Ok now not only have both my cupboard doors derailed and are beyond fixing, my lappie touchpad has failed to work. Damnit.

What a frigging suay day :(

When I thought all was going well when the funny uncle next to me struck up conversation and I thought the Haagen Dazs on Dragonair was going to make my day, my bag slipped from the toilet hook and poor new lappie inside crashed to the floor. Seldom curse under my breath. But if lappie died, I would be so dead too. Thank goodness it seems ok :) And then my luggage wheel totally broke off before I got home. Total tragedy. Unwanted muscle training :( Then when we get home the heater aint working. Great. A ton of things to do tmr.

Boohoohoo am feeling sian and tired :( I hate the packing/unpacking process that's inherent with travelling.

Kns I just realized my lappie is now warped. Must be the result of being squashed up in the bag all day. 1 of the 4 corners doesn't rest flat on the table :(((

Went back to lab today.

Boss: How many people are there in Beijing?
Me: Er, more than Singapore. I don't know.
Boss: You mean you don't ask? These kinda things are interesting, you should know them.
Me: Why?
Boss: I donno. Haha. How many people do you think there are in Singapore?
Me: Er, more than 4 million? 4.5 million? *Jo agrees*
Boss: Aha. You guys are outdated. There's more than 5 million, and the population's going to reach 8 million soon, but not more than 10 million. That's the limit.
Us: It's going to be so crowded.
Boss: They're going to build everything underground..HDBs 10 storeys down, motorways...
Us: Ok......

Then Boss decided he's done crapping with us and says he's really busy today. Big hint to get out of his office.

When we were hanging around the ancillary office talking to Ja, suddenly this FYP student approaches us and says in PRC-accent: "Are you looking for somebody?" Jo, Janet and I were stunned.

"Er, no?" (Can't she see we were talking to Ja, the second most senior in the lab after Boss?)
She walked away, then suddenly turned back and said: "Oh I know! You're Jamie right?"
Me: *stunned* (It freaks me out when people I don't know know me) Er how come you know my name and I don't know you?
She: Oh i realized you're the one in the picture! *pointing to our postcard pinned up on the wall*
Me: -.-

I think she didn't recognize Jo cos she dyed her hair. Lol. Anyway after that I realized she's following my mentor now, so she'd better do a good job, given the 10 or so new equipment which basically makes life a breeze. Haha. And she better not waste my protein.


Anyway SBS day was freaking boring. As usual. As Janet says, SBS = si bei sian. How true!


I still want my can A yuan yang hahaha.

Am having trouble keeping up with the number of nieces and nephew I have. They're multiplying, and somehow I'm reminded of bacteria. (occupational hazard)

I have weird synapses in my brain. When my little niece hi-fived me with 1 hand, then the other, I thought about Notty and how he offered me 1 paw, then the other. Random links, I know.

I've always wondered whether the people, or rather the numerous youngsters selling computers really know what they're talking about. I still wonder.

Last night Pei suddenly msged me - FD3 was showing on channel 5. And it just had to be the classic nail gun part. I could even remember who it happened to. There's a classic scene which leaves the deepest impression in every sequel. FD1 was about the chair falling on the kitchen knife, FD2 was about the sun-tanning machine and FD3 was about the nail gun. Sick, but creative! I still want to watch The FD.

The other day I was walking in town and it dawned on me the difference between SG and Beijing. I shall confirm my suspicion after meeting and asking the wousin.

CNY feels like an obligation somehow. I think I'd be happier or more excited about it if it were a break from school/work. But since I'm already on break anyway, it seems like a chore. The questions are the same every year. The only thing I look forward to is Blackjack.

This is probably the only time I'll be free-er than everybody else. Can't say the same about next CNY though. Haha.

I miss lab, boss, my labmates and I can't wait to see our card and photo in "a prominent position in the ancillary office" :D Countless days and nights spent in SBS have brought so many nostalgic memories :) Yet I wonder about the changes. The new Indian phD, the current 4 FYP students...I secretly suspect they've chosen to work for boss so they can escape his notorious grilling during poster day. It's not like he's the most popular prof in school, see? Great foresight if you don't wanna be killed by him lol.

A pity I won't be around for the BSB concert :p

Am looking forward to good music next week :))

Can't help but feel old. Everyone has more responsibilities, less freedom, no interest in anything vaguely rah-rah and meaningless, and we all nod knowingly in agreement to "I'm going home to have a life." We've become more sensible, yet we tire more easily. It seems we've never been better kids.


Heavy eyelids, but still a thirst for my daily read.


Tomorrow will still be a sunny and humid day.

It feels weird being able to blog without having to log onto VPN or some other proxy. This is the first time I turn on my comp after coming back. It's been a week, and somehow the internet repels me, although it's a freer world here. Withdrawal symptoms maybe.

Finished 3 books in the last 3 days. Feels like an avid reader all over again, like in my kindergarten days. I somehow find more joy in reading than in gluing my eyes to the tv screen or computer screen, not that there's anything interesting anyway. It's so boring back here, if I don't lose myself in the world of words I'd just melt away and shrivel up. Maybe I'm just making up for lost contact with English words. But the newspapers are boring too. Then again, there can't be anything groundbreaking every single day. Groundbreaking would then turn mundane too.

Anybody have "Lord of the Flies"?


Nothing much has changed. It's still hot and humid and full of traffic. Singapore is still as small as ever - 1 minute you're flying over the Padang and the next you're at Changi. Ridiculous.


I can't wait for my Irish Cream coffee when I get back to Beijing. It's always on the back of my mind. Lol.