Chinese will call the new year 2007 as the year of the pig, or khinzir (cannot say 'ba**). Health minister, Chua Soi Lek said that we should not eat pork because of the cancerous substance called beta-antagonist used by some farmers to make pigs grow fat. Too bad because I love makan bakkutteh and can't keep myself off from it unless somebody finds me a chick-kut-teh in town as replacement. Btw, chick-kut-teh - even how good also, I bet, cannot beat the taste of pork.
One year passed soo fast. I still remember myself struggling in the first semester of my Ph.D. programme. Dr. Tan, Sam, Pui Wah and Kaynoosh and I were sooo close; we were dubbed the the most unlikely friends ever. Ahhh....now we are soo far (geographically)apart. Pui Wah in Taiwan and Kaynoosh finished her Masters, going to Australia.
I would also remember this year where I started teaching swimming to kids. Kids are a wondrous lot. Nowadays especially. They are sooo smart that you can't trick them anymore to get into the pool. They question their teachers (and swimming teachers) as if they know more than you do. You tell them that they can't drown (it's shallow!), and they don't believe you. And after 6 months teaching these kids, they still call me 'Aunty'. Cheeeez. Thanks Hafiz for the teaching opportunity.
2007 - Toll naik, petrol (most probably) will naik . What more can I say. I am sooo dependent on all 3 LDP tolls --> I will die lah....60% increase? SemiValue - you considered it the lowest in the world. But, wei, how many bloody tolls are there in this whole Klang Valley, hah? Yes, low payment, but sooooooooooooooo many tolls. And the traffic jams?! It's a disgrace - RM1.60 and still stuck in traffic immediately after the toll booth. Many racial disharmony issues were brought to attention in 2006. Toooo many. Racial issues are normal in Malaysia, but none were properly resolved. That's the problem. Resolve lahh properly. Our PM should jump in to resolve the problems ASAP, but most of the time, he intervened too late. All I can say is that the racial thingy in this country is already - bagai telur di hujung tanduk. Verge of breaking down. I think people are going to burst out anytime. ANYTIME. Remember May 13? I am scared though.
I should say this year generally isn't that all good. My appendicitis struck mid March, then came my car accident in September. I have, I would say, a permenant injury on my left wrist due to aikido. Thank God it is my left wrist. But good things did happen too. My scholarship by Kuok Foundation saved me at the nick of time (I was quite broke that time). I passed 3rd kyu in June - it was great. Networked with many great professors and ppl in bio-research during the recent agriculture congress - a good start.
Year 2007 - I dunno what is installed for me. Dear God, this year I pray for: no increase in petrol price; MNG and Zara sales whole year; my beloved car is loyal to me (pls don't break down); breakthroughs in my research; my friends are still my friends; my parents are in good health; people will love me for who I am; I can flip properly and make good ukemi; and I strike lottery.
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