HANZKY

This is pretty cool....you should try it!!



1. Grab a calculator(can't do it in your head)

2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)

3. Multiply by 80

4. Add 1

5. Multiply by 250

6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number

7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.

8. Subtract 250

9. Divide number by 2


Do you recognize the answer???????



Weird, huh?

This is new...Jibran slept through the night last night…(for babies, sleeping thru the night = 5 hours of sleep at a stretch)..he slept for 6.5 hours..went to bad at 10.30, woke up at 5 to get a 5 minutes feeding and went right back to sleep and woke up again at 6.30..emang biasanya dia pasti bangun sih jam segitu…it’s the time when dendre is getting ready for work..takes a shower and everything..all these activities wakes him up…or maybe he just wants to say bye bye to his daddy..=)). After dendre left…we would just chitchatting in bed for about half hour and then he went right back to sleep..till around 9.30 or so.



Anyway..i think the reason he slept for so long last nite was because I put him on his tummy.. I’ve been meaning to do that but still kinda scared since sleeping on the tummy is one of the risks that cause sudden infant death syndrome. In some of the states..Daycare is not allowed by law to put babies on their tummy when sleeping, if they got busted..they would be shut down immediately, it is a very serious matter. But anyway..i gave it a try last nite cause I thought he can hold up his head for a pretty long period now so it must be ok..he can moves his head from side to side and he can also flip back..besides I put him in his crib which has a flat and a very firm mattress..not like spring bed which is a little bit fluffy…plus I think it is safer for him to sleep like that in his crib than sleeping together with me in my bed anyway ( we do this about half of the nite everynight)…there’s a greater danger with sleeping together…we can be rolling over on him and smothering him, etc..ya udah lah makanya di coba aja…dan ternyata manjur.



Waktu senin minggu lalu juga Jibran slept thru the night..i’m not sure if it was because of I swaddled him or because he took a bottle of formula dendre gave him when I was in class. Formula itu kan harder to digest than breastmilk jadi kenyangnya lebih lama. Or maybe it was because both things combined. But I wouldn’t give him a formula just so I could sleep better at night for now though…nggak tau nih I’m just not that fussy about not having enough sleep..that’s weird considering I was very adamant about having 8 hours of sleep before I have him. Mungkin karena gue emang udah expect kali ya kalo tidurnya nggak bakalan bisa lama lagi. Lagian Jibran juga nggak mau minum formula..waktu itu nggak ngerti kenapa di minum juga..biasanya he would cringe after a few gulp…trus yang nggak mau di minum lagi.


Ngomong2 tentang breastfeeding..it is one of the things that is really hard at first but very rewarding in the end…it’s really not that easy as it looks…I was about this close to give up…huhu. But now I’m enjoying it and I know when the time to wean him comes, I would miss this more than I thought I would. Sekarang Jibran udah tau kalo pas di pangku dan mau di susuin..pasti dia yang cengengesan gitu..hehehe..ketawa nya lain, keliatan excited banget. Sometimes in the middle of feeding..he would stop when I look at him..just to smile at me…huhu…that is my b/f precious moment.

Horee...hari sabtu kemaren jibran bisa nge flip lhoo....i put him on his tummy di karpet..trus gue berdiri dan mindah mindahin channel TV dan tau tau dia berbalik sendiri aja gitu....i thought at first it was an accident, emang dia nya jatoh aja..i put him back on his tummy ehh dia berbalik lagi sendiri..hehe..so it wasn't just an accident nor it was a fluke..dia emang dah bisa balikin badannya..he did it again for about 6 times after that..tapi ada saatnya dia nggak bisa juga sih..udah usaha gitu sampe ngos ngosan tapi nggak balik balik juga...trus nangis deehh..hehehe..


