I taught Theo some words in Chinese that starts with electricity, or dian. There are a lot of words that start with dian in Chinese, for example, fridge, lamp, television, movie, and computer. It's a handy word to know. I also taught him how to say duvet, microwave, pants, socks, and jacket in Chinese. The household items are very useful words to know in Chinese. We say those words everyday and if Theo know them, he will be able to communicate really well. We also made word cards so he can learn the words when he has down time.
Fuzzy is having her university holiday for two weeks so she borrowed some DVDs to watch. We watched Rush Hour 3 last night. However, she is feeling a bit off. Mum will get some flu medicine from the supermarket today, in tablet or drink form. Hopefully, she will get better soon and enjoy her holiday fully.
The person who is going to teach us Vector NTi is not going to come to Ruakura to save money for our company. He may come after July.
4/15/2008
4/14/2008
Hot air balloon festival
My older cousin has found another girlfriend. Mum said that aunt wrote to her yesterday to say that he's met another girl, her life had gone through some big changes. Her boyfriend, who was in his 30s, died from cancer, and her dad died recently as well. She plays cello in cousin's orchestra. Hopefully, they will spend the rest of their life together and good luck to my dear cousin. Life is full of surprises and you have to treasure every moment.
I read Da Vinci's Code for the second time this weekend, and cleaned up the basin in the bathroom. Fuzzy is having her holiday and she went to swim in Waterworld with MQ.
Richard had been learning Chinese at home, reading an article about martial arts last night. That's quite interesting. I left him to learn the words by himself and occasionally explained what some words meant. Hope I am helpful enough to him.
I have done some more quests in WoW for Luke. He's level 55 now. The hot air balloon show was fantastic, the specialty balloons had their own song: Darth Vadar had Star Wars theme song, the little pirate had The Pirates of Carribean song, and the haunted house had the Ghostbuster song. The fireworks were also very beautiful, with magnificent colours on display.
It's going to be a wet day today.
I read Da Vinci's Code for the second time this weekend, and cleaned up the basin in the bathroom. Fuzzy is having her holiday and she went to swim in Waterworld with MQ.
Richard had been learning Chinese at home, reading an article about martial arts last night. That's quite interesting. I left him to learn the words by himself and occasionally explained what some words meant. Hope I am helpful enough to him.
I have done some more quests in WoW for Luke. He's level 55 now. The hot air balloon show was fantastic, the specialty balloons had their own song: Darth Vadar had Star Wars theme song, the little pirate had The Pirates of Carribean song, and the haunted house had the Ghostbuster song. The fireworks were also very beautiful, with magnificent colours on display.
It's going to be a wet day today.
4/10/2008
Akaroa
Richard and I went tramping in Pirongia in the weekend. We climbed up Ruapane, the highest point at about 700 meters. I found it more difficult to climb up some rock. It was good exercise.
We got up really early on Monday to wait in the carpark to be picked up for our flight down to Christchurch. It was the first time I take a flight from Hamilton Airport so I took a short tour there, upstairs at the lounge and downstair in the bookshop. It's not big, but very functional. I bought a Marie Claire magazine for the trip.
The weather wasn't very impressive. In fact, when we got to Christchurch, it was raining. We left Christchurch Airport in a red bus. AgResearch Lincoln is not as big as AgResearch Ruakura, but it's got great equipment. They have scanning electronic microscope and transmission electronic microscope to look at very small things, HPLC and Mass Spec to look at proteins, and also run 2D protein gels. Another part of Lincoln is the manufacturing side, they make fabric, wash wool, make yarn, and make carpet. They also do accelerated testing on carpets from the factory to test how they fare after being rubbed continuously or getting burned.
Allan gave a speech about what we do, and the section leaders talked about their team, then it was the research associates' term to speak about the nitty gritty of what we all do. It was interesting to hear about the other people's work, and we can always do some collaboration in the future.
Dinner was very delicious in Bully Hayes. I had beef, although I should have ordered fish. Bread was extremely tasty. We didn't do so well in the Quiz, but certainly had lots of fun.
We started the second day with some brainstorming about 2020 Science, then Kelly and I went shopping for a little. I got two beautiful stones and some fudge for Richard. Kelly got some wool booty for her sister-in-laws, wool scarf and hat for winter, and stones for Mark.
The jet boat adventure was awesome. We went to the caves and looked at penguins and birds living in the caves. We also looked at Robinson's Cliff, where the bandit Robinson rode his horse up and jumped at the end. We went to the marine farms, and saw the Elephant rock. We spinned in the boat very fast and got wet. It was so much fun! I am glad that I did the jet boat adventure.
The bus didn't come on time so we took a walk to a restruant to have lunch. I had fishn'chips.
We learned about what the other group do and had lots of fun on this retreat. It's a success.
