she's one of my seniors in the college.
i had one memory with her in one Ramadhan two years ago. we ate together in the same talam. :)
This cikgu teaches Chinese
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
47th : the hard times...
it's good if we find that we are problem.
i'ts good if we know people don't like us, are not comfy with us.
yeah. i'm saying it's good. humans. factually that humans... humans means us... so, we are created to face and solve the things we take it as problems.
if we are problem, what should we do?
if we are not liked or people don't comfy with us, what do we do?
ain't trying to be a motivator or what here. i want to share what i think.
as a Muslim, it's useless to live this life if we don't have any contribution toward people around us. this is one of the basic mind-settings, for me.
we're not living this life alone. we live this life with others.
then, how to be with others? of course, communicating.
and, i do believe and have faith, communicating either it's one way or two ways, it involves physically, emotionally and spiritually.
before all the communication occur, our mind setting should be cleared.
since last year, i found that the theory of Johari window's really made me think positively. yeah. alhamdulillah.
it's not only ourselves have a view for us and we do have something we don't know until someone tell us. we have people in the same circle with us and people that never know us like really know us (not in the same circle) that can help us to look at our hidden selves naturally (we don't have to ask people directly, it's just life). AND, when we do find something about ourselves from others, we just have to be fair to ourselves in accepting the things.
we may reflect on our lives...
for me, i've learnt.. i think. i do think that people around do have their own significance in my life. in building my character. definitely, they do help me to reflect my own self. this is just like putting ourselves in their shoes. yes. as simple as that, simple? maybe.
we do concern about ourselves.
but, we do too have to concern about others.
others affect us in many ways.
to make others understand us, we have to share with them.
share what? share our thoughts. they might be not accepting ours, but at least they know.
and it has to be in two directions. it's unfair if they know about us, but we don't know them.
so, we have to know them too. know their thoughts too.
this is where we learn to respect each other.
i too a person that difficult to listen to others. but, do make du'as and do tell people to help me in improving myself. (people who live around me may not agree with this, but, at least this is what i think and feel...)
the hard times for us maybe different in situation, but the room of hope for us the same as we raise our hands and make du'a.
^_^
may Allah ease, people.
i'ts good if we know people don't like us, are not comfy with us.
yeah. i'm saying it's good. humans. factually that humans... humans means us... so, we are created to face and solve the things we take it as problems.
if we are problem, what should we do?
if we are not liked or people don't comfy with us, what do we do?
ain't trying to be a motivator or what here. i want to share what i think.
as a Muslim, it's useless to live this life if we don't have any contribution toward people around us. this is one of the basic mind-settings, for me.
we're not living this life alone. we live this life with others.
then, how to be with others? of course, communicating.
and, i do believe and have faith, communicating either it's one way or two ways, it involves physically, emotionally and spiritually.
before all the communication occur, our mind setting should be cleared.
since last year, i found that the theory of Johari window's really made me think positively. yeah. alhamdulillah.
it's not only ourselves have a view for us and we do have something we don't know until someone tell us. we have people in the same circle with us and people that never know us like really know us (not in the same circle) that can help us to look at our hidden selves naturally (we don't have to ask people directly, it's just life). AND, when we do find something about ourselves from others, we just have to be fair to ourselves in accepting the things.
we may reflect on our lives...
for me, i've learnt.. i think. i do think that people around do have their own significance in my life. in building my character. definitely, they do help me to reflect my own self. this is just like putting ourselves in their shoes. yes. as simple as that, simple? maybe.
we do concern about ourselves.
but, we do too have to concern about others.
others affect us in many ways.
to make others understand us, we have to share with them.
share what? share our thoughts. they might be not accepting ours, but at least they know.
and it has to be in two directions. it's unfair if they know about us, but we don't know them.
so, we have to know them too. know their thoughts too.
this is where we learn to respect each other.
i too a person that difficult to listen to others. but, do make du'as and do tell people to help me in improving myself. (people who live around me may not agree with this, but, at least this is what i think and feel...)
the hard times for us maybe different in situation, but the room of hope for us the same as we raise our hands and make du'a.
^_^
may Allah ease, people.
Friday, January 11, 2013
46th : The need for soft skills.
Sunday January 6, 2013
The need for soft skills
WHEN applying for a job, employers always want to know what a
potential employee can do for the organisation. This is where soft
skills come in handy and help snag that coveted job.
At the recent Memorandum of Understanding signing between Nilai University and DC Training Malaysia Sdn Bhd (which runs Dale Carnegie Training), the varsity’s vice president of academic affairs Prof Datuk Dr Sothi Rachagan explained the reason for the collaboration.
