Hello there! This is roughly my accounts about Kem Biro Tatanegara(BTN)which I attended at Kuala Lipis Pahang .

What is Kem BTN?

It is an obligatory camp by the goverment for every student who will be pursuing their studies overseas. There are tons of base camp just for BTN which is at Nilai and etc.
Our class was chosen to go to Kuala Lipis.

Before I join BTN:

Thought it was a brainwashed camp to make the students to continue support the existing goverment, and a CAMP OF MISERY fills with tears, marching , quizzes and lectures.

After BTN ended:

The best 5 days and 4 nights of my life. After the camp, I realized my general knowledge regarding our country was quite poor and I had a lot of misunderstanding about the current political issues. Since we were together with the students from Kolej Mara Banting , we made new friends and learn a lot from them

So here my story starts ,

the journey. 

It was a tiring 4 hour ride from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Lipis.
When we arrived it was noon and we were the earliest participants to register.
Let me tell  you about Kem Bina Negara Kuala Lipis, the geography was berbukit-bakau and there we so many damn stairs. It was so tiring just going to our rooms carrying our luggage bag.

As for the facilities,

it was tip top and nothing i can found to be complain about.
I got a double bunk bed cause at night its gonna be hot.

So our first activities starts with lectures for about 2 days. The lectures are mostly about our country, and the political system so we could understand.
I warn you, DO NOT SLEEP.
It will be an intresting talk if you have intrest , if its the complete opposite you will fall asleep eventhough how hard you tried to held it in. JUST LIKE ME.

So every morning and evening, we have exercise . It was fun. Because here, the facilators used a diffrent approach not like the typical team building camp. Usually we exercise through zumba but here we use Senaman Warisan Melayu. (Whats that?) I dont even know myself but it was fun.

Next we were seperated into groups .

Heres my groupmates. comprising of 15 people.. 

So for 3 days , we had group activities aka Latihan Dalam Kumpulan(LDK). So this is where we break the ice and get to know each other with the students from KMB .

During LDK, there will be multiple presentations, debates, talks about your opinion and your attitude. Its not that formal so you can do it in a casual way.
For example , between all these 4 elements which is YOURSELF, RACE, RELIGION and COUNTRY which is the most important to you and explain why.
If you enjoy talking just like me , it will be fun.

As for the food, we ate 6 times a day and was well feeded, Honestly, the food here was great, and no complains!

On the last day of the camp, we had a QUIZ which is amounted for 40% for our camp evalutaion.
If you dont have general knowledge, it will be hard, so before you come to the camp, make sure to read the newspaper!

On the other hand 60% of the camp evaluation comes from our active participations in group!

It was a bit sad on the last day as we've finally warm up and get to know the other participants. I t was the greates camp of my life
If I never attended this camp, honestly, i would know nothing about my country and probably my patriotic spirit will be in a slump.
Joining this camp made me realize that we are pursuing our studies using the PEOPLE'S money and we are obligated , we have a responsiblity to give back to our country. Cause thats the goverment's purpose is it not? SO that our people and country continues to bloom.

Thank you everyone for the memories, our paths may be diffrent, maybe this will be the last time we met, but as long as we're under the same sky and share the same purpose we will surely meet again!

Alhamdullilah, last week I attended the Islamic Festival Awards here in Shah Alam with a senior of mine. I've won 4 tickets from 1m4u.

It was a tiring day, but it was all worth the sweat going there.
What is ILM?
According to the chairman , there are a few meaning to the acryonms.

Ilmu.
I love Malaysia.
I love Muslim. and so on. I didnt really hear his speech as I was hunting for the best seat possible.

MashaAllah, the celebrity line up was great.
Lots of talented artist performed on stage and also told their stories.
Beatboxers, Rappers, Singers, Nasheed, speecher, poets and so on.

Let the pictures explain.

The moment when I typed my name , my IC number and my saw my name on the screen,I was excited, grateful to my Creator, Allah swt for giving me this oppurtunity. 

