Tagged by Sheri

Tagged by Sheri

Rules of the tag:- Link to your tagger and post these rules in your blog. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.


Fact 1 [random]
I am a dominant lefthanded. like really2 lefthanded. makan jer tangan kanan. but my tulisan is senget to the right, which makes my handwriting looks like a right handed. and the way i pegang my pen pun mcm seorang right handed. tp the difficult part is when we have flipchairs which is tailor-made for right handed, really pisses me off.. Susah laa huhuhu... and of course, the potong2 bit eg. pisau, tempat nak menggarukan carrot or timon.. things like dat, reminds me that i am lefthanded.. discrimination! huhuhu

Fact 2 [weird]
I have this thing about nasi putih. Before i have my meal, lunch or dinner, i mesti nak makan sket dulu nasi putih before pouring the kuah on my nasi. in fact, i can eat satu mangkuk nasi putih sahaja... i can eat nasi impit begitu sahaja pun best.. (its some weird habit i have since my tuition teacher masa form 2 suruh experiment makan nasi putih, it tastes sweet because although its carbohydrate, ada unsur2 glucose dlm tu..) so everytime i wanna eat nasi putih, i will taste the sweetness dulu before i indulge in other lauk and kuah.. weird ay ? ooh.. and my day will be incomplete without nasi even for abit.

Fact 3 [random gk la]
I used to want to be in the spotlight. mcm nak jadi hostess tv show ke, penyanyi ke or actress. (i think we all had that dream right? heheh) in fact, i still had dat dream sampai dah besar jugak laa.. hehe but it all terkabur kot when i changed my ambition nk jadi Doctor konon tapi tak jadi because apparently they want like CGPA 4.00 for matriculations??? so i took Actuarial Science instead.. ooh and the part being in the spotlight bit, i decided to be orang belakang tabir mcm write scripts for drama mase skolah, directed drama.. and things like dat.. but never acted.. hehe.. tp kdg2 if ada audition ape2 ke teringin gak nak try.. just for the fun of it.. hehehe..

Fact 4 [weird]
ok, this is really weird. but everytime i change to a new boss, not long after that, i will change job. freaky huh ? ok, tak nak elaborate more on that kot

Fact 5 [random]
When Im driving alone in a car, I will change stations everytime there's a new song on air.. till the song that i like will be on air.. and if all stations takde lagu yg best, i will listen to my cd. and i always put it on random mode and keep on changing till i find the song that i really wanna listen at that time.

Fact 6 [random]
I am quite good at impersonating people. hehe.. i always get this "eh, jadi aaa! sebijik mcm ******"

Fact 7 [ random]
I can live without tv. I can live without music (sekarang la). but i cannot live without the internet. why ? because my significant other is on the other side of the world. and that is the main channel of communication for us. and even if he is busy with work or doing something else, i still need the internet. plus, there's always something you can learn from the internet.

7 lucky people that I tag are as follows: -
Shaz Zain
Adina
Dyanna
Sue
Cousin Kak Mimi
Nadia
Ani

Hehe.. nama dipilih berdasarkan siapa yang slalu baca my blog (i know you people read my blog hehehehe) and yang belum ditag oleh Sheri hehehehe... Good luck people!

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Big Bands and Swing

I have always adored and admired the lifestyle of the rich and famous. Wouldn't it be nice to have their convenience, their comfort, having almost everything possible under the sun.

Why the sudden materialistic side of me popped out? I am right now listening to Glenn Miller's Big Band Sounds. I imagine myself suddenly in a foreign land and suddenly its 1954. (cewah tiba2) I am getting ready to go to catch the live show at some fancy orchestral hall that starts at 8.. with my last touch up make up powder, I grab my pashmina shawl to keep me warm in the hall. The limo arrives and my significant other passes me the white gloves and walks with me to the limo.

cocktails before the show, i listen to people laughing and gentleman dressed in a 3-piece suit and lovely ladies in their gowns and dresses with the high heels complete with diamonds. and don't forget that diamond necklace that shines from far.

i see our own version of Marilyn Monroe (cewah.. ntah dari mana datangnya) and she wears a lovely white dress and her hair is nicely done with curls and a dangling pair of ear ring that matches nicely with her necklace and handbag. she is being surrounded by men on each side. giggling and making innuendos to other people's husband that makes other ladies gag. I shake my head and the show is about to start. people walking towards the entrance and checking their tickets for their seats. The ones who has the most expensive tickets walks confidently in front to the VIP door..

i take my seat next to my significant other and the lights dim. I close my eyes and hear the soothing sound of Moonlight Serenade that gently brings me back to my office in Batang Berjuntai where i am wearing a baju kurung with a stack of papers to be checked.. back to reality....

would be nice if i cud see Glenn Miller though...

