February 2012 : Promised To Myself

Salam. February is here! And like my promised entry at January , I want to make promise to myself this month. Last month with unexpected, I quit my Graphic Designer job for teaching job. I currently work as history teacher at secondary school at Selangor. This February, I want focus more to my next interview with Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam on 3 February at Kompleks Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Putrajaya. I needed to study about current issues of education in Malaysia, ikhtisas knowledge and teaching skills. I need to delay for a while my doodle freelance job.

Then, I want to upgrade my knowledge about history, teaching skills, and let myself adapt myself to new profession job. I want to keep drawing, so I will always bring empty little cards in my hand-bag. Then, start all over again complete my freelance job and take random commissions. Well, though I have a very different jobs. From history teacher to an artist who draw and doodle on free time. It's like I use both brain sides, left brain for history theories and right brain for ideas in creating art. But both of my works truly motivate myself to be someone I dreams of, even sometimes it blows up. haha. I just follow the route that destined for me.  Perhaps one day in future I could succeed in both fields. Who knows.

One more thing I want to promise to myself that I want to have at least 40 minutes a day for workout routine. Because healthy is very important to me. I have a very pale face and easy to become tired because of my low blood pressure. To be a teacher, I need to be active because I work with teenagers. So, 40 minutes a day. :D

 "if not now, then when?" Jillian Michaels

I changed my personal blog URL to www.a-z-a-h.blogspot.com, another blog of mine to share personal views, thoughts, histories, lesson and recent activities. Well, I personally like when my visitor say hello or salam to me whenever they come to visit. I love to hear from you, to know you. Yes, of course, you are all my guests. :)

Have a great February to you!

Mara Interview & Penang Short-travelled

 

I have interview for MRSM teacher with MARA at Institut Latihan Kecemerlangan Mara at Sungai Jawi, Pulau Penang. So last Tuesday I went to Butterworth and stayed at my friend's place. We studied together at night for inteview preparation. We wanted to try this interview and assumed it as our experience to prepare our big interview with Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam next week.

From Bertam, we, five intended teachers and my father's friend drove us to Sungai Jawi in 35 minutes. We arrived at 9.30 a.m.. My friend and I went early and registered in one group (6peoples). Then we entered in one room as a group in front of three panels. We have given several questions and everyone have chance to speak out.

Questions about history course:

1. Huraikan bentuk-bentuk penentangan orang Melayu terhadap penjajahan British.
2. Mengapa orang British mudah masuk ke Tanah Melayu.
3. Mengapa orang British menganggap wira Melayu sebagai pemberontak?
4. Nyatakan kelebihan diri anda sebagai guru sejarah.

My other friends got questions about DEB, Sejarah Penubuhan Malaysia and anything related to Malay history. We have been interviewed in 30-45 minutes. No ikhtisas and current issues questions like we expected. My counseling got theories questions and they needed to speak in English why they wanted to be MRSM teacher. The interviews ongoing from 25-27 January 2012 and almost 1200 intended teachers came for interviews.

We, five intended teachers finished our interviews at 12 p.m.. Then my friend's father brought us to Penang and have a short-travelled.

Shot on ferry.

 Shots at Padang Mahkota.

Cenotaph for glorious dead.

Penang Trishaw.

Taman Kota Lama.

 Them.

Birds.

 If you come to Padang Mahkota,
it's recommended to try Pasembur. :)

 Pick anything you liked.

 and eat like us.

 My friend's father drove us around Penang and back to home.
This is few shots I took from moving car.

 Tilt is art. :p

 Penang town.

 Penang bridge.

Undeniable, Penang have many uniqueness historical buildings,
I really enjoy taking pictures there.

Next interview with Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam on 3rd February. Lot things to read. @_@

Postcard Illustration

Assalammualaikum and Good Sunday.

I joined "Original Painted Postcard Exchange" by Emila Yusof. We needed to draw on 15cm x 10cm postcard with our own drawings and exchange to Mrs. Emila. In return, she will deliver her illustration postcard to us. So, I finally steal some moment yesterday at my mother's shop, I draw something special to Emila Yusof.

I draw unintentionally the lines, the dots, the bricks, the caves and the me in myself in this postcard. I hope Kak Emila Yusof will find me in this illustration. And I can't wait to receive her postcard :) If you want to exchange postcard with her, simply go to her website and drop a line.

I will so busy in the next two weeks, two interviews with MARA at Penang and SPP at Putrajaya. I'm so nervous right now but I'm going to fight to make my dream come true. huhu. And all the best also for my best friend and his brother for their SPA interviews.

Little Cards at School

I bring little cards to school. It small, plain, white and empty. In my free time at school, I doodle random lines and dots on little card. It effective for releasing stress, head rest, self-motivated and good for avoid gossip in teacher rooms. :)

This one, inspired by Illustrated History book I read at Library.

I have more empty little cards in my bag,

activity for myself during free time. hee.

Next week will be my busy week, fly again to Penang for interview and prepare for lesson study with teachers. Happy holiday!

Back-to-School

Salam everyone! From my last entry I have stated that I recently quit my job as designer and now be a teacher at school. It's my 3rd day and I was like recalling nostalgia when I start working here. I knew the buildings, the gates, the canteen and few old men and women I recognized who used to be my teachers. I actually was an ex-student in this school when I was form 5. But now, I work here and be colleague to my teachers. It is ironic but it make me smile warmly when my class teacher still remember me though she said I look so much different. After 8 years, I return to my old school as a teacher. :-)

Few days and I busied with medical check up at hospital, take an oath at magistrate court and few things. Last night, I steal my free time to complete doodle commissioned work from Bella and I completed it. hee.

For those who want to hire me, simply contact me at azahgta@yahoo.com.my. But unfortunately, I limit to certain produce only. Please click "News" tab on top to check my current freelance job. My current doodle work in progress is commissions from Miss Shazwani and MerahItuJambu. Have a brand new day everyone, hopefully my doodles could make you smile and inspire. Thank you for visiting here.

xo, azah.