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The new semester began and its crazy how time flies. This Monday is Week 5 of the semester already. Its really true when someone says Chinese New Year will pass by before you know it. One minute, everyone's rushing back to their hometowns to gather for this festive occasion, and the next moment, everyone's rushing back for work and studies. 

This CNY was fully spent with family and relatives. First day at my uncle's, 2nd day travelling to Penang for 3D and 2N vacation as well and the final 1 to 2 days at Ipoh wif fams. Didn't get to meet up with friends this time. Feeling guilty. I could have made it for the night part however, was quite exhausted to go out. :/ Hopefully, next round yah guys. :)    

A bit reluctant to go back Kampar because the next few weeks will be the busiest. Cramming facts for midterms and meeting assignment datelines. Ohnoo. However, trying to stay motivated to consistently keep up with the pace. Year 2 loo. 

Anyways, a recap on my past few weeks la.

Week 1
I headed back to Kampar a day before classes began. Tidied up my room like an aunty for almost 2-3 hours. It felt good once the room had more room and was more liveable?? Haha. I was prepared for my only class and first lecture the following day. At the same time, I was hoping to drop a particular subject and bid for another one.

So when the next day came and the registration system re-opened sharp at 9a.m., I was one of the few gan cheong students trying to log into the course registration system to change my subject asap. Tried several times to login and in my head I was thinking, 'Oh, I don't think there'll be space anymore'. To my luck, there was one space left. Fortunately, its also the particular slot I wanted. Woohoo! It means someone probably dropped that subject thus, leaving an opening slot. Immediately, I replaced my alternative with the initial choice. In my heart, I was thanking the student who dropped it. Because of him/her, I could get it. Thankiu. :) Huhuu. Therefore, I have no classes on Monday. I can drive into uni this round too because I got a car sticker this sem. After 2 consecutive sems of walking, I can save the trouble of getting my shoes soak in water after a heavy downpour. Walking however is not really a problem for me anymore, I have adapted to it! :D

I was unsure whether to bring forward a final semester elective as well, International Trade. Somehow, my intuition tells me to take it now so I'll be more relax in future. Initially, some reasons made it seem like taking this subject would be a drawback and had me re-considering. Finally? I'm still proceeding with this elective on my own. Gogogo! :)

On the same Monday, while waiting for the registration system to open, suddenly felt my right eye was itchy and a bit sticky with fluid too. I caught an eye infection for the next 2 weeks. Initially, I didn't want to see a doctor but when it started becoming painful, I consulted a doctor to get some medication. During that time, people in uni who bumped into me would asked me why, what happened to your eye? I told them 'I became a vampire'. Hehee.

There was this thingy I applied for to go for a UN Leadership symposium as well. Actually, I was just trying my luck and play play. After some things happened, the Sg Long officer personally called me to attend an interview. It happened to be during class hours and my first Taxation lecture. On my personal choice, I didn't want to skip it because I never skipped classes for these kinda reasons. Moreover, considering the costly travelling expenses even with a partial scholarship, I didn't go for it. When I think of the officer, I felt regretful because she was such a pleasant, nice and helpful lady. I knew she took the trouble to go the extra mile when she didn't had to. Aiseh. On my part, I shouldn't make the mistake again of taking bold indecisive moves.

On one of the days after evening class was over, Ann Gie and Wan Siang asked if I could fetch them back home. I said okay ah. Guess what? As we walked to the block where I parked my car, my friend spotted it first. 'Hey Crystal, your car tyre punctured'. It was after 6.30 plus already and many phone calls were exchanged to get hold the contact number of a car workshop dealing with tyre punctures. The problem with Proton Saga cars. Their tyres are really hard to pull out. I had a puncture before and that experience was far more dreadful cos it happened at night. Anyway, the workshops we contacted already closed shop for the day. Some passer bys (on bicycles) came to our aid while car drivers only offered their curiosity and drove away. Zzz. Haha. A pair of guys came to help us before class but left earlier. They were soaking in sweat as they rushed for their tutorial. An hour later, they passed by the same route (This means their class is over) and we were *ahem* still there. Hahaa. They came to offer their help again and even accidentally left their house keys on my car boot and cycled home. Omo. What a mess. Thankfully, through a friend, her car of friends manage to help me get a mechanic still available. They even helped to return the bunch of house keys back to the bicycle owner. Another couple offered their help too. Felt thankful to all who helped. Had dinner with Ann Gie and the rest and headed to Westcity for sponsorship meeting later. The place there was a steaming sauna and by the end of the day, it surely felt like a quite a long one. Wait for part two. Haha.

After that, we had a first WAY meeting for the sem. Besides our main agenda, we had an exchanged gifts session among the committees. All of us were asked to prepare a gift for our secret angel. It was exciting to see many presents laid out in the center of the living room. It felt like Christmas with an invisible Christmas tree. Hehees. Besides, who doesn't love presents aite? I DO. HAHA :) Anyway, it was an entertaining session as some committees left out the name labels for their secret angels, there were overlapping receivers and stuffs like that. Everyone was shouting in excitement when a guy received the largest gift among us all. We anticipated much as we remove the present wrappers and guess what, it definitely lifted up to our expectations. It was a label wording 'Mr. Right' on a rectangular, fluffy pillow! Wkaka.

