An Eagle and A Chicken

Undergraduate Year Two: Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham -

N12205 Introductory Econometrics (Spring) credit 10
Mr TWJ Bailey

N12403 Financial Management (Autumn) credit 10
Dr B Reber

N12406 Quantitative Methods 2A (Autumn) credit 10
Dr RJ Young

LK11FB French (Spring) credit 10
Madame Moya Mason

N1A129 Origins and Development of the UK Economy (Autumn) credit 10
Professor CJ Wrigley

N1B208 International Firms (Spring) credit 10
Mr Vasilis Zervos

N1B405 Management Accounting and Decisions II (Autumn) credit 10
Business School Convenor

N1B307 Financial Reporting (Spring) credit 10
Mr Phil Dearing

N1B442 Economics of Organisation A (Autumn) credit 10
Professor P Swann

N1B443 Economics of Organisation B (Spring) credit 10
Professor P Swann

N1B444 Industrial Economics A: Structure, Conduct and Performance (Spring) credit 10
Dr D Paton

N1B445 Economics of Pricing and Decision Making (Autumn) credit 10
Mr TWJ Bailey

It was a full day of classes from early in the morning till 6pm. I had five paperwork and a language module which requires loads of my own initiatives in self-studying. When I reached my room in St. Peter's Court, I saw the 'online' sign of my sister's MSN Messenger. Seen my family as my source of comfort and the beacon of light in my life, without hesitation I 'nudged' ...



MaD___IzzE says:
eh Ijad Abah ni!

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
ok

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
abah x tidur lagi?

MaD___IzzE says:
belum

MaD___IzzE says:
How's things

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
am just recovering from flu and cold

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
loads of paperwork to do

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
analysis

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
what do u tink abah? im trying to find the unique MNEs impact on a particular region..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
dun want to analyse like automobiles in EU..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
tat's usual

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
want my report to be useful for future reference..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
thinking of analysing the impact of MNEs in a particular industry in eastern europe

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
coz last year's student he did the analysis on oil in kazakshtan

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
he got the credit from the government

MaD___IzzE says:
I'm not sure I can help u. Out of touch- perhaps reading the economic journals would help u ...

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yeah yeah

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
i came across the article

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
about the oil industry in georgia

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
and azerbaijan

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
i'll try my best

MaD___IzzE says:
Is it part of yr economic syllabus?

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yeah

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
international firms module

MaD___IzzE says:
Cant think of any MNEs right now - well apart from the usual industries

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
mm

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
any unique industry?

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
that is well discussed now.

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
like uranium and nuclear

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
but that one is confidential

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
thinking of oil and pipelines..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
mm

MaD___IzzE says:
That's quite normal I think - think along these lines ... off shoots of the main O & G industries - like the one we have in Mlaysia/ plastic, resin, the by products

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
mm

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yeah like biotechnology...

MaD___IzzE says:
Any speficific location?

MaD___IzzE says:
I mean specific

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
i'll seach that

MaD___IzzE says:
How about steel indiutries? Big investment n a long recovery period but used to be mayor player

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
mm sounds good..

MaD___IzzE says:
Shipping insutries?

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yup..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
will consider that..

MaD___IzzE says:
Tahniah on yr good results ...

MaD___IzzE says:
Keepit up ...

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
thanks..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yeah nak naikkan my first class this semester..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
quite hard but will work hard

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
with 5 report to do

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
and 1 language module..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
abah and mak are my inspirations

MaD___IzzE says:
U can do it - if u have the time try to read the story of Roger Bannister - it could prove inspirational to u ... I wouldnt elaborate further hilang suspense but read it ...

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
roger bannister?

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
i just search on the net

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
roger bannister?

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
or any particular web?

MaD___IzzE says:
Dr. Roger Bannister - I may forget the full name but I'm pretty sure the Bannister

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
ok..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
is he an english

MaD___IzzE says:
Yup!

