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Re: A Spoonful of Sugar- insanipi's PharmSci journey
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2017, 08:39:56 pm »
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what happened late Friday arvo?  ;)
I knew this'd be asked hahahah. it's not that long of a story but:
After uni on Friday, a ton of us went to a place (I kinda got persuaded to come haha) that us pharmsci kids refer to as ABC. I kinda had a few and it was fairly lit, but then I consequently fell sick not too long after I left xD Insert something here about drinking a jug of cocktail like it was a jug of cordial (::
Long story short, made for a fun lateish afternoon trip home :P
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« Reply #31 on: September 11, 2017, 08:54:00 pm »
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I knew this'd be asked hahahah. it's not that long of a story but:
After uni on Friday, a ton of us went to a place (I kinda got persuaded to come haha) that us pharmsci kids refer to as ABC. I kinda had a few and it was fairly lit, but then I consequently fell sick not too long after I left xD Insert something here about drinking a jug of cocktail like it was a jug of cordial (::
Long story short, made for a fun lateish afternoon trip home :P
I love that subscript so much, probably the reason you got sick. But I do wonder how did that even happen?
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« Reply #32 on: September 11, 2017, 08:56:57 pm »
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I love that subscript so much, probably the reason you got sick. But I do wonder how did that even happen?
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I wonder, how do people get sick?

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Re: A Spoonful of Sugar- insanipi's PharmSci journey
« Reply #33 on: September 11, 2017, 09:00:09 pm »
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I love that subscript so much, probably the reason you got sick. But I do wonder how did that even happen?
Highly doubt it's the reason why, I'm pretty sure I ate something bad beforehand haha. :)

:P

I wonder, how do people get sick?
Viruses and bacteria, or so I've been told :)
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Re: A Spoonful of Sugar- insanipi's PharmSci journey
« Reply #34 on: September 18, 2017, 01:36:37 pm »
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18/9
I feel like 2/3 of today's lectures were repeats of what I learnt last semester, but I like the reinforcement. :)

- I've been consistently tired for the past week
- Why do I have to wait until Friday for the midsem break?
- Let's see how long I last without consuming anything mildly caffeinated :P
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« Reply #35 on: September 19, 2017, 12:42:54 pm »
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I had 2 Formulation Science lectures today as a part of my 'taster' unit for the three majors. It was really interactive, and the lecturer  (the course director) made these lectures hella fun- heaps of in class discussion and activities were had. She also took a photo of us mid-activity so I'm sorta #instafamous hahaha. Lowkey looking forward to the next few days- I have 3 3 hour labs/workshops over the next two days, which is hard slog, but well worth the not-so-midsem midsem break that comes at the end of the week! ;D
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« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2017, 07:28:09 pm »
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20/9
- I had a three hour workshop, and a three hour prac.
- In the workshop, we completed an 'online quiz' on nucleic acids, for my bioorganic chem unit. Alongside the quiz, we also had to submit a 'report' about DNA and it's interactions with some drugs. This was a fairly fun workshop, as one of the tasks was flaling attempting to do 'DNA origami'- this proved challenging for myself and some of my friends! This finished early, so to treat myself (you should always treat yo'self, regardless) I had my first ever slurpee, and then escaped to get a burrito! ;D
(The video we used to make the origami: https://youtu.be/_EYBNB5ouiU)
- In the prac for my physical chemistry unit, we were making emulsions. This was an interesting prac, as we were working in groups for 4-5 to make 8 emulsions. (Emulsions are dispersions of one liquid in another liquid, where it isn't soluble or miscible, with the use of surfactants or other emulsifying agents). This was fairly tiring and exhaustive, as not only did it take forever to mix the emulsions using falcon tubes and a vortex mixer (which feels weird imo). We finished the prac on time, however I volunteered for my group to take the lab report home and fix it up, as we had until 9am this morning to hand it in.

