only 10 minutes

yup...it took me only 10 minutes to meet my supervisors and discuss on my IP progress...

i couldn't tell them how miserable i am of not getting to understand what i am supposed to do in order to finish the IP...

poor me...

Dr Birol calmly reassured that IP is some kind of project of recommending...it's like an art work...you, as a student, have all the time in the world to read those papers and try to summarize them for us (we don't have time)...later on, you provide a write up and suggest further directions...this in turn, will help in our research and the next batch of student may continue your study,okay...

so, he gave me 10 days to work on as our new meeting date will be on 07/07/08...he'll be away for the whole next week...if ever i have any difficulties, i might go to my co-supervisor, Kak Faiza...

since i'm back at UTP, i believe i will work diligently as there's nothing interesting to do here except focussing on my studies...ohh...how i miss my mama...poor me...poor me...

i may be not updating my blog for quite sometime now as i found the internet connection here is soooo very lembab...it's typical for UTP to have sudden construction projects for the sake of the approaching convo event in August...

okaylaa...better get back to work...

pray for my success yaa!

lazy girl liza

huhuhu...i've been back for 1 week already and i was expected to have a progress on my Individual Project - which is obviously was left unattended...actually i was in no mood for any academic stuff...so many distractions back at home...lazy girl...lazy girl...

while i was figuring whatever excuses should i give when i am suppose to update to my dear supervisors this Wednesday, i received this e-mail last night:

Dear Aliza,

I am sorry to inform you that I will not be in my office on June 25th, Wednesday because of a last minute invitation to another meeting in KL on the Wednesday and Thursday. We may meet, if you wish, on Friday.

Regards
Prof. Dr. Birol Demiral
Schlumberger Chair in Petroleum Engineering
Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering Department
Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
D/L:+605 368 7049
Fax:+605 365 5670

yeay...thank you Allah!

i am quite reluctant to go back to UTP...i need more rest time...i don't know...i just kind of losing my focus...i quickly replied:

Dear Dr Birol,

Noted.
OK, let's meet on Friday...
Thanks.

Warmest Regards,
Aliza Hasan

this has left me with 2 more hopeful days to progress...insya-Allah...

ya Allah, give me strength to overcome many,many obstacles...

turn down

ahh...well...today i turned down 2 friends...
can't make it to their wedding receptions...
one in seremban (Pn Mizah) and another in pontian (Pn Mimah)...
is it matter to me?!i guess, a little, yeah...
gonna miss all the sohabat 9600's antique 'huhas'...

apparently, judging from my current situation, i have absolutely unavoidable reasons for doing so...nevertheless, wish both of you love of a lifetime...will try my best to make it up to you in due time...

speaking of turn down, recently one of the top leader for the US presidential candidate has purposefully turned down my mama by making an irresponsible statement of wanting to shoot Osama...my mama was an avid supporter of this hopeful African-American guy...now, no more...sigh~~~

what about our government?!owh owh, i can sense chaos...
tomorrow shall be an interesting day of Parliament get-together...
i just can't wait for the vote of no-confidence towards our dear PM...
this will be the first of such an act in Malaysian Government history...
"Saya tidak takut" - hahaha...
then, why all of a sudden, there have this urgent meeting last thursday?
conclusion from there, all Parliamentary seat representatives MUST be present tomorrow...
another turn down...so sad...

sometimes, it makes me wonder...
where is our DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda YDP Agong?
He should be the highest sound of all...
PM is the advisor to Agong...
i think that is what i learn from school...
yes, it is PM who directed the country...
however, when all the PM does is ruining the country, Agong should have a say...

one more thing, when looking at our Ministers and opposition representatives quarreling and argumentating, it just makes me sick...so very immature and childish...our TPM even highlighted that Ministers who doesn't obey are undisciplined...what's your point?you think Malaysia is like 'high school'?!when people break rules, people disagree with you, the so-called 'prefects', you jot down their names...bring them to the disciplinary board...then, you sack them from any other responsibilities...you feel happy?!satisfied?!secure?!relieved?!make sure you know what to answer in the hereafter...all the very best!

...malay tongue twisters...

awesome and interesting to share...
enjoy!

1. buaya buai biawak, buaya buai biawak, buaya buai biawak...

2. biawak buai buaya, biawak buai buaya, biawak buai buaya...

3. cuka kacau kicap, cuka kacau kicap, cuka kacau kicap...

