University Experiences

The course of few weeks have been an eye-opening experience for me. Somewhat, bittersweet.

I survived assignments and midterms. Survived! ^^ I did pretty well for midterms and UBS results were out too. Yeaay! Got a D!! a good 'D'! Distinction. neh neh neh~ Hahah. :)) So did kitkat in UBS. Hehees!

On a rather last minute participation, the 6 of us took part in the M100 Challenge organized by gti media and several external companies. The 4 of us replaced the original team members who unfortunately had midterm tests during the event day. Anyways, it had a rather similar concept to Amazing Race. Station games and challenges to be completed at each station as a team before we could make it to the next. Throughout, we traveled by bike and foot all around campus. We had a poor start as we couldn't find our first station (wrong label on the map dehy. kaka) and time was lost further when my friend lost her bicycle lock key. We had to searched the whole block up and down twice. Locate the station. Locate the key. During the whole searching, nothing mattered. It was after locating the key that I was thinking 'Why I join? Why I join?..'  Since I felt all my energy drained out and its only the first station while there's 12 more to go. We caught up eventually.

The challenges were actually okiess. Maybe just one or two were intense while overall, some stations were quite fun. Haha. The travelling part though was a bit..grueling. I guess this can be said for my friends who usually hit the gym as well. What more for a person like me who never exercise. Loll. During that whole challenge and physical tiredness, there's this one moment that's still vivid in my mind. It was around 12-ish that time. Sunny, bright and all of us sweaty, our next challenge was at the corner of an open outdoor field and it was to do sit ups at one corner of that field. Right before our challenge, I lay down against my back onto the green grass. It was that moment that I noticed one thing, the sky. The vast openness of the sky, that stretch of blue emptiness (It striked me about the strange flatness of the sky which gave an odd feeling of awe) and some light-grey clouds (which I thought looks a little like grey cotton candy). My heart felt uplifted for a moment. A few seconds later, someone called out 'Let's start the challenge now' and I snapped out from my thoughts. Later, I thought how come I've never done this before? Or I don't remember such experience? To lie down on an open air field and watch the sky in the middle of the day/morning with no obstructions to my view. You should try so on a nice sunny day, if you haven't. To end this, we did not win. Nvm la, I guess what's important was that we learnt to overcome the challenges as a team. It was my first participation in a challenge too and perhaps my last of this sort. One time is enough. :P I borrowed my friend's bike and have yet to return it to her house too (Never found the time ma). Hahaha. :D She told me once, she had this slight shock when she discovered her missing bike and eventually remembered she lend it to me.

The next day, my friend and I joined an Effective Time Management talk. It was surprisingly nice. Ms Kim, the speaker for the day, was a wonderful speaker. Besides her funny stories and relevant topic points, she added performing arts into the later session of the talk. Thus, it became more of a workshop consisting of an hour plus of talk, group presentation and finally, video shooting+drama performance. It was all part and parcel of time management, allocating time resourcefully and stuffs. She even brought a whole lot of props along with her like a functioning keyboard, cute designed Chipmunk backpacks, masak masak items and baby dolls. It was a very good experience. :)

Then there's my internship application. Its been a bittersweet journey even before the internship itself. Whilst the outcome of the whole process is still pending, I kind of decided on my choice. On Thursday, as I walked out of the room after meeting my coordinator as well as under the pair of watchful eyes of another officer, I was lost for words. Funny how I could still muster the courage to meet him the next day. Everything surely happens for a reason. Regardless, I still get to keep the good learning experience and I hope to settle the whole process as soon as possible.

On the bright side, I went for my first 'job' interview last Tuesday. Yay! To me it was a significant thing in my life (although at that time I was just going with the flow all in a daze). Since I never went to any office for a formal purpose of my own, it certainly feels all grown up and ahems, formal. I had a valid reason to visit an office for the first time! Haha. :) Never mind that I sound like a rusa out of the kampung. Haha.

On the train back to Kampar, a Bollywood film was playing on tv. It was so entertaining that I was laughing and smiling throughout the show. Hahahha. Thankfully, I was not laughing alone as a girl sitting on the other end was watching the show and giggling as well. :D And as I walk to the other coach to pergi tandas, I saw another chinese girl smiling widely and engrossed in the show as well. I am not alone!! Haha.

