Classes begins...Lets rawk the semester!

Sem : Mac - Julai 2014

Nothing new, is just that the semester has started like a week ago. I am over excited but most classes ada yg clash with the diploma classes, so we give in.

No prob - make the best of it and lets rawk it!

5 classes with 2 OB and 3 PD. I know I'm gonna have fun with students, insha ALLAH.

Azfa

My Darling December - Let see how it works on me

Lets see how December 2013 acts on me..

It was kind of a surprise as hub had some work in Langkawi. I was beaming with joy. Apa lagi, me and kids pack our things dulu from him. As for Langkawi happenings, I update later.

But just to share with you people, the followings are the happening which I have as stated in my calender:
1. Ongoing presentation by my students @ 150 individual presentation. This is an opportunity whereby I get new additional info from their article reading.
2.Tests for students - 152 smart energetic students for MGT538 and 80 smart students for MGT420...red pen session..
3. Proposal to start and complete ( gulp) - dok terbayang bayang muka supervisor..

But what the heck - I am gonna enjoy my December with my love ones during the school hols.

Have a pleasant day peeps!  

Azfa

A Hectic Week..alhamdulillah...

Happenings of 17th till the 23rd November 2012

Saturday - Left KL..5 orang..kereta meriah gila. Kids, food, pillows, bags...

Sunday - After lunch, hantar big eldest boy to campus. As usual I cried..sedih as kemeriahan di rumh sure berkurangan as tukang sakat dah kurang sorang..

Monday - In Shah Alam for big handsome man's work..Then we left Haniff and Azzahra in Kota Damansara. This is basically the 1st time ever that the kids are away from us and it is not easy. Haniff was very cool but the little lady was not so good at it. After 1/2 an hour ride, she called and wailed. No no..we are not turning back as we are now on the highway...Reach home at about 8pm and the house was too quiet..

Tuesday - was at work and only came home late. Had dinner before we came home...Rumah sunyi as the kiddos are not at home...

Wednesday - went to class in the morning and in the afternoon left for Shah Alam again...smiling all the way..can't wait to hug the kids ( baru dua malam berjauhan..bukan 2 bulan..boleh?)

Thursday - THE DAY for me. I reserve my comments but it was quite an experience. Alhamdulillah..

Friday - Left KL at about 8.00am. It was indeed a slow drive for all of us. Enjoy the sound of wto bergaduh on choices of lagu, pillows and candies..We reach home at bout 2pm. Home sweeet Home by noon.. Pray for our safe journey pls..

That was last week...

Many was asking..tak penat ke up and down KL- SP - KL -SP? well..we did it with love..we support each other..I accompanied him and then he accompanied me..

Penat memang penat but I have to admit it was worth it..being with him all the way was indeed something which I would not wanna miss..

and thanks to PB as pasal pakai benda ni la, I tak sakit pinggang..


Ola la.....Azfa.

The Waiting Game is on again - Update news 2

Ha ha..syukran syukran.. yes, I basically have got the answer. It made me feel very very good..extremely good about myslelf cuma the rewards je yg tak berapa menarik..ha ha

Tak pa, at least I know where I stand..The news is basically the motivational factor for me to work now..

Ok Azfa - tutup buku itu dan just march forward!! love u ..muah muah

Marketable still yea..

What to do in next 4 months..

Well..I'm  not teaching the diploma students this time around ( hmmm...gonna miss these young kids)..I'll be lecturing the degree students je nanti, so my classes starts only in September.

Hmmm...what should I do?? wei, jangan tanya la, berlambak writing activities to complete and ground work for IID Kedah 2011 to looked into.

And hajat di hati tu memang la tinggi, nak buat tu and nak buat ni tapi kalau time management out, satu hampeh pun tak leh buat. So folks, no matter how free u are but you are not good at managing ur time, u will definitely not able to achieved even one single thing...However, I took about 2 weeks rest from doing some office work..The kids and I followed Syed to Shah Alam for his usual meeting (happy gila bila dia ada meeting) and then balik Gombak jap..met Mum n Dad..miss them so much. Met up with Ateh n clan as well. The twins dah besar and so bubbly.

