tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43361203000853526152024-03-21T13:48:48.304-07:00President Collegepresident collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-20556436970441359212012-05-23T19:26:00.002-07:002012-05-23T20:11:04.664-07:00Hospital Visit to the National Heart Institute (IJN)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by Ho XianYi, J3 2012 Intake</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">After we gathered at college in the morning, Miss Farah immediately started us off to the National Heart Institute. We took the LRT from PWTC station to Titiwangsa station and from there we headed to the hospital by walking. It was quite a distance from the LRT station to the hospital, but anxiety and excitement from the students overcame the tiredness of walking.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">As soon as we arrived, we stepped right into the building and I was amazed by the interior design of the hospital because it does not look like a common general hospital or any other private hospital that you can find in Malaysia. It looks like a combination of a mall and a hotel and a hospital. The glass decoration on the wall is so colourful and it attracted my attention once I entered the building. After that, we met a few personnel who represent the hospital to give us a tour.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Firstly, we were brought to the conference room to watch the hospital’s corporate video presentation. Breakfast was prepared for us; it was some delicious sandwiches and we had a choice of coffee or tea. As we watched the video playing, the representatives, Mr Martin and Miss Suzie gave explanations about the National Heart Institute. As I understand it, they have about 59 specialists in this hospital that are ready to perform surgery whenever is necessary. This building is well equipped with operating theatres, one hybrid operating theatres, about 30 beds in the Intensive Care Unit, 10 beds in Paediatric ICU, High Dependency Unit beds etc. It is so advanced that even foreign patients come over here to have their treatment. This proves that this hospital has a very high and esteemed reputation all around the world.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">After the demonstration, we continued our tour to the MRI department. Some of the students had a variety of questions for the radiographer; Mr Amin, about the whole imaging process. He was kind enough to show us the real scanned images from a few patients. It was so cool that we can actually see the heart pumping making the blood flow through the different heart compartments. All of us were so excited about it and resisted when it came time to get out from the imaging area. We were really lucky that there was one patient who had a scheduled scanning while we were there. We managed to witness the whole imaging process and it gave us a whole new idea about how the MRI machine and its functions actually work.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Before we left, we had our photo session with Pn Sally, Miss Suzie and Mr Martin, our wonderful guides that patiently showed us around the hospital. I am so happy that I had learnt something which is extra knowledge and experience that we as students can't get from our textbooks. Thank you once again, to those who made this happen. </span></div>
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<br /></div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-33933310527464834942012-01-20T02:14:00.000-08:002012-01-20T02:14:00.071-08:00Chinese New Year 2012<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sAcVBCa-umJmB4rn8Lme5CkD5TfuY8Bg18nAe4u4z_soH4ImnYWC5m9X1cdcgu2iIUijw-3hPc8aZScc-rxhcB5VbnfK3H3dgHfUM0IH3f6isVwzNeprxaSHvtyI_DTfDslaZ4yzCHU/s1600/2012-new-year-of-dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sAcVBCa-umJmB4rn8Lme5CkD5TfuY8Bg18nAe4u4z_soH4ImnYWC5m9X1cdcgu2iIUijw-3hPc8aZScc-rxhcB5VbnfK3H3dgHfUM0IH3f6isVwzNeprxaSHvtyI_DTfDslaZ4yzCHU/s320/2012-new-year-of-dragon.jpg" width="305" /></a> Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Chap Goh Mei (Lantern Festival), which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. <br />
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New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. It is widely celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Phillipines, Taiwan, Thailand and Chinatowns all over the globe. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAVRfzZGM6TOtKxVx4GjiB456k1gHAELBTax2a8POR9GYtrHvfeIZ1eGaLCLf6a0t-Hl01gcNiC5kSvkePk_GRVU6UeSzSrVjzrMVsoMXrhLKWXFiK5grm6Jx4hiDGqK8U6g-cxKYmJM/s1600/lion.penang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAVRfzZGM6TOtKxVx4GjiB456k1gHAELBTax2a8POR9GYtrHvfeIZ1eGaLCLf6a0t-Hl01gcNiC5kSvkePk_GRVU6UeSzSrVjzrMVsoMXrhLKWXFiK5grm6Jx4hiDGqK8U6g-cxKYmJM/s400/lion.penang.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>The 15-Day Celebration of Chinese New Year</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<i>The first day </i>of the Lunar New Year is "the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth."Many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On the <i>second day,</i> the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<i> third and fourth days</i> are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The<i> fifth day</i> is called Po Woo. On that day people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth. No one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWORWA3_HKrXpt1qEPj2aYPZb0wRHBaFFdvxTYiQrakAZmjvyE1GbjwxqmvwB5PJaBWRnnPEyd7jhvNV8rTzdJmbJUeiJVC5IpLnIEhVA-9A5jmEjBC9ZnCP4sUafrxT7RSPUsPb5KOU/s1600/redbags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWORWA3_HKrXpt1qEPj2aYPZb0wRHBaFFdvxTYiQrakAZmjvyE1GbjwxqmvwB5PJaBWRnnPEyd7jhvNV8rTzdJmbJUeiJVC5IpLnIEhVA-9A5jmEjBC9ZnCP4sUafrxT7RSPUsPb5KOU/s320/redbags.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the <i>sixth to the 10th day</i>, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <i>seventh day</i> of the New Year is the day for farmers to display their produce. These farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. The seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the <i>eighth day</i> the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <i>ninth day </i>is to make offerings to the Jade Emperor.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <i>10th through the 12th </i>are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner. After so much rich food, on the <i>13th day</i> you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <i>14th day </i>should be for preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is to be held on the <i>15th</i> night. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br />
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<u><b>Taboos and superstitions of CNY</b></u><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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The entire house should be cleaned before New Year's Day. On New Year's Eve, all brooms, brushes, dusters, dust pans and other cleaning equipment are put away. Sweeping or dusting should not be done on New Year's Day for fear that good fortune will be swept away. After New Year's Day, the floors may be swept. Beginning at the door, the dust and rubbish are swept to the middle of the parlor, then placed in the corners and not taken or thrown out until the fifth day. At no time should the rubbish in the corners be trampled upon. In sweeping, there is a superstition that if you sweep the dirt out over the threshold, you will sweep one of the family away. Also, to sweep the dust and dirt out of your house by the front entrance is to sweep away the good fortune of the family; it must always be swept inwards and then carried out, then no harm will follow. All dirt and rubbish must be taken out the back door.<br />
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Shooting off firecrackers on New Year's Eve is the Chinese way of sending out the old year and welcoming in the New Year. On the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, every door in the house, and even windows, have to be open to allow the old year to go out. <br />
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All debts had to paid by this time. Nothing should be lent on this day, as anyone who does so will be lending all the year. Back when tinder and flint were used, no one would lend them on this day or give a light to others. <br />
