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Sunday, December 27, 2009

New Brand of Educator

Alhamdulillah, I’m being posted into a spectacular school, which is always produce high quality students. There are several things need to be consider among us, three new posted educators.


Excitement of First Salary

Normally, new posted educators do not get our salary for several months. May be two, three or postpone until next year February, which means we got empty pocket approximately 5 months. But, it still based on the effectiveness of school clerk, the person who manages our service’s payment. This is my pay slip… our first salary, we get in December, alhamdulillah.












Ok, sort of. I’ve spent it some for….

Treat my family… approximately RM100
Treat my friends, teachers of same school... RM200+
Buy stuff… RM200+
Cover up car’s damage during accident … RM1400
Spend for laptop (expecting it on this becoming January) … RM2000
Marriage … RM500 (every month saving)
Emergency saving … Rm100 (monthly saving)
Takaful … RM100 (monthly saving)
Tabung Haji saving (for Umrah or Haji) … RM100 (monthly saving)
Long Term saving (at ASB) … RM100 (monthly saving)

and some more ….
I give some of my first salary to my mom but she refuse.

‘Its ok. You spent a lot for the car’s recovery’

But yet, I still want to give something to her.

My monthly service’s payment….

Root salary = RM1901.08
Gov Service Allowance = RM 300.00
Living Cost Allowance = RM 200.00 (elaun sara hidup- based on the school placed)
Rural – RM100
City - RM 200
Metro City – RM300
Living Place Allowance = RM 250.00 (elaun rumah- after teacher’s post confirmation interview)
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RM2651.80

KWSP - RM 200.00
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RM2451.80
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But since we are not going through a teacher’s post confirmation interview yet, we just earn RM2200+ each month, not including Living Place Allowance.


PALACE to be Living

Since my school is located 30km away from home, 20 minutes of driving with busy traffic line which cause 10 minutes over delay, plus… I get evening school session for 2010. I need to be in school compound at 12.30pm, and get ‘berambus’ at 6.45pm. My parents say it’s not worthy if I rent a house (or room) nearby because of highly cost of house’s payment, food cost, and plus, plus….
Then, my mom suggests me to apply the fellow’s position. But as a fellow, I will not qualify to get these allowances:

Living Place Allowance = RM 250.00
Living Cost Allowance = RM 200.00
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RM 450.00
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Ok, maybe u will think… just RM450.00, not a big deal to loose. How about this?
Now, we will not get our Living Place Allowance temporarily, until the post confirmation interview. We expecting the payments during Nov, 2010 and it will be cumulative value from Oct 2009 till Nov 2010:

RM250 ÷ 31 × 6 = RM48.39 Oct, 2009


RM250 X 13 months = RM3250 Nov, 2009 – Nov, 2010
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RM3298.39
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Not a big deal, huh? So, for those who decided to be a fellow just because of easily living, rethink, pal... ^^
But, that doesn’t mean that u are totally screwed if u be a fellow. U will get the Fellow’s Allowance which I m not really sure its exact value. Just jot down the strength and weakness for doing so, before make a decision. Its not just about money. Now, find a pen and a piece of paper, jot….


School Holidays


‘No, u don’t have any off day during these school break’ my Headmaster said.

Sucks. Even Penolong Kanan 1 will stay on duty just for a week during the school holiday. But, we (three new posted teachers) need to work for the whole entire school break. See? I want to kill anyone who said

‘be a teacher? So easy with bunch off day’

As a new teacher, or for someone who dedicates her life as an educator (like me), didn’t get any off day is not a problem at all. But, going to school for doing nothing? It makes me hot, really. Yes, we ordered to make some editing job for next year Takwim Persekolahan. We, three musketeers, cooperate with eight GSTT (Guru Sandaran Tidak Terlatih- persons who have bachelor but not an educational one) try to finish it on time. But the work did not spread fair and square. GSTT carried full responsible of the Takwim and we are just ‘menumpang’. Lack of work, get bored with no internet either, make me sooo…… HUH !!!


Subjects will be teaching


Yes, we hope we’ll be teaching our own subject for the next year, based on our major studies. But the subjects will divide up among teachers according to student’s need. Obviously, not put us as priority …. Haha

So, I’ll be an English and Science teacher for the next year. They will call me as Miss Eya. Alhamdulillah, perfect timing to improve my English. For becoming April 2010, I’ll be publishing some good article without any grammatical error (unlike this one) …Heh heh heh


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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Program Realiti Membenih Kreativiti?

Malaysia.... OOOO... tanah air ku...
Tempat tumpahnya darahku....

Malaysia ooo... Malaysia...
Bleh tak kamu membuat program realiti yang lebih bermanfaat, berbanding Sehati Berdansa, OIM, AF dan sebagainya? Oh ya, credit untuk Biggest Loser ASIA.. ooppsss....

