a day in my life

I had a satisfying day today… though i start slow… the medicines are still making me feel a little woozy (partly due to not being able to sleep at all last nite) but things start to pick up… i am now writing my research (yay!!), heard my talented brother as a DJ RUM3T on jiwangFM all afternoon, my sis arrived from SP and the best part I had dinner with my sweetheart, "I love you sweetheart!!"… *smile*

Rite now my sis is watching a Bollywood CD, she is a die-hard fan of those movies.. not so sure of the title but Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta (i just love her dimples!), Rani Mukherji, Abishek & Amitabh Bachan stars in it… To be honest my earliest recollection of watching a Bollywood movie is the one with elephants in it I believe its Hathi Mere Sathi..(forgive me if i spell it wrong, Farah Naaz.. hehe).. and dun remember being a great fan of bollywood during my school days..hmm..

And then come my uni days… one fateful day, i rode on my trusted red Honda Cup ADE 3341 (yeah, i got meself a honda back in my uni days.. haha) to meet up with some coursemates for discussion at their house in Bangi Fasa 3. Was amazed to see all of my friends there were glued in front of the PC watching a Bollywood movie…hehe.. Dil To Pagal Hai… I still remember!! Shah Rukh, Karisma Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit stars in this one.. its about the love triangle (biasalah cerita Hindustan kan..) that revolves between 2 dancer/singer/actor.. (i dunno lah exactly what they do) and a newcomer.. and mcm biasalah hang suka kat aku, aku suka kat dia tapi dia suka kat hang… hehe.. such a mix up but the its filled with catchy tunes and dance moves. Heck, i remember some of us who actually did try to learn those moves as a workout..hehe.. me? no lah.. was quite chubby back then, i’m just responsible for purchasing the OST.. hehe.

And then the demand of Bollywood movie was quite a boom in my uni days.. and one movie after another… always enjoy watching them after a day’s lecture and labworks..but my all time favorite has to be Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.. there’s just something about this movie  that really touches my heart.. maybe its the theme, or the scenery, or the catchy tunes… for me no other Bollywood movie can top this one i will always love to watch this movie over and over again…*smile*

No of completed bunga pahar : 38 (but am doing the petals as we watch the movie lah)

No of completed bunga dulang : 0 (what if I ask my mom to do it??)

*yawn*.. it is almost 11pm and i still got another hour to wait before i take my medicine.. and i m totally sleepy, cant wait to crawl into my big comfy bed… huhu… this morning i woke up with a great feeling, and thinking how happy i am not having to travel to Alor Star for work…

So i started my day with a mug of Milo and some butter crackers… talked to my mom, sweetheart & best friend Asma, YM-ed with my dad.. the day was going great for me.. i even started typing my literature review… and then suddenly it happened… i started to feel cold… menggigil satu badan, even my teeth was chattering… but my body feels very very hot… pelik sangat2. within an hour, i wasn’t able to stand and had to lie down or else i will surely pitam…

So i called my brother to come and take me to the clinic… kesian dia, he had to come all the way from Perlis. My nearest neighbour was in Alor Setar and An is also working in Alor Setar, so he’s my only option… would’ve drive on my own if i can, but was worried that i might black-out or something behind the wheel. The doctor did some tests.. and he said i got a bacterial fever… how weird is that?

I got home… sleep some more and woke up feeling a lil bit hungry and then i realized all i had since morning is just 5 pcs of crackers… made meself a sandwich (which btw i m very very good at… me the sandwich maker.. rite sayang?? hehe…) and now i am giving typing my lit review another go… hehe… managed to add another page… jadilah…

What can i do if my Research Assistant is sleeping on the job?? Hehe… i love you anyway, Maxie..

No of completed bunga pahar : 38

No of completed bunga dulang : 0 (too sick to start lah.. for today at least..)

Aaargghhh… penatnya nak kena bangun pagi2… actually there’s no problem in getting up and going to work in mornings but i find it especially hard to start my day if any of these conditions applies…

1. It is a Friday or Saturday (btw for those who didn’t know.. Sunday IS a working day for Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu)
2. I have to travel more than 40km to get to work
3. I had a lovely time with my family or sweetheart the nite before… so rasa dimanjakan lagi lah… hehe

But then again… if you give good reason to come… like paying me for example.. hehe..(show me the money baby..) well i will come.. what person in their right mind wouldn’t??

