See you in August!

After two weeks of sleepless nights, the agony finally comes to an end well, a few days ago. Okay so i am a bit slow on updating. You would forgive me if you heard what i've been doing the past couple of days =D 

Back to the story, my results for the final semester is finally out. I am not actually following the right channel to get my results (who asked them to block the accounts of final year student). They posted our grades for each subjects on the board at the department (yes, for the whole world to see -_-"). Alhamdulillah i passed everything, not exactly with flying colors, but it basically revolves around A and B therefore i am more than grateful. But those results alone are not enough to put my mind at ease. The most important thing is to obtain my CGPA, and then i can decide to cry my eyes out or scream with joy. So, a bunch of us mechanical people sweet-talked the nice lady at the office to give us our final grades. Safe to say, i will see those of you who are graduating from UM at the legendary Dewan Tunku Canselor this August!

You see, the job offer that i accepted and will be starting in July gives a condition to fulfill that is i need to maintain a CGPA above 3.0 or they have the right to terminate me, err before i even started. As in, they could revoke the offer at anytime. So it's a matter of life and death for me to get a good result to secure my job at the company. Again, Syukur Alhamdulillah, berkat from parents' constant prayers for their daughter, on the 5th of July, i will start my new job as business analyst for a consulting firm in Damansara. I have been truly blessed so far, i should have no reason to complain anymore (but you see i do have the XX chromosome, so complaining is really in my nature =p)


Ok so for the time being, my days are filled with class, class and more class.


Yeah. I know. What the heck am doing still going to classes?


Well, as i mentioned before, i am currently attending an AutoDesk Professional Certification Program in UM for a month which started a week after i finished my exams.Yeah yeah not much holiday for me =( It's a 2 part certification program consisting of 2 weeks of AutoCAD certification and another 2 weeks of Inventor certification. Last week i completed my AutoCAD program and manage to obtain my certificate for AutoCAD Professional. This week, the class for Inventor has started for another for the exam being on the 7th of June. But i won't be taking exam on that date because by then, i would probably be shopping at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul! =D


So you think after a 9-5 class daily, i am done with classes and books and studying whatsoever. No! Of course i can squeeze in more studying after the long day. Right. Ok. Those who know me would think there's something totally wrong with that statement (-_-") Twice a week, my brother and i will attend a mandarin class at night thanks to our dear Abah. Ok i won't deny the importance of mastering this particular language. You see, my parents always have my best interest at heart. Since my work would require me to interact with people from all kinds of background, it would be to my advantage to be able to communicate in language other than my mother tongue and English. Since the business world especially in Malaysia is dominated by the Chinese people, Mandarin is a good choice of third language for me to learn. (Wait or should i say fourth, after French last semester?)


Anyhow, i still can't help but feel a bit overwhelmed about everything sometimes with this being my last holiday and yet i am still attending classes and exams even more hectic than my student life. But i take comfort in thinking of the holiday plans that is to come. Despite it all, i am still grateful that i have things to look forward to when i wake up every morning. Imagine waking up and * kreek kreek kreek* you have no idea what you'll do that day. Man, i will pick hectic anytime. 


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On a totally different note, last weekend was the first time i went out with my course mates after our exams ended. We decided the spend a night camping on the beach of Blue Lagoon, Port Dickson.

It's not exactly the most amazing beach i've ever been to in Malaysia, but it was a fun trip overall. The food was great, well partly because i help to prepare them =p We had BBQ and games at night. Who knew eating in the dark could be a lot of fun hehehe. But most importantly, i discover something that i have been missing out lately. I finally realize that i need to learn to let go. It is time to let him go. I finally understood the saying that if you love someone, you should let them be happy even if it means you have to be the one getting hurt. Allah knows best what is in store for me in the future. So, YOU! Be happy okay! Because i love you. And i'm letting you go =) 

Last Few Days

Yes i finally sat for my last paper  in University of Malaya to complete the necessary 120 credit hours for my Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering last Wednesday, 5th May 2010. Hopefully, all went well and i will be able to graduate this August with all my friends. InsyaALLAH...