Kemaren temennya Jibran dateng ke rumah..baby Maliha (4 months old)..lucu banget deh masa pas pertama kali dua duanya di berdiriin face to face gitu nggak ada yang mau ngeliat lho..dua duanya buang muka...hehehehehe..kocak banget asli...we all had a good laugh yesterday. Ada foto fotonya tuh di photolist (just click HERE)...foto yang berduanya all the way towards the end...check it out yah..very2 cute pictures of the two of them..=)....

Thursday

Siang2 pergi ke rumah tante anne untuk nitipin Jibran cause I had to go to Missouri Baptist Hospital for an ultrasound. Noo…not THAT ultrasound…hehehe..jangan parno dulu ya..:P. It’s something else and thank god the Doctor didn’t find anything to worry about..he just said it’s something normal and will fade away in time. Abis itu ke Delmar…belajar di starbucks…I have exam on Monday...trus jemput dendre di metro station tapi pas mo ke parkiran dia telfon kalo udah ketinggalan kereta..so he’ll be like 15 minutes late..trus depannya parkiran itu ternyata a used bookstore…ya udah deeh mampir aja dulu. Me loves usedbook store..sebenernya sih lebih seneng borders jelas..tapi kalo untuk beli2 sih mendingan di usedbook store lah ya..hehe…Trus abis jemput dendre.. ke rumah tante jemput jibran...katanya Jibran tidurnya lamaa banget di carseatnya..bangun minum susu trus tidur lagi...jadi pas gue nyampe dia juga belum lama bangunnya....dan lagi ngantuk2 lagi gitu..seneng deh pas gue nyampe..dia senyum gitu..padahal matanya lagi kriyep2..=))....sebelum balik kita mampir dulu ke grocery store.


Friday

Went to Asian Market with Jibran….disana ketemu achunk and adi…that was a pretty embarrassing moment cause I forgot their names..malah pertamanya gue agak agak nggak ngenalin mukanya gitu..emang sih ketemu nya jarang jarang..but still..enggak enak banget kalo lupa nama orang. Padahal dulu itu suka sok sok-an kalo lupa nama orang…like it's a cool thing kalo kita lupa nama orang yang inget sama kita..jijay yaaa...tapi skarang asli jadi malu dan nggak enak banget..kesannya ignorant..iya nggak sih?. Anyway…abis itu ke rumah tante…nontonin anak2 yang pada glady resik untuk acara nge band di Purdue..sama mo ketemuan sama Dita juga disana (she was my junior in high school...dia dateng dari Bloomington, IN)..sebenernya dia nyampenya semalem dan mo nginep rumah tapi malem banget datengnya so she decided to stay over at ading’s. Sore nya akhirnya ketemu juga..ya udaaah heboh aja dulu..hehe..last time I met her was summer 2001. Abis itu jemput dendre di airport…balik lagi ke rumah tante..trus pulang deh..tika and irvan dateng trus kita ke St. Louis mills…Cuma makan di Johnny Rockets. Dulu waktu ke Atlanta pernah makan di Johnny Rockets dan kayanya enaak banget..makanya mau cobain lagi aja..tapi kemaren itu standard abis ternyata. Abis itu balik..pada nginep di rumah semuanya.


Saturday

Pagi2 pada lari di lake…pingin ikut siih tapi males…so just stayed at home with Jibran..siangnya lunch di Royal Chinese Barbeque..salted fried calamari…kangkung belacan, fire cracker chicken, deep fried tofu with shrimp..sama chilli oilnya yang tob abis itu..yum yum…Abis itu jalan2 di Delmar..nge-bubble tea…lovely weather..sayang banget kalo cuma di dalem gedung aja..tapi pas mo menjelang malem ke galleria..abisnya angin sih.…beliin baju buat Jibran di Janie and Jack…Dita juga beliin t-shirt lucu gitu buat Jibran..Jibrannya seneng banget di ajak jalan jalan seharian…enggak nangis sama sekali gitu. Trus abis itu balik deh…nonton Final Four...Duke Vs. Uconn...and duke is going down..yay yay yay..it's time for Emeka Okafor to shine...


