Dr. Norzila Zakaria

Medical Doctor in Education Faculty

It was three years back when I was looking for a topic for my proposal. It was hard and I did not have any idea on what should be my research. (Only now I know that this was not right, I should find the gap first before finding the topic...if you are interested, you can read from drotspss.blogspot.com). Thinking whether my application would be accepted by Monash University was  making me restless. I  am a psychiatrist and my interest is about children. I have been running the child psychiatry clinic for almost 4 years before I decided to do child subspecialty training. I was offered a post in Box Hill Hospital, Victoria, Australia together with my friend Dr Nor Harlina Bahar. However, my two attempts taking IELTS exam were disappointing. I failed to get 7 band in my reading (both was 6.5 and 6 respectively). I have expected this would be difficult for me, as I am quite "slow" in reading but not to the extent of dyslexic. I have to struggle remembering what I read in each reading and more challenging when I have to read a journal...Ohhh..that is too difficult. However, despite the difficulties I have, I managed to pass my undergraduate and postgraduate studies Alhamdulillah. That was the reason why I could not do my subspecialty program. Even during the interview with the university panel, my campus director(Dato' Prof Dr. Mafauzy) suggested me to pursue in PhD study. Thinking that the IELTS result was already adequate to apply for PhD in Monash Uni, I then decided to take this offer.<br />
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Going back to the proposal, I discussed my proposed title with my head of Department (Dr Mohd Jamil Yaacob), who is also a child psychiatrist. It was about developing a questionnaire to help screening children with dyslexia in Malaysia. He was very helpful and this title was then prepared as a proposal for my application to pursue my PHD study. After searching suitable supervisors, I was introduced to Dr Umesh Sharma and Dr John Roodenberg as my supervisors. They are both educational psychologist and based in education....what education???? That was not what I wanted, but since I thought they were the expert I had no objection.<br />
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The pride of being a medical doctor was shaken, however, I believed Allah had planned His best for me and see what happen next. To cut the story short...(you can read how was our preparation to come to Australia in my husband's blog <a href="http://mohdnoormamat.blogspot.com.au/">mohdnoormamat.blogspot.com.au</a>, I am now a higher degree student (research in Psychology) in Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria. Working together with my supervisors who are educational psychologists is not easy. The topic kept on changing as I insisted to have a medical approach but they could not fit with their approach.<br />
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I had prepared two modules for teachers on how to handle children with behavioural problem (using medical approach...in other word training more "doctors" in school to help screening dyslexia and other behavioural problems, however it was not accepted finally. All together my efforts for 8 months returned to zero and I had to give in and accepted my supervisors' suggestion. I could still remember what my supervisor said<br />
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 "Norzila, your confirmation panel are educationist, even though this is a very good project, but I don't think they will agree with you unless they are from psychiatry department".<br />
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His statement made me aware..."hello...you are in education world and no more in medical world!!!"<br />
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From that point of time, I prepared a new proposal based on my supervisor's suggestion. Studying teachers perception towards students with disruptive behaviour in Malaysia. Thank Allah, slowly I see that I have a bigger role in this education world as compared if I am in a psychiatry world. InsyaAllah, my understanding and my project will help to link between education and medical people to help children and teachers at school. at least these two department can talk in the same language...<br />
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Medical Doctor in Education Faculty

It was three years back when I was looking for a topic for my proposal. It was hard and I did not have any idea on what should be my researc...

A wife, a mother, a PHD student tasks...all in one package!

