After finally graduated from my five years of high
school, I was left for a long vacation of waiting. Spending months from lingering around in the
comfort of home to weighing the stress of work, anxiously waiting for the result
of admission to IPTA. I was hoping wholeheartedly to
be able to be admitted to a public university, considering private universities and colleges would cost way too expensive. It didn't feel
right burdening my family to such an extent.
And so, that fated day on May 17th of 2013 the result was released online.
I was so
sure I would be able to get into one, albeit it could have been somewhere far from
home. It was really one of those times
where you should grab onto whatever opportunity that have been thrown at you.
But things didn't go as planned; turned out I didn't get the
IPTA. No matter how many times I
refreshed the website page, it still stated the same words. ((T.T； )
Feeling crushed, I opted for a moment of
depression. If I cannot get the chance to further my study, it would just mean I have to start working without any qualification. It was the last option that I would want to consider. Unknown to me, my mother who hadn't given up on me, relentlessly
searched for another way to get me into college. She made use of the Internet for options, and
called few institutes and colleges regarding the courses I was interested in. All in all, she finally found the right
college for me. It was as if I was
given a second chance in life.
And
that was how I was introduced to my future college, Kolej Teknologi Timur
(KTT).
I didn't really have a proper look at the picture displaying
the college; it looked fine at one glance so it didn't occur to me to check it
elsewhere. Besides, I was too busy
spending my very last moments of freedom. When the day for me to enter the
college officially arrived with my bag pack and all, you could say I was rendered speechless at the real sight
of the college. Only then it hit me with
the fact that the building had stood for so many years, it was to be expected
for it to look pretty much worn out.
Good thing I saw a mini mart across the street. It seemed to have some kind of a savior aura to the residents around the area, so I went there to peek on some stuff
available.
And guess what I found using my ninja skills?
There were enough supplements for me to live there, lucky me!
What kind of supplements, you ask? Well,
there’s tons of bread and my favorite drink, Milo. Plus, they have that awesome and practical instant tea 3-in-1 packets! True, it doesn't tastes as good as the real one, but it had sufficed my tea addiction pretty good. Have I mentioned how tea totally goes well with the biscuits sold at that heavenly shop. ♥（ﾉ´∀`） Yes folks, that mini mart means everything to me! It makes my everyday meals looked like this in my eyes,
And yes, I can survive with just
these kind of food. <(￣︶￣)>
I was accepted to stay in a hostel; it was sort of an
apartment, really. And then when I was told that I’d
be having seven roommates in that 'apartment' of two rooms and just one bathroom. ∑(O_O；) Well that had definitely caught me off guard...
But honestly,
I’m glad to have a lot of roommates since I wanted to practice on my social
skills. I’m not much of a talkative girl during the years of my school
life. So I think of this as a way to develop
a more lively side of me. Anxiety swam
through me at each and every conversation I tried to build up with others. To
my surprise, my roommates are all pretty much easy-going, despite each of them have their own very distinctive personality.
Somehow, we
manage to live together without any serious problems. I’m really grateful I got to have great
roommates such as them.
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As I went through the orientation week, I met a whole new
crowd of people.
At first, I couldn't
get used to the unfamiliar situation in which there wasn't anyone whom I knew
in my group, so unconsciously I crawled back into my shell of recluse.
But then, we had to make a drama performance that ultimately
required absolute cooperation from each members of our group. During that time where we... I mean, the active members were trying hard to put
up some ideas into the drama, but due to lack of communications, they instead came to the "writer’s block" crisis. There were members who are either shy or just dependent towards other active
members, so these people are not being particularly productive to the group.
Suddenly I realized I too, was a part of the inactive members; and that was what pulled me back to reality. I remembered the vow I
made to myself, to be someone sociable.
Thus with bits of hesitation, I braved myself to offer my own
opinion on the ideas that had grown stunted.
As I voiced out my opinion, I noticed some members appeared to be shocked by the fact that I went on to do what I did, given that I was first
seen as that one lone girl sitting among the other quiet people. But you know what? I’m glad I did it.
After they hear out my suggestion
about the drama, gradually one by one started to help on drawing the base
concepts about our upcoming performance. Things went pretty smoothly after
that, it was a situation where everyone had understood teamwork and
communication are essential for such an event. And best of all, we have learnt
on how to relax and just have fun in doing the things we do. I remembered the
time where our real performance would soon to be brought on stage; all of us were
wrecked with nervousness as we saw one group after another presented great
performance. When our turn had finally come, we encouraged one another as they
went on the stage to act.
It was really an exciting experience for not only me,
but also everyone participating in the group.
The final day of orientation had reached its closing
ceremony.
The members of our group didn't come back empty-handed fortunately;
all our hard work had paid off as it turned out our group had gotten three
awards based on our whole week of orientation. It gives off such a great
feeling of achievement! And after we bid our good byes to each other, we
dragged ourselves to the much needed sleep; well at least I did since my brain
won’t function normally without sleeping. Nevertheless, I would always remind myself that my number one priority is to get my paper qualification. I look forward to to learn more about the course that I have chosen.
When there’s a will, there’s a way. Remember, second chances
are not meant to be wasted so look forward towards your own shiny future!
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