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Friday 15 August 2014

First Two Weeks In Singapore

Hey i am officially a university student now!! :D  I study psychology at NTU which means i’m going to live in Singapore for four years starting from this August and i’m trying to recount what has happened since i arrived here.

So i came to Singapore with my parents on July 29, it was raining that day and we waited for a while eating at killiney road before we walked to orchard. The next day, we went to NTU to put my stuff to the hall of residence. My allocated hall, hall 10, is situated at the very top of NTU i guess. As my room is on the sixth level, sometimes i feel like the king of the world looking outside. It’s like viewing paris from the top of Eiffel hahaha.

On July 31, I visited the SEA Aquarium. I have soft spots for ocean, underwater world, fish and other sea creatures, i am so very fascinated by the whole thing. I don’t really know how to put it, something in me is triggered every time i have the chance to interact with or watch them. It’s magical. And also, there is a particular spot in the aquarium that i like a lot, it’s called the Ocean Dome. The space is somewhat round with 180 degree panoramic view of the ocean habitat and you can either sit or stand on the floor. The atmosphere was so calming and i can already imagine myself being there next time listening to songs or even studying for finals accompanied by all the sea creatures.

My parents flew back to Medan on August 1, so after sending them to the airport, my roommate and i kind of explore NTU. As the university is so very big (like more than 2 hectares), the main mean of transport here is by bus. On the first days, i was so confused by the system and i didn’t know when to ride the blue line bus and when to ride the red. But now, i can proudly say i am already able to differentiate them hahahaha.
NTU in my opinion is a very nice place, it doesn’t take me a long time to feel like home here. I even have a favourite canteen already, which is canteen 2. Compared to the other cans that i have gone to, can 2 has the best food (Korean, Indonesian, western and Chinese food, fruit and juice stalls, and the economical rice tastes good) and atmosphere, although not the best price. My other favourite spot is the Student Activities Centre (provided that it is not too crowded). Up to this day, i have attended 3 lectures and i enjoy all of them. It sure feels good to learn something that you have always been interested in but was not taught in the high school and you just browse those stuffs on the internet on your own.

And this post would not be complete without my mentioning of GTD. It stands for Get Together Day, which is a five days orientation activities organized by the Indonesian students in NTU. As the participants were like hundreds, we were divided to eight orientation groups, each consisted of 17 freshmen and a number of seniors who have different roles such as group leader, welfare, treasurer, photographer, etc. I can’t be more thankful of my orientation group. The people are so kind and i like them a lot, i like my group leader a lot. Also much thanks for everyone involved in GTD, thanks for making it happen.


The real struggle, the exams and assignments have not come yet. But i have a very good start here and hopefully it may last, bye for now!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It'd be nice if you posted some photos of NTU.