College Life Review

Time flies!!! Time flies!!! These words seems to be appearing in my blog very often for the past few entries. Not because I say it for the sake of saying it, but I say it because I really feel it. 2 and half years ago, I stepped out from my secondary school with 5 years of memories, glories, fun times, laughters, crazy moments, tortures, suffers and now here I am, ready to move on to the next level on my life.

semester 1, trip to Saujana Resort, Kuala Lumpur.

2 and half years obviously is shorter than my 11 years school life, but when I look back...it was a long journey and surely I am going to miss this. Every beginning of new semesters when we got our scheme of work, we will mourn and think that 'exam week' is more difficult to reach than flying to the moon. But as times goes by, assignments after assignments, reports after reports and those dateline is killing us where we want the time to stop moving for just a short while so we can complete our works. (mainly is because doing last minute works) Not to mentioned that almost every assignments and report, I stayed up for whole night and complete them few hours before handing up.

semester 2, CKO final exam with Chef Andy

Every time after rushing each assignments and give ourselves the maximum pressure, we will surely say "next assignment don't do last minute work lo, I must finish it earlier...bla bla bla"

Then another last minute work, and another and another...

Every time when we start our new semester, one of us will say
"this semester I am not going to do last minute work anymore"

others will say "ya, me too..cannot every sem like that"

But unfortunately, our hardworking cells can't live too long, they can't even hold on until we get our first assignment. So same story goes on and on again until semester 7!!! We never change!!!


semester 3, dinner service

We will only feel the pressure about 1 or 2 weeks before the dateline and only will start moving our muscles and squeezing our brain juice by then. We can't take the pressure and kept mourning, spam each other on MSN, sharing own assignment with others (especially those hardworking one), everyone's MSN nickname/ personal message must be related to the latest assignment.

While doing assignments, we will also looking forward to who change their nickname to "yeah!! finally!!!" or "finish!!!".

Then the following conversation will happen

Lei See: "wah, so fast!!! good la you..."

Gau Dim: "no la, I simply do only..."

Lei See: "haiyoo, finish already ma good lo.." (before GauDim want to reply)
" eh, can send over ? want to see how you do this particular part" (actually is whole assignment)

Gau Dim: "I really don't know how to do one..."

Lei Sei: "don't like that la..friends must help friends ma..."
(after about 10 minutes of begging and refusing)

Gau Dim:" haiyerr...okla..."

Lei Sei:" wah, thank you!!! you are so kind"

(Lei See = lazy, gau dim in cantonese means finish or done)

For year one, my Gau Dim will normally be Stephanie or Tania because not close with other group. Then slowly I have more choices, I add in Chin Yi, Desmond and Lynn D in year two for tougher assignments.

**Don't think that I always demand, sometimes I am supplier too...

Semester 4, sausages holiday at Genting

Beside paper work, even practical we also like to do last minute work. Still remember in semester 3, during dinner service. We took our own sweet time the whole afternoon and end up rushing to get change into our costume 30minutes before service starts. For buffet service, many of us stay in college until 11pm just to finish building the buffet booth and decorations. Next day early in the morning, we continue hammering until about 1 hour before buffet service start. (last minute to the max)

All these while, we can't really cope with the pressure but somehow we enjoy the pressure. We work our ass out in last minute work and the result satisfied all of us. It feels even better after completing something under high pressure rather than finish it earlier. This is one bad example to follow, so young folks out there. DO NOT FOLLOW our footsteps. (even though in some occasion we did extremely well and others were just ok or good)

semester 5, party before going for training.

In this 2 and half years, I have learned a lot. Of course academically and lot more for my life. No doubt education is the main purpose I further my study but at the same time I am learning how to be a better person through out the whole journey. One thing I remember the most which taught by Chef Busky in Personal Development Skill 2, he said if you are very angry at someone, in order to not worsen the situation, you keep quiet and walk away. Give yourself some time to cool down and solve it rationally rather than emotionally.

That is why I always keep quiet now when someone throw anger at me. Back to my secondary school time, I will just burst out and start shouting at their face. Even though sometimes I really could not take it and release my anger back to them, but it rarely happen now a days.

When others giving you some hard time, don't give up but go out and prove to them you can handle them. This happen lot when it comes to group assignments where members did not cooperate and give you shit work which you have to edit all over again or just re-do the whole damn thing all by yourself again. But after completing it, you are more matured compare to them!

semester 6, SWE training at Golden Sands Resort, Penang. (with Bell Captain, Ramadhan)

Industrial training, something that kept haunting us at the beginning of semester 4 and it became even scarier at the end of semester 4 where we need to decide where to go. But every thing just going to our way and end of semester 5, the most excited semester is ahead of us. We didn't know what will happen but only suffer that comes to our mind. Again, it turns out fun, fun and more fun!!! Maybe because is the place we chose, the people over there are just so nice!!! Immediately we feel that we are part of them and things goes quite smooth. 5 months without mom's nagging, total freedom. Do whatever you want but at the same time, have to make sure not to get into trouble. Discipline is very important here, glad that I've made it without putting myself into trouble. 5 months later, it has all become memory and I've learn more because of the independent life I have.

