Updated JuLY 4th 2008

UUM chit chat thread
Added on July 4, 2008, 3:09
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=734322

Hello everyone,
I started this thread when i knew i was going to UUM in 2006, but there was not much respond.
So now, it's once again revived and i would like to welcome fellow lowyat.net members to UUM.

Some general information for you to know before you come to UUM:

A)General Information
Size of population in campus including staff: +/- 30'000

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA
06010 UUM SINTOK
KEDAH DARUL AMAN
MALAYSIA
Tel : (604) 928 4000
Fax : (604) 928 3016
email : prouum@uum.edu.my

There are currently 3 academic colleges in UUM
Colege of Law Government and International Studies
College of Art and Science
College of Business

Dress Code
It is compulsory to wear Formal wear to Academic places during office hours 8-5 during working days. After working hours. It is allowed to wear jeans to class(i sometimes wear three quarter pants too:depends on lecturer)
Library-Formal wear(8-5),Semi Formal(Non Working 5-9),Sat-Allowed to wear Ko-k wear into library,

Internet
Wi-fi is available throughout campus.
There is also labs for every faculties and every hostel(Don't worry for those who don't own a lappy:I'll even introduce u to a senior who studies IT and don't have a com or lappy,lolz)

IP address (YAB AND MUAMALAT HAVE TO MANUALLY TYPE)
Yab IP address
192.168.23.221
255.255.255.0
192.168.23.1

202.188.0.133
202.188.1.5

Muamalat IP Adress
192.168.21.168
255.255.255.0
192.168.21.1

dns server
172.31.1.50
172.31.1.51

202.188.1.5
202.188.0.133

Library ip address
172.17.15.123
255.255.0.0
172.17.1.1

dns server
172.31.1.50
172.31.1.51
202.188.1.5
202.188.0.133

Pkp Ip add
192.168.15.23
255.255.255.0
192.168.15.1

dns server
172.31.1.50
172.31.1.51

Friday and Saturday is a public Holiday in Kedah.

B)Student Hostel:
Please refer to your booklet, it includes map and student population in each campus =)
But heck since i'm so nice i'll list em out for you.

Laluan A: Kolej Mas,Kolej TNB,Kolej Proton,Kolej Tradewinds
Laluan B: Kolej Petronas, Kolej Guthrie, Kolej Eon, Kolej TM,Kolej MISC,Kolej Perwaja
Laluan C:Kolej YAB,Kolej Muamalat(All Girls hostel)
Laluan D:Bukit Kachi 1,Bukit Kachi 2(All Girls Hostel).
NOTE:The hostel Bukit Kachi has changed name to Bank Rakyat now, The hostel is situated 3km from the main campus)

C)Transportation:
They'll be buses for every laluan where you will have to use to go to your classes.
Eg. Laluan B buses will start picking up people from Kolej Misc to Petronas to drop you to Dewan Kuliah Gagasan(DKG) 5, then 2(1, and 3 stops here too), then 4 at the laluan's specific bus stop.
In order to go to other hostel, you can drop at any of the DKG and then go to other laluan bus stops to go to other hostels.

In order for you to use the bus you have to have your Matrice card with you. Credits for using the bus can be bought from UNIC group of companies( The company handling the buses: located in the mall in Bukit Kachi,DKG 1,Varsity Mall and also Kolej Muamalat)

Price: 40cents for one credit. You need one credit per trip( I don't know if they raised the fares to 60 cents cause i heard something like that)

Car Rental:
There are lotsa cars to rent for your leisure or activity needs.
Prices are fixed at RM 5/hr for (Kancil), Other cars like Myvi,Wira,Viva and Gen2 are hard to come across (But they might charge you Rm10 for the first hour and Rm5/hr for the subsequent hour, all depends on your luck)
Some requires you for your matrice no and some even IC. Mostly don't.

Bus Routes and details:
There are two bus companies providing service for students to go out of campus,
UUM--->Changloon--->Jitra---->Alor Star(Pekan Rabu(2 shopping malls walking distance *)--->(Shahab Perdana(bus terminal)
Bus Companies
Mara: UUM to Changloon Rm1.30,Changloon to Jitra Rm1.80,UUM to Alor Setar 4.30
Hbr: UUM to Changloon Rm1.50,Changloon to Jitra Rm2.00, UUM to Alor Setar 4.50
*City Plaza (5 mins), Pacific (20 mins)

Taxi:
Rm12 Changloon to UUM
Rm40 Alor Star/Airport to UUM

D)Food:
There are canteen in every hostel, (prices varies)
Just a simple calculation: One plate of fried rice would cause you-Rm2 to Rm3, Air Bandung willcost around 60 cents to 90 cents. Conclusion you need +/- Rm4 /meal.

