Values of Friendship

Well, I’ve been going through the challenging moments since the last  few weeks, and hopefully it will come to the end in 1-2 weeks time. Sometimes, I simply forget to have my lunch on its right time, though I could still have it at 4 or 5 pm.

In fact, all of these challenging situations that I need to go through have taught me to be more systematic and well-organized. Apart from the physical fitness, it also requires mental strength, excellent environment with no external disturbance, as well as proper guide from the right person. I feel so lucky for having friends and seniors who are willing to offer their kind assistances and guidance to me, to ensure that I am on the right track.

Friends may not be able to pull you up
But friends will still think of ways not to let you fall
Friends are those with us in tears and joy.

Oo.. Allah, please make it easy for me, for the family and for all of my friends.. ameen.
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The concept of Idealizations

People tend to associate Science and Engineering with fact and numbers, graphs and charts, symbols, formulas & equations, very straight forward, not flexible.. or perhaps, rigid. Well, how should I say? To some extent, I agree with that statement.. but there are many occasions where engineering concepts are better described using very soft and simple analogy based on the daily life.

One of the analogies that I like most, used to describe the concept of 'Reversible process' as an 'Ideal process' under the Second Law of Thermodynamics..where it relates to our daily life.

"In daily life, the concept of Mr. Right and Ms. Right are also idealizations, just like the concept of reversible (perfect) process. People who insist on finding Mr. or Ms. Right to settle down are bound to remain Mr. or Ms. Single for the rest of their lives. Likewise, a person who insist on perfection in friends is bound to have no friends." -Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 7th ed. p291

Look, engineering concept seems to be very beautiful and attractive if we are able to describe them in much simpler words..

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Kampus UIAM ~ Suatu Ketika..

Mata dah berpinar & kepala sudah mula pening akibat lama menghadap laptop dan meneliti borang-borang yg perlu diisi dengan seberapa segera yang mungkin.. Suasana kampus UIAM juga begitu sunyi kerana cuti semester sudah pun bermula, kebanyakan pelajar telah pulang ke kampung halaman. Saya pula mengambil kesempatan ini untuk membuat persediaan terakhir sebelum bercuti..satu proses yang agak meletihkan fizikal & mental. Tatkala semester baru dibuka pada minggu ke-2 December nanti, kemungkinan besar saya sudah pun meninggalkan kampus ini sekali lagi..

Ini adalah antara panorama kampus UIAM yang saya suka suatu ketika dulu.. Tahun 2006. Kini hanya tinggal kenangan.. untuk tatapan generasi UIAM yang baru. (Cuba teka apa yang saya cuba highlight dlm gmbar ini?).

Wassalam.

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Kesibukan Dunia

Few years ago, I received a short SMS from a lovely friend..

Sesungguhnya dunia ini sentiasa menjadikan kita sibuk,
namun bila difikirkan semula…
andainya perkara yang kita sibukkan itu
adalah semata-mata kerana Allah
tentu kita akan senang hati..

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IIUM @ BioMalaysia 2010

 IIUM booth at BioMalaysia Conference 2010.

Congratulations to IIUM contingents, mainly the Dept. of Biotechnology Engineering for having won 6 Gold Medals and 1 Most Innovative Award, 6 Silver and 8 Bronze medals. IIUM has won a total of 26 awards (7 gold, 8 Silver, and 11 Bronze medals), the highest among all other higher learning institutions, as well as public and private bodies. Read the details here and here.

"If you wait until your fear disappears before making a change, you will probably wait forever! You never gain true confidence in your ability to do something until you actually do it."

-Secrets about Life every Woman should Know-