Thursday, September 08, 2011
Slayed by time
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Soul: Sold to the one who gives me light
Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn,
Come clear of the nets of wrong and right;
Laugh heart again in the gray twilight,
Sigh, heart, again in the dew of the morn.
Your mother Eire is always young,
Dew ever shining and twilight gray;
Though hope fall from you and love decay,
Burning in fires of a slanderous tongue.
Come, heart, where hill is heaped upon hill:
For there the mystical brotherhood
Of sun and moon and hollow and wood
And river and stream work out their will;
And God stands winding His lonely horn,
And time and the world are ever in flight;
And love is less kind than the gray twilight,
And hope is less dear than the dew of the morn.
~Into the twilight, William Butler Yeats (1865-1935)
I don't know if I believe in chasing dreams anymore.
I wonder, if we are not chasing them, where would they go?
Do they just go on and on, until another destiny catches them and weave the dreams into that another person's reality?
Sometimes I feel that when ambition and success becomes the sole goal of a person, it will consume you whole. There will never be enough left for any other areas of your life. Its only a tricky trade for time. You can't do both: it is either this or that.
At this point of my life, ambition and success are both dirty words to my ears.
I hate them not because of the hard work associated with them but rather I am unsure if I want to be those kind of persons I see as successful and ambitious.
I just don't think it is in me to do those kind of sacrifices that these people do on a daily basis.
Making hard choices that is opposite from the heart will make you mechanical, almost robotic.
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And right now, I feel trapped. It's like being at a crossroad where every road is very uninviting, dark and dreary. Like being in a jail, but the difference is I don't know who holds the key and why the hell I am stuck here.
Maybe it is me who trapped myself.
I admit, I have an intense desire to do the right thing, make the right choices, take the right path. But now everything doesn't feel right.
I don't really want to do anything right now, and these games are making me sick to the core.
Have anybody heard somewhere some people say, "if you don't know how high is the price you're paying, don't pay"?
That would literally blow their pants off and spark off another trail of drama that is tiring to the soul and chafes against the will. Nobody wants that. Beware, because then maybe your wings will be clipped and you can limp your way toward nothingness and mediocrity.
All situations, all choices have 50-50 chance of either making it through or crash and burn.
If the choices you make defines who you are, then what would this reflect on you?
I believe that God will not leave us, whatever our choices may be.
But a bad destiny can be, must be changed to a good destiny.
Like living in a place that rains once a year, but once it rains, it fills up a river. A bad destiny would be you be dead waiting for the next rainfall and changing this doom to a good destiny is by using your brains to trap the water by building a dam or putting it somewhere it won't dry off in rations that would last you a year.
See the difference?
Destinies can be changed. First you have to believe in God, then do something to rectify, then leave it to God again. Tawakal never stops, even when we are in the process of trying. We enter into our efforts fully aware of our inadequacy and the might of the Almighty that surpasses all things, even destiny.
So what am I going to do? I truly don't know. I haven't the slightest idea. I can't see the light yet.
But hey, as a consolation thought is this: we somehow always end up where we are supposed to be.
Maybe this is the path that was meant for me, and maybe it isn't.
I think I'm old enough for taking my chances with fate. If I am not here, then I'll definitely be over there.
In any case, I hope everything turn out alright ;)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Life is a big game, so I'll see you when you get there
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
I gotta get thru this
Friday, January 21, 2011
Everything is clear in the morning light
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Red race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!~As said by the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Thursday, December 09, 2010
My state of mind through the words of others
I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart~ E.E Cummings (1894-1962)If you are going through hell, keep going~ Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)Sometimes it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required~ Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to stay in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!~ Lewis CarrollShe generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it)~ Lewis CarrollOur attention span is shot. We've all got Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD or OCD or one of these disorders with three letters because we don't have the time or patience to pronounce the entire disorder. That should be a disorder right there, TBD - too busy disorder.~ Ellen DeGeneresWrite drunk; edit sober~ HemingwayIf A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut~ Albert EinsteinWithout haste, but without rest~ Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI am tired. My arm aches. My head boils. My feet are cold. But I am not aware of any weakness.~ Zane GreyIf what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today~ Mikhail GorbachevDevelop a built-in bullshit detector~ Ernest HemingwayNo person has the right to rain on your dreams~ Marian EdelmanLife is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine, and valleys of frustration and failure~ Calvin and Hobbes
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
A sprint to the end
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Trouble is a mosquito
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
If I delay, success will become wed to another
“I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.”~Og Mandino (American Essayist and Psychologist, 1923-1996)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Surely there is ease after this...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
[1 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful.أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
[2Have We not opened for thee thy bosom,وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ
[3 And removed from thee thy burdenالَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ
[4 Which had well nigh broken thy back,وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ
5] And We exalted thy name?فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
6] Surely there is ease after hardship.إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
7] Aye, surely there is ease after hardship.فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ
[8 So when thou art free, strive hard,وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ
[9 And to thy Lord do thou attend whole-heartedly.http://www.alquran-karim.com/alInshirah.html
Since as long as I can remember, I've prayed for strength and guidance. Berdoa untuk kekuatan dan jalan keluar. I don't know if I am any stronger but every time life dealts me a blow, I always find myself praying for more strength.
