tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72319227939773555102024-03-14T07:11:09.605-07:00cikgu_izanLaman web untuk pendidik gurunorizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-60202522023144914782021-02-03T20:44:00.117-08:002021-02-04T07:53:46.532-08:00Belajar Bahasa Arab ... baru tahu indahnya bahasa ini. Inilah perjuangan ku.<p>Sudah lama saya ada keinginan untuk belajar Bahasa Arab tetapi hajat tu selalu terbantut. Sebab utama ialah kesibukan kerja. Alasan aje tu. Sebab saya tahu diri saya, kalau nak belajar sesuatu, boleh aje squeeze in between kerja dan tugas hakiki di rumah. Kemudia ada pulak kawan yg kata Bahasa Arab tu susah tau!. I da belajar 2 kali tak jugak faham2. So, hajat tu tinggal angan-angan ajelah.</p><p>Apabila saya mula bersara daripada mengajar di UNITAR University, saya diajak oleh jiran untuk join kelas BA dia rumah Farah (anak Sarimah, pelakon yg cantik tu). Saya pun join. Mereka gunakan buku Madinah Arabic Reader. Ada seorang ustaazah yang mengajarkannya. Saya pergi tiga kali sahaja, lepas tu tidak pergi lagi sebab masa pertama kali pergi tu, mereka dah sampai muka surat 32. Saya yg tak ada basic ni terkapai2. Maka tinggallah kat situ.</p><p>Kemudian pada awal bulan Januari 2019, kawan sekolah saya mempelawa saya dan kawan2 sekolah belajar BA dengannya. Percuma. Kawan kami ni, Hj. Zainal Abidin Abdullah, seorang Engineer. Pernah belajar BA semasa belajar di UK dahulu, kemudian telah bekerja di Sudan dan Iraq beberapa tahun. Beliau kata, beliau hendak ajar BA ini supaya skill BA beliau tidak hilang dan dapat berkongsi ilmu dengan kawan-kawan. Maka terbinalah 'Kelab Bahasa Arab SMSNS76, dengan 16 orang ahli pada 27 Januari 2019.</p><p>Hj. Zainal mencadangkan kami menggunakan buku Madinah Arabic Reader yang dikarang oleh Prof. V. Abdur Rahim. Buku pdf ini diberi percuma, boleh download di</p><p> <a href="https://abdurrahmanorg.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/madina-book-1-arabic-text-dr-v-abdurrahim.pdf">https://abdurrahmanorg.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/madina-book-1-arabic-text-dr-v-abdurrahim.pdf</a></p><p>Kini buku yang cantik, berwarna warni boleh diakses di</p><p> <a href="https://archive.org/details/DrV.AbdurRahim.MadinahArabicReader/Dr%20V.%20Abdur%20Rahim.%20Madinah%20Arabic%20Reader%20-%201%20%282013%29/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/DrV.AbdurRahim.MadinahArabicReader/Dr%20V.%20Abdur%20Rahim.%20Madinah%20Arabic%20Reader%20-%201%20%282013%29/mode/2up</a></p><p>Antara sebab pemilihan buku ini ialah, </p><p>"<span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;">Professor Abdur Rahim is the Director of the Translation Centre at the King Fahd Qur’an Printing Complex and former Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span>Arabic in the Classical Structural Form</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Professor Abdur Rahim’s eight-volume texts enable the student to acquire a knowledge of Arabic in the classical structural form .</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span>Essential Language Skills</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">All of the books teach essential language skills through applied grammar.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span>Conversations</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Each lesson is based on a conversation which illustrates distinctive language patterns.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span>Exercises</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A variety of exercises helps the student to understand and master each of the patterns occurring in the lesson.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span>Vocabulary</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The vocabulary ranges from classical and Qur’anic Arabic to words and expressions current in modern Arabic.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Pembelajaran dijalankan hanya menggunakan aplikasi Whatsapp. Banyak juga yang kami belajar sebelum memulakan kelas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSv2lKp9waHQWBfzuOYAHEwAthhh835YrMw8FZ7jV45me-UzvbFXUvrA1ScyA62F2TF-X3wp5qKFlkW2KMi0TtY1nU9y0NGvl8AlkhyZhSQTlMaY39SOWkM9vbMjHvsW9El6FMhzh4qpy/s2608/IMG_1145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSv2lKp9waHQWBfzuOYAHEwAthhh835YrMw8FZ7jV45me-UzvbFXUvrA1ScyA62F2TF-X3wp5qKFlkW2KMi0TtY1nU9y0NGvl8AlkhyZhSQTlMaY39SOWkM9vbMjHvsW9El6FMhzh4qpy/s320/IMG_1145.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">belajar menggunakan microphone</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH7WnB2y9KzLUtOGt2GIR7Go512_LO11ilMPFqDyrqWn4-y0rqogYHabBXXrible9X5eHEBKzkeaK0Qd9WKAPcYP7yExidCMhQgI2JKZd7vwDz9XMSGfB5W2aPtVgk73PC9x1sk-XeZWW/s2608/IMG_1147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH7WnB2y9KzLUtOGt2GIR7Go512_LO11ilMPFqDyrqWn4-y0rqogYHabBXXrible9X5eHEBKzkeaK0Qd9WKAPcYP7yExidCMhQgI2JKZd7vwDz9XMSGfB5W2aPtVgk73PC9x1sk-XeZWW/s320/IMG_1147.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ini adalah modus operandi kelas dalam whatapps kami</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3Vj7xp3qSLe-iMhsjP8QdlOsAaS_dLmQXqZFuN41pSVZBw9sDuu0NLgO2aoTOSKW7cggdqBh0B9B-uo1FTxP8-EJ8eej8sDuG3KkSzj2slOdYm0RQT7BzhJ8f48Oh7n-RPuxlHZ7iPs5/s2608/IMG_1148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3Vj7xp3qSLe-iMhsjP8QdlOsAaS_dLmQXqZFuN41pSVZBw9sDuu0NLgO2aoTOSKW7cggdqBh0B9B-uo1FTxP8-EJ8eej8sDuG3KkSzj2slOdYm0RQT7BzhJ8f48Oh7n-RPuxlHZ7iPs5/s320/IMG_1148.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kami mula belajar guna arabic keyboard kat phone kami</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kelas kami pun mula berjalan pada 28 Januari 2019.Aktif sungguh. Mualim pulak penyabar. Layan aje kerenah kami. Mualim post gambar halaman yang dipelajari kemudian post suara beliau berkenaan teks dan arahan tugasan kepada kami. Riuh. Apabila melibatkan latihan bertulis, kami post gambar tugasan dan Mualim akan semak. Tajam betul pemerhatian beliau, noktah atau garis kecil pun beliau nampak.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bagaimanapun, pembelajarn saya secara aktif terhenti selepas 8 March 2019 sebab saya telah menjalani pembedahan <i>Carpel Tunnel Release Surgery.</i> Lama juga tidak boleh menggunakan tangan kanan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kemudian, apabila pandemik mengganas, kelas menjadi sepi seketika. Bagaimanapun, blessing in disguise. Mualim buka kelas secara online, menggunakan aplikasi Zoom pada 25 Mei 2020. Kali ini lebih ramai, dan melibatkan beberapa orang lain selain daripada rakan sekolah kami. Kelas kini dijalankan 4 hari dalam satu minggu, selama satu jam setiap kali. Sehingga hari ini, kumpulan ini telah habis mempelajari sehingga Book 5. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kemudian pada bulan Ogos 2020, ada beberapa kawan baharu ingin menyertai kami yg pada ketika itu sudah sampai bab-bab akhir Book2. Maka Mualim buat group bahari. Saya join group ini, nak mengulang ...konon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mualim sentaisa berkongsi dengan kami setiap sesi pembelajaran yang direkodnya. Sehinggalah suatu hari beliau menyatakan beliau perlu delete video-video pembelajaran kami kerana kehabisan ruang memori google drive beliau. Ketika itulah timbul hasrat saya untuk membuat kompilasi video-video pembelajaran kami, Group 2. Dengan izin Mualim, saya uploadkan semua video itu ke Youtube Channel saya. Sila layari ke <a href="https://youtu.be/257vjhSnDWw">https://youtu.be/257vjhSnDWw</a>. Jangan lupa subscribe, like dan add comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvTjwBGzmRiFW7dpMLi6th7P2KWMAg77mNO2IfKtr-7wSVWobR1RB6CQiR6rjDTdLaLN_alcheq4xJJr0HN6l-YU1fMpoVhT_qH17V2Q44sxYHWmoHKy1sZ_-BW__L0DrIWvOM1lh9Vq6/s1176/Screenshot+2021-02-04+at+11.32.42+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1036" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvTjwBGzmRiFW7dpMLi6th7P2KWMAg77mNO2IfKtr-7wSVWobR1RB6CQiR6rjDTdLaLN_alcheq4xJJr0HN6l-YU1fMpoVhT_qH17V2Q44sxYHWmoHKy1sZ_-BW__L0DrIWvOM1lh9Vq6/s320/Screenshot+2021-02-04+at+11.32.42+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Koleksi video yang disebut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sehingga kini terdapat;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">18 video berkenaan pembelajaran Madinah Arabic Book 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">33 video berkenaan pembelajaran Madinah Arabic Book 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">dan sekarang pembelajaran pada Book 3 sedang berterusan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Madinah Arabic Reader Books</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydqQDISifcYwtQXvYabL1UWGiyjrGPt9xmbuUBZCenf3CM6D_tHLehluqFOisPlsd1kP_qhj5CG1FX4jKrhR-ISjfWVpfX0U40EGsDCwYjOTuaZJlqe_hKORC_E7xT8hhq8VQ_377-pwj/s640/madinah+books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydqQDISifcYwtQXvYabL1UWGiyjrGPt9xmbuUBZCenf3CM6D_tHLehluqFOisPlsd1kP_qhj5CG1FX4jKrhR-ISjfWVpfX0U40EGsDCwYjOTuaZJlqe_hKORC_E7xT8hhq8VQ_377-pwj/s320/madinah+books.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Ini adalah buku-buku yang kami gunakan. Ia boleh dibeli di Shoppee dan juga boleh dimuat turun daripada <a href="http://www.lqtoronto.com/madinaarabic.html">http://www.lqtoronto.com/madinaarabic.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Selain daripada itu, saya juga mengikuti video Ustaz Asif di <a href="https://youtu.be/8znWzFVssac">https://youtu.be/8znWzFVssac</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Saya juga sedang engikuti kelas Bahasa Arab AlQuran dengan Akademi Hud-Hud di bawah pimpinan Ustaz Khairol. Punyalah azam. Tetapi belajar ketika dah hampir senja ini banyak cabaran ,,, terutama memori. Tapi bila ingat kata-kata Imam Shafie ini ... إن شاء الله akan diteruskan. 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Our first plan was to hire ground arrangement when we arrived in the UK. Our survey showed that using ground tour with 11 adults, 2 toddlers and 2 infants would be well beyond our budget. Thus, we have to do it DIY style.<br />
