Appareil pour éplucher et râper les fruits...

Salam...

I've just received a very good news last nite...a news from Brussels, Belgium....Alhamdulillah...our Fruits Grater apparatus has won a gold medal at INNOVA competition held in Brussels, Belgium...

This is the improved version of the original prototype...we had improved it from various aspects...but of course, research will never stop...and everything needs to be improved over and over again...:-)...despite all the circumstances that came in our way, we had made it...congratulations to the team members, Dr. Siti Mazlina, Mr.Wan Zuha, Mr. Faizal, Mrs. Yati and Miss Intan....Thank you very much...:-)....

This news really encourages me to work hard and embrace knowledge till the end of time...InsyaAllah...

The poster...Appareil pour éplucher et râper les fruits (the title in French)...

p/s: Some people are just plain confused with the meaning of grater (pemarut) and peeler (pengupas)...'pemarut' and 'pengupas' are totally different ok...do understand the meaning first before u make any useless comments...

Thank you....

Selesai Sudah....

Salam all...it's been a very long time since last entry..ahaks...padahal baru last week jer...:p...i was so busy correcting my thesis...alhamdulillah I've submitted the thesis yesterday..hope still can catch the senate meeting in june...kalau tak, takde rezeki nak masuk list konvo tahun ni...huhu...diorang terima masuk list konvo berdasarkan nama yg ada pada senate meeting november 2008 until june 2009...kalau takde rezeki konvo tahun ni pun takpe...still dpt master degree gaks...hehe...

Siang td (Khamis pagi), I had attended an interview for international patent application...supervisor dtg lmbt siang td because she had a faculty meeting...so I had to start the presentation alone...huhuh...amatla menakutkan...tapi aku buat muka slambe jer...panel asal2 nye ada 7 org..tapi atas sebab2 ramai yg bz, maka yg ada hanya 2 org...leganye rase mase tau ade 2 org jer...the 1st panel was Dato' S***** and the 2nd panel was Dr.K****i...Dr. K****i tu orang Japan...mestila diorg sgt berteknologi tinggi kan...huhu...

My explanation about the concept was short because I had a video about our machine that described the operation of the machine...sudah satu selamat di situ...okay setelah selesai video, mule la sesi soal menjawab...huhu...Dato' S was OK at first...tapi bile Dr. K tanye soalan, terus Dato' S ter'trigger' utk tanye soalan2 yg lebih kurang same mcm Dr.K...huhu...penatnye jawab...dlm hati, "Dr. Siti plz come now"...huhuhu...bile aku dah hampir hilang kata2, akhirnye Dr. Siti came for rescue...legaaa time tu...hehehe...

Soalan2 yg ditanye mestila psl merit apparatus yg kami reka ni dibandingkan dgn previous design yg terdapat di pasaran...akhirnye mereka berpuas hati dgn penerangan kami tentang mesin tu yg bersifat 3 in 1...it can grate, peel and cut fruits and vegetables...hahaha...i've explained about these 3 functions to them but they didn't seem to get it...and they kept asking the same questions..ropanya, I have forgotten to mention the 'keramat' word 3 in 1...kuikuikui...actually we must highlight what is the difference between our product and other similar products available out there...so later in the patent document, kene include psl ni...:-)...

Ok la...I didn't prepared much for this presentation because I was told by Dr. Siti to represent her a day before the presentation (Rabu)...huhuh..mana ade mood..baru settle anta correction..otak pun serabut2 jer...hehe...but I'm feeling grateful that everything is settled now...the correction and also the patent interview....

We have filed the apparatus for patent in Malaysia last year...masih patent pending...so UPM Research Management Center asked us to try to file for international patent...jadi cuba nasib...hehe...so Dato' S asked me to keep the video in the laptop at the meeting room because he wanted to show it to the panel from UK...they will evaluate the application I guess...hehehe...

