Hari nie cuti, nak gi jalan2 pon tak best sebab geng jalan malas nak berjalan. Nak kluar kol 2 petang tadi tapi punye le lebat hujan yg turun. Hanya boleh keluar lepas hujan reda dalam kol 3.30 petang. Lalu kat wangsa maju depan carrefour, humang aihhh..banyak sehh pokok yg tumbang. sampaikan laluan menuju ke Jalan Jelatek berhadapan Destina terpaksa ditutup. Disepanjang jalan ke Seri Rampai toksah citer. Bersepah ranting dan dahan pokok.. lebat sungguh hujan. Aisehh, rugi tak bawak kamera. Yg harunya, satu papan tanda jalan yg punye le beso pon tumbang. Mujur tak kene sesapa.

Dah alang2 cuti nie, gi le Pusat Darah Negara. Ingat nak call member yg keje kat sana tapi malas plak nak kacau. Disebabkan hujan lebat, tak ramai pula di PDN hari nie. Lepas register dan sembang2 ngan doktor yg mengambil data2 kesihatan, sherrina dibawa ke bilik menderma. ada 3 orang aje. sorang penderma apprentis(plasma donor) dan sorang lagi penderma darah. dua-dua orang cina. beberapa kali sherrina gi PDN memang ramai orang cina yang menderma darah. Bagus depa nie, prihatin. Lepas dicucuk dengan jarum pastu disambung ke salur darah, relaks sambil tengok tv. Lepas 20 minit, selesai. Penuh satu beg. Huhu...banyaknya darah. Lepas relaks, depa taruk plaster gi minum milo (milo kat PDN nie sedap) dan makan kek. Ingat nak jalan ke KLCC tengok wayang tapi dengo kat radio kata jalan jem sana sini, last2 gi Jaya Jusco makan kat Shakeys Pizza. Lapo oooo lepas derma darah.

Pasnie kene tunggu lagi 3-4 bulan le baru bleh derma. Slalunya dekat2 musim perayaan yang bekalan darah selalu berkurang. So pada korang yg tak penah2 menderma tu, bawak2 le menderma. Tak rugi pon. Makan nasi semangkuk dah berganti darah tu (sapa ntah yg bagitau. tatau le betoi ke tak). Memula rasa pening le, lama2 okay aje. Siap bleh drive sendiri lagi lepas derma pastu jalan2 cari makan. Tapi pastikan darah korang bebas dari segala kuman-kumin, kalu tak naya aje sapa yg dapat darah tu. sesio kene jirus ke longkang nanti.

Kalau nak tau lebih lanjut pasal derma darah, lawatlah www.pdn.gov.my oklah, nak chow dulu. nak tengok tv le.....kot2 ada citer best. babai....

Super Yoyo Fever

Working as a teacher means I meet children more than adult. Actually I enjoyed it very much. Working with kids requires different technique than working with adult. There are also lots of benefits as well. Besides getting lots of goodies during birthday, hari raya and Teacher's day, another thing that I enjoyed working with kids is because I get to know the latest trend in the toy market. From Game Boy Advance to Super Yoyo, my students love to bring their stuff to the learning centre to show it to me. One of the key to capture their attention is to know what they likes. Most of it, knowing what they play. That's why I have to keep myself aware of the latest toy trend in the market. But, the latest crazy that hitted the local market recently is definitely the Super Yoyo.

Yoyo is not a new toy. In fact, yoyo is actually the second oldest toy in the world after doll. I've read in websites saying that Greeks were the first to invent yoyo, right after they invent the wheel. Even the oldest yoyo is now well kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Centuries later, yoyo was very popular in Phillipine. A man name Pedro Flores migrated to US and started his own small yoyo manufacturing in California. An American called DF Duncan saw the toy and decided to bought the rights from Flores in 1929 and then trademarked the name Yo-Yo ®. Duncan's contribution to yo-yo technology was the slip string, consisting of a sliding loop around the axle instead of a knot. Since then, yoyo becomes among the famous toy in the world. It's a cheap way to release stress and almost anybody can learn on how to play it. From time to time, the skills and tricks grows from the simple sleeper trick up to the advance tricks. Yoyo hitted almost every street in the world and reached its highest sale in 1962. 45 million units were sold.