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Day off

I took the day off today. At first I wanted to spend the day alone watching High School Musical the movie. but i did that on Saturday with my nephew and niece. So I changed the plan. I wanted to go to area2 KL with my mom. we wanted to look at some stuff. but then, tak jadi. plus i wasnt in the mood. so i stayed at home and cook instead.

so today i became a wanita misali. i cooked. dua lauk.
1. kari ikan.
2. sayur campo.

jadi ke x? i dunno. tgk komen orang...

Few mins later:

-yeay passed! woo hoo!

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Lost In Translation

The ones who can communicate well are the ones who can convey the message to others as clear as possible. without having people asking "apa yg dia ckp?" . if more than one person asks the same question, that would mean the speaker did not convey the message clearly.

I went to a course yesterday and a speaker spoke of "kejelasan penjelasan". which made me laugh like a hyenna. heh heh.. interesting stuff.. even though towards the end, there were less than 25 people who stayed. lucky for me, i stayed till the end. not because i am skema or what, i feel that its unfair for people who has already worked hard for organizing the seminar, we should be thankful that we gained more knowledge through such events.

there's just one thing that bothers me though. i am right now, lost, in translation. i guess, most of the time i try so hard to be as clear as possible, that it becomes something that is so abstract and in the end, i myself get lost. really i do. so i have decided to be on hiatus on my thoughts and translations that got me lost at the first place. i wanna untangle the entangled bit and rationalize the irrational misconception concepts. "kejelasan penjelasan".

i remember things were much easier in the 80s. see. thats one of my flaws. i am still living in the past. and i look to far above and beyond. i don't really 'live' in the present. i admit that that is one of my weaknesses that took me to a turn into getting lost.. in translation.

no matter how clear you are, how certain you may be, you might just get lost somewhere in the middle.. somewhere through this journey. i tell my students.. those are called alpha.. or Type 1 error in hypothesis testing. see, in statistics, one powerful tool to analyze is using hypothesis testing when you make and assumption and allow a certain level of errors cause you are never 100% sure of your assumptions.

So what to do now? Is there evidence to Reject H null ?
Gosh, just for this one bit, i do not have the answer...

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Into the Blue, Alpha and Yellow and time value

watching SUPERHOT jessica alba (oh, come on.. am i wrong??) in Into The Blue made me feel like jumping in here :




Wish I could have this one day:
Dari manakah asalnya gambar2 nih ? Definitely not from me. Hehe.. I told my students to go on a holiday after their finals to refresh, rejuvinate and rewind (sepatutnya unwind tapi nak jugak the re- hehehe ).

After giving their Test 1 results, ada yang muka2 hampa, muka2 terkejut, muka2 (aku dah agak dah), and ada yg muka whatever... So I gave them a little boost in their confidence.. I don't think I am their favourite lecturer and I definitely teach their least most favourite subject, hehe.. But I think I can dive into their minds a little and put myself in their shoes. So I try my best to be the one lecturer that they are not afraid of to ask questions at the same time not the one they can mess around with.. (not an easy job, really) .. But its a teaching and learning process.. everyday i teach and i learn new characters, new tricks, old tricks (been there, done that), new perspective, new ideas on how to make the learning experience exciting and memorable. Only that, the one who evaluates me (SKT aka dalam bhs omputih is KPI) are the ones who never entered my class. based on surveys conducted during the end of the semester. where students just tick 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, if they like the lecturer or 1,1,1,1,1 for their least favourite lecturer.

In statistics, to test the reliability of the survey data is through Cronbach alpha. but how sincere are we when we answer survey forms? being a statistician myself, when i answer survey, i can say that 80% of the time I am honest, the rest of the time, i just wanna finish it quickly and get it over with. but there are times that i really answer the survey honestly when i feel that they can benefit from it. with the hopes that from that data, they can somehow formulate a new solution for the issue addressed in the survey.

Anyway, I'm thinking of changing to DiGi. Since I can maintain my supercool number.. hehehe.. Or should I wait for other networks to announce their MNP and see which gives the superlowest offer ?


