Kayaking.. For the 1st time.

It's been a while since I blogged. I honestly miss it but *sighs* time.

And always there's much I wanna blog, but since I missed a few post dates, I couldn't.

Still here I am. At the library as always. It's been a week a day (including this day) since the semester started. And it's enjoyable as always, new lecturer,new subjects, new challenge and all.

Speaking of new lecturer, we've got a new lecturer, a young PHD London-graduated lecturer, which I'm freaking jealous of his British accent. Huhu. How I still wish I got the tongue, now it's all Melayu-american-british mixed tongue. Oh well. Btw, he had his very first class as a lecturer with us (what a honour :) ). Me at the back, could see he was nervous (a little), which I guessed was true it was his first class. And another Dr told us that the day after, "It's historical day yesterday" he stated. Nevertheless, the new lecturer did excellent, so he wouldn't need a thing to be nervous about. And today, a lecturer flew to Bangkok at noon. Which made, think what Bangkok is like. And promise I would travel the world someday. In Shaa Allah.

As the past semester, was a trial for me to adapt and try out learning techniques, I manage to get an okay result, which suits my 'okay' effort. So this semester I'm targeting a little above from my previous semester, so that I could leisure a bit for my 2nd years. So I'm gonna work a little bit more on my studies than before. Fighting!

But still, this semester is gonna be a little bit busy, due to my business matters. Still, it's not something I should use as an excuse.

Oh. I almost forgot. I went camping trip the last weekend, and it was great Alhamdulillah. We had jungle trekking, obstacles, kayaking, game, and also sembelih ayam kampung and cook together. It was fun. And I almost forgot about university life for a day or two, as there's no coverage at PLKN Cherating, so no Wifi for about 2 days. It was first time kayaking, and I did quite bad for myself. We (in a kayak for 2), got stuck at the other side of the lack, and couldn't push out. Haha. Luckily, the trainer came to help us. While at the end, we had our kayak flip upside down. Which for me, was thrilling while a little unexpected, but my more teammate freaked out as she didn't expect it. Luckily, she managed to get through the shock (although she didn't join us having fun in the lake).


I think this good for now update. Till next time.

Toodles,

The Girl in A Hood

Day 9 at home.

I'm doing my business work right now, so this is jut a little stop by.

There's so much I've since the holidays began and yet so little too (cause have of the time I'm busy, and half of the time, not...)

My parents came on Wednesday last week to pick me up, which made me so happy. I'm very grateful they did. It's not like I'm expecting they to come and fetch me, but their big effort counts and that is what makes me happy (tapi datang pon sebab mereka ada urusan, so...)

We went to Mak Teh's on the way home and oh boy, it's the best! The food, and family. The atmosphere seems alive with jokes (and good food) also kids (the baby counts too).

I and some family members also went to visit my adiks in boarding school. They seem so grown up, already. And I seem old. Huhu.

And I feel clingy (them too), like when we waved goodbye to part was just a little heartbreaking. And one day, they will go their own ways more than now, which I wish time just frooze. Even my little brother H, just finished his SPM, which means he's now a grown boy (and holiday for him. So lucky. ><)

Our siblings are probably attach to each other, even me with the boys. I'm the 'cool' kakak which gives good advice, and they practically tell much of every thing of their lives (and I'm the ones that sneaks yummy illegal snacks and stuff at the house for them). So I'm pretty cool (excluding the fact, I like to bully them). And I support them all the way. I'd seen them through the good and bads, and did they. And funny enough, we still love each other.

Even today, me and H did the cooking and cleaning together in the house, and watch Thomas and Friends plus a bunch of other Youtube videos after that, makes me feel kinda funny looking at the transition of a time being a pair of teen-adult like to kid-like (unless watching Thomas and Friends at 20 is a normal thing).

So that's that. And I have work to do now.

Random topic today,

The Girl in A Hood

Note: I may not update as frequent as before cause I'm lazy, If I'm rajin, maybe. And if my mom never-ending giving house chores stops. :( What a life. 

I'm ruined

Spent more than 30 ringgit today.

Just on food.

And still hungry.

Help me!

The Girl in A Hood

Quote of the day.

My old schoolmate bestirs just WhatsApp me today.

So here's the conversation.

