Final Decision

I’m moving to Penang this July 2009. There!

I had a conversation with my employer and tendering my resignation just now. I told the whole clan yesterday too & somehow it slipped to her ears yesterday. So when I hand-in the resignation letter, she accepted it calmly.  I know it’s such a shame to let go of this post but I am pursuing my personal legend. 

I received acceptance letter from UM to do Master of Technology in Environmental Management in March but that is my second choice. I would really like to pursue on something that I am passionate about.  This is the big secret, ok.. not a big secret if you already following my blog for sometime now. ha,ha.

Anyway, I received the hard copy of the acceptance letter from USM on the landscape architecture early this month. It is a full time coursework, somehow I was quite shocked that I got accepted since I am a pure science graduate, not from applied science background.  The first requirement to the course would be a bachelor degree in related construction field i.e. building engineering, planning, architecture, etc. 

OK, my story might not be as transparent as it seems but hey, this is my story! ha,ha. A week earlier, I already know that I got accepted as I check my status of application online.  That is when I get mood swings, etc. I was in DOE library, Sulaman when I call the deputy dean of the Housing, Building & Planning school to get an advice whether I should accept this offer or not.  He is kind enough to brief me what is this course all about, what requirement do i need and what is the expected once I completed the study.  He also said that they only offering this course for less than 20 people/intake & said I should not lose this opportunity since I came from non-construction field.  I asked him why they accepted me, and he said that I have the requirement to pursue this coursework.  I told him my situation, the river study, the EIA consultant post, etc. His final said was you shouldn’t miss out this opportunity if you have interest in this field.  

For the past few weeks I’ve been weighing the pro & cons of everything, whether to stay in KK, move to KL or to Penang.  I kinda received another job offer from one of the KL environmental consultancy that can compliment with me doing the MTech (part-time basis) in UM. This is my second choice (or maybe third since this study I’m doing here weigh more than that).

So dear reader, I am letting go of my job as tree-hugger. I will always be a tree-hugger but not going to work in the consultancy field for the next 2 years. Maybe I can get some part-time job in Penang since I’ll be registering with DOE soon.  

But at the same time I’m quite ecstatic that I’ll be back to this dream of mine (or rather what’s i visualize myself in my head when i was in form 5).  I got a high school friend asking me in facebook… iDa, do you still draw? Dumbfounded. I left the interest we shared together after form 5.  We’re the only few science student taking the arts education without having formal art classes and we all managed to get A for all the theory, coursework & final exams.  Recently, he successfully showing off this art in the exhibition in KL. I’m all green about it.

Anyway, back to the Penang plan, I have to polish my skill in sketching, drawing, CAD as well as familiarizing myself with the GIS application. Hmm it is going to be tough but I’ll strive! gambate!

As for project/thesis (omg, I have yet to register & I already thinking of the thesis/project), I want to do something that I can connect design with the conservation of the environment? Say, maybe I can further my bachelor degree literature review/pre-thesis of xeriscape into a whole-project for my master? I shall consider it and talk to the professor later.  

wooohooo! It is finally decided. After a month (or two) dilemma. It is decided. 

p/s: i kinda promised to her that during semester break, i can go back & do part-time work on the river study. and maybe after I completed the MSc, I can join back the firm & I was given a wide arms open invitation. Funny. I visualize it would  be a battle of robot & alien but somehow we settle things in a positive way & I get to walk away from here, gracefully. 

Can’t wait to spread my wings & fly  

 

How to start a new day

argh. I’m tired.
Ways to start the day: call a singapore number which roaming in KL.
Great. There goes my prepaid credit. Lucky I’m not using my maxis postpaid; if not my dad SO gonna kill me!

Besides, international calls getting cheaper. he,he.

Anyway, some of the results for my finals came out; i got an A for environmental topics & Environmental Audit & an A- for Advanced Ecology. Im currently waiting for 2 more results namely Ecophysiology of Marine Organisms & Environmental Geology.
So far, i got 2 As & an A-. *sob sob* A- spoils my chances of getting four flat.

Oh well, cest la vie. I should be grateful that i got As so far (though one of it is A-). Yes people said it doesn’t matter. An A- is still an A. YES, IT IS. But its not 4.0 kind of A. It is 3.7 kind of A. There is a difference of 0.3!! gosh.

Ok fine i should be grateful. I wasn’t expected to get A- for Advanced Ecology as i screwed terribly on the finals. You see, I answered question on the essence of universe & the buildings of the universe for the essay questions. I did not dare to answer the question on evolution. Since I pronounced myself in the class that im a ‘materialist’ which come to the understanding that those materialist will eventually be ‘atheist’; so the class tagged me as an atheist in the class. And half of the class come from this Islamic religious academy (soft of faculty) major. If i answered question on evolution; which I am slightly bending to the evolutionist thinking rather than the creationist thinking; I think I can not score with the arguement. I can’t find good arguement to counter claim the claim made by the creationist.

SO i chose the question on the topic matter; perception or reality. I prepard a very comprehensive arguementative with very solid evidence & prove using the quantum physics & all that. In the other words, I’m trying to impress the lecturer with different kind of arguement instead of just using his lecture notes to answer to that question.

So I’ve been reading a lot of quantum mechanics, hologram, etc on the e-journals, articles, NewScientists etc before the paper. and guess what? The question asked me to provoke that statement, matter is just a mere perception, not reality. what the ?
I prepared my arguement supporting the statement; which the lecturer more than happy to share his thoughts on the subject matter & trashing & questioning the materialist arguement!

So my hologram & quantum mechanics answer can not be used to contradict that statement. So, i feel doomed answering to that question. I question back all the arguement meant to support that statement. I personally feel that my answer to that question were not strong enough to deny the statement.

Second question asking about the big bang; to prove this theory acceptable (fell asleep, *snore. lol)

WordPress!

Hello wordpress. welcome to wordpress iDa!

heh, been blogging on and off from various blog sites. yes, and everytime, i will write and delete. So, Im hoping with this, I would write consistentlyand stay for a certain period of time (until I find another better ones, lol).

Im feeling exhausted from the saturday outing. I walked to the DTC to meet my friends, and snap few pictures around the DTC as we DON’T really have pictures of the 3 of us together (shockingly true!).

Had late lunch at Sg Wang & went to Pavilion KL. Aw, the latest mall in town is simply irresistable. Housed all the luxurious brand! and, of course the second Forever 21 store is in there as well! ah, i bought another black lace top! It’s love at first sight! Simply classy & simple! It’s worth buying.

Im done with studies. Im done with my degree. I have no idea what to do now. Seriously freaking out everyday thinking about it. I had bad dream EVERY night since my final exam ended. I guess Im still in the student thinking mode and switching to working-mode would be like a huge transition that i do not know whether I can handle it.

I guess i should start looking for job now. It’s the only logical way to move on with life- apart from being a slacker, which is so not my forte. I have no idea on what job to look for; I know the easiest way is to look for job related to my major etc but Im looking for more than 9-to-5 job. I want some out-of-ordinary job which I would enjoy doing it. OK it may sound like Im too choosy but I feel that if we do not like the job we are doing then we would not be happy. I want job that I enjoy doing it & able for me to learn something else everytime & move forward. That’s my definition of ideal job!. Ha.ha.

Since Im majoring in environmental science & management, so the most relevant job to me would be working with the authority handling the environment, waste management, consultant, MNC’s health & safety department or even with NGO’s. Hmm.. I personally feel that I shouldn’t just narrow down to this few options and should look beyond that. Or shall I start my own business? I’m planning to but I need to do networking. lol.people networking.

Im yawning away. Shall hit the sacks now. ’till then.