Well this is so cringy

Can't believe this blog is still alive after so many years of neglect!

So much has happened from then and now. lol

Just for an update if anybody is interested.

1) Final semester law student
As of now, I am a final semester law student. I have come a long way from a Diploma in Law and have started working on so many new stuff. Picking on where I left off, for my 2nd semester in my first year in UTAS I passed all my subjects except Legal Reasoning. I was granted a supplementary paper and passed that.

Fast forward to 2019, I can say that I pretty much changed over the years. Apart from a growing waistline, I took on a lot of other stuff too. I am a Fairwork Ombudsman Intermediary where I would go out and talk to students about their workplace rights in Australia. I am also a union member and the union that I am in have taught me so much about their employment law in Australia.

To be honest I am more of a fair guy. If it is fair to me, I am alright with that. However, among international students, the game isn't fair as many are being underpaid in Tasmania. Some as low as 6AUD because they cannot speak English fluently. That is why I am raising awareness to people, please do not accept jobs that pay below the minimum wage in Australia. It is illegal and please value your time and effort in Australia.

I am currently working together with Red Cross Australia on their latest project, "Modern slavery".

2) Photographer enthusiast
So recently I have invested in some sweet lens that I scored from eBay. My favourite is the Sigma 30mm ART series for my Nikon D5100, followed by a Nikon 35mm f1.8 G lens and now my tokina 12-24mm f4 lens. I have dived into the world of astrophotography. Don't believe me? Check this out.

I had a few people worried about the penguin. First of all, it has been retweaked in Lightroom. The light used was a very deep yellow light so it doesn't hurt the penguin at all. 

All taken on the beautiful land they call Tasmania.

3) Kendo
So yes, I am still in Kendo. From the time I first wrote in this blog, I was starting out as a fresh kendoka. Currently, my rank is 1st Kyu and so much has passed. In 2015 I went to represent UTAS at the Unigames in the Kyu Team division. We came back with a silver medal. The image below is one of the mini competition that we organised between UTAS and Hobart Kendo Club.

4) Relationship
MYOB. :D

5) Cherries!

I worked at a cherry farm in Tassie for the entirety of my degree. Started as a cherry singulator, and my last role was the shed supervisor. It was a really exciting time for me and the owner of the cherry farm has officially retired. (AKA quickly graduate)

This is probably my last post in a very long time. At least those of you who read this will know that things do get better. I crawled out from a very dark spot and it still isn't sunshine and rainbow, but its the decisions that you make will determine the outcome.

The night before the storm.

Today is the 26th November 2014, and in 48 hours or so, I will be receiving my final results for my second semester. Each passing day has only been a series of denials to myself in my final exams which is often suppressed by the tasty feelings of chocolates. For you see, I didn't do too fantastically well in my first semester here in uni where I failed 3 subjects and passed only 1. Yes, I fell into desperation and succumbed to a few moments of depression until I got up and headed down to the law faculty to discuss with the admin officer.

I was then told that I would get a second chance and pursued one of my failed subjects along with 2 additional new subjects as I passed one of the core units. Obviously, it eradicated that feeling of despair and depression as I was given a new lease on my journey.

Now after 13 weeks of excruciating pain and humiliation in one of the subjects that I took, I am afraid that it may have subdued my passion to partake the course with creativity and passion. As I am legally bound to the secrecy of the exams, I will not write anything about the content of that exam here. However, I can say that I was sort of traumatized by it.

Listen to me, already am I contemplating what would I do if I failed my subjects and then I am excluded from the university for a year. I have just read the Malaysian Bar Council requirements for me to enter and it looks like I have made the wrong decision to study here in the University of T- I suppose I can't say it here either.

The second year is a year where they told me is suppose to filter out non-potential lawyers as the failure rate was high (40-45% law students failed). And yes, I suppose I am in that percentage.

The law school is suppose to help you equip yourself with the necessary tools that you will need when we one day will work as lawyers. I can see that, but often it is in the exams that I may have screw things up.

Basically what I'm waiting for is to see whether either two of the following will occur:
1) I passed all my subjects and I gleefully prance around like a pink fluffy unicorn dancing on a rainbow; or
2) I fight for the review of my marks and hopefully, they will increase the marks to a passing mark; or
3) cry in bitter agony that my pursuit to be a lawyer has failed and I have dishonoured my family; or
4) even after the review, I still get a fail mark and thus repeating (3).

The picture inset is what I have prepared to set as my profile pictures if I passed all 3 subjects or in the event, I did fail one but in the review, they granted me a passing mark.