Gimme your thoughts DiGi people ? Will they follow me ? Like everywhere ? Even in my campus yg jauh dan selalu takde line Maxis itu ? Seems like all networks are all out in marketing their services. I think at one point, the sms service will be free... will they ? u think ? remember in 2000, smses used to be 30sen and for one darned misscall yang sempat diangkat will cost you 60sen. and a frigging prepaid costed me rm238! i can top up a few ringgit and almost buy new lenses! that was the value at that time..

heh, remember the days without hp ? and public phones ? and meeting up in a middle of kl and not get lost? those days were based on trust, punctuality and public phones.. i think we took for granted that since mobile phones are well... mobile, we tend to procastinate and became less punctual. cause it's just a phone call away. so these days are based on handphones, smses and.. internet.. which is not a bad thing if we use it wisely..

okla, tajuk blog ni makin lama making pjg and labels pun dah jadi banyak sbb dia rojak kan.. so i'll stop now.



**actually i was waiting for someone to come around while writing this.. maybe dia penat kot**

ich vermisse dich

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my discovery again : yuna

I discovered this somewhere early this year.. I have been searching (no la not really) searching la jugak for this gurl. She is very talented. Heard that she performed in a lot of places but never had the chance to see her in person.

maybe you can check her out. her EP will be out soon. can't wait to buy it. it's nice to listen to some 'real music' from our local people.

she's one talented girl. she sings and plays piano and guitar just like she's breathing. look out for Yuna.

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Sobani Iteyo

I wake up to the voice of Usher and Beyonce serenading me with In This Club (remix) every morning. Only this morning, i felt very weak and lazy to wake up but i have to.

I was on MC for two days due to fever and takdak suara. how to lecture ? I took the opportunity to rest and regain my energy since i had a hectic week last week.

The weekend was also hectic. On Saturday, we woke up early to go to Shah Alam for my cousin's engagement ceremony. (Congratulations Khaleefur!! if you're reading this). The day went on till night. Beraya sana sini, orang datang and stuff. Same goes for Sunday. Only that we went to KL area: Gombak and Selayang. and then head back home since people called saying they wanted to beraya kat rumah (Sorry Shazzain tak dapat gi open house umah ko sbb ada orang datang non stop).

I don't know if its me or what, but I want so much to have my long vacation. I'm listening to Long Vacation's Sobani Iteyo from the external hard disk that he gave me. Ada 15G of mp3s okay.. hehe and a downloaded collection of my favourite tv show 30rock and numb3rs :) thanks b.

I guess that's why i needed the 2 days mc.. to have my short vacation.. Hopefully I will get my long vacation again insyaAllah.. (bila la nak amek cuti lame lame ni...)

Now lagu Close to you, piano version played by Sena. Lovely piece. I played this during Burhanuddin Helmi's annual dinner in UKM in 2001. Sayangnya, the notes tak tau letak kat mana. And my piano is so out of tune. I am thinking of asking Uncle Nazri to tune my piano.. sbb susah pulak nak tune guitar if my piano is out of tune, kan?

I wanna be the old Dora again. I wanna write passionately, I wanna play music with feelings, I wanna smile when I see the sun, I wanna have my Long Vacation.. I wanna go to Redang one day and swim and go snorkling (spelling mcm ne ek) and see the underwater world.. I wanna go to Penang and eat by the beach. and take pictures of nature and people.

Sekarang lagu What Will I Do kat soundtrack Long Vacation ni.

I'm not really sure of the words to say
If only you knew that I feel this way
I wanna give my heart to you
Show me the way that you want me to
I know for sure there's a place for us
I'm counting the days 'till I feel your touch
You come to me when I dream at night
When I'm with you, it will be so right
If you can see the love in my eyes
You should know that I'm on your side
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
I'll be yours, you'll be mine
Ooh... What will I do? Ooh... What will I do?
Ooh... What will I do? Ooh... What will I do?
If you can see the love in my eyes
You should know that I'm on your side
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
I'll be yours, you'll be mine
Ooh... What will I do? Ooh... What will I do?
Ooh... What will I do? Ooh... What will I do

Sigh. I miss. I wish.

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Waiting on an angel

A lovely piece by Ben Harper - Waiting on an angel
Heard it on AXN's House last night..





Lyrics | Ben Harper - Waiting on an Angel lyrics

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Ayat - Ayat Cinta

Today's faculty meeting started with Dr.K quoted from surah Al-An'am ayat 95.

Verily! It is Allâh Who causes the seed­grain and the fruit­stone (like date­stone, etc.) to split and sprout. He brings forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the dead from the living. Such is Allâh, then how are you deluded away from the truth?

Dr.K too mentioned about Islamization Knowledge and how we as an educator can synthesize the ethics of Islam in knowledge and its application.

I had a good time watching Ayat - ayat cinta.. it had brought tears in my eyes watching how sincere yet beautiful love is in the eyes of Islam. I also learned that taaruf or dalam bahasa Indonesianya dibilang "perkenalan". dan ada kalanya perkenalan itu sukses atau ngak.

