Last dinner for 2010 and Resolutions for 2011

31th December 2010 is the last day of 2010. It was a windy and sunny Friday morning; guess is because Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Wonder why the days just before Chinese New Year is always hot and windy. For the first time I drove the car with mum and dad to our garden’s Tesco with my newly bought sunglasses yesterday at Kajang Focus Point. It was cool… Actually dad planned to buy a new 42in LCD at Tesco because of the offer but so happen they were out of stock, we can only buy the display model so we didn’t buy it. They then went to Kajang Tesco to try their luck to buy it but it was fruitless. Perhaps it is now the end of the year, they didn’t want to buy new stocks. 

Evening I helped mum to prepare the last dinner for 2010. We had fish and chips and a whole turkey, all home made. Even though every year I hope that one day I could celebrate with my friends, count down with them together, but nonetheless, celebrating with family isn’t that bad though…

As usual at night after dinner I’ll watch TVB from my laptop, while watching suddenly I received a call from an old friend, whom I dislike him by his character. He invited me along with his friends to go the Shah Alam park for a walk tomorrow morning but I told him I’m having a violin class tomorrow so I can’t go.

He might sounds like a nice person, asking a friend out for a gathering, but the conversation not ends yet. After telling him I’m not free to go, I told him maybe next time I’ll go out with him. However, He said next time they won’t be going to that Shah Alam park anymore. The way he spoke to me was like saying that I won’t have the chance to go there anymore, and it’s like he’s ‘laughing’ at me. I don’t understand what so particular if I can’t pay a visit to that park. I wouldn’t go even if I don’t have any program tomorrow. 

The conversation continues with me telling him this Sunday I’ll be having a gathering with my old classmates. When he asked and I told him whom am I going out with, he said ‘cheh!’. Wah, that time I was getting annoyed by him. How could he insults my friends! And then the conversation ends.

I couldn’t believe I have this kind of ‘friend’ saying these things to me at the last few hours of 2010. Anyway, I didn’t think so much about this as I was busy watching the TVB. 

The clock strikes 12am. My Facebook wall all posted with wishes to friends saying Happy New Year 2011. The sky outside my room window filled with bright colourful sparks of fireworks. My phone, however, only received 3 wishes from my friends. 

The year 2010 finally comes to an end. It wasn’t a very good year for me as compared to 2009. Year 2009 was all about fun, happiness, sadness and unwillingness because it was the last year for many Form 5 students in secondary schools. Few days after Christmas I went back to Yu Hua, my old secondary school, to help my brother to apply to study there. The last time I stepped in this school compound was when I received my SPM results in March. Although 9 months later I stepped back here, I still can remember everything happened in this school. Suddenly I felt regret for taking Foundation instead of studying Form 6. Anyway, what has passed had passed, I cannot turn back now but to look forward to my last semester in Foundation. 

It is now 1^st of January 2011. I can’t think of many resolutions for 2011. Maybe I can list out a few.

1. I have to change myself to be more optimistic in doing everything, including group assignments in University. Even though my group mates wouldn’t lend a helping hand to finish the task, I have to do all by myself, willingly. Instead of complaining to everyone, I should thank them as I can learn more.

2. I have to put more efforts on my violin. The reason I stopped staying in hostel is to practice my violin well at home. I’m paying RM200 per month for professional violin course and I couldn’t waste my time doing nothing in my hostel. I MUST graduate my violin before I finish my Degree in 2013. 

3. I need to be sharper and more focus in driving so that my dad has confidence on my driving and hope that he’ll let me drive alone one day without his sitting beside me looking at the mirror to lookout for cars for me. Every time I have violin and theory class he has to wait for me 1 hour each doing nothing until the class ends and fetch me back home. If I could drive alone, he wouldn’t waste so much of his time.

4. 10^th January 2011 my second semester result will out.  I hope I can get GPA 3.7 or above to maintain my scholarship. I’ll feel that I’m stupid if a person who gets 8A in SPM like me but couldn’t get GPA3.7 or above in Foundation where the papers in Foundation are so easy. 

5. After I graduated my Foundation course in May, I hope to find a good job with good salary as my part time while waiting for UCSI September intake. Yes, I’ve decided to transfer to UCSI for my degree. Read more on my previous blog. Hope the job I get will be related to accounting. 

The list will go on and on. The most important thing is that I hope 2011 will be a great year to me, just like in 2009. I’m sad that I can’t find a true best friend in Nilai University. The time is now 2.55am 1^st of January 2011. I cannot sleep because my stomach was very full before this, so I decided to write this blog. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011! Hope everyone’s wish will comes true………

KLIUC; Nilai UC; UCSI?

