TEC Fair 2014

Hi there. For a thousand time, I feel bad for ignoring this blog as I did plan to colour up this blog with all the blessing Allah gives in my life. I going to UTP again. And again, I feel sorry for you UTP, for all the bad memories I save there in you. For the whole four years. What can I do. Ungrateful me. But I promise to you UTP, I won't let other chance, other place, being spoiled again.

I'm coming for TEC 2014 held in UTP for today and tomorrow. It's time to seriously looking for a job. I have been really choosy in securing a job. But not for now, not after being jobless for 5 months already. Getting a dream job in oil & gas industries, office near to parents home so I don't have to rent an obsolete small room, high salary with overtime with bonus every months with offshore or outstation allowances. That's all are bonus. Accept what it is. For what Allah gives today. Alhamdulillah. So yeah, here we go.

Pasir Puteh, Perak

I'm not used to drive alone to Ipoh or any places around Perak which are a bit far from UTP. I'm scared I'll be lost. If you're lost in KL it still doesn't matter. There are a lot of signboard that can route you back to your destination. But if you're lost in Ipoh or any area around Perak I don't think we can rely on signboard. At least for the time being. It will improve I believe. But my scariest driving experience was in Damansara. It has a lot of signboard with a lot of crazy diverging junctions.

I went to Pasir Puteh to find another two solar panels with the rating 3W6V. So I went to the most famous electronic shop among UTPian, the State Electronics. Unfortunately the solar panel with the rating that i'm looking for isn't available anymore. I moved to the next shops and still couldn't get the exact rating that I want. Its very hard to find a very small one or a very big one when you're looking for solar panel. And mine are very small. I went to the last shop that I know and that's my last hope. Finally I met them in the last shop :) 

3W 6V panel

I bought this at RM95 each. I need two of these and there are only two left in the shop and probably in the whole Pasir Puteh, so that's really mine! But I forgot to look at the name of the shop :(

Techcom Electrical

State Electronic

Sri Iskandar

Nowadays Sri Iskandar has become quite congested due to lots of cars. In these 4 years, I have witnessed a big changes happen to this place since my first year. Tesco, Billion, Giant, Mydin, McDonald, KFC, Secret Recipe, boutiques and all other shops didn't exist during my first time being here back in July 2009. I remember how at those time when I was about to cry as I cannot find even chocolate in Tronoh and Sri Iskandar after one year living in Subang Jaya town, a big shopping hub.

But still, there are so many places near UTP are not in my DONE list. 

I was looking for a new restaurant this evening and found out one in Bandar Universiti, Sri Iskandar. It's either the restaurant is new or me didn't notice it before. Chop & Grill Corner is the name. It's a normal western food restaurant and its cheap I think. The fish & chips I tried today costs RM5.50. Reasonable with the amount of the food in the plate.

Smoothie

Sometimes you plan for something to happen at certain time, but it happened the other way round. I plan to finish this small solar tracker circuit by today but I don't think it will work. By the way, it should works! Whyyyyy?? So the FYP2 first week milestone is not achieved. Anyway I brought all the stuffs out of lab and keep it in my room so I can do this during weekend. Rabbi yassir wa la tuassir Ya Allah Ya Kareem.

Al-Kahfi and chocolate banana smoothie are here for stress relieving :)

Simple recipe for chocolate banana smoothie:

1. Banana

2. Chocolate powder / milo / vico / ovaltine

3. Condense milk / fresh milk

4. Plain original yogurt

5. 3 to 4 cubes of ice

Blend all above. Happy weekend everyone! :D

End of Semester

I have just submitted the final interim report to Turnitin at 11.30 pm and that marks the end of this semester. FYP 1 interim report is the last to be submitted after a suffocating week with no single day without submission or test. The craziest week. The battlefield is not only physically but emotionally, mentally. When Allah wants to test you inside out.

I'm devastated Ya Allah without your help. I'm so devastated. Please Allah, please, don't leave me alone. Please. I'm so weak.

First exam paper start next Thursday. Allahumma yassir wa la tuassir. Rabbi zidni 'ilma.

