Two Options in Life
Options in life
There are always options in our life. But, sometimes the options are limited. We have TWO options in battling the COVID 19 pandemic. The options are
- Fight the COVID 19 until we win, OR
- Stabilise our economy
If we choose the first choice, then we have to act accordingly. Take all precautionary measures to ensure the COVID 19 virus is totally eliminated.
The question now is, can we choose the second option? Ironically, the first option is needed before we can get the second one. Therefore, WE DON’T HAVE ANY CHOICE.
Please combat the COVID 19 before dreaming to stabilise our economy. We can do one at a time.
Multimodal Representations of IS’s Ideology on FB
This is the title of my PhD student’s, Mr Omairi Hamid, thesis. The thesis is about:
- textual strategies of IS in portraying their ideology of FB
- visual strategies of IS in portraying their ideology on FB
He used two main theories which are Systemic Functional Linguistics in analysing verbal texts, whilst the multimodality was used as the analytical framework for analysing visual elements.
PhD Viva Voce- Omairi Hamid Tarad Lafta
My PhD student, Hamid, successfully defended his thesis on 6 May 2021. He was awarded with an A for his thesis, what an excellent result. His thesis is on Multimodal Representations of Islamic State Organization’s Ideology on Facebook. Well done Hamid!
Special thanks to:
- Prof Dr Yeo Kee Jar – Chairperson
- Dr Kang Myoung Sook – Assistant Chairperson
- PM Dr Normah Mustafa (UKM) – External Examiner
- PM Dr Hadina Habil – Internal Examiner
- Mr Muhammad Arafat – secretariat
Annotated Bibliography
Love your job
The most important thing is to love your job. Otherwise, you will never find peace and happiness in your job. You need to have passion for your work.
Labour Day
In conjunction with the Labour Day, I wish to share the following saying by Steve Jobs.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Steve Jobs
HAPPY LABOUR DAY 2021!!!
1 MAY 2021
Virtual Interview with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
This TED Talk is an interview between Simone Ross, TED technology curator, and Biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. Mrs Mazumdar-Shaw shared her experience in developing COVID-19 vaccines with the global effort. According to Mrs Mazumdar-Shaw, there has been a lot of interesting partnerships and collaborations in addressing the global issues. This video is worth watching to learn how India has turned out to be the world crucial player in the production of the COVID 19 vaccines.
patients first and business will follow
KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW
COVID 19 Vaccines
Some say if you take the vaccine, you can live the most up to 2 years. Nonetheless, either you take the vaccine or not, you will ultimately DIE. When Allah says it is time for you to die, you will surely die. Death is inevitable.
I have taken the vaccine and what about you?
I agreed to be vaccinated because it is for my own safety and also others. Insya Allah, the sound intention will definitely be rewarded.
