Over. :)

Woots! First Year is over.

Well. Time sure flies. Experiencing life in Miri is sure interesting.
Miri: It's a small place. Was named a city a few years ago. Not many entertainment places, but of course, there are places which are quite interesting. Food,CB and so on. hehe

Studying in IPGKS has taught me:
Independence- As I've been staying in my shell all these years, this place has indirectly taught me how to do the basic living skills such as washing clothes, finding food/places etc etc. Get to do things without my parents Eagles eye view. Tho i think i'm still not firm in some cases. But, overall, the decision to come to study here is something that i chosen and should have taught of all consequences. No regret actually.

I've also meet a variety of new friends from different options- Seniors, My Class, My Hostel mates, Juniors. I'm really happy to know them.
We've also been to lots of places. As a class, we've been to places such as Lambir, Harts Chicken Rice and also the Institute's annual dinner. I've also joined choir and sometimes TICF. It's really enjoyable too as there is a beach nearby, 5 minutes walk only (where there is also a stall selling deep fried stuff which is delicious to eat if you walk a bit further). Going out with friends together is also exciting if we go on by bus to the city to buy stuff. Going to church with my friend too is also enjoyable as we get to buy food after that. Food is essential. I would say that i'm also very blessed to have friends who have cars to drive me around and that makes me get to know Miri more and more. Discover the place where actually, Miri, I would say, got lots of food places to enjoy. This gives me the opportunity to know Sarawak's Identity Food: Kon Lo Mee, Laksa, Siew Bee, Fried Marudi Kuih Tiaw/ Bai Guo/ Guo Tiao which is really really nice. It's so awesome that you must actually try it out to believe! Going exercise with friends also makes me motivated to be much more healthy and cut down some weight.

I'm also delighted to know that the lecturers here are great. I'm happy to be under them as well. It makes class interesting.

So.. That's it for this year. Enjoying Christmas time this year in KK!
Happy Christmas!

13 days

We had 13 days of studying/ activities. Non-stop from the 3rd to the 15th of October. One weekend was spent on TITAS solely. And i tell you. When you have no rest in the weekend, a person is really dead during the next weekdays. Mentally you are drained and physically tired.

And on the 14-15, my class organised a drama workshop for the juniors. It was a great experience. Tho it was pretty last minute, but everything went well. I'm really happy with what we had organised and planned. All of us were facilitators. We split ourselves into a few groups when handling the workshop. My group was to present about make-up, probs, and costumes. I presented the costume part. At first, I was really blur and nervous, but it ended quite smoothly. Then Jen and I organised a Fashion Show which was really surprising as all the groups were so creative. We were the emcee for the event. I wish i was better tho. The next day, we also had an interesting game which was organised by Doris and Aileen's group. We had a poetry recital in many different ways. Halil and I facilitate group 4 and we were proud of them. I really enjoyed how they did it.. But since it's the first time, i hope i'll do even better next time. We had so many games and activities for the juniors. They also produced a self made drama in just less than 2 hours of practice and brainstorming. During the closing ceremony, i had the privilege to be the emcee. It was the first time for me for a formal event and i really enjoyed it. :) Together with a friend, Hilman, I guess we handled the event pretty well. We also presented a drama during the closing ceremony after all the juniors presented theirs. And then all had ended well. Time for a great rest during the weekend before we head on and blast fully during the assignment week.

Mr. Jerry's story

Jerry's Map from Jerry Gretzinger on Vimeo.

Mid-Sept News

There was a false alarm that Nasi Lemak 2.0 was going to be ban from playing in the cinema. This was due to some sources which were probably jealous or trying to conceal their mistakes. Those that tasted it, felt it. But anyway, I recommend this show to everyone. It shows the true colors of Malaysia, of which i felt happy to be honest. It's a funny and entertaining show that looks easy. But it's not that easy after all as it's covered by layers and layers of meaning. And when you delve into the last layer of the cake, you see that in fact, it's a really meaningful movie and it's the truth. You'll be guaranteed that you'll laugh and find it amusing from the beginning till the end.

