Today I have been cleaning my front door. The old cloth has been used to wipe away all the grime on the front door and the back door, when one of our friend came visit. She brought the fish from Mr. C, who now lives in Auckland and loves fishing. He is a nice man.
Apart from cleaning the doors, I have also been vacuuming. However, the household chore ended because I got interested in A Series of Unfortunate Events, the book my sister borrowed from library. The Carnivorous Carnival is a particular good one, but of course, it's filled with many unfortunate events that I shall not relate to you, who should feel very happy for the New Year.
The evening is filled with lousy television programs, the only good one being a music chart that starts at 10p.m. I suppose you are not allowed to watch TV during the New Year countdown. You are supposed to: A: talk to your friends who are partying with you; B: talk to your family who are spending the holiday with you; or C: talk to your friends via text messaging or the internet. I am on C right now, and did B earlier.
Hope everything goes alright, and hopefully people will recover from the tsunami. All the best wishes go out for these people who are trying to survive the initial situations and later rebuild their lives. I hope they will get the help they need.
Love.
12/31/2004
12/30/2004
Start writing a magazine
I have started writing a magazine called Fairy Tale. Althought I know that it will never be published in the formal publishing house, I write it with all my heart because truly I don't care what other people think about my writing anymore. I write what I like and if they are accurate information, then I will write them no matter what other people think.
For the first edition of Fairy Tale, I have done the review for the new movie, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I have also included a Fashion Fit For a Princess column. This part has some pictures that I have taken back from Cambridge township. Their cloth shop sends out free flyers that gave me some clothing ideas. I will also put in some of my original clothing designs in the future editions. I have hand drawn these pictures, and will later colour them in to make the page more interesting. The last part that I did tonight is To Do List for 2005.
Maybe I should include a puzzle, or a crossword of some description for the amusement of myself. Generally speaking my holiday has gone well. I have been to New Plymouth with my family. The weather, was fortunately good for this occasion. I have been to the movies with FUzzyslowmo, my dear sister, and my friend Purple skirt and her younger brother, the famous flute player. I have enjoyed OCEAN'S 12 with them. Happy feeling all round in spite of the the rainy season that never goes away.
Dad has been talking about wasting money buying the presents for our friends in Christmas and the consequence of certain credit card getting bounced. If he has noticed, nearly half the world buy Christmas presents to one another instead of sulking and brooding in the holiday season. Please have some compasion for your daughters. It's bad enough that he does not give us presents, now he is going to prevent us giving our friends small presents as well. I have worked hard this year and getting a free Masters degree has helped out our family financially. However, he doesn't seen to be satisfy with the whole thing and keep asking us to save more money. If he is still fuming tomorrow then I might consider staying in my room whole day. This is peachful protest. I have also washed the lunch dishes and helped out in the garden. What does he want? I am trying my best to study and make small amount of money so that the family can depend on my meagre income. Anyway, he seems to see this situation and start to come around. Why does he love money so much? He seems to be too stingy to love his daughters and wife, who are always standing by him. We are the other members of the family. If he doesn't have us, or have any other kind of daughters or wife, then he may discover that his life does not run as smoothly as now. He may discover that his wife will squander away his fortune and his daughters will live far away and use up all his money!!!!!
Anyway, I will stop hunt down my dear father because he will not change. He is ok. He is not so hopeless because afterall, he saw that compromise may be the last thing that can keep this family intact. He knows that making a truce with us is important for the harmony of our family. And I am happy that he knows that, and I love him for chaning for us.
For the first edition of Fairy Tale, I have done the review for the new movie, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I have also included a Fashion Fit For a Princess column. This part has some pictures that I have taken back from Cambridge township. Their cloth shop sends out free flyers that gave me some clothing ideas. I will also put in some of my original clothing designs in the future editions. I have hand drawn these pictures, and will later colour them in to make the page more interesting. The last part that I did tonight is To Do List for 2005.
Maybe I should include a puzzle, or a crossword of some description for the amusement of myself. Generally speaking my holiday has gone well. I have been to New Plymouth with my family. The weather, was fortunately good for this occasion. I have been to the movies with FUzzyslowmo, my dear sister, and my friend Purple skirt and her younger brother, the famous flute player. I have enjoyed OCEAN'S 12 with them. Happy feeling all round in spite of the the rainy season that never goes away.
Dad has been talking about wasting money buying the presents for our friends in Christmas and the consequence of certain credit card getting bounced. If he has noticed, nearly half the world buy Christmas presents to one another instead of sulking and brooding in the holiday season. Please have some compasion for your daughters. It's bad enough that he does not give us presents, now he is going to prevent us giving our friends small presents as well. I have worked hard this year and getting a free Masters degree has helped out our family financially. However, he doesn't seen to be satisfy with the whole thing and keep asking us to save more money. If he is still fuming tomorrow then I might consider staying in my room whole day. This is peachful protest. I have also washed the lunch dishes and helped out in the garden. What does he want? I am trying my best to study and make small amount of money so that the family can depend on my meagre income. Anyway, he seems to see this situation and start to come around. Why does he love money so much? He seems to be too stingy to love his daughters and wife, who are always standing by him. We are the other members of the family. If he doesn't have us, or have any other kind of daughters or wife, then he may discover that his life does not run as smoothly as now. He may discover that his wife will squander away his fortune and his daughters will live far away and use up all his money!!!!!
Anyway, I will stop hunt down my dear father because he will not change. He is ok. He is not so hopeless because afterall, he saw that compromise may be the last thing that can keep this family intact. He knows that making a truce with us is important for the harmony of our family. And I am happy that he knows that, and I love him for chaning for us.
12/24/2004
Broken record, old dance moves, 70s, 80s, and 90s
Went to pub crawl with workmates. I will skip their chit-chat because it just sound like previous post (about The Frog Prince). Their account of him being with this Vicky girl is like twisting a knife in my heart and hurting quite a lot, so I will not repeat the steamy events that was described by several gossiping female. Their forked tongues are scary, wish when I go, they will not talk about me too much. But I know it's inevitable.
First pub was The Cook. It is situated very close to the university. The deco was o.k. I like the comfy couches. People slowly drifted into The Cook, and we avoided talking about work (without success).
Second pub was The Eastside tavern. Great scenery since it's on the east side of Waikato River. You can see the Bridge. Apparently it's parked full with cars. People who live in Taiwan will understand. It's the beginning of the Christmas holiday. So of course, the traffic is a killer.
Talked about PDA (public display of affection). In Asian countries, this is a big no no. But in European countries and in NZ, it's very common. Some horror stories include Japanese woman who got kissed in public and killed herself just because of PDA. Indian teenager took his girlfriend's love scene picture using his mobile phone and this ended up on the internet(!) Her/his parents were fuming and the authority is hunting this guy down etc. Very big rumour. But being an Asian I probably am used to PDA in New Zealand, and the lack of in Taiwan. It's culture difference.
Have seen people in compromising posture on bicycle (!) If you get my meaning. Actually, I was worried about the police car cruising on the road. What if they are caught? Must be quite embarassing.
Third pub is Sekure. It's a new one on the west side of the River, so we have to cross the bridge when we are still sober. Good. People have not started to walk in funny manner.
More people have come to join us. E and P are wearing cool outfit, but no white and denim. By the way, our theme last night was "White and Denim". You should wear: White top, blue denim jeans with white shoes, or denim top, jeans and white shoes or any combination of the above. However, you still get people coming in red and black. They are excused.
The Sekure is a cool place with nice couch, and we talked about Grand Prix in Melbourne Australia, Shanghai, and holiday spots in general. Talked with De about shopping in Melbourne. She loves shopping in Melbourne and got both her top and jeans in Melbourne. Talking about NZ fashion and Oz fashion. Ended up stopping and move onto Spirited.
Me and another Egandopamine (my real name is, *cough*, of course not Egan, but I will let it slide) have won the pool game against C and J. C and J are considerably better than us but I got a feeling that C is trying to loss. Anyway, was not really drunk at this stage because was having a Heniken (excuse my spelling). Was trying very hard to win because never won a game. Sunk everything and when sunk the black 8, felt very happy and jumped up. Feeling very good, so when moved onto Cubby Hole in the second story building in Victoria Street, gave myself a treat: a Pina Colada.
N and his brother have joined us, but after that they sort of disappeared again. Anyway, I will try not to get distracted by foreign cute guys.
Cubby Hole is a great place. You can watch people walking down on Victoria Street, and the sky is clearing at this stage. The weather is clearing and hopefully we will not get too much rain this Xmas.
This pub (Cubby Hole) has a dance floor for Spanish music. M and E and P all danced together. Especially want to mention M and E. They are both my workmates from my group. They are a great team when it comes to work and dancing. Good on ya, E and M. I love the way they move.
Enjoyed dancing there, is also A and the other P. These two girls are never far from the dance floor and they are powered by.......(drum roll)......alcohol and H2O (water). Interesting combination. Because they jive and sometimes they just run on pure water. Not alcoholic drinks. Their energy levels must be high.
Leaving Cubby Hole, we come to the Caz Bar. A corner bar beside the Outback, I kind of drifted to the mature folk group. Listening most of the time, C said that he is going to sing in the summer festival in Hamilton Gardens. Must do a piece on my Chinese webpage now for this cool event. I went last year with Grid. I should text Grid again so we can watch the opera that C is going to do and also the Shakespear thing.
Running toward Diggers because it was raining a little, I tugged at M's shirt sleeves and annoyed the hell out of him. But it was ok. The Diggers is already full of drunken people. I don't like it, so walked out and got into The Loaded Hog for dinner. We waited .....and waited......for 35 minutes for our evening meal. And it was awful food. Too much wedges and chips for our friends, Egan, J and C. C got into singing mode because was too bored. The other Egan started to talk about her holiday and reading Janet Evanovich. J talked about his wedding anniversary being on the 27th of Dec. Aww....too hard to book an restraunt, but to be honest, I think I know why he is such a lady's man because he is very romantic and considerate. I understand why in parties he gets all the girls. Girls feel secure and very comfortable around him. Note to self: should learn from this person.
We missed The Handle Bar, but this bar has its unique quality. All of its windows are opened to the street so you can see (the drunken people walking on the street) or the great scenery. (I doubt that you can see much with all this thick crowd so I will not dare to lie about the drunken people part)
The Bank was the coolest because they put on very good music. WE all danced there. Young and old. The songs are from the 70s, 80s and 90s. All sorts of songs. Wine, beer and liquor flows as well. There are no men or women unsatify. This must be the coolest bar in town.
We kind of finish there. M, E, P, C, J and the other Egan went home. People start to go home from there. It was a great night, I must say. Not too tiring, but exhausted enough for me to clean myself up and go straight to bed. Generally speaking not a bad crowd of people. Everybody danced, jived, talked, drank and had fun. No one was left alone, people were helping one another. Told one another which bar has the best features such as good music, nice dance floor or cocktail etc.
I say, these people work hard and play hard. Cool.
First pub was The Cook. It is situated very close to the university. The deco was o.k. I like the comfy couches. People slowly drifted into The Cook, and we avoided talking about work (without success).
Second pub was The Eastside tavern. Great scenery since it's on the east side of Waikato River. You can see the Bridge. Apparently it's parked full with cars. People who live in Taiwan will understand. It's the beginning of the Christmas holiday. So of course, the traffic is a killer.
Talked about PDA (public display of affection). In Asian countries, this is a big no no. But in European countries and in NZ, it's very common. Some horror stories include Japanese woman who got kissed in public and killed herself just because of PDA. Indian teenager took his girlfriend's love scene picture using his mobile phone and this ended up on the internet(!) Her/his parents were fuming and the authority is hunting this guy down etc. Very big rumour. But being an Asian I probably am used to PDA in New Zealand, and the lack of in Taiwan. It's culture difference.
Have seen people in compromising posture on bicycle (!) If you get my meaning. Actually, I was worried about the police car cruising on the road. What if they are caught? Must be quite embarassing.
Third pub is Sekure. It's a new one on the west side of the River, so we have to cross the bridge when we are still sober. Good. People have not started to walk in funny manner.
More people have come to join us. E and P are wearing cool outfit, but no white and denim. By the way, our theme last night was "White and Denim". You should wear: White top, blue denim jeans with white shoes, or denim top, jeans and white shoes or any combination of the above. However, you still get people coming in red and black. They are excused.
The Sekure is a cool place with nice couch, and we talked about Grand Prix in Melbourne Australia, Shanghai, and holiday spots in general. Talked with De about shopping in Melbourne. She loves shopping in Melbourne and got both her top and jeans in Melbourne. Talking about NZ fashion and Oz fashion. Ended up stopping and move onto Spirited.
Me and another Egandopamine (my real name is, *cough*, of course not Egan, but I will let it slide) have won the pool game against C and J. C and J are considerably better than us but I got a feeling that C is trying to loss. Anyway, was not really drunk at this stage because was having a Heniken (excuse my spelling). Was trying very hard to win because never won a game. Sunk everything and when sunk the black 8, felt very happy and jumped up. Feeling very good, so when moved onto Cubby Hole in the second story building in Victoria Street, gave myself a treat: a Pina Colada.
N and his brother have joined us, but after that they sort of disappeared again. Anyway, I will try not to get distracted by foreign cute guys.
Cubby Hole is a great place. You can watch people walking down on Victoria Street, and the sky is clearing at this stage. The weather is clearing and hopefully we will not get too much rain this Xmas.
This pub (Cubby Hole) has a dance floor for Spanish music. M and E and P all danced together. Especially want to mention M and E. They are both my workmates from my group. They are a great team when it comes to work and dancing. Good on ya, E and M. I love the way they move.
Enjoyed dancing there, is also A and the other P. These two girls are never far from the dance floor and they are powered by.......(drum roll)......alcohol and H2O (water). Interesting combination. Because they jive and sometimes they just run on pure water. Not alcoholic drinks. Their energy levels must be high.
Leaving Cubby Hole, we come to the Caz Bar. A corner bar beside the Outback, I kind of drifted to the mature folk group. Listening most of the time, C said that he is going to sing in the summer festival in Hamilton Gardens. Must do a piece on my Chinese webpage now for this cool event. I went last year with Grid. I should text Grid again so we can watch the opera that C is going to do and also the Shakespear thing.
Running toward Diggers because it was raining a little, I tugged at M's shirt sleeves and annoyed the hell out of him. But it was ok. The Diggers is already full of drunken people. I don't like it, so walked out and got into The Loaded Hog for dinner. We waited .....and waited......for 35 minutes for our evening meal. And it was awful food. Too much wedges and chips for our friends, Egan, J and C. C got into singing mode because was too bored. The other Egan started to talk about her holiday and reading Janet Evanovich. J talked about his wedding anniversary being on the 27th of Dec. Aww....too hard to book an restraunt, but to be honest, I think I know why he is such a lady's man because he is very romantic and considerate. I understand why in parties he gets all the girls. Girls feel secure and very comfortable around him. Note to self: should learn from this person.
We missed The Handle Bar, but this bar has its unique quality. All of its windows are opened to the street so you can see (the drunken people walking on the street) or the great scenery. (I doubt that you can see much with all this thick crowd so I will not dare to lie about the drunken people part)
The Bank was the coolest because they put on very good music. WE all danced there. Young and old. The songs are from the 70s, 80s and 90s. All sorts of songs. Wine, beer and liquor flows as well. There are no men or women unsatify. This must be the coolest bar in town.
We kind of finish there. M, E, P, C, J and the other Egan went home. People start to go home from there. It was a great night, I must say. Not too tiring, but exhausted enough for me to clean myself up and go straight to bed. Generally speaking not a bad crowd of people. Everybody danced, jived, talked, drank and had fun. No one was left alone, people were helping one another. Told one another which bar has the best features such as good music, nice dance floor or cocktail etc.
I say, these people work hard and play hard. Cool.
12/23/2004
Keep smiling you devilish man
Stop smiling, please. The Frog Prince (I dub the guy who was torturing me yesterday "The Frog Prince") was smiling to me before he left the building. Stop smiling, you are still breaking my heart. Stop it.
Anyway, after reasonable delibration, I have decided to start another experiment at the end of the year. Why not? I am here so I will run one more so get more repeats. Cool. I am getting better results everyday. However, discovered a leak in the waste system so had to mop up a lot of Indigo solution from spectrophotometer. Oh, my God. It was another joke from Santa, I suppose.
I should be careful about what I ask from Santa because I asked him to give me a new boyfriend. Look where it got me. Nowhere, that's what. It got me into this mess with The Frog Prince. Now I am still not sure if he is just drunk or is really interested in me. Maybe I should give him my phone number? You think he will keep torturing me before I give in to him? Or would he just say: What's this? Your bra size? Ohohoh, I am nasty.
I am totally fed up with The Frog Prince now, but can't stop thinking about him. I have blocked out all the other guys from my mind. That's infatuation. Please, help me, frog prince, just give me your phone number instead, ok? Stop giving me the eye and the million dollar smile. You beam like a light bulb already. Well, can't get enough of your smile, ok? Just stop smiling and get some action into your head. I don't have all day. I am still trying to do some experiment without my pride.
Cry.......cry......cry.......I am so damn stupid. Why do I have to fall for the guy who is retard in asking girls out and still hung up on previous girlfriend?
Anyway, after reasonable delibration, I have decided to start another experiment at the end of the year. Why not? I am here so I will run one more so get more repeats. Cool. I am getting better results everyday. However, discovered a leak in the waste system so had to mop up a lot of Indigo solution from spectrophotometer. Oh, my God. It was another joke from Santa, I suppose.
I should be careful about what I ask from Santa because I asked him to give me a new boyfriend. Look where it got me. Nowhere, that's what. It got me into this mess with The Frog Prince. Now I am still not sure if he is just drunk or is really interested in me. Maybe I should give him my phone number? You think he will keep torturing me before I give in to him? Or would he just say: What's this? Your bra size? Ohohoh, I am nasty.
I am totally fed up with The Frog Prince now, but can't stop thinking about him. I have blocked out all the other guys from my mind. That's infatuation. Please, help me, frog prince, just give me your phone number instead, ok? Stop giving me the eye and the million dollar smile. You beam like a light bulb already. Well, can't get enough of your smile, ok? Just stop smiling and get some action into your head. I don't have all day. I am still trying to do some experiment without my pride.
Cry.......cry......cry.......I am so damn stupid. Why do I have to fall for the guy who is retard in asking girls out and still hung up on previous girlfriend?
12/22/2004
The sound of heart breaking
Say no more.
Boy: handsome.
Boy: Taken.
Boy: Good cook.
Boy: someone else's boyfriend.
Hmm...almost like a poem. Maybe that's just meant to be. I don't know. I am confused and sad, but think I will survive. It's not the end of the world. He is not married. O.K. Now brain is full of ideas.
Cooked meat for all the people to eat. Handed him beer. He came over and sat beside me in door. >_< Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh......What is he doing? I thought he is taken. I though he has a girlfriend. Aaaaahhhhhhh....stop doing that, please.
