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!

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..

Jumaat yg menguji kesabaran..

Assalamualaikum~

Arini, ari jumaat, 5/10/2012.. Today was the day that have tested my emotion and patience up to a certain limit.. I don't want to talk about it too much, afraid it will ignite the anger again in my heart. Sometimes rase stress bile bekerja ngn org, mereka xhargai kite mcm mane kite hargai mereka.. I know I'm not perfect, but at least I've tried to do my best and most importantly, x menyusahkan org esp bile dah last2 minit.. Imagine, u have to put something on hold juz bcoz of someone.. Everytime aku nk buat kerja (especially kerja yg melibatkan org lain), I always remind myself:

Bila kite mudahkan kerja org, insyaAllah Allah akan mudahkan kerja kita

Even dlm hadis Rasulullah pernah ckp;

“Barang siapa melepaskan seorang mukmin dari kesusahan hidup di dunia, niscaya Allah akan melepaskan darinya kesusahan di hari kiamat, barang siapa memudahkan urusan (mukmin) yang sulit nescaya Allah akan memudahkan urusannya di dunia dan akhirat. Barang siapa menutup aib seorang muslim, maka Allah akan menutup aibnya di dunia dan akhirat. Allah akan menolong seorang hamba, selama hamba itu sentiasa menolong saudaranya.” – Imam Muslim

So, a gentle reminder for myself n kawan2 yg bakal berkerja bersama2, xkire anda ni golongan pandai ke, golongan biase2 jek mcm saye ni ke, or ape2 golongan sekali pon, u have ur own role, play ur role as best as u can, without u, the team won't be complete.. analogi dlm kehidupan kite as student pharmacy, without ur part utk any report, the report won't be complete, thus causing u and ur teammates to suffer for ur faults..

Let's complement each other.. =D

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..