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.

* * * * *

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 :)

MITEK 2010

MITEK is here once again. In fact, it starts tomorrow!

Dear students, don't forget to attend

Minggu Terbuka Kolej (MITEK)

Date:

3 - 7 March 2010

Venue:

Dataran Seri Bendahara
UiTM Johor

Have fun! ^_^

My D3D1 Students

These are my BEL311 students for this semester.. the girls from BMD3D1 (Diploma in Banking). They are very special because 1) I also taught them BEL260 last semester and 2) they are very obedient.

click to enlarge the image

I never get to teach the same group twice, but miraculously this is the first time. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. But the good thing is: I already know their names by heart. You might notice that there is not a single guy in this class. Initially, two guys wanted to enter this group but they had backed off when they saw that there are so many girls ;)

Students from UiTM Segamat will immediately know where were these two pictures taken ;)

To my D3D1 girls, choose only one picture from the two provided here (since I can't decide which is the best one), download it to your PC and then upload it to your blog entry. Write an entry about your classmates according to the given numbers (about 4 or 5 sentences for each person). And don't worry, I promise I will give the original pictures (all of them!) after the break.

Due date: 21 February 2010.

P/S: Happy holidays, everybody ;)

Live Like We're Dying

This is definitely my favourite song at the moment. Not because of the fact that he's coming to Malaysia, but the beautiful lyrics and the catchy music definitely stands out on its own.

It's currently played on this blog. Enjoy ;)

LIVE LIKE WE'RE DYING LYRICS by KRIS ALLEN:
From Kris Allen's new album, Kris Allen)

Sometimes we fall down and can't get back up
We're hiding behind skin that's too tough
How come we don't say "I love you" enough
Till it's too late, it's not too late

Our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come
We could make a feast from these crumbs
And we're all staring down the barrel of a gun
So if your life flashed before you
What would you wish you would've done?

[Chorus]
Yeah, we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying

And if you plane fell out of the skies
Who would you call with your last goodbyes?
Should be so careful who we left out of our lives
So when we long for absolution, there'll be no one on the line

Yeah, we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying

Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying

Yeah, gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying

We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say
Gotta live--like we're dying

[Bridge]
You never know a good thing until it's gone
You never see a crash until it's head on
All these people right when we're dead wrong,
You never know a good thing till it's gone

Yeah, we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying

Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying

We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying