Keeping up with everything.

Oh to my horror. January 30, 2008

Oh to my horror, its been oh so long since I last blogged.

Oh to my horror, after being away from the lab for a mere 2 days I miss it already.

Oh to my horror…. oh now there I don’t suppose you want me to continue ranting do you?=)

Now would you look at that. An actual picture of my ever elusive room. I dont suppose anyone has ever seen this, haha. Pardont the wires you see there, I’ll sort it out sooner or later. I’m happy to report that I did NOT tidy up before taking this photo, and its been this amazing state in relative comparison to what it used to be when I first moved in =P

Anyway last week I finished about 50% worth my summer projects grade, which included a 25 minute powerpoint presentation I had to give on Friday. Although nervous and rather pessimistic about the outcome(as always) I am happy to report that I kicked ass. ( or so i think I did) My supervisor was happy with what I did and I got “interesting stuff!” from some fellow presenters, and other supervisors as well.

After the happy happy celebrating (more or less alone) on Saturday and Sunday, I returned to my grind.

“Grind? What grind?” you ask.

For the other 50% of my grade my dears. Of which consist of a 8000 word report…and so far I’ve completed a first draft of 5100 words. Pretty close, you might say but my first draft consisted of more or less everything I wanted to talk about already.

Oh the horror.

Summer so far. December 9, 2007

Its been awhile since I’ve blogged and ironically it requires a time when I don’t have a computer for me to finally continue blogging. To all who still don’t know yet- I’m stuck in Australia. Actually I guess ‘stuck’ isn’t such a good word because I’m kinda enjoying my life here even when I’m not home in Malaysia with friends and family. Of course I DO miss them, but well, as you will see later, I have stuff to keep me fully occupied.So. Summer. To be honest I believe this season has got to be the most annoying season ever. Its hot, You sweat, and there’s annoying amount of flies that pester you to no tomorrow. Its a vicious cycle. You walk out, and its hot. You being to sweat, and you get like…3 or 4 flies buzzing around you. You get severely pissed, and so you sweat more- and in that process you attract more flies. The flies buzz ONLY around your face, your ears, and so every step out of your house seems like a potential stroke/heart attack waiting to happen.

Oh what’s keeping me occupied? Summer school is. Yea I picked up summer school after finding out that Monash Clayton actually offers Science units for summer school. The unit is GEN3990, and its a third year research unit- sorta like a prelude, or a taste of what honours life is. Its amazing stuff, really- what I’m doing is essentially stuff nobody in this world has done before. My research topic is- The expression of Haemagluttinin protein of H5N1 avian flu in the hairy roots of transgenic plants, which in the long term hopefully will contribute to the generation of edible vaccines for avian flu. Amazing stuff eh? I would seriously elaborate more, but I know it wouldn’t be of much use anyway since it’ll be a whole bunch of science jargon and non of you guys would really take the time or bother to read it. 

Anyway so the only problem is like, I’m kinda stuck with my bacterial transformations at the moment, which don’t seem to be growing. Its stressful, since I’m already behind schedule, and I have a presentation to do this friday and a 1500 word essay due next monday.

Oh yea about why I don’t have my laptop? well it chose an awesome time to like, die on me- just when I need to complete my assignments. Luckily its still on international warranty, so I had guys from HP pick the laptop from my place on Friday last week. Repair would take like, 4-5 days and hence the absence of my laptop for like, a whole friggin week. Awesomeness how karma or whatever it is comes back and smacks you in the face sometimes.

So ends my update. Hopefully Jon’s shiny, not-so-new Mac can lure me back to blog more before the return of my laptop=)  

The calm after the storm November 6, 2007

For me I would assume that the worst is over.  GEN3040 has passed, and so far. All the papers I have sat for have surpassed my expectations. In a good way, of course. They have all been much…smoother, so to say, to work through then what I’ve expected when studying for them. I would say I have a chance of geting distinctions, but I really wouldn’t bank on it. Really though, here’s to hoping.