“Soft skills are critical for success. Dale Carnegie trainers focus on the five ‘drivers of success’ and this will give our students a headstart in their professional lives,” he said.
The “five drivers of success” are self-confidence, interpersonal skills, communication, leadership and improving one’s attitude.
The varsity is the first domestic tertiary education institution to enter into a partnership with Dale Carnegie. Under the partnership, the Dale Carnegie Training programme is available to all degree level students. A preview of the course was held at the signing ceremony to give students a sample of what to expect.
DC Training Malaysia Sdn Bhd president and chief executive officer Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh assured students that those who attend the training would be more marketable.
He cited an example where those who underwent the course were preferred for job vacancies in Cyberjaya as employers were confident of their soft skills.
The varsity has also entered into collaborative agreements with other professional organisations to benefit its students, including the Malaysian Food and Beverage Executives Association who will provide professional certification for students from the varsity’s School of Hospitality and Tourism.
At the recent Memorandum of Understanding signing between Nilai University and DC Training Malaysia Sdn Bhd (which runs Dale Carnegie Training), the varsity’s vice president of academic affairs Prof Datuk Dr Sothi Rachagan explained the reason for the collaboration.
“Soft skills are critical for success. Dale Carnegie trainers focus on the five ‘drivers of success’ and this will give our students a headstart in their professional lives,” he said.
The “five drivers of success” are self-confidence, interpersonal skills, communication, leadership and improving one’s attitude.
The varsity is the first domestic tertiary education institution to enter into a partnership with Dale Carnegie. Under the partnership, the Dale Carnegie Training programme is available to all degree level students. A preview of the course was held at the signing ceremony to give students a sample of what to expect.
DC Training Malaysia Sdn Bhd president and chief executive officer Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh assured students that those who attend the training would be more marketable.
He cited an example where those who underwent the course were preferred for job vacancies in Cyberjaya as employers were confident of their soft skills.
The varsity has also entered into collaborative agreements with other professional organisations to benefit its students, including the Malaysian Food and Beverage Executives Association who will provide professional certification for students from the varsity’s School of Hospitality and Tourism.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
45th : The Old Municipal Pool
i got this poem in my mailbox. Goodreads January newsletter.
The Old Municipal Pool
The boards of the bathhouse are rotten,deep in leaves the pool's cracked floor.
The town has changed and has forgotten.
Broken steps of iron ore
lead to a jungle of huge vines,
some hanging from a rusting tower
like a schoolgirl's doodled lines.
The air is thick with what's in flower.
The strange stillness recalls her name,
the empty desk in the next row,
how time had stuck in one scratched frame
now fifteen Decembers ago.
They'd found her dead in the deep water,
beaten, bruises on her throat,
a used-car salesman's long-haired daughter.
I still have her last love note.
I wander into the green gloom
beneath the canopy of leaves,
as though back into that classroom.
She had worn jeans and flowing sleeves
and turned to me with dreamy smiles,
our steps echoing in the school
as mine do now on ruined tiles
of an enormous swimming pool
the years have left a ghostly place
of rust, a splintered bathhouse door,
in whose shadows there is no trace
of what I had come looking for.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
44th : the first...
living on the ground. real ground. groundfloor. alhamdulillah. :) despite all the contras in my mind, alhamdulillah. :)
the first lecture today was culture and learning. EDU 3106. went through the course proforma. it's like revising social studies. initially i thought it would be the same. but, later, i should take that as an advantage. :) in a way.
the second lecture was TSL 3110. 100% coursework. no examination. that just made my jaw dropped for a few seconds. insya Allah khair. insya Allah khair. huhuh. we did discussion. we did presentation. my group got to explain about contextualism (teaching and learning English using context). smartphone is very useful at that time since we're not really ready with notes, laptop nor ref. books. hadeyy.. then i got the group that compare and contrast KBSR and KSSR syllabus. uhuh.
the first lecture. i was fighting my sleepy-head from falling on the table. i lost to my sleepiness. the men classmates laughed at me that i fell asleep on the first day in 2013. -_-"
tomorrow, OLA (olahraga).
i just overlooked my responsibilities again returning to this campus. -_-" it's not endless, but hard to end. may Allah ease.
the first lecture today was culture and learning. EDU 3106. went through the course proforma. it's like revising social studies. initially i thought it would be the same. but, later, i should take that as an advantage. :) in a way.
