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Friday, July 24, 2015

1st Year of Uni Life

I think I owe my uni life
2 sem's worth of blog posts.
Yeap.
2 sems a.k.a 1 year of uni life
has flew past me.
Another one month plus 
and I will be back in campus 
as a 2nd year senior.

It seemed like yesterday
when we received our respective offers
to pursue our degrees 
at the airport.

It seemed surreal back then.
Partly because this is what I've been
studying hard for all my life:
for a chance to be admitted into a university.
And finally,
as the words "Tahniah" flashed across my eyes
after I've nervously clicked the "Submit" button,
my dreams came true. 

What was sweeter was the fact 
that I was with my closest friends,
and we shared the joy together. 

 Hours before knowing our results hehe.

Fast forward to approximately one year later.

Met a lot of people, 
made a lot of new friends.
And learnt lots of stuff from em,
ranging from completely normal
to insanely weird haha.
Love their randomness to bits. 

My roommate and I with our 1st Starbucks haha.
C414 housed all of our secrets,
our advices to each other,
everything from clothes and food to strength to overcome 
any personal problems that we had. 
Will miss her greatly as a roommate
and frequent companion in buses, classes and shopping. :'(

Pharmily. 
We plan to take this photo every year at the same position.
And our position was relative to our positions in the namelist!
How cool's that haha.
Cr: Jin Yao

Kept in touch with Eximians too.
We had short gatherings every time we had the opportunity.
Although I admit that the faces
we frequently see during gatherings
are usually the same,
I am grateful that the Eximius family bond is still intact.
No matter what,
you don't forget family. :)

 One of a few gatherings that we had in KTSN when they came by,
often peppered generously with laughters.
 

Barry left KTSN shortly after,

but we still think of him as an ex-KTSN Eximian. :)
 
Was inducted into the buddy system 
and attended various buddy gatherings.

Will miss the 4th years next sem hmm :'(
 
 Challenged my limits 
in various extra-curricular activities.
 Learnt debating AP style,
participated in various community services,
went camping,
joined PMFFar.
And many more valuable experiences
that I'll never forget.

Rx Hawks. 
Learnt not to let the team down,
and felt a very strong connection with this team.
Next sem we will be joining NPDC as a team together with Tan. 
Do wish the best for us! :D

Community services. 
Felt really great to participate in these meaningful activities
with fellow coursemates.

GAIN 3.0 family.
Learnt a lot together.
Of course, we had fun in the process too! ;)

Attended various nights 
(3 nights in a year wow, 
although technically one of em
 was a lunch this year).
 Performed dancing in one,
music in the other two.

 College band a.k.a The Liberation a.k.a the gym band.
In our fun, quirky selves heheh.

Pharmaband. 
Dr Hanif's and the 4th years' last performance with the band sobss :(
Had a great time with em too! 

 Coursenight a.k.a Farewell Night.
Dancing to 2NE1.
Tbh I dunno what to make out of the whole experience.
But at least I tried dancing haha.

Knew how to take public transport
around KL
 (as in the monorail haha)
and use MyTeksi better. 

Outings around KL.
Trying lots of different foods.
 By far the most delicious dessert 
I have ever had the pleasure to taste!
Salon Du Chocolat doesn't disappoint,
but prepare your wallet too. ;)
Watching more movies. 
Shopping like adults.
That 1 day when band members went out together 
after a spontaneous idea to go watch a movie 
right after college lunch.

Awesome band mates and Elin, AJK Persembahan. 
Absent was Win Wei and Emir :(
We were at KLCC's waterfall after Pitch Perfect 2 :)

 That 1 day travelling to Publika for Dangerous Ideas
and then to The Curve to meet Elizabeth Tan 
with a companion that is always ready
to talk about anything ranging from our education system
to music.

Two inspiring women in a day 
for another pair of younger women. ;) 

Not to forget, 
going to my first ever concert 
watching Pentatonix live with Munyee!! 
 
Pentatonix ahhh! :DDDD
Then there were the post finals outings.
Sunway Lagoon and FRIM with coursemates
and road trip with Eximians.
Had a great time just relaxing after the stress of finals.

Sunway Lagoon with coursemates.
Had an awesome time challenging our physical limits,
and we got to know each other's fears.
Pictured with the Vuvuzuela,
undoubtedly the best experience in SL evah :D


FRIM with them the following day.
Ikr what a marathon haha.
Having a picnic turned out to be tricky
cos we were afraid of leeches.
But we did it anyway hehe. *peace*

Road trip ending in Pantai Morib's sunset. 
A beautiful trip with Eximians. :') 
During breaks,
I indulged 
(and am still indulging, since now is break season haha)
in music and books.
I touch the guitar every single day
that I can,
and I read as many books 
as I can manage.

Look at how my face lights up at the touch of a guitar!
Okay I'm exaggerating haha but it feels really good
as I strum my way to another zone.
If I could nominate Book of the Year,
I would nominate Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg.
It induced in me a paradigm shift 
that I've never experienced 
since reading Tuesdays With Morrie 
and The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teenagers
when I was just a teenager.
More on that in another blog post.