Did i make a wrong move 8 months ago? All I know is that I made a wrong decision taking diploma in mobile and network technology in KLIUC. But on the first day of class, I applied to withdraw from that university because I dislike the environment. So, I chose to study in Nilai UC although I would be much pleased if I could study in INTI University instead because it gives me the University feeling, whereas in Nilai, I got a hospital feeling.

From the first semester Nilai had gave me a bad impression, just like what I had mentioned in the previous blog. I can't wait to transfer to another University, which is UCSI because it is much cheaper.

I went to UCSI open day last Saturday 18th December 2010. Actually last Wednesday I went there once to ask because so happen I was in KL that time. The marketeers told me I couldn't use my second semester result to apply for degree even though I have finish my foundation program next year, unless my foundation result is out then I can apply to study there. I couldn't make sure of what they told me so I went for their open day to confirm it because I have a friend who had just finished her foundation program and will study in UCTI next January. She told me she already applied to study there by using her second semester results. So after confirming that I couldn't apply for their May intake so I have to wait for September intake.

During the open day, I talked to the accounting lecturer there. She said she needs to see the syllabus of my subjects in my foundation to see whether I have to take their foundation program or not. I was suddenly so scare that I couldn't go straight to degree with my foundation from Nilai and I have no choice but to continue in Nilai. But I think she's wrong. I should be able to go straight to my degree using my Foundation cert from Nilai.

I was also disappointed to know that I couldn't apply for their May intake because my last semester in Nilai will end later than UCSI, so my result will not out until around mid of may. That time when I knew this I told myself that I made a wrong move to study in Nilai. I have even thought of directly apply to study their foundation for next semester and immediently withdraw from Nilai UC but how can I do this?

So now I really hope everything goes well as planned. I hope to study degree in UCSI next year September and not Foundation! Even they really couldn't accept my Nilai foundation, what should I do? Should I take their foundation or continue my degree in Nilai? To that extend I could only blame myself for choosing the wrong University at the first place.

University Life

People say university life is the best time in a person's life. Well, I agree that statement but to a certain extent. A few more weeks that will be the end of my second semester in university. Within these two semesters here, I learnt a lot new things in my life. I'm not talking about time management or do my own laundry myself, but I'm talking about people. 

Because in secondary schools we don't do assignments, to be more specific on what I'm trying to say, group assignments. So, we never doubt on one's real character. Here in university, we have assignments, and a lot of it. Some assignments are to be done in groups. Well, that's what I want to share with you, that I dislike group assignments. Why do I say so? People say it's better to have more human (more brain power) to finish an assignment, but to me, of all the group assignments, most of the work I did alone. Though my groupmates had provided informations from the internet to me, but those weren't the information I needed. So, practically I can say that most of my friends here never put in full efforts in doing the assignments with me. 

Today in English class, my lecturer saw my work (not assignment) with my roommate's were the same. It was true that I photocopied a set for my roommate because he asked me to do so. I was reluctant to reject him because I can't think of an excuse to do so. Fortunately my lecturer knows our character so she knew that it was my work, and of course I can get an F grade if I were to take a lying test. I felt guilty too because last semester my English lecturer told me that I should not allow anyone to see my assignment and I repeated my mistake again this semester, if fact, it isn't the first time in this semester that I allowed my friends to see my work. I was afraid to.... you know... 'share' my work with them. I scare I would hurt their feelings or maybe they will think that I'm stingy. 

You know, I'm very unsatisfy with this university. I'm unsatisfy with the management here, some lecturers here and most of the students here. Before I chose to enter any university, I always wanted to have a UK degree. In this university however, they offer dual degree, that is we'll get a local cert and a UK cert. However, I was thinking if offering a UK cert is so important, how come the number if students enrolling in universities without UK cert (Eg: UTAR, UCSI) is much more than the university here? And the students in those universities are much more brilliant than here. How do I compare? By looking at how many students got scholarships. I agree with people saying that usually the rich people doesn't like to study, this explains why the students in UTAR and UCSI are much better students than here.

My hunch might not be right but I hope I made a good conclusion. After my foundation I would definitely leave this university even though many asked me to stay. I hope next semester there won't be many group assignments. I feel that it is very unfair for me because my groupmates don't have to contribute anything but they can get marks for it. And I'm afraid to report to the lecturer... Oh God, please help me, I don't know what to do.....

Violin exam result

On 27th of September 2010, after my last class at 3pm, together with a friend of mine, Liong a.k.a Handsome Liong ^^, went to Trevor’s room to ‘kacau’ him… When we were about to leave his hostel, I received a SMS from my music teacher. Before opening the message I saw a little part of the message and it was my 2 brothers piano and my violin exam results. I was a bit scare to open the message as I mentioned earlier than i had a hunch that I’ll fail my exam. Even though I was afraid to know my result, but soon or later I’ll still know my result. So I pressed the ‘view’ button and it says:

ABRSM piano exam jun-aug 2010 result: ee hahn distinction 134, joe distinction 130, jen distinction 133. Congratulation! Ms lee.

