It's time for Springggg!

Spring is here, but it's still cold and super windyyyy outside I can hear it from my room. Let's just hope the weather will get better, and days will get warmer soon. We lost an hour last night due to day light's saving. And worse of all, spring break is OVER and I seriously dread at the thought of going back to campus tomorrow. I ain't ready for that, I am not, simply because I loved my break so much. Even though it was just a week, I had a good time during the entire week. Well, I don't know, there are 7 more weeks to go until the end of the semester and I'm just hoping it'll be smooth sailing, even though I know it won't be! I barely got a rest during the winter break back in December because it was pretty short! We had only 2 weeks of break when my friends from other unis had up to 4 weeks of break. I was basically touring west coast the entire 2 weeks, and was really exhausted when I got back home just two days before Spring semester started. Nevertheless, it was so fun touring so many places I have always dreamed of going such as Vegas, LA, San Francisco, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Disneyland, Universal Studio, Hollywood and many more. I'm hoping I can go somewhere during summer since I'm not going back home!

The first half of Spring has been good, I'm definitely more relaxed this sem, and my schedule is less packed/hectic compared to last sem but I'm still busy every single day I don't know why. I always have stuffs to do, sorority commitment, M'sian night rehearsals, homework, assignments, exams, LAB REPORTS!!! Gosh! But that's fine, I'm a student after all and I'd rather be busy than being bored and unproductive. Let's talk about the first half of Spring!

First of all, it's THON! Those of you out there who don't know what THON is, you guys should really google it up and read up about it. It's the largest student-run philanthropy in the WORLD by my lovely school, Penn State. It's a year-long effort aimed to raise fund and awareness against pediatric cancer. We raised over 12 million this year and have raised 100 million since 1977! That's a huge amount of money, job well done Penn State! This year's theme was 'Inspire Tomorrow Miracle" and I was so GLAD to be a part of this amazinggggg effort in conquering pediatric cancer and work towards providing support and inspiration for the kids. That's what being a Penn Stater is all about, it's more than meets the eyes. It's something very deep, emotional and significant, and it can only be understood by being a part of it. It's the pride, the effort and the perseverance that unite us all under one cause to make this world a better place to live, and I couldn't have been more proud to be a Penn Stater!

Apart from that, I went snow-tubing with my Sigma sisters last month. Being a first-timer, I actually enjoyed it so much even though it was a little scary due to the slippery, icy condition.Nevertheless, it was so fun and thrilling! Next on the list, skiing and snowboarding! I need to try skiing and snowboarding before I graduate next year! Well, Valentine's day this year was fine, nothing special. Oh wait, there is actually, I got pink streaks on my hair. YES, I finally did it after dreaming of doing it since ages ago! 

Well, you know what is the highlight of my semester so far? It's the Tiesto's club life college invasion tour featuring Tiesto, Alvaro, Quintino and Tommy Trash! I KNOWWW RIGHT! It was effin' awesome, and Tiesto was the BOMB! I truly enjoyed Alvaro, Quintino and Tommy Trash as well, they were all AMAZING! I was tirelessly dancing for the entire 5 hours even tough I was sick and guess what, I had so much funnnn! I would so do it again! Who wanna go to Ultra Music Festival in Miami with me next year and rave on and on and on like there's no tomorrow? :)

I Don't Know, Whatever!

Heya people! I'm here to update my blog again after almost four months, YEAY!  Typical me, I know I don't update my blog often but I guess, at least something is better than nothing right? Well, it's the final week of classes and next week is the finals week. Can you believe it? Time fucking flies like crazy. Insane. Nevertheless, I truly can't deny the fact that I learnt so much this whole entire semester. Too many thing happened, and trust me when I say really crazy things happened. Challenges, turmoil as well as good moments. I just turned 21 about two weeks ago and I had a really special and amazing celebration which I'll remember forever because it was that sweet yo! I felt so loved. Thank you, Rohan :) I'm so happy that I can finally hit the bar or club and buy my own freaking alcohol. And, guess what? This semester, I went to Karmin's concert for free and last week, I went for another concert which featured P.O.D, Daughtry and 3 Doors Down all in one night!! I was so exciteddd, they're all my favourite and I was just too happyyyy that I got to see my favorite singers perform live right in front of my eyes. Check out my pictures in Facebook, I was really that close to the stage :) I'm really looking forward to attending Greenday's and Lady Gaga's concert next yearrrr! 

