Pizza Hut Delivery

Or perhaps sometimes people say P.H.D.

Whenever you want it, just call it.
It will sure come to you in a short time.

But this  >> PhD <<, is not something that can be called, summoned whenever you like.
It's a real talk, real biz and a real job.. ... ...

Need a real hardworking brain and a LOT(S) of patience and effort too.


Quoting from someone who had experienced it...

A PhD, by its very nature, is a very individualistic venture. There is no right way to do a PhD (there are however a multitude of wrong ways). This is the first big surprise for people who are starting their PhD having completed their undergraduate degrees -- there are well defined correct ways of getting a degree (usually `turn up to lectures, do course work, revise for exams, use a modicum of common sense') but such prescriptive techniques don't work for research degrees. The award of a research degree effectively says `This person knows how to do research in his/her chosen area' and `research' is a nebulous, difficult to nail down thing which relies on insight, lateral thinking, inspiration and a lot of hard work. An undergraduate degree is a lot of hard work, but doesn't put so much emphasis on inspiration. Most (if not all) people cannot sit down and say `right, today I'm going to have some inspiration'. The unpredictable nature of progress in a PhD means you spend a lot of time not sticking to the deadlines you set yourself. This is dispiriting.

In most departments there's always one smartarse who loudly proclaims that doing a PhD is easy and he (its usually a he) can't see what all the fuss is about, and he's just written another three chapters this morning, and he's submitted another five journal articles. People like this are lying, showing off, from Mars or over-compensating for inadequacies in other areas of their lives (if-you-know-what-I-mean). Ignore them.       -Richard Butterworth-

However, I like the first quote on his page...

The only way to find out how to do a PhD is to do one. Therefore, all advise is useless...

~Peace~

p/s: To read more on his piece of mind, click I did my PhD and I did NOT go mad 

Hamdan lillah

Give thanks to Allah for the moon and the stars
Praising all day for what is and what was

:-D

Oh my, oh my!

Very loooooong  time indeed

Since I started my PG - till finished (Alhamdulillah)

This place is abandoned since... 

:-P

***********************

With that, bismillah...

Let's continue!

~Time to sweep the floor and do some interior designing~ 

Intellectual Humality

For all my friends and Muslims who love to seek knowledge, this is a great reminder for us!

esp. to my colleagues who further their study, including me. 
Beware of intellectual arrogant

So, Do We Think We're Smart Enough?

Programming Fever

If the assignment involves programming/coding process = My world will be up side down  :i

Still remember during UG time, me and my friends will transform into Pandas - big black round circle on the eyes due to the lack of sleep.
All because of coding and syntax problem.
Maybe this will not happen to the expert; like some of my friends whom I know are very GOOD programmer!

The nightmare of binary coding running up and down in the dream will UNFORTUNATELY happen again!

(imagine like The Matrix movie. The binary numbers [0,1] are scrolling upward and downwards. )

Need to focus and work harder since I left (not practicing) the languages for quite a long time.
This is a new level of study - nothing like UG.

Looking for a peace of mind...

p/s: I am not a multitasking person. Can't do many things (esp big thing) at the same time. 
Others can? Yes I know, but I'm not... I pray to You O Allah, to ease my way and forgive my sins.

Best Eid Khutbah

Very simple yet dear to the heart.

Easy to understand.

Love it!

from icoi.net

Eid-Ul-Fitr khutbah delivered by Sh. Wisam Sharieff on the 30th of August, 2011.

I Can!

from justifiedlions.com

But, I will turn around and say;

InsyaAllah, 

I CAN!

With HIS will and HIS help

Confidence

from the free motivational and inspirational stuff website

Regardless of what they say,

Or what they think...

Have confidence in yourself,

And put your utmost confident in HIM

Froggy Prince

I plan to go home this weekend.
But I already got assignments and projects!
Luckily my group mates also need to balik kampung - family business

Yeay! (Opss... Alhamdulillah...) :-D
Then, I can get to see little Froggy Prince...
(Including Elephant, Banana and Miss Princess-to-be)
  :P

Froggy Prince...

Why Froggy? Try look closer at the pants..

