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20090611
20090608
Pak Cik Roosevelt
"It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs and comes short again and again;
who knows great enthusiasms,the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement,
and who, at the worst, if he fails,
at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
it does not matter what others think about you,
at the end, the victory is still yours no matter what the result is.
yeah, Roger Federer has finally clinched it, kudos to the lad.
20090607
Covering all the bases
A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strode through his backyard,baseball cap in place and toting ball and bat." I'm the greatest baseball player in the world," he said proudly. Then he tossed the ball in the air, swung and missed. Undaunted, he picked up the ball, threw it into the air and said to himself," I'm the greatest player ever!" He swung at the ball again, and again he missed. He paused a moment to examine bat and ball carefully. Then once again he threw the ball into the air and said," I'm the greatest player who ever lived." He swung the bat hard and again missed the ball.
"Wow," he exclaimed." What a pitcher!"
From Chicken Soup for the Soul
Labels: Chicken Soup for the Soul
published by ikmal afif when the clock strikes 10:13 2 critics
20090606
On courage
"So you think I'm courageous?",she asked.
"Yes I do."
"Perhaps I am. But that's because I've had some inspiring teachers. I'll tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying,'Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza.'
"As the tranfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice,' Will I start to die right away?'
" Being young, the boy has misunderstood the doctor, he thought he was going to have to give her all of his blood.
" Yes, I've learned courage," she added," because I've had inspiring teachers."
"Yes I do."
"Perhaps I am. But that's because I've had some inspiring teachers. I'll tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying,'Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza.'
"As the tranfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice,' Will I start to die right away?'
" Being young, the boy has misunderstood the doctor, he thought he was going to have to give her all of his blood.
" Yes, I've learned courage," she added," because I've had inspiring teachers."
Dan Millman
on Chicken Soup for the Soul
Labels: Chicken Soup for the Soul
published by ikmal afif when the clock strikes 10:15 4 critics
20090418
Aja Aja Fighting!
"In order to be considered for progression to level 2 of the degree programme at the University Of Sheffield, you must pass all Level One examinations at UniKL in the first sitting with an overall average of at least 55%. You must also obtain a recognised English Language qualification of TOEFL (paper) 600 or better, TOEFL (computer) 250 or better, or IELTS overall band 6.5 or better."
Those were the requirements needed for me to be accepted at the University Of Sheffield. Seems easy huh? We just need to obtain at least 55% average in both of our examinations at UniKL and get at least 6.5 for IELTS. Lucky for me, I have done IELTS before and my results was just enough in order for me to progress to the 2nd year at Sheffield. I just need to concentrate the second half of my studies here and hopefully i will be able to meet the requirements. I hope "the tragedy of one point missing" will not be happening again.
The result for my first examination has not yet been officially published. However, as what has been told by our coordinator, Mr. Bambang, I managed to obtain the first class honours! This delightful news was certainly unexpected for me. I didn't expect to get all A's for every subject that I took last semester. I mean, yeah, my expectations for mathematics was very high as the subject was relatively easier than pure mathematics. But not for every subjects. I am really thankful to God for this wonderful result.
However, past performance does not indicate your future performance. It does not mean that if my result for the first semester was good, the same thing will happen to my second semester's result. No. I need to put the same effort that I put during my first semester, maybe more, as this semester's subjects are tougher compare to the previous semester and more new terms are needed to be familiarised with. So wait for me guys. 5 more months to go.
Those were the requirements needed for me to be accepted at the University Of Sheffield. Seems easy huh? We just need to obtain at least 55% average in both of our examinations at UniKL and get at least 6.5 for IELTS. Lucky for me, I have done IELTS before and my results was just enough in order for me to progress to the 2nd year at Sheffield. I just need to concentrate the second half of my studies here and hopefully i will be able to meet the requirements. I hope "the tragedy of one point missing" will not be happening again.
The result for my first examination has not yet been officially published. However, as what has been told by our coordinator, Mr. Bambang, I managed to obtain the first class honours! This delightful news was certainly unexpected for me. I didn't expect to get all A's for every subject that I took last semester. I mean, yeah, my expectations for mathematics was very high as the subject was relatively easier than pure mathematics. But not for every subjects. I am really thankful to God for this wonderful result.
However, past performance does not indicate your future performance. It does not mean that if my result for the first semester was good, the same thing will happen to my second semester's result. No. I need to put the same effort that I put during my first semester, maybe more, as this semester's subjects are tougher compare to the previous semester and more new terms are needed to be familiarised with. So wait for me guys. 5 more months to go.
published by ikmal afif when the clock strikes 15:28 15 critics
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