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Whoa, it's been more than two weeks since my last post. I was busy with assignments back then and now I am, well, currently busy with KISSM course until 25th. After that? Well, I will be posted to whichever school which needs me :-)
Personally I just don't care wherever I'm gonna be posted. Yes, that is true. Contrary to my colleagues fear of being posted away from their home, I simply.don't.care. I repeat, I don't care.

I've been away from home for more than 7 years (>10 years if you count my years at boarding school). I didn't say that I don't miss my home. It's just that I'm not fond of the idea of teaching in Terengganu because it will not be something new to me. I know Terengganu, I know the people, the place and the food. kerepok lekor, nasi dagang (darn, i'm gonna miss that i'm far away!), sotong celup tepung, etc etc...It's simply not exciting if I'm gonna stuck there until God knows when. It's better to teach in a place where things are different than what I'm used to. Different people, different place and different atmosphere...I love it!! Hantarlah aku jauh-jauh, lagi jauh lagi best. Lagi best kalau dapat sekolah luar bandar. I'm not crazy, it's just soon you will get bored if you keep doing the same old thing in the same old place at the same old pace..Go figure.

It's good to be out of your comfortable zone. You should try it sometimes :-)

It's weekend and the air smells a bit damp. It's raining once in a while
here but not all day. I want to go out taking some photos at Pantai Puteri,
Santubong again but the weather is really crazy nowadays. Can't blame anyone
for that :D

I have been wanting to watch Inglourious Basterds but I can't yet. I want to
finish all my assignments first. I need to hand in 2 big "A"s next week and
there's another presentation due in a few weeks.

I have been feeling much better these days after I talked to my friend. You
know, some people do give really good advice. Thanks bro. It's an eye opener
;)

Last night I got to shoot asrama terbuka and 'Malam Ramah Tamah 1Malaysia'.
Although it was asrama terbuka, my room was closed. LOL! Even though I took
a lot of photos yesterday, I cannot upload them because of the stupid
network here keeps blocking everything. Well, say hello to Stone Age.
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Speaking of taking photos, Adobe has released a public beta of Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom 3 .
Everyone can use it and it expires on April 30th next year, so you have
about 6 months to test it. Adobe is being very generous! I am using this
excellent software to edit and organise my photos. The most noticeable
improvement is its responsiveness. It loads faster and it feels a lot faster
especially if you have a lot of photos. Another is the improved noise
reduction. I am blown away on how well the chroma noise reduction function
is. My high ISO photos now look more like film photos (I normally shoot up
to ISO800 but up to ISO1600 indoor), which is incre-deli-ble :)

You can download it free here.

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for the past few days, i've visited lots of houses. it's tiring but fun because i've got to see how sarawakian celebrate raya. certainly it's a new experience for me. going raya with my friends who did not go back are fun. at least  they do not make me miss my home that much.

from the 1st day to the 5th day (thursday), we went to lecturer's houses, friends' and those who i don't really know. hehehe... kek lapis is a must and so is carbonated drinks. happiness etched on each face and they all welcome us with an open heart. that is the spirit of raya.

well, good things must come to an end. tomorrow i'll be back to betong again. another 4 hours of ride is surely tiring, but it will not be as tiring as traveling during puasa.

i always wonder what this year has brought to me.the end of the year is coming up fast.i'm sure i will miss all my friends, especially my classmates and my course mates. i've been here for almost 4 years. time moves so fast that i still haven't got the idea of saying goodbye to everyone. i don't know if i can ever do that. lots of memories with all of you guys. happiness, the laughter, the sadness, and heart-braking moments;whatever we all share i certainly treasure forever...and i thank you all from the bottom of my heart for that. if i didn't choose to go to sarawak, i would have never met you. fate is certainly playing its part.i also want to apologise for any mistake i've done to you, either intentionally or unintentionally. i want to have a clean slate with you all before anything. i love you..you guys are certainly one of the the best bunch of people i've ever met. i would not trade anything for you...yeah, never.

cheers,
raais

Allamanda cathartica, originally uploaded by raaisma.

I forgot that I have posted this a few months ago in flickr. I wrote a poem just for this flower :-)

If I were a flower...
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I will look pretty in the morning.
I will look up the sky as the sun rises.
The wind blows firmly but lovingly,
looking my best whenever anybody passes me by.

I believe nothing can take me down,
only time and rains can shake me to the ground.

As evening becomes old,
the sun becomes gold,
I shall remember the glory I have had.

I shall sleep at night,
and wake up mightier
than the next morning glory.

30/6/2009