Very froggy right...? ;-)

p/s: need to collect all the positive ions and particles. then, put them in vault. whenever negative virus comes, open the vault and let them fight

First Day, New Environment

Newcomer in a New Place; A Stranger

I passed the first day with relief. Alhamdulillah
Relief from not L.O.S.T during the journey to find my way to the classroom.
(Even though I took the not so shortcut path to the faculty..hahaha... It's ok, after this I know where to cut the way :-)  )

I'm late for 5-10mins to the first lecture, due to these problems:-

• Hard to unlock and lock the gate at my house (struggling about 5-6mins)
• Took the wrong way (Tasnim, my secondary schoolmate who is also studying here already told me the way but I couldn't find it. But now I KNOW :-D  ) Thus, adds some more minutes there. *sigh*
• Arrived at the classroom, (this one I have no problem finding it) I looked inside and see a male lecturer. I was confused, because as I remembered, I enrolled to the class with a female lecturer as the instructor... So, I stop at the table near the classroom and dig in my bag, to check my schedule. Oh! Ok... I got it wrong... My eyes read the name as RAMLAH instead of RAMLAN. And yes, that IS my class. Hmmmm...adds some more seconds there, again...

I was ashamed to enter as I was late, but luckily, I saw a group of students (who are also late comers) to enter the room, then I join them (as part of covering myself of course).
First mission - status: accomplished! Alhamdulillah :-D


First Firedrill (Real One, Not for Fun)
In the middle of class, we heard some noise outside the building. Someone is yelling and shouting. My lecturer looked at the window and he turned to us and said, "We need to get out, there is a building on fire. Evacuate the room in 3mins, or else we will be considered fail to safe ourselves"
But, all the students walk lenggang kangkung to the door :P
Knowing that, it is not our building that is on fire,but the one next to us...
But that is the protocol, all must evacuate.
So the class delayed for about hmmmmm... 1 hour perhaps?

After the firefighters done fighting with the fire, we went back inside to continue the lecture... :Fire

Other Venues
After the class, I went to check for the venues for the other subjects.
Planning to stay at the faculty or tour campus, but my shoes throw its tantrum by biting my foot.
So, plan cancelled. I went back home to change my footwear.
This time I used the shortcut! ;-)

So Called Shortcut...
I took off my shoes and walk with my bare foot as I can't stand the shoes bites.
Thanks to Allah, the shortcut full with grass..not pebbles and stones.
As I get closer to my destination --> home, I heard a voice calling me.
An Iranian guy...
"Excuse me, do you know where the Engineering Faculty is?"
"Oh, yes I do.. It is near the Mosque. You know the Mosque?"
"No.."
(No? Ok, seems like I have to make a detour... )
I was planning to drop him at the nearest bus stand. But didn't find one..
Lastly I got an idea, I drop him at the post guard to the Architecture Faculty.
Then I made U-turn back home..

6.30pm-9.30pm Class
My junior at high-school voluntarily offered to send and fetch me.
Feel like a little child first day at the kindergarten, plus this, my little sister drive me to school! *Blusshhh*
"It's ok, I don't have anything during night time. It is not a big thing to send and fetch you..."
Thank You Very Much Sis!

But then, I met a friend who rent a house near to mine, so, she offered me a ride after the class end. I text-ed my junior to inform her not to come...
And I thank you Allah for make ease of my way....  :$
Sending me some hand and help through people...
Show and give me the ideas and ways to do things...
Comfort and strengthen my soul throughout the starting point of my journey...

I went through my first day smoothly... (Even though with the butterflies flying in my stomach)
Praise be to Allah...
Praise be to Allah...
Praise be to Allah...


p/s: learning to adapt...

The Flowers and The Bee

They are all flowers except one,

He's the only bee [for the time being - future? don't know]

Thus, the flowers always try to win the bee's heart...

Eldest flower : Hai lil. bee, come here to Kak Yong..

