Morpheme and morph....

Hmm. Hari ini cuti. Cuti apa? Hari ini seluruh Thailand akan meraihkan the 60th year of the King's accession to the takhta (iya, iya...my Malay vocabulary is limited). Sungguh boring lah! It's gonna be a lonnggggg weekend. I miss English Usage class! Hahahah, lol!

Last Wednesday, I was the moderator. I was supposed to cover Chapter 3 - "Close Encounters of the Morphemic Kind". Yes. While reading that chapter, I myself got lost in it. Confused. The terms are just so confusing for my poor head. I mean, it's not that hard to understand actually, but then when a lot of terms are used in the book, it gets confusing especially when the book gives different terms but in one way or the other, they actually have the same meaning and functions! Aaarrrgghhh! The challenge of being an English major. Hehehehe.

While preparing the questions for discussion, I was worried that I would not be able to get the class to participate in the discussion. I always have that fear. But, surprisingly the discussion was lively. It was really a good discussion. Everyone was saying something, especially when we got stuck in trying to explain and understand the meaning of "morpheme" and "morph". We had to end the class because it was already time. After class ended, some of us were not yet satisfied before we really understand those two terms. So the discussion continued at the cafeteria. Yes, while eating lunch. We sort of got to the point when we finally understood but not quite there yet. So, after lunch (it was already 2 o'clock, class ended at 12.40) we decided to ask one of the teachers who teaches language. While trying to explain, something struck us. So after that, we went in to our teacher's office and tried to explain to her what we understood. Once again we had a lenghty discussion with her. We were trying to create a simple but understandable explanation for the class. Laughter, frustration, pulling-of-the-hair feeling - all those were present. We finally left the office at ehm, I think it was a little after 3 o'clock. Yays. 3 o'clock. I think that's the longest discussion that I've participated so far.

Now, I sort of understand what "morpheme" and "morph" means. Sort of. I just realize - I love being an ENGLISH MAJOR!!!! LOL!

Gonna go eat breakfast now.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Happy Harvest Festival Day!

Just a shoutout to all the Kadazandusuns out there:

Kotobian Tadau Tagayo do Kaamatan!
Kopivosian Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan!

and to all Ibans (for tomorrow):

Selamat Hari Gawai!

Song service was good, although there was a bit of confusion on stage, but it was good. It seemed like the song leaders (and the teachers) were the only ones that were singing because probably the songs are new to them. We're gonna do it again for friday night vespers and for Sabbath School. Yays, let them be bored of seeing us on stage 3 days in a row. Hihihihihih :D

Nothing else to update on. School starts on Monday, and I need to go down to Saraburi to buy new uniforms!heheheheheh...

I'm BORED!


That is all.

DONE!

I'm DONE with JOURNALISTIC WRITING, CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION, SACRED LITERATURE, SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE!!!CHOIR? I'll never be done with choir, at least when I'm still studying here. Hehe.

No more waking up at 7 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. No more going to 6 classes with only 1 hour break in between. I will miss Journalistic Writing class though. I just love everything about that class - the teacher, the assignments, the students, the discussions, the journals, the class itself, everything! I think it's the most easy-going class this semester and after this, I doubt that there will ever be such a class anymore because I am a SENIOR!! And my subjects for the next 3 semester including summer classes, will be everything but easy.

Gone were the days when I could still procrastinate. Gone were the days when I could still sit and relax almost everyday. Gone were the days of being a Freshman, Sophomore and Junior. It's been three years. Three not-so-long years. I can't believe that I actually survived until my fourth year here. Hehe. It's been fun with friends and all the activities done. I've been involved in a lot of activities, I had the opportunity to perform on stage more than I had back home, and I have learned a lot since coming to MC. Though I complain, and complain, and complain about this school, I really think that I would actually miss life here at MC when I graduate. Seriously.