Everyone should refrain from using foul language and bad or unlucky words. Negative terms and the word "four", which sounds like the word for death, are not to be uttered. Death and dying are never mentioned and ghost stories are totally taboo. References to the past year are also avoided as everything should be turned toward the New Year and a new beginning. <br />
If you cry on New Year's day, you will cry all through the year. Therefore, children are tolerated and are not spanked, even though they are mischievous. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<i><b>Personal Appearance and Cleanliness</b></i><br />
On New Year's Day, we are not suppose to wash our hair because it would mean we would have washed away good luck for the New Year. Red clothing is preferred during this festive occasion. Red is considered a bright, happy color, sure to bring the wearer a sunny and bright future. It is believed that appearance and attitude during New Year's sets the tone for the rest of the year. Children and unmarried friends, as well as close relatives are given “lai see” or “ang pow”, little red envelopes with crisp one dollar bills inserted, for good fortune.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<i><b>More New Year Superstitions</b></i><br />
For those most superstitious, before leaving the house to call on others, the Almanac should be consulted to find the best time to leave the home and the direction which is most auspicious to head out. The first person one meets and the first words heard are significant as to what the fortunes would be for the entire year. It is a lucky sign to see or hear songbirds or red-colored birds or swallows. It is considered unlucky to greet anyone in their bedroom so that is why everyone, even the sick, should get dressed and sit in the living room.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do not use knives or scissors on New Year's Day as this may cut off fortune.<br />
While many Chinese people today may not believe in these do's and don'ts, these traditions and customs are still practiced. These traditions and customs are kept because most families realize that it is these very traditions, whether believed or not, that provide continuity with the past and provide the family with an identity. <br />
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</div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-18940548615081668692012-01-16T17:31:00.000-08:002012-01-16T17:31:17.742-08:00World AIDS Day this year is about "Getting to Zero."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-Related Deaths. Backed by the United Nations, the "Getting to Zero" campaign runs until 2015 and builds on last year’s successful World AIDS Day "Light for Rights" initiative encompassing a range of vital issues identified by key affected populations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The global HIV response is at a pivotal moment, where huge strides forward are at serious risk and current approaches are reaching their limits. Only one third of the 15 million people living with HIV and in need of life-long treatment are receiving it. New infections continue to outpace the number of people starting treatment, while the upward trend in resources suffered a serious downturn this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
"Zero New HIV Infections" and "Zero Discrimination" are equally as likely to spark high impact events from small scale community vigils to nation wide events using the universally recognized shape of zeros and the power of light to get life and death issues the attention they deserve.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
For December 1st 2011 right up until 2015 it’s envisioned that different regions and groups will each year chose one or all of the Zeros that best addresses their situation. The decision to go with the millennium development related goal of "Getting to Zero" comes after extensive discussions among people living with HIV, health activists, broader civil society and many others – more than a hundred organizations in all.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The vision for this year’s World AIDS Day and beyond may be aspirational, but the journey towards its attainment is laid with concrete milestones. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><b><br />
</b></u></div><u><b>10 goals for 2015</b></u><br />
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1. Sexual transmission of HIV reduced by half, including among young people, men who have sex<br />
with men and transmission in the context of sex work; <br />
2. Vertical transmission of HIV eliminated and AIDS-related maternal deaths reduced by half; <br />
3. All new HIV infections prevented among people who use drugs; <br />
4. Universal access to antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV who are eligible for treatment; <br />
5. TB deaths among people living with HIV reduced by half; <br />
6. All people living with HIV and households affected by HIV are addressed in all national social protection strategies and have access to essential care and support; <br />
7. Countries with punitive laws and practices around HIV transmission, sex work, drug use or homosexuality that block effective responses reduced by half; <br />
8. HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence eliminated in half of the countries that have such restrictions; <br />
9. HIV-specific needs of women and girls are addressed in at least half of all national HIV responses; <br />
10. Zero tolerance for gender-based violence. <br />
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On the Malaysian front. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Many Malaysians are unaware of the AIDS risk that threaten our “rakyat”. Nine Malaysians are tested HIV-positive everyday while eight out of 10 lack knowledge on HIV and AIDS. <br />
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Ironically, these staggering figures are no longer presumptuously associated with the act of unsterile syringe exchange by drug users but by the escalating number of those infected through unprotected sex.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">A total of 506 Malaysians of both sexes, aged 18 and above, were also part of the survey carried out by Durex between Sept 6 until Oct 3. The scores also showed that 40 per cent of Malaysians take it lightly when it comes to using protection when having sex, while 34 per cent said they were clueless about their partners' sexual history. The data was revealed during the launch of the Red Carnival event held recently at the Sungei Wang Plaza shopping centre in conjunction with the inaugural World AIDS Day on Dec 1.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The carnival was organized by PT Foundation, a community-based organisation advocating HIV and AIDS awareness and education, with the support of the Malaysian AIDS Council.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PT Foundation chairman Hisham Hussein who launched the carnival said more than 16,000 people have lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses and about 90,000 are HIV carriers. Reckitt Benckisser senior brand manager (Durex) Foo Sook Chuen said: "The survey findings are a clear indication that most Malaysians know very little about HIV and possess the attitude that will increase the risk of HIV infection. A person can have HIV up to 10 years without showing any symptoms, so please do not think you can look at someone and tell that they are HIV positive. While you can be in a safe and loving relationship with a person who is HIV positive, you cannot go into a situation blind.</div><br />
In 2012, it is important to talk to your sexual partner about HIV and STD testing.president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-70155952115944700502011-12-06T00:53:00.000-08:002011-12-14T19:34:05.990-08:00Kuala Lumpur Sports Medical Centre visitby Shilpa a/p Suresh Kumar, M4 2011 Intake <style>
