Internship-It's Over!!

The 28 students under my supervision.














Sorting out issues and giving support.





















































Something for me to remember them. Thank you.


























Internship Cake brought by Hanafi.









May 2009, all of you counselling interns 2009 from Unimas will remember. After much toiling, heartaches, almost giving up, tears and complaints for more than 5 months finally you completed this challenging part of your training. Congratulations to all of you. Now you can give a big pat on your shoulder and say ' Good ...............(say your name). You have done well!!'

Finally the intimidating 600 credit hours you have to fulfill, seemed not a big deal after all. I have told you, when you focused on the number. it became a burden. Now you have sailed through and gained so much experience which lecture halls couldnot give you. I see all of you have turned to be confident individuals and a few have secured jobs even before your convocation. Congratulations. I am definitely proud of you!!! I am addressing this blog not only to the 28 students I supervised in Semenanjung but also to all of you who did your intersnhip in Kuching. Don't forget to say a big thank to your supervisors there whose aimed was to help you get over this 'insurmountable task'. Like me, your supervisors also gave a sigh of relief, that it is over. They experienced stress too just like you did.

For my 28 interns in Semenanjung, we had a last group meeting in Selayang Hospital on 8 May 2009. Thank you to Fazlin who organized our group meetings in MMU (with Adneeda), in BMI (Fazlin) and in Selayang Hospital (with Faridah and Noraini). Eja led the group meet on sorting out issues, giving support to everyone and sharing information on job openings. The purpose of this meeting for me is to fulfil the following intents:

1. To check whatever reports that I have not been able to check.
2. To provide a place and time for everybody to finish the unfinished business.
3. To give opportunity to bade farewell.
4. To convey my hope and good wishes.

Believe me, after supervising all of you, I am so proud that you did well. I received so many favourable compliments about your performance from your site supervisors and some worked hard to get you absorbed into the organization. As for me, I saw everyone developed from a student, very unsure of himself/herself into a young man and woman who is confident and knows what he/she should do and could do.

These are the gists of my message I delivered for all of you.

1. A piece of paper, that is, you degree doesn't mean the end of your learning, in fact, it is the beginning of your leaning - about real life. Continue your education, read and sharpen your skills.
2. You are trained to understand and empathise feelings. Keep away from hurting and destroying other people's happiness. When you hurt people, think what you would feel if you were in that person's position.
3. Take care of your self-dignity or maruah diri. Once you did something stupid out of lust or desire, the guilt or shame will follow you right to your old age.
4. Never allow anyone make you feel small. You have self-respect. Evaluate your relationship. if it is toxic, keep away.
5. Respect yourself. Behave as you said other people should behave. Avoid preaching for other people to behave right but your behaviour is contrary to what you preach. Your attitude 'I am holier than thou' is not commendable, in fact it is disgusting.
6. Please do not make a mockery of our religion and use it as an excuse for your unacceptable behaviour.
7. Believe in yourself and hold on to your personal and professional ethics.
8. Do not just wait for government jobs, work and grab opportunity available and make it a success.
9. Be committed to your jobs. Respect time and make your positive behaviour and attitude as role-model for other people to emulate, especially for young people.

Good luck and May Allah Bless you all. I am also bidding farewell to Unimas counselling students. This is my last supervision. I need to enjoy my retirement. With much love from me.