I was walking at the corridor when a lady stopped me...

Lady: Excuse me, siney bilik setiausaha sukan ho?
Me: Bilik s/u sukan? Oh...kat tingkat bawah blok pentadbiran. Kat belakang.
Lady: Aie..duhal...makseh ho.
Me: *Smiled*
Lady: Kitak ambik TESL nak?
Me: Auk...kenak?
Lady: Sikda la..tanya jak..
Me: *Smiled..again*

Then we went to separate ways. Along the way, I was stopped again by another lady...

Lady 2: Excuse me, di mana jabatan bahasa ah?
Me: Emm...Bahasa Melayu ka English?
Lady 2: Oh..lain-lain pula ka? Sia ingat sama.
Me: Ndak la...lain-lain tu.
Lady 2: Oh..sia cari lecturer English bah ni..Madam *****
Me: Ko cari sana English department. Tingkat 2. Hujung skali. Seblah kanan.
Lady 2: Bah. Thank you ah.
Me: Mmbah...

For a moment, I thought I was working at a receptionist counter. Lols! Interestingly, I was approached by two ladies - a Sabahan and a Sarawakian. Both asked me questions in two different dialects and yes...I can say that I'm able to converse well in both languages. So, can I consider myself as a true "Bornean" ? - if such word exist. Haha...proud to be Bornean.

I'm wondering how people can be so immature and act so stupid at times when it is least expected. People who supposedly know how to think rationally would act like an uncivilized person and make themselves look stupid in the public. This happened at a futsal tournament yesterday where I was the person in-charge at one of the courts. The tournament had just started a few minutes - mind you, a few minutes! - and I had a hard time to control the situation when these 2 hot-tempered guys made a chaos during the match. One of the "morons" approached me after being given a red card for his savage attack to the opponent. *Scoff* A moron indeed. Shockingly, the phrase "fuck off" blurted out from his foul mouth towards me! I did nothing wrong and why would he say that to me? Such a dumb-ass. The drama did not end there, a moment after that, another "moron" purposely kicked and punched one of the opponents just to show that he's the wildest moron in that tournament. *You know what, you deserve the title - you act like one and you even looked like one*

Everybody should ponder these upon:-

"Immaturity is not confined to individuals alone. Sometimes, groups or even nations act quite immaturely, resulting in great misery and suffering to millions of people. It happened several times in the past and is still happening today in many parts of the world, causing much misery and bloodshed to millions of people. We see it happening in sports and competitions, in many major international forums, the UN security council and general assembly, and in the senates and parliaments of many nations."

"To be mature does not necessarily mean just a fully grown up individual. It is a combination of many things that includes age, awareness, intelligence, decision making ability and more."

To be mature means:

1. to be realistic, to be in touch with reality and to be guided by facts,

2. to be responsible to self and others and to accept responsibility for self preservation,

3. to be willing to examine ones beliefs, fallacies, prejudices and assumptive behavior in an objective way and let them go,

4. to be guided by reason rather than emotions, to be able to distinguish the two and also at the same time accommodate them appropriately and intelligently in one’s life and priorities,

5. to be assertive without being aggressive, to be friendly without the need to get attention, to disagree without the need to compete and to seek without the fear of failure or rejection,

6. to be flexible and open-minded rather than rigid and judgmental, to be amenable to new situations and receptive to new knowledge, to be willing to learn new skills and new responses,

7. to be inquisitive and exploratory, seeking answers to questions one does not know, gathering information before arriving at conclusions, stretching the mind to explore hidden possibilities and hidden potentialities,

8. to act spontaneously to an occasion or situation, free from preconceived notions, the compulsion to be perfect or correct, habitual or mechanical reactions

9. to be in touch with the present and enjoy the passing moment

10. To know what is possible and achievable and to acknowledge that which is not.