A very refreshing and enlightening movie. It made me cry, it made me think, it made me learn.. how beautiful ayat - ayat cinta is.. In the eyes of Islam..

Cinta is sacrifice
Cinta is finding truth
Cinta is accepting truth
Cinta is accepting people
Cinta is subjective
Cinta is words on a piece of paper
Cinta is beautiful

I also learned that Islam teaches us advices should be accepted and embraced by anyone.. regardless religion or age..

May we all learn and benefit from each other.. InsyaAllah
(ok, cikyah aku mcm terpengaruh blog ko jer?)

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dora goes green!

Perbincangan dalam email harini mmg hangat dan ditambah dengan minyak sapi.. lagi lah membara.. hehehe it was fun though.. thanks :)

I have decided to membuat rangka kerja for my 2009's new year's resolution.. but before that, I'd wanna refresh this year's based on my post earlier this year 2008's new year's resolution

=MY BIG R=

1. To cook at least ONCE a week ON A WEEK DAY atau hari yang bekerja
>> more like ONCE a month.. and ada one month tu.. like more than once.. so.. i think it's better than nothing rite ? the hari yang bekerja bit, susah sket.. penah skali jer.. masak maggi ?

2. To mcm meng-make up make up kan diri sedikit sebanyak
>> nicely DONE. ;)

3. To buy at least 1 pair of baju a month
>> this one dah kurangkan coz $ perlu dichannelkan pada benda yang lebih penting..

4. To save up $ to go to Europe specifically Germany to see BB
>> work in progress :)

5. To learn one word a day
>> done. cuma not one word a day.. but not bad gk la.. and not only in English, other languages too.. mainly German, and abit of Tamil (baru start) :p

6. To find a specific field, cari betul2 university to further my studies
>> this kena put on hold for awhile due to personal reasons..

Jadi apakah resolution-resolution baru yang boleh dimasukkan dalam my new year's resolution ? Its 3 more months till the year ends!! gosh.. time flies... when you're having fun! hehehe.. perhaps i will need time to think about it..

Loving and living each and every second. I told my students, life is just too short for you to carry negative vibes.. make the best of it.. and i quoted from Green Day's song.. lagu yg sering dinyanyi2kan mase zaman2 SPM98.. (igt tak Atik?)

"So make the best of this test and don't ask why.. It's not a question but a lesson learned in time.. It's something unpredictable.. but in the end it's right.. I hope you have the time of your life.. "

A lot of things happened through out the year.. I am thankful to Allah for that.. Had a blast in Penang, spend a weekend with my family in PD, experienced studio photography with a professional photographer.. SLR :) .. research projects, business, bb babuji and meaningful events.. :)

I hope and pray for good things throughout the year and many2 years to come.. I also hope and pray for good things to happen to good people.. so let's start on our new year's resolution earlier so that when the clock strikes 12, you'll become a better person.. and not a person just working on it.. good luck!

oh yes, and I too, am going green! sorry Soraya.. bukan niat I nak tiru.. But I suddenly fell inlove with green.. :)

Feng Shui (IYKWIM) :p

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1. 8 mins calls.
2. waking up early just to talk.
3. sms in the middle of a hectic schedule.
4. raya video.
5. driving slowly for more time.
6. conversations over coffee.
7. the curve.
8. breakfast @ mcD.
9. maggi goreng at mamak.
10. kuey teow goreng with nescafe.
11. Dinner at Marche'
12. the curve.
13. San Fran hot chocolate
14. Famous Amos in Alamanda.
15. putrajaya at 6pm for a snapshot.
16. just putrajaya.
17. medan mara's roti canai & susu.
18. the curve.
19. Durian di kayu hijau
20. shoe shopping.
21. hotlink smses.
22. restoren jejantas sg buloh
23. nose.

ich vermisse dich bibi.

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facebook

my facebook status says "Dora thinks the PTPTN-raya advert is so kayu"
Diana Jones commented "not just kayu.. a flat boring log floating on a very stinky muddy water..."

seriously!

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Betul! betul sangat meg!

The day started with my room mate saying "I just learned something yesterday.. ". see my room mate and I, we like to have conversations that are intellectual and mind stimulating.. and sometimes I like to splash in a little bit of gossip :p hehe.. tapi di hujung gossip itu selalunya ada some conclusion yang bole menyedarkan kita.

"I learned that you cannot push a guy to do something.. In fact, you cannot push anyone to do anything. If they wanna do it, has to be from them.. not when you push them."

