Virtual Industrial Training

 Assalamualaikum w.b.t, 

Few years back when I was still in PD, I was very much involved in taking interns and supporting my alma mater, School of Chem Engine UiTM in supervising Design Project students. When I went to NG, everything stopped because of the distance. After I came back things with the university has been very quiet, and somehow this year, my former lecturer contacted me on this virtual industrial training. 

The thing is with pandemic and all, not many companies are taking interns or student trainee, and even worse when most company are encouraged to work from home, how can the student get any placement at all? My company is currently going for re-org, so there's no way anybody will get any placement at all. But for the students, life has to go on, they need to complete it, in order to graduate. Hence the faculty comes up with the virtual industrial training option. 

I jumped at the opportunity as I feel some kind of void without all these extra curricular activity to keep me occupied, I mean work will never end but there must be something more. Consulted my boss, asked for his permission as I will be using my time on this. Definitely my work will be top priority and what I agreed with him, I will supervise and share my experience based on my own capacity. No specific assignments that will need them to get confidential information from the company. 

I think that part is clear, they are committed to me, not the company, there is no confidentiality agreement signed anyway, so I can't give anything to them that is company specific. Which is still fine, as there a lot of resources online that they can refer to. My job is to provide guidance and share what industry look like and how all these knowledge are being applied in a real operating condition. 

Its week 3 now, the MO is I structured a program and used their current FDP to develop more scopes that is relevant to the industry. Kira macam extended research on their part, because as per the course requirement, its not part of their deliverables. Sounds pretty simple at first, taaapiiiii...... I need to prepare what I want to expose them to, before I can give any assignment, and the challenging part is we only booked 1 hour for me to brief them, so time is limited. Week 1 was fine, sebab intro ja, so it went well. Week 2 was a bit more challenging as I was sharing a concept that they've heard off but only on surfaced level. The whole session was 1.5 hours, kering tekak weh..hahaha.. In terms of preparing the slide and content, it was not bad, because the subject is my forte so materials are abundance. I gave them an assignment that I think its quite hard and I was expecting some of them (all 3 of them) to at least contact me for further consultation, but as of now macam senyap jaaa.. kalau depan mata boleh tanya and check on them. I don't want to be spoonfeeding them, so yeah just have to wait and see. I don't think I would turn into a nag though. Dulu zaman darah muda I did loose my calm, tapi it was a rare occasion.. hahaha. 

Am preparing week 3 material now, which is not my forte but I've had some experience it it, definitely not my comfort zone, so its a challenging task for me. I've been enjoying the journey so far, preparing the materials and engaging the students, also the interaction with my former lecturer. I think I can try going into the academic line, but I just need to buck up, focus, p belajaq balik, ambik Master and PhD, then I'm all good. We'll see how. For now, I think I'm not done working yet, and I still have lots of bills to pay..haha. 

Nak belajaq balik pun cost money and at this age, no way I can get any sponsorship..hahaha. 

Okla, till next time. Wassalam. 

C28 - A picture from my childhood

Ya amppuuunnn....I totally forgot about this. I postponed it earlier because I was searching for my childhood photo. When my parents moved to SP, we have been transporting stuffs bit by bit, and somehow most of my childhood photo was either misplaced or lost. So when time passes by I kinda forgot about the whole thing :P

I still have the same cheek ;)

The rest of the challenge will be wrapped up soon, tungggguuuu..........

C27-Something that you could never get tired of doing

Definitely knitting, without a doubt. I may not be able to make a decent garment yet (see when we can get rid of the YET), but as I said before I'd die trying. :D

I know I have been owing quite a handful of people, and I am slowly working my way to it. Somehow this week I managed to come up with this cutie. Now it is on its way to the rightful owner. Hopefully by the time it reaches her, it fits her nicely :)

yet another booties

 More projects to come....bigger probably? :P

C26-A picture of you last year and how have you changed since then?

In front of Sony tent, fanzone inside the stadium, some 2 hours before Portugal-Spain kick off

Around this time last year, I was having the time of my life in the midst of football craze, while in the middle of some foreign land. It was a birthday that I hope to remember forever. How have I changed since then? I would like to think that I am lighter...(well, one can only hope..hahaha...) But honestly, I used to imagine that I can do things but now I actually believe it. The trip has caused few wings ruffled, and I learned to let go off some friends. I became more accepting of human behaviour and I learned what is feels to have your friend says one thing, and means another.

