I think the wires made me go insane for awhile cos I couldn't figure out how to arrange them on the circuit breadboard. Hahaha. But alhamdulillah cos ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB IS OVERRRRRR!!!!
This week was certainly less hectic than the last. Phew! Still a lot of work to do though. Plus had a few freak-out moments thinking about the upcoming FYEs and tests and how I am lagging behind in lectures and how I still do not understand a lot of theories and how I am still behind with tutorials also and how this and how that and sighs. I really have no confidence in my studies this sem. Though I've been studying and studying, I'm getting like nowhere. Everything's piling up. :(
Me and Dinah were talking to each other today about how stressed we both were and how engineering sucks the sanity out of us. Haha. Still, we agreed that we are both so so thankful for the friends we have made in engin. Without them, I think we would have boycotted school a long time ago. Hahaha. Syukur Alhamdulillah! So much more cheerful with them around. Talking about eyecandies and teasing each other. Hahaha, so funny!
I need to brush up on my arabic so that I can have a proper conversation with kak farhana bibi! :)
I feel like buying a lot of purple stuff I don't know why. Esp purple stationaries! Haha..
So much blessings from Allah, so little thanks from me... Alhamdulillah..
Yesterday's sunset was really beautiful. Parts of the sky was red and the lights from the buildings on the other side of the island shone across the dark sky. I could see the sea also from the 7th floor of the engineering block plus the cranes near it. Ahhhhh :)
Kak Sulaiha, this is a warning to you. Stop disturbing me about you-know-what issue or I'll announce my own plans to the whole world. Hahaha!
I made a new friend! Haha, like small kid like that must announce. But I feel happy when I make a new friend. Alhamdulillah, school's so much more bearable when you are with friends. Esp since all my friends are such nice people :D
I love random smses also! Makes me happy. Actually, I'm discovering a lot of things that make me happy. Haha. My personal indulgences. The people around me, the random smses I receive, the motivating words I keep chanting to myself, nature's beauty, random jokes and little amusing incidences. Haha. The stars that shines my darkest days. Sounds cheesy eh but im cheesy like that. Hahaha. And lately, I've been manja-ed a lot. Being fetched home, being sent to school, being consoled by the people I love. Like some little princess. :P
Okay I think this post is just a personal rambling. Wouldnt make any sense to anyone who reads it. Haha
Michel Cosnard. CEO of INRIA, the company who invented the Scilab mathematics free software.
Another person I would personally like to meet. And you should know why.
Really alhamdulillah that Deepthi was staying up all night too. In between all the frustrations and confusions, we still managed to joke about our assignment. And at this hour, laughter seriously takes a whole load of stress off you.
I've never seen for myself how beautiful Singapore's city skyline was until yesterday's night cycling. MasyaAllah, it just took my breath away. Throughout the whole time I couldn't stop praising Allah and thanking Him for allowing me to see such amazing scenery. I felt really serene then :) Plus the moon was at its brightest, Subhanallah. I came early at east coast park so I decided to star-gaze for awhile before I assembled with the rest. Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah.. I was imagining going through the whole experience again with my future husband. Hahaha! K la, actually that one can be more for Kak Hanisah :P
Wonderful group mates also! Managed to catch up and reminisce a bit about our Cedar days :) Ahhh, such nice people. Inner beauty shines so much more than outer beauty. Thank you everyone for the amazing experience! :D
These pictures were taken at Carlsbad flower field in San Diego, California. Can someone bring me there PLEASE!!!! Haha. The place looks so so pretty! Everywhere is filled with flowers. Can you imagine being surrounded with all those gorgeous flowers?! MasyaAllah, such beautiful creation! Can't even imagine how Jannah will be like. Subhanallah.
Pictures of flowers on Google Images never fail to distract me. Even fb is not that distracting. Hahaha. Okay Haslina, back to studying please!!
