Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Tips sambung Master

Salam,
Just nak share my experience throughout doing master ni~~
Some tips:

1. Finalise nak sambung master by coursework @ research mode. 
-Klu coursework kena masuk kelas mcm undergrad dulu and ad jgk thesis kena buat. For those yg nak sambung research, prepare diri dgn writing + presentation skills. Tapi, throughout buat research, In sha ALLAH , akan improve those skills. Believe me. So, tips2 di bawah based on research mode sebab Eija sambung by research.heeeeeee

2. Then survey nak sambung di uni mana. Local@ oversea. Sebab Eija sambung local, so Eija share apa yg Eija dah go through.

3. Bila dah pilih research mode, survey2 Supervisor. Tya rakan-rakan si uni tersebut  (If ada). Eija dulu plh SV sebab tau lecturer tu nak cari student. xdak la survey sgt.Pemilihan SV sangat penting. Nasihat Eija utk yg sambung Master ni pilih la lecturer yang ad grant sebab nanti senang buat research. Selain itu, pilih SV yg pangkat Dr @ Assoc Prof dulu. Bukan apa, from my experience, lecturer yg title Prof ni expectation tinggi & byk kena writing sebab KPI as Prof adalah tinggi. Tapi from the positive side, at the end, you guys macam x percaya diri sendiri boleh menulis sama ada dari quantity (total no of papers)/ quality (paper accepted in high impact factor journal).This is from my observation. For those yg betol2 nak pursue PhD + suka writing technical papers + nak jadi lecturer, I would recommend amik lecturer bertitle Prof. In sha ALLAH, publication akan banyak! Sekarang nak jadi lecturer tgk publication. Even one of my friend intervew for PhD scholarship pon, depa nak tgk publication during master. Selain itu, SV memainkan role penting. Bila dapat SV yg suka push macam mana kita nak cope dgn stress, dan ad setengah SV pulak macam let go student, independent sendiri.susah jgk tu. So, kesimpulannya, better kenal character SV dulu.heeeeeeeee

Pengalaman Eija yang di supervise under seorang Prof, alhamdulillah 3 papers dah accepted utk conference [2 already presented] dan in sha ALLAH akan di publish, tapi journal scopus index sahaja dan 1 paper dah submit ke low impact factor journal (under review, dan doakan paper Eija accepted tau.heheh). And currently working on 1 paper to be submitted to journal. Itu pon dah lebih syarat universiti utk grad master...Grad master uni Eija x silap attending 1 conference sahaja. pikir-pikir balik,biar betol ak ni dah buat 4 paper, cumanya paper Eija more on quantity la bukan quality.

4. Bila dah enroll master ni, mesti memikir pasal allowance kan.macam mana nak survive. Itu pentingnya research yg ad grant. Tu penting cari lecturer yg ad grant. Duit grant tu boleh guna utk allowance monthly kita.heeeeee or else ad sesetengah Uni ad provide graduate assistanship. Try apply from uni terbabit if they did provide. If allowance from uni, later on you guys kena perform as tutor@lab demo utk kelas undergraduate.Yer la, uni xkan bagi free2 tanpa memperolehi sebarang benefits unless it is scholarship. Utk scholarship, Eija xdak experience apply mana2, cuma yang Eija tau, boleh apply myMaster dari kementerian, tapi utk yg tu,tuition fee ja cover, allowance x.

Bagi pengalaman Eija pulak, Eija dapat Graduate Assisstant (GA) scheme under universiti. Universiti bagi monthly allowance and cover tuition fee. Utk cover tuition fee, Eija kena jadi tutor/lab demo dan kena fulfilled 47 hours/semester. Utk sem baru ni, Eija jadi lab demo for Engineering drawing.heeee. Through jadi GA ni la, boleh improve communication skills sebab kena mengajar.hehehe.Seriously, I build my confident to speak in front of people during performing GA works.

Sekian sahaja perkongsian Eija~~


Sunday, January 26, 2014

Alhamdulillah,paper for ICPEAM 2014 has been accepted

Salam,
just check my email dan surprisingly dapat email dari ICPEAM organizer.
Paper Eija dah accepted with minor correction :)
Klu ikut website 31 Jan baru announce.
hehehe.
Sebenarnya, ICPEAM 2014 nnt ija xtau Eija berada dimana. Hari tu anta sebab wajib anta,so anta ja la.
Klu ad rezeki, ada la Eija g present. If not, K.tia will be my representative.
Hehe.


Brunei Trip : Part III

Ok, selepas menunaikan kewajipan kepada Tuhan Yang Satu, kami ke Kg Ayer.