MaD___IzzE says:
Still alive and chairing something that wd be a big event in England

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
hmm

MaD___IzzE says:
Get one of the books about him ...

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
any particular book?

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
English neurologist who was the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes.

MaD___IzzE says:
The best place to start wd be the internet - at least there wd a synopsis abt him ...

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ban0pro-1

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
what do u think of tis?

MaD___IzzE says:
abt what? Everbody was saying the human body cannot withstand the pressure even the medical profession but he proved them wrong. But the thing to remember here is how he psyche himself to do the impossible ...

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yup..

MaD___IzzE says:
He has the belief he can do it ... try to emulate that belief - not only getting s 1st class but in every \thing we do

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
he managed to do it..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
yup..

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
what is the incoming event that he will organised?

MaD___IzzE says:
Olympic Games in UK

Sharazad ﺕﻈ ﺍﺮﺸ says:
k..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup inspired..

MaD___IzzE says:
Instill that belief within u n the sky is d limit ... if u can fly like an eagle why be a chicken eh?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup..

MaD___IzzE says:
So if I say u can do it, U CAN DO IT - coz I belief in u as long u get perspective right - like RB - a medical student yet find time to run and excels in it ...

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup...

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
interesting

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
when did u first time read about him?

MaD___IzzE says:
I think Readers Digest - back in late 1960's. That was a book abt him at our house in Kajang (grand dad's time)

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
mmm

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
where's d book now?

MaD___IzzE says:
But now once the 4 min barrier has been broken, a lot of them managed ti run below 4 min - he's an inspiration in his quite and unassuming way. U shd be like that - be an inspiration to others

MaD___IzzE says:
The book's gone

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
ok..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
but

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
how could he do it..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
a mile under 4 minutes..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
that tells nothing is impossible

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
if we work hard..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
and focus on our objectives

MaD___IzzE says:
Practice, pratice and practice propels by the belief he has in himself....
Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
mm

MaD___IzzE says:
That belief is important - invisible but a portent forve to have inside u.

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
his book "Four Minute Mile"

MaD___IzzE says:
That belief would differentiate the normal Thomasses and the genius Einsteins

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
why?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
the normal Thomasses and the genius Einsteins?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
what do u mean?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
mm..

MaD___IzzE says:
Yup an expression - Thomas is quite a common name in English that wd describe an average person, contented with what he has. Compared to those budding Einsteins - ambitious, far sighted ready to change the world

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
with imagination..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
he once said imagination encircles the world with knowledge

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
imagination=belief

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
rite?

MaD___IzzE says:
Yeah that's sums up abt the whole thing eh?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
mmm..

MaD___IzzE says:
Yeah u need a lot of imagination like Issac Newton. Sitting under an apple tree and he came up with the Theory of Gravity. A normalpwerson wd see an apple drops but not he - he has the imagination to transcend what is apparent.

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
in silence..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
sometimes when ur alone

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
when im alone

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
which i prefer to be in here

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
i tend to think and appreciate the little of things

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
i dun really mix with my fellow friends..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
do the usual stuff like talking in a group..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
at times i do..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
at times i prefer my own time..

MaD___IzzE says:
You cannot be alone - God is with us n that's the greatest inspiration of all. I do find solace in solitude - asking lots of question, to ponder, finding answers to those quaetons n I try to find the time to smell the roses

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
yup..

MaD___IzzE says:
I suppose that wd suffice for now - klau x hilang modal uth chat lain. Take care n have u seen the doctor?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
hehe

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
i made the appointment

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
but it's on monday

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
i just go ahead to see him

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
i recovered already

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
took panadol and neurofen

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
but just see him on monday and get the prescriptions from him

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
in case in the future the flu hits me back..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
which it will..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
since i was small..

MaD___IzzE says:
Yeah I remember that well but some things I don't want to remember that well ... so eat well, sleep well and study well - not neccessarily in that order. God Bless You and wishing u well in yr stidies

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
thanks dad..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
ur going to sleep?

