Delayed Reaction

Have you ever had a delayed reaction? Like, someone tried to tell you a joke and it takes you more then the few moments allotted before you finally get it and actually laughed?

If you have, then we're in the same. I just had a major scare fest!

I'm sitting here at my dorm's balcony, listening to music and reading a few articles on the history of English, when I felt something white moving out the corner of my eyes. I immediately twist my head with a snap to my left; to come face to face with a white Siamese cat.

I blinked. She meowed.

I screamed in horror as my brain finally caught up to recent events of my surronding.

Thinking about it now, it was the most hilarious thing I have ever experienced.

She's now happily sleeping on my balcony ledge. ^_^ Silly kitty! Silly Nadia!

Jamuan Hari Raya

In the three years it took to finish my diploma, I had never been even once to UDM's/UniSZA's Raya Celebration. It's not that I don't want to go, I terribly do, but it's just... my friends are the sort that shy away from big social functions. Major loss for me at that time.

However, I'm not going to let this dictate how I live my Degree days. I'm going to live it to the fullest. I want to fall and learn the hard way. No more molly coddling this not so little girl. She needs to grow up. Don't patronize me! I'm different now. I'm a lady! :D

Anyways, back to the story. I went to the Raya celebration. Usually at these type of Raya celebrations, there would be free food, raya music, competitions, you name it! They have it! It was jam packed full of people. @_@;; Not the kind of laid back, non-fussy celebration I was hoping it would be. Why, you say? The sun, high above our heads, was breathing down our necks like a fire breathing dragon. We were sweating purposely like we had run a thousand meter race in our best baju kurung but all we did was stand and wait for our turn to get to the serving table. Simply put, there were hoards of people! Tons!

In a way, it was frustrating. The heat was finally getting to most and many wanted to just take the food and hurry on back to their respective rooms. By this time, people were pushing and glaring at each other. Courtesy was beyond the comprehension of everyone fighting over the morsel of food they have left. The things people would do for food!!

Under the makeshift canopy in front of the new cafe, people were crowding to get under the shade. It seriously felt like all my air supply was cut out from me under that grim canopy. People would think that being under the canopy would be much more cooler...WRONG! All the people trying to crowd in it made the canopy feel like the Sahara Dessert was like child's play. No kidding!

All those bodies pressed up against you, some busty, some curvy, some flat and others more exotic kinds... Had I been a man or a lesbian, I would have thoroughly enjoyed the feel of all those skin contact pressed up against me. =__= Sadly, as I said, I'm not. I felt like raging and shoving them back, hard.

There were definitely too many people, hindering you from moving comfortably, let alone allow you to get to the food! To many to count has my foot become a victim of a deranged stomping rhinoceros bent on having her share of the food. I was pissed beyond describable words!

Seeing my temper was at the ends of it wits, my friend drag me to the back. She said we should just get little stuff like Ketupat, Lemang, etc and just go buy our food at the cafe. I agreed immediately. So, we shoved through and filled our plates (that we found somewhere in the pushing and shoving) to the brim. After, we marched glumly to the only cafe that was open and ate breakfast/lunch there. We ate the things we got at the Raya Celebration at our rooms.

We didn't want to stay too long to enjoy all the signing and other competitions. It was just too damn hot to do so! Well, hopefully the next celebration would yield more favorable and tolerable weather. And more serving stations!

Or we should come as early as possible! ;)

IT Fair and Break Shot

Yesterday, I went to the IT Fair at Terengganu's Trade Center. It was a rather small expo. Not like the PC Fair where they uses exhibition room A and B. For this fair, they just use room A, which inadvertently means less choices. 

I got lots of things at the fair and may be well over spending budget this month. These are just some stuff I've been meaning to get for quite a while. I got a new pendrive, mouse, laptop skin, cooler pad and headphones. Just accessories, really, but it still all surmount to more then RM100. 

Today, was the Bachelor in English society's Break Shot/ExploreRace/Ice breaking session. Each group has some sophomore, juniors and seniors in it. Not forgetting us freshman as well. The overall activity was...horrid fun. There are downsides to it though. I don't even get to know all my group members all that well. Everyone was too busy chasing after the prize to break the ice. -shrug- I have no idea why they think this activity is better suited for a first bonding activity but I'm just a freshie. I'll just sit and observe. I'll get juniors of my own someday. Then, I'll have to feel their agony in having to sacrifice their free time to organise this even. Now though? Bersyukur! :D

Not to say this activity wasn't fun or all that. There were upsides and downsides to it. Just like life, of course! The most hilarious part was the dunking for clues part. The water was mix with flower and eggs. Major Yuckness! The clues are riddles you need to solve which are hard, by the by. Hate riddles! Though, we manage to put our heads together to solve the clues/riddles which were kindda fun. I know Dickens, a sophomore, to be some sort of arrogant sort of dude but I was quick to judge during our first few encounters. He was actually nice and kindda funny!

