In my opinion, the teaching system is absolutely different. That is something common and every university students must adapt themselves with this new method of teaching. They won't be spoon fed as they were in their secondary school. Me myself feel a little bit awkward because there is no one to push me on either how and when to study. In my previous school, my hostel warden used to force me to go to study room every evening in which as I can remember, I only obeyed his order only for the next two weeks. I was not alone at that time as my friends were always beside me. They also sometimes acted like wardens but they themselves were also as stubborn as me. The thing is, here in college there is no one that really act as a warden to remind me when to study . I think that, this is one of my major concern as I step into this tertiary level of study. Besides that, I must also look for extra infos myself by doing some research. To be honest, it's not easy but on the other hand, it is very interesting as I have no experience in doing research for my current studies. The only time that I did my research in my secondary school was when there is an assignment or commonly known as 'folio' in those days. Doing self research is not a skill that I possess, so I also depend on my coursemates here in college for extra infos.
Other than that, my sport participation in college also is not the same as I was in my secondary school. One simple reason is, I play sport that is not so popular and not so many people know and not all are interested to learn my favourite game. My favourite game is volleyball and I love it very much. I started to play this game since I was a 'fag' in my secondary school. My seniors thought me how to play this game and actually hostel boys at my previous school were the heroes of the school's volleyball team. My school stayed as the champion of the district for 4 consecutive years. That was one amazing achievement and I helped my school in defending our title as the king of the district(for volleyball) during my final year before I left that school after the SPM. That was the last victory for our school. In fact, when I was in form 5, my 'comrades' helped our school to win in many sports and we always brought back a medal with us. We hardly came back empty-handed in every events that we participated. I personally helped my school in earning a 100m gold for track and field, a silver in rugby (I played as a fullback) and of course another gold for volleyball. It was not pride that drove me, but the satisfaction of struggling and fighting with my 'comrades' for our Alma Mater. Those were my days but today, I have nothing to struggle for. I also hardly play volleyball now and within this two years, I did not participate in any sport event. I understand my situation now where my only responsibility is to study and keep my pace on it. It's no ones fault. I do not want to let my parents down and I must pass this AUSMAT programme so that I can go to Germany to further my studies. It's a heavy burden though but I see it as a challenge for me to know my endurance and I am a 'kampung boy' from SMK Telok Datok and I will answer to all challenges without fear. Let the glories in my past be my guidance and my inspiration for me to create more glories in my future and I believe God, my parents and my 'comrades' will always be with me. Love you all.
(pic:some of my comrades)
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