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njc. 06S24. guitar. pa.
pl. 4a1. 3a1. 2a1. 1a. gb.

CHRISTIAN! =)

i am given the post of Induction & Development Officer (IDO)! Co-IDO is Sally. This means my responsibilites are not that HUGE, meaning that i would most probably be able continue as CTrep! =) Wow. Thank God for this wonderful, splendid arrangement =)
i'm kind of "worrying" that i won't be able to face such a huge crowd, organise next year's orientation, etc. You all know that i'm not really a 'people' person (though the CTrep post sort of 'forced' me to become more daring and outspoken). Notice the inverted commas because i know that there is nothing to worry about; God will give me the ability to handle what is to come. Then again, i can't fully shake off the uneasy feeling of being in charge of such a humongous role. The size of Guitar Ensemble is at stake here!

In Christ Alone
In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory
In the power of the cross
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone

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IMCB Student Outreach Programme --
i missed the Community Service Day but i'm glad that the event went okay on the whole for everyone. Congrats to the people heavily involved-- XQ, jiejie, LS and ZM =)
The first day without lessons went quite slowly. First, we were given cool IMCB passes which opened magnetic doors in IMCB. Next, we had a lecture on the safety procedures, cell cycles and importance of protein destruction before going to the 3rd floor lab. (>.< style="font-weight: bold;"> 3.5 HOURS. It was supposed to obtain the cells at various stages of the cell cycle, to be analysed tomorrow. Some of the new equipment we used were a vortex and a microcentrifuge. My lab partner was a J1 from HCI and took 4H2s and 1H1. And i thought my combination was heavy enough. Hehs.

Thoughts:
Something also struck me even more strongly-- the intricate, delicate conditions/processes for life to go on. For instance, there would be no life if cytokinesis, especially if protein destruction by proteasomes did not take place. It is a really "small" mistake that could cause disasterous consequences. Life cannot just "happen" without no cause. Think about it. Why were humans created in the first place? =)

Despite being "time-wasting", it was a good experience. It was a good time of chatting and sharing with EAT (more like listening to her stories. haha). We talked about things from Christianity/Roman Catholicism to her 1 year in UK when she was young, her health conditions, studies etc.
EAT and i felt that labs were dangerous places, and people working there were quite pitiful. Haha. There was only one canteen in close proximity, the food they sold there cost at least $3, they have to face the same benches and substances everyday in search for a breakthrough that would "benefit mankind". Also, forgetting one seemingly innocuous step may cause a major accident and damage. For the sake of safety, such research seemed to waste quite a fair bit of resources as well. For example, micropipette tips have to be discarded after every use and should not be placed back into the mixture to prevent contamination. i laughed a lot and enjoyed myself basically. It was also a good chance to interact with JS and QY. They can be really funny sometimes =)
Oh yes. One more thing(should not write too much about it). Biopolis eerily looks like something from a science-fiction book or movie. You know? Cold, steel structures mysteriously housing who-knows-what kind of research and experiments...
Wahaha. Don't take me too seriously. It's just my overactive imagination caused by reading/watching too many Sci-Fi stuff before ;)

Y,jaNICE
 7:39 pm

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