The hard-working VC who
we found working on a
public holiday
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Kolkata in winter
It was a last minute invitation but I accepted anyway because I had been delaying visits to India for so long.Orang suka takut2kan...air kotor, berak tepi jalan, byk beggarslah.When I got sick a couple of days before my flight, I thought of calling it off.But the urge to go was also strong.
When I got in Kolkata, I knew why.Byk benda we can do to help org miskin kat sini.Muslims make 30% of West Bengal's total population.Chief Minister dia seorang wanita Brahmin yang berwawasan and kind to Muslims..dia kasi tanah suruh buat uni dan kompleks tabung haji.We saw wht great progress she brings to the state.Kolkata ni besar.To get from one end to the other ambik masa 4-5 jam.The new town modern gila..dia ada silicon valley dia sendiri..kedai buku dia semua ada..eco park dia beratus acre.Cara CM dia memerintah mcm Tun M memerintah.An amazing woman.
Kolkata tengah winter.Mlm2 I sejuk walaupun selimut very thick.I brought Devi teman peneman (but got her to present as well). I told her pls tutup aircon cos' I was shivering even under the blanket.She said aircon tak pasang pun. Haha.Rupanya I demam.Jangkit dari Nik la ni agaknya.
My keynote went well.Pada saya ntg compared to speakers yg mmg handal2 tu (ada yg worked for bbc) but I'm glad some found it inspiring. On my bday (siang), students and staff of Aliah Uni bought me and Prof Amzed a bday cake.Wht was more surprising was finding out Amzed pun sama bday dgn saya! Kami baru jumpa but I hv high regard for him sbb dia sgt zuhud.When I bought two packs of grapes nak bwk ke luncheon at rumah dia...dia ckp tak pyh beli byk sebab mahal.Runtun hati saya.Kita take things for granted benda2 gini.Kekadang berbuang sebab busuk..simpan lupa nak mkn.But I masukkan balik wht he put away.And masa saya nak balik, dia suruh bwk balik.I said no...takleh masuk plane.
Malam my bday tu I celebrated it with Prof Tapati..mak my good friend who now lives in Spore.I had met her mom 5 years ago in Spore.It was a happy reunion.Dia masak sedap.We had ice cream with the cake I had ordered and delivered earlier.Senang kat sini..order je kek ke bunga ke..dia ada an
efficient delivery service.
Kolkata atau nama lamanya Calcutta ni ibukota India yang pertama sebelum Delhi (yg digunakan sebagai kota empire Mughal yg datang dari Persia asalnya dan bertapak di Afghanistan sebelum menawan India untuk sekian lamanya.Prof Tapati pakar sejarah India..dia yang beritau).British yg memerintah India dari sini. Kolkata dlm negeri West Bengal.Org Bengali datang dari sini (cantik2 orangnya..mcm Italian/Greek). Dulu Bangladesh sebahagian dari Kolkata dan cuma 45mins flight dari Dhaka.
When I got in Kolkata, I knew why.Byk benda we can do to help org miskin kat sini.Muslims make 30% of West Bengal's total population.Chief Minister dia seorang wanita Brahmin yang berwawasan and kind to Muslims..dia kasi tanah suruh buat uni dan kompleks tabung haji.We saw wht great progress she brings to the state.Kolkata ni besar.To get from one end to the other ambik masa 4-5 jam.The new town modern gila..dia ada silicon valley dia sendiri..kedai buku dia semua ada..eco park dia beratus acre.Cara CM dia memerintah mcm Tun M memerintah.An amazing woman.
Kolkata tengah winter.Mlm2 I sejuk walaupun selimut very thick.I brought Devi teman peneman (but got her to present as well). I told her pls tutup aircon cos' I was shivering even under the blanket.She said aircon tak pasang pun. Haha.Rupanya I demam.Jangkit dari Nik la ni agaknya.
My keynote went well.Pada saya ntg compared to speakers yg mmg handal2 tu (ada yg worked for bbc) but I'm glad some found it inspiring. On my bday (siang), students and staff of Aliah Uni bought me and Prof Amzed a bday cake.Wht was more surprising was finding out Amzed pun sama bday dgn saya! Kami baru jumpa but I hv high regard for him sbb dia sgt zuhud.When I bought two packs of grapes nak bwk ke luncheon at rumah dia...dia ckp tak pyh beli byk sebab mahal.Runtun hati saya.Kita take things for granted benda2 gini.Kekadang berbuang sebab busuk..simpan lupa nak mkn.But I masukkan balik wht he put away.And masa saya nak balik, dia suruh bwk balik.I said no...takleh masuk plane.
