one of my favourite posts

In dilemma

I admit I'm a terrible driver, a terror on the road. I’m nearly 18 and I can't drive to save my life. Heck, who would have thought driving was so tough. Manual cars suck big time. I nearly drove into a longkang at the beginning I started to learn driving. I still remember vividly in my mind. A few weeks ago, I smashed into a row of road cones and nearly bang the trees outside the driving school. You'd see the look on my instructor's face. Totally reads "why do you even bothers trying to learn to drive if you don't have the talent to drive?" and that's the expression I reckon. If he doesn't have an emergency brake within stepping distance, he'd have accused me of suicide 'driving' upon him and myself. I still have a few days to go before the doomsday, which is my driving test day. Oh god... There are so many possibilities out there, in the midst of the big, bad roads of Malaysia. I'd get run over by a lorry, by some poor guy on a motorcycle. I'd drive myself and my tester off a fly-over or drive the same two people off a bridge into the river. I've got the world ahead of me. I just can't... help anyone?

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I heart Stanford!

For me, Stanford is a fascinating place. No one can disagree with that – if they’re, they’ve no clue with what they’re talking about. If you’re looking for someone to tell you that, unequivocally, Stanford offers a better education than any other school in the world. Well that person is probably… not very level-headed either.

Stanford, along with other dozen colleges in the States, are excellent – the best in the world. Any negligible differences in academic (and mind you that those differences would only come across when you consider departments, like: MIT-Engineering, Princeton-Philosophy, Chicago-Economics and Pennsylvania (School of Wharton)-Business are completely overshadowed by the differences in the student body, campus setting, surrounding area, dorms, cafeteria’s, weather, etc…

Well Stanford is an astounding university with phenomenal schools.

Yay

10 more minutes to lunch!
I suddenly want some cincau, yes cincau baby! Sweet and clean and black juice in a glass, with unidentified black jelly-like cubes floating towards the bottom.

not coffee

916?

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I laugh at your silly attempt of a pathetic joke,
Now your career's dangling on a thin rope,
Asking for forgiveness was your only hope,
But too late, your life's going up in smokes.

Call us "squatters" if you may,
That won't cause us any dismay,
Our achievements are readily on display,
Do enjoy your permanent holiday.

Perhaps it's beyond your comprehension,
We do not seek recognition,
We do not crave attention,
We just excel in distinction.

Maybe you'll wake up one day,
And join the squatters anyway,
"Impossible!" some may say,
But we say "Malaysia Boleh!".

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Enough is Enough

I don’t like Ahmad Ismail. He’s a politician from the 19^th century who’s getting really desperate and had to play the race cards in an attempt to win support. Little did he realize that he’s digging his own political grave by uttering such derogatory remarks. His refusal to admit mistake is akin to digging his political grave with an excavator instead of a spade. Well, that spells doom for that politician as far as his political ambition is concerned and not only did he brought doom to himself but his action also brought down the entire political party which he’s associated with. This immature idiot isn’t only a disgrace but also a potential threat to the country. He’d be indicted by ISA over his vituperative speech about the Chinese community. And mind you, I’m a Malaysian-Chinese and NOT Pendatang Haram! If I see our recalcitrant Ahmad on the streets, I’m gonna break his ugly ass into two parts without a second thought. Well I’m growing tired of them.

why top colleges

This is a wonderful question because we’ve all, at one point, puzzled over why our parents, our peers or our neneks are so focused on top colleges and what it’s that make these institutions so awe-inspiring?

The truth is, wherever you go, whatever college you may attend, you’ll get the same level of education if you put in similar amounts of effort. No matter what, if you don’t take the initiative to seek out your professors at college, you’ll have an incredibly lousy experience; conversely, if you form tight bonds with your professors at a different institution, you’ll come to love your college and truly reap all the benefits that college offers.

You don’t, however, just go to top colleges for the prestige or the social benefits attached to the college’s name; you meet people from all around the world that are as extraordinary and unique, if not more so in some aspects, than you.

And you become immersed in a community that accepts your motivation and dreams. I know this sounds really cheesy, but you really don’t go to top colleges if you’re just planning on telling people who beat you up back in SPM that you’re to college and basically make them work for you later on in life.

Self-confidence and the knowledge that achieving goals is possible and plausible have really rubbed off for a week. Top college isn't for its faculty or its institutions, but for its undergraduate and graduate student body. That's why I wanna go...

Letter from BU

Dear Chee Peng:

Welcome to Boston University! As you prepare to join our community, I would like to remind you of the F-1 visa application process. In your Admission packet, you should have received the Form I-20 and your admission letter, which are necessary for the F-1 student visa appointment at a United States Embassy or Consulate. If you do not have these documents, please contact me at 617-353-4492 or via e-mail at ktarpley@bu.edu. For more information about the visa application process, please see the Visa Information on our website.

Before your appointment at an Embassy or Consulate, please review your Form I-20 carefully. The information on the form must match the information in your passport. If any information is incorrect, please let our office know immediately.

If you took exams such as the A-levels, IB, Abitur, or French Baccalaureate, you may be eligible for advanced credit. Please visit our website for specific information on advanced credit awarded for high scores on these, and other, exams.

My colleagues and I in International Admissions are available to answer any questions you may have. We can be reached by phone at 617-353-4492 or via e-mail at intadmis@bu.edu. We look forward to your arrival on campus this fall!

Sincerely,

Katherine Tarpley
International Student Advisor