I'm in UM!

I've met so many KMM-nians around: Chung Han, Ling Hui, Jilian, Sushi, Chun Wei but sadly can't met Von because she is back at home =.= WE ARE SO NEAR! and Ci because I don't know how to reach her college and it was quite far. Finally I understand why UM people stay in the same university but don't know about each other. All the colleges are scattered around and you don't really get to see each other.

I'll have another post on my experience on the debate tournament, but I just want to share about lovely people I met today.

A really bad thing for us in MOHEC is THEY DON'T PROVIDE DINNER. And UM have nice big Dewan Makan without people selling food! So, we have to find food by ourselves... =.= When the people are telling us how to reach there...walk behind the block, through the gate, turn right, walk for 5 minutes, there are 3 gates...I'm already lost and I just hope there are someone that could lead us, a bunch of tired and hungry poor fellow to somewhere that have FOOD.

And so I wave the magic wand and Dang! There are really such angel! They not only brought us there...to the so-called KFC(which I heard from high school senior before) and really treat us like VIP. =p They  help us making order, being our waiter by serving the dishes and even washed the cutlery for us. They even waited us to finish our meal and lead us back so that we won't lost amid UM. So paise.....It might be not a big deal to them but I really appreciate the fact that they are willing to spare their time for us and being so hospitable to that extent.

I encountered another nice people later tonight. Maybe it was the fact that I'm coughing too loud or somehow, a China girl living opposite knocked my door and gave me this.

She might just be trying to silence me but I really felt the sincerity. You don't generally get this kind of
warm concern, I mean, I'm just random guest who coincidentally stay here and she was being so caring by giving me this herb pill(??) from China. Miraculously, my cough after that even though I didn't take it. Oh, I wish I talked more to her just now but I'm so shy. =p

It was just so nice to find so many good people around. ^^

没想过，我是那么恋家的人

一直以为，是家人的爱把我绑得牢牢的

当事情排山倒海的来

当自己只能在时间的后头狂奔

觉得有什么在一点一滴慢慢的流失

忘了为什么而忙

开始不可抑制的想家

当妈说这一个月像一年般漫长

酸酸的情绪麻痹着心脏

就算只有二十四个小时

我也要回去

仿佛那小小的木屋

可以拂去一切的忧虑

上个星期六

六点起来看着窗外的天

等天亮

迫不及待的踏上归途

迎来的是厚实的拥抱

和最贴心的照顾

不用点菜，端上桌的正是心中想吃的

卷在床上抱着被单就很温暖

什么都不用做，就有人为你张罗一切

听着老人家碎碎念

觉得一切都是暖暖的

像是裹在泡沫中

美好得不真实

早该清楚

十八岁开始

家就只是偶尔假期回去的地方

或许是五个月的假期

太长了

或许是我的适应期

太长了

突然觉得自己又退化成了温室小花

只想当个受尽呵护的小孩

答应自己

无谓的忧愁

写完，就抹掉。

要做的事还多着呢

I really love this career even though I still outside the door. So I like our first assignment that allows us to have a peep on what a true practicing SLP and audiologist did. Basically in first year, speech students have classes together with audiology student since we have to learn the same thing.

I get to interview people working at private hospital and I could only say private hospital in KL are indeed as luxurious as 5 star hotels where they have Starbucks and Coffee Bean inside with the marble floor and paintings hanging on the wall. That really doesn’t look like hospital.

This is a really small network where there are not more than 1000 of us in Malaysia. I think this is why they are being so helpful and nice. I mean, most of them are UKM alumni or at least acquaintance of our lecturers.

All my interviewees are impressive in their own way. We have one of the first SLP in Malaysia with degree from UK but not recognised by government hospital that she started in private clinic; fresh graduate that set up an audiology clinic in private hospital by himself even though the audiology clinic is just big enough for 3 people; first batch alumni that started to work in HUKM with daily basis salary; private practice SLP that get master from Singapore and teaches in our faculty. I think these are really good exposure for first year students where we are only learning basic theory now.

You know how uncommon our course are, so yes, most of them are dumped here. But everyone is grateful they are here.

Everyone I interviewed blurted up the same word when I asked what drove them through years of hard labour. Satisfaction. They even used the same adjective: rewarding. Yes there may be time that you are tired of it and even have doubts on yourself but the joy of watching a kid pronounce their first word or help to change someone life exerts such a force that would keep you on.

