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“People are just about as happy as they make up their mind to be”                           - Abraham Lincoln

It’s how you judge your feelings and decide what to do with it. I hate this stubborn habit. Keep thinking and reminding myself about unfinished tasks. It’s like wearing an ugly and bulky necklace around my tiny neck. I still can manage to do anything else. But this annoying necklace resists me to enjoy my day freely and happily.

This semester, I learned about Paradigm. How paradigm affects the way we act. I’m suffering from this so-called “Paradigm Paralysis”. So what’s the remedy? According to Joel Baker (the one who talked so much about Paradigm), we must open up our minds to new ideas and think in contrast. Do something beyond our ordinary. So today I decided to apply his approach to my personal situation. I reluctantly left all those reviews, assignments, and lecture notes behind. Had a wonderful time, enjoy sceneries, cherish every bit of moment and not even think about those unfinished tasks. Aha! it works. At least 70% of me feeling a lot better. So Mr Joel Baker, your theory is applicable. I’m smiling while writing this piece of entry. I’m writing not-so-like me.

What I learned today is our feelings have an outstanding influence to our mind (or way of thinking). We cannot perform at our best if our mind is distracted. How true.. the inner part of us should always be treated as our top priority.

Peringatan untuk diri : Maka itulah, soal keimanan itu soal dalaman hati yang memberi impak cara pemikiran kita dan Penciptanya.

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Exhausted. Wearing out. Physically and mentally. I do need extra sleeping hours to recharge my lost energy. Tomorrow will always be a new day..Tenang-tenangkan hati. Tabahkan semangat.

Teruknya entry kali ini. After forcing myself doing literature review, this is the outcome. Tumpul minda? Another 3 to go..*sigh*

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Doing two totally different things at the same time is sometimes can be psychotic! This week, I ‘enjoy’ the tense very well. The worst part is, mentally you start to lose your grip. Physically it steals your state of mind. Though I know there are surely has many benefits despite the worst part. But today, let me untangle the worst and the unhealthy parts of being 2-in-1. Work plus study can really make you like a complete idiot. I can feel the symptom of inability to assimilate the daily tasks. Life starts as early as 6.00 am. The morning schedule already takes half of your physical energy. Plus the mental torture of deadlines. Time flies extremely fast. Afternoon doesn’t mean less work. Added with afternoon classes that require equal energy like the morning session (but the truth is your mind get blunt, your back aches, you really need some time to unwind). From time to time you keep reminding yoursef about the unfinished tasks that need to tackle. The tense sometimes shows in your less frequent smiles, focused look and unfriendly chats. Back home, though your mind is refrehed with those unfinished tasks, but your body just prefer the tempting bed and comfy pillows. How am I supposed to be focused when I’m physically strained? So, the evening ends as early as 9.30 pm to reenergise the lost power (and soul). While writing and reading my own schedule,  I realise that whatever it takes, I need to look life in a  simpler and positive way. Life is supposed to be enjoyed. By the way, those hectic and stressfull events were just parts of the episodes in life.

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Labourous and hectic! That describes my weekend schedule for this week. Imagine..lectures from morning to night. Phew! Alhamdulillah.. God blessed me with pink health for these two cram days. Aku terkesan dengan cerita terkini seorang teman yang juga classmate ku ini. Nama dia Yus. Semester lepas, kami satu group untuk paper Leadership. First impression, aku tahu dia ni high-spirited and energetic. Never had the chance to ask her about her personal life. I just assumed that she is a typical housewife with deep interest in furthering her studies. And yesterday, someone told me that she is a widower! Husband dia meninggal in less than a year ago. Oh My! Masa last semester dia masih dalam eddah. Fantastic! Iya..memang aku sungguh terkesan dengan kecekalan dia. Ini satu contoh bahawa cara kita mengendalikan emosi kita akan membezakan kita dari yang lain. Malahan membawa kita lebih ke depan dari yang lain. Yus yang aku kenali ini nampak bersemangat selalu. Mungkin itu syle dia tapi model seperti inilah yang kita harap menjadi perumpamaan jiwa wanita-wanita lain.

Back to lectures. Oh nampaknya aku kena lebih well-prepared kali ini. Initial planning is essential. But stick to yor plan is the key. So, dalam kepala sudah terbentang jalan-jalan yang harus kutempuhi. Moga kesabaran selalu menemani jalan berliku ini. Amin.

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Semester baru bermula. Bersama tahun hijrah dan tahun masihi yang jatuh pada tempoh masa yang berturutan. Dua subjek menjadi pertaruhan kali ini. Susah atau senang harus dilalui. Langkahku kali ini lebih cermat dan yakin. Berbekal pengalaman lalu yang mengajarku makna sabar dan diam. Kata-kata abangku akan disemat kemas dalam minda. People and external world will not give substanstial effect to me. My promise to 2008. Choose to be happy internally.

The classes went the way it supposed to be. Info-packed, fast and timely. Fuh! The previous two months break had prepared me with better mindset bearing. This time, choose to be well prepared mentally and physically.

Dua subjek yang lebih menumpu kepada aspek pemikiran yang kritis. Menilai sesuatu dengan kritis serta mencari cara penambahbaikan yang realistik. That is what I get after attending the classes. The ability of human brain should be tested at its full capacity. It should not be wasted. And learning is another method of obtaining this.

Prof Mustapa had touched our mind with his radical opinion on the importance of maximising the ability of our brain. And his opinion about the way Malaysians have become was honest and painful. Attitude comes out naturally from the way we perceive the world. The way we perceive the world means the way we think. This comes to the root that we are incapable to use our brain wisely and effectively. What happened to the malaysians’ brains? Is it because of our incorrect daily diet ? Our simply because we ignore certain regimes to keep us healthy? Or maybe because our syllabus in education has the answer? I don’t have the ultimate answer. It requires rigorous studies and reliable tests to make a statement.

Ucapan sinis Prof bagai menjentik kepala kami secara halus. Meskipun kami agak kepenatan kerana seharian dari pagi hingga petang menadah telinga dengan kelas-kelas sebelumnya. Namun, kata-kata beliau membuatkan telinga kami yang penat itu jadi sensitif dan mahu terus mendengar dengan penuh perhatian.

‘Minda adalah modal insan yang paling mahal yang ada pada kita dan negara kita’. Tajam dan tepat, bukan?

‘Kenapa tidak beri perhatian paling serius pada modal kita yang paling mahal ini?’. Oh! Siapa nak jawab?

Aku bukan sesiapa yang mampu buat perubahan radikal. But the country is all about people. I’m part of the country. Today, I can’t change anybody, but myself. So the classes marked my personal journey with a new mindset.

Give your brain a challenge to solve. (p/s:  if we love our brain, la..)

* Note : I have no intention to be political or something. This is just a universal thought. Just an opinion to remind me don’t neglect your mind.

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