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 :)

Heartsong

My heart is singing a heartsong :)

This song titled 'Heartsong' is sung by Talib Al-Habib. The lyrics are simply a beautiful du'a, so lets knee down and tell everything to Him. We'll be all right :')

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.

Gear Up

I remember my last day of internship which I have a good rap up and conclusion from my host company supervisor and my colleagues. And the best conclusion has been made by Mr Ajit. I'm glad that he was in the office on that day, cause its very hard to see those big big bosses to be in their room. From the seven days in a week, probably one day will be spent in the office, and the rest six days, they are all over the world.

As usual, his present will make me a bit nervous, he love to ask engineering-related questions, and he did asked me a very short question on that day, but the answer for that need me to collect everything from my internship experiences. The question "So how do power plant operate?" has opened a long discussion, which supposed to be a short farewell to say goodbye to him. I love and appreciate the time that he spent when he supposed to be doing something else important, his guide and motivation helps me a lot. He is so fatherly and his sincerity to teach can be felt. His last advice was:

"When you are in your workplace, let say you have been in a power plant, you are not a layman. You are an engineer. When you come back to your university, study like an engineer. Study, study, and study, like there's no other businesses in this world."

We can apply what is good for us, leave what is not.

Me and Mr. Ajit

Alhamdulillah I have just finished two tests, got one more test to go for the next week. Midsem break start on this Thursday and I can't believe its already half of the semester. Only half more to go to meet the final exam. By now I should be ready to gear up, gear three and next, gear four. I really hope that I'm doing well for this semester and the next two semester left before I graduate end of this year. If I can do better, this will be the only present that I can give to show my love to mama and ayah, and a good example to my brothers and sister Insyaa Allah.

Narrated by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

"Oh Allah, nothing is easy except what You made easy and You can make hardship easy if You will."

The Most Forgiving

When Allah has opened the widest chance for us to return to Him, then why shouldn't we do the same to our own self? Let us return to Him who always wait for us, Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. Allah SWT.

(Az-Zumar: 53)

Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." 

On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 

"O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it."

[At-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is sound.]

Istighfar by Hafiz Hamidun, one of my favourite from his therapy album.