My most favourite .... :)

My most favourite poem

This poem was especially written to be submitted as one of my assessments (literature subject if i'm not mistaken) during Asasi TESL program. We worked in pairs and Sakinah was paired with me :)

Although it was not as good as others', 'The Ugly Ducling' was my motivation during Asasi years. To me, this short poem is very close to my heart. I can even imagine myself being the poor duckling. A naive person who has to put a lot of effort to find her true destiny.

Yes, I realised that I have to work hard to achieve all my goals..in life and hereafter.

The Ugly Duckling

Hatched from an egg
was a darling duckling
But he was different from all his siblings
So they called him the ugly duckling
What he does wrong, he was wondering
Poor, little darling duckling!

Hideously proportioned, the Spanish duck said,
How little duckling’s heart went to shreds
Waves of sadness swamped his heart
He cried and cried and cried out loud
“Oh, why was I different from the lot!”

With feeble wings flapping hard
With faith and hope soaring high
Flying high above the sky
To find what’s in his store of destiny
To find a place where he belonged
A place that he could call home.

Threatened by the hunters
The ugly duckling fled for his life
He needed to get away to survive
Oppressed by the tom cat and the hen
The poor duckling struggled to make his stand
With the perseverance of the patient mountain
He put his all to find his gain.

As despair threatened to take its hold
Suddenly hope came gliding in a miraculous wonder
The ugly duckling then discovered
A beautiful swan he had turned into.
Joy sparkled in his heart,
Not pride but his thankfulness that went out
At last, he had finally found his true destiny.

alia n sakinah

my cute aunts with icy looking swans @ i-city

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Stepping into a new world

I'm now stepping into a new unknown world.

Without knowing the challenges awaiting, my heart skips a beat every time I think of it.

Being the first child, I surely can't depend on my parents forever. I know that I have to do this..sooner or later. And now, the opportunity is wide open. It's finally confirmed.

Pushing my anxious feelings aside..

Alhamdulillah, Thank you Allah. Syukur ya Allah. I passed the big interview mentioned before and manage to secure a job :D

The responsibility will be on my shoulder starting from the 4th of July 2011. At the age of 21, I'm offered an executive post, group communications. Yes, I'm extremely happy and excited and not to forget.. nervous.

our recent trip to Fraser's Hill

As the holder of 'Bachelor of Applied Language Studies (English for Professional Communication)' I know that people may have high expectations of me. Honestly, I'm not perfect and I'm still learning. Being a person with no working experience (except for the 3 months internship), I know that I have to learn a LOT. Knowledge has no boundaries. There are so many things in the world that I need to discover and learn.

For the time being, I have to be/act more matured (proven to be the toughest), be more calculative, avoid carelessness and most important I need to keep improving my self as a whole.---oh, and change my blog header.

haha.. I know that I think tooo much but hey, I'm nervous ok. It's my first time and I'm officially an adult now (nanti mesti dah xdpt duit raya, silap2 kene bagi pulak T_T )

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Alhamdulillah, my journey so far has been very smooth. Everything went according to plan. Regardless of my dilemma after receiving the SPM result, my decision to further studies in Asasi TESL was never a mistake.

To all my little brothers and sisters out there, follow your heart and have a strong believe in your own self capability. If you have a strong interest in a particular area and you know that you can perform well in it, don't be afraid to pursue your dreams. I did.. and I'm perfectly content with what I've achieved today :D

special thanks to my beloved parents, lecturers, previous internship supervisor and colleagues, also to all my dearest friends, who have always supported me directly or indirectly.

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UiTM Final Examination Result 17 June 2011

Assalamualaikum

Insyaallah, this would be the last time I get to feel the nervousness and the anxiousness of receiving THE RESULT.

2 Semesters of Asasi + 6 Semesters of Degree = 8 times of checking result experience

I can be considered an expert huh?

As an expert, I advice you to go to bed and have some sleep. When you wake up in the morning, directly check your e-mail - the e-mail which you have registered with UiTM. Less stressful.