My upcoming week will be my FYP 1 final presentation and then its finals approaching. Gotta remind myself to start studying. Hehe.

Goodbye bloggie!

Clearing datelines

As I was driving home alone that day, the 'Balik Kampung' song came onto the radio. I just had to sing it when the 'Oh oh ohh!!' part arrived. Hahaha. It was a pretty boring ride that spontaneity lit up at that instant and what more, being in the little rectangular box on my own. (rectangular box = car)

The next 2 weeks is going to be countless late nights. The thought itself makes me shudder. Eeks! Juggling between the tight schedule of meeting assignment datelines and sticking my nose in lecture notes/ books for exams. Thesis, 4 assignments due and another 3 midterms in the midst.

My upcoming midterm is this Saturday, 2 days from now. There's a disparity between Tax and Advance Tax. Hope I can get through it. Dua hari lagi. Bless me!!

Me Before You. I got to watch it. Someone posted the whole movie on FB so I had the chance to watch online. Yay! Nvm if I think its 'not supposed to' be there on FB laa. haha. I'd rate it 2.8/5 stars. Nobody really cuts the stars but I'm going to do that. Haha. Won't start another debate on the euthanasia issue which has received lots of debate in its movie reviews since the movie's release. But what say you? I have a varying opinion about it. Overall, I give it a fair 2.8/5 for the moviegoer and purely entertainment perspective. Hee.

I'll update my blog next time when I have the time. Then, I'll do a recap bout what's happened and happening to me. Lol. Byebye~

Spilling whats in mind

         I had a written draft earlier which is much more lengthy than the one now. As I was skimming through the earlier post, I felt it was perhaps too much negativity and I shouldn't spread too much of my grouchy vibes about. Remember the technique KISS? I guess this post is the KISS version of it. KISS as in keep it short and simple.

Feeling regretful over certain things:

1. Resit for UBS Course during the term break. It wasn't our fault that this happened. It was due to technical errors. I'm not sure what made me regret more. The fact that I missed my dad's birthday sitting for an exam that didn't even make it through or that I need to read up on everything again because I forgot the steps to generate those accounts. Aneyo!
2. My finals.
3. People. Why couldn't I be more pleasant that time? It wasn't about me being mean. It was just me not being very nice or cheerful to one or two people and I distanced myself away from them. Now that I realise it, I think its too late.
4. Focus. I was so caught up with things (meetings, assignments, etc) and spontaneous outings during the semester that I lost focus on my main priorities. Of course, I really did enjoy myself during those casual yumchas; outings what not, sprung out just like that. However, there were slightly too many distractions especially towards my finals that kept me away from preparing adequately well.


       Then, of course, on another note. Casual conversations with my mom end up to be pretty meaningful as well as cheeky ones. Haha. I found out that ants dislike lemons and cucumbers so that's why my mom places them in a row along the kitchen windows.

        She was telling me about a documentary which she came across and to my surprise, it really did got me thinking awhile. It was about Bargaining. How we bargain with roadside stalls, at morning markets (vegetable stalls, fruit stalls) and in night markets on holidays trips and stuff, with traders who are just trying to make a living out of what they sell. And when we get a discount, we walk away happily with our discounted goods without realizing how we've taken away the daily income they could have earn. Why do we so often bargain with them even if its for a few cents. Like 20,30 cents? We forget that they too need an income to sustain for their children, their families, or themselves, and we're delighted with the outcome of our bargains. And yet, when we walk into large retail shops like Padini, Toms and what not, we do not bargain with these businesses? We simply take up the discounts that they have on offer. Of course, there's nothing wrong to bargain because the truth it, who doesn't like cheaper things right?? Hahaha. And as an individual consumer for retail businesses, our purhcases are just a part of a large group of consumers. With that said, it does give an eye-opening reminder that makes us think about how such apparent events takes place in our everyday life and we don't really give much thought about them. Its also an important lesson about the way we lead our lives. So actually, if next time, if i happen to bargain something and can't get the price I want, I won't feel too upset about it because I'll think of this story. Haha :) Well, retail outlets are a totally different subject matter!! Hehee

