IMSMART 2012

                            ~ 1^st attempt when see the sea, in Terengganu leh….~

International Marine Science and Maritime Technology Undergraduate Symposium (IMSMART 2012) is the name given. The 1^st symposium I ever join for my course. 19-21 October 2012, total of 58 students and 1 lecturer went to IMSMART that hold in University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). With an excited feeling, hope to get knowledge from IMSMART and get to know more people in maritime field. 3days before to UMT, our lecturer asked us to have some distribution for university as we sent biggest contingent to IMSMART programme. Got two choices: Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation. The scope is under4 main parts: Marine Sciences, Maritime Technology, Maritime Management and Nautical Sciences. I thought I just want to be a participant in beginning, but after think twice, I decided to take part in Poster Presentation, atleast  got a little bit distribution la. With the quick blink in my mind, I get the idea about Titanic incident. Within 3hours, I need to send an abstract about my topic for my lecturer, I decided to do about Ferry and boat crashed on Lamma Island that got a little bit similar to Titanic incident. What will come out for my poster with 1-day work?

~ Before depart to Terengganu, everybody with a wide-open-mouth ~

~ Our hostel at Scout Inn Resort ~

Oral Presentation

This is an international programme, many countries sent their students as well, while Malaysia students from UMK, UPNM, UMT, UNISZA, USIM, UKM, IIUM and others. There were many oral presentations from students, many knowledge I learnt from there, many more knowledge that we need to learn from them. It was really a new world for me, found that our maritime level still far behind from them. They are all final year students, they presented their final year project, while UPNM sent 2^nd year students, we were just submit a simple case study. Wa, maybe we have to pay 10times harder to learn maritime knowledge. It was an open-eye event for me. When hearing to presentation for the whole day, and attending conference IMSMART, when chatting with friends, everybody talking about maritime things every momet, I felt like I’m the real sea people already. That was a really very nice moment, feels like studying in a maritime situation really make you think that “Yes, my dream comes true soon”, how good if everyday can study under such situation, quite challenging but its fine, I like it.

 ~ UMT Hall for whole programme ~

~ The moment Arif and Tom represent UPNM for Oral Presentation ~

Poster Presentation

Comes to Poster Presentation, is my part J After submit the abstract for my poster, I did some drafts for my poster. I don’t have any idea to do the poster, blank. For the 1^st time need to do a poster individually was a hard time for me. After searching for software that suitable, I choose Microsoft Publisher to create my A2 size poster, pretty huge poster. In the poster must contain: Title, Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion. I don’t have so much time to do the poster as many assignments and presentations are waiting me to do, I just briefly know the incident by externally. I completed my poster by 3am, and submit to my lecturer. My lecturer said OK, then I’m also OK la, last minutes work what. Luckily lecturer is a good person, she knows UPNM’s students don’t have transport, so she helped us to print out the A2 size poster.

~ My poster entitled: “Titanic Incident happen again on Lamma Island?” ~

This poster is about a Ferry and a boat crashed on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. Lamma IV sank after the accident like a titanic ship on 1 October 2012. And got stories inside this poster and I don’t want to do further explanations about this la J I met one gang of Chinese students from UMT who are taking Nautical Science course. Teng told me, when we sent our abstract, secretariat already see through all the titles. They found that my topic should be very interesting, so secretariat and the organizing team got do deep research about my topic. When they see my poster, my poster just shows a simple and external view about Lamma incident, didn’t do deep research about this at all. Can categorized as a fail project la. Oh my god. Students from UPNM sending posters about a simple case study, while the organizing team expect us to create something new from our research and found something different from our case study. We didn’t know J I just knew that actually I choose a right topic, an interesting topic but just need to find out something new or discover some secrets behind this incident. After this, I should do deeper research n this topic. ^.^

~ Presenting my poster  ~

~ People inside the exhibition room ~

After IMSMART, I get the lesson learnt. Haha. Through this programme, I also get to know some new friends. Is good to get friends in maritime field, so that can exchange notes, knowledge and experiences.

