what should i pursue?
Have i lost my direction?
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Uprooting
up⋅root [uhp-root, -root] ----
to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life
Leaving things behind.
Only left with memories.
There can never be beginnings when there are no ends.
Things will always come to an end. Someday.
Only memories.
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
to displace, as from a home or country; tear away, as from customs or a way of life
Leaving things behind.
Only left with memories.
There can never be beginnings when there are no ends.
Things will always come to an end. Someday.
Only memories.
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Baby Leah
Baby Leah McPherson Chye Jin (Born May 22nd, 2009)
Introducing my gorgeous cousin and beautiful niece (so tempting to get a caucasian husband!)
2nd Aunt with Baby Leah
I'm getting old. I've proceeded to the next stage of life where my cousins (same generation!) are becoming parents! Gosh... that means... i'm almost next in lineeeee...
Introducing my gorgeous cousin and beautiful niece (so tempting to get a caucasian husband!)
2nd Aunt with Baby Leah
I'm getting old. I've proceeded to the next stage of life where my cousins (same generation!) are becoming parents! Gosh... that means... i'm almost next in lineeeee... xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Go away. I don't want this
NONONONONO... Go away
I don't want you to care for me like this. I feel suffocated. GO AWAY!
I DON'T NEED YOUR CARE AND CONCERN LIKE THIS. Do THIS to SOMEBODY ELSE. KEEP AWAY FROM ME.
WHY DON'T YOU EVER (EVER!!!!) UNDERSTAND?!?!?! I HATE IT WHEN YOU DO THIS. HATE IT. LOATHE IT.
Don't think that you know what is best for me. I don't like it when you care for me like this. I HATE IT. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
ROARS!!!!!
I don't want you to care for me like this. I feel suffocated. GO AWAY!
I DON'T NEED YOUR CARE AND CONCERN LIKE THIS. Do THIS to SOMEBODY ELSE. KEEP AWAY FROM ME.
WHY DON'T YOU EVER (EVER!!!!) UNDERSTAND?!?!?! I HATE IT WHEN YOU DO THIS. HATE IT. LOATHE IT.
Don't think that you know what is best for me. I don't like it when you care for me like this. I HATE IT. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.
ROARS!!!!!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Thank you Lord
Let me start with a word of prayer.
Thank you Lord, for you have provided much strength and wisdom to me for the last 3 months, that i'm able to complete my thesis and experiments in time. Thank you for blessing me with great friends (Robz, Alicia, Jess, Liz, Jereme, Erica, Curtis, Nick, Boi, Glenn, Simon, Aaron, Pearlyn, Wayne, Derek, Ria and many more) who have supported me, giving me encouragements, prepared my meals.. Thank you Lord, that you have blessed me with them, that i may complete my honours year smoothly. In Jesus' name, i pray. Amen.
Gosh...! I finally submitted my thesis. It only dawned unto me 5 hours after i submitted my thesis at the office before i felt any relief. I think my stress hormones were at an all time high that i needed that long to finally realised i'm almost done. I'm left with my presentation on 28th May and i'll be done with my honours. Can't wait, but i seriously dread the Q and A.
Honours year has been a great learning experience. I really needed to dig up all my passion and desires for the love of research to drive and spur me to go through this honours project. And i did have fun! Of course, that is with the help of my labmates and supervisor who never fail to accompany me when i'm doing experiments and with the much-dreaded writing of thesis. I still love research... It's great to discover God's work. = ) To me.. Science and religion work in parallel. They just speak in a different language. It's so amazing to discover the works of God.
Oh... And i really want to apologise to those around me who have seen my grouchiness when i'm super tired. I'm really sorry if i have neglected to care for you guys when you people were having assignments due and exams to sit for, and i forgot or i didn't give you much encouragemments to go on. I apologise if i seemed to have gone into my own research world and forgot about you guys. And i also apologise for my behaviour if i have been really eccentric and don't seem to care about you guys when i was really busy with my work. Especially to kare, who had to endure my 'crap' for the past.... 3 months. (I love you, thank you for being so patient and understanding) I apologise once again and thank you all, for being so patient and understanding with me. You know who you are.
It's funny how your mind is able to control the body. I know i was going to fall sick somehow, some day. And i knew that my immune system was really low last week. But, i forced myself to think that i am well, drank tons of water and spurred myself to go on until i submit my thesis. I didn't fall ill, but i could feel my body was weak. Now that i've weathered the storm, and i'm 'allowed' to fall sick, the next thing i knew... Why are my eyes, lips and neck radiating heat?? ARGH! Fever.
