The fabric of this baju kurung was given by a senior colleagues as a gift for my PhD completion. She said that I need to wear something cheerful, pastel color clothing. Well, I have pastel color baju kurung but at that time not as many as darker color ones. The tear was caused by an over-heated iron. My fault, really.
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A Thai advertisement on road rage makes me think how easy it is for us to lose control of ourselves and how easy it is for us to be a rational driver. All it takes is compassion. Sometimes, when people overtake me on the road, of course I feel shocked and angry but I would say out loud to myself “Perhaps he needs to arrive to certain destination due to nature’s call” [Agaknya dia nak pergi tandas kot]. It does work for me to calm myself and not to get angry with those drivers who drive recklessly.
There are times when I am stressed that I find it hard to stay focused on the road. So, when this happens I have the tendency to either drive a bit slow or fast especially when I am using Senai-Desaru highway. But what I don’t understand is there are some drivers who like to tailgate me for no reasons when I drive a bit slow or fast. Come on, man! I am not inviting you to have a race with me. Just leave me alone.
All of us know about the story between the late Arwah Syed Muhammad Danial (Al-Fatihah) and a Mr. Yew Wei Liang. Perhaps we can learn couples of things from their story and the story in the advertisement. We need to have the “co-driver” in us [we don’t need other person to remind ourselves, right?]
UTM Royal Gala Dinner is a yearly event at UTM and this year, 2019 it will be held on 6 Oktober 2019 at the prestigious 5-star Marriot Putrajaya Hotel which is the official hotel partner for the Gala Dinner.
The UTM Royal Gala Dinner 2019 will be graced by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, Permaisuri of Johor and Chancellor of UTM.
For more information about this event, please go HERE.
Dijemput semua yang berkelapangan untuk sama-sama menghadirinya sebagai sokongan dan galakkan buat sahabat seperjuangan UTM untuk kembali sihat menabur bakti.
Adalah dimaklumkan MAGNETIC dan Bahagian Kecemerlangan Akademik JPT, KPM sedang mengumpul maklumat berkenaan HIEPs yang telah dipraktikkan di universiti awam dan universiti swasta. Adalah dipohon jasa baik dan kerjasama YBhg. Dato/Datin/Prof./Prof. Madya/Dr/Tuan/Puan untuk memberi maklum balas berkenaan perkara tersebut dengan mengisi borang survei seperti pautan di bawah. Segala kerjasama dan kesudian semua didahului dengan ucapan setinggi-tinggi terima kasih.
Yesterday, I attended a briefing on ELPPT 2.0. Why does it call as ELPPT 2.0? It is the latest version of ELPPT. The ELPPT 1.0 is the one being used since its implementation back in 2009. So, what is new on the latest ELPPT aka ELPPT 2.0? Well, to be honest, there are lots of differences. I am still struggling to understand it well.
But this is a adjustment phase for me. Like a person who just learning how to ride a bicycle, I might have difficulty to balance myself but I believe that as long as I am willing to learn and allow myself to make mistakes (and not worry too much about it), In Sha Allah I will become proficient.
One of the big differences is the 10% marks which exclusively will be given and approved by the administrator (dean/chair/director). The way I see it, it is a means to reinforce certain behaviour which might not necessarily will contribute to healthy culture in academia. But, if it is used accordingly with integrity and ethics in mind, it could be a powerful way to reward others.
I got a request from my IIUM friend to vote her former PhD supervisor for a nomination of EduTech Awards 2019 (Tertiary Category). So, some of us asked why should we vote her because we do not know her contribution in a field of Education Technology. Sound fair right to ask such question? But, for me, as a fellow Malaysian we need to support our own people. Sometimes, more often than not, we do not know their contributions to the country due to lack of awareness about their expertise. So, let’s support each other. Click HERE to support our local talents:
