PRP di HPP (Hosp Paling Pening)

Salam guys!

Currently I've started working as PRP (Provisional Registered Pharmacist) for a month at Hospital Pulau Pinang. FYI, HPP adalah antara hospital paling tua di Malaysia dan juga hosp kedua terbesar selepas HKL. Even KPF pn ckp kat kitorg on the 1st day, "Welcome to Hosp Paling Pening!". So, agak2 bley bayangkan la kan workload kitorg camne.. Huhu.. Oh, and there's no handphone coverage throughout some parts of the hosp, including the Pharmacy Dept so any messages and call cannot be reached during office hour.. Haha.. 

Overall, PRP yang ditempatkan kt HPP termasuk aku ade 18 org, xtermasuk bdk2 IMU yg msk awal sebulan and I guess there's more to come next month. Alhamdulillah, kami berlima dari UIA sume dapat HPP so in term of cari housemate dan rumah sewa, dpt diselesaikan dgn kadar yg agak segera.. 

So, the 1st month in HPP, kami 18 org ditempatkan sekaligus di Outpatient Dept. Sile bygkan lorong kecil yg dipenuhi dgn rak2 ubat disempitkan lagi dgn kehadiran kami.. Mule2 mmg kena marah teruk gak la, sbb menyesakkan ruang, dahla byk salah mase filling and labeling ubat.. But as times goes by, kami jadi semakin fasih la tp kdg2 still buat salah... Hmm, human do make mistakes right? 

Being the first time staying in Penang, it's a new experience to me. Here, u can totally feel the environment of "1 Malaysia". There's indians and chinese everywhere. And I could even say, it does look like Malay is the minority here. I never have Indians and chinese friends, so I guess this is the right time for me to make friends with them. But, sometimes we feel left out and feel a bit insecure as when they talked among them in their languages mentioning about PRPs and sometimes they discuss things in chinese with the chinese PRPs. So, it kinda quiet unfair for us, actually. However, they're nice people and they're always willing to help us whenever we asked them. So, I'm grateful to have been placed here and hopefully, I can learn many things here and bring it together with me as FRP in new hospital next year, hopefully in Terengganu.. :)

p/s: Tetiba rase homesick and jeles bila tgk orang dekat2 bley balik rumah time weekend.. Huhu.. Nak balik jugak tp since gaji xmsk lg and there's no direct flight to KT, kena plan and survey harga tiket btol2 sebelum balik.. Nak mtk cuti mcm susah je nk dpt.. huhu

Bye Bye PLKN, Welcome Career Life! (Part 2)

Alhamdulillah, finally I've ended the 11 weeks of 'training from hell'. As I've mentioned before, in this post, I'll share my experience and feeling as 'pelatih penangguhan'. Being among the eldest, jurulatih2 akan menaruh harapan yang agak tinggi kepada kami untuk membimbing adik-adik belasan tahun ni. That's why, most of the trainers kenal name2 budak2 penangguhan ni. Sampaikan kat sane aku digelar U41, UIA, ahli farmasi and even dapat gelaran 'doktor' by those trainers yang xtau name aku tp selalu borak2 ngn aku. And honestly, aku agak rapat dengan cikgu2 kat sana sebab aku lagi suke bersembang dgn dyorg compared to adik-adik. Alhamdulillah, I gained their trust and aku selalu diminta untuk tolong handle and prepare apa-apa yang melibatkan company atau event. Tapi, one thing, sbb ramai cikgu yang kenal, so i can't afford to make any mistake/disciplinary problem bcoz they'll lose respect to me. And that's what I hold on to till the end of the training. I even cried mase jumpe cikgu2 before balik tp xrase sdey pn bile nk tinggalkan adik-adik and member2 lain. Hehe.

with Cg Cay (the one in black) who always call me Dr. the other one is the Tuan Komandan Kem

Being among the university graduates, people will put high expectations compared to the rest of the trainees. There are two types of people who I've met, ade yang akan menyerahkan segala2 kerja kat kita dengan alasan "kitorg xpandai, xabis sekolah, kite x masuk u" while dyorg akan bergoyang kaki, bersandar di dinding sementara org lain siapkan tugasan yang diberi, dan ade sebahagian lagi yang langsung xhormat walaupun kite lagi tua. Aku pernah kena tengking ngan seorang mamat ni semata2 sbb aku bagi satu cadangan yang lain dari dye. Since then, memang aku totally lose respect to him wpon dye antara orang yang memegang pangkat dalam company.

