The People from STE

Yvonne was right. STE was magical.

We all went there with a lot of issues with each other, and being somewhat slightly closed minded about the scholars from other colleges. There was a lot of judgement about the other groups especially on the first and second day. But as fate would have it, it did not allow such things to persist.

Time healed the wounds, first judgements were taken back, barriers were broken, new friendships were made, people were brought closer together and the idiotic sense of patriotism towards our own college was demolished as we come to realise that we are ONE PETRONAS.

I have to admit, when I discovered who my group mates were on the first day, I wished I could have changed the names and people in the list. But now, I would never ever change the order of the list in any single way.

I suppose all of our first impressions were not very good as most of us judged and assumed stuff about each other, only to be completely wrong about it towards the end. We learned a great deal about each other, and revealed things unknown to the rest of the world about ourselves. We shared in each other’s happiness and sadness, and even laughed and cried with and for one another.

We LOVE you. We FORGIVE you!

That line was first introduced to us after the XY Game that was full of betrayal and distrust. Haha we fell for the facilitator’s trap, but from there we learned that during hard and stressful times, we should stick to our moral values and promises. To ensure that we learn to love and forgive each other, and also to neutralise the almost heated debate we got into because of the game, our facilitators made us say that line to each other. From that day on, it has become the unofficial tag line of STE for our batch.

I really regretted all the judgement I had about my newfound friends from Taylors. I made unfair assumptions about them for certain reasons, but as the days went by, I started to take them all back and looked at my friends from a different perspective. Right Hadi? hehe

Before I went there, Ah Siang from Kuching (Sg Maong) was the only enemy friend I had from Taylors. Due to something stupid he said in Recom, I vowed my revenge and have been agitating him ever since. Yes, I am having a blast disturbing him on Recom, Facebook and MSN. I gave him no peace whatsoever.

We can be seen bickering throughout STE. He is not that bad. He is just one of the many people that I like to agitate. We are still friends, despite all the silly and naughty things we say about each other.

Lousy Ah Siang.... Nah nah, your smile also quite natural here! :p

The other guys from Taylors are just as swell. The following are the Taylorians from my group.

This is Raymond.

He does not look Chinese right? That is because he is Kadazan from KK! We paired up during the introduction session, and though our presentation was a complete mess slightly messy, he managed to shock the entire class and myself by telling them that I am Bidayuh Chinese without me saying anything to him in the beginning! Haha he turned out to be a Recomer that has been spying on my every word there :p

Raymond is a really nice guy. He was in my Primax team, and it was a pleasure being on the same team as him. And he looks super adorable in sarong! Hehe

This is Syafiq @ Yun.

Syafiq!! His hair is shorter and nicer now :)

There is a lot to him than meets the eye. I only started talking to him during the very last days of STE because we never really got the chance to mix around with each other. Syafiq is so sweet! And very thoughtful as well. He came over to study during the weekend, and I really wish him all the best in his A2 this November :)

During one of the classes, we played this game Why Do You Like Me. So, I "proposed" to Yun, only to have him betray me on stage with Nurul and Mariam. Hmph... Hehe

Another one of the Taylors' boys in my group is Romantic Razi!!

I look super cool in Razi's sunglasses. hehe

Razi is really sweet and super friendly. One of the few that we hung out with during first few days of STE.

He looks like some act-macho guy that does not have a sensitive side. But he made a really good first impression on all of us, and has proven to be a really caring guy.

Sorry Razi I broke our promise. Nice to meet me right? But you do not know why. Hmm... hehe

This next guy is cool as ice. Its none other than Khoo!!

Looking good with Mariam's handbag!

Khoo is a tennis player, but mostly a sailor.

The first time I saw him, I was slightly scared of him. But he turned out to be a really funny guy and yes, approachable. Khoo was one of the people that really encouraged me and gave me confidence to sing. His words were really assuring and I feel glad to have a friend like him. And I am lucky to have him as part of the Primax team :)

The next guy I shall tell you all about is a person that is very poyo, vain, noisy, naughty and hamsap.

Yes, its none other that Hadi!!

Hadi is a nice guy with a lot of opinions about things. For some reason, all the girls like to tease him and pick a fight with him. But in the end, we LOVE and FORGIVE each other. For some odd reason he likes to call me teddy bear, but Yvonne insists that I am gummy bear. Hmm... Those two belong together... Lolz

Apart from Taylors, we also had scholars from Sunway as well. We had two of them in our group.
This is Jonathan, Jon for short.

Jon is really active in class. I think he had more energy than half of us put together. He was the brains behind the whole shoelace thing during our outdoor activity, which shows that he is really creative and is willing to take risks.

He is fun to be with, and I really enjoyed being in the same team with him :)

The other guy from Sunway is Irfan.

Jatuh cinta lagi....

He looks like an insane person right? You are absolutely correct. He is insane.

