c’est la vie

and its over

February 14th, 2007February 14th, 2007 | CategoryCategory: my oNline diAry
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My supervisor walked me to room 7 on the 2nd floor of the Lord Hope building for the viva.

It was just after 11 am when we walked in. The professors stood up; we were introduced. We changed the table arrangement to facilitate the discussion. And there went the conversation (it was lovely and was in such a relaxing atmosphere ).

I said whatever I wanted to say; I explained my points whenever necessary; I defended whatever I thought I needed to and the bottom line – I was being very frank and honest. I also remember what Dr. Laura (what a lovely lady she is) told me after 9.00 am this morning – be confident, talk with authority. That exactly what I did. I was not quite sure if I did well – but my supervisor gave a thumb up as we walked out that room (at about 12.00) and he further elaborated how happy he was with the way I answered all questions, how I showed the examiners that I know much beyond the scope of my thesis, the fact that the examiners are impressed with the originality and the quality of reseach I’ve shown in my thesis; all in all my supervisor told me that I did very well.

Oh seriously, I can’t ever express how honoured I feel about having him as my supervisor. He’s the head of the department – which goes without saying – will make him the busiest person in the department. Despite that, he gave such a guidance that contributes so much of letting me of becoming a Dr as of today.

Oh yes, as we sat chatting and waiting for the examiners to discuss their finding (which I seriously thought was just a break and that they would continue with the viva afterwards), we were called back to the viva venue and the moment I walked in, Professor (oh, can I mention his name) oh well, for the sake of his privacy – let refer to this very kind (it is very obvious) and gentleman as my external examiner. There he was standing with his hand extended ready to shake mine and told me: “Congratulations! we have decided to award your PhD”. I shook his hand but I stood there not believing what I heard. Then the other examiner – who is equally a nice and gentleman – also congratulated me.

My God, is that really true? would it be that easy? I could not believe myself. The only thing they wanted me to change is to replace the word “UK” with English in some places – which the internal examiner told me I can do over a night. He also thought if I may want to add a sentence in Chapter II to give an introduce the idea – the original idea which I formulated and submitted in Chapter III – which may take less than an hour to do.

My supervisor then asked about the time frame – within how long period I would need to affect the changes. They said, it would take a day – but its up to me how long I think I will need. I suggested if I can meet the examiner to have a talk by tomorrow, affect the changes (which he suggested I can easily do by looking for the word ‘UK’ and replace that with ‘English’ – although he said I should be cautious while doing that) over the weekend and show those changes to him to see if it meets his expectation.

I will be meeting this professor tomorrow at 2.00. He will hand over the report to me, give me the idea where he thinks the word ‘UK’ needs to be replaced by ‘English’ and where I shall add a sentence in Chapter II that basically introduces the original contribution I made in Chapter III. Unfortunatelly thereafter he will not be available until Tuesday – thus I will just have to wait until then – which is all fine with me.

Say I will print the final version of the thesis by Tuesday – if possible get it submitted for binding by that day or the next day. If I am lucky enough, I’ll get the hard-bound copies by Wednesday. Just to be on the safe side, I’ll spare Thursday (I will need to go to the Registry anyway to enrol for the June Graduation). So, I will leave UK insya Allah next Friday.

Oh yes, thank God – so very much alhamdulilLah, I can put that Dr. initial before my name since 12.20pm today. I feel so released, pleased, and all sorts of joy right now :) I miss my dearest Adzka so badly (of course) and my beloved husband too. To them I dedicate this degree and finally, I do have one of my childhood’s dream fulfilled (but that was not the reason why I pursued PhD anyway).

Oh one other thing which makes me feel so very happy is that after the end of the session, the examiners told me that I should get my thesis published. They repeated the expression of how impressed they are with the efforts I have taken to come out with such an original and critical idea on the subject and put it accross in the convincing way (well, they told me so, I am just typing those here). One of the examiners told me, I should even get it published as a book; the other examiner agreed – while adding that as an alternative, I may also publish them as series of articles. Oh yes, I feel good right now – I am on cloud 9. Alhamdulillah – all thanks to Allah for this.


37 comments

37 Comments

  1. adlin :: February 14th, 2007 8:04 pm

    I know you could do it. Never doubted it in my mind :) .

