New blog URL ------ http://tch0418newlifes.blogspot.com/
Bye!
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Announcement: Moving to a NEW house
I had created a new house, this blog will be abandoned thereafter. Address (URL) of the new one will be up shortly.
Bye bye!
Bye bye!
Sunday 23 August 2009
Just a short one.....
1. Been to bookfest Malaysia finally after three years waiting (this is the 4th year), nice bargain with a vast collections of books and other items....at least 20% discount on every single item on sale.....worthwhile.....though transportation fees are not cheap.....
2. Exams, exams and more exams.....time to tell myself be positive and concentrate liao...though we as students had been "dumped" bulks of information which is equivalent to about 30% of real exams content in just bloody 3 weeks.....
3. Fly or not fly during upcoming weekend? I also dont know....feeling like a waste if burn it....but if i go back.......exams shall suffers......lolz.....confused...
That's all....
Bye!
2. Exams, exams and more exams.....time to tell myself be positive and concentrate liao...though we as students had been "dumped" bulks of information which is equivalent to about 30% of real exams content in just bloody 3 weeks.....
3. Fly or not fly during upcoming weekend? I also dont know....feeling like a waste if burn it....but if i go back.......exams shall suffers......lolz.....confused...
That's all....
Bye!
Thursday 13 August 2009
Backed in lifes....
Hello, long time didnt come up liao. Having just finished my first Progress Test yesterday. Now is having a "short holiday" of four days, as next class shall be on next Monday. Anyway, let's take a look at what the exams had "offered"...
F5: Performance Management --- Had been the worst paper that I had ever had...It had used to be my most favourite branch of accounting (FYI, this is under cost and management accounting) since CAT level and I had doing quite well for those papers when compared to Financial accounting or Taxation. But then now at here, with the lausy cost accounting lecturing teams; it had proved that something NEED to be done on our own (literally means BUY BOOKS and read YOURSELF!) if we wish to had a pass in December exam! The first time that I had a question that it knows me, but I dont know "him" (Literally means I didnt understand at all what the question wanted from us as candidiate, what the...).
F4: Corporate and Business Law --- Still ok i think in a sense that still being able to write sufficient (though NOT ALL) answers for most of the questions. But the trouble is that I didnt remembered much legal phases and cases laws, making my script more generalised; didnt look like a LAW paper. Anyway, just see this approach is acceptable or not lo, lolz. I just dont know how to remember the whole book that is full of legal facts!
F6: Taxation (M) --- still nice enough, i think the chance to pass is higher then the other two. But still this is a legal paper also in a sense that the content are laid down according to governemnt policies. Thus, bulk of contents also due to come despite it had already been a lot.
By the way, next Monday is the result release date for June session, which means it is almost time to enrol for December session exams liao; and guess what, as the past, the exams fees shoot up again, and this round is a freaking 6 pound in one go per paper. Three papers exam fees in MYR would amount to MORE than MYR1000!
Air Asia is having their "BIG SALES" this week, NOT that big enough as advertised as SOME of the routes are still expensive then the "FREE SEATS" promos in the past. Nevertheless, I still like their fares to Taipei, FREAKING CHEAP! LESS THAN MYR300 you can get a return ticket to Taipei per pax!
Malaysia Airlines on the other hand had good news also: Enrich Miles accural rules had been changed, and the new rule had enable passengers with the membership to be able to accrue the mile more easily. Now, with the exception of MHLow fare band under domestic routes, ALL other fares bands will be QUALIFY for Enrich accural. YEAH! At least it is more affordable to accurue the mileages for free flight. You now only need to pay the minimum of MHBasic fare under domestic routes in order to get 50% Enrich miles, not like before where you need to pay MHSmart fare only this shall be possible. International routes are even more FUN, MHLow will be QUALIFY for Enrich miles also with 30% mileage, YEAH! Cheers for MAS!
I had applied the membership last Feb, at throughout this half year, I already booked seven MAS tickets at MHLow; thus implying that my mileages still stand at the 1000 welcome miles level. If I didnt buy a qualifying fares within 2 to 3 years time from Feb 2009, the membership shall be deemed dormant and being void by then. So, I am now quite happy to hear this, XD:)=
The haze and water crisis in Borneo looks like more and more serious only, the haze even had affected the turboprop services, looks like it is real deal now for Sabahan and Sarawakian to "fight" against such situations. NO WATER is terrible, hope the water supply there is still sustainable!
On the other hand, Taiwan now is really having a bad time --- 50 years worst floods swept over the southern coast of Taiwan, turning the island into a "sea" with terrific chaos...Hope everything is fine soon. I think Borneo people might think: If marakot typhoon spare 1% of the rains to Borneo, it would be far more than enough already....Peep:)=
H1N1 in Malaysia is getting more out of control, more and more death cases related to it either directly or indirectly had been revealed this few days...Maybe the real deal of fighting against the virus had just came to SEA region....Our's nations fatalities figures even outrun Singapore's one, which stood at 9. Anyway, nothing much can be done except to keep our personal hygience to the MAX.
I will be most likely flying back to MYY for merdeka holidays for 48 hours only. Will review the situation two weeks later to see how it goes, but no matter what; most likely i will just go back, perhaps.
And the other day I had just booked a ticket with Air Asia for a flight in Oct back to MYY, the first time to bound with AK since thier incorporation 8 years ago. Hope that they wouldnt give me a "surprised" chaos that turned me down...
Guess that's all for the time being.
Bye for now!
F5: Performance Management --- Had been the worst paper that I had ever had...It had used to be my most favourite branch of accounting (FYI, this is under cost and management accounting) since CAT level and I had doing quite well for those papers when compared to Financial accounting or Taxation. But then now at here, with the lausy cost accounting lecturing teams; it had proved that something NEED to be done on our own (literally means BUY BOOKS and read YOURSELF!) if we wish to had a pass in December exam! The first time that I had a question that it knows me, but I dont know "him" (Literally means I didnt understand at all what the question wanted from us as candidiate, what the...).
F4: Corporate and Business Law --- Still ok i think in a sense that still being able to write sufficient (though NOT ALL) answers for most of the questions. But the trouble is that I didnt remembered much legal phases and cases laws, making my script more generalised; didnt look like a LAW paper. Anyway, just see this approach is acceptable or not lo, lolz. I just dont know how to remember the whole book that is full of legal facts!
F6: Taxation (M) --- still nice enough, i think the chance to pass is higher then the other two. But still this is a legal paper also in a sense that the content are laid down according to governemnt policies. Thus, bulk of contents also due to come despite it had already been a lot.
By the way, next Monday is the result release date for June session, which means it is almost time to enrol for December session exams liao; and guess what, as the past, the exams fees shoot up again, and this round is a freaking 6 pound in one go per paper. Three papers exam fees in MYR would amount to MORE than MYR1000!
Air Asia is having their "BIG SALES" this week, NOT that big enough as advertised as SOME of the routes are still expensive then the "FREE SEATS" promos in the past. Nevertheless, I still like their fares to Taipei, FREAKING CHEAP! LESS THAN MYR300 you can get a return ticket to Taipei per pax!
Malaysia Airlines on the other hand had good news also: Enrich Miles accural rules had been changed, and the new rule had enable passengers with the membership to be able to accrue the mile more easily. Now, with the exception of MHLow fare band under domestic routes, ALL other fares bands will be QUALIFY for Enrich accural. YEAH! At least it is more affordable to accurue the mileages for free flight. You now only need to pay the minimum of MHBasic fare under domestic routes in order to get 50% Enrich miles, not like before where you need to pay MHSmart fare only this shall be possible. International routes are even more FUN, MHLow will be QUALIFY for Enrich miles also with 30% mileage, YEAH! Cheers for MAS!
I had applied the membership last Feb, at throughout this half year, I already booked seven MAS tickets at MHLow; thus implying that my mileages still stand at the 1000 welcome miles level. If I didnt buy a qualifying fares within 2 to 3 years time from Feb 2009, the membership shall be deemed dormant and being void by then. So, I am now quite happy to hear this, XD:)=
The haze and water crisis in Borneo looks like more and more serious only, the haze even had affected the turboprop services, looks like it is real deal now for Sabahan and Sarawakian to "fight" against such situations. NO WATER is terrible, hope the water supply there is still sustainable!
On the other hand, Taiwan now is really having a bad time --- 50 years worst floods swept over the southern coast of Taiwan, turning the island into a "sea" with terrific chaos...Hope everything is fine soon. I think Borneo people might think: If marakot typhoon spare 1% of the rains to Borneo, it would be far more than enough already....Peep:)=
H1N1 in Malaysia is getting more out of control, more and more death cases related to it either directly or indirectly had been revealed this few days...Maybe the real deal of fighting against the virus had just came to SEA region....Our's nations fatalities figures even outrun Singapore's one, which stood at 9. Anyway, nothing much can be done except to keep our personal hygience to the MAX.
I will be most likely flying back to MYY for merdeka holidays for 48 hours only. Will review the situation two weeks later to see how it goes, but no matter what; most likely i will just go back, perhaps.
And the other day I had just booked a ticket with Air Asia for a flight in Oct back to MYY, the first time to bound with AK since thier incorporation 8 years ago. Hope that they wouldnt give me a "surprised" chaos that turned me down...
Guess that's all for the time being.
Bye for now!
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Usual thing + rojak...
Hai, I am here again...after quite a long while...haha...someone made a complaint that all my recent stuffs are very lame and dry...yes, I admit that...as all are about my studies items...but what to do la...I can write something else...but takes times to create stories or something in kind...haha...bear it nia la...
Another thing I just wanna post up, my "school" is just rediculous and money faced.
They gave ACCA students complementary english lessons, however every student is required to buy the materials at RM18. And for those who had done Form 6 MUET with band 5 or band 6 (or other similiar capacity at international level) had an option whether want to join the class or not. These are all no big deal.
What is really stupid is that the way they collect the money. Last week was the first lessons in stage for all students. And you know what, they say all items must be collected latest by last friday, which I only came to the knowledge yesterday after an "incident", whereby I was trying to log on to the school computer to have some internet assess that is not available in my hostel. Initially, I thought I had typed the wrong log on info as I really typed something wrong...then the screen pop up a message stating that my account was disabled. Having fine with that, I go to the computer department to seek for assistant as I thought it was blocked due to that reason as in most common cases...who knows they said it shall be due to financial reasons as they never set that "common rules" in their computers system.
Done with that, I go to the financial department to check it out. In the end, is the RM18 that they are talking about! really sien and ridiculous. How can you expect all the students to clear the "debts" within the first week with the fact that some students havent even had their first lesson yet??!! Nonsense and rubbish. But anyway, I gonna to see later whether it is unblocked or not...wahaha...
Yesterday just having read through the Bookfest catalogue, really nice bargains to be grab during the exhibition at KLCC exhibition hall on next month. Let's see what else that they have to offer, with more than 1 million copies of books and other multimedia related items on display; I hope to grabs some nice bargains on casual reading materials. But anyway, what's more important is that since they had a vast area for English books and they stated there that there are publisher from UK to be participant in the event, I do hope to see some academic materials from UK (ACCA or something in kind) at discounted prices....
One month had passed, and the lecturers are progressing faster and faster; and I think that shall mark the revision count down towards exams...anyway, just hope everything goes accordingly...haha...
Here it goes, another school related item....haha...lolz..
Bye for now!