        In the car today, we had another funny conversation too. How after cleaning the garden, my mom wanted to get McD's sundaes to cool down. She asked me if i had money with me as she left hers at home, I checked my purse and said I did. RM20 so okay. Off we go. Its enough to get the 3 sundaes that mom had in mind. We went for drive through and the staff took our order. I topped the 3 sundaes that with a medium fries. Then, I said 'That's all'. My mom then commented, 'Even if you wanted to order more, you can't'. (She meant I didn't have extra money left). I said 'Can la. Still got some money.' She said, 'Aiya, suffer in silence. Seeing my daughter treat me for sundae also need to check if she has enough money or not.' Hahhaa. It got me laughing. As we got our take away orders, we left McD and headed home. On the way near a junction (that previously sells durians by the roadside), my mom looked out for the shop and asked 'Oh, got durian or not?? I was looking out for it keenly too. Both of us were enthusiastic while spotting it. 'Oh, not open already mi..'. 'Aiya, cannot eat already. But if I want to buy also we no money what!' She said teasingly. 'Only can smell the smells that are free while the rest is not'. And at the back of my head, I was thinking ya horr. The last time we bought durians, it costed rm40++ and as I think of the change which I put back in my purse earlier. Hmm. about few ringgit left. That time, I just couldn't helped but laughed out loud. :D After some time, mom said, 'As we grow up, we realized how important money is'. I couldn't agree more. Haha.

Morning Joy

When you wake up to find that half-boiled eggs are served for breakfast on the table. What a delight!

Just a short entry before i continue studying. Three more papers to go and when time's ticking, you realize how precious every hour counts. Yes, you count by the hours and in fact, even by the minutes. Not so much of the days anymore. You plan and if it fails, you make a new plan.

My brothers and relatives were back in Ipoh for the weekend. That's the procrastination period. When you're trying to study at one corner and your second bro is playing 'Assassin Creed' at an adjacent table to yours. You just can't help but to admire awhile at the beautiful graphics, ask how the game works and even bob your head a little to the rhythm of the upbeat music that's playing as the background of the game. You feel like you're in Italy with those pieces. Hehe.

Its been really long since I last left a post here so here you go. Haha

That's it.

Til another time, take care blog. Take care people! :)

Rantss

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

Malacca n Go Go

Haloooo. Its seldom that I blog so often and since there's a few days left before my official holidays come to an end, better take the opportunity aite?? Hehe

First of all, its been a long time since I chatted with Alex and amboii, she's still the same. Annoying as ever. Hahahaa. Still, nice la. :) Despite our short conversation on Whatsapp (1 hour short ryte?), it was good to hear from her. Was half done with breakfast too and left it aside for an hour before resuming eating. My bowl of porridge. Ngom ngom.

Just last Thursday, my coursemates and I took a trip down to Malacca. We stayed there for 4 days and 3 nights. The 5 of us and at one point, the 6 including my coursemate's sister. We have been talking about this trip since awhile back and its finally materialized. Wuhoo! 

On our first day, we took the ETS to Tampin. It was a 4 hours journey right from ipoh. Thankfully, we took the train. If it were the bus..My butt would have ache. Keke. The last hour, we were pretty pumped up to start our day. The reason we took our train to Tampin and not Malacca was because one of our friends' lives in Alor Gajah which means the nearest station was Tampin. She's our host. Kitkat!! Haha. Our tour guide, awesome driver and Malacca lang. Oh, before that, she even prepared an itinerary for us too. Hehees.

