Aku juga ada lemahku

   
 Manusia tak pernah jemu membuat maksiat kepada-Nya, buat saja cukup sudah mengundang rasa berdosa...malang kini tak cukup dengan itu mereka seakan-akan berbangga dengan tindakan itu....

terkadang aku terguris, terluka, terkesan dengan tindakan mereka...aku yang rasa berdosa,hanya mampu melihat dari jauh tanpa mampu menegur akibat malu terlalu acap perlu menegur.

aku malu pada yang Maha Melihat...aku malu :'(....tuhan beri aku kekuatan untuk menegakkan syariatmu,,aku terasa lemah....aku tahu,,menjadi tanggungjawabku menentang yang batil dan kemurkaanmu..

namun siapa aku ya Allah,tiada ilmu tiada daya..bagai mendayung melawan badai...terkadang aku juga terundur kebelakang..sudahkan tak dapat menegur, terpaksa pula aku seakan-akan "merelakan" perbuatan dosa mereka..

.inikah mehnah hidup alam universiti? andai inilah hidupnya,baik aku berhenti saja belajar di universiti andai tempat yang seharusnya kuanggap mulia mengisi ilmu hanya hina berisi noda.

maaf diariku andai kau tertanya-tanya apa masalahnya dengan aku.tak mungkin untuk aku coretkan padamu andai ia hanya menggilap kehinaan yang seharusnya disorok rapat.

aku cuma mampu berdoa dari jauh agar saudara-saudari seIslamku ini sedar betapa aku mengasihi,mencintai,risaukannya bagaimanakah nantinya sudikah Dia menerima kita-kita yang hina ini andai siang bermandi dosa malam berselubung noda.

ooohhh tuhan kau buka pintu-pintu hati aku,pintu-pintu hati kami..buka juga pintu-pintu syurgamu agar dapat kami memasukinya...amin-_____-

Dont make someone as priority when u just an option

cintailah Allah kerana Dia-lah kekasih yg  tdk akn meninggalkan,mengecewakan atau membiarkan kita sendirian. renungilah kata Imam al-Ghazali r.h.m ini:::

      "Pertama telah kupandang makhluk yang banyak ini.Maka aku saksikan bahawa tiap2 mereka mempunyai kekasih dan kecintaan tempat hatinya tertambat.Sebahagian daripada kekasih itu hanya mendampingi sampai ke sakit yg membawa maut dan sebahagian lagi hanya sampai ke tepi liang kubur.Setelah itu kesemuanya pulang dan meninggalkan kekasihnya terbaring seorang diri.Tidak seorang pun yg turut masuk ke kubur dan menghiburkan nya di dalam kubur.Yg demikian tidak kudapati selain daripada amalan yg soleh.Sebab itu kuambil ia jadi kekasihku,supaya kelak ia menjadi pelita di dalam kuburku,menghiburkan dan tidak meninggalkan aku seorang diri."

petikan dari majalah Solusi isu;23.

accredited international schools

AUSTRALIA

Adelaide, Canberra, Deakin, Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW), New South Wales Institute of Technology, Queensland, Queensland Institute of Technology, Tasmania-Launceston, Sydney, South Australia, Curtin University of Technology and Western Australia.


EIRE DUBLIN

University College Dublin


HONG KONG

University of Hong Kong


NEW ZEALAND

University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington


UNITED KINGDOM

Robert Gordon (Aberdeen), Bath, The Queen's University (Belfast), Central England Univ (Birmingham), Brighton, Cambridge, Kent Inst. of Art&Design (Canterbury), Wales (Cardiff), Greenwich (Dartford), Dundee, Heriot-Watt (Edinburgh), Mackintosh (Glasgow), Strathclyde (Glasgow), Huddersfield, Humberside (Hull), Leeds Metropolitan, De Montford (Leicester), Liverpool John Moores, Liverpool, Architecture Association (London), The Bartlett (London), Kingston, North East London Polytechnic, Westminster (London), North London, South Bank (London), Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Oxford Brookes, Plymouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth and Sheffield.