OK...hajat di hati nak story psl kisah balik Penang...tapi dah termelalut psl ni pulak...weekend ni nak relax2 jer...so bole la update psl kisah balik Penang...hubby pulak ada kursus esok smpai sabtu...so saye akan balik umah mak di Cheras...takut dok umah sorang2...kuikuikui....

Ok, till then...I'm sleepy now...Tata...

p/s: Rase nak pegi honeymoon lagi....gambar kat bwh ni mase kat Langkawi...sampai2 je hotel, terus dpt bunga ros...so happy...(^_^)v...

Puan Aleya Recent Activities...

Salam...dah lama rasenye tak tulis entry baru...quite bz recently...rite now I'm preparing for my Master's Viva (Defence) that will be held on 6th May 2009....dupdapdupdap...After 2 years struggling for the best, now it's the time to present and defend my work...

I'm not pushing myself too hard..just relax and browsing thru my thesis leisurely...I've been focusing on this thesis for about two years...and I feel that now is not the time to crack my brain anymore for everything is in place...the objectives of my study; the design of machine; the optimization of enzymatic clarification (I've been dedicating my soul for this chapter for quite a long time...this is the thickest chapter in my thesis...it has contributed 3 journals for me so far...alhamdulillah); development of process flow sheet and finally the conclusions and recommendations for future research...alhamdulillah...I managed to synchronize all the chapters well to become a thesis...

Yesterday I have marked the exam papers of Process Plant Design course taught by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nordin...he asked me to help him mark the papers and I agreed without any hesitation...although I'm still in my study leave, I was more than happy to help him...I'd helped him last year to teach this subject...although I'm just a tutor, but I was honoured that he gave me a chance to join him advising the students about the projects that he gave them...this was my favourite subject during my undergraduate studies and i did my final year project on the design and development of food processing plant under his supervision...He is my idol...He is the best in his area...I'm honoured to work with the founder of my course, Process and Food Engineering...:-)...

I think he will get the Professor title very soon...tau la UPM kan...byk requirements yg harus dipenuhi...I'm very happy to hear that Dr. Chin Nyuk Ling skrg ni dah jadi Ir. Dr. Chin Nyuk Ling...soon akan tambah title Associate Professor kat dpn tu...antara lecturer perempuan yg berjaya di usia semuda 33 tahun I guess...She is my role model too...:-)...She is my super senior...grad hujung 1990-an rasenye...siapa kate food engineer tak bole dpt Ir...Ir. Dr. Chin has proved it!!!..(^_^)v...

Ok back to the story...Marking exam papers is not an easy task...it's very challenging...every student answered the questions differently...the dedicated students answered them correctly while the not-so-dedicated student, ya ampunnn....mcm2 jawapan...like they never studied this subject since the very beginning of this course...hmm....yg buat careless mistakes pun ada...padahal bole dapat full marks...yg confuse dgn the methods of calculations pun ada...but I'm very proud of the students who scored full marks in that papers...Process Plant Design is quite a challenging topic...it requires u to think and analyse the situation given before you proceed with the calculation...byk method yg bole digunakan...that's why byk student yg confuse...but I believe that in everything that we do, if we are crystal clear about our objective and mission, we'll not get lost in our journey...:-)...

OK....petang ni nak gi office jap anta balik semua kertas kat Dr. Nordin...and start to do the presentation slides...hehe...weekend ni nak lawat my sister-in-law kat Perlis...so need to plan and organize my schedule...i plan to check a thesis draft of one final year student this weekend jugak...so harus mendisiplinkan diri supaya dpt siapkan semua kerja...bagus jugak kat kolej ni tak dpt buka ym skrg...kurangla sikit distractions..hehe...

OK...Till then...Wassalam....

UPM rangkul 3 anugerah utama MTE

Salam...this is a news taken from Utusan Malaysia (7th of March 2009)...The innovation in my master's project (Fruits Grater and Peeler) has been awarded The Very Best Award...Praise be to Allah...:-)...