I will stop feeling mad and go back to work, if I can stop staring at his handsome head over the cubicle.
Seriously, I should get my head checked before I do anything stupid.
Boy: handsome.
Boy: Taken.
Boy: Good cook.
Boy: someone else's boyfriend.
Hmm...almost like a poem. Maybe that's just meant to be. I don't know. I am confused and sad, but think I will survive. It's not the end of the world. He is not married. O.K. Now brain is full of ideas.
Cooked meat for all the people to eat. Handed him beer. He came over and sat beside me in door. >_< Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh......What is he doing? I thought he is taken. I though he has a girlfriend. Aaaaahhhhhhh....stop doing that, please.
I will stop feeling mad and go back to work, if I can stop staring at his handsome head over the cubicle.
Seriously, I should get my head checked before I do anything stupid.
Laboratory party 2004 BBQ at supervisor's house (The Captain)
I went to university to show my supervisor the results in the morning, cleaned up Potassium dichromate waste from the spectrophotometer readings before. People were still cooking and baking for lunch party. Wow! They are a bunch of dedicated people.
I have discovered that my present sucks. Oh, no! But I mended things by sharing my present: the bubble kit, with the others. I hope that all the people were happy.
We talked before the BBQ was ready. Admired my supervisor's house and the decorations for a while. Caught up with one another and asked what one another are going to do for Christmas. L is staying home for the Christmas and she will go to her boyfriend's house for Christmas get-together party tomorrow. She will go home to her parents at Boxing Day. J just moved into the new house so she will not leave it, but will wait for her boyfriend to come back from Auckland. Didn't ask G about her Christmas, but will probably write the thesis up, then it's freedom after that! Ya! Good on her. S would probably be having a holiday because her doctorate will not finish this year. Still needs to do more experiments, I suppose. E will also write up, along with A, they would all complete their thesis and have some rest in the holiday.
I got the bubble experimenting kit aforementioned, L got my book, G got a pound cake and a car decoration, A got shavig cream and (candy?), C got elephants figurine, S got a globe, E got a bottle of strawberry champane. Our supervisor got two CDs from his fav singer, the technician got us a lot of hats that are warm, and we sent her a lily and a pot to put the lily in.
The girls borrowed Eye Toy and we played it for two hours on PS2. By the time we finished and go home, we were all tired out. We played Air Guitar, Prison Escape, Mr. Chef, Kung2, Kungfu, DJ, and drumming. It was so much fun! I wish that we will have another opportunity to get together. Work hard and play hard.
I have got to work early today, so hopefully will get some work done before today's work BBQ. Ah! So many parties to go to. I think I will definitely be sick of it after tomorrow.
I have discovered that my present sucks. Oh, no! But I mended things by sharing my present: the bubble kit, with the others. I hope that all the people were happy.
We talked before the BBQ was ready. Admired my supervisor's house and the decorations for a while. Caught up with one another and asked what one another are going to do for Christmas. L is staying home for the Christmas and she will go to her boyfriend's house for Christmas get-together party tomorrow. She will go home to her parents at Boxing Day. J just moved into the new house so she will not leave it, but will wait for her boyfriend to come back from Auckland. Didn't ask G about her Christmas, but will probably write the thesis up, then it's freedom after that! Ya! Good on her. S would probably be having a holiday because her doctorate will not finish this year. Still needs to do more experiments, I suppose. E will also write up, along with A, they would all complete their thesis and have some rest in the holiday.
I got the bubble experimenting kit aforementioned, L got my book, G got a pound cake and a car decoration, A got shavig cream and (candy?), C got elephants figurine, S got a globe, E got a bottle of strawberry champane. Our supervisor got two CDs from his fav singer, the technician got us a lot of hats that are warm, and we sent her a lily and a pot to put the lily in.
The girls borrowed Eye Toy and we played it for two hours on PS2. By the time we finished and go home, we were all tired out. We played Air Guitar, Prison Escape, Mr. Chef, Kung2, Kungfu, DJ, and drumming. It was so much fun! I wish that we will have another opportunity to get together. Work hard and play hard.
I have got to work early today, so hopefully will get some work done before today's work BBQ. Ah! So many parties to go to. I think I will definitely be sick of it after tomorrow.
12/21/2004
Experimental log
I am not so sure how to use Word on this computer, so just use this webpage as my log today.
I have talked with my supervisor this morning and he said that I better try out the 0.1 mM Indigo reagent concentration. I will do that tomorrow morning. This should be easy enough, I just have to work out how much to add to the ozonized sample.
He was happy about the other results, so I think I will just repeat the experiments several times so can put these results into my masters thesis.
I will have to read the literature around Christmas so can build up the introduction in the thesis. However, I think I will have to find more papers to write a more comprehensive introduction.
Tomorrow afternoon will be the company BBQ, and on 23rd I will have to go to the Pub Crawl. So bloody busy!
I have talked with my supervisor this morning and he said that I better try out the 0.1 mM Indigo reagent concentration. I will do that tomorrow morning. This should be easy enough, I just have to work out how much to add to the ozonized sample.
He was happy about the other results, so I think I will just repeat the experiments several times so can put these results into my masters thesis.
I will have to read the literature around Christmas so can build up the introduction in the thesis. However, I think I will have to find more papers to write a more comprehensive introduction.
Tomorrow afternoon will be the company BBQ, and on 23rd I will have to go to the Pub Crawl. So bloody busy!
Sunday funday
Rained, haled, but we still had our fun on the beach of Tauranga. Fuzzyslowmo was in the sea before me. Freezing cold water...we didn't even get to play sand castle on the beach and it started to rain. Such a shame!
We drove around the greater Tauranga, and came back to hammie. In the evening, we went to watch the mormon church turn on the light and the Christmas festival that was pretty typical. Anyway, it was played by Fuzzyslowmo's friend, R. R is a cool guy, smart, and considerate. He is talented. Will go to work in Japan for his mission. I think he is a nice guy. Was Fuzzy's intermediate classmate.
Better go now. However, don't have much to do since did most work on Monday. I have kept Tues and Wednesday free for the party. i wish that will not get too tired.
We drove around the greater Tauranga, and came back to hammie. In the evening, we went to watch the mormon church turn on the light and the Christmas festival that was pretty typical. Anyway, it was played by Fuzzyslowmo's friend, R. R is a cool guy, smart, and considerate. He is talented. Will go to work in Japan for his mission. I think he is a nice guy. Was Fuzzy's intermediate classmate.
Better go now. However, don't have much to do since did most work on Monday. I have kept Tues and Wednesday free for the party. i wish that will not get too tired.
Cold day
I have done one more experiment to confirm my findings, and took a lot of time to fix the graphs for these few days. I will be seeing my university supervisor tomorrow, and attend a party in his house.
Spent whole night making a large salad and marinade the meat. Mum decided in the morning that it's not a good idea to take the pork chop with me because it may not cook well. It may become quite stiff. Hmm...but there's chicken drumstick and sausages so I should be full.
Anyway, the weather looks horrible now, and hopefully we will still have the party. Everyone seems to be still in bed or preparing the food for today. Let's have a nice party! I will tell you all about it later.
Spent whole night making a large salad and marinade the meat. Mum decided in the morning that it's not a good idea to take the pork chop with me because it may not cook well. It may become quite stiff. Hmm...but there's chicken drumstick and sausages so I should be full.
Anyway, the weather looks horrible now, and hopefully we will still have the party. Everyone seems to be still in bed or preparing the food for today. Let's have a nice party! I will tell you all about it later.
12/18/2004
Long lost friend: Found
I have found one of my long lost friend. She is studying in university in fourth year right now. So cool! I finally found her, though she dropped off the face of Earth long ago.
It's great to hear from her, but I should talk to her later. We still have a long life ahead of us. She said that maybe she will try to come to study in New Zealand. True, great choice. We are a good bunch.
Better go and shop now. See you later.
It's great to hear from her, but I should talk to her later. We still have a long life ahead of us. She said that maybe she will try to come to study in New Zealand. True, great choice. We are a good bunch.
Better go and shop now. See you later.
12/17/2004
From Europe with love
Mad woman. Mad woman. Mad woman alert.
I am not supposed to stare so much at cute guys now, but I can't help it. He is so cute! He has green eyes and dark hair. He is so pretty. Please forgive me, God. Please forgive me for staring at the creature you created that's near perfection.
It's only natural that I will stare, I suppose. He is pretty, he is smart, and he has got a foreign accent. Ah, and he is friendly and young. Feel like that I have committed a crime now. I think I am just going to burn in hell. The hell with it, I say. Why can't I just look and stand innocently in a corner?
Today I have been analysing the results from yesterday. Good results, but since working solution ran out, my results were crap. I don't think I actually measured any ozone at all using Indigo solution yesterday. What?!? Oh, no. But the ORP is working so ozone is definitely going into solution. With the distraction of the handsome boy, I went off with him to Ruakura library because my supervisor was not there.
Anyway, drop back to Earth, there's a lot of data to analyse. Supervisor finally helped me, and it seems to me that my workmate also needed help. We have been rescued by the scientist, and now are trying to analyse the data that we got this week. Anyway, I better do the same thing for the previous data now.
This afternoon we will eat the group lunch together to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Hopefully I will be able to see the big boss, who is retiring next year. Good luck to him. He is a good fellow.
I better get some work done before skiving off to lunch. ^_^
I am not supposed to stare so much at cute guys now, but I can't help it. He is so cute! He has green eyes and dark hair. He is so pretty. Please forgive me, God. Please forgive me for staring at the creature you created that's near perfection.
It's only natural that I will stare, I suppose. He is pretty, he is smart, and he has got a foreign accent. Ah, and he is friendly and young. Feel like that I have committed a crime now. I think I am just going to burn in hell. The hell with it, I say. Why can't I just look and stand innocently in a corner?
Today I have been analysing the results from yesterday. Good results, but since working solution ran out, my results were crap. I don't think I actually measured any ozone at all using Indigo solution yesterday. What?!? Oh, no. But the ORP is working so ozone is definitely going into solution. With the distraction of the handsome boy, I went off with him to Ruakura library because my supervisor was not there.
Anyway, drop back to Earth, there's a lot of data to analyse. Supervisor finally helped me, and it seems to me that my workmate also needed help. We have been rescued by the scientist, and now are trying to analyse the data that we got this week. Anyway, I better do the same thing for the previous data now.
This afternoon we will eat the group lunch together to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Hopefully I will be able to see the big boss, who is retiring next year. Good luck to him. He is a good fellow.
I better get some work done before skiving off to lunch. ^_^
12/16/2004
Man interrupted
Dad is mad again. I don't know why he gets mad sometimes. He is angry for no reason.
Mum said that he wanted us to tidy up the living room. He is a Christmas grinch. He wants to tear down our Christmas tree. Fuzzyslowmo didn't know that he would be angry, so she said that there's no present for him under the tree (he does not celebrate the bloody Christmas anyway), and said that all the presents are for her friends. Big oops for Fuzzy, and now we have to be careful what we say in front of the angry lion again.
I thought that Gemini is supposed to be unpredictable, but he is truly weird. Why can't he just enjoy what we have and be contend with that? Always wanting more. So hard to please. What's up with him? He already had a holiday away from us: we can't escape from him. Maybe like mum said, he will go out and buy milk one day and never come back. That's harsh, but that's the way it is.
We are worried about you, dad. Why can't you enjoy life and be happy? It's nearly Christmas, and I even put money into mum's account. What's there to worry about? We make money and we have plenty of it. Why be angry at small things such as Christmas trees and home being untidy? Such minor detail should not enter a man's mind. It's not a man's job to tidy the house anyway.
Dad went to a party last night, came back happy. Hopefully he will continually be happy throughout the holiday so we don't need to be afraid that maybe he will be angry. He is like a time bomb.
Mum said that he wanted us to tidy up the living room. He is a Christmas grinch. He wants to tear down our Christmas tree. Fuzzyslowmo didn't know that he would be angry, so she said that there's no present for him under the tree (he does not celebrate the bloody Christmas anyway), and said that all the presents are for her friends. Big oops for Fuzzy, and now we have to be careful what we say in front of the angry lion again.
I thought that Gemini is supposed to be unpredictable, but he is truly weird. Why can't he just enjoy what we have and be contend with that? Always wanting more. So hard to please. What's up with him? He already had a holiday away from us: we can't escape from him. Maybe like mum said, he will go out and buy milk one day and never come back. That's harsh, but that's the way it is.
We are worried about you, dad. Why can't you enjoy life and be happy? It's nearly Christmas, and I even put money into mum's account. What's there to worry about? We make money and we have plenty of it. Why be angry at small things such as Christmas trees and home being untidy? Such minor detail should not enter a man's mind. It's not a man's job to tidy the house anyway.
Dad went to a party last night, came back happy. Hopefully he will continually be happy throughout the holiday so we don't need to be afraid that maybe he will be angry. He is like a time bomb.
12/15/2004
The greatest results so far
I think my experiment had a break through. Why haven't anyone (me, me, me!) thought about using a stirrer to stir the ozone into the solution? It's so easy.
Now I am analyzing the group of results.
Now I am analyzing the group of results.
The Grudge
The Grudge is a real scary movie. I hate watching scary movies, especially this one that's good. The color and the atmosphere are beautiful, and the sound effects are done to the tee. I love the way Japanese directors do this kind of new ghost/haunted house movies because they are much deeper than the Hollywood horror.
There are not a lot of special effects, and when the director applies it, it's not over the top. The ghost mother appears in the tenth floor corridor is perhaps the scariest moment in the movie. The dark lines that appear out of nowhere are truly nightmarish. The young child and its hybrid with the black cat is facinating. I like it, but I hate to watch this visual extravagaza because I understand it all too well.
Ju-yuan, the title, means the grudge a ghost holds when it was killed or murdered out of passion. The story goes like this. A young Japanese woman fell in love with her English professor, and her husband found out her infatuation. She was murdered in the bathroom by drowning. Her son was also abused and murdered. The fury was held by this house, and all the people who has been to the house died either mysteriously, or disappeared without any trace.
The police officer's friends died investigating this case. The American family, the Williams, died in this house after seeing the young green kid. The wife died first, then the husband died. His sister was tracked down in work, then the mother tried to kill her. The security guard in her work building got killed there. She went home, and her dead brother came calling. She got killed by the wife.
Yoko got killed in the beginning of the movie, she took care of the William's mother, Emma. She was deemed crazy, and live in the house for a long time alone. Yoko saw the woman in the attic and died there. The detectives saw a jaw from Yoko. It was apparently torn from her face.
Enters Karen the caretaker/exchange student. Sarah Michelle Geller is certainly grown up and mature, with the much older Jason Behr, Doug.
Karen takes care of Emma in the haunted house, but on that day, she found the kid, Toshio, and the mother in Emma's room. The mother was spooked to death on her bed.
Karen is scared. She has been sent to the hospital to recover, but she can't stand to be alone there. The ghost is out and always following her.
She searches for the truth on the internet. Three years ago, a Japanese family killed one another in a murderous rage. The professor, played by Bill Pullman, witness the killing and threw himself out of his apartment. This part was played out in the beginning of the movie.
Karen goes to the house after the detective. The detective brings two bottles of petrol. The kid pretended to drown himself in the bathtub.
There are not a lot of special effects, and when the director applies it, it's not over the top. The ghost mother appears in the tenth floor corridor is perhaps the scariest moment in the movie. The dark lines that appear out of nowhere are truly nightmarish. The young child and its hybrid with the black cat is facinating. I like it, but I hate to watch this visual extravagaza because I understand it all too well.
Ju-yuan, the title, means the grudge a ghost holds when it was killed or murdered out of passion. The story goes like this. A young Japanese woman fell in love with her English professor, and her husband found out her infatuation. She was murdered in the bathroom by drowning. Her son was also abused and murdered. The fury was held by this house, and all the people who has been to the house died either mysteriously, or disappeared without any trace.
The police officer's friends died investigating this case. The American family, the Williams, died in this house after seeing the young green kid. The wife died first, then the husband died. His sister was tracked down in work, then the mother tried to kill her. The security guard in her work building got killed there. She went home, and her dead brother came calling. She got killed by the wife.
Yoko got killed in the beginning of the movie, she took care of the William's mother, Emma. She was deemed crazy, and live in the house for a long time alone. Yoko saw the woman in the attic and died there. The detectives saw a jaw from Yoko. It was apparently torn from her face.
Enters Karen the caretaker/exchange student. Sarah Michelle Geller is certainly grown up and mature, with the much older Jason Behr, Doug.
Karen takes care of Emma in the haunted house, but on that day, she found the kid, Toshio, and the mother in Emma's room. The mother was spooked to death on her bed.
Karen is scared. She has been sent to the hospital to recover, but she can't stand to be alone there. The ghost is out and always following her.
She searches for the truth on the internet. Three years ago, a Japanese family killed one another in a murderous rage. The professor, played by Bill Pullman, witness the killing and threw himself out of his apartment. This part was played out in the beginning of the movie.
Karen goes to the house after the detective. The detective brings two bottles of petrol. The kid pretended to drown himself in the bathtub.
12/13/2004
Saturday and Sunday - Christmas activities
We walked on the bank of Waikato River on Saturday, on the way back we visited Waikato Museum for free. It was a great experience. We saw a lot of art work, and also some scientific/dairy exhibition. I found out that twin cows can substitute the data for 20~30 cows in the museum. That's very interesting and I will put this into my thesis introduction.
The river looks very low at the moment, but it rained quite a lot this summer. Maybe it's because we are also using more electricity. It's a great walkway and we enjoyed the walk immensely.
I went to Tic's engagement party on Saturday evening.
Mum and dad are on the Christmas parade so we all got up early to prepare. However, we were still late when the time comes. A lot of people gathered for this event, perhaps the single largest event of the year. Children came on their prams, with their parents; mothers dragged their walking children; couples came; old folks came; the clowns were there. I liked the parade, it was very well done this year. Dad and mum were in the Wedding procession: very funny. The music was good, too.
Overall I believe that this had been organised quite well. I will definitely have a good Christmas after this.
Got a phone call last night from purple skirt. She has a new e-mail address. Interesting. I will add her to my MSN list.
The river looks very low at the moment, but it rained quite a lot this summer. Maybe it's because we are also using more electricity. It's a great walkway and we enjoyed the walk immensely.
I went to Tic's engagement party on Saturday evening.
Mum and dad are on the Christmas parade so we all got up early to prepare. However, we were still late when the time comes. A lot of people gathered for this event, perhaps the single largest event of the year. Children came on their prams, with their parents; mothers dragged their walking children; couples came; old folks came; the clowns were there. I liked the parade, it was very well done this year. Dad and mum were in the Wedding procession: very funny. The music was good, too.
Overall I believe that this had been organised quite well. I will definitely have a good Christmas after this.
Got a phone call last night from purple skirt. She has a new e-mail address. Interesting. I will add her to my MSN list.
12/12/2004
Tic's Engagement party
Went to Tic's engagement party. Very large family so a lot of people came for her engagement party, there weren't a lot of friends present.