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</style> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">When Mr.Soovendran announced that a trip to the Kuala Lumpur Sports Medical Centre was going to be held and he wanted 5 volunteers from our class to attend the trip, it was almost an instinct to raise my hand. Honestly I was not keen on the idea of going to a sports medical centre because I thought everything there would be related to sports injuries being mainly bone related issues/cases which had nothing similar to my field of interest, which would be Obstetrics and Gynecology . Nevertheless, I did not want to lose the opportunity to learn something new, so I decided to just go with the flow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28bNhVaQwcN_Vo3waOhRt44paanmaeV4DjMDjiUIrOha62S6-Ysc9YczqWNcLpOZv_DdsC_5FBY7UIcpB_XBljQ8jqc91_0-D7Eeo-7oYaotg56SAUA6q8eaTLVdkTnn6V0zZjpzc458/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28bNhVaQwcN_Vo3waOhRt44paanmaeV4DjMDjiUIrOha62S6-Ysc9YczqWNcLpOZv_DdsC_5FBY7UIcpB_XBljQ8jqc91_0-D7Eeo-7oYaotg56SAUA6q8eaTLVdkTnn6V0zZjpzc458/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We traveled from our college to KLSMC via a hired van and throughout the time we were heading to our destination, everyone had a set of questions to ask or certain expectations of the trip entirely mapped out in our heads. When we reached, I expected to be greeted with the familiar smell of Dettol or antiseptic detergent used to mop the floors with but it was quite the contrary, we were welcomed with warm smiles and laughter. We were escorted to a conference room where we sat through a presentation on Physiotherapy. I honestly think it was an eye opener to many of us there including myself. </span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thought I knew what Physiotherapy was but after the detailed explanation given by the jovial physiotherapist, I understood that Physiotherapy itself is an incredibly wide topic to talk about. Who knew that a Physiotherapist could help a person’s brain that has forgotten how to move certain parts of the body for example: the right hand, by re-teaching different parts of that individual’s brain to carry out the similar function (to move the right hand). A Physiotherapist works very closely with the doctor who treated the patient to enable the patient to return to as close to normal as he/she could ever get in order to experience the quality of life. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuhGW5d_lRA0hk5YtsG4oAFNrdDdVF0cX40waamRjzYRXr397ikO1L0UM5ILbcZC33NG7BQTN6dvidAkYTkE3SVliKWSEQ6hwvLylL9RNhmUJN_J-8td7sR3qtlW-XOCbzFjx7lvNmeE/s1600/She+is+giving+the+tour+of+facilities.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuhGW5d_lRA0hk5YtsG4oAFNrdDdVF0cX40waamRjzYRXr397ikO1L0UM5ILbcZC33NG7BQTN6dvidAkYTkE3SVliKWSEQ6hwvLylL9RNhmUJN_J-8td7sR3qtlW-XOCbzFjx7lvNmeE/s320/She+is+giving+the+tour+of+facilities.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">We were given a tour of the entire building and at the same time the Physiotherapist was bombarded with questions. . Among the questions asked were:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">1) Q) If a person were to lose a ligament in the Knee how much would it cost to replace it?</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> A) Around RM30,000 because the ligament would either have to be cultured or ordered.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="Default" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">2) Q) How much<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> would it cost for a person to be admitted into one of the wards here?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> A) Usually our pati</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ents do not stay here for more than a few days. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> One night in a single suite costs RM1000</span>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3) Q) How many years have you been a Physiotherapist?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A) Fifteen years.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4) Q) How is a patient to know whether the exercises he/she is doing for recovery is correct </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> when he/she is exercising alone?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A) We have rooms with mirrors where the Physiotherapist teaches the patient </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> what is right and wrong so that the patient is able to see and feel the differences.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5) Q) How does Hydrotherapy help a patient? Is it more efficient?</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="Default" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYrDZ9FZL_1RFRqH0WeTkyyVGML2GvuGM1-JEZjNoYOeqOdYnIamlRyO6jnO9TuZ0hSgYDsaJMWBfifISb77Phw-fkVLOkmN5332XROVBKQAsl0BX7D6Zyzpb-wrnMA1MiSQWdRLGAr4/s1600/Exercise+Floor.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a><span style="font-size: small;">A) It isn’t necessarily more efficient, it helps the patient by lessening the forces acting on him/her. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> We use buoyancy to help the patient who is undergoing post-surgical care so that he/she </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> is able to exercise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We were shown the wards which are called suites in KLSMC because they really do look like 7-star labeled hotel suites. KLSMC is the most dazzling medical centre I have ever been to, literally. The wards have parquet floors, soft sofas, full Wifi coverage, flat screen plasma televisions and a huge bathroom. These may seem luxurious and I’m sure it is but it is to ensure that the patient and his/her family has full comfort. The services in KLSMC include Orthopedic surgery, Physiotherapy, MRI imaging and Hydrotherapy. Operations such as arthroscopic surgery and knee replacements are routinely performed. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">They have two amazing MRI machines which costs millions. Apparently the old MRI imaging machine weighs 16 tonnes and they had to reinforce the floor multiple times to make sure it would be able to stand the weight of that one machine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwPmRzId8emQcePYAYKOVoyhPPW01U12ZtmB_ktTogbtKayEDCJ6aRT6KDvkFPELvvRzJWf6zS99LgzqyoGId7o3Kb5ZiSpOuoNHRGDhn_zvNvsva1X4iSKgyubnXPK6-qDBySWlgVB4/s1600/photo%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwPmRzId8emQcePYAYKOVoyhPPW01U12ZtmB_ktTogbtKayEDCJ6aRT6KDvkFPELvvRzJWf6zS99LgzqyoGId7o3Kb5ZiSpOuoNHRGDhn_zvNvsva1X4iSKgyubnXPK6-qDBySWlgVB4/s1600/photo%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwPmRzId8emQcePYAYKOVoyhPPW01U12ZtmB_ktTogbtKayEDCJ6aRT6KDvkFPELvvRzJWf6zS99LgzqyoGId7o3Kb5ZiSpOuoNHRGDhn_zvNvsva1X4iSKgyubnXPK6-qDBySWlgVB4/s320/photo%252811%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are so many things about the services this medical centre provides which really thought us to expand our knowledge and not just stick to the things we know. This entire trip was the definition of amazing as it helped all of us gain knowledge in the field that we have a common passion about. The abundance of information given also thought us that we need to be more receptive to the situations/cases around us and we need to appreciate the quality of life for us to be able to treat a patient and restore the patient to as normal as possible. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my lecturers and President College itself for organizing this trip and for giving us the opportunity to learn as much as we can. We really appreciate it. </span></div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-86905524271737792302011-11-06T06:08:00.000-08:002011-11-06T06:12:03.573-08:00Selamat Hari Raya Haji & Aidiladha, Not Just A Festival!<div style="text-align: justify;">By Samia, Student of President College</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDkYIMmrnGgMlP7r3_Fcj7MJzli4XCNOgncwFZhoFDMarYe1TJdcfBytDyTpxTBEMie8B5m5yyePcgz0wEgVySpcfZ-GlOwWBVLMaDSe-tY-hnnU1P8AApw2CxUcPeq2sm5noWnYqHY0/s1600/IMG_6206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDkYIMmrnGgMlP7r3_Fcj7MJzli4XCNOgncwFZhoFDMarYe1TJdcfBytDyTpxTBEMie8B5m5yyePcgz0wEgVySpcfZ-GlOwWBVLMaDSe-tY-hnnU1P8AApw2CxUcPeq2sm5noWnYqHY0/s320/IMG_6206.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #17365d;">There are numerous religions around the world, each controls its followers`s judgments, customs and even manual festivals.</span><span style="color: #17365d;"> Who does not know Islam, it`s a worldwide religion. This religion which has 1.5 billion followers around the world, celebrates twice a year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #17365d;">After RAMADAN (August) there is a festival named (EID ALFETER), beside another one during HAJ season (November) called (EID ALADHA).</span><span style="color: #17365d;"> Eid aladha is a very unique festival, where Muslims slaughter sheeps with an intention to please god and have a closer relationship with him.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #17365d;">In Islam it is not compulsory for poor or unable to afford individuals to slaughter a sheep. During EID ALADHA each person in the community</span><span style="color: #17365d;"> has a great feeling of communication and linkage with family, friends and neighbors, not just because it is a celebration and a vibrant festival,</span><span style="color: #17365d;"> it is also because the family who slaughter a sheep separate a specific part for themselves and the rest goes to who are in need,not only Muslims.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="color: #17365d;">That is why Islam took care of individuals but never forget about the society as a whole. It seems to be all about food but it is sufficient to reduce</span><span style="color: #17365d;"> selfishness and guarantee that each person is happy and heard. May god keep smiles and festivals for ever. </span></div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-88664977328233878452011-11-03T01:16:00.000-07:002011-11-03T17:54:50.717-07:00"Kesepaduan Dalam Kepelbagaian" Lecture, by Profesor Ulung Datuk Dr. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin<style>
