Everything had to come to a standstill as my mom was admitted to ICU late Thursday evening.My appointments with students, a guest from Conakry (Africa), my dinner with friends from Liverpool, semua kena kensel.We didn't have time to send my mom to HUKM cos' she had bad internal bleeding so my sisters sent her to a private hospital near my place.We would not be able to handle the traffic jam, long waits at HUKM's emergency.Not at 6 pm.Not after a long day's work.I was the last to arrive at the hospital.Lepas tu after Maghrib bergegas to Kg Melayu Subang with Nik.Was told by my PA ada satu ustaz boleh buat air penawar (I wanted anything to stop the bleeding).Rang him up.Dia tak mengubat org on malam Jumaat, he said.I said plez O plez (not exactly in that manner) but Ustaz tu kata datanglah lepas Maghrib.We were lucky mlm tu dia tak sihat and ada di rumah and not malam org berubat (if not, long queue).
Dgn izin Allah, selepas minum air doa tu, the bleeding stopped.Doc kata ada 2 je kemungkinan where the blood came from: stomach or colon.Anything could spell tumor/cancer.Haiyo...
Mlm tu endoscopy showed my mom's stomach cantik.No pendarahan.Besok kena buat colonscopy (today).Doc didn't find anything but suspected luka2 lama (typical in aged people) caused the bleeding.Blood will stop sendiri if it happens again.Haiyo...itupun she had to transfuse blood.Darah hilang mesti diganti.
Typical of private hospitals, doc kasi masuk Operation Room.Dia tunjuk isi dalam colon my mom (my sisters tak berani and pushed me to be the one rep from the family to find out what the prob was).Like I berani sangat! Ada satu part tu, I just shut my eyes.I think Dr Gan sensed my fear (bilik tu gelap).He asked do you want to stay to watch or wait outside.I told him I didn't want to watch.Dia kata OK, tunggu je at luar.Nanti dia explain je.
This is NOT something anyone can handle alone.My sisters semua datang and becos' ICU visiting hours are strict, sempat juga I cabut buat facial! (I was exhausted...kalau buat facial rasa segar sikit) The beauty of the hospital being so close to home and my facial place.
Besok tengok hospital bill, semua pengsan.I wish gomen hospitals are this efficient, this friendly and this nicely located.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Rivals
I had meant to write this earlier.but i forgot.
Last Sunday, I asked if Nik could take me to this place said to be so famous for breakfast.
Kita pun pergi.We saw a signage that said,"Although our competitor offers cheaper prices, they know their real worth."
After eating our breakfast, we thought the cheaper competitor ni patut put up this signage,"Although our competitor offers higher prices, they should know they are over-rated."
Hampaih betul the place we went to.Ikannya mentah, karinya masin...I miss Banana Leaf in Little India in Spore.Yang itu memang takda tolok banding.If you are in Spore, check it out.It's always penuh with people from all over the world, from all walks of life.Karinya memang outa this world.
I puasa Syaaban ni folks (malam ni Nisfu Syaaban).Tu sebab thinking food now...
Last Sunday, I asked if Nik could take me to this place said to be so famous for breakfast.
Kita pun pergi.We saw a signage that said,"Although our competitor offers cheaper prices, they know their real worth."
After eating our breakfast, we thought the cheaper competitor ni patut put up this signage,"Although our competitor offers higher prices, they should know they are over-rated."
Hampaih betul the place we went to.Ikannya mentah, karinya masin...I miss Banana Leaf in Little India in Spore.Yang itu memang takda tolok banding.If you are in Spore, check it out.It's always penuh with people from all over the world, from all walks of life.Karinya memang outa this world.
I puasa Syaaban ni folks (malam ni Nisfu Syaaban).Tu sebab thinking food now...
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Workshop and food testing
Full day today,folks.
The team had to seludup air and gula2 for our thesis workshop di satu tempat yang tak dapat kami sebutkan di sini (food and drink are prohibited).It's amazing how doas worked (I was praying the place's guardian would not see me carrying this suspicious bag and later Dr Zura, with this suspicious box going past the entrance).Dengan izin Allah, masa kami lalu tu, the guardian terjatuh sesuatu di lantai and was bending down to pick it. :))
My lit review session was alive with participants' contributions.They sounded so pro when critiquing others' works.Baguslah...I think budak2 UIA ni Allah dah jadikan sedia cerdik sejak azali.Haha.
Anyway, I had to rush to KL Sentral's Hilton for the food testing soonest after my workshop.The whole gang were there except for Amin (he came a bit late).Hilton's foods have always been superb.We had seafood, sesame seeded chicken, fish, nasi goreng cina and recipe paling pelik was this sugarcane juice with snow fungus.We joked about that being served to our mat salleh guests later..nanti depa akan kata orgh..fungus! they serve us fungus! We had been warned of this! and look at how green the water is (air tebu)!
But we all agreed this dessert would be most appropriately served during Ramadan.
The gang had fun talking about old days at Liverpool.I tak tau pun dorms for the engineering students lagi canggih than my Mulberry Court (Amin pun pernah tinggal kat Mulberry.He was a law student.I thought they had different housing for law students)
Anyway, my mom dah pecat the new maid.Sigh...apa pasallah my sister layankan (I was not home when they decided)..nanti tak terkejar if we have only one maid.I hope we'll get a replacement soon.
The team had to seludup air and gula2 for our thesis workshop di satu tempat yang tak dapat kami sebutkan di sini (food and drink are prohibited).It's amazing how doas worked (I was praying the place's guardian would not see me carrying this suspicious bag and later Dr Zura, with this suspicious box going past the entrance).Dengan izin Allah, masa kami lalu tu, the guardian terjatuh sesuatu di lantai and was bending down to pick it. :))
My lit review session was alive with participants' contributions.They sounded so pro when critiquing others' works.Baguslah...I think budak2 UIA ni Allah dah jadikan sedia cerdik sejak azali.Haha.
Anyway, I had to rush to KL Sentral's Hilton for the food testing soonest after my workshop.The whole gang were there except for Amin (he came a bit late).Hilton's foods have always been superb.We had seafood, sesame seeded chicken, fish, nasi goreng cina and recipe paling pelik was this sugarcane juice with snow fungus.We joked about that being served to our mat salleh guests later..nanti depa akan kata orgh..fungus! they serve us fungus! We had been warned of this! and look at how green the water is (air tebu)!
But we all agreed this dessert would be most appropriately served during Ramadan.
