Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Ahli antropologi Claude Levi-Strauss mati


PARIS 4 Nov. - The Academie Francaise berkata, cendekiawan berpengaruh Perancis, Claude Levi-Strauss, yang dianggap sebagai bapa antropologi moden, mati pada usia 100 tahun.

Beliau dikenali di seluruh dunia sebagai individu yang membentuk semula bidang antropologi, memperkenalkan konsep baru berkaitan corak kelakuan dan pemikiran, terutama mitos dalam masyarakat primitif dan moden.

Sepanjang kariernya yang sepanjang enam dekad itu, dia telah menulis banyak bahan bacaan dan buku antropologi klasik termasuk ‘Tristes Tropiques’ (1955), ‘ The Savage Mind’ (1963) dan ‘The Raw and the Cooked’ (1964). - AP

Quoted from Utusan Malaysia, November 4, 2009.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

I am suppose to have my break from working but yet I had such a long day today. My morning was great in the hotel room, having extra time to sleep without my daughter bragging for attention like usual - even I kinda miss her now. The morning breakfast was hell, with uninteresting food served and annoying mat salleh whom talking about the problem about the religions in Malaysia - or shall I simplify it to problems of Islam? They were discussing about how Muslim would devote themselves to the religion and the problems that occurs by the worship. This mat salleh woman, whom quite vocal and insensitive of her surroundings (I am wearing scaft who obviously a Muslin and I think a Pakistan man were just sitting side by side trying very hard to enjoy the foods served, and try to have a decent morning!!!). According to her arguments, Islam breeds individual that perceive the women as minority and abusing women in the family is definitely a normal scenario. Qouting her giving an example on the Moroccans that migrates to her home country, domestic violence seems a must in their households. The rest of her arguments, I can't remember. I am totally disagree and disguise with most of her stupid points.

First, how could you generalize Muslim devoter as such! I believe she does not understand well on the demarcation line of a culture and religion. Many would do the same mistakes, but throwing assumption like that could create war. I were this near to ask for change of table. I rethink very hard, should I face her by arguing her wrong interpretations, or shall I leave the subject - silent doesn't mean I am loosing anything. I chose the second simply because it was a public place, and she was leaving her table. Arguing is meaningless if the other party is not willing to listen, or be defensive - it will not generate any healthy knowledge or understanding later. It's a waste of time, energy and maybe some unsatisfaction.

My mission for today was to submit or research to RMI in Shah Alam. I am totally lost when I discovered a lot of the roads were close due to the convocation. After asking a guard for the directions, I approached the roads she had told me but did not realized there is small junction in between. while I were busy looking for the roads I should take, there went a big bang tebabooo noise- my car hit another car, a Viva. Because of that, RM600 flown to an old Chinese so call expert car painter and tukang ketuk. To justify my lost today, I am reasoning myself that this perhaps purifying my undeserved earnings - mana yang ponteng2 tu, manalah tau. Anyway, I am grateful Damia wasn't there with me, and my prego tummy was fine and am not in shock situation. And thanks friends whom had call to check on me. Another concern after the hit was the students - since she is in the examination week, and afraid this would disturb her so much in her finals. And she identified me as the lecturer there - alahai terkantoi sebab ada staff sticker. However, it had been settled smoothly. I am responsible anyway.

Hubby was very supportive. Despite of getting mad with me, he acted cool and showing his concern on me over the car. You know how man could be in love with the car over the wife, kan? After all, the car only had scratches and looses its pearl white paint that could be repainted. No dented wall and lampu tak pecah. Nothing much on the car conversations, he soon brought me to Sg Wang and Low Yatt to survey his future phone and we had our dinner there. All he did was not letting my hand go all the way and back, as though guarded me like something bad would happen to me... this is what we always do pun, but this time, I felt it's more intimate and warmth.

I think my day ends fine, even though it's pretty long and tiring, and expensive. :) most importantly, I am fine, and the baby - thinks he/she fine too. Damia had her 1st Barbie and the hair gets hairwired the moment she combed her. I think I need to sew Barbie's panty - she ain't got one even with her super short skirt. Indirectly to educate Damia basic dressing code.

Tomorrow, gynea's appointment. Hope the Dr. is great as been described and willing to compromise with me being residing in Kedah but decided to give my birth here. Amin, amin, amin, harap semuanya keberkatanMu...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Upcoming conference 2010

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Jom mai ramai2 ke Kedah!!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Today's Quote

When people talk, listen completely.
Most people never listen.

- Ernest Hemingway

Friday, October 16, 2009

Complaint versus grateful?

I have nothing to write but the desire to share "something" which I don't really aware off is urging me to do this typing. Honestly, I am currently marking a mid-term papers and I know I can do this really fast as I'm the creator to those questions. I am projecting my husband should be in his plane from Stresa heading Frankfurt, to Malaysia right now, and my lovely daughter is sleeping on my bed accompanying me tonight. She was talking in her dream half an hour ago. Her face was very cute with her eyes shut. As my father describe her, a good entertainer of the family.

Why do people complaint? Why do I complaint? Do you recently do it a lot? For example about my job, to my husband, father, mother, colleagues, friends, or even aquintance? The last is quite odd but I did that. And I believe others would do too. We complaint when the needs and desires do not meet our expectations. Do not do any expectation - one oath I both made with my husband in our marriage, especially on our behavior. But bet you we are all full of expectations in our life. We failed to abide with the promise we've made, some how or rather, we are living in certain expectations in side us, be specific our brains.

Are you grateful with your life right now? I do, for the good, the bad and the ugly stuff the life have served me. I gather more than a handful of brilliant experiences, even at first it may turn stupid. I always reminded myself, all this that I'm having, would not going to be retained until to the last of my breath. By God will, all these could be taken in a split second. So I'm enjoying while I can, and trying to build my shield should anything happen in future - at least my lost wouldn't give too deep impact to go on with my life.

Rites de passage... a lot! Transforming myself to become who I am now, the paths I've enjoyed, even at first I wouldn't sure on my steps. I think meeting my husband family during our courting time would be much scarier being into an interview room filled with 5/6 evaluaters. Again the expectations issue would rise. Maybe at that time I might feel this way - if I fail a job interview, it will be another else where. But if in this scenario, I hardly fall in love, and I think I might like him in terms of the companionship, wave length and etc. - it must be hard for me to manage if I was rejected not by him but the family. But honestly, I've prepared mentally. Being backstabbed by your own boss, made me more mature in handling emotions at work place.

At last, grateful to the All Mighty for this beautiful life shall be the fine closure. I think I'm quite definite with my path now, not so much looking high and low ambigiously like I was younger in age, immature in my acts and thinking. And I know some of you might be laughing at me while reading this blog (I know you well my lil bro) of the above para, it's okay. I am just tired and need someone mature to talk to, I am grateful I have this blog.