HAPPY DEPAVALI!

Today i was tired..woke up at 930am, went to the sofa and slept again till 1130am, before i was nagged to go bath as we were going to head out for breakfast.

Breakfast was ok..the food wasn't tat great. What was nice was, we were gathered to together other than 2nd bro at the workshop doing his project.

Soon, when we came back it is playing with water time! not clean water..it is dirty water. Daddy wanted to clean the fish pond filter, it has not been clean for years, thus it is a filthy filter. 1dt Bro was alseep so we did not get him up to work with us, ended up only me and daddy. We were pumping the water up which splatter all over us, plus washing the filter was not an easy job. Thanks to daddy, he bath me in koi shit water. In addition it rain, so we were working in the rain, that is the correct time to rain as it is "free water". Washing the whole filter is what I call the real sai kang! haha...

Though it is sai kang, I believe not many people have this chance to play with such a environment. So, hmmm...i enjoyed playing with the dirty water, though it is all shits, but i got myself a hot bath with plentiful of soap and now i am as good as new. Haha...\

=)

for the rest of the day, it is homework! i have got surprises for 2 of my friends! =) you will know once I surprise u...=X

4:56 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

It has been quite some time since i was totally in love with a book. I did, just last week I was internally craving for this book titled: Yakuza Moon. Yakuza is a japan words translated in English it is Gangster. Here is the cover page of the story book:


The cover page girl is the writer herself, if you read this book, she had herself tattoo, can be seen in this picture here:


As i said, I have never been in love with any books since my previous book "the giver" one of the great books i fell head over heel. Back to Yakuza Moon, it talks about her life, on how she has a gangster dad, how rebellious she was. All the gangster life she been through. The life of her being mistress and how she got abused by all these married guys cause they were simply obsess over her.

Review:
Yakuza Moon is brutal, honest, and scary. Shoko Tendo takes you through her turbulent childhood and the life built around her yakuza father. She recounts the many times he came home drunk in the middle of the night and tore the house apart and later beat Shoko. Soon she has fallen in with a tough crowd and has become a yanki, what basically amounts to a juvenile delinquent.

When she gets older she moves on from sniffing paint thinner and ditching school to shooting up and dating married men. She quickly becomes a kept woman who is shuffled about, never really being her own person, and all of this before she is even 23 years old.

Yakuza Moon is hard to read at times. The almost constant abuse that Shoko went through is heartbreaking and painful to read about. It is written in such a direct manner. The hard core drug use, the different boyfriends beating her, attempted suicide, and rape is presented to the reader as simple fact, with a sort of detachment through which you can only feel horror or pity for this young woman.

A lot of things happen off stage, as it were, and you are only treated to the highlights of a very painful past. There are incidents mentioned in passing that are never fully explained. But for the most part it does not distract from the flow of the story. The overall impression is of a young woman who went through hell but came out the other side a stronger person. This is a woman who has earned respect finally, and is not afraid to demand it.

After everything she is strong. The world is full of people struggling to survive and overcome - striving to be the person that they always dreamed that they could be, that they hoped deep down was still inside and had not been killed off by their mistakes. Sometimes the hardest thing to overcome is yourself, the person in the mirror can be your own worst enemy and learning to put the past behind you the hardest lesson to learn in life. Yakuza Moon is a triumph simply because Shoko Tendo overcame the atrocity that her life had become.

“I think a lot about the moon," she says. "How it constantly waxes and wanes, just like my life with its highs and lows. I like to think of myself as having been born under a new moon. Then, in those uncertain days when I was searching for love, I guess the moon would have become a crescent. It was probably about a half-moon when I got married."

But, as the author goes one, "Now that I’m alone, do I warrant a full moon? Have I finally overcome my weaknesses and grown up? I’m heading along a new path in life, but if it turns out to be a dead end, I guess I can start over with the next full moon.”

