:: 4 years ::
Time really does fly.
I remember it was just yesterday that I first step foot into UKM to do civil and environmental engineering. Bangi was the last place I thought I would end up, UKM being my final few options in my list of universities application.
Up till today, I still ask myself, “Why did I choose not to go to Canada on my own free will?”. At times I still don’t know if I did make the right choice. But its one I have to live with now.
The first week in local university was hard even for me as compared to those from the chinese background. It was easier for me to fit in with the malay group, given the fact that I speak the language like one. This too meant that I had a difficult time conversing with the mandarin speaking chinese.
This mother of a staircase to my room back in hostel days taught me how to curse in Mandarin and Hokkien.
I started off in local university, getting hooked on DotA and ended up being a semi-pro at the end of it.
It was here that I found God in my life.
Along the way came us.
I picked up photography on my own and what a passion I have for it now.
It is also here in these 4 years that I came to love and hate flights.
Now here I am at the end of what I began 4 years back. Am I satisfied? I never really like structural engineering like I loved automobiles but time soon thought me that my passion lies in the environmental side of engineering like marine engineering. These 4 years have taught me that getting screwed is an art. Its how you get yourself out of trouble that counts the most.
Now I look back and I see.
There’s still a long way to go from here on out.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Yes I still remember the first day you drove me around UKM which took 25 minutes!!! That trip excluded LAW faculty some more….
It is because you were in UKM, that’s how we hooked up because of the distance between Bangi and Nilai was only 20 minutes apart.
Isn’t it funny how life works?
May 19th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
grace : there is one more part i have never taken you into babe. one day we pegi? its the quarters area.
it’s funny how we suddenly contacted each another after 2 years of silence babe.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I bet there’s loads of memories…leaving Uni….was emotional for me…:)
ehh…but but…it will be another exciting journey…:)
May 19th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
gerald : haha, sure la it was emo for you!
we all know that whilst you were in swansea you were PARTYING non stop.
May 19th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Nice to read about the summary of your life up till now. That cleared certain things up. =)
May 20th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
*pee at the corner of the tiang lampu* This is Kevin’s Territory.
hahaa….. kevin, go mark ur territories in UKM… =p….
juz kidding… anyway… TIME FOR U To leave and come to the WORKING WORLD with us….hahaha…… yea……………………………………………………………..
May 20th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
lolz.. emo giler.. but good to have you write about this.. something i can relate to in so so many ways.. the langauge, the people, the place everything.. think i need to write about mine too.. haha.. keep writing dude..
May 20th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
OMG… Chee Fei, I can’t stop it but to agree with you…. kevin has been quite EMO lately!!!
May 20th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
vincent : lol. now just what was unclear?
loong : hoi you think i anjing ah? working ho. hope i would like it?
chee fei : omg, emo meh. i actually had so much to write bout uni but i lacked the pictures to go with them and i didnt wanna make it too lengthy a post. you blog meh?
grace : hahah, been mixing with gerald too much.
nah, told you dy babe, i’ve changed quite a fair bit.
May 20th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
kev : gerald influenced u again? hahahhaa
May 20th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Kevin….take responsibilities…dont blame it on me..hahahaha
May 20th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
see ? even Grace agrees with me.. think all this leaving uni is having a bigger impact to u than to me.. or maybe i haven’t come to grips with it yet ?? no lah, my blog is for back stabbing my friends here.. no chun photos like urs.. lolz..
May 20th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
gerald : you know despite all your flaws , I STILL HATE YOU.
chee fei: hahaha, bro, its not the leaving part that caught up with me. its just that i come to find that i no longer can smile the way i used to back in my younger days. with so many ppl counting on me, i just find it hard to keep smiling and not expecting to stutter halfway.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
just that now we smile at different things only. maybe a packet of keropok would make us have a big grin back then, but now maybe things are different. we just can keep similing throughout this journey.. n dun worry bout what others expect of you, just do ur best lah.. and dun let ur best down ..
May 21st, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Passion for photographing, eh? Got urself a DSLR edi?
Well, life goes on, gotta enjoy it while you still can
Btw, u had a chance to study in Canada kah?
May 21st, 2008 at 7:56 pm
If he were to end up in Canada, there would not be a kevgrace today… i suppose…
May 21st, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Leaving uni is gonna be hard…
but then again, you dont have to see ur prof’s anymore… So that should put a smile on your face…
Or look at the UKM’s pond, which looks like a plate of teh susu…
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Aiya…. leaving uni… yalo… 1st will be hard…then… later on.. u won’t wan to go back again. =)…
Thesis, assignments, exams, tests, projects… n bla bla bal… =p
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
all : tarak internet sry guys.
chee fei : bro, its all too true. hey, if it put the smile back on yours, i’ll gladly whack your lecturer now.
azfar : hahaha, my DSLR will have to wait bro. kumpul duit kahwin dulu.
yea, i had the chance to do engineering back in 2003/04. i gave it up on purpose.
grace : who knows babe?
sha : bugger. some profs in uni were great, some were u know. eh. the pond is actually a detention pond for the 2nd phase of UKM.
loong : my line of work also many many projects la.
May 25th, 2008 at 2:32 am
a detention pond?
what the??
May 26th, 2008 at 12:03 am
sha : you know whats a detention pond right?
its a temporary takungan air.
May 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
lolz.. btw, it was postponed in the morning u saw me, but i did it in the afternoon. went very well except the noob was late. went to serdang on sat and got it back earlier today.. so all is good now.. haha..
n’ let’s not kid yourself. 1 week holidays mana cukup ?? 1 month seems more likely.. lolz..
eih, tot u said getting married is an unwise thing ?? guess Grace whacked i mean talked some sense into u huh ?!? haha..
May 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
i like the way u write and ur photos…
nice.
yeah, leavin uni is hard… but then, its the starting of another chapter of life.. hope u find comfort while doin so. =)
May 27th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Cheefei, whacking is not my expertise. Sarcasm is.
If he doesn’t want to marry me, I am fine with it. Coz I know there will be a string of guys lining up for me…. LOL!!!
Jessica, Finally you can comment!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
wow.. grace memang hebat !! indeed sarcasm is ur thing !! lolz..
May 28th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Chee Fei: Well some part is true what… don’t you agree with what I said?
May 28th, 2008 at 11:59 am
chee fei : lol. yea a week’s not enough, especially when you meet with an accident.
jesca : hey finally you can comment! thanx for the compliment girl.
grace : what the kokoi. -_-”
May 28th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
no, i couldn from my client place, i think they block me from commenting..hahahaha
commenting from home lar..hahaha
May 30th, 2008 at 8:58 am
jesca : told you that your work place IP got prob. i always knew they block apps like MSN and personal email, but i never thought they do block blogs.