Dr Dayah

20/11/2024

[ Going International with Swiss Manager ]

Last week, I had a 1-to-1 class with my first ever international student 🤩💃🏻🥳

She's one of the directors of a major organization doing children's outreach focusing on promoting chess in Africa. During our class, she was actually travelling in America attending a chess convention 🤯

Apparently somebody saw my poster circulating on FB, shared it in their group and here we are!

Conquering the world 🥹

19/11/2024

[ SM TESTIMONIALS - OCT '24 ]

October's student feedback 🥰

If you're interested in the last class of the year, please register here: bit.ly/SwissMgr-NovDec24

More details: bit.ly/SwissMgr-NovDec24-FB

The Nov/Dec cycle will start this Sunday the 24th 😎

09/11/2024

[ SWISS MANAGER CLASSES ]

Learn how to use Swiss Manager, the leading chess pairing software used across the globe.

Available online classes:

🌟 Level 1️⃣ - Beginner (24 Nov 9-11pm) 🌟
- Setup tournaments
- Import players from Excel
- Pairings & results
- Exclude players
- Delete rounds

🌟 Level 2️⃣ - Novice (8 Dec 9-11pm) 🌟
- Uploading to Chess-results
- Setup custom columns (web & print)
- Manual pairings & colour
- Teams & team tiebreaks
- Special FREE GIFT 🎁

🌟 Level 3️⃣ - Advance (15 Dec 9-11pm) 🌟
- Step-by-step Cheat Sheet
- From Google Forms to Winners List
- Auto age-groups
- FIDE/MCF bulk updates
- Excel filters

RM 35 per class
RM 90 all three classes

📑 Over 60 pages of notes
🎥 Recordings provided

REGISTER NOW!
bit.ly/SwissMgr-NovDec24

💬 NA Dr Dayah 019-3513524

29/10/2024

Thank you FST ❤️🥰

23/10/2024

[ IBC'24 GOLD ]

What a pleasant unexpected surprise 🥰

Truth be told, I only joined the Innovation Bank Challenge yesterday because grant-holders had to 😂 For months, I was really dreading the thought of doing it. The night before, it took me FOUR HOURS(!) to put my daughter to sleep, not including the random feeds throughout the night, so in the morning, it was all YOLO from start to finish. My booth was the cleanest - had nothing on the table apart from the sole poster - and even the poster was rudimentary at best compared to all the colourful bells and whistles from all the neighbouring booths.

But I told myself that this was a great opportunity to see how far my pitching/gebang/goreng skills would take me, so all in all, alhamdulillah 😁

It was great seeing colleagues dressed up sharp, all equally terrified about pitching their work under the scrutiny of meticulous judges. Despite the pressure, the entire mood was light and joyful, with (nervous?) laughter everywhere. It was a great experience. Winning the Gold Award was just the perfect icing on top 💝

Perhaps you dislike something which is good for you and like something which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know. (Al-Baqarah verse 216)

Surely with hardship comes ease. Surely with (that) hardship comes (more) ease. (Ash-Sharh verses 5-6)

08/10/2024

[ Back to School ]

Yesterday my Computer Architecture class was my first full-time class after nine(!) months away. Told my students I needed to take a picture because it was a MAJOR deal to me 😂

2023-2024 has been a colossal kick up the backside for me. I feel like I've aged a decade over these last two years 👵🏼 I discovered far too much about people's true colours. It was hard to find people I could truly depend on.

Yesterday felt amazing - like a shot of endorphins that I haven't had in a long time. It feels so good to be back, but there's still a lot of recovering to do. I'm still behind on a mountain of things, and I still have a lot of mess to clean up. My mental health is terrible but my daughter has been an incredible source of strength to me now. It's unimaginable to think how such a tiny human being could inspire me to push through immeasurable setbacks when I've crumbled from far less before.

Step by step, one day at a time.

30/09/2024

[ SM TESTIMONIALS - SEP '24 ]

More kind words from my students for September's classes 🥰

If you're interested, register here: bit.ly/SwissMgr-Oct24
More details: bit.ly/SwissMgr-Oct24-FB

The October cycle will start this Friday the 5th 😎

30/09/2024

[ SWISS MANAGER CLASSES ]

Learn how to use Swiss Manager, the leading chess pairing software used across the globe.