But, I have also learned to keep the few friends who remains true to me no matter what. Compared to last year, I nowadays seeks condolence from more ways than I thought I would have. I laid it all here, to be read by a bunch of warm strangers, you know who you are. Only one that I really met eye to eye, the rest, though we never see each other, I feel like I know you already, always offering kind words, even though halfway across the world :) thanks a bunch!! 

atas kayangan, Table Mountain

Today is my birthday, I TTT (turns thirty today!!!!) ;)

C25-10 Things I am Thankful For

Ya Allah...I am thankful for:

1. Being born a Muslim and gets to practice it as openly as I wish.
2. A set of super understanding parents. Although they are the typical Malay that doesn't offer words of encouragement, they have never said 'NO' to all the things that I do, not even once, as far as I remembers. (this includes staying out way past midnite when I was in Form 4 to volunteer at World Aids Day in Dataran Merdeka, and I went back by public transport)
3. A family that has been showing me what life really means, but yet remain cohesive through our multiple life challenges.
4. A sane mind,able to make decision on my own, and most of the time don't really bothers what people say. (my parents' treatment made me behave this way, and I love it!!)
5. A physically fit body with no serious illness. I may not be in the most fit in shape, but I can still walk and able to run if by any chance a dog chases me :P
6. The chances to live a fulfilling life thus far, living by my own definition.
7. A good brain, that I may say not even 5% utilized yet (according to research, most average human being only utilize 3% of their brain, the rest are extra capacity waiting to be used, so start thinking now!!)
8. My education life so far. I enjoyed my student days a lot, in all the places that I've been to. Not so much of the academic part, but more of the camaraderie, the adventures, the one or two not so good things that we've been through. I was never a depressed kid in school, in fact I escaped from other worldly issues in school.
9. My rezeki, in Islam, we believe that rezeki is something Allah has written for us even before when we born, right at the Lauh Mahfuz. It is all has been fated, and I am thankful for all things that I have so far.
10. Today, I am even more thankful to Allah SWT kerana telah diberi kesempatan menghirup nikmat Allah selama 30 tahun, a very long time, that it shames me for I have not really done any significant contribution to my deen, Islam.

C24-Something you are proud of in the past few days

I have been toying with the idea for quite some time. Thanks to Dyanna, who introduces me to this. Since then, I have been contemplating to make one, but what is the occasion? Then it hits me!! My Cape Town trip, and to make things better, Ija's birthday was just around the corner (it was June 11th). So I decided to make one for her. So it maybe more than past few days, but yes, am proud of it.

I spent a solid 3 days to put things together, this is not including the time stolen here and there to organize the picture, and cracking my head to come up with a proper storyline, so at last I just follow our trip's chronological order..(ddduuhhh!!)

back cover, i took the imagewrap photobook

I have it delivered to her office and she received it on Thursday (9th June) she was thrilled and overjoyed. We meet on Sunday, and I asked her to bring the photobook along as I have not seen the final product yet.

And since that day Ija has been carrying around the photobook like newlyweds did to their wedding albums... :D

Shaz looking at what she missed while Put was explaining the OZ map to me...

Us, the ori Cape Town 2010 gang

I actually made another one for my boss's farewell. Will update when I get the pics ;)

C23-What would you find in my bag?

I have few bags that I used quite frequently. But most of the time, I would resort to this RM10 sling bag bought at some "Pesta Barang Siam"

the bag & segala isi perut

 Take a closer look at what I have:

the daily staple

 From L-R : wallet (or purse?), car key, spec, camera, EPO, RD

Don't be fooled by the double appearance of 'Bonia' items. The wallet (or purse?) is only RM10 bought at some stall somewhere along Berjaya Times Square, the specs is ori 'Bonia' frame and case (courtesy of my optical claim... ;) )

Car key, of course, or else I'll be in training for the next marathon. EPO, I need to take daily due to my 'issue'. This is after being told off by the doctor :P . Camera is owned by dept, I am holding it and abused for personal usage as well. (My sis had my Sony A-200 for quite some time now... !!) and last but not least last month's (can also be last year's) issue of RD. I never read the magazine on time, somehow I could not even finish the whole issue!!

C22-Your favorite 5 books

I like fiction books a lot. I like reading poems too, but never had a single anthology yet. I have read many books growing up, both Malay and English. These might not be my most favourite book, as I believe I may have forgotten some of it, but these that I still remembers to be among the best :

1. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini - I had the book reviewed here, the story line is simple, about a boy and his friend, how he was 'betrayed' and how they moved on from the Taliban ruled Afghanistan. (I own)

2. Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami - A story set in the late 1960's, when Beatles' music were booming, when most of youth movement starts to form worldwide. Its about a guy's relationship with his deceased friend's girlfriend, and how he got through his student days. There was also an elaborate part of a sanatorium, where the girl lives after an emotional breakdown. Its a Japanese novel translated to English after almost a decade being in top spot of its own country. (I own)