I know it's not the end of the world for me, but it sure is the end of my pursuit to be a lawyer.

I wasn't born with super intelligence or any fancy skills. I had to work hard for it.


Life will turn out differently for us, and who knows, you might be the next Prime Minister of your country, or the next Pope, or the next big guy who sits on top of the tower of a business building in your big fancy office. Or whichever you deem success in your life is to be.

And so, a chapter closes.

My life in Kuching is coming to an end. What it has taught me so far, what I have gained, what I have lost, what I have learned, what I have felt...the past, the present and the future.

My hobbies :
In the 2nd year of my Diploma in Law course, I started the Sarawak Gunpla Meisters after watching James May's Toy Story series. I thought, why isn't there one? And so, I began the group Sarawak Gunpla Meisters and it attracted many people.

In that same year, I created the Sarawak Kamen Riders group (currently now Sarawak Tokusatsu Heroes) because I watched Kamen Rider Kiva and Den O. Although, it did not gather as many members as it did with Sarawak Gunpla Meisters.

I brought my hobby, Yu-Gi-Oh along with me to Kuching and that is where I began to think really hard about it. I spent a lot of money on buying the 'staple' cards but eventually, I sold all of it. I quit Yu-Gi-Oh and moved on to Cardfight Vanguard because I seriously think that YGO is more on "I am richer and therefore I have more chances to win against you". I don't have to tell you how much some cards cost. One Pot of Duality Super Rare was Rm120 last time.

*Although I still play Vanguard, I'm currently interested in Z/X. Fascinating game none the less. :D

My studies :
DIL Year 1 - started off looking like a weirdo from Watamote. According to my friends, they said I was pretty much of an asshole in the past. Things were rough as I tried to get used to what the lecturers are trying to teach us. And yes, I still got through Year 1 with a minor hiccup where I failed Intro to Private Law.

DIL Year 2 - The fun begins here. Along with some major and minor dramas, now that I think of it. Started criminal law, Malaysian Legal System, Contract law and Constitutional Law. Struggled through Contract and Consti as I have no idea of what to write and I failed the 2 papers over and over again. Oh, and at that time, James was the Law coordinator. Passed Criminal Law and Malaysian Legal System with ease.

Resit, fail, resit, fail, resit, fail.

Flip table jak lah.

DIL Year 3 - Took up Land Law, Law of Tort, Family Law, and Equity and Trust. Failed most of the subjects miserably as the lecturers were strict in their markings this time. That or probably because I goofed up again. I wasn't taking my papers seriously enough. Hence, I stayed back for a whole year just to finish up my remaining papers.

DIL Year 3 ver 2.0 - Started last year, I sat for my remaining Year 3 papers. Passed all of them one by one. Feels like I'm gunning them down one at a time. :D I handed in all the tutorials and redo all the wrong answers. And as of today, I have completed my studies in SEGi College Kuching.

Yes, I graduated. And today is also my classmate's birthday, Seraphine Shantee.

Apparently, I forgot that my jacket is blue and it doesn't match with my slacks. *facedesk*

Anyways, it's the last time we will meet before we see each other again in the coming future. Here is where we depart. I think.

And yes, the dreaded y=mx + c comes into my mind once more.


In family relations :
My dad started this badminton hall business and has been running it 24/7. He loves it a lot. Although, it is kinda taking a toll on us as he needs us to be there to jaga the badminton hall while he goes out to grab some stuff. This often made me wish that I can just stay in Kuching until I can fly off to Australia. Cause it's gonna be the same thing over and over again. Wake up, breakfast, go to badminton hall, lunch, badminton hall, dinner, badminton hall. Repeat every day.

I learned to be patient and more kind towards my elders especially after living with my grandma for the past 3 years...she passed away before I can complete my studies and to see me off to Australia. I love you, grandma. Thank you for taking care of me while I'm here in Kuching. I miss her smile and her laugh.

In friendships :
Because of the card game, Cardfight Vanguard, I made so many friends and through the business that I conducted, I made even more friends. Though, some of them are no longer my friends as either: I don't like their reaction towards me, or I am only being used for transport.

In college, so many many many many many many dramas. Especially among my classmates due to many reasons. The girls especially. The guys? We don't have any dramas at all. Until a particular someone comes along.

Oh, and thank you Abdul Hazif, for giving me this memorable friendship plate.

Church? Not much really, except for that one woman who helped me when I first came to Kuching. Miss Elizabeth Kuek. :) She helped me to become a reader! And also, she got married during my course of studying here in Kuching.

Now that my studies in Kuching are over, I must now look forward to Australia.

Alright, till next time.