4. kicap kacau cuka, kicap kacau cuka, kicap kacau cuka...

5. kambing kejar kerbau, kambing kejar kerbau, kambing kejar kerbau...

6. kerbau kejar kambing, kerbau kejar kambing, kerbau kejar kambing...

7. pokok kopi, pokok kopi, pokok kopi, pokok kopi...

8. lori, lori, lori, lori...

9. lori lalu lalang layu, lori lalu lalang layu, lori lalu lalang layu...

10. kakakku kata kuku-kuku kaki kiriku kaku lalu kukikis-kikis kuku-kuku kaku kaki kiriku...

happy at home

yeay...my meeting with supervisors went well yesterday morning...they commented mostly on the format i'm using...i blamed myself of not following the guidelines properly...the truth is i've lost the said manual...

i arrived home safely at 2pm...yeay...happy...happy...

my current mood is a sort of mixed concentrate...i need to prioritise...the focus should be on my Individual Project...so,i've started to download several more papers...planning to work extra hard...insya-Allah...

as for upcoming event - looking forward to attend Mizah's wedding reception this Sunday...
my problem: i miss Jack...will try to carpool with Ili...insya-Allah...

life is very calm lately...stress level is well-maintained...i'm kind of having the syndrome of blogger's block - a minor one, i hope...ergo, i went blog hopping and found that i was tagged again...

ermmm...okay laa...here goes:

the princess who tagged me: miss shue

5 impressions about miss shue:
a. top scorer for French Language
b. calls me 'Ali'
c. high-spirited
d. very positive
e. caring

5 memorable things/events about miss shue:
a. miss shue and me were basketballers...we've played for school team several times...miss shue is pejon's partner for warm-up...my warm-up partner is miss asni...
b. miss shue and me have together reside in Block C quite a while during our early senior year(Form 4) in SSP...this happens before 'rombakan semula'...at that time, miss shue is the nextdoor dormleader...i was a Bayan resident taking charge of Form 2 Topazians...
c. miss shue and me always went back for overnight by komuter...miss shue's stop is Kg Dato' Harun station...my journey is until Klang station...
d. miss shue is miss ude's deskmate (in 5 Ilmu)...miss shue sat in front of me when i was transferred there from 5 Jaya...
e. miss shue played archery together with my dormleader Dadie, my bedmate Nadh and also my petsis, SitiMun...

as for the rest shue, you may read in my previous post...

transition

waarggh...i'm back at UTP...actually, to be exact, i've returned to UTP last wednesday...

i went to the postgrad office and met with MSc coordinator, kak lia in order to settle several issues regarding my 'extended' studies...and the conclusions:

• group project - only final presentation marks will be deducted (i was absent)...
• missed April exams (3 papers) will be resitted on 30th Oct, 3rd Nov and 4th Nov...
• current focus - Individual Project (ongoing and targetted to end on 16th July)...
• July exam - qualify to sit for 1 paper only (Reservoir Engineering I on 28th July)...Drilling Engineering paper will have to be postpone as i've never attended the lectures yet...
• management electives - will have to join next batch of MSc students...

all in all, i'll just go with the flow...i'll be graduating next year anyway...

now, the only problem is trying to readjust back to student life...you know, after spending nearly 2 1/2 months resting at home...it's kinda hard for me to gain the ever needed momentum...

my only motivation is 'I want to go HOME this monday and I will'...

my progress on Individual Project is basically slow as i've only started doing it for the past three days...nevertheless, no time was wasted...i fully utilized my days and nights...and guess what?! today, i've managed to summarize nearly 60+ papers for literature review...awesome...yeay!!!this will be the input for my progress report to be submitted on monday morning...

doing Individual Project (a research study) for me is quite pathetic when it comes to the terms that you need to see your supervisors once a week at least...i've been saved for the last 4 weeks...hahaha...but now, i'm miserable...then, i was comforted by Intan...

