaallah lamanya.. Satu sebab mungkin adalah kerana banyak sangat hendak di klik jika hendak sampai ke blog ini, kot.

Jadi hari ini adalah hari terakhir peperiksaan SPM buat tahun 2011. Paper terakhir ialah Agroteknologi Kertas 2, pada petang ini. Budak Agrotek pun ada 35 orang sahaja. Pelajar vokasional pula sudah tamat peperiksaan pada hari Khamis 8 Dis lepas.

Sekarang tengah layan buku 1Malaysia.Con yang ditulis oleh Dean Johns. Memang kandungannya mengkritik kerajaan UMNO/BN tetapi menarik juga hendak tahu "what the other side is telling about us".

Hope to write more...next time.

Ya lah tuuu........

Joned

Mesyuarat-....oh Mesyuarat

2011-06-08T13:16:00.000+08:00

Di penghujung hendak habis cuti ini juga pun ada lagi Mesyuara Pengetua SM Teknik dan Vokasional. Kali ini ia akan diadakan di Hotel Grand Continental, Kuantan, Pahang. Mesyuarat ini juga sempena Kejohanan Antara Teknik peringkat Kebangsaan di Kuantan.
SM Teknik Dato' Lela Maharaja ada wakil di peringkat ini, iaitu pasukan sofbol perempuan. Khabarnya akan berentap dengan pasukan dari SMT Kajang di bawah pimpinan Cikgu Fairuz.

Jumpa di sana!

Program Cuti Sekolah 2011

2011-05-29T05:53:00.000+08:00

Cuti Sekolah sudah bermula selama 2 minggu dari 27 Mei 2011 hingga 12 Jun 2011. Ada lah sedikit peluang bagi guru dan anak murid untuk berehat. Namun begitu. ada sedikit kerja yang perlu dilaksanakan terutama sekali untuk pelajar Tuingkatan 5, SM Teknik DLM, Rembau iaitu Perkhemahan Akademik. Program ini adalah untuk mengekalkan momentum persiapan pelajar menghadapi Peperiksaan SPM 2011. Perisiannya biasalah seperti sesi motivasi, kerohanian, dan teknik menjawab soalan SPM/ Diharap ini mendapat 'fine tune' minda pelajar ke arah berusaha bersungguh untuk menghadapai peperiksaan. Di samping itu dapat menyentuh jiwa dan memperbaiki sahsiah para pelajar.

Pada masa yang sama, Koperasi Sekolah menerima tetamu dari SMK Mantin dalam Program Pelancongan Koperasi Sekolah (PKS). Program ini bertujuan mendidik pelajar tentang manfaat bekerjasama demi manfaat bersama selaras dengan prinsip berkoperasi. Nampaknya pelajar SMT DLM yang terlibat menyahut cabaran Pengetua supaya "SEIZE THE MOMENT" dengan memberi perkhidmatan yang terbaik sebagai hos. Diharap juga gambar-gambar aktiviti yang dijalankan dapat dipapar dalam blog dan website sekolah.

HIDUP SMT DLM REMBAU!!

Prince William

2011-05-01T06:36:00.001+08:00

Prince William got married to Catherine Middleton on the 29th April 2011 amidst the pomp and splendour that normally accompanied such an occasion involving the Bitish Royal family.
You must be wondering why on earth would I be interested in writing about the wedding. We all know that when it comes to being married the Royal family is not a good example of logevity in matrimony.....well except for the Queen herself. Look at Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew. They all make fools of themselves but yet the majority of their British subjects adore them.
Ahaa...back to the reason why I'm writing this post. Almost 30 years ago, on July 1981 Lady Diana Spencer, Prince William's mother got married to Prince Charles. During that time I was in Northampton, England and just completed my A-levels exam. It was not until late September did I join the University of Liverpool. It was a fairy tale wedding .......some people say it was the wedding of the century. We Malaysians living abroad couldn't help but being inadvertently absorbed into the euphoria of the event. Stories and reports about the wedding started months before the wedding date and continued long after it.
The whole nation and a good part of the world was glued to the telly during the wedding day...myself included. After all, it was the middle of summer and there was nothing else to do. Morever, Lady Diana was also born in 1961 ......so there was some significance in me being interested.
The marriage didn't last long as we all know .....the details sometimes made me sick. We can just hope the newly weds - Williams and Kate would strive to make their marriage work and ever-lasting in a nation where the marriage institution and the family unit is crumbling.

Confusion in a Crisis: Just How High Is Japan's Radiation Risk?

2011-03-18T06:12:00.000+08:00

Confusion in a Crisis: Just How High Is Japan's Radiation Risk?

Projek

2011-03-16T21:05:00.000+08:00

Saya sedng mengikuti Kursus Pengurusan Projek di Institut Aminuddin Baki di Genting Highlands. Kursus adalah dari 14- 17 Mac 2010.
Pengurusan Projek didefinisikan sebagai kaedah yang meliputi set teknik tertentu berasaskan prinsip pengurusan yang digunakan untuk merancang, mengelola, memimpin, menganggar dan mengawal kerja-kerja atau aktiviti-aktiviti untuk mencapai hasil akhir pada masa yang ditetapkan, mengikut anggaran belanjawan dan spesifikasi yang dirancang untuk mencapai kualiti.
Dalam bahasa yang paling mudah, projek lebih bersifat sementara dan bersifat one-off, ada mula dan ada akhir.
Program meliputi skop yang lebih besar dan mengandungi pelbagai projek lain.
Kelainan ketara dalam kursus ini adalah pengenalan kepada tools dalam membuat projek terutama sekali penggunaan perisian XMind untuk menjada Rajah Ishikawa dan juga Perisian Microsoft Project.
Interesting .....but not quite sure it can be put into good use in schools!!

Pejabat Pengetua

2011-03-09T22:41:00.000+08:00

Pejabat Pengetua SM Teknik , .Dato' Lela Maharaja, Rembau terletak dalam bangunan yang dipanggil UFO mungkin kerana bentuknya seperti "flying saucer" iaiatu satu panggilan alternatif untuk UFO atau Unidentified Flying Object.

