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Sunday, December 21, 2008
HeLLo Everyone!
Heellloooo everyone!!!
Been Long i hav been lost in this cyberworld =p
As usual, I m too lazy to bother about updating blog.. even though I hav been working for about 3 weeks dy (gosh...its almost end of the year)...
For those who hav no idea wat i m doing at the moment,
let me provide u with some info =p
I m currently auditing at my client's place, which is IGB at the Gardens, Mid valley.
To me, be part of the IGB team is a lucky thing. For one thing, my seniors at IGB are all pretty gals n so young in age! fortunate to say, they r friendly as well =) since IGB is at MV, it's basically quite convenient for me to travel since i just need to take lrt n free bus over!
Basically IGB is a HUGE corporation which covers almost evythg from mid valley shopping complex, the 3 hotels at MV, the construction & property development etc etc...even the number of dormant companies is ady 39! so u can imagine that there is quite a lot ALOT of audit work need to do..
For the past 3 weeks, i hav been doing quite alot of different things...abit here n there..
Sometimes can be quite boring since they wont let interns to do really significant work...
Mainly my work involves a lot of vouching and reviewing of director's minutes plus alot of minor works like filing, data entry, photostating and shredding paper... I rmb my 1st day of job is all about reviewing minutes, it's much similar to reading an essay n extract important points out of it..sounds easy but i still rmb the 1st day i m cracking my head to understand all sort of terms used in the EXCO meeting. since I hav no idea wat sort of biz that IGB deal with, i m so lost n that will a hard task for me to do! Comparatively, vouching is much more interesting as wat u do is basically look at all those relevant invoices n compare to the figure in the financial statement. vouching payroll is even more interesting! lol
Being an auditor, u hav to be prepared to be scolded by client. in fact, they hate auditors alot since we ask for evy single thing as accountant need to adhere the concept of objectivity where we need to justify all differences that is above threshold.. some client are quite friendly to approach but some...ho no no! not to ask them unless there is no other option for u.. There is one bitchy client where I encountered with : There is a plant on her working desk. When i approached her for queries, so happen my 2 bulky files on my arm accidentally touched (in fact, i dont think it touch...) ONE of the leaves of her 'beloved plant' n she shouted at me : "Dont touch my plant! if not I will tembak u!" = =" ok...i m like so speechless...
well, i reckon i hav learnt quite abit here n there for the past 3 wks... at 1st i tot i could go to the stocktake which is jz around the corner but doesnt seem to get the chance ;( but still, that day i followed my senior to a show me meeting with the Gardens Hotel GM! a golden opportunity i seive..hehe
Been Long i hav been lost in this cyberworld =p
As usual, I m too lazy to bother about updating blog.. even though I hav been working for about 3 weeks dy (gosh...its almost end of the year)...
For those who hav no idea wat i m doing at the moment,
let me provide u with some info =p
I m currently auditing at my client's place, which is IGB at the Gardens, Mid valley.
To me, be part of the IGB team is a lucky thing. For one thing, my seniors at IGB are all pretty gals n so young in age! fortunate to say, they r friendly as well =) since IGB is at MV, it's basically quite convenient for me to travel since i just need to take lrt n free bus over!
Basically IGB is a HUGE corporation which covers almost evythg from mid valley shopping complex, the 3 hotels at MV, the construction & property development etc etc...even the number of dormant companies is ady 39! so u can imagine that there is quite a lot ALOT of audit work need to do..
For the past 3 weeks, i hav been doing quite alot of different things...abit here n there..
Sometimes can be quite boring since they wont let interns to do really significant work...
Mainly my work involves a lot of vouching and reviewing of director's minutes plus alot of minor works like filing, data entry, photostating and shredding paper... I rmb my 1st day of job is all about reviewing minutes, it's much similar to reading an essay n extract important points out of it..sounds easy but i still rmb the 1st day i m cracking my head to understand all sort of terms used in the EXCO meeting. since I hav no idea wat sort of biz that IGB deal with, i m so lost n that will a hard task for me to do! Comparatively, vouching is much more interesting as wat u do is basically look at all those relevant invoices n compare to the figure in the financial statement. vouching payroll is even more interesting! lol
Being an auditor, u hav to be prepared to be scolded by client. in fact, they hate auditors alot since we ask for evy single thing as accountant need to adhere the concept of objectivity where we need to justify all differences that is above threshold.. some client are quite friendly to approach but some...ho no no! not to ask them unless there is no other option for u.. There is one bitchy client where I encountered with : There is a plant on her working desk. When i approached her for queries, so happen my 2 bulky files on my arm accidentally touched (in fact, i dont think it touch...) ONE of the leaves of her 'beloved plant' n she shouted at me : "Dont touch my plant! if not I will tembak u!" = =" ok...i m like so speechless...
well, i reckon i hav learnt quite abit here n there for the past 3 wks... at 1st i tot i could go to the stocktake which is jz around the corner but doesnt seem to get the chance ;( but still, that day i followed my senior to a show me meeting with the Gardens Hotel GM! a golden opportunity i seive..hehe
Sunday, November 30, 2008
My spore trip
My SpOre TriP...
its all about shopping, eating n having funnnNNN!
- Shopping wasnt that pleasant for me this time since not many sales is going on. Xmas sales fever is stil not there yet ;p it was a miracle since I purchased only 4 tops - ONLY FOUR! that is very little... I wish i could go again during xmas but internship...argghh *sob*
- Eating go wild a little since i hav been eating good food like crazy. Seafood, satay, spore chilly crab, ice-kacang, durian, dim sum, fried carrot cake, char kuay teow, chendol, roti prata...WAH~ i reckon abit wild, so there goes up my weight ;(
- My cute little nephew is turning cuter n cuter but more naughty as before ;p
- Orchard Rd. xmas decor is up! this yr theme mostly surround the fairy tales title where decor like cupcakes , candies n ribbons are the main sight that could be seen.