Tic is very friendly to us, and very kind. She is a very good friend of mine. I like her and wish that her engaged life will be happier than before, whice undoubtly is already happening. Her fiance looks very nice and I am sure that they love each other.
It's a great party! I love the food. I thought it would have been really stressful, but it's stressful for my friend and her future husband, not stressful to us. We just went and gave her presents and eat. We talked amongst ourselves and caught up with our lifes.
It's so nice to see people who I don't usually see. I got a present from J. J is still busy writing her thesis like all the other friends that I have. They are finishing thesis! She is going to Scotland around September. Wish that everyone will finish their thesis on time.
Tic is very friendly to us, and very kind. She is a very good friend of mine. I like her and wish that her engaged life will be happier than before, whice undoubtly is already happening. Her fiance looks very nice and I am sure that they love each other.
It's a great party! I love the food. I thought it would have been really stressful, but it's stressful for my friend and her future husband, not stressful to us. We just went and gave her presents and eat. We talked amongst ourselves and caught up with our lifes.
It's so nice to see people who I don't usually see. I got a present from J. J is still busy writing her thesis like all the other friends that I have. They are finishing thesis! She is going to Scotland around September. Wish that everyone will finish their thesis on time.
12/10/2004
Choir in front of the city hall
I sang in front of the Hamilton City Hall! Wow, I can't believe that I finally pulled it off. I am famous. I am so happy about getting on stage and sing for the Christmas festival for Hamilton City. The event was put on by Maori people in the greater Waikato, and have fifteen groups that will perform throughout several days in Hamilton city centre. On Sunday, a Christams parade has been organised. I wish the weather will be better.
I love singing, but now I am back at work trying to fix my ozone generator. It is finally working! They've found out what's wrong with it! (The pump has perished.) I wish everything will be back to normal tomorrow. Anyway, all goes well and I should get the standard curve today and tomorrow. I will be able to run some repeats before this year ends.
I love singing, but now I am back at work trying to fix my ozone generator. It is finally working! They've found out what's wrong with it! (The pump has perished.) I wish everything will be back to normal tomorrow. Anyway, all goes well and I should get the standard curve today and tomorrow. I will be able to run some repeats before this year ends.
12/09/2004
Change the blog format
I have changed the blog format so now I can e-mail my blog to the address and not receiving e-mail of my blogs. The mailbox has too much blogs in it! I didn't know how this worked so chose the wrong option. Do not want to get sent the blog that I have written.
Read the Hero and Da Vinci's IMDB boards, got real bored by them. It must have been too much web browsing.
I was listening to Lord of the Rings CDs, now got bored with them as well.
Last night Fuzzyslowmo and I watched Ice Age DVD together. It was a good movie, very funny. Our TV just died and dad was fixing it up. Its case was removed and Viola! It was o.k. now. So strange. What is wrong with the TV? It was only 10 years old. Our old TV is 23 years old and is still going strong. Can you believe it? Haha. So the old TV is actually better than the new one.
Repeated the Indigo experiment on the Shimadzu machine, worked well. Very pleased with self because supervisor was good to offer help and also technician helped. The three of us tried to figure out what the hell is going on and now have figured it out. So happy! Can go home and sleep for today because had actually done something constructive. I will go and check if the ozone generator comes back or not.
Tomorrow will be the first big day before the Christmas. It will be my first choir appearance in Hamilton. So stressed. I wish that I will not forget what I am going to sing on stage. >_< So afraid that I might have done something wrong in front of a lot of people and made a fool out of myself.
Anyway, it will all be over tomorrow by now. YA! And Saturday is the big day for Tic, Sunday is the parade for mum and dad. We will all go watch it. Then next week there is another choir (I am not going to sing) because I am going to the Mastitis group lunch before Christmas. Then on the 22nd, there is this BBQ for our company. Then it will be Christmas holiday. I will come back on the 10th of January. YA! 2004 is basically over and have done so much studying this year. My brain is fried. My pocket is now full of money and am feeling very positive about myself. Although lost 1 boyfriend.
Bank balance looks very healthy, but before long, will give parents money again and help our family to pay bills. Lost a lot of weight this year (about 7kg), will continue to lose weight after Christmas because it's impossible to not eat during this period.
I have started to run again, so should eat less and exercise more.
New Year: no resolution. I have not planned that far yet. I think I will just keep up my good work now and maybe get rid of some rubbish in my room. So untidy! Actually tidied up own's room, but still have too much junk in the room.
Read the Hero and Da Vinci's IMDB boards, got real bored by them. It must have been too much web browsing.
I was listening to Lord of the Rings CDs, now got bored with them as well.
Last night Fuzzyslowmo and I watched Ice Age DVD together. It was a good movie, very funny. Our TV just died and dad was fixing it up. Its case was removed and Viola! It was o.k. now. So strange. What is wrong with the TV? It was only 10 years old. Our old TV is 23 years old and is still going strong. Can you believe it? Haha. So the old TV is actually better than the new one.
Repeated the Indigo experiment on the Shimadzu machine, worked well. Very pleased with self because supervisor was good to offer help and also technician helped. The three of us tried to figure out what the hell is going on and now have figured it out. So happy! Can go home and sleep for today because had actually done something constructive. I will go and check if the ozone generator comes back or not.
Tomorrow will be the first big day before the Christmas. It will be my first choir appearance in Hamilton. So stressed. I wish that I will not forget what I am going to sing on stage. >_< So afraid that I might have done something wrong in front of a lot of people and made a fool out of myself.
Anyway, it will all be over tomorrow by now. YA! And Saturday is the big day for Tic, Sunday is the parade for mum and dad. We will all go watch it. Then next week there is another choir (I am not going to sing) because I am going to the Mastitis group lunch before Christmas. Then on the 22nd, there is this BBQ for our company. Then it will be Christmas holiday. I will come back on the 10th of January. YA! 2004 is basically over and have done so much studying this year. My brain is fried. My pocket is now full of money and am feeling very positive about myself. Although lost 1 boyfriend.
Bank balance looks very healthy, but before long, will give parents money again and help our family to pay bills. Lost a lot of weight this year (about 7kg), will continue to lose weight after Christmas because it's impossible to not eat during this period.
I have started to run again, so should eat less and exercise more.
New Year: no resolution. I have not planned that far yet. I think I will just keep up my good work now and maybe get rid of some rubbish in my room. So untidy! Actually tidied up own's room, but still have too much junk in the room.
12/08/2004
Remenent of excitement from yesterday
Dad has came back! I am so happy about this. I have only carried out a short experiment in the morning, started around 8:00a.m., then finishes around 10:00 a.m. Before running off home, I taped the poster with long Velcro strips so it will not fall on the ground. This particular poster costs about $100 NZ dollars. Very expensive so we do not want it on the ground, even though this ground has carpet on it.
I tried to pack everything up before dad's arrival. Just about done it and he came back! Oh, no! Fuzzyslowmo and mum have already gone out of the door but I decided that I will be calm and keep shifting the boxes of things into my room. I was vacuuming last because needed to make sure that mum and sister have done their vacuuming. If I don't do that, then they will just slack off! Man, talking about slackers! Mum even wanted to have an afternoon nap. I believe that we have too much to do so we have worked all morning and afternoon to prepare our house for the master to arrive. Hahahahaha! Sounds so pathetic but it was true.
Anyway, my room looks so nice now that it is even better than a hotel suite. However, I still think that we can get rid of some boxes in sunroom. There are simply too many boxes in the sunroom, mostly other people's stuff. Tserng's stuff: some duvet and beddings, some books from them. I hope they will come back one day and take these items with them. I doubt that they will ever come back to live, though. Lovemonkey keeps writing to mum wanting her to join her gang. I don't know why. Mum simply ignore her.
I wish that dad will be happy here this time. He has joined the Sunshine society! Anyway, I better go before boss catches me not working.
Fuzzyslowmo is not sleeping very well these days. I hope she feels happier. I am so worried about her. Wish she will be better after seeing her doctor.
I tried to pack everything up before dad's arrival. Just about done it and he came back! Oh, no! Fuzzyslowmo and mum have already gone out of the door but I decided that I will be calm and keep shifting the boxes of things into my room. I was vacuuming last because needed to make sure that mum and sister have done their vacuuming. If I don't do that, then they will just slack off! Man, talking about slackers! Mum even wanted to have an afternoon nap. I believe that we have too much to do so we have worked all morning and afternoon to prepare our house for the master to arrive. Hahahahaha! Sounds so pathetic but it was true.
Anyway, my room looks so nice now that it is even better than a hotel suite. However, I still think that we can get rid of some boxes in sunroom. There are simply too many boxes in the sunroom, mostly other people's stuff. Tserng's stuff: some duvet and beddings, some books from them. I hope they will come back one day and take these items with them. I doubt that they will ever come back to live, though. Lovemonkey keeps writing to mum wanting her to join her gang. I don't know why. Mum simply ignore her.
I wish that dad will be happy here this time. He has joined the Sunshine society! Anyway, I better go before boss catches me not working.
Fuzzyslowmo is not sleeping very well these days. I hope she feels happier. I am so worried about her. Wish she will be better after seeing her doctor.
12/06/2004
Xmas has come early for my friends
I have given out most of my presents today. Very happy as a giver! It's true. I love my friends. They are cool. Just another chance to catch up with them.
Abu is going to San Francisco. Diamond_storm2 is eating healthly now. Great. Otherwise she does not eat anything. I felt quite worried about her. But now she is eating properly, which is good.
I went to university to drop off presents to the two Js, M, and S. They should be able to get the presents before Xmas, but am not sure if M will come back to university before next year or not. Hopefully she will. I don't know, she may be taking samples in Rotorua at the moment.
I also made Fuzzyslowmo and mom presents today. Not finished. Need to print them out soon. However, still have about 19 days to go so not worried. Should be able to finish tomorrow.
Present wrapping have finished. I am all good to go for this year's Christmas. Have done everything is fast mode so will go to gym tonight. Maybe? Yes, I will definitely go back to gym after this long rest.
Will do some exp tomorrow. Cool, huh? Finally.
Abu is going to San Francisco. Diamond_storm2 is eating healthly now. Great. Otherwise she does not eat anything. I felt quite worried about her. But now she is eating properly, which is good.
I went to university to drop off presents to the two Js, M, and S. They should be able to get the presents before Xmas, but am not sure if M will come back to university before next year or not. Hopefully she will. I don't know, she may be taking samples in Rotorua at the moment.
I also made Fuzzyslowmo and mom presents today. Not finished. Need to print them out soon. However, still have about 19 days to go so not worried. Should be able to finish tomorrow.
Present wrapping have finished. I am all good to go for this year's Christmas. Have done everything is fast mode so will go to gym tonight. Maybe? Yes, I will definitely go back to gym after this long rest.
Will do some exp tomorrow. Cool, huh? Finally.
12/05/2004
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 boxes of university stuff
That's exactly what I did today. I went and tidied up my undergrade stuff from Waikato university. Very interesting and tiring job. I put some books into the big one to fill it up because it was empty. This is very constructive since I got rid of three boxes.
12/03/2004
One thought about Fuzzy's Xmas present
I have bought some materials for making her present for Xmas. I have not done anything to make it yet. Better make it at work, but how do I do this without other noticing?
Hope things are going well at home front.
Hope things are going well at home front.
When things fall into places
Today I have done nothing that looked constructive, but actually I have accomplished quite a lot. I found out how much I am earning per month, and discovered that there are a lot of money in my account already. Cool! Some money for Xmas shopping? No, I am going to enjoy the first full account for four years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy about this. Also got wind that my university supervisor is back from his conference from the South Island. Cool. I will be able to go up to university and ask him questions then.
I am planning to take the same amount of off time as my work supervisor, though. Am not going to worry too much about university supervisor as I will have more queries once I start doing the bacteria experiments.
Today I have got more papers! The paper count is about 94 now, and it looks to me that it will go over 100 soon. There are a lot of advertisements in this hundred papers and some are totally irrelevant stuff anyway. Isn't that cool? I think the Ruakura library is very fast, and the librarians are more helpful to students. Waikato's librarians are too busy, and slow in getting papers. Maybe they just have too much things to do!
Talked with Abu, Tofushark and cousin glace. They are all fine! Cool. Very happy today. But my work supervisor is sorting out boring budget before the year ends. So boring. So tired. But can't help her out too much because wasn't here before.
Good luck my dear supervisor. I am skyving off home soon.
I am so happy about this. Also got wind that my university supervisor is back from his conference from the South Island. Cool. I will be able to go up to university and ask him questions then.
I am planning to take the same amount of off time as my work supervisor, though. Am not going to worry too much about university supervisor as I will have more queries once I start doing the bacteria experiments.
Today I have got more papers! The paper count is about 94 now, and it looks to me that it will go over 100 soon. There are a lot of advertisements in this hundred papers and some are totally irrelevant stuff anyway. Isn't that cool? I think the Ruakura library is very fast, and the librarians are more helpful to students. Waikato's librarians are too busy, and slow in getting papers. Maybe they just have too much things to do!
Talked with Abu, Tofushark and cousin glace. They are all fine! Cool. Very happy today. But my work supervisor is sorting out boring budget before the year ends. So boring. So tired. But can't help her out too much because wasn't here before.
Good luck my dear supervisor. I am skyving off home soon.
Da Vinci's code the movie ?!
I just got this news from IMDB that Tom Hanks is going to play Robert Langdon. Sorry, but I don't think he is suitable at all. Why can't they find someone like Clive Owen to play Robert? I pictured Robert as someone who is cuter, and more English than any American actor can be(!) Anyway, I haven't seen anyone who is better than Clive so I posted on the thread.
I reckon that Tom will definitely ruin the atmosphere of the film, so if he really is going to play Robert, then I am not going to watch the film. That will just break my heart.
Other characters are not that critical, I don't mind watching new actors/actresses to play these roles. Some new actors/actresses are actually better than the established ones.
To be critical, I must say that some movies have chosen the wrong people and that's mainly the reason why some movies didn't make it. For example, Nicolas Cage in National Treasure? I like Nicolas Cage, but NOT as a tomb raider, thank you very much.
I reckon that Tom will definitely ruin the atmosphere of the film, so if he really is going to play Robert, then I am not going to watch the film. That will just break my heart.
Other characters are not that critical, I don't mind watching new actors/actresses to play these roles. Some new actors/actresses are actually better than the established ones.
To be critical, I must say that some movies have chosen the wrong people and that's mainly the reason why some movies didn't make it. For example, Nicolas Cage in National Treasure? I like Nicolas Cage, but NOT as a tomb raider, thank you very much.
12/02/2004
Some more thoughts before getting off work
Just finished a Caramello bar and it seems to me that everyone has left work. Our group leader has hosted a meeting with a US senator(!) Cool.
I think I will try to think what to do tomorrow, but apart from that, will be pretty much a breeze for the rest of the today.
I am worried about the ozone generator now, and very much in love with this guy I met in the conference. God, please give me strength to resist temptation and love in general so I can survive the rest of this year. Hope next year will come in no time and it will be all over in a wink of an eye. Or will it? Is he the guy of my life that I will not be able to avoid? Is he the guy who will be brave enough to take me up as a challenge? Or is he just the friendly guy who does not want anything to do with me, just being his normal self? I hope, sincerely hope, the answer is not the last one. But of course, I always have a very good imagination and not very good boyfriend-getting skills. I hope that by being myself and not pretending to be someone who I am not, will help me on this front. If he really likes me, then he will do something about it. I won't go and ask this guy. Look what happened to the last guy I asked out: it didn't work out and we are not talking at all. What a disaster! I wish this time that I will be able to wait longer. Just silently saying: I love you. Can you feel it? Can you feel that my heart is slowly breaking up into small pieces? Can you feel that my brain is slowly digesting itself and my whole life slowly floating pass in front of my eyes? Can you imagine letting go here? No. I can't. But I will have to take things slowly. Any slower then I will probably be a suspended animation. A picture on the wall.
See you. I wish to see you. I wish to see you later. I wish to see you later and you will call me. I wish to see you later and you will call me back and I will say yes. I wish to see you later and you will call me back and I will say yes to your invitation to dinner. So nice. Love ya!
I think I will try to think what to do tomorrow, but apart from that, will be pretty much a breeze for the rest of the today.
I am worried about the ozone generator now, and very much in love with this guy I met in the conference. God, please give me strength to resist temptation and love in general so I can survive the rest of this year. Hope next year will come in no time and it will be all over in a wink of an eye. Or will it? Is he the guy of my life that I will not be able to avoid? Is he the guy who will be brave enough to take me up as a challenge? Or is he just the friendly guy who does not want anything to do with me, just being his normal self? I hope, sincerely hope, the answer is not the last one. But of course, I always have a very good imagination and not very good boyfriend-getting skills. I hope that by being myself and not pretending to be someone who I am not, will help me on this front. If he really likes me, then he will do something about it. I won't go and ask this guy. Look what happened to the last guy I asked out: it didn't work out and we are not talking at all. What a disaster! I wish this time that I will be able to wait longer. Just silently saying: I love you. Can you feel it? Can you feel that my heart is slowly breaking up into small pieces? Can you feel that my brain is slowly digesting itself and my whole life slowly floating pass in front of my eyes? Can you imagine letting go here? No. I can't. But I will have to take things slowly. Any slower then I will probably be a suspended animation. A picture on the wall.
See you. I wish to see you. I wish to see you later. I wish to see you later and you will call me. I wish to see you later and you will call me back and I will say yes. I wish to see you later and you will call me back and I will say yes to your invitation to dinner. So nice. Love ya!
Pining is of no use
Told Fuzzyslowmo about the guy I met at the Christmas party. This time will be cautious and develop friendship slowly. Wish that this will go smoothly so we will actually be something more than friends.
He is such a nice guy! Not too tall and not too short. He is cute, strong (not too much muscle, either). He is kind and caring, and perhaps a little cheeky? I wish that he feels the same about me so we can develop the normal friendship, then later can develop into something else.
Sent the DVD Thirteen Days back to the video shop. It's broken in the middle. My DVD player is very delicate so can't play this DVD.
I borrowed Vin Diesel's XXX. It's a great action film, and really funny. I love it. It's the best since 007. I think it's better than 007 this time. Anyway, there is not tangerine thong. Hahahahaha. He is very cool and actually quite smart even though he looks like a stupid punk.
I don't know what will happen tomorrow. Not much work done, I suppose. I wish my supervisor will call the ozone generator company up so it will come back sometimes next week. Read the radiation superbug again. So cool! This group of people are very good at writing paper. I should learn from them. Their way of setting up experiment is also very good.
We had a mastitis group meeting as well. It was great. Everyone were sort of relaxed after the conference. It's the time to sum everything up and try to get some "closure", like my colleague said. Cool! I like closure. Isn't that a great feeling?
Anyway, better go otherwise will be caught not doing any work.
