im sure dont want to be abused and i will know and notice if the company try to abuse me.

rm1750 is the basic. forgot to mention got site allowance rm300 permonth. and my office will be the site office. milage claim 50cents per km.

im an average student. so with such salary and benefits im already happy. plus, i live with my family, dinner always ready, no utility bills to be paid... the conclusion is, i already got free accommodation. anyway, rm1750 only for 3months period. maybe after that can increase up to rm2.2k? who knows..

another thing to tell u.. actually, bahan mentah like ikan, sayur etc.. are cheaper in KL compared to some other states.. also we have hypermarkets (tesco,giant,c4) which every stores will put the price just the same (except for the bahan mentah). the thing to be consider is property (rental or house installment)

if in KL we spend rm6 for lunch, i dont think other states can be as low as rm3 perlunch. average will be rm4-rm5. so it just a slight difference. actually, ppl who live in klang valley spend their money more on shopping and entertainment. that's why the salary doesnt look enough.

toll is another thing. this i admit that to work in klang valley, must consider this (but my company already give toll allowance) unless to opt out using motorcycle to work.

traffic jam = eat your fuel (this also the cons) but we can always use motorcycle.

end of my story.. lol

UTM is offering part time degree courses under the SPACE programme (www.spaceutm.edu.my). My classes are usually during the weekends so ppl who are interested in upgrading themselves thru this programme need to sacrifice their weekends BIG TIME! (e.g. time for the family, friends). Since im still single and with no serious commitment, i have the time to myself.

How classes are being carried out? Well, classes usually starts at 2:00 pm and ends at 10:00 pm on saturday; with breaks in between for Asar (usually to freshen up by taking a short nap or teatime)and Maghrib (dinner) prayers. Then on Sunday classes starts at 8:30 am and ends at 4:00 pm with breaks for monring tea and Zohor (lunch) prayers. Each subjects (depending how many subjects u registered...maximum credit hours per semester is 10, if u want to register more than that u have to go see the dean) will be repeated every two weeks. The challenge throughout the course is u need to be totally prepared every week since quizes are held every week (questions are similar to that of the full time students). Since the subject contact hours is still the same as those like the full time students (the academic week is still 14 weeks), lecturers teaching the part time course have a schedule to follow and must finish a chapter or two before the exams starts.

Exams are conducted on the same day with the full time students...questions are also the same as them. Since my workplace offers exam leave, so i only need to take my annual leave if i were to ask for extra days in between papers.

So far the lecturers have been flexible and understanding due to most of the students are mainly working and have families of their own. Thus it makes the classroom environment much more enjoyable upon discussing the application of a certain subject when relating it in each individual working field and not be restricted to the theories in the books (unlike the environment with the full time students).

According to my programme coordinator, my course will take up 4 to 4.5 years (assuming registered 10 credit hours per semester) to finish (depending to how many credit transfer u can get). Currently im in my 2nd year (4th semester....and half way already) and hopefully (with God's willing) i'll be graduating in 2010.

FYI, my workload is moderate (managing labs, performing equipment preventive maintenance, preparing chemicals, assisting the lecturers and students during the teaching and learning process). Woking hours are from 8:00 am to 5:15 pm. Of course i do have my responsiblity but with a certain amount of tolerance and support (give and take) among my colleagues i manage to get thru the 1st 3 semesters of studies without fail.

BTW, im self sponsoring my studies by using my EPF money. (roughly RM 2K per semester)