BRHMC Internship

"Of Functions, Farewells, and Firsts" This is it—the final chapter of our internship journey. The last week. A week packed with polishing code, wrapping up modules, emotional goodbyes, and the quiet, proud satisfaction of seeing our work come together. My focus this week remained on the User Management Module , a crucial part of the system. It wasn’t just about adding users—it was about managing the very core of access and control . We implemented features that allowed the system to handle different types of accounts , from regular users to employees, assigning them with specific roles and permissions to limit or allow access to certain functionalities. Whether it's giving someone admin powers or restricting access to inventory, every line of code had to ensure security, clarity, and efficiency . There were still bugs to squash , of course—errors that popped out like last-minute gatecrashers to a party. But by this point, debugging felt like second nature. We added fina...

"Code, Chaos, and the Curve of Learning" This week was a juggling act —part system administrator, part developer-in-training, and part helpdesk hero . Between handling user management tasks, doing a bit of data entry, and taking the occasional “My printer won’t print!” call, we somehow squeezed in time to dive headfirst into system development. Our project lead, Ma’am Ynah , gave us a bit of a breather by allowing us to take on one module at a time. I chose to begin with the User Management Module —and oh boy, did the real learning begin from there. Enter: Vue.js . Now, Vue wasn’t completely foreign to me, but working with it in a real-world setting felt like switching from driving a tricycle to piloting a spaceship. The coding style was different , not quite like what we learned in university. But that’s what made it exciting. Instead of the all-in-one tangle of frontend and backend code we were used to, this was modular . Clean. Logical. The frontend was separate , the back...

"Inventories, Unknowns, and a Dash of Trial-and-Error" This week marked the official beginning of a new chapter— system development . Cue dramatic music, heavy sighs, and plenty of “Wait, what are we doing again?” moments. Together with our project lead, Mam Ynah , we kicked off the week with a meeting that was supposed to lay the foundation for the system. Supposed to. We were given the flow —a vague map of what was expected. No clear instructions. No diagrams. Just enough detail to make us dangerously curious but not enough to actually start coding. Me and Joseph looked at each other more than once with matching confused faces, mentally screaming: “So… what now?” The system itself sounded simple . Just an inventory system, right? For the Dietary Department . But the deeper we looked, the more we realized: it’s “simple” in theory… not so much in practice. This system wasn’t just about tracking supplies. It needed to manage inventory , deliveries , stock levels , and us...

  "Holy Week, Firewalls, and a Not-So-Hectic Helpdesk" This week felt... different. Maybe it was the solemn aura of the Lenten season, or maybe the tech gods finally gave me a break. Either way, Monday didn’t come at me like a charging bull for once. The phones were quieter, the air felt lighter, and for the first time in a while, the Helpdesk didn’t feel like a war zone. Just the usual rhythm—assigning tickets, categorizing requests, answering calls with my now-reflexive, “IT UNIT, good morning.” The peaceful start was a blessing. After the Monday chaos of previous weeks, I was bracing myself for another storm. But instead, it was all calm... almost too calm. I had time to breathe. To sip my coffee without hearing a phone ring halfway through. To actually think between tasks instead of being yanked in five directions at once. But the real highlight of the week? Wednesday. Sir Jam, the ever-cool team lead of the Network Department, gathered us for a quick session on fire...

"A Case of the Monday Mayhem" Ah, Monday—the universally dreaded day of the week. But this Monday? This one hit different. The kind of different where you question your life choices before your morning coffee even hits. My energy? Drained. My spirit? Struggling. My Chen? On night duty. Mam Denise? Out of the office. Translation? It was just me ... and the Helpdesk. Alone. Unsupervised. A battlefield of blinking lights and ringing phones. Let me tell you—it was hell in headset form. The day began with a chirp, then a beep, then the first ring . I gasped. “IT UNIT, good morning,” I said with a voice that sounded far more confident than I felt. Little did I know that phrase would become my personal chant for the day, like some bizarre prayer to the digital gods of tech support. That “good morning” soon turned to “good afternoon,” and I swear I didn’t even notice the sun had moved. One call. Two calls. Ten calls. Calls from within the hospital. Calls from outside. Calls tha...

The Intricate Web of Connections: A Week of Networking Insights Have you ever stopped to think about how everything, from the files on your computer to the devices in your home, is all connected within an unseen web? It's easy to take it all for granted, but once you dive deeper, you begin to realize just how complex and vital these networks are. This was precisely the eye-opening experience we had during a weeklong seminar and workshop led by Sir Jam, the team lead of the Network Department. A Hands-On Journey into the World of Networks The week started with a brief yet insightful lesson on the different classes of networks—WAN, LAN, MAN, and PAN. Sir Jam explained how each one serves a distinct purpose, from the wide reach of a WAN connecting entire cities to the personal convenience of a PAN linking your devices. I had no idea just how vast and varied networks are until I understood the basic types and how they fit into our everyday lives. One of the most intriguing parts of ...