My students started to brought their yoyo to class few weeks ago. I was told the fever hitted Malaysia when NTV7 aired the Super Yoyo cartoon. I watched them spin and throw, makes some tricks. I even tried and it was fun. But today's yoyo is different compared to my childhood time. I used to had a cheap, plastic yoyo which you need to practice a lot to be able to play with it. But today's Super Yoyo comes in better quality. It has automatic with ball berring and stuff in it which requires a slight throw and catch, you'll be able to make several simple tricks. There were many Super Yoyo names in the market. From Super Dragon to Super Fire Dragon, the price ranged from as cheap as RM 1.90 (fake I think) up to the most expensive yoyo I've seen in Toycity, KLCC cost about RM 89 (solid steel). I even bought a cheap Super Yoyo (less than RM 10) for myself from Toycity. Even as an adult, it doesn't prohibit me to play the game. In fact my students were so thrilled seeing me with my yoyo and they started to teach me lots of tricks. It helps us to get closer and know each other more. They were very patience. They teach me fron Long sleeper to Shoot The Moon. But I can only do Forward Pass at the moment. There are still plenty of practices to do before mastering the basic level. Now this is what I call a knowledge exchange. I teached them computer and they taught me yoyo tricks.

Here's some photos of my students showing their own yoyo skills:


Long sleeper






A special yoyo case





So, if you are interested to learn more of the yoyo tricks, there are plenty of websites that offers tutorials,videos, tips, tricks and even 3D image on how to these tricks. Okay, I'm off now to practice on how to do long sleeper. Till then, have a nice weekend.....

Interesting Links:

• History of yoyo


• Learn Super Yoyo tricks


• Official Super Yoyo site


• Yoyo tricks video from Yomania.com


• Ken's World On A Stringand many more

While browsing through MTU Sempoi Forum, I found a topic about the up coming wedding of The Royal Brunei couple, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Pg Muda Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah and Dayangku Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman. Accoring to Brudirect.com, the ceremony will take place on September 9, 2004.

Before the wedding day, the Royal groom and Royal bride will have to go through several traditional ceremonies for the Royal wedding and last night they went through the sixth ceremony called "Berbedak". When reading through the article, berbedak sounds like our local malay tradition which is called 'Merenjis' whereby the couple will sit on a 'pelamin' (a special raised dais) and with their palms open on their laps facing the assembled audience. Then, several items will be placed and sort of thrown (or should I say showered) to the bride and groom. I'm not really sure what are the actual ingredients for merenjis but I know air mawar (rose's water) and "bunga rampai" is a must.

But in Brunei, it's a little bit different. "Berbedak" ceremony requires various coloured powders mixed with perfumes giving out a nice scent is applied on the palms of the bride and the groom during the ceremony. After the Berbedak application the sweet smelling Bunga Rampai which is made from certain leaves (Pandan) cut into pieces after being left to dry for a day are taken away by those present as some sort of token. What makes it much more special is that only the fourth finger of the right hand is used for the Berbedak.

Even the "akad nikah" which was held yesterday sounds grand and full of traditional element. Congratulation to the newly-wed Royal couple.

Source:

• Berbedak ceremony


• Istiadat Akad Nikah Diraja

Blog Review: TV Smith's Dua Sen

Everytime I online, I will definitely check out this blog. Very inspiring and creative way of writing. TV Smith's Dua Sen is not new to bloggers. A very popular writer whose article published in local newspaper several times. From local scenes to funnys stuff, he's always at it. He's not only a writer but also a photographer. I always envy his skills and idea. He likes to write about things that not many people able to think of. For example, these article about cloneism.

Click cloneism to read about it.

TV Smith's Dua Sen is divided into 7 department:

• Latest Arrticle


• Latest Cartoon


• Latest Pic


• Latest SMS Alert


• Latest Photo Essay


• Latest Photography Article


• Archieve

To access to the blog, click at the logo.

I have just spend several hours everyday playing Monopoly on my Pocket PC and now I had just begun a new game called Lemonade Inc produced by Hexacto. It's a fun game especially for those who want to learn the art of business. This could be a good platform to gain some experience without pain of loosing own's money. Basically player is given a stall where you need to sell lemonade. It requires skills to perfect the receipe to adjust to the customer's taste. Too much ice means too plain. Too little ice will make the drink warm. Too much sugar is too sweet and too much lemon makes it extra sour. Then we have to check out the weather (hot days mean more ice, rainy day means less ice) and also the current event in the town. The price of the drink is also depends on these situations and from time to time player need to stuff in more lemons, sugar, ice and cups.

