JPA Scholarship Interview

After much anticipation and worries.....

JPA Interview is finally over for me~~~~

Phewwwwwww..........

Reached MBI about 1.30pm and there's already a huge crowd, mixtures of interviewees and parents waiting
And guess what, the interview sequence is actually based on first-come-first-serve basis!!
so, for those whom wants to cut down on the waiting time,
my advice for you : COME EARLY~~~

One more scene that i observed is that most Chinese girls wore baju kurung(including me ><) hpmmm, so my 2nd advice on dress code for girls is : WEAR BAJU KURUNG
-it's east to get (in my case, i just grabbed one of my mum's)
-comfortable (for me at least)
-comes in all sizes (from S to XXL)
On top of that, you don't have to worry about whether the blouse is a match for the skirt/trousers and vice verse,
or grump that you don't have a pair of decent shoes(which leads to last minute shopping and spending more)
Hah, that's a trick that only wearing baju kurung will work~~~
any high heels suits baju kurung since the skirt is always long enough to cover most of your shoes....got the trick?!
but seriously, don't go for sandals and sport shoes....

So, all of us were divided into 5 groups, since there was 5panels
I was the first batch of Panel 5
Each batch consist of 5 people

My first impression on the panel when i stepped into the interview room is : They looked so tired...really tired i mean...it just shows through their eyes...not kidding....

The interview kicked started off with a self-introduction part
most introduced themselves by just stating their names and their choice of study, later their reason for choosing that option
However, i included some other information about myself
-name
-age
-previous secondary school
-mum & dad's occupation
-siblings
-choice of study & reason
-choice of country
I believe that briefing a little more about yourself and family background will be a better self-intro
so, advice no.3 : PREPARE A SELF-INTRO SCRIPT BEFORE-HAND
then, you'll be more prepared since introduction is a must part of any interview

Then, the interviewer gave us a topic to talk on.
Our topic was : What are the basic skills of a doctor?
At first, i was kind of shocked since i didn't choose medicine as my study field...
i was wondering why did he gave us such a topic anyway....
then, it dawned upon me...
3 out of 5 of us are choosing to do medicine....
no wonder....=.=
some time was allocated for us to jolt down our points before presenting them...
when the interviewer asked whether who'll start first, i volunteered myself lar..

Later, the 2nd topic was : Co-curricular activities bring about academic excellence
And again, we have to give our opinion on that issue

So, advice no.4 : BRING AT LEAST A PENCIL AND SOME BLANK PAPERS OR A NOTEBOOK
since they won't be providing any of those

that's basically the interview. After the last discussion, a lady ended the interview by praising us for giving good answers and wished us good luck for the scholarship. how nice =P

Basically, the interview process was kind of carried out in a relax manner. Sometimes, the interviewers'll chipped in to give some opinion of theirs and requested some of us to explained more detail about our answers. I think that the interview time was kinda short too, less than 45min.

Anyway, i found out that some other panels gave some really difficult questions. like: Give your opinion on the recent issue about going for a HIV screening before getting married, brain-washed after going overseas..etc
And, i also found out that an Indian girl whom got a B for her Moral was called for the JPA interview. That means the rule of getting a minimum of A2 for moral in order to apply for the scholarship doesn't apply??

Lastly, for those who went for the interview,
Chin, Audrey, Kana, Qiyen, Lim
Good luck and all the best in securing the 'prestigious' scholarship
haha....

31st March 2009

that's the date for JPA scholarship interview

yea, so i'm one of the candidates...

by the way, can anyone tell me what am i supposed to prepare or read on??!!
cause i've nothing in mind right now

ahhh...

just hope that everything turns out right(crossing finger...)

ohh, one more thing...
my interview time is on 2pm
anyone joining me??
kana and qi yen'll be..
any others??

LATE!!!!!

i was supposed to report for work at 9am

And guess what??

i ended up arriving at 10am!!!!

imagine being late for 1 whole hour!!!!

1 HOUR!!!!!!!!!

omg~~~~~~~

WHAT'S WRONG WIT ME???!!!!

how can something like this even happen???!

Gosh!!!!

I'm Still Here

i'm supposed to report for NS today
i'm supposed to board the bus taking me to Selama
i'm supposed to have arrived at Kem Tegas Mesra, going through orientation now

yet.....

i'm still here
blogging in my cozy home
taking a break from my work

so,
i'm not attending NS for NOW
yea, for now
kind of postponed the whole thing
though the gov may not be approving my request
anyway, that's something in the future

And thanks to those whom wished me good luck for NS this morning
though i'm not attending it
gonna save those wishes for the time when i'll be going for it
just in case...hah =.=

For those in the 2nd badge,
all the best
have fun
and remember to take good care of yourself
....make me regret for not going for it kay??

Death in the opposite house

Death do comes in an abrupt...
in such an abrupt that most of us are not mentally prepared for it...
so as to accept it...
that he's gone...
gone forever...

a childhood friend,
a big brother to me,
though distant grew between us as we grow,
yet, the shock, the pain that hit me was still really strong
a little too strong to bear
it shook me in such a force that tears,
though i tried my best to hold them,
escaped through my eyes
unstoppable

an early morning super
a ride in a friend's car
a dark and sharp corner
a stationary lorry that shouldn't be there
an emergency break

then, an accident
that took not only one, but two lives
two passenger in the rear seat
a couple
a boy and a girl
both in their early twenties
not knowing that it's their last morning together
yet, death do not part them
it took both of them instead

a tragic to the family
as clouds of sadness covered the whole neighbourhood

Rest In Peace
Ah Man Ko Ko
for this is the last time
the very last time
that i'm gonna call your name

Results

finally, this is it...
the end to my endless worries.....

well,honestly speaking
thereis still a stench of dissapointment towards my results

even though peolple around kept congratulating and insisting that i've done a marvellous job,
i still can't get over the fact that i've missed straight A1s...

thanks to the stupid moral....
sigh....maybe coz i'm not that bermoral?!

ah.....
anyway, i've done my best...
so, if this is the result of my best,i really should accept it with a heart full with content right??

10A1,1A2
congrats to myself ^^

dinner with staff

amazingly, Sushi king is gonna treat all staff that's involved, as in those working during cny period to a dinner...
some kind of gratitude shown since all of us worked our butts off right??!! hah
well, not totally FOC,
every person still needs to forge out RM5,
but it's totally worth it anyway.

initially, the plan was to have all 26 of us enjoy a buffet steamboat in MP,
but then, the venue was changed to Sky Corner since MP closes around 11.30( there's people finishing work at 11pm)
but, towards the end of day only did the manager realised that Sky Corner is not halal...

in the end, all the chinese went to Sky Corner whereas the Malay staff went to another restaurant
a sort of 'tragic' for a dinner right??
since everybody was supposed to dine together initially.....
half of the fun was kinda stripped off our sleeves

Gosh, and the food was totally disappointing...
okay, it was in the average category la....
but since we had high hopes for it.....
however, i had lot's of fun chatting away with those who attended...

And, the five of us,
me, pui jin, long, hong and yeong even stayed till 12.30 midnight after the others had left!!


me and pui jin

evie and her husband

yeong, long, hong and evie

ah, where is mun yee, li teng and siew yee's pic??....