Another good example of how strong the mind is, over the flesh. This was reported in the science world (i don't think it's published in the news though, because it might cause too much controversy). There was a man who was diagnosed with lung cancer and the doctor told him he had only 6 months to live. 6 months later, the man died. But when the coroner did an autopsy on the man, he did not die of lung cancer, nor any cancer of sorts. See how strong the mind is? This was told by my supervisor as our lab is researching on the effects of stress. Stress can do harm to the body in many ways... may it be psychologically or physically. He reckons the patient died of stress, as well as being depressed due to the bad news. It's a wonder how strong the mind can be.
Now that honours is almost over, i still have other things to stress. What now???.. After my honours year... Another major decision to make. Another stage of life to proceed.... decisions....why can't someone just decide for me?
Dear Lord, I pray that you'll give me much-needed wisdom to make these important decisions.
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Thank you Lord, for you have provided much strength and wisdom to me for the last 3 months, that i'm able to complete my thesis and experiments in time. Thank you for blessing me with great friends (Robz, Alicia, Jess, Liz, Jereme, Erica, Curtis, Nick, Boi, Glenn, Simon, Aaron, Pearlyn, Wayne, Derek, Ria and many more) who have supported me, giving me encouragements, prepared my meals.. Thank you Lord, that you have blessed me with them, that i may complete my honours year smoothly. In Jesus' name, i pray. Amen.
Gosh...! I finally submitted my thesis. It only dawned unto me 5 hours after i submitted my thesis at the office before i felt any relief. I think my stress hormones were at an all time high that i needed that long to finally realised i'm almost done. I'm left with my presentation on 28th May and i'll be done with my honours. Can't wait, but i seriously dread the Q and A.
Honours year has been a great learning experience. I really needed to dig up all my passion and desires for the love of research to drive and spur me to go through this honours project. And i did have fun! Of course, that is with the help of my labmates and supervisor who never fail to accompany me when i'm doing experiments and with the much-dreaded writing of thesis. I still love research... It's great to discover God's work. = ) To me.. Science and religion work in parallel. They just speak in a different language. It's so amazing to discover the works of God.
Oh... And i really want to apologise to those around me who have seen my grouchiness when i'm super tired. I'm really sorry if i have neglected to care for you guys when you people were having assignments due and exams to sit for, and i forgot or i didn't give you much encouragemments to go on. I apologise if i seemed to have gone into my own research world and forgot about you guys. And i also apologise for my behaviour if i have been really eccentric and don't seem to care about you guys when i was really busy with my work. Especially to kare, who had to endure my 'crap' for the past.... 3 months. (I love you, thank you for being so patient and understanding) I apologise once again and thank you all, for being so patient and understanding with me. You know who you are.
It's funny how your mind is able to control the body. I know i was going to fall sick somehow, some day. And i knew that my immune system was really low last week. But, i forced myself to think that i am well, drank tons of water and spurred myself to go on until i submit my thesis. I didn't fall ill, but i could feel my body was weak. Now that i've weathered the storm, and i'm 'allowed' to fall sick, the next thing i knew... Why are my eyes, lips and neck radiating heat?? ARGH! Fever.
Another good example of how strong the mind is, over the flesh. This was reported in the science world (i don't think it's published in the news though, because it might cause too much controversy). There was a man who was diagnosed with lung cancer and the doctor told him he had only 6 months to live. 6 months later, the man died. But when the coroner did an autopsy on the man, he did not die of lung cancer, nor any cancer of sorts. See how strong the mind is? This was told by my supervisor as our lab is researching on the effects of stress. Stress can do harm to the body in many ways... may it be psychologically or physically. He reckons the patient died of stress, as well as being depressed due to the bad news. It's a wonder how strong the mind can be.
Now that honours is almost over, i still have other things to stress. What now???.. After my honours year... Another major decision to make. Another stage of life to proceed.... decisions....why can't someone just decide for me?
Dear Lord, I pray that you'll give me much-needed wisdom to make these important decisions.
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Amidst all...
Photos are uploaded. = )
http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/CelebrationsYouSay#
updated: http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/OutAndAbout#
more to come..
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/CelebrationsYouSay#
updated: http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/OutAndAbout#
more to come..
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Getting to know myself.
Got this quiz from boi...