"alaa Aliza, ko kene bertahan sampai 16 julai je..."

yeay...a plus point...

so, i've set up my plan...

i'm going to see my supervisors this coming monday...discusses on next moves...then, i'll go back home until 24th July...

next thing is, i'll sacrifice myself by staying straight until the end of my MSc schedule: 28th July...

again, Intan was saying,

"alaa sebulan je...ko bole tahan punye laa..."

air tangan Liza

some of you may have heard that i'm the descendant of long,long time ago royal family chef...some of you may even have tasted my cooking...i used to cook for my friends on their birthdays...serves them lucky...really,i don't know...i just hope so...it was and still my greatest joy seeing people enjoying my cooking...

my track record even can be dated back since i was in primary school...i've once become the head cook during a camping activity in school...i enjoy taking part in cooking competition and eventually received 2nd price at that time...i cooked 'Nasi Goreng Lobak Merah'...

during my boarding school years, there seems not much cooking activities...however, i really loves ERT classes...one unforgettable memory was about a Saturday spent at the cooking room next to our isolated 2 usaha class with cikgu nik hasni...we baked chocolate muffins and twisted cheese breads...since the month of Ramadhan was approaching,we even experimentally make some dates fritters (cekodok kurma)...

i developed my cooking skills mostly during my university life...cooking as a passion also help me discover the potential entrepreneurship qualities within me...once, my housemates and me have set up a stall selling sushi during one of UTP annual event...we made the sushi ourselves...that was one of my many proud cooking moments in life...

again, my cooking skills was enhanced once i was sent to bintulu to undergo the Industrial Internship Programme for 8 months...being away from my mama and far from having local Semenanjung dishes have become a great motivation for me...what's more, i got to learn to cook several Sarawak foods myself...some of my favourites include laksa Sarawak,mee kolok,pansuh manok and umai...

i've also experienced cooking for more or less 100 people...during my induction programme, i was the lead cook in charge of the cooking for our team building in janda baik...it was very successful...my coordinated team managed to cook 5 different dishes within 1 1/2 hours...

relating to my families,we've tried not to opt for catering services in having any family functions...it is way more satisfying to cook by ourselves and let the guests taste our precious recipes...this happens occasionally during open houses and kenduris...

ergo, in order to honour and preserved my 'turun-temurun' recipes, i've decided to set up another blog - air tangan Liza ...i've also provided the link at the sidebar under rangkaian Liza...it will be filled with my family's recipe collection as i happen to cook them accordingly...as of today, there have been 12 entries already...mostly come from the recipes i've already shared at dapur lizacomel

i just love cooking and love to share with the world!

happy world bestfriends' day!!!

I have some friends,

whom I hold dear...

without them,

I'd have nothing to hold near...

my friends will always be there for me...

I know that, because I've nothing to fear...

I always seem to think at night,

of what life would be like, without them here...

it's a scary thing to think about,

not having no one to care...

I don't know what I would do,

because friendship is very rare...

I'm glad I found the time to write,

this poem I wrote this year...

I just hope my friends think of me,

'cause this is so sincere...

HAPPY WORLD BESTFRIENDS' DAY!

for the LOVE of rice

i discovered this wonderful website : Free Rice through the latest Reader's Digest... it feels nice to actually contribute indirectly by playing a simple vocabulary game...

a great alternative to help end the world hunger...insya-Allah...

a TAG game

5 lovely presents that I want and reasons for wanting them:
a. a nice holiday tours package to japan/korea/gold coast - i need to refresh my mind
b. a nice meal treats either at chili's or swensen's or house of sundanese - i enjoy nice food
c. a nice pair of branded sunglasses - i lost my MORGAN pink shades during Jack's disaster
d. a big box of yummy pralines, toffees and chocolates - i'm a super chocoholic
e. nice books (preferably true stories or local interests genres) - reading is my favourite pastime

the princess who tagged me: miss hana

5 impressions about miss hana:
a. emotionally sensitive
b. a fragile girl
c. soft-spoken
d. quite sporty
e. cantik

5 memorable things/events about miss hana:
a. miss hana is thiong's bedmate...thiong's one of my closest friend in ssp...
b. miss hana is kak hana's pet sis...kak hana is my pet sis's closest friend...we have had movie dates together...hahaha...
c. miss hana and me sang for the school choir...me alto 2 and miss hana soprano 2...
d. miss hana has close bonding with her Johor kelas agama clan - bidib,mimah and mai...bidib is my bestfriend in ssp...
e. when i went to utp, i discovered that miss hana and suzie are childhood friend...suzie is one of my closest friend in utp...

my 5 most loved inventions:
a. chocolates
b. internet
c. books
d. cars
e. EPL

what I despise so much:
a. injustice happening globally
b. liars - don't promise me anything uncertain and don't spread rumours
c. hypocrites - evil creatures hiding behind a mask of innocence
d. selfish people - keeping success to oneself (no act of sharing knowledge, wealth, etc...)
e. people who swear either verbally or physically - so rude

