Part 2: Closed

Assalamualikum and hellooo

Ok so, results of the final exams dah kluar and Im happy with my results, alhamdulillah.  I hope I can continue the legacy that I have made during diploma dulu, Insyaallah.  Jadi dengan itu, part 2 is closed officially. (Although I am quite disappointed with my INC punye result)

What will be waiting in semester 3:

- 3rd Language (Not sure sama ade nak ambik german or italiano)
- Business and Professional Communication (BEL)
- Ethnic Relations (CTU..we will meet again)
- Communication Theory (scared of this one)
- Communication and Research Methods (pun scared of this one)
- Advertising Copywriting (cant wait for this one!)
- Consumer Behaviour (not sure about this one)
- Minor (not sure sama ade nak ambik CIT or publishing)

oh well, we'll just have to wait and see

p/s: part 2 review coming up

xoxo

Kenapa Tulis Review?

Assalamualaikum, hello hello, ciao bello and bellas!

How are u guys doing? Harap2 anda semua sihat sentiasa (feeling2 ckp sorg2 dpn laptop). Oklah, anda tahu tak ape itu review? It is some sort of an informal evaluation of a certain aspect that we have encountered or experienced contohnya mcm anda telah pergi ke sebuah restoran ni, dan anda membuat write up tentang tmpt makan itu, memberi komentar2 ikhlas anda terhadap restoran itu tadi dan kemudiannya, dipublishkan utk tontonan umum. Itu adalah review (mengikut pemahaman saya la kan, kalau anda tak setuju, takpe)

Ok jadi, review ni bagi saya membawa beberapa kepentingan kerana melalui review, org ramai can have a rough idea on what they are going to venture into (takyah nak venture sgt la), ok senang cite cmni, kamu nak gi makan kat Restoran Syahdu Patah Seribu (grand tak nama?), tp u tak sure whether it is worth a try or not, so u google up the restaurant, and found some reviews yg org pernah tulis berkaitan dgn restoran tu. So, review itu sedikit sebanyak mempengaruhi keputusan anda sama ada nak gi try makan kt sana ataupun tidak, depends la on what the writer describe the place as sama ade baik ataupun tidak. 

Apekah kepentingan review lagi?

From my personal view, reviews memainkan peranan penting dlm mempromosi sesuatu produk atau perkhidmatan yang baru dikeluarkan atau diperkenalkan. It is also a good way of advertising sebab you dont have to pay as much, just from buah mulut org saje ur products and services can be promoted easily.  That is why with the blogging community increasing, marketers and product developers are now using an advertising strategy called 'blogger engagement' dimana, beberapa bloggers yg terkenal akan dijemput ke launching party/event utk menyaksikan dan menggunakan sendiri product2 atau services yg ditawarkan, kemudian bloggers ini akan buat write up dimana mereka akan reviewlah product berkenaan. Mengapa marketers itu jemput blogger terkenal? sebabnya, blogger2 ni mempunyai fan base yg sgt besar where page views mereka menjangkau jutaan.

Walaupun anda bukan blogger terkenal, anda still boleh tulis review. Sesiapa saje bleh tulis review. Dengan menulis review, pada pandangan saya, anda secara tidak langsung dpt mengasah skill critic anda (ye, mengkritik pun ade skill). Critical thinking itu penting bg sesebuah review kerana komentar2 yg anda beri dlm review itu haruslah berfakta dan bukan bersifat peribadi semata.

Review yg saya tak berapa gemar

Saya suka membaca reviews blogger2 dulu before i go to a certain place such as restaurants sbb i want my visit to be worthwhile and tak membazir mase, dgn review juge kite boleh discover tmpt2 baru, tetapi saye tak berapa gemar membaca review yg saya panggil 'review syok sendiri dan adik2'. Hahaha. Ye, kenapa saye panggil ia sbg adik2 (bukan adik2 pondan nyah bagai tu, tetapi adik2 as in budak2) contoh la saya bagi:

Review Filem Ombak Sedey

''...Filem ni sgt best dan wajib ditonton org ramai dan pelakonnya juga bagus! Antara filem Malaysia yg terbaik...''

Sebab ape saya tak suke? Ok firstly, bile org nak gi menonton wayang, mereka nak tau cerita tu pasal ape, pelakon dia sape, and ape2 la lagi. Ni dah la tak describe movie tu pasal ape, tibe2 ckp best dan wajib ditonton. Mmg la best, tp best tu sbb ape? Penceritaannye ke, latar tempat dia ke, gaya bahasa dia ke, u know..details? That is why, one more criterion in writing a review is u have to be descriptive. Takleh la just ckp 'Ok, filem ni best dan menarik' fullstop. Tak menarik la review anda tu, terlalu one dimensional. Review yg bersifat biased dan berat sebelah pun saya tak suke jugak.

Ape yg boleh di-reviewkan?

Macam2. Segala benda boleh. Buku, filem, drama, peralatan elektronik dan elektrik, perkakas dapur, baju, kedai, restoran, aihhh macam2 dek non! 

Akhir kata, penulisan review anda dpt mengubah dan mempengaruhi keputusan org lain..gituuu~~

xoxo

Review FIXI: Zombijaya

Zombijaya by Adib Zaini

Assalamualaikum and hello hello!

Alhamdulillah, dah habis bace 2nd FIXI novel that I had bought, Zombijaya by Adib Zaini in which aku habis bace just in one dayy! Hahaha.

Sinopsis:

Mengisahkan these 5 friends: Nipis, Sofia, Aliff, Ana dan Kamarul, each with different witty personalities menjalani kehidupan masing-masing. Nipis kerja as Domino's Pizza punye delivery boy who is adik kembar to Ana, an aspiring new teacher who is in a relationship with Kamarul who is a contestant on a new show called 'Emperor Lawak' who is the bestfriend of Aliff who works for this Dato', who is also in a relationship with Sofia, an MLM enthusiast.  Smua benda-benda pelik ni started mase malam tahun baru which they celebrated together, and there comes this anjing gila mengganas dkt diorg who accidentally (or purposely) bitten Aliff's hand. So dari situ, dia mengalami perubahan diri yang akhirnya...membuatkan satu Lembah Klang turn into a Zombijaya, where cerita menjadi turning point disitu.