Yeayea, i know.. the comments in quizzes are usually quite general, plus the questions they ask are quite stupid at times...
But seriously. EVERY single comment was true for me... that's why i decided to post it.
Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education:
Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
I believe kare will agree with me.
right?
http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Yeayea, i know.. the comments in quizzes are usually quite general, plus the questions they ask are quite stupid at times...
But seriously. EVERY single comment was true for me... that's why i decided to post it.
Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?
Your views on education:
Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.
The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
I believe kare will agree with me.
right?
http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Pictures speaks more..
Sorry, i apologise for not updating for more than a month! I've been really busy with treating my rats and writing my thesis. Plus, my lab is moving, so we had to do up the lab DIY way simply because the school (or more specifically, the head of school) doesn't want to pay for the contractors to come do it for us. So, we've been painting, putting up whiteboards, organising equipments etcetc for the past 2 weeks.
Anyway, i'll let the pictures do the talking. People do like/prefer to see pictures rather than words anyway.
Here goes: I practically have cravings for cinnamon toast everyday since i was back to brissy 2 weeks ago. As Cafe Nano sells the best cinnamon toast (that's what i've heard and tried) and i walk past Cafe Nano everyday because it is situated right outside the entrance of AIBN, where the animal house is located. To resist any temptations, i would walk pass Cafe Nano REALLY QUICKLY so that i won't have to stop and smell the delicious aroma of toasted bread. One good thing is that Cafe Nano always have long queues. That usually puts me off! = D
But i decided to have a mini cinnamon toast competition where my friend had informed me that genies (over at IMB) also sells pretty good cinnamon toast. So, to get a bigger bang out of my 3 bucks, a mini cinnamon toast competition was held. The results: Cafe Nano cinnamon toast beats genies cinnamon toast hands down. They were judged in terms of taste, visual and smell. Heck! A blind test was even carried out! I prefer Cafe Nano's cinnamon toast because it's more aromatic, sweeter, and they don't use salty butter! Plus, Cafe Nano slices the bread in halves for you!
I've had cravings for the hot chocolate over at Coffee and Chocolate for the longest time! And finally, i've got to try the create-your-own-hot-chocolate using Callebaut Dark Chocolate Buttons. It didn't disappoint me at all. = ) I think i had an overdosage of endorphins (happy hormones) and antioxidents for the week. We ordered the Callebaut Hot Chocolate as well to compare. It wasn't as nice to me because i prefer a chocolatey hot chocolate rather than a milky hot chocolate. The create-your-own allows you to choose how much chocolate buttons to add in the egg-shaped hot pot filled with milk, which i kind of overdosed on the chocolate part. So it was kinda like drinking a 70% chocolate bar. It was yummilious! = ) Oh! And it comes with this metal spoon/straw to stir/drink the hot chocolate. But you have to be careful when you drink it, as you might burn your lips, not by the hot chocolate but by the straw! This create-your-own thing is a copied concept from Max Brenner's Chocolate Bar where they also use the same egg shaped hotpot. But i'm not sure what kind of chocolates they use. I have to go back to singapore and try! = ))
And i had a lab breakfast today! It's like the best brekkie i've ever had since i was in brisbane! No kidding! Giti came over from Sydney to visit (yay!) and it spawned Tombles to come over from Canberra as well! Double yay! It was so good to see them! Missed their company! Too bad Giti is going back to Sydney today and Tombles is leaving tomorrow. Anyway, nick made pancakes for brekkie! And Nick makes the BEST pancakes! Mind you, i've tried the pancakes over at pancake manors, and pancake house over at Canberra and they don't even come close! Giti will agree with me! Nick made this really delicious cottage cheese pancakes that was SO ADDICTIVE! I really want to have it again... like NOW... *drools The company was fun, the food was delicious.... I love my lab! = ))
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Anyway, i'll let the pictures do the talking. People do like/prefer to see pictures rather than words anyway.
Here goes: I practically have cravings for cinnamon toast everyday since i was back to brissy 2 weeks ago. As Cafe Nano sells the best cinnamon toast (that's what i've heard and tried) and i walk past Cafe Nano everyday because it is situated right outside the entrance of AIBN, where the animal house is located. To resist any temptations, i would walk pass Cafe Nano REALLY QUICKLY so that i won't have to stop and smell the delicious aroma of toasted bread. One good thing is that Cafe Nano always have long queues. That usually puts me off! = D
But i decided to have a mini cinnamon toast competition where my friend had informed me that genies (over at IMB) also sells pretty good cinnamon toast. So, to get a bigger bang out of my 3 bucks, a mini cinnamon toast competition was held. The results: Cafe Nano cinnamon toast beats genies cinnamon toast hands down. They were judged in terms of taste, visual and smell. Heck! A blind test was even carried out! I prefer Cafe Nano's cinnamon toast because it's more aromatic, sweeter, and they don't use salty butter! Plus, Cafe Nano slices the bread in halves for you!