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Time runs very fast, Today my baby Humairah is already 99 days, and she is growing physically and mentally fantastic. She is an easy baby, sleeps well throughout the night leaving some space for me to work for my PHD writing.</div>
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When I recalled the time I spent during the pregnancy, it was a painful memory. Having a very bad morning sickness, with no appetite to eat, I have to continue my PHD work. My appetite only returned after the 19th weeks of pregnancy. You will only appreciate something when you lose it. But I will forget all this painful experience when I see my beautiful princess Nur Humairah</div>
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Nurses at the Frankston Hospital were shocked when I told them that I was in my 6th pregnancy.</div>
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"You are crazy, I have only 2 kids and think I am the busiest mother in the world. How did you manage to have 4 kids, now pregnant and at the same time studying for your PHD?" commented one of the nurses.</div>
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This statement immediately switched my thinking from feeling as a  weak person to a great one.</div>
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..."I am great, being a mother of 4, and at the same time a full time housewife and a higher degree student!"</div>
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Soon after that, my husband and my kids faces come one by one in my thinking. Without them, without their patient and without their support I won't be here. Thanks to the prayers from my parents, my parents in law, siblings as well as in laws and friends. My great appreciation to them, their prayers keep us strong in this "world". The biggest and the first should be my thank to Allah the almighty who gives me the strength to continue this journey Alhamdulillah</div>
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A wife, a mother, a PHD student tasks...all in one package!

Time runs very fast, Today my baby Humairah is already 99 days, and she is growing physically and mentally fantastic. She is an easy baby, ...

PHD writing...tips from my supervisor

This entry was attempted to be posted 3 weeks ago but failed due to my procrastination, and only this morning I manage to share with you. This is the story about my meeting with my supervisor...happy reading and pick the tips :)<br />
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I met with my supervisor last Tuesday, showing him my Zero draft Chapter 3 (methodology). Tips that I got from him was about the expectation of the examiners of your writing. This was what he told me<br />
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When examiners look at your thesis, these three things are the main criteria:<br />
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1. Replicability<br />
This means that your research method can be replicated by others. By reading your methodology section, readers must understand how you did your research and can replicate your study without doing any further reading...that means your methodology section needs to be very detail and clear in each step/stage.<br />
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2. Reliability and validity of your research process/questionnaires used.<br />
Make sure you have prepared all evidences that your questionnaires are validated properly, and you can answer confidently in each step of validation such as content validity....who were your expert panels that validated your content, list their names and expertise in your thesis!<br />
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3. Good organisation of your thesis, easy to understand and clear flow. Just imagine on how your data  collection procedure was done and write it down, using flow chart to get a better overview, and write your methodology based on this. Like mine, with pilot study and final study, with two groups of participants (pre-service and in-service teachers), quite difficult to write this section, but when you recall the procedure/process you have done, it is very easy!<br />
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Thank you Mr Supervisor!! That is why you are called "supervisor". And thank you to my digital recorder which allowed me to replay the discussion between me and my supervisor again and again until I really understand what my supervisor was trying to tell me. No more pen and paper during meeting but a digital recorder. It gives you 100% input to be recalled!<br />
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Good tips.

PHD writing...tips from my supervisor

This entry was attempted to be posted 3 weeks ago but failed due to my procrastination, and only this morning I manage to share with you. Th...