Secara overall, I can say the experience in PLKN is an eye-opener for me especially on the harsh reality of the majority of the Muslim teenagers out there and it has taught me a lot to be more mature in handling these kids. FYI, based on the kaji selidik that has been done by Ustaz to all of the Muslim trainees, almost half of them dunno how to recite shahadah and basic things in solah such as al-Fatihah and tahiyyat akhir. It's a really sad situation and it reflects on how bad the society is and the problem is getting worse. Even some of the trainers did complaints to me that this group is the worst group they've ever met since they started working in the camp. Some of them are willing to learn more on Islam, but some doesn't even care.

More saddening for me is when the surau which is supposed to be 'a place to find peace and a place between us and Him' has somehow become the place to usha2 awek, ngorat celah tingkap, main2 mata and there are few who only sit at the back watching while others are praying. Sometimes, they even disturb others who are praying.

Honestly for me, PLKN doesn't actually achieves it objectives because I think most of them went out of PLKN with no improvements whatsoever in their attitude and knowledge because of their mentality. I don't want to put the blame on the government or the management of the camp, but it's more towards the attitude of the trainee itself. I don't mean to generalize because this is only based on my experience being in Kumpulan 3. Perhaps trainees in Kumpulan 1 & 2 are much better as mentioned by the trainers.

We won 1st place in marching competition!

Ahli dorm I2 yang kepoh~

We are the 'akak' in the dorm

Enough with all the PLKN stories. On a side note, I've finally received the offer to be the PRP at Penang. And here I am, in Penang, currently writing this post while waiting for tomorrow which will be the first day to report duty at JKN Penang. So, wish me all the best and may Allah ease. InsyaAllah.

P.L.K.N.at age 23 (Part 1)

Assalamualaikum and Salam 1 Malaysia!

For those who were curious as to where I have been and what I've been doing for the past 2 months, here let me tell you my story. As I mentioned before in my previous post, I was called to undergo compulsary training at Kem PLKN Merang Suria, Setiu. Reluctantly, I went there sebagai pelatih penangguhan. FYI, semua pelatih2 penangguhan akan dimasukkan dalam Kumpulan 3 untuk setiap siri. As for me, I am in Kumpulan 3, Siri 10 2013.

In this post, I'm basically gonna tell you what are the activities and routine that I have gone through for the past 2 months and the upcoming two weeks and in another post, I'll write on my personal experience, feeling and how do I cope on being 'pelatih penangguhan'. Mind you, when u are known as 'pelatih penangguhan' and furthermore a university graduate, that means a lot to them. I'll tell you on that matter later on my next post which I expect to write after I finished the PLKN training.

Ok, basically this is how our daily schedule at the camp:

5.30 am: wake up and prepare for subuh
6.30 am: roll call & physical training
7.30 am: breakfast
8.30 am: class
10.30 am: break time
11.00 am: continue the class
12.30 pm: lunch
1.00 pm: Zuhur prayer
2.30 pm: Modul Fizikal (Kawad, Tali Rendah, Tempur Tanpa Senjata, Tali Tinggi, Kembara Halangan,etc)
4.00 pm: Asar Prayer
5.00 pm: Tea time
5.30 pm: Riadah
6.30 pm: Dinner
7.00 pm: Magrib and Isyak
9.00 pm: aktiviti depends atas Ustaz/Komandan
10.30 pm: supper
11.00 pm: roll call
11.30 pm: lights off