I've had cravings for the hot chocolate over at Coffee and Chocolate for the longest time! And finally, i've got to try the create-your-own-hot-chocolate using Callebaut Dark Chocolate Buttons. It didn't disappoint me at all. = ) I think i had an overdosage of endorphins (happy hormones) and antioxidents for the week. We ordered the Callebaut Hot Chocolate as well to compare. It wasn't as nice to me because i prefer a chocolatey hot chocolate rather than a milky hot chocolate. The create-your-own allows you to choose how much chocolate buttons to add in the egg-shaped hot pot filled with milk, which i kind of overdosed on the chocolate part. So it was kinda like drinking a 70% chocolate bar. It was yummilious! = ) Oh! And it comes with this metal spoon/straw to stir/drink the hot chocolate. But you have to be careful when you drink it, as you might burn your lips, not by the hot chocolate but by the straw! This create-your-own thing is a copied concept from Max Brenner's Chocolate Bar where they also use the same egg shaped hotpot. But i'm not sure what kind of chocolates they use. I have to go back to singapore and try! = ))
And i had a lab breakfast today! It's like the best brekkie i've ever had since i was in brisbane! No kidding! Giti came over from Sydney to visit (yay!) and it spawned Tombles to come over from Canberra as well! Double yay! It was so good to see them! Missed their company! Too bad Giti is going back to Sydney today and Tombles is leaving tomorrow. Anyway, nick made pancakes for brekkie! And Nick makes the BEST pancakes! Mind you, i've tried the pancakes over at pancake manors, and pancake house over at Canberra and they don't even come close! Giti will agree with me! Nick made this really delicious cottage cheese pancakes that was SO ADDICTIVE! I really want to have it again... like NOW... *drools The company was fun, the food was delicious.... I love my lab! = ))
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Purple meets Yellow
Kor and Wendy's Solemnisation
Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa - Glass Pavillion
Photos are uploaded @ http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/KorSSolemnisation
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Eager to be home--
I'm finally losing my patience. I really really can't wait to get home. To be home with my parents, family, friends and not forgetting, in the loving arms of kare. And most importantly, away from WORK!
Yeayea, i know. No matter what i say, i'll probably still end up writing part of my thesis when i'm back in singapore.
I'm done with my poster! Finally! Hopefully, no more crisis (I don't think my heart can take it). I'm heading off to Canberra early monday morning. Nick wants to do the craziest thing - driving from Brissy to Canberra, which will take us 1 1/2 days to get there. But i guess he loves roadtrip, that's why we're taking a drive. A VERY LONG drive, i might add! A total of 15 hours and 23 mins if you're driving straight from brissy to Canberra. I'm guessing we're stopping over in Sydney. He wants all those students who can drive (with valid driving license) to take turns to drive as well. Yea, so i'm probably driving too... Hope pa has bought enough insurance. HAHA = D
11 more days!
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Yeayea, i know. No matter what i say, i'll probably still end up writing part of my thesis when i'm back in singapore.
I'm done with my poster! Finally! Hopefully, no more crisis (I don't think my heart can take it). I'm heading off to Canberra early monday morning. Nick wants to do the craziest thing - driving from Brissy to Canberra, which will take us 1 1/2 days to get there. But i guess he loves roadtrip, that's why we're taking a drive. A VERY LONG drive, i might add! A total of 15 hours and 23 mins if you're driving straight from brissy to Canberra. I'm guessing we're stopping over in Sydney. He wants all those students who can drive (with valid driving license) to take turns to drive as well. Yea, so i'm probably driving too... Hope pa has bought enough insurance. HAHA = D
11 more days!
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Brings a smile to my face
Fancy my dad calling me to give me advice on friendship.
Thanks pa and ma! = ) Love ya both lots...
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Thanks pa and ma! = ) Love ya both lots...
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Thursday, January 15, 2009
ROAR!!!
Let's see....
Tell me whether i should get angry.