Her: Sorry kelas tadi. Baru habis. *emojimukahitam*
Me: Wah. Kelas ape? Sampai muka hitam.
Her: Itulah.. Terbakar dengan ilmu-ilmu ni.

Haha. I'm thinking of pranking her. So we'll see how it goes..

Being me,
The Girl in A Hood.

Pharmacy Practice Lab Practical Exam // Nervous

I am actually feeling lazy to update right now, but knowing that my future self will appreciate if I write this. So, here I am properly writing from my laptop using my on data for internet (thanks, UIA).

Yesterday, was the day for Practical Exam for the subject Pharmacy Practice (where we do compounding and dispensing medicine), It was suppose to be 2 weeks ago, but got postponed.

I was so nervous, and this is practically the exam that I'll pray will ease the most cause I'll worried I will get criticised for my health condition. Huhu.

Still, it went so smooth, and I really felt Allah helped my through the way. I'm so relieved now. Like the I got a really kind examiner, and he didn't check me when I was compounding (I got emulsion btw), so I can calmly do my compounding. And the product turn out well, (or I hope so).

I did all my calculation writing prior to start compounding, so I start a little late than the others, so I when I start searching for the apparatus like none was dried and properly cleaned to be used. Still, redah je la. And I couldn't find one substance that happen to be further back side of the lab, where during our previous lab experiments never once did a substance is there. I was like going in circles around the same place trying to find it. Luckily, one lecturer ask me what was I doing, and showed me where the thing is.

There was this one guy, when I finished collecting my things to do compunding, he was still practically doing his writing. Funny enough, I met him at the place I came back for my substance. I didn't realise he was actually struggling to do his compounding, when I saw three failed products on his desk. I was kinda sorry and worried about him (he eventually becom the last guy that went out from the lab), as he helped me get a new dropper to collect the substance. I wanted to help him like give him a clue on the correct way to do the compounding, as it he is doing the same as mine. But, it is an exam, so we aren't allowed to talk and his station was like near the examiners place. So I just prayed he was okay.

So my tips for this exam:
1. Study group before the night of exam to know the best and correct method to compound.
2. Self-study by writing back the the best lab report by friends.
3. Study all related slides including calculation although it didn't came up during the before lab, it is possible it came up during the practical exam.
4 Memorise terms and the key points of the respective method.
5. Double check the calculation before starting the experiment, so that you would not end up doing the compounding twice.

And I have a new hobby now, which is listening to ballad songs (mostly OSTs and sad songs), that left me just menerawang on thin air, and not thinking anything. Which is bad when I suppose to be studying as I will be blank. But it stills relaxes me, now that somehow I'm feeling chills behind my back, and a thump of my heart which is weird...

I think I might go on a walk while listening this to my current favourite OSTs which is Stay with Me & Beautiful (Goblin OSTs). Even the instrumentals are so good. The drama is also good, and one of the best and catching I watch so far. I managed to unattach myself from watching. So I would not recomend anyone watching during busy times as they most probably will get attach to the drama. So, don't. Take my words.

Til next time,

The Girl in A Hood.

Personality test results from taaruf week.

This morning, I woke up (which is bersyukur sangat), without my alarm clock ringing. Because stupid me, forgot to turn off the silent mode. Haha. I had tilawah test this morning, and was the 2nd person voluntarily tested. Which I think the test gone bad, cause my mind was blank which the ustaz ask me the tajwid questions. Huhu.

So after that, I went to the OSC to get some money from the glorious ATM, cause I'm so poor right before. Haha. Had breakfast of beehon goreng there, which truthfully I was hungry on the journey from KOM to OSC, but looking at the food there, is the whole I-don't-feel-like-eating-syndrome which I experience for the whole week. It was as I only eat because I had to, not because I want to. Aftr eating, which is about 10 minutes to 9, I went to to Counselling & Career Department there (unplanned) and got my personality & career test results from the taaruf week. During the taaruf week, there is this one session with them, and all new students have to take this test. In my mind, caringnya UIA. But reality I think they have to do a stats and it was a common standard procedureor something.

I'm know at the library again (which I promise myself to come here for the whole week #suchaloser), and here is my test results.