Well, Thanksgiving break was fine, I went to Philly for Black Friday with Suli and we literally shopped till we dropped. We were up the whole day and night and shopped for almost 9 hours. Exhausting, man. Yet, I was contented with my new clothes, because I just LOVE shoppingg. Right now, I'm trying to save up so I will have enough money to enjoy myself during the winter break in west coast. Yes, two more weeks awayyy! I took only 15 credits this semester, but I was pretty busy every single week, thanks to Organic Chem and Immunology. Haha! I mean, I like it, I love keeping myself busy so I'm not complaining. I finally learnt to juggle between my studies and sorority, and figured how things work in sorority, like all those participation and stuff. I learnt to set my priorities right and manage my time well. Yeay! Also, being an undergraduate research assistant has taught me a lot, not only in terms of hands-on experience of working in an actual research lab, but also in terms of personal values, especially PATIENCE. Yes, patience. Being in the lab and doing what any other researchers do every single day of their life, I have really learnt that there is no cut to anything, especially success. Things will not turn out to be the way we want all the time and sometimes, even after so much of hard work, time and effort we put into something, life will not promise success right away. Well, I know that sounds cliche and cheesy but unfortunately, that is the truth we often take for granted. A lot of times, simple things in life can really teach you a lesson and open up your eyes to things that you have never seen or realized before. At least for me it does. 

After working in the research lab for almost 6 months now, I am not really sure if this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I mean, it's not that I don't like the experience, I love it, trust me I really do, but being a researcher demands a lot of commitment and it's really daunting. Although it is something that I would really want to do one day, it's definitely not something I want to do for the rest of my life. I have other dreams, and I'm also the type of person who likes to go out, travel, meet new people and get inspired by many different stuffs. And I don't want to be stuck in the lab the whole time. So yeah, story of my life. Haha! I still have time to figure this out and I will decide when the time comes. For now, I have some serious studying to do, I need to score 4.0 again this semesterrrr! I really hope I can do it, we'll see. Wish me luck and pray for me. Love love. Good luck for finals, you guys! Go kick some asses, and break a leg!

You Don't Really Know What You Got Til' It's Gone.

This is life, we take things for granted most of the time. You, me, they, everyone. We don't really know the value of things that we have until they're gone, and when they do, we look back and fret, and we regret about everything. We then, start to be aware of the things that we were oblivious of, and realize how much things have changed ever since. But then, it's too late. Life. Whatever it is, life moves on, and all we can do is learn from our mistakes, and learn to value and cherish things that we have in our life even if it's something trivial because again, you don't really know the value of something until it's gone. Only when it's gone, life will teach you a lesson, for both you and me. Pretty sad, but that's the reality. 

All Good Things Come to an End? But Hey, there are Memories to Cherish :)

Summer classes ended about 2 weeks ago and I'm more than glad that I managed to score 4.0 once again :) Thank you God! Now that Summer classes have ended, all the seniors have graduated and are back home for good. It's crazy how time flies. A lot of things happened in a short span of time. I moved into a new house and finally got my very own room which I have been busy revamping and decorating. I pierced my navel after so longgg! Last week, I went to New Brunswick to visit Gajen, spent a couple of days there and tasted the best bubble tea ever! The highlight of my summer break is definitely LPU International Summit and the Honda Civic Tour featuring Mutemath, Incubus and Linkin Park. It was truly an amazing experience for I had the opportunity of meeting the members of Linkin Park in person during the Meert&Greet, Q&A session, backstage touring and intimate acoustic performance. I managed to get them to sign my T-shirt and I even fist-punched Chester and Mike! How cool is that? 

I have been dreaming of meeting them and attending their concert for the past 9 years and it all finally came true. Everything felt too good to be true. These are the things in life that perpetually inspire me to carry on and hold on to things that mean a lot to me. I have been dreaming and praying almost every day for 9 years and I had so much faith in my dreams. Now that I think back, I have always gotten what I wished for despite some inevitable hurdles and turmoils that I have gone through. I bet everyone did and do go through all these things in their quest of wishing and praying for dreams, hopes and desires. Coming back to the concert, it was AWESOME and MIND-BLOWING!! The crowd was amazing and the band was rocking the stage. It was insanely crazyyyy and I had the time of my life during the short one and a half hour of their concert. I was emotionally moved and could not describe in words on how awesome and cool they were, how energetic they were on the stage performing their awesome songs flawlessly. I am more in LOVE with them after the concert because they were that awesome yo! It was definitely worth the wait, worth the money and worth the time. Check out the pictures in my Facebook :) 

After the concert, Rohan, Lee Ying and I visited New York and stayed at Hoboken for two days. We went to Madame Tussauds , Times Square, Liberty Island, Museum of Sex, Wall Street, 5th Avenue, Trump Building and etc. Pictures will be up on Facebook soon. :)

All in all, I had a pretty good summer. I feel so productive! I took classes for both summer sessions and I did well, I kick-started my Independent Research course, I worked at the Dining Halls, I did a lot of fun stuffs and fulfilled some of things in my Bucket List. Amid all these, I just lost my hold on something that really mean a lot to me, something that I cherish a lot. 