During the day : with the cute xmas tree
shops dress up like a present
The morning n the night view=)
The huge banner at the start of the road
Lollies n candies...:))
Lights lit up at Tang Plaza
The night view of the street
The xmas decor in front of Ngee Ann City
- I went to The singapore flyer! the world's largest giant observation wheel...standing at 165 metres tall, it's taller than London Eye. It is officially opened early this year n i rmb that there is an article saying that the tickets for the ride of the first 3 nights were sold out far before its official opening. Such awesome attraction, i shall not miss ;p
My cousin sis & Me
(* people hav been saying that v look so alike that they tot its my sis! lol)
the huge capsule that can accomodate up to 28 people. In fact, i heard that the price for hiring a capsule is quite a bit. But we were lucky that there was not that many tourists on that day, so my cousin n I managed to hav a ride in one large capsule. Just 2 of us, huge spaces to run around..haha
Very big capsule, far beyond enough for 2 of us... v actually tried to take evy single pic from each angle... >.<
The flyer rotating in clockwise direction where 1 comple rotation takes approximately 30 minutes. I reckon it's much more stable compared to eye of Malaysia since u dont really feel that even when u r at the 'highest peak'..
It offers a broad view of the city centre starting from Marina Centre, singapore F1 pit, the Kallang river till far beyond the straits of Malacca but i cant really perceive the Indonesia island.
There is a compass drawn at the ceiling of each capsule to help user hav a better understanding of the direction of each view. A worthwhile ride =)
I shall off to bed soon. getting abit nervous for my intern tmr. Hope no meeting with weird people again at lrt. That day when i was waiting lrt, a black guy approached me n asked me to be his gf, he even proposed to bring me back to US to meet his parents..can u imagine how WEIRD n CraZy this could be?
Ta.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Lazy =p
Ah...its thursday already! Means that I m bck from spore about a week from now.
this wk is my las wk for fun before my internship starts. My initial plan was to hang out as much as I can for this week but it did not turn out to be that positive. but to my mum, probably this is a good thing. i will say i m too free for now but I m too lazy to write somehow. seriously too lazy. my blog going mouldy and my messy room stil awaiting me to clean up. aiks aiks.
I just try out glogster. which is so much fun. =)
this wk is my las wk for fun before my internship starts. My initial plan was to hang out as much as I can for this week but it did not turn out to be that positive. but to my mum, probably this is a good thing. i will say i m too free for now but I m too lazy to write somehow. seriously too lazy. my blog going mouldy and my messy room stil awaiting me to clean up. aiks aiks.
I just try out glogster. which is so much fun. =)
ok. i shall be more active. I shall post up some spore trip pics soon;)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
H-O-M-E =))
Dear all,
I m back home! for those still having exam, pls dun get jealous=p
Flight on las saturday wasnt that bad...
although my flight was delayed for half an hour, but at least my 25kg luggage went thru =)
on that day itself, I reckon I m 'famous' as my name was paged at the auckland airport for quite a number of times =p
after i hav get my luggage checked in, since i hav 5 hrs more to go, so i went to hav some window shopping instead. Initially, i heard an annoucement calling my name "...paging to Ms Yichin teoh, pls come to gate 38.." can u imagine that I actually ignored the annoucement, thinking that its impossible looking for me n i thought "wow~ there is someone who hav a similar name to me.." hahaha XD so silly....
I guess the annoucement went on quite some time before Shazwan text me that "yichin, do u know they r looking for u?" haha if wasnt Shaz's text, seriously i wont approach the counter.
While waiting in the deaprture hall, again my name was paged 2 times in a row just to double check my manual air ticket by 2 different ladies..as if they tot my ticket is a fake one. aiks, I get abit frustrated n somehow embarassed...
Weather back home is making me crazy... Its So SOOOOOOO HOT!!!! as this yr i was well adapted to welly weather compared to las yr, so when i stepped down to a place where the temperature is doubled, it turn me upside down. I rmb i keep on shouting to my brother, saying "y so hot d ar!!!" even though I hav my bath in cold water, I still feel the heat n my nose get irritated as if i hav had a serious cold.
Yday I went to sunway pyramid after get my passport done... surprisingly, I hav a free taxi ride from taylor to pyramid. do u ever wonder why? hehe I hardly imagined it...but its a fact =p initially i went into the cab, this indian taxi driver shook my hand while saying that " thank you for riding up my taxi". I got bit shocked at a moment, thinking that is this a good guy? along the ride, we hav a short chat. I was kinda reluctant to answer much of the questions when it comes to stranger, wat more to a completely anonymous taxi driver. i found out that taxi driver always interested to know which college students in. I m not really keen to tell ppl that I m studying at overseas, but still I dun wan to lie any n answered him" I m studying at New zealand" (trying to make my answer as short as possible..haha). When he asked me "why i will go to nz since there is no much ppl will make a choice to go there" . ha again so unwilligly, I answered him I got a scholarship to go there, i dont hav a choice. He got so excited when it comes to 'New Zealand' n 'scholarship' these 2 key words. n thanks to these 2 words, I got a FREE ride ;) after that he told me he had a crush for a lady who was studying at nz n they met in a 3 wks trip to Bombay..... I reckoned it has been a wonderful memories to him so when nz is mentioned, he got so excited. Haha
it has been feeling so good even though i m shopping alone. n I just feel like buying evy single thing! feeling so sad for the low exchange rate, my nz dollar could not sufficiently support my shopping expenditure ;p I feel lucky though. when I went to Bread story to get some bread, the lady at the counter gav me a free drink. I feel blessed since i hav been meeting with sweet people on my 1st shopping day =)
I feel sleepy again now. it must be the jet lag that hit me again. can u imagine that I went to bed around 9pm? haha
I m back home! for those still having exam, pls dun get jealous=p
Flight on las saturday wasnt that bad...
although my flight was delayed for half an hour, but at least my 25kg luggage went thru =)
on that day itself, I reckon I m 'famous' as my name was paged at the auckland airport for quite a number of times =p
after i hav get my luggage checked in, since i hav 5 hrs more to go, so i went to hav some window shopping instead. Initially, i heard an annoucement calling my name "...paging to Ms Yichin teoh, pls come to gate 38.." can u imagine that I actually ignored the annoucement, thinking that its impossible looking for me n i thought "wow~ there is someone who hav a similar name to me.." hahaha XD so silly....
