The Clubs Meeting

Well, about the meeting. The meeting was held by Student Council everytime the semester begins. When I reach Council Room, only one club was there. So that means I am the second representative for the club who reach early. Well, I am quite nervous because most of the Clubs got 2 to 3 representatives.

Only 19 clubs go for the meeting. And Melissa got a new nick name because of the meeting. Go figure, I won't tell.. So, that's all.. Because the meeting was somehow PnC.

And thanks to the club's treasurer for supporting me. *I know we cannot play with mobile phone during the meeting. I choose the time to play with it because my treasurer gave me some information about our club.*

And also thanks to the club's President for giving me the chance to attend such a grand meeting.

My Timetable..

Hmm.. Campus timetable always change.. Sigh..

Ok, here's some of my schedule.

After O-week, It's O-noon. I didn't attend the O-noon because I have something to do.
I spend my last 2 hols by watching DVDs that I borrow from Azie, Thanks Azie..
And also go some dinner and also something..
*By the way, thanks to Tisha, buddy, Azie, XJ, onion for **something***.

Today is Monday and the Campus's timetable changed. I just realise it last night, sigh.. Today, I gonna take care of the CV! booth (full time). Then, I attend my lecture until 5pm. After that, I think I either go to computer lab or library to do some study. Then I go have some dinner outside the campus. After dinner, I will go to library or New study area to have some revision and waiting for the time to pass. I have a meeting at 8pm.

This coming saturday I involve in CV! gathering. Next saturday and sunday, I will attend a health talk by a famous doctor come from Taiwan. The ticket is RM150 nett per head. RM150 include the venue, which is in Imperial Hotel, one dinner, one lunch, some tea break, red wine, and many more. I don't think there's any ticket left, if got I'll let you know.
(Oh no, sorry for cannot date you out..)

I know my schedule quite full but we've learn something -- Time Management.

Take Care~

Big task..

"James, are you free tomorrow at three? There are clubs meeting at Council Room at three tomorrow. We need you to represent our club to go for the meeting."

I was shocked when I received a call from my club's president. Clubs Meeting, means every clubs will send at least one representative to go for the meeting. But my president was not free tomorrow, so I need to represent the club to go for the meeting.

Long time didn't attend a formal meeting and that is the biggest meeting. Can I do it? Since my president asked me to go, I must believe in myself.

And I hope that the club's treasurer are free so that at least got one experience person represent and accompany me. Hope everything will flow smoothly.

The Pretender

"The Pretender" - A nick name.

Today when the Detective Game are going on, I stand-by at the Geology Lab for they are looking for the clue at the Common Room.

I stand in front of the Geology Lab like a stup**, pretend nothing happens. Detective Game, everyone are the suspects. So, they also must suspect me but they are not suspect-ing me.

After a while, one of the people suspect me holding the clue. Yea, I'm holding it.

What I want them to do is get into their group and give me their group cheer or the curtin clap. Tisha's group was so funny. Guys, where's your team spirit? One of the group don't even have a group cheer. Friends, this is the third day of the orientation week.

Yea, I got that nickname because I just pretend nothing happens. We, the CV!s who were taking care of the stations cannot wear our name tag so that the new students don't recognise us. After the time is up, we check other booths or stations to make sure that all the clues that some groups can't find are took off because some clues are stick at somewhere.

The Pretender, not bad.. Undercover.. Haha..

I happy, I LOL.. (23/7/2008) *Additional

Yea, I missed one thing..

I'd like to thanks onion too...

First of all, I would like to thanks my buddy and onion. They ... *private..

Thanks Lord..

gtg

I happy, I LOL.. (23/7/2008)

Hi, this is my first post after I became CV! at O-week. First of all, I want to talk about today (23/7/2008). I just reach home ah.. Now is 1503.

1. 0830, Leature Theather. Tisha said to everyone: "Remember ah, tomorrow is my big day. Don't forget."
2. 1045, Geology Sedimentary Lab. Today they play The Detective Game. I was holding clues and stand-by at Geology Lab because the place that they want to find is Common Room. The game starts at 1000. Finally, somebody found me there at 1045. I pretend that nothing happens because they need to ask me am I holding the clues or not and remember, everybody are the suspects. I'm shocked that no one suspect me. But got one clever people suspect me. Fine, they won. But, they need to give me their group cheers or curtin clap or both. Objective: To test their group work. Tisha's group most funny. For more, ask me in private.
3. 1305, GP 402 Room 106. I saw my supplementary result.
   

