Life is an endless journey

Life is an endless journey http://mohdipen.multiply.com/ Sat, 2 Jul 2011 05:10:59 -0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:55:57 -0000 Life is an endless journey http://multiply.com/mu/mohdipen/logo http://mohdipen.multiply.com/ 100 100 Mak, Kak Idah & Farha di Uppsala http://mohdipen.multiply.com/photos/album/3/Mak_Kak_Idah_Farha_di_Uppsala http://mohdipen.multiply.com/photos/album/3/Mak_Kak_Idah_Farha_di_Uppsala Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:55:57 -0000 Father & Daughter.wmv http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/4/Father_Daughter.wmv http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/4/Father_Daughter.wmv Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:42:22 -0000 My First Publication http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/17/My_First_Publication_ Got a news today that my first report on my research work has been published online in an Elsevier journal, Leukemia Research (attachment). This is my first article published since I started my research in Sweden. Feels really good to see my hardwork published. My second paper will follow soon insyaAllah, and that will be in a bigger journal, Leukemia which is under the Nature Publishing Group. But my work here is still far from over... still lotsa thing to do! http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/17/My_First_Publication_ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:08:00 -0000 all the way_0001.wmv http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/3/all_the_way_0001.wmv A special song for my wife and I. This video is dedicated to her. Thanks for everything wonderful we share in our life! And especially, thanks for being there beside me during trying times and http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/3/all_the_way_0001.wmv Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:44:34 -0000 Scandinavia tops the quality of life rank http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/16/Scandinavia_tops_the_quality_of_life_rank Got this from a news today: <A href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070920/lf_afp/environmentsocialcountries_070920151835">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070920/lf_afp/environmentsocialcountries_070920151835</A> Can't beat quality of life in Scandinavia, says world ranking Thu Sep 20, 11:18 AM ET Nordic countries take the greatest care of their environment and their people, according to a ranking published on Thursday by the publication Reader's Digest. Finland comes top of the 141-nation list, followed by Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and then Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and Australia. At the bottom of the list is Ethiopia, preceded by Niger, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Chad. The United States comes in 23rd, China 84th and India 104th. The ranking combines environmental factors, such as air and water quality, respect for biodiversity and greenhouse-gas emissions, as well as social factors, such as gross domestic product, access to education, unemployment rate and life expectancy. The statistical basis is the UN's Human Development Index and the Environmental Sustainability ... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/16/Scandinavia_tops_the_quality_of_life_rank Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:59:00 -0000 Swedish cancer treatment best in Europe! http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/15/Swedish_cancer_treatment_best_in_Europe Seen an article in The Local earlier today; <A href="http://www.thelocal.se/8244/20070821/">http://www.thelocal.se/8244/20070821/</A>, which cites a published research outcome from a giant-scale medical research in The Lancet. Apparently Sweden and her neighbouring Nordic countries (minus Denmark) are way ahead of many other developed countries regarding successful stories on cancer treatment (much better than the UK... woooohooo!!!). I guess I've chosen a right place to do my cancer research! http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/15/Swedish_cancer_treatment_best_in_Europe Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:07:00 -0000 sunshines, showers and hailstorms... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/14/sunshines_showers_and_hailstorms... It is suppose to be spring in Uppsala. Unlike last year, whereby spring was so enjoyable with plenty of sunshine and very minimum rain (is there a word for gerimis in English?), this year's is a different story. The climate had been fluctuating quite significantly since the beginning of the month. One weekend, it was bright & lovely with 20-degree plus but then followed with series of gloomy rainy days... and yesterday, I was showered by 'stones from the sky' as I cycled back home from a conference... lucky I had my baseball cap and windbreaker on, otherwise I might have photos of 'lebam' all over my face & hands to put on this site. Some Swedes didn't seem to be bothered with the hailstones. There was even a bald old man who just let his head being battered by the hails. I may not have enjoyed the hailstorm as much as the old man but having had a few stones hit my face, it kinda remind me of my childhood times when I used to play 'senapang buluh' and managed to get s... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/14/sunshines_showers_and_hailstorms... Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:20:00 -0000 Ayu's Site http://mohdipen.multiply.com/links/item/2/Ayus_Site http://mohdipen.multiply.com/links/item/2/Ayus_Site Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:58:04 -0000 Balik kampung!!!!!!!!!! http://mohdipen.multiply.com/calendar/item/10001/Balik_kampung http://mohdipen.multiply.com/calendar/item/10001/Balik_kampung Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:53:40 -0000 Ja's multiply page http://mohdipen.multiply.com/links/item/1/Jas_multiply_page http://mohdipen.multiply.com/links/item/1/Jas_multiply_page Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:52:00 -0000 Writing, the heaviest burden http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/12/Writing_the_heaviest_burden Alhamdulillah, after almost one year of busy labworks, I got some results to be published. Not a very remarkable scientific discovery, in fact my finding was negative from what was previously reported by a group in Germany. Nevertheless, in the world of science, negative finding is a good finding, so we feel it's worth to publish our results. I was quite excited to write my works on this particular project, since this will be my first publication since I got to Sweden.... but that problem struck again. I lost all idea to write, nothing smart coming out from my pathetic over-frozen brain. At times, I couldn't even complete a damn simple sentence... This was what happened when I wrote my M.Sc thesis some 3-4 years ago. It was a terrible terrible experience, which at times made me think what had I done with my life. Why should I have to sit in front of this stupid computer, trying to crack my head but nothing smart comes out at all... I can bear with the heavy loads of bench works, doin... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/12/Writing_the_heaviest_burden Sun, 25 Feb 2007 23:17:27 -0000 Nasheed: Al-Hamdulilliah http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/2/Nasheed_Al-Hamdulilliah Another beautiful song by Brother Dawud Wharnsby Ali, a traveller and a http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/2/Nasheed_Al-Hamdulilliah Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:10:38 -0000 DAWUD WHARNSBY ALI SONG ABOUT MUHAMMED PBUH http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/1/DAWUD_WHARNSBY_ALI_SONG_ABOUT_MUHAMMED_PBUH A nasheed by Brother Dawud Wharnsby Ali, based on a hadith. The story goes; One day, a man walked through a narrow valley in a desert of Arabia. Suddenly he saw an old lady stuggling with her load of heavy firewoods, which she was trying to put onto her donkey. Feeling pity for the old lady, the young man offered help to load the firewoods onto the donkey and accompany her on her walk home from the valley, as there might be dangers lurking somewhere around the valley if she walks alone. Accepting the generous offer of help and his rare generosity, the old lady was very glad as there had never been anyone helped her. Along the way, she kept talking about someone whom she really hated, his name was Muhammad. Even though she had never met Muhammad, she just hated him from words she heard about him. She can't even stand to hear any mentioning about the name! She hated him more than any word can ever describe. Arriving at her place, the old lady thanked the young man for his help and com... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/video/item/1/DAWUD_WHARNSBY_ALI_SONG_ABOUT_MUHAMMED_PBUH Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:36:23 -0000 Jump Back in Here http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/11/Jump_Back_in_Here Finally, I decided I had enough with Blogspot. Just so suddenly, they (the service provider) made it too difficult for me to just to access my own blog. Key in this, key in that, declare this and that, create new account, bla bla bla... I ain't got no time for such crap! So now I'm back here, after almost half a year I abandon this multiply page. Enuff of http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/11/Jump_Back_in_Here Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:08:48 -0000 Berakhirnya cuti musim panas 2006 (Part 4) http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_Part_4 Aktiviti paling menyeronokkan sepanjang cuti summer 2006 ni tak lain tak bukan; lawatan ke Skansen<IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/thumbs_up.png">. Sikit intro pasal Skansen; Ia adalah muzium serta zoo terbuka (open-air museum & zoo) yang tertua di dunia, meliputi lebih dari 80% daripada keluasan pulau Djurgården di Stockholm. Rasa-rasanya Genting Highland ada sikit-sebanyak ciri-ciri Skansen ni. Ia mula dibuka seawal tahun 1891 oleh Artur Hazelius untuk menunjukkan cara hidup masyarakat Sweden pada zaman pertengahan (middle ages). Kat sini ada banyak rumah-rumah antik yang dibawa dari serata pelusuk Sweden, hidupan liar Skandinavia dan macam-macam lagi tarikan pelancong. Kami bertiga bersama-sama Tanti bertolak dari Uppsala seawal jam 8 pagi dan tiba di Stockholm lebih kurang jam 9. Terus kami ambil bas ke Skansen dan 'bermukim' di sana sepanjang hari. Punya la seronok bergambar sampai habis 3 filem, 2 tape video cam, memory mobile phone. Tanti pun habis 2 memori kad digital cameranya. Habis melawat satu pulau Skansen, kam... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_Part_4 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:16:22 -0000 Berakhirnya cuti musim panas 2006 (Part 3) http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/9/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_Part_3 Pada 15 Julai, berkebetulan dengan birthday aku, Br. Nazli, rakan dari Aceh dan isterinya Lenni yang baru sampai ke Uppsala mengajak kami ke rumah mereka di Ulleråker untuk makan2. Di sana kami disediakan dengan sate kambing dan sate ayam, soto Aceh serta macam-macam lagi. Di sana jugak kami berkenalan dengan 3 orang rakan dari India. Alhamdulillah, sedap betul makan sate setelah sekian lama teringat kat sate Kajang! Seronok sangat makan sampai lupa nak ambik gambar kat meja makan! ada sikit foto dari kamera Nazli, jadilaaa......   http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/9/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_Part_3 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:58:17 -0000 Berakhirnya cuti musim panas 2006 (Part 2) http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/8/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_Part_2 Ingat tadi nak tulis summary ni dalam satu tajuk tapi nampaknya tak boleh nak bubuh lebih dari 3 foto dalam satu thread. So terpaksa la pecah kan kepada beberapa part. Oh, sebelum bbq & gathering dengan Uppsala Muslim brothers ada satu perayaan penting yang kami tak lepaskan peluang tengok - Midsommaren, perayaan menyambut summer solstice pada 23 hb Jun. Kami ke Gamla Uppsala untuk menyaksikan perayaan tersebut. Antara aktiviti paling utama di kalangan Swedes ialah menari mengelilingi Maypole (a 'fertility pole' which is a cross with two testicular flower garlands on each horizontal - sounds weird, isn't it?) dan menyanyi lagu 'katak kecik'; Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de Ko-ack-ack-ack, ko-ack-ack-ack Ko-ack-ack-ack-ack-ka   Translation; The little frogs, the little frogs are a funny sight They don´t have ears, they don´t have ears, and no tail either Quack-quack! Tak tau la apa dosa katak dijadika... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/8/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_Part_2 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:41:32 -0000 Berakhirnya cuti musim panas 2006 (part 1) http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/7/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_part_1 Hari ni secara rasminya berakhirlah cuti musim panas kami. Time to get back again to the serious job - labwork, labwork & more labworksssss. Well, apa yang kami buat sepanjang summer ni rasanya Ja dah tulis & postkan foto2 dalam multiply page dia; <A href="http://www.hazelnur.multiply.com">www.hazelnur.multiply.com</A>. Just to summarize my activities during the last summer, Firstly, pada 1 haribulan Julai, aku dijemput oleh Br. Camil (photo) utk satu gathering among Muslim brothers di Uppsala ni. Seronok dapat berkumpul & berbbq dengan rakan2 seagama di bumi Uppsala yang terasing ni. Sikit-sebanyak terselit rasa bangga dan terharu dengan kekuatan persaudaraan Islam antara mereka. Sebenarnya aku tak pernah menjangka akan dapat pengalaman ni sebelum kami sampai ke Sweden. Memang kami tau yang di sini ada sebuah masjid kecil tapi tak lebih dari itu, sebab Uppsala adalah pusat Lutheran Protestant yang terpenting di seluruh Skandinavia. Rupa-rupanya pencapaian komuniti Islam di sini lebih dari itu. Me... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/7/Berakhirnya_cuti_musim_panas_2006_part_1 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:32:03 -0000 Taylor Hicks; Do I Make You Proud http://mohdipen.multiply.com/music/item/1/Taylor_Hicks_Do_I_Make_You_Proud http://mohdipen.multiply.com/music/item/1/Taylor_Hicks_Do_I_Make_You_Proud Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:23:18 -0000 Angel in Slumber http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/6/Angel_in_Slumber Watching my beautiful innocent angel, Nabeeha, as she's in her deep peaceful sleep is always the best moment in my life nowadays. Often, this melodious song humming in my head everytime I watch my little angel deep in slumber.. as she's off to the sweet realm of castles in the air.   Child By Mark Owen Sleep peacefully now my child I hope that you go away To a place where your dreams can play Wipe all the tears from your eyes There is a sky of blue This is your time of truth Like a bird high on the wind May you fly away Like a snowfall in the spring may you cares melt away CHILD, innocent child our hope lies inside your starry eyes my innocent child Hero, now that you are free You have no need to fear so go out and find your smile Like a candle in the stream May you float away Like a feather on the breeze May you blow away Like a candle, Like a snowfall Like a feather like a bird:fly away Like a candle, like a snowfall like a feather like a bird..fly away Sleep peacefully now my child I hope that you... