Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

When i was younger, only my brother played those vehicle-turns-robot toys.
Truly speaking, it's not some movies that i will dig out that 8 dollars from my pocket for. If it's not from the NUS family day treat, i might not be interested to watch the show.

But it turned out fabulous! And the show itself is self-explanatory even if you missed the first movie (not sure if there's any),

I actually felt sad when Optimus was killed =(, given that he's an autobot.

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I was watching Red Eye on Channel 5 while typing the above and chatting with bmbo*.
It reminds me of Flightplan by Jodie Foster.

Red Eye: Definition (googled)

A red-eye flight is any flight departing late at night. The term derives from the fatigue symptom of having red eyes, which can be caused or aggravated by overnight travel.

A red-eye flight typically moves from west to east during the overnight hours. It departs late at night, lasts only about three to five hours, an insufficient period to get fully rested in-flight, and due to rapid forward time zone changes the aircraft lands around dawn. As a result, many travelers are unable to get sufficient rest before a new day of activity.

From a marketing standpoint, the flights allow business travelers an opportunity to migrate eastward without impacting a full business day.

Most eastward transatlantic crossings from North America to Europe are operated overnight, but are generally not viewed as red-eye flights since they depart early in the evening and last at least seven hours. A full night's rest is thus theoretically possible.

兩難

我說去亦難留亦難怎麼辦
有些話只能偷偷拿出來紀念遺憾
我說愛亦難恨亦難分作兩半
有些人注定和寂寞相伴

有些人注定只能作伴

I recently signed up for something that was more of a luxury than a necessity. Thanks to the sales rep and her sweet talking. =S

Due to the above, I feel a little guilty about it. And it definitely puts a temporary strain on my budget.

Then again, sometimes luxury items can lift the spirits, and the virtue of returning/ canceling it wouldn't cancel the need for a few days of belt-tightening! -in self deceiving mode-

Payday will be around again before I know it given the busy life I'm living in now. =)

I had it all planned.

9amsharp: Wake up
9:40am latest: Catch bus
10am ~ ? : Transformers at cheeeap price =D + Lunch
2pm: Travel back to lab
3pm ~ ? : ES cell thawing + culture

Thereafter: Head home. Then nua nua nua at home.

(How I wish there is 3 weekdays and 4 weekends in a week).

niteyz.

weird enough..

.. i suddenly missed you today.

Cool down!

But it's so hard!
i have a premonition that I'm gonna scream at him, soon!

now...

... i feel like crying.

it feels sucky when you see your boss's name in your personal email.
i shall ask my colleague to stop CC my personal email in any conversation between boss and us.
or alternatively ask my boss to stop 'reply all'.
the earlier seems easier though.

i need that something...

Can anyone
help
by
knocking me down
with
a stick
a broom
or maybe
the gentler way
like Merlot or Pinot
but the effect of latter is so slow
that i wonder
if it helps
'coz it will be morning
in two hours time

i think
the sleep god
has forsaken me

What happened?

I just realized I have bruise here and there (except the one I mentioned the other day on the anterior part of lower right leg). -waking up with unknown bruises? hmm, i rather believe i accidentally thumped myself into something rather than the superstitious belief - being pinched by ghost.

The latter sounds scary since I am, technically speaking, living alone.


EDITED: I googled and it seems like some diseases and deficiencies might lead to unknown bruising. Then again, I guess the one thing that I really lack of, is sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Monday blue? nar, it's Monday black.

It's darker than Friday 13th. =S

I've been clearing up mess for other people. I hope the necessary party will come back soon and clear their own mess.

I walked directly to a trolley this afternoon while shifting equipment and consummables up to Level 3. Brilliant. Now there is this one big blue-black on the anterior part of my lower right leg. =(

Luckily Monday is over in less than 2 hours. =) Meeting up with za bo difo* tomorrow, the uni mates on the following day, followed by -ahem- (am not telling) with tijsmfz*.

Heh, who cares if it's black. =]

Ridiculous.

I mean me.

Apparently I've upgraded from the Unhealthy Habit version #1 to version #1.1 now.

Version #1: reachedhome-washhands/feet/face-oncomputer-liedonbed-fallasleep-wakeupatmidnight-removecontactlenses-bath-dinnersupper cycle. Cycle usually ends at 4 am.

Upgraded version #1.1: reachedhome-washhands/feet/face--cookmeal-oncomputer-makan-computer+TVforhoursssss-removecontactlenses-bath-cycle. Cycle still ends at 4 am!

(should you never notice, there isn't 'fallasleep' in version #1.1).

Mentally i'm tired but physically i'm not. This is so not me. =(
I should store some alcohol at home. for knock out purpose.

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With Malaysia first confirmed locally transmitted H1N1 case (link here), some stupid idea struck me this morning while on the way to work.