   FP-033 Chemistry I

   PX

   I feel happy. My buddy happier than me. First of all, I'd like to thanks my buddy for *private*, my 1E1 friends, Azie, MP, someone?, everyone...
   
4. 1317, Cafeteria. I feel so happy. Finally, I joined my favourite club! Hooray!!
5. 1530, GP 402 outside Room 101. Ask me in private but it's limited for few people only.

To my buddy, I hate you, I hit you, I like you for being my buddy. Finally, I thank you.
Wow, It's almost time and I need to go my shophouse now. Maybe later..

Sigh..

Sigh..

1. Miri so small..
2. I enter 3rd Sem Foundation.
3. I drop Chemistry 062 and Engineering Mathematics 062.
4. I cannot graduate with my buddy..
5. I worry my Chemistry 061 Supplementary Result.. Out tomorrow...

I wonder why Miri so small... I still remember what BN promised when the election's coming this year. They promised that if they won the election, they will build Miri.. But then, it's still remain that small.. Sigh...

3rd Sem Foundation, not bad also but need to sacrifice many things... And the most important thing I sacrifice is I cannot graduate with my buddy.. Hmm.. So sad..

And, I drop my Chemistry 062 and also Engineering Mathematics 062. I'll continue them in 3rd Semester later..

And for the Supplementary result, It will be out in late afternoon by tomorrow.. So scary..
And no more Supplementary Exam for Physics and Engineering Mathematics.. So strict...


And the personal messages at my msn, you dunno why I'm happy and I dun wan to tell...

How?

"Haih...this is sumthing I get from one of my friend.. this is his experience..He saw the girl that he likes with another guy...." adapted from http://michelle6246.blogspot.com/

Lets see.. If the person you like stick with an opposite gender, what's your respond? You don't know the relationship between them, how you act? Go and chase that person away? Pretend that nothing happens? Or let the person you like go?
Think carefully before you act. If they are just friend and you go to chase that person away, what will the person you like think of you? And if they are couple and you pretend nothing happens, you will lose someone you like,right?

Would you let go of the person you like? The question is can you let go of the person you like? If me, I confirm I can't let go.

I can understand the feeling when saw the person you like with an opposite gender. It's HURT! Yea, really hurt. But what to do? He/She can be with anyone since you both are not couple yet. So? Have Faith in Him. Be patient. But I cannot. :(


It's early morning at here now. Why? Why I cannot sleep? When I close my eyes, she appear in front of me. Tell me why!!

But then, thanks onion, buddy, pro... Luckily I still have you all..

Nothing to say..

The result was out yesterday at 5pm. I'm dissapointed with my Malaysian Studies, Chemistry and Engineering Mathematics result. I'm also shocked with my WRS and Physics result.

My result:

FP-040 Engineering Mathematics I 35 F
FP-045 Programming in C++ (I) 50 5
FP-033 Chemistry I 47 X
MPW 2133 Malaysian Studies 52 5
FP-052 v1 Research and Writing Skills 061 56 5
FP-050 Physics I 50 5
Course Status: Terminated


Not good. Need to re-test my chemistry and re-take the Engineering Mathematics. 3 more days. 3 more days left and I'll re-test my chemistry.
16/7/2008, 830, G2 101.

Good Luck.


Yesterday I go to campus at about 1pm to see the venue for the assignment. I was shocked with the scene. Only the pro knew. Let's keep it secret.
God, help me.. I cannot forget that scene.

I'm shocked when my buddy told me something about that one. Secret again. Hmm..
When you help others, they just stabbed you in behind. Thats hurt! (My buddy, 2008)
Forget about it.. Can you?

I still have time to blogging. I cannot stay calm for the supplementary test.
I just want to witness a miracle in my life....dear Lord...You do know....Amen.. (Phua, M, 2008)

And I wonder if someone can beat onion or not.

