Venice, winter 2009

Rupa-rupanya..

.. egg tart di KFC adalah sangat sedapp! :D

(kena ada twitter account nampaknya)

Ada branii??

3 sekaligus

Saya ada kambing

Bukan yang ini;

Tapi yang macamni;

Masak apa sedap ya? Sesiapa ada cadangan baekk punya? 

Terima kasih. : )

What a dream!

Semalam ku bermimpi.

Mimpi berada di sini;

Sedang membelek yang ini;

Ini;

 

Dan juga yang lain-lain ni;

Tapi yang syoknya, sambil membelek-belek, aku menggalas yang satu ni;

Yang di dalamnya terkandung........

Ntah hapa-hapa betul lah. Tapii, tak sempat nak finalize decision, alarm pun berbunyi. *Poof* Berkecai impian nak merasa agenda baru. ;p

Ce teke, ce teke

Korek arkib

Jumpa gambar hantaran tahun lepas! : ) Meh nak story mory sikit.

Konsep & idea - tuan punya badan + mak dia.

Kerja merumit - pun tuan punya badan + mak dia jugakk.

• Trays + cream & green ribbon rolls - SSF
• Mahogany sateen - KAMDAR
• Styrofoam - kedai jual barang kahwin depan Bukit Jambul Complex
• Pin - korek dalam laci mesin jahit di rumah ;p

Gubahan bunga segar - yang ni florist offer untuk buat. Kalau dia tak offer, bukan main yakin diri lagi tuan punya badan nak gubahkan sendiri. Konon-konon nak order bunga ja, pagi sebelum nikah tu nak gubahkan. Banyak la ko punya berangan. Hihihi..

Hasilnya. Cantik tak, cantik tak? Kata cantik cepatttt

My personal favourite. Kek ni ikut rupa kek dalam majalah. Cuma baker dia malas nak merumit, sepatutnya bunga atas dia tu berkuntum-kuntum lagi. Kek ni kecik saja, sebab nak muatkan dalam tray tu. Atenya cek beli tray dulu, baru gi tempah kek. ;p

Cincin dikelilingi coklat. Mulanya clueless apa lagi nak diletak dalam dulang cincin ni, sebab banyak ruang kosong. At last sambar Ferrero rocher sebab pembalutnya sekaler dengan bekas cincin. Belasahh

Penggayaan item dalam tray? Konsep asal letak. Kasi dia pose vouge sikit sudah. Tak payah nak lebih-lebih letak renda, glitters, dsbnya. Semak! Konsep minimalist ni lah yang buat makcik-makcik ketat dada tengok. ;p

Bridal bouquet, hasil tangan florist yang sama yang buatkan gubahan bunga hantaran & gubahan sirih. Masa selak-selak majalah, berkenan dengan gubahan yang sedikit membujur & berjurai ke bawah. Konon lain daripada yang orang biasa buat & lebih artistic. Konon la kan.

Sesiapa yang tercari-cari florist di Penang, pi lah cari auntie ni. Baik dia nih. Kedai dia dekat dengan Sunshine Square.

Rabu yang tiada berperkataan

This time around, I write

I know I should have written more. Share more stuffs in here. This is, after all, my blog. The purpose of having a blog (at least to me) is to document significant happenings in my life, be it the good ones, or the not-so-good stories.

But somehow.. I've turned into a very secretive person, not willing to share my thoughts, my feelings with others. My blog posts usually consist of pictures & short captions. No lengthy stories about things. And I'm not liking the idea at all. It has to stop.

Okay then, now I'm giving myself a chance to write.

I'll start with my career progress.

The last 6 months or so I was not in a very good state of motivation. I lived my days not having anything to look forward to. You know what I mean? It was just going to work, deciding what to have for breakfast, lunch & dinner, being at home and spending time with my other half. The best parts of my many dull days were the meal times & spending time with my husband (being whales in front of the TV or going out for movies, etc).

I was hoping to get a place to do my PhD. Anywhere in the world, except USA. Please.

But...... I happen to be unlucky enough to have a dictator boss. And so, I had to go through all the trouble applying for a PhD position at Cornell university. Having a manipulative visiting professor (let's name him Prof. Looney) from that institution at my faculty is definitely not helping, as he was so persistent in making sure that I & a few others make it to Cornell, so that we can be his students, carrying out his researches, publishing papers with his name written all over. It's just weird when he told me not to contact my potential supervisor, but to discuss matters with him & him only. He's just my potential co-supervisor. Why can't I communicate with the supervisor himself? This is just not right. Something must be wrong somewhere. Nevertheless, I had no choice but to do what the boss asked for - "apply for a PhD position at Cornell. Prof. Looney will help you". Yeah right.

Just for the record, while I was busy with the super demanding Cornell application, I also applied to various universities in Australia, Europe & USA. It's so hard to get a PhD position being offered in laboratory animal medicine field. Most vet schools replied saying they could offer an internship or a diplomate program, but no PhD position. Sorry. 

Luckily, after months of drama with the applications, (applying to Cornell was the most taxing - sitting for Graduate Record Examination (GRE), paying for application fees, sending the application, application directed to the wrong research group, application redirected to the right research group, the right research group held a selection meeting but my application was not there, contacting the officer, asking for help to search for my application form, redirect my application to another research group, did not make it on time for that research group meeting, etc), I received an offer letter for a PhD position starting on 1 May 2011. Nope, not from Cornell, but from Royal Veterinary College. I dream of going there. I just couldn't believe this is actually happening. Thank you Allah. 

Bye bye Cornell, bye bye Prof. Looney.

Anyway, things are not yet final, as I'm waiting for the decision on my study leave & scholarship applications. I'm praying hard that everything will turn out well. From the way things are progressing in Malaysia (super slow), I may not be able to start my PhD on May 1st, but to arrive a little later is always an acceptable option.

And now my heart is saying "I can't wait to set my foot in London!!" : )

 The last time I was in London - Buckingham Palace, June 2009 : )