Live A Different Life

First time writing a blog, first time looking for a full time job (and found one), first time being to a camp where I did not spend a minute regretting the decision, first time being able to be myself and be appreciated, first time being in a cellgroup where I can really connect with God, first time worshipping with eyes closed. My time in Dunedin have marked a lot of first-times in my life and here is another first-time: my FIRST real sleepover!

Random text on Thursday: You guys keen to do a sleepover this Saturday? Food...fun...sleep :) I was so keen that I texted back asap (a rare thing for me as I often forget to reply mass texts) only to know that I was the only one who replied. NO.... With exams coming up, I think I might be the only one who still scream out "More fun, more fun, more fun; less study, less study, less study!"

A few quick texts later, we are all set up for sleepover~ Michelle, Janice, Sharon T, May, Jocelyn and I. Having exams in mind, we had a study-orientated sleepover. Had heaps of fun studying, playing choh dai di, eating best mi goreng ever, talking about things (including guys) and praying together. Waking up only a few hours later to Sleepover Part II: Shopping.

Waking up at 8.30ish on a Saturday morning, something that I have not done in a long long long long time. I always thought that I am really strong willed in the sense that it's really hard to wake me up but my 'dream' to become the hardest person to wake up in the world is shattered when I meet *drumroll* Mrs Grape aka Mama axolotl. I must say it was really fun cos I am always the last to wake up and now I can finally enjoy the fun of waking someone up *evil laughter*

Most productive Saturday ever: going to Otago Farmers Market, Countdown, study, playing with Izzie (cute poodle), lunch, study, choh dai di, study, dinner, choh dai di.

Thanks Michelle for inviting us over for sleepover. Thanks Raymond for lending us your wife, you living room, good food etc. Thanks Janice, Sharon T, May and Jocelyn for being the bestest sleepover mates. I must say this is the best sleepover I have ever been to!

Ever met a waiter who was rude to you? Ever left a restaurant due to bad service? Fear not, the solution to bad waiter/waitress is here!

Had my last QUM workshop ever, last presentation ever and last class ever (fingers crossed) today. So excited that we even took a group picture after class today. Having attended endless classes for the past four years, I am feeling excited, yet somehow lost in the rush of excitement. Nonetheless, NO MORE CLASSES ever!!!!!! (technically speaking, we still have to attend training sessions and submit assignments next year as part of our intern practice but that's doesn't count)

Spent quite a bit of my time reading through Sharon T's blog today. Read through all her posts from the past year at one go (instead of studying law exam for next week). Interesting reading and really helps me to get to know her even more. Really enjoying being a blogger and a blog-reader :)

Motivated to think more, read more and write more

Nice food, good fun and beautiful scenery are pretty much what Monday cellgroup was all about!

Having heard really good comments about Auntie Tong Siew's cooking (eg Raymond saying: Auntie Tong Siew's cooking is PROBABLY as good as mine), I really looked forward to the trip to Auntie's Tong Siew's house at Waverley, beautiful scenery, good food and awesome company :)

Considering the fact that I have spent a whole year working on the elective project, it definitely deserves a post. As part of my course at School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, I have to do a group research project with my classmates and present it to the class as part of our final year course requirement. For my group, our research topic is Solid State Stability of Drugs in Suspension - a literature review. Don't understand the topic? Worry not, for after a whole year of research, I still don't understand the topic myself.

Simplified abstract: Many drugs exist in different polymorphic forms with identical chemical structure, but different physical arrangements. Some of the polymorphic forms will be more favourable compared to others due to solubility, stability or better absorption profile etc. The main aim of our research is to investigate the stability of favoured polymorphic forms in suspension. Although it was a boring topic, it did not require much work and our supervisor was really nice as well, making the elective project really enjoyable.


As part of the elective report, some students decided to present their research in presentations and we had to listen to 18 presentations from 9am to 3.30pm. Sitting through the presentations which are very in depth and having difficulty understand the topics, I decided to focus on QuadraPop instead. 276660, my personal best! Since Alex set the record of 102810, I have never managed to come even close to that record. Finally after a year of hard work, I made it!

Sunny weather + Alex + Sam + Jocelyn = Botanical Garden

Alex and his camera + Jocelyn and new camera = beautiful photos