UiTM campus Dengkil is the second college I go to, after UiTM campus Puncak Alam. I remember even before ODL started, I went to Dengkil for the first time to see the Dengkil campus. I was thrilled to go to college for the first time. My mind went, "I can go to IOI City Mall with my friends on weekends, walk to Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut whenever." Sadly those haven't happened yet due to the virus and the CMCO that is currently ongoing in Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. However, I have created a few memories as well here in Dengkil.
I registered in Dengkil a day after my last paper of the midterm examination, on 12th of September. I planned with my ex-housemates in Puncak Alam to be in the same house together again, but unfortunately that didn't happen. As soon as I arrived at the campus, my mother complimented that the registration process was systematic as she didn't have to leave the driver's seat the whole time, she left me in the campus to do the registration and she waited outside the campus. A PB helped me to take out my bags and belongings and left them in front of Dahlia 2. He told me to register in the office. I registered alone, took my keys for the first time and brought my belongings to my house in Dengkil. I was hoping to get good housemates and roommate just like I had in Puncak Alam. As soon as I entered the house, I saw someone was looking extremely stressed, and then I remembered that it was the science students' last day of midterm examination, and the exam was physics. No wonder she was all stressed. Physics is a tough subject. I entered the house, I didn't want to bother her so I quietly organised my stuff before I go back home. After she took the test, she went to the room and we had a little chat. She's my roommate! We talked about our respective courses, things we are interested in and more! We even exchanged our number and social medias. She is a nice person and I am glad that I got a good roommate. As soon as I organised my stuffs, I packed some of my stuff and left the house.
Well, then we had our midterm break. I came back to the campus as soon as the midterm break was over because I missed my friends so much. I had lunch with my ex-housemates, and slept in their house that night. The next day, I had lunch and dinner with my classmates. It's crazy that we see one another everyday yet we never get bored of one another. There was this one night, we played charade together and we were so noisy that time because we laughed a lot! Honestly, there's always laughter whenever I am with them. And that's why I appreciate them.
I met Miss Farah in real life for the first time! We had a face-to-face class once, and she was a really cool lecturer both ODL and in real life! Besides that, I also met Miss Shanaa, Sir Afiq and Miss Hannan during our first face-to-face club metting!
I realised how incredibly privilege I am to experience these two meaningful college lives during this pandemic. Some of the people from my batch can't even experience college life like I do as they can't go to their campus to avoid the chain of Covid-19 and their lectures are fully ODL. I am grateful to God and everyone around me for making this possible. I pray that there will be a face-to-face classes next semester. I really can't stand ODL.