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what a relief! i got my results for my End of Semester 3 examination. Although the grade was a slight fall but it's seriously beyond my own expectations. i never thought that there had no even a single C for Carmen appeared on my report card. i expected that i might failed for this examination. Thank God and Praise the Lord and God!
System of the examination was changed from this year onwards: All is multiple choice question and no short answer question and essay, except for microbiology for pharmacists. Hence, this indicates that the range of questions to come out on test paper is broad and wide. You need to memorise every single details from the notes or else, try your luck by tossing the coin on that day itself. No, there are 5 to 10 options, coin with just two faces aint enough for you to try out your luck it seems. There are 30 to 40 questions in total, but contributes 70% in each paper. For aiming a pass in IMU, you got to score for at least 50%. So, you roughly know that not much questions left for you to answer them with fortune.
After sitting for the examination of this semester, i must give a great applause to my seniors. Out of eight papers, eight, yes EIGHT out of EIGHT are mostly testing your memorising skill. Sometimes reasoning and critical thinking skills can still be applied but not much. For instance, there is a paper about natural product in medicine, it's about facts of each plants or herbs, reasoning skill can only be applied on how its basic compound structure reacts with the receptors in our body, but before you can do that, try to memorise its compound structure and the functional group it possesses, and of course, its unique name. Inserting names had already caught me in trouble. What about its side effects, mechanism of action, properties..etc :( haih, i salute the pharmacists out there. Anyway, every course has its own difficulties. Got once i sipped into a lecture of medic students, all health science students must learn about body systems, however, the things that have to be learned by them, the future doctors, are far more deeper and more complete compared to us. i guess if i asked a medic friend to sit for my body system's papers, they can finish the paper pretty fast.
Well, we still need to learn something related to pharmaceutics or physical pharmacy. That's the part i love the most in this course. Seriously. They are more of like simple physics theories (very simple) or physical chemistry and seldom related to biology or organic chemistry (but still, functional groups play an important role in it too). Another paper is called as extemporaneuous skills of compounding and dispensing drug.. err.. i have forgotten its actual name, anyway, it's fun but tedious! We need to produce the products, finishing the report in time ! damn, and maximum of three writing mistakes on the reports. During the process the working place must be kept clean and tidy if not marks will be deducted. My heart was in race everytime when i was having these classes. i expected that i would fail for this subject. i was late on that examination day. Morever, i couldnt find my seat and thought that i entered the wrong laboratory. i was in panic. After i found my seat and started reading the question, shoot! my mind was blank and forgot the calculation for making the suppositories. My first set of suppositories was a big failure. i was scared. Quickly i proceeded to make another product, guess what? it's a non-removable cream =='' Since i was behind time, i left the tile uncleaned at the side and my examiner came near to my seat to deduct my marks for cleanliness. Furthermore, i used extra amount of an ingredient so my cream was yellower than others! i went to a stage of nearly craziness. The third product was emulsion, it's the easiest one, but wait, how come when i poured the mixture into the amber bottle, it seemed like less than the volumn targeted?! damn.. i was freaked out. 45 minutes left, i quickly took back my suppository report and made a big cross on the wrong formula, without concerning of that ' maximum 3 mistakes on report ' rule, rewrote the exact formula ( my God, i was so lucky that my mind remember about the formula back in time). My final suppositories were damn nice! T-T i was nearly tearing. After sticking the labels on all three containers and without double checking my reports due to lack of time, i submitted everything with a strong feeling of GG-ness.... the situation was worsen when i found out that i wrote the wrong date on the reports and labels............. ' maximum 3 mistakes on report ' rule.....
and so, i burst into tears.....
'' i have to resit for this subject... what should i do ? ''
'' even if i pass, it's definitely a C ..''
my mind couldnt think straight..
Thank to my friends, they consoled me with hugs and we had a great dinner together. Jiaying, kailing, karmen and gwen.
Few days later, Albert asked me about how i did for that test. i was crying again. haha, i think this scared him a little. sorry.
The story was not ended yet.
In my first week of study break, i received a message from my friend, i was told that Griffin was in bad situation as suddenly there was a flyer no longer joining for the cheerleading competition due to personal reasons (but forgiveable :/ ) the competition was five days later. they needed a flyer. so yeah, i ended up helping out. Before that, i was asked to in charge of fundraising for Griffin as well. Consequently, i got to taking care of the booth in the morning, at night practicing and learning the performance in a damn fast way, preparing and cooking the food for fundraising in midnight, worrying of revision everyday ( i already mentioned above, sem3 was tough), trying hard to recover myself from my personal stuff. i was in stress. So, got once when the practice didnt go well, i couldnt do a stunt so yeah, i cried again =='' damn weak me ! But thank God!!! after having a bonding session with my stunt group, i could do that ! although not 100%~ On the third day of having fun with cheerleading mates, the previous flyer appeared and she said that she was able to join again :D Great news!! :) i was quite pleasure about it lar :) at least one more burden could be taken down from my shoulder. Throughout the first week of study break, i am thankful to a fellow, i dont really want to expose that identity. Seriously, i never forget about your help. i shall record it in my diary? haha
So, i only started my revision properly in second week. i had to rush and memorised, munched the notes in two weeks time, for all 6 papers. haha, seriously, praise the Lord and God! i didnt know why i suddenly had a weird thought: God made the world in 6 days time and rest on 7th day, us the human was made according to His image, God is able, so i might also possess certain strength to work as hard as God. Although God is almighty but im just nothing without God's help. hahhaha, this was the way i pushed myself to the extreme lar.. and i enjoyed the Sundays, too. :S it means, i tried to study one paper in 2 days time.. ignoring the fact that i was exhausted to the extreme.
i felt no regret too :) because i really had fun during my study break. First week was about cheerleading and i was tossed by those old and new faces , shoulder sit, learning new dances, met new people! Great memories to be stored in mind forever!!! i love it!! <3
Second and third weeks were all about studies. Dont know lar, i am a sinner, i am sure that you guys experience that too : we always seek for God more when we are at the end of the rope. More troubles or problems i faced, the more i seeked for God. There was a Sunday Sermon about baptizing, i felt excited when i witnessed the water baptizing ceremony for the first time in my life. My previous self would never step out from my room during my study break, not even Sunday. but i did that in this critical period. LOL.. i rested myself just to test out my weird theory.
Therefore, i am grateful that my results were still roughly maintained. :) i love my God! God is able!
i am thankful to those who supported me throughout my exam month as well. Albert is a great friend to have :) Thanks for treating me as your family member :D
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