That came to an end this week and now I am in the office identifying and listing down a list of things to do.
Things to do :
1. Do some writing work ( tak yah tanya la apa I nak tulih)
2. Spend more time with kids in the evening without thinking about work so much
3. Rohsia tahap dewa ( hanya me n Cik Hubby je yg tau!..best best) settled as of end of June 2011

Nanti I update lagi k..



IID KEDAH 2010 - 28th JULY 2010..

I couldn't sleep..pukul 4 dah terkebil2 atas katil..I tossed left and right..ish, tak leh gak nak tidur..At 4.30pm, I gave up and just went downstairs. Masak air, make coffee and then terus masak soup for kids' lunch.

At 7am, left the house as usual as Syed need to hantar Princess to school. I reached SP INN at about 7.15am and Shamsul was there already..I went to the ballroom to cehck on the set up..Thank ALLAH, syukur sangat2, the booth were set up very nice and FUHH!, lega gila.

Then sorang2 my friends sampai and we work hand in hand to tampal2 the setting at the booth. Settle all within minutes and then participants came in and the SESSIONS BEGINS!

I was nervous, and gabra..tapi alhamdulillah things went very smoothly..SYUKUR.
1. Judges were there to evaluate the products and ideas.
2. School childres came in and out to see the products..

There were 121 products from 3 different catogories ( A, B or C), and each has its subcategories which was either Innovation, Invention and Design.
A was for the University Students
B was for School students
C was for the professionals

On the 1st day, ada 60 products which was on displayed and we had judges who were in the group of 3 who went around to evaluate. The judges were both from the universities and also from the industries.

At first, ballroom tu macam sunyi aje pasal tak ada spectators, tapi as it approach 11am, nah kau! Students from St Theresa datang kat 60 org, then ada few students from Sekolah Sg Layar, and many more from other schools which I don't know sekolah mana. Tiba-tiba I rasa the ballroom jadi kecik lak..ramainya orang and nak jalan pun tak leh..tapi stukur gila. The crowd was there till about 5pm..

The day went off smoothly..

IID KEDAH 2010..starts with 27th July 2010..set up day

The last meeting to discuss on the many many tiny weeny things was held the Tue before it..in between days, I would either get help from Syazliati, Hidayah and many others..tapi these ladies were up and down as they were both the Secretariat and also the Vice Chair for registration..2 orang lagi yg selalu dok communicate with are Ustaz Fauzi and also Sufi..

The day before the event, we had our rehersal at SP INN..tengahari tu I dah sakit kepala...I seek permission from Dr Maznah to leave early as kepala dah berdenyut2..I jenis yg tak makan panadol, tak suka ubat tapi this time around, I was rummaging through the kotak ubat dalam fridge to cari panadol..no choice la..Had one and then g cari bantal as to rest. First time in mylife, I silent my handphone masa bukan kelas. I just need half an hour sleep, or else rasa nak muntah semua cukup. 4.30pm woke up, siap and then head up to SP INN..

The hall was bare, only the sofa's and the chairs were there but my BOOTH was still nowhere around..tak semput ke..adoi. Nak nangis pun ada, tapi Diauddin kata relax kak, it's on the way..

We had our rehersal, did the final set up and stayed there until 8.30pm. Kawan-kawan from the registratiom team came to set up the docs, so did the team from penghakiman. The camera experts, T Zahira was there and was clicking her camera at all directions.I was dead lucky as the whole team was very committed.

28th Julay was THE day for us and everyone promised to be early as we need to put up the labels on the booth. Nak letak hari n, the booth pun tak sampai2 lagi. I left SP INN with heavy heart as tak nampak the booth!

Malam tu tidur tak lena!

IID KEDAH 2010

IID KEDAH 2010 is a competition which is just around the corner..Ya ALLAH..permudahkan lah semua urusan pertandingan ini..AMIN

Jangan la ada hiccup yg besar2..minta-minta la semuanya berjalan lancar..This competition is making me nervousm but I am dead lucky as I have a strong team with me..

The semester is here and it's CB and OB for me..

I just love sharing my knowledge and experience thru OB..what is OB? It is Organizational Behavior and dalam subject tu ada pasal how people act in an organization..then it will relate to people who manage and also who are doing the task..