Kursus Technology Management Training Programme

2011-03-09T02:13:00.001+08:00

Kursus ini telah diadakan pada 21 - 24 Feb 2011 dan dianjurkan oleh Bahagian Teknik dan Vokasional, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia dengan Universiti Kuala Lumpur. Kursus ini adalah untuk Pengetua yang terpilih untuk mendedahkan mereka kepada aspek Technology Management.
Ia adalah sejajar dengan Transformasi Pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional yang sedang berlaku sekarang.
Satu halk yang menarik uialah pendedahan kepada Production Based Education yang berhasrat untuk melahirkan technologist masa hadapan yang berkemahiran tinggi, kreatif dan inovatif serta mempunyai ciri-ciri usahawan.

McFly

2011-03-06T06:47:00.000+08:00

Teringat kepada cerita "Back to the Future" dengan Michael J Fox bila dapat berita beberapa orang pelajar asrama "fly" sekali lagi. Bagi yang tidak biasa dengan istilah "fly" ini , ia bermaksud keluar dari kawasan sekolah tanpa kebenaran atau secara haram.
Perinciannya saya tidak boleh maklumkan di sini kerana blog ini dan link yang berkaitan dengannya mungkin dibaca oleh banyak pihak. Yang hendak dijelaskan ialah para pelajar sudah dimaklumkan banyak kali tentang kesalahan "fly ini. tetapi terdapat segelintir pelajar yang ingin menguji "resolve" kami tentang perkara ini.
Hakikatnya "fly" mengundang bahaya kepada diri pelajar seperti dilanggar lori, dipatuk ular (sebelah sekolah ada ladang kelapa sawit), dibelasah leh orang jahat atau dirogol dan diliwat!! Implikasi kepada sekolah dan ibu bapa serta penjaga tidak terkira hebatnya jika perkara-perkara yang disebut tadi menimpa pelajar.
Namun begitu masih ada pelajar yang sengaja mencari pasal melakukan kesalahan ini. Adakah ianya kerana ada sebab -sebab yang mendorong pelajar untuk 'fly".
Dalam soal-siasat yang dilakukan oleh Penolong Kanan HEM dan para warden, sebab yang diberikan pelajar ialah mereka lapar dan ingin keluar makan di kedai yang berhampiran sekolah. Masalahnya , adakah makan minum di Dewan Makan sekolah tidak cukup atau tidak sedap untuk dimakan? Lagipun, tidak banyak kedai makan yang buka jam 2 -3 pagi di Chembong dan sekitar Rembau.
Saya lebih kepada menganggap bahawa pelajar-pelajar ini "fly" kerana suka-suka sahaja. Ia telah wujud di semua sekolah yang ada asrama sejak zaman berzaman lagi. Soal lapar atau makanan tidak sedap di asrama adalah sekunder sahaja.
Walaubagaimana pun sebagai Pengetua, dari segi sudut makanan di asrama atau keadaan yang tidak kondusif untuk pelajar tinggal dan belajar di sekolah , saya perlu siasat dan cari jalan penyelesaian untuk mengurangkan jika tidak menghapuskan budaya "fly" ini.
Hmmm....nak ajak anak-anak saya tengok Marty McFly dalam 'Back to the Future' semula.....

My favorite theme music

2011-03-05T11:27:00.004+08:00

The new theme music is just as catchy, but somehow the new actors playing McGarett, Dano, Kono, Chin etc don't seem to blend with me.

BLOG SEKOLAH

2011-03-02T12:01:00.000+08:00

Sering saya fikirkan bagaimana hendak menguar-uarkan lagi maklumat tentang sekolah. Kami sudah ada web-site tetapi sama ada maklumat yang ada padanya dapat di akses oleh orang di luar sana ....tidak dapat dipastikan. Web-site sekolah diselenggarakan oleh En. Yamin. Cara untuk update web-site itu hanya dia seorang saja yang tahu.

Baru ini saya minta seorang pelajar untuk memulakan blog sekolah. Saya panggil blogmaster lah.....Sekurang-kurangnya saya tahu sedikit tentang cara hendak update blog sebab saya pun ada blog sendiri - Joned's Musings. Jadi, jika saya hendak memasukkan maklumat dengan sendiri tidak perlulah saya menyusahkan blogmaster berkenaan. Setakat ini satu feature tambahan yang saya minta masukkan ialah keputusan peperiksaan akhir tahun tingkatan 4. Diharap akan lebih menarik lagi blog sekolah ini setelah dilakukan penambahbaikan dari masa ke semasa .....macam blog Pengetua SMV Ampangan.

Kursus oh kursus!

2011-02-24T20:47:00.000+08:00

Assalamualaikum wbt.
...baru balik hari ini dari berkursus di Selesa Beach Resort, Port Dickson dari 21 - 24 Feb 2011.. Kursus "Technology Management Training Programme" dikendalikan oleh Universiti Kuala Lumpur bagi pihak Unit Kejurulatihan, Bahagian Pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional, KPM.
30 orang Pengetua SMT dan SMV dari seluruh negara turut hadir. Kursus ini mempunyai tema umum yang sejajar dengan arus transformasi yang melanda pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional

Konsep yang paling menarik ialah Production Based Education (PBE) yang memasukkan elemen keushawanan dan teknologi dalam pendidikan vokasional. Pelaksanaan School Enterprise adalah program sedia ada yang akan berkembang lebih hebat lagi jika PBE diperluaskan.

Lawatan ke Malaysian Institute of Aviation Tecnology (MIAT) juga diaturkan oleh penganjur. MIAT yang terletak di Jenderam Ulu dekat Salak Tinggi adalah salah satu dari kampus utama Universiti Kuala Lumpur.

Cuti-cuti yang tak cuti.

2011-02-01T09:26:00.000+08:00

SMT Dato'Lela Maharaja Rembau cuti sekolah selama seminggu sempena Cuti Tahun Baru Cina. Hampir semua sekolah yang ada murid atau guru yang berbangsa Cina akan mengambil cuti sebegini. Tetapi seperti biasa, kemudian kena gantilah....Pada 22 hb Januari lepas sudah ganti sekali dan kami di Teknik DLM melaksanakan Kejohanan Merentas Desa peringkat sekolah.