Plus points:

• Jalan penceritaan yang menarik dan in-depth: the author did a good job in penyusunan ceritanya that makes the reading of this novel an enjoyable one. Flow cerita ni tak kelam kabut, sebab ade novel yang gune teknik 'flashback' tp its not understandable, tibe2 jump ke satu era, then jump balik ke satu era yg lain tanpa ade kesinambungan yang berkesan, but in this novel, the flow of the flashback is good between the past and the present. Plus, the story telling is unpredictable, which makes it a good read.
• Cover buku cantik (cuz i do judge a book by its cover)
• Characters yang harmoni: Hahaha lagi satu saya tertarik dengan novel is because of the characters, macam2 peragai and macam2 kerenah, which makes it colourful dan tambahan pula cara penulis describes the characters is good and in depth, we feel the connection.  Plus, cultural diversity tu wujud  dgn characters from other races such as Sanjiv, Dr. Siva, Beth, Bryan and others. So, ade la feel 1 Malaysia di situ. Haha
• Dramatic: Nama pun Zombijaya, which includes zombies and deaths. Saya suka cara penceritaan scene2 yg berlawan ngan zombie, lari dari zombie, selamatkan org from zombie which the author pandai terapkan the element of dramaticness, sampai saya menangis dalam beberapa scene (dramatic sungguh! hahaha)
• The story is also accompanied with relevant illustrations, which seem interesting
• Novel made for a movie: Flipping through the pages of the book, it occurs to me that this novel is like a movie.  Mcm im reading a movie script of an upcoming zombie apocalypse movie.  Saya senang membayangkan the settings, the characters, the environment because the way the story is told is just like a movie, sbb tu i say this novel is made for a movie cuz just cut and paste je from novel to the movie. takyah ubah ape2 (well maybe for some of the scenes la which i find terlalu erotic). Oh yeah, the novel also remind me of the movies Zombieland and Book of Eli.

Minus points:

• I know the prinsip of FIXI is pulp fiction and the author can use slangs and bahasa celupar smua cuz they're aiming for urban and the current trend tp.... for me la, in some parts tu, ade penggunaan bahasa yang a bit inappropriate for the younger readers ie. 17 and below. Maybe FIXI could letak disclaimer kt cover? hahaha. no no, joking. Tp yela, i am just worried for the younger readers la tibe terbaca perkataan 'k*nek', 'te**k' and whatsoever lg. Celupar tu boleh..tp in moderation la.
• Typo errors here and there, tp takpe la, it's forgivable. 

Ok, all in all, Zombijaya IS a must read! 

*FIXI novels can be found in all major bookstores in Malaysia, priced at RM20

For more info, log on to:

Website - http://fixi.com.my/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BukuFixi

Twitter - @BukuFixi

xoxo

Part 1: Closed

Assalamualikum and hellooo

Ok so, results of the final exams dah kluar and Im happy with my results, alhamdulillah.  I hope I can continue the legacy that I have made during diploma dulu, Insyaallah.  Jadi dengan itu, part 1 is closed officially. (Although I am quite disappointed with my Introcomm punye result)

What will be waiting in semester 2:

-Marketing communication

-Principles of translation

-Sociology

-Graphic and creative design

-Effective speaking

-and one more minor subject (or is it two?)

oh well, we'll just have to wait and see

xoxo

Review FIXI: Ngeri

Assalamualaikum and hello hello!

Ok, for this post saye nak cerite tentang Novel FIXI, straight to the point je- no kona kona, no gostan. Hahaha.  Saya baru habis bace novel FIXI yg pertama saya beli dah lama dah, Oktober last year rasenye, and pagi tadi baru dpt habiskan, yela last year sibuk with assignments and all, so buku tu berkubur jap la kt dlm kotak. Time cuti sem ni baru geledah balik and ade time to read the book.

What is FIXI?

I found out about FIXI through tweets by Obefiend (yg author BlogSerius tu) talking about buku FIXI and how he love the book he was reading, and the book is in Malay. Saya pun macam, ok if he likes malay novel, then this FIXI may be something different la kot cuz dia bukannye jenis org yg bace novel melayu cintan cintun jiwang karat ni, cuz no offence, most malay novels are like so jiwang. So, I pun wanna give it a try la. 

Anyway, FIXI:  Syarikat penerbitan novel yang mula aktif pada tahun 2011. Ia memberi tumpuan kepada karya-karya baru yang bersifat urban dan masakini. Nama syarikat diambil dari perkataan Bahasa Indonesia ‘fiksi’ yang diambil dari perkataan Bahasa Inggeris ‘fiction’ yang diambil dari Bahasa Perancis Lama ‘ficcion’ yang diambil dari Bahasa Latin ‘fictionem’ … untuk menunjukkan yang tidak ada apa-apa yang original dalam dunia ini. Sasaran kami ialah untuk terbitkan sekurang-kurangnya satu novel setiap bulan.

Ok now on to my review of Ngeri:

Novel FIXI Ngeri

Sinopsis:

Ngeri ni mengisahkan pasal 3 org student jurusan perfileman ni: Joanne, Samuel and Rehan. Diorg diberi assignment project to do a short movie, in which their prof, Professor Bazri Bakar must give approval dulu the scripts for the movie before they proceed for shooting and post production stage. So mereka bertiga ni pun buat la scripts after scripts, BUT smua direjectnye oleh professor ni dgn alasan, cerita diorg ni tak logic. Diorg ni buat genre slasher/pembunuhan yg melampau so the prof ckp, cerite2 cmni kalau buat kt negara luar masuk akal la gak, tp kt Malaysia..no no no. Seems a lil bit lame kan? but...the suspense is, their rejected scripts...became reality! So diorg ni pun gabra and nervous and mule la tuduh menuduh sesama sendiri bagai.  Kes-kes pembunuhan tu disiasat oleh Detektif Lehad Razak and Detektif Chandran, diorg investigate until.....jeng jeng u gotta read the rest urselves la kan. Hahaha.