Kampung Ayer

Must visit place in Brunei.Pengangkutan utama adalah boat@ teksi air utk ke Kg Ayer.
Selepas tawar menawar dgn tukang bawa boat, kami dapat B$15/boat untuk membawa kami ronda sekitar Kg Ayer.Jika hendak ke seberang [Kg Ayer] cost B$1/way.
 Apa yang menarik kat sini ek???
Utk makluman ,Kg Ayer merupakan perkampungan air terbesar di dunia. Di dunia beb. Kira-kira 30 000 orang duduk di sini.waaaaaa


finally, dpt yg murah.


nnt cari la abg boat ni.

Bukan kami sengaja x pakai safety jacket, tapi memang x disediakan pon :P. Risau juga awal2,tp finally enjoy the boat riding :).heheh. Kg Ayer terletak di atas sungai dan kedalaman lebih kurang 500 kaki dan kapal pon boleh lalu ok.Yg ni based on apa yg abg boat tu cakap la.

selfie:P

Dekat kg Ayer ni, bukan setakat rumah ja atas air, masjid, balai polis, bomba,sekolah and etc pon dibina atas air.coollllll. seriously amazed!!!!!. Hebat-hebat. Bagaimana civil engineer/architect/quantity surveyor design utk memastikan bangunan ni stabil dan selamat utk diduki di atas air. Really amazed you guys!

masjid

balai polis

Rumah di perkampungan Ayer

Budak2 tgh tunggu boat maybe?

Rupanya-rupanya, ad bangunan rumah baru yg dibina oleh kerajaan Brunei dan dihadiahkan kepada penduduknya.wahhhhhhhhhh.So, kami stop sat dkt kawasan rumah yg baru tu utk tangkap gambar.heeeee


Design rumah baru kt belakang tu :)

Memang menarik la Kg Ayer ni.hehehe. Abang boat tu jugak ad bagitau, tempat tarikan  utk ke kawasan monyet,tapi jauh sikit la...klu nak g, better amik boat pagi2. cost dalam B$ 40/boat. For those yg penah g, boleh la share pasal kawasan tarikan monyet tu. Maybe boleh g kawasan tu bila datang Brunei lagi [dah ada niat nak mai lagi tu.hehe].

Selepas trip ni, terus gerak utk balik ke Miri...tp sesi lawatan di Brunei x abes lg..
to be continued.....

Brunei Trip: Part II

Salam..
Selepas mengharungi perjalanan selama 2-3 jam dengan traffic jam...sampai la kami ke destinasi pertama.
Yes, Brunei ada jem ok! Dekat tgh2 pekan. Hal ini disebabkan byk sekolah di tepi jalan. then, bila budak sek nk balik,mmg jam!.Untuk makluman, cuti sekolah/weekend di Brunei adalah pada hari Jumaat & Ahad. Kami p hari Sabtu dan sampai plak area pekan dlm tengah hari. Time budak sekolah balik. Memang terpaksa la menempuhi jam.Tambah plak time tu hujan.huhu.  Apa yang kami perasan, byk polis trafik yg mengawal lalulintas adalah kaum WANITA. Cayalah.


Dan utk makluman jugak, kat Brunei ni kebanyakan guna kereta besar/mewah sebab harga kereta murah! selain itu, motor biasa pon jarang nak jumpa.mmg kaya lah orang2 Brunei. My fried did survey among the orang Brunei., tahap kemiskinan dikategorikan bila ada sebuah kereta sahaja. So, mostly they have more than 1 car .Kereta VIOS tu bersepah kat sana. Luckily, ad jugak kereta PROTON disana. Proud :). My friend said that service Proton kat sana sangat bagus . that is the reason orang Brunei beli kereta Proton.

moh kita tengok apa yg ada dekat Brunei ni:

The Royal Regalia Building
Bangunan ni menyimpan koleksi souvenir yg diterima oleh Sultan Brunei daripada negara-negara/pemimpin all over the world . Tetapi , sekitar kawasan yg ditempatkan koleksi tidak dibenarkan menangkap gambar.huhu. before masuk tu kena tinggal barang di kaunter.So, kawasan lobby sahaja dibenarkan amik gambar. Jadila ada kenangan jugak di sana. Oh, masuk adalah FREE.

Before masuk


Waktu lawatan

with Brunei Souvenir!


kawasan sekitar ni sahaja yg dibenarkan utk menangkap gambar


Dalam ni ad jgk disediakan kedai souvenir!  You can grab it!Dapat diskaun 10% lagi tu :)
Selain itu, boleh jugak di bayar guna duit Ringgit Malaysia (RM) ok!So, if duit Brunei dah abes,boleh guna la duit RM.
Selepas tu kami semua dah lapar, jom jalan2 cari makan! and we try this:

Nasi Katok MAMA



Nasi Katok MAMA

Highly recommended! Utk makluman, dekat Brunei ni ,nasi Katok sangatttttttt famous. Harga BS$1. Murah dan sedap pulak tu.Sila try nasi katok ya!