21/09
- I got to uni at 7:40 to finish said lab report from yesterday. I also had a physiology lab, 2 lectures and a whole class tute.
- After walking up the stairs (2 floors up- I was in the common room- fave spot on campus/10) to the lab report submission boxes, I went for a large coffee so that I wouldn't fade during the day :P
- My physiology lab today was about sensory physiology. This encompasses the eyes, ears, nose and taste. Some of tests we did in class were the vision ones (such as the astigmatism test- a round circle, and the standard visual acuity one- think about the letters going from really big to really small and that's the one) and hearing (such as the location of a clicking sound, when the eyes are closed, and a sound frequency test). We finished early, so to soak up some of the lovely weather, a group of us went down the Yarra River and chilled- with donuts from Walker's (across from Flinders St Station- at the top of Elizabeth St) (we had to walk down from Collins street, as a tram ahead of us got derailed, but the exercise was nice!)
- I also had a bioorganic chem lecture- we were looking at the perspectives of medicinal chemistry- specifically DNA and binding sites. It was an interesting lecture, as the lecturer brought in a random toy monkey for no reason (he has a really eclectic personality).
- My second lecture of the day was another FormSci lecture- this time we were looking at a case study- propofol and a prodrug of propofol. Propofol (aka Diprivan) is a pretty common anaesthetic (or so I've been told haha!). This made for another really interesting lecture! ;D
- My whole class tute was the last event of the day, which was for physiology. In this tute, we were introduced to our week 12 assessment- a debate. This will be an interesting assessment for me (worth 10% of my physiol mark), as I've never debated before (as far as I can remember anyways haha). We got to choose our debating groups, and I'm super glad I'm working with 3 of my friends for it! ;D
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Re: A Spoonful of Sugar- insanipi's PharmSci journey
« Reply #37 on: September 30, 2017, 06:08:02 pm »
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30/9
I have taken "mid-semester break" a bit too literally (I mean I've had a pretty full-on week of activities), but managed to get 3 hours of catching up done so far today- which is impressive, as I'm sorta struggling a little at the moment haha. ^_^
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« Reply #38 on: September 30, 2017, 06:41:32 pm »
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I have taken "mid-semester break" a bit too literally (I mean I've had a pretty full-on week of activities), but managed to get 3 hours of catching up done so far today- which is impressive, as I'm sorta struggling a little at the moment haha. ^_^
Wait, you have "mid-semester break" now? That is bizarre. Is RMIT the only university that has mid-semester break during mid-semester?
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« Reply #39 on: September 30, 2017, 07:03:24 pm »
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Wait, you have "mid-semester break" now? That is bizarre. Is RMIT the only university that has mid-semester break during mid-semester?
Yup!
At least it was a well-deserved break! :)
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« Reply #40 on: September 30, 2017, 08:14:00 pm »
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I have taken "mid-semester break" a bit too literally (I mean I've had a pretty full-on week of activities), but managed to get 3 hours of catching up done so far today- which is impressive, as I'm sorta struggling a little at the moment haha. ^_^
One of my lecturers is from Ireland so he calls it ‘Reading Week’. Unfortunately, it caught on and I can’t stop calling it that. :P

You have to admit though, Reading Week makes a lot more sense.

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« Reply #41 on: September 30, 2017, 08:18:14 pm »
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One of my lecturers is from Ireland so he calls it ‘Reading Week’. Unfortunately, it caught on and I can’t stop calling it that. :P

You have to admit though, Reading Week makes a lot more sense.

It does make a lot of sense! I like that term, haha! ;D
(I wonder if it'll catch on more haha)
Except I think I only picked up a book once this week )':
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Re: A Spoonful of Sugar- insanipi's PharmSci journey
« Reply #42 on: October 01, 2017, 09:12:27 pm »
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1/10- The end of semester is near...
It feels completely weird to finally have all the notes for 2 of my units (and the other two to follow soon) for the semester. It just means that the semester is nearly done, which means exams are near. This is a pretty scary thought right about now! :P
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« Reply #43 on: October 01, 2017, 09:34:20 pm »
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1/10- The end of semester is near...
It feels completely weird to finally have all the notes for 2 of my units (and the other two to follow soon) for the semester. It just means that the semester is nearly done, which means exams are near. This is a pretty scary thought right about now! :P
You'll be okay :3.

You should be fine as long as you have practiced and studied enough ^^. 

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« Reply #44 on: October 09, 2017, 08:46:00 pm »
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It's been a while since I've updated... but it's been busy!
Last week saw the end of my content lectures for Physical Chemistry, the rush for me to start 3 group assignments (one "presentation", one debate, and a report) that are due next week!
Today saw the last of my content lectures for bioorganic and medicinal chemistry- arguably a sigh of relief, as I'm still trying to understand some of the content, haha :P .

This week is hella busy:
- Tomorrow, for my "presentation", my group is going to start filming tomorrow afternoon after 4 hours in a row of lectures and lectorials
- Wednesday, I have two 3-hour workshops that I'm hoping will both finish slightly early
- Thursday, I'll have my last physiology prac/workshop on the gastrointestinal system
- Friday, I have two tests/quizzes- one for physiology- focusing on the kidney; and the other is for physical chemistry- a practical test, which apparently is 'hard', according to the person who made it. :P

I've also finally decided on a specialisation for next year onwards- Formulation Science, which will be super interesting to dive into! (I'm yet to solidify which 'elective' I wish to take with this particular stream, but I'll consult the unit guides this weekend! :) )

Next week is going to be doubly exhausting, so bring on SWOTVAC! ;D

EDIT: Added stuff about next year haha
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