Happy Teachers Day

Malaysia celebrates Teachers Day today, so I take this opportunity to give warm wishes and many thanks to my own teachers from pre school, kindergarten, primary and secondary school and my lecturers from UIA and IPBA.

Happy Teachers Day to my fellow friends who are are also in the education field and to all the teachers in SAM Jeram. Thank You and have a great day!

Guru Malaysia : 1Aspirasi 1Agenda.

Paris of the Orient

I was in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam last April, the weekend before the election. We (my mum, her sisters, my sister and I) wanted to go earlier but we waited til the PM announced the polling date.

This was not a tourist thingy where we go and visit Mekong river or the Cu Chi Temple etc. This trip was solely for shopping, that is why we were at the Ben Thanh Market for 3 days in a row. :)

Let's look at some pictures I took.

Ho Chi Minh is a bustling city
and the main mode of transportation is by motorcycle.
They even have valet service for motorcycles.
Despite the busy traffic, we hardly saw these bikes crash into each other.

If you are there for shopping, Ben Than Market is the place to be.
You can find fruits, clothes, shoes, accessories, souvenirs, table cloths and so much more.
They have wet and dry sections.
Our hotel was only 5 minutes walk away.

Their fruits were abundant and the king of fruit, the durian was humongous.
Too bad I don't like durian.

You can also find assortment of flowers outside the market.

Souvenirs to choose from to bring back for loved ones.

This is where ladies will hang around for hours.
Pretty cloth to choose from.
They even can custom sew your clothes within 24 hours.

There are ready made kurungs and jubahs available.
Telekung too.

  

Anybody into Bohemian crystal?
My aunt bought a chandelier here.

Ben Thanh Market closes at 6 pm and they continue their sales outside at the night market.
It felt like we were in Malaysia because they also accept ringgit
and you'd bump into fellow Malaysians aplenty.
It's actually cheaper outside too.

My sister and I waiting for the others who were shopping for lace.

Western influenced buildings.
Vietnam was colonised quite some time by the  French,
 hence the buildings and nickname.

In front of Ho Chi Minh City Hall

  

The Municiple Theatre at night

Don't forget to try out their cuisine.
It's not that different from ours.
These are raw spring rolls.

Their coffee is a must try too.
Go to local coffee joints instead of Starbucks.
Cheaper and delicious too!

So we were there for 3 days and 2 nights and it was not enough. I had enough of shopping because I pretty much burnt a hole in my pocket and walked a lot more than usual. It was a wonderful experience exploring a neighbouring city not that distinctive from ours. The people are kind and honest and the streets are safe and clean.

May I get to visit Vietnam again with my kids in the future. Insya Allah.

Exam Fever

Invigilating form 6 STAM.
This class is easy to observe since they have a stage in front.

I think most schools in Malaysia are buzzing with the mid year exam this week including my school. This will concern students from form 3-6 only since form 1-2 students are evaluated through the school based assessment.

So the school has been pretty quiet with students studying in groups or individually or just being in the exam room, answering away. I remember hating examinations when I was a student because I tend to forget a lot. Now, being a teacher is tougher having to invigilate, mark the papers and fill up the marks.

Kursus Membina Blog

This blog actually was created during my 5th Latihan Dalam Perkhidmatan (LDP)

Masa: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm

Tempat : Bilik Mesyuarat, SAM Jeram

Most of the teachers in my school currently have active blogs.

Cayalah!

True to the Confucious quote: 

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Time totally flew!

Mind your language

One of my favourite shows from the 80s was British comedy, Mind Your Language. 
Hence the blog title.

Who can forget Mr Brown and his class of foreign students.

Here's a clip. There's plenty more from youtube.com

Hope you will learn something besides the humour.

A visit to remember

Last year, SAM Jeram's English Society got the chance of the lifetime

 to visit Istana Alam Shah, the Selangor State Palace.

It was such an experience and gave us a glimpse of the life of royalties.

Jadual MUET 2013

The following is the MUET exam schedule for 2013.

For those who intend to sit for the exam, you can still do so for the November session.

Just prepare RM101.00 for the exam fee.

All the best!

JADUAL MUET

Perkara	MUET 2013
	Sesi Mac	Sesi Julai	Sesi November
Tarikh Pendaftaran Dibuka	29 Oktober 2012	1 April 2013	8 Julai 2013
	8 Januari 2013 (Calon yang ingin memperbaiki keputusan MUET Sesi November 2012)	6 Mei 2013 (Calon yang ingin memperbaiki keputusan MUET Sesi Mac 2013)	19 September 2013 (Calon yang ingin memperbaiki keputusan MUET Sesi Julai 2013)
Tarikh Pendaftaran Ditutup	16 November 2012 (Semua Jenis Calon)	19 April 2013 (Semua Jenis Calon)	25 Julai 2013 (Semua Jenis Calon)
	14 Januari 2013 (Calon yang ingin memperbaiki keputusan MUET Sesi November 2012)	13 Mei 2013 (Calon yang ingin memperbaiki keputusan MUET Sesi Mac 2013)	26 September 2013 (Calon yang ingin memperbaiki keputusan MUET Sesi Julai 2013)
Tarikh Ujian SpeakingMUET	19, 20, 21 Februari 2013 dan 25, 26, 27 Februari 2013	1, 2, 3, 4 Julai 2013 dan 9, 11 Julai 2013	21, 22, 23 Oktober 2013 dan 28, 29, 30 Oktober 2013
Tarikh Ujian Bertulis	9 Mac 2013	20 Julai 2013	23 November 2013