in Support of Earth Hour 2009

Get your friends & family to Switch OFF all lights on

MARCH 28, 2009 Between 8.30pm - 9.30pm

Spend that time together in prayer, meditation or being with our families

LET'S DO IT for our children, our future!

English policy reversal in primary schools on the cards

Came back (exhausted but happy) kids camp at KKBC and came across this head-line

English policy reversal in primary schools on the cards

My immediate thought is: What are trying to do here? If we are serious about the level of our English language, then do something about it! Spend the time and energy to fix the stand of English! We have wasted a lot of time arguing if we should teach maths and science in English and now it will likely to be reverted to BM.

I am not against or for the teaching of Maths and Science in English, I am concern we are not really fixing the problems we need to fix with regards to our education system. In the mean time, our children are the ones suffering.

Finally, brilliant display by Liverpool!

(the rare post on sports and football). And at the right time too......whacked REAL and best of all beating MU 4 -1!!!

Way to go Liverpool!

When will it end? (If ever possible)

Source of picture (www.nbcagusta.com)

No words, can describe my shock when a 17-year-old entered a school in Winnenden on the morning of March 11 and gunned down 12 people, including young children.

I offer my prayer and condolences.

When will shootings and killing end, if it is ever possible. 

Malaysia: A Place Where the Blind Can See

.......and the deaf can hear.

Yes, even the blind can see how Barisan Nasional use every government agency from the police, the rebranded old wine in new bottle MACC, the courts and the media to bend, twist and redefine every aspect of the law and Constitution to cling on to power in Perak. No one really cares as long as they stay in power.

The deaf can hear the cries of "foul" against the wishes of the people. Our unelected leaders go about without the care and concern.

Sadly, no one really cares.

While our elected and unelected leaders are busy getting along with their own business of redefining democracy in our country, I wonder who is looking at our economy, especially with reserves flowing out and not in. Who's looking and taking care of our future - our children, education and all the other responsibilities that comes along with being leaders.

If this goes on, we may just have to do things ourselves. Of course, enlist the blind and deaf to help.

For now, we got to help ourselves, at least until the next elections. Hope we will not be too blinded and deafen by then.

Rethinking Family & Education

… I think was the theme that ran throughout the interview this afternoon.  We need to look at a more holistic view of education and family. In our modern society, education is just not about going to a place to go pick up knowledge and pass examinations.  The current education system is something fomulated in the past based  on historical experience, the challenge for our children is to education for the future, a future that will not be quite the same as we are experiencing today or in the days of our parents and ancestors.

How can plan and work for the for the future - all from the home? Sound like a big task.

Not really.  It is about giving the opportunity to experience life which befits our value systems with a global perspective. Simply put, in our homeschooling environment, the home, is “plugged” into our environment without the constrains of leaders and politicals leaders devoid of vision, care and love where our children and the family comes first.  There is some truth when we say "charity begins at home" - in this it is not just charity.

So, don’t just think about homeschooling.  We invite you to come find out more, experience it and see if it fits you. 

Interact with us.

Going on the air at BFM 89.9

Wai Leng and I will be on air Monday afternoon (Mar 2)@ 3.pm where we will share our thoughts on education, specifically homeschooling

Catch us if you can on FM 89.9
on listen online at http://bfm.my