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Just an ordinary woman who is struggling with life and study. Nothing much interesting. zufiaz87@gmail.com

Saturday 22 December 2012

Hull..amsterdam!!

Just an updated, places that I'd visited last two days!!Amsterdam!!

Here, are few pictures, from my camera...since one of my friend love to capture our pictures (so, I don't have enough picture of mine)...hehee














ok, will update the next trip next year!!wuuhuuu!! 

From Birm, with Love,
Sufiah

Be more determine

Lately, I noticed that my works productivity are going down!

Just a reminder to myself!! Do keep your works up!!

I am a sponsored student, and I have to be motivated in order to finish my study on time...

And I realized, the only enemy that I have is my own self!!!

I should fight whatever the unwanted feeling, and focus more on my study...


Dear me, always remember...study come first, the rest, come later...


I should get whatever I want!! Yeah!!!




From Birm, with Love,
Sufiah




Sunday 9 December 2012

kulit muka licin dan berkilat.. (2)

I hardly found that most people are keenly to view this entry..

Ok, as a woman, of cause most of us would like to have a flawless, clear skin, isn't it? Semua orang nak kulit yg licin dan berkilat..Uppsyy!mungkin berkilat tak berapa sesuai, sebab itu melambangkan kulit berminyak.. :P

Dulu, mungkin I boleh berbangga dan bersyukur dengan kulit muka ini, tapi setelah habis master, time disaster datang!!

Jerawat mula tumbuh, just because I'd forced my pimple out without waiting for it to heal naturally!

And then, I applied the moisturiser.. Clinique pulak tu, Obses kan!! Konon-konon nak cantik, last2 makin teruk...

Mula la zaman jerawat datang, can u imagine, after 24 years, I got pimples!!!huhuhuu...Sangat2 sedih ok!!Badan pun semakin dipam-pam!!

A disaster day! Pimples! And fatty body!!!

Bila kita yang tak pernah ada jerawat (unless time our bestfriend datang) berjerawat, diri mula jadi stress ok! Orang pun dok tanya, why OP, are you stress out?? Then, I realized, I need to do something!!

I went to clinic, met a few doctors, took an injection! Tried out their cosmetic, etc, etc!! And after few months, all the breakout are faded...Alhamdulillah....

Here, I'll share few ubat-ubatan/cosmetic yang I amik..opss, yg doktor bagi!! :)


Acnotin, kena makan 4-6 months. Agak mahal jugaklah, sebulan dalam RM150..huhuhu...tapi I makan 3 bulan je, sbb after that I jumpa Dr kat Muar, took an injection, and she gave a cosmetic products.. Don't really remember the product name...haiyooo!!!huhuhuhu

Hah, the reason why, I was changing my consultant doctor because I got some infection!! Oh, mamma mia!! 

Berdasarkan petua nenek moyang or tradisional la sangat tu kan, scar can be healed using cinnamon!! I naively applied it to my skin, and the result is very upsetting!! Habis kulit, daripada berjerawat je, jadi merah-merah!!huhuhu... (don't ever trust internet source 100% after this) 




My mum pun marah2, and teruslah kitorang try to go to a klinik kat Muar..Alhamdulillah, its getting better after met a "SHE" Doctor (I mean, doktor perempuan)...

So, after having a 7 months breakout, I am recovered from it!! But not as flawless as previously la..huhuhu...

Picture during Eid Fitr, 2012..a month before fly to Birm! Kurus sikitlah compared to last year!!

Ok, sekarang ni disebabkan kat UK, kulit makin kering, so I try to use clinique semula...Kita tengok la perubahan yang ada nanti ye..

Need another advice or just someone to talk about this skin related experience, don't hesitate to contact me!! (^_^)

Cheersoo!!
From Birm with love,
Sufiah


Thursday 6 December 2012

An advice for a young researcher...


(A copy paste from J Supercond Nov Magn (2012) 25:2119–2120, Author: Ivan K. Schuller)

13 rules to follow!!