  2. Dedy :: February 14th, 2007 8:04 pm

    Congrats, DR.Hurriyah..
    as sesama angk 17, I’m happy with you
    semoga ilmunya bermanfaat buat ummat, amien

    Dedy
    Bristol

  3. Dr. Nik Rahim :: February 15th, 2007 4:11 am

    Salam sis Dr Hurriyyah Al Islami,
    Congrats! and welcome to the Dr’s Elite Club. May your achievement benefits you and your family and the ummah insya’Allah.
    Wassalam.
    Your Bro in Islam
    Dr Nik Rahim

  4. raz :: February 15th, 2007 4:29 am

    congrats!!!…

    thinking of coming back to MMU???? heheeh

  5. simpLy m.e. :: February 15th, 2007 4:32 am

    tengkiu.. tengkiu… to my yktlu, dedy, Tuti, dr Nik Rahim (and thanks for the gift too… that is wonderful, really!),  and Ina..
    hmmm balik MMU? tengok le… kalau balik, pi UIA kut hehehehee

    thanks to Dr. N.S. too :)

  6. Dr. Nik :: February 15th, 2007 5:02 am

    Dear Hurriyyah,
    I am really happy for you. Congratulations and especially for your husband and children who have stood behind you always.
    You may want to consider applying to join us at AIKOL.
    Mabruk!

  7. Aishah F.R. :: February 15th, 2007 6:09 am

    Asm On,

    Congrats Dr. On! Fullamak ;)

    Aishah :)

  8. mohaimin :: February 15th, 2007 6:50 am

    Wow!!! Alhamdulillah! You’ve made it!!! When I read the above, I could see me appearing before the examiners 13 year ago. Allah has been kind to me and He has been kind to you too. I could easily understand the great moment … Congratulations … Dr! However, there’s one thing to remember … this is a NEW beginning! The road ahead is still LONG!!!

  9. Yousif :: February 15th, 2007 10:40 am

    Dear Sister Dr. Huriyah
    Knowing what type of a person you are and your personality type (as you and Adlin know) I knew you will do it. I am SOOOOOOO happy for you and for your lovely family may GOD bless you ALL.
    MABRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOk

    Yousif Albader

  10. riri :: February 15th, 2007 10:55 am

    Alhamdulillah syukur …… I’m really happy for you … really ,really happy ….. being a working mother , I really knows how difficult it is to juggle between work and kid(s) and husband and for you … study as well ….. congrats ya say …. congrats …..

  11. Neila :: February 15th, 2007 11:00 am

    Uppps…

    CONGRATULATION……

    Gw bisa ngerasain plongnya lo kayak apa…U R THE BEST ….take care..

  12. R :: February 15th, 2007 11:01 am

    CONGRATULATIONS SISTER, :)

  13. Dr. M :: February 15th, 2007 11:34 am

    Salam …
    I am very happy for you. Sukses selalu … Congratulations! Welcome to the Club!

  14. K Nana :: February 15th, 2007 11:40 am

    Congratulations Dr. Hurriyah.

    May Allah bless you and your family always.

    Love,
    K Nana

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  16. Heyam :: February 15th, 2007 1:28 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS…!!! DR. Hurriyah ..!!! You’ve made it.. you did..

    That makes me proud of my friend ohh I mean enemy… oh I don’t know what to say..!!! I think the line is cutttt… :)

  17. sundar :: February 15th, 2007 1:52 pm

    That was a great news… Congrats…

    sundar

    P.S: Eagerly waiting for your BIG treat… I should atleast fast for two days before your party!! So give me enough notice..

  18. Weixiao (Smile) :: February 15th, 2007 3:05 pm

    Dr. Hurriyah (沈小红博士),

    Congratulations! My dear! （亲爱的，祝贺你！）
    You are marvelous. （你真的很了不起。）
    You have made such a great achievement and obviously you gave us “Juniors” hopes! （你不但成功地拿到了你的博士学位，而且明显地你给我带来了希望！）

    I am so proud of you, my friend!（真为你感到骄傲）

    Hoping you all the very best afterwards! （希望你以后一切顺利！）

    Weixiao 微笑

  19. Ricky A :: February 15th, 2007 3:17 pm

    Mabrook/Congratulations Dr.(Sister) Hurriyah.
    Viva with your viva!

  20. Dr. Z.A.B. :: February 15th, 2007 3:49 pm

    MasyaALLAH.
    I am so proud of you.
    Kiss. Muah, muah, muah!
    A young doctor is born.

