Salaam Ramadhan to ALL Muslims in the World...

Short entry...

As a Muslim, we Muslims must fast in the month of Ramadhan... So, I, Muhammad Hafiz Khairuddin hereby wishes all Muslims Happy Ramadhan... Let us all look for His Forgiveness in this holy month...

Shout with joy upon Ramadhan's arrival, Cry upon it's departure...

With all due respect,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Blood Donation - One Pint Can Save A Human Life...

Fuh, a strong entry... For the first time ever (is it?) my post will be a positive one...

BTW, this is a part of the main title of this blog (TLATOAFET) but, eventually EVERYONE must have at least ONCE donated their blood (unlike some people who are afraid when they see BLOOD).

My first time donating... Ngee~~~ Happy... Confused...

Why happy? I JUST SAVE A HUMAN LIFE!!!~~~

Why confused? I NEARLY FAINTED THAT TIME...

The full story:

The blood donation was held at our beloved Dewan Brooke until 1:00 pm... My lecturer, Mr. ******* asked us whether we wanted to donate some. We agreed (since last time on February, NONE OF US DID) and the whole class went to Brooke to join the others there...

THE QUEUE WAS QUITE LONG!!! For a very good deed, yes, most of the people would definitely want to participate. The boys from my class... Hahaha... Some of them are CHICKENS!!! (Yes, I'm referring to a particular twin here, even though they are not twins) The ones who donated (boys, of course) are Me, Fareed, Kenneth... Out of six boys (yes, small class) we are the only ones donated. One of us (I won't mention his name) can't see blood flowing... Seeing blood will make him faint. Bloodphobic? YES... Poor him...

Girls? Felicity, Nadzaty, Ain, and some others... Hehehe... Enjoyed the time so much!

After I have doanted, I went over to the place where they offer drinks and biscuits. What happened? I took my drink, and suddenly, my head started spinning... Then, Felicity said "Hafiz, you look pale! Go and rest there!" I went over to one of the donating chairs, ALMOST FAINTED WHEN I REACHED THERE... Luckily, the nurses there were very quick to catch me before I literally fall on the floor...

Huh, even though it's scary, I DONATED!!!

So, people... DERMALAH DARAH KEPADA MEREKA YANG MEMERLUKAN. IKLAN JABATAN KESIHATAN (quote Nabil Raja Lawak)...

With all due respect/You know you love me,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Bzikebi - Bzz... A Song of Made-Up Language Which Won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Weird title, isn't it?

Actually, for all Europeans, this is not weird OR surprising.

JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST is a part of the Eurovision Family programmes consisting of EUROVISION SONG CONTEST, JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST, and EUROVISION DANCE CONTEST (yes, you think only Americans have "So You Think You Can Dance"?). It is a contest similar to ESC, except that the competition is for children. Before last year's competition, songs must be made by the kids themselves. Voters are all audiences (like Akademi Fantasia, American Idol and others) but unlike ESC, jESC is not held in the winning country. It is selected randomly.

Last year's competition was a bit different. Adults can assist the children in writing the songs, points are calculated by 50% audiences, 50% jury (like Sehati Berdansa in Malaysia). Last year's winner? From Georgia, the trio of Bzikebi with their song "Bzz..."!!!

Heheh... Want to listen to it? Download it here.

With all due respect,

Hafiz Khairuddin

TEENAGERS TODAY - CAN'T THEY FOLLOW THE RULES, OR AT LEAST ATTEND A COMPULSORY MEETING???

First of all, I'm writing this not to discriminate anyone, or making anyone in particular angry... I just want to make you guys aware of what is actually going on; or perhaps, you guys should have noticed it already...

A clear notice was posted on my block's notice board saying:

PERHATIAN KEPADA SEMUA PENGHUNI SAYAP ****** ATAS,

SATU PERJUMPAAN AKAN DIADAKAN PADA TARIKH DAN WAKTU BERIKUT:

TARIKH: 15 OGOS 2009

MASA: 8:30 MALAM

KEHADIRAN ADALAH WAJIB

And guess who turned up? ME AND A FEW PEOPLE WHOSE ROOM ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FOYER... WTF??? This really pissed me off! Because of this, a NEW NOTICE was posted on the board:

PERHATIAN!!!

1) SEMUA PENGHUNI SAYAP ****** ATAS YANG BERHAJAT UNTUK PULANG PADA CUTI INI MESTI MENULIS NAMA ANDA PADA BORANG YANG DISEDIAKAN DI PAPAN KENYATAAN SEBELUM 19 OGOS 2009. SILA BACA ARAHAN YANG TERDAPAT PADA BORANG ITU DENGAN TELITI.

2) CARTA ORGANISASI SAYAP INI MESTI DIROMBAK SEMULA KERANA MAJORITI AHLI PADA MASA ITU ADALAH KPLI YANG TIDAK LAGI TINGGAL DI ASRAMA.

