Hi, finally, I have access to the internet connection after moving to OSU for a week.
Life is insanely bored without internet and tv.... But, everything is back to normal now :)
Youtube, facebook, emails, I'm back!!
Last week, I kind of pissed my landlord off for sending back my housing contract late and for forgetting to include another document with the contract. I can tell by the email that he's really mad... He actually "scolded" me in the mail. It's sad and frustrating to have someone thinks that I'm irresponsible, but I can do nothing about it. After all, it's my fault. I thought that he will only process the documents after we move in, like what my previous landlady did. But, it's not the case here. Nothing can be done to change his impression about me. So, life moves on... sadly.
Internship has come to the fifth week. We're still working on the 10 original samples because something weird appeared on the results that we needed to repeat some of the procedures. I've came to like the lab work during the learning period. But, I knew I'll have to leave after 5 more weeks. So, I'll try my best to enjoy the remaining time in the lab :)
As usual, I'm still worried about grad schools. It's never an easy road. I really need to think about it before deciding on pursuing the path. Even though I finally decided on going with it, there is still a big obstacle in front of me --> that evilly difficult test. Because of it, sometimes, I felt that I should just work after I graduate. I don't know why I'm spending all the time thinking of this. I still had one more year to go after all....
For the past weekend, my supervisor invited me to watch rodeo and visit the Cleveland Zoo. Since I had nothing else to do (no internet, no tv), I decided to tag along. It was the first time I watch a rodeo match. At first, it's exciting to watch the bull rider trying to ride on the angry bull. It was so hard to control the bull that the cowboys usually fell off in less than 30 secs. We're very nervous everytime it happened because you never knew whether the cowboys hurted themselves. It's one dangerous and grueling sport, I must say. After several games, thing started to get bored because only 2 out of 20++ cowboys manage to stay on the angry bull for more than 30 secs. So, it's not as interesting as we saw in news afterall :P
It's all for now. Till then :)
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
21 and 100
YES, 100th post for my 21st birthday!
Yeah, I turned 21 yesterday :) I'm legally an adult now... but still felt like a teenager mentally -.-
Anyhow, nothing much going on as for celebration. I've planned to go Atlantic City to celebrate since last year. But, too bad, I'm here in Ohio, which is thousands miles away from NJ.
As usual, I went to lab on my birthday, but lightheartedly because Dr. Finer was bringing us to Columbus!! Huhu! 2nd road trip [also the last :'(]. We visited COSI (Columbus Center for Science and Industry? ), a science center basically, because Dr. Finer was giving a presentation on molecular biology there.
So, we left the lab at 10am and reached there 12pm. Of course, we didn't waste the 2hrs sleeping or bs'ng in the car. We had a "lab meeting" in the car, discussing our soybean project while Dr Finer went over our lab notebooks. I got an "A" for my notebook! Yeah! But, that is not important, I didn't really need a grade for the SURE program... From the discussion, I found that Dr. Finer is very familiar with lab procedures of our project. Usually, a professor, who has taught for 20 years, spent most of their time writing papers and applying grants. So, it's surprised that Dr. Finer actually involves himself in the projects, not just throwing the whole thing to graduate students or lab technicians. Interesting!
While John was giving his presentation, the two big kids (Chris,Clay) and I explored around the Science Center... Basically, I was just following the big kids.... The 2 21-year-olds was so excited with the machines and games in the Science Center like a six-year-old -.-lll
We're just in time to try the high wire unicycle right after John finished his work. He was just in time to take pictures of us doing the cycle thingie. Yeah! I'll upload it if the pictures come out good...
After that, we went to the North Market to have lunch. North Market is basically a wet market like in Malaysia, but of course much cleaner :P It is a very historical place, built in the late 1800s. Actually, it's the first time I went to a wet market in the States. Fresh produces and meats were sold there. Of course, there were many food stands too. You can find many kinds of food there, from American to Italian to Japanese, Chinese and also Indian! And, lunch was a treat from Dr. Finer! Yeah, free food! :D
After we're done with lunch, we headed back to Wooster, resuming our lab meeting on the way back... We reached our lab at 5pm, just in time to call it a day! Nice :)
As for 21st birthday celebration, I only had a bottle of beer at Chris' friend's party. Well, 21 is the legal age to drink in the States. So, why not... Besides that, nothing much was done.
