Extremely fun lab session today... For all the wrong reasons... =D
Expecting the normal hum-drum lab session today, I stepped into the lab with a bored face and a plastered-on-my-face sien look which I have practiced for every lab session... But... only a few minutes into start of the lab session and CRASH... sound of glass breaking... ;p What a start!
A few minutes later... CRASH... round bottom flask broke... not too long after another crash... a 250mL RBF dis time.... ANother few hours... another crash and the final crash occurred at 2pm or so... a water bath dis time. I cannot help but go HAHAHA... 5 breakages in a single measly 7 hour lab session. All of us were looking at our neighbours going "What the...??" "What's with today?" Not pointing fingers k... but erm... most of the stuffs were broken by the 2nd yrs. What to do? 1st round of Organic chemistry n Inorganic Chemistry lab ma. SO excited =p
FOr those who haven't been into lab session b4... breaking glassware is alwiz a bit of of an embarassment cos... the tinkle and crash of glass really echoes thru the entire lab... i.e... EVERYONE KNOWS... Lol. Next thing u know... ur TA will hurry over to check out what u broke. Won't be punished too much for it... but... paiseh la... Everyone looking at u... :p
Then I start to ask myself... Did I break something in the lab b4?? Erm... I seriously can't recall... Nothing major I guess... but today sure was fun... It was like... a party where u smash bottles and throw guitars at each other... WAKAKA...
1st time i come back from lab laughing...
I'm OUT! (too hyper d)
~sh@rkl!ng~
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Reflections...
Well... I have been chased many times to update my blog... since it's like dead most of the time...
Very happy today =p... Dad came over to Spore today for a meeting @ Kranji tmrw... And of course, I got to see him for a few hours b4 nighttime completely overwhelmed the day... A few measly hours but I'm not complaining :) In fact, I don't recall him ever coming to Singapore for meetings when I wasn't studying here... So I've been wondering... Double purpose to a single trip? Of course, Mum takes the opportunity to transport as much food and supplies to me here as can be brought in a single trip... Look at my food supplies... haha.. It has increased Multiple folds :) Good for late night snacks on Tues when my meals are so erratic...
So much has changed in the past 2 years since I arrived here, a newbie, completely alone, and completely clueless as what the future held in store... Mind you, I'm still completely clueless abt the future... That is still to be seen... But... Somehow, I feel that I have changed... I'm not the me I used to be...
e.g
From the crazy girl who, in the eyes of her classmates, is quite sociable to this nerd who hides in her room doing lab reports every weekend (torture of all chem students, I bliv) NO LIFE!!!
From the girl who spoke not a single word of Mandarin to the 3/4 banana who tries to converse in Mandarin to the best of her abilities
From never ever missing meals to this lab rat who hides out at the org lab every Tues from 10am till 5pm w/out lunch or even a drop of water sometimes... Gastric getting worse cos of dis... super unhealthy
Yet... Some things never change... I am still as homesick as I used to be. I have a theory that all Cancerians are homely ppl and thus are very prone to be homesick... I am certainly a testament to that theory. I would've thought that after 2/3 years on my own out here... I would have gotten used to being away from home. And yet, U will find me running back home every opportunity I get. LOLz... I also would've thought that I will not have the urge of hiding my face in my pillow when I see my parents leaving after a weekend's visit. It is for this very reason that I cannot talk to my parents much on the phone... I feel an overwhelming sense of missing home and wanting to be there esp when things are not going well at home.
But still I tell myself to grow up... dismiss the feeling and place it in the back of my mind. But I alwiz question, will that part of me which misses home every go away? Will that part change? Am I too attached to home for my own good? Questions which are still unanswered...
Meanwhile the little joys from home which put a smile on my face no matter what...
Little Mag-NICIs which Dad buys for me everytime he visits... Cute things make me happy =)
Latestmonochromatic addition to my family of little collectibles... Thou shalt name him...
MagStripey?MagZebra? Any suggestions?
Very happy today =p... Dad came over to Spore today for a meeting @ Kranji tmrw... And of course, I got to see him for a few hours b4 nighttime completely overwhelmed the day... A few measly hours but I'm not complaining :) In fact, I don't recall him ever coming to Singapore for meetings when I wasn't studying here... So I've been wondering... Double purpose to a single trip? Of course, Mum takes the opportunity to transport as much food and supplies to me here as can be brought in a single trip... Look at my food supplies... haha.. It has increased Multiple folds :) Good for late night snacks on Tues when my meals are so erratic...