FP-040 Engineering Mathematics I 93 9
FP-045 Programming in C++ (I) 90 9
MPW 2133 Malaysian Studies 71 7
FP-033 Chemistry I 87 8
FP-052 v1 Research and Writing Skills 061 76 7
FP-050 Physics I 89 8
Course Status: Good Standing


Hmm.. Thanks everyone. Especially onion, buddy, the pro, Zim, ...

Lord, lead me.. You are the way..
Bible said: (Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. - John 14:6 front)



"Have FAITH" - MP

I miss...

I miss that someone.. And every soar candidates. Not forgetting, my buddy too..

My best friends: As you can see, who can disturb me when I'm busy in my msn personal message.
The 1 who call h/self pro, onion, XJ, Ch@2 members, team mates and someone. Because no enough space, I only can list that much. That group of peoples are those who always online except ...

Who else are upgraded lately as my Best friends? They are:
The 1 who call h/self pro, onion, XJ, Ch@2 members, Team mates, Cubby, Buddy, Conan, All the Curtin Geology Club committee members, Vincent, Azie, CV! peoples, Team 666 members and many more.

Best friends can nudge me when I'm busy.


Buddy, remember your promise. :P

Result for final exam

Hmm.. Two more days left and the result is out. For degree student, the result is out.

To MP, you not scare for the result because you are doing well in examination.

For me, I don't know why I fall sick during exam. That's my first time. First time fall sick during exam. And my internal mark, sigh..


Have faith? I think so..

Cheer me up when I'm down.

One day I'm really stressed and the someone cheer me up.

And the day before final, thanks to onion and my buddy.

And few days ago, thanks to MP.

MP told me this joke. Before that, I want to warn the peoples with heart attack, don't read this post or you read at your own risk.

One day there was a priest sitting in a pew with a very worried and nervous look, and another priest saw him and wondered what was wrong. The second priest thought he should try to help, so he approached his distraught associate and asked him what was wrong. "Well" the first priest said, "have you ever heard of a Freudian Slip?" "No," said the other priest. "Well" said the first priest, "it's when one slips and says something one is thinking usually when it is the least opportune time." "Oh," said the second priest, "so, what happened?" "Well, today I performed a wedding and you know the part when you say 'I now pronounce you man and wife'?" asked the first priest. "Yes?" said the second priest. "Well that is what I meant to say, and what I actually said was, "I now sentence you to death."

"Choices", good or bad? (Respond)

We have many choices in our life. Everyday we have many choices. For example, choose want to eat or not, want to sleep or not and many other examples I can list all down if you want.

The point I want to say is:
'With many choices in this world, you will somrtimes choose the wrong things, wrong priorities, wrong course and even the wrong person (life companion)' (Phua, M 2008, Forum - "Choices", good or bad?. Retrieved July 7, 2008, from http://todaneverland.blogspot.com/2008/07/forum-choices-good-or-bad.html#comments/)

MP, that's my point!! Whatever.. Yea, sometimes we can have many choices and we've chosen the wrong ones. The most terrible is chosen the wrong life companion.

"Have faith in God and He will arrange everthing for you." That's the word that MP always told me. Thanks MP. Want to hear a funny story? I ever told one person to have faith in God and let Him decide everything for h**. Know what that person told me? That person told me that no need to please the God for everything. If not, He will become very tired.

I laugh when I saw the respond. I don't know what to tell h**. Sigh..

Too active in co-curiculum good or not (Respond)

Thanks for taking part in the forum. Here's my respond.

I've joined many clubs through-out my student life. For those who know me well, I am an active member for the clubs that I join. My parents and friends understand me that I've no time in weekend because I'm busy with clubs activities. I usually cancelled off the time I spend with my friends at last minutes. I never been blamed by my friends for that.

But in *th June 2008, something happened. The day before that at late evening, I confirmed that I'll attend an event on the next day. Actually, on *th June, my assignment group need to discuss the next step for the assignment.

*th June, I put my personal message as "afk.. At *** now." and for my auto message, I put "afk.. I'm at *** now. Leave message. If anything urgent please message me or call me at 01* *******" When I reached home at about 11pm, I saw my chat box full of nudge and bad words. I wonder if the person can read what I wrote at auto message and my personal message or not. You all can start to discuss without me and told me the result. That's all.. Sigh.. Some more and I don't want to say again.