No. 1 - you accused me of lying (pretending that i didn't receive/read the supposed message on msn)
No. 2- you said that i'm not a good enough friend for you because i didn't think of you when i go grocery shopping (i know, what the heck right?!)
No. 3- you demanded a reason for not playing tennis ( i gave you one, but you can't seem to accept it)
No. 4 - This is NOT the first time you're doing this (remember when you kept demanding/bugging me about xmas dinner? And also the time when you wanted to go city and i couldn't make it due to work?)
No. 5 - since you're so suspicious of me (like i think that i don't treasure/take this friendship seriously), why the heck do you even want to continue with this friendship till now?!?! Why are you so suspicious of my every move?!
Why should i even bother rushing to do my work last night and today so that we can go for brekky tomorrow morning!?
Give me 10000000000 good reasons why i should not get angry/pissed!
Having a kare is not even as troublesome as this! And kare is not even here in brissy!
Enough is enough. Too much is too much. Don't push it. When enough is enough, i won't spend anymore of my precious time entertaining you.
You've reached my limits.
I just want to go home. Dammit.
*ROAR!!!!!!!!
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Tell me whether i should get angry.
No. 1 - you accused me of lying (pretending that i didn't receive/read the supposed message on msn)
No. 2- you said that i'm not a good enough friend for you because i didn't think of you when i go grocery shopping (i know, what the heck right?!)
No. 3- you demanded a reason for not playing tennis ( i gave you one, but you can't seem to accept it)
No. 4 - This is NOT the first time you're doing this (remember when you kept demanding/bugging me about xmas dinner? And also the time when you wanted to go city and i couldn't make it due to work?)
No. 5 - since you're so suspicious of me (like i think that i don't treasure/take this friendship seriously), why the heck do you even want to continue with this friendship till now?!?! Why are you so suspicious of my every move?!
Why should i even bother rushing to do my work last night and today so that we can go for brekky tomorrow morning!?
Give me 10000000000 good reasons why i should not get angry/pissed!
Having a kare is not even as troublesome as this! And kare is not even here in brissy!
Enough is enough. Too much is too much. Don't push it. When enough is enough, i won't spend anymore of my precious time entertaining you.
You've reached my limits.
I just want to go home. Dammit.
*ROAR!!!!!!!!
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The best supervisor one can have...
How sweet and thoughtful is my supervisor? He gave each one if us (the students in the lab including PhD and Honours students) a late xmas pressie. He apologised during our lab party that our pressie will be late.. But the wait was totally worth it! = )
Isn't he the sweetest guy on earth?! The students who deals with rats/mouse have rats/mouse sewn onto the polo t-shirt. And the students who deals with toads have toads sewn onto their shirts. I'm so glad i deal with rats! Haha... It would be hilarious if i have a sewn on toad on my t-shirt.
I'm so glad that nick is my supervisor. Praise God for that.. = )
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Just in time...
Just before the year ends, i've decided to sweep off some spider webs and dust that my blog had been collecting for the past weeks. I've not been blogging due to my heavy workload. Well, there is a reason why i didn't manage to fly back before xmas. It's because of work. I promised i would explain why i couldn't come back-- so here it is.
I was suppose to fly back on the 23rd dec and celebrate b'days, xmas and welcome the new year with family and friends. I've already planned my experiments 'sui sui'- just nice i'll be done on the 19th december and i just have to collect my glass slides back on 22nd dec. Everything's good. The problem is, the rat brains are usually incubated in the solution for 14 days in this special solution. But who knows! I found out that this protocol is like 30 years old. And apparantly, alot of modifications had been done to it and nobody told me until what...30th november. So, now the brain has to be sliced before incubating in the solution for 30 days. So see the problem now? I terminated my 16 rats on the 28 to 30 november. Can't slice them (total 32 brains - 16 brains sliced into halves) till 1st to 2nd december. With the 30 days incubation in the solution, that means i have to go back to school on NEW YEAR'S DAY!!! So dear family and friends, i've been working my a** off since xmas. I was in school doing work on xmas eve and i just got home from school (it's a sunday today!!!).