It seems possible to trace down flight passengers, train passengers, MRT passengers, or even bus passengers (probably by checking the serial number of EZ link card, I'm not sure), but is there a way to trace down cabbie passenger/driver??

For me, I don't usually notice the name of the driver (let alone the car plate number), unless the driver was super nice (so I might consider writing compliment letter), or super sucks (so I might consider writing complaint letter). Even so, the moment I got off from the cab, there's very high chance that I'll just forget all totally. Unless for claiming purpose (as in, say, OT), most of the time I won't ask for receipt also.

If one day the cabby driver who is so suey kena the virus and I'm so suey halt his cab and later he so suey down with flu and so suey is hospitalised and so suey he remember he once fetched me on his cab BUT so suey, he has totally no idea how to contact me!

And if the story is the other way round that I'm the suey one who got the virus, I don't think I will remember the driver/car plate number too! It will be fortunate enough already if I can recall the cab company or car model.

I've come out with conclusion that I shall cut down on taking cab.

Total nonsense.

here i am sitting right in front of computer with fan blown at top speed. yes it's hot even if it's deep at night. but of more importance, to blow dry my hair.

i've started the very unhealthy reachedhome-washhands/feet/face-oncomputer-liedonbed-fallasleep-wakeupatmidnight-removecontactlenses-bath-dinnersupper cycle. the effect is more than deleterious i must say.

my eyes are rabbit-like red due to prolonged hour of contact lenses wearing. i shall act nerd and wear my specs to work tomorrow. oops, i mean, later in about 7 hours time.

i need to reset my biological clock. amazingly, i'm still functioning as normal at work.

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i wish i am 5cm taller (for more O2 intake) when i'm stucked in the middle of sardine-packed MRT cabin during the peak hour.

i wish i am 5cm shorter when the cloth/dress that i like seems nicer in smaller size rather than in my size.

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i finally bring myself to actually type this out.
i've needed space. and i need space. literally.

maybe i'm weird. but i can't stick to same routine same flow same companies for long. i am a boring person inside i know, thus i constantly need stimulus from different sources, by mingle with different people. stay very close to one small group of people is not really my cup of tea. probably because my work nature itself is not very entertaining and eye-opening already.

i know i'm contradicting myself 'coz some of the time i'm practically doing the same thing over and over again (like repeating the experiments and repeating the unhealthy cycle mentioned above).. well, i AM contradicting. i admit that.

i welcome once in a while (alright probably MORE than once in a while) closeness (or togetherness, whatever you call it), but if one meet/call/text/msn/everyday, i will go nut.

i can't take that kind of 'closeness' so to say. whether it's friendship or relationship. like my young colleague who dates every single day? i'm so not up to it! that probably explains why i am single. oh well. i guess the only person that i can stand meeting and seeing everyday, is my family.

and the reason why i can't take that kind of overly type of care and concern (in my context, that is), i guess it's because i think i'm not able to return you back the same amount of love and warmth that you had on me, or 无以回报 (it doesn't sound correct but i can't really find word to describe).

sometimes i prefer distance over closeness. i am weird. i know. i might gradually change, who knows?

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we've been working out with what's wrong with our western blot system. =S
it's so tiring that i actually fell asleep during my facial session yesterday. (more on this later).
end up it's due to acrylamide. how interesting can that be? i retest each component from APS (every online forum said if gel doesn't polymerize the problem MUST be APS) to TEMED to 1.5M Tris buffer pH8.8 to 10% SDS (and i almost going to test MiliQ water as well). least i could think of is the problem actually lies with ACRYLAMIDE! how ridiculous can?!!

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i arrived damn late for facial treatment yesterday. and i was terribly late for half an hour (because that western blot gel that doesn't polymerize). like what my young colleague mentioned, girls' money is quite easy to cheat. it costs me a bomb for the package. =(

it better produces miraclegood result.

(talking about oh-how-come-some-girls-cant-keep-their-money, one very funny story to share. my colleague kjfivj* once only spend 1.5 bucks on dinner, and turn around and get a GUESS handbad for 150 bucks. lolx.)

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i spend one of my leisure weekend afternoons at Popular bookshop browsing through traveller guides like '500 must do in XXX' or '500 must visit historical places'.

i STILL wana go Italy.

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thanks to mja* i finally finished loading pic to FB. tried hard not to have repeat to what other people have posted (and tagged me), but i didn't do final check. later.
now i have to clear my flooded mail box. that's of utmost importance. lol.

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please don't wish me happy birthday.
i don't want to be happy only on birthday.
please don't give me present.
oh well, it just that, we don't have the culture of celebrating birthdays in my family.

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this entry is like total rubbish.
hair- dried.
time to sleep.
my current ear bugs - the whole lastest album of penny dai.
niteyz.