The gang had fun talking about old days at Liverpool.I tak tau pun dorms for the engineering students lagi canggih than my Mulberry Court (Amin pun pernah tinggal kat Mulberry.He was a law student.I thought they had different housing for law students)
Anyway, my mom dah pecat the new maid.Sigh...apa pasallah my sister layankan (I was not home when they decided)..nanti tak terkejar if we have only one maid.I hope we'll get a replacement soon.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Setengah hari di Hulu Langat
Kerja. Went to check the prog.cantik lah tempat ni.Will come back with the family for a weekend getaway.Air sungai jernih.Tidur tak payah air-con.We had wasted our lives pi shopping kat malls every weekend all these years!
Now we have found a place to unwind...Hulu Langat Batu 18 (or is it 14?) Went with Dr Haslina (dia ni very da cekap bab2 cari route...but she knew short cuts to the place cos' husband dia selalu cycle kat kawasan ni...from KL, OK? Bike yang jenis harga belas2 ribu tu...We rather drive...tak sakit lutut...)
Berhenti beli rambutan and manggis tepi jalan.Satu macam manisnya...I think yang jual tu bekas2 Indon maids yang lari dari rumah majikan..sign bakso di kiri kanan jalan...wough..seikat rambutan RM4.
The prog berjalan baik.Daryl is so committed mengajar budak2 tu.Dr H went back for the cert giving (I nak attend sufi poetry reading at ISTAC conference).May Allah bless her!
Now we have found a place to unwind...Hulu Langat Batu 18 (or is it 14?) Went with Dr Haslina (dia ni very da cekap bab2 cari route...but she knew short cuts to the place cos' husband dia selalu cycle kat kawasan ni...from KL, OK? Bike yang jenis harga belas2 ribu tu...We rather drive...tak sakit lutut...)
Berhenti beli rambutan and manggis tepi jalan.Satu macam manisnya...I think yang jual tu bekas2 Indon maids yang lari dari rumah majikan..sign bakso di kiri kanan jalan...wough..seikat rambutan RM4.
The prog berjalan baik.Daryl is so committed mengajar budak2 tu.Dr H went back for the cert giving (I nak attend sufi poetry reading at ISTAC conference).May Allah bless her!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
a crazy day
Z's registration day at a private college 40 mins from KL.We went around 10 am.Tempat jin bertendang and there are only two categories of students here: children of rich parents and creme de la creme government/GLC/MNC scholars.Syukur alhadullilah Z got to study at her dream college.Ini betul2 rahmah Allah.We would not be able (or not willing?) to spend that much money to finance her A Level (habis2 kita hantar dia ke HELP...3 kali lebih murah dari college ni...RM63K for 2 years and yet, so many parents are willing to pay cos' kolej ni ada 100% passes for A Level except one year cikgu besar dia kata ada budak failed.I tanya sebab apa budak tu fail.Dia kata masalah budak tu sendiri).
Hopefully Z will do well here.Terngiang2 I pesanan ringkas Dr Wee (Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran) yang beritau budak2 Shell at the Award ceremony, "Jgn pandai interview sahaja..nanti belajar tak habis." Hahaha..Z has many funny stories about her journey here.Masa nak buat medical check up, satu Dr. India kata..you have to do drugs test (which is RM100 more and not that necesary). Z argued kata tak payah.He said budak2 MARA byk fail this test and that if she tak nak buat, he would not sign. :)) Sometimes I wonder if that trace of racism is imagined or real...why single out budak2 MARA? budak2 lain tak fail ke? Z bukan budak MARA.He just assumed Z budak MARA. Just becos' dia Melayu dan dapat scholarship pi one of the prestigious colleges in the region.
Z lives in a 4-roomed chalet like accommodation, 2 baths.I thought ada dapor but it makes sense takda dapor.Nanti terbakar pulak chalet mereka ni or they will quarrel kalau ada room mate dia dok memasak je.
Masa briefing kat parents and students, I noticed that ibubapa yang datang pun hebat2.One lady sitting on my right nampak je simpoi...but she is an engineer (hubby bizness man educated in the US).Di sebelah kiri I, a couple who had ringgit sign all over them.Z's grandma pun came to hantar (Nik's mom.My mom buat dialysis kat HUKM today) and next to her were other grandmoms juga (sorang tu isteri hakim, sorang lagi tu tak sempat nak tanya tapi tengok baju dia...amboi...glamour dari cucu).In a way, it's nice to know we have 3 successful generations.In another...wah...where do these people come from! Kereta pun menjalar-jalar.
I punya conf started 3.30 pm at the other end of the city.Masa I masuk hall termengah2, they were waiting for me.My turn was on.Punya tergopoh gapah (power point tak sempat nak hantar and so there was some awkward moment as we tried to set up the power point thingy).Nasib baik topik tu memang makanan aku...I received many questions (nasib none too specific) and had raised enough interest for a follow-up conf on the topic and also a possible book project, also on the topic (biasala kan semangat conf.Hangat2 taik ayam but it'll be good to see some of the stuffs come into reality).
Sat. ada satu lagi workshop which I have to handle.Dunia O dunia..boleh tunggu sekejap?Kau berpusing terlalu laju.
Hopefully Z will do well here.Terngiang2 I pesanan ringkas Dr Wee (Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran) yang beritau budak2 Shell at the Award ceremony, "Jgn pandai interview sahaja..nanti belajar tak habis." Hahaha..Z has many funny stories about her journey here.Masa nak buat medical check up, satu Dr. India kata..you have to do drugs test (which is RM100 more and not that necesary). Z argued kata tak payah.He said budak2 MARA byk fail this test and that if she tak nak buat, he would not sign. :)) Sometimes I wonder if that trace of racism is imagined or real...why single out budak2 MARA? budak2 lain tak fail ke? Z bukan budak MARA.He just assumed Z budak MARA. Just becos' dia Melayu dan dapat scholarship pi one of the prestigious colleges in the region.
Z lives in a 4-roomed chalet like accommodation, 2 baths.I thought ada dapor but it makes sense takda dapor.Nanti terbakar pulak chalet mereka ni or they will quarrel kalau ada room mate dia dok memasak je.