Friends. I have made a lot of friends here and it's such a good feeling to be around these kind of friends. Some already left, and some will be leaving. I hate it, I hate goodbyes. But that's life, right? Life. LIFE. L.I.F.E! Anyway, I'm gonna be here for another year, so I might as well enjoy my stay and have fun with my friends!

Hmm. How did I go that far? Macam saya pula yang mo graduate..hehehe Neway, my brother, Feldinand and Heary is here! Yays! Seeing them here feels like they've never left the campus. So happy!

Graduation weekend is just around the corner. Busy. Busy. Busy people around campus making preparations to welcome the Princess on campus. Once again the Princess will make an appearance on campus after 2 years.

I guess I will be hanging out with my bro for the next two weeks. Hopefully. Hehe. Now, I'm just gonna find something to do. Like...ehm, I don't know. Whatever lah.

the way kids see it

In church yesterday...

Dr. Ted: When you're rich, and have more money, you become richer. When you're richer and have more money, what will you become?

Kid: A scientist.

Cute :D

That made me laugh. I was sitting alone, at the right-hand side of the church. Just felt like sitting alone - disappointed at what was going on, pondering on what life is all about - what friendship is all about, struggling with different feelings and emotions inside, struggling with myself.

Sometimes life can be difficult to understand. I just wish I could understand everything - my life, myself, my friends,etc. Sometimes I think that by understanding everything that happens around me would make life easier to go through. Not always though.

Hmm. Thinking of all sorts of things now - good and bad - a mixture of everything. I have one more exam. I need to study. Now.

Exams, exams, EXAMS!!

Yays, the final exams are here again! Yesterday I had one exam - Cross Cultural Communication. I used up all 5 papers back to back writing bs (well, not all of them were bs, but most of them were I think). The questions were challenging but not as challenging as Sociolinguistics. I am SO glad that I'm over with Sociolinguistics! That is one subject that I struggled the most throughout this semester. And now, I'm free! Journalistic Writing was okay. I forgot what the definitions were for some of the terms, but I think I pulled through and I think I will pass JW at least with a B+. That will do.

Tomorrow afternoon is Sacred Literature. I hope I'll pass that one too. I've been doing well throughout the semester, and I'm quite satisfied with where I stand as of today. Tomorrow, it can change if I don't do well.

My last exam will be Survey of British Literature, another class that I can't wait to get over with. It's not that I don't enjoy the class, but I guess it's just the crushed hope I had last semester - hoping that the second part of the class will be enjoyable. It was a little enjoyable this semester - watching movies and all but still, I am not satisfied.

Anyway. I will survive all the exams. Yays!

Thank you!

Thank you to all of you who wished me a Happy Birthday, gave me hugs, sent me smses and gave me pwesents! I appreciate all of them :D

Thank you Chervie.


Thank you Shimona.


Thank you Nok.


Thank you Felly.


Thank you Fiona and Pappu.


Thank you rakan-rakanku.


THANK YOU ALL!


Walaupun tahun ini low cost saja belanja hari jadi, tapi terima kasih kerana telah membuat hari Isnin yang lalu satu daripada hari yang amat menyeronokan!

Leaving my teen years...

In less than two hours, I'll leave my teen years and enter the twenties. Can my age be twen-teen? Hehe. The 'teen' will no longer be there when I tell people my age. Goodbye 'teen'!
I'm happy to be alive for 20 years now. I'm still half-way in accomplishing what I dreamt of when I was a kid. I still have a long way to go (I hope) before I'll be able to accomplish what I really want, what I dreamt of, and what I've set as my goal when I was growing up. I know I can do it, because it's what I've always wanted and I would work towards accomplishing it and because I have all the support I have from my parents, aunties and uncles, cousins and friends. Probably in 5 years I would see myself and my goal accomplished. I hope.

