eeeeeee-YEW

OMGosh.

Click at your own risk. No, this isn't a spam (my blog didn't get hacked), but I just saw some disgusting photos and thought I had to share it.

This guy defines 'ah beng'. Well, him and all the other contestants and this so-called "Mr. Photogenic" contest on facebook.I'm not even wanting to look through the girls' categories. It's simply just too painful to see how this Y-generation is giving into the peer pressure (seriously?!!!) of dyed golden hair, pouty expression, fake-but-make-it-look-like-it's-expensive jewellery, incredibly DUH names (the link says it all), and damn broken English (ok fine Manglish but those don't even qualify for Manglish; more like 'Bengish'). Or maybe, it's nothing to do with pressure at all- now that's equally depressing.

On a cheerful note, mum announced to me that my birthday has just recently been declared as a public holiday starting from next year! In Malaysia, of course. Woohoo! They're finally making Malaysia Day official. Read the news article here.

I'm surviving. Supplied with caffeine and armed with a can-do attitude (I try).

pricier than gold

Found this auction when I was browsing through trademe. Hmm 'creative' but does it really help with the bids?

Finally, did something different with my experiments today. I'm being vague again as I'm bound by an intellectual property agreement. I finished the experiment and was about to throw out this particular reagent since the amount left in the tube was around 50 µL or less. So yeap tiny amount but then I was told to keep it aka store it back into the freezer as that would cost, I quote "a few hundred dollars".

FYI,
the price of gold per GRAM = ~NZD50
the price of X reagent per 50µL = estimated NZD500
and as 1000 µL = 1mL, price of X would be an estimated of $10,000!!!

OKAYYYY. All the more pressure to score this experiment. So I took the precious leftover and put it back into the freezer, which would cost even more with ALL the expensive materials etc. in it. GOSH I know that research is expensive but this really opened my eyes. Which means one single day of running experiments (from now on, pretty much) would cost thousands. Now that's why I'm paying 27K for my yearly tuition fees...

Nothing new

Yesterday, on the way home from work, I bought bread at a bakery further away from where I usually buy from. The reason being I wanted to stop by Blk 40 to get the super yummy BBQ stingray =P Was carrying my laptop with one hand, and my Witchery handbag with another, so my laptop (almost) fell when I was reaching for the bread tray.

Then suddenly *wooooosh* came the salesguy from behind the counter and even left a lady customer there waiting. He asked me what I wanted to get and took the tray (and bread) for me.

Is that awesome customer service or what?


...versus


Today, I was carrying my laptop as well. Stopped by a bakery @ Holland Village to get the yummy floss bread. THREE girls huddled around the counter and didn't even look up when I handed my tray over. Then a Caucasian dude (mid to late 20s I'd say) came to the counter to my right.

The way the shop assistant said "one-fifty" to the guy was GOSH so yuckily sweeeeeet compared to the rude "one-fifty" she muttered to me just 2 seconds ago. I was so tempted to steal a glance at the guy to see if he flinched. After handing over a $2 note, the salesgirl gave back my change and receipt with her eyes still glued onto the guy, not even a 'thanks'. I'm not surprised when she said to him 'thanks' and 'bye' in the cheesiest way imaginable.

I guess the Pinkerton syndrome can never really go away even a country has upgraded from its 3rd world status.