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First thing first. How many cars?<br />
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All the adults can drive. If you rent a car, second or third driver will be charged. The conclusion, only Abah, Akmal and Yusof to drive. Are we taking 3 cars? To convoy with three cars would be troublesome especially when driving in big city. Yes there are applications that help you navigate but, it's much heart warming if you can see the next car when convoying.<br />
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The verdict --> to hire two cars; 7 seater and 9 seater so that there will be room for the children and also space for our luggage. We also decided to hire the cars throughout our stay in UK to ease movement from place to place.<br />
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The hunt to hire the cars are easy. There are many car rental company around Heathrow. You just need to look into each one and see their offers. Usually my husband will take Hertz but their prices were a bit more expensive than other car rentals. We settled booking the 9 seater from Alamo and the seater from Europcar.<br />
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Having done that, I suddenly remembered from past experiences, children have to seat in car seats in UK. As we're travelling with infants and toddlers, car seats are mandatory. To confirm that, checking the internet, here what we found.<br />
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Then the debate start. To rent or to bring the car seat. What about stroller?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Do car seats count as checked baggage?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "ubuntu" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">When the infant’s ticket is purchased at the </span><b style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">infant fare</b><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "ubuntu" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">, Malaysia Airlines allows for </span><b style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">an additional 10 kg (22 lbs) of baggage (including a carrycot, infant car seat, pushchair or fully collapsible stroller)</b><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "ubuntu" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"> over and above the free baggage allowance as allotted to an infant’s accompanying adult passenger. The combined weight of the carrycot, infant car seat, pushchair or fully collapsible stroller and baby essentials must not exceed 10 kg.</span><br />
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Well, looking at our car seats which is not collapsable, we will hire the car seats.<br />
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What choices of accommodation available for 11 adults 2 infants and 2 toddlers? Since there are 4 couples (with children), and three singles, we will require 5 rooms. Checking on Booking.com reveals that we need at least £500.00 perday. that will come to about £7000.00 for the duration.<br />
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Further discussion needed. Again we turn to Whatsapp messaging. The decision, we will find guesthouses where ever available. Furthermore, in guesthouses we can have the whole place to ourselves and also we can cook our dinner. That will save cost a lot.<br />
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So AirBnB and Booking.com we go. Everyone were asked to go into the accommodation at each place we will stop and post their findings t the Whatsapp group that we called Zaalam's Trip.<br />
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Looking back at the discussions, make me smile. After much searches and we are getting better at using the Airbnb and booking.com, we finally get better at using the filters.<br />
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What are you looking for? --> Home<br />
Filters:<br />
Trip type --> For families<br />
Price range --> £0.00 to £700.00<br />
Home type --> Entire place<br />
Bathrooms --> 2 (susah nak dapat rumah mat saleh ni ada lebih dari 2 bathroom)<br />
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- Kitchen<br />
- Heating<br />
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Then put in the dates, number of people... click show home. Walla ... you make the choice. If you're lucky, you get a house with washing machine and dryer.<br />
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Once we choose a house that we agree, look at the location. We rejected houses that is too far from the place that we want to explore. But believe me. It is hard to find a house that could accommodate 11 adults and 4 children.<br />
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What we have experienced, once a house is chosen, we write to the owner. Some rejected and some accepted. One thing that I like with the hosts that I communicate, there are prompt to reply our mail. Below are some of our correspondences.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accepted and thanking our booking</td></tr>
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Finally these are the houses that we booked and stayed. Everyone were very happy with the houses.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first house in UK, neat Cotswold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one was in Glasgow. We cannot find a house that <br />
could accommodate all of us in Fort William. Glasgow was chosen<br />
so that we could buy halal chicken and lamb to be brought<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This house in in Stromeferry, a bit away from the Isle of Skye.<br />
We cannot find a house for all of us in Isle of Skye. Anyway,<br />
this house is nice and we have very friendly house keeper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This house superb. There is wood fire place which my sons-in-law<br />
enjoyed. There is AGA stove which I like very much. Super clean house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This house in Stratford, London was chosen because very near to train station.<br />
As parking is very hard in London, we oped to travel in London via train and buses.<br />
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As our accomodation in Leeds, We stayed in Ayong's house (photo above) and also three BnB guest house nearby.<br />
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-82883119256820231252018-10-27T16:28:00.000-07:002018-10-27T16:28:02.278-07:00Learning JournalWhat is a Learning Journal?<br />
Uncle Google said ... <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">A </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">learning journal</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;"> is a collection of notes, observations, thoughts and other relevant materials built-up over a period of time and maybe a result of a period of study, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">learning</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;"> and/or working experience.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">Well, this semester I have included a Learning Journal for group work assignment for the courses I taught. Doing Learning Journal as part of students' coursework is not new. I've used it before ... somewhere in 2007 and 2008. Wow that long. Here are a few examples of my student's work.</span><br />
Iza Idris - <a href="http://pgc070017.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html">http://pgc070017.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html</a><br />
Croesus Lai - <a href="http://croesuslai.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html">http://croesuslai.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html</a><br />
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These are the new ones;<br />
Group10 - <a href="http://www.group10unitar.blogspot.my/">http://www.group10unitar.blogspot.my/</a><br />
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As time goes, there are new ways for sharing one's work. Some students have been using padlet for their Learning Journal.<br />
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<a href="http://padlet.com/norhazwani/zarinahanisdiyanasyairah">http://padlet.com/norhazwani/zarinahanisdiyanasyairah</a><br />
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Zaalam's family has a tradition of going for a vacation every year. Last year was in Awani Sepang.<br />
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<b>Where to go?</b><br />
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Early this year, I threw out the idea of where to go this year; few options were considered. we have been to quite a number of places in Malaysia and as the father will be retiring in May, and our eldest will be in her last year in Leeds, UK, everyone agreed to go to UK and we will do DIY travel.<br />
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So, UK we're coming!<br />
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<b>Set the dates pleaseeee</b><br />
