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When I was in school, nothing excited me more than a field trip. It meant that we get to go out of the class and not be stuck listening to sometimes boring teachers. The Science Centre has always been a favourite of mine because it's so interactive. I love running around the different exhibits and smooshing all the buttons. Back then, we didn't know you're supposed to be … 
Three years ago I had an epiphany with regards to science and my working life. This morning, while I was sitting through a weekly research update at my work place, I had another one. I was looking at the slides that were being presented and I knew then that I wanted to stay in research. I know, I know, I've said that I'm looking for a change and that I'm a little burnt out …
If you know me, you'd realise that I'm actually very indifferent about football. I'd watch it if the Singapore team was going up against Malaysia because that's a matter of national pride. I'd watch the World Cup because it only happens every four years, but I wouldn't stay up late just to watch it or anything. Everything else about football, I just can't give two hoots …
Over the weekend, my friends and I were at the Real Escape Game event again. Previously, we attempted to escape from the Mysterious Cathedral. This time, we tried escaping from Werewolf Village. I had so much fun the last time I attended the game, I decided to bring Dude with me, this time around. We met up with Jo, Raven, Sarah and Avarielle at the Scape Warehouse, where …
When I wish I don't have to come in to work. I'd wake up late, have a light breakfast and spend the morning in the pool doing laps like my life depended on it. Then I'd have a snack of some sort or maybe throw a fish fillet on the grill and also some veggies for a light lunch. I'll have a nap, just relaxing and not doing anything much. I'd spend the day at the beach, …
Sometimes a relationship can leave you scarred and with issues that you're still unraveling, long after the relationship had ended. I'd blamed myself a little for the end of the previous relationship until I discovered that it wasn't my fault. It had never been my fault in the first place. I'd grown up into someone different; very different from the person who entered into …
Which means, I'm back at work. My three months of leave are over and here I am, sitting in the office, wishing that I'm back in bed since it's storming outside. Three months of spending days at home and at school are done. I've gained 2kg in pudge around the tummy. I'm hoping that when I get back to work, I'd lose that pudge. I'm going to start living healthier too. At least …
I know that this post is a week late but better late than never right? Anyway, many months after I was invited to attend a preview screening of Game of Thrones, the lovely people at HBO Asia sent this to my doorstep. A box. A faux leather box with the Game of Thrones design etched on it. I might have squealed a little when the delivery man handed me the box. In the …
On Tuesday was the last day that I had to turn up on campus for exams. I had to present all the work I've done in my project in a poster format. It wasn't a good day for me but I'm just glad it's done. All I have to do now is to wait for my results and see if my cumulative GPA will allow me to graduate. I'm going back to work next week but I'm glad that I have at least a …
It's orientation week at Republic Polytechnic and today is when all the clubs and interest groups are out in force to recruit the new students. I must say, no matter what I think about the school, they have very interesting clubs that I wish we're around when I was in polytehnic. It made me realise how different I am now than that teenager I was back then. If you take away …
Right now, I'm sitting at a local Starbucks, listening to music and drinking coffee while I'm supposed to be studying. I look at the diagrams of xylem vessels and all I can think about is …
It's been a long while since the last Friday Foods entry. This recipe was requested by Seriously Sarah, wanting to know how I make my corned beef sandwiches, since she was interested in making some for herself. Photo by joshuaheller Corned beef sandwiches are one of my favourite foods, good for meals at any time of the day. I don't really find this sandwich in cafes so I …
It's April and I'm going on to the third month of my extended leave. All the classes are done. All assignments for my class have been submitted. The first draft of the project report had been sent to my supervisor and now I'm doing edits and some left over analysis. What's left is just my report submission, a poster presentation and my exam, all within the next two to three …
Ever since I've been going to Starbucks almost daily, I realised that I've been packing on a little pudginess around the tummy, enough that my tiny muffin top looks a little more obvious. I realised that I've even taking a lot more milk (and sugar) that I normally would if I was at work and is most likely the reason for my pudginess. I have an iced caramel macchiato with an … 
Other than school stuff, I've been up doing other things. I went to the Page One closing down book sale and came back with the largest book haul I've made in a long while. I drank a lot of coffee I bought a concert ukulele and watched my friends jam with one of the guys from Ukulele Movement. I watched a Heng Hua puppet show at the Asian Civilisations Museum. … 
Bought myself a chai tea latte from Coffee Bean and told them to put it in my Starbucks tumbler. Went chocolate shopping while I'm craving for sweet caramel, chocolaty goodness and the supermarket just brought out their stock of Easter candy, do I ended up buying too much. People watch while trying to avoid tripping over kids who aren't watching where they're going. …
I'm tired today. Super, super exhausted seeing that I didn't sleep well last night due to thinking about my project. So, my emotions may not be at its most stable. So, when I'm trying to do experiments while being this tired. The littlest thing can set me off. I'd planned to run two sets of assays, then take a nap. However, the machinery wasn't cooperating. I'd prepared my …
I'm on my second week of being away from work. So far, I feel somewhat relaxed and yet also stressed out. I've got data to analyse and a report due next week that I'm still struggling with. I'm still struggling with the data from my practical assignment. I haven't started on any of my readings. I can't do my work at home so here I am at the Starbucks, battling my data with …
Trying to do my project at school is like a video game, where you have to complete your task before you can go on to the next level. Keep your mussels alive. If you fail, go back to the starting line. Prepare your reagents, but first you must hunt for the equipments you need. Improvise if you can't find it. Use the equipment but first you must get the computer to turn on. …
The morning sun filters through the grimy windows as the train jerks onwards to the next station. The scent of too strong perfume or cologne that passengers use to mask the rankness of night sweats and body odour. The sound of flipping newspaper as they turn the pages. Passengers trying to stay balanced and still watch their shows on the iPad as the train jerks when it …
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