As for CB..it is Consumer Behavior..it is about the behavior of people who consume a product and how should the product owner do and behave to win the heart of the consumer.

Susah ke senang?
Both papers are reading subject..benda2 reading ni you need to have the love and interest la..no point memorizing..and to excel in this paper, students need to have reference book plus need to do reading before and after class..Paper OB not so bad tapi paper CB, the scope is bigger and students need to read before coming to class..degree paper la pun..what do you expect?

Should students expect spoon feeding, setakat nak pass tu boleh la tapi kalau nak score, ada sikit susah.

So students, let's sail thru sem Julai -Nov 2010 smoothly.

See you in class ya..don't be late, put some colors on your face pls and do potray yourself as a student. Hippy clothes are not allowed.

Community project in Kg Bujang, Merbok, Kedah...Jan 2010

Eversince I assisted PM Dr Maznah with some work in the office, both of us have the same passion to help the needy around the office area. I'm kind of lucky as Syed pun jenis suka buat community work.

Kalau niat tu betul, insya ALLAH, Allah  perkenankan..so that is how we met Hj Ramli or famously known as Pak Su to the community in the area.

Pak Su have gone the extra mile to ensure that the community in his village would have a good life. With that in mind, he has transform his land n house to tuition centres for the village kids..Pak Su buat bagi free tuition k..kita kang kalau nak buat tuition semua nak immediate return..

Mula2 pergi memang terpegun..gigih sungguh orang tua ni..Both me n Syed have been popping to his house now and then with our kids tagging along. Bukan apa biar anak2 ni dapat tengok that ada orang lagi susah dari kita..

Nak membantu dari segi kewangan, mungkin tak banyak yg boleh diberikan so, me, Syed and Dr Maznah with a few other friends from the univeristy do make visits and do consultations as and when we can.... 
 

What happen in June 2010..

June was indeed a very busy month..both me and Syed macam main rally lak kat North South Highway..up and down to Shah Alam..tapi frankly, it was worth it.

1st week of June - I was away on Shah Alam to attend 2 day course.Then Syed and kids joined me in KL pasal ada weeding to attend..
2md week of June - Syed ada one day conference in Shah Alam..so we waited from the wedding till the conference date..
3rd week of June - I had to attend a 5 day course lak..Syed and kids was in Sungai Petani tapi luckily my Mum dan Dad made some so called surprise visit..konon nak buat surprise la ..tapi end up they were the ones yg surprise as I had to attend the one week course in Shah Alam. The kids sure had a  great time with Mum and Dad as nak apa pun dapat..The week end up with a wedding reception in Seberang Jaya, Penang.Mum and Dad left KL on 20th June ..sob sob.
4th week of June - Syed had to attend 4 day meeting in Shah Alam. I tinggal rumah ngan anak2..nasi baik kelas tak mula lagi, so tak la sibuk sangat..

Tak ke schedule atas macam mengukur jalan je tu??

He he..Glad that July is now here..Class begins which means that no more outside meeting and training..Syukur..

My 1st International Conference..ICORPS 2010

Just a short one today.
I am considered lucky when I started my career in the academic line.. ramai yang kata gitu as my hubby is also there in campus..
He guided me through the days when I was a bit donw here n there due to work and he also encouraged me to write as he knows my interest well.
Then I had the oppurtunity to work with Dr Maznah, a petite Associate Prof who is well known for her writing interest and she encourage me to go forward..I also tagged along to attends some conferences..yang national level dulu..

Yesterday was my 1st time present in ICORPS..Congratulations to me..and now I am dead ready for the next one..Insya ALLAH!!

Me and some writing activities..

Dulu masa di corporate sector, mana ada kisah nak menulis ni semua..baca pun setakat buku-buku yang I suka especially pasal self motivation and other books..Menulis jauh sekali la...

So when I decided to join the academic line, things were very much different. Ramai yang anggap, kalau mengajar 16 hours per week, you only pick the book and 16 hours you talk..they forgot about the study which the lecturer need to do @ preparation for class, the marking and research needed. The balance of the 16 hours is spent doing nothing..helo.. please! Banyak kerja k tapi I love what I am doing, I'm able to do some serious reading on areas which I like most..

