The School of Pharmacy

Pharmacy has been my all time favourite thing to do since it is a health science and it deals alot with Chemistry... This school... the School of Pharmacy... is one of the hardest school to enter... it took me lots of trouble to be admitted into this programme...

The Blue Door... Students, as I have expected, are less friendly than in Medicine... they are selfish... they think of themselves only... they never did share their knowledge and experiences... they are so s******... Even if they are friendly, but at a cost... Sincerity is no longer an important thing... nor is it valuable... selfishness is the main thing... self cometh first... Many types of people are there... and they are more evil than they are sincere... With friends like that who needs enemies?

Well... erm... got admitted into the programme about one month late (again)... I still remember the day one of the Records Office staff spoke to me saying, "Now, it is not we do not want to let you take up Pharmacy... it is whether you can catch up or not..." F*** you laa! At first do not want to let me in, now say this 'fei hua' pulak...

Then, the first class I attended was Chemistry... General Chemistry... oh... Ms. Prema... funny and erm... clumsy... Come on, even I'm the last student to be admitted into this programme, doesn't mean that I will be so blur... she thought I got in the wrong class... Well... at least, Poh Leen was sitting at the back, so I sat next to her... She was the first person I spoke to in class... Next session was Introductory Physiology... and of all things, Quiz on that day... adoi... die...

Next day, Microbiology Practical... Got assigned to the last group since it was still not fully occupied... San San, Von Yi, and Kevin... This was a funny group... funny and not united... San San - being like a 'dai ga je' mostly dominates the practical session... being strict and serious... ok... no need to be so fierce laa... and her standard seemed high... too high for me... so I do not really dare make any fuss... I didn't really cared much about the practical group... Von Yi - blur queen... well... maybe she did not do Biology in her A-Levels... but also because she wasn't really sure of what to do and Pharmacy is not actually what she wanted to do... She was the first to leave the class... Kevin - whoa! blur king... really very blur... practical reports must never be done by him... won't comment too much... no wonder San San was so stressed and strict laa...

Well... most of the guys who appear to be normal in the class speaks Cantonese when they are together... I didn't get along well with them although I tried because my Cantonese is week... Even though I told them I do not really understand Cantonese, but they still speak to me in Cantonese... I am really angry!!!

Then, Health Care and Pharmacy lesson... what the hell... Mr. Zaheer asked me what my name was and I answered Desmond... he heard Jasmine... well... a good laugh for the class huh! Then came the time for us to find a partner for the Foster Parent project... well... tried to find a partner but erm... failed... maybe because I joined the class late and I had not really spent enough time with them... on this hour hence forth, I never will love this class... the hatred for Pharmacy students developed in me... I will no longer make any effort to get to know any of you any further...

Slowly... I began to get used to the class environment... though I do not like it... One by one... I observed... and to my dismay, what I expected came true... I did make a few friends... Poh Leen... Jen Ni (Stephenie - Staphylococcus)... Hui Zhong (wow... piano 'shi fu')... But, there was one thing unexpected... I became quite close to San San... Now, this is very very unlikely to happen... on the first day, I wasn't really comfortable with San San... but as days passed, I do not know how I became so close to her...

One event I remembered was... one evening, I was to follow Gim Huan, Xiang Rong, and Xian Lai to the gym... but my roommate, David, asked me to return an overdued book... so I went to the library first before heading to the gym... there, I met San San... I was supposed to go straight away to the gym after returning the book... but seeing her alone and left behind, I accompanied her... she was supposed to go home that day but since nobody can send her to the bus station, the plan was abandoned... She asked me to join her for dinner... so I thought well... after accompanying her for dinner, I may still go back to the gym... but no... I had dinner with her and sent her back to her house in Cheras... and we talked and talked and talked of many things... I decided to loan her my Nokia 6610i since her 8250 was not in good condition... and it would be dangerous if she was to be left alone... what if she needs to make an urgent call? Her 8250 couldn't work without her hands-free... even with it, it was not functioning properly...

There were many things that made her not happy... many conflicts... between family members... friends... housemates... and also academic pressures... I couldn't do much... all I could do was just to be there to listen to what she says... I mean to listen to her problems... to be there to let her blurt out every uneasiness or unhappiness or dissatisfaction of her heart... I made a mistake before... there was a time when she was really pressured and stressed... I insisted on her telling me what happened and who caused her to be so miserable... until... she cried...

Lecturers... hmmm... some are kind... some are not... majority are good laa...

Ms. Prema - well... clumsy... funny... stupid... sometimes I pity her lorr... teaching us General Chemistry... wow... going to fail liao...

Ms. Priya - prettier than Ms. Prema... quite friendly... a nice person to talk to... the Microbiology lecturer...

Dr. Gabriel Akyirem Akouwah - Another Dr. Opabola Babatunde on the making... at least he does not have Dr. Opa's bad temper... but his English is still Negroish... Nice person to talk to also... Organic Chemistry...

Dr. Thet Thet Htar - 'Relative' of Dr. Maung Maung San... nola... just because they come from Myanmar and they both have common names... wow... Dr. Thet... PhD. in Medicinal Chemistry... she has a slim physique for a lady who has already delivered at least a baby... good to talk to... Asked her about Tenormin (thanks to Sister Linda) and Clarinase (Thanks to my mother) before... hehe... teaches us Aromacity in Organic Chemistry...

Ms. Hong Li Wen - adoi... this B****... snobbish... stupid lecturer of Clinical Pharmacy... When she is nice, she is very nice to you... when her 'wind' is not good... WATCH OUT!!!

Mr. Zaheer - teaches us Health Care... Master in Clinical Pharmacy... funny fellow... good to talk to also... asked him about Spironolactone... quite amazed that I, as a first year Pharmacy student, would know that Spironolactone (Aldactone) is a potassium-sparing diuretic... thanks to Uncle Peng... ^^

Mr. Naidu - a lecturer from India... Master in Pharmacology... a very nice person to talk to...

Ms. Wong Kuan Yau - a lecturer from Penang... teaches Physiology... nice and hardworking... she was really nice to me... helped me along the way... and gave me hints when I needed them... hehe... when? I cannot tell...

Mr. Irsan Lim - well... good to talk to but still, not really that friendly... gives lectures on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology...

Prof. Dr. Noran Bt. Abdul Majid - wow... the Dean's sister... giving lectures on Physiology discipline... heard that she is very very efficient... a very nice person though...

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeong Siew Wei - the Head of the School of Pharmacy... beautiful lady... quite nice to talk to also... asked her about Atenolol (thanks to Sister Linda) and Pseudoephidrine (thanks to my mother) too... hehe... quite amazed that I would ask such advance question... She gives lectures on Cancer Chemotherapy...

Well... I still hold to the 'Yin Yang' principle... in good communities, there is a small section of evil... even in evil communities, there is still a small section of light... This will be in equilibrium... The class has more evil than good... but doesn't mean that all are evil... those evil ones... I will not speak of them here... they know who they are... if your name is not stated, it doesn't mean you are evil... and it does not mean you're good also... and, one more thing... those who I dislike or dislike me, you are not necessary evil...

more to come...

...For the world has grown full of peril... And in all lands, love is now mingled with grief...