Showing posts with label University. Show all posts
Showing posts with label University. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Better In Time

University life seems to be the thing that I remember most right now.
From the very first day of registration,
Until the day I got my clearance form filled and verified -
Childhood seem to be rather uneventful.

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The memories;
All the bitter and the sweet,
Stirred together in a martini glass.
I took a sip yesterday.
I am taking another sip today.
I will take a little sip tomorrow.

The bonds that were built,
I hope they will never break or lose it's strength.
The friendship that we have,
Is worth more than the riches of this world.

The laughter and tears that we have shared
The blood and sweat that we have poured out
They will all be remembered well,
For what we have done is nothing less than HISTORY

To my roommates - Felix, Jack, Jia Ann and Aloy,
My best mates - Jesse, Michelle, Elvina, John, Vinod and Xiao Qi
All my friends from July 04, COP Tronoh and more...

I miss you all...

Looking forward to see you all again during graduation!

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Thought I couldn't live without you
It's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
Even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to
I'll all get better in time

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Flight Landed

Ate Madagascar style;
Sang, Rapped and Screamed,
To the hearts content and more.
Tunes from the east and west
It didn't matter.


Capturing MEMORIES
Treasuring the good times.
Visited the sweet lane in Ipoh
This would be the last time
We hang out together


A little celebratory wine
A bunch of buddies to share with
A small celebration it might have been
A celebration it still is


A prayer of thanks to God
For His everlasting love and faithfulness
And a toast to us, for completing it.


A long journey it has been,
But somehow we made it through
To all my friends, especially those in
ICT and BIS;
CONGRATULATIONS!

 

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Today is Day 1

November 20, 2008.

Indeed it's a day I should remember
Today is day 1 of finishing studies...

... for the time being
Today, I feel free... and it's time to pack things up and get ready to go!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Final Year

This year is the last year of my degree. I certainly hope that it will end this year. I don't think I can take it anymore. I feel like I have lost all desire to excel, I don't see the point in doing well anymore. Sometimes, I just don't care. All I want is go home, and not be responsible over anything. But I know I can't do that. Taking responsibility for your own life is not easy.

I used to think it's so super cool to grow up and take charge of your own life. Yes, it is in a sense, you get to decide for yourself, you get to choose what you want to do (to some extent) and you are responsible for every action that you take.

I need Your grace to get up again. I have lost faith even in myself. The finals for this semester is coming. I really need to do well. I can't just give up when I'm so near to finishing it. Help me persevere. Grant me strength.

"Let not my will be done, but Yours."

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Update

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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Pause

Just a little bit of time for me to catch my breath, and get things in order again. Taking a few days off the hectic schedule of studies, lectures, assignments, projects, tutorials, tests, games, prayer meets... It really drains, but without which, I guess life would be pretty mundane, empty.

Yesterday, 5 of us went out celebrating. The mid term break has just started, at around 6 in the evening, we headed out of UTP. I was feeling a little drained from all the activity in the morning, and the lack of the sleep made it worse. Nevertheless, I was determined to have some time of fun, and just enjoying myself.

2 + 1 was the destination. After stuffing out stomachs with extra pork, chicken, mutton, and tom yam soup, we headed to Ipoh Parade for 10 000 B.C..

After purchasing 5 tickets, we headed for bowling. Hehehe.. Well, I felt a little proud of myself that night, as I scored a few strikes! After the 2 games, as we were walking out, I realized that my legs hurt from all the bending.. Must be the wrong posture.

The movie was very entertaining, I would say it's a 4 star movie. Something definitely worth going to the cinema for. 

The holidays are here! God is indeed awesome!

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

I did it!

The rain poured- I was drenched

The wind raged like a tornado was building

I reached the office, dripping...

I gave him my matrix number, and got my slip.

My fingers were so wet, I was afraid I'd ruin the print.

I wiped my hands on my wet clothes, trying to dry them.

I opened the slip as carefully as my hands could

I peeped inside, to see the grade..

This is my first perfect score. I did it.

Thank you God. Praise be unto you God. Through your guidance and grace, I did well, I did wonderful. Praise You.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Updates

It's March already!

29th Feb, we celebrated it with a few clinks, and a lot of laughs.

The 29 days, has been very eventful. Life changing moments, moments that make me think about what I'm doing here, moments that I will appreciate all my life, moments worth all the treasures of this world.

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Final year of undergraduate studies. I wish it was not as hectic. Just one more year, I need all my faith in Christ to get through this. I have got to get through this, the last mile - the last ounce of strength I have left, I must strive on.

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The sun sets, and rises again. So must I, when I fall, to rise again. The weight seems to overwhelm, I should throw away dead weight and take on "God weight". Things I realise, but I have no action.

