Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock… Time flies; it has been one month. Though, I want it so much to ZOOM!
Minggu Mesra Siswa (Orientation Week)
Dad drove in to Seksyen 17, Shah Alam with my pounding heart. I was excited. I was nervous. “Eh, doesn’t this girl look familiar…?” It was Nitya! And we greeted. :) And we were so lucky that we got each other as roommates!! ;) Well, actually, Nitya knew by observation that the two people who registered at the same time will become roommates…so, Nitya and I ‘coincidentally’ registered together… XD
After registration, we went for some talks. Without realizing, it was officially our Orientation Week. My family waited for me and helped me tidy the room while I was attending my first talk…zzz… When my family went back, my eyes got tearful as I watched our Estima disappearing from my view into the corner… :’(
Orientation Week was tiring… No ragging, btw ;) But we had talks, group activities, more talks, late night sleep, early waking up… … *zombie looks* And at the end of that week, Nitya, Kiran and I went back to Penang after we found out that the following Monday was a day off for us A-Level Medicine (ALM) people!! :)
Week 1
We went back to Shah Alam by bus…all three of us – Kiran, Nitya I. Nitya and I began tidying the things we brought back from Penang when we reached our room.
My bed - messy!! Haih....
Nitya being so proud of her clean, tidy bed... -.-
And that night, I really missed my family and I cried like I’ve never cried before…
Classes started on Wednesday and we met new friends. The system is different from that of my former college INTI. They divided us into our respective classes according to the country we are offered to. As I am offered to study in PMC, I was allocated to class 10M2, where 10M2, 10M3 and 10M4 consist of students who are going to PMC. Hence, Kiran is in class 10M3. Nitya, who is going to IMU, is in class 10M6 while Pei Fen, who is going straight to UK to do Architecture is in a separate course called A-Level UK (ALUK).
It was nice meeting new friends, but I still haven’t overcome the sadness of leaving my family. I cried almost every day that week… (so paiseh…:/)
That weekend, my family came to visit me :) My mum and my maid helped to paint my whole room and fixed a lock on our door ;) (Note: In one house, there are two rooms, one hall, one kitchen, one balcony and one toilet. For every room, there are two people and therefore, for every house, there are 4 people.) You must be wondering why my dad and my grandpa (who has been staying at my house in Penang and thus, followed my parents to Shah Alam) didn’t help painting and fixing though they are guys…and especially when my grandpa was a carpenter… Lol!;) That is because my hostel is for girls so they were only allowed to enter the compound and waited outside my block… Gosh, pity them ‘cause they had to wait till around three hours :-S My mum and maid cleaned my house before bringing me to my aunt’s house in Sungai Long, Kajang and I had so much fun with my parents, my youngest sister, my aunt and my cousin brothers :) My other two sisters were at a music camp in Perlis so they couldn’t come along. On the next day, my family together with my aunt’s family sent me back to my hostel. My mum fixed another lock on the door to my house. And suddenly, I felt so sad having to leave my family again. I tried to control my tears. But when my mum hugged me, I really couldn’t hold back my tears – I cried. And I made my mum cry too! :'(
I accompanied my mum downstairs where my sister, dad and grandpa were waiting. My dad saw me red face and hugged me. Oh, it was the first time (almost) that he hugged me so tightly… :) But obviously, i cried again :/ It was around 6pm and my family was supposed to go back to Penang… They knew they had to accompany me. So, I brought my parents to the Study Rooms in our hostel and there, we met two senior Malay girls who are also going to PMC. After chatting and exchanging contacts, it was quite late. We went back to where Kiran was supposed to meet me for dinner. When Kiran came, my mum told us not to torture ourselves by making us stay in Shah Alam though how much we missed our families. She asked us to come back home as often as we want. And as my family got into the car, I cried again. Kiran hugged me as I waved to my family, watching them disappearing from my view into the corner again. And they reached home at about 12.30am the next day... :/
Week 2
I was delighted when I got my new books. :) But I did have some headache deciding whether I should buy some of the books. These books aren’t cheap. The cheapest book I bought was RM61, and its only for 1 year!! I wanted to buy 2nd hand books but I couldn’t find any. I got irritated when I saw Nitya sorting the 2nd hand books she got. I called my mum, but she told me it was okay if I couldn’t get 2nd hand books. My parents are very loving. They told me to get original books instead. In their opinion, 2nd hand books may not be necessarily good. They may be out of syllabus. They are just black and white. And usually, they are thicker than the original. They wanted to me enjoy studying my colourful original books. :)
Look at Nitya - sorting her 2nd hand books in her messy room... Tsk tsk tsk! XP
Nevertheless, there were more headaches when I found that there were two recommended Biology reference books – Campbell and Solomon. Both are as thick as the Yellow Pages-.- Both are about RM80 +. My Bio lecturer recommended both books. On the other hand, Kiran and Nitya’s lecturer said that the Solomon is better for our new syllabus. Which one should I buy? I ‘consulted’ my mum and guess what… she asked me to buy both! But only Campbell was on sale that week. And i bought it. The bookseller will only bring the mere 80 Solomon books he has two weeks later. I was worried that I couldn’t get the book. And therefore, my mum and aunt searched high and low in Penang and KL respectively for the books I wanted. In the end, my mum found the Solomon book in Bookzone, Penang while my aunt found another Chemistry book in Subang. My mum wanted to send the Solomon book via Pos Laju to my aunt and my aunt will send the book plus the Chem book to me. My mum has done so, so much for me… I know I should be happy and thankful; I am! But at the same time, I was too touched and I cried like mad, again, that week.
That weekend, Nitya, Kiran, Pei Fen and I gave ourselves a treat by watching Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince in Sunway Pyramid. ;) We went there by cab, enjoyed ourselves with the movie, had lunch at Subway, bought some souvenirs, and came back by cab again. :) :)
Week 3
Classes were as normal that week. I was still upset over missing my family. But one day in that week, I managed to express all my feelings to Nitya and Kiran…about how much I miss my family, how I felt left out… I know myself that I take a longer time than other people to fit it. I’ve known since Form 1, when I took one whole month to get used to Form 1 Putih, CGL. There were still some ‘ketegangan’ with one of our housemates. It is always her who keeps reminding us to clean the house. We had a duty rooster which Nitya and I didn’t really agree with...but we didn't tell her. For example, Nitya and I planned to clean up the house (i.e. sweep and mop) once a week but that girl wanted twice a week. We never thought about cleaning the toilet. We never thought about wiping the windows in the kitchen that often. But we zipped our mouths and pleased her. The most annoying part is that while she is so particular about cleanliness in the house, she wears her slippers...in the house! The slippers that she wears in the toilet! She leaves a trail of water from the toilet in the house!! The other roommate got the message when we left them a note, but apparently, this girl doesn’t understand English… Grr!!!
As I’m home now, I can finally blog!! Yay!!!
Why??
More free time (though I have to study too), better connection!! ;)
I hope I have more time and better connection for blogging in future ;) keep in touch! =)