~ New friends from UMT ~ 

~ New Friends [ From right: Teng(UMT), Me, Mei Peng(UKM), Kevin(UPNM), Yalweis(UMT), Martadinata (Indonesia) ]

Ending of the programme, got a “Culture Night” for everyone. Yes, I’m so happy to join this event, was a right time to let me mix into maritime field. Hope next time can go for more maritime conference.

~ Culture Night Dinner ~

~ UPNM Contingent ~

Sunday night after culture night, when on the way we went back to UPNM, all ladies were arranged to sit in a van. Just started our journey not more than half an hour, tyre get flat. Oh my god, for the 1^st time i'm sitting in a van until tire pancit. The van stopped immediately by the roadside. Plus raining that time, god also didn’t want to help us. I just felt that the god gave everybody a lesson for our trip. Actually got something not happy happen during this trip, “October Tragedy”. Aiya, just forget about it. After that, bus driver tried to change with spare tire, but the zag can’t carry up the van. So, the van was tow back to KL. Really was a terrible ending for our trip. Luckily nobody injured. 2am leave Terengganu, 8am just reached UPNM, and other friends reached UPNM later, by bus and another van and few by the towing truck. Finally everyone reached safely.

~ The tire in a terrible way ~

~ Even raining, guys had to gather their team energy to carry up the van to change tire. Thanks for thaeir kindly help, really appreciate it.~

More photos on >>>> FB

 ~ Classmates # Navy # PALAPES #Awam ~

 ~ Ladies # PALAPES #Awam ~

Written on 2 November 2012

2nd Year Degree Student

Holiday Part

Is time to say goodbye to holiday, what I did in previous 2 months holiday? I spent 2 months holiday without planning, just help out my father in shop, surf internet, met with friends and do D.I.Y Travel Booklet. During my holiday, Raya fall between that period, so my shop was in peak business time that time, I was like a part-time promoter in the shop. Holiday without assignment, work, training, tension, marching really like a real and stress free holiday plus no need to wake up early. Before holiday, I  thought want to become a full-time chef at home, but everything get inversed, my aunt become the full-time chef at home while I just fed my stomach until fat fat, gain weight man. When get bored at home, I do my D.I.Y Travel Booklet. Actually this was my long-planned project. I kept all the paper cutting newspaper on things that I interested to since few years back, there is a heap of newspaper beside my bed, but every time got no time to do it.

Yes, this is the right time, I decided to start my project on the holiday. I classified the newspaper cutting into many categories: Travel, Food, Sport, Star Idol, Special Incident, Stylish, Home…… I can’t do all in one time, so I just choose the most needed one, Travel Booklet, it also divided into 2 types, Malaysia and Overseas. I want to D.I.Y, so I use an old sketch book, a book that already turned into brownish-yellow colour. I wanted to find a book that bigger than drawing paper, but thinking it will be very difficult to bring along to everywhere, so just use drawing sketch book.

 ~ Although my 2-months holiday already ended, but my work still haven’t complete, will continue soon, seems like my productivity very slow right?JNot like that la, I just want to produce a “high-class” D.I.Y Travel Booklet~

~ Here shows to you sample of my D.I.Y Travel Booklet ~

~ When free, just give a call to friends, enjoy dinner together, chit chat and play millionaire game on Ipad ~

~ During holiday, everyday just looking at computer, of course my internet time is  for T-ara ~

 ~ Sushi that I made ~

~ Spaghetti ~

~ My hobby is to collect medals, I do a big change to hang up my medals. I asked my mum to buy me the iron rod that we used to hang towel. A nice view, u guess how many medals over there? >50 or <50 span="span">J 
All of this is my own medals, it shows my achievements ~

During holiday, I also went to Hatyai 1 day trip…

Just like this, my holidays ended…. Comes to a new year, a new sem.

