It's a looong-winded post

Again, a week has gone by. And to summarise the whole week, i really cannot recall the details. What i know is everyday went by with packed schedules and also filled with tasks given. Sleepless nights never occur here for me. I sleep like a dead log practically ever since i left Penang. Life has been hectic, full of lectures and activities throughout the day.

Lucky enough for us those who got band 3 and above in MUET are all excluded from english classes from 8am to 12am every Friday. It's a relieve, but it's temporary for this semester only if i'm not mistaken.

And all week, i've encountered different things, met different people, tackle different tasks, doing things that i've never dreamt of doing before, going around KL, getting into crowds, escaping from long queues, doing loads of walking, practising performances, getting into trouble, getting outta trouble, sharing laughter and tears, playing pranks, finding various ways to stay awake in classes and the list goes on and on.

It is busy, but at the same time, i get to go through university life and get to understand the fun in uni which seniors had always been telling me from time to time. Only a week, our group of coursemates got to know each other much better and do not treat each other like strangers anymore.

The activity which is being carried out this whole week, i saw it's aim at last. If we weren't ask to do so, til now, i might not even know who's who. Although it has also brought some minor unhappy incidents, but to me, i still think it as fun and also effective to have us learn how to communicate better with people.

Hostel life is not new to me anymore. National Service is where i started my first hostel life, out and away from home. No one to wait on you, no one to clean up for you. It may sound horrible in the first place, but it is an experience anyway. Honestly, i'm numb with hostels already. Although first class service and cleanliness is not provided, but in a way, i still enjoy it. Everything has it's pros and cons anyway.

Both pictures show how my hostel room looks like. It is not as big and spacious as home, but i still like this one most compared to the other numerous hostels i've been to before. And we this batch of students are so lucky because we have new furniture to use. New table, new chair, shelves, bed (but sadly the mattress is not new) and a new cupboard. That cupboard shown in the photo is just temporary.

but seriously i promise you, my room can never stay that tidy after having all my things moved into the room. ahaha.. my current condition is so messy you wouldn't want to step into my room.
=)

This was during the dinner with our head of college last week. We call our hostels colleges in uni fyi. The food may not be five star rated but it's fun to gather with friends and tuck in x)

and see that ice-cream there? it's still in good condition and it's mine.

and i was waiting to eat it til.......

my friend did this to it. =.=

it was my fault actually. i was pretending to poke her ice-cream lid initially. and she did the same to me. who knows why she used so much strength to poke mine. =( *sighs*

she's gonna scold me if she reads this

wan chin, ming qian, ching

ching, wan chin, me and jia hui

Okay, enough of camwhoring. In this 2 weeks, things occurred so fast that it is whirling all in my mind. Orientation was a so-called torture, but yet i do miss it. IO also wasn't something that u can rate it as nice, but still it's fun in a way.

And of course, me and my friend created a record today. We actually went to times square, sungei wang and pavilion in less than 4 hours and headed back to fac. for classes. I also feel that my walking pace has increased. There are still things i don't like it here. But everything is about toleration and positive thinking. For almost 3 weeks here, i have learnt that it is us who control our thoughts, not our thoughts controlling us. For the same condition, some people might think it as a big torture, but on the other hand, if you understand why it is done that way and make it fun in a way, things might turn out differently.

And for once, i miss home but feel reluctant to go back. Because it's really tiring to travel to and fro. Hope i can get to go back in the upcoming weeks. Worse to the worse, will be back after exams in around 5 weeks time. lol. but i'm not that ''geng'' yet i guess =)

aahhhh.. this is indeed a very long winded post. x)

A new start

It has been two long weeks for orientation going on and also adapting to the new environment. And today i am hardworking enough to pick out a few photos and post it up here. Lucky enough to have connection over here in my hostel, if not it won't differ much from matriculation.