That's the first time peoples can't understand me. For that stup** reason, I get the lowest mark compared among all the students who do that assignment. Can that person be rasional?

And what I hate is.. Continue at other post..

The assignment

As you can see the personal message at my msn, I said that I'm doing assignment. Don't disturb except the one who called h/self "pro", onion, XJ, Ch@2 members, team mates and someone.. You knew who you are.

Well.. Some of my friends asked about my assignment. It's summer holiday right? Why I have assignment? The only thing I can say, it's CV! assignment. For more information, I'll keep it as P&C and only 30+ people knew more about it.

Few of my friends asked how's my assignment going. Thanks for "caring". My assignment was going smoothly. This Monday, which is two days ago, I went to campus to find my team mate to discuss about the assignment. I met some "team mates" which are same status as me. I mean the "journey".

So, I stop my assignment first for it's already early morning.


Good night/morning all.

Long time no see, how are you?

To the Special Someone,

How are you nowadays? It's holiday now and I'm kinda bored here. Do you know what I'm doing when I'm bored? I always thinking of you. Your everything.. Sorry, I'm a bit busy after the final exam and cannot comply my promise. But I'll date you out after I finished my last assignment. Still remember the words that I said to you at the final day of the exam? And one important thing I said to you the day after the final exam. I'll tell you the answer when I'm free. So, happy holidays and remember sleep early. Take care, God Bless.



To my high-school representation partner,

Hmm~ Hi. Long time no see, how's life? And how's school? I first know you at the last day of my SPM second trial exam. We are asked by your class monitor to met the teachers. And we met each other at the staffroom. That's the time I get to know more about you. Outside the staffroom, some of the students mistakenly believe that we are lovers. Kinda funny. No more behind the scene. Lets keep that as P&C. So, how's your preparation for the SPM? Good Luck and take care. God Bless..



To my CV! buddy,

Quite sometimes no met each other and lost contact for a few days. How are you? And how's the trip? Remember to find me when you're in Miri. And don't forget to buy me some presents. I'm just kidding.. But remember to take photos. No more fun without you in Facebook. So, come back early ya. I know I am mean. lol~ Lastly, take care. And please send my regards to your best friend. Thank you..



To all 2nd Sem 08 SOAR First Training Candidates,

How are you all? Thanks all for the bondings. And nice to meet you all. For those who've been chosen to continue your journey, congrats and please do your best. For those who cannot continue their journey in the way you like, don't be sad. You still can continue your journey using the other way. So, I hope we all will continue our journey and hope we'll meet each other again during O-week. Very very last, I mean lastly, take care, God Bless.



To my assignment partner,

Hi. Remember go campus later to discuss the assignment. So, thanks for finding me as your teammate. Good luck, God Bless.. Take care.

Forum - "Choices", good or bad?

We have many choices in our life. Too many choices have it own advantages and also disadvantages.

Too many choices can lead us to loss something that's good or important.
Too many choices can help us to choose what we want.


So, what's your opinion?



Voice out!

Wonder~~

"I wonder how, I wonder why
Yesterday you told me bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see
It's just a Yellow Lemon Tree" -- Lemon Tree


Sometimes I wonder, I wonder why this happened to me. I keep wondering..

"Everything that happened has it own reasons" -- MichellePSH
Maybe she is true.

1 day I found that my journey has stopped. "Nope, you journey won't stopped here. You still can continue your journey using the other way." said MichelleT.

She's right. There are many choices around us. I wonder again. I wonder why she can see the problem using the other way but I cannot.

"Choices", good or bad?

1 Litre of Tears

"Sometimes I feel like my body doesn't belong to me. What's happening to me?" -- Kito Aya

This dorama is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called “Spinocerebellar Degeneration” when she was 15 years old, and was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25 years old.

The plot is based on the true story of a Japanese girl named Kito Aya, who had the same disease. She kept writing in her dairy to remember her experiences until she could no longer hold a pen. Aya simply wished to live until the end of her life, and the purpose of writing in the diary was to remind herself to not give up. She shed tears many times, at the same time encompassed by the rich love and support from her family, friends, and boyfriend. Her diary “1 Litre of Tears” was published after her death, because of its inspiring and courageous message of

“Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.”

