Journey - A Refugee Related Short Story by Adam Jodrie

Zafran is a 16 years old boy who has lived in Malaysia for almost a year now. He came to Malaysia alone, leaving his family in Myanmar. He has to leave the country to help his family to survive. Zafran lived in a rental room above a shop lot where he had to pay RM300 per month for the room rental. He is working as a shop assistant at a small hardware shop. The shop is owned by a Chinese couple. They had a 16 year old son named Chen.
Since Zafran never went to school, he did not know how to read or write. He could only count one to ten, that is because he could only count his own fingers. Chen is a very hardworking boy. He always spends his time at the shop doing his school work. Sometimes Chen will study using online websites or by watching YouTube. Zafran felt jealous of Chen because he did not have the same privilege as Chen. It is not a bad kind of jealousy, it is more like a sad kind of jealousy. They are of the same age but had a totally different fate in life. However, Chen is a very kind boy. He realised that Zafran shows deep interest to know what he was doing whenever he is studying. Chen will spend some time secretly teaching Zafran during his break. Chen teaches Zafran basic reading, writing and some basic calculation.
One day, a middle-aged man came to the store to buy some floor mat. That man is Professor Amran from Universiti Malaya. He wanted to buy the floor mat for his new home. Prof Amran called Zafran to get him a 20 metres floor mat but divided into 10 similar sizes. Zafran tried to calculate how each roll should be. He was struggling to do the calculation. Prof Amran could not believe a teenage boy like Zafran could not do a simple mathematical calculation. Seeing Zafran with a confused look on his face, Prof Amran asked why Zafran just stood there and not giving what he was asking for. That was when Zafran told him that he needed some time to calculate the measurement since he never went to school. Prof Amran was shocked so he asked why Zafran did not go to school. Zafran told him that he is a refugee and due to poverty, he never got the chance to be in school. Hearing this, he asked if Zafran would like to learn. He told Zafran that he is a university professor and he could help Zafran to study for International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). Prof Amran even told Zafran that he could find a sponsor to pay for the IGCSE examination fees. The only question is, whether or not Zafran is willing to spend at least three hours daily and sacrifice his resting time after work to study with Professor Amran. It is such happy news and a great offer for Zafran. Without thinking much, he said yes to the offer.
As promised, Prof Amran assisted Zafran in his study. At first Zafran would have to spend some money for his transport to go to Prof Amran’s house. After several months, as advised by Prof Amran, Zafran uses the money he had saved to buy a cheap laptop. After he bought a laptop, they can continue doing Zafran’s study using google meet. By doing this, Zafran gets to save his money for the transport and he gets a longer time to rest since he does not have to waste his time waiting for the bus and walking from one station to another.
Apart from being assisted by Prof Amran, Zafran put extra effort in his study by learning more subjects through online lessons on free education websites as well as watching YouTube videos related to education. The free study session provided by Prof Amran went on for almost two years. After almost two years, Prof Amran decided that it is time for Zafran to sit for the IGCSE examination.
As expected by Prof Amran, Zafran passed his IGCSE with flying colours. Zafran thought that was the end of his education journey but apparently Prof Amran has a bigger plan for him. Prof Amran asked whether Zafran would like to go for university and enrol for any Foundation course. It is a preparatory course before going for a Bachelor Degree. Hearing this, Zafran was overwhelmed but he knows for sure it is not possible since he did not have the money and he also needed to work to support his family back in Myanmar. Prof Amran told him that there are scholarships available for Zafran to pursue his study. However, he may need to choose online mode since he would have to continue working while at the same time trying to earn a Foundation Certificate as well as a Bachelor Degree.
Zafran did not mind doing online learning if that could make him save time and money. He knows it is not going to be easy but he is grateful enough to be given such an opportunity. After they both made a deal, Zafran started living a double life. He is a working adult at day time and a full-time student at night. It was never easy but giving up is not an option.
Zafran was 19 years old when he started his journey as a student of Foundation in Business Management. He went straight for his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Management. Zafran graduated from his Bachelor Degree at the age of 25. He still continues working at the same shop but it is a big shop now because Chen, the son of the shop owner, is taking over the business. Chen hired Zafran as the branch manager with a higher salary.
At the age of 30, Zafran got his confirmation letter for a resettlement in the United States of America. He felt nervous about it but he knows this is what he has been waiting for. He went for it and started a new chapter in his life. With the qualification, skills and experience he has in business, Zafran managed to open his own company after living in the states for almost 10 years. It is a giant company supplying products for construction companies. With the extra profit he made, Zafran opened his own private school in Malaysia for all the refugees there. He tried his best to provide the opportunity for education among the refugees in Malaysia.
Zafran managed to open 10 private schools under his name in Malaysia. He continues to provide free education for the refugee students and training for the teachers who are teaching at the school. 
The journey that Zafran had to go through is never an easy journey. You may read this story in less than 30 minutes but Zafran’s journey and struggle took more than 30 years before he could finally achieve his success and give back to the community. It is true that education is the only way out, to be in a better world; not only for Zafran but for everyone who believes and is willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Let’s make Zafran’s journey a story to remind us about our own journey.

