Boy today was ridiculous. Never had to do such last minute work before.
I skipped many lectures and tutorials this week to finish the assignment.
The killer essay was due about 4.30pm today... After so many days of struggling with it becoz I couldn't concentrate due to some personal issues. Yeah today was a close race against time.
When I woke up this morning, I seriously didn't think I could finish it on time.
Somehow I did... But it was torture. I didn't eat lunch. Went to uni and worked from 10am to 4pm with only 1 toilet break in between. Piles of journals and some books in front of the computer.
In a way I'm glad I finished it. But not too happy about the quality. When you're writing under pressure, the language doesn't come over as well. I tot it was a mess. Parts of it was plain confusing.
And you know what's the worst thing??
I have 2 MORE BLOODY ESSAYS to write T_T
Yeah, one is due on Monday, the other on Wednesday.
Seriously... seriously? seriously!!!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Explosion in the Lab
I don't know if this counts as an explosion, but it's the very first time I ever witnessed something like this.
During Food Chem lab today we were doing some distillation experiment to study the nitrogen content in red snapper fish using the Kjeldahl method..... Whatever I don't think you care about the procedure anyway haha.
So you know when doing distillation, we heat one flask containing liqud and the vapour goes up through a U-tube and passes through a condenser so that the vapour will be condensed back to liquid again and drip into a receiving flask containing acid. Wow I'm good at stringing together long sentences XD.
OK so all of this was assembled in the fume hood (like a cupboard covered with a sliding glass door). Thankfully there was the glass panel, becoz the U-tube from my apparatus just exploded! OK technically it didn't explode, but I think the pressure from the gas or maybe it was over heated.. somehow the U tube just shot up so forcefully into the air that it hit the ceiling of the hume food and burst! No kidding!! Needless to say there was a super loud bursting sound and the solution in the flask erupted everywhere... like a mini volcano hahaha.
I was talking with a friend when it happened, but my poor lab partner was standing right in front of the hume food. Must have been so scary. Like I said, thankfully there was a glass panel separating her from the tube, otherwise it would have been super dangerous!
I really don't know why stuff like this keeps on happening to me in Food Chem. Everyone else seems to be getting better experimental results than me ALL the time @_@. Like today no one else's flask exploded, so is that a sign that I shouldn't be doing science? LOL.
Maybe I should just go sell mixed rice in a coffee shop. Or work in McD and eat Oreo McFlurry EVERYDAY.... yum yum :P
During Food Chem lab today we were doing some distillation experiment to study the nitrogen content in red snapper fish using the Kjeldahl method..... Whatever I don't think you care about the procedure anyway haha.
So you know when doing distillation, we heat one flask containing liqud and the vapour goes up through a U-tube and passes through a condenser so that the vapour will be condensed back to liquid again and drip into a receiving flask containing acid. Wow I'm good at stringing together long sentences XD.
OK so all of this was assembled in the fume hood (like a cupboard covered with a sliding glass door). Thankfully there was the glass panel, becoz the U-tube from my apparatus just exploded! OK technically it didn't explode, but I think the pressure from the gas or maybe it was over heated.. somehow the U tube just shot up so forcefully into the air that it hit the ceiling of the hume food and burst! No kidding!! Needless to say there was a super loud bursting sound and the solution in the flask erupted everywhere... like a mini volcano hahaha.
I was talking with a friend when it happened, but my poor lab partner was standing right in front of the hume food. Must have been so scary. Like I said, thankfully there was a glass panel separating her from the tube, otherwise it would have been super dangerous!
I really don't know why stuff like this keeps on happening to me in Food Chem. Everyone else seems to be getting better experimental results than me ALL the time @_@. Like today no one else's flask exploded, so is that a sign that I shouldn't be doing science? LOL.
Maybe I should just go sell mixed rice in a coffee shop. Or work in McD and eat Oreo McFlurry EVERYDAY.... yum yum :P
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Evolution... complete
(This is a super wordy post)
I have evolved recently... nope didn't change form like a Digimon, but in terms of... I don't know what you call it... erm lifestyle?