I used to think that birthday is a very important day for everyone who has birthday (what dumb statement..). But now, I came to realize that it's just another normal day if your beloved family and friends ain't with you... So, you know what? I'm gonna save this birthday and celebrate it next year back at home :) REMEMBER, I totally still want BIG KEY birthday cake :p Something like in Ace of Cake will be terrific!
Yeah, I turned 21 yesterday :) I'm legally an adult now... but still felt like a teenager mentally -.-
Anyhow, nothing much going on as for celebration. I've planned to go Atlantic City to celebrate since last year. But, too bad, I'm here in Ohio, which is thousands miles away from NJ.
As usual, I went to lab on my birthday, but lightheartedly because Dr. Finer was bringing us to Columbus!! Huhu! 2nd road trip [also the last :'(]. We visited COSI (Columbus Center for Science and Industry? ), a science center basically, because Dr. Finer was giving a presentation on molecular biology there.
So, we left the lab at 10am and reached there 12pm. Of course, we didn't waste the 2hrs sleeping or bs'ng in the car. We had a "lab meeting" in the car, discussing our soybean project while Dr Finer went over our lab notebooks. I got an "A" for my notebook! Yeah! But, that is not important, I didn't really need a grade for the SURE program... From the discussion, I found that Dr. Finer is very familiar with lab procedures of our project. Usually, a professor, who has taught for 20 years, spent most of their time writing papers and applying grants. So, it's surprised that Dr. Finer actually involves himself in the projects, not just throwing the whole thing to graduate students or lab technicians. Interesting!
While John was giving his presentation, the two big kids (Chris,Clay) and I explored around the Science Center... Basically, I was just following the big kids.... The 2 21-year-olds was so excited with the machines and games in the Science Center like a six-year-old -.-lll
We're just in time to try the high wire unicycle right after John finished his work. He was just in time to take pictures of us doing the cycle thingie. Yeah! I'll upload it if the pictures come out good...
After that, we went to the North Market to have lunch. North Market is basically a wet market like in Malaysia, but of course much cleaner :P It is a very historical place, built in the late 1800s. Actually, it's the first time I went to a wet market in the States. Fresh produces and meats were sold there. Of course, there were many food stands too. You can find many kinds of food there, from American to Italian to Japanese, Chinese and also Indian! And, lunch was a treat from Dr. Finer! Yeah, free food! :D
After we're done with lunch, we headed back to Wooster, resuming our lab meeting on the way back... We reached our lab at 5pm, just in time to call it a day! Nice :)
As for 21st birthday celebration, I only had a bottle of beer at Chris' friend's party. Well, 21 is the legal age to drink in the States. So, why not... Besides that, nothing much was done.
I used to think that birthday is a very important day for everyone who has birthday (what dumb statement..). But now, I came to realize that it's just another normal day if your beloved family and friends ain't with you... So, you know what? I'm gonna save this birthday and celebrate it next year back at home :) REMEMBER, I totally still want BIG KEY birthday cake :p Something like in Ace of Cake will be terrific!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
??
好迷惑.
太多的未知数令人烦恼.
书念完了, 该做什么?
如果不想再念了,该往那儿去?
为什么选的路那么难走?
: 原来现实和梦想不是平行线....
下午, 有那么一刻
突然觉得如果我是活在现在的人就好了
开开心心地享受现在这一秒
可惜, 我好象办不到
时时刻刻都会想着未来, 可是却没法想出所以然
送个自己和大家的一句话:
既然无破解这未来的谜题,
唯有好好地, 加倍地珍惜现在所拥有的一切 II
晚安了.