Plus points:

• Jalan cerita yang direct and penggunaan bahasa yang bersahaja, so mudah faham and easy to follow
• Cover buku yang cantik
• Pengembangan perwatakan yg seems okay, ade character development
• Elemen suspense yg menjadi
• Unique storytelling, sbb it doesnt go by chapter, rather the author gune teknik mcm ala2 diari gitu, where the chapters are repalced by Minggu and Bulan so kite mcm bace diari org la cmtu.

Minus points:

• Selain penggunaan teknik penceritaan konvesional, most parts of the novel dia gunakan teknik mcm graphical shit cmne nak explain ntah, ah, dia gune mcm conversation structure in email cmtu la. So, the   novelistic value tu mcm..ek ckit la. I dont know about u guys la, tp its a unique way of story telling, but rasenye kalau byk sgt, it will seem a bit boring.

This is what i meant by the email structure

But all in all, this book is a good read la nonetheless. Something different rather than novel melayu cintan cintun budak setan ombak bagai.  After this saya nak try baca Zombijaya plak, which is one of the latest novel in the FIXI series. Byk novel FIXI ni, tinggal nak pilih je.

So any of u yg berminat nak baca novel2 FIXI ni, u guys can get these novels kt Popular and MPH Bookstore (tmpt ni je yg aku tau ade la jual novel FIXI), priced at RM 20, which is kinda cheap already for a novel.

For more info about FIXI, you alls can log on to these webs:

Website: http://fixi.com.my

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BukuFixi

Twitter: @BukuFixi

xoxo

BAGryllic: Personalised Canvas Tote Bags

Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera smuanye!

Ok now in this post, I wanna talk about and also to promote to u guys about my latest activity which is making canvas tote bags!

Bagaimana idea ni tercipta?

Well, idea ni dtg sejak tahun lepas lg. Masa tu kt dewan makan kolej indera sakti, talking bout my canvas tote bag yg i baru beli kt pasar seni mase praktikal dulu. I bought it for RM60. Yes, sgt mahal disitu. Kawan saya telah mencadangkan bahawa beg sebegitu bleh dibuat sendiri, and plus we can add a personalised touch to it. 

Ok fine la, then masuk sem pertama degree. Pada pertengahan sem, saya bosan tak tau nak buat ape, so saya pun mencuba la nak buat beg tu, and I did one bag, then saya post di facebook gambarnye. Terkejut gak tibe2 ramai pula yg nak saya buat utk mereka. Mereka ingat saya open for tempahan. Masa tu saya tak fikir business ape2 lagi la. Then saya bawak pula beg tu pegi class and pegi jalan2 smua, pun org bertanyakan pasal beg tu. 

After dah ramai sgt yg tanye...jadi, saye mengambil keputusan utk..open for tempahan!

My branding

Some of my bags yg I dah buat for my pelanggan:

So what is actually BAGryllic ni?

Ok, basically bag ni diperbuat daripada kain calico/belacu dan designs atas beg tu saya guna cat acrylic dan juga fabric marker kerana acrylic tidak mudah luntur jika dibasuh, Insyaallah jika ade duit lebih saya bercadang utk membeli mesin heat press sbb dgn mesin heat press, designs lg senang utk ditransfer ke atas beg, and more versatile designs can be made on the bag. Saiz beg adalah bersaiz 25 inches x 16.5 inches. Harga standard bagi smua beg adalah RM15. Proses penghantaran adalah dgn cara pos dan juga cash on delivery, tapi cash on delivery only in area shah alam sahaja buat mase skarang (sbb saya takde kereta lg. haha)

How bout the design?

Dengan berapndukan slogan BAGryllic which is 'Personalised canvas tote bags', designs terpulang kepada pelanggan. Nak design mcm mane ape smua, ckp je dgn saya, kerana design beg smua berlainan kerana saya buat beg based on client's customization. 

Future plans for BAGryllic:

*Designs bermotifkan jahitan felt fabrics

*Beg dgn variety of colours

Jadi, jika anda berminat, bleh hubungi saya di talian berikut:

Phone: 019-3172041

E-mail: ammarzahrol@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/ammar.ella

Twitter: twitter.com/ammarzahrol (@ammarzahrol)

xoxo

ADVCOMLIBJRN410411412

Say what??

Hahahaha. non-masscommers maybe tak faham dengan post title ni, (or maybe masscommers sendiri tak faham? aku sorg je yg faham?)

Ok, the examinations for the first semester is over, and therefore automatically means it's the beginning of the semester break (Weeeeeeeeeee....?). Jadi dalam blog post kali ni, I will be recapping what that I have learnt in Mass Comm for the first sem ni la. Actually, this is like a post for my junior yg bertanyakan saya ape yg saya belajar dlm mass comm, jadi, I make this specially just to explain on the courses. 

Ok, Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

ADVCOMLIBJRN.... what the hell kan? well those are actually combination of the course codes that I've took this semester in UiTM Shah Alam.

ADV 410.....Principles of Advertising
COM 410.....Introduction to Communication and Media Studies
COM 411.....News Writing and Reporting
COM 412.....Photo Communication
LIB 410......Psychology
JRN 410.....Principles of Journalism

So basically actually part 1 masscomm ade 7 subject including CTU, but CTU kami yg lepasan diploma UiTM ni diberi pengecualian kredito, so 6 je la subjects pun. So let's begin the review shall we!


#1 Principles of Advertising

Course structure: Core subject for MC224- Bachelor in Mass Comm (Advertising)

What to learn: Basically, course ni is an introduction for the advertising students untuk mengenali dunia periklanan dalam Malaysia and also the global scene of advertising.  The course includes the topics of Marketing, Broadcast Media, Consumer Behaviour, Media Planning and Buying, Copywriting, Strategic Research, Evaluation of Effectiveness, Interactive Media and others. Principles of Advertising ni memperkenalkan the basics of advertising and also a persediaan untuk advertising students for the future semesters as we will learn more in depth on the topics in this course.