Nasi katok ni ada nasi putih yg menggunakan beras yg sangat wangi + ayam goreng+ sambal. sambal dia sedappp kot. kami siap bungkus lagi utk dinner dekat Miri :).hehe.


Selepas sudah kekenyangan, kami berkejaran ke destinasi ini:

Malay Technology Museum

Masuk adalah FREE. Kebanyakan adalah replica rumah di dalam museum ni. Ada 3 halls. Maklumat lanjut xdapat diberi sebab x sempat nak baca sebab limited time. Kami rushing utk bergambar sebab museum dah nak ditutup. We only have about 30 minutes during that time. Yang last kuar dari museum tu adalah kami la..hehee. So,layan ja la pics yang ada ni...hehe.

waktu lawatan








Museum pun dah tutup, then kami ke sini  utk mmenunaikan kewajipan kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa.

Masjid Omar' Ali Saifuddien

Kami menunaikan solat jamaq takhir di sini. Keunikan Masjid ini, Kubah dibuat dari emas. Utk makluman,
kawasan dalam masjid [kawasanmenunaikan solat] tidak dibenarkan mengambil gamabr.









to be continued~~

Brunei Trip : Part I

Salam,
Al-kisah percutian di Miri disambung ke Brunei.
Kami di Brunei dalam sehari sahaja, hari Sabtu...dan kesimpulannya, x cukup time nak lawat +bergambar dgn attraction places di sana.
definitely for my opinion, 1 day is not enough for visiting Brunei...
kami  bernasib baik ad tour guide!
Thank you Salby!
Salby ni kawan Eija time sek men dulu..
Kira jumpa balik  after 7 years....dia dok study di Uni  Brunei Darussalam.
Before g lagi, eija contact dia ckp nk g brunei and mintak dia jadi tour guide.kebetulan dia free time kami p tu...untung jugak la...sbb dia dah tau jalan kat sana + dia tolong drive...hehe...tqqqq salby.
we owe you...nnt hg p kuala nerang,roger la ak...
al-kisah perjalanan kami...
before g, kami dok sesat2 di bandar miri nak cari jalan ke Sg Tujuh Checkpoint Imigresen,,,
Sebelum sampai ke checkpoint ni, lalu satu jambatan dan kena bayar RM10/way. Time balik kena bayar RM10 jugak.

Bila dah sampai Sg Tujuh Checkpoint Imigresen, kena cop tanda keluar dari Malaysia dan depan tu skit dah sampai Kuala Belait Customs utk cop masuk ke Brunei!

custom check

Peg kastam Brunei akan tya tujuan kita masuk ke Brunei. So,just ckp nk pergi bercuti.hehe.Pastu dia akan kasi form utk isi details pasal kenderaan. So,time amik kereta sewa  tu bgtau kata kita nk g Brunei. So,pihak car rental akan bagi no Casis & No engine.Take note. Kaw. customs ni kecik ja,kaunter bukak pon dalam 2 ja.
Yeeeha.... dah berjaya masuk Brunei.
Meeting point with Salby dekat Mumong. So, kena alert signboard.Oh,nak masuk Brunei ni ad tol jugak. B$3. Bila time balik pon kena bayar tol jugak.heeeeee

Tol jambatan Rasau
Tol ni satu-satunya di Brunei. So, dont worry.:)
Alhamdulillah,jumpaaaa Salby di Mumong. She parked her car at her aunt's house then she drove our car.hehe..

Odw ke Bandar Sri Begawan, ronda sat di The EMPIRE HOTEL. 7 stars hotelll,okayyyy. Salby, if hg buat wedding ceremony kt sini, jgn lupa jemput tau. hehehe

Jom tengok kawasan sekitar!

Lobby Hotel

pameran kereta mewah, Jaguar~~

wow,ala2 musim luruh dah~~

continue journey~~
On the way tu singgah sat di Universiti Brunei Darussalam....Salby study kt sini,so bleh la tgk surrounding   uni dia,...dekat Uni ni senang masuk,org awam dibenarkan...for those yg nak further study sini, bolehlah cari website Uni ni...

Welcome to Uni Brunei Darussalam..

Colorful building. Fakulti baru Salby

reunion after 7 years :)

Ground floor hostel Salby...hostel ala apartment kot,ad lif bagai...

to be continue...
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Kenari terbang tinggi~~

Well done team kenari!
2 kemenangan di awal musim~~
2 matches with 8 goals...
keep up a good momentum & work...
we trust you.