List above are courtesy of Lembaga Akitek Malaysia

Common Paths to Studying Architecture

Common Paths to Studying Architecture



BLUE - degrees that lead to LAM accredited Part 2 architecture.
GREEN - degrees that lead to LAM accredited Part 1 architecture.
YELLOW - degrees that in currently unaccredited by LAM, but is of Part 1 or 2 equivalent.
ORANGE - diplomas that are sub-Part 1.
GREY - pre-university certificates.
RED - LAM qualifications exams to be taken independently.

sources:::http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/623018

What Should You Prepare For An Architecture Course Admission Interview?

This is a copy of the email I sent to my friend who got offer letters to Malaysian local public university's architecture course admission interview.
Although I did not get through the interview last year, I just want to help those who are preparing for it, especially those who are doing their last minute preparations before the interview.




First of all, Congratulations to you

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Before i start, there is something you should know.
Architectural studies is NOT EASY.

From what I'd experienced, understand, learned and heard form my seniors,
You must have interest (I'm sure you have this), be 100% committed, have passion and constantly creative if you want to study architecture.

Many students QUITED and changed course half way because they think that the course doesn't suit them.
The lifestyle you have when you're studying architecture is very much the same as you'll have in the future when you work.

The lifestyle of an architecture student:
- Must be constantly creative and inspired
- Have to stay up late at night just to finish the project or worst, NO SLEEP for 24hrs.
- Hectic life, hardly you'll have time to spend on other things.
- You'll always stick to your course mates and hardly you will get to know people from other courses because you'll be busying with your coursework
- Able to cope with stress, pressure and fatigue.
- Able to accept criticism from professionals - lecturers, which are architects themselves.
- Have projects and presentation almost every week.
- Able to accept bad grades. It's not easy to get A in architecture although you're good at it,
because architecture is a very abstract and subjective field, lecturers usually give a maximum of grade B and hardly they'll give A.
- Something you might think is nice, but others might think it's crap.
- Something which is right can be twist and turn to wrong. This is what architecture is.
- and these will be more of less the same when you work in the future.


Initially I was very determined to do architecture, I even planned to switch my course to it. But after I got advices from my seniors, I found out that it's not that I do not have interest or cannot accept the lifestyle, I just do not have enough creative ideas to be squeezed out from my mind every week.


I'm not trying to demotivate you, I just wanna help you to ensure that you are very clear of what you want, so you can make a wise decision and do not regret in the future.
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Tips:

You must be prepared,
Read more about this field, the roles, the responsibility,
besides designing new buildings, architects also in charge of urban planning, building pipe and water works planning, building conservation works, eg. heritage buildings. etc.

what is LAM - Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia and their roles,
what is PAM - Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia,
the papers you're going to seat as an architecture student
- LAM Part 1 and Part 2 in Univeristy, then work for a few years, and if you want, take LAM Part 3 - The professional paper in malaysia, if you pass, you'll get the title "Ar." - just like doctor(Dr.)
Other accreditations - RIBA,... etc.

If possible, go and visit PAM's office at 4 & 6 Jalan Tangsi 50480 Kuala Lumpur, near bulit aman, opposite of the selengor clubhouse, dataran merdeka and bank negara,
They have a small library. Check out their books.

Most local universities need their students to pass LAM part 1 to be allowed to do Part 2, except UTM - you do not need to do Part 1 in UTM(if i'm not mistaken).
Only UM will automatically give RIBA after you've passed Part 2.

Other private Unis: Many are not recognized by PAM.
Taylors - only provide Part 1, then you'll have to go to Australia to take Part 2.
Alfa - only offer diploma courses,
UCSI - you have to finish it in Scotland
LimKokWing - Extremely Expensive.

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The interview:
Last year I had sat for the test and interviewed by lecturers from UTM. They only took half of the applicants.

There were 3 parts:
1. Aptitude test
2. Drawing test
3. Interview


Dress code: Formal

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1. Aptitude test:

paper test on your understanding on architecture, skills and knowledge.
Remember to study on perspective drawing - x,y,z axis and plan (just like the one we studied in Kemahiran Hidup), and focus point.
-What is sustainable architecture?
Memorize the famous architect names and works of:
-local architects: Dr. Ken Yeang, Tengku Robert Hamzah...
-foreign architects: eg. Frank Gehrey, Le Corbusier...etc.etc
KLCC architect: Cesar Pelli
KLIA Architect:
Menara TM: Hijjas Kasturi
The tallest builing : Burj Dubai
China Olympic stadium & swimming pool..... etc.
they'll ask you for your favourite architect or their works (you must know even you don't know any). remember the spellings as well

Types of architecture style : Post War, Art Deco, Gothic, Victorian, Modern.. etc.

