Twenties Girl

Sebelum balik ke Msia hari tu, my housemate, belikan 2 buku sbg tandamata. Suka sangat. Satu buku Stephanie Meyer (penulis trilogi Twilight) dan satu lagi Sophie Kinsella - Twenties girl. Actually ms kat Borders last time mmg selalu nampak author nie tapi tak terfikir nak beli sbb i'm not into romantic novel. Slalu buku cinta2 nie citer samer jer and tak byk variasi and adventure..soo boring. But i kinda like this one. i really enjoy reading it and highly recommended. Penuh dgn humor, byk adegan kelakar, adventure and romantic dgn cara yang sederhana tapi still meaningful. Dijamin anda akan enjoy membacanya.

Antara lain nie citer sorang gadis yg menghadiri pengkebumian great auntie yg mati pd usia 105 thn. dia tak kenal sgt dgn great auntienyer nie. tapi ntah mcm ner, sms pengkebumian tu dia blh ternampak hantu great auntie Sadie. Menariknya, auntienyer nie tampil sbg hantu berusia 23 thn, bukan 105 thn. auntienyer nie tak dpt mati dgn aman kerana dia mencari dragonfly necklace yg hilang. so bermulalah pencarian gadis nie utk mencari dragonfly necklace nie. sepanjang proses ini, byk peristiwa2 kelakar sbbnya sadie and gadis nie memiliki perwatakan berbeza..auntienyer nie sorang yg sgt vogue, stylo n adventures sedangkan pompuan nie pulak jenis skema, tak reti berfesyen and terlalu serius dlm hidup. so auntienyer nie byk suruh dia buat benda2 yg pd dia sgt ridicilous spt gi masuk ofis orang yg dia tak kenal dan ajak orang tu gi dating dan berpakaian gadis zmn 1920an. itu tak termasuk orang anggap dia gila sbb ckp sorang2..sbb orang tak nampak hantu tu kecuali dia. apa yang bernilai sgt ttg dragonfly necklace tu sehingga dia bersusah payah tuk mencarinya semula? inilah yg buat kita tertanya2 sepanjang citer. tapi brilliant ending..

memang gelak sorang2 baca..

My first week at work

Berakhirnya kehidupan seorang pelajar di Melbourne, bermulanya tanggungjawab sebagai seorang pekerja setelah 3 1/2 tahun cuti! dulu setiap hari suka hati mau plan nak gi ofis ke tak, nak stay umah buat keje or tak or nak gi tgk wayang siang2 on weekdays ker tak siapa ambik tau, la nie..semua zmn tu dah berlalu sejak sehari lepas. Pengalaman? First day kat ofis dah start gi meeting..so many meetings to attend..the problem is..nielah sbhgn daripada keje. Aiyo.first day meeting dah meeting fakulti, hari nie pun meeting, esok pun meeting! my whole first week full of meetings!

my office still messy lagi, maklum ler take over ofis senior.  ingat blhlah 'tempoh bertenang' setelah meroyan 7 hari mengerjakan rumah yg baru masuk dan membeli belah perabot..rupernya ofis nie pun seriously need extreme make over! aduilah..my weekend nie agaknya punyer list to do yang baru

to clean my office

restructuring all the furniture (old furnitures okay)

things to buy (utk menceriakan bilik - carpet, bunga/pokok)

dah lah minggu nie barang shipping nak sampai..nak uruskan fax ajer tadi makan masa 1 jam jugak. gambar IC tak clear ler, student card tak jelas ler. gi unit keselamatan utk register kete utk dptkan sticker staff..alih2 tau kena saman RM15. saman pulak tahun 2008. nie mesti time balik msia and masuk ukm pastu parking takder sticker, tau2 kena saman. nasib baik bukan saman malu. menambah malu..duit cukup 15 hinggit..tuk bayar saman, habis tu rm2 tuk beli sticker..tinggal duit AUSSIE jer. nasib baik ler pak guard tu baik hati..

'adik mau pinjam duit pakcik dulu ker?' ya ampun..kelakar jer tadi..beli sticker 2 hinggit tu takder duit..dgn muka ala2 malu tu sy bagi duit 2 dolar aussie sbg ganti..kira tadi tu pakcik tu jadi agen forex ler skejap. dia still untung lagi coz 2 dolar lebih besar dari 2 ringgit dia pinjamkan kat saya...

what a day!

Malaysia akhirnya

Salam, akhirnya sampai jugak ke Malaysia - for good! Sungguhlah hectic sebulan sblm nak balik Msia and jugak sesudah sampainyer ke Malaysia. Even to this day, kuar umah 4-6 kali utk pelbagai urusan..and guess what, maklum dah nak start keje - dah start dpt email dari pusat berkaitan pengajaran, jadual exam dll. Letih sgt dgn urusan masuk rumah, start keje tapi i'm so happy at last i know - takder fikir2 lagi nak gi mana2 lagi. Now i feel i could really settle down - in EVERYTHING!

Ckp pasal start keje - I'm obviously ill equipped...3 baju kurung for keje and 2 black shoes! Sure enough i need lots of shopping. bagusnya, karang nie time raya, so its easy for me to find ready made baju kurung. i'm not that picky - and by the way baju siap pun pattern byk yg menarik..dah brp tahun tak tempah baju, semuanya beli yg ready made..kalu samer ngan students..tak dpt nak nolong..

pindah balik msia - certainly never been easy. its like started from basic balik. yg pasti, bestnyer balik bulan ramadhan coz blh makan mcm2 mknan yg selama nie tertahan2 semasa di Melbourne. and my kitchen sure tak berasap - sbb mmg nak makan luar puas2 dulu...

lepas geram!

