Friday, January 07, 2005
Tsukareta zo!!!!!!!!Monday
Well, it's the first day of college. Dad sent me early because he had to go to work. The Orientation for new students started at 10.30 am, and I was there around 9. I looked around, got all worked up because I was so freaking nervous, and was almost bored.
After the orientation, we were given a tour. The facilities here are fantastic. We can use our student card to pay for almost everything in the college, including petrol at the BP station nearby. To enter certain areas like the Computer room and the library (in which they looked really high-tech) we not only need our student card, but a finger scan! Imagine that...
I was pretty nervous around everybody because some of them (more like most of them) were a lot older than me. They've either done A-levels, or they waited a year or two before making a decision, whatever it is, I felt like this vulnerable creature stuck with older people who seem to know and understand things more than me.
Anyway, we met our three lecturers for the first term. Miss Su looks cool though... she's teaching us Intro to Mass Communication.Then there's Mister Nicholas, who's teaching us writing and referencing skills. And then there's Miss Peggy who's teaching us Critical thinking. I attended a few other orientations like photo ethics, but I heard I don't learn these until later on. I can't wait ^.^
Tuesday
I was a little calmer, and a little more confident. Guess all I needed was to sleep things in. We had our official lecture starting with Intro to Mass Comm. It's very interesting... but I won't go into detail since there's a lot more I've yet to understand. And then we had Critical thinking, in which Miss Peggy spent her whole hour on making us remember everybody's name. It worked.
Made a friend, her name's Yin Ling. She's a nice girl, very interesting to talk to... she took A-levels in KDU before taking Diploma in Mass Comm. So she knows a lot about KDU. So, yay! At least I made a friend.
Diploma in Mass Comm is under the School of Social Arts and Sciences, and certain lecturers were organising games for us. This includes those from Law, Pre-U, Business, CIE and a few others more that I can't quite remember. They called this week, The X-Games week. Yeah, how pathetic. Well, they put us into groups and lucky for me, Yin Ling was in my group.
Who are we? We're the Chicken Run. Yeah, pathetic, I know... and that includes some of the other members. I made other friends like Mira who is also from my Mass Comm class and those from Pre-U such as Gayathri and this guy named Izreen I believe (doesn't his name sound like a girl? Lol! We had a good time teasing him about it). Well, there was this moment when we were supposed to make chicken sounds, but nobody said a word! So there I was, the only one, who suddenly clucked out loud in order for the group not to lose face. The group didn't lose face, but I did lose mine. Luckily I was able to laugh it out with the rest of the members and was thus dubbed team leader. Very queer...
They made us do some games, starting with tying all of the group members together, getting us all to race to a table and eat all of the food on the table consisting of crackers, sweet, candies, chips and bananas. We didn't win, but we were pretty hapy after that.
We had a few other games. But the one I hated the most was the last one. They mixed raw eggs, celery, tomato puree, apples, cucumbers and many other things in a blender and made us drink it. It tasted to veggie like and left a bitter taste in the mouth... yeah, I drank it! Gross! But amazingly enough, Gayathri drank 4 cups!! >.<
Wednesday
Field trip!!!! We were brought to 1 Utama and had this 'Amazing Race - KDU style'. We were given a couple of cluesn and we ran all around 1 Utama in search for the answers and where the lecturers were. (Yeah, we had to look for the lecturers) It didn't help that they were nicely eating in Chillis while we were running around, tired and hungry.
Some of my members were not very helpful, but I'm glad Yin Ling, Gayathri, Mira and Izreen helped out a lot in contributing for the team. It was definitely one of the best field trips I had.
I then ate at Burger King with Yin Ling and Gayathri. There we chatted and we met Yin Ling's old friend. He likes to give lame jokes, and when I mean lame, I mean really lame! But he was entertaining all the same.
After our lunch, the lecturers bought us ice-creams at Lecka Lecka. It's not cheap stuff, mind! It's like RM5 per scoop. Really good, and I was so happy. This is the first time our'teachers' didn't buy us cheap stuff as a treat.
