Monday 15 September 2008

~ A NEW ACADEMIC SEMESTER BEGINS~

Expected to wake up very early this morning, but couldn't coz I went to bed pretty late. This week happens to be registration week. The whole day was pretty busy for me cause of my involvement in my Uni's Help Squad.

Wondering what Help Squad is all about?? Well, it's a team set up and controlled by the Student arm of the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. It consists of all those who are willing to offer self-less services to ensure that the new & even returning students on Campus adjust quickly to the environment. Our task range from working with the Registration, IT, Int'l Officers, & Accommodation Offices. My task for this week is with the Registration team, will be with the IT Office next week.

It was quite an interesting job, but very stressful too; worked from about 9:15am to 5:15pm (Datz about 8hrs with no pay; just a little plate of rice & some cans of carbonated drinks to go for lunch). I got to meet with a lot of new students who as I expected looked very much confused about what to do and where to go. I had to put them through all what was requred of them, and explain every doubt to them. Some of them could catch up quickly, while others needed me to explain over and over again.

Some of the Students came in the company of their parents. This wasn't so much of a good idea, coz some of the parents acted a bit domineering; they never let the Children do what they needed to do without trying to influence their decision. Seeing the attitude put up by some of the parents almost made me go mad coz they sounded not so different from Racists, and this annoyed me so much.
. Why do people not get to realize that there is more to this world than being an unreasonable racist??? All the same, my job went well, and I never got tempted to give anyone a punch in the face....Ha ha ha

One of my friends here is through with her studies. She'll be going back to her Country(Tanzania) 2moro. Had to attend her send-forth get together. T'was kool, but reminded me so much of how I'd miss her when she's gone. She is such a lovely person. Anywayz, things will go well by God's grace.

Final word: Day was Stressful but Kool!!!