Set Your Goals Straight, Everyone! (For Undergraduate Students)

Let me get this first. Did you think you could simply relax and not trying your best in achieving your dreams when you enter a university? May be if I show the situation, it might be different.

After SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia), do not think you could simply skip the whole process before pursuing your degree. You need to get ready for degree after SPM. So that is why we need to go through colleges or diploma or STPM in order to get prepared (not well prepared anyways) for degree.

I mean, did you even realize that the higher our academic level is, the more we should pursue or learn more. That was why we had multiple tasks and assignments. So stop complaining about the assignments and lecturers because if you have a career in the future, the circumstances might be more challenging unless you don't work (we need to face the truth that everyone needs to work or else the world might be crazy).

Some might think that they had studied well enough in their past studies and they deserve to relax in further studies. I mean I was like /('O')\ when I found out about their mind set. Hey! Snap out of it! I also had satisfying results in my SPM and STPM, it does not mean I should stay dormant as I have entered the university as a reward of my past academic achievements. You wanted to further your study, so act like you wanted to learn more instead of complaining.

Remember to have a thought on your parents and anyone who had been raising and looked after you. Their hopes, anticipations and wishes should be of concern if you ever had the ridiculous mind set. Try to pursue knowledge more.

Let me tell you this, I am currently studying Bachelor of Digital Games Design. However, I also had to learn graphic designs as in poster designs, learn photography, video editing, read sophisticated books and many other subjects which are not my core subjects for my first degree. If I had the thought of only focus on my core subjects instead of the electives, I would surely not be having multiple skills in digital creativity. Whatever you study in your degree could help you land a job when you are looking for it. It does not mean that by hook or by crook I had to become a digital game designer. I could also become a VFX director, a photographer or a graphic designer.

To wrap up my opinion, always stay positive and be sure to believe in yourself that you are able to overcome life obstacles (make sure you overcome it in a fair and the best way without harming others in any possible way).

Second Year in UPSI

Well, it had been a very long time since I updated my last post. I had so much thing to tell that I think this might be one of my longest blog post ever! I was not that busy but I am not a socially engaged person, which in turn made me a bit reluctant to post small things in my social media accounts. Anyway, do not forget to follow my Instagram to get updated on my current status. And also be sure to follow my college media Instagram page as the page is mainly updated by myself.

Based on my Instagram, you will find out about how I fair with my university student life. I guess my life is going steady and more active than what I had been in my secondary school. I was given this much opportunity to get to know people and actively participating in college activities.

So about my college, first I want you to get to your PC and click or interact with this link. Alright, this is basically the information about my college. Talking about being an executive committee of the college student council, I was very honored to be able to serve as the publicity and media executive committee in the college student council of my college, well, for a year. Ungku Omar College is one of the 5 main colleges in Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI). It is located somewhere here. If I am not at class or doing my assignments, I will surely be at my college. Every college actually had its own college student council, so I was quite lucky to be one of them. You can also watch the corporate video of the student council here.

Ungku Omar College Student Council 2019/2020

That's me on the left! On the right is my partner in the same portfolio who is also my roommate. LOL!

Okay. All of this is designed by me but the photos were taken by my partner from the college student council.

I had been in so much activities in this university that I could not even count them. On-campus, off-campus and many more activities. I might not even had the chance to upload them in my Instagram but you can see from my college media Instagram page.

As a part of the college student council, the responsibility given to me was designing posters or banners or buntings, capture and recording medias, updating social profiles of the college and always updated with every event or activity held by the college student council members or any events related to colleges. Quite tiresome and annoying sometimes but I think I get the hang of it. If I set aside the bossy or obnoxious program directors and the very demanding college staffs, I would be fine. Besides, I had to evade some things just to keep up with my studies and assignments. I had learnt from my second semester results which had dropped from 3.78 GPA of my first semester to 3.50 GPA, although still listed in the Dean's List. I think my GPA will improve in my third semester judging based on my commitments and studies I had going since the beginning of the semester. My wish is to be an honored student in this university, like every student could wish for. Well, actions speak louder than words, so stop dreaming and start doing!

I was on the Dean's List for two semesters straight!

Another part is my church community here in RG Ministry, or registered as Tanjung Malim Borneo Evangelical Mission. I am very satisfied with their hospitality and the church service. It serves very well for the church community (mainly UPSI students). Without the church, I would not know how I can survive without interacting with the Christian community among the UPSI students.

Besides the church, I also had home cell group for my college. Before going further, I wanted to the difficulties while trying to conduct the home cell group for the first few weeks when the semester starts. The supposed home cell group leader changed university without notice. Everyone of us was surprised and many of the members also had to stay off campus because the college had to give space for the new intake to stay. Whatever happened in the past had became blurry as time pass by. I knew that I had to look after them (first semester students) besides looking after myself. After all, I am among the most senior student in my home cell group. I might become the leader of my home cell group the next semester as my chances of staying in college is quite high. I love them like my brothers and sisters as we are already brothers and sisters in Christ.

There was me and my friend beside me, while the rest are first semester students.

Well, it looks like I had forgotten a few things to say but I think I will update my blog every time I get the chance. Stay tuned!