An Apple And The Pasture

Sunday, May 31, 2009
[[love??]]

So... love or success ?

I mean, shouldn't we choose a person who will do better in life than a person who slacks his life away ?

What if he... ?

How was I to explain ?

When it wasn't anything I have truly considered before ?

When the person who asked wasn't mature enough to understand ?

What kind of stupid logic ?

What kind of confusion ?

To endure all the bitchy comments, what for ?

His charm...

Does it all boils down to this ?

What is suppose to be nice and simple becomes so complicated and ugly.

Saturday, May 30, 2009
[[woots]]

The smell of Aluminium

The scent of the thick paper

The satin red riboon

Yes, it's coming.

What would I be getting ?

Hmmm...

敬請期待 :)

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Hahahaha!

I sent dear to cut the same hairstyle as Hyun Joong.

oi, do something to grow your hair quick leh.

Me: Go and cut lei's hairstyle leh~~~ *whines whines whines*

Dear: Stop putting your fantasy on me leh.

Hahaha, super lol.

Still, he cut it.

Now we shall wait for the hair to grow.

Weeeeeee~~~

[[change]]

I can't help but be amazed by my utter brilliance sometimes.

Right, so it's a little late, but hey, I did it myself okay ?

Congrats :D

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That aside, I just realized I went through a week of ordeal for nothing.

The answer was so elegantly simple that I wondered why was I so blind to it.

解脫？

Yes, yes indeed.

Still, there's one more step to go.

Time to shift my mindset once again.

Ok, I guess I lost my readers here.

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Lab would be getting a little more exciting from next week on.

Seeing that I would have to juggle special sem with this, it's all the more fun.

Some simple things to do:

Probably got to take out spleens from 5 Jerry. Shit, Google doesn't have so many cute images of black mice.
Isolate CD4 and CD8 T-cells from spleen. First time using MACS, I shall not cui this.
Activation of T-cells ( I kinda, didn't pay attn)
Do timepoint. (Woots, this is the one I am looking forward to)
ELISA (-,- sheesh)

I hoped there's enough time to start on some stuff about dengue (which she refuses to tell me)

Dear Jerrys, I have always treat you guys good, please give me good T-cells :)

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I was wondering should I change the blog pic to this?

Dear, what's your opinion ? Bahahaha.

~Change, in a way so I feel good~

Thursday, May 28, 2009
[everything]]

A post with more than one theme.

First up, Jerry 5. (What ? Just one more to half a dozen? )

Black and white.
How appropriate, since it had became a past.

Due to (thanks to ?) my slow speed, I only managed to extract bones from Jerry 5.
Jerry 5 was a pretty big mouse, so I could hardly feel the bones since they were so small as compared to the "big" thigh muscle.
As usual, I didn't dare to rip violently, for fear that I spill its guts.

Took me this long to realize that they DID gasped for air, as all their mouths were open wide.
That sent another freeze down again.
After the whole thing (ordeal ? Not exactly), I couldn't figure out was the prayer for them or me.
Hmmm.

Anyhow, I reckoned Jerry 5 is running happily in mice heaven.

Had been doing ELISA for the past week, with today's as climax.
3 ELISAs pretty exciting since time became a factor to consider. No more boring waiting time.
Still, we got some pretty nonsense results. Oh wells.

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Here's where I start to get boy crazed. (Those who hear me gush, can ignore this part hahaha.)

After I missed the 1st episode on TV, I watched it online out of curiosity. I purposely find pictures without that auntie inside. Seriously, Da S make a better "San Cai" than her. Too auntie in most of the scenes for my liking. *shrugs*

Fine, the auntie only looks good when she style her hair. Wth is with the stupid mushroom head anyway ?

If we get the now rainie yang to be san cai's best friend again, I think they would be comparable too.

Korean version of Jing xue jie.

He looked darn too much like Jerry Yan, still couldn't decide who is the more better looking one. My opinion changes according to their styles.

I was surprised to see a pretty boy "Xi Men He made Zhu Xiao Tian seemed like a pig with a bad sense of fashion.

I reckoned it is pretty obvious which guy am I a fan of.

The short hair is damnnnnnnnnnnn boy but damnnnnnnnnnnnnn nice!!!!!!!!

Marilyn please get me the poster!

Hahaha.

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Hadn't been feeling too well emotionally.

Thankful that I have work to distract me.

