Day Five

Every setback is a learning opportunity.

as I wrote in my "Day Two" post, I will do a blog post on Reflection, as asked by Ms. Chian. I will do this short, informative and brief so it's easy to be read. but, yet again, as Ms. Chian said, this is for me to read back later on and it should be from the bottom of my heart, yup because why would I wanna lie to myself haha.

this REFLECTIONS that I will be talking about is strictly relating to my Econs class.

• I would say I am doing pretty good/well in Econs right now, although it's only the first lesson. I know nothing about Econs as I didn't take that subject during high school.
• this evaluation is based on how well I am answering/responding to Ms. Chian's questions in class. my answers may not be right all the time but, at least I try and be outspoken in class :)

• in Econs, I think am best at understanding & selecting + copying the useful and right notes for my own reading.
• hmm I am better at these aspects is because I would say that I take the initiative to go through Ms. Chian's notes & downloading them from Dropbox into my phone & making short notes before class the following day, just to be prepared.
• well, looking back at high school, I used to get praises for having complete, informative notes for most of the subjects, so I would say that from there, I know I am best at copying useful notes and understanding them.

• to do better in Econs, I would need to improve my reading and researching skills. I tend to be a little lazy when it comes to reading articles regarding business and I do realise that!
• I could do better but, what is stopping me from doing so? my laziness and my non-stop procrastination. it's so frustrating because I know I am procrastinating yet, I still continue doing so. but  I am glad that I do know when it's time to be serious :)
• to improve, I definitely need to keep in mind that I have entered college already and A Levels is a short course and that there is no time for me to fool around and procrastinate. I have gotta always remember my goal and how much my parents have paid for me to study here. the first steps to improve are to sacrifice my leisure time ((lepak with friends, watch TV, surf the net etc.)), spend more time reading on useful articles/notes and also always have enough time to rest. I am giving myself a timescale for improvement, I have to show and prove to myself that I have improved by next week ((2nd week of college)) as first semester exam is just a few months away. TIME FLIES.

• I have learnt quite a bit, more than I expected since starting Econs. not only about Econs but also about general things, I have gained quite a lot of general knowledge as teacher provide us a lot with general knowledge :) I believe I have improved my asking skills. I realised I have threw away my shyness and begin to ask questions in class, but sometimes I am afraid to ask as I am scared I will annoy my classmates and lecturers.. :-/
• I can't measure what I have learnt because well, knowledge can't be measured. but I can tell you that ever since class started, knowledge have been overflowing into my brain, my brain has been absorbing quite efficiently, I supposed! it takes time to get used to Econs as it's a brand new subject for me but, I guess with all the useful notes given by Ms. Chian, I have already gotten used to it within 2 days and I have learnt + understood a lot. right now, my level of confidence is still low, to be honest. I have to stand on my own feet now, without having any close friends ((yet)). so I am still afraid, actually. but I guess this all take time. but I think my level of understanding is pretty high, maybe because it's not that tough yet but, I will be sure to ask whenever I do not understand something. level of enjoyment? oh I am starting to enjoy this whole new subject as it's pretty interesting having a fun lecturer. but, reading articles on business section is...pretty boring hahah! but I will have to do so in order to score :)

Day Four

some of the people I miss :(

hello! lessons officially start today! got Econs and Maths notes from Ms. Chian and Ms. Tee last night from via Dropbox. read up some Econs notes just to be prepared for class this morning. and I'm so proud of myself that I actually read those notes and downloaded them on my phone haha because I don't know anything about Econs and when Ms. Chian was explaining and asking questions, I was able to answer some of them :) within the first two periods, I got used to the learning style and copying notes by ourselves. I am glad to be so pumped up to do my own revision and all. but, I hope this goes on til the end of the course!! Yan Er has been a great help too and I hope I have helped her a lot also :D somehow, we both feel extremely isolated among everyone in class hahaha. but oh well, I guess we are doing good interacting with the fellow classmates. I am actually really looking forward to study and know more about Sociology and Law. and also Econs seems interesting but some of my friends said the graph part is difficult. well, I like something challenging sometimes ;)