So far, over 18,000,000 copies of her diary have been sold.

Synopsis

This dorama starts right before Aya is confronted with the illness, Spinocerebellar Degeneration, in which the nerve cells of areas necessary for the human body to move and balance–including the cerebellum, brain stem, and spinal cord–transform and eventually disappear.

Ikeuchi Aya (Sawajiri Erika), a 15 year old girl, is the eldest daughter in a normal Japanese family. She lives with her reliable mother, Shioka, who works as a nutritionist, her father, Mizuo, the wacky owner of a tofu shop, her quiet younger brother, Hiroki, and two younger sisters, the sarcastic Ako and innocent Rika. On the day of her high school entrance exam, she left the house full of energy, but she missed her stop to get off the bus and walk to her high school because she fell asleep. She quickly got off and ran from the bus in the rain when she discovered she was late. She slipped, fell down and injured her knee. At that time, she met Haruto Aso, who was trying to skip the exam. He gave her a ride to school, the administrators allowed them to take the exam (despite the fact that Haruto was uninterested in taking it), which they both later passed.

The new semester began, Aya and Haruto were in the same class, and both were elected as the representative of their class. Aya also joined the basketball team, and was reunited with the boy who she was fond of from the male basketball team. Just as she was beginning to enjoy her high school days, Aya starts to experience some physical difficulties. She always dropped food from her chopsticks, could not estimate the distance of the objects in front of her, could not pour water into a cup without spilling it, and occasionally wobbled while walking. Her mother, Shioka, who was the only one to notice the physical changes in Aya, started to worry about what was going on.

One day, Aya’s life started to change after she tripped and fell. She couldn’t protect herself with her hands while falling and she hurt her face. After this, her illness is slowly revealed and her tragedy begins…

More or less know a bit..


Spinocerebellar Degeneration

An autosomal recessive inherited disorder that leads to the progressive dysfunction of the cerebellum, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
Symptoms usually begin in childhood before puberty and consist of an unsteady gait (ataxia), slurred speech (dysarthria) and jerky eye movements (nystagmus). Other findings include kyphoscoliosis, hammer toe, heart disease and high arches. Congestive heart failure is a common complication. There is no known treatment and prognosis is poor.

Bored..

I said I HATE holidays because it's very boring. What are your schedules during holidays? The schedules clashed between most of the peoples.

Wake up, eat, movie, online, chatting, gamming, sleeping.

That's all..


I went to book fair last night and bought many books. I LOVE reading. How about you? I like to read novels, short stories, motivation books... NOT comics, reference books neither text books.

Now I just finished 1 of the novels. Scary right? I can finish the whole novel in about 2 hours depends on the situation and the thickness of the book.

Reading can help you to gain more knowledge on how to write good essays and improve your languages.




Now, I'd like to recommend a movie to you. It a very touching korean movie titled "1 Litre of Tears."
A real story actually about a girl named Aya Kito (19 July 1962 - 23 May 1988).

Plot:

Aya Kito was diagnosed with a disease called Spinocerebellar ataxia when she was 15 years old. The disease causes the person to lose control over their body, but because the person can retain all mental ability the disease acts as a prison. Aya discovers this disastrous news as the disease has already developed. There is no cure.

Through family, medical examinations and rehabilitations, and finally succumbing to the disease, Aya must cope with the disease and live on with life until her death at the age of 25.

Must Watch!!

I bought her dairy last night at book fair. Between that 6 years, when she was 14 till 20, she started to wrote everything happened inside the dairy because she feels something wrong with her since she was 14 and she discovered that she had sufferred from the illness when she was 15. She had loss the ability to write when she was 20. Do you know how many dairies she had wrote between that 6 years? The answer is 46 dairies!

Help!!

HELP!!!

So bored at home.. Cannot watch Youtube. I don't know what happened to the Youtube. It runs only 0:02 and it stuck there..

So, if anyone can repair it, please help..


Thanks...

Forum - "Too active in co-curiculum good or not"

I'd like to hear from you all about the topic "Too active in co-curriculum good or not".