First week of exam

Second week of exam

Always

These girls

Though I'm not graduating this September, I joined my batch for EE class dinner. Most importantly, me and these girls I have since years ago spent time together, groom ourselves, eat, chat, making fun of each other, laugh like crazy and take photos a lot in that night. I will definitely feel lonely and missing them so much in the next semester :')

Look scary isn't it? :P

We all just want to be happy. So, be happy! Praise to HIM :)

Sg. Perak Hydro Power Station

Finally we made it to Bersia Hydro Power Station last Thursday! EE is the department that has the least field trip compared to other departments. So far my civil department friends have the biggest number of field trips. Having said that, the whole class are so happy to have this visit and to see how a hydro power station looks like from a very near view. At least we still have one before graduating :P

Sign to the road heading to Sg. Perak Power Station

Bersia dam is located in Gerik and the official name is Sultan Azlan Shah Bersia Power Station owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad. It is the centre power station that have the control for five other hyrdo power stations  located along Sungai Perak. As how we first being introduced to all these power stations by the engineers in the presentation room, we have seen the single line diagram and the indicators from each of them in the control room too. The power stations are Cenderoh, Kenering, Piah Upper, Piah Lower, Temenggor and Pergau Power Station. Check the total generating power for each of those power stations in wikipedia.

In the presentation room.

Control Room. Engineer is explaining.

We had a permission to visit the control room and have a look at the single line diagram of all connected power stations. We were then headed to Bersia dam, where the generating station and the switch yard are at the same location. The scenery are awesomely beautiful. You know it's a hydro power station, which is constructed in the middle of the nature beauty. That's the most special thing about hydro power station compared to other type of power station. Because of its beauty, students are very excited taking pictures rather than excited to know what is actually going on in the generating station haha! Actually there are some restriction and rule for photo taking, people are not allowed to take the pictures of the switch yard site. We are only allowed to take photo from the dam site. The securities accompanying us said this is a very private site.

This is not my first time being in a power plant as I have worked in Putrajaya Power Staion during my internship last year. But there are big differences between Bersia Power Station and Putrajaya Power Station. Firstly, Putrajaya Power Station is a gas turbine power station while Bersia is hydro power station. The physical structures, the operating system, the power plant components and the turbine itself are different. Secondly, I'm allowed to take photos as much as I want in Putrajaya Power Station. It's a process of learning for me. Probably Putrajaya Power Station is not that private and confidential site as Bersia Dam. LOL. 

To be at site is much better for learning compared to be in the office. I summarized and compiled part of my experiences there in the presentation slide which I used it for my Oral Presentation in front of Ir. Faris, my supervisor from UTP. In the slides, there are pictures inside the power plant and it is about 10% of all the pictures I have. I feel save to share it online as I have never been warned by any engineers or staffs there. Hopefully it doesn't matter. Again, for me this is part of learning process. I hope in some way it can help those having their internship in Siemens or in power system field no matter what company. For all the knowledge and experiences I gained, I praise Allah, alhamdulillah, and I hope that the knowledge is blessed and stay with me forever so I can apply when it is needed. When is it, I'm not sure. Maybe in my kitchen? :P

Pictures with Ir. Faris after my Oral Presentation for Industrial Training.

Final Year Syndrome

I guess that's how I'm going to call for all the things that happen in my house and happen to all final year student's house, I believe. But what do I mean with that phrase final year syndrome? It is a drastic changes that happen to all final years students. If not all, I dare to say almost all. And maybe, including me. Haha in this thought sharing,  I'm actually laughing and trolling myself, frankly speaking.

1. Final Year Project (FYP)
In this case I'm excluded. All of my friends are taking their FYP 1 for this semester and they are almost crazy about it. When there is a deadline for report or presentation, they will be the zombies who don't sleep and work around the clock. They are freaking nervous when the conversation topic start to change from something else to FYP. Or it is more simply said "you will not complete your FYP without crying".

2. Yes to work, no to study.
There are a lot of my friends who can't tolerate to study things anymore after coming back from internship. They really want to finish as soon as possible. They prefer working environment compared to the pressure of study, assignments, tests, quizzes, projects and exams. Especially to those who already found the joy of being in their field, the job that they are born for, they started counting days to graduation.

3. Beauty and health.
This is the biggest matter as I seen. I'm not sure if this happen to boys, but my friends are all being so obsessed in dieting, skin care, make up, and any product that help them to be better in health and beauty. I'm truly loving and supporting them when they are aware of the importance of health and beauty. They don't go to no-eat-the-whole-day-diet but they go for eat-what-your-body-need diet. They exercise too. You know how hard girls want to initiate an exercise compare to boy. Boys play football a lot. I can see it every evening when I pass the field. Some are also dying to get better skin. Like me. LOL. I'm seriously half-crazy to find a way for better skin complexion. Oily, blemished, scars and dark skin is really a nightmare for me. No matter for what reason we all being like this, I hope that the effort to be healthy and naturally beautiful will last till the end. Remember that we want to be fit and gorgeous not only because of that one main reason rite.

