One Step Outside the Comfort Zone

A little bit late kinda post... I know... but it is better late than never right? :D

I don't know where to start... A lot of things happened for me this past two weeks. A lot of wonderful joy excitement oh I can't even describe it, but you know everything needs sacrifice. I need to postpone my graduation one semester, I have not to meet my family in 5 months, my friends. I miss them so much, but this is not what i want to talk about. But everything has their own price, i paid, i get what i want.

I met a lot of new, friendly, lovely, and all of those kind things also priceless experience anything can't buy here.. Here? Where? So here we go... let the story begins.

Vita, Mbak Vina, Mbak Vidya, Mbak Citra at T2 Juanda Int'l Airport

August 29, I arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, Malaysia with 6 other friends from Universitas Airlangga for exchange program. Finally God!! I've been dreaming of having exchange program since forever and dream comes true. Alhamdulillah. Right after landed we met student helpers from University Malaya and others exchange students from South Korea. To be honest, the first few hours I arrived at KLIA2, I felt really strange. They speak several different language; English, Malay, Indian, no one speak Indonesian moreover Javanese except my friends and I. So I know this is how jetlag feels.

The-so-nowadays-kind-of-photos. Pardon my big hands :p

After i arrived at the dorm, i started doing well, I started to speak. I met my roommate! This is my first time sharing bedroom with other people, i never slept with anyone since kindergarten. My roommate is from Taiwan, Liao Ching Hui, she said her english name is Stacy, but i like to call her by her Chinese name or Cece (older sister in Mandarin) because she is older than me rather than calling her by her english name, because her Chinese name was given by her parents while her english name was given by her teacher... Come on.. She is a really older-sister-kind person. She takes care of me, reminds me of every little things, even she always asked me, why don't you pray? and i said i'm on my period, Eventhough we have different faith she still reminds me of it, one night we went to chinese street food, then i asked her what's this food because it was written on mandarin, she said it is pork, you can't eat it. Omg i'm so touched! Even i wanna cry now when i write this post :') but i won't! she's here with me hhaha

My dorm room with my roommate in one picture. Forgive me Cece :p

Vita and Ching Hui on the RapidKL Bus on the way to Midvalley Megamall

At the same night when i arrived at the dormitory, I met a Cambodian girl her name is Neary. A calm person, love to laugh to everything, she always following me to everywhere haha only last night she didn't come with me to the nightmarket because she had a call with her friend. Tonight, i ate at her room, she offered me food, and i was so hungry so i just eat it hehe thanks big sister who is more little than me. Neary is my next-door-neighboor at the dorm, her roommate is a Japanese girl, Kiyomi Shirozu. A very cute girl! She likes to say Sugoiii! (it means splendid in Japanese) and we like to imitate her and clap our hands :D

Vita and Neary at KL Bird Park

Vita and Kiyomi at Manmaru Homemade Udon Restaurant. Japanese food!

Vita and Chloé on the LRT heading to Sentul

The next day, I met a Switzerland girl, Chloé Godon. She is really like my older sister. I follow her everywhere. We travelled together around KL with other friends, even I went to a Japanese Festival only with Chloé at Shah Alam, we didn't know that Shah Alam is actually outside KL :'D but it was a good memory. Chloé said "ei, Vita I am going to a Japanese festival in Malaysia with an Indonesian friend." and I was like "ay, Chloé you're right. How so tourist we are now." hahaha but luckily we met Hideyuki Kawano and Kanata Suzuki at the station when we arrived at Shah Alam. Yay! We met our Japanese friends. Kiyomi introduced us to Hide and Kanata a few days before. The best thing of the trip to the Japanese festival is the free shuttle bus. Not only it was for free, but also a very luxurious shuttle bus! The first time for me to get on 2 floored bus, and you know it was so Sugoi! felt like private vehicle. We met a chinese local boy named Winson. He was going to the Japanese festival too. But then we never met him again after the farewell on the bus.

Hide, Vita, Kanata, and Chloé at the Japanese Festival, Shah Alam Stadium

The orientation day came. I met even a lot more of friends. I can even mention their name one by one. We speak different languages, we usually don't eat the same thing back to our countries, we have different cultures, we also age different but the best thing here is we all are the same. Exchange students first semester of Malaya University.  I will always remember you all dear friends.

The orientation day wefie with roommate!

University of Malaya Exchange Programme Student :p

I am already at the first week of the school day. Huff, a lot of things to do only in order to get the courses. I originally took only two courses; Chinese Cultural Society in Southeast Asia and Adolescent Psychology but then i took two more courses; Modernisation Process of Korea and An Introduction of Indian Civilization but then i dropped the Indian Civilization today, because it taught in Malay language. I can understand what the lecturer said, but i'm worried of the presentation task. I'm not able to speak Malay language -_____- So, bye Mr. Rajantheran hehe

Oh well during my 12 days here I learned that umbrella, mineral water, small towel, and hand fan are the things that must be in your bag everyday! Why umbrella? you never know when it's going to rain, besides it is so hot here so the umbrella can also be used to block the sunlight. Let's see how good i can do to manage my days here. Ciao!