It was just a brief introduction to us about how would working industry looks like. I am sure it won't be that easy in the future when we really step into the working world.

semester 7, final Deli service with Mr.Teddy.

look at that!!! 7 semesters just finish like that!!! damn fast right??

Besides studies, friends is another key element here. Through out these 7 semesters, I've got to know lots of friends. But not all are able to move along with us and finish this journey with us. From semester 1, 40+ hospitality students to semester 7, 20+ of us. The remaining are those that really go through the climax of hard times together and really glad that we made it so far. it is not easy at all along the way where quarrels, argues but not to forget...the laughter we have.

Not just that, in between I also get to know more friends during my training. Even just that few months, I can know that they are a bunch of great people. With this, I have widen my network which I think will only benefits my future.

there goes my 7 semesters review.

well, I will be going to the next chapter of my life. Seriously I have no idea where am I heading to but at least I have my own objectives now which I will do my best to achieve it. Wait for me!!!

final exam in 1 week time.

I am back...

If you guys didnt notice or realise...yes, I am back~
I aint excited at all to come back because I only have 1 freaking week of holiday and next monday will be the beginning of semester 7..FINAL semester!!!

ahhh...screw that first, now have to get the freaking 100 over pages report done in like....3 weeks time?? (one staff asked me, are you sure your lecturer going to read everyone's report??)

seriously, I have no idea about it...the purpose of it is to show how professional we are. Thats all?? come on, even our appraisal form also have more pages than any other college...can you imagine how professional we are?? or they are??

Golden Sands Resort, Penang by Shangri-la

anyhow, 5 months of training just finished when we are not even ready to face it.

Time flies...nothing much we can do but to take them as memories~
as I said before, I will never regret choosing GSR as a place for my industrial training and it has been well proven!!!

JJ and me posing outside of Adventure Zone on our last day of training...

my final 3 weeks of training in Adventure Zone was not a waste of time where I get to know plenty of good friends inside...particularly those trainees from Indonesia~
Kind of regret didnt get to know them earlier, but 3 weeks is more than enough to create a great bond between us...
3 of the us cheers to Golden Sands and Batu Feringgi...

on our last day of training, we did some crazy stuff at the beach. Despite after 5 months of training, for the very first time we are half naked at the beach~

"Ed-J-Jin"...6 arms 3 heads monster on the beach

we were all having fun at the beach, screaming and yelling, running and jumping...but actually deep in our heart, we were all crying~

3 of us posing infront of GSR...

everyone in the hotel makes our training special and we did the same to some of the trainees as well...we have been told that they hate Penang for the past few months until they get to know us, we change their point of view towards local people..(looks like someone is treating them bad~haha)

mutiara apartment, our home for 5 months...

the major problem is escalator always not working, 1 block have 4 but only 2 of them in acceptable condition...apartment is like that one la~ not condominium also, anyway majority of the staff and trainees stay here. cool right?? as in you can meet anyone at anytime...this is because it is just opposite GSR...

Khaleel, our favorite spot to hang out at night...

we are glad that they open it at midnight which cure our boringness when we got no place to go at night for the first 3 months...every place must have a mamak spot and Khaleel is ours!!! but unfortunately they only have naan in our last 2 weeks which cause us problem while ordering food...(but taste bad due to experience of making it I guess)

me with Citra, Happy and Dewi. Some close friends in the final moment of training..

they sing whenever they are, so I gave them a singing group name "Jeleks" which means ugly in Indonesia. I know they dont look ugly,but this is the way we all communicate. ahh~ miss the time we spent together. They even cried for us and so do we...because of them, I cried for 3 days straight if not mistaken...ps: Jin also the same,haha!!
beside these 3, there are still many of them...
Jeje gave me 1000rupiah few weeks back and I use it to let all of them sign on it...20+ trainees. THANKS!!!! I'll keep it properly. All the best my dearest friends!!!

but dont worry,we will surely meet again...Indonesia only,so near~right??

so gonna miss this place...

ahhh...Batu Feringgi, as what I said it is not the place, but the people over there. But I re-think again, what if the people are no longer there and been to somewhere else, the place is to bring back our memories right?? So I have to change it, it is the place and the people over there.

Charles went back to KL first, followed by JJ back to Ipoh on Saturday. Then me and Jin leave on Sunday which gave us 1 more day to meet our friends. eh..wait, there are 5 of us right???

when me and Jin left, we left Chin Yi alone at home who not yet finish packing her stuff despite finishing her training 2 days earlier than us...aiya, people stay at Kedah only...so near...HO????

she looks so stress and still figuring how to bring her "home" back in one trip...

mum and bro came to "bring" me back...and I get the chance to drive the longest distance in my life...drop by Penang Road for lunch~ before leaving this memorable place...nearly cry again when received sms from some of them who still in Penang...

after driving cross the Penang bridge...

a huge gang of bikers ready to "open" road for me to drive home...we took a break at petrol station before begin our long journey back home.

nah...I was just bullshitting, they are some legal mat-motor who in a mission. We leave the petrol station earlier to avoid killing anyone of them...

and...thats all!!!! the saddest moment in my life so far, 5 months is just so SHORT!!!!!
now back in KL, feel like lifeless. No more cafeteria free food, no more beaches, no more going out late at night without getting nag from mum, no more listening free singing from "Jeleks", no more this..no more that. damn!!!

