Bandung: Mission Accomplished!

Salam..

After all the challenges and huddles, my trip to bandung finally become a success. *yeay*. The initial plan was to go for a whole week, but as human beings who are under the control of Almighty, I have to shorten the trip to 3 days 2 nights despite having to leave my other girlfriends to spend their millions of rupiah exploring the city and outskirts of bandung for another few days (sila baca dengan nada yang jeles).

Not to mention, I leave for Bandung one day earlier than the others and I would say it was a challenge for myself to travel alone in a new country even just for a day. And I'm proud to tell you, I passed the challenge succesfully!

Passing through the immigration alone, riding a taxi to Hotel Cemerlang, where I spent my first night, walking from the Hotel to Pasar Baru, shopping in Pasar Baru alone and riding Angkutan from Pasar Baru back to the hotel. It was all a smooth success, Alhamdulillah. The important thing is, you have to always ask for the local people's help especially for directions and which angkutan to take. They are very helpful. Shopping inside the Pasar Baru itself, at every shop that I went, they were suprised seeing me alone by myself and some even care to give pieces of advice on how to take care of my bags and wallets. And luckily, I met honest people where there's one time I'm trying to take out seven pieces of 100,000 IDR notes for a shirt  priced 70,000 IDR. (Mind you, I'm trying to pay 10x the actual price). Alhamdulillah, the owner return me back the money and tell me which IDR notes I have to give to him. Then, another occasion at the food court, I'm giving 5,000 IDR for a meal cost 27,000 IDR (I've mistaken 5,000 to 50,000). See, I'm so bad at all these ribuan and jutaan rupiah T_T.

The next day, upon arrival of my friends, we went to Tangkuban Parahu, Sari Ater Hot Spring, Lembang Floating Market and checked in to Hotel Salon Fora. At night, continuing my shopping at Rumah Mode. On the last day, we went to shop for more telekung and kain pasang, Kartika Sari for some brownies and airport for sending me home.

There goes my short trip to Bandung, Overall. I have to say that I had a new kind of experience as I met and mingle with different kind of people especially in the flight sitting next to me and at the KLIA2, where I met an Indonesian footballer who requested to go with me to the immigration since he doesnt know the direction. *Actually, aku pn xtau tapi buat2 konfiden jek tau*.

Ok then, sekarang dah bleh start berangan untuk next trip yg xtau kat mana and bile. LOL

2014: A year to remember

Sayonara 2014, Welcome 2015!

In a blink of an eye, 2014 has come to an end. That also marks the end of one-year-of-a-hell journey of the so called PRP. Now, I'm no longer working at the same hospital where I was attached to during my PRP time. I was transferred to a district hospital 60km away from home and I've officially become a fully registered pharmacist (FRP).

It was almost a cultural shock coming from a state hospital, where u meet more than 1000 patients per day to a much smaller district hospital; where u get more than 1000 patients per month. However, things may not look as relaxing as it was. I was assigned as a clinical pharmacist at the medical ward on the very first day of working in Hospital Setiu. Clinical field was never my strong point during my PRP training, so I'm still struggling to learn and becoming better each day. Thinking on the bright side, it's an opportunity for me to grab the experiences and knowledge that come along the way as a clinical pharmacist and build a better path for me to achieve my dream, insyaAllah.

Looking back at last year, most of the time was spent working and some small amount of time travelling and exploring Penang and most importantly, the Penang food. It was actually a year well spent with my friends. It was a year where I met very good friends which are very helpful and supportive to each other especially during the hard times. Yes, it was hard, sometimes I even think about quitting, but as the saying goes, "What doesn't kill u makes u stronger". Holding our hands together through the journey was a very memorable experience. I shall probably say, these were the times I met true friends, friends that doesn't stabbed u in the back, friends that know exactly what we've been through, friends that were willing to spend their precious weekend just to help u at work, friends who were willing to offer help whenever needed and friends which u can never stop talking and sharing with, even though I've been seeing them 24-7. Though we are now apart to all different kind of places in Malaysia, may the friendship last forever and I really hope that we can met again someday.