Vivy Yusof - The First Decade book signing at Kinokuniya Bookstore, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This has to be one of the most excited and precious content of my blog I'd say! The excitement was indescribable that I turn on my laptop and start typing, as soon as I had my shower. 

It's Friday and the day and date that I have been waiting for. Well, I started my Friday with a morning walk to Kompleks Perdana Siswa, University of Malaya to activate my student card which functions as a debit card and matric card. Done with that one, I walked around searching for non-meat food since its Friday after a failed attempt to visit the UM store to buy some UM merchandise. And then, I went home, took my cloths out to the sun for a second day drying and did something on my HRMIS for some data amendment. Then, the highlight of the day begins!

My room mate and I book a ride to KLCC for the Vivy Yusof book signing at Kinokuniya Bookstore, KL. It was a solo plan at first and I am really glad that Mark decided to tag along, the idea is to show me how to get there or go home from there by the LRT. Let's go straight to the highlight of the day!

We arrived at KLCC somewhere around 3.05 pm and I was quite nervous thinking that the signing might have started since on the poster it was stated 3.00 - 4.00 pm and I was afraid that if I came late, they won't let me in! Thankfully the event has not started yet and I walked as fast as I could to grab the book, pay and queue in line for the book signing event.

Well, that's me with the book in my hand! I decided to start reading while waiting. Mark went straight inside the store for his book hunting. I do feel bad if he has to wait longer for me to get my book signed, I hope he don't mind waiting. Well, he did told me he was drowned in the book hunt - so I take it as he hardly notice the time passed by in the waiting for me to chase for my dream! (and here I am being overdramatic!).

It does feel good to be a part of something great. What I mean is, it was expected that most who will be attending the event are ladies and yes, around 80% was ladies but I felt so proud of myself as I saw more and more gentleman joined the queue, either queueing for themselves like I did or accompanying their spouse and friends. As passerby viewed the scene of us queueing and are clueless of what was going on, it made me feel even greater since I may be like them when I missed the book launch and could not pre-register myself for the December 11th event of the book launch. But now, here I am! In the same line with those who obviously mark the date and counting to today!

Now, here's the thing about going solo. I kind of have no one to rely on for video recording or photo taking. Fortunately, Vivy's husband Fadza was being very supportive of his wife and of course a friendly one too. He volunteered to take the photo for all who attended single, like me! Hahaha. So, of course a wefie with Vivy and Fadza is the best to end the quick signing session!

See, this is another blessing in disguise! I am nervous about the thought of coming to KL and UM to pursue my masters but on the bright side, I am closer to events like this. This is exactly what I needed to keep viewing the world from a different perspectives. As Mark said, if I hadn't been here in KL, I would only be watching the videos of strangers updating their experience like this one. But its different now, I am part of it and I am sharing my experience for those who are like me, someone who used to be amazed by big names and can only feel the pride and excitement from afar, now I get to be closer to it and everyone should and will too!