If you have time to read this, then I want to share figments of my life to date. Bear with me ya...
Currently I am so busy with my project that I find it difficult to breathe sometimes.
Last week I went to Kota Bharu for patient blood sampling. I went on Tuesday morning and back in Shah Alam on Friday morning (intially I wanted to skip lab but then I had to attend a meeting..so to the lab I went). The weekends were spent in the lab, struggling to meet deadlines and expectations.
Even today is spent in the lab. Plus tonight I'm going to Kota Bharu and will arrive there in the wee hours of the morning. Then, I'd rush to my uncle's house to borrow his car. Then I'll go to HUSM to coordinate patient blood sampling in the clinic. Tomorrow I'd go through the case files and mark those who are eligible for the study and the day after is the actual sampling time. Wednesday night I'll be heading back to Shah Alam and again will arrive in the wee hours in the morning. After a bath and some breakfast I'm planning to go to the lab and do some labwork and also to store the samples collected.
This is not the only things I have to do as I have to think about fine tuning my research project to accommodate the current situation and also to take into account the clinician's views. I have to catch up in my reading and writing! I've been stalling this bit for quite a while but I know I can't any longer because my stupidity shows now, especially when dealing with the clinician.
My sis asked me, "Kak Lisa tak penat ke?"
My reply, " Mana ade, Kak Lisa kan Bionic woman" hehehe :p
I think this is a hectic life, life in the fast lane; even if I'm dead broke. I can get through this because I have extraordinary support from every corner. I don't know what I did to deserve such wonderful family and friends, but I'm trying not to push my luck too much haha.
But it's good focusing on work like this, I don't have time to think about other things bugging my mind and tugging at my heart. Just work, work, work. But why not? The only rest is when we die. Until that time finally comes, I'm determined to make this all worthwhile.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Pertahankanlah jiwa kalian
Seandainya pada hari ini kalian masih tetap sengsara seperti ini, tanpa adanya perubahan yang bererti, nescaya nama baik kalian pasti hilang, rasa gentar yang ada pada musuh pula berganti menjadi berani. Oleh itu, pertahankan jiwa kalian
Tariq bin Aziz
Subhanallah, sangat bererti kata- kata ini. Siapa yang perlukan pujukan diwaktu hati mula goyah? Bukan pujukan yang diperlukan! Yang diperlukan ialah gesaan untuk kembali fokus pada target perjuangan. Mengapa buang masa memikirkan perkara yang telah lalu, keterlanjuran diri sendiri dalam meniti kehidupan. Setidak-tidaknya jangan jadikan kesengsaraan lalu sia-sia. Ambillah pengajaran!
Jangan tenggelam dalam kesengsaraan, nanti akan terbunuh kerana dunia dan seisinya pasti mahu menarik kau kebawah. Kau perlu bertahan!
Bagaimana cara kau bertahan, itu ikut suka kau.
Aku sendiri selalu perlukan time out bila peristiwa berlaku tidak seperti yang aku rancangkan. Pengorbanan hari cuti, pengorbanan masa dengan famili, pengorbanan masa untuk diri sendiri---nampak seperti sia-sia kerana tiada hasil. Kosong. Situasi hadapan seperti gerhana penuh kegelapan yang menelan semua cahaya. Gelap. Setelah berusaha macam nak gila, tetap tak jadi. Maka aku berikan diri sendiri time out, masa untuk berpisah sebentar dari perkara yang menyesakkan. Kadangkala menangis, namun itulah jua luahan kekuatan diriku. Ada orang mentafsirkan aku ini cepat putus asa kerana kadangkala aku bagai meminta untuk meminjam kekuatannya sebentar.
