Jarod Yong

taken from mylot.com Bad news. Dear colleagues, there is no internet at school. If there is no internet at school, I will have to access it in Sibu or Song. I do not plan to spend the weekend away from school until at least a fortnight so if the internet is not fixed by then, I won't be on FB or my blog. There will be absolutely no way to communicate with me whatsoever. If I was eaten by a crocodile, nobody would know for 2 weeks until I update my status or blog about it. I R Chief! I will be going back to my ulu school earlier than most to prepare for the coming year. I need to check on the hostel repair works & prepare the paperwork for the hostels as I am the Chief Warden. The prefects are coming back on 1 Jan so I want everything planned & ready for their execution before then. I have a very good feeling about next year because the new F5 students show tremendous potential. Hopefully, with my capable team of wardens, we can mould them into student

taken from mike2.com I'll be in Singapore for the Christmas weekend. Sorry to all my friends & family who hoped to party with me on Christmas eve. Maybe next year, okay? I'll be exploring the infamous Christmas wonderland transformed Singapore. Hopefully, I'll meet a hot chick or two. **fingers crossed** Definitely will NOT be shopping... I hope. Have a good one everyone! Remember that Christmas was brought to us through the sacrifice of one man & it made all the difference. Merry Christmas! =D

The way this transition to SPBA was handled, kind of feels like a get rich quick scheme. They promise you the moon ( naik gaji up to 40% , kenaikan gaji tahunan up to RM300 & it's apparently the best in the world ), they rush you (15 days), they offer you high returns that are not guaranteed (no official jadual gaji released to date) & refuse to give you details besides big nice sounding words or bombastic acronyms because it's "sulit". These ivory tower policy makers either think that we do not have any other choice or they're afraid too many people will sign up. Anyway, they spent RM2bil on SPBA . Imagine the zeros. One of them gives it to us straight . We never force you. You want, you sign la. Not happy, don't sign la. Back in 2002 , when people had to decide on SSM, they were given 30 days to do so. I think this should be the minimum because they had to decide on their long-term financial future. They probably had to discuss it with th

Day 2 - 5.30pm, Friday, 18 November 2011 Today, I donned my climacool armour, put on my trusty Asics boots & set out to explore the unknown lands beyond the mystic arc of which was etched this warning: "Selamat Datang ke Kampung Muhibbah Beleteh Kapit". I saw it during Day 1 , got very interested, but didn't have the time then. Kompleks Kerajaan Negeri Kapit another severely underutilised overly air-conditioned buildings built with an eye to the super distant future On my way, I explored the commercial lots before stumbling upon a massive castle. It was the biggest in the land. A majestic green giant shining in the setting sun. All the tribal leaders have an office here. They have meetings here too. Storm clouds were gathering so I admired the castle from afar & made haste on my journey. At last, I arrived at Kampung Muhibbah Beleteh Kapit. Most of the villagers were friendly. Most smiled at me while a few even greeted me. The local populac

select 'view image' to see the plan in more detail (2MB+) A few weeks ago, I told a friend of mine: Once in a while, you've got to do something crazy to remind yourself that you are a living breathing human being. Not some robot doing the same old routine every day. Since I have to be in Kapit for most of the next 2 weeks, why not make the best of it? Do something out of this world yet constructive that can only be done here. Well, I've decided to run every paved road in Kapit. Don't think it's crazy enough? Take a good look at the map. MAGNIFIED. I've drawn-out a plan & I'll stick to it unless there is bad weather or I'm left with only 1 leg. If you're in Kapit, feel free to join me. This is a monumental moment for me so I will share the story... the story of koko's Kapit Run ... of 1 man in 1 town with 1 mission. (If you thought about 1Malaysia, like I know you did, you're a bloody moron.) Day 1 - 5.30pm, Thursda

I've always had an affinity towards handwritten words. I esp love hand-written letters. It is personal. It is finite. It is unique. There is a distinct romance there that really moves & captivates me. By forgoing the ease of more modern means, it really communicates the heart of the person for actually arching uncomfortably over a table & torturing their hands in creation of the letter. I feel as if someone is giving a small amount of his/her life to me on a piece of paper. I believe that a deep connection via letters would really benefit my students & motivate them to learn the English language. Last year, I played around with this idea by connecting my Form 1 students with a class of average-proficiency Primary 6 pupils in a SJK(T) Primary School in KL through their English teacher. This year, I connected the same class (now in Form 2) with a class of high-proficiency Form 4 students in SMK Puteri Titiwangsa, KL, I taught during my practical. This time

