By_AvaGeraldine

13 September 2017 Programmes: - 9 a.m - 12 p.m               - Finance & U               - Students' Club               - Residence               - Creative Competition             - 2 p.m - 5p.m               - Treasure Hunt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting from the third day, our orientation began at 9 a.m. We had two time slots. From 9 a.m - 12 p.m and from 2 p.m - 5 p.m. I remember waking up that day at 6 a.m and having breakfast at 7 a.m. Despite feeling tired, I just couldn't go back to sleep (which is a good thing, I think?) However, restless. So, for the first time slot, we were divided into two teams, which were Team A and Team B. The meet up point fo...

12 September 2017 Programmes: - Registration             - 2 p.m - 5p.m               - Campus exploration and team building --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The second day of the two weeks orientation and as the previous day, there was registration in the morning. More students arrived today and most of them were foreigners.  The orientation began with the campus tour. All of us went to our respective groups and were lead by a facilitator around the campus. On campus, there are 5 blocks. Beginning with the block from the main entrance is the "Pharmacy Block" . The second building is the "Dental Block" , the third building is the main building and followed by the remaining two are the hostels . The facilitator of our group is an MBBS student. A second year student. She showed us the lecture halls and laborator...

11 September 2017 Programmes: - Registration             - 2 p.m - 5p.m               - Orientation and Ice Breaking --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, basically, this is THE DAY I embark on my tertiary education journey beginning as a freshman at university. Which university in particular? MAHSA University at Bandar Saujana Putra, Selangor Malaysia. What does MAHSA stands for? It is an abbreviation for M alaysian A llied H ealth S cience A cademy. I am under the Faculty of Medicine, pursuing my studies in MBBS which is Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. It is a five year course. However, enough of that and let's talk about the FIRST day. The FIRST day of my two weeks orientation. The FIRST day of med school. The FIRST night staying at the hostel. The FIRST time staying away from my parents. The FIRST day o...

What Is The Public Education System Like In Malaysia? Well, for my experience at least :) I was born into an interracial household, my mom being Filipino and my dad, a Malaysian. Nevertheless, I experienced the education which most Malaysians do. I went to a public school.  I moved to Johor Bahru when I was a toddler at around the age of 1 and lived in a company's quarters. Life was not easy as I wasn't exactly born into an average family since my family was heavily indebted by credit cards due to frivolous expenditure.  With that being said, I never had the opportunity to learn any musical instruments like most do at a young age. I missed my chance at learning the ballet and swimming. Themeparks were expensive, even travelling to visit my grandparents and extended family in the Philippines was expensive.  However, things took a toll at the age of 11 when we moved out of our then location of company's quarters to a different location. We...