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2. Drawing test:

I had this along with the aptitude test,
The title was an imaginary scene
Remember to bring your pencils, eraser, pen, some colour pencils.
Practice and pay attention on your strokes, tones, perspective, shadow and DETAILS.
All they want to see is your confidence in drawing.
so try not to use ruler when drawing buildings.
You must also be good at drawing people, objects, furniture, car, plants, landscape,.. etc

If you have no idea what they want, ask them, or try your best to draw something nice...
Try to recall a scene and draw it out.. use your imagination.

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3. Interview:

In English and Malay
Remember to bring the stuff they mentioned in the letter, your certs, testimonials and your PORTFOLIO/SKETCHBOOK. (If you do not have any, get a sketchbook or papers and draw nice things on it!) Show them your drawings. If they love it and they ask whether they can keep it, give them, most probably you'll pass the interview and test.=)

The moment you walk into the room,
Stay calm (Though you're not)
Maintain natural
Don't Panic
Greet the interviewer/s
No dramatic actions - Don't bow or curtsey- Unless you/they are Japanese or Korean
Speak to them just like how you talk to your friends
Remember to get to know their names - very important and useful!

They'll ask you to introduce yourself
Why do you want to study the course
Probably your favourite architect / building and describe them
Ask you some general knowledge questions eg, who's the prime minister of Malaysia,
what do you think of the unrest in Thailand, etc.
Maybe some stupid questions:
do you have friends from other ethnics, Name 10 of them,
if you were the minister, what will you change?
what are you reading?
what will you do if you don't pass this?
- just to test your confidence.

The softwares architect use to design:
3DsMax
Autocad
Photoshop

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These are the websites that you MUST READ:

websites of the university faculty that offer the course
http://www.hbp.usm.my/

-Extremely useful for your interview-
So you're interested in ARCHITECTURE?, An academic guide to become an Architect:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/623018
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/391777
http://www.tanggam.com/v3/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=38

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http://www.ncarb.org/pathways/arch.htm
http://www.archsoc.com/kcas/wantarchitect.html
http://architube.org/2009/04/so-you-want-to-be-an-architect/
http://www.lam.gov.my/
http://www.lam.gov.my/accreditation.html
http://www.pam.org.my/
http://www.pam.org.my/aboutpam.asp
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/malaysian_architecture.htm
http://www.hijjaskasturi.com/
http://www.ldavies.com/
http://www.trhamzahyeang.com/index.html
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0608nathionallibrary.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Architecture_by_country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Yeang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Singapore

& others: online forums, Google & Wikipedia for the topic!

Recommended book: Architecture: Space, Form and Order by D.K.Ching

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You might not have enough time to prepare for this saturday if you start now. Coz I did my preparation quite early.

Anyway, just focus on the 2 Lowyat.net Forums & Tanggam, prepare your portfolio, practice your drawing skills and memorize some architecture names, terms (eg. facade, plan) and building.

Should you have any questions, you can ask Azarimy - aka. Mister Architect in the Lowyat.net Forum, don't hesitate to post up any questions there. I'm sure they'll answer any of their questions.

You can also ask me any questions, I'll try my best to help.

I hope my email will help you save some time on your preparation.
I tried to feed as much info as possible that i have. So i think this is all i have. If there's anything i left out I'll email you next time.


Give it your best shot, never give up and All The Best to you! You Can Do It!

Enjoy the experience ! =)

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Forgive me if there're any mistakes, I just write what I'd experienced.
Good Luck !

# i found this from:::bloghttp://jyphoon.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-should-you-prepare-for.html

when the day to submit comes

Assalamualaikum...aneyonghaseyo^^,

             Pagi hari submission tu,aku masih terhegeh-hegeh nak siapkan final projek,,seyesly banyak lagi yang tak siap...even da masuk galeri pun aku masih terkial-kial nak buat lettering!

             tapi x kisahla yang penting ni hasilnya even x seberapa.