Malam my bday tu I celebrated it with Prof Tapati..mak my good friend who now lives in Spore.I had met her mom 5 years ago in Spore.It was a happy reunion.Dia masak sedap.We had ice cream with the cake I had ordered and delivered earlier.Senang kat sini..order je kek ke bunga ke..dia ada an
efficient delivery service.
Kolkata atau nama lamanya Calcutta ni ibukota India yang pertama sebelum Delhi (yg digunakan sebagai kota empire Mughal yg datang dari Persia asalnya dan bertapak di Afghanistan sebelum menawan India untuk sekian lamanya.Prof Tapati pakar sejarah India..dia yang beritau).British yg memerintah India dari sini. Kolkata dlm negeri West Bengal.Org Bengali datang dari sini (cantik2 orangnya..mcm Italian/Greek). Dulu Bangladesh sebahagian dari Kolkata dan cuma 45mins flight dari Dhaka.
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Menolong kerana Allah
I think this phrase is the most abused phrase!
I was listening to this radio talk show of a lady who had migrated to the US.Bagus cerita dia.Menangis2 pendengar semua (termasuk yours truly). Then I sensed something not right. Dari the first part lagi.But her stories were so good that I got hooked up.Nangis lagi.So courageous, so intelligent, so spiritual I thought.I shared her stories with my family members yang juga ternganga mendengarnya.
Part 2..again, very mesmerising. Then something not right again that I began to question betul ke tidak dia ni.
My take is this: those yang migrated sebab nak berdakwah should not choose to be in the centre where api air semua senang...pi la ke Papua New Guinea ke ajar orang solat baca Quran ke.Sana internet pun susah. Duduk kat London New York buat gapo.
And if you do things for Allah...you don't flaunt it. Buat je senyap-senyap.I guess I am always sore on this point sebab ramai je rakyat Msia ni yang tak reti solat ngaji bagai. Kat PPRT tu...any time babe! Cakap je la you go cos' you want a better life for yourself and your children. Kita takda hal if you say so.Tompang gembira in fact.
Anyway, Najmi is in a bad condition.Mula2 I tak sanggup nak pi but Prof N said pi la..zaman senang kita ada..zaman dia sakit takkan buat tak tau.
All this talk that makin kita "modan" makin panjang umur kita is rubbish.Makin ramai yang meninggal muda (belum 60).Just go slow on sugar, meat dan acidic food ya.
Happy New Year. I spent my new year near the jungle with my newly found friends.Rasa refreshed sikit.
I was listening to this radio talk show of a lady who had migrated to the US.Bagus cerita dia.Menangis2 pendengar semua (termasuk yours truly). Then I sensed something not right. Dari the first part lagi.But her stories were so good that I got hooked up.Nangis lagi.So courageous, so intelligent, so spiritual I thought.I shared her stories with my family members yang juga ternganga mendengarnya.
Part 2..again, very mesmerising. Then something not right again that I began to question betul ke tidak dia ni.
My take is this: those yang migrated sebab nak berdakwah should not choose to be in the centre where api air semua senang...pi la ke Papua New Guinea ke ajar orang solat baca Quran ke.Sana internet pun susah. Duduk kat London New York buat gapo.
And if you do things for Allah...you don't flaunt it. Buat je senyap-senyap.I guess I am always sore on this point sebab ramai je rakyat Msia ni yang tak reti solat ngaji bagai. Kat PPRT tu...any time babe! Cakap je la you go cos' you want a better life for yourself and your children. Kita takda hal if you say so.Tompang gembira in fact.
Anyway, Najmi is in a bad condition.Mula2 I tak sanggup nak pi but Prof N said pi la..zaman senang kita ada..zaman dia sakit takkan buat tak tau.
All this talk that makin kita "modan" makin panjang umur kita is rubbish.Makin ramai yang meninggal muda (belum 60).Just go slow on sugar, meat dan acidic food ya.
Happy New Year. I spent my new year near the jungle with my newly found friends.Rasa refreshed sikit.
Lulu pun kutip sampah kat lake
pekerja majlis bandaran yang baru
they found bangkai tortoise and tried to fix the
jigsaw puzzle
how many 21st century kids have this
childhood: climbing trees and
cleaning up lake and reserved
forest?
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