Thanks guys for becoming a part of my journey!

Now I'm living a new life, in a new environment,  with a lot of new commitment, meeting with new people. What a great way to start a new year! Hope 2015 will be a blast in every aspect!

Unattached

Salam...

Well, it's school holiday! So guess what, u can expect a loooot of wedding photos popping out every single time on ur facebook page.. Friends from all stages of life, sekolah rendah, menengah, mrsm, cenfos and uia, all are getting married. So, as usual, I will analyze most of the wedding photos, stalking who is the wife/husband of the pengantin, complimenting on the dress and pelamin, and envying the gathering of other friends whom I haven't met for a long time. And one thing that kept me thinking when I'm looking at the photos is not "when will I get to be the bride on the wedding photo" but rather, who'll come to my wedding.

Have I been a good friend to everyone? Will they be excited to come to my wedding? Honestly, I do have a lot of good friends, close friends, friends whom I can hang out with, gossiping together, watching movies together, playing together, but are they considered as BFF? I'm not the person who'll keep in touch with everyone once I left the school or college. And even, sometimes I'm the cruel friend who didn't reply back when someone trying to keep in touch with me. But not all the time, only when the time I received the text might not be right and I'm not in the mood. Well, I guess that's my fault then. Sometimes, I do feel left out when everyone is gathering somewhere else and I wasn't invited or I was there but no one is paying attention on me. And there's also times when I feel awkward after meeting the friends after a long time.

On the other side, I am grateful for the friends that I've met till now. They have been an inspiration, people that I look up to, friends through ups and downs and most importantly, friends that accept me as who I am. Although we never say we're BFFs or something like that, it's awesome having all of you as my close friends. Sorry if sometimes I didn't act as a good friend. Thank you, chingu! Let's be friends till jannah!

Sorry, My Love...

Salam...

 Dear love, although you don't have the fancy look nor come from a wealthy generation, i'm glad to have u as my partner. Nothing can ever replace our bond together for the moment.

I remember meeting you for the first time almost a year back. Meeting you is not an easy task, i have to settle a lot of things in order for you to be able to come into my life. It was a tough time for me, a new career woman stranded in an island with a totally different environment to adapt with. Choosing you as a partner took me a lot of thinking and planning, although at first i even thought of not choosing you. But as times goes on, i never regret the decision i made, because u are always there for me, through thicks and thins of life.

Sorry for hurting you throughout our relationship together. I know i'm not good enough to be ur partner, and i know most of the time, i am the one who brought u into trouble. Physically, seeing every inches of ur body every day made me feel sorry that u have met me. U must be jealous of how ur friends look like with their partner. I even noticed how people sometimes glances at us, in disbelief on what happened to u.

I know i'm not a perfect partner for you. But u are the best partner for me. U have always been strong for me, never let me down even for once. I'm sorry for hurting you just after few days we became partner. It hurts me a lot seeing you were injured so badly back then. I'm sorry for not being a capable woman who can take care of her partner. I'm sorry for letting you fall down into the drain not just once, but twice, in different occassions. I'm sorry for not being able to identify the culprit who injured you when i left you alone. It all happened so suddenly, with no intentions and warnings.

However, because of you, i've learnt a lot. Remember the day we break the rules together? And remember how the joy we feel when i can actually put you in a neat and proper place for you to rest and sleep at night.. Remember all the places we've been together all this while, being lost in new places together, and sometimes luckily discovered new interesting places.. Remember when i took you back to my families to meet with them.. I hope our relationship will last longer despite all the scratches and injury you have. I promise, one day i will make you feel brand new, after we leave this island, hopefully, to a better place where other people also took care of you, not just me. For the moment, let us continue be partner till i can i find my real life partner.

