So it's the last day of the year and I began by waking 8 on a gloomy morning and walked all the way to the library for finals. 3 more papers to go and I'm free! Well not exactly because after my finals I have to read up on hybrid engines and learn about Japanese culture and go KL for an AIESEC conference. Based on my current events list I'll only be able to go home in February. Nevertheless I'll have my holidays! :D
So so 2012 has been an interesting year although I've spend half of it working a not so jolly job. Aside from that It had been a eventful year. The highlight of the year would be my New Zealand trip at the end of February.
So after I came by from New Zealand my life was occupied with ice cream and folding clothes. After 5 months of work, I have to decide which path I'm gonna take in my life. I wanted to be a chemical engineer but I fooled around too much so I had to settle with what I'm given with which is Electrical and Electronic Engineering in University Malaysia of Pahang.
I've been living in my hometown all my life so when I begin my uni life it was the first time I move out of my hometown. By living alone I felt more independent and more grown up. The lack of proper food here taught me how to save a lot hahahahaha. So here I am now in Pahang, counting down to a new year looking at the cows and think why cows can't party?
2012 also made me realize how much I like doing what I do most, making presents and I challenge all ym passion to Wendy hahaha. She practically receive presents from me every time I'm back and for god knows how many occasions. I've learned new things and see more things so I'm able to put them into my work and hopefully start up a gift shop one day after I graduate and have a stable income.
My aspirations
Do not get this confused with resolutions. These are aspirations so it's not the things I need to complete in a year. This is the list when years passed and I look back at this list, I'll know if I managed to achieve my dreams.
Looking at my scores for my current semester makes me wonder why am I studying engineering. The scores for my (surprisingly) maths and soft skill subjects are high whereas my engineering subjects aren't that good. Oh well perhaps in due time I'll start to like what I am studying now.
So yea it's been a while since I made a proper present, while this is not one of my best work but it's nice to me. Tried new ways of creating wonders instead of my usual methods.
My first and not so successful attempt at a pop up card
A lil farewell book for Zoe
Perhaps I should have became Santa instead of an engineer. I feel happy when I see how my presents affect people. I shall put up Santa among my list of aspirations.
So what if the world really ends tomorrow? Would you live today like any other day or you want to make today the best day of your life? Would you want to try out everything you have always wanted to do so life can end without regrets? If so then why did you wait until the apparent last day only to do it? Live life like it's your last day. Savor every moment because only that moment past, you can never get it back again. For instance, I lost two hours of my life I'll never get back again because of a compulsory nagging by the Principal of the dorm.
So if you're the person who only wanted to live life fully today, why didn't you do it earlier? Why wait until now to fulfill your dreams and aspirations? What if the world do not end tomorrow? Would you still wait for the next doomsday to do what you've always wanted to do?
So if today was the last day on earth, then it would be a little depressing for me as I spent the last few hours of life sleeping and rolling around in my hostel room. BUT if life goes on and the world still stands then yayyy i'm coming home for Christmas yo! Depressing thing is after my short holiday I'll be facing my finals. So much for rocking Xmas
Just because I speak English it doesn't mean I'm like a super genius. If I were I wouldn't end up in Pahang won't I? Everyone somehow gets that impression of me and when they find out I'm not as smart or as helpful as they hope I will be for their academics they get awfully disappointed. I din know people make friends just to leech of them for what they're good at. I make friends because I want to have friends. Not because that person is smart so I become his/her friend so I can excel in my studies.
So... Christmas is coming! I'm gonna wear formal with a santa hat for most of my classes this week. A way to end the semester with a bang :D
I'm coming home! World please don't end until I'm home eating all the goodness of dear o' Penang.
Okayy got reports and assignments and a whole lot of stuff to study for although it is not related to my course.
What summer said before this exact scene almost made me cry
And if want to be my friend just to leech of me please watch and love (500) Days Of Summer then i'll be your friend
It's interesting to see how your aspirations changes according to time. For instance when I was small I aspire to be a Pokemon Master. As I grow older I become more realistic and aimed for science. When I started to learn about physics, chemistry and biology, my initial aim was to be a mechanical engineer. Thanks to a wickedly awesome physics tuition teacher I'm more inclined towards physics and applied for mechanical after spm.