But as I registered and enrolled myself into this programme, I began doubting myself. So many "what ifs" , playin back and forth  in my mind. 

I began underestimating my potential and lower the bars of my skills. How? Why? If I fail?

Assalamualaikum wbt! Its me again, Nurin .
My Korean Language has just started on the 6th of July with only 12 students.
Initially, they were 17 students, but only 12 of us showed up and registred.

Our teacher's name is Cho Yun Joong from Chung Ang's University and she will be teaching us Korean Language for a year.

The first thing we learn in class is  Hangul. What is Hangul? It is the Korean writing system. Its was fairly okay and easy with me because I learned Hangul during the holidays but I had my moments where my reading skills are still slow.

Learning Hangul is easy and it only took me about 2 days to remember all the letters, learning batchim and so on. I was pretty excited that I could finally read Hangul, and with enough practice and more reading, in sha Allah I'll be reading it fast in no time.

So here's my tip about learning Hangul. 
1. Learn the consonants and vowels.
2. You can watch youtube videos. Like I did. Here's the link :
3. I learned hangul from a learning website called Memrise. (They make creative memes to help you memorise).
4. Practice writing hangul and reading it! I usually practice reading it by watching lyrics videos of my favourite kpop group along with the hangul and romanization lyrics.

Bonus : Heres a comic strip to help you remember!All the best guys! Dont give up! Great things comes with great efforts and learning something new is fun.

Assalamualaikum. Tonight , around 8:30 pm, the results for overseas studies under Mara are out.
But before I tell you the result , let me tell you a bit of my  BITTER my experince.

On the 3rd of March, I got my SPM results. Alhamdullilah, I passed with flying colours.With my good results,what  I had on my mind is

 "Oh DAMN, I CAN FINALLY APPLY TO THOSE SHINY -ALL-EXPENSE-PAID-FREE-SHINY-EDUCATION-OVERSEAS-SCHOLARSHIPS . 

Hahaha, Of course I was happy. But , not everything was smooth sailing, the sky is not always blue, the waves are not always calm, and not everything goes the way you wanted. My results are just average to be honest compared to those who got 10A+, 9A+, something ++, in fact I'm sure if you could take 50 subjects for SPM, there will be a super smart kiasu student who can score 50A+.

So happily, I applied to JPA-MARA,Maybank, Taylor's, Yayasan Peneraju Tunas Potensi, Yayasan Sarawak,UEM, Yayasan TnB, Hong Leong , you name it.
When the application for Jpa-Mara scholarship was called for the interview, I was not shortlisted.
Sad, I really was. It hurts so bad, that I cried myself to sleep at night.

SADNESS. RAGE. ENVY. JEALOUSY. DISCONTENT.

All these feelings gather up, and swell up at once, Like an unpredicted hurricane. Like a unavoidable tornado. The unescapable whirlpool.

I asked God "Why not me? Why wasnt I choosen? You know how badly I wanted to to study overseas right?" I pointed at God, my faith tested
Yalah, I was so sad that all my friends got shortlisted, and I wass the only one out listed. .Tons of my friends got called for Maybank scholarship, JPA-MARA, Petronas, etc etc.
I always hear this saying, but never did I thought it will bite my one day.

"How can you say you that you are faithful to Islam if you have not been tested?"
"Macam mana awak nak cakap awak benar2 beriman sedangkan awak tak pernah diuji?"

So, days turned to weeks, and weeks turned to months. The pain diluted away,but forever aches in your heart. I tried to get over it slowly. Eventually, I did. A lot of my friends  was offered a scholarship to study overseas. I was genuinely happy for them cause they deserved it. Then , the results for the government university was out. Alhamdullilah. I got into UM.

UM is like the ivy league of Malaysia. The best place to pursue your studies. Then, I was also offered a place to UTP. UTP is fully owned by petronas, and also one of the ivy league of Malaysia. In the end, I finally settled in UTP, paid the application fees, and was happy with my choice.