Anyways.. my good friend from Singapore, Kelana arrived yesterday in Alor Star to attend a kenduri here… pity him naik bas lama gila baru sampai.. then took him for his lunch in Dee Nasi Pumpong (yup, kedai yg dpt good reviews from Jalan-jalan Cari Makan kat TV3) and then later took him to his hotel… traffic was quite bad yesterday, by Alor Star standards that is, partly due to the Astro Karnival happening in medan Pekan Rabu area, so many roads are closed.. then there’s the Ekspo Peladang near the stadium.. plus it is a weekend, so many people keluar jalan-jalan.

After he checked in we went to pick up my sweetheart at his place.. you see i m not originally from Kedah, so sometimes i just don’t know where to take ppl jalan-jalan… so since my sweetie An is a Kedah boy thru and thru so he’s a better expert than me in this matter… we took Kelana to the ekspo, since i m planning to go there meself and its basically a one stop shopping centre.. coz our friend wanted to get some things for his mom and aunt and he managed to get them all at reasonable prices.. with a little haggling included.. courtesy of yours truly.. hehehe..

Later we went for dinner at Swiss Land in Pekan Simpang Kuala and I had Blackpepper Fish for dinner, An had Sizzling Butter Rice with Blackpepper Chicken and Kelana had Sizzling Blackpepper Deer Steak… in all the food was delicious and we had a good time. Thank you so much Kelana for dinner and yeah, for the wedding present *wink* and the perfumes… byk betul bawak buah tangan kali nie

Arrived home at 11.30pm… hugged and kissed my darling cats.. rindu sebab 2 hari tak jumpa… huhu… and went to bed with the TV on… had a great day.

No of completed bunga pahar : 38

No of completed bunga dulang : 0 (gimme a break laa… outstation lahh!!)

Yesterday i had to attend a meeting with PSB, UUM library on behalf of my fellow colleague who is on maternity leave… for those who know Pn Suria, she has given birth to a healthy baby boy (3.12kg) on Dec 6 in Ipoh Specialist Centre… so thats mean she’ll be away for awhile, and her classes will be taken by yours truly and Nasrun..  Heartiest congratulations to Suria and hubby Amir for the long awaited bundle of joy!

Back to the meeting, basically it was meant for a committee including representatives from each faculty & the librarians… to find ways to utilize the library better for students and academia… so in future there will be no more of students not being able to get the materials needed in the library… lecturers are also encouraged to get students make use of library facilities, most importantly the online databases..which i for a fact realized that many students are totally clueless to use it. my students rather use google or yahoo to get the information required, and it is a shame since UUM has one of the best online database in Malaysia… isk isk isk.. so in the coming semester, i will make sure that all my students need to know how to use the online database to find the materials for the assignments… kalau tak… fail!!! hehe… jagalah hangpa… hehe!

Maybe its the dress codes that discouraged students to use the library and the transportation problems… we had brought this up and yeah, lets see what happen.. in a few YEARS time… adat lah tuh.

No of completed bunga pahar : 38

No of completed bunga dulang : 0

Last weekend my friend Wan and I went to Ogy’s wedding, a very close friend of mine in Perlis… i knew her from our time in UKM, though we weren’t so close back then..we’ve known each other better since. She’s one of my travel buddy alongside Wan and Lieyn during my life-changing trip to Holland… and i think i can say that it is one of her life changing trip too… *wink*.. hehe

Ogy got engaged in September, and with just one lafaz she is now married to her darling Rizal. I m happy things got better for her.. for she has endured so much in the past.. and what can i say, i am a sucker for happy endings She looked great too, ramping sangat, a pretty bride for a deserving groom… to my friend Ogy & hubby Rizal, I wish you great happiness and love for all your lives together… hope you make each other smile and laugh, and be each other’s shoulders to cry on when the going gets rough… you r in my prayers.

being there on that day, sharing her joy makes me smile… building up my anticipation for my own wedding… and sent me in a momentary panic, thinking.. "Alamak! banyaknya benda tak siap lagi.." yeah, weddings are all about hard work and big money.. those who have done it will surely agree with me… so when i got home, i started to figure out the things to be done and allocate 2 hours of my time every day for my wedding preparations…nak save budgetkan.. kena la DIY semuanya hehe… lucky i enjoy doing these things… it is my therapy after a day’s work in the office.. *wink*

No of completed bunga pahar : 37

No of completed bunga dulang : 0 (ohmigod!)

hey all.. wassup…

been a loooooooooong time since my last post, not that i really care about it.. hehe, but really wanted to resume my blogging hobby but last sem was a hectic one with the stupid TITAS thingie and teaching a new code… not to mention a lot’s been going on in the college.. and then Ramadhan comes, i keep myself busy with our little kuih raya business venture… and that turned out quite well.. (btw if anyone nak beli kuih raya for Aidiladha… tempahan dibuka sekarang..hehe).

