The Lil' Monster in Me :P

Let's consume with post on Taiwan, shall we? :D

Suddenly have an itch to blog..It's in the wee hours of the morning now but I'm still working ( AIESEC stuff again.. ) and enjoying my very last packet of instant noodles, Maggie Mee ( went to the library the whole night with Sanz to do some @stuff-arrange EPs for PHI interview and just got back not long ago~ )

When I thought back how I was sent to Exchange in Taiwan by the @ers in the Out Going Exchange (OGX) Department just months ago, I feel WOW..You know, they provide service from the start ( when u apply for Exchange ) till you can go for an Exchange! It's like they give and help you so much but didn't expect any favour in return, just for the sake of AIESEC's image and professionalism. Now that's what made me feel so WOW! lol..

After I came back from Taiwan ( after seeing how the @ systems goes about and how enthusiastic and pationate the @ers were ), I decided to join @ and I got myself in the OGX team. I was approached to join EYLN but I felt that as a new member who gonna graduate real soon and have like 10% knowledge bout @, I'm afraid that I couldn't perform and do well and might dissapoint anyone. I know OGX department is the one that I wanted cause as a return EP, I know the procedures of going to Exchange, I could share my Exchange experience for those who's interested and I could feel the connection there. And this proves right cause I really ♥ my job as an OGXer!! I could now send people to go for Exchange! woohhoooooooooo~~

My job is rather challenging! Besides knowing most of the stuff in AIESEC.net ( It's a very complicated and smart system where you can connect to @ers from most parts of the world and getting the latest info and seeing the TN forms of countries and projects which ONLY OGXers and LCP CAN SEE it-feel so proud..lol ), meeting new potential EPs, deal with their problems and also helping them to get matched to a particular country and project ( My main task is to recruit new people to go for Exchange-roadshows, facebook, blog, e-mails etc, talk to EPs bout their preference country and project and find out the forms for them ), arranging EPRBs-interview for potential EPs (before going for exchange have to pass an interview), I also have to connect with TN Managers from any parts of the world ( This is the coolest part! I get to know more people from lots of countries..It's not only bout business-sending my EPs to their country for a project but also we could be friends~ ) Not only that, I also have to arrange another interview with PHI officers regarding sponsorship ( Yup! This very sem UKM is allocating RM 100,000 for @ exchange..So cooooolllllllllllll!!!! )..And, and, helping out in AIESEC week which I need to guide our VPOGX in allocating out tasks. Ohhh and also, I did posters for returned EPs for publicity purpose~~

I feel that I've did and am doing most of the stuff that need to be done in the OGX department..rofl~ I mean as a newbie in @ and also just a team member in OGX department, I actually did more that I should and have actually exceed a job as a team member. I'm actually doing 2 team leaders' job!! It's a funny situation here but as I realize, every department has their own problems and conflicts..So do OGX~ Well, not all team members are productive and give commitments..So yeah~ All I can say is I'm proud of myself cause I could push myself so far despite being a newbie cause it takes like maybe half a year or more to be a team leader but me in just one month plus act as 2 team leaders! I REPEAT, ACT AS!! ( cause my post is still team member though I did team leaders' jobs ) and I REPEAT, 2 team leaders~~~ It doesn't matter anyway, cause ALL I WANNA SAY IS I'M DAMN PROUD OF MYSELF!!!! :D

I'm suppose to be VERY FREE this semester cause I only took 9 credit hours including thesis with only 2 classes a week, both on Monday. So, basically, after Monday, I could shake my legs or go and travel around but ever since joining AIESEC, those free days also all taken up! :( * I didn't wanna list down all the procedures of going to Exchange cause it's so damn long~ But basically I'll only be FREE only after my EPs go for Exchange successfully which means during semester break~ =.= However, I believe that I can learn something ( self development and leadership skills ) and do something beneficial for my future ( @ helps to shape me a lot )~

This is a poster that I did!! ♥♥ it lots!! It's the 1st ever kind in M'sia~ wohhhoooooooo~~

AIESEC is the leading brand of TOP talents

Ok, before I start..Here are some facts bout National Palace Museum which I copied from Wikipedia..lol..I'm never a histrory-like kinda person..So, I couldn't really remember the history..hehe..START!! The National Palace Museum is an art museum in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the national museum of the Republic of China, and has a permanent collection of over 650,000 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest in the world. The collection encompasses over 8,000 years of Chinese history from the Neolithic age to the late Qing dynasty. Most of the collection are high quality pieces collected by China's ancient emperors. In 2008, it was the 15th most visited museum in the world. The National Palace Museum and Palace Museum, located inside the Forbidden City in China, share the same original roots, which was split in two as a result of the Chinese Civil War.

Basically, we planned to go around Taipei for the weekend. So, the @ers planned the itinery for us..We heard that NPM is a tourist attraction and a must-go..So, we went there the day after the Welcome Party. 2 @ers ( Will and Vincent ) were nice enough to accompany us and be tourists on that day..lol..We started our journey as early as 9am~

We sat bus from somewhere ( can't remember =.= ) to NPM which costs 15NT..

The bus dropped us off just opposite NPM ( as you can see behind)~

The ticket..very ancient kind~ :)

The prices..

Student cards/Youth Travel cards-50% discount!! :D

Before entering the museum..

NOTE : No pics to be taken inside the museum..arghhhhhhh!!!! *kinda frustrated and dissapointed..