The descriptions in the book simply lead me on to continue reading it even make me skipped my lunch for today. Bringing it everywhere I go, I just couldn't get myself off the book till I reach the last page. It was all worthwhile, I completed the whole book within today, a total of 187 pages of a great story. This book is NC 16, probably because there descriptions inside are very vivid till u can imagine it, and also take yourself as the main character role. It is indeed moving towards the end, and as you are having all those words emotional in you, you will have cried in the last 2 chapters which I did.

Overall I rate this book 5 star out of 5! SP library has this book, but there are 11 reserves. Do tagged if you would like to borrow this book from me. No rental charges, just keep it in good condition and return it. (Unless I know u well enough)

Lastly, thank you! to the person who help me buy this book. You know who you are! =)

8:05 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

it has been quite some time since i have updated my blog..and also i cant seem to remember the last post that i have posted on the environment. This semester i have a module named environmental science, pei xuan and sean took it before. In my whole poly course, i am now in love with this module, though there are some dry facts that doesn't seem be keyed into my brain computer system.

So here i am, going to blabber all about the facts. It might be a bit dry, but i will try my best to make it more wet, by adding some water. Take note, below are not plain blabbering on fake soft craps but real hard facts. Get yourself comfortable as it will be a long way.

Lets start with a few pieces of good news, followed by a bit of bad news, and a few ugly sides of some corporates.

Firstly, allow me congrats



On 21 October 2008, Senoko Power received the President’s Award for the Environment 2008, the nation’s most prestigious award for its commitment to the environment as well as its success in involving the community in environmental conservation. Senoko Power is one of the 13 founding members of Climate Neutral Network, launched in Feb 2008. PUB, the national water agency, bestowed Watermark Award to Senoko Power in August 2008. They had also achieved the Power plant of the year at 2005, and acheiving the environmental plant of the year in both 2005 and 2006. They had themselves involved in the National Weather Study Project. Similar to Singapore Polytechnic, they are also certify as ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS). With the various awards gained, they have indeed been above of their competitors. I do hope, they not only do it for a one time thing so as to boost corporate image, but also to sustain these awards. In a few years time, I do hope to see Senoko Power achieving the sustainable environment company.

Source: http://www.senokopower.com.sg/

Enough of Senoko Power, don't be surprise if one day you saw me working there. Smiles!

Let me now touch on the various projects that are ongoing in Singapore, a small dot on the map, doing its part. With reference to 24/10/2008 The Straits Time, Home Section. "Convenient Chutes Promote Recycling" It is launch by SembEnviro, the testbed is situated at Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 block 297C. *claps* to SembEnviro, they have indeed make recycling near the residents. I have to say that many Singaporeans are lazy. Even though the recycling bins are down at the void decks still they are simply lazy to bring it down, separate the recyclables from the non recyclables. But now, it is brought up to every level. It is more convenient to go green now. But I believe a large sum of money is pump in to reform this whole concepts. Glad they have embark on this project, but I would like to give more suggestion on ahving compost bins. On top of that, they should not only target the residents living at HDB flats, but also private housing estates.

The next projects I would like to touch on is Solar Energy. There is a proud project of having city square mall having solar powered eco roofs. With that they are targeting of having 70% of roofs to install solar panels. Solar power indeed sound so hot, but the amount of money pumping in, into these projects are indeed not cheap and easy as abc. It ranges from $100, 000 to a few millions dollars. But the great thing is, it is able to supply 2.8 million people cravings of energy power. In the same article, it had Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics which has work with Singapore Polytechnic to develop low cost solar cells so as to make it affordable for a home owner in Singapore, the fact that no average family is willing to pump in $100,000 just to have solar cells. Thus, making it affordable is very important, at the same time, I do hope the quality is good too.

One problem that i realize was, if Singapore is to launch 70% of the roofs to have solar powered cells, then what about garden roofs? It seems to be a trend to place things on our head. If garden roofs is going to occupy 30% of the roofs, is that sufficient to reduce the carbon dioxide level generated? My main question here is Solar energy VS Garden roofs. Which is more important? Meeting the people's needs for energy? or Having greenery around?

