MY TRAGIC ODl experience
I got so excited to finally experience the campus life! I might be a daughter who always depends on my parents but I was prepared to live a life where I would handle myself all on my own. Things started to spiral out of control as weeks before entering the campus of UITM, the cases of covid-19 virus in sarawak started to spike up. It was scary but I still had hope that things will get better sooner or later. Unfortunately, it never did. Infact, Sarawak became a red zone and it dangerous to leave the state at that time.
When it was announced that Sarawakians are not allowed to fly out of the state, it broke me. I had a close relationship with all my classmates and it hurts that I was the only one who couldnt be there with them. Even after Uitm cancelled their announcement, my mother decided to burn my flight ticket as my parents would always prioritize safety.
I didnt feel the need to eat nor get up from my bed. Everyone was meeting each other for the first time and how i wish i was there too. Im not even exaggerating how down I felt! I thought that i wouldn't go to campus for the whole semester 1. It took me a week to finally cure from my sadness only because my mother promised that I will go to campus after midsem break. I was still sad but i tried keeping a positive mindset everyday so i can go on with my life.
MY EXPERINCE STUDYING FROM HOME
I felt very demotivated in my studies but I still managed to finish all the given assignments in time. I felt distracted studying from home because I'm not in a study environment. My family would occasionally have dinners and events so most of the time, my mind was not in my work. But at the same time, I was happy that I could spend more time with my family. My older brother is studying in Ireland but he came back because of the virus outbreak. I have a close relationship with my brother and basically all my family members so they did infact made my days better.
I still had friends back in Kuching who were also studying from home and some were still waiting to enter campus. since I was at my hometown, i would usually spend time going out with my friends. My friends and I would go out almost everyday because we needed time to unwind before entering our respective universities. We went food hunting, we went to each others house helped out with our studies, we played badminton and i actually sprained my ankle 2 weeks before my flight to Dengkil. God was giving me a sign that I needed a break.
all of the pictures above are taken during my experience of having ODL from home
There are 3 stories that I wish would have never happened but at the same time, it is worth a laugh.
GRAMMAR QUIZ
Being at home, I am unaware of what has to be done most of the time because I cant keep up with the messages and sometimes i tend to get lost in what to do. we have had a few grammar quizzes before but this quiz in particular was not just another quiz, it was THE quiz. it contained 20% of our marks but still I proceeded to play badminton anyway. Me and my friends finished badminton around 7pm so we headed straight to McDonalds do have some ice cream. I took a video and posted it in my Instagram
story and a few of my classmates replied to it asking me if I knew that we had a quiz. I actually did know about it but I didn't take it seriously at that moment (I regret) so I ended up doing my quiz in mcd.
READING SHARING SESSION
For our reading class, we a weekly sharing session which consists of 2 people presenting what they have read whether it is an article or a book. My name was under week 7 but i already planned to talk about my favorite movie series, "the twligiht saga" I wanted to talk about New Moon which is my favourite out of the series because it was focused on Jacob ( i love him ) but i lost track of the weeks. WThe particular week i needed to present, I was unready. Aimi called me a few times because I was still asleep when class starts at 10. I was still sleepy when i asnwered the call but i immedietly woke up when she said it was my turn to present. Im blessed that I have the best classmates as they helped kill time while i was preparing.
ORAL TASK A&B
As i have stated many times already, being at home is hard especially when i miss out on information and that is exactly what happened t me during my listening & speaking oral task. Miss Hanan was kind enough to make a practice session for me to have the idea of how it works. I was informed that i will be doing the oral task again the next week with other Sarawakians. During the day of my oral task, I was at my grandmothers house to visit my grandmother. Afterwards, my father brought me and my sister out to follow run some errands with him . The goolge meet session started at 2pm while i was still in the car. Only when i joined the google i realized it was the real oral task. I didnt prepare anything as i thought it was practice session so i did my oral without jotting down notes during the 2 minutes of brainstorming.
BEING IN CAMPUS
On the 20th of September, it was finally the time for me to go to UiTM dengkil campus as promised by my mother. Honestly, I was kind of sad leaving kuching at this point because I spent so much time with my family and friends so leaving them got me all emotional. Either way, I was still happy that i can live my life in campus. I am the closest to Aimi and Dieya because we connected instantly during the first few weeks. they were the first people I met in campus since they actually waited for a long time. I got to see some of classmates at the anjung!
My roommate is my friend back in school and I am glad that I had her as a roomate because i was worried with what kind of people i would have as housemates. I cant stand dirty enviroments so I am blessed with the best knowing that I have one less problem to worry about.
There is honestly nothing much to say about my life in campus as i haven't experienced more memorable moments yet. The moment I get to go to campus, the virus strike again and now more than half of my classmates are at home :') THE PAIN THOUGH. But its okay, Im hoping to create memories during the next semester.
I am proud to say that I am blessed with the greatest classmates of all. We came from different backgrounds, having different perspectives and personalities but at the end of the day, we would always be there for each other. I LOVE MY T11 BABIES SO MUCH
FOOOOOD
If were to be direct, I would say I have a hard time adapting to the food in UiTM Dengkil. I am used to eating good food back at home as I am always out with friends and when I am with my family, I am surrounded by good cooks. Staying in campus and having to eat the
food here is not a problem at first but it is getting boring by the day. I am a huge foodie girl but I cant experience it in campus since there isn't much of a food choice so I usually order food via grabfood or foodpanda. Here are my flexes.
