Semester break!

             Hey guys! By looking at the title, you guys should know that what this post is about! Yes! Every students' favourite! Semester break!!!

            First of all, I'd like to thank God for the safe trip back to Penang. I've been missing my beloved family and friends and EVERYTHING in Penang a lot when I was in UPM. I know it's crazy but I actually thought that I might lose them. Now I'm home comfortably with them and I'm so glad!

         They say you have to lose something to appreciate it which I totally agree. Before I left this home, I didn't know this home was so comfortable and didn't appreciate my home until I live in UPM.

         Does time fly? Yes, it does! It's semester break already. When I was studying, I was like "Can't the holiday come already? Why am I still here?" But, weeks after weeks, then I realised I'm coming back already! It feels great!

        I have this semester break until 2nd of January. But I have to go for a camp named KEJARI organised by my hostel on 20th until 23rd of December. I pray that I will have a safe trip and be able to come back to celebrate Christmas! :)

        This holiday is very long! I have to make full use of it! There is so many things that I want to do. Anyway, dear beloved family and friends, please ask me out to catch up with you! I can't wait to hang out with all my family and friends!

       During this first semester, I've learned a lot of things and I'm so glad of that. I am not regret to make my choice to study far away from home. Although I missed home a lot and cried about it a few times, but this is a good experience for me that I don't learn in textbook.

         University, in Chinese (大学), I totally agree with it. We LEARN BIG there. Hahaha. We learn a lot of things there. Not only academics, but also soft skills and how to be independent. I've met a lot of new friends and nice people which I'm so glad. I've learn how to communicate with people and do a groupwork with people. And I'm on the process on learning how to lead people and give a speech on stage. I've learned how to survive without my family with me.

         When I wake up everyday, there is no lunch on the table.
         When I want to wash my clothes, the washing machine is not 10 steps away from me, but I have to walk to another block to wash my clothes.
         When I want to eat home cook or nice hawker food, I can go to sleep and try to dream that I am eating it, cause it's totally not available in UPM.
         When I want to go to some place, or just to photocopy a few piece of papers, I need to wait for the bus to go and back, which takes my time around 2 hours for something that can be done in 15 minutes if I have a car there.
        When I want to enjoy a long showering from a hot and tiring day, there is no water heater and the bathroom is very old,small,dirty and smelly.
        When I want to do facial and have a haircut, I couldn't as there is too expensive.

           All of these sound terrible, I thought it was the end of my life already. I used to complain a lot. But thank God, I've learned the most valuable lesson, that is I've been blessed everyday. The environment is not as good as home, but at least I was still alive every single day and I could survived. At least I have a few amazing gifts from God, which is my new friends in the University and FCC Chuch and Sharegroup, and my family who cares and concerns about me. A few calls from friends and family from hometown from day to day makes me so happy and touched. I may have lost some comfortable time at home, but I've gained knowledge and experience and gifts. Sometimes when we are just too comfortable, we tend to forget how lucky we are. I realised that the life there is not bad, because in some part around the world, there are people suffering, dying from hunger and illness, or natural disaster, or some crimes committed on them.

           Some people used to ask me "Why you choose UPM? So far away! Choose UUM lah! It's near to Penang la! You can come back every weekend you want! No need to suffer there so long lor!"

         At first I thought they were right, but now I do not think so. I have no regrets at all. I might not learn what I've learned today if I was not studying in UPM. So next time I will send my kids far away from home when they are 20 years old. Lol.

         In conclusion, I'd like to say/sing,

        Light of the world,

        You stepped down into darkness,

        Open my eyes let me see~

        You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy,

        Altogether wonderful to me.

        Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades,

        Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.

        Call upon the Name of the Lord and be saved~

        Thank you God for every single thing and wake me up to the reality through the dream.

        And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise from the inside out of my soul cries out!!!