All the nice beautiful projects, lets talk about 1 company who claim, to go green. But had waste a great lot of water. Starbucks a known coffee house. Starbucks had wasted millions of litres of water in its coffee shops every day, it contradicted much-boasted green credentials. How serious can it be, it is this serious: a single Starbucks tap left running for just over three minutes wastes the amount of water one African needs to survive for a day in drought conditions.

They were not defenseless, claiming to say they kept the tap running so as to clean the pipes to prevent any bacterial growth and for hygiene purposes. Ridiculous is the only word I can best describe them. Claiming all the green projects they have organized, but back in their operations they are wasting water, before you claim any credits in green, please take a look in your operations, how can you reduced your operation's un eco-ness. I feel utterly disgusted on how companies are fighting for the green corporate image but never really do what they claim.

Next 2 companies are famous oil refineries companies, exxon mobile and shell. Heard of they, they are home based name. Let me dig up their un eco part and talk more about it.

Exxon mobile, back in 1989, where some of us, including myself were not born yet, exxon Valdez crash and spilled 2 million gallon on Alaska shoreline, killing million of marines and spoiling the whole beach. Due to this massive spillage, cleaning up wasn't that easy. They had steam clean the area, but if you were to lift the stones up, you would have realise there are lingering oil on the shoreline:

let the pictures speak it all:



Source: http://eco-beat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/06-26-valdez2.jpg
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/stories/oilymess/media/oily_links_240.jpg
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/photosvideos/photos/close-up-of-the-oil-still-pres

Currently now, most of us know that ExxonMobile are trying to atone for this sin, this mess they had created, by supporting green projects. But I am disappointed to say, this case of oil spill have not been fully resolved. There is not much life in Alaska Shoreline. Most of us are willing to forgive it, if they are willing to clean up it up, most of us understand it is an accident. Just like, you have an accident on the road, causing a big traffic jam, we forgive and forget as we believe you did not want it to happen, but other than saying sorry, don't you think you should have remove the accident car instead of leaving it making the area still in traffic jam. Pretending this never did happen? So all I am saying is, before we atone for the mistake we do, we must admit there is a mistake, we resolve the mistake, and atone for it.

That is ExxonMobile, shell isn't great than exxonmobile, they have claimed to say that they are green, but they have since sold the solar division away. I believe it wasn't as profitable as it thought it would be.

Many corporates have been using "going green" as an image as many customers are not more conscientious about the environment. But I do hope these companies do what they claimed, and also to look within themselves to minimize the wastage instead of only pumping in money into green projects and claiming to be green.

Everyone play a different role in saving the environment, but there is some things we can do in common. No matter who you are, to go green, start within yourself. That is my last sentence of today's post, I hope you eyes are not tired. =D

6:57 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

hmmm..did not update during the weekends..was busying..some unhappy things happened.. but its ok..just let it go by..

today had fun at A&P II lab prac..i was pricking 3 guys, teddy, dominic and haziq's finger each at least 7 - 8 times..did glucose level test for them...fun fun! haha..cos teddy was sceaming and laughing away..and dominic was "tats my royal blood" away..haha.. in the end..jordan prick mine..haha..it wasn't as pain as i tot..

watch the inconvenient truth..and realise i have watch it before..haha...i salute to Al Gore, things would have change if he was the president of US instead of George Bush...but whatever so, those are history and let them be gone..lets see what we can do now to save the Earth, take a step bit by bit..

to =) : wat happen exactly isnt nice to say here either.. guess it was just spoken by her in the fit of anger cos she wasnt happy..and wanted to find some1 to vent her anger out...

nothing much to say today also..

tat is all for today..

7:35 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

recently still bring the "dun want to go home" mood..

today drop by clubhouse...

