Yay! I got the MARA Sponsorship (Alhamdulillah..)  

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Hmm.. pretzel.. yummy..  

Posted by hidayah


Hmm.. all of the sudden I feel like I want to eat pretzel.. macam la kat kuantan ni ada jual pretzel.. cheh! I got this recipe of soft pretzel, and I wanna give it a try.. mana la tau, lepas ni boleh bukak kedai jual pretzel.. hahaha... bila nak buat ek? the sooner the better.. anyway, kalau sedap and jadi, I'll keep you guys/gals updated.. kalau tak jadi, senyap je la yekk.. hehe


Convocation Part 1  

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Ceremony: Istiadat Konvokesyen ke-68 UiTM 22 - 31/5/08
Venue: Dewan Sri Budiman
Date: 22/5/08
Day: Thursday (Sidang 1)
Time: Around 9.30am, but the graduates need to be there around 7.00 am


Waaah... this is the moment that I've been waiting for the past 2 years..All the hardwork and sacrifice has finally being paid off. Receiving my masters degree from HRH SPB Yang DiPertuan Agong - Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah was an unforgettable experience since he is the canselor of UiTM--> Menjunjung Kasih Tuanku!








Now I am oficially an alumni of UiTM.. after 2 times of convocation at UiTM (Diploma and now for masters), the song UiTM di Hatiku is still 'berhantu' whenever I sang it in Dewan Sri Budiman. Terasa sebak dan bangga sebab dah konvo dan jadi alumni UiTM.





Some of the convocation moments -->












All of the above are taken at Dewan Sri Budiman







Left to Right: Hasli, me and Wan Zukri (before the ceremony begin)







With Kak Aizan while waiting in the line :P



With my beloved hubby


UiTM Di hatiku..

In front of the royal tent

P/S: Thanks Kak Mahani, for pointing out the mistake :D

Happy Mother's Day!  

Posted by hidayah

I know Mother's Day was yesterday (11th May 2008), but then I hope it's not too late for me to wish all mothers out there --> Happy Mother's Day! Being a mom for the first time, I got to experience all the feelings and concerns that all mothers have, eventhough my baby girl is only 6 months old..

This entry is specially dedicated to my mother, Mrs Zarah Bachik...

Dear mama:
Kakak would like to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day..thank you so much for always being there for me, to support me, to be my inspiration and strength during my ups and downs, since I was a small child until now..

I know that you have done so much for me, and yet I've done so little for you.. and I always pray to Allah that you will always be blessed and have a good life.. Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly. Thank you for being my mom and I am grateful to have you in my life. I love you so much...

I have written a poem for you... In the interest of poetic economy and truth, I have succeeded in concentrating my deepest feelings and beliefs into two perfectly crafted lines:


You're my mother, I would have no other!


Updates on Fatihah..What can she do by now???  

Posted by hidayah

I've been wanting to write an entry about my lovely Fatihah, but yet I want to gather some of her latest photos. She's now 6++ months old, and what can she do by now? Plenty. Let's start with her rolling over left and right, here and there --> not to mention in the babycot, but also on her sleeping bag that we spread in front of the telly. She likes to make cute faces, and then likes to smile and laughs a lot.

Oh, the most important thing. She likes to play --> with her teethers, books, penguins, Mr Lion the puppet and her rattle. Kalau letak kat atas sleeping bag, dia mula la nak capai itu ini, main sorang2 dia je. Mulut dia tu sambil-sambil tu bercakap ntah apa2 ntah..(baby talk). Pengasuh kat nursery pun cakap Fatihah ni riuh. Suka bercakap dengan baby beside her babycot. It was funny when she tried to call me -- "aaa..aaa.." by looking at me.. mula2 tu tak perasan, but then she turn towards Zairi and repeat "aaa..aaa.." again. Hehe.. Bilalah dia nak belajar panggil Mommy and Daddy.. We are waiting for that moment to come.




She likes biting her teether..



When she is drinking her milk, masa tu jangan la nak panggil2 dia.. tak layan punye.. dia tgh khayal dan sibuk menikmati kelazatan susu tu.. even if you're trying to touch her fingers, or poke her cheek, she won't bother. Unless if her daddy passes by, mesti dia pusing tengok.. Macam-macam la Fatihah ni.. hehe..