PS: I had my first experience using LRT today from KLCC to LRT KL Gateway. Yeay!

I guess it would be enough for now. I did a short video on the whole book signing stuff and posted it on my TikTok. Feel free to follow me there on TikTok. Just search for @adamjodrie or click on the link below. You shall see all my social media and you may click on them in the link.

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Adam Geordrey.

University of Malaya. Career shift.

Feels good that finally I get the time and chance to update this blog. I promised myself that now I am back to being a full time student, I am hoping to see more update for the upcoming months. So, here it goes.

It's mid December 2022 now and if I count it right, it has been three months since I left my teaching career (temporarily) and enrolled as a full time masters student in the University of Malaya back in October this year.

To be honest, I would say that it might be just a tough luck but at the same time I would also not brag about it was all easy and expected because obviously I have been aiming to pursue my masters since like forever. I tried applying for any scholarships to pursue my study abroad, to the UK to be exact. However, if luck is the thing we are talking about here then I guess I was not that lucky for the past few years of making the attempt applying for the scholarships to go abroad. And after all the 'We are regret to inform you..." email I have decided to try my 'luck' applying for a scholarship to pursue my masters locally instead. And I am really grateful I did. That decision has brought me here to University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. I am here finally, starting my first year first semester as a full time masters student.

That photo on the left was taken by my younger brother right after we arrived home after I attended my interview for the scholarship which was held in the University of Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) on April 5th 2022, Tuesday. It was quite good and chaotic at the same time (I shall make one full entry on how the process was - applying for the HLP etc). That photo on the right is something I can call as an official welcoming event help by the Centre of Postgraduate, UM.

Now, if you look at the photo above. Those are the photos taken during my first arrival here in the Japan Apartment, University Malaya. To be honest, it was more of a scary and uncertain feeling rather than feeling excited or happy. Well, I know myself very well. If I have that kind of feeling even before I get there, it literally means something and it is.

Now, don't get me wrong. Of course I am over the moon about the idea of pursuing my study as a scholarship holder. However, I would also admit that I have that great fear in me. The kind of fear caused by my overthinking mind whether or not I could do this, am I making the right decision, am I going for the right course, am I choosing the right university? These are all the questions which leads to that unnecessary overthinking thought. Now, let me be clear on this one. UM has always been a dream university for me but I did not make it as my first choice during my undergraduate year in which I chose UMS instead. At that time, I don't think I have what it takes to be out of my Borneo Island and don't get me wrong, if most peninsular view the Borneo Island as rivers, boat, house on a tree kind of stuff then do not blame us for most of us view the peninsular through the lens of 999 or Gerak Khas. Its how the media play with our mind isn't it? Well, that's that. I am more of a mature adult now (maybe) and yes, how would I survive UK if I can't even survive my own country right? Well, with that in mind I am giving myself and this place a try.

PHOTO 3 (SURVIVING UM SEM 1)

Well, how that two weeks went by? It was not an exciting one I can assure you! Hahaha but hey I am trying to give it a chance okay? In the first two weeks (for more than a month actually) I have been questioning myself whether I am making the right decision of choosing this university and even this course that I am enrolling myself into. Well, I'll be frank here, the place I am currently staying at is considered okay and I am totally grateful. However, the part where I am not comfortable with one of the housemate really kills the energy. It does feel exhausting to walk down and up the hills to go to class or faculty or even anywhere in the campus because yes this place I am staying at is under the university residential college but it is an off-campus facility which means that there is no bus around an worst, it is located with quite a distance from the campus gate which make it feels a little unsafe especially when I had to walk back home from class at almost 10pm. The road was dark and creepy but yea, still, I am grateful to have place to stay. 

