Celebrations ... celebrations :-D

Today is a very special day, the beginning was very stressful, but the end was surreal!

I successfully defended my M.Sc. thesis today, it went well, my committee members were very supportive, which is truly appreciated. I want to thank them all for their support during my studies and defence, also, a special thanks to my supervisor – Dr. Julita Vassileva, not only is she my supervisor during this journey, but also a mentor and friend…

What a journey… these past 2 years felt like being on a roller coaster, many ups and downs, but it was all worth it in the end! I am glad I hung in there when “the going got tough”.

I am still trying to comprehend what just happened a few hours ago, it still feels surreal… I guess it will sink in soon – nothing a good night sleep can’t help :0

To all of you out there still working on your graduate degrees, please don’t give up, just keep going, it will all be worth it in the end – and to all of you who are thinking of starting grad school, make sure you know why you are going for it. It is not an easy journey, but definitely not impossible J

100th post :-D

Dear all,

This post marks my 100th post on my blog. I didn't realize I posted that much!
I have definately enjoyed posting, and reading your comments. I also found out recently that I have 'hidden' followers to my blog, who prefer to remain anonymous (completely understandable).

For all of you out there, thank you for following up on my blog, I hope you found my blog (and continue to find it) interesting, fun and informative. I would love to hear more from you.

I would also like to celebrate my recent publications (thank you Dr. Julita Vassileva for your continuous support). Here is the list;


* Sahib Z., Vassileva J. (to appear) WISETales: Sharing Personal Stories as Informal Learning Experience for Women in Science and Engineering, in Proceedings, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, IEEE-DEST 2009, Istanbul, Turkey, 1-3 June 2009. (Full paper, 8 pages).

* Sahib Z., Vassileva J. (to appear) WISETales: Sharing Personal Stories as Informal Learning Experience for Women in Science and Engineering, in Proceedings, CSCL'2009, Rhodes, Greece, 10-13 June 2009. (Poster, 4 pages).


Thanks once again!

Celebrations....

Celebrating 25 years of online communication by yahoo mail:

and celebrating my b-day too :-D

On this day in history......

1536

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded.

1588

The 130-ship-strong Spanish Armada set sail for England; it was defeated in August.

1643

The colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Harbor met to form the New England Confederation.

1921

Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, establishing national quotas for immigrants.

1928

The first annual Calaveras County "Frog Jumping Jubilee" was held in Angel's Camp, California.

1935

British author and soldier, T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.

1962

Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to president John F. Kennedy.

1992

The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited Congress from giving itself midterm pay raises, went into effect.

1994

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York.

I share this birth date with ~.