This morning I found myself going into google maps and actually locating my house. I went a step further and stared at midvalley, 1utama and so on…and I literally found myself pining…yes PINING for them, my house the most. I found myself imagining my front entrance, the living room, the comfortable massage chair, the lazy chair my dad sleeps on on Sunday afternoons with the Star newspaper next to him, my grandmother watching those her chinese serials, my grandfather sitting on his stool reading the newspapers, my mum in the kitchen. I walk up the stairs and burst into my sister’s room, going YOOOOOOOOOOO! finding her busying herselfwith wor(as always) and as she responds, I hear my brother banging away at his drums on the third floor.

Oh I miss home so, so, so much.

Not that I don’t like it here. Despite my entries, I find the engineering bunch extremely entertaining with Roo-bet, HUMP-freeee and Ron Jeremy, to the crazy episodes of Hard Gay and enless DOTA-ing sessions. I would admit that although I still feel rather like an outsider, this few weeks with them has drawn me much closer, for me at least, to the jolly bunch of nuts. I try as much as to fit it, mix around and laugh hard, though I find that even with the effort, it hasn’t really paid off. Ah well. A step at a time. I’m happy with what I have at the moment.

Today’s weather was awesome. it was cool and breezy, with not a hint of sun at all. I am really starting to like the cold, and I seriously cannot fanthom on how I would cope with the heat come summer.You might notice I’m blabbing about everything else under the sun,haha, but yea I am trying to do that. I wanna just…express.I seems like the most therapeutic thing for me right now, to just talk to this unknown reader, if any, about what comes to my mind at the moment. Maybe I do miss times where I could talk to Eric, or Philip, Nima or Maxine, you know? They may not be long talks, nor deep ones, but they are a form of interaction and I find that I cherish them now that I don’t get to do it.

MY Top 10 September 8, 2007

Jon’s may have his top 10 hottest girls, but as of now theres only one for me-

Lauren Gottlieb

never heard of her? google her or search for her videos in Youtube and watch either her Disco routine with Danny or her Rumba with Dominic….and you’ll know why I’m so head over heels for her. <3

Procrastinating- don’t we just love doing it August 13, 2007

As I sit here with my Gen3040 lab manual in front of me, preparing to rush for my assignment due tomorrow, I find that my mind began to wonder again…to my blog.

Which is a good thing I suppose, since its been a while since I updated.

Last Friday came and went- Monash Multicultural Night Ball was held that night, and after much thought I decided not to go. No it wasn’t the price, I pretty much lost the whole “ZOMG everything is x3 here!” mentality.

It was more of the whole “I can’t eat this and that, and I can’t  drink, yadayadayada…” that kept me from going. After hearing what a ball of a time those fellas who went had, I kinda regret not going. Ah well. Maybe the next ball then.

Oh and guess what people! Linkin Park is freakin coming to Melbourne! I bloody wanna go watch then, but its a bloody 100bucks! AND its on Oct 13th, which is bloody exam month.

Its almost 9pm already and I still haven’t finished my work.

My head has rather random thoughts now at the moment, so bear with me kays.

Oh yea I got my visa label done,so I can officially work now in Australia. Now I just need to get my skin right, write up my resume and then find a job.

I would also like to send out a prayer to a good friend of my sister’s, Kenneth, who passed away on the 11th after the cancer finally took over him. Eventhough I didn’t know him well, I knew he was always a ball of fun, and it pains me to know that that kid was taken at what should have been the prime of his life. He was a real joker, a lame one at times but that totally added to his fun-factor. Rest in peace, Kenneth.

Okay. Erm. Back to work.

Champions! May 6, 2007

Final Score
Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1

Crybabies!

Mourinho still plays the sour grapes card. Still doesn’t wanna admit the best team won the premiership

Champiooooones champiooooones OLE OLE OLE…..!

assignment week May 6, 2007

Its assignment week. Woe on me.

Pardon the lack of updates for the reason above.microecons is gonna be the death of me.

Seriously. It makes me wonder how business students can stand doing business. Their stuff is never straight to the point. It always this affecting that, that includes this and that and blah di blah di blah…

Wouldn’t you agree with me that science is so much easier. Its to the point, precise and never get all these excess bullshit.

So. I have cell metabolism, microecons and lab management assignments due this coming week. Lab management is pretty much wrapped up, cell met needs some tweaking here and there. Guess which one I’m dying over now.

Having Alvin as a tutor does not help at all as well. pfft.

