Cara semak status tajaan MARA

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Baru2 ni CikMelati baru je terjumpa satu page yang sangat cool untuk pelajar di bawah tajaan MARA (yang dapat loan pun dikira 'tajaan' juga ye).

www3.mara.gov.my/ebaki1
(yes, it's "www3", not "www")

Page ni membolehkan korang:

1. Semak status tajaan MARA
2. Semak berapa banyak korang dah berhutang so far
3. Semak jadual bayaran balik (available lepas setahun tamat belajar)
4. Buat mental reminder untuk work hard, lepas tersedar yang hutang korang menambun

In case korang sengal2 bahasa, tak reti camne nak proceed, meh sini CikMelati terangkan. (sila klik kat gambar kalau tak jelas)

1) Buka www3.mara.gov.my/ebaki1

Dia dah kata, "bagi pengguna baru, sila klik di sini". Sila jangan buat2 tak paham bahasa. Klik je situ.

2) Register



3) Ta-daa!~ Korang dah ada page sendiri, camni:

Klik kat no akaun korang tu okeh. And enjoy your new page.

The confession of a broken heart (Letter to dad)

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I'm so emotional now. It's creepy.

Maybe it's the midnight breeze... and all of the sudden this song played on my player.



Emotionless, by Good Charlotte.



I used to like this song because I originally thought I can relate to the lyrics. Then I heard the part "I miss you", and all of the sudden the song is not in my fave list anymore.

But now that I'm 22, and I've learned that anyone have their own potentials on being jerks no matter how angelic they can look like, I totally approve this song.

I'm imagining I'm sending a letter to my dad exactly like this.

Exactly like this.




*****


Hey dad,
I'm writing to you
Not to tell you that I still hate you
Just to ask you how you feel
and how we fell apart
How this fell apart

Are you happy out there in this great wide world?
Do you think about your son?
Do you miss your little girl?
When you lay your head down
How do you sleep at night?
Do you even wonder if we're all right?

But we're all right
We're all right

It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not ok, but we're all right
I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes
But those were just a long lost memory of mine
I spent so many years learning how to survive
Now, I'm writing just to let you know that I'm still alive

The days I spent so cold, so hungry
were full of hate
I was so angry
Those scars run deep inside this tattooed body
There's things I'll take to my grave
But I'm okay
I'm okay

It's been a long hard road without you by my side
Why weren't you there all the nights that we cried
You broke my mother's heart
You broke your children for life
It's not ok, but we're all right
I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes
But those were just a long lost memory of mine
Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive
Now, I'm still alive

Sometimes I forgive
Yeah, and this time I'll admit,
that I miss you
said I miss you


******


Ironic, that I used to hate him so much. But now, how I wish he would call, even if that means my scars will bleed again...

Gadis Kesunyian

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Hai!~ Saya sudah kembali!~ Adakah anda semua merindui saya? Betapa terharunya saya jika ada yang menjawab 'ya'. Apabila mengimbau kenangan lama, saya akan menitiskan air mata. Sob.. Sob...


Korang ingat itu sangat...... pelik, korang patut dengar tutur bahasa sorang member aku ni. "Penuh gramatis" bak kata cikgu BM aku waktu zaman aku masih sekolah dulu (ayat orang tua). Tapi, itu cerita lain. Aku tak nak mengumpat. Lupakan.

Now, let's pretend yang semua member aku memang teruja nak tau kenapa aku dah mula berblog balik!

Akhir2 ni aku terasa sangatlah kesunyian. One last lonely girl, bak kata Jastin Bibir (sapa tgk konset dia, sila angkat tangan!~) Mana taknya, aku dah berjauhan dari member2 yang dah aku kenal sejak Foundation dulu.... (jauh la sangat. Sebelah je kot). Nak lepak dengan member baru, bukannya tak mahu, tapi.... aku masih segan dengan diorang...It takes two to tango, tapi aku cuma layan tarian zapin.