I guess the annoucement went on quite some time before Shazwan text me that "yichin, do u know they r looking for u?" haha if wasnt Shaz's text, seriously i wont approach the counter.
While waiting in the deaprture hall, again my name was paged 2 times in a row just to double check my manual air ticket by 2 different ladies..as if they tot my ticket is a fake one. aiks, I get abit frustrated n somehow embarassed...
Weather back home is making me crazy... Its So SOOOOOOO HOT!!!! as this yr i was well adapted to welly weather compared to las yr, so when i stepped down to a place where the temperature is doubled, it turn me upside down. I rmb i keep on shouting to my brother, saying "y so hot d ar!!!" even though I hav my bath in cold water, I still feel the heat n my nose get irritated as if i hav had a serious cold.
Yday I went to sunway pyramid after get my passport done... surprisingly, I hav a free taxi ride from taylor to pyramid. do u ever wonder why? hehe I hardly imagined it...but its a fact =p initially i went into the cab, this indian taxi driver shook my hand while saying that " thank you for riding up my taxi". I got bit shocked at a moment, thinking that is this a good guy? along the ride, we hav a short chat. I was kinda reluctant to answer much of the questions when it comes to stranger, wat more to a completely anonymous taxi driver. i found out that taxi driver always interested to know which college students in. I m not really keen to tell ppl that I m studying at overseas, but still I dun wan to lie any n answered him" I m studying at New zealand" (trying to make my answer as short as possible..haha). When he asked me "why i will go to nz since there is no much ppl will make a choice to go there" . ha again so unwilligly, I answered him I got a scholarship to go there, i dont hav a choice. He got so excited when it comes to 'New Zealand' n 'scholarship' these 2 key words. n thanks to these 2 words, I got a FREE ride ;) after that he told me he had a crush for a lady who was studying at nz n they met in a 3 wks trip to Bombay..... I reckoned it has been a wonderful memories to him so when nz is mentioned, he got so excited. Haha
it has been feeling so good even though i m shopping alone. n I just feel like buying evy single thing! feeling so sad for the low exchange rate, my nz dollar could not sufficiently support my shopping expenditure ;p I feel lucky though. when I went to Bread story to get some bread, the lady at the counter gav me a free drink. I feel blessed since i hav been meeting with sweet people on my 1st shopping day =)
I feel sleepy again now. it must be the jet lag that hit me again. can u imagine that I went to bed around 9pm? haha
Friday, November 07, 2008
Soon to be home!
Yay! As you noticed...
1 more day to go...
1 more day to go...
eh...in fact is less than 24 hrs maybe? i will be boarding the plane n heading bck home, cant believe it i will be heading HOME!
although hav been craving for this since long ago, but surprisingly I wasnt that excited compared to las yr...i m stil finding reason for justifying this..haha...izit mayb this is the 2nd yr? or izit bcoz my parents wont be around so i m not that hapi? aha...hmm...
wateva it is...i seriously looking forward for a long break!!!! i mean it A LLLOOONNGGGGG one! =p this yr hav been a really long yr to me, even though there are sweet n sour moments, i m glad wat i hav been went thru this yr long coz all these hav make a difference in me...i reckon this is a good thing =)
Since the day I finished my 2nd yr's las paper, I m blessed dat i hav a great time spending my hols;) I will update all those post-exam-events soon...at the mean time, HappY holiday everyone! To those who are still in the midst of exam wk, Good Luck!!!
Take care peeps!
I will continue my talking when I m bck to my home sweet home in MALAYSIA!
although hav been craving for this since long ago, but surprisingly I wasnt that excited compared to las yr...i m stil finding reason for justifying this..haha...izit mayb this is the 2nd yr? or izit bcoz my parents wont be around so i m not that hapi? aha...hmm...
wateva it is...i seriously looking forward for a long break!!!! i mean it A LLLOOONNGGGGG one! =p this yr hav been a really long yr to me, even though there are sweet n sour moments, i m glad wat i hav been went thru this yr long coz all these hav make a difference in me...i reckon this is a good thing =)
Since the day I finished my 2nd yr's las paper, I m blessed dat i hav a great time spending my hols;) I will update all those post-exam-events soon...at the mean time, HappY holiday everyone! To those who are still in the midst of exam wk, Good Luck!!!
Take care peeps!
I will continue my talking when I m bck to my home sweet home in MALAYSIA!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
its all about perfume ;)
I reckon I m well behaved today. So i granted myself a blog entry =p
Just some wonderful knowledge about "the UsaGe of Perfume" that I will like to share...it might be handy in a way. Happy reading!
1.To store perfume so it will last, do not store perfumes in the fridge
To store perfume so it will last, do not store perfumes in the fridge as the humidity and temperature can cause unhappy changes in the chemistry
2. To store perfume so it will last, do not keep fine fragrances in the bathroom
To store perfume so it will last, do not keep fine fragrances in the bathroom, as the heat and humidity will hasten the breakdown of the chemicals.