No matter how boring ELISA was, it really helped in soothing my nerves. Same goes for refilling pipette tips.

Not to mention, listening to BOF OST helped too.

Perhaps the closure took a toll on me which I didn't expect.

What's next ?

A black and white past ?

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Made a trip down to Orchard today.

Main purpose: Justtttttt to get my complimentary Rimmel mascara. (Well it's free, why not?)

I got sidetracked (like duh.)

Pepper Lunch having 30% off. Woot, my complete meal combo cost less than the original cost of the ale-carte I got.

EDC sale in Taka, got a tee for $15.90, dear got his for $12.90. Weeeeee.

It felt suddenly as though we were on a holiday at some random places, with nowhere in mind, nothing to do. It's not going to be true anytime soon.

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Next, it's something concerning the nation.

We got our 1st swine flu case, pretty much thanks to SMU and their exciting programs.

Apparently the business mission was given the green light because Singapore lowered its swine flu alert from orange to yellow.

Nice.

What stupid nonsense is this ?

So Sg alert = world's health alert now ?

So SG became yellow meant that the whole world was yellow too ?

Since when did we become so zai and rule the world ?

This sort of inference shouldn't even be made in the first place.

And then some other 3 kukus have to do the same thing too.

What to do ?

Some people just don't know the meaning of social responsibility.

Then again, I couldn't really empathize, considering that I wasn't in those swine flu prone areas.

I am thankful that the mortality rates weren't as high as SARS.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009
[thanks]]

While I am waiting for my show to load,let me continue with my thanking list.
I left off with..

Thanks JS + your cards: For being so patient with my relentless asking. Yes, I cheated, I asked before I know. Suspense does kill.
Thanks Dear for enduring all my uncalled for anger plus visiting me today :D

Thanks to my ISIS gang: Who helped to keep me sane during semester, without those jokes and crazy self-highness, we would have cui-ed a long time ago.

Thanks to my HW111 groupie (ok, abit part of ISIS too): We sure did have fun with this module, it was so much better than the "Ms-you-have-over-inflated-sense-of-self" grrrrrrr.

Thanks to Jason: who hear my rants and whinings and all sort of nonsense from koping a bag for me on open house, and blah blah blah.

Thanks to Tin: who was there at my lowest point during semester and calls me an "emergency" 0.o

Thanks to Luppy: who never failed to brighten up my day even when he's in Brunei or Taiwan.

Thanks to my dad: who supported me throughout the semester on every issue I raised and even stayed up on the eve of BS210 exam, so that I can calm down and do the stupid perl.

I thank Buddha (no I am not turning into a religious freak all of a sudden) who answered all my prayers, it's either I had a lot of good karma gathered from past lives or it (he? she?) is extra kind to me.

Come to think of it.
I felt really content and blessed.
Sure, I could use a few more moolahs, but hey,
Life is good for now :D

there might still be a lots more people whom I have not thank. I will update as and when.

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Friday, May 22, 2009
[[results]]

If it means I have to get sick over it, I would gladly do it one more time.

I shall personally visit the temple again to show my gratitude for this result of mine.
Once again, it never failed answer any of my prayers.

Thanks JS + your cards: For being so patient with my relentless asking. Yes, I cheated, I asked before I know. Suspense does kill.
Thanks Dear for enduring all my uncalled for anger plus visiting me today :D

I am having a major headache now.
Shall thank more people when I am clear-headed.
People to heal too...

Let me dream a blissful dream.
Wait, I am in one already :D

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
[[sick]]

This is crap.
I am sick.
What irked me was I know WHY I got sick.

Flu medicine knocked me out for quite some time, the effect didn't really worn off even when I got to school.
Wasn't fun at all at the animal house trying to sniff in all the mucus that were threatening to overflow.

Had more practice with retrieving the bones, turned out that I do actually need a license for this.
My supervisor 2 retrieved the spleen while I watched. It was indeed so much easier than taking out the bones.
Was much more calm than before. Though I reckoned my face did blanched slightly when I saw her holding out 7 dead Jerrys.

Thanks to my ultra slow speed, I only managed to retrieve bones out from 2 Jerry.

To Jerry 3 and 4: I am sorry that I have to do this to you. I hoped you did feel much better than Jerry 1 and 2 since I did a prayer before and while I was working with you. Sorry that I have to see your intestine spill out and I forgot to put them back.
Have a fun time in mice heaven okay ?