Playing with Mr Lion the Puppet





Her famous trademark among our family --> her leg. Kalau tengah menyusu tu, mesti satu kaki lurus, satu kaki bengkok sambil goyang2 macam org tua. Then she likes to wiggle her body to ask people to pick her up. Masa tu, jangan la nak main acah2 nak angkat dia, sebab kalau tak angkat, dia mengamuk! Ni gambar dia tengah main kaki..


Kak Dayang's Potluck  

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Salam..

I was supposed to write about this way before but then I was waiting for the pictures from Husin and Zikri. Anyway, Kak Dayang will be on study leave for three years starting on the 1st May 2008 --> she's currently enrolled as a PhD student at UMP. We simply host a potluck in her honor.. Unfortunately, the pictures were not clear since Husin (jurugambar tak bertauliah) did not switch on the flash button. Hampehnye Husin!! Nampak gayanya kena tunggu lak gambar dari Noni.. Anyway, we had a blast... byk betul makanan.. melantak ah sampai petang.. hehehe..


Venue: Zeta Office
Date: 30th April 2008
Time: Morning sampai la makanan abis!!

Me --> tgh makan-makan (with Tn Hj at the back)


Some of the yummy food (Noni --> tgh amik makanan, Kak Yam --> mengadap makanan! HAHA..jangan marah..)

Interview Moments!  

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Alhamdulillah.. I'm through with the interview. Memula tu tak tau nak prepare apa. Dah la plak tu, it so happen that the day of my interview was the last day for the whole series of interview for that week. Dgn tak de suratnya, MARA simply call daddy and inform that the time has changed from 11am to 2pm. Luckily I knew it earlier. Kalau tak, mampos la berjanggut2 tunggu dari pagi. I arrived at ILKAP around 1.20pm. Masa tu mana la ada org. It's a Friday and people return to work around 2.30pm.

Nak dijadikan cerita, the first person I met masa nak tunggu interview tu is Kak Yati (She's an ex-lecturer in accounting kat KPTM Kuantan). Rupanya dia pun nak mintak scholarship from MARA for her PhD in Finance.. Later then we chit chat while waiting to register and get passes for the interview. Nearby, there were three guys -- all of them are interview candidates and were talking among each other, lepas tu tetiba je join me and Kak Yati's conversation.

Guy No 1 (asking me): Akak, akak mintak untuk apa?
Me: PhD. Adik? (I addressed him as adik since he was about my brother's age)
Guy No 1: Saya nak mintak utk 1st degree. Sblm ni akak buat 1st degree and masters kat mana?
Me: 1st degree kat US, amik skim yang sama gak. Masters kat UiTM.

The other two guys overheard our conversation dan mencelah perbualan kami:

Guy No 2: Eh, you went to US ke sebelum ni? Skim yang sama ni ke? Camane apply? Kat Uni mana dulu? Grad tahun bila?
Me: Ak ah, I mintak skim ni dulu. Then I dapat, gi Iowa State. I apply je --> isi borang macam biasa. I gi from 2002-2004. Kenapa?
Guy No 2: I was at RPI (Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute, New York) sblm ni. I buat 1st degree kat sana. Then I keje kat WTC (World Trade Centre). Then I balik Malaysia sebelum kena attack kat WTC tu.
Me: Ye ke? That is interesting. You kat sana tahun bila? Ni nak buat PhD ke?
Guy No 2: I gi sana tahun 2000. Ni I baru nak buat masters. Tapi kalau dapat ni I kena mintak cuti tanpa gaji la.
Me: I dapat study leave full pay. College I bagi. Dah rezeki.
Guy No 2: Seronok ah. You keje mana? Lecturer ke?
Me: KPTM Kuantan. Ak ah, I lecturer.

The first guy interrupted my conversation.