3) SILA BAYAR RM3 UNTUL URUSAN PEMBAYARAN BIL ASTRO SEBELUM ISNIN INI.

PERJUMPAAN SAYAP DITUNDA KE HARI RABU (19 OGOS 2009) PADA WAKTU YANG SAMA. KEHADIRAN ADALAH WAJIB KERANA BANYAK ISU YANG PERLU DIBINCANGKAN.

Hopefully, they'll notice it THIS TIME. If they don't, THE WARDEN WILL BE NOTIFIED...

With all due respect,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Rain, Rain, Rain... Come to Sarawak and END THIS HAZE!!!

Weekly Update:

Hi, guys!!! As some of you may have known through the news (may it be TV or newspaper), Sarawak is facing the haze problem due to the forest burning... Sad, isn't it??

Which actually explains the title of this post... It rained just now... So heavy, that I have to actually stay at the mosque and wait for it to calm down!

Muslims, raise your hands and say "ALHAMDULILLAH" for the rain in Kuching (and maybe some other parts of Sarawak). ALHAMDULILLAH......

Also, Al-Fatihah for Ustaz Asri, main vocalist of the famous NASYID team, RABBANI who passed away yesterday morning at 11... AL-FATIHAH...

With all due respect/You know you love me,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Midnight Post - PPSMI/ETeMS

This would be my opinion on PPSMI/ETeMS, the issue currently debated in Malaysia...

WHY MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO CONDEMN PPSMI @ ETEMS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE ENGLISH EDUCATED AND CAN SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY? DON'T YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN/FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BE LIKE YOU ALL AS WELL? IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEM FORGET THEIR MOTHER TONGUE. BAHASA MELAYU, CHINESE AND TAMIL ARE STILL BEING TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS. THOSE ARE THE IMPORTANT SUBJECTS. ENGLISH, AS WE ALL KNOW IS THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE WHEREBY THE WHOLE WORLD USE IT TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. SO, PLEASE, DON'T CONDEMN WHAT TUN DR. MAHATHIR HAD DONE. HE'S NOT TRYING TO MAKE THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA LESS PATRIOTIC, BUT HE'S PREPARING THEM (INCLUDING ME) TO FACE THE FUTURE WHERE ENGLISH IS THE MAIN LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE. BUSINESS, POLITICS WITH OTHER NATIONS AND SO MUCH MORE ARE USING ENGLISH AS THE COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE. SO, PLEASE...

ALSO, AS THE ARTICLE IN THE STAR HAD SAID: "WE ARE SPEAKING MANGLISH, NOT ENGLISH." WHY? THE "LA" & "LOR" ARE ALWAYS IN OUR ENGLISH SENTENCES. "BAH" IS ALSO PRESENT IN OUR DAILY CONVERSATION. WHICH IS WHY DR. MAHATHIR WANTS US TO IMPROVE OUR ENGLISH SO THAT WE WON'T USE "MANGLISH" WHEN WE SPEAK OR COMMUNICATE WITH FOREIGNERS AND TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HEY, EVEN THE FRENCH (FROM THOSE WHO I'VE TALKED TO) SPEAKS ENGLISH FLUENTLY, EVEN THOUGH THEIR FRENCH ACCENT IS STILL THERE. SO, WHY CAN'T WE BE LIKE THEM?

SERIOUSLY, IT MAKES ME SAD. I WAS THE "GUINEA PIG" FOR THE PPSMI PROJECT, AND I GOT PERFECT RESULTS. TRUTHFULLY, STUDYING MATHS AND SCIENCE IN ENGLISH IS MUCH EASIER THAN IN MALAY. IN ENGLISH, IT IS MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND SINCE THE TERMS USED ARE IN ENGLISH. SO, WHY CHANGE TO MOTHER TONGUE? MALAY LANGUAGE, CHINESE AND TAMIL FOR MATHS AND SCIENCE? MALAY, I CAN SAY IT'S OKAY BUT CHINESE AND TAMIL? THAT WOULD MAKE IT MUCH WORSE FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATION!

With all due respect,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Bored With Classes...

Daily Update: It seems that towards the end of every year, people are getting busier and busier (ENOUGH WITH THAT WORD!). With the air condition here in Kuching (yes, AIR POLLUTION, causing TERRIBLE HAZE), people seem to get stressed easily.

Wonder why's my entry title's like that? Well, truth be told, I'M SICK OF CLASSES! Not that I hate the lecturers... It's just that lecturers are getting busier and busier (again with that word) that I felt like I'm ignored (or better yet, the WHOLE CLASS is ignored). Huhu...

I know that lecturers are busy preparing for our exam papers, and we need to prepare for our upcoming exams (which for Primary School TESL, is on 26-29 October 2009... But, WE ALSO NEED THE LECTURERS TO ASK QUESTIONS IN CASE WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OR CLUELESS ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC IN OUR SYLLABUS.