I don’t think there is much career like this where people are so passionate about their job. This is what I want in my future. I don’t want to work because of money or work is just work but I hope that my work is what I love. That is true bliss of life. I saw that from one of my interviewee in which she couldn’t have a long holiday because she will start to miss her patients.

Last weekend I met a fourth year senior that did the same thing as me. She chose Speech therapy with 4.0 in Matriculation instead of Medicine or Pharmacy. Well, both of us don’t think that this is any waste. I am so proud that I could proclaim Speech is my first choice. But she really out a dark cloud ahead of me when mentioning about all those hard times during clinical practice did induce tinge of regret, oh, I hope I could go through all that.

Seriously, I like the course, like everything that I’m learning, like my coursemate, seniors and even all the SLP and audiologist I interviewed. So I am sorry for all those complaints I had before, I guess I just forgot how to study after such long holiday, words keep slip off my head, which means I need to work harder to carve them inside. But these are labours with joy? =p

Ok, I joined the debate club.

Honestly I have always wanted to try, but erm…you know la, you really need courage to start the first step and keep it on.

I like the atmosphere in the club. How they been so encouraging to newbie that totally don’t know anything like me and guided us so well. I mean, they could always point out something good in you although you feel like you are just crapping pointlessly. Regardless of course and ages, they mixed up so well without barrier. I enjoy the view of it and may one day I will become one of them.    

I really learned a lot of things. Debate is really about effective communication. It is not about what you say, what is in your head but what other people heard from you. It is not only blurting out everything, but you have to mention it in a way that your argument will penetrate into their brain and let them nod with you. Well, that is exactly what I need to learn. The main reason I joined debate is how we get “advice” from lecturers that we seriously need EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, which I’m still trying to pick it up. I guess that is an art which require a lifetime to master.

I heard a senior mentioned the most fascinating element in debate is you can turn the whole world upside down. Things that are right could be wrong. Nothing is definite. Now I agree with her. You began to see the world in a whole new and wider perspective. Personally you think that A is totally wrong and sinful, but in a debate you are going to suggest a proposal to legalize it. You really have to persuade yourself before you could stand in front and try to get vote from others. That was hardest part for and I found that fun.    

My classmate tried to stop me from joining this club and competition. She was right, we don’t even have time to study for all those things yet I have to read up on heavy issue like Utilitarian, ICC blah blah blah that sound like issues from outer planet and spent so much time on practice. Although I need to invest lots of time, I like what I learned in debate team. Economy, rights, international issue, these are what I felt a university student should know. I don’t want to bury myself in anatomy and linguistic. Yes, I have to juggle my time between classes, debate, assignments and other curriculum activities, but I like the feeling of filling my brain with useful stuff.

Last weekend, I went for the training simply because I wanted to learn more. No other purpose. It was indeed a big surprise that I am elected as one of the member in junior team for unknown reason. I know that I am really fresh junior that needs a huge brush up process before I could hit the bar. There are people that are way better than me. I really appreciate the fact that they gave me this opportunity to try. Unfortunately I screwed up in the last practice and I don’t know whether I would disappoint senior that put faith on me.

Wish me good luck this Friday. ^^

我在抬头就望见双峰塔的地方

思念

果然还是乡下的孩子

车辆呼啸而过的马路

每天都塞着的车

受光污染染上红晕的天空

提醒我这不是我的地方

庆幸仍可隐身在钢铁森林中的小绿荫

旁边还有漂亮的湖

但还是怀念那种

可以自由骑在中间的马路

你们的痕迹太深刻

耳机偶尔播着我们的歌

我会在课室中微微的笑

庆幸我们有属于自己的旋律

不想吃晚餐

虽然同学努力邀约

但对那些食物真的提不起胃口

不跟家里比

原来真的会怀念KMM的食物

我要有厚厚鸡蛋包着的蛋包饭

贴着漂亮欲爆蛋黄的印度煎饼

不想去购物

因为人太多店太多

在人流中

我觉得自己像下错站的旅人

请别担心，

这只是适应期

我会找到喜欢、怀念、舍不得这里的理由

PS：我有重大发现，原来双峰塔12点后会关灯