Teacher ...

Teacher's Day may be over, but the memoirs are still fresh in my mind ...

Thinking of Teacher's Day reminds me of a very special tutor who lived over 100 years ago - widely recognized for her achievement in educating a person without sight, hearing, or normal speech.

Anne Sullivan was only 20 when she became a teacher for six-year-old Helen Keller, an undisciplined, hot-tempered child - someone not many teachers would tolerate.

Joanna Sullivan, known throughout her life as Anne or Annie, was eight when her mother died, and two years later her father deserted the three children. Sullivan, whom an earlier illness had left nearly blind, entered the Perkins Institution for the Blind in 1880. Surgery the next year restored some sight, and she graduated from Perkins at the head of her class in 1886. (NOTE: If she had lived today, today's modern technology would most probably revive her vision.)

With patience and creativity, Sullivan within a month succeeded in teaching Keller, by means of a manual alphabet, that things had names. Her progress was rapid thereafter; Keller and Sullivan gained a national reputation as Keller mastered a full vocabulary and displayed a gifted intelligence.

In 1888 the two began spending periods at the Perkins Institution, and Sullivan accompanied Keller to the Wright-Humason School in New York City, the Cambridge School for Young Ladies, and finally Radcliffe College, where Sullivan painstakingly spelled out the lectures to Keller and read to her for hours everyday.

Without Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller would not have gotten where she had reached.

Appreciate your teachers, people. In years to come, we'll all be looking over our shoulders at them as we stand in honour of our accomplishments.

Junkies ...

Exams are over, and the students of Taman Sea are evolving ... really ...

Proof of previous statement:

1) Wesley is the kangaroo once more

2) Weng Soon went hyper

3) Sheng Khai actually talked about Revolution ... wow ...

4) Emily talked about Kris Allen ... even though I don't even know much about the guy ...

5) Jamie is back to her food ... XD

6) Amanda made me go about school in this 'pretty' hairstyle ... Hmmm .... only for you, Amanda!
... and many more ...

By the way, people, don't forget to wish my sister her a happy17th birthday this Monday ... and a happy solo flight for my other sister (the pilot one).

Chow Yee, go do something about your hair ...

Random fact of the day:

Cadet pilots at Malaysian Flying Academy in Malacca have to be fast to devour their meals or they won't have any ...

When pilots are grounded, the statement applies for both literal and non-literal terms.

When the 'Chows' are grounded, the statement applies for only non-literal.

Good day, people ...

Geography project

My eldest sister (the pilot) thought I was nuts when I told her I wanted to drive around Taman Megah to find the landmarks for my Geography project. I ended up using a map ... after an unnecessary rigmarole. She was right ... actually ... it saves time and petrol. Thanks, jie! :)

I've been searching high and low for info on Taman Megah, so, if anyone out there is doing research on the same place as me, I would be awfully appreciative if you would share it with me ...

I Got Infected by Nigel Lim

This is supposed to be some funny thing that Nigel Lim infected me with ....
So just to keep it on, I'll do it, but I'm leaving out any parts I find quite offensive ... Still, I promise the results will be funny.



Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):
I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .___12___,-Your name-1.

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1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister
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2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

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3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kabob - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

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4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

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5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

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6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

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7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

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8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service

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9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David's tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

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10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always will remember
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

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11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

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12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Get Lost now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

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Dear I-didn't-check-your-name-so-I-don't-know-who-you-are,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'm selling myself (Which I'm obviously not). I think I realized it last year in your camping car and I saw you sit on ??????. I'm sure you're ashamed enough to understand that I'm open. I'm returning the pictures from LA (I went to LA?) to you, but I'll keep the oil stocks (no, I won't) as a memory. You should also know that I will tell the authorities the apartment building.

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THE CHOW CHOW

Look ... Pretty?

Basic steps to fulfilling your duty to its limit for Tabik Hormat:

1. Look pretty and look in front

2. Wait patiently

3. Salute when the VIP walks by

4. Disappear

"When is the VIP coming?"

"Argghh!!! My legs so itchy!"

"So hot! So hot!"

"Perasannya ..."

That's exactly what happened on the Terrace this morning for Hari Ko-kurikulum. After that, I skipped class to do First Aid duty in the hall ... in my sister's words, do First aid duty in the hall to skip class.

Haha ... congrats to the people who went up the stage, whether to receive prizes or to do some Tae-Kwan-Do stunts ... whichever you are, you did a great job. :)

Have a nice day!