3. Putik, Aziz Afkar - A very sad story of a young girl named Putik. She was born out of wedlock and the mother left her to a friend, while she fled the kampung and finds work in KL. In the mean time Putik was not well taken care off, she was pushed to do all sorts of chores at such a young age. From the writers description, she could not be more than 5 years old. She was not living like any other kids her age. The story ends with Putik died, after being brutally beaten and ****. I was crying uncontrollably during reading the book. I only read it once, yet I still remembers the plot and even some parts quite clearly. (I borrowed)

4. The Runaway Jury, John Grisham - Maybe the first John Grisham's novel that I read. The plot is complicated, twisted, and so full of lawyer-y terms. I became a fan since. (I own)

5. Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery - I read this book during primary/secondary school. I did not own the book, and the one in the school library was the hard cover version, so it was not up for the kids to borrow. So what I did, everyday I would go in and read 1-2 pages. I can't remember how long it took me to finish the book, but I did it. I tried to continue with Anne of Avonlea, somehow I did not finished it. Maybe I should buy a copy now and actually finish reading it ;) (I read slowly in the library)

I have the tendency to like the book that makes me cry. The darker the story line, the better, the more I cried, the more I think the book is good. Something wrong with me? because I also have to have once in a while my cry fix, be it books or movies. :(

C21-Something You Crave For A Lot

Enough said...

pics credit to google, my version insyaAllah next week!!

C20-What makes you different from everyone else?

Before this I used to think that I am unique. Truthfully, among my close knit friends, I am. I will be the one to break the uni's rule by wearing short sleeve shirt to class, the only girl who wore torn jeans and maybe the only lady who wore tracksuit to a night class. I was like an alien put right smack in the middle of well behaved Malays in UiTM.

I would not study in my room, either I will be taking a shelter in my classmates dorm, or I will go to TV room to study. I was able to concentrate in midst of all the noises around me. At the very least I will always have my earphone on when I was studying. I went to library alone, I seldom wait for company. I was quite a lone ranger whenever I feel the need to.

That lone ranger part I still have it till now. I can go out, spend the whole day alone,browsing through shops, bookstores, went in and out of 2 movies back to back, have lunch at Delifrance alone. I have no qualms in doing stuffs alone. My colleague often said, even if she has to eat alone, she will sort of heard the Akon's song 'Lonely" playing in the background, I thought that was funny.. :)

What else that makes me different? I have a very high level of patience. I never knew I had this up till I started work here. I met all kinds of people and I learn that there is no use to be upset about how people behave. Even if it affects my work, I managed to keep it cool. There is also a downside to this. I may not be taken seriously, but I guess my style suits me. I think it is important to be grounded, not to get all jumpy for any other things that came in my way. Here, there are few people that can get crossed easily even with the slightest remarks, and I am thankful that I have slightly more tolerance towards nonsense, or sometimes I just don't bother, but I never told people off. I have had meltdown at work before, but I did not go and blurt it out in front of everybody. Does that make me unique?  I don't know.

I always suprises people. I seems to do the unexpected. Nobody would have expected me to go all the way to Cape Town just to watch World Cup. I don't look like someone that crazy, I didn't even talked about it. And now that I have the precedence, I guess the people here are looking forward to what are my crazy plans next, that is a big expectation....stressed!!

And one last thing, I am crazy about knitting. Though I am a vvveeeerrrrrrrryyyyyyy slow knittter, but I love it to the core. None of the person that I knew are crazy about knitting as much as I do!! So yes, I am different from everyone else that I personally know in this department.

p/s: bear with me, since I have spare time now, I am doing catch up on the challenge ;)

C19-Picture of Something That Makes You Happy

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 ¡Estoy muy feliz cuando me hornear!

C18-Someone you see yourself marrying in the future

Sorry, I have been lagging on the challenge for a few days already. I was busy with something over the weekend. Will share more once I have the result with me. For this topic it will have to be on two categories. One is imaginary type, and one is the realistic type.

Ok, for the imaginary type, I have this list:

1. Orphan/sebatang kara/mualaf – so that every single damn year we will balik raya to my parent’s place
2. Architect – so that I can get him to design and build my dream home

And you know what? There is one person that meets the criteria Azhar Sulaiman...and too bad he is married :( I am 10-15 years too late..hahaha..

So let’s get back to the challenge, someone that i would see myself marrying in the future. He would have to be rich, as i intended to stay at home, yet still earn my monthly pay. He must be able to tolerate my football craze (not all men like football), so yes, a footballer will work out fine to me. He need not be a Malay, but must be a Muslim either by birth or via reversion (there goes my chance with Christiano Ronaldo...)