1. Physics is like painting, so the key is passion.

2. Never give up, even when the situation looks desperate. . . something will happen.

3. You cannot control genetics i.e. your IQ, but you can control how hard you work. So have an illusion to drive you.

4. Do what you like, but above all like what you do. As the Spanish poet Machado said it “Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar”. Paraphrasing: the important thing is the process, not necessarily the end results.

5. Don’t worry about your pedigree. It is possible to move to first rate institutions even from lowly origins.

6. Have sanity checks of your science by explaining it to non experts. You should be able to do this, at all levels without being condescending. If you can’t explain it to non experts, it probably has no lasting value.

7. You can do excellent science, even if you are not at the top institution.

8. One can make infinite excuses why something will not work. A good scientist does it in spite of the excuses.

9. Don’t try to prove a result, but discover what nature wants to reveal to you. The interesting and exciting result is whatever nature hands you, not what you want it to be.


10. Keep in touch with your classmates; they will be your future colleagues.


11. Don’t agonize over things you can’t control; rejected proposals, stupid referees, aggressive old men, difficult colleagues. . . . File themas they come, and go to the next thing.

12. Remember that there is nothing like that solitary knowledge at night after you uncovered a secret which only you know. No other one in the universe.

13. Above all don’t try to get payment for every single thing you do. It is a law of physics that whatever you do for others eventually comes back to you. So help out those after you, the same way you were helped.

So, myself!! Be prepared, and just follow these above rules..please...

From Birm, with Love,
Sufiah

Wednesday 5 December 2012

A thought for the day

My finger keep bleeding continuously...Perhaps it's having a blood clotting problem...

Temperature getting lower day to day...

My motivation descending every minutes and seconds...

Huhuhuhu....Perhaps this is what we called the winter fever..

I really missed Malaysia...

Missing all my family and friends in Malaysia

Missing the crystal clear water...

Missing the bright sunshine...

Missing the sandy beaches...

Missing the green forests...

Missing the atmosphere and surroundings of Malaysia...

Really missed every single things, and every single person there...


Now, I just realized, we actually tend to appreciate something if we are too far away from it... And this is how we called life!!

LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T TOUCH BUT CAN FEEL... 

LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT INVISIBLE, BUT WE KNOW AND REALIZED THE EXISTENCE.. 

LOVE IS SOMETHING THAT SWEET BUT SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT SOUR...

LOVE DOESN'T MEAN WE NEED TO WIN SOMEONE BUT TO LOSE OURSELVES FOR SOMEONE ELSE...


From Birm, with love,
Sufiah 



Monday 3 December 2012

A lovely weekend

Being far away from our country actually will make ourselves more closer with each other..

All Malaysian will be as a one big family, without any hesitation..

Last weekend, I spent myself with Kak Enny and her family, and with other adiks to celebrate Masyie's birthday!



Happy birthday Masyie, May Allah granted you with happiness, blessed you with His Gracious, and protected you with His Greatness...amin....

Kak Enny and her husband, abg Hafiz are very kind and generous..alhamdulillah.. I met another fantastic people here throughout my journey...

Hopefully, will be more closer with other Malaysian family here as it make me feel like being at home..with my parents, kakaks, abangs and nieces, nephews... :) Insya'Allah...

Till then..

Ukhwah fillah, abadan abada...

From Birm, with love, 
Sufiah

Motivate myself!!

A copy/paste material that actually means a lot for me.. Will try my best to be like this, and be more focus with my PhD.. but, as usually, we are only planning, but Allah is the best planner :)

Ucapan seorang pensyarah (pemenang anugerah ) yg tak sempat dihabiskan kerana terlalu sebak. Seluruh dewan terdiam. Saya tuliskan teksnya: 

5 Resepi kejayaan dalam pengajian doktor falsafah-


Pertama, dalam apa jua hal yang berlaku, saya menggantungkan seluruh nasib saya kepada Allah. Misalnya, tatkala saya bertembung dengan apa jua kesukaran pengajian, hal pertama yang saya lakukan adalah solat sunat taubat dan solat sunat hajat. 