I saw this purple flower at engin that day! so pretty :D
EG1108 lab today. I went to school thinking I was fully prepared for it since I read the lab manual yesterday and did the questions beforehand as well. Of course, things went wrong. I had read the wrong lab manual and didnt bring the correct one to school. Still, Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah, Allah has His ways of helping out His servants so I did manage to complete the experiment :) It was pretty fun actually, haha.
The DC motor we had to experiment with. It was seriously noisy and the wires made me super dizzy! We had to connect wires from this hole to another, from the ammeter to the load torque to the voltmeter to the DC motor etc etc. In the end, the assistant basically did it for us. Hahaha :P
Last Saturday was outing with the makciks! Hahaha, miss them a lot ah. The only people I can have makcik talk with. Esp cik bunga ros. Hahaha! :P We went to Hazi's cousin bday party and he's seriously cute! 4 years old.
Hazi's bday present! Hope you liked it Hazi :)
The birthday boy. I think he was scared of me :/
Thanks abang Shahiddin for helping me out with my c programming until 2 am on Sunday. Felt so bad since he still had to go to work the next day at 8 am. I have to work harder! Mug mug mug. InsyaAllah, I can do this :)
Mum and bibik going to Penang for 4-5 days. Housewife training for Miss Sulaiha Ithnin and Miss Haslina Ithnin. Hahahaha. I have no idea what to expect. We can do it sis! Haha. We and the house shall survive. No more dapur betul-betul berasap eh :P I'm laughing already cause I can imagine the kecohness to come..
Pls doakan for my elder sis' exams. InsyaAllah sis, you will excel this time :)
Thank you so much Sir Martin Richards, Sir Ken Thompson and Sir Dennis Ritchie for inventing the C programming language which has totally exploded my brain.
I'm sure my two brothers would love to meet you guys too.
Allah says:"…and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know." (Surah Baqarah: 216)
A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you than a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah.
Those of you who know me will know why I love this quote so much, masyaAllah :)
what made haslina a happy girl? hahaha
I'm reading this book titled, "The History and Philosophy of Islamic Science" by Professor Dato' Osman Bakar. I know I'm not supposed to indulge in any non-engineering books for now but this book is truly awesome. Haha. Makes me think.
There was this paragraph which struck me. It begins with the ayat from the Quran Chapter XXII, Verses 7-9:
He (God) Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay. And made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised. But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him something of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding): Little thanks do ye give!
It goes on to explain that to be thankful to God is not merely to acknowledge the divine origin of all these faculties of knowing, but also to use each of them in a legitimate way that is proper to its nature and function. The legitimate use of each faculty demands that its proper domain of competence and limitation be duly recognized.
MasyaAllah, seriously made me ponder and contemplate. Hopefully I'll gain more knowledge from further reading this book. InsyaAllah! :)
Dr Michael Beer is such a nice lecturer! I consulted him today and he was super patient with all my questions. I spent close to 40 minutes in his office and alhamdulillah, my doubts have been cleared. Must have took up a lot of his time :/
and and I got an email from Kak Farhana Bibi today! So happy! It's good to hear encouraging words from someone who knows exactly what you are going through because she has also been through four horrible years of engineering. Hahaha. Alhamdulillah. So many gifts from Allah and so little thanks from me. Subhanallah.
I'm gonna mug hard from today onwards. Not gonna give up just yet. I'll do whatever it takes for the next 5 weeks to get those grades. Even if that means giving up apex for the time being (heartbreak) and going home no earlier than 10 pm everyday. I have to do this. Can't disappoint my parents anymore. Gotta think about their two months of work gone into my university fees every year. I have to do this for them and more importantly, for Allah. Have to work hard and pray hard. InsyaAllah, I can do this. If I ever slack, pls pls smack me or give me a stern warning. No time to lose now.