Pada 28hb Jan diadakan Majlis 3-penjuru iaitu perjumpaan di antara ibu-bapa, guru dan pelajar tingkatan 5 untuk membincangkan prestasi pelajar dalam Peperiksaan akhir tahun tingkatan 4. Dalam majlis berkenaan juga diadakan penyerahan lencana Elite DLema dan Permata D'Lema bagi pelajar yang mendapat 5A keatas dan yang lulus sempurna dalam semua mata pelajaran.

Yang tidak berapa seronoknya ialah anak yang bongsu, Farhad bersekolah pada hari Isnin(31 Jan) dan Selasa (1 Feb.). Jadi tidaklah kemana-mana cuti sekolah ini. Elok juga, saya terus datang kerja di sekolah dan Aliya boleh mula menyertai kelas tuisyen Add Maths yang dikendalikan oleh Cikgu Ridhuan dari SMK Dato'Sedia Raja.

Cadangnya Raya Cina ini nak pergi rumah member, Chang Yew Shean di Sg.Long. Ada siapa nak ikut.?

Cuti Sekolah Disember 2010

2010-12-07T04:42:00.000+08:00

Tahun ini ada sedikit kelainan....

Pada masa yang sama dalam tahun sebelum ini, saya sudah pun selesaikan tugas menyediakan takwim sekolah dan jadual agihan tugas yang lain.. Selepas kertas Fizik SPM, saya sudah pun membuat persiapan untuk menanda kertas Fizik. Beli barang seperti pen, pensel san sebagainya untuk team saya. Seminggu lepas itu adalah mesyuarat dengan Ketua Pemeriksa dan kemudian pula mesyuarat dengan team sendiri. Sejak dari tahun 2003 menjadi Ketua Pasukan itulah rutin saya setiap tahun sehingga SPM 2009.

Setelah menjadi Pengetua mulai 16 Jun 2009, saya mengambil keputusan dengan berat hati untuk melepaskan tugas yang amat saya sayang ini.. Saya khuatir dengan komitmen sebagai Pengetua saya tidak dapat menjalankan tugas Ketua Pasukan dan Pengetua sekali gus dengan efektif. Yang akan menjadi mangsa adalah isteri dan anak-anak yang sedikit terabai.

Tahun ini mesyuarat peperiksaan adalah di Hotel Oriental Crystal Kajang!! - dekat dengan rumah di Sg. Jelok. Saya akan cuba berjumpa dengan kawan-kawan lama. Cikgu Ahmad, Burhanuddin (Bob), Kak Jamilah. Di samping itu, Khalili, Md Khir, Zainal Terengganu, En.Azhan, LPM dan lain-lain.

I will really miss that part of my life......I hope i can make this up by spending more time with my family. I am thinking of making an adventure trip ....getting to know places in Negeri Sembilan!!

2010-11-17T19:00:00.002+08:00

The Sal Giunta Story from Sebastian Junger on Vimeo.

Savour the moment.

2010-11-09T05:34:00.000+08:00

In my parting shot during the school weekly assembly, yesterday, I asked the students to savour every moment they have while they are in SM Teknik Dato' Lela Maharaja, Rembau. All this while they may be thinking that life goe on as usual. They will meet thier friends, teachers and other staff members of the school. They will look at the same buildings and places, everyday, as if it will be there indefinitely for them.. What they will soon realised is that one day they will have to saya goodbye to all this. Then, the regrets or remorse will suddenly flood them. How I wish if I could ........
By savouring every moment that we have with our friends and teachers, we will learn to appreciate people and our surroundings more. Subsequently, there is less tendency for indiscipline or destructive behaviour, especially during the last few weeks before leaving the school.

TO ALL MY FORM 5 STUDENTS:
Best wishes for the coming SPM exam. Your teachers and I will be around in school during the exam weeks. please feel free to consult us if you have any problems.

Publisiti Sekolah

2010-11-06T22:21:00.003+08:00

Tahun hadapan, 2011 tiada pengambilan untuk kursus kejuruteraan - Civil, Mechanical dan Electrical. Maka pengambilan untuk kursus vokasional perlu ditambahkan. Sekolah telah diarahkan untuk menjalankan langkah-langkah perlu bagi meningkatkan enrolmen pada tahun hadapan. Program "outreach" masih berejalan di bawah kelolaan Kaunselor sekolah. Guru dan murid juga diminta uar-uarkan kepada sesiapa sahaja tentang SMT Dato'Lela Maharaja, Rembau dan kursus-kursus yang ditawarkan.

Saya sebagai Pengetua juga mengambil peluang bercakap dan mengedarkan risalah tentang sekolah. usaha terbaru ialah meletakkan iklan di laman facebook saya. Saya meminta yang mengenali dalam facebook supaya menampalkan iklan itu di wall facebook masing-masing. Saya harap ada kawan-kawan, sanak saudara dan anak murid yang sedia membantu. Saya sertakan juga dalam blog ini gambar iklan yang saya buat dengan power-point.

Joned

GAMBAR PENGETUA

2010-11-04T20:21:00.000+08:00

Mesyuarat Pengetua SMT

2010-11-04T20:05:00.000+08:00

Mesyuarat Pengetua SM Teknik dan Vokasional di Hotel Gold Course Klang yang bermula pada 1 Nov telah berakhir tadi jam 12.30 tgh, 4 Nov 2010.

Agenda utama ialah perkongsian TRANSFORMASI VOCTECH oleh Pengarah Bahagian Teknik dan Vokasional, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia, Tuan Hj. Ahmad Tajuddin b. Jab. Mesyuarat kali juiga diadakan berama-sama dengan Penolong Kanan H.E.M.

Seronok juga dapat berjumpa dengan kawan-kawan lama dan membuat kawan-kawan yang. baru.

