Aizat Goes to UiTM

Just arrived at UiTM Bkt Mertajam
After Friday prayers yesterday, our whole family left for Penang. I thought we had completed our regular trips to the northern part of the country once Aizat completed his SPM, last December, after two years at MRSM Kepala Batas. But it looks like the almost 350km journeys (one way) is set to continue for another 3 years. Nak dapat menantu anak mami agaknya :-)
Aizat with the UiTM dress code in the poster

I was very tardy in making our hotel bookings so we had to settle for a 2-star hotel in Juru. But the rooms were alright and the rates reasonable. We had mee udang Sungai Dua for dinner (after a lapse of almost six months).
Afiq, Hani and Mama in front of Aizat's Kolej Baiduri

We left the hotel for UiTM quite early to make sure we reach it by 8:30am, the scheduled time the registration is to start. We arrived on time but there are already quite a crowd. As usual, for every student there was about 4 or 5 others sending them off. I was told by the seniors helping out with the registration (who are an enthusiastic lot) that they are expecting 2,000 new students today and another 2,000 tomorrow. So you can imagine the crowd. But I must say everything looks very well organized and things seemed to proceed rather smoothly.

Actually, it was not much of a registration exercise. They were only giving out hostel room keys today. The actual academic registration will only take place tomorrow (in the absence of the parents). I thought that was a very good idea. Normally, it is the parents who will be "creating the trouble" and making things difficult. Without the parents I am sure it will be much easier for the seniors to "manage" the freshies.
Mama making enquiries from a senior on duty
The room is for four people but look at the number of "helpers". No wonder it gets heated up in there

There was a bit of problem with the room when Aizat was given a room with 5 people in it when there was only 4 beds. It was not a big issue for me as it must have been a genuine mistake when the spare key to the room was also given out. But one of the mothers who came in earlier tried to sound unhappy towards us. When I told one of the seniors about this mistake he immediately rectified it and allotted Aizat another room next to it. I thought it was better for Aizat as his "new" roommates and their parents seems more friendly. The seniors kept apologizing for their mistake and I kept telling them not to worry about it.
Pust Islam UiTM Penang in the background, just about 100m from Kolej Baiduri

There is something interesting about Aizat's roommates. There was Ariff, Afiq and Amir besides Aizat in the room. My wife told them that we had all our sons plus a nephew in the room. All of them are taking Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
Aizat's roommates from Room 430B flanked by fathers of Afiq and Aizat

We left UiTM Penang at 3:30pm. Actually we were asked to leave by the seniors since they were about to start their program and do not want the parents to be hanging around. We went to our car but only left the compound after the boys marched out from their hostel compound,
Saying goodbyes

We reached home at around 9:00pm after dinner and prayers. Good luck Aizat. May Allah's Blessings are with you always.