MITEK 2012

MITEK 2012: 11 - 15 January 2012

KARISMA 2011

UiTM Segamat will be the host for Karnival Sukan Mahasiswa UiTM 2011 (KARISMA 2011) soon:

Date:

17 - 23 October 2011

Participation:

All UiTM branch campuses including Kolej Bersekutu UiTM.

Events:

Football, Netball, Volleyball, Basketball, Rugby, Bola Baling, Futsal, Petanque, Sepak Takraw, Tenpin Bowling, Hockey, Chess, Silat, Taekwando, Lawn Bowling, Golf, Tennis and Badminton.

DM45

Today is a very special day. An email was sent to me, requesting me to collect a letter from UiTM Segamat's administration office. So I went, feeling excited because I already know the content of that letter. Once I arrived, I collected the letter and went to show it to my coordinator, who was also delighted with the news.

It was an offer letter to be a permanent lecturer (DM45) in UiTM Segamat (currently I am a contract lecturer - DM41). And I will be reporting for duty next Monday. Too bad my late mother could not celebrate this moment but I know she will be proud of me.

Now I am looking forward to my convocation in October 2oth.

So far, everything is going smoothly as planned. Alhamdulillah.

Konsert Malam Irama Wahyu

Get yours today!

Imam Muda @ UiTM Segamat

Ustaz Muhammad Asyraf bin Mohd Ridzuan is the winner of reality show 'Imam Muda' and he will be here tomorrow night to give a talk at Masjid as-Syakirin, UiTM Segamat. Everyone is invited.

Mini Karnival Challenge 2011

This program is organized by Jawatankuasa Perwakilan NR, UPK NR and Unit Sukan UiTM Johor (under HEP).

Here are the tentatives:

22 Januari 2011 (Segamat Bowl)
09.00pg : Pendaftaran
09.30 pg : Pertandingan Boling Bermula
12.00 tgh : Pertandingan tamat

23 Januari 2011 (Segamat Futsal Center)
08.30 pg : Pendaftaran Pasukan
09.00 pg : Perlawanan pusingan pertama
10.00 pg: Perjumpaan/ Sesi Ramah Mesra bersama Pengurusan UiTM Johor
11.00 pg: Perlawanan Bersambung
03.00 ptg: Perlawanan Pusingan Kedua
04.00 ptg: Perlawanan Akhir
04.30 ptg: Penyampaian Hadiah

Acara Sampingan : Pendaftaran Pelajar NR

• Pameran
• Pendaftaran Kenderaan Pelajar NR
• Dart Challenge
• Carrom Challenge
• Congkak

Gone Too Soon

There was nothing unusual about him recently. He was his usual self: having breakfast at the warung lalat near the campus, sauntered to class and cracked witty jokes with his colleagues. I frequently saw him because his office is right in front of mine, so the sight of him going in and out of his office was quite common.

So I was really surprised when Mr. James told me that he had passed away in Hospital Segamat at 2.45 pm (this afternoon) due to a sudden heart attack. I was in LT1 during that time, teaching an argumentative essay to JBM1122A; and afterwards I hurried to my office and bumped into Mr. James, who broke the news to me. And I took quite some time to absorb that piece of information.

We just had a department meeting yesterday. And afterwards, everybody feasted on the sumptuous lunch provided. And he was there too. He looked well. Jolly. He didn't look sick at all. Little did we know that he will depart from this world so soon.

A lot of UiTM staff had shown up at the deceased's residence in Kg. Kuala Paya to pay their last respects this evening. Tears welled up on the faces of female colleagues and everybody was in a solemn mood. I managed to see his familiar face one last time and dutifully helped as the body was carried from the van into the gaping hole in the graveyard. It was the least I could do to my office neighbour and dear colleague.

Al-Fatihah to beloved colleague, Md. Ikram bin Mahadzir.

Update: Our department representative (consisting of Kak Hani, Kak Ati, Farhana, Ida and me) went to visit the deceased's family on January 10th and Kak Hani personally handed our department's contributions to the deceased's wife. We all know that it's not much, but hopefully it would help lessen their burden.

A New Semester

Another new semester begins in Campus Serenity. And every new semester brings changes to the campus. I am no exception.