MaD___IzzE says:
How many wells I got there eh?

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
hehe

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
i don't know how to answer it

MaD___IzzE says:
It's 3.30 am here - just prove my point. Everybody's asleep and its quiet in the neighbourhood - in solitude you tend to think faster and to write a lot. So g'nite and missing u ...

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
alrite..

MaD___IzzE says:
Bye and asslamulaikum

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
haaa nasi lemak and teh tarik await u on saturday morning

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
or at least roti telur

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
take good care of urself dad

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
God will always bless u..

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
bye and waalaikumussalam

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
can't wait to go back on summer

MaD___IzzE says:
looking forward to see u but don't fret. You be back in no time. Bye

Sharazad www.mohdsharazad.blogspot.com says:
bye dad.



(Source: http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ban0bio-1)

Roger Bannister was born in Harrow, Middlesex, England. He began school in a suburb of London, where he early showed a talent for running. University education had been beyond the reach of Bannnister's working class parents, and he resolved at a young age to win a place in one of England's elite universities and study medicine. At the outbreak of World War II, the family moved to historic Bath, England, where Roger Bannister had daily opportunities to practice his running on the way to and from school. At first, his studiousness made him unpopular with his less motivated classmates, but his exceptional speed on the running track soon won him the acceptance he sought, and his scholastic efforts paid off with a scholarship to Oxford University.

At Oxford, Bannister's speed in the mile and 1500 meter events drew the attention of the British sports press. To the consternation of many British track enthusiasts, the young miler declined to compete in the 1948 Olympics in London, preferring to concentrate on his training and his medical studies.
By 1951 Bannister had captured the British title in the mile and felt ready for Olympic competition. Unfortunately, last minute change in the schedule of the events at the 1952 games in Helsinki forced Bannister to compete without resting between events as he was accustomed to. He finished fourth in the 1500 meter run and endured the scorn of the British sports media, who blamed Bannister's rejection of conventional coaching and training methods.

Bannister resolved to redeem himself by breaking the world's record for the mile, the seemingly insurmountable four-minute barrier. By this time he was undertaking full-time medical studies at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, and setting aside only 45 minutes a day for training. But he had seen his time in the mile improve year after year, and was convinced that slow and steady training would enable him to break the record.

Bannister's opportunity came on May 6, 1954, in a meet at Oxford, with Bannister competing for the British Amateur Athletic Association. He had arranged for his friends Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher to set the pace for the first laps so he completed the first three quarter-mile laps in under three minutes. Finishing the last lap in less than a minute, Bannister broke the tape and collapsed as the announcer delivered his time to the cheering crowd: 3:59.4. The unbreakable record had been broken. At age 25, Roger Bannister had made history.

Within a month, the Australian runner John Landy had broken Bannister's record, but Bannister had the satisfaction of besting Landy at that summer's British Empire Games in Vancouver. In a race billed as "The Mile of the Century," both runners beat the four minute time, but Bannister came in first at 3:58.8 to landy's 3:59.6. Later that year, Roger Bannister was awarded the Silver Pears Trophy, bestowed annually for the outstanding British achievement in any field. He also secured the European title in the 1500 meter before retiring from competition. His autobiography, First Four Minutes, was published in 1955. It has since been reprinted as Four Minute Mile.

He completed his medical studies and for the next two decades combined a career in research with clinical practice as a neurologist. After recovering from a serious car accident he withdrew from private practice to devote himself to research. He maintained an interest in athletics, serving as Chairman of the Sports Council of Great Britain from 1971 to 1974, and as President of the International Council for Sport and Physical Recreation from 1976 to 1983. Dr. Bannister was knighted in 1975.

Today, Sir Roger Bannister is Director of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London and a trustee-delegate of St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in Paddington. Since 1990 he has also been Chairman of the Editorial Board of the journal Clinical Autonomic Research and is the editor of Autonomic Failure, a textbook on clinical disorders of the autonomic nervous system.