Thursday, May 31, 2007

hmm. nothing?




















AHAh. tricked u!

alright la. update include:
1] looking for a new blogskin cause chelle complained that my blog is under-utilising her screenspace. Like only 20%. I know. I'm irritated by it too. but I like everything else..... fine. I'll get a new one.
2] erm, really nothing else. okey fine. erm, I got my sequencing results back and 1/3 of them are crap. So I need to go see the sequencing guy next week. And then my sup says rest of this week don't do anything in the lab first. Do up "Materials and methods" section and list of abbreviations/companies etc first - which is another pain actually.

OOOOOOOOHHH I know what to update man.

1] parents sent me a birthday card! though late, it was sweet. There was a whole paragraph of words (which I really had to give them/my mum the benefit of the doubt cause it's too well written) And it was really nice! wow. I'm impressed.
2] chelle/son/ru/YJ are coming over in SEPT!!! WOHOO! yayayayayays. wow. erm, I have to fit my schedule around that week so that I get everything done in the lab by then and then that week would just so happen to be my quiet week again! - wohoo! I hope la. i really really hope. wohoo! and I hope to be able to bring them down south for a short short trip. maybe not all the way down to albany but a 2-3 days thingy? I haven't gone down all the way to albany though and hoped that I could this year.

yohoyohoyoho. =)

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4:49 PM

Monday, May 28, 2007

WOHOO! yay. I finished my lit review. handed it in. I was so tired at 8am that I decided to just go and sleep. (and my housemate was preparing to go to work) Then I woke up at 11am but then I woke up cause the sleep was like not fulfilling. It's the sleep-but-feel-guilty-sleeping kinda sleep. So actually in that 3 hours, it was subconsiously awake. Then I decided - no way I can continue properly like that. so I went to NOT guilty mode and sleep soundly for an hour. so then I finished at around 2.30pm? and handed it in. I didn't go to work. like doesn't make sense la. I have to lug all my paperwork that probably weighs a ton to work for just sitting at the desk to do the lit review?! though I was half-afraid my sup would call and ask where I am or go to my desk and find me missing. I hope she didn't la.

Then it was CHILL out time! Go on to MSN. HAH! Then cook something to eat cause I haven't eaten since lemme see, 4am? I was pretty awake and not sleepy then in the afternoon and evening. somemore can go gym. but now....it's 7.20pm and I can feel myself just seeping energy away. And I was just thinking about dinner. Think I would just go sleep and recharge all the way till tomorrow. good night.

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7:10 PM

Yes, it's 4.55am now. spank me. wait, but I'm doing work. so no, u can't.

well, yes, I've got 2 weeks of nights to do this work but I didn't. I procrastinated till the LAST day. well done. but wells, work produced in "stress-ful" times are usually sometimes "somewhere-between-usually-and-sometimes" quite good. haha. AND besides, I WAS busy most of the times. but no excuse la. if I can stay up the whole night (or rather morning) today I could have stayed up any other day la.

But good news is, because my deadline is in 4-5 more hours (or so), I'm getting things done. I just hate referencing. argh! and I hate *&^%(*&^%$ scientists who don't allow u to view their work and make u pay - which equals to not being able to view it cause it's just not possible to pay. And they are always the most appealing journals which I need. or seem to need by looking at their title and scrimpy (is there such a word?) lines of abstract.


- Where my heart can be free in the grace that I found in You -

We can't be totally free in front of man, because they view, they think, they judge. But in front of God, who views you as His precious BELOVED child, flawless by the blood and righteousness of Christ, our heart can be totally free - because of the amazing grace that He has poured forth for all to receive. Nothing you can do can make Him love you less nor more, nothing you can do can make Him close the door. And we I aim, to love like Him.

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4:36 AM

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Just random potos that I haven't put up

1] Jean & her interns - Mel & Ellie
2] me & Jen & supposed to have Isaak but then too bad you got cut off by the collage program
3] group poto after Ellie's birthday dinner
4] me & ^5pal
5] me & ^5pal doing the ^5
6] meetup with Ger over miss maud's cakes!
7] me & ger
8] me & kooisim when he came over - okey this is a repeat. cause I had to fill the space in.
9] me & mug caught by jean

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1:40 PM

Thursday, May 24, 2007

woo. my colleague just sneezed a horrendous sneeze. REALLY scary sneeze. It almost blew me off my chair. THAT scary. And I literally jumped at it okey. And to add to the effect of how loud it was, I was on my earphones. And then I laughed - at the funny part of me jumping at my seat at his sneeze - eh, if someone saw what happened the person would be on rolling on the floor can?

okey anyway, that was not my point of post. I was going to write about the gallery I just went during my lunchtime. yes, I know. I wasn't supposed to, but I thought I would just take a while. I don't know how long I took in the end, but my "lunchtime" was 1hr50mins.

