"Welcome to our community tiger", says the proboscis

How was 5th semester? Busy! Busy doing reports, researching about conservation on the internet, going to the jungle and various places in Brunei, Studying mandarin (which is difficult this sem and i think it would take a miracle to get an A) and trying to pull myself together during these tough times. this is seriously a terrible semester for me. I've been lazying and things are just so much harder. Also doing this:

Don't underestimate the mangrove soil. There were some points along the mud where we sank until knee length and had to cling to mangrove roots to save ourselves. But it was all exciting. And look at how majestic those roots are.

Thank God for them who always manage to make me laugh even in stressful times, making jokes out of EVERYTHING and saying things which are always nonsense but in fact it eases the stress a lot.

I agree what rambo said, we've been lost contact with the others recently. and thank god for that. Usually, we would go out and hang out till late night at a certain cafe or just chill. Meet maths people, the chems, the physics the CS people and chat about nonsense stuff.But lately we've been sticking around each other a lot and i guess other people sometimes thinks what we didn't want to bring them along. Its not that. Its just that we're currently in the same situation doing reports and so we depend on each other so much.

Why i say thank god we lost contact for a bit is because, if we do, i don't think we'll manage to get through this semester full of field works, presentations and reports. But i do enjoy the field trips, i must say.

and did you know that panthera tigris is endangered in the IUCN list? (year assesed: 2010) Yes tiger is now endangered like panda, orang utan and our Proboscis monkey.What makes people think that we can take the habitat of animals easily?

Janganlah kamu membuat kerusakan di muka bumi sesudah Allah memperbaikinya (7:85)

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Won't blog as much maybe. Its been a bad semester for me. Seriously. I missed a few deadlines, a few test and now presentation. Sigh :(

really feeling upset. So i need to get back on my feet. or atleast try to.

Furthermore, its really upsetting how people would say how i look like a mom or so. or when they say "oh you look so pretty today. slalunya si ________ lagi lawa" I mean i know i am not pretty. I know my body size is not as what every men dream of. I am getting older too everyday. I am overall NOT your dream girl. I GET IT. But atleast i am still a girl and you have to think that it does hurt my feelings a lot to hear that kind of thing.


Just hope that i can get back on my feet, try to pretend to ignore these hurtful words and pretend to smile.

salam.

Be a fan of Unity.

I didn't take a lot of photos this time. this is Special Olympics Asia Pacific Bocce Competition 2010. (the third one in Brunei). It has ended and the next game would probably be sometime next 2/3 yrs. I was a volunteer and an official for the games along with a lot of us too who dedicated our time :) What is special individuals? They are individuals who looked like a normal person but are intellectually disabled or challenged. They may look like a normal person having no disability and you won't know that they are special until they talk to you or asked you questions. And although they are intellectually challenged, their physical ability is sometimes astonishing. People often distinguish them as a separate community.

DON'T. They do not wish to be born like that and they want to be a part of our community. But if you keep on saying "so can they do it? they are.. you know..", how can we unite? Stop saying the word "retard". It a very discriminatory and hurtful word. I know a few friends who stopped saying the R word but turned to like a "special olympics" peson or "special" person when they are mocking someone else.

Its just the same. Stop it. Be a fan of unity.

Disabilities are yet another manifestation of global diversity. Let us always be committed to the fundamental principles of dignity and equality for all human beings. Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations

I do not regret.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain

I was upset that i missed the officials test but in the end they made me linesmen, flagsmen and eventually i became a referee for a few games in Special Olympics Asia Pacific Bocce competition. Though these 3 days of being a court official was tiring and my work that is piling up were not done yet, but i stand by the line above. i do not regret. I met these special athletes from different 4 countries and learnt a lot about them. Most importantly i felt happy when around them. Because they dont have no jealousy no bad intentions. Even when they lost the game, they still smile and raise their hands like a winner.


They are precious :) and it feels happy to work in Special olympics. Hope that there'll be a next time for me in SO, insyaAllah.