He is such a nice guy! Not too tall and not too short. He is cute, strong (not too much muscle, either). He is kind and caring, and perhaps a little cheeky? I wish that he feels the same about me so we can develop the normal friendship, then later can develop into something else.
Sent the DVD Thirteen Days back to the video shop. It's broken in the middle. My DVD player is very delicate so can't play this DVD.
I borrowed Vin Diesel's XXX. It's a great action film, and really funny. I love it. It's the best since 007. I think it's better than 007 this time. Anyway, there is not tangerine thong. Hahahahaha. He is very cool and actually quite smart even though he looks like a stupid punk.
I don't know what will happen tomorrow. Not much work done, I suppose. I wish my supervisor will call the ozone generator company up so it will come back sometimes next week. Read the radiation superbug again. So cool! This group of people are very good at writing paper. I should learn from them. Their way of setting up experiment is also very good.
We had a mastitis group meeting as well. It was great. Everyone were sort of relaxed after the conference. It's the time to sum everything up and try to get some "closure", like my colleague said. Cool! I like closure. Isn't that a great feeling?
Anyway, better go otherwise will be caught not doing any work.
12/01/2004
You only have to ask
Christmas conference, party, get-together: you name it, I believe that I've gone to the best ever.
I think that if the party your organisation throws reflects on the true feeling of the workers and bosses. Bosses are, afterall, humans, as well as the person who cracks the whip. If you are a successful organisation, then your workers will be more than happy to attend your function, and act accordingly! That's exactly what happened in Dexcel. My, I am so glad that I chose to work here instead of the university. So alive!
Highlights include "Days of our lives". I think these are very well done, and can be more realistic than perception. Although people have "fun" when making these clips, it also contain subtle messages about how some jobs are viewed as not so hard and can involve quite a lot of brain/muscle work. Amazing. I have never seen an organisation that is so keen to listen to one another. That's probably the only difference between Western and Eastern organisations.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dance. Believed that it had rekindled some kind of girly dream about high school dances. Very dangerous. Trying to put out fires about a boy. Very hard. Already finish the party so should keep head down to work, but this boy is bloody persistent, telling me that he wants to talk with me instead of going to a hot, steamy, spring-flowing, blondes-filling town called Rotorua. >_< That's weird. O.K. Think too much and must be brain-frizzed again. Hahahahahaha. Why... he is a nice guy. Why can't I just stand afar and watch the nice looking man? That's not a crime.
You only have to ask. Yes. I am sittig by myself and not dancing. You only have to ask me to dance, don't be shy.
I think that if the party your organisation throws reflects on the true feeling of the workers and bosses. Bosses are, afterall, humans, as well as the person who cracks the whip. If you are a successful organisation, then your workers will be more than happy to attend your function, and act accordingly! That's exactly what happened in Dexcel. My, I am so glad that I chose to work here instead of the university. So alive!
Highlights include "Days of our lives". I think these are very well done, and can be more realistic than perception. Although people have "fun" when making these clips, it also contain subtle messages about how some jobs are viewed as not so hard and can involve quite a lot of brain/muscle work. Amazing. I have never seen an organisation that is so keen to listen to one another. That's probably the only difference between Western and Eastern organisations.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dance. Believed that it had rekindled some kind of girly dream about high school dances. Very dangerous. Trying to put out fires about a boy. Very hard. Already finish the party so should keep head down to work, but this boy is bloody persistent, telling me that he wants to talk with me instead of going to a hot, steamy, spring-flowing, blondes-filling town called Rotorua. >_< That's weird. O.K. Think too much and must be brain-frizzed again. Hahahahahaha. Why... he is a nice guy. Why can't I just stand afar and watch the nice looking man? That's not a crime.
You only have to ask. Yes. I am sittig by myself and not dancing. You only have to ask me to dance, don't be shy.
11/29/2004
Path toward greatness
Dexcel is having its annual meeting, and I am sure without the workers the meeting will just be a blur. It's because the workers are all putting in their best, so the annual general meeting is fun and interesting. (I wouldn't know it hasn't started yet.)
This morning the sky is very grey and have no idea why the weather is so bad today. It must have been the Tasmania weather, a storm is brewing slowly, and the low pressure is sitting on top of me before I wake up. Getting up is not hard, but I can hear mum's footsteps slowly dragging across the floor after the clock chimed. It's so comfortable! I am still dreaming my dream on my bed!
8:00a.m. I am already putting the internet sucket into my computer. Extra early today so can help my supervisor a little bit. She is fussing over the job for the afternoon: the meeting. I hope she is going to be alright. I hope my workmates will not bite her head off.
I also hope, in the process of working for Dexcel, that I can finally find a place to work. Don't mean it's Dexcel, but I truly love the energy that these scientists are giving out. Even though my supervisor has told me that scientist do research only 20~30% of their time! What they do in the other 70~80% is probably broken down into: papers (finding/writing/preparing), meetings (preparing/calling), socialising/net-working with other scientists (i.e. conferences), and a little bit of brain exercise called innovation. Hahahahahahaha, yes, just lazying around and do nothing. But no, don't be so harsh because after a day of sitting in front of computer, your brain and your hands will hurt so much that you don't want to come back and work, ever. So you will want to get some samples and process them even though they are boring and repeatitive most of the time. It's actually quite o.k. because the environment is so good that you will forget all of your sorrow after you have seen the grass. NOT the Cow. They give you headache because they are moody sometimes. They are all cute and fuzzy in a good way, but they are cow afterall.
Better get going, otherwise may be left here without any transportation and rain is coming quickly.
This morning the sky is very grey and have no idea why the weather is so bad today. It must have been the Tasmania weather, a storm is brewing slowly, and the low pressure is sitting on top of me before I wake up. Getting up is not hard, but I can hear mum's footsteps slowly dragging across the floor after the clock chimed. It's so comfortable! I am still dreaming my dream on my bed!
8:00a.m. I am already putting the internet sucket into my computer. Extra early today so can help my supervisor a little bit. She is fussing over the job for the afternoon: the meeting. I hope she is going to be alright. I hope my workmates will not bite her head off.
I also hope, in the process of working for Dexcel, that I can finally find a place to work. Don't mean it's Dexcel, but I truly love the energy that these scientists are giving out. Even though my supervisor has told me that scientist do research only 20~30% of their time! What they do in the other 70~80% is probably broken down into: papers (finding/writing/preparing), meetings (preparing/calling), socialising/net-working with other scientists (i.e. conferences), and a little bit of brain exercise called innovation. Hahahahahahaha, yes, just lazying around and do nothing. But no, don't be so harsh because after a day of sitting in front of computer, your brain and your hands will hurt so much that you don't want to come back and work, ever. So you will want to get some samples and process them even though they are boring and repeatitive most of the time. It's actually quite o.k. because the environment is so good that you will forget all of your sorrow after you have seen the grass. NOT the Cow. They give you headache because they are moody sometimes. They are all cute and fuzzy in a good way, but they are cow afterall.
Better get going, otherwise may be left here without any transportation and rain is coming quickly.
Going back to the weekend
Sunday has been quite uneventful compared to Saturday. The party at M's was great. I love her house! So free. But there weren't a lot of furniture at all. Actually, no dining table. I don't think I live without my dining table even though it doesn't exist at this moment. Haha! How would I ever live without my parents? They do pay for everything, you know. I am so lucky.
Borrowed 6 movies again. Wanted to save money but apparently couldn't because mum and Fuzzyslowmo wanted to watch more movies. Grabbed them from shelves, and because mum was paying so I didn't protest too much. Watched Tears of the Sun (yes, more realist movie by Bruce Willis) and What a Girl Wants (yes, when I was a girl I wanted to be a princess, but clearly not an English one). ?_? /_\
Borrowed 6 movies again. Wanted to save money but apparently couldn't because mum and Fuzzyslowmo wanted to watch more movies. Grabbed them from shelves, and because mum was paying so I didn't protest too much. Watched Tears of the Sun (yes, more realist movie by Bruce Willis) and What a Girl Wants (yes, when I was a girl I wanted to be a princess, but clearly not an English one). ?_? /_\
11/25/2004
Short day - already had something done
Today is a busy day for my company because all the important people have came for the seminary for OAD: once a day milking. I believe that Jim Anderton has also came for a weekend visit. He is the leader of the previously well-known party: Alliance, and now is the leader in Correlation partner with Helen Clark, the Right Honourable Prime Minister of New Zealand. Cool. Bit stressed about blogging because big-wigs are coming to visit and do not know what to say. Am feeling a little bit daunted because did not wear appropriate uniform of Dexcel today. Just keep my head down and write the introduction of thesis. Should be ok.
I mean it must have been a short one because they will go to the farm to see demonstration of once a day milking. Cool. Just need to get through this morning and maybe my supervisor will have time to get ozone generator back from Wellington?
I mean it must have been a short one because they will go to the farm to see demonstration of once a day milking. Cool. Just need to get through this morning and maybe my supervisor will have time to get ozone generator back from Wellington?
11/24/2004
Work hard be4 the Illusive Old Man comes...
Yes, it's that time of the year again. I hate to say this, but why do all the people have to do all the work before Christmas? Does that generate more stress on workers? Yes, it does. I hope I am not stressing other people out, but apprently, everyone, it seems to me that everyone is stressing out about something. Is that because we are adults so we have to stress about some things? Or is it just me?
Present buying had practically finished since no boyfriend is in sight. Acutally, feeling quite cool because not having one means you do not have to think up a present for him! And actually, the thought of buying one, and the thought that he may not like the one you buy have left me! Ya! Singleton is the new word and it's not so bad! Not bad at all.
Talked with younger colleague today about marriage. Maybe it's good, maybe it's not so good. Depends on who you ask, I suppose. I'd like to get married in the future but not right now. Not ready for relationship, really. Not mature enough, although seems to be old outside does not mean inside is mature enough. Am too romantic and all the tests taken showed that 1. Need a prince who will always takes care of ones needs; 2. Am Harry Potter or some other magical character who apparently do not drop back to Earth at all.
Talked to supervisor because she is just weird lately. Always talking about other people getting a raise or NOT getting a raise. Very sad about NOT being the centre of attention so started asking about trains. Trains in England very cheap when she was studying in Reading. Hmm...personal thought: is this a safe subject or am I just plain dumb and can not see that she is agitated and always change the subject when I am talking? I said that some drivers are very bad, actually she thinks NZ drivers are not so good, either. Haha, that's what I thought. Well, who knows. Who knows who are worse. Maybe just some drivers are bad and when you are better than them then you will complain. People are like this at all things so make note to self that it's ok to blame things on other people. Sometimes, they really have done something bad. They are naughty and should not have done some things. Haha, why? Because you've made them look bad. Devilish? No, that's just the way it is.
Think about two blondes who are REAL devilish, dividing up my university supervisor right now. Don't know why men always fall for blondes. They are trying to get some money offers from the university as well. What? What? I can't believe them. They asked me about how I did in a sniffy little voice. I don't like them. They don't even come to my party. So what? I don't need your charity. I can do things myself, thank you very much. Am capable to do many things and don't need to depend on others. AM OK with organisation skills, maybe a little no-brainer, but actually quite smart.
Novel: no chapters now. I am thinking about quiting, but this novel has a nice built-up already. I just need the most exciting thing to happen, but since these days are filled with pizza and hungry mobs and filling tips of pipettes and people who comes into our office pretending to be busy... I am very disppointed in the crowd. I work very hard no matter what. That's my life. I love work, not an workaholic, but am hard-working, smart, thoughtful individual who write long senseless sentences in journal of life.
Well, am feeling very happy at the moment because some money may come through next week so can really do some Christmas shopping. First need to sort out mobile so can safe some money.
Nothing more to do. Just sleep. Feeling down about marks, but thought better not to ask the department to re-mark it. Or should I? I want an honor grade and am not going to let it slip through my hands again.
Present buying had practically finished since no boyfriend is in sight. Acutally, feeling quite cool because not having one means you do not have to think up a present for him! And actually, the thought of buying one, and the thought that he may not like the one you buy have left me! Ya! Singleton is the new word and it's not so bad! Not bad at all.
Talked with younger colleague today about marriage. Maybe it's good, maybe it's not so good. Depends on who you ask, I suppose. I'd like to get married in the future but not right now. Not ready for relationship, really. Not mature enough, although seems to be old outside does not mean inside is mature enough. Am too romantic and all the tests taken showed that 1. Need a prince who will always takes care of ones needs; 2. Am Harry Potter or some other magical character who apparently do not drop back to Earth at all.
Talked to supervisor because she is just weird lately. Always talking about other people getting a raise or NOT getting a raise. Very sad about NOT being the centre of attention so started asking about trains. Trains in England very cheap when she was studying in Reading. Hmm...personal thought: is this a safe subject or am I just plain dumb and can not see that she is agitated and always change the subject when I am talking? I said that some drivers are very bad, actually she thinks NZ drivers are not so good, either. Haha, that's what I thought. Well, who knows. Who knows who are worse. Maybe just some drivers are bad and when you are better than them then you will complain. People are like this at all things so make note to self that it's ok to blame things on other people. Sometimes, they really have done something bad. They are naughty and should not have done some things. Haha, why? Because you've made them look bad. Devilish? No, that's just the way it is.
Think about two blondes who are REAL devilish, dividing up my university supervisor right now. Don't know why men always fall for blondes. They are trying to get some money offers from the university as well. What? What? I can't believe them. They asked me about how I did in a sniffy little voice. I don't like them. They don't even come to my party. So what? I don't need your charity. I can do things myself, thank you very much. Am capable to do many things and don't need to depend on others. AM OK with organisation skills, maybe a little no-brainer, but actually quite smart.
Novel: no chapters now. I am thinking about quiting, but this novel has a nice built-up already. I just need the most exciting thing to happen, but since these days are filled with pizza and hungry mobs and filling tips of pipettes and people who comes into our office pretending to be busy... I am very disppointed in the crowd. I work very hard no matter what. That's my life. I love work, not an workaholic, but am hard-working, smart, thoughtful individual who write long senseless sentences in journal of life.
Well, am feeling very happy at the moment because some money may come through next week so can really do some Christmas shopping. First need to sort out mobile so can safe some money.
Nothing more to do. Just sleep. Feeling down about marks, but thought better not to ask the department to re-mark it. Or should I? I want an honor grade and am not going to let it slip through my hands again.
11/23/2004
23 ozone machine is not back but finally getting rewarded for the hard work
It is amazing. I don't know why, but suddenly feel relieved because I am getting paid for my work! I have worked for the Company for two months, and have not been paid any money. I work pretty hard, and have not been slacking off at all. No holiday, only one day sick because of too much ozone. Naughty me (?)
Anyway, better get on to telling you my life story. Dear me. I have waited for the signing of the contract for so long that it's nearly killed my bank account. My bank account has always been set low because I pay my parents for my food and my room (fair enough because now am 23-years-old singleton?????? Hope am not singleton, a bit too young for being singleton, but a bit too old for student). I have not paid for about two months now! Money running out before Christmas, very difficult life indeed! Mum is chasing me in not so many words. Life has became suddenly hard because no money in bank account!!!!
So poor. Today the whole thing is resolved. Suddenly supervisor has found his head and gave me approval of the contract! Ya! Worth publishing on net because very happy, and am honest individual. Feel as if I am part of the team in university and company. Start of adulthood and the long years of earning bucks, doing jobs, etc. Becoming useful in the world! Not eating and buying clothes off my old folks! Not failing any subjects in university and go out drinking like dumb stupid girls! Cool, am finally a new person.
Feeling very happy and am even more willing to work. Tomorrow have big trial in the mastitis team and will help do small part of the job. Will also wait for the ozone generator to come but think it takes a few day to get it up and running. Hope everything turns out well.
Need to go to Ruakura Library to search some papers. However, should first do a general search so when get there will not waste a lot of time searching for papers in the library.
Nagging thoughts about should or should not send Christmas card to ex-boyfriend. I believe the definition of ex is that you don't send cards or presents to them, no matter which kind of friend. No obligation to them anymore, not like family members or close friends not-in-relationship-type.
I am strong and should not send him the card, but have bought one and probably will end up sending it to someone else. Should do that. Don't send it to him so will not give him any hope. He should get his own life and find true love.
Sister didn't want to wake up and work, a little bit too worried so called mum in the morning. Turned out to be false alarm. Hahahaha strangely nervous Egandopamine, why am I like that? Too stressed.
Had nervous break-down episode last night, very scared maybe will turn into child again. But a person is like that sometimes, I believe the way you deal with stress differs as you age and that is showing that you are finally a grown-up. I think I will grow up more after Masters degree has been done, but may take another serious event in the family. Hope not. I never hope anything would happen, ok? Nothing is good.
Very happy thought now. Dad is coming back the week after the next week; getting paid after next week and bank account will be healthy again; should practice cello again so will be much better when going back to the orchestra; should stop writing novel and think about what to put into it first; should start hassling friends again but in a gentler way.
Saw Sam in university Info Common today, very strange, he seems to be going out with another girl now. I thought he is together with hmm....ok normal university romance, short-lived and fiery. Ok. Rethink maybe I am not normal now, but am glad myself is different to other gals in town. Not slut.
Good to write. Just hope people don't mind my neurotic rambling.
Anyway, better get on to telling you my life story. Dear me. I have waited for the signing of the contract for so long that it's nearly killed my bank account. My bank account has always been set low because I pay my parents for my food and my room (fair enough because now am 23-years-old singleton?????? Hope am not singleton, a bit too young for being singleton, but a bit too old for student). I have not paid for about two months now! Money running out before Christmas, very difficult life indeed! Mum is chasing me in not so many words. Life has became suddenly hard because no money in bank account!!!!
So poor. Today the whole thing is resolved. Suddenly supervisor has found his head and gave me approval of the contract! Ya! Worth publishing on net because very happy, and am honest individual. Feel as if I am part of the team in university and company. Start of adulthood and the long years of earning bucks, doing jobs, etc. Becoming useful in the world! Not eating and buying clothes off my old folks! Not failing any subjects in university and go out drinking like dumb stupid girls! Cool, am finally a new person.
Feeling very happy and am even more willing to work. Tomorrow have big trial in the mastitis team and will help do small part of the job. Will also wait for the ozone generator to come but think it takes a few day to get it up and running. Hope everything turns out well.
Need to go to Ruakura Library to search some papers. However, should first do a general search so when get there will not waste a lot of time searching for papers in the library.
Nagging thoughts about should or should not send Christmas card to ex-boyfriend. I believe the definition of ex is that you don't send cards or presents to them, no matter which kind of friend. No obligation to them anymore, not like family members or close friends not-in-relationship-type.
I am strong and should not send him the card, but have bought one and probably will end up sending it to someone else. Should do that. Don't send it to him so will not give him any hope. He should get his own life and find true love.
Sister didn't want to wake up and work, a little bit too worried so called mum in the morning. Turned out to be false alarm. Hahahaha strangely nervous Egandopamine, why am I like that? Too stressed.