But.... I did not get what I want so I went to form 6 instead. Thanks to a wickedly psychotic physics teacher, all my passion for physics was slaughtered. So I focused on chemistry instead, a subject which I loved more than anything in school because of a few insanely awesome chemistry teachers, namely Pn. Yap and Mr. Liew, the Liew with the additional I for intelligence *inside joke*. So as I went through form 6, I aimed to be a chemical engineer instead initially.
Form 6 changed me in many ways I can say. For one I joined interact and meet random people and can talk more randomly to everyone. I became friends with a lot of the juniors because to be honest I did not have much friends in form 6 initially. Perhaps it's because my inability to speak Mandarin which made me feel out of place. Nonetheless the exposure to form 6 prepared me for a local uni life, a place where English educated people are as scarce as pork in Pekan.
It was halfway in form 6 also I felt more into the creative side of me. That is when I inspire to be a designer or to open up a gift shop like s&j. During form 6 was the peak of my creativity. To be honest I was quite amazed by the fact I was able to come up with such ideas for presents. If your curious about the stuff I make you can stalk this blog and check out the past posts. That was like the height of my creativity. The reason I say that is because now I feel as though all my creativity is drained. Perhaps I'm too occupied with god knows what to think and inspire.
Anyhow, I was torn between staying in engineering or attempt to achieve my dream of setting up a gift shop. The realistic part of me took over and decided it was safer to stay in science. The playful part of me distracted me from the path of a chemical engineer so this is where I am now. Studying electrical engineering majoring in electronics in Pekan, Pahang. An unholy place full of cows but to be honest, I don't feel that desolated being here. Perhaps it's the people I met here, perhaps it was some talks and lectures which changed how I see life, perhaps it's the cows.
But nonetheless I AM FREAKING STUCK HERE FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS EVE WTF
So yea that is pretty much it. Life's here is kinda better now. The clouds are really very fluffy. Got a test marathon starting this Monday so... cheerio yo!
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The creative side of me
I have no idea what i'm doing LOL *inserts the dog pic*
Met the very friendly Penghulu who treat us to rambutans and lekor when we were doing our community service.
Today is a very mind changing day. Moments like this made me feel like I'm actually obtaining higher education. It is when studies no longer revolves around a book. Well most of my classes are still fully focused on academics but my Ethnic Relations class is something different. The lecturer of that subject is what I look for when studying in a university.
At this level, we're supposed to learn more than what we obtain from books. We need to learn to think, to speak, to lead and most importantly to be confident. My lecturer, Encik Ahmad teaches us in that way in his classes. He encourage us to speak up, to think and most importantly to be more confident and developed as a person. I hope I can have another lecturer like him.
What really imprint my amazement towards him was what he teaches in the lectures. He really did change how I think. Do you know what was the reasoning behind the special rights of the Malays in the Constitution? As a Chinese, I feel very frustrated by this article. It cost many more deserving people to not be able to pursue higher education and thus lead to the incompetence in the quality of present day graduates. The reason the article was drafted is to create a balance in the economy. But now the balance is quite, balanced? What is the reasoning behind the existence of this right? Actually I'm not supposed to talk about this because I can get arrested hahahhahaha.
Anyhow, have you ever thought of why this right still exists today? En. Ahmad believes when we are all truly united this right will no longer be important. It is when we consider ourselves as Malaysians rather than our racial background. Is it unity is fully achieve the special rights might be a thing of the past. Unity bonds us to make us, unite? Okay I need to improve my vocab. For now to be honest I would rather call myself a Chinese first before I call myself a Malaysian. It is very obvious to see we are all still bounded by our race. I would be a hypocrite if I say I'm not. Perhaps when unity is truly achieved in our country everyone will have equal rights. Hopefully.
Another interesting thing I've experience today is the AISEC info day. I would elaborate more but why don't you find out more about it yourself? Just google it up and you'll have a rough idea of what it is about and if you're interested then come join! You might get to pick up some chicks from overseas hahahaha.
To those who managed to read up until this point here are some pictures to make this post more lively.