太多的未知数令人烦恼.
书念完了, 该做什么?
如果不想再念了,该往那儿去?
为什么选的路那么难走?
: 原来现实和梦想不是平行线....
下午, 有那么一刻
突然觉得如果我是活在现在的人就好了
开开心心地享受现在这一秒
可惜, 我好象办不到
时时刻刻都会想着未来, 可是却没法想出所以然
送个自己和大家的一句话:
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift, and that's why it's present"
既然无破解这未来的谜题,
唯有好好地, 加倍地珍惜现在所拥有的一切 II
晚安了.
Monday, June 15, 2009
lei....
the third week of my internship...
much progresses were done in the past weeks
techniques were learned, mistakes were done and, of course, remembered
both positive and negative results were obtained
it was the first time i'm so involved in a project, from the near beginning to the end
the project was related to soybean genetics, promoters
(i'll spare the details here to avoid from being to scientific)
it was also the first time i felt that i'm a scientist in training :)
ya, i'm being trained as a researcher
kind of different from others, but, it's my future career..... or maybe?
still struggling with my study
i'm unsure whether i can accomplish what i want
considering the fact that i spent 5 months preparing for SAT, i seriously doubt i would be able take the test with mere 3 months of preparation...
i'll try... but, i just don't know...
this is just not like any other course final exams that you study and you'll do fine...
friday, we will be, or might be, going to Columbus (OSU main campus) again with Dr Finer.
Kinda looking forward for that, hopefully, they let us go. Keep my fingers crossing!
and ya, everyone in the lab is very friendly, helpful and playful! just like ppl in my good old food science lab :)
Ah, so tired and sleepy (already 12.45am!)...
ttyl
Bye :)
much progresses were done in the past weeks
techniques were learned, mistakes were done and, of course, remembered
both positive and negative results were obtained
it was the first time i'm so involved in a project, from the near beginning to the end
the project was related to soybean genetics, promoters
(i'll spare the details here to avoid from being to scientific)
it was also the first time i felt that i'm a scientist in training :)
ya, i'm being trained as a researcher
kind of different from others, but, it's my future career..... or maybe?
still struggling with my study
i'm unsure whether i can accomplish what i want
considering the fact that i spent 5 months preparing for SAT, i seriously doubt i would be able take the test with mere 3 months of preparation...
i'll try... but, i just don't know...
this is just not like any other course final exams that you study and you'll do fine...
friday, we will be, or might be, going to Columbus (OSU main campus) again with Dr Finer.
Kinda looking forward for that, hopefully, they let us go. Keep my fingers crossing!
and ya, everyone in the lab is very friendly, helpful and playful! just like ppl in my good old food science lab :)
Ah, so tired and sleepy (already 12.45am!)...
ttyl
Bye :)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
-.-
Hi there, how are you fellow reader?