After last Aidilfitri, my darling daddy got quite sick, so the weeks after raya were filled with trips to hospital back and forth… it really breaks my heart to see him unwell, but what can you do.. as a daughter u must be strong for the sake of the family, moreover no one else was available to assist my mom, and class was already over so i decided to take 2 weeks of leave to be home… though i was really hoping to save some leave for next year… hmm..sacrifices Btw, to my students, terribly sorry i was not able to be there before the finals..

My dad’s better now, after a month and 3 hospitals… and hanging in there. He’s a fighter, my dad… and i know he’ll make it through. End of january he’ll be going for an angiogram in Penang.. and hopefully things will be better for him

today is the day where the faculty meets the new students.. seems just like yesterday when I was a freshie in UKM, full of hopes and dreams… really really hope to be excellent… hmm.. looking back, I knew that I could’ve done better but hey, no regrets… I enjoyed every single moment of pain, misery, laughter and success there… I hope I gave the best speech in motivating the newbies today, in encouraging them to be more involved in uni life… I hope some of my excitement and motivation rubbed off to them… so that they realize how precious time is in uni life and how lucky they are to be here..

these few days back at work were quite overwhelming… PENAT sangat… suddenly I am loaded with sooooo many things to do, and it hit me like a bucket of ice water… and gave me shooting headaches.  my shoulders are stiff and back is again aching… early signs of stress. the thing is, I always have these symptoms, and it’s due to pass anytime but its kinda my warning system that I have to be prepared to work my ass off for sometime… aaargghh feel a sudden need to hang out at some nice beach…hmm?

so here I am doing work almost every nite n day… sure its tiring… but I’ve come to terms with that, keeps my mind off things and be more focused on critical issues… I need to train myself to only think about problems when I am NOT working, meaning to schedule a few minutes a day to just worry.. hehe.. weird huh, but I read somewhere that it might just work… need to train my mind not to think of too many things at a time… so that when I eventually go for my PhD, I am well prepared =)

hey all… been awhile since I last blogged, can’t believe how fast time flies… of how many things had happened, when sometimes I never thought I could survive any of the problems that I faced.. Alhamdulillah for the support and love I receive everyday… for the strength the Almighty has given me through all these times…

So lemme just summarize the past 6 months:

JANUARY - The start of the semester.. was totally excited and anticipated coz after the long break and the floods.. hehe.. the students were coming back and of course my boo will be near me at all times.. (I am so thankful that we left december that caused us soo much pain sweetheart, thank you for keeping me strong) Started the year with a new resolution..and am glad to be keeping it real. I thought a new course, SISTEM KUALITI.. quite a challenge to be handlling such a big class but I loved it… thought MOT2 for a couple of weeks… then changed to CONS INNOVATION & TECH… due to some changes in the number of academic staff..

FEBRUARY - Came with a bang… and suddenly found myself with extra workload, having to stand in for a fellow staff for the entire month … and added another subject in my portfolio PROJECT MGT…though I hated the situation, I enjoyed teaching the new subject… learned soo much from the situation.. that work is indeed your best friend, and can be one of the most rewarding relationship that you’ll ever have.. This month I learned that there couldn’t be a love greater than what your parents have for you.. and how you can easily take them for granted.. and sweetheart.. you keep me sane through the days..

MARCH - my 6th beautiful month with my boo.. though there were people trying to keep us down, being nasty bitches and bastards by poking their noses where they were not supposed to… it just further proved that these people were soooo bloody insecure with themselves to be such busybodys… and sooo sure that they were doing the ‘right thing’…which brings us to the question: what is the right thing? Believing and having faith in what is right for you or Trying to live your life to satisfy others? For those with such nasty hearts good luck in having a satisfying life, coz the way I see it there’s no way that you could be happy if you keep your noses in other people biz… you will never be at peace.