At least i got 2 days off on xmas and boxing day (where i went for the boxing day sale - up to 70% off!). I had a better time on xmas than on boxing day though. That's because i enjoy spending time with family(my dear girls and the christian family) and friends than shopping. I had a really enjoyable time at Pastor Steve and Keiyeng's place. They invited all international students over to their place for a homely xmas lunch as they want to be the family to us as we are without family here (does that sentence makes sense?). Anyway, lunch was very enjoyable... thanks to Pastor Steve, Keiyeng, Uncle Mike and Aunty Yileng who prepared loads of food (we girls just contributed a bowl of summer salad) such as stuffed roast turkey, ham, prawns, salads and not forgetting desserts! I ate till i was 110% full and my gastric flared up. Geez. Really a bad time to have gastric when its the festive season. (By the way, i've loaded up the xmas photos.)
I had loads of fun during dinner too. Headed back home after lunch to prepare dinner for our friends who aren't christian and were without family too. We girls just got to know them not too long ago. Katherine and Louie, who lives down the road, and not forgetting Uncle Simon (who kept bugging me to plan for xmas dinner for 1 1/2 weeks) were invited (finally! for uncle simon) to our place for xmas dinner. = ) We had a big feast again! Geezz... There's roasted turkey breast, roasted kangaroo meat ((expired for more than a month!!) - courtesy of boiboi), baked fish, (*yummy- i know uncle simon put in alot of effort and thought into making that salad) fruit and vege salad, potent mushroom soup, mashed potatoes and garlic bread. So you see, how not to grow sideways?! But i didn't eat much, due to my gastric, ate loads of salad though. We played Bang!, a really interesting card game that involves quite a bit of intelligence and LOADS of luck (Alicia would totally agree with me about this point). Initially, we were a tad unwilling to play the game, because it involves some brainwork. But after 1 round of trial and errors, the 2nd and 3rd round were actually quite fun. It was cool to play such card games as it really makes the players interact with one another. I think this game should be available in those games shop in singapore like settlers. Another card game to recommend is Sabotaur. My gastric was flaring up pretty badly in the 3rd round (it was actually already flaring during dinner, but i didn't want to be rude), therefore, i had to excuse myself from the game. I had to immediately go rest. Sorry for being a bad host, my dear friends.
My gastric pills don't really work anymore, therefore i decided to turn to the last resort- drink a cup of soya bean. And it works! But only for 20 minutes. But i've been watching my diet since. Not eating too full, too oily and heavy stuff. It's better, but everytime my stomach starts to growl, i get abit paranoid and will starting hunting for food. I don't want a hole in my stomach. It's all good now. I think i should be able to lose abit of weight before i go back. = ) All my muscles (from tennis) have became fats, therefore i need to tone myself up again.
Overall, i had a wonderful time celebrating xmas. It's weird that just last year, i was used to thinking that xmas was a time to have a fmaily gathering, having a bbq, eat delicious food, exchange gifts, opening gifts. But this year, xmas had a different meaning for me. I became a Christian this year, and i'm really proud to be a Christian. Now, xmas for me is a time to remember that Jesus Christ, our Saviour was born. Like what Keiyeng said, this historic event shouldn't be crowded out by Santa Claus (i didn't go for Bloom, but i do know what the theme was) and about receiving and opening xmas gifts. Xmas celebration should be centred about the birth of Jesus and how we should be jubilent about it. I know i am. = ))
Even though i feel a little sad that i can't be with my family and kare (it's the first time in my 21 years that i missed a xmas family gathering), but i guess Pastor Steve, Keiyeng and the christian family, my dear girls had become family to me. So it had been really great spending xmas with them. I've been horribly blessed this year..... Thank you, Lord, for all the blessings that You've showered upon my family and me.
Boxing day-- Reserved for shopping. I've heard alot of people talking about the boxing day sale. But i've also heard alot of stories about it, i guess it's something like the mid-year and year-end sales in singapore, but it's different cause it's only a 1 day sale. And i've heard scary stories from friends that the shoppers would actually go to the shopping centre 2 days before the sale (eg. on 22 - 23 dec) to 'research' on what they want and on the 26th, they would just rush to the shop, grab whatever they want, pay and head to the next shop. Yes, it's up to 70% off, but is it necessary to go to this extend just to benefit from the sale? Well, to prepare ourselves for this shopping trip, we headed out of the house at 7.45am, so that we could reach one of the major shopping centre (Chermside) at 8.30am. As the driver, i was more worrried about not getting a carpark lot. The following picture is taken outside Myer (a store, something like Robinson) at 8.45am. Mind you, they're all caucasians. So you see, it is not just singaporeans who are kiasu. When/where there is a bargain, people would naturally become kiasu, it doesn't matter whether you're asian or caucasians. I guess it's in our genes. Homosapiens just can't resist a bargain.