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By Dhanesh s/o Sukumar Nair, M2 Intake<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">True to his saying "KESEPADUAN DALAM KEPELBAGAIAN" meaning that we <span style="font-size: small;">as Malaysians should embrace the multitude of opportunities given to us as an independent country. Dr. Shamsul Amir states that the integration of the Malaysian society is as a work in progress. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were many interesting and educational points as well as ideas given by the professor. The point that i agree most to is that we as a nation should band together in the effort to build a better future for ourselves, instead of gossiping about it at the "mamak shop" in the professor's own words. The talk enlightened me on many of the current issues faced by the community as well as the ways and methods of overcoming these problems by working together.</span><br />
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<b>By Yeam Pik Wah, Marketing Executive, President College </b><br />
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<b>1. Maintain a healthy body weight (BMI less than 25) throughout your life.</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Weight gain in midlife, independent of BMI, has been shown to significantly increase breast cancer risk. Additionally, and elevated BMI has been conclusively shown to increase the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer. </div><br />
<b>2. Minimize or avoid alcohol.</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Alcohol use is the most well established dietary risk factor for breast cancer. The Harvard Nurses' Health study, along with several others, has shown consuming more than one alcoholic beverage a day can increase breast cancer risk by as much as 20-25 percent. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Consume as many fruits and vegetables as possible.</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eat seven or more servings daily. The superstars for breast cancer protection include all cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower) ; dark leafy greens (collards, kale, spinach) ; carrots and tomatoes. The superstar fruits include citrus, berries and cherries. <b>Note:</b> it is best to eat cruciferous vegetables raw or lightly cooked, as some of the phytochemicals believed to offer protection against breast cancer are destroyed by heat. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4. Exercise regularly the rest of your life.</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many studies have shown that regular exercise provides powerful protection against breast cancer. Aim for 30 minutes or more of moderate aerobic activity (brisk walking) five or more days a week. Consistency and duration, not intensity, are key! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5. Do your fats right!</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The type of fat in your diet can affect your breast cancer risk. Minimize consumption of omega-6 fats (sunflower, safflower, corn and cottonseed oils), saturated fats and trans fats. Maximize your intake of omega-3 fats, especially from oily fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines, lake trout and herring). Consume monounsaturated oils (canola, olive oil, nuts/seeds, avocados) as your primary fat source, as these foods have potential anticancer properties. Specifically, canola oil is a good source of omega-3 fats; extra virgin olive oil is a potent source of antioxidant polyphenols, including squalene; and nuts and seeds provide you with the cancer protective mineral, selenium. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><b>6. Do your carbs right!</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Minimize consumption of the high glycemic index, "Great White Hazards" - white flour, white rice, white potatoes, sugar and products containing them. These foods trigger hormonal changes that promote cellular growth in breast tissue. Replace these "wrong" carbs with whole grains and beans/legumes. Beans/legumes because of their high fiber and lignan content are especially special. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><b>7. Consume whole food soy products regularly, such as tofu, tempeh, edamame, roasted soy nuts, soy milk and miso.</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Only consume organic, non-GMO (genetically modified) soy. Epidemiologic studies have shown a positive association between soy consumption and reduced breast cancer risk. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>8. Minimize exposure to pharmacologic estrogens and xeno-estrogens.</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do not take prescription estrogens unless medically indicated. Lifetime exposure to estrogen plays a fundamental role in the development of breast cancer. Also avoid estrogen-like compounds found in environmental pollutants, such as pesticides and industrial chemicals. Buy organic produce if you can afford it; otherwise, thoroughly wash all non-organic produce. Minimize exposure to residual hormones found in non-organic dairy products, meat and poultry. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><b>9. Take your supplements daily.</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">A multivitamin, 500-1,000 mg of vitamin C in divided doses, 200-400 IUs of vitamin E as mixed tocopherols, and pharmaceutical grade fish oil. Also take 200 mcg of the mineral selenium or eat one to two Brazil nuts as an alternative. If you have a chronic medical condition or take prescription drugs, consult your physician first. </div><br />
<b>10. Maintain a positive mental outlook.</b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Engage in self-nurturing behaviors regularly. Develop rich, warm and mutually beneficial relationships with family and friends. Get adequate sleep (7-8 hours per night). The mind-body associations with breast cancer are significant. </div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-4987872935832198422011-10-04T21:07:00.000-07:002011-10-04T21:26:17.629-07:00UKM Hospital KL Campus Visit<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">By Adrian Chong J</span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">in Yao,</span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> M4 Intake</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, the trip to the place itself was unexpected. We were joking around before the trip on how or going to get there. Bus? Monorail? LRT? Someone even told me walking there. In the end all of us guess wrongly, we get a free ride on the President College staff’s car! Who cares if we guess wrongly, who’s complaining? Thank you for the ride anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, the wait to enter the anatomy museum was not that long. The only downturn was probably the typical KL heat plus our all black shirts only gets worse as time lingers. I can say now that it is worth the wait.