I am who i am- INTEc life

This blog is dedicated to those taylorians, my friends who had just finished their AS examination. I am not sure whether they still remember me as their ex-class rep who, sometimes cute and irresistible, was once shouting to them before their math quiz, asking wth chemistry question in the class, arguing thinking skill with Miss Esther in a rather debate style and bombarding the presenters with lofty questions during biology class. That is quite the life as an A-level student in Taylors'. Until now, i still can't forget the sheer fun, experience and knowledge i gained there that help me a lot in my INTEC life. Without the memories, i can't survive as one of the scholars here.

Shopping with Yong Teng is fun, because I can shout to him whenever he is in an indecisive mood. I get the chance to visit all those branded clothes, and i slimmed down because i wanted to wear those branded clothes!

i forgot why i took this photo with her, but it should be after a shopping trip, perhaps

Teaching her maths is one of the greatest challenge that i had ever had. Yen Li should be ok with her maths now after getting a good tutoring from the other students. Haizzz... ... I am not good enough to tutor you.

Doing CHEMISTRY experiments is one of my worst nightmare! We need to struggle and rush everything in 2 hours. Imagine that we need to do 20 experiments in just 2 hours! Faint! Until now, I still haven't the titration method correct... ... (need to reconsider whether i am qualified to become a researcher)

There are other moments which captivate my emotion. For instance, observing mitotic division under the microscope, giving presentation in the lecture theater, Award Giving Ceremony which i met Mark Tiew, and so on. Studying Biology has becoming my greatest interest since my form 4 life. I know that Biology has a lot of stuff to memorize, so as physics and chemistry. I don't think BIology is just mere memorization, it involves lots of calculation which we need to master the fundamentals deeply and broadly before we can really do any calculation. It involves lots of factors which we can't neglect or ignore it even in an elementary level, unlike physics.

Sushi and Biology, these are things that i indulged in since i was young.

I love Biology, especially molecular biology. If we can create an industry which manufacture every thing with life as building blocks, think of the vast possibilities that we can envision!

That's why i choose Biotechnology in JPA scholarship, as well as Bank Negara Scholarship, and i ignore every other choice that does not involve in Biotechnology.

God gave me two choices. JPA, or Taylors. I was frustrated when my father didn't allow me to choose what i really want in my education. An education in UK. I think the UK application is easier than US application. I generalize that all JPA scholars are lazy and unproductive as they all take JPA scholarship as granted. I believe that JPA limits my choice for the worst!

i was in a big dilemma, and it was difficult for me to extricate myself from the predicament.

However, it proves that I am wrong after all. God will always guide my journey, sometimes I just don't realize that it is all His work and miracles for me to survive until now.

This is Intec. I took this photo next to my class.

I gain a new perspective when i first arrive at InTec, a school where most scholars are gathered. I got the chance to become well-known among my batch when i asked questions to JPA during the Minggu Mesra Sxxxxx (whatsoever la, just an orientation week) I got the chance to perform as Mr. Evil at the last night of orientation week. And so, Akira has his image in INTEC, thus embarking his new life in INTEC.

The new experience which i had never experienced before is the roommate experience. Zhi Yu, a quiet and diligent boy becomes my roommate, and he is quite ambitious as well. I like him because he is my walking alarm clock! Thanks him a lot! There is Ang, the first person who knows that I am 16A1 in INTEc, thanks to my bragging father. He really gives lots of fun to my room. His innocent and weird gayish attitude makes my room roaming with laughters and commotion. I am lucky that the banana incident wasn't happening on me, or my room. LOLZ. BTW, banana incident is confidential, so i am not allowed to expose too much.

On the right is Zhiyu, my roomate, and the boy next to him is my room's permanent resident, tiankang, an Asean scholar who doesn't talk much. Both of them are like genius.

Ang always pretends to be gayish and annoying, which makes the atmosphere full of joy.

There is Ian, Suresh, and Rohan. Ian is the Malay- Chinese boy who became the Michael Jackson in InPro Dance. He is funny and extraordinary. Even though he is a Malay, he is beyond my imagination, and he has broken my conventional view about Muslims. (Not go for praying, pointing middle fingers and so on) He is nice, by the way, and I like his "Oh My God" pronunciation. Suresh, i haven't had any deep description about him, but he is always in a very serious mood. He is like the big brother in my room, commanding here and there. There is Rohan, my closest, gregarious Indian friend who likes to talk and laugh around. A stylish vegetarian with big dreams and aspiration as well.

Rohan and Rachel, the girl who Rohan had a crush on, but it becomes history as Rohan met Abrigril.

My room is damn complicated, with so many races and friends around. I like the atmosphere, especially when all those Permanent Residents keep coming into our room. I like this type of diversity. Even though we don't really look as close as the other room's guys, but in our heart, we are close like everything. We ALWAYS go for the bus together as a whole! EVERYDAY!

Inpro dancers- Rohan, Suresh, Ian, and me. Raymond is also my room's permanent visitor. And Diane, Ian's girlfriend, my competitor for the election.

All of my roomates involved on that particular night, either as dancers or marchers. Basically they are all dancers, I can't really see the difference between marching and performance.

I admire those who can play guitar well. Jealous, haha!

This photo was taken before Language Awareness Night, which most of my roomates came and join in the acappella for the performance. Suresh was the beat- boxer

In my roommates' mind, they think AKira as a weird, sohai 16A1 who likes watching ONEPIECE and anime, likes to study with books yet knows how to balance his life by playing lots of games and fooling around everywhere, and likes to watch porn and talk about dirty jokes that makes me like a sex-maniac. Same goes with my lecturers.