I'm content with my life. I'm quite content with my I've got. I'm almost content with what I've accomplished. God has blessed me throughout the 20 years of my life and I thank Him for that. I can't help but thinking about my dear cousin who passed away at a young age - 22 years. She was happy with her life, even though she knew that she wouldn't be able to live long. She was strong. She had faith. She had a close relationship with her friends, her family and God. She lived her life to the fullest. She lived to see her 22nd birthday when doctors only gave her 17 years. She's everyone's inspiration. She's my inspiration.

Life is short. Trust in God, keep your faith and live your life to the fullest!

Happy Birthday Me! :D

We're Back!

The trip was great! We had great fun wherever we went, although sometimes things just aren't going the way we expected, but nevertheless, we lived that day and went through it no matter what. Singing (and playing) morning and evening daily was tiring, no doubt about that, but it felt good just to be together with the group singing songs and having fun! We battled mosquitoes in most churches, especially in Sabah I guess, right Shizmona? Hehe. New nicknames invented, new friends made and relationships strenghtened because of this trip. I wish the 10 days didn't end so soon. When I was in the airport, waiting to board the plane back to Thailand, I felt like it was just yesterday that we arrived in Kuching Airport. The days passed by quickly, belum puas enjoying myself back home.

Well, here are some of the pictures taken during the trip. There are a lot of pictures, can't post them all.


This was where we stayed in Kuching.


Had the chance to meet ex-schoolmates in Kuching.


Shizmona, Me and Losvina :D


With Joemmaicca in Miri.


Pussshhhhh~!


Kuching Airport a.k.a. KLIA junior.


We also performed at the Sarawak Tourism Center.


Last meal in Kuching.


Our performance in SASS good ol' dewan.


Me, Villary and ehm, I forgot her name. Hehehe.


Lynsdelle and Ken at Pantai Dalit.


UNO - official constant companion of the group. Anywhere, Anytime.


Crocodile Farm in Tuaran. (I never knew it existed before!)


We all had matching umbrellas!


Juji started it first. Hehe.


Aiichi and Bobby the python. :D


My first-hand experience touching a live snake. Not so bad, actually. If I stayed there longer, I would have bonded with that snake. I miss Bobby! hehehehe.

Have to go to class now. Will post more later. :D

Malaysia, Tanah Airku!

In about 6 1/2 hours, we're gonna leave MC campus. And 4 hours after that, we'll be flying up in the air, on our way to Sarawak. Excited, because I'm going HOME!!! Muahahahaha!

Can't write long, gotta help with sticking labels on our CDs.

Will be updating once I reach HOME, which will be next week. Hehe.

Balik kampung, oh oh oh, balik kampung, hatiku sangat girang!

A Psalm for Students

We're studying some of the Psalms in our Sacred Literature class and yesterday, before the teacher excused us, she passed a handout to the five of us. It was "A Psalm For Students" by Steven M. Zeimis.

A Psalm For Students

The Lord is my teacher; I shall not sleep.
He makes me stay awake in my studies all night;
He leads me from page to page.
He restores my sanity;
He guides me in the path of consciousness.
For my grades' sake.
Even though I grow weary in the shadow of books,
I fear no test, for thou art with me.
The rod and Thy staff, they keep jabbing me.
Thou wilt prepare a test for me
in the presence of my classmates.
Thou hast crammed my mind with knowledge;
My eyelid overlap.
Surely a good grade and
a kind teacher will follow me after the test,
Or I will dwell in the class forever.

Have a Happy Sabbath everyone :D

What a day!

4th time in 3 years! How's that? Yes. Another minor motorbike accident. Haha! What a way to end the day huh? At first, everything was okay - making sandwiches, playing with clay, English Department party - and then, coming back from one of the faculty's house...slow motion - c...r...a...s...h...two of us facing the ground, and the other facing the sky. Silence. A few seconds later, it began to make sense. We just crashed to the ground - in slow mo. Nobody got seriously hurt though. I got a cut on my wrist, the middle person got a scratch on the knee and the third person was scratch-free. Phew~! We were laughing like crazy over the incident. It was embarassing in a way. I think they guys who were playing football at the field saw the whole thing - haih...malu...malu - i think 4 guys came over in two bikes to see whether we were okay, of course we were, in fact we were laughing! The bike? Hmm. Not much damage, just a few scratches, luckily. If not, I'm dead.