Banyak perkara yang hendak dilakukan di sekolah dan ada kurang dari 9 hari sebelum cuti sekolah bermula. Cuti Hari Raya Haji adalah pada 17 Nov 2010. Sekolah akan meminta supaya pelajar dicutikan awal memandangkan ada 2 hari sahaja hari persekolahan selepas cuti raya itu. SPM bertulis adalah pada hari Selasa, 23 Nov.. Saya hanya boleh berharap Penolong Kanan dan yang lain-lain sudah siap takwim dan perancangan untuk tahun hadapan.

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2010-11-02T19:52:00.000+08:00

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2010-10-29T08:30:00.002+08:00

Joned's Musings

2010-10-29T08:15:00.001+08:00

I am trying to put my Google calendar into my blogspot.!!!! Arggghhh...macam manaaa
Joned's Musings

A-G's Report: Only 47% of student loans repaid

2010-10-25T22:49:00.000+08:00

A-G's Report: Only 47% of student loans repaid

Graduasi

2010-10-23T21:54:00.000+08:00

Hari Sabtu ini ada 2 majlis graduasi yang saya tahu.
Majlis Graduasi di SMKA Pedas dan Majlis Graduasi SM Teknik Kajang.

Yang di Pedas memang dijemput tetapi saya tidak dapat hadir kerana balik bercuti di Kajang. Majlis di Kajang pula saya tidak diundang. Almaklumlah sudah lama meninggalkan sekolah (~ 3 bulan). Tapi jika diundangkan seronok...dapat berjumpa kawan-kawan dan anak murid. Tahun ini majlis graduasi di buat di Institut KWSP di BB Bangi. Baguslah tuu...sentiasa ada penambahbaikan. Syabas Teknik Kajang.

Insyaallah, saya akan cuba perkenalkan di SM Teknik Rembau pula pada tahun hadapan.

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2010-08-21T06:38:00.000+08:00

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Bulan Puasa

2010-08-13T08:57:00.000+08:00

Hari ini, Jumaat masuk hari ke-3 puasa.
Di SM Teknik Dato'Lela Maharaja Rembau aktiviti berjalan seperti biasa. Pagi jumaat pelajar baca surah Yasin dalam perhimpunan pagi. Kali ini majlis bermula sebelum 7.15 pagi lagi. Ini adalah suatu perubahan yang baik. Sebelum ini 7.25 pagi pun belum tentu boleh mula sebab pelajar turun lewat. Terima kasih kepada para waden yang bertindak membetulkan keadaan.
Disebabkan banyk sangat pengumuman yang dibuat oleh cikgu-cikgu Abu Zaid, Sarmila dan Yusni (PK Kokurikulum), perhimpunan berlarutan sehingga 7.50 pagi. Hai...kadang-kadang cikgu-cikgu pun kena diingatkan tentang time management.

Lepas rehat akan diadakan penyusunan kerusi dan meja untuk peperiksaan percubaan SPM. Ini adalah di bawah kelolaaan En.Zaini, SU Peperiksaan Dalam. Harap semua berjalan lancar.

Back Home

2010-07-31T07:32:00.002+08:00

Ahhh..there is nothing better than being back home again. The week in Rembau was hectic to say the least....even though to an outsider the school seems to be running at a slow pace.

The week ended with the support staff meeting which took about 2 hours. This is the first time the Pengetua got to meet the all supporting staff in one go. A few important decisions were made and generally it was widely accepted.

Now, next week will be the warden's meeting plus a get together involving the wardens and the Dewan Makan workers.

Until next time......

Good Intentions

2010-06-05T08:52:00.002+08:00

So....it was with good intentions that we planned our "Program Intensif Cuti Sekolah Fasa 2" We want the Form 5 students to be reminded constantly of "the all important" SPM examinations. They have just completed their mid year exam last week. To maintain the momentum, we want to follow it up with this holiday program.

It started nicely, yesterday, Friday, 4th June 2010. Then, around 4 pm the Boss called. He queried about he program....whether everything was running smoothly. I replied that i was in school yesterday and the first slot was running OK. Soon after he delivered the bomb. The program for tomorrow must be canceled. Apparently, the NUTP (National Union of the Teaching Profession) had rang-up the Boss and enquired about the program being held during a public holiday ( Agong's Birthday).

We knew about the public holiday, earlier but had decided to continue because having a day off from a 4-days program would disturb the rhythm. Having it on other days in the 2 weeks holiday duration was also unpopular with every party concerned.

I felt sorry for those teachers who have prepared meticulously for this holiday program.. Some had arranged for expert teachers to give a talk to the students. These teachers are really hard to get. I understand very much my teacher's dissapointment about the cancellation.

The Boss and I would probably have a tough time explaining the decision to some teachers. The last thing we want are teachers losing their morale over this episode.

Is this a lesson about good intentions being misconstrued as abuse of teacher's rights or showing disrespect to the YDP Agong?.......Figure it out yourself.

Joned

SPM results Out!!

2010-03-12T04:07:00.002+08:00

Congratulations are in order to the Boss, teachers and students because SM Teknik Kajang did well to turn the tide from last year's SPM 2008 abysymal performance.
The school's gred purata has increased fro 5.60 to 4.98 and we managed to hold on to the "100% lulus" title for BM. The BM teachers are a tenacious lot with a never-say-die attitude led by the "kecik-kecik cili api" Noorini Suid. She and her team have a more uphill task this year to shape up the Kemahiran boys to sit for the BM paper at the end of 2010.
Panitia Bahasa Melayu, English, Pendidikan moral and Lukisan Kejuruteraan emerged on top as the panitia that break all 3 records in terms of percentage of passes., gred purata as well as the number of A's scored.
More work ahead... you guys!!
Now..let's see whether i can pinjam some photos for this blog of mine.

joned

Hari Raya Cina

2010-02-13T21:21:00.002+08:00

I know...I know...it has been ages since i last wrote on this blog.
No time...lah. I've been spending time with my facebook only.

Anyway, to all Chinese friends far and near, sepecially Koay in Alor Setar:
Gong Xi Fa Chai!!
May the year of the Tiger pushes us to greater racial harmony and prosperity.

Joned

Question Spotting Anyone?

