Memorable moments.....

1. 17 December 2013 will be remembered as an important date in her career.
2. She successfully passed her Ph.D. viva voce with  minor corrections.
3. She has done well I think....as she sacrificed a lot to accomplish this mission.
4. I always pray to Allah for her.
5. Alhamdulillah....as I took our sons to witness her glorious moments.
6. Congratulations to you...my special....

Viva Voce.....

1. Tomorrow will her big day.
2. She has waited nearly 7 months for this big occasion.
3. I really hope she can go through the viva voce confidently. 
4. I believe she able to do it at her best effort.
5. I pray to Allah to make her day very smoothly....insyaAllah....
   

What's going on for the week??

1. Big floods hit east coast of Peninsular of Malaysia, i.e. Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan and Johor too.
2. My plan to visit alumni in Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu also have to be postponed.
3. The floods condition were terrible as so many victims have been evacuated their homes and stationed in various evacuation centers.
4. Interestingly, the flood also became so political as so many postings in social media accusing the lack of support from states government. 
5. etc..

Ustaz Kazim Elias Al-Hafiz (UKE)

• It was a surprised news when Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib appointed UKE as one of the UMNO Supreme Council members.
• I always follow his preachers and confident that he won't accept the offer.
• And, my prediction is correct as UKE declined to accept the offer.
• Interestingly, when the announcement was made for his position in SC, so many people reacted angrily.
• My friend forwarded to me a news that a female from a  religiously political condemned UKE   although UKE didn't make official statement about the appointment.
• But, UKE finally made up his mind as he rejected the offer.
• Hope UKE now can concentrate on  his religious activities.
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UUM 26th Convocation...

• It was a memorable moments for graduates to receive their scroll on their special day.
• I also managed to witness this special day.....when I joined the academic staff during the convocation
• I always pray to Allah that all UUM alumni will get better job offers and can contribute back to their parents and families.....and of course to UUM....
• All the best and good luck to all graduates as so many challenges are waiting ahead...
• Some photos taken during the convocation......

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A Busy Week,,,,

Career Week@ UUM

• I was really proud as one of the UUM alumni who is very successful businessman came back to UUM to officiate an official university's program.
• Dato' Md. Nizam bin Md. Sheriff, is a very low profile figure although his relationship with some Kedah Royal families is very strong.
• Even, he is also quite close with some public figures too.
• He officiated the Career Week and delivered a motivational talk to students too.
• I ushered him for two days during his visit.
• He also delivered a speech to final year students of Intaff Association.
• But....as expected, some students didn't bother much about his speech but rather concentrating on their smartphones.
• Perhaps, they have very urgent things to settle.....

 Professor Ramayah

• Prof. Ramayah was invited specially to deliver a PLS class in UUM.
• I supposed to join the 3 days workshop but since I have a VIP to be ushered therefore I could not join the workshop.
• Prof. Ramayah, as usual shared all his experiences and materials during the workshop.

An Interview....

• Last Thursday, I was appointed to be a panel for an interview session
• The interview was specifically conducted in order to choose some candidates for an exemption of study fees.
• Many candidates turned up and all of them have fulfilled the minimum requirement to seat for the interview, i.e. CGPA more than 3.00
• I've asked them some questions to evaluate their general knowledge, communication skills, leadership skill, etc. using a format provided by the secretariat.  
• I found that some of them were very well prepared and some were very frustrating.
• Some admired Bawani KS very much, some not.
• Some read newspaper, some proudly told me that they didn't read newspaper at all!
• Some concerned about the national security as so many crime cases were reported in Malaysia.
• Some expressed their frustration as they were unable to do their assignments due to poor wifi services.
• Some complaint about bus services, i.e. lack of buses, untimely bus schedules, etc.
• Some complaint about PTPTN was insufficient to support their expenses in UUM.
• Some complaint about lack of courteousness among Students Affairs Staff when dealing with students.
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• All the allegations and concerns they have raised I explained and answered accordingly.
• But of course, some of them were unhappy with my comments, answers and explanations..... 

An Excerpt from FB and a visit....

• My former student will graduate in UUM's 26th Convocation next month.
• I am very delighted as he dedicated his appreciation and gratitude to me on his FB wall.
• He took 2 papers with me and I can see his potential from the first day he joint my class.
• I think it's true that a good student has something different from ordinary students and can be observed during the first meeting.
• I wish him all the best in his future undertakings.
• Look forward to meet him during the convocation.

• My friend took his family to visit my house on Sunday.
• I was very delighted to meet his family.
• And more importantly, his daughter who suffers a leukemia (but I cannot remember the specific leukemia type)

Politics......in FB...

