Alhamdulillah after two years of waiting for my convocation, it’s done! I officially graduated with Anugerah Naib Canselor (ANC). Oh! yes after a tiring day in the Dewan Agong Tuanku Canselor; sitting for more than 5 hours; the world outside seemed as if it was recreated again, I am continuously struck by various memories.
The memories
I had never known about ANC, but I know that I need to finish my studies, graduate on time, and get the certificate to get a job in the future. Still remembered that I used to apply Computer Science or Information Technology in every dropdown field at UPU and my mother was against me taking the course because she wanted me to become a teacher. When the results came out, I immediately accepted the offer without discussed with my parents. They were angry with me at that time, but they could do nothing because I had already accepted it… I am such a stubborn second child hehe.
Dream
My dream is to become someone “who knows how to use a coding language”. It’s a weird language that not everyone understands, but I enjoy stressing out my life thinking about the code. Lol. My interest started years ago (when I was 12 years old) when “blogger’ was a very famous platform for blogging. I really like to custom the layout and design my blog, then wrote some tutorials on how to do it and shared them with other people.
A proof that my decision is a great decision?
I am a man with action. I never promised anything to my parents, but I showed them my potential on my chosen course. I decided to study smart during my diploma and got the dean’s list every semester. Even though I got dean’s list every semester, I still think that getting flying colors in academics is not a guarantee for me to ‘get’ a job because there are a lot of graduated students who graduate with flying colors and the only thing to be different from others is… having skills. Thanks to some lecturers who helped me to level up my talents in the field of programming and gave me the opportunity to do a real job instead of an assignment.
I started to do web design in semester 5. Part-time web designer and full-time student. I can say that I don’t really have much time at that time as I was busy with organization clubs (Jawatankuasa Sukan Mahasiswa, managing drama and faculty events, etc.), competition, duty as a student, and part-time web designer (psst… I used to sell Korean ramen during my diploma too).
I sacrifice my time for the sake of my future. I don’t know why I’m so obsessed with not-wasting-my-time and just doing whatever gives me benefits.
Because of my passion, I am willing to do more because I want more. To this day, my parents still don’t understand what the actual heck I’m doing. Just sitting in front of my laptop till the sun goes up. Getting the best results and polishing my skills are enough to make my parents know my ‘ability’ to decide what is the best for me. I know they still think of us (siblings) as little kids who need help and want to make sure we’re on the right path. If we choose the wrong path, what will our lives be like after they’re no longer by our side? So, it’s quite understandable. They must believe that we can survive, and we need to earn their trust that we still can live even though life is narrow, rough, and full of wearisome. It’s a part of life’s journey; it is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wilderness.
The End.
I just want to thank my family, my friends and my lecturers who helped me a lot, and gave endless support; emotional, financial and knowledge. They helped me to become a better child, friend, and student. Without them, my life would be harder. Thank you so much!
There are a lot of good and bad memories, positive and negative attitudes, sweet memories, anger, fear and sadness, and I do not regret any moment of my life. Let’s just breathe, embrace, and enjoy the beauty of life!