Another thing I just wanna post up, my "school" is just rediculous and money faced.
They gave ACCA students complementary english lessons, however every student is required to buy the materials at RM18. And for those who had done Form 6 MUET with band 5 or band 6 (or other similiar capacity at international level) had an option whether want to join the class or not. These are all no big deal.
What is really stupid is that the way they collect the money. Last week was the first lessons in stage for all students. And you know what, they say all items must be collected latest by last friday, which I only came to the knowledge yesterday after an "incident", whereby I was trying to log on to the school computer to have some internet assess that is not available in my hostel. Initially, I thought I had typed the wrong log on info as I really typed something wrong...then the screen pop up a message stating that my account was disabled. Having fine with that, I go to the computer department to seek for assistant as I thought it was blocked due to that reason as in most common cases...who knows they said it shall be due to financial reasons as they never set that "common rules" in their computers system.
Done with that, I go to the financial department to check it out. In the end, is the RM18 that they are talking about! really sien and ridiculous. How can you expect all the students to clear the "debts" within the first week with the fact that some students havent even had their first lesson yet??!! Nonsense and rubbish. But anyway, I gonna to see later whether it is unblocked or not...wahaha...
Yesterday just having read through the Bookfest catalogue, really nice bargains to be grab during the exhibition at KLCC exhibition hall on next month. Let's see what else that they have to offer, with more than 1 million copies of books and other multimedia related items on display; I hope to grabs some nice bargains on casual reading materials. But anyway, what's more important is that since they had a vast area for English books and they stated there that there are publisher from UK to be participant in the event, I do hope to see some academic materials from UK (ACCA or something in kind) at discounted prices....
One month had passed, and the lecturers are progressing faster and faster; and I think that shall mark the revision count down towards exams...anyway, just hope everything goes accordingly...haha...
Here it goes, another school related item....haha...lolz..
Bye for now!
Thursday 16 July 2009
Something on customers' appraisal....
Well, as far as a business entity going concern is being taken into account for; I believe customers' appraisal is the key of "survival"...if you cant make the customers happy or refused to listened and act hospitably towards their request(s) and and demand(s), in the end business's sales or reputation and goodwill that are definitely going to suffer.
First of all, I would like to give MAS a good credit on customers' feedback matters. Few months backed I wrote in to them (due to something that they had done regarding the flight scheduling which is not so appealing) to complain something. They did get back to me giving some explanations towards my question.
I did drop off a suggestion of requesting them to review one of MASWings' RAS services in Sabah & Sarawak as I feel that it shall be retimed for the conveniences of the public, particularly those seek immediate connection from west Malaysia. And yesterday I came to acknowledge that they are going to retimed one's of it's flight time in the near future, bringing it more closely to the time during the earlier MAS era.
Anyway, they didnt really get my point; thus hoping that the to be three additional weekly frequencies shall be timed for these purpose mentioned. Anyhow, thumbs up for them to really listen and valued customers' feedback despite the fact that I had heard quite a number of people talking about their onboard hospitality which is not so reflected as it shall be in the ads (I do agree to a certain extent, but anyway if they gave what I shall be entitiled for onboard, it is OK with me whether they do smile or not or whether they could really actually acting promptly to your onboard request or not; for me I just want a value for money flight...).
Looking at some other entity it is the other way round. When someone talking to them, they just like...seem talking like a robot, with no tones, not so "friendly" faces, even dont care about customers' request...which is quite....(no need to say much la)...
My point is just: Valued the feedback of customers, all entities! Like a chinese saying goes: "Customers are the ultimate bosses". It is them who shall enable your businesses to be going concern.
(PS: Anyway, I personally DO NOT like those shops who are "over hospitalised"; meaning upon you step into their shop(s), they would just simply "following" you, asking you in the first place what are you looking for, there is NO FUN of shopping at all in such place, please! My point is that what for I step into your shop looking around when I already really know the exact item(s) that I want to buy?! right? And it is even more rude when a cashier ask is that all that you want to buy when you actually only got one or two items to buy!)
Guess that's all, just painting about something about "consumers' right", haha.
Bye bye!
First of all, I would like to give MAS a good credit on customers' feedback matters. Few months backed I wrote in to them (due to something that they had done regarding the flight scheduling which is not so appealing) to complain something. They did get back to me giving some explanations towards my question.
I did drop off a suggestion of requesting them to review one of MASWings' RAS services in Sabah & Sarawak as I feel that it shall be retimed for the conveniences of the public, particularly those seek immediate connection from west Malaysia. And yesterday I came to acknowledge that they are going to retimed one's of it's flight time in the near future, bringing it more closely to the time during the earlier MAS era.
Anyway, they didnt really get my point; thus hoping that the to be three additional weekly frequencies shall be timed for these purpose mentioned. Anyhow, thumbs up for them to really listen and valued customers' feedback despite the fact that I had heard quite a number of people talking about their onboard hospitality which is not so reflected as it shall be in the ads (I do agree to a certain extent, but anyway if they gave what I shall be entitiled for onboard, it is OK with me whether they do smile or not or whether they could really actually acting promptly to your onboard request or not; for me I just want a value for money flight...).
Looking at some other entity it is the other way round. When someone talking to them, they just like...seem talking like a robot, with no tones, not so "friendly" faces, even dont care about customers' request...which is quite....(no need to say much la)...
My point is just: Valued the feedback of customers, all entities! Like a chinese saying goes: "Customers are the ultimate bosses". It is them who shall enable your businesses to be going concern.
(PS: Anyway, I personally DO NOT like those shops who are "over hospitalised"; meaning upon you step into their shop(s), they would just simply "following" you, asking you in the first place what are you looking for, there is NO FUN of shopping at all in such place, please! My point is that what for I step into your shop looking around when I already really know the exact item(s) that I want to buy?! right? And it is even more rude when a cashier ask is that all that you want to buy when you actually only got one or two items to buy!)
Guess that's all, just painting about something about "consumers' right", haha.
Bye bye!
Qualified for life
(PS: Apparently, I dont know what happened to my hostel connection; Internet is being made available, but then it refused to bring me to this posting page yesterday after I had attempted a few times of opening it. Now using campus wireless facilities. Anyway, here it comes; the longest prose probably in my blogging history.)
Well, for those of you out there who are well converse with professional qualifications; this slogan shall sound familiar to you, it's ACCA icon anyway if you dont know this.
Practically, my intention here is to “bombard” something from what professional qualifications students should have been enjoying. Well, as the three words suggest; it would mean that once a person had obtain the qualification with relevant and sufficient practical experiences, then he or she shall be well converse with the accountancy and business world or any other place where accountancy knowledge are required.
Looking back at those tuition providers that we had in ours nation, Malaysia; not many achieved official accreditation from ACCA (The ALP programme). But then after really entering into a well known institution that had produced vast high flying graduates within ACCA programmes, I begin to realise something which is quite diverted from my (and I believe most of others students out there) initial believe(s).
The ALP (Approved Learning Partner) programme do give a vivid indication of how that particular institution performed in ACCA over the past years. But then we, as public doesnt really know what are the exact criteria(s) of awarding such recognition; thereby misleading may occur as basis of assessment really were unclear to public.
From my “analysis” over the past three weeks and from those “experiences” that I had during CAT eras, the conclusion that is VERY vivid and true in nature is that in order for a lecturer really to qualify to teach professional qualification; not only that he or she should have been graduated within the same capacity (any professional certification), he or she shall also possessed sufficient practical experiences in a real business world in order to really being capable to teach students in terms of the application of those knowledge specified in each subject.
Maybe you would say this is too demanding, true enough that I think this is very demanding; but then this is the “real business” of what a lecturer can or cannot give. I do see a few already that those had good exposure to the business world really capable of delivering the lessons more lively, professionally, applicable to real life (in a sense that you can see what are those topics / learning objectives are meant for outside there). On the other hands, those doing something not related or teach immediately after graduated will be slightly not that good and efficient enough though he or she might struggling hard to make sure everyone do understand what is being taught and hoping that after years of “in house exposure”, he or she is capable of producing high flyer's in exams. But then, the fact is that this normally would work to the maximum.
This is really what I am having now. The costing teams (I meant to say those who teach cost and management accounting) appeared to be not so strong to me. Not only that they are not being able to teach in fluent English with sufficient content inside it. The thing that I really cant stand is that how can they simply teach a few pointers about a certain principle then go straight to Q&A session despite that the real textbook(s) had a few pages to reveal the underlying principle?! What even more funny and crazy is that they provided us with BPP Professional Education's kits questions.
For your information, ACCA had two official publisher; namely Kaplan Publishing and the mentioned above. Kaplan publishing had a relatively easier exams kits questions bank but a more hard to comprehen texts. BPP is exactly the reverse way of Kaplan, having user friendly texts but you would have a tough time of working through their questions ---- extremely demanding. Now that with a few pointers and questions from BPP as guided examples, I dont really know how to learn through that way.
My other friend who came along from Miri had chosen another class also experienced the same thing, they are just experiencing simply the identical approaches. The only difference is that that lecturer talk “Mars Language” and mine talk “Human / Earth Language”. Looks like we shall have a tough time for costing paper despite the fact that it is my favourite areas for accounting in CAT eras as I was able to score far more better than financial accounting and taxation during that time. I think the only way to do is having more reading and practice with those official texts (since this institution wrote their own text) and exam kits, the only thing is cost and time to be consumed.
Corporation and Business Law class is fun, as the lecturer can do a good story telling; but then thinking of exams of that really make me sick, all the things are legal terms in nature and you should know that laws speaks differently from human. I just have no ideas yet of how to crunch those pieces into the memory centre of a person's brain despite the fact the she had taught the analytical techniques of tackling those questions. Anyway, the other main trouble is the lack of additional resources which are particularly meant for this subject. Though they had produced a nice thick text for us as the “sole bible” for the time being, but the information are everywhere; not that nice for the purpose of reading for exams.
Taxation classes are pretty good and I enjoyed much of it, just that this is a stressful job as the content meant to the covered are the top for this semester. Anyway, with some solid ground (not that solid though) from CAT; this shall make the journey a little bit more easy in term of comprehension. But my friend claimed that her lecturer is not that good enough though she like the class also. Yesterday she popped me up with a question via MSN whether I am satisfied of what I am getting as a “stakeholder --- the student”, I was like pretty surprising as backed in few months when I was still undecided for where to sign up; she still say this is the best, but then now she changed the perception already, even told me that considering to transfer for another institution that receives much more credit from part timers but receiving a slightly lower “grade” from the ALP programme.
In the end, my conclusion is that Platinum or Gold status is of nothing; it is just the performances measurement taken by ACCA and meant as a guideline only. In the end, it is the working adults comment who pursue part time for professional qualification that shall count as they might have a clearer picture of what to be demanded for from the course and institution.
Anyway, just tried it out smart and hard for a year first; if everything can be secured within first attempt and I can really build a strong confident in what Professional level lecturers can give (rather next 3 papers of F level also), then will go ahead to strike for the end goal or else maybe need to think of opting for OBU and gain the 3 years practical first...see how it's go as time lapsed...hope can survive through...sigh...maybe this is really the end consequences of having too much private institutions in Malaysia that makes the rivalry so clear; resulting the quality of tutors are really hard to determined by any possible means. Even you got the means to give some assessment, it might also turn up the other way round.
Guess that all.
