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UPDATE 4 MINIT ... after dawn

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023, 6.45am, Kuantan

After dawn

The moon lingers

Saying hello to the sun

THE EDGE OF THE FOREST - 4 minute update

IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS ... there is peace and serenity

Salam and good day,

Here I am again, ready to begin another semester. Seems like just yesterday I finished teaching the third semester.

This semester, instead of online teaching, (which I have sort of gotten used to by now), the university wants us to do hybrid lesson. Hybrid, meaning, a combination of online and face to face lesson., ie: 50% of each. Sounds simple enough. Well, it is anything but simple.

The 50% face to face and online only applies to students' learning time,

For the lecturers, its actually 100% face to face, but in the face to face class, only 50% of the students will be physically present and the remaining will have it as an online lesson. That's one scenario. I know. It's complicated.

Anyway, the hybrid lesson consists of six different scenarios based to the actual number of students who are physically on campus and those who are not. Therefore, if I have six sections to teach, and unluckily, have six different scenarios, well... chaos would be an understatement. I'm literally heading into a storm.

The bright side is this coming semester would be my second last before I'm off to my retirement. Sooo looking forward to it. I'm just too old for this mode of teaching.

Speaking of storm, it's October now, and we can expect a visit from our dear friend, the North East monsoon in a few weeks. Yes, Mr Monsoon will come with abundance of rain, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. That gives me an idea for a November poem. Hopefully, I will have the time to think about it, you know, with all the chaos.

But, for now, I need something soothing... here it is...

Despite, the title, My Melancholy Blues, This song is not at all depressing. It is the most peaceful and serene song ever.

related post : death-on-two-legs-dedicated-to.

DI PERTENGAHAN NOVEMBER ...

di pertengahan November

aku merenung

kelopak bunga yang bakal tewas

kepada angin dan hujan musim tengkujuh

Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life -Maxim 30 - SAADI SHIRAZ

Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 30

Whoever does not listen to advice will have occasion to hear reproof.

If admonition enters not thy ears,

Be silent when I blame thee

Saadi Shiraz is another Persian poet that I came across in Discovery Asia channel. (refer to encouraged by the light ). Born, Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din ibn Abdullah Shiraz, Saadi is well-known for his deep thoughts especially in social and moral values and these are reflected clearly in his poems.

He was born in 1208 and died in 1291.His tomb is located in the north eastern outskirts of Shiraz, next to Delgosha garden.

image from google

The tomb of Saadi is one of the main attractions of the city of Shiraz.

references:

https://www.irannegintravel.com/iran-highlight/tomb-of-saadi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saadi_Shirazi

encouraged by the light ... HAFIZ

ENCOURAGED BY THE LIGHT - HAFIZ

How did the rose ever open its heart and give this world all of its beauty?

It felt the encouragement of light against its being;

otherwise we all remain too frightened

Hafiz (real name: Khwaja Samsu d-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Sirazi), one of the most celebrated Persian poet was born around 1310 in Shiraz, Persia (modern-day Iran).

I first came across his name twice while watching Discovery Asia channel : A Glimpse of Paradise - Garden Culture in the Islamic World and Monty Don's Paradise Gardens. Actually, they mentioned two poets, Hafiz and Saadi. I decided to read up on Hafiz first.

Shiraz is also known as The City of Gardens and Poets, and it is no surprise that Hafiz talked a lot about the beautiful gardens of Shiraz. He was laid to rest in one of the gardens featured in his poems. The tomb of Hafez, commonly known as Hafizieh, is in Mussalla Garden, in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran.

the tomb of Hafez

image from google

references:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Hafez

tomb of haze iran

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hafez

https://www.philipchircop.com/post/71646659976/encouraged-by-the-light-hafiz-once-wrote-how-did

TO SEE A WORLD ...

27.07.2019 - Kuantan, 9am, Saturday, Teluk Tongkang beach

A truth that’s told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for Joy and Woe;
And when this we rightly know
Thro’ the World we safely go.

Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight.
Some are Born to sweet delight,
Some are Born to Endless Night.

William Blake

BE SO SUBTLE ... update 4 minit

Be so subtle that you are invisible.

Be so mysterious that you are intangible.

Then you will control you rivals' fate.

SUN TZU

TAKE YOUR TIME .... update 4 minit

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happy birthday Izat.

31.03.2010

Kuantan.

Mohd Izat Iskandar Affendi - 14 years old. anak bongsu aku.

Man of the house ini...

sejak lahir sudah diberi tanggungjawab menjaga aku serta dua orang kakaknya...

berat tu...

namun...yang nyata, sekarang, kami bertiga yang jaga dia...

sebab ramai kawan2 jamee dan lily yang kata dia cute...

pening aku...

siapa kata jaga anak lelaki senang?

BAYANG

melihat warna didalam bayang

aku mahu matahari tidak datang

happy birthday Jamee.

09.03.2010

Kuantan.

Najmee Nuraini Affendi - 15 years old. anak ke dua aku.

katanya...15 tahun tu maknanya dia dah besar...maklum la dah form 3....

di kalangan pelajar2 menengah rendah, form 3 la yang paling senior...

perasan sungguh budak sorang ni...

aku...MIMPI akan jadi entry tertunggak....biasa la...hehehe