Honestly, what happened during orientation week has already blurred in my mind since everything came so fast and went so fast. The seniors were kind enough to stop the usual tradition of shouting and screaming irrelevant things at us during the whole week.

this is the bed i slept in for a week during orientation in Bangi.
now i've got a better bed and new furniture in my present hostel. muahahha
but still lack a proper cupboard and drawers, waiting for them to be moved in =)

during orientation week in DECTAR where boring talks and ceramahs were carried out. notice our heavy eyelids and dark eyebags? lol. usual thing lah. what can u ask for if u sleep for an average of 4 hours a day continuously for a week? but we cannot grumble because our seniors slept much less than us.

the only talk that i was wide awake the whole session was when the 1st Malaysian astronaut that went to space came over. Surprisingly, he was a former UKM student =)

p/s: he and his whole family is real good-looking leh.. ahah

Lisa and me

ching, me

this is part of the hall which is known as DECTAR (dewan tunku abdul razak)
hope i didn't get it wrong .. hehe

known new friends throughout the week, but sadly, i'm bad in memorising names again

volleyball~ all of them were very nice to us

wooo.. look at the huge crowd. that was after sports event and were all returning to respective hostels to get dinner. and everyone was against only one college. poor them. but they asked for it. ahahha so got boycot by every other college. UKM students would know lah.. =)

ying hui, me and bao jing.
this was during orientation back in KL already.

that very morning when we returned back to KL, we had 21 buses transporting us, assisted by traffic police. once in a lifetime this is. we were like V.I.P's seriously. traffic were all halted for us to pass through, even during tolls.

the maddening part was when i had to carry my luggage up to the 4th floor!!!
that was indeed challenging with my damn heavy luggage.

but everyone reached the top in the end anyhow. =)

as soon as orientation ended that afternoon, i rushed to have a bath and then ah wee koko took me out. aaaahhh.. paradise.. haha
no lah im exaggerating.
but he took me to lunch and also dinner. yummm ~~~

and for once, i felt the lights of the Petronas twin towers was so dazzling.
picture taken when i was on my way walking back to nikko hotel that night from klcc.
we didn't want to get ourselves into the hectic jams so we walked there after parking the car in the hotel.

and now, i've already went to classes for 4 days, it's fun in a way, but everything's on our own now. no more spoonfeeding. luckily we have seniors to help us out, if not i would have felt so lost. campus is actually not that big but i manage to lost my way around and ended up having my friends searching for me. lol.

and after these 2 longs weeks, i felt that orientation is indeed bitter and sweet at the same time. think positively and nothing will seem to be bad for u.

everyone gains and loses something in everything.

It's July!

Once and for all, orientation's over!! woooohoo..!!
it's not that bad lah, just having packed schedules and few hours sleep, other than that, it was fine because our PCs (pengaturcara) were all very helpful and kind to us.
Classes started today but it was just introduction.
Met my mentor, which was very nice too.
Anyway, still losing my way around campus though. Luckily my friend manage to find me today, if not i'll be walking in a maze. ahha... bad sense of direction what.. can't help it =(

hmm.. can't think of what more to say because i'm drowsing off.
will update more IF i have the time. lol..
*toodles*

Happy 50th Anni !!

The definition of 50 years differs for everyone. Some might achieve something in 50 years, some enjoys life and some die. The recent news about the death of the king of pop, Michael Jackson has proven so. His death made my half opened eyes go wide when i saw the headlines in Yahoo news the first thing in the morning. He's the one and only star, mega-star, as said by my dad, which has the biggest influence all over the world. Despite all those negative news about him, he's indeed the greatest pop star of the century. It's really a great loss to the music industry. I too listened to his songs as a kid, thanks to my dad.

R.I.P. M.J., you'll be remembered always.

However this is not my main concern in this post. Some people cannot live past 50, but some people like my grandparents are lucky enough to be able to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Therefore, such a meaningful day cannot be missed out. Hence, we had a family dinner at Red Rock.

stuck in Friday traffic jams on the way there


all are the same generation, with the exception of 2 =)
guess who?


the 1st cake. cute right? with the wedding couple ornament on top of the cake.
sweet.


looking through the pages of the family book made by hao yun =)


not long after, the second cake
love the heart shapes decor all around it


and the 3rd, and also the last cake for the night.
birthday cake this time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAO XUAN!!

and you're currently the same age with me
*evil laughs*


and that little guy there loves birthdays a lot

yun and i

yang with the little rascal =)

super powers~~~

grandparents
may they be blessed with good health and happiness

if you look closely, there's a phone tied to that bunch of balloons. hah!
well, not that clear huh? angle problem i reckon.
but there really is a phone tied there. =D

khor family pic

wonder what will happen if there wasn't any ceilings there

the 2nd cake. yum!!

just for fun

at last, a proper picture with him. he has all those funny faces in most photos.
cheeky boy

me with the family book.
taking all the credits from yun in this photo.
she was the one putting all the effort into making this book
good work girl.
but next time, remember there are 2 teachers in our family yah!
no same mistakes again =D

meaningful right? love the book too! consists of our memories.