As usual, nothing much happened for the past few days. I spent lotzzzzzzz of time watching tv. I'll sit on the couch right after I came back from work until I went to bed. After being separated from tv for a year (we didn't subscribe the cable last year), I finally get a chance watch all my favourite shows, such as CSI: Miami, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Good Eat, Unwrapped, Throwdown by Bobby Flay, Dinner Impossible, and of course lotz of movies..... Ya, I do love my cooking shows :)
I did not make much progress in my study though I should have started it last week. But, I kept procrastinating... Not a good thing.. But, sometimes, I felt so lazy by just thinking about it.. Let see what happen by the end of my stay here :<
Yesterday, I felt like exploring downtown Wooster. So, after grabbing my dinner at Wendy's, I walked to the downtown. It took me 30minutes there. That part of the city is kind of historical. There are a couple of buildings that were at 1870's. There are really old but beautiful! I had some pictures in my camera, but still haven't uploaded them to my PC. Will upload them to later. I arrived at the downtown at 6pm. Sadly, most of the stores, like gift shops and antique shops were closed at 5pm. So, the town was basically "dead" when I were there. So, I just walked around and took more pictures. I found a movie theater at the far end of the town. It was a very traditional theater. It seemed like a family-owned cinema, something like Cathay in SP, but even more rundown. It was showing "Kung Fu Panda" after the blockbuster was released a year ago... But, it's a cinema in the downtown, just can't expect that much :]
I took a different route on my way back. I saw a few unique American house along the road. There were different in size, shape, color and design. None of them was same. I was thinking of my dream home that has a little of this and that :p
So, it was my little exploration on the Wooster Downtown. Definitely will go back again soon as it will be a Farmer's Market on Saturdays. Til then :)
As usual, nothing much happened for the past few days. I spent lotzzzzzzz of time watching tv. I'll sit on the couch right after I came back from work until I went to bed. After being separated from tv for a year (we didn't subscribe the cable last year), I finally get a chance watch all my favourite shows, such as CSI: Miami, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Good Eat, Unwrapped, Throwdown by Bobby Flay, Dinner Impossible, and of course lotz of movies..... Ya, I do love my cooking shows :)
I did not make much progress in my study though I should have started it last week. But, I kept procrastinating... Not a good thing.. But, sometimes, I felt so lazy by just thinking about it.. Let see what happen by the end of my stay here :<
Yesterday, I felt like exploring downtown Wooster. So, after grabbing my dinner at Wendy's, I walked to the downtown. It took me 30minutes there. That part of the city is kind of historical. There are a couple of buildings that were at 1870's. There are really old but beautiful! I had some pictures in my camera, but still haven't uploaded them to my PC. Will upload them to later. I arrived at the downtown at 6pm. Sadly, most of the stores, like gift shops and antique shops were closed at 5pm. So, the town was basically "dead" when I were there. So, I just walked around and took more pictures. I found a movie theater at the far end of the town. It was a very traditional theater. It seemed like a family-owned cinema, something like Cathay in SP, but even more rundown. It was showing "Kung Fu Panda" after the blockbuster was released a year ago... But, it's a cinema in the downtown, just can't expect that much :]
I took a different route on my way back. I saw a few unique American house along the road. There were different in size, shape, color and design. None of them was same. I was thinking of my dream home that has a little of this and that :p
So, it was my little exploration on the Wooster Downtown. Definitely will go back again soon as it will be a Farmer's Market on Saturdays. Til then :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Ohio~
hi everyone, finally I got internet connection after 4 days... huh!
Ya, I am in Wooster, Ohio now, just started my internship few days ago. The weather in Wooster is not as good as in New Brunswick. It has been raining for the past three days. The local said it usually rains a lot because the place was quite near to one of the biggest lake in the world -- Lake Erie of Lake Ontario. Ya, Ontario as in Ontario in Canada. So, it is very close to Canada.
I flew here early Monday and arrived at Cleveland International Airport, which is located near the US-Canada border (separated by the big lake though). The flight was short --> 45 minutes to Philly and ~1 hour to Cleveland. However, my baggage couldn't stand the short journey and was broken apart. Luckily, only the shell was injured and the linen in it was still intact, so, nothing sneaked out from the bag. Still, it's very sad because it was the second time I flew with it. The first and the only time I used it was when I flew from Malaysia 3 years ago. It was one of the 2 luggage I brought with me when I first came here ... :'( So sad.... But, nothing could be done about it. Really felt sorry to my little blue bag...... But, this thing happened. And, I'm just the unlucky one.
At the airport, two of the undergraduates, Clay and Chris who work in my lab picked me up. Both of them are born and raised in Wooster, and one of them was in the same SURE program as me. They are quite helpful and friendly. Before I checked into the dorm, they brought me to the Walmart to buy some grocery for a week. So, I'm really grateful for their hospitality. After checking in, we went to the lab. Since it is only an research extension of OSU, the whole place was very small, with only few classroom buildings and research facility. Till now, I still didn't have any chance to explore the campus. I'll definitely find time for it during the course of my internship.
