A Wedding Dairy

Weddings. A romantic and memorable event to have both your partner and you officially tie the knot in front of your friends and family. A big step or a  whole new chapter in life. Some looked forward to that day while some dragged themselves praying that they will not have that day. I mean, not everyone wants to spend the rest of their lives committed to responsibilities, limited freedom, boring dull routine and those after married life. Still, when you found the right one, or most people refer to as the one, you will unconsciously think of a future with her/him (but mostly her) and telling yourself, she is the one that I want to walk down the aisle with.

                                       

I felt like it is an honor when I got invited to weddings cause I am invited to share the joy of the day my friend entered a new chapter of her life. I have to personally know the bride or groom of course else I won't get to feel the joy they felt as much. I have been to weddings of the daughter/son of my parents' friends or a very long distant relative's wedding where all I did was just sit there and eat and... eat. You can't help feeling like a complete stranger who came just for the sake of food. Everyone is so foreign to you while your parents are busy talking away to their friends or relatives with them telling your parents how you have grown and all when deep down, a question lingers "have we met?".

Still, now that I am older (and getting nearer to the "right" age to settle down), things are much more different. I started receiving wedding invites of my own. Recently, I was invited to a wedding when I was in Taiwan. The whole thing was amazing. You get to experience a Chinese wedding at a different country where there are things that they did differently. The hotel was amazing (5 star), the food was really good (the best so far) and the moment when the bride and groom march in... Very sweet and touching. The yum-seng session (a toast to the bride and groom) was a more polite one as compare to the one in Malaysia. In Malaysia, we tend to drag the word ("yum-seng") as long as possible and as loud as possible. Not very sure why but my guess is that may they marriage be blessed with solid longevity? Hehe.  

For the march in of the bride and groom, they followed the concept of a church wedding where a cute flower girl and her little partner, ring bearer marched in followed by the bridesmaids and groomsmen. The friends of the groom were very high where they cheered and clapped as he walked in like he was some supermodel. Very lively. Last but not least, the beautiful bride with her dad by her side. The groom waited at the other end as the bride marched in with her dad. The moment when her dad passed her hand to the groom, it was very touching, sweet yet a little sad at the fact that his little girl is now all grown up and entering the next big chapter of her life, no longer only as his daughter but also as a wife of another man. But deep down, she will always be her daddy's little girl. Ah! Weddings always got me teary at times like this. Felt very emotional. In a good way :3  

The last day

On the last day, the question often asked by many will always be “So how do you feel now that today is your last day?” How I feel? I felt heavy. Not weight heavy but heart heavy. My heart literally felt like it weights a tonne now. And I guess this weight will stay for the rest of the day. Sometimes I felt like it was only yesterday that I first entered the company. Wearing a white polo-T with jeans carrying a schoolbag waiting at the lobby at 7.30am after I have parked my small little Kancil at the big parking lot. I even called one of my friends just to make sure that all parking lots can be parked and that there were no reserved carpark for some VIPs. I was very nervous on that first day. Working in that company has always been in my head since I started my diploma. I have heard great things and many news back then. I even applied to the company for my internship but there was no news, sad to say.

                Nevertheless, I have finally made it in and now, by the end of today, I will be leaving. I will miss a lot of things about this place. The environment, the great people I met, those that inspire me, the flexibility and so many more. All those memories. All those good times. Will be kept in me now and always. I still remember entering a very new team with 2 Graduate Trainees (GT) already on board. They were and still are like brothers to me. I will not deny that the first new months was not easy. Absorbing and remembering all that we need to remember. With all sorts of documents to read and understand. It was crazy. But as time pass, things got better and with a blink of an eye, 2 years have gone by. And so, this ends another life chapter of mine.

                Who would have thought that I too one day will say goodbye to this place? This decision was not an easy one. It took me a very long time to make up my mind and come to this path. Whether or not I made the right decision, only time will tell. Also, there is also a saying that there is no right or wrong decision. You just make the decision and you make it right. I once learnt from XxxHolic (an anime) that to make a decision, is to base on the consequences that you are willing to accept and face. It might come from an anime but I really agree on that statement. So here I am, pouring out my thoughts, then get myself ready for the next new adventure. Challenge(s), I am coming!

TARC Uni UK Summer program

Previously I did mention that I went for a 3 months semester program at UK. That was 2 years ago but the memories of the time there are still fresh in my mind. Ah! Those were the good old days. In this post, I will be giving you a glimpse of how the 3 months in UK will be like. A little something for my juniors that will be going for this program.

One has to prepare an amount of RM30,000 excluding flight ticket in order to go there. But trust me, during that 3 months, you will not need to spend that much. In fact most of the money will only fly when you start your Europe trip else rest assured there will be atleast RM5,000 for you to bring back. :) Still, if you are planning to go for the Europe trip (whether it is with tour or backpack) then I will say, RM30,000 is not quite enough. Especially if you intend to buy branded goods there. 

