Friday, May 13, 2011

ringkas

at one point, we just stop doing things we used to do.

sometimes it's great to be reminded of the sweetness you've once felt. but it also reminds you of how much you've missed for disengaging yourself from it. it could be anything, something you love to do - working out, reading, writing, attending classes outside the university,or trying new recipe. but it's okay, hopefully that will make you appreciate those things better next time, if you still have the opportunity to do it. i don't want to miss it again and bear the losses. 

Exam date :

21/5 : Midterm Urogenital System
22/5 : Final Urogenital System
28/5 : Final Central Nervous System II
2/6 : Final Central Nervous System I


p.s : tak sabar tunggu my first b&w film punye hasil tangkapan. weeeee


Monday, May 9, 2011

elective...oh elective..!!!

okay..quick entry for juniors yang nak tasjil starting tomorrow

so, I'd list all four electives I've taken with a little sneak peek.

Year One : Home Garden with Dr. Ibrahim

Medium : English - very rarely the professor will speak arabic.
Attendance : Very Essential
Bonus : Probably
Exam : MCQs + True/False
How I benefit from the course :
- what to consider before planning a landscape for your house
- Discover the beauty of Allah's creation of nature e.g ; sunflower is a good indicator of the water supply of your plantation
- the techniques to take care of a garden - pruning, sowing soil.

Year Two : Wellness and Fitness 

Medium : Awesome English
Attendance : Very Important - and you can't be late!!!
Bonus : If you participate in Master's student research, u'll get some points.
Exam : MCQs with OMR forms. 
How I benefit from the course :
- the essentials before starting to work out
- mistakes people do during workout
- what, when, how to workout.
- Jillian Michaels 30 Days Shred is freaking awesome!!!

Year Three : Food Preservation

I was reluctant to take it at first, due to rumors there will be a lot of microbiology involved - MYTH BUSTED!! and it is no where near boring.
Medium : English
Attendance : Very important
Bonus : None?
Exam : MCQ; and many people who studied well get perfect scores, I DIDN'T.
How I benefit from the course :
- How to make laban and cheese
- How to make smoked sausage?
- Hygiene in food preparing
- UHT milk has longer shelf-life
- Defrost food in refrigerator, because if you simply soak them in water, the bacterias might produce endotoxin that are heat-resistant.
- Plastic utensils are better than wooden utensils.
- Many-many more
- Free soy milk and tofu + soy milk deal with vendor from Amman. hehe
+ the microbiology is easy if you've taken microbiology course.

Year Three : Farm Animal

Medium : English
Attendance : Really important - if you exceed the allowed number to be absence - he will drop you from the course.
Exam : MCQs + Fill in the blanks
Bonus : None
How I benefit from the course :
- If baladi meat is sold below 10 jd, you're being cheated.
- How to make laban and cheese again
- Types of cow, sheep, chicken.
- material covers the breed of the species, and their products
- cuts of lambs and cows ; so I know why is it sterloin steak.

Bottom Line : It's summer semester and these are elective subjects - Expect attendance to be super crucial and the load of material - if you study everyday, you'll be okay. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT MEMORIZING.

till then, toodles!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

why women don't listen and still wear leggings

okey. kita tinggalkan sekejap cerita-cerita Pilihanraya Permai, tahniah kepada future leaders of Permai, and kepada ahli Permai seramai 79.9% yang turun mengundi ( 747 tu rupanya target JPR berdasarkan 80% ahli datang mengundi - so close kan). tapi ada 21 ke 26 undi rosak tu masih tidak masuk akal. hangpa ni tanda rait kaaaaa kat kertas undi...?

Ok lah, hari ni mari kita bercakap tentang isu kewanitaan. cewah. on why women don't listen. 

sebenarnya baru-baru ni I stumbled upon blogs yang berniat nak menegur wanita-wanita Malaysia yang berpakaian menjolok mata, khususnya pemakan legging yang semakin berleluasa. Tapi personally aku rasa tak sesuai langsung cara penulisan serta imej-imej yang digunakan tu. In fact, aku nak link kan blog tu pun tak sanggup, baca suku page dah rasa meloya. 

I wonder what makes them or he (obviously aku rasa blog tu mesti lelaki yang punya - sebab perempuan mesti tak tergamak nak tulis macam tu or letak gambar2 macam tu) think(s) perempuan-perempuan memakai legging akan terkesan dengan teguran macam tu. And I also noticed comments yang kata, berhikmah tak semestinya lemah lembut - which is true, tapi berhikmah jugak tak semestinya bermaksud you can trash others like that. Personally, I resent such method of dakwah (itupun kalau sesuai kita nak kata benda tu dakwah).

kalau berhikmah itu adalah menggunakan cara yang paling sesuai, then we should all know that perempuan ni hatinya sensitif. Bila ada orang bercakap kasar, hanya ada 2 respond je dari orang perempuan ni.

1- Dia akan malas nak dengar, sebab perkataan yang kasar ni buat dia rimas, so we just ignore it.

2- Dia akan marah, and sama ada dia maki balik orang yang cakap kasar tu, ataupun dia tak balas in words, dia balas dengan perbuatan - action speaks louder than word katanya.

Another thing is, bila dah nampak trang tang tang besar-besar kat entry/poster tu mengecam si pelaku, agak-agak berapa percentage kemungkinan dia akan proceed untuk baca? Most probably they will go like - "okay, ni kalau baca mesti sakit hati, so tak payah baca."So, in which way such blogs yang mengeji perempuan memakai legging ni adalah sesuatu yang berhikmah? so senang je sifir dia, why women don't listen, because you don't talk to us in the right manner.
and by the way, those blogs yang letak gambar-gambar perempuan pakai leggings ni, aku rasa lelaki pervert je yang rajin nak baca, dan pervert jugak yang membuat entry sebab lelaki soleh mestilah tak buat kerja nak google image "leggings" and put it on their blogs. boo ya!

Hati perempuan suka akan pujian

This is undeniable. So, instead of trashing mereka yang pakai legging, cuba masa diorang pakai elok-elok tu kita puji sikit. Suka lah tengok you pakai macam ni, daripada you pakai legging harimau bintang semalam. Memang lah it's not healthy jugak dia pakai tu sebab suka orang puji, tapi lagi dihentam, dia akan rebel dan lagi nak buat apa yang dilarang. For the greater good, kena ubah juga sikit method tu.

Which is why, fesyen yang so-called MUSLIMAH tapi tak syar'ie mendapat tempat dalam kalangan masyarakat - sebab they get wider exposure dan more pujian. And I'm sure many will agree with me, zaman sekarang ni nak shopping baju menutup aurat adalah sangat susah as compared to baju tak menutup aurat yang always available, everywhere. Bila basic akidah belum betul-betul kukuh, memang susah lah kita nak expect orang choose to menutup aurat because of it's an obligation for a muslimah. It takes a lot more effort untuk explain and change culture tak menutup aurat ni. 

So girls, be a good example to other girls and kindly let them know what "menutup aurat dengan sempurna" really means. Aku pun bukan sempurna sangat lagi, but kita sama-sama cuba lah kan. And boys, jangan impulsive sangat, we're of different creations. We don't function like you.

Congratulations jugak untuk bloggers yang menulis on this issue dengan baik. I haven't found many, but if I do next time, I'd link to it inshaAllah.