Malaysian Studies will only start next week, so we can leave early today. met up with one of my high school seniors, Irvin, who is also studying A Levels at Taylor's. he gave me Maths, Statistics and Moral Studies books for free. yay, God bless that handsome boy :)

ah I gotta read up and do some Law and Socio notes now for tomorrow! laters! x

Day Three

day three already? wow, time flies. I felt like it was just 2 days back where I hung out with my bestfriends. today, we had our final orientation. we had it in Lecture Theater 2 together with some of the pre-engineering and pre-business classes. A Levels only have 2 pre-law classes. not to say what, but PE and PB classes people are so much livelier and interesting I would say. or yet again, it's just me?! hahaha I don't know but I made a few PE friends during group work that was organised by the people. the talks were about transition from high school to college and how we should cope and fit in and what we should give up and work hard to achieve our goals. it really got me thinking. hmm, honestly I don't go a day without thinking about my high school memories with my classmates and my schoolmates. we were all so super close as the seniors of SMK USJ 4 Year of 2012. I am really having a hard time letting go off the past and move on. but I have already realised that I am on my own now and that I have to get on my own feet. and education is not cheap at all. my parents paid so much for me to get into Taylor's and for me to study A Levels, I do know what my priorities are. my priorities are to study well, get as many A* as I can ((hopefully all 4)) and get into Taylor's Law school and also get into a good UK university. well, I guess it takes time for me to get used to these drastic changes I would say. I guess I relied to much on my close friends and teachers in school. hahaha well,  we were all a really close batch of seniors :')

anyway, my classmate, Yi Ting and I joined a few boys from a PE class. oh damn, they were so noisy and naughty hahaha but they were funny and friendly. well, at least I made a few new friends! :) I know a lot of them cut this orientation and went home too lol, but nahhh I try my best not to skip anything in college. I got really excited and am so interested when the seniors talked about what clubs we should join. I really want to join a few clubs and be active in it. at least to make a name for myself in college, I hope :) 

Day Two

Day two in college and it is.. getting better I would say. today we went to class according to our timetables to get to know our lecturers and to understand our subjects. first was Econs. my classmate, Yan Er and I got lost hahahah finally after asking a lecturer, we found where our class is. our class teacher, Ms. Chian is our Econs teacher as well, so Yan Er is the class rep. while I am the assistant class rep. next class was Sociology, our teacher was absent so Mr. Murali took charge of the class and he really enlightened us about the subjects that we took, whether it is suitable or not. well, wow it really got me thinking. honestly, I do miss the pure science subjects that I took in high school. I know it's a huge difference compared to the A Levels standard but, I do miss Biology :( 5 years ago, I actually have pictured myself doing lab works with my college-mates. but haha oh well, I am determined to be a lawyer so I gotta be focused and determined and of course disciplined! I was told that top UK universities do not really like students that take Law as a subject during A Levels as they want their students to start fresh but sigh, I don't like to take English Literature or Accounts or Business. so I have decided to just stick back in PL 1. 2 of our classmates already have decided to leave and change their options. right now, there's only 12 girls in class. lol. oh and remember I said we have one boy in our class only, turns out, he went into the wrong class yesterday OMG *FACEPALM. lol. to be honest, I miss having guy classmates. to be honest, I miss high school so much. Ms. Chian told us to do a blog about 'Reflection'. I will do it on Friday night, my freest time. anyway, our class are combined with pre-business class people, it's a class of around 30 I guess. I don't know if it's just me but everyone is just unusually quiet!! so not used to this atmosphere hahah. had break with my favourite bunch again as usual :-D we had Law after that! man, that teacher, Mrs. Ong is just hilarious and she's like so motherly! hahaha, we had to fill up a form about how we are like and our hobbies and things like that, I think I just mostly crapped a lot about me loving football hahaha. oh well. I am pumped up to study, but pumped up about meeting new people? not yet, I would say. I think I have changed a lot, I used to be the friendly, cheerful and cheeky one in school but, in college now? I have just been outspoken in terms of answering questions in class, instead of interacting with new people. damn, I have gotta change for the better, and be myself.

NOTE TO SELF: BE YOURSELF AND DON'T CHANGE JUST TO 'FIT IN'. in other words, please don't be a bitch hahahaha.

Day One

 Asha, Kean Hoong and I :)

so I've finally reached a new chapter in my life, a phase in life where everyone would say it's one of their best moments in their lives. maybe it hasn't hit me yet since it's just my first day here at Taylor's College. I've enrolled in A Levels here at the Subang Jaya campus. I've got a few of my classmates and schoolmates that also enrolled in A Levels but, with different subjects. all my friends have signed up in the Science subjects while I'm in the Humanity stream ((pre-law)). ah to be honest, I miss high school so much. first day and I was late to class cause I kinda got lost hahaha. class teacher, Ms. Chian looks so petite and cute! and she's nice too, she reminds me of my high school teacher. we had our ice-breaking session with our classmates and 3 seniors ((mentors)). lovely people. we have one a guy in our class, who happens to be my tuition mate, last year. hahaha! I had break with my ex schoolmates who's studying at INTI, ah miss them so much. well, today ended pretty quick since it's only 9am to 2pm. I'd say it's an...awkward day, maybe because I am still new to all these. well, it takes time right? :)