And of course most importantly,
I am inching my way forward
to be a pharmacist.
Baju korporat and nametag,
which translated to pelajar prasiswazah Fakulti Farmasi yeay. :)

 Especially loved Sains Formulasi
because we were required to 
prepare the formulations ourselves.

 My trial products: emulsion, cream and suppository. :D

Then there were interesting lab sessions
such as when we learnt how to conduct
different routes of administration.

 Lab mates for PD. 
Absolutely fun group to be with!

 Lab mate for KO and SF, Thiviya. :D

Love handling the microscope! 
My childhood dream haha.

Pharmacist As A Profession 
was also an interesting course 
as the history of the profession
and what our profession does 
laid the foundations of 
knowledge in the field of Pharmacy 
that we will soon acquire.
I'd like to believe that
behind every science pursuit,
humanities lies at its very core.

I also learnt that studying
should never be about 
obtaining the perfect CGPA/grade.
Yes, a good CGPA is important,
but what's more important
is the fact that you've learnt something.
Learning is for life,
and so is the knowledge gained.
What use would it be 
if one just memorised in an attempt
to score a good CGPA
and allow the knowledge
to dissipate as soon as the exam finishes? 

In short,
I grew in many different ways.
(Like for eg,
my hair grew longer too haha) 
 Time is a teacher in itself.

And I know that I will 
grow more next sem,
if I keep an open mind 
and be brave to accept the challenges
in whatever form they may come.

Can't wait for the adventure to start already! ;)


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Genting 2011

Last week was FUN! :D
Besides food, food and more food,
we went to Genting's famed theme parks.

Lotus's Nasi Briyani in PJ, Selangor.
Although the price's slightly steep (RM12)
but it's worth every cent! Yum!! :d

Boating!


*pant* Tiring!





Rain! :(



SMK San Min's band performing popular tunes.

My bro, seconds before torturing me
by spinning the wheel like KRAY-ZAY!

Tiger's too naughty =.=

View from the Monorail.

We are above the clouds! (:

Spinner (my fav ride) in all its glory at night.

Reindeer ride.

The Gondola.
We sat two rounds since we're sleepy!

Make-A-Wish. :)


Too bad it rained heavily and we couldn't go on
the flume ride.
We also missed the splash pool. :(
However,
rain=less people
so that's the main advantage I guess.
 The bumper car, indoor's roller coaster, 4D motion master
(this time it's Pirate Story)
 and many more also entertained us. :)

Sadly,
the ones my bro and I really look forward to
were either closed down or dismantled completely.
Examples are the Toboggan, the Dragon roller coaster
and the Mine Train roller coaster.
And since we do not fancy Solero Shot and the Corkscrew,
well,
the only way of getting adrenaline pumping in one's veins
is by the Spinner,
 which I got on 3 times..lol.
The Pirate's Ship which's supposed to
go high up in the air
also didn't go up that high since the rain
made the brake less efficient.

That day,
we left the cool mountains with mixed feelings.
Genting's theme parks may be one of the best
 and well-loved in M'sia
but sadly, the quality of entertainment
provided is deteriorating,
and it's not because of the rain.
The monorail enabled us to view the
dilapidated buildings and neglected rides.
The toboggan was actually dismantled.
Paints were falling off.

Hopefully something will be done to maintain
that magical spark the Outdoor Theme Park once had.



Friday, February 25, 2011

Universal Studios Singapore

While waiting for Lydia to compose her new blog post
(yes I'm waiting XD)
I vaguely remembered the tons of pics
in my folder, waiting to be unearthed.
Aha!
I found the file "Universal Studios"
and the rest is history. :D

The unofficial entrance to the USS.



The globe is very 3D-ish. Including the mist. :)




Shrek's Far Far Away Castle.



The 4D adventure further enhances the Shrek experience.
My eyes stayed shut almost half of the time cause' it's scary and very realistic!




The interior of the Castle includes minor details like these. 











In the food court at The Lost World.



Here comes Egypt! :D



A trip down the archaeological valley in Egypt. 





There's beetles, snakes and lots more. Sound effect included too. ;)



Love NY the most! <3



NY streets.



They even have the drill normally found in the Big Apple.


"Lights, Camera Action!" is the best highlight of USS! 
It's amazing effects demonstrates what directors of film
deals with to produce effects that brings viewers to another world altogether.   










All sorts of hats available.


Doll-like girls dancing to the "Hits of the 50's".


Mel's Drive-In's fries and milk shake. Yum! 





Back to Egypt for "The Revenge of The Mummy" roller coaster ride.
It's a thriller





Place to buy souvenirs, plush toys etc.



Last stop: Hollywood. 

We also went to see a concert of some sort
  comprising zombies and monsters. 
Didn't know Frankenstein can sing! Lol. :D

We missed some attractions
so we plan to go there again soon. 
Till then. :)