Happy Birthday Mak!

I rang up my mother early in the morning...to wish her.....Happy 80th Birthday. She was really emotional.....as her tears can be clearly heard through the handphone speaker.....It is always my routine for every year, on 29 July, I would call her and wish her all happiness....appreciations...loves.....

She's really special to me.....................very passionate....patient....charismatic.....always knows when I have problems even if I've tried not to reveal to her.Happy Birthday Mom! You're always special!

UM's students arrested

I'm not sure..whether our students are really concerned about politics rather than their studies. More attentions are given to the elementary things....unrelated to their daily routines....study..attend class...group discussion....assigments....projects...etc. The news reported two UM's students allegedly smeared Datin Ser Rosmah Mansor posters during her visit to UM recently. Many harsh words were used on the posters and walls as reported by online news portal . My comment is simple: concentrate on study and maintain the momentum towards excellence in academic and co-curricular. Students must clearly know their focus. Luckily, I was not easily influenced to the irrelevant activities during my study in UUM, about 12 years ago....

Influenza in UUM

I really surprised when some students called me yesterday. They told me UUM has given one week leaves due to ILI symptoms were reported widely among students. (please read more). I was in Penang for MBA class and did'nt feel well...my throat, very painful....but I have to deliver the lecture though....

Solar Eclipse

Just can't wait for tomorrow, a solar eclipse. It can be observed as partial solar eclipse in Malaysia between 8.23am- 9.48am tomorrow. This is another opportunity for me to perform 'solat sunat kusuf'.....

14 July.....

14 July....is always very important to me....
Every year....it brings more understandings...hopes.....funs.....happiness.....
Just can't wait this wonderful day...

JMP5023 Operations and Technology Management

This semester, I have to teach another master (MBA/MSC.) class. It doesn't matter for me, as I always enjoy teaching master class. Master class is always very lively class.......many discussions, questions, brainstorming, etc....however, the 1st class on 4/7/09 seemed to be a little bit lack of 'energy'. Many foreign students, most of them from middle east (Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen..), Thailand, Indonesia and local, of course. Frankly, I could not do much in the 1st class as the add-drop process still in progress. Perhaps next week class, it'll be better as the students registered to this class are finalised.

1st after a long leave.......

Today is my first class...JMP 3083, Operations Management Seminar. As I anticipate....only few students attended. In the system, it should be 43 students, however, 19 students, most of them female, attended my class. After 3.5 years of not teaching undergraduate students, I feel so lucky...to teach back.....

Things happen in a split second.....

A friend of mine used to let her children play in front of her terrace house, somewhere in Alor Setar every day at 6.00pm. However, I guess, she's really thought about allowing her children to play in front of her house again....Her daughter was knocked down by a Mat Rempit and now she' admitted to GHPP. Her daughter has undergone operations to remove blood clogs and fractured skulls from damaging her brain. I pray for her daughter health.......

I am very protective.....make sure I'll be around and closely monitor my sons if they want to play in front of my house....because things happen in a split second.....