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Thursday, August 30, 2018
My Masters Dissertation
It has been a while since we came back from the UK. I have so much to share about our life here but I have not completed my posts about the UK.
Anyway, this is the hardcover copy of my dissertation for my Masters of Science in International Development: Globalisation, Trade and Industry from The University of Manchester, United Kingdom. I have submitted it via Turnitin to the University. These hard covers were for submission to Public Service Department (JPA) and my office's library.
Public Governance and the Economic Upgrading in the Malaysian Aerospace Industry Global Production Network
Sis bangga ya dapat siapkan dissertation yang komplikated ini dan di proof read oleh orang UK pulak tu dengan minor corrections on the articles (a, the).
I need to print one copy for myself.
I regret I did not properly printed and bound a copy of (1) My dissertation for my Bachelor of Science (Architecture Studies) - it was on Wayfinding for People with Low Vision in Healthcare Facilities (or something like that); (2) My independence studies for my Bachelor of Architecture on The Design and Wayfinding of Mosques in Kuala Lumpur (Case Study of Masjid Wilayah) and (3) my thesis for my Bachelor of Architecture - Riverside Civic Centre in Klang.
Item (3) is a study on that particular building typology, the historical context, concept, building design, layout and construction technology. We have to not only came out with the thesis, but with full colour presentation boards on the building design (plan, elevations, sections, perspective, blow-up perspective, detailed drawings, sketches, etc). I have posted about the thesis 3D Monochromatic Model here and conceptual diagram here.
It drives me crazy thinking that I didnt compiled the thesis properly back then. Still regret it tho. A few days before the submission, my fiance stayed up to help constructing the model. Then my friend Jai, stayed up the night after to complete the wiring and ambiance lighting for my model. My mom stayed up until the morning of the submission day to help me with my presentation boards. Ko bayangkan la berapa ramai yang terpaksa tak tidur nak bantu siapkan tesis ni.
Item (3) is a study on that particular building typology, the historical context, concept, building design, layout and construction technology. We have to not only came out with the thesis, but with full colour presentation boards on the building design (plan, elevations, sections, perspective, blow-up perspective, detailed drawings, sketches, etc). I have posted about the thesis 3D Monochromatic Model here and conceptual diagram here.
It drives me crazy thinking that I didnt compiled the thesis properly back then. Still regret it tho. A few days before the submission, my fiance stayed up to help constructing the model. Then my friend Jai, stayed up the night after to complete the wiring and ambiance lighting for my model. My mom stayed up until the morning of the submission day to help me with my presentation boards. Ko bayangkan la berapa ramai yang terpaksa tak tidur nak bantu siapkan tesis ni.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Winter 2016 : Comfort food
Winter 2016 : Language theraphy
Winter 2016 : Harry Potter
Apart from having Quidditch as one of the sport activities for the students, our University bookstore also sell Gryffindor's, Slytherin's, Ravenclaw's and Hufflepuff's neckties and magic wands. Harry Porter is really a thing here.
Winter 2016 : Malaysian breakfast at SKMM
Usual scene on Saturday mornings at Abraham Moss High School cafeteria.
We had Malaysian breakfast with our kids, who are attending Saturday supplementary school, Sekolah Komuniti Malaysia Manchester (SKMM). Malaysian community around Manchester will come here and sell Malaysian delicacies at this 'Kedai Kopi Malaysia'.
Libyan also runs their supplementary school here on weekends. It is a good exposure for the students to mingle around with others of different nationality every week. We love to buy sandwiches made by a very nice Libyan lady.
Libyan also runs their supplementary school here on weekends. It is a good exposure for the students to mingle around with others of different nationality every week. We love to buy sandwiches made by a very nice Libyan lady.
Winter 2016 : Mung bean
We bought a pack of mung bean at an Oriental supermarket, Wing Yip at Oldham Road, Manchester.
On weekend, I made a mung dessert with coconut milk and palm sugar. This dessert is originated from China but equally popular in Malaysia. In Malaysia, we called it bubur kacang hijau. Recipe in English here.
The kids took a few beans, placed them on a damp kitchen towel and watch them sprout over a few weeks.
I turned the leftover dessert into bubur kacang hijau popsicle!Winter 2016 : Innocent juice
I did my work at AGLC as usual. A guy sitting at my back says Hi and hand me a bottle of antioxidant juice. He said there was a free giveaway at the cafe downstairs and he took extra bottles for me.
