Where I Am And What I've Done

Hello, peeps.


It's been yet another ridiculously long time since I wrote in this very small, very quiet blog haha. It's not too say that I'm bored of writing here, it's just a matter of when to write, how to do it and finding the inspiration behind these posts. Also, I keep forgetting about the existence of this very blog itself haha. I stumbled upon this just ten minutes ago after googling up for my school's name and I was extremely surprised to find that my blog (AKA: My promotion for the school) was up on the first page of Google. I almost died from the joy haha.

So, what will I be talking about today? Just mainly about my life after SPM: the interviews I went to, the scholarships I received and the offers that I got. So, I'll make a rough draft of what opportunities I was introduced to in chronological order as well as the course.

Fast Track Universiti Putra Malaysia - Foundation in Agricultural Science (UPM)
Yayasan Pendidikan MARA - Diploma In Electronic/Mechanical Engineering (Japan)
Kolej Matrikulasi Selangor - Science (KMS)
Yayasan Tenaga Nasional - Foundation in Computer Science (Uniten)
Yayasan Pendidikan Peneraju Bumiputera - Accounting (HELP University)
Yayasan Telekom - Foundation In Engineering (MMU)
UPU - AsasiPINTAR (UKM)
PETRONAS  - Foundation in Petroleum GeoScience (Local/Overseas)
JPA-MARA - Pharmacy (???)

From this list, you can see that there are some objects that seem rather blurry to me, which means that I went for the interview for some and didn't receive an answer back, or didn't go to the interview at all: that would be JPA-MARA and PETRONAS. Yep, I didn't go for the PETRONAS interview and I know that some of you would think that I'm crazy, but I beg you to keep your lips pursed for now haha. Everything has a reason.

I accepted my first offer for the Fast Track program in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and I went studied there for a while. But I left halfway, only studying for three or four months out of the eight months I was supposed to study there. Why? Simply because I received a scholarship, but that's a story for later. Let me simply state that Fast Track can be a really fun, really exciting course. Why? Firstly, you complete your foundation in only EIGHT months. Yep. By September, you'll be taking your degree at only age 18, so that's an accomplishment. Also, even though the name of the course itself is AGRICULTURAL science, it does not mean that you can only further your studies in agriculture.

Why? Well, you don't just study agriculture. You also have Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Computer Science to boot apart from Agriculture. Yes. Very, very heavy subjects for some haha. Also, Agriculture is extremely exhilarating. When else will you actually enjoy being around Mother Nature? In other programs, you can't say that you will have experienced milking a cow or catching tilapia fish or growing your own crops. It's a completely unique, completely exciting activity.

But with great power comes great responsibility, folks. Your schedule here is EXTREMELY packed and I would like to stress this with force. Monday until Friday, 8 until 6, no joke haha. If you have exams, then that'll drag on until night. And that is when you don't consider your assignments and study time. But if you're really smart with your time, you'll have a blast going for Fast Track, haha.

As for YPM, I didn't go for the interview as I was occupied with UPM and I'm not really so much a fan of Engineering, though the idea of flying to Japan caught my eye. I didn't go for KMS either, though a lot of my friends did. From my Sesterian batch (ATRIX XIV), there are only two people attending KMS, who are Osem and Liyana. Also, in YPM, we also have one representative whom we dub Gpa.

I didn't go for YPPB either. In fact, it was a surprise to see that I received the email but I just let it be. As for Telekom, I got into the Top 100 spots for the scholarship after a lot of fighting. I battered past quizzes, debated with others, even had to perform a Wayang Kulit with me acting as Adudu, the alien from Boboiboy in a poor attempt of a Kelantanese accent, haha. But in the end, I chose not to go. For both of these scholarships, my batch does not have a representative.

As for UPU, I got my first choice of university which is UKM and I was kinda swayed into entering into the AsasiPINTAR course as the government spends around 9K of their money to sponsor us which is pretty nifty. I also liked the idea of being used to doing research since my foundation years but it just didn't appeal to me so much as where I am now. No Atrixians are here, if I am not mistaken.

And as for JPA-Mara and PETRONAS, you already know my story hahaha. But we do have people who went for JPA-Mara: Shara and Yaya, who are taking medicine and science respectively. And as for me, hmmm. So where am I now?

Maybe some of you will be kinda weirded out by my choice of scholarship, but I assure you, it's for the best. Firstly, I like computers, so this is kinda my thing here, folks. Secondly, I believe that from all the offers I received, only YTN presented to me an air of warmth and friendliness, which really encouraged me to choose it in the end. Every other scholarships was kinda cold in nature and made you feel somewhat unwanted, hoho.

But trust me when I say that YTN is in fact a really awesome scholarship. I'm very satisfied with the allowance, the job opportunities, the friends I made here, the place, the rooms. I'll post more about this maybe some other time but for now I need to go.

I have a Sushi workshop after this, haha, so let's pray that I don't poison myself with my own sushi. Kay, that's it, people. Thanks.