If the result is not sent to your mailbox, then only you go to the student portal and check.

Whatever it is, congratulations in advance to all my friends all around Malaysia! I know that you have given your best.

Especially dedicated to my beloved coursemates:

1. Congratulations for graduating

2. Congratulations for getting a better result than the previous one

3. Congratulations for having the AD status on the slip

and last but not least

4. Congratulations to those who make it for ANC Award

Our convocation will be held on October! cant' wait!

These are some of the pictures that I love..

ditangkap semasa sedang bergelut menempuhi onak duri ranjau kehidupan

ASASI LIFE

Asasi TESL Melaka 07/08: group picture with Madam Angeline

night class @ melaka: tired face

beloved friends: went separate ways during degree :(

equatorial hotel melaka: attended dinner for the first time-organised by b.ed tesl students

WELCOME TO UiTM SHAH ALAM

sem 4? can't remember

gaining new experience, meeting new friends and enjoying self: one malaysia project :)

semester 6: last class

the last dinner: pre-graduation dinner

my thesis..hurray!

and finally today - my final CGPA

i'm praying for the best .. takut oh

Here, I would like to extend my utmost appreciation to:

Datin Dr Hajibah

Dr Mazli

Dr Dinna

Dr Chai

Dr Nor Azni

Dr Bernadette

Dr Saidatul

Dr Othman

Dr Cynthia

Dr Hawa

Dr Paramjeet

Dr Krishna

Dr Ramesh

Mdm Noraini

Mr Rosman

Mr Alfred

Cheun Heng Huat Laoshi

Chan Laoshi

Dr Azrina

Pn Zarohan

Mr Hasman

Mr Reza

Mr Akhbar

also to my Asasi TESL lecturers

late Mr Ishak

Mdm Nisa

Mr Naza

Miss Siti

Miss Mellisa

Mr Razif

Mdm Geraldine

Mdm Angeline

Mdm Nagamany

Ustazah Normala

Ustaz Ayob

and all lecturers who have guided me throughout the journey

Dear beloved lecturers,

I am no one without you. Thank you so much for everything, I will never be able to repay your generosity and kindness. I love you all so much! :')

mama, abah, i love u too! :D

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Super 8 Movie Review

Yesterday, I managed to persuade one of my best friends, Hasinah, to accompany me for a movie.. Insidious. Ahyad said that the movie was very scary and thrilling. I was very eager that I made early plan with Hasinah to Bkt Raja. However, we discovered that the showing period had ended. Alaaa..very2 dissappointed.

Thus, to cover up for the disappointment, we decided to watch another movie.

Usually, I'm quite picky on movies to be watched. To date, I have only watch less than 20 movies on cinemas. And yes, this time, I bought the movie ticket without knowing what it will be about..

SUPER 8

The poster doesn't tell you much right? Hmm.. It seems that the two big names really are powerful enough to attract movie goers.

The summary

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspects that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined source

The review

The first part of the movie tells the audience on the background of Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney) --the friends and their horror movie project. In my opinion, most of the dialogues used by the young actors sounded very natural and funny.

I love the train scene :)

I really wish that I brought Ayman (my 7 year old little brother) together so that he can watch the coolness of the effects. However, Ayman is a diligent student who'll never agree to skip school without valid reason..huhu.. Sometimes, he even acts more mature than me! (poyo sungguh..haha..its ok to write about him here, he doesn't understand English much)

This train incident leads them to the mystery of an unknown creature.

In all, I enjoyed the movie so much. Also, the movie plot can be easily enjoyed by the whole family.

while filming the zombie movie

There were some unexpected scenes and some scenes were quite thrilling with good sound effects and graphic techniques.

Also, you will be sorry if you don't wait until the credit roll ended. They actually include the short zombie movie that was acted, filmed, and produced by Joe and his friends. The short movie was kind of cute and funny!

Although this story promotes love and friendship theme, it is not as heavy neither adventurous as A.I.

the rate: 7.7/10

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Happy Birthday Alia!

May you achieve all your wish... and please, don't feel old.

Have a nice day people!