"Work for better tomorrow" (wahaha....telling every single person...).
Bye bye!
Well, for those of you out there who are well converse with professional qualifications; this slogan shall sound familiar to you, it's ACCA icon anyway if you dont know this.
Practically, my intention here is to “bombard” something from what professional qualifications students should have been enjoying. Well, as the three words suggest; it would mean that once a person had obtain the qualification with relevant and sufficient practical experiences, then he or she shall be well converse with the accountancy and business world or any other place where accountancy knowledge are required.
Looking back at those tuition providers that we had in ours nation, Malaysia; not many achieved official accreditation from ACCA (The ALP programme). But then after really entering into a well known institution that had produced vast high flying graduates within ACCA programmes, I begin to realise something which is quite diverted from my (and I believe most of others students out there) initial believe(s).
The ALP (Approved Learning Partner) programme do give a vivid indication of how that particular institution performed in ACCA over the past years. But then we, as public doesnt really know what are the exact criteria(s) of awarding such recognition; thereby misleading may occur as basis of assessment really were unclear to public.
From my “analysis” over the past three weeks and from those “experiences” that I had during CAT eras, the conclusion that is VERY vivid and true in nature is that in order for a lecturer really to qualify to teach professional qualification; not only that he or she should have been graduated within the same capacity (any professional certification), he or she shall also possessed sufficient practical experiences in a real business world in order to really being capable to teach students in terms of the application of those knowledge specified in each subject.
Maybe you would say this is too demanding, true enough that I think this is very demanding; but then this is the “real business” of what a lecturer can or cannot give. I do see a few already that those had good exposure to the business world really capable of delivering the lessons more lively, professionally, applicable to real life (in a sense that you can see what are those topics / learning objectives are meant for outside there). On the other hands, those doing something not related or teach immediately after graduated will be slightly not that good and efficient enough though he or she might struggling hard to make sure everyone do understand what is being taught and hoping that after years of “in house exposure”, he or she is capable of producing high flyer's in exams. But then, the fact is that this normally would work to the maximum.
This is really what I am having now. The costing teams (I meant to say those who teach cost and management accounting) appeared to be not so strong to me. Not only that they are not being able to teach in fluent English with sufficient content inside it. The thing that I really cant stand is that how can they simply teach a few pointers about a certain principle then go straight to Q&A session despite that the real textbook(s) had a few pages to reveal the underlying principle?! What even more funny and crazy is that they provided us with BPP Professional Education's kits questions.
For your information, ACCA had two official publisher; namely Kaplan Publishing and the mentioned above. Kaplan publishing had a relatively easier exams kits questions bank but a more hard to comprehen texts. BPP is exactly the reverse way of Kaplan, having user friendly texts but you would have a tough time of working through their questions ---- extremely demanding. Now that with a few pointers and questions from BPP as guided examples, I dont really know how to learn through that way.
My other friend who came along from Miri had chosen another class also experienced the same thing, they are just experiencing simply the identical approaches. The only difference is that that lecturer talk “Mars Language” and mine talk “Human / Earth Language”. Looks like we shall have a tough time for costing paper despite the fact that it is my favourite areas for accounting in CAT eras as I was able to score far more better than financial accounting and taxation during that time. I think the only way to do is having more reading and practice with those official texts (since this institution wrote their own text) and exam kits, the only thing is cost and time to be consumed.
Corporation and Business Law class is fun, as the lecturer can do a good story telling; but then thinking of exams of that really make me sick, all the things are legal terms in nature and you should know that laws speaks differently from human. I just have no ideas yet of how to crunch those pieces into the memory centre of a person's brain despite the fact the she had taught the analytical techniques of tackling those questions. Anyway, the other main trouble is the lack of additional resources which are particularly meant for this subject. Though they had produced a nice thick text for us as the “sole bible” for the time being, but the information are everywhere; not that nice for the purpose of reading for exams.
Taxation classes are pretty good and I enjoyed much of it, just that this is a stressful job as the content meant to the covered are the top for this semester. Anyway, with some solid ground (not that solid though) from CAT; this shall make the journey a little bit more easy in term of comprehension. But my friend claimed that her lecturer is not that good enough though she like the class also. Yesterday she popped me up with a question via MSN whether I am satisfied of what I am getting as a “stakeholder --- the student”, I was like pretty surprising as backed in few months when I was still undecided for where to sign up; she still say this is the best, but then now she changed the perception already, even told me that considering to transfer for another institution that receives much more credit from part timers but receiving a slightly lower “grade” from the ALP programme.
In the end, my conclusion is that Platinum or Gold status is of nothing; it is just the performances measurement taken by ACCA and meant as a guideline only. In the end, it is the working adults comment who pursue part time for professional qualification that shall count as they might have a clearer picture of what to be demanded for from the course and institution.
Anyway, just tried it out smart and hard for a year first; if everything can be secured within first attempt and I can really build a strong confident in what Professional level lecturers can give (rather next 3 papers of F level also), then will go ahead to strike for the end goal or else maybe need to think of opting for OBU and gain the 3 years practical first...see how it's go as time lapsed...hope can survive through...sigh...maybe this is really the end consequences of having too much private institutions in Malaysia that makes the rivalry so clear; resulting the quality of tutors are really hard to determined by any possible means. Even you got the means to give some assessment, it might also turn up the other way round.
Guess that all.
"Work for better tomorrow" (wahaha....telling every single person...).
Bye bye!
Tuesday 14 July 2009
BIG BANG NEWS FOR EAST MALAYSIAN...WAKAKA!
After a long awaiting periods; finally here it comes: Air Asia had officially announced that they will be flying Miri-Singapore route beginning 9th September 2009 with a weekly frequencies of 4; namely Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The introductory fares will be RM 59 all inclusive (OF COURSE, this is WITHOUT add-ons).
Apart, they will also be doing Tawau-Singapore direct flight; do visit Air Asia webpage for more details; my focus is on MYY-SIN sector.
Local diaries had described it as a "Big event" for Mirians as most Mirian had been awaiting this for quite a long time from "ages ago", until the authority had given green light last year. But then Mirian still need to wait for another year to turn their wish into reality.
Tickets are available from today's onwards, if you had been want to fly direct to Singapore from the two cities mentioned above; grabs yours NOW!
That's all.
Bye bye.
Gotta have afternoon lectures soon.
Apart, they will also be doing Tawau-Singapore direct flight; do visit Air Asia webpage for more details; my focus is on MYY-SIN sector.
Local diaries had described it as a "Big event" for Mirians as most Mirian had been awaiting this for quite a long time from "ages ago", until the authority had given green light last year. But then Mirian still need to wait for another year to turn their wish into reality.
Tickets are available from today's onwards, if you had been want to fly direct to Singapore from the two cities mentioned above; grabs yours NOW!
That's all.
Bye bye.
Gotta have afternoon lectures soon.
Monday 13 July 2009
Consider third week.....
Just finished by Taxation questions just now, 4 questions simply took me 2-3 hours; really terrible....
The gun of rushing is on the mark, mostly will start off soon...anyway need to start to cope with the "refreshment" process....
Well, just to share something; F5 lecturer really cant "contribute" much; perhaps we need to do extras for ourselves in order to secure a pass at least.....wahaha...
Malaysia Airlines is having sales again...and this time is only for five days....perhaps, erm....let's make a prediction; this weekend might have weekend special again...wakaka....see correct or not on Saturday....
Nothing much to say, simply want to type something in a more casual way...haha...not like previous three, really got something to share, hehe...
That's all, bye bye.
The gun of rushing is on the mark, mostly will start off soon...anyway need to start to cope with the "refreshment" process....
Well, just to share something; F5 lecturer really cant "contribute" much; perhaps we need to do extras for ourselves in order to secure a pass at least.....wahaha...
Malaysia Airlines is having sales again...and this time is only for five days....perhaps, erm....let's make a prediction; this weekend might have weekend special again...wakaka....see correct or not on Saturday....
Nothing much to say, simply want to type something in a more casual way...haha...not like previous three, really got something to share, hehe...
That's all, bye bye.
Friday 10 July 2009
H1N1 topping up....good sign or bad sign?
Ever since the first case of H1N1 was being reported in Malaysia, the figure had been "climbing up" ever since, with now at a cumulative figure of 600+ within about month plus...well, doesnt really know whether this is really worth worrying or not; but then to me, I think we shall being thankful that there had not been fatal cases being reported ever since the first case being reported (hope this is true)....
Compared to ours' nearest neighbouring country, Thailand had already some fatality; Singapore's cases are already running in 4 digits and etc....I think is is still not so bad...but then it doesnt meant that no precautionary measures are required....just that Malaysian tend to have a "natural fear by media coverage"....
Just keep and eyes on self hygiene will be enough liao and avoid getting close contact with others....
Bye bye....nothing much to write liao..haha...
Compared to ours' nearest neighbouring country, Thailand had already some fatality; Singapore's cases are already running in 4 digits and etc....I think is is still not so bad...but then it doesnt meant that no precautionary measures are required....just that Malaysian tend to have a "natural fear by media coverage"....
Just keep and eyes on self hygiene will be enough liao and avoid getting close contact with others....
Bye bye....nothing much to write liao..haha...
PPSMI (Mathematics and Science in English)...
Well, in accordance to my expectation; the government had officially decided to call off this issue in stages beginning the calendar year of 2012...eveything shall turn backwards to the old system as it was 6 years ago...Primary schools having mother languages as medium of instruction while secondary schools shall be using the national languages -- Bahasa Malaysia. As for Pre-U studies, they retained it to be in English.
But then what makes me sounds weird is that why should Primary four and Form 4 being involved in the re-transformation process as if this take place, they shall being making a "U turn" half way of the learning process, would they be able to cope with the chances? I doubt it.
Anyhow, since this is the decision; everyone should follows also. As over the years, not much people supported the ideas, majority concerning primary schools kids...in which they didnt know so much about English yet...and we as adults are expecting them to learn new fields in a language which is new to them...it is quite a burden...given the facts that what we are "feeding" them today...in my own opnion, this is really too much...
But then, for secondary; they also decided to revert it back to the olden days style, using Malay to deliver the two subjects concerned. Well, to someone out there maybe very astonishing as reported in papers this two days...but me personally doesnt....it does fall under my "genius guess"...
Just hope that this is the last major changes in our education system...I dont think we can afford to change so much...really time consuming and "money burning" also...
Anyway, the suggestion of making a complusory pass in SPM English do really counts...at least it shall force students to get a pass...just see what's the decision from the relevant authority when time due....
Bye for now.
But then what makes me sounds weird is that why should Primary four and Form 4 being involved in the re-transformation process as if this take place, they shall being making a "U turn" half way of the learning process, would they be able to cope with the chances? I doubt it.
Anyhow, since this is the decision; everyone should follows also. As over the years, not much people supported the ideas, majority concerning primary schools kids...in which they didnt know so much about English yet...and we as adults are expecting them to learn new fields in a language which is new to them...it is quite a burden...given the facts that what we are "feeding" them today...in my own opnion, this is really too much...
But then, for secondary; they also decided to revert it back to the olden days style, using Malay to deliver the two subjects concerned. Well, to someone out there maybe very astonishing as reported in papers this two days...but me personally doesnt....it does fall under my "genius guess"...
Just hope that this is the last major changes in our education system...I dont think we can afford to change so much...really time consuming and "money burning" also...