big family picture.

seconds before we let go of the balloons.
favourite picture of the day

may all wishes come true

last photo before saying our goodbyes~ sigghh...
this dinner seemed to be like a farewell for me too

and of course not forgetting,

a health reminder :

remember your masks when u go out!
(no offence)

=D
and notice the cute doggie i am holding?
thanks to J and S, especially S for remembering what i've said.
i'm really touched. love u girls.


and thanks to noi's inspiration, the dog's called ''Momo'' =)


btw, now it's 5 in the morning and i still cannot sleep
mum will be up anytime by now and i'll get a nagging soon.
i don't know why but i always get insomnia the night before i leave home everytime.
wish me luck, people.

Big Screeeaaaam!!

Dad and me went down town today (24/6) to get my luggage and a dozen more things from my check list. It was freaking hot in the morning when we were heading down town but after coming out from the malls, it was raining cats and dogs. Dad joked that he saved a sum from going to the carwash since we're getting it free now. And soon enough, flash floods.


see? THAT bad.


Later in the day we went to Queensbay. and when i was leaving, i received a call from Serene to go to Jovy's house since mama has got something to give me. Soon enough, i reached and waited downstairs with Ivy. then Serene came down. and then, that girl who was supposed to be in Melbourne, Australia appeared before me.
hahaa.. basically, how would u react ??

for me i screamed like a lunatic.
that was indeed a BIG SHOCK for me.
hadn't been given such a surprise in years already lah wei. =)


anyway, welcome home girl. miss u so much ^o^
but why u choose to come back only after my rotting days huh?
u're going to be here for a month and i can see u like for, 2 days only?
gosh... this is so not fair.




ivy and me


as usual, V.J.S =)


and mama, thanks for the gift.
i really love it.
i'll put effort in studying and of course, you-know-what lahh..
*winks*
hahaaa..

Eventful Saturday

Yesterday, as in Saturday, i went back to my former high school for some talk given by seniors from local U's respectively. Surprisingly, out of the whole group of matriculation students, majority were all heading to UKM, which is of course good news for us =) After some time waiting around and chatting among ourselves with the only 4 STPM seniors which are heading to UKM too, our one and only senior turned up at last. Better late than never though. She gave us tips and advices about how to 'survive' orientation and of course, campus life. She's a really nice person. So, we shall meet again in UKM KL branch eh??

After that, dad came from Gurney and fetched me back there. Sis was busy doing her sand art at the basement. After that, we had lunch at Chili's. Love the food but it comes in damn big portions that i could only manage to finish a quarter of it.

sis with her sand art in process

mine

dad's

me and dad.
sis was forced to help us take pics. hah!

After walking around for a while, we headed back home. Took a nap and then went to Queensbay. Waited for serene to come over and we did our nails again at Blossom. Changed my toe colour from rich red violet to french manicure. Big difference. After that, khai hern came over and then they decided to skip E.C. Then, serene joined me, dad and sis for dinner.

Initially, me, dad and sis were going for a movie. But ended up dad felt sleepy after i told him that was a movie about dance and serene took over his place. Luckily that happened, because i bet my dad would really doze off in the cinema. He's not a fan of dances. And we met Yee Hoong at the cinemas. It's a small world after all.

getting myself used to it.
they were right. it's really hard to change from dark colours to light ones.

sis having her mushroom soup at Secret Recipe's during dinner

The movie we watched. 'Dance, Subaru'
A meaningful movie about a girl and her determination to dance.
Those people who loves dances, be it ballet, contemporary or modern out there, check this movie out! It'll be your cup of tea for sure. And DBSK had a small scene in there too! Cool~

Lastly to daddy and all Fathers out there in the world,

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

Hey dad, it's your day today. But not much celebration about it eh? Anyway i still wanna thank you for being such a great dad (it'll be a never ending list if i want to type it all out) and also sorry that i always lost silly tempers on you from time to time. Your toleration with each and every one of us in the family is never ending and i'm sure i cannot find a second person as great as you anymore. Once again, i'm leaving home soon and i'll miss you guys all over again. But i promise i'll be a good girl and you need not worry that much about me okay?

sighss.. but no one to pamper me there anymore. =)

Be happy and smile always!! Stay young !!

this photo was 4 years ago during your b'day btw. LOL

This was like 5 years ago?

*sighss* it was like yesterday when we took this photo
time flies f-a-s-t

nothing much. random =)