We
reached a nice milestone today. Exactly 3 months ago, 13 Saturdays, we started
our post degree diploma course, Diploma in Syariah Legal Practice in the
Islamic International University, Kuala Lumpur. All 21 of us registered
ourselves on the 31st March 2012 at the Ahmad Ibrahim Law Centre. Along
the way, one drop out to pursue another course instead and we were left with 20
as at to date. We explore the campus
compound by using human “GPS”. Pardon the pun girls, but what I meant is that
we were being guided by our course mates who were former students of IIUM. On
our first Saturday our “GPS” was H, who kept turning back to ensure that all
her senior followers were right behind her when we went for lunch at the Human
Science café near the mosque.
However,
into the third week, SA suggested we bring pot luck for breakfast. It was a
good idea since we were provided with hot
and cold water dispenser and 3 in 1 coffee and malt mixed. So every week we
brought something to share, may it be nasi
lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk with sambal,
fried anchovies, peanuts, slices of cucumber and quartered boiled egg) curry
puffs , fruit juices, cakes and so forth. This eliminates the need of us searching
for breakfast. Over time however, the amount of food we brought could last us
to lunch. Our lecturers warmed up to the idea and during our morning break we
could interact more freely with them.
This
arrangement works so well that it sort of back fires us today. As scheduled,
this morning is Dr. A’s session until 12.30pm. And Dr. N session will be from
2.00pm to 5.30pm. However, Dr. A and Dr. N have an agreement to swap and
consolidate their session. So not only did Dr. A will have her morning session,
she will continue in the afternoon. Next two weeks, Dr. N will have us for the
whole day too! We were not prepared mentally for this marathon. Nevertheless the lecture went at a fantastic
phase in the morning as usual. Dr. A course subject is very interesting and
touches our very being. The subject in reality itself is full of challenges,
manipulations, disputes and heartache due to human greed and ignorant. We had
our morning break at 11am thereafter continued until 1.30pm before breaking for
our zohor prayer and continued at 2pm
right through until 4.30pm. I told Dr. A, according to our calculations we have
met out 6 hours 30 minutes credit hours of the day. The afternoon session was
as interesting though we were a bit out of focus. Dr. A reminded us to be alert
or at least try to pretend to be alert. This caught our attention and we burst
into a really loud laughter. And everyone is on red alert. An interesting point that Dr. A made was
that, since we were part time students with career commitments amongst others,
we have to strategies in whatever we do, including to strategies to be absent
without leave. I observed that it is applicable in our life too. We have to
strategies in all our endeavors and life’s undertakings. Now I am strategizing
how to strategies my strategies!
strategies kisses
~acepaizah~
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