Sebenarnya mereka silap, aku tidak putus asa. Janganlah senang menghukum orang, tidak mungkin kau tahu lebih dari yang mengalami. Aku hanya tinggalkannya sebentar supaya aku boleh lebih bersedia untuk memikul beban itu kembali. Aku menangis bukan kerana aku lemah, tapi kerana mencari kekuatan dalam diri.
Itu cara aku, maafkan jika kamu semua tidak mampu memahami.
Kini aku cuma bertahan. Memikirkan jalan yang lain untuk sampai ke destinasi setelah nyata selama ini aku meniti jalan yang salah.
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Tapi, aku juga silap, bodoh kerana mengharapkan kekuatan makhluk. Mereka enggan memberi, kerana hakikatnya mereka pun tiada apa-apa. Yang ada cuma ilusi kekuatan. Aku selalu lalai tentang ini. Mereka sesuatu yang dijadikan, maka itu bermakna kekuatan mereka hanya pinjaman.
La haula wala quwwata illa billahil 'aliyil 'Azim
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Mountain of work
it's been awhile since I've wrote anything here.
I'm busy nowadays, climbing the gigantic mountain of work and racing for time.
Even the reason I am able to write anything now is because I am currently waiting for my real-time PCR to finish (maybe it'll be finished at 11.00 p.m).
I wish it could be faster...I wish I were faster.
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This Saturday I'll be meeting with Aishah, from Sabah. It is not often that she came down here so I'm taking this opportunity to catch up and be updated about each other lives'.
After my friends and I went our separate ways after graduation, the simple act of saying "hello" seem so hard to do. It's like life is so full of other things that it takes a great amount of effort and determination to keep in touch. We are all so caught up in the rapid flow of life that things that should be important (like family and friends) seem like a blur and all that we can say as we see it pass by is "sorry I can't make it, I have so much work to do" and just watch helplessly as they went on with their own lives without you in it.
Well, what did you expect? Who are we to make them wait?
Monday, November 03, 2008
Yearning to get away
I noticed something about me that I never realized before..and I am unsure what it means to me as a person...
It's like this: If the actions/words or anything of another person hurt me, my family or my friends then I'll be prejudiced to react negatively to this person or anything associated to that person.
Basically, if I don't like you then anything you do, say or write would get the same treatment. I won't give it my time of day to even consider what's coming from you might be right or make sense. You could be forwarding me cute beneficial emails but I can't stand to read it. You might as well giving me a sermon but I would be suspicious of your intentions. All of it feels hypocritical.
But this only happens when I've given ample time to consider where that person stand. I try to hold a positive view of people: even when all around people say bad things, I stick around and see if it is true and only change my views whenever those things affect me personally. I don't jump to conclusion often, I consciously try to do this because this doesn't come natural to me [constant upgrading of self..huhuhu I am still sadly a beta version, far from complete]. I am, after all, a firm believer of second chances. Even third, fourth or fifth chance if that person deserve it. But anymore than that, sorry and goodbye because you're making a fool of me.
Fool me once, shame on youDoes this mean that I am a tad emotional?
Fool me twice, shame on me
Maybe. Or this is just another emotional defense mechanism.
I think this is an unfavorable and potentially damaging trait to have. I stand to lose so much if I let misguided preconceptions lead the way I go through life.
Got to control this!
Leave it all to the Almighty because my small self can't handle it.
This thought alone gives me strength. I leave the matter to Allah as I don't want to think about it.
Right now, I want to finish my project ASAP so that I could get away from here.
Right now, I'm yearning to move on.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Drive
I suspect it's because I'm more involved in things now.
I noticed that after recent events that happened to me, I'm beginning to take charge of my life more.
My life motto as of right now is, "I am RESPONSIBLE for my own HAPPINESS."
This is the song that sums it all:
Drive
by Incubus
Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can't help but ask myself how much
I'll let the fear take the wheel and steer.
It's driven me before, and it seems to have a vague,
haunting mass appeal.
But lately I'm beginning to find that I
should be the one behind the wheel.
Whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there with open arms and open eyes, Yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there..I'll be there.
So, if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive?
Aah-ah-oo-o-o.
It's driven me before and it seems to be the way
that everyone else gets around.
But lately I'm beginning to find that when
I drive myself my light is found.
Whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there with open arms and open eyes, Yeahhh
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there...I'll be there.
Would you choose water over wine....hold the wheel and drive?
Whatever tomorrow brings,
I'll be there with open arms and open eyes, Yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there..I'll be there.