2009-11-30T18:09:00.002+08:00

The Physics paper in SPM 2009 will be on the 3rd of December. As usual, when students come to me for help (or is it me asking them if they need help?)with their physics queries , the inevitable question would be: what questions/topics will come out in the exam?

For the umpteenth time i would tell them that i don't spot questions, but....
there are trial exam questions from other states to look at. Perhaps, one can draw one's prediction on the most likely topic to come out from analysing the exam questions.

I need to remind my students though: don't put too high an expectation on your predictions.
The best strategy would (have been) be covering the various topics thoroughly, then only you can afford the luxury of spotting a few questions. That way, if your predictions go way off the mark, you can always rely on the solid foundation you've laid down since in Form 4.

My eldest son is taking his SPM this year, too. I can just hope he has done his revision meticulously. Only then can I share my predictions with him .....

Joned

One Malaysia

2009-10-26T23:23:00.003+08:00

First it was muhibbah...bersatu padu...Gongxi Raya, Depa Raya, then one Malaysia. One side of me is sick of this empty rhetorics. The other side manage to rationalise things: what the heck...at least they are talking about uniting Malaysias, unlike most of us. But the sceptics among us just can 't help ridiculing the whole idea or questioning their real intentions.

For some of us, we are the real embodiment of the concept of one Malaysia. We make friends with all races. Perhaps we can't afford massive open houses during festive celebrations but we make do with simple stuffs like visiting friends, respect elders of all races, execising proper road manners while driving and fully tolerate racial and religious differences.

I can only hope those who aspire to align themselves to the concept of One Malaysia have sincere intentions and really show it in their everyday dealings and actions with people of all races.

Koay's Blog

2009-10-22T09:41:00.002+08:00

It's nice to see Koay writing in his blog again. Who better to write about physics in Malaysian schools...... For starters, Koay can list down all the errors in popular textbooks and misconceptions among Malaysian Physics teachers. That will keep him going until he formally retires!!

Twit Twit Twit

2009-08-29T09:40:00.002+08:00

To twitter or not to Twitter ...that is the question.

I'm still thinking about it. Evidently, people nowadays are into micro blogging - perhaps a short form version of your actual everyday blog. Personally i'm facing difficulties in writing everday in my blog spot. I simply couldn't find enough time.

Come to think of it who cares if i write of don't write in my blog ha hah ha! .....right?

There is one thing i want to know: do people take more seriously when i write a blog or when i post something in my facebook?

Would i enjoy a better following if i write in Twitter?

After the by-election....

2009-08-26T13:22:00.003+08:00

Congrats to Salleh Man and Pas for winning the Permatang Pasir by-election.
Even though events before the eventual outcome points out that BN is confident of winning it turns out PAS has again turn the tables on BN.
Why did BN lose?
Nothings change since the so-called political tsunami of the 2008 General Elections. BN in general and UMNO in paraticular still resort to old tactics and strategies. The in-fightings are still there and so is sabotaging party's efforts.
To make things worse the BN started on the wrong foot by getting Rohaizat to represent them. He has quite a few skeletons in the closet which only surface up after the nomination papers were accepted.
If the BN people have done their homework, this shouldn't have happened. Was it so difficult to do a background check on potential candidates?
And this fellow (Rohaizat) for God's sake, can't he come clean by professing that he was disbarred by the Bar Council, has two wives (not that there is anything wrong with having more than one wife) and a few other misdemeanours. Maybe Rohaizat is making full use of the fact that those responsible in doing the selections are imcompetent fools.
Whatever ......... BN has to fully re-invent itself if it hopes to win the next general election. Using old tricks and strategies will not help it's cause at all.

25th August

2009-08-23T06:47:00.002+08:00

Folks out there maybe asking: what is so special about the 25th of August 2009.

It's the Permatang pasir by-election...of course!! Rohaizat othman of BN is pitted against Salleh Man of PAS. This is an interesting event to watch during this puasa month. It is difficult to judge the atmosphere over there. Sounds to me it's a little bit low-key from the point i'm sitting. Surely because of Ramadan being the holy month there would be less mud-slinging between the two parties....right? I think i heard somebody said that BN promised a clean fight (puasa lah) but if you rope in the Tok Guru of Kelantan in the 'skirmishes' the fight will be anything but clean

The Umno candidate, Rohaizat is reported to be quite popular with the local ladies. Maybe these ladies can't be bothered with the accusations that Rohaizat is a disbarred lawyer and have two other charges of wrongdoing . Innocent until proven guilty....right?

Hehh.....the guys in SPRM probably don't know that 25th August is also PTK day for some government servants. I hope those taking their PTK exams in Permatang Pasir can focus their minds on passing with flying colours. If you get a "4" , no matter who becomes the next YB, you will still get your salary increment ....deservedly.

Jumpa kawan Part 2

2009-08-22T07:59:00.003+08:00

Alamak...i forgot to include some pics in my last posting about "jumpa kawan" So here it is:

I would also like to apologise to friends who may have to wait a bit long for my new postings....busy lah!!

Jumpa kawan

2009-08-22T07:38:00.002+08:00

It's a small world ....

Last Thursday, 20th August 2009 I was with a group of Penolong Kanan (Senior Assistants) from secondary schools in the District of Hulu Langat.
We were on a benchmarking trip ...supposedly to learn from the school we're going to visit.
Our first stop was SMK Perimbun ...alahh sorry no photos. They welcome us with splendid performance of foot drill and well-timed moves from the school's Kadet Remaja Sekolah.

The second school was SMK TTDI Jaya, quite close to the Shah Alam Polytechnic. The Pengetua , Rasul was an old friend of mine back in the IAB/Houston days in 1997. They are very proud with their 5S impelementations. For the uninitiated 5S is really a Japanese idea about managing your work place or organization. It's more on the physical side of sprucing the work place and may even complement the 3K programme (kebersihan, keselamatan and kesihatan) that we now have in most schools.

I got to meet former students:
1) Zul, a Kemahiran Hidup teacher (formerly in SM Teknik Kajang, 2005)
and
2) Wardah, a former student at SM Sains Teluk Intan back in 1989.

All in all ...a worthwhile trip ....learn some new things and getting to meet old friends and former students.