• Masa first week mula2 masuk, pemilihan Ketua-ketua Kompeni and Ketua Dorm. Aku masuk Kompeni Bravo, and ditakdirkan jurulatih yang incharge kompeni aku, Cikgu Ika, sangat mendahulukan pelatih2 penangguhan and kami-kami yang berumur 20-an ke atas ni dipanggil untuk test suara bagi arahan kawad.. Bley imagine x suara aku bagi arahan kawad camne? hehe.. Sah2 la xlepas.. Bak kata cikgu "Rumput pun xmau bangun dgr suara awak!" Nasib baik gile masa 2.. Pastu tetiba Cikgu Ika suruh lantik ketua dorm baru sbb dye nak budak penangguhan gak yang jadi ketua. So, undian dijalankan antara 3 calon, and aku dgn paksa rela nya kena jadi ketua dorm. FYI, dlm dorm, aku ade 17 orang 'anak' untuk dijaga.
• Sebagai ketua dorm, aku kena laporkan ke WIra Komandan bilangan ahli dorm cukup ke x setiap kali aktiviti, dan aku kena ambik tau semua hal pasal ahli dorm. Nama penuh, kesihatan, siapa yang period hari ni, and paling penting kebersihan dorm. Apa-apa jadi kat ahli dorm and kalau jurulatih cek dorm aku kotor, akulah yang kena bertanggungjawab.
• Prinsip kat sini, "All for one, One for All". Maksudnye, kalau sorang jek buat salah, semua orang akan kena sekali xkira ko ni budak baik, seskema mane pon ko.. Macam baru2 ni, semua wirawati xdapat handset hari Jumaat sebab ade kes gaduh antara wirawati. So, nak xnak, aku kena make sure ahli dorm aku xbuat hal so that at least dorm kami x menyumbang kepada masalah.
• Untuk kelas, dipecahkan kepada Modul Pembinaan Karakter, Pendidikan Seksual (ade nama khas dye tp xingat) dan Modul Kenegaraan. Untuk setiap kelas, kami akan duduk dalam kumpulan yang telah ditetapkan dan buatlah aktiviti2 yang cikgu suruh. Honestly, Modul Pembinaan Karakter quite membosankan sebab kadang2 kite dilayan macam budak kecik dan aktiviti dye xsesuai dgn jiwa aku. Modul Kenegaraan bagi aku agak menarik sbb kite xpernah diajar dalam kelas aspek2 yang penting dalam pembangunan negara, politik, kekuatan dan kelemahan negara. Benda2 macam ni biasa kita kutip kat surat khabar and internet je, so banyak gak la benda baru yang aku blajar. Tp xdpt dinafikan, pembelajaran tu agak berat sebelah sebab bile belajar pasal kerajaan, of course la dye akan cakap pasal BN. It's up to you la whether nak terima bulat2 ape yg cikgu cakap dlm kelas.
• Untuk kembara halangan, antara elemen yang wirawati selalu kecundang ialah Monkey Rack and Tarzan Swing. Masa pertandingan, alhamdulillah aku lepas kedua2 halangan yang paling susah tu. Out of 15 orang wirawati Bravo yang masuk pertandingan, aku antara 6 orang yang xdikenakan penalti. Overall result, kami dapat no 2 antara 4 kompeni.

monkey rack= macam permainan kat taman permainan 2.. pic kred to google, kem aku xde air kat bawah 2, ade pasir jek

tarzan swing. yang ni ade air kat bawah.

• Ada satu aktiviti yang dipanggil Navigasi, di mana kami kena bawak masuk kawasan belukar (bayangkan hutan yg x tebal) dan dibekalkan dgn 2 kompas, peta dan bearing checkpoint yang bakal kami tuju. So, berjalanlah kami meredah kawasan belukar dan paya hanya berbekalkan kompas sambil galas beg galas berisi ponco (khemah), dan peralatan lain which agak berat. Alhamdulillah, kitorg selamat sampai and aku berjaya galas beg aku sendiri sepanjang perjalanan. (Sbb beg tu berat, ade wirawati suruh wira bawakkan beg dyorg bile dyorg penat)
• Oh, again with Cikgu Ika. As I mentioned before, dye sangat suka panggil budak penangguhan. So, untuk hari sambutan 1 Malaysia, cikgu panggil semua wirawati penangguhan untuk audition jadi MC. Again, aku kena pilih jadi MC malam tu. First time jadi MC yang gune teks bahasa melayu sepenuhnya, siap berpantun2 lagi.. Abis je program, ade sorang budak dorm cakap "Suara Kak Ani macam kartun.." =_=' xtaula aku nak sedih ke nak gelak.. huhu
• Komandan kem kitorg sgt unpredictable dan cerewet, tetiba jek dye bley suruh mana2 kompeni buat persembahan dalam tempoh beberapa hari. Ikut la nak buat persembahan ape, and kalau dye bley cari kesalahan dalam persembahan yang dah dibuat contohnya kostum x sesuai, salah sebut nama dye, xde kerjasama etc, nampak gayanye kne buat lagi persembahan lain dalam minggu yang lain. Ada satu hari, tetiba waktu petang ade announcement yang malam ni Komandan akan buat Pertandingan Kuiz antara Kompeni and setiap Kompeni kena antar 3 calon. So, kami budak2 Uni la yang kena jadi mangsa nye. Aku, Mira (engineering UTP) and Zuff (sains aktuari USIM) kena jadi wakil. Kitorg expect dye nak tanya soalan pasal matematik, sains, english, pengetahuan am etc, tapi tetiba dye tanye soalan berkaitan PLKN and mende2 yang belajar dalam kelas. Sumpah lawak sebab aku mmg selalu xfokus dlm kelas and Zuff plak slalu tido, so sebenarnye budak2 ni dah pilih orang yang salah utk kuiz tu.. Nasib baikla Mira ingat mende2 yang belajar 2.. Kalau dapat nombor last, kompeni tu kena kawad 1/2 jam lepas kuiz 2, so kitorg berusaha gak la untuk tidak menjadi last. Alhamdulillah, kitorg dapat nombor 2 (seri dgn no 3). Tapi yang hampehnyer, walaupon kitorg xkena kawad, tp kompeni2 lain yang xkena denda ni kena jugak berdiri kat padang kawad 2 menyaksikan kompeni yg kena denda tu berkawad.. Xke sama je menang ke xmenang.. 
• Selain jadi ketua dorm, aku pon pegang jawatan sbg AJK Surau. Title UIA tu membuatkan aku rase terpanggil untuk join AJK Surau. Ustaz serahkan kat kitorg untuk organize program Muhasabah diri and aku plak kena lantik jadi Penolong Pengarah. Aku xpernah handle program macam ni so cuti ni aku kena cari resource kat internet and just hope that everything will be done smoothly malam tu nanti. InsyaAllah.
• Lps raya haji ni, I'll have another 2 weeks to go before the training ends on 1 November. Dlm dua minggu terakhir ni, bley dikatakan sume aktiviti dye best2.. Flying fox, menembak, water confidence, Wira Jaya, Khidmat Komuniti. More intense outdoor activities, and that means more darker skin! huh..

