At last.....my Blog Guru joints me and become one of my 10 followers (bukan 10 Commandments tau). Thank you Peeja. Famous with her sensational, 'sexy', crazy and bitchy 'Love Me - or- Hate Me' Blog.
Get my ' My Colourful Life' blog into your favourite list lahhh dear, hehe.....
Picture on the left is Peeja (my Blog Guru) with her lobster Sis Nonoy (face off with Ras Adibah)
My new craz about blogging happens when I came to her house to attend Nonoy's Engagement and 'terkujat gila' to know her mother oops @ Marina Monroe already started her own down memory lane blog 'VALUES OF LIFE'....tak boleh jadi ni (dalam hati aje)!!
Like a pro she gave me a quick 'tour' on how to start creating a Blog. Wow....a lot to 'insert' into my brain & brawn' but lucky me, I'm a fast learner. Banyaklah blogging jargons yang I perlu tahu...like gadgets, widgets (Inspector Gadget I tahulah...), edit Html and bla.. bla.. bla...
Back from KL mulalah explore blogging, mula tu terkial2lah jugak. Now ni dah kuranglah blurrrr..., try and error jugak...masa tukar template tersalah tekan button (mata dah naik juling asyik tukar template and viewed more than 100 templates) banyak features hilangggggg, damn.....peluh bengang keluar mencurah2, mood hilang serta merta. Nak tanya my hubby...walaupun terror IT tapi part blogging ni hancurs...blurrr macam I jugak. Cuma dia nasihatkan..'do not panic, trace back your actions, you dah save x whatever yang you buat?' .. .....an IT expert favourite phrase, hehehe........Lepas solat Asar dapat idea untuk betulkan, alhamdulillah...
So Peeja if you've any tips on improving my blog, pleaz do inform me, ok? Hamba ini orang veteran baru belajar, kalau salah dan yang terkurang tolonglah tunjukkan.... Satu lagi Peeja sorrylah auntie selalu 'kutuk-kutuk sayang' kucing kesayangan you tu.... Si Hannan yang mongel.
Dia cute tapi disebabkan auntie ni fobia dengan kucing selalu Hannan yang jadi mangsa. Oklah now ni auntie akan panggil dia "Hannan yang mongel, intan, payung, busyuk, cute dan .... !!?*#@"
Your mama dah sihat? Banyak-banyak bersabar itulah yang kami boleh katakan. Setiap insan yang hidup akan sentiasa diduga dengan berbagai bentuk jenis dugaan. Hanya orang yang bersabar, redha serta berlapang dada dengan musibah yang menimpa akan mendapat rahmat dariNya. Auntie percaya melalui pengalaman, Allah akan datangkan kepada kita musibah yang besar sebelum dikurniakan kepada kita rahmat dan rezeki yang banyak, agar kita tidak menjadi orang yang lupa akan nikmat Allah. Salam sayang buat mama @ my beloved Marina Monroe.
Love you all always.....
Marina Monroe & Bettyboop
Friday, 31 July 2009
My Blog Guru Joints Me!!
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Thursday, 30 July 2009
Balasan Anak Merbah Yang Degil
Depan rumah Kak Ungku ni dah jadi macam taman mini @ mini zoo.....
tempat binatang yang cute jadikan 'rumah' dan tempat berlepak.
'Tree house' untuk burung, habitat untuk kodok, tempat
persinggahan si rama-rama dan once in a while tempat ambil angin si tupai!
This is the cute little 'tree house' @ nest.
Di sinilah tinggalnya pasangan bahagia burung merbah 2 sejoli
...loving couples and good parenting...hehe,
bersama-sama dengan 2 ekor anaknya.
Tengok tu macam tau-tau aje orang nak ambil gambar dia...
...nampak muncung aje. Ini mesti si adik...pemalu...
Si abang selalu nak tunjuk terror...berani belajar
terbang sikit-sikit.
My hubby pada suatu hari angkat sarang burung tu....
At that time their mummy and daddy were not around.
Cute dua beradik ni.....
saat-saat terakhir mereka bersama.....kenapa??
Ikuti kisah mereka seterusnya....
Pagi tu mungkin Daddy & Mummy they all dah berpesan...jangan nakal-nakal.
Kami keluar cari makan. Abang, jaga adik...nak belajar terbang tunggu kami balik.
