Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Pictures from old phone
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thinking of Senna!
I meant to write something about Senna, Tamburello and Enzo e Dino since forever but never gotten the chance, as it turned I was always too preoccupied with work sleep. After reading 'The Art of racing in the Rain, Garth Stein", it suddenly occurred to me how I used to worshiped him, alongside Mika Hakkinen, two of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.
I used to have a petite collection of Senna's race in vcr and God knows where the heck they are now. If I remember correctly, it was 1993, Donnington, where Senna showed us all how much of a brilliant drive he was. "Magic Senna" was what they used to call him, The Master of Monaco. A gifted driver and an ace of wet track racing, Senna proved himself different from other championship drivers at his time, amongst them Alain Prost, Karl Wendlinger, Damon Hill and of course, Micheal Schumacher.
"When it rains, it will never rains of Senna"
It was May 1st 1994 at the San Marino GP, lap 7 at the Tamburello corner that robbed me, us of of one of the most skillful wet track racer the world has ever witnessed, perhaps the best and yes, I dare say it.
This season, we witnessed the introduction of his nephew into Formula One, Bruno Senna of HRT Racing. Well, he started off with a bad start as he failed to finish both of his races of his debut season, but I'd reckon we haven't see the end of it yet. Given the chance, he'll prove himself worthy, maybe even as good as his uncle, better even!
"With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high" - AYRTON SENNA
* I found the video!! Senna's brialliant driving!
I used to have a petite collection of Senna's race in vcr and God knows where the heck they are now. If I remember correctly, it was 1993, Donnington, where Senna showed us all how much of a brilliant drive he was. "Magic Senna" was what they used to call him, The Master of Monaco. A gifted driver and an ace of wet track racing, Senna proved himself different from other championship drivers at his time, amongst them Alain Prost, Karl Wendlinger, Damon Hill and of course, Micheal Schumacher.
"When it rains, it will never rains of Senna"
It was May 1st 1994 at the San Marino GP, lap 7 at the Tamburello corner that robbed me, us of of one of the most skillful wet track racer the world has ever witnessed, perhaps the best and yes, I dare say it.
This season, we witnessed the introduction of his nephew into Formula One, Bruno Senna of HRT Racing. Well, he started off with a bad start as he failed to finish both of his races of his debut season, but I'd reckon we haven't see the end of it yet. Given the chance, he'll prove himself worthy, maybe even as good as his uncle, better even!
Ayrton Senna da Silva (21 March 1960 - 1 May 1994)
"With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high" - AYRTON SENNA
* I found the video!! Senna's brialliant driving!
Monday, March 29, 2010
I dang you because you danged me laaaa
Innit has a stupendous flaw. In a retrospect, I can spend the whole morning browsing for really-catchy-titles-with-ridiculously-written-posts with such majestic expectations and yet, I can regret it all later in the afternoon.
You see, the whole system is assigned in a way where one have to nang a specific post prior to reading it and only dang it afterwards if the aforementioned post is just inappropriate, or God forbid, balderdash. So if my mathematical cum reasoning skills are still reliable, the whole thing is for nothing - you nang and seconds later you dang - simply put, you add in a point for it, then read it, analyse it, and disregard it with a dang.
What the hell?
They should have introduced a system where one can freely read any post one desires, and if the post is good enough for one's taste, he/she can nang it later on. However if the post itself does not trigger any sense of interest whatsoever, he/she can always choose to dang it, with no distasteful consequences of course. Only by this method, the really good posts that deserved their spots on the top 10 list will actually end up there. Not pure gibberish post written by 15-year-old who hungers for more traffic.
And also because of this, bloggers developed the habit of nanging post without reading them. In my humble opinion, this is unfair to other bloggers whose post are far better, more interesting and yet, does not gain a spot in the top 10 just because he/she failed to come up with a catchy title.
More importantly, the dang button was introduced not as a tool for getting revenge! This is utterly important and I can't even begin to explain the significance of it. In light of the recent booming of new bloggers out there, some decided that it's only fair if he/she dangs someone's post back if this someone danged his/her post some time ago as some sort of vengeance seeking act. This is full of shit. Over the years, I came across far too many posts in Innit claimed that someone danged his/hers post without any solid reasons and swore themselves they are gonna seek revenge by danging all this someone's future posts. Such utter bullshit.