I meet these new lecturers that make my INTEC life a lot more fun! MR Kamal, a teacher who i don't know how to articulate verbally. He always likes pulling my leg about my herbalife, but i know that he has a caring side that few lecturers possess. I think he is a very good lecturer, in the sense that he likes to talk some issues that we scholars don't really like to talk about- Sex.

Because of Mr K, I dressed like Lady Gaga giving presentations and dancing in front of the class. That was awesome, so many "positive" feedbacks about the dance. I look gorgeous, don't I?

Miss Nadiah, our class most favorite lecturers, likes to take photos as her memories. Most of our class photos are taken with her. She is pretty, by the way! Hope to take the coming lectures with her.

i specially like this photo taken before our mid-sem break, because I was hugged by Lawrence. can't believe it, right? I also don't know why he hugged me while I was holding my essay papers.

Miss Nadiah and I on the Last Lecture by Miss Nadiah, and I was late! Sorry for that.... ... Pn Arfah was a little bit "over-talking" with me until i was late?

These are all the boys from my class! Look at that 16A1 (the boy who sat in the front with light purple t-shirt), i think he looked like a hamster in this photo.

Because of these friends in my class, i get to do many new things together with them. They are all very supportive for me. I don't know how they think about me, but I try my best not to be a jerk as i used to be. At least in US education system, we are not going to turn our examination hall into a battle field. We are not fighting for top one, we are fighting for our best!

Lawrence is presenting something in MR K's class. Monkey D. lawrence... ... ... ...

No more his weird laughs in the class for the next two sems lo... ...

Ice-skating is one of my most memorable experience in Intec life- the difference is there were 10 of us who went ice-skating. One of my most contradicting sport as I can sweat in such a cold ring!

They said that ADFP is the best program in INTEC, I don't think it is because the syllabus is much more shorter than A Level or Ausmat. I think it is because of the spirit shared by ADFpians who really know how to fight for the best rather than just compete with each others. We work together for the best as a whole!

I involve in the election campaign, although the post doesn't turn up to be me, i am more than happy to get involved in. These new experiences are things that Kira likes.

Eating expensive Sushi sets is one of my favorite pastime activity. Even though Jerald and I were having our toefl, we looked like foreigners sightseeing around the examination hall.

As a resident in Klang, Ang brought us visiting his hometown. We end up eating so much Ba Ku Tei and expensive beef and chicken chop!

All these BaKu Tei were sponsored by Ang, my roommate, thanks!

Finally, our class plan to go visit penang during our holiday. These 3 SIBULang: Andrew, Lawrence and I are going to visit Penang before MY SAT2 examination! Along with my roomate Ang and their roomate Jerald, we follow the girls in my class sightseeing in Penang. Many fun and unpleasant things happen among us. We fight, and we reconcile and become friends again. Accidents keep happening on us, but thanks God, we manage to overcome every obstacles that comes along this journey.

Alex, as well as Andrew's church sister Summer, was our tour guide.

We are having a strenuous journey in 极乐寺。

I was wearing a giant shorts on that day. We ended up looking like this in the Red Box karaoke and Gurney Shopping Mall. I thought we were going to the beach enjoying sunshine.

I took this photo while i was studying my SAT chemistry! We are in Penang Komtar.

Fun and the other 2 sibu lang who are in the same class with me.

Rumors about fun and me are spreading everywhere... ... I am innocent ah... ...

the girl that i like is... ... u guess

This is not just the end of the story! There are still trips for these 3 Sibu lang after the Penang Trip- The KL trip. Sungai Wang, Berjaya Times Square, and much more!

we were in Pavillion, and i was wearing a green contact lens. LOLZ

Six of us, and one is missing, I think is Ang, he hadn't come yet the day we took this photo.

How about my church life? it was fine. Although i still missed Methodist church in Subang Jaya, I learnt how to enjoy the variety of church life in Shah Alam. Weekly prayer meeting, cell group and also, Campus ALIVE! It is fun to watch different church brothers and sisters gather together as a whole worship our God. Every Campus Alive really does make me feel alive and rejuvenated again. I meet Larry there. He is Hwa's senior, the only senior who knows my tragic past.

Besides, I had joined church activities with all my friends here. I am surprised by the church activities in Shah Alam as all we know, Shah Alam is a place for Muslims to meditate and pray.

The Mooncake Festival Night, Lawrence, David, (another boy who i forgot his name) and I went to the gathering held by Uncle Huang.

Lawrence and I were the choir on one of the church service. Can't forget it because I was wearing Savier's white clothes.

New fashion design for Kira, don't you feel bored of doing everything in the same way?

I like to pop up new ideas and try them out!

Dress like Harry Potter is always my childhood dream, and i hope one day i can become a wizard and create magical creatures.

One of the most academic part that i had in Intec life is Nat's US application workshop. Despite the class has only four of us, we were actually having lots of fun! I get the chance to shoot and bombard Hobart's essays and so on. I can never forget that I made fun of him by saying that he has NO imagination at all.

Hobart and Tian Kang were eating while waiting for the class to start.

Then what am I going to do now to fully enjoy this journey? I had embark my adventure and I am not going to complete it unless I died in an accident climbing Mount Everest! Now, I had taken the challenge by applying myself to the ivy leagues. I know I can do it.

never be afraid to try something new because life gets boring when you stay within the limits of what you already know

the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams,

and i am the dreamer who believes in.

And, compete yourself and win the world

Four months do change a lot of things... ... I am who I am, and I will change for a better tomorrow!