3. To store perfume so it will last, keep it away from heat and light
A dark closet, a seldom-opened deep dresser drawer, or a covered box will work well. Exposure to light is a sure way to send your fine fragrances round the twist.
4. Do not spray fragrance into the air and then walk into it
This disperses most of the fragrance into the air and you may end up with it on your face, which will cause breakouts due to the high oil content in the perfume. It is not very effective as far as making the fragrance last.
5. Do not spray fragrance in your hair
It's sometimes believed that this will make the fragrance last longer, but in fact the oils in your scalp can change the fragrance in a way you won't like, and the alcohol in the fragrance can dry your hair
6. Layer the scent of your fragrance to make its presence felt longer
Buy matching accessories to that fragrance (such as aftershave, shower gel, body lotion, deodorant) and apply those before spraying on the fragrance of the same make.
7. Do dab or spray fragrance on areas of your body where the heat will cause the fragrance to slowly release
The "pulse points", i.e., anywhere you can easily feel your pulse, inside of wrists , inside of elbows, base of the throat, temples, behind the ears, behind the knees, ankles, breast cleavage or the middle of the chest, above the heart
8. Do not spray fragrance directly on your clothes
Fragrance is designed to be on skin, not fabric, it may quickly turn into a smell you don't want around you as it reacts with the fabric.
9. To store perfume so it will last, avoid direct exposure to air
Splash or pour bottles, which expose the fragrance to air every time they are opened, cause problems, so consider decanting perfume into a smaller atomizer for regular use.
These tips was provided to you by Hong Kong Sa Sa (M) Sdn Bhd.
I oso voted my fav. fragrance at Sa Sa's Fragrance Awards 2008 n as a reward i got this:
a RM 20 Sasa's voucher!
if u a great fan of SaSa, wat r u waiting for...just sign up n vote, simple as that n u will get this voucher! =)
"Dont lose track. Keep going." my quote for the day ;)
Sunday, October 26, 2008
pre-exam syndrome
Sometimes i just hate reading blogs coz i came across some of things that I dont wish to see or read...
end up it will affect me for the whole day since i will be thinking n thinking of it...
that make me frust for awhile..
no blaming on others, just my itchy hand who did the 'evil act' ;p
end up it will affect me for the whole day since i will be thinking n thinking of it...
that make me frust for awhile..
no blaming on others, just my itchy hand who did the 'evil act' ;p
there r so many things in my head ...
labour day sales is so tempting...
while AIS is so boring n complexing...
I just feel like packing my bag, enjoying my hols, watching movies, sleeping, shopping, hanging out...
i just DUN FeEL like studying...;(
labour day sales is so tempting...
while AIS is so boring n complexing...
I just feel like packing my bag, enjoying my hols, watching movies, sleeping, shopping, hanging out...
i just DUN FeEL like studying...;(
BUT
i hav 1 more paper to go..
n i m going bck home soon... yippie!
that keeps me motivated for awhile..
good luck evyone ;)
i hav 1 more paper to go..
n i m going bck home soon... yippie!
that keeps me motivated for awhile..
good luck evyone ;)
Friday, October 24, 2008
R-A-n-D-o-M ;p
Supposingly, I am studying right now..
ok.maybe i should update more relevant pics...aha..
thanks kelvin for the recommendation! my la casa chicken taste really good!
but it turn out to be another way round ;p
my readings was just in front of me but my fingers were moving around on the keypads...
my discipline is out of ctrl at the moment;p
I was reading Kenny sia's blog n the most recent post is about opening a small padlock using paper clip. this some sort provoke my interest.*grins*. so after viewing the video, i oso try to do the same thing but FAIL. how sad. my paper clip cant go into my mini lock, when i try to use my hair clip instead, it almost broke.so i decided to stop wasting my time n return to my study instead.
after reading for awhile(just for awhile=p), then i go out of ctrl again, went to regina's blog instead. i came across her recent post about her poor purchase from ebay. Hmm..another thing pop up in my mind again, ebay! i hav not been to ebay for quite sometimes so i decided to hav a look wat are the latest products out there...surfing, clicking, looking...there r alot of stuff i wanted! i wish i could hav the money to purchase all dat i wan. haha =p end up i placed a bid on a cute mp3 player at trade me...hahahaXD spending money on unnecessary stuff. oh! i know i m hopeless. someone pls spank me..
wat next?
hmm..i feel like sharing few pics i gotten from my sis-in-law.
bear in mind, this is not in nz, its at spore! lantern festival @ chinese garden,spore!
so charming cute rite? y y nz dun hav such thing? sigh.
ok.maybe i should update more relevant pics...aha..
These were taken during wyne n ck bday wks ago
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on 06102008 : 00:00
wyne's bday surprise that i mentioned in my earlier post:
on 12102008 : 21:00
the belated bday celebration for wyne n be-early celebration for ck @ la casa pasta:
thanks kelvin for the recommendation! my la casa chicken taste really good!
the Coolest group pic!
followed by our ktv session...
followed by our ktv session...
Ok. perempuan, wat r u doing? >.<
i shall stop slacking ;p
back to study. ta.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
ProGram Integrasi @ AKL
Diary for my short trip to Auckland.
I felt fortunate to be chosen to attend this Program Integrasi & Perpaduan Nasional wks ago;) I nvr think of it since I m not top 5 committee in wmso nor even top scorer for academic ;p I rmb when Aio text me that day n asked me to call aunty, I froze for a moment. Thankfully it was a good news =) I wasnt really keen to join at 1st, since I will be having a heart-breaking Audit & Tax test on fri n i wanted my break for the wkend before my torturing study wk starts. But looking at this golden opportunity n since the whole journey is free, i decided not to miss it which means i hav to sacrifice my wkend. aha..