“Joe distinction 130”! You see that? I got distinction? How could it be? I played so poor on that day but instead of a pass (which is my highest expectation), I got a distinction. “Am I dreaming?” I asked Liong. No, I wasn’t dreaming, I was very sure that I wasn’t dreaming. I was so happy that I almost yelled it out as loud as I could! At that moment I wished to let everyone to know my result but it could be wrong information sent by my teacher unless she tells me face-to-face. But I posted in Facebook that I got distinction and funny, a friend of mine jealous about it… haha… even though he already passed his grade 8 piano exam.

I once told myself if I could pass my violin exam I’ll continue my grade 8 exam but with another teacher. My eldest sister’s friend recommended me a famous violinist in Malaysia, Mr. Lau Yew Hann, sounds like my name. You can google his name to see his biography. Such a professional teacher wouldn’t it costs me a lot? Well, I’ll know when I call him. But till today I don’t dare to call him because he is not a teacher but an orchestra player, so it’s kinda weird for a stranger suddenly calls him and ask to teach him. You know, my situation is like the Malay form 5 novel, Konserton Terakhir where the main character, Hilmi had an orchestra player to teach him, and he ended up to be so famous in Malaysia that even the Agong (If i’m not mistaken) came to watch his play. But of course I wouldn’t want to end up dying at such a young age. So I think I’ll wait till this Saturday for my teacher to tell the truth about my result and see whether she can calls him to teach me or not.

2nd Semester day-2-Great+loneliness

The second day of class started with CSC111, which is about computing. While waiting for the lecturer, suddenly a young chinese guy came half way in and asked a guy which is my classmate same course was that CSC111. And then later he came back in and told the class “Good morning everyone” and walked out again to make a call. The whole class of us surprised, so he is our lecturer. I thought he is a student from Foundation in Science and Technology because he don’t look like a lecturer. After some time interacting with him, then we knew that he is currently 35 doing PhD.

The greatest news I had always been wanting to hear it: we were again sorted for the English class, and very lucky, I remained in Ms. Sharifah’s class. Yesterday I told myself that I rather change to other class than staying with my classmates who were previously with me from Dr. Jeya’s class. But today, many previously from Ms. Zadza’s class came to our class and some of us moved out. So, now I can don’t worry too much about this anymore.

Evening after class I felt very lonely because many of my friends went back home today. I was worried that tonight nobody eats with me dinner. Luckily I have two friends eating in Thinking Cup (a lousy restaurant). We waiting for about 40 minutes only the foods arrived. Luckily they were playing a movie for us to see, but they put the wrong type of movie. They put up a wolfman movie where there were scenes of the wolfman tearing a human’s flash, and the blood spilled out vigorously, and also a scene where the wolfman cut a human’s head down and so on… Hey bro, we’re eating you know! I ordered a Portuguese Chicken. When the food arrived, I saw the plate had only a small piece of chicken thigh, about 8 sticks of fries and few pieces of vegetables, and it costs me RM11! Luckily it tasted delicious, unlike the first time coming here to eat, the fish-and-chip was not fully cooked.

Next semester Kam Yin, David, Wee Lim and the others are most probably not going to continue their degree here so I won’t be seeing them after this. I wonder that time who would be eating with me during dinner? Because currently I always eat with Kam Yin and Wee Lim. I felt that loneliness is approaching me, good friends are leaving me, just like after my SPM last year. And what will happen after that? Good friends turned into strangers……. That’s my friends cycle….

First day of class, got back my scholarship

Today our first class was English class. We have 5 English classes with 4 different lecturers, one of the lecturer was Ms. Sharifah. The seniors told me this lecturer is much better than their Mr. Manickam. While not many attended the 8am class (because they want to attend the 3pm class), we were sorted to our classes. According to them, those who were previously from Ms. Zadza will be going to Mr. Manickam. Those who were from Dr. Jeya will be going to Ms. Sharifah. There are a good news and a bad news here. Good news is I’ll be going to Ms. Sharifah’s class, which I hoped to be in her class. Bad news is I’ll be again with my ‘lovely’ classmates. After we had been sorted out, we went to our own classroom respectively. Disappointedly, my class only had 2 students including me. There should have about 10 students, but none of them came, that’s why I called them ‘lovely’ classmates. When Ms. Sharifah asked both of us whether we want to be with our previous presentation group, immediately I said NO. I would rather be in Mr. Manickam’s class bore to die than going back with my group mates. So she said she’ll see whether will rearrange the whole English class. I hope she will.

In the 10am class, which was Economics, I was surprised that there were 40+ students in the name list, where are the rest? There should be 50+. Did they failed the exam or what? Never mind about that, but till then I still haven’t get my results, have I failed Economics last semester? Maybe not, because my name appeared in the name list.