Anyway, the suggestion of making a complusory pass in SPM English do really counts...at least it shall force students to get a pass...just see what's the decision from the relevant authority when time due....
Bye for now.
Another week had lapsed...Classes stories....ACCA issues....
Well, here come another Friday; which implies that we had moved into second weeks of classes. Overall, I think for the class that I had chosen; the delivery of the knowledge seems quite good, with the lecturers of being capable of talking for hours. As for us as students down there, I think every single person is trying hard to translate and disgest what are being delivered to us in ours' mother language.
ACCA qualification and CAT qualification do differ quite significantly in terms of the in depth knowledge that is being expected from the examiners. No doubt that CAT shall built a strong foundation and layout for the progression over to ACCA, but then if this foundation is not strong enough, harsh time really come along, particularly on the three options papers that are available for CAT: Audit, Taxation & Financial management, which built a solid foundation for ACCA skills modules. Obviously, those who had undergone those materials covered in those 3 papers mentioned would have a good starting points for the corresponding papers in ACCA Skills; otherwise for those proceeds from ACCA knowledge modules directly, they shall be having really a hard time for it. You would think something like this: "What the hell is the lecturer talking about?" This is especially true when the syllabus areas are so wide that we need to rush after the limited lecturing hours, for instance Taxation.
Thus, although I had taken quite a "long" time for me to officially completed my CAT qualification; with what I am having now, I do think that building a solid layout first is rather a better choice when compared to having direct entrance to ACCA qualification.
F4 is really like hell, 28 chapters with lots of legal items, Statues, Laws and etc...far more boring then the history subject that we had during high schools days...it do requires much more memorising powers then any other papers....anyhow, after going through, you do gain some legal knowledge; which is quite good in practice, I think. But then, when it comes to memory; this really sounds bads....
And yet there are bulks and chunks of facts to pick, with all legal terms inside.
It will be even tougher for those with poor English command...seriously, this is as "bad" as Paper T5 in CAT: Managing People and System, where all are theories-based questions....clowds are arising when it comes to memorising power...I do hate "dead memory" or better phrase it as "forced memory"...what I am more happy with is "natural memory"...
As for F6, initially I didnt expect to take it for this semester as to me; two laws papers is a heavy load. But then the admin doesnt really allows as timetable might crash...so end up taking ACCA papers in sequences as prescribed by ACCA....
Well, abviously, the lecturer do well-prepared for her lessons; making her very best to drawn up some nice charts and graphical notes for the students to grasp every pieces of Taxation principles more easily from a well-converse tax refrences on the market...as mentioned...I do thankfully saying that I did pass through this whole process during CAT 9, at least there are still something inside my head (I meant at least I still know what Taxation is all about...and knowing how much in depth will we be expected to know); thus still being able to get what the lecturer talks about when she is instead on the "flying mode"...Someone requested for slower speed, but she claimed that if that happens, we would required much more slots, which is fairly true....taxation chapters are a lots....almost the same as F4, just that F4 is rigid; this is more practical...haha....
F5 is costing which is used to be my favourite subject during CAT times...so far she only covered introduction and MC & AC...nothing much new yet....see what's will be going on next week...it's looks like repeatition from CAT course...I think we didnt start even a single new things for F5....see how....and see whether it would still remain my favourite areas for the ACCA qualification or not....
Anyway, since two weeks add/drop subjects period is almost due and everything shall be made final with regards to subjects taken and class groupings (rather lecturers choosing); it officially marks that the "honeymoon" periods shall end and lecturers had told us as students that we all shall be going full swing mode very vey soon...
With the "magical" words, it would meant that the "torturing" processes would begin by then ---- rushing every contents of the syllabus, doing tutorials, reading materials, grasping every important parts of the exams, Tests and mock exams, Revision courses....and finally sitting in ACCA exams hall in due of Dec....All within 5 months periods of time....
With that, that's all for now.
Bye bye.
ACCA qualification and CAT qualification do differ quite significantly in terms of the in depth knowledge that is being expected from the examiners. No doubt that CAT shall built a strong foundation and layout for the progression over to ACCA, but then if this foundation is not strong enough, harsh time really come along, particularly on the three options papers that are available for CAT: Audit, Taxation & Financial management, which built a solid foundation for ACCA skills modules. Obviously, those who had undergone those materials covered in those 3 papers mentioned would have a good starting points for the corresponding papers in ACCA Skills; otherwise for those proceeds from ACCA knowledge modules directly, they shall be having really a hard time for it. You would think something like this: "What the hell is the lecturer talking about?" This is especially true when the syllabus areas are so wide that we need to rush after the limited lecturing hours, for instance Taxation.
Thus, although I had taken quite a "long" time for me to officially completed my CAT qualification; with what I am having now, I do think that building a solid layout first is rather a better choice when compared to having direct entrance to ACCA qualification.
F4 is really like hell, 28 chapters with lots of legal items, Statues, Laws and etc...far more boring then the history subject that we had during high schools days...it do requires much more memorising powers then any other papers....anyhow, after going through, you do gain some legal knowledge; which is quite good in practice, I think. But then, when it comes to memory; this really sounds bads....
And yet there are bulks and chunks of facts to pick, with all legal terms inside.
It will be even tougher for those with poor English command...seriously, this is as "bad" as Paper T5 in CAT: Managing People and System, where all are theories-based questions....clowds are arising when it comes to memorising power...I do hate "dead memory" or better phrase it as "forced memory"...what I am more happy with is "natural memory"...
As for F6, initially I didnt expect to take it for this semester as to me; two laws papers is a heavy load. But then the admin doesnt really allows as timetable might crash...so end up taking ACCA papers in sequences as prescribed by ACCA....
Well, abviously, the lecturer do well-prepared for her lessons; making her very best to drawn up some nice charts and graphical notes for the students to grasp every pieces of Taxation principles more easily from a well-converse tax refrences on the market...as mentioned...I do thankfully saying that I did pass through this whole process during CAT 9, at least there are still something inside my head (I meant at least I still know what Taxation is all about...and knowing how much in depth will we be expected to know); thus still being able to get what the lecturer talks about when she is instead on the "flying mode"...Someone requested for slower speed, but she claimed that if that happens, we would required much more slots, which is fairly true....taxation chapters are a lots....almost the same as F4, just that F4 is rigid; this is more practical...haha....
F5 is costing which is used to be my favourite subject during CAT times...so far she only covered introduction and MC & AC...nothing much new yet....see what's will be going on next week...it's looks like repeatition from CAT course...I think we didnt start even a single new things for F5....see how....and see whether it would still remain my favourite areas for the ACCA qualification or not....
Anyway, since two weeks add/drop subjects period is almost due and everything shall be made final with regards to subjects taken and class groupings (rather lecturers choosing); it officially marks that the "honeymoon" periods shall end and lecturers had told us as students that we all shall be going full swing mode very vey soon...
With the "magical" words, it would meant that the "torturing" processes would begin by then ---- rushing every contents of the syllabus, doing tutorials, reading materials, grasping every important parts of the exams, Tests and mock exams, Revision courses....and finally sitting in ACCA exams hall in due of Dec....All within 5 months periods of time....
With that, that's all for now.
Bye bye.
Saturday 4 July 2009
Missing AFC skills....
Well, tomorrow shall mark the 5th day of my stay in Sunway. After all, everything appear to be OK and good for me; just that eating really sounds bad. Not only the choices within the campus are limited, those restaurant surrounding there also pretty sad....really wandering how to treat my stomach well....?
Not only limited choices, they are pretty much expensive...much more expensive that any other places....really cannot tahan...
Thus, this is the reason what I meant by missing AFC (Asian Food Channel on Astro) skills....hais....
Bye bye!
Not only limited choices, they are pretty much expensive...much more expensive that any other places....really cannot tahan...
Thus, this is the reason what I meant by missing AFC (Asian Food Channel on Astro) skills....hais....
Bye bye!
Friday 3 July 2009
Officially ACCA students...
After one day of boring orientation (as usual, or else it is not an orientation anymore).
Today started my ACCA lessons with F4: Corporate and Business Law. Anyhow, scheduled time is 5.5 hours, but we spend an hour for collecting our course materials...
Then the lecturer went on to talk for about 2 hours non stop...touching on the overview and some tactic on exams...then went on for her first topics about contract law...which is a little bit familiar from CAT studies...but now having more greater details...anyway, since this is the first class; she went on on quite moderate speed, covering not much topics / pages, but talking a lot more in great details...
to me, it looks like very experienced....hoping that F5 and F6 lecturers have such skills also....
Anyhow, with official commencement of the course; it marks the count down of the 6 months circle for a typical ACCA student...4 months lectures + 1 month revision + 2 weeks exams + 2 weeks holidays = 6 months exactly!
That's all for now, bye bye.
Today started my ACCA lessons with F4: Corporate and Business Law. Anyhow, scheduled time is 5.5 hours, but we spend an hour for collecting our course materials...
Then the lecturer went on to talk for about 2 hours non stop...touching on the overview and some tactic on exams...then went on for her first topics about contract law...which is a little bit familiar from CAT studies...but now having more greater details...anyway, since this is the first class; she went on on quite moderate speed, covering not much topics / pages, but talking a lot more in great details...
to me, it looks like very experienced....hoping that F5 and F6 lecturers have such skills also....
Anyhow, with official commencement of the course; it marks the count down of the 6 months circle for a typical ACCA student...4 months lectures + 1 month revision + 2 weeks exams + 2 weeks holidays = 6 months exactly!
That's all for now, bye bye.
Tuesday 30 June 2009
In Kuala Lumpur for 4 days liao...
Yes, I am in KL for the 4th day already. Flown here with my dad on MH 2591 on 27th June 2009. The plane took us here quite on time, calling for boarding about 15 minutes before departure time; but then since the plane is fully loaded, it took sometime to finish boarding as usual. The pilots flown the aircraft at 800km/j (that's what the inflight announcement told, and this is normally the highest cruising speed for a typical B737). We arrived safely in KLIA under a windy condition on time.
Had some shopping at various points. Been to Tesco extra Cheras (erm...they had power blackout at the time we went, on operation with backup supplies), pretty hot, bought some sundry items. When compared to last July when my whole family first bound for west Malaysia, their own branded sundry needs are a little bit expensive already. Anyway, it is still cheaper than other branded names.
Today went out to KL town to walk around by train. Lots of people using this cheapest mode of transport; but then it is the dangerous way of transport also, as pickpockets might be hiding everyway.
Sunway city is not that big,but then with Sunway Pyramid; I think one can survive already as most daily needs are all in one roof liao....just that foods stuffs might be the same choice day in and day out....and what's more, the school say better dont cook....
Went for KL central today, lots of people and it's far from Sunway City; not so good for me. Better have a taxi who drove me direct to KLIA. Although it is a little bit expensive, is much more easier for me...wahaha...
Moving in hostel tomorrow...will see how's the Uni life later.
That's all for now.
Bye bye.
Had some shopping at various points. Been to Tesco extra Cheras (erm...they had power blackout at the time we went, on operation with backup supplies), pretty hot, bought some sundry items. When compared to last July when my whole family first bound for west Malaysia, their own branded sundry needs are a little bit expensive already. Anyway, it is still cheaper than other branded names.
Today went out to KL town to walk around by train. Lots of people using this cheapest mode of transport; but then it is the dangerous way of transport also, as pickpockets might be hiding everyway.