Chech this video out it's a demo & introduction to the Lytro camera. Believe me. YOU WANT TO SEE THIS VIDEO. I've pretty much lost my patience in carrying a bulky DSLR around with me wherever I go & tired of getting suspicious looks from people. For a while, I have been looking for a compact camera (since I don't have a phone camera & may not be getting a smartphone in 1-2 years). That's when I discovered the Lytro camera. Don't like the shape. Don't like the colours. It's a bloody ugly camera, I know. Bulkier than a phone in the pocket (but I guess it's made for school girls who carry handbags & update FB like every second). But for RM1600 (US$499) or RM1300 (US$399), I can take pictures without the hassle of focusing or worrying about blurred/overexposed/underexposed/noisy images. Image capturing is instant & I can focus AFTER taking the picture. This is how the camera works: Instead of merely capturing the light t

Scheduled at 11:11 11/11/11. hahahahaha~~ I'm such a nerd. Anyway, after reading the abysmal entries into the karya section of my school magazine by my best students, I wrote this poem to show them how it's done. I actually wanted to write an adorable & interesting story but, at this time of year, I am far too buzy. If this year's magazine were to be produced late, I might actually have time to slot one in & you'll be the first to read it here on my blog! =D Anyway, enjoy this simple & short poem. What am I writing about? Share your thoughts! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Flower taken from monstergirlee.blogspot.com There is a flower particular as can be Not a flower you’d commonly see She beams just like the sunlight She warms the world just right There is also a busy bee From work be so weary She’ll look into his eyes And she’ll tell him no lies They danced in lovely weather It’s short their time together

After hearing countless stories from my fishing sifu, Wesley, about super gigantic rare fish catches in the Lanjak Entimau Forest Reserve & reading about it in a magazine article he wrote, I was really hoping for a chance to experience the deep forests, inner rivers & their life-threatening rapids for myself as well as take photos to remember it as a must-do-before-you-die once-in-a-lifetime activity. Such high hopes & expectations were doomed to be torn down & trampled on esp when travelling in a large group & following the plans of other people. It was 6-7 hours upstream to the forest reserve resort & 4-5 hours back. The boatride was an adventure on its own. In the 6 / 4 hours, we experienced all the seasons of a tropical heaven: super sunny sunburning hot, heavy painful liquid droppings & cool cloudy goodness. Let's not forget the welcoming splashes from the swollen debris-ridden milo river. The resort was a pleasant sight to behold.

After getting back from a party with a few colleagues late last night, I sat on my hotel desk & looked up a few blogs I loaded up earlier. I proceeded to comment on one of them and guess what I found out? Google bloody disabled my ahkamkoko account! If you checked out my blog today, you would have received a "Server Not Found" error. WTH?!!! taken from videogamerrob.wordpress.com This bird totally gets how I feel. I had a lot of Carlsberg last night (FOR FREE!!! I've got great friends.) but I was able to muster every last neuron in my brain to stare through the haze & focus on the few words that matter: 'click here to contact us'. I filled in a form where I had to fill in my google email, a contact email & a short description of what happened. I was mentally flabbergasted so I struggled in 3 sentences expressing my confusion at what happened & told them about this blog that I loved so much of which I have been actively maintaining for 6

For the past 2 weeks I was at SMK Kapit invigilating the PMR. I worked with a really great team & an awesome Head Invigilator who took good care of all of us. I made 2 good friends from SMK Song & took pictures with them. I recently discovered an imitation of this picture made by a few F3 students from the said school. They made a joke out of us & called us the 3 idiots but why did they go ahead & reproduce the same shot with similar effects? What does that make them? A wise man once said imitation is the purest form of flattery. I have to agree. It's very adorable of them. =) I stayed in Ark Hill Inn in a single room on the first night for RM45/night. Then, I moved into a 3 person room (1 Queen & 1 Single bed) with my 2 friends from SMK Song for RM75/night. You must be wondering so I'll be direct. Okay, I slept with a married man. But that's it. No hanky panky involved. The inn was clean, safe & the staff were friendly. However, a