Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Last day of 2013

It was a wonderful day!
Five of us.
From Left: Kar Soon, Bieber, Me, Eu Mun, Hong Lu
Firstly, I had a gathering session with my primary school friends. This is our 14th year of our relationship and it is still counting. I did not have much contact with them for six years since we graduated from primary school. After we graduated from high school, I met them again at last year. I always have good time with them. Okay, I always have good time for every gathering.

We reached Grafa Café at 2pm, which was one hour behind the schedule, for our lunch. I thought it provided similar environment and atmosphere like what majority café did. Unexpectedly, they did not turn on air-conditioner at noon when it is an open-space café! I was enjoying their cabonara with Bacon and the environment was good for chilling. Honestly, I was not satisfied their coffee because the look of Cappucino, which was the coffee that I ordered, was not look nice. The taste of it was just okay for me. Before we left for count down party, we went to Tong Pak Fu for the ‘real’ chilling with some ‘deep’ topic. If you know what it means.



 


I was rushing to Sunway South Quay for the countdown pool party. This was my first ever count down with friends in my life. Previously, I spent my New Year eve in front of the computer or television, and kept greeting my friends a happy new year after fireworks scared my dog. In case you might now know, most of the dogs are afraid of the sound of fireworks! 





Our master of BBQ, Musthaq, set up the fire with Terrence, Alex and me. It always a tough job for me when we used charcoal to set up the fire because I was gets used to set up fire by using branches. Food and beverages was just enough for the person who attended the party and no food was wasted. I did not eat too much food that required barbeque because I was too lazy to do it.

Cellular phone became our ‘defend shield’. Alex, Musthaq, Terrence and Me were the planner who push and throw people into swimming pool. Keen Yan, Trisha, Zu Qian, and the lat but not least, Pook were our victims. The hardest task and mission was to throw Pook into swimming pool because he had the defend shield in his pocket! However, team works always solve problem, such as five person worked together to took his phone and pulse from his pocket, and then caught and lift him to the side swimming pool. Three, two, one, THROW! *Water splash* MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!


















We chit chat, played card and took photo to spend our time until 12am. The firework from Sunway Lagoon was magnificent and all of us enjoyed it. HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone and let’s enjoy this brand new year with POSITIVE THINKING!





Thursday, December 26, 2013

Last Semester Break 2013

Shortest semester break ever.

It is because I am going to start internship tomorrow! After the finished my last final exam in my year 2, I had a 2 weeks rest. In this two weeks, there were many activities with friends.
Badminton Session with Uni Friends.
Photo credits to Tiffany.
For the first week, I had a futsal and badminton session with Uni friends, and played computer games (after so many months!) with friends. For the second weeks, I had some fun with high school friends.

23th December 2013
All these photos in this day are credits to Amelie Yap.
At the back: Me
In front (start from left): Amelie, Yen Seng, Wei Shen


Me, Amelie, Wei Shen and Yen Seng

Amelie and Me
Amelie and Me

Me and Wei Shen
From left: Myself, Amelie, Yen Seng, Wei Shen
Start from left: Wei Shen, Me, Yen Seng, Amelie
Me with the angel wings!

My secondary school friends, Wei Shen, Yen Seng and Amelie, went out for a super duper and epic failed birthday celebration. We gathered at Rex Box, Sunway Pyramid for the first activity of the day. Before Yen Seng and his friends arrived, three of us have planned for the ‘surprised’ birthday celebration, which was me and Wei Shen bought cake for him during the karaoke session. Yen Seng, however, guessed our plan correctly and scold us for not being professional in organizing this kind of celebration. Okay.
We had some fun in the pool and snooker room, which located in the Sunway Megaline, for two hours after the karaoke session ended. Amelie finally knew how to play pool after the tutorial session from me and Alex (Yen Seng’s bestie). Wei Shen should be the most unlucky person among us because he hit both of the black balls and white balls into hole for TWO TIMES when he versus me. It was TWO TIMES! Unlucky. Of course, I won the match with a score of 2-1.
We went to have our dinner in Sakae sushi and chit chats at outside of Starbuck before we left Sunway. It was a good day to remember because all of us gather together again since last Chinese New Year! 8 years of friend relationship, and it is still counting. I hope it will last long and we will meet again soon!