Mastering Word 2010 in thesis writing

Mataku dah mula layu setelah hampir satu jam membaca thesis seorang pelajar PHD tentang inclusive education di Malaysia. Maka aku switch on internet untuk berkongsi pengalaman tentang apa yang aku rasakan dan aku perolehi dalam sehari dua ini. Teringat aku dalam mukasurat terawal ebook Dr OT(Thesis proposal) yang mencadangkan agar sebelum memulakan proposal, kita kenalah membaca paling kurang 20-30artikel dari established jurnal berkaitan tajuk yang kita berminat tu, then baca beberapa artikel tempatan untuk mendapatkan konteks kajian di Malaysia dan beberapa thesis yang mempunyai tajuk yang lebih kurang sama. Teliti research gap, theory, methodology, sampling frame yang digunakan supaya sesuai dengan "citarasa" kita. (intipati dari ebook DROT).... baguih anak murid Dr OT, maka sebab itulah aku membaca thesis ini. Bnayak info yang aku dapat terutamanya dari segi konteks kajian di Malaysia.<br />
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Sambil2 membaca thesis tersebut di Mendely, aku pastekan some notes di mukasurat2 tertentu sebagai rujukan pada masa akan datang (mestilah guna komputer bukan guna kertas ye kengkawan....tu lah cuba download Mendely and you will understand what I said). Pas tu bila timbul idea untuk ditulis di zero draft, aku terus tuliskan (buat font kaler putih supaya aku tak baiki kesalahan ejaan!) insert juga reference straight away (Mendeley), kalau ianya adalah dari reference dalam artikel tersebut maka aku akan tuliskan "snow ball dari paper ABCD 2010 for example.<br />
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Idea ni aku combinekan theory cite and write while you read dan don't make it right but make it written Dr OT. And tips setiap hari menulis zero draft selama 20 minit tanpa editing (tu yang guna font putih tu...you can always come back and edit later...sebab tulah namanyer zero draft, bukan first draft!). Aku juga gunakan ilmu dari kursus fundamental for thesis writing Word 2010 di Monash beberapa bulan yang lepas how to help you type faster...contohnya aku selalu gunakan perkataan pre-service teacher, kalau tulis satu persatu kan ke buang masa tu, dah lah banyak kali. Jadi to help us, kena guna short form ....bila taip "pst" otomatik replaced by "pre-service teachers". Camaner nak buek tu jang...ha korang bukak word document, pi kat file (top left), select option (bottom), then proofing, then click auto correct. isikan kotak "replace" dgn short form yang kita nak dan  "with" dgn the true spelling. Finally klik button add and ok.  pas tu boleh le try taip kat word ....macam magic kan! Selamat mencuba !<br />
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Cuma sekarang ni aku masih terkial2 nak tulis problem statement dan gap yang aku rasakan lebih kurang sama jer. nak kena baca lagi ebook Dr OT ni, camane nak tulis problem statement and gap..aku faham, tapi bila tang nak tulis ni jadi cam konpius jer...jumpa lagi di lain entry ...nak buat rujukan semula ni!

Mastering Word 2010 in thesis writing

Mataku dah mula layu setelah hampir satu jam membaca thesis seorang pelajar PHD tentang inclusive education di Malaysia. Maka aku switch on ...

Zero Draft Thesis.....

