My First Earthquake Experience

27/2/08 is an important day for me. It was the day which i experienced the earthquake for the first time in my life. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.3 on the Richter scale. I wasn't in Indonesia or Japan at that time, but I was in Sheffield. I never expect that I will experience it when I am in the UK. I thought UK is free from earthquake.

The earthquake happened around 1 am. At that time, i was still awake and sitting in front of my laptop doing some works. Suddenly, things start to shake. Initially, I thought it was because of strong wind (very strong wind is normal here) or people upstairs were running. But when it became stronger and my whole room shaken, it realised that something has happened.

I 'YM'ed my friend at Opal (next to my hall) and she felt it as well. Then, everybody YM status changed and asked about what has happened. I was told that Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and London experienced the shook too.

Lots of my friends were scared at that time but the strange thing is, i wasn't feel scared at all. I was so curious. What has happened? Is it because of an earthquake or UK has just been attacked by an atomic bomb?

It is interesting to see people's reaction. Just after the tremor, people changed their YM status to "aku mintak maaf kat kawan-kawan semua", "aku halalkan makan minum korang", "kalaulah kita mati tadi" etc.

I am sure lots of people take the tremor as a reminder from Allah. It makes us think about the sins we have done, think about death etc. But the most important thing is how long is the tremor which act as a reminder have a positive impact on us? a day? a week? a month? or forever? One could repent and seek Allah's forgiveness after the tremor but start doing bad things on the next morning like nothing has happened. It is something to think about.

Related links:
1- The Times

2- BBC News

5 P's as academician

I talked to Zaid yesterday about careers as a lecturer or academician. He told me that there are 5 important things (usually called as 5 P's) that one need to focus in order to be successful in this field. The 5 P's are:

Pengajaran
Penyelidikan
Penerbitan
Perundingan
Perkhidmatan dalam masyarakat

Which of the X-Men Are You?

You Are Cyclops

Dedicated and responsible, you will always remain loyal to your cause. You are a commanding leader - after all, you can kill someone just by looking at them. Power: force beams from your eyes

Which of the X-Men Are You?

Suka Duka Bola Sepak Inggeris

Minggu ini sahaja, terdapat banyak suka duka yang berlaku dalam dunia bola sepak Inggeris. Manisnya kerana kejayaan Man Utd mengalahkan Newcastle Utd 5-1 dan seri 1-1 dengan Lyon di tempat lawan.

Spurs pula berjaya mengalahkan Chelsea dan seterusnya dinobatkan sebagai juara Carling Cup 2008. Seingat saya, Chelsea sudah memenangi Carling Cup sebanyak 2 tahun berturut-turut sebelum ini. Perlawanan akhir Carling Cup ini adalah perlawanan yang sangat penting bagi kedua-dua pengurus pasukan iaitu Ramos dan Avram Grant kerana ianya merupakan peluang bagi mereka untuk menjulang piala pertama sejak menjadi pengurus di kelab masing-masing. Namun, Grant masih lagi mempunyai peluang untuk menjulang piala FA dan Liga Juara-Juara Eropah (yang kemungkinan besar bakal dimenangi Man Utd, hehe) pada akhir musim ini.

Duka pula apabila mengenangkan nasib Eduardo yang ditackle keras oleh Taylor. Akibatnya, Eduardo patah di buku lali dan terpaksa dikejarkan terus ke hospital. Tackle tersebut merupakan tackle paling teruk pernah saya saksikan. Pada tahun lepas pula, pemain muda Arsenal iaitu Abou Diaby juga menerima nasib yang sama dan patah kaki apabila ditackle.

Saya percaya bahawa insiden tersebut merupakan satu kemalangan dan Taylor langsung tidak mempunyai niat untuk mematahkan kaki Eduardo. Inilah yang dikatakan 'malang tidak berbau'. Hendak tak hendak, kecederaan ringan mahupun berat merupakan lumrah yang perlu diterima oleh setiap pemain. Saya tidak dapat bayangkan sekiranya Cristiano Ronaldo ditackle seperti itu pada masa depan.

Saya agak terkilan apabila terbaca artikel di Utusan Malaysia mengenai insiden kecederaan tersebut. Artikel tersebut menyatakan bahawa kecederaan Eduardo pasti disambut gembira oleh Man Utd. Apa yang wartawan tersebut fikirkan??? Sebagai salah seorang penyokong 'hardcore' Man Utd, saya tidak sedikitpun berasa gembira atas insiden tersebut. Sepatutnya kita berasa simpati terhadap Eduardo atas kemalangan yang dialaminya, bukan bergembira, walaupun ini secara tidak langsung akan memudahkan Man Utd untuk memintas kedudukan Arsenal di Liga Inggeris. Saya berasa adalah tidak betul sekiranya kita bergembira atas kemalangan tersebut.

Diharapkan Eduardo akan lekas sembuh supaya dapat memberi cabaran kepada Man Utd di musim akan datang.

Because you are special

Never doubt your abilities.
Never let anyone or anything
make you feel less than
what you believe you are.

Never feel you can't walk
another step further.
Even if you stumbling,
keep your head straight on.
Knowing in your heart that
nobody can hurt you,
unless you let them do so.

Never lose faith in yourself...
Because who you are
is someone special.

My superpower. hehehe

Your Superpower Should Be Super Speed

You're quick witted and fast to act. You're mind works at warp speed. From your perspective, everyone else is living in slow motion. You get so much done, people have accused you of not sleeping. Definitely not a couch potato, you feel a bit crazy if you're not busy doing something. Why you would be a good superhero: You're be the first on the scene... and likely to finish the job before anyone else shows up Your biggest problem as a superhero: Being bored by everyone else. Including other superheroes!

What Should Your Superpower Be?

MUSST workshop

Dr. Sariah Barnes (kiri)

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