He just arrived from Malaysia and now doing study on branding and marketing strategies. We chatted for a while and he let me continue with my work because I keep checking my watch lol.
I cant remember his name after one hour. Anyway, thank you for being thoughtful. So, those were my lunch that day. Serius kenyang sampai malam.
Winter 2016 : Nabil joined football training
We received this letter in November and thought that it is good to let Nabil join the football team. We are in Manchester kan.... a city famous for football, so why not?
They got meal sponsored by famous sports brand (I cant remember, Nike? or Adidas?) on Tuesdays and trained by experienced footballer.
This is an experience that Nabil couldnt get somewhere else. Alhamdulillah.
Winter 2016 : Really serious frost
Came out to send the kids to school to these..
And frosted grasses too!
Useful article - Keep off lawn on frosty mornings
And frosted grasses too!
Useful article - Keep off lawn on frosty mornings
Winter 2016 : Meet Doody and Kerala from India
Winter 2016 : Ancient Egypt Home-Learning Projects
So this is what Nazreen will learn this term.
For Ancient Egypt, Nazreen chose to produce a book on River Nile.
First, we discuss on the content and layout. Then Nazreen will proceed with the work. He started with the world map showing major rivers in the world. He traced the map on my laptop screen.
Then he cut each continent, pasted them on the blue card and labeled each river with a pink paper.
These are what he managed to do that night. The world map, animals of the River Nile..
...and diagram showing how people lived along the River Nile longgggg time ago. This is a very detailed drawing and he spent more than one hour to produce this precious.
At the other corner of the room, Nabil pasted together 6 A4 papers to make one big sheet for his Ancient Egypt project. He produces a drawing on the process of pyramid construction.
Similar to Nazreen, he produced a very detailed drawing, however, I didnt manage to capture them because my phone was broken. I was using a very old phone with low resolution and didnt work well at night.
Nabil managed to finish his project that night.
Winter 2016 : Another trip to Smithfield Market
Winter 2016 : This is how we clean our car
Self-service vacuum at the gas station. 1 pound for 2
minutes.
My son asked why they put both Air & Water as both means
the same thing (water is AIR in
Malay).
After vacuuming, we proceed to this area - the self-service
jet wash. There are two pipes – one for water and another for foam. You can
choose to only wash it with water or water-foam-water.Winter 2016 : Story Hunters
Year 4 students across the UK are so fortunate because
they received free set of Story Hunter books from the Book Trust UK! I could not believe it when
Nazreen received the first pack – the books are of high quality, interesting
and they are not just for read. There are also activity books and stationeries!
They will get a new pack every month and parents need to pick it up from
the class teacher.
Image from BookTrust (here)
From Story Hunters - Book Trust UK : To encourage that love of reading, every pupil signed up to Story Hunters will get a monthly personalised pack of books and activities, for a six-month period. Every pack will include at least two carefully chosen books, plus engaging games and resources that children can share with their families – a rewarding way to make the most of pupil premium and build home-school links.
Nazmi usually would be very excited when Nazreen come home with the new Story Hunter pack but due to different reason. So he could do this.
Winter 2016 : Launching of Global Development Institute
I am truly honoured to be part of the crowd that night. To
witness the Official Launching of the GDI and listen to the inspirational
Keynote Address by Winnie Byanyima, the ED of Oxfam International.
I donned a baju kurung
in a shivering cold winter night, just to celebrate the diversity in the
international development community. When my husband dropped me near the
entrance, I just left my jacket in the car and try my best to compose myself
while walking towards the building in the cold. Sometimes, I just
had enough wearing thick jacket and bringing it everywhere inside the building
(since you are not wearing it inside).
Winter 2016 : Brotherhood lagi
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Manchester,
nabil,
nazmi,
nazran,
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UK,
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Winter 2016 : Cars
Winter 2016 : Ethical Trading Initiatives
I took Work and Employment in Global Economy course. It
taught me a lot about globalisation, labour, private standards and global
production network. I wrote a lot of essays on private standards, Ethical
Trading Initiaties (ETI) in the UK and Fairtrade.
One day I came home and I saw Nazreen’s homework on ETI! It
is good for them to understand about ethical trading from early stage and raise
the awareness to choose the right products from the supermarket shelves.
I, on
the other hand, only being exposed to this pretty late, during my Masters ;p
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