Hari ini aku membuat draf thesis ku...hmmm barulah nampak rupa macam thesis, dah belajar how to use navigation panel (word 2010)...lega rasanya...memudahkan pencarian, nampak struktur thesis, mudah meng'edit'....nak mengadap supervisors 24 September ni (Rabu next week). Aku harap aku dapat menyiapkan banyak lagi dalam zero draft aku. InsyaAllah sabtu ni nak gi jumpa kawan Raja Yasmin Suraya yang terrer SEM (structured equation model)...syukur mempunyai ramai kengkawan yang hebat2!<br />
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Pada tahap ini, aku masih lagi tak pasti dgn tajuk PHD ku ni...kalau Dr OT dengar mesti dia kata ..."tu lah cari tajuk dulu, baru nak cari gap!" hahaha...itu andaian aku jer. Bukan apa, tajuk thesis ku ini terlalu panjang (bak kata Winnifred...librarian di Monash Uni) semasa membantu aku membuat literature search. Padan lah dia kata gitu, dalam satu website tentang lit search...maximum 3 concept jer...aku punyer mak oiii.> cuba korang tengok tajuk ni " understanding attitude and self efficacy of in-sevice and pre-service teachers to include students with disruptive behavior in Malaysia primary school"...fullamak, terkebil2 mato den!!<br />
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kalau ikut Dr OT, betul dah tajuk ni, ada independent variable (self efficacy and attitude), ada dependent variable (behavior to include disruptive students) dan ada subject (in/pre service teachers)....tapi panjang bebeno...bila buat search...memang payah naak masukkan semua2 dalam advanced search tool tu.<br />
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Yang kelakar (suspen gak) bila second supervisor aku kata "you have too much data!!" sebab dia ingatkan pilot study (100 participants) aku tu the real study kwang3....wal hal the real study ada 210 participants. Padan ler dia beria suruh buat paper...aku ingat makcik ni pun tak berapa fokus bila aku kata itu cuma pilot study je, tapi tak pe lah, siap dah satu paper...nak hantar kat mana pun tak pasti lagi sebab cubaan kali pertama hantar ke jurnal di tolak (tanpa review) sebab tajuk tak sesuai...huhuhu<br />
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Tersangkut dik bersalinkan Humairah...aku buat pekasam jer paper tu...nantilah bila ada mood aku search jurnal mana yang sesuai. Sekarang ni tengah dok pikir...banyak betul yang supervisor aku nak buat dgn data aku ni...validataion of the questionnaire lah (translated into Malay language 3 Questionnaire, 2 questionnaire self develop pulak...waduh banyak banget nih!)   sedangkan validation ni sebenarnya dah boleh jadi satu tajuk PHD tau. pas tu nak test model pulak, kalau ikutkan dia nak suruh compare in sevice and pre service teachers pulak...PHD ke 2 dah ni, pas tu nak tengok pulak relationship dgn semua2 quantitative data tu...segala2 lah.....woishhhh....boleh dapat 3 PHD macam ni!<br />
