HOW'S LIFE IN ASASI UITM DENGKIL?

24 HOURS OF STUDYING? OH NO!

FOUNDATION YEAR = HONEYMOON YEAR?

Hello beautiful people! Did you know that UiTM Dengkil is a foundation centre for those who wish to further their foundation studies? If you know, can you imagine studying there with new facilities, happening vibes, friendly friends and supportive lecturers? Let me tell you how is the exact life there. Some of you might not know that I was a student in UiTM Dengkil and studying law. But the main point of this post is to share my experience throughout my asasi year so that my junior can take some useful points as guidance.

In my previous post, I basically have shared about studying law in Semester 1 (ASASI LAW IN UITM DENGKIL). Therefore, I believe that it's going to be more fun if I can share more about my life experience there. The experiences that I am going to share in this post are based on my journey in Semester 2 (final sem). To be honest, I had a really tough situation during semester 1. Well, it was not easy to adapt with new environment but what I always had in my mind was that I have to be strong. So, slowly I could adapt with the hectic schedules and different personalities.

Some people might say that foundation year is equivalent to honeymoon year. I don't know whether I should say yes or no because it depends on the individual. My personal point is that foundation year is not really a honeymoon year because you will never know how busy you can be in a week. Assignments, presentations, programs, club meetings and etc. Not only that, in UiTM Dengkil, every day and night will be filled with awesome and incredible events. All students are also encouraged to involve to join all the events to collect cocu marks. It is advisable for you to be active and participate in as much programs as you can because it does matter for your application in UPU.

NIGHT CLASS

Firstly, when I claim that asasi year is not really a honeymoon year is because of packed daily schedules. You can't escape from the reality that you have to study all days and nights here and be able to adapt with fast learning system because after all foundation centre is a place for fast track. Night class is a normal activity here not merely during exam weeks but also on weekdays. Above is the picture of me going to night class or to be exact criminal law class. I had a whale of a time during the class because a special guest, a public prosecutor came and explained to us about criminal cases. QnA session also be held during the class. By the way, I still remember when the public prosecutor shared to us about a heartbreaking rape case, how to handle the criminals and how to prove the prima facie case. To my junior, if you are planning to study law, criminal law is one of the best area to learn. It helps you to understand the reality of life better.

Sometimes, it is not only night class. It can be group discussion, video shooting and rehearsal. Students here are often required to equip themselves with a lot of skills such as soft skill, editing skill, research skill and presenting skill. It is vital for the students to understand that they need to sharpen their skills in order for them to be a good student. For me, a good student is not someone who can ace the exam paper only, but must all rounded. If someone who is excellent in their studies but lack of these important skills, it is such a huge waste. Learn and learn. Ask for help from others who can aid you to do your assignments or projects.

MOCK GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION

Another activity is mock government presentation. Well, there are a lot of other presentations which are one of them is under ELC092. There will be persuasive speech, forum and debate. Fret not, if you think you are not confident enough to speak, you will gain your confidence times by times because most of the activities and assignments require you to speak. Mock government is actually a group presentation which more like a live acting. Your group will be given a type of government and you need to prepare the scripts, props and questions for members of the floor. For my team, we have been assigned to do mock government for monarchy. Of course we have to study the characteristics of this system so that we can present it well. Since this is a group assignment, there is no such thing to exclude yourself from this activity or otherwise you will not get any marks. The best thing about doing this kind of presentation is that you will know your strengths and weaknesses indirectly. You will also know the meaning of cooperation and tolerance because for sure there will be some opinions which are not parallel with yours but you will know how to cooperate well. 

MOOTING COMPETITION

I love being active in school and university. If there is any competition and programs, I will register my name to make sure that I will be able to involve. Alright, for your information, this mooting competition that I have participated happened in the evening, after the mock government presentation. Not only that, I also joined a program organised by Kelab Bahasa Melayu as a performer  (syair performance). Therefore, I may conclude that I have to involve in mock government presentation in the morning, mooting competition in the evening and performance at night..in a same day. To be frank, I did not have proper meals that day. I skipped breakfast and able to have my lunch at 6 p.m. Then, I have to get ready for my performance. It was really exhausting but I enjoyed it very much. Can you imagine that you have to sacrifice your sleep and leisure times for this commitment? No times to reply all the texts and no times to waste your times? The key point here is to be smart while managing your times.

However, if you do not know what is mooting, mooting can be said as a court simulation whereby there will be plaintiff, defendant and a judge. You will be given a situation which relates to law. With the knowledge you have about law, you have to claim for damages (if you are plaintiff) or you will have to defend your client (if you are defendant). The question we received was mainly based on law of tort but still, we have to use our grey matters at the optimum level to win the case. Case law, Acts, Articles and more that related to the question are needed. As a junior counsel, I must say that it was a great experience searching for the materials and compile all the facts and judgments. We did our best but luck was not on our sides so we just managed to participate in preliminary stage.

NEON NIGHT 2020

Well, asasi year is not focusing on studying 24 hours. Students need some entertainments as well. Don't worry, your brain will not explode if you study here. There are various of entertainments will be held every weeks and months. Dance battle? Perlawanan sukan antara kolej? Theatre? Singing competition? Nasyid competition? Movie time? All are available! It just that you need to get out of your room and participate. On 31st August, there will be performance, patriotic songs, firework show and more. FESKO, which is one of the best activity which gives opportunity to students to polish their entrepreneurship skill. Neon night 2020 was basically a huge and happening events because there were food trucks coming into the university compound, performance from artist and students, and dance show. We have a musical band among the students who were able to sing all songs from Kugiran Masdo. I thought I was in their concert but no. With free entrance, I could enjoy the concert. Students here are all talented and that what makes us great. Not to forget that, I did go to D'Pulze, IOI City Mall, Alamanda and more places around Dengkil to release stress. Most of the times, I went out for watching movie, eating/ food hunting and buying stuffs. There were times when I felt like to eat outside, so I went to the nearest eatery such as Burger King, KFC and Tealive. It only took me 5 minutes of walking to get there. Furthermore, on every Thursday there will be night market in Pekan Dengkil so if you are craving for apam balik or yong tau foo, you can walk there. Easy peasy!

Nevertheless, for your information, my batch (2019/2020) was not able to finish our asasi year officially due to Covid-19 pandemic. It was sad to know the fact that we did not have the chance to have a proper farewell. We have to learn all the syllabus and sit for final exams online. This moment when I am writing this, I suddenly remember all my clothes and foods in the locker. We are not allowed to go back to our university and take all the stuffs until there is a new announcement about this.

I think that is all for now. If I am given an opportunity to tell more, I will share to you from the moment I enter this foundation centre until the moment our Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made an announcement about MCO. If you want to ask anything, don't forget to ask in the comment section below.

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