5 lucky people to be tagged by me:
a. peche
b. farah
c. bear bear
d. salwa
e. yus

RM 2.70 per litre = ridiculous malaysian petrol price

why is it happening now?! i mean, after the PRU12...ya laa...because if msian government would want to impose this earlier, PRU12 will surely have greater tsunami than last time...

even with the last petrol price of RM1.92 per litre has burden malaysians a lot...what now, with RM2.70 per litre?! the thing i hate is that the government purposely announced the news at the very last minute...

and once again, our government give a bulls*** cover up...our newly appointed domestic trade minister was reportedly saying,
" We want to pay the subsidy directly to those who deserve them.We do not want foreigners to benefit from our subsidy."

owh, really?! and you really think that malaysians are fool enough to believe all these craps of giving direct subsidy...malaysians (citizen without political powers) are like "dogs barking at the hill" in current situation...

it is unfair as the decision of this sudden revamped subsidy system goes directly to the cabinet without the consent of us, malaysians, the tax payers....aargghhhh!ggrrrr!!!and what's more, doesn't the so-called direct subsidy reflect the tax (which are collected, again from fellow malaysians)?!!

so, what's in for us? under this new revamped subsidy system, malaysians are made to believe that for cars 2000cc and below, we could claim rm625 per year as direct subsidy...what nonsense?!that is only equivalent to about 230litres of petrol. which will lasts for 5-6 weeks of normal car usage...

the issue is not about how smartly the government can control the foreigners who fill their tanks at our borders and how our petrol price is lower as compared to other countries...but the thing is, we should see our standard of living...even if it is pointed out that the petrol price in Singapore is nearly RM5.20 per litre, we should look at their economics...how much are their income as compared to ours?here, in malaysia, our salary remains the same...i hate this...

one thing leads to another...i hate the relationship of rising petrol price which eventually makes other subjects to experience rising price hike as well...the reason being, the cost of transportation increases...yada...yada...yada...

and another thing i hate regarding this issue is that the government fail to assure me for how long the petrol price will stay put at RM2.70 per litre...let's see what will happen since it is also announced that the price control will be completely removed in August...what if in the next 5-6 months to come, the government announced new petrol price?!and if it increases some more, will they increase the direct subsidy of RM625?!hurmmm...with our current government, i don't think so...

why do i care?

most of the time, i care because it's my nature...and i do believe that i care for others more than i care for myself...that's why i become so sad today as it turns out that i've made my bestfriend becomes sad...i hate to feel guilty and i hate to blame myself...everything happens for a reason and nothing can be undone...sorry is not enough...i know...yet, i am no angel and simply can't satisfy everyone...what i do know is i've never intended to make you sad...i guess it's because of the uncontrollable situation and so the stresses are overwhelming more than usual...i'm so very sorry but rest assured, i CARE okay...

it was regarding a decision on my bestfriend's upcoming wedding doorgifts...i'm not the decision maker but more of an influencer since i will be her bridesmaid...both of us have surveyed some stores and considering her mak's request of giving out eggs for 'orang kampung', we've decided to find best 'bekas telur' deals...

with medium allocated budget, my bestfriend agreed on purchasing the 'mengkuang' square boxes...

the person responsible in buying is me...

however, when the day i went to the store to place the order, a newly displayed 'bekas telur' made from nylon caught my attention...so, i decided to change our choice...but not without her consent as i did have a video call and let she sees the fancy thing herself before the decision was made...

the next thing is, after a week, my bestfriend comes to collect them...we went to the store together and this time, she get to see and purchased other stuffs as well...

back at home, we felt quite happy as several of the preparation to-do list can be considered settle...this happened two days ago...

however, this evening i received several SMSes from my bestfriend telling me that she kept thinking that she didn't like the idea of the nylon bag...this has made me sad and i do feel guilty a little...i did apologize but i don't consider that it is entirely my fault...

if i could just turn back the time, i guess i should not suggest the idea in the first place and just go with the 'mengkuang' thing...but seriously, my intention is always for my bestfriend to have a memorable wedding...

i keep on comforting her hoping that this small matter won't get in the way as she is suppose to be happy and stress-free...

my bestfriend's last SMS: Ok, dun wory aliza, nk lps tension je

should i feel relieved now?ermm...maybe every bride-to-be has their ups and downs...i just have to stay care and be patient and prepared until the awaited event on 17th august 2008...insya-Allah...