24th December 2013
I went out to watch a movie with friends, unexpectedly, because she indirectly forced me to watch it. She is one of my besties and it is my honor to spent my Christmas eve with her because she rejected three invitations from her ‘chaser’ before she texted me for movie. What a good friend. It was quite interesting because she refused to take any photo in this special day. The reason was her shirt did not match with the ‘background’. Okay :( .

25th December 2013
This is absolutely one of the best Christmas ‘celebrations’ in my life. I went out with three of ex-librarian, we know each other for at least seven years, and it is still counting too. We studied in the same high school, joined the same club, three of us stayed at high school’s hostel for six years, and we are still ‘connecting’ with each other after graduated, of course, from the same high school.


Our coffee. ~ Coffee 1.0
Me with my lovely Camarel Latte
We met at Brew and Bread, which located at Kota Kemuning, at twelve o’clock noon. We assigned a code for this gathering, ‘Coffee 1.0’. I ordered a spaghetti and Caramel Latte, which was my first ever latte in my life, for my lunch. The atmosphere was just nice for friend’s gathering and chit chat, and the taste of coffees were brilliant! At least I enjoy the decoration on my latte and also the taste of it! I would definitely come back for the second time with friends.

Coffees. ~ Coffee 2.0
My Totoro!

Dessert. ~Coffee 2.0
‘Coffee 2.0’ immediately started at Dot Coffee Shop after we finished our lunch. I ordered Caffe Mocha for this round. It was a Totoro on my mocha. Uncommonly, I took photo with this cute decoration before I ‘destroyed’ it and let it lie in my memory forever. Although it was a ‘small’ shop, the atmosphere was good enough to let people chilling and rest.

5 o’clock, 5 hours, memorable Christmas. We did not spend much other than food and beverages, and we did not exchange or even prepare present for each other because we believe the present of four of us is the best Christmas present.

Replied from Denise Camillia !!
Ohya! I ‘received’ another Christmas present from my idol! Denise Camillia tagged my name and replied my comment on instagram! Oh my god!

Actually I only had little hope on it when I commented and wished her a Happy Merry Christmas because popular star don’t normally replied message from fans. Although it was only just a replied from her, and she don’t even know who I am, I still felt so blessed right now! Denise, thank you for the replied and wish! I hope you will eventually read this and felt my happiness! Thank you again!


At last, let me shout out loud at here, ‘What a Merry Christmas!!!’

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group

Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group
雙威大學獨中生領導力獎學金
我是‘第二代’的獎學金獲得者。
2013年,這是我第二年在這個群組裡。
2013年,這也是群組的隨後一年。
我們沒有解散,只是我們做了一些調動,以便讓我們獨中生的群組能夠更加強大。

這兩年,不簡單啊。
第一年,就要領導同齡的朋友,還有學哥學姐們。
我很慶幸我誤打誤撞地加入了這個獎學金的群組,也很慶幸能夠有這個機緣巧合,能夠在中學畢業後,繼續領導一個團體。
第一年,在一切都還不穩定的狀況下,我在舉辦活動時也遇上很多問題。
那種壓力,絕對是我之前沒有遇上過的,那種頻臨窒息的感覺,真的很不舒服。
謝謝各位學長和Miss Meagan,因為如果沒有你們,我想我應該很難進步到現在這樣吧。
Group Photo of 2012' Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group Event
'Bring Orphans Visit Sunway Petting Zoo'
Group Photo of 2012' Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group Event
'Bring Orphans Visit Sunway Petting Zoo'

第一年要舉辦活動,而活動的範圍是community service,經過了漫長的討論,終於決定了舉辦“帶領孤兒參觀雙威的動物園”。
還記得第一次開會,是自我介紹。第二次見面,就是選執委了。
當時的我猶豫了一會,就把手舉起,毛遂自薦地說要當主席。
充滿自信的我,在這次的籌備工作中摔倒了。
中學和大學文化上的差異,致使我遇上很大的挫折感。
第一次舉辦會議,我不會控制場面,Miss Meagan就幫忙我主持了整個會議。
還記得當初完成了agenda和讓美燕過目後,她拋下了一句話,“我真的不知道你在想什麼。”
這句話,猶如一把刀深深地插進我心裡。
幸運的是,我遇上這位學姐,因為她的這一句話,讓我願意歸零和更加謙虛地接受批評。雖然當時我的領導能力還沒有到達你所期待的高度,但我真的又很努力學習。不要被你責罵和指責的壓力,讓我一直把自己推向極限。也因為這樣的動力,讓我在這一年裡進步很多很多。第一年的活動,雖然不是說太成功,但是至少大家都了在其中吧。
活動完了,在與美燕還有Miss Meagan的檢討中,我眼睛裡的黃河決堤了。
當初的壓力和自責,真的幾乎把我打垮了。現在回想起,我還真慶幸有這麼一個機會,能夠有這麼一個經歷。