Reference book - Advertising & IMC

Activities: 

*Lectures (includes tgk video advertisements yg berkaitan)

*Presentation for a simple survey research done by us in groups 'Facebook usage among Mass Comm students'

*Final project presentation for campaign proposal 'Married on Everyone Connects'. My group neck in neck dgn group Mawi. But in the end, group Mawi menang the proposal. Congrats again!

*Assignments: advertisement portfolio, comment on offensive ads, comment on segmentation of ads, poster for kempen pilihanraya, survey research on facebook usage among mass comm students, final project campaign proposal.
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#2 Introduction to Communication and Media Studies

Course structure: Core subject for all Mass Comm sequences

What to learn: Better known as 'introcomm' by us masscommers. This course is the fundamental knowledge yang mesti diketahui oleh semua pelajar mass comm.  Subject ni merangkumi every parts of mass communication, with topics on Magazines, Books, Advertising, Radio, Movies, TV, Internet, Public Relations, Media Ethics and others.  Subject ni bagi saya agak berat sikit sebab many facts have to remembered not forgetting the history bagai. In learning this subject, kite banyak main dengan terma-terma la, the terms that are used in the media world.

Reference book - Introduction to Mass Communication

Activities:

*Presentations: satu topic dua org akan present, so kirenye the students yang akan jd the 'lecturer' in explaining on the topic. So every week different people will present on different topics

*Assignments: TV/radio program analysis based on the subtopics in the book, group case study on TV/radio programs (my group did on Majalah 3)
*Mid term test
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#3 News Writing and Reporting

Course structure: Core subject for all Mass Comm Sequences

What to learn: One of the subjects that I enjoy learning.  This course takes us into the news world where we learn the art of news writing and the ways of reporting news.  Dalam subject ni, students akan encounter with terms in news writing such as Hard News, Soft News, News Lead, Story Structure, Kickers, Transitions, News Arrangement, Interview Techniques, Nut Graph and lots more.  This subject memang akan menarik minat those yang suka menulis.

Reference book - Writing and Reporting News

Activities:

*Lawatan akademik ke Kumpulan Media Karangkraf

*Pop Quiz Gameshow

*Presentations about random topics given the lecturer

*Assignments: 2 page article on random topics (I chose Lady Gaga), writing news lead, writing hard news and soft news, quizes and tests.
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#4 Photo Communication

Course structure: Core subject for all Mass Comm sequences

What to learn: Subject ni my favourite! hahaha. This subject is great for the photography enthusiasts, where students akan belajar the fundamentals of photography and ways in handling a DSLR camera.  Pelajar akan belajar the techniques of photography that include Fast Shutter Speed, Slow Shutter Speed, Limited Depth of Field, Extended Depth of Field, Panning, Landscape, Silhouette, Night Photo, Portrait, Architecture and others. Some of the photos yg I tgkap:

Silhouette

Extended depth of field

Limited depth of field

Slow shutter

Activities:

*Photo outing: Outing to places utk tangkap2 gambar. Outing with classmates, sendiri2 or dgn sesiapa sahaja yg anda mahu, asalkan hantar smua gambar.

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#5 Psychology

Course structure: Core subject for all Mass Comm sequences

What to learn: Subject yang paling psycho semester ni. hahaha. Psychology, pelajar2 akan belajar tentang teori2 yang digunakan dalam alam psychology dan juga students boleh relatekan asas asas psychology dgn kehidupan harian seorg manusia itu.  At first, saya mcm takde  mood and perasaan utk belajar subject cuz...entahla, mmg tak bermood utk psycho. Tapi, as time goes by, I felt more interested to this course. Ok so dlm subject ni students will be introduced to the basic principles of psychology, including the theories of psychology: Structuralism, Behaviourism, Functionalism, Gestalt Principles, Emotions, Motivation, Perception and lots more.

Reference book - Psychology: An Introduction

Activities:
*PBL (Problem based learning) presentations: Groups will be given one sub-topic each then present it to the class
*Research presentation: Done in 2 stages, first stage is the topic proposal (done in the early semester), the 2nd stage is the findings of the research (done in the final weeks of the semester). My group had done the research on murtad issue in Malaysia.
*Mid term test and quiz
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#6 Principles of Journalism

Course structure: Minor (All students are required to choose one minor/elective subject of other sequences)

What to learn: In this subject, you will learn about the basic principles of journalism which include Journalism Ethics, News Agencies, History of Print Media, History of Journalism in Malaysia, Human Rights and Press Freedom, Profession of Journalists and other subtopics. Dalam kelas, the lecturer will always ask us questions, that we need to think. She encourage us to think and think and think sbb journalists must think on their feet.  Journalism is one of my favourite class because I feel I get a lot of input about the media world today and it somehow helps me in my other subjects such as introcomm and news writing sbb it connects, and plus it broadens my mind more about the world.  Tugas seorang wartawan is more than reporting the news, they educate the public.

Activities:
*Lectures
*Mid Term Test and Final Test
*Presentation on research topic (mine was on Internet Journalism)
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So there you go, an almost complete compendium guide to Part 1 degree courses in mass comm. Akhir kate, mass comm is a really fun field to study (ayat cliche nak mampus).

**Footnote:
other minor courses-
PRO410 Principles of Public Relations
BRO410 Principles of Broadcasting
PUB410 Principles of Publishing
INC410 Principles of Interpersonal Communication
CIT410  Principles of Instructional Communication
CMP410 Principles of Communication Management and Policy

owh p/s: yg ade final exams - principles of advert, introduction to comm and media, psychology, and other minor courses yg aku tak ambik.

xoxo

2011 in Review

Sekejap je rasenye 2011 ni. Its gonna be ending soon (or it has ended if you are reading this on the 1st January 2012 and beyond).  In my personal views and experience throughout this whole year, macam2 la perkara and peristiwa yang sangat penting yang dah berlaku to me.  So, in this simple post, I just want to highlight the few interesting events/things/occurences that I had experienced throughout this year.


