初到东海

9月5日的早晨是我在马来西亚的最后一次享受这儿的阳光。这天我准备好行李后，爸爸载我们去吃肉骨茶。可能在许久的一段时日我再也无法吃到家乡美食了。约12时，我们抵达吉隆坡国际机场，这也是我第一次来到机场，也是第一次出远门。这次我随一群到台湾留学的团体搭机，有些是进入侨大，有些是以外籍生进入大学。在登记之前我认识了3位也是到东海大学的同学。

约下午1时，我们进入候机厅，此时我将与亲爱的家人挥别。我不时回首向他们挥手道别，心中不舍，但感到兴奋，希望这份心情能够持久。接近下午2时，我们进入机内坐下。下午2时40分，飞机正式前进、加速，于2时46分起飞，离开马来西亚。这趟行程约5小时直飞到台北。第一次乘飞机，我四处观察，享用机上的娱乐设施。

晚上7时20分，我们终于抵达台湾。办理好入境手续，提了行李，就到大厅，见到了一路以来帮助我们的学长学姐。然后8时20分他们带领我们乘坐出租车往台中市东海大学去。台湾国道电子收费站可以时速110公里通过，比马来西亚的smart tag快了许多。
过了1小时15分钟的车程，我们终于抵达大学里了，另几位等待已久的学长学姐接待我到宿舍去。我认识了二位室友，分别名为博浩和维荏，另外一位回去台北。我们短暂认识彼此聊天，我也简单地整理室内安置好东西。可是我的寝具还没送到，借用回台北的室友的床褥。我还没有网路线，所以没与家人联络。时候不早了，我也睡觉去了。
问了室友，台湾正处于夏末。

台湾的黎明来得特别早，9月6日的早上6时多就天亮了，我起身梳洗一番。可我的室友还在睡，不过今天8时开始就有一连串的测验和活动等着我。我只好自行问人到达目的地。早上有华文测验和讲座；中午赶着去体检；下午有微积分及英文测验；晚上在中正堂参与迎新典礼“相见欢”，然后alpha leader带领我们到系楼自我介绍，不过leader的带动很无聊。就这样我忙了一整天回到宿舍去。博浩搬出宿舍了，剩下我和维荏，还有台北人。
我终于与家人连线交谈了，结果那晚我们交谈了1小时12分钟。我很对不起我的家人，没在第一时间向家人报平安。看见他们，虽身处异地，不过心里感到窝心。2天没上网，facebook有许多留言和notification。

9月7日早上8时享用早餐后，我们到中正堂参与“我的人生”欣赏历时1小时30分钟《遇见苏格拉底》英文片，片中讲述一名体操选手遇见阅历人生的老人，老人经常提醒年轻人做人的态度，不过年轻人固执不听。最后在遇上车祸后才渐渐体会老人的话，成功成为一名出色的体操选手。片中经典对白是“活在当下”。这是一部值得观赏的影片，相信对新生有很大的启发。
午餐后各系学生到各自的系所见系主任、教授的讲说。坦白说，系主任说的话让我感到很sienz，再加上昨晚睡得不足，让我感到昏昏欲睡。晚上，我们新生自我介绍，环顾四周，只有我是外地人，来自马来西亚，他们感到好奇，问了我许多问题，不过我有一定程度上的孤单。哎！傍晚和晚上10时与家人视频。每每见到他们，心中就有坚持下去的意念。

9月8日。这天活动是社团活动与游逛东海校园。早餐后学长姐带领我们参观社团活动，这天的校园很热闹，有许许多多新奇的社团派发传单介绍各自社团。下午我们漫游东海辽阔的校园，如教堂、东海湖、农牧场等，在音美馆欣赏了一部超赞的短片—东海爱情故事，感人。晚上7时我们观赏精湛的社团表演。

9月9日。这天我们都在各系所进行游戏互动，可是alpha leader实在是逊透了，我感到好无聊。幸好有其他学长搞笑陪我们玩游戏。晚上6时，我们到路思义教堂的草坪上集合，我赶回宿舍邀请家人观赏现场转播的活动。晚上7时，“希望之夜”节目正式开始，草坪挤满三千多位新生，晚上9时20分节目结束了。本地同学纷纷于今晚或明早返乡度过最后3天的暑假，室友也回家了，我正计划这三天怎么过。