Masa briefing kat parents and students, I noticed that ibubapa yang datang pun hebat2.One lady sitting on my right nampak je simpoi...but she is an engineer (hubby bizness man educated in the US).Di sebelah kiri I, a couple who had ringgit sign all over them.Z's grandma pun came to hantar (Nik's mom.My mom buat dialysis kat HUKM today) and next to her were other grandmoms juga (sorang tu isteri hakim, sorang lagi tu tak sempat nak tanya tapi tengok baju dia...amboi...glamour dari cucu).In a way, it's nice to know we have 3 successful generations.In another...wah...where do these people come from! Kereta pun menjalar-jalar.
I punya conf started 3.30 pm at the other end of the city.Masa I masuk hall termengah2, they were waiting for me.My turn was on.Punya tergopoh gapah (power point tak sempat nak hantar and so there was some awkward moment as we tried to set up the power point thingy).Nasib baik topik tu memang makanan aku...I received many questions (nasib none too specific) and had raised enough interest for a follow-up conf on the topic and also a possible book project, also on the topic (biasala kan semangat conf.Hangat2 taik ayam but it'll be good to see some of the stuffs come into reality).
Sat. ada satu lagi workshop which I have to handle.Dunia O dunia..boleh tunggu sekejap?Kau berpusing terlalu laju.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Al fatihah
My aunty passed away today.My sister sms-ed me the news sekitar Subuh.I was hesitant to inform my mom.She would go hysterical (her only sister left) and then force me to drive back to Raub (which I was not so keen if Nik tak mau balik.Remember my bad spine? I don't drive long distance anymore.Kebetulan this week is our craziest week).Another sister rang and asked if I would be breaking the news to Mom.I said No (they would not be there to pick the pieces).
Then I heard the ph in my Mom's room rang.Someone would break the news to her.True enough, I heard my mom's hysteria...she came knocking on my door, crying.
Lepas tu dia merajuk cos' my reaction didn't match her expectation.
Then I heard another sister make plans to drive her back to Raub.I was outside the Chalk Circle (I'm tired OK folks.These days it's only me and Sal taking turns caring for her and I have new realities in my life to cope with: child leaving home, new job which is so demanding, papers to write, papers to present...all happening this week!)
But in the end, Nik said we'd go back to pay our last respect but a bit later.He had to sort out urgent matters at the office first and cancelled a few things.I would drive my mom over to my sis' place who would leave earlier than us.So my mom was comforted. :))
We zoomed back (Nik naik angin cos' he was going round and round in a circle at IIUM..I tak dengar my ph.Dekat sejam dia tunggu.Fuming mad.Dah satu drama lain pulak!)
Sampai di kampong, I saw some relatives (my only uncle left, his kids and cousins from various dead uncles and aunties).Mak De died in Kuantan at her youngest son's house who we fondly call Busu (his real name is Nazri).Kesian Busu.He told me he was still feeding her at 5 am this morning, still talking to his mom...Busu duduk flat (dia polis).Flat ni cuma ada lift sampai tingkat 4.I asked Sal (I had not been to his place.Sal had the week we were in Kuantan for our niece's wedding) how they brought down the jenazah.Sal said they carried her down.Kesian I dengar.Inilah nasib rakyat marhaen...rumah pun takda lift sampai ke bawah.
I gave Busu money for the kenduri aruah I would not have the kesempatan to attend (Nik was rushing back to work..I got class at 4 to 7 pm.I wish I could just cancel je my class but besok nak hantar Z to her new college pulak and I have a conference paper to present at 3.30pm).
Such is life.Mengejar dunia yang tidak pernah berhenti untuk kita.
I read Yassin twice and got the boys who visited her teratak every Raya to sedekahkan Al Fatihah for her too.The boys (from Bosnia, Kenya, Mozambique, Yemen, Palestine, Uzbek, Central Africa) all loved their time at her place.
Semoga Mak De ditempatkan di syurga firdaus and may Busu be rewarded by Allah for not turning his mom away di saat2 ibunya uzur dan memerlukan.
Then I heard the ph in my Mom's room rang.Someone would break the news to her.True enough, I heard my mom's hysteria...she came knocking on my door, crying.
Lepas tu dia merajuk cos' my reaction didn't match her expectation.
Then I heard another sister make plans to drive her back to Raub.I was outside the Chalk Circle (I'm tired OK folks.These days it's only me and Sal taking turns caring for her and I have new realities in my life to cope with: child leaving home, new job which is so demanding, papers to write, papers to present...all happening this week!)
But in the end, Nik said we'd go back to pay our last respect but a bit later.He had to sort out urgent matters at the office first and cancelled a few things.I would drive my mom over to my sis' place who would leave earlier than us.So my mom was comforted. :))
We zoomed back (Nik naik angin cos' he was going round and round in a circle at IIUM..I tak dengar my ph.Dekat sejam dia tunggu.Fuming mad.Dah satu drama lain pulak!)
Sampai di kampong, I saw some relatives (my only uncle left, his kids and cousins from various dead uncles and aunties).Mak De died in Kuantan at her youngest son's house who we fondly call Busu (his real name is Nazri).Kesian Busu.He told me he was still feeding her at 5 am this morning, still talking to his mom...Busu duduk flat (dia polis).Flat ni cuma ada lift sampai tingkat 4.I asked Sal (I had not been to his place.Sal had the week we were in Kuantan for our niece's wedding) how they brought down the jenazah.Sal said they carried her down.Kesian I dengar.Inilah nasib rakyat marhaen...rumah pun takda lift sampai ke bawah.
I gave Busu money for the kenduri aruah I would not have the kesempatan to attend (Nik was rushing back to work..I got class at 4 to 7 pm.I wish I could just cancel je my class but besok nak hantar Z to her new college pulak and I have a conference paper to present at 3.30pm).
Such is life.Mengejar dunia yang tidak pernah berhenti untuk kita.
I read Yassin twice and got the boys who visited her teratak every Raya to sedekahkan Al Fatihah for her too.The boys (from Bosnia, Kenya, Mozambique, Yemen, Palestine, Uzbek, Central Africa) all loved their time at her place.
Semoga Mak De ditempatkan di syurga firdaus and may Busu be rewarded by Allah for not turning his mom away di saat2 ibunya uzur dan memerlukan.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Hindi movies
This empty nest syndrome can do you a lot of things, you know.Of late, I have been glued to watching Hindi movies on dvds.
Whoa..Hindi movies have grown so much now..kalah Hollywood! You must watch these two movies : My name is Khan (I'm not a terrorist).Canggih habis! No more dances gedik2 or nyanyi keliling pokok. Shahrukh Khan tries to be the Indian Forrest Gump.Kadang2 menjadi,kadang2 over.Kajol is so pretty in this one. This one is so global, ada African American community, scenes with redneck mat salleh.It captures the present day racism and bigotry encountered by Muslims in the West.I like.
