I never wanted to apply for it as I heard a lot of negative perceptions about it.. you'll be asked to do the photocopy things lah which means you have NOTHING to do in that company! Wondering if you'll be asked to follow them to site lahh.. My lecturer even said like that also.. that's why JKR was my last resort since all the private companies I had applied for training didn't bother to reply my letter and I didn't know if I was rejected or accepted. I was mad! I almost gave up when I saw a lot of my friends already received their offer letter from the company they applied (some of them received more than two offer letters, okay..). And meanwhile, I only received BAD NEWS from several companies which I applied for training. My parents kept asking how was my application for those companies, any news? They tortured me with those questions!
The next morning, I went to see my lecturer in charge of internship. I said to my lecturer, "Sir, I'm going to apply in JKR for my practical since I have no more choice.". My lecturer, Mr. Zamri geleng2 kepala and smiled at me like his smile meant, "what to do.. adoh2!"..
Then, few weeks before Gawai, I received GOOD NEWS from that company said that my application was accepted! I said to myself, maybe I'll just go with the flow. I even whatsapp Fizie asked him about JKR because he was also a trainee there before. He said, JKR is okay as he always went to site visit with the engineers. He also added, don't worry about that!
And yes, his words are true! The first week of practical I was placed at the road and bridge section and was introduced to the engineer assistant, Mr. Peter and some JKR staffs there. The first week of practical, I never thought they would bring me to the site. I thought first week be like sitting in office doing nothing and at last the staffs will ask me to do photocopy or help them deliver letters to each sections or key in whatever data, I don't know! Then, on Tuesday morning, Mr Peter greeted me, asked me if I still want to join him for site visit to long distance village and I immediately said, "OF COURSE!!!".
On the second week, I had been given a task on suspension bridge which I don't have idea how to design it and I don't know how to calculate all the things! I tried my best to do what I can and next morning I asked Peter to check it for me. He said, I should consider dead load, live load, then wind load and of course have to know the weight of the material. He asked if I know how to calc wind load. I said, I know how to calc it but in my university, we never learn about bridge, Every semester we only expose to building calculation. Then, he asked me to design the bridge based on sample of bridge he gave me and he will teach me how to calculate the load and whatever things needed. I don't know!
Speaking of suspension bridge, I haven't done with it. I haven't check the weight of the materials. I know Peter didn't ask me to complete it during Raya holidays but at least I show him some progress, right? When worrisome more than actions........ means what's the point worry if no action taken?
Next week will be my third week of internship. Oh yeah, before I forget, it was such an honour to meet with Ir. Suh, my supervisor within 10 weeks of internship. He is a very kind, old man. He explains to me about everything regarding the project without I'm asking him to explain it for me. Then, we kept talking about my uni, studies and so on. He said he will expose me to something I never learnt in the uni. "did you learnt suspension bridge in your uni? i think no, right?", he asked me. I said, I never learnt about it.
Well I'm looking forward next week and weeks after next week until last week of my internship. Hopefully, all my journey as a JKR trainee will go as smooth as possible. May God always be with me all the time and guide me through the 10 weeks of internship journey. Hopefully it will bring sweet memories for me once I am done with internship. I'm so thankful when God's plan is bigger than my plan! Never wanted to be an engineer or study engineering field, but God leads me to that way. I guess, currently He is working to give THE BEST thing for me in life. <3
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