E)Places of Worship: (Areas mentioned are all in Changloon)
i)Muslim: Sultan Badlishah Mosque (Next to Varsity mall), Bukit Kachi Mosque (Opposite Bukit Kachi Mall)
ii)Christian:
1)Catholic: Opposite C-mart (One building on it's own, with chinese Writing Tian Zhu Jiao)
English: 5.30 p.m. on Friday(Fortnightly)
Chinese: 7.00 p.m. on every Sunday
2)FGC : After the market that is situated next to public bank, (Second floor Shophouse)
Service time:Every Friday 8 pm.
3)Anyway there's another church (Shophouse) beside c-mart near the stationary shop (I don't know what Congregation are they from)
Service: Saturday evening(Not exactly sure what time)
iii)Hindhuism: 500m from the junction that is close to the place car park to Hadyai(Car park is beside a restaurant called Kok Fong) in Changloon.

*Christian fellowship groups(Pm me and i'll try give you some numbers)

F)Hang out places(Out of UUM): (Please don't sue me if you play too much ;P)
C-mart in Changloon(Arcade, 3x3m boxed machine Karaoke, Futsal)
Jitra mall (Jitra Movie Cineplex:049172033, Bowling Alley)
Alor Star (Alor Star Cinema 047335992),

G)Health
University Health Centre(604) 928 5913
Through experience it is better to bring your own medicine if you have other than the normal dissease such as influenza and Cough and fever as the doctors have a tendency of giving Panadol for everything. The Flu medicine that they normally will give would be Pirithon. If you neeed something stronger such as Actify please bring along your own. they normally give you Jujube's for your cough.
Pharmacies
There is 3 pharmacies in Changloon as of my knowledge one is near the stationery shop to the left of C-mart,one is opposite bsn, and another one is near public bank area.
Chinese herbal shop
Changloon-there is one opposite public bank in (They don't sell much but herbal tea)
Jitra-There is one opposite 5 Utara Cafe.This one is call (Liang Shiong Di(In Mandarin)aka 2 brothers)(This is where you wanna buy your herbs for soup like Pak Zhen and Szechuan and etc etc)
Clinic
There is one next to the automotive repair shop,same row as Tai Kar lok Cafe in Changloon

H)Active Clubs to join(To be updated)
i)Registered
ii)Non Registered

I)Academic Calender
June 29, 2008 (Sunday): Registration for new postgraduate students (local)
July 1, 2008 (Tue): Registration for new postgraduate students (international)
July 5 & 6, 2008-Registration for returning postgraduate students
July 5 – August 14, 2008/: Period of study
August 15 – 22, 2008: Mid-semester break
August 23 – September 25, 2008: Period of study
September 26 – October 3, 2008: Special break
October 4 – 23, 2008: Period of study
October 24 – 31, 2008: Revision Week
November 1 – 21, 2008: Examination Period
November 22 – December 26, 2008: Semester break

J)LYN members in UUM
1.civic_noob
2.Jazz_
3.ahchak
4.hakashi1
5.blessed.lil.girl
6.ray1031
7.crashoverride
8.vxeon friend
9.on3shotko
10.funhwa
11.s3iryu
12.claxxion
13.zerica
14.Satria-Craze MISC

What else would you like to know?

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jul 4 2008, 03:10 PM

friends,i'm leaving to kl tonite,
i'm goin to uum on sun

die loh,no uum student reply,means uum no int access
lol

i already went into uum just now
i came out liao stay at hotel
tomorow go in and daftar
my room sucks,the door like cannot close one,my dad say that cannot fix
i'm taking int affairs mngment
u stay in which hostel
i stay in kolej petronas block a,
i might not be able to come into lowyatt in a short while


This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 20 2008, 10:26 PM

Ooh... oh my god this thread still exists,i created it when i want to go uni. now i senior lolz.
you guys can pm me we can come out yam cha.

Anyways i'll be going back to uni late this sem cause im currently doing internship in kl, back prolly on the 22nd.

I know other lowyat member in UUM too, How bout a UUM lowyat member gathering guys.

