degree orientation week (25th July 2005 - 30th July 2005)

25th July 2005 - 30th July 2005

Ahhh... from mentor to MC (Cultural Night) to SOAR (Student Orientation Advising and Registration) Advisor.




Day 1 (Monday - 25th July 2005)

Today was only for registration. Worked the O-Kits (orientation kit)... meaning I had to sit at the tables outside of Student Services and explain to the new kids about their o-kits. What they had inside, what they were for, etc etc. Hehehe. Easy job. The hardest job was probably the campus tours. Those doing the campus tours had to bring the new students around the campus and they had to talk a lot about the place, etc.

KY and Hiew checking out the Degree O-Week Program booklet.

Oh, after lunch break, skipped out on the O-kits and went off to the airport along with Ian, Roger, Mel, and Mr Abel to go pick up the Petronas Students. Chewah!! In bold lagi tu! Like VIPs bah they all. Haha. Well, Ian, Roger, and I used the Curtin Bus over to the airport. Damn! That driver seriously took his time! Took us almost an hour just to get to the airport!! Usually it would only take about maybe 15 minutes to get there. My gosh. Luckily Mel and Mr Abel went over to the airport using his car so they all arrived earlier and managed to entertain the new students whilst waiting for the bus to arrive.

Mr Abel entertaining the Petronas students


The new Petronas students in the Curtin bus

After that, went back to Curtin but my task of taking care of the O-kits have been taken over by the other SOAR Advisors so went inside Student Services to help the Petronas students to register. Haha. It's so funny that everyone was so intimidated by them. I don't blame them though. The Petronas scholarship is damn hard to get and you really have to be some super intelligent, super outstanding person to be eligible to get that scholarship. After that, brought all of them out for a campus tour, altogether! Hehehe. All the new Petronas kids along with all the SOAR Advisors. See?? Really like VIPs bah. -_-" And that was pretty much all for the first day.

Oh yes, after everyone was done with work we all went out.... shopping!! Hahaha. Had to anyways since we all had to be dressed in black formal the next day. Mr Abel wanted all the guys to be wearing silver ties so they boys all bought silver ties from Parkson later that night. The girls went to buy whole outfits. Haha. Except for the skirts which all of them already had. So they all bought tops, shirts, and heels. Chewah. Pam, Mel, and Gen all got the same pair of heels. :P Cute. Then we all had dinner at McD. Bwahahah!




Day 2 (Tuesday - 26th July 2005)

Official starting day of orientation week. Attire for the day: Black formal. Wahh!! Should've seen everyone man! Don't worry, I'll post some pictures up. Hah! Gorgeous. Everyone looked so smart. And me? Man.. I was DDG! Muahahaha... Just kidding, k. Man.. I would never say something like that about myself out loud. Actually, I look very cacat. -_-"

The ladies of SOAR. Damn.. I'm short. And I'm missing a leg. -_-" Maybe that's why I'm short. Hehehe.


Smart leh. ;) Intimidating too.

Doesn't everyone just look so great? Oh ya, thanks Kym!! Hahaha. I borrowed her shirt to use. :P The one I'm wearing over my other top. Hehe!

We started the day with an ice-breaking session. We did the usual pasting the name of animals on people's backs and then making them find their own groups without making a sound. Kekekeh. Oh yes, and there's the usual electing a leader and assistant group leader and then coming up with a group cheer. Woooo... their group cheer was nice!! Hehehe. Oh yes, the group I was in charge of was the Kangaroo group together with crazy boy Ian!! Haha. Damnit lah.. that boy is nuts. In a good way, of course.

*Singing* Getting to know you.. getting to know all about you..

Altogether, there were about 120 new degree students. Not such a bad number either. :P

New faces. ^_^

Then all the boring sessions started. *yawn* Yups, boring. But essential! I remember missing my orientation cos I registered late. So, I missed it. Pity me. So, I was pretty much lost when classes all started. Heheh. Nothing much to say about the second day cos nothing much happened. Only the ice-breaking bit and that's it.

Oh yes, what was interesting about that day was this! After all the new students had gone home, we all decided to go out to a nearby commercial centre to get some food. So we all got into several cars and drove over. We all arrived at about the same time. And when we all got out of our cars, we can just feel everyone's attention being averted to us. Then you see them starting to talk and point us out to others. Haha! I don't blame them. I'd have done the same. What with each and every single one of us wearing totally black from head to toe, with the exception of the guys who had silver ties. Plus, we were all so formally dressed, all going out just to grab some grub at a local mamak stall. Damn intimidating, don't you think??

MIB (just ignore the girl on the left)


Not to worry! We're just your local friendly soul reapers. =)

That's pretty much it for the second day. Now on to the next..




Day 3 (Wednesday - 27th July 2005)

Today's attire: White top + Jeans

"Are they angels...? They all seem to be wearing white..."

First thing in the morning, we had our usual morning energizer. Dancing and a bit of games. The first session that morning was the Meeting & Introduction to Degree Schools Session. Meaning, all the lecturers from either the Commerce/Engineering side would come by and introduce themselves to the new students and give a little talk. For this session, we had to seperate the students into two groups. Commerce & Media students were brought to another class whilst the Engineering students got to stay back in the Lecture Theatre.

