Officially a UKM student! ;) Orientation-PPA camp

Flashing back to the moment I logged in UPU website to check my application result...it was truly adrenaline surging. Really thankful to the Buddha, I got chosen to pursue UKM medicine!😁

Several weeks after that, I was busy getting ready for my uni life...documents, proper equipment, air tickets and so on (since it is far from home Sarawak </3) I gotta admit that, I got excited and happy in the first place. However, as days passed, the feeling of homesick (although I was still at home that time) started to pour over me. The thought of being in a totally different environment...how will it be...I couldn't bear to imagine it. The fear of not being able to adapt well, it just grew bigger and bigger each day I got closer to the registration date.

Well, things went pretty smooth after all. Those fears prove themselves unnecessary. I was welcomed to UKM Cheras with open arms. Seniors, lecturers were really considerate and understood that we freshies were desperate for help and guidance. A big thank you to all of them! Without them, we juniors certainly couldn't keep up to track in a short time. :)

ORIENTATION--fate of every newbies--we can't run away from it. 

In UKM this year, we were required to wear baju kurung MERAH as a resemblance of Payung Merah (Well-rounded scholars). But believe me, for year 2017 the orientation was not as tiring as those in previous years (considered myself lucky😎😎) We got to sleep around 1 or 2am the latest..and woke up around 5 or 5.30 am (don't be shocked, it is considered luxurious when compared to others!) 

We had our orientation first day in our Cheras campus (medical faculty), next 3 days in Bangi main campus. This was when all UKM freshies carried out all sorts of activities together (sports, traditional dance, traditional music, business talk, gotong-royong, zumba etc) And not to forget, we had the privilege to actually meet Dato Seri Hishamuddin during our orientation as he showed up for a program under his NGO named IOJ.

The most "unforgettable memory" during orientation is seeing 🐒🐒 everywhere in Bangi Campus! They are cute (only if they do not come near to you lol😈). When we were back to our own campus, the very first thought was: Home sweet home! What a comfortable bed we had! xD 

(no offence, just a joke haha😆) 

Personal and Professional Advancement (PPA) camp--Batch 1718 group photo. Previously it was known as PPD (development).

Before lectures/ syllabus started, we participated in a camp organized by Medical Faculty --PPA camp. PPA--Personal and Professional Advancement, is one of the unique course for MD UKM. It serves to train the soft skills of the students and also as a platform for the doctors to guide the students closely in small groups.👍

During the camp, all of us were assigned a group, which turned out to be our PBL group for our first pre-clinical year. Throughout the camp, we got to know each other and build our teamwork through fun game sessions. 👬👭👬👭

PBL 12 with our PPA mentor!✌

I want to take this opportunity to thank my PBL-mates for caring and tolerating each other throughout our 1st semester of studies! Ya'all rock! ;)

Guess I will just stop here. More to go in next few posts!👋