Western Education....西方教育

The western education culture is teaching you nothing. In studio, their won't tell you what you going to do like UM, for instance UM lecturer will ask you this week has to come out a floor plan, next week has to come out a scale 1: 100 section and next following week has to do perspective and so on. Here, they just distribute the brief and that 's it. The tutor just come to studio once of a week and meet you individually, half an hour for each student. Just present to them what ever you want to present, it is totally up to you! And the rest of the time you do work of yourself, no guide no instruction and no limitation. This is the secret of the successful education in western countries: it's teaching you nothing!

P/s: The latest world University ranking: Edinburgh University has move forward to 22nd rank in the world and 5th best University in the UK. Congratulation.

西方学生的独立性很强，教育制度自由性也很高。我们受东方教育的学生依赖性比较强，很多时候我们都会问老师有给什么指示或要求吗？由于这里讲师并不会理你，每星期只有一天见讲师，也只是短短的半小时。其余时间都是自己做研究，他们也不会管你做什么。我曾经问不同的讲师：What I have to do for this project? Any requirement for the submission? 他们都会讲一句：Do what ever you like! 这就是他们教书的方法，就是什么都不教，由你去发挥，去创作。但他们能够非常耐性的听你的意见，然后给你建议。最后，他们还喜欢讲一句：well done! 因此，工作室里所有的同学们都做着个别不同的设计，差异非常大。在这里，他们也不会每个星期给你分数，就好象没有分数这个概念，只要你投入去做，享受过程就行了。他们做课业也不会为了分数而去做，讲师也不会用分数来威胁你，也不会把分数挂在嘴边。教育本身就是教人并不是教分数，着一点我们东方社会就比较执着。所以没有所谓的外来压力和逼迫，只有自己的动力。他们也不会管你来不来学校或上课，我到至今为止还未签过任何的出席名单。在这里，若你自发性不强，便可能会在这儿虚度光阴，因为没有人会管你的屁事，你要为你自己负责任，这就是西方教育。西方能有那么多优秀的学校，一定有它的原因所在。

How are you Malaysia...马来西亚怎么啦？

Can we see this picture in a local media?

40,000 or 4,000? Local media please don't lie!

The week I read a report from Malaysia said have 40,000 people demonstrate in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The people ask were asking to change the election system more clean and fair situation. I love my home land, I proud of those who brave to attend the meeting; Malaysian are very peacefully people, we do not fight, but what happened today it is because we do not have others choices to voice up our request. The government push us to the limit, we don't want to march on the street if we have choices to discuss how to improve our country. But, the answer is No.

We can see that what happen this couple of years in Malaysia was: our University ranking is going down and down every year, UM for this year was out of 200; Our local item price was become higher and higher, how much for a cup of coffee today? Our international investment from oversea is decreased and decreased every year, how many companies has move to Vietnam or China? And finally our image in the international stage was become worst and worst. Who are the one who have to safe our country? Not American or British! It is ourselves, all the MALAYSIANs who have been lived in this country;the land that we growth up together. The land that built by our grand parents, our brothers and sisters and friends;The land that ours children will born, played and studied. 

If you are from Malaysia, please don't give up our country, please give any support that you can to chance our lovely homeland to get a better future.

我在星期六当天读到了吉隆坡40，000人上街示威的消息，心里非常震撼！示威只不过要求一个公平的选举，就是那么的简单和理所当然，并不是要求政府派给每一个人一百万。难道这样的要求会过分会自私吗？马来西亚现在实在是退步着，在教育，经济，政治，司法和廉洁都在退步着。 

最令我觉的羞耻和生气的是我们每天面对本地媒体，尤其是主流的媒体。对于这次的事件，他们都选择做政府的口舌：有的不把正确的人数报道出来，有的不把看到人群的照片登出来，有些夸大报导负面的消息，说什么示威阻碍交通，请问40，000人民为我国争取一个公正的未来不会比在星期六阻碍一条街那几个小时来的重要？（反正我们平时也都习惯在马路上塞两三个小时）更可恶的是TV3当天新闻并没有做一丝的报导，其他国营媒体更不用说了。反而巫统大会连多少人出席都做了详细的报道(www.tv3.com.my，10日的BERITA BULLETIN)还当众播党的歌。可怜的我们，不知被这些媒体欺骗了多少岁月？