Sunday

Di rumah aja niyy..belajar buat besok…tapi kita bikin siomay dan batagor request dari Dita and Ading..sorenya ke library sebentar sama dita to pick up some materials for the exam..trus ya udah belajar aja di rumah walopun lagi rame gitu.


Monday

Exam time..huhuhu…Malemnya pulang kelas nonton Championship game..Uconn Vs. Georgia Tech tapi nggak seru gitu...it was an easy win for Uconn


Tuesday

Pagi pagi main main sama Jibran…he's been trying to reach his toes..tapi nggak nyampe nyampe..hehe..lucu deh..trus siangnya liat apartment..trus jemput tante..cause we’re going to get a new haircut…tadinya sih gue cuma mo nganterin aja..soalnya si tante ini mau potong rambut and I recommended Keiko to her. Tapi tante nggak tau tempatnya..emang agak jauh siy..it’s in the Illinois side. Trus ya udah setelah di pikir since gue emang pingin potong rambut juga, I might as well get it done at the same time…soalnya jauh siihh. Tapi apa daya kita sampe sana udah telat 30 menit dari appointment time nya..so she can only take 1 person..ya udah mendingan si tante aja dulu deh yang potong rambut…gue kapan kapan..belum tau juga sih pingin yang kaya gimana. Sambil nunggu..gue sama Jibran ke McDonalds..lucu deh bawa dia ke Mekdi..kayanya dia seneng gitu soalnya warna warni gitu kan disana. Jadi ngebayangin kalo Jibran udah gedean..nanti gue bisa order a happy meal for him..and when they ask whether i want a boy or a girl toy...gue bisa bilang boy toy nanti..=)). Anywayy..abis itu balik ke rumah tante…ehh ada oleh2 buat Jibran dari Purdue dari Adith, Manda and Tira…purdue basketball jersey gitu…lucu sekalii…tapi masih kegedean sih sekarang…wahh Jibran bajunya banyak banget…yang belum di pake aja udah banyaak banget..yang udah di pake juga banyak dan palingan baru di pake sekali dua kali gitu..banyak yang udah nggak muat. Sayang deh. Anyway..trusnya jemput dendre di airport..trus kita liat another Apt di olive boulevard. Cerita nya kita mo pindah lagi niih summer ini, makanya lagi nyari2 apt terus. Oh iya malemnya nonton championship game women college basketball...and University of Connecticut just made a history tonight....team cewenya menang championship game juga..bener2 the first ever in college basketball history...party 7 hari 7 malem pasti tuh di uconville...


Wednesday

Di rumah aja niy nggak kemana mana…cuma masak2 aja..bikin fettuccine, nyoba bikin pastel juga…bikin bubur kajang ijo..trus bikin cah jagung muda pake bakso…yummeeh...tapi emang nggak nyambung makanannya..hehehe..namanya juga lagi iseng..:P


Thursday

Skarang belum kemana mana...Jibran lagi napping..lama banget tidurnya dia dari jam 8.30..mungkin karena di tengkurepin yah..biasanya dia suka nggak mau sih di tengkurepin...i told him he will like it if he just gives it a chance..hehe..bener kan..sekarang udah 3 jam belum bangun bangun..this is the longest record in his napping history. Nanti sore mo jemput dendre dan mo beliin Play Gym buat Jibran..=))..soalnya sekarang dia baru mulai tertarik sama mainan gitu..kalo gue mainin fish rattle nya dia ketawa2 dan ngeliatin..seneng nonton tv juga dia akhir2 ini..suka ngomong sendiri gitu kalo nonton tv..kadang trusnya ketiduran...lucu deh...

I don't really like fwded email..but this one is a good one.. Thank you tid..=)


Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have.