Thank you, my love!

Incomplete

Peace be upon you...

Another few months to finish this prp training.. However, i still find myself lacking in many ways.. Sometimes i feel burdened when most of the people say that hpp is a good training place for prp.. Maybe it is me who are not eager and keen enough to find and grab the knowledge.. Im not gonna give any excuses or blame it on others anymore.. Deep in my heart, i sincerely hope that my next posting will be somewhere in my hometown.. Although i met a lot of good friends here which i am grateful for, willing to stay with us for the never ending work, i still feel lonely. A huge part of it is because my family is not here with me. And sometimes i was left alone in weekend with no one to hang out with. So sad, right? Haha.. But i'm not saying that i want to marry soon, ok.. Hopefully i can survive this loneliness for another few months.

p/s: this post is written after i found out that i cannot go back home this merdeka since the bus tickets were all sold out... Flight ticket is too damn expensive since no direct flight available from penang-trg.. Still wondering whether i will spend the holiday alone at home or i will have solo travel around penang.. Huhu

Struggling. Adapting.

I know im already halfway to finish this prp training. Another 6 months and insyaAllah i`ll be free from this hectic prp life.. It`s an unexplainable feeling that i have now going through all this.. Being alone in a strange place without my family has never been an issue for me before this since i was in high school but now, it`s totally different.. Different environment and different responsibilities. Honestly im missing home sooo much and seeing others went back home on weekend and even those who r lucky to stay with their families, it really makes me feel jealous. How i wish i can work in trg besides my family. But Allah has a better plan for me here. I have to keep believing and moving on until i get to the finish line..

P/s: finding the right time to go back home, even just on weekend is reaaally hard. Lots of things to settle, lots of duty to be done. May Allah ease me and put my heart at peace during this struggle.. Amen..

2014 Wishlist

1. Getting my own car from scratch. That means all the down payment and monthly payment will be done by myself. (Already booked Myvi 1.3 S-Series but still waiting for the loan to be approved before I can receive the car. Oh, and of course it will have Penang plate and it will be a reminisence of how I start my career life in Penang.)
2. Explore Penang to the max! Alang2 ddk Penang, of course la kena jalan2.. As people said, Penang is the heaven of food, so I want to try most of the famous Penang food here. Places I especially wanted to go to:

Penang Street Art

Escape AdventurePlay

Bukit Bendera

Batu Feringghi

and of course, the shopping malls! hehe..

3.   Finish my PRP at Hosp Pulau Pinang and continue my career somewhere else, preferably in my hometown. Amin...

4. Kawen? Nah, haven't found my soulmates yet.

5. Gather lotss of money to travel to a different country. The choices are:

Kyoto, Japan

London

New Zealand

So now, who wants to be my travel partner?

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!

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!

Work Hard, Play Hard

Bismillah.. Assalamualaikum..

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD

ayat ni sebenarnye ade kt baju tshirt yg aku tgh pki.. so, saje je terfikir nk buat title.. yup, I've worked hard and played hard for this semester.. Worked hard to finish all the assignments, reports, presentations etc on time.. Played hard with the girlfriends to release stress and of course, enjoying our last moments together as final year students... Honestly, I think I've become closer with all the coursemates walaupon ade yg x 1 geng.. We can joke around each other tanpa segan silu.. Masak2 together.. Hope the ukhuwah last forever!

So, finally... U know what it means when u've finished classes.. That means it's time for FINAL EXAM!!! Oh Yes! The most 'awaited' moment for the entire semester.. Now, I'm in the middle of 1 week study period.. Hopefully, I'll spend the time wisely & study smart! =D

Oh, and even after the exam ends, I won't be able to get home yet.. Tetiba rase menyesal x balik rumah.. huhu.. This is my post-examination schedule:

28/12 - 13/1 : EXAMS!!!