Had nervous break-down episode last night, very scared maybe will turn into child again. But a person is like that sometimes, I believe the way you deal with stress differs as you age and that is showing that you are finally a grown-up. I think I will grow up more after Masters degree has been done, but may take another serious event in the family. Hope not. I never hope anything would happen, ok? Nothing is good.
Very happy thought now. Dad is coming back the week after the next week; getting paid after next week and bank account will be healthy again; should practice cello again so will be much better when going back to the orchestra; should stop writing novel and think about what to put into it first; should start hassling friends again but in a gentler way.
Saw Sam in university Info Common today, very strange, he seems to be going out with another girl now. I thought he is together with hmm....ok normal university romance, short-lived and fiery. Ok. Rethink maybe I am not normal now, but am glad myself is different to other gals in town. Not slut.
Good to write. Just hope people don't mind my neurotic rambling.
11/22/2004
Shopping and Wrapping up Prizzis
Blog has became a weekly diary for me now...very bad. I don't know, it must be because Christmas is near, that I am very busy shopping for the people who are close to me.
I have thought up what to send mydove and have sent her the scarf. Hope she likes it! It's got so many colors! Maybe a bit too weird, but it's nice and warm for the cold winter in Taiwan. I have also sent Cod her book about the ship. It's in English, but it's first page has a nice illustrated ship that shows the names of each part of the ship, for example, the mast. It's a great book! I enjoyed it! I hope Cod likes it. The cover is cool, too.
I had bought mum a nice indoor skirt. It's very cosy and she can wear it when it's very hot (like now). The weather is very unpredictable at the moment, sometimes very hot and dry, and it rains when you least expecting it. Very strange weather pattern, and people keep blaming the La Nina but I don't think it is that.
I sent Fuzzyslowmo five fiction paperbacks. Hope she loves them and will spend some times during the summer months to read them. Hope her Christmas is not only filled with food and warm fuzzy feeling. She will become a fuzzy"lazy"mo if she does not read a little. Although I might have persuaded her to become a couch potato. >_< Why did I buy her books and not get her to do riverwalk with me instead?
Yesterday went to Mr. L and Mrs. Sixs' houses. They are both away and their garden need to be taken care of. I like gardening, but to do two in one day is a little bit too much. I am not used to doing two gardens in less than five hours. We only mow the lawns as Mr. L's trees are a little too big for us to handle. I don't mind small trees and can help saw them off, but the ones at his house are not easy to take care of because people who rent his house don't cut trees. They pay for people to come in to do their lawns. Mrs. Six's garden is much better looking, but her lawn is very long and narrow. I know all the garden enthusiasts will stand up and groan, but I don't care. Their garden is too big and it has no trees to speak of. The owner of the house plant vegetables in patches and didn't pull the dead veges up before she leaves! If that is a crime I am sure she will already be in Garden jail. Mum complained as well, saying that she is supposed to be very tidy. I think if she loves gardening and growing vegetables, then maybe she should have pulled some out before she leaves for the summer holiday. We are not slaves.
Enough whining. I think summer is generally good. My garden is great. We take care of it constantly and if there are some weed then we pull them out. Not immediately, but when we garden, we go for the whole nine yards. We have our own compost and plant small manageble plants instead of large unruly ones. I like gardening. Why shouldn't I? It's a nice way to enjoy the summer/winter and plants are quiet. Some are good enough to eat and some are nice to look at.
Generally speaking, my life is fulfiled. I have done quite a lot of exercise during the weekend and also cooked a corn and rice stew. It has ham in it as well, but because I added too much water, it was not sweet enough so had to add extra salt and pepper. Not very good, should improve on my cooking skills in the summer. There are always something to do. Too much to do in the summer, actually. Can only do some things. I am not a superwoman.
Wrapping up presents have became a major event in my family. Fuzzyslowmo is making a calender for next year, and on the Whitcoulls sale, she bought a dark booklet and have already done at least three to four months worth of next year's calender. Me, as a lazy working masters student, have bought 1 calender that goes for 1.5 years, an Index book for addresses and webpages, a cheap blank planner for the week (fill our the date and time of appointments if necessary), and started two paper dairys: one cream one for short important things and one for thoughts and things happened like a log. Great! Organised person. Shopped and happy.
Clothwise, I bought a white skirt only. Not a lot. Went with mum to salvation army to buy some working clothese. One already stained by some unknown yellow objects, suspected Curry. May have been the face cloth we put on pillows. Very evil object and should avoid any colorful face cloth in the future. Should use plain ones or ones with less dyes on them.
Experiment worked today! Ya! Results are out, not so great but as expected: all passed! Not very high pass but high enough for my standard. I mean it's not any different to my third year results. Amazing coincidence and decided to leave university immediately so will not be under scrutiny of girls in the same lab. However, feel a bit superior because will get paid work instead of doing non-paid job/masters thesis for supervisor. Is working very hard for the company and also university. University will get loyalty from my brain and they should be very happy that I can put so much knowledge and also give publicity about mastitis research in relation to the Biological Department. I may not be the brightest bottom, but I am as good as it gets! Here I come, Egandopamin, the engineer/scientist brainy woman! hahahahaha did I fool you?
I have thought up what to send mydove and have sent her the scarf. Hope she likes it! It's got so many colors! Maybe a bit too weird, but it's nice and warm for the cold winter in Taiwan. I have also sent Cod her book about the ship. It's in English, but it's first page has a nice illustrated ship that shows the names of each part of the ship, for example, the mast. It's a great book! I enjoyed it! I hope Cod likes it. The cover is cool, too.
I had bought mum a nice indoor skirt. It's very cosy and she can wear it when it's very hot (like now). The weather is very unpredictable at the moment, sometimes very hot and dry, and it rains when you least expecting it. Very strange weather pattern, and people keep blaming the La Nina but I don't think it is that.
I sent Fuzzyslowmo five fiction paperbacks. Hope she loves them and will spend some times during the summer months to read them. Hope her Christmas is not only filled with food and warm fuzzy feeling. She will become a fuzzy"lazy"mo if she does not read a little. Although I might have persuaded her to become a couch potato. >_< Why did I buy her books and not get her to do riverwalk with me instead?
Yesterday went to Mr. L and Mrs. Sixs' houses. They are both away and their garden need to be taken care of. I like gardening, but to do two in one day is a little bit too much. I am not used to doing two gardens in less than five hours. We only mow the lawns as Mr. L's trees are a little too big for us to handle. I don't mind small trees and can help saw them off, but the ones at his house are not easy to take care of because people who rent his house don't cut trees. They pay for people to come in to do their lawns. Mrs. Six's garden is much better looking, but her lawn is very long and narrow. I know all the garden enthusiasts will stand up and groan, but I don't care. Their garden is too big and it has no trees to speak of. The owner of the house plant vegetables in patches and didn't pull the dead veges up before she leaves! If that is a crime I am sure she will already be in Garden jail. Mum complained as well, saying that she is supposed to be very tidy. I think if she loves gardening and growing vegetables, then maybe she should have pulled some out before she leaves for the summer holiday. We are not slaves.
Enough whining. I think summer is generally good. My garden is great. We take care of it constantly and if there are some weed then we pull them out. Not immediately, but when we garden, we go for the whole nine yards. We have our own compost and plant small manageble plants instead of large unruly ones. I like gardening. Why shouldn't I? It's a nice way to enjoy the summer/winter and plants are quiet. Some are good enough to eat and some are nice to look at.
Generally speaking, my life is fulfiled. I have done quite a lot of exercise during the weekend and also cooked a corn and rice stew. It has ham in it as well, but because I added too much water, it was not sweet enough so had to add extra salt and pepper. Not very good, should improve on my cooking skills in the summer. There are always something to do. Too much to do in the summer, actually. Can only do some things. I am not a superwoman.
Wrapping up presents have became a major event in my family. Fuzzyslowmo is making a calender for next year, and on the Whitcoulls sale, she bought a dark booklet and have already done at least three to four months worth of next year's calender. Me, as a lazy working masters student, have bought 1 calender that goes for 1.5 years, an Index book for addresses and webpages, a cheap blank planner for the week (fill our the date and time of appointments if necessary), and started two paper dairys: one cream one for short important things and one for thoughts and things happened like a log. Great! Organised person. Shopped and happy.
Clothwise, I bought a white skirt only. Not a lot. Went with mum to salvation army to buy some working clothese. One already stained by some unknown yellow objects, suspected Curry. May have been the face cloth we put on pillows. Very evil object and should avoid any colorful face cloth in the future. Should use plain ones or ones with less dyes on them.
Experiment worked today! Ya! Results are out, not so great but as expected: all passed! Not very high pass but high enough for my standard. I mean it's not any different to my third year results. Amazing coincidence and decided to leave university immediately so will not be under scrutiny of girls in the same lab. However, feel a bit superior because will get paid work instead of doing non-paid job/masters thesis for supervisor. Is working very hard for the company and also university. University will get loyalty from my brain and they should be very happy that I can put so much knowledge and also give publicity about mastitis research in relation to the Biological Department. I may not be the brightest bottom, but I am as good as it gets! Here I come, Egandopamin, the engineer/scientist brainy woman! hahahahaha did I fool you?
11/17/2004
Listening to Meteora from Linkin Park and reflect in the lab
Exactly what I am doing. I found this Linkin Park site when surfing the net, cool, eh? That's my favourite Linkin Park song, but there are so many nice songs by Linkin Park. That's the only band that's deemed "LOUD" that I love. Well, there are other good ones but they are the coolest, no offense to other band fans!
This morning I jumped like a frog from Newstead to the Lye Farm, and jumped back in my grey little Toyota. The car groans as I push down the pedal hard. Supervisor is there when I get back to Newstead after talking to two busy colleagues who are going into the cowshed. They are taking some more samples this morning, how elegant(!)
Anyway, it just means more work. I arrive and plate out about 100 plates on Blood Esculin for SA, and in the afternoon I plated out another 51. In total there are 151 samples for the day, and sent them to the Riverlea lab to count SCC. Well, a lot of work in a nice summer day, but we can't go out because we have business to attend to.
Went to lunch with mum and did Warrant of Fitness for the car. Shopped two pottery items, possible present for friends. Got two scarfs as well, they can be worn for the formal occasion, i.e. weddings of friends. >_< I sound more and more like a mature woman (old) now. So depressing. I don't want to see my friends getting married.
But it's great that I am doing lab work again, although they have nothing to do with my project. Sent the ozone generator away to Wellington yesterday, and will wait for the ozone generator company to fix it so can carry out more experiments later.
Talked with E. She is cool, I mean she is young and we do have more topics to discuss. Drove mum home and she wanted to say more, but I stopped her so won't be late for the afternoon plating session. J said that I might not go back, but I did! Obviously was too late.
Shared Chinese food with supervisor. Don't know what's in the candy. Should find out on net. Find an English version.
This morning I jumped like a frog from Newstead to the Lye Farm, and jumped back in my grey little Toyota. The car groans as I push down the pedal hard. Supervisor is there when I get back to Newstead after talking to two busy colleagues who are going into the cowshed. They are taking some more samples this morning, how elegant(!)
Anyway, it just means more work. I arrive and plate out about 100 plates on Blood Esculin for SA, and in the afternoon I plated out another 51. In total there are 151 samples for the day, and sent them to the Riverlea lab to count SCC. Well, a lot of work in a nice summer day, but we can't go out because we have business to attend to.
Went to lunch with mum and did Warrant of Fitness for the car. Shopped two pottery items, possible present for friends. Got two scarfs as well, they can be worn for the formal occasion, i.e. weddings of friends. >_< I sound more and more like a mature woman (old) now. So depressing. I don't want to see my friends getting married.
But it's great that I am doing lab work again, although they have nothing to do with my project. Sent the ozone generator away to Wellington yesterday, and will wait for the ozone generator company to fix it so can carry out more experiments later.
Talked with E. She is cool, I mean she is young and we do have more topics to discuss. Drove mum home and she wanted to say more, but I stopped her so won't be late for the afternoon plating session. J said that I might not go back, but I did! Obviously was too late.
Shared Chinese food with supervisor. Don't know what's in the candy. Should find out on net. Find an English version.
11/13/2004
Proposal - Done Shopping - Done
Have an idea about what to send to Fuzzyslowmo for her Christmas: promise it will be a great present and will also be made by myself. However, I have all the component that I needed at home, so should be easy to make!
Went shopping with mum. Bought: Hush Puppy shoes, cream, 1 pair. Sussan: blue jacket that has zipper that can be pulled from the top and the bottom. Borrowed from Library: 4 books. One book about Oriental decoration, two books about Decoupage, and one book for gift wrapping.
Tic is getting engaged, so the shoes are for the engagement party. Tried to find my blue anklet whole afternoon, and found it. Now it is on my ankle!!!! Whew, thought lost it.
Mum and Fuzzyslowmo are making dinner and I am lazying off. Cool Saturday, and I am so glad that I have done my proposal. Just need to get Statistian, the weird old man, to sign my proposal and approve of what I am doing, then it's all done. YA! YA! Horray.
Bridget Jones is starting on the 18th (next week), cool, huh? Saw C.L. on the street, he is nice looking but am sure he has gf, so stop thinking about nice looking guy right now. Why doesn't his gf go out and shop with him? And he was weird, told me that he is going to watch NBA and it's startin'? What... completely irrelevant info to me.
Anyway, summer is going fast and furious. Saw Carla on the street today as well. Wish she is happy. She is with her friend and her friend's family.
Shoe saleswoman in Hush Puppy very friendly and can speak Chinese. Cool. Mum was trying to ask for price cut, but we probably wouldn't buy many shoes now. But you can never have enough shoes.
Thank you, K.L. for your present, but don't know what it is for. Is it for Christmas? But she is not answering her phone. What's the occasion? I am not getting any vibe or any communication with my friends right now. Where is Tic? Where is purple skirt? And where essentially, is K.L.?
Anyway, maybe they are just too busy for their life or maybe shopping, shopping like me! ^_^
Went shopping with mum. Bought: Hush Puppy shoes, cream, 1 pair. Sussan: blue jacket that has zipper that can be pulled from the top and the bottom. Borrowed from Library: 4 books. One book about Oriental decoration, two books about Decoupage, and one book for gift wrapping.
Tic is getting engaged, so the shoes are for the engagement party. Tried to find my blue anklet whole afternoon, and found it. Now it is on my ankle!!!! Whew, thought lost it.
Mum and Fuzzyslowmo are making dinner and I am lazying off. Cool Saturday, and I am so glad that I have done my proposal. Just need to get Statistian, the weird old man, to sign my proposal and approve of what I am doing, then it's all done. YA! YA! Horray.
Bridget Jones is starting on the 18th (next week), cool, huh? Saw C.L. on the street, he is nice looking but am sure he has gf, so stop thinking about nice looking guy right now. Why doesn't his gf go out and shop with him? And he was weird, told me that he is going to watch NBA and it's startin'? What... completely irrelevant info to me.
Anyway, summer is going fast and furious. Saw Carla on the street today as well. Wish she is happy. She is with her friend and her friend's family.
Shoe saleswoman in Hush Puppy very friendly and can speak Chinese. Cool. Mum was trying to ask for price cut, but we probably wouldn't buy many shoes now. But you can never have enough shoes.
Thank you, K.L. for your present, but don't know what it is for. Is it for Christmas? But she is not answering her phone. What's the occasion? I am not getting any vibe or any communication with my friends right now. Where is Tic? Where is purple skirt? And where essentially, is K.L.?
Anyway, maybe they are just too busy for their life or maybe shopping, shopping like me! ^_^
11/12/2004
Fighting for life and fighting for death
Arafat died yesterday, fuzzyslowmo found out after we went to watch the movie, Hero. I believe that there will be some more unrest in Jerusalem, and Israel region. It's not good for both sides of people. I mean, even after he dies, there will be suicide bombers and tanks from Israel army as well. It's sad that people have to die because they believe in different God, and believe that one city belong to three groups of people. It makes me sad to see people, innocent children, women, and men, dying in the blood bath.
Had a fight with mum this morning about not going to listen to my cello rehearsal. So trivial! I secretely thought that I would refuse to take mum anywhere if she does not want to go! However, in the end I decided that I will take her with me to this fun thing, and take her to her choir practice with SunShine society. That makes so much more sense.
Fuzzyslowmo did not wake up early, and did not finish breakfast. I took her to university to get her results. She is going to meet her friend and go to city.
Hero was a good movie, very beautifully done, and it was quite scary. The storying-telling sequence was great, like Rushimon.
I will talk to my supervisor right about now. Talked to statistian, the best one in univeristy today. But his problem is that he is too good so very picky. I am not very good at designing my experiments, so it takes a long time to talk to him. Will have to meet him again next Monday.
Anyway, today is not over, hope the cello rehearsal goes well.
Had a fight with mum this morning about not going to listen to my cello rehearsal. So trivial! I secretely thought that I would refuse to take mum anywhere if she does not want to go! However, in the end I decided that I will take her with me to this fun thing, and take her to her choir practice with SunShine society. That makes so much more sense.
Fuzzyslowmo did not wake up early, and did not finish breakfast. I took her to university to get her results. She is going to meet her friend and go to city.
Hero was a good movie, very beautifully done, and it was quite scary. The storying-telling sequence was great, like Rushimon.
I will talk to my supervisor right about now. Talked to statistian, the best one in univeristy today. But his problem is that he is too good so very picky. I am not very good at designing my experiments, so it takes a long time to talk to him. Will have to meet him again next Monday.
Anyway, today is not over, hope the cello rehearsal goes well.
11/11/2004
Ignored few days in my life and get back into it
Work was of course, hectic, as usual. I had to edit the proposal over and over again to make it better. Everyone at work seems to be writing something, my supervisor is working with Mario on his paper. In the afternoon, I skived off to university and had lunch with Mai, A, and Abu. Diamond_storm was not there and couldn't get a straight answer out of anyone who were present about where she was. So she might have been in some kind of religious ceremony for Ramadan or in Auckland or doing experiment and not having lunch with her friends.
Dropped off my proposal, decided better of it, and got wind about my supervisor from university coming to work place. Ah! Made me very mad. But was looking at a real-time PCR machine getting installed. Apparently it was being fixed for some problem, but hope it was not substantial.
Because nearly finish my proposal, my supervisor at work decided to fix the ozone generator hose pipe for me. Cool! But she broke one component so had to glue it back together. Will have to wait until today morning, I put the component back on. Don't know the precise function of this part, maybe a membrane or a place for air to come in.
Yesterday I was going to practice cello, but after work, the electricity at home got cut off. Mum had prepared dinner, so the three of us took all of it to Tofushark's house. We also brought the DVDs to her house.
The DVD that we watched was The Hours. It was a great deep movie, but I couldn't say that I like it. It was very dark and sad. The music and the mood was pretty bleak.
Tofushark's boyfriend was also there, he is such a nice cool guy! He actually helped Tofushark to do her garden. Such nice boyfriend! Very considerate. He was even better than Tofushark's cousin, who never do garden work. Well, I am being judgemental again.