It was at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. I was captured by the theme "Raised by Wolves" - it is a rich and challenging exhibition, which raises questions about how we view and live within family groupings and what is expected of us as family members in today's society. The phrase 'raised by wolves' has entered western culture as a figurative short-hand compressing numberous ideas. To be raised by wolves is to escape social control, its limitations and controls, as well as its safety net.

The 26 international and Australian artists featured in the exhibition explore various non-traditional family structures as well as the emotional and social consequences of the nuclear family itself through photographs, paintings, sculpture, video and installation.

3 out of these 26 interest me. In order of preference actually.
1] Hein-Kuhn Oh's work on both within and against an established photographic genre - the fetishistic schoolgirl portrait, where highschool girls (especially in asia) are seen not as mere adolescents but as what they can become in the collective male fantasy such as hostess workers or sexual objects. In response the young women both resist and knowingly play up to their demands. - When I first saw the photographs, I thought of that. As in before I read her explanation of her work. So I guess it was captured pretty well and brought the point across quite simply but strong. The girls featured were not real life sexual workers or hostess workers but they were selected from an acting school. The picture was not cluttered with many things trying to make u think that but it was just a simple background, plain and the girl/girls. And it's sad as you think - it's true especially in Japan, korea where these things go on - and even in other parts of asia like maybe thailand?

2] Tracy Mofatts's work - Scarred for Life - It's a series of photo narratives based on the real life experiences of her friends and family. - Some were just funny.

3] Darren Sylvester's work on contemporary youth culture.

It's still on if u were interested. I think till.....June?

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4:47 PM

It does not smell right. Something's peeshy about this.

Offender of nature and courtesy to other pedestrains wanted. He was found *gasp* pee-ing on the street at the corner! And he's not 3 year old. He's probably 33 years old. Young man dressed really well - with a greyish-brown suit. Do you know him or recognise him?



1] Me: "Hey look!" Sara: "What?"
2] Us: "OMGosh!"
3] Me: "Do you really want to go and check it out?" Sara: "yes?"
4] Us: "OMGosh! It's really pee!" (after getting out of the detective car and walking towards the crime scene)
5] The scene of "crime"
6] The "Criminal"
7] Leaving the Scene
8] The overexposed detectives
9] Now u know who the detectives are.

Further evidence has been taken down at this newssite

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12:44 PM

1] Sara/myTwin made this cake specially for me! wow. she had to bake this cake, iron clothes and watch tv at the same time and she spent a whole afternoon on this.
2] My pleasant surprise from the EGg girls
3] Blowing the special cake
4] Me and Jen who "did something about it"
5] Cut cake!
6] they FORCED me to go change into their present for me! and made me come out to show Melissa who is taking the pictures therefore not in the pictures. ohmigosh. did I take a picture with her!!!??
7] My ducky girl boxers - so pweety. I love girl boxers. I love wearing them. And I love Peter Alexander too. So they are like double Yays as a present! Good job girls!
8] My 2nd surprise! (though I suspected cause of Adrain's car (the guy beside me in the poto) And I literally got dragged out of Melissa's room to the living room when I realised that everyone was hiding in the house and I'm in PJ. =O
9] Ger trying to pounce on me to take a poto.





1] Me cutting the 2nd surprise ICECREAM cake!
2] Joel telling me where to stand
3] Joel still telling me where to stand
4] EGg girls! =)
5] my anon and me!
6] Swongypoo & Elliebobellie
7] Pet & me
8] Mel & Ger helping me with the cake!
9] Joel & Ellie getting overlyexcited over something which I promised myself to remember. tsk.I TRIED.

Labels: Happy Birthday 2007

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1:36 AM

Monday, May 21, 2007

1] yarps. we were laughing at the pork LAD.
2] I think this was it that pushed leon over the brink of getting sick. haha.
3] Ellie bo bellie's birthday and her Flamingo!
4] me and Jen both looking SO tired. man!
5] Isaak and Jean
6] Tim and his many layers of neck. yikes.
7] Our polaroid shot
8] Jean and her interns, Mel and Ellie
9] Pet and Ger concentrating on ordering.

There were more photos and a few videos, but videos are not uploadable and other photos are with jean. so. this is it.

And newsbreak, I'm NOT getting on MSN this week. Call me if u need me, don't hope for me to appear cause I won't! (I hope..........) I'm determined to stay off! (I hope..........) Punish me if I do. (Don't...........) Oh man. It's a tough week. But on hindsight, ger may be keeping me company for a few days - but then again might not...she's changing her original plans?! supposed to be here like ages ago. tsk. fine. I should just uninstall my msn ar? then my internet at home is too slow to download, then I can't download at work then I won't be able to go on msn! and u wonder......why am I doing this? just don't go on msn la! - cause, SOMETHING always crops up. =x

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11:35 AM

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

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9:57 PM

Monday, May 14, 2007

Alright, MRF's connection is so much better. super fast. pro. So I updated - when I'm off work okey!