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Masa ni aku etiba teringat Dr OT kata buat PHD dan master sekali...jadilah expert dalam bidang yang baru...contohnye macam aku ni, aku patutnye jadi terrer bab SEM dan jangan lepaskan analisa data2 aku kat statistician saja...memang betollll!!!! aku memang minat statistik pun sebab hubby tersayang pun seorang statistician (Medical Statistician)..tapi masih kerja jadi Penolong Pegawai Kesihatan dan Persekitaran walaupun ada master (janganlah pandang dunia wahai norzila!)....syukur walaupun belum dapat rezeki, dia banyak membantu aku dalam analisa data and he is expert in many other computer programs as well....tabik spring abang!!!<br />
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Oh...Allah nak bagi pahala ni, kena stop writing..hubby minta urut belakang! Till we meet again in the next entry...bye

Zero Draft Thesis.....

Hari ini aku membuat draf thesis ku...hmmm barulah nampak rupa macam thesis, dah belajar how to use navigation panel (word 2010)...lega rasa...

Olive Oil....ruginya!

Sepuluh hari lagi genaplah 3 tahun kami berada di bumi kangaroo ini. Entry kali ini nak bercerita tentang "rugi". Kali ni cuma nak bercerita tentang Olive oil (minyak zaitun) yang banyak khasiatnya. Antara buah2an yang disebut dalam al-Quran. Bukan aku tak tahu, bukanaku   tak nampak bila membeli barang di COLES, bukan tak dengar bila tengok program TV masterchef, mereka guna olive oil, bukan tak baca bila beli buku resepi semua2 pun guna olive oil. Tapi hati tak tergerak nak membelinya.<br />
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Teringat daalam 2 bulan lepas seorang kawan Lenny Irwan <a href="http://daribawahbayu.blogspot.com.au/">http://daribawahbayu.blogspot.com.au/</a> menulis dalam blognya pengalaman mengambil minyak zaitun dan alhamdulillah penyakit psoriasis yang dideritainya sembuh...bermula dari situ aku membeli sebotol extra mild olive oil (brand COLES jer) untuk masakan. tapi jarang2 sekali aku menggunakannya, justeru aku tidak dapat memberitahu apa kesannya. Sambil berborak2 dgn rakan2 di sini, sahabat satu kapal (sama2 naik flight ke OZ) Asrenee menasihatkan aku untuk mencuba extra virgin olive oil utk tujuan perubatan. Maka hari ini ku catatkan dlm blog ku ini bahawa aku telah pun membeli extra virgin olive oil 1 liter berharga $9.99, dan telah minum sesudu (testing)...ada rasa kelat2 gitu, dan baru sebentar tadi aku mencari info tentang olive oil dan aku akan mengamalkan pengambilannye setiap hari sebanyak 2 sudu paling kurang! aku berharap tekanan darah tinggi yg ku hidapi semenjak 32 minggu mengandungkan humairah akan beransur kurang insyaAllah.<br />
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Rugi juga rasanya hari ini tak dapat mengikut kawan2 Anilawati dan Shima ke Cape Schanck, di Peninsula sebab kami sekeluarga tak berapa sihat..batuk dan selsema, dapat tengok gambar pun jadilah. Rugi juga bila ingatkan masa yang berlalu tanpa pengisian jiwa, dah lama tak hadir kuliah/usrah bersama sahabat Zain Sulaiman pd setiap Jumaat malam di rumah Salwa dan Farid Dennis Street...hmmm bilalah nak start balik  ni, tak dinafikan letih badan bila menghala ke petang, maklumlah dgn baby Humairah yg baru berumur 48 hari dan kerenah Hisham yg amat lasak!! betapa lemahnya iman tak dapat melawan kemalasan ini!<br />
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Letih la pulak menulis dgn sebelah tangan ni sambil menyusukan Humairah, sambung esok pulak lah...sehingga jumpa lagi di entry seterusnya.