You can write anything that you want to say in comment.


Too active in co-curriculum or clubs got many benefits and disadvantages.

So write your comment..

Random... *Update

Regarding to the previous previous previous post titled "Random..."

Something is missing.


That is the BEST motivator: Michelle Thye
Reason: Err.. It's kinda private so I'll keep it P&C..



And 1 more thing..
The BEST motivators(Not a candidate of 2nd Sem SOAR Advisor First Training 08): Michelle Phua, Yen Shan Shan
Reasons: Wow.. Too private.. P&C also.. We knew each other, that's enough..

1 more week left..

To ALL Foundation Humans..
Opss.. I mean Peoples.. Foundation Peoples..

Can you all feel the HEARTBEATS now?

1 MORE WEEK LEFT and the results are ...


I think I fail all the subject except my Malaysian Studies..

2008 2nd Sem Announcements

From the President of Student Council, Melissa Alison Liew:

• Curtin Open Day
• There will have no open day this year.
• Postponed to April 2009 regarding to Curtin 10 years anniversary

But then, you no need to be sad. There will have other event to replace it.

• Curtin Carnival

• Replace Curtin Open Day
• 30th August 2008
• Just a carnival(Melissa do not want to tell.)

• International Night
• 24th August 2008
• Imperial Hotel
• Not only for foreign students. We exchange our tradition with International students.

• Prom Night
• Excited?
• 27th September 2008
• Eastwood Valley
• Theme not yet decide. If have any idea, please let them know.
  

That's all.. Thank you, Bye bye...

Random..

Regarding to the Sem 2 SOAR Advisor First Training, I have been working together with most of the candidates. In my opinion, among all the candidates I have co-operated with, the BEST:

Actor: Gerain Chan
Behind the Scene: Tisha made him famous with the character of "homesick boy".

Person with many ideas in the discussion: Ophelia Loh

Person to deal with the boring discussion(When we finished our discussion and still got time left): Tisha Chin
Behind the Scene: She had lots of IQ questions awaiting for you. Because still got time left, we play..

Person with alot of jokes: Ian
Behind the Scene: Secret.

Photographer: Karen
She took lots of photos.

Companions: ShinChan in my car(Got secret behind it), Vincent Chin, Azie, Siaw Kang
Behind the Scenes: Secret behind the ShinChan I cannot tell, Vincent - we do our individual project together, Azie - Can tell?? Secret also, Siaw Kang - Good Day Cafe and discuss some private things and he helped me with my song.

Persons that can playing around when break-time:

• Kenneth Ung
• Devan
• Eleena
• Azie
• Vincent Chin
• Yen Sheng
• Fang Jun
• Grace Kan
• Siaw Kang
• Maybe got some more I forgot..

Behind the Scene: We sang "Barney song", "Twinkle twinkle little star", "ABC", "Do Re Mi" outside the caferia toilet.

Anything that I forgot to mention?


I also met some new foreign friends:

• Niu Shu Na from China
• Thin Mya Thu from Myanmar

And also met some old friends:

• Kenneth Ung from my high school
• Fang Jun from Malaysian Studies group
• Ophelia(I think I ever met her before in my high school)
• Vincent Chin from Curtin Geology Club
• Siaw Kang - My O-nite member.. (I am Red Team Leader.)
• Devan from Malaysian Studies group also
• Some CV! members
  

And work together with some peoples that I want to work with:

• Tisha Chin
  
• Wong Kah Wai
• Vincent Chin
• Azie
• Gerain
• Siaw Kang

And of course get to knew some new local friends:

• Grace Kan (G.K.)
• Dylan Poh (Dylan)
  
• Yen Sheng (Yam Sheng - means "cheers" in chinese)
• Fared

Pictures of the SOAR Advisor First Training

Well, in the previous post I mentioned about the training. If you want to see the pictures, just copy and paste the website below.

http://www.kayren86.multiply.com/photos/album/20/SOAR_Advisors_Recruitment_and_Training_Sem_2_2008/


WARNING: Open at your OWN RISK. I don't know what will happen.
Well.. Just open it..