My aim now is to focus on my research project, finish it all off, get a job, possibly get a husband too (notice that I don't put boyfriend? I think I don't have time for all those things..hish...getting all fed up I guess) and all the while focusing my attention to my family and dear friends.
I think that in the past I'm like a lone dandelion caressed by the wind. When the wind blows right, I'd go right. When the wind blows left, to the left I go.
No more.
I've talked to my Mom, and I think that if I don't get to convert my scholarship, then must try and complete this project as fast as I can, the best that I can.
I hope to get it all done before anything happens to Ayah.
I can only try, and try I will.
Dear Allah,
Please..please let my path be smooth..
It is YOU who knows what's in my heart, may I be bestowed with what is best according to YOUR knowledge.
Amin.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Is raya in the lab an option?
So Syawal is near...and Ramadhan is leaving us.
Will we be given the opportunity to experience the wonders offered by Ramadhan again next year?
I don't know.
But I do know that I hope for the best for me and you :)
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Truth is, I am not really psyched with the idea of raya. I am actually very worried of my research project. There's so many things going on in my head that I need to put pen to paper before I can make sense of all the problems plaguing my mind.
Sometimes, there's so many things in my head that I get carried away and be over-focused on the project. I think that is why people think I am so serious. Truth is, my mind is somewhere else: troubleshooting the failed experiments, planning future courses of action, making plan B, C, D and sometimes E if my original plan don't work out.....wow, I could go on and on...seriously.
Can I go to the lab during the celebrations?
But I must be fair to my family, mereka pun ada hak atas diriku.
Lisa, PRIORITIZE!
I want to complete my research ASAP!
Let the path to that goal is easy..without too many thorns.
After I complete my project, then what?
What I'll do?
Dunno.
I'll decide when the time comes.
Cross the bridge when you see it, now focus on getting over this cliff!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
I am by nature, a quiet person. It is not that I don't have anything to say [quite the contrary..actually hehe] but somehow I just don't talk that much, except, perhaps to those close to me.
Lately, I feel like I said too much.
I feel like a big balloon full of air with the opening just closed between the fingers and not tied. Suddenly the fingers closing the outlet let go of the balloon and there I was, flying here and there, making so much noise but then eventually I slumped down, out of air. Nothing left in me. What's left is just a piece of colored rubber...
Hmm...why?
Maybe because these few weeks that have passed seem like a waste to me. I didn't get much work done as much as I like to.
Maybe these are the after effects of taking things too easily?
Gotta get my game on!
When Dr Teh asked me to change my method last week, she said
"Dah lama dah puasa, dah sampai masa makan besar"[or something along those lines...I can't actually remember her exact words..]
Initially I was struck dumb, I didn't get it at first. Then Prof Zaki said,
"Wah, Dr Teh dah pandai berkias-kias sekarang"Me===> Huh? Kias?
Then I got it, I think she was saying that I have not being productive lately, so I was fasting [puasa] in terms of my productivity and the time has come for me to finally have my makan besar [big fest].
Aiya....so slow la me sometimes...
I thought makan besar for me is like a reward or something..haha, so much for false hopes.
So I have to pull myself together and gotta have those RESULTS!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Sungguh, x pernah sangka boleh hantar. Macam- macam jadi sampai semua usaha pun nampak sia- sia.
16 mac 2008, 9.30 pm
Report sudah 80% siap. Peringkat akhir analysis dah selesai. Hati dah berbunga dah, lega sebab sempat capai deadline.
"Nak touch up sikit ni Lili, then kita boleh balik" aku berkata pada Lili yang dipaksa untuk teman kat lab.
Tiba2 masa tengah edit2 tu, Word tiba2 hang. Nak tekan apa2 pun tak boleh. masa tu dah berpeluh dah, jantung pun dah berdegup kencang, nafas tak menentu.
"Ok, ok, tenang, word ada recover function" kataku pada diri sendiri.
Tapi bila buka balik Word, document terus hilang. Xde. Kat recent documents pun xde, seolah- olah sejarah telah dipadam, yang berlaku sebelum itu seolah2 dalam mimpi.
mata ditutup rapat, enggan berdepan dengan realiti. Esok dah nak hantar n sekarang dah pukul 10!
macam2 persoalan dalam fikiran:
"Apa nak buat ni?"
"Kenapa dia hilang?"
"kenapa hilang sekarang?"
"Apa nak cakap dengan Dr Teh? deadline dah banyak kali tangguh"
"Mati la..."