During lunch time, my friend Kam Yin took me To Desa Palma to eat. There were 7 of us went together, of course with 2 cars! While eating, suddenly David received a call from the office people that he can maintain his scholarship despite his result of GPA 3.68 where he should have at least GPA 3.7 to maintain. I was glad about it. Then David asked me to get my results first see whether I can ‘begged’ for the scholarship or not. I don’t think I’m that lucky to get GPA 3.6, maybe I can only get GPA 3.5 the most? Well, I still have to wait till 2pm only can take the results. But I don’t understand why we have to take our results at a certain time (2pm-4pm) when our results were out since Sunday.

At 1pm class, which was Maths, the lecturer was Ms. Norhana. From the way she spoke to us, I knew that she is a kind and friendly type of lecturer. At the end of the class, when I was about to ask her whether Form 6 Mathematics T is suitable for our Maths reference, then someone is calling me, it was from the office! I though they will ask me to go for the counsellor thing but no, it was about my scholarship. She told me that I can maintain my scholarship because my result is very close to GPA 3.7. I was so happy to hear that! And guess what, I got GPA 3.63! I never thought I can get such result! When I finished talking to her, Ms. Norhana had left the room.

A promise is a promise. Even though I got back my scholarship, I still have to work hard for this semester because I target my Foundation In Business to have at least CGPA 3.7! This semester there are two subjects I’m worried about, that are Maths and Malaysian studies. My seniors said their class has about 20+ students and 30% of them failed their Maths. So I hope I can do better this semester!

First semester result

This morning I was so eager to take my result to see whether I can maintain my scholarship or not. My friends got their results yesterday 9am onwards although it was a Sunday so I thought today also can take at 9am.

However, I was wrong.

When I entered the resource centre, they asked us to come at 2pm to collect our results. Before I left, the exam unit called me and told me a bad news. I was unable to continue my scholarship. This news, I had been expecting since before exam. I wasn’t ready for my exam because I was too playful and what I studied can’t enter my brain too.

When I told my dad about this, he was upset about this. I knew he will but I did my best during my exam and I wasn’t feeling well during my English exam. I know all these are not the reasons for me not getting good results. I should have studied hard since the first day of class. But it’s all too late now…..

What I can do now is I must change my lifestyle. I cannot ‘lepak’ at night, waste time ‘facebooking’ and many more. Hope next semester I can get good results and continue my scholarship for my third semester. Although I know that second semester onwards it won’t be so easy life anymore but I only taking 5 subjects compare to SPM 11 subjects! Hope won’t be so unlucky to get lousy lecturer like last semester.

The Story So Far…

It has been a long time since I wrote the last blog. I was busy with my assignments and studies but now it’s all over-for this semester. Now I’m having about 2 weeks semester break and it is so boring because I have no where to go. Unlike during my secondary time, I can easily call a few of my friends out for a movie because we all are staying at the same area. But here in college, friends are all around Malaysia: Penang, Johor, Negeri 9, just to name a few. That is why it is hard to ask them out for a movie. “Why not calling out your old friends?" you might ask. I want to, but since all of us are studying in different colleges and our semester break time are all different, I can’t ask them out.

There is a guy, my old best friend, whom I spent a lot of time guiding him for study for SPM last year but didn’t get good results, he is the only one who is free of assignments and studies because he is no longer a student. He asked me out for a ‘tea’ (coffee actually) at a McDonalds’ near his home yesterday and I agreed. To go there I need to spend about 20 minutes drive but for him, he would have to spend 3 minutes drive. It seems like he never realise about this but I didn’t mind (although last time I were). It is not easy to ask him out for a tea so I didn’t mind the driving. At first sight of him, I wanted to tell him “you’re getting fatter.” (sorry if you read this ) but I didn’t say it because I find that our friendship is no longer that strong anymore, I can’t joke with him because he seemed to be like a little stranger to me. You don’t joke with strangers, aren’t you?  I found a quote inside my diary that attracted my attention, ‘many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart’’ written by Eleanor Roosevelt. And it is so true………

There is no one in my college that is as good as him, as caring as him, as friendly as him. But at least I found some good friends there. On the last day of exam, I moved into my closest friend in college’s room-Wee Lim, since my roommate and his roommate went back home after exam. But both of us had to stay for another 2 days for some reasons. I had problems with my roommate and so does he. He wanted to move into my room next semester since my roommate planned to move out to single room but too bad Wee Lim is a senior, he cannot change his room but I can. So this is the first time staying with him and might be the last time staying with him. On the first day after exam, our foundation club-FUN club organized a trip to Ulu Bendul in Negeri Sembilan, a waterfall tourist area. Recently there is an epidemic of rat urine disease in waterfall area. So, many of us reluctant to come but our lecturer who organized this said we can stay on the bus. At the end we still went to play in the water although some stayed.