I miss PENANG!!!!!

for all my photos is Penang, click here. Then click on my photo album named "Golden Sands Resort". i've already arrange all the photos nicely from the beginning till the end...so enjoy!!

ps:I'll be back...

4 more days...

This could be my last blog in Penang.

looking at the schedule, we are in our final week here~

soon, I have to leave everything behind and move back to KL...

nothing that I can do now, but I know we will meet again in future.

we have short term and long term friendship. But I know, in this 5 months I gain some long term friendships and some short term as well...hopefully we will meet again very soon. As I said, i dont miss the place, but I miss the people over here. Especially those in Adventure Zone. Although its only 3 weeks inside, but I just enjoy the time working there. No doubt, politics all around but as long as we are true to ourself. Dont have to bother what other people say.

Its kind of difficult to handle the feeling of telling everyone that I am going back to KL soon but at the same time, I'll be leaving some great memories behind.

If only I could stop the time, but i know I couldn't as life must go on...so just continue with my life and wish everyone all the best in their life. Hopefully everyone have a wonderful life ahead of them.

Nicole, me, JJ and Anisa with Ellinor and Sarah.

Nisa, Happy and me...

JJ, Nisa, me and Happy~

when got no guest, we do crazy stuff at play area...

Taryn, Ameligh and Josh from South Africa and Alana from Australia..wonderful kids!!!

two cute kids in AZ for the past 2 weeks....Joseph and Shivonne (they are currently in "relationship"..haha)

Shivonne the busket head girl..

and here is Joseph with his busket helmet...

they are just so so so so so...adorable!!!

the very special sunset....

as the sun goes down....

the sky turns dark....

the sun set is to let us know that the sun rise is coming soon...same as to us, the seperation means that we will meet again soon~

this blog might be bit weird, but I am having a very crazy mixed feeling right now as the time goes by...so quick!!!!

but now I have an objective!!!

take care everyone!!!!!

tik tok...

tik tok tik tok tik tok.....what is that sound??

oh my god!!! I have 11 more days to go before leaving Penang and head back to my home, Kuala Lumpur.

time past extremely fast!!!

still remember the days when Ms. Liling and Ms. June hand us the form where we have to choose where we want to go for training. ZOOOooOooOoOommmmMmMmmmm!!!!

now, we are going to finish this freaking 5 months of training.

still remember the day when JJ did this calender thingy to countdown how many weeks more to go, we were screaming when we have 18 more weeks to go and ZoOoOoooOOOOmMMMmMmmm!!!!!!

now we have only less than 2 weeks to go!!!!!

still remember on the first day when all of us woke up early, dressed up nicely and head to the resort for orientation...ZoOoOoOOoooOOoooMMmmMmmmMmm!!!!!

now we are heading out from the resort very very soon...

still remember on the first day when I step into Kuda Laut and be the bartender over there and ZOooOoooOoooooOOOMMMmMmmmMMmMmmmmm!!!!!

now i've been to front office, housekeeping and now!!!! ADVENTURE ZONE!!!!

still remember on the first week when me, Jin and JJ always be the 3 musketeers in cafeteria and ZOOOoOOOooooOOoOOMMmMmmmmMMMmm!!!!

we can basically sit with anyone and talk to anyone (well, not all of them but part of them)

haiz....

enough with all this, because I will be enjoying the remaining time over here as much as I can. Nothing is going to stop me, have to do something crazy before going back to KL..haha!!!

-fun time at Adventure Zone-

the Adventure Zone's play area entrance!!!

Dewi testing the mic while Elsie fixing the volume control~

a "cat" we found at the counter without owner...

me, Moshi and Ema..(very cute but very very naughty girl!!)

Marshitoh aka Moshi and me, hiding behind the red slide....

Me, Moshi, Azliza, JJ and Kirti and a naughty boy behind me...

the same people but Azliza exchange with Dwi, because we need someone to take the pic.

getting bad with these 3 kids....

JJ, Dewi, me and Kirti behind the red slide(our usual lepak place where camera cant see us)

me and Kirti, behind the red slide again...

3 crazy people hanging out at play area!!!

this is Nicole in plastic bag...we all call her Rambo!!!

Luis and Sophie, kids from London + Germany

3 Sunway trainees with our beloved DM, Ann!!!

yesterday, we went for jogging around the housing area near our apartment~

here are some photos of us...actually there are only 4 of us.

Happy and Citra trying to make us exercise with them...not working at all!!!!

we found a huge rock at the playground near our aaprtment and we decided to climb on it...david manage to have a good shot, thanks to me. But the other way round, mine is a disaster....so it wont be post up over here or anywhere else..

Citra and Happy couldn't climb up the huge rock so they pose at the bottom of the rock...(Model wannabe)

and here are some nice shot of yesterday~

ahhhhhhhhh~~~~ i'll surely miss Penang, not for the place..but for the people over here!