Saturday, June 05, 2010

Funny things just happen to you when you least expected

Lately
I have been really troubled with the M&M for one of my experiments
& so I consulted another expert regarding it
I told her about what I plan to do
& she told me that's not what I would be getting for my results
& my methods are impossible
So I was totally disappointed & uneasy coz the email was cc to my boss
Can you imagine how my boss is feeling reading our conversation?
Probably thinking I have not done enough research prior to having this emailed around
Making her lose face or whatever?
BUT
guess what?
I just found a paper which did exactly the same way that I plan
& they studied the species under the same genus
Which means
I just hit 80% jackpot
& I have sufficient evidence to support what I said was not bullshit
I am happy, really
Finally solving this mysterious M&M for weeks!

My friend is looking for CS3, Mac version
& DarDar has it but CS5
So I asked if he wants it from me
We were trying to accommodate each other how to get the file across with least hassle
The file is too big to be burnt into a disc
So we need a harddisk
& then meeting time clashes with events
& this & that
So I randomly asked where he stayed
& his reply was
'the neighbourhood where I stay'
I was laughing my ass off
This is so hilarious
Both of us were running round a big circle
Only to realise we are just next door

(oh, he's an ex-JC schoolmate whom I dont really know but met again at ADEX 2010. Had common friend & dive. Diver friends are good at socialising, I realise)

You can give me a BWHAHAHHHAHAHAHAH
or a
Dot dot dot dot dot

Oh anyway
Life is a joke
Pulls you down then pushes you up
Just depends when you're gonna get that
>_^

Friday, June 04, 2010

These few days were torturing
Boss is away for workshop (+ holiday) in Spain
while I have to figure out the M&M for my experiments

Good thing about doing novel studies is
You can get the credits after it's done
Bad thing is
You donno how to start working coz no one ever done before!

Sigh

Thanks Jas & Ash for helping
& I miss my boss alot at this point of time
How ironic

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Oh
My friend had randomly reminded me what a PhD student is about

It is all about justification

Prove me wrong again regarding the significant p<0.001
Time to get things started
I forsee the rest of the year is gonna get really busy

Snails' business is back

Monday, May 31, 2010

I was so worried for the past few nights
& I couldnt sleep last night
Because I fear that my snails needed for my research would be gone due to the oil spill

My mind kept having images of ugly oil slick clinging on the rock surface
& I could imagine the sad look of my snails being covered by the oil
Trying to hang onto the slippery rock surface with their foot to prevent dislodgement
Not sure if these are so-called hallucinations
All sorts of animated images just kept forming clouds above my head
But when I reached Chek Jawa this morning at 7am
I realised that
I'd over-imagined all these
Chek Jawa was not what I expected as it being ugly!
It is C L E A N
Seems like we have visitors!

Beautiful sunrise

Creatures out to say 'Hello!'



& here are my snails!
THEY ARE FINE! THEY ARE PERFECT! THEY ARE ALIVE!

Another visitor!
Dugong(s)?
These feeding trails were found at the coral rubble
These were widely stretched across to approximately 10m
& what does it tell us?
Either 1 or several dugongs came to feed at Chek Jawa despite the oil spill
Chek Jawa is healthy
Healthy enough to support life for these shy fellows!

Really
It is a nice day to know all these good news

The small part of Chek Jawa which was exposed to the oil spill has already been under control
The buoy set up had successfully blocked out the floating oil layer
& the shores now (as of 31 May 2010) look so clean that as if the oil spill incident had never taken place
The stench of the oil, however, still lingers in the air

Thanks to the Nparks (Ubin) staff & all volunteers who helped in the beach cleaning
Without you guys helping
Chek Jawa may not have returned to its original appearance, as of 4 days ago, at this rate

I think
I can sleep tight tonight
=)

Sunday, May 30, 2010

My biggest fear had arrived
The oil slick had reached Chek Jawa

The first thing that came to my mind
My littorinids

DARN!

This incident has totally screwed up my whole year's plan
It will probably screw my other plans as well
Including returning HK for 2 months to do the protein analysis

I'm not so sure about how much impact can cause my snails
But physiology wise
I hope it doesnt cause any acute changes since I'm studying the physiology

It just hit the shore on Friday
I hope the snails can tolerate till tomorrow for me to rescue them

Like I'd said in the beginning
2010 is not a good year

SO many things happened that were not letting me sail my life smoothly

Sad
Very sad

Je suis tres triste!
Today
I almost killed myself
I spent like around $300+ today
Goodness

After DarDar & I went to Bluebay to get our photo frame fixed
We went to have a snack at MOF
Not bad
Food quality up to standard

