Hope & wisH

Ref: Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson (2004), The Time Divide: .. Cambridge, Harvard University Press. p. 6

In the BEST of all possible worlds, neither Mothers nor Fathers would be penalized for taking care of their children. And surely such a world would not penalize women more than men.

... Mothers and Fathers alike fear that family-friendly workplace policies come with significant strings attached.

changing TIMEs

Ref: Arlie Russell Hochschild (1997), The Time Bind: .. New York: Metropolitan Books (pp: 257-258)

The TIME experiment at ESI, Xerox, and Amerco involve modest, practical adjustments whose true lesson is that our time bind is not an immutable given but something we could alter. To make such changes, however, we have to DARE to want to change.

One thing we can learn is that small groups of people can bring about changes in culture and habit that an individual would NOT dare to attempt alone.

Any successful movement for social change begins with a VISION OF LIFE as it could be, with the notion that something potential could become REAL. So let's imagine ...

Let's imagine PTA meetings to which a large majority of the parents came, libraries where working parents can afford to devote their spare time to reading or literacy programs, and community gardens in which they and their CHILDren have the leisure to grow fresh vegetables. Picture ...

BUT vision alone will not be ENOUGH. ..

Proceed nexT leVel

Dear lady can you hear the wind blow.

And did you know

Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road.

Our shadows taller than our soul.

There walks a lady we all know.

Who shines white light and wants to show.

How everything still turns to gold.

.. . part of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" lyrics, lyricists: Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

REAL teachERS

Teras ke-5 Pelan Induk Pendidikan M'sia (2006-2010) adalah "Memartabatkan profesion keguruan bagi memastikan profesion itu dipandang tinggi sesuai dengan amanah yang dipertanggungjawabkan dalam pembinaan generasi masa depan." (petikan dari akhbar Utusan M'sia 21/1/2007).

TEACHing is certainly a noble profession and everyone of us is playing the teacher role in some way or other in our daily life. Moulding the young minds to become useful, responsible beings on this earth needs teachers who not only have lots of passion and patience, but also uphold outstanding moral virtues. Jgn jd spt pepatah melayu yg mengatakan "seperti KETAM mengajar anak ... "

REAL Dreams

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Im walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the borderline of the edge
And where I walk alone
Read between the lines of what's
screwed up and everything's alright
Check my vital SIGNS to know I'm still ALIVE

Part of Greenday's BLVD of Broken Dreams Lyric, Lyricist: Billie Joe

SINARi lah

... Dalam kesamaran ku rempuhi ranjau
Biarpun payah ku teruskan
Siapa memandang tidakkan ku hirau
Biarpun pedih ku tahankan
Menjelmalah bintang, Beri daku sinaran
Semoga hati ku cekal

Akan ku teruskan walau harus ditelan
Seribu nista di tangan
Terbanglah hai unggas bebas di awan
Agar kan tercapai sinar gemerlapan

Tuhan ku inginkan secebis harapan
Hanya padamu ku serahkan
Apakah kan ada ketulusan jiwa
Yang menilai ku seadanya ...

Petikan dari lirik lagu Secebis Harapan nyanyian NORA, penulis lirik: Noor