Saturday, May 31, 2008

Sliver!!

Todae was a long day for mi..
PCR.. run gel.. purify.. run gel..
So mundane.. haiz..
Wat to do.. have to get protein in order to do more interesting experiments..
Haha..

Anyway, when the day came to an end, i checked my NTU email..
The results of the URECA poster competition is out!!
And i got sliver!! YAY!!
Haha.. finally i have some encouragements to further my interest in research..
My lab senior got the platinum awards.. congrats!!
Jiayi also got a peer review assessment!!
Great job guys!!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Brr..

Okie.. i woke up with a shock..
I looked out of my windows and see white fog..
So i open and window and ITS super COLD..

Its been raining here for 2 days..
And i can see the condensation from my breath..
Its that cold.. i hope it wont rain again tmr..
Pls.. i juz wan normal air con..
Not freezer..

Tired..

Lab was long.. lasted from 9am to 7pm..
After that i immediately rush back to my room to talk to my dear..
Haha..
Then after that i read some blogs and came across this..


Before Marriage


He: Yes. At last. It was so hard to wait.

She: Do you want me to leave?

He: NO! Don't even think about it.

She: Do you love me?

He: Of course! Over and over!

She: Have you ever cheated on me?

He: NO! Why are you even asking?

She: Will you kiss me?

He: Every chance i get!

She: Will you hit me?

He: Are you crazy! I'm not that kind of person!

She: Can i trust you?

He: Yes.

She: Darling!


After Marriage..

Simply read from bottom to top.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

1 week!!

1 week!!! I survived!!!
The weather in France is good.. maybe abit dry..
Food is salty but still edible..

Spent a week in lab and got some results going..
For ppl who are interested, i m working on Pyrococcus Abassi MetRS..
For those who are not (actually i dun think ppl will be interested)..
Tell u ppl something interesting..

I went down to get my scholarship on wed, while on the train, there are actually ppl performing..
This guy was playing the violin on the train and it was nice!!
Maybe streetperformers in singapore can do so!!

There are graffiti all over the place, even on walls of bungalows..lol..
France isnt as developed as u ppl may think..
Its quite "old", dirty and maybe worn down.. I think this apply to all the big nations..

Now the French are very elitist in their thinking..
Ecole poly is the top school in France and if u get here is like a major news..
50% of listed companies CEO in France are from Ecole!! Can u believe it?
Each university in France is governed by a ministry and Ecole happened to be a military institute and so its governed by the Ministry of Defence..
Which happens to make this school super rich.. but the place is so worn down=P

The way french do things here are very different. they are very sociable..
"Bonjour" "Salu" greetings that can be heard from strangers..
They hold the doors for strangers.. and they are very polite..
Things we can learn..

Some photos for ppl to see the place i stay in..


Okie i shall end here..
Dear..although i cannot be there for u these 2 months..
U know i will think of u everyday=)
miss ya..

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Gare Du Nord

Went down to Gare Du Nord (north station)..
The station is huge man.. got shops inside somemore..
Made my way to the Metro station and went to EGIDE( Organisation for international personnels)..
Got my scholarship from there.. 840euros!! for the month of may and june..
Think not enuf one.. haiz..

I have to say something..
Ecole Polytechnique is on a hill top..
Climbing 300++(steep) steps up to get to the place is no joke..
I almost died..(imagine 8 degrees and i still sweat..)

There is no shops ard here.. cos this place where the school is Lozere(lor-air)..
Is a place for executive housing..
I have no place to shop.. unless i go paris(par-ree)

So i guess i juz have to make do with it..
May not have time to get gifts for ppl..

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

20/05/08

Today i went to lab..
And i got my pass..
The temp is hotter now.. 18 degrees..

The lab is not bad..
still work-able..
Only 4 person per lab..
Haha..

Did my first experiment todae..
Restriction digest to check which plasmid contains the correct insert..
Got my first Agarose gel pic todae..
Hope tmr goes well..

Tmr i need to go down to Gare de Nord (station of the north)
Then go down to a dunno wat place to get my monthly allowance.. OMG!!
I hope i dun get lost pls..

Okie signing off.. shall blog tmr..

Monday, May 19, 2008

Arrived!!

Okie.. I have no internet connections today..
So i m using the office com..
and their key board are so different from ours..
Having a hard time typing..

Tell u ppl truthfully..
This place is terrible..
The bulidings are all so worn down..
School so big(3xNTU) but only 2000 students..
My hostel looks so eerie..





Weather is super cold..8degrees..
Food is also cold..
i m feeling so slpy now.. but i cant slp.. cos its like only3++pm..

I hope the 2 and a half months pass quicky..
Pls let mi survive this..
Oh btw..they offer mi a scholarship..
But i have to travel to the city center to get it.. alone..

Dear can skype u le.. but hor.. pls appear online everytime k.. throughout the day.. so when i can skype i will skype u..

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Alone..

Tmr will be flying off to France..
I m sort of lost..
Dunno wat to expect..
cos i m the only one going..
Alone..

2 and a half months later i will be back..
Kinda feeling lost..

Got to finish my report by 30th june..
i will miss FOC..
I will miss my frens..
I will miss my parents..
i will miss my gf..

almost finish packing..
I think i brought all i had to bring..
18th May at 2340 will be leaving my last mark on Singapore soil..
29th July will be coming home..

On a side note..
i was told this..
" if u cant find the experimental results u wan.. do it again and again until u find them.. that is what we are doing.. RE-SEARCH!"


Tuesday, May 6, 2008

12 more..

12 more days to go..
Sorry ppl.. tmr i cant join ur for dinner..
Mum's Birthday..
Todae.. dinner will be alone again..
Anyone wish to accompany mi?? Pls call and wait for queue no=P

Nothing much else for mi to blog abt.. cos i dunno wat to write..
maybe 1 word..
Empty..