"Who asked you to dang my post?? You think your post damn nice ahh?? Watch out, Imma dang all of your future posts and Imma ask my frens to do it as well. **** you!"
-The above is a sample. Not a genuine comment I've stolen from somewhere-
Therefore, I implore Nuffnang to refurbish the Innit system so that posts can be read first, before the nangs and dangs step in. Thank you very much =)
You see, the whole system is assigned in a way where one have to nang a specific post prior to reading it and only dang it afterwards if the aforementioned post is just inappropriate, or God forbid, balderdash. So if my mathematical cum reasoning skills are still reliable, the whole thing is for nothing - you nang and seconds later you dang - simply put, you add in a point for it, then read it, analyse it, and disregard it with a dang.
What the hell?
They should have introduced a system where one can freely read any post one desires, and if the post is good enough for one's taste, he/she can nang it later on. However if the post itself does not trigger any sense of interest whatsoever, he/she can always choose to dang it, with no distasteful consequences of course. Only by this method, the really good posts that deserved their spots on the top 10 list will actually end up there. Not pure gibberish post written by 15-year-old who hungers for more traffic.
And also because of this, bloggers developed the habit of nanging post without reading them. In my humble opinion, this is unfair to other bloggers whose post are far better, more interesting and yet, does not gain a spot in the top 10 just because he/she failed to come up with a catchy title.
More importantly, the dang button was introduced not as a tool for getting revenge! This is utterly important and I can't even begin to explain the significance of it. In light of the recent booming of new bloggers out there, some decided that it's only fair if he/she dangs someone's post back if this someone danged his/her post some time ago as some sort of vengeance seeking act. This is full of shit. Over the years, I came across far too many posts in Innit claimed that someone danged his/hers post without any solid reasons and swore themselves they are gonna seek revenge by danging all this someone's future posts. Such utter bullshit.
"Who asked you to dang my post?? You think your post damn nice ahh?? Watch out, Imma dang all of your future posts and Imma ask my frens to do it as well. **** you!"
-The above is a sample. Not a genuine comment I've stolen from somewhere-
Therefore, I implore Nuffnang to refurbish the Innit system so that posts can be read first, before the nangs and dangs step in. Thank you very much =)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Vamps, The Ramps
"freeze! the poltergeist is gawking at you!"
here. although i eschew all the sanity, acumens and normalities of whatsoever a normal human being possesses, i refuse to believe in the simple existence of any supernatural beings simple put -ghosts-. yes, from time to time, i am daunted by the mere presence of anything ghastly and flinched at the smallest shift in the air density, i for once very much share my disdain towards anything that are supernatural in nature.
to me, its an invention. a flawless one. a product of our very own fear that surged the need for an excuse for something to be blamed which in turn led to the development of the first so-called 'ghost sighting' in the history of mankind. its as if we need something to be blamed for all the consternations we held inside and just like that, the idea of ghost was introduced. like denny swift once said, "that which you manifest is before you". how true.
ghosts. demons. banshees. phantoms. vampires. those were merely extras in a huge production of which the real deal is that the fear inside us. lurking beneath the strongest of hearts, the hardest of bones and the pure-lest of souls. the real demon shall show its face, finally.
for fear doesnt kill you. and what doesnt kill you makes you stronger....
here. although i eschew all the sanity, acumens and normalities of whatsoever a normal human being possesses, i refuse to believe in the simple existence of any supernatural beings simple put -ghosts-. yes, from time to time, i am daunted by the mere presence of anything ghastly and flinched at the smallest shift in the air density, i for once very much share my disdain towards anything that are supernatural in nature.
to me, its an invention. a flawless one. a product of our very own fear that surged the need for an excuse for something to be blamed which in turn led to the development of the first so-called 'ghost sighting' in the history of mankind. its as if we need something to be blamed for all the consternations we held inside and just like that, the idea of ghost was introduced. like denny swift once said, "that which you manifest is before you". how true.
ghosts. demons. banshees. phantoms. vampires. those were merely extras in a huge production of which the real deal is that the fear inside us. lurking beneath the strongest of hearts, the hardest of bones and the pure-lest of souls. the real demon shall show its face, finally.
for fear doesnt kill you. and what doesnt kill you makes you stronger....