What else? My mind is jammed. So thats it, if Christiano Ronaldo sees the light, i would go all the way to Madrid and ask him to marry me ... :D

p/s: looks like my realistic type is not realistic at all... :P

C17-Nicknames you have

I have many...here it is , by chronological order.
Buji - given by my then 1 year old sister, right after I was born. She was still pelat, mom asked her to call me adik zi, but a one year old could not pronounce the 'z', hence it becomes 'ji', how they add the 'bu' at the front, nobody knows.All family members that are older than me called me that, pretty funky, don't you think? may pass for a Japanese or Hawaian's name ;)

Kakcik - this is common for most Malay family. In our family, kakcik is for second sister, so each family has a kakcik. My cousin is also a kakcik, and I even have few abang chik. The only way to differentiate is by attaching their parents position at the back of their names, for example, Abang Chik Ngah, Abang Chik Tam, Abang Chik Njang...etc..etc... (hard core Malay y'all!!)

Jeet - this was given by my form 1 partner. Her name is Izzati, and mine is Azita. you change all the vowels position we got each other's names :D

As - as I was called by my comrades from ROTU batch 21. The reason is, my roomate name is Norita, and she was called Ita, the rest are too lazy to call me Azita ( that is extra one syllable..from Ita) , hence they cut short my name to As.

Kuri-kuri - was given by my seniors during the orientation week. We are all required to be given nicknames, some gets a pretty groovy name, but some are so lame. At that time Dr Calcutta was so hit, and there is this one verse from his song...kuri-kuri nam-nam from some taxi driver song. The seniors thought it was catchy, but I don't know how it associates with me though. But it was quite a hit name, I bet some of the guys from my batch still doesn't even know my real name :P

Ajieta Rai - this one I loike!!! hahaha....this was either chosen by me or given by my friends from my diploma gang. Back in early 2000's Hindi movies did make some big waves to our shore, and my friends and I were quite a fan (not so big but still...) We all have our own favorite actress, and mine was (maybe still is) Aishwarya Rai..so you do the math!! 8)

C16-Plans/Goals/Dreams you have

I have always been superstitious, whatever dreams I have, I would not share it with anybody, not even my mom. I was scared that it won't come true. But off late, I am a bit more open. Let me share some of it....

Plans :
I plan to work my butt off for the next 2-3 years here and then look for opportunities outside. People may ask, why another 2-3 years, why not now? The market is quite shaky now, and I myself is not ready yet, mentally and I think I can still learn a lot here, so why not make full use of it? People from my batch are slowly moving out and I am getting more of the question. Of course I won't settle here forever, I have my plan and I am sticking with it. I will not make a move simply because people expected me to.

Goals :
One of my biggest goal is to bring my parents to Hajj before I turn 35. InsyaAllah, this goal can be achieved.

Dreams :
This one I have a lot. I would want to design my own home, I want to build a mosque (literally build a mosque) where it has an orphanage, and we manage on our own, generate enough cash flow to sustain the home and the mosque, not to count on charity only. I want to see the world. I want to live in a strangers land where not a single soul knows me. I want to be able to live a simple life with no debts at all. I want to spend all day knitting and reading and baking.
(You'll see no end to this I want theme...)

By having it posted here, I hope its a do'a, and may Allah grant my wish and it will all come true :D

C15-Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day

After giving much thought, I am still clueless as who should I switch life for one day...come on...it should not be that hard. I just need a little bit of imagination, what are the things that I want, that I still doesn't have? I know!!...aarrggghh... I still don't know, ok, quit the drama, just get on with it!!

I know, I would want to be Kamila, bener deh...bukan aja cantik..jadi rebutan 2 chowok ganteng lagi. Iya bener, masalah sering bangat dekat ama dia, tapi dia kan ada Fadil? Asal hidupnya berantakan, pasti Fadil mampir jadi palawan gitu. Asik bangat!! Pasti enak deh jadi perhatian chowok kek Fadil, kepingin makan apa, dicariin. Saat jiwa lagi nga tenang dikusuti Edo, Fadil pasti ada ngasi kekuatan. Pokoknya nyaman deh kalo aku bisa jadi Kamila buat satu hari aja.. ;)

Tolong la layan drama queen ni for one day only..huhuhu....

C14- Picture of Something that Makes You Smile Today

The original title, is another picture of myself, but I changed it to suit my liking...(again!!)


snuggle

 Aren't they cute? Surely brought smile to my face, hope it does to you too!! Happy Monday people :D

Taken from flickr :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lalalaurie/5062643198/

C13-Your favourite movie

The original title of the challenge is your favourite song, but since for the past few post, I have been talking too much on music, therefore I change this one to 'your favourite movie'. And now I am stucked....hahaha...

