Growth - Part Two

Dayum, I never wanted to post this picture because of my hair. Seeking for a new hairstyle... And yes, Jonathan Lee, the man I've been talking about since Part 1.
Photo's taken by Beverly, a member of the Press Team.

I'm actually having my finals when this blog post is being published and I didn't want to postpone it for so long because things would get obsolete. Therefore, Part 2 would also be the things that I've learnt during the FairMUN event in which I've participated a week ago.

Remember the sheep analogy I mentioned in the Growth - Part One blog post? Part 2 will be related to it but the learnt lessons are from the new people who came into my life while I was at Fairview International School participating the aforementioned event.

It was the second day of the event and before the day started, I actually had some plans in mind in which I've stated in Dear Diary. It's quite a fun thing to do because you're actually making goals for that particular day and without doubts on my ability, I accomplished all the goals I've set on that particular day. They were:

1. Make friends with Keith and the press team. (Asking them about things in KL, maybe Ampang)
2. Joke around with other people. (Other delegates/admins)
3. Starting from tomorrow, do not show anyone your frown-y face. No one deserves it.

And yes, this is Keith. 15-year-old boy who sounded way mature than his actual age.

Because of this, I've actually made quite a number of friends and they never cease to amaze me with their unique perspective towards the society, the world and so on. They're young, they're smart and they're the wisest group of people I've ever met so far. That's why I'm looking forward to the TayMUN event. I think I've finally found the people whom I'm really comfortable being with.

Of all the lessons I've learnt, here's the summary:

Lesson #1: Taking control of your life.

He looked like a guy I used to know when I was in ma' primary school. All Asian's looked the same I guess, except for me, ugly face still looking for a nice girlfriend. ;)

Well, this lesson was both taught by Jonathan and another young, wise man, Ryan Ten. It was a Saturday morning where all the delegates and the admin staff were arriving at Fairview to get the MUN event going. I thought I was very early that day as the schedule stated that the delegates' arrival would be from 8:30am to 9:00am. I was so shocked when I saw people like Keith, a curly-hair-boy (forgotten his name), some adorable girls and some other familiar faces were already there, earlier than I was. I arrived at 8:25am that day and it seemed like they're not really into the Malaysia culture, or were they? I went straight up to the fifth floor after chit-chatting with some people at the lobby to prepare of what I would quote "A very long day." I saw this girl whom I met during the first day, Mei Fong and we started talking about stuffs and blah blah blah. Ryan was there already during the time we (Mei Fong and I) were chatting. After she left the room, I approached Ryan, of course to make friends/acquaintance so that the both of us would feel less awkward of another's presence.

To describe Ryan, he's (very) introverted, wise, confident, well-mannered, good taste...
We were talking very awkwardly at first and it became better and more comfortable eventually. So, what did this 16-year-old boy teach me in a 15-minute conversation? He taught me to focus on what's important to me, myself and also there's no need to overthink or being too worried about the future. It will turn out the way it would be as of the choices you picked NOW. I love this quote which says:

"Yesterday is HISTORY, tomorrow is a MYSTERY, but today is a GIFT. That is why it is called PRESENT.”

I could relate Ryan's experience and words with the quote mentioned above. And thanks to him (and Jonathan), I'm beginning to steer my life my own way.

Lesson #2: Positivity
I would like to introduce the people who taught me the value of positivity. The first one, undoubtedly, Jonathan. The other 2 people would be Jin and Adam.

Left: Jin and Right: Adam

Jin, a sensitive, intelligent, positive, good looking girl with nerdy glasses. I was feeling kinda bored taking pictures for the event and I even asked if I could sway away for a little while till Socials. I never regret for not leaving. I met Jin first before Adam came up exhausted to the fifth floor. I got to meet Jin thanks to Mei Fong and thanks to Jin, I got to know Adam. I was actually talking to Jin about my upcoming plans in which I did not feel/think that I've got the ability to turn them into realities. I told her that I wouldn't spend another year in TARUC but in the meantime, I was afraid that I'm unable to enroll myself into a better university such as Taylor University or Monash or Sunway under a scholarship provided the diploma certificate from TARUC. Jin was there, telling me that I'll be able to enter any university I want, all I need is to have hope and the enthusiasm that would drive me to achieve my dreams. There are a lot of opportunities out there and what I'll need to do is MAN-UP (at least that's what I interpreted from her messages), pick up the phone and start dialing... She's that kind of girl you'd really love to talk to when you're feeling down/ being emo. She brings positivity to your life and sure as hell would change how you view the world.

Adam, an agnostic Indian guy, fluffy, humorous, smart, open-minded, friendly... He's that kind of boy who's always full of enthusiasm towards life. He's like the Indian version of Huan Lin (a friend of mine I've know from PLKN)/Gabriel Iglesias or the male version of Yaarsh, always cracking jokes others would laugh to their death. He taught me well, basically the same things Jin taught me, except for the coitus part, HAHA (I'm sorry Adam). He also taught me about caring and loving others, which I think his point could be established. The concept of objectivity in which all accounting students might be familiar with, was taught by Adam to me. It's crucial to not get something into your head too quickly and it's even better to be in the third person point of view on every occasion (Jin was there too). I'm very lucky to meet the both of them.

Lesson #3: Friends
As I said in Part 1 that I felt very uncomfortable being with the people in Fairview on the first day because I was being over self-conscious. I thought about how others would think of me before approaching them myself. I was such a dick and I would really like to apologize to those who've suffered from my 'frowny/intimidating' face on the first day of the event. I met

Woman in purple, she's Trish.

1. Thrish (A Malay girl who's really nice, sweet, clever. It's not that ordinary Malays you'd see. Most importantly, she's my BLOG PAL ).

2. Mei Fong, (Chinese-educated girl with a cute voice, an introverted extrovert, young, a little childish?).

3. Ee Ming (Dayuuum, Jonathan's girlfriend and guess what? She's so nice and beautiful and outgoing and clever and smart and funny ugh... I don't know what to say. Even my only sister said she's beautiful AF) Good for you Jonathan, Dan Way's theory's applied. (Didn't have a picture of her, sorry guys. :P)

4. Laurence, a guy I think he looked like Zhin Ming at first glance, a secondary school acquaintance of mine.

5. Kim Tae Hyun, nice Korean guy. South Korean.

6. Xi Wen. Couldn't imagine that he's 17. He speaks like he's 71. Wise man. There are still a lot of things for me to catch up with after speaking Xi Wen. It's nice to befriend him. ;)

7. This is Neshii, she's always there to ask if I'm okay and I feel comfortable talking to her. Thanks Neshii. :D

It's important to surround yourself with the people who'd eventually create your own unique personality. A lot of people asked me if I do have friends? The honest answer would be NO. I would rather classify them as acquaintances. However, after this event, I think I'm able to re-write my friend-list. Thank you people. All of you are great friends/acquaintances and leaders.

That's all for FairMUN. Thank you for spending your time reading. :)

And one more thing, the favourite photo of mine during the event would be this:

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