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Personally, I have been to that place before 4 years ago and most of the exhibits are the same except of the plastinated cadaver. But I don’t mind ‘enjoying’ the exhibits again and especially for the first timers, it was shockingly interesting. Everyone spread out around the mini anatomy museum as soon as they enter. I could hear gasps, whispers (yes, from a living breathing human being) and chatting – the excitement and passion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The staffs gave a short briefing in the anatomy museum. I manage to throw some question in return for some valuable information. I mainly ask about the plastinated cadaver (the new family member!). It seems that the people there have sent their people to Germany, which is the first country to produce plastinated cadaver through plastination. This process has been in this world for some time, however, not many countries know about it. Among the country which has made its name on this are Germany, of course and China. Malaysia had just inherited this about 3 years ago and UKM are the first in Malaysia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Plastination is a very complicated process and it yields complicated money. One plastinated body could cost at least 110 thousand ringgit. I have seen a plastinated body a few months before this in Management & Science University and the staff there did explain the plastination process. Although they did not tell me where this specimen was obtain, when I proposed this to the staff in UKM, it seems that UKM sold it to MSU and a few others under some company name I forgotten. (Can’t think of company name that sells stuff like that! The Body Shop? Body glove?) Intriguing isn’t it?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We went below the anatomy museum, where they store wet specimen of cadavers. The staffs of UKM did brought us a male body (don’t ask how I know if it is a male) to mingle with. It was a hands-on (more like fingers-on for most of us) on a real cadaver. There was a lot of Q&A session between the students and the staff in charged.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Among the questions I clearly remembered are:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Q: How long can you keep a wet specimen?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A: Between 5-10 years.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Q: We treat all these cadavers with respect, right?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A: Of course, once the body can’t be used anymore, we will send them to the memorial centre to be burned every single piece of flesh and bones.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Q: Aren’t you scared? Are there any supernatural occurrence?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A: Nope, if I’m scared I wouldn’t be working here. (Duh, good answer). This place must be closed by 5.30pm . So, I never really heard it around here from anyone.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Q: How much does the wet specimen cadaver cost?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A: We don’t sell the wet specimen. Even if we do, it will only cost less than then ten thousand and the process of making one is quite costly itself. (Who wants to buy it? Don’t buy one for me please.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> So , that’s basically some of it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">That wraps up the trip and we all departed away from there. For once in my life I’m seeing my friends washing their hand like some killer pandemic was among us. We waited for the ride back for some moment at a bus stop. (Buses were actually stopping for us, too bad we saw signs stated ‘UTAR’, ‘UM’ etc…..oops no ‘President College’) We finally got back to Putra mall safely, home sweet home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We really enjoy the trip. We could really see how it is like studying medicine with cadavers. I hope none of us would change our mind on taking medicine line and etc after this trip. I could see the satisfying look on everyone although some even looked hungry after the examining the cadavers (yikes!). To conclude things, although I have a dilemma now (whether to sleep in my room or my parents room tonight), it was a really real awesome trip.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><br />
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Blood cannot be manufactured. It can only be given as a gift from people. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was this simple realization that got me on the bandwagon of donating blood as often as possible. Personally I believe it is probably one of the most unselfish acts a person could perform for another.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the 8th of September 2011, President College Kuala Lumpur hosted a blood donation drive on our campus premises on the 28th Floor at The Mall, Jalan Putra here in the heart of the city as an effort to raise awareness of this noble practice as well as to encourage others to make their own contribution for society. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPrmkppBmgYf7hFFFKkYUXAlBZsWidpzrH5obn71vb_JRPi7v6_Bv5kubv-Odg9Y1oqeb-VCsXpKhcaYOkyiWR89LdG_govsD1REAiMwGH0War_lh7yIZgkn7dNQ6VP7Wck1miFcB2G4/s1600/photo%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPrmkppBmgYf7hFFFKkYUXAlBZsWidpzrH5obn71vb_JRPi7v6_Bv5kubv-Odg9Y1oqeb-VCsXpKhcaYOkyiWR89LdG_govsD1REAiMwGH0War_lh7yIZgkn7dNQ6VP7Wck1miFcB2G4/s320/photo%25286%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a>There was a good turnout; mostly our own students but there were a few outsiders sharing the building who came by and donated as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">People need to realize that this activity lives and learn to shun any fears or misconceptions associated with needles and pain. There is only a brief sting like a pin-prick for a second and then its over. Bring a friend along to donate with you, thus you'll be able to share the experience and it won't seem so frightening; the whole process usually takes around 30 minutes to 1 hour and the medical staff are always very friendly and kind. They even provide refreshment and snacks after wards to keep up your energy for the rest of the day and to stimulate the body to replenish the loss.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPPOo9Ec9EJ9e9sGBVptkSNPe9TSd3Sltz3qX5nduxdl0Feolu9KGLYPBkALBkyqUpv8hqLvdLCuaEGziVxw4ermYwcTro71SV9IBbLccwZ5ut1lNk2Y5QOkQ6uIzZJmRxcDtm0pCMfI/s1600/World-Blood-Donor-Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPPOo9Ec9EJ9e9sGBVptkSNPe9TSd3Sltz3qX5nduxdl0Feolu9KGLYPBkALBkyqUpv8hqLvdLCuaEGziVxw4ermYwcTro71SV9IBbLccwZ5ut1lNk2Y5QOkQ6uIzZJmRxcDtm0pCMfI/s320/World-Blood-Donor-Day.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>World Blood Donor Day </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">June 14 is celebrated around the world as World Blood Donor Day. Its the birthday of Karl Landsteiner; the creator of the 'ABO blood group system'. The World Health Organization (WHO) chose this day to recognize millions of brave hearts who make a conscious effort in saving lives and improving the health of others by donating blood. <br />
<b>Why should one donate blood? </b><br />
Blood is called the gift of life, there is a constant need for consistent supply of safe blood in all health units worldwide because blood can be stored for only a limited period time before use. This can only be ensured if a sufficient number of healthy people donate blood on a regular basis. Safe, germ-free blood not only saves lives but also improves health. Blood transfusion, or for that matter blood donation is needed for: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Accident patients </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Many surgical and terminally ill patients </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Women with pregnancy related complications, such as haemorrhage before, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> during or after childbirth </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Children with severe anemia </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• People with conditions such as thalassaemia, haemophilia, and sickle cell anemia. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Health Benefits of Donating Blood: </b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apart from the exalted feeling of saving someone's life, blood donation has other health benefits as well:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Donating blood one can get rid of excess iron accumulated in the body due to its over consumption. Excess iron residues can stimulate formation of free radicals in the body, which are responsible for </div><div style="text-align: justify;">causing damage to various body cells and tissues. Free radicals are also associated with many ailments such as cardiac diseases and cancer</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• Blood donation also helps to burn extra calories and reduces cholesterol level in the body. The count of blood cells decreases in the body after donating blood, which stimulates the bone marrow cells to produce new red blood corpuscles in order to replenish. As a result, the entire circulatory system gets refreshed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">• There are no major disadvantages of donating blood, except that sometimes one may experience mild nausea or dizziness for a short while, or may experience a temporary drop in blood pressure. But given the amazing mental satisfaction and health benefits, one should never stop from donating blood. It is one of the noblest of all human acts, and a healthy individual should volunteer for it at least 4 to 5 times a year. </div><br />
