Saturday, May 17, 2008!
HandWritten on; 10:27 PM
Alhamdulillah, the London trip was a success.
a big thanks to Sakilla, the director of the programme, to the committee members, Puan Siti Rabaah, Prof Hazimi Hamzah, Prof Turiman Suandi, Prof Mona, Dr, Sham,Dr.Ismi,Dr. Lateef, En. Wan,abg sham, kak Ojeng, kak Nija, Kak Lina, Kak Niza, Kak Rajesh, and fellow friends.
we started the trip with a night in Sri Lanka and we managed to organize a graduation ceremony for the Diploma of Youth Work student.
The first two days in London were a sight seeing programmes. we went to the Arsenal Emirates stadium since it is near to our hotel. (we live at Manor House, 10 mins via tube to london city) and also to the london city, where we visited tower bridge, westminster abbey, downing street, and most of the interesting landmarks in London.
the third day was the starting of the official programme. we met Dr. Ian Castler the HR lecturer in Oxford University and had a Q&A session regarding the Hr isssues and challenges.
the following day, we had an interfacing with Master students from Brunel University and discussed about the youth development and work. thanks to Dr.Simon Bradford.
and afterwards, we visited Marlborough House, the place of Commonwealth Secrateriate. we exchanged views and thoughts regarding the nation building through out the commonwealth countries and many more.
Paris~! yes, we were there. Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and Arc the Triumph built by Napolean and also the museum where Monalisa 'lives'.
Crystal de Saldanha, representative from Commonwealth secrateriate
ad hock programme but still a well organized.
in front of Club Dolphine Hotel, Colombo Sri Lanka
Skylines and turnstiles. Eiffel we're in Love
the Museum jump~!
Dr.Simon Bradford. i adore the way of his lecture
the interfacing process
Oxford University. the townies
Dr. Ian Castler, specialize in Trade Union in Uk
Monalisa smile
commonwealth sect. the lady in green is Barbara from Nigeria
Marlborough House, that belongs to the Queen
everynight routine.briefing,report and preparation. sleepy was synonymous
Brunel Darussalam? no! its Brunel University
classroom discussion. amazing learning atmosphere
Trafalgar Square, London. yang sebelah kanan tu pon sronok nak join.
Arsenal Emirates Stadium. i bumped into William Gallas the crybaby captain at the tube
Oxford's Q&A , Mr.Hizami the liason a.k.a Malaysian Law degree student there
PESUMA at the Said Business School, Oxford Uni
no comment. yeah, we are young people. Notre Dame, Paris
identical posture at the tower bridge, London
Colombo. beautiful scenaries and people, but sadly too many explosions.
This is just a quick update. i will follow up with details report.
have fun completing the 6 hour credits of Practicum. grab the oppurtunities to learn. the exposure that must be fully utilized. Perform well that can give benefits for both parties. make an impact. everything is possible.
p/s: to Sakilla, for the tears and sacrifices, we owe you. thanks. you made it, we made it!
looking forward to hear about Universitas Sumatera Utara trip. nak join~
Mohamad Hafidz Arifin
PESUMA 2008/2009