...Beibei - the Fish...Jingjing - the Panda...Huanhuan - the Olympic Flame...Yingying - the Tibetan Antelope...Nini - the Swallow... 
...the magnificent Olympic Rings...
...the Beijing National 'Bird's Nest' Stadium...
...inside the Kaabah...
...the Kaabah entrance/exit...01/08/08 - i went to my office at level 28, tower 1 KLCC to sort out and packed up my things as PRD (my department) will be having another round of retrofit...later, i had lunch at Sushi King with Suzie...Abie was supposed to join us but she had some difficulties to park her car that day as the ISETAN sale and PC Fair dictates the lots...Beebee apparently had an appointment with an insurance agent...
i left KLCC at 1.30pm and took the LRT to Jelatek station where Abie picked me up and we proceed our journey to Abie's home in Gemencheh...we decided to make a "surprise" visit to Sharling's home in Kota...we had our prayers there and got a glimpse of her pink pelamin and her bridal room plus all the hantarans...Sharling's mum treated us with her famous 'dodol'...
we excused ourselves at around 6pm and reached Abie's home in forty minutes time...that night, as both of us were tired to cook and Abie's mum was outstation, we had our dinner at Aroma Tomyam together with Abie's father and youngest sister: Anor...
02/08/08 - Abie and me woke up early...we went to have breakfast at the famous 'Nasi Lemak' stall at Tampin PEMADAM office...after that, we sent Anor to her tuition class...then, me, Abie and her father went to Tampin town to look for furniture and carpet for Abie's bridal room...we've been offered a good deal by one of the shop but Abie was in doubt and decided to consult her fiancee before making any decision...we end up getting only the bamboo checkered mat at the carpet shop...Abie's father will manage the furniture issue later...
we bought lauks for lunch at an old lady's house-cum-stall...on the way back, we stopped at the nearby florist to place an order for 'sirih junjung' and 'bunga manggar'...Abie also went to take her dress for solemnization ceremony as well as her kebaya for the visiting event...
in the evening, we went to Sharling's home to help with the preparation...Abie and me help to sharpen the sticks of 'bunga manggar' and also shredding the pandan leaves for 'bunga rampai'...as we had promised Abie's father to fetch Anor, we left Sharling's home at 4.30pm and promised to return back...furthermore, we also had an appointment with Abie's 'mak andam' to had a try on the 'songket' suit for lunch session...
the bridal boutique is at Alor Gajah...since Anor didn't take her lunch that day, Abie treated us to Alor Gajah's famous prawn kueh...we also had our share on not-so-famous satay and we ordered lai chee kang for our drinks...
on the way back, we stopped again at Sharling's home as promised...this time, we met with Beebee, Suzie and Harni...we gossiped a little-what-not until it is nearly Maghrib...then, we went back and promised Shar to come as early as possible on her big day...
back at home, Abie's mum already return and cook a sumptuous dinner for us...we were very tired and went to sleep early...
03/08/08 - finally, it's Sharling's big day! another retentate's glorious wedding event...Abie and me took off to Sharling's home right after we send Abie's hantaran things at her relative's in Tampin...we reached Sharling's home at around 10am and immediately took charge of doing rounds for Alia's 'cukur jambul' ceremony...we were the 'bunga telur' angels...
we waited anxiously for the bridegroom's 'rombongan' to arrive...at nearly 12pm, Wawa cried out,"Pak Shu datang!"
the solemnization went really well...Bagak confidently confirmed himself as Shar's wedded husband with only one stroke of those magical lines...
congratulations Shar!
wishing both of you and Bagak love of a lifetime yaa...
...Me, Sharling and Wawa...
...me and Shamon during RETW'08 BBQ hawaiian theme dinner...
