Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Spring 2010 courses
As i expected, i will take Introduction to Contemporary Literature, Technical Writing, Physics 2, C++ and Contemporary Legal Issues.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Second Day of 2010
I slept at 3 in the morning today. About 8 in the morning, i wake up and then we took our breakfast in a restaurant near my aunt's house. After that, my parents and I started our journey to Shah Alam. We arrived my Hostel half an hour later. Ausmat Block will be renovated. It can be considered as a good news to the future residents of Akasia College but a bad news for us especially ATU 15's girls. This is because that block just located next to our block.
Friday, January 1, 2010
First Day of 2010
I slept at 4 in the morning and woke up at 11 in the morning.
My parents were chatting with my aunt's foster child in the morning before his friend come and fetch him to Raub. My aunt has gone to Malacca at 5 in the morning. Both of them, my aunt and her foster son are busy with their charity works. My aunt will come back tonight. However, i didn't know about her foster son's schedule. Yesterday's night was first time i met him. Frankly speaking, i wasn't close with relatives of my dad's side. My dad have 7 siblings including himself. My dad has a twin brother who has 3 or 4 children. Besides, my grandma and grandpa married twice. The family tree is so complicated. Both my paternal grandma and grandpa have passed away. I just knew my grandpa as my grandma has passed away before the day i came to this world. I was close with my cousins when my grandpa was still alive 5 or 6 years ago. Now, everything has changed. Basically, we just met each other during CNY. I met my aunt at KL more often than other relatives of my dad's side. However, I just met her when my parents came to KL.
After having breakfast(Wan Tan Mee), I changed my clothes and we went to Jaya Jusco Kepong which is just at the back of my aunt's neighborhood. We bought clothes, begs and food. I bought 1 T-shirt and 1 long pant. After shopping session, my mum suggested to eat vege food. Veggie food at Kepong didn't cost much. Normal price RM2 per dish. Today, free of charge! However, i didn't finish the food, i felt like vomiting. Maybe, i haven't suit myself to eat veggie food. There were a lot of customers there. By looking at their face expression, the food tasted nice to them.
After that, I'here doing nothing. That's how i spent my first day of 2010.
My parents were chatting with my aunt's foster child in the morning before his friend come and fetch him to Raub. My aunt has gone to Malacca at 5 in the morning. Both of them, my aunt and her foster son are busy with their charity works. My aunt will come back tonight. However, i didn't know about her foster son's schedule. Yesterday's night was first time i met him. Frankly speaking, i wasn't close with relatives of my dad's side. My dad have 7 siblings including himself. My dad has a twin brother who has 3 or 4 children. Besides, my grandma and grandpa married twice. The family tree is so complicated. Both my paternal grandma and grandpa have passed away. I just knew my grandpa as my grandma has passed away before the day i came to this world. I was close with my cousins when my grandpa was still alive 5 or 6 years ago. Now, everything has changed. Basically, we just met each other during CNY. I met my aunt at KL more often than other relatives of my dad's side. However, I just met her when my parents came to KL.
After having breakfast(Wan Tan Mee), I changed my clothes and we went to Jaya Jusco Kepong which is just at the back of my aunt's neighborhood. We bought clothes, begs and food. I bought 1 T-shirt and 1 long pant. After shopping session, my mum suggested to eat vege food. Veggie food at Kepong didn't cost much. Normal price RM2 per dish. Today, free of charge! However, i didn't finish the food, i felt like vomiting. Maybe, i haven't suit myself to eat veggie food. There were a lot of customers there. By looking at their face expression, the food tasted nice to them.
After that, I'here doing nothing. That's how i spent my first day of 2010.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
University application Update!
I submitted my Maryland online application today. I knew that it's impossible for me to get an admission letter from Wisconsin.
Read this:
Dear Pang Siew La,
Thank you for the update on your TOEFL results and the significant improvement. I am sorry to say that the score 94 is still too low for admission to the College of Engineering. Please know that numerous applicants have scores 100 and above. If you attend a different U.S. university and establish a successful academic record, including in English composition, you are welcome to apply for transfer admission.
Regards,
Bonnie Schmidt
Should i retake my TOEFL again?
However, there are too many things to be considered. 100 and above: It is not an easy job for me.
I didn't know what should i do now. Really need someone to tell me the solutions.
I still have 3 universities online application.
I haven't sent my stuff to Maryland. My dad will post it on the 3rd January.
Random thought about "JPA scholars"
Yesterday, I didn't to Kinokuniya in the morning. I spent RM150 for myself, RM 100 for my friend. I brought magazine and magazine and magazine. 2 magazines about Gadgets. Reader's Digest and Cleo. I bought 2 literature books, although i am not sure whether I'm in literature class or not, i think it won't be a waste if i bought them. I started reading of men and mice by John Steinbeck. Halfway. The color purple by Alice Walker is damn thick and "it sounds hard". I do have a wish: I am not the "lucky" one.
In the evening, i went to UM to meet Yie Wan. We talked about our recent life. Sometimes, i thought i have chosen the wrong path. I did feel i'm lucky to get JPA scholarship to further my studies in USA. My friend in a private college who is under JPA told me JPA gives her RM600 allowance (food and accommodation). While Yie Wan who also a JPA scholar, told me JPA banked in all the money and they have to pay the college fees/accommodation/food by themselves. They have to use the money wisely. These friend are both taking engineering. Yie Wan is majoring in Telecommunication Engineering and my another friend is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. They have the same length of bonding which is 6 years. USA scholars, should we feel grateful? We all have almost the same achievement in SPM. We will further our studies overseas while our friends here will continue to study here. Besides, they have the same length of bonding as us. Supposedly, they should not to have such a long bonding as government will spend less money on them.
UM isn't big but it's big enough to discover new experiences. Yie Wan is leading a new way of life towards better future. As for now, I learnt nothing about engineering. Both of my friend in public and private university in Malaysia have learnt halfway about engineering. There are a lot of clubs and societies about engineering for them to join. We will graduate almost the same in next 3.5 years.
All three options to graduate as an engineer have their own pros and cons.
"OVERSEAS", "Local Public University", "Local Private College"
I will wait and see what we will be in the further.
In the evening, i went to UM to meet Yie Wan. We talked about our recent life. Sometimes, i thought i have chosen the wrong path. I did feel i'm lucky to get JPA scholarship to further my studies in USA. My friend in a private college who is under JPA told me JPA gives her RM600 allowance (food and accommodation). While Yie Wan who also a JPA scholar, told me JPA banked in all the money and they have to pay the college fees/accommodation/food by themselves. They have to use the money wisely. These friend are both taking engineering. Yie Wan is majoring in Telecommunication Engineering and my another friend is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. They have the same length of bonding which is 6 years. USA scholars, should we feel grateful? We all have almost the same achievement in SPM. We will further our studies overseas while our friends here will continue to study here. Besides, they have the same length of bonding as us. Supposedly, they should not to have such a long bonding as government will spend less money on them.
UM isn't big but it's big enough to discover new experiences. Yie Wan is leading a new way of life towards better future. As for now, I learnt nothing about engineering. Both of my friend in public and private university in Malaysia have learnt halfway about engineering. There are a lot of clubs and societies about engineering for them to join. We will graduate almost the same in next 3.5 years.
All three options to graduate as an engineer have their own pros and cons.
"OVERSEAS", "Local Public University", "Local Private College"
I will wait and see what we will be in the further.
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