Labo Ecouter

i don't know about other honours students..but for me the past 3 months have been..
i would say..worth it, memorable and crazy with the capital F-U-N.
First it is the project runaway.
The one the everyone wants to anxiously complete and progress to graduation.
Yes the elusive fyp project outcome is getting nearer..and nearer.
How i do, re-do and over-do a single experiment until I can close one eye and do it.
haha..sounds a bit boring, but each time I learn how to make my techniques better,
I learn how to trouble-shoot and be more cautious when dealing with degradable products,
I even modify the manufacturer protocols so I get better yield.
And that I would say is an invaluable learning experience.
And it's not from the text book. =)

Second is tha boss.
Yes, the one who guided me along since day one.
She is very demanding, charming on everyone and on herself.
But still, she can lay on src swimming complex in her bikini after a hard day work.
You don't see a middle age female associate prof go swimming in her bikini.
And wear miniskirt and Prada hills. And those big chunky necklace and earings.
Well, she's French and French people never dress down. Never.
At least I see her smiling everyday, maybe is the grant..thee hee.
That's why we got free spinelli pastries, muffins and coffee for breakfast. =)

And third is the lab mates.
The super enthusiastic group of science people who love to eat and sing K.
But for the science part, they are supportive mentors.
I would say we work like a big team, cuz our projects are inter-linked.
And we recently got addicted to nitendo wii
after having played in adrian's house. haha.
And we're all geared up for our next bowling session. =)
The fight against all labs in IP. We aiming for no.3 spot.
Why? Cuz FredWong's and MikeKem's lab are gonna top the 2 spot. isshh.

And so I heart Cels.

the invisible me

okay, so it's been quite some time since i ramble here cuz apparently there's no internet connection at gillman heights. yes, i've moved to that secluded hilltop with a freaking bathroom that gave me goosebumps!! YIKES....i shall not elaborate here.

LIREN DARLING now please please please get your cute ass into eusoff or whatever they offer you ok?!! go fight for it! how can the stupid kr comm kick u out after u slog for them as the captain last year? they are just like peanuts forgetting its skin (translate to malay ba...) well, get into some other hall and i'll say you show them who's peanuts now! trash the kr bball team. gah!

going to have a nice weekend break to type out my lit review for boss. hopefully, i'll finish it before the malacca trip. yes, i HAVE to finish it before boss come back from France! when my mentor decided to leave her lab, i seriously got no one to turn to for any help. except for li rui. so basically i just monkey see monkey do. last week is the first time i've ever passage my cell culture and freeze the cuties in liquid nitrogen. all by myself. did all these by just reading some online protocols and guidelines since boss is not around. wow, and i actually still alive right now, providing the fact that i didn't screw up the liquid nitrogen tank. so afraid the liq will pop onto my skin and that's it. a nice big hole where i can see my bones. geezz i hate forsty stuff..one day i accidentally stuck my wrist onto the -80 deg fridge casing, and i need to tug really hard to get my hand off...shi..my skin nearly peel off. it was red and stinging like mad..=( i think cels should buy us insurance, you know just in case...

so what's next? wait for the sem to start go into lab bid for modules. go for lecture. the same vicious cycle for my 7th semester in NUS. do assignments. give presentations. then final exams. then 8th semester. then thesis and presentation. then graduate. and then?? then i will work part time earn a bit $ AND THEN I WILL LEAVE. at least for a while. i don't care what my mum will say. and i know my dad will not say anything as he supports me in whatever i do.

This is science, not if you're a Life Sci student

If you are a science FICTION fan like me, this is one of the best series you must watch!! I heard about The Andromeda Strain from my UCLA Bioterrorism prof..is actually a 'chim' novel written by Michael Crichton the guy who brought you Jurassic Park..=) I have been searching for this book for quite some time it was first published in 1969 and hopefully after the series...haha you only get it from Amazon.com. Anyways, its really hard to explain but I believe such event will never take place. Well, at least not in our lifetime. Unless Ebola emerge and some supervirus coinfect a living organism...hah but this could happen in outer space..like maybe some suei astronaut got some sick strain from the edge of Andromeda galaxy..but that'll never happen also cuz by the time the astronaut get back to earth couting away those light years, the earth will probably got no more humans...btw virus also get incinerated at very high temp..so if it falls on earth via meteorites, ha i think it'll get chao da... duh..just enjoy the series for the sake of sci ba =) i'm gonna watch it online! hehe

oh ya, i think my RNA sample is a flop. cuz senior forget to ask me to add rna later. means i gotta re-do. and now still waiting for the new kit to come it. or maybe first attempt not so careful... since it has to be 99.9% sterile and pure..sad but it's ok. at least i learn from the first round so it's a good thing. but the bf is not happy cuz i told him i cannot confirm with him on the iPoh trip. and apparently i told him i CANNOT confirm with him before. i got like a fcking bad mood already, and he sort of downgrade it even further..first of all, I AM THE one who's disappointed at all these. i can't go to ipoh to meet yinfong as promised, I need to redo my WHOLE experiment, I need to explain to boss why my gel photo look like shit, I need to present my project to the whole lab this Tuesday..now at this point I can't help but to cry in the bus today. i got down the bus and take it all in and tell myself this is NOT who I portrayed myself to be. my dad don't send me to NUS to cry on an A2 bus. then I call my dad yes thank god for the family around. and i feel better after the guys force me to play a badminton game. yeah, I feel so much better now...

Bitter.... kaaar pui!

the release of my un-meaningful examination results, well not so good not so bad always the mediocre. praise the lord or god or whoever that heard my prayers that i did not get a cookie for my infectious diseases. crappy module. and li ren has the cheek to say "oh i did badly for biotech.. i just got a B+". for a moment, i thought he sounded like that daniel. and for a moment, i thought he is demoralizing me because I ALSO work as hard as anybody else. no offense dear, but this is just my very personal sensitive opinion.

i'm not looking forward to the weekend..seriously, so many journals to read and write and read and type and protocol preparation. the the lab part would be better. li li just got me a set of BRAND new pipettes dedicated only to my RNA work. wah boss is very generous..i just order 6 sets of fresh primers hope they all anneal nicely so i can get nice pretty data out by next week!

since most of my very old classmates are back, maybe i should call them up to crap a bit about our boring uni life and exciting future plans..ah my holidays taste like an an expired vanilla ice cream without the cone, cherry and chocs melt....

i guess i'm pretty lucky to be in dr.alonso's lab as my colleagues are really helpful...gee..i'm such an average there. even hang hang is stressin me out. he cannot not work less for a day. nah..me is me.. him is him..me a struggling procrastinating dreaming student and him a dean list. shit, i wonder why alonso pick us both?? sigh. just pray and pray and pray i don't screw up this time...

sigh. i miss my boy. miss miss miss him. =( i miss my soul mate..the one i can punch and kickbox and pinch his already widen face..the one i can hug like a big teddy....