Leadership Conference - Cardiff University

Our group, the GREAT...

speakers

participants from all over UK, me focus to the talk..

can you spot me heh???

The conference took place at Cardiff University for 2 days, on 22 & 23 November 08. It was a very informative and intelligence forum from a very honorable executive speakers. It was held by Malaysian Student Department and conjunction with MSSCF committees. At each end of the day, the participants are divided into groups in the workshop slot.

Squash and social meeting

With Arthur, from Finland

Turkish girls, Semra and Sema

Lunch with Sema and Semra

A new sport, squash in the morning before class. Isn't it exciting?

Last Tuesday, we promised to play squash together with Jay, Fai and Faiz. It was the first time for me to join the University sport centre and playing squash. We really had fun playing squash and about 1 and 1/2 hours later, I went to my Management class. Then about noon, I met my welcome week friends from Turkey, Sema and Semra at the Gallery for a lunch chit chat asking everyone's progress after 3 month being as a student here like myself. Love u guys so much!

What a fun and happy weekend with Zatil and friends..

ice skating with my coach, Zatil...I'm only the beginner..

Zatil with her old mate, Wan

Me ice skating???hahahaha...silly

My travelmate from Birmingham arrived on last Thursday evening, we straight away to Sainsbury to buy ingredients for Tiramisu special made from Zatil..hehehe..We went for a dinner at Shaly's house.The menu: Mee Bandung Muar, Samosa, and Tiramisu..yummy!

The next day we went to Cardiff in the afternoon as I had a rugby match at Millennium Stadium. Wales vs Canada. Wales won that night. We hangout with Zatil's previous collegemate, Wan and 2 others gurls. Had a nice big lunch at Chicken Cottage and dinner at Bell's house(her house was so lovely).Arrived safely at home about past midnight.

On Saturday, we made lunch and invited Wan to come over. He get lost in Pontypidd area and blamed me for the wrong direction..ahakss..(sorry beb,janji dpt makan kan?hehehe) Our special lunch was, Kari Nyonya Sotong, Sambal Tumis Udang and omelete. Yummy, yummy! About half past 5, we went to Cardiff Winter Wonderland and play ice skating,which is cost us, 8.50pound per person...huhuhu..I'd never tried it before but at least I was able and with my whole courage, I stood up on that ice! But never tried to skate, it was soo slipery..huhuhu..thanks to Zatil for being patient while teaching me! muakhss..Then we hangout in Wan's room and had a quick and express dinner, takeaway at Chicago Bulls..Yummy!

Early Sunday, I woke up at 7am to make a breakfast, Nasi Lemak Sambal Udang and finished about 8.15am..yeeehaaa..then quickly dressed to send Zatil to Cardiff Central Station. Thanks so much for coming Zatil! It was a really fun weekend together! Meet you next 2 weeks for Simple Plan concert at NEC Birmingham (28nov08)

Report: Notts game

Pics with Apai,ikin,amirul

with zatil

with ikin,zatil,amirul

Notts games 2008

Just got back from society meeting, the main agenda was about the notts game of course which will be held this Saturday. We are preparing the players, transportation and a little refreshments along the trip. So, I will be playing in mixed volleyball team so guys, pray for our victory..hehehe..There will be 53 of us from University of Glamorgan to the event. I better get rest for tomorrow to prepare sandwiches for our team! Yeay..

Bonfire Pontypridd 2nov08

As I was strugling to finish my assignment (which I end up and slept at 4am last night), about 7.30pm, got a phone call from Shaly inviting me to join them watching the bonfire which took place area nearby my house. It took about 30minutes to witness the annually bonfire in Pontypridd in the middle of the cold and windy night but it worth rather than spent hours in front of books and laptop. It was really wonderful night scene each year on bonfire!

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Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget the ones who dont. Believe that everything happens for a reason, if you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, then let it. Nobody said itd be easy they just promised it be worth it.

Future Planning...hahaha

2 more days to resit Module 3 exam this Friday! For sure I cannot concentrate with my study right now. And I make a good planning until end of this year..

1) Trip to Cairo (23 Dec 2008-1 January 2009) - in progress, flight ticket booked.
2) A friend visit (19-22 Dec 08) - checked, already available to entertain her.
3) Rugby Union WALES V CANADA (14 Nov 08) - booked, go WALES!
4) NOTTS game (8 Nov 08)- player (haha)
5) Bath and Stonehenge Trip (1 Nov 08) - ticket booked.