And there's a huge difference between the lecturers for Engineering and Commerce/Media. Damn. Huge huge huge difference. The Commerce/Media lecturers actually got the students to participate and talk during their session whilst the Engineering lecturers started putting everyone to sleep. So boring!! And another thing.. the Commerce/Media lecturers actually provided their students with food and refreshments whilst the poor Engineering students got nothing.

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Yups, so unfair!! They got pie!! And curry puffs! And coffee and tea and some other pastries. Wah! So nice.

Then, lunch break, and then everyone came back to the LT (lecture theatre) for the second session for the day. Then after that, we all taught them to read our very colourful, super-confusing, eye blinding... TIMETABLE! This particular session was conducted by the SOAR Advisors. :P Then after that, we all sat with them whilst we discussed and talked about the things learnt for that particular day, as well as what they would like to perform for the O-Beach. A party that would be held at Hawaii Beach just for the new degree students. Specially organised by the Student Council. (Applause please)

Muh baby kangaroos discussing what they should do for their performance.

Day 4 (Thursday - 28th July 2005)

Today's Attire: Curtin Camp t-shirt + jeans.

I would be MC'ing today! Didn't think I could do it. Since that morning I was feeling pretty depressed. Don't remember why... but I remember what Abel had said about having to smile all the time. So, as soon as the first new student walked into the LT, I plastered a smile on my face. The kangaroo group leader, Aaron, even asked as he walked by me that morning, "Why are you always so cheerful and happy?? Everytime I see you, you're smiling!" to which I shrugged a reply.

Our morning energizer that morning was a treasure hunt. Which sadly, went horribly wrong. Pity pity pity. =( The clues got mixed up which resulted in my group missing out a couple of clues and managing to reach the last checkpoint without collecting all of the clues. Oh well.

After our morning energizers, it was my turn to MC. Did, OK! That's all I can say. That day was nothing special. After the Teaching & Learning Session which was conducted by Associate Professor Rosslyn Albon, the new students were out of the LT and heading out to do their class registration. That afternoon was left free for the new students to just practice their performances and what not. Which they did. The adorable runts.

L to R: Ian, Aylwin, Roger, and me.

Day 5 (Friday - 29th July 2005)

Attire: Black formal (Again!)

Today was just a day to introduce the new kids to the Student Council as well as all the Clubs & Societies available in Curtin. CV! as usual, had the most interesting presentation. After that, they all got to go out to the LT Foyer to register for whatever clubs/societies they wanted to join. And fuyoh.. a lot of people signed up with CV! Very mengkagumkan. Haha!

That afternoon, was also left free. So the students could practice their perfomances with the rest of their group members. Walking around campus, you could see all the groups practicing all over campus. Anywhere they could. The kangaroos, the lions, the ducks, the cows, and the dogs. It was great seeing everyone working together like that. Creating bonds. Awww.. so touching. We SOAR Advisors at the time were just hanging about.. watching everyone at work.. chillin' out. It was our turn to just sit back and relax!! Hahaha.

Later in the evening, we all went out shopping again. Cos we all needed beachwear!! I didn't have any! All I ever wear are my hightops. So, I really needed to buy some slippers and some shorts since all I had at home were jeans. Haha. Bought some slippers at Boulevard and then went over to Parkson to get my shorts. Lol. Pity the driver who had to drive me all around town. ;)

Day 6 (Saturday - 30th July 2005)
Beach Party and BBQ!!

Ah. Finally. Time to sit back and relax.

SOAR Advisors go to the beach!

Unfortunately, it wasn't time for me to sit back and relax. Cos I got bitten by sooooo many mosquitoes and sandflies. I must've gotten almost 20 bites that day. And it was all over my body too. From my face down to my toes. Urgh!!! Those bugs just pissed me off. Damnit! Luckily Iqbal brought me some insect repellent. Thanks Iqbal! You're a real lifesaver!! *sob sob*

Anyways, they also had games, organised by the Student Council for the new kids. Haha. A little race, beach soccer competition, and a sand castle building competition. Hehehe. The SOAR Advisors were left with nothing to do while the games were being played so we basically just danced along to whatever song was being played. Hahaha. We even danced the I Will Survive song in the water!! Nuts.

Damn Roger.. wanting to choke me!! T_T
Behind: Roger, Genesis, Pamela
Front: Me

Oh yes, and then there was also a tug-o-war. Argh!! Why argh? Cos they had the tug-o-war in the sea!! In the water!! Hahaha. First they battled each one of the students out. Not each one, I mean, each group. Haha. When they were done with the new students, it was time for the SOAR Advisors and the Student Council to battle it out!! Of course, the SOAR Advisors won! But the student council cheated. Cos after the game was over, they started pulling again. Tak puas ka?? And then the new students joined them to help them pull us into the water!! What the... they're supposed to be on the SOAR Advisor's side!!! Anyways, after all the fun and games, went back to the chalets where they were done cooking our food. Yummy!

Alan (one of my Kangaroos) & I after the game of tug-o-war.

After eating. Satisfied faces, satisfied tummies (not really lah). However, it's clear that Iqbal still wants more. Hmmm...
L to R: Tiang, me, Roger, Snow Jae, and Iqbal.

After that, and after everyone was done cleaning up and it was time for the performances! Jeng jeng jeng! The best performances were from the Cow and the Kangaroo group! Yay!! Hahaha.
Really amusing.

The End.



(Actually, this isn't the end. There's still more to come.)

;)