Post-Aidilfitri.
THE WEEK BEFORE...
Went to a wake, a funeral and another wake over the past 5 days.
BACK TO THE CRUNCH...
I've come to realise that holidays aren't what they used to be. Work goes on and spills over to whatever personal time that you may have set aside for yourself.
THE YEAR END...
Procrastination does not make things better. Hitting that end of year target seems now more important (and urgent!) that it was a month ago. Sheesh... why set that target in the first place???
Ah... Innocent optimism.
Oh well, it's back to work for this worker bee.
30 October 2006
25 October 2006
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!
The haze is indeed clearing and not only is the hill appearing once more but this morning, i saw a flash of blue as i lifted my eyes to the heavens.
wow.
Raya in Kuching seemed to be rather low-keyed this year. A big "Well Done!" to the Govt. Minister who called on all who celebrate Aidilfitri to do so in an affordable and humble manner. It worked and Malaysians have proven themselves to be teachable - for now.
It looks like rain for the forseeable 24 hrs and i hope its a BIG one. There's just something magical and therapeutic about rain. It's one of those FREE feel good things that everyone enjoys... except for the Guy building the runway extension in Kuching. Tough luck.
The haze is indeed clearing and not only is the hill appearing once more but this morning, i saw a flash of blue as i lifted my eyes to the heavens.
wow.
Raya in Kuching seemed to be rather low-keyed this year. A big "Well Done!" to the Govt. Minister who called on all who celebrate Aidilfitri to do so in an affordable and humble manner. It worked and Malaysians have proven themselves to be teachable - for now.
It looks like rain for the forseeable 24 hrs and i hope its a BIG one. There's just something magical and therapeutic about rain. It's one of those FREE feel good things that everyone enjoys... except for the Guy building the runway extension in Kuching. Tough luck.
20 October 2006
Hazy days are here to stay... for the forseeable future. We're beginning to sound like the Brits - developing a penchant for describing the weather ("How's the weather, old chap?" "Looks a bit damp today, I say." ... Us: "How's the weather huh?" "You blind ah? cannot see the haze ???")- except, with less politeness.
We took the boy out last night. A road trip. Spur of the moment thing. He enjoyed it. Wife - Linda - and yours truly were beat after the experience. Lessons learnt: 1. Don't bring child who just got better out. He'll get VERY excited and all. 2. A stuffed nose is very uncomfortable, especially if you don't yet know how to blow it out. 3. Carrying a 24.6 pound (11.2 kg) toddler sleeping on his side (and in your arms!) for 34 kilometres (and in the car) can bring on muscle cramps and fatigue. Don't believe me? Try it out with a bag of rice. He slept soooo well. We had our first night of unedited and uninterrupted sleep in 2 weeks.
He woke up all happy and smiley-like. Ah! The joys of being irresponsible and blameless.
Today PBI 1062-ers, An afternoon of Self-Expression. 1430hrs in the Multi-Media Hall, Language Learning Centre. Your presence will do wonders for your mates who will be presenting. I've graded your portfolios (cum journals) and the majority of you have done well. The one element that was lacking in a number of the portfolios was the "literature research" section and its application to your work. Works and sources were quoted (and used) but, how did it help you understand the subject matter and were they effective? Food for thought.
We took the boy out last night. A road trip. Spur of the moment thing. He enjoyed it. Wife - Linda - and yours truly were beat after the experience. Lessons learnt: 1. Don't bring child who just got better out. He'll get VERY excited and all. 2. A stuffed nose is very uncomfortable, especially if you don't yet know how to blow it out. 3. Carrying a 24.6 pound (11.2 kg) toddler sleeping on his side (and in your arms!) for 34 kilometres (and in the car) can bring on muscle cramps and fatigue. Don't believe me? Try it out with a bag of rice. He slept soooo well. We had our first night of unedited and uninterrupted sleep in 2 weeks.
He woke up all happy and smiley-like. Ah! The joys of being irresponsible and blameless.
Today PBI 1062-ers, An afternoon of Self-Expression. 1430hrs in the Multi-Media Hall, Language Learning Centre. Your presence will do wonders for your mates who will be presenting. I've graded your portfolios (cum journals) and the majority of you have done well. The one element that was lacking in a number of the portfolios was the "literature research" section and its application to your work. Works and sources were quoted (and used) but, how did it help you understand the subject matter and were they effective? Food for thought.
19 October 2006
Woke up today to the sound of birds singing; the sight of mist hanging in the air and the smell of... my son's puke.
yup! The lad finally decided to regurgitate after days of us trying our best to coax him into expunging the mass of bacteria laden mucuous and gunk in his throat and belly. He did it with his usual panache; drink down his morning feed. Smile at his mum, babbled something to her (probably a warning!) then .... did his impression of a chocolate fountain! on the bed... on the bedroom floor... and finally, in the corridor. Not once, but THREE times the mess.
Pleased with his performance, he smiled, wiped his puke stained lips on my shirt and asked for "by-bee-nah" (Ribena). Now before you go all healthy on us about how much sugar a young lad like him ought to take just know that it's just the colour he's after-hence, very little of the sweet stuff and heaps of H2O.
Clean up wasn't fun today.
We saw the outline of the hill yesterday evening... a sign of better weather ahead?
