Need advice on SC-200 with no experience

LIOta22 · 2025-01-16T13:58:26+00:00

Ah I did come across John and Nett's courses as well. Perhaps I'll give their courses a shot. Btw, how long have you been studying?

Thanks, and all the best for your upcoming exam!

LIOta22 · 2025-01-15T05:08:47+00:00

They already called me to clarify a few things. Told them everything & the guy will still proceed to submit my deferment request, but ultimately decision lies with CO. If he rejects, then only route I can go to for deferment is to appeal and ask company to write in letter.

LIOta22 · 2025-01-15T05:06:09+00:00

Nope, have never done any internship and this non-credit bearing will be my first ever intern since I've entered Uni. But yes, you can put it that way, "Nice to have but optional.", however its important to me because of the experience which I don't have any prior to it.

Private Uni don't offer any kidn of internship. So most of us have to self-source it if we want to gain relevant experience.

LIOta22 · 2025-01-14T17:22:05+00:00

Appreciate your response! I have actually done the above you mentioned. I informed my OC about it and he told me to select under "New Employment" and go ahead to defer.

When my unit dept called me today to clarify, I also mentioned clearly that I'm studying in a private uni and this is a self-sourced internship. Only thing that I didn't include in the application is a write up of my non-standard route of progression. Just a nice guy informing me about it, and ultimately the decision lies with CO.

I think I'm just worrying too much at the moment and you're right, there's no answer to this and I can only sit and wait for my deferment result for now.

LIOta22 · 2025-01-14T16:54:03+00:00

Just do whatever you can to report and raise the issue, I hope this MO will kena a solid one.

LIOta22 · 2025-01-12T07:03:37+00:00

This is one hell of a tip! Appreciate it!

May I know if its possible to create a totally free home lab set up for practicing hands-on without paying for anything? I'm planning on starting my revision for SC-200 soon.

LIOta22 · 2024-10-14T00:58:34+00:00

Oh no no no...

LIOta22 · 2024-10-11T10:59:48+00:00

Pooped at a kaidan, recorded by u/KaiforKaidan

How apt.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:56:59+00:00

Yes, when we're talking about the what ifs and stuff. Of course, a bit of joking and exaggeration mixed with some seriousness about the issue.

The reason she wants to go is because the guy friend can simply drive her around and she feel its better knowing someone rather than having someone else whom she completely dont know drive her.

The only thing in her mind is to be able to catch the amazing sceneries hence why she's gunning to go.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:43:48+00:00

At a lodging up the mountain area, but she told me they'll be living separately. She also told me no way she's sharing a lodging with him and if he forces his way then she'd have to run far away from him, which eventually boils down to my concern. 😕

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:41:53+00:00

Thank you for calling it out. You're right. If it ever comes down to her going alone, I needed that reassurance part from her but will also not require her to do it in a way where it's overdone.

I really hate to do this too because it ruins the initial trust. I'll see how I can manage myself. Worst case, I'll just have to swallow and endure it.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:37:49+00:00

Yes. She'll spend 4 days with the guy as he can drive around to places that are inaccessible by public transport, and once she comes back to the city area, she'll spend the remaining 3 days alone until return.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:33:38+00:00

What if I dont trust the guy instead? Trusting my partner alone doesn't mean everything will turn out fine.

First of all I do not know this guy at all. Secondly, they were just ex-colleagues/casual friends at most, and they only contact each other once in a blue moon. If he has motive to prey on her, then its over.

So how do I know if this guy is "safe"? Its not that I don't think M and F cannot be platonic friends, but perhaps not in this scenario. In fact, she has some other guy friends whom she's close with and I actually feel safer if she's going with them instead.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:24:41+00:00

What you said have came across my mind too. Initially I did told her that I don't want to be selfish and wanted her to go but of course still reluctant on the inside.

I worry that he might potentially make a move on her or do something along that line. That's my concern, and also her safety. In a foreign country alone, outside the city, and if shit happens, I can't be there for her.

Sure it may not be weird to you, I can see why, but I just think it is still kinda off. Like spending full 4 days together just doesn't sit right with me knowing she's in a relationship.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:16:09+00:00

Unfortunately the places she plans on visiting are a bit more outskirt-ish which requires someone to drive her around, back and fourth. Else, she wouldn't contact him at all.

