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I must thank International Student Center of University of Malaya for giving me this opportunity to join their summer exchange program to Asia University, Taiwan. The golden opportunity almost slipped through my fingers as I had a thought of giving up to join the program when I was in desperate need to replace my old laptop. However, I understand this is a once in a lifetime chance that I must not let it slip away. So here I am now, in this wonderful country, Taiwan!

Last meal (most probably) at the hawker stalls in front of my residential college. It's Nasi Ayam Berempah...NICE!

Group pictures in KLIA

My face is as long as the Despicable Me Minion.

With the very generous, good tempered, friendly classmate, JOJO.

With the very beautiful Megan FOx in our class!

They like to act!

Had a piece of dripping chocolate Brownie, at the long forgotten Secret Recipe.

Boarding Pass. My virgin experience to travel with MAS!

So far, there are still not many BIG events happened yet. People here are nice and friendly. Weather here is smolderingly hot due to summer. And the place feel safe and criminal free!

My first meal at Taiwan at a rest station on the high way.

Asia University!

The buildings are gorgeous!

Had a campus tour during afternoon. This are wilting roses found in the garden. I could foresee how these delicate beings bloom in a much favourable weather!

草坪 Not sure how to accurately translate these two words in to English. Field? Grass land?

International Conference Hall

The bus stop of Asia University. It looks cute to me!

Tsk, why there are irresponsible people littering around the campus?

Rome inspired architect

Rome inspired architect

They have a pond full of lotus too!

One of the many fascinating sculptures/statues you can find in this campus

Pink Flowers.

Happy graduating! Let your dream and ambition soar hight!

Lumch Box. And dinner too.

Seriously, I m so in love with their succulent and sweet mangoes！

Dinner time

The travel card used to record the distance traveled with bus service. Pay before you un-board!

The very Pekan feel of 霧峰。 WU FENG town

One of the students insisted trying Buah Piang. She didnt know it is available in Malaysia too. # Facepalm

On the ride back to Campus and ended my first day here in Taiwan after that.

Day 2 

Summary: A day filled with opening ceremony and boring lecture on Semiconductor.

I found an error there...it is a placement Test to assign us to 3 different level of Mandarin classes 

There is so much greenary here

Opening ceremony with the speech from Prof Cheng.

Outside campus compound near the bus station.

The main entrance to Asia University

Me standing like a piece of erected wood

7-11! More food choices you can choose from compared to the Malaysia ones!

The photocopy service shop

SHOP...hahha...sorry for my lack of word to call that machine.

Fried chicken!

點點冰。。。

First encounter with Taiwan Police car

Bought a little junk food with the other girls.

Short short hair in Taiwan.

Doraemon's favorite

It is popular here. But it just tastes so so for me.

Ate Dorayaki while watching Pokemon.

Hope I will take initiative to know the people here and other exchange students too! Blog more next time. 

Good night! 

Stay tune!

Leaving...

Doing correction of my thesis before printing out the hard-bound book.

I will be flying off (tomorrow) to Taiwan for  3 weeks of summer cultural exchange. I look forward to this exchange as it serves as my graduation trip and a gap before I start to lead a non-student life. 

I came to the campus library with the intention to do the editing of my thesis. But I became so sentimental listening to the good relaxing songs in the very quiet ambience of the library. I feel very much want to just immerse myself in this tranquility and drift endlessly in the mellifluous songs. 

But, farewell is wafting its hand with me. 

I need to go for a dinner gathering with 2 of my friends. I am happy to see them. 

But, it suddenly dawns on me that, I really am leaving this place soon.

After the dinner later, I will probably come back to my dormitory to start clearing the stuff in the room and packing for my Taiwan trip.

I will be flying off to a new place temporary.

What will come next? 

I dunno.

Am I going to stay in Malaysia to work or go to foreign country?

What will I do in future?

There are just so many uncertainties that I feel like not thinking of them, temporary sweeping them under the carpet. Let myself enjoy my time in Taiwan for a few days (or the whole time?) before I start to worry about the future...

Ahh...Indulgence always makes you feel good but when over doing it you have to bear the consequences of the action you take.

Just let me enjoy myself, bid a proper farewell with friends that matter to me, be it temporary or a longer time, I just want to say good bye to them. I want to end this student life properly before stepping into another state of life. 

hmmmmmmm......

Why do i sound so so so emotional?? 

this is silly.

I am happy. I am going to see my friends over the dinner. I know i will have a fun time doing crazy stuff with them later!

**Quitting Microsoft, stop editing the thesis**

** Playing 'Domino' to get myself into the fun mode again**

BYE BYE University Malaya.

(Though I will be back to submit the final thesis)..hahha...BYEEEE..

23 Birthday

Ahhh....This should be my 3rd consecutive posts about my birthday.
You may find the past years celebration in the archive. :)

http://kakikang.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-22nd-birthday.html
http://kakikang.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-21st-birthday.html
http://kakikang.blogspot.com/2010/06/20th-birthday.html
(this is actually my 4th posts writing on birthday...HAHA...I dont have the courage to reread what I had written previously. I will want to bang my head squarely on the cold hard wall if I read those naive things I had written)

I hope I have grown wiser but not older :)

It will be a very quick update this year though.

Birthday me with curly hair. I look so different now!

Celebrated my first half of the day with her! As I drank a bit too much during the birthday eve, I woke up with OBNOXIOUS hang over.  I felt uncomfortable throughout the afternoon, wanting to vomit very much..Ended up eating just  a plain soup Udon with her in Sushi Tei @ midvalley. Also, I bought a very very very expensive "present" for myself this year. OH yea,...the old laptop screwed up so at the right right time when I had to depend heavily on it to do my revision for final exam!

Then at night, went out with another friend to have this luxurious, scrumptious, sumptuous all-Pork dinner at El Cerdo.

This was one of the dishes we ordered that night. It was the best pork i ever tasted, oozing with unforgettable taste with every mouthful bite on the succulent pork!

Hmmm...I used my fingers to eat this rib!

The "plate throwing" ceremony the neighbouring customers had. I heard that it is a Germany ceremony whereby it signifies smashing away the bad luck~

Went over to the opposite Whiskey Bar to have a little drink. This street is bustling with tourists!

One of my birthday wishes: TO have a healthier life by cutting down my alcohol intake. I had just a tiny little cup that night. It was my birthday...Oh well....

Words to myself: Stay young, and be wiser!
Happy birthday...LOL.