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!

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!

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...

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!

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..

"Saya selesema, cikgu!"

Salam.. It's been 3 weeks since i'm back to school, back to being an ordinary pharmacy student, back to the same big building and lecture hall, back to meeting and hanging out with friends and learning and discovering new things as a student.. fortunately (or rather unfortunately?) the first three weeks ni bley dikatakan sgt relax sbb xde klas ptg, and still no assignment, quiz, practical report YET.. biasela, lumrah student, klu certain pathway xstimulated, means xde la process yg akan dilakukan utk create a response to counter the stimulus.. secara laymen term nye, xde quiz, of coz la malas nk study.. :P tapi bukan sume la, aku je kot..

so, utk menambahkan kerajinan aku utk study psl drugs, aku decided nak record n write about the drugs which I take for certain conditions.. baru2 ni, maybe ade virus influenza outbreak kat kelas kot, sampai ramai yg batuk, selesema n finally demam.. aku pon terkena gak la tempiasnye.. aku kena selesema for a few days.. 2nd day selesema, dah xtahan nk bernafas dlm keadaan hidung tersumbat, aku pon selongkar la kotak kecik dlm locker aku cari ubat selesema.. terjumpa la satu strip Fedac Tablet.. wpon sedikit kecewa sbb I was hoping for Loratidine yg x menyebabkan mengantuk, aku pon terpaksa la telan Fedac tablet ni.. hasilnye, less than 3o minit pas 2, trus terbungkang atas katil.. yg xbley blah skali, bley plak mimpi pasal buat autopsy dlm meeting.. ape kaitannye aku pon xtau.. huhu..

~aaaaa.... choooommmm!!~

so guys, let's learn more about Fedac tablet.. Fedac tablet ni mengandungi pseudoephedrine yang tergolong dalam kelas anti-histamine.. anti-histamine ni kegunaan dye utk ubati selesema and allergic.. nape name dye anti-histamine? actually, bile bdn kita exposed to certain allergen (mende yg menyebabkan allergy contohnye habuk, bulu binatang etc), our immune system akan release mende yg bernama histamine ni.. histamine ni lah yg menyebabkan kite selesema, bersin, sakit tekak, batuk, gatal dan symptom2 lain yg menunjukkan allergy.. so, anti-histamine bertindak dengan inhihit/block production of histamine..

tapi, macam biase, most drugs ade side effect dye.. the most common effect of anti-histamine is drowsiness (pening kepala) yang menyebabkan mengantuk.. so, sesape yg selalu dapat ubat selesema kat klinik/farmasi, mesti perasan ade satu label:

"Do not drive or operate machinery".

so, sesape yg baru makan ubat ni, tolong la jgn drive keta, atau gunekan sebarang mesin utk mengelakkan sbrg kemalangan yg xdiingini.. kang xpsl2 tgh drive bley tertido.. nau'zubillah.. tapi, since zaman makin modern, researcher pon dah develop a new generation of anti-histamine yg x menyebabkan mengantuk cthnye Loratadine, Zyrtec, Clarinase.. so, insyaAllah yg ni selamat la ckit klu nk mkn b4 study, or ape2 yg memerlukan concentration yg tinggi.. Lastly, tips klu nk tau ubat 2 under anti-histamine ke x, tgk name dye.. mostly, they will end with -ine.. e.g diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine..

rsenye 2 jela kot basic info yg kna tau pasal anti-histamine.. haa! makan sebijik sekali je tau.. kang overdose plak.. pasni, klu rajin, nak update psl drug lain la.. nk refresh memori psl drugs yg dah pernah belajar dulu.. haih, ni la jadi klu study utk exam/quiz.. abes jek, cpt jek ilang..

p/s: still waiting for the reply from industrial company.. mtk2 la dpt buat attachment kat Royce Pharma.. and hopefully I've made the rite decision in taking Drug Abuse.. xnak la dgr ckp2 org yg nak menakutkan diri.. belum cuba, belum tahu.. take the challenge and be positive! Wishing that this semester will be better than before.. :)

Are U Afraid??