2^nd Year Degree Student

Do you think I look like a University student? Haha J Just in a blink of eyes, I already studying at UPNM for 2 years more, not dare to think back how I went through my life here. Just can say studying foundation year and 1^st year degree here was not using an easy way to went through. Only UPNM’s students will know the bitter in here. Well, students here always prepared with strong mentality and good physicality. UPNM with more muslims friends compare to Chinese friends, quite a different way to survive. If want to choose boyfriend, not so many choices, but Chinese cadets here looks smart and nice J

~ The grey uniform we wore during foundation year, but this grey uniform just keep in the wardrobe, useless ~

~ Before I forget, I need to thanks to someone. On the 1^st day of school reopen, I received this Tupperware that contained of kaya cakes made by my ex-ex-housemates as my 20^th bezday present. J ~

New semester, of course everything need to change to new one also, likes start a new life, forget about the past.

New subjects

This semester is quite a heavy sem for me since I already enter half of my degree course. This semester, 21credit hours for me, with 6 subjects which are 3 credit hours, plus PALAPES.  I think I’m gonna die fast soon. Subjects I taking included:

-Navigation Science

-Marine Technology System

-Ship Maintenance System

-Maritime Law & Enforcement

-Integrated Logistic System

-Human Resource Management

~ Navigation science is very very important, it teaches us how to navigate a ship. But with this lab apparatus, feels like fainted. Got chart, parallel ruler, compass, protector, divider. Everytime open up this chart, I faint already ~

New Uniform # Intermediate

As I already upgraded from JUNIOR to INTERMEDIATE in PALAPES, so got 2 lines on my shoulder. From last time bloody junior, went through all difficulties, now feels relax a little bit, got one batch of juniors under us.

 ~ Last sem, we haven’t get uniform, we wore loreng to class, wa, can’t forget that moment which wore loreng to class everyday. ~

~ Now, finally get the nice and smart uniform~

~ Apaulets that show our year, 2 lines means year2, 1line means year1. ~

~ When wearing uniform, of course also need a pair of shine shoes. Bought new shoes. ~

New Laptop

Erm, follows by the development of technology, if you don’t have a smart phone, maybe people will say you outdated, if you don’t have a phone, people will say “ impossible la”, if you don’t have a laptop, maybe people will ask “ are you a student” haha J. Laptop is really important for a student la, not only to do assignments, but also watch movies (hostel lifestyle), online, play games and many more activities on laptop. I used a notebook since foundation year until year 1, then my younger sister take over and bring it along with her to polytechnic. Before school reopen, parents brought me to a computer shop and…… I bought one laptop. Hooray, thanks to my parents. A 15.6 inches wide screen, white colour, smart, I satisfied with it, branded Toshiba. This laptop will company me for whole degree course as my soul mate as I type all my secrets inside laptop, my laptop knows all my secrets. J

~ Nice laptop ~

New room # roommates

Comes to new semester, we changed room again, move to new room, settled down everything, just 10days. After that, we were asked to move to another room again, haiz, move to new room again and stay until now. I get 2 new roommates, they are nice and friendly. Got one funny story, haha, one day, we got Stand By Bed, PALAPES officer did inspection, and OC saw my bed sheet and ask “ Teh, ni bukan budak lelaki yang pakai saje ke?” Then I just smiled. Because I’m using Spiderman bed sheet J Cannot blame me ah, my house just my younger brother using singe bed, that’s why I brought that be sheet, also can reminds me of childhood time. Haha. Then, when I went back hometown, I asked my mum to buy a new one for me.

