My Weekends

Instead of staying in UUM, I usually spend my weekends in Penang. This is just the second months I'm here, but I had went back Penang for more then three times. Well, It's not because that I'm home sick, I just feel like going home and have a break from all those activities and get myself ready for the coming week.

Well, my grandfather was admitted into hospital not long ago. This is one of the reason I went back often. I was so worried, but he is getting better by now.

So, I was just on time for two big thing this week! my dad's new Accord have finally arrived and it's my grandmother's birthday! Oh boy! it's almost five years since my dad last bought a new car, I'm so excited with it because I'm allowed to drive it! Look at this beauty!

Celebrated my grandmother's birthday that night. Although it's just a simple celebration, but I wish that you like it :)

YiLynn's birthday

So I was suppose to blog about her birthday last week, but unfortunately I left all the photos back in Penang. We, the TL gang celebrated YiLynn's bday on the 16th of September, five days earlier because I couldn't make it on the 21st of Sept. Sorry Lynn, I really wish that I can be there during your birthday.

Anyway, I booked the restaurant a day earlier before the celebration. Guess what, this is the second birthday celebration at 32 at the mansion. A great place indeed for birthday celebration and fine dining.

well, we had a great time together, updating each other about our university life and oh yea, Hean Tee is joining me in UUM!

32 at the mansion is a nice place, but too bad, Hean Tee double dated again and I have to drop him at Abu to join his friends so we left in a hurry and didn't managed to take more photos in this beautiful place. Hean Tee, do you have to do this always??#

7.9 a Life as a Student

Well, my IT lecturer wanted us to upload a lyric of a favourite song and I have to make this post relevent to what I want to blog for myself, anyhow, It's cool that I attended an underground music society few days ago and I'm going to blog about it now.

7.9 (in Mandarin) is an underground society in UUM. It's where a group of Chinese students gather during the evening to play music and sing songs together. I was introduced to this group by my senior and I'm really interested.

Attended the first gathering and I love the feeling of it. some of the seniors played guitar and electric piano and the rest of us singing the song played together. It's really relaxing and maybe because of the song and lyric, I feel the sense of belonging and this is how a university student's life should be like.

My University Life in UUM

So I'm finally back!

This is my third week in university, I wanted to update my blog badly but well, there's always an activity going on!

 

How was my orientation week?

I'm glad to say that I survived! Two hours of sleep everyday and our orientation last for one week! UGH! UUM is not the only university having this kind of crazy orientation week, well, although we (the UTBs) are all apart, but we managed to stay in contact using wechat. For what I know from the others, all of them are having the same crazy orientation week like I do. WHY Malaysian university have this kind of tradition? It's so torturing! All those talks and workshops! I was named the fishing king by my new friends because I was always sleeping during the talks. And one more thing, the toilet is really dirty during the orientation week, I think the janitors are still in their holiday, cockroaches and toads everywhere in the toilet and corridor! GOD! Imaging you are having a bath together with a toad in the middle of the night!

 

My DPP.



My bed room in DPP TM

So we call our hostel DPP and I stay in DPP TM (I think TM sponsored or funded this hostel). I was given 3 hours to clean up my room when I first arrived in UUM. My roommate, Hong Wai was there first, so he get to choose which side of the room he want so sleep in. Good for him, I got the side which the outsider can look into my bed and study desk whenever the door is opened. It's really dusty and I have to clean my side of the room, but luckily the furniture are all new and my bed sheet matches the colour of the furniture very well.

祝福

是时候跟朋友们说再见了。

离开槟城前的最后一个星期一直忙着搞徐别会，跟班上朋友道别，跟UTB2说再见。

最难忘的应该还是UTB2吧。在嘉萍离开槟城的前一天，咱都聚在一起，为了这个徐别会，我也特地把一些纪念性的照片都洗了出来，让大家带着上大学。

老实说我真的不舍得UTB2，尤其是贤庭，平时都一起上学，站岗，搞活动，一起走过来的也实在太多了。

翻过我们在一起的照片，想起那些欢笑欲哭泣，朋友们，珍重

Countdown: 7 days before university

Day 7

Meet two best friends of mine in MBS, the TL gang! Didn't went out together for such a long time! I'm happy that everyone can make it today, although HT seems to double date again. Had our lunch at Morganfield's, Paragon. Well, they are currently having lunch promo from only RM16.90! Honestly, the service is really good, the waiters are polite and as for the food, I think a rating of above average is fair enough for them (based of the food I ate).