Honestly, I was still hoping for panggilan lapor diri before tamat latihan, even seminggu before majlis penutup pun.......... I dunno why, but I still can't accept the mentality and behavior of other trainees there.. But well, life must go on.. Another 2 weeks to go! Fighting!

To go or not to go?

Selamat hari raya!

Alhamdulillah, dah lepas sebulan Ramadhan and now time utk raya! this year, kitorg raya kat Rawang sbb nenek belah mak dah duduk dgn uncle, so kitorg pakat kumpul kat rumah dye jek kat Rawang. Supposedly kitorg raya kat Muar sbb kampung kt cna, tp skrg dah xde kampung dah, jadi terbalik plak sbb biase org balik kampung KL-Trg, tp skrg kitorg dari Trg-KL.. hehe.. And this year's raya is better than the previous one, sbb sume makcik2 pakcik2 family belah mak kitorg sempat jupe.. Alhamdulillah.. ;)

And for me now, my time for raya has just a week left.. Eh, bukan raya sebulan ke? Yes, but not if I'm going to PLKN 17/8 ni.. huhu.. But honestly, I'm still contemplating whether to go or not. Oh, for those who wonder asl PLKN plak tetiba ni, let me make it short...... Aku dpt panggilan PLKN masa kat CFS, and of coz la mtk tangguh. And then, out of nowhere, tetiba last few weeks dpt srt panggilan masuk sbb da tamat tempoh penangguhan. Haih, aku langsung xteringat da psl menda alah ni.. huhu.. mau je nk nangis tyme terima sampul surat 2 dari abg posmen 2.. T_T

*uhuk* *uhuk*

I do have many concerns as why I wouldn't like to go there :

First, the timing xkena. And memang xkan kena sampai bila2.. haha.. Memangla aku tgh menganggur, but I'm waiting for my offer letter for posting which can be anytime in September, hopefully. This PL** thing is for THREE MONTHS, which is until November, so aku xnak tangguh prp semata2 nk masuk PL**. I can't wait to start working and have my own money.. hehe

Next, age. Aku lahir tahun 1990. Ari2 baca kat paper, skarang panggilan PL** utk mereka yg lahir tahun 1996. See, SIX years different! That is quiet a huge gap, tau.. huhu..  I'm 23 and I'll be surrounded by high school students who has yet to enter university. Bukan la nak underestimate dyorg, tp aku sendiri yg takut xselesa and xley adapt dgn dyorg nnti..

Then came the routine. Kawan aku ckp, pagi pergi kelas, then ptg kawad, malam ade aktiviti, ala lebey kurang mcm zaman duduk kt MRSM dulu la.. bgn pagi, g kelas, prep ptg, riadah, prep malam.. And kawad kaki ialah mende yg aku paling xsuke zaman sekolah dulu.. Malasnyer nak kembali ke zaman bdk2 MRSM dulu, tido kat dorm ramai2, berebut2 bilik air, berebut ampaian, beratur ambik makanan, roll call, alah mende2 tulah.. I've experienced all those things before, and u know what, aku baru abis belajar, nak suruh pergi kelas lagi? haih, and I heard the classes were super boring........ Honestly, I'd love the outdoor and adventurous activity mcm masuk hutan,  water confidence, flying fox, tembak2 etc tp kalau la aku bley join mende2 tu jek in a short period of time, paling lama pon sebulan la, without all those classes, confirm aku rela hati pergi!

