Guess what??Yepp....I went to Langkawi (All-sponsored) *wink wink* But the side note is, I almost did not make it for the trip. This was because I have been looking forward to go home (back to Penang) for that weekend after being unable to make it back home for more than a month. And then, there came another bad news. My other 2 chinese gal pals pulled out of the trip at the very last minute (a day before the trip). So, D wasn't very keen on me going being the only girl with 3 other chinese guys (all of whom are my close pals actually). But, I can't resist it because it's my first time to Langkawi and since it's paid for, why not? I'm not going to bore you with my ramblings but rather, the pictures will tell u about my trip. Pictures paint a thousand words, don't they?

5 - 7/02/2009 : Langkawi

To proceed or not? >.<

That's a tired me resting by the well!

Nice decor in the restaurant we had our dinner

L-R : Khang Way, Me, Zhe Yi and Wei Xhine

Pantai Cenang during sunset...pretty...

Ain't this nice???the Oriental Village

L-R: Wei Xhine, Khang Way and Me (in the cable car)

The view from the cable car

That's it! Mountain range in view...

The suspension bridge of Gunung Mat Cincang

See the gluttony in me?...wakakaka Xp



A picture with foreign tourists (ps. the guys insisted!*roll eyes*)

The top station of the cable car stands at 710m above sea level. The view is exemplary, the air is cool and fresh. I'm sure going to make a second trip back there for the cable car. It's cool...we took two rounds of the cable car haha....coz the air was too nice....and the rest of our group were slow....

Gondola

Underwater World Langkawi

A bunch of us posing for a picture at UWL

Penguin : The signature attraction of UWL

What is a trip to UWL without a picture of a fish??hehe...I like the pokey pokey stuff....

I was scared like anything having that parrot on my shoulders, but well, luckily it didn't scratch me or pull my necklace. And, it seemed to be smiling there....=D oh ya, that was in Bird Paradise Langkawi.

It was not just simply a bird park, but it has many other animals too like peacock, monkeys, etc. And it has got beautiful rainforest setting in there, just like in this picture : a waterfall.

Four of us on board the ferry, taking the last picture before each of us dozed off except for that Khang Way who insisted on transfering all the photos from my handphone because he knew I would be too lazy to lend him my phone on any other days. Haha....very smart.....

That's it, Bye bye to Langkawi.

Ps. All pictures were taken by my handphone only. So, don't complain! ;)

More trips to come....

The plus point going to matriculation will be its all-paid for free trips.....Below are photos on such events that i had the chance to enjoy that privilege! XD

13/09/2008 : Buffet dinner at Menara Berputar Alor Setar with my tutorial group, H1P2

This buffet dinner was my tutorial group's initiative of getting everybody together for a meal before separating into new groups for the new semester. There were only 5 chinese in my class, 4 girls and 1 guy...but nevertheless, they are among the nicest chinese friends i met there, especially Khang Way....Way to go, mate!

The four chinese girls, (L-R: Min Zhen, Felicia, Qi Fen & Me)

The view snapped while in the lift of the tower

Menara Berputar Alor Setar

24/09/2008 : Padang Besar - Kuala Perlis trip with H1P4

So, you must be wondering that H1P4 is not my tutorial group.....Actually this trip was not a trip marked in my schedule but rather an eleventh hour one. As this trip was organised by another good friend, Pee Terh....he asked if I would like to tag along since they still have vacant seats in the bus.....there were several others who tagged along too...just like me...haha...but so sad...my D couldn't come along as he had some silly hockey test....hah hah....

The view is so panoramic and peaceful....over at Kuala Perlis....

Another captivating view of the horizon, during sunset.

Me at Kuala Perlis

And, this was the bunch of people who tagged along for the trip!!





More to come....

.Rewind.


hmm....I did Matriculation (one year programme) in Kedah Matriculation College as I have mentioned before....initially, life there was fun.....but soon enough, everything turned sour.....

I would say this is the WORST year of my 18+ years of life....I have never faced so many problems within such a short span of time in my life....Although I studied in an English school (also referred to as a Malay school, whichever it is), I have never come across any major racial discrimination issues. Ironically, I was/am good with most of secondary school teachers....and actually most (yes, most NOT all) of my matriculation lecturers.

Right there, I was not only a victim of racial discrimation (I can't disclose it here due to its sensitivity) but also i was faced by language discrimination. This is basically because most of the chinese there are chinese-educated whereas there were only less than 5 english-educated chinese there i think.....Thus, I'm considered half a banana, who can speak fluent mandarin but NOT understand their culture.

So, what i mean by 'their culture', you may wonder.....Basically, I have no idea why they have to look down on the english-educated ones....so what if you're from whatever so-called best chinese school in Penang?And there comes their selfish bit. They will just do anything in their own interest regardless of the harm implied on others. I have witnessed cases where they badmouthed the other chinese students in front of the lecturer, just to get in charge of a project. Pathetic is what i called that....

Friends, in my own perception, are people who will be there for you when you needed them and that does not mean that you OWN them! But from what i have observed and personally experienced there, this is not the case. Being there for them when they need you is one, and secondly you must always be physically present. And oh yes, having a friend who has a boyfriend/girlfriend appears to be a huge issue although the friend is still willing to be there when you're in trouble. Man, I can't accept that! Moreover, they form gangs (usually girls) and gossip their butts off on their enemies (other gangs)...So childish....

However, I would like to reinstate that NOT ALL chinese-educated students are like that....the guys usually won't go to that extent for they will fight and be friends again....

Next goes the college rules. Their rules can drive anyone up the wall. Among them, no shorts allowed to be worn on college grounds...students are not allowed to be in their rooms from 8am-4pm everyday(except weekends) regardless of whether you have/have no lessons on that day....guys and gals cannot sit one-with-one in the library....jeans are not allowed to be worn when you go for outings...no electrical appliances allowed including electric kettle and extension wires...Curfew of 7pm for outings and students can only go out from Wed and Thurs(after 4pm and be back by 7pm)....Fri and Sat (7am-7pm)....compulsory to attend shitty 'taklimats'...where they crapped most of the times...there are many more...and i don't think i will ever finish....haha....so what do you think??

Going online proved to be another trouble over there. NO wi-fi.....you can plug in your laptop in the tutorial block but msn, facebook, friendster are blocked....and same goes for the computers in the library....and they are down quite often....no idea why...and we can't enter the computer labs as we like..that's why it is a hassle to go online there, what more to blog??...no time for that.....this is just part of my life there....lol....haven't touched on parts lik hygiene, cca and academics!...

M.I.A.

So...it has almost been a year now....actually....in this one year that i have been MIA....I learnt a lot, experienced a heap load, underwent multiple hurdles and last but not least, still surviving till today! haha....I'm sorry for not updating my blog as often as any other bloggers...basically because of the lack of facilities and time.....I shall try my utmost best to picture everything that had taken place in the past year....Hmm....stay tuned!=D