Adelaide Uni Graduation, Sept '16.

13th September 2016

2.00pm, Bonython Hall

The University of Adelaide Graduate

Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sc.)

So this post is technically going to be my graduation ceremony stories :)

Another achievement in life is unlocked, alhamdulillah. All praise to Allah for which He made it possible. Alhamdulillah tsumma Alhamdulillah.

When I first received my university offer letter, I think I was half awake, still in the state of disbelief. I was quite anxious but at the same time I think I overwhelmed myself. I still remember how I used to look up at the sky, looked at the plane and told myself, I'm going to fly up there somewhere, aiming for studying abroad. And to my surprise, I just did. Completed my bachelor degree. If ever people asked me what was the best thing happened in my life, it was going to Adelaide and meet bunches of people whom I'm gonna treasure for the rest of my life. My 3 years was never easy. I lost mom, failed in my biochemistry test (under pressure maybe while admitting it's the toughest subject I enrolled and still hate it until now, haha) and some sort of disappointment with a creature called guy. I guess emotions got me after all. Once it was interrupted, everything wasn't on the right place. Knowing that is my weakness now, I have to pay a little more attention with this heart.

On my way to the grad hall, I met my so called clingy manja Adelaide sister :') She's my girls talk type of sister.

I miss her so much!

And..apparently we had many more shots together -_-

Cuddling!

And she can't let go of her unnie 

hahaha

When I entered the hall, I feel like tearing. Reflecting on how I was doing. The toughest year was my final year. I struggled. Indeed. When I received my award, I think all my hard works have been paid off! You just know it when you can finally yearn with satisfaction :)

It was placed on my seat.

I'm part of my university entities :)

They picked up the right flower. 

Roses is my fave. 

My 1st bouquet of flowers ever received.

It was literally Spring, so I expected it should be sunny and warmer than Autumn. That was my main purpose of graduating in Spring not forgetting waiting for Ain who finished her studies last semester. Too bad it was actually very cold and it feels like winter! I think it was in the middle of season transition, so it rained heavily during my grad ceremony. Bonython hall is pretty much sound proofed, so I couldn't hear anything and alhamdulillah as soon as the ceremony was over, the sun rose after a while. 

First pit stop, the university hub.

While waiting for the heavy rain to tone down.

I am lucky and so glad that most of my fave sisters were there on my special day :)

Sisters for life, 

your forever unnie. 

Got Santhiya as well!

My lab partner on my second year. 

My used to be mutarrabi, 

the thinker, the creative one. 

She's just perfect <3 i="">

Yuchi & Nadrah <3 i="">

Been through a lot with you yuchi, glad that we've made this!

Nadrah, thank you for be part of my special day.

You're the best personal assistant ever!

Congratulation to everyone in this picture!

I don't get it why Ain still need to wear heels. 

lol

I sent my family off the next day. They had to go back to Malaysia as everybody was in the middle of semester and work. So I was left with another week with them :)

So I went to meet yuchi to celebrate her grad day!

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Despite the thunderstorms and rains, 

we still manage to get the best picture!

The next day was the graduation ceremony of Izzati and my former housemate Hajar :)

SubhanaAllah, Alhamdulillah.

All praise to Allah for this blessing!

Goodluck for your phd journey kak Siti. you're my inspiration :)

When the '93 babies gather to celebrate hajar :)

Alhamdulillah, everything was smooth. I am blessed. 

I'm writing with the hope that I can update my blog just like this for my master degree soon. 

I have another mountain to go. So please pray for this girl :')

#prayforsyafiqa

Can't wait

For the past few days I feel quite productive. hehe.

Okay now aside from blogging, travelling, food & cooking, I found another passionate me on working in lab works ya know. Finally the satisfaction is inside me. After several months of not having hands on lab working experience, these few days really make me feel alive. Rasa bernyawa selepas peristiwa hati tisu tempoh hari haha. Weird Wan Syafiqa, weird. Your mood swings is really something lol.

So you know when I keep on worrying how my days are heading to soon, blabbing on insufficient chemicals and apparatus which I haven't got that comfortable feeling with the science officer and all, my works turns out pretty good I guess. Even though I have to come out late at night just to keep my samples happy in -20 freezer and I have to work on weekends, not to forget my access card is not accessible after 5pm (this is so unfair for a postgraduate student) so I have to look for someone with an accessible card, well at least I know my DNA is amplified with no multiple bands. Though I haven't sure I've gotten the right size and when I view my gel it doesn't look neither bad nor beautiful, it just makes me confuse even more. That doesn't bother me to feel proud enough haha. I did my job, and it seems to work. Right?

To think it back, my mood swings might be affected by the expectation I had. When you wanted to complete a thing so so badly and you keep on postponing it several times, gosh that is irritating. So distracting that it could ruin my mood all day long.

My timeline is to complete my lab works; pcr and culturing bacteria before 7th September. Because...

I'm coming back to Australia for my graduation ceremony! 

Alhamdulillah :)

So yeah, my flight to Sydney would just be next week on 7th and I'm going to Adelaide on 10th. Staying in Oz over two weeks. I wanted to complete my works frame so I won't feel that burden I have to hold for worrying so much. 

