二十八岁了！

二十八岁了！ 真的不敢相信！ 但是还是要接受事实。 老一岁，就要成熟多一分。 但是我也不想失去我的童真，因为我觉得拥有童真能让我为生活最小的事而开心。

二十八岁了，总要为生活做一些未来的规划。 这些规划会是我的一个秘密， 所以等时机成熟后， 就会跟我生边的人做些交代。 总觉得人生到了二十尾的时候， 就得准备踏入人生的另一个阶段。 对家人和爱人，都要有一些未来的交代。 不能再那么吊儿郎当了。

对这来临的一年， 也没什么特别的愿望。 就希望自己的学业有成， 拿个H1（First Class Honours）回来好向老板交代。 希望外婆， 爸爸， 妈妈， 妹妹们， 瑞億， 都身体健康， 工作顺利， 花红多多。

??? Wisdom = Luck ???

Ever since I removed my 3 wisdom teeth, I've been out of luck. So I am wondering if "wisdom" is equivalent to the "luck" of a person.

First, my receipt for my wisdom teeth extraction was discovered by my dad. S$2439.60. So he made a fuss and said that the neighborhood dentist can extract my 3 teeth for less than S$500. I explained to him saying that I went to a specialist and the bulk of it can be claimed from Medisave. He went on to tell my relatives that I got conned and that his dentist in Tampines took his wisdom tooth out for only S$200. Who the hell knows how long ago that was! So now I'm being branded the person who took his 3 wisdom teeth out for S$2500. To him, any dentist is a specialist because they "specialized" in the oral healthcare. He can tell me every dentist is a "specialist", so why do I have to go to Orchard to have mine extracted for S$2500?

Second, my dad SMS me this, "The GPS A/C to D/C charger is U/S.C whether can change or not because just bought before 3 months." Ultimate confusion on my side. I called and checked and he told me the charger cannot work. Please... It was working well when I charged it for the first time. If the first charge done by me was OK, why is it that when I am not around, things cannot work? Same for the desktop at home. I already said whenever the desktop prompts for update, DON'T DO IT! And yes, they still went on to do the update and now my desktop has this constant warning saying that my Windows is not the original version. Brilliant.

To make things worse, even the bloody clock in my room is not working! ROARS~~~~~~

The time of this photo: 12 midnight.

OH MY TEETH!!!

Went for my wisdom teeth extraction yesterday. Took out my left upper and lower wisdom teeth, together with my right lower wisdom tooth. Totally damage: S$2439.60.

Right lower tooth. Totally fragmented due to the complicated position.

Left upper tooth. Easiest to extract, so it remains intact.

Left lower tooth. Also a bit complicated, so even the gum had to be cut out together with the tooth.

Went to 卢广仲 live performance at Dragonfly on 16 Jan 2010. It was a blast! Totally enjoyed his live performance! Very quirky, funny and definitely enjoyable! Ecstasy! He even sang a song for his 3rd album! Cool~ Thanks to Laysie for helping Swee Yee and I buy the tickets and also help us queue! Can't wait to attend his concert here, but I guess that will have to wait until I return from Melbourne at the end of the year. , please wait until I return and then hold your concert!

Beginning of a Nightmare

I am sure everyone hopes to go home and spend time with their loved ones. But for me, a nightmare has just began and I am not in favor of being home. I really hope my home can be more peaceful...

First Post of 2010

My wish for 2010? I'm not a believer of resolutions for a new year, because I find it really difficult to fulfill any resolution while being a student. Just hope to finish my studies as soon as possible and make it back home to begin my life once again.

Wish list for 2010? This is going to get interesting... I have a couple of things I hope to possess, even though I risk a scolding from my parents for wasting money and having no space at home ti store my "toys". Hahaha...

1. Leica M8

2. 27-inch iMac

3. Canon EOS 500D/7D

4. A cool retro phone

More to come! My brain is not working at the moment. Somehow back home, I seem to be very deprived of sleep. I wanted to sleep more, but I can't seem to get pass 10 a.m. Need to start my jogging regime since the festive season is over. I need to pass my IPPT!