Kedua, saya berusaha sedaya upaya untuk berbuat yang terbaik kepada kedua orang tua dan guru saya. Atas sebab itulah misalnya, saya dikurniakan Allah akan guru yang tidak hanya memimpin saya dalam pengajian tetapi juga memimpin saya ke hospital sewaktu saya jatuh sakit. 


Ketiga, saya berusaha sedaya upaya untuk sentiasa bermurah hati baik dari segi tenaga dan wang ringgit kerana di situlah antara punca kemurahan rezeki.

Keempat, saya memiliki perancangan pengajian yang sangat teliti. Bermula dari perancangan tahunan hinggalah kepada perancangan harian.


Kelima, tiada istilah ‘malu’ dalam kamus hidup saya setiap kali saya memerlukan tunjuk ajar daripada seseorang. Kelima-lima resepi inilah mudah-mudahan menjadi panduan kepada teman-teman siswazah sekalian bagi menggapai kejayaan yang lebih gemilang.

And good luck to myself.. You can do it Op, if you want...you just need to put a lots of effort and forget about all the laziness...

From Birm, with love,
Sufiah..

Stand still

Living in other people places make us feel strong sometimes...

We need to adapt ourselves with the environment, people, essences, surrounding, etc..etc..

With whatever we are working on,  we need to be more rigid, and more tougher..

And these kind of things, are not happening without any effort..

We should try our best and give all our contribution without complaining....

Because we are the chosen one...

Allah choose us to be here, as a 'khalifah', as an 'abid'..

What we need to do right now is stand still!! Because we actually need to keep reminding ourselves that all the obstacles will make us feel strong.. 

Yah, Allah always be by our side...

And the strongest ever weapon for muslim is a pray...

So, keep praying...and keep hoping for Allah's forgiveness and His blessing along our way....

"I am usually remind my self that I am the chosen one, because among all, I was choose to be here, as a student...alhamdulillah... :)"

From Birm, with love,
Sufiah

Saturday 1 December 2012

London!!

Just a weekend vacation to accompany my 'used to be' undergrad friend during her visit to London....










It has been too long since we left our undergraduate life... But the sweet memories still remain and keep crossing my mind...

Dear Allah, please take care of all my friends, here, and outside there...Granted them with Your Bless and reward them with success and a truly happiness of life!! Amin....


From Birm with love,
Sufiah

Monday 19 November 2012

Dreaming...



Oh, I am now lacking of idea to write...

Need to put some effort and start to think about my academic writing..

But I am still dreaming all day long...

Dreaming of my future!! oh, OP please!! waky-waky!!

Stop dreaming but keep moving and running...or at least walking...

Dear myself,

If you think you are fortunate enough, you are definitely wrong because there are thousand of people are much more luckier than you...

If you think you are smart enough, you are totally wrong because outside, there are too many intelligent people than you could imagine....

And if you think you are successfull enough, you are absolutely wrong!! Because you don't even finish with your PhD yet..still floating without reaching the ground..

This is just the beginning of the end..

Day and time will passing through without any notification...

And you the only one who can make changes for your own self!!

Sincerely, From Birm, with love....
Sufiah..




Wednesday 14 November 2012

Nottingham here we go!!

Just a few pictures to share...lately, I am lacking of idea to write...May be, because of my research which need my full attention...never mind, study is everything compared to 'rongeng2', right??hehhee...

















From Birm with love,
Sufiah

Sunday 4 November 2012

Bila hati berbicara...

Bila hati berbicara...segala-galanya kelu tak terkata....

Bila hati berbicara...semua jadi indah belaka...

Bila hati berbicara...detakannya sentiasa mengundang gembira....

Bila hati berbicara...

.....berbicara kalimah suciMu ya Allah...

Berbicara dengan perasaan penuh tawaduk dan linangan airmata...