SERDANG 6 Mac – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) merangkul tiga daripada empat anugerah utama pada Ekspo Teknologi Malaysia (MTE) 2009 yang berlangsung di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) baru-baru ini.

Naib Canselor UPM, Profesor Datuk Dr. Nik Mustapha R. Abdullah berkata, anugerah tersebut adalah Best of The Best Award, The Very Best Award dan Women Innovator of The Year.

Menurutnya, pameran tiga hari bermula 19 hingga 21 Februari lalu turut menganugerahkan UPM dengan enam pingat emas, sembilan perak dan 15 gangsa.

‘‘Ketiga-tiga anugerah tersebut semuanya dimonopoli oleh penyelidik wanita dari UPM.

‘‘Untuk Best of The Best Award diterima oleh Prof. Madya Dr. Sabira Khatun dari Fakulti Kejuruteraan UPM melalui reka cipta alatan yang digunakan sebagai infrastruktur rangkaian tanpa wayar yang lebih selamat,’’ katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini hari ini.

Katanya, Dr. Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal dari fakulti yang sama telah memperoleh anugerah The Very Best Award dengan hasil ciptaannya iaitu pemarut dan pengupas buah-buahan serta sayur-sayuran.

Tambahnya, anugerah Women Innovator of The Year diperoleh Prof. Madya Dr. Paridah Md. Tahir dari Institut Perhutanan Tropika dan Produk Hutan UPM melalui penciptaan mesin pemampat beroda yang dihasilkan daripada batang kelapa sawit.

Katanya, kejayaan mereka merangkul ketiga-tiga hadiah utama tersebut menunjukkan para penyelidik wanita UPM telah menunjukkan prestasi yang membanggakan.

‘‘Wanita sangat tekun bila melakukan penyelidikan. Kejayaan ini juga menunjukkan peranan mereka dalam bidang penyelidikan semakin menonjol,’’ katanya.

Nik Mustapha berkata, pada penganjuran kali ini Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi selaku pengajur telah mempertandingkan empat anugerah utama selain pingat emas, perak dan gangsa.

Sebanyak 460 projek penyelidikan dipertandingkan dan UPM menghantar 31 projek penyelidikan berasaskan pertanian, sains kesihatan, bioteknologi, kejuruteraan komputer, senibina dan pendidikan.

‘‘Pameran ini disertai 55 organisasi yang sebahagian besarnya merupakan institusi pengajian tinggi awam dan swasta, institut penyelidikan dan sekolah-sekolah sains seluruh negara,’’ katanya.

With Dato' VC

Above is the picture published in the newspaper...can't see my face from this angle...but I've circled my tudung with white...I wore purple tudung on that day...Tak nmpk muke pun xpe la...janji nmpk tudung...:p...hehe...Yang berdiri kat depan ni semuanye penyelidik wanita...The Power of Women..:-)...

The same news has also been reported in Buletin 1.30 on 8th of March...Although the press only highlighted my supervisor as the inventor, but I don't mind...I'm still happy since this project has gone this far...2 years ago, I've cracked my head until midnight to finish up the design ideas...Alhamdulillah,today the machine has been successfully developed and won 3 awards...

My main objective now is to complete my Masters studies...May Allah bless me...Aminn...:-)...

Working out my brain...

Assalamualaikum...

This entry is just a medium for me to relax my mind after focusing on my journal writing for the last 4 hours...in fact yesterday i've spent about 2 hours on this paper...

This is the lifestyle of the academicians cum researcher in a well-known public university such as UPM...being in the list as a Research University (RU) requires all the academic staffs to be productive in their research area...As a young academician, i need to start adapting myself to this hectic lifestyle since I'll become a lecturer insyaAllah in 3 or 4 years time from now after completing my doctorate studies...

Being a full-fledged academician is one of my dream...The satisfaction is undescribable...but the total happiness comes from Allah S.W.T...The Most Gracious,The Most Merciful...may Allah shows me the right way to achieve my dream...La haulawala quwataillabillah...

