I don't know about others but somehow, i like it when i'm busy. Not too busy but just busy. I like it when i have work to be done, i like it when i am required to go places and i like it when looking at good things done, and i know it was me who did it or part of it. It's just one of the reasons to keep my heart warm. And to know that i am still relevant and worth it. Lol.
These previous weeks had been eventful for me. It was all started when i applied for a one week break from the office to go to Yogyakarta with my sister. And suddenly, for the week before that, i was required to be at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Port Dickson for a week for Program Transformasi Minda (PTM). PTM is one of the in-service verification requirements for the government servants.
I started to feel ill at ease because just like that, it marks two weeks of me being off from the office. And i am very much aware that i had so many works to be done. Nonetheless, at the same time, i had to be 'selfish' and be happy that i was granted two weeks off from the office. Hahaha.
Btw, Jogja was breath-taking. I guess everybody knows that Jogja is very famous with Borobudur and gondola ride. But one major thing i learn from Jogja was, at most of the villages, barter remains central to day-to-day subsistence. It's kinda blow my mind off because i really thought that barter is no longer today. Damn. I love how the places we know very little about often turn out to be the most fulfilling. Actually, I was thinking of writing a blog post in detail about Jogja but then, because of time constraint, this will have to do.
And proudly to announce, I AM GRADUATED WITH MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED STATISTICS! My convocation was held on the 9th October. It's crazy how when i was studying, i was thinking of writing a long caption on my Instagram / blog post, talking about how challenging, how exhausting, how frantic was the journey to achieve this. But when the day of the event, i just have no idea of what to write as my Instagram caption. In fact, i have no idea on what to write here too. Haha.
Above all, Alhamdulillah for this. Thank you for my family for always be there for me, letting me do whatever i want to do, no matter how delicate i was / am in everything. And thank you to AA for surprising me by attending my convocation day. He managed to convinced me that he wasn't able to come but then, there he was. Hehe.
Last but not least, we went to Muar, Johor for three days to celebrate Hari Statistik Negara (MyStats Day) & Sambutan 70 Tahun DOSM. I went to Muar by car all alone at night with my Kancil that my mom was worried sick that she asked me to buy a new car instead hahaha. But hey, my Kancil may be old, but she is a tough cookie okay. She may have come so far but she can go further. Watch her! Haha.
MyStats Day went well i must say. The final event was at Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim, Muar. And thank god for Hairul (our officemate), he is from Muar. After all of the events are done, he took us to experience Muar by eating his mom's home-cooked mee bandung, went to the Muar souvenirs shop to buy mee bandung paste and etc, went to Tanjung Emas and finally went to the famous Kopi 434 for final refreshment before we go back to reality.
Aside from these, I also went to Plenary Hall, KLCC, Putrajaya Marriott Hotel and Parliament of Malaysia for other work / events. And i probably will be going to Bangi Convention Centre these coming days for another workshop. I mean, there will be more coming, more to do, more to experience, more to be happy and stressed about. But for now, Alhamdulillah for everything.
Tbh, these previous days had been kinda hard for me. Nevertheless, every time i'm feeling all of the negative vibes, i remind myself that, having a job can cause so much stress, but then again, so does not having a job. Pressure and problem are just everywhere. I can either run from them or deal with them. So, brb, planning my next day off. Lol!
P/S: My Master's Dissertation is already published online as a journal! Gotta save the link here for myself hehe: Springer Link.