Cool huh? Trying to make my schedule full as I will feel bored being as a student. Well, life is beautiful when we make it happens..right?? wink* wink*

Happy Diwali Everyone!

I smile each time when looking at these pics

My youngest brother, Ali (12yrs old), luvs to take pictures..and these, the best shot I chose of what he sent to me recently..


our luvly kitten of Minie..

his favourite cartoon show, dunno why he captured this..LOL

and finally, the naughty photographer! miss his smile!

Welcome to this beautiful world, Nur Auni Zulaikha

A best friend of mine, Kajol, safely gave birth her new first cute baby girl, Nur Auni Zulaikha on night of 22nd October 2008. I was informed by Emily about this good news a few hours later. Well, already asked the cute baby girl mms picture but yet her mother seems very busy I guess. Hoping her hubby will do that as I was so excited and drooling to see their baby!

Personal Tarot Card

The Personal Tarot Cards of Norisza Dalila Ismail January 12, 1984
Your Personal Tarot Cards are listed below. Scroll down to read a brief description of each card. Click on the thumbnails to view larger images of the cards. It is important to remember that this is not a Tarot Spread. The selection of these cards is based upon your name and birth date. With the exception of the growth cards, your personal cards do not change. Cards that appear more than once in your personal set indicate that the influences they represent are a very powerful force in your life.
Your Power Cards	Your Desire Cards
Your Core Cards
Your Growth Cards	Your Lucky Cards
Your Power Cards represent strengths you were born with.
Strength	The Fool
Strength denotes an inner power, mastery of will and development of inner might. Through mastering one’s emotions and learning from both success and failure the person Strength represents has reached a place where they are influential without applying physical force, able to weather the roughest of storms, and not likely to abandon the less fortunate. Strength also denotes a large capacity for forgiveness and compassion. Strength is not as much about winning as it is about overcoming hardship, and using well crafted persuasion to ease others to your side. When The Hanged Man is among your personal cards, the influence of Strength may be increased. Having The Chariot in your personal cards may diminish the influence of Strength.	This card represents the dreamer in you, the idealist, the mystic. The Fool desires to do great things, but is often unaware of just how difficult great things are to do. He must always be very careful of the choices he makes, and remember knowledge is his ally. The Fool often symbolizes a new beginning, unrestrained optimism, and curiosity that hasn’t been dulled by time. While The Fool may well indicate a lack of experience or grasp of the pitfalls along the path he is taking, it is equally true that his lack of experience leads him to believe all things are possible, which brings even impossible goals within his grasp. When The Hanged Man or The Star are among your personal cards, the influence of The Fool may be increased. Having The Devil in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Fool.
Your Desire Cards focus on your ambitions and dreams.
The Empress	The Lovers
The Empress is “The Earth Mother” of the Tarot. She embodies all that is nurturing, clean and wholesome. Her powers resonate from her drive to create and care for life on a grand scale. She is in tune with Nature’s rhythm and realizes that life’s most pleasurable moments often stem from the simplest things. She is not afraid to enjoy herself--to let loose—to the point of being lavish. Abundance and luxury are important to her. The Empress is completely comfortable with her femininity and her sexuality. She is sensual, earthy, generous, and likes the good life. Still, her driving force is a need to create and nurture, and fulfilling this need overrides everything else. When The Lover or The Star are among your personal cards, the influence of The Empress may be increased. Having the Emperor or Death in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Empress.	The Lovers indicates both the most powerful of unions and the most of challenging conflicts humans must face. On one side The Lover’s embodies love and union on a cosmic scale—a love so strong, so inherently good that it actually makes the lovers better, more than they really are. All of the elements are there for the perfect union. The Lovers represent all powerful unions in general, and the elements that create/sustain them. The problem The Lovers face is temptation and the decision to act morally or abandon their ethics to take advantage of other opportunities that would be defined as transgressions. The Lovers' influence is increased when The Empress is among your personal cards. Having The Hierophant or The Hermit in your personal cards may diminish the influence of the Lovers.
Your Lucky Cards represent elements that favor you.
The Hanged Man	The Empress
