Saturday, 31 May 2008

Siapa lelaki baik?

Salah satu minat saya ialah menonton drama melayu. Kebanyakan drama-drama tersebut saya tonton di web TV3 dan TV9. Drama mingguan yang selalu saya tonton ialah Impak Maksima, Ezora, Sindarela, Dunia Anita dan Mr. Mama.

Isu yang saya ingin utarakan ialah definisi 'lelaki baik' yang ditonjolkan dalam drama-drama tersebut.

Impak Maksima: Hero drama ini ialah Ayie, seorang pelajar kolej yang digilai ramai. Dia bukan sahaja terkenal disebabkan kehenseman dia, tapi dia juga terkenal dengan adab sopan, gentleman dan lain-lain. Ayie juga pandai ambil hati orang tua. Sampaikan Nek Jah yang baru sahaja kenal Ayie ni bermati-matian menyuruh cucunya jadi girlfriend Ayie. Nek Jah kata, kalau lelaki tu baik, tak salah kalau perigi yang mencari timba. Sampai begitu sekali sukanya Nek Jah dengan Ayie ni. Tapi, Ayie ni bukanlah orang yang baik sangat dari segi agama. Dia pernah terlanjur dengan girlfriend lama dia. Namun, disebabkan perwatakan dia yang pandai ambil hati orang tua, hormat orang tua, dia masih lagi dianggap sebagai lelaki idaman. Gadis kampung yang suci seperti Hanim juga tergila-gilakan Ayie. Bukankah seorang penzina itu hanya layak dengan seorang penzina juga. Lebih-lebih lagi penzina yang tak pernah bertaubat.

Drama ini cuba menonjolkan bahawa seorang lelaki itu masih dianggap sebagai 'lelaki baik' sekiranya pandai ambil hati orang tua, gentleman.... walaupun hidup bergelumang dengan dosa dan maksiat. Kaum wanita pula ditonjolkan sebagai agak cuai dalam menilai seseorang lelaki. Dengan kata lain, kalau pandai ambil hati orang tua dan sopan santun, itu bermakna lelaki tersebut sempurna dari semua segi.

Ezora: Hero drama ni ialah Reza. Seorang jejaka yang berasal dari kampung yang kemudiannya berhijrah ke Kuala Lumpur untuk mencari rezeki. Namun, lupa daratan. Dia juga terlanjur dengan majikannya. Namun, dia tetap disukai oleh ramai wanita termasuklah nenek majikannya (nenek lagi!).

Adakah seorang lelaki yang bersopan santun itu layak dianggap sebagai 'baik' sekiranya hidup bergelumang dengan dosa dan maksiat?

Mengapa drama-drama melayu mendefinisikan lelaki baik sedemikian rupa? Adakah kerana masyarakat melayu kini sudah mengganggap berzina itu merupakan perkara kecil yang dianggap sebagai 'no big deal'?

Pasangan kekasih tinggal serumah, berpegangan tangan, berpelukan, semuanya digambarkan sebagai norm.

Kanak-kanak dan remaja masa kini pastinya akan terikut-ikut cara hidup seperti ini sekiranya inilah moral yang dihidangkan kepada mereka hari demi hari.

Tanggungjawab ibu bapa pula pastinya bertambah mencabar dalam mendidik anak-anak mereka.

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

I'm WARNING You

The club has released the following statement regarding Cristiano Ronaldo:

Manchester United has watched with growing irritation the comments attributed to Real Madrid over their alleged desire to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

The facts are:

1) The player is on a long-term contract and his registration is held by Manchester United
2) The player is not for sale

The club will have no alternative but to report Real Madrid to the world governing body, FIFA, if it continues to behave in this totally unacceptable fashion. These public attempts to unsettle the player are completely against the regulations and the club will not tolerate them any longer.

In addition, the club is certain that they are a distraction for the Portuguese national squad as they prepare for the European Championships. No-one should be in any doubt that Manchester United will do everything in its power to keep its best players.

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Take a Break

Funny conversations. Enjoy!

Caller :Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan?(anyone)

Operator : Yes, you can speak to me.

Caller : No, I want to speak to Annie Wan!

Operator : You are talking to someone! Who is this?

Caller : I'm Sam Wan (someone) and I need to talk to Annie Wan! It's urgent.

Operator : I know you are someone and you want to talk to anyone! But what's this urgent matter about?

Caller : Well. .. just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother Noel Wan ( no one) was involved in an accident. Noel Wan got injured and now Noel Wan is being sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan is on his way to the hospital.

Operator : Look, if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn't an urgent matter! You may find this hilarious but I don't have time for this!

Caller : You are so rude! Who are you?

Operator : I'm Saw Lee. (sorry)

Caller :Yes! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!