Ya Allah, grant me understanding and patience. Ameen. Doakan for me k :)
Anyone wants to do some hardcore mugging with me on weekends or weekdays? :)
Lirik: Pulanglah pada Tuhan cahaya kehidupan Syarat bahagia di dunia Akhirat kekal selamanya pada Allah
Sudah menjadi lumrah kehidupan di dunia Cabaran dan dugaan mendewasakan usia Rintangan dilalui tambah pengalaman diri Sudah sunnah ketetapan Ilahi
Deras arus dunia menghanyutkan yang terleka Indah fatamorgana melalaikan menipu daya Dikejar dicintai bak bayangan tak bertepi Tiada sudahnya dunia yang dicari
Begitu indah dunia siapa pun kan tergoda Harta, pangkat dan wanita melemahkan jiwa Tanpa iman dalam hati kita kan dikuasai Syaitan nafsu dalam diri musuh yang tersembunyi Pulanglah kepada Tuhan cahaya kehidupan Keimanan ketakwaan kepadanya senjata utama
Sabar menempuh jalan tetapkan iman di hati Yakinkan janji Tuhan syurga yang sedia menanti Imanlah penyelamat dunia penuh pancaroba Hidup akhirat kita kekal bahagia Imanlah penyelamat dunia penuh pancaroba Hidup akhirat kita kekal bahagia
Pulanglah pada Tuhan cahaya kehidupan Syarat bahagia di dunia Akhirat kekal selamanya pada Allah Allah
The boy in the first part of the video is so cute! :D
Anyway, this song was playing in my mp3 while I was doing my maths. It couldn't have come at a better time. It made me do a little bit of reflection.
Reminder to myself:
I am so so thankful that at the end of the day, my grades don't matter. Allah Ar-Raheem. In the hereafter, Allah is not gonna ask me the number of A's I got during my university days. Neither is Allah gonna ask me about the theories I have in my mind. This song reminded me that being stuck in this rat race, I have to stand by my principles. I have to keep the faith going and continue to improve my character. InsyaAllah. May Allah continue to guide me :)
That being said, I can't rest on my laurels. I have to continue working hard because my parents are the ones paying for my university fees. This is the least I can do to repay them. They have been extremely understanding and encouraging, alhamdulillah. Also, as a Muslim, sincerity is key when searching for knowledge (according to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf). Hard work will be rewarded if the intention is for the sake of Allah. InsyaAllah! Ameen.. :) Plus I think it'll be pretty cool if NUS has a malay engineering professor. Hahaha, saje je eh :P
Purple! Haha, she looks so ayu. Just a random photo btw.. got it from sghijab.tumblr.com :)
We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for.
I think the wires made me go insane for awhile cos I couldn't figure out how to arrange them on the circuit breadboard. Hahaha. But alhamdulillah cos ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB IS OVERRRRRR!!!!
The scenery behind is just masyaAllah :)
Bermulalah satu pelayaran...
Yesterday's sunset was really beautiful. Parts of the sky was red and the lights from the buildings on the other side of the island shone across the dark sky. I could see the sea also from the 7th floor of the engineering block plus the cranes near it. Ahhhhh :)
So cute kan! MasyaAllah :)
And still, we can NEVER EVER thank Allah enough..
so cute right?! missing them already..Ya Allah, may You protect them wherever they go. Ameen 
These pictures were taken at Carlsbad flower field in San Diego, California. Can someone bring me there PLEASE!!!! Haha. The place looks so so pretty! Everywhere is filled with flowers. Can you imagine being surrounded with all those gorgeous flowers?! MasyaAllah, such beautiful creation! Can't even imagine how Jannah will be like. Subhanallah.
The DC motor we had to experiment with. It was seriously noisy and the wires made me super dizzy! We had to connect wires from this hole to another, from the ammeter to the load torque to the voltmeter to the DC motor etc etc. In the end, the assistant basically did it for us. Hahaha :P
Hazi's bday present! Hope you liked it Hazi :)
The birthday boy. I think he was scared of me :/
Bright sunny morning on a Saturday at NUS :)