Essay

Assalamualaikum...

   First of all, I would like to say Alhamdulilah to Allah for giving me this opportunity to further my study in USM which is my favorite university since i was in secondary school. I did not expected that I will get the offer from this university. Although the course that i got is not my choice, but I'm accept it because its USM!. Actually my first choice is Civil Engineering which at USM Engineering Campus, but maybe thats not my sustenance. So at the end, i got in course of Building Technology which is my 3rd choice. This course actually is the part of Civil Engineering, so its doesn't mind because I'm still can be an Engineer one day.

   My first point of view about HBP is "CREATIVE" because there are 7 discipline in hbp which are architecture, interior designer, urban&planning, building technology, building surveying, quantity surveying and construction management. I'm glade to be the member of hbp. But I'm also scared because I'm not a talented student and don't have basic or background of art. When the first project is given to us, I'm really shocked because we need to draw our own face and create our own logo. I'm became crazy when drawing my own face. Three time I'm trying to draw but the result was zero. But I'm not despaired, I'm trying and trying again until the outcome is better. Not really good but quite better than before.

    Then, my life became more harder when project 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 were introduced, most of the project need to be creative as well as thinking. My life was change to "studio life" because all of the project were done in the studio. This studio subject need us to stay and spend our time in studio only. At first it was like culture-shock for me to spending my "night" time at studio doing the assignment. Not sometimes but mostly every night I'll stay up until 4 to 5 a.m at the studio which was very far from my hostel. It took 45 minute to reach at my dorm. So, I need to walk at the dawn together with my friends every night when we had given a project.That was so tired!.From that I know why other people always called us HBP as "Hantu Balik Pagi".But beside the tiredness that we got, I can felt the happiness between me and my friends.Its create a strong bond between us which make us like a "Family". Besides, I'm also learnt to be patient and independent, how to co-operate with other people, and how to work in a group and solve problem together especially when doing project 6. But the most important thing, I've learnt how to drawing and colouring skill!  so amazing!. Plus, a very important moral value I had learnt is responsible as we always given due date to passed up the project,so I must pass it up without no delay. Its also gave me the new experience, the challenges that I must face it to success in my life.

  
There's some quote that I found which said :

     "The dream only become impossible when you let the possibility of failure overtake your need  to succeed"  

     "It is difficult to be patient but to waste the rewards for patience is worse" 

      Lastly, I would like to thank you very much to all the lecturer especially my studiomaster, Dr.Faizal and Dr.Cheah Chee Ban, who always teach me on how to live as a HBP student and gave me advise and support from first we meet. Thank you.