In Focus: Zimah

Here's another final year student from Biomedical Science Cohort 4. Her name is Zimah. One glance, she may look Korean, or Japanese, due to her fair skin. Let's get to know Zimah in person.

Zimah in general

What is your full name?

Dk.NurHazimah Pg Md Hasylin

Where do you live?

Kg Lambak Kanan

When is your birthday?

22-10-1991

What are your hobbies?

Let’s see…netball, jogging, watching TV series,

Describe yourself in three phrases.

Indecisive, daydreamer, bimbo at times haha

What are the 3 things you can't live without?

WiFi, phone and my family

What is your favourite quote?

A quote from one of the songs from my favourite band ‘ The Maine’ : “It hurts to know the hardest part hasn’t come yet”

Where do you want to go on a vacation and why?

Europe!!  I’ve been to Germany for my DY and I didn’t get enough opportunity to travel around Europe that much, so I would like to go there again.

What is your favourite TV series?

So hard to choose from haha currently I’m into those superheroes type of tv series, such as Arrow and The Flash.

What is the best and worst movie to you?

Best= Pitch Perfect!

Worst = Twilight saga

Do you have any favourite restaurants here in Brunei?

None in particular, I just go where my tummy feels like going.

What is the most important thing in life?

My family and my circle of friends

If you have 1 million, what would you do with it?

Probably travel around the world. My own travel escape 

If you have one way to help the others, what would that be?

I would love to help in any possible way that I can manage 

If you were given one chance to reverse time, when would that be and why?

Discovery year 2013, I would really want that “honeymoon” period back lol

Describe your happiest moment in IHS.

Our lunch escapades, our way to just enjoy ourselves not thinking about the stress we had back in IHS haha

How is university life so far?

Final semester of final year. Currently doing a research project on virology with Professor Mabruk, involving screening for respiratory RNA viruses in order to identify respiratory viral pathogens associated with respiratory infections of patients with travel history to the Middle Eastern countries and were previously tested negative for MERS CoV.

Describe your life as a biomedical science student.

4 years seems long, but actually isn’t. My journey so far has been a great and wonderful experience

Which module is your favourite and why?

Microbiology especially virology!

What did you do during your discovery year?

Internship in Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt Germany.

Any study tips for your juniors?

Study smart first then study hard

Do you have any words of motivation to the juniors?

It may seem like a long way run, but by the end of it you’ll look back and think “ hey! Where have the years gone by? “ . So just sit back and have fun, enjoy the 4 years of being an undergraduate biomedical scientist.