Guy No 1: La.. lecturer KPTM ke kak? Saya budak KPM (Kolej Professional MARA) Beranang. Skrg keje kontrak kat UniKL. Sama-sama la kita ni keje ngan anak syarikat MARA.
Guy No 3 : La.. lecturer KPTM Kuantan ke? Biasa datang UiTM Jengka tak? Saya dari sana.
Me: Jengka ke... tempat tu dah biasa sangat.. pulak tu KPTM buat franchise program EC 110, so selalu la jumpa org2 civil.. kenal ke org2 civil?
Guy No 3: Kenal sgt2.. setakat En Mokhtar tu, memang kenal rapat.. En Fairuz pulak officemate saya.
Me: Ooo..ok.. nanti kirim salam la kat orang2 civil ye..

While chit chatting, we were called one by one into the interview room. Every candidate that was done, I asked them on the questions that were asked by the panel. Mostly replied that the panel simply chit chat and did not asked much on the proposal. Lega aku.. lagipun diorang citer panel tu lecturer accounting UiTM and sorang lagi orang MARA. Yang paling hampeh sekali tu, I am the 2nd last candidate yang kena interview among 14 orang. In the interview room -->



Lecturer UiTM: So, you're working with MARA, and you applied for your PhD, right.
Me: Yeah, I got a study leave.
Lecturer UiTM: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your education background.
Me: (Telling about myself and mentioned about doing my 1st degree under the same scheme at the same unviersity that I'm currently applying for PhD)
Org MARA: The same university? Iowa State?
Me: Yeah, I already know the people there, so it would be easier for me.
Lecturer UiTM: Then it should be okay lah.. by the way, what is the exchange rate now?
Me: around 3.1 - 3.2
Lecturer UiTM: It was still higher compared to when I was there at Washington State University. But that was way long time ago.
Org MARA: Eh, KPTM tak de skim ke utk staff dia? I baru je cakap dgn En Azmi hari tu.
Me: As far as I'm concern, I never heard about such scheme. Anyway, they recommend me to apply for this scheme.
Lecturer UiTM: I guess that's all from us.
Me: When will I know the result of the interview?
Lecturer UiTM : You can ask the clerk there.
Clerk: By the end of this month, the result can be assessed at our website.

It ended around 5.05pm. Akhirnya selesai... sekarang ni, dah masuk la stage nak tunggu apa result interview tu.. dapat ke tak dapat? Tungguuuuuuuuuuuu........

Yay! I got the MARA Sponsorship (Alhamdulillah..)  

written by hidayah

Hmm.. pretzel.. yummy..  

written by hidayah


Hmm.. all of the sudden I feel like I want to eat pretzel.. macam la kat kuantan ni ada jual pretzel.. cheh! I got this recipe of soft pretzel, and I wanna give it a try.. mana la tau, lepas ni boleh bukak kedai jual pretzel.. hahaha... bila nak buat ek? the sooner the better.. anyway, kalau sedap and jadi, I'll keep you guys/gals updated.. kalau tak jadi, senyap je la yekk.. hehe


Convocation Part 1  

written by hidayah

Ceremony: Istiadat Konvokesyen ke-68 UiTM 22 - 31/5/08
Venue: Dewan Sri Budiman
Date: 22/5/08
Day: Thursday (Sidang 1)
Time: Around 9.30am, but the graduates need to be there around 7.00 am


Waaah... this is the moment that I've been waiting for the past 2 years..All the hardwork and sacrifice has finally being paid off. Receiving my masters degree from HRH SPB Yang DiPertuan Agong - Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah was an unforgettable experience since he is the canselor of UiTM--> Menjunjung Kasih Tuanku!








Now I am oficially an alumni of UiTM.. after 2 times of convocation at UiTM (Diploma and now for masters), the song UiTM di Hatiku is still 'berhantu' whenever I sang it in Dewan Sri Budiman. Terasa sebak dan bangga sebab dah konvo dan jadi alumni UiTM.





Some of the convocation moments -->












All of the above are taken at Dewan Sri Budiman







Left to Right: Hasli, me and Wan Zukri (before the ceremony begin)







With Kak Aizan while waiting in the line :P



With my beloved hubby


UiTM Di hatiku..

In front of the royal tent

P/S: Thanks Kak Mahani, for pointing out the mistake :D

Happy Mother's Day!  

written by hidayah

I know Mother's Day was yesterday (11th May 2008), but then I hope it's not too late for me to wish all mothers out there --> Happy Mother's Day! Being a mom for the first time, I got to experience all the feelings and concerns that all mothers have, eventhough my baby girl is only 6 months old..