I was suppose to fly back on the 23rd dec and celebrate b'days, xmas and welcome the new year with family and friends. I've already planned my experiments 'sui sui'- just nice i'll be done on the 19th december and i just have to collect my glass slides back on 22nd dec. Everything's good. The problem is, the rat brains are usually incubated in the solution for 14 days in this special solution. But who knows! I found out that this protocol is like 30 years old. And apparantly, alot of modifications had been done to it and nobody told me until what...30th november. So, now the brain has to be sliced before incubating in the solution for 30 days. So see the problem now? I terminated my 16 rats on the 28 to 30 november. Can't slice them (total 32 brains - 16 brains sliced into halves) till 1st to 2nd december. With the 30 days incubation in the solution, that means i have to go back to school on NEW YEAR'S DAY!!! So dear family and friends, i've been working my a** off since xmas. I was in school doing work on xmas eve and i just got home from school (it's a sunday today!!!).
At least i got 2 days off on xmas and boxing day (where i went for the boxing day sale - up to 70% off!). I had a better time on xmas than on boxing day though. That's because i enjoy spending time with family(my dear girls and the christian family) and friends than shopping. I had a really enjoyable time at Pastor Steve and Keiyeng's place. They invited all international students over to their place for a homely xmas lunch as they want to be the family to us as we are without family here (does that sentence makes sense?). Anyway, lunch was very enjoyable... thanks to Pastor Steve, Keiyeng, Uncle Mike and Aunty Yileng who prepared loads of food (we girls just contributed a bowl of summer salad) such as stuffed roast turkey, ham, prawns, salads and not forgetting desserts! I ate till i was 110% full and my gastric flared up. Geez. Really a bad time to have gastric when its the festive season. (By the way, i've loaded up the xmas photos.)
I had loads of fun during dinner too. Headed back home after lunch to prepare dinner for our friends who aren't christian and were without family too. We girls just got to know them not too long ago. Katherine and Louie, who lives down the road, and not forgetting Uncle Simon (who kept bugging me to plan for xmas dinner for 1 1/2 weeks) were invited (finally! for uncle simon) to our place for xmas dinner. = ) We had a big feast again! Geezz... There's roasted turkey breast, roasted kangaroo meat ((expired for more than a month!!) - courtesy of boiboi), baked fish, (*yummy- i know uncle simon put in alot of effort and thought into making that salad) fruit and vege salad, potent mushroom soup, mashed potatoes and garlic bread. So you see, how not to grow sideways?! But i didn't eat much, due to my gastric, ate loads of salad though. We played Bang!, a really interesting card game that involves quite a bit of intelligence and LOADS of luck (Alicia would totally agree with me about this point). Initially, we were a tad unwilling to play the game, because it involves some brainwork. But after 1 round of trial and errors, the 2nd and 3rd round were actually quite fun. It was cool to play such card games as it really makes the players interact with one another. I think this game should be available in those games shop in singapore like settlers. Another card game to recommend is Sabotaur. My gastric was flaring up pretty badly in the 3rd round (it was actually already flaring during dinner, but i didn't want to be rude), therefore, i had to excuse myself from the game. I had to immediately go rest. Sorry for being a bad host, my dear friends.
My gastric pills don't really work anymore, therefore i decided to turn to the last resort- drink a cup of soya bean. And it works! But only for 20 minutes. But i've been watching my diet since. Not eating too full, too oily and heavy stuff. It's better, but everytime my stomach starts to growl, i get abit paranoid and will starting hunting for food. I don't want a hole in my stomach. It's all good now. I think i should be able to lose abit of weight before i go back. = ) All my muscles (from tennis) have became fats, therefore i need to tone myself up again.
Overall, i had a wonderful time celebrating xmas. It's weird that just last year, i was used to thinking that xmas was a time to have a fmaily gathering, having a bbq, eat delicious food, exchange gifts, opening gifts. But this year, xmas had a different meaning for me. I became a Christian this year, and i'm really proud to be a Christian. Now, xmas for me is a time to remember that Jesus Christ, our Saviour was born. Like what Keiyeng said, this historic event shouldn't be crowded out by Santa Claus (i didn't go for Bloom, but i do know what the theme was) and about receiving and opening xmas gifts. Xmas celebration should be centred about the birth of Jesus and how we should be jubilent about it. I know i am. = ))
Even though i feel a little sad that i can't be with my family and kare (it's the first time in my 21 years that i missed a xmas family gathering), but i guess Pastor Steve, Keiyeng and the christian family, my dear girls had become family to me. So it had been really great spending xmas with them. I've been horribly blessed this year..... Thank you, Lord, for all the blessings that You've showered upon my family and me.