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2009-08-06T22:36:00.000+08:00

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Electricity Transmission

2009-08-04T23:57:00.002+08:00

Today's Physics class for 5 KM Yakin starts with a revision on transformers and followed by the topic on generation and transmission of electricity.

A video on structure of power cables and maintenance of high voltage power lines was shown during class. I have forgotten to include the likelihood of a new generation of power cables: the superconducting cables.

High temperature superconductors promise to revolutionised power distribution by providing lossless transmission of electrical power. The development of superconductors with critical temperatures close to the boiling point of liquid nitrogen has made the concept of superconducting power lines commercially feasible. However further research has to be carried out in order for this dream to become a reality.

Post H1 N1 blues

2009-08-04T22:30:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, was quite hectic.

As in all Monday mornings, we had the school assembly after a one week hiatus of school activities due to the H! N1 epidemic.
It is also common after a long break for students to be a bit dreamy and distracted and they temporarily forgot about the proper etiquette of being in a formal school assembly. They were deservedly rewarded with the punishment of standing throughout the whole one hour assembly by the principal.

Then there was the admin.committee meeting followed by meeting and discussing with teachers and students about future events.

This morning we had a special session where those who were absent on the Friday before the forced break had to sit for all the papers they had missed. We had the test in the school hall (Dewan Sri Gemilang) and about 120 - 130 Forms 4 and 5 students turned up!!

After that was 2 periods of Form 4 Physics and 3 periods of Form 5 Physics. In between the two classes, i had a talk with a male form teacher who does'nt seem to realise the importance of filling in the class register properly. His class register is littered with liquid paper correction marks....which is an absolutely no-no for an official document.

I had lunch around 2.45 pm ...a bit late for some people but "biasa" for a Senior Assistant like me. Next meeting with the Automotive and PPU teachers chaired by the boss (the Principal) which last just before 4.45 pm. I managed to do some multi-tasking task of minuting letters while the boss do his stuff.

Went home about 5 minutes past five pm. Who says a teacher's job is easy....?

Majlis Akad Nikah Part 2

2009-08-01T07:21:00.002+08:00

Alamak,

I must have mistakenly press the publish button before finishing my blog. Let me do some corrections and additions here.

The first photo (on top),
Back (L to R): Liza, Iyen and Acik Lilah (Jamilah, Dia's mother)
Front (sitting) Nana and Dia, herself.

Anyway, the akad nikah ceremony will be at 5,00 pm today. I heard that Astro has exclusive right rights to cover the event as well as the other reception at Menara Yayasan Tun Razak, tomorrow night, 2nd August 2009.

Selamat Pengantin Baru, Dia.
From Along and family in Kajang

Majlis Akad Nikah

2009-08-01T06:43:00.003+08:00

Today, another relative is getting married. This time it's my cousin Noor Azilla bt Nasaruddin. Her mother, Jamilah and my late mother are sisters...you see. Noor Azilla or "Dia" as she is affectionately refers to, works at Bank Rakyat. You can say "Bapa borek, anak rintik", because the father, Pacik Nasar was formerly working in Bank Negara.

Pict 1: From L to R : Nana, Ikin (Dia's sister), Dia, Izran holding Dila and Nurul.

Dia was one of my late mother's likeable nieces. She (my mother) followed her development and progress from her baby days till she grew into a fine young woman. Another doting niece was Iyen (Roszairin) who is my Mak Utih's youngest daughter. Iyen and Dia are the best of pals and will continue to be, even though Dia is getting married.

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2009-08-01T06:26:00.001+08:00

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Rakan Pergi

2009-07-30T08:05:00.002+08:00

Kepada yang sudi membaca blog saya ini,

Saya ingin memaklumkan dengan sedihnya bahawa rakan saya Cikgu Abd Aziz b. Samad telah kembali ke rahmatullah pada petang semalam. Arwah telah mengadu sakit dada dan orang rumahnya telah menelefon abang iparnya dari Dengkil untuk menghantarnya ke hospital. Mengikut abang ipar arwah, dalam kereta lagi keadaan arwah cukup tenat dan apabila sampai di Hospital KPJ Kajang beliau telah pun meninggal dunia.

Saya pun dimaklumkan oleh Faridah (Hj.Ali) yang mendapat berita dari Nizam (SU Sukan). Tergamam sekejap bila mendapat berita. Aziz memang sakit sudah lama. Badannya yang berisi beransur kurus. Khabarnya sakit kencing manis tetapi dia sering mengadu sakit-sakit badan. Nak berjalan dari bengkel Auto ke kantin pun suatu torture/penyiksaan, kata arwah kepada saya dahulu.

Kali terakhir berjumpa dengan dia ialah di Dewan Sri Gemilang Sek.Men Teknik Kajang masa Pengetua dan Doktor dari Jabatan Kesihatan mengumumkan sekolah dicutikan kerana wabak H1 N1. Masa itu, walaupun kurang sihat arwah kelihatan ceria saja dan memberi isyarat kepada anaknya (tingkatan 4 kelas Automotif) untuk balik.

Tahun ini walaupun kesihatannya sering terganggu nampak Aziz lebih tekun bekerja. Fail dan dokumentasi yang berkenaan dengan tugasnya tip top dibandingkan dengan dengan tahun-tahun terdahulu. Bila diminta mewakili sekolah ataupun tugasan lain di sekolah jarang beliau menolak. Satu lagi tabiatnya yang paling ketara ialah menziarah keluarga kawan atau kenalan yang ada kematian. Masa emak saya meninggal pun, dia adalah antara orang yang paling awal sampai.

Arwah Abd Aziz b. Samad meninggalkan kita pada usia yang muda, sekitar 41 tahun. Semoga Allah SWT mencucuri rahmatnya dan memasukkan dia dalam golongan orang-orang yang salehin. Kepada isteri dan anak-anaknya diharapkan bersabar dan redha dengan ujian tuhan ini.

Kepada para pembaca marilah kita sedekahkan Al-Fatihah kepada arwah Abd Aziz b. Samad. Amin.