Right after my last paper, i was tired to my bones from nights and nights of last minute study with average sleeping hours of one to none at all.  Ok kids, take it from an expert: last minute study will suck the life out of you. It will drain your blood to the very last drop until you are no better than a walking zombie. I should have learnt this after 4 years of being in university but i guess my skull is way too thick for it to get through to my brain (-_-")

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On another note, this year, my activity after the last paper was a bit different from the 7 semesters before where i used to spend the night after the exam with my course mates. We usually went out and about town,  till the wee hours of the morning going anywhere our feet took us (or should i say, our cars took us?) as long as we did not have to go back to our houses. But i guess those are the days of the young bloods. 

This year, i decided to spend my last few hours as a student with my girlfriends. The girls who have been my most loyal confidant from the very first day i set foot in UM. "Why?", you may ask. Well, these are the girls who stick by me through the thick and thins of student life. Constantly lending me shoulders to cry on when i feel like the world shuts down on me and shared every possible laughters together. Since most of us would start working as early as June and July, and with Sheilalala going back to JB for her internship, it would be hard for us to get together again. So i figured, it was only right to end my journey in UM with the people i love most. The photos will tell the story of our final girls day out as university students. Enjoy!


First stop: Penang Village at Great Eastern Mall Ampang for a Dim Sum treat.

Our driver of the day, Lil' Miss Iliyanto.

Our second driver, all the way from Seremban, Miss Syerry Merry.

Our first destination, Penang Village in Great Eastern Mall.

Such a beautiful place to eat! Black and white with wide window panel, we had a hard time picking a seat with the best view. At last, we settled for this one.

The best part: the food! We were all understandably starving as it was way past 3 o'clock when we get our food. I  swear Fariza wouldn't as much as lift her head from the plate even if a hot guy pass by =p

The happy campers! 

Next stop: Parking run-around! (Ok no really it was Times Square =p)

Ok so Syerry Merry had to leave early for some family errands and Ayyun has to say goodbye to meet with her Mr. Boyfriend. Thus, we said goodbye to Syerry Merry at the car park of GE Mall and proceed to send Ayyun to KL Sentral. As for the rest of us, we are not ready to call it a day yet. So we decided to go to Times Square. However, with the traffic being in peak hours we thought it would be better to park somewhere and take the Monorail instead. After going rounds and rounds looking for a place to park, we could not come up with the most suitable place. Alas, we settled for the obvious. Let's just drive ourself to Times Square!

Shielalala needed to do some shopping for a wedding she will be attending soon. So we scout around the many floors of Times Square in search of a white lace baju-kurung-like top and we finally found the perfect one at the best bargain: RM25! Oh unfortunately we forgot to take a picture of the top :( But it was one perfect steal! 

Well, after working hard to find the perfect top, we feel that we need to reward ourselves with a little treat. So we stop by at espreSOUP for a delicious mushroom soup served in a bread. While the girls are enjoying their mushroom soup, i was busy indulging on some chocolate gelato from Gelatomio.

Empangan pecah~

The salad that comes with the soup. The girls attacked it before it could be photographed. There's really nothing i can do about that (-_-")

So, by now you would think that we are done eating for the day? Well...... OF COURSE NOT! We still need coffee. Hehehe.... Right after we walked out of espreSOUP, we stopped by here:

Hehehehe... we should be well ashamed of our eating habit but we just couldn't help ourselves! =D

  

Let's call this snack time okay? =D

We almost turned Krispy Kreme into our home!

The day is filled with jokes and endless laughter. We had fun reminiscing about our crazy past and making plans for the future. Honestly, all this would be hard in the future with everyone starting to build a life of their own and obligations starts to kick in. However, we will try our best to keep our friendship just as it is now. We will make a point of seeing each other at least once a month just to keep in touch and keep everybody's sanity in check with all the crazy-ness of working life. And most importantly, we would always be to each other what we are today: the best of friends.