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2 Weeks ago, we joined COP Ipoh for their CNY service. So many people performed so many things, like singing, dancing, and even opera! It's my first time, seeing the old stage performance.

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The service was great, and the real reason to celebrate was that through this service, about 10 people gave their lives to Christ! It's really amazing how God can touch people's lives through the performances, the simple sermon. Yeah, God is God!

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It was Boss Teng's brithday last week. We celebrated with him at KFC. All of us stuffed our stomach so full of chicken that I have a feeling that none of us will ever go to KFC the next few months!

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March is here! Exams are coming too. It's so busy, hectic, sometimes unfulfilling, but I thank God for the good times, I give Him praise for the good things that come my way, I thank Him for the times when He held me up during my trials. 

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Like a door on it's hinges

There's so much to do, but I don't feel like doing any of them. I kind of miss my internship time now. Arrrr.. I better get back to doing my report.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Uni life

Yep, I'm back in UTP already. Moving really kills and preparing for FYP sucks. Choosing a title. Since when is choosing a topic so difficult? I'm most probably going to be doing my project alone and I really hate doing projects alone. I just don't like to do everything by myself. It just totally sucks.

Here I am, blogging at 3 am in the morning, when I have a 10 am lecture which I must attend, and there seems to be clashes. Argh! I just don't like this - beginning of a semester. How I wish I can have things much easier.

Well, I better get it done on the excel and print it out tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The Moving

Good bye Penang, hello Tronoh. I traveled in total about 460 KM yesterday and today.

Upon reaching UTP after a brief stop in Ipoh for my speakers and printer from Alan's house, I went straight to V5A, parked my (rented) car and went to get the room keys. I had to wait for almost an hour and after making calls to nearly all my university friends who will be around this semester (looking for housemates) I managed to find myself a house with a few friends.

It's in Block C, level 4 (3rd floor). When I parked my car as close as I could to the block, I looked up and thought to myself "How to bring so many things so high???"

I amazed myself at the amount of things that I carried up to the 3rd floor of our university hostel. It's really exhausting. When I first entered the room, the only thing what went through my mind was - "Crap, the room so dirty and so smelly!! Haiyoh..." Even the switches are stained. The room looked like it's never been cleaned for years. The whole house had a stench, some kind of musky smell. Really very disgisting. I just couldn't stand it, I decided not to spend the night in the room until I get it cleaned up and fresh! After more than an hour of dragging things up to my room, I locked the door, secured it with a pad lock and went off to Gunung Rapat for a night's rest.

The rest house in Gunung Rapat is really cheap, just RM 35 for a room, and in the room, it's air conditioned, has a hot shower and a TV! What more can you ask for at RM 35!

Now, I'm back here in Penang for 1 last night. My room is empty, with just my mattress to sleep on tonight. Tomorrow I'd be in UTP again.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Convofair 2007

Just reached back in Penang 2 hours ago.

I spent my weekend at UTP and today, as I got into the car to come back to Penang, I didn't want to leave. Partly was because of xq, but also because I didn't get to spend much time with my friends. All I had was a few mere minutes with them, even those moments are precious.

Convofair was great except for the muddy field which, by the way is the same for every year. They tried their best to keep the field dry and "walkable" by putting sand but well, i think they should put more la! haha.. :p

Didn't fail to get the cheap Zan's pizza that is there every year too.. Uni is really fun.. If not for the exams, I think I would love to spend my life in Uni.. hehe..

Melissa, I still want your cookies ler.. Bake some more when I go back to UTP again yah!

The weekend was good, going back to uni brings me life's little joys. I'm glad I went back, even though the time seemed to fly away, and I wanted my weekend again. Seeing the people that brought so much joys in my life before I left for my internship really lifted my heart a little. Seeing Mich, Melissa, Felix, John, Vinod, and the whole gang from uni ler.. I miss you guys more than I realize. Until now, I wished that I could spend more time with you guys.

Well, today I had a really wonderful lunch time with xq at Sushi King. Never felt so happy in a long time when I ate with her. Thanks for spending your weekend with me even though you had such a packed schedule. Appreciate it lots.

Me bday is coming! Hehe.. Kind of looking forward to it.. It's my 21st birthday.. Though I might not spend it with any of my close friends... but I have my sis and Danny to celebrate with me! =D

I actually thought that I didn't want to celebrate it, but now, I kind of want to... hehe..

Before I forget, I want to congratulate (not in any particular order la.. dun terasa k.. :p) Thana, Jamie, Grace, Tomi... and the rest of the 15 people from our church who is graduating! May you have an extremely blessed life ahead of you with Christ!

Btw, sorry Mich, for not going to Bukit Merah even tho I said I'd go.. Really needed to rest.. Please arrange for another one... Hehe...