The flight ticket costs about RM5,000 (max) and as for the RM30,000, there is Kojadi loan which is offered for aiding students should the family finds it difficult to fork out that amount within a short time. The interest is quite high though. An approximation of 6-7% per annum. You can google about them to find out more about the loan or you can always wait for them to come over to the college. There will be a session at the KL main campus where the staff from Kojadi will brief you on everything you need to know. 

So.. that are roughly the amount to anticipate to get yourself to UK and enjoy~! It is not an everyday thing that one gets to travel to the other side of the globe. Especially when money is the main barrier. Give yourself some credit and make sure you enjoy your time at the UK but of course, make sure you pass your exam too. Cause your degree qualification is just that 3 months away. ;)

One thing about going to UK that you will experience is.... jet lag!! You say good morning... when its midnight... going out of my head... alone in this bed... -Jet Lag, Simple Plan Unless you are a night owl who doesn't sleep until 3-4am then I think the impact of the massive difference in timezone should be minimal for you. 

Another thing will be the weather. I went to UK during 2012, the time where UK plays the host for the Olympics~! yay~ I didn't buy any tickets to any match though. It is too expensive, not to mention with its conversion. That year was much warmer compare to the previous years. That was what the lecturers said but it was still very cold for us especially when the (strong) wind blows. So bring/pack more thick clothing!

Since it is summer when you go UK, you will be tempted by..... their Summe Sale~!!!! Lots and lots of sale~!! And their deisgner outlets: Bicester Village and Cheshire Oaks. One day trip will be offered for these 2 places so don't need to worry about not being able to go there. ;) The branded goods like Burberry, Ralph Lauren, la Coste, Prada, Fred Perry, Fossil, etc etc are really very cheap.

These are the basics on what to be aware of and look forward to during your stay at the UK. Sigh. Feel like going back there so much. To relive that 3 months again~ 

jour4ney

As I look back to my past…

I realized that it has already reached the end of April…

May is gonna greet me soon…

Which means the time I have in Penang is almost up…

Here I am being emotional…

Of the place I had my interns…

The people I knew through it…

Of the places I used to hang out in Penang…

With all of my closed buddies and friends…

I’m afraid it is time for me to continue my journey again…

To complete my Advanced and to proceed further…

I must say… I won’t be staying permanent at any place for now…

A maximum of 3 months is how long I can stay…

So yeah, I will be hooping from place to place…

To fulfill my dreams and to reach for my goals…

Away from my family and also my friends…

I’ll miss them dearly and they will never be forgotten…

For I will return and that time I shall stay…

But now, an adventure with all sorts of challenge awaits me…

To test my determination and my passion…

I will be strong and continue to fight on…

So wait for me... For i will come back with pride and glory...

XDDD

PS: I wonder what stop me from publishing this out... hhhmm.. 3 years have passed since this post was created. Its never too late to publish it now. :)

Blog Mega Revive~!!!

Oh my God. It has been almost 3 years since I last update or touch or have any connection with my poor pitiful lonely blog. I am sowwie!! I just lost the interest in blogging after that with all my exams, thesis and FYPs. :/

So, allow me to give you a brief walk through of my last 3 years:

I had my final semester of Advanced Diploma after that semester break. Was rushing my thesis and FYP. Presentations. Exam to prepare. Since this was already the last semester of the last year of my course, flunking it and not being able to graduate with my friends is the last thing I have in mind.

After that semester, we have quite a long break before going over to UK for the Summer top-up program where we will spend a semester (3 months) there. It was the best time ever~!! I managed to go for a 3 weeks Europe trip too! Will blog more on the travel soon~

After that 4 months of enjoyment, it was time to head back to reality. Why? Cause I have spent almost all of my savings on that 4 months (majority of the money started flying during the Europe trip) so it was time to come back and get a job to mend my full-of-holes pockets. So bye bye holiday, it was really nice being able to know you and hello, working life! 

So working life, I have heard alot of good and bad things about you. I was curious of the working life I'll be facing too at that time... Now that I have been working for 1.5 years, I felt blessed to have the chance to work at the company that I was hired at. Got the chance to met alot of great people with good environment. People who inspires. People who are selfless. Manage to learn alot too. It was really an eye opening experience. I ish glad~

During my 1.5 years of work, I did went on a couple of holidays too. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy me a dull girl. I strongly standby that quote/idiom! Despite having such an awesome workplace, stress is inevitable so vacations to the rescue~!! :P I had been to Taiwan and Japan so far. Will definitely blog more about my experience there and share some travel tips and tricks for traveling alone (without opting for tour packages/tour guide)

So that is all for now. My mega revival blog post. Ahh it felt good to start blogging again. I missed my onion heads so much! Glad to see them back in action on my blog~

PS: its football season. The season of World Cup~!!! Honestly speaking, I am not a fan of football and I have not watched a single match since the opening ceremony. Still, I took the time to mention this because... I wanna unleash my mini team of onion head football players~!! rawr!