I'm staying in the College of Wooster for 3 weeks before I can move into ATI Housing in OSU. Out of my expectation, the dorm was not at all close to the research facility. Luckily, Chris stays very near to the college. So, I get a ride from him everyday. I couldn't imagine how I'm going to work if he didn't work there. Huh....
Another thing I must mention is the architecture of the College of Wooster. Since it was established in 1866, most of the buildings was very classic and antique. It even had a big castle (I sneaked in the castle yesterday :P and found out that the classrooms in it have modern and nice equipments....kind of unexpected)! Every building there was well preserved and maintained. It is very much like universities that always appear in the movie. It has always been my dream to study in such beautiful campus. Since Rutgers does not have many historical buildings, I'm glad that I can stay here for a short period and partially fulfill my dream ... And also, there are McD, KFC, Domino's Pizza, and Arby's just 5-minute walk away! Yes, finally, I can eat McD and KFC! Haven't had KFC for years!
Ok lah. Will post pictures of the beautiful campus in the next post or in fb... :)
p/S: I was kind of sad today coz I just lost the room I planned on renting.. But, I guessed I will just do with my second choice...Hopefully, everything will work out fine. I guess it will since I just pay a big sum of deposit....
Ya, I am in Wooster, Ohio now, just started my internship few days ago. The weather in Wooster is not as good as in New Brunswick. It has been raining for the past three days. The local said it usually rains a lot because the place was quite near to one of the biggest lake in the world -- Lake Erie of Lake Ontario. Ya, Ontario as in Ontario in Canada. So, it is very close to Canada.
I flew here early Monday and arrived at Cleveland International Airport, which is located near the US-Canada border (separated by the big lake though). The flight was short --> 45 minutes to Philly and ~1 hour to Cleveland. However, my baggage couldn't stand the short journey and was broken apart. Luckily, only the shell was injured and the linen in it was still intact, so, nothing sneaked out from the bag. Still, it's very sad because it was the second time I flew with it. The first and the only time I used it was when I flew from Malaysia 3 years ago. It was one of the 2 luggage I brought with me when I first came here ... :'( So sad.... But, nothing could be done about it. Really felt sorry to my little blue bag...... But, this thing happened. And, I'm just the unlucky one.
At the airport, two of the undergraduates, Clay and Chris who work in my lab picked me up. Both of them are born and raised in Wooster, and one of them was in the same SURE program as me. They are quite helpful and friendly. Before I checked into the dorm, they brought me to the Walmart to buy some grocery for a week. So, I'm really grateful for their hospitality. After checking in, we went to the lab. Since it is only an research extension of OSU, the whole place was very small, with only few classroom buildings and research facility. Till now, I still didn't have any chance to explore the campus. I'll definitely find time for it during the course of my internship.
I'm staying in the College of Wooster for 3 weeks before I can move into ATI Housing in OSU. Out of my expectation, the dorm was not at all close to the research facility. Luckily, Chris stays very near to the college. So, I get a ride from him everyday. I couldn't imagine how I'm going to work if he didn't work there. Huh....
Another thing I must mention is the architecture of the College of Wooster. Since it was established in 1866, most of the buildings was very classic and antique. It even had a big castle (I sneaked in the castle yesterday :P and found out that the classrooms in it have modern and nice equipments....kind of unexpected)! Every building there was well preserved and maintained. It is very much like universities that always appear in the movie. It has always been my dream to study in such beautiful campus. Since Rutgers does not have many historical buildings, I'm glad that I can stay here for a short period and partially fulfill my dream ... And also, there are McD, KFC, Domino's Pizza, and Arby's just 5-minute walk away! Yes, finally, I can eat McD and KFC! Haven't had KFC for years!
Ok lah. Will post pictures of the beautiful campus in the next post or in fb... :)
p/S: I was kind of sad today coz I just lost the room I planned on renting.. But, I guessed I will just do with my second choice...Hopefully, everything will work out fine. I guess it will since I just pay a big sum of deposit....
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