Carpe Diem

Hostel Room HB 4 Wing B 5009, 4.45 pm, sunny
Playlist: When You Say Nothing At All & Because You Live with background sound coming from the Bazaar in MMU compound (very loud no?)

It is mid trimester break but I’m back here in MMU. It is hard for me to cut my holiday short consider the fact that it is exam week after the break. But for the sake of the Convofest Bazaar that is held in conjunction with the 7th Convocation of MMU 2006, I came back. I am the working committee of the Promo and Marketing Bureau. Yesterday, there was an event called Malam Persona MMU Opening Ceremony where the Chancellor of MMU, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali officiating the event. Not the first time I see her, the first time during the Opening Ceremony of Orientation Week. The first time I hear her speaks though, with her soft-spoken voice, about live your life meaningfully while here in MMU and be proud at the moment when you receive your scrolls during convo.

All the performances are cultural dance, and I appreciate performance by those students for the first time!! I was never the one who thank all these, but after going through a major change in my life, I begin to treasure every moment I spent and thank to all the organisers for doing a great job. But one thing I don’t like about the event is that the students imitating the voice of the performers which is quite annoying.

It is really amazing that students are the coordinators for all the events in MMU. Talk about student power. I realized that how small I am here compare to the others in terms of ability. I was intimidated by students here before, seeing that most of them coming from well-being family, wearing branded stuff, trendy, carrying themselves with confidence. But then I understand that other than appearance, the other thing that is the MOST important is your ability.

Have to be more confident with my ability and at the same time build up my skills here that will let me to be seen and heard. It is not all about how much you clothes or handphone worth, but it is the confidence that you have that makes you a respectable person. Who cares if I wear a RM 20 t-shirt? Maybe some will judge you, but these people are the most narrow-minded. But it is important that you carry yourself with your head held high.

I enthusiastically do all the jobs that are directed by my bureau manager. The first time I feel satisfaction in doing thing even though I did it till 3.30 am in the morning and wake up at 6 am.

Lessons learnt: Learn to live a meaningful life and appreciate every moment. Enthusiasm and passion in doing things will bring you forward in life. Life is short.

~Carpe diem~