PBI 1062 - You've got a meeting cum rehearsal with Patrick in the multimedia theatre today at 5:00 pm. Please be there.
yup! The lad finally decided to regurgitate after days of us trying our best to coax him into expunging the mass of bacteria laden mucuous and gunk in his throat and belly. He did it with his usual panache; drink down his morning feed. Smile at his mum, babbled something to her (probably a warning!) then .... did his impression of a chocolate fountain! on the bed... on the bedroom floor... and finally, in the corridor. Not once, but THREE times the mess.
Pleased with his performance, he smiled, wiped his puke stained lips on my shirt and asked for "by-bee-nah" (Ribena). Now before you go all healthy on us about how much sugar a young lad like him ought to take just know that it's just the colour he's after-hence, very little of the sweet stuff and heaps of H2O.
Clean up wasn't fun today.
We saw the outline of the hill yesterday evening... a sign of better weather ahead?
PBI 1062 - You've got a meeting cum rehearsal with Patrick in the multimedia theatre today at 5:00 pm. Please be there.
18 October 2006
The worst is over... for now. My son's getting better (measured by the increasing quantity of food intake and increasing length of activity). We've discovered that his 'sicky' foods include fruit flavoured yoghurt drinks, star fruit and ( Eeu!) warm Ribena blackcurrant juice.
A special "Hi!" to my PBI 1062/11 & 12 students. Thank you (the majority) for handing in your assignments and journals before the deadline. I'll return them after the Aidilfitri break. Stay tuned for updates!
A special "Hi!" to my PBI 1062/11 & 12 students. Thank you (the majority) for handing in your assignments and journals before the deadline. I'll return them after the Aidilfitri break. Stay tuned for updates!
16 October 2006
Three days of rain and suddenly... No rain. The haze returned with a vengeance. One can no longer predict the weather as before.
The weekend saw my son going down with ulcers on his tonsils and a raspy cough. However, his apetite hasn't diminished a whit. His paediatrician saw him on Saturday morning and declared him to be bacterially infected but it didn't stop him from trying to act cute in front of the nurses. He turned One in July.
We've been attending to his grouch attacks and bouts of fever over the past 3 days and it's sapped us dry (Forgive us parenting newbies for whining). His 7pm to 7am sleep has also gone the way of the dinosaurs. Instead, he's sleeping an hour later, waking up intermittently and doing the sunshine dance at half past six in the morning.
We've got a 2000+ metre high hill nearby but on account of the haze, it hasn't been seen since last month.
Sleep is Good... Work is Bad.
The weekend saw my son going down with ulcers on his tonsils and a raspy cough. However, his apetite hasn't diminished a whit. His paediatrician saw him on Saturday morning and declared him to be bacterially infected but it didn't stop him from trying to act cute in front of the nurses. He turned One in July.
We've been attending to his grouch attacks and bouts of fever over the past 3 days and it's sapped us dry (Forgive us parenting newbies for whining). His 7pm to 7am sleep has also gone the way of the dinosaurs. Instead, he's sleeping an hour later, waking up intermittently and doing the sunshine dance at half past six in the morning.
We've got a 2000+ metre high hill nearby but on account of the haze, it hasn't been seen since last month.
Sleep is Good... Work is Bad.
13 October 2006
It was one of those kind of nights: you've planned for it, recce'd the sites and then, everything changes. Life is just like that, ain't it? We think that we've planned it all; we reckon that we've covered all the contingencies; we know... we know... ?
Have we really or a better question would be, could we really cover everything?
In all our wisdom and technological know-how, we'still unable to answer the questions completely.
I'd planned to walk to work this morning, it decided to rain---BIG & HEAVY. I'd planned to have breakfast before leaving the house but my little boy woke up just as i was exiting the room. He said,"hi. papa." then flashed me the biggest grin a 1 yr old can give. No breakfast. No walk.
... but,
satisfaction. He smiled at me.
It's going to be a superb day.
even if it's only ending at 10:30 tonight.
Have we really or a better question would be, could we really cover everything?
In all our wisdom and technological know-how, we'still unable to answer the questions completely.
I'd planned to walk to work this morning, it decided to rain---BIG & HEAVY. I'd planned to have breakfast before leaving the house but my little boy woke up just as i was exiting the room. He said,"hi. papa." then flashed me the biggest grin a 1 yr old can give. No breakfast. No walk.
... but,
satisfaction. He smiled at me.
It's going to be a superb day.
even if it's only ending at 10:30 tonight.
12 October 2006
i thought it was haze at first
but the dampness told me:
Morning has returned once more,
and with it the glorious mist.
What a night. The rain continued until the early hours of the morning. The freshness
that comes with an extended downpour is indescribable; you feel moisturised... alive...
wanting more.
Birds are singing as this is written.
pause.
crap. i lost count after identifying 5 distincly different bird-calls. The sun is up but isn't making
any effect. The haze is still here, i guess.
Here's to another long day of work. later.
but the dampness told me:
Morning has returned once more,
and with it the glorious mist.
What a night. The rain continued until the early hours of the morning. The freshness
that comes with an extended downpour is indescribable; you feel moisturised... alive...
wanting more.
Birds are singing as this is written.
pause.
crap. i lost count after identifying 5 distincly different bird-calls. The sun is up but isn't making
any effect. The haze is still here, i guess.
Here's to another long day of work. later.
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