Committee team of 2013' Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group Orientation
Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group 2013
Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group 2013
第二年,我變得比之前更加成熟和穩定了。
第二次辦活動,和子筠一起籌辦 2013 Sunway CIS ECA Scholarslars Orientation.
這次遇上的問題比之前少多了,相對來說,這次的活動辦得比較順利。
籌辦的過程雖然不太順利,向心力也成了一個問題,但是大家聚在一起辦活動的時候,還是很有效率的。
第二次舉辦團體的活動,還是有很多需要檢討的地方。大家都在成長,大家都在學習。感恩在這學習的路上,能遇上這一班這麼棒的學張和老師。雖然我們還是一樣不太常聚在一起,但是聚在一起還是沒有太打的隔膜。學長們還是會傳授一些人生經驗給我們,那種感覺,是很溫暖的。 
31位新生加入了我們這個家庭,也讓我們的人數瞬間提升了很多。
這班新人在這一年裡也舉辦了三個活動。第一個活動是"Fund Raising Event",目的是為了我們今年的第二個活動“Reading Bus Event”籌款。第三個活動就是正在籌辦着明年Sunway CISA的迎新的活動。

*Reading Bus Event是一個提供來自貧窮家庭的孩子們有一個學習機會的活動,主辦當局會依據孩子們的學習能力準備一系列的閱讀活動,讓這些孩子們能夠體會學習的機會。在外國,主辦當局會駕駛裝滿書本的巴士到不同的地區進行活動。在馬來西亞,主辦當局則是採用“移動書架”的方式進行活動。活動至今引起許多正面的反響,許多孩子們也因此受益能夠獲得學習的機會。*

Sunway CIS ECA Reading Bus Event 2013
中學和大學籌辦活動的差異和溝通上問題,還是引起了一些問題。在籌辦活動遇上這些問題,我身為活動顧問,也是責無旁貸。這些問題,是我當初最想避免的,但是我在領導上的錯失和缺陷,還是避免不到這些事情發生。可幸的是,這一班新人們還是能夠應對這些問題。我覺得這才是最棒的地方。隨著大家對各自的認識越來越深,籌辦起活動來也比較簡單多了。
在籌辦活動的過程中,讓我最訝異的,是這一班極具潛質的新人都具有不錯的領導能力。可惜的是,我們沒那麼多平台讓大家都展現自己的領導能力。這是我到目前為止最遺憾的事情。2013年9月14號,這班新人舉辦了一場異常成功的活動。這次活動的負責人也稱讚我們說,獨中生從來沒讓她失望過,而且這也是她所帶領過的活動裡,表現最好的一次!

*事隔3個月,雙威大學也答應了協助承辦這個Reading Bus的活動。主辦當局也希望我們原班人馬能夠再次出動,只可惜我們因為一些內在因素,而選擇了讓其他團體主辦這些活動。*

在活動後,我收到了每一位出席的會員的feedback。在這些感想中,我雖然不是當事人,但文字中透露出來的興奮、激動、感慨、無奈和傷感已經遠遠超出我能承受的範圍。
籌辦活動前的各種心酸,值了!

活動後,大夥們對團體向心力,也到達了前所未有的高峰。那種感覺,就好像一個家庭,一個很和諧的大家庭。

古雲有曰 "百世修來同渡船"。我們這一班人,何止渡船那麼簡單!

所以,我希望無論群組存在與否,大家的情誼和籌辦活動的熱情,不會因為而減弱,反而更加應該變得更好。我們是一個大家庭,我們,是獨中生!

附上2013年活動的照片:
Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group_ Workshop for English Improvement
Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group Last Meeting

Sunway CIS ECA Scholarsip Group last meeting and Appreciation Lunch
Sunway CIS ECA Appreciation Dinner
Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group_ Cycling Event
Sunway CIS ECA Scholarship Group_Cycling Event