Somewhere along the way, you'll find a woman or a man

who will be more charming or sensitive. More alluring. More thoughtful. Richer. Have greater sex appeal. And you will find a woman or man who will need you and pursue you and go loco over you more than your spouse ever did.


Because no wife or husband is perfect. Because a spouse will only have 90% of what you're looking for. So adultery takes place when a husband or wife looks for the missing 10%.


Let's say your wife is melancholic by nature.You may find yourself drawn to the pretty clerk who has a cherry laugh no matter what she says: "I broke my arm yesterday, Hahahaha . . ."


Or because your wife is a homebody in slippers and pajamas, smelling of garlic and fish oil, you may fall for a fresh-smelling young sales representative that visits your office in a sharp black blazer, high heels, and a red pencil-cut skirt.


Or because your husband is the quiet type, your heart

may skip a beat when you meet an old college flame whohas the makings of a talk show host.


But wait! That's only 10% of what you don't have.

Don't throw away the 90% that you already have!


Add to your spouse's 90% the 100% that represents all the years that you have been with each other. The storms you have weathered together. The unforgettable moments of sadness and joy as a couple. The many adjustments you have made to love the other. The wealth of memories that you've accumulated as lovers.


Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have. But faithfulness happens when you start thanking God for what you already have.


But It's not just about marriage. It's about life!

About your jobs.

About your friends.

About your children.

About your lifestyles.


Are you like the economy airline passenger that

perennially peeks through the door of the first class cabin, obsessed with what he's missing? "They have got more leg room! Oh my, their food is served in porcelain! Wow, their seats recline at an 80% angle and they've got personal videos!"


It's guaranteed you'll be miserable for the entire trip!

Don't live your life like that.


Forget about what the world says is first class. Do you know that there are many first class passengers who are miserable in first class -- because they're not riding in a private Lear Jet?


The main message: If you start appreciating what you have right now, wherever you are IS first class!

I just read an interesting article about Louis Vuitton – the world’s biggest, most profitable luxury brand- in Businessweek magazine yesterday, and I think I’m now understand why people feel it’s such a prestige to carry an LV handbag, I mean I knew it’s vuitton..but it just didn’t seem like a big deal to me and I didn’t see it as a symbol of elitism or whatsoever..but now that I’ve got the sense of what’s going on behind the scene..I think now I know what makes it unique and beginning to appreciate it more.. Oh by the way, one of the Vuitton’s addict who was interviewed is an Indonesian who was walked off the Paris boutique where she purchased a cylinder-shaped Papillon monogrammed toile bag..(hmm..lissaa..was that you?..hihi)..naah..hehe..she’s a 35 years old woman yang lagi liburan disana..pasti deh tante2 yang rambutnya panjang bawahnya melingker2 keluaran salon LuVaze..hee hee…


So what happens behind a locked door in the basement of LV’s elegant Paris headquarters?? Here’s a quote from the magazine..


“A mechanical arm hoists a brown-and-tan handbag a half-meter off the floor—then drops it. The bag, loaded with a 3 ½ kilogram weight, will be lifted and dropped, over and over again…for four days. Another piece of lab equipment bombards handbags with ultraviolet rays to test resistance to fading. Another tests zipper by tugging them open and shutting them 5000 times. There's even a mechanized mannequin hand, with a Vuitton charm bracelet around its wrist, being shaken vigorously to make sure none of the charms falls off.”