The program began on fri night. Since I will be having test on fri evening, it was really sweet for aunty to arrange me an early flight on sat morning. Thankfully i m not on my own, since wyne accompany me along, I felt much more secured. I bet she was really hapi this time as she replaced elun for taking part in this programme, how lucky ;)
So there I am , at the domestic airport, before boarding the plane;)
My light bfast on the plane : cassava crisps n coffee ;)
8pm sharp. arrived at Auckland. I was really lost that time since I hav no idea at all who gonna pick me up n where i shall heading to. In my mind, I thought there will be someone waiting for me,at least someone who hav a name plate with my name on it. haha ..ok, maybe i m thinking too much, i m not vip watsoever. I approached the shuttle driver, thinking that maybe they will hav some sort of idea, but end up the driver laughed at us, since v hav no idea where we wanna go n we dunno what name the shuttle is booked under...we were standing in the rain, dunno wat to do. wat a mess. such stupid. I wanted help so much,hoping someone could tell me wat i should do..thankfully not long after, Aio managed to reach Aunty for me.
Shuttle dropped us off at YHA bckpackers. Aunty asked us to check in before walking us to the place where the program was held.
So there I was, at Auckland YHA bckpackers;)
While we were waiting for aunty, we realised that evy street name was just right under our feet. cool huh?without realising it, u will still search frantically for the street name plate...XD
Since its almost tea break, aunty brought us to our so called canteen or dining venue. Our program was held inside the faculty of engineering but we hav to walk to the opposite road to the quad for our meal.
Morning tea break : Fried mihun + kuih talam ..yum yum;)
We also hav pic with our facilitator : Prof. Raduan & Mr. Abd Rashid
During tea break, I recognised many familiar faces. hee;) most of them I know them via Bersatu Game. It has been so nice to meet them again! especially Que n Hanaa, we are the ex Intec-ians! :D
This was around the uni area,i think akl uni has better building than welly;p sound so pro-akl rite now..haha
Bck to program! We were divided into groups of 8 to discuss about the current Malaysia Issues. Since they hav divided their groups prior to our arrival, I hav no idea which group I will be n wat discussion hav been goin on so far. Finally I was in the same group with mainly ppl I know, Aio,Que, Sheng & Hazwan while wyne was in the same group with Hanaa, Iqa & Amir.
It sounds abit like BTN really since we get to eat after each session. the difference is we dont hav to sit for exams like Btn & I was surprised to find out that it was a matured discussion among us.
this was the room that we used for the 2days program:
So I was in this Durian Paua Group! ha..i wonder y they actually put durian n paua together...some group hav really cute names like underdog aka iylia group, Joey's aka jo's group, Rentap,pengoncang dunia aka Iqa's group.
After discussion, each group hav to come out with 3 main current hot issues at Malaysia. As my group has mainly discussed most of it earlier of the day, by the time i sit down, I was finding it quite difficult to grasp what they hav discussed up to. U know i felt so stupid-ish somehow since i m so ignorant of some of the issues. I just know wat is happening to M'sia generally, but when it comes to detailed info, i need help though. my bad,i dun really read newspaper :(
Especially on the area of politics, I was surprised to find out that my group mates hav come out with lots of thoughts. woo~ Bravo peeps! so memalukan since i dun really hav much idea on politics. In fact, its too sensitive n i dun really care. But thank goodness, I hav abit knowledge about the economic issue like re-peg RM & removal of 30% quota. my dad should be happy to hear that since he is the one who encourage me to take commerce stream when i was in form 4. When it comes to Social issues like Rempit, Ah Beng & Ah lian & the lack of unity among younger generation, i believe evy1 has a word for that. Looking further, it was really sad to say that there r actually alot AlOt ALOT of Issues happening in M'sia which need to be addressed further. Quite scary though.
When it comes to presentation, my group proudly present our excellent presenter, dream- to- be-politician, Mr. Sheng. Well done Sheng!=)) I dint know u can present so well especially in such sensitive area like Politics. Salute salute! ;) Que & I were really concerned whether wat v has discuss on these especially on politics will interfere the ISA. Somehow that held me back, but it was really good that Prof. grant us permission to express all our thoughts honestly. not too bad it seems. Sounds like M'sia govt is acting good here;)
Proud to say, each group has its own good speaker. How amazing student can talk about issues happening in 1980s, 1990s, the internal UMNO issues, comments on who will be the next prime minister. they sound so politician really.. Raja from Christchurch,being one of the good speakers, i respect him since he is so good at all this. I wondered how much research he has done.
Via this program, I was really impressed by all the speakers. Proud to say, Jo was one of them:)
I can stil rmb some line of words from her, it sounded stg like this:
"M'sia mcm tak ade identiti sendiri, Jepun maju, kita ikut, Germany hebat, kita pula ikut Germany.. kita ni dapat madu dari sepah, kita ambil sepah baru sedangkan sepah sendiri masih baik lagi.." commenting on the attitude of Malaysia govt. which dont hav its own mentality.
While the Rentap group was saying about budaya & bahtera. "kita ada budaya unik kita sendiri sedangkan kita tidak bahterakan". this was related to all the campaign held throughout m'sia such as Tak nak, Belilah barang buatan M'sia, all these campaign doesnt seem effective. why? bcoz they just happen to be hangat-hangat tahi ayam for just a while, the life span was about 3 mths max. where after that evy1 tend to 4gt wat is happening. I m sure evy1 agree with this depiction, the undeniable fact about m'sia campaign.
Regarding the Slogan like M'sia Boleh, I truly agree with Wei Hong, he mentioned that "Tak guna kita sendiri je tahu cakap 'M'sia Boleh', kita nak org luar kata 'Msia Boleh' sebab kita Boleh!"