05/08/08 - on this second day of RETW 'o8, the whole day agenda was fully catered to teambuilding session...we had a mixed of indoor and outdoor activities...i think the consultant failed to meet my expectations as i didn't enjoy myself that much...i was made confused as initially we had 20 teams and was converted to 8 smaller teams...this 8 teams subsequently unite as only one big team...i'm still figuring out what is the sole objective of this kind of teambuilding...the rules applied for the outdoor task were very stringent...this has demotivated the participants...i was bored and sleepy together with the rest who felt that the session was extremely pathetic...
on the second night however, we had another great dinner...this time around, it was a 10-course chinese set dinner...we had representatives from each OPUs to share their experiences...one of them include one of my besties: Lee Jean from PCSB...in her speech, she had mentioned me and Shamon's name...what a surprise...hahaha...anyway, really appreciate it...i feel honoured...
the 8 smaller teams also had to do some performances to add zest to the night's event...my team acted out the song entitled 'Madu dan Racun'...
06/08/08 - the last day of RETW '08 only lasts for half the day...we had 3 technical presentations...i checked out right after having our lunch...me, Shamon, Lee Jean and several others took the shuttle bus at 1.15pm to Genting Skyway Bus Terminal and took the 2.15pm bus from Genting to Terminal Putra LRT station...i reached Klang at around 5pm...
not so long after that, at around 8.30pm, i went to KLIA to send off Jemi to UK...Jemi will be having his Engine Licensing Examinations for his Aviation Courses at MAS (Malaysia Airlines) Academy...there are 7 of them who are going to sit for 5 papers altogether in one day...to Jemi: all the best, bro!i'll pray for you...
...Jemi... 
...me and mama in KLIA...
ohh...KLIA is 10 years already...whoaa....
Question 1: What were you doing 5 years ago?
Answer: August 2003 - I went to have my Industrial Internship in MLNG, Bintulu...
Question 2: What are the 5 things on your to-do list today?
Answer:
a) Laundry - dirty clothes coming from RETW '08
b) Send back the reply form to continue my Reader's Digest's subscription
c) Follow up with Suzie on friends' wedding gifts
d) Search and prepare the necessary documents to place a booking for 'Ryan'
e) Accompany my mom to the jewellery shop
Question 3: What are the 5 snacks that you enjoy?
Answer:
a) Fish crackers from Kuala Besut (either Goldfish, Flower Horn or Two Fish brand)
b) Mamee noodle snack (chicken flavour)
c) Chickadee
d) Inang-inang (traditional Malacca rice crackers)
e) Snickers snack bar
Question 4: What are the 5 things that you would do if you were a billionaire?
Answer:
a) Quit my job
b) Buy a nice piece of land, build a comfortable house with a beautiful garden plus a fruit orchard
c) Realizing my childhood dream - set up my signature restaurant
d) Travel around the world - after I perform my 1st pilgrimage
e) Involve in various charitable events
Question 5: What are the 5 jobs you've had?
Answer:
a) A bookshop part-time salesgirl (1 month) - while waiting for SPM results
b) A Pizza Hut part-time crew (2 weeks) - while waiting to be employed by PETRONAS
Hurmm...I can't think of any other as I defined jobs as some works done to be paid for...
OK...finally the 5 lucky people that hopefully will continue this tag:
a) bear bear
b) hana
c) yus
d) thiong
e) limau
hey yaa...to my everdearest, adorable niece - Miss 'Aina... Cik Ja would like to wish you a 
Later in the evening, I went to submit my MSc thesis...I'm very grateful, thankful and proud of this :P
After clearing up everything with UTP management and bade farewell, now I'm officially back for good...I took the bus yesterday evening and reached home at about 10.30 pm...
Hurmmm...I had missed the match between Chelsea and Malaysian Choice team...Having read the newspaper this morning, it seems that our players played quite well against 'The Blues'...hoho...I've yet to see it myself...
Back to current happenings, my home sweet home is now having a renovation...It is decided to construct Baby Adik's room at the back of the house...Finally, my last bro won't be sharing room with Jemi anymore by this Ramadhan...
... The door to Baby Adik's room...
...The side view of Baby Adik's room...