The most terrible part of the day was when we arrive at one of this check point. After being tired rushing here and there and arriving to a checkpoint where they handed out tea was a blessing. However, my gratitude soon turned into morbid horror when I found out that the tea was spiked with salt! Arghhhhh! YUCK!!! Darn you, seniors! T___T 

It was apparently one of the task and you can't go on if you don't drink the whole cup. The men have to drink a cup and so do us ladies. To me, it felt like forever before I swallowed the icky thing. I kept rolling it in my mouth with big fat tears swelling in my normally small eyes, too horrified to swallow it. They started dishing out bread to help with the process of swallowing. As if! 

Then, some people mentioned that the bread was moldy and stale WHILE I was eating it. -____- I have no idea this was a joke or not but I have no intention of having a confirmation. at. ALL. I just kept thinking, drink, swallow, chew, swallow and repeat process. I made an error when I was chewing on bread and needed something to wash it down with and began drinking the spiked tea only to realize too late that it was spike. The bits of bread that was in my mouth was soiled with salty tea and I had to swallow THAT down. I felt like hurling. It became Frankenstein all of a sudden with a mind of its on! It, the piece of bread, seemed intent in holding firmly at the back of my throat and it didn't look like it want to go down. With incredible effort, which I didn't know I had, I manage to swallow with encouragement from my fellow freshie. 

Untill now, at 2am in the morning, on my bed, I can still FEEL the tangy salty taste of spiked tea at the back of my throat. -shudders- I seriously think I can never get rid of the trauma of drinking tea for awhile. LOL

After it was all over, I get to talk to some more seniors outside of my group and towards the ending, us freshies, had to introduce ourselves. Overall, fun event, wish had more like these! 

Later on in the day, we went out to Hok Kee Seng. I got almost all the stuff I needed but I still manage to forget a few things! That's what happen when you don't write it all down. Apparently, I forgot to get tortoise food for my pet and finding a new, bigger, home for him.

I'm such a bad owner. Oh well! Maybe I'll go tomorrow if I have the time!  

I manage to decorate my side of the room and it has decidedly look more agreeable for living. I just need to organize the clothes in my cupboard, then I am one happy individual. It's getting late, I should be off to bed. Night bloggie! Love your new look, btw. 

xoxoxoxo

Registration, Orientation, Convocation, and Relaxation

And all the other +ion there is in the dictionary. :P

-waves- Heiiiiii bloggy! I misseded you so mux xoxoxoxoox

Finally got my broadband back from home and finally get a chance to overcome my laziness in updating. -grins- I have finally registered as a 'new' student in UniSZA and have undergone the dreadful awesome orientation week. Meet lots of new friends too in my course! They come from almost all parts of Malaysia and many with the same name as mine. Creepy. At times. O_o lol!

Some of the lecturers are not excited to see us oldies continuing here again. It's sort of a personal joke whenever we bump into them. They would wave us of dismissively or run away as fast as they can. It good to see we can still joke with all of 'em!

My overall emotion in furthering my Degree in the same university? D: :( :/ :| :) :P :D

The smileys progress show my reaction best. I was upset at first, devastated at worst but now I'm okay with it. I'm even enjoying all the new friends here. Knowledge is still knowledge anywhere you go. Be it in Penang, KL, Sabah, Kelantan or any other state in Malaysia. At the end of the day, WE are going to be the deciding factor in what we do with the knowledge we have learned. Either we want to be an individual who moves forward or we could be a recluse or a hermit. Ultimately, it's our choice. (Ayat bajet bagus untuk sedapkan hati sendiri)

18th of September marks the day of my Convocation. ^_^ I have finally and officially graduated three years of diploma after slaving working hard for it. Weeeee! Everyone has been super nice, especially my fiancee's family. My mother came into town and his family was too kind in letting her, mom, stay with them. Mom got to save lots since she doesn't have to book a hotel and other expenditures.

At first I was so frustrated that my mother wanted to come. It's cause she's not that strong now to travel such a long distance. However, I'm glad she did. It warmed my heart so much seeing her at my convo. The cherry to the topping was that my fiancee's father looked at me as if he proud of me and even gave me a gift! I truly felt, for a moment, like I had a real father by my side who was proud of my works. This coming from a girl whom grew up without a fathers love and approval, these words means a lot to me.

Now, after 3 weeks of rushing, worrying and thinking, I finally get to relax for awhile and take a break. As in, I could sleep in, concentrate on my classes, hang out and catch up on the latest world issues.

Sadly though, I still have a few worries I have to address soonish. I still have to write up my spending budget. Need to do a few more shopping. Format my laptop. Find a pendrive. Decorate my room. Write up a schedule. @_@ Wow. All involves money.

I wish money grew on trees. Don't chu?

Oh wait.

They're made out of trees. Damn. -_-