One of the issue was targeted on the current education system. It was one of the main concern as we think that our edu system has placed too much emphasis on academic excellence where in evy student perception, getting as many A's is the ultimate goal for success. Very little emphasis is placed on co-curriculum activities. Looking at us, the product of this system, our skill of memorising may achieve 99% score but our understanding n critical thinking might be just as low as 1%? I rmb as long as I could hafal the whole sejarah book, I got an A for my SPM. u ask me whether i understand evythg, i will shake my head. When compared to the kiwi's, i am impressed when they r such creative thinkers & they r bold enough when it comes to expressing ideas even in such large lecture. Cant we, M'sian be like them too?
After a hot debating goin on, we were given a chance to attend the Raya Open hse organised by Auckland student in one of big hall, Fale Pasifika complex in the city campus.;)
I felt fortunate to be chosen to attend this Program Integrasi & Perpaduan Nasional wks ago;) I nvr think of it since I m not top 5 committee in wmso nor even top scorer for academic ;p I rmb when Aio text me that day n asked me to call aunty, I froze for a moment. Thankfully it was a good news =) I wasnt really keen to join at 1st, since I will be having a heart-breaking Audit & Tax test on fri n i wanted my break for the wkend before my torturing study wk starts. But looking at this golden opportunity n since the whole journey is free, i decided not to miss it which means i hav to sacrifice my wkend. aha..
The program began on fri night. Since I will be having test on fri evening, it was really sweet for aunty to arrange me an early flight on sat morning. Thankfully i m not on my own, since wyne accompany me along, I felt much more secured. I bet she was really hapi this time as she replaced elun for taking part in this programme, how lucky ;)
So there I am , at the domestic airport, before boarding the plane;)
My light bfast on the plane : cassava crisps n coffee ;)
8pm sharp. arrived at Auckland. I was really lost that time since I hav no idea at all who gonna pick me up n where i shall heading to. In my mind, I thought there will be someone waiting for me,at least someone who hav a name plate with my name on it. haha ..ok, maybe i m thinking too much, i m not vip watsoever. I approached the shuttle driver, thinking that maybe they will hav some sort of idea, but end up the driver laughed at us, since v hav no idea where we wanna go n we dunno what name the shuttle is booked under...we were standing in the rain, dunno wat to do. wat a mess. such stupid. I wanted help so much,hoping someone could tell me wat i should do..thankfully not long after, Aio managed to reach Aunty for me.
Shuttle dropped us off at YHA bckpackers. Aunty asked us to check in before walking us to the place where the program was held.
So there I was, at Auckland YHA bckpackers;)
While we were waiting for aunty, we realised that evy street name was just right under our feet. cool huh?without realising it, u will still search frantically for the street name plate...XD
Since its almost tea break, aunty brought us to our so called canteen or dining venue. Our program was held inside the faculty of engineering but we hav to walk to the opposite road to the quad for our meal.
Morning tea break : Fried mihun + kuih talam ..yum yum;)
We also hav pic with our facilitator : Prof. Raduan & Mr. Abd Rashid
During tea break, I recognised many familiar faces. hee;) most of them I know them via Bersatu Game. It has been so nice to meet them again! especially Que n Hanaa, we are the ex Intec-ians! :D
This was around the uni area,i think akl uni has better building than welly;p sound so pro-akl rite now..haha
Bck to program! We were divided into groups of 8 to discuss about the current Malaysia Issues. Since they hav divided their groups prior to our arrival, I hav no idea which group I will be n wat discussion hav been goin on so far. Finally I was in the same group with mainly ppl I know, Aio,Que, Sheng & Hazwan while wyne was in the same group with Hanaa, Iqa & Amir.
It sounds abit like BTN really since we get to eat after each session. the difference is we dont hav to sit for exams like Btn & I was surprised to find out that it was a matured discussion among us.
this was the room that we used for the 2days program:
So I was in this Durian Paua Group! ha..i wonder y they actually put durian n paua together...some group hav really cute names like underdog aka iylia group, Joey's aka jo's group, Rentap,pengoncang dunia aka Iqa's group.
After discussion, each group hav to come out with 3 main current hot issues at Malaysia. As my group has mainly discussed most of it earlier of the day, by the time i sit down, I was finding it quite difficult to grasp what they hav discussed up to. U know i felt so stupid-ish somehow since i m so ignorant of some of the issues. I just know wat is happening to M'sia generally, but when it comes to detailed info, i need help though. my bad,i dun really read newspaper :(
Especially on the area of politics, I was surprised to find out that my group mates hav come out with lots of thoughts. woo~ Bravo peeps! so memalukan since i dun really hav much idea on politics. In fact, its too sensitive n i dun really care. But thank goodness, I hav abit knowledge about the economic issue like re-peg RM & removal of 30% quota. my dad should be happy to hear that since he is the one who encourage me to take commerce stream when i was in form 4. When it comes to Social issues like Rempit, Ah Beng & Ah lian & the lack of unity among younger generation, i believe evy1 has a word for that. Looking further, it was really sad to say that there r actually alot AlOt ALOT of Issues happening in M'sia which need to be addressed further. Quite scary though.
When it comes to presentation, my group proudly present our excellent presenter, dream- to- be-politician, Mr. Sheng. Well done Sheng!=)) I dint know u can present so well especially in such sensitive area like Politics. Salute salute! ;) Que & I were really concerned whether wat v has discuss on these especially on politics will interfere the ISA. Somehow that held me back, but it was really good that Prof. grant us permission to express all our thoughts honestly. not too bad it seems. Sounds like M'sia govt is acting good here;)
Proud to say, each group has its own good speaker. How amazing student can talk about issues happening in 1980s, 1990s, the internal UMNO issues, comments on who will be the next prime minister. they sound so politician really.. Raja from Christchurch,being one of the good speakers, i respect him since he is so good at all this. I wondered how much research he has done.