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Added on June 20, 2008, 12:08 pmIll post up some info later,working now

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 20 2008, 01:12 PM

Where got like taht one, dun have lah, sleep 1-2 like that tomorrow morn have to wake up at 6 liao got lah.
Dun worry no ragging guys, if they do call this number and complain 9285000, vc's office. .
One advice in UUM dun let the school authority bully u, i shoot them kao kao during the forum where they tried to explain on this issue last year lolz.
What else would you guys like to know, let us senior know.

Hi it's ok to bring water boiler,
aiya if your house near and you can plan to go back orientation mah leave it at home first.
If u like me from Sarawak leave in ur luggage bag and lock loh.
Pillow want bring dun want also can one, but most important bedshet must bring.
Last time i stay petro i walk to class one,but girls block ok lah i guess lol.
Hi blessed lil girl, Ooh u din sleep ah, come and reply lolz.

Forum to complain= real forum not online forum. It only happens when things are too critical lolz

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Added on June 21, 2008, 10:48 amOh ya btw, this coming semester they're charging 20 cents for take away lunch boxes cause our uni going green, bring ur own container ot plate.

Let's save the environment

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 21 2008, 10:48 AM

Hey it's 4 person per room, but after u stay one sem u can request to change to 2 person a room, theyy advert it on the hostel notice board.

YAB and Muamalat is side to side and this two colleges has the most variety of food in the whole campus.
Got tennis court, football cour and netball court.

The sports complex is 15 mins walk and 5 mins jog away, the Pusat kesihatan Universiti is 15 mins walk away.

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Added on June 22, 2008, 1:39 amI dun think one day dude,
They gotta go Register, library, see faculties, sumpah..etc etc.
Hey i pmmed u

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Added on June 22, 2008, 2:24 amOk guys update on first page in Health and Dress code

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 22 2008, 02:24 AM

Laluan B:Hello normally people from eon and Guthrie will come to Petronas at night.
And noon at Guthrie.

Laluan A: Noramlly people will eat at Proton for Dinner cause more variety but pls note that food finsih normally round 6-6.30, But ther's masakan panas

Laluan C: Cheapest food in whole of Uni cafe. A lot of Variety in Muamalat and YAB

Er.. the college are in one line accordingto their laluan, so check in the first posting.

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 22 2008, 08:14 PM

Crashoverride can u enlighten me on the ptptn details so i can load onto the first page,cause my year was different from yours and yours would most probably be more of a similarity to the juniors, thank you.

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 23 2008, 07:31 PM

What you like, i was in 5 convocation.
Why ,not because i graduated 5 times, because i was in choir. Lolz
Sains sukan have assignment, if you wanna do any sports u have to take 2 sems of sains sukan.
I heard Taekwando Ko-k can skip 2 sems but u have to under table money the coach. I heard lah. so for two sems u get A straight away.

Or do u mean other club activities instead of Ko-k
Are u a very 'bo ai bin' person who can go nuts and have fun and at the same time wanna go for proffesional development? if yes i have the remedy for u ;P.

Chack and Hakashi wait for crashoverride ah, i have basiclly 0 knowledge on ur ptptn cause they completely restructure after my year.

ANy other things we can help u guys with?

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Added on June 24, 2008, 12:15 amHappy Birthday dear, muackz.....

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 24 2008, 12:15 AM

Guys don't worry about the money(ptptn)
Normally you will get during yyour first sem, most probably after a month. It is such rare cases where 10/25k don't get because of administrative fault.
Just follow the instruction that the authorities ask you to do.
There's always your local state government with their funds.
If you wanna find the scholarships and you think that your result is good enough, Look For Ustad Yus in HEP.

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Added on June 24, 2008, 1:02 pmFirst page updated with academic calender Guys if you need any help

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 24 2008, 01:02 PM

Noted thanks, i got the info for college of Business website.

No need pure white,some lines ok lah...

Yup, ur hostel next to mall, and the girls block in tradewinds is behind the mall.

Hm...All hostel in laluan A and B same condition.
How would i rate the hostel?

Laluan D-4/5
Laluan C 3/5
Laluan A and B 2/5

Haha sorry for the honest review. Above rating is based on room condition. Kachi(Bank Rakyat) is the newest hostel and thus has the best facility so far.

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Added on June 24, 2008, 8:37 pmKO K is ko k,
Clubs and association is another thing,
if u want ur cv to look good join more clubs and Association, let me know ur interest and i'll reccomend you the nice clubs to join.

Not all clubs are active we have more than 100 registered clubs in UUM but during Hari organisasi pelajar(HOPE) Day i only see 40 + booths.