Middle flower : Hahaha, see? He comes to me. He likes me better :e

Eldest flower : Ellleeeeeh! [Yeah right... :P :@ ]

Little flower : Tepi - tepi [make way, shooo..shooo], ni Tariq Mimi [this is Mimi's bee!]

  xP xP xP

Flowers with Mr Bee

Eldest flower smiles a lot [tengah happy la tu]

Little flower : Ish! how can I get to sit beside Mr Bee... Hurrmmmm...???

Mr Bee is restless...

Middle flower - What are you doing? Restraining yourself from something?

Children are gift, asset and 'amanah',

Nurture them wisely and you'll gain infinite and beyond imaginary profits

As they can become Zeenah or Fitnah

  :Rainbow :Angel :Rainbow

Kategori Manusia

Ada berapa kategori manusia semuanya? Mari kita cuba senaraikan...

1. Tinggi
2. Rendah
3. Kaya 
4. Miskin
5. Kuat
6. Sakit
7. Sihat
8. ... ... ...

Wah! Banyaknya nak disenaraikan!
Tak perlu banyak-banyak, cuma ada TIGA sahaja kategori manusia...

1. Yang Mengajar
2. Yang Belajar
3. Yang Tidak Belajar/Mengajar

Termasuk dalam kategori manakah kita? 1? 2? 1&2? ataupun 3? ;-)
Tahukah kita perbezaan orang yang 'Alim dengan orang yang beribadah bagaikan sinar bulan mengatasi bintang-bintang? (Nota: A'lim di sini bermaksud BERILMU ye pembaca sekalian... Bukan 'alim yang yang selalu disalah tafsirkan dalam penggunaan bahasa sekarang. Alim == berkopiah, berjubah, bertudung labuh etc... What a misconception!)

p/s: Membuat persiapan utk masuk belajar kembali... Aduh! rasa berkarat sudah semua ilmu, abis jargons yang dulu hafal bagai nak rak itu hilang!? Macam mana nak buat backup (brain)memory? Butang apa yang perlu ditekan ataupun ada apa2 software yang perlu di install? WAHA!

Mimi's House!

One day, in an early afternoon, the phone at the house rang. As usual, my eldest niece –Aina, ran to answer the call…

Aina: Hello, who’s this?
The Caller: Hello, is this grandma’s house..?

Without Aina’s knowledge, her youngest sister – 3 years old Mimi , who was joyfully playing with her uncle upstairs, also ran to pick up the phone in my parents’ bedroom. She heard the conversation between the caller and her eldest sister and replied…

Mimi: No, this is Mimi’s house…!
The Caller: Are you sure this is not grandma’s house?
Aina: Who is this? (Confused with the caller’s and her sister’s voice)
Mimi: This is Mimi laaa…
Aina: Mimi…?!??
The Caller: Tett…tetttt…. (Hung up because she thought she got the wrong number)
Mimi: Yup! It’s Mimi…
Aina: Where are you??!! (With a very worried tone)
Mimi: Aaaa..mmmmm… Mimi… (Don’t know how to explain)

With an immediate act, Aina put down the phone and ran to the front to look for her youngest sister. She afraid that Mimi went out by herself, but the door was properly locked. She searched for her sister in the living room and the space where she and her siblings always take their nap, and still… no sign of Mimi…!

She ran to picked back the phone, but Mimi is no longer on the line. With an anxious face, she came to me and my mom who were in the kitchen during that time…

Aina: Grandma! Grandma!
Mom: Yes, who called just now?
Aina: Where’s Mimi?
Mom: How should I know? Aren’t you supposed to play with her?
Aina: No… I was watching TV… and when the phone rang, I went to pick it up. (Then, she continues to story about the caller who wants to speak to grandma and the mystery of Mimi’s voice on phone…). And suddenly I heard Mimi’s voice; she said this is Mimi’s house. But where’s Mimi?  How can she be on the phone? Where is she? (At that time, Aina’s eyebrows almost touched each other as a sign of her utmost anxiousness.)

Mom: Have you checked all places?
Aina: Yes… still cannot find her
Mom: Are you sure…?
Me: How about your uncle’s room? I heard her voice before I came down just now…

Aina ran upstairs quickly before we can ask her furthermore about the caller that she mentioned before… Then, my sister came in to the kitchen asking what’s going on. She noticed that her eldest daughter is searching for something.

