elective...oh elective..!!!

okay..quick entry for juniors yang nak tasjil starting tomorrow

so, I'd list all four electives I've taken with a little sneak peek.

Year One : Home Garden with Dr. Ibrahim

Medium : English - very rarely the professor will speak arabic.

Attendance : Very Essential

Bonus : Probably

Exam : MCQs + True/False

How I benefit from the course :

- what to consider before planning a landscape for your house

- Discover the beauty of Allah's creation of nature e.g ; sunflower is a good indicator of the water supply of your plantation

- the techniques to take care of a garden - pruning, sowing soil.

Year Two : Wellness and Fitness 

Medium : Awesome English

Attendance : Very Important - and you can't be late!!!

Bonus : If you participate in Master's student research, u'll get some points.

Exam : MCQs with OMR forms. 

How I benefit from the course :

- the essentials before starting to work out

- mistakes people do during workout

- what, when, how to workout.

- Jillian Michaels 30 Days Shred is freaking awesome!!!

Year Three : Food Preservation

I was reluctant to take it at first, due to rumors there will be a lot of microbiology involved - MYTH BUSTED!! and it is no where near boring.

Medium : English

Attendance : Very important

Bonus : None?

Exam : MCQ; and many people who studied well get perfect scores, I DIDN'T.

How I benefit from the course :

- How to make laban and cheese

- How to make smoked sausage?

- Hygiene in food preparing

- UHT milk has longer shelf-life

- Defrost food in refrigerator, because if you simply soak them in water, the bacterias might produce endotoxin that are heat-resistant.

- Plastic utensils are better than wooden utensils.

- Many-many more

- Free soy milk and tofu + soy milk deal with vendor from Amman. hehe

+ the microbiology is easy if you've taken microbiology course.

Year Three : Farm Animal

Medium : English

Attendance : Really important - if you exceed the allowed number to be absence - he will drop you from the course.

Exam : MCQs + Fill in the blanks

Bonus : None

How I benefit from the course :

- If baladi meat is sold below 10 jd, you're being cheated.

- How to make laban and cheese again

- Types of cow, sheep, chicken.

- material covers the breed of the species, and their products

- cuts of lambs and cows ; so I know why is it sterloin steak.

Bottom Line : It's summer semester and these are elective subjects - Expect attendance to be super crucial and the load of material - if you study everyday, you'll be okay. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT MEMORIZING.

till then, toodles!