Penang in different angle

What is the first thing when people mention about Penang? FOOD. Is a heavenly place for foodie.

But my trip has a different purpose which to complete my grandma bucket list. I do not have any expectation on this trip. I'm just gonna follow them wherever they want to go. Well, this time is about family.

I do not have a fancy trip this time. Instead, I really get a great lesson from it. 

My grandma is 89 yo and she was born in penang. YUP, a quarter of me is malaysian :) So she wished to come penang to visit her relatives. 

Patient and care

I definitely learn how to be more cautious and be more patient. If once she makes a wrong step and she fall, that's it. I experienced it before and I lost my heartbeat for a second. I don't want to feel like that anymore. And in fact she walks slower than any of us... We always have to be next to her and watch her. We learn to care. 

It is short

We visited few temple. My grandma showed me  my great grandmother and which one is her sister and we prayed for them. Also we visited her sister in old-folks-home because she has no other family could take care of her. It is really a heart-breaking that one day, there might be no one taking care of me.

Food is necessary

I have a complete 2 days to spend there and in that 2 days I can't remember when I'm not chewing. It's normal they say.. So here is the snap of it

When my wish came true

Have you heard about this St Anne's Church? It's a magic place if you believe in it. The local says "You may make a wish through your prayer. When your dream comes true, you have to come back here".

Three years ago, I did make a wish:

I wish to continue my study in degree and graduate with good grades. 

That's the truth. It might sound simple to some of you, but definitely not for me. In 2010, two months after I started my diploma, my dad passed away. No sign, no sickness, and no one expect it. Yet, I continued to study and expected to graduate in 2012. But who will support me financially? I don't come from a rich ones. It was a struggle to finish my diploma and there is a very small chance for me to continue for a degree... 

But nothing is impossible. I am graduating on May 2015 :):):) God's is good. I fought to be determined to achieve good results and grab the scholarship. As well as my family, they fought with me. I owe them much. 

It's a good way to set what you want and really go for it. There will always be a way.

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Extras

all the way to penang without visiting this? no way

I wanna kiss you

Great great night view

Queensbay park before leave penang

2015

2015? Here we go!

~ 2015 Resolution ~

Fluent in Chinese

This is my main focus. I have lot friends which their main language is chinese but I really have only 5% ability to speak in it (some are bad words) xD

Healthy

Exercise + Vege + Fruits

Well, they say, one apple per day keep doctor away. There is no harm to follow this because its true. Although it will be very tough for me to eat these food alone, but is about now or later. 

I want to live life to the fullest. So I have to :)

Get a RIGHT job

I realize we, freshgrads, can't ask too much from the employer. We are the newbie in the industry so we can't please a lot. So ! I wish I will find the right one. Right area, right people and right culture of workplace.

Graduate with first class honor

I am graduating on May 2014. I dream to be in first class honor. Not just that but also be a valedictorian :) I wanna make someone proud, very proud.

it's been four years !

14.07.2010 

when i first arrived in Malaysia 

I was only seventeen back in that time. Alone and trying to fit myself into the new environment. Fun yet challenging.

Reminds me to those days when I stayed inside the remote jungle (is actually the campus' residence which newly open which has no wi-fi, no food, & no drink around). We used to walk at least 1-2 km to get food everyday.

Reminds me to those time when I try to remember each name (especially the 3 words name) and try to speak English fluently so that they understand (at least my skill is much better now :P).

Reminds me to those time when my friends and I used to bring chili everywhere we went to eat because Malaysian food used to be tasteless for us.

Well~ 4 years !

Feels like time past really fast but when I try to think everything backwards, the past 4 years are the best moment of my life.

I'm glad I can manage to go through everything until today. Honestly, there was one moment where I believe my journey in Malaysia will end after two years exactly in 2012. But God's power is infinite. He makes things impossible becomes possible. And here I am...

if you know me, this picture is totally me

Eddy Kim - The Manual

All girls would love to have this type of guy.
Who can become so called "the manual" in your life.
Who gives you that warm hug at the time you need it.
Who do not always push things together but sometimes can give you space to think and space to breathe.
Who can do that random stuff and makes you laugh.
Who know how to have a balance life.
Who plan an unplanned stuff to makes you feel better.
Who stand next to you in any conditions.
Who love you unconditionally.

This song shows you (especially girls) on how it feels like to have the selflessness love :)



This song is so beautiful with the melody and meaning behind it. Watch the video with the subtitle on. Enjoy the music with his beautiful voice and the great scenery in the video.

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Another beautiful song from Eddy Kim. Give him thumbs up :D

The july first

can't believe it has to come to the end. the first week of this month is the remark for the end of my university life. this the last chance i attend the class T___T. definitely no assignment, no rushing for class, and no deadlines. im gonna enter the real working life asap. cant believe the clock ticking this fast. cant imagine to see myself start working and living independently. this exactly 4 years ago when i first arrived in malaysia on july 14.

these are the sum up of things that i value the most for the past 4 years:

true friendship

ups & downs life moment

study hard party hard

ps: i love you, zk :)

its such a pleasure to meet you

thank you 

for:

trying hard

always telling the truth
making me believe
convincing me
finding back my trust

and the unconditional love

everything fits right.

i love you

"loving you is the second best thing i ever did and finding you is the first"

one day in the past,

i told myself,
that i deserve to be happy.
by being myself,
by having confidence in me,
and still doing the things i like.
being with you, it explains it all.

i dont want to see you anymore, goodbye Dissertation !

that moment when you print the documents

that moment when you tutor sign and approve everything without any changes

that moment when you bind it

that moment when you hold it in your hand

that moment is incredibly indescribably amazing !

i can tell that this paper is the most tough paper i ever done in my life which consist of 15,000 words. this is something i will not want to do twice in my life. when i look back, i realize that my life is so miserable during this time. all i did everyday including both weekdays and weekend is to sit down, stare at the laptop screen and lay my hand down on the keyboard and type. type and read journal and type and read journal. 

in Malaysia, you still need to attend classes, do your assignments, have presentation and etc while working on your dissertation. and the best part, i have club events that i have to handle as well. i can give up on the club's project if i want to but i choose not to because, i know this is the last opportunity i have.

tips:

1. ask senior that you trust

2. ask around or you will get lost

3. get away from all kind of gadget with internet line

thankfully, during those time, i am not alone. i have bunch of friends from OL (Orientation Leaders) that work as hard as i do. they were not doing their dissertation but they were doing their tons of assignments. this routine happens everyday :)

this post is the remark of my freedom ! and now, i can finally continue writing my blog happily :)

besides that ! i would like to take this opportunity to thank people for the supports, encouragements, and help for the past 5 months

Thank you to:

God

mom and my twin brother

my ex-tutor, mr. adrian

(who help me from blank page into sth)

my tutor, mr. partick

(who ask me not to be so panic)

ms. nisa

(who always assist clueless student like me)

adam

andrea

arnel

avi

celine

chiewteng

desmond

dickshen

faith

fenny

hongjun

ian

joanne

joshua

jj

julia

jun yi

kathy

leo

mandy

max

mok

nazween

reegin

rey

steven

ty

vivi

wydia

yekai

there are few surprise i got from my friend which is so amazing !

this box, is my birthday gift that full of snack+encouragement notes.
i was away from home and was doing my work.
and i was surprise that suddenly this box arrived in front of my eyes.
thank you for the delivery man and the sender :)
thank you

"vida, check your wallet".
right after that, i found this. wow~
thank you

i was suppose to do my work but i fall asleep for quiet sometimes
and this girl, who sat next to me, gave me this once i awake
thank you