The second movie is the 3 idiots...another intelligent movie...but masih ada menari gedik2 (atas scooter and dalam tong deram somemore! Hahaha...I don't mind.For single women..hati2...byk male butt scenes in this movie). But don't show this movie to your kids if you have managed to convince them to do courses you like which they don't like.It might give them ideas (to follow their passion/heart.Hahaha.Nak sorok dari Z! Just kidding.Z made her own mind to switch from Law to Finance/Econs.We just highlighted the pros and cons)
Ah yes, another movie: homebred.'Pisau Cukur' by Bernice Chauly.Kelakar gila! Bernice is a real talent.Lama dah I tak jumpa dia.Must be doing very well as a movie maker.
Boiferen (Nik) ajak tengok Hugh Grant malam ni.I dah tak kuasa.Hugh Grant dah tua. :)
Any good movies you'd like to suggest us?
Whoa..Hindi movies have grown so much now..kalah Hollywood! You must watch these two movies : My name is Khan (I'm not a terrorist).Canggih habis! No more dances gedik2 or nyanyi keliling pokok. Shahrukh Khan tries to be the Indian Forrest Gump.Kadang2 menjadi,kadang2 over.Kajol is so pretty in this one. This one is so global, ada African American community, scenes with redneck mat salleh.It captures the present day racism and bigotry encountered by Muslims in the West.I like.
The second movie is the 3 idiots...another intelligent movie...but masih ada menari gedik2 (atas scooter and dalam tong deram somemore! Hahaha...I don't mind.For single women..hati2...byk male butt scenes in this movie). But don't show this movie to your kids if you have managed to convince them to do courses you like which they don't like.It might give them ideas (to follow their passion/heart.Hahaha.Nak sorok dari Z! Just kidding.Z made her own mind to switch from Law to Finance/Econs.We just highlighted the pros and cons)
Ah yes, another movie: homebred.'Pisau Cukur' by Bernice Chauly.Kelakar gila! Bernice is a real talent.Lama dah I tak jumpa dia.Must be doing very well as a movie maker.
Boiferen (Nik) ajak tengok Hugh Grant malam ni.I dah tak kuasa.Hugh Grant dah tua. :)
Any good movies you'd like to suggest us?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Congrats IIUM!
IIUM is rated one of 18 excellent unis in Malaysia (neck and neck with offshore Curtin Tech..we are 2nd of 18 unis in Tier 5, beating other offshores like Monash, Nottingham and of cos' the public unis, we are first...jangan marah...).SETARA rating (or ranking) is more reliable cos' assessors turun padang checked all documents/claims.Not like Times Higher..they rank according to claims on paper.
I wish Rector does another press release on IIUM's achievement.
Anyway, I took leave today.Mula2 to accompany my mom to HUKM.Then 2 or 3 days ago Z said Shell buat award giving pulak at Sime Darby Convention.I thought event tu pagi, sempat la nak bergegas to HUKM.Sampai2..rupa2 rehearsal for the kids, event starts noon.
So I balik dulu, drove my maw to my younger sis' place.She'd send her after sch.I would pick her up after my event.
Nak tau? Shell gave 10 places je for overseas' s/ships (out of beratus who applied).Z also competed with those already in university (like this gal who went on fama s/ship...father/mother.. in Melbourne..she is in year 2 dah.One of the 10 also) Phuiyooo..very competitive.Syukurlah..akhirnya Z dapat juga something for her hardwork.I like what Shell Chairman (muda, pintar, tawaduk) said in his speech: Having all As isn't everything...Shell assesses its candidates on other merits: sports/extra curriculum, critical and creative thinking skills, etc etc.
And er..my letter to the editor came out in the Star today.On the same topic. Someone sms me pagi2 buta and asked "did you write to the star?" I gelak je.I tanya keluar ke? Walhal I used pseudonym.Hahaha.Mana dia tau?Am I that transparent?
Anyway..masa dalam hall tu..I felt it was really 1Malaysia...parents yang ada bukan dari kalangan org yang berada...(I think yang parents kaya cuma ada 2-3 couples je).Semua bangsa were represented (tapi ramai Melayu..melayu miskin tapi cerdik.Yang bangsa lain pun miskin tapi cerdik). Shell announced next year there would be another category: for the disabled (tapi pintar).Gomen tak da la nak memikir mcm ni..dia nak sokong satu puak je.Puak 9A+.Terkencek la puak2 kita nak pulun.They should read Lily Zubaidah's book on meritocracy vs parentocracy (Oxford Uni. Press).Lily is Sporean economist, now living in Australia (her book is banned by Spore government).I met her at one conference.Full of wisdom.
I wish Rector does another press release on IIUM's achievement.
Anyway, I took leave today.Mula2 to accompany my mom to HUKM.Then 2 or 3 days ago Z said Shell buat award giving pulak at Sime Darby Convention.I thought event tu pagi, sempat la nak bergegas to HUKM.Sampai2..rupa2 rehearsal for the kids, event starts noon.
So I balik dulu, drove my maw to my younger sis' place.She'd send her after sch.I would pick her up after my event.
Nak tau? Shell gave 10 places je for overseas' s/ships (out of beratus who applied).Z also competed with those already in university (like this gal who went on fama s/ship...father/mother.. in Melbourne..she is in year 2 dah.One of the 10 also) Phuiyooo..very competitive.Syukurlah..akhirnya Z dapat juga something for her hardwork.I like what Shell Chairman (muda, pintar, tawaduk) said in his speech: Having all As isn't everything...Shell assesses its candidates on other merits: sports/extra curriculum, critical and creative thinking skills, etc etc.
And er..my letter to the editor came out in the Star today.On the same topic. Someone sms me pagi2 buta and asked "did you write to the star?" I gelak je.I tanya keluar ke? Walhal I used pseudonym.Hahaha.Mana dia tau?Am I that transparent?