One day, a friend (ala2 BFF gitu) tanya: "Mel, pehal tak blog lagi? Dah la Fesbuk tak aktif..." (touching)

Maka, daya imaginasi aku yang tinggi melangit ni pun terperasan bahawa aku ni memang dirindui orang. HUahahahahahahhhahhahahaaaaa~

So aku rasa aku nak blog balik la pasni. So keep peekin on my blog, my frens! Sebab aku mungkin akan update. Yay!





But then again, aku pun slalu kata aku akan aktif Fesbuk & Twitter. Padahalllll.....

Let's box the cat for fun

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Cats can be silly - and that's what makes them cute.

I found this vid after watching one in Yahoo!. And of course, one led to another... But here's my top picks:

The cat who is obsessed with boxes
And thinks that he's small enough to fit in.

The stalking cat
Look carefully, and you'll see how creepy it is.



HILARIOUS!!!

LMAO!

How to Study Effectively

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A friend of mine taught me some tricks on how to learn effectively. The trick has something to do with tuning your brain waves into a relaxing state. And she told me, it really works!

Yea, nice cartoon.
Now, you see, you need A BRAIN to use this method.

What am I saying?

Well, the trick has something to do with entering THE ALPHA STATE before opening up your books to study.

Now, you might want to Google up: "What is Alpha State"

One of the many techniques to enter the Alpha State is to imagine certain numbers while eyes closed and mind not think of anything else (picture them very clearly, not just blurry image in your head), and chant some words of persuading ourselves into relaxation.

So I head off:

3.............."three"

2.............."two"

1.............."one"

Back to 9....... Wait, which 9 should I imagine? 9 the upside-down of 6, or the 9 that I usually write? Ahaaa, interesting fact: 9 in German is "neun" and the way to say it is "noyn". And in French it is called "neuf" as in "nerf", man, French is hard....... WAIT! FOCUS!!!!!

Ok, back to 9.............. "I'm relaxing..."

8.............. "I'm controlling my breathe..."

7........ Aww, why do I picture my own writing on 7? Now it looks like a sword. Wait, no it looks like 1. No, wait, wait.... FOCUS!!!!

7.............."Err, what should I say?"

BLIMEY, THIS IS SOOOOOO HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe my brain looks like Homey's:

No way. Just kidding.

Back to the topic. Now, let's see if you can get it right. The method I'm trying to use is actually from this link below:

http://www.mind-energy.net/archives/184-Relaxation-Technique-6-Entering-alpha-state-of-mind-by-yourself.html
The chanting could be anything, up to you. The trick is not to stress yourself up, which I fail with flying colours.

And after some Googles, I found that Alpha State can also be induced using audio. You need to purchase the audios though, search it online. But here's a link of a free online mp3:

http://visualizemeditateheal.com/alpha_state.mp3
But the voice of the man freaks me out, sounds like a rapist trying to hypnotize the victim. Well, maybe I should find a woman's voice instead, later.

And here's some links on meditation, in case you're interested (it is harder, I tell you)

http://www.wethechange.com/how-to-meditate-a-beginners-guide/

http://theconsciouslife.com/how-to-meditate-a-guide-for-beginners.htm

Lastly, just to clear things up, my brain doesn't look like Homey's. According to the mighty internet, it should look like this:

Not like Homey's, it's big!
Why am I so serious?

How to Concert Rate? I mean, 'CONCENTRATE'!

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It's so hard to concentrate! Not just in study - even when listening to my friends talking, my mind would be half wandering and I'd end up pretending some fake nods. Bullshit! (Now you know why I'm so attentive at listening to you guys. It's because I don't actually listen. Hah!)

And this 3-weeks semester break is taking whatever left in my brain.

I read blogs and when I'm about to comment, I'd have to reread again coz I actually kinda lost of what the posts are about (that's why I don't do bloghopping anymore)

I open Youtube coz I want to watch an Annoying Orange, instead I clicked on fanvids about Tokio Hotel or Kelly Clarkson for hours (Damn the "Recommended for You" column!)

I go to the kitchen to get myself some hot tea, but then I open the fridge and have to wonder for a complete 60 seconds on "why I'm here in the first place?" (lucky my mom don't stock up our fridge with junk food anymore. Otherwise, I'll be reaching them instead)

Is this a sign on Alzheimer's?
Aku dah nak nyanyuk ke???
But my mom said neither she nor my dad got any family history getting Alzheimer's...