</div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-29752179364967398502011-09-19T18:12:00.001-07:002011-10-04T21:39:32.238-07:00Greetings – Introducing you to Malaysian International Education<div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><b>By Claire Tan, Head of International Marketing, President College </b><br />
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For 30 years now Malaysia has built and learned from its experiences with international students. Thus now, most private higher educational institutions, language schools and public universities have the expertise in providing international students with a conducive learning environment that has affordable quality and most importantly the experience of studying in Malaysia. This is facilitated by International Student Offices that are accustomed to working with foreign students of various ethnic, cultural and educational backgrounds. They provide a sense of support for international students studying here as well as the opportunity to enjoy a comfortable and an enriching stay in Malaysia.</div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">To date, there are more than 80,000 international students from over 100 countries studying in Malaysia pursuing courses ranging from diplomas, English language course, degree to PhDs at many higher educational institutions, be it in the public or private sector. </div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">One of they key reasons for which Malaysia has blossomed into a preferred destination for foreign students is that students are given the option of choosing from various US, UK, Australian or Malaysian academic qualifications designed with flexibility and affordability in mind. The qualification from these programmes will be awarded by the local or partner universities upon graduation. Unique bachelor's degree programmes such as "2+1" twinning degrees and "3+0" degrees offer international students an extensive range of study options that meet their budget and academic needs while offering a globally recognized qualification. </div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">At President College Kuala Lumpur, many of our students opt to undergo one of our foundation programmes and then go on to our many partner universities for either Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry, Business and Accounting bachelor's degree programmes conducted in Malaysia or abroad.</div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The students will also benefit from having not one but two experiences studying abroad if they choose to. As an example, an international student may choose to study in Malaysia for the initial two to three years and complete their degree or masters abroad. This allows the student to gain experience and build networks while pursuing a globalized education. This is accomplished with our widely recognized qualifications and custom tailored guaranteed progression via our student placement division edu360. Students are assisted in securing the right education and the best education they can afford for their individual goals and aspirations.</div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">While in Malaysia, international students will also have access to its neighboring countries making Malaysian education a truly Asian education. The experience of dealing and of building networks and most importantly the privilege to learn about the many races and religions are things that enrich and strengthen an international students education. Malaysia’s diversity as a nation is it's strength and good governance allows Malaysia to remain a politically safe and stable country. </div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">As for living, international students will be spoilt for choice in terms of food and accommodations. Cost of living may be as low as RM13,000 per annum depending on the area of accommodation and individual expenditure. Most institutions will provide international students accommodation however there are off campus availabilities as well. Should a student be looking for other options off campus, we suggest students to send their enquires to edu360.my@gmail.com for a free consultation.</div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">We will also assist in providing students information such as visa applying advice, locating living accommodations off campus in advance and educational institutions that are within their budgets along with educational pathway information.</div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">As for student visas, individual institutions are responsible for the applications to the Immigration Department of Malaysia. The process has been made simple and hassle free providing a student has submitted the required documentation. Students with families may also apply to bring along their spouse or family members while they are studying here.</div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; height: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: justify;">For more information you may contact: claire@president.edu.my</div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-25437614624619123502011-09-11T20:36:00.000-07:002011-10-04T21:40:09.641-07:00Happy Mooncake Festival - Mid-Autumn Festival<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>By Yeam Pik Wah, Marketing Executive, President College </b><br />
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The Mooncake Festival (also called the Mid-Autumn festival) falls on September 12th in the year 2011. What is the Mooncake festival? Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate "中秋节zhong qiu jie."<br />
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<b>How to Celebrate the Mooncake Festival</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaFcL21QbQK5DAhHyT6BrXkLR3Tjr99rM-aT-mD6-tmGuLDBnV0iZX-QZ0LiRZ7gaJK0kn4iZEBYQvEH2Dsr2VVN_bwfw0r0v8LZinWnoJYB18aZmgBHSm5Zk9FfG8-JIDYc1EkpPErk/s1600/mooncake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaFcL21QbQK5DAhHyT6BrXkLR3Tjr99rM-aT-mD6-tmGuLDBnV0iZX-QZ0LiRZ7gaJK0kn4iZEBYQvEH2Dsr2VVN_bwfw0r0v8LZinWnoJYB18aZmgBHSm5Zk9FfG8-JIDYc1EkpPErk/s320/mooncake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chinese moon cake festival is a popular and traditional East Asian holiday. It is a 3000 year tradition and many people in Asia today still celebrate it like their ancestors did. It is one of the best holidays because traditionally you will get to eat the very delicious moon cake that comes in many different varieties.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">During the festival, people would eat moon cakes and drink tea while looking at the moon. Moon cakes has many flavors and one of the most popular version is the lotus seed paste with egg yoke, and it symbolize togetherness in a family and not to mention it is very delicious.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Accompanying the celebration, Chinese will hanging lanterns on the bamboo pole and putting them on a high point, such as roofs, trees, terraces, etc. It is a custom in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, etc.<br />
