Industry Competent Graduates

The recipient of Honorary Doctorate of Management for this year (2013) MMU Convocation is Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali. His contributions as the Chief Secretary to the government for over four years is obvious, which demonstrating his passion and dedication of service to the country. Chief Secretary is the highest ranking of civil service post in the country.

Tan Sri has been greatly involved in the development of Putrajaya and Multimedia Super Corridor during his service under Tun Dr Mahathir's leadership as the Prime Minister. His contributions on the implementation and realization of the vision of MSC and Cyber City has now become solid and real.

Tun gave advice to MMU graduates to face greater challenges ahead to be more involved in building the industry of multimedia and ICT. That is the area of MMU specialization.

Tun praised MMU for being at the upfront as a private university to contribute to the development of this country. The university - industry partnership is greatly encouraged by Tun. He mentioned that MMU collaboration with industries are constantly bonded and resulted mentionable outcomes of the partnership.

This year speech from Management Doctorate is much concentrated with the experiences of management concepts, issues and challenges, which I think Tun has a lot of experience to be told. Within the short speech and his biography in Convocation booklet, the space is not enough to record his experience. Tun has more to share with his current involvement as the Chairman of Malaysia Building Society Bhd, Chairman of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Chairman of the Multimedia Development Sdn Bhd. He is also sits on the Board of ESSO Malaysia Bhd, IJM Corporation Sdn Bhd.

To be industry relevant and competent,  again and again the advice to graduates is to be  more creative and digitally talented in creations and to make positive history.

Women and Education

Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali received her Honorary Doctorate of Education in MMU 13th convocation year 2012. Tun delivered a speech reflecting her education journey with a strong support from her parents.  She was one of the ten women who were successfully entering King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1947. She was the only Malay lady selected to the college.

With the song "You raised me up" performed, I am so touch to relate the song with what Tun mentioned in her speech about her father's support for women education: "To raise a daughter is to educate more people for the nation". Tun's contribution to this nation has been witnessed by all.  MMU community has also benefited much from her her intelligence advice, action, and sincere encouragement during her chancellorship for the university. Thank you Tun, you are my role model.

Impermanence

Nothing is permanent. Knowing this is easy, but accepting it is hard.

This notion is not new, I knew it for long, and until now, I am still learning how to face impermanence for any changes of things/events/life. Learn to accept impermanence positively is crucial.

Those who are the victims of impermanence do not need to be afraid of, face it, it is a norm of life. Take it; it is the law of nature, God's rules, whatever you name it. Those who are blessed with impermanence, be prepared to accept other changes too.

We have to constantly take it easy, and enjoy the journey of change.

Celebration of Perseverance

This year MMU convocation, I have a better chance to view our graduates' happy and proud faces on stage. All look young, beautiful (handsome for boys) and cheerful when they walk forward to receive their scrolls. Accompany with the rhythmic gamelan music, they smile to Chancellor Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, and their proudly moment are captured.

As Tun Chansellor wrote the foreword of the convocation booklet that "...our life too is filled with seasonal memoirs of rise and fall...someday when you leaf through those pages of time, ... you will only reflect with much fondness and believe that your sincere hard work and perseverance has crowned you today as graduates of MMU." What a strong agreement of me with Tun that perseverance and focus effort did contribute to our success in academic and also in all levels of our lives. May I remind myself and all that convocation is a big day to celebrate and recognize our achivement of "perserverance" in life.

Grown Up with Love

Flipping through some old albums and seeing kids photo during their younger time, this makes me realise that they have grown up, a lot.

I miss their younger look, and their younger minds, and actions. They were so cute to pose for any photo sessions; they asked many questions of all kinds; they played a lot, happily. Now, they are different. They look serious in photo. Ren everytime looks so cool in front of camera; Roy still can pose his cheerful smile on photo. Both are now 10 and 8, attending the same school. Roy tends to ask more questions regarding school from Ren; Roy initiates more playtime with Ren. I ask Ren to set a good role model for Roy, which I think it works. I reminded myself to treat them differently as two different persons, but always hope them to be together, helping and loving each other like a pair of "mandarin ducks".

孩子的心声

孩子的心声，我们大人是否常有去聆听呢？
听的时候，是否有用心听呢？
常常我都会无意中听到孩子俩聊天的小故事，他们的兴趣、喜好，往往都会聊出来，无意中也让我知道他们的心声。
孩子也会把心声画出来，再不然就是写出来。他们的作业当中，我最喜观检查的是＂曰记周记＂。
最难听到的就是小该存在内心深处的心声，不曾透露出来的心声，那才是父母应该挖掘及了解的心声。
当小孩是幸苦的啊！大人应该多听小孩的心声。

龙溪

龙溪虽是一个小镇，样样俱有。
这地方名字也取得妙：似龙般的一条小溪，好有创意的一个名字！
一瞬间，住在龙溪已有五年了。第一次写关于龙溪，的确有好多事物，我都想写。最想告诉大家的就是龙溪也有慈济，有缘在龙溪参加慈济的活动，应该要感谢杨师伯及师姑把慈济的种子播种于此地。希望慈济树能在龙溪茁壮成长，造福人群。
有期望就得有行动啊！要不然那股期望怎么能实现呢？