Concentrate.... Concentrate....
Might as well do this pose in the toilet. Good for indigestion

Anyway.... Out of boredom, I came across these sites, might help you as well:

http://www.howtodothings.com/education/how-to-concentrate-better

It's kinda helpful, I guess. With that 'tratak', and the yogic technique... and stuff.

http://www.wikihow.com/Concentrate

It ask me to relaz, and free my mind... Well, that sort of thing.



Well, you probably can guess now that I don't actually read them. It's soooo HARDDDD to concentrate reading it. There are too many alphabets. So dizzzyyyyyy.......!!


p/s: Those suffering the same complication as me probably won't read till the end. Or probably skipped all through till the end and only read this footnote. I know I would. And in case you're wondering, I don't even sure what I'm writing - didn't bother to check my writing because that would blank me out!

7 Fakta menarik Pasal Putrajaya (yang lain dari apa yang korang selalu dengar)

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One day, adalah teman ni bertanya, "Aku nak datang Putrajaya ni. Apa best kat sana haa?"

And I bet ramai orang kat luar sana tu pun nak bertanya benda yang sama.

So, biar aku yang dah duduk sini selama enam tahun ni (bongkak siottt) listkan.

1. Putrajaya 'banyak' bangunan menarik

Bangunan2 sini mempunyai ciri kesenian arkitektural yang memukau. Pengunjung dibenarkan masuk ke setiap bangunan, tapi setakat di lobi je la. Kalau degil jugak nak explore, pegi masuk masjid. Ada 2 masjid pulak tu.

2. Putrajaya banyak tempat maksiat

Tasik-tasik indah, taman-taman permai yang menjadi malap bila malam menjelang. Jika anda duduk berdua, jangkakanlah kedatangan "yang ketiga" (setan la)

3. Bila dah bertiga, pasti ada yang keempat, dan kelima, dan keenam...

Banyak tempat maksiat, banyak juga la pihak JAWI datang berkeliaran. Bagi sesiapa yang datang untuk bermaksiat, untung2 dapat bilik percuma. Hah! Duduk balai la bang!

4. Aku kata belok kiri!

"Belok kiri jika tiada kenderaan", kata papan2 tanda di sini. Siapa yang termasuk lorong kiri walaupun anda nak terus, jangan terasa bila kadang2 orang sini hon. Siapa la yang cipta signboard ni? Diorang hingat satu Malaysia ada jalan besar gadang macam kat sini agaknya...


5. Polis sayang kami


Bagi sesiapa yang trauma dengan polis, rasa2 boleh terberak kalau Tok Misai datang tegur, jangan datang sini. Perompak dan peragut pun jangan datang. Polis sini memang rajin meronda. Mana pergi, ada je batang hidung diorang. Kalau korang berhentikan kereta kat tepi jalan pun kadang2 kena soal siasat (aku selalu kena). Yang paling best, polis sini rajin buka buku. Bukan facebook ye, tapi saman. Kalau korang tak baharukan road tax, pastikan ada RM50 dalam poket, kalau tak, tak pasal2 kena RM180 punya saman (selepas diskaun)



6. Hati-hati kepada penipu

Penipu terbesar di sini bukan manusia, tapi papan tanda. Jangan korang percaya papan tanda kat sini. Perjalanan 5 minit anda akan end up jadi 25 minit sebab sesat or ikut jalan jauh. But then again korang ada choice lain ke? Hahaaaa ikut je la... Daripada sesat terus tak jumpa jalan, baik ikut arahan sang penipu ni kan? But for us, kitorang memang dah masak jalan sini, takde hal la....


7. Di Putrajaya ada sebuah universiti.

Private universiti. Namanya UNITEN; kampus Putrajaya. Padahal terletak di Bangi, atau lebih tepat lagi Jalan Kajang-Puchong. Turut tersenarai dalam senarai universiti2 Cyberjaya. Amboi, tamak sungguh universiti ni. Semua nama tempat pun dia nak bolot.