Back on feet...again

how long did it take me to come back to my senses again? darn long, till i actually 4got how to sign in to my own blog (i think its more on my bio clock sending signals that i may soon be needin my own PA!!) anyway, i'm spendin tis nite alone (huh?), the lil' guy is at his wonderland, while the big boss is on his way back from shah alam..dont ask why or what (its hard enuf to teach, he even has to travel every early semester)

what xactly had happened to me? again, no question ask, no answer given all i could say is i'm back on my feet again, and will try to maintain the track so that no one will ever pull me aside..

lets dwell on something else..

i've been reading, and really reading some serious stuffs even my othr half wouldn't dare to say anything abt stuffs that i've been reading in fact, he even once helped to download a movie from the net but..i still haven't got any chance to sit facing the box for 2 hrs and 30 mins

i must admit that my reading style has now changed i used to read English stuffs (John Grisham, Danielle Steele) but the more i went on reading theirs, i more i became dissatisfied something is missing i did read harry potter's series..they are good, so good that i promised myself that i'm gonna drag the othr half to watch harry potter & the half-blood prince later..... i think i became aware of this emptiness when i was teaching my tesl students in their first semester one of the subscribed texts that they had to read is village by the sea by anita desai

they hesitated at first, since it was their first experience reading stuff (its heavy for them, they do not have english/lit background) we started bad, really bad that i had to read to them, explain line by line to them but i don't mind, after all its my job! it took them such a long time to really understand the characters ; lila & hari but they conquered their fears and finally they understood that life is hard, and u got to have trusts to people that u luv

i finished the saffron kitchen by yasmin crowther few days ago & what's special abt the saffron kitchen? simple, it has all the Asian elements that i've been searching for all this while in those novels i found unique elements of Iran & England, & how people are connected to each othr but i guess i am more attracted to the islamic touch eg, chador (shawl), kebab (yummy!), maman (mummy)

as for the plot, i'll leave it to u peep u decide these days, i'm fine with novels that have bits & pieces abt Asian

Monday Deeds

I had 2 classes 2day, one in the morning, another in the evening both my part 2 students we had a revision 2day, to be exact a WRITING revision but I did something different 2day instead of greeting them, I had personally asked them to recite Al Fatihah for our brothers and sisters in Gaza City they were surprised, but they did recite whole heartedly

I made the effort to introduce them a new phrase 2day : ETHNIC CLEANSING

well, at least they got to knw that we could turn an adj to a verb

Am I proud of myself 2day? U bet I do!!!! Should I do tis more often ? Of course, I'll do (it'll do u no harm in reciting Al Fatihah)

so people, start reciting Al Fatihah with the hope that our brothers & sisters in Gaza City will gain the strength and courage in facing the brutal, humanless & heartless bombs

Al Fatihah

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Praise be to Allah

the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds

Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Master of the Day of Judgement

You do we worship, and Your aid we seek

Show us the straight way

The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace

those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray