HaPpy Chinese OX Year !!!

Dear friends:







Happy Chinese New OX Year!!!

May all of us enjoy the reunion with our family and friends in this festival !!!

After a few days of holidays (no matter is four days or nine days),
hope we still in mood of LI-ing.

All the best!!!

Thesis Title is OUT!!!-

Dear all:

I just checked the SSMP website, the namelist for thesis was announced ady,
here I paste down the URL :

http://www.ums.edu.my/appl/sek_img/ssmp/SSMPPPT1.htm

Please check it out!

Chay Shia
(email sent by 16 January 2009)

Some issues handled/ handling by Christopher (email sent by 19 January)

RE: PTPTN
1. Cik Masnanneh is handling it. She asked me to wait for her answer, and I have kept following up with her. So far, no responds other than "WAIT" has been given to me yet.

2. The reason for the delay is most probably due to the late submission of student results to certify that we're above 2.00 CGPA. Some party said it's due to the switch of the school's 3 year course to 4 year course. But the final words on the cause is not yet known. So..... wait.

(*Jian Ming: But i believe all of you get the money banked in on 20 January 09 already, right?)

RE: Registration of Course

1. Some people told me that they can't register online, "Credit hour not enough". The system has been reportedly readjusted. Please try again from now until 29 Jan and give feedback asap if there's any further problem.


RE: NR-Registration Status

Seksyen 3P UMS said they need 3 weeks to process. I'll follow up after CNY.

that's all, any question please tell me.

Sorry for sending you this late.


Thank you.

Regards,
Chris

Some updated news (PTPTN, log book, course registration)

Here have some information about some issues/ questions to share with you all:

1) PTPTN

Our new MPP, Christopher is taking action to deal with the matter about late bank in of our loan/PTPTN. Temporary the reason we know is with the admin and earliest the money will be bank in a few weeks later, latest by March. It affected a lot of people. So plan your budget well and be patience. The latest update will post again in this blog. Please follow up.

2) English? B. Malaysia?

About the language need to use for our LI log book, Dr Din said according to your supervisor request. So it also can be in English or B.Malaysia. Just as a reminder, the report must in B.Malaysia.

3) Course registration

Please refer to your SMP account at smp.ums.edu.my.. If you have done your pra-pendaftaran when Dr Lee or Dr Chye or Dr Ooi asked us to do, your LI course suppose will automatically register for you this semester.

All the best in your company for LI. A week already for a lot of us so experience different. If you like to share, please post at the comment or email to foodstep@yahoo.com.

By: Jian Ming, 10 January 2009 ( Saturday), 00.04

First Day as Trainee (By Elsa Yeo)

First day as a trainee

Got my 6 months attachment at M company. Initially wanted to work and stay in kl, but M company replied me faster than any company does and also due to transportation problem that I choose to work in my home town instead.

It was kinda excited to imagine what will be in store for me for these 6 months. All that I've know is that I will be staying in R&D department and not being able to switch to other departments during my training period. I agreed with that in one of my phone interview with M before they accepted me. Hopefully there's alot for me to learn that I will not regret on my decisison.

So the first day was expectedly boring. I arrived 20 minutes earlier due to smooth traffic all the way. Casual is the first impression the office workers gave me. They all were wearing company t-shirts. No formal office clothes, no smart and pretty office girl. Awh, I wore so weird right here.
There's another girl, MLeng, from UPM doing her 6 months training too. Friendly girl at first sight. We chatted awhile before the R&D Manager came for us and brought us to the dept. office.Spices. Nose. 6 months. Spoil.
Those words are running through my head when I first stepped into the office. Apparently the R&D dept. is situated in the lab itself with the spice processing room just beside the office. Lab is small, office is small. 7 permanent female workers are in the dept. Guys aren't into R&D much I guess?

Ms. T, the R&D manager, explained to us how the company works, locally and internationally. They have few plants here in Malaysia, mainly instant noodle and snacks in Melaka whereas beverages in Subang Jaya. I've chosen to be in the snacks division whereas MLeng will be under noodles division. The senior that works under snacks division is meisyn's sis-in-law, and I happened to know another senior worker there who's in-charge of spices. Great. Familiar faces do soothe some tension in me.