They say all good things will come to an end, perhaps it's true.

Summer has passed, and in these short 4 months, I have realized how unpredictable life can be. You don't know what the future holds in store for you, but whatever it is the decision that you make, you just have to put your best foot forward and make it through. Fall is starting next week and I am about to enter my junior year. Although I am not really looking forward to it, I am hoping it'll be a good one, one that I will cherish forever. Good luck, guys!

Something To Be Shared.

Summer is here, and it's been 2 full weeks since I started my summer classes and it's been pretty hectic. Well, I am taking 9 credits (Yoga, Tai Chi, Econ & BioChem) and my classes start at 8 in the morning everyday. I know, I should blame myself. My Econ is a web course, so I have to spend immense time reading the book as well as the online materials and complete a homework and 2 quizzes every week. Oh man, I can't wait for 1st half to end. My 2nd half should be less hectic because I'm going to be taking ONLY 5 credit hours. I'm starting my work at the dining halls tomorrow, and Dr.Maria asked us to start the lab work from next week onward. This is going to be crazyyyy. This whole week I  have been feeling miserable, I don't know why. I just felt a sudden heaviness in my heart, and I couldn't help but to feel sad over some things and now, things have just gotten worse. I mean, I'd got a full plate almost everyday, but I felt so dull, bored and alone, ALL at the same time. I just didn't know why. Maybe it's just summer, there's less people around, and less inspiration/motivation. I don't know. Well, I've got to stop being emo or pessimistic right now. Let's talk about some good stuffs and I'll save the best for the last.

I went to DC after my finals and I totally enjoyed my short one week break over there. DC was lovely with magnificent architecture and history. I was able to feast my eyes on so many nice buildings, and the weather was lovely at the same time. Inspired by that, I am currently engrossed in reading "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown as the story revolves around the mystical legend and ancient histories of DC and all those free masonry stuffs, purdy intriguing. During the trip, we had the privilege to stay at one of our JPA officer's house, Mr.Azim and we definitely saved a lot of money on that.  His wife took so much trouble to cook for us some Malaysian food that we have been deprived of, and were craving for so badly. In fact, they were really down to earth and amiable to the point you didn't even have to be formal towards them. I truly appreciated their warm welcome and hospitality. I have the best sponsor in the world!

Well, that's about DC. Guess what y'all? I managed to get 4.0 last semesterrrrr, and I am so grateful to God for always being there, for answering my prayers in silence and for blessing me with the perseverance to strive hard towards my dreams and goals. And, to add to that, I am finally a sister of Tri Sigma sorrorityyyyyy. I was so happy to be initiated and I can't wait to actually get to know the sisters better and spend time with them in the Fall. It's going to be hectic, but who cares? I'm in the States for only 3 years, I don't just want to excel in my studies, I want to maximize my experience while it lasts. 

Cheers to that! Moving on, let me announce the best thing that has ever happened to me in the states so far......*Bring the drumrollllll in* Guess what? I managed to secure a freaking LPU International Summit pass for their concert in New Jersey this August!!! I know right? With that pass, I will have the opportunity to attend Meet&Greet, Q&A sessions, backstage touring and many many more.....The best part is that I will finally have the amazing opportunity to meet the guys of Linkin Park who have inspired me for the past 10 years. I CANNOT WAIT TO MEET THEM, it's still 3 months awayyyyy! Damn, this is like a real dream come true, being in the states has already been a dream for me and now, I just feel truly blessed with everything that I have in my life. Even though sometimes I may look back at my past or even the present and end up complaining about some unnecessary things, deep down, I truly appreciate everything that I have in my life, and I am not ashamed of anything. I really started up everything from a scratch and I'm really proud of myself. I know I may tend to be overwhelmed by diffidence at times, but wtf, I am one heck of a lucky lucky girl. Peace out, y'alll.