The Storm After The Calm

#522

26th October

Well, to be exact, this post is created after the first week of second-half of semester 1.

Regionally, this post is created in Johor lol, and about to come through a storm after this week.

What I mean about the storm is the flooding of projects, assignments and tests.

Damn, as a first-year student there's nothing known as simple since we are implemented with new syllabus.

One of the mini projects that I'm encountering is IoT, also known as Internet of Things, which somehow over our learning field since we have to learn those things by ourselves.

Yupe that's the project basically done by my seniors last year, so at least there's example but still need to learn so much thing in just a one-month time.

Anyway, I'm not arguing that the time is too short for us to complete the project but it seems a little way too difficult for us to make a good project right?

Well, there's no way I could learn and master a thing in a shot period, but since simplicity is priority, think I won't give in too much about that.

Btw there're other assignments too, which had to be done as well, for sure I hope there isn't free rider in the group.

I'm not sure why but somehow I think in this way because I feel like individual project is far more flexible for me to complete things that I managed to do.

Okay, switchback a little bit, what did I do during the holidays?

Well yeah, of cuz' I will eat a lot of Penang food lol if not there's a very long period to the next holiday.

Somehow I'd been relax for the whole time that being energetic and productive on studying is a problem.

Although, I studied for my test and yet the test was still a bad moment right now.

Think about it, you knew that you can study independently, but somehow still couldn't confirm whether is it right or wrong, and pretty unsure about your performance during tests, at the end the fear about the results still exist.

So yeah, I guess this is the storm right?

So last Friday F4 had done another gathering where about half of the class attend (actually it's still not bad).

In the mean time, Pearlyn came back from Australia so it seems to be a welcoming gathering for her as well lah.

Talking about that, there're only 4 major uni among the people, including: UniMAP, UTM, UTAR and Newcastle University (Pearlyn).

So, after lunch, we went bowling, and window-shopping at Gurney, and separate during dinner either Butterworth or lok lok at Pulau Tikus, as simple as possible but perfect enough for everyone to see everyone's faces.

Guess what?
I think, there's no turning point right now, and I still have to continue this journey to the end no matter how tough is it.
So, wish my luck would be better for these months until the final exam, and take the best vacation for my next holiday.
Bye~~

It's Been A Month

#521

14th October

Hey guys! It’s been a long time, but guess where am I?

Alright, to be honest, I’d back to Penang 2 days ago becuz’ it’s the mid-sem break, so I took flight with my friends that night, and finally back to my lovely hometown XD

Anyway, since the CLESIC gathering, I had stopped talking about my uni life since then.

So basically, so sorry about that as there’re getting more assignments to be done and left my blog blank for quite some time.

Btw more tests are coming soon so this mid-sem break is actually a revision week for me too.

Well then, at least spending some time to relax won’t hurt right?

To be honest, I’d craved for Penang food for so long and finally had some tastes that I’m familiar to.

Well then, continuing from the first week, the following weeks are really eventful.

First, I had met all of my direct seniors including fourth year and those who had graduated.

Eline (4^th year) who is also CLHS student but at Butterworth, Bryan who is currently studying PhD and Jia Hao (Bryan’s senior).

And that we had a continuous direct line where it all gathered by a steamboat + BBQ feast haha.

I couldn’t believe that this is the second time to have steamboat in just two weeks in JB lol.

So, from left to right:

Kevin & me (1^st year), Eline (4^th year), Hooi Nee (3^rd year), Bryan (PhD), Sui Juong (2^nd year) and Jia Hao (graduated).

Right, I felt so satisfied with the steamboats at Johor, my gosh I don’t think I would slim down here haha. 

Proceed to 25^th September, it is the day of 新鲜人介绍会, which is an event where all of the Chinese clubs gather and introduce themselves to welcome first year students to join them.

There are 13 clubs which are free to join (which mean, you can join as much as you want if you could handle that lol), including 工大中秋俱乐部，工大升学辅导团，工大华文班，工大辩论学会，螺丝钉，扯铃，华乐，三好学社，轻舞飞扬，创价，佛学社，崇德 and 二十四节令鼓.

Well, of cuz’ each of the club has their own presentation and shows to perform so that to attract the first year students to join.

Each club even promote their own event so called as 介绍会 too, but set at different dates, yet some of the time set crashed lol.

So what’s my decision?

Hmm... To be honest, I’m actually interested to join 工大升学辅导团 only but somehow I went to the introductory event by 工大华文班 during 27^th September (Wed) just to see how it looks like only.

And that’s unexpectedly caught up my interest to join them lol.

Owh you may ask why? Yupe I found most of the seniors there are really fun and I enjoyed the moments too. Plus, this club is kind of special becuz’ it conducts classes for non-Chinese students who wish to learn and speak Chinese.

