Ma College: Semester 1 – The Prologue

Just like a snap my 14 weeks that is equivalent to one semester have passed by me without a sweat. I think I’ll be writing up each entry on every ending semester until I get my share of that glorious piece of no good paper (read: Diploma).

From the 10th of May until the 20th of August 2010 my life move rapidly in joining this and that while sharing shenanigans whosoever I meet along the way. As a note, I’m currently having my studies on the ever changing field of Internet Technology in Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC). Yup! It’s a notorious college that 90% Chinese rules the whole campus. That being said, the whole Chinese environment is really a drag for me.

It’s not the language barriers, it’s not their personality, it’s not their attitude but it’s their young and timid mindset I hated most. Although, I’m a Chinese myself I beg to differ. Because I grown up by watching western movies, drama, listening to English musics, learning the western social rules and so forth. Maybe this is what they call social differences? or I did not meet enough people to differentiate how they function? At the end of the day, they are a happy bunch, at least inside of my circle of friends.

There’s no problem for me to “fit in” at all. Perhaps, that’s what I always do all my life. As I walk along these forsaken path that even I have no idea where it might lead to in the end. Walking blinding is certainly not my strong point but I see a lots are doing it unconsciously throughout their life. Finding what I want to do for the rest of my life is a tough job itself. It’s hard to find the starting point because I have a lots of different interests in mind on many disciplines and fields such as interior design, music, graphics, games, anime, cosplay, computer, internet, publishing and so on. What a mess @_@ I am.

Class comes in three different flavors — Lecture, Tutorials and Practical. Lecture usually are the most boring part of the three while I love doing tutorials and practicals classes being assess by the respected teacher at the time. Most of the time I love to finish all the tutorials and practicals before each classes. Sometimes I go way advance into the subject just to put my mind at ease that I can finish it early than anyone else while holding great pride on the subject I know and specialize in. In other word, I’m quite carefree in my college without worrying much. Is that a good thing? or a bad thing?

It’s funny that my friends can feels the pressure from the midterm test and surprise test but I on the other side felt almost nothing at all. My expression would be like “Meh… It’s just another test“. It is a condition that I keep asking myself why I’m not afraid of such test? What I found out is that I don’t really care at all because the materials presented in the course I study in is still very elementary to me. In the coming weeks Semester 2 will start and I’ll be rejoicing then since most of those listed are more exciting.

As a lacto- ovo Vegetarian life is very hard and bread-san is always my best friend (joke intended). I’m pretty well fed and food is always abundant in College. No, meat is not a part of a vegetarian diet. Being a vegetarian is a preference rather than a choice and it’s not for everyone while people keep asking me the question why. Let me tell you why — I don’t want to die young due to health problems, I don’t want to get artificial hormone in my system, I don’t want to kill those animals just to eat their meat (Oh! The irony from people who want to eat them while ignoring how the meat come about on to their plate.) Did I mention that I’m an Atheist?

Do you think I should publish a post on “A Survival Guide for College Freshmen”?

I’ll be back for the second installment in about another 3 months or more?

End rant.