Natural Law- Something I might know a thing or two about. Now, am expected to write an article on it, present papers ala seminar on it. Don't get me wrong, i Love Jurisprudence. By far, this is the only class depicting the real Masters level, as far as MCL is concerned.

Prof. Haseeb, you rock. The other two classes, disheartening. Nevermind that, next sem: Comparative Environmental Law with Prof. Haseeb yet again ;)

I fell into oblivion; didn't know that course registration for classes next semester is today. duh. So i just did. Next sem, class on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. That leaves me with Thursday and Friday, free. Finally, (InsyaAllah) I really get to be a housewife (part time). yayyyy!!! Cepatlah habis this excruciating semester. grrh.

Tunku Abdul Aziz on the need to be proficient in the English language;

"The notion that having a doctorate is all that is required of a university teacher is one of the reasons why our standards are dismally low.

Displacing English in the name of nationalism has put this country back at least 50 years.

The unintended victims are the Malays who can find reasonable employment only in government agencies. With an English education, they do not need crutches to make their way in the world.

A change of this magnitude requires of our leadership moral and intellectual courage of the highest order, but this will make a dramatic difference to the way we compete for opportunities: for the Malays, doing without the reliance on government largesse for basic survival would make them a more confident people."

I love this article. Need I say more?

The race, amazing?

I like them both. Fiendishly calm, patient and full of fun. The winning Singaporean team, Adrian and Collin did great, deservedly so. Such an amazing victory! Malaysian team came in second but the best bit was; the 'hunk factors' of the race failed to maintain their positions as formidable opponents. haha.

Having had endured pain, exasperation and brutal adventures throughout 10 countries and 15 cities, it all boiled down to one final roadblock: one's knowledge in the different facet of flags. Ow boy. The race was undeniably amazing! In spite of all, I still love Paula & Natasha. They rock.

Have you had any?

I have this indefinable something called "Happy Sleep".

It's when I suddenly wake up in the middle of the night, delighted at the thought of having had ample sleep, thinking that it's already time to wake up. But walaa, it's still way too early to wake up. It's only 2:30 a.m or 4:00 a.m. So I lay in bed still, gleefully encased in my comforter, delighted at the thought of having few more hours of sleep. The next day will definitely be a good day for me.

Thanks to my Happy Sleep!

Once upon a Bunny Story

My bunny gila already! Yesterday, we had lunch together. I had nasi beriyani, he had them too. I had keropok ikan, he munched on them too. Had ice cream for dessert, he licked on them too. Help. Much help needed.

A recalcitrant, can't seem to satiate his hunger. A human in his previous life maybe. One day, he might even nibble on me. God forbid!

Brag Much?

I have never had a good record as a student much less an unequalled record of success as one. Always saw studying as an unendurable experience, executed in the name of examination. Hence my quest in re-skilling the students with insights on what to expect in the years to come. In marking test papers, I would emphasize on English. They saw this as a threat. duh. If your sentence doesn't make sense, you can't make out your point kan.

I don't expect perfect comprehension of English or law for that matter. One's effort in improvising and developing one's skill is always commendable. I have great respect for this one particular student, Mustaqim. Very participative and committed, regardless of his sometimes incomprehensible English. Can't express my admiration for him much, but regard this as my being extremely complimentary about his efforts. Deserving of the 10% participation marks, totally. That was last semester.

The Kuliyyah had recently informed me that out of 16 part-timers, I am ranked at no. two. Muzaffar (very brilliant) scored 95.6% for the TER (Teaching Efficiency Rate or something). I scored 94.7%. The gap with the rest; quite a gap. For that, I am humbled and thankful. Don't mean to brag much. It's just that this is the first time of my attaining what I perceive as satisfaction. I was never great at whatever I did previously. Just the beginning, nothing to be proud of.

So now, the Head of Department persuaded me to apply this Fellowship scheme, to further Phd abroad. Once apply, granted, just go. But I feel it's too early to be doing that. Plus, baru nak settle down. Bile pulak nak dapat anak (InsyaAllah). haha. But in all seriousness, I have not the heart (yet) to be part of the teaching staff. Plus, talk is rife that it's hard to gain admittance as a lecturer. Furthermore, am unsure whether I can blend in with the familiar-yet-so new environment. It does get depressing at times when you are neither there nor here. Very inexplicably weird feeling. Can't seem to iron out my thoughts. What is it that I really want.

Johan Jaafar in yesterday's NST wrote;

KHALED Hosseini's The Kite Runner is a brilliant and powerful novel -- in fact, one of the best I have read in many years. It is a story of friendship and redemption that spans more than three decades, beginning in Kabul just before the Russian invasion.


Yea, totally agree with him. The book is replete with beautiful characterization. It is invariably nice to have a book with you no matter where you are headed to. After all, I belong between the covers of a book. Being alone is always nice. That's a new way of life, at least for me now. Except for weekends, i have Him :)

Cupcakes!

I'm not fond of cupcakes because I find them too sweet. Cupcakes appeal to my eyes though. This was taken some time ago, when we had nothing better to do one weekend. Back then, have not a mixer, so it took four hands to beat the egg whites until fluffy and light, just to make the white icing topping. Real fun, strenuous and rigorous workout. Now that's my kind of exercise ;)

The past two days saw me frustrated with my students. Way too blur. eg: Miss, must we support our answer with the provisions from the Contracts Act? Duh. Is it not the primary source of law. 4th week of class, not even a single student brought the Act with them. Not my place to pass any judgment, i know. But, dah lukis chart cantik2 kat board pun still duh. Nonsensical. Questions from me would be met with blank buat bodoh face. Thus warranting my bebel. Weirdly so, I membebel in such a lembut way (you guys know how I talk, so not santun). Geli pun ade. Maybe I was so dejected. Maybe that's my 'motherly' instinct kicking in. haha, stupid. Perasan.

It's nearly 3 am but can't sleep. Wednesday's a busy day. Lectured Legal Method at 11am, tutored Contract 1 from 2-5 pm. Attended own lecture from 5-9 pm. Body was aching all over, thank God for my lovely Feisal. Drove all the way to fetch me. Somehow I'd be sleepy in Islamic Juris class. So during the 30 minutes break, went to Nescafe and grabbed a bite. Now I just have to get used to eating alone. Lunch everyday also alone. lala. One just needs to acclimatize oneself to the new surrounding. Only that, it's not so new. Decided on my assignments' topic. Animal Testing; for both Islamic Jurisprudence and Research & Methodology. That should keep me sane, at least for a while.

Great thing that Thursday is my free day! Today am meeting Muna for lunch, to make up for my missing the other day. After, nak register kursus kahwin. Then maybe loiter at Jalan TAR. *yawns* Owing to the silly stories that I've heard from the attendees of kursus kahwin, am not looking forward to attending the course. Ahhh, thank God for Ipod.

(I've come to terms that I've temporarily lost my ability to write proper. So excuse my language. This may be my new style of writing, lepak. No frills. 2008 should be a great happy laid back lepak year!)