~no one was in~

thinking back to when i was year 1..it was always full of people...mainly the seniors..and now..it is so quiet..dropped by astro extra bit..they feel so united..all the cute girls..

just saw the e mail..send from sp env..so many events..amazing green race!!!toner cartridge collection!!! miss those times playing with trolley, getting sweaty all over..

today got GEMS..psychology and counseling..went there alone..did not saw any family faces..many came in groups..the teacher was nice..very dramatic..did not felt sleepy at all..she make us mingle around with a game..but..we kind of anyhow fill..

for the pass 3 days starting from tuesday to thursday..have been mugging metabolic biochemistry..every nite..mugging for 3 hours..but i dun know why i simply cant get the 3 stages into my head..despite bringing my reading cards around..be it on the bus..train even the toilet..it is simply mental block..

next week is only week 2..i have already got:
6 chapters to revise..
5 modules to do pre reading..
4 notes to be binded..
3 tutorials..consisting of many sub topics..
2 assignments from bio safety..
1 datasheet from molecular biology..

a hectic weekends..things will pile..oh well..lets just do it..this is a mugger life..

6:51 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

yesterday i was piss as ジョイス had said..n mood all spoilt up..

but i really duno wat i am feeling..i know i am hurt..i know i cried..it simply spoilt yesterday...

even today too..

that is why i did not wanted to go home so early today..but..everyone has their things to life..life to live..and i had nowhere else to go..but to dragged myself home..home is suddenly the place i dun want to be..back home, it feels so quiet, cold and lonely..

lets just shut my ears..and concentrate on studies..

7:24 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

IF, one of you parent told you:

You are a DISGRACE to the family!

How will you feel?

10:48 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

Shopping!

yesterday night wasn't a great night...did not have a good night sleep..neither was my morning great..thanks to someone..but at least i saw stars in my area in the morning break..

today i went VIVO city..with my bro and mummy...went there to shopping...it is my 3 rd time at vivo city...1st was with env..orientation making us dance at vivo like monkeys..2nd was a casual walk with bro...today went there and bought something that i really need! clothes!!! glad that mummy brought me along...bought 3 tops...happy =) den we went to the coco tree to buy chocolates..i nv buy...*whisper* cos the price very expensive* haha...

had a great meal too..went to the mussels guys to eat..the food overall ok...nothing special..but mummy complain no chili sauce..haha...after that we had Hagen daz ice cream as dessert! yeah! and of course the shopping ends at giant..haha..bought groceries..

tommorrow is school reopen..i am curious to see how our school has changed..i miss school...and the prob is..my stationery are not completed yet..i think i will have to go stationery shopping on Wednesday..since i release early...

it is back to school...GANBATTE!

7:30 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

yester was end of ITP:

woohooo!!!!

yesterday i feel like a santarina..haha..giving out gifts..i bought curry puff for them too...i was surprise that kwan bought me a small small gift too... =) since it was last day..it was sai kang day..haha..help kwan do COA, help stanley do some documentation, help tang do warehouse sweeping of floor..help package samples..help settle some AVA things for kwan..till stanley did not have anything for me to do..and ask me sit there and stone..but i attended my 1st and last meeting with them..hehex..it was fun..but there was slight tension... they will give me a call if they successful get ISO 9001:2000..and i can join in the celebration since i did play a part in the whole process..woohoo...

it is the end of ITP!!! relief is the only word i can say...but i will miss the bentoli family there..it is make up of Indians and chinese..hehex...i took a 全家福 with everyone..but stanley haven send me yet..he send me le den i upload..hehex..yesterday i also start on a new project...haha..i am working on a wooden model of a ship...after my ship..i will build a Ferris wheel..woohoo...but school is going to re open le..and i haven buy my textbooks..haha...

today saturday...actually wanted to go out play with friends de..but mumm want to bring the family of dogs go see doctor..tiny and girl girl for their 2nd vaccines..and ding ding to see whether can ligate her ner not...but i have a feeling..that ding ding...got *ahem* from dang dang le..haha..girl girl was naughty..haha...she pee-ed at the doctor office..haha..both were very guai when they were receiving their injection.. for the rest of the day? i slept through..only remembering i cook dinner..and now blogging..

the lame pics i took their other day was fun..and i took a few more, but not as nice as those that i took..shall end this post with:



Here is a lame video..of me playing with the old chang kee box...