Good bye, 2009... You will NOT be missed!!!

A year is coming to an end, with today being the last day of 2009. Not a lot had happened since the year had been spent in Melbourne struggling with my studies. Will just do a summary of the major happenings of 2009.

Celebrated my birthday and our first Valentine's Day with my Darling. Absolutely memorable experience!

My first birthday with my Darling!

My first Valentine's gift!

Travelled to Melbourne for the commencement of my third year of studies in Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). Stayed with ZQ for the entire 2 semesters. First semester was spent in Unilodge, which was a disaster. Our neighbors were Koreans and I highly suspected that they are from North Korean due to their unfriendliness. They slammed the door on us in the kitchen and blasted girlie Korean pop music in the early hours of weekends. Next was my laboratory mate, Flavia. I don't know how someone like her can graduate from Unimelb. A total disgrace for this institution. Her classics? She asked me how I know the volume in a pipette is 12 uL when it has been set to pick up 12 uL of liquid. She also asked me whether it was substrate or enzyme that got degraded in a substrate-enzyme reaction. Third year student... Good griefs...

My first Australian sunrise.

My first lunch done up by ZQ.

Second semester, ZQ and I moved into a 2-bedroom apartment. We rented one room to a China boy. Mistake. Out of the 4 months together, he only went to the market twice with us. Other times, his excuses were that he's got soccer matches or project discussions with his project mates. His classics. 1) 政权，面包没了。2) He can come into the kitchen without offering help to prepare diner. Then he can have the cheek to come in again and say he's hungry. And yet again, he can have the cheek to say to me to add more water to the rice because the rice is a bit dry. 3) He simmered or soaked chicken in UNDILUTED dark soy sauce and upon serving it, he said he forgot to add salt.

My new bedroom!

红烧鸡肉. Which is basically chicken in dark soy sauce. This is after 20 minutes of simmering, so you can imagine how much soy sauce went in at the start.

Got my Honours project with Dr. Danny Hatters doing Huntington disease, looking at protein aggregation and trafficking. Commencement date is Feb 2010. Hope to get that done as soon as possible as I totally dreaded Melbourne lifestyle.

Celebrated our 1 year anniversary. No fancy arrangement, just quality time with each other. Next up, 2010 Valentine's Day!

My Darling with her Limited Edition Diana F+ Moma.

~~~ X'mas Fun 2009 ~~~

Rushed back for Elaine's wedding. Haven't seen her since July, so this is a great way to see Elaine in her most beautiful fashion.

X'mas outing with Melbourne gang. Although many people weren't around (even though they indicated their attendance on the event page), there were still plenty of fun and laughter! Lunch at Shin Kushiya. The food was great! I love my beef set! Tender and juicy beef slices! Went to the arcade after our lunch to have endless fun with World Combat and other games!

Had a cinema marathon with my darling and her buddies! "Alvin & the Chipmunks" and "Sherlock Holmes". The former movie was so-so, expected of the chipmunks. But the latter movie kept me awake throughout the entire duration! It was GOOD! The plot is excellently paced to keep you intrigued and captivated. There will be a sequel, so I am definitely looking forward to it! There were a few trailers of upcoming movies and a few looked nice. So hopefully I can get to catch them before I leave for Melbourne.

The nice neon effect brought about by condensation on my lens after we came out from Vivocity.

Hosted a X'mas gathering for my buddies. Definitely had a great time with them, despite the short amount of time I spent with each of them. But I guess quality beats quantity. And I am glad they are able to turn up despite their busy schedule. I can see they are really happy during this gathering, having endless fun with Guitar Hero: World Tour. It was overall a warm and precious gathering for me, meeting up with my good friends.

The Cannot-Make-It band with me (left), Choon Leng (centre) and GD (right).

The girls' band with Melissa (left) as drummer, Pauline (centre) as guitarist and Swee Yee as bassist.

Going to embark on my "personal project" soon, after I have gotten my materials. Hope to finish my project before I leave for Melbourne. Will keep this CONFIDENTIAL until completion. So stay tuned!