Olive Oil....ruginya!

Sepuluh hari lagi genaplah 3 tahun kami berada di bumi kangaroo ini. Entry kali ini nak bercerita tentang "rugi". Kali ni cuma nak...

Aku dan PHD....restarted

Salam to all,<br />
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Aku tak sempat menulis entry semalam sebab sibuk memasak nasi lemak. Rezeki datang dari Allah, lepaslah duit susu anak2 hasil jualan nasi lemak. Penat bangun seawal 3 pagi menyebabkan aku tidur semula di siang hari! perkara yang amat jarang aku lakukan. Mengeluh kak Long dan Kak Ngah kerana terpaksa menjaga Hafiz dan Hisham, apatah lagi suamiku juga tidak berapa "segar" bak kata orang kelantan sejak 3-4 hari lepas.<br />
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Teringat kata2 suamiku " Ila tulislah pulak pengalaman Ila" bila aku bercerita tentang e-book Dr Othman Talib "set thesis cepat siap". Ini adalah kali ke 3 aku membaca buku beliau, memang very practical and very helpful.  However to those who is not yet at the level of the topic they are reading at the moment may not appreciate the content of the book. Orang lain sudah sampai X atau Y pada ketika ini di semester 6, tapi aku rasa aku kena bermula balik dgn A.....wah kalau orang dengar mesti heran ...kenapa? Justifikasi itu hanya benar untuk diriku kerana, hanya selepas kali ke 3 membaca buku Dr OT ini aku terbuka hati untuk membuat "praktikal" bermula dgn literature search. bukan aku tak pernah attend any course, I did!! tapi tak sepandai sekarang aku melakukuan literature search. Di tambah pulak aku telah mula jatuh cinta dengan Mendeley untuk menggantikan EndNote...fuhhh sungguh seronok rasanya. All this has just started pada hujung 2 minggu lepas ya...7 september..tarikh aku memulakan "warming up" untuk mendapatkan "aura" student PHD ku..huhuhu. Itupun dik kerana terfikirkan paper yang patut ku hantar ke journal lain masih belum berhantar jugak, maka ternampak2 lah muka supervisor2 ku....saat itu juga anxiety level ku naik berdesup macam tekan lif je lagaknye semasa naik ke Skydeck...tingkat 88 di Melbourne.<br />
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Syukur alhamdulillah, dari situ aku mula mendisiplinkan diri untuk menelaah tak kira membaca blog Dr OT ke, tengok balik proposal ke, buat literature search ke, baca journal ke ( masa ni lah baru beria2 nak baca paper2 supervisor ku! baru tersedar bahawa mereka ni expert di bidang mereka, kenapa lah aku tak nak baca paper2 mereka ni dari dulu lagi....tapi kan sebenarnya aku dah baca, cuma aku tak "dapat" sepertimana apa yang aku "dapat" bila aku membacanya di kala ini!). Bila ini terjadi lagi ("lagi" seba setiap kali aku bergelar pelajar...aku akan "menguasai" sesuatu skill itu jauh lebih lambat dari orang lain...but syukur Allah berikan peluang itu juga biarpun lambat, oleh kerana itulah aku akan ingat sampai bila2 skill yang aku dapat tu nanti)...teringat macamana penatnya semasa buat master di HUKM, berulang alik dari Cheras ke Setapak masuk English Class dgn a tution teacher ( pernah menulis text ucapan untuk Perdana Menteri (masa tu Pak Lah...)...that was the starting point I improve my English. Tak dapat nak digambarkan penatnya ketika itu, keluar pagi anak tak bangun lagi, balik rumah dah gelap anak2 dah tidur, banyak masa mereka adalah bersama bibik, masa tu suami bekerja di Kota Bharu dan hanya pulang 2 minggu sekali...fuhhhh...ah dah melalut ni...nanti lah cerita kat entry yang lain.<br />
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Apa pun aku dah mula mendapat rentak untuk menjadi student semula, Draft research framework Dr OT telah ku fahami, Lit search skill iAllah 90% dah ku kuasai, tak ku takut kehilangan reference lagi dgn adanya Mendeley dan dah tau macamana aku boleh track balik semua search yang aku lakukan dalam mana2 database....bukankah itu banyak perubahan pada dirimu hai Norzila?....yeeeha  alhamdulillah hari ini lebih baik dari semalam.<br />
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As a reward to myself and the kids, petang tadi, aku membawa anak2 ku along, angah, hafiz dan hisham ke IKEA Springvale (tinggal princess Humairah dgn ayah di rumah hehehe...beli portable BBQ set Hark Deluxe  di Anaconda, not bad 49% off $89....(nak sangkutkan duit) bak kata mak..ye lah apa taknye, dapat duit jual nasi lemak kannnnn!! Kalau tak, tak nampak pulak mana peginya duit tu.<br />
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Cukup dulu untuk kali ni, Humairah pun dah mengeliat tu (sekejap je dah 47 hari), masa untuk aku memeluk my little princess sebelum meneruskan pembacaanku....it is already 10.52 pm...orang lain sedang lena tidur tapi aku terpaksa mencuri masa ini untuk membaca...I know I can do it, bantulah hamba Mu ini Ya Allah. Till we meet again in the next entry...selamat malam!<br />
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Aku dan PHD....restarted

Salam to all, Aku tak sempat menulis entry semalam sebab sibuk memasak nasi lemak. Rezeki datang dari Allah, lepaslah duit susu anak2 hasi...