Alhamdulillah.. akhirnye tamat la sdh part ketiga attachment kat community pharmacy.. as usual, aku setia buat kat Pharmacy Lim.. i've got to say, this is one of the best retail pharmacy compared to my friends' experiences at other places.. Mr Jacob ni sgt2 bgs orgnye and pengetahuan dye sgtla luas dlm bidang pharmacy and medical.. smpikan customer yg dtg kat pharmacy 2 ask him for a second opinion lps jupe dr, nak make sure btol ke ape yg dr 2 ckp.. hehe.. bukannye dye nk amik alih tugas dr, tp dye ckp, "Dr skrg doesn't spend much time dgn patient utk btol2 identify patient's problem, especially yg berkaitan dgn skin disease.."

Ni antara ubat2 yg kitorg kna salin and identify class, indication etc..

Mereka2 yg tgh semangat menyalin n bace leaflet sbb nk blk awal.. hehe..

Yeay!! Da abes posting and dpt evaluation form blk..

Since ni tahun terakhir kitorg buat posting kat retail pharmacy, the last day 2 mmg byk kate2 semangat and nasihat dye bg utk kita2 yg bakal grad xlme lg.. Ni aku juz summarize ape yg dye ckp la..

" Your seniors often said to me that people always look down on UIA student.. Dunno why but actually, there's nothing to be looked down to since u all have the same knowledge.. U juz have to be confident and believe what u say is true.. but, before that of course u have to be prepared, read lots of research (dye sarankan newsletters from Medscape and MIMS), spend some times to read medical websites and also Women's Magazine website.. Before going to ward round, for example, prepare urself with all the information, know the drug commonly used in that ward, or even come to that ward one day earlier and ask permission to read the medication chart.. It's normal to be scolded and make mistake.. People do make mistake and u juz have to learn from the mistake.. "

Seriously, aku terharu bile dgr dye punye advice.. And yg plg terkesan dlm hati is:

" U don't have to be afraid.. Believe in urself.. I think u all did great here.. Ur exam results must be good what.. (Ok, time ni sume senyum sinis, dahla result br kuar mlm sblumnye.. ) Actually, exam results are not a reflection of how good u are.. Some people they just don't have the skill to answer the exam questions, although actually they have the knowledge.. What more important is the knowledge u've learnt throughout the sem.."

Introducing... Mr Jacob..

Ok, time ni aku tetiba rs tersentak.. And I said to myself, if he believes in u, why don't u believe in urself? Drpd "short lecture" yg dye bg 2, aku trus rase

bersemangat blk sbb act ari2 aku dok fikir psl result exam yg aku xcek lg.. huhu.. Blk umah 2, trus aku cek result and alhamdulillah, aku pass sume subjek.. Honestly, I know that we should aim higher rather than hoping for a pass.. Tp, since aku tau I messed up a lot in exam baru ni, so pass jek pon da buat aku rase hepi.. And alhamdulillah, pointer aku x jatuh.. Tipula klu aku kate aku x jeles tgk result org lain yg gempak2, tp aku pcaye masing2 ade kelebihan tersendiri.. One maybe good in exam, but maybe, (maybe...) dye ade weakness kat bidang lain.. Aku? Aku lemah part exam, tp maybe aku ade kelebihan kat tempat lain.. Kelebihan kat mane ek?? Hmmm.. Ntahla, aku pon xdpt figure out lg.. maybe one day I'll finally found one thing I'm good at.. hehe..

N one last word yg Mr Jacob bg concerning our future (pas kite grad and abis PRP).. "I think by that time, there might already be lots of hospital pharmacists.. thus, u should highly consider community pharmacist as an option.." Actually, bile aku start posting kali ni, aku mmg tetiba berminat utk bukk retail pharmacy.. Especially bile aku observe Mr Jacob ade good relationships ngn customer dye, nmpk lg dekat di hati rakyat la lbey kurg.. Pas2 ditambah lg bile bljr psl pricing strategy.. Money, Money, Money, Money!! Tp bile ckp kt mak aku, dye ckp susah sbb byk persaingan.. Tp aku rse rmi pharmacy yg xlaku kt trg ni sbb dyorg xpndi amik hati customer.. So, aku rse aku akn put community pharmacy as my 2nd option after hosp pharmacy.. tp, mane nk cari modal? Hmm.. Kna cari laki kaye dulu ni.. xpon, anyone yg sanggup jd bussiness partner aku, plez contact me.. :)

* Dialog2 di atas telah diadaptasi dan diubah mengikut kesesuaian n of cozla xingt every words yg dye ckp..

p/s: posting da abes, tp report x start2 buat lg.. HMR pon lngsung xsentuh.. Another 4 days before bkk sem.. Hopefully things will turn out as normal kat UIA nnti..

Till then, bye!