Chan Weng Kit's Blogspot: DAY 369/370/371

Sept 4,5 & 6

1) The past few days have been chalk full of activity! School officially began on the 5th for us, while the 1st years had orientation on the 4th, followed by the customary White Coat Ceremony on the 5th. It's the first time anyone of us had been in the "Desmond Auditorium" for lessons, and it was, in a word, terrific! The larger seating space, coupled with the powerful audio system, two projected screens on either side, as well as the ever enthusiastic lecturers - ensured that our lessons were never boring. Which is just as well, seeing as our 8-5 lesson woes begin as early into the semester as tomorrow... Can't wait for the pain to begin then.

2) With the influx of old and new students, the new academic building is now operating at maximum capacity. Even waiting for the lift can take a while, so I have just resorted to using the stairs. On an unrelated note, in between lessons today (actually it was lunch break), some of us had signed up for a quick photo-shoot at the new building. We all met at the third floor, and the photographer took us to some really fancy rooms, to pose for photos. We modelled various procedures, including venipunctures (drawing blood from a patient's vein for a blood sample), delivering babies, performing CPR in a state-of-the-art operating theatre, among others. It was really fun doing stuff we haven't learnt yet, especially since we got a first hand look at the latest gadgets and gizmos in the National Surgical Training Centre (Levels 4 and 5 of the New Academic Building).

3) Today was also Club and Societies Sign-Up Day! Lots of clubs and societies, not to mention various tidbits for those who stopped by to sign up. As a committee member of the RCSI Cancer Society, I was promoting our society's first event - the Pink Party! We had loads of people come by to sign up, and quite a few bought tickets for the Pink Party, which is next Thursday (9pm onwards) at DTwo. The Sports Complex (the venue of the event) was buzzing with activity; all the committee members were doing their best to attract the others over to their booth. I did my best too, but after well over an hour, I needed some rest. So I returned to the library (2nd floor is my territory), and had a short nap. It feels odd sleeping in the library especially when there are no dividers (there were dividers in the old Mercer library), but if you're tired enough... XD

4) Anyway, I woke up reenergised, but still not mentally prepared for an 8-5 session tomorrow. I suppose that's one of the challenges of any university student - just waking up in time for lessons. That's the gist of the past few days, and I hope you enjoyed reading about them. Thanks very much for visiting, and have a great day. Cheers!