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Once the place has been decided, next will be the date. Having 5 daughters and 4 sons-in-law, there are many calendars to look at. The best time to go UK is June ... End of spring and early summer. Weather won't be too cold or too hot. Flowers blooming and probably berries. But ... there are buts ... June is Fasting month .. we don't want to miss our tarawih nor did we want to fast 15 hours. Then, July? August? September?<br />
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September was chosen. there are many holidays in September. Well, let's go before 31st August. We celebrate Merdeka in Leeds. There was a big no from Akmal. That is month end, I am doing the closing. Ok then we go the week after. 7th September. I suggested Friday so that when we arrived in Heathrow, it's already Saturday. Ayong and Firdaus can join us there.<br />
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How many days we will be in UK? One week was the majority's answer. Well, when they said 1 week, there will be the next question.<br />
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<b>What do want to do or see in UK?</b><br />
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Abah - pergilah mana-mana kita belum pergi<br />
Atie - tanya Akmal<br />
Akmal - Mak, kita pergi Man of Storr kat Isle of Skye. Wajib pergi ni.<br />
(Isle of Skye? Adui ... emak kena google kat mana dan apa ada kat situ)<br />
Adibah - Manalah Alang tau nak pergi mana. London boleh tak?<br />
Fadli - Saya ikut aje Mak<br />
Iffah - Balik kampung Hull laa<br />
Yusoff - Old Trafford boleh pergi tak Emak?<br />
Lia - Ya ikut ajer.<br />
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Knowing what each one wishlist make next planning easier.<br />
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<b>Where to land?</b><br />
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Looking at the places the team wants to go, I go to the map. Look at the distances from places to places and driving time.<br />
Baguslah Google map ni. It is a very big help in my planning.<br />
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Next question ... where to land? Choices Manchester, Edinburgh or Heathrow?<br />
Let's look at the ticket prices and options. Emirates, KLM, MAS?<br />
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Emirates and Oman Air are cheaper than MAS but have to transit. We/re travelling with 2 toddlers and 2 infants. Hubby said ... direct flight only! Well, Veto dah turun. We'll be travelling using MAS.<br />
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Although the decision was made to travel using MAS, tickets were not booked yet. On 9th April, our chosendate the tickets are still cheap. Very cheap. But I waited to but the tickets at month end.<br />
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By 18th April, the tickets search were not good. I still hesitate to buy, hoping the price will drop... but it is not.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAS ticket search on 18th April 2018</td></tr>
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At last, we bought the tickets on 1st May 2018 at a slightly higher price. Lesson learnt, buy when you see it cheap. Hi hi hi.<br />
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<b>Route?</b><br />
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Seven days decided earlier seems not enough to cover all the wish list. After considering the distance and travelling time ... we decided to spend 14 days in the UK, traveling from London to Leeds to the Isle of Skye to Manchester and back to London.<br />
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Heathrow to Leeds - 315 km (3 hr 10 min) --> this is okay<br />
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Leeds to Portree (Isle of Skye) - 733 km (8 hr 33 min) --> NOT OKEY!! need one or two stopover. But, where to stop over?<br />
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Portree to Manchester - 685 km (8 hr 8 min) --> again a NO NO!<br />
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Wait a minute.<br />
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If we were to travel with MAS, there are two options. Took the 11 am flight or the 11 pm flight. If we were to travel with the 11 am flight, we will arrive at Heathrow around 5 pm. That will be dangerous to drive 3 hours to Leeds, especially when the drivers do not get enough sleep during the flight.<br />
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The decision --> travel with 11 pm flight thus we will arrive at Heathrow around 5 am and we will be sleeping all night during the flight. Ha ha<br />
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"Takkan nak terus pergi Leeds. Habis tu buat apa Ayong gi jumpa you all kat Heathrow?"<br />
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Gulp. Ye jugak. So, lets see. Shall we go London first?<br />
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"Tak nak laa. Ayong dah banyak kali gi London."<br />
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Stonehenge? Cotswolds?<br />
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Akmal googled and said "Cotswolds cantik Mak. Jom g sana. Cotswolds then.<br />
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So the plan Heathrow --> Cotswolds --> Leeds --> then?<br />
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Everyone said "Fort Williams!"<br />
Google map said Leeds to Fort Williams -> 528 km (6 hr) ... sounds okay.<br />
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So the plan after lengthy discussions, we will go to these places;<br />
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Heathrow --> Cotswolds --> Leeds --> Fort Williams --> Portree --> Inverness (Akmal's choice) --> Edinburgh --> Leeds --> London --> Heathrow<br />
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After the routes being decided, next question;<br />
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<b>How long in each place?</b><br />
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1 day in Cotswold<br />
1 day in Leeds<br />
1 day in Fort Williams (Harry Porter punya pasal)<br />
2 days in Portree (singgah Inverness on the way g Edinburgh)<br />
1 day in Edinburgh<br />
3 days in Leeds<br />
2 days in London<br />
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11 days in total.<br />
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Sounds okay. Then check on airline tickets. Tuesday's night flight ticket is more expensive than the morning. Surprisingly, Friday's night flight are much cheaper than those on Tuesdays or Wednesday or Thursday. So we decided to book the Friday's ticket.<br />
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Booking was done on 1st May 2018.. for 11 adults 2 toddlers and 2 infants.<br />
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What to do during the extra days? Spend more time at some places but where?<br />
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The decision was to spend more time in the Isle of Skye and Leeds.<br />
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Finally, here is the plan.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">08/09/18 (Sat) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Arrive at Heathrow, travel to *Cotswold*. </span><br />
- Sleeps in Cotswolds - <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">booking needed (1 night) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">09/09/18 (Sun) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Cotswold to *Leeds*. Stop over at Oxford </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Sleep in Leeds - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">booking needed (1 night) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">10/09/18 (Mon) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Leeds to *Fort Williams*. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Sleep in Fort Williams - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">booking needed (1 night) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">11/09/18 (Tue) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Fort Williams to Portree</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Sleep in Portree - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">booking needed (3 nights) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">12/09/10 (Wed) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Visit Isle of Skye - the Man of Storr</span><br />
- Visit castles<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">13/09/18 (Thu) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Visit fairy's Pool</span><br />
- Visit Dunvegan castle<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">14/09/18 (Fri) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Portree to Edinburgh</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Sleep in Edinburgh </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">booking needed (1 night) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Edinburgh to *Leeds*. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Leeds to Manchester, Liverpool etc </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- From Leeds to *London* </span><br />
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All the discussions during the planning stage were done via Whatsapp messaging or Facetime.<br />
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Assignments are tasks requiring student engagement and a final tangible product that enables you to assess what your students know and don’t know. They represent on of the most common ways to assess learning. </div>
