Rumah Seri Kenangan Sibu

When they're in need,

We always have reasons to cheat.

But when we're a kid,

They never stop filling us with good deeds.

Living a lie,

YES we never realize nor shy.

But to our surprise,

They always have reasons to comply.

Reasons only them could understand,

but not to the mere men.

O Allah here i stand,

Please help us to become a better men.

Game On!

“Assalamualaikum, Mok sihat? Oghe sapa doh Mukah ni, sorry sebab lambat talefon. Mok duk bwat gapo tu? Makey doh? Sini ok jah. Makey bereh, cumo bare kat luar tu la mahal sikit.” Mohammad phoned his beloved mother saying that he is doing fine in Mukah. He also mentioned that he had become a warden and now staying at the warden house. He said that the warden house was quite big for one person and it has a bathtub. Hearing that his beloved son is doing fine, his mother was very pleased with it. “Mohammad, jago diri molek, jange tinggal smaye tu. Doa banyok-banyok ko Allah mintok bleh tukar cepat” replied his mother to him. Smiling, Mohammad said YES to his mother’s advices.

Tomorrow is going to be his first day to teach. He was very worried because he does not have any idea on what to teach. Even though his colleagues have given him the module and the syllabus, he still could not visualize on what he is going to teach. He said to himself, “I’m going to suck in my first class. What should I teach them? I need to have a lesson plan, I need to write one!” So there he was, in the office on Saturday, thinking, visualizing, and preparing for his inaugural class. Mohammad’s students are from the commerce department and most of his colleagues stated that students from commerce department are quite good in English. The students from the department also can be categorized as obedient. They would give full cooperation to their lecturers. Hearing this makes Mohammad quite relief. As a teacher, to have good students is a blessing.

Sitting in BKJPA 2.7 (BKJPA means Bilik Kuliah Jabatan Pengajian Am) he waited for his students. Still could not cope with the nervousness, he tried to stay calm, breath in, out, in and out. In the class, there was only one student who came early and his name is William Fung. Both of them waited for the rest of the class to enter the class. “Good Morning class! How are you guys today? As usual, Mohammad would start his class by greeting his students. It has become some sort of his trademark in teaching. He had been using the sentence since his practicum days. He believes that by being emphatic with the students’ conditions, it would make the students to be more attentive in the class. Awkward, the students did not comply with the expected reaction. The students were quite. It seems that they were shy to respond. To break the ice, as usual Mohammad would use his secret weapon. “Apakah nama ibubapa Transformers?” asked Mohammad to his students. He was lucky, after the riddle session, his students felt comfortable and started to give respond in the class. Thank you Allah, today’s class was a success, he said to himself.

Smiling, he entered his office, one down, many to go. Hamdillah, his short semester teaching went on well. Even though there was only one student who managed to get an “A”, all of his students managed to pass his subject. Mohammad was very pleased with it. He hopes that the students managed to get something out of his class. He always had the perception that all the students have their own potential in English, they just need to pull their potential out. He always has good perception towards his students and by the way, his students were really nice to him. They played futsal with him, accompanied him dinner and etc. “Be a good person, do your best in your life and good luck in your L.I (Latihan Industri)” said Mohammad to his students in their final class.

Sarawak is the land of the hornbill. Yes, it is a beautiful state indeed. Mukah can be considered as a “rural” area because it is situated far from the nearest big town which is Sibu. Mohammad does sometimes go to Sibu with his Sarawak friends. But what irritates him most is in finding the prayer’s room. Once, he went to Sibu with his friends and he failed to perform his prayers. What a loser he is in the “eyes” of Allah. He felt ashamed with himself. “How can I be a good person if I cannot take a good care of my prayers?” whispered to himself. He could not stop thinking of his bad action of not performing the prayers. How can he be a good leader, husband or a person if he could not take a good care of his prayers? But Allah does love His servant dearly. All the things that happened had its own purposes; all of Allah’s actions have divine purposes. There she was, a person who recently keeps in touch with Mohammad. A person, who always gives advices to him, makes him aware that he is just a mere servant of Allah. “JAGA IMAN”, the words that pulled him back to the ground.

Mukah, Here He Comes

It was a beautiful morning at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. His eyes were busy looking and searching for the flight registry counter. “Mano so nih? Aduh, aku bukenyo reti. Takpo la, try tanyo oghe lah” said Mohammad to himself. It is his first time to be there and to board on an airplane. Thanks to Allah, he managed to find the registry counter and managed to board on his inaugural flight. Excited he was when the plane starts to move. Five minutes later, he found himself to be looking at the small boxes or houses below. He was smiling; he had never imagined that it would feel like this, the experience to fly. Maybe this is one of Allah’s divine purposes of having me to work in Sarawak. An experience that Mohammad will always remember, his first flight!