#1: Ended Part 6 of Diploma in Building

oh my god! I never expected that I could finish that diploma. Knowing that I had never ever have anyyy soul in that course, it's a bit of an accomplishment to me la. And paling best bile dpt buat Building Symposium, Building Exhibition and also the ever brutal Final Project. Tak sangka all of that events that I have dreaded before entering part 6, aku dah accomplish and done very well.

BDex: 2nd place for 'Best Exhibition Booth'

Our little green booth

Building Symposium: Jadi emcee for that event and also I had won 'Best Presenter' for Building Science and Material Segment

Emcee-ing

Final Project: Tamat dengan jayanya!

#2: Choosing Future

Aha yes! 2011 ni jugak aku gelarkan as the year that I changed my future. Wah sampai macam tu digelarnye ha. Yeah because tahun ni la yang meminta kami untuk mengisi borang sambung belajar to degree level, and I have made my choice into choosing NOT to pursue building anymore. And so, I had chosen Advertising as my new playground.  At first, mase tgh isi borang tu, nervousness melanda because I had been in the crossroads between Advertising and also Culinary Arts. Tapi aku redha je and isi je la. Whatever happens, happens.

And then I got for the interview for Mass Comm! Yay me! (tapi nervous gilee at the same time because I had never ever pegi interview yg akademik ni).  So, aku pegi je and alhamdulillah it went well, and alhamdulillah lagi.... SAYA DITERIMA UNTUK MENJADI MASSCOMMER!

#3: Anugerah Naib Canselor dan Konvekesyen

Alhamdulillah syukur kehadrat Allah aku tamat Diploma in Building with the Vice Chancellor Awards.  Walaupun takde la hadiah wang tunai or kereta sebijik ke sebab aku dpt award tu tapiiii, Allah sahaja lah yg tahu betapa peritnye nak dpt gelaran tu. I felt beyond elated bile tgk exam result part 6 tu. Woohoo! Selimpang pink baby! Then it was convocation time, mmg sgt best and rase sgt sebak to be in UiTM Perak again for that prestigious ceremony. Jumpe balik kawan2 lama and my parents attended the ceremony, mmg rase sgt bermakna la.

Menyanyah 

With familia

posing Miss World ckit

#4: Mass Commer

Tahun ni jugak melihatkan aku berada di fakulti baru, kampus baru, rumah sewa baru, environment baru, kawan2 baru. Yes! Welcome to UiTM Shah Alam. Dapat jugak aku merasa belajar benda yang aku memang minat! (desperate mode: on). 

Tgh buat sifir sotong amende ntah. Senior suruh buat. Sporting je la kan

Ni mase program pemantapan wawasan. Our group 'Casa Grande'. Me as the team leader

#5: Beraya

This seems a lil bit sad, tapi tahun ni la first time my bestfriends beraya kt rumah aku! hahaha. Agak sedih ye di situ.  Tahun ni baru la mereka dpt beraya rumah saya. Salah satu kenangan bagus tahun ini.

Shakirin's house

At my house. Camwhoring in my front of my parents

#6: Kisah sebenar 'S'

This year aku boleh kate, all truth came out and penjelasan yang sebenar telah dibuat.  Ini tentang kehidupan 'S'.  S ni kawan saya sejak sekolah la, dia ni ok je mahakarya agung smua, tapi satu je kami tak puas hati pasal dia ni is that bile mane kami melepak bersama, dia mesti je ade hal la, nak kene balik awal la, mak suruh balik la, and sometimes dia cancel last minute.  So disitu kami agak frust dan marah sehingga kami attack dia mcm2 dgn pelbagai andaian. But, bile saya bertemu sendiri dgn maknye, and baru la aku tau kehidupan dia yg sebenar mcm mane and baru la aku faham kenapa dia kene balik awal bagai.  So, ini dikira sebagai peristiwa penting jugak la bagi aku because if la aku tak bertemu sendiri dgn his mom, mmg aku akan terus buat andaian mcm2 la sampailah skarang ni.

#7: Gadgety

Yeahhha! Tahun ni jugak menyaksikan aku memegang dua gadjet baru dlm hidup. Dua benda ni mmg aku idamkan dah sekian lama. Syukur aku dah dpt dah dua2 ni. Thanks a lot to my mom and dad.

Galaxy Ace

Nikon D3100

Banyak sebenarnye kenangan dalam tahun ni, tahun ni menyaksikan pelbagai peristiwa yang menarik, sedih, and unexpected. We had witnessed revolutions beginning in many parts of the world, death of prominent world leaders, natural disasters menacing, and a whole lot more. 2011 is worth remembering. 

See you next year

xoxo

Interview With AZ

Hai selamat sejahtera, saya Maria Bosanova dari Propa TV News akan menemubual seorang budak building dan juga pelajar UiTM Perak yang telah pun menamatkan pengajiannya. Saya akan menyingkap kisah suka duka perjalanannya untuk bergelar America's Next Top Model ...(bunyi rekod pecah)... eh silap. Itu cerita minggu depan.


2 Julai 2011
1.00 pm
Rumah Ammar Zahrol

Maria Bosanova (MB): Hello hai Ammar, terima kasih la kerana sudi meluangkan masa bersama Propa TV hari ni.

Ammar Zahrol (AZ): Ye sama-sama. Saya pun takde kerja nak buat hari ni. So, ok la jugak layan wartawan gila macam awak ni.

MB: Kelassssss gitu tau (<-----konon trademark). Hmm ok first skali kan, saye nak tanye la kan, ape perasaan awak bile first time sampai UiTM Perak tu?

AZ: First time sampai UiTM Perak... mmg takde rase ape sbenarnye. Ok la, a bit nervous and anxious actually knowing that I have no experience at all living in hostels...

Gambar pertama di UiTM Perak. Pintu gate UiTM Perak...