...The rear view of Baby Adik's room...Jack?! no laa...it's not about Jack anymore...
last Thursday, i've went all the way to settle everything - with the JPJ, insurance company and the financier...
so, what's left? the dilemma i'm facing now is on getting my new beau - 'Ryan'...
i've been a widow (of Jack) for nearly 4 months now...and mind you, it's really difficult...
i used to be active getting to where i desired to...
for the past 3 months ++, i've been unable to go to 4 of my friend's wedding receptions...i've been missing PBPP events...i've travelled home by bus...and one thing for sure, i miss driving like really really crazy...
hermmm...what would 'Ryan' be?let's go and have some reviews:
this is proton persona...my mama said this car is good enough for me...i've had a ride on my cousin - Saz's...basically, it may be okay...the most affordable option there is...the only thing is that i never fancies local cars...my thinking is i'm going to pay for nearly 7 years and i'm always having this doubt of problems that will arise within 2 years of owning a local car...Shin Chan is a different story though, since he is the 1st generation Kancil - MIRA 660 AT...now, Shin Chan is already 12 years old and still strong :)
thus, it is decided - no local cars for Liza...
no MyVi, no Viva, no Kelisa, no Kenari, no Kancil, no Kembara, no Nautica, no Savvy, no Gen2,no Satria Neo, no Saga BLM, no Wira, no Waja, no Iswara, no Perdana, no Sutera, no Forza, no Bestari...
this is Toyota Vios...Kak Intan is having her 6-yrs old Waja to be replaced with this car...Vios is a sedan and i considered sedan to be a family car...it doesn't suit me in terms of style...furthermore, Pak Cik Shah & Mek Jee are also using this car...isn't it obvious that Vios is intended for a family?it doesn't mean that i'm not considering that matter in particular...the right time will come eventually...
this is Suzuki Swift...2 of my besties - Mimi & Apih had this...it is quite nice and smooth...but, apparently i've noticed at one time when this car was parked next to a Kelisa and guess what...both looks quite similar...oh no...
this is Toyota iQ - little sister of Yaris...i like this concept car...very chic - just nice for me...the global debut is expected to be in the early of 2009...to come to malaysia - in your dreams laa...sigh~~~~same goes to Passo - if ever they bring it here, MyVi will be doomed...
now, this one is the latest edition of Suzuki family - SX4...sporty and trendy...i am about to survey about Swift but have found this is more impressive...however, SX4 is categorized as mini MPV...bigger than Swift, small engine and less gears...i guess, the fuel consumption surely high...nevertheless, i'm planning to go and have a test drive...
this is a glimpse of the new Honda City to be launched globally in November 2008...so, it may arrive in Malaysia in early 2009...the front design is trying to imitate Accord...as i've mentioned, i'm not a fan of sedan cars...but, in this case, it is considerable...as for current City, i don't like the rear butt...
now, this is the car i'm really excited about...the new Honda Jazz which is expected to be launched in August 2008...the design is more rounded - quite like A-series Mercedes...after many many considerations, i might settle for this one as 'Ryan'...i'm not sure yet...i just love to dream...like what my Abema said to me,"Berangan bukan kene bayar pun!"
yeay...finally i've successfully lifted off the tormentous burden of my IP...my oral presentation early yesterday morning went really well...my supervisors: Prof Dr Birol M R Demiral and Pn Faiza M Nasir were superb and really encouraging...my internal examiner: AP Dr Chow Weng Sum was very gentleman and my external examiner: Prof Dr Abu Azam was a funny and considerate guy...
the whole event took about 25 minutes...it makes me wonder why and how i made it so quick?!!
huhuhu...thank you Allah!
my session was scheduled at 9.00am...i'm the second presenter...since the first presentation ends at 8.40am, the chairman: En Elias has called for me to proceed earlier...ergo, with my charm and convincing persona, i confidently deliver all-the-craps-i-don't-understand-myself-but-hoping-that-people-believe-in-my-work...i just felt lucky...haha...
i went on and on rambling on many many intelectual jargons...my secret weapon is the strategy of stressing on 'My' labels...i took credits for almost everything by simply putting the powerful 'My' word...the concern became My concern; the idea became My idea and etcetera...this is the power of manipulating...it surely works...yes!
