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Archive for July, 2007
July 30, 2007 at 10:48 pm · Filed under My Comic, babble
I love my country , Malaysia.
I was inspired by Peppy’s blog to draw this. Sad to say, Negarakuku song is no longer available on line. It was one good reality song. Too bad, he was too famous and had irritated our government. Kesihan dia!… would he face the lock-up because of his free speech?
Check him out! Support free speech! Address here at : Namewee
Addition added; Aug 8, 2007
I guess he did something terribly wrong in the song. Not knowing that religion is an out of an issue to criticize. Especially, if it was out of pure fun. We should try to respect their religion. Well, i might not agree in Muslim practise in Malaysia, we doesn’t have to follow it blindly. This is what make us a human being, we have the rights to think even thought it might be wrong to others. Sometimes, we have to stick our mind to oneself, when it comes to sensitive issue like religion. Cos , egg hit onto a rock will break. It is like playing a loosing game… sad. Really sad.
July 30, 2007 at 2:57 am · Filed under My Comic, babble
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July 27, 2007 at 4:43 am · Filed under My Comic, Books
I had finally finished my last chapter of Harry Potter!!~ hurray~
Sorry for being late. I was busy battling You-Know-Who with Harry. As the matter of fact, Hogward was in danger. I just had to be there. The battle ended well, Harry was after all the Unwanted No1. Volt~~ Opps, Ron wouldn’t let us say it out loud, bad luck; anyway, You-Know-Who was exile. They live happily ever after.. blah…
(Wouldn’t want to leak out too much! )
Another good news is that Harry Potter books are back in MPH shelves and they had charge in a lower price. Thanks to Carefour and Tesco. It’s about time someone stood up to poke on them for jutting up the price.
Anyway, when i bought my copy on Monday at Tesco Ampany, there were still a lot on the shelf. I was thinking of getting adult edition cos i thought it might have more wording. To my surprise both are the same. There was a Malay uncle in his 40’s also wanted to buy a copy of Harry Potter. He and i toke both adult and children edition to compare. We found the different was only to it’s cover and the front inlay where there were a Hogward school logo in children edition. Many of adult edition was sold off, left the worn and torn. I bought the children edition instead.
I guess people bought adult version because of the cover. They might be afraid to let other seeing them in kiddish looking novel, or, maybe they were like me- thought both edition has vast different.
I am going to buy all the previous series as i had forgotten them…. and i just had to buy tickets to catch the latest Harry Potter movie with my hubby.( Hope he wouldn’t felt asleep in the cinema~)
July 23, 2007 at 4:24 am · Filed under Books
Check it yourself on Malaysiakini and star newspaper .
I was quite shock to find that Harry Potter was selling at RM69.90 at Carefour and Tesco on last Sunday newspaper. I was so sad because I had pre-ordered mine at the local Popular Bookstore. It was at RM109.90, after the discount of 10% it would still be at a very much higher price.
But at that moment, I didn’t thought of rushing to grab those books myself, as people had queue up from 5am on Sat, and i had only knew it on Sunday. Further more, i didn’t think they would sell it that cheap after the launching date, 21July.
When i came to work this Monday morning, my friend shown me news from Malaysiakini, the urge of buying a copy at the nearby Carefour rose up. I called Popular if i can get back my pre-ordered money, and they told me’yes’ plus in cash. I rushed to check at Carefour but found them out of stock. I didn’t gave up, I tried calling Tesco instead, they have tons at Ampang Tesco.
I will grab it on my way home and get back my money from Popular!…
3 Cheers for Tesco~ Sorry, Popular… yours is too expensive lol~
July 20, 2007 at 5:24 am · Filed under My Comic, babble
Forgive my rudeness i didn’t meant to put the word mama in the picture. The sentances suppose to be nasi lemak in Chinese. It’s my accidental mistake when i type.
韬韬 is my ex-colleague, her cartoon characters are really cute. As for the nasi lemak photo, i was playing her a nasty prank. Her bunny was happily nested on the plate, but i took it instead.
“Hey, 韬韬, catch me if you can *8* “
July 20, 2007 at 1:33 am · Filed under Books, Parenting
- A reminder on the essential education -
When i first read this article All she wants is to go to school diverted from parentWonder, I felt sad. The poor girl must have felt awful for being isolated from schools. She reminds me of my old time favorite novel, a recollection childhood memory of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. In her novel - [Totto-chan], she was once a kick out student similar to this girl. Yet, Totto-chan, was far more lucky. Even thought she was a WWII child, there, an unusual school that was teaching combining learning with fun, freedom, and love that accepted her in. And it was from there, taught her to become what she is today- a popular television personality cum the first Asian UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
This is an excellent book for those headmaster that had rejected or being skeptic towards those special need children.
Children are angel, for those special; with love, innovation and patient, they will grow into a great person. We should have some flexibility in our education system. Why, education is for the children, we should also be looking from children’s point of view. What children think education should be.
I hope, from this article, [Totto-chan] and our tiny plead, it will lead us to a new comprehensive education for every types of children.
July 13, 2007 at 5:47 am · Filed under My Comic
I had just drawn a mini poster for kids in the hospital.
It was a FOC initiative poster just for fun. Have a look. Give me some comments~
This poster make me wonder if the kids were that dirty? Or if they never wash their hands?
July 13, 2007 at 12:48 am · Filed under babble
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July 9, 2007 at 9:23 pm · Filed under Books, Parenting
Lately, I’ve bought an interesting picture book for Lun’s bedtime story. It was bought at MPH bookstore at MidValley.
The Chocolate-Covered-Cookie TANTRUM
I find this an interesting and a good reading material for my 16m old son. This book, as per it’s cover title, about a girl who insisted to eat a chocolate covered cookie on the spot where she wanted. Nothing too surprise on the story, but it can influence little reader and enlighten parents who has hot temper children.
The illustration was done not in a normal cartoonish way. It uses color to describe the child’s emotion and the tension at that scenario.
Words are easy and brief. It was just at the nice length where i can narrate the story and act it in the same time. I am very sure this is the right book when i bought it.
On the same night, I read it to Lun. Lun wasn’t too keen to look at the pictures. But I had finished the whole story with him. It was the first night I’d shown him this book. Maybe he was not too keen to read a new book yet. There might be also the reason for the illustration to be too emotional driven. It horrified Lun with the intense feeling in the drawing.
I will try to read it in different way. I might start out with a play and a recorded narration of my voice.
Or
I can redraw another version of my own. It was after all a good story to teach Lun about his temper tantrums.
July 9, 2007 at 2:23 am · Filed under Parenting
I did a one major big Big BIG mistake.
I cheat on you, baby. Or should I said, I lie to my baby.
The scenario started like this;
We were going out for our dinner last Sunday. My Lun ask for his pacifier when he grab his booster. These two things, booster and pacifier is non-detachable. If Lun sees booster, he will want pacifier and if he sees pacifier he will ask for booster.
Now that day in the car, I forgot to hide his booster. Lun had it and ask for pacifier. I immediately unconsciously lied. I told him i didn’t brought it with me. My mum, heard it and warn me but it was already too late. I’d lied. A cheater ! A lier!
It was really a bad teaching as Lun is at the age where he will imitate whatever action and reaction we did. It was all through subconscious. I taught him to lie.
That night when i tug him to bed. I waited for him to sleep and i whispered to his ear and apologize. I hope this help.
At least, i will try try Try very had not to make this mistake again.
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