Monday, March 22, 2010
Just Like Strawberry
...earfood : hey, soul sister! - train
...currently reading : the art of racing in the rain - garth stein
boy,you like toking so much ah?
.....yea,you noticed huh?
yaya. you like talking so much... just like strawberry.
what? why?
looks so cute on the outside, sour like hell in the inside..
wtf?
i hold a huge abhorrence on talking to aunties, preferably middle-aged working women/housewives with no absolute understanding whatsoever towards whats happening outside of their world - the kitchen - much less the real outside world.
besides, i had a very bad experience trying to explain myself in public when it deals with furiously insane aunties with absolutely nothing to lose.
on a sidenote, i am now seeing rainbows. loads of it. it reminds me of the sun and revulsion of ignorance. in a retrospect, i love how i can hate at absolutely nothing. its like im contemptuousness of obliteration, infatuation of everything =)
...currently reading : the art of racing in the rain - garth stein
boy,you like toking so much ah?
.....yea,you noticed huh?
yaya. you like talking so much... just like strawberry.
what? why?
looks so cute on the outside, sour like hell in the inside..
wtf?
i hold a huge abhorrence on talking to aunties, preferably middle-aged working women/housewives with no absolute understanding whatsoever towards whats happening outside of their world - the kitchen - much less the real outside world.
besides, i had a very bad experience trying to explain myself in public when it deals with furiously insane aunties with absolutely nothing to lose.
on a sidenote, i am now seeing rainbows. loads of it. it reminds me of the sun and revulsion of ignorance. in a retrospect, i love how i can hate at absolutely nothing. its like im contemptuousness of obliteration, infatuation of everything =)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
They cancelled out each other
I had a very hearty brunch breakfast of homemade chicken burger with everything this afternoon despite my 9 weeks challenge still going on. Sigh >.<
But no worries! For lunch, I had a bowl of salad! The positive effects from the bowl of salad cancelled out the dark side of the burger =)
Hence, no harm done :)
But no worries! For lunch, I had a bowl of salad! The positive effects from the bowl of salad cancelled out the dark side of the burger =)
Hence, no harm done :)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Dear Molten, the Child Bearer
...earfood : poppy, zee avi
...current location : hogar, dulce hogar =)
its with tremendous pleasure that im writing to you to inform you that i've eaten all the chocolate cookies left inside the itsy-bitsy jar on the kitchen counter as the lid hovering overhead is no longer established in a way that it will baffle the movement of moisture into the jar and eventually render the cookies comestible and hence, i took matters into my own hands by devouring them whole before the undesired happened.
you see, as i was wandering about aimlessly in the kitchen, i came across little too many objects that i was immediately fascinated upon, such as the gas stove. ever since i was a little boy, i've been obsessed with flammable objects, as which you should have known, i secretly played with the stove everytime when you are not around, which eventually led to my fire addiction, or is there such a thing? anyway, while working on the dials on the stove earlier, i stumbled upon the jar of cookies by the counter, or maybe it was the other way around?, i'll say.
of course, i tried paying absolutely no attention whatsoever to it but the glittering cum beaming chocolate chips crafted magically on the surface of the cookies were far too mesmerizing to be ignored upon. im sorry to say that i've betrayed my self-motivation, respect and gave way to the gluttony hidden beneath me. as my lips, tongue, roof of my mouth made contact with the chips, these endeavors of mine seems so far away, much less seems nothing at all as these chocolate ships are all that matter anymore.
yes, im wholeheartedly sorry for the deleterious act i've called upon, executed upon and it is with full responsibility that i will see through the end of my punishment you deem necessary. also, the jar has been fixed in a way that the lid can again function habitually so that the atmosphere could no longer linger about inside the jar.