After that we then went to Novena
since we made reservation to have wagyu beef buffet at Yakiniku Daidomon at 630pm
But we were early
So we shopped!!!
-_-

Bought a new toy at Toy R' Us
I'm rearing Triops!
Wonder where they even find these eggs
& wonder why they're selling them as pets instead of preserving them for conservation purpose
since they are from Triassic period

Finally
We headed to the restaurant

The buffet was nice
We ate for 2.5hours & we whacked almost all the wagyu beef dishes
We also had some seafood & sashimi
But since we were paying $88++ per pax for the buffet
For the high quality WAGYU BEEF
So we turned extreme carnivourous

What I liked about this buffet is
The staff are friendly
& very pro-active in changing the burnt pan for us
& for dessert
They had mango & mixed berry ice cream
INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL BORING VANILLA CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY FLAVOUR!
& DarDar said it's Bulla's

Woooo~

However
We were too full of beef
That we skipped dessert

The bill came up to a total of SGD209.51
O_O

After that
To ease indigestion
We went shopping at Mustafa
We walked from Tekka mall
Passing by shops that fascinated me
I always know Little India has something wonderful to experience
& I just got to know there is a damn grand posh Indian restaurant that looks like a palace

Upon reaching Mustafa
We looked at pens, washing machine, TV, cameras...
& in the end
Bought a new hair dryer which comes with Ion shine

& I donno why I bought the hair dryer =\

We headed home
Walked all the way out again
& finally home sweet home

Legs were sore
Totally
& it was DarDar who complaint

Lousy....................

So here's to the night!

Friday, May 28, 2010

I think I need to have my palm read
I dont care about what will happen
I only care about how to handle

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Feeling feverish
DarDar told me to pop Panadol
But
Popping Swallowing pills is never one of my talented skills

So
I escaped from his nags by running out of the room & left him fell asleep again
Yes, at 1030am

I'm still hesitating to go school or not
Still need to work on my experiment
Foresee that it's gonna last for another week
Since I have 12 individuals of both species with me
But today
I think I'm taking 'fever' as an excuse to not go school

Maybe
I will go school tomorrow on a Public Holiday?

Lionel advised me to go for a holiday
A break from everything
Since the accumulated & accumulating stress in April
I've yet relaxed
& unloaded them off the brains

Honeymoon, 1 month later
Dive trip, 2 weeks later

Seems like I still have to struggle abit more to rest

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

踩場就已經唔arm
仲嚟評
依呷o羊世紀又點?
都話係我geh場咯!
玩嘢?

教緊你啊,細佬
醒啲啦!

Monday, May 24, 2010

我想摙爆佢個頭
唸起都火爆

死八婆
人生有幾多個快樂日子?

那麽...

我應該要狠著面對
還是
平面面對?

要爭取快樂
應該拼老命還是隨緣去?

我想
以我的本性
我應該會...

!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

I kept thinking....
Something was not right
Seriously

Why did I even allow it to happen?
Who is she anyway?

I am pissed
Very pissed

Dumb blonde?
Or too smart?

Survival of the fittest
& I am going to win
I bet we're one funny couple
We didnt plan for our honeymoon
For the first time
I'm not planning a trip!! -_-

Donno where to go
Donno when to go

BUT

We'd kinda planned it to a better weekend
Since all prices are high over the long Vesak Day weekend
Which means I'll have to wait for 1 month for that!

Oh well
Not such a bad thing either
Meanwhile I'm filling the weekends with work & more work
Boss is pushing me for my manuscripts! >_<

Luckily I had booked a dive trip to Tioman with my lovely friends
I CANT WAIT!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Ah
The day finally passed
All the worries had too begone
It was indeed a nerve-whacking day
Fearing every minute will be screwed

but

Phewwwwwwwwww

Thanks to everyone who'd offered help
Love my 'sisters' <3

Meanwhile still waiting for the official wedding photos taken by John & Justina
Here's one fun pic taken with my furry boys >_<

& I love my new bed so much
So comfy

Hee

Saturday, May 15, 2010

I'd finally finished packing my room
Thank godness

I've been sleeping late recently
I hope my eye bags are not gonna show!!!

Sigh

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Oh

Didnt realised I'm not been updating for this long

Been busy
Really

Although I still have time surfing Facebook & other sites
It's only a few minutes break on DarDar's iPhone

We're still left with some last minute things to complete the procedures

Oh well
Just wait & hope for the best

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

I think

I'd spent approximately SGD230+ on bags today

Had 4 bags ordered online
Bought 5 bags (with magazines) from Kinokuniya





Still have another 1 directly from UK which I'd ordered last month

Mad