Sunway city is not that big,but then with Sunway Pyramid; I think one can survive already as most daily needs are all in one roof liao....just that foods stuffs might be the same choice day in and day out....and what's more, the school say better dont cook....
Went for KL central today, lots of people and it's far from Sunway City; not so good for me. Better have a taxi who drove me direct to KLIA. Although it is a little bit expensive, is much more easier for me...wahaha...
Moving in hostel tomorrow...will see how's the Uni life later.
That's all for now.
Bye bye.
Monday 22 June 2009
Thinking of having this....
Maybankard Visa Debit
A card that lets you withdraw cash at ATMs and make direct debit purchases at merchant locations displaying the Visa logo.
Annual fee:Free
Minimum annual income:
Nil
Benefits:
1. Shop at over 29 million VISA merchant locations worldwide
2. Use it to pay bills or transfer money
3. Use it as your ATM card to withdraw cash locally and overseas
4. Earn 1 TreatsPoints for every RM3 spent and enjoy privileges when you shop
5. Set your own purchase limit up to RM5,000
6. No income requirement for application, no finance and late charges or annual fees
7. Online statement through www.maybank2u.com
8. Peace of mind with smart chip security
Who can apply?
Maybank savings/current accountholders aged 18 and above
How to apply?
1. Visit your nearest Maybank branch.
2. Fill up the application form and choose Maybankard Visa Debit when you open a savings or current account.
3. Existing savings and current account customers can apply for a Maybankard Visa Debit immediately.
Fees & charges
Card issuance:
Opening new account: Free
Annual service fee: Free
Card replacement due to faulty chip: Free
Renewal (after 7 years expiry date): Free
Conversion from Maybankard Bankcard to Maybankard Visa Debit: RM12
Replacement due to lost/stolen/damaged card, forgotten PIN: RM12
Transaction fee
First four (4) cash withdrawals in a month at any Maybank ATM: Free
Fifth withdrawal and above in a month*: RM0.50 per withdrawal**
Cash withdrawal at other domestic banks' ATMs: RM1 per withdrawal**
Cash withdrawal at international banks' ATM via PLUS platform: RM12 per withdrawal
Non-cash ATM transactions such as e-balance enquiry, fund transfer to any Maybank account, local cheque deposit, cash deposit, etc: Free
Retail purchase at merchants/retailers: Free
Penalty fee on overdrawn account: RM10
* Fee waived if you have a balance of above RM5,000 at time of withdrawal.
** Charge will be debited directly from your account at the end of each transaction.
[Sources: http://www.maybank2u.com.my/]
That's all, bye for now!
A card that lets you withdraw cash at ATMs and make direct debit purchases at merchant locations displaying the Visa logo.
Annual fee:Free
Minimum annual income:
Nil
Benefits:
1. Shop at over 29 million VISA merchant locations worldwide
2. Use it to pay bills or transfer money
3. Use it as your ATM card to withdraw cash locally and overseas
4. Earn 1 TreatsPoints for every RM3 spent and enjoy privileges when you shop
5. Set your own purchase limit up to RM5,000
6. No income requirement for application, no finance and late charges or annual fees
7. Online statement through www.maybank2u.com
8. Peace of mind with smart chip security
Who can apply?
Maybank savings/current accountholders aged 18 and above
How to apply?
1. Visit your nearest Maybank branch.
2. Fill up the application form and choose Maybankard Visa Debit when you open a savings or current account.
3. Existing savings and current account customers can apply for a Maybankard Visa Debit immediately.
Fees & charges
Card issuance:
Opening new account: Free
Annual service fee: Free
Card replacement due to faulty chip: Free
Renewal (after 7 years expiry date): Free
Conversion from Maybankard Bankcard to Maybankard Visa Debit: RM12
Replacement due to lost/stolen/damaged card, forgotten PIN: RM12
Transaction fee
First four (4) cash withdrawals in a month at any Maybank ATM: Free
Fifth withdrawal and above in a month*: RM0.50 per withdrawal**
Cash withdrawal at other domestic banks' ATMs: RM1 per withdrawal**
Cash withdrawal at international banks' ATM via PLUS platform: RM12 per withdrawal
Non-cash ATM transactions such as e-balance enquiry, fund transfer to any Maybank account, local cheque deposit, cash deposit, etc: Free
Retail purchase at merchants/retailers: Free
Penalty fee on overdrawn account: RM10
* Fee waived if you have a balance of above RM5,000 at time of withdrawal.
** Charge will be debited directly from your account at the end of each transaction.
[Sources: http://www.maybank2u.com.my/]
That's all, bye for now!
Saturday 20 June 2009
Education...
Since I am going out to KL next week for my ACCA tuition; let's talk "backwards" about ours' nation's 11th years basic education issues, which is raised by those policies makers.
First, I would like to say about restricting SPM candidates to take only 10 subjects in his or her sittings. Well, this is a GOOD decision, in view that since the first person who make the records of achieving 17 A's in SPM; back in the earlier period of this decade, more and more students are thinking of breaking the records with now about 20+ A's. With this, all candidates shall be "weighted" on the same scale; given that they had the same subjects taken.
However, this is no so good for a Chinese student in Science stream who wish to opt for the Chinese Language paper...since the 10 subjects quota will be full with EST as additional. The only way to squeeze in would be drop any one of science elective, but then I believe most of those people would do this as there had been a deep assumption that "Chinese is hard to pass in SPM"...well more worrying situation for future Chinese teachers qualities...
Next, would be: Should SPM English been made a mandatory pass in order to secure for a certificate? My personal stand is also YES, but then in view that 70++ marks will grant a student for an A; I wander would this policy really works? Let's see how the auhority makes the decision.
Third: Mathematics and Science in English, continue or reverse back to Malay / other mother's language of each ethnics? To me, secondary and above should CONTINUE with the policy; while for Primary schools, better revert back to own's mother's tongue.
Fourth: History for primary schools? Really stupid, more and more loads for primary schools and no more happy for primary kids...pitty...the syllabus nowadays really up side down one...Primary like secondary...secondary like primary...dont know what happen?
Guess that's all.
Bye for now.
Cheers.
First, I would like to say about restricting SPM candidates to take only 10 subjects in his or her sittings. Well, this is a GOOD decision, in view that since the first person who make the records of achieving 17 A's in SPM; back in the earlier period of this decade, more and more students are thinking of breaking the records with now about 20+ A's. With this, all candidates shall be "weighted" on the same scale; given that they had the same subjects taken.
However, this is no so good for a Chinese student in Science stream who wish to opt for the Chinese Language paper...since the 10 subjects quota will be full with EST as additional. The only way to squeeze in would be drop any one of science elective, but then I believe most of those people would do this as there had been a deep assumption that "Chinese is hard to pass in SPM"...well more worrying situation for future Chinese teachers qualities...
Next, would be: Should SPM English been made a mandatory pass in order to secure for a certificate? My personal stand is also YES, but then in view that 70++ marks will grant a student for an A; I wander would this policy really works? Let's see how the auhority makes the decision.
Third: Mathematics and Science in English, continue or reverse back to Malay / other mother's language of each ethnics? To me, secondary and above should CONTINUE with the policy; while for Primary schools, better revert back to own's mother's tongue.
Fourth: History for primary schools? Really stupid, more and more loads for primary schools and no more happy for primary kids...pitty...the syllabus nowadays really up side down one...Primary like secondary...secondary like primary...dont know what happen?
Guess that's all.
Bye for now.
Cheers.
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Bintulu trip....
Ya, after about 26 months didnt go Bintulu, I went to there together with my family and other relatives...well, considering sitting in the car for 2.5 hours is quite far also for those who is not so enjoying putting their "buts" for long hours...anyhow, on the way down, we saw a couple of places of open buring; even with one particular area that we even can't see a single things...really threatening those who use the roads...and those planes fly in the skies!
As for the town itself, nothing much different when compared to two years plus before; only had an additional mall - Parkcity, more like Bintang Plaza backed in decade ago...(erm...literally mean not so big)...to my surprise is that the Popular outlet there is so small that they didnt even sell much school based materials.... which is quite rare for this well established merchants of books...
Anyway, the main tenant there---new world mart appeared OK to me...quite standard in terms of size and variety of stuffs available...some old old stocks they sold it quite cheap...
Another funny thing is that I wander why: Jiang jiang jiang jiang...the underwear sold in Bintulu's various markets are relatively cheap when compared to Miri and I believe the whole Sarawak, pretty weird...RM 10 can get you 5 pieces....
In conclusion, this round is simply shopping mission...managed to buy some goodies with reasonable and cheap prices...
Happy shopping -- That's everyone's wish when doing patronage with any shops or business entities.
Bye for now!
As for the town itself, nothing much different when compared to two years plus before; only had an additional mall - Parkcity, more like Bintang Plaza backed in decade ago...(erm...literally mean not so big)...to my surprise is that the Popular outlet there is so small that they didnt even sell much school based materials.... which is quite rare for this well established merchants of books...
Anyway, the main tenant there---new world mart appeared OK to me...quite standard in terms of size and variety of stuffs available...some old old stocks they sold it quite cheap...
Another funny thing is that I wander why: Jiang jiang jiang jiang...the underwear sold in Bintulu's various markets are relatively cheap when compared to Miri and I believe the whole Sarawak, pretty weird...RM 10 can get you 5 pieces....
In conclusion, this round is simply shopping mission...managed to buy some goodies with reasonable and cheap prices...
Happy shopping -- That's everyone's wish when doing patronage with any shops or business entities.
Bye for now!
Freaking weather, freaking hotness, freaking tempatures, freaking sickness....
Yap, apart from the crazy weather that makes more and people's imune system down; the goodies of foods may also invites viruses, what more to say the world is now under critical environment of H1N1 viruses, which had spread it's wings all over.
As for me, just recovered from illness...normal but serius flus again...quite a long time didnt get liao...after the trip from Bintulu, straight away get sick...dont know whether is I "accumulate" lots of heat or I didnt drank so much water during the 1.5 days journey...no ideas...Anyhow, at least after three days ++ rest, it's now sounds more comfortable, with now start to coughing...but nothing come out ones...which Chinese says "Gan Ke"...
The weather condition is getting slightly better with a long rain this early morning...but then I believe this shall be for limited effects only...as haze had been back here for quite a long time liao...turning our environment under oven...
Next Saturday will be 27th liao...and is going out for KL to report to Sunway; well hope it will be a fruitful two years ahead...May we had no more H1N1 being imported...but then this shall be not easy as it is now Summer holidays for other's "four seasons" countries...
Well, that'a all for the time being...
Bye.
As for me, just recovered from illness...normal but serius flus again...quite a long time didnt get liao...after the trip from Bintulu, straight away get sick...dont know whether is I "accumulate" lots of heat or I didnt drank so much water during the 1.5 days journey...no ideas...Anyhow, at least after three days ++ rest, it's now sounds more comfortable, with now start to coughing...but nothing come out ones...which Chinese says "Gan Ke"...
The weather condition is getting slightly better with a long rain this early morning...but then I believe this shall be for limited effects only...as haze had been back here for quite a long time liao...turning our environment under oven...
Next Saturday will be 27th liao...and is going out for KL to report to Sunway; well hope it will be a fruitful two years ahead...May we had no more H1N1 being imported...but then this shall be not easy as it is now Summer holidays for other's "four seasons" countries...