In other matters, it just struck me. Having a well know blog doesn’t really do you well. It kinda restricts you from blogging about real matters you know, real stuff you want to talk about. oh, and I still haven’t got my transfer request letter back yet. I’m getting very fidgety and pissed off.

Platinum card April 29, 2007

Are any of you familiar with the Digi Fuyooh advertisement on the radio on Fly fm? Its about this kid who goes clubbing and the mom’s like giving him the dad’s sports car, asking him to pick up someone cute and ends with that sickening FUUUYOH.

That isn’t what irks me. What irks meis when the mom says” Here, take the Platatitum card”

When I first heard it, i was midly surprised. Isn’t it Platinum? Like as in the element, Platinum? It didn’t really register in my head after that.

Annoyingly enough they started playing that stupid advert more and more often, and everytime that word “Platatinum” rolls off her tougue it gives me a shudder and annoys the bejesus out of me. Stupid mother who can’t even pronounce something right.

Just to reconfirm I googled Platinum card.

Every other credit card company’s card goes by that name, so I can’t be mistaken right? My sister mentioned copyright problems, but hey, its not like the mom said ” Here, take my American Express Platinum card.” It could have been ANY company’s card. And so far I’ve never heard of someone copyrighting the words “Platinum card” so I don’t see why there should be any intentional mispronouncing of the words there.

In a totally unrelated topic, I’m getting damn impatient. I want my bloody letter of offer already. I know people who have gotten them already, so why the hell isn’t mine sitting in my email yet. *grumbles*

Musings from the lab April 24, 2007

Microbio lab today was immensly boring.

Since Janu ran off to Luqman’s table during the waiting periods I was pretty much left alone on my table- not that I’m complaining, but at that point I was just searching for something constructive to do.

So as my mind wandered around for something to work on, I though of my blog, and also photography- cuz my sister wants a SLR camera and all, she has a pretty good touch with photography, and I came to this- why don’t I try matching my sister’s flair in this whole photography thing?

or okay, it came out more like ” Hmph I bet I could take better photos than she can,” but yea whatever same thing.

And again, I thought it would be pretty interesting to find some nice angles to snap a picture of since we were in the lab- How many professional photographers take photos in a lab?

So here’s one of a cuvette- for the uninformed, its a little plastic container like thing we use to place samples in for measurement of light intensity.

Bunsen burner- this should be quite understandable

From a dropper’s point of view- I thought this was a pretty cool shot.

I really didn’t take much cuz at this time I felt really weird, being the only one at the table, twisting and turning my photo in funny positions taking close up shots of the most random stuff. So I stopped.

I hauled my ass over to Luqman’s table and took this-

haha yea this is basically what happens in micro lab when people have nothing to do- you just gather round one table and gossip over everything you can think of.

Double post special! April 21, 2007

Wow. Back to back posts. I NEVER do back to back posts.

Anyway.

Its my brother’s birthday today!

Good god I don’t have a recent picture of him alone.

I’m telling you, my school’s probably started drugging the canteen food with growth hormones or something to get better in sports, the lil twat’s growing so bloody fast it doesn’t seem normal. He’s 12 by the way. And he’s in Year 8. In government school terms, that be Form 2.

Kids his age usually haven’t even taken their UPSR yet.
They wouldn’t even know what enzymes are, or how to solve 5x=20.
Despite all the namecalling by my sister and I, he is amazingly mature for his age and NOT gay. He’s just behaving like how any 12 year old should- slightly gay. (its the hormones, they don’t kick in till later you know)

The poor guy’s always been my subject of torture since he’s the only fella whose significantly shorter than I am. And since I’m not exactly Yao Ming kinda tall, I have a very selective few I can pick on.

But seriously, I don’t know how long more i can call him midget or grab him by the head. I’ll give it another 2 to 3 years, and damn if everything goes well I WON’T be here for the next 2 years or so to do that. My dad (and secretly me too) has predicted that he would be the tallest of us three siblings, and seriously I think its gonna come true soon. I just can’t imagine the day my younger brother is gonna call me midget.

Happy Birthday you lil fart. If you ever read this, know that to your sis and I, you’ll always be that little gay brother who’s got a crush on Winston Churchill.