  21. Tuti :: February 14th, 2007 9:52 pm

    Alhamdulillah, aku ikut seneng jg hurriyah walau qta tak jumpa, selamat ya DR. Hurriyah El Islamy, MA (bner ga?)

  22. Dr. N. S. :: February 14th, 2007 8:44 pm

    Very well done DOCTOR.
    Welcome to the club. :) )
    What a timing! in valentine!
    Congratulations & happy happy valentine
    Well done.
    Come back soon.

  23. Onik :: February 15th, 2007 5:29 am

    Alhamdulillah…onik dah blg makcik yuk…mkck seneeng bgt..

  24. Kak Bainie :: February 15th, 2007 4:56 pm

    Alhamdulillah & congratulations to you (& your family).

  25. Dr. J.A. & wife :: February 15th, 2007 8:26 pm

    Congratulations DR. HURRIA.

    [my wife] and myself are very happy for you and will pray that you will always have a prosperous future, a great carrier and of course a happy and healthy family.

  26. Hasina :: February 16th, 2007 3:19 am

    Dearest Sister/friend Hurriyah,
    Congratulations! What a feeling, becoming a DR. It took a while to get over the shock and thus writing now. We are so proud of you as you managed to finish in three years and not only that without any corrections! Bravo! What an achievement! A precedent indeed for the law school. Our love and doa will be always be there for you and your family.

    Love

    Hasina, Adnan and Istihsan

  27. Ahmad Soffian :: February 16th, 2007 1:37 pm

    Salam On!

    Since you force me to write something here, well… here I am… isk..isk…

    Just kidding! I’m so sorry didn’t get to write my congratulation note to you as early as I wishes to. But due to my “extremely busy” schedule, I hope you understand.

    Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, DR. Hurriyah El Islamy AND MAY GOD BLESSES YOU ALWAYS TOGETHER WITH YOUR HUBBY AND FAMILIES.

    ps: Someday thy shall come back and serve thy country, serve thy country well!

    Warmest regards,

    Soffian & Yanny
    Putrajaya, Malaysia

  28. Rian Wisandanu :: February 16th, 2007 8:05 pm

    Selamat untuk DR Hurriyah. Gue yakin tuh dari ceritanya kalau ada grade, hurriyah bisa dapet grade suma cumlaude tuh.

    Salam juga buat Adlin dan Adzka, two lucky guys in this world :)

  29. Mohammad :: February 16th, 2007 9:31 pm

    Dear my friend Hurriyah,
    Congratulations to you and your family. What it is nice to me is that you could get your Ph.D less than 4 years in particular without normal corrections in the school of law,because normally most of the phd students there have some problems with their supervisors or Internal Examiner and ….., Bravo, you must thank of God and then thank of your husband that help you so much. My regards and doa will be always for you and your family.

    Regards

    Mohammad

  30. alin :: February 17th, 2007 1:24 pm

    DR. Hurriyah El-Islamy,

    Tahniah.. sori le aku terlambat tgk blog ko.. lepas ni aku kena panggil dokter ke? :-D

    tatau nak cakap pe.. really happy for you, while reading this posting, my tears drops, as a sign of how happy I am to have the honour of being your friend and having the same front name! Congrats!

  31. K Ain :: February 17th, 2007 6:51 pm

    Salam and Congrats….. very very happy for you. I know you can make it. May Allah bless you and family always.
    Hope you will come back to UIA later.

    Take care and warmest regards
    K Ain

  32. Imran a.k.a loyang :: February 18th, 2007 7:16 pm

    Congratulation…. Now u have a PhD. Very proud of the family and you :)

  33. Yuli :: February 19th, 2007 5:27 am

    Selamat ya my dear sister, Dr. Hurriyah …

    We are proud of you

  34. lina :: February 20th, 2007 10:44 am

    Congratulation for kaka DR.huriyah ;) i knew from very beginning that you can get whatever you want ! yes you did it !!

  35. simpLy m.e. :: February 26th, 2007 8:01 pm

    Thank you so very much for all the best wishes, for the commendations, etc.

    I wish success, wealth, health and happiness for every one whose messages appear above, and also those who have expressed the wishes on the mailing lists, personally by e-mails, through sms, telephone calls and in person.

    With Best Wishes,
    Dr. Hurriyah El Islamy :)

  36. caza :: March 7th, 2007 7:57 pm

    kak onnnnnnn!!

    congrats! hehe..

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