Farewell party by P'Ngew

22nd September 2011, our last night in Mae Fah Luang University.

P'Ngew had organized a farewell for us the MIT participants also. The guests were just us, with P'Ngew and our lecturers. It is only a last gathering of all of us also before our departure back to Malaysia. We are the first to leave MFU compared to another. We had a dinner at one of the halal food stall in the city.

 Everyone was headache, as we dont know what to choose..

and this is the organizer.. our International Officer that taking good care of us along this exchange program. 

P'Ngew

This is all of us, The MIT program participants, P'Ngew and our lecturers, 

Aj. Oil, Dr Phunsiri that also helping us a lot for the academic program involve at here. 

Aj. Nut and Aj. Anne, both of the Ajan for me they are very strict to us.

Aj. Anne dont teach me but I believes what they do is for our own benefits also. 

So, at here I would like to say "thank you" for all the Ajan at there. 

And for sure for the other lecturers that taught us but fail to attend our farewell, 

Aj. Palm for our Thai Language Conversation classes

Aj. Tony and Aj. Theerapong for Process Engineering classes,

Aj. Damrongpo and Aj Rungarun for Principles of packaging

Thanks a lot and sorry for the trouble made each time. 

We are really appreciate your hard work for making us understand the lessons.

These are all of us at the table enjoying our food. 

Yes, this is only the starting, and we have a lot of food to be served after that. 

Parties make us fat before we come back to Malaysia. 

But the food that make up as part of the memories we were here. 

Gather and have fun together. 

Although only us, but the feeling of leaving there soon made us sad. And a few of them cried after the dinner. Time flies but as it goes the relationship get stronger. After all, these few months we had gone through the sweet and sour. I feel it sad also but I don't cry because of leaving, I am looking forward for our next gathering that we will have the chance to meet with one another again.

Once again, I would like to say Thank YOU for all the people that I have met along the program. All the people and events that made me grown up, giving me the chances to learn. Thanks. Khoop Khun Maak Kha..

Farewell by Muslim Club

Our farewell parties held on the last week before we, the USMers back Malaysia on 23September.

Firstly is the Muslim Club party, for the Muslim friends, I am not a Muslim but just accidentally join. Haha. At first I just thought of follow them out for a dinner as Sunday there is no food stalls open and I am sick of instant noodle already at the same time can help them to take photos also.

It ended up that I got a big meal FOC, and the camera is hold by another men. Haha.

Everyone was attired properly except me. In the song-teaw.

This is me with the other from Malaysia. ^^

This is Asmeelya in the Party, making up herself to be a gentle lady.. 

but.. 

I just can say.. 

Don't judge a person from the appearance!! XD

and beside her is also in the same course as us, Food Technology, Agro-Industry.

can consider our brother also? 

and he can speak Malay! haha.. our translator sometimes.

this is Alwani, another USMers. Wearing the same kind of dress also. 

But she is too short to carry the dress.. haha.. 

Ended up with another style. =="

This is the guys in Muslim Club. Somehow the photo is taken by me as requested by Asmeelya. 

This is because she wanna to snap the photos of Si Cantek there.. 

and then, I am the victim to become the photographer. >.<

Partially the girls.. ^^

This is part of the journey of knowing the people here. 

Especially the Muslim, As, Wani, Atiqah, Ana, Kak Seri,and Tiqah.

Although they might not have the common language together with us,

They are still the brothers and sisters that welcome us as a friend,

As part of them, 

because of the religion views, because of the culture. 

And this is the first farewell party at MFU. Everyone is still dont feel the leaving yet. 

Although is in a sad mood but not until crying yet.. ^^

Chinese Culture Centre

Now is the last week we are here before leaving and go back to USM to continue with our studies. And we are now having FINAL examination but mood are still flying away from me so I just come to upload some photos. This is just the part that I dont like, I love to study, love to learn but sincerely I HATE examination.

