1st day in Uni

First day in Uni today!! Woke up around 1+am and slept back again then got woken up again...and finally got up at 6+am...prob worried that I'll oversleep!

So prepared my lunch - ham with cheese and (fresh) mushroom sandwich!

My packed lunch :)

My brekkie! Yumss

Packed snack too for tea time..haha! Don't they look healthy?

Arrived in Uni half hr ahead of time, that's cos I left house early - today's bus journey took about 30min. So went around Uni to have a bit of a walkaround since I didn't do so the other time..

Chancellor's Court

As you can see, 小白菜 is sold there too! Seems cheaper than the asian grocer I went to in town. But can't compare with back home!

Met all coursemates..total of 18 of us for now with 3 others who may join. Had intro time too and most are Occupational Medicine Drs from UK, Nigeria, Indonesia and Thailand (Chiang Mai)..some nurses and 2 Biomedical science fresh grads from M'sia. Yes, the thai Dr (shall call him A. for short) is my 1st friend from the course..and he has been v helpful and nice. He's actually lecturing in Chiang Mai Uni..so english pretty good.

Our lectures will be happening in the small classroom which should be fixed...so we're usually in the cosy building near the rail station (and my bus stop). So technically I can just go to and fro Uni without having to walk v far. First lecture was a bit overwhelming with the chemical substance names and implications..eg. dermatitis may be caused by certain chemicals..prob cos I'm not trained in any of tt..neither am I exposed to that. Reason why I'm studying this is to understand the different factors on helping someone to return to work and what better way to learn than understanding the substances themselves? Gosh..we were recommended some books too..shall see if I really need them. A. was saying he can email me the ebook he has..so shall wait and see. But did a quick google search..quite pricey on Amazon and ebay..almost S$100! The classroom was warm..actually maybe cos I was sitting next to the heater..

Since I brought lunch, ate while walking and exploring more of the Uni. Wanted to find where St Francis Hall is cos that's where the Lutheran chaplaincy will hold church services twice a month.

The Uni Clock Tower

The old Queen Elizabeth Hospital which is now the medical school

There's a market stall too that operates on weekdays during term time...which is convenient! 

Ate leftover pasta from yesterday. Made the right choice cos I didn't feel like cooking after a long day in Uni. Tomorrow another long day but ending the day tomorrow with some group discussion. Probably will pack sandwich again. Then wed, we'll be going for a worksite visit which the assignment (due next Fri) will be based on. Pretty exciting!

Uni has wifi and I haven't used data cos I haven't bought the so-called SmartPack. In the midst of changing telco and I hope to keep my number else have to change. New telco provides cheaper intl calls and data and more mins to UK no. and free calls to same telco users.

Oh yes, since it's 1st Oct back home, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!!!!