Sitting in front of the computer in the computer lab on the not-sure-second-or-third floor of the lakeside campus library, the first thing that comes to mind is, wow, the computer here loads so much faster than the ones at PJ campus. haha.
It only took me less than five minutes to log in, select a couple of notes that I want to print, then log out. And it only happens here at lakeside campus! At the old TCPJ, i always feel like it would take forever to log in and select notes that I want to print. And usually it won't be less than ten minutes!
Got a little over-excited today while using the computer in the library with Jia Theng, Patricia and Renvin that were also busy clicking and typing away. And as most of us do, we log in to Facebook if we have the time. *grin* And so I chatted with Patricia on Facebook chatbox though she was just sitting opposite me, spammed some of my friends' wall, disturbed some of my friends that were online with the chatbox, and of course posted a shout out on my own wall. *evil laugh*
Being able to really experience the college life in a campus where it is just only the campus without offices and others, it's really kind of different. I really get to feel the crowd at college and get a glimpse of different people from different course or country. Though the lakeside campus is really big and more spacious, I think it is far from one place to another. For example, from the library to the food court. By the time I reach the food court, I'm already sweating. To look at the good side, we get to exercise! haha! Since Monday morning which was the first day at lakeside campus, I was finding our class and found block E faster than I thought. Quite a number of people were waiting for the lift and it looks like the lift will take a long time to reach, so I decided to take the stairs. Ah, good choice, I thought. then I realised it was just two storeys above! So now every morning I am going to take the stairs. ^^ Climbing stairs equals to exercise. Exercise equals to burning fat. Burning fat equals to possibility of losing weight and toning up muscles. Yes. I am so keen to climb stairs to the fourth floor now.
Just today, I saw high school students coming to lakeside campus for a tour, I guess. They were walking everywhere, looking here and there. Obviously, I can see excitement on some of their faces. Recalling back when I was in my Form 5 and went to colleges for a half day tour, though it was fun seeing new things, I felt awkward when people stare at us. Back then, my friend even heard one of the college student called us "little boys" and "little girls" when we walked by. So embarrassing!
But anyway, who hasn't once been a high school student. Many of us have been to college tours with our classmates wearing high school uniforms. And now, I know I'm evil, I can stare back at them. hahahahaha. Which is some thing that I will not do! Because I know how it feels when other people do that to me. If you don't want other people to do the same thing to you, then don't do it to other people. Because I believe that what goes around comes around.
Tomorrow will be the third day at lakeside. And I can't wait to try the spaghetti carbonara cooked by the School of Hospitality and Tourism students at the food court some day. It just looks delicious! It drew my attention and made me hungry!!!!! And yes, I LOVE spaghetti and I LOVE carbonara. Yummmm........~
Sitting on the sofa in the living room. The fan was on. The television, showing "American Idol", was muted. I was alone, downstairs. Upstairs, everyone were fast asleep, probably already half way through their dreams. In my hand, was a red covered book. A novel. A thriller. It was about a man getting a heart transplant, and a year later, the donor came back for the heart.
It was quiet in the middle of the night. Way past midnight to be precise. It was already fifteen minutes past two in the morning. I was just waiting for this week's results for "American Idol". It was "Idol Gives Back". Many celebrities including Black Eyed Peas, Elton John, Carrie Underwood and a few more guests that were on the show but I'd paid no attention. The results show was dragged on for two and a half hours instead of the usual one hour. I just sat there reading the novel waiting for the results to be revealed by Ryan Seacrest.
Finally, the results show ended. Sad thing was Tim Urban had to go home. Sadder thing was they didn't even let him sing a song before he go home! Maybe they did, but it wasn't shown on television. To make it clear, no, I'm not a fan of Tim Urban. But to think from his point of view, if they really didn't let him sing a song before he goes, that's really kind of sad. He's going home anyway, just let him sing!
At last, I could close the book and head upstairs to my computer. Sitting alone in the living room reading a thriller really wasn't a good idea. Or maybe it's the author that should be praised for, making it not a good idea, reading his book middle of the night alone in the living room, for someone so chicken-hearted like me. Good job, well done.
The next morning was cozy enough for me to still snuggle under my blanket. I love my bed. I hate the alarm clock. I love my handphone, but it forced me to get up and read the message I just received. It was my buddy's birthday. We planned, actually she planned, to hang out and go bowling in the afternoon since I was not able to join dinner with her and my other friends later at night.
I went to her house, with an empty stomach, waiting for someone to fetch us to our destination. Once we reached, I was looking for FOOD. And this was what I had for brunch, Cone Pizza.
yummy~~~ (feeling hungry again @@)
I love food. I love cheese. I love pizza. And this brunch was delicious. The taste of tuna, the smell of garlic, the layer of cheese, the baked cone, and at the right time. I was starving. (haha!)