我们就像被养在农场里的母鸡，每天有饭吃有歌听，又有很多朋友在一起。长大后遇到一个英俊的公鸡，就生活在一起，还生了很多小鸡，生活是多么的美满幸福，不愁吃不愁住。我们都非常感恩主人给我们的一切。有一天，住人来捉我，母鸡大喊大叫问为什么，主人说：你养来就是要被吃呀！母鸡问：为什么我不知道？主人说：因为农场是我买的，食物是我给的，你们的命运是我管的，我当然要怎样都行呀！母鸡含着泪回头望着它还在农场里玩耍的孩子，丈夫和朋友们，用它最后的力量和生命来喊：您们别相信主人呀！可是它知道一切都太迟了，它所爱的人也将会和它有着同样的命运。

Daylight saving time...天昏地暗

Every last Sunday of October, the European Union will adjust the clock one hour backward. It make the morning have less sunlight but more in the afternoon.In fact, this is the first time that experience this kind of adjustment. It make me very confused, and I have to remember Malaysia time in the same time and have to use to the day lighting in the winter. The first two weeks, I have done a lot of wrong things because of wrong timing, for instance late to meeting, or too early to get to class, and some time sleep very early unconcernedly.

由于冬天将要到临，现在的天暗的特别早。中午4.30pm天就开始像马来西亚的七点钟似的，天慢慢暗下来了。第一次经历夏时制的我，真的被时间和那阳光搞的我天昏地暗。首先是全英国把时钟调早一个小时，如平时是八点钟，现在却成了七点钟；再来是太阳提早收工，中午四点种就开始下山了。我的二十多年的生理时钟告诉我说，天黑就该回家吃晚饭了。有一次，当我在中午一点吃午饭，五点放学回家后，天已非常暗了，就如晚上八点似的，我也就很自然地做晚饭了。可是就是觉得不怎么饿，但心里就认为已经很夜了，快吃晚餐吧。撑饱后，上网一看才知道我看错了时间。哎呀，我提早了两个小时吃晚餐呀！之后，我才把家所有的时钟调快一小时；问题是我并没有对着表来调，看到时间就去调快一小时，结果我的闹钟调快了两个小时我却不知道，那天晚上我睡迟了整一个小时才去开会，真不好意思！在马来西亚太阳和时间一整年都是那么的忠心耿耿地为我们报时；但是英国的太阳却是那么的狡猾，冬天来还会早收工来骗人！

Poland is not a nice place to go!别来波兰

People in Warsaw

Modern shopping mall in Warsaw

The tram

Poland is not a visitor welcoming country. Most of them can't speak English and not polite. I have many unhappy experiences in Poland's capital -- Warsaw. They do not have proper policy to protect visitor and the transport system is terrible. I have fined 70 dollar (appox RM105) in the tram station. On that day, I taken a tram to go back to my hostel, in half way, there is a ticket checker came to me and ask me show ticket. I shown to them and they said my ticket is non-valid because the discounted ticket only for international student. I've showed my University card to prove myself as an international student, but they don't accept that. I said if i can't buy this ticket why your company sold it to me? and there are only have Polish on the ticket, how do I check the ticket myself? They just asked me to get out from the tram, and fine me 70 dollars. I said I don't have enough money to pay that, and then they bring me to ATM machine to take money. I just feel shame and insulted. They have abuse their power and not respect my personal right. This is only one of the bad things happened in Warsaw, it does has a lot of stories.  I just wanna to advise all my dear friends: If you don't have any important thing to do here like won a million dollars, please do not come here! 

这是我被赶下车的城市主要交通工具，电动火车。波兰人并不会热诚地欢迎外国人。很多人都会板起一副沉沉的脸来对你。他们会有点看底亚洲人，对我们很不友善。他们的城市系统很乱，并不统一。一旦有出错，他们会不认，还会返回来说你错，这太难以接受了！虽然波兰要努力把首都成为欧洲其中重要的城市，但除了那新百货公司以外，我一点都感受不到他们的诚意。还处处砍外国人的菜头。这里有不少的新兴的商业活动，也造就了许多中产阶级的白领；可是，穷到没房子住，脚受伤的老婆婆却要在街上乞食。在这里，你可看到许多的不平衡和极端；先进的商业大厦的背后，隐藏的却是肮脏落后的角落。这里有许多心里冲突，一方面要与世界接轨，一方面却在寻找自己的方向感。一方面要摆脱社会主义的影子，一方面却活在一个社会主义建造的城市里。以我的个人经验和意见：若你并不是有重要的事情来波兰这里，如拿一百万奖金，千万别来这个国家！

Poland trip...22 Oct to 2 Nov

Third days:

Second day : Today we went to the Warsaw Socialist town, it created during the Socialist Government. However, Poland is not longer a communist country anymore, the building just become a memorial for the people. 波兰留了许多二战后共产主义的建筑。虽然今天波兰已是一个资产主义国家，但那充满苏联味道的建筑依然丛立如初。在新旧建筑互相交替之下，波兰城市显得求变心切。这从战争废墟中从新建立的城市，波兰民族不屈不挠的精神让我非常敬佩，感动。其实，我们真的不容易了解他们正真的感受；一群被历史开了许多玩笑的民族，只有无奈地接受历史，忍痛地一次一次把家园从战争中建立起来。

