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oops.. almost forgot to upload this last post about the FSI Education Fair..
as Student Ambassador, i went along with our Marketing Dept staff, the very cute SuYin..
and our designated driver--Nawim..
on this trip to northern penisular Malaysia..
1st stop... Penang!!!!
and guess where we stayed..
the formerly known as Shangri-La hotel --- Traders Hotel...

hmm.. this must have been one of the last photos of me and my curly hair.. how i miss it sometimes..

view from our hotel room.. it overlooks Prangin Mall

interior design of Traders hotel..

the very expensive yet luxurious breakfast..


i am not joking.. it's RM44/pax for a buffet breakfast there.. luckily, i'm not the one who is paying.. hahahahaha...

and my job starts..

guess who is our new cover of our N&D brochure.. =P

well.. the next stop was Bukit Mertajam..
and we stay at the Summit Hotel..

cute christmas decorations..







and the final stop was in Ipoh~~ stayed in Syuen Hotel..

breakfast there was a bit disappointing though..


the pretty ballroom of Syuen Hotel, Ipoh..

so.. what exactly was i doing there?
basically i was there to share my experience as a student in IMU..
learned quite a lot about the different courses in IMU..
Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Nursing, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Biotechnology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Chiropractic, and the soon available Traditional Chiniese Medicine..

talked to many prospective students..
many were still a long way from finishing pre-U.. mostly SPM leavers..
makes me realize, they kinda looked like me..
well, i was the first child of the family, and my parents and i had absolutely no idea at all..
diploma? matrikulasi? form6? a-levels? SAM? everything seems so overwelming then..
then there was the whole confusion of what i wanted to study..
but i was really lucky then.. i never regretted doing form6..
that was when i was sure for the first time, i wanted to do Nutrtition or Dietetics..
and i'm really greatful that i have the most understanding and supportive parents..
who was willing to let me study this course that they have never heard about, and not even sure what that is..
i can remember clearly, daddy asking me: "this dietetics that u wanted to study arr, what is it? u sure can get job later?"
i'm sure it wasn't easy for them to send their precious daughter away from home, to this university that is in Bukit Jalil..
but regardless of all the uncertainty and anxiety, they were still so supportive of my ambition and dream to become a dietitian..
therefore, i will never hesitate to say this, all that i have now, and all that i have achieved and everything that i'm made of..
daddy and mummy, it all came from you both..

ps. just came back from this really bizarre 2010 new year countdown with my family in mcD Manjung.. i hope that's how we can spend the new year eves to come XD

a lil' something.. [p a r t 2]

next up.. stayed back to help out in the Students' Exploratory Workshop..
sometimes i feel that certain students nowadays are sooooo lucky..
and it does makes me feel kinda guilty..
believe it or not.. i've never even met any of them IMU staff in any education fair before i set foot into IMU for the first time..
the obstinate me, who was so determined to do dietetics, signed up for the Nutrition & Dietetics course as a backup, instead i didn't get any placement in a dietetics course in IPTA..
and here i am, now, 2 weeks before i start my semester 4 in N&D, IMU..

for those who don't know, this particular workshop i helped out in..
is actually an introductory to all the courses offered in IMU..
why? to let these prospective stundents get to know more about the different programs offered in IMU..
to let them experience for themselves, the different programs here..
for each program, they have a short presentation on the program structure, job prospects..
followed by an interactive sessions for these students to try..

newest addition to the IMU programs, Chiropractic~

students trying out the chiropractic benches..

cream making in the Pharmacy session..

power labs

and i got to hang out with some really cool people..
Justine, Carol and JunYan..
nice getting to know u guys ya..


and just before i finally head back to my hometown for the 4th time in a month..
i met up with my dear brother in Midvalley..
come to think about it..
i think it's the 1st time we ever met up in kl..
heyy.. we should do that more often u know?







hmm... let me think.. what's next?
oh ya!
our friend WenWen finally came back from Singapore, and he treated us a nice dinner of seafood..
thanks ya..

please don't ask me why the photos are blurred.. ask the photographer..

a lil' something.. [p a r t 1]

i've been lazy..
yes.. LAZY..
it's been ages since i've actually updated my blog..
okay, i admit, mostly it's because i've been occupying myself with all kinds of stuff..
updates updates!!