Available online classes:

🌟 Level 1️⃣ - Beginner (5 Oct 9-11pm) 🌟
- Setup tournaments
- Import players from Excel
- Pairings & results
- Exclude players
- Delete rounds

🌟 Level 2️⃣ - Novice (19 Oct 9-11pm) 🌟
- Uploading to Chess-results
- Setup custom columns (web & print)
- Manual pairings & colour
- Teams & team tiebreaks
- Special FREE GIFT 🎁

🌟 Level 3️⃣ - Advance (31 Oct Deepavali 3-5PM) 🌟
* Step-by-step Cheat Sheet
* From Google Forms to Winners List
* Bulk rating update
* FIDE & MCF ratings
* Excel filters

RM 35 per class
RM 90 all three classes

📑 Over 60 pages of notes
🎥 Recordings provided

REGISTER NOW!
bit.ly/SwissMgr-Oct24

💬 NA Dr Dayah 019-3513534

10/09/2024

[ RIP RPK ]

I was crazy about blogs back in the 2000s - my Final Year Project was a Blog Browser that would display three different POVs of a particular search term. Deep down, though, I was fascinated by how much power bloggers could wield at a time when mass media controlled pretty much the entire general public's consensus.

Enter RPK.

Raja Petra Kamarudin was a prolific Malaysian blogger in the 2000s and I was one of the avid readers of his No Holds Barred posts on his blog, Malaysia Today. He used to bash the government left right and centre, to the point of being jailed under ISA laws twice, and it really intrigued me that if anyone could be a blogger, what would make a blogger so powerful to the point that governments would want to imprison you?

RPK became the inspiration for my PhD proposal - power in blogs - which I presented to my sponsors and eventual PhD examiners. Although my finished thesis took a detour from my initial research interests, there was no question that I wouldn't have started my PhD if it weren't for RPK.

At some point during my PhD, RPK came to London to give a (highly controversial) talk, and this was at the height of his notoriety against the government. I was so excited beyond belief about finally meeting the big man himself, my PhD's raison d'etre.

However, there was a *tiny* issue - my PhD was sponsored by the government 😅 When I arrived at the venue, I made damn sure that I remained anonymous, meaning I didn't register anywhere nor recorded any attendances. I mentioned that I was a government scholar and I didn't wanna get into trouble - didn't wanna get my scholarship cut off! - so the organizers mostly complied.

After listening to his highly flamboyant and explosive talk, I finally walked up to RPK himself and told him I'm in the UK doing a PhD because of him. I told him my reasons and he looked pretty flattered, then he asked who was funding my studies. I said the government, then his face changed and he looked at me like I was public enemy no 1 - he probably thought I was the government's macai sent to report on him 😓😓😓 Well I was still a government scholar, so it's not like I could burst out shouting "yo bro I'm your fan whadaappp" so...

It was an unfortunate don't-meet-your-heroes moment there, but I eventually finished my thesis, and I stopped following his blog somewhere in between.

He didn't know who I was, but his impact on my life is profound. I hope one day I would be remembered for helping someone discover the courage within themselves to do the unthinkable, just as RPK did for me.

Thank you, RPK. Al-Fatihah.

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Blogger RPK dies in UK, aged 74
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/10/blogger-rpk-dies-in-uk-aged-74/

08/09/2024

[ SM TESTIMONIALS - AUG '24 ]

More kind words from my students for August's Level 2 and 3 classes 🥰

If you're interested, register here: bit.ly/SwissMgr-Sep24
More details: bit.ly/SwissMgr-Sep24-FB

The September cycle will start this Friday the 13th 👻

06/09/2024

Bonnie Gustin is SLAYING the competition in powerlifting, gold incoming 🏋️‍♀️🏆🥇

UPDATE 1: He secured Gold after his FIRST try! Didn't even need his other two attempts - INSANE 🤯 What a beast 💪🔥

UPDATE 2: He bettered HIS OWN WORLD RECORD on his third lift 🤯 Give him a Datukship already 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

Ayuh Sokong Malaysia di Sukan Paralimpik Paris 2024 berlangsung dari 29 Ogos 2024 - 08 September 2024. Ikuti liputan penuh di RTMKlik untuk siaran langsung, sorotan, dan kandungan eksklusif

03/09/2024

03/09/2024

Team PCM In Action

Tuesday 3 September 2024

03/09/2024

02/09/2024

Cheah Liek Hou wins first gold for Malaysia at Paris Paralympics.

02/09/2024

Cheah Liek Hou's gold medal match!

Ayuh Sokong Malaysia di Sukan Olimpik Paris 2024 berlangsung dari 27 Julai hingga 12 Ogos 2024. Ikuti liputan penuh di RTMKlik untuk siaran langsung, sorotan, dan kandungan eksklusif