On the second day after exam, Wee Lim, Arjun (the indian guy above) and I went to Time Square because Wee Lim wants to take back his phone after repairing in Sg. Wang. So many Sony Ericsson phones have problems so does mine, but I like Sony Ericsson, so what phone should I choose for my next phone? Never mind about that. We had lunch in McDonalds’ in Sg. Wang. This is the first time I order McSpicy Deluxe and it wasn’t as nice as I expect, maybe I should go back to what I usually order-Big Mac, yummy! We watched The Expendables but we were not satisfy with it. At first we wanted to buy Salt but the earliest was 4.30pm but we bought The Expendables and so happen after the show it was nearly 4.30pm so we bought the Salt movie. This is my first time watching two movies non-stop with student price. It’s so good to be student . I thought this time coming to Time Square I can try the Cosmo indoor theme park but Wee Lim afraid of all these so it’s too bad. Next time if any of you going to play, I’m in!

Exactly one week later my second semester class starts. Can’t wait to know my juniors, haha…. I suffered a lot last semester and also played too much because I enjoyed college life-being freedom. I don’t think I can get GPA 3.7 or more for this semester so I don’t think I’ll get scholarship next semester, and my dad has to pay the scholarship money . Next semester I have to work hard, cannot play too much. Hope I enjoy the next semester with all my senior friends which I most probably won’t be seeing them later this coming semester. Good luck Joe Hahn!

Violin exam day

22nd July 2010 marks the very important day for me as it is my grade 6 violin exam.

 

These two books I have been seeing it since 2008, and now I can leave them aside. But it depends whether I can pass the exam or not. If I can’t pass, I have to see them again because these 2 books can last till 2012. Hopefully I can pass my exam today. But due to nervousness, I had forgotten how to play A minor arpeggio. Luckily I met a good examiner. He let me to try it out until I can play it fluently. Overall I played well today, just hope that I can pass. And now I can return to my hostel and doesn’t have to ask my dad to fetch me home everyday. I can also concentrate on my study because my final exam is at the mid of August. Wish me luck!!

My 'brother'

It's a long time since i wrote my last blog. I was very busy lately with exams & presentations. Pre-U life is not as easy as what I thought last time. Today I just finished my first presentation in ENG112. I did it quite well thanks to a friend of mine, which is also my senior - Wee Lim.

 

I still remember the first time I met him in the library with Kam Yin & Vick. Although we were introduced to each other but I still forget his name after that. When I got his phone number I called him 'someone' as I don't know his name yet. I noticed that he likes to wear red colour shirt. Red is actually my favourite colour too!

 

To those who know me before this, I love to help people. I still remember last year around SPM time, I wanted my friend to pass his SPM so I sacrificed my time and money to teach him whenever he wants but the problem was he doesn't want to learn, so i had to force to make him study, though today he is still considering whether to continue his higher education or not. Wee Lim is someone I knew so far which has my characteristic. He likes to help people just like me. I still remember our management assignment which we were to do Nilai UC organization chart, because my lecturer Mr. Munu said we had to do in A4 size paper so our group had to redo it. Since we had to hand it to him before 5pm that day, and I had other things to busy, I met him in library & simply just asked him to help me to do & I left the library. When I came back, he had done most of it! I never expected him to do for me, but I was touched by him.

 

Because today I had my first ENG presentation, yesterday he gave me personal practise with him. He even taught me anything I wanted him to teach, eg accounting, management, economics...............

 

Frankly speaking, I had some problems communicating with my roommate. I sense that Wee Lim too had this problem but he kept deny. Until yesterday night both of us & his roommate together went out of the campus to have a walk after dinner. When his roommate Wei Syen went away to talk with his girlfriend, he told me that he has problem with his roommate. Wei Syen is moving out next month so Wee Lim will be alone. I hope that I can stay with him because I don't really like to stay with my roommate. Before this I plan to travel from home everyday on next semester because I scare to have this kind of roommate but now if Wee Lim can let me stay with him, then I can take back what I've said just now. Actually I'm sure Wee Lim has many troubles in his mind because me too having it, but he keeps it a secret. Something very wrong with him.

 

I hope that Wee Lim can share his problems with me because I know that he needs someone to tell to, just like what I need now. :) Actually I had some things in my head too... I'm wondering who should I take too......

Nilai UC headstart programme

On 19^th of April, which was the first day of thr headstart programme for all Nilai UC new students. There were about a total of 57 students & all of us don’t know each other. Today is 30^th April, which is the last day of the headstart programme & now a total opposite to day one, we all now are friends.

From the very beginning of this headstart prgromme, we were taught how to work in a group, how to cooperate with every team members because this is how college life is, it’s all about team work. This programme was a two-weeks programme, most of the activities were very boring to me though it was for our benefits. I so wish the programme can end quickly or sometimes I felt regret coming to this programme because I need to stay here (I missed my new laptop so much!)