Cube cr kat internet, word recovery software, tapi semuanya hampeh. xde hasil. masa tu dah seram sejuk, air mata dah mengalir dah. Harapan masa depan nampak kelam. Kenapa? Kenapa mesti benda2 mcm ni jadi? Kenapa????
Tiba2 dalam suasana sedih tu, terdengar lirik lagu yang dibuka oleh Lili n kawannya. Lagu Tika Dinihari oleh Devotees.
Sebahagian dari lirik tu:
Tuhan
Usah bebankan kami
Dengan bebanan yang berat
Seperti
Yang pernah kau berikan
kepada umat yang terdahulu dari kami
Tuhan
Jangan Pikulkan Kami
Yang tidak kami terdaya
Maafkan salah kesilapan
Ampunkanlah Dosa-Dosa
Rahmatilah Kami
masa tu air mata memang dah tak tertahan. Menyesali diri sebab fikir yang bukan- bukan. Terfikir yang Allah itu Maha Adil, Maha Mengetahui. Pastilah apa2 sahaja yang menimpa diri boleh dihadapi sebab Allah tidak akan membebankan kita dengan sesuatu yang tidak mampu kita hadapi. Allah kan mencipta kita? Maka pastilah Dia mengetahui apa yang kita boleh handle. Kalau dengan keyakinan ini kita berusaha, kalau xdapat juga pastilah bukan kerana kegagalan kita.
Kalau masih x berjaya, pastilah kerana Allah sudah merancangkan sesuatu yang lain untuk kita.
Kalau kita tidak berdaya, tiada kemampuan untuk menangani masalah itu, pasti Allah akan ambil bebanan itu dari kita dengan cara yang kadang2 kita sendiri tak sedar. Yang penting kene usaha. Allah tidak suka orang yang lemah.
Kalau perkara itu tidak berhasil, pasti kerana sesuatu sebab.
Mungkin yang sebelum ni report tu tidak memuaskan sebenarnya, mungkin diri harus buat sesuatu yang lain yang lebih baik. Ataupun perkara ini berlaku untuk mendidik diri supaya lebih berhati2, ye la, kalau benda ni jadi masa nk hantar thesis kan lagi haru? atau mungkin juga yang berlaku pada diri adalah sebagai peringatan untuk org lain.
saya percaya yang takdir kita bukanlah takdir kita seorang, tapi takdir kita juga ada kaitan dengan orang2 sekeliling. sebab tu hidup xboleh selfish, xboleh fikir pasal sendiri saja. kene consider apa yang berlaku pada org lain, kesan pada org lain. kalau kita buat baik, kesannya kan bukan pada kita saja, org yang menerima kebaikan itu juga terkesan. sama juga kalau buat jahat, org lain pun akan rasa kesannya.
dengan keyakinan itu, saya cuba pandang masalah ini dengan objektif. Letak tepi dulu emosi, kalau x pasti dah x boleh buat apa. jadi zombie.
Cakap dengan mak, sebab dah xde sapa nak luahkan rasa hati. Fikiran dah berkecamuk, badan dah letih, otak dah letih, hati pun dah letih.
Mak nasihat supaya berhenti sekejap, mandi2 dulu (ye la, da dari pagi dok kt lab je), tido sekejap (recommended 2 jam) n then buat balik semula. Saya sebagai anak yang patuh (chewah!) ikut sebijik2 cadangan itu sebab fikiran da blur. ikut je semua. Sy balik rumah, mandi2, tido n bangun balik. pinjm laptop Lili sebab da hilang keyakinan pada laptop sendiri.
Lepas tu memang tak tidur, buat kerja mcm org gila. orang gila pun x macam tu. nasib baik ada lg copy yang lama, so xde la mula dari kosong. akhirnya, pukul 10 pagi esoknya siap! pegi lab esoknya, touch up touch up skit n then pergi jumpa dr teh.
naiklah dengan sedikit perasaan bangga sebab berjaya juga meet deadline.
Tapi tetiba bila tunjuk kt dr teh, dr teh nak tuka format. Dr teh sampaikan berita itu selembut yang boleh, tapi still sakit.
Ya Allah, masa tu rasa macam nak rebah. Nasib baik tgh duduk ats kerusi.
Sikitt lagi nak menangis depan Dr teh, sebab kecewa sangat. Apasal la asyik nak nangis je ni? selalunya x macam ni.
tak sengaja, terlepas kata- kata, "kalau xdapat pun xpelah dr teh"
Lepas tu, habis kene sound.