Friday, January 24, 2014

Review accomodation : Coco House, Miri

During TMM 2014 ke Miri, kami stay di CocoHouse, Miri.
Eija book 2 blik double room dan 1 blk tripple room. Tapi time check in dia bg 3 blk double room and requested 1 room to have extra bed.During check in , depa macam x prepare sbb ad bilik tiada towel and sabun. Tapi bila complain dekat depa, depa entertain and solve the issue.

Price
-RM 87/ 2 nights include breakfast.

Location
-Near Miri Handcraft, bintang mall, the grand old lady [by car]

Receptionist
-Ok

Breakfast
-Included but limited menu. We have to order it. The choices are mee goreng, nasi goreng, kueoteow goreng@ western breakfast. Mee goreng paling best for me. Air pulak di offer coffee/ tea. Time for breakfast from 7.30-11.00 a.m.

Room
-  Size is ok.

Bathroom
-Ok. ad heater. ad bilik yg toilet x ok. bila complain depa dtg repair. service bagus.

Wifi
- Provided.

Parking
-Provided. 

Amenities
- Iron, TV/ASTRO, water cooler/heater disediakan di level 2.

Details & Booking can be done through Coco House website.Need to pay 2.5% for downpayment if booking through their website. Another alternative, booking through AGODA. I noticed that AGODA did not accept debit card.huhuhuh.

Conclusion :
Value for money and i love to stay here.

Review Car Rental : Green Matrix Car Rental, Miri


Car: Alza.
Cost: RM 250/ day
Deposit : RM 200
Payment : Eija bayar cash time amik kereta tu.

Review:
Suka sbb PIC dia nice. K.ila namanya. Then , kitaorg return kereta kotorrrrrr pon x kena tolak deposit etc.hehehe.Pastu dapat extra 1 hour without caj  :)

Us with the car rental representative :)


Further details :
Website: http://www.car-rental-miri.com/
FB:  https://www.facebook.com/carrentalmiri
Whatsapp/Wechat: 0167254769 

Conclusion: Recommended

TMM 2014 Miri: Taman Awam Miri

Tgk jam masih ada masa before return kereta, then terus decide utk singgah di dekat Taman Awam Miri utk bergambar. Dekat Taman Awam ni ad Titi gantung, ad waterpark and seahorse statue. Kat Miri ni bykkkkk gila seahorse statue. trademark kot.



Nampak x waterpark kt bawah tu??
Then, terus gerak ke airport utk return kereta. Overall, alhamdulillah, everything according to plan cumanya x dapat masuk museum petroleum.

Conclusion :awesome trip :) Thank to my travel partners. K.tia, K.shidah, Putri, Fida, Farah & Afah.

p/s: review pasal car rental & accomodation will update soon.



TMM 2014 Miri : Siti Payung Kek Lapis

Selepas jalan dlm 15 minit baru jumpa kedai kek lapis ni! Penat jalan.haha.Igtkan dekat, jauh jugak, better naik kereta. As we all know, Sarawak kan famous dgn kek lapis. So ,kena grab!
Bila sampai depan kedai ,alhamdulillah kedai bukak (ahad). Nasib baik.berbaloi jalan kaki.hehe.


testing kek lapis


selepas membeli

Untuk makluman, harga kek lapis di kedai ini RM 20/pc compare dgn dkt kuching hanya RM 10. Perbezaannya sebab kek lapis dekat Miri ni design/seni lg kreatif & ssh nak buat. Tapi if beli more than 10, dpt harga RM 18. Sedapppp kek lapis perisa peanut butter,cheese & new product depa, perisa choco mint.

Choices kedai lapis yg pnh dgr/baca ialah Kek Lapis Habibi & Citra Embun. Kek lapis Habibi ada dijual di airport.

Selepas beli kek lapis, jalan kaki ke Miri Handicraft Centre balik sbb park keta dekat situ. Then, odw ke airport singgah sat di Taman Awam Miri utk bergambar...

TMM 2014 Miri : Miri Handicraft Centre

Selepas dari The Grand Old Lady, terus cari souvenir. sebab time limited.so, destinasi yg dituju Miri Handcraft Centre. Luckily dah bukak. Time tu about 9.30 a.m. So, grab few key chain and fridge magnet as souvenir.

first gambar yg ad welcome to miri





actually, ada lagi satu kedai nama Miri Handicraft if x slh dekat seberang jalan Miri Handicraft Centre ni. Kat kedai tu, souvenir such as key chain lagi murah berbanding di Miri Handicraft Centre.

Selepas beli souvenir, kakak di sini cakap ad kedai kek lapis namanya Siti Payung. Ayuh cari!