On 19^th of April, which was the first day of thr headstart programme for all Nilai UC new students. There were about a total of 57 students & all of us don’t know each other. Today is 30^th April, which is the last day of the headstart programme & now a total opposite to day one, we all now are friends.

From the very beginning of this headstart prgromme, we were taught how to work in a group, how to cooperate with every team members because this is how college life is, it’s all about team work. This programme was a two-weeks programme, most of the activities were very boring to me though it was for our benefits. I so wish the programme can end quickly or sometimes I felt regret coming to this programme because I need to stay here (I missed my new laptop so much!)

 

But now the programme is over, I’m now back home, waiting 5^th of May to come as it is the beginning of our first semester class. I miss the headstart prgramme because there were so many friends. Although we just knew each other in 2 weeks time but I feel like we had graduated, leaving each & every best of our friends. But if course after this, we still can meet each other in Nilai UC. Overall this is a very great programme. I was wrong. We had many interesting activites such as baking muffins, visited the old folks home, etc.

One thing I did regret is that I didn’t bring my camera here to take all those valuable moments as I love to take photos, but I managed to take some nice photos too, can see in my facebook.

I think that’s all. You guys are awesome! See you guys soon.

 

Three days in college

Since this monday, 18th April, the new May intake students in Nilai International University College can choose to attend the headstart program that only offered to those who have paid their first semester fees. Before that, you may wonder why my blog before this written that I am now studying in KLIUC but now I said I'm studying in Nilai? Actually yes, I was really a student in KLIUC that time, I even have a student card there but on the first day of class, immediately that morning I withdrawed from that college. Why? Because the students here were not good. They smoked in front of a sign 'No Smoking'. & most of the students there were Malays. Before this when I registering online for the subjects I was taking, I found that till that time there were only 2 person taking the Diploma in Network & Mobile Technology. After registering, at home I was thinking do I really want to study this subject? Just listen the name of the course, Network & Mobile Technology, the main job that I can find in the future would be in the Telco companies such as Digi & Maxis. Such limited job opportunity so I think this isn't the right course I want. If that week I had already resigned from KFC, I might have more time to think more about this course. Since I don't like this college so my dad advised me better withdraw from it before I regret there & we haven't paid any fees yet, just the RM50 registration fees but I got a free phone! And that's how I ended up here. So let's go back to my topic.

 

The headstart program in Nilai UC is for us to get used to the college life, because college life is totally different from secondary school life. On the first day of this headstart program, there were about a total of 57 students attended. Most of us are taking foundation course, only a small minority are taking diploma & degree, which are the foreigners, the others are all locals but from many different states. Before we started our class that day, we were to introduced ourselve to the person on our sides. I introduced to this guy, Isaac, & I told him I was from Semenyih, but he doesn't know where it is, so I said next to Kajang, then he nodded, but I think he had many question marks above his head. After that I realised that I am now in Nilai, it's in Negeri Sembilan, not Selangor, that's why people don't know where it is that place. So the next time I introduce myself I said I was from Selangor, then people understand. haha...

 

The first day of class was a bit quiet because we doesn't know anyone there. So this headstart program mostly emphasize on team work. This is not just to get used to each other, but also to train us how to apply team work in the future, I mean during college life because many assignments & presentations need team work. So overall, the first day of class was a boring one. It ended in 6pm & my dad fetched me back.

 

The second day of class still a bit quiet. Today we got our ID card for internet surfing & to enter library. During our break time, I had my first meal in this college. I ate with my new friend. After that I went to look at the library, which is 1600 metre square area. It was so big! But every books we borrow are cost 50sen per day, & it's only for 2 weeks.

 

In class while waiting for the next lecturer to come, I talked to my friend next to me & that was how I knew we can stay in the hostel provided for free for this two weeks headstart program. Immediately I went to the accomodation office to apply for a room & immediately I got a key. After class dismissed, while waiting for my dad to fetch me back, I went to see my premium twin apartment. My roommate is also having the same headstart program I'm taking & he's an Indian & he's a STPM leavers. Because his result was bad that's why he had no choice but to study foundation. After looking at my room, I had my dinner at the canteen. I had Kuey Teow there & it was quite nice.

 

The third day of this program I arrived here at 7.30am with all my luggages. I went into my room & my roommate, Rajan was still sleeping (of course la who would be awake at 7.30am). My class started at 9am today. We had tour around Nilai town this afternoon after our lunch. After the tour I felt a bit headache because of the heat of the sun. At evening we made a lot of laughs during our drama, dancing & singing class, which was the last class of the day. After that I went to eat. After bathing I went to the library which has free internet access using their computers, which is where I am now.