14/1 - 17/1: SINGAPORE TRIP

18/1 - 20/1: NIKAH & WEDDING KAK AIMI

20/1: FINALLY GOING HOME.....

See? I'll only going home 1 week after exam finished.. And not to forget, another 2 wedding invitations at 26 Jan.. Congratulations Mat&Raihan and K.Muni & (xtau name...) Nasib baik both kenduri dekat ngn rumah.. InsyaAllah I'll be going.. Mmg tgh musim kawen skrg... dah final year katakan.. Guess it'll be hard to beat the title "Batch Paling Ramai Kawen..."

That's all I think.. Just writing this down since I dun have the mood to study yet.. hehe.. All the best & gud luck to all who will be taking the exams!

p/s: gonna have 2 days trip to Kota Bharu to visit Ain Medicare tomorrow.. hopefully it'll benefit us all especially in understanding Aseptic & Sterilization subject.. 

Bye!

Lapar.. Jom Masak!

Salam.. it's raining outside, and I'm waiting for my roommates to bring home lunch.. not really the prepared, cooked, delicious food where u juz have to wash ur hands and eat, it's the UNCOOKED, raw material for udang masak lemak which we planned to cook today! huah, what take u so long, dear rummates? perutku dah menyanyi and I really dunno what to do now.. bajet mcm xde kuiz jek, next week.. pdhl notes byk lg yg clean & clear, x even a punch in the hole utk masuk dlm fail.. hehe..

Talk about cooking, honestly aku mmg xreti masak.. tp aku suke campak2 ingredients kat dapur klu kna turn aku kena masak.. mase kitorg stay kat nilai for 2 months for industrial attachment, kitorg siap ade jadual masak.. pergi keje 8-6ptg, blk2 kna msk.. fuh, mmg penat.. setiap ari, gilir2 due org masak.. antara menu yg aku ingt aku masak, sup cendawan, kari udang (yg ni xbrape nk jadi, rase dah mcm kari, tp rupe xmcm kari), nasi ayam, puding marble, trifle yg xjadi, nasi goreng, yg lain xingt da..

nasi ayam prepared by ummu & me, mase ni bulan puase n kitorg tinggal 2org je kat umah

oh, not to forget, tragedi donut yg xbrape nk menjadi, xsegebu yg diclaim dlm resepi.. huhu..

memori psl masak2 yg aku ingt is on 1st day of Ramadhan, nadh, ummu, jiha n shikin sume blk umah msg2 nk bukak pose ngn family, so tinggal la aku sorg2 kat umah sewa 2.. dah name org bujang, masak pon ala kadar la.. mule2 ingt nk g cari makanan kt bazar, tp malas.. pas2 aku msk nasi goreng jela.. nasib baik jiran sebelah rmh baik hati bg nasi minyak.. hehe.. kenangan, kenangan..

actually, aku teringin gak nk try masak mende2 special mcm pavlova, kek, muffin etc.. tp takut mdm besar kat rumah xbg gune oven 2.. huhu.. tp ade kwn ckp "nnti bile da kawen, konfirm pandai masak!" ni yg rase xsabar nk kawen ni.. hua3...

p/s: alah, jam da pukul 1, dyorg xblk lg.. nak msk lg, bile bley mkn ni? huhu..

The best trip ever, Australia!

May peace be upon you~

Ok, arini da msk 3rd week for this sem as final yr student.. Seriously, rase sgt tua bile borak2 ngn junior, ade yg ckp, "Mesti best kan akak da 4th yr", "Kan dah 4th year, mesti da biase dah drug2 ni" dan sbgnye.. Wahai junior2 ku sekalian, wpon diriku ni da 4th yr, byk mende lg yg xtau.. there are still lotssss of things to be learnt especially during our final yr ni.. mmg xley lari la perasaan cuak nk grad ni.. huhu..