My last concern is money. Haha. Actually aku baru buat deal ngn akak aku nak tolong babysit anak dye start bulan 8 ni sbb dye nak tukar tempat kerja with  a payment of RM300/month. Kire mcm part time job kat rumah sementara menganggur ni la. Kan dah terpaksa melepaskan jawatan baru aku ni. Huhu. Yeah, I know, pergi sana pun dapat elaun RM150/month. Half dr apa yg akak aku offer, tu pn kena cukupkan sebulan. Less money but with huge amount of sacrifices.

inilah mende2 yg menyebabkan aku was2 lagi pasal pemergianku nanti. *chewah* I know, mostly sbb aku jek yg berfikiran negatif and ade org ckp bley je nego ngn komando kem nnti klu nk kuar awal, tp aku malas.. hehe.. Seriously aku rase xnak pergi sangat2, apetah lagi bila tau ramai jek org yg xpergi and xde ape2 tindakan lagi setakat ni.. Tapi sebagai law abiding citizens, my parents insist suruh pergi, senang settelkan terus. But in the end, it's still up to me kan? Oh Allah, please guide me in making this decision and help me choose it wisely.. Amin....

#Throwback 1 - Australia Halal Food Experience

Assalamualaikum and happy fasting~

As I've mentioned earlier in the previous post, I am now officially jobless until the moment I will be called to serve the duty as a pharmacist, which I doubt will be any time sooner. So, here I am, serving as a full time daughter, sister and aunt to 3 adorable kids at home. Now, since it is in the month of Ramadhan, I am trying my very best to perform as a good Muslim, at least better than yesterday.

Enough of the introduction, let's proceed to the main topic of this post, Australia! It's been almost a year after I traveled to Australia (Melbourne-Sydney-Wagga Wagga) and the memories still remained in my heart. Well, it has to be since it was my first overseas trip and I couldn't get any more excited than this. So, after reading few of other bloggers who write their experience overseas, I've noticed that I haven't shared any individual experience being a tourist there, especially as a Muslim tourist.

I've to say, at first I was a bit intimidated with the perception of the Australian there, as we were traveling in a large group, and all of us were wearing headscarves. I think it was a rare sight for them to see as wherever we go, we managed to catch everyone's attention on the street. However, the people there were very friendly, they respect our religion, and most importantly, sometimes they are the one who is more concern on halal food than us.

In Melbourne, we met a few of Malaysian students who took us for a leisure walk nearby their university. It was almost dinner time and since some of us wanted to buy Malaysian foods, we were separated into half. As I wasn't interested to eat Malaysian food and wanted to eat something other than rice, the students recommended us to the Pancake Parlour, where they served delicious and affordable pancakes. There, we chose a new menu, with a chocolate ice cream. The waiter who took the order was a middle-eastern man (or Indian? I'm not sure), and he told us that the ice cream contain gelatin which might not be originated from Halal source. He admits that he is a Muslim and it is his responsibilities to inform us as a fellow Muslim. However, he offered us to make the ice cream without the gelatin. And the result is really good! I love the waffle and the ice cream. We're very thankful to the waiter as if he doesn't inform us, we wouldn't have known about it.

inside the cafe. pic cred to google

the waffle that we ordered. 

The next experience that happened to us was at Sydney. Before shopping at Paddington Market, we decided to have our lunch at a fast food outlet, Oporto. (Menurut sumber dr pelajar Malaysia kat sana, makanan kat cni halal.) So, dengan confidentnye aku pn pergi order kat kaunter. Sebab nk jimat punye pasal, kitorg order family set utk 4 org. On the menu, it said chicken burger. Ok fine, we'll order that. So, the waitress took the order at the counter. Suddenly, her friend whispered something to her. Then, she asked me back "Are you sure u want to order this set, because actually there is a slice of bacon inside the burger." Masa 2, the rest of the girls yg kami pakat order skali 2 dah pergi cop meja, so aku sorg2 kat c2. Aku pn tgh fikir sambil tgk menu lain, pas2 dye cakap "Or if u still want it, we won't put the bacon in the burger." So, I agreed with the recommendation. Again, I was very thankful to the staffs who are very considerate towards us seeing that we are wearing hijabs which shows that we are Muslims. Alhamdulillah, we managed to indulge the burgers and the fries happily accompanied by a flock of birds in the background.

lbey kurang camni la rupe kaunter dye. pic cred to google

nampak x burung2 kt belakang 2? skali skala baling gak fries kat dyorg.. hehe

For the rest of the journey at Melbourne and Sydney, we just decided to go to the certified Halal restaurants, so there is not much of a problem there. Then, we continued our journey to Wagga Wagga, where we met Dr Hassan and his family, from Egypt. He's the one who told us that all of the chickens in Australia are slaughtered in Islamic way, so they are halal. So, u don't have to worry if u want to cook the chicken. 