“Mano matno nih?” whispered Mohammad. He arrived at the Sibu Airport at 11.30 a.m. one of his good friends was supposed to be there to pick him up. But Mohammad could not find where his friend was. Suddenly, he felt that somebody was peering on him. “Matno! Mohammad yelled. “Haha, natey ni nusuk katku dih”. He was very glad to see his friend, Abang Mohamad Noor Bin Abang Maressal. Abang is a funny guy; he has good sense of humor. Matno’s parents were there also, “Thank you Allah for easing my journey to Mukah” said Mohammad. Matno was very happy to see his friend Mohammad. After having brunch at the KFC with Matno’s parents, Mohammad continues his journey, but this time Matno accompanied him. They took a bus to Mukah. The journey to Mukah took nearly five hours and the road was terrible. “No wonder nobody wanted to work here”, said Mohammad to Matno. His friend just put on a fake smiley face. Both of them talked until they finally reach Mukah town.

They arrived at 6.30 p.m. and it was already dark. They decided to stay the night at a cheap motel “Hotel Sarina”. Mohammad was very excited, he could not wait for tomorrow. Both of them went to bed after dinner. Yes, it was an exhausted journey indeed for them. Yawning, Mohammad woke up early, to prepare for his big day. “No, mu duk ilek-ilek dulu deh, nanti aku abih daftar, aku balik sini a. Nanti kalu ado gapo-gapo, oyak la deh” said Mohammad to his friend and Matno smiles. Mohammad took the first bus to Politeknik Mukah. It only cost RM2.00 for the ticket. He was very excited; the first sight of Politeknik Mukah makes him smile. “Yes, this is the place where I’m going to be working for the next few years” said Mohammad. It took several hours for his registration business to finish. He was glad because most of his colleagues were helpful. Mohammad and Matno then stayed at Dabai Inn; a motel in Politeknik Mukah and its free, there’s no need for them to pay the bill.

There’s nothing much that they can do in Politeknik Mukah on that day, so they decided to go out to Mukah town. The town is not that big, bigger than Tumpat town. Mohammad founds out that it is quite hard to find Halal food over there. Matno mentioned that he should be very careful in buying food and Matno also mentioned that Muslims are not the majority people of Sarawak. So he did give some advices because he do not want Mohammad to feel awkward with the new environment. “No, mahal gilo bare-bare sini, aku ingatkan kalu duk pedalaman, bare mesti muroh, ni mace mahal gilo jah” said Mohammad. Matno then again explained the situation in Sarawak to Mohammad. As a result, Mohammad felt that it is going to be hard for him to save his salary. But he said to himself, where there’s a will, there’s a will. They arrived home nearly Maghrib and both of them were very exhausted and both of them sleep soundly through the night.

“Nanti mu sapa Debak, oyak la deh, timo kasih banyok wei sebab tolong atar aku” said Mohammad to Matno. There he was looking at his friend Abang Mohamad Noor going back to Debak. He felt that it’s going to be a boring week for him because he is going to stay alone at Dabai Inn. Working over there was quite awkward. It is because Mohammad felt’s that the students do not feel that he is a lecturer. By the way, he has not entered any class yet because the semester was nearly over. So he went to work, punches in, and went back home, punches out (not that “punch”). His routine continued for a few weeks. One day, Ms Yong told him whether he wanted to teach the short semester students, and straight away he said yes. “Yes, finally I’m going to teach!” he was happy as hell. He could not wait for the short semester to starts. “O Allah, please help me to become a responsible teacher” he prayed. Next week, he’s going to start teaching. GAME ON!

The Journey to the Land of The Hornbill

Smiling, Mohammad’s heart beat rattled after reading the word, Mukah. Even though he managed to keep his composure, never in his mind that he will be teaching there. Yes, he is going to teach in Mukah, Sarawak. Then he looks at his mother and say, “it’s in Mukah Mom, in Sarawak”. His mother was quite awkward at that time, whether to accept it with joy or sadness. He saw in his mother’s eyes that she was quite reluctant of saying a word. He then said, “It’s ok mom, don’t be sad. I’m not going to stay over there permanently”. Smiling, he hugs his mother.

The news of him going to Sarawak had spread to the ears of his family, relatives and friends. Some of them are very happy him, some are not. As for him, he takes it as a challenge. New place brings new experience, friends and memories. Being able to go to Sarawak was quite interesting because he had never been there. Besides, it is his opportunity to learn about the people and culture over there. Even though he is quite excited to face the new experience, he faces his first problem. Money, where can I get money for my expenses? For the flight ticket and all. Even though he has been working at a hotel before this, his previous salary had been used to buy a refrigerator for his beloved mom. But he stills managed to stay calm, for he is always an optimist person.

Tears run slowly down Mohammad’s cheeks. He never thought that he have to sacrifice his one and only lover, his bike, his WUD. Their relationship was not meant to last. Lying on the bed, eyes closed, he remembered how they had good times together. How they would go places when he finds dullness, the experience of going back to Kelantan on Hari Raya. How he loves to stares at his lover. Never in his mind that he has to sacrifice WUD. Realist, he is good at it, he mentioned to himself “things come and go, so be prepared to let it go”. In other word, he likes to say it Redha. “Cheerios WUD, I know Najmu’ would take a good care of you”. He gave the bike’s keys to his friend and watch both of them went off. Yes, it was one of the hardest moments for him, but he REDHA.

