day four

yay! today i phoned my parents and heard their voices.
it's soooo much better than msn
especially when me and my parents are not too good at computers
hahs

breakfast was alright
except that it was awkward sitting with people who stare at us in a wierd manner
i shall not elaborate
after all, i'm in a foreign land
oh! not to mention
the oat in the morning was yummy!
today i drank chocomilk.
oh did i mention? yesterday was cafe latte

then we had our lecture as usual
today was quite interesting
it was on pharmaceutical chemistry
i didn't know it had such close relations with biology till today
great! that is one thing that makes me NOT hate chemistry
hahs
cool
then we had tutorial as usual
i drank coffee this time, with biscuits!
the discussion about clinical trials and ethical issues is interesting.
we had our discussion for our research project
it REALLY makes us think A LOT
and i really mean A LOT
mark almost went crazy
not to mention i AM crazy by that time
my head almost exploded
seriously.
cool

my lunch was a packet of vege chips
i'm too lazy to head out to co-op
then we head down to Angelia Ruskins University
for lab work
today we had the chance to deal with the GFP gene!
the gene that was always mentioned in our notes
we get to perform an experiment using it!
cool
love it.

it was followed by a lecture on other methods of analyzing DNA
i learnt a new method called probing
hahs
cool

since we have time left, we head for a supermarket
i thought we were heading out to another supermarket in the day
so i didn't really buy anything
awww...should have bought something for my mom and dad
the cookies here are really nice
i saw Hagen Darz ice-cream going out for less than 4pounds only!
gosh!
if i could bring them home in boxes
hahs

then we head back for a game of volleyball in the evening
guess what?
before we get to play with it,
it fell into the river
then we made a human chain with ziyang at the end to reach out for it with the volleyball net
cool.

then we had a game of volleyball!
ms lim and ms neo could ACTUALLY play!
my arms almost snapped into half
i dodged the moment i see it coming to me
hahs

then it's dinner!
i had pork with some mustard sauce, two spoonfuls of salad, a banana and cafe mocha
hahs
yum yum..

we had no evening lecture today
so we have to report to stanley library opposite the old hall for self-directed tutorial sessions
ms neo and ms lim really make good personal tutors
ms lim saved me from the "irony" passage and ms neo saved me for integration
cool.

then we bathed!
it was a really nice bath...hahs
and what next?
i'm typing this now!

i love this kind of schooling and lifestyle
it really suits me a lot
even in an enclosed hall,
i felt free as my mind roams to different issues around the world
i'm given complete freedom of expression
though it naturally comes with responsibility
but i'm really given the intellectual freedom
as if i really am a scientist
i do have a voice and expression
without conforming to any syllabus
we're allowed to discuss anything under the sun
even if it does not relates to the topic we're doing
is this the reality of colleges here?
or is it just summer school?
it's so professional
it's so enriching
it's so engaging
it's so fun
that makes you fall in love with what you are studying
i've never felt that way before.
cool.