The stupid flu and all was getting to me, my sup kindly let me go home.
Sup 2 was cool too, she thought that my chinese should be cui since I am a local student, and complimented that my chinese was not bad at all :D Highest compliment since she's from China.

I shall hit the bed now.
*please let me be well for Saturday*

Sunday, May 17, 2009
[[lab]]

I survived 3 days of lab work - and that is just the beginning.

13.05
Official first day in lab after a week plus of slacking.
I truly understand what prof meant when she said that the lab was too full.
It was freaking full with people, with apparatus and what's not.
It was totally the opposite of the labs we seen during the BSL video in Virology.
*shakes head*
Reckoned I would take some time to remember where each chemicals are placed.
Nearly died of boredom that day.
I just sticked myself to a PO and copy down some notes.
Even I was disgusted by myself for sticking to people so much. Sheesh.

14.05
Yes lah!
Finally did ELISA with the supervision of my PO.
The theory of ELISA sounded so much more glamourous than the procedure itself.
Still, I got to learn it, so it was pretty cool.

It happened to be progress meeting that day too.
Got to know more things about Dengue NS1 protein and what they were trying to do.
Pretty interesting, though it certainly did lack some stuffs.
Prof gave us GV tic :D
Dear, please pay for your own tic, shant share with you lalala :P

Then before going home, she dropped a bomb and say I would go to animal house to extract bones from mice.
!!! I thought I totally didn't have to touch mice. Shit.

15.05
Animal house was not what I visualized it to be.
It's just like a normal lab setup, except that it's more stinky with pee and shit and what's not.
Obviously there are different torture chambers in there.

PO started with the easiest, less messy stuff to do.
Immunizing the Jerrys.
(N.B: I call the black mice Jerry and white mice Bri... I mean BrAin)
She sent them to sleep in the chamber and took them out to immunize them.
You could see that they weren't in deep sleep as they tried to struggle.

Naturally she saved the best for the last.
My jaws were locked throughout the whole thing.
Nah, my heart didn't pump faster or whatsoever, I just felt tense.
Ripping the skins off Jerry was the most difficult thing to do.
(I wasn't stupid to witness them die off in the chamber, I was looking at the other still hyper jerrys)
Though Jerry was dead, ripping off its skin still felt morally wrong and damn painful.
It was messy to work with something so small, I reckoned my left hand would not be the same again after clutching the tweezers so tightly just to process the bones for usage.

I guessed I would still feel that internal cringe if I were to kill off more Jerrys in the future.
No matter how bad the sensation was, at least I felt it and that made me felt more human.
It's no use debating to myself how killing Jerry would help in scientific research or how humane we tried to make the entire procedure.
Just because I didn't hear Jerry gasping for air didn't mean that he did not gasp for air.
Just because I didn't know Jerry was terrified, didn't mean that he wasn't.
Just because I treated Jerry like an old piece of meat after I ripped out it's skin, doesn't mean that he was just a piece of meat to me.

To Jerry 1 and Jerry 2:
I am really sorry that I had to do this.
I cannot promise that I would not do it to your other friends again, but please see me in your mice heaven that I did it because I have to and not because I want to.
Rest in peace.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
[[whoopsie]]

Pardon for the lack of updates, I have been busy with...slacking and lazing around. It's my last chance at this well deserved break.
Apart from checking out my restaurant city (yes level 22!) faithfully everyday, I was.. well, there is no other word for it, bored.

Bored out of my mind.
Bored senseless.
So much so that I whined to several people, only to realize in horror how I sounded to Luppy. 0.o

So I did something constructive, like starting the mask spree (woots! 700 masks)
Spree-ing is a joy I tell you, especially when you have nice spree-ers :D

Still, I was bored at night.
Especially at 3AM in the morning, when everyone had gone far far into their lalala land.
*shakes head*

Dreams these days have been pretty weird too.
I had been holding a guy( no less) with iron grips so that his head could be chopped off for some misdeeds he had done. (Ancient Cheena style) Problem was, I thought he was pretty much a decent guy, maybe he was being framed ? No, I didn't get his looks, I wouldn't want to look :S
The whole scene changed and I was suddenly driving. =.= (oh haha)
I was stepping on both the brakes and accelerator and drove on perfectly fine. Hmmm.