in the middle of my presentation, my two lovely housemates came by to support me...thank you...really appreciates that...mind you, i think this was the 4th time for miss Intan listening to my educated junks...
i'm glad that i survived the Q & A session...i got about 5-6 questions...i don't provide straight-forward answers...i nodded in agreement when my supervisor was backing me up...when the panels were arguing, i joined in to show that i'm interested...
at one time, according to miss Intan, i had accidentally choked and reflected ,"Haa!" due to the shockness from one of the question...miss Intan and miss Aini giggled in their seats and prayed...
i truly believe that honesty is the best policy and admitted my feebleness...Prof Dr Abu Azam later commented, "That's very good.So, it will drive you to go further."
i just smiled...
i've been blessed...yeay...a victory for me...
this was taken right after my presentation...with miss Aini and miss Intan...
later that day, after several considerations, i packed up my things and decided to go home...i just can't bear to stay in UTP...so, there goes my journey back home by bus...
when i called my mama, she sighed, "Cekak ko kelik semace?Lamo ke mung penak...Dok dumoh ni tido jah...Dok denu je lahh...Habih peghikso, then back for good..."
owh...come on, mama..my exams are on 24th and 28th july...i have a 1-week gap...even if i do stay, i will also be tired of having no entertainment...it's not like i'm going to spend the days and nights solely just studying...i'm not a study freak...
the journey by bus was pleasant...i took the direct bus from seri iskandar to klang...it stopped in ipoh and trolak...
when i was about to reach my hometown, i got an interesting call...jengjengjeng...it was from a guy currently doing his PhD in UTP...i was informed that he's reviewing my FYRP thesis...it was about 'Jet and Pool Fire Risk Models'...i felt ecstatic...lalala...i've never thought that what I did 3 years ago will come this long way...now, this guy has made me realized that i'm someone...yeay...i like this feeling...i think so too...another victory for me!
the correct term for one of my IP stress factors is deadline...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
A deadline is a time limit...
A dateline is a short piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted...
A typical newspaper dateline might read:
Klang, July 5 — The outlook was uncertain today as ...
ohh yaa...yesterday (since it's already past midnight), while waiting for the breaking fast time (sunat 1 rejab), i had browse through Life's Like That section in the latest issue of Reader's Digest and found this particular item hilarious:
it's pineapple and apple :P - courtesy of Mr Meempat Muralidhar
here goes:-
after a number of attempts to get the customer service agent on the phone to understand his name, my friend Appappa decided to spell it out.
"A for apple," he began. " P for pineapple, P for pineapple, A for apple, P for pineapple, P for -"
the flustered agent interrupted. "I have a better idea," she said.
"Just tell me how many apples and how many pineapples."
Hahaha...LOL...
actually i'm planning to update my blog once i've presented my IP...that is tentatively on 16/07/08...
i've been dedicated my whole time here reviewing and reviewing and reviewing journals...
the more i read, the more confused i became...
this has led to time stress...
time stress here refers to my behavior in coping with the deadline...or is it dateline?
i tried to utilize my time by going with the flow...i count the days, progressing one step at a time...and yet, because there is no significant improvement, my motivation has dropped slightly...
now, my strategy is to save myself from being killed during the presentation...
i've realised that my IP objectives cannot be met...
i've only 14 days before the final report submission...minus weekends, it means 10 days only...
i'm planning to frequently meet with my co-supervisor...
however, she's also busy...
this week, our meeting will be on Thursday...
this means, i'll be only given 5 days next week to show some enthusiasm...
currently, i'm at the loose end...
ya Allah...
i'm hoping for some miracles...
hopefully my IP is acceptable...
again, time stress - i don't really bother with it now...
some people might hope that they have more time to fix things as in my case...
but the truth is, i wish that the time flies sooner so that i am free from the said stress...
i don't know exactly why i don't care much about my IP...
perhaps because i don't really like the topic...
i just want to pass...
that's all really matters...