There are three departments to choose from, including 教研组，行政组 and 资研组. So obviously 教研组 is those who teach non-Chinese students to learn Chinese, 行政组 is those who do registration and management work in the club, while 资研组 is those who prepare study materials and textbooks.

Well, although I’d been a teacher before (as you all should know) but instead I’d entered 资研组 cuz’ I feel like preparing study materials and textbooks would be more related to me since I like to create ideas and typing lol.

So, it’s decided and I had unexpectedly joined 华文班.

Continue to 30^th September, it is a big day for all Chinese students becuz’ it is the Mooncake Festival organized by 工大中秋俱乐部, named as 万盏华灯庆中秋之《一路·友你在》.
Of cuz’ it’s the first festival to be celebrated out from my hometown, so I went there with my friends, 提灯笼游行, playing games, eating foods, and watch performances.

But, somehow a little disappointed cuz’ the event doesn’t last long and it only took about 2.5 hours only.

Well anyway, I guess that’s enough for me, as I could eat mooncake once I come back to Penang.

The photos are in PTUTM official FB page, click here and see if you could spot me haha. XD

And here's the picture I took that day.

Next day, which is 1^st October, I went to another event, which is the introductory event too, this time is by 工大升学辅导团. It is actually combined with a buffet dinner that cost me RM23.

So, seniors brought us out from UTM to Sutera Mall for such gathering event.

Yupe there are lots of things known but the buffet was kind of disappointment to me as I don’t have the chance to have second round.

Although the main thing is not the buffet, but at least I got to know more friends through that event.

Next thing, my first ever “crash” happened. On 4^th October, it is the first regular activity by 工大升学辅导团 and also another event, 2017/2018 华文班第一学期开幕典礼 by 工大华文班.

This had me to choose, which to?

And I happened to go... 华文班 lol. Well, I don’t have reason, I just feel like I want to go there.

On the plus side, they provided free dinner and transport too, maybe is this reason? I’m not so sure too! XD

Anyway, I took part in the registration work and it’s as simple as ABC.

Of cuz’, lots of pictures had taken as well.

华文班资研组 #1

华文班资研组 #2

There are more to see, so click here for the album.

On 7^th October (Sat), it’s the meeting for 华文班资研组, mainly discuss our future events and get to know with each other.

So this is the pic.

After that, not all of us, 6 people including me as the only first year junior, went for another steamboat + BBQ dinner lol.

But it was cheap, it only costs RM16! Although not much of selection but at least there’s ice cream!

Well, since we forgot to take picture so there’s no pic of the steamboat shown.

As you can see, it’s been a month in Johor and lots of things just came upon me.

Well, aside lectures and tests, I could finally feel the enjoyment in university as what the seniors told us.

So, I guess my choice to enter UTM is the right choice? Well, we will see then.

Bye!

UTM First Week

#520
20th September

Hey guys! After the orientation week, I had came through the first study week in UTM.

So basically, we have to study from morning until evening, but in some days we just study until noon only.

A good news is that I don’t have any class in Sunday, so my study day is just from Monday to Thursday haha XD

To be honest, I’m kind a person who prefer classes tight to each other rather than halt by halt.

Alright, so what had I been through for the first week?

Besides lectures, of cuz’ there’re lots of stuffs done daily such as washing clothes, doing revisions and printing notes.

Several activities had been done such as going to the cocurriculum exhibition and meeting seniors too.

Fyi we are free to join any club and activity held in UTM. An advantage of joining cubs and activities is that you got the merit and priority to choose hostel.

This wasn’t in my consideration becuz’ I’m not quite sure whether that is achievable or possible for me to have lots of time to attend so much activity.

Well, it’s time management.

Next thing, as the first year junior, meeting second, their and fourth year seniors is considered compulsory for us to get help and information easily.

Yupe, Chinese juniors will meet with Chinese seniors, if you wonder lol.

So, a few days ago I met my second and third year direct seniors, Sui Juong from Sarawak, Hooi Nee from Perak and Fionni from Melaka. 

Sui Juong is a matriks student so he is same age with me, and I don’t call him senior la haha if not it would seem too old for him.

He also has another direct junior called Kevin from Sarawak ^^ In my term I called him as partner la.

One thing of this direct line is that seniors will pass books, notes and past year questions for us so that we don’t need to spend too much money on buying the textbooks.

Talking about that, the price of textbooks are really expensive, just hope that the value could worth for a semester.

Besides direct seniors, last Saturday I also had an outing with CLHS seniors.

Every university will have a council known as Chung Ling Ex-Student Inter Varsity Council (CLESIC) specialised for CLHS graduates. 

