It's only words

Educators it's a calling not a cushy source of income with long holidays

Its heartbreaking as a retired teacher to read of teachers who abuse students physically or verbally.The job is a calling to shape young minds to become independent thinkers and confident adults.So teachers try their best but not every child is a high achiever so as long as they have made slow progress and we have tried our best,the rest is up to the student.To read of a BM or Malay language teacher humiliate a student by saying he is unteachable and go back to China and even calling him stupid and punishing him to sit next to a dustbin like he is a piece of trash shows how unprofessional the teacher is To add salt to injury she even mocked his parents by condemning their inability to communicate in Malay.This lack of respect for students and parents show only the lack of moral ethics of a teacher.When teachers are supposed to teach the 3 Rs,this teacher teaches negativity and Racism,Radicalism and Rubbish.No wonder many urban parents send their children to international schools,private schools or home school children as public education has gone down the drain..Students learn to discriminate and bully others as teachers lead the way. im blessed to be educated by wonderful teachers like Sister Enda Ryan and Mrs George who instill good values like integrity and tolerance and respect.Ex students like Dr Jemilah of Mercy Malaysia and ex Bank Negara governor Dr Zeti Aziz are testament of strong education foundation.So to prevent further social stratification of elite and non elite the bangsawan from the orang biasa,public education needs a serious revamp of its mission to unite all of different religions,economic class and diverse languages.

Saturday zumba

My new artwork

Stan Lee has kept his passion for visual arts alive.He has ignited my artistic flare n a dawn painting of white lotus at peace park was done.

Low quality fresh food

On a tight budget,i buy discounted fish nearing expiry date.it was a huge mistake because the sting ray meat smelt awful n starting to rot.i dumped.it into the trash as it would cause food poisoning to us or the cat who is a picky eater i bought a whole old chicken at NSK mart for rm 9.i cooked ayam pong teh with it.Jun declared it as horrible n gross dinner as the old cockerel was tough.the meat was tough not tender after braising.tbe skin was chewy like rubber and had small feathers stuck to it.real gross to buy low quality chicken as its inedible. being frugal i shredded the meat to cook braised noodles with meat.balls as the sauce was delicious.old hens can only be used to boil lotus soup with red dates. i felt guilty buying inferior meat.to feed my family.to compensate i cooked Juns favourite dishes like deep fried chicken coated with salted egg yolk sauce,bird eyes chilli n coriander leaves.i also cooked his favourite green loofah squash in egg sauce with black fungus n shrimps.the last is braised pumpkin with meat balls,fuzhou fish balls and liver sausages.hope it will compensate for a terrible meal. for tea time i went to Ah Cheng laksa to eat ice kacang or ABC and fried keropok lekur.i dont fancy Korean shaved ice bingsu or japanese snowy ice.Ais kacang is best as it has rose syrup,evaporated milk,palm sugar.buried under is treasure like peanuts, red beans,black jelly,sweet corn,green cendol and even some cases sugar palm attap seeds.dig in to enjoy

Cat is da boss

King Captain kitty calls the shot at home.The cat is very possesive,inquisitive and territorial.He likes to mark his territory bu peeing on it.Lucky he doesnt pee on the sofa or bed.He thinks the grey couch is his throne n he sleeps on it with me.When Jun tried to nap on the grey sofa,kitty pounces on him and disturbs him by biting his butt.Now Jun naps on the chaise lounge and kitty doesnt allow anyone except me to lie down there. He loves to play with new toys like the cat wand with red feathers i bought for him.This is a king cats home with cat house,scratching boards n cat toys everywhere.Cat is king of the home

Hokkien mee

it is 2am.My tummy is growling for yummy supper of Hokkien mee?Only the 24 hour mamak is open at this unearthly hour.Dream of not the Red Chamber but Black Hokkien Mee,smoky charcoal fried with slices of pork,shrimp and sambal belacan .im in food paradise. the best hokkie. mee is lao peng in sea park very dry with no watery gravy.wok hei is so good its better than tiong hokkie. mee.