I am me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. There are people who have some parts like me but no one adds up exactly like me. Therefore, everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it.
I own everything about me - my body, including everything it does; my mind, including all my thoughts and ideas; my eyes, including the images of all they behold; my feeling, whatever they might me - anger, joy, frustration, love, disappointment, excitement; my mouth and all the words that come out of it - polite, sweet and rough, correct or incorrect; my voice, loud ans soft; all my actions, whether they be to others or myself.
I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears.
I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes. Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me in all my parts.
I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I can then make it possible for all of me to work in my best interests. I know there are aspects of myself that puzzles me, and other aspects that I don't know. But as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for the solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find to more about me.
However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is me. This is authentic and represents where I am at that moment in time.
When I review later how I looked and sounded, what I said and did, and how I thought and felt, some parts may turn out to be unfitting. I can discard that which is unfitting and keep that which proved fitting, and invent something new for that which I discarded.
I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do. I have tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, to make sense and order out of the world of people and things of me.
I own me and therefore I can engineer me.
I am me and I am Okay
(Virginia Satir : Chicken Soup for the Soul)
Monday, February 16, 2009
An article I wrote in 2004
Kuala Lumpur is not a friendly city for the physically challenged people, as many buildings and public transportation do not allow them to move freely in their wheelchair.
Most of the public transportation such as the bus services, LRT, Monorail, Commuter and ERL are only accessible if they have someone to help them out.
The number of physically challenged individuals out in shopping complexes, theater halls, national library, or any other public place are very small.
Most buildings and public transportation do not have an alternative pathway apart from the stairs in order for them to fully utilize the facilities.
They have no choice but to stay at home as they cannot travel outside their house on their own without any assistant.
"There is no point coming out of the house, as there is not many place that are accessible for us in the wheelchair," said Encik Ismail sho was wheelchair bounded since childhood.
Every state of the art building fully equipped with advanced technological equipments that is being build should always gives enough considerations to this community.
However, currently only limited access was given to them including the restrooms build for the physically challenged people in public places, which are not enough.
Every Malaysian from all walks of life must be able to enjoy all the public places and facilities by the government
Tim@2004
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This article was written as an exercise in the CIJ Journalism Skills Training 25-26Sept04. I used to be a volunteer for CIJ in 2004. This one-and-a-half-day course was designed (1) to train CIJ volunteers who are interested in contributing to their media and radio projects and also (2) to encourage people to write about their community and issues affecting them.
Most of the public transportation such as the bus services, LRT, Monorail, Commuter and ERL are only accessible if they have someone to help them out.
The number of physically challenged individuals out in shopping complexes, theater halls, national library, or any other public place are very small.
Most buildings and public transportation do not have an alternative pathway apart from the stairs in order for them to fully utilize the facilities.
They have no choice but to stay at home as they cannot travel outside their house on their own without any assistant.
"There is no point coming out of the house, as there is not many place that are accessible for us in the wheelchair," said Encik Ismail sho was wheelchair bounded since childhood.
Every state of the art building fully equipped with advanced technological equipments that is being build should always gives enough considerations to this community.
However, currently only limited access was given to them including the restrooms build for the physically challenged people in public places, which are not enough.
Every Malaysian from all walks of life must be able to enjoy all the public places and facilities by the government
Tim@2004
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This article was written as an exercise in the CIJ Journalism Skills Training 25-26Sept04. I used to be a volunteer for CIJ in 2004. This one-and-a-half-day course was designed (1) to train CIJ volunteers who are interested in contributing to their media and radio projects and also (2) to encourage people to write about their community and issues affecting them.
Memory Lane : GKII March 2000
During my single mingle life, I was an active person, participating in various activities and events. Even before that in high school and primary school, I was participating in soo many persatuan and kelab... I did a lot of things in high school and one of the highlight was being the EDITOR for the school magazine... MUTIARA BANDARAYA 96. Yoohoo! one of my dream too... since I love to write...
Even in college years, I took the Mass Communication course (no surprise there!) haha... doing Public Relations. Since private college have limited extra curricular activities... I got bored... due to the fact that the whole to and fro process every single day! So as any restless teenager would do... (or youth adult since it is already college years) I went out to find my own activities! no no... not clubbing and not rempit also... (no motor license anyway), I explored my options in events and actitivies in the real world. Which I did... yohoo...
GKII was the first international conference I was involved in... as a youth volunteer, and I must say that it was the first step of everything else that happened in my life. (GKII-Global Knowledge II)...It was one of the best! I learned a lot and I met lots of new friends!...
