Wake-Up Call

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Here I am. 

Finally, after many months of being away I am back. Home. Whatever you would like to call it. I’ve been away. Not far, I’ve always been close. Opening my blog day by day but never really got the time to write an entry about it. There’s only one thing to be blamed here, it’s Twitter. 

I think I have written here somewhere saying that I’ve been abandoning my blog because I have someplace else to pour my heart out. I tweet, a lot. So that has been keeping me away from my blog. I don’t think I’m doing my blog any justice. So this semester I will try to keep up with writing entries in it. 

The new semester has started. So far this is the only semester that is packed in the first week. I’ve never experienced a semester where you get pretty busy in the first week of lecture. It’s like a wake-up call for me saying that as the semester progresses, it’ll not gonna get any easier or less hectic than the previous semesters.

Last semester, I got the best result compared to my entire achievement as a university student. Praises to Allah, I got in the Dean’s List last semester. I had been waiting for 3 semesters for this and I finally got it despite the fact that I was pretty playful last semester (or every semester?). I got 3.54 when I graduated from Asasi but there’s no Dean’s List in Asasi. Finally, I got 3.56 last semester which is my paramount achievement so far. 

My 3rd Semester Result (click to enlarge)

 

I’m so looking forward to attending the Dean’s List dinner this semester. I only see my course mates went to the dinner before this, but I’m gonna be part of it this time. Maybe I would volunteer myself to perform my singing in the dinner, who knows? 

I gotta go, I need to write an interpretation in “Reply to the question: How to Become a Poet” in Madam Lim Wai Fun’s Critical Appreciation of Poetry & Prose. My next entry would be overviews of the courses that I’m taking this semester but for the time being, goodbye! (^__^) 

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Skim Latihan Tenaga Pengajar, what's the deal?

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SLTP...

I don't know what's the deal. I don't know whether I should keep on hoping that I'm gonna get it or just accept the fact that I've already failed the interview 90%. Apparently, "selling" myself during the interview didn't help me much. To tell you the truth, I'm extremely sad for not getting this scholarship. People around me keep on saying that I shouldn't stop hoping for it even though I'm just a "calon simpanan", it doesn't mean that I don't have the chance to get it.

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Well, that's not all. FYI, I'm also appealing for JPA Sabah's scholarship, also known as Biasiswa Kerajaan Negeri Sabah (BKNS). Why I used the word "appealing"? Yes, because I failed to get the scholarship either. How pathetic my life can be? I thought I was such a talented person that no one would think twice to let me get a scholarship. Well, apparently not. I'm starting to doubt myself. I'm starting to think that I'm just not good enough to get a scholarship. Yes, I'm currently under PTPTN but who wants to stay indebted to the government when they are tons of scholarship opportunities out there?

I called BKNS and they said that the result would be out around November. When? They weren't sure themselves. I've always contemplated between these 2 scholarships. Yeah, I might not get them both considering the circumstances now, but let's join me make a comparison between these 2 scholarships.

BKNS

• RM3500 (or less) per semester for pocket money
• Fee automatically paid to UiTM (I guess?)
• Thesis allowance RM150
• Flight tickets back and forth to East Malaysia
• Usually no contract as there's no vacancy available

SLTP

• RM4200 per semester for pocket money
• Fee automatically paid to UiTM
• Book allowance RM500
• Stationary allowance RM100
• Thesis allowance RM300 
• Practicum RM10 per day, max 90 days = RM900
• Flight tickets back and forth to East Malaysia
• To be posted to any Politeknik or Kolej Komuniti nationwide for 4 years as a contract  

From what I've been told by my friends who has gotten SLTP scholarship and they've understood the T&C, if they want to further their study to Master level, all they have to do is apply for it and they will be sponsored to further their study but as a return they have to add another 2 years of service under the Ministry of Higher Education.

I guess, I'm gonna take which one comes first. Haha, I might not even get both. If that happens, then PTPTN is my solution. If I may, I would like to try again next year. Maybe this is why the interviewer who interviewed me said "Never stop applying for scholarships." before I went out from the interview room. Just not my luck. :'(

that awkward moment...

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That awkward moment when...

I found out that over the period where I don't update my blog any longer, people from the USA go to my blog more often. Guess what is the most read entry? My entry on Structure of English, the course where I learned Syntax.

Am I a qualified linguist now? Nah, me don't think so. I mean, I don't think so. (it's supposed to be funny but if you don't laugh I don't blame you hehe) Still got a lot to learn, especially when it comes to Applied Phonetics and Phonology. Speaking of which, I have just finished APP's first test. Come to think of it, I kind of regret for not doing my revision way earlier than, say, last night? :O

The questions wasn't that hard, I could answer them but not with confidence that I needed. By the way, as I was giving my test paper to Mr. UD, my APP lecturer, he went flipping my test paper and stopped at the Phonemic Transcription section and said "You're the first person to get the transcriptions all correct." I was stunned. I hope he was right because I did seriously bad in other sections of the test.

I need to go now, I'll update my blog again later. It's gonna be on SLTP Scholarship.

TTYL

Guilty...!!!

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I have a confession to make. I'm guilty of abandoning my blog for quite a long time already.

Life has been really busy. I don't know why can't I find the time sit down and update my blog. Is it because I already have a Twitter account? Is it the one that's making me forget about my dearest blog here?

I actually don't know what's the motive of having a blog anymore. Twitter has been the place where I express myself. It used to be you, my dear blog.

It's okay. I won't close this blog down. None of you have to worry about this. This blog has been a part of my life since I started being a university student.

Maybe after this I should update my blog like I update my Twitter?

What say you?

DiGi Rivises New Unlimited BIS Plan...!!!

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Okay now. I'm sorry I couldn't update my blog much. I've been extremely busy with my work as a waiter at a restaurant in Section 3, Shah Alam.

I wanna talk about what other BlackBerry prepaid users would really love to talk about. BlackBerry Internet Service which also known as BIS. As you know since Maxis decided to so-called revise its BIS Bonus, other telecommunication service provider took this chance revise their BIS plans. Celcom and DiGi turned their unlimited all access plans to RM25 per month.

The reason I'm posting this entry is to actually tell you that according to my experience so far, I think in terms of speed, I would give it to DiGi. Yes! I'm using DiGi as my BIS provider right now. I still don't know much about its coverage because I've never been out of Shah Alam since the first day I use this BIS.

If you're a BlackBerry newbie, I wouldn't suggest you to subscribe to Celcom. Despite the fact that I'm an extremely loyal user of Celcom, but they're giving a very crappy BIS. According to my experience, you only have 2 choices. It's either Maxis or DiGi. The difference is the price and coverage. Speed, they're pretty much the same.I can't wait to go back to Sabah and try out the coverage and BIS service there. 

I would like to take this chance to wish you a very good Ramadan. May ALLAH bless us with joy in this productive month. Amin.