Via this program, I was really impressed by all the speakers. Proud to say, Jo was one of them:)
I can stil rmb some line of words from her, it sounded stg like this:
"M'sia mcm tak ade identiti sendiri, Jepun maju, kita ikut, Germany hebat, kita pula ikut Germany.. kita ni dapat madu dari sepah, kita ambil sepah baru sedangkan sepah sendiri masih baik lagi.." commenting on the attitude of Malaysia govt. which dont hav its own mentality.
While the Rentap group was saying about budaya & bahtera. "kita ada budaya unik kita sendiri sedangkan kita tidak bahterakan". this was related to all the campaign held throughout m'sia such as Tak nak, Belilah barang buatan M'sia, all these campaign doesnt seem effective. why? bcoz they just happen to be hangat-hangat tahi ayam for just a while, the life span was about 3 mths max. where after that evy1 tend to 4gt wat is happening. I m sure evy1 agree with this depiction, the undeniable fact about m'sia campaign.
Regarding the Slogan like M'sia Boleh, I truly agree with Wei Hong, he mentioned that "Tak guna kita sendiri je tahu cakap 'M'sia Boleh', kita nak org luar kata 'Msia Boleh' sebab kita Boleh!"
One of the issue was targeted on the current education system. It was one of the main concern as we think that our edu system has placed too much emphasis on academic excellence where in evy student perception, getting as many A's is the ultimate goal for success. Very little emphasis is placed on co-curriculum activities. Looking at us, the product of this system, our skill of memorising may achieve 99% score but our understanding n critical thinking might be just as low as 1%? I rmb as long as I could hafal the whole sejarah book, I got an A for my SPM. u ask me whether i understand evythg, i will shake my head. When compared to the kiwi's, i am impressed when they r such creative thinkers & they r bold enough when it comes to expressing ideas even in such large lecture. Cant we, M'sian be like them too?
After a hot debating goin on, we were given a chance to attend the Raya Open hse organised by Auckland student in one of big hall, Fale Pasifika complex in the city campus.;)
Outside the hall....the hall was quite unique in its own way. It was timber made with a big round roof 'hat' . the exterior looks stg like a mosque stg like a stadium;)
Even though the complex is spacious, but still it cant really accomodate evy single one. maybe there r too many of us ;p I dont get a seat either. This open hse was kinda a grand one, since Dato n all the officers have attended. I still figuring out the hidden meanings behind Dato's words when he mentioned that "....here(auckland) is better than Wellington.." in his opening speech. I felt terasa for a while. Dont we treat him well enough? ish ish...
Even though the complex is spacious, but still it cant really accomodate evy single one. maybe there r too many of us ;p I dont get a seat either. This open hse was kinda a grand one, since Dato n all the officers have attended. I still figuring out the hidden meanings behind Dato's words when he mentioned that "....here(auckland) is better than Wellington.." in his opening speech. I felt terasa for a while. Dont we treat him well enough? ish ish...
Menu of the day: rendang kambing, vege salad, nasi beriyani, telur sambal, cabbage with kunyit, curry chic...Spicy hot n sgt sedap oh! we also hav cake, puff, fruit salad n ice cream as dessert;)
the 5 wellingtonians!
the 5 wellingtonians!
With all the hebat-hebat ladies: Hanaa, Que & Ying Swan
& the guys: Hafiz, Hazwan & Raja
Mainly all of the participants for the program, student leaders from MUMSA, WMSO, PETSOC,CMSA, UMSA.
I met up with some Auckland peeps too, Roger, Diana & Marilee:) So happen, Abg Rudy & Pn Siti also came to akl for JPA briefing.
Of coz not to miss out, we met up with our cinderella Sarah;) when I text her that I m at Akl, I believe she got so surprise. Anyway,thanks darling for meeting up even though u r bz with assignments!
After dinner & once I met with Sarah, We decided to go for jalan-jalan instead;)
Of coz not to miss out, we met up with our cinderella Sarah;) when I text her that I m at Akl, I believe she got so surprise. Anyway,thanks darling for meeting up even though u r bz with assignments!
After dinner & once I met with Sarah, We decided to go for jalan-jalan instead;)
We passed by this beautiful campus. People, this is SchOOL of BuSiNess at UNI of Akl!!! I m so envious. Omg, the whole building was made of glass, full round reflection, very mesmerizing! i wish i could be one of the student here,can I? :p
Even the garden within the campus is pretty too. Sarah, i m jealous! lol
When we passed by Albert Park, the nicest garden at Akl..as usual it is alwiz lived up with colourful n pretty flowers;)
Important thing is this time the flower theme is PurPle. ^.^ purple-ish flower beds!
On the way to the Sky City...our usual lepak place;)
Since its was wkend, there is not much place we can hang out to. Thankfully my must-go-shop: the $3 Japanese Shop is still open till late evening;D After grabbing some stuff, we went to Mr Whippy. Sarah & Wyne hav yoghurt ice-cream while I got myself a cup of mocha. I think i was overdosed on coffee since its my 3rd cup of coffee for the day.
We could see the Sky Tower not far away. Due to the breast cancer month, the Sky Tower is lit up with Pink colour. Frankly I dint know the sky tower will change its colour according to the event for the month, this is simply so sweet;)
The Sky Tower looked good in pink but i wonder y the colour in my pics looks more like purple-ish. Yay, its my colour! this is why i love Akl so much...=p
We bade goodbye to Sarah around 9pm. This cinderella hav to get back home early to continue her assign =p Since the night is still young + wyne has finally join the 20th club, so Wyne & I decided to hav a casino tour at The Sky Tower;) woohee~ I was really eager! after so many years of waiting. i wanted to hav a look..really....