 

I had to finish this blog fast because it's now 9.33pm & the library will close at 9.30pm. I hope tonight, which is the first night in campus will be a good night for me. Good Luck! & goodnight!

Life after SPM

During my secondary schooling time, I was always thinking that I'll enter Form 6 then enter UPM to study music. That's why if there is any education fair, I'll just simply go through only, didn't really see if there is course that I might like it.

 

Until last month after getting my SPM result, my family members advised me to think properly whether I'm really interested in music or not & they told me for a man, we should find some jobs that are highly paid, as you can see most music teachers are females. So from that moment onwards, I think I should consider another course.

 

Since I don't want to waste my 2 years time in form 6, studying things that I'm not interested, so I'll study in a college instead. My first college I went to see to find what course interested was Inti UC in Nilai. I find that business study is quite interesting & can are highly paid too. The problem now is, the fee is so expensive. Although with my 8A3B SPM result, I can't get enough scholarship to pay. So then I went to Nilai International UC. Though their fee is cheaper but their scholarship is not that much as in Inti. The last college I went was KLIUC. Although this place is under construction, the landscape is not as beautiful as in Nilai International UC as it is awarded best landscape award in Malaysia, but KLIUC is the cheapest among these 3 colleges.

 

After my last day of working in KFC on 4th of April, I had more time to think what subject to study & which college to study. Suddenly this course strikes my mind - network & mobile technology. As we all can see, mobile phone technology grows faster than computer, so I think this course will be my final course to choose. As for diploma in this course is only available in KLIUC. And after thinking so long, today after my Undang test (which I got 47/50) I went to KLIUC to register this course. With my SPM result I get 60% discount for the first semester.

 

I'm now a student in KLIUC.....

Moments in KFC.

One week after my SPM examination, I had a holiday trip with my family to Singapore for about a week. Because I had to wait till March for my SPM result, so I planned to work part-time. The second day after coming back from Singapore I went to KFC in my garden to look for a job. Unexpectedly I was hired immediately without interviewing. This manager was used to be my brother’s assistant manager in Tesco Kajang 2 years ago so he asked me to ask my brother to work for him.

I thought I could earn a lot working in KFC because last time my brother worked hourly RRM3 but got almost RM700 but now I worked hourly RM3.5 but only got almost RM400 only. This is because my KFC lost money every month so we need to cut cost. That’s why I can hardly get overtime working.

This was my first job & I worked as a cashier. I felt happy to serve customers. After working for 2 months I felt bored with this job because I needed to say “Hi good morning sir, may I help you? Having here or take away?” to every customers. There were some customers very friendly & there were some customers looked down on us. There were also0 some stupid customers touched the piece of chicken & asked to change another part. Imagine if someone touched that piece of meat will you eat it?

Although in this KFC only my brother & I were the only Chinese, but I had already get used to speaking Malay although still not that perfect because I was from a national school. The people here are very nice. We always make jokes around each other. The only person I feared was my assistant manager, Ms Yus. She was very strict. She had been scolding me for some times so this makes one of the factors to resign. Most SPM leavers here were from SMK Engku Hussin. There were also my friend’s friends. Because of our same age, we had more topics to chat.

 

Me & Nurin Sabila

Me & Suhaidah during KFC 37th anniversary

In KFC we have a tradition. We pour flour ice water to someone on his or her birthday & also on the last day he or she works. So on March 1^st that night, they poured flour ice water on me because my birthday was on 28^th of February but I was off that day. Same goes to yesterday night which was my last day of working. Although I felt scared on the first time they poured flour ice water on me, but it will be an unforgettable moment to me. I though everyone will forget me after I left KFC, just like the Chinese idioms say “悄悄地我走了，正如我悄悄地来，我挥一挥衣袖，不带走一片云彩。” which means my present & my absent won’t make any difference to them but no, they asked me to come visit them when I am free. I’m going to miss you guys soon!

Closing time

Freezer room & cold room

Our touch screen computer

Now I need to think what course should I study because time is running out. Currently I’m thinking of business & IT. I hope I could choose the right course. Every step I take will change my future…

Vacation during CNY 2010

Last year Chinese New Year I didn’t go visiting my friends house. I hoped this year I will but it seems to be still the same. This year during Chinese New year my family & I went to Berjaya hills from 17th Feb till 19th Feb.

The town there named Colmar Tropicale which looked like a town in France.

 

They provided shuttle bus service so we went to Japanese Tea Garden while waiting for the time to check in our hotel.

 

The hotel services were very poor. They didn’t give us teaspoon so I used my toothbrush to stir my coffee. XD. They then later gave us 2 teaspoons.

The toilet flush system was failure too…

At night after dinner we went out to enjoy the cold brisk air. Although it was not as cold as Genting but it was still considered cold, compared to at KL, which is so hot nowadays.