So Last Saturday we go to visit the Chinese Culture Center in MFU. We are all come here because of this place taken by the senior it is so awesome. And now before we go back we must take a lot of photos as one piece of memories that we were here.

Indeed I love the sky at here. I lost my memories of how is Malaysia sky, but I love here. The Blue color and also the white cloud, it is so clear feel like without any pollution.

besides the beautiful sky, here we found one more surprise! It is the chinese traditional music instrument that I admired the most!! Gu- Zheng

acting to play it but actually I dont know how to play but I did try it out and the sound is so nice!! How I wish I could really master a music. I miss my secondary school life with music. Argh.. But time doesn't return. Hopefully in the coming soon future I could buy myself a music instrument, maybe a keyboard to practice and learn myself!!

And then we did take alot more photos with all the MIT participants from Malaysia and Indonesia~~

4 months just pass like this. I really wish I have more time. But it is almost time to back to my original path to go on for my university life. So want or don't want, we have book our flight ticket to back to study and hope that we can catch up the study soon.

Last but not least, I really hate those examinations that make my life miserable. If not this very last week I will be enjoy the last moment at here. Haha. Can I say NO to exam??

Back to the reality, I shall now burn my midnight oil for tomorrow paper. Good luck to me!!

MidAutumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is consider a very important festival in among Chinese which symbolize the family are gathered. But just too bad I am now in Thailand so cannot celebrate it with my family and another thing is I cant eat mooncake!!

Anyway, we still get to enjoy the festival a little at here. I missed out a gathering invited by a Malaysian in Thailand due to our last city tour clash on that day.
But on that day of Mid-Autumn, we go to the Chinese Cultural Center here to see the event carried out by them for this important day for all the Chinese.

 These photos are the night view of the Chinese Cultural Center, but due to my hp limitations, i just can get photos like this.. >.<

 and this is the China Lecturer having her welcome words for the students maybe.. 

 then this is part of the competition i guess, or it is just a performance to encourage the student to enjoy the chinese culture, because I believe they are thai student that are learning chinese.

On the wednesday Thai language conversation class, we are given surprise by one of our classmates! He brought Mooncake for us!! And it is with the halal sign. So it is safe for Muslim to consume it. haha.. Just somehow it is somehow different from Malaysia, make me a little homesick still.. >.<

and this is Asmeelya promoting it.. :p "A-roy- maak kha" she said.. hehe

City Tour around Chiang Rai 2

Chiang Rai City Tour 2

10^th September 2011, we have the second city tour at Chiang Rai organized by P’Ngew for us the MIT participants. This time we visit three places, which is the Black Temple (BanDam), Mae Fah Luang Garden at Doi Tung, and last but not least the Opium Museum at the Golden Triangle, Chiang Saen.

Undoubtedly, we are amazed by the Black Temple, the building are all in black and shows how unique are them. I did feel a little scary while looking at those skeletal and skin of the animals. But still can’t deny that I respect to the creator that has such a talent to design a Temple in this way. There is a notebook available for the visitor to left their feeling towards this Temple, yes, everyone love it too.

The second destination of the day is Mae Fah Luang Garden. This place is planted with a lot of beautiful flowers and it is well decorated. It took us a very long time to take photo until we feeling don’t want to come out from the exit.  This will become the best memories that I had experience in this city, Chiang Rai along my exchange program. I am totally falling in this place because of its natural beauty. From the sky you can see the green colors of the trees and mountain. These making me can take a deep breath from the hectic life and let my mind relax. Although today we had a very sunny day, this can’t stop us from taking photos again and again. Under the hot sun, we are still enjoying because of it is really breath taking!!

Last but not least, we come to the Hall of Opium, this project are carried out by Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage. At there, we are educated with the knowledge about opium. At first, we passed through a corridor with scary pictures on the wall and also the condition is very dark. These most probably is describing the bad effect of opium. Then, we are introduced by the guide for the opium flowers. After that, they invite us to watch the video telling us the history of the Hall of Opium being build.