Taiwanese bento

9月10日。校园冷清清的，我也睡到很迟，然后无所事事上网留言。下午3时我到国际处处理文件，并约好在马来西亚认识的永威晚上到东别去。4天中在校园里忙了迎新活动和呆在宿舍，今晚终于踏出校门来到闹区东别！这里有点像茨厂街，有许多小小的店铺和行人。我们走了几回，便决定吃炒饭，然后他带我去吃冰。我点了红豆芋头粉，我们在小店里聊了一个晚上。回宿舍前我买了日用品。

9月11日。我到永维住的第二教学区新宿舍去。坦白说超羡慕他们的宿舍。夏天吹冷气是最棒的。我借他的笔电与母亲聊天，倾诉这儿的生活。下午我们到东别的subway吃午餐，然后回我的宿舍过着百无聊赖的午后。说是在，天气超热。

晚上6时，我们到校门口集合参与大马同学会举办的中秋大餐，到黨主席餐廳聚餐。我们宴开4桌，点了许多菜肴，不过说实在菜肴并不丰盛。我们交谈、饮胜、合照。回到校园，我们一群年轻人到路思义教堂的草坪围个圈聊天。夜晚的校园凉爽，周围有许多人摸黑到这儿来漫游、团聚。学长姐分发零食、饮料，我们还提灯笼在异地提早庆中秋。我抬头望着夜空，月亮也很圆。就这样我们过着愉快温馨的夜晚。

人生 • 过渡期

上了一学期A levels课程，我就不再继续了。当初SPM才考完不久就被爸爸送到Taylor's College Subang Jaya 校区，虽然一开始的大转变与仅用英文为教材，让我很难适应而几度倍感压力。可能是想逃避吧，当我获悉另一个选项是到台湾东海大学深造的机会，心里只想摆脱这环境而选择后者。

距离开学还有两个月的时间，基本上就是在家耍废、上网看电影。当时我追看一部台湾的连戏剧《犀利人妻》，讲述了一个原本幸福美满的家庭，因男主角有了第三者而破坏了一切。虽然剧情离我的心境还远，但剧中表露出各种复杂且真实的心情，如愤怒、无奈、惋惜、遗憾、祝福，觉得也许这就是人生的经历吧。

回首刚中学毕业至今的这半年来，除了调整升学的心境而感到茫然，在欢庆农历新年不到一个月之后，外婆离开了人世。我感到非常难过，也很遗憾，心想：到底是什么原因，也过了多久的时候了，我们一家人没有去探望外公外婆了。是我们外孙逐渐长大而忙碌于学业，还是一周两周没去而‘忘’了呢？后来外婆因年迈的缘故吧，进了医院的老人病房，我们也几次探访她。据说同一个病房的老人都不久离去，而外婆是病房中住院最久的。虽然如此，听到此况，心情也不好。

记得小时候到外婆家，偶然间我‘发掘’花生夹心饼，就爱不释手地吃。外婆见到了我喜爱吃，每次都准备好一大桶给我。有时发现我没主动拿来吃，也会亲自拿来给我。也许，这就是所谓的外婆的爱吧。到了外婆家，你无须担心没得吃，哪怕自己长胖了她也觉得你还是瘦了。

外婆的葬礼在三舅的家具店挪出空间后进行，这两栋（包括毗邻的大舅的电器商店）位于繁忙的加埔路，是外公外婆常年居住的店、屋，直到后来才搬去公寓住。妈妈告诉我，依然住在这的老街坊在知道外婆过世后，都纷纷前来送她最后一程。为期三天的丧礼，我们每天都前来换上孝服守着灵堂。

直到出殡那一天，我记得我们聘请了RELA 来帮助我们维持交通、开路。车水马龙的公路暂时停了下来，记得当下晴空万里的早上，顿时细雨纷飞，直到我们往墓园的路上驶去。我心中感到惊叹，也感到欣慰。也许是为了全家平安，外婆好多年茹素、虔诚拜佛感动了上天吧。当时的情景，目前我依然记得很清楚。