So, during the first two weeks here in KL and in the uni, I went out by Grab and spent quite a lot for necessities and of course for the grab fee. I don't know how to use the public transport and of course, I have been hunting for the touch n go card which obviously is nowhere to be found. So, the photo above concluded that week. But hey, of course I can always benefit from the situation. For instance, I get to attend Sunday mass at different churches like every week until I found one that I am comfortable with. And to be honest, I do feel at home with the second church I went to and even had that thought of joining the church choir team. Well, whatever it is lets see how things goes.

Now, let's talk about the photo above. Well, if you realised in the previous paragraphs I did mentioned several times 'the first two weeks' why? Well, it is simply because I could not stand staying here and it lasts for only two weeks that the moment I have got the class schedule for the online and face to face class, I instantly book my flight ticket home. Well, to be fair it was not only decided because I could not stand the whole idea of staying here but truthfully, I had to be where I should due to some business that I must settle with. I booked a ticket to Bintulu because I wanted to attend a farewell dinner for my school principal and chief clerk. My flight from KL to Bintulu was an early flight at 6.05 am so I had to make my move from the residential college to the airport at 10 pm because I don't want to take the risk to book a grab that may never appear at 3 am. As soon as I reached Bintulu, I worked on the footage for our Language Month closing ceremony. It was assigned to me before I actually get the offer for my masters study. So, I had to do what I had to do. You can see that happy face as I enter the school hall once again after leaving for two weeks. And the photo on the right, is me reminiscing my life driving my kancil around sebauh. Oh, I miss the old days!

The photo above is me and my two younger brother. We went to my biological father's village for the 1 year memorial prayer which was actually the day after the farewell dinner. So, can you see it was like, my flight from KL to Bintulu was on Wednesday morning, the farewell dinner was on Friday evening, and the memorial prayer event was on Saturday evening. Quite hectic right? But yeah, as long as I am home, I am home.

So, now its the story of me going back to campus for the face to face lecture. I started to convince myself, if I am not feeling better it maybe means that I was not trying hard enough to make it feel better. So, I decided to have that change of mindset and try to be as positive as I could despite of the other challenges coming from the unnecessary side of my life. The photo on the left shows my steps count walking around the campus area. I decided to walk around the campus as soon as I finished my class at around 4.30pm. The idea was to walk around with no clear destination in my head but one thing for sure is I want to take my first photo at the UM 2022 area which is actually quite famous and a must to take photo at. I must because I want a photo of me in my first year enrolled into UM, I am going to take another one once they changed it into UM 2023 and hopefully the last one to take is with my graduation robe in 2024 (if I can make it in 2023 why not right?!) The photo on the right is when all of the scholarship holders were invited for a meet and greet session with the Ministry of Education. It was a great session and yeah, I know I do felt a little left behind since I am not a student under the Faculty of Education but hey, we are all teachers right? So yeah, once a teacher always a teacher.

And here it is, my photo of the month and most probably the photo of the year! Finally, that zombie walking around the campus pays off! It was an interesting experience because I seriously walked around like a zombie and asked around to where should I go to if I want to take photo at that UM 2022 landmark. I even took a screenshot of that place from TikTok just to ask strangers where is the direction to get there since I don't know what is it called as. During my walk, I met some strangers I considered friends. When I was lost at the park area where most people were there jogging, I asked a lady for direction and she told me she is not a UM student. Then a kind guy asked me if I need help and of course I did. He then explained the direction to me. I could not visualise the direction but I kept walking till I found the hall where the graduation ceremony was held. Then, the moment I saw that landmark, I smiled ear to ear!

Well, I guess this is long enough to be made an entry for a welcome back! I shall share more soon, Hopefully!

Till then, bye and wish me all the best!

Adam Geordrey

UM Sem 1, 2022.

MIXED FEELINGS

Checking on the blog’s last post was back in June and yeah, its the final day of September and 10 minutes before it turned to October. I have decided to post it here on this blog (what I am about to post) because I don’t think anyone is still reading blogs nowadays and it would be safer to have it all spilled out here since there is a very low chance of people coming to it and read this. Well, if you are reading it now then perhaps you might want to let me know what date did you found this post. Do leave some comment on this post.