BIG FIVE PERSONALITY

Extroversion: 65%
Extrovert=Sociable+Outgoing, right? The counselor said it is good but in the end she somehow says I can have tendency to be introvert too. For me, it really depends on the situation. Like nowadays, I don't mind bringing me myself to one place alone. But I still hate the fact that being alone, can also feel lonely when seeing every people I know with their own friends. So here comes my extrovert side eh? (Do I look that badass, sampai jarang orang nak tegur ke friendly sangat sampai orang memang ingat mesti kita yang tegur dulu? Haha.)


Conscientioness: 64.4%
Concerns the way in which we control, direct our impulse. So here it says I'm achievememt-oriented (mestilah sebab semua nak score), organised (sangat), reliable (kinda?), hard-working(persistent I think is more accurate) and self-disciplined (failed this one, no wonder 64.4% je).

Openness: 64%
I think myself very open actually, to ideas and emotions. I always thought I have much empathy that I can always feel and imagine myself being in someone's place when they confess to me. But no too open in things opposing religion. I still have my grounds.

Agreeableness: 82%
So the counselor kinda point out that this is my strongest personality. So if you say anything, I would most probably say yes? Haha. Yes, honestly I say yes all the time. Cause I appreciate people talking to me just to ask help or ask me to go out with them. Soft-hearted (yes), trusting (not sure, but the counselor says I am much of a trustworthy person. So you can trust on me, guys! Haha.), forgiving (yes, like we all are human), caring (yes, I tend to care more than people think I do, and I also care much with people I don't seem to be close with), and gentle (in context of handling things, nope. I'm clumsy, and not good with taking care of my own things.)

Neuroticism: 62.5%
Tendency to experience negative feeling. Oh God. Worrisome (yes, in a way I tend to worry aboput people around me), nervous (exams, and presentation), insecure (everyone does), frequent distress (depends), and excitable (not sure what it means by this though).

CAREER INTEREST-RIASEC

In order,
1. Social
I can't help in I love being with people, in a way that I'm helping them.
2. Investigative
Requires intensive amount of thinking, searching for facts, figuring problems. Well, yes!
3. Enterprising
Well, my business side.
4. Conventional
Following set of procedure and routine. Maybe? But not too much and too long. There must still be a diversity there.
5. Artistic
Well, crappy hands.
6. Realistic
Practical hands-on problem. Often deal with plants, animals, and machinery. Well, I hated Kemahiran Hidup cause I don't have much talent dealing with machines. No machines for me please!

CAREER ASPIRATION
37/50=High
Possess clear career direction and goals. Fully understands their strengths & weakness and compatiblity with existing career. Truthfully, true. Most of the time, I know what I can do and in passion of what I want.

Pause
Leha, tiba2 datang kacau. Aww, rindu dia.


CAREER DECISION MAKING SELF EFFICACY
71.2%=High
Has high confidence in career decision making. May give high commitment related to career attainment and development. Well, I pretty much intrested with what I'm doing. Do, yeah.

So sape lagi tak pergi, bole la pergi. Baik orang2 sana. :)

I'm suppose to be studying for finals, Bak kata Leha.

The Girl in A Hood

Dear brothers. Dear sisters.

Okay, third update of the day.

And most heart breaking one.

Aleppo, Syria. Maybe once been a beautiful city (I need to study history on this).
Become rubbles.
And what the media has reported, who knows if much more worse is unreported are done.
I cry, I worry.

I sometimes wonder what happened to society nowadays, is there no strength in humanity to revive someone of our own kind. Or are we just too busy with our own life to care for others?
Imagine if this happens to our family, or even ourselves? By then, it must be too late to realize his selfish we were.

Them. At the heart, must be thinking. Where is the world, are the humans?

Me. Here. I felt like I just wanna run bare foot from this UIA land, to them to kiss their checks, and hugging them tightly while whispering to their ears "Don't worry. I'm here for you. I'm gonna chase these bad guys away. Don't worry.".

But in reality, I can't. Still not the reason I can't help. I can donate. The more the money I have, the more money, they deserve to have. I become a participate in awareness campaign. So that so many more can help.

Still, in may be not much. But still, Allah is there for you. And justice will prevail soon.

My dear brothers. My dear sisters.

Sad,

The Girl in A Hood