He comes up, say, and does stuff that were beyond what any of us expected, and he spends RM134 per month on ... Haha despite all that, Irfan is a really nice guy. He kept apologising to me after the whole STE Idol thing because he felt so bad about what he said to me. But all is forgiven :)

Irfan, don't go speeding anymore yea! I don't like...

We also had people from Nottingham that joined us. This sweetie here is Nurul.

She looks so sweet right? Well that is because she is a sweet girl. She was one of the very few people that made me realise that I can make an impact wherever I go.

I feel bad for abusing her during our skit. Hehe omg she is so cute. Haha she and Yun came over during the weekend, and we headed to Casa to visit the others. By the way, we are scandalising the two of them together. Hehehe so cute...

Another sweetie from Nottingham is Mariam.

Mariam looks like the most fragile thing on earth. She is so skinny! But she has a great sense of fashion. Like me, she uses Ipanema! The most comfortable and affordable sandals/flip-flops on earth! Haha

She looks like a very shy person, but do not be fooled. I loved it when she was presenting. There was something very sweet in her tone of voice and of course, the way she carried herself.

In my batch, we had future economist, future accountants and future engineers. But there is this one very special scholar that stands out from the rest of us. Introducing, future doctor Seha!!

The future petroleum engineer and the future doctor!

Everyone's first impression of Seha was that she was a shy and conservative girl. But Seha proved herself wrong. She is not as shy as we all thought her to be. And the fact that she is the only person from Cyberjaya did not stop her from blending in with the rest of us.

We also had international students from UTP as well.

This is Felisberto. I call him Felis.

Felis is fun to talk to. Although he is shy, as he does not really socialise much, but he is a really great person to know. And I learn alot from him about how he copes as an international student in UTP. It was fun to have him in Primax as well.

Next is Obie.

He looks kinda scary in this picture because he does not really take pictures very often. Anyway, Obie is also one of the people in my group that has a lot of say about something. He has a lot of opinions and ideas that we all learnt from.

Apparently he has a lot of cool ideas related to his mechanical engineering field, but is afraid to reveal to anyone else because he fears that they might steal his idea. Lolz

Those people were my groupmates during STE. Rashad, Yvonne, Daniel and Siti Sarah were also in my group, and it was a pleasure to get to know them more.

I met my future classmate in STE!!!

Two future petroleum engineers!!

Thats Jeremy from Taylors. The first time I met him, I thought that he was arrogant, but he was anything but! He is a really nice and humble guy, which is one of the reasons why I really hope that we can study in the same university in the States, together with Kautsar and Thiban of course :)

This fellow is a real gentleman. When I was could hardly eat my dinner one night, he asked the staff to make porridge for supper. Isn't that sweet???

No Yvonne. You go kiss him.... Lolz

This is Juma Moses.

Moses is fun to talk to. I enjoyed talking to him about random stuff one evening. I think Yvonne can agree with me that only sweet words come out of his mouth. Hehe

There are alot of other people from STE that I am fond of. But sadly I do not think that I can fit everyone into this really long post. Quite recently, I have been mixing with the guys from Taylors two weekends in a row, thus expanding my network. Hehe

One reason STE was fun was because of the people we met there. Like I said, I woudd never ever change the list of names in that batch, not for all the money in the world.

Finally, here are random pictures of us doing silly stuff during STE:

Nordin and Raymond. Normally when people sing, they will receive flowers. But Nordin is special. He received leaves...

Hadi and Irfan : I love you.. Mariam : OMG!!!!!!!!!

Daniel, Hadi, Siti Sarah and Jon. What on earth is Jon doing? Poor Sarah...

Jump!!

Syafiq, me and Shafiq!! Confused? Haha we had 3 different Shafiqs that day

KDU performing Jatuh Cinta Lagi... malu nyer...

Thats Ozzy, my guitarist :)

One fine day, Mariam and I decided to stick tape all over Hadi. Yea I covered the butt area. Pose was Mariam's idea

Hadi handsome. I'm actually sitting on Ah Siang's legs which are hanging in midair in an unnatural position, and I'm having fun :p

No wonder it rained during STE... hehehe

Yvonne and I eating like Hadi

Nyahahah poor Yvonne

After the Mean Words game, Raymond just could not let Siti Sarah's bag go...

Si Yun Comel tgh tido. Si Mariam Pengganas. Si Hadi hamsap terkangkang

Nordin, Hadi and Jeremy

Ah Siang refuses to smile. Hadi's signature pose. Razi is too cool to comment

Razi is me! Sassy Sherene!! hehehe

OMHG poor Irfan!!!! Hadi is enjoying it though.. kekeke

King of Sabah and Queen of Sarawak unite to take down Selangor!! Smell my foot you low-life worms!!

Nap time! Ah Siang, Chad, me and Trigo from Sunway

ISN'T HE ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I kept asking him to wear that everywhere he goes!

I honestly believe that whoever still thinks that STE is a waste of time is a fool.

Everything that we learn from STE was important. Right down from the therapy session to the silly XY games. But at the end of the day, its all about the people you love :)

Group 2 (Mach 5)

I LOVE you. I FORGIVE you!