The cut on my wrist that showed a bit of the inside flesh. Hehe.

Oh, and I just spotted a bruise on my right thigh. It's black and ugly, luckily it will be covered when I walk outside. My left shoulder and arm hurts. My left foot hurts. Yeah. That's the addition to the cut on my right wrist. And it's hard to type because of the cut.

I managed to get two papers done! Yays! (Hehe. Lyndelle, aku mencuri dulu perkataan terkenal awak :D) Op-ed for Journalistic Writing done - wrote about Women's Rights. Haha! BS pun BS lah, asalkan dah siap. Hehe. Just finished Assignment # 7 for Sacred Literature - a paper on analyzing one of the Biblical tragedies - my paper was on the tragedy of Samson. Really, studying the Bible in the literature perspective is interesting! Now we are studying the Psalms, and it's actually syok! Not that I am interested into changing my major to Theology, but we study Biblical narratives, Biblical heroes, Biblical tragedies, and the Psalms in a different way that the theologians study up the hill. Hehe.

This morning I got the chance to chat with one of the cousins that I'm close to (who is currently 'stuck' in Penang...hehe) and she informed me of one great news! Another anak buah is on the way in about 7 1/2 months! Hehe. It's not hers, but her sister. :D Yays!

Now, what should I do? Hmm. Sleep or ...? I don't know. I guess I better give myself a little bit of rest so that tonight I'll be able to finish other assignments.

Yays! :D

Today is good ... so far.

What made my day today?

One and only reason - receiving an email from my favourite cousin and the best thing is, she sent pictures of the kids!!! Hehe. I always get excited when I receive emails from Kakak Tuti, especially when she attaches pictures of her kids! Man, the kids have grown since I last saw them (on pictures only of course, how sad can that be?). I haven't seen her for years, and when they went back 2 years ago, I wasn't there, I was stuck here and couldn't go back!! Tyler's 3-years-old(I think), Brianna's 2-years-old and I think Peyton is just entering 3 months :D


Brianna with her Daddy (she's grown so much!!)


Brianna with her Mommy (me cousin :D)


Tyler with Mommy (he's getting taller!!)


Tyler and Daddy (look at the 'drawing' on the wall, Tyler punya kerja kah tu Kakak Tuti? Hehe)


...and that's little Peyton! Getting chubbier each day, right?

And that's all for today.

:D

Today...

Today, four months ago, I lost a dear cousin to Thalassaemia.

Today, I had a midterm exam for my Sociolinguistic class...and I think I just failed the exam.

Today, choir was okay.

Today, the weather is a little hotter!

Today will not end without me doing something educational. I hope.

Today, today, today...

Today...

I forced myself to wake up at 7.30 a.m. after a late night's sleep for two reasons: 1) to wash the piled-up clothes in my basket and 2) to go to library and at least finish doing my journals.

So far...I'm done with washin my clothes, and I hope that it won't rain today. And, I'm in the library, taking a break from writing journals.

I just read my cousin's blog, and I'm happy to read that she's now single but not available (as she puts it:)) - she's engaged! Congratulations, Kakak Bibi! :D:D:D

Just a while ago, I took time to read the daily mails I receive from MountainWings.com. It's really inspirational and there were a lot of times when those mails came just at the right time to help me get through the day. Here's one:

If I Can Smile...
==================

I am listening to The Stroke Song again after 30 or so times.

I'm singing with the song like I'm in church, adding the amen's,and hallelujahs. I know it's not a gospel song as we know it,but it is good news. Here's why:

I have a trained musical ear so when I listen to music, I heareverything, the instrumentals, the harmony, everything, SUPERB!