Anyway..masa dalam hall tu..I felt it was really 1Malaysia...parents yang ada bukan dari kalangan org yang berada...(I think yang parents kaya cuma ada 2-3 couples je).Semua bangsa were represented (tapi ramai Melayu..melayu miskin tapi cerdik.Yang bangsa lain pun miskin tapi cerdik). Shell announced next year there would be another category: for the disabled (tapi pintar).Gomen tak da la nak memikir mcm ni..dia nak sokong satu puak je.Puak 9A+.Terkencek la puak2 kita nak pulun.They should read Lily Zubaidah's book on meritocracy vs parentocracy (Oxford Uni. Press).Lily is Sporean economist, now living in Australia (her book is banned by Spore government).I met her at one conference.Full of wisdom.
Friday, July 09, 2010
Sekitar Flower Arrangement Workshop
my office looked nice
my kerastangan (very professional looking arrangement!)
yang ini student kasi
participants of the workshopat work (IP sent 3 staff, baiknya boss)
menerima tempahan perkahwinan
(my gubahan in progress)
The whole workshop was simply exciting.Mula2 macam biasa, I felt so stressful (the trauma of my cake decorating workshop came back at this point).My friends from Law Faculty said the same thing. "I came here to de-stress tapi jadi stressful sangat!" She could not even tie the ribbon (which Angelyn said was the easiest). We all laughed at our clumsiness.
But at the end of the workshop, kita semua happy.There's a certain kind of chi we got outa playing with the roses.
This Raya we vowed we'd make our own flower arrangements.Ada yang dah sanggup menerima tempahan kawin.Hahaha.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Congrats, Z!
Syukur alhamdulillah, Z got Shell award to read Econs overseas! No Malaysian government agency awards her anything (JPA shortlisted her but she tak dapat atas sebab tak cukup A...straight As pun tak cukup lagi? 4A+, 4A and 2A-.Kalau A- takda nilai, why bother introducing it?.I wrote to TPM, PM...semua takda responses...ada pun keluar TPM's statement saying how transparent they are in their selection.Well..if excellence is measured solely on no of As..then I have nothing to say...personality/critical thinking/creative checks which one can access through interviews and co-curricular activities are worth 5-10% je.Padan lah we get leaders yang suka duduk je dari rolling up their sleeves to work with rakyat on the ground.Or ramai officers yang tak aktif in gomen agencies.Then kerja tak jadi cepat mana pun!)
They should learn from Shell how Shell makes its selection (gruelling! but I think they got the best.Not becos' anak I dapat award from Shell but masa lepas interviews tu..berlapis2 interviewnya OK? we told ourselves..kalau Z tak dapat pun kami puas hati.She was fully tested).
Well now..it's up to Z.Dia dah nampak selesa buat Law at IIUM.I told her buat both Econs and Law kalau sayang sangat ke law nya tu.
PNB sampai sekarang no news (dah dekat berapa bukan ni).PNB kasi buat Law overseas.Kalau anak sendiri tak kasi susu dan berok2 di hutan tu didulukan...apa nak buat.The gomen seems not to have strategic mind to groom future leaders.Asyik2 nak favour medicine, science-based applications..there should be a nice balance, really!
They should learn from Shell how Shell makes its selection (gruelling! but I think they got the best.Not becos' anak I dapat award from Shell but masa lepas interviews tu..berlapis2 interviewnya OK? we told ourselves..kalau Z tak dapat pun kami puas hati.She was fully tested).
Well now..it's up to Z.Dia dah nampak selesa buat Law at IIUM.I told her buat both Econs and Law kalau sayang sangat ke law nya tu.
PNB sampai sekarang no news (dah dekat berapa bukan ni).PNB kasi buat Law overseas.Kalau anak sendiri tak kasi susu dan berok2 di hutan tu didulukan...apa nak buat.The gomen seems not to have strategic mind to groom future leaders.Asyik2 nak favour medicine, science-based applications..there should be a nice balance, really!
wedding talks and other stories
Aren't you curious with what people talk about at wedding receptions? (where old friends meet after so long or new ones make new ties).
I was at one yesterday.Met up with a couple I enjoy meeting (young, vibrant, cosmopolitan and yet rooted).Both had worked in London for many years.LSE grads somemore.Tapi tak sombong OK? The guy had told me about his trip to West Africa at another wedding we went to a couple of years back.This year, that episode continued.I told him about my experience.We had fun exchanging stories.I tengok other guests at the table tompang semangkok ketawa over some of the funny entries I had.
Anyway, after the wedding I rushed to Azhar's for our supposedly final meeting on the UoL Gala Dinner (but the team decided we might need another final one just a week before the event).Annie masak bagus as usual.Dr Cassim is always fun to be with (he would diagnose just about anything and had strong opinions against paracetamol, cough syrup, antibiotics).Amin pun dah pandai nak prescribe drugs (he mentioned something which he said kalau makan, kena marah dgn judge pun tak rasa apa.Hahaha) It's a cool group.
Pagi tu I was busy working with SMU interns at Krash Pad.The kids had started painting their clay items.I made myself a pair of ear -rings (terompah biru).I love my keras tangan work. :)) Lupa nak ambik gambar.The kids were lovable.I suka Yunos budak Mynmar tu.Reza is very talented.Atiqah is affectionate.Rozana tak datang...demam.They looked pretty motivated.I hope they will produce more saleable items.We have decided to get Siti Nurhaliza to launch the big sale nanti.If not her, maybe Miss Malaysia tu.If things go as planned...
I was at one yesterday.Met up with a couple I enjoy meeting (young, vibrant, cosmopolitan and yet rooted).Both had worked in London for many years.LSE grads somemore.Tapi tak sombong OK? The guy had told me about his trip to West Africa at another wedding we went to a couple of years back.This year, that episode continued.I told him about my experience.We had fun exchanging stories.I tengok other guests at the table tompang semangkok ketawa over some of the funny entries I had.
Anyway, after the wedding I rushed to Azhar's for our supposedly final meeting on the UoL Gala Dinner (but the team decided we might need another final one just a week before the event).Annie masak bagus as usual.Dr Cassim is always fun to be with (he would diagnose just about anything and had strong opinions against paracetamol, cough syrup, antibiotics).Amin pun dah pandai nak prescribe drugs (he mentioned something which he said kalau makan, kena marah dgn judge pun tak rasa apa.Hahaha) It's a cool group.
Pagi tu I was busy working with SMU interns at Krash Pad.The kids had started painting their clay items.I made myself a pair of ear -rings (terompah biru).I love my keras tangan work. :)) Lupa nak ambik gambar.The kids were lovable.I suka Yunos budak Mynmar tu.Reza is very talented.Atiqah is affectionate.Rozana tak datang...demam.They looked pretty motivated.I hope they will produce more saleable items.We have decided to get Siti Nurhaliza to launch the big sale nanti.If not her, maybe Miss Malaysia tu.If things go as planned...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Getting in touch with your femininity
After years of study on feminist ideals and ideas, it sounds bizarre that I shoud be organising a workshop on flower arrangement.So anti-intellectual, so feminine. So female.
