rezeki

Today Uri gave me a tupperware of durian. I think mrk panggil cina jual durian from Raub and they bought ramai-ramai. She gave me a pack.

Then rombongan from US came with Ermin (originally from Bosnia but kawin Dr Bani from Msia) and I ajak "merasa"sedikit. Tak tau Ermin hantu durian. Haha. Memang rezeki dia gamaknya.

Then petang I had 2 sessions with a few international students (both ugrads and pgrads). Ada lagi peminat durian (also from Bosnia and bdk French tu pun suka). Takda rezeki Nik nmpk gayanya.

Itulah namanya rezeki dan bukan rezeki.
I'm humbled by this.

I had time to show the Provost of Shenandoah Uni Batu Caves.Adrienne panjat tangga tu in 20 mins je pi balik (biasa org buat 2 hours).

Amazing.

Still trying to settle in

I am still trying to settle in the new job.I hardly have time to reflect, let alone write.So, this is what it is like sitting in the front seat. We work hard to be the no. 1 or the no. 2. When you actually arrive, it's not as rosy as you think. guys. We lose sleep. Travel is no longer a delight. Cuti is scarce (but I knew this much earlier esp when at RMC). There are perks but perks come with work.And more work. I guess the only way to cope is to think positive..that you are here to serve a purpose.To lead the young ones, to put the org. in its rightful place so we can move forward with a sense of purpose.And pride.

Nov is a wee bit busy than usual.I get 3-4 visitors per day which is good because they bring rezeki and opportunities.

I hope it will not take me too long to feel settled in.

IIUM Convo

My second day convo at IIUM.I just wish they would ban the ayah dan ibu song.Hari bahagia tapi buat ramai orang menangis. I told Prof Isarji. He said nangis sekali sekala. Masalahnya we all attend almost every session, front seat some more.Tissues not provided.Hadoi.

I saw one pakcik nangis teresak2. The ladies tak payah cerita. Semua lap2 airmata.Tak baik buat orang macam tu, kan? Let them be happy on a happy occasion.

Convo at uum

This week, the UMC members are everywhere attending uni convos on behalf of Tan Sri Rector.I got UUM.Flew in late last night.My attending officer is such a kind lady.She did everything for me.A to Z.Baik sungguh budi pekertinya.May Allah shower her with blessings.I was under the weather.At breakfast, I muntah bersembur at my bfast table.Then melambak on the floor.Org nengok but none came to ask if I were OK.Kalu in the West, berkejar org nak tolong but the girl at the counter said takpa whn I told her saya muntah...She said it's ok, we will clean up and showed me the nearest rest room.Nasib tak kena baju kurung.I washed part of my tudung and whn Nura saw me and hug2..i hope i didnt smell muntah.haha.

Pulak tu ramai la pulak in the queue nak tanya itu ini.I  prayed hard I would not throw up again cos i was sitting right behind Mufti Kedah and nxt to him was wife of Raja Muda.

Alhamdulillah Rozana who looked after me dah bekalkan asam, sweets, minyak geliga to hidu if I felt funny again.Nasib the whole event was not boring..6 bands playing all sorts of music then at santapan tengahari with the royalists...we were sung to by Jay Jay and Farhan.And I met new friends sebaya and we joked abt how well chosen the songs were...mmg lagu2 utk org2 tua mcm kami. :))

Then Nura took me to Pekan Rabu.Shopping sakan.She gave me a box of stuffs.Rozana pun bagi i mcm2.Alhamdulillah.On the way to the airport, I saw bendang with lots of bangau.What a sight!

Two weeks in Konya

Diam tak diam, it's coming to an end. One of the Deputy Rectors kata rata I covered in 2 weeks. Orang dia juga yang bawak I pi sana sini. What can I say? We went to Cappadocia for  2 nights. Ekin and I. Nasib ada Ekin who can speak fluent Turkish. Cappadocia was fun. My gfs tengok gambar2 lelaki Turki di Cappadocia semua naik angau. Haha. Thr was an alert a few years ago not to allow gfs or wives pi Turkey sorang2. Takut tak balik. Haha. The women pun lawa2. Kacukan Greek, Persian, Italian. Yang rupa orang putih, rupa orang putih.

Yang nyata the Turks are very friendly.