Spring semester ‘09 grades

Expository Writing – A

Biology – B

American Civilization I – undisclosed (I am not revealing this because I feel that the grade is totally unfair and does not reflect the work I put in for this subject. Not going to say anything more beyond that)

Am I happy overall though… a bit. But summer semester has  been hectic as hell so I have been blah about it too.

God help me through Gen. Psych.

xoxok

Challenges Magazine

Challenges magazine is the only magazine in Malaysia that devotes itself to the struggles and triumphs faced by PWDS (people with disabilties).

And lucky for me, I got to be a contributor for the magazine and my first article has been printed in the latest issue….go to MPH and buy it pleaseeee! Or any other major bookstore!!

I am thinking about a writing proposal to the editor….i thought this topic  may be interesting to the readers of Challenges…. that is, Life as a Disabled College Student: Overcoming those challenges..hmm… or maybe I can write about how SEGi has treated its disabled students? hmm..I’ll think about it..

New Dawn continued…

Dear all who fervently read my blog,

Happy New Year, I hope all of us are doing our part in contributing to a New Dawn (see below).

Having said that, I can finally reveal some exciting news. On Monday January 12th, I will be starting my freshman year in Psychology with Upper Iowa University/ Segi College. I know in my heart my grandfather is looking down with such pride as I have been through a lot in my life and to reach this point feels so darn amazing. I feel so happy that despite my limitations, I can still contribute to making a positive difference in this world.

I must admit though that I walk into Segi with a certain level of anxiety because it has been a good many years since I have been in a traditional classroom environment. Also, I have hearing limitations which I have compensated with a hearing aid and a recorder to record my lectures. I pray that God will guide me in such difficult times, after all, all things can be made possible through Him.

So I will update this blog soon with more entries but until then, I would like to once again wish all of you Happy New Year and I hope that we can all achieve great things this year…

K

Scanned soft copy of diploma

Yay, Finally I got it! I am pretty happy that this part of my life is over, not that I am not grateful for what I have benefitted from though. I am just happy I am moving on in my life to college to earn my degree in Psychology. I dream of such a day, where I will graduate and make my mom, my grandpa, Yi Liang and my family proud. Here’s to hoping for the best. xoxoK

completed

On 19th of September, I did my very last assignment for Alpha Omega Academy. How did I feel after? I took a breath of relief. Finally, it’s over after five years of slogging through one assignment after the other, waiting patiently to cross the finish line. And BOOM, five years later through all the ups and downs of life, I am DONE! I am grateful to AOA for educating me for those five years though, I feel that my greatest accomplishment out of such a program is my development of writing, I have learned a treasure of knowledge on how to compose and perfect essays and poetry. For that, I would like to thank AOA.

Right now, AOA is finalizing some details before it officially issues my high school diploma along with my high school transcripts and letters of recommendation. I need those three entities to apply to HELP college in January to gain entry into the American Degree Program.

Since the 19th of September, i have been lazing about doing idle pleasures, being a couch potato, watching movies, eating, sleeping, playing the sims and going to the beach with my dogs. I have loved every minute of it, not having the nagging feeling of having to complete my assignments! This also explains why I haven’t been blogging, because I could not be ARSED, LOL.

But now, I’ve decided to put myself back into reality. Last week, I met up with my boss to discuss how I could contribute to Challenges, the magazine that devotes itself to disabled people’s rights. At the end of the meeting, I ended up getting three assignments. I have a mix bag of feelings about it; on one hand, I was enjoying my lazy time and therefore, was in no mood to have deadlines yet again. On the other hand, i was excited about my new job, and how it could keep my mind active and focused. 

And yes I am getting paid per article, 150-200 per piece, not bad for a 19 yr-old whose just started her writing career eh? What’s even more cool is that I get to work in the comfort of my own home. yay!

My boss feels that I should first start out small and get the hang of things first, after which she would start giving me field assignments.

What else to keep Keisha’s mind busy? Yes, focusing on writing poetry for my book. I better get cracking on it as I’ve been inconsistent.

Next on the list of things to do? Start SAT prep…. oh great, back to studying… maybe I’ll put this off for another month or so.

Hmm…anyway that’s all for now. you know I just got a new Nikon camera and it broke down on its first week, am so upset cause I took some good pictures of my dogs at the beach and wanted to put it up on the blog….. sigh.. now I have to wait for it to be fixed

Ciao.

Oh yes, i passed my driving test for my probationary license, yippy yay! And the next post will be part two: on how to obtain a driving license as an OKU or PWD.