Well, that'a all for the time being...
Bye.
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Freaking and crazy broadband services....
Too too long didnt use broadband liao...after one week back to here...the broadband goes crazy yesterday for sometime and then back to normal again....but then still freaking...your line will be "cut off" from time to time...making you refreshing here and there...what the heak...really not a broadband...LOW BAND with high fees...
Really freaking...Wireless looks better....at least being cut off then connect back will do...this one although is really broadband...but then the services had been out for few years liao...still go hair wire from time to time....
Agh!
Bye!
Really freaking...Wireless looks better....at least being cut off then connect back will do...this one although is really broadband...but then the services had been out for few years liao...still go hair wire from time to time....
Agh!
Bye!
Sunday 7 June 2009
One week passed....blended issues once again...
REVISED VERSION ON REQUEST: TWO PHOTOS FIRST
The content:
Long time not see...one week had passed since I am backed in Miri, here from Brunei.
Well, first day of Gawai; went for Bintang Mega Mall to have a closer look at the new wings since it's official soft opening on Labour day. Not many tenant yet, but many well estalished names are coming to Miri...at that Mall...making it really an estalished Mall...you named it, they have it...pretty nice ha...for Mirian...finally have something which is well furnished that is ideal for shopping.
Anyway, not all people seems like it; my cousins who came backed in few days past (well, after a long long time of talking wanted to come to Miri) claimed that is is not nice to shop. I also dont understand why...it's pretty big already when compared to decade ago (1997). May be there is different definition of the term "enjoyable", I guess.
Next up, let's talk about the Fokker 50 planes which had flown millions over the quarter century ago for secondary routes in Malaysia. It's really old now...tough it's still looks fit to fly...but then from the "appearance" really told its' age...luckily sooner or later...they shall officially went into history with ATR 72 that shall took over the role.
Counting down on the time...erm...20 days more towards flying over...less that 4 weeks to officially commence my ACCA studies...looking at my senior time table over Sunway's website two days ago really put a shock on me...erm...there could be a total of 9 hours class WITHIN a day on some occasions...REALLY NOT an EASY job...prestigious results comes with extra hardworks really portrayed here...as a new student, maybe all what can be done is just mentally and physically well prepared for it...everyone knows ACCA does not come with ease.
For this time being, guess that's all from me. Ending with a couple of pictures...
Here you go:
Views of Tanjung Lobang Bay from Marina Bay...
A sunset / evening view of Sea from Marina Bay...
Bye for now!
The content:
Long time not see...one week had passed since I am backed in Miri, here from Brunei.
Well, first day of Gawai; went for Bintang Mega Mall to have a closer look at the new wings since it's official soft opening on Labour day. Not many tenant yet, but many well estalished names are coming to Miri...at that Mall...making it really an estalished Mall...you named it, they have it...pretty nice ha...for Mirian...finally have something which is well furnished that is ideal for shopping.
Anyway, not all people seems like it; my cousins who came backed in few days past (well, after a long long time of talking wanted to come to Miri) claimed that is is not nice to shop. I also dont understand why...it's pretty big already when compared to decade ago (1997). May be there is different definition of the term "enjoyable", I guess.
Next up, let's talk about the Fokker 50 planes which had flown millions over the quarter century ago for secondary routes in Malaysia. It's really old now...tough it's still looks fit to fly...but then from the "appearance" really told its' age...luckily sooner or later...they shall officially went into history with ATR 72 that shall took over the role.
Counting down on the time...erm...20 days more towards flying over...less that 4 weeks to officially commence my ACCA studies...looking at my senior time table over Sunway's website two days ago really put a shock on me...erm...there could be a total of 9 hours class WITHIN a day on some occasions...REALLY NOT an EASY job...prestigious results comes with extra hardworks really portrayed here...as a new student, maybe all what can be done is just mentally and physically well prepared for it...everyone knows ACCA does not come with ease.
For this time being, guess that's all from me. Ending with a couple of pictures...
Here you go:
Views of Tanjung Lobang Bay from Marina Bay...
A sunset / evening view of Sea from Marina Bay...
Bye for now!
Saturday 30 May 2009
Going back to Miri soon..........
Yap, I had ended my works..........will be going back to Miri by air on tomorrow afternoon............from Limbang.............
That's all from me.
Bye for now.
That's all from me.
Bye for now.
Sunday 17 May 2009
A blended talk....
Yeah, after almost a month not posting anything; I am backed in town, hehe.
First let talk the most hot topic in the town all over the world --- Swine Flu, which now being named "Influenza A" as WHO claimed this viruses is not solely caused by "genine pig". Since the outbreak about three weeks ago, it had "spread it wings" from the west to the East, with more and more countries reported confirmed cases. Anyhow, looks like the death toll is under controlled though the confirmed cases are still hiking right up.
Next, MAS is having two days weekend special again --- this time with even more price slash, the most CHEAPEST in MAS history since estalishment, I think. All inclusive fares starts from MYR 37 (which literally means you get to fly FOC).
I took a seat already last morning, flying to Kuala Lumpur from Miri on the earliest flight on 31 December 2009, but then when I saw again the dates and fares around it this morning, it so suck that they give zero fares for Jan 1 - Jan 3 2010 for the same slot; which means I paid MYR 9 more, with earlier depature also (initial intention was Jan 1st or Jan 2nd.). Anyway, nothing to complain as the fares MYR 46 is Absolutely cheap. Anyone who wish to have very very cheap travel should grab a ticket NOW!. I did plan to get more, but then restricted by further studies, the offered travel periods sadly is not this half year which I am free to go anytime, indeed it is this second half year and the first quarter of next year....hai....
That's all for this time....actually still some more to paint....but dont know what liao....haha.....
Bye for now!
First let talk the most hot topic in the town all over the world --- Swine Flu, which now being named "Influenza A" as WHO claimed this viruses is not solely caused by "genine pig". Since the outbreak about three weeks ago, it had "spread it wings" from the west to the East, with more and more countries reported confirmed cases. Anyhow, looks like the death toll is under controlled though the confirmed cases are still hiking right up.
Next, MAS is having two days weekend special again --- this time with even more price slash, the most CHEAPEST in MAS history since estalishment, I think. All inclusive fares starts from MYR 37 (which literally means you get to fly FOC).
I took a seat already last morning, flying to Kuala Lumpur from Miri on the earliest flight on 31 December 2009, but then when I saw again the dates and fares around it this morning, it so suck that they give zero fares for Jan 1 - Jan 3 2010 for the same slot; which means I paid MYR 9 more, with earlier depature also (initial intention was Jan 1st or Jan 2nd.). Anyway, nothing to complain as the fares MYR 46 is Absolutely cheap. Anyone who wish to have very very cheap travel should grab a ticket NOW!. I did plan to get more, but then restricted by further studies, the offered travel periods sadly is not this half year which I am free to go anytime, indeed it is this second half year and the first quarter of next year....hai....
That's all for this time....actually still some more to paint....but dont know what liao....haha.....
Bye for now!
Saturday 18 April 2009
22th & MH stimulus
Today is my 22th birthday, anyway still the same as those previous years...nothing much special...haha...no party...
The chinese post maybe cancelled la...no that "feel" to write already...
MAS had their very own "stimulus package", imitating the government all over the world who wish people to spend money.
There are NINE packages in total, quite an innovative idea to come out with these packages. Thinking of going for Langkawi this coming year end. Check already for hotels...RM 138 for 2 nights stays for 2 persons, which is more cheaper than my tunehotel stay last month in Kuching as this is NOT no frills hotels! At least a star.
Tickets fares also cheap, from RM 68 onwards all inclusive per pax from Kuala Lumpur.
Only the tickets from Miri-KL and vice versa a little bit more...
See how first, haha...since these "stimulus packages" are meant for people to spend, hence it will last longer than any other MAS previous promotions over the last year.
Guess that's all.
Bye for now!
The chinese post maybe cancelled la...no that "feel" to write already...
MAS had their very own "stimulus package", imitating the government all over the world who wish people to spend money.
There are NINE packages in total, quite an innovative idea to come out with these packages. Thinking of going for Langkawi this coming year end. Check already for hotels...RM 138 for 2 nights stays for 2 persons, which is more cheaper than my tunehotel stay last month in Kuching as this is NOT no frills hotels! At least a star.
Tickets fares also cheap, from RM 68 onwards all inclusive per pax from Kuala Lumpur.
Only the tickets from Miri-KL and vice versa a little bit more...
See how first, haha...since these "stimulus packages" are meant for people to spend, hence it will last longer than any other MAS previous promotions over the last year.
Guess that's all.
Bye for now!
Saturday 11 April 2009
Back to daily works....
Actually, I intend to write a chinese post; but then the computer that I am using now has no Chinese software...may be later on...
Been backed to daily work for the 2nd weeks...times sometimes flies when you were busy...I believe it would be more true when my ACCA courses started haha...
Bye for later.
Been backed to daily work for the 2nd weeks...times sometimes flies when you were busy...I believe it would be more true when my ACCA courses started haha...
Bye for later.
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Back to Brunei soon...
Yes, will be backed to Brunei this afternoon for another two months...of course, plus in and out limbang also...haha...
Bye bye.
Bye bye.
Monday 30 March 2009
Confirmation...
Yap, after the long long time of thinking here and there; the final had come as follows:
Miri To: Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH2591
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Depart: Sat, 27 Jun, 11:25
Arrive: Sat, 27 Jun, 13:35
Number of stops: 0
Class: Economy
Remarks:
You have purchased the following fare which entitles you to the following:
MHlow
Discount level: From 70%
Advance Purchase: At least 30 days
Payment: Book &Pay
Where to buy: Internet only
Enrich mileage accrual: 0%
Baggage allowance: 20 kg
Cancellation after departure (no show): Forfeited
Yes, I had made my decision to spend two years (hopefully everything is successful) at Sunway Uni KL for my remaining ACCA course. As shown, will be depart to KL and the orientation will start on 2nd July while classes shall commence on 3rd July.
And here is another special:
Kuala Lumpur International Airport To: Miri
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH2594
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Depart: Sat, 13 Feb, 13:15
Arrive: Sat, 13 Feb, 15:30
Number of stops: 0
Class: Economy
Remarks:
You have purchased the following fare which entitles you to the following:
MHlow
Discount level: From 70%
Advance Purchase: At least 30 days
Payment: Book &Pay
Where to buy: Internet only
Enrich mileage accrual: 0%
Baggage allowance: 20 kg
Cancellation after departure (no show): Forfeited
AND
Miri To: Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH2591
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Depart: Sun, 21 Feb, 11:25
Arrive: Sun, 21 Feb, 13:35
Number of stops: 0
Class: Economy
Remarks:
You have purchased the following fare which entitles you to the following:
MHlow
Discount level: From 70%
Advance Purchase: At least 30 days
Payment: Book &Pay
Where to buy: Internet only
Enrich mileage accrual: 0%
Baggage allowance: 20 kg
Cancellation after departure (no show): Forfeited
Yap, I had pre-book my flights during CNY 2010 with RM 99 all inclusive per sector; yeah. Pretty cheap fares during such peak seasons. Hope no change or amendment occurs (In fact cannot have also, haha...).
Guess that's all from me now.
Bye bye!