They are really focusing on giving the best quality, especially since they have the lifetime repair guarantee policy…rugi di mereka soalnya kalo quality nya jelek..rugi di both explicit and implicit costnya, that’s why they still manufacture in France despite its expensive labor markets, cause it gives them easier quality control. (They have 11 factories in france and 2 are across the border in Spain). Louis Vuitton is also very exclusive..the network distribution is rigidly controlled (Gucci sama prada masih ada di saks, neiman marcus, etc) and now expansion is underway for them..baru buka their first boutique in India…di new delhi nya and plan to open one in Bombay. Di China ada 9 butik LV and another 4 will be opened in the near future. Di new york juga lagi di bangun (atau udah jadi?) butiknya yang besarnya bakalan ngelebihin butik terbesarnya di Tokyo. Selain retail distributionnya yang exclusive, vuitton juga nggak pernah ada sale..no vuitton bag is ever marked down, ever. Yang ada juga harganya malah tambah mahal. Right now, they have $3.8 billion in annual sales, thanks to those Japanese customers who account for an estimated 55% of sales. They say almost every grown up Japanese woman already owns at least one Louis Vuitton item. Trus sekarang nih, LV lagi giat giatnya memerangi LV Knock off products, satu pabriknya di Guangzhou udah di tutup.


Sepertinya, one of the factors why Vuitton is growing is because the arrival of one of the greatest designers around, Mr. Marc Jacobs, who has brought a different color to its rather conservative vuitton design, jadi koleksi louis vuitton nggak hanya berwarna coklat aja. Contohnya those grafitti-monogrammed Vuitton bags in which he collaborated with the late Stephen Sprouse (he just passed away early last month) dan juga kolaborasi nya dia with a Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami who is known for his iconic works of art. Jacob's design attracts a new set of markets for Louis Vuitton.


although I'm beginning to appreciate it more.. i still don't see it as a status symbol and also still don't see it as a trully work of art because it's still a result of mechanization and mass production afterall...hmm..jadi kalo art itu harus selalu hand made and limited kah?..

Cihuyy..senangnya index blognya udah di benerin sama Om Udhien..emang udhien da best deh....ahuhuyyy...skarang jadi lebih enak kan ngebacanya. Tapi layoutnya emang masih standard banget sih..entar deh kapan kapan kalo sempet baru ganti2. Waahh jadi semangat pingin nulis2 niiyyy...tapi ntar aja deh, mo nerusin tugas buat ntar malem..mumpung jibrannya lagi bobo. Ngomong2 tentang Jibran..he has begun to drool..asli deh 2 minggu terakhir ini..bajunya basaahh mlulu, sehari bisa 5 kali ganti baju, akhirnya di pakein bibs aja deh lehernya. He also just discovered his fists..all he wants to do is chewing on his fist..padahal dah di pakein sarung tangan..yang ada basah semua sarung tangannya..ya udah akhirnya kadang nggak gue pakein sarung tangan..trus di emut aja terus gitu tangannya kaya makan lolipop..hehe..berisik banget lagi ngemutnya..if he isn't chewing on his fist, he is chomping on his pacifier or just chewing on anything that happens to be near his mouth..ck ck ck...babies are funny little things.

Yupe, that's my new title right now..it doesn't sound like a fancy job, does it>> but it is definitely a hard job, it's endless, it's 24/7 and you basically do the same thing over and over again. It's not like a regular job which gives you a sense of accomplishment when you're done with your project and moving on to the next one. But the reward is p r i c e l e s s!!!


Akhirnya berhenti juga gue dari kerjaan, at first i wasn't sure of what to do..should i keep working or should i quit?..but then i went back to work although i still wasn't sure that it was the right thing to do but i went ahead and gave it a shot anyway. After about two weeks, i still didnt know the right answer, my heart told me to quit but my brain forced me to work. oh well..