SOAR Advisor First Training Sem 2, 2008

After compete-ing with a few hundreds of peoples, 30 peoples were chosen to go for the training. The training starts at 27-29 June 2008 (Fri-Sun). I am the one out of that 30 peoples.


First Day of Training

Starts at 9am at RC 1 or Kenyalang 1. We all wear formal. The first day of the training is right after my final examination day. They, the seniors, introduced the basic of SOAR and what they do. Student Orientation Advisory Registration or in short, SOAR, helps the new students during the Orientation Week. It's also a part of Curtin Volunteer or CV! since 2004. Orientation at Semester 2 starts at 21-26 July 2008.

Next, the 3P Talk. Kelvin talked about Professionalism while Hisham talked about Personality. Before break time, we are taught by a few experienced SOAR Advisors on how to handle the introvert students. After that, we are divided into 5 groups and assigned a project. I'm in group 4 with Tisha, Karen, Azie and Vincent. The topic for our group's project is "Examination". We need to do a research based on the examination in Curtin.

We have our lunch break at 12.45pm until 2.30pm. We need to use the break time to do our research after we finished our lunch. All the candidates and the seniors sat together with the table combined. We are one Family!

2.30pm, we went back to RC1 and listened a talk given by Gerain on "Stage Fright". After the talk, we present our presentation. Our group was the second last group to present our presentation.

After all the presentation had finished, we were assigned to do a individual project or research based on the departments and offices. And before we left, a announcement was made and most of us were shocked after we heard that announcement.

Kah Wai, Vincent and I have our dinner at One-Stop Cafe while Eleena take away.

During first toilet break, I heard a bad news. I cannot accept the truth. For me, it's a bad news but for others, maybe it's a good news. I don't want to mention it now.


Second Day of Training.

Wear casual, starts at 9.00am at RC 1. A talk given by Raymond on the departments and the offices in Curtin. After that, we were given 2 assignments and we were free to choose our own group members.

First assignment, we stick to our group because lazy to choose. We discussed based on the topic "Biggest Challenges faced by group leader". My idea was crashed with the other members idea so I only can keep quiet.

Second assignment we need to switch partner. That means I cannot stick with Tisha, Karen, Azie and Vincent anymore. I let others find me and I am in a group of 4. Kah Wai, Siaw Kang, Ophelia and me. We discussed our second topic "Hardest Decision made by you in your lifetime". Because it is very common question, we have a lot of ideas.

After the discussion we do rounding session. After rounding, most of us go to lunch at Good Day Cafe. Can I list the names here?

After lunch, the next session start at 1pm. A talk given by Ian on "Student Council". I'll get to that later. After Ian's talk, we are divided into groups again to discuss "The Emergency Cases During O-week". I still let them to find me. I am in a group with Tisha, Gerain and Siaw Kang.

After discussion, we have our group sketch. 5 groups 7 topics were given. We let Tisha to choose the topic. She choose the topic "During O-week, 1 of the student was homesick." We need to act it and include a solution into the sketch. We are given 20 minutes to prepare our sketch.

Know what? It's second day of training and our "bonding" are stronger due to we ever co-operated with each other the previous day so we only used up 15 minutes to think on how to act and practiced. Gerain, as the main actor, the homesick boy in Siaw Kang's group, Siaw Kang as the group leader, Tisha as the experienced SOAR Advisor and me, act as the no experience or new SOAR Advisor. Can I mention "behind the scene" here?

After that, we have our rounding session and we all go home.


Third Day of Training

Starts at 12pm at RC 1. Wear Casual as well. First, I "think" May was playing "missing" and she enter at 12.40pm. But I'm wrong. Actually another "P" was missing. "Punctuality". During that 40 minutes, we practice our songs. Some of them playing with the other songs. You don't want to know behind the scenes. After that, all the experienced SOAR Advisors are wanted to stand in front and dance the 3 dances.

Second semester O-week events were brief through. What is the shocking announcement?? Oh well, we'll have our Karaoke session. Not need to afraid, it's not Malaysian Idol or any others. It's just to test your courage or braveness in front of many peoples. We need to choose at least 3 minutes long english song.

While waiting for the others to give their songs to Raymond and wait for them to set up the PA system, we have our toilet break. We do something stupid outside the toilet and you don't want to know. That's all..