the second lecture was TSL 3110. 100% coursework. no examination. that just made my jaw dropped for a few seconds. insya Allah khair. insya Allah khair. huhuh. we did discussion. we did presentation. my group got to explain about contextualism (teaching and learning English using context). smartphone is very useful at that time since we're not really ready with notes, laptop nor ref. books. hadeyy.. then i got the group that compare and contrast KBSR and KSSR syllabus. uhuh.
the first lecture. i was fighting my sleepy-head from falling on the table. i lost to my sleepiness. the men classmates laughed at me that i fell asleep on the first day in 2013. -_-"
tomorrow, OLA (olahraga).
i just overlooked my responsibilities again returning to this campus. -_-" it's not endless, but hard to end. may Allah ease.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
43rd : let this be the ending entry...
the ending entry for 2012. :)
alhamdulillah.
we got our exam result before we enter the new semester. :)
alhamdulillah. it was the first time i cried looking at my exam result ever. yes. as far as i remember, i never cry over my exam result in my life. maybe if i cried, it's few months or years later.
2012.
the sweet.
the sour.
the bitter.
i pray that next semester, the very semester 5, will educate me. will train me. will lead me towards being a better person. a better daughter. a better trainee. a better junior. a better senior. a better roommate. a better sister, younger or elder. a better student. a better friend. a better mate. the most important is a better servant of Him.
i just realised i whined and sighed a lot thru the two semesters in 2012. :']
so, this is how am going to end the post for 2012 in this blog.
i don't want to wish for happier moments nor unstressful times because thru this 2012 i felt those and without i realise those that made me strong inside and widen my heart capacity. :) those made me mature at thinking i guess. what is more, those taught me to keep my faith in Allah. because there was no place i could hold for a long period other than Him. He's forever.
so, i wish you, whoever you are reading this entry to have better year of making yourself a better person ahead! :)
may 2012 had brought us closer to Allah.
may 2012 had made us grateful.
may 2012 had taught us to be wiser.
may 2013 have better unknown promises for us;
that will make us turning back to it at the end of the year
smiling =)
welcome myself to new room! -_-"
alhamdulillah.
we got our exam result before we enter the new semester. :)
alhamdulillah. it was the first time i cried looking at my exam result ever. yes. as far as i remember, i never cry over my exam result in my life. maybe if i cried, it's few months or years later.
2012.
the sweet.
the sour.
the bitter.
i pray that next semester, the very semester 5, will educate me. will train me. will lead me towards being a better person. a better daughter. a better trainee. a better junior. a better senior. a better roommate. a better sister, younger or elder. a better student. a better friend. a better mate. the most important is a better servant of Him.
i just realised i whined and sighed a lot thru the two semesters in 2012. :']
so, this is how am going to end the post for 2012 in this blog.
i don't want to wish for happier moments nor unstressful times because thru this 2012 i felt those and without i realise those that made me strong inside and widen my heart capacity. :) those made me mature at thinking i guess. what is more, those taught me to keep my faith in Allah. because there was no place i could hold for a long period other than Him. He's forever.
so, i wish you, whoever you are reading this entry to have better year of making yourself a better person ahead! :)
may 2012 had brought us closer to Allah.
may 2012 had made us grateful.
may 2012 had taught us to be wiser.
may 2013 have better unknown promises for us;
that will make us turning back to it at the end of the year
smiling =)
welcome myself to new room! -_-"
Monday, December 3, 2012
42nd : idl.
idl. i don't like. haha.
breathe in. breathe out. repeat three times. then say, alhamdulillah. :)
three years and half has passed. i am suddenly feel scared. afraid. hu-hu.
two years left. two years to go. 4 semesters.
there're few things about this type of campus life. or as written on the blue and black shirts sold, IPG life.
the first thing i would like to avoid when meeting people is to talk about parents. specifically about parents' jobs. ha-ha. because, it's normally, when people asked me or already knew me studying in IPG, when they found that my parents are in education sector of this country too, they expected-ly responded, "ikut mak ayah la ni..." (follow parents' steps...) and you yourself reading this entry would be saying that, aite?
i just be more annoyed when people know about my father, they would respond, "no wonder..." (patutlah...) i just don't like it.
i have my own reasons for being annoyed.
number one. my parents NEVER offer me studying in IPG. it's my own effort. yeah. i just knew about IPG that time through my friends. thanks to them. i also got to know about IPG via my sweet sisters (not biological sister) after SPM that time (2009). to have the courage applying for it was my own decision. yes. am telling you, my parents never force me. they know what was my ambition that time. my father even offered me something for me to further in the ambition i wanted to. it's my decision. after all.