One evening, Prof Ball ordered Fish and Chips for our dinner. Untuk memastikan kehalalan makanan 2, Prof Ball even provided the restaurant with a new cooking oil so that they won't be frying the fish and chips in oils which was used to fry pork/bacon before that. See how considerate he is, right?

us having the fish and chips on the same table with Prof Ball

After we spend days at Wagga Wagga, it's time to go back to Melbourne as we would be departing to Malaysia from Melbourne Airport. At the airport, I was given the responsibilities to take care of our belongings while the others went food-hunting in the airport. I asked one of my colleague to buy me a Subway Sandwich, (we can order the seafood one only, because we're not sure about the status of other sandwich). After a while, he went back and brought the sandwich and telling his story. According to him, upon seeing his appearance which may appear as a Muslim (my colleague is a male, of course he's not wearing hijab =P) the staff even change her(?) plastic gloves to a new one to avoid mixing with the rest of the non-halal food. He said that she (?) didn't even change it when the person before him ordered their sandwich and the staff did this without my friend's request. 

Thanks to Allah, whom I believe allowed us to encounter these type of people who are considerate towards us as Muslims and I really cherished these experiences. Hopefully I'll continue to meet good people along my journey in the future. Till then, bye!

p/s: special kred to kimi and k.dhobit (kot) for all the photos!

End of the Journey

Alhamdulillah.. I'm writing this entry as to commemorate the end of the journey of an IIUM pharmacy student with the hope that me and all of the members of Rx8 will pass this exam, InsyaAllah. Looking back through the past, I have to say that I have learnt a lot and gained so much experiences that can't be obtained elsewhere. Honestly, I never imagine walking in this path 4 years back.

At CFS, I was never interested in pharmacy course and never intended to change the course. Oh yes, I was in the foundation of Allied Health Sciences. At that time, my interest was actually in Dietetics course. Partly because I want to know the correct way to gain weight and ideally achieve the target BMI. Hehe.. Alhamdulillah, I was one of the dean list students and few of us were offered to join Pharmacy course few weeks before we entered Kuantan Campus. And at that very moment, I made the decision that changed my life.

When I first entered the pharmacy course, I was quite intimidated with all the classmates since they were basically from pharmacy course during foundation. I still remember, the few of us, who 'convert' courses, we form our cliques together for the first few weeks and we were very enthusiastic to know more about pharmacy by attending Pharmacy Talk and etc. Later, we fit in with the rest of the classmates and we learn together, going through the hard moments of being a pharmacy student.

~The first few weeks of being a pharmacy student~

My lovely roommates from 1st year.. Tq for putting up with all my acts and laziness.. 

The girls at K.Aimi's wedding

Going through the journey is tough,  since we have to deal with a lot of assignments, reports and quizzes. And I don't know how I managed it, but I was quiet active in the society. Honestly, when I was in MRSM and CFS, I was not active. It was all started when I decided to  volunteer for the National Pharmacy Quiz as the quiz moderator. Then, I started to join charity programs such as COHSAS and Ihya' Ramadhan. Among the programs that I have joined as committee are Taaruf Week, NPSC, RXQuiz (I was involved in all three quizzes), Aussie Visit and IPhA. I was glad that I was part of something big. Being active in society has actually thought me a lot, how to deal with people, how to manage time and how to work and communicate effectively in a team. In the end, I was grateful that I was given the chance to enter pharmacy course since I was able to join all the activities and met a lot of people that I met today. 

Taaruf Committee 2011

Futsal Team Interbatch 2013

I will remember what Madam Halimah says to me during the graduation dinner:

"  Arina, I will always remember you. You are one active student, and please keep it that way.."

I will, Madam. InsyaAllah. Please pray for me.

Pre-Graduation Syndrome

18 May 2013 (9 days before the final exam)

"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory"

Assalamualaikum.. Now we've left with 1 month to finish our studies in Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, IIUM and just a few days for the final exams as a pharmacy student, InsyaAllah.. At first, I have been feeling excited on the thought of graduating but once the moment has become closer, I feel sad.. Sad to be leaving the friends, the lecturers, the juniors, and life as an university student. Yeah, this is the moment that we've been waiting for since we entered the university. Well, I guess most of the soon-to-be graduated students will feel the same way as we did. And since this week is the last week of classes, we start taking a lot of photos together in order to cherish the last moments together. And the funny thing is, the facebook newsfeed has been full with the pictures of friends uploaded with 'touching' statuses.

Yes, we are the 8th batch!

Last week, we already ended the PT hospital attachment at Hospital Kemaman. I was supposed to finish the report by tonight, since I don't want to use the revision week to finish the assignments instead of studying. I'm glad that I have great groupmates which does not cause any trouble at all. Thank you guys!

Group B5. It's nice working with u guys..

p/s: I'm planning to write a post dedicated to my besties (eventho I know they'll probably won't read it..) and the journey of a pharmacy student after the final exam. I think I'm used to write sentimental things now since I've been invited to write the batch report which InsyaAllah will be published in IMag and an article for the Class Magazine which I hope the editor will include it in the magazine since they're the one requested me to do it.. Hehe.. Till then, good bye and wish me luck for the final exam!

