A Trip to Jasin

Yesterday we made a trip to Jasin, Melaka to send our youngest son to UiTM there. We had never been to Jasin and we did not know how long it will take. I had to google up whether it has a toll exit and luckily there is. We began our trip after having breakfast around 10.30-ish and reached there before noon. The university was actually a short drive away from the toll. It seems pretty remote, passing through oil palm plantation (we did not pass through any town then).

At the campus, we were stopped near the gate for a check of my son's RTK test (negative) and then we proceeded to near some centre to drop off our son for registration at a centre (seems where the shops are) and drove to park nearby the college to unload his things. He got a room on the second floor (can't remember the name of the block). A slight problem with the room then, is the door can't be locked. On reporting the matter to the facilitators, he was asked to lodge a complaint online. I hope this could be resolved soon since this is a matter of security of the belongings in the room. 

After loading off his things, we asked the facilitators if we can bring him out for lunch and we were told that he only needs to come back before 11pm. We weren't sure then, where to get our lunch. On googling, it seems the closest town to UiTM Jasin is Merlimau. On the way there, we actually took a wrong turn and went through a narrow road (fits only one one car) nearby the oil palm plantation - pretty scary. On reaching the town, we had our lunch at McDonalds there.

After lunch, we stopped by at a grocery store, to get him a broom and dust pan for him to tidy up his place. Finally, we dropped him at the college and then returned home. The journey home was longer due to the heavy traffic all the way to Seremban.

In the evening, we started to miss him already. He has been stuck at home for almost two years and missed out an opportunity of going to the UiTM last year (which is what he wants). His SPM was actually delayed from November/December 2020 to late February 2021 due to Covid-19. In a way, this has affected his education but we were pleased that he got the UiTM Jasin offer earlier this year. I hope he will rejuvenate his interest in his studies and do well there. Here are some photos of his room (after tidying up) and his first meal (without us) there.

May Allah ease his way through his studies there.