Good News from LittleMissMeen
Dear all,
Hope everyone is doing good and having a great start of the week. It's Monday today and a public holiday yaay. I read online that Malaysia is voted as the country with the most public holidays in the world. Good for people whose salary is the same regardless how many days a week they work and bad for those whose job and pay relies on the number of working days. Anyhow, for me it's a good thing :)
And yes, I am now back in Malaysia and have been back for 3 weeks. I have not been home for almost 11 months so this is bliss for me. We have done so much in just a few weeks and my brother convinced me to play these online games like CoinMaster and FunRun and Hexar. Oh gosh, if you know me then you will know that I never play online games. The last time I even played a computer game was The Sims and that was like when I was 13? So long ago. If there is one thing that I do not do at all (until now) is playing games. I am just not very interested. Sounds nerdy but yes I would rather read a book or not so nerdy, watch a movie or play sports. Well, now I am basically making the best of my holiday and doing things that I did not have the chance to do while I was studying. I did some travelling in Europe before going back to Malaysia so I have checked that out. Not too much travelling though because I wanted to come home soon to make it for my brother's badminton tournament which you can all watch by subscribing to Erfan H on Youtube. I also wanted to be in Malaysia for his birthday, something I would not want to miss. Well, to be fair I would not want to miss everyone's birthday, my mum, sis, dad, grandma etc but their birthday are all during term time and I do not have a choice really. But for his and everyone's birthday that falls in the summer break, I have a choice and I want to be at home.
Speaking of doing things that I did not have time to do during term time, I am now writing with eggs on my hair. Oops, yes you heard that right. I do have raw eggs and coconut oil on my hair at the moment. Apparently, I read online and it says that eggs are good for the hair as they are a good source of protein. Egg yolk for the scalp and egg white for the hair. So I have this on now with a shower cap on and will wash it off soon.
I am just randomly writing now because I realised that I did not write a single blog post in July and August. Unbelievable but true. July I was doing a part-time job in Imperial being a Student Ambassador for the Summer School programme. That was super amazing, I got to go on so many social programmes in London and out of London and met so many wonderful people. I made a lot of new friends and they are all so lovely. We get along really well which made it even more fun. Two weeks in August I was travelling in Germany and Netherlands and finally made it home to Malaysia alhamdulillah. This is my fourth year of studying in the UK and I am so thankful and happy for the opportunity. I made some lifelong friends, learned a long list of useful life lessons, improved myself (I hope) and finally............I alhamdulillah I achieved a First Class Honours from Imperial College London for MSCi Earth Science in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering :')
I almost teared when I received this news. I was in my personal tutor's office to receive the overall exam results and degree results. Apparently, in my department, you cannot get your results online. You must get it orally first and face-to-face or by telephone or skype. She also handed me a box of chocolates that said Congratulations. It was so sweet of her and the conversation was like this:
Me: Thank you so much, I am so happy..
Her: You deserve it, you have been working hard and I am pleased with your excellent project.
Me: Thank you. May I ask is there any sort of transcript or temporary written exam results? I might need it for some job applications.
Her: No apparently we do not have any transcript at the moment. You will receive one soon next month but today I do have these (passes me a box of chocolates) for you to say WELL DONE :)
I was so touched and it was so sweet of her.
Last summer, I returned to Malaysia earlier for the summer break and it was Ramadan. Once I ate and broke fast at sunset, my personal tutor and I arranged a skype session so I can receive my exam results.