* The second Global Knowledge Conference (GKII), hosted by the Government of Malaysia, focused on building knowledge societies through the process of identifying practical means to harness information, knowledge and new technologies to promote equity, fairness, social justice, empowerment and informed decision-making. Over 1000 people from more than 120 countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to consider the special challenges facing communities and nations in the rapidly changing information and communications environment.
Access, Empowerment and Governance - three crucial elements in building equitable and sustainable Knowledge Societies - formed the core themes of GKII. In the context of these themes, GKII also focused on the importance of empowering women and youth through the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and highlighted the role of the media in facilitating greater access to, and thereby promoting, knowledge for development.*
(*...* source:http://www.globalknowledgepartnership.org/gkp/index.cfm/pageid/338)
Even in college years, I took the Mass Communication course (no surprise there!) haha... doing Public Relations. Since private college have limited extra curricular activities... I got bored... due to the fact that the whole to and fro process every single day! So as any restless teenager would do... (or youth adult since it is already college years) I went out to find my own activities! no no... not clubbing and not rempit also... (no motor license anyway), I explored my options in events and actitivies in the real world. Which I did... yohoo...
GKII was the first international conference I was involved in... as a youth volunteer, and I must say that it was the first step of everything else that happened in my life. (GKII-Global Knowledge II)...It was one of the best! I learned a lot and I met lots of new friends!...
* The second Global Knowledge Conference (GKII), hosted by the Government of Malaysia, focused on building knowledge societies through the process of identifying practical means to harness information, knowledge and new technologies to promote equity, fairness, social justice, empowerment and informed decision-making. Over 1000 people from more than 120 countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to consider the special challenges facing communities and nations in the rapidly changing information and communications environment.
Access, Empowerment and Governance - three crucial elements in building equitable and sustainable Knowledge Societies - formed the core themes of GKII. In the context of these themes, GKII also focused on the importance of empowering women and youth through the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and highlighted the role of the media in facilitating greater access to, and thereby promoting, knowledge for development.*
(*...* source:http://www.globalknowledgepartnership.org/gkp/index.cfm/pageid/338)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Survey Thing
Here are the rules - post this list on your profile (in Notes) replacing my answers with yours.
Tag 25 people to do the same thing. If I tagged YOU, it's because I want to know more about YOU!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Fatimah...Prophet Muhammad's Daugther
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
errrr... some time last month... but can't remember why... ahhaha
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
It like the doctor's writing! arrghhhh...
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Chicken :)
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes... Danial is the cutest ever
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes, of course!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Whenever necessary
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Err... it used to be in my to-do list... but now... me not that sure...
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
conflakes...
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
eeee no shoes with strings for me... ahhaha
WHERE IS QUESTION 12???
Got censored by the government. "i don't think the government wrote these questions... ahhaha"
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
All the things ...Chocolate!
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their smile..
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink definitely :) Although i have been wearing a lot of red lately! maybe the CNY mood... hahah
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My shoulder... this pain is killing me!!! yellpppppp
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Mi hubby, danial, mum... eh... have to choose 1 only? sooo difficult... i miss a lot of people!!!
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
Of course! It would be very nice...
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING
Me at home, no shoes... pants - grey
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The sound of danial yapping in the background.. hahaha
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Pink :) sweet!
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
At the moment...danial after bath! hahaha
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Kzie, asking about lecturing tips...
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes :) Wish I could meet up with u one day Ann~
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH
Sports... err... err... maybe football since hubby an avid fan...
27. HAIR COLOR?
Black :P
28. EYE COLOR?
Dark Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Not anymore... so troublesome.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Non spicy... yay!
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings of course!!! :)
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
*Valkyrie* ... a very interesting historical movie...
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Light yellow
34. SUMMER OR WINTER
Prefer cold than hot... go figure
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
A little of both :)
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Everyone!
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
No one...
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
None.. too busy preparing for media law class.... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
what mouse pad? ahahhhaha... me using brown envelope...
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
No tv last night.. study study... class class... media law... aargghhhhhhhhhhhh
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)
Danial calling me "umi" !!!
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles..
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
hmmm... Korea...
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I have an excellent sense of direction!!
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Malaysia
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACk?
Everyone's...
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
A friend introduced us... never pay attention much to him since i was buzy with my studies and i had lots of friendsssss.... hehehe... finally 2 years after being introduced... we began talking to each other again...I asked him out the 1st time... and he did the 2nd time.... which was the day after... and hu ha hu ha... after around 5 months... we got engaged and got married 3 months after that... and now... married for almost 3 years... :0)
Tag 25 people to do the same thing. If I tagged YOU, it's because I want to know more about YOU!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Fatimah...Prophet Muhammad's Daugther
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
errrr... some time last month... but can't remember why... ahhaha
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
It like the doctor's writing! arrghhhh...