A group picture of us

YiLynn with her salad

Me with my killer face (I look more like madman)

Hean Tee with his epic self portrait post

Thanks to HT,  he gave each of us a group picture before joining Stef. I like it very much, going to keep it in my wallet so I have something to look at whenever I miss them. Yi Lynn is going to USM and I think HT will be joining her soon, so this group picture is going to accompany me for the next four years. Well, hopefully we can still meet up during our semester breaks.

We watched The Mortal Instrument after HT left. The movie is OK, although some of the part is really funny. I don't really like the main actor of the movie. He is a skinny guy, and he is not handsome at all, but I believe that the director have his reason choosing him. Yi Lynn said that he is charming in his way, oh well, the actor is successful as long as he is able to attract girls.

Had some cakes together after the movie at our old place - Delicious. Had a great time talking with YL. I don't usually go out with girls alone but I like to go out with her because I can be myself and we always have something to talk about.

Took this picture before going home, thanks to her again for the photos :)

Well, I was really quiet when we reached her home, so this is our farewell? I was really reluctant. I don't know how to say good bye, is this it? I really want to say Thank to you, YL for all the hangouts and being there for me, I'm glad to have you in my life, a friend that I'll never forget. I'm gonna miss you so much, take care, and all the best!

Countdown: 8 days before university

Day 8

I went to the club last night, it's my first time partying but I only had one or two glasses of alcohol because I was driving last night. Not a pleasant experience.

It's really hard for me to get up early, but I managed to join my family for an early jog in the Botanical Garden. Well, I cant afford to miss this once in a blue moon family day, especially when all six of us are here in Penang.

Had our family brunch together at 'New Zealand' cafe. I don't like this place when was a kid, I used to get angry when I know we are going to have our breakfast here because all I wanted is MacD. But things change as time goes by. Now I've learnt  how to appreciate the good food here because I think it's impossible to have such good food in my university!

Managed to meet up again for an English hi-tea at E&O 1885 restaurant. Well, we wanted to have our hi-tea at China House, but we can't get a place for six and there's no place for us to stand and wait. Although we have to wait for another half an hour to be seated at E&O, we were just too lazy to find another restaurant again.


Guys, if you ever plan to have an English hi-tea there, please be prepared to pay. We were told that sharing is not allow and we have to order six sets for each of us. Ouch! But you get what you pay for. Satisfying!

We paid our grandmother-in-law a visit after our hi-tea. I miss her a lot but I seldom visit her. Felt so guilty for not paying her visit often enough. I'm entering university very soon, I'll miss you. Stay healthy and all the best, I'll visit you whenever I can.

What's next? I'm meeting up with the Untahanable for a farewell dinner! And guess what, Piang, Saw, TW, TY and Jenn is joining us tonight! It's been awhile since we last meet, updated each other with our recent life and talked a lot about our university life soon. We are such a big crowd for a small place like this

Went to Esplanade for our second round, it's not really an ideal place for us to chat. Well, I didn't feel the feeling of separation yet, maybe it's too early, perhaps the feeling of separation will be stronger if we have our farewell on the last few days before university or the day before someone is actually leaving. 

After saying farewell to Piang them, four of us (HT, CP, YL and I) went for a late supper at Abu. Talked about friendship and love. I was really impressed and admire how CP dedicated her love to her boyfriend.  I wish that the others from UTB2 can make it tonight, or perhaps we should have another private farewell together with UTB2. We still have time, let's not waste it!

 Enjoyed my day although it's really tiring. Thanks for the day guys!