A little not so famous announcement here, I can finally call myself an official scholarship holder for my masters degree under the sponsor of our ministry of education, famously known as Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan (HLP). It was a challenging journey to apply to it and going through all the selection process but I now dare say, the process after getting the result as one of the successful applicant is even more challenging.

Writing this post on September 30, midnight, it means that I have about 16 days before my first day of lecture in the University of Malaya. I am still a high school teacher at this time of writing this post but I will be having another week as my final week in this current school that I am teaching at. I have my days countdown drafted on an A4 paper and next week 3rd to 7th of October would be my final week in this current school of Sebauh before I make my way to Kuching and getting everything ready for a few days, then fly to the peninsular for a brand new life chapter.

Most pople would say that I am surely on my highest point of feeling happy that I could finally leave the school and the work and go run for my dream, BUT that is not the case. It really is a mixed feeling. I would not say that I am not happy, I am happy to be given the chance to finally pursue my study in the masters degree level but at the same time I am quite sad to think of leaving everything that I worked hard for in the past 7 years. And of course I won’t deny that I am feeling nervous because its a coming out of a comfort zone kind of thing that I am doing here.

I can’t control what people think of me or said about me, but one thing for sure I am so done with bother too much of other people who meant very little to me. I actually learned a lot from this. I learned that, not everyone will be genuinely happy for your success and blessings, and for sure not all who admires and adores you will say it out loud to you.

Whatever that is, I kind of have no choice now but I am creating the choices out of this whole thing. I choose to live in the moment, knowing that I will have my final 5 days in school next week, I must try my best to spend it in the best way I could. It is going to be a super busy week but I know, instead of looking at it as a torture of my very limited time, I will take it as my kind of final week to live a life as a high school teacher before I can call it off for about 2 years to pursue my study.

No one knows what is bound to happen next, what will I experience in that 2 years of my masters degree journey but one thing for sure, I am relieved enough to have someone to tell me this “its only 2 years and that shouldn’t take long”. I am even more honoured and feeling appreciated when someone even told me this “come back after you completed your masters.”

For others, those words might sounds normal and maybe the one who said it just wanted to say something kind but for me, being me, someone who often felt less appreciated, overused for my talents and skills and taken for granted for treating people overly kind; those are one of the most beautiful things that someone has ever said to me especially now that I am in the state of questioning everything and doubting myself. Thank you so much for the kind words.

I hope that I will be writing more once I am back to the state of being a university student because I remembered the first time I wrote something in this blog was a few months before I entered the university for my bachelor degree back in 2010. I posted quite a lot back then because blogging is a way for me to express something I think no one is interested to know or listen to and of course because I guess I write better than when I am saying it out loud. I can be easily misunderstood by my words and intonation. Thus, writing makes it way easier for me.

A short wrap up of this week (2nd final week in school), it was a super busy week with so much things going on and of course lack of sleep along the way. Fortunately, I get to enjoy the busy-ness of being a school teacher with our Language Month competition, organising stuff, chasing after the deadlines and numbers of meetings and PLC’s, juggling with feelings over my transition of moving out for the masters degree. There are so many to be listed all here.

So, with this post, I would just post what I did for this week.

Me and 5D class

Coaching and Mentoring with our SISC+ and the newest member of our English Language Panel

Handling the Creative Writing Competition in the afternoon on Thursday

Our English Language Panel Meeting - perhaps the final one of me being their Head of Eng. Lang. Panel

Having lunch with our COS teacher who were posted about 2 months ago

The famous laksa in this small town - I’m going to miss this

That’s it for my 2nd final week in this school and this town. I need to have another post for the final week in school next week. I know I am going to miss it for sure and I am feeling sad even at this moment, writing this blog entry.

Keeping it all here for me to go back once a while and see how has it been here.