And of course, we were told to wear casual and comfortable next time. T-shirts, jeans and sport shoes. Hooo~ Another good news to me! I love no dress code working environment.
We were brought around the factory to witness the processing line of instant noodle, which turn out to be the simplest among the products. Then we were assigned to flip through the files to get to know the company's local and exported products besides doing some simple filing tasks.
And the best thing I discovered about myself is, I dozed off for awhile while doing some filing. One level higher to the Goddess of Sleep. Shit. This better not to happen again next time. Couldn't blame because I had a mere 4 hours sleep before that. Biological clock still couldn't get used to it.

Even easy tasks spent my energy fast. My stomach was growling before lunch time. The first day is to explore. So I decided to try on the canteen's food. Senior advised me not to eat in canteen and pack the food up to office instead. I was wondering until I saw the condition in canteen. Full of foreign workers. Food was average with cheap price. Since I got no transport to travel around during lunch time, canteen food seems like the best option I can get unless I choose to munch some tao sa piah or biscuits.

I finished most of the task given when the clock ticked at 6 pm. But I was in dilemma whether to go off because the workers around me looked like they do not have the intention to leave any sooner. I had to gather my guts to inform both the seniors and the manager that I'm leaving. I don't want my dad to wait for me outside just because I have nothing to do and feel guilty to left. Just hope that this won't cause any distortion to my supervisor.
Well, that's all for the first day, which I expected to be quite easy and dull day. I smell like walking snacks after that. Shirt and hair. Goodness.

by ElsaYeo

3 January 2009

A letter that must be read...

Dear 3rd year students of SSMP,

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen! I believe all of you had started your industrial training. I remembered the anxiety i felt days before training starts. All seemed like it just happened yesterday.

My main motive of writing this mail is to express my concern towards all of you. Your batch is the first ever batch of juniors that i had ever have close encounters with. I still remember the day when we first met in DKP where you all should have your mathematics class. Till today I would smile thinking of the scene when all of you took out your papers and pen upon my presence on stage, until i introduced myself. The loud "CEH!!!" still rings loudly in my mind today.

I did not realize that the semester before shall be our last sem together until Xin Yan and Elvin came to bid me farewell during AIM night. It felt sad...really, as it may be the last time i will ever see most of you (CHOI!). I had longed to write this mail to most of you but just like your seniors, we are all burdened with thesis and exams. Sure hope this mail is not too tardy.

In occasion of your up-coming industrial training, there are some tips that i learned from experience that you can take note of:

(i) Be punctual (ok...everyone knows that...but sometimes things get out of control...Please take note the lecturers will check your punch card)

(ii) Make a habit to smile greet EVERYONE in the factory compund...Anyone could influence your marks...and its courtesy bah...

(iii) Start your final report earlier. Most of us started planning since the second month, and started typing by april.

(iv) Remind your boss to evaluate you twice per year...they are busy people...they tend to forget.

(v) Always ask before acting...especially dealing with machinery

(vi) Do not let go any chances to show your loyalty towards your company (it is abstract, but you will know what to do when the time comes)

(vii) Try not to side anyone if there is office politics...if you REALLY have to, side your boss.

(viii) always show a willingness to work extra. Remember that accomodating a trainee is not something simple...Never work based on what you "earn"

(ix) try to request a computer to use for report writing purposes...most of you are expected to be free most of the time.

(x) try to look busy

(xi) Do not copy any senior's final report...marks are given on creativity. Do not miss the fun on putting in own ideas.

(xii) If you encountered any significant unfair treatment that causes trauma or any sever symptoms of disconfort, contact the school immediately.

(xiii) Try not to end your industrial training earlier, but if you had to to do so, try to cover it smartly. This is worth 12 credit hours, don't let anything ruin it.

(xiv) Try to confirm a working place in your company. Impress your boss!

That's for now. I wish all of you all the best in your industrial training. Don't forget to say hi if we happen to see each other in the future ok?

All the best!

Yours,

Lennon
(4th yr Senior)

2nd Jan 2008

Profesionalisme does it all.

The Start of LI !!!

Tomorrow,
2nd of January 2009,
is the second day of year 2009 and
is also the first day of Latihan Industri (LI).

HAPPY LI-ing

Wish this LI offers us experiences, knowledge, joy dan fun !!!

*share what is your experience of LI in your organisation by email of leave a comment on the blog.

1 january 2009, Thurs, 11.09