Wordless posting

Yummy lunch dish ...one of my fav food

A hurdle passed, 2-3 more to go ...

The thought of becoming a student again is lingering in my mind ...this has been going on for the last few years..when i joinned a univeristy as its member of academic staff, I knew that I would have to do my PhD sooner o later ...it is very obvious ...nonetheless, I have been postponing the inevitable for a while now ....my reasoning was that I was not ready - mentally, emotionally, physically and financially ...the later refers to my ability to finance myself for trips to visit family back home :-) ...see, I have yet to go, but am anticipating some level of home-sickness ....been there before, so i know what i am talking about ....

anyway, i made a few progress in the past 3 months ....i finally accepted the fact that I am ready to go ...ready to face the daunting prospect of doing a doctoral research study ....of being away from my comfort zone ...from my family and my adorable little monkeys .....accepting and knowing that I am ready to go is a huge deal ....i was not willing to go if i am not ready ...coz once you are there at the start of your study, there will be no turning back ...it comes with a huge responsibilities ...to finish PhD in the time allocated to you ...a tough feat to accomplish ...i knew a few people who did not achieve this ..and how this affect them personally and professionally ....and, dear God, please make me a strong person, with grit and determination to pursue my goals ....

another accomplishment was that I managed to discuss my proposal with prospective supervisor face to face ...it was by sheer luck that they (three of them) were visiting Sarawak ...and make a point to meet me ...the outcome was positive - wont go into details here - and another good news, is that i will be posting my full package application tomorrow ...i finally got everything in order ...signed and certified the necessary papers ...fill in the required forms ....wrote necessary paper, statements etc ....one thing was missing ...I seemed to have misplaced my academic certs ....i have been looking high and low for them but to no avail ....so, my challenge this weekend is to turn my house upside down looking for those elusive papers!

So, i'll be waiting for the results with fingers crossed in the next few months ....this is only the first round ..i'll have to go through another 2-3 rounds before I know for sure whether I am successful or not ...Dear God, please please hear my prayers ....

Wordless Thursday: My cheeky nephew @Kundasang Memorial Park

All Souls Day

It is All Souls Day today ...
it always falls on 2nd Nov ...
a day when we remembered our dearly departed ...

I am sad to see how sad my mum was today ...
she is remembering her own loss
her parents, grandparents, brother and relatives who have passed away ....
their graves are far away in our village ...
and it means that we are not able to visit the graves ...

As for myself I am remembering my grandparents, my aunties and uncles, cousins and so on
people who have left this world
but still remembered by us


we may not have visited their graves as often as we should
but we do try, especially during festival
but i hope they understand
that deep down in our heart
they are always remembered!

my late paternal grandmother

my late paternal grandfather ...Al is named after him

May God bless their souls ....