We got up really early on Monday to wait in the carpark to be picked up for our flight down to Christchurch. It was the first time I take a flight from Hamilton Airport so I took a short tour there, upstairs at the lounge and downstair in the bookshop. It's not big, but very functional. I bought a Marie Claire magazine for the trip.
The weather wasn't very impressive. In fact, when we got to Christchurch, it was raining. We left Christchurch Airport in a red bus. AgResearch Lincoln is not as big as AgResearch Ruakura, but it's got great equipment. They have scanning electronic microscope and transmission electronic microscope to look at very small things, HPLC and Mass Spec to look at proteins, and also run 2D protein gels. Another part of Lincoln is the manufacturing side, they make fabric, wash wool, make yarn, and make carpet. They also do accelerated testing on carpets from the factory to test how they fare after being rubbed continuously or getting burned.
Allan gave a speech about what we do, and the section leaders talked about their team, then it was the research associates' term to speak about the nitty gritty of what we all do. It was interesting to hear about the other people's work, and we can always do some collaboration in the future.
Dinner was very delicious in Bully Hayes. I had beef, although I should have ordered fish. Bread was extremely tasty. We didn't do so well in the Quiz, but certainly had lots of fun.
We started the second day with some brainstorming about 2020 Science, then Kelly and I went shopping for a little. I got two beautiful stones and some fudge for Richard. Kelly got some wool booty for her sister-in-laws, wool scarf and hat for winter, and stones for Mark.
The jet boat adventure was awesome. We went to the caves and looked at penguins and birds living in the caves. We also looked at Robinson's Cliff, where the bandit Robinson rode his horse up and jumped at the end. We went to the marine farms, and saw the Elephant rock. We spinned in the boat very fast and got wet. It was so much fun! I am glad that I did the jet boat adventure.
The bus didn't come on time so we took a walk to a restruant to have lunch. I had fishn'chips.
We learned about what the other group do and had lots of fun on this retreat. It's a success.
4/04/2008
South Island here I come
I am going to Akaroa next Monday with most of the Growth and Development group for a retreat. I have been given the responsibility of presenting a ten minutes presentation, otherwise I am pretty free to do anything I want. The first day is the more official day when we will listen to presentations and have tours in the laboratory, and the second day is more relaxed. I think I will go on the jet adventure on the second day, and if I have some free time, I can go shopping. I am hoping that it's not that hard to remember my presentation. Looking forward to see the other people in our group and apparently Frank is going to work with Stefan in the protein group in Christchurch to carry out some experiments. Chris will stay for a bit longer to learn techniques for surgery with a lady doctor from Waikato Hospital.
Maiqing is turning 22 tomorrow, but mum told me this morning that I don't have to give her a birthday present. She went on to say that MQ is not going to have a big party. Ruth and Jeanie will meet her and have lunch with her together. It sounds like an intimate gathering. Happy Birthday, Maiqing! I can always say happy birthday to her on Facebook. Good old Facebook.
Maybe Richard and I will go tramping this weekend. I am looking forward to leave Hamilton behind. It's been a while since we take a trip away from the city, even going to Auckland will be a treat.
Maiqing is turning 22 tomorrow, but mum told me this morning that I don't have to give her a birthday present. She went on to say that MQ is not going to have a big party. Ruth and Jeanie will meet her and have lunch with her together. It sounds like an intimate gathering. Happy Birthday, Maiqing! I can always say happy birthday to her on Facebook. Good old Facebook.
Maybe Richard and I will go tramping this weekend. I am looking forward to leave Hamilton behind. It's been a while since we take a trip away from the city, even going to Auckland will be a treat.
3/28/2008
Weekend is upon me
Our retreat in April is being finalised. I will leave Hamilton very early in the morning, taking the 6:50a.m. flight to Christchurch on 7 April, and come back on the next day. I have prepared the presentation and sent it to Frank, with the results that I have obtained recently. I am looking forward to go to South Island and meet the other team members in Growth and Development. I also look forward to enjoy the second day when we can choose an interesting activity to do, such as jet adventure, sea kayaking, bicycle ride, and horseback riding. I hope the weather will hold out and we can enjoy our trip.
Kelly asked me to plant some produce and flowers at the assigned area at work. We are going to start a garden like the people in other campus. It will take time and effort, and it will be great to talk to the tomato or speak to the flowers. We will have to get some cheap garden tools from garage sale and in the recycle centre or use our own tools.
Rachel is having her leaving party tomorrow. She's going to stay in England after taking a trip in Asia. Richard and I may go to the party and I will have to come back to start my experiment on Sunday.
Kelly asked me to plant some produce and flowers at the assigned area at work. We are going to start a garden like the people in other campus. It will take time and effort, and it will be great to talk to the tomato or speak to the flowers. We will have to get some cheap garden tools from garage sale and in the recycle centre or use our own tools.
Rachel is having her leaving party tomorrow. She's going to stay in England after taking a trip in Asia. Richard and I may go to the party and I will have to come back to start my experiment on Sunday.
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