UTP is great university, the employment rate is higher than 90%, accommodation and facilities are top notch and the university stressed on QUALITY not QUANTITY. Yes, to get into that university, I had to spent RM 200 just for the tickets to fly to Kuching for their Educamp, just to take a 15 minute IQ test, and to test our english skills.  Shisshh.

And the results were out for Yayasan Peneraju Tunas Potensi. As expected, I was also rejected. Hahaha. But I didn't care, cause I know they are a lot of people who  really deserve it and need it FINANCIALLY. I was lucky I come from a stable family, and that is more than enough.I mean if it is meant for you, it is meant for you. If it was not meant for you-a thousand years past and will still never be yours. Getting called for the interview was more than enough.

Do you know how painful it is, to refresh your email every single day, hoping to get a bloody answer or an email from the higher ups?

So, I make an appeal for Jpa-Mara scholarship, send an appeal letter to both JPA and MARA office attached with a super colourful CV and stressed out that KEDAYAN is a minority race in Malaysia and is far behind in academic, and one fine night, MARA's application was out. I didnt even apply for Mara scholarship, didnt even attend the interview for preliminaries, and I know I wont ever be shortlisted.

Or so I thought.....

I just type in my IC on a wimp, and then BAM!
It hits me real hard. Let the picture explain :)

Alhamdullilah, thank you for giving me just a small town Kedayan girl, to live her dreams ,tackle it dreams and make it come true.

Ya Allah, Ya Sami' , tnank you for hearing my prayers. :')

Hello guys. So today Im gonna write about what animes you should be watching, and trust me! You will be missing a lot if you dont watch these!

I will be adding the list from time to time as soon as I completed the anime and will give you a review!

1)Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood
2)Rate: 8/10
3)Watch here

Review : It is a story about two alchemist committing a taboo, so in exchange, a brother lost his arm and leg, while the other lost his whole body with only a soul attached to a suit of armor. Will they get their bodies back as they set on a quest on a philosopher stone to deem their body back, Is it possible? Yes ? No? That was the main trigger for me clicking the next episode. I dont wanna spoil the ending, but the last episode leave me in tears, hats off to the author, wishing that the story could go on and on. The opening and ending of this anime will not leave you dissapointed too! Trust me, I never skip their opening and endings! This anime is a full package, full of lessons, family love, hope,  and never giving up. From watching Edward's pride, Alfonso's sadness , Winry their best friend, the cool Colonel Mustang, the homonculos, their father Van Hohenheim who I thought was a bad father. Well, that is enough from me! And I promise you, you will not leave dissapointed watching this anime!

Assalamualaikum wbt.

I have just checked if I am qualified for the Jpa-Mara 2015 scholarship a few days ago.
Why did I checked it?
Knowing that I was rejected from the start? ( You can read about those shenanigans here )

Well, it was a gut feeling and on an  instinct.
I log in to the system , and bam!
I was still rejected! *emoji tears*

But, what caught my attention is I that can do an online appeal!
The real challenge is, out of 1001 and reasons on why you deserve the scholarship , you have to fit all those reasons into 1 short 100 words  of paragraph.

Knowing this new information, I know that not all applicant are aware of this oppurtunity!
They can make an appeal and not many people know about it!
If I didnt follow my gut, defosho(definitely for sure) , I wouldn't know about it , and probably miss the chance of a lifetime! LIFETIME. FOVEREVER.. 5 YEARS DEGREE THEN CAN GO STUDY OVERSEAS. Too MUCH EXAGGERATION

So, I asked a few of my peers around on some tips for the appeal.
Luckily, there was a lot of positive feedbacks and what touch my hearts are from people like strangers giving tips! This is Malaysia yaww! All friendly and supporting, giving helpful tips.

So here are some of the tips I've received.

Write about

• The course you are taking in your own aspect and country
• Why are you suited for that course
• Why do you deserve that scholarship
• How will you benefit your country
• Talk about your father's commitment
• Talk about the purpose of the scholarship 
• 
  

So, thats all the sharing! I have just sent in my appeal, and hopefully they will accept it!