Had an interesting "guest" lecture during my Intermediate Inorganic class today. For those die hard fans of HK serials, the law enforcement organization ICAC must have ring a bell right? ICAC stands for "Independent Commission Against Corruption" and its raison d'etre is to fight/prevent corruption in HK. Since its set-up in 1974, HK has grew to become one of the least corrupted cities in the world and the 2nd least corrupted city in Asia, with Singapore being the first.
The purpose of the lecture is to educate the graduating class in how to deal with bribery and how not to get into such sticky suspicious situation. It's interesting to listen to it from a foreigner's perspective as I get to see how ICAC works. In addition, I get to learn the many anti-corruption acts which may also help prevent me to place myself in those sticky situations. Finally, lame it may sound, it allows me to see ICAC in action live rather than from the TV :p
I got back my Inorganic assignment and found out about my mid-term marks for Biochemistry of Diseases today. I didn't fare as well as I've expected in the Inorganic assignment and a short calculation reveals that I am below the mean for the Biochemistry mid-term. Hmm I am not that worried for the Biochemistry course actually as firstly I am not a biology major and I am taking this year 3 course, despite lacking in knowing many of the medical and biological terms. I took up this challenge as I wanted to learn more about the chemistry behind diseases. Secondly, I don't usually fare well in tests/mid-terms for some unknown reasons. Finally, I was kinda distracted for the past few weeks due to some unresolved issues. Never mind about all those, I'll strike back eventually. For the Inorganic assignment, I loss marks in some silly calculation mistakes. I'll be having a mid-term for it this Sat and I'll do my best to get the top in class.
I'll be going for this confluence dinner tonight. It's a dinner that's compulsory for those who stayed in the hall (we paid for it anyway) and it's suppose to be an eye-opener since those from the coporate world will come and share their experience with us. We'll see about that then.
The purpose of the lecture is to educate the graduating class in how to deal with bribery and how not to get into such sticky suspicious situation. It's interesting to listen to it from a foreigner's perspective as I get to see how ICAC works. In addition, I get to learn the many anti-corruption acts which may also help prevent me to place myself in those sticky situations. Finally, lame it may sound, it allows me to see ICAC in action live rather than from the TV :p
I got back my Inorganic assignment and found out about my mid-term marks for Biochemistry of Diseases today. I didn't fare as well as I've expected in the Inorganic assignment and a short calculation reveals that I am below the mean for the Biochemistry mid-term. Hmm I am not that worried for the Biochemistry course actually as firstly I am not a biology major and I am taking this year 3 course, despite lacking in knowing many of the medical and biological terms. I took up this challenge as I wanted to learn more about the chemistry behind diseases. Secondly, I don't usually fare well in tests/mid-terms for some unknown reasons. Finally, I was kinda distracted for the past few weeks due to some unresolved issues. Never mind about all those, I'll strike back eventually. For the Inorganic assignment, I loss marks in some silly calculation mistakes. I'll be having a mid-term for it this Sat and I'll do my best to get the top in class.
I'll be going for this confluence dinner tonight. It's a dinner that's compulsory for those who stayed in the hall (we paid for it anyway) and it's suppose to be an eye-opener since those from the coporate world will come and share their experience with us. We'll see about that then.
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