You know when you learn about evolution of species in Biology, Darwin's concept was that variation naturally occurs in every population, so individuals who had characteristics that enabled them to adapt to their environments more readily would be 'naturally selected' for survival, and subsequently go on to reproduce and define their species.
Well yeah, mine is not as drastic (no propagation involved LOL), more like personal evolution. Long story short: my body is adapting to the hectic work schedule by requiring less and less sleep. It may not sound significant, but I definitely noticed the change.
Usually I would need at least 7 hours of sleep a day to function normally, but now I can do with 4. This week, I slept for only 5 hours/day for 3 consecutive days and was still able to attend class in the morning. At first it sucked, felt like a walking zombie, but once you get past that initial sense of fatigue, your body sort of resets and you feel normal again even though you didn't replenish the sleep!
Last Wednesday I worked till 3am to finish a lab report that was due at 9. Amazing new threshold for me. The old me would have been super exhausted and whined through the whole way. Haaah but the new me just kept my mouth shut and focused on finishing the work. So it's also a change in behaviour. According to my mum, if you stop thinking you're tired, then you won't feel tired. Some sort of self applied reverse psychology?
I know this isn't healthy and I'm getting super panda eyes so I do try to sleep regular hours during the weekends. Refilling the tank coz you'll never know how much gas you need for the next 5 days.
Let's talk about something else... tennis! Played last Thursday after a month of virtually no exercise. It's demoralizing when you realize your stamina has declined and simply hitting the ball seems to be taking up more energy and effort than I remembered. I still love tennis but I don't think I can ever be good at it anymore considering my poor physical state and yes.. stomach/eating problems.
OH well.. guess I should just sit on the couch and watch the pros. The US open is coming up, as usual I will be supporting Nadal and Maria. Haven't heard much about Nadal or even Roger since Wimbledon, but I know Maria has been playing better lately.
Alrite time to get back to work!
I have evolved recently... nope didn't change form like a Digimon, but in terms of... I don't know what you call it... erm lifestyle?
You know when you learn about evolution of species in Biology, Darwin's concept was that variation naturally occurs in every population, so individuals who had characteristics that enabled them to adapt to their environments more readily would be 'naturally selected' for survival, and subsequently go on to reproduce and define their species.
Well yeah, mine is not as drastic (no propagation involved LOL), more like personal evolution. Long story short: my body is adapting to the hectic work schedule by requiring less and less sleep. It may not sound significant, but I definitely noticed the change.
Usually I would need at least 7 hours of sleep a day to function normally, but now I can do with 4. This week, I slept for only 5 hours/day for 3 consecutive days and was still able to attend class in the morning. At first it sucked, felt like a walking zombie, but once you get past that initial sense of fatigue, your body sort of resets and you feel normal again even though you didn't replenish the sleep!
Last Wednesday I worked till 3am to finish a lab report that was due at 9. Amazing new threshold for me. The old me would have been super exhausted and whined through the whole way. Haaah but the new me just kept my mouth shut and focused on finishing the work. So it's also a change in behaviour. According to my mum, if you stop thinking you're tired, then you won't feel tired. Some sort of self applied reverse psychology?
I know this isn't healthy and I'm getting super panda eyes so I do try to sleep regular hours during the weekends. Refilling the tank coz you'll never know how much gas you need for the next 5 days.
Let's talk about something else... tennis! Played last Thursday after a month of virtually no exercise. It's demoralizing when you realize your stamina has declined and simply hitting the ball seems to be taking up more energy and effort than I remembered. I still love tennis but I don't think I can ever be good at it anymore considering my poor physical state and yes.. stomach/eating problems.
OH well.. guess I should just sit on the couch and watch the pros. The US open is coming up, as usual I will be supporting Nadal and Maria. Haven't heard much about Nadal or even Roger since Wimbledon, but I know Maria has been playing better lately.