Too many things to do, too little time given.

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Change in Life: Alteration or Renovation?

Hello readers. Hope you still managed to find your way to my blog that I have abandoned again and again. The last entry that I posted was a few months ago and having some free time at the moment, I find its best for me to post something without any attached photo.

Often in life, we heard of the words saying, some changes in life is necessary if we want to improve and upgrade to a better version of ourselves. There are those who are always open to a new change while most are afraid of them. This is understandable as fear of change is an indirect way of telling ourselves how comfortable we truly are with our current situation and with what we have at the moment. Now, don't get me wrong. Being comfortable with our present state does shows that it is an act of being grateful but that does not means that there is nothing we are lacking at with what we currently have.

Now, if you are the type of person who most of the time have the fear of change; then perhaps you might want to have a clearer lists of reasons for why you need to have a little change on the life that you are currently having. I am going to list 3 possible reasons in general for what should people look at when wanting to have a change in their lives.

Three general reasons to have a change in life:

1. Mental health

2. Personal life goals

3. Demands on Needs & Want

To elaborate on these 3 points, I would like to highlight that these are specifically for working adult. Well, if you are a student, you might also want to read this as a preparation once you get there. You could also be an adult who currently studying and/or working at the same time. So, let's hope this one helps.

POINT 1: MENTAL HEALTH

We often heard people talks about mental health and how important it is for us to keep our mental health at its best state. However, there might not be as much information that is available out there which we can fit it perfectly to anybody's situation. So, it is best if we first evaluate what kind of situation we exactly in and whether or not the suggested ways to overcome them suits us or not. It is the same with this one that I am going to be elaborating on. Make sure that you read more than enough before you can conclude what you should do in your own situation.

Anyways, mental health is most fragile when it comes to dealing with stuff at work. There could be many possible reasons that may leads to an unhealthy mental health. This normally linked to the fact that there is a toxic working culture felt or experienced in the workplace. While this may seems like something that we can do nothing about, actually we could start small with a little change. Maybe first we try to change several things in our workplace. For instance, is before the "toxic" incident took place, we were too close with our colleague at work; perhaps that could be our first small change. We can try to spend less time hanging out with those at work and focus more on our work and get home once done. This does not means that we must avoid our colleague because whatever it is we must stay professional. If there are things which requires us to work together then, we should but then again make sure it stays that way and not being around each other more than just for working purposes. If you have done this as one of the small change in your life then congratulation. I hope it works.

POINT 2: PERSONAL LIFE GOALS

If you are a type of person who have so much fear of change that will take place in your life, then this might be the most relatable point for you to take the first step toward that change. Well, I truly believe that each and everyone of us have our very own lists of things that we would want to achieve in life. Some may have it small and some may be brave enough to have it big. Personally, I would say this to you; "Setting a life goal, dreams and wishes ARE FREE! If you can have the biggest goal in life set in your personal list for free then why would you go small?"

One thing I learnt about setting goals in life is that, when we set our mind to something in a form of a goal or benchmark, there is a great probability that what we get is one or two steps below the goal that we have set. Well, let me tell you. There are some who will say; if you know you can't have it then why bother setting it? This mindset is seriously unacceptable because saying this also means something like "If you can't breath a fresh and nice air then why bother breathing at all?" Now, do you see what I was trying to tell you?

If you find that you are still going nowhere even after setting your life goal then maybe you need to reevaluate on the "What, Why, and How" did you do your personal life goals lists. You might think that by having it all written and listed out is good enough but the truth is, that is merely the first steps of getting towards it. If you want to make it work the way it should then you must do it properly.

Here are some tips on how you can come out with your personal life goals.

1. Writing it out is VERY IMPORTANT.

You might think that having it all set in your mind is enough; well its NOT. So, get your pen and paper, start writing it out. A simple one would do. Once the list is done, you may paste it on any surface that you get to see it everyday. This will be a reminder to you on what is that BIG THING you are working and striving on.

