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Terima kasih Dewan Masyarakat atas penerbitan makalah saya sempena sambutan Hari Guru 2025.

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Rencana di atas ditulis bersama dua orang mahasiswa Tahun Akhir Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains Dengan Pendidikan (Matematik) Dengan Kepujian.

Tatkala melihat raut wajah jenazah pakjang tanggal 16 Mei 2025 yang lalu, senyuman sentiasa terukir di bibirnya. Seolah-olah puas telah melaksanakan tanggungjawab dan amanahnya di muka bumi ini.

Perginya di hari mulia, hari Jumaat, penghulu segala hari. Juga di hari Guru. Selamat jalan pakjang ke negeri abadi. Jauh sudah perjalananmu di muka bumi ini.

Segala jasa dan pertolongan pakjang terhadap Aman secara peribadinya, akan Aman kenang sampai bila-bila. Hanya Allah S.W.T sahaja yang mampu membalasnya.

Al-Fatihah buat Cikgu Daud bin Yusof

Mantan guru sekolah rendah

Mantan guru sekolah menengah

Mantan pensyarah kolej matrikulasi

Mantan Pegawai SISC+ PPD

Congratulations to Wang Qian on passing your viva voce on 7th May 2025!

Wang Qian is my first PhD student from China to successfully complete the viva. I hope her achievement will inspire her fellow Chinese colleagues under my supervision to follow in her footsteps. I truly admire her calmness and politeness in responding to the examiners’ questions. Many thanks to the chairman, both internal and external examiners, the assistant chairman, and the secretariat for making the session a fruitful one.

I currently supervise five PhD students from China, and Wang Qian is one of them. Interestingly, they did not know each other before starting their studies here, even though they come from the same country. One thing I am particularly proud of as their supervisor is how actively they support each other. They regularly hold online discussions to share ideas and experiences. Just tonight, Wang Qian shared insights from the four-hour viva session she recently completed.

If you ask me which city I liked most, here is my personal ranking. Of course, this is based on my own experience, and the length of stay may have influenced my preference.

Let’s start with Number 4

Brussels

If I could redo my trip, I would have skipped the one-night stay here and spent more time elsewhere. With its hilly terrain, walking around Brussels was the most exhausting part of the trip. Yes, the city is famous for its chocolate and waffles, but honestly, I found them overrated. I tried a few halal options and I still prefer the ones sold at Aeon or even the waffle from the Petronas station near my house! Finding halal food was also more difficult here compared to the other cities.

Sorry Brussels, I’m giving you a 4 out of 10.

Paris

You might not agree with me, but again, this is purely my personal view. Paris was the most visited city in the world last year. Perhaps thanks to the Olympics. I visited the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, and the Louvre Museum. These landmarks were just okay for me. At least now I can say, “This is the Eiffel Tower I have heard about since I was a kid”. Halal food was everywhere, which was great. But Uber fares were ridiculously expensive. I had no choice due to limited time. The roads were super busy, and even sitting in the back seat of an Uber, I felt like pressing the brake myself! People weren’t very friendly either.

I’d give Paris a 5 out of 10. Sorry!

Amsterdam

I really liked this city. The locals were friendly, and the canals were beautiful. I loved the classic trams and the cycling culture. The flat landscape made walking around so much easier. Halal food was also easy to find. Definitely a city I enjoyed!

So, 7 out of 10 for Amsterdam.

London

Okay, I might be a bit biased as I spent more nights here, and I stayed in a prime location with lots of delicious halal food around. Primark was heaven (just don’t convert the prices to ringgit). I went a bit crazy buying t-shirts for my daughters.  Avoid the Tube during peak hours. Otherwise, you will feel like a sardine in a can. Besides attending an amazing conference, I had a little time to visit Buckingham Palace and London Bridge. I also took a short half-hour cruise, which was totally worth it. The Tube system was easy and convenient. Definitely my favourite city of the trip.

I’d give London a 8 out of 10.

All in all, it was a great experience travelling solo through these cities. I took a train from Amsterdam to Brussels, then to Paris, and finally to London. It might be once-in-a-lifetime experience for me, but who knows, kalau ada rezeki, I might explore more countries next time, insya-Allah.