Where should I begin? Malay? English? European? Hollywood?Bollywood? Let me tell you one of each, ok?

Malay : Definitely Yasmin Ahmad's, all of them, but the no 1 spot is a tussle between Sepet and Mualaf. I think I will settle with Mualaf, self explanatory, need no further justification.

English (meaning Brit movies) :  This one I must admit, I only watch one Brit film, but I will love that move till forever and ever (drama terlebih sudah...) This is none other than Love Actually, its an intertwining love story about few couples, not just male-female or husband and wife, its about love among siblings, father and a step son, and a comeback rock star with his manager, the tag line is Love Actually is All Around ;)
 
European : Run Lola Run!!! Its a German movie I watched back in uni days during German class. Suit for us, who learnt intro to kindy german...hahaha.. not many dialogue but the storyline is just brilliant. Its about a couple desperate for some money and decided to rob a bank, they did, and there were hiccups that lead to unsuccessful heist. They thought about it, and rewind their steps, correcting where they have made the mistakes, and each time they rewind, they made a step further. Not logical huh? yet, entertaining.

 

Hollywood : Aaaaahh....this is too much, I could not pin down to one only.

Bollywood : Mohabbatein, because of the beautiful scenery, great dance move and very catchy songs, story line? what do you expect? For that have to give it to 3 Idiots 8)

(disclaimer: am not a SRK's fan, more of Aamir Khan's)

Hong Kong : Infernal Affair Trilogy, apart from my secret love towards Tony Leung, I also have the affinity towards liking the triad (I am soo screwed..) The story from 1-3 is twisted, poignant,depressing and yet I keep watching it over and over again.

C12-Your favourite musician

Its hard to choose my favourite, as I have too many of them. Having said that, I never really followed any musician to the point of having each of the albums or singles.What is a musician? the person who played the music, or the person who actually created it? Its both actually, and not many talented ones that I really like. It will come down to these 3 then:

• Too Phat
• Linkin Park
• Kris Allen

But in the spirit of supporting Malaysian product (though their product not always sound Malaysian) I am choosing Too Phat. I like their songs, be it Malay or English. Their rap rhymes in a very good way (compare with Ahli Fiqir, you'll understand what I mean). The poetic verses matches lines by lines and the most of the time you have to read between the lines, as it is not really straightforward. But sometimes the advice is as forthright as this...

Kucing bawak tidur...

Rimau bawak ngigau...

Masuk tempat orang...

Bawak otak bukan pisau.. :)

C11-An animal you’d love to keep as pet

Hhmm...this is tough, as I am not an animal person. We used to have cats when I was much younger and we were living in Pahang, but after relocated to KL, we dump the ideas of having cats in the house. We have fish instead, the easy maintenance ikan puyu. It does not need O2 tank and we only change the water with rain water once a month and they eat cooked rice, yup you got it right, the normal white rice, at most once a day. Sometime we forgot to feed them for one week, but they were still alive and swimming :)

There is a believe that ikan puyu can help to chase away bad spirits, you know how Malay can be all superstitious about pukau and all...

Back to the topic. What species that can take care of their own, under very minimum supervision and don’t really need your attention that much? It goes back to fish..yup.

pic credit to mr google

I am such a lazy bum. I make no effort to take care any other living things and if would be categorize as an abuser if I keep any other pet apart from fish.   :P

C10-How you found out about Blogger and why you made one

It all started when Dr M started his blog in blogspot. I was an avid reader, but at some point I would like to comment and and it was troublesome as I don't even have any Google ID (not even a gmail account). I was blogging via friendster and they have so many limitations. The pics came out waaaayyyyy to small. I did not know how to embed video (yeah...I still blame the rest for my IT blindness). And many of the friendster's features are not user-friendly.

It was in 2007-2008 and some friends has migrated to blogger. At the same time I started reading some, and I found that the feature is much better in blogspot. The freedom to add in widget, customize the page, and some vibrant design caught my eye. Hence I decided to migrate as well ;)

I actually tried to set up the blog quite a few times but I could not get passed even the first post..ya.. silalah gelakkan saya, I am a self proclaim IT blind girl :P I even failed to load some design from XML file back then. I started  this blog with a different link, but after some drama last year, I settle with this one, my not-so-menyamar nick name... :D

It did came across to me to change to Wordpress, as it looks kinda cool. What more with bloggers went berserk for the past few days, but for now, maybe not yet. But don't count on me, I may change my mind, as easy as the weather changes... 8)