When you learn something new, the feeling is better than sex...!
For some reason, that famous line from one of my biology lecturers in my first year of uni sprang to mind. I can remember his explanation that he gets a feeling of "WOW!!!" whenever he learns something new. He used to try getting us all excited about biology and education in general. I must say that I have taken to increasing my knowledge over the past months.
I got excellent grades in my first year of uni. My GPA was in the middle of a distinction and high distinction and I was admitted into the Chancellor's Merit List and the Golden Key International Honour Society based on my results. Put it frankly, I was a top student. But then, my involvement in extra-curricular activities was limited to a general representative role in the Students Association. The years after that saw me heavily involved in extra-curricular activities which culminated in my election as President of the Students Association. In spite of this though, my grades took a dip. I wasn't struggling by any means. I just wasn't scoring as well. I take pride in the fact that I managed to perform above average and not even get close to failing despite my tremendous workload.
It was like that in my school days as well. In primary school my involvement in activities was limited and I used to always be at the top of the class or thereabouts. In secondary school I started out reasonably well but then my grades became average when I got more involved as a Prefect and went on to become Head Prefect. Despite spending more time outside the class than in it, I still managed to score straight A's in my Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM).
Looking back to my uni days; after first year I never did focus much on pharmacy. My main focus was on my job as President of the Students Association. My parents drilled into me that studies need to come first and everything else should support it. As much as I ensured that I did not fail or struggle in my studies, they were simply not my priority. It pains me to admit that I passed my exams for the sole purpose of fulfilling my parents wishes and to not lose face among my colleagues. My heart was always with the Students Association.
When I left uni, I decided to put the Students Association behind me and move on with my life. Aside from one visit back to the office, I have never looked back. In fact, I find myself intensely motivated to pursue knowledge in pharmacy. I collected a year's requirement of ENRICH points (a measure of continuing professional development) within my first 3 months of work and now have almost five times the required amount. My knowledge in pharmacology seems to have been miraculously boosted and I find myself more than capable of teaching pharmacy students who visit us a whole range of topics even many registered pharmacists couldn't teach well. Put it simply, I have a hunger for knowledge.
Amazing, no? When I was in an institution for the purpose of gaining knowledge, I did not seek knowledge. Now that I have left, I hunger for it. I am working towards accreditation as a consultant pharmacist and am involving myself in a whole range of pharmacy organisations. It seems that my interest in pharmacy has only just begun. It's almost as if I wasn't doing pharmacy in uni at all.
Maybe it's just another phase in my life. Maybe I have just found something else to concentrate on. Maybe I will find something else to focus on not long from now. Whatever it is though, I am going to make full use of this "new" found passion in pharmacy to achieve as much as I can in as little time as possible. Maybe then I would have achieved all there is to achieve before this passion in pharmacy runs out...
I got excellent grades in my first year of uni. My GPA was in the middle of a distinction and high distinction and I was admitted into the Chancellor's Merit List and the Golden Key International Honour Society based on my results. Put it frankly, I was a top student. But then, my involvement in extra-curricular activities was limited to a general representative role in the Students Association. The years after that saw me heavily involved in extra-curricular activities which culminated in my election as President of the Students Association. In spite of this though, my grades took a dip. I wasn't struggling by any means. I just wasn't scoring as well. I take pride in the fact that I managed to perform above average and not even get close to failing despite my tremendous workload.
It was like that in my school days as well. In primary school my involvement in activities was limited and I used to always be at the top of the class or thereabouts. In secondary school I started out reasonably well but then my grades became average when I got more involved as a Prefect and went on to become Head Prefect. Despite spending more time outside the class than in it, I still managed to score straight A's in my Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM).
Looking back to my uni days; after first year I never did focus much on pharmacy. My main focus was on my job as President of the Students Association. My parents drilled into me that studies need to come first and everything else should support it. As much as I ensured that I did not fail or struggle in my studies, they were simply not my priority. It pains me to admit that I passed my exams for the sole purpose of fulfilling my parents wishes and to not lose face among my colleagues. My heart was always with the Students Association.
When I left uni, I decided to put the Students Association behind me and move on with my life. Aside from one visit back to the office, I have never looked back. In fact, I find myself intensely motivated to pursue knowledge in pharmacy. I collected a year's requirement of ENRICH points (a measure of continuing professional development) within my first 3 months of work and now have almost five times the required amount. My knowledge in pharmacology seems to have been miraculously boosted and I find myself more than capable of teaching pharmacy students who visit us a whole range of topics even many registered pharmacists couldn't teach well. Put it simply, I have a hunger for knowledge.
Amazing, no? When I was in an institution for the purpose of gaining knowledge, I did not seek knowledge. Now that I have left, I hunger for it. I am working towards accreditation as a consultant pharmacist and am involving myself in a whole range of pharmacy organisations. It seems that my interest in pharmacy has only just begun. It's almost as if I wasn't doing pharmacy in uni at all.
Maybe it's just another phase in my life. Maybe I have just found something else to concentrate on. Maybe I will find something else to focus on not long from now. Whatever it is though, I am going to make full use of this "new" found passion in pharmacy to achieve as much as I can in as little time as possible. Maybe then I would have achieved all there is to achieve before this passion in pharmacy runs out...
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