It's Random
Hello everyone, it’s the random interview corner again! On a random day in June 2022, the public relation department of PERSIAP Editorial Board did a random interview with a random group of medical students. Curious about it? Then without further ado, let’s checkout how these students respond to a series of silly and weird questions!
Q1: Do you believe in horoscopes? Why or why not?
Respondent 3:
Maybe I don’t believe it entirely. But I do see the sense that some do correlate.
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Respondent 2:
MEQ is it…? I don’t believe it.
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Respondent 1:
Not really I guess.
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Respondent 2:
I think it's just like…no meaning to it.
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Respondent 1:
It kinda like generalizing everything.
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Respondent 4 :
I don't really believe in horoscopes but I do find it weird how there are some similarities. For example, I am sagittarius and some of the info about my horoscope is similar to the kind of person I am. But I don't really believe in them.
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Respondent 6 :
I don't really believe in horoscopes either. However there are similarities between people with the same horoscope. I feel that we shouldn't trust it too much since there is stereotyping based on horoscopes now.
Q2: What's a question you wish more people asked you?
Respondent 3:
I think maybe…I would like people to ask more about religion? I’m always curious to share, because my religion is Christianity. I wish people would ask me more on ‘What Christianity is all about?’. I can maybe share more.
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Respondent 2:
I think about my life…
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Respondent 1:
I think more about medicine.
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Interviewer:
Medicine? That’s a very relatable topic!
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Respondent 1:
Yes, something that we can discuss and talk about.
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Respondent 4:
I would like for people to ask me what I like or dislike so that we can be comfortable in every situation..yeah
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Interviewer :
Yes ! I guess that helps to make sure staying on good terms.
Respondent 5 :
For me, I think people should ask about my personality so that they know about me. They can do what I like and avoid what I dislike.
Q3: If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
Respondent 2:
I will choose the 30-year-old body. Maybe I didn’t get to do much when I was young. So, I hope to get to do what I always wanted to do when I’m getting older.
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Respondent 3:
I will choose the mind. I think as we grow older, many neurodegenerative diseases tend to occur, Alzhiermer’s…Prion….So I choose mind, it retains our knowledge and memories as well.
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Respondent 1:
I think the body. As we grow older, we get wiser. Without the body, you cannot really do much.
Q4: What is the weirdest food combination people eat that you just can’t get behind?
Respondent 2&3:
Let her go first! *Laughter
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Respondent 1:
My friend actually blended tauke and soya…yucks…
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Interviewer:
What is your reaction when you saw your friend doing this? Did you taste it?
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Respondent 1:
Nonono…I’m in disbelief…
*Others thinking
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Interviewer:
Like pineapple on pizza? Milo and Maggie?
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Respondent 2:
Boba (With Maggie)!! The tealive one! It was like the shitiest combination.
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Respondent 1:
I tried it tho. It’s bad! It’s like mixing curry and something sweet. Sweet and hot! Nono, it’s not a good combination.
Respondent 3:
Seems not appetizing already…
Q5: If your life had a theme song, what would it be?
Respondent 2:
Him. (Pointing to Respondent 3) God save the queen.
*Laughter*
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Respondent 2:
Her. (Pointing to Respondent 1) UKM Varsiti Kita.
*Laughter*
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Interviewer:
Why?
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Respondent 1:
*Sigh* It motivates me to come to class…things like that. I’m very thankful that UKM give me the chance to study medicine. YES!!
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Respondent 4 :
Most of my songs are quite depressing *laughs*
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Interviewer :
Would you it's hard to choose just one?
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Respondent 4 :
Yeah it's hard to choose one. There are a lot of songs that relate to my life. I chose one specifically.
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Respondent 7:
I think my theme song is ‘Glimpse of Us’, you know? I can relate to it the most. It makes me reflect to my past when listening to it.
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Respondent 8:
For me, I like the ballad songs, those vibing slow slow….
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Interviewer:
Any specific reasons why?
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Respondent 8:
I don’t like those pop songs. Maybe because I like to spend my time alone. It calms me down.