My Sister: What is she up to?
Me: She asked for her little sister – Mimi.
My Sister: Why?
Mom: Not sure, she said she heard Mimi’s voice on the phone and asked me where Mimi is.
Me: Mimi must be answering the phone in your bedroom while Aina talking to the caller just now…
Mom: Haahahahahha…. Now I get it! That’s why Aina acting so weird.
Me and My Sister: Why??!
Mom: She thought that her sister is far-far away. That’s why she asked me how can Mimi be on the phone…  She must think that her little sister is somewhere else. And that’s why see looks so worry.
Me: Didn’t she know that there are two phones in this house?
Mom: She might… but what she might not know is, two persons can talk at the same time. Right now she only knows that people who are on the phone must be far-far away. That’s what bothers her mind; her little sister is not in the house!

Not long after that, Aina came down with tears in her eyes. While Mimi followed her at the back with a big smile; not knowing that she had caused a heart attack to her 7-years-old sister!

Aina; a sensitive sister and Aimi; a cheeky little one..

Let's Go Abroad!

Friends, have the dream to go over the seas??

;-)

GOOD NEWS! If you have the ambition to study abroad, here is your opportunity...

Grab the chance to apply now! 

The closing date for the application is on 13 April 2011.

Hurry up!

[note: please check the terms and conditions for application HERE]

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Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you (1) Until you visit the graveyards (2) No! You are going to know (3) Then no! You are going to know (4) No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty… (5) You will surely see the Hellfire (6) Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty (7) Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure (8)        [At-Takaathur; Chapter 102]

Mereka saling merancang dan merangka konspirasi untuk membuat kerosakan dan mengubah masyarakat supaya  menjadi sampah-sarap yang tenggelam  di dalam lumpur noda dan kejahatan. Masyarakat akan sentiasa disibukkan dengan kepayahan mencari sesuap makanan. Akibatnya mereka menjadi penat dan letih sehingga mereka tiada kesedaran untuk mendengar nasihat dan petunjuk mahupun kembali kepada Deen Allah swt. (Fi Zilaalil Quran)

Sesungguhnya, mereka menjadikan pendidikan sebagai sasaran atau alat untuk merosakkan keperibadian remaja-remaja Muslim. Pendidikan yang tak mampu melahirkan golongan yang khusyu' apabila beribadah dan golongan yang menangis apabila membuat dosa...

Mari berfikir!

[A Good email/reminder from Sister Safi Ar-Rahman]

KPT

Alhamdulillah, selesai sudah proses mengisi dan menghantar borang. Mujur hantar by-hand. Kalau tidak, tak pasal-pasal pemohonan kena tolak sebab tak letak initial di bahagian bawah setiap muka surat perjanjian. Rupanya-rupanya ada pembetulan dalam lampiran contoh mengisi borang. Pembetulan itu pula baru di emailkan pada hari yang sama dengan hari saya nak hantar borang. Memanglah saya tak akan tahu… [Lain la kalau ada blackberry ke kan? Boleh check email setiap satu saat… kih3]

Yuran pengajian dah settle. Sekarang cuma kena fikir untuk sara diri pula. Nak buat kerja part-time ke? Minta pinjaman MARA ke? atau….. hmmm, belum dapat dipastikan lagi. [nota: bagi penerima-penerima biasiswa KPT ini, mereka TIDAK dibenarkan menerima mana-mana biasiswa/dermasiswa lain KECUALI pinjaman pelajaran] Itu apa yang saya faham melalui surat tawaran dia la. Betul ke fahaman saya tu ye? Anyone??

Banyak lagi yang nak kena pertimbangkan. Contohnya, nak menyewa atau berulang-alik? Kalau berulang-alik, nak drive ke nak naik public transport? dll… Pun masih belum dapat dikenal pasti. Sebab rasanya, apa-apa pun nak kena tengok jadual macam mana kan? Kalau kelas packed mungkin yang sebaiknya duduk dekat/dalam kampus. Tapi jadual PG student tak la sepadat UG kot..??? Itupun saya tak pasti…

Cuma apa yang saya boleh pastikan ialah, saya perlu bersiap sedia. Mental, fizikal, emosi dan  memori semuanya mestilah dalam standby mode. Sebab apa yang saya pasti, cara belajar PG tak sama dengan UG!