Saturday, April 14, 2007

The lost episode

Thanks munK for ur reminder. =) yes, it has been a long 2 months. I guess i just couldn't find the time to load this page slowly, and then write posts. I also haven't visited anyone's blog at all these few months. Don't know what's going on anywhere else except for my own little world in university. Life has been really sad I would say, for the past few months, I have been struggling in my walk with my Father, and I just feel so messed up right till this moment. The last 2 weeks it has been worse. I have no motivation to get up early, I choose to sleep late just to make myself feel very very very sleepy then only I go to sleep. Sher, I've not kept my word to keep my series and animes for the holidays. I've been watching them every time they come out. Lol. How to make things right again? The one thing I remember were these words from uncle kevin "sometimes, we just have to bite the bullet". Well, it's hard I must say. I remember that at the time when he told me that, I just nodded my head and say "yes, that's it. It's just a choice I make" now, I'm afraid of that change because I don't want to change then someday go back here again. Sometimes I really hope that God would just take me away from this place, send me back home. Miss Bethany so much, I miss the fellowship of the people, but sometimes, i feel that if i go back, and they knew what's going on with me, I'd be so ashamed to look them in the eye and tell them that everything is ok, because everything is not okay. I just make it seem okay, tell myself everything is okay, and just move on. I mean it's okay in the sense that God is still in control, but there is still something wrong cause I feel so far from God.

I can't even remember my last posting, what I wrote about. Life has just been so so busy. I take any free time that I have to do some unhealthy recreation. I play games on my computer, download series, watch anime.. and most of all, sleep!

A lof of things have happened in the past 2 months. In church, the purchase of the new building was done and the pledges have already been collected. So far, we have reached our pledge target in the first pledge and we want to push for more in the coming pledges. For now, renovation is being done at the new building and I certainly do hope that it can be completed before i leave this university. haha.. Last sunday, it was easter and we had a easter celebration party at the new church building. We had the party outside because firstly, the inside of the church is not ready yet, and there are too many people to fit inside the building, so we had it outside. This is the first time I organized something as big as this, and with the help of a lot of other people, the barbaque party was a success. I have yet to conduct a postmortem with the team yet. =D (Can't find the time is the excuse)

Currently, I'm looking for a place to do my internship. I've applied to quite a number of companies but until now, there has been no replies yet. I applied for this company in Penang (Agilent Technologies) and the response they gave me was that they have gotten my resume and that they are going to see it and then show the HR manager. I would really like to go there, but the only problem is that my parents are encouraging me to go to KL because it's more convenient and that my sister is there, I don't have to worry about getting a place to stay and stuff like that.

Yesterday, I suddenly realized that I have about 1 more month to go before my final exams come up. Right now, I have about 5 projects to complete with a few other assignments to finish up, and more tests to finish. All in the next coming month before my exams. I really hope that this semester I'd be able to do better but looking at the current situation of things, I doubt myself that I'd be able to do well. Still, I want to put hope that I can do well with the help of God. I must buck up in my studies, and stop slacking already. I must say that the biggest obstacle for me is myself. I want to do well, but I am too lazy to make it there, I want things but sometimes, I tell myself, what's the point of trying so hard when you know that you can't get it? Right now, I feel as if all I know to do is to complain. Lolz. Day in and day out, all I ever do is complain that my day is not so good, sometimes, I just go through the motions of the day; wake up, go to class, eat dinner, play games, do a bit of work, watch more movies and series, then more games, then sleep late at night.

Bla bla bla.. I should stop complaining. I just pray that I will get out of this self pitying state as soon as possible, and ask I set my eyes on God, I'm certain that I will find my way home. One miracle that happens everyday is that even though I'm going through such times, I am still able to find joys in some of the things that I do. I want to thank Jesse for always being there for me, accompanying me to DOTA even though he is busy, want to thank Cheryl and Audrey who encouraged me to go on, pointing me in the right direction when I have lost sight of God.

Right now, I wish that time would turn back, turn back 2 years before this, 2 years before I stepped in to UTP. There is no point regretting the things that I have done now, but to look at them and ask myself what lessons have I learned from them. I don't know how, but I guess that sometime in the future, I'll look back at this and with a smile say "thank you" to God for letting me through this and then getting me out of it.

I'll get going now ler, feel that I should take out my bible and spend some quality time with God, and to get the momentum going. Looking forward to the holidays, and also hope to get a good placing for my internship. =)

Monday, August 07, 2006

Hot Shot!

Today is a BIG day for my university.. Tun Dr. Mahatir is here! He's giving a speech on "Cabaran- cabaran Mentadbir Sebuah Negara" or "Challenges of Governing a Country". The speech starts at 10:00 am, and ends around 12 i guess, so all our lectures from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm is cancelled!!