again, im sorry i've eaten the cookies inside the jar. they were so adorable, fresh and delicious...and i wonder if you could get me more of it?=P
yours truly,
Jas
Son
Love
...current location : hogar, dulce hogar =)
its with tremendous pleasure that im writing to you to inform you that i've eaten all the chocolate cookies left inside the itsy-bitsy jar on the kitchen counter as the lid hovering overhead is no longer established in a way that it will baffle the movement of moisture into the jar and eventually render the cookies comestible and hence, i took matters into my own hands by devouring them whole before the undesired happened.
you see, as i was wandering about aimlessly in the kitchen, i came across little too many objects that i was immediately fascinated upon, such as the gas stove. ever since i was a little boy, i've been obsessed with flammable objects, as which you should have known, i secretly played with the stove everytime when you are not around, which eventually led to my fire addiction, or is there such a thing? anyway, while working on the dials on the stove earlier, i stumbled upon the jar of cookies by the counter, or maybe it was the other way around?, i'll say.
of course, i tried paying absolutely no attention whatsoever to it but the glittering cum beaming chocolate chips crafted magically on the surface of the cookies were far too mesmerizing to be ignored upon. im sorry to say that i've betrayed my self-motivation, respect and gave way to the gluttony hidden beneath me. as my lips, tongue, roof of my mouth made contact with the chips, these endeavors of mine seems so far away, much less seems nothing at all as these chocolate ships are all that matter anymore.
yes, im wholeheartedly sorry for the deleterious act i've called upon, executed upon and it is with full responsibility that i will see through the end of my punishment you deem necessary. also, the jar has been fixed in a way that the lid can again function habitually so that the atmosphere could no longer linger about inside the jar.
again, im sorry i've eaten the cookies inside the jar. they were so adorable, fresh and delicious...and i wonder if you could get me more of it?=P
yours truly,
Jas
Son
Love
Friday, March 12, 2010
Why Not Eat Dogs?
In light of the recent overpopulation of stray dogs held at local pounds nationwide,Veterinary Services Department (DVS) deputy director general, Datuk Dr Ahmad Suhaimi Omar, has came up with an abrupt and yet, fucking despicable plan of trading them for human consumption. Despite the uproar from the public, the remained binded with his initial suggestion.
He insisted that the suggestion would create a "win-win" situation, explaining that stray dogs captured are now kept for seven days — and humanely euthanised if the dogs remained unclaimed after the week.
Full report here
He later claimed that he is not asking people to just eat dog meat. He argued that foreigners like Vietnamese and Koreans consume dog meat; understood this was a issue for Malaysian culture and standards.
"We should not impose our values onto others. If you cannot eat dog meat, you cannot stop me from taking it. Like pork, for example. I cannot eat it but I can't stop you from eating it", he said.
In my humble opinion, this is just FULL OF SHIT!
You spend the whole day sitting on a comfy leather chair with armrests in a fully air-conditioned office with your desktop screen playing a video from youtube and this is it?? This is your so-called 'WIN WIN SITUATION' GREAT PLAN OF YOURS? FUCK YOU SERIOUSLY FUCK YOU
Yes, growing up in Malaysia, I've heard of plenty of bad ideas given out by people like Suhaimi, stupid even. You see, shortage of foolish ideas given out by the 'big guns' is really a luxury we Malaysians can't afford to have, seriously. Every once a while, someone somewhere will say something stupid, utter rubbish such as BANNING the "Da Vinci Code" for using the word 'Da' instead of 'THE' who later go unnoticingly quiet for some time after realizing the 'Da' derived from a name- duhhh. more news on Malaysian stupidity but that's another tale for another day.
I mean, what else can we expect from them? And now, selling dogs for human consumption? This is just sick! You guys really don't think with your brains, do you? Ok you argue that its a win-win situation, just exactly how true is that?
Correct me if I'm wrong, more than 50% of the stray dogs at the pound are sick and are disease carrier. HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU EAT EM'? Even if those foreigners were to buy them, will they actually consume them when they see the state of the dogs are in? FAIL
Also you claimed that by selling stray dogs for consumption will help ease the system and reduce the council's problem. Full of shit larrrr! This is utterly barbaric for selling dogs for human consumption. Despicable act! You'll go straight down to hell and the devils gonna skewer you alive for all eternity for this if this plan actually goes through! Don't worry you'll live to see the end of it, but not the other way around buddy.