Dr teh kata:
"u dah sampai peringkat ni dah, takkan nak berhenti?"
"I tak suka u macam ni"
"Dah, jangan stres sangat, kenapa x happy ni??"
huhuhu
---dalam fikiran sendiri : macam mana nak happy? report kene reject, diri da mabuk x tido, laptop rosak...---
saya tau, mak pun akan macam sebijik apa yang dr teh cakap. Dua individu ini memang x suka kalau aku seakan- akan lemah. tapi masa tu sangat kecewa. terlepas cakap. masa tu memang nak let go.
"Dr teh nak bila?"
"Kalau boleh saya nak petang ni"
"Saya cuba, dr teh"
Tawakal je la menuturkan kata2 itu. Can I pull this off?
Then terus balik rumah sebab tensen. sebelum tu pegi beli KFC sebab geram sangat. Balik rumah, sambil makan KFC tengok TV cerita Oshin.
Ok2, nak tak nak, kene cuba juga. Apa alasan? xde alasan.
lepas dah tenang sikit, mula balik slow2.
Pukul 6 macam tu dr teh sms : "u give me ur write up tomorrow. dun wori, dun stres"
Syukur yang teramat, nasib baik dr teh bagi peluang.
Malam tu mak ayah datang sebab nak ambil kunci kereta yang dpinjam, lagi satu ksyukuran. Memang xboleh handle kalau sorang2. mereka lah peniup semangat, dengan kehadiran mereka saja dah macam boleh tinggal sekejap kekusutan.
Malam itupun x tidur...
dah nak masuk 48 jam.
Alhamdulillah, siap juga yang second ni. Mencabar betul. Bila sampai lab esok paginya, report pertama yg kne reject tu ada kt atas meja. Correction! nasib baik sikit je, dah lah esok dh nk hantar pada external examiner. Hari tu semua pun sibuk mcm apa, termasuklah wanie (yg insyaAllah akn convert sama), dr teh n prof zaki. Semua pun dah macam nk terbalik. Stay kt lab ngan wanie sampai kul 11 utk edit. tu pun masih ada saja masalah. Tapi alhamdulillah boleh dselesaikan.
Esok paginya, selepas kekecohan nak menyusun, bind n mhantar report tu, akhirnya semua selesai.
Xsangka!
Lepas kegilaan yg berlaku, mmg x sangka.
Boleh juga hantar! hahaha, tu la, kita tak tau apa akan jadi pada masa hadapan. yang penting kuatkn diri mhadapi apa sahajam n yang lain yg kita xleh control tu, serah saja pada yang Maha Berkuasa.
lepas selesai je tu, pergi celebrate ngan wanie n fazleen makan kt restoran. hahaha, mcm hadiah pada diri sendiri :)
lega, bersyukur, mabuk xtido semua bercampur baur. tambah ngan pening minum kopi plak tu (minum sebab teringin sungguh, so mmg xpayah la nk mengadu pening sebab sendiri tau akibatnya..huhuhu)
lepas ni nk baya hutang tido.
I've been running on adrenaline all this while, and the effects have begun to wear off. Baru terasa betul2 kepenatan. tapi xpe sebab esok cuti! yeay!
Bukankah cantik perancangan Allah? :)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Hahaha
these cartoons are truly great :P
i found it while surfing
check out this site: http://www.phdcomics.com
so many translations for PhD: Philosophy Doctor (which is the correct one), Piled higher and Deeper and of course, my personal favourite, Permanent Head Damage.
Really makes u think twice, huh?
In my efforts to try to convert my research to PhD level, i just hope it'll turn out for the best :p
Gotta start writing!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
today is not too good. it's been two days since i've known that the progress report for conversion to PhD is due in January, as opposed to Mac before..
I've been in front of this computer countless times, trying to bring myself to write something worthwhile for my report. but as my feelings are like storm in the seas, i couldn't. so the thing i ended up doing is to Procrastinate.
Procrastination. Lost in confusion. Overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of my task.
So why couldn't i start?
...hmm..i guess this isn't the first time these things happen to me. i think i am not one of those people that are able to do their work early. i thrive in the eleventh hour, basking in the rush of adrenaline while racing to reach the deadline.
Just hope i reach the deadline. Or it'll just be a line where i'll be dead.
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Ya Allah, berikanlah aku kekuatan untuk mengatasi kelemahanku sebagai seorang insan.