The artifacts and artworks collections are damn SUPERB!!! Eg, painting, jades, ceramics, calligraphy, rare books, documents, pottery-You name it!! They will make your jaws drop and you will start to think 'how on earth did they carve/made these?'

Ohhhh..wait..I happened to find some pics of some collections online~~ wohooooooo~

Pics credited to : Wikimedia Commons

Meat-shaped stone..Look like real pork can?!!

Chinese painting..Mountains and Pines in Spring~

Stem cup with dragon motif made of porcelain..The carving is damn precise..

Chinese vases..

These are only 5 out of thousands of the collections that you can see in NPM..

Today the museum is said to house some 93,000 items of Chinese calligraphy, porcelain, bronzes, landscape paintings, portraiture and figurines from Beijing's Forbidden City and 562,000 traditional books and documents. There are 6,000 bronzes, 5,200 paintings, 3,000 works of calligraphy, 12,000 pieces of jade, 3,200 examples of lacquer and enamel ware, as well as assorted carvings, fans, rubbings, coins and textiles. Awesome!!! Too many to see, too lil' time!!

The ceiling~

Some outdoor pics of the museum...

Even the dustbin is in a shape of 'vase'..lol

Me with Taiwan flag!

ME, Shereen, Su Ying, Vincent

ME, Shereen, Su Ying, Jomel, Anna, Vincent~

L.O.V.E

The flowers matched my top eh? lol..

More TW flags!

Group pic..

(L-R) Mei Ling, Eunice, Fannie, Su Ying, ME, Will, Vincent, Jomel, Anna and Natalie..

Overall, NPM is recommended!! Even though you're not fancy of history, you will not get bored in there..It will leave you with amazement and wonders..Besides being more knowledgeable bout China's history through artifacts, it's such a great chance to see ourselves how things have evolved from B.C till now.. :D

Waiting for bus to go Taipei..

( L-R ) Mei Ling, ME, Su Ying, Shereen, Stan (Photographer)

After 1 hour, the bus stopped us at Taipei Bus Station and we sat MRT by ourselves to Gongguan Station..1st week already can go on our own, not bad eh? :P

Walking towards NTU..We're gonna meet the other trainees..Yeah!!! Excited!!! :D

Then we walked to a cafe where the Welcome Party is held..It was a 15 minutes' walk but I guess we walked longer than that with all the talking and giggling..lol..There's like more than 15 of us and we kinda rock the street!! lol..So much so that most of us were tired after a long journey to Taipei, we kept asking Yule, 'Are we there yet??'..lol


Then here we were..


Tadaaaa...

How common is it? lol

Welcoming us!! :D

Some of the @ers..

My table here was kinda special..The table was long enough so there were 2 groups..4 trainees and a few @ers..All of us were given a name tag, which always fell off :( and they threatened that we will be punished if we lost it..gosh!! Felt like small kid but we're scared anyhow!! lol.. and all the trainees were given a balloon each..4 shapes-love, diamond, spade, club~

Anita and Yule who were sitting on the same table with Jomel and I..

Chit chatting..

Yule was to be the pole and I'm supposed to dance..Like denggggg! And they on the music and everyone was cheering..Gosh...Some even happily and cheekily took out their cameras ready, even right before I moved..Video mode ON and ready to press shutter button anytime! =.=''''

Stan was asked to carry Vincent..lol..Vincent was shy all the way..haha..Being carried by a guy wor..Neh, don't think wrongly!! haha

Haha..This picture looked 'wrong'~~ Hmmmm..Hmmmm...lol

Yule again!! This time Jomel was asked to go in front..They were asked to share a stick of love letters..Jomel was very shy..Of course la!! lol..She just took a small bite..haha

Julian and Cira were the MCs for that day..Su Ying's turn to be called out..

This picture also looked 'wrong'..lol..nahhhhh, Jacky was the base..Su Ying was to burst the balloon using her butt..She has to run all the way to him (The ballon was placed on his lap) and sit hardly on him..Poor Jacky..He must be saying 'Su Ying is very heavy!!!'..lol

Stan became the base too..lol

After a fun and damn high night, it's time for some pictures with one another and then bid goodbye..Ahhhhh..It's such a short time that we spent with one another especially with the @ers cause we could hardly see them..They're in Taipei and we're in Yilan~~

Anita, Stan, ME, Becky~

Don't need to see also know I'm the shortest one..Ahhhhh..Did I mentioned that everyone is very tall?? And for some period, I was like a lil' low self esteem with my height but very soon, I got over it..Short is CUTE!! :D

Naughty Su Ying trying to disturb me to get a nice picture.. :@

Ohhh ya, all the trainees were given a love-shaped balloon..awwwwww..So sweet! and the @ers wrote sugar cubes for us and pasted them on our balloons..

ME, Shereen, Yule and Su Ying..

All of us!! 10 of us..But for don't-know'what-reason, I couldn't find a pic of Mei Ling smiling and posing in all the group pic of 10 of us..weird!!

(L-R): Eunice, Fannie, ME, Su Ying, Shereen, Jomel, Anna, Stan, Natalie and sesat-ed Mei Ling (behind with Julian)

Group pic..With the @ers~

The Welcome Party was fun..And all of us have enjoyed tremendously..It's the night that made us knew one another..and there was where friendship is built.. :)

AIESEC NTLC ROCKS!!!!!!!♥