APRIL - Exam month… such a busy month.. also the month that brings us many good news and fortune…Alhamdulillah. I hoped that I gave the best that I could to my students.. though it pissed me off to find them cheating in the exam.. was soo damn furious that my whole body was trembling in the exam hall .. what good would cheating in the exam bring?? that you’ll further be cheating yourself in life.. and don’t ever expect that you’ll land a great job if you make your way through by cheating… You will learn nothing!!! This was also my best birthday ever thanks to my boo.. for his love and patience with me.

MAY - the start of the long semester break… sooo quiet at the hostel that sometimes at nite I can hear myself breathe… Can’t believe I managed to stay here all by myself… try not to think about it too much, for it will only make me afraid.. I do believe in life that certain things must just be done, and we shouldn’t dwell on things too much.. this is my home, my space and my comfort zone the faculty’s more quiet, with most of the staff going to conferences/field work including myself.. and also was keeping myself busy with engagement preparations… and met my best friend Maz who came back after 4 years abroad…we had a blast!

JUNE - Has got to be one of my most memorable month…am now engaged to my boo… Alhamdulillah, we survived so much sayang.. the engagement thingie was my main agenda for the whole month and it just takes my breath away to learn how much my family loves me… everyone came together for my engagement, my konch was there with me, my darling cousins Nadya, Farrah & Angah… making things perfect for me. My engagement was done in the most traditional way… ikut adat Perak (which means bertunang pun macam kenduri kawin to some ppl) I am soo touched by the way I am celebrated… I guess that was what Malay customs is all about, coming together to make things good… never pay to much attention to adat before, but I see now how beautiful and meaningful the way our ancestors had planned things like this.. making it such a memorable experience for me.. for those planning to get engaged, go all traditional on this.. you won’t regret it believe me

So there it was my past 6 months.. and in a few days’ time the uni’s gonna be full again with students coming back and i guess the cycle will repeat itself again. I am feeling the excitement of preparing new course teaching materials… and hope that this semester will be better for me, my boo and my students. For all my students in their practical training, do your best and learn hard for this experience is once in a lifetime.. take care alrite!!

Miss my boo terribly…just a few more days till he’ll be back and can’t wait to get the ball rolling again…and to create another 6 beautiful months..

hiya people… life is just full of suprises, just when you thought everything’s going great… kabooom!!! suddenly you got knocked hard on the head… but hey, no complaints here.. sure work have never been this shitty before, and finances are not looking so good and my health isn’t exactly superb at the moment … but it’s feels great to know that you have a wonderful family and sweetheart who always come through for you no matter what… Alhamdulillah…

wouldn’t it be great if you know what’s gonna happen on the next day… whether or not you’ll get that promotion that you are dying for, or step on a hundred ringgit bill on your way to your office, or are you gonna have a great day at work, or are you gonna get into an argument with your darling about some miniscule, insignificant issues… but then life would be dull, coz anything soooo predictable will be so boring… in a way, life suprises keeps us on our toes, trying to do good (or maybe hide the bad things we did…heheheee) so that we’ll be rewarded with good things… attract good karma… and so on…hmm… heck, to some level it looks like we are being hypocrites!! and yeah, sadly i myself am one of those ppl… am just being human…:-)

and yeah for those who like to predict things, maybe astrology is your main interest.. i enjoy reading it too, but can’t say i believe it too much … coz i still believe that some things are just unpredictable and just happen coz there is a greater power to control it… but anyway, just for fun i like to know about astrology… and this is the reading i got that described my personality, which i got from a website, where i had to key in my date, place, and time of birth… whether or not it really describes me… hmmm.. i’ll let you decide on that orite..:-)

Natal Chart for akmar

Following is an interpretation of the positions of the five inner planets at the time of birth. Each planet influences a different part of your character:

hiya people… been awhile since i last updated my blog. busy sikit lately… just ada time utk check messages jer…

early december, was in penang to collect data for my research. then the 2nd week of december, involved in KPO in my residential college… after that was away for a week for a family trip in Kuching and KL.. just got home a couple of days back, nasib baik my cats still recognize me as their owner… huhu…

and now i am back in my office, sorting thru my emails and mails… checking up tasks that i need to complete before the semester starts… dah le nak kena mengajar 3 paper this sem… aaaarggghhhhhhhh!!!! stresss!!!!!!!! there will be new notes to prepare, paperwork to submit, abstracts to finish…. hmmm… which one i can do later aahh?? the ultimate procrastinator at work… hehehee..