2009-07-28T20:16:00.002+08:00

A friend, Pn.Aisyah Ithnin who is also a committee member of my schools PTA forwarded to me this reminder:

Petua 8P Ustazah Siti Nurbahyah

Siti Nur Bahyah berkata,
1) P yang pertama ialah 'puji' iaitu setiap pasangan perlu saling memuji antara satu sama lain dalam semua aspek kehidupan seperti masakan atau ucapan terim! a kasih apabila diberi pertolongan.
2) Katanya, P kedua ialah 'peluk' yang mana pasangan suami isteri hendaklah selalu peluk memeluk antara satu sama lain sekerap mungkin pada setiap hari kerana pelukan itu adalah belaian penuh kasih sayang.
3) P seterusnya ialah 'penghargaan' di mana amalan memberi hadiah boleh menambah kasih sayang.
4) 'Perhatian' adalah P keempat yang mesti diambil berat kerana kekurangan perhatian boleh mengakibatkan pasangan terasa diabaikan, katanya yang menulis buku Cakar Harimau - Tips Kebahagiaan Rumah Tangga, Amalan Ibu Mengandung dan Panduan Mencerdaskan Minda.
5) Siti Nur Bahyah berkata, P seterusnya mewakili 'persefahaman'
6) Menurutnya, P selanjutnya membawa maksud 'pergaulan' iaitu pasangan suami isteri mesti menjaga pergaulan masing-masing dengan orang lain bagi mengelakkannya daripada melampaui batas, menimbulkan cemburu seterusnya membawa kepada pembabitan orang ketiga.
7) Beliau berkata, satu lagi P adalah 'percutian' di mana kita perlu merancang percutian berdua-duaan dengan pasangan di tempat yang jauh daripada kesibukan dan kehidupan rutin.
8) Katanya, P yang terakhir ialah 'permohonan' iaitu doa kepada Allah supaya merapatkan kasih sayang antara pasangan suami isteri serta dijauhi daripada godaan kemewahan dan keseronokan dunia.
Siti Nur Bahyah juga menurunkan beberapa amalan doa selepas solat yang boleh merapatkan hubungan dan menimbulkan kasih sayang antara suami isteri iaitu membaca surah Al-Imran ayat ke-31 atau membacakan ayat ke-200 surah sama bagi mengurangkan panas baran suami.

Beliau berkata, kunci kebahagiaan rumah tangga yang sebenar ialah mendekatkan diri dengan Allah.Katanya, apabila seseorang insan mengabaikan tanggung jawab terhadap agama, dia akan mengabaikan rumah tangga kerana jiwa yang kosong."Ketika kita jauh daripada Allah, iblis yang suka umat manusia bercerai-berai akan menghampiri dan melalaikan kita daripada tanggung jawab terhadap keluarga," katanya."sampaikanlah pesanan yang bermanfaat walaupun 1 ayat"

Are These Eggs Still Fresh? How to Know - The Green Table on Yahoo! Food

2009-07-27T22:09:00.000+08:00

Are These Eggs Still Fresh? How to Know - The Green Table on Yahoo! Food

What Not to Wear to Work - Yahoo! Shopping

2009-07-27T20:02:00.000+08:00

What Not to Wear to Work - Yahoo! Shopping

Michael Jackson's New Fan

2009-07-27T19:05:00.003+08:00

Michael Jackson may have gone to another world but his spirit lives on.

When news of Michael's death reach us, there were renewed interest in his songs, music, images and videos.

I made it my duty to inform the younger generation on Michael's contributions to the entertainment industry. For example the "Thriller" was the first of its kind - a music video directed by an acclaimed director.

I played Michael's songs from my collection as well as downloaded videos from You-tube. And surprise...surprise my youngest son Farhad seemed to pick it up from there. Not a single day passed without Farhad blaring former hits like "Beat-it" and "You are not alone". He dance along and especially enjoys the Smooth Criminal video ...and mind you he is only five years old.

In the mean time Farhads' brothers and sister has to endure his antics. When the signature tune to the "Beat it" song is heard for the umpteenth time, they quietly moan:

"Ohhhh...not again!!!)

Cuti H1 N1

2009-07-27T15:12:00.002+08:00

Rasa pelik pagi ini. Mungkin kerana tak pergi sekolah hari ini. Dalam entry terdahulu, saya dah nyatakan yang sekolah Menengah Teknik Kajang dicutikan seminggu kerana 3 orang pelajarnya didapati positif kena virus H1 N1.

Semalam, Ahad 26 Ju.lai 09 ada call Atan dari SMAP Kajang. Rupanya sekolah dia juga kena cuti mulai hari Jumaat lepas. Yang hairannya, sekolah kami dan juga sekolah Teknik JB yang diarah cuti tidak pulak masuk surat khabar atau main news di TV. Mungkin juga pihak yang bertanggung jawab tidak mahu rakyat panic agaknya.

Hari ini berkesempatanlah hantar Fayyad untuk ke klinik gigi di Pusat Kesihatan Kerajaan. (tapi kena datang hari Jumaat kerana hari lain dikhaskan untuk orang dewasa saja). Lepas itu pergi Pejabat Pos, masukkan sedikit duit ke tabung ASB. Lepas tu join Burn dan Hasnol dalam projek tanam cili kami. Alamak kerja sedikit sahaja....badan dah sakit-sakit. Kena dibiasakan.

Rosli, driver bas Teknik Kajang juga ada turut serta membantu. Ringanlah beban. Esok, kalau badan tak sakit, nak join dia orang lagi. Ingat nak ambil gambar sekali...boleh tayang dalam blog ini.

Birthday

2009-07-26T12:18:00.002+08:00

26 Julai 2009 - happy birthday to me !! ha ha ha

As of now, 12.22 pm only 4 people have wished me Happy Birthday:

1) Celcom - the birthday messages started since 2 days ago with promises of free sms's.

2) My wife .....strangely through sms. I didn't hear it directly from her mouth.

3) My good friend Susan, aka financial consultant

4) Radziah ...my 'virtual' sister

Whatever happened to the old fashioned but direct "happy Birthday" darling or ayah or Joned.
I guess i have myself to blame because I (sometimes) ridicule other people who make a fuss about birthdays.

