Yangon City, Myanmar is our first target country for foreign student recruitment. I am glad to be chosen as Vision College’s representative for this very first international recruitment trip.
When I touched down at Myanmar International Airport at 8pm, I was thrilled and excited at the same time as this is my first time landing at a foreign land by myself! Immediately my heart was comforted when I saw Uncle Donald and Aunty Jenny waving at me at the arrival hall with a big smile. Uncle Donald and Aunty Jenny are the representatives from Jenko-Rexpo, Vision College’s official partner representatives in Myanmar. They brought me to a local restaurant for my late dinner before sending me to hotel.
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Beautiful lobby in Park Royal Hotel @ Yangon City |
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| Billboard: Western Job Opportunity in Medical Ultrasonography are found at prominent spots |
In the next morning, when I was about to take my breakfast in the Hotel Café, Uncle Donald came and brought me to a local hotspot for breakfast. It was a very simple coffee shop name Morning Star. They serve mainly local traditional food.
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Morning Star coffee shop was already packed at 7.30am
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I have tasted many types of local cuisines here and my favourite was the “Salad Mee”. It was a cold noodle with some fired bean curd mixed with sweet and sour sauce. It’s really an appetizing breakfast worth trying.
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My favourite “Salad Mee”. Yummz~ |
After breakfast, I went back to hotel and prepare for my seminar in the afternoon.
The attendance and response from local doctors and students was overwhelming. The hall was 90% filled-up before the seminar began.
This presentation will not be successful without Aunty Jenny’s help in translating my presentation into Burmese throughout my whole presentation due to language barrier.
Jenko-Rexpo even manages to get a Leading Radiologist in Myanmar, Dr. Sanda Tin (currently the director in south East Asia of Euro-Continent) as guest to this seminar. She gave a influential and powerful speech during my presentation; she told the audience that the Pg.DMU (Asia) is a very good programme and it is very beneficiary for the student.
Jenko-Rexpo also invited various journalists and even the only local English TV channel, Myanmar International TV reporter to this seminar.
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| overwhelming responses from the local students and doctors for the seminar |
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| Thanks to Uncle Donald and Aunty Jenny who have been a great help to me |
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| My first TV interview :) |
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| Fantastic Jenko-Rexpo team |
I would like to extend my appreciation to Jenko-Rexpo who has done a good job in marketing this seminar. They have sent out invitation card to Doctors and students, 2 big billboards advertisement (1 in-front of the general hospital and the other 1 is near Jenko-Rexpo office), 1 big banner in-front of Park Royal Hotel and the advertisements in the local newspaper and the IT newsletter.
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| During my presentation |
I am glad that I managed to go for some sightseeing after the seminars. How can I miss visiting the oldest Buddhist Pagoda in the world? Just like people says, if you haven't been to this pagoda, you have not been to Myanmar!
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| Me @ Shwedagon Pagoda |
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| Can you believe it, this pagoda is over 2,500 years! |
This is an excellent experience for me and I would love to travel to others countries
to broaden my horizons and helps me understand other people and their cultures better.