1. My friend posted something on his FB wall.
2. As expected, so many comments were came in.
3. It's true, everyone deserves to point out his/her opinions or views.
4. But, when it comes to religious issue, especially as a Muslim, we need to look after the words coming out from our mouth.
5. I think she has done unacceptable thing.
6. A Muslim must always be extra careful if he/she wants to comment something.....because once he/she comments about the Islam faith......very dangerous consequences will be exposed.......
7. etc

Congratulations!!!!!!

1. I feel so great to get a message from my brother.
2. My niece has done superbly in her UPSR with 5A.
3. I am expecting her to enter a boarding school soon.
4. She was won several awards last year and this year too.

MBA CLASS@ATC KAJANG

1. Today was the last class for the BJMP6023 Supply Chain Management
2. Next month, the final examination will be on 8 December.
3. I really hope they will strive harder to get better results.
4. As I highlighted during the first meeting, each student has opportunity to get good results as long as he/she works hard.
5. I also hope that they enjoyed my class and learnt something new.

An Outing to Ipoh

1. It was a family day program organised by the Student's Affairs
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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2. I took my family to join the program too.
3. We stayed at the Heritage Hotel Ipoh.
4. I took the opportunity during the program to visit one of my friends in Ipoh.
5. Some pictures taken.......

A visit.....

• My friend visited me yesterday afternoon.
• I think I haven't met him for about more than 10 years.
• He is doing well in his career. 

Happy Birthday Along!!!

1. A friend from KL and Kuala Nerang invited me for a breakfast in Alor Star. 

2. Panjang, what we used to call him during my campus life, now is Senior Manager at YTL Communication Sdn. Bhd.

3. Roslan, or Pak Lan, is a manager at a resort cum training centre for PLKN in Kuala Nerang.

1. A friend from Kulim was specially invited for a talk at STML on 28/10/2013

2. Norazman Mat Ali a.k.a Man Kodiang is a Senior Manager at MIMOS Kulim.

1. 29/10/2013 is special day for Along.

2. He is 11 years old and we really proud of him.

3. He is very imaginative and would like to become a car racer.

4. We celebrated his birthday at Secret Recipe restaurant, Jitra.

What happened in a week?

• A female Operations Officer was shot in the e face during a robbery orchestrated by a security guard at a bank in USJ. She left behind 2 lovely children.....
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• A hydro-electric dam gates released water through a 'proper' and guided by strict procedures due to concern of excessive pressure on the dam structure in Cameron Highland. The consequences: big flood hit a small town and 3 persons reported lost their lives with thousands left homeless.

• A guy possessed by a religious cult attacked and killed 3 civilians. he was then arrested by police.
• A few areas were hit by floods in Penang, Kedah, and Perak. There were a number of flood victims in various evacuation centres. 
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New Hand phone....

Finally, my Blackberry service was dismissed on the evening of 19 October 2013. I bought a Samsung Note 3 which offered so many features and I haven't explored the hand phone though.

Snippet....

1. My guava.......shows a good sign.....
2. My son.....not feeling well....
3. I went to KL....for a short meeting with a VIP.....
4. Silver Bird......the High 5 bread.....will be no more halal certified by next month...

a gist of a week....

1. The auditor general has announced the audit report for 2012.
2. So many issues appeared
3. Even, MACC also interested to investigate some 'extraordinary' transactions.
4. I also have so big pressures by the top management.
5. One of the issues of course how to find donors to support the university.
6. It is very difficult for me as the top management looks forward to invite all alumni to contribute in terms of monetary to the university. 
7. It took me few months to find and showcase successful alumni every week.
8. These alumni surely will contribute to the university but it takes time....we are not at the same playing ground with other well-known universities...i.e. Harvard, Cambridge, NUS, etc
9. I also quite surprised when an alumnus asked me to hand in my cv.
10. He is a VIP too.....and I took quite some time to get close to him.........
11. Just wondering....what will be the next action??
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Bougainvillea

1. It is my favourite flower.
2. It is quite easy to handle.....no need to worry much.
3. More importantly, all the Bougainvilleas are taken from my mother's house few years back.
4. I enjoy myself to see the cheerful flowers........
5. And....I really proud.....to make my mom......happy...
   
   
   
   

ICBER 2013@ Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

1. I was in Brunei from 27/9/2013-30/9/2013 to present a paper in ICBER 2013.
2. Interestingly, the paper also published in a journal by the conference organiser.
3. I feel so great as my key performance indicator for publication in journal is fulfilled.
4. I also met my old friend who is working in Brunei.
5. He is a manager in a company and a senior consultant for SAP.
6. I also taken few photos during my visit in Brunei.
7. Please enjoy....