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After the overlook of the year that is gonna go by, I also noticed other things that I can say can be "grouped" together to be the top 10s/5s of 2009

Events:

Quite a number of events happened throughout the year, many of them were in regards to the local politics. In fact for nearly the first half year of 2009, Malaysia had not other real news apart from those...

A great example of small events blown to full scale political events here included the death of a Teoh Beng Hock a small time chinese political aide who was found dead on the ground floor of Plaza Masalam Shah Alam. He was there to be interviewed/interrrogated by the ISA that had a branch/base there.
The death, initially ruled as suicide was a reason that no one in his family and, to no surprise, the opposition party. Claiming LIES and CONSPIRACY, the opposition made an inquiry as to who was to blame for Teoh's death, rather than accepting his suicide reason.
All in all, the whole thing was widely blown out of porportion that Malaysia suddenly got attention of the world, albeit from a wrong reason. Till now, the inquest is still ongoing. His "trial" - Teoh's inquiry will start on the 7th of Jan 2010 again.

Another event that shook the Malaysian race was a very bad demonstration done by a group of malay residents from a small section in Shah Alam. Not too happy with the state's decision to build an Indian temple in the midst of their mainly Muslim residential area, the people there decided to retaliate by holding a demo, and boy; did they hold it...
Shocker of shockers, these people actually took a cow's head during the demonstration and proceeded to stomp and spit on it, all the while yelling for their own rights. The act was actually video-clipped from another stranger who happend to be there, and poof! Went straight to you tube faster than u can say demo.
This incident was also videoed by the media who showed it on TV, sparking cries of outrage from the Malaysians, many of them Indians and non Muslims.
In their defense (which was poorly conducted to my account), they were just trying to show their despair and anger over the building of the temple.
WHAT A WAY to do that in a multicultural nation, people!!! =.=
Seriously, no wonder they call u people ulu at times, the way u behave... Just because u're malays/muslims demonstrating doesn't mean that u can just stomp on other religious/racial traditions and so forth!?! This was further sparked worse when an mp decided to defend the demonstrators, reciting the same excuse on the demonstrations... It was finally solved when the demonstrators were brought to court and charged accordingly, and the temple was to be relocated somewhere else.

Other news included the death of Yasmin Ahmad, the renowned movie/ad director of Malaysia. She died after having a stroke sometime in July-August (I think). The director was known for her sentimental advertisements, especially during festivals (think of the petronas ads on CNY,Hari Raya) as well as her breakthrough movie, Sepet..Rest in peace, Yasmin.

well, for a person who is quite self absorbed, these were the breaking news in 2009...
A New Year, Malaysia, and hope that u do better...

Just a little bit

Around the bend, corner, whatever. The year is kinda zipping by now that it's 29th.

SO...2009.
What can I say about it?
The ups and downs were so many and nearly unbelieavable that it seems like it's from the pages of a sci-fi/fantasy book.

What were the highlights then?
- got to meet my A'levels students (AKA Pink day group) and UNSW students (OMG =.=)
- had 2 rounds diploma students working as lab assistants in their industrial training session. YES - u know who u are!!!! :P We had good times then, didn't we?
- The bouts of sick days and illness that I had from April to June. HAd to take mc like no one's business... SO SAD :(
- a trip to Cameron highlands before that :)
- Meeting my UNSW march intake . Not to mention meeting a certain Korean girl too... +_+
- getting the merged class of UNSW (O...M...G...) and handling it till their finals.
- seeing the developement of a student, from SAM to SAMANTHA to THE CONFUSED ONE to CHAI CHAI to SAM again... so much developement...
- a surprisingly mediocre 30th adnivessarry.
- went through the whole month of tehnsion wait for my kids' UNSW results, which was to say.... >.<
- went through a BAD Appraisal. SIGH... there goes my bonus/increament in 2010...
- went through a series of drug test for my heart... Now seemed better, till recently...
- Heard the NEWS from my IJN doctors after deciding to get a second opinion of cardiologist.
- GOTTEN A NEW CAR!!!! YAY!!!! :)


all those, and I can't seem to think of anything to wish for, now any resolutions for the upcoming year. WHY?
COuld it be that I am thinking of the worst already?
sigh...
AH!!!
MY resolution - TRY NOT TO THINK OF THE BAD STUFFS SO FAST.

Reminisence

Well.
Was reminiscing some of the old times, and the songs that we used to dance to during me and my friends' university years. Why? Heard Macarena on the radio this morning :p and started to think about the dance I did with some of my relatives and friends during an aunt's wedding about 3 years ago.
That was when I started to check out some old songs that made me dance to too...
Some of them included the ones below:


Vengaboys We like to party


Spice Girls - Stop


Ace of Base - lucky love (not really dancy though)


Aqua - Dr Jones


2 Unlimited - No limit (YES, DAMN Ah Beng...)


Will Smith - Getting Jiggy with it (what to say? ;P)


Las Ketchup - Ketchup song (remember the moves?)


Lou Bega - Mambo No.5

And of course, the song that started ti all for me to do this:


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MACARENA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course, got another last one for u to check it out :p

The end is coming

Yup, folks. THE end is near... 17 days to be exact. AND THEN...
The cycle renews again, like whaaht people says. It's a new cycle - full of new possibilities, new adventures and new experiences....

You should know what I am talking about by now.... =.=
If not, u shouldn't be reading philosophical, parody books much less this blog.
WHAT the heck am i saying?!?!?! Nothing much, apparently. Not nothing. It's more like somethig.... incomprehensible actually.
At least it's coherent.

Well, back to my "REAL" rants. Just got the results of my kids today, as I was on leave from work yesterday. Got to kow the results, and I mean EVERYONE'S results....
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
I consider it a very bad thing, as it kinda made me look like an incompetent educator... Maybe I am :(

Not to mention the incident during work before this.... Haizz..... I think I'm gonna get FIRED already...

Enough of self-sorryimg, if there's a word for it. Now that it's near X mas time, it's a time for enjoying and sharing already. With that, I wanna share some things with you all :)



Enjoy, Cos I did!!! :p


Also, as I was looking at some things on youtube in line with Lady gaga, i noticed this cover of her Just DAnce.... Not that iffy softie don't worry.
It isn't too bad. In fact, he's a so called original singer wong writer in NYC. Got into his site and checked his covers. Got a check on his original song. Aint' too bad too...
here they are down below... I think some gals will like him... :p



COVER of JUST DANCE



His original song - Night Fades

U MUST SEE THIS

Didn't know what to post actually since the last one. Wasn't really into it.
Then I saw this teaser today. Must share with u all!!! YAY!!!!


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