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It has been my style of designing assignments for students that require them to use as many technological tools as possible.</div>
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There has been assignments that I designed that asked students to create a phamlpet to show what they have learnt from my class. Then there was time I asked student to write weekly blog of my lectures. Later on, there was an assignment that requires students to write digital story about a topic in primary science curriculum.</div>
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Here are some example:</div>
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Iza Idris - IT in IT <a href="http://pgc070017.blogspot.com/">http://pgc070017.blogspot.com</a>/</div>
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Meen Zara - Label makanan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KhQJ3tQP3U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KhQJ3tQP3U</a></div>
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Recently my interest was on Powtoon and Prezi. Got my student to do research on some topic, arite about it but present it using either PowerPoint or Prezi or Powtoon and also use screencast technique showing them explaining about their topic.</div>
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Here are some examples.</div>
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-33787449014877652482015-03-26T10:21:00.001-07:002015-03-26T10:21:14.991-07:00Teacher's growth<table class="deviceWidth" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #282828; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; width: 280px !important;"><tbody>
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"From the way students act at the beginning of a class we can tell a great deal about the profs who taught them previously." It's an insight offered by David Johnson and Roger Johnson, the well-known cooperative learning researchers and advocates.<br /><br />How do students act at the beginning of a course? It does depend on the students and the course, but in general I would not say they are bursting with enthusiasm, happy to be in class, and excited about the learning adventure that awaits them. If it's a big university, a commuter campus, or a required course, they tend to be quiet. They don't know each other and don't seem all that inclined to make connections. To me it often felt like a kind of laid-back-hoping-for-the-best-but-rather-expecting-the-worst attitude.<br /><br />I wonder if the Johnsons' quote doesn't imply too much professorial responsibility. I have passed out the syllabus, sat silently for 10 minutes while the students read it and then said I'd answer whatever questions they had about the course, only to find out that nobody had any questions. This kind of student behavior makes a teacher feel compelled to respond and fill the void. After all, there are things about the course students need to know up front. So, if they don't ask and we aren't sure that they'll read, we tell them. The problem is that we tend to explain in such exquisite detail that they've learned there's no longer any need to ask. The actions of students influence teacher responses. It doesn't just work in the teacher-to-student direction.<br /><br />Professor and student behaviors feed off of each other, often in these counterproductive loops. It isn't just that some (perhaps many) profs don't invite students to speak all that often, don't know much about any student individually, don't seem all that excited about teaching their courses, and appear to believe that rules are the key to productive learning environments. It's also that students have made it clear to their profs that they'd rather not be called on, want their profs to just tell them what they need to do, arrive to class convinced they aren't interested in the course content, and believe that because they've paid for this educational "product", it's theirs to use however they see fit.<br /><br />However, it's just as possible for these behavior loops to become productive connections where what the professor does changes student responses and where student behaviors encourage the prof to take more constructive actions. Here the quote's focus on the professor is appropriate. Teachers can change how students respond easier than students can change teachers. Professors can provide leadership and in the teacher-student relationship, they have more power, even though the distribution of power in those relationships is more fluid than fixed.</div>
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All this reminded me of a lovely metaphor proposed by Deb Bickford who compares teacher-student behaviors to the interactions that occur between dance partners. She says it's "a dance in which we may lead in the beginning but then we let our partners provide movement and energy and direction." Faculty are better positioned to make those first moves and get the dance started. Students will follow, but as the dance gains momentum who's leading and who's following becomes much less obvious. The partners work together. They provide support and showcase each other's moves as the dance unfolds.<br /><br />From the television show "Dancing with the Stars," we've seen what a good dance partner can do for athletes, actors, and other notables who aren't professional dancers. We've also heard how much practice that takes. Every class is a different partner and the content dance we are trying to teach students is often complicated. Moreover, they are being taught different dances simultaneously, most of them requiring unique moves. But there's a fundamental principle at work here, which I suspect we all know but can forget or take for granted. "It takes two to tango." Education locks professors and students into mutually influencing relationships that can make learning a thing of beauty and a joy forever, or a clumsy dance better forgotten than remembered.<br /><br />References: Johnson, D. W. and Johnson R. T., (2000). Constructive controversy: The educative power of intellectual conflict. <em>Change</em>, January/February, p. 37<br /><br />Bickford, D. J., (1997). Reflection on artful teaching. <em>Journal of Management Education, 21</em> (4), p. 467. <img src="http://www.magnapubs.com/media/emails/ff-icon-20px.png" width="15" /></div>
norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-43053015281021716522015-01-28T20:04:00.000-08:002015-01-28T20:04:10.891-08:00Learning to read<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">I grew up with my grandma and grandpa. I
knew ABC only when I entered Year 1 in 1965 at Sekolah Kebangsaan Alai, Melaka. Those days Tadika were never in the vocab. In the house there were no book or writing
materials. If I want to scribble something, it be drawn on the ground using sticks. Grand pa was a taxi driver and Grandma was a house wife. My siblings
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<span lang="EN-US">Cikgu Rahman was my first teacher. He
taught me to read and write ABC. I remembered he made me <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ketuk ketampi</i> because I cannot read ‘CHAWAN’. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently I learnt that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ketuk ketampi</i> is good exercise to excite the brain. Well, we have to do that a lot when we were young. My class setting looks like this one in the picture below. You can see the next class as the classes were separated by the blackboard. It was really 'black' when I started Year 1. However, as time goes by, the black board was changed to 'green' board. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">My years in Year 1 to 4 were in a two story building, half wooden. There were two classes for each Year. I was in A class ... ehem ehem ... and was elected as class monitor throughout my Year 2 to Year 6. So much thrust my teachers had on me. Below is the picture of the school building. The small building near the gate was the teachers' room.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Year 1 to Year 4 classes were in this building</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ever since I knew how to read and write, I
read every word I saw, be it was written on the buses or buildings or just
street name. My Grandma often travel to her sister’s house in Seremban or my two uncle’s house in Kuala Lumpur. I knew the name of the places from Melaka to
Kuala Lumpur, just by reading the Balai Polis names or the schools along the
road side. Bachang, Cheng, Paya Rumput, Rumbia, Naning, Kota, Cengkau, Rembau,
Rahang, Seremban, Mantin, Beranang, Semenyih, Kajang, Cheras, then Kuala Lumpur
was on the bus route. We never sleep in the bus. My grandma will tell me stories
of the places every time we pass through it. Some places she has stayed, some
places she has friends or relatives. It was never boring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There was a book, actually it was a picture
dictionary. It was not thick. Every page has 1 or 2 pictures of animals
according to the alphabets. The first one was Alligator for ‘A’. We have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">biawak</i> around the kampung, who come out