2. Setting the timeline is REALLY HELPFUL

Timeline is what most people lacking at when outlining their life goal. You should always set the timeline for each goal. Now, when you do this remember to have everything taken into consideration. Things like your current commitment, you current "disability" which may stop you from achieving it in a short period of time. Remember, time is the essence of a powerful life goals. With all the date or month or years written on the side of each goals, you know that this requires a follow up and a check-up. Doing so will help you to know when to slow down or accelerate your speed.

3. Be realistic and revising your goal once a while is CRUCIAL

It is true that having as big as we want in our life goal is fine because its free. Well, it is free for us to have it in our list but along with those list comes challenges and responsibilities. So yes, you are free to write whatever you want in your list as long as you are ready and willing to pick up the basket filled with the bittersweet stuff in one package. You must be realistic on the type of goal, expected time to achieve and last but not least, revise your goals and their timeline timely. Revising is necessary for act of response or amendment.

POINT 3: DEMANDS ON NEEDS AND WANTS

Being grateful is really an act of feeling blessed and whole. However, we had to keep up to what is going on around us in order for us to not become the victim of change of situation. Note that "change of situation" phrase. While many dislike changes, situation is one of the million things that is not in our hand to control. Take the Covid-19 pandemic as a strong example. I hate to keep reminding on the deadly virus but it is the change of situation and truth we have no choice but to face and live with.

Same goes with demands on needs and wants. As time goes by, our needs and wants differ according to the demand. At the age of 18-22, our demand mostly focusing on upgrading our education level and later on at the age of 23 and above we demand to have a stable job with a good income. Car for example during our university years, is more of a want than a need because back when we were in the university years, having hostels cut off the need of having a car for transportation while entering the age of 23 and above it all change from wants to need.

The list goes on and on with other properties or life achievement we put into our checklist. Moving on from one age to another is yet another great example of change that is not in our power to control. Its a change that we must face and endure. Now, if you are still having that thought of "I am scared if...." then please remember that you had your demands on needs and wants changed from time to time. Thus, what is the problem with giving yourself to decide some other changes in your own lives, right?

So, my answer to the question; "Change in life: Alteration or Renovation?" is alteration is needed whether we want to stick to the original plan or bend a little to get to the same destination. Renovation  on the other hand is, knowing that when one door closes another door opens is like a new hope for a greater good. Its okay to change everything 360 degrees because we never know how things are when we first hard it in plan. So, once we had a new input of information, that is "something has changed" and my change is needed too.

Well, that would be it for this entry. I really hope that you enjoy reading my blog. Do leave your comment, responds or suggestions so I know what else should I be sharing about and whether or not I have done my best in doing my part as a blogger. 

Thanks for dropping by.

Love,

Adam Geordrey.

A High School Teacher

A Public Gold Active Dealer

A Tokio Marine Insurance Agent

A soon to be millionaire

A human.

Becoming a Public Gold Business Owner

This would be my very first post for the year 2022 and I have decided to share more this year, starting off with my journey as a Public Gold Business Owner (PGBO).

I had actually started my very first gold journey in September 2021 and soon after in October 2022 I had made one of the biggest and best decision ever by joining the company as one of the dealer. Well, to be exact I started off as a customer and later on upgraded myself with the purchase of PG Jewel worth 2.5K. My first gold purchase from Public Gold was the 1 dinar which worth of 4.25 gram 999 / 24K gold. It is one of the best purchase I have ever made in my life. I am paying my very first 1 Dinar gold under Easy Payment Purchase (EPP) for 6 months. Same goes with my PG Jewel as I upgrading my status from customer to Normal Dealer.

This is just an introduction of how and why I joined the Public Gold Company as a dealer or better known as PGBO. I shall share more information on the advantages, benefits and the good thing on why we should turn our money into gold. As to try to reach more readers and prospects (future customer), I may be posting those informations in Bahasa Malaysia (malay) so more would be able to understand and get the exact message of what I wanted to deliver. Well, hopefully I will be hardworking enough to make it into dual language so both malay and English Language speakers/readers will benefit from my blog sharing.