number two. i did write in the application forms about my parents working in the education sector. it's just to give flavours into the essay, i would say. no. i don't choose to be here because my parents are working in the sector. no. i was even afraid to be in this sector (now i'm even annoyed) because i was afraid about people stereotyping about children-parents thingy. when the parents are accountant, people tend to expect the children will inherit the business or the accounting brain of their parents.
number three. i have my dream. beautiful dream for choosing this road not taken by people around me. yeah. ^_^
next, about the IPG name. when people ask me, "where are you studying?"
definitely my short answer is, "IPG."
they usually reply me the words below,
"oo.. maktab..." (did i say that? -.-")
"what?" (ok. people don't know about us...)
and yes. am annoyed. ha-ha.
when they reply me "what?" i just have to reply these,
generally: "IPG stands for Institut Pendidikan Guru.."
specifically: "IPG Kampus Tuanku Bainun..."
hearing my specific answer, i usually get this answer,
"oo.. kat Perak eh?"
i will just have to quickly correct them, "no. in Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang... (adding: not the one in island)"
adoi. complicated.
why i feel annoyed about people replying me "maktab" answer?
that would be because we are now IPG. no M behind G. no maktab maktab anymore. most of our lecturers, especially them who're in Research and Innovation Department too very annoyed when people keep mentioning our college as "maktab". hu-hu. it's all about developing the education system in this country. if you know. so, i'm supporting and to show appreciation to them and myself, i use IPG. but, somehow, i just have to use that word to make it short for people to know me. huk3.
this issue just made my brain got this thought: people don't know about us. the education system.
but, they know (are aware) we got allowance. sigh.
breathe in. breathe out. repeat three times. then say, alhamdulillah. :)
three years and half has passed. i am suddenly feel scared. afraid. hu-hu.
two years left. two years to go. 4 semesters.
there're few things about this type of campus life. or as written on the blue and black shirts sold, IPG life.
the first thing i would like to avoid when meeting people is to talk about parents. specifically about parents' jobs. ha-ha. because, it's normally, when people asked me or already knew me studying in IPG, when they found that my parents are in education sector of this country too, they expected-ly responded, "ikut mak ayah la ni..." (follow parents' steps...) and you yourself reading this entry would be saying that, aite?
i just be more annoyed when people know about my father, they would respond, "no wonder..." (patutlah...) i just don't like it.
i have my own reasons for being annoyed.
number one. my parents NEVER offer me studying in IPG. it's my own effort. yeah. i just knew about IPG that time through my friends. thanks to them. i also got to know about IPG via my sweet sisters (not biological sister) after SPM that time (2009). to have the courage applying for it was my own decision. yes. am telling you, my parents never force me. they know what was my ambition that time. my father even offered me something for me to further in the ambition i wanted to. it's my decision. after all.
number two. i did write in the application forms about my parents working in the education sector. it's just to give flavours into the essay, i would say. no. i don't choose to be here because my parents are working in the sector. no. i was even afraid to be in this sector (now i'm even annoyed) because i was afraid about people stereotyping about children-parents thingy. when the parents are accountant, people tend to expect the children will inherit the business or the accounting brain of their parents.
number three. i have my dream. beautiful dream for choosing this road not taken by people around me. yeah. ^_^
next, about the IPG name. when people ask me, "where are you studying?"
definitely my short answer is, "IPG."
they usually reply me the words below,
"oo.. maktab..." (did i say that? -.-")
"what?" (ok. people don't know about us...)
and yes. am annoyed. ha-ha.
when they reply me "what?" i just have to reply these,
generally: "IPG stands for Institut Pendidikan Guru.."
specifically: "IPG Kampus Tuanku Bainun..."
hearing my specific answer, i usually get this answer,
"oo.. kat Perak eh?"
i will just have to quickly correct them, "no. in Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang... (adding: not the one in island)"
adoi. complicated.
why i feel annoyed about people replying me "maktab" answer?
that would be because we are now IPG. no M behind G. no maktab maktab anymore. most of our lecturers, especially them who're in Research and Innovation Department too very annoyed when people keep mentioning our college as "maktab". hu-hu. it's all about developing the education system in this country. if you know. so, i'm supporting and to show appreciation to them and myself, i use IPG. but, somehow, i just have to use that word to make it short for people to know me. huk3.
this issue just made my brain got this thought: people don't know about us. the education system.
but, they know (are aware) we got allowance. sigh.
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