This entry is specially dedicated to my mother, Mrs Zarah Bachik...

Dear mama:
Kakak would like to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day..thank you so much for always being there for me, to support me, to be my inspiration and strength during my ups and downs, since I was a small child until now..

I know that you have done so much for me, and yet I've done so little for you.. and I always pray to Allah that you will always be blessed and have a good life.. Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly. Thank you for being my mom and I am grateful to have you in my life. I love you so much...

I have written a poem for you... In the interest of poetic economy and truth, I have succeeded in concentrating my deepest feelings and beliefs into two perfectly crafted lines:


You're my mother, I would have no other!


Updates on Fatihah..What can she do by now???  

written by hidayah

I've been wanting to write an entry about my lovely Fatihah, but yet I want to gather some of her latest photos. She's now 6++ months old, and what can she do by now? Plenty. Let's start with her rolling over left and right, here and there --> not to mention in the babycot, but also on her sleeping bag that we spread in front of the telly. She likes to make cute faces, and then likes to smile and laughs a lot.

Oh, the most important thing. She likes to play --> with her teethers, books, penguins, Mr Lion the puppet and her rattle. Kalau letak kat atas sleeping bag, dia mula la nak capai itu ini, main sorang2 dia je. Mulut dia tu sambil-sambil tu bercakap ntah apa2 ntah..(baby talk). Pengasuh kat nursery pun cakap Fatihah ni riuh. Suka bercakap dengan baby beside her babycot. It was funny when she tried to call me -- "aaa..aaa.." by looking at me.. mula2 tu tak perasan, but then she turn towards Zairi and repeat "aaa..aaa.." again. Hehe.. Bilalah dia nak belajar panggil Mommy and Daddy.. We are waiting for that moment to come.




She likes biting her teether..



When she is drinking her milk, masa tu jangan la nak panggil2 dia.. tak layan punye.. dia tgh khayal dan sibuk menikmati kelazatan susu tu.. even if you're trying to touch her fingers, or poke her cheek, she won't bother. Unless if her daddy passes by, mesti dia pusing tengok.. Macam-macam la Fatihah ni.. hehe..



Playing with Mr Lion the Puppet





Her famous trademark among our family --> her leg. Kalau tengah menyusu tu, mesti satu kaki lurus, satu kaki bengkok sambil goyang2 macam org tua. Then she likes to wiggle her body to ask people to pick her up. Masa tu, jangan la nak main acah2 nak angkat dia, sebab kalau tak angkat, dia mengamuk! Ni gambar dia tengah main kaki..


Kak Dayang's Potluck  

written by hidayah

Salam..

I was supposed to write about this way before but then I was waiting for the pictures from Husin and Zikri. Anyway, Kak Dayang will be on study leave for three years starting on the 1st May 2008 --> she's currently enrolled as a PhD student at UMP. We simply host a potluck in her honor.. Unfortunately, the pictures were not clear since Husin (jurugambar tak bertauliah) did not switch on the flash button. Hampehnye Husin!! Nampak gayanya kena tunggu lak gambar dari Noni.. Anyway, we had a blast... byk betul makanan.. melantak ah sampai petang.. hehehe..


Venue: Zeta Office
Date: 30th April 2008
Time: Morning sampai la makanan abis!!

Me --> tgh makan-makan (with Tn Hj at the back)


Some of the yummy food (Noni --> tgh amik makanan, Kak Yam --> mengadap makanan! HAHA..jangan marah..)

Interview Moments!  

written by hidayah

Alhamdulillah.. I'm through with the interview. Memula tu tak tau nak prepare apa. Dah la plak tu, it so happen that the day of my interview was the last day for the whole series of interview for that week. Dgn tak de suratnya, MARA simply call daddy and inform that the time has changed from 11am to 2pm. Luckily I knew it earlier. Kalau tak, mampos la berjanggut2 tunggu dari pagi. I arrived at ILKAP around 1.20pm. Masa tu mana la ada org. It's a Friday and people return to work around 2.30pm.

