2. B

B is for Balance.

Balance is the key. You can be the most intelligent student in your batch but you fail to know the differences between Arau & Kangar, then Im sorry to say, you are a loser.

Come on, life is not about books and cases. Life in Sintok, especially, is about seizing the moments. Grab every chance that you have and enjoy it. Dont be a bookworm, move around. Volunteer, or join Lawsoc, Mooting, Client Consultation play go cart, see the monkeys,and yes, good food.

Dont just stick with the same old crowd, the same old coursemates, the same old batchmates. Make friends with others. Since its normal to hear people complaining about law students being super elite among themselves, so mix around la ..
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Another B is that the Burger in MISC.

This burger in MISC is contagious. If one buys it, another will want to have it, too. Its addictive, thanks to MSG, i suppose. It is open till 11.30pm (if youre lucky). Or you can try burger YAB. it closes at 2am, (ONLY if you're lucky).

Usually me and my girls will drive to MISC after night classes and grab that super delicious addictive burger. I will usually buy Ayam Double Special Cheese (Hence, another reason of fatty arms) and the rest will buy according to their needs.

Once, Farrah was on diet or on a very tight budget, she bought the roti without the burger, just to feed her not so hungry stomach. hahahahahaahha

Another B is for Bundle. The cheapest bundle is in Kedah, RM1.00. If you wander around the web, the normal vintage dress will cost you around RM30.00 but in Sintok its RM1.00- 3.00. I bought 3 boyfriends' blazer for RM3.50, (and the buttons/price tag is still attached to it) but remember, dont forget to 'Dettol' it, OK?
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The last B would be, BAKTISISWA.

You dont know what Baktisiswa is??? Where have you been, weii????

Yes, yes, some will say ' I have to sacrifice my holy holidays'.. 'I dont like living with foster family who might have unclean bed/toilet/dapur'. or 'I tak biasa bergaul dengan orang kampung'.

What doesn't break you,makes you strong, kan?

Who cares if you have to sacrifice your semester break, just go do it. Dont worry, most of the family are very open and they will try tolerate to your 'antics'. So just sign in, participate, so that you can say to others, been there, done that.

I participated and even co-managed it and honestly,deep down inside, menyesal tak participate dari dulu.

The benefits?? Experience for sure.

Maybe you will have your first ever experience of siang the ikan , like one of my junior had. She was like ' OMG, aku siang ikan, aku siang ikan guna tangan wei!!' Yup like that.

Or it will be your first time ridding a motorcycle, like yours truly, thanks to Nora. (i was just the pillion rider...without the helmet.)

Or your first ever 'tandas di luar rumah'. Hahahahahaha.

Or it will be your first time having the best home-made gulai rebung/laksa perlis.

And the best part is, they treat you as if you are part of the family. The little kids will look up on you and will ask you many things about learning in a Uni and sometimes, they will call you just to give you motivational support in the midst of final examination. Yup, they are like that.
A junior of mine has a great relationship with her foster family, since shes from East Malaysia, they will call her up and ask her to tumpang their home during mid semester break. They even send her to Alor Star Airport during long semester break. How nice is that, right?

See, this has strengthened the relationship between two different set of people from 2 different world. They learn about another religion, culture and perhaps learn to accept differences between them.

We always get wedding invitations (of which they will always serve good home made lauk kampung,), even if its the family's kakak ipar's wedding, etc...they will invite.

Obviously, Baktisiswa's mission is not to get free good food, its about to have an open mind. Accepting the fact that we are all different, yet the same. To count your blessings, admit that different people have different difficulties, and to thank God, you have been blessed. I've learnt that life is not about money after all. (Though you can have a nice pair of leather shoes)

For me, I used to have this specific mentality that only this particular way can change -------- , but after the Baktisiswa, I changed my mind. I learnt that different approach is needed because they have different set of minds, needs and priorities.

And the best part is, you know that you have given back to the society!

Get that lazy bum of yours and volunteer! Trust me, you will never ever regret it. To the urbanites or yang perasan urbanites, this is your chance to assimilate with the orang kampung, learn the hard way and experience it while you can, grab the chance!

So move around, eat Burger MISC and participate in Baktisiswa. And remember to BALANCE!