Iman's Birthday Celebration

Salam. This is last minute plan. I actually plan to celebrate her birthday weeks ago BUT time is so limited. Suddenly I feel I want to do it this coming Saturday. Mmm... just a small one actually.

First, I need to order her birthday cake. My choice is Taka Bakery, Jalan Satok. I'll order a custom made cake for her.

Second, the food selection. What's on the my list? Fried meehoon, fried chicken, fried vegetables, fried... etc. Everything is fried? NO NO NO... high cholesterol lah... will decide tonight.

Third, my lil' princess dress. Ooppss... I nearly forget my lil' prince. I'll buy new dress and new shirt for both of them. Will ask my loving hubby to take lots and lots of pictures for those two rascals.

Fourth, who are my guests? A small celebration means small invitations. My sisters, brothers n their families, my in-laws' families, my students, and a few of my good friends.

Lastly, what else?



Happy Birthday to Iman Najiha! Mommy luv u so much...

Motivating The Unmotivated

Salam. How's everyone? It's a wonderful day for me as my lil' Muhammad is behaving obediently these two weeks. He wakes up as early as 6 am and enjoy his moments with me as I prepared him for kindergarten every morning. But today, I have a feeling that stucked in my heart. I feel my students are very unmotivated lately.

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I guess, transferring from a school life to a college life really shaken their personality and affect their confidence level. Being a college student requires high commitment and smart thinking. Most of them came from a different world compared to mine. Of course, they've been shaped by family background and life experiences that might be a bit different than college life. I always think of them. What is going on with their social life, what do they have in their thinking, do they know that I exist in the class with them, apart from all their problems that they carried together in my class.

I want to believe that my class is being cherished by them. I hope so. As I can tell the level of understanding and appreciation of my class by just looking at their plain faces. Maybe they thought teaching is easy for us. But they do not know we struggled very hard to please our students by sharing knowledge and throwing all possibilities to cheer up our class.


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I just wish they are active learners in class. I keep on saying, "Please ask if you don't understand." Looks like I'm talking to the wall again. I wish they'd come to me, seeking for assistance, and view every opportunity as a chance for them to improve. Aren't they curious on the subject matter that I teach? Or my teaching is too good that they understand every word I express in my class? Well, I can't blame them. Being a student is not easy as well.

I suddenly remember the 3c's from Napoleon history. "I Come, I Challenge, I Conquer." It's best if we could adapt ourselves in a new situation or new environment. The longer we take, the suffer we are.


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Happy 1st Birthday to Iman Najiha!

Salam.

Happy 1st birthday to my lil' princess, Iman Najiha! And I've also successfully breastfeed her for one solid year. Alhamdulillah...

Ibu Kool Bapa Hebat

Salam. Today is the last day of my holiday. Student registration will start tomorrow. And my hectic schedule will start all over once again.

I love READING! Perhaps my book collection comprising a lot of topics which can actually allow me to create my own personal library (I wish so...). I love visiting bookstores and became a member of every bookstore that I visited, is a MUST to me.

One of the latest books I bought was "Ibu Kool Bapa Hebat", written by Jamilah Samian. What makes me so interested to read it? I want to upgrade my knowledge and specifically because of my lil' Muhammad... He's a very active kid, seldom sleeps during daytime, he eats noodle or bread but NO RICE, he loves coloring, and I wish I can soften him more. I read this book before I go to sleep every night and hope to practice what I've read in my real life. I would recommend everyone to read this book. It makes me think and realize a lot. I learn to appreciate even a little thing that happen everyday.

"Dalam kehidupan ini, banyak pengajaran berharga yang berlaku tanpa kita sedari. Hadapilah kesukaran dengan tabah."

Jamilah Samiah

Happy New Year!

Salam. Happy New Year to all!

It's the beginning of year 2010. A great year for us. My 8th year of wedding, baby Iman is 1 year old (which means I've breastfeeding her for 1 solid year too), lil' Muhammad is 5 years old, and this is my last year to pay for my beautiful, stunning Toyota Ipsum! YEAHHH!!! (Jadi orang kayalah aku tahun depan... hihihi...)

Talking about new resolution makes me think about revolution. Revolution? Maybe I should make a revolution in my life this year. I have a list of new resolution BUT... I'm thinking right now. I want to do revolution. In Latin, revolution means "a turn around". But it's not the political revolution. Hihihi... Just a small revolution in my life this year.

Sarawak FM Interview


I had a radio interview at Sarawak FM on Tuesday, 22 December 2009. It's a 30 minutes session, a short one actually. Just to introduce our School of IT & Communication and courses that we offered. My partner was Mr. Lee, he represented School of Electric & Electronic Engineering. I arrived at RTM Kuching at 4.45 pm. They had a high security system there and this was the only picture I can captured. Our session began at 5.30 pm. It's a splendid experience for me as that was the first time I heard my lovely voice live on radio (hihihi...). When I got home, my loving hubby surprised me with the recording he made for me. Thanks sayang!

Christmas Visit at Tracy's Place

Rusmah, her cute baby, Me, baby Iman, Muhammad, Mr. Lee's wife, Mr. Lee's son and Tracy

New Year Eve Celebration at My In Law's place

My In Law's Family