[7th September 2015] [WEEK 1] "Welcome Back!"

Assalamualaikum w.b.t 

Alhamdulillah. We meet again! :D 

My feeling for today's first class was actually partially excited and partially nervous. Yes. It's a mixed feeling. Nervous because I'm afraid I already forgot some of the basic things about Microbiology that we have learnt such as the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Excited because.... Hmm I don't know what I'm excited for. Haha. Mostly because I get to meet my classmates and lecturers again! 

Oh. I'm also nervous because this semester's courses and schedule are no joke. Of course, it's going to get tougher and maybe harder; the subjects. 

Class was at 10.00am but Dr. Wan told us via WhatsApp that she will be a little late due to a meeting that she had to attend that morning. 

Today we didn't really learn anything. Dr. Wan only went through our course outline and told us that there will be three lecturers for BMY3103 this semester. Besides Dr. Wan, Dr. Amalia and Dr. Suriana (my mentor! :D) will also be teaching us. So many lecturers for one course~

I think it's going to be fun~ Just like last semester where Dr. Sieo Chin Chin taught us for the first few parts of the course (but took quite a long period to cover the topics, though). At least, we are able to see the difference and a variety teaching methods of the lecturers of our faculty. 

During today's class, Dr. Wan asked us what will we be learning. And few voices answered "physiology of microbiology" which is, yes, our course name for this semester. And Dr. Wan said "my kids can answer that too!". Hehe.

I searched on the net and it says that physiology of microbiology is the study of how the microbial cell functions biochemically.

I sometimes misunderstand the word "physiology" and "physically". They sound kind of the same, isn't it? 

Dr. Wan further elaborated that we will be focusing on prokaryotes' organelles such as the carboxysome, magnetosomes etc. I guess we will be learning about the organelles in greater depth than we did previously. 

Other than went through the course outline, Dr. Wan also briefed us about the upcoming Amazing Microbe Carnival. She already told us about the carnival through our WhatsApp group during the semester break. We will be doing something that involved 3D printing. Ha ha. I don’t even know how it will looks like, not before Dr. Wan told us today and even showed us few pictures of the posters with 3D props and also the machinery itself. I learned a new device today! 

I can’t wait to see the outcome! I mean how our 3D printing going to look like. It’s going to be a whole new experience for me~

That’s all for this week.

No class on Wednesday though, because Dr. Wan had to be at another place that morning.

Adieu! :)