I wish NOT to be apologetic about it.
Women like me have been short-changed in life.We do not know how to cook, sew, wear nice make-up, do up our hair, arrange flowers etc.Success means being equal with men.
Pah..I'm done with all these, folks.I wanna be a woman now.And still think like a man. :)
My early responses from some of my female academic friends were, "don't like cooking, sewing or arranging flowers."
Some said it with a sense of pride.Some with disgust (at the thought of being associated with homemakers)
There were a couple who jumped at the idea and shared my sentiment.That we had lost out to the rat race in a man's world.
I'm glad I'm not alone. :)
I look forward to the workshop.Join me if you can.July 9, 2010 jam 12.30 to 1.30 pm. RM130 per head.Materials are provided.
I wish NOT to be apologetic about it.
Women like me have been short-changed in life.We do not know how to cook, sew, wear nice make-up, do up our hair, arrange flowers etc.Success means being equal with men.
Pah..I'm done with all these, folks.I wanna be a woman now.And still think like a man. :)
My early responses from some of my female academic friends were, "don't like cooking, sewing or arranging flowers."
Some said it with a sense of pride.Some with disgust (at the thought of being associated with homemakers)
There were a couple who jumped at the idea and shared my sentiment.That we had lost out to the rat race in a man's world.
I'm glad I'm not alone. :)
I look forward to the workshop.Join me if you can.July 9, 2010 jam 12.30 to 1.30 pm. RM130 per head.Materials are provided.
Friday, June 25, 2010
news
Too many things, too many dramas!
My mom's maid ran away about 3 days ago.Haiyo...just when all of us were doing OK..my mom started to cook, enjoyed her trips to her dialysis centre, started to laugh again.
Tiba2 budak dari Jawa buat hal pulak (her hubby is here, dok pressure her to leave..I had suspected that it would be just a matter of time.Dia datang dah ada handphone ....rancangan sulit untuk lari pasti sudah diatur lebih awal...)
But still, it upset me.My mom pun tak sabar langsung with her maid....
Anyway...high dramas since then...the second maid ~my maid pulak tak beradab..suka melawan my mom (often when they are left on their own)
Hanya Allah give me strength to handle all this!
Things picking up quite a bit at CERDAS.Dah nampak cara nak buat duit.Can you imagine I exploit everyone I come across. Budak Cina mualaf yang jual photocopied books from table to table at the cafeteria I frequent tu pun I tangkap.He writes about his conversion to Islam so I ajak buat biz where we share 50-50 profit. Cina jual bunga kat rumah I pun I ajak buat biz (profit kongsi). And my project managers pun semua mcm fun juga and gila2 like me (except maybe Dr Azman, an expert on Islamic Finance tapi dia sporting juga).
Saya yakin, we'll have fun raising money.InsyaAllah. Hahaha..nak kata apa lagi? NLP mah.
Z balik tiap2 minggu and Nik and I akan tunggu nak dengar cerita2 campus dia.So kelakar!
My guppies died 3 ekor today.Bibik said the plants I put in the small aquarium killed them .My koi pun mati 3 ekor.Tak cukup oksigen.
My mom's maid ran away about 3 days ago.Haiyo...just when all of us were doing OK..my mom started to cook, enjoyed her trips to her dialysis centre, started to laugh again.
Tiba2 budak dari Jawa buat hal pulak (her hubby is here, dok pressure her to leave..I had suspected that it would be just a matter of time.Dia datang dah ada handphone ....rancangan sulit untuk lari pasti sudah diatur lebih awal...)
But still, it upset me.My mom pun tak sabar langsung with her maid....
Anyway...high dramas since then...the second maid ~my maid pulak tak beradab..suka melawan my mom (often when they are left on their own)
Hanya Allah give me strength to handle all this!
Things picking up quite a bit at CERDAS.Dah nampak cara nak buat duit.Can you imagine I exploit everyone I come across. Budak Cina mualaf yang jual photocopied books from table to table at the cafeteria I frequent tu pun I tangkap.He writes about his conversion to Islam so I ajak buat biz where we share 50-50 profit. Cina jual bunga kat rumah I pun I ajak buat biz (profit kongsi). And my project managers pun semua mcm fun juga and gila2 like me (except maybe Dr Azman, an expert on Islamic Finance tapi dia sporting juga).
Saya yakin, we'll have fun raising money.InsyaAllah. Hahaha..nak kata apa lagi? NLP mah.
Z balik tiap2 minggu and Nik and I akan tunggu nak dengar cerita2 campus dia.So kelakar!
My guppies died 3 ekor today.Bibik said the plants I put in the small aquarium killed them .My koi pun mati 3 ekor.Tak cukup oksigen.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Think before you litter
Think before you litter....
how long our act of foolishness will remain on earth.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE ?
Banana Peel- 3-4 weeks
Orange peels- 6 months
Apple Core- 2 months
Paper Bag- 1 month
Cardboard- 2 months
Milk Cartons- 5 years
Newspaper- 6 weeks
Paper Towel- 2-4 weeks
Cotton Glove- 3 months
Tinned Steel Can- 50 years
Aluminum Can- 200-500 years
Disposable Diapers- 550 years
Plastic Bags- 20-1000 years
Glass- 1-2 million years
Cigarette Butts- 10-12 years
Leather shoes- 25-40 years
Rubber-Boot Sole- 50-80 years
Plastic containers- 50-80 years
Monofilament Fishing Line- 600 years
Foamed Plastic Cups- 50 years
Wool Sock- 1-5 years
Plywood- 1-3 years
Plastic Bottles- 450 years
I request you all please share this piece of information in your network as much as you can.
how long our act of foolishness will remain on earth.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE ?