Then I had a case of insomnia, okay, that was an exaggeration. I think my brain was too hyped up over something (but what?) and refused to rest. This picture depicted everything. (and I don't care if the alignment is cui)

Thoughts by ~kbrandt on deviant ART

Basically instead of only thinking ^_^ and o_0 I am thinking the rest of the nonsense around the 2 character. -.-|||
I don't even know what the hell was I thinking. It's like thoughts jamming up thoughts and I don't even know the content of ANY thought. Jeez.

To make things worse, dear somehow got himself an infection around his wisdom tooth. *shakes head*
I am so not going into the gruesome details.
Obviously I couldn't much understand how painful this was, so I wasn't much of a help.
Even when I popped by his house for a surprise visit today, I can't help much too :(

Get well soon dear!
Otherwise you will have to quarantine your mouth for 1 month, ie. I won't share my delicious food with you. Bleh!

That summed up my boring week.
Oh I packed my table. File my fedex invoices, bank statements. Played farm town. Played SPP. Talked to Jeff. Hear Jeff's complains. Skyped with dear. Chao my cousin (yes la! he's coming back). Laughed at ahli (oops haaa). ok enough. I am irritating myself =P

Wednesday, May 06, 2009
[[我們的愛]]

So I complained that I was bored...

See that B.T ?

Hahaahaha.

He later added this...

What are cousins for man ?

Edited

I finally settled down (yes, I stopped irritating KWD) with a Singapore production.

大喜事

At first I thought it was a little too NC16 at the start.

Then later at the back, it was too typical a love story.

I realized later that it was these typical, simple love stories that would touch us in ways we never really did expect.

Of course the main theme did played a role that made people felt the love from the show.

Having a real couple starring the show did help loads too.

Enjoy.

Tuesday, May 05, 2009
[[belated]]

Since Luppy came back from Taiwan and that my exams were over, we went and celebrated his belated 21st :)

First up at Orchard, we got stopped while we stepped near Wisma.

2 guys wanted me to join the talent search.

Top prize ? $500.

Apparently it looked like a pretty cui search.

Why?

Because they wanted me to join 0.o

So Luppy took the role of being my pseudo boyfriend and helped me signed up for it.

As we walked away, this was our exchange.

Me: So what fake name did you gave ?

Lup: David Teo.

Me: So I am the guy now ?

Lup: No, they pass the clipboard to ME.

Me: Can't imagine what happens when they call the number.

*guffaws*

Lup: I was your boyfriend for 30secs!

Me: No, David Teo was.

Me: Besides, my boyfriend is Brian Teo.

Lup: Serious, he's a Teo too ?

Me: Yes (smiling at the thought of dear)

*even more laughter*

Loads of bimbotic things happened thereafter.

I made an impromptu decision to go to the botanics garden since the weather was nice.

So we got ourselves some sushis to eat over there.

Remembering that the underpass from Shaw to MRT station was long, I decided to cross the road to Wheellock.

Me: Do you want to go in (Wheellock) and take the underpass, it's hot.

Lup: Sure.

So as we were walking I suddenly remembered....

Me: I think you are going to laugh at me later on (looking up the escalator)

Lup: Why ? (dashes up to see)

(Cue: Lup sian-ed face)

Ta-da! We were back at Isetan again!

Super LOL.

Finally, we managed to reach Botanics safely.

We spent the afternoon reading books, and watching how cui a guy model looked.

Me: Let's go for a walk

Lup: You said sit here and read books

Me: Yes, but the sun is shining at me now.

Lup: *shakes head*

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We decided to go Suntec, we could only take bus service 76, 76, 106.

Me: Where should we go for dinner ?

Lup: Let's go there and see

Me: I will badger you until you tell me where.

Lup: Okay, I shan't say any.

After a while....

Me: Er... where are we ? Did we take the right bus ?

Lup: Don't know.

Me: I think it's the wrong bus...

Lup: It's bus 75

Me: ARE YOU SERIOUS ???!!!

Lup: Sure.

Me: Where does the bus takes us to!!!

Lup: No idea.

In the end...

We alighted at Outram.

Lup: I am sorry that I didn't stop you when you soooooo confidently walked and boarded this bus.

I couldn't help but laughed at that.

(Sorry, this entry will be damn long, because I am trying to store this in my memory)

We reached Cityhall (like finally)

and he decided that he wanted NYNY.

Me: We shan't go in till you know what u want to eat

Lup: Okay decided.