Q6: What’s the weirdest fact you’ve ever heard?
Respondent 4 :
Well I'm not sure how true this is, for me its “ every 2 or 3 person that passes us could be a serial killer”. Of course maybe not in here, maybe outside in the streets. I don't know if it's true though, it's just something I think about. So we have to be carefull! *laughs*
Q7: If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?
Respondent 4 :
Diary of an awkward teenager. *laughs*
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Respondent 7:
I would just say… ‘The Rise of ____’, then put my name~
*Laughter
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Respondent 7:
Because when I’m in primary school, secondary school…. I was not doing well in my academics. After my SPM, I would say, I did quite well.
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Respondent 8:
Maybe ‘Complicated Person’? Because… I don’t know lahh…
*Laughter
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Interviewer:
That’s why it’s complicated, hard to explain.
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Respondent 8:
Because sometimes I’m an easy-going person, sometimes I’m very serious, sometimes I just let every situation… let them be. If I’m stressed and be kind, I will feel pressure over thinking. Not stable… I also don’t know myself~ AHAHA
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Interviewer:
You’re still in a learning process and exploring yourself lahh~ So you think your life is complicated.
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Respondent 8:
Yes!! *Nod his head*
Q8: What did you want to be when you were 10 years old? Why?
Respondent 5 :
Around that age, I still wanted to become a doctor.
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Interviewer :
What specifically inspired you ? How did the idea occur?
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Respondent 5 :
It's actually because during my childhood…I get sick often and always go to the hospital. There was a doctor that always treated me…she was so kind. She inspired to be a doctor actually.
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Interviewer :
I see. You aspire to become a doctor as kind as her.
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Respondent 5 :
However, she already passed away.
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Interviewer :
She must be very proud of you. You made it to medical school. Congratulations !
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Respondent 5 :
Thank you.
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Respondent 6 :
I wanted to become a stewardess…because of the glamorous lifestyle and they get to travel anywhere anytime they want without actually paying…but the most prominent reason was the glamorous lifestyle. However I changed it to wanting to become a doctor because its more realistic.
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Respondent 4 :
Mine is the same answer.
Q9: What will you do if you have a time machine?
Respondent 5 :
I want to travel to the future !
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Interviewer :
Why do you want to travel to the future?
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Respondent 5 :
*laughs* because I don't want to struggle !
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Respondent 6 :
I would like to travel to the past to some specific time because i don't think I actually experienced what I should have experienced at that age…and if I were given chance to travel back I would do it all over again up to the full extent…so that I won't have any regrets now…because there are some things we can't really enjoy at a certain age. As we get older, it doesn't feel the same as when we were young. That's my opinion.
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Respondent 4 :
I would like to travel to the past..because I have a lot of regrets. I would also like to..kind of not rush things and take time in doing things.
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Interviewer :
Thank you, those were very interesting answers.
Q10: What would you do if you received RM 2 Million?
Respondent 6 :
Most probably at this young age, you would want to spend the whole 2 Million…but then to be more realistic people would ask you to invest into something. For me, its investment
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Respondent 5 :
I would invest half of the amount and spend the other half with my family..for vacations..travelling around the world.
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Interviewer :
Any specific places you have in mind?
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Respondent 5 :
I actually want to go to Australia.
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Interviewer :
Why Australia ? Are there any specific reasons?
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Respondent 5 :
I just like the place *laughs*.
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Interviewer :
I guess that is the end of our interview session.Thank you so much guys !
Special thanks to our respondents:
Respondent 1 - Serena Seet
Respondent 2 - Wong Jian Cong
Respondent 3 - Jonathan Tan
Respondent 4 - Nur Aisyah Binti Mohamad Noor Azman
Respondent 5 - Thasleema Binti Shazahan
Respondent 6 - Amalyn Nuha bt Bazlan
Respondent 7- Raja Aidil Hasif Bin Raja Raziff
Respondent 8 - Nor Hidayat bin Sukeri