I never did have a chance to watch Smurf when I was small. Heard of it maybe but not really interested. But I'm always fascinated at how people love it so much. And so off I went to watch Smurf the Movie on a Friday Night with some friends. It turns out that it was better than what I expected. Blue moon eh? They are super adorable.
I Smurf Them! X) ahaks!

This week was weird. I am at ease on odds days and busy on even days.

And 4.0 seems to be a nice number to me today as the short sem results are out! whee!! really happy with it! Praise the Lord!

Posted All the way with ♥

One of the things that I really miss a lot in IPG Kampus Gaya was my friends there. Though it seems that time flew so fast after  1 1/2 years being there, I can say that I learn many things while I was with my friends. ♥

I would consider myself to be the most naive and innocent one. But some of the things I've learnt there would be to do group work, the culture of another friend, heard some slangs of the Peninsular, dealing and talking with friends, looking at personality traits- though I'm still one of the most naive one. 

And one of the most unforgettable memory would be to cook with one of my best friend. >.< and some of the things that she introduced to me would be to cook Tom Yam Pasta and Mee bandung. ♥

Since I missed it so so much. I asked my classmate to help buy for me from Tesco the stuff that I really wanted to eat. And it turns out that one of my closest friend from Gaya helped me to buy it and posted it here. ♥♥♥

Thanks to Upin and B2 for making my day. And thanks to Miu Miu too for introducing it.

♥♥♥♥♥

中秋节快乐!

八月十五

A few things will of course be missed when one is away from home. Well, this includes today. It's the mid-autumn day for Chinese where one would celebrate with the family- eating moon cakes, drink tea, playing the lanterns. Happy moments. 

Instead, this year I celebrated in a mini way by visiting my neighbor and eat moon cakes and drink tea. It's was enjoyable. We chat away about Korean drama while drinking tea. LOL!~

There was also a school event about this festival held in my school on the 10 Sept organised by the Chinese association. The plays and dance were very interesting. I especially enjoyed one senior group where it was a story about 4 friends who went up a Hot-Air balloon. 

The story goes like this:

Once upon a time, on a faraway, 4 close friends would meet up each year during this festival. There was one Chinese fashion Fairy-dressed girl, a young inventor, a young man with a fan and another cute girl.

So in the first year, all of them met up and the inventor created a hot-air balloon. The 4 friends went on it. Up on the sky, they saw the beautiful land and everything under them. All of a sudden, blistering thunders came by. However, the inventor only brought 3 parachutes, he forgotten the other. Ladies First. In order to be fair, the inventor would ask a question and they would need to answer it to get the parachute. So the first 2 questions were answered correctly by the girls and they had the parachute and jumped down. Then when the inventor asked the young man with the fan a question, the young man could not answer and he was pushed down from the hot air balloon leaving the last parachute for the inventor.

The second year came by, the 3 friends were remorse as the young man with the fan died. To their surprised, he lived! Die hard eh? And off they ride on another new hot-air balloon. So on another mid-autumn festival, they saw the land and everything beautiful under them. However, suddenly, a flock of birds came by and they had to jump down from the hot air balloon again. As the inventor did not know that his friend lived, therefore he only brought 3 parachutes. They used the method as they did last year. Q&A time. Results?: The first 2 questions were answered correctly again by the girls and they had the parachute and jumped off. Then when the inventor asked the young man with the fan a question, the young man could not answer and this time he volunteered to jump down himself from the hot air balloon leaving the last parachute for the inventor.

The third year came. And the 3 friends again hoped that their friend live. Sure enough, he did. And they went up on a new hot air balloon created by the inventor. They saw the land and everything beautiful under it. And they chatted away about the latest trend in games and stuff. It was hilarious when they talked about angry birds and played the game on the Big pillow iphone 4. To their surprise, suddenly, they real gigantic size angry birds came and attacked the hot-air balloon. While the inventor was searching for the parachutes, the young man with the fan  volunteered to jump down the hot air balloon due to his passed experience. After he jumped, the inventor said, WAIT! This time I brought 4 parachutes. But it was too late. LOL~~~ It was really funny on how the seniors acted. Really salute them! 

So, I wish you Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐!

 

9/11

In a blink of an eye. Wow! 10 years already!


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