Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Glorious

ON Wednesday, 09 May 2007. Royal Albert Hall, here I was in my full graduation gown:







Nearly eight years ago, I wore a black robe for my 1st degree graduation at the University of Bradford.

And eight years ago, i blossomed and still continue to blossom till today. A late bloomer that I am.


My silent prayers has been answered.



Thank you, God!

30 comments:

ubisetela said...

CONGRATULATIONS!

ruby ahmad said...

Heyyy Manal,

Congratulations my dear. How lovely indeed.

ManaL said...

Ubi ,

THANKS!

ManaL said...

Kak Ruby ,

Grazie mille...!

In Jordin Sparks words: "this is my now" (American Idol 6 finale).

rad said...

Congratulations!!
I wish I could say I know what you've been through but no - not yet!
Looking at your pic (wow!), "Ah! There's hope still.."

Psst! I think we're linked somehow if you know what i mean, heheh.

ManaL said...

rad ,

Thank you!

Havent seen u around much?

Linked eh? The wonder of cyberspace that brings back together old friends....We actually spoke on the phone last week, the 1st time ever after like 13 years or so. Thanks rad for linking us.

Iskandar Syah Ismail aka DR Bubbles said...

congrats!

zewt said...

eh wah eh wah....

ucapan tahniah!

i've only been in royale albery hall twice... really nice place!

netID UK said...

All the best!

Keropok said...

Many congratulations. All the best scaling the menara gading!

ManaL said...

drbubbles old pal ,

Terima kasih!

So, r u keen on starting ur diploma course soon?

ManaL said...

Zewt yang sedang joget lambak ewah ewah ,

To Cheh!

Likewise. It's the second time for me too...yeah, the atmosphere inside the hall is phenomenal.

ManaL said...

the one under the pseudonym slave-child ,


Ameen!

ManaL said...

Keropok ,

Merci, mon ami!

Hey, thx for dropping by my blog. It's the 1st time a mighty "bulldog" came by. I'm honoured.

realitylane said...

Congratulations dear!

ManaL said...

karin ,

And here's wishing u all the best on finishing your PhD studies soon!

Typhoon Sue said...

congratulations manal

and with this semoga bertambah2lah your rezeki ya!

ManaL said...

Hi sue,

Thanks very much! Inshallah, ameen!

Hi&Lo said...

Dr Manal,

I am very proud of your milestone.

ManaL said...

Hi&lo ,

Cheers. As the saying goes: No guts, no glory. Nevertheless, all those struggles left me with unstable blood pressure resulting in me taking a beta-blocker pill once a day everyday. Perhaps the best remedy would be by weight-controlling that is best achieved by regular fitness regime. So far i do look after my food consumption in order to reduce the hypertension risk.

My workout regime is still not up to the F.I.T (Frequency, Intensity, Time as was told by Pak Adib) consistency standard. Hopefully after i've sorted out my financial conditions, I could register myself at a local gym.

rad said...

zmanal,
I juz wonder, 2 weeks in london -takkan takde cerita2? Share with us lah.

Aiseh, hypertension at such a young age (compliment tuh!) -the price that we pay huh? No need to join local gym - join senamrobik at tasik cempaka, 7.30am on every sunday, or waitankung on every 2nd sunday,or go find tennis buddies or go swimming kat Danau. Heheheh..pandai2 je I suggest..

Abt our friend, did she ask you abt my blog? I feel so guilty lah for hiding things..must be fun to catch up again after all these years kan.

Hazyr said...

I know this is a bit late but congratulation!

better late than never right? :)

The Pisces Man said...

Congrats Manal - U look awesome in that robe. U go dude... hehe..

ManaL said...

Rad ,

I heard about that senam activities down at tasik cempaka...but naah...not my cuppa tea...more like for old folks like my parents who used to join them before my mum began to have bad knees.

Yeah, she did. But at that time, i forgot ur URL as i havent seen u around much. So it's up to u la, rad. Or if she did read my blog regularly, she might click on ur name instead....

ManaL said...

Ryzah ,

Nope, it's the thought that counts...thanks, mate!

ManaL said...

Abdun pisces ,

Shukran, bapak ikhwan...!

Hi&Lo said...

Manal,

You are highly passionate once you set sight on a goal. Even top notch athletes may have hypertension as well.

Have you heard buah belimbing can counterbalance high blood? It's scientifically proven. Cut down salt intake in your diet.

You may consider holistic medicine to complement your therapy. Consult a qualified herbalist who also has some fundamental knowledge on allopathy.

If you are starting a fitness programme, make sure you have a instructor to guide you for max benefits.

with healthy lifestyle and diet, you will be back to normal in no time.

Cheers.

ManaL said...

Hey Hi&lo ,

Thanks for ur kind suggestions....besides buah belimbing, papaya can help stabilize the blood pressure too...

Too passionate can kill huh...i think it was more of the bottled up stress though it's not really bottled up...i mean, those old stresses and subconscious ones were like some sort of a timebomb. But in my case, it's more of a sign that as u get older, ur body aint as fast recuperating as when we r a lot younger. Talking about forgetting that the added number to the age does have a certain a lot of impact to our body system esp the internal organs.

Yeah, i hope so too...though i may still need to rely on the betablocker pills for a while....

Berisman said...

My heartiest congratulations to Dr Manal.I am proud of your achievement!

During my student days in UK, one of my schholmates,,who dared to do his degree at IC and he failed to get a BSc.

Btw, the location of your photo reminds me of a photo of mine taken by a jogging partner after one round of walking at Hyde Park garden.

-Pak Adib,who chose to study in Sheffield U.

ManaL said...

Pak Adib ,

My sincere gratitudes to your flattering compliments.

Yeah, ALbert hall is literally located opposite the hyde park- kensington garden area. I hope I will be blessed with good health and full of energy like you at your golden jubilee years.