life according to andria - embracing the Big C

poems by group J (surina & nurhuda) Now & Then we learn we hear listening to lectures facing pop quizzes!!! Now, keep folowing rules join discussion groups do calculus playing with plus and minus now going to class study really hard sleeping like a log exam... SCORE!!! then having nice grade facing different level of life an engineer we are to be right....? Things People Do Things people do when they in love their love story just as perfect as Romeo & Juliet things people do when they are in trouble the hospital is now full with sick and tense people things people do when they are in traffic jam the only perfect music played is just a honk song and yet after all people just have to face it and make it right

Poems by group I (Azlyn, Hafizah & Norayuni) Things people Do Nowadays, people want to do a lot of things Technology change human behaviour everyone come out with brilliant ideas to improve their lives Kids... so many things to do from kindergarten to playgrounds always...have curious about something their acts always make we laugh...hahaha teenagers? stage which consists of a lot of challenges always want to try something new social problems are familiar with them but, not all teeangers like that adult? they think more about responsibilities care about family like they care about themselves give 100% commitment to their work and career try to be a good listener as a friend Now & Then Ice cream soda, pepsi cola the silly little songs we jumped to those days now all i can see are kids playing around on their ipads and iphones love letters on scented papers i love you, you love me hehehe now replaced by *ping* from BBM messages books and paper away with you now the trees weep wit...

Poem by group F (syafeeqa, rahimah & amalina) Things People Do Social, bullying, independent thinker, depression huh.. normally we are getting bored to hear about the bad issues according to teenagers smoking??? teenagers included... why should this happen lack of education and moral maybe influencing by people of surronding we should follow the right on what people do positive attitude that's the best way of real life

Poems by group D (afiq, asyraf, nasarudin) Things People Do Why are some people cruel and rude? So mean and crude They walk all over others And why? I ask Why have they grown so heartless? Why are they bitter and cold? What reason do they have to do that? It is because they've never been told? Maybe someone should tell them That no one truly likes their action Why do some people act As if they've so much better that others? They are no different than anyone else Not a bit different at all God made them with some mold He saw the same love within everyone one of them He made each and every person with equality So when will they realize what they're doing? That their life has gone all wrong? That instead of living a good, nice life They're off by miles long Maybe someday they'll see That they are no better than you or me Now & Then Now… we are happy But then… can we still be happy? Now… we may be rich of money But then… can the money give us happiness? Now… we enjo...

Poems by group C (aisyah, syairah & suhailah) T hings People Do I wake up in the morning I brush my teeth I take a shower I wear clothes I ride the bus Pit pit pit Rapid card I go to class Study study study Back to college Eat eat eat Sleep sleep sleep Now & Then When I was young It's seem the light was wonderful Miracle, beautiful and magical My mom teach me It's like this It's like that I got know I got your love Now I know how to be sensible Logical, responsible and practical And I know when you show me A road that I can be Intellectual, cynical and fluctual Then When you were leaving me alone Leaving me to live half alive Deep took so long just to feel alright Remember how to put back The light in my eyes I really miss The first time you teach me Cause you will never let me go astray Mom Even now and then I will always put you Deep in my heart and soul Forever Lot's love to you Mom

Recently I've assigned my students in the Engineering Faculty to use their creativity to come up with something interesting for the first 2 units of their textbook (unit 1- 'now & then', unit 2 - 'things people do'. This morning all ten groups presented in class and I was pleasantly surprised that they were all very creative and they came up with beautiful poems and some of them sang, as well as acted. I truly enjoyed their presentations and I would like to share with all of you some of the poems that my students have written. No changes or corrections are made to the poems. These are their original work. Poems by group A (Azam, Haziq & Adam) Now & Then Your pictures are in frames Hanging on my walls Life is hard without you by my side To have you here again I would give them all A picture cannot capture The beauty of your skin Or the radiating glow I'd feel when you grin So I look at you, my soul mate A picture in a frame I cry my tears of sorrow, ...

Sometimes in life we feel that what's happening to us is not fair. We feel that people are not being fair and good to us. We feel betrayed. Sometimes we feel that we do not know whom to trust, we feel that we've given and done our best, yet, our best is not enough for others. At times we question, why some people have all the luck in the world and we don't. we feel as if we are always on the losing side. Sometimes we wonder do other people actually go through what we have gone through, do they feel the sadness, the disappointment , the frustration that we have felt. We wonder and we question. When we keep wondering and questioning, we tend to come up with our own answers; we complain. We complain on each and every issue that we could find. We try to make others feel miserable just because we are not happy. We envy of others' happiness. Little do we realise that everyone in this world would have gone through and will eventually go through what we've gone through. Al...

It has been a year or maybe more since my last blog. A lot has happened. For starters, I am no longer a lecturer in JAD, I am now happily lecturing in UiTM Shah Alam. I must admit, it was pretty difficult for me to adapt to the new surroundings and environment at first, but, a year has passed and I think I am adapting to things here rather well. Although I do miss being in JAD and miss teaching the students, I find that being a part of UiTM is interesting. I meet new students every semester, this is certainly a plus point seeing new faces every semester, but I have to figure out a way on how to overcome my weakness though - my failure of remembering students' names. It can be rather frustrating at times. Perhaps my long-term memory is getting shorter by the day, hm.... My colleagues here are nice and very helpful. Two things that I find myself still trying to tune to are the 18 hours of teaching and also working in a big group. I was the only English lecturer in JAD for about 7 yea...