Boxing day-- Reserved for shopping. I've heard alot of people talking about the boxing day sale. But i've also heard alot of stories about it, i guess it's something like the mid-year and year-end sales in singapore, but it's different cause it's only a 1 day sale. And i've heard scary stories from friends that the shoppers would actually go to the shopping centre 2 days before the sale (eg. on 22 - 23 dec) to 'research' on what they want and on the 26th, they would just rush to the shop, grab whatever they want, pay and head to the next shop. Yes, it's up to 70% off, but is it necessary to go to this extend just to benefit from the sale? Well, to prepare ourselves for this shopping trip, we headed out of the house at 7.45am, so that we could reach one of the major shopping centre (Chermside) at 8.30am. As the driver, i was more worrried about not getting a carpark lot. The following picture is taken outside Myer (a store, something like Robinson) at 8.45am. Mind you, they're all caucasians. So you see, it is not just singaporeans who are kiasu. When/where there is a bargain, people would naturally become kiasu, it doesn't matter whether you're asian or caucasians. I guess it's in our genes. Homosapiens just can't resist a bargain.
Anyway, it was an experience for me. Even in singapore, i would never go shopping when there's a big sale, simply because it's too crowded. Why would i want to justle around with people, get pushed just to haggle for a dress that is 50% off? Geez. We proceeded to DFO near the airport as Chermside was simply too crowded for us. I didn't get much, but enough to make me abit broke for the month. Haaa.. But i finally managed to get my shoes for kor's solemnisation. Dark brown mary janes! Super high heels! lol... I'm so going to walk so damn slowly on that day. Haha.... However, i have to admit that when i bought that pair of shoes, the thought that i might be taller than kare did not cross my mind until i came home. I'm still abit shorter than yx when i wore the heels, so it should be alright. Heee... Sorry kare.. = )
Alright.... To end 2008--
Things have been good this year. I really want to thank God for everything. The major points would be i became a chistian, I graduated with a degree and proceeded on to doing my honours in my dream field, neuroscience. Doing what i love, researching on the brain has been my passion. So i'm really thankful that i met Nick, my supervisor, for giving me the opportunity to work with him and have such a great project to work on. Though i may complain at times when work took its toll, but i'm still enjoying my work. It has been great. Research is really what i want to do. The people i've met and knew in brissie, such as Makio, simon, nick, liz, jazzyman, jess, tim, tom, kirat, boiboi, glenn, felix, adeline, kat, louie, mishie etcetc.... it could never happen unless i came to brissie. Of course, i can't been doing all this/meeting new friends. study overseas/become independent without my parents. Where would i be without them? I'm really glad that pa's eye condition has improved greatly after the operation and medicine. And i hope mummy will still hang on and enjoy their couple time together before i go back home in july for good. Haha...= ))
I'm also really thankful for my girls, for we have taken care of each other, gone through SO much together, shared our joys and sadness together, conquered uni together. I've treated them like the sisters i never had. They're part of my family now, they're not my friends anymore. They're sisters now. We were always there for one another. = ))
All in all, this year had been really great. I couldn't ask for more.
Special message for kare-- Sweetie, thank you being 'there' for me, i could call you whenever i want. Sorry i can't be beside you, when you were in pain, sick, having troubles at work and tennis lessons/coaching and of course, when you're feeling emo. I'm coming back soon. Thank you being oh-so patient and understanding. No words can describe how much i want to thank you. = ) Love you lots. = *
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xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Update
I've updated the photo albums 'Out and About' and loaded up the photos i took during the Lab retreat. = )
http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
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xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Really satisfied..
Yes. I cut my hair SHORT!
= )
Feels good... it's been a looooonnggggg time since i've short hair. The last time i had short hair was in primary 6. And that was 9 years ago!
Weather has been eccentric. One minute it's clear sky with the scorching sun roasting me. The next minute, it's thunderstorm, with heavy rain, deafening thunder, typhoon-like wind and purple lightning streaking among the dark clouds. The thunderstorm was so bad that the lights in the uni and the house were flickering whenever the lightning strikes nearby. When i mean near, i mean you hear the thunder while the lightning is still streaking across the sky.
xoxo Ei Leen xoxo
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