once a while. I memorised the pages. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Staying with my Grandma gives me the privilege of travel. Visits to uncles house or my parents house is a must during school holidays. I had an uncle who bought a set of encyclopedia for his children. Ensaiklopedia Perintis. It ends up me taking home a volume each time we visit them. I read from cover to cover. So much so, when I was in Year 4, when my teacher asked me for my ambition to be put in the 001 and 002 report card, I always said 'AirHostess'. All because I want to travel to places that I read. That never changed until I was in Form 3 when I had to use spectacles. Only then I told my teachers that I wanted to be s doctor.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Believe it or not, I read all the Jilids (volume). My uncle call me 'Ulat Buku'. Then when I was in Year 6, the school bought or got books by Matlob. Lanun Bukit Kapal and Surat Rahsia was the book. I enjoyed reading it. I was lucky enough, when I went to secondary school, the school library got the recent copies of Pak Matlob's books. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">I went to an English medium secondary school. I attended a remove class in Sekolah Menengah Rendah Pengkalan Rinting, in Tampoi, Johor, before move back to Melaka for Form 1 to Form 3 in Sekolah Menengah Durian Daun, Melaka. Now that I can read English books, my reading changes. Enid Blyton was then in the first list. Later Hardy Boys, then Nancy Drew. When I came to Form 3, one of our teachers told us that we should be reading Mills and Boon. There were Mills and Boon in the school library. Gosh. Tall dark and handsome ....</span><br />
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-28400105618633000302014-12-08T19:35:00.000-08:002014-12-08T19:40:17.213-08:00Kembara di lautTidak pernah termimpikan akan belayar di laut. Apakan lagi menaiki Cruise. Selama ini rasa sangsi terhadap aktiviti di atas cruise yang tidak pasti ... tambahan pula status makanan yang dihidangkan. Tetapi bila terbaca mesej tentang Kembara U.K.E, teruja sungguh untuk menaiki cruise. Lantas mengajak suami untuk mendaftar. Alhamdulillah, bila semak tarikh, sang suami kata boleh cuti. Yeay....<br />
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Bermula di Port Swettenham, Pulau Pinang...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tazkirah dan Ceramah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solat berjemaah --- Star Cruise align kapal ikut arah kiblat waktu solat berjemaah ini</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check-in kat sini ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solat subuh dan tazkirah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Menikmati matahari terbit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star Cruise Libra</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nak tau besar tak kapal tu ... ni dia.<br />
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-92071158328190016742014-10-13T00:08:00.000-07:002014-10-13T00:08:03.467-07:00Vienna aku datangLamanya lepas bersara baru ni dapat masa nak update blog.<br />
Ni cerita pasal nak pergu jalan-jalan. Kata U.K.E .. Pergilah jalan-jalan tengok Bumi Allah ...<br />
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Peluang pergi Vienna ni datang bila hubby kata dia mungkin akan pergi Vienna ... Ada meeting, katanya. Tak sempat dia habis cakap, saya kata 'Nak ikut!'<br />
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Itu cerita hampir dua bulan lepas. Mak aiii.... Senang je cakap nak ikut ... Banyak ranjau dan duri nak pergi sana tu rupanya.<br />
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Pertama - tau ajelah kalau pergi atas OGS ni, kelulusan kena ada dan bbp mak nenek yg lain. Tak berani nak beli tiket awal sbb takut ladt minit, kelulusan tak dapat. Bila dapat kelulusan tu? Jumaat 10 Okt. Mesy hubby Isnin 13 Okt. Nasib baik staff dah buat booking tiket lebih awal .. Booking je ... Tak confirm.<br />
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Me?norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-3408362238226889742014-07-08T23:11:00.003-07:002014-07-08T23:11:14.751-07:00Latihan ke tandasAfter doing this reading do this test<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sanzAMWqVXWnKJ14ivWEjc4_91x95lxTV_CfmimBU-c/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank">Latihan ke tandas</a>norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-7542597722920848682014-06-17T23:25:00.002-07:002014-07-09T22:16:56.188-07:00Technology in education - learning to blogI once introduced blogging as a way to reflect. It was way back in 2008 and 2009.<br />
I traced backed the reflections done my my students then.<br />
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I am proud to share with you their blogs:<br />
Iza Idris - <a href="http://pgc070017.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html">http://pgc070017.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html</a><br />
Croesus Lai - <a href="http://croesuslai.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html">http://croesuslai.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html</a><br />
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There are others who did their reflections using blogs but these two were the examplar.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1st of June 1980, I was appointed as a Teacher in SM (P) Air Panas in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Then in July 1985, I left the school to do my 1st degree, again in UPM. I completed my degree in 2 1/2 years and got posted to SM Puteri Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur on 4th January 1988. I thought Physics, Maths and Add Maths in both schools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I became restless in the school as I wanted to study for masters but the announcement system about scholarship those days were bad, always the announcement letter came to school, a day before closing date or after the closing date. Thus, I applied to become a lecturer in one of teachers training college. I was appointed to become a lecturer in Maktab Perguruan Ipoh Perak (MPIP) on the 1st of June 1991. My terms as Educational Technology in MPIP was short. I was offered to do masters degree in University of Manchester, UK, majoring in Computer in Education in 1993. My family and I left for Manchester in September 1993 and we came back ini December 1994. From 1995 to 1999, I stayed as lecturer in MPIP, teaching Science Education and Science Studies to student teacher doing Kursus Asas Perguruan, then Kursus Diploma Pendidikan Malaysia. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">December 1999 I was transfered to Maktab Perguruan Teknik (MPT), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, which I left in December 2000 to do my Ph.D studies in University Malaya. I graduated from University Malaya in 2005 as Instructional Technologist. I was then posted back to MPT, which later was upgraded to become Institut Perguruan Teknik in 2007 then Institut Pendidiikan Guru Kampus Pendidikan Teknik in 2008, then in Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Rask, Kuala Lumpur. We were then moved to our new campus in Bandar Enstek, N. Sembilan in January 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Teaching was not my ambition. During my primary school days, I always said that I wanted to become air hostess as choice number one in the 001 and 002 card. My second choice was 'doctor'. It follows until I went to Form 3. That year I have to use spectacles. Only then 'doctor' became my first choice. However, no teacher in the other choices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After MCE, which I did quite well, I was offer a scholarship to study in overseas but somehow the offer letter did not reach me. I applied to UPM to do Diploma in Husbandry, thinking after that I can do Vetenary. Those years, we were interviewed to do diploma. I went for the interview. The interviewer, upon looking at my MCE result slip told me that I am fit to work with animals. He said that I should work children and he said if I agree to change my choosen course from Diploma in Husbandry to Diploma Science with Education, I already secured a place in UPM. He gave me 10 minutes to think about it, which I accepted. That is how I became a teacher. However, i also became a 'doctor' but a doctor who can become MC but cannot give MC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In UPM, we studied all sciences and maths courses. We do major and minor only in second and third year. I loved biology but out of 245 coursemates, 100 over chose Biology as major. There are also many who chose Maths. I don't like crowed classes, thus I was left with Chemistry and Physics. I finally chose Physics. In my third year, I met my Physics teacher in UPM, Mr. Ng. He asked me what I studied in UPM. I told him. and this is what he said to me, 'Norizan!, do major Physics? I still remember you always sleep in my class!' Ha ha ha ... I told him, my students won't sleep in my class.</span></div>
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8 Steps to plant rice - <a href="http://m.wikihow.com/Grow-Rice">http://m.wikihow.com/Grow-Rice</a><br />
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Do you know that you can grow rice in your own garden?<br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rice is an unusual and fun plant to grow in your garden or on your porch. The secret to growing rice is that you have to recreate the flooded rice paddy for the rice to thrive in.</span><br />
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Ensure the seeds are always soaked in water. It will germinate into seedlings in a few days.<br />
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We.ll wait until the seedlings appear.<br />
<br />norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-58479698353754903242014-01-28T07:36:00.000-08:002015-01-28T20:38:53.055-08:00Astronomy SoftwareI've been teaching Earth and Space course for over 5 years now.... I guess. I was not trained on this area. There was no syllabus when I was in school that I learn about Space, besides the name of planets.<br />