My gift was a pretty notebook. Haven't used it cos reluctant and so its kept in my book rack for now. On another day, I received a CNY greeting card too which was printed in pin yin and the sender wrote me a pretty humorous and thoughtful note. It was a really short one saying that he/she knows I don't know Chinese so he/she suggested to get someone to help translate for me the text. Hahaha.

During the weekends, I didn't go back home as I signed up for a course. Actually, my dad's birthday fall during that weekends and 2 days later, my 2nd bro's. I only realized the date later after registration and it was too late to get refunded. Surely, I felt sorry for missing their celebrations and was feeling regretful for joining.

Anyway, it was a UBS Accounting Course. It was a 2 days intensive course which consisted of a computer, handbook and lots of typing. We sat in front of the computer for hours and when lunch break came, I never felt so glad. Lunch on both days were appetizing because it was Indian cooking mixed-dishes style. Chap fan in pedas version. Yumyums! :) After 2 days of scenario questions attempts, we had an online practical exam which lasted for 2 and a half hours. When the workshop was over, Kitkat and me was so happy and relieved. We decided to go for a movie for a break. Haha.

Don't get me wrong, the workshop was quite practical. Yet, it was..exhausting to sit there for long hours doing typing jobs. In short, can we pick up the software on our own? Definitely, if you have the handbook and software. So is the course worth it? Yes, for first-timers. Its pretty useful to attend one workshop to get a hang of it. Once we have the fundamentals, its easier to learn any other software kut. Besides, we learn how to classify the accounts based on systematic coding and that's the best takeaway for me in my opinion. Plus, if I were to learn it on my own, surely it would have taken more than 2 days one. Hahaha. Overall, its a useful course as a basic guide la.

Week 2
Everything was mostly normal except...

My car needed maintenance again. It needed a change of car battery and after everything was settled, it made me missed my international trade tutorial. My coursemates would have thought I'm such a lazy girll but got solid reason okehh. Haha.

On Thursday, I went to Teluk Intan to find sponsorship for the WAY event. Its not the first time I've felt it but especially after that day, I realized being multi-lingual is an added advantage. Not everyone speaks the same language which is why being versatile makes it beneficial. Somehow, speaking in someone else's mother tongue or sharing a same background helps to connect people more easily. We dealt with the community in Malay, English, Mandarin and Cantonese. The problem was interacting in Hokkien and Teo Chew, neither of us could speak these well enough. Hehe.

On Saturday, the few of us attended a pre-CNY celebration held in the campus. All the performances were in Mandarin. My friend jio me only otherwise I wouldn't its unlikely I would have gone for sure. Haha. The beatboxing was probably my favourites. A bunch of students acted an adaptation of the famous Journey to The West show too and it was quite entertaining. Haha. At night, we surprised Kitkat too for her birthday and the next day, had a WAY bonding trip. Lazy to blog the details liao. We went for breakie then to Lost World of Tambun and dinner. The exciting moment when I felt we came together as a group was at the large open pool. There was music jamming by a DJ at the front and we were all just grooving to the beat, doing silly poses in the pool and waving our hands in the air. More and more of the crowd joined in after us. Wkaka. It really felt like a good bonding experience during that moment. :) The entrance fee to Tambun is pricey though, RM45 leh.

Week 3
Had one lousy day and all became fine la. :)

Anyway, these past 3 weeks are like car maintenance week. I got my 4 tyres changed on 2 different ocassions and one more time to the workshop for a normal car service. Got a bit paranoid with my car also dee. After it all, I had more experiences dealing with mechanics and felt grateful to those who were able to provide me with sound assurance for my car. Of course, the maintenance work too.

A day before we went back for our CNY break, a bunch of us had a spontaneous evening reunion too. We had a Chinese dishes dinner. We planned to watch Ola Bola after that. Unfortunately, all the seats were sold out except for the first two rows, so Suet Leng suggested to go to a nearby carnival instead.
Waaaa. It was enjoyable. Felt like an excited kid while playing the bumper rides. It was so much fun that we sat on it for 4 times! Hahaha. Another ferris-wheel kind of ride was quite scary because it make a creaking noise that me and Vern was shouting when we were at the top of the ride. No joke. Then we could see the bystanders on the ground there also smiling/giggling in our direction. Why do even pay for rides to scare ourselves?? Aisehh. The atmosphere there was surprisingly quite good for a small town. There were several game booths with pretty attractive prizes to grab. All of us had something to bring home in the end. I think all of us really enjoyed ourselves. Save Ola Bola for next time.

I think it is a long long post. Just spilling here in case I forget in future. If u read it til here, I salute you liao. Haha.

Last but not least, Happy Monkey Chinese New Year! :D