Dun stay in your room in UUM you'll be bored trust me, unless u r those gaming freak or anti social people, please mix around. It should be the best time of your study years in University.

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 24 2008, 08:37 PM

Ko-k and clubs are different, Ko-k is a compulsory activity that is counted in your credit hour and your grades, don't worry everyone get's an A unless u make the lecturer angry or something i had A's for 4 sem.
Yup after sending in the borang they'll choose one of your choice, but normally they'll give you your first choice.

Clubs is another thing, depending on your interest i would reccomend you what clubs to join. Academic, Sports, outdoor, martial arts...etc

Academic:AIESEC(Exchange program, local,national,and international conference, proffesional development (exist in all local U in west Malaysia and in 100 countries, most active club in whole Uni,Links with Loreal Malaysia, PENEXPO event, St Nicholas home for the blind Penang)(second higest recruitment 500+ on recruitment week) (Sorry i know i'm bias i'm form this organisation lolz)
Sports: Badminton club,(They're quite active) Basketball club (registration runs out very fast),Life guard course(Swimming club) (I joined but did not go for the test cause was too busy with other stuff)
Outdoor:Kembara (They got tons of members last year dunno whether they active or not)
Culture: Japanese culture club, (Top member recruitment i would say for last academic year, 800+, Sh.. i'm not suppose to reveal this)
Matial arts: Wushu, Taekwando(WTF)



If you wanna know more underground club lemme know too by pm only ;P (aka unregistered clubs)

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 25 2008, 08:29 AM

In order for you to take sports ko-k. EG:Basketball,swimming,football etc etc.
You have to take sains sukan for 2 semester then after that you can specialise.
It is just basiclly sitting in class for two sems listening to lectures

Hi there,
welcome to UUM thread, you can pm blessed.lil.girl
She stays in MISC. Pls refer to page one as i think most essential information are there on what to bring.
Basiclly you could just go there with your clothes and thats it, things like bucket,towels,slippers...etc etc are sold there.
Mind to let us know what is your course you're taking?

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Added on June 26, 2008, 8:33 pmwei.... i go back have to use aeroplane lah, be appreciative lah, lolz...save money don;t go back we have lowyat trip hahahhaha

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jun 27 2008, 12:52 AM

Ok no problem, zerica keep in touch in lowyat.
To all Juniors welcome to UUM and all the best i know you guys are going in tomorrow.
Keep in touch in lowyat.
Ptptn i not sure but you could just try to print one from website just in case.
Ya ko-k is on the fifth, have to go back for ko-k
Haha i don;t have ko-k ;P.

Yup all colleges got wifi
lucky dude ur room got wifi
hm... u need ip for YAB AND MUAMALAT COLLEGE

ad i attached a few extras too,

only for muamalat and yab have to manually type
Yab IP address
192.168.23.221
255.255.255.0
192.168.23.1

202.188.0.133
202.188.1.5

Muamalat IP Adress
192.168.21.168
255.255.255.0
192.168.21.1

dns server
172.31.1.50
172.31.1.51

202.188.1.5
202.188.0.133

Library ip address
172.17.15.123
255.255.0.0
172.17.1.1

dns server
172.31.1.50
172.31.1.51
202.188.1.5
202.188.0.133

Pkp Ip add
192.168.15.23
255.255.255.0
192.168.15.1

dns server
172.31.1.50
172.31.1.51

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Added on July 1, 2008, 7:36 pmHappy orientation bro, i believe the info here is much more useful than orientation

If wanna know how to get active and rise up social ladder in school political scene pm me ;P waakakkakaka

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jul 1 2008, 07:36 PM

Yeah you can go to pusat ko kurikulum to change, subject to availability, That's a good ko-k what

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Added on July 4, 2008, 3:09 pmIf wanan chit chat we chit chat here guys
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=734322

Hope to see all of ya soon

This post has been edited by cIvIc_noob: Jul 4 2008, 03:09 PM

You have any proff you sent?
like a postal slip or something like that with the add to uum?(wonder if there is such thing?)
Go to see the office in pusat ko-k(most probably they tell u they didn;t receive and etc etc and it's ur fault and postman's fault not theirs)

So in conclusion register on the spot for whatever ko-k that might be available there in pusat ko-k, might not get what u want, if you are still persistent on what u wanted the other day, go and see the director and explain ur problem and try to be sympathetic

Oh ya one more thing, you can transfer credit for your ko-k bring a set of photostate certs thats related to whatever ko-k you r in and then tell them u anna transfer credit, so you an take less one or two sems