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Traditionally, this holiday signifies togetherness for a family. For those that cannot be with family members because of work or other reasons, they look at the moon and think about their loved ones :)</div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-8666624470888582752011-09-06T23:04:00.000-07:002011-10-04T21:40:44.274-07:00Selamat Hari Raya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>By Farah Amin Siru, Marketing Executive, President College</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWeB-SmMOQkcGbeXFgpqNoCWPiSQ37Mv_hpJJqZ3bOJ3OhrjYf9XGqwHcJTFSNdKW9CxOPyTD7NRrJQQnQyZ-Ml0KyvmO2Qjizr-VgTSxKQnE5Ebu47G99m8_qNT-QlRUic3AsXe0jEg/s1600/salamraya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWeB-SmMOQkcGbeXFgpqNoCWPiSQ37Mv_hpJJqZ3bOJ3OhrjYf9XGqwHcJTFSNdKW9CxOPyTD7NRrJQQnQyZ-Ml0KyvmO2Qjizr-VgTSxKQnE5Ebu47G99m8_qNT-QlRUic3AsXe0jEg/s400/salamraya.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Muslims all over the world celebrate Hari Raya Aidil Fitri after 30 days of fasting during the holy month of Ramadhan. Hari Raya to me is a very special time filled with good food, good times and loved ones. On the first day of Syawal, relatives gather at my grandparent's house; where the agenda is to feast on the scrumptious spectacle laid out waiting for us and to enjoy each other's company while doing so. Raya favorites such as rendang (chicken and beef both!), the customary sticky lemang, ravishing mutton dalcha and a colourful selection of cookies and sweets are ever-present and consumed amongst smiling faces all around. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although the public holidays are done, the glorification of Syawal carries on for a month so there is still ample time to meet up with family and friends, to beg forgiveness for any wrong doings and to strengthen bonds of love and comradeship. The feasting doesn't have to end either... =p But remember don't overdo it or you'll make yourself sick! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Selamat Hari Raya. Maaf Zahir & Batin. Peace & Love. </div>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-27353927733445315942011-08-29T02:23:00.000-07:002011-08-29T02:23:06.323-07:00Introducing our social media: Facebook Page | Foursquare Page | Blogspot | Twitter<div style="text-align: justify;"> <style>
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PETALING JAYA (Dec 12, 2010):</strong> Budgetary issues are the biggest stumbling block to saving lives.<br />
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During housemanship at government hospitals, doctors are repeatedly told that they have to be careful with money and save costs, rather than lives.<br />
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Because of this, doctors have to stinge on life-saving treatment sometimes, claim doctors who spoke to theSun on condition of anonymity.<br />
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“Even oncologists may not prescribe drugs that could reduce the size of cancerous tumours (due to the cost factor),” said a government physician.<br />
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If an oncologist prescribes drugs such Herceptin (for breast cancer treatment) and Avastin (for colon cancer) – which are often acquired at exorbitant costs – patients would have to fork out their life-savings to to pay for the treatment.<br />
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Often, civil servants are found emptying their pockets, re-mortgaging their houses and breaking their backs to front up money for cancer treatment before they are reimbursed by the Public Services Department (PSD) -- months later.<br />
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Often, oncologists who stay long enough in government hospitals find themselves following bureaucracy and wasting a lot of time trying to obtain aid for patients who cannot afford medication.<br />
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“We are wasting a lot of time going through forms and answering telephone calls asking if we have drugs, and writing to charities,” said one doctor.<br />
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Chemotherapy, which costs between RM4,000 and RM5,000 for a three-week course of treatment with older drugs, can cost up to RM25,000 with new medicines.<br />
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“There are a handful of drugs that increase the chance of survival of cancel patients but at the moment patients do not have access to them.<br />
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“While we are on track to achieving the developed nation status where infrastructure is concerned, we are doing very poorly in the health department, even on the doctor-to-patient ratio,” lamented a semi-government hospital source.<br />
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There are only 60 oncologists in Malaysia serving an ever-increasing number of cancer patients.<br />
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The National Cancer Registry recorded 21,773 individuals at the last count but medical practitioners believe the real figures are close to double the number.<br />
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“The allocations for health run out very quickly and there is no ready access to money, especially for patients who are in dire need of medication.<br />
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“People are reluctant to ask. We don’t have strong lobby groups to push for money because most people are afraid to speak up,” said one doctor.<br />
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Practitioners say political will is need for the ministry to take a more “creative” approach to help both patients and the medical fraternity.<br />
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“Where patients are concerned, an independent body can be set up to assess patients' financial background so that they can pay whatever they can afford, thus freeing up money for patients who really are in need of a chance to have a longer life,” said the doctor.<br />
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Met recently, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said healthcare accounts for RM11 billion of the annual budget but admitted that at times red tape takes over from common sense.<br />
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“My stand has always been 'do anything to save a life',” Liow said, adding that he is looking into the problem. -- <strong>theSun</strong></span>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-50848410096134400832010-12-02T00:19:00.000-08:002010-12-02T00:24:33.471-08:00Credit TransfersWe have had a few questions from students on pre tertiary credit transfers. We hope this guide clears some of the smog surrounding your opportunities.<br />
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There are many pre tertiary programmes for students who finish their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia [SPM] examinations. Its quite an alphabet soup with A's, SAM, AUSMAT, CPU and STPM's. A Levels are generally from the English pedigree with Cambridge [CIE] and the London Boards [Edexcel]. SAM and AUSMAT are the Australian pre tertiary pathway. CPU is Canadian while locally we have STPM and Matriculations for government Universities. Alas there is the effervescent foundation which in our case is accepted in the United Kingdom, Australia and many other countries; Malaysia included.<br />
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According to the Malaysian Qualifications Agency [MQA] these pre tertiary programmes are equivalent for entry qualifications to degree programmes. Thus students who study A Levels have broadly the same opportunities of entering a degree programme as students who have done STPM or Foundation. There are certainly some universities that stipulate their own individual recognitions but broadly they are equal, though we opine that the specialization afforded for the foundations make it just a notch ahead; primus inter pares if you will.<br />
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Following this logic a student who is studying the A Levels and would like to improve his/her mark or re-sit an exam can do so with SAM or a Foundation. The mapping of the syllabus for the foundation for example accords to the other pre tertiary programmes allowing students to fit nicely even though they had done other programmes. This is easier in the sciences where there are finite parameters, biology has to be biology anywhere and anyhow.<br />
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What is important is that a students complete the required credit hours that are stipulated. You can check this with us for your individual programmes.<br />
