perseverence, patience and passion

the outcome of today's performance review/appraisal left me smiling all the way home. biar lah orang kata i syok sendiri but the truth is, i'm really proud of myself and my achievement thus far. the year before ada hiccup sikit and i promised to myself that i wanted to improve and so i did. some of the review comments:

• on my teaching & subject taught :" Excellent feedback from student survey" my boss admitted that its not easy to teach the subject that i'm teaching.
• on the new module that i taught :" good feedback from module leader"
• overall comment : "an excellent year;  finishing the MSc will be a sound foundation for further research & study"..

Alhamdulillah.. it couldnt have materialised without peserverence and patience and also support & encouragement from family & friends; plus i have a good team at work.
what do i get out of this? ££ wise - nothing.. we dont get a bonus or payrise, unlike working in the industry or in corporate world (my previous employer). all that we got is recognition for our hard work. it wud be nice to be rewarded but somehow the money doesnt really matter much,  as long as i enjoy what i'm doing.

next thing - he asked me to be registered as mrics .
and i told him of my next plan after i complete the MSC - to do masters in education (by research) which he is extremely supportive. 

my boss said there's a cause for celebration.. well, i did it my way - bought a maxi dress which cost me £10 from my kedai peberet, ada sale. nak pakai kemana, thats a different story.