In Penang

IN Penang now. Actually, crossing the Penang bridge and will reach my hotel soon. Here for the MELTA conference, as usual to network with other English teachers and lecturers and think about strategies for my faculty --- courses, staff, etc,
talking about conferences, this month and next, i have a hectic schedule -- Penang, then Selangor, then KK and finally HK. I also need to send in my abstract for the IIUM conference which will be held later at the end of this year or so.

hmmmm.....

Photo fit for my funeral

Somebody commented that my photo is fit for my funeral, just decorate with wreaths, flowers, and it will be perfect...hahahha...u know what....this guy is right!!! Grrr....took my photo from a passport photo file..so will be changing it soon, as soon as i get my friend to upload some photos for me, which are taken informally of me

The photo of me as u can see now (as of 15 May) is rather "formal".....welll time to change....
hopefully in two weeks time or so....

Thinking Conference

http://www.14ththinkingconference.com/

Check the website above. Was talking to Dr. Shameem from UPM. She is the chair of the organizing committee of the above conference. She confirmed with me that Edward de Bono is coming for this and will be speaking in this conference. I know this conference is very very expensive, but i guess there is time, from now, to save money for this conference. Great minds will be gathered together to speak and present their ideas in this conference.

I am excited about this. looking forward to participate in this conference. I do believe that thinking is a very important skill, a skill that seems to be taken for granted....that everyone knows...but it is something that is to be taught, learned, ....

Congrats Dean and Max

Have been busy lately. My niece, Max, came to Malaysia with family (my sis and son) to have her wedding here in Malaysia. It was held in the Carcosa Seri Negara gardens. It was the perfect wedding...the groom, Dean, looked immaculate...like a Gucci model, I told him....serious...will need to post some pictures of the wedding here in the blog later..when i have learned how to....lol!
Dean and Max are now in Redang for their honeymoon,.....enjoy yourselves Dean and Max and may you two have a long happy life.

Sleep oh sleep

been waking up at 6. a.m. or so...only 5 or 6 hours of sleep. yesterday chatted with my sis, who will be coming home for a week. Her daughter decided to get married here, or rather go through the marriage ceremony here...tea ceremony for her granddad....hmmm..and then there will be the usual dinner with relatives....but they will be here only for a week or so.

but i have digressed....sleep oh sleep....gone are the days when i could sleep in the afternoon....ah...i look forward to my retirement i guess....so that i can sleep in the afternoon...ha ha....and perhaps sleep longer hours....but i do know also that when one retires, one becomes busier....got to catch up on the things that one could not do previously....so back to not being able to sleep longer hours....hmmm....