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Chicken :)
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes... Danial is the cutest ever
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes, of course!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Whenever necessary
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Err... it used to be in my to-do list... but now... me not that sure...
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
conflakes...
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
eeee no shoes with strings for me... ahhaha
WHERE IS QUESTION 12???
Got censored by the government. "i don't think the government wrote these questions... ahhaha"
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
All the things ...Chocolate!
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their smile..
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink definitely :) Although i have been wearing a lot of red lately! maybe the CNY mood... hahah
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My shoulder... this pain is killing me!!! yellpppppp
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Mi hubby, danial, mum... eh... have to choose 1 only? sooo difficult... i miss a lot of people!!!
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
Of course! It would be very nice...
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING
Me at home, no shoes... pants - grey
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The sound of danial yapping in the background.. hahaha
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Pink :) sweet!
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
At the moment...danial after bath! hahaha
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Kzie, asking about lecturing tips...
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes :) Wish I could meet up with u one day Ann~
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH
Sports... err... err... maybe football since hubby an avid fan...
27. HAIR COLOR?
Black :P
28. EYE COLOR?
Dark Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Not anymore... so troublesome.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Non spicy... yay!
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings of course!!! :)
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
*Valkyrie* ... a very interesting historical movie...
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Light yellow
34. SUMMER OR WINTER
Prefer cold than hot... go figure
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
A little of both :)
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Everyone!
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
No one...
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
None.. too busy preparing for media law class.... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
what mouse pad? ahahhhaha... me using brown envelope...
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
No tv last night.. study study... class class... media law... aargghhhhhhhhhhhh
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)
Danial calling me "umi" !!!
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles..
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
hmmm... Korea...
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I have an excellent sense of direction!!
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Malaysia
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACk?
Everyone's...
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
A friend introduced us... never pay attention much to him since i was buzy with my studies and i had lots of friendsssss.... hehehe... finally 2 years after being introduced... we began talking to each other again...I asked him out the 1st time... and he did the 2nd time.... which was the day after... and hu ha hu ha... after around 5 months... we got engaged and got married 3 months after that... and now... married for almost 3 years... :0)
Survey Questions
I have always loved answer survey questions... however the only obstacle is time limitation and of course the shoulder pain that I have... ouch ouch ouch! for quite sometime now...
Throughout my penpalling and emailing years, I have come across many of all these online surveys and some of it can be quite interesting... and some of the questions that we have never thought about...
The newest hype of facebook... which is after the era of friendster... lately these survey questions began to emerge ... and of course, I tried to answer them...
Therefore, I will post them here as how I post them in the facebook... hehehe
YES & NO...
You can ONLY answer Yes or No!
You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and Asks!
Now, here's what you're supposed to do... And please do not spoil the Fun. Copy and paste this into your notes , delete my answers and type in your answers. Then see what happens.
Kissed any one of your facebook friends? YES
Been arrested? NO
Kissed someone you didn't like? NO
Slept in until 5 PM? YES
Fallen asleep at work/school? YES
Held a snake? NO
Ran a red light? YES
Been suspended from school? NO
Totaled your car/motorbike in an accident? NO
Been fired from a job? NO
Sang karaoke? YES
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? YES
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? YES
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? NO
Kissed in the rain? NO
Sang in the shower? YES
Sat on a rooftop? NO
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? NO
Broken a bone? NO
Shaved your head? NO
Blacked out from drinking? NO
Played a prank on someone? YES
Felt like killing someone? YES
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? NO
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? NO
Been in a band? NO
Shot a gun? NO
Tripped on mushrooms? NO
Donated Blood? NO
Eaten alligator meat? NO
Eaten cheesecake? YES
Loved someone you shouldn't? YES
Think about the future? YES
Believe in love? YES
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? YES
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Internet at home! Finally...
The misery is gone! finally i have internet connection at home... yahooo!!! I am using Jaring wireless... since the strymx service issssssssss soooo lousy... (6 months application in june 2008... and I have still don't have any phone line! no phone line... no internet! how to do work like that...) weirdooo...
finally now i have internet... yahooo!!! so now i can connect to the internet without any hassle! no more going to other people's house just to use the internet! yahooo!!! i can be online anytime, ANYTIME... i want now... now i can concentrate of my freelance translations etc etc work... and of course... hopefully more blog entry now! hehehhe wish me all the luck!
have a nice day everyone... sure it is a good day for me...
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