Banana Peel- 3-4 weeks
Orange peels- 6 months
Apple Core- 2 months
Paper Bag- 1 month
Cardboard- 2 months
Milk Cartons- 5 years
Newspaper- 6 weeks
Paper Towel- 2-4 weeks
Cotton Glove- 3 months
Tinned Steel Can- 50 years
Aluminum Can- 200-500 years
Disposable Diapers- 550 years
Plastic Bags- 20-1000 years
Glass- 1-2 million years
Cigarette Butts- 10-12 years
Leather shoes- 25-40 years
Rubber-Boot Sole- 50-80 years
Plastic containers- 50-80 years
Monofilament Fishing Line- 600 years
Foamed Plastic Cups- 50 years
Wool Sock- 1-5 years
Plywood- 1-3 years
Plastic Bottles- 450 years
I request you all please share this piece of information in your network as much as you can.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Beliung in Kota Damansara
It was on Sunday, June 13 around 6 pm I think.I just got home from my meeting in Taman Tun with my alums of Uni of Liverpool. Nik and Z just got home from shopping at One Utama (Nik tengah semayang) I was downstairs with Bibik, watching the rain.Mula2 renyai (I love watching rain) then the kilat and petir came.Fuiyoo..ngeri.Then the taufan/storm came...memang sah angin lintang cos I saw it melintang (past my street!) the rain became like snow sebab laju sangat hujan turun tapi melintang! The trees bergoyang2.I bimbang my pergola runtuh or my hanging plants jatuh.I was going apa ni Bik? apa ni Bik? and started my zikir.I asked Bibik biasa ke berlaku ni Bik (she and my Mom selalu kata hujan ribut waktu petang sampai mereka takut..I balik lewat and by then things would have calmed down)
Bibik kata biasa! biasa!
But when Nik and I keluar malam tu kita tengok pokok2 tumbang dan tercabut dgn akar2 nya sekali dan rumah jiran about 2 doors away pokoknya tercabut dgn akar2 sekali dan hempap their gate...wough! Hubby kata mana biasa macam ni! (this is the same Bibik who said she felt the earth tremor jam 12 noon when the whole of Lembah Klang rasa at 5 or 6 pm....but I took her report seriously and reported her 12 noon tremor to Jabatan Meteorology)
I didn't expect this:
http://komuniti.malaysiakini.com/news/kota-damansara-dilanda-puting-beliung3-minit
Bibik kata biasa! biasa!
But when Nik and I keluar malam tu kita tengok pokok2 tumbang dan tercabut dgn akar2 nya sekali dan rumah jiran about 2 doors away pokoknya tercabut dgn akar2 sekali dan hempap their gate...wough! Hubby kata mana biasa macam ni! (this is the same Bibik who said she felt the earth tremor jam 12 noon when the whole of Lembah Klang rasa at 5 or 6 pm....but I took her report seriously and reported her 12 noon tremor to Jabatan Meteorology)
I didn't expect this:
http://komuniti.malaysiakini.com/news/kota-damansara-dilanda-puting-beliung3-minit
Saturday, June 12, 2010
seasons in the sun
We left for Kuantan to attend my niece's nikah, done after Isyak.Quite an odd time to nikah but her family was facilitating her in laws from the East Coast (Friday is a weekend).
Quite kalut but we made it.Stayed at MS Garden where things seemed to fall apart: lampu rosak, iron rosak (in my mom's room, my room OK) but the hotel's fully booked, still. MELTA conference was on.Bumped into some familiar faces.They knew me, I blur,blur.Then I recalled. :)
The foods were delicious (masak sendiri).We left early.It was only on the way back to KL, listening to Terry Jacks' seasons in the sun that I felt I should have been more forgiving and hence, should have been more involved in this wedding...for the love of my aruah sister ("seasons in the sun" was her favourite song...and if you read the lyrics...it's a song sang by a dying person...)
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
but the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
and I particularly love this piece:
but the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
Waaaa...I remember her..I remember her in her rolled up checkered shirt with bobbed hairdo...she was close to everyone...(Tam died in a car accident when she was only 34, leaving behind her young kids aged between 2 and 12 then.I had blogged on this before)
Tam, your gal got married today.I know if you were around, the majlis would have been grander, better organised and the gals in our family, trying to outdo each other with our new jewellery/new baju kurung, new handbag...for the fun of it! We would have been there a day earlier and stayed all night, gossipping, teasing every member in the family (I missed it this time...they did..but I stayed at the hotel...too tired of the long journey, too hard pressed by the heat and space)
Your kids had handled life well and we wait for Baraqah's happy mo. maybe in 4-5 years and I hope she too would marry well like Hidayah and Taufiq.
Al fatihah in fond memory of you on your gal's wedding day.
Quite kalut but we made it.Stayed at MS Garden where things seemed to fall apart: lampu rosak, iron rosak (in my mom's room, my room OK) but the hotel's fully booked, still. MELTA conference was on.Bumped into some familiar faces.They knew me, I blur,blur.Then I recalled. :)
The foods were delicious (masak sendiri).We left early.It was only on the way back to KL, listening to Terry Jacks' seasons in the sun that I felt I should have been more forgiving and hence, should have been more involved in this wedding...for the love of my aruah sister ("seasons in the sun" was her favourite song...and if you read the lyrics...it's a song sang by a dying person...)
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
but the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
and I particularly love this piece:
but the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
Waaaa...I remember her..I remember her in her rolled up checkered shirt with bobbed hairdo...she was close to everyone...(Tam died in a car accident when she was only 34, leaving behind her young kids aged between 2 and 12 then.I had blogged on this before)
Tam, your gal got married today.I know if you were around, the majlis would have been grander, better organised and the gals in our family, trying to outdo each other with our new jewellery/new baju kurung, new handbag...for the fun of it! We would have been there a day earlier and stayed all night, gossipping, teasing every member in the family (I missed it this time...they did..but I stayed at the hotel...too tired of the long journey, too hard pressed by the heat and space)
Your kids had handled life well and we wait for Baraqah's happy mo. maybe in 4-5 years and I hope she too would marry well like Hidayah and Taufiq.
Al fatihah in fond memory of you on your gal's wedding day.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
My first!
without Louis VuittonJangan marah, I got my first Louis Vuitton from my sugar daddy (Nik.Haha) Verona PM Damier.That's the cutest, most chic and feminine handbag we both agreed on: for price and style.
Teka who smiled from ear to ear? :))
Anyway, Z came back early this week so we bond2 alsolah.Then continued shopping for her stuffs (sejak she pakai tudung, mcm2lah dia nak beli..in the end, she looks like a Turkish/Iranian young woman.
Oh, nak tunjuk baju kurung batik June buat.OK juga kan?
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
First day at work
June 1, 2010.
First day at a new place.
Scary.Macam baru masuk sekolah.Here, I have to raise some RM500K a year.At the old office, my job was to spend money (and raise some).
