Highlights of Orientation Day

Day 1

The registration started at 9 in the morning in the blue building. Same as last year, the newcomers got their own stickers on shirt with their names on it. The committees brought them to F3C09, which is the place the activities held.

An introduction was given by the two emcees, Sui Lun and Soon Yew, followed by Ethan Tiong, the current president of PharmNotts society.

Next, the activities started with Human Bingo. Each person brings along the form, walk around and meet new friends. Then, the commitee invite some people form the list to perform in front us. Dancing to Oppa Gangnam Style, Shuffling, Can do Split, Name out 10 Korean drama's title, pumping in 2 minutes and etc.

Familiar? Brandon (wearing PharmNotts shirt) was the shuffler during the Orientation last year.

Watch the Oppa Gangnam Style danced by the members here! x)

Picture Hunt was next. The newcomers formed groups and started to hunt pictures from the list.

The losers dance to Chicken Dance. x)

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Day 2

Everyone woke up early, had their breakfast, and gathered in F3C09 lecture room. It was started with SCREAM game, where in group, everyone had their eyes closed, and when counted to 3, each person must look at a person's eye. If two of them look each other, they have to scream. Whoever scream first, whoever wins.

And next, the game of making lines with their belongings.

Dance was the next activity. Each group learnt a dance with different korean songs and performed in front everyone. x)

After lunch, they had station games. Ultimate Code, Continue the Lyrics, Water Relay, Guess the word, Transter rice with face and etc.

And so yeap, before annoucing the winning team, all of them were told that there were some seniors hiding in their group, acting as junior, and so they have to pick them out. Isaac Tan was the first senior who picked out by the junior, and HuiWen was the last "SPY" picked by them. Of course, there were some other juniors got picked, they really do look like one of us. hahaha...

THE SPIES!

The winner team representatives.....

So that's all for the highlights of Orientation 2012. Thanks to all the newcomers who joined us. I understand that most of you were exhausted running back and forth. Anyhow, we still hope that you enjoyed very much, think of the time when you get to meet new friends and able to share your stories. Are you getting close to them now? XD

Thanks to all the commitees as well, we appreciate all your hard work, especially our lovely Even Manager, See Shao Qin, who started to plan this event before the summer holidays.

So this event was a SUCCESS!

All photo credits: Brandon Lim

Magdalene Foo

PharmNotts IT Officer 2012/2013

The "Pharmer's" Mind in UNMC -- 5 --

Hello to everyone! I am Yan Ling, currently a full time “Pharmer” in UNMC. I am here to share with you guys some of my thoughts as a Pharmacy student.  The most frequently asked question that I my friends or relatives asked me was: “Is Pharmacy a difficult course?”

My answer is always the same, which is: “Yes, I would say it is challenging but I really enjoy doing my course.”

            Indeed, I always believe that every course has its own difficulty and challenges to overcome. Neither course is hard nor easy. When it comes to choosing a course to pursue in a university, what matters the most is our interest.  As long as we are passionate about what we study, we will fear no challenges that come in our way, my friends. Instead, we will feel a sense of satisfaction after we learn something new, and that is what I feel.  There was a time when our brains were overloaded with lots of new information in a short time.  Sometimes I felt a little bit confused even after the lecturers had finished the whole topic. However, I reckon that was pretty normal for an ordinary human being like me. I never give up and always keep the faith that I can overcome all the challenges.  As I believe that what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger by gearing me up for the upcoming harder challenges.

             I still remember vividly that after I finished my secondary school, I chose medicine when I applied for scholarship. However, after attending one-week exposure programme in a hospital, I realized that the working life as a doctor was not what I dreamt of. Thus, I surveyed about the job prospects as a pharmacist. A pharmacist can work in a wide range of fields, including hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, industry pharmacy, pharmaceutics and education. We can work in a team with all the medical staffs in the hospital. For the innovative business lovers, working in a retail pharmacy would be a great choice. For the people who love to deal with chemicals, industry pharmacy would be the option. On top of that, a pharmacist can work in a research field and invent new drugs. Furthermore, a pharmacist can further the study to be a lecturer. Hence, as a pharmacist wannabe, we can have a myriad of choices as our working path in near future. Since I have a strong interest in biology and chemistry, and I am always keen to work in the healthcare field, therefore I have chosen pharmacy as my degree course and I have no regret for my choice.

Since a picture speaks a thousand words, let’s keep the word short and have a quick glance on why it is fun to be a pharmacy student!

Some of the interesting experiments on human eye. (Photos credit: Zi Qian Wong)

When the “Pharmers” were working hand in hand for a good cause. (Photo credit: Zi Qian Wong)

Hands on experience to conduct chemical experiment. (Photo credit: Vivian Ng)

First aid lesson. (Photo credit: Zi Qian Wong)

As a pharmacy student, we will have a lot of opportunities to work in a group. (Photo credit: Aqilah Tarmizi)

We are fortunate to have visiting lecturer from UK to deliver lecture on certain topics. (Photo credit: Dillon Goh)

Hospital visit.

Lastly, I would like to share a piece of quote with all of you.

“When you are about to give up, think about the reason why you held on for so long.”

People tend to give up when things get harder. Before doing that, please recall why you start all this in the first place. Be brave, overcome the difficulties and challenges. Not to forget, enjoy every single moment as a “Pharmer” and make the best out of each day in the university.

                                                                                                                                                                Tan Yan Ling

Details of Orientation day for new batch and new mobility students of University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus

Dear Pharmacy new batch, Pharmaceutical Health Science new batch, Biomedical Science new batch and new mobility MPharm students,

photos credit: Susan Liong

We were once like this, sitting together, introduce ourselves, know each other through activities and etc.

Is this what you are waiting for? To be able to meet new friends, share your stories, exchange own interest (perhaps phone number as well  =])…

THE ORIENTATION DAY WILL BE HELD SOON! Oh yay!

“Our summer holidays are unfortunately coming to an end and the beginning of a new academic year awaits us where we will welcome a new batch of MPharm, Pharmaceutical Health Science and mobility students. To help them familiarize with their new surroundings and get acquainted, some of our course mates have diligently put together an orientation of fun filled events which will be carried out within the period of one and a half days. ” – Amilyn Chua

Details of orientation day:

25^th September 2012 (Tuesday), 9.00am to 12.00pm

Venue: Faculty of Science (Blue Building)

26^th September 2012 (Wednesday), 9.00am to 5.00pm

Venue: Classroom F3C09

There are games and other activities waiting for you so please don’t miss it! =) Fun or not, you'll be the judge! I believe you will enjoy it very much.

 To the MPharm and Bsc going to Year 2 students,

Welcome back!  I know you do miss your summer holidays T-T

“Our class schedule has been arranged to allow for our participation in this event. Your assistance and lending hand would be very much appreciated to ensure the success of this orientation due to the large population of students partaking in this event. At the same time, we can have fun while meeting and getting to know our juniors and new course mates.” – Amilyn Chua

Let’s look forward to the orientation day! Let’s Rock & Roll!

(If I'm not wrong, the Pharmaceutical Health Science new batch and going to Year 2 students will be having class on Tuesday morning. Do come and join us on Wednesday! Activities and games will be prepared for you all as well. =D )

Magdalene Foo

PharmNotts IT Officer 2012/2013