7:51 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

past 2 days i never really do much...it is really boring in the lab for these 2 days..so i had movie marathon..yesterday i watch 钱不够用2 and initial D movie. Today i watch kungfu panda...but in between got do some small work here and there..today only watch 1 movie cos i need to make agar solution. talking about that, here are last week results...



and also, remember i say about i made a new friend name gracie? here is pic of her and me:



and being bored in the laboratory, here are some 无聊 pictures i took:

I can pinch a building:


I can carry a car:


Grab and pull out a building:


hold a lorry:


Burger-ise a building:


Pull out a tree:


Grab someone off the road:


Stop a bus:


Squeeze a taxi:


hold a marsiling building with my fingers:


~lame~

8:04 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

yesterday nv blog..

cos yesterday was one of my unlucky day...

at ITP get nagged for things tat are not my doings...

could not get into GEMS in the afternoon...

go home, get scolded for something which is not my fault...

cos of that, no mood to register the GEMS i want..so now have to wait till thursday..

with all that it spoiled my day..

The only good thing about yesterday was:
Stanley gave me A...

All that affected me, crashed my world at nite..and crash someone's heart.

Today I am feeling a lot better. After a good night sleep for 5 hours and 2 very nice smses in the morning. Actually kind of reluctant to go to work, suddenly see no meaning in life. Thanks to Diace, a new friend i made. In her, i see a surge of strong will power, that was cos she is not normal. She is abnormal, though she is 21 but she looks like a 11 year old kid. She did not despise herself even though her sister of my age despise her, in her I see a strong will power to live on. I don't think i should be weaker than her, since i am normal, so lets cherish our own life. No matter how sucky it is, we are better than a lot of people there is no worse life. So what if i get scolded for the things i never do, just smile, laugh at it and forget all about it. Let it go, I believe i will be a happier person. No point brooding over it. I shall have this stronger will and pursue what i want, who i want to be.

I am still searching who i want to be, and what i want.

Thanks Diace, in you I see how I should encourage myself.

ganbatte..Hopefully today will be a better day! It is 3days to end of ITP!

Today is 7th October, and it is Zain's birthday, so I wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERE! MAy all your wishes come true.....

9:11 AM sHaRiLyN LiM

blogging time!

hmmm...after posting up the pics of yesterday outing, and placing it on msn there seem to be people asking why never jio them..haha..sorry it was a mini outing..so we did not wanna call alot of ppl..actually only me and xuan, but decided to bring 小孩子 along. Next time we have a mass outing again ok?

had a lot of thoughts today, filling my brain, killing a lot of brain cells too..i have been saying a lot of vulgarities these few days..over someone hateful..not my family members nor my friends. Just 1 colleague that recently came, who pisses me off. Guess all i can do now is to swallow even though i don't wish to. But I don't want my efforts of getting an "A" to be wash down the drain. Whatever it is, I HATE HIM.

Most family today will have family day today bahx since it is a SUNDAY. My family? Nah...bros and dad went to work, left me and mum. Today me and mummy were making some bread thingy, fried one. Taste rather nice, but soon after cooking she is off bring those food to daddy and all the workers working. We seem to be turning the clock back where daddy works on SUNDAY too, having little time accompanying me. Well, at least the difference is I understand the whole situation and don't blame him. I would wish to be there to help out too, but..the usual thing of "you are a girl, don't want you to dirty your hand" always being pat onto my head. But he did not really totally stop me, at least i remembered once getting my hands all dirty from all the polishing of body kits, and carrying the tires up and down from the lorry. That was the 1st and the last. Well maybe when I get my driving license he would allow me to. Speaking of that, my Birthday is just around 2 months plus away. That is family matter..

