Been busy rushing through the datelines. After few months in this new phase of life, I discover some of major differences between the two. Sometimes I couldn't help to miss my student life but most of the time I just enjoy learning new things informally every single day.

Responsibility

I know that the responsibility will be changed but I just didn't realize how big it is. Maybe I thought too lightly on this. When you're a student, you are still relying to the parents. A LOT. Now as I am all on my own, I really felt the big responsible and more conscious of my action as this effect directly to the future. No more wake up late, no more ponteng, no more procrastinate, no more late submission. Oh you still can do all those things just prepare to face the consequences; get warning, losing your job and be blacklisted. Your choice.

Money

Oh dear I was so wrong when I thought I will be financially stable right after I secure the job. Everything does not come in a bling of eye. It takes time. After calculating all the commitment I somehow left with just a small amount of spend on things I want. Now I'm learning to prioritize things, needs before wants, that's the most important. If not you will find yourself struggle in the middle of the months.

Time

Time management is very important now because I always had so many things to do in limited amount of time. We always take it for granted during school because the teachers/lecturers always give us a second chances to redeem ourselves. Clearly that does not happen in the real world. If I fail to deliver things on time it will affect the project timeline and yes that means troubles. Will be stuck from 9 to 6 at the office on weekdays and sometimes had to work overtime on weekends. Those busy life make me sometimes miss all the extra free time I'll always get during school. I found myself making time only with the people I want to be. We just do not have any time and energy to waste with the wrong people.

Appearance

It is does not matter what kind of jobs you had, you still need to be at least presentable in the workplace. As much as I want to ignore this but in reality, first impression matter especially when you are in the corporate world. I found myself care about my look (clothes & make up) more since I started working compare to when I'm still a student. I am in the professional fields so definitely must act like one.

Social Life

I feel that I am not afraid on meeting new people anymore. There are much more going on in the real life. People problem and drama that you are not expecting at all. The social circle is getting smaller and smaller as it is difficult to make new friends after school. We used to be surrounded by people of similar age but well not anymore. But people just come and go and I have learned to accept that. I don't really care about it anymore, just do good and good things eventually comes after.


This are a few major things I could think of for the moments. Still have a lot more to learn and adapt. Things get hard sometimes but I just hope to get over it fast and survive just fine.

What is the new things you experience recently?

Berapa bulan dah perap tak siap-siap pft. Finally here.




Baru balik from the trip with my girls last last last last last week. Okay tipu. Lama dah sebenarnya. Awal bulan 10 to be exact. Pretty sure all of us had fun and enjoy ourselves to the fullest before the reality kicks in. Kini dah kembali depan laptop uruskan segala urusan surat-menyurat yang belum sudah, trying to stabilize myself in between kerja and personal life.




This is our very first trip together. Kenal dari zaman hingusan, selebet, immature and now masing-masing dah settle with degree and moving to a new phase of life. Nowadays kan rasa reachable je dengan group chat rupanya baru perasan yang the last time all of us together were in the same place together was three years ago. Susah nak cari common time as all of us busy dengan commitment masing-masing. Since two of us dah start working, weekend is the only common free time we had.

Lepas tu berlagak taknak book tiket bas awal-awal sekali malam jumaat tu kalut bas semua dah penuh sebab long weekend awal muharram. So we started late, sabtu petang baru sampai penang dalam kelaparan. Mula-mula we planned to take bus as our major transportation mode tapi bila kau dah berempat memang lagi jimat kalau guna uber/grabcar. Kalau sendiri or berdua yes bas lagi murah but bila dah berempat tambang uber/grabcar tu bila bahagi 4 boleh jadi lagi murah dari tambang bas.

We chose to stay at batu ferringhi for the first night and semalam lagi kat georgetown. But since sampai batu ferringhi pun dah dekat pukul 6pm tak dapat la nak buat any aktiviti laut. Lepas maghrib baru keluar cari makan and masing-masing kebuluran tahap tinggi. Decided to pergi try Mady Char Kuey Teow since it was placed at a quite high rate kalau google makanan sedap di batu ferringhi. Unfortunately malam tu malam minggu. Dia warong kecil je dengan seorang tukang masak. We barely got a seat, kena tunggu a while to order, lepas tu tunggu lagi untuk makanan sampai.




Oh that was really really a bad choice. All of us yang kelaparan ni ada high expectation in this dish tapi yang sampai hm menghampakan..

Let just say that this small portion of noodles can't fully satisfied our stomach. Pergi la McD untuk sambung isi perut. Then have a little shopping along the night market.




Esoknya pagi-pagi lepas breakfast and check out, singgah taman negara kejap. Ingat nak try the canopy walk there unfortunately it is closed for maintenance. So just lepak kejap tepi-tepi laut tu jelah since we are not up for jungle trekking. Cuaca hari tu boleh tahan panas. Then off to georgetown. Sok sek sok sek dah tengah hari gak sampai sana. Terus check in hotel, tinggal beg settle down kejap then off to cari makan.







Misi asal nak serang Deen Maju yang dikatakan ada nasi kandar sedap gila tu sekali baru perasan hari ahad dia tutup. Apa lagi kecewa gila dah la lapar. Esoknya pun tutup sebab public holiday. Hahaha memang tak ada rezeki la kali ni. Off to another kedai nasi kandar yang direkomen oleh abang grabcar yang terpaksa melayan kitorang suggest kedai nasi kandar lain yang sedap, Malangnya tak sesedap yang disangka. Mungkin taste abang tu pelik sikit completely different with us.




Then off to Straits Quay dengan niat nak shopping kejap sambil cuci mata tapi tak beli apa pun. Petang tu pergi padang kota for 3D Trick Art Museum and have the famous pasembur there for dinner.





Lepas tu dah malam naik bas balik georgetown singgah 1st avenue mall and had karaoke session. By the time keluar dari situ dah pukul 1 pagi and super tired. Jalan kaki balik hotel nasib baik dekat je. Habis dah sehari.

The next day, bangun pagi terus siap-siap check out. Our plan is of course street art hunting. Lepas tinggal beg kat reception terus merayau. Transportation mode for today is basikal. Banyak je tempat rent basikal everywhere. RM10 untuk sehari suntuk guna la sampai lebam. Yang penting cari basikal yang elok sikit sebab keselesaan tu penting. We were so lazy to search around so decided to settle with the first kedai sewa basikal yang kitorang nampak dekat dengan street art motor. Aunty tu kasi peta kawasan tarikan pelancong and all. Okay la tapi basikal tak berapa cantik and seat keras seksa punggung seharian.

Oh pagi tu breakfast roti canai transfer road yang famous tu. Lepas tu lunch teow chew cendol then singgah beli jeruk untuk as survenior. Sempat jugak la masuk upside down museum. Time tu dah hujan rintik-rintik we were like alamak cemana ni nasib baik kejap gila lepas tu weather okay balik.


Pukul 5 nak pulang balik basikal sebab flight lepas maghrib around 8 camtu. Malas nak lambat takut jalan jem je apa ke kan sekali datang balik kedai Aunty tu dia boleh pulak pergi tutup kedai sebab pekerja dia tiba-tiba cuti. I left my bag inside mana boleh tinggal basikal and pergi begitu sahaja. Dah drama depan kedai tunggu dia datang balik.









Lastly nak balik dah tapi flight delay pulak. Sampai rumah pukul 12 malam and esoknya tersengguk-sengguk dalam office.


Sekian,
Till next #empatmusafir