So after changing off my kebaya n my hurting heels, there we go. As predicted, the security guards requested our passport identification before entering. Obviously, our small size statue make them think that we are still under age. The guard's reaction after viewing wyne's passport was "oh..u just reached the age!" haha. funny.
Well, we are not allowed to take any photographs even at the entrance of the Casinos. I did feel like snapping some pics, but judging that there is CCTV at evy single corner, so i just decided not to take the risk.
Well, it was an experience;) there are fleet of gaming machines, lots of table games which consist of black jack, money wheel, Baccarat n the famous Roulette where v used to watch this in many HK drama series. Somehow we felt abit bored since we hav no idea how the games work, but to some extent, its quite entertaining to see how ppl bet.
On sunday, we hav another discussion goin on entitled "my malaysia". Prof. wan us to think of the characteristic of Malaysia that we dream of. There were so many things jotted down in our wishlist, ranging from good public transport, cleaner public toilet, better edu system, freedom to speak our thoughts, unbiased & stable politic environment, in short a safer n happier place to be:)
Towards the end of the program, I managed to hav a snapshot with my fellow group mates;)
So after changing off my kebaya n my hurting heels, there we go. As predicted, the security guards requested our passport identification before entering. Obviously, our small size statue make them think that we are still under age. The guard's reaction after viewing wyne's passport was "oh..u just reached the age!" haha. funny.
Well, we are not allowed to take any photographs even at the entrance of the Casinos. I did feel like snapping some pics, but judging that there is CCTV at evy single corner, so i just decided not to take the risk.
Well, it was an experience;) there are fleet of gaming machines, lots of table games which consist of black jack, money wheel, Baccarat n the famous Roulette where v used to watch this in many HK drama series. Somehow we felt abit bored since we hav no idea how the games work, but to some extent, its quite entertaining to see how ppl bet.
On sunday, we hav another discussion goin on entitled "my malaysia". Prof. wan us to think of the characteristic of Malaysia that we dream of. There were so many things jotted down in our wishlist, ranging from good public transport, cleaner public toilet, better edu system, freedom to speak our thoughts, unbiased & stable politic environment, in short a safer n happier place to be:)
Towards the end of the program, I managed to hav a snapshot with my fellow group mates;)
Food has been all good.
Akl is such a wonderful food haven, i wonder how much i hav gained from the past 2 days of eating n eating good food. I shall not complain. evy meal is a blessing;)
Some las group pics before putting a full stop for this program.
In the ending speech, Prof. Raduan has sum up all our ideas n thoughts which will be used as a feedback to the policymakers. He was saying that there are 5 inputs for Policymakers, from the alphabet A to F: Assessment of what has happened, determine the Base line (what is the current situation), identify the Components need to be addressed, get the Details, Examine them, get Feedback!
All the facilitators hav also encouraged us to seize evy opportunity we hav. Go n see the world! ;) Stay united. Harmony. Respectful. Trust. Transparency ;)
There is one line from Aunty that I like: " we are the reflection from our past, yet we are the mirror for our future". It was pretty sad though when comes to think of it that this is the las programme held by aunty. But aunty hav been so optimistic;), she ended her speech by saying "Goodbye is just the beginning..." Sometimes i reckon aunty is so good at rephrasing words;)
Truly, I felt honoured to attend this. Thank you aunty;)
I reckon it was really a matured yet inspiring program held. Initially, i thought this program aimed to 'brainwash' us somehow but it turned out to be another way. I hav became much more aware now n it has provoked me to think further what i can help my country. M'sia lah, tanah tumpah darah kita (aunty rose, 2008);p
Somehow, It makes me really think...
I realised I did not really read enough, like wat Sheng said, on average M'sian only read 1page of book annually. Such pathetic statistic. Yea, true, I hav been inspired to read more...more n more..
Malaysia, its time to wake up n address all the issues happening around. Tepuk tangan sebelah tidak akan berbunyi, stay in unity, M'sian! No matter what happen, we are still m'sian, arent we?
I want My Malaysia to be a destination which do not refrain me from goin bck. a place that make me feel peace n secure. a paradise that i feel i belong to. a loving country where i m proud to say "saya lah anak Malaysia".
All the facilitators hav also encouraged us to seize evy opportunity we hav. Go n see the world! ;) Stay united. Harmony. Respectful. Trust. Transparency ;)
There is one line from Aunty that I like: " we are the reflection from our past, yet we are the mirror for our future". It was pretty sad though when comes to think of it that this is the las programme held by aunty. But aunty hav been so optimistic;), she ended her speech by saying "Goodbye is just the beginning..." Sometimes i reckon aunty is so good at rephrasing words;)
Truly, I felt honoured to attend this. Thank you aunty;)
I reckon it was really a matured yet inspiring program held. Initially, i thought this program aimed to 'brainwash' us somehow but it turned out to be another way. I hav became much more aware now n it has provoked me to think further what i can help my country. M'sia lah, tanah tumpah darah kita (aunty rose, 2008);p
Somehow, It makes me really think...
I realised I did not really read enough, like wat Sheng said, on average M'sian only read 1page of book annually. Such pathetic statistic. Yea, true, I hav been inspired to read more...more n more..
Malaysia, its time to wake up n address all the issues happening around. Tepuk tangan sebelah tidak akan berbunyi, stay in unity, M'sian! No matter what happen, we are still m'sian, arent we?
I want My Malaysia to be a destination which do not refrain me from goin bck. a place that make me feel peace n secure. a paradise that i feel i belong to. a loving country where i m proud to say "saya lah anak Malaysia".
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