So, I’m automatically be one of the members of this big family, as I’m still proud of my secondary school, CLHS haha.

We went outside of UTM to Skudai town to have a steamboat + BBQ buffet.

Yupe, just as you thought, I knew more seniors and more friends too, which I think, somehow a connection just built up simultaneously.

About this CLESIC, not much event will be held, mostly around CNY and year break, there would be gatherings.

For me, it maybe not my priority but for sure this is my second home right now.

Welcome to UTM CLESIC!!!

Big Wefie!!

Oh right, how about the living here? Especially the food…

…Hmm, that’s kind a hard question to me haha.

As a Penangite it is a really a displeased experience to not have the taste of Penang food for such a long time.

I can’t say the food here taste awful, just that in my heart, Penang food stays Number One.

Anyway, since I’m really tired of the food inside of UTM, so during non-school days, my friends and I always take the chance to go outside to have lunch or dinner.

And to be honest, since I don’t used to have meals outside, so I couldn’t imagine the price of food are so high.

Well, what could you do? Just hope that I can get use to the different lifestyle here.

Alright, to be honest, I have ample time to do a lot of works and blog right now.

As what seniors said, we have to enjoy throughout the first year.

Well of cuz’ we have to study hard as well lol.

Anyway, I will update pictures soon since life’s getting more and more eventful.

I will talk more soon, bye ;)

UTM Orientation

#519

10th September

Hey guys! If you are seeing this post, then you are seeing a post that is written from Johor!

Yes, it’s September and formally I’m the undergraduate student of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

Yupe, it’s been a crazy and tiring orientation week since 4th September.

Well, kind of feel like this is the time, where I have to take care of myself, taking all the responsibilities for my own self and also making decisions about my daily life.

Anyway, it’s a long talk for this whole orientation week, so I’ll just summarize all of them in point form.

- Reached Johor Bahru at 3rd September, first visit here and here goes nothing!

- Buying lots of stuffs at Aeon. Felt lucky that outside of UTM there’s a really big residential area full of shops and shopping mall.

- Take a simple walk around Taman Universiti, having meals, and rest for tomorrow.

- 4th September, the registration day and also the first day of orientation week.

- After all of the registration process, moved my things to my room, and met my roommate, JUN XIAN from Ipoh! :D

- Alright, gather at the kolej hall for more briefings and other stuffs. (Yupe, at here the hostel are all known as “kolej”)

- All meals are free and prepared, but of course, they totally CANNOT COMPETE WITH PENANG FOOD!!!!!

- Besides briefings, each kolej will have cheering section, where they will be used during main gathering at Dewan Sultan Iskandar (DSI).

- At DSI, every new undergraduate students gather here for more briefings lol. Felt really sleepy, really cannot tahan.

- Almost everyday sleep arund 1.30am due to too much briefings, and have to wake up around 5.30am gg.

- The rest of the days mostly filled by briefings where this is not really that enjoyable at all, but most of the info are useful so I listen to those I think that is important.

- The most successful part of this orientation is last day, which is the Sports Carnival and Cultural Night.h

- Yupe that’s the only day that I felt the most enjoyable.

So, currently I’m actually quite okay with the uni life, which is really free and full of activities that is open for all to take part.

Of cuz’, for the first year I’m gonna enjoy the most I can no matter what.

This is the start that requires me to go out of the corner of a big life.

Well, I’d done lots of things from the past 2 days so maybe I will update them in the next post.

Stay tune!

Update

So here are some photos with the orientation crew haha.

Leaving Somewhere

#518

30th August

(Source: "Lost Lonely Luggage" by Strange Luke)

Hello everyone! So, after a few days later, I will be leaving this lovely island and go south to Johor.

Thinking back, Johor will be the furthest place I visit in Malaysia, as well as the most southern part of the big Asia map.

Definitely, I'm gonna miss everything in Penang, to another state for 4 years, run into an unfamiliar place, restart everything again.

So, as I said, there's a lot of things have to be restarted again and again. But for sure, this time I have to manage my daily life entirely on my own now.

Depend on my capability, I think I'm not quite worry on most things.

Baggages packed, documents prepared, while registration will be another completion. 

Anyway, I'm still glad that my orientation week is on next week, as lots of friends who entered UniMAP, UKM and UMP had started their orientation week for the past few days.

From their Snapchat I can see that things get pretty fun except you have to wake up really really early and have to sit through several talks and seminars as well.

Guess this is also what will happen to me soon, their experience is now a reference to me as well, hope I can handle that freaking crazy week lol.

Well, I guess this is just a simple update, and also an announcement that I will be shifting to another place haha.

Maybe, will see you soon in Johor.