Five

I didn't get the ticket! but I ended spending the whole evening with my best pal, Mus and my ex-high school seniors  - Ameer & Kidi. We managed (?) to catch Anuar Zain's performance at, guess where, Pandan Indah FAJAR. Anyway, it was a nice show and he had proved to me that Anuar Zain really can sing, live lagi. Panas! During the show, there was a male fan who wanted to whisper something to Anuar Zain, but accidentally kissed the artiste's cheek. Merah muka adik Ziana Zain ni.

I would like to apologize to a group of people who are offended with my remark on meritocracy. That's just a personal opinion and I wasn't intended to promote any individual's or group's ideology.

Yesterday I read the story of Zuleika Farouq, a 7-year-old girl, who is ready to take her A-Level exam by the end of this year. My first impression was her parents must be crazy. By that age, some of my cousins are still struggling to learn the alphabet. But it wasn't that long until I finished reading the article. She started to read at the age two and begin to play the piano a year after that. And mathematics a few years later. In other words, she is genius!

Some of us may be asking, isn't that too early for a little girl to do a task normally for 17 or 18-year-old teens? We need to remember that kids are fast learner and some of them are very eager to expand their horizons. If we don't encourage them, I'm very positive that they will become demotivated to increase their knowledge. I've had a couple of friends who started to read at the age of 3 or 4 but at the end working as a clerk at one of the commercial banks in Melaka or still struggling to get a job after, last month, one year came out from a polytechnic.

But, the process of nurturing a child should be voluntarily. Once you forced them, the journey will become less and less exciting.

How come nobody is asking me about the Japanese soap opera that I mentioned last week? Am I the only one watching that show? Tengoklah, best tau!

A special thanks to Rose Diana for being the first to throw a few words in my guestbook. Terima kasih.