But then when i was about to leave work two sundays ago..i had an argument with the bitchy manager yang emang super duper jutek banget. Biasa nya gue bodo amat kalo dia bitchy gitu, bener bener nggak perduli deh dia ngomong apa juga..karena asli nggak ngaruh di gue cause she's just a nobody to me. Yang penting i like my job, i like the environment, i like most people in there...her existence didn't bother me at all. Tapi itu dulu..waktu belum ada Jibran when i had nothing to lose kalo kerja, daripada bengong bengong aja di rumah juga ngapain kan?. Sekarang situasi nya udah beda, the opportunity cost of me going to work is high up there compare to my previous situation. Sekarang dengan gue kerja i'm giving up my precious times with my little baby dan harus ngerelain orang lain untuk take over what I consider my duties, feed him, change his diaper, rock him, sing to him, console him, hug him and play with him. Makanya gue sedih banget waktu ber argument sama manager gue itu. As always.. she under appreciates my work..i know i'm far from flawless but i've done my best and i take pride of my work and i believe i am very very productive at work. Asli kesel banget banget gue sama dia, gue ngerasa udah berkorban ninggalin anak gini kok kayanya nggak worth it banget, ngapain gue kerja kalo nggak di appreciate gini..mendingan juga di rumah..ada seseorang yang butuh gue and depends on me and me only for his source of food. Akhirnya pas keluar kantor langsung telfon dendre and i cried and cried...asli sedih banget...trus akhirnya dendre langsung nyuruh berenti aja.


You see, sebenernya gue betah banget kerja disitu…pertama ngerasa nyaman aja since I work in the house of God dan jadi ngerasa lebih deket aja with the big man up there, bokap gue pernah bilang kalo tinggal di Amerika itu kayanya jauh dari tuhan, nggak pernah denger adzan, masjid juga jarang, nggak ada orang yang ngingetin kita untuk sholat, ngaji dll, well I know it’s true for most of the people..but not in my case daddy, justru gue disini ngerasa lebih deket sama tuhan sejak gue kerja disitu, jadi lebih banyak belajar tentang agama gue sendiri. Dan gue juga ngerasa kerja disitu not merely for the money –although the money is good…I couldn’t complain on that part- but also work for the betterment of the community and helping the people around. Kerja disitu juga waktu nya fleksibel..as long as I get my task done in a timely manner, that’s all that matters. Trus dengan kerja disitu gue jadi kenal banyak orang, not just random people but some important people who have made a difference to a large number of people. Banyak deh yang gue suka dari kerja disana and that’s why it was just hard for me to quit in the first place. Hmmm... I guess I should be thankful for what happened that Sunday then, cause had my manager acted like an angel that day, I would’ve been sitting on my office chair right now, and still debating whether going back to work is the right thing to do or not. My manager gave me the answer I had been looking for. Dan lucu nya.. Time Magazine and American Baby Magazine minggu lalu lagi ngebahas soal stay at home mom and why more and more young moms are deciding to stay at home. Now I believe with what Mr. Coelho said in his book…..when you want something..all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. It’s true..it is so true..


Anyway..so I was supposed to work last Wednesday (last week), the manager was off on Wednesday (we share the same room). I did go to work, only to pick up all of my stuff, dropped the memo to the Chairman and some people including the manager, I bluntly wrote to her that the main reason I quit is because I’ve had enough of her constant moodiness and bitchiness, I dropped the key and just left. I know it is not a proper way to say good bye and I wasn’t proud of that either, I actually wanted to quit work gracefully and with dignity…but clearly I couldn’t think of anything else at that time. Yang jelas gue nggak mau untuk ketemu or even ngomong sama manager gue itu lagi…ngebayangin muka nya aja makes me wants to puke..plus I don’t care about her anyway. Yang gue pikirin ini pengurus2 yayasannya, the Imam who I really really admire and some other people that matters cause I don’t wanna burn bridges and I don’t want to leave a bad impression to them…but I guess I already did huh…