"So you age more year ...what's the big deal!" - i use to say.

Perhaps i'm getting more sentimental over the years ....he he he.
Perhaps " You should do unto others what you want other people to do for you"
Should i start taking other people's birthday seriously?

I have until next year to find out.

Many thanks again to the 4 i've mentioned above. You have made my day!!

2009-07-25T15:32:00.002+08:00

I am in a reminiscing mood ......i decided to check on the college where i did my A-levels back in Sept 1979 to Sept 1981. According to Wikipedia, Nene College,Northampton has become the University of Northampton sometime in 2005. Where are my old college mates? Saharuddin, Kamarulzaman, Farid Iskandar Ehsan. I know Abd Rahman is in Bandar Baru Bangi. Noraida who is married to Norsham is somewhere up north .....

I met Noraida a couple of times at LPM meetings. Abd Rahman is married to err...alamak i've forgotten her name, our junior at Nene College. Mary Magdalena Komuji is in JPN Sabah. I asked to meet me at SM Teknik Likas, Kota Kinabalu, when i was there for a working visit back in 2005...i think.

Must try harder to get in touch with my old friends...... i'll try to get some photos in.

You Swine!!! Part 2

2009-07-24T19:08:00.002+08:00

After coming back form SM Teknik Sepang with Maznah to pick up 10 students who attended the program Cemerlang Bersama, i met up with Osman, the PK HEM. He told me that it is finally confirmed by the Health Dept people that 3 of our students got the swine flu virus (H1 N1).

At the same time I 've also got word tha Ayu got a baby boy yesterday. Congratulations!!!

Mother and son were advised to balik kampung for Ayu's confinement. We don't want the baby to catch the dreaded "swine flu", do we? All the best to Ayu and baby!!

You Swine!!

2009-07-24T18:42:00.002+08:00

Everyday throughout this week, my students have been asking whether they will be able to balik kampong during the coming weekend. I told them I don't know.
"Go ask the PK HEM!! (Senior Assistant in charge of student affairs)" I told them.

This week is also our TEST WEEK. As far as the students are concerned "TEST is not as bad as "EXAM". It's more like a formative assessment. By the time the test started on Wednesday morning we noticed that quite a number of students requested to go to the clinic (government) because they are not feeling well. By thursday morning the hostel wardens informed us a considerable number fell ill and were taken back by their parents.

The boss, En.Ghazaly asked for the health dept personel to come over and do some random test. By then, lots of students weren't feeling well.

Come this morning (Friday), I am beginning to regret giving out the orders to Pah (Exam Sec.) to continue with the test despite dwindling numbers of students. Around noon, we received news that the doctor on duty declared that the situation is quite grave and schhol has to be closed for a week. thus a hastily called gathering was held in our Dewan Sri Gemilang and the boss and the doctor spoke. There was a mixture of gladness and sadness among the students. Glad because they are homesick (for those staying in) and sad because they have to miss their lessons - especially the form 5's.

Orang kahwin

2009-07-19T22:22:00.002+08:00

Tahniah kepada Rozaidah bt Ismail aka Abang Ali sempena majlis walimatul urusnya hari ini. Emak Rozaidah adalah kakak sulong kepada orang rumah saya. Mereka tinggal di Kg Sg Tungku tidak jauh dari Teluk Intan, Perak.

Saya ni kalau majlis orang kawin memang jarang duduk-duduk saja tanpa membuat sebarang kerja. Apatah lagi kalau majlis kawin saudara-mara atau kawan-kawan rapat dalam satu taman. Tapi lain dulu...lain sekarang. Kerja kuat sikit asyik aje sakit-sakit badan dibuatnya.

Ya lah dah nak masuk 48 26 Julai ini. Cuma DG 48 saja belum dapat-dapat lagi. Belum ada rezeki kot.

Slaemat Pengantin Baru Rozaidah dan Abas!!

Publishing blog

2009-07-17T19:17:00.002+08:00

To Saiful Anuar,

My attempt to publsih my blog on the www failed. Why do they keep on and on asking me to type the mangled letters. I must have done it about 40 times with a few errors in between.

I got fed up ....can't they make things simpler still?!!

I'm baaaack!!

2009-07-17T17:09:00.002+08:00

Dear kawan-kawan.

Came back from Melaka yesterday ...near maghrib. Hindun decided to hitch a ride home/

Tak per lah.... know her husband well. Hate to see her lugging her luggage and her all important laptop to ride the bus!!

We used the Alor Gajah route to emerge at the Simpang Ampat toll plaza.
But to get there ,,,,we must have passed through 20 traffic lights junctions.
And before i forget... thanks to Pn.Markonah (4246) for assisting us to the Alor Gajah highway.

Saiful Anuar and Rahim stayed back, even though we have finished our task. I learnt this morning Rahim went back to Muar last night ...just in time for malam Jumaat he he he he.
Errr...what about my malam jumaat...you ask. Well...uneventful.......it's my back pain again

On top of that my car battery (in my Toyota Avanza) decided that last night was a ggod time to konk out!!
Zaiden...my friendly neighbourhood mechanic charged me RM140.00 to install a new one.

It's only the 17th ..... but banyaknya duit keluar!!

Joned

IN MALACCA

2009-07-16T09:18:00.002+08:00

Dear Kawan-kawan,
I am currently in Melaka doing government' work - top secret.

One good thing about this kind of assignment is you get to see old friends.
You know sparks fly when otai friends meet.
Share info about school going-ons....gossip on the Pengetua.....lament on education issues and so on.

Hope to finish work today and go back home. Miss the wife and kids!!

2009-07-15T22:28:00.000+08:00

Bismillahirrahman nirrrahim.

Apa khabar kawan-kawan? Saya Mohd Joned Musa seorang guru yang mengajar di SM Teknik Kajang.

Dalam usia yang hampir setengah abad ini sukalah saya berkongsi cerita dan pengalaman dengan kawan-kawan yang sudi nak membaca.

Semoga silaturrahim antara kita akan lebih erat lagi.