He is after all the deputy director general of DVS. He should be protecting those poor dogs. Not selling them off under the pretence of solving council's problems. Like I said, full of shit!
Open your heart out and ask youself larrr. Can you actually just stand there and watch some lunatic sell such cuteness off just for some quick buck for human consumption? PLS REBLOG THIS!!! SAVE THE DOGS!! COZ when we're in trouble, its them who saved us!! why not do something for them???
He insisted that the suggestion would create a "win-win" situation, explaining that stray dogs captured are now kept for seven days — and humanely euthanised if the dogs remained unclaimed after the week.
Full report here
He later claimed that he is not asking people to just eat dog meat. He argued that foreigners like Vietnamese and Koreans consume dog meat; understood this was a issue for Malaysian culture and standards.
"We should not impose our values onto others. If you cannot eat dog meat, you cannot stop me from taking it. Like pork, for example. I cannot eat it but I can't stop you from eating it", he said.
In my humble opinion, this is just FULL OF SHIT!
You spend the whole day sitting on a comfy leather chair with armrests in a fully air-conditioned office with your desktop screen playing a video from youtube and this is it?? This is your so-called 'WIN WIN SITUATION' GREAT PLAN OF YOURS? FUCK YOU SERIOUSLY FUCK YOU
Yes, growing up in Malaysia, I've heard of plenty of bad ideas given out by people like Suhaimi, stupid even. You see, shortage of foolish ideas given out by the 'big guns' is really a luxury we Malaysians can't afford to have, seriously. Every once a while, someone somewhere will say something stupid, utter rubbish such as BANNING the "Da Vinci Code" for using the word 'Da' instead of 'THE' who later go unnoticingly quiet for some time after realizing the 'Da' derived from a name- duhhh. more news on Malaysian stupidity but that's another tale for another day.
I mean, what else can we expect from them? And now, selling dogs for human consumption? This is just sick! You guys really don't think with your brains, do you? Ok you argue that its a win-win situation, just exactly how true is that?
Correct me if I'm wrong, more than 50% of the stray dogs at the pound are sick and are disease carrier. HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU EAT EM'? Even if those foreigners were to buy them, will they actually consume them when they see the state of the dogs are in? FAIL
Also you claimed that by selling stray dogs for consumption will help ease the system and reduce the council's problem. Full of shit larrrr! This is utterly barbaric for selling dogs for human consumption. Despicable act! You'll go straight down to hell and the devils gonna skewer you alive for all eternity for this if this plan actually goes through! Don't worry you'll live to see the end of it, but not the other way around buddy.
He is after all the deputy director general of DVS. He should be protecting those poor dogs. Not selling them off under the pretence of solving council's problems. Like I said, full of shit!
Open your heart out and ask youself larrr. Can you actually just stand there and watch some lunatic sell such cuteness off just for some quick buck for human consumption? PLS REBLOG THIS!!! SAVE THE DOGS!! COZ when we're in trouble, its them who saved us!! why not do something for them???
Friday, March 5, 2010
To Home With Love
earfood : rainbow veins, owl city
on second thought, why bother spilling out so much hate for which something that i love so much equally? actually more than equally for which the judgmental system will without a doubt, go wrong like a spinning compass out of control. i overrule my initial hatred for everything i believed in earlier.
i think i got off on a wrong foot when i first published a post with a similar title. overhead, there is just too much to be written about when it comes to home, in this context, a place of pure tranquility and peace. and much to my dismay, i've wrongly redirected my heart when it searched frantically for home. i misguided it totally and driven it off-course. right now im sitting in the living room, blogging on my neighbour's wifi again, with a lost dragonfly whirring beside my ear and they way its wings changes direction flapping in a nonsensical way in just a nanosecond is such a beauty to be marveled upon. for a minute i thought i was in paradise only to wake up knowing im home.
you see, i love everything here. apart from all the jogging inconsistencies and good-food-but-cannot-eat scheme im working on now, theres really nothing to be disappointed upon, which is rather disappointing, really. its here where i get what i want, and get what i really need and thats about it. and yes the constant blabbering and waffling continues once every now so often but seriously, what could get more exciting knowing that every day is a gift, a reward for living the day before happily. i know misery is still my best friend from time to time but i certainly know that like the rest of my best friends, they leave footprints in my heart and later, they choose to leave my life. just like that. without warning. without signs.
of course, there's the constant obligatory questions asked on me from time to time and without much hesitation, i presented them with the perfunctory answers. its rather hard keeping a veneer so tight that it snaps the back of my spine but seeing that its the only way for me to get through the days, i'll keep on wearing it as long as it kept me covered from the face i held inside. over exposure can lead to catastrophic effect, which i am not ready to accept.