Nak dijadikan cerita, the first person I met masa nak tunggu interview tu is Kak Yati (She's an ex-lecturer in accounting kat KPTM Kuantan). Rupanya dia pun nak mintak scholarship from MARA for her PhD in Finance.. Later then we chit chat while waiting to register and get passes for the interview. Nearby, there were three guys -- all of them are interview candidates and were talking among each other, lepas tu tetiba je join me and Kak Yati's conversation.

Guy No 1 (asking me): Akak, akak mintak untuk apa?
Me: PhD. Adik? (I addressed him as adik since he was about my brother's age)
Guy No 1: Saya nak mintak utk 1st degree. Sblm ni akak buat 1st degree and masters kat mana?
Me: 1st degree kat US, amik skim yang sama gak. Masters kat UiTM.

The other two guys overheard our conversation dan mencelah perbualan kami:

Guy No 2: Eh, you went to US ke sebelum ni? Skim yang sama ni ke? Camane apply? Kat Uni mana dulu? Grad tahun bila?
Me: Ak ah, I mintak skim ni dulu. Then I dapat, gi Iowa State. I apply je --> isi borang macam biasa. I gi from 2002-2004. Kenapa?
Guy No 2: I was at RPI (Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute, New York) sblm ni. I buat 1st degree kat sana. Then I keje kat WTC (World Trade Centre). Then I balik Malaysia sebelum kena attack kat WTC tu.
Me: Ye ke? That is interesting. You kat sana tahun bila? Ni nak buat PhD ke?
Guy No 2: I gi sana tahun 2000. Ni I baru nak buat masters. Tapi kalau dapat ni I kena mintak cuti tanpa gaji la.
Me: I dapat study leave full pay. College I bagi. Dah rezeki.
Guy No 2: Seronok ah. You keje mana? Lecturer ke?
Me: KPTM Kuantan. Ak ah, I lecturer.

The first guy interrupted my conversation.

Guy No 1: La.. lecturer KPTM ke kak? Saya budak KPM (Kolej Professional MARA) Beranang. Skrg keje kontrak kat UniKL. Sama-sama la kita ni keje ngan anak syarikat MARA.
Guy No 3 : La.. lecturer KPTM Kuantan ke? Biasa datang UiTM Jengka tak? Saya dari sana.
Me: Jengka ke... tempat tu dah biasa sangat.. pulak tu KPTM buat franchise program EC 110, so selalu la jumpa org2 civil.. kenal ke org2 civil?
Guy No 3: Kenal sgt2.. setakat En Mokhtar tu, memang kenal rapat.. En Fairuz pulak officemate saya.
Me: Ooo..ok.. nanti kirim salam la kat orang2 civil ye..

While chit chatting, we were called one by one into the interview room. Every candidate that was done, I asked them on the questions that were asked by the panel. Mostly replied that the panel simply chit chat and did not asked much on the proposal. Lega aku.. lagipun diorang citer panel tu lecturer accounting UiTM and sorang lagi orang MARA. Yang paling hampeh sekali tu, I am the 2nd last candidate yang kena interview among 14 orang. In the interview room -->



Lecturer UiTM: So, you're working with MARA, and you applied for your PhD, right.
Me: Yeah, I got a study leave.
Lecturer UiTM: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your education background.
Me: (Telling about myself and mentioned about doing my 1st degree under the same scheme at the same unviersity that I'm currently applying for PhD)
Org MARA: The same university? Iowa State?
Me: Yeah, I already know the people there, so it would be easier for me.
Lecturer UiTM: Then it should be okay lah.. by the way, what is the exchange rate now?
Me: around 3.1 - 3.2
Lecturer UiTM: It was still higher compared to when I was there at Washington State University. But that was way long time ago.
Org MARA: Eh, KPTM tak de skim ke utk staff dia? I baru je cakap dgn En Azmi hari tu.
Me: As far as I'm concern, I never heard about such scheme. Anyway, they recommend me to apply for this scheme.
Lecturer UiTM: I guess that's all from us.
Me: When will I know the result of the interview?
Lecturer UiTM : You can ask the clerk there.
Clerk: By the end of this month, the result can be assessed at our website.

It ended around 5.05pm. Akhirnya selesai... sekarang ni, dah masuk la stage nak tunggu apa result interview tu.. dapat ke tak dapat? Tungguuuuuuuuuuuu........