Nabila

This post had been mereput as my draft even since before I started school again because I was thinking "I'm gonna post this when I start school again", but whenever I start writing, it feels like what I wrote is boring. Hence, I kept typing and deleting over and over again. Moreover, I feel like it's too early to describe what it feels like to be a student when I have just started school for like a month. Now that I have already entered the second month of studying, I feel like I'm ready (tbh I'm never gonna be ready but hey whatever) to write this. So, to sum up, the best things about becoming a student again are:

When I first came to UMS, I was so worried about how I was going to find friends, socialise and not be awkward. Little did I know that I would be in the loudest tutorial group here. Only Allah knows how grateful I am to know these people who always make me smile and laugh. The memes they shared in our WhatsApp group, the way they never want to make anyone feel left behind, how happy they make me, the person I am when I'm with them; I love these. I hope that the bond between us will strengthen with time, and when we separate, we'll remember this part of our lives as one of the best.

I know that some people might say "eleh banyak lagi tempat cantik, UMS tu biasa-biasa ja" but you can say what you wanna say, UMS will always be in my heart *play UMS Bertekad Cemerlang*

Volunteering has been my passion for so long, but before this, I only volunteered to be one of the facilitators at motivation programs for primary school pupils. Before school started, I knew that there would be plenty of volunteering programs that I could join when I start my degree, but little did I know that I could start volunteering even before I start my degree. I was so happy when one of our lecturers offered us the opportunity to be volunteers for guiding the tourists who come to the UMS Mosque! So far, I have only volunteered 4 times (have I told you how packed my schedule is), and each time, it was so engaging.

To be perfectly honest, I don't actually have the spirit to study anymore. I'm studying just for my future, for my family's future. Studying is too tiring for me, even when I already have 6 months of holiday. However, here, learning is so much more exciting and interesting. It's a new environment, and there are some new ways of learning that I have never tried before. The lessons, although some are only repetition of what I've learned in secondary school, are packed with interesting things to learn.