The Hardship Journey
by dedrudeliHere i want to write about my course….PLK (Pelajaran Luar Kampus) in english is outside campus study….my course is Town And Regional Planning …….so our class is about 6 pm to 10 pm every monday to thursday….in my first semester my class was around 12 students….4 girls 8 guys….the guys were me, bong (my office colleague), bai, ashmerr, adzley, rahman and aie….the girls pulak were nani, shuk, team and har….some from the local authorities, some working with consultants firm like me, some working with developers and even unemployed….so along the first semester….2 drop out….
then beginning of 2nd semester…..3 drop out….nani is the only girl left in the class…she the one that handle all the boys….i remember we went to site visit in melacca….we all dont know where to put nani….so i decided to asked my uncle a help ask him whether that she can stay in their house for a week…nasib baik ok….so the trip to melacca…because we were doing RSN (Rancangan Struktur Negeri or State Structue Plan) for our studio….abis satu melacca pusing….i bring them along to my kampung in merlimau ….makan ikan bakar…udang greda….hmmmm…best2….
the 3rd semester i think was the breeze one…no hassle..all the lecturers were helpful and the studio was ok….so i got a good grade for it…in my 4th sem…our studio doing this RTD (Rancangan Tempatan Daerah or Local District Plan) in hulu selangor…the reason we choose hulu selangor because of adzley working in that local authority MDHS…..we thought he going to be helpful but…..well not really….our lecturer tuan syed…mak aii….tension gile….pressure beb….all we did was wrong….we dont know…what is right….itu salah ini salah….presentation every damn week….because we are part time student our studio is a year long…the 5th sem…was tourturing….tn syed nak itu…nak ini….but still with bong around in the studio we still have a good laugh we him….i quote this from him when i show him my report…."we are master of none"….we meaning town planner….we should know everything…the way he said was so funny….huuhuhuh….i remember one time…he was talking about our report then suddenly he stop in the middle of a sentence….i was…apa hal mamat ni…for 10 seconds he stop then he sneeze….then looking at me with a big smile….i cannot hold my laugh…i was guling2 around the class….hahahhaha..tn syed..tn syed….the way he pressured us…was so intense…i even thought i was going to fail my studio….adzley even drop out along the way of sem 5…..tak tahan ngan tn syed….the last day we submit out report he said…..apa apa bau busuk ni…oooo report kamu ni…i was like…hampeh punya mamat….but at least he passed me with good grade….the way he pressured us was like hell…at least he got a good heart…we love u tn syed….muahhahaha
now i in my final sem doing this thesis….my study about the concept of child-friendly neighbourhood from the perspective of children in shah alam…hehhehe..the reason i choose this child-friendly because of the nurin jazlin…how to make our neighbourhood safer for our children to play around without the parents feeling unsafe…i just submit chapter 2….submit this middle march….6 people in my class…one already drop thesis….2 going to drop….make it 3 if bong nak juga….so i the only one standing…bole ke…siap ke…i think i can do it…tak tahan da study….penat….nak cepat abis…finish my study i going to go to a long long vacation a real one….so my friends….doakan kejayaan saya…to graduate on time….doakan saya abis thesis ni…insya allah…i need the strength to finish this…i will mention all ur names in my perhargaan in thesis nanti…..huhuhuhu…..i remember reading this quote in Tony Pearson novel…that struck in my head…the thing that make me going till today….hope it gives u all the inspiration and motivation that u need when thing turn rough in life….peace…
"Never let the hardship of the journey overshadow the glory of the destination"