May Allah bless us all in whatever we do...amin...believe that happiness will come after hardship by Allah's leave...

MTE 2009...The Story...

Assalamualaikum...hari ni baru sempat nak update blog...last week i was so busy...on 19th-21th February, i participated in Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) at PWTC...my product is the cutest-ever-on-earth fruits grater and peeler...hehehe...this apparatus is from my masters project...

Actually this product is not the only research in this masters study...the design of fruits grater and peeler is described in Chapter 3...while Chapter 4 & 5 describe other things...i chose to develop separate working chapters because this study also comprises the optimization study on enzymatic clarification of fruit juice (Chapter 4)...Chapter 5 describes the development of process flow sheet of pitaya juice processing...it was quite difficult for me to develop those chapters at first...but Alhamdulillah berjaya juga siapkn...my supervisors said that 'If u further extend either chapter 3 or 4,dah bole dpt master...ini dah mcm nak PhD dah ni'...hahah...ramai jugak yg kasi cadangan suruh sambung lg projek ni utk PhD...tapi....rasenye nak korek ilmu dlm bidang lain pulak kot...but still focusing on food...harap2 impian nak sambung blaja lagi tercapai...aminnn....

Ok...back to MTE story...hari pertama adalah judging day utk clusters categories and also for gold,silver and bronze winners..time ni my supervisor ade skali utk same2 bagi penerangan...kami melalui proses penghakiman dengan jayenye...hehe....

The poster in my favourite colour...PINK!!!...hehe...

With my supervisor...Dr.Siti Mazlina

Hari ke 2 adalah judging utk special award...mase ni my sv xdpt dtg...so i kene explain sendiri my product...slalunye time special award judging, kite xtau siape hakim tu...kadang2 diorg dtg mcm pelawat biase je...i smpai kat PWTC pukul 10 pagi...pastu pukul 12 dah cabut balik UPM...sbb rushing nak balik umah...time tu ade beberape org je dtg...tp semua nmpk mcm pelawat biase...so kami pun ingat xde harapan la nak menang special award...so dpt ape2 medal pun xpela...hehe...

Petang tu, kami staff KPM dah ke Royale Bintang Seremban sebab ade Bengkel Penulisan...waktu mlm tu majlis anugerah...so mmg tak dtg majlis anugerah tu...mintak kawan tolong msg bile dah dpt keputusan....

Punye la berdebar2...then dlm pukul 9.30 mlm mcm tu, my friend msg....Alhamdulillah, we (my supervisor and me) won GOLD medal in the competition...and the most surprising moment was when we were told that we've won The Very Best Award....syukur sgt2...xsangke it will go this far...tp ramai yg rase this innovation can go far...byk lecturer2 electrical and rekabentuk nak join skali in further improvement of this machine...nak peel 10 bijik terus...hihih...harap2 berjaya la....together we gain knowledge...:-)...InsyaAllah...Bile ingat2 balik,baru la dpt recall ade sorang pelawat dari Arab Saudi tanye byk sgt soalan mase special award judging...byk sgt tanye psl patent and mcm2...i pun jwbla setiap soalan dgn seikhlas hati....and nmpk dia sgt berminat...tp xsangke la kalau dia tu hakim...sbb dia sgtla berlagak biase...tapi bile dpt special award, baru la tersenyum sendiri...:-)...

Btw...UPM brought back 6 gold medals...3 special awards (Best of The Best Award, The Very Best Award & Woman Invention Award)...and penyelidik UPM yg lain bawak balik pingat perak dan gangsa...alhamdulillah...tahun ni rezeki UPM...tahun depan kene maintain and improve kan research supaya dpt terus berjaya as a reputable RU...aminnnn....

Hehe...

Ok...dah habis ceritera kali ni....Jumaat smpai Ahad ikut my hubby pegi Bengkel Penulisan department dia kat Cherating...sronoknyeeee!!!...hehe....Ok...till then...Wassalam...