Play outside at last

Instead of taking full day leave, I took half day off in the morning, brought Fasha to meet her papa, went to settle errands at banks, drop her at nursery before headed towards office. Started from office at 5:15pm, picked up dear Fasha around 6pm after buying fried chicken for our dinner. At last, mommie has time to bring Fasha to play swing at our apartment. Compensation time, since it's back to gig and late nights in a few days. Hhmm..
Rebonding time,
- MommieSha
30 Jun 2008

Manja mami

After a tiring session of bathing kiddo, laundry, cooking, feeding, cleaning bathrooms, entertaining kiddo in betweens, and finally taking my own bath, this is what we do - I could sit and relax on the sofa, and my kiddo rest on my lap with manja..
Manja mami missing mami, mami knows..,
- MamiFasha
29 Jun 2008

Whole Sunday at home

We rarely stay put at home, even on weekends. After 2 Saturdays on duty, I feel that I should spend time at home with kid, since she's missing me too much already. I'm planning to take leave as well tomorrow, for my kid. Fasha at home, feeling bored too, and starts digging her old toys to play, after finish 'reading' all her books. As long as all her activities are in front of TV, she's fine.
Slow weekend,
- MommieSha
29 Jun 2008

UCSI Open Day

Lecturers (from FoMIT) on duty for today's Open Day are KongMM and myself. Job: Sit at the desk allocated according to faculty, from 9AM to 5PM... and of course, entertain any prospect students and parents who would be inquiring about the courses offered in UCSI.

Until now, timecheck 11:50AM, there's no prospects who visit our desk yet.

I'm here since 9AM, and I have finished marking the make-up Mid-Term Exam, I finished entering the Mid-Term Exam marks of 140 students, I've finished marking Project 1 of MMP, and finished keying in the marks for the MMP Project 1.

I've also eaten a set of waffles, thanks to my partner here... eh? I wonder where she is... Ohhh, she's somewhere around, far away from the hot sun (where I am at). Hhmm...

This is the view from my desk, close to the entrance of the main lobby. Not many visitors here today, as usual I guess...

First time in charge of this, and already expert in killing time HAHAHA,
-MsSha@FoMIT
28 Jun 2008

Supertransporter

Among a few equipments to transport to and fro for the weekly gig. Our drummerboy, a.k.a. Band leader, is the official transporter, due to the injury our equipment owner has. This photo was taken during our last week gig. Seen in the pic are an amp, 2 guitars.. Eh where's the other stuff? Anyway, we had extra amp for this week gig, to add to the skinny-bone's muscles. Amps are not light, mind you!
Blogging from post office queue,
- Shazz@DCmates
27 Jun 2008

Vision n mission

At this point of time, everybody keeps on glancing at the watch indicating 5pm, in other words time to go home. Just at that same point, the 'Prof' talks about how being 'not so punctual to go home' as a way to fulfill the college vision and mission in being the par excellence university. And at that same point I whisper out loud, 'Oh come on.. I have a long night ahead! I have a gig tonight! And I haven't sorted out my folder yet, my songs sequence, my, argh!!' Ok maybe that's too over-acting. Hhmm..
Exhaustion starts between the over-consumption of brain and muscle,
- Shazz@DCmates
25 Jun 2008

'Kuetiau tinggal sikit'

My friend wanted to drag me out, but I have lab class at 3:30pm. So I continued working until I'm starved. Packed my things and headed towards Block B. No rice because I don't want to eat too much, despite the tiny hash brown I had last at 9am. Hmm.. In the mood for 'kuetiau', but.. The library cafe cook said, 'kuetiau tinggal sikit, mee tinggal sikit. Campur boleh?' Meetiau le tu.. Meetiau pun meetiau lah! Enjoying 'lunch' now at 3:20pm. Could almost hear my dad and cousin scolding me for eating too little!
No appetite due to exhaustion,
- Shazz@Vodafone
26 Jun 2008

Saturday duty... sort of

"Lihatlah... mejaku... yang kesemakan..." could almost hear Ogy's voice singing that 80's song, of course the lyrics were different. :-p

Today is Saturday, and my group is working. So, I plan to mark all the papers today, of course that would be a miracle... I have approximately 140 MidTerm Exam papers and another 140 Assignment 1 papers to mark. That is only for 1 subject - Information Technology. Another subject is soft copy version of Multimedia animation. (Sigh!) Luckily I only have about 9 Multimedia Programming students. Hhmm...

