Fear - the four letter word

The year was 1976. It was one of my many meetings with her. She tall, slim, gorgeous and the most beautiful women I have seen before. As she speaks I would just look up in aw. Her mere presence sends chill down my throat. I know for sure, if given an opportunity that very moment I marry no one but her. But all that changed on that ill fated day.

It was the classic Monday blues. Everyone drags themselves either to work or school.. I got up the school bus and traveled approximately 60 km to my primary school in Johor Bahru town. At about 7am, I reached the school and enthusiastically waited for my beloved Ms. Quah, my class teacher. She is my favorite teacher and she really captivated me with her grace and calmness.

However, that day she finally gave up on me. She has been telling me many times to change my pencil and improve my hand writing. However, I couldn’t do that. My mother have a principle that I should use the same pencil the whole year. She dictates how sharp the nip of the pencil to be. Obviously, she ensures that the nip is just enough to write. Short and stocky, my pencil produced one of the most horrendous one could have seen. Ms.Quay gave up on me. She called me in front of the class. Asked me to turn back and pegged my exercise book on my back. On the exercise book she rode, Bad Handwriting and she splashed a BIG D on it.

Being a seven year child, I was totally devvasted and flabbergasted. I couldn’t care lest and ran out from the class together with the book pegged neatly up my collar. Tears running down my cheek. Wiping it I owed not to go back to class again. I waited for my school bus outside the school. The school bell rang. School was over. I anxiously waited for my friends. Sri Kumar told me, Ravi you are going to be a dead meat tomorrow. The teacher is going to kill you. He added insult to my injury. After reaching home, I kept quiet and did not tell my mother the incident. Anxiety was my close friend that night. Fear started to dominate me. Fear took over my life. Fear crippled my appetite to eat.

Tuesday morning appeared. I know I have to face the truth. I know that going to school is a nightmare to me. What am going to tell Ms.Quah? The teacher who I loved most became my nemesis.

Her class starts at 10 o’clock. She came, she taught and she left. Nothing happened. No questioned was raised regarding my running incident yesterday. It looks like miracle. On that day at the age of seven, I changed my prepective of my life. Live for today and do not worry of tomorrow. Fear is a four letter word. Do not use it. Live life without fear.


Used by permission from Ravinther Kunju Raman, a trainer for Ask Education & Training Sdn Bhd

Green Prize for March 2010

The winners are finally unveiled - and there were many more who were close to winning too! (but of course I can't divulge who lah, else I might get into trouble...)

Manchester - 1594 (each resident only needs to bear RM8.50)

Yale & Harvard - 2074 (each resident only needs to bear RM1.80)

Tsinghua - 1291 (each resident only needs to bear RM12.90)

Oxford - 1151 (each resident only needs to bear RM3.70)

Well, if you are not the winner, don't be disappointed! You could still stand to win for the April 2010 Green Prize! (provided of course, that you haven't check out prior to our annoucement) :(

Mar'2010 Green Prize - Tick Tock Tick Tock

Well, its that time of the month when our staff is busy adding, dividing, adding, dividing...to unveil the houses that save the most electricity!!

Have you been consciously switching off lights, fans, computers when not in used? Did you keep a look out for unattended fans or lights in the common area? Are you aware that by so doing, you are reducing your carbon footprint? Most of all, if your housemates and you have been conscientiously doing all of the above, you may stand a chance to win the GREEN PRIZE for April 2010!

Keep a look out on this blog for the winners! Winners will also be notified via SMS.

Winners of Basketball Tournament Apr'10!

Here is our 1st Prize Winners:-

Our 2nd Prize winners:-

Our 3rd Prize Winners!

Well Done to our 3 elite teams!

Players in Action! 10th Apr 2010

Here are some pictures of the basketball competition that took place last Saturday!

Kampar Storm

We may not have hurricane, but our Kampar storm is certainly no laughing matter. Yesterday's episode of torrential rain and strong wind as left behind a trail of damages such as leakages, fallen signboards and uprooted trees. Here are some pictures:-

Let's hope that such storm do not occur frequent.

Thank You For Your Participation!

We would like to thank all of you, for playing, cheering, and helping out during our bastketball competition last Saturday. Although the prizes sponsored by our "yellow tiger" were a little below our expectations, we hope that our cash prizes (ahem, sponsored by yours sincerely) would more than make up for it!

Well, as organisers, we are certainly glad to know that this competition has been well attended. We hope that you will keep a look out for our next BIG EVENT, which would be held in conjunction with MDK.

Meantime, let us sort out some photos before posting them on the blog. (*sigh* back to work)