Miri To: Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH2591
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Depart: Sat, 27 Jun, 11:25
Arrive: Sat, 27 Jun, 13:35
Number of stops: 0
Class: Economy
Remarks:
You have purchased the following fare which entitles you to the following:
MHlow
Discount level: From 70%
Advance Purchase: At least 30 days
Payment: Book &Pay
Where to buy: Internet only
Enrich mileage accrual: 0%
Baggage allowance: 20 kg
Cancellation after departure (no show): Forfeited
Yes, I had made my decision to spend two years (hopefully everything is successful) at Sunway Uni KL for my remaining ACCA course. As shown, will be depart to KL and the orientation will start on 2nd July while classes shall commence on 3rd July.
And here is another special:
Kuala Lumpur International Airport To: Miri
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH2594
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Depart: Sat, 13 Feb, 13:15
Arrive: Sat, 13 Feb, 15:30
Number of stops: 0
Class: Economy
Remarks:
You have purchased the following fare which entitles you to the following:
MHlow
Discount level: From 70%
Advance Purchase: At least 30 days
Payment: Book &Pay
Where to buy: Internet only
Enrich mileage accrual: 0%
Baggage allowance: 20 kg
Cancellation after departure (no show): Forfeited
AND
Miri To: Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Flight: Malaysia Airlines MH2591
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Depart: Sun, 21 Feb, 11:25
Arrive: Sun, 21 Feb, 13:35
Number of stops: 0
Class: Economy
Remarks:
You have purchased the following fare which entitles you to the following:
MHlow
Discount level: From 70%
Advance Purchase: At least 30 days
Payment: Book &Pay
Where to buy: Internet only
Enrich mileage accrual: 0%
Baggage allowance: 20 kg
Cancellation after departure (no show): Forfeited
Yap, I had pre-book my flights during CNY 2010 with RM 99 all inclusive per sector; yeah. Pretty cheap fares during such peak seasons. Hope no change or amendment occurs (In fact cannot have also, haha...).
Guess that's all from me now.
Bye bye!
Thursday 26 March 2009
Erm......simply something
Well, after the absolute "cross roads"; guess in the end still need to choose the initial choice --- Sunway KL for my ACCA tuition. I had go and fill up the enrollment form already, just that haven't asked my parents to countersign and pay for the miscell fees payable yet. Probably need a few more days to think it deep again. But then anyway, guess no more changes...
Intake will be on 2th July, guess most likely will fly over on the earlier weekend, which is 27th June...now another thing I need to figure out is when to move in to the hostel...maybe a Monday, 29th June; I think. haha...
Will be back to Brunei in a few more days to come for another two months...
Guess that's all from me now.
Bye bye!
Intake will be on 2th July, guess most likely will fly over on the earlier weekend, which is 27th June...now another thing I need to figure out is when to move in to the hostel...maybe a Monday, 29th June; I think. haha...
Will be back to Brunei in a few more days to come for another two months...
Guess that's all from me now.
Bye bye!
Thursday 19 March 2009
Economic downturn VS Air tickets
Well, today's United Daily (formerly known as Miri Daily) do a report about air tickets...informing that not only normal people (means citizens) cannot stand MAS tickets being inflated for 2.5 times over time of three years for most of the route...the well known people (erm...public figures) also voice the same thing (That's what's being shown on the papers)....
Erm...well to me, it is true that the price does sound funny as I think it's only our national carrier in this region who impose 4 types of fare on the same class of travels...But then with the promotional "low fares" sincelast year, travelling with full service carrier has been quite valuable already, just that may be the in cabin pressure not that nice...
So, what's related with downturn in economy? Well, in theory, demand less by supply in excess will result in low prices while high demand with reasonable supply will push up the prices...That's what economy teach us traditionally...which means if this downturn eventually recovered, everyone can expect the prices will back to normal, regardless of what industry...as people have the power to spend again...
But then, may be high priced tickets not so welcomed already by then as people had been always expecting low fares for a long time...well,that's what is being expected...
Let's see what we got for the upcoming Monday as the report says the national carrier is going to have a joint promotion with those travel agents...Yap pi!
For those who want to go for London this Sunday, Book NOW for only MYR 549 all inclusive on MAS!! Is funny to have last minute tickets on such as low price, good job MAS!
Guess that's all for now!
BYE BYE!
SEE YA!
HAHA!
Erm...well to me, it is true that the price does sound funny as I think it's only our national carrier in this region who impose 4 types of fare on the same class of travels...But then with the promotional "low fares" sincelast year, travelling with full service carrier has been quite valuable already, just that may be the in cabin pressure not that nice...
So, what's related with downturn in economy? Well, in theory, demand less by supply in excess will result in low prices while high demand with reasonable supply will push up the prices...That's what economy teach us traditionally...which means if this downturn eventually recovered, everyone can expect the prices will back to normal, regardless of what industry...as people have the power to spend again...
But then, may be high priced tickets not so welcomed already by then as people had been always expecting low fares for a long time...well,that's what is being expected...
Let's see what we got for the upcoming Monday as the report says the national carrier is going to have a joint promotion with those travel agents...Yap pi!
For those who want to go for London this Sunday, Book NOW for only MYR 549 all inclusive on MAS!! Is funny to have last minute tickets on such as low price, good job MAS!
Guess that's all for now!
BYE BYE!
SEE YA!
HAHA!
Sunday 15 March 2009
Cross roads....
Well, it had been a week more after being backed from Kuching trip; still in deep consideration about where to go....Hai...headache lo.....
Seriously, pening....need to think twice before came about to the final decision....
Well, Guess this is the only thing to paint for the time being...
See ya!
Seriously, pening....need to think twice before came about to the final decision....
Well, Guess this is the only thing to paint for the time being...
See ya!
Sunday 8 March 2009
Kuching trip...
As mentioned before, the tickets for this trip were being bought during MAS second weekend special promotion. As a result, I managed to get a return tickets for only MYR 78, which is definitely VERY VERY worthwhile.
The outbound chosen was at 1420, but then at 1000; we receive a call stating that the flight was being called off, probably due to some faulty on the aircraft system.
They then arrange for my father and I to be on board of the evening flight, which is the same time slot as that was chosen for my KL outbound last year. The 1 hour flight was good, with pleasant taking off and landing. But then the pilot seems flying at a slightly low altitudes...
As the time upon arrival was night already,nothing much can be done other than having dinner and check in for hotel. Yap, booked tunehotel online in advance; but then sadly, the price that we got seems is of a little bit high...
The hotel is really no frills, what you have is simply a queen size beds, a toilet roll and shower. Any other things that you wish to use will be all payable. And believe it or not, due to the fact that it was new; there were NO TV and laundry services being made available (although customers expect that it is chargeable)...It is as typical as those available at Genting Highlands, with the primary aim being sleeping only...but then Genting one still got TV as complementary...this one you cant find a TV at all...
Went straight to Sunway College Kuching the next day morning. The marketing manager gave a brief introduction on course on enquiry and some other miscellaneous issues...As an overall impression, the environment there is much more peaceful that those in KL...looks more "Sarawakian", hehe...
Anyway, the lecturing time is not that good; most of the courses well be taught at night...which is not that charming as the hostel are opposite of a BIG BIG roads (literally means a wide roads, which have at least six lanes in totals). The one exactly behind the college (which is normal household) is hard to book according to that manager as the places being made available in those household is limited...well, well, well, with this particular point, the evaluation is really hard...
After that, went off for shopping. Go for The Spring & Boulevard Kuching on the daytime while go for Riverside shopping mall on the night time. The next day went for Tun Jugah with my secondary classmate who had moved back to Kuching since late 2001...have chat at coffee house. But then, Tun Jugah is not an ideal shopping complex, you can buy much from there (which means the range of products available are not much)...
Afternoon before bound for KIA, went around a satellite town in Kuching...then heading straight to KIA for inbound...The inbound started boarding quite fast (I mean the turnaround time is quite short)...The plane started to left KIA at 4.30 sharp...again, the flying team is good; but then the weather at central Sarawak is not that good during cruising time...windy day with plane shaking a little...the pilot had choose to fly high up for this one hour...touch down about 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.
With that, here is the snapshots of the trip; tough is only a few...:
The landmark for Kuching...Cat's...
Side view of Sarawak Plaza...
The bed of the hotel...
That's all, bye bye!
The outbound chosen was at 1420, but then at 1000; we receive a call stating that the flight was being called off, probably due to some faulty on the aircraft system.
They then arrange for my father and I to be on board of the evening flight, which is the same time slot as that was chosen for my KL outbound last year. The 1 hour flight was good, with pleasant taking off and landing. But then the pilot seems flying at a slightly low altitudes...
As the time upon arrival was night already,nothing much can be done other than having dinner and check in for hotel. Yap, booked tunehotel online in advance; but then sadly, the price that we got seems is of a little bit high...
The hotel is really no frills, what you have is simply a queen size beds, a toilet roll and shower. Any other things that you wish to use will be all payable. And believe it or not, due to the fact that it was new; there were NO TV and laundry services being made available (although customers expect that it is chargeable)...It is as typical as those available at Genting Highlands, with the primary aim being sleeping only...but then Genting one still got TV as complementary...this one you cant find a TV at all...
Went straight to Sunway College Kuching the next day morning. The marketing manager gave a brief introduction on course on enquiry and some other miscellaneous issues...As an overall impression, the environment there is much more peaceful that those in KL...looks more "Sarawakian", hehe...
Anyway, the lecturing time is not that good; most of the courses well be taught at night...which is not that charming as the hostel are opposite of a BIG BIG roads (literally means a wide roads, which have at least six lanes in totals). The one exactly behind the college (which is normal household) is hard to book according to that manager as the places being made available in those household is limited...well, well, well, with this particular point, the evaluation is really hard...
After that, went off for shopping. Go for The Spring & Boulevard Kuching on the daytime while go for Riverside shopping mall on the night time. The next day went for Tun Jugah with my secondary classmate who had moved back to Kuching since late 2001...have chat at coffee house. But then, Tun Jugah is not an ideal shopping complex, you can buy much from there (which means the range of products available are not much)...
Afternoon before bound for KIA, went around a satellite town in Kuching...then heading straight to KIA for inbound...The inbound started boarding quite fast (I mean the turnaround time is quite short)...The plane started to left KIA at 4.30 sharp...again, the flying team is good; but then the weather at central Sarawak is not that good during cruising time...windy day with plane shaking a little...the pilot had choose to fly high up for this one hour...touch down about 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.
With that, here is the snapshots of the trip; tough is only a few...:
The landmark for Kuching...Cat's...
Side view of Sarawak Plaza...
The bed of the hotel...
That's all, bye bye!
Saturday 7 March 2009
Backed in Miri (Yap, Again!)
Now, having just backed from Kuching for about 1.5 hours...will update more about the trip in words...mostly...since not much pictures were taken...tune in for updates later on...
Having more confused of whether want to go Sunway Kuching or Sunway KL...Though is more easy to decide after this trip, but then it turned up to be more confusing...
Bye for now...details will be uploaded later...
See ya...
Having more confused of whether want to go Sunway Kuching or Sunway KL...Though is more easy to decide after this trip, but then it turned up to be more confusing...
Bye for now...details will be uploaded later...
See ya...
Sunday 1 March 2009
Backed in Miri 2009
Yap, yesterday had been backed in Miri. Departed Brunei by land at 6am...haha...
Still a lot of things to settle ahead before going back to Brunei for another 2-2.5 months.