So that's how my desk looks like. And I prefer to leave the mess the way it is until I finish the task. That's why I need to finish all these marking by end of Monday, when I'll definitely be at my desk (no classes). Otherwise, God knows what will happen to my papers, because the students come in and go right in front of my desk here. "Hey, Management! When are we getting our cubicles??!!" (Sigh!)

So much of sighing this month, not good...,

- MsSha@UCSI

21 Jun 2008

Just another few more minutes!

I'm very very very very late today. Got out from the house at about 9AM++. My morning lab at 8:30AM is canceled, but my 10:30AM lab is not and that's the worse between the two subjects - it's Multimedia Programming (MMP)!!!

Rushing all the way but inside I'm so cool, arrived office before 10AM (luckily), and that is already like more than an hour late (sigh!). Went to my faculty to pick up the attendance list, and upon leaving my desk, "Apa lagi aku lupa ar? Apa lagi aku lupa ar?" as if there's something missing from the pile in my arms. "Ah! Never mind, simply lah!" and off I went to the lab.

Upon climbing up the stairs to the lab, "Apa aku nak ajaq ni ar? Apa aku nak ajaq ni ar?" Isk isk... What la this lecturer. :-S "Simply lah! Just check what Flash exercise I have that can be used for lab exercise and new assignment." Be creative, eh? ;-) Hhmm... Gamble all the way, it seems... as usual. :-S

Few more minutes before my students arrive, switched on my notebook, looked at the whiteboard... "Hey! Where's my whiteboard marker and eraser, and other stationery??!!" Ooohhh.... that's the thing that was missing from the 'pile in my arms' just now. (Sigh!) Ah well, let's check out the Computer Support Dept, in case they could lend me theirs. As a backup plan, I'll just have to make do with the projected Office Word to type out in case needed (since I can't write on the board).

The clock showed 10:29AM as I was still checking my exercise files. Good thing the students never tried any of them on their own, even when I've given them long time back since beginning of the semester. "Alright! I'll teach them this (importing video)!" Err..., but I haven't tried this as well leh. Alah! As usual la, gamble babe!! Urgh!!

Went to the Computer Support Dept, borrowed their stationery and projector cable, came back to the lab and started erasing the board, and... the whiteboard marker had no ink! Hhmm... What a morning. :-S Oh well, at least the projector works, sort of. So I just projected the exercise, get the help from the support guy to adjust my projection setting (got problem of displaying on both screens at one time, since yesterday), and the class started... and the bull-shitting, and the babble, and the stupid jokes... Well, the show must go on ma! :-S

All went well, and since I couldn't write on the board, I just brief the students what I want for their Project 2, and promised them to upload the formal assignment question/details to the Yahoo Group and e-Advantage.

Class ended at 11:50AM (earlier than usual). Amen! That's all for today... the class, I mean, it's the only class I have today.

Mindless "leterer",
- Shazz @Vodafone
20 Jun 2008

Friday mind...

"Nak tunggu hat lain lambat sangat, aku pun pi makan dulu lah! Nampak sayoq bayam je, teghuih cedok." I need the ferum/iron anyway. Altogether (inclusive 'teh o ais manis') is "mpat ghinggit dua... ok la kan ka?" Plus the morning RM4 for toll, overall approximately RM8 my expenses for today, I think... "Oh ya, petrol tak pam lagi!?" (Sigh!)


Normally if I eat alone at cafe, I would bring along something to read or scribble. Coincidently I'm working on T-shirt design for the UCSI Rec Club, so I started scribbling for ideas. And the inspiration of the day is... the 'teh o ais'!!! Applause!! HAHAHAHA....!!

Just observe the ice cubes in the glass and how the light and transparency play their role in the picture. And the stripes of light and shadow that are formed in the background too. Hhmm.... "Cam na nak explain ar?" Never mind, I'll upload the result if I can after I complete the design idea in my head. "Itu pun kalau terbuat la kan ka!"

Tired mind thinking aimlessly for everything,
- Artzz
20 Jun 2008

Relax and unwind

Relax and unwind, after a pissing-off morning... "Syok jugak jadi leterer ni ek!"

Location: cafe in front of the UCSI library, facing the academic block.

It's already past my working hour, but I don't feel like going off yet. Suddenly in the mood to write research paper...

Nice place to study and work on my research, especially when the crowd is less. No disturbance from students as how it would be at the desk in the faculty. Even if there's any students who would see me here, they either walk away after greeting or join me for a short chit chat and a drink.