Writing is now something very much needed and dah macam wajib..hmmm, so I started with small conceptual papers dulu..Certain things you just need to do in small steps before you gain the confidence and before you start to run!

Pray for my success k..

What's in line for me..

Work have been taking much of my time n mind lately... banyak seh..tapi insya ALLAH things would be ok kot..

Among the many thinngs in my head right now:
1. Community Work - Pak Su
2. IID Kedah
3. EXPOSIS Kedah
4. Book
5. Community work with WCC..

But above all, time with the Alhady's always stays on the top of my list..lipat kain is always the most bottom part of the list too..ahaks 

My morning thoughts..6.30am

If you think you are good, then you are one!

I always affirm that to my little head and I always feel good about it.

I'm not perfect but hey, nobody is! Kalau orang tu perfect then there would not be any fun to life. We make mistakes here and there but we need to wake up and go forward. One must not be pull down just because of one small issue.

He he..the issue now is GO AND MARK THE OB papers!!

I'm now 41..

This is from Athirah Zaim

Gift from Faezah, Afiqa and Farza


Cards from my love ones ..

7th January falls on Thursday which is the 1st week of class..

Had lunch with darling hubby and dinner with kids. Best siut, di layan bagai permaisuri..takyah lipat kain, tak yah masak and tak yah nak berletiag!!

But above all, I was very touch when my students sang me a birthday song!! Malu pun ada tapi muka tetap cool je..he he..Thanks people..I will never forget the moment..DBS 5B Jan 2010!! ni kelas Dato Danial, Faiz, Datin, Sweet Nurlisa, Quiet Nabila, Pak Tuan and many more future corporate leader (sorry, can't remember all the names..really sorry)..kelas ni ramai @ at that particular day ada 28 orang tapi today dah 35..syukur

(Had class with them at 10 to 12pm @ P5 ...and all the way back to bilik rasa walking on air!)

Masa dalam kelas, I received an sms ada student nak jumpa, Faazah, Afiqa and Farza..hmmm..kononnya ada problem. No hal. - tunngu saya depan bilik, I balas.

Fair enough, they were there when I've climbed up the 3 flight of stairs, nampak la muka sedih. Tapi from my blog hopping to their FB all three tak ada masalah.. The only masalah they had was they wanted to give me a gift! he he.. thanks ye

I was so touch..I almost cried ..tangkap sayu as I feel that they appreciate me..I tak nangis, pasal si Farza tu ada tapi kalau setakat Faezah and si Afiqa aje, rasa mau tangkap leleh gak..

The day before that, Athirah Zaim student from my previous sem, DBS 5B ( kelas paling creative and active) came to give me a gift. Thanks dear..(Budak ni sweet and comel je..cakap lembut je)

I tak minta k..never did..

I only minta TUHAN berikan I kesihatan yang baik, anak and hubby I sihat, and keluarga kami bahagia..

As for my students, I hanya minta they focus on their studies and just g baca BUKU!!

For my friends out there, doakan I sihat and vogue selalu pls

Expectancy Theory - OB

Expectancy theory
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Expectancy theory is about the mental processes regarding choice, or choosing. It explains the processes that an individual undergoes to make choices. In organizational behavior study, expectancy theory is a motivation theory first proposed by Victor Vroom of the Yale School of Management.

Expectancy theory predicts that employees in an organization will be motivated when they believe that:
-putting in more effort will yield better job performance
-better job performance will lead to organizational rewards, such as an increase in salary or benefits
-these predicted organizational rewards are valued by the employee in question.

"This theory emphasizes the need for organizations to relate rewards directly to performance and to ensure that the rewards provided are those rewards deserved and wanted by the recipients."

- Emphasizes self interest in the alignment of rewards with employee's wants. - Emphasizes the connections among expected behaviors, rewards and organizational goals

Vroom's theory assumes that behavior results from conscious choices among alternatives whose purpose it is to maximize pleasure and to minimize pain. Together with Edward Lawler and Lyman Porter, Vroom suggested that the relationship between people's behavior at work and their goals was not as simple as was first imagined by other scientists.

Vroom realized that an employee's performance is based on individual factors such as personality, skills, knowledge, experience and abilities.