Speaking of family, are you guys working as a family too? Here i am referring to reducing the usage of electricity. It has shot up to about 21% deadly..and for most family there will be rebate...there is non for mine, especially where we are going through a rough patch. So, now everyone in my family is going green, not because they are supporting me. Is to work a way to reduce unnecessary electricity wastage. Whatever it is, still they are indirectly supporting going green. I believe not only for my family, many other families too are working hard on reducing electricity due to the reality of the bills. Maybe that is another way of making people realize that they must save electricity indirectly saving the Earth. Well I am just glad that they are going green too..

coming off from family, took a small walk to the mama shop in the morning to help my mummy buy flour..the walk itself remind me so much memories. Afterall i have been walking that path for almost 10 years without realizing time had flied. The roads are same, the buildings are the same, the green forest are the same. But the person walking pass is different. I remember walking with the maid as my mummy feel unsafe to allow me walk alone as it is quite dark at night, to she allow me to walk, then to i am cycling there, to now back to walking. Memories shot me, of the times where i will skate scoot behind my bros whenever we go to the bukit timah nature reserve, the runs that we use to have. speaking of which, i have not walk that path for months..

everything has change, unknowingly, the empty plot of land across the road has now flourish to be a big building. The mama shop i am going have changed a number of hands. How long can we stay un changed? each time i walk that path each thoughts are different. I wonder what will be my next thought when i walk that path again.

currently now i left with 1 and a 1/2 years in poly..i wonder will it mark the end of my education, hopefully not..i still do not wish to face the whole social world. As stanley said, it is a man stab man world. I am not ready. In this short 1 and 1/2 years, i wish to enjoy it if it is going to mark the end. There are so many things which i have not done as a student. the camping trips i been is less than 1 hand. I still want to go LTC and get an experience. I still wanna learn to be a good leader before i enter into the social world. I still wanna complete my NYAA in my poly life. Honestly, it has been months since i have been physically detached from ENV Club. I have been so inactive, till i have no longer say it with pride that i am an env member. I still wish to go back there, to have fun, to joke around and to create happy memories which remind everyone that knows me that, I have lived before. Not only that, but to have fun and saving the Earth at the same time. The unseen heroes. Or am i only fated to be a sai kang warrior. Even so, i am happy being a sai kang warrior, at least i enjoy myself, and i am happy being one. =D I wonder how can i go back...I don't wish to have any regrets in poly the way i did in secondary. At least being a sai kang warrior let me know i did my part and i am contented!

It is the last 5 days remaining of ITP! I am glad!! woohoo..i cant wait to get back to school having the lots of fun again!Studying is still the best!!! still i will probably miss everyone in Bentoli, maybe excluding HIM. I will miss joking with violet, seeing kwan panicking, listening and crapping from Stanley who has taught me a lot of "reality", Philip's beautiful voice, auntie's loud voice and her care, Dr. Raj's good morning and Tang's flirting. If i ahve the time, i will visit you guys!