Kla, berbalik pd topik asal, Australia.. it's been 3 weeks since we left Aussie, rindu gile!! hehe.. So, our journey starts at Melbourne dgn half day tour visit tempat2 menarik n ambik gmbr.. seriusly, mesti mat2 saleh kat sane pndg pelik jek kat kitorg sbb kitorg mmg suke sgt amik gambar.. asal ade org kuarkan kamera jek., mesti semua org akan kerumun n posing.. mmg susah la nk amik gmbr solo shot.. haha.. on the first day ni jgkla, ktorg pergi shoppping kt Victoria's market.. brg dye sgtlaa murah.. most of the items are sold in bundle, 5/6 mende for 10aud jek.. tp, memandangkan ni baru 1st day kt aussie, so aku xberani nk shopping byk2 takut nnti xde duit.. so, I juz managed 2 grab souvenirs for my rum8, opal brooch which was supposed to be my mum's (tp dye xnak.. huhu), collared tshirt utk abah and another 2 tshirts.. best gak la bargain kitorg utk brooch 2 berhasil.. drpd 20aud, dpt kurg jd 12.50aud.. hehe.. Best!

Then on the next day, we went to Monash Uni.. It was indeed a very good experience.. We were briefed on the systems used in Monash Uni, whereby every sem dyorg amik 4 subjects ONLY! fuh, totally different from us kat uia.. every sem, mau sampai 7-8 subjects.. huh! then, for the industry subject, students are no thought bout the machine, how it operates etc as we learnt it here, but they learnt on how to formulate a medicine.. As Peter (one of the lecturer) said, pharmacist is not just a drug expert, we are a MEDICINE expert.. that means, kite kna tau not juz on the API, but also the excepients in the formulation. Then, utk train the students, they have a system (more like a game) where u will be given a task to create a tablet by choosing which excipient with the right percentage.. once the tablet da siap, u will perform the QC test; friability test, disintegration test etc and if the tablet is not within the spec, kenalah adjust blk the formula sampai la tablet 2 betul2 within spec.. best kan? by using this, student da xyah g industrial training.. This game is called Pharmatopia.

Next, we learned about MyDispense.. Since Australia is a country with a dispensing right, 80% of the graduated pharmacy students will work as community pmcist.. and again, MyDispense ni is a game where a customer will come to ur pharmacy with a precription, then kite kena cari ubat 2 kat mane, dlm shelf ke, fridge ke, locked cabinet etc, then masukkan ubat dlm basket, pas2 label ngn label2 yg sepatutnyer.. bile da settle, baru bley bg kat pt blk.. Then, kitorg dibawa tour pusing Monash Uni ni.. lab dye lbey kurg cam lab kite la... tp part yg plg best, kt student lounge dye ade microwave and fridge.. syok gile! Lps da abis kat monash, kitorg dibawa berjalan2 oleh student Malaysia kat Monash.. n xsangka, one of them is my sculmate mase kat taiping dulu.. dpt la jejak kasih kejap even kitorg xprnh ckp pon mase kt taiping dulu.. hehe..

a good place to study.. Maybe one day?

shopping at Vic's market, xpuas!

After melbourne, our next destination is sydney.. kt sydney, apart from jln2 naik cruise kat opera house, harbour bridge, shopping kat Paddy's market, Sydney wildlife, kitorg jgk pergi visit Uni of Sydney & Walsh's Village Pharmacy.. kat UoS cam xde ape sgt, except for amik2 gambar sbb bgunan dye sgt klasik n heritage tour..  Kat Walsh's Village Pharmacy, kitorg blaja byk mende n we can see a lot of difference from the retail pharmacy there and in Malaysia.. kt cne, dyorg sgt kreatif & innovative to reach out to the community by organizing a lot of events (events yg xde kaitan ngn kesihatan pon) juz to promote their pmcy.. pas2 ade mcm service kat pmcy 2 mcm sleep apnea, weight management, beauty salon, compounding, joint research with other uni and mcm2 lg.. pas2 kitorg dibwk ke bilik Webster packing, di mane ubat2 ni dipacking utk nursing home.. This type of packing sgt convenient sbb ubat mmg da terasing ikut waktu.. tinggal keje utk nurse bg kt patient utk mkn jek.. 

