My First Page in UMS Sabah

20.09.2013

This is one of the most significant month in my life.

The month when I finally enter my Uni Life.

I was registered as an official undergraduate of University Malaysia Sabah on 2^nd September 2013.

Studying Food Technology and Bioprocess which wasn’t my first choice but also one of my option when applying IPTA.

I stay in Kampung E Blok A-1-12-3

With a Sabah malay, Hidayu

First week was MSM (a.k.a. Minggu Suai Mesra)

This was quite an interesting programme for me as this acted as a buffer for me to adapt myself to a new life here

Three main meals, tea break, and supper were provided throughout this whole week

Foods were always more than enough, so we just took as much as possible xD

Mineral water is very important! xD

4.9.2013 (Wednesday) was upacara sumpah, which officially announced us as an undergraduate of UMS

We were all requested to wear white formal shirt and bring along the green scarf provided on the day of registration

These two colour matched nicely!

Start from left to right : Me, Ling Ching, Ming Shiuan, Ho Jin, Yi Wei, Johanna

5.9.2013 (Thursday) was the day for our activity according to School. Visited my school, Sekolah Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan (also known as SSMP). I was really excited when I saw so many machines and mini factory in SSMP! That was the moment when I felt so grateful for getting this course xD

Ling Ching and I stayed at cafeteria on this night to decide which subject to register for on the next day. We were lucky enough to meet few nice people. Seniors approached us to offer their help and coincidently, they are our seniors in SSMP! And also thanks to a guy who offered his laptop for us to check the timetable for our courses (fyi, this guy is Ken Ooi and YiWei, LingChing, MingShiuan keep saying he looks alike with JiaHuei xD)

6.9.2013 (Friday) was the day for registration of subjects. We woke up late and reached the location around 8am (registration started at 8.30pm) It was really a long queue which almost drove me to crazy. So, as a reminder to new students, you are suggested to queue by 5am unless you don’t mind to get some weird subjects xD

I was quite lucky as I managed to register for the subjects which I aimed for though I was quite late for registration. (or mayb my choices were too weird that actually many people won’t choose? Lol)

7.9.2013 (Saturday) was a free day for us as UMS didn’t plan any activities for us. So six of us (Ling Ching, Yi Wei, Ming Shiuan, Ho Jin, Johanna and I) had a tour in UMS to familiarize us with the location of our schools and lecture halls. The seniors we met on Thursday night fetch us to have dinner at kk town and to buy some necessities. Thanks so much to them J

Our Chancellor Hall, Our Proud. J 

(From left to right: me, yiwei, mingshiuan, lingching, hojin, johanna)

8.9.2013 (Sunday) I visited Basel Church in Kingfishers. We got our free lunch at Beaufort Restaurant by Father of the church. The foods were tasty!

Beaufort Restaurant at Kingfishers, I miss their pork chop!

After lunch, we went to 1Borneo (our first visit). Thanks to seniors from church for giving us a free fetch and showed us how to take bus back to UMS J

Received a cute news from mum today, my grandpa missed me and he cried. I never saw him cried before. He really missed me and I missed him too. But grandpa, just wait for me, I’ll back in November! xD

I had my first lecture on 9.9.2013 (Monday). Woke up early and queued up for bus at 6.30am. Everything was safexD But I really can’t understand what my lecturer taught Lol Nevermind this was normal for first few lectures I understood xD

The benefit of study in UMS is, 1Borneo is just nearby and you only need to pay 50cents to take a bus (TUT bus) or you may get to hop in UMS bus to Usia for free. Lots of shops can be found there. Starbucks, Harris, Dunkin Donuts, Padini, Brands Outlet, F.O.S., McD, KFC, Daiso and ect. But never forget the consequence, you will spend lot and getting poor day by day if you make 1Borneo as ur 2^nd homexD

Visited Pulau Manukan and Pulau Sapi on 16.9.2013 under guidance of seniors from church. These two islands were really clean and almost free from pollution.

These photos tell you how clean the water is!

I will definitely visit these islands for second, third and forth time!

Okay, I also want to confess something here. I did some ‘classic stupid things’ which some newbies will commit. My friends and I went into a wrong lecture hall. We entered the room and suddenly realised we don’t recognise the faces in that room. And a person went to the stage giving some briefing before lecturers reached. When he mentioned the name of the school for that room, we just felt so funny as we actually did a stupid thing together! Your life will be better with friend along even when you are doing a stupid action xD And on one of the day passed, I took the wrong bus for twice  within a day. My friend and I hopped into a UMS bus travelling in a wrong direction which brought us to the final station instead of returning to Kampung E. Then we hopped into another bus immediately as we thought the bus would bring us back to Kg E. But unfortunately the bus was actually for Usia, meaning we will be brought to 1Borneo outside UMS. We just couldn’t stop laughing when we reached 1 Borneo xD Hillarious indeed!

So these are what happened to me within 3weeks in UMS Sabah. The life can be tough at places outside from home. But still need to move on. I am lucky as I still accompanied by friends. Just to be thankful, determined and try to accept more thing with different perceptions.

Be strong be kind be fair, be smart be fun be thankful.