“Addicts: are they not also humans? Since they are human, shouldn’t we help them? If we can help them, it will be like giving them new lives, and so we should do it.” saying of the Princess Mother.

After watching the video, we are on our own way to walk around the museum to explore here, firstly they describe about the story start from Egypt, then story in the China in the old times where those involved in the Opium war, how people lives if they are addicted, the process they produce the opium, all the instruments related to the opium, how the drugs kills although they start from medicine, how people tried to hide the opium to bring them illegally, stories in the Southeast Asia and Siam, and also those famous people that were addicted and dead in their young aged. All of them are politely, slowly telling us the stories of opium, like a teacher educating us as the students, not to go to the wrong paths on our life journey.

Before we come out from the exits, there is also a big mirror of reflection for us to re-think about what we have seen along the journey. Although we don’t really stop by there and think, but yea, again and with more confident, we will say no to all these illegal drugs that will harm our life.

Although Hall of Opium is not in our original plan, which we are actually looking forward to the Maesa Long, I feel that I really had a good lesson today in the museum. Yes, we should help those others and also keep ourselves away from those killing drugs. And these will be our last trip before our semester ended and back to Malaysia at 23^rd September. I really appreciate the efforts that everyone here taken care of us during the period we stay in MFU. Khoop Khun Kha. Hope a day we will be have the chance to come here again and meeting others. 

Report done by Jiao Wei, 10/9/2011

Merdeka Day behind the Scene~~

This is Asmeelya, our friends from USM also, 

Most of the things for preparations until the day, 

she is so busy in and out sacrifices a lot.. so put at the top.. haha.. 

She had done for the book marks, video, communicating with P'Ngew 

and also on that day controlling the PA systems 

as well as the videos and songs~~ 

This is Kak Seri with the Vise President,

She is indeed our big sister at this period. 

so handling with the big boss here also.. hahaha

The one who is feeding is Aida, on that day she are busy to serve people with food,

let the Thai people to try out our Malaysian traditional food~~

and next is Mee Gie, she is the MC for the day,

settle with the English version~~

Tee, busy distribute the leaflet to the people passing by and introduce Malaysia to them

Ana, introducing Congkak to the people, 

but always get caught by me being lazy

Atiqah Amirah, teaching people of the Teng-teng techniques.. 

and showing how she love Malaysia.. >.<

Wani, another USM coursemates, 

busy also with the people.. 

Last but not least, Me, being the laziest actually,

holding the Camera to snap around, 

So this blog is without my photo.. haha.. 

Here we are in the MFU for 3 months already,

Time really flies and only 3 weeks left for us to go home.

Although there is still a lot of stuff for us to settle, and

a lot of questions still unanswered,

Yet we really appreciate the Chance given to us,

To study here, as an exchange student.

To meet friends here,

To meet with the lecturers here,

To meet with the people here, 

As a conclusion, to meet with the people here. 

We LEARN a lot. 

The culture, the language, the people, and also the country.

No regrets of leaving home for such a long periods, 

Sacrifices our 4 months holidays to be here. 

We studied so many experience that are not only from the Textbook. 

MIT program participants, I love YOU!! 

54th Malaysia Independence Day 1

As requested by P'Ngew, we set up a booth for Malaysia Independence Day during 31st Aug

for the official video, we make from this one.. but sort of copy people idea?? haha.. if you have seen it anywhere from facebook lolz.

Board decorated by me.. Used whatever it is available lol.. Kind of kids style.. haha.. 

because I am still a kid.. : p

Prepared some bookmark as the souvenir~~

the food prepared by us... (not including me actually, I am the one who eat)

the traditional games we prepared, (by handmade lol)

And the People we met~~ 

Some are been in Malaysia too.. 

Our Korean super star Ja Eun.. with the I love Malaysia T-shirt.. haha

P'Ngew with the Baju Kurung? 

us, with the vise president, international officer and also Thai buddy.. 

Really appreciate time we do things together, I admit that I am lazy but I still enjoy being with you guys.. 3 weeks more to go.. Will miss the moments at here..