So much has changed in the past 2 years since I arrived here, a newbie, completely alone, and completely clueless as what the future held in store... Mind you, I'm still completely clueless abt the future... That is still to be seen... But... Somehow, I feel that I have changed... I'm not the me I used to be...
e.g
From the crazy girl who, in the eyes of her classmates, is quite sociable to this nerd who hides in her room doing lab reports every weekend (torture of all chem students, I bliv) NO LIFE!!!
From the girl who spoke not a single word of Mandarin to the 3/4 banana who tries to converse in Mandarin to the best of her abilities
From never ever missing meals to this lab rat who hides out at the org lab every Tues from 10am till 5pm w/out lunch or even a drop of water sometimes... Gastric getting worse cos of dis... super unhealthy
Yet... Some things never change... I am still as homesick as I used to be. I have a theory that all Cancerians are homely ppl and thus are very prone to be homesick... I am certainly a testament to that theory. I would've thought that after 2/3 years on my own out here... I would have gotten used to being away from home. And yet, U will find me running back home every opportunity I get. LOLz... I also would've thought that I will not have the urge of hiding my face in my pillow when I see my parents leaving after a weekend's visit. It is for this very reason that I cannot talk to my parents much on the phone... I feel an overwhelming sense of missing home and wanting to be there esp when things are not going well at home.
But still I tell myself to grow up... dismiss the feeling and place it in the back of my mind. But I alwiz question, will that part of me which misses home every go away? Will that part change? Am I too attached to home for my own good? Questions which are still unanswered...
Meanwhile the little joys from home which put a smile on my face no matter what...
Little Mag-NICIs which Dad buys for me everytime he visits... Cute things make me happy =)
Latestmonochromatic addition to my family of little collectibles... Thou shalt name him...MagStripey?MagZebra? Any suggestions?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
FREE!!! Year 2 over n done with?
AH!!! It's the end of exams and i'm finally FREE... as in FREE from exams, FREE from the endless lab reports and FREE from sitting in lectures... just for this academic year anyway:p
It's hard to believe that I have already spent 2 years in NUS and i'll be quickly entering my 3rd year soon... Time surely does move at warp speed when you aren't aware of it, doesn't it?
Yea well... so here are my reflections on the 2 years i have spent here :
1) Singapore is a fine... a fine fine country
A satirical song which I heard via my boss while i was working. When i told him that I was coming to Spore to study, he uttered this phrase and I can't help but to smile everytime I think/hear of it. To a certain extent the notion that u will get fined for every misdoing in Spore may not be accurate - I have jaywalked MANY times and mark my words... nothing has happened to me - YET... but u sure gotta admire them for their efficiency. Just a slight hint that there may b a flu outbreak and they're all out - guns blazing to prevent any occurrences in Spore... Imagine... Wanna go for exam in NUS? Get your temp screened 1st...
2) Loneliness = me = independence
If life in uni has really taught me anything, it is that I have to rely on me, myself and I. Safe to say that I don't really have a large circle of friends and even if I do, they're mainly hi-bye kind of friends. I do not let people understand me easily so I guess it's partly my fault that I cut myself off from people who I could potentially be friends with. I often tell myself that it is better for me to be alone - rather that stick with a group of people I don't feel comfortable with and later get that feeling that I relli dun fit in anywhere. I dunno if dat is true but well... if it is, loneliness does rather suck you into that hole of depression sometimes...
3) Uni = study, mug and nothing else?
Seniors often tell me... and by seniors I mean those post-grads who work in the lab... that uni is so much more than the education you obtain... it shapes your character and really makes you grow up. Well, I don't really agree with the shape your character part but I do agree it makes you grow up. For the most part, I recall that I was a very happy, friendly, crazy-hoppie kind of person when I was in school and for some reason or other, I feel that being in uni has made me lose that... But I have, however, learnt to cope with stress, to just keep pushing till I reach my target and to reach out for opportunities which are out there. Uni may not be like the working world, but it sure as heck makes u work hard... Lol...
4) Different people - different opinions
A definite weakness in my character is that I always believe I am right... and of course this is not the case. Nobody is a know it all (save Hermione in Harry Potter) and no two people will have the exact same opinion/view on things. For example, when i enrolled into the B.Sc course in NUS, I never thought, "Owh I'll be outta here in 3 years". It was always my goal to get into the honours programme (though I dunno if i'll be able to now...) but I have learnt that many other ppl don't have the same view. For most people, their goal is to get a degree and get the heck outta here... But to me, I would like to achieve the best I can from here to ensure I get a slight upper hand when working... I find that my views very often differ from my frens... Guess dis is what they say, "banyak orang, banyak ragam" - Lol... my Bahasa kinda sucks... sorry...