But at least, I have my own car park and my own toilet/shower room. :)
But a lotttttttttt to be done and being in kull, tough job to get people to work WITH you.I really have to be creative in finding ways to generate income in a fun way.
I sent my mom to her dialysis centre today.Terasa kasihan yang amat.When I was young, it was her who dropped me off at school gate or my tuition centre.Now I do that to her.Dropping her off.Sedihlah.I helped pack her lunch...sedih sangat.
May Allah give me strength to go through the new challenges in my life.May God drop me a million ringgit and more from the sky.
First day at a new place.
Scary.Macam baru masuk sekolah.Here, I have to raise some RM500K a year.At the old office, my job was to spend money (and raise some).
But at least, I have my own car park and my own toilet/shower room. :)
But a lotttttttttt to be done and being in kull, tough job to get people to work WITH you.I really have to be creative in finding ways to generate income in a fun way.
I sent my mom to her dialysis centre today.Terasa kasihan yang amat.When I was young, it was her who dropped me off at school gate or my tuition centre.Now I do that to her.Dropping her off.Sedihlah.I helped pack her lunch...sedih sangat.
May Allah give me strength to go through the new challenges in my life.May God drop me a million ringgit and more from the sky.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Change again
By now I should know that change is my middle name.
After 2 days' leaves (flu and satu hari temankan Z pi second round Shell interview dia) I was informed that I was needed to serve elsewhere.A place so challenging.I thought if the new post was a face-saving position, I do not need it.I am fine going back to my Kull and continue teaching (and meet my undergrads again...yahoo!) and 1001 things I put on hold for 2+ years.But Dr. Badri was persistent (and Rector being a Communication person, was convincing).
So guys, watch this page as a new life unfolds.I just go with the flow.
I have no regrets with my time at ACSD.I know I had given my best.Colleagues/staff at ACSD will take care of themselves.They have enough exposure and experience to know what hard work and excellence is.I have faith in them.I think they came out stronger and more united than when I first came in.I learned a lot too from my stint there.
For sure, loads of fun as any Alumni Office would have around the world (Alum Office around the world is often called the 'party people' office)
And now, to plan a different kinda party at my Kulliyyah....
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
New experiences
The past few days had been incredible.It started with the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum where I met influential Muslim world leaders (both of the past and current ones) and talented young Muslims.Took home (IIUM) 2 of the artists to talk to students and show their short films and play their music.IIUM.fm also interviewed them.Some 50 students turned up at the talk/screening of the short films/musical performance held at Career Resource Room (thanks to Tanja and Sheena who assisted me in my absence.Everything was short notice but one has to be clever in seizing opportunities and my two colleagues saw that.Some people would complain,saying it's short notice.Due to Sheena's and Tanja's far-sightedness, our kids benefitted from such a rare opportunity to listen to two Muslim artists from New York City). Mohsin the younger brother was a Fulbright scholar who did some work with street kids in Morocco, empowering them through film production (the kids wrote, acted and directed their life stories and the short films were later screened to some 400 people ~ rich and poor who ended up respecting the kids and stopped spitting at them).
I hope IIUM kids will be inspired to do the same with our street kids/stateless kids in the city.
The whole office had an IEEP retreat in Kelantan and while we were there, the Industrial Networking team worked on internship opportunities as well and the Alumni team organised a reunion dinner for alums in Kota Bharu.Prof Kamal was the speaker for the dinner talk.We got 7 pioneer alums (first batch) Mahal tu! We have made plans for the future.Prof Kamal spoke in Kelantanese most of the time.Truly hilarious but his students missed him so much.One lawyer macam nak nangis as he was leaving, punya sayangnya dia kat bekas cikgunya.Quite touching.
Yang scary was our NLP experience.Everyone seems to embrace this NLP culture.I told Faisal (our coordinator) one has to integrate Islamic values in the prog.Silap2 boleh syirik cos' the prog trains you to believe in your power of mind.Pernah one Puan Sri who had problem sleeping said, after the success of NLP, "Saya dah buat semua, baca yassin, baca Quran, semua tak jadi tetapi selepas buat NLP, baru saya dapat tidur." Sepatutnya she added, "Dengan izin Allah."
It's a dangerous prog, easily subject to abuse.Maybe that's how I lost my RM50K to a therapist! He had NLP-ed me.Baik memang baik but I think he over-charged.
Likewise in KB, we were shown the power of our mind as we passed our energy to a bulb and this bulb was dropped on a thick glass.The glass broke! A colleague who visualised driving her dream car in 2012 could not lift her leg to return to 2010 cos' she had gone to live in 2012! Two other colleagues had to lift her back to the 2010 station, baru dia sedar.Really scary!
I'd say be careful with NLPers (Obama is said to be one of them)
I hope IIUM kids will be inspired to do the same with our street kids/stateless kids in the city.
The whole office had an IEEP retreat in Kelantan and while we were there, the Industrial Networking team worked on internship opportunities as well and the Alumni team organised a reunion dinner for alums in Kota Bharu.Prof Kamal was the speaker for the dinner talk.We got 7 pioneer alums (first batch) Mahal tu! We have made plans for the future.Prof Kamal spoke in Kelantanese most of the time.Truly hilarious but his students missed him so much.One lawyer macam nak nangis as he was leaving, punya sayangnya dia kat bekas cikgunya.Quite touching.
Yang scary was our NLP experience.Everyone seems to embrace this NLP culture.I told Faisal (our coordinator) one has to integrate Islamic values in the prog.Silap2 boleh syirik cos' the prog trains you to believe in your power of mind.Pernah one Puan Sri who had problem sleeping said, after the success of NLP, "Saya dah buat semua, baca yassin, baca Quran, semua tak jadi tetapi selepas buat NLP, baru saya dapat tidur." Sepatutnya she added, "Dengan izin Allah."
It's a dangerous prog, easily subject to abuse.Maybe that's how I lost my RM50K to a therapist! He had NLP-ed me.Baik memang baik but I think he over-charged.
Likewise in KB, we were shown the power of our mind as we passed our energy to a bulb and this bulb was dropped on a thick glass.The glass broke! A colleague who visualised driving her dream car in 2012 could not lift her leg to return to 2010 cos' she had gone to live in 2012! Two other colleagues had to lift her back to the 2010 station, baru dia sedar.Really scary!
I'd say be careful with NLPers (Obama is said to be one of them)
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