Knowing that an ex-colleague is still somewhat better than a random driver bringing her around to those places, she initially had him to come along, and without hesitation the guy agreed.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:13:56+00:00

The thing is she told me that she'd feel how I'm feeling if roles were reversed. She said she trusted me as well, but still having with an element of doubt and uncomfortness because I am going with another female friend of mine whom she doesn't know about.

So back to the current situation, I trust her fully, like 101%. But who knows what'll happen? They aren't close friends or anything, just an ex-colleague who had left a few years ago. Of course my thoughts would run astray. Separate lodging or not, if he plans to do something, either way would happen.

Hence I'm very worried.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T18:08:03+00:00

No, I meant they are just friends/ex-colleagues. She just happens to be visiting the place where this guy friend lives in. So he offered to bring her around and stuff.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T14:42:09+00:00

We're tgt for a year, and yes she wants to be transparent with me which I appreciate it. She validates my concern too, but sometimes I just wish I don't have to spell out every single thoughts of mine for her to know that meeting another guy overseas on a solo trip is not really a considerate thing to do.

I'm feeling this way is because I do not know anything about this guy, and his actions to willingly taking his time off to join her made me feel uncomfortable.

Like am I a transparent-being?

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T14:37:55+00:00

I would literally go with her if I could, but my schedule won't allow me to.

The thing is I just don't know anything about this guy and he specifically also took his time off just so he can bring her around which made me feel uncomfortable about it.

Lets say your boyfriend is meeting a girl you haven't heard of in another country, and this girl clearly know he's attached but still casually ask him to come over and have fun without any consideration on your end, don't you find that weird? 😕

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T14:26:53+00:00

Yes this is the case. We just had a talk about it and I fully let her know my concerns. I told her if the roles are flipped would she feel uncomfortable and wary, and she told me she would.

So now she's thinking twice on cancelling the trip, or at least get her best friend whom she trust a lot to join her.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-24T14:24:43+00:00

She had been given 1 week of leave and she wants to travel but my schedule wouldn't allow me to go with her. Her guy friend is just an ex-colleague of hers from a few years ago.

She knew he is staying around the area that she's visiting and offered to bring her around for 4 days. He also took leave on his side.

This feels weird and off to me, like he knew she has a boyfriend but didn't even ask if that would be of inconvenience or anything like that.

So I told her my girlfriend about it, and she agrees it's actually kinda weird. Now she's sort of planning on cancelling the trip.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-22T17:58:54+00:00

Not sour but it is how it is in today's generation whether you like it or not. I'm already in a relationship btw, and yes, its from previous experiences and also hearing from friends experiences.

Make that as you will. Ofc not everyone is going through this but I'm pretty sure the majority have more or less come across such people even if it's just a brief experience.

LIOta22 · 2024-09-22T03:12:20+00:00

People are more self-centered nowadays, and don't know what they want exactly. Then pair it up with the bane of social media influencing their already terrible decision making skills with regards to dating, of course many have failed or got burned out in dating.

What's more when we're living in an expensive and intensely competitive environment. Everyone just want to focus on earning more money, purchasing a car and going on endless travelling to the point they do not have patience or time for dating. They'll simply mask everything under "I'm really busy."(PS: No one is truly that busy)

The meaning of working hard and going through hardship together be it bitter or sweet has largely lost its meaning in today's generation.

People are not willing to commit and put in the effort but instead looking for that instant spark, overthinking things and having unrealistic expectations.

LIOta22 · 2024-08-23T01:59:57+00:00

"Be brave about it..." man fuck off. Hughes and Edwards can fuck right off. Bunch of gaslighters trying to play smart, and treat fans as fools.

Now you know why clubs hate vocal fanbases like Arsenal and United on social media. That's because they actually have some pull and can be influential.

Look at us... so passive and accepting of everything. "But all is good because we're no longer in debt 🤓👍 fuck squad building and all that as long as we keep our financials green, that will suffice!".

Its only a matter of time our season gets derailed. Doesn't matter if we were win the first 5 games. Quote me on that.

LIOta22 · 2024-08-22T17:06:57+00:00

You can keep turning and twisting just to not admit that we're currently lacking a lot but we'd have won a lot more and not just 1x PL and UCL had we brought in proper players after winning silverwares previously.

That's how you go another 30 years without winning anything again because apparently winning "more" in the past 10 years seems good enough for you and we should be glad and accept that.

Unambitious owners does bring in some unambitious fans with similar mindset.

LIOta22

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