Me (whined): Can we go Shokudo

Lup: ... -.- ....

So we walked to Shokudo...

Guess what ?

THE PLACE IS CLOSED.

Lup:(I can't exactly recall what he said, but this was the gist)

First you took me to walk in circles. Then we lost our way.

You badgered me on the whole bus trip to decide where to eat and when we finally reach the place, I can't have what I want to eat. And then, the place that you chose closed down.

Me: *laughs* Let's go back to NYNY.

Lup: No, I don't want it anymore.

Me: NYNY is nice.

Lup: No.

Me: Don't you want NYNY ?

Lup: No, I lost my appetite for it.

Me: Are you positive that you don't want NYNY ?

Lup: Yes

Me: NYNY is really nice.

Lup: I prefer Singapore, thanks.

So, while I was reviewing this, I can't help but wonder how do people stand me.

I am seriously incorrigible.

We were commenting on how great Brian was. (Yes dear, you know why you were great.)

He almost sent and "I love you" sms to Brian (duh on my phone of course) but he couldn't find the name on my phone :P

So this marked the end of the celebration :)

Dearest Luppy,

I hoped you have a fun time today just like I did :)

Happy belated 21st!

Birthday Boy :)

Bimbo me :D

My gift from Taiwan.

The real Elecom.

It was so pretty that I didn't dare open the box in case I spoilt it.

According to him, it cost around SGD50 ?

*ouchy*

Thanks, I will try my best not to kill it :)

Monday, May 04, 2009
[[bliss]]

I have been going out with dear for 3 days (out of 5) and I am not sick of him :D

Freedom after exams is really nice :D

Normally we would have to cut short our relaxation activities because we had to study

£$^$%&£@^*%*

but not this time round :D

And fantastic news

Dear got himself a....

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AIR CONDITIONER!!! (like finally) Just nice it was also from Carrier.

Yes! I can watch Twilight in the comfort (???!!!! Ok lah, got marshmallow) of his room.

Still, despite the mess, my room is so much more comfortable.

Finally got ALL my spree items. VS totally rocks! (except for the price).

Okay, the main rave was about dear and his air-con. (and my remote control of the air-con) and that I enjoyed every moment spent with him :)

I forgot to mention this.

Hah! Popularity 50.0!!

Saturday, May 02, 2009
[[zoo]]

It took a few days to realise that exams are finally over.

Of course we went through with our plans to go to the zoo :D

I have to thank Thong again (and again and again) for the last minute reward :)

Lazy as I was to post up photos, here's a snapshot of all the decent ones.

I was being exceedingly bimbotic while we were at the zoo. (In fact, I was so bimbotic that I

forgot what were the bimbotic things I said.)

It was really fun, despite being sabo-ed to take couple photos, despite the warm weather, despite some stinky animals...because we teased songcui that he's made up of different parts of different animals. Monster!!! And everyone was complaining about why I have to bring Brian out. LOL (like he was a kid)

He said something that sent us all OMG-ing.

我：現在幾點了？

somebody: 四點了。

brian: 我們要快點走，沒有時間了。

us: 6pm THEN CLOSE LA!!!!!!!!!!

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Instead of catching up on my sleep, dear and I went to watch 17 AGAIN!!!

Zac Afron was damn handsome in the show. His acting skills were really great too.

Bimbos at the back of the theater screamed whenever his face showed up during the credits *shakes head*

I guessed it kinda tried to tell us that no matter what decisions that we made, we shouldn't regret them. Or even push the blame to someone else who happened to be the reason why we made that decision. Of course the fact that he chose love twice over was enough to make any girl swoon "how I wish my guy was like that too"

Nonetheless it was a great movie, though I cringed at the parts where he was the goody-2-shoes in high school.

As tired as I was, I stayed up till 4am to do this...

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Labor day!

We had our family gathering, though several people either pang seh-ed or were forbade to come. Still, I had a fun time with the rest there.

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Today

LUPPY FINALLY CAME BACK FROM TW!!!

YAY!

And I am going to Jo's party toady :)

Edited

Celebration wasn't that fun, though it was expected.

I mean how much attention can a birthday girl gave anyway, when literally her cliques of friends from primary school till university were there ?

That's the reason I wouldn't be hosting a party.

I'd rather have a one-one time with each and every of my clique, because at some point in time, they were there for me. They all held the same important status. And.. I am gibbering now...... blah.

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