Afterthat we went bowling! For so many years, I've only played bowling once. Once that I couldn't even recall any memory of it. All I remembered was it happened when I was just a few years old. To think of that now, I think I could barely hold the bowling ball at that age.
yes i know....but what do you expect from a first-time player~??
Had a fun time bowling. It's good to see that a close friend smiling and laughing on their birthday. Even having to wake up when you're really reluctant to in the morning, it feels like it's all worth it when they are really having a HAPPY birthday.
Before I start blogging about how I started my holidays, let me just assure you that I am not praising myself.
Holidays started on Saturday, literally. But to make it sound longer, most students, or maybe just I, like to start the counting from the minute our Creative Communications and Portfolio Development class dismissed on Friday. Hah. Not really a useful trick. But I actually started working on my assignments since Friday night! To be honest, I have never been this hardworking before, though I am not THAT hardworking as a cow, because cow can sometimes be lazy too! *grin*
Worked on this, worked on that. It was a challenge. And the day continued, I worked on my assignments during the weekends too. Until today, I finally could not continue working on it, I decided to hang out with my friends. We then decided to watch a local movie called "Ice Kacang Puppy Love".
"Ice Kacang Puppy Love" tells about a shame boy nicknamed Botak, falling in love with a brave girl nicknamed Da Jia Yu, which means fighting fish. Along with other little childrens, they grew up together in a small town. Until they grew up as teenagers, they all had their own problems and met obstacles.
"Ice Kacang Puppy Love" trailer.
(video from youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYi7_asO_yE)
In my opinion, the movie was nice, the storyline was touching, the script was entertaining, and the characters were fine. The only thing I would hate about the movie is the ending. Okay, okay. I'll keep my mouth shut just in case any of you don't want me to spoil everything before you watch the movie. Overall, worth watching, but don't complain about the ending. It's a local movie anyway, so support a little bit!
Back to the day I ditched assignments. After movie, we met our ex-schoolmate which was once also an ex-classmate. We then had lunch together. It was a fun time spending the afternoon with old buddies talking about their recent activities, joking, laughing and concentrating more on the conversation than the teppanyaki in front of us.
Hooray! The day hasn't end. We continued the "small gathering" at some shop nearby which I couldn't recall it's name. (Oops.) Dessert!!! It was the first time I went to this shop and tried this dessert. It wasn't really unforgetable but I remember it tasted nice.
yeap. this is the one. and i still can't remember it's name. hehe.
Finally, it was close to dinner time and we headed home. Sad. This is what happens when you graduate from high school. In high school, you meet your friends everyday, see most of them every week, hang out after school with them not even once in months. After graduating from high school, you miss your friends, you don't get to see them every week, you see them once only in months. I miss my high school friends!! I really miss them a lot!! I miss them so so much!! But I know I'll have to get over it sometime... *sigh*
Another thing that I've done in these couple of days is this.
p.s. No, don't get me wrong, i didn't make this can lid. ==
Yes, it's the lid from a Milo candrink. I thought it was so special! A can lid with the word "Milo"! I was so excited when I first saw it. I bought the Milo candrink on the spot. It must have been a long time since can lids have the names of the drink on it, according to the reaction my friend gave me yesterday when she found out I only knew about this last week. She was shocked, literally. (HAHAHA!!) So after I finished the drink, I pulled out the lid, which is actually one of my habits after finishing a candrink. I decided to add something to it so that I can bring it everywhere, sort of, with me. And this is what came up!
Tadaa~! Yea i know....it might look weird....Aaargh, just don't care about the rest, the main thing is --- Milo!
I love Milo. I don't know why. I just love it. Especially hot ones. Cold ones are nice too, but it lacks the scent of Milo. The cup of Milo I love the most is the one my dad used to make every morning for my breakfast when I was in primary school. Even though every cup of Milo looks like they taste the same, but with my experience, the answer is no, every cup of Milo tastes different.
It's Wednesday and I'm already starting to countdown my holidays. Sad case. No point grumbling about holidays and assingments anyway. Back to work!
Staring blankly at the white sheet of paper in front of me. Not even half a page written. My mind wasn't cooperating the time I want it to. There was a urge to bang my head on the table. Hot air blowing into the room. The sun wasn't a pleasure this time. Sweating every second. I knew this wasn't the right time to work on it, but time didn't allow me to stop. I stood up and walked towards the door. The air became warmer. I could feel the afternoon sun burning on my skin. I headed for the window and failed to draw the curtain gently. Innocent, I thought. The curtain didn't do me wrong.
Minutes later, I was sitting in front of the television, with a cup offresh milk in one hand and the television remote control in the other. A pack of cookies was nicely sat beside me. What a pleasure, I thought. Even though I knew I was trying to get away from my problems for a couple of hours. Finally switching to the channel with my favourite cartoon on, I sank into the sofa, enjoying my fresh milk and cookies.
My mind was shut from the paper work. It was a wonderful Saturday afternoon. Watching cartoon, drinking fresh milk, eating cookies and laughing at hilarious jokes that only a four-year-old child would laugh at. What more can you ask for?