Don't You Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, 

When care is pressing down a bit, 

Rest if you must -  but don't you quit.

Life is a queer with its twists and turns,

As sooner or later everyone learns,

And many a failure turns about, 

When he might have won had he stuck it out,

Don't give up when the pace seems slow-

You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer

Than it seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up

When he might have captured the victor's cup,

And he learned too late, when the night slipped down, 

How close he was to the Golden crown.

Success is failure turn inside out - 

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt - 

And you can never tell how close you are,

It may be near and it might be far,

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - 

It's when things seem worse that you musn't quit.

This is a poem I've encountered when I read a motivational book when I was in high school. I can't remember the exact title of the book, but I really love this poem I decided to write it down on a piece of paper and pasted it on my board during my matriculation years. Now, after 4 years of studying in Kuantan and while digging into my 'treasure boxes' under the bed, i finally discovered this poem again. I wondered why I only found the paper till now, when I only have around 1 month to graduate.. Haha.. Never mind, I can always read it when I'm down and that's why I decided to write it here on the blog. 

p/s: FYI, most of my coursemates are having trips to USM and UPM. Since I didn't take both of the elective subjects, I was left out here in Kuantan for two days (3 days to be exact, since I only have VIVA on thursday and my CBL is cancelled) and our plan to Genting has also been cancelled, so here I am, doing nothing in the room except for digging into old stuff and getting ready to clear the room.. Sad, huh?

SPA Interview

May peace be upon you..

It's been a long time since I have written a new post.. Bukannye sbb bz, tp sbb malas nk update n xde mende interesting enough to be updated about.. Tp skrg, aku nak update psl SPA interview.. FYI, kitorg as pharmacy student under scholar JPA kena melalui proses interview oleh SPA utk determine penempatan mase PRP nanti.. So, here goes my experience last Wednesday..

FYI, sebelum interview, kitorg dgr bykla rumours on how dye susun turn utk interview.. Antaranye, dye susun giliran ikut no. IC.. Since aku ni bdk lompat, dgn yakinnye aku expect turn aku akan jatuh pada last day, which is Jumaat.. Tup2, sehari sblm interview, list name baru kuar.. and guess what, nama aku ade dlm list utk 1st day.. OMG, aku xexpect langsung! Betapa cuaknye la time 2, dah la aku xstudy langsung.. =_="

So, mlm before interview, kitorg buat small discussion discuss mende2 yg most probably ditanye oleh panel.. Termasuklah GTP, NKRA, PSD, PRU, and of course pharmacology aspects of common drugs.. Honestly, I've never heard of those things before, never knew about GTP, NKRA.. huhu.. nasib baik la ade interview ni, at least terpaksa la amik tahu about those things..

Tibalah hari kejadian.. Lps register n isi borg penempatan sume, tetiba panel datang and akak yg handle registration kitorg tetiba kelam kabut susun 4 kerusi dlm satu blk.. Ah sudah, dye buat group interview plak dah.. Dah la aku satu grup dgn best student RX8 merangkap best participant RXQuiz baru2 ni.. Mmg aku rase inferior gak la time 2.. huhu..

My group members.. TQ Nuraidah for answering most of the clinical question.. :)

Waiting for their group to be called in...

Ade dua bilik utk interview, aku kena kat bilik 2.. Panel dye Datuk Mohd Zain (org SPA) and Tuan Shaikh Nuruddin.. Bilik sebelah ade Datu Sepuan and sorg pharmacist dr KKM.. Kitorg group last utk ari 2, so ingtkan panel 2 da penat sbb da smpi time lunch.. Tetapi......................... Nah, bace jela dulu kitorg kna tnye ape..

Ketuk pintu, bagi salam, pass resume & sijil, duduk..