Upcoming Thursday will be off for Kuching liao, which thereafter I shall decide where to pursue my ACCA Level 2 & Level 3.
Pending for MASWings to announce when shall it's 2nd & 3rd ATR 72-500 shall be in service this month. If really got serve Miri-Limbang, I want to get a seat; haha...
Guess that's all.
Bye bye.
Still a lot of things to settle ahead before going back to Brunei for another 2-2.5 months.
Upcoming Thursday will be off for Kuching liao, which thereafter I shall decide where to pursue my ACCA Level 2 & Level 3.
Pending for MASWings to announce when shall it's 2nd & 3rd ATR 72-500 shall be in service this month. If really got serve Miri-Limbang, I want to get a seat; haha...
Guess that's all.
Bye bye.
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Short Updates....
Now, this is just for a short update...
Signed up with MSN already, from now on can try to have MSN liao at the following address: acejlsh@hotmail.com .
Will be going back within this three days (according to schedule is Saturday, 28th February 2009), having yet to visit Bintang Mega Mall first after it's extension since 15th last month.
Going to fly over to Kuching for 3 days 2 nights on next week, after that need to decide where should I go for my ACCA Qualification liao.
Yesterday tried KTV at The Mall, Gadong, Brunei. So special...haha...Sarawak seems don't have such service while here just "discovered" it yesterday (although been there for a few times over the years...haha...)
Guess that's all for this time.
Bye bye!
Signed up with MSN already, from now on can try to have MSN liao at the following address: acejlsh@hotmail.com .
Will be going back within this three days (according to schedule is Saturday, 28th February 2009), having yet to visit Bintang Mega Mall first after it's extension since 15th last month.
Going to fly over to Kuching for 3 days 2 nights on next week, after that need to decide where should I go for my ACCA Qualification liao.
Yesterday tried KTV at The Mall, Gadong, Brunei. So special...haha...Sarawak seems don't have such service while here just "discovered" it yesterday (although been there for a few times over the years...haha...)
Guess that's all for this time.
Bye bye!
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Luck...
Well, I am talking about a friend who write on her post stating that she bought 6 tickets on Air Asia last Sunday for the future travel. Intially, she thought that she had grapped the "golden opportunity" for value for money tickets (literally mean low fares.). But then who know Air Asia today give away 20% discount on ALL fares on ALL destinations for the travel beginning next month up till January next year.
Well, what to do? Since last May the price battle in the aviation sector had been fiece. The two giant, MAS & Air Asia are extremely trying hard for any chances to get a person sitting inside their planes!
Thus, train yourself to know their promotion patterns and see when is the "golden chance" to grab your seats. Frustration also wouldn't work, they won't refund for the differences, right?
Guess that's all, bye bye.
(PS: Hope you know who you are, haha...I already left a message in your chat box. Cheer up please.)
Well, what to do? Since last May the price battle in the aviation sector had been fiece. The two giant, MAS & Air Asia are extremely trying hard for any chances to get a person sitting inside their planes!
Thus, train yourself to know their promotion patterns and see when is the "golden chance" to grab your seats. Frustration also wouldn't work, they won't refund for the differences, right?
Guess that's all, bye bye.
(PS: Hope you know who you are, haha...I already left a message in your chat box. Cheer up please.)
Monday 16 February 2009
14th & 16th February...
Finally, after a long 10 weeks ++ times; my CAT final exams results had been released. Thank god that I can succesfully achieve affiliates status, thereby enabling me to have exemptions on ACCA Level 1 exams. Initially thought that I can get through 1 or 2 papers. But then so happy to know that I can pass, haha.
Thinking of whether should I book a MATF ticket to Singapore or not. Still need to accumulate money for the journey should I wish t go. Looks like need to have around 800-1000 SGD / BND for a 3 days 2 nights trip excluding tickets fares. Think for a few more moment first, haha...
Anyway, is quite happy and relief that I don't need to redo my basic again, although I still need to study those topics again to enhance my understanding.
Love, love, love; passed another Valentine day without a "party", hai...
Anyhow, just wait and wait lo...lol...
Guess that's all for now.
Bye bye!
Thinking of whether should I book a MATF ticket to Singapore or not. Still need to accumulate money for the journey should I wish t go. Looks like need to have around 800-1000 SGD / BND for a 3 days 2 nights trip excluding tickets fares. Think for a few more moment first, haha...
Anyway, is quite happy and relief that I don't need to redo my basic again, although I still need to study those topics again to enhance my understanding.
Love, love, love; passed another Valentine day without a "party", hai...
Anyhow, just wait and wait lo...lol...
Guess that's all for now.
Bye bye!
Thursday 12 February 2009
MATF
Book your tickets now with MATF if you have sufficient money to spend, it is really worthwhile!
That's all, Bye bye!
That's all, Bye bye!
Saturday 7 February 2009
Signing up with MAS Enrich
Yap, after thinking through; I decided to sign up with MAS Enrich programme.
That's all, bye bye!
That's all, bye bye!
雨天VS变天
2009年开始以来，雨神就一直来“光顾”婆罗州的各个角落。几个星期的光景，就已经酿成不小的灾情。从大水灾到小水灾，人们似乎只要看到天空中有一朵黑云掠过，心里便会发出：“又要下雨啦！”的感叹。想当然尔，一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳；面对太阳公公沉睡的日子，心里总会期望能有一天是晴天。然而，天意与人意似乎是背道而驰，更多的地方泛滥成灾。
另一边厢，我国在去年经历了308大选的大反风之后；人们普遍上认为两线制在我国政坛上已形成一定的皱形。然而，本周的霹雳州政权大变天却让人失望了。经过四位“青蛙议员”的这一闹，州政权又回到执政党手中了。前首相安华去年所发表的“916变天论”，现在看起来却格外讽刺。
作为结尾，有一段歌词很适合：希望就在前方，梦想插上翅膀，我们飞向太阳，享受灿烂阳光。
祝愿明天会更好。
再会！
另一边厢，我国在去年经历了308大选的大反风之后；人们普遍上认为两线制在我国政坛上已形成一定的皱形。然而，本周的霹雳州政权大变天却让人失望了。经过四位“青蛙议员”的这一闹，州政权又回到执政党手中了。前首相安华去年所发表的“916变天论”，现在看起来却格外讽刺。
作为结尾，有一段歌词很适合：希望就在前方，梦想插上翅膀，我们飞向太阳，享受灿烂阳光。
祝愿明天会更好。
再会！
Thursday 5 February 2009
Day dreaming...
Yap, is absolutely day dreamig. But then dreaming about what leh? Dreaming about having a weekend trip to Singapore. The tickets to and fro to Singapore is so cheap and "admiring", really wishing can fly over to visit Singapore.
But then, when thinking about the cost of accomodation, eating and transport; really make people scared of...really need to think carefully before making a decision.
Now, having just checked with the newly "rehole" Popular Malaysia website; the 4th International Chinese bookfair will be back in town in KL in the August break. I had missed the previous 3 occassions, hoping that this year I can make a visit to the exhibition at KLCC this year. MUST GO FOR BOOK LOVERS!
But then, this would only be possible if I choose to study at KL. If I choose to study at Kuching, maybe need to get weekend expensive ticket lo...LOL...
Anyway, is still far ahead yet; see how later lo...
Now, is really the time count down for the release of my CAT final; 10 more days to go...
Guess that's all for now.
Bye bye!
But then, when thinking about the cost of accomodation, eating and transport; really make people scared of...really need to think carefully before making a decision.
Now, having just checked with the newly "rehole" Popular Malaysia website; the 4th International Chinese bookfair will be back in town in KL in the August break. I had missed the previous 3 occassions, hoping that this year I can make a visit to the exhibition at KLCC this year. MUST GO FOR BOOK LOVERS!
But then, this would only be possible if I choose to study at KL. If I choose to study at Kuching, maybe need to get weekend expensive ticket lo...LOL...
Anyway, is still far ahead yet; see how later lo...
Now, is really the time count down for the release of my CAT final; 10 more days to go...
Guess that's all for now.
Bye bye!
Monday 2 February 2009
CNY reunion pictures
The whole members...totalling 4 dozens, which equals 48 people...
All cousins...
Bye!
Saturday 31 January 2009
On the mark...
Happy Chinese New Year! Backed in brunei already after CNY breaks...
This morning had booked tickets to Kuching on Malaysia Airlines weekend special promotions. All in all the airfares for a person with return trip is simply RM 78.
What a BIG BIG deals again. Hoping that MAS will carry on with this NEW promotions that offers the consumers discounted tickets up to 80-85%!
Now, just that MASWings havent join their parents companies price slash. Quite sad.
Now that the strange senario is that the longer you fly, the cheaper the fares will it be. What a special! Eeee...!!
Guess that's all for this round, see ya next time.
This morning had booked tickets to Kuching on Malaysia Airlines weekend special promotions. All in all the airfares for a person with return trip is simply RM 78.
What a BIG BIG deals again. Hoping that MAS will carry on with this NEW promotions that offers the consumers discounted tickets up to 80-85%!
Now, just that MASWings havent join their parents companies price slash. Quite sad.
Now that the strange senario is that the longer you fly, the cheaper the fares will it be. What a special! Eeee...!!
Guess that's all for this round, see ya next time.
Saturday 17 January 2009
2nd weeks...
The 2nd weeks of mine in Brunei had almost come to an end. The day had been just papers and computer + some demo courses and miscellaneous tasks. Free time is of course TV.
With one more week toward CNY holiday, time seems running a little fast.
Nothing much to update, just looking forward to CNY holidays.
Bye for now.
With one more week toward CNY holiday, time seems running a little fast.
Nothing much to update, just looking forward to CNY holidays.
Bye for now.
Friday 9 January 2009
Monday 5 January 2009
Now in Brunei...A "rojak" post
Hello, everyone. I am now in Brunei...guess will be in and out Brunei for this coming half year...
Jiajia: Got your message already, but then I don't know whether you will be charged extra or not as I received your message here. If I send back, will be RM 2 per message. Calling will cost RM 2.50 / minute.
Chen Sze: I will see how regarding our "annual meeting", anyway, I think I will go back to Miri first before coming back here. See how la, have you decided on which coffee shop to have your own tea time?
MAS is having offer again, domestic destinations rate not so attractive as the choices of flights for the lowest rate is quite less. However, for ASEAN routes; it really attractive. Kuching to Singapore and vice versa would cost only RM 108 (but then they write RM 99 (don't know what happen). It's really a BIG BIG drop in fares when compared to previous normal prices.
For those who want to go Singapore via Kuching, this is really the golden time to get the lowest fares in town! Get it NOW!
Bye for now!
Jiajia: Got your message already, but then I don't know whether you will be charged extra or not as I received your message here. If I send back, will be RM 2 per message. Calling will cost RM 2.50 / minute.
Chen Sze: I will see how regarding our "annual meeting", anyway, I think I will go back to Miri first before coming back here. See how la, have you decided on which coffee shop to have your own tea time?
MAS is having offer again, domestic destinations rate not so attractive as the choices of flights for the lowest rate is quite less. However, for ASEAN routes; it really attractive. Kuching to Singapore and vice versa would cost only RM 108 (but then they write RM 99 (don't know what happen). It's really a BIG BIG drop in fares when compared to previous normal prices.
For those who want to go Singapore via Kuching, this is really the golden time to get the lowest fares in town! Get it NOW!
Bye for now!
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