Tetapi si abang ni degil....apa yang terjadi???
Kuang...kuang...kuang....
Si abang telah digonggong oleh seekor kucing jalanan dan tidak sempat untuk diselamatkan.
Dia dijumpai terkujur kaku dan ditinggalkan kucing keparat itu setelah disergah dan dikejar
oleh my hubby...
Mengikut 'post mortem' oleh Dr Bur (nickname my hubby),
sebab-sebab kematiannya adalah:
- dia dipercayai mati kerana terjatuh dari tempat yang tinggi (ini mesti sebab degil dan percubaan nekad untuk terbang)
- digigit kucing ....... berdasarkan maklumat saksi utama
- terdapat kesan gigitan pada badannya.
punca kematiannya.
Innalillah.....
Inilah secebis kisah tentang balasan anak yang tidak mendengar cakap ibubapanya....
Degil, itulah pasal......
Ini boleh terjadi kepada kita manusia....kan??
Posted by Kak Ungku Betty at 06:05 1 comments
Something Nice to Ponder
I asked for Strength..............
And Allah gave me Difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for Wisdom..............
And Allah gave me Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity.........
And Allah gave me Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage...........
And Allah gave me Danger to overcome.
I asked for Love.........
And Allah gave me Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favours.......
And Allah gave me Opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted.
I received everything I needed.
My prayers and duahs have been answered....Alhamdulillah
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Because You Loved Me
For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me....
I really love this song by Celine Dion
(OST for Up Close and Personal)
......beautiful song, lyrics and melody.
I want to dedicate this song to my beloved hubby.....love u always...
Thank you for being there for me through out these years in good and bad times...
May Allah s.w.t always give us the strength of iman and sabr to face all obstacles and difficulties in our lives....insyaAllah.
Quote of the day....
" Marry a man you love to talk to. As you get older, his conversation skills will be as important as any other."
Posted by Kak Ungku Betty at 23:44 1 comments
Blog Ceria Membaca & Fun Reading
Kak Ungku bercadang untuk launch satu lagi blog (sekarang ni tengah kumpul materials) untuk berkongsi pengalaman Kak Ungku mengajar pelajar-pelajar cilik seawal 3-4 tahun membaca dan menulis. Kaedah yang digunakan masih asing di kalangan ibubapa mahupun guru-guru tetapi semakin mendapat perhatian sejak 5 tahun yang lalu. Kaedah membaca ini dinamakan fonemik atau kesedaran fonemik (phonemic awareness).
Kesedaran fonemik ini sebenarnya ada kaitan dengan kaedah fonik iaitu kaitan antara bentuk dan bunyi huruf dan kemahiran untuk menggabungkan bunyi-bunyi untuk membentuk sukukata, perkataan dan seterusnya ayat. Melalui kaedah ini anak/pelajar mempelajari bahawa dalam sesuatu perkataan itu terdapat bunyi-bunyi asas yang boleh digabungkan dan dipisahkan.
Contoh:
perkataan - baca
terdiri daripada 4 bunyi iaitu : /b/ (beh), /a/ (ah), /c/ (ceh) dan /a/ (ah)
/b/ /a/ /c/ /a/ = /ba/ /ca/ = baca
Melalui kaedah fonemik pelajar-pelajar cilik Kak Ungku tidak diajar membaca dengan mengeja, tetapi mereka belajar membunyikan asas setiap abjad dari a - z, seterusnya menggabungkan bunyi-bunyi untuk membentuk sukukata dan perkataan.
Secara logiknya, Kak Ungku mengambil contoh perkataan bawa.
Kalau kita mengeja bawa ianya akan dieja sebagai:
b a = ba, w a = wa
b a = ba rasanya tidak ada masalah
w a = wa (double u) dan a.......macamana boleh bunyi wa ?
Kalau kita menggunakan kaedah fonemik lebih mudah.
