Introduction to KTT

Hey people. Sorry for my lack of updates, but only now, after two weeks in KTT do I have the mood to get back to blogging again. So, I think it would be most fitting for me to take you on a "virtual tour" round my new college.

First let me provide a little preface. If you chose medicine or dentistry when you applied for JPA scholarship, the government will almost certainly be sending you to do your degree in India, or in some cases, you will be sent to the Czech Republic or Poland to do medic. So if you are not under any twinning programme, you will most likely end up here in Kolej Teknologi Timur (KTT) to do your A-Levels.

Most of you will go like "KTT? What and where the fuck is that???" To tell you the truth, almost eveyone here has never heard of KTT before they got here. But don't worry, I'm here to assist you future India/Poland/Czech bound doctors and dentists so you can get a good picture before you arrive in the years after this.

KTT is located in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi (BBST), Sepang. Most taxi drivers have difficulty locating this place and I have a friend who had to use GPS to find this place. It isn't that hard to imagine why, because we are surronded by lush greens (it's quite nice but it's still a muh'fuckin jungle).


And don't go all happy if you see the shophouses in front of the college. They're empty, apparently because of some legal problems. So those shophouses are just there as decos.


First of all, I am gonna talk about the accomodation here. Normally, you will be assigned to stay in apartments above the campus. The apartments are separated into "tanggas" or stairs. For me, I am living in tangga 13. My room number is 13-3-A4, the first digit means the tangga you are staying in, the second digit means the floor your room is located, and the third digit will be the number of your room. So this is what my room looks like:

This is the study area, which you will be sharing with your three other housemates. Only a table and chair is provided when you arrive here.

This is the so-called kitchen but in reality there is only a sink and cabinet there. No cooking is allowed here but you can always bend the rules a bit.

The area where I hang my clothes. Washing machine is not provided so my housemates and me had to share one.

And finally, the bedroom. My bed on the right.

Some cases, you might be assigned to live outside the campus in Taman Kenanga. I lived there for about a week before moving into the campus. Truth be told, Taman Kenanga was much better than the campus apartments. It was larger and the facilities were newer. The only problem was walking to the campus which took about 3-5 minutes. So that made going to class, having meals etc. very troublesome.

The college itself is just like two rows of shophouses. It is separated in the middle by a place which is creatively called "Bintang Walk", just like the shopping district in KL city. Bintang Walk is a place where birthdays are usually celebrated and if you are a Christian and you wake up early, Campus Revolution is held there every morning at 7.30 am. There is the library which provides free wifi access (you need to pay to use the campus wifi), so that makes it a popular place to spend your spare time online-ing, reading newspapers or studying. There are numerous lecture halls and classrooms which are air-conditioned (it better be, or else we'll sweat like pigs in our formal wear which we need to wear to class everyday). The science and computer labs kinda suck, even the labs in Metho are much better. There is also a main hall divided into four lots, reserved for formal functions or exams.

There are two cafes in KTT, one's a mamak and the other is a Malay cafe. The mamak is usually the more popular place to eat as they have a wider range of choices for lunch and they make roti canai. The mamak and Malay cafe take turns to operate during the weekends only. For supper, there will be a burger stall selling juicy Ramly burgers operating outside the Malay cafe.



There is a really really mini mart at tangga 10, selling food, stationary and other necessities. The mini mart also provides clothes washing services, however there have been complaints that the service is not reliable, therefore most people either wash their clothes by hand or buy a washing machine. There is also a self service dobi behind the college, but the problem is getting RM 2.80 in coins to feed the machine.

Lastly, the sporting facilities. KTT is really limited when it comes to sporting facilities. There is a futsal court, a volleyball court and two badminton courts. ONLY. I find it hard because there is no basketball court or gym here. However for sports I go jogging regularly and play captain ball, which is a sport that is unheard of outside of KTT. It's a fun and healthy sport which can be used to make new friends or improve relationships between college mates.

Erm, so I think that's about it for the campus facilities. If you have anything you need to know, do not hesitate to contact me.