This has been a life goal, something I worked so hard and remained perseverant for a good 18 years for ( 1 year-kindie, 6 years-primary, 5 years-secondary, 2 years- A-levels, 3 years-Bachelors Degree and 1 year Master). Alhamdulillah this is all from Allah...He helped me... In 2013, one big sacrifice I did was leaving home and going all the way to London. It may sound easy and normal to many people but different people have their own limits and capabilities. For someone like me, that was a difficult start and it took time getting used to but I did it and I ended up liking it very much. This is a life lesson for me and for many people that sometimes, things that you dread or do not like at the start might end up very interesting and rewarding in the end. Did I want to go to London at that time? Yes I really wanted to go to an Ivy League University and partially no, I was not used to living away from family and I have never been to or even went for a holiday in the UK. There were a lot of uncertainties and I did not know what to expect. I have never had a British friend so I was not very sure how British people were like. I was not sure how the city was. I was not used to doing everything myself. At home, we always had a helper who did things for me. I did not even have to wake up with an alarm because she would wake me up most of the times. Sounds like a princess (oops) but I was independent in my own way. I never had to use public transport that often. I used the LRT sometimes but we always drive in KL. But when I had to do those things, I learned. I cooked for the first time by myself in the UK. I never had to cook at home or help much. It was all done for me. I learned how to cook from my grandma beforehand to practice before leaving for the UK so that was a good headstart. I did my own banking, my own grocery, cleaned up my room and kitchen, organised my transport (I was lucky that London has a great transport system) and I made friends. Some friends were great company while some taught me a great lesson and showed me the kind of person I did not want to be. Whatever happened, I focused on my one and only main goal and asked myself why I was in London at that time. And that was to get my degree and my masters. To graduate successfully, I focused on doing things that would help me achieve my goal like doing sports, eating and sleeping well, building healthy relationships and rewarding myself. I tried not to be too hard on myself and at the same time, I made sure I was disciplined and focused. I had to pull myself away from anything that was diverting my focus. Having a good time was also on my list of things to do in London and I had a splendid time. To me, I believe in keeping your mind, soul and body happy in order to enhance positive thoughts and confidence in achieving personal goals and motivating yourself each day. If that made me happy, then go and have fun but I made sure I followed my routine and studied and did what I needed to do. During exam time, I would have to wind down and prioritise but after exams, I could have more fun again. As long as I was happy with those routines, then I would continue doing them. If I ever feel unhappy with my routine, I would loosen up and be lenient to myself. Being kind to myself but maintaining a good level of discipline was crucial for my well being while I was living abroad and studying.
So now, I am enjoying this short holiday before I start a fresh, brand new chapter of my life: Working Life. Am I looking forward to it? Yes I can't wait to earn money and be a part of an organisation/company and contribute. At the same time, I get that uncertain feeling at times. And I tell myself, you had a similar feeling before starting your degree in London and it turned out great. Stay positive, be confident and look forward to every new chapter in life. If you are at a similar stage in life like me, always remember that the end of student life is just the beginning of a brand new interesting chapter of adulthood. It may have its ups and downs but if you focus on the ups, you will manage to get through the downs in no time and rise up again. Keep smiling, do your best, do not compare yourself with others and be thankful for all you have in life.
Wishing you all a beautiful week ahead xoxo
Hope everyone is doing good and having a great start of the week. It's Monday today and a public holiday yaay. I read online that Malaysia is voted as the country with the most public holidays in the world. Good for people whose salary is the same regardless how many days a week they work and bad for those whose job and pay relies on the number of working days. Anyhow, for me it's a good thing :)
And yes, I am now back in Malaysia and have been back for 3 weeks. I have not been home for almost 11 months so this is bliss for me. We have done so much in just a few weeks and my brother convinced me to play these online games like CoinMaster and FunRun and Hexar. Oh gosh, if you know me then you will know that I never play online games. The last time I even played a computer game was The Sims and that was like when I was 13? So long ago. If there is one thing that I do not do at all (until now) is playing games. I am just not very interested. Sounds nerdy but yes I would rather read a book or not so nerdy, watch a movie or play sports. Well, now I am basically making the best of my holiday and doing things that I did not have the chance to do while I was studying. I did some travelling in Europe before going back to Malaysia so I have checked that out. Not too much travelling though because I wanted to come home soon to make it for my brother's badminton tournament which you can all watch by subscribing to Erfan H on Youtube. I also wanted to be in Malaysia for his birthday, something I would not want to miss. Well, to be fair I would not want to miss everyone's birthday, my mum, sis, dad, grandma etc but their birthday are all during term time and I do not have a choice really. But for his and everyone's birthday that falls in the summer break, I have a choice and I want to be at home.
Speaking of doing things that I did not have time to do during term time, I am now writing with eggs on my hair. Oops, yes you heard that right. I do have raw eggs and coconut oil on my hair at the moment. Apparently, I read online and it says that eggs are good for the hair as they are a good source of protein. Egg yolk for the scalp and egg white for the hair. So I have this on now with a shower cap on and will wash it off soon.
I am just randomly writing now because I realised that I did not write a single blog post in July and August. Unbelievable but true. July I was doing a part-time job in Imperial being a Student Ambassador for the Summer School programme. That was super amazing, I got to go on so many social programmes in London and out of London and met so many wonderful people. I made a lot of new friends and they are all so lovely. We get along really well which made it even more fun. Two weeks in August I was travelling in Germany and Netherlands and finally made it home to Malaysia alhamdulillah. This is my fourth year of studying in the UK and I am so thankful and happy for the opportunity. I made some lifelong friends, learned a long list of useful life lessons, improved myself (I hope) and finally............I alhamdulillah I achieved a First Class Honours from Imperial College London for MSCi Earth Science in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering :')
I almost teared when I received this news. I was in my personal tutor's office to receive the overall exam results and degree results. Apparently, in my department, you cannot get your results online. You must get it orally first and face-to-face or by telephone or skype. She also handed me a box of chocolates that said Congratulations. It was so sweet of her and the conversation was like this:
Me: Thank you so much, I am so happy..