Australia, can't wait to meet you soon :)

#5Adelaidefacts

It's nearly 3 months I have been in Malaysia after coming back from Adelaide. Well adaptation and put on some weight too, though I am still actually dalam proses menqada' semua makanan malaysia lagi. hewhew. Coz my dad teach me to eat unhealthily. Meal after 7 and breakfast at 9pm! Kan tak sihat tu? -.-' My daily routine in Adelaide dah berubah 360degree coz need to serve my abah. haha. But after all, I'm still happy serving someone that means a lot to me :)

Anyway, hi! I'm Wan Syafiqa. Nice to meet you. I'm now your super senior because I left Adelaide uni a couple of months ago. hehe. A fresh graduates of bachelor of sc. biomedical sc majoring in infection and immunity and physiology. If I have one wish right now, I would ask the fairy to take me and flew me to the place I miss the most which is South Aussie. First of all, I would like to congratulate students yang dah terpilih dan fly bagai sampai sana dah. Alhamdulillah, a good choice and it's a place you won't regret. Trust me ;) Hah, special wish siapp. People who know me mesti akan tahu, how proud I am to say that I studied in that uni, despite of any other uni kt aussie and around the world. It's a fact. haha. Kalau ada yang terpikir2 nk migrtae or nk study kat adelaide @ in Aussie, just directly pm me ok? I would bring you to the right path and link you with the right person over there!

Now I'll bring you the ideas why it is my fave place!

#fact1
It is nominated as the best place to live in the world. Rank no 1.
Hah! hebat kan? Along with that, it is also ranked as the second cleanest city after canada. that's why its the best place to live kot. hehe. Sbb kalau bercakap pasal clean, yes its indeed very clean! fresh air lepastu very calm and relaxing. No crowded and tall buildings. paling tinggi pun bangunan westpac yang hm taklah tinggi mana pun sbnrnya, Ahahaha. It's a 20mins city yang korang boleh walk around coz its a walking distance. Tapi student msia adelaide tak se-sado student sydney lah coz student kat sydney tend to walk a lot compared to us due to geographical difference i guess.

#fact2
Efficient public transport.
Okay. Mostly transport yang kteorang pakai is metro bus and tram. Uni is reachable by bus. Normally we sponsored student who need to manage money very well akan live in the closest suburb range go zone utk bus. so bus mmg frequent every 15mins after 9am-7pm. before and after that, bus akan ada 30mins sekali. $0.87 utk concession during peak hours and non peak approx $1.25 kot. tapi its considered as very cheap compared to other state. within 2 hours, korang akan dapat naik bus scr free. so kalau korang ada satu kelas je, 1jam je haritu, boleh lah balik cecepat kejar bus within 2 hours tu utk dapat free fare. For tram, its free around city but you need to pay the same fees mcm bus fare if you travel outside city. Not to mention we also have o-bahn!O-bahn ni dia ada 2 purpose, dia akan jadi bus bila kat jalan and jadi tram bila sampai railway dia sendiri. dah macam tranformer pulak. hahaha. but anyways, its used to travel to eastern suburb coz eastern suburb ni a bit far from city kalau drive. kalau naik obahn ni it will shorten the time la. 20mins interval can be shorten into 10mins dah sampai.

#fact3
North Terrace Adelaide uni is in city center
Adelaide uni ada 3 campus; North terrace, roseworthy, waite
based on course korang, korang akan dicampakkan ke campus campus tersebut. roseworthy (suburb, havent been there yet lol) specialised for those yang nk pursue animal sc. waite is also in suburb utk agriculture students while north terrace is for sc, engineering and arts students. Kalau korang dapat NT campus best sbb betul2 tgh tgh city. kalau nk beli barang semua senang sbb rundle mall is just cross the uni. opposite aje :D dan mmg boleh lepak lepak around rundle mall dgr org basking sambil minum gong cha & chatime, makan crepe atau minum coffe kat gloria jeans? Aaaah ku rindu semua itu! T.T oh btw, adelaide has another 2 uni, flinders and south aussie uni.

#fact4
Closer to beautiful beach!
Actually most state kt oz semua ada pantai yang cantik sendiri. hehe. If you wish to go to any beach yang dekat, can always go to Gleneg or henly beach. kalau nk pi gleneg you can always take the tram and stop at its last stop and enjoy copenhagen ice cream as well as some fish and chips! nandos is halal too and there's a chocolate cafe kt sana yang muslims friendly. you can always check on that! in henly beach, boleh amik bus direct and stop kat last stop juga. boleh try kebab kat situ sbb halal, and eat ice cream too but the choice are not as much as copenhagen kt gleneg. This beach is close to my house. Ingat lagi kalau ttbe stress and rasa mcm nk tengok alam, tak turun pun kat bus stop 8, direct terus dok dalam bus p bus stop 30. lepastu tunggu sunset sambil makan ice cream & balik lepastu. aaaa what a life!

#fact5
Cheap & big house
Okay as to compare to other state, adelaide has the cheapest rent fees and has spacious accommodation. At my previous house dulu, rent $350, 5 bilik siap ada garden lagi. Fruits garden ok! Every seasons mesti ada je pokok yang berbuah. Summer ah paling best. dah boleh bukak kedau buah koott. During summer, we have plums, almond, figs,apricot (usually early summer) white and red grapes, and green apples too. Autumn ada persimmon. Winter we have mandarins and oranges. Spring we have japanese plums (fave fruits). Rent rumah boleh dapat $220-$380 per week. Tapi kalau kongsi 5 orang, bayar harga camtu lah sebulan. That, we consider as cheap 7 affordable for students. Kalau korang nk duduk kt uni accommodation pun boleh, tapi sorang would be $190 camtu per week. kalau darab dengan 4 mmg duit sponsor dapat ke rumah ajelah. tak tahu nk makan apa dah. haha.

So that's it from now. Soon I'll update some interesting activities to do & places to visit soon!
Toodles,
From me the Adelaide lover :)