A Month in MKIC

Assalamualaikum!

It's been a month since my last post. 

I've made new friends and gained amazing experiences while I'm there. Eventhough it was really tough and overwhelming for me for the first week as it was my first time living a hostel life. I was not used to sharing things with others and sharing a small room and locker with four people was a bit too much for me to swallow. So they say, expect the unexpected. 

There were too much to complain. I was literally surrounded by thick jungle and roaming wild boars at night. The desk was too small for me to keep all my art tools and supplies. The apartment was not spacious enough for 12 people to live. The fact that double decker bed and bugs will be my bestfriend for 2 years kills me inside. The fact that I am the only Architecture student in my apartment saddened me. And most importantly, no internet access. I didn't know anybody and I wondered how can I survive here for the next 2 years. The moment my parents kissed me goodbyes and leave me on my own being was surreal, confusing and somewhow I was lost. I became really anxious and intimidated by everybody. The thoughts of being alone and having no friends came spinning in my head. I was thinking too much.

Things turned out to be much better and brighter as I get to know more about my roommates although homesickness came invading my soul. Awkward conversations and laughs were exchanged between us but we get along eventually. And then things get better and better as I knew my housemates eventhough I always mistaken their names with other people at first. We get along together really well and I think it is safe for me to say that we become really close and that makes me forget about all the the problems that I have. We share inside jokes, tease people, ship names ( which i enjoy the most ), watch horror movies on weekend and study together. Eventhough they always disturbing my sleep with their loud sing-a-long session at night, I am fine with it. I guess that's what housemates do. They bug people's sleep. Fatin, Afifah, Maw, Za, Dian, Yana, Dina, Shue, Liyana, Afiqah, and Farah, thank you for being crazy and awesome.

Crazy Housemates

Classes were great. Although Physics is pushing me to my limit (cred to Adib) and I'm having hard time understanding all the lectures. Arts and Design is fun but I think it is too much for me to absorb. Never ending spiral of assignments. Mathematics is pretty nice to me but we'll see. We might ended as enemies (hopefully not). But, alhamdulillah, I have great amazing classmates who are willing to help. Put, Diyanah, Mun, Peah, Atin, Zue, Waida, Alia, Jepah, Adib, Halim, Abu, Arami, Pokjak, and Chris, thank you for being awesome.

Architecture 1 Students (cred to Put for this pic)

Architecture 1 Students (credit to Put for this pic)

I see and meet the same faces everyday (because it's only 90+ of us in the middle of nowhere anyway) and it's actually getting a bit bored (tapi apakah daya). We are the society of our own. And I'm getting tired of Mesra Mall but hey, life is pretty thrilling in MKIC. You just have to see the bright side of the bad. For me personally, I learnt to become independent and tolerant. I learnt to communicate better with new people. I learnt about love and passion, sacrifaction and struggling.

 I know it's only been a month and there's still more challenges and trials waiting ahead for me to explore and gain lessons from. This is just the beginning. 

It's just there's one thing that's been bugging my mind every now and then. Am I able to make it through this till the end? Did I make the right decision coming here? The worst thing is there is no turning back. And I have to keep on moving forward.

 "Make way for what you think you'll enjoy. Life isn't about regrets, it's about the things you go for" 
(transhallow)

So for you who are reading this, make du'a for me so that I can do my best in life and the hereafter as well, InshaAllah.

So this is a wrap. 
Wasallam!

"Oh Lord, show me right from wrong. Give me light, make me strong. I know the road is long, make me strong. Sometimes it just gets too much, I feel that I've lost touch. I know the road is long, make me strong."

This is us in one photo. (cred to Put for this pic.)