They say good things happen in short episodes.
My last post was written in in early August, from my dorm in Kolej Mara Banting. Two weeks in a college filled with the top students from all over Malaysia seems like an experience that is somewhat thrilling but also intimidating. A month and a half later, I am now actually in a different situation altogether. Because I got the PETRONAS scholarship !!!! Right now I’m in my Sunway Waterfront Residence, just finished my 4pm Physics class. Weh I’m actually so grateful, like so so grateful for everything I have right now, but let’s talk about this later.
The past month has been busyyyy and also tiring even though I spent the remaining days of August at home after I left KMB. I really had about a month or so staying at home while all my friends were attending classes. It all happened like this.
It was a Tuesday, I remember because I had my JPJ Test. I was super nervous that day, obviously because this test costed me RM1800, so failing this test meant I had to pay even more to get my license. I had two very concerning events to be worried about that day. The PESP results were coming out that afternoon too. I tried to focus on my JPJ test first, balancing my Dua’s between passing both this test and the PESP screening.
I’m not going to go into detail about my JPJ test as I feel like I would be digging my own grave, sooo embarrassing, but long story short, I failed LOL. I got out of the car with full of sorrow, walking to the counter with the piece of paper that had big red chop stating “GAGAL” feeling so embarrassed. Then, I checked my phone right after. I received a text. “Congratulations”, read the first sentence.
I was sooooo relieved. I can’t possibly describe that feeling any other way T_T I only felt a gush of soothing relief after feeling so bad failing my JPJ test. Alhamdulillah I received the PESP Award. I called my parents straight after, telling them I have both good news and bad news. I’m so so grateful to this day. I almost didn’t care that I failed that driving test.
I had about two weeks to complete my PESP documents, which included taking a RM500 medical checkup. Damn that was the only hard part, everything else went so smoothly. I had trouble with my medical checkup as the clinics didn’t allow me to take it, as I was in my menses. So in the end I sent my documents for verification so much later than everyone else. I had fun though, with the checkup, as I had to go to KL alone to take it. It was the second time my parents allowed me to take the MRT alone lol, I looove walking around KL alone. The first time was when I had to come back from the PNB group assessment, also in KL.
When waiting for my checkup results to come out, I called my best friend to go have lunch as her uni was nearby. We ended up going window shopping. I’m mentioning this because I discovered that I love window shopping lol I just never had the chance and time to actually do it, like actually spending time to look at stuff without any rush.
A few weeks later, I checked in to Sunway, attended the PESP ceremony where I met new friends, and started my A-Level classes. Sunway’s A-Level programme seems very promising, I’m surprised PETRONAS didn’t send A-Level students here before.
Sooooo, i think that’s all I can update so far. I mean, at least that’s what I can remember la. I’m having a lot of fun and meeting a lot of nice people. I need to write more often la because a lot of things happen but I forget about it T_T
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