 

*final project 02 When I Start To Think

                Pada hari bersejarah ni jugaklah gambar2 yg kami tgkap dgn tema FREEDOM digantung skali kat galeri FSPU.

*Freedom di Galeri FSPU

*gambarku di samping gambar studiomates yang lain.

BBQ

Assalamualaikum.....^_^

hmm..tajuk kali ni just BBQ...tapi ia bawa big meaning padaku.

*di rumah Prof Amran:)

      
  pertama sekali aku memenuhi undangan pensyarah,beliau ajak satu studio untuk makan2 kat rumah beliau (150211)hari yg sama dgn maulud Nabi.memang best la dapat melawat rumah pensyarah yang sedang mengatur langkah kami untuk jadi seorang arkitek ni*insyaAllah.macam yang aku jangkakan rumah lecturer kami mmg bersih,cantik dan sistematik. sangat seronok,,dan jadi kenangan yang takkan dilupakan dalam sem 2 ni ^^
      
         sesi BBQ yang kedua time Archiday,dalam minggu Archifest (190211)...lunch,kami kena bakar ayam sendiri...mmg bgus la idea bakar BBQ sendiri..bak kata,,nak makan,masak la..!hehehe kami pun bakar la...seronok seyesly even baju bau asap hehe

         BBQ yang ketiga ni(240211) lain macam skit nak cite....kali ni dianjurkan oleh studiomates aku sendiri,dorg buat kat rumah sewa dorg,,yang tak sedapnye buat kat rumah lelaki dan malam hari...seyesly dengar memang takkan pergi nye la.tapi nak dijadikan cerita masa nak ambil wudhu' kat tandas,salah sorang studiomate aku tanya...nak pergi tak BBQ mlam ni??aku dengan konfidennya jawab tak pergi.
kawan tu cakap...dia risau sebab tak ramai yang pergi,tapi ayam yang dah siap diperap ada la dalam 20 ekor....tak banyak ke tu!

it's ended up aku tersangkut...terpaksala pegi jugak rumah studiomatesku itu. even buat kat rumah kaum adam,keadaan masih terkawal.oleh sebab sahabat baikku pun tukar plan dari nak buat kerja dia,dia sanggup pergi memenuhi jemputan tu,itu lah yang menguatkan aku untuk pergi sama.tambahan pulak sebelum pergi aku ada tnya pndapat sahabat2 yang berpengetahuan... akhirnya aku pergi dengan niat penuhi jemputan.apa2 pun kita serah pada Allah untuk menilai.wallahualam-_-

KLANG trail.....yosh!

Assalamualaikum^_^

bile lecturer ckap nak buat trail ke Klang,dalam benakku yang terdalam..."apa yang ada kat Klang tu..bukan ada apa sangat pun".Aku pernah tinggal di Taman Sri Andalas,Klang selama setahun,dan aku merasakan Klang yang dikenali sbagai Bandar diRaja tidak punyai apa-apa kelebihan untuk diterokai dgn mata hati kami anak-anak Archi yang baru nak blajar ni.

berikut adalah jadual perjalananku menerokai dunia Klang(270111):-

• 9.12a.m ~sampai di stesyen komuter Padang Jawa dari UiTM Shah Alam.
• 9.33a.m ~sampai di stesyen komuter Klang dan mendengar taklimat ringkas dari para lecturer.
• 10.00a.m~Galeri diraja Sultan Abdul Aziz. 
• 11.00a.m~Masjid India Klang
• 11.15a.m~The little India
• 11.30a.m~Gedung Raja Abdullah
• 11.50a.m~Sungai Klang
• 12.10p.m~Pasar Jawa
• 12.20p.m~Masjid Bandar Diraja
• 12.40p.m~kembali ke Galeri Diraja untuk dengar taklimat kedua dari para lecturer.mereka menekankan kami supaya menjadi seorang yang lebih sensitif dan peka.
• 2.45p.m~sampai di Masjid Sultan Suleiman...setelah jauh berjalan dan penat mencari,sebab Masjid ini terletak jauh sedikit dari kawasan yang kami lawat sebelum sampai ke masjid Sultan Suleiman ini.kami solat zohor di masjid ni.
• 5.05p.m~makan di restoran.aku baru tersedar yang aku langsung tak makan ap2 lagi pd hri tu..berjalan di sekitar Klang sangat mengasyikkan,,mungkin!
• 6.00p.m~pulang ke Padang Jawa dari stesyen komuter Klang.

