IMR: Thoughts bout UKM & UPM Biomedics

IMR = Institute of Medical Research.

Well, it is a historical place coz it born 1900. Believe it? its 100+ years old!

I've been allocate to EHRC (Environmental Health Research Centre).

Seriously, i hope i can do some "routine work" which is dealing with all the biological sample, this and that.

But, for this time. Nope. I will do more coursework like prepare research proposal, find journal and observe other researchers' project.

Met a UKM Biomedics. Honestly, i think their course and subjects are way better than us apart of some subjects are using BM.

Their courses are more pack, more intensive and MORE PUSHING.

I mean, its not like UPM is not pushing at us, it is just not enough.

See, each semester they got 7 subjects (we maximum got 6?) , lab work are real lab work (not like us, 2pm to 5pm, 4pm we already run off....), more field trip, more exposure.

Biostat, our killer. They took it for 2 semester - Biostat & Biostat Advance. They have done questionnaire, collect data then analyse them.

Us? no assignment. No proper lab tutoring.

We have no more Teras subject starting our final year, but they still have teras subject every semester.

The one i really envious of is one course ( i forgot the name) includes 2 module : Toxicology & Histopatholoy.

For the Toxico, they have it for 6 weeks. every day they got lab, every day they got new assignment. From handling animals, restrain, force feeding, injection, take blood sample to sacrifice the animals and take samples.

They learn all bout the equipments in lab, every component within them during their 1st sem.

Seriously, i have nothing to say bout us. I have nothing to tell.

For their kolej activities. Trust me, for the sake of merit, we will join everything, this is what i thought. However, after i heard what she said. i knew their activities are WAY MORE MEANINGFUL than us.

Compared to me, i am damn carefree.

The reasons i can think about our UPM situation are:

1. We have our 1st test, 2nd test and final exam.

Basically, we are having exam every weeks if the exam schedule is "unlucky" for us.

When you are having examsssss like that, how you can join activities either academic purpose or kolej activities with a peace of mind?

2. We are just too exam-orientated.

Everything we study, we think bout our exams, not bout gaining new knowledge.

With this kind of mind set, we can't go far.

Peer pressure bout marks, all bout marks, what bout the knowledge? I don't think people will give a shit bout it when everyone around you talk about marks marks and MARKS.

3. Marking system.

Why we so easy to get an A for a subject? I think all my coursemate are having pretty good GPA/ CGPA, but is that our real marks?

I am so hoping that our marking system will be very strict right from the start. Then we will know our real level, our real marks.

When things are going easy for me, i will take advantage of it.

and I don't want to pour all my blood and sweat out for an A that anyone can get it with just a little more effort.

and shit.

i knew i've been hibernating for too long. I taste the fruit. and it is no U-turn or Rewind.

damn it.

K, enough for the lament.

EHRC. Yeap. This week maybe is a really EMPTY week.

But, i am looking forward for the next week: Project bout seafood contamination.

No hands-on but really hoping that i will learn something that i won't be able to learn at other place.

Wish me luck!