AFTER SOMETIMES..POK LOH IS THE MOST SUITABLE TOPIC

Dear students,

Where are you now? staring at the computer screen? or contempleting what your future holds as many of your comrades were decisive to land on greener pastures . The like of Ju and Saiful are now starting to adapt with their newfound turf in Pelong! Pok Lah and Mat Tin on other pastures respectively.It is hoped they are not in a haste to become good or look good, or 'wat bijjak' haha. By the way, they deserve a pat on their back for their bold decision to materialise their dream.If you have to dream, dream big anyway as we are too small to be humble!

Thank you for sparing a few seconds on this blog solely set up by us English teachers to update things related to your progress in English last year. Last Thurday, on my way back home from smas, with two so called 'school offenders' huddled at the back seats of my beetle, I stumbled upon two teenagers at your age riding kapcai while one them waving frantically at my herbie.I thought he was a fan of turtle. I just ignored them only to regret later when i was told by one of the offenders he was Pok Lah, the always- smiling guy.I, swift as possible turned but he was nowhere to be seen. Like a rush of small fountain, i could feel memories with Pok Lah started swarming around and over my head. It is still vivid in my memory that our student-teacher relationship kicked off when he was caught red-handed while inhaling useless smoke inside male teachers' toilet. Not to further complicate the matter , I did ask him to keep the cigar and not to throw it away,a proof that he was once caught for committing an offence in the school compound. sort of blackmailing haha , it proved to bear fruits as he managed to finish almost all English homework assigned starting after the day of the incident onwards. And he passed the subject. He did keep the remaining cigar and he kept his words. I decided not to have a follow up and reluctantly swept the case under the carpet in my capacity as one of discipline teachers as I have a hunch that he knew what i was about to say about dos and donts. Only sometimes, i teased him about 'rokok daun' and his friends broke into laughters the moment i mentioned 'rokok daun'. He did not hold any grudges for the teasing. We had happy and hilarious moments then as learning should sometimes be fun.

I am not sure this writing is a revelation of sort, but i am of the view that it is nothing but past stories worthy to share for we, human beings are far from being perfect. Keep correcting ourselves and forgiving ever-forgivable actions of our fellow beings as it is propagated in our religion Islam. Whether Pok Lah is repentent for his misdeeds or not is beyond our capacity to make amends. All we , teacher Farah and I, and you all my dear students, can do our part which may bring about a betterment to him, our little Pak Lah is keep on wishing him the best of luck and may he will become a meaningful man now and always . Who knows? he will be a great philanthropist one day? donating here and there and championing human rights' issue at national or even international level.

To all of you , students of pmr batch 2009. Next year another major exam will haunt you,failure to register your best, it will possibly will haunt you a life time and badly affect your confidence level. Start devising strategies now! Keep you faith, you have almost reached your destination, keep pushing yourself to the best level you are capable of doing and never look back! Never write off yourself in your noble pursuit! keep trying, keep your faith, what matters most is the process itself, the climb! keep on climbing!and pluck slowly and carefully the fruits of success or you will be overwhelmed by the success itself. Remember.. success is also God's creature! It vanishes and is ephemeral.

Time for Jumaat prayers now, life is series of testings and evaluations. Be always prepared for the real testing from Him.


Sir