Masih menggunakan perkataan yang sama iaitu....bawa
/b/ (beh), /a/ (ah), /w/ (weh), /a/ (ah)
/b/ /a/ /w/ /a/ = /ba/ /wa/ = bawa
pelajar-pelajar lebih mudah membunyikan
/w/ (weh) /a/ (ah) = /w/ /a/ = wa
dari
double u (w) + a = wa
contoh lain: y (wai)
y...a (wai + a) = ya.....kenapa tidak bunyi wai a
lebih logik ikut bunyi:
y...a = /y/(yeh) dan /a/(ah) = /y/ /a/ = ya
Apa yang Kak Ungku ingin sampaikan ialah cara mengajar membaca mengikut kaedah bunyi, pisah dan gabung ini lebih mudah dan cepat difahami oleh semua pelajar berbanding cara mengeja dan sukukata. Kalau belajar melalui sukukata berapa ratus sukukata yang perlu dingat oleh pelajar? Dari ba, bi, bu, be bo..........za, zi, zu, ze, zo (untuk 2 sukukata), dan ban, bin, bun, ben, bon .....zan, zin, zun, zen, zon (3 sukukata) dan seterusnya? Pelajar lembam, autism, dyslexia dan bermasalah pembelajaran (learning disabilities) memang sukar untuk mengikuti cara membaca dengan mengeja dan sukukata.
Tidak hairan kalau dalam berita baru-baru ini lebih 50,000 pelajar Tahun 1 adalah buta huruf dan sehingga Tahun 6 terdapat lebih daripada 400,000 pelajar masih tidak boleh membaca. Kak Ungku akan teruskan usaha menabur bakti untuk mengajar membaca menggunakan kaedah fonemik & fonik yang telah terbukti keberkesanannya. Alhamdulillah 95% daripada anak didik Kak Ungku telah boleh membaca dengan lancar dan menulis dengan baik melalui kaedah ini. Lebih membanggakan hampir semua anak didik saya tidak mempunyai masalah untuk terus belajar membaca menggunakan kaedah yang sama dalam Bahasa Inggeris.
Anak-anak yang bermula awal (mempunyai kemahiran membaca dan menulis) akan sentiasa di hadapan....terbukti anak-anak didik Kak Ungku telah menunjukkan prestasi cemerlang dari peringkat TADIKA lagi hingglah ke sekolah rendah. Ayat pertama yang turun juga ialah IQRA' - bacalah. Membaca adalah kunci kepada ilmu pengetahuan. Semoga Allah s.w.t akan terus memberikan kekuatan, keberkatan dan rahmatNya untuk Kak Ungku meneruskan usaha murni ini bersama-sama mencurah bakti untuk anak bangsa....InsyaAllah.
Dulu semasa Kak Ungku dalam dunia korporat tidak nampak semua ini....tetapi setelah bekerja sendiri dan mengambil keputusan untuk menceburi bidang pendidikan, Kak Ungku dan suami merasakan sumbangan kami walaupun tidak seberapa ...tetapi kepuasan (satisfaction) yang diperolehi berbaloi-baloi....eheh macam iklan CELCOM Search pulak...
See u in my next blog, insyaAllah.
Anak singa yang cute inipun hendak belajar membaca tau.....
One day at the reading class:
Teacher Betty: What sound is this ' C ' ?
Little Lion: /C/ (keh)
Teacher Betty: Very good! What word starts with /C/?
Little Lion: Cub...like me!
Teacher Betty: Soooo clever!
Posted by Kak Ungku Betty at 21:15 2 comments
Labels: Ceria Membaca and Fun Reading
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Panic Sekejap.....!
Kak Ungku ni blogger amature lah katakan...try and error.
So pagi ini cubalah nak tukar template, kononnya nak macam
orang lain...canggih dan lain dari yang lain tak mahu gunakan
template yang sedia ada. Tukar punya tukar tersalah tekan
banyak features hilang. Aduhhh! Panic sekejap. Hilang mood!
But I've learned from my hubby, do not panic, trace back your
actions. Lepas solat asar, dapat idea on how to overcome the problem.
Alhamdulillah...kita belajar dari kesilapan.
I'm satisfied with the final template I've chosen for my blog.
I give my blog......a new look!
Posted by Kak Ungku Betty at 01:36 3 comments
Monday, 27 July 2009
EDUWEBTV Training Programme
Have you ever heard of EDUWEBTV?
For your information EduwebTV is the official webtv of the Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
It's the first project of its kind in the world! Bridging the digital divide is perhaps the most important factor in ensuring that education reaches every fraction of society. The ministry embarked on EduwebTV to replace and to improve the delivery of TV Pendidikan, which was broadcasted on TV.
