FIFTH SEMESTER : VIRTUAL MICROBE

Hi everyoneee! Its good to make come back again. I guess it’s the first time I write journal in this semester. Hehe. As you know that, I’m on my first semester of third year. How time flies, right? To think back, there a lot of things I’ve learnt. From the academic up to life learning either from the classroom to the outside. I am practicing myself to become someone who are multitasking in doing work. I’m so thankful to lecturers, parents and friends who have shaped me the way I’m today. Thank you! So, back to the purpose I’m writing this entry is actually to reflect on what we have done in this semester which is Virtual Microbe.

Virtual Microbe is the task in which we have to do a collaboration with UKM’s student.  We have to choose and discuss in detail about a type of virus. So, we all are agreed to choose Rotavirus as we are interested to find more about this virus. Knowing that, this type virus has caused an outbreak in Malaysia once upon a time in which they infect gastrointestinal in most infant and children. Besides discussion, we also had given a task to teach our friends in UKM on how to use educational online applications such as Powtoon, Cliptomize, Blendspace and many more. This type of assignment is actually a good idea because we are able to share our knowledge and information with people out there.

To be honest, it feels so fantastic on how we manage to complete this assignment eventho there are many challenges we faced to do this assignment. One of the biggest challenges is the internet problem because the online video conference, Zoom need a strong internet connection. Besides that, most of us have our own commitment and busy for our test and assignment for other subject. However, we still manage finished our Virtual Microbes successfully. Lastly, I would like to say Thank you to our friend in UKM who gives a full commitment and cooperation to make this thing end well. Hehe. Its nice to collaborate with you guys! Not to forget, Thank you to Dr. Wan for putting all together and sorry if I, myself have put you down. J   

THATS ALL FROM ME!
THANKYOU!
SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER :)

[2016 JOURNAL REFLECTION] LEARNING OUTCOMES

HELLO PEOPLE!
HOW ARE YOU?
I HOPE YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

This week is 14th week which means we are going to have our study week before of Final Examination begin. Let's pray for our success.

As a part of Dr. Wan class, she asked us for Learning outcome for her course that she taught us, which is Microbial Ecology. Therefore, in order to gain A for this course, we write this. hehe


The first question is, what have you learned?
Throughout this MIcrobial Ecology, i learnt on many habitat that microorganism lived in such as soil habitat, atmosphere habitat, aquatic habitat, food habitat and many more. Interestingly, microbes also can live in outer space which we would never imagine how they can survive, but they can actually! Besides that, microorganism also have distinct features that enable them to lived in the particular ecology. And the most important thing,microorganism plays vital role in maintaining homeostasis. For example, microorganism in the soil help in the process nitrogen fixation whereas some of microbe able to aids in bioremediation especially in sewage water treatment. so many thing lah we did learnt actually, hehe:)

Next, elaborate the experience in doing the Microbes and Us project.

First of all that comes to mind, umm actually, I was clueless because when Dr said that our project will be publish in the mass media such at the ktm or railway station so that we can create awareness to people out there about microorganism. I was scared and fear if we didn’t meet the expectation from lecturers from this course especially Dr. Wan. Besides that, I also think that we should do well in this to complete this project. However, working in a team makes me be more confident and believe that we going to finish our project successfully. Therefore, I am totally grateful to be in group with Malik, Fatin, Raidah, Aina, Syafiq and Megat because they have a great team work and give commitment despite busy with our college programmes and events on that time. I still remember on a night that we spent together to complete our 15min video, AR video and article at the same time! Other people start doing their project from early semester, but our group finish all them in a night. Which is very bad actually L Sorry for disappointing you, Dr. Wan. However, I’m still glad that we had make it until the end of our project presentation.

The final question is, How do you relate microbial ecology to other microbiology courses you have covered in the earlier semesters and how you can apply in the future knowledge?

Actually, microbial ecology is very closely related to other microbiology courses because its all about the microorganism. However, through this course, it intensify the population of microorganism according to the particular habitat thus help us to identify and classify them easily. In future knowledge, this course can be very helpful in our understanding which will be discuss in more detail in the upcoming semesters. 

THAT'S ALL FROM ME
THANKYOU
SEE YOU NEXT SEMESTER!

[2016 JOURNAL REFLECTION] - 1ST WEEK

H E L L O O O O O O  people!

New semester just coming right through the way and now we are in the year of 2016. How fast time flies, isnt it? I know it already TOO late to wish you guys a happy new year, but I still wanna do that. happy New Year  May our day brighten with the smile on our face and keep strong even the storm gonna hit us.

This year basically I'm taking subjects Enzymology, Microbiology Practical Lab 3, microbial Ecology and Applied Food in Microbiolgy. I 'm pretty sure all of you know which one subjects that require us to write a blog if it isnt Dr. Wan class right? so by through thick and thin, I have to do this to get a splendid mark from her. HOPEFULLY :)

In our firtst class, Dr. Wan came with her cyborg feet. She had broken one of her feet, around the tarsal or something but still manage to moving around despite her condition. I just wanna tell you how much I admire and adore you so much, Dr.- One of the Ironlady I ever know. 

In Dr. Wan class, you will always get your first assignment and project to do for entire semester. If you didnt, it kind of rare ykow. And I know all of us have aware about this so it doesnt matter anymore. This semester, she  ask us to do a project on MICROBES AND ME. A project of awareness to people out there  more about the benefits/ or you can do misbenefits as well on the importance of Microbes around us. so, we are requires to create a group on 6-7 people and make a video or newsletter, infographic, montage and few other things and this requires us to interview an expertise on our current project. In addition, Dr. Wan want to publish our work to community through media networking such as newspaper and etc. Very interesting but I was thinking HOW WE GONNA DO THIS PERFECTLY OMG. 

The first topic we discussed was about THE INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY. 

we learnt how to define ECOLOGY which originated from the Greek Words, - Oikos : 'household', "home", or "place to live".

Meanwhile, logos means "the study of"

Basically, we study Ecology to know the relationship on environment (including biotic and abiotic) and how to maintain homeostasis and sustainability. There are positive and negative relationship occurs, The positive include the mutualism and commensalism. They are grouped in positive because the host and the hostile either both gets benefit and outcome, or one of them gets the benefit but the other party does not harm. Meanwhile, Parasitism, Competition and Predation are grouped in negative Relationship as one party is harmed by the other. 

new things that i learnt was about vampilic? Actually i wrote this word on my lecture note but i dont know what the term is exactly. even after i have googled it. 

THATS ALL :)