Rowie's Scribbles

As the Xmas spirit blooms & people gear up for the year end holidays, again the time comes to reflect on how 2009 has been & what 2010 can be. It's been a tumultous year for us...the following words should pretty much cover how I felt 2009 was like: 1. Iran elections 2. Swine flu 3. Credit crunch & unemployment 4. Cyclone Nargis 5. China earthquake 6. Plant design & PSM 7. Earth Hour 8. Malaysian by-elections 9. Obama 10. Windows 7 11. Maguindanao massacre 12. 1Malaysia 13. MACC/Teoh inquest 14. Malaysia Lotus F1 team 15. Malaysia bans Allah from Bible 16. Kampar river bridge collapse 17. Fatine & Ian Young 18. Teaching Science & Math in Malay/English 19. Orchestra training 20. Debate competitions So much has happened within the space of 1 yr, both locally & abroad. One has to ponder what these events mean & how they affect our lives. Each event is a stroke on the big...

I've been excited about this show since I saw the trailer :) After the FEStKUM 2009 Acoustic Competition, me & the girls headed out to Bukit Raja Mall to watch the show (the guys slept in...their loss! :p), so here's my take on Disney's return to 2D animation! :) The Plot Tiana is a young girl whose mother makes dresses for Charlotte, the daughter of James La Bouff, a wealthy man in New Orleans. Her mother tells the story of the Frog Prince: Charlotte dreams about having a prince sweep her off her feet, while Tiana is determined to rely on no prince to get where she wants. Tiana & her father shares a dream to open a restaurant one day. The film fast-forwards to the future where Tiana works 2 jobs to get enough money for the downpayment of an old sugar mill. A talented chef, she intends to transform the sugar mill into the restaurant she & her (now) late father dreamed of. Her mother & friends claim she works too hard but Tiana is determined to make her fath...

According to this article, students can take maximum 12 subjects for SPM but only the grades from the 10 "core" subjects will be taken into consideration for scholarships.  Redundant, much? Today's article clearly shows the lack of choice in the student's hands: there's no flexibility, they have to drop subjects they may want to take (especially vernacular subjects) for their future. Some people voiced that this new move is biased against vernacular subjects. I have to agree that this move is unfair & perhaps racist.  I am puzzled with the government's decision in this matter. Why can't they just calculate the best 10 subjects rather than SELECTING which subjects to be considered from? I'm fine if they maintain the main 6 subjects (Bahasa Melayu, English, Maths, Sejarah, Pendidikan Moral/Islam, EST) as compulsory subjects to contribute to the overall grade, but the rest should be optional.  PS. I feel EST is a silly subject but that's for ano...

I went out with Grandma today & she made a light threat that I marry before her time is up. *knocks wood* *true story* That made me think: assuming she's still around for the next 10 yrs, I've less than that to find someone to spend the rest of my life with. In Malaysia, the minimum age of marriage is 18 with parental consent, 21 without parental consent. Having been in 2 serious relationships & both lasting for 4 months, I'd say I've little to no experience in having a deep relationship with another person. I'm 23 now, I remember being 18 & bragging that I'll have at least 10 boyfriends before I wed at 30.  Pfft. How reality has changed that estimation for me; at best, I can hope to meet Mr. Right within the next 5 yrs & start preparing for life as Mrs. Right. It won't be easy finding Mr. Right especially when Mom has a list of requirements for me to follow; I swear my ears ring everytime she tells me that "your husband...

I was browsing through the Star online when I came across this article.  Malaysian transsexual Mohammad Fazdil/Fatine married Ian Young in a civil partnership in UK. Due to immigration problems, she may face deportation back to Malaysia. The article mentions how she's facing hostility towards her union with Young.  I saw a Facebook comment directing people to the FB page of the couple & encouraging people to make comments. Fatine said her family has disowned her, yet they're facing scrutiny back home. My opinion?  GROW UP! I get it that homosexuality/sex change are unacceptable in Islam but give them a break!  1. They aren't asking everyone to change their sex 2. They weren't insulting the religion 3. They are together for love 4. They aren't harming anyone Are these reasons to act like a freaking baboon?  It IRRITATES me to see comments like "I want to Clorox my eyes after seeing their wedding photos". What's your effing problem? Why can't pe...