Preparation for my graduation

I finished my studying days in UNITEN on mid of April 2008.

After studying very hard for 5 years to get my accounting degree, I am looking forward to attend my own graduation day where I can throw the “graduation square hat”, or whatever they called it, to mark the end of my studying days.

Studying very hard

My graduation is set on 23rd of August 2008 and I am already very excited about it.

But as one of the leading private universities in Malaysia, UNITEN decided that they wanted to give the students more sufferings before “releasing” them.

A month after I finished my FINAL final examinations, I received a snail mail from UNITEN regarding on how to register myself for the graduation day.

Macam-macam documents, just to attend a graduation ceremony

It was a simple letter judging by its looks, but hey, never judge a damn letter by its damn looks. I got a headache once I opened and read it.

To simplify things, UNITEN requires us to go through a lot of damn processes, just to attend a graduation day.

The first document in the letter was a cheque attached with a statement where UNITEN returned me the extra fees I paid during my studies, it was a RM330 cheque and I was glad that they returned it but not taking it as a donation from students.

My joy was short lived, ruined by the next document. The next document was basically 2 forms and a letter. I was required to fill in both the forms and pass one of it to the admin staffs at UNITEN after I pay RM150 at the finance department for the graduation fees. These two things have to be done before 1st August 2008. So I have to apply a 1 day annual leave just to go to UNITEN to pay them the damn RM150 and give them the damn form.

What the fuak, can’t they just minus it out from the extra money of RM330 and pay me back the balance of RM180 (RM330 – RM150)? Sounds stupid isn’t it? Seems like UNITEN is short of a good accountant.

The third document nearly made me ki siao, UNITEN became “cleverer” and asked us to collect our academic attire for the graduation between the period 19th to 22nd of August 2008. And there will be a rehearsal on 22nd August 2008.

I don’t think that I can do these two things one shot on 22nd of August, because almost all my seniors told me that we have to collect our academic attire on the first day (19th August) because if I go collect it on the last day (22nd August) all the “leftovers” academic attires’ sizes will be either too big or too small as the sizes are limited.

Two more annual leaves wasted just for the stupid graduation processes. One day for collecting academic attire and one day for rehearsal. UNITEN is definitely the BEST University in the entire universe.

In total, I have to take 3 days of annual leave just to settle everything so that I can sit inside the hall, wait for my name to be called and go on the stage and take my certificate. It’s just a simple graduation and UNITEN made it si pek difficult.

I don’t understand why UNITEN can’t just make all this stuff be done in ONE day and ONE place? I am not complaining about wasting my precious annual leaves to settle these things, I am complaining about the complicated and lengthy processes that made us fresh graduates look bad in the job market.

Bear in mind that we just started to work for only less than 4 months and are considered new joiners in the companies or firms. And yet we have to take 3 SEPARATE days of annual leave in one month. This is definitely not the best way to impress your boss as a new joiner.

Imagine your boss saying: “Wah… kerja tak sampai 4 bulan sudah mau guna semua annual leave kah?”

If UNITEN doesn’t want it’s graduates to leave a bad impression in the job market or got fired during the first few months of job, they better think of a 1-Stop solution for graduates to settle everything easily and can attend the graduation ceremony without losing their jobs.

Please lah, live it up to the name of one of the best private universities in Malaysia, and I really mean it.