economist and anthropologist to be ..

Me:Hi everyone,my name is Rosa. i'm from Malaysia,Sabah.
Tutor: They don't know where Sabah is. Geography is important. Could you explain where Sabah is?
Me: Owh, sorry.. Sabah is one of the state in West Malaysia, it is popularly called as Borneo,the land below the wind..(promote skit)..:)
i'm doing Bach.of Arts,my background in economic is,i've done Micro last semester,and did my econs in Year 12.
Tutor: In M'sia?
Me:~yess..(yes,hope you didn't misunderstood.coz if i told you i took AUSMAT,you probably didn't know what's that).
something bout me? urm..i play guitar.. :)
five years from now, i hope that i've finish my degree,working for my government and became a lecturer. :)
Tutor: wonderful!!(clap,clap!) do you want to be like me?? ahh,finally i found someone who had same interest like me..
Me: (smilee)

well you see, that is what actually happen during my first week of second sem in Macro tutorial. The brief intro session that my tutor asked us to do, tell me more about my tutemate,indeed all of them had interesting stories and background!. and what an encouraging moment when my tutor said that "i am happy you would like to work with government and also do teaching.well,its good!i know it is. cuz i've been doing that for 21years!plus you could earn more salary!"~ and my response is...its mainly because 1. my responsibility to work with government. 2. my passion :)
listening to his own background in economics astound me more. He is more than what it takes to look at him. *he looks genius* hha..
anyway,he told us that he has been living in 7 different countries and 15 states all his life. and he's not a person who gets culture shock easily. :) i smiled for that statement. as i reflect my self for that moment,i am not that kind of person too. but when i recall the journey of my ownself,i realised that i am wrong. Last two years when i continued my study at KBU for foundation,i actually caught into the 'culture shock' confusion during my first two months there. but the feeling gradually dissapear as i get to know more people and start socialising more. *socialising skills is very important.*
there are times that you are afraid to approach people. cuz you are afraid of rejection *tidak kena layan*
but why not give it a try. people are different from each other. the way they approach people may be different as in their culture or the normality they had are different from us. but one thing for sure human is a social-able living. we live by socialising with each other. we need human contact. imagine if we are the only person in this world. that must be lonesome. imagine if we are all alone in the uni. that must be frustrating.

first sem teach me alot. they've change me and they've stimulate a new understanding about things around me.
its not simple. its complex. unexplainable.
one word. GRATITUDE.
yup,second sem offers me so many hopes. hopes to exploit more what uni life could offer me.
i've decided majoring in economics. and do development study. but anthropology caught my attention during the first lecture in my first week of second sem!
awesome. i've heard somewhere that anthro is quite difficult subject. that is why i tried to put away the subject the moment i started my first sem. less i know that it is actually interesting!
indeed i've seen and i've heard about anthropology since i was in my highschool. hoping someday i could actually study this course. and here i am! taking anthropology! :)

2 intro question in the reading materials:
~why taking this subject?
cuz i found that it is interesting long ago. but never had a chance to know more. now when there is a chance,i better grab it.
~what do you thing anthropology could do?
as i learn more about the discipline of anthropology, i hope that i would be able to applied it not only in my everyday life but in the future where it is needed.

economics on the other hand, has been my fav subject since foundation. i admit that i don't know what is it all about. but it is so frustrating when i don't understand what the newspaper says about interest rates,monetary policy,global recession,saying that it'll impact our everyday life. it is so frustrating when i don't understand why the graphs looks like that..and because of that,i hope that when i learn about economics, not only i am able to understand what are they talking about the economics of the world, but is able to apply what i've learn into something useful for my country..Sabah precisely.it would be wonderful if i could actually interpret the data displayed and do my own assumption and models and theories.

today my lecturer said,
"if you want to be a professional economist,you need to read a lot of good books" just like what Mr. Wong had said to me during foundation.
Now everything makes senses.
I should not be afraid of making mistakes. I am a student. Mistakes is a complement to me where we exist together. Not a substitute. But eventually, i'll learn on how to make the best out of it. :)
in the mean time, i want to enjoy my learning here!
thanks God for everything! :)