Rabbi yassir wa la tu’assir Ya Rahman, Ya Rahim…

PG students, spoon-feed yourselves!

Bulan kedua

22 JANUARI 2011 bersamaan 18 SAFAR 1432 HIJRAH

Cantik sungguh nombor di atas... :d
Kalau nak ikutkan, saya lahir awal tahun, bukannya akhir...
Dan kalau ikutkan sistem bulan, saya sudah layak mendapat 'Jubli Perak' sekarang ni... ( Itupun kalau ikutkan kalender kat dalam blog saya ni la.. Tapi kalau guna hijri converter dalam islamicity, esk baru 18 Safar...)
Tapi kalau ikutkan sistem matahari... lagi 9 bulan, baru boleh terima anugerah 'Jubli Perak' (tepat 9 bulan!)

Matahari dan Bulan

Ye, saya lahir bulan dua dalam tahun Islam.
Tapi bulan sepuluh dalam tahun yang dikira mengikut sistem Gregorian.
Jadi, bagi kawan-kawan saya yang lahir bulan sembilan (22hb September) ke bawah..
Anda sepatutnya sudah layak mendapat 'Jubli Perak' dari tahun lepas lagi..
Kerana kalau mengikut kalender Hijri, anda semua lahir pada tahun 1406H.. :O
Manakala mereka yang lahir pada bulan sembilan (22hb September) DAN ke atas, lahir pada tahun 1406H! :h

p/s: Saya budak awal tahun.. bukannya akhir tahun...  :angel

Go for expensive or cheap?

Education is difficult and expensive, but whatever it cost, it's cheaper than ignorance... (by a wiseman whom I dunno the name)

Oh what to do..., in today's world everything needs to be paid. Even if you wanna throw the unwanted things! At least you need to have 20 or 30 cents in your pocket .. 

I already have an amount a BIG amount of debt that I need to clear out. (But I hope and pray to Allah that I only need to pay 10% of them or... can't you just give it free as a gift for the good performance..? ;p)

After this I need to try to get a full scholarship (no more loans) to pursue seeking al-hikmah...

Why bother to pursue seeking it?

To get a doctorate? Become a professor? Get well paid...perhaps?

No... it is because

الحكمة ضالة المؤمن حيثما وجدها فهو أحق بها 

Hikmah adalah barang mukmin yang tercicir, di mana sahaja beliau mendapatinya, beliau lebih berhak memilikinya

Al-hikmah- is the thing that was lost or being taken from us. That's why..

If only because of other reason than this, I don't think I have enough spirit to do it. (Especially after the 4 years; and that particular 1 year of experiences)

However, after rekindled all my dreams and look at the enthusiasms of KKT, Pia, Syamer, Niem (and those people who affect my life the most during my lifetime as a teenager..), I will slowly regain my courage to do it..

I can do this!

Brain 15 

Here's the deal, the place is confirmed and seat is reserved. But the 'Education is difficult and expensive'. Thus, hope I'm in the list to get the '15 Brains'... =) 

Any other suggestion? 

-gonna take more than a fist to enlighten an ignorant man-

Pemergiannya diiringi ramai

Dek kerana kepenatan semalam (sebab baru balik dr Kelantan)

Saya tak sedar mesej masuk seawal pukul 8.00++am

Rupanya, sahabat baik saya cuba memberitahu saya

bahawa murobbi kami sudah nazak...

Saya hanya tersedar bila dua lagi mesej masuk 

pada pukul 10.00++am selepas itu..

Murobbi kami sudah tiada lagi.....

Aku bergegas turun untuk mengkhabarkan kepada yang lain

Rupa-rupanya,
ayah sudah pun terima mesej dan bertolak pergi..

Al-Fathihah untuk murobbiku,

Yang telah menyambut panggillan Illahi..