So far I’m liking my new ‘job’…i’m treasuring the moment to be with him all day long and enjoying the fact that there’s no pressure of having to be here and there at certain times, I have a much slower paced schedule. Emang sih kemaren ini kerjaannya part time, but pair that with a baby and an MBA class…it does really drain your energy. By the way, my class has started three weeks ago. Now we have a clean house since I have more time to devote to my housework..and I finally able to cook some decent meals. Pokoknya hidupnya lebih sejahtera lah…and hey maybe I'll manage to get my flabby azz back in the gym soon enough..hehe. The only down turn is..how about the $$$$??..huhu...i wish I was made of US dollar. Kalo untuk urusan household sih I’m not worry since dendre takes care of it anyway…:P...i helped a little here and there sometimes. Yang jadi nggak ada itu uang untuk keperluan gue sendiri…definitely no more Dr. Murad’s skincare then…can’t buy seven jeans..can’t afford any items at Sephora…huhuhu. I now have to cross a lot of things off of my wish list..Padahal kemaren itu baru rencana mau potong and highlight rambut..skarang mo nggak mau nge cet sendiri deh di rumah pake nice and easy…huhuhu…kasiaan deh lo han…hehehehe..

Yah kok jum'at2 gini malah ujan siihh..mana gelap banget lagi..padahal dah rencana mo jalan jalan ke mall..pusing juga tiap hari di rumah melulu..:P


Selasa kemaren Jibran ke dokter lagi, di suntik 3 kali...dua di antaranya di suntik berbarengan gitu..satu kanan satu kiri..biar sakitnya berasa sekali aja gitu maksudnya..tapi tetep aja kasian ngeliatnya kan. Jibran sekarang udah 12 pounds 3 oz..dan panjangnya udah 23 3/4 inch (60 CM)..emang dia tambah panjang nih..dulu waktu bayi cuma 2 setengah jengkal gue panjangnya..sekarang udah 3 1/2 jengkal gitu. Trus juga jibran di kasih vitamin POLYVISOL sama dokternya, multivitamin gitu...tapi kayanya jibrannya nggak suka tuuhh..abis baunya juga bau obat banget.


Apalagi yaa..sebenernya banyaaaakk banget yang mo di tulis tulis disini...hmm..tapi nanti dulu kali yaa...

Two Months Old!

New pics

Lots of new pics here..

Dendre works from home today..so he can watch siu-alabama game, it's half time now...things are not looking good....!!...anyway, its true what this girl wrote in her blog...it's always nice when daddy's home..=))


UPDATE: 3:44 PM Arrghhhh my heart is breaking...we lost by 1 point..maan...it could've gone just easily the other way around. Oh well..it's been a great season nevertheless...THANK YOU FOR THE NICE RIDE SALUKIS....looking forward for next season

TO: Yusaf Beg, Chairman of MAS

FROM: Hanifa Azalia

CC: Fareed Shariff, Vice Chairman of MAS - Imam Nur Abdullah, Director of Religious Affair

Date: March 17, 2004


AA,

Last sunday was the selection sunday, the time when the NCAA committee selects which team would be invited to the dance (NCAA Tournament), the spot is for 65 teams in which 30 something of those got an automatic bid by winning their conferences tournament. The rest are based on RPI and other things. Salukis didn't win the conference tournament...we went to see the game the previous weekend...jibran juga ikut..wearing his first jeans..hehe..we won the quarterfinals game but we lost at the semifinal...i don't wanna be a sore loser but a lot of people agreed that the official was unfair..perhaps it's an MVC conspiracy to get rid of SIU so other team can win the tournament allowing MVC to send 2 teams to the NCAA because had SIU won the title no other MVC school will get selected but if it is other school that won the game, SIU would be most likely still get selected since we have high RPI...you know what i mean..?..sending more teams to the NCAA is a big deal for every conferences as it's bring money and exposure for them..it's good for the conference.


Anyway..so our name was mentioned last sunday..as number 9 seed in the phoenix bracket..we'll be playing number 8 seed (Alabama) in Seattle this thursday..i don't know anything about alabama..but number 8 and 9 should be pretty equal...so it's a winnable game...and in college basketball game, anybody can beat anybody at anygiven time...ok unless it's seed 16 VS 1...i hope our guys will come out hot and get a deep run in the dance..If we can get by Alabama then we will face Standford in the second round..hehe..it should be an interesting game to watch.