Dear students,
Today is Saturday, a week from now will be another Saturday. Three days later will the D day when everybody is trying to prove their worth.
If someone asks me who and how many will get A for English PMR this year. I could not give them the answer as until now i cannot name even one student who have got A for English paper. But as they say, but if those students treat each second worth like a hundred meter sprinter. Impossible is nothing, let alone A. I am pretty sure A will be within your grasp should you prepare to pay its price.
If these students Hanis , Zahira , Izzah , Alia , Nazihah , Omar , Ummi , Nabilla , Farah Ziana , Farahanni , Mariam , Jamilah , Azli G and the list goes on, are willing to sacrifice by cutting their sleeping hours short, attending all classes as scheduled regardless of their moods and paying much attention to details such as rudiments in grammar, getting A is without doubt not a tall order.
Aside from that, as many say practice makes perfect. From now on, they need to double their efforts especially in honing writing skills and getting familiar with both novel and literature texts .I may come up with a t0-do-list, but it is not me who will be out on the field battle. I may oversee from afar and offer prayers.
Do your best dear students as you will be in the know that impossible is nothing if with enthusiasm and passion we are willing to pay its cost.
Sir
Friday, September 23, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
THIS MOMENT,YOU OWN IT
Regret, it is not about not getting what you want, it is in letting go of the opportunity that stands before you. It can be hurtful the most when you are given the right to choose, but it turns out that it is a wrong choice.
But who we are to be free from mistakes? We keep erring from time to time, feeling regretful over the stupid mistakes we've made but most of us choose not to give in, and to learn from those mistakes because there is always a second chance...
Like they say, every day is an opportunity to make a difference in own life. I really hope that my dear students realise that to be young is a gift that everyone should make full use of so that day one day you won't cry over what you've done today.
Just because I really hate that feeling of regret....
Saturday, September 3, 2011
NO SACRIFICE TOO GREAT
Dear students,
The purpose of writing itself is to reveal nothing but truth. This rule applies nowhere except on term paper in semester years for undergraduate students. Writing, unlike research whose core objective in the first place is to identify problems , ironically in most cases the researchers crack their problems to invent problems and put much hype into them so that the problems deem real and research would of course be of a real significance. Then, the select panels will debate and sort them out. However, writing is unique so long we care less of what others think about us. What is the purpose of writing then if all that we want is to write . As we sometimes cringe after being harshly criticized despite everyone is subject to his or her own opinion , the same might apply when we ourselves give others the so called honest opinions or comments as people can hardly accept their weaknesses. A real stumbling block in becoming of a real being. The more prepared we are to face very unexpected ones the closer we are to achieving what have long aspired. However, as nature dictates, we tend to keep on listening to the last person’s advice instead of to our own inner voice. Therefore, as a rule of thumbs, we end up doing nothing of great importance but stay mediocre and being mere reactive.
US Open is in action now starting from 29 August, In Harian Metro today, in its feature writing section there was a brief account of Nadal’s My Story. Unlike Adre Agassi’s Open full of lucid details of his involvement in drugs, women and so on. Nadal’s My Story is more on his passion in the game and his rise to be once a world number one. He chronicled in great details of each moment in his epic battle in 2008 when he won over Federer in the greatest game ever in tennis history. Nadal deserved to win then as he was disciplined enough that he forced himself to observe some ‘rituals’ before great matches especially every time playing against Roger. Rituals here meant his step-by-step preparation prior to the championship. He would always take a very cold shower to reenergize his body and to have a feeling like a newborn with full of energy and enthusiasm. He did a quick warming-up as scheduled before carefully donning his trade mark scarf. He did that for nothing but gain and maintain his focus for championship. He tried his best to shut out other voices that could cost him championship medals by listening to music while forcing his way out through the tunnel to the battle ground amidst the crazy crowds in a packed stadium. He created a wall so that he won’t heed to outside voices but his own inner instincts and the presence of his family seemingly cemented the imaginary wall. And never he gave a smile to his families during any match, let alone to his fans. The tougher the battle the more focus it demands. He grunted and fretted on court and cared less of what others perceived of his antics. He managed to stick to his war philosophy, taught by his uncle Tony ‘being cruel to be good’, thus set him apart from his rivals. He claimed that his strength is he is superior to others in facing difficulties and . He is a strong advocate of being persevered and hardworking. He attributed his success to his coach who always spurred him to fight the best he could offer. His important message imparted to us mere mortals is no sacrifice is too great should we want something badly enough.
He was quoted as saying so : "I look back at that teenage Rafael and I am proud of him. He set a benchmark of endurance that has served me as an example and as a reminder ... if you want something badly enough, no sacrifice is too great."
