Roling out the idea

Idea! That’s the main role of academia. It’s not just about molding the next generation but the best thing about being an academic personal is to have and come out with an idea. By doing just that, we, the academicians, are becoming the learning institute, but not the buildings of the institute.

An academician is supposed to mold a younger age group to be successful, give ideas as freely as water out of the new pipe, encourage and become a role model.

An old professor in this campus managed to impress me. He has tons of charisma. He waltz his way through the research field of herbs and yet able to stay smart and on top of that, he looks just as brilliant; which is by not wearing the ordinary scientist’s look. Ideas runs freely out of his mouth, at no extra charge.

I just wish that I too can grow old, wise and happy. Being a scientist is a way of me to help the public. I might not be able to reach that in my lifetime, but I wish God will help me to help others. Though I can't do anything on the 'look department', but as long as nice thing is said about me, Ok lah! (^_~)

Grading system again?

As a person we need to stop grading our self or others. Well, the grading systems have start since schooling days but let us leave it to the exam paper marking only, not human. It’s not humane to evaluate another human when it comes to life perspective, that’s God territory. Male or female, we are all Homo sapiens. On top of that, we are His entire servant. No need to prove anything, since no one has ever successfully brought back the death, not even zombie, so let’s call it a day.

Why I am blabbering here? The Obedient Wife Club’s statement of course!

No individuals are ever the same with one another. To put all women as one group and flocking it together is not the right way to do it. To say that one wife is obedient than another because they serve their husband sexually better, that’s also inappropriate. Well, that’s my opinion. Can they thing out of the box, as example, what if the husband is paralyzed from neck to toe? Then they wife is not first-class wife because no sex service is needed there. Besides, not all man is only looking for sex. It is not as easy as that to surmise the other person thought.

There are men who choose not to marry yet because there is thinking about the responsibility to bring up the family. Even some of them thought that polygamy is not are privileges but a HUGE responsibility. No, this do not come from Aidil of Nur Kasih fame, it was a comment from a cousin. There goes the myth that all man is looking for more than one wife/ partner. Probably some are, but the main point here is NOT all.

It was a bizarre proclamation to put up and moreover, giving such statement is only degrading woman as well as man; hope that they can make some amend before the reputation of the club goes beyond reparable.

The blue ocean of mine

Here, I am my man where I work according to my agenda and one day, I shall find my niche. Niche! That's the word which dashed through my mind once I read a summary on 'The Blue Ocean". The one word love to be uttered by some of the higher management team of the institution. Well, they have their point. It's not easy to be or wanted to be the best but at the end of the day, it's the ground people who need to be counted.

Unfortunately, the ground people is me, one of them.

By saying so, I am in need to search for a niche where I can do my research successfully and will be able to claim that I am the best. Well, is that the definition of the niche or it is the correct 'Blue Ocean strategy? I hesitate on that. Or perhaps I may be wrong and should digest the reality of life to understand all about the ocean.

The main blue ocean strategy is to create a new market or new area or uncontested niche where they will be no other contestant. The idea is creating something new but shall be in demand.

How one do that?

If I look back at a conversation with my former supervisor, Hosoi, long time back, I gathered from our discussion that he did not actually create a new area of research. In his idea, if he wanted to be amongst the most remembered scientist, plus the Nobel Prize receiver, he needed to seek an opportunity to do research on something that can last long and in demand - the other words to say, as long as he was the patriarch of the department. That was one of the reason he did the aquaporin project and projecting all the money on AQP5 of salivary gland since he was a professor of a dental school. His initial thought was that the research area would be the in-thing for another 15 years or so. The upshot of his strategy was that before his retirement day arrived, he almost reached the goal of being one of the best in the field. By being mentioned as one of the well-known scientist in AQP5 field in a website had made him proud. His complacency was proven when he did email me about that.

How about me then? What's my blue ocean? I am not very sure about it at this point of time. Many things are hanging in my mind which implied by my involvement in various projects which were quite diverse. Well, I am still at the entry-level status. I am still swimming on the surface of an ocean. We'll see soon if there is any need to recast the research proposal.

Mind the Attitudes

Well, I went to Mecca to perform the umrah. Came back here almost two weeks. I was happy that I did went there but I can't explained the reason behind it. Scorpio never really tell the whole truth when they explained something regarding their inner feeling. But please, it was never a lie, but only they can't reach for the correct sentences (or so I thought).

People always talk about serenity to be near His house but for me, the place had a sense of intimacy, like I belong to it. On top of that, it was very different from what I thought when I saw it in a picture or film.

Anyhow, nevermind about that.

Since coming back, I felt a bit tired and calm. Too calm that I began to panick but nothing happened, just the usual deep thinking Naba on work again.

Besides, the mind had stated to build a new set of attitudes.

Ready?!

From what I gather from reading the Al-Quran (translational of course!), if God wanted to do something, He will, with all His might.

So, if He had decided something good will happen, it will, and vice versa if it is something bad. My point is that I need not worry too much. Let's leave it all to the All Mighty. We just do our job as best we could, pray that it will turn out to be good at the end of the day (as we want it to be) then leave it to Him.

The monster within.....

After months, here I am again, blogging. Life has been good, with more responsibility as human being, daughter, sister, friends and colleague.

An excuse for me to be here is just me missing the blogging world. This blog of mine had become a part of me for the past four years, bested (if this word ever exists) of best friends, and it was hard to let go.

Looking back in a very constructive standpoint of the past six months, I knew that accomplishing the degree was the best thing that ever occurred. Nonetheless, it had unleashed the other part of me who had been under the constraint for the good four years. The heat of the atmosphere of my beloved country had added to the unbearable strain which left the mind paralyzed. The monster finally had successfully taken over my body and flew it to the hell of unknown emotions. But then again, I thank God. The G factor had brought me back to the smelly earth that I love so much.

Yes, it was the G factor all along that brought me back.

A simple me

I am not an angel and not even having a tiny angel-like personality. But I would like to believe that I am not dreadful either. Preferably, I would settle for an average human being, neither good nor bad.

Thus, I do have limit. Please never underestimate my anger or the patience. At the moment, I am trying the best to be the better person.

I wish I have all the courage to say, “I am done with you!” But then again, there is a small voice keeps insisting on the value of a relationship.

I wish that life could be a little simpler.

Bend It Like Me?

There was a single incident that still played strongly in my mind though it happened almost a decade ago, something to do with football, Britain and the Aussie visitors.

During one fine day in a meeting room of Human Genome Centre, I was sweating profusely as the honorable Aussie visitors from Adelaide University was about to reach the department and I would be the one giving the welcoming talk; a short introduction of the department and the school. Nonetheles, being rehearsing the presentation for the xth times, I was ready, or thought so.

Once they made the entrance the atmosphere was very serious and there I was standing and blabbing, remembering every words.

“As for the training, at the moment, we have a student studying in the Manchester United…..”

Silence.

Opss…

“Manchester University.”

Laughter.

The Aussie Professor smiled for the first time, “Everything is about David Beckam nowadays.”

“Yes, Bend It Like Beckam.”