Talked to mum and Fuzzyslowmo for a while before going to sleep. Such nice evening outing. I like Tofushark's mum, she is very cool. Actually played a little bit of piano so the day was culturely fulfilled.
Today I spent the entire morning editing again, and went to unviersity to see my statistian professor from undergraduate to get approval for the research proposal. He gave me a hard time! Oh, well that's expected because I don't really know what I am doing just yet. Anyway, I think my work supervisor will sort things out with him at some stage. I made an appointment with him again for 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.
I think I might have to go to university right about now to see my university supervisor. Otherwise wouldn't know what to edit further. I am so tired of editing stuff, but have to finish it before Monday, the due date.
Everyone seems to be enjoying the summer, but it's going to rain soon. Hahahaha, it's great to rain, waiting for it to rain for ages. It's will help the grass to grow.
Hope wretch.com will quickly fix everything so people's photo albums will be up and running again.
Had been killing quite a lot of slugs and snails in the vegetable garden in the evening. Very disturbing, have put salt on the pumpkin, but am dreading that it may kill the plant as well. Just like my mentor said: Don't want to put some growth hormone on when it is unproven, and may kill the pumpkin seedling. Hmm...it's so unfair, but I am not going to put hormone on my pumpkin. I may just put more compost when December/January comes.
Guinea pig, as fuzzyslowmo said, is itching. Hmm...wonder what we should do to keep it clean. Perhaps a bath? Or put some salt on him as well? Too much salt. Stop thinking about salt now.
Dropped off my proposal, decided better of it, and got wind about my supervisor from university coming to work place. Ah! Made me very mad. But was looking at a real-time PCR machine getting installed. Apparently it was being fixed for some problem, but hope it was not substantial.
Because nearly finish my proposal, my supervisor at work decided to fix the ozone generator hose pipe for me. Cool! But she broke one component so had to glue it back together. Will have to wait until today morning, I put the component back on. Don't know the precise function of this part, maybe a membrane or a place for air to come in.
Yesterday I was going to practice cello, but after work, the electricity at home got cut off. Mum had prepared dinner, so the three of us took all of it to Tofushark's house. We also brought the DVDs to her house.
The DVD that we watched was The Hours. It was a great deep movie, but I couldn't say that I like it. It was very dark and sad. The music and the mood was pretty bleak.
Tofushark's boyfriend was also there, he is such a nice cool guy! He actually helped Tofushark to do her garden. Such nice boyfriend! Very considerate. He was even better than Tofushark's cousin, who never do garden work. Well, I am being judgemental again.
Talked to mum and Fuzzyslowmo for a while before going to sleep. Such nice evening outing. I like Tofushark's mum, she is very cool. Actually played a little bit of piano so the day was culturely fulfilled.
Today I spent the entire morning editing again, and went to unviersity to see my statistian professor from undergraduate to get approval for the research proposal. He gave me a hard time! Oh, well that's expected because I don't really know what I am doing just yet. Anyway, I think my work supervisor will sort things out with him at some stage. I made an appointment with him again for 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.
I think I might have to go to university right about now to see my university supervisor. Otherwise wouldn't know what to edit further. I am so tired of editing stuff, but have to finish it before Monday, the due date.
Everyone seems to be enjoying the summer, but it's going to rain soon. Hahahaha, it's great to rain, waiting for it to rain for ages. It's will help the grass to grow.
Hope wretch.com will quickly fix everything so people's photo albums will be up and running again.
Had been killing quite a lot of slugs and snails in the vegetable garden in the evening. Very disturbing, have put salt on the pumpkin, but am dreading that it may kill the plant as well. Just like my mentor said: Don't want to put some growth hormone on when it is unproven, and may kill the pumpkin seedling. Hmm...it's so unfair, but I am not going to put hormone on my pumpkin. I may just put more compost when December/January comes.
Guinea pig, as fuzzyslowmo said, is itching. Hmm...wonder what we should do to keep it clean. Perhaps a bath? Or put some salt on him as well? Too much salt. Stop thinking about salt now.
11/06/2004
Biscuit in general
Today I wake up to a pleasant dream of beautiful adventure with X, previously posted as A. My! That's explicit material so I will not post it on my blog, it's open to anyone who browse.
Mum is going to the Frankton market. I must explain, Frankton market is a Saturday market full of cheap stuff. I say cheap, but nowadays, it's getting more expensive. They sell absolutely everything, books, vegetables, all kinds of clothes, toys, plants, pre-loved stuff, shoes, lawn mowers, kebabs, chips, sausages, bread, candy, etc. There are also buskers, and today I've seen a Kapa Haka group. Good, huh? Very crowded.
We discovered that St.Vincent, the place that sells second hand stuff, moved to the shop on the right hand side of its original shop, if you walk from the National bank on that street. Cool, huh? A new shop, and I think Mrs. T loves the chair and the table. But because I drove, so Mrs. T did not buy them. Must have hesitated because mum didn't encourage her more.
I don't know, after watching Seabiscuit and eating pizza at Mrs. T's house, then going to shop in town, mum still does not want to buy anything. Her theory is that I should buy better quality stuff.
Seabiscuit is such a good movie, but I don't know why fuzzyslowmo does not like it. It's about a group of people who had lost everything, and won the big race. I suppose the movie is trying to portray small town American, who worked hard during depression and recovered from it. The movie showed a horse, Seabiscuit, won the big race against derby horse from the Eastern seaboard, War Admiral. It also suffered from torn ligament, and recovered with the horse's jockey, Johnny Red Pollard. It's an inspiring movie. I love it.
Saw R. and tofushark together. R. is a great man, he helped with Mrs. T's garden, and treated tofushark so nicely. I like R., he is a nice guy. I am totally for healthy relationship between young people. It's "healthy", and good for you. As long as you are happy, you can study so much better and be complete as a couple. Don't you agree?
I did two pages of writing yesterday, hope by the end of November I will collect 50000 words. It's not easy to write a novel, but my life is like a novel. I will write it everyday and see how it goes.
Mum talked to aunty on net, asked about dad's situation. He has flown over to Taiwan to take care of his friend's problem again. His friend's brother-in-law died of a stroke in China when doing business there. Dad's friend lost all his money because his brother-in-law had borrowed an considerable amount of money off him. Well, it's not really our problem, but dad has to go to China to help. I don't know when he will be back, but mum ordered him to be back around 4 to 6 December so we can spend Christmas together. Dad is not supposed to go to China because the place this person used to stay, Kwan-Shi, is not a safe place. It's quite hilly, and who knows how this person died? Maybe he got killed there, and it's not wise to go over to get kill, isn't it?
Actually told diamond_storm about this, and she said is my father going back for good and not coming back, as if he is abandoning us...well I made her feel that my father is that kind of man. How bad! Hahaha, maybe he is. I don't know, how would we know what he will do? He is always involved in other people's problem, and do not think that we are important. That's his attitude, don't know why.
Anyway, I hope everything is going ok over there in Taiwan. Don't be so naive and go to China, dad. I am so worried about you.
And X, when can start to see that I love you deeply and say yes? I am not asking you to spend 23.5 hours a day with me. I am not asking you to give me too much. I am not that hard to take care of. *Pout*
Mum is going to the Frankton market. I must explain, Frankton market is a Saturday market full of cheap stuff. I say cheap, but nowadays, it's getting more expensive. They sell absolutely everything, books, vegetables, all kinds of clothes, toys, plants, pre-loved stuff, shoes, lawn mowers, kebabs, chips, sausages, bread, candy, etc. There are also buskers, and today I've seen a Kapa Haka group. Good, huh? Very crowded.
We discovered that St.Vincent, the place that sells second hand stuff, moved to the shop on the right hand side of its original shop, if you walk from the National bank on that street. Cool, huh? A new shop, and I think Mrs. T loves the chair and the table. But because I drove, so Mrs. T did not buy them. Must have hesitated because mum didn't encourage her more.
I don't know, after watching Seabiscuit and eating pizza at Mrs. T's house, then going to shop in town, mum still does not want to buy anything. Her theory is that I should buy better quality stuff.
Seabiscuit is such a good movie, but I don't know why fuzzyslowmo does not like it. It's about a group of people who had lost everything, and won the big race. I suppose the movie is trying to portray small town American, who worked hard during depression and recovered from it. The movie showed a horse, Seabiscuit, won the big race against derby horse from the Eastern seaboard, War Admiral. It also suffered from torn ligament, and recovered with the horse's jockey, Johnny Red Pollard. It's an inspiring movie. I love it.
Saw R. and tofushark together. R. is a great man, he helped with Mrs. T's garden, and treated tofushark so nicely. I like R., he is a nice guy. I am totally for healthy relationship between young people. It's "healthy", and good for you. As long as you are happy, you can study so much better and be complete as a couple. Don't you agree?
I did two pages of writing yesterday, hope by the end of November I will collect 50000 words. It's not easy to write a novel, but my life is like a novel. I will write it everyday and see how it goes.
Mum talked to aunty on net, asked about dad's situation. He has flown over to Taiwan to take care of his friend's problem again. His friend's brother-in-law died of a stroke in China when doing business there. Dad's friend lost all his money because his brother-in-law had borrowed an considerable amount of money off him. Well, it's not really our problem, but dad has to go to China to help. I don't know when he will be back, but mum ordered him to be back around 4 to 6 December so we can spend Christmas together. Dad is not supposed to go to China because the place this person used to stay, Kwan-Shi, is not a safe place. It's quite hilly, and who knows how this person died? Maybe he got killed there, and it's not wise to go over to get kill, isn't it?
Actually told diamond_storm about this, and she said is my father going back for good and not coming back, as if he is abandoning us...well I made her feel that my father is that kind of man. How bad! Hahaha, maybe he is. I don't know, how would we know what he will do? He is always involved in other people's problem, and do not think that we are important. That's his attitude, don't know why.
Anyway, I hope everything is going ok over there in Taiwan. Don't be so naive and go to China, dad. I am so worried about you.
And X, when can start to see that I love you deeply and say yes? I am not asking you to spend 23.5 hours a day with me. I am not asking you to give me too much. I am not that hard to take care of. *Pout*
11/05/2004
Blog for yesterday and Yes, Please! blog
I am not a morning person, so in the morning I normally blog, reply e-mail, then start writing my proposal. It's so boring! But after yesterday's pep-talk from my supervisor, I feel that I will endeavour to finish the first draft today.
It's a great feeling because it's actually getting somewhere. I am glad that it will be completed soon.
I am going to fix the ozone generator tubing early next week, when I get the tube from Wellington.
Well, I wrote the whole day, trying to get the format of my thesis proposal correct. It's not easy, I think I will just type it up then change the format according to the guideline in the end.
It takes a while to get around things, but once I start writing, I am a fast typer. I think I will copy some parts of the method, and then paraphrase it if I have time. I don't think direct quote is nice, and some part of the procedures are not relevant to my experiment anyway.
Or, what I should have done, is write what I did already for the ozone dissolving experiments. With ozonating, and decaying. It's not hard to write!
The introduction is probably the hardest part to write because I do not know which papers are most important, but of course my supervisor will tell me what to do.
It's a deserted office, I am sure everyone is doing experiment on the farm somewhere. Good, I have peace and quiet to myself.
Drive up to university and meet diamond_strom and abu. They are both fine. Just their normal selves, cheerful and nice. I think diamond_storm is sick, coughing quite a lot, feeling down in general. When I later tell mum that she does not eat anything, she scoffs. I suppose mum can not understand why some children eat nothing. Hahaha.
Abu says that she wants X to come in, to look over her proposal and check spelling for her. Hmm...no wonder X wouldn't come in. Hehehaha I am nasty. I tell them that I asked X out on Tuesday, and he replied later that evening. Then he did not write to me on Wednesday and Thursday (that's yesterday). Abu asked me do I really know X? Why do I like him? She also said that I have great courage about asking X out. Why? I don't see why that's courageous. Anyway, I didn't even succeed, did I? Hahaha. Diamond_storm is doubtful, she said "Did you ask him out just because you need a guy?" Ohohoh, why do people doubt my intensions? Am I really like that? No. I am not. I don't just go and ask every guy who is available out. I am not a dumb girl, ok? Just scatter-brained. I have thought this out. I even know in advance that he may say no. But I have to ask anyway, because I would rather know from him that he does not want to go out, then keep guessing. That suspense kills me.
And why do I need to justify my love to X to two girls? I don't need that. That's between me and X, if I need to justify then I justify the feelings toward X. And especially about X not coming to meet us anymore...what...it ain't my fault. To be honest, X does not come and hang with us that often, and he does not come to hang out with us now. That's probably just X, because that's how he likes it. Got nothing to do with me asking him out. Anyway, it may still be related to me, but I don't care anymore. Too much_for_a_day.
It's a great feeling because it's actually getting somewhere. I am glad that it will be completed soon.
I am going to fix the ozone generator tubing early next week, when I get the tube from Wellington.
Well, I wrote the whole day, trying to get the format of my thesis proposal correct. It's not easy, I think I will just type it up then change the format according to the guideline in the end.
It takes a while to get around things, but once I start writing, I am a fast typer. I think I will copy some parts of the method, and then paraphrase it if I have time. I don't think direct quote is nice, and some part of the procedures are not relevant to my experiment anyway.
Or, what I should have done, is write what I did already for the ozone dissolving experiments. With ozonating, and decaying. It's not hard to write!
The introduction is probably the hardest part to write because I do not know which papers are most important, but of course my supervisor will tell me what to do.
It's a deserted office, I am sure everyone is doing experiment on the farm somewhere. Good, I have peace and quiet to myself.
Drive up to university and meet diamond_strom and abu. They are both fine. Just their normal selves, cheerful and nice. I think diamond_storm is sick, coughing quite a lot, feeling down in general. When I later tell mum that she does not eat anything, she scoffs. I suppose mum can not understand why some children eat nothing. Hahaha.
Abu says that she wants X to come in, to look over her proposal and check spelling for her. Hmm...no wonder X wouldn't come in. Hehehaha I am nasty. I tell them that I asked X out on Tuesday, and he replied later that evening. Then he did not write to me on Wednesday and Thursday (that's yesterday). Abu asked me do I really know X? Why do I like him? She also said that I have great courage about asking X out. Why? I don't see why that's courageous. Anyway, I didn't even succeed, did I? Hahaha. Diamond_storm is doubtful, she said "Did you ask him out just because you need a guy?" Ohohoh, why do people doubt my intensions? Am I really like that? No. I am not. I don't just go and ask every guy who is available out. I am not a dumb girl, ok? Just scatter-brained. I have thought this out. I even know in advance that he may say no. But I have to ask anyway, because I would rather know from him that he does not want to go out, then keep guessing. That suspense kills me.
And why do I need to justify my love to X to two girls? I don't need that. That's between me and X, if I need to justify then I justify the feelings toward X. And especially about X not coming to meet us anymore...what...it ain't my fault. To be honest, X does not come and hang with us that often, and he does not come to hang out with us now. That's probably just X, because that's how he likes it. Got nothing to do with me asking him out. Anyway, it may still be related to me, but I don't care anymore. Too much_for_a_day.
11/03/2004
Novelthon....start writing
Haha.ha.ha.ha I believe that I can write a novel, but I can't write it like the other people do: they write fictatious charcters. I can't do that, so I think I will just count my blog as my novel. Is it good enough? But I have to collect 50,000 words in 25 days. That's 2000 words per day, and that should be easy enough if I blog every day, and maybe blog a little bit more since I started on the 3rd of the November. That would be enough, wouldn't it? I don't even know how much 2000 words is.
Today has been quite unevenful. I went to university to have lunch, started to write a weird crappy novel in another blog. I had been trying to type up my proposal, but at the end of the day, I have discovered that I am too stressed. Still have about 13 days to write less than 10 pages. I can do that, no problem. I think starting to write is hard, but I am good at breaking down things into small parts, so should be fine.
I can't guranttee this is a good read because it's my life. Some people have interesting life because they do interesting jobs, or are interesting person, but I am not. Not really. I have not practiced cello again. Must practice tomorrow otherwise will not be able to play well on Friday. Oh my god, I can't believe that I have not practice whole week. Only practiced once or twice in the weekend. I am too lazy to practice! Too tired. Just want to eat dinner, and go out walking with mum and dad.
Fuzzyslowmo has had her last exam today. She is my sister. Hello sister, and want to say hi to A, Abu, diamond_storm, and my two dear cuz who get online very often. They are all cool people. I can't believe that all my friends are all so good to me. I don't feel sad anymore.
It's must be because I am growing up. I felt this year I have grown up so much. Suffers from first break-up, even though am already 22 years of age. I have learned so much in this year that I discover my 4 years of university education has given me so little. Masters is important, people. If you ever want to take up masters, I would recommend it because you can learn so much more. Cool, huh?
I have also found another good guy. He is really nice, funny, good at telling jokes and also quite serious when he needs to be. He is tall, dark and handsome. It's not easy for a guy to fit this description but fortunately, he does. He has dark hair, dark complexion. Very delicious!!!! May not be every girl's dream: I mean not all girls like tall dark handsome guys, but am truly devine. Tall...yes this is only comparable. But I am not very tall so nearly all the guys are taller than me. Hahahahaha. Yes, he has beautiful, large eyes that's full of laughter. Not a puppy. High cheekbones. Long lashes. Aww...very envious, why don't I have long lashes like him?
Apart from physical appearance, I believe he is very smart. Although diamond_storm has other ideas. I don't know...she has her star, her love of life so of course other men are just not right for her, eh? Everyone has different preferance, and I repect that.
When is Ramadan ending? I wish diamond_storm is not too hungry. It's already dark so she can have something to eat and drink. Hope everyone is doing ok. I don't think Abu is. She looks so stressed last time I saw her. Chill out, mate.
Anyway, I better go and get on with the evening activity. I have not written anything in my proposal tonight. Better read the papers and prepare for tomorrow. Tomorrow is another battle to fight. I feel like that I am fighting the proposal, almost like a mob in the King of Kings multi-player-dungeon.
Wrote to aunt and mydove. Wish they have time to reply, although I have a feeling that mydove won't have time because she is too busy.
Today has been quite unevenful. I went to university to have lunch, started to write a weird crappy novel in another blog. I had been trying to type up my proposal, but at the end of the day, I have discovered that I am too stressed. Still have about 13 days to write less than 10 pages. I can do that, no problem. I think starting to write is hard, but I am good at breaking down things into small parts, so should be fine.
I can't guranttee this is a good read because it's my life. Some people have interesting life because they do interesting jobs, or are interesting person, but I am not. Not really. I have not practiced cello again. Must practice tomorrow otherwise will not be able to play well on Friday. Oh my god, I can't believe that I have not practice whole week. Only practiced once or twice in the weekend. I am too lazy to practice! Too tired. Just want to eat dinner, and go out walking with mum and dad.
Fuzzyslowmo has had her last exam today. She is my sister. Hello sister, and want to say hi to A, Abu, diamond_storm, and my two dear cuz who get online very often. They are all cool people. I can't believe that all my friends are all so good to me. I don't feel sad anymore.
