I had my formal presentation for CSAS yesterday and it was... nerve-wrecking I tell you! My group was the first group in the class to present and not only that, we were the ONLY group yesterday too! And even about half an hour before the presentation, we were still editing our slides ok... And we didn't even have a run through as a group.

Nevertheless I think I did ok... I talked for eight minutes straight (almost) exceeding the time limit. For someone who's always at a loss for words, I was amazed I did it. But I think I have soooo many errors for grammar, pronunciation and articulation and I was too nervous to speak fluently, slowly (imagine though that if I HAD spoken slower, I'd exceed the time limit) and confidently or to have much eye-contact with the audience. I was half-prepared and I tell you, for presentations, you'd better be 100% prepared...

Dickson did well, a natural presenter. Afterall, he knows our topic about quorum sensing really well and he's done a lot of presentations before this. As for the rest, I'm not so sure about them. We can really see how panicky Xue Mei was and how unprepared Heider and Xavier were. If I'm not mistaken, Heider and Xavier didn't reach the minimum time frame of 5 minutes. I hope they won't fail...

Anyway, our topic was quorum sensing because we have to talk about things related to our course of study, Biotech, and quorum sensing is something rather new in the research industry which allows us to explain about it in detail. But as I glance at the audience (my classmates) during my presentation, I get the idea that they're bored. Uh oh.

Last night, I had Pentas meeting with the whole of MAG. Pentas will be held on the 23rd February THIS YEAR, which leaves us with less than 2 months to rehearse. I hope everything runs smoothly and we'd put up a good show besides strengthening the bond among MAG members of different sub-groups. I'm still thinking whether I should go help with props....

After Pentas meeting, I followed Raudah to Ghufran and on the way there, Raudah saw this lipan (centipede, milipede whatever!) and screamed. Well, my initial reaction when I heard her scream was to scream oso. But when I saw the lipan and how fast it's gliding to me, I screamed again, louder this time lol! The lipan was gliding like snake lar! Raudah was already ahead and I was still frozen in place haha.

Alamak I haven't prayed yet, gotta go now...

Random: By publishing this post, I've reached my 127th posts - the number of posts I had in my first blog before I created this one.

Last Sunday, I blogged about Maal Hijrah and forgot to write about what I learnt at my religious class so I shall add it here since I feel that it's worth the share. Good things are meant to be shared right?

We were memorizing surah Al-Ghashiyah and Ustazah Aisyah gave us some tips on memorizing. For memorizing surahs, it's easier if you memorize the Malay translations as well since we're more used to memorizing Malay/English words in school rather than Arab and so it'll help you remember better. She added that, while memorizing, you should learn to write the Arabic letterings as well. You don't have to do it on paper, just signal with your finger in the air should be fine. I don't know about you, but I've seen some of my Chinese friends do this method when they memorize Chinese proverbs. I've tried it for the surah and it works. Try it!

In general, Ustazah Aisyah mentioned that before you try to memorize something, you must first cleanse your heart of all evil things such as, anger, hatred, resentment, revenge, jelousy etc. Some of us were like saying, "But we can't control how we feel!" To this, Ustazah Aisyah told us that it's not impossible. It is hard, but it is definitely not impossible. She then gave us one week to try controlling our feelings (I think you can put it as nafsu lah). She gave us some scenarios when we can try to control our feelings, like when we see the person we like (AHEM! ;)) or when we go shopping. I tried for that shopping part. I don't think I passed the test lol.

Hmm... the thing is I'm really tired of having papers come out of my notebook because the glue at the backbone is not strong enough to hold the pages together, so I went to the school bookshop to look for a bound notebook. I find MANY nice ones, but I walked out lof the shop empty-handed, not really because I could control my feelings (nafsu membeli) but mainly because 1) I couldn't make a decision 2) I realised I was late for Socio lec.

Personally, I feel that when you wanna memorize something, be it for school or for religious class, other than doing it with a pure heart, you must also do it with a clear conscience (erm... ikhlas lar eh). I don't exactly know how to explain it but it's like you shouldn't be complaining while you memorize, 'cause complaining just kinda hinders you. By complaining, you're in a way thinking negatively. Erm... Something like that lar haha.

As for today, while learning tafsir Al-Quran, she came out with this system wherby we'd first read the translation (terjemahan) of the surah, then we'd reflect on it (tadabbur) and finally we'd interpret it (tafsir). The last step is basically just reading what those who're strong in tafsir has interpreted. What I mean is that, who are we to interpret the holy Quran. Interpret wrongly and... oho don't even think about it.

Alamak, k la it's almost time. Gotta go know peeps, cya!

Almost a week has passed since I last blogged. I couldn't blog the past week because I had tests/quizzes all lined up during the week and of course I had to study for them. I even missed Titisan training on Wed ok!

