Well I guess this is it then, the end of my Diploma life. It's been quite a long journey but now it seems like it was just yesterday that I've set foot into the college. I'm really having mixed emotions now :')
The past few weeks had been the most wonderful and meaningful ones for me as a college student. It really reminded me that true friendship is really priceless. This post was actually meant for the graduation trip to Kuantan but I thought it might be worth adding a few more to it. So let's start with the day we finally ended our exams :D
On the 24th of August, we finally conquered our last paper. Boy am I glad that those sleepless nights were finally over and it's time to enjoy the stress free days we had. So right after the last paper, me and most of my classmates went to I-Pop for karaoke session. In the evening, we had a simple yet meaningful farewell dinner at Jason's house. It was quite an emotional night as we knew that this will be the last time we could ever come together as DAC9. The food was awesome and the video did brought back many sweet memories. All credits to Jason for editing the video.
From the 27th to the 29th of August, me and my friends went to Seremban. We stayed at a place called Awan Mulan which was located on a hill side inside the jungle. The surrounding was covered by dense forest which contributed to the wonderful environment there. We spent the first day there chilling ourselves in the pool and had steamboat for dinner.On the second day, we went to Melacca in search of food but we were disappointed when we found out that the famous satay celup was closed. We went back in the evening and had steamboat again for dinner. Haha.. We spent the last day soaking ourselves in the pool before heading back to KL in the afternoon. We passed by Kajang and we took this opportunity to try out the famous Haji Samuri Kajang Satay.
30th August was another emotional day as one of our classmate, Tsu Teng will be leaving for Ireland to further her studies. We went to KLIA in the evening to give her a surprise farewell as she did not expect us to send her off. She was shocked at first but by the look of her face, you'll know that she really appreciated it. Well good luck with your studies in Ireland!! :D
Right so it finally comes to this, our graduation trip to Kuantan. On the 31st of August, we went to Kuantan for a 3D2N trip. We departed in the morning and it was a 2 and a half hour drive ahead. Luckily the long journey was made interesting by our 2 crazy drivers who kept over-taking each other if not we would have bored to death. Race or Death!! Haha..
We reached Kuantan in the afternoon and had our lunch. We settled down and rested for a while before heading to a nearby Buddhist Temple. There was a garden behind the temple and the scenery there was really nice. We took many photos there and off we went to Teluk Cempedak. The beach was crowded when we arrived but we managed to find a spot which was less crowded. We had fun playing volleyball.. erm so called volleyball to be exact till late evening. We had Burger King for dinner before heading back.
We had to wake up very early the next morning in order to reach the Rainbow Waterfall in time. We were up at 4am and went to had the famous 林明面 for breakfast. After breakfast, we had a bumpy ride up the mountains in 4WD. It was still very early in the morning when we went up, the surrounding was covered with thick mist and the air was cool. The journey up the mountains took about 1 hour and we stopped by a river bank. The remaining journey had to be done on foot and it was raining heavily. The hike took another half an hour and finally we had the chance to glance at the waterfall. The height of the waterfall was just staggering which stretch all the way up the mountain. We had the opportunity to have some fun in the water but I spent most of the time taking photos. Rainbows did not really appeared till late in the morning when we were already getting ready to hike down.
Straight after coming down, we took a quick bath and went to a nearby museum. I was already half dead by that time due to tiredness and I just sat at the entrance of the museum along with few others. I jumped straight to bed once we went back and only woke up when it was time for dinner. We had some great seafood at a nearby restaurant. It was a Sunday night which means it's Super Sunday for football fans! First up was Liverpool against Manchester United and I was delighted when Liverpool managed to held on to a 1 nil victory. The second match was Arsenal versus Tottenham but my body was already signalling me to sleep. Nevertheless, I managed to see the only goal of the match before dozing off.
On the last day of the trip, we went to grab some souvenirs which turns out to be salted fish! Haha.. We also took the opportunity to take a few last photos at the beach before finally heading back to Setapak. Well again thanks to our drivers it turn out to be another exiting journey home :D
The day was coming to an end but we decided to have one last drink before we bid farewell to each other. So off we went to the Beer Factory and most of us ended up drunk. I have to admit that I too was quite dizzy but I could still keep hold of myself. We brought the remaining beers and the drunk dudes back to Siew Kiun's house. We had a fun time watching them doing crazy stuffs before collapsing. Me, Au Yong and Xiu Meng finished the remaining beers before we head to bed.
The next morning, we were all on our way home which concluded the end of the trip and also my Diploma life.
So here I want to thank DAC9 for all the help given throughout the entire Diploma program, for backing each other up in times of need, for all the sweet and bitter times we have been through together, for all the crazy stuffs we did together and last but not least, the memorable moments we spent together. I will always always treasure them in my heart.
No matter where we may be heading after this, do remember that we will always be DAC9!! and that our friendship will last forever!! Till we meet again :')