nilah rupe Webster packing

sydney wildlife!

in front of University of Sydney

done for 1st part.. next gonna be on Wagga Wagga.. another interesting place to visit.. hehe..

p/s: dlm kerancakan PRK ni, kesian tgk calon2 yg teraniaya n dituduh mcm2.. some people only knows how to judge from the outside, and then make various speculations.. rather than throwing accusations, why not get to know him/her personally.. mcm2 perangaila manusia ni.. oh, this Saturday i'm gonna have to be a faci for SEMSAS motivational visit... Wish me luck! Bye!

Bye2 Australia, Welcome back to UIA!

G'day mate! Last week we've spent around 10 days kat Australia visiting school of pharmacy (and of coz jalan2!) at Monash Uni, Charles Sturt Uni and Walsh's Village Pharmacy. It was a very interesting trip indeed and it was really worth it. But of course, good things come with great challenges. That's what occurs to us in the beginning of the journey towards LCCT (xnaik flight lg dah ade halangan!).. Lessons learnt, plan your trip early and carefully.. Plan awal2 tp xfikir btol2 xjadi gak.. cam kitorg yg hampir miss flight to Melbourne gara2 beli tiket bas from KT to KL pagi on the same day of the flight..

Alkisahnye, bas kitorg kol 9pg from KT.. Estimated to arrive Putra at 6pm.. Plan kitorg is, sampai Putra trus gi KL sentral, then naik ERL to LCCT to check in kol 8pm (flight kol 10.30pm).. Tup2, dah takdir yg ditentukan Allah, ari kitorg beli tiket 2 ialah hari org ramai sibuk nak blk ke KL blk lps raye.. Honestly, we never thought about this, sbb kitorg fkr "alah, mesti org sume da blk dah, kan da seminggu raye, jln xjam punyela!".. Turns out, raye kali ni, mostly dapat cuti seminggu.. Tapi, belum pon sampai kawasan yg dirisaukan jem, bas Trans******al buat hal.. dunno what the prob is, tp bas 2 stucked kat bengkel kat kuantan.. kitorg mmg da cuak gile takut termiss flight (burn rm3k kot), carilah pelbagai alternatif and lastly, kitorg decided to get off the bus and rent a taxi from Kuantan straight to LCCT. erm, don't ever ask what the cost is.. klu fikir, baik beli tiket flight trus la.. cepat n berbaloi.. nak dijadikan cite, taxi driver 2 sgt cooperative ngn kitorg n memecut selaju2nye n Alhamdulillah, kitorg sempat sampai kt LCCT 30minits before counter check in ttp.. Fuh! Spnjg perjalanan, mmg xley ddk diam, rase nk nangis pon ade.. Rase bersalah sgt kt kwn2 yg xley nk cek in sbb tunggu kitorg.. Thank you Allah sbb bg kitorg peluang utk menjejakkan kaki ke Australia..

Then, tiba di Melbourne, cuaca mmg sejuk coz we came in the middle of winter.. Sampai2 jek, tourist guide bwk kitorg jln2 and shopping! The next day, the educational part of the trip begin.. We visited Monash University. The facilities there are amazing! Nothing to be compared with University in Malaysia (UIA apetah lg.. ). . Want to know more, wait for the next part! hehe..

p/s: skrg da blk kat uia, so i need to have a good nite sleep in order to have a fresh start for a new semester.. i'm a final year student now! huh, dunno how to act like one, rase cam xckp ilmu je lg nk jadi final year and finally grad.. wish me luck! oh, gambar i'll upload on next part..

No Regrets.. :)

Assalamualaikum and hye there!