Her: You deserve it, you have been working hard and I am pleased with your excellent project.
Me: Thank you. May I ask is there any sort of transcript or temporary written exam results? I might need it for some job applications.
Her: No apparently we do not have any transcript at the moment. You will receive one soon next month but today I do have these (passes me a box of chocolates) for you to say WELL DONE :)
I was so touched and it was so sweet of her.
Last summer, I returned to Malaysia earlier for the summer break and it was Ramadan. Once I ate and broke fast at sunset, my personal tutor and I arranged a skype session so I can receive my exam results.
This has been a life goal, something I worked so hard and remained perseverant for a good 18 years for ( 1 year-kindie, 6 years-primary, 5 years-secondary, 2 years- A-levels, 3 years-Bachelors Degree and 1 year Master). Alhamdulillah this is all from Allah...He helped me... In 2013, one big sacrifice I did was leaving home and going all the way to London. It may sound easy and normal to many people but different people have their own limits and capabilities. For someone like me, that was a difficult start and it took time getting used to but I did it and I ended up liking it very much. This is a life lesson for me and for many people that sometimes, things that you dread or do not like at the start might end up very interesting and rewarding in the end. Did I want to go to London at that time? Yes I really wanted to go to an Ivy League University and partially no, I was not used to living away from family and I have never been to or even went for a holiday in the UK. There were a lot of uncertainties and I did not know what to expect. I have never had a British friend so I was not very sure how British people were like. I was not sure how the city was. I was not used to doing everything myself. At home, we always had a helper who did things for me. I did not even have to wake up with an alarm because she would wake me up most of the times. Sounds like a princess (oops) but I was independent in my own way. I never had to use public transport that often. I used the LRT sometimes but we always drive in KL. But when I had to do those things, I learned. I cooked for the first time by myself in the UK. I never had to cook at home or help much. It was all done for me. I learned how to cook from my grandma beforehand to practice before leaving for the UK so that was a good headstart. I did my own banking, my own grocery, cleaned up my room and kitchen, organised my transport (I was lucky that London has a great transport system) and I made friends. Some friends were great company while some taught me a great lesson and showed me the kind of person I did not want to be. Whatever happened, I focused on my one and only main goal and asked myself why I was in London at that time. And that was to get my degree and my masters. To graduate successfully, I focused on doing things that would help me achieve my goal like doing sports, eating and sleeping well, building healthy relationships and rewarding myself. I tried not to be too hard on myself and at the same time, I made sure I was disciplined and focused. I had to pull myself away from anything that was diverting my focus. Having a good time was also on my list of things to do in London and I had a splendid time. To me, I believe in keeping your mind, soul and body happy in order to enhance positive thoughts and confidence in achieving personal goals and motivating yourself each day. If that made me happy, then go and have fun but I made sure I followed my routine and studied and did what I needed to do. During exam time, I would have to wind down and prioritise but after exams, I could have more fun again. As long as I was happy with those routines, then I would continue doing them. If I ever feel unhappy with my routine, I would loosen up and be lenient to myself. Being kind to myself but maintaining a good level of discipline was crucial for my well being while I was living abroad and studying.
So now, I am enjoying this short holiday before I start a fresh, brand new chapter of my life: Working Life. Am I looking forward to it? Yes I can't wait to earn money and be a part of an organisation/company and contribute. At the same time, I get that uncertain feeling at times. And I tell myself, you had a similar feeling before starting your degree in London and it turned out great. Stay positive, be confident and look forward to every new chapter in life. If you are at a similar stage in life like me, always remember that the end of student life is just the beginning of a brand new interesting chapter of adulthood. It may have its ups and downs but if you focus on the ups, you will manage to get through the downs in no time and rise up again. Keep smiling, do your best, do not compare yourself with others and be thankful for all you have in life.
Wishing you all a beautiful week ahead xoxo
This sounds so wonderful! I am happy w your milestones and pray the best for you! It is true that we are born w diff capability and should be brave to take that leap of faith!
ReplyDeleteHi Khadijah :) Aww thanks dear for your kind words, I appreciate it soo much. May Allah bless you always, take care and that last sentence, well said :)
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