It's must be because I am growing up. I felt this year I have grown up so much. Suffers from first break-up, even though am already 22 years of age. I have learned so much in this year that I discover my 4 years of university education has given me so little. Masters is important, people. If you ever want to take up masters, I would recommend it because you can learn so much more. Cool, huh?
I have also found another good guy. He is really nice, funny, good at telling jokes and also quite serious when he needs to be. He is tall, dark and handsome. It's not easy for a guy to fit this description but fortunately, he does. He has dark hair, dark complexion. Very delicious!!!! May not be every girl's dream: I mean not all girls like tall dark handsome guys, but am truly devine. Tall...yes this is only comparable. But I am not very tall so nearly all the guys are taller than me. Hahahahaha. Yes, he has beautiful, large eyes that's full of laughter. Not a puppy. High cheekbones. Long lashes. Aww...very envious, why don't I have long lashes like him?
Apart from physical appearance, I believe he is very smart. Although diamond_storm has other ideas. I don't know...she has her star, her love of life so of course other men are just not right for her, eh? Everyone has different preferance, and I repect that.
When is Ramadan ending? I wish diamond_storm is not too hungry. It's already dark so she can have something to eat and drink. Hope everyone is doing ok. I don't think Abu is. She looks so stressed last time I saw her. Chill out, mate.
Anyway, I better go and get on with the evening activity. I have not written anything in my proposal tonight. Better read the papers and prepare for tomorrow. Tomorrow is another battle to fight. I feel like that I am fighting the proposal, almost like a mob in the King of Kings multi-player-dungeon.
Wrote to aunt and mydove. Wish they have time to reply, although I have a feeling that mydove won't have time because she is too busy.
Blog for things that had happened
Asked X out, but he said he has too much on his plate so can't go out with me. Want to talk to me. What's there to talk about? I am just feeling real sad at the moment. This is the impossible female emotion that I hate to have. I don't need it, but am feeling that anyway.
But it's good that he had replied so at least I know what he wants. Some guys are not good at all; they don't even reply and are arrogant. Anyway, maybe more patience is needed. I keep telling myself if this is real love then I can wait for this guy.
Or is it really not worth it like he said? Well, relathionship is like this, don't ask other people about it because they probably won't be able to give you good advices anyway. The advices that they give you are definitely from their mind and I am sorry to say: they do have their own agenda. So I won't even tell my mum because she has her agenda. I am not going to discuss this with my mum because she may say something that will stop my feeling for this guy, which I don't want to do.
Work is boring, I am trying to write up my research proposal. But one thing did come up that's very exciting: one of the farmer who is the chairman of the mastitis control committee said that he is going to put in ozone therapy for cows outside of his cowshed. So he can use this when the cows have been milked. Interesting! Very excited at the moment about this because own research is useful and will make a lot of people happy. I am also going to sign a contract with the company so can get some money. Can spend some money to buy myself a cello case. Christmas shopping! Tick.
Sister is doing the last exam today, hope it goes well. Called dad about how to read/understand Russian research paper today. He said I can ask uncle because he knows how to read and write Russian so he can make sense of it. However, he is a very busy man and dad does not think it's that important. Alright, I am not important???!!! Ah. Never mind. Uncle has his own job to worry about, right?
Hahahaha, I think I should ask Eve not dad. She is afterall, my dear cousin and knows more about whether uncle is busy or not at work. But in the end, is the paper really that important and will I really use it in the proposal? I guess it depends on what's in the paper.
But it's good that he had replied so at least I know what he wants. Some guys are not good at all; they don't even reply and are arrogant. Anyway, maybe more patience is needed. I keep telling myself if this is real love then I can wait for this guy.
Or is it really not worth it like he said? Well, relathionship is like this, don't ask other people about it because they probably won't be able to give you good advices anyway. The advices that they give you are definitely from their mind and I am sorry to say: they do have their own agenda. So I won't even tell my mum because she has her agenda. I am not going to discuss this with my mum because she may say something that will stop my feeling for this guy, which I don't want to do.
Work is boring, I am trying to write up my research proposal. But one thing did come up that's very exciting: one of the farmer who is the chairman of the mastitis control committee said that he is going to put in ozone therapy for cows outside of his cowshed. So he can use this when the cows have been milked. Interesting! Very excited at the moment about this because own research is useful and will make a lot of people happy. I am also going to sign a contract with the company so can get some money. Can spend some money to buy myself a cello case. Christmas shopping! Tick.
Sister is doing the last exam today, hope it goes well. Called dad about how to read/understand Russian research paper today. He said I can ask uncle because he knows how to read and write Russian so he can make sense of it. However, he is a very busy man and dad does not think it's that important. Alright, I am not important???!!! Ah. Never mind. Uncle has his own job to worry about, right?
Hahahaha, I think I should ask Eve not dad. She is afterall, my dear cousin and knows more about whether uncle is busy or not at work. But in the end, is the paper really that important and will I really use it in the proposal? I guess it depends on what's in the paper.
11/01/2004
輕鬆的周一
第一篇中文網誌，不太習慣新注音，希望大家喜歡。早上還是趕著去上班，好累，老闆居然在跟同事聊週末發生的事！看來大家週一都不太認真喔。
在網上找到量電壓的裝備其實是會在十七分鐘內自己關掉，真快把我氣死了！要怎樣才能改呢？還是不能改？本來的用意是好的可以省電，但我不想要它自動關掉，而且一關掉數據就要好幾分鐘才會恢復正常，更不是我想要的。在這幾天我得想辦法看是要問老爸還是要寫信問廠商才行解決這技術問題。
把該送出去的信送出，覺得很期待，希望結果會好。不知道他會不會答應跟我進一步交朋友呢？
妹大概在家讀書吧！哈哈。我還在這邊混著寫網志，沒好好的寫十五號該交的論文計畫書。不想寫啦！還有很久啊！但同學都在打ㄟ，好認真喔。好可怕喔，為啥大家都這麼的努力呢，害我也好緊張喔。
遇到阿布跟快結婚的提科，她們兩人都很快樂喔。只是也都很為讀書而緊張啊。蠻慘的，為什麼小孩子都要這樣呢，給自己添著麼多的麻煩勒？
看阿奇的網頁，做的很好ㄟ，好厲害喔，好有藝術感。拍的照片還有連續動作的ㄟ。沒事時上網看看別人做的網頁心情也會很好喔。套句流行語：我推！
手打字打的好累！發現可以把鍵盤放低點！真好笑怎麼沒發現。梅來了，她坐在我旁邊。
I told X about wanting to go out in an e-mail. This afternoon he actually came into university. ^_^ But was too shy to say anything even after Mai left. Oh...am such a coward.
Right now just waiting for the good/bad news. Wish he will accept and pray to God. Now I pary to god, haha, don't even believe in God. Why pray to God? Don't even believe in fate, right?
Told cousin that dad's going to go back to Taiwan on Friday. Will have to drive mum and sister around again. Take responsibility on pumpkin growing and snail catching duty. Apart from that, just same old life as before. Perhaps tomorrow will be heart-broken/happy with boyfriend again. I sound more and more like Briget Jones by the minute. Am considering the possibility of becoming an ultimate singleton, but always wishing there's someone who is nice to come along and take care of everything so don't have to worry about life anymore! Or is it? More worrying? I don't know. Relationship is complicated, and sometimes you are happy, sometimes you are just sad! But relationship is healthy, and necessary. That's why most people are getting into relationships, falling in and out of love. I am sure it will work out for me somehow, but wish it will work out this time.
He is the right guy: I keep telling myself that, and am feeling quite foolish and embarrassed because have behaved like a love-struck teenager these days. *pout*
Why am I so silly sometimes?
在網上找到量電壓的裝備其實是會在十七分鐘內自己關掉，真快把我氣死了！要怎樣才能改呢？還是不能改？本來的用意是好的可以省電，但我不想要它自動關掉，而且一關掉數據就要好幾分鐘才會恢復正常，更不是我想要的。在這幾天我得想辦法看是要問老爸還是要寫信問廠商才行解決這技術問題。
把該送出去的信送出，覺得很期待，希望結果會好。不知道他會不會答應跟我進一步交朋友呢？
妹大概在家讀書吧！哈哈。我還在這邊混著寫網志，沒好好的寫十五號該交的論文計畫書。不想寫啦！還有很久啊！但同學都在打ㄟ，好認真喔。好可怕喔，為啥大家都這麼的努力呢，害我也好緊張喔。
遇到阿布跟快結婚的提科，她們兩人都很快樂喔。只是也都很為讀書而緊張啊。蠻慘的，為什麼小孩子都要這樣呢，給自己添著麼多的麻煩勒？
看阿奇的網頁，做的很好ㄟ，好厲害喔，好有藝術感。拍的照片還有連續動作的ㄟ。沒事時上網看看別人做的網頁心情也會很好喔。套句流行語：我推！
手打字打的好累！發現可以把鍵盤放低點！真好笑怎麼沒發現。梅來了，她坐在我旁邊。
I told X about wanting to go out in an e-mail. This afternoon he actually came into university. ^_^ But was too shy to say anything even after Mai left. Oh...am such a coward.
Right now just waiting for the good/bad news. Wish he will accept and pray to God. Now I pary to god, haha, don't even believe in God. Why pray to God? Don't even believe in fate, right?
Told cousin that dad's going to go back to Taiwan on Friday. Will have to drive mum and sister around again. Take responsibility on pumpkin growing and snail catching duty. Apart from that, just same old life as before. Perhaps tomorrow will be heart-broken/happy with boyfriend again. I sound more and more like Briget Jones by the minute. Am considering the possibility of becoming an ultimate singleton, but always wishing there's someone who is nice to come along and take care of everything so don't have to worry about life anymore! Or is it? More worrying? I don't know. Relationship is complicated, and sometimes you are happy, sometimes you are just sad! But relationship is healthy, and necessary. That's why most people are getting into relationships, falling in and out of love. I am sure it will work out for me somehow, but wish it will work out this time.
He is the right guy: I keep telling myself that, and am feeling quite foolish and embarrassed because have behaved like a love-struck teenager these days. *pout*
Why am I so silly sometimes?
10/31/2004
Cloudy "Sun"day
Today is again bored. Mum and Fuzzyslowmo do not want to go out to shop, and I spent the entire breakfast trying to convince them, but failed.
I am still thinking about asking X out, and actually seek council from my near-marriage cousin. I hope her relationship turns out alright because the guy sounds nice, and he is waiting for his boss to give him a rise. I will ask him out tomorrow if he is in university, however, he may not be. It's still a waiting game.
Mum and dad went to vote for the Sunshine society here. The chairwoman has been elected and there's only one change in the society: the airplane ticket, destination Taiwan, is going to be auctioned out, but it's not going to be shouting, it's going to be on paper.
I read Quicksilver, a book about Werewolf, but it was skim reading. The weather is quite weird today, low pressure but no rainfall at all. Fuzzyslowmo (my sister) is reading Da Vinci's Code. It's a great book, I would recommend anyone who reads my blog to read this book if they have time.
I am still thinking about asking X out, and actually seek council from my near-marriage cousin. I hope her relationship turns out alright because the guy sounds nice, and he is waiting for his boss to give him a rise. I will ask him out tomorrow if he is in university, however, he may not be. It's still a waiting game.
Mum and dad went to vote for the Sunshine society here. The chairwoman has been elected and there's only one change in the society: the airplane ticket, destination Taiwan, is going to be auctioned out, but it's not going to be shouting, it's going to be on paper.
I read Quicksilver, a book about Werewolf, but it was skim reading. The weather is quite weird today, low pressure but no rainfall at all. Fuzzyslowmo (my sister) is reading Da Vinci's Code. It's a great book, I would recommend anyone who reads my blog to read this book if they have time.
10/29/2004
Big fight with diamond_storm
Feeling really down, because should not have said things about diamond_storm. Am dreading of losing a friend: but egan, you've brought this on yourself! You should apologise, or shut your big trap!
Yesterday was boring. However, I didn't make an effort to make it more fulfilling at all. Don't know why am not feeling cheerful at all. So much to do...not really, just don't feel like doing any work, just want to type some blog or do some experiment, but due to mental blockage and equipment break-down, there will not be any experiments today.
Made up KCl solution to store ORP meter. Not interesting, just adding quite a lot of KCl into a small bottle of reverse osmosis water (RO water) then shake/mix.
Met Laura in F.1.14 (university room number, pc room), and tried to write up my 15/10/14 results without success. I am lazy. Just don't feel like doing anything because there's no motivation.
Robert is leaving, am feeling sad about that and don't want to talk to anyone in the function because it's... just meaningless I suppose. People are expandable in organisation, must make a note of that and work extremely hard, otherwise will be fired.
Don't know if dad's application to Robert's position is successful or not, hopefully he will get to the interview stage. Should warn him if he wants the job, don't talk about Forth too much. I don't know... he is even more arrogant and rude than me. I don't think he actually wants the job, so he keeps annoyting the HR people. Very devious guy, but you know, he is my dad so I should know better.
My supervisor is taking her annual leave today, long weekend! But she is not particularly happy (doesn't show). Is it because old people are like that? Or am I just not mature enough? Oh ok, just checking. People are like that, eh?
About diamond_storm thing: what I think is, if she's like that then I don't have to care so much. Why? For what? I don't really have to feel bad anymore, one part of me keeps feeling bad and can't sleep and the other part is thinking, so what... (the devious part) don't want this friend anymore... Man, I know that's evil, and bad, but really need to stop thinking, otherwise my head will explode.
Office is awfully quiet. Everyone seems to be working very hard, better get back to transcribing my messy lab notes into another lab note book.
Snobish co-workers! That's why I don't want to talk to them...I know, because they are not friendly to me. They don't have to be, they are like that. Grow up, Egan, otherwise you will never understand and keeps giving yourself grief.
Yesterday was boring. However, I didn't make an effort to make it more fulfilling at all. Don't know why am not feeling cheerful at all. So much to do...not really, just don't feel like doing any work, just want to type some blog or do some experiment, but due to mental blockage and equipment break-down, there will not be any experiments today.
Made up KCl solution to store ORP meter. Not interesting, just adding quite a lot of KCl into a small bottle of reverse osmosis water (RO water) then shake/mix.
Met Laura in F.1.14 (university room number, pc room), and tried to write up my 15/10/14 results without success. I am lazy. Just don't feel like doing anything because there's no motivation.
Robert is leaving, am feeling sad about that and don't want to talk to anyone in the function because it's... just meaningless I suppose. People are expandable in organisation, must make a note of that and work extremely hard, otherwise will be fired.
Don't know if dad's application to Robert's position is successful or not, hopefully he will get to the interview stage. Should warn him if he wants the job, don't talk about Forth too much. I don't know... he is even more arrogant and rude than me. I don't think he actually wants the job, so he keeps annoyting the HR people. Very devious guy, but you know, he is my dad so I should know better.
My supervisor is taking her annual leave today, long weekend! But she is not particularly happy (doesn't show). Is it because old people are like that? Or am I just not mature enough? Oh ok, just checking. People are like that, eh?
About diamond_storm thing: what I think is, if she's like that then I don't have to care so much. Why? For what? I don't really have to feel bad anymore, one part of me keeps feeling bad and can't sleep and the other part is thinking, so what... (the devious part) don't want this friend anymore... Man, I know that's evil, and bad, but really need to stop thinking, otherwise my head will explode.
Office is awfully quiet. Everyone seems to be working very hard, better get back to transcribing my messy lab notes into another lab note book.
Snobish co-workers! That's why I don't want to talk to them...I know, because they are not friendly to me. They don't have to be, they are like that. Grow up, Egan, otherwise you will never understand and keeps giving yourself grief.
10/28/2004
Reading interesting blogs
After 10 minutes, I have found Braidwood's blog! Again! YA! It's in my IE address history. So silly. I was trying to search for it but blogspot does not have a proper search engine for other people's blog. Or I haven't found the proper way to search for other people's blog.
Today I have a mental breakthrough. I have finally written up 14 October 2004's ozone indigo reagent results. *sigh* I know that this experiment does not have a "Blank", which contains the highest amount of blue Indigo reagent and should have the highest reading. Hmm... at least I know what I did wrong. I told my boss about this and she seems to be happy about the transcribed notebook.
However, I haven't done much work since 10:30. Now it's 11:46 am, my boss and all my colleagues are in a meeting, and I am glad that I don't have to be in one. Nothing to present now, but here comes Emma my workmate.
Better go now, otherwise will be caught blogging during work time. Hahahaha
Today I have a mental breakthrough. I have finally written up 14 October 2004's ozone indigo reagent results. *sigh* I know that this experiment does not have a "Blank", which contains the highest amount of blue Indigo reagent and should have the highest reading. Hmm... at least I know what I did wrong. I told my boss about this and she seems to be happy about the transcribed notebook.
However, I haven't done much work since 10:30. Now it's 11:46 am, my boss and all my colleagues are in a meeting, and I am glad that I don't have to be in one. Nothing to present now, but here comes Emma my workmate.
Better go now, otherwise will be caught blogging during work time. Hahahaha
10/26/2004
These 3 days
I will start from today. This morning I was in university trying to do experiment on my ozone generator machine again. Can you imagine that I had to take the ozone generator, the computer, my bag, and the redox meter back down from 2nd floor, C.2.03 lab? It took me two trips in the morning. So tired in the morning, especially after the Labour weekend.
Sweating now. Ah... it's not that bad. Stop complaining, but I can't help it.
However, my university supervisor told me off. He said if the ozone generator is not working, then stop wasting time here (!) Oh, alright. I then take the heavy thing down with me to work, which is at another site in Dexcel. This place is about 10 minutes drive from university if you do 100 km/hr.
I don't think my experimental set-up was very good because after today's grilling, heated discussion with my boss, I figure that it needs quite a lot of improvement to get to Masters level.
There are simply not enough information from my expereiment. The data needs to be better managed. For example, I should have listed what each data strip was, A or B, etc. I should have also listed redox readings, time in the day, and time after starting ozone generator and planned how many repeated reading I should have taken for each set of ozone sample. I should have been tidier on writing down my raw data so it can be refered to later. Jane, my supervisor suggested that in future experiment I should write all my raw data and scribble on a scribble notebook. And put the good data in another notebook. Great idea! Why haven't I thought about that?
The rain is pouring down in the afternoon, so I drive quickly to get from A to B, from Dexcel to Waikato University. I spent about 2 hours trying to track down a 1974 paper for shrinking bottle, also regarding using Indigo reagent to measure the amount of ozone present in my solution. Whew... so tired after running up and down the stairs and walking in the rain is not very good for me. I don't feel too well.
Haha... I am trying to organise a Halloween Party as well. However, people are reluctant to dress up. Why? Have some fun, people. Oh, alright. I have to concede to let them dress semi-formally. I am so soft to them.