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/6/Angel_in_Slumber Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:42:58 -0000 Summer 2006 http://mohdipen.multiply.com/photos/album/2/Summer_2006 Photos I took within a week following http://mohdipen.multiply.com/photos/album/2/Summer_2006 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:00:32 -0000 Phew! http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Phew Phew! It took me quite sometimes to get back to my blog, since the last one I wrote during the beginning of spring. I don't really have specific reason for that silence but it's maybe due to the change of seasons. I never thought that summer would be tough for me! Well, Ja and I made all the preparations to face winter before we get to Sweden and take summer for granted, since we thought that summer here would be like everyday in Malaysia. It turn out that we're gravely wrong. Summer here is nothing like in Malaysia. Firstly, I have to adapt to the extreme brightness of sunlight (it gives me headache for a week before I finally decide to put on sunglass everytime I go outdoor). Then I have to adapt with daytime getting longer and longer (at the time I'm writing this it's already 11 pm and it's still bright!). The toughest part is the temperature.. even though 27 degree Celcius is a very common thing in Malaysia, it's very different here in Sweden. Due to the very low humidity, 20 deg... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Phew Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:53:54 -0000 New Album http://mohdipen.multiply.com/photos/album/1/New_Album In Gamla (old) Stockholm Winter http://mohdipen.multiply.com/photos/album/1/New_Album Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:35:57 -0000 Stadsträdgarden http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/2/2 <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image004.1.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image004.1.jpg" border=0></A> Inilah taman yang kami selalu lalu dalam perjalanan pergi dan balik dari apartment kami di Kungsangsgatan41C ke makmal (Rudbeck Laboratoriet). Masa musim bunga memang teramat cantik, kadang-kadang, bila cuaca bagus dan suhu lebih 10 darjah Celsius je ada la pemandangan tambahan- Swedish berjemur tengah padang... (gambar tak ada, takut budak bawah 18 tahun tengok :) ) <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image005.0.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image005.0.jpg" border=0></A><A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A>  Tulip di laluan pejalan kaki dan laluan basikal <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image007.2.jpg" border=0> Antara laluan pejalan kaki utama <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image020.1.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image020.1.jpg" border=0></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> Lagi laluan pejalan kaki <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image020.1.jpg"></A><A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image027.1.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image027.1.jpg" border=0></A> <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image023.2.jpg"></A><A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image007.2.jpg"> </A><A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image007.2.jpg"> </A>Tulip merah-putih dikelilingi pelargon ungu   <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image026.1.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image026.1.jpg" border=0></A> Nabeeha berlatarbelakangkan tulip dan pelargon      <A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image031.0.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image031.0.jpg" border=0></A> Nabeeha kejar itik!                                                  ... http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/2/2 Thu, 25 May 2006 22:30:09 -0000 Uppsala mosque http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/3/_Uppsala_mosque <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image010.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image010.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image008.1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image008.1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Uppsala mosque - the northernmost mosque in the world. Stood proudly as a monument of tawheed in this corner of the world. Interestingly, it has a combination between Middle Eastern (dome & muezzin tower) and modern Swedish (unlavish simplicity, just-take-the-essential, practicality, simple yet elegant) features in it's architecture - a harmony between the East and the West. <img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px" height="240" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image007.jpg" width="275" border="0" />Inside the prayer hall of Uppsala mosque. Peaceful place for the peaceful Allah-loving hearts.The jama'ah are listening to a kulliyyah being delivered by an invited scholar before Juma'at sermon and prayer. http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/3/_Uppsala_mosque Tue, 23 May 2006 20:26:54 -0000 Spring Time http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/4/_Spring_Time <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image037.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image037.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tanggal 13 Rabiul-akhir 1427, 11 Mei 2006 11.30 malam Kungsangsgatan 41C, Uppsala Hampir 3 bulan aku di Uppsala. Baru hari ini aku punya upaya untuk memulakan blog ni. Musim bunga masuk minggu ke 3 di Uppsala. Allahu-akbar, cantik sungguh bumi Uppsala berselimut kehijauan. Bunga-bunga mekar. Dan Nabeeha umpama musim bunga. Anakku ini yang menanti hampir 15 bulan untuk memulakan langkah pertama tiba-tiba laju berlari bila tiba musim bunga. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/1600/Image011.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8118/2952/320/Image011.jpg" border="0" /></a> http://mohdipen.multiply.com/journal/item/4/_Spring_Time Thu, 11 May 2006 18:53:42 -0000