The Hanged Man is the most enigmatic card of the Tarot. Even Tarot giants like Waite, Crowley and Levi had trouble deciphering The Hanged Man’s true meaning. Generally The Hanged Man is thought to represent the value of surrender and selfless acts. The Hanged Man embodies the notion that sometimes to lose is to win. Unlike the aggressive Chariot, The Hanged Man creates his fate through inaction and accepts his fortune passively, without resistance. He does not struggle to control the path his life takes, but rather allows events to sweep him where they will, even if he is called upon to sacrifice himself. He is so at ease with the Fate the Universe chose for him that even hanging upside down from a tree does not ruffle him. When The High Priestess or Strength is among your personal cards, the influence of The Hanged Man may be increased. Having The Magus or Chariot in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Hanged Man.	The Empress is “The Earth Mother” of the Tarot. She embodies all that is nurturing, clean and wholesome. Her powers resonate from her drive to create and care for life on a grand scale. She is in tune with Nature’s rhythm and realizes that life’s most pleasurable moments often stem from the simplest things. She is not afraid to enjoy herself--to let loose—to the point of being lavish. Abundance and luxury are important to her. The Empress is completely comfortable with her femininity and her sexuality. She is sensual, earthy, generous, and likes the good life. Still, her driving force is a need to create and nurture, and fulfilling this need overrides everything else. When The Lover or The Star are among your personal cards, the influence of The Empress may be increased. Having the Emperor or Death in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Empress.
Your Growth Cards represent influences you will need to take advantage of over the next year to weave your way through life optimally.
The World	The Empress
Like The Sun, The World brings good blessings to your set of personal cards. The World appears where all is in balance. It allows you to act effectively not only as an individual but as a member of a group too. The World promises contentment, fulfillment and completeness to those under its influence. It doesn’t guarantee there will not be moments of strife or discord in your life, but it does indicate that your trials and tribulations will be overcome; that ultimately you will know inner-peace and contentment. The World suggests you have found or will find your place in our Universe—that place where all is as it should be. When Temperance or The Sun are among your personal cards, the influence of The World may be increased. Having The Hermit in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The World.	The Empress is “The Earth Mother” of the Tarot. She embodies all that is nurturing, clean and wholesome. Her powers resonate from her drive to create and care for life on a grand scale. She is in tune with Nature’s rhythm and realizes that life’s most pleasurable moments often stem from the simplest things. She is not afraid to enjoy herself--to let loose—to the point of being lavish. Abundance and luxury are important to her. The Empress is completely comfortable with her femininity and her sexuality. She is sensual, earthy, generous, and likes the good life. Still, her driving force is a need to create and nurture, and fulfilling this need overrides everything else. When The Lover or The Star are among your personal cards, the influence of The Empress may be increased. Having the Emperor or Death in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Empress.
Your Core Cards represent your most basic traits--all that you are begins with the influences associated with these cards.
Justice	The High Priestess
Justice signifies the principle that although things sometimes seem askew the Universe is ultimately fair. We may not see or understand why things happen, but most of us sense there is in fact a reason and that balance exists even when we cannot see it. Justice denotes fairness regardless of who you are. At its purest the forces embodied by Justice give us the power to see without bias, and the courage to be accountable for our actions. These powers also test our faith at times. These powers also give us the tools and strength to fight injustice in our everyday life. All we have to do is use them. When The Emperor is among your personal cards, the influence of Justice may be increased. Having The Devil in your personal cards may diminish the influence of Justice.	Completely feminine and the counterpart to The Magician, the High Priestess is the Gatekeeper of the subconscious, the unknown. She travels in worlds which most of us only glimpse in our dreams. Her realm is that of unseen truths, untapped potentials, and hidden dangers. The Calling of The High Priestess is to go beyond the obvious and visible to tap those powers which are veiled from normal vision. While she is passive by nature, she has the power to uncover unknown potential and is very aware of the infinite potential all humans harbor within them. She is also very patient. She is also very patient. She can wait for events to blossom in their own time. When The Hermit or Hanged Man are among your personal cards, the influence of The High Priestess may be increased. Having the Magus in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The High Priestess.