It's Diamond_storm (Faz)'s 23rd birthday today. Happy Birthday to her! Hope she is happy. ^_^
Labour day yesterday, however, didn't feel very well because Faz's experiment did not work. Her gel did not form at all. I think she is stressed about that. We had to go to city to get nice coffee to console our broken heart. So tired! So hard to make gel. Why? Why can't her supervisor just let her use the easier type of casting gel method, huh? That just doesn't make any sense.
My younger sister had her first exam before summer, which was Physics. It went well, I suppose. She is studying for the next one, which is Biology. I wish they all go well, so she can pass them all and enjoy the summer. Of course, finding a job will be great, too.
I will send dad's CV to Dexcel tomorrow so he can find a job, too. He was telling me that he will "Bring home the Bread" in the future. Haha...it should have been "Bring home the Bacon", right?
I don't know. Met my cuz. She is so cool. I like her a lot. However, she is busy in meeting at the moment. Hope the tropical cyclone in Taiwan did not wreck too much damage. However, it's inevitable that it will cause some damage to building. Hopefully the weather will be calmer now.
How's people who are doing Ramadan now? Hope you guys are ok. Please don't fall down from starvation. Peace, eat something in the evening please.
Sweating now. Ah... it's not that bad. Stop complaining, but I can't help it.
However, my university supervisor told me off. He said if the ozone generator is not working, then stop wasting time here (!) Oh, alright. I then take the heavy thing down with me to work, which is at another site in Dexcel. This place is about 10 minutes drive from university if you do 100 km/hr.
I don't think my experimental set-up was very good because after today's grilling, heated discussion with my boss, I figure that it needs quite a lot of improvement to get to Masters level.
There are simply not enough information from my expereiment. The data needs to be better managed. For example, I should have listed what each data strip was, A or B, etc. I should have also listed redox readings, time in the day, and time after starting ozone generator and planned how many repeated reading I should have taken for each set of ozone sample. I should have been tidier on writing down my raw data so it can be refered to later. Jane, my supervisor suggested that in future experiment I should write all my raw data and scribble on a scribble notebook. And put the good data in another notebook. Great idea! Why haven't I thought about that?
The rain is pouring down in the afternoon, so I drive quickly to get from A to B, from Dexcel to Waikato University. I spent about 2 hours trying to track down a 1974 paper for shrinking bottle, also regarding using Indigo reagent to measure the amount of ozone present in my solution. Whew... so tired after running up and down the stairs and walking in the rain is not very good for me. I don't feel too well.
Haha... I am trying to organise a Halloween Party as well. However, people are reluctant to dress up. Why? Have some fun, people. Oh, alright. I have to concede to let them dress semi-formally. I am so soft to them.
It's Diamond_storm (Faz)'s 23rd birthday today. Happy Birthday to her! Hope she is happy. ^_^
Labour day yesterday, however, didn't feel very well because Faz's experiment did not work. Her gel did not form at all. I think she is stressed about that. We had to go to city to get nice coffee to console our broken heart. So tired! So hard to make gel. Why? Why can't her supervisor just let her use the easier type of casting gel method, huh? That just doesn't make any sense.
My younger sister had her first exam before summer, which was Physics. It went well, I suppose. She is studying for the next one, which is Biology. I wish they all go well, so she can pass them all and enjoy the summer. Of course, finding a job will be great, too.
I will send dad's CV to Dexcel tomorrow so he can find a job, too. He was telling me that he will "Bring home the Bread" in the future. Haha...it should have been "Bring home the Bacon", right?
I don't know. Met my cuz. She is so cool. I like her a lot. However, she is busy in meeting at the moment. Hope the tropical cyclone in Taiwan did not wreck too much damage. However, it's inevitable that it will cause some damage to building. Hopefully the weather will be calmer now.
How's people who are doing Ramadan now? Hope you guys are ok. Please don't fall down from starvation. Peace, eat something in the evening please.
10/24/2004
The second half of 24 October 2004
It's raining right now. What a drag! Why does it always rain in Hamilton? Must check out the weather broadcast, but it's going to rain on Sunday as well. It's great that I don't have to go to university on Monday. So warm, and no one who has time to talk is working in the lab. I'd better not go to university to bother them, and slow down their work.
The 80th party was, *cough*, ok. It was boring. I am sorry to say, but it was boring. All the people were from the birthday girl's family, and we don't really have anything to say to them. It's so boring, we just talked with one another then come home. Mingle wouldn't have worked because we don't know many of them. We only knew our neighbour, but she was very busy talking to people in the party.
All of my family felt quite tired, so we rested. Time goes real fast in summer, and it's already 7 when I wake up. Very tired.
Had some beef noddle tonight, very yummy, and feel compasionate about all people who are in Ramadan. (Sorry about the spelling) Peace. They are so good at it, not eating at all in the mornings. I can never do that! I love food. God, please be merciful for those who are not eating, do not make it so hard, ok? I am sure you from the above is merciful and all-seeing and all-knowing, will hear their prayers.
Right, this is not about Religion. I should go to sleep and clear my head for tomorrow. It's another day. Wish the weather is ok, and pumpkin is growing.
Talked to Diamond girl and Abu again this evening. They are both well.
The 80th party was, *cough*, ok. It was boring. I am sorry to say, but it was boring. All the people were from the birthday girl's family, and we don't really have anything to say to them. It's so boring, we just talked with one another then come home. Mingle wouldn't have worked because we don't know many of them. We only knew our neighbour, but she was very busy talking to people in the party.
All of my family felt quite tired, so we rested. Time goes real fast in summer, and it's already 7 when I wake up. Very tired.
Had some beef noddle tonight, very yummy, and feel compasionate about all people who are in Ramadan. (Sorry about the spelling) Peace. They are so good at it, not eating at all in the mornings. I can never do that! I love food. God, please be merciful for those who are not eating, do not make it so hard, ok? I am sure you from the above is merciful and all-seeing and all-knowing, will hear their prayers.
Right, this is not about Religion. I should go to sleep and clear my head for tomorrow. It's another day. Wish the weather is ok, and pumpkin is growing.
Talked to Diamond girl and Abu again this evening. They are both well.
10/23/2004
Interesting about my sister's job
My baby sister has got her post office job! Cool, eh? I feel for her, so happy.
Meet Abu online. Happy again. I was hanging the clothes on the clothline, but the clouds are so dark this morning inspite of the Labour Weekend. Eventually, I decided to hang the cloth under the shade of deck.
Walked around the neighbourhood this morning. So good! Spring is here again, the flowers that I can never rember the names are blooming. All of them are beckoning to me. So pretty, even the smell is calling out to me: Springtime...springtime.
Oh, very frustrated at the moment because too many cute guys are around. Please go home and not walk in front of me so tempt me, ok? I worry too much, they probably have girlfriend(s) anyway. But why are there suddenly so many cute, delicious, Greek-God looking males around me now? Is it because I am single again so I am looking? Very bad, keep telling myself that it can be rebound from last relationship, but no, it's not working. Must be animalistic instinct. Don't like that, want to be normal woman. Stop drolling, ok? Men notice that.
Hahahahahahahaha probably just worry too much now. Will take care of myself and get offline. This day is not over so may blog later.
It's 23rd of October, and in New Zealand, the weather is overcasted and everything seems to come alive after winter. Pumpkin: still have all its leaves, but not taller than two days before when planted. Guinea pig: healthy, but stupid and not eating from pink toy tube.
Meet Abu online. Happy again. I was hanging the clothes on the clothline, but the clouds are so dark this morning inspite of the Labour Weekend. Eventually, I decided to hang the cloth under the shade of deck.
Walked around the neighbourhood this morning. So good! Spring is here again, the flowers that I can never rember the names are blooming. All of them are beckoning to me. So pretty, even the smell is calling out to me: Springtime...springtime.
Oh, very frustrated at the moment because too many cute guys are around. Please go home and not walk in front of me so tempt me, ok? I worry too much, they probably have girlfriend(s) anyway. But why are there suddenly so many cute, delicious, Greek-God looking males around me now? Is it because I am single again so I am looking? Very bad, keep telling myself that it can be rebound from last relationship, but no, it's not working. Must be animalistic instinct. Don't like that, want to be normal woman. Stop drolling, ok? Men notice that.
Hahahahahahahaha probably just worry too much now. Will take care of myself and get offline. This day is not over so may blog later.
It's 23rd of October, and in New Zealand, the weather is overcasted and everything seems to come alive after winter. Pumpkin: still have all its leaves, but not taller than two days before when planted. Guinea pig: healthy, but stupid and not eating from pink toy tube.
10/21/2004
Grilling two days 20 and 21 October
Sorry about not posting for these two days. Anyway, no one is giving any comments! Haha.
Yesterday was the day that I did the big proposal presentation up in Waikato university. Such a drag! Some people's were so boring that I nearly fell asleep on the comfy chair. You should never have comfy chair if you want the students to listen to your lectures.
The morning went ok, I suppose. People were very enthusiastic in the morning, and happy. However, students got really bored in the afternoon, and you start to see people talking quietly in the afternoon. So bad. Don't know why they don't respect other people's presentations.
I think overall this is a good year because you can sense the diversity of the project in Biology Department. We should be the best! I don't see why they say Auckland or Canterbury is better than us. We are working so hard!
This morning I went to university to key in all my results from last week, which was a disaster since I can't remember what I did for the standard. Oh drat! I wish I had written down everything. Mental note: Must write down everything otherwise will not be able to write up my thesis properly. Jane is coming to help next Tuesday after the Labour Weekend. Isn't that nice? I wish you are all happy!
Summer is here (finally) and hope you are happier. The sun is coming out and all the flowers are blooming. I got a pumpkin seedling from Dexcel the day before yesterday as well. Isn't that grand? But we have got so many snails in our garden. !@#$@$%#$%$!
Made a weapon in Dragon Realm mud. Mandrake (bifrost) is not satisfy with it, but he grudgingly accepted it. It took two of my lives and several failed attempts of Eternityring to kill Clerisy the level 45 mob. He is a SWORD MAGE: weakling, oh... sorry Eternityring, I shouldn't have said that. I think any weapon on him will do, haha, even a level 1 wand can be powerful because he is so powerful and sadistic! It goes berserk and can spit acid or fire out of its mouth. However, it's not impossible to kill. We got the weapon in the end. Tell you what it's not worth dying for. I made it, and it's only got sk 88, + 3 weapon level. Cry~~~~~\_/ Why me, why can't they let me have a better weapon. !#$!#@T%!#%
Oh, alright. I will be calmer now.
Yesterday was the day that I did the big proposal presentation up in Waikato university. Such a drag! Some people's were so boring that I nearly fell asleep on the comfy chair. You should never have comfy chair if you want the students to listen to your lectures.
The morning went ok, I suppose. People were very enthusiastic in the morning, and happy. However, students got really bored in the afternoon, and you start to see people talking quietly in the afternoon. So bad. Don't know why they don't respect other people's presentations.
I think overall this is a good year because you can sense the diversity of the project in Biology Department. We should be the best! I don't see why they say Auckland or Canterbury is better than us. We are working so hard!
This morning I went to university to key in all my results from last week, which was a disaster since I can't remember what I did for the standard. Oh drat! I wish I had written down everything. Mental note: Must write down everything otherwise will not be able to write up my thesis properly. Jane is coming to help next Tuesday after the Labour Weekend. Isn't that nice? I wish you are all happy!
Summer is here (finally) and hope you are happier. The sun is coming out and all the flowers are blooming. I got a pumpkin seedling from Dexcel the day before yesterday as well. Isn't that grand? But we have got so many snails in our garden. !@#$@$%#$%$!
Made a weapon in Dragon Realm mud. Mandrake (bifrost) is not satisfy with it, but he grudgingly accepted it. It took two of my lives and several failed attempts of Eternityring to kill Clerisy the level 45 mob. He is a SWORD MAGE: weakling, oh... sorry Eternityring, I shouldn't have said that. I think any weapon on him will do, haha, even a level 1 wand can be powerful because he is so powerful and sadistic! It goes berserk and can spit acid or fire out of its mouth. However, it's not impossible to kill. We got the weapon in the end. Tell you what it's not worth dying for. I made it, and it's only got sk 88, + 3 weapon level. Cry~~~~~\_/ Why me, why can't they let me have a better weapon. !#$!#@T%!#%
Oh, alright. I will be calmer now.
10/18/2004
Half day
It's only 11:12 am so I reckon other things are still happening. I have done my preparation for the 7 minutes presentation, although I reckon it's getting longer by the minute. I am going to practice it soon.
I will have a practice run this afternoon. However, I will run it now in silent mode. Don't know what will happen, though.
Hope it will be ok.
Lisa and Farina are still sweating over it, I am glad that I started early this time and have finished early! So happy. I can finally rest now.
Tomorrow I will put it on CD so it will be ready for Wednesday's real session in A.G.30. Hopefully at that stage everyone will be ready. I invited Mark, Megan, Lisa, Ajay and Farina to practice together. It should be fun!
I will have a practice run this afternoon. However, I will run it now in silent mode. Don't know what will happen, though.
Hope it will be ok.
Lisa and Farina are still sweating over it, I am glad that I started early this time and have finished early! So happy. I can finally rest now.
Tomorrow I will put it on CD so it will be ready for Wednesday's real session in A.G.30. Hopefully at that stage everyone will be ready. I invited Mark, Megan, Lisa, Ajay and Farina to practice together. It should be fun!
10/16/2004
Cultural filled day
It's so great! I love today. Today I woke up to a grey sky, but the movie that I went to watch was so good. It's The Notebook. The leading actors/actresses are relatively unknown, but they are very good at acting, and the story was moving.
An old woman had forgotten about her past because of the degenerative dementia. Her husband, Noah, took care of her. He is telling her their past love. It's set in the 1940. You see this poor young lad, who works in the logging factory. He is very good with his hands, and certainly crazy in love with Allie, Allyson Hamilton, the rich South Carolina girl.
She comes from a rich background, and is educated and sophisticated. Loves painting, plays piano very well. He is from an average family, with an old house, and a dream of restoring the Windsor plantation house back. It's their dream house. However, when the romantic summer encounter ends, Noah and Ally know they will not be able to be together. It's just a dream.
Ally leaves for New York and Noah stays behind. He writes to her everyday for 365 days, and tells her that he still loves her even though they broke up the night before she left. Her mother kept all their letters and they had to forget about each other.
The war broke out, Noah and Fin went to work in the city and later joined the war together. Fin died in the World War II, and Ally met another rich man from the south, Long. They fell in love and he proposed in a dance hall.
She is trying on the wedding gown, but sees Noah, standing in front of his restored Victorian house. With the white wall and the blue shutters, just like she ordered and he had kept his promise. Meanwhile, Noah is sleeping with a war widow, Martha.
Ally can not help but wonder what if they are together, and goes back to Seabrook immediately. Their romance had never ended, they are now sleeping together. She is painting again, and goes into the beautiful lake with all the ducks and it rains. So romantic. They make love in the house.
In the morning, her mother comes and brings Long with her. She tells Ally about her past love, who still works in the Sand factory in the small town, Seabrook. Yes, she loves her father and he is very rich, but her mother is not happy about her marriage. She tells her to make the right choice for herself, and gives back all her letters.
Ally fights with Noah, and goes to see Long. However, on the way to town, she nearly crashes into an oncoming truck. She reads Noah's letters, and is moved by his undying love.
She breaks up with Long, and marries Noah.
Noah's young kids, now parents themselves, come to visit the old, withering parents in the sanitorium. They need their father, too.
After Noah has finished the story, Ally has immeidately slipped into the dementia state, and has forgotten the reality again. She comes back the day after Noah's third heart attack, and stays in an isolated room for a while.
Noah knows that he is dying, so he goes and see her. The nurse lets him, and they die on the sanitorium/hospital bed together in sleep.
It's such a beautiful set movie, with nice scenery, and very good acting. I love it.
After watching the movie, I went to lunch, the bookshop, and the library. I borrowed some books, and my sister also borrowed some. I think my friend bought one book. She has other engagements, so I take my sister to university.
She stays in the library, and I go to the United Youth concert. It's great, too. I loved it, but was too sleepy. It's a bit long, but I think I will start playing again after their holiday. It's great, isn't it? I am free now.
I think I will be busier, but this time I will organise my time around the schedule. I am not going to stop playing cello and lose touch with music.
I am so happy! Need to go home soon.
An old woman had forgotten about her past because of the degenerative dementia. Her husband, Noah, took care of her. He is telling her their past love. It's set in the 1940. You see this poor young lad, who works in the logging factory. He is very good with his hands, and certainly crazy in love with Allie, Allyson Hamilton, the rich South Carolina girl.
She comes from a rich background, and is educated and sophisticated. Loves painting, plays piano very well. He is from an average family, with an old house, and a dream of restoring the Windsor plantation house back. It's their dream house. However, when the romantic summer encounter ends, Noah and Ally know they will not be able to be together. It's just a dream.
Ally leaves for New York and Noah stays behind. He writes to her everyday for 365 days, and tells her that he still loves her even though they broke up the night before she left. Her mother kept all their letters and they had to forget about each other.
The war broke out, Noah and Fin went to work in the city and later joined the war together. Fin died in the World War II, and Ally met another rich man from the south, Long. They fell in love and he proposed in a dance hall.
She is trying on the wedding gown, but sees Noah, standing in front of his restored Victorian house. With the white wall and the blue shutters, just like she ordered and he had kept his promise. Meanwhile, Noah is sleeping with a war widow, Martha.
Ally can not help but wonder what if they are together, and goes back to Seabrook immediately. Their romance had never ended, they are now sleeping together. She is painting again, and goes into the beautiful lake with all the ducks and it rains. So romantic. They make love in the house.
In the morning, her mother comes and brings Long with her. She tells Ally about her past love, who still works in the Sand factory in the small town, Seabrook. Yes, she loves her father and he is very rich, but her mother is not happy about her marriage. She tells her to make the right choice for herself, and gives back all her letters.
Ally fights with Noah, and goes to see Long. However, on the way to town, she nearly crashes into an oncoming truck. She reads Noah's letters, and is moved by his undying love.
She breaks up with Long, and marries Noah.
Noah's young kids, now parents themselves, come to visit the old, withering parents in the sanitorium. They need their father, too.
After Noah has finished the story, Ally has immeidately slipped into the dementia state, and has forgotten the reality again. She comes back the day after Noah's third heart attack, and stays in an isolated room for a while.
Noah knows that he is dying, so he goes and see her. The nurse lets him, and they die on the sanitorium/hospital bed together in sleep.
It's such a beautiful set movie, with nice scenery, and very good acting. I love it.
After watching the movie, I went to lunch, the bookshop, and the library. I borrowed some books, and my sister also borrowed some. I think my friend bought one book. She has other engagements, so I take my sister to university.
She stays in the library, and I go to the United Youth concert. It's great, too. I loved it, but was too sleepy. It's a bit long, but I think I will start playing again after their holiday. It's great, isn't it? I am free now.
I think I will be busier, but this time I will organise my time around the schedule. I am not going to stop playing cello and lose touch with music.
I am so happy! Need to go home soon.
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