人们常说：人生充满喜怒哀乐，生离死别，有快乐，也有难过的经历。对于年纪轻轻的我，觉得自己是否总是“少年不知愁滋味，为赋新词强说愁”。18岁的我，人生才刚刚开始，加油吧！

18岁生日快乐～ 18th Birthday

好巧，SPM成绩放榜的这天是我的生日。之前我就紧张了，担心成绩如何，我在脸书留言祝福朋友。当天上午10时，成绩放榜了，我考获辉煌成绩。此外这一届同学们个个都考获佳绩，老师们感到很光荣。

这一天朋友都知道今天也是我的生日，纷纷祝福我。拿了成绩后，我们当然聚会玩了。这一次很特别，我与A1朋友来到Aeon Bukit Tinggi，最近开张的大型商场。我们一起吃午餐，聊天。

然后Vivian和EM来到Starbucks请我吃蛋糕，祝我生日快乐。后来Vivian提前离开了，我和EM单纯地聊天。我很开心，难得在这大日子里有她的出现，还陪我一个下午，第一次一对一。我们相识了10年，而且平常的同学的聚会未必遇见她。我们聊着毕业后的目标，现在的课业。可是好景不常，杀出了一个程咬金。我无奈，但也只能接受这个“第三者”。为了留下这一刻，我要求他为我和EM合照。谢谢妳，祝福妳 =)

      

Mars Needs Moms

I have three days holiday and it's the time to relax from busy pre-U college life. Yesterday noon sister and I went to TGV Bukit Raja to watch a 3D computer-animated movie Mars Needs Moms. I like the effect of this movie, especially its background is outerspace. We enjoyed one and half hours for a nice movie =D

Synopsis

The film follows a boy named nine-year-old  Milo. Milo is just beginning summer but his mother gives him chores and tasks like weeding the garden or eating his vegetables. But after Milo tints his sister's face purple, his mother sees no humor in this. She orders him up to his room. After an argument with his mother in which Milo says "I don't see what's so special about mothers!", Milo goes to his room. After falling asleep, Milo does not hear the rumble of the rocket landing outside. After, Martians enter Milo's house and take away his mother, Milo realizes that he has to rescue her. He embarks on an adventure to rescue his mother.

Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's kidnapped by Martians who plan to steal her "momness" for their own young.

Milo's quest to save his mom involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader, the Supervisior. With the help of tech-savvy underground Earthman Gribble , his bionic underground pet Two-Cat and rebellious Martian Ki, Milo finds his way back to his mom.

6M Gathering 20110219

It was 5 months we 6M buddies didn't have a gathering since September 2010. At the beginning of the year 2011, many of them keeping urge me to organising a gathering after SPM or during CNY. But it's not easy to organise which everyone agreed on. I almost get dilemma, I think maybe first time organising a gathering. Haha.

It was a great gathering on 19 February 2011 finally! Our gathering began on 7 pm at 88 Steamboat BBK. I was glad to see them, especially Steph and Chee Siang, new buddies who first time attended!

That night we had a great time with enjoy our steamboat and chit-chatting. I was keeping change the seats because wish to take this moment to chat with you all. Most of the topics were around current activities we did and ambition in future.

At 10 pm onwards, each of them left and brought back the happiness we had. It indicates I successfully organised a gathering and created a great moment for us, did I? XD

Glad to see you again, my awesome buddies!

=D

Working as a promoter

At the beginning of year 2011, I don't have to go to school for attending boring lessons, but it indicates that I have nothing to do. So Loon wern and I went to the malls for asking vacancy available and suitable to us, but we had to wait until being informed.

On sunday I received a call from Aussino KP that asked me to have an interview at the noon. Actually there was just simple conversation before get the job. The manager told me next day come to work at clearance fair which held along 10 days in Centro Klang and I was excited when heard it.

So, it was the beginning of 8 days working as a promoter.