Monday:
BMic lec quiz
Cell B tut quiz

Tuesday:
CSAS powerpoint presentation skills test

Thursday:
HPI tut quiz
BMic pract pop quiz
Socio class test (equivalent to sem exam)
OTCM weekly tut quiz

Friday:
HPI lec quiz

Alhamdulillah I managed to study for them and could do the tests, except Socio. Socio was really really tough as it involves application of the concepts we learn and some of the situations given are kinda hard to link to Socio. Also, I did not finish studying for the test and whatever I'd actually studied just flew out the window (err... ok, lecture theatres don't have windows) as soon as I read the questions! It was really squeezing out all my brain juices lah ok. When Mr Terence Leong asked how was the test, I gave him one word, "Headache!!!"

Anyway, got to know yesterday that Ayan was hospitalised. I really couldn't believe it when Zee informed me! After finishing my stuff in school, I straightaway went to CGH to visit him. He can talk and move his limbs but he has a neck brace around his neck for his spinal injury and he seems to be in so much pain every few minutes when he talk to us... He'd grit his teeth, with his eyes rolled upwards... It hurts us so much to see him in the state he's in, but well... 'Berat mata memandang, berat lagi bahu yang memikul'... May Allah give Ayan strength to withstand all the pain and may Allah bless him with good health again soon. Get well soon Ayan!


During our visit, he still makes small jokes and smiles, but his smiles show traces of pain and weariness. It just breaks your heart to see the difference...

Earlier today, we had a gathering at Ghufran especially for those who helped out during korban. Didn't do much... We basically ate and ate lol. But it was nice seeing Nazihah and Nadirah from PL and Farah since we'd not met for so long already and I missed them! By the way, as soon as I saw Nazihah at Dewan Serbaguna just now, one of the songs by Brothers, either 'Untukmu Teman' or 'Doa Perpisahan' was played and... the feeling was indescribable lah...

After Asar, most of us went to visit Ayan. I had more to talk to him today. I don't think I'd be able to visit him again anytime soon. Sorry Ayan... Hopefully he'd get well as soon as possible. According to him he'd be hospitalised for at least a month... Hopefully he'd be well and get discharged before that. Let's all remember to pray for him in our daily prayers alright?

I actually watched a football match... Siti if you're reading this, believe it. Haha, well it was a match between Singapore and Malaysia and I'm a patriotoc citizen of Singapore what... Glad to see Singapore win the match during the kick-off. Lionel Lewis made a mistake that gave Malaysia a goal but he also saved Singapore by saving the last ball during the kick-off. Hopefully Singapore wins the finals. Got hope? Oh by the way, after the match, I saw this poster by a Singaporean which says, "Malaysia sure to lose". I find that rather err... inappropriate. I dunno lah eh.

Hmm... 'Mixed emotions' is a perfect title for this entry, cause that is exactly how I feel...

Take care, don't play around and hurt yourself alright peeps. Think before you act 'cause whatever you do has its consequences and you are the one who's gonna bear the consequences as well as the people around you.

Assalamualaikum semua! Tahun 1427H telah berlalu sudah dan banyak yang telah berlaku.

1427H merupakan tahun yang terbaik sejauh ini buatku, dengan sebab ia telah menjadikanku seorang muslimah yang lebih bertaqwa kepada Allah, seorang pelajar yang lebih berdedikasi, seorang anak yang lebih menghormati (bertanggungjawab... hmm... insyaAllah tahun ini) dan seorang insan yang lebih berguna. Dari segi pelajaran sahaja, 1427H telah meletakkanku di dalam kegagalan serta kejayaan. Banyak yang telah aku pelajari tahun lalu daripada peristiwa-peristiwa yang berlaku. Peristiwa-peristiwa yang kebanyakan tak mudah buatku melupakan.

Tahun 1428H menjelang tiba. Banyak lagi yang ingin aku kecapi, pelajari dan mengalami. Semoga tahun ini lebih baik bagiku, dan juga bagimu, dari segi iman, kesihatan, pelajaran, kerjaya, hubungan dan kehidupan secara seluruhnya. InsyaAllah...

InsyaAllah, I'll be adding my resolutions soon. I thought of keeping it private, but I remembered Ramesh's words. If you want to achieve something and there is a possibility that you won't achieve it, tell it to your family and friends so they can be a source of motivation for you 'cos then you's feel obligated to fulfill what you've told them. :)

Inilah kisahnya orang yang tak tahu apa nak buat... Tengok blog orang, sudah... Tengok gambar2 orang pon sudah... Nak buat kerja sekolah hehe tak payah lah... Jadi, apa lagi? Blog!!!

I'm actually waiting for Lina. She said she wanna come TP open house, on the way already, and since I have no classes, what's the harm with being a tour guide for a day? Hehe.

Macam dah lama gitu kat TP nak jadi tour guide... ;)

Hah, ni dia baru sms, dah sampai dah! Toodles...