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My first accouter of this Space thing was when I was teaching the Certificate of Special Teaching Course (Kursus Sijil Perguruan Khas, KSPK) for IT where a teacher named Elsie asked me whether there are special software that could be used to show students the entire sky. That was back in the year 2000.<br />
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When I did my PhD, I took the opportunity to learn more of softwares for the purpose. That is when I found Starry Night Backyard and bought it in 2013. I love this software and still use it today ...<br />
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I loved the software so much because I can simulate the sky to whatever date and time that I want.<br />
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This software is expensive. You have to buy it at <a href="http://astronomy.starrynight.com/">http://astronomy.starrynight.com/</a>. But it was worth the buy.<br />
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I was then introduced to Stellarium. It is freeware. Downloaded from <a href="http://www.stellarium.org/">http://www.stellarium.org/</a>.<br />
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.<br />
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The interface of Stellarium is quite similar to Starry Night but with some restrictions.<br />
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I like the Stellarium, besides it's free but also the abilty to toggle between different environment.<br />
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That was three of four years ago. I still use it with my class to show the universe and it's heavenly bodies.<br />
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Now that we have tablets and smartphones ... then Night Sky is the thing. Instal it into your tablet or smartphone, the universe is in your hand.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">The Night Sky is a magical new app that enables you to identify the stars, planets, galaxies, constellations and even satellites you can see above. Just stand anywhere and hold your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad up to the sky and The Night Sky will display the names of the stars, planets and other objects you are able to see, just like magic!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #898989; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Then there are many more ... I usually use What's Up to see whcih celestrial body are up in the sky at the moment or when will it come up or has it set already. I used Pocket Universe to see the positions of the planets at certain time ... and of course, there are many more astronomy software or as people call it now apps for you to venture.... each with it's own speciality.</span><br />
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Kita nak bandingkan sekolah negara kita dengan sekolah di Singapura, Jepun, Korea, Taiwan, Finland? Waduh. Di sekolah mereka, pelajar mereka sama pencapaian. Sekolah di negara kita tidak sama kita ada kelas corot? Tu negara maju.<br />
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Tetapi bila diumumkan Vietnam menandingi Malaysia ...norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-19227885001345124702014-01-28T06:10:00.000-08:002014-01-28T06:31:20.762-08:00Science GardenThe making of a science garden in IPG KP Teknik was not easy. It has gone through brainstorming ... Through online survey entitled 'What is Science Garden to you' targeting the science lecturers as respondents, to meetings to discus how our SG would look like.<br />
We're turning barren land ... Hard soil with no top soil into a SG and I was to head the team.<br />
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Thanks to the students and fellow science lecturers and the lab attendance for their cooperation.<br />
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Rainwater harvesting is an innovative alternative water supply approach anyone can use. Rainwater harvesting captures, diverts, and stores rainwater for later use. <span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5em;">Implementing rainwater harvesting is beneficial because it reduces demand on existing water supply, and reduces run-off, erosion, and contamination of surface water.</span></div>
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Rainwater can be used for nearly any purpose that requires water. These include landscape use, stormwater control, wildlife and livestock watering, in-home use, and fire protection. </div>
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A rainwater harvesting system can range in size and complexity. All systems have basics components, which include a catchment surface, conveyance system, storage, distribution, and treatment. </div>
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In Malaysia, the concept of rain harvesting is not new. Rain water was to be collected in ceramic barrels (tempayan) used to wash one's feet before entering the house.</div>
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<span style="font-family: minion-pro-1, minion-pro-2, Cambria, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 17px;">If you were to go to Sabah, you'll see houses with blue tanks. These were the container to collect rainwater. There were</span><span style="font-family: minion-pro-1, minion-pro-2, Cambria, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="color: #3e3e3e; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">numerous Rainwater Harvesting projects on a design and build basis for rural villages and schools in Malaysia.</span></span></div>
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Rain water is directed to the collection tank. However, there is a mechanism which allow the first few liters of rainwater to be sent direct to the drain. These water normally carries dust and leaves etc with them. Only clear water enters the tank. There is a piping system that direct the collected water to other part of the house.</div>
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This washing machine has 2 system of water; one from the main pipe and another from the rain harvesting system.</div>
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This is the distribution sytem; either to the washing machine, wash basin or to water the plants.</div>
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-56213358219847409492013-12-31T19:19:00.000-08:002013-12-31T20:06:11.457-08:00Pensive moodToday is the beginning of the year 2014. Well, this would be a very decisive year for me ... To opt out or not. My family wanted me to opt out of teaching and i still love what i am doing now. Hmmm...<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I WANDERED lonely as a cloud<br /> That floats on high o'er vales and hills,<br /> When all at once I saw a crowd,<br /> A host, of golden daffodils;<br /> Beside the lake, beneath the trees,<br /> Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.<br /><br /> Continuous as the stars that shine<br /> And twinkle on the milky way,<br /> They stretched in never-ending line<br /> Along the margin of a bay: <br /> Ten thousand saw I at a glance,<br /> Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.<br /><br /> The waves beside them danced; but they<br /> Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:<br /> A poet could not but be gay,<br /> In such a jocund company:<br /> I gazed--and gazed--but little thought<br /> What wealth the show to me had brought:<br /><br /> For oft, when on my couch I lie<br /> In vacant or in pensive mood, <br /> They flash upon that inward eye<br /> Which is the bliss of solitude;<br /> And then my heart with pleasure fills,<br /> And dances with the daffodils.<br /> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">William Woodsworth, 1888</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WHAT is this life if, full of care,<br />We have no time to stand and stare?—</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No time to stand beneath the boughs,<br />And stare as long as sheep and cows:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No time to see, when woods we pass,<br />Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No time to see, in broad daylight,<br />Streams full of stars, like skies at night:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No time to turn at Beauty's glance,<br />And watch her feet, how they can dance:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No time to wait till her mouth can<br />Enrich that smile her eyes began?</span></span><br />
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-26135498762010756932013-12-18T22:54:00.002-08:002013-12-18T23:30:19.807-08:00CV curriculum vitaeAs academician, often we were asked to send or write our cv for MQA purposes, job purposes etc.<br />
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I explored tips on writing good cv and look at what I found?<br />
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First CV ever written - by Leonardo Da Vinci. Here it is:<br />