This semester, I am in charge of five groups: JAC2206B (BEL499), JAC1104D (BEL312), JBM1121A (BEL120), JBM1122A (BEL260) and JBM1122B (BEL260).

Some of the students from JBM1122A and JBM1122B were my ex-students (I taught BEL120 to them last semester) and this is my second time teaching the same group.

In addition, this is my second time teaching BEL499, so this semester I have more ideas on how to tackle this code. This is also the first time that I did not teach BEL311, but I was assigned to teach BEL312 instead. After looking at the course information, I realized that this is actually an easy course to teach, since both BEL312 and BEL499 do not have any final exam, only on-going assessments.

Yes, you (especially UiTM Segamat students) might notice the implementation of new groups that starts this semester. For example, no more ACD1A1, but it's now JAC1101A. At first it was confusing but I quickly adapted to these codes and their meaning. For example, the J in front refers to the campus (Johor), AC110 refers to the program (Diploma in Accountancy), and 1A refers to the class name.

And starting this semester, I am appointed as the Resource Person (Ketua Kursus) for BEL260. I think it is high time for me to carry the responsibilities along with my colleagues who were also resource persons for the many BEL/BAB/BMD codes in our department.

Well, here's hoping that the new semester/year will bring many surprises and good luck for me. Happy new year everybody! ^_^

Narrow Escape

I almost died this morning.

I never thought I would be in a near-death situation like this.

But it did happen.. in a split second.

I am still shaky from the incident.. but recovering slowly.

I am lucky to be unharmed.. and still alive.

Alhamdulillah.

PhD Call

This morning, I received a letter from my good old faculty. (For those who don't know, I am currently doing my Masters at the Faculty of Education, UiTM Shah Alam).

I was offered to attend an interview for PhD level (January 2011 intake) even though I never applied for it. But looking at the time and day, I'll have to pass.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is just around the corner and the campus grew silent once again as the students left for their long-awaited break. Soon, the university staff will also leave the campus to celebrate Eid. As for me, I had applied for leave starting this Wednesday until September 19th (I wanted to finish marking students' assignments before the leave).

Eid is a day of celebration but I am not that enthusiastic about Eid anymore, especially now that my mother had passed away last June. Sure, I bought two new pairs of baju Melayu but it's only to be worn at the university's Eid celebration on September 23th (the old ones are far too shabby).

But enough of all that. I did not mean to spoil your Eid mood. Therefore, I would like to wish all my students (and ex-students) and also my readers:

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN

Drive safely. Think of your loved ones ;)

Ignorance

As I had often stressed to my BEL311 students, be careful of what they write (anywhere; in their blogs or Myspace/Facebook) because one of the characteristics of written language is its permanence.

Want proof? Just click at the image in this entry. Write something like this and you will be in BIG trouble.

Subhanallah.

Selamat Berpuasa

Ramadhan is here once again.
Let's chase after the great rewards promised by Allah in this holy month.

Selamat berpuasa, everybody ;)

D'Trans Grooming Session

I found out about this event from my ex-students: Zul and Syamil (DBST Part 5) who happened to be the organizers, so I encouraged both of them to promote this event to my ACB6K2 students (since it is related with their BEL499 course). More than half of ACB6K2 students will attend the event with me.

In order to attend an interview, one have to look their very best. They have to look professional. But I'm not sure how women should prepare for this big day (in terms of proper attire and make-up). So this event basically saved my life!

Oh, and I heard that the speaker is the image consultant for the Prime Minister's wife. I'm so looking forward to this.

Anyway, here are the details of this event:

Date: 8 August 2010
Day: Sunday

Venue: LT1
Time: 8 AM - 1 PM
Tickets: RM8

If you are interested, please contact:
Ros: 012-4371988
Elina: 013-7458095

or simply register at Speaker's Corner ;)

P/S: D'Trans is also having a car wash tomorrow for only RM5 per car. And my car badly needs washing ;)

IT Support

I found this cleverly written mash-up between relationship problems and IT Support in my e-mail so I wanted to share this with all of you. Enjoy! ^_^

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Dear IT Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as EPL 5.0, NBA 3.0 and ESPN 2.0. And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed,

Desperate

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Reply:

Dear Desperate,

First keep in mind; Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0.