Cartoon show ended. I searched for the remote control and hit the off-button. I was reluctant to get up. I just wanted to sit there all day long and spare my mind for a day. Staring at the chocolate chips on the cookie in my hand, I thought about how to spend the whole weekend. I wanted to watch movies. I wanted to go shopping. I wanted to have lunch at home watching television. I wanted to stay up late for a night, going on Facebook, browsing friends' profile and spamming their wall. I wanted to have dinner with my long time buddies. I wanted to chitchat with my old classmates at the "mamak" eating "roti tisu". I wanted to sleep and wake up late when everyone at home has had their lunch.
I looked up at the fan above me, mind wandering. The cookie in my hand was dropping crumbs on my t-shirts. I ate the last cookie and started to doze off. By the time I woke up, dinner was ready. The scent of dinner probably woke me up. The television was on, but it was showing "Monk". Dinner was pleasant. I've always loved having dinner at home.
Going back to my room, instead of sitting in front of the paper that I left more than half blank, I turned facing the computer and switched on the monitor. Yes, I was about to go online. Finally, I decided to do other things. Not writing out a draft on paper, but just typing on the keyboard. And here I am, blogging. Though I didn't manage to do other assignments, but at least I managed to submit a post. As I told myself, this is just a beginning, a beginning to the World of Assignments!
This is the morning sun I've been seeing every morning on the way to college. It's been a long time since I catch a glimpse of the sunrise. High school ended, holidays were over, and now it's the time to start new things all over.During the holidays, I slept, not late at night, but early in the morning. My parents' alarm clock was about to ring just a couple of hours later. Everyone was about to wake up while I finally manage to get into my dreams. By the time I wake up, it was late afternoon. Mealtimes where no longer in my dictionary. I ate brunch when it was almost dinnertime. To sum it all up, is there a "brunchner"??
All I did was just going for dance classes every weeknight. Just to kill time and avoid gaining weight.Hanging out with friends off and on even when they were busy working on weekdays and some that have already started their college life. I felt kind of left out at some point. Where everyone was moving on while I just mooch around at home. Then there were decisions and choices to make. What to do after getting my SPM results, what course to choose and which college to go. To be honest, my first option was to choose sound engineering. Unfortunately, after some friends' and relative's advice, I chose broadcasting.
Being here in Taylor's University College taking Diploma in Communication, though it was not what I wanted to do in the beginning, I feel that I've made the right choice. And hopefully I have. I just hope I won't regret at the end of the day.
With a new start since 29th March 2010, I did something I felt was unbelievable. I slept before midnight and woke up when the sky was still dark. Good start, I thought. At least I wasn't late for orientation.First day was kind of boring. Yes, I get to meet new people and make new friends, but the sad thing was, I had lunch by myself. It wasn't that bad, actually. My brother used to tell me, when you do something by yourself, you will pay more attention and observe more on what you are doing. I agree. But lunch that day was nothing but a plate of noodles just to keep me from starving to death.
Second day of orientation turned out better. I ate chicken rice for lunch with a group of new friends. Nice people, nice lunch. The only thing I dislike about that day was the air conditioner at the auditorium. Obviously, people are complaining about it. On second thought, who cares? We're already moving to lakeside soon.
Time flies. Now it's already the third week of college and I'm starting to get used to it. Yes, I know. It's kind of slow. Suits me though, I like taking my own sweet time. Still, assignments are piling up and I'm forced to move faster. Assignments aren't that bad. But boring assignments are a pain in the neck! I'm not going to accuse anyone or any subject for that. This is college life! So I'll have to bear with it.
Life now isn't like when it was in high school. There are some similarities, but it's a whole lot different. New environment. New people. New friends. New subject. Not really a new life, but a new timetable. That's what I think about this whole new beginning!
Alyson Ng Yee Peng
Libra
Left hander
Loves dance. Loves music. Loves food. Loves cookie&milk. Loves milo. Loves fun.
1,2 step
To get to know me is kind of hard. First thing, i'm not good at expressing myself. So you won't know what i'm thinking. I keep most of the things to myself. That is why people thinks i'm quiet. I have to admit i'm sometimes like a child. In fact i act like a child. I pity close friends of mine, because they are forced to bear with it.(Oops. My bad.) I love to eat. I feel happy when i eat. I think that food can somehow replace the emptiness in me. For example, it helps mend my heart when it's broken. I find happiness in eating. Good thing. Good thing.
So, people, EAT!
yummy~~~ (feeling hungry again @@)
yes i know....but what do you expect from a first-time player~??
yeap. this is the one. and i still can't remember it's name. hehe.
p.s. No, don't get me wrong, i didn't make this can lid. ==
Tadaa~! Yea i know....it might look weird....Aaargh, just don't care about the rest, the main thing is --- Milo!
Taken 14/4/10, 7.30am.
Alyson Ng Yee Peng