As soon as we reached Tampin, Kitkat fetched us to her house where we left our belongings before we she drove us to a nearby beach. It was suppose to be pretty in the pictures. I think its one of those indah khabar daripada rupa kind of places. Keke. Then, we had coconut shake at Klebang. Supposed to be famous, it was ok la. Not as tasty as Jonker's. Hehe. We went shopping at Pahlawan next. I know, why we purposely head to shopping malls on the first day of Malacca right?? We were that free. After that, we help ourselves with Satay Celup for dinner and we weren't stuffed enough lor so we went looking for Longkang Siham. Our second round. Yes! Haha. A big misinterpretation over here, we thought the siham species was from the drain u see. It isn't. Its named as such because the place is located as it is called, in a back alley by the drains. As Malaysian as it sounds, it was clean though and the seafood there is fresh. What more, cheap! Mmms. A small plate of Lala costs RM2 only. So were the cockles and snails. They have chut chut, sotong, prawns etc somemore. I recommend this place! :D

We then took the River Cruise. RM10.60. Neh, 60sen untuk GST la. Aiseh. It was a pretty simple ride, a 40-minute trip all in all down and up the river. Actually, the radio was describing about the Sejarah on the go. Neh, we didn't listen! :P We were more attracted to Malacca's night view, and many wall murals could be seen. It was pretty late ady when we finally checked-in at our accommodation. It was a guest house. It was our First Night there. Feeling it right?? Hahha. Just kiddings yo. The Jiong Guesthouse. Honestly speaking, I was afraid to stay there. After checking through Agoda (the famous accommodation booking website) and reading the recent comments of the accommodation condition, I had some reservations. Yet because Kitkat chose the place, I went along with it. Plus, it was considerably the cheapest we could get for a night's stay. RM20 per person, so actually I was mentally prepared ady. Prepare first ma, ryte? The place was actually fine. Since maybe we were the only few guests around, there was no problem with the bathroom sharing part. They had public toilets unattached to our respective rooms. The not soundproof walls were not a problem either, something mentioned in Agoda. Eventually, it turned out to be a pretty comfortable stay. The 5 of us camped out in one room. Hehees. At night, we went for some late night drinks as well before we zoned out for the day. 

The next morning, we walked around Jonker Street and explored the shops la. Suet Leng and Ann Gie did most of the shopping while Lee Mee, Kitkat and I were mostly tagging along. For us, we just feast the eyes only you know. :) For lunch, we tried different flavours of laksa there and its alright, the best is still probably the black gooeey sauce one, har guo. We continued to walk and walk. Kinda exhausted already and we pit-stop at Na-deejay. Ate some strange layered cake. Eees. Not that nice. It was around 3pm that time and while waiting for Jonker Street to open in the evening, we had a sudden idea to catch a movie. There weren't that many shows available at the cinemas so we chose the most ideal one - a horror show. HAHA. It was our first scary show together. We watched The Forest. As I sat in between Kitkat and Lee Mee, feeling everyone's gan cheongness, mine came off as laughter. Hahah. When Lee Mee asked me why i was laughing? I laughed even more. Hahaha. Lee Mee was hiding under her jacket most of the times and Kitkat was like me, scared but tahan-ing it. Constantly shifting to the left and right in our seats. Surprisingly, its the first H movie that had a rather logical plot to it and overall, not bad eh. By the time we made it to Jonker, it was about to rain and we were exhausted, so we just took a walk down the street while the traders were still busy setting up their stalls. Walking back to the car, I striked Toto lo. At the age of 21, it was my first big splat of bird poop which came from above and settled on my arm. I can tell you, its warm. No joke. Their poop. Haha.

After dinner, Kitkat drove us back to Alor Gajah where she stayed. We spent our next two nights here. Later on, we took a shall I say, half-dip?? at the hotspring near Alor Gajah. It was steaming at first and in the end, we could go underwater till the thigh level only.

On our third day, Kitkat's parents took us for pan mee for breakfast. Yums! Delicious. :) After that, we made way to A' famosa and spent almost our entire day there. The ice-cream ride was scary for the first time. Imagining it still makes me feel the butterflies in my tummy. At that one point, the ice-cream cone part, it really felt like a roller coaster ride. We were all laughing out of fear and holding tightly to the float grip. The Wahaha ride was fun too. Its crazy how so many queue up to be washed away by the sudden gush of water and end up in a float pile-up. Hahaha. :)

By the evening, we took a stroll at A'famosa shopping mall and Machap Walk. The walk was a small pasar malam. Smaller than Ipoh's pasar malam one. The most noticeable thing over there is probably that it sells a variety of buns. Pau, buns, burger and more buns. We decided to take away our food back to Kitkat's home where we munch happily. In the night, we usually chat before heading to bed. Girl's favourite ma horr? Pillow talk. Hahha. Thanks to Suet Leng, the girl who never lets us sleep. Haha. Abit polluted by her fair share of new Chinese words too.