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Went to KLCC at 2.45 in the morning..

Breaking Fast
Alhamdulillah...
Yesterday I went to my aunt's house near Raintree Club to break fast together with my friends. At first, we only decided to eat, perform Maghrib, Isya' and Tarawih prayer together and go back home.

But when my aunt start to story about her experience performing Tahajud prayer at Masjid As-Syakirin with her family, we all got excited.
Wishing to join them too!

Luckily, she and her family was planning to go again in that morning (early morning; at 2.30-3.00am).
How great was that?!
Our wish finally came true!

Mandy Rice
So, after breaking fast, finishing all the prayers, we went to bed as early as we can in order to help us to get up easily. Because we want to prepare Mandy Rice for sahur. (Well, the Mandy Rice is already half done before we went to bed. The only thing that was left to do is to cook the rice and grill the chicken)

My aunt woke us up at 1.00am++ to get shower. Then we help her to prepare Mandy Rice together. Almost at 2.45am, we departed to KLCC!

KLCC in Early Morning
This is the first time I got to see KL early in the morning....
Less people, less cars+buses+motorcycles and no honking noises. But I saw some people were dining-in at the restaurant along the roads. Maybe their having sahur?? (I guess..early sahur?)
I snap some pictures with my handphone camera, but sadly to say, my hp camera doesn't has enough megapixels...
Thus, the images are not that beautiful...
So, I decided not to post them here.... =P

Praying in Congregation
A wonderful experience indeed!
Praying+having sahur in congregation did increase your spirit (and appetite of course! As a result, I went to toilet 3 times!)
We met some friends there, and invite them to join us to taste our Mandy Rice... =)
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After sahur, we head back to my aunt's house and perform Subh prayer. We decided not to wait to perform Subh prayer at the Masjid because we don't want to go for a long queue to wait for our turn to make ablution.
But we still perform the prayer in congregation (and I was the Imam Muda! Oppsss...the Makmums are all female okey!)
Hehehehehehe =D

Then, at almost 8.30-8.45am, we head back home. I drop my friend (aka my junior in high school) at Taman Midah, near HUKM and successfully find my way back home!

Alhamdulillah! (for guiding my way back, I thought of spreading the breadcrumb like Hansel and Gretel  though)
And thanks to my aunt's artistic drawing too! (she drew a map so that I won't get lost)


~Peace~

Semester End; So is My Work

'Please remember to submit your assignment''
'Bla..bla...bla...'
'And don't forget to study for your final'
'Pot..pet..pot....pet...I balik kampung mama.. Eh, jom main mercun malam ni sebelum cuti..'

Hmmmm....
I know, at this point they will never hear what I've said...
Everybody is busy discussing what color is their baju raya, how many pairs do they have this year, where are they heading to- kampung mama or papa...?
Yada...yada...

Hahahahahaaa....
This reminds me of my life as a student.

• Burning the midnight oil to finish the assignments before the Hari Raya holiday.
• Wash all the clothes, bedsheets, pillow cases and what not.
• Buy some kuih raya.. (the one that I like only)
• And then, ready to head home!

Yeayyyy!
(Eleh, macam la jauh benor umah kamu tu cik kak oiii..)

I don't care..
Whether  near or far, that's not the issue...
The issue is about the feeling of excitement after finishing all the loads during that particular semester, and cruise back home and spend the remaining month of Ramadhan with our family and clans!
That is the issue that I'm trying to highlight here!

For me, usually it is hard to go back home (when I'm in the middle of studying+..... +...)
The workload is too much... (and I know I'm a kind of person who will NOT going to open my books/notes if I am at home)
Coz when Ramadhan comes, the class hour will be so fast and shorter than usual..
Thus, we need to speed up in order to finish the syllabus..
(No night class - Night class will be cancelled to allow us to perform tarawih. All class must end at 5.00/5.30pm - at most. To let the students and lecturer to prepare themselves to break fast) 


Therefore, I forgive all of you my dear students...
For not paying attention...
Coz I understand, I was once like you all before...
But, I still need your assignment!
(this one, no compromise..)


Happy holiday and Eid Mubarak!  =)