Fourth indicator of stroke

 Hope we can increase awareness together by sharing this information. I got it from my thai friends, a nurse and doing her phd here. I read the same info on the internet news..but too busy to take notice.

B lood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.
My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree.
If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously..
Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.

The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)

(i.e.. It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, t hat is also an indication of a stroke.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?

Its the climb

Rasanya hari tu dah pernah post this song dlm blog, tapi nak copy paste lagi. This song really explains my experiences and situations along the way in completing my PhD.

I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on

'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa

Di dalam gerimis

 

Alhamdulillah selamat jumpa ngan supervisor sblm balik. Dlm kesibukan menguruskan hal nak pergi/thesis submission, dpt jugak jumpa Jill di rumah dia. Dlm gerimis ku redah jugak, sesat2 cari umah dia. last time dtg tak berapa ingat jalan, sampai kena tanya orang. Nak call malu pulak..tulah orang kata, malu bertanya sesat jalan! 

Takder aper yg blh dibagi sbg tanda terima kasih atas bimbingan dia selama hampir 4 thn selain dari cenderamata yg last minute ku carik nieh! Mula2 ingat nak bagi pendant/earrings tapi fikir2..jarang nampak dia pakai benda ni semua. tapi dia suka pakai brooch. so teruslah meluru ke swarovski tuk cari brooches. So pilih punya pilih maka satu brooch berbentuk rama2 yg dibeli. atas tu dah siap bungkus. warranty pun sy msukkan sekali dlm kotak present tu. yelah kalu kot2 rosak takderlah meraban nak carik sy pulak. 

Tanpa bantuan Jill, mungkin sukar utk saya habiskan PhD nie dlm msa 3 1/2 tahun. Dia terlalu byk menolong. Ader benda supervisor lain tak tolong dia tolongkan. Dia jugak puncanya keje sy mampu dihabiskan dgn cepat, sebab dia pun buat keje sgt cepat. So peranan supervisor sgtlah penting. Sesiapa nak carik supervisor utk PhD harus ingat itu. Selain diri sendiri, karakter dan relationship dgn supervisor jugak memberi impak besar terhadap progres dan gerak kerja dan kualiti phd yg dihasilkan. Sy kiranya anak didik terakhir, sbb bbrp bulan sebelum sy habis, dia telah pun bersara..tapi dia pastikan komitmen dia terhadap sy disudahkan sehingga ke akhirnya. 

sbnrnya ini juga bergantung pd soal rezeki. kdg2 diluar kawalan semua nie. ada yg berjaya mempunyai kolaborasi baik dgn supervisor ader yg tidak. itu blum lagi termasuk supervisor yg tua dan sakit lalu mati. baru bbrp hari lepas my friend citer kawan dia, yg tinggal bbrp bulan lagi nak habis, supervisor dia operate jantung, mati di meja bedah. pastu, orang lain ganti, kena RESTRUCTURE the whole thesis because her new supervisor takder kepakaran dlm bidang yg ditulisnyer. so, boleh imagine mcm ner? oh nightmare!

phd memang satu perjuangan yg panjang, perlu komitmen tinggi dan sukar. tapi tak mustahil jika ada usaha..

Salam Ramadhan

Salam ramadhan untuk semua. Insya Allah ada rezeki maka berayalah saya di Malaysia kali nieh. I'm feel so happy..rindu utk bersolat jemaah ramai2 mcm bbrp tahun dulu. My favourite port - Putrajaya Mosque. Insya Allah akan ke situ thn ini. Ni gambar farewell party. My housemate, Ida and Riayati..close friends here and geng Nandos. We love to have dinner and watching movie at nandos and highpoint. We had a great time and lots of delicious foods yesterday. masa prepared satay tetiba rasa nak sambut raya pulak...ada bbrp lagi friends, forgot to take their pictures..kenny, natsuko, pak ali..only siriwan + duratun couldnt make it.

Berakhir kehidupan di Melbourne, bermula babak baru di Malaysia..

makan time..Riayati dan anaknya..Lin and Sam..nyum3...

kek tiramisu..sedap bangat..

esteler, popular indonesian dessert..serius sedap..avocado + susu condensed + jackfruits + gula + nipah palm + crushed ice + isi kelapa muda (tapi ms nie kelapa nya ngak ada..) mantap bangat!

Chef Es teler showing off her skills... hehehe..you go Riayati!

 Ni party kat ofis. Pak Budi, Pak Iwan, Aidan. Pak Ali kat blakang tgh khusyuk makan..Konon buat suprise party..hehehehe..i pretend i didnt know..but I know..ahahaha..sporting sikit la. Really appreciate friends effort, especially riayati..she's the one who arranged this party. 

menu on that day - kebab daging, ayam, vegetarian kebab, coklat, etc

gendang gendut tali kecapi,

kenyang perut suka hati..

Inilah kawan2 di ofis..kdg2 sorang pun takder, kdg2 semua ader..tapi selalu 2-3 orang jer ader.

Semua yg dlm gambar ini masing2 akan habis PhD msg2 2012..perjalanan msh panjang..but they are all strong enough to finish it till the end. i wish them all the best.

to all my friends...yes you!

$25, 000 wedding cake

Wedding cake anak Hillary Clinton dianggarkan $25,000. wow, mahalnyer, agaknyer mcmnerlah ruper kek harga $25,000 tu. mcm ner pulak rasanyer. aper lagi sy pun mengoogle lah wedding cake. mcm2 ruper ader. personally, i suka wedding cake yg putih and decorate with my favourite color. mesti nampak elegan, sentimental dan romantik...simple tapi still cantik

yg penting - mestilah kena sedap!

kek pun ader karekter aper..

layannn..