Intoxi'Kath'ing Whispers

I have started my industrial training . During the last week, I was put in charge of some machine called rotary evaporator and my job was to get the mangosteen skin extract . The mangosteen skins were first soaked in methanol (an alcohol) for days, filtered for the liquid and then only is it poured into the evaporator machine to get the extract. In this machine, the methanol will evaporate and later condense into another beaker. The methanol after this is useless thus it is thrown away. While I was doing this process, I asked my supervisor where I should dispose of the methanol because it is obvious you can't just throw it into the sink. She said. "Sink." Oh, I thought to myself. Perhaps they do it differently in here. So I followed and happily just poured the methanol down the sin k next to me. I did that last Friday. Today, as I was going to dispose of another batch of methanol down the sink again, my supervisor saw me and asked, "That's methanol...

Sigh. Dah la I was sad enough yesterday.. Then today I went to check and see whether my finals results came out already or not. Well, what can I say? I suppose I am just too numbed for words. Sat in front of the computer, staring at the screen, stoning... The grades barely registered into my puny brain as my view becomes distorted with tears. First thought I had in mind : What's the use of doing your best when everytime whatever effort you put in, the output just comes out like s***? Think my expression must have shown as my mom thought I failed that subject which I had to resit for. Well, thank God I didn't. ( Something to be cheerful about :D ) Man, I am so not a science person.. I just don't know what I want to do.. Even taking this course was like a gamble. I just registered myself as a backup for local U. Not with the sole intent of studying this course.. I thought since they gave it to me, I'll just take whatever that comes my way. Looks like this step I have tak...

I am actually feeling quite emo at the moment. Don't ask me but I am also curious as to how the word 'emo' became a substitute for feelings like sadness, down and depressed. Well, anyway, I am feeling all these feelings at once. Eesh. Maybe it's that time of the month.. Drving me crazy by putting my hormones in a merry-go-round. Stop it.. Sigh... Will continue how I feel in another post.. Once I'm feeling better.

OK.. which shall I start on first? tick tock tick tock .. OK!! First : My gym experience I've never been to a gym, never put a foot in at their doorstep too. Reason : I am not much of a sports/active person. So it was only thanks to a generous friend who had 7 days passes to California fitness that I had my first experience in a gym. (Tee, thanks for sharing it with me!) Hari pertama : Had to register lo.. bla bla. Tried to get us to sign up..haha. Gave excuses.. but quite valid ones. Went for two hours of excercise on the 'monstrous-looking' machines/equipments. (Sorry, I'm a kampung kid when it comes to these things.) Di Er Tian : One hour workout.. getting used to the equipments now..haha. Later, one hour hip hop class known as Street 101.. Instrcutor was quite good looking but his name was a bit odd, SUNNY...heheh. The Third Day : No workout on machines, gave 'them' a break from my meddling hands..haha. Went for two hours of classes. First, aerobics . S...