1) Yet another couple of days have passed. 'Tis the time for a blog update. Presenting, in chronological order, the following:
a) Meet up with my cousin Eo for Korean food at Mr. Dakgalbi (Queensbay Mall)
b) Thai food lunch with my friends at All Seasons Place (Shopping Mall)
c) Dinner with Emma's family at Starview Restaurant
d) Orientation Week of RUMC - the next chapter in our medical school life begins!
e) Tour of Hospital Seberang Jaya Hospital & Clinical Skills Unit (CSU)
f) Bak Kut Teh cravings satisfied at Khoon Klang Restaurant
As always, thanks very much for visiting my blog, and stay tuned for the next one. Cheers! :)
Thanks so much Emma and family for the delightful dinner and company!
(With Melvin, Melissa, Emma and family at Starview Restaurant)
Mr. Dakgalbi - stir-fried chicken marinated in their secret traditional Korean chilli sauce recipe, complimented with rice cake, cabbage, potato slices, sliced onion and leek.
Thanks so much for the meal, cous! :))
The next day, shopping for groceries (and good food!) at All Seasons Place (shopping mall)
Having lunch at a Thai restaurant with friends :)
(l-r: Aden, Aly, Denise, Myself)
Tom Yum Gaai (hot and sour chicken soup) was really spicy - but equally as delicious!
First Day of Orientation Week - back to school!
Welcoming Address by Prof Stephen Doughty,
President & CEO of RUMC
From l-r: Gary, Jeremy, Zi Yan, Myself, Kuhan
% of House Officers Judged to have Inadequate Basic Skills or Knowledge (2009-2011)
We were third best :)
Welcoming Address by Prof. David Whitford,
Vice-President of Academic Affairs & Registrar of RUMC
"Maximising Your Clinical Experience" - a talk by Class of 2019 student Michelle Tang
Trying out "The Sepoy Lines Cafe" for the first time :)
Compulsory MPU (General Studies) subjects
Presented by Datin Dr. Annie Foo, MPU Programme Coordinator
Meeting with RUMCSA in collaboration with PALS
Peers Assisted Learning Society (PALS)
Melvin graciously giving us a lift back to Sri York
Trying out their claypot lo shi fun
(at the cafe in Sri York)
We got our name tags ^^
Invitation cards for the White Coat Ceremony 2019
(a symbolic rite of passage as we medical students transition from pre-clinical to clinical years!)
Words cannot express my gratitude to Niamh and Ada (from China) for all this
(a farewell gift on my return to Malaysia)
Tuesday, 15th January 2019
- a quick breakfast before hospital orientation visits to Seberang Jaya Hospital, Clinical Skills Centre, and HPP
Seberang Jaya Hospital (SJH)
Clinical Skills & Education Centre at RUMC
(just opposite Seberang Jaya Hospital)
Economy rice at the Sepoy Lines Cafe, RUMC
Trying out the wat tan hor at Brother Claypot Cafe in Sri York
Wednesday, 16th January 2019
- after Orientation by the Department of Surgery, we headed to Kompleks Gerai Makanan Batu Lanchang (Batu Lanchang Food Complex) for lunch :)
Authentic nasi lemak
And a thirst-quenching glass of iced coffee!
Strange angle for a photo haha
Sim and myself sharing a bowl of chendol
Group Quiz by the Department of Medicine (as part of their Orientation programme)
- 500 marks quiz!
Name the following sign :)
Our group managed to place third!
Myself, Denise, and Aden at Sri Ananda Bhawan Garden Cafe
Chicken tandoori was really wholesome and flavourful!
A piping hot bowl of yam (taro and meat) rice
Bak kut teh cravings satisfied here at Khoon Klang Cafe!
From l-r: Myself, Sim, Varin, Vincent
From l-r: Myself, Girvana, Emma, Ice, Venus, Esther, Elaine
Orientation by the Department of Public Health
Butter milk chicken and iced rose syrup
(at Brother Claypot Cafe in Sri York)