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. I have a sort of extremely light and strong bridges, adapted to be most easily carried, and with them you may pursue, and at any time flee from the enemy; and others, secure and indestructible by fire and battle, easy and convenient to lift and place. Also methods of burning and destroying those of the enemy.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. I know how, when a place is besieged, to take the water out of the trenches, and make endless variety of bridges, and covered ways and ladders, and other machines pertaining to such expeditions.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. If, by reason of the height of the banks, or the strength of the place and its position, it is impossible, when besieging a place, to avail oneself of the plan of bombardment, I have methods for destroying every rock or other fortress, even if it were founded on a rock, etc.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Again, I have kinds of mortars; most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling small stones almost resembling a storm; and with the smoke of these cause great terror to the enemy, to his great detriment and confusion.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5. And if the fight should be at sea I have kinds of many machines most efficient for offense and defense; and vessels which will resist the attack of the largest guns and powder and fumes.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6. I have means by secret and tortuous mines and ways, made without noise, to reach a designated spot, even if it were needed to pass under a trench or a river.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7. I will make covered chariots, safe and unattackable, which, entering among the enemy with their artillery, there is no body of men so great but they would break them. And behind these, infantry could follow quite unhurt and without any hindrance.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8. In case of need I will make big guns, mortars, and light ordnance of fine and useful forms, out of the common type.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Where the operation of bombardment might fail, I would contrive catapults, mangonels, trabocchi, and other machines of marvellous efficacy and not in common use. And in short, according to the variety of cases, I can contrive various and endless means of offense and defense.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10. In times of peace I believe I can give perfect satisfaction and to the equal of any other in architecture and the composition of buildings public and private; and in guiding water from one place to another.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11. I can carry out sculpture in marble, bronze, or clay, and also I can do in painting whatever may be done, as well as any other, be he who he may.</em></div>
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<em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And if any of the above-named things seem to anyone to be impossible or not feasible, I am most ready to make the experiment in your park, or in whatever place may please your Excellency – to whom I comment myself with the utmost humility, etc.”</em></div>
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Engineers out there! ADA BRANI tulis CV macam tu?norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-3845749870336977532013-01-13T07:56:00.002-08:002015-01-28T20:12:32.713-08:00Dari Cheras ke Enstek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cerita Maktab Perguruan Teknik (MPT) akan ditutup bukan baharu. Ketika mendaftar di situ pada 16 Disember 1999, saya telah diberitahu bahawa MPT akan berpindah ke Bangi. Angin perpindahan bertiup kencang di akhir tahun 2000. Ada usaha-usaha beberapa rakan pensyarah untuk memohon KPM supaya MPT tidak ditutup. Kemudian cerita itu senyap.<br />
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Tahun 2005, timbul kembali cerita MPT akan berpindah, bukan ke Bangi tetapi ke Nilai. Beberapa orang pensyarah kedengaran dipanggil untuk merangka pelan awal bangunan di Nilai. Kemudian senyap (saya yang tidak dengar).<br />
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Kemudian pada 19 Okt 2010, JK Perpindahan Teknik ke Enstek telah ditubuhkan. Enam JK Kecil telah dibentuk. Saya menjadi ahli dalam JK Infra dan Infostruktur. Bermula dari situ, kami merancang perpindahan. Hari ini, saya berpendapat kami kekurangan satu jawatankuasa - JK Pendokumentasian Perpindahan.<br />
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Ada rakan yang curious untuk mengetahui mana letakkannya tapak kampus kami. Lawatan ke Enstek pada 4 Januri 2011 menunjukkan 'perpindahan itu pasti'.<br />
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Mesyuarat demi mesyuarat telah dihadiri. AJK Infra dan Infostruktur dikehendaki merancang pengisian perabut dan bahan P&P untuk bangunan baru berdasarkan pelan bangunan yang diberi. Arahan yang diterima, rancang perabut dan bahan p&p mengikut fungsi bilik-bilik/ruang yang dinamakan dalam pelan bangunan. </div>
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Model kompleks Kampus IPGM Enstek.<br />
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<br />Perpindahan melibatkan perancangan. Perancangan konsep di Enstek, perabot yang ingin digunakan, k=susun atur perabot dan sebagainya. Kami hanya dibekal dengan pelah bangunan dan saiz sesuatu ruang. Saya belajar menggunakan Viso dan AutoCAD untuk memudahkan melukis pelan dan design perabot. Kami mendapat khidmat guru-guru Lukisan Kejuruteraan daripada sekolah menegah teknik untuk membantu membuat lukisan spesifikasi perabut. Kerja yang amat rumit dan memakan masa. Bahagian Perrolehan KPM mahukan spesifikasi yang detai. mak oii... sedetail saiz, jenis kunci, latch, jenis bahan sehinggalah kepada warna cat...<div>
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Kemudian, realiti pun sampai. Arahan kemas barang untuk pindah. Ha ha ha. Inilah ketika yang amat mencabar kami. Berkemas sambil menyediakan pelajar exam, mengawas exam, menanda kertas exam, mengajar PGSR dan percutian akhir tahun yang hilang entah ke mana. Itulah hal-hal bulan-bulan terakhir tahun 2012.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pn Jumi menyapu sampah untuk menyegerakan proses 'masuk rumah baru'</td></tr>
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Pelajar pun turut membantu mempercepatkan proses 'masuk rumah baru'. Gambar menunjukkan gotong royong yang dijalankan oleh pelajar DPLI Semester 3.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">A </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">late bloomer</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops more slowly than others in their age group, but eventually catches up and in some cases overtakes their peers, or an adult whose talent or genius in a particular field only appears later in life than is normal – in some cases only in old age.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Yesterday U met with one late bloomer. He is on the verge to do his PhD. When we met, he told me that he is a late bloomer. I was surprised. He showed me his SPM results. Yes! Unbelievable. 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9. Wow. However he managed to do his degree. However ,,, not good enough. He said he worked in the private sector for a while. The work he did (with good pay) does not suit his soul. He later managed to do KPLI. This is his turning point. He graduated his teaching diploma with 3.95 CGPA. Then he did his masters. It was 3.75. Amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">When asked what turned him, he said it is while doing his Diploma in Education he see the value of education. All this while, to go to school for him is doing what others are doing. Its tough to learn to be a teacher and it is tougher to teach others to learn. Welll... </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">It is interesting to talk with him. He has many ideas. Ideas to enhance classroom practices. That reminds me of this story:</span><br />
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The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”</div>
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He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” To stress his point he said to another guest, “You’re a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?”</div>
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Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,<br />“You want to know what I make?” She paused for a second, then began...</div>
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“Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an iPod, Game Cube or movie rental... You want to know what I make?”</div>
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She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.</div>
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“I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them criticize. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write and then I make them write. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math.</div>
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“I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. I make my students stand to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, because we live in the United States of America.</div>
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“Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.</div>
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Bonnie paused one last time and then continued, “Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.</div>
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“You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make?”</div>