DZ: Ok, markah utk Bahasa Inggeris 7.5, BM 1
Kami : (Sume muke blur, sbb tgh nervous..)
DZ: Ala, saya gurau jela..
Kami: Oh, maafla, kitorg tgh nervous ni.. Hehe..
DZ: Introduce yourself..Pendapat psl gagasan 1Malaysia...
Kami: Bgtau psl raikan perbezaan tp satukan rakyat, bla3...
DZ: I nk tnye, ari2 I ade pergi kedai pharmacy, beli supplemen.. Balik rumah, I bace leaflet dye tulis ade gelatin.. Saya xmkn la, sbb xberani, xtau source dye dari bovine ke porcine.. Pas2, saya g blk kedai 2, tnye kat pharmacist 2, dye pn xtau nk jwb ape.. So, what do u think?
Kami:
A: xleh mkn
B: contact manufacturer dl, pas2 update ngn customer
C: Mase sales rep dtg jual ubat, supposedly kite mintak sijil halal...
DZ: (Ckp pasal isu halal haram, alcohol content dlm ubat, etc....) Ni wife I srh tnye, nape Panadol ade byk jenis, Actifast, Soluble, Children etc.. Tu sume utk tujuan komersial je ke?
Kami: API same, formulation je lain, so onset of action pn lain... Bla3..
DZ: Nape ade pharmacist xsebut pon psl S/E ubat, bila bace leaflet byk gile tulis S/E...
Kami: Sbb xsume org akan experience S/E, ikut atas org.. Maybe dye xckp sbb xsignificant, klu yg significant kna la ckp..
TS: Sepatutnye kna ckp gak wpon xbrape significant, utk educate customer..
TS: Tnye minat bhg mane kat hosp..
Kami: Outpatient, TDM
TS: Ok, outpatient... Policy kat hosp, bley dispense ubat utk refill, max kuantiti utk sebulan.. Ade patient dtg marah2, dye nak utk 3 bulan.. Nak buat cmne?
Kami:
A: Bgtao policy hosp xbg, so xley bg la..
B: Bgtao dye, klu bg byk2, takut nnti dye xpandai simpan, anak dye mkn etc.. (Jwpn ni salah, klu ckp cam2, patient lg marah)
C: Certain ubat kna titrate dose, takut strength lain2 etc..
TS: Depend on TCA date dye (to come again) bile.. klu next month, maksudnye dye akan jupe dr bln dpn, so refill tyme 2 jela.. Klu patient xpuas hati gak, panggil je org atasan..
TS: (Mule masuk soalan clinical susah2) Tnye psl antivenom, type ular yg bley bg antivenom, First line antibiotic sampai last, Cold chain temperature, drug for dengue and malaria, patented drug....
Kami: (yg mane tau, jawab, yg mane xtau, ckp xtau...)
TS: Ok, that's all.. TQ..

Before blah, kitorg pn amik kesempatan utk tnye few questions..
Q: Xley ke wat PRP kt enforcement?
A: Xley, tyme FRP baru blry g enforcement

Q: Btol ke batch kitorg xsume akan dpt tempat?
A: InsyaAllah sume akan dpt..

Q: Penempatan based on kekosongan kt hosp jeke?
A: Yup, based on kekosongan and nasib jek..

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So, itulah sedikit sbyk pengalaman interview ari2.. Aku pilih hosp Terengganu, Pahang & HKL.. Terengganu 2, xkisah la dpt HSNZ ke, kemaman ke.. Sbb byk sgt dgr psl heavy workload kt HSNZ, so aku redha jek klu xdpt HSNZ.. Sbb nanti tyme FRP, bley apply blk... Klu dpt Kemaman pn, syok gak... Bley jupe blk lecturer & junior tyme dyorg buat attachment.. Hehe..

Till then, bye and Assalamualaikum...

Spoken Word Poetry

Bismillahirrahmanirahim..

Today is the end of the CNY holiday and tomorrow I will be going back to class as usual.. However, compared to previous semesters, this semester is much more relaxing since in average, we've got like 2-4 hours of classes only.. And since I've finished taking all the 14 credit hours of electives last semester, this adds to the emptiness in the timetable slot.. Just imagine, last week I've no classes on Tuesday and Thursday! Oh, but of course, as a human, we (or is it I?) never feel grateful for what we have.. When you have too much classes, you might feel stressed but even with lack of classes, I tend to feel bored and also stressed since I dunno what to do during the free time.. Hehe..

Back to the topic, Spoken Word Poetry.. Last few days, I've encountered a video posted in Aiman Azlan's facebook about someone reading poem about "Hands". I don't really know whether the word "reading" is correct, since she's more like telling us a story but in the forms of poem. And that leads me to another video of her telling a poem entitled "If I Should Have A Daughter.."

Sarah Kay performing "Hands"

Honestly, I was captivated with her language, her self confidence and her way of expressing things that makes me want to google more about her (her name is Sarah Kay) and also about Spoken Word Poetry. Based from my 'on the surface' reading, spoken word poetry is basically not a traditional poem with a rhyme at the end of it, and it's more like expressing things in your own ways and it is performed in front of the audience, rather than writing it in a piece of paper. As Sarah Kay mentioned, "It is like when theater and poem gets together and gave birth to Spoken Word Poetry".

I really love the poem about the daughter and Hiroshima. I hope I can convey the message to my little girls in the future.. :P I guess now I've find a new interest, listening to Spoken Word Poetry. Hope it can brush up and improve my self confidence and also improve my English.

p/s: I'm trying a new thing for this semester by joining the futsal team for the Interbatch Sports Carnival.. Hopefully I won't be the cause for the team's failure.. Haven't started training yet, but I've started to jog (which I normally hates).. Wish us luck!

Sayonara!