 

~ Stand By Bed layout with cute spiderman bed sheet ~

~ Study Table with my books ~

~ Nice layout with a new bed sheet J ~

Extra

 

~ During Mooncake Festival, received a Tiramisu mooncake from someone. Delicious. Thanks J ~

~ Because of laziness, I washed my shirts using washing machine for the 1^st time. Very expensive, RM4.50. ~

Coming events:

-          SUKIPT # 3000m # UPM # 11 November 2012

-          PenangBridge International Marathon # 21km #Penang #18November2012

-          雪隆年少情“361”生活营 # Kubu Bharu # 21-23 December 2012

P/S: Want to go shopping, want to eat sushi, want to watch movie….

Written On 1 November 2012

Nike We Run KL 2012

~ At the starting Point, can you see the crowd of 12,000 people ~

A super famous annual event, named as Nike We Run KL 2012. This year, so grateful I can take part. I participated in category Women under 25 years old. For university category, UPNM send out 250 participants, quite a big contingent, but still got other universities send more than us. Everybody with full Nike Run jersey, can’t even recognize who is who, everybody looks the same. UPNM students, along with 4 buses and 4 3tonnes went to that event. As I know, total of 12,000people took part in this event.

 

~ Top 10 result for category Women Under 25 years old ~

For a 10km event, I hope I can perform well. I ran non-stop with my full passion and heading to the finishing line. I felt that this is my best performance, kind of spirit keep pushing me to the front. Yes, I did well, I satisfied with my result, my result is 00:52:54.62, is my new PB. When I check back the official result, I got ranking 13 in category Women Under 25 years old. Quite disappointed that I can’t get into placing top 10. But what I felt happy is, my result is not more than 1min different with ranking 10. So, means my result is quite good lo J

~ Let’s rock the party ~

After the run, we get another finisher T, nice shirt. Also got peak time for this event, party like in the club. Everybody just enjoy the moment, especially UPNM’s cadets. When student UPNM got chance to get out from the “jail”, they are like a freedom bird hoop hoop here and hoop hoop there, enjoy to the limitless. When going for a big event, a place where athletes gather, what I hope for is the chance to meet my friends. And so, I met many friends there.

~ Finisher T for every finisher and Finisher medal for top 100 runners ~

Although UPNM didn’t win any prizes in this event, but we still show a good result. Anyway, want to congratz to SMK Wangsa Maju Seksyen 2 for winning THE BEST SCHOOL AWARD, and KTAR won for THE BEST UNIVERSITY AWARD. Maybe UPNM can try for next year. Well, I like this event. J

~ Bump with Davis after 2 years, so nice J ~

Look for more photos >>> Nike Running Malaysia

Written on 24 October 2012

Hatyai Crazy 1 Day Trip

Hatyai is located in Thailand, also a famous tourism place to visit. Hatyai is the border part of Thailand, so with only Border Pass, people from border state in Malaysia included Kedah, Penang and Perlis can go to Hatyai. One border Pass only costs RM10. That’s why my hometown almost got trip to Hatyai every month. Once, one funny case, I told my friend I staying in Jeniang, after my friend search on google map, he keep on ask me whether im Thai people or what, said that why I can walk to Thailand from my house. Haha. In the map, is it really so near between Hatyai and my home? I don’t know. Already staying in a state so near with Hatyai, but never been there before, this was my 1^st time to visit Hatyai.

                           

We went to Tesco Hatyai, Pasar and Floating Market….I finally knew why so many girls like to go Hatyai for shopping, really will get you crazy about their things and prices. When depart, the bus is just full of passengers, but when back to Kedah, every boxes in the bus and middle road of bus was full of plastic bags, my place also full of my new clothes. After reached home, still not satisfied what I have bought, thinking of “I should have buy that, buy that and that”. Haha. Then I straight said to mother I want to go again!!! You will have same feeling with me if you go to Hatyai. Believe me….

~ Tut tut car that very famous in Thailand ~

~ Had a try on Hatyai's sushi ~

~ Floating Market ~

~ Travel Mood ~

More photo>>> FB

1^st footprint in Hatyai on 7 September2012

Written on 5 Oct 2012