That's all for now... A long post from one who hasn't posted for 2 months+... Lol
AY2008/09 well over!
~sh@rkl!ng~ out
It's hard to believe that I have already spent 2 years in NUS and i'll be quickly entering my 3rd year soon... Time surely does move at warp speed when you aren't aware of it, doesn't it?
Yea well... so here are my reflections on the 2 years i have spent here :
1) Singapore is a fine... a fine fine country
A satirical song which I heard via my boss while i was working. When i told him that I was coming to Spore to study, he uttered this phrase and I can't help but to smile everytime I think/hear of it. To a certain extent the notion that u will get fined for every misdoing in Spore may not be accurate - I have jaywalked MANY times and mark my words... nothing has happened to me - YET... but u sure gotta admire them for their efficiency. Just a slight hint that there may b a flu outbreak and they're all out - guns blazing to prevent any occurrences in Spore... Imagine... Wanna go for exam in NUS? Get your temp screened 1st...
2) Loneliness = me = independence
If life in uni has really taught me anything, it is that I have to rely on me, myself and I. Safe to say that I don't really have a large circle of friends and even if I do, they're mainly hi-bye kind of friends. I do not let people understand me easily so I guess it's partly my fault that I cut myself off from people who I could potentially be friends with. I often tell myself that it is better for me to be alone - rather that stick with a group of people I don't feel comfortable with and later get that feeling that I relli dun fit in anywhere. I dunno if dat is true but well... if it is, loneliness does rather suck you into that hole of depression sometimes...
3) Uni = study, mug and nothing else?
Seniors often tell me... and by seniors I mean those post-grads who work in the lab... that uni is so much more than the education you obtain... it shapes your character and really makes you grow up. Well, I don't really agree with the shape your character part but I do agree it makes you grow up. For the most part, I recall that I was a very happy, friendly, crazy-hoppie kind of person when I was in school and for some reason or other, I feel that being in uni has made me lose that... But I have, however, learnt to cope with stress, to just keep pushing till I reach my target and to reach out for opportunities which are out there. Uni may not be like the working world, but it sure as heck makes u work hard... Lol...
4) Different people - different opinions
A definite weakness in my character is that I always believe I am right... and of course this is not the case. Nobody is a know it all (save Hermione in Harry Potter) and no two people will have the exact same opinion/view on things. For example, when i enrolled into the B.Sc course in NUS, I never thought, "Owh I'll be outta here in 3 years". It was always my goal to get into the honours programme (though I dunno if i'll be able to now...) but I have learnt that many other ppl don't have the same view. For most people, their goal is to get a degree and get the heck outta here... But to me, I would like to achieve the best I can from here to ensure I get a slight upper hand when working... I find that my views very often differ from my frens... Guess dis is what they say, "banyak orang, banyak ragam" - Lol... my Bahasa kinda sucks... sorry...
That's all for now... A long post from one who hasn't posted for 2 months+... Lol
AY2008/09 well over!
~sh@rkl!ng~ out
Thursday, February 12, 2009
One Week After
A week ago, I was sitting in this chair urgently sifting through e-mails and SMS-es,
A week ago, I was folding programme booklets which sat in my lap,
A week ago, I was anxiously waiting for the moment which would define all our efforts as a team,
A week ago, The International Students' Night finally arrived on the 6th of February 2009.
Stubbornly insisting on attending my tutorial, I woke up at an early 7.45am to gobble down some bits of food before I headed off to class, loaded with materials for both my teams. Tutorial flew by before i knew it and there it was... time for the action to begin : the setup, the rehearsal and finally, the hour of performance...
As time creeped slowly towards our defining hour, I found myself nervously pacing the halls, muttering to myself, "This is it... This is IT!". So you may wonder... did it live up to expectations??
To be honest, there were slip-ups, blunders, mistakes(which I shall not mention) which occurred during the brief two hour period which defined us. Time flew by so swiftly as I ran up and down the halls, most probably making myself the most disliked person as I pounded on doors and ordered people around. I could not really remember a time when I stood at a spot for more than 5 mins. But as quickly as it had come, as quickly did it sweep past us...