With eight channels all together i.e Berita, Akademik, Rencana, Wawancara, Kurikulum, Interaktif, Siaran Langsung and the latest is Panduan, teachers nowadays are able to apply relevant video clippings to reinforce their lessons in the classroom. EduwebTV also promotes self-learning among students. Students can access the videos and the day's homework from the website by logging on with a password created by the teacher. The students can hand over their homework via email or using conventional exercise book.
The website is WWW.EDUWEBTV.COM
My hubby and I were involved in this programe since 2008 and 2009. My hubby, Mohamed was one of the EDUWEBTV trainers (and also one of the master trainers for TTT - Train The Trainers programme) while I was one of the facilitators. We both worked together and with other trainers as well to train about 10,000 teachers nationwide, giving them hands-on training on how to use the EDUWEBTV effectively.
In total my hubby and I have trained about 360 teachers in 12 training sessions across Semenanjung Malaysia, including school teachers in Johor, Melaka, Pahang, Kedah and Negeri Sembilan.
Some of the photos taken during the training sessions.
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009
My Family Photos - 4
(Persatuan Zuriat Ungku Mohd Khalid & TMJ)
The Hari Raya 2006 - Royal Gathering was held at Istana Pelangi, Johor. The gathering was organised by Persatuan Zuriat Ungku Mohd Khalid (PZUMK) and hosted by Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ).
Tuanku Sultan Mahmud Iskandar telah mencemar duli untuk bersama-sama meraikan perjumpaan Hari Raya ini. Baginda Sultan was sporting and so with TMJ. We all semua ni bukan orang lain...tapi anak-anak saudara Tuanku jugak....
Below are my photos collection taken on that day.
Posted by Kak Ungku Betty at 22:55 1 comments
My Family Photos - 3
Hari Raya 2008
Hari Raya 2008, as usual lepas ayahanda Kak Ungku meninggal 20 Disember 2004, Kak Ungku akan balik beraya di kampung sebelah my hubby...Tanjung Keling, Melaka. A big family...and 2008 antara Raya yang paling best 'cos semua ahli family berkumpul.
My sis-in-law's rendang memang best...ketupat kami anyam sendiri, my hubby memang I tabik spring..pasal anyam ketupat bagi kat dia..terror beb! Kak Ungku memang surrender..benak bab2 anyam ketupat ni...makan takpa..jangan suruh anyam, bukan jadi ketupat, tapi jadi tikar adalah..hehe..
Antara koleksi foto-foto yang sempat diambil pagi Raya 2008.
Standing from left: Daniel Iman, Dr Rahmat & Dr Abdul Rahman
Sitting from right: Deena, Kak Long & Dino
Alhamdulillah...syukur kehadrat Allah kerana diberi kesempatan dapat berkumpul dengan semua ahli keluarga untuk menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, 2008. Tahun ini 2009 tak dapatlah berkumpul macam last year, cos' this year is Deena's turn to celebrate Raya with her in-laws in Kuching, while Rahmat & family in Kuala Terengganu.
Moga kedatangan Ramadhan tahun ini membawa lebih keinsafan dan keberkatan, insyaAllah.
Amin....
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Saturday, 18 July 2009
My Family Photos - 2
Dalam diam-diam Kak Ungku dah bercucu....alhamdulillah.
Anak perempuan kami, Farhana dan suaminya Azlan dapat anak kembar lelaki.
Yang abang namanya Danial dan yang si adik namanya Danish.
Comel betul dua-dua baby tu....their features are more to the father's side..
Majlis cukur jambul dan aqiqah buat kat Dewan Besar,
Rumah Anak-Anak Yatim, Bukit Cagar, Johor Bahru, awal bulan Mei 2008.
from left: Fatimah (Atim), Amirah (Baby) & Farhana (Anan)
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July 2009
Farhana (Anan) dan suami Azlan datang bertandang ke rumah Kak Ungku & suami.
Haa yang bestnya kali ini datang dengan Danish (salah seorang sikembar) dan cucu perempuan kami Maria Darmisya.
Geram....comel betul. Cucu perempuan ni banyak ikut features mama serta Tok Abah dia.
Putih gebu dan sepet mata dia. Masa datang tu..baru sembuh sikit dari sakit mata.
Kecian dia...ala cayang, intan, payung, busyuk.....
Me, my cute Maria & Danish.
Tok Abah & Nana Bad will always love you all....doa kami semoga jadi anak-anak yang soleh dan solehah, insyaAllah.
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Labels: Family Photos