After some time, players can start to advertise the business and also buy own asset to help run the business. When business is getting better, player can opt to rent other places. In my personal opinion, this game is fun, addictive and yet educational. The buttons and menus are easy to navigate and use. The graphics are smooth and you can even click on the bubble dialogue of the customers to find out what they feel about the drink.

Wanna check out more bout the game, visit Pocketnow.com which has given extensive review on the game. So, after the lemonade inc, what's next? Lemonade Tycoon :)

Okay, I'm off to make more lemonade and start selling them....chioww!!

This event was held in Berjaya Times Square last night. It was an exciting program where demos of aikido are shown to public. Not only the sensei and top practitioners involved in the program, kids and students were also participated. Aikido practitioners who performed during the event were not only from KL and Seremban, but also from Thailan and Australia. Check out the photos coz it speaks louder than words.


Pawi showing off his skills during the opening ceremony





A stunt show where several kids 'flying' above the three friends



A slow motion move


Pheww....I hope that guy didn't broke his bones


She may be small but she received the most loud applause from the audience.




The fantastic twin brother.


They even teach women self defense. man, that sure hurts.


The sensei during the closing ceremony.


Fuh, they really kick some ass. Now it makes me wanna learn martial art. Wachhaaa..... If you wanna know more about Shudokan Dojo Malaysia, click at the logo :)


For full photo album, please visit sherrina's fotopages

apakah berita paling hangat hari ini? Nope..bukan pasal surat layang Siti Nurhaliza. Bukan juga pasal Zahid AF berduet ngan Misha Omar di konsert Merdeka KLCC. Tapi kerana Anwar Ibrahim dibebaskan.

Aku tatau pon pasal berita tu sebab lepas opis aku makan kat Pizza Hut aku terus gi umah client hantar laptop dia yg sudah di format. Tgh dok godek laptop bos aku sms "Kat TV dah tunjuk Anwar dah dibebaskan".

Alhamdulillah...akhirnya. Hampir kebanyakkan website dan blog tempatan hangat menceritakan mengenainya. Ini pula satu link utk menonton videoclip berita pembebasan Anwar yg dilaporkan oleh BBC news.
Videoclip

After three days of holiday in a row...I'm back in the office. Not feeling 100% well but I hate to stay at home on working day. Besides, nobody is in the office today. Me only. Admin took 1 week holiday (dey, kawin ka?), the other fellow also on holiday (last Saturday was his wedding day), boss and son demam. Boring...boring...what to do?

Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan

Merdeka.....Merdeka...Merdeka.....dengan doa dan harapan agar Malaysia dan rakyatnya akan terus sejahtera, makmur dan aman, Amin.....

I had all the plan listed for the weekend to keep me busy. But to God's will, I was at home laying on the bed due to high fever, flu, cough and sore throat....Manusia hanya mampu merancang, Tuhan yang menentukan.

At last.....it will be here!!

Eiffel, I'm In Love Will Hit Local Cinema

After waiting for so long since the movie firsr appeared in cinemas across Indonesia, now at last it will hits Malaysia's cinema. Eiffel, I'm In Love was a major hit in Indonesia since it was first released in November 2003 managed to atrracted large crowd, 3 millions to the cinema. 9 months after the first release, the movie maker released an extended version of the movie which is shown for 3 hours and 15 minutes (the original movie was 2 hours and 15 minutes). It was released on 17th June 2004.

Extended version

So, what's the story all about? Here's the synopsis from Cinemaonline

Tita's life as a teenager is perfect. She is loved by everyone in the family. Her boyfriend Ergi is a patient guy who loves and adores her. And she has 2 best friends to share her life and secrets with. Tita's only problem is her overly protective mother who refuses to let her out of the house.

Everything changes drastically when Adit, her father's friend's son, comes from France to Indonesia for a visit and stays in Tita's house.

Adit's temper and his pride keep getting on Tita's nerves and they are constantly at logger heads with one another. To Tita's dismay, she discovers that her parents have decided to match-make them.

It's Tita's worst nightmare. But the nightmare worsens when Adit starts dating her best friend and Tita finally realises that her feelings for Adit have changed.

Hero: Samuel Rizal
Heroin: Shandy Aulia

Check out nearest cinema for the movie schedule. Will it better movie than Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? We will see about it. I hope Biola Tak Berdawai will follow Eiffel, I'm in Love footstep to Malaysia cinema...

Adoiii...punye le banyak program minggu nie. Tatau nak lari gi mana satu...