Macam ni lah, cadangannya seperti Masquerade ini. Menarik, kan? Mencambah idea yang perlbagai, kreatif, inovatif, tak bukak aurat-tif... ^^






















Sekian... ^^

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Kita Pembunuh Daya Kreatif?

Ana tertarik dengan lagu ini, sudah lama terasa ingin dikongsi. Alhamdulillah, punya kesempatan untuk dipaparkan di sini. Lagu ini menggambarkan indoktrin pemikiran pola seragam di kalangan kanak-kanak.

'Flowers are red
green leaves are green'









Flowers are Red (Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Muhammed Bhikha
& Rashid Bhikha ( Fakazi Ngwekazi (Nhlanhla),
Linda Gcwensa & Mfana Nxumalo (Sipho)

A little boy went first day at school
He got some crayons and he started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
The teacher said, "What you doin' young man?"
"I'm paintin' flowers see"
"Well this is not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one"
And she said...
"Flowers are red
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen "
But the little boy said...
"There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one"
Well the teacher said� "You're sassy
There's a way that things should be
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me..."
she said...

"Flowers are red
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen "
But the little boy said again...
"There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one"
Well the teacher put him in a corner
She said� "It's for your own good�
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
responding like you should"
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to that teacher
And this is what he said
"Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen"
[ www.thenasheedlyrics.com ]

Well time went by like it always does
he moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin'
She said..."Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let's paint every one"
that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him "why"

This is what he said..
"Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen."
But there must still be a way to have our children say,
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one



Maksudnya, jika ditetapkan itu sepatutnya, maka itu lah yang harus diikut. Maka, lahirlah kanak-kanak yang berpola seragam, tidak berfikiran kreatif mahupun 'thinking out off box', skema dan membosankan. Salah siapa, jika kita tidak memberi peluang kepada pelajar untuk mempamer bakat dan pemikiran yang lain dari yang lain. Unik dan tersendiri. Dalam perkara yang tiada betul-salah, kanak-kanak, pelajar, remaja, serta semua orang seharusnya diberi peluang untuk melakukan sesuatu dengan cara yang tersendiri. Bukan sekadar mengikut norma dan peraturan am yang telah ditetapkan dan menjadi budaya dalam masyarakat. Apa salahnya jika sesekali para pensyarah berbasikal untuk ke kampus, atau para pelajar ict dibuka peluang untuk membedah katak.. ^^

Corak pendidikan di negara kita, memilih untuk menyeragamkan hasil kilang ilmu tersebut. Berbanding pelajar di negara-negara luar yang mana pemilihan subjek ambilan mereka lebih terbuka, mengikut minat dan kecenderungan serta kemahiran masing-masing. Kadang semasa cuti semester, pelajar berinisiatif sendiri untuk mengambil subjek-subjek tertentu, di luar bidang major mereka semata-mata untuk mempelbagaikan kemahiran kendiri, mahupun bertujuan memenuhi kecenderungan dalaman. Tentulah hasrat murni mereka itu mudah terlaksana kerana terdapatnya institusi-institusi prihatin dan fleksibel yang menyediakan kaedah pengajian jangka pendek yang sebegitu.... Memang sporting, bukan? ... ^^


Jadi, jangan salahkan mereka apabila Einsten kata manusia hanya menggunakan otak sebanyak 1% sahaja, betapa dungunya kita, menjadi pembunuh daya pemikiran kreatif.... huhu


Semasa ana menjadi guru ganti, mengajar pra-sekolah, kanak-kanak sangat percayakan guru mereka. Kerap mereka bertanya serta meminta pendapat...

'Cikgu, katak warna apa ye?'
'Cikgu, langit warna apa ye?'

Ana akan sekadar menjawab... Nurin suka warna apa?

'Warna kuning'

Ana tersenyum, tanda membenarkan. Mereka mewarna sesuka hati, dengan arah yang pelbagai, tidak sekata. Ana sekadar tertawa... rindu mereka..huhu



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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Kamu Sahabat Bagiku

Maaf, sahabat...

Mungkin seseorang yang lebih berhak ke atas kamu itu, adalah yang terbaik bagimu.


'dan boleh jadi kamu tidak suka sesuatu perkara sedangkan ia baik bagimu dan boleh jadi kamu sukakan sesuatu perkara sedangkan ia tidak elok untuk kamu, dan Allah tahu sedangkan kamu tidak mengetahuinya'


Ini, aku kembalikan kepada kamu, kerna aku tidak layak bagimu. Kamu adalah milik dia, yang melengkapi dirimu. Sedang aku masih mengemudi, kekurangan diri....





There is no turning point from a best friend, into a lover...
So close together, but still so far. Sorry, I reserved my heart for the one who are ready to take responsibility.



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