Malaysia fuel price reduced, but still a lot..

Maybe for almost Malaysian citizen, it was a really big relief when thinking about the reduced fuel prices lately. But how about the prices of the groceries, food and etc? Will the seller reduced the price as well? Hoping that it will directly proportional to the fuel price, I think it will make a big different to everybody, everyone wins not average people like us, myself especially feel like we are the victims here. Malaysia boleh! (still thinking what is exactly our motto mean..hmm)
p.s I wish that I have a money tree..

FUIYO

no planning this winter break? well, i already gave one of it..

The Gift

As I browsing the internet while trying to fetch my good mood reading Basic Aerodynamic textbook(exam will be held next Friday!), suddenly I googled Cecelia Ahern and here we go, a new book from my favourite author will come out very soon in this month! Yeay!

Synopsis; The Gift

Step into the magical world of Cecelia Ahern If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams, he ran through the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else. On his way into work one early winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man sitting outside the office building. Intrigued by him and on discovering that he could also be very useful to have around, Lou gets Gabe a job in the post room. But soon Lou begins to regret helping Gabe. His very presence unsettles Lou and how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time? As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. He sees what is truly important in life yet at the same time he learns the harshest lesson of all. This is a story about people who not unlike parcels, hide secrets.They cover themselves in layers until the right person unwraps them and discovers what's inside.Sometimes you have to be unravelled in order to find out who you really are. For Lou Suffern, that took time.

Can't wait to read this novel! I'm so excited. Off we go now, back to my textbook and assignment.. :(

International Student Trip- Valleys & Views

A place in west Wales, Aberystwyth, background with the pier

Aberystwyth Castle

Llandrindod Wells; with friends

Red Dragon, typical symbol of Wales

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Valleys & Views - taking in the majesty of the Brecon Beacons, the Victorian town of Llandrindod Wells, the feat of engineering of the Elan Valley Reservoir system, Wales's oldest University town, Aberystwyth, then Lampeter and Carmarthen.

My student union organized a day trip around Wales on Saturday morning (4oct2008)until evening on the same day. A little about the places that we went.

The Brecon Beacons range consists of the mountains to the south of Brecon. The highest of these is Pen y Fan (886 m); other notable summits include Corn Du (873 m), Cribyn (795 m), and Fan y Bîg (719 m)

Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as "Llandod", is a town in Powys, Wales. It was developed as a spa town in the 19th century, with a boom in the late 20th century as a centre of local government. Before the 1860s the site of the town was common land in Cefnllys parish

The Elan Valley Reservoirs are a chain of man-made lakes and reservoirs in the Elan Valley in Powys, Mid Wales (also known as the "Welsh Lake District"), using the rivers Elan and Claerwen. The reservoirs are Claerwen, Craig Goch, Pen-y-Gareg, Careg-ddu, and Caban Coch.

The work carried carried out over a hundred years ago to build the Elan Valley dams and reservoirs was only part of the huge undertaking. Almost as impressive was the challenge of delivering the enormous quantities of water by gravity alone, across very hilly country and over many river valleys, to a new reservoir on the outskirts of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. This involved building a 73 mile long Elan aqueduct down which the water travels at less than 2 miles per hour, taking one and a half days to get to Birmingham.

Aberystwyth (English: Mouth of the River Ystwyth, pronounced /ˌæbəˈrɪstwɪθ/ dialect: IPA: [abɛrˈəstɔʏθ]) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. It is often colloquially known as Aber, and is located at the confluence of the River Ystwyth and Rheidol.

In modern times Aberystwyth has become a major Welsh educational centre. The permanent population is around 12,000, but for nine months of the year the 7,000 resident students associated with Aberystwyth University take this total to about 19,500 people.

Aberystwyth has a pier and a fine seafront which stretches from Constitution Hill at the north end of the Promenade to the mouth of the harbour at the south, taking in two separate beach stretches divided by the castle. Today it is essentially made up of four different areas: Aberystwyth town, Llanbadarn Fawr, Waunfaur and Penparcau, with Penparcau being the most populous.

Lampeter (Welsh: Llanbedr Pont Steffan, or more informally, Llambed) is a town in Ceredigion, Mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.

In 1991 the population of the town was recorded as 1,989 people, of which 1,410 were Welsh speaking. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom. The university, in a normal year, adds a further 1,000 people to the town's population, which gives the rural town a somewhat cosmopolitan feel.

Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is built on the River Towy and has a population of about 13,148 [1]

Carmarthen has a number of surviving heritage attractions including the Roman amphitheatre and the castle. The Gwili Railway, a section of the former railway line to Aberystwyth, has also been re-opened as a heritage railway for tourists.

Carmarthen has a large proportion of Welsh speakers, with the county of Carmarthenshire as a whole having the largest population of such by number (the largest Welsh-speaking population by proportion is in Gwynedd). Although Carmarthen is on navigable water the harbour no longer sees commercial use, in part due to the treacherous approaches. Carmarthen is location of the headquarters of Dyfed-Powys Police, home to Trinity College Carmarthen - an associate higher education provider of the University of Wales as well as the West Wales General Hospital.

Eid Fitr Pictures!

Early Eid to the mosque with Fai

With guest and friends in my house

Happy faces in Eid Mubarak, my housemates,guest and friends from Scotland.

Mouth watering dishes from our house, Nasi himpit, chicken rendang, beef rendang, serunding, kuah kacang and much more food

Guest from London and friends