Haihs, I guess this means replacement classes throughout the semester...

You know you love me/With all due respect/XOXO,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Explaining Things That Are Thought Differently...

Hi again, people!

Surprisingly, no blackouts YET... Huhu... So, enjoying the last moments of online before the REAL BLACKOUT arrives...

Why is the title like that? Hmm... Honestly, there were some talks on FACEBOOK (YES, the social network where people MAKE FRIENDS and COMMUNICATE with each other) about our quarantined period...

Well, fellow friends of IPGM KBL students, THE QUARANTINED PERIOD WAS FROM TUESDAY EVENING (28TH JULY) TO TUESDAY MIDNIGHT (4TH AUGUST) which means that our quarantined period ended on Tuesday...

Hence, that is why WE CAN'T GO OUT YET ON TUESDAY; because of the quarantined period... It was announced on StudentNET@IPGM Kampus Batu Lintang by our beloved Mr. HEP...

For those who are confused, LOG ON TO OUR STUDENTNET OKAY! Don't just blame JPP for not announcing anything... It was THERE ON THE NET, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

With all due respect (and this time, I MEAN IT!),

Hafiz Khairuddin

JPP IPGM KBL 2009/2010

Update: Blackout from 9am to 5 pm...

Huwa!!! To all students of IPGM Batu Lintang Campus, WE WILL EXPERIENCE A TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF ELECTRICITY FROM 9AM TO 5PM TODAY!

So, be prepared and take all of your belongings and flee to the nearest friends' houses (or better yet, Wisma Saberkas is always there for us).

People of the world (or at least, the ones who have added me as their friend in Facebook and those who follow my blog), I won't be ONLINE today from 9am to 5pm (Malaysian time) and will be back tonight... Hehehe...

Till then!

You know you love me/With all due respect/XOXO

Hafiz Khairuddin

Saladin The Animated Series - 3D Animation Show from Malaysia...

Is it just me, or am I the only one who just found out about this amazing animation show made by Malaysia's MULTIMEDIA SUPER CORRIDOR?

SALADIN THE ANIMATED SERIES focuses on the life of Salah Al-Din, a very famous Muslim warrior, once the king of Egypt and Syria... A show suitable for all ages, filled with action, adventure, comedy, heroes, villains and more! Don't forget to watch this amazing show made by Malaysians!

Official website - www.saladin.tv

With all due respect,

Hafiz Khairuddin

Weekly Update: Parents Visit, Grammar Portfolio, Forum, Video Clip and 'Maycomb Tribune'

Hehe... Hi again, people!

First of all, sorry for not updating this blog for quite some time. Seems like I'm busier than ever (is that a word? "BUSIER"?). But, now that I have some time to kill, I might as well tell you guys what actually happened during my absence from my blog...

1) Parents Visit

As I said on my previous post, my parents are coming, AND THEY DID! Hehe... I was touched when my mother called, telling me that she's on her way to my campus...

Mama: Bengah, Mama on the way nak gi kat Bengah ni. Tunggu la kat pagar.

Me: Ye ke? OK, Bengah tunggu...

A few minutes after that, a taxi came over while I was waiting at the gate. Seeing the faces of my parents really make me want cry out loud! Huhu... We hugged and talked for a while. While we were talking, the head warden of the hostels came over. Once he saw me with my parents, he told me to do something; TAKE MY PARENTS AROUND KUCHING.

Head Warden: Apa ni Hafiz? Kenapa cakap kat depan gate je? Bawak la mak ayah kamu ni keluar jalan-jalan...

Me: Betul boleh, cikgu?

Head Warden: Boleh... Kamu nak tido luar pun boleh. Tapi, esok pagi kena balik sini la...

Surprising, isn't it? Hehehe... So, we went out to Pasar Satok and Waterfront that day... I wanted to take them to Kampung Boyan, but my mom was afraid to hop on the tiny boat that will take us across the river to the village. Hehehe...

There's not much to tell because I only met them for a day. The next day, they went to the airport to catch their 8:00 am flight back to Peninsular Malaysia...

2) Grammar Portfolio, Forum, Video Clip and 'Maycomb Tribune'

You must be wondering what the hell are those things, right? Truth be told, those are my assignments! Hehehe... Due date? 24th August!!! Huhu... SO much to do, SO LITTLE TIME!!!

3) Influenza A H1N1

The virus? Because of it, my WHOLE CAMPUS was QUARANTINED for a week and it ends TODAY! Huhu.. 1 whole week without outing (except when I went out with my parents) is really depressing... Short of money, can't go out to take some... Food? Luckily, cafe is here... Otherwise, MAGGI IS OUR ONLY SOLE COMPANION... Hehehehe...

Well, that's about everything that actually happened for the past week... I'll try to update more and more often... Till then,

You know you love me / With all due respect,

Hafiz Khairuddin