Back to the old habit in university - hang out and study at cafe (while 'cuci mata', of course),
- MsSha @UCSI
12 Jun 2008

Relaxing the final moments

Relaxing at Stone's while waiting for that 'beauty king' to make-up and ready to go for our second gig. The transporter (Burn) is on the way. I arrived first even though we started almost at the same time (from separate location), going through the heavy rain and heavy jam.

The house is cosy enough for an artist to get inspiration for his music... with the balcony facing the greens (and mosquitoes).

New friends with new hang-out place,
- Shazz@ DCmates
11 Jun 2008

Changes in sequence during the break

"Sadat! We need to rearrange the sequence!" The sentence that made me feel like saying, "uuurrrrggghhh!!" But hey, it's part of the game, eh? Luckily it's our second gig, and I'm already used to the situation.

During the break, the band members decided to change the sequence of the songs in the second set. Here in the picture, Sadat (bass) was writing out the sequence as how it sounds fit for the ending of the performance.


Jugs and jugs of drinking water and coke... no wonder I keep on going to washroom! Ignore the logo on the jug, it's not alcohol that they served. If we want alcohol, we have to pay it ourself. Hhmm...

Cool pose from Sadat (bass)..., waiting for the evening to end, so that all of us can go home to our little families and kids (except for Stone, Sapet and Kyra, I guess).

Second gig, over..., next?
- Shazz@DCmates
11 Jun 2008

How dare...

Can you see that?? Probably if you click on the image to see a full view or zoom in, you can make out what is it on that car rear mirror of mine... It's a couple of flies, mating to make more baby flies!! I wish I could tell them to go and 'get a room'! But then again, they might enter my car and make it their 'room'!? Eeeuuuuu... I don't want my car to 'shake' like nobody's business!! :-

Just about to go off from work and this is what I get to see - 'free show',

- Shazz@Vodafone

11 Jun 2008

Last-minute preparation before the gig

Time check: 7.15pm; Location: Stone's @ Robson Heights; Attendees: Stone, Burn and Shazz. Counting down approximately 1 hour before DCmates's 3rd gig @ Charlie's.
Rock on,
- Shazz@ DCmates
18 Jun 2008

At last she has a friend

My baby finally has a friend to play with at the jamming studio.. And I finally could see how she makes friend. Of course she keeps peeping through the guitar, mic stands and cables to ensure that mommie still there watching over her. She even peeps around to see other equipments from her seat, to feed her curiosity. Thanx BroChefNadzri for bringing your daughter along.
Half-relieved,
- Shazz@DCmates
18 Jun 2008

Jam Mommie, jam..

A view in the jamming studio, our usual practice place. Last night there were only 5 of us and 2 kiddos. It was a last-minute practice. We are performing gig tonight and that was our only practice, which includes 2 new songs! (Sigh!)
Drained to the max,
- Shazz@DCmates
18 Jun 2008

Pity my kid

'Dah kena tampar kuat dengan mak dia, baru dia lena.' My baby is very cranky and pampered lately. Such a long list to say how much she bullies me. She thinks mommie abandoning her every time mommie picks her up late at night. Sometimes it makes me wonder why I wanted a kid.. Oh yes, because my life was so dull before this and it made me go insane. Only when I have her, I get chances in various career, hobbies and life.. (sigh!)
Drained to the brim,
- Shazz@Vodafone
18 Jun 2008

June great escape part 1

Timecheck: 3.05pm. Location: Junction of Lorong Binjai behind KLCC. Destination: Pasar Keramat. Purpose: Trade-in gold ring with new one because lost the stone of current ring, and to get some cash. Target: To reach back to office within 1.5hours after leaving office.
Phew! Made it!
- Nutzz
17 Jun 2008

A view while waiting..

Waiting outside a friend's house, on the hillside among the greens we rarely find in the heart of Klang Valley. Enjoying the view, seeing a few residents and expats strolling down the path and walking their canines. Peaceful environment, best for retiring age.
While slapping some annoying mosquitoes,
- Shazz@Vodafone
17 Jun 2008

Slow driving morning..

