Guess what? People who had their lab sessions today had their sessions cancelled due to extreme heat. And there aren't any replacements session. They'll just be given marks for that session according to their average from other lab sessions.
How fair.
It was just as hot the day before. And I didn't get my lab cancelled. Probably got miserable marks for it as well. Due to the fact that I, as with most others, were just trying to finish it asap to get the fuck out of there.
Awesome.
TY
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Red Hot
42 Degrees Celsius isn't funny. I could've toasted my bread under the sun. What's worse? The Chemistry Lab thought it'd be a better idea to invest in who-knows-how-many LCD TVs rather than a single air-conditioner. Oh the joy of making organic compounds in an oven.
And that's not it, the train on my line home was delayed for over an hour. When it finally arrived, it was full. Excellent. I would've cried like a little girl if the air-conditioning wasn't working when I finally got on the train. Thankfully, it was.
TY
And that's not it, the train on my line home was delayed for over an hour. When it finally arrived, it was full. Excellent. I would've cried like a little girl if the air-conditioning wasn't working when I finally got on the train. Thankfully, it was.
TY
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Origin of Species(The Name)
Yesterday, I arrived slightly late at my first Chemistry lab of this semester. Please note, this has nothing to do with my habits. It is not my fault the Chemistry lab has its clock 5minutes faster than my watch while the Chemistry Lecture Theater has its clock 10mins slower than my watch. The live happily side by side too. In fact, I was strolling as I thought I was early.
Anyway, when I arrived, the lab demonstrator was briefing the class on the experiment and soon after, we started with the experiment. According to the lab manual(I actually pre-read the manual, amazing), we were suppose to do this experiment in pairs. So I set off looking for a partner. To my amazement, I found that everyone already had a group. Yes, group, not pair, as some were in threes. I was about to question this when I starting doubting my understanding of the word "pair". But on hindsight, it could have easily been face-problem. Then, I spotted a set of instruments on the bench that are not occupied. Having lost valuable time pondering over the meaning of Life, Universe and Everything(the word "pair"), I decided to do the experiment on my own.
The experiment turned out to be nothing more than putting some solutions into a tube then reading measurements off a machine every 5 minutes. Some calculations were then done before the report was handed up. To my surprise yet again, I finished my report before more than half the class was done. Having arrived late, spent time pondering over the Ultimate question and then carrying out the expriment alone, I thought something must be wrong. Did I miss something out completely? I spent the next 20 minutes walking around checking my results with others and then asked the demonstrator if my calculations looked right. Then, went through my report 3 more times before I finally decided that I would just hand it in and fuck off home.
I guess in one week's time, I'll know if I missed something. Come to think of it, maybe it's harder for three people crowding around a bench to read a measurement off a machine than it is for one.
Ah well, either way, you have my face-problem to thank if you happen to read this blog. For it is what made me decide to start the blog. It is also how the name came about.
TY
Anyway, when I arrived, the lab demonstrator was briefing the class on the experiment and soon after, we started with the experiment. According to the lab manual(I actually pre-read the manual, amazing), we were suppose to do this experiment in pairs. So I set off looking for a partner. To my amazement, I found that everyone already had a group. Yes, group, not pair, as some were in threes. I was about to question this when I starting doubting my understanding of the word "pair". But on hindsight, it could have easily been face-problem. Then, I spotted a set of instruments on the bench that are not occupied. Having lost valuable time pondering over the meaning of Life, Universe and Everything(the word "pair"), I decided to do the experiment on my own.
The experiment turned out to be nothing more than putting some solutions into a tube then reading measurements off a machine every 5 minutes. Some calculations were then done before the report was handed up. To my surprise yet again, I finished my report before more than half the class was done. Having arrived late, spent time pondering over the Ultimate question and then carrying out the expriment alone, I thought something must be wrong. Did I miss something out completely? I spent the next 20 minutes walking around checking my results with others and then asked the demonstrator if my calculations looked right. Then, went through my report 3 more times before I finally decided that I would just hand it in and fuck off home.
I guess in one week's time, I'll know if I missed something. Come to think of it, maybe it's harder for three people crowding around a bench to read a measurement off a machine than it is for one.
Ah well, either way, you have my face-problem to thank if you happen to read this blog. For it is what made me decide to start the blog. It is also how the name came about.
TY
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