today is danza's 18th birthday, even if i wish him a happy birthday here, he won't see it. He is probably spending it with kenneith and gang. still lets wish him:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
may all your wishes come true.. ^.^

~~~Lets stop here, it is getting draggy..~~~~~

7:09 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

today i went out!!! haha...had a mini outing..hehex..with 小孩子 and xuan. We go causeway point, Saturday also must go woodlands haha..getting a bit sick of it..haha.. but I am counting down to 5 days remaining of ITP woohoo..

today we go there is to buy small small gifts for our ITP colleagues..waaa...xuan got no male colleague, I got, but not very shuai also...=X hehex..so our 1st stop was Ajisen!!! how can we go shopping without filling up our stomach..haha...

Me and xuan had fun bullying 小孩子, teasing him of eating kiddy meals since he is 小孩子, but it is not convincing tat he is 12 years old and below cos he look a bit *ahem* haha...the 3 of us had seafood ramen...nice nice..we had a lot of laming around..haha..our side dishes were the fun things, xuan had white fish, 小孩子 had silver fish but both look gold fish to me cos they are all fried fishes..i had fried tofu, it is cheaper den cold tofu, cos to have cold tofu u must tell cold jokes to the fried tofu den it will shiver and drop the outer skin..but duno why my fried tofu got mao...extra ingredients bahx..hehex...we were wondering whether the silver fish was the ones found in old books...those that ate paper..=X dun be surprise if 小孩子 is a 兔子 cos he ate silver fish that 吐纸 =X ~lame~

here are some pics:

小孩子 shy =X:


小孩子 going to start eating:


Xuan and her handphone:


Cheers! ^.^


Fried tofu with a lot of mao:


The 3 side dishes, silver fish, white fish and fried tofu:


I wonder which side dish he was aiming XD:


The marks we wanna get next sem, 100 marks! (ps.marcus ate his DAN 1st.. =X):


After eating full full..it is time to go shopping..haha..walk walk...and more walk walk..see clothes..here and there...we had a lot of fun at kiddy palace..cos of 小孩子, haha..he is a bit overage, so very difficult to buy clothing, he dun see to be able to fit any clothing...and xuan wants him to be a girl, so always take girl clothing for him...but he is simply too big =X..

walk alot of gift shop...at gift a name there was a special pen very cute..was deciding to buy it..only 小孩子 think dirty, he was think of guys the "u noe wat" ONLY HIM! haha..in the end xuan dun want buy le..haha..saw the bottle thingy...so decided to buy that..since xuan colleague all girls so she bought 6, i only buy 3, cos the rest are all guys..so i bought the pens for them, not becos of the above reason..is cos i really duno wat to buy le..haha...

after that...we were thinking of buying something to mark our today's outing..haha..xuan wanted to buy 兔子 but 小孩子 dun want..haha..he boi boi ma..so we found somthing we 3 also like...we were quite hunger on polarbear buffet..so we bought polarbear paws!!! now polarbear only has 1 paw left..that makes him even lamer rite? haha..here are they:


Still got light de wor...


Toilet! haha..小孩子 wanted to go toilet..haha..and he went to the wrong place..he was searching for it..even enter out to the carpark..haha..xuan and i tell (teach) him...cannot anyhow poo poo at the carpark...no matter how urgent he was...even went he found the toilet he went into the wrong one..he went into the gents..by right he should go into the nursing room...so he by left went to the gents...haha..

ended the whole outing with waffle! haha...小孩子 had choco, surprise he nv leave any stain..haha..or xuan want to go and buy the bib at the maternity store le..hehex..we took a group photo..haha..not very nice but i edited it le...hehex..these are the ending photos:

小孩子 and waffles:


Xuan and waffle:


Xuan digging:


THe 3 of us, i was looking at xuan's camera =P:



Xuan gave me choco, so sweet of her, cos i lend her my A&P book, which is now with 小孩子 cos i forgot to take from him, and he forgot to return:



Last but not least, HI 5:


^.^

7:20 PM sHaRiLyN LiM

Yesterday before end work was working on microbiological test on Corn Cob, and took pics with my favorite machine, which is also xuan's favorite: AUTOCLAVE! So let me take u thru the steps of doing a microbiological experiment:

The product that we are testing:


1st u must have the agar powder, for this we are using a general agar to grow all kinds of bacteria so here it is:


then, u must weigh according to the specs, for this case is 2.6g




Following, u must pour water to make it into a solution, rmb to use distill water..


Bring the solution to heat:


In the mean time, prepare the test tube filled with water, as u want a sterile water when doing ur experiment, to prevent contamination:


And also a number of pipette tips:


The solution have boiled :


The petri dishes are sterile, so u need not sterilise it:


This is the autoclave machine, it looks so alien, haha:


Add water in it, and place the items in the 2 tub in it, close it tightly:


The temperature and pressure is set:


The temperature will rise:


Keep rising:


And continue to rise:


Still rising:


It will go no higher than this, as there is a sensor, due to the pressure water boils at 121degree instead of 100 degree:


Leave it for 15 - 20 mins, at the mean time, on ur UV light at the laminar flow hood:


After that, pour ur agar on the plates allow it overnight, following day, set ur equipments in ur fumehood, make sure there is no contamination:


Do your serial dilution, and dun forget to vortex it to ensure homogeneously mixture:



After that, pipette the serial dulution onto your agar plates:




Rmb to soak ur spreader in ethanol, and set it on fire before usage, this is also to ensure sterile conditions:


Spread the liquid on the agar plates, please be gentle, or u will crack it...and dun forget to label them:


That is all for today's microbiological test, please to visit for the results! Hope you had fun in this boring lesson.

8:41 PM sHaRiLyN LiM