To do list

20 June 2009 at 12:02 am (Life, Masters degree??, USM)

- Course registration -> checked. 4 courses, they didnt give me any guide to do it! Had to call someone in the department.

- Sponsor -> checked. Got it! What a relief! Have to reply acceptance form for the sponsor offer tomorrow.

- Medical check up -> not checked. Will do it on Monday.

- Laptop -> not checked. Tomorrow hopefully!!

- Hostel -> not checked! Just called the management, and she said I have to write a letter to apply for a room! eeek? Will send it tomorrow!

- Shopping -> half checked.

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Penang

24 May 2009 at 4:16 pm (Life, Masters degree??, Penang)

OK, less than 24 hours after I made the previous post, God has sent me a sign that I HAVE TO GO TO USM!!!!!!

He does have a sense of humour :)

Electronics doesn’t sound too bad ok. And it has its own modern Engineering campus, though I much much love the good old university buildings like UKM’s, but that’s another story. And think Penang, though I have not been there since over 10 years ago, I think it’s still an exciting place to be. And think original Char Kuey Teow! Hmm.. my mouth already starts watering….

penang_bridge

Well, the Engineering campus isn’t in the island.. but it won’t stop me from crossing the Penang straits over the weekends :)

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Some news… finally.

23 May 2009 at 7:52 pm (Life, Masters degree??)

Heh. Today I got an offer letter from USM in Penang.

MSc in Electronic Systems Design Engineering, whatever it means.

Admission 1st July.

Hmm but I’m still not firmly determined. 

I mean, I am as well waiting for UKM.

Not that I have any favorite points between these two uni.

But the later has the course I already have some sense about.

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Pembiayaan Untuk Pengajian Ijazah Lanjutan di Bawah Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi Kedua

20 March 2009 at 11:26 pm (General, Masters degree??)

Or PPPI for short. It’s a good news for people under age of 35 who falls into either one of these groups:

1- Graduates who have not yet got a job.

2- People who have been fired from job.

because the Government has just said in the new budget that they will sponsor your fees should you choose to go for postgraduate studies, Masters or PhD. Terms and condition apply.

Go and check further at the MoHE website.

Hmmm. Though I am not sure which group I fall into, both don’t sound very precise to me, but if this is true that I don’t have to pay anything than it’s cool baby. Maybe it’s better than have to wait for one semester to get a scholarship, I don’t know. Anyhow. I have to wait for either USM or UKM to answer my application first then I can go make this sponsorship application. 

USM? 

UKM?

Someone who was my tutor and doing his Masters in UIA, advises me to go to anywhere but UIA. Hehe. I already know that point.

And someone who suddenly turned up as an old classmate, suggests me to go for UTM.

And someone else abroad, who was whining over UIA and I thought he would not come back to study or live in Malaysia again, now saying he may be doing masters in UTM also.

What the hell.

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UKM vs. USM: Part 1

3 March 2009 at 6:33 pm (Masters degree??)

Maybe it’s too early for me to decide, as I haven’t even got answer from those places :P anyways.

[ UKM - pros ]

- The course is what I am already familiar with. 

- Has Lenya! So I won’t be a lost stranger.

- It’s THE National university – well, there must be something bonus afterall.

- Huge old skool campus, Engineering faculty is also in there. More people. 

- They say they have the best lab facilities. At least better than UIA.

 

[ USM - pros ]

- Penang! New place, new air, nice island, good food.

- UNESCO site! Postcards from there must be on high demand :P

- I can buy Reggie Lee postcards (tracklesspanic says this).

- Maybe.. they will let me use the car. Somehow.

- I’ll be a total stranger.. which can be good in a way or another.

- Better hostel room, since the faculty building is new itself.

 

[ UKM - conts ]

- 35km from KL. Which can be good or bad, depending on my discipline.

- Boring town. I think. KL is way more boring. I may end up staying in the room only studying. Haha. Could be good also what.

- Old hostel, probably a shared room! 

- They’re unlikely to let me use the car.

 

[ USM - conts ]

- Engineering faculty is deserted from others. It’s not in the island! 

- I’ll be studying Electronics. Is it less or more headache?

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A note from last week

20 February 2009 at 3:36 am (Masters degree??, Photos, UIA)

E0, Kulliyyah of Engineering

E0, Kulliyyah of Engineering IIUM

Which I didn’t manage to write earlier. I mean my visit to UIA meeting Arfah and the lecturers. It was all fine. I didn’t expect them to be this supportive, and even wrote flatteringly neat comments in my referral forms haha. They asked me why I chose UKM and USM and not UIA. Not that I don’t love this place, it’s obviously more beautiful than UKM and USM and plus Arfah’s room really makes me feel want to go back here. But UIA has too much heaven and hell of memories to bear with. I said I just want to be in a new environment :) Really I do. And I have mailed the applications with a hope I’ll be in one of the places sometime middle of this year.

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aaaaaaaaa

11 February 2009 at 4:55 pm (Masters degree??, UIA)

Tonight I’m going to KL.

Arrive tomorrow morning. And go to UIA.

Meet lecturers. To get them fill my referee forms. 

Dr Shihab will be available in the morning, though I am not sure what time. I am too scared to call him haha.

Dr Aisha will be available 1pm. Called her just now.

Prof Farhat doesn’t reply my email :( therefore I’m thinking to get Dr Aisha instead. 

Okay. And Arfah will pick me at the bus. Ohhhh now that I think about it. This actually will be the first time I go straight to UIA from Kelantan not as a student, so I don’t have a hostel room there to go and rest my ass and sleep. Well I went a few times to UIA when I was living in Bandar Tasik Selatan, then again I drove to there, didn’t take much time. I didn’t need no room to rest. 