Ah, but there was a price after all. They brought us out to the park outside 1 Utama, where we had to do a performance to entertain the lecturers. We discussed over and over, but came out with nothing. Even as the lecturers called us out and we stood inthe middle os the shaded park, with everyone looking at us, nothing came to mind.
Being team leader, I was desperate to save the group. So I said, "Fine then, why don't I sing and you guys dance?". Instantly some of my members looked at me with admiration. While some (two girls) tried to sneak away.
So I started singing M2M 'Everything you do'. My voice was shaky, I was scared and I couldn't move.
Neither were my other members.
I tried hard to start grooving, but I ended up looking like an idiot. Oh well, game over. We didn't ex[ect to win anyway. I suppose our show could be much more entertaining than the group who sang 'Negaraku'.
Thursday
I was 20 minutes late to class because I missed the bus. (Shall I blame it on mom? Lol! She did forgot to put her teeth). But then again, I was lucky beause as usual, it was only intoductions in Writing and Referencing class. It looks like I might enjoy myself in this class, after all, it's all about writing!
Anyway, today was the last day for the X-Games. We had quizzes and some word games that turned out to be quite boring and a little stupid. But oh well, it was kinda fun.
And then we had prize giving. The goats were the over all champions, other groups won a lot more than ours. We didn't win a thing.
Except for me... weirdly enough, they had this category Mr and Ms X-Games and... yeah, you guessed it, I was Ms X-Games!!!! I almost choked on the cake I was eating when one of the lecturers were pointing at me and went "The winner is... Miss Chicken!" (Yeah, I became famous since my loud clucking last Tuesday). The other winner was from the Monkey group who was also in My Mass Comm class named Mano. They didn't let us go that easily (to be expected). Mano had to propose to me in monkey language and I had to reply in chicken language. Everyone laughed, but in the end, so did we. I got a buqouet as a prize. ^.^
All in all, that was pretty memorable.
Public transport can kill if you go during traffic hour. Took me 3-4 hours to come home. Sigh...
Today
Well, today was pretty usual. We didn't have any class but I went to get my scheduele and make my student card. Yeah, I looked like crap and yeah, I could've changed it, but there were a lot of people waiting and I didn't want to bother making myself all pretty as I am there's nothing to prettify to begin with. (Prettify? Where'd that come from? Lol!)
Anyway, that's all I can say about my college life this week. Next week it'll be all studying and working. Hmmm....
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Sunday, January 02, 2005
Open your eyes and lookAlmost everyone greeted 2005 with solemnity. There was no reason to celebrate, the greatest tragedy had happened... there is no reason to be celebrating. For the Tsunami taught a great lesson...
That your life can be taken away at any given time.
May the almighty Lord bless all those killed by the tragedy, granting them eternal peace. And that those who are suffering, give them comfort at this dire time of need. Amen.
Of course, 2005 turned out to be just another year, another day...
2004 was a very rough year, for I had a lot of growing up to do. So much so, I became depressed and thoughts of suicide were the strongest then. I'm too sensitive... and I can't do anything about it.
Looking back, it was a pretty good/bad year actually. Sure, I went through a lot of emotional problems, but I met some great people and learned more from my family and friends. Yeah, you could say I grew up, but if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be here. So give yourselves a pat on the back and give a big smile!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
So what of 2005? I can't say... I kinda gave up pre-destining my future too far as I'd hate to see my dreams break down before me. But then again, if I could watch my world break down before me, and stoop, and build them again with worn out tools. I should be okay... I just want to leave it in the hands of God. My life is His after all.
I start college tomorrow (weeps a little). I can't believe it, I'm the first to go! I'm very freaked right now... as I'm very uncertain as to how it would be like.
I'm going to KDU after all, and I really don't mind! It's just the distance kinda gets me down a little. Anything for education, huh? (Sighs) Zettai daijobu desu! Ganbarimasu! Anyway, I'll try to tell you guys how it is, okay?
Wish me luck... :p
God bless.
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