cute conversation with kids

Adik-Mama

Adik : Mama nak kurma ! Kurma..kurrrma..kurrrrrma..Macam rumah kan mama.
Mama : Ye ke adik.
Adik : S-A sa, T-U tu, ru..mah...
Mama : Bukan lah adik, S-A sa, T-U tu, satu. Bukan rumah..
Adik : 'SATU RUMAH' lah mama.
Mama : erk ...

(Masa fatin baby, mama adore dekat sorang anak kawan mama bernama Fasihah. Fasihah yang fasih. :-) )

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Kakak-Mama

Mama : Syifa, syifa rasa tahun depan mama patut hantar adik dekat Tadika Didik Kreatif ke Tahfiz Impian Kasih?
Syifa : Dua-dua sekali pun bagus.
Mama : Kalau salah satu, syifa rasa mana yang lebih bagus?
Syifa : Hmm...Tahfiz Impian Kasih lah.
Mama : Kenapa, why?
Syifa : Sebab semua orang dekat tahfiz pakai tudung dan solat.
Mama : Tadika Kreatif tak bagus ke.
Syifa : Bagus jugak. Nanti adik pandai English, ada banyak mainan untuk adik, ada music class.

(masih takda keputusan untuk pemilihan tadika fatin untuk tahun depan..)

Syifa Az Zahra reciting Doa Qunut

Doa Qunut yang dihafal atas permintaan Syifa sendiri sebab dia rasa ada bacaan yang tak lengkap setiap kali dia solat Subuh. Ada minta dia teruskan hafalan Yaasin (suku Yaasin telah dia hafal) dan surah2 lazim yang lain dulu, tapi dia insist dan lebih minat untuk selesaikan hafalan ni dulu. Selalunya dia mampu hafal 1 ayat untuk 1 hari. Tapi disebabkan mama & abah on off ajar dia, pembelajaran pun diselang-selikan dengan tafsir Quran & Hadis dan mengaji, selain dari hafalan, so doa Qunut ni ambil masa dekat sebulan untuk complete memorized. Banyak lagi sebutan yang Syifa perlu perbaiki. Syifa belum masuk Al-Quran pun lagi walaupun umur dah 6 tahun. Masih di penghujung Iqra' 5. Tajwid, sebutan dan kelancaran bacaan masih banyak yang perlu diasah. Mama kena banyak sabar.


Syifa dan Doa Qunut

Inspiring thoughts for those who are still in the battleship

Quote from inspiring words of Dr Thien Lee Mei. It's the biggest wake up call for me indeed.

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Dear all,

It is always a miracle when you believe that you can do it. Yes, I submitted my 10 copies for viva within two years. It seems unbelievable especially when I was a part timer in my first 11 months. Within this period, I slept almost 3 hours only per day and woke up at 3am to read articles for almost 3 hours daily. This is the only time that I have to pursue my PhD with the agreement to my family and children that they should be prioritized over my PhD.

However, this is definitely not good for mental health. Therefore, I decided to take non-paid leave to continue my studies. No choice, because I fail to get scholarship from KPM, not even call for interview too. Subsequently, i convert to be a full time student at my 12th months till to date. As such, I told myself that I must success! 2 years is my target. Programming my mind that there is no time to frustrated, cry or demotivated etc even though I encountered it. The only thing that in my mind is look for alternatives in order to solve the problem asap. Setting up the time frame for each stage of research process (proposal defense, data collection, previva, viva etc) and it must be achieved! Even waiting for viva, I still wake up earlier to read articles and write paper. Actually, I did enjoy this kind of life.

No doubt, to produce a sound and justifiable thesis is not an easy task. There are uncountable difficulties and obstacles that have to be overcome throughout the whole research process. Therefore, writing a thesis needs a great deal of knowledge, skill, persistence, time management, commitment, and ingenuity. Really think and behave like a PhD scholar. Moreover, having a committed and knowledgeable supervisor; critical peers who always challenge and question me about the content of the thesis from a variety of aspects; and knowledge networking from the same and different field are always be the advantages.

Completing the PhD thesis serves as a starting point for me to deepen my knowledge in doing research. Hope I can contribute my limited knowledge to this academic group from time to time.

Above is just my personal experience in pursuing the journey. Of course, different people have different way to achieve his or her target. Hopes this is only a personal experience sharing and serve no more than that. Thanks again and all the best! Enjoy your life with PhD studies because it is so precious to us.

 

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Part 2: Kembara ilmu ke 'Krabi' bersama Tihani & Az Zahra

Here the journey continue..

Krabi or Crabby ?

Krabi, here we come !

Early morning on the second day, after performing Solat Subuh at Masjid Wilayah Krabi, we stopped at a restaurant located in Krabi town at around 7 am (Thai time). I tasted Roti Canai and Nasi Kerabu and they were just perfect for my throat. By the way, entering Thailand means that you should adjust your watch 1 hour later to suit Thai time.

Halal Restaurant selling Roti Canai and variety of Nasi

The next pit stop waz here.

Jee-Or nama tempat ni. Souvenir shop.

Ada tempat berposing kat 'Jee-Or' ni

Test power camera la konon.

Souvenir stalls lagi... Kat sini banyak hasil laut dari cangkerang (shells).

Pusat Penyelidikan Ikan & Penyu, Krabi. 

This place was developed for research purposes besides welcoming the presence of students and public visitors.

Tengok orang bagi makan ikan besar.

Ikan sebesar ni ada dalam kolam tu.

Boleh pegang penyu..

Cow-fish yang camera-friendly

Finally at 1.30 pm, we managed to checked-in our Hotel - Golden Hill Hotel. Our last shower was yesterday's evening. Therefore, the feelings of relaxing was not there to continue the journey. Everybody needs to recharge.

An outskirt hotel with free WIFI

Planning for night activities? Krabi night market in town center only operate on weekends.

Painting the green busker. Seems like he was immune to tickle.

Till we meet again on Part 3 for more exciting and adventurous journey we promise. Bye!