* i know i can how much of a believer sometimes but when opportunities present itself, who am i gonna kid? giving excuses for not growing up? and blame it all on misfortunes and others? like how my friends fucked my childhood up and how greatly i missed it that i tried reliving it every single day ever since? how resentful can these thoughts battling with my mind. a part of my have let it go but the other part, havent.
i mean, how can i for a moment believed that that place is my home?? how could i let my heart deceived me in such a way that, god forbid, disgust me. for a moment there, i felt like stabbing it right in the upper right corner, for betraying everything i believed in. for betraying me. but that'll be just bull.
of course, we shared some distaste over minor issues here and there. dont we all? take for instance, im not allowed to do some of the things i want to do and momentarily, it kinda suck big time. but from where i stand, i've learnt to see things the other way around. like these acrimonious thoughts of destroying what home is, trying to commandeer my life, of how disgusted i felt when i witnessed it first hand. for a moment there, what i believed in doesnt matter anymore.
* i know i can how much of a believer sometimes but when opportunities present itself, who am i gonna kid? giving excuses for not growing up? and blame it all on misfortunes and others? like how my friends fucked my childhood up and how greatly i missed it that i tried reliving it every single day ever since? how resentful can these thoughts battling with my mind. a part of my have let it go but the other part, havent.
i mean, how can i for a moment believed that that place is my home?? how could i let my heart deceived me in such a way that, god forbid, disgust me. for a moment there, i felt like stabbing it right in the upper right corner, for betraying everything i believed in. for betraying me. but that'll be just bull.
of course, we shared some distaste over minor issues here and there. dont we all? take for instance, im not allowed to do some of the things i want to do and momentarily, it kinda suck big time. but from where i stand, i've learnt to see things the other way around. like these acrimonious thoughts of destroying what home is, trying to commandeer my life, of how disgusted i felt when i witnessed it first hand. for a moment there, what i believed in doesnt matter anymore.
on second thought, why bother spilling out so much hate for which something that i love so much equally? actually more than equally for which the judgmental system will without a doubt, go wrong like a spinning compass out of control. i overrule my initial hatred for everything i believed in earlier.
i love my home. and nothing else in the world can change that. not even god himself if he were to come down from heaven and try change my mind. the feeling of living here is soo lukewarm. yet so monochrome. but its all i got and i'll hold on tight to it.
and soon, i'll leave home and grow up just like everyone else. i'll embark on a different journey of life, explore the unreal possibilities and maybe have a family of my own, we'll see, and then, the love will just find its way back to my heart. to remind me of how home felt like some 20? years ago.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Malaysian teachers say 'No' to Sex Ed
The recent debate over the introduction of sex ed to schools nationwide has caused a stir amongst angst teachers as well as parents all around and significantly been hyped up by the media. While some strongly agree that sex ed is imperative to all students, aged 12-17, and argue to see through it that sex ed to be made mandatory to secondary school students, others are against it.
News extracted from here
Malaysian teachers are saying ''no'' to sex. They are not ready to impart sex education in schools.
She said, while the union fully supported the government’s move to provide sex education in schools, “sadly, the teachers lack formal training in the complexity and sensitivity of the subject and are not confident to teach it”.
Lok told Bernama the teachers were afraid they might be sued by the parents “if they were to make mistakes in imparting the knowledge of sex to the pupils.”
Malaysia is a multi-racial, religious and cultural nation with each ethnic group having its own notion on the subject, which made the teaching more challenging, she noted.
The NUTP is the country’s biggest teachers union representing 160,000 teachers, which is approximately half the teaching profession.
Betty Lee, who has 24 years teaching experience, felt that the subject was best handled by “teachers who themselves are mothers and know how to handle such a complex subject.