Begitu la hari trail kami berakhir.walaupun tak  dapat lawat semua tempat sperti yg tersenarai oleh lecturer.

Hari itu benar2 membuka mataku...bukan sekadar mata,,malah mata hatiku..aku kini mula memandang dunia dengan mata hatiku....mungkin ini langkah awal untuk aku menjejaki dunia senibina barangkali^_^

           

ni kenangan pahit atau manis??? pArT satu

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

haha..rasa nak tergelak bila fikir balik kenangan ni...saat SESAT di KUALA LUMPUR.

Petang Rabu yang mendung aku bercadang nak balik ke rumah,orang lain sibuk ada class weekdays cenggini aku pulak sebaliknya...tambah seronok Khamis esoknya pon tak ada kelas..see,betapa budak Architecture macam aku ni banyak masa senggang yang patut diisi dengan aktiviti mengasah dan memantapkan skill melukis dan mengkreatifkan diri!

mulanya aku sent mssge pd ayah untuk inform yang aku nak naik public transport tuk balik rumah..ayah tak reply pon mssge tu..mungkin dia ok dgn itu!

senanye ni kali ke2 aku nak balik naik public transport tapi...1st time g sensorg...alangkah beraninya aku ishh..ishh ishhh

aku pon naik la bas rapid 603 mnuju ke sksyen 2 tuk naik bas lain yang menuju ke KL Central.

*detik2 SESAT sorg2
T.T"

smpai di sksyn 2,aku duduk di bus stand...selalunya ada je bas yang dah menunggu tapi kali ni tak ada!... terpaksalah tunggu kekasihku rapidU80 yg sntiasa pakai bju kaler merah tu.

rapidku pun sampai...nek2 bas...aku jadi gelisah..sebab nek sensorg kot..k x pe la..ak pon trus la layan kegelisahan tu....sampai satu tmpat ni,,aku jadi was2..."eh ni ke KL Central...???"kata hatiku..."tapi nape nmpak lain je ni???"...hari pulak makin gelap padahal baru pkul 5 lbih skit...ni suma pasal nak hujan hehehe

aku pun turunlh even x sure...pelik jugak salu ramai yg akn turun dari rapid ble sampai kat KLCentral tpi kali ni aku sorg je trun..nape ek?

aku pon g la naik tgkat ats tuk beli tiket KTM la kononnye...dgn konfiden yg agk kurg..aku ckp kat org yg jaga kaunter tu.."saya nak tiket ke Sg Buloh bole?"....org tu pon ckp.."mane ad tiket g Sg.Buloh"
aku pon mula la nak cuak....aku yg malu ni pon g la dari kaunter tu dgn muka yg MALU+Bengong

mane nye nak ada tiket Sg.Buloh...Putra mmg la x de..baruku tersedar rupanye aku dah tersalah turun kat stesyen Bangsar....aku yg cepat cuak n kecut perut ni pon trus menggelabah....call2 ayah pulak,, time ni la phone buat hal..dye x nak kluarkan sore ayh..aku sikit pun x blh nak dgr ap ayh cakap...apelaY.Y

aku pon rasa nak nanges x tau nak buat ap...da la nak ujan lebat..Stesyen Bangsar pulak tu sunyi je... Aku pon g la duk kat satu ceruk yg agk sunyi...mulanye mcm nak kluarkan cecair dri mata,,tpi aku tepikir dari Bangsar bole je g KLCentral..kan kan kan...hahaha

aku pon g la menebalkan muka jumpa org kat kaunter tiket tadi...
"saya nak tiket g KL Central".
"tapi x sampai Sg.Buloh la...."slumber je org yg jaga kaunter tu ckap...
buat malu aku je.hadoi...

cam tu la pengalamanku...mungkin bagi org lain mende ni bese je...tpi bagi aku yg slama ni x penah sensorg,,ni pngalaman besar buatku dan aku MALU+BANGGA ngn diriku hehehe ni la permulaan kedewasaan ku^_^