"betul! betul sangat meg.."

I learned that the more you push people, the more that you are pushing them away. Guys especially. There's this unwritten rule about guys.. they need their own space.. see, i never really understood what kind of 'space' are they really referring to ? but i guess i am learning now and as you mix around with other people who are mature, you tend to develop that maturity as well.. and i learned that the 'space' that they were referring to is actually time.. time and space.. like in physics..

In physics, spacetime is any mathematical model that combines space and time into a single construct called the spacetime continuum. Spacetime is usually interpreted with space being three-dimensional and time playing the role of the fourth dimension. According to Euclidean space perception, the universe has three dimensions of space and one dimension of time. By combining space and time into a single manifold, physicists have significantly simplified a large number of physical theories, as well as described in a more uniform way the workings of the universe at both the supergalactic and subatomic levels.

In classical mechanics, the use of Euclidean space instead of spacetime is appropriate, as time is treated as universal and constant, being independent of the state of motion of an observer. In relativistic contexts, however, time cannot be separated from the three dimensions of space, because the rate at which time passes depends on an object's velocity relative to the speed of light and also the strength of intense gravitational fields which can slow the passage of time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-time


Being in a LDR for 3 years now, the time factor is very vital. we have a difference of 6 hours and both are busy chasing their dreams and career but at the same time we want to have that quality time together. so there are a lot of sacrifices that has to be made, understanding each other's situation and trust. Sacrifices has to be made out of sincerity and tidak diungkit later on. Understanding needs time and maturity.. and trust has to be gained. Even at 3 years, we are still learning about each other. I'd like to put it just like my quality assurance thingy, it's a life long learning experience.. for me, i appreciate knowledge.. even if my room mate is telling me about culturing bacteria called Rhoduccocus (tak sure spelling), I'd like to appreciate it even though sometimes I might not comprehend apekah sebenarnya Rhoducocus itu but it's Allah's gift for us and the fact that someone is experimenting it is somewhat amazing! a very small tiny bacteria means a whole lot to a person.. so I value the things that people share with me.. it's always interesting..

So back to my room mate's statement. Nodoby likes to be pushed to do something. That's why they tend to push it back further.. especially guys.. and sekeras keras hati lelaki, mereka lagi sukar untuk di-push to do something they do not want.. that's why when they dah lembut hati, you should appreciate it.. Ini semua kejadian Allah swt.. siapalah saya sebagai insan yang kerdil ini untuk meng-question people's heart.. (tiba2 mcm bunyi orang yang dalam movies who narrates the story.. hehe).. I sometimes a little bit of patience make a BIG difference.. :) I do not want to elaborate more on that.. because it is abit too personal for me..

I guess sometimes there are things that are private and personal I'd like to keep it to myself and only to the people who matters to me... the things that really matters are only for the people who matters to me.. you know who you are and what I mean :)

But when you do something that comes from the heart, and with the blessings of people who love and care about you, it becomes more meaningful.. and special.. Regardless of what other people say.. and these people do not know what your plans are or what you are going through.. sometimes they say it out of jealousy or just wanna just cucuk you.. I learned from my parents that you do what is best for you and not for others. I learned from my significant other, not to listen to others, just do what is right for you..

A reminder for me, my best friend Sheri (who will be flying off to Perth soon, gonna miss you babe.. don't listen to other people.. you want this.. and you will get this.. you have worked so hard for it.. and now the time is almost here.. I pray for your success there and hope to see you on D-day! hehe"
and for the best room mate ever, Meg.. (do not listen to others.. this is your dream.. go chase it! follow your instincts, believe in your destiny and fight for your dreams!)

I am thankful to Allah that I am blessed with my loving, the superbestest and supportive family, a loving, caring and understanding partner, lots of good friends who stood by me through thick and thin.. seriously.. It was Allah who had arranged the time and space for us to meet in this life..
and everything that happened .. just happened.. it was never planned and never pushed :)

ps: huggies for bb

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Selamat Hari Raya

German word for the day is

Wir sehen uns (fehr zehen uns) : We'll meet.

with my micro-knowledge of German language, I wanna add in this

Wir sehen uns in Raya translation We'll meet for Raya.. InsyaAllah.

So before i start my i'm-not-sure-long-or-short-my-post-is-gonna-be, I'd like to wish everyone Salam Aidil Fitri.. Maaf Zahir & Batin.

This year's raya is somewhat special and has some significant meaning to me. It's very personal and I'd like to keep it to myself for now. ok i'm gonna click PUBLISH POST now.. coz I wanna start a new post

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