If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late Night Teh Tarik 6.1. Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program that will create SnoringLoudly.wav files.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Food 3.0 and Lingerie 6.9.

Good Luck,

IT Support

Moving On

A new semester has arrived. A new chapter in my life. A new beginning.

I have new groups to teach this semester: BMD1D3, ISD3E1, CSD3S3 and ACB6K2.

I want to move on with my life. Therefore, the condolences have to stop. Thank you.

She's Gone

The life support machine beeped furiously.

The family members stood around the hospital bed, watching the unconscious 53-year-old mother. Even though her eyes were closed, it was transparent that she fought to stay alive. This was evident because she slowly moved her lips in a silent scream and weakly gripped her husband's hand who was in tears, struggling to whisper holy words in her ear.

The whole family were unable to hold back tears as they read the Yasin. Occasionally, they glanced helplessly at the life support machine which continued to beep noisily in the deathly silent ward. The noise grew slower and the eldest son began to fear that it is going to stop soon. But he tried to be positive; so he imagined that everything will be all right.

Eventually, just as he had feared, the life support machine grew silent. Silent tears poured down the faces of the family members. She's gone.

So much for positive thinking.

I had watched this scene before in a TV drama. I never thought that I will actually go through the same situation. And I never imagined that it would be so heartbreaking.

Tonight is the last night for tahlil. I couldn't help feeling empty :(

Beloved Mother
Habibah bte Mohd Ali
5/11/1956 - 27/6/2010

I will miss you, Mother. Rest in peace.

Al-Fatihah.

Want to study in UiTM Segamat?

For SPM leavers who wish to further their studies, why not study in UiTM Segamat? We have a special offer just for you. Starting next semester, a new course will be introduced. The new course is Pre-Commerce (PD003). It is only offered here in UiTM Segamat. SPM leavers year 2005 and above are encouraged to apply.

So what are the pre-requisites?

To apply, you will need to have four credits:

Bahasa Melayu (compulsory)

Pass: English and Maths

Credit: 3 other subjects (core or elective)

Students who have passed this program are entitled to pursue their studies in one of the following diploma programs in UiTM:

Perakaunan, Pengurusan Perniagaan, Sains Pentadbiran & Polisi, Pengurusan Hotel & Pelancongan, Pengurusan Maklumat, Pengurusan & Teknologi Pejabat, Seni Lukis & Seni Reka, Komunikasi & Pengajian, Sains Sukan & Rekreasi

Closing date for all applications is before 25 APRIL 2010.

Get the form HERE, complete it together with a copy of your IC and a copy of your SPM results to Kaunter BHEA, UiTM Johor Kampus Segamat or Encik Hisyammudin, Pegawai Eksekutif BHEA Kampus Larkin as soon as possible.

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Reasons why you should come and study here:

1. Economical study fees

2. Serene & peaceful surroundings (I personally love foggy, misty mornings here)

3. A truly conducive environment for studying

4. Fully equipped TEC (Technology-Enabled Classroom) complete with air-conditioner in every classroom

5. New academic buildings and classrooms to cater to the growing number of students

6. Gunung Ledang is just 45 minutes away.

7. You could meet Hanis Zalikha here :P

Basically, you will ♥ studying here ;)

Klinik Drift in UiTM Segamat

I just love campus life. There are so many happening events this semester and these two are some of them:

Selangkah ke UiTM

Yesterday, the results of SPM 2009 were announced in secondary schools all over Malaysia and I would like to congratulate those who did well in this important public examination.

So dear students... what do you plan to do now? Work? Or study? Your best bet is to study.

Well, instead of continuing your studies in Form Six at any public schools, would you like to further your studies at UiTM?

UiTM Segamat will be holding an expo at Dataran Segamat this weekend (March 13th and 14th) intended to help these school leavers decide their future. Lecturers will be consultants there to help you choose your pathway based on your examination results. All you have to do is bring your examination results and your IC.

Or, if you can't wait to see what programs are eligible for you to apply, you can always click HERE. Print it, and bring it to the expo this weekend for consultation with the lecturers.

See you there :)