A great birthday weekend..

hiya...

been a long time since i scribbled down but was actually busy trying to fit in at work..trying not to make those absent-minded errors n paying good amount of concentration..week pulled off fine..but teh week end was absolutely great..my friend V got down to dublin from wexford for the week end and as her bday was on monday,i shooted off and gave her a huge surprise today..All five of my ex house mates took a day off at work and we headed to bray where we played in the beach and park..we finally gave a surprise to 'V' by thrusting a huge black forest cake infront of her where she cut the cake and we had a great irish dinner at a nearby restaurant.It was a gals night out..slept over at 'V's place..next day woke up and i planned a small itenary to the outskirts of dublin called dalkey..we visited the remais of dalkey castle,church and saw the small village around..took a ferry to the dalkey island..it was fun..we were there for teh next hour and half taking pictures and running all over the island to cover it all..the best bday ever..celebrating it on an island with sum goats ...lol..it was fab..something which none of us had ever done before and quite adventorous.At the island,We ran into none other than Irish Butlers Chocolate cafe's Co-Owner Ms 'M',got introduced to her husband and her two kids,'A' and 'J' - Indian origin but irish brought up..God bless her and her business..She has a great heart..Only after we visited Doleky,did we actually get to know,Dolkey is similar to Beverly Hills in USA.All the famous celebrities like Enya,Bono of U2 band etc stay put there..We did glance through the mansions ..Quite a dreamplace..We concluded Dolkey with dinner at an Italian restaurant,had lovely pasta and choc cake with vanilla icecream..got back to city and pushed off home..i Got back to Ashtown and 'V' to her place..I hope i made her bday memorable this year,coz in a months time she relocates to Dubai soon.."Meeting and Parting is a way of life"Some people leave impressions in you for life and 'V' is one of them"..I will definitely miss her but will always hope and pray the best for her...

awrite, me signing off..tc..good night..

Sunday...

friday didnt go all that bad..the party went great..although i was dressed in rags,i thought the time im here ,i am not gonna regret later thinking on how i missed the oppurtunity...the dinner was delicious and it happened to be a farewell party for a manager as well..everything went fine..by 11 pm everyone hit the dance floor,i just left all worries and got o the floor with pam..he he..we rocked the stage...more like we just enjoyed dancing non stop till 1 am even though the dj played more of 70's songs...we even manged to rope netta into dancing in one of her westlife number's..lol..the funny part was i danced with my lab partners too..had fun..one of them dropped me home...bless her.

today went fine..had a great time at church.latey i hve been upsetting the Big Man a lot...we sorted out today and felt good to be in his presence..I decided to be more orderly..getting up at 6 am everyday and gona go for walking/jogging..head back home,shower and head to research centre..after work get back and relax a bit and start up with lit reviewing...(high time)..

i kinda feeling a lil hollow today..but dont worry,i awlays get those feelings once in a while but teh Big man makes me whole..Iam sure i should be more patient and rest on him..he h..forgot to mention this..bro sends me an email on dating tips..i dont believe this..hilarious..anyways ..he did mention a lil list he wants me to get when i get down home in three weeks time..i better start shopping one by one..arrrggghhh..

Insignificant lab bug!

My life isn't all that great at the moment.the lab exp got screwed because the 15 hr duration odf analysis was cut to 5 hour analysis thanks to faulty plate counter..and one of the blank sample got contaminated..even though i pipetted in the laminarhood..talk about faulty lab researcher with her faulty plate reading machine..as a result, my hard work for three days got screwedup,and the merciless bugs ( e coli) ,i just let them grow in the waste bin with no food,no air and ultimatley kill them on monday.. they deserve it,fancy them; getting contaminated and not give me any readings( i refuse to see my carelessness)....I just have to get back on mon and start with the 3 day exoperiment all over again..(groan)..

I am even more terrorised about the fact ,currently my supervisor has gone to norway to attend an important conferemnce..When she gets back,think she is gonna get mad at me for not getting any readings..have u ever had those days when u feel like ure worse than the most insignificant bug in the lab?yeah guess,today was my day...blimey..



To top it all,I forgot that today was the Annual Summer Barbecue Dinner Party held at my office.One look at the rest room mirror and i feel so under dressed,in a blue jean and a very normal tee with hair pulled back with no make up on...I cant believe that some of my lab mates have actually taken half day,rusehd home to get dressed for the big event..Iam gonna look like a lost soul..total freak..


I wish i was a lab bug..could grow and give results to my researchers..just be not fussy at all..The only good thing about today is its a friday and this week end, iam gonna relax and stay put at home..k..gtg...

Psst : The person in the pic is my pal Zhou - how he retaliates with incompetant lab procedures :P

monday blues..

have u ever had those times when everything and everybody annoys u..yea..yesterday was one of those days for me..jeez..bro lectures me to get a guy (becoz im aging..just 23 going on 24 yrs),and esp gives an intro to his pal thru fb..even when he knows i kinda admire sumone else and sumday might strike off with the special person..tough luck.convincing my bro is next to impossible ,so i figure out..its better to lie low and quiet till nagging part is over and look for meas off escape from him..

destiny- not my side .,kept making mistakes at work..got some contaminated pathogen results and just didnt get any lab results..infact the microorganism in the nutrient culture just refused to grow..my boss kept giving stern looks but i preferred to ignore them and act as though i was so keen into what i was doing...after lab,as i got geared all to go home,it started raining...deluge..omg...wet to my bones when i reached home...

Home sweet home..i quickly took a hot shower and head up to kitchen and to my surprise...no ready to eat food..and iam too lazy to cook..satisfied munching a kellogs cereal bar with a glass of cold milk i went to my bed...maybe i should do something more constructive tomorrow..

Week end trip to Kerry

hmmm..just got back from a week end trip to another county..felt almost like another part of the world..quite true when people say that after paying a visit to county kerry,people cant get back to normal routine in dublin..everything about kerry and dublin is quite contrasting..(atleast it appears to me..lol..) maybe felt more evident because im stuck in a lab job from morn 9 am to 5 pm..

my lab skills are ......,but thanks to my super supervisor,its kinda improving..lol..anyways getting back...the trip was fun..road trip to one of the most beautiful part of ireland..completed the ring of kerry and drove along dingle bay..visited the aquarium, muck ross house, torc waterfalls...heavenly..well deserved break..but too short..back to lab...studying pathogens..