Muhamad Hafiz Ismail's Blog, page 10

the dancing practice

It will be another hectic week for me. I have decided to joined the dancing performance group. We only have 2 to 3 days before the event and I have never performed dancing before. The problem for me is that we can only practice at night time. During the day time, we have class to attend and physical activity to do as scheduled.
As this is the week before the Outward Bound School (OBS), the academic week is focusing on the Orientation of Office Administration. Another thing to worry about as th...

...the end of the semester break...

I have just arrived in INTAN at about 8 a.m in the morning. I said my goodbye to my family at midnight. After a few stops for coffee, toilet and rest - finally I arrived safe and sound, driving my car. I love and enjoy the journey. After transferring my bags to my room, I decided to continue my morning with a bit of running and simple exercises - about 30 minutes.
Actually I am a bit worried about my fitness level and body weight. It seems like I have been stuck at the same level for a while....

a week holiday

Yay! Finally I'm in the middle of a week of holidays. I'm in Kedah now. It's really good to be back here and to see my mom and dad, my siblings and the house in Alor Setar. It is about two months now since the registration day.
Last week, I took the final exam for Leadership and Strategic Management Module. The examination was fairly tough I think. The questions were open ended questions that need you to think carefully, strategically and creatively. I have tried my best to combat the question...

...Leadership...

Yes! I have survived the first week of the second module - Leadership and Strategic Management. It was a busy week if I included the physical training that we required to do as well. I mean the class from 8 to 5, plus the walking distance up and down the hills and the physical training in the evening and finishing the individual assignment and group assignment at night time - fuhhhh, I'm glad I am able to just rilex and chill on the weekend!
In this module, we learnt about Blue Ocean Leadershi...

Since when...

Since when you know anything about me?
Since when you dive into my mind?
Since when you see what I see?

Since when you know better what I feel?
Since when you explore my heart?
Since when you be the expert of my senses?

Since when you care on my views?
Since when you think you listen to my voice?
Since when you understand my complication that I myself still study?

You can only observe
You can only hear
You can only listen
You can only think
You can only assume

Whenever you think you are right, you can alwa...

...keep going...

It's almost the end of our first academic module - Public Economic Management. I found tht some parts of the class are quite hard to absorb. Especially when introduced to economic terms. Anyway, you just need to learn what you need to learn.
Last week, we were invited to attend international events in Putrajaya. The first was the International Conference on Blue Ocean Strategy (ICBOS) and the second was Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management.
I felt lucky to be there...

...fun run...

I always try my hardest take care of people's feeling. People around me. If I could, I wish I could make everyone happy. However, I know I cannot do that and sometimes I will break people's hearts. I will make them sad. I will get people upset because of my behaviour and attitude.
Sometimes I hope that I can take care of what I feel so that even if people do something that hurts me, I will be able to see the reasons to not make it personal. I will always try to find a way to understand the sit...

the academic weeks: the start

Today is the start of the academic weeks as a student in INTAN. We were divided into 6 groups and each of the groups were given the academic timetable for 10 months. Our first module for group 6 is Public Economic Management.

Economic subject is not new to me but I have never really studied formally as I remembered. I mean, economics, somehow you learn once you understand it is about buying and selling...aha...simple way to explain I guess. When I did my masters in Newcastle University, we loo...

and then it's all started...

It has been 2 weeks since the day I registered to become a student in INTAN under the programme of post-graduate diploma for Public Administration (DPA). I decided to travel on my own this time as I had just arrived from the UK 3 days before the registration day. I felt that it will exhaust my mom and dad to travel from Alor Setar to Kuala Lumpur, plus I made an arrangement with Rohaizat, my best friend who lives nearby the Institute - Seri Kembangan.

The first week went very fast. We were bus...

Raya 2016: Raya with Alpaca!

OK, Raya celebration is almost over. I had better write something here before it's too late...aha... This year I had such a memorable Raya experience.

It's not as easy as when you were young. When you were just a little kid, Raya brings so much joy to you. When you became an adult, the understanding of Raya is different and changes over time. This year I had so much fun!

Raya Part 1: Kampung Gunung Sali

As this time around, I ended my teaching profession a month earlier, I had a chance to be bac...