MB: Urmm Ammar, ini Propa TV.. saluran bahasa melayu, bukan MTV ye. So... boleh tak berbahasa melayu? Ke, awak nak translator? (Tangan ke dada, mata ke atas)

AZ: Ow, kena bahasa melayu eh? ok fine takpe. Mcm saye ckp tadi, saya agak gementar dan takut sikit la kan sebab saya tak biasa dengan keadaan duduk asrama. Tak tau nak expect ape kan. So, nak tak nak, redah jer la. Masa part 1 dulu saye dpt kolej Teratai. Tangga punye la tinggi. Sempuut naik tangga. Masuk bilik saya T1303, jumpe ngan roommates. Sorg budak Architecture and sorg budak CS. ada lagi sorg sbenarnye tp dia quit halfway through MMS. Bahasa Inggeris sikit2 bleh kan?

Pintu bilik

MB: Hmm... ye la. Bleh la BI. Tapi sikit2 jerrr... Kelassss gitu tau. Anyway, so awak ada ckp pasal MMS. Ape benda MMS tu?

AZ: Oww MMS, Minggu Mesra Siswa. dulu ktorg panggil MMS. Skarang dah tukar MDS. MMS ni minggu orientasi for Part 1. Omg let me tell you, inilah minggu yg paling saye benci dalam hidup saya selama 6 semester kat situ. Mmg torture ok. Bangun pagi2 seawal 4 o'clock then pg kumpul kt bawah kolej, sape lambat kena denda yg sgt kejam. Then berjalan pegi Pusat Islam for Subuh prayers. Then kuliah subuh, then pegi dewan makan for breakfast, lunch, dinner (makanan mcm makanan penjara), then pegi dewan kuliah dgr ceramah bosan for like many times. Then habis ceramah mcm pukul 11 lebih. Balik kolej kena lecture and tengking lagi wth the OC's. Tidur dlm kul 12 or 1 cmtu, then the cycle goes on. OC plak time MMS tu mmg budget commander. Tengking2 smua suruh jalan cepat, makan cepat, mandi cepat, smua lah nak cepat!

MB: Biasa jerpp....

AZ: Ha! Kau cube la lalui minggu neraka tu!

MB: Choooiiii.. tak nak la kite.

AZ: Tau takpe....

MB: Ha ok2. Next question. You study Diploma in Building ye? Seronok ke nok? Eh..ter-nok pulak... sorry.

AZ: Tak dapat dinafikan la mmg saye tak tau ape benda itu diploma in building. Dan saya memang tak minat, to say the least. So first semester tu mmg ada rase mcm nak tukar course. Tapi I just fikir takpe, lalui je part 1 then tukar course mase part 2.

MB: So? Tukar course la?

AZ: Tidak. Saya tak jadi tukar course. Lama kelamaan, saya dah bond dgn rakan-rakan kelas saya dan juga rakan-rakan saya di kolej. So, kalau nak tukar course tu mcm sayang la plak. Saya tak jadi tukar course sebab kawan-kawan. Benci tetap benci gak kt building ni. So, motivasi saya untuk meneruskan program ni is kawan-kawan and parents. 2 ni je yg kept me going until the grand final semester.

Stop, drop and pose!

Asap santau

Studio cat

Jangan tanye kami sedang buat ape

Calon-calon suami misali. mahu?

MB: Takkan awak benci habis-habisan dekat building ni?

AZ: Takdela saya benci sampai naik meroyan maki hamun setiap kali kelas. Saya akui, smua yg saya belajar mase diploma bangunan mmg sgt useful for me. Kalau bukan utk kerja pun, at least saya bleh guna knowledge tentang construction if saye ditakdirkan nak buat rumah ke, ada masalah dgn perpaipan rumah ke, ape2 je la yg berkait ngan bangunan. At least, I have the basics la.

And bukan itu sahaja, saya sgt bersyukur kerana menjadi pelajar diploma bangunan ni sebab ia mematangkan diri saya and it prepares me for my future. Dalam konteks ni is saya belajar utk membuat satu tesis report, belajar utk memberanikan diri utk pembentangan di khalayak ramai, and also, membuat satu email formal! hahaha. Kalau tak kerana Puan Azira, saya takdenye nak tau pasal email formal ni.

MB: Oww mcm tu. Ok so, kite bercerita tentang kehidupan kolej awak pulak. Boleh ceritakan serba sedikit tentang kehidupan kolej awak?

AZ: Kehidupan di kolej... sangat best sebab di kolej kediaman la saya buat benda yg bukan2. hahaha. Saya dari part 1 hingga part 6 mmg dulu kolej. Alhamdulillah. 1st and 2nd semester di Teratai, and from 3rd to 6th semester saya di Bidara. Mmg best because we got to mix with guys from different courses and bertukar-tukar cerita pasal course masing2 and bergurau senda mcm tak ingat dunia. That was great la. Saya sound terlalu formal ke?

MB: Agakla.... agak boring disitu..(menguap). Ok la, kite ke soalan seterusnya, ape kenangan yg terindah selama awak menuntut di UiTM Perak.

AZ: Kenangan terindah mmg tersangatlah banyak..

MB: Bagi satu dua sudah... Kenangan yang awak paling suka la senang cerita. (Tangan ke dada, mata ke atas)

AZ: You are getting pretty annoying.. ok, anyway.. hmm.. ok la saye bahagi dua la. Kenangan bersama builders and kenangan bersama rakan2 rapat. Ok kenangan dengan building department is of course PGL. Memang I will never ever forget that. Walaupun berlaku kontroversi yang hangat... tapi still saya sgt2 bangga dgn smua pelakon dlm PGL. Kay, Tasriq, Shima, Azri, Iman, Che Naimah, Naimah, Ija, Ain, Meen, Yunie, Nua and of course Bego, you guys did awesome job. Selain daripada PGL, I suka mase batch kitorg handled the Builders Nite bertemakan Arabian Nite. A great night that was. Other than that, kenangan jugak is mase Builders Symposium 2011 where I was the emcee along with Nad, saye minta smua hadirin duduk walhal lagu UiTM Di Hatiku belum dinyanyikan. pergh! Malu gile time tu! hahaha. and of course being an emcee for the Emeritus Professor Norman Fisher talk was also an honour.