First day in Warsaw: This city was very famous during the two World Wars. During the World War II, 85% building of the city destroyed and more 70% population killed. However, the city still alive after the war and she become bigger and stronger, the spirit of the Warsaw people never die. I fell very amazing that the people able to reconstruct and settle again in this destroyed city 60 years ago. The war have been bring a tremendous harmful experiences for the people, but in the same time, it show how brave and strong the Warsaw people are for their country. In fact, it was very cold here, just around 0 to 5 degree, and the food here not really tasty. Anyway, it is a very historical city for us to explore and studied.

Nice Land Lady...包租婆

Today my landlady came to visit us in the flat. You might feel unbelievable, she is a Malaysian that same hometown as me, Ipoh as well. The UK is so big but in the end I stay in a Malaysian owner house. She is a very nice landlady, she brought me to a Malaysian restaurant here and treated me Malaysian Laksa, Chao Gui Tiao, and Roti Canai as well. This is my first time to have Malaysian food in Edinburgh. The restaurant is very 'Malaysian', even the song in there is what we always hear in Malaysia. It make me so home sick! Beside, she taugh me a lot of living skills here. She said she very understand my situation now just like what she just arrived here many years ago. She also brought me a lot of foods before she leave. 在那么遥远的地方，我竟然巧合地找到马来西亚的包租婆，真的想不到。她也是来着怡保，十年前到来这个地方。她带我去马来西亚餐厅吃许多马来西亚食物。配上我耳熟能详周华健的歌，想家的念头突然涌上来了。看到所有眼前熟悉的食物，品尝着熟悉的味道，听着熟悉的歌曲，真的以为我就只身在家了 。可是回过神来，又无可奈何地知道家离我很远很远。不知何时何日我才能在家吃着抄果条，听周华键的歌呢？

My landlady--Mrs.Lim

Selamat Hari Raya...聚餐

Today our EMSA (Edinburgh Malaysian Association) was hold a Hari Raya open house in school's hall. It is amazing to celebrate Hari Raya out of Malaysia, and it was felt good to meet many Malaysians in the hall. At last, I wish all the Muslims in Malaysia happy Hari Raya. 爱丁堡马来西亚学生联谊会今天举行开斋节庆典，除了要祝福所有回教徒外，最重要是他们准备了很多马来西亚食物。哈哈，今天我的午餐不用烦啦！

This was the hall that we have our open house

a lot of Malaysian food, niceeee!
Membaca doa dalam dewan university

Concrete Workshop... studio 1

Take a break in lunch time
Our work and my team mate

The workshop was to use fabric as a form casting material for concrete. It is interesting to cast the concrete with the material that able to shape many possibilities & organic form; The most challenge for the project was to understand well the characteristic of the material such as different type of fabrics and concrete, second was to control in shaping the concrete such as frame and form works. Anyway, I have learnt a lot of crafting skills in this project such like how to use all the hardware devices, machines & material as well. This kind of construction method will give the concrete casting a new idea and borderline to explore in design of walls, columns, or beams. By the way we will have the final review 2 weeks later and today we consider done the last final cast.

Friday simple life...简单生活

Time passing slowly and slowly. One week again in Edinburgh. Since I have settled down and my life just like store in a programme. I just almost repeat it everyday or weekly,it is systematic. The diary life here is very simple, nothing amazing or spacial, just keep working hard in learning and living, but it is very meaningful to me; at least I really know how to face the truth and myself, as we known : Less is more... 好久没过这样规矩的平淡生活了，这里并没有所谓的紧张，也没有精彩绝伦；只有学习和普通生活。但对我来说意义非凡，感觉这生活很如实，真正地面对着自己的生活。睡觉，饮食，上学，洗衣，打扫。。。生活不是就那么的简单吗？

Trip to Glasgow...旅游篇1

Scotsman
12 stories high Cinema
Street performer - who are we?
Glasgow most happening street-Buchanan district

Yesterday, I went to Glasgow to visit my old friend who been working at TRHY. The city located the biggest city in Scotland. Very contrast with Edinburgh, here crowed with many people,many cars,business centers and noisy. No really has big different with Kuala Lumpur in term of city sense; modern building, branded shopping shop,pollution, 'samsing' and etc. Big city away hide her own identity to the back street. The main street like a performance stage, and everyone look each other just like looking at a performed actor.Haha... There are nothing truth on the street. But undoubtedly,the street can be belong to anyone who walk on it.