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THERE IS MUCH TRUTH IN THIS STATEMENT: “Teachers make every other profession.”</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">If Tim Brousseau went back to his high school, most of his teachers would be surprised he even graduated (he squeaked by with a 2.1 grade-point average), much less became a teacher with a master's degree (3.87 GPA).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Read <a href="http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20021019&slug=underachieve19">http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20021019&slug=underachieve19</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">'</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 19px;">But the typical underachiever is one who is smart but skims along with Cs and maybe a D, mostly for failing to turn in homework assignments and not bothering to study for tests.'</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 19px;">"The most frustrating group of underachievers are the bright kids who are disappointing — disappointing their parents, their teachers and themselves,"</span><br />
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Why Students Underachieve</h1>
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Six reasons for underachievement</div>
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1. <strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;">Afraid of Failure</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;">. Nobody likes to fail, but most people can shrug off the experience and move on. A small percentage of students, however, experience failure as devastating. Since failure hurts less when they do not try, students who are devastated by failure tend to underachieve because they hold back effort</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;">5. </span><strong style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;">Combative.</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;"> Some students hate </span><a class="pt-basics-link" href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/anger" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" title="Psychology Today looks at Anger">anger</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;"> and </span><a class="pt-basics-link" href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/shyness" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" title="Psychology Today looks at Shyness">shy</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; line-height: 20px;"> away from conflict. Others are proud of their fighting spirit and tend to get into many fights, arguments, and quarrels. They may do poorly in schools because they are distracted by their battles</span><br />
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Five Techniques for Improving Student Attendance</h2>
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10 Ways to Promote Student Engagement</h2>
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norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-72495033522454752822012-09-19T08:31:00.000-07:002012-09-19T08:31:09.322-07:00Bahasa harian and Bahasa BukuThere are a number of other words that are not familiar to our daily life or mean something else. Terms such as 'masak' and 'tanak'. In our daily life we say 'masak nasi' but the correct Malay to cook rice is 'tanak nasi'. We say 'jemput makan', where as we should say 'sila makan'.<br />
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Once, I saw a student teacher (ST) sweated to explain to her pupils what is a dragonfly is. She was teaching food chain and in the food chain she said 'pepatung' to a year 4 pupils in a school in Perak. The pupils asked the ST what is pepatung. She described the dragon fly (verbally) as having head, abdomen and thorax, with wings. She even said that the dragon fly eat grass using its mandible. But the pupils keep on asking what is it actually. This goes on for a while, until she picked up a chalk and draw a dragonfly. I smiled when all the pupils simultaniously said 'Cakaplah Cakcibor!!!' (Why not say cakcibur). The Perakians called 'pepatung' as cakcibor. SOme other states called it 'sibur-sibur'.<br />
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I was observing a student teacher (ST) teaching today. She is teaching about some substance dissolve in liquids so do not. In her induction set, she held a clear plastic cup and put in a spoonful of sugar. She went round the class to show the pupils the sugar. Then she add in some water. Again, she move around the class to show the pupils that the sugar remains at the bottom of the plastic cup. Then she asked one pupil to stir the water. She held up the cup, and asked her pupils where is the sugar granules?<br />
the responds were quite interesting. Here are the pupils answers;<br />
- dah hilang (it's gone)<br />
- ia cair (it's melted)<br />
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What attracted me was none of the pupils say 'melarut' (dissolved).<br />
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Well, this is what happens in science classes. We're teaching using scientific terms. In the textbooks, we wrote scientific terms. Some of our scientific terms have different meaning in our childrens' language. This ST is teaching to a group of Malay primary pupils. If we do not care to get pupils to grasp the terms used as it is used at their home, how would they make a connection between 'melarut' and 'hilang'. Then, there would be 'air gula' (sugar water) instead of 'larutan gula' (sugar solution). Hmmm...<br />
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These are term used in our daily life however, they were different from the terms used in text book. Here we're talking abou Malay pupils, whose mother tongue is Malay. What about the chinese, indians, ibans, kadazan, orang asli and others? Bahasa Melayu is not their first language. It might their second or even third language. Teacher teaching them must realise this. Use the language in class that connects the pupuls to terms they use at home to the terms used in books and exam papers.<br />
norizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04505073037122636557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231922793977355510.post-77531181955476432722012-09-19T07:44:00.003-07:002012-12-03T06:07:46.410-08:00Paddy Field in Kuala LumpurDo you know Paddy (Padi). This is the grain where we get our rice from. Paddy is planted in fields (sawah) mostly in northern parts of Peninsular Malaysia.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The first time I saw the paddy field in a school</td></tr>
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Have you ever thought to see Paddy field in Kuala Lumpur. Well, you can go to this school in the outskirt of Kuala Lumpur. I went to this school to supervise my practicum student teachers. What attracted me is the fact that this school own a small plots of paddy.<br />
The first time I went to the school, they just planted the paddy. It is already half grown. However, there are not only the paddy but also some pandan, lemongrass and some others<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its so noce to see the seeds ripening</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scarecrow - its nice to sit and see the pipits flying over the paddy</td></tr>
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<br />At last... one of the teachers in the school tagged me in FB the following photo.<div>
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<br />That reminds me of my younger days ... staying in a kampung, just 8 km from Melaka Town. Every time I see Paddy field, my heart smiled. I remember the days I helped my grandma in her paddy field. I know how to plough (but nobody then allow me to do it), palnting the seeds, moving it to another plots and of course, harvesting it. We used special knife to do the harvest. It is called tuai.<br />
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The wonem normally do it. carrying a basket with the.<br />
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However I like the period between planting the paddy until the seed ripen. Its fishing time.</div>
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Wow, such nostalgic.<br />
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That is not all. After harvesting, the irik and angin padi. Then the jemur and tumbuk padi.<br />
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I learnt to be aware of the wind direction while doing this 'angin padi'. My grandma used to tell me that it is windy because the is change in monsoon wind. She do not attend school then.</div>
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This is beautiful. This is the time when the paddy is being dried until it is 'cooked' (masak) whereby, the seeds would be crunchy thus making it easier to separate the husk.<br />
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Once 'cooked' the paddy will be kept in a 'kui' or kebuk padi. I don't know what other place call it, keepin the padi supply for the family until next harvest.<br />
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When we want to consume the padi, we'll put it out in the sun then we pound it, using either foot or hand.<br />
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One can use the leg paddle or<br />
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the hand - antan and lesong<br />
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then we'll get the rice.<br />
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Last but not least ... the cooked rice. Its aroma ... no replacement. Oh how I missed those days.<br />
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I missed my grandma... alfatihah.</div>
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