WEEKS 6-MAFDC

The course reaching to weeks 7, for the past 6 weeks everything look more enjoyable with more assignment keep coming. The week 7 supposed to start with lecture from Dr Jun on our qualitative reasearch in UKM but the lecture cancelled and we have to do own research. I managed to use the time to bring my wife to HTM di Setia Wangsa for medical check up. We arrived befeore 7 and while waiting for turn, we meet Kak Sad and K Ezam, K Kadir and BG Azmy after 2 year missing on duty. At hospital we meet more old friend who visiting the HTM for thier own purposes. Around 10 we were in room 3 meeting Dr Liza who just came back from Western Sahara on Medtim UN mission. The second day 0n 18 Feb, my group presentation take the stage with the topic of Malaysian Foreign Policy Mahathir Era which shapes his FP with economic diplomacy. We manage to present in the specific time given and not much comments from Dr Ruhanas. In the evening our class continue with guest lecturer from Indonesian Embassy bapak Djoko Haryanto on the Indonesia's Foreign policy, Economic and Defence policies. The IO is from Bapak Col Laut Atok Dushanto. The class end up befeore 5pm. The next day we have our Dr Z class with special lectures from Mr Kuik Cheng Chwee, Senior lecturer, PPFS, UKM. His topic on the Constructism -Its Assumption and Application. The shift of Realism, liberalism to new paradigm of Constructivism. It was a good lectures and easily can be pick up in understanding new taught of theory. After Friday prayers at Masjid Solihin Bangi, the golf player proceed to Bukit Unggul Golf Club for our Course MAFDC tournamont. Only 2 Ds turnup (Dato Lee and Dr Zakaria). Eventhough about 2 month did not swing the golf , I manage to arrives with no 3 best scores for first nine but on the second nine is the worst. This prove that my handicapped maintain at 24. The golf also give the opportunity for me to know Dato Lee (DS Navy) and also my friend Malik and Radzi. It is a good exercise after the hard work of the week and good present of my presentation and warm-up essay. The week 7 will be more challenging with submission of book reviews and my thesis proposal which to push to gear 2 meeting with my supervisors. The weeks 8 and 9 I have to prepare my group presentation on Philippines Defence Policy and the paper for Regional Visit to Jakarta, Bandong and Manila. Our Army Day on 1 Mac also need to be discuss further with CP Army especially on the events for the day. Wasaalam.