I was late, as usual.. And it's a slow drive from home to office. First half of the journey was 'accompanied' by a patrol car, so everybody behaved and drove 'politely', in other words 'slow'. No speeding, no cutting queue.. Just slowly driving until we reached the destination.. Tuesday relaxed mood,
- Shazz@Vodafone

After a tiring day at work

Having a glass of iced tea without milk after a long day at work. Meeting a brother in music, listening to his stories.. One after another.. Well, at least he doesn't make me nervous with his 'tark tark dum dum cher..' (practising drum on air) like our last meet.
Take a breath and relax, - Shazz@DCmates
10 Jun 2008

Lazy Monday morning view

As the sun rises slowly from the edge of the eastern horizon, and the birds chirping for early worms, I glance out my bedroom window with sleepless lashes covering half my view. My little one still snoring lightly by my side, trapping half my figure with her right arm n leg, ensuring that I go nowhere without her consent.. Such a lazy Monday morning, but I have hectic schedule awaiting beyond that window. (Sigh!)
As the keys click on,
- Artzz
16 Jun 2008

Good day ends with good dinner

A good day ends with a good dinner, a full tummy of nice food at Ah Tuan Ee / Rojak Rojak at the Curve. The most important criteria of a good dinner is when it is a treat from mom's best friend. Thanks, AuntieYuyu!
Good food good sleep; Go to sleep, it's almost 11pm now!
- MommieSha@Vodafone
15 June 2008

Father's Day MMS

The best shot of the day! This special pose is for all the uncles who have been supportive friends to Mommie. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, UNCLE! Among the recepients are U.Fandi, U.Anas, U.Esmawee, U.Azhar, U.Mihad, U.ChefNadzri, and U.Syahriz.
Happy Uncle's Day, I guess,
- MommieSha@Vodafone
15 Jun 2008

How do I look?

BbShasha posing with her new sunglasses, sponsored by the godfather AbbuMama. All of a sudden she looks likd her granny, TokMama. Hmm..
Seeing the gene runs in Fasha's blood,
- MommieSha@Vodafone
15 Jun 2008

Shake your bum bum

BbShasha shaking her bum to the music, while peeping below the dashboard of mom's car looking for something interesting. A 'cute-bumpy' pose mom never want to miss! We were waiting for a lunch date with her godfather, AbbuMama.
Cute notti bum toddler I have,
- MommieSha@Vodafone
15 Jun 2008

Fasha's latest pose

In conjunction with Father's Day today, bbShasha got herself a new pair of maroon Pooh-brand sunglasses. She was wearing them the whole time from inside Watson (that's where we bought them) until we reached home. She slid her sunglasses up her hair for this stunning pose..
It runs in the family, this posing-in-style thingy ;)
-MommieSha@Vodafone
15 Jun 2008

In the dark

Getting a new gadget in hand is a very tempting experience. Since I'm very much into photography and design, I was very excited to test the capability of the 3.2 megapixel Cybershot built-in camera of this SE K800i phone of mine.

I tried it on my most loyal model - my 3-year-old daughter... We were in the dark, as I was trying to make her sleep in front of her favourite TV show. I captured her photos as she was pretending to run away from the camera.

After she saw the first photo of herself, she started posing for the other two. I had to ask her to smile and she gave a wide, eerie grin for the last shot.

I showed the photos to my colleagues and they said that my daughter really looks like me! Oh wow! At last, I get that statement. Thank you, Cybershot!! ;-)

Mommie enjoying papparazzi-ing daughter,
Shazz @ Vodafone
08 Jun 2008

The Day I Got My Vodafone

It was about 3AM on 8th June 2008, I received a special delivery to my house a new handphone with the following specifications.

Brand: Sony Ericsson
Model: K800i
Camera feature: 3.2 mega pixels Cybershot

New features I appreciate to have in this model:
Bluetooth, Infrared, RSS reader, Radio, Song playlist, MP3 as ringtones, etc.

I leave the rest of the details to your curiosity (you can check them online).

It is a second handphone, previously owned by a nurse. She has been using this phone for the past 1 year. Black in colour and with rubber-based casing (which I like much for handy grip).

I've been searching for my own digital camera, after selling my previous ones almost every alternate year. Recently my longest most loyal (4 years old) Samsung handphone had finally gave way in terms of image capturing, thus I had no choice but to find a new phone with good built-in camera.

The reason being me having the keen interest in capturing my daughter's growing years in digital mode, and for blogging those moments. Another reason being me involving myself into making music (playing with a band), which requires me to constantly listen to songs to prepare for the weekly performances.

Now, I have a very good camera within a phone with very good features (at least for me), in terms of both visual and audio. So far, it is handy..., and funny too!

Check out my blogs for updates on what I see through the lens of the Vodafone.

New photo-blogger in town,
- Shazz
10 Jun 2008