Dan untuk kesekian kali...wahai hati, sentiasalah berbicara dengan Tuhanmu yang Maha Pencipta....


From Birm, with Love
Sufiah

SERENTAK!!

Bila tak ada, memang langsung tak ada...

Bila ada, dia datang serentak..

But at the end, semua tak kesampaian..

Life is just like a rolling wheel.. There will be ups and downs...

LOVE is more or less the same...

We try harder to find love, but it keeps running from us..(from me actually)

And, AGAIN...bila datang, tak kena tempat...bila pergi, tercari-cari...

Manusia yang tak pernah puas, macam inilah kisahnya...


Dan sayalah manusia yang tak puas tu..

End up, I am hanging with nothing!! Alhamdulillah...(dia suruh saya redha, so belajarlah untuk berserah..hukhukhuk...)

Mungkin diri ini yang tak boleh bersabar, tapi takpelah...

Semoga semua pihak diberi Allah petunjuk dan penyelesaian kepada kebuntuan ini...amin.....



From Birm, with love,
Sufiah

UoB...

About a month, arrived at Birmingham...



I am lacking of idea to write....Just uploaded my picture with my microscope (perasan!!), which will be a very good friend of mine after this...  (^_^)



All the best to myself!!!!



From Birm, with love,
Dr Sufiah...

Wednesday 8 August 2012

Alhamdulillah!! Approved!!


Yippy!! Alhamdulillah.. Inilah surat yang paling saya tunggu! New chapter of my life begin!!

Bila dah dapat semua ni, perasaan makin berdebar! Ya Allah permudahkanlah segala urusan ku, di awal, pertengahan dan akhir PhD nanti. Amin...

So, officially, I am leaving!! Sekarang barulah confirm sikit kalau orang tanya nak further mana, baru boleh jawab secara detail. No more hiding!

Sahabat-sahabat sekalian, doakan perjalanan cuti belajar saya dipermudahkan ye!

Tuesday 7 August 2012

Journey for my PhD

I am leaving for my PhD!! cewaahhh!! Perasan lagi!! Approval pun tak confirm lagi ni..huhuhu...

Semakin hari, semakin menakutkan. Sebulan lebih sikit je tinggal, PREPARATION? Langsung takde. Nak cari rumah, contact SV, and VISA semua kena tunggu approved dulu. Lambat betullah nak bagi kata putus, APPROVED or REJECTED? Bila contact, dia cakap, DISOKONG!! Apakah maksudnya??LULUS ke idok??huhuhu...

Ya Allah, permudahkanlah segala urusanku. Semoga kesulitan sekarang membawa kesenangan dimasa hadapan. Amin.


I am going here!!InsyaAllah. Please pray for my success ok!!

** Anybody would like to donate your winter/autumn coat, do PM me. heeee(^__^)Y

Kampung Halaman

Percutian tanpa dirancang, tiba-tiba Dr Fetty nak balik Johor. YIPPY!! Dapat juga balik berpuasa di kampung halaman sebelum cuti raya. Dan tak sangka, ramai pulak yang balik last weekend. So, rumah dipenuhi dengan jerit pekik budak2 kecik tu la...

Ni hah, budak berdua yang asyik terpekik-pekik main. Sampai makcik dia yang cantik ni (perasan!!) nak tidur pun, dorang dok kejut..Geng berdua, gaduh berdua..Maklumlah, dua-dua 'kedek-kedek'..hahahaha. Sorang main tu, yang lagi sorang sibuk nak main benda sama. Tak boleh orang lain pegang. Adui, anak-anak oii!!


Syahidah, penghuni tetap rumah 'Parit Keroma'. Kesian tinggal sorang kat rumah ye..huhuhu


Uwaise, budak sensitif. Nak balik Kuantan, berlinang air mata. Kesiann....

Dah besar dah budak berdua ni, nanti bila balik PhD nanti, mesti lagi besau...hukhuk...

**SAYU!!!