Crusading in my Lalaland


Monday, June 26, 2006
It's been awhile since im here, have been busy with labbie stuff. Every single evening feeling all drained out after a day's work in the lab. Well have to admit that i had learnt quite alot under the supervision of prof leong. Definitely a joy working with all of the grad students xept for.. ahem! hee yup those ard me will noe who is the person that made me dread and drag my feet to work every single dae!yep its her! okie she really can be a sore at times with all the naggings and squealings. But have learnt a few techniques here and there. my budding chem frens will noe...like TLC,ESI,IR...veri interesting techniques that are of use to honours yr!

Had a chat with prof leong today, and wow it was a total of 3hrs of endless chatting with him! gosh before me,ben,fang and ying even started getting fidgety it was 515 already!yep dat was how intersting prof leongs tok was!he told us his life story..and wow im i amazed about his humble begginings and all the sweat and blood he have gone thru to gain his position of associ prof. It is time of the year for all the honours students to choose their desired honours project. And here i am mind's in a whirlpool..not knowing which prof will wanna take me under their wings. Juz barely made it to a second lower cap point, really afraid that i will be thrown to the lower rungs woth unwanted projs! but dats life rite! its like going thru pri 4 streamings all over again. Well shall take wad the sch gives me then.

Last sat i went to MINDS at guillemard garden sch for social work session. it is a sch for the mentally disabled. Did not really know what to expect when i was on the way to the school, but when i stepped into the centre i was warmly welcomed with Hi-5s and "Hellos" by the kids themselves. Their overwhelming warmth made me comfortable even though its my first visit there! These kids possess so much determination in what they do, so much so that i was left with awe. I was attached to a little gal Seok Hian a very soft spoken girl with bounds of energy. She had just underwent a spinal operation and was engrossed in fixing a 500 pc jigsaw puzzle of toy story. Utterly impressed with her patience and determination she put into it. Later on went on with games that allows these kids to gain more social skills like clearing up the table and sweeping the floor...and later on with music and movement session where we did folk dance. Looking at their smiles really brightened my sat!

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Monday, June 12, 2006
Life as it seems....

Faltering futher into the hind side,
backing out each time i see the tide.
Waves come crashing eating into the shoreline
like endless words hurling towards mine.

Tough as it seems i try each time,
tired as it may to cast the cruel aside.
Just complains of an ordinary lass u may say,
but what is the use of the rantings they lay?

A waste i agree with my rest
bury them and live life with zest.
Contrary to all these mess,
amidst the casts of grey in the wilderness,
the itsy bits of happiness in sight
brings many tidings to the hustle and bustle life.

The twinkle in a childs eyes,
with that surprise.
The rainbow that brings many spectrums to the skies.
The nests that holds a dozen chirps each dawn.
Life unexpected as it seems is far from a yawn.

audrey




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Thursday, June 08, 2006
pretty relaxing dae at work today! WHY? cos she left work at 3!!!OMG! me and fang were like crying out in joy..yes dats how overjoyed we were. hey! its fair alrite with all e hard daaes work we had put in the past few weeks. had lunchie with the crappy bunch at engin's Mac today...oh man really love my this bunch of new found frens! aifen the all fun-loving babe. jieying the out-of-e-blue crappy gal. ben e hungry ghost and last of all my dear huifang the full-time stoner. they juz brigten up my dae! we were discussing bout the pot luck for all the grad students and of course prof leong. me and aifen were like all on the go..had a list of food that we wanna prep already!(okie kel dear if u r reading this..dun go''ya rite u r cooking..im sure..'') fried rice,spaghetti,choc fondue etc..going to start emailing the invitations by weekend! so cant wait for the gathering!
Well have been indulging in a great book this week.."The wedding" by Nicholas Spark.its been years since ive come across a novel dat can really pull my heartstrings! so my dear gfs go stash it ya!
was reading the newpapers today.."S'pore's elusive identity quest" that caught my attention. The article was tackling with the question of young singaporeans drifting and losing their singaporean identity. well it kinda triggered to me..hmmm if i was ever approached and questioned "so what is spore?" Do i even noe wad is the singaporean identity?wad is so unique about singapore other than its rojak array of cultures and the infamous merlion? Singapore globalised as it seems have neglected this vital issue...grasping its identity especially amongst the young ones. pondered for awhile through the article and realised im juz like a lost child...ignorant of her..e land i call home. nope definitely not 'singlish ways' nor the merlion im going to define her! well wad landmarks or songs that is so unique to singapore? national education all these years have failed in leading me to my roots! argh! ashamed i am..
okie pondering in progress!

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Monday, June 05, 2006
decided to do tiny bit of blogging before i got to bed tonite...totally lost count of the days i haven done so. hee had a long day at work today..yep synthesizing chemical complexes again. well realised it is isnt easy synthesizing them concurrently having to handle so many experiments at once. have learnt to do so under much pressure.Ive gotta admit its all bout handling stress at work. though it can be pretty horrid at days when all u hear is the naggings from the graduate student but its all so satisfying when ive realised how much techniques ive learnt in the lab. so here i am tired after a long day in the hot stuffy lab!
had well-spent days last weekend, shopping with lotte and kel..dinner and bowling session with kel and his buds. its been ages since ive bowled!but who cares if the ball juz decides that it doesnt wanna roll e way u want it too?! hee.. okie blame my lousy skills..alrite im juz undermined by the guys okay! had dinner at cartel ate its seafood marcaroni( 3 thumbs up!) earthquake at swensens was a definite comfort food..*slurp*. bad news.. kel lost his phone! yes blurry careless him..dad gave him his old 8250 in replacement though.tmr is an impt dae! so gotta tuck in early! tschus!

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