.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!...