In summarized I’ll be in Arfah’s room until the time I can go to meet them lecturers. UIA has the bestest hostel rooms for masters students.. the privilage is well obvious. Spacious, individual room. Instead of compartments in a big room for undergrads. If I consider the hostel rooms then I’ll be choosing UIA rather than UKM or USM. HAHAHA.

OK but I don’t know what else I should be doing other than meeting the two lecturers. I can take pictures, maybe. Then go to the post office and straightaway mail the forms. They have to arrive there before 16th!!!!! What was I doing all this time?? The deadline is coming too soon! 

Then I can go and buy postcards :)

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Hey hey

10 February 2009 at 12:02 am (Food, Life, Masters degree??, Photos, ToyVoyagers, Whatever)

Haha. Why am I so busy?

Many many things. I don’t know where to start.

Sent Haris to Valerie in Paris.

Haris to Paris

Haris to Paris

Scanned ALL my postcards. Hell yeah.

Counted them. LOL. 1530+ Well I counted by the Flickr sets ;)

Found a bunch of neat people to chat in forum :) I’m not that bored anymore.

Learnt to make cupcakes.

yummy..

yummy..

Baked cake.

Carrot-walnut cake

Carrot-walnut cake

Fell into argument with that person again. After the so-called neat friendship. Haih. I thought he could be a friend afterall. Well even the most wonderful men could be jerk at times. I understand his situation. But I am now too tired. I have my own problems to settle.

Applied for postgraduate studies in UKM and USM. Online first, then still have to fill up manual papers and get referees, mail them.

Hmm.. are you asking me why I want to go for masters degree?

1- I want to get a life.

2- I want to be a smart-ass. HAHA.

3- I want to get busy.

4- I want to get a new boyfriend. Smart-ass boyfriend. HAHAHA.

Though above reasons may not be useful if the lecturers ask me when I need their reference soon. Hmm I have to think a few decent reasons for this purpose.

1- I want to expand my knowledge and do more research on this field of broadband, information security and space technology.

2- I want to be more acceptable in the job market as a higher level professional.

3- I want to contribute to the university as part of the research team.

Okay. And the deadline for UKM is 16 February!! I don’t know about USM though. Not me, they did not mention it in the website. I called UKM today to ask about the confusion in the online form, only to realize myself that in KL they’re having Thaipusam holiday today. HAPPY THAIPUSAM to all of you!!! :D Hahahaha.

Hmm what else. I have continued sending postcards as usual. Haha. Mama can’t stop me now coz she knows I don’t have anything else to do.

Oh, I went to an interview for some software support position in a company here. But they want to hire permanent staff only. Meaning very long term. And working on Saturdays also. Hehe. I said I’ll call them again after I think about it. But it seems I will not again.

I have like 3 months to waste now before (hopefully) get my ass back to the university. I can’t wait.

I am considerably happy.

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ilyani is applying for masters degree but..

6 February 2009 at 10:10 pm (Masters degree??, Whatever)

Haih. I always always knew there can never be such thing as a perfect university online system. I have experienced a tiring of times in UIA. I shouldn’t have been surprised to see other universities’ system just as well.

1) UKM. There’s an online form, okay. But..

ukm

.. tell me clearly please? Person details. Person who? Grandmother? Ex-boyfriend? ToyVoyager? Agh.

2) USM. I have submitted a completed form once, and it gave me a serial number. However, this online application does not let you check again the things you have keyed in??? Okay nevermind I can’t edit anymore, but can’t I even see my form? Everytime I go back to the site it begins with new registration.

usm

Like, hello? I would like to register for the 5th time please? Sigh. Because, though all is ok and I have printed out the alredy-submitted form, I still am not happy when I looked at the papers and realized it missed something during the printing!

usm3

Hey, now where are the years?? I am 500% sure I have filled up EVERY field and it’s not my printer fault. The printer is new and I just bought it less than one week ago! Hm I can’t call up and ask now as it’s night and tomorrow’s weekend. Bleh.

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Interview again?? :( – cont’d cont’d

1 March 2008 at 2:18 pm (Interview, Masters degree??)

Yes. I am too lazy to come up with a new sentence to put on the subject title. But anyway this is the continuation of the last post, which is the continuation of the last last post. I called VADS and Carol said I can call again Monday after she updates the vacancy. And I said about the working time, and she said it has 7 shifts. I don’t quite understand, but never mind. I started to see it hard to work in VADS after finding out that Awe’s not there. So I have to find a house by my own, and if I can’t, I don’t know how to make a long trip everyday if I have to stay in my aunty’s house in Selayang.

I somehow checked UKM website for Postgraduate studies. Hahaha. The deadline for application for July intake was 22 Feb and any late applications will not be entertained.  So there’s no chance for me anymore for this Masters degree thing. At least not this year. Well not that I was looking forward to.

I was thinking to go for eBusinessoft interview for Web programmer, but need to check first the company whereabouts. He said in the email it’s located about 3 minutes walk from Pandan Jaya LRT station. But somehow I don’t think I want to live in a new place now.

I guess I want to go ahead with the interview with Intelek. IT Executive, couldn’t be that bad. Salary is good. I can rent a house with Nora or anyone in Gombak area, I can easily find UIA people who are looking for housemates. And I can live in CikNun house for a while if I don’t seem to find a house. I have checked the Rapid KL route page as well. This time I need to study alot about the job scope, salary, place and all and plan for a stay before attending interviews. I mean, I don’t want to attend interviews just for fun anymore, meaning: attend interview only to reject the job offer once you get them only because you’re not well informed about the important details before going. I’ve promised to Mama if I ever go to KL for interview next time, I am going to accept the job anyhow, and stay there and start working. I don’t want to waste more money on KL trip tickets.

So I’m calculating the possibility I am going to KL tomorrow for interview on Monday.

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