Alrite time to get back to work!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
I'm 20!
Hey how's everyone?
Thanks for the wishes y'all, it does mean a lot to me :)
OK I'm 20! Hahaha nothing much to say. Doesn't feel different than what I was 12 months ago. Alright maybe I have learned how to deal with the pressures of uni life better after 2 semesters.
I think I'm also less anti social compared to my first sem in Monash. So yeah slight changes here and there, but essentially I'm still ME, wholesome and nutritious (speaking like a food scientist) LOL :)
Actually I'm a little worried. Turning 20 is a sign that I should be really independent and strong and successful by now. But I'm NOT! Still rely on others a lot, esp family for many things. Does feel fantastic to have so much love and support from them, but becoming tougher and doing things for myself is definitely something I need to work on more.
Birthdays make you feel good. It's like no matter what happens, nothing's gonna bring you down. But this year is different. Drowning in assignments and reports as always, so it's hard to be in celebration mode when you're tired and sick of working. But I do understand that ALL the work will still be there whether I'm happy or sad, so I might as well "enjoy" the process! >.<
Yes, trying to smile and lighten up even though I know something's gonna be due the next day. Laughing through the pain. It may be hysterical laughther but still, it's better than not laughing at all rite hahahahahaha. hahaha. haha. ha....
Will try to stay sane till the end of the semester! :)
Take care everyone, and hope you're all smiling and upbeat about life lol!
Thanks for the wishes y'all, it does mean a lot to me :)
OK I'm 20! Hahaha nothing much to say. Doesn't feel different than what I was 12 months ago. Alright maybe I have learned how to deal with the pressures of uni life better after 2 semesters.
I think I'm also less anti social compared to my first sem in Monash. So yeah slight changes here and there, but essentially I'm still ME, wholesome and nutritious (speaking like a food scientist) LOL :)
Actually I'm a little worried. Turning 20 is a sign that I should be really independent and strong and successful by now. But I'm NOT! Still rely on others a lot, esp family for many things. Does feel fantastic to have so much love and support from them, but becoming tougher and doing things for myself is definitely something I need to work on more.
Birthdays make you feel good. It's like no matter what happens, nothing's gonna bring you down. But this year is different. Drowning in assignments and reports as always, so it's hard to be in celebration mode when you're tired and sick of working. But I do understand that ALL the work will still be there whether I'm happy or sad, so I might as well "enjoy" the process! >.<
Yes, trying to smile and lighten up even though I know something's gonna be due the next day. Laughing through the pain. It may be hysterical laughther but still, it's better than not laughing at all rite hahahahahaha. hahaha. haha. ha....
Will try to stay sane till the end of the semester! :)
Take care everyone, and hope you're all smiling and upbeat about life lol!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
AHHHHHHHHHH
Here we go again. Every semester piles of assignments get thrown in our faces and they all have to be due around the same time. Seriously this sem is worse than the previous two.
The next 3 weeks are going to be SUPER challenging. 3 Major essays due, 1 interview followed by presentation, and the usual 2 lab reports and tutorial questions per week! It's making my head spin.
Crazy stressed. Insane. Head banging against wall repeatedly.
I don't understand why it has to be this packed. Maybe 4 units per semester really is too much for me. I think I should go for the coming summer semester. That will take some pressure off the following 2 long semesters.
OK I better get back to work.
I will end the post the way I started it: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
The next 3 weeks are going to be SUPER challenging. 3 Major essays due, 1 interview followed by presentation, and the usual 2 lab reports and tutorial questions per week! It's making my head spin.
Crazy stressed. Insane. Head banging against wall repeatedly.
I don't understand why it has to be this packed. Maybe 4 units per semester really is too much for me. I think I should go for the coming summer semester. That will take some pressure off the following 2 long semesters.
OK I better get back to work.
I will end the post the way I started it: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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