few days after or Langkawi + Penang trip..
i returned to Vista Komanwel..
why?? to get my EOS results..
and... to attend the committee meeting for the "Gift of Sight" and Health Screening Project..
and i passed!!
my results was not as good as i wished it was..
but i guess, at this point, a pass is all i can expect..
not exactly the flying colours as i would have wanted..
perhaps i should just let it go, as someone advised me.. *u know who u are =) *
it's not that my family's expectations of me that's pressuring me..
in fact it's me that's been holding on to it..
some people can live with just a pass..
but i guess i'm not that person..
some may say, i think too much of myself..
"aren't you expecting too much?" they would ask..
well, i just hope one day i'll prove them wrong.

back to the story, the Kg Orang Asli Serendah Project went well~
as Volunteer Officer, i was truly greatful for Muna's help while i was away in Langkawi..
and to those who volunteered, it was a great pleasure to meet all of you..
thank you all for volunteering =)
and of course, special thanks to those from ND108, who came back to help in the Nutrition Screening booth..
JiaHuan, ChuJin, HorngNgiap, KwongJiin, Erica, MinYing, YeeLeng, JiaRu, LiXian..
it's sem break and it was really great that you guys came to help..
it was again a whole new experience for me..
we checked the height, weight and BMI of the vilagers..
and gave some basic nutrition counseling..
and we put up some nutrition posters that we made during our Principles of Human Nutrition project..
as Pn Normah said, it is really an opportunity for us, for we have to converse everything in Malay..
which was not what we were trained..
it brought laughs amongst us as we struggled to find the right words to describe what we wanted to say..
hmm.. how do you say obese in malay? what about overweight?
terlalu gemuk?? definitely not! hahaha..
eventually, we got used to it and everything went smoothly..

and then there was the Nutrition Communication Workshop..
JiaHuan and i volunteered to help out with the registration and stuff..
and it was great! hmm.. notice that i've been using this adjective a lot nowadays to describe my life?
and i hope it stays so~
there's just too much information about it..
let's just put it this way, f u missed it..
then u've really missed out on some really great speakers and experience..

hmm... next up was the KPI meeting for the lecturers of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences..
i don't really know why me and BeiNing(ND109's batch rep) was supposed to be there for..
but i learned something..
Prof Peter is a truly good speaker.. *winks*
and we actually got a glimpse of another side of our lecturers..
now i won't be selfish and keep it all to myself wouldn't i..
so.. here's some pictures i took of our beloved lecturers..

Pn Normah's group..

Dr Tony's group..

Prof Fatimah's group..

Ms ChingLi's group..

nice smile.. Prof Mak..

Dr Winnie and Ms Goo's group..


Dr Kang and Ms Tracy's group..

any idea what our beloved lecturers are up to??
there were giggles.. laughs..
whispers.. shouts..
there was running around looking for scissors, tape, or glue..
so what are they up to exactly?
they are actually building something out of their discarded items..
some made a decorative item..
some made some kind of musical instrument..
some built a tower..
and some even designed a car..
who knew our lecturers were this creative?
and we definitely enjoyed ushering them and telling the lecturers what we have always heard them tell us..
"15 more mins.."
"5 more mins."
"time's up! make sure that your name and IDs are on each and every page of your answers sheets.."
note:: they didn't have to write their names and IDs.. and they don't really have to hand in any answer sheets.. we just got carried away and added that.. XD

ND108 Langkawi + Penang trip.. it's a crazy trip ;)

finally found the time and energy to upload all the pictures..
yup~~ we went Langkawi and Penang..
23 of us in our various means of travel got to our destination--Langkawi Island..
me, JiaHuan, WenWei, ChuJin and AiLing went by plane on Tuesday morning..
come to think of it.. it was really a frustrating experience..
we booked a taxi from a local company beforehand..
in the end, we waited.. and waited.. and waited..
but it never came..
in the end, we had to secure a nearby taxi to get to LCCT in time..

ChuJin style smile~~

our plane tickets =)

now everyone can fly~~ *although.. we did get scolded for this photo.. as JiaHuan said.. it was worth it*



fabulous view...



Langkawi~~ here we come!!!

beautiful flowers of Oriental Park







our ride in Langkawi.. KV452C
the designated drivers
stairs to the Dayang Bunting Lake
Harbour View Park
especially loved this shot =)
beautiful beautiful view of the harbour
Cenang Beach.. the beach where we stayed...
beautiful beautiful view of the beach..

breakfast at Red Tomato.. highly recommended =)
Farmer's Choice

and my camera ran out of memory after that..
well.. it's semester break now..
oh.. by the way, i passed my End of Semester examinations =D
Semester 4, here i come~~
to those unfortunate ones, my heart goes out to you guys..
hang in there.. we will all proceed to semester 4 together...