I'm currently at home for a very short mid semester break which only lasts around 5 days.. While others may have been at home since last Saturday, I was just went back home yesterday and will be going back to Kuantan on this Saturday.. Huaaa.. Cptnye dah kena g blk.. X smpt nak main puas2 ngn those two adorable and naughty boys yg sampai Jumaat mlm nnti..

Why do I went back home late? xde maknenye aku nk blk lmbt klu xde sbb musabab yg sangatlah penting.. klu bley, ari jumaat tghari 2 trus aku naik bas balik umah.. but then, I have to sacrifice bcoz ari Isnin 2 ade visit to PUSPEN Gambang under drug abuse subject.. So, those yg x amik subjek ni bley la blk awal.. for those who didn't know (including me, at first.. :P), PUSPEN a.k.a pusat serenti menempatkan penagih dadah yg sdg menjalani pemulihan.. tmpt ni gak dikenali sbg CCRC (Cure and Care Rehab Centre) whereby penghuni2 dye dmasukkan ke cni atas perintah mahkamah lps kantoi kena tgkp ngn abg polis.. tp kat Gambang ni, penghuni dye terdiri drpd mereka2 yg x menjalankan jenayah berat (rekod bersih selain dadah)..

Alkisahnye, task kitorg kat cne is dgr taklimat dr pihak pengurusan and the most interesting part is, interview penghuni2 kat c2.. at first, cuak gak la sbb kitorg diberitahu kna interview 2 on the spot and 1 student will get to interview 2 person at once.. sesi interview aku ngn 2 penguni 2 sgt menginsafkan and I can see that they really have regretted their wrong doings and determined to turn over a new leaf once they are out of the rehab centre.. They shared their story to me from the moment how they started taking drug (both of them amik ddh sbb pengaruh kwn), how the drugs influence their life and family, how they suffer when they stopped taking the drug, how grateful they are bile msk PUSPEN and also their hope for the future.. I sincerely hope diorg akan kuat smgt bile dibebaskan nnti supaya xterpengaruh blk dgn anasir2 luar.. sbb anything dkt luar 2 bley trigger dyorg punye memory on the drug.. and hopefully they can be a good son, brother, husband and father to their family.. Same2 kite doakan..

So, even kitorg trpaksa blk lmbt semata2 utk pergi visit 2, pengorbanan 2 sgtlah berbaloi sbb this is the only visit yg betol2 membuka mata aku ttg realiti hidup kat luar cne dan memberi 1001 keinsafan dlm diri.. and one thing dyorg smpt pesan kat aku, "Jangan kite hina penagih dadah kat luar cne, kite xtau penderitaan dyorg dan mane tau, mende 2 pon bley jadi kat family kite satu hari nanti.." Nauzubillah.. And alang2 aku tgh ckp psl drg abuse ni, nak promo la kat junior2 (2 pon klu ade yg bace blog aku..), jgn takut amik subjek ni.. don't listen to those ridiculous excuse psl susah nk skor la, dr haniki strict lah.. what more important is the knowledge u've gained.. sgt best sbnrnye blajar drug abuse ni.. even klas 4 jam sehari pon xboring.. :)

Oh, and by the way, the weekend before the visit doesn't went by as the usual weekend where I juz sleep and watch movies, online etc.. Instead, we spent the weekend at Kemaman and it was such a memorable experience.. For this, let's just make the pictures tell u the story..

First stop, Kemaman mini zoo..

Jejak kasih ngn Ikan Naga a.k.a Arapaima which was first found kat visit to FRIM..

Photo session at Jetty Star Cruise

As-Safina Arabian Restaurant.. Good food and great service!

Before naik bot utk tgk Kelip2 kat Sg. Yak Yah

Awana Kijal swimming pool

Tibelah masa merempit..

Naik ATV!! Seyes best!

Batik Colouring kat Cherating

Awana Kijal Golf and Country Resort.. Overall rating: 4 stars.. :P