My Three Years Here… (Part 4)
July 17, 2013
My first day was nerve-wrecking (as all first day experiences are) as I joined the course a week later than I should’ve due to my late application. As cheesy as it sounds, the memory is still fresh in my mind; I was worried that it would be difficult for me to make friends because I …
My Three Years Here… (Part 3)
July 10, 2013
To study psychology is a dream comes true for me. Human behaviour have always been interesting; humans are one of the most complicating species in the world.This is because each and every one of us is unique in our own way. One of the biggest obstacles when choosing psychology as my undergrad degree was others’ …
My Three Years Here… (Part 2)
July 3, 2013
“University can teach you skill and give you opportunity, but it can’t teach you sense, nor give you understanding. Sense and understanding are produced within one’s soul.” ― C. JoyBell C. When I first came to Nottingham University, I was intimidated by the fact that I will be bullied as a fresher in university by all the …
Only an Illusory Comfort?
June 12, 2013
Other animals do not have it as easy as we do. To communicate a message (whether or not animals truly communicate is debatable, but that deviates from the objective of this post), they can only use their bodies and vocal cords, and they are completely reliant on other members of their species being able to …
Do Not Mess With Psychology Students…
June 5, 2013
I can say hand on heart, the best part of my job is interacting with students. I was marking an exam answer recently and had to share it with a colleague simply because the answer was brilliant. And this is coming from someone who is a harsh marker. I always have to remind myself that …
Life of an Intern – Investigating Orangutan’s Eye Movements
May 29, 2013
The exam period of May 2012 proved to be a period of a lot of stress for me. Part of it came from all the reading and studying I had to do for the upcoming exams – something I think nobody in their right mind genuinely enjoys. Another part of the stress came from thinking …
Life of an Intern – Autism Centre
May 22, 2013
I worked in the Hua Ming Autism Centre located at Old Klang Road for a month during the summer break, after coming back from the United Kingdom. I would have loved to work longer, but the autism centre had an excess of interns working over the period of June to August. Even though the period …
Life of an Intern – Research in Neuroscience
May 15, 2013
I had the privilege of conducting my summer internship abroad at the UK campus with Dr Roger Newport. The 10 weeks spent on English soil was by far the most thrilling and enlightening adventure I have ever embarked on. The amazing landscape, the historical structures, the friendly people and the cold summer was an absolutely …
Life of an Intern – Research in Animal Behaviour (Part 2)
April 30, 2013
Summer break is a good time for undergraduate students as they can be enrolled into various programs, part-time jobs and internships. For me, I applied for an internship in Cerca Insights, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) which specialized in behavioral pharmacology. This company collaborates with customers from all around the world. Their vision is to …
Oh-So-Fun Prism Goggles Experiment
April 17, 2013
Ever wondered what it would be like to have your vision shifted horizontally – say by 30° to 40°? Well if you have, you could have experienced this by participating in our experiment! Under the watchful eye of Dr. Kirsten McKenzie, a bunch of us – Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience students – conducted experiments …