Some of the students with COO of UCSI University's
Terengganu Campus, Dr. Eyad
Prof Tarek addresses the students
One for the album
In action at night
Fun at the beach
Briefing at the Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah
At the Crystal Mosque
At Pantai Batu Burok
At Pantai Batu Burok
At Pantai Batu Burok
At Pantai Batu Burok
A-Level boys by the beach
A photo with A-Level Lecturers, Wai Seng and
Derek
By Hanisha Kaur
July09D A-Levels and SALSA President 2009 / 2010
The Kuala Terengganu trip which was opened to current
A-Level students studying at UCSI University mainly consisted
of 60 students who were mostly under JPA or MARA scholarships,
with a few walk-in students, too. A total of 6 teachers
accompanied the students on the trip. The objective of the
trip was to give students keen on doing medicine at UCSI
University a better perspective since they would have to
do their pre-clinical years at UCSI University, Cheras before
heading to Marang for their clinical years.
On the morning of the trip, all students assembled at the
South Wing of UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur at 7.30am. Leaving
Kuala Lumpur at 8.30am, we arrived at the Kuala Terengganu
Campus at 5.00pm. We immediately unpacked our things and
went for tea where we were served tea with bread topped
with jam, curry puffs, and kuih cara a Malay
traditional dessert. Then, at about 6.00 pm, we headed off
for Pantai Batu Burok. It wasn’t exactly a stone’s throw
away from the Campus. But, about 15 minutes on the bus,
we were soon greeted by the sounds of waves hitting the
shores of Pantai Batu Burok. As one of the longest beach
in Malaysia, it was not surprising that it was filled with
people from all walks of life. After a jolly time at the
beach, we returned to the Campus where we were served white
rice, chicken curry, mixed vegetable and salad for our dinner.
This was followed by a Welcome Speech by Prof. Win Kyi about
the Medical Sciences Faculty and a Talk on Medicine by some
faculty students which proved to be an eye-opener as it
gave us some insight on what to expect and do when we become
professional doctors later. Listening to them speak about
their medical experiences motivated us to do better. The
Talk also included precious advice from doctors, and ended
at 10pm. After a long day, most of us were all exhausted
and ready to hit the bed.
On the second day, 31st January 2010, we had breakfast at
the Cafeteria at 8.30am where we were served Nasi Dagang,
a Terengganu delicacy. At about 9.30 am, we left for the
Islam Civilization Edu-Park. That was a wonderful experience
as we were able to feast our eyes on the 21 great Islamic
monuments that were symbolic of the rise of Islam into a
sophisticated global religion. We spent about an hour and
a half there before heading towards Mydin Mall for lunch
and subsequently proceeding to Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah.
There, we were greeted by Dr. Jamil, who gave a brief introduction
about the district hospital before breaking us into groups
of nine for a delightful walk around the hospital accompanied
by the friendly Sisters. We even managed to approach one
of the doctors on duty to answer our questions on his medical
experiences.
After that, although we were supposed to head towards the
Terengganu floating mosque, we decided to give it a miss
as we were all feeling fatigued and sluggish. Instead, we
opted to go to a keropok lekor store to buy the famous
fish snack. Then, we headed back to the Campus to freshen
up before indulging in a delicious barbeque dinner of chicken,
sausage, fried rice, bee hoon and some salad prepared
for us. At about 9.00pm, we attended an interesting talk
on public speaking by Dr. Keith Thomas. It was an interactive
talk involving voluntary student participation.
The next morning, we had nasi lemak for breakfast.
This was followed by Miss Mabel’s thank you speech to thank
those who had made this trip a success. Without a doubt,
the three days two nights’ trip has given us much food for
thought. Hearing of the possibility of another trip to Pulau
Kapas in Terengganu soon, we sincerely hope that it would
prove to be as successful as this trip had been.
We finally reached the UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur Campus
around 6.00pm. Although tired, we now walked back to our
rooms with a little more experience and loads of photos
to be uploaded to our Facebook account.