So basically, that means that I'm free today la... hehe... Was so busy over the weekend, attending practices, going to church to prepare for Sugar High on friday night, but what I really liked about the past week is that I had time to go swimming with a few of my friends.. ahah.. Today, God gave me time to do my group assignment! All classes cancelled (for me cause I don;t have class after 1pm today... hehehe...) ahah.. This semester, sometimes, looks very gloomy, but everything is brighter when you look at them from God's perspective, when you have God in the picture, you'll believe that everything will work out. And it does!

One of the things I've been learning for the past weeks has been that God wants us to trust Him. God is like a father who is in the raging seas, asking us to jump into the sea before the ship sinks and assuring that He will carry us, but we just look at the water and we fear and forget that He is there to carry us through. When we choose not to trust Him, I think He'll be hurt. Just like you and me, when our friends or loved ones don't trust us, we'll feel hurt.

On the 20th August, I'll be down in KL together with my university's orchestra. We'll be performing the the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Hall (MPO). So, if you're free, do get yourself a ticket and come see us! ahah... We're nearly halfway through the semester already, in just a few more weeks, we'd be having our mid semester break (September). Got so many things planned for the whole semester and even the coming holidays! ahah...

I have a short term goal for the day:
To finish up the book "Choosing God's Best" and start reading the new book i bought from Kuching... ahah..

Thank you Lord for this beautiful day.



Thursday, July 27, 2006

Crash, Boom, Bang!

I'm quite unhappy with the ACS (Academic Central Cervices) of my university. I just don't understand the way they work! I sometimes wonder if they do their work at all or if they understand what they are doing?!

As most of you know, each course has it's core subjects that each student who is persuing the particular degree must complete. And that there is a time table that is issued by the university (in this case the ACS) so that students know where and when the lectures of each subject that they have enrolled for are being held. The most disappointing thing is that even though I registered my courses according to the university structure, there were wait... ARE many clashes in my time table. Even my core subjects lectures clash with each other!

My biggest dissapointment is that the ACS is not willing to help us sort the problem and made it worse by telling all our lecturers that they should not entertain students who ask to change lecture, tutorial and lab slots so that we are able to attend them.

What kind of office is this? I mean as the Academic CENTRAL Services department, they should know the course structure that they themselves come out with, and they arranged the time table in such a way that even core subject lectures clash with each other!!

Please pray for me. I believe that God will take care of this somehow. I should just let this go and let God take care of it. Writing this blog really got me thinking, God is assuring me even at this moment that He will take care of this. When I look to God, this problem seem to just be a small one. Thank you God!

Monday, July 24, 2006

First day of the semester

Today is the first day of the semester and I only had one lecture to attend at 2 pm. So I'm quite free today. As expected, the lecturer did not turn up for the first lecture session so we dismissed oueselves from the lecture hall after waiting in the lecture hall for more than 2o minutes. Since it's still very early when I came out of the lecture room, i went with my friends to the library to do our course confirmation and I dropped one subject because there were too many clashes in my time table and also because I feel that I could not cope with 20 credit hours. SO i dropped one subject and now i have 18 credit hours on hand. It will be a little busy but with God's mighty hands I believe that He will carry me through.

I should go and finalize my time table now. ahah.. else I wouldn't know what lectures I have tomorrow! =)

Sunday, July 23, 2006

New Semester!

Well, since i started this new blog, might as well use it lar... ahah...

Tomorrow will be monday and I'd be starting my 2 year degree. Hmm... time flies, and I have been in UTP for 3 years now! that means i have about 2 more years to go before i graduate!! Woohoo!

I came back to campus last thursday with a few of my friends. It was a long day as we flew from Kuching Airport at around 7 am and we had to wait in KLIA till 12:15 for our flight to Ipoh. By the time we reach our dorms, it was nearly 3 pm. As usual, we have to clean our room when we come back from the semester break. I had to do most of the work because my roomie just had a knee operation last month and he couldn't walk around much. By evening, we were mostly done with unpacking and got setteled down and we had our first game of DOTA for the semester. For those who do not know what dota is, type dota into your search engine and you will find information about it. hehe...

This semester, I'm joining the university orchestra and we started practice on Saturday. Well, at first my friend Derrick and I feld inferior because all the other mucisians were good and we were still struggling to figure out how to play the pieces that were given to us and the conductor expected us to know the songs. I enjoyed myself though, because I got to learn new songs and with more practice, and the grace of God, I believe that I can do better. The best part about this is that I'm actually making money while enjoying myself. The orchestra is paying us RM 10 per day of practice and even though it's very little money, I guess it's better than nothing!

Our orchestra will be doing 2 major performances this year. The first is on the 20th August at the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the other is on the 28th of August in our own university for the convocation. This is really great for me because I've never played in an orchestra before and although this is my first time, i'll be performing with them at such auspicious occasions. Really thank God for this opportunity.

Well, I better go and get my timetable from my course mates soon... eheh.. else i won't know what time are my lectures!