From the story of Nadal what I am trying to highlight is his sportsmanship spirit. Despite being humiliated twice in Wimbeldon finals by Roger. He was insistent and stubborn enough that he has since improved on many aspects of this skills and physique ranging from his service, forehand and backhand winners and even his drop shots . After all , his most successful approach is when he managed to overcome fear. Fear conquers him more than anything else.
So, we also without a doubt have fear. The battle of the so called major exams are fast approaching. We cannot crush fear it is no something physical. Its existence is everywhere and nowhere. It all starts from within our mind. Once we truly reign our own soul , mind or reasoning faculty. It will exude confidence and confidence is contagious and has its ripple effects.
To quote what Muhammad Ali once said ‘ Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have inside them - a desire , a dream and a vision’
And what the hell do we have to be champions? Of course we are too small to be humble.
Sir
The purpose of writing itself is to reveal nothing but truth. This rule applies nowhere except on term paper in semester years for undergraduate students. Writing, unlike research whose core objective in the first place is to identify problems , ironically in most cases the researchers crack their problems to invent problems and put much hype into them so that the problems deem real and research would of course be of a real significance. Then, the select panels will debate and sort them out. However, writing is unique so long we care less of what others think about us. What is the purpose of writing then if all that we want is to write . As we sometimes cringe after being harshly criticized despite everyone is subject to his or her own opinion , the same might apply when we ourselves give others the so called honest opinions or comments as people can hardly accept their weaknesses. A real stumbling block in becoming of a real being. The more prepared we are to face very unexpected ones the closer we are to achieving what have long aspired. However, as nature dictates, we tend to keep on listening to the last person’s advice instead of to our own inner voice. Therefore, as a rule of thumbs, we end up doing nothing of great importance but stay mediocre and being mere reactive.
US Open is in action now starting from 29 August, In Harian Metro today, in its feature writing section there was a brief account of Nadal’s My Story. Unlike Adre Agassi’s Open full of lucid details of his involvement in drugs, women and so on. Nadal’s My Story is more on his passion in the game and his rise to be once a world number one. He chronicled in great details of each moment in his epic battle in 2008 when he won over Federer in the greatest game ever in tennis history. Nadal deserved to win then as he was disciplined enough that he forced himself to observe some ‘rituals’ before great matches especially every time playing against Roger. Rituals here meant his step-by-step preparation prior to the championship. He would always take a very cold shower to reenergize his body and to have a feeling like a newborn with full of energy and enthusiasm. He did a quick warming-up as scheduled before carefully donning his trade mark scarf. He did that for nothing but gain and maintain his focus for championship. He tried his best to shut out other voices that could cost him championship medals by listening to music while forcing his way out through the tunnel to the battle ground amidst the crazy crowds in a packed stadium. He created a wall so that he won’t heed to outside voices but his own inner instincts and the presence of his family seemingly cemented the imaginary wall. And never he gave a smile to his families during any match, let alone to his fans. The tougher the battle the more focus it demands. He grunted and fretted on court and cared less of what others perceived of his antics. He managed to stick to his war philosophy, taught by his uncle Tony ‘being cruel to be good’, thus set him apart from his rivals. He claimed that his strength is he is superior to others in facing difficulties and . He is a strong advocate of being persevered and hardworking. He attributed his success to his coach who always spurred him to fight the best he could offer. His important message imparted to us mere mortals is no sacrifice is too great should we want something badly enough.
He was quoted as saying so : "I look back at that teenage Rafael and I am proud of him. He set a benchmark of endurance that has served me as an example and as a reminder ... if you want something badly enough, no sacrifice is too great."
From the story of Nadal what I am trying to highlight is his sportsmanship spirit. Despite being humiliated twice in Wimbeldon finals by Roger. He was insistent and stubborn enough that he has since improved on many aspects of this skills and physique ranging from his service, forehand and backhand winners and even his drop shots . After all , his most successful approach is when he managed to overcome fear. Fear conquers him more than anything else.
So, we also without a doubt have fear. The battle of the so called major exams are fast approaching. We cannot crush fear it is no something physical. Its existence is everywhere and nowhere. It all starts from within our mind. Once we truly reign our own soul , mind or reasoning faculty. It will exude confidence and confidence is contagious and has its ripple effects.
To quote what Muhammad Ali once said ‘ Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have inside them - a desire , a dream and a vision’
And what the hell do we have to be champions? Of course we are too small to be humble.
Sir
Thursday, September 1, 2011
A DOSE OF RUMI
Something by Rumi which I feel like sharing. Eid Mubarak everyone!
You are that blessed soul who
belongs to the garden of paradise
is it fair to let yourself
fall apart in a shattered house?
-Jalaluddin Rumi
belongs to the garden of paradise
is it fair to let yourself
fall apart in a shattered house?
-Jalaluddin Rumi
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