At the first day 6 pm, I came to the place and saw some people seen like wait the manager, same as me too. We carried on our first duty after instructed by manager, which moved all the stocks from the FIVE trucks to the fair centre! It was time consuming but afterwards we had to arrange all the stocks on the racks and shelves! It was midnight ad when I went back home and I was super duper exhausted!

On the next day I came to the place and began to work as promoter. I thought the following days would be tiring but it's not, I started to enjoy the work and environment here. There are four male part-timers including me and three permanent staffs. The fair was just in front of Secret Recipe and CIMB Bank.

Oh ya! Forget to tell you what we did there. Our jobs were to promote and sell pillows, bed sheets, quilts, boosters, bath towels, blankets and many more. So sad we can't sleep on the bed but had to serve customers. The cakes and ice cream displayed in Secret Recipe were trying to attract us. But the atmosphere is great, quiet and luxurious. My job is quite easy and comfortable. =D

There was peak hours when the customers off their works (There are many offices and companies in Centro buildings) and after having thier lunch or dinner. Actually serving customers can be fun, but the condition is I meet good customers. I would get a wonderful sense of achievement when they had decided to buy something after I promoted, especially some purchased as much as they wanted. Some customers are nice, they even asked me questions such as "waiting for SPM result?", "what is your next future study?". Of course I'm willing to help them carrying things to counter and sent to their cars or location seen they bought many things, although those aren't our responsibilities.

Serving customers is a very challenging task. I have to agree the statement "Customers are always right". I thanked to the nice customers when they're leaving. I still remember a man gave me thumb up before he left with the things. It was great =D

But the statement maybe allow some stupid fellow abusing their rights for meaningless purpose. There were a lot of bitchy customers when choosing the things. It's troublesome when you have to pack all the things they opened, especially the bed sheets or blankets, and arranged back nicely but they buy nothing. Some of them still disagree the price with dissatisfaction and suspicion. They should know this is a stock clearance and the price is as low as the cost of production.

I still remember there was a stupid drunk customer from the bar came to choose the shirt. You won't imagine how the drunk people keep the shirts messy around the shelf and left without purchasing anything! And there was a super duper troublesome and annoying customer came to buy a shirt. That time Kenny served him and he was angry of that stupid fellow. "Wah! Service here is so low quality arr? Didn't arrange the shirts properly?" bla bla... The staffs and I get to helped Kenny to serve the customer who just bought ONE RM 25 SHIRT only!

I was glad to know some friends there, which are Justin and Kenny. Justin is hard working and helpful when serving customers. Kenny is a talkative and nice buddy. He always chatted with us and shared his happiness, the topics are around family, future study, school life in kwang hua or high school and his girl friend, bla bla... Then we always played like the children, two of us chased Kenny around the workpalce when free time, because Kenny is a nice person to be bullied! XD

We also noticed the surrounding during the working hour. We always saw a malay guy being around here, went to New Zealand Nature, then Mynews, then moved to Secret Recipe, and seen like no work for him. So I called him si lepak, same also my buddies. I also saw some of my friends there, and they surprised when I was working. XD

Due to the high price of food there, we part-timers brought the meal by homemade or from outside. We always sat on a bench which under escalator to enjoy our meals during rest time. You won't visualise how nice and fun I had during an hour break. We shared our food and chit-chatting. Kenny always shared his school life as a Form 6 with me and I bought some Pre-U books from him. We also used Kenny's notebook surfing internet to have fun.

It was my last day to work as a promoter at 17 January. There were out of stocks for certain stocks, which is pillows, kids towel and bath towels. It was the last day I played and joked with my buddies. It was also the last chance I served the customers. At 6.00 pm, I wished my buddies before I left.

I still miss the moment I had although preparing for my college's course intake. Even though I began my college life, I also visit them when back from college. Nice to see them again and feel good when having dilemma! After two days, the fair was coming to the end.

It was a great experience of my very first job. Sometimes I also went to Centro and refresh back the memory when working. And of course we're still keeping in touch. =)

                                                

Last day working...

Last day of fair...

Most expensive stocks, SINO

Under escalator =D