The second day morning we had breakfast buffet there. The foods were just simply one because it was free. At night we had dinner buffet too at the club.

The third day morning we had the same breakfast buffet too but it was better than the day before. we checked out at about noon then we went to my Malay uncle’s house to wait for the time to pass. We watched I,robot there but before we can finish it we had to leave because we had booked a buffet dinner at Halia, at Sime Darby convention centre. After the dinner then we went back home. Home sweet home….

My life at the beginning of 2010 (being criticized by ‘friends’)

Today is already the second week of 2010. Time really passes quickly. Last month in Marina Bay, Singapore, I remember I wrote my resolution for 2010 on a piece of plastic paper & hung there along with the others. I wrote “I hope 2010 will be a better year for me”.

Already the second week of 2010, I don’t see this year will be any better to me. Why? My friends (should I call them friends actually) from Yu Hua always criticized me on everything I did. They look down on me as I work as a cashier in KFC. They laugh at me for taking form 6 this year.

I work in KFC because it’s just 20 minutes of walk from my house. They also laugh when they know how much is my salary. Why so money-minded? This isn’t my permanent job though. I work because I want to spent my holiday wisely. Unlike you all just sit at home everyday, waiting to criticise me whenever I post something in Facebook. There are so many graduates have no job because they are too choosy like you all.

Every time I see their stupid comments in Facebook, I feel angry & upset because of knowing these kind of people. They are from Yu Hua, should be very well-educated, should know how to use proper sentences if they are advising me, but it sounds more like criticising me & looking down at me. Unlike my Yu Hua friends, my Taman Jasmin friends never did this to me, instead they encourage me & congratulate me for getting a job in KFC.

You might advise me not to eat KFC everyday, thanks for your advise. Of course I know eating too much oily things is bad for health. But I didn’t eat it everyday. I give it to my brother or my parents sometimes. My free meal is actually my lunch. My lunch is now either before 12pm or after 4pm, so I have to eat my KFC meal because who’s gonna cook lunch for me at 4pm? So you all should think first before talking bad things of working in KFC. You think I love working here? Of course  who would not love working in an office…

I really hope I’ve never met them, or I should hope they change their attitude. The way they talk to me are so ‘chuan’. It hurts people feeling you know…. People said those who studied form 6 before think differently, more mature-minded person. I hope this is true. I hope I can know more better friends after this. Hope my resolution for 2010 will come true……

Working in KFC drive thru Semenyih

I started working in KFC since last Tuesday. So it's already one week. The fist day of working was just to listen to a talk about food handling in that KFC outside Metro Kajang. That class had about 20 to 30 KFC staffs. I was the only chinese there. Luckily I used to be in the malay community so I  still can coupe up with them. 

 

The first week of working in KFC wasn't a hard job to do as I am a cashier, a back-up cashier actually because I don't have my own counter yet, so i help the other cashier to pack foods, while learning the menus, & learn how to greet the customers & so on...

 

My manager, Sir Yusof, used to be my brother's assistant manager in KFC Tesco Kajang now as a Restaurant manager in this restaurant. When he knew that I was my brother's brother, he asked me to ask my brother to work back with him because they need more staffs. Even I asked for job that day on new year eve, he didn't interviewed me but just hire me. So happen my brother can't find a job yet so he accepted Sir Yusof's offer. At least now I have a partner in KFC, somemore an experienced one to ask for help...

 

Last Wednesday 12am we had meeting, that's where I know my staffs. My brother & I were the only chinese. There are two indians too, a guy & a girl. The guy is really a joker, a crazy one! haha... The others are malays. The people here are very nice, they never discriminate the other races. They come to talk to me when I was alone... Really friendly people.... So I made many new friends over there, even faster than during school time, because we all have to be coorperative so that this KFC restaurant will not fall...

 

Some of my new friends were my friends' friend. There were a guy came from Temerlok, Pahang to work here because our assistant manager, Ms Yus were his relative.

 

Next time if anyone of you come to visit this KFC, you'll notice the people behind the counter are all jokers. You can hear laughters at all time... I think I had been influenced by them too because me too sometime joke with them...

 

Me as a cashier is not really an easy job. The money I hold must be the exact one, cannot more cannot less. If more, I can take it. If less I have to pay with my own pocket money. Yesterday was my first day working as a cashier, a drive-thru cashier. I got 20sen because the customer paid & drove away... Good for me.... Whenever there is a customer, I'll feel panic. Sometimes I even forgot to give the customers the spoon, tissue & sauce. Never mind la, at least I realised it. Hope I won't repeat the same mistake tomorrow.

 

I'm quite disappointed with some of my friends (not to mention their name) because they criticised my job as a staff of KFC as they don't even have a job yet. What's wrong with working in KFC? I got free meal & can sweep the balance if I work at night for closing...