The Ice Breaker

Today, did not do any labwork except for the whole-day patient data key-in. Actually plan to organize the patient sample which is stored in the freezer room at Menara Timur there. The microbiology lab in Menara Timur there is currently under construction. New labs, new toilet, new reception counter, new computer room, new offices, new freezer, new cabinet and a lot of new stuffs... Is it UM now is very rich? perhaps UM is always rich not only now! Not only this microbiology lab is renovated, but then i also can notice a lot of constructions were carried out in the UM area at the same time : carpark near IPS, 12th collage carpark, the road go to KL gate,science faculty canteen area, the land near Faculty of Alam Bina, the land near GYM 1, area near DTC etc...This is the big construction that i can notice and in the progression. I'm not sure whether there still got other big/small construction is on-going which i can't notice. Plus UM is really big, and i didn't go round the whole UM, perhaps there also got some constructions in the other side of the UM...who knows!!

Back to the freezer room, the temperature inside is 4ºC and there still got another freezer room after this 4ºC freezer room, which is -20ºC. My research sample is actually stored in this -20ºC freezer room. However, there got accumulation of ice which blocks us from open the -20ºC freezer room door. I think nobody has enter this freezer room for quite a long time and my last visit to there is 3 months ago. And here the time for being the "ICE-BREAKER"...Haha, not me definitely but is my senior, break the ice by using the hammer...Its really super cold inside the freezer room and i really can't "tahan" it even though i had wear the thick jacket. Not until few minutes i go inside there then quickly i "run" out...and now i'm wondering how am I going to do all this sample organizing and collection alone next time in this "North Pole". I think i'm better learn how to become a polar bear..haha...tomorrow and rest of this week also will pay a visit to this FREEZER ROOM!!

Lunch time actually plan to go 6th college with my labmates. Out of sudden receive a call from my DR, "invite" us for a lunch!! So good MAN!! Rupa-rupa is the "Deeparaya" lunch for all the Department of Medical Microbiology, means that the post-Hari Raya and pre-Deepavali lunch celebration.This is the first time eat for free in this department, and i can save around RM7 for my lunch. Not bad the food also. My Dr. actually say want to belanja us to eat a good one but then until now...where is the GOOD MEAL???

Recently UM manage to "squeeze" itself in the top 200 universities in the world. UM is currently ranked 180 and is the best university in Malaysia. In fact, UM had done a lot strategies to increase its ranking. UM has recruit many foreign lecturer and also foreign students. But then, is it this increased ranking means that the better quality produced also? Look at yourself and think it twice.

Step by step,
and being toward the best...