Looking back at it now, I would say that we did put on a good show! For sure, there were the little technical mistakes which only the team would have noticed and there was the big blunder in the middle of the performance, but all in all I would say, it was A GOOD JOB - not perfect, but sufficient to leave an everlasting impression on the audience...
So all the sweat, tears and frustration, was it worth it? I couldn't really say right now, as the glory of it has not completely worn off yet but I would admit this : As much as I had considered quitting my job at the beginning, I am now proud to say that I have been a part of ISN'09 Organizing Commitee, perhaps not a major contributor, but a small part which helped make this event what it was...
Thank you guys! For all the support, encouragement and help lent to us... couldn't have done it w/out u!
Over n out,
sh@rkL!ng...
P/S : Sorry for the mysterious nature of the blog... wanted to compress all my feelings into one post... seems it is too long alredi and I can't quite make up my mind on my feelings :p
A week ago, I was folding programme booklets which sat in my lap,
A week ago, I was anxiously waiting for the moment which would define all our efforts as a team,
A week ago, The International Students' Night finally arrived on the 6th of February 2009.
Stubbornly insisting on attending my tutorial, I woke up at an early 7.45am to gobble down some bits of food before I headed off to class, loaded with materials for both my teams. Tutorial flew by before i knew it and there it was... time for the action to begin : the setup, the rehearsal and finally, the hour of performance...
As time creeped slowly towards our defining hour, I found myself nervously pacing the halls, muttering to myself, "This is it... This is IT!". So you may wonder... did it live up to expectations??
To be honest, there were slip-ups, blunders, mistakes(which I shall not mention) which occurred during the brief two hour period which defined us. Time flew by so swiftly as I ran up and down the halls, most probably making myself the most disliked person as I pounded on doors and ordered people around. I could not really remember a time when I stood at a spot for more than 5 mins. But as quickly as it had come, as quickly did it sweep past us...
Looking back at it now, I would say that we did put on a good show! For sure, there were the little technical mistakes which only the team would have noticed and there was the big blunder in the middle of the performance, but all in all I would say, it was A GOOD JOB - not perfect, but sufficient to leave an everlasting impression on the audience...
So all the sweat, tears and frustration, was it worth it? I couldn't really say right now, as the glory of it has not completely worn off yet but I would admit this : As much as I had considered quitting my job at the beginning, I am now proud to say that I have been a part of ISN'09 Organizing Commitee, perhaps not a major contributor, but a small part which helped make this event what it was...
Thank you guys! For all the support, encouragement and help lent to us... couldn't have done it w/out u!
Over n out,
sh@rkL!ng...
P/S : Sorry for the mysterious nature of the blog... wanted to compress all my feelings into one post... seems it is too long alredi and I can't quite make up my mind on my feelings :p
LAC2201 Project - 我的家人
我的家人我家有四口人 – 我爸爸，妈妈 哥哥 和我。我爸爸是大学的讲师，妈妈是老师。我哥哥是大学生。他们现在都在马来西亚。
我爸爸很能干。他教书，也做研究（yan2 jiu1-research)，所以他可以赚(zhuan4 – earn )钱给我用。他每天都很晚才回到家。他也很累。我看到他这样，我很心疼(xin1 teng2 – sad） 。
妈妈把家里每一个人都照顾(zhao4 gu－take care)得很好。她是我的好朋友。我有问题的时候，我一定告诉她。她会告诉我怎样做。我来新加坡的时候，她很担心(dan1 xin1 – worry)我。她天天都打电话(da3 dian4 hua4 – make a phone call)给我，问我，我在这里好不好。我知道爸爸和妈妈对我有很大的期望(qi1 wang4 – expectation)，所以，我常常跟我自己说，‘ : “ 我一定要努力(nu3 li4 – work hard)，我不可以辜负(gu1 fu4 – disappoint)我爸爸 和妈妈！”’
我哥哥跟我一样，是个大学生。他今年读(du2 – study)第四年了， 今年应该会(will)毕业(bi4 ye4 – graduate)。我很高兴因为我可以出席(chu1 xi2 – attend)他的毕业典礼(bi4 ye4 dian3 li3 - graduation)。
那就是我家人。虽然(sui1 ran2 – even though)我家庭(jia1 ting2 – household)很小，我觉得(jue2 de – feel)，我们一家四口人很快乐，很高兴。所以，我常常想回家。我不是说新加坡不好，可是我太想我家人了。我希望(xi1 wang4 – hope)有一天，他们会来新加坡找我。
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