Students Exchange Programme: Indonesia-Malaysia

Hi all! Finally i'm updating the blog with another interesting event that happened in SSMP! We had mushroom farm trips, we had UKM UPM visits, even our Family Day was a big success, what else can we do?

Oh SURE WE HAVE MORE IN STORE!!! From 8th to 17th of August 2009, SSMP welcomed 4 Health Nutrition undergraduates from Universiti Brawijaya, Indonesia. SSMP had collaborated with SPU (Sekolah Perubatan) for the whole event.
Well, being an exchange student means you'll still have to STUDY. That is why our 4 exchange students Tysa, Amel, Karina and Rany had attended some of the lectures. I believe our 1st year, 2nd year and also 3rd year friends had spotted them in class =)



Of course, it'll be too boring to be only studying, what's more, exchange students are supposed to experience everything new in a new place -- the food, the culture, and also not forgetting to enjoy the beautiful scenary of the surroundings.

Basically, we brought them to Pasar Tamu Jalan Gaya where they experience the lively community of Kota Kinabalu


Also brought them to the beautiful islands of TAR National Park for the sunshine, the beach and also the hotties playing in the water

We held a welcoming ceremony for all the delegates from Indonesia, including the medical exchange students


We celebrated the yearly independence spirit together


We had a walkthrough of the outside and inside of SSMP


We explored all the known and unknown beauty of Universiti Malaysia Sabah with laughter and lots of camwhore


We introduced local delicacies to the pretty ladies, although almost all the food being served are more or less similar to their hometown's


Not forgetting to bring them around different famous restaurants around Kota Kinabalu town


We brought them into the the land with different people and different cultures


We viewed the Sacred Mountain in awe, admiring the beauty of everything around us


And we gave our hearts out to Mother Nature

It was a wonderful experience for the PMSSMP members that shared memorable moments with the Indonesian delegates, and after browsing through all the photos above, I think everybody will be able to see the strong bond being formed between us and them.

Reported by: Charlotte Lok