And it hit me while listening to the song about the 10th time,if the person is not having a stroke, then at least they smiled,which is always good. Next they acknowledged that it's asunny day outside, even when it is raining or at night, it'salways a sunny day (perspective). Finally, raise your hands in praise, submission and surrender.

Maybe, that's why the song has a gospel feel to it to me.

I want to always be able to smile and if I can smile,I can laugh.

I want to always know that it's a sunny day outside.No matter what's going on in my life or around me, it's a sunnyday, even at night.

And I want to always be able to praise God, and thank Him,surrender my life to him and give up my will for His Will.

THANK YOU

~A MountainWings Original by Wesley Shorter, Fayetteville, GA~

It's 12.23 p.m. and I think I have taken a break long enough for me to get back in the mood of doing my journals, as well as other assignments.

The last week had been a stressful week for me, and I hope that this new week will be better than last week.

I was a bit down today for I-don't-know-what-reason. Maybe I think too much, or maybe because of the disturbance of sleep last night. I don't know. But I received an offline message in my Yahoo from a cousin whom I'm not so close to and I think that made me a bit happy. Why? I don't know, I guess because I am just happy I get to get in touch with her. She's another cousin married to an American and they have a son, Caleb, who is 7 months old now. I love hearing news from my cousins who are overseas. Family is very important to me. They keep me going. I'm happy I'm part of the Bingku clan - having 5 aunties and 6 uncles, lots of cousins, nephews and nieces just from this side of the family, and also the Lamam clan - 1 aunt and 4 uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. A whole lot of them!

Sometimes I just think that people don't care about me. I know it's too much to even think like this, but I can see through people's actions and the way they treat me and other people - sometimes I can sense the unfairness.

Well, I hope the rest of the day will get better for me.

The past couple of weeks

I've been in a lazy mode to update my blog for two weeks now... I'll just post some pictures for now...

Two Sabbaths ago, this was what we did after church...















On Valentine's Day eve, this was what we did...



On Valentine's Day, we had to run around campus, singing songs for faculty and students...

Go to Shimona's blog if you want to see the pictures.

This was what I did on Friday night...


I played with our dorm's mascots!


I love this picture...and I love cats!:)

And yesterday...


Took picture with Shimona in our uniform-of-the-day:) Hehehehehe...

and...


Said goodbye to Pr. Pangan.

That's about it....

I will try my best to update me bloggy after this.

Ramblings of the day

No choir for two days. I miss choir! Valentine's concert coming up, and we haven't practiced the songs yet, seriously, I am not sure how this will turn out. But somehow, our choir director always finds a way to make things possible and I admire her about that. I don't know how she does it, but she does it anyway.

Anyways, yoga time is changed! Well, actually I am getting used to waking up at 4.55 a.m. from Monday to Friday, though sometimes I fret.

I'm having cough now and it's so annoying! It's hard for me to concentrate on whatever I'm doing - in class, in the computer lab, library, room, etc. etc. I hope whatever that tickles my throat will go away soon. It better go away coz I'll be singing on Friday nite and on Saturday!

Nothing new about me here in Mission College. The coping with the many assignments is going on pretty well. I forget most of the due dates, but I'm still getting myself organized. Oh wait, I forgot, there is something new. The ex wants to get back with me. I don't know what to do, I don't know what to think, I just want to go through this semester. What do you think I should do? Suggestions, advice, etc. - I need some of those.

I have a test at 2 p.m. and I haven't really read my notes yet. Survey of British Literature. That class is...uhm, I better not write anything here. Just in case. I don't know whether I'll pass this exam or not, but I have a feeling that I will not pass. If Shimona says that Bio will proabably pull her GPA down, for me, this class will probably pull my GPA down. Not that my GPA is high, it's just enough to keep me going. The course itself is interesting (except for the readings, lots and lots of them, but that's what you get in literature classes, right?) but for me, the problem is the teacher.

Enough said.