quick one

Yang crap:

Minggu lepas lepas lepas - presentation ergo - the one with 11 pax per group tu.  Macam crap sebab ditanya soalan yang tak mencerminkan apa yang diajar dalam kuliah.  Upon observation, we may have the most complete set of data and presentation content compared to other groups, and ironically we're being bombarded with the hardest question.  Instead of providing guideline for improvement, we are being left with more questions that we have to figure out for ourselves.

Minggu lepas lepas - juggling between report assignments tests.  Kelam kabut macam kucing main ekor sendiri, update report based on feedback from the previous presentation.  Budak segroup tak habis2 bagi artikel copy-paste bulat-bulat tanpa ammendments in report form.  Siapa yang kena susah payah wat citation? Akaaaakk jugak~ Last-last, ponteng 1 kuliah sebab dah fed-up layan subject tu sebab petang hari sebelum tu dah kalut2 pergi printing bagai..  Tup-tup, dia extend lagi satu minggu untuk submission.  Tup-tup ada je lagi orang nak buat ammendments after printing.  chaisy! buat habis duit aku pergi laser jet printing.

Minggu lepas-lepas - orang pejabat telefon, suruh hantar progress report --- arggh, supervisor tak cari lagi!

Minggu lepas - kerja macam banyak gila tak settle.  Konon nak stay up.  Tapi badan lesu. Asal pukul 11.30 malam, kepala dah tak betul.  Pergi redah Giant cari Chicken Essence -- harap-harap segar bertenaga sepanjang hari.  Fokus mungkin ada, tapi waktu siang aja.  Pukul 11.30 malam, macam biasa, pengsan jugak.  Minum chicken essense waktu petang, supaya dapat bangun waktu malam.  Sekali lagi, 11.30 malam, dah bergulung atas katil.  Gagal.

Minggu lepas - kombo test dengan presentation.  Beg buckle patah masa nak pindah tempat gi depan sebab meja dah terlalu over-crowded.  Buat test macam haram.  Satu jam nak jawab soalan yang worth 3 jam.  Still tak dapat jawab dengan cemerlang pun sebab tak belajar tekun-tekun.  Sibuk dengan kerja, dengan report yang tak habis.  Jadi emosi tak tentu pasal, started of dari peristiwa beg buckle patah - mujur petang tu ada budak gemuk nak dengar blabberings aku.  Rasa macam hari yang sangat crap...

Tapi....

Yang tak crapnya:

Hari kombo test+assignment+report tu, kena buat another presentation, this time, it's a 2 pax work - and I definitely choose my favourite subject - fibre pulp!  The partner just OKed with everything I proposed -- because she have very little idea on the material chosen.  Encik Kelam-Kabut pernah buat aku rasa down dengan remark ini.  Being the last group to present is quite scary, looking how each and every team presented  kena verbally tembak by the fussy professor for poor presentation and insignificant contents.

When it's our turn, berlakon gagah dan confident about the presentation.  I want to show that packaging industry is not as petty as other people may perceive.  Every question asked is very relevent to the topic -- by which aku dapat impression that that particular lecturer is a thorough and a good one indeed.  Plus point : I was in THAT industry.

Remark fussy lecturer bagi petang tu: good presentation.

Happy gila babi.

Hari ni pergi jumpa lagi the same fussy lecturer.  Mintak recommendation for progress report since he is the program coordinator.  Excellent comment.  Tak malu nak tunjuk recommentation dekat boss.  Lagi sekali fussy lecturer ungkit peristiwa presentation minggu lepas.

"I like the way you presented.  It's not like the other group.  The content is very good.  And you are very convincing."

Aku suka part "convincing" tu!  Terbukti -- bukan pasal nampak senang.  bukan pasal tajuk WOW gagah perkasa.  Esok nak tengok macam mana Encik Kelam Kabut present his WOW title.

Terus rasa confident nak mintak fussy lecturer jadi supervisor waktu orang lain semua menjauhkan diri dari dia.  Jangan ikut orang, otak kata.  Be different.  Be bold.  Dua jam sebelum tu, gelabah siapkan pre-proposal konon-konon nak tunjuk progress yang pelbagai.  Pot pet pot pet tunjuk idea projek, terus dia kata "You have my full support.  Prepare a proposal, and apply for grant.  You can definitely publish this work."

Wohoo!  Hati berbunga riang sampai sekarang.  Bila happy, aktiviti berjaga malam hari siapkan report pun sukses.  OK, cukup.