1. Sesapa yg nak blaja teknik night photography, bleh join half day course. Praktikal di Taman KLCC dikendalikan oleh Noryani Ismail (True To Nature Photography). Kursus diadakan setiap hari bermula 25/8/2004 - 28/8/2004 pada jam 6pm - 10pm. Maklumat dan tempahan tempat, hubungi beliau di 019-285 6867. RM 100 dikenakan bagi setiap sesi.

2. Smart Teacher training di ICSB Sdn Bhd, Seri Rampai pada 28/8 - 29/9. Sapa berminat nak tau lebih lanjut mengenai program Smart Teacher (especially sapa yg berminat nak wat home tuition) bleh email sherrina di sherrina_kl@yahoo.com

3. Gathering Malaysian Fotopages pada 29/8/2004 bermula jam 2 petang di Taman Warisan, Putrajaya.

4. iPAQclub gathering at Low Yatt Plaza on 28/8 and 29/8...sesapa yg pakai iPAQ boleh le datang tengok review model2 iPAQ yang terbaru. Masa: 2.30 pm. Lelongan pon ada.

5. Kenduri Kahwin En. Faruq Yunus di Shah Alam pada 28/8/2004. Tahniah dan slamat pengantin baru. Tak sure bleh datang ke tak...kalau takde kelas sampai petang boleh le lari kejap.

nie rasa cam nak duplicate diri nie. mana satu nak gi....lat talilat laili tamplom.....

Azie and Novan's Wedding Reception @ Dewan Perdana

Congratulation and happily ever after to the newsly-wed couple, Azie and Novan who had invited me to attend their wedding reception which was held at Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur last night. It was a great ceremony with the atttendance of Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah along with other VIP, VVIP, Guest of honours, families and relatives and friends of the couple. The ceremony kicked off at 8.30pm when Raja Nazrin Shah arrived and shortly after that the beautiful couple walked into the glamour hall accompanied by a group of kompang players. They stood at the entrance and all guests stood when Rabbani's lead singer's recorded voice echoed through the entire Perdana Grand Ballroom reciting Selawat. After that, the couple walked towards the main stage where Raja Nazrin and other guests sat waiting for them. There were no tepung tawar or bersanding ceremony but it was replaced with makan beradab. Islamic way of wedding ceremony.

Two emcees announced their presence and inviting the bride's father to ask permission from Raja Muda Perak to begin the ceremony. The bride's father, Datuk Seri Abdul Manap then gave a speech to thank all who presence to witnessed these blissful couple and gave away some advice to both of them. After the speech, all guests were invited to enjoyed the delightful dishes served by Dsaji catering. I sat with 9 other old school friends (mas,fiza,akim,rose,yati,kelly,murni,nadia and awin) and we chatted and ate while watching the presentation slides of both couple. It was about their childhood and how they met. It was nice and sweet. Nik Yazmin shared with the audience her sweet and bitter memories as one of Azie's close friend since school. The food was good, nasi minyak with several dishes and we were served with tapai and ice cream as the dessert. Tentera Darat's band was playing music while we enjoyed ourselves. The program ended at 10.30pm and we took the opportunity to take photos with the bride and bridgroom. Even our ex-Geography teacher, Mrs Lew was there too. We left the place an hour later with do'a that the happy couple will live happily ever after....

The Wedding Ceremony

Raja Nazrin Shah sat between Novan (left) and Azreen (right)

Upacara memotong kek. Pengantin diiringi oleh pengapit pengantin perempuan, Amanda.

Rakan-rakan CBN yang sama-sama hadir memeriahkan majlis sekaligus membantu mengabihkan lauk.

Pakat-pakat mengambil berkat

Semoga bahagia ke akhir hayat

Full collection: click http://sherrina.fotopages.com

POSITIVE THINKING

This is an sms which I received from my student, Nadira.

Positive thinking is like this:



A little bird fly up in the sky



U look up and


it shit in your eye.


you don't mind and you don't cry


you just thank God


that cows don't fly!

MALAYSIAN FOTOPAGES GATHERING 2004

Bagi sesiapa yang memiliki akaun fotopages dijemput menghadiri gathering Malaysian Fotopages yang akan diadakan:

Tarikh: 29 Ogos 2004
Masa: 2 pm
Tempat: Taman Warisan Pertanian, Putrajaya

Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila klik link ini: Malaysian Fotopages Gathering 2004

Insya' Allah jika tiada aral sherrina pun akan berada disana. Lagipun tiada agenda untuk hari tersebut. Boleh juga amik kesempatan menjelajahi Putrajaya :)