Thursday, April 16, 2009

QA1/2009 Final Episode - Country road ...

My last week in Perlis. Dah boleh nyanyi "Country road" (PolyPhD group je yg tau... He! He!). The five weeks, I was here, I managed to find time to go to places such as Padang Besar, Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kuala Perlis, Changlun, Jitra and UUM Sintok. Wanted to go to Wang Kelian last Sunday, but wang kami sekelian dah habis kat Padang Besar... Hu! Hu! Below are pictures from my trusted Coolpix...


Country road... the breath-taking view in Chuping


Farid buying cheap n chic brooches in Padang Besar



Seeing double in Jitra
With Hanom and Yan at a Kopitiam in Changlun

The rice fields of Arau from a moving bus ...

'Orang' yang manis :D

Sukanya dia... Saiful and Hakim
Kuala Perlis at dusk





UUM

Geng 'kruk krak' masa kursus: Lieza (room-mate) and Uni (nama unik & asli: Seri Bunian)

PTSS at dawn - I'll certainly miss this!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

QA 1/2009 - Makan-makan

Been here for four weeks and boy, do I miss my regular fare: Roti telur Abang SS 19, Bubba Gump's Lotsa Lava, JM baryani and home-cooked food. Here in Paris, oops... Perlis, I try to sample as much of the local (and not-so-local) food when I have the chance.


... Pulut Ayam which was recommended by Tok Penghulu Raman . Found it in one of the warongs in Padang Besar selepas penat bershopping. A very simple dish of glutonous rice, garnished with fried shallots, a piece of savoury chicken and Thai sweet n sour sauce on the side. Verdict: a weird combination which didn't really bowl us over. But what the heck, tibai aje...
For Laksa Kuala Perlis, we went by the bus-load to a famous Laksa haunt (Restoran Su or something like that). Okeylah...

With Nordini, Hanim, Farid, Mazura and 'orang'

Khusyuk menikmati laksa...

We also had the opportunity to dine at PTSS Hospitality Department in-house restaurant @ Pauh Inn, twice - FOC. Thanks Raman, tak sia-sia kami pilih hang jadi penghulu :P. The service at the restaurant was quite slow, but compensated by the delicious food and the courteous hospitality students. Kan baguih kalau ada hospitality department kat PSA ...


left: a concoction of pineapple, coconut milk and selasih. Sedap jugak!

right: ice-blended cincau




Appetizers - Left: Cabbage, Right: Singapore Pie with peanut sauce.



Left: our usual fare: kari, sambal belacan and ulam
Right: sesekali pekena some fancy rice kat Restoran Pauh Inn...

Oh yeah, feel like eating loads of ikan bakar or seafood? Go to Kuala Perlis when its raining cats and dogs. The probability of paying a low price is at 0.75 ... (hypothesis yang belum disahkan lagi ... kui! kui! kui!). Demam statistik...


With our Mahaguru statistics yang maha kelakar: Tuan Hj. Yusof Hamdani

Saturday, April 4, 2009

QA 1/2009 - Part 2

Pejam celik, pejam celik, it has been three weeks of non-stop kursus. Can't blame me if I'm starting to complain. A one-week course is OK, but five weeks? Yeah, am getting tired of the course, food, travelling (imagine having to travel to and fro during weekends), etc. Itu belum lagi orang yang ditinggalkan. The ones who suffered most (besides my students) are my loved ones. Well, some people kept harping that this is the sacrifice that I have to make when I accept the "hadiah".
Me: Huh? (Blur).
You: Lu fikirlah sendiri ...
Below are photos of the QA course's guest speakers from the Apex University (bukan senang nak jadi 'duta' apex u ooii :D) ...

Dr. Siti Rohaida

Dr Nor Hazlina


Dr Razak Dali (retired lecturer) and his wife, Kak Pah

The guys pun nak ambil gambar dgn the loving couple ...

Dr. Azizah Omar
Ramainya yang nak menghimpit :P ...