PGL berkipas

Semangat koir

PGL ngan dayang-dayang

MC-ing

Then, kenangan with kawan-kawan lain plak pun best and very gila. Mostly smua berlaku kt kolej. Kalau tension je, DRAG! hahahha. Then I masih ingat yg kami tolong kwn2 fashion kami to siapkan their costumes mase Part 3. That was truly a memorable moment. And then of course, the infamous 'Hey hey hey.. Nasi Lemak!' hahaha. Tolong my friend Fadh jual2 nasi lemak. That was really funny. Adam Lambert jual nasi lemak. Bayangkan. hahaha. Then of course the 'Lacurans' session di depan pintu bilik setiap malam. And sesi 'curhat' yg membawa pergaduhan and also tangisan. Those were really bitchy moments. And the infamous 'Abg Chicken Chop'. hahaha. gile la kami.

Buat costume sampai ke courtyard ye

Adam Lambert menyiapkan costumenye

Kami kawan baik

Kami comel

Photoshoot emon

Zaman muda trang tang tang

Kempen Jelirkan Lidah Anda

With the Fashionistas.. (Gambar dipetik dari fb Syafira Ilias)

MB: Habis dah? ke ada lagi?

AZ: Aku yg patut tanye tu kat kau

MB: Kelassss gitu tau. Anyway, so lepas ni, ape je?

AZ: Alhamdulillah, I got into Mass Communication majoring in advertising utk degree, which is in UiTM Shah Alam la plak lepas ni. New course, new faculty, new campus.

Langkah seterusnya

MB: What do u hope for your degree? Chewah speaking London la plak I ni. hahahaha!

AZ: .................

MB: Ok, teruskan..

AZ: Ape yg I harap is I can carry the new course and score good grades cuz its a challenge for me also sebab yela kan, dah tukar course, you've got to learn new things and understand it in a short time but I tak kisah sebab I minat bidang ni and Im determined to do the best.

MB: Oklah, sebelum kite menutup tirai perbualan ni. Any last words?

AZ: Di kesempatan ini, saya ingin memohon maaf kepada semua pihak yg terlibat secara langsung or tidak langsung dgn saye jikalau saye ada terkasar bahasa dan membuatkan mereka tidak puas hati. Saya mengaku saya manusia yg tidak perfect dan ada je membuat kesalahan, especially to the lecturers. Sebab saye selalu suke kutuk and mengajuk lecturer. And of course to my Perak friends, thank you for making my stay in Perak for 3 years worthy for me. You guys are the heart and soul. Do your degree well, and always support each other, not condemning each other. Teruskan cita-cita korg, and saye harap korg tidak akan melupakan saya...

MB: Ok, terima kasih lah Ammar ye kerana bersama Propa TV yg sangat propa ni. Sebenarnye, mana ada Propa TV pun. Saye saje je bosan2 tak tau nak buat pe kt rumah..so saya dtg je la konon menemubual awak ni. hahahahaha! Okay, kite kembali ke Sri Pentas.

AZ: ....................weirdo

xoxo

Reporto de' Practicolo

Assalamualaikum.....

Pada kali ini saye nak bercerita tentang Practical Report Department of Building

hey, bukan kau dah habis practical ke? dah nak grad dah pun. buat ape la cite pasal practical report lagi??

Ye....sesungguhnya saye dah habis diploma...tapi entry ni bukan untuk saye..tapi untuk juniors saye yang tengah practical skarang ni....sebab ape saye buat entry khas ni sebab saye dpt mcm2 soalan dan resahan seperti:

Abg ammar, report cmne ek? risau la...

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aku takut ah ngan report, cmne nak buat?

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senior, nak tanye ckit bleh? ape sbenarnye nak tulis utk report?

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abang ammar ni comel la... 

ok, not including the last one la kan...(haha..ha...heh). Ok, dont fret, in this entry I will explain yg semampu boleh la to all of youusss (kalau korg baca la kann)

Kenapa kena buat report??

Report ni kite kena buat as a kelayakan kite untuk pass practical training (and insyaallah utk 4 flatt).

Kenapa kena buat dengan terbaik??

Sebab report kite ni merangkap juga sebagai thesis kite, which is kajian kite sendiri. The reports will be binded hard cover and then akan diletakkan dlm library utk tatapan umum..(seterusnya diletakkan dalam bilik stor persatuan utk tatapan sawang labah-labah)

Bagaimana nak hasilkan report terbaik?

Report practical consist of many elements and chapters, they are:

PENGHARGAAN/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRAK/ABSTRACT

ISI KANDUNGAN/CONTENT

SENARAI RAJAH/LIST OF FIGURES

SENARAI SINGKAT KATA/LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

SENARAI GAMBARFOTO/LIST OF PHOTOS

SENARAI JADUAL/LIST OF TABLES

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BAB 1 (PENDAHULUAN)/CHAPTER 1 (INTRODUCTION)

BAB 2 (LATARBELAKANG SYARIKAT)/CHAPTER 2 (COMP. PROFILE)

BAB 3 (KAJIAN TEORITIKAL)/CHAPTER 3 (THEORETICAL REVIEWS)

BAB 4 (KAJIAN KES)/ CHAPTER 4 (CASE STUDY)

BAB 5 (KESIMPULAN)/ CHAPTER 5 (CONCLUSION)

SENARAI RUJUKAN/ REFERENCES

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ok, so sebelum memulakan report, beberapa key elements yang perlu diambilkira dahulu which are:

• Bahasa pengantar
• Tajuk report
• Kehendak lecturer penyelia

Bahasa pengantar - choose sama ada dlm BM/English. yg mane yg korg lebih prefer and selesa. Sometimes lecturer penyelia akan request korg buat dlm bahasa yg dia nak for example bahasa latin ke, perancis ke, tamil ke.  (mcm saye dulu Cik-soon to be Puan- Azira request kami buat dlm BM)

Tajuk report - ini memang masalah terbesar sebilangan budak2 practical...takleh nak start report sebab takde tajuk. dont worry kawan2, explore habis habisan site and office korg tu. jgn terlalu pressure dengan desakan lecturer yg nak tajuk report yg vavavoom gile2. tanye2 la ngan supervisor korg kt site and office, diorg akan segala hormatnye menolong korg utk dapatkan tajuk report yg sesuai and yang senang korg nak cari bahan. tp jgn lupe utk proceed tajuk tu ngan lecturer masing2 na.