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Students thus with other pre tertiary results can look to the foundation as an alternative to retaking or re-siting their exams. This may be advantageous from the point of view of our exam time tables rather than waiting and wasting time. Another reason may be a fresh experience to counter the reasons for your challenges in other programmes. We find that often its never the programmes at fault but rather whether a student can sync to the system and structure of a programme. Its always a question of suitability. We also find that many students choose us due to our clear pathway to seats at Universities and our focus in preparing students for First Year.<br />
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<b>So if you choose a pre tertiary and you are having trouble with it, remember that you are not stuck and you can opt for a change to better suit your academic preferences. </b>president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-87410288088476142262010-11-27T23:13:00.000-08:002010-11-27T23:17:59.978-08:00Looking forward'Life is one foot in front of the other'<br />
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We once had a prominent guest speaker over and with all the pre hype for his presence, we were just waiting for pearls of wisdom to be meted out and gloss our lives...but that was all we got.....life is one foot in front of the other. Huh?!<br />
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Then grapes turned into wine and as the saying aged, it made more sense to a point that it became profound. Yes you may say that we internally hyped it in the shadow of the speaker but try this for size...<br />
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When we finish SPM a smart ass college like ours will tell you that you have over 180 programmes over 9 countries at least to choose from. Not an easy choice, its not really a buffet when your life, career and happiness is at stake. How does one choose?<br />
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Well we have a formula that goes something like, 1.what you like doing 2.consider what you're good at 3.look at financial possibilities 4.consider the career [demand/prospects/revenue] 5.review the solution socially and psychologically - we usually assist you to get a path by then.<br />
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Still those doubts creep in don't they. What if?... And then we turn to every piece of information from sources good, bad and ugly which totally mess up our belief in the path. This happens when we try and digest too much. Take it one step at a time, one foot in front of the other. As long as you keep moving, don't stay still and be open to change evolution dictates that you should stand a better chance. Pick a programme that has the flexibility to give you choices and make those choices as you go along.<br />
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The notion that you sit still plan it all then move has never worked. Experience will tell, that you move in the general direction of your dreams with preparation and a plan of what you want but the exact decisions at made at the points it need be made. Have a pre set determined goal but never set the path to it or you will miss out on opportunities that present itself. Take like one foot in front of the other and evaluate each step along the way.<br />
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Every step presents a new evaluation of how things are. For example, advanced maths isn't as fun as the basics were, now biology seem appealing; well reassess with the formula above and move; change!. So don't prejudge life evaluate it one foot at a time.<br />
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At the point of foundation many successful students have changed universities or even career paths at this juncture by this reassessment. They suddenly found that they could pursue medicine, that there were affordable paths, that they did finally like biology [the lecturers help ;)] and they would suit the lifestyle at a highly ranked competitive university, they were good enough, developing one foot at a time.<br />
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Give yourself the opportunity to find yourself during the pre u [foundation]. Don't decide without being informed, take it one foot at a time. You'll realize that with the right uni, degree and career you will soar.<br />
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So thats the pearl that we never got at the time. Judge life and make decisions one foot at a time. Prepare ahead the dreams you seek and research a path that gives you opportunity and flexibility. Then take it one foot at a time evaluate every step of the way, ask yourself am i happy in this path. Demand happiness and you'll get it.<br />
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Ask us. We have explored every crevice and path imaginable. Get all the information you need from us to make the best life decision in small steps.<br />
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So keep moving ahead, never stop and keep evaluating for happiness; <b>one foot at a time.</b><br />
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This is because when you factor the exam dates for pre tertiary programmes and intakes for undergraduate University programmes, many a time students miss out on intake dates, scholarship applications [which open and close early] as well as registrations for the best classes and accommodation. Students in the January intake are able to get the best deals and often enter an intake earlier which translates to saving 1 year or more overall.<br />
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This entry comes with the help of the humble forecast. Students and parents though, sometimes worry, about problems in the real SPM results, due march, [eg shortage of credits] which may hamper progress in a January Intake. If you dont get enough entry qualifications, then time and money is wasted not to mention the emotional and psychological effects.<br />
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However many colleges like ours have bridging programmes in situations like these for students to top up their credits without leaving the course or wasting time by skipping intakes. For us, best of all, the bridging programmes are free. Think of it like extra tuition that you need not pay for.<br />
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Another fear is whether the programme chosen is the right one since a career is not for the next 4-5 years of studying but also includes the next 30-40 years of working. We recommend here to choose a pre tertiary programme that gives you the widest options for your degree and university so a change can be arranged where necessary. Many programmes limit your options to a very few degrees and universities and that may hamper your progress later on. Get the best that you can, for the money and qualifications that you have.<br />
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By doing this, you get to save time by studying and deciding what to do at the same time. Moreover your decision becomes an informed decision since within the duration of the programme [eg our foundation or a levels] you'll be exposed to many different subject matter, degree options and guest lecturers on careers. This allows you to really and truly know what your options entail before your decide what to do by the end of your programme. This experience is much better than lying on your couch with an Ipad imagining what your career will be like. Experience it first before deciding; to mitigate a risk of mistake.<br />
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We do all we can to ensure that you get to the right choice, one that will give you what you seek in life as well as being recognized and accredited.<br />
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So get that humble forecast out and make it work for you. As always if you need help call us.president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4336120300085352615.post-17121056979622785752010-11-23T01:12:00.000-08:002011-03-02T22:34:09.169-08:00SPM ExaminationsWe want to wish all students the best and all our blessing in your SPM examinations.<br />
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Like our sms blast said 'you must dream, plan and believe!' At this point please remember that your success is a mind game and if you master that, the world will be at your feet. We'll make sure of that because we help put it there for so many students. Believe that in this month your efforts will reverberate for years to come, so give it your all, give it your best and let us help you do the rest.president collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206963280951182749noreply@blogger.com0