Memory Sharing: C311 Story

          Around three and a half years ago, I was carrying my stuff- clothes, pillows, stationeries, perhaps some Maggi noodles and other things that you can imagine a girl have in her room to a place that is totally new to me- Kampar. That was how I started my life in UTAR Kampar. My hometown is in Ipoh, it is not far from here, I always told myself that, but the truth is that I was on my own. I rented a room in an apartment with the plate writing “C311”, a place that should be my “home” in Kampar. Yeah, I was going to spend my 4 years studying there then I graduate and the end of the story? Well, no, there is so much more than that for the life I had in UTAR and C311.

From Left to Right- Vicky, Myself, Wendy, Rachel

          There are a lot of things that we can learn from university life, not just academically. There in C311, I met 3 girls that have changed my entire perception on what-housemates-can-do. They are all from Ipoh and are UTAR students, just like I do. Vicky and Rachel were taking Accounting course in UTAR, Wendy is an English Language student and I am a PR student. Vicky was my senior from secondary school and she is very talented in music as she can play quite a number of different instruments. Rachel has a gift in drawing and she and I shared the same favorite singer- JJ Lin. Wendy has a background of hotel management and she is the eldest among us so she is really good in taking care of us.

          In these few years that I have spent with them, there were so many memories that I couldn’t finish recalling. The things we did together from cooking a dinner to killing cockroaches to studying in UTAR library to going for trips are the memories that made my life here in UTAR interesting. I tried to imagine if I was to do all these things alone, and I came to a conclusion that it was interesting because we did it together. University life could be stressful at times, especially for people like me who loved to involve in lots of activities. Sometimes it would really make you feel exhausted and started to miss home. I was really grateful that I have a “home” here, with “sisters” that really cared for each other.

The latest photo taken together.

          I am going to graduate soon and it is undeniable that UTAR have brought me a lot of valuable experiences in my life. We may not be in university forever but what I believe is that we can continue the friendships that we gained in UTAR in our future life.

                Vicky, Rach and  Wenz~~ You know you love me! XD

Kuanie Ng
PR Student
Year 3 Trimester 3