 On our way to the train station on the last day, Ann Gie was telling me that she hopes to have an overseas trip together in future, after graduation. *fingers crossed* Hopefully. Overall, it was a fun and memorable trip with them. Will keep them in my heart. :) Going on trips with friends is great because I get to do things together as a bunch and actually spend within the given budget (some savings would be good), and to be less fussy by taking into consideration not just ours but everyone else's preferences!

Now, back to rambling. My recent fad was Sassy, Go Go! Really like the Korean drama, such an underrated drama in my opinion. With a total of 12 episodes altogether which is oppose to the usual 16, its still being nicely wrapped up. Still having the Post-Drama Syndrome. Unable to find another good drama to watch after this one. Haih. Its nicee. With an emphasis on friendship and challenges in high school, one of the best high school dramas ever lo!! Haha. :) Its one realistic high school show at least. Dwelling on the basic concerns of students and teachers like school clubs and societies, exam grades, office politics, friendships, household issues etc. What I liked most of the drama is its overall cheerfulness that was mostly maintained throughout the series. Even the antagonist role was well played. As mean as she was, one could sympathize with her at the end. Besides, the author also look into some other more serious issues as well. Aahs. Now can't seem to find a nice series that measures up (always have this feeling after a good drama. Aiseh) and still looking for a good one. Considering a time travel drama now but aahs, will miss this one. :) 

Still have a couple more of days to settle some things and maybe more shopping with mummy. Today shopped with her at Mr. DIY for 2 hours plus dee. We can shop that long at DIY leh. A new semester ahead again. Ohnoo. Daunting? Yes or No? Dunno. Just bet it'll be hectic. Be ready~  

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I decided to type away since I have two ulcers and a dry throat, all the reasons to stay quiet. Hehe.

First of all, Happy New Year guys! :)

This year has been filled with moments, good and bad; happy and sad, all year round. Its been a good year and hoping for a better one in 2016! =) *quoting star wars. May the force be with you!* Hehe. Anticipating a monkey time of a yearr. (its the monkey zodiac ryte?? :D)

It has been quite a crazy journey. At the beginning of the year, I struggled with my emotions. Dunno hormones unstable or what. Ahah. It was just..all over the place and my reservations has always put a full stop in telling anyone about it, my feelings.

Thankfully, coming across good reads and quotes does help to set a clear mindset or at least, some good perspectives. Its up to us to choose happiness or otherwise. After all, we are the directors of our own feelings so the most important person to determine our own happiness is actually our self. hehe :)

Thankfully as well, the following semester was a better one. More company, more experiences, more learning. It was great semester to begin with and I was happy. Then there was this semester, it was more like smooth sailing and mm mm, like that la. Haha.

Then here throughout, my grades keep falling. It still feels bad. Everytime I got a bad grade, I still feel that same sinking feeling. That's why my resolution is to do well before I intern.

There's more that I wanna share but ohh. Oh so lazy to type liao. Nyek nyek. When I really have the mood la. Perhaps after I graduate?? hahaha. :P :D

Anyways, spent my Christmas in Genting, KL and Tanjung Sepat. We had steamboat on the eve and it was a blessing to be with my family, aunty and uncle. Mmmhss :)) 

Gor, mi, di, gor and me. Felt happy to have a complete family photo. ^^

Them. :)
Also, Chipmunks Roadshow was on the move coinciding with the 3rd sequel release.
 Theodore, the youngest, is still the cutest in my opinion! hehee

Red wine. Champagne toast to celebrate Christmas Eve! and homemade steamboat :)
Felt glad to be celebrating with my fams.

Also, I had the chance to meet up with some of my close buddies. It was nice to catch up wif u all. :)

That's all la.

Happy New Year again!!