This is how 1 Dinar looks like (in case you have never seen one)

I shall end this first post of 2022 and my gold journey here.

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Adam Geordrey

Our Attitude Versus Other People’s Attitude

 It’s July 2021 and well, tonight I decided to update my blog with words and only words since I am not using my laptop to do this. So, let’s hope this is going to be a short one. Now, where do I begin? As written on the title, this post is going to be talking on the attitude topic. Before I move further, let us look at the questions below:

1. Have you ever wonder why people act weirdly to you when they used to be so nice?

2. Have you ever realised you may have been a pain in the ass for so many times but people only reacted to your attitude once or twice?

3. How confident are you that you are being a good person when you mostly only being with those who make you feel good about yourself?

4. Do you consider yourself a good person when you always get mad with people who are being honest with you about your bad attitudes and styles?

5. Do you think you are a good person when you always see the bad in those whom you defy?

So, to answer these five questions I will be giving my own opinion that I might use on those around me or vice versa.

Question 1.

Have you ever wonder why people act weirdly to you when they used to be so nice? 

Well, if you are a good person in my opinion, these questions might appear in your thought once a while because I believe a good person always do self evaluation more than evaluating others. However, if it never appear then that’s the end of conversation for you. So, to answer this question, the best advice I could share is look at what you did wrong before you even look for what was wrong with the other person whom you feel treated you unfairly. By doing this, you will then realise what makes the other person treated you differently (in a way you feel irritated or uncomfortable).

Question 2.

Have you ever realised you may have been a pain in the ass for so many times but people only reacted to your attitude once or twice? 

So, for this one I have two reminders that might be useful for you. Firstly, you really need to start changing that bad attitude before you lose more real friends and start collecting fake friends. Secondly, you really need to see and learn to admit your bad attitude before people started to ignore your bad attitude and pretend that they are fine with it while they don’t. When this happens, that person who used to be your real friend may have changed to be another fake friend of yours because of you yourself.

Question 3. 

How confident are you that you are being a good person when you mostly only being with those who make you feel good about yourself?

To answer this, look at yourself first. Do you being with these people as your friend because they need you or you need them more? If you think you can live without them then perhaps you are indeed a good friend bur if being with other people who are not like them in which you find others intimidating, unlike your circle of friends then, it is you who need them more because the fact that they make you feel good doesn’t necessarily means that your good attitude makes them treated you nicely, most of the time it is their kindness that makes them treat you nicely. This is because, they are good people. They treated you better than you treated them.

Question 4.

Do you consider yourself a good person when you always get mad with people who are being honest with you about your bad attitudes and styles?

For this one, the answer is simple. You may not be good enough if you get mad at people who tells you what you did was wrong or you should have acted differently. When people are being honest to you, it means that they don’t want you to be embarrassed of your own attitude when dealing with more people out there. Besides, others may not being truly honest to tell you straight to your face when you acted badly but there is no guarantee that you won’t be their table topic once you are out of the picture. So, be grateful when they are someone who dare enough to pointed out your flaws honestly and not fake it up.

Question 5.

Do you think you are a good person when you always see the bad in those whom you defy?

For this one, I will be honest. You are obviously not a good person if you always sees the bad in those whom you defy. Why? It is too obvious that your judgment on them are not based on the good they have in them but purely made by you based on you own perception, personal experience and judgemental mind which leaves no spot to see any kindness in that person whom you defy, because when its you, you defy who, you defies. This attitude alone shows you really are not a good person.

So, there we go. All 5 questions for self check whenever you feel people are being unfair to you or treated you badly. Look at it to see were you the one who were  always being bad or were you the one who used to be good but now being bad? The answer lies within you.

That is all for now. Thank you for reading.

By Adam Jodrie

(1st blog entry typed and posted using ipad air 4 aged 1 month something)