“With due respect, not all teachers can teach the subject, and the ministry should be very careful in selecting the right candidate for the job,” added the 50-year-old. -- BERNAMA
News extracted from here
Malaysian teachers are saying ''no'' to sex. They are not ready to impart sex education in schools.
She said, while the union fully supported the government’s move to provide sex education in schools, “sadly, the teachers lack formal training in the complexity and sensitivity of the subject and are not confident to teach it”.
Lok told Bernama the teachers were afraid they might be sued by the parents “if they were to make mistakes in imparting the knowledge of sex to the pupils.”
Malaysia is a multi-racial, religious and cultural nation with each ethnic group having its own notion on the subject, which made the teaching more challenging, she noted.
The NUTP is the country’s biggest teachers union representing 160,000 teachers, which is approximately half the teaching profession.
Lok said the union wanted the education ministry to first discuss with the stakeholders on the pros and cons of the move before making a firm decision.
Currently, the subject was taught in “bits and pieces” from the primary level to secondary level, in the absence of a proper structured course.
Of late, sex education has become a very important issue in the country, with an increasing number of unwed mothers, many of them students.
Meanwhile, a Bernama survey among students, parents and teachers showed that all groups were in favour of sex education but were unsure of the form and content of the course.
Teenage student Jayaraman said he was all for it, but was unsure what and how the teachers were going to teach because "we have more girls than boys in our class and most of our teachers are female.”
Abdul Raof Bidin, 38, who has two school-going children, felt that it was necessary to teach the subject.
"It should be handled with care as it could easily be misconstrued and do more harm than good, if wrongly imparted," he said.
Another parent, M. Arumugam, 44, believed it was better for medical professionals like doctors and nurses to impart the subject to students.
“Maybe, the education ministry should consult the health ministry and come up with some kind of arrangement for teachers to be provided with on-the-job training," he reasoned.
Currently, the subject was taught in “bits and pieces” from the primary level to secondary level, in the absence of a proper structured course.
Of late, sex education has become a very important issue in the country, with an increasing number of unwed mothers, many of them students.
Meanwhile, a Bernama survey among students, parents and teachers showed that all groups were in favour of sex education but were unsure of the form and content of the course.
Teenage student Jayaraman said he was all for it, but was unsure what and how the teachers were going to teach because "we have more girls than boys in our class and most of our teachers are female.”
Abdul Raof Bidin, 38, who has two school-going children, felt that it was necessary to teach the subject.
"It should be handled with care as it could easily be misconstrued and do more harm than good, if wrongly imparted," he said.
Another parent, M. Arumugam, 44, believed it was better for medical professionals like doctors and nurses to impart the subject to students.
“Maybe, the education ministry should consult the health ministry and come up with some kind of arrangement for teachers to be provided with on-the-job training," he reasoned.
Betty Lee, who has 24 years teaching experience, felt that the subject was best handled by “teachers who themselves are mothers and know how to handle such a complex subject.
“With due respect, not all teachers can teach the subject, and the ministry should be very careful in selecting the right candidate for the job,” added the 50-year-old. -- BERNAMA
In my humble opinion, the government should work something out and see through it that by the end of next year or so, hopefully?, sex ed is to be made mandatory to all secondary students nationwide. While the teachers protest that insufficient resources are allocated to that matter, perhaps the government should look into the matter? Perhaps setting up trainings or courses for teachers to attend to in order to compensate for the lack of formality, at least.
Also, parents should be more open minded in spilling the beans on the birds and the bees while their children are still young. It cannot be stressed anymore on how important is sex ed is these days when globalization have taken us by storm and that we are now revolving together with it, no longer around it.
Home is every child's first school. Every child gets their first education at home, where we learn to talk, crawl and walk. So why not learn all about sex at home? Or at least some form of introduction before our hormones and curiosity takes over? To me, its all about early exposure and with an early exposure, we can learn to prevent unwanted tragedies.
Anyway, good job with the government for setting up the first hatchling in the country! The open-mindedness of the government shows that we, as Malaysians should be more proactive in handling these sensitive issues and NOT choose to ignore them. Thank you very much.
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