Mohammad’s flight tickets had been settled by one of his best friends, Matno. Matno was very excited after hearing the news that Mohammad is going to teach in Sarawak. Mohammad can sense Matno’s smiling voice when he first mentioned the news. Still in Kelantan, he prepares for his journey. He bought some new clothes, shoes and a pair of sandal. “Don’t worry mom, one of my friend will accompany me to go to Mukah” said Mohammad to his beloved mother. Feeling ease with the statement, his mother was ready to let his son go. Both of them took a bus to Bandar Baru Bangi, to his brother’s place. Yes, in two days time, he will be off to Sarawak.

It was a cold night at Putrajaya ERL station. He hugs his mother firmly. He knows that his mother felt quite hard to let him go. He said “Don’t worry mom, everything’s will be ok. Just don’t worry much”. Smiling, he bid goodbye to his beloved mother. Due to his early morning flight, he had to spend the night at the airport. It was the first time for everything for him. In the sense of willing to learn, he accepts it as a challenge. Sleeping, sitting, he waited for the sun to come up. “Tomorrow I’ll be in Sarawak. O Allah, do give the strength to face the things ahead of me” he whispered to himself. SARAWAK, HERE HE COMES.

www.Lesson Plan (Altered)

FORM: 5
LEVEL : Advanced
TIME: 70 minutes
TOPIC: From Nothing to Something
LANGUAGE CONTENT: Grammar (Sequence Connectors)

AIMS:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to
• Know the history of origami by reading it in the net.
• Gain information in making an origami from videos on a web and work in group in making a demo speech on how to make an origami using sequence connectors.
• Present their origami by uploading it in their Facebook account.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
• Students have already have the basic knowledge on how to use the computer and the internet.

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASIS
Creative and Critical Thinking Skills and ICT Skills.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT
• Computer equipped with video camera.
• Internet connection

PREPARATION
• Locate sites offering the information about origami’s history
• Check sites before lesson.

WEBSITES
• Google.com
• www.youtube.com
• Facebook.com

PROCEDURES
SET INDUCTION (5 minutes)
• Teacher shows a picture and asks the students about it.
• Teacher then asks the students to find information regarding the history of origami.
http://www.art.unt.edu/ntieva/download/teaching/Curr_resources/mutli_culture/Japan/Other/Historical%20Background%20of%20Origami.pdf

DEVELOPMENT (60 minutes)
• Teacher asks the students to be in groups which consists of three persons in a group.
• Each groups are given one computer which equipped with a video camera.

First Activity (15 minutes)
• Teacher tells that origami is a good way to recycle old papers and old newspaper.
• Teacher asks students to google the importance of recycling.Teacher gives the link for it. Click HERE

• Teacher then distributes worksheet for the students to answer.




Second Activity (45 minutes)
• Teacher informs students that old newspaper can be recycle and turn into an origami. The origami can be a decoration in the students’ house.
• Teacher gives a link for the students on how to make an origami.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=origami&aq=f
• In groups, teacher asks each group to pick one origami and list down on how to make one and then they are required to make a demo speech.
• Each groups require to post their own video on how to make their origami. They are required to use sentence connectors in their demo speech. In the video also, they need tell the importance of recycling.
• They then required to post their video on their facebook and tag their friends from other class.

CONCLUSION (5 minutes)
• Teacher summarize the lesson by stating that origami can help helps students to rid off the old newspapers by turning them into origami. Teacher instills moral values.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
• Teacher asks the students to use their facebook account in sharing their origami’s video and try to get feedbacks from their friend

Podcast Assignment- Breakfast With Morrie

Click here to get the file.

Prepared By:
Zulkifli Hanafi
Muhd Syahir Abdul Rani
Muhammad Syafiq Mazlan
Mohammad Muda

Task 7: Hypertext and Hypermedia

MARTIAL ART

Nowadays, the world is becoming more and more dangerous for the people who are living on it. Every day we heard story about killing, robbery, snatch theft, and etc. Malaysia had had the increase in these cases in this several years. These cases had made Malaysian aware of the importance of learning martial art. In Malaysia itself, we have hundreds of martial that are being taught every day. One of the famous martial art in Malaysia is Silat.

Silat can be considered as Malay’s heritage and it is being preserve with it being taught all over Malaysia. Learning Silat can be a medium whereby the practitioner can protect themselves from the bad people. Learning this type of martial art can increase one’s motivational level and can increase one’s self-confident when facing troubles. Silat also teaches the practitioners to use keris, one of the Malay’s weapon. Basically, by learning Silat one can prepare themselves for the bad incidents that are happening right now.