Here comes...Minghui's birthday surprise, Cell library, Mugging at Ballater Heights & slight distraction to Gino's.

1] The "pastor benny pose"
2] Cell library courtesy of Gabriel! yahoos!
3] Me and Nona!
4 & 5] Reading the books
6] Me and Debs
7] Ellie bo bellie & swongypoo!
8] My kitten ate my homework so I'm not doing any. Ellie doesn't seem to believe me.
9] Anon, swong and ah lam!




1] Me, Jiarong & Nona
2] Jia & Nona
3] Pet & Ellie
4] Ah lam
5] Gino's
6 & 9] Choco cake
7] Jia, Nona & me
8] Satisfied Ellie! (I really think this is such a pretty pic so ellie. I take nice flattering photos okey.)




1] Ah lam with pasta
2 & 3] In discussion
4] Anon doesn't heart me..(she was holding a fork in her hand)
5] .....sob. I tried to be nice
6] Cleaned!
7 & 9] funny faces
8] Nice pic of Jia & Nona!

1] I don't know what debs was doing. I think balancing a piece of bread
2] funny face from nona again
3] Debs, Nona and Jia
4] Me and Pet
5] Nona, Debs and Jia
6] Me Pet and Ellie
7] Me Pet and Ellie (after we agreed to stick out our tongues.)
8] Kukoo! trademark by ellie.
9] random shot
10] after ellie tried to capture an ugly pic of me but was too slow.
11] overexposed but nice
12] Pet and ellie
13] random shot
14] Ellie being funnie (ohmigosh. it rhymes.)
15] Part of the "message"
16] Laughing at the stuff (and running off when we heard someone open the bathroom door)

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5:39 PM

Seeing the Source
Monday, May 14, 2007

“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
John 14:9

Should a man see only popularity, he becomes a mirror, reflecting whatever needs to be reflected to gain acceptance. Though in vogue, he is vague. Though in style, he is stodgy. . .

Should a man see only power, he becomes a wolf—prowling, hunting, and stalking the elusive game. Recognition is his prey and people are his prizes. His quest is endless.

Should a man see only pleasure, he becomes a carnival thrill-seeker, alive only in bright lights, wild rides, and titillating entertainment. With lustful fever he races from ride to ride, satisfying his insatiable passion for sensations only long enough to look for another…

Seekers of popularity, power, and pleasure. The end result is the same: painful unfulfillment.

Only in seeing his Maker does a man truly become man. For in seeing his Creator, man catches a glimpse of what he was intended to be.

1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2 by Max Lucado
Originally printed in God Came Near, Max Lucado

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5:36 PM

just because ^5pal,fellowmasterofsanguage reads this everyday. I update. I like to believe some other people out there do it too. right? (like wronglors?) right. I believe u. so I will update. but my net is not cooperating. so wait patiently okey? =)

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12:42 AM

Thursday, May 10, 2007

it sucks when u want to help but can't.
it sucks when u want to understand but can't.
it sucks when u just want to do something about it but don't know what.
and it definitely =( when u want to bless but can't.

that's when u look to God. and gaze again at the wonderful Him and His works. You know everything will work out - but u want to know NOW what's going to happen, that everything's going to be alright.

My grapefruit tea is quite nice, but the bubbles are not. yikes.

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11:32 PM

Finally got to take a photo of this poster in my lab. It's cool and I had to make sure no one was looking or else I'll be such a joke.

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3:12 PM

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Just had a conversation with my mum. I know it's an old joke. But I still didn't get it at first glance.

my righteousness says:
10th of may???!
my righteousness says:
that's like thurs la!
my righteousness says:
1 more day!
mum says:
ya..great mind can think very fast
my righteousness says:
then u think loh
my righteousness says:
my greater mind is used for other purposes
mum says:
aiya..i see u got up mah
mum says:
try lah
mum says:
once u got it..email to me..
my righteousness says:
what see u got up?!
mum says:
say in chinese

-_-"

Anyway. Came across this cartoon as I was searching for a cookie monster picture showing cookie monster eating out of a cookie jar to prove the point to someone.

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12:12 AM

Monday, May 07, 2007

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6:37 PM

Sunday, May 06, 2007

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10:32 PM

Thursday, May 03, 2007

tsk tsk.

And melis (after I told her we were playing dota every saturday):

Melis: eh fen, I had a dream last night

might not answer: what dream? of me?

Melis: no. I dreamt of you and me, playing dota in perth!

might not answer: -_-"...........of all things....you didn't dream of me, you didn't even dream of your studies in perth, you didn't dream of living with me. BUT u dreamt of you and me PLAYING DOTA! (like her main point/focus was totally wrong)

Melis: hahahaha

tsk tsk.

And peng, I haven't talked to her for very long. But reviewing her classic moments, I found (yes, I saved most of them):

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1:13 AM

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