4. Future hubby and future wifey.
The main reason that is commonly said when final year try to fix their physical appearance is because of marriage. Dear all friends, dear all future hubbies, dear all future wives, we all have the same thought, same feeling. As marriage become near, although we might not know exactly when is it, or are we going to have one, we don't want to screw up. We want to be the best and look good to someone we belongs to. But I really impressed with friend who are not only looking physical appearance as the only thing, but they seek a lot of knowledge of developing inner self and building a blessed marriage. Alhamdulillah, now we all are matured women and man. LOL.

Sometimes, I really really really hope that people take my facebook status seriously. I might not be officially and culturally engaged but my heart is engaged and fully occupied since years ago. Occupied with something that does not fade with time, or large spaces. I just want to nod my head and say yes when people pointing the silver ring around my finger and thought I'm married. I don't want you who are asking more. I don't want you who are chasing. I don't want you who offer kindness to much, more than what I need for studies. I just want, and I'm praying that Allah make ease and fasten the right way if what I have felt since almost 4 years ago are right, written up there whether it is belong to me. The feeling of missing something does not come by itself, it comes with the sweet, the bitter, the memories, the tears and the times went through all these test and tribulation. Allah will guide us all. Have faith, people.

Oh ya. We are what we eat, we are what we read. Make sure we eat good, we read good :)

Let's start this one tonight! :D

On Time

Be on time. This is the major lesson I learnt today!

Digital Signal Processing subject is taught by two lecturers in every semester. Starting from today, there are few chapters will be taught by Prof. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Fadzil. Dr. Aamir has told us one fact about him, he is very punctual. In fact it is a warning actually. But we do not take it seriously as we know that generally all other lecturers here are punctual too and it will just be a normal day. It is still ok to be late.

I came to class on time, but I almost be late and its not good enough that we should be ready at least few minute to breath in. The first class with Dr Fadzil turn to be a bit awkward but really funny cause we clap hands a lot today! He ask the students in class to clap hands to those who enter the class passes 9 a.m. He will call those late students to occupy all the front sits. No chance that a student can escape from this 'honor'.

Let me tell you the late comers real record. Imagine that we have to clap hands from 9 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. people! Quite tiring, quite disturbing. Dr. started teaching in front, then the whole class need to clap in between, in every one minute. But I do understand why he didn't mind wasting 30 minutes of his first lecture. He don't want his lecture to be interrupted anymore and he want his student to take time matter seriously. He advised us a lot today about punctuality and its important and then he said, "Before I took more time to lecture like your father, lets start our DSP lesson now." Haha yes he did sound like a father.

He is actually so caring and that's why he taught us about time matter more that other lecturer. So today we really knew who is Dr Fadzil. He is not only a punctual man, but he will not allow any one related to him to be late even one second. Alhamdulillah thanks Dr. for reminding us regarding this :)

Oh ya! Do you realize that disciplining ourselves to be on time in our prayer is actually the best way to train us to be punctual in every occasion? Lets give it a try, may Allah guide us :)

Tun Mahathir's Lecture

Alhamdulillah this Thursday will be my second time listening to his lecture live from Chancellor Complex, University Teknologi Petronas. This is one of my favourite thing studying in UTP as I have a lot of opportunity to attend so many events, which those well-known and respected people come to share their ideas. Last year, 2012 was also my favourite year which I had been working with a group and successfully organized an event with more than ten dakwah figures in Malaysia. I also had a chance to attend a lecture by Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor in two years back and I wrote some of his words in my first blog, Never A Bad Day. Hopefully I will have enough courage to write something on this blog about Tun Mahathir's lecture next week :P

This coming Thursday

Had a chance to sit with Prof Muhaya, chat, and listen to her lectures in 2012

Same goes to Wardina Safiyyah, we had so much fun in this Chill Floor, also in 2012

Ustaz Hasrizal. Met her wife personally and she's beautiful Subhanallah. In 2012.

Ustaz Pahrol Mohd Juoi. I love his word of wisdom. I will always remember it. In 2012

Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar came to UTP two years back. Amazed with his simple
yet meaningful advises.