.......this conversation won't end. hehe

Friday, 23 May 2008

Final exam


Final exam is just around the corner. Next week will be very hectic. I have 3 exams in 5 days. Then, I have 13 days gap before my final paper. What a huge gap. To all my friends, prepare yourself, banyakkan berdoa dan GOOD LUCK!!!

MEC6316 Renewable Energy 27 May 2008 Mappin Hall

EEE416 High Speed Electronic Devices 29 May 2008 Brookhill Hall

AMA443 Mathematics (Numerical Methods and Vector Spaces) 31 May 2008 Brookhill Hall

EEE6012 Antennas, Radar and Navigation 13 June 2008 Goodwin Sports Hall

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Risk Taking Level




Your Risk Taking Level: Medium



What's life without a few risks?

You're willing to be daring when the time is right.



You know that there's no reward in life without risk.

You just always make sure that you look before you leap.

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Natural Disasters: How do we react?

Natural disaster happened again. In Myanmar, Nargis cyclone has killed nearly 100,000 people. Approximately a week later, 40 000 people (this number may increase) were killed due to earthquake in China . This was then followed by a small magnitude of tremor in Acheh. Since the occurrence of tsunami in 2004 , the world is facing more frequent earthquake.
It is expected that more natural disasters are going to happen in the future. So, we need to react now.
  • First, the world needs more natural disaster experts.
  • More money should be splashed to accelerate research, monitoring, and produce more efficient alarm and evacuation system.
  • Architectural and civil engineering students should be exposed and trained to design an earthquake resistant building in university.
  • Government should introduce policies to increase the percentage of buildings with earthquake resistant design.

Monday, 19 May 2008

Tun Dr. Mahathir Politics Timeline

1946: Joined United Malays National Organisation (Umno).

1947: While a medical student, he wrote extensive anti-colonial commentaries in Malay newspapers under the pen-name "Che Det".

1957: Resigned from government service as a doctor. Starts private practice.

1964: Entered active politics as Kota Star Selatan MP.

1965-1969: Member, Umno Supreme Council.

Sept 1969: Expelled from Umno for disciplinary reasons. Re-admitted on March 7, 1972.

June 1972: Elected a member of the Umno Supreme Council with the highest number of votes. Lost in the election for an Umno Vice-President post.

Dec 1972: Appointed a Senator by the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

1974-2004: MP for Kubang Pasu, Kedah.

Sept 1974: Education Minister.

June 1975: Umno Vice-President.

March 1976: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education.

1977: Acting Chairman, Umno Liaison Committee, Malacca.

Jan 1978: Deputy Prime Minister & Trade and Industry Minister.

May 1978: Chairman, Perak Umno Liaison Committee.

Sept 1978: Umno Deputy President.

June 1981: Barisan Nasional Chairman.

June 1981: Umno President.

July 16 1981: Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Minister of Defence (until 1986) and Minister of Home Affairs (until 1999).

July 17 1987: Umno Political Bureau Chairman.

Feb 16 1988: Pro-tem President of Umno Baru. Umno was declared an illegal society on Feb 4, 1988.

Dec 1993: Kelantan Umno Chairman. Chairman, Politics and Constitution Committees of the Supreme Council.

Sept 1998-Jan 1999: Finance Minister. June 2001 - Finance Minister.

June 22 2002: Announced his intention to resign from all political and government posts at the final day of the 56th Umno assembly. Appeals from Umno Supreme Council members.

Oct 31 2003: Retired as PM and Umno president after 22 years.

Sept 2006: Fails in bid to be an Umno delegate for the Umno general assembly coming in ninth out of 15 contestants in the Kubang Pasu division.

May 19 2008: Quits Umno

Next: ???

Keluar UMNO???

keluar dari parti merupakan salah satu cara utk memperbetulkan umno. namun, tindakan ini berisiko. ada baik, ada buruknya.

sekiranya anda setuju dgn saranan Tun, jgn hanya bersorak dan memuji Tun sahaja. realisasikannya dalam bentuk tindakan. tanpa tindakan yang kolektif, usaha ini tidak akan mencapai matlamatnya.

namun, saya berharap ahli umno berfikir dahulu sebelum membuat keputusan. Tanya diri anda kenapa dan mengapa anda ingin berbuat demikian. Yakinkan diri anda.

Jangan keluar parti kerana Tun berbuat demikian. Saya percaya Tun sendiri tidak mahu ahli umno bersikap 'yes boss' terhadap beliau. Moga-moga kita tidak menyesal di kemudian hari.

p/s: berjaya mencuri waktu untuk menulis dikala sibuk mentelaah pelajaran =)

Wednesday, 14 May 2008

Too Busy....

Sorry for not updating my blog. I have lots of thing to share but I'm very busy at the moment. I'll continue writing articles after I finish my exam.