Lastly i have a lil'bit time to update my blog..u know y?

Hi to all my loya readers! After all the problems (shall i say obstacles? mana2 jah lah) i had last month, lastly i managed to update my blog. Seriously, i had very very terrible August. My colleagues enjoyed their August but i had my August terribly and i struggled so much for it. Anyway.....as i said before about my loan/scholarship difficulties. They were shit and the worst i ever had was, all overseas students must return to Malaysia and work at least 3 years.

At last, i do not have financial difficulties anymore because my scholarship is confirmed!!! BUT they can refuse anytime if i did not go through my IELTS test. So last week i went to British council in penang (just about 15 mins drive by my little car). So i paid RM1000 for the preperation course and the exam. Ops...lupa pula sy bayar trial test lagi. Then, i sat the trial test about 2 weeks ago (kalau inda silap lah). There are 5 different levels elementry, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced. I don't know if i missed it but no one score advanced level. Mine was Upper intermediate which is fine (buli labah kalau kampung-kampung).

A few days after the pretest, i registered for my preperation course and the exam. Total cost was RM1000 (mati sia mau bayar) and i said to myself what a wonderful world (cam taik jah...punya mahal..bagus kalau dapat band 6). Anyway...the requirement for english is at least band 6.5 for master degree. However, there are a few universities will accept if your english is band 6. So i was so busy troughout the month and i almost give up for doing it. I was required by my sponsor to choose three universities in the UK and my choice are

1. University of Manchester (MSc. Software engineering)
2. Sheffield University ( MSc. Software Engineering)
3. Hertfordshire University (MSc. Software Engineering)

Mmmm...i sent an email to my sponsor about my analysis and choice. Anyway...at the same time i was busy reading more and more blogs about experiences study overseas (manalah tau kan??? kalau ada rezeki...yalah...sponsor suda ada..). Banyak gak cerita reka yang sy baca and it was okey, interesting, challanging and some of it bikin takut.

Anyway..i am so excited to go to the next steps of my life. I must prove to all that i can do it!!! BTW my IELTS exam is on the 26th of SEPT just about 3 weeks frm now. Wish me luck guys...

Study overseas is one of my biggest ambitions other than to buy a BMW/Merc car.

They are SHIT!!! But i won't give up!!!

Mmmm...why they are shittt...because.................

1. Goverment funds - Mmmm...I was selected under MOSTI programme. Work in Malaysia with multinational company for one year (under training) in order to get a status "professional engineer". Mmmm...fine, very intresting. After work one year, Must continue work in any companies in Malaysia for at least 3 years. Or you have to pay back how much they gave you during the training period. But when i think back about my niece's situation.....

My niece experienced this problem. She (graduated first class degree in Banking) was selected to be a professional banker in 2007 and trained under Bank Negara (1 year training if i not mistaken). 6 months taught and 6 months practical. Fortunately, she has been offered to be a "pegawai pentaksir" by Lembaga Hasil dalam negeri with a very impressive salary. So she left the programme under bank negara and now she is paying the money and must pay it within 12 months. So she is paying RM1000 per month which is pity.

So i refused it....

2. MARA - Mmmmm...I rang MARA office down in KL last week. Asked this and that! And they said, they reduced the number of students going to overseas for their study. And if.....if the students have been sponsored....THEY MUST COME BACK TO MALAYSIA AND WORK IN MALAYSIA AT LEAST 3 YEARS!!!!! Which is redicilous, because I would like to work in the UK. Very dissapointing.....

3. JPA - I rang JPA office down in KL last week. As usual asked this and that!!! And they said, they won't sponsor scholarship with employees whose work with private companies. Only students whose work under goverment and must come back to Malaysia after finished the course. Mmmmm...another dissapointing news...Instead of JPA they suppose to change their name to GJPA (Goverment Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam). Because they serve govermonet people only!!!

4. PTPTN - I am very anxious to study in the UK for my master degree and work there. So just in case if my application with JPA or MARA is not successful. This might be the last solution. I do not mind the loan..because i know...if you work in the UK and pay the loan in Ringgit...your loan is nothing...you can pay it just within a few years. Anyway.....i did not know but now i knew...PTPTN doesn't sponsor Master degree oversea. Only local universities. OK...fine!!!

5. Next solution...bank loan. I know i was taking a very very big risk by doing this. I rang a few banks. So i asked for study loan...They asked me how much. I said about RM100,000 for my master degree. They asked my IC number.....I gave it. They said hold on. So i await for a few minutes. Just after a few minutes...they said to me...cannot give the loan. I asked why. They said...because i do not have enough finance to secure the loan. I dont understand...but i guess something like this...they will allow you for the loan only if you have enough money in your account bank to recover the loan. Otherwise they will refuse it!!! So i said sialan!!!!

Mmmm...anyway..i applied grant/scholarship/financial support from any companies in the UK. Just about a few days ago..I received a grant from a company in the UK. So i suppose to be in the UK next year if my application is successfull + IELTS. It is a grant with a condition which is allow me to work in the UK. Yahoooooo......ah..i have more and more to write about this..but i have to stop it here now. Oh BTW, the grant worth about 15,000 pounds. Can add a few frm my saving. And from my sisters..so can get RM100,000..suppose to be enough. See you soon......... ta..ta..