Kehendak lecturer penyelia - kekadang, lecturer kite nak something yg lain drpd manual cara penulisan report practical yg kite dpt mase wacana akademik tu. so, consult je la ngan lecturer korg na.

ISI REPORT

Penghargaan - include la nama pensyarah penyelia, nama KP, nama koordinator latihan praktikal, nama penyelia tapak and whatsoever la. sesape saje la yg tolong korg secara langsung/tidak langsung

Abstrak - abstrak ni is somewhat a ringkasan of the practical report. cerita in brief tentang kandungan laporan practical korg tu. from A to Z. tp briefly je. cerita the flow of the report.

Senarai bagai - senarai-senarai tu smua is a register of rajah, gambarfoto, jadual yg korg masukkan dlm report korg tu.

Bab 1 - pengenalan kepada report practical korg. sub2 topicnye includes:

• 1.1 Pengenalan - cerita secara general tentang tajuk korg
• 1.2 Pemilihan tajuk kajian - cerita kenapa korg pilih tajuk ni
• 1.3 Objektif kajian - include not more than 3 SAHAJA (paling afdhal maximum 3 objektif)
• 1.4 Skop kajian - elemen2 yang korg nak cerita dlm report ni (berpandukan objektif)
• 1.5 Kaedah Kajian - sumber primer(temuramah/pemerhatian/data2 progress report/etc.), sumber sekunder (buku/majalah/internet/jurnal/etc.)

Bab 2 - latar belakang syarikat korg. sub2 topic:

• 2.1 Pengenalan - brief description tentang skop kerja dan lokasi syarikat
• 2.2 Sejarah penubuhan syarikat - cerita pasal susur galur syarikat tu
• 2.3 Objektif syarikat - kalau takde, reka je
• 2.4 Carta organisasi syarikat - carta syarikat tau, bukan tapak 
• 2.5 Senarai projek yang telah siap
• 2.6 Senarai projek dalam pembinaan

mane nak dpt smua ni?: company profile syarikat korg. kalau takde, tanye je la staff2 kt ctu.

Bab 3 - Kajian teoritikal ni adalah satu bab yang penting and byk org kena re-do. teoritikal ni kite masukkan maklumat2 based on sumber sekunder (buku/majalah/jurnal/internet). key elements yang penting:

• Rujuk objektif dalam bab 1 - means, segala maklumat yg kite nak letak dlm teoritikal ni MUST reflect on your objectives. Contoh: objektif anda is - Mengenalpasti cara-cara pembuatan tender. so, dlm teoritikal ni, korg include segala general information tentang tender (contoooh). ingat, teoritikal ni kite include maklumat secara general tentang tajuk report kite. MUST BASED ON OBJECTIVES. jgn main suke2 je letak ape benda pun yg tak relevant
• Susunan/flow yang kemas - pastikan korg susun sub topic korg tu dgn kemas, preferably based on the flow of the objectives also.
• CITATION - PALINGGGG penting dlm bab 3. kalau takde citation, korg akan dilabel PLAGIATT. and juga, pastikan citation and senarai rujukan adalah sama, tak kurang tak lebih. 

         contoh citation: Menurut Robert (2008)......

                                 Mengikut Kamus Dewan (1987).....

                                 .....adalah teknologi yang tercanggih untuk pembinaan (Harris, 2011).

Bab 4 - bab kajian korg sendiri. as usual, kandungan korg dlm bab 4 ni MESTI menjawab objektif dalam bab 1 and teoritikal dalam bab 3. mcm dlm bab 3, its generally about the tajuk, in bab 4, dia dah go lebih detail. Bab 4 ni kite gune sumber primer (temubual/pemerhatian/drawings/etc) untuk kite lengkapkan. 

Bab 5 - kesimpulan...(dah nak habis dah!). kesimpulan ni korg simpulkanlah satu report ni. include la harapan, cadangan and whatsoever yg korg rase appropriate utk diletakkan dlm bab ni.... 

Senarai rujukan - pastikan in APA format (apa itu APA? rujuk lecturer penyelia)

Lastly, beberapa general reminder:

• SELALU contact lecturer penyelia. tanye ape2 yg patut utk clarify korg punye persoalan tentang mcm mane nak buat report. tp korg jgn la plak contact setiap sejam. at least in a week, contact la. sebab lecturer korg pun nak tau gak progress korg cmne.
• HANTAR progress report on time mengikut jadual yg dikeluarkan oleh koordinator praktikal (En Azim kan?). sebab, setiap penghantaran ada markahnye...
• JANGANlah korg copy paste sebijik sebijik from internet...sebab, lecturer bleh detect ok. nanti tak pasal2 dilabel plagiat.
• SAVE soft copy report korg ni in more than 1 disk. as a back up. jgn jd cm aku.... save smua dlm external...last2 external hancus, takleh nak bukak dah..kena type balik...mampu?
• JANGAN malas2 na.... buat report tu kay. jgn buat last minute. nanti keje ke mane, report ke mane. 

ok la..rasenye tu je kot pasal report. harap2 korg faham la dengan penerangan saye ni...kalau tak tau nak bayangkan report practical rupe cmne, korg bleh g kt side bar kanan ni -----------------------> tekan kt PRACTICAL REPORT. kalau ada ape2 soalan, jgn segan nak tanye ye...

xoxo