Aku menulis lagi...selamat datang

Salam to all,<br />
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Telah lama blog ini terkubur, entah kenapa tiba2 aku rasa ingin menulis semula. Blog ini aku create Dec 2009 dan kini hampir 3 tahun. Pada 26 sept ini genaplah 3 tahun kami berada di bumi kangaroo ...meneruskan pengajianku di peringkat PHD.<br />
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PHD STUDY<br />
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Bila teringat fasal PHD, semakin difikirkan semakin risau dibuatnya hati ini. Ada kawan telah siap sehingga chapter 6, ada yang tengah buat discussion, ada yang tengah buat analysis, semua stage pun ada...tapi aku?????? rahsia besar!!! lebih advance dari orang lain...nanti aku ceritakan apa berlaku dan aku diperingkat mana ;)<br />
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MUHASABAH DIRI<br />
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Semua perjalanan hidup kita ditentukan oleh Allah s.w.t, dalam kesibukan sebagai seorang pelajar, tugas hakiki sebagai isteri dan ibu tak pernah hilang. Justeru itu hidup kita kena seimbangkan dgn tugas2 yang lain walaupun pada dasarnya kita dihantar (minta dihantar) ke sini utk belajar.<br />
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Sebagai manusia biasa adakalanya (biasa juga) aku mengeluh keletihan dik tugas2 harian. Maklumlah semasa di Malaysia ada bibik yang membantu, semua2 pun " bik tolong ambik ...... " itu, ini dan macam2 lagi, tapi di sini akulah bibik! kadangkala rasa marah membuak2 bila kita rasa we are not appreciated, contoh paling simple ialah bila anak komplen..."la ingatkan ibu masak.....", sedangkan kita beria2 masakkan makanan utk the whole family. Dalam hati berkata "sungguh tak tahu nak berterima kasih!!". Tapi bila aku tengok muka anak2 ku, aku terus mengingatkan diriku sendiri " Inilah pelaburan ku di dunia, merekalah yang akan memberikan saham kubur ketika aku mati nanti, merekalah yang aku harapkan mendoakan aku dan semoga mereka menjadi anak2 yang soleh dan solehah.<br />
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Setiap kali aku penat melayan kerenah keluarga, aku katakan pada diriku sendiri " mudah2an Allah akan berikan aku layanan yang istimewa di akhirat nanti" dan aku cuba sedaya upaya mengikhlaskan diri membuat tugas2an sebagai isteri dan ibu. Bila ku pikir2 begitu, tenang rasanya hati ini kerana aku tahu Allah akan memberikan balasan yang setimpal di akhirat nanti.<br />
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Bila aku rasa aku amat kesuntukan masa untuk mengejar "dateline" PHD ku, tetiba ada pulak lah yang minta itu dan ini, dan aku terpaksa berhenti untuk menyelesaikan sesuatu yang ku anggap remeh...pastinya itu mengundang ketidak ikhlasan dalam diriku, tapi cepat2 ku katakan pada diriku " bila kita menunaikan hajat orang lain, Allah akan tunaikan hajat kita ...so tunggulah Allah akan permudahkan urusan kita ni dengan cara yang kita tak jangka". Itu sebab kekadang kerja yang patut siap dalam seminggu bila Allah nak permudahkan dalam satu hari pun boleh siap...so kecemburuanku terhadap kengkawan yang tiap2 hari ke uni hilang serta merta kerana aku dapat menyiapkan tugasan ku kekadang di rumah bersama keluarga. Alhamdulillah.<br />
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KERENAH HIDUP DI NEGARA ORANG<br />
Banyak perkara terjadi sepanjang 3 tahun kehidupan di sini, cumanya entry "warm up" kali ni nak cerita fasal rezeki yang Allah kurniakan kepada kami. Aku baru saja melahirkan anak yang ke 5 pada 31 Julai yang lalu bersamaan 10 Ramadhan 2012. Tak pernah ku duga Humairah akan wujud dalam kehidupan keluarga kami, namun itulah ketentuan Allah. Ingatkan Hisham is the last one/ bongsu) yang lahir pada 26 Oktober 2010, rupa2nya Allah berikan lagi kami anak yang memang kami tak jangka. Syukur Alhamdulillah Humairah lahir pada jam 5.06 pagi di Hospital Frankston. Entry akan datang aku ingin kongsikan bagaimana kisah2 kami pelajar di Australia mengalami masalah untuk access kemudahan perubatan.<br />
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azan subuh telah berkumandang, spring ni subuh masuk awal (sekarang jam 4.57 pagi) dan syuruk dalam 6.15 pagi, kena gerakkan anak2 bangun solat. Jumpa lagi di next entry InsyaAllah

Aku menulis lagi...selamat datang

Salam to all, Telah lama blog ini terkubur, entah kenapa tiba2 aku rasa ingin menulis semula. Blog ini aku create Dec 2009 dan kini hampir...