Saturday, January 7, 2012
Thoughts on Being Selfish
Would you rather want me to feel guilty and sad? I was only selfish for less than 12hrs...maybe you know me or maybe you don't, but I have been ridiculously so selfless my whole life, always thinking of how I can make the people around me feel better, etc., this year...I want to be free and just think about myself, and maybe in the end, those people that I care about will also realize that I want to be taken cared of...I want people to invite me to something they organized to make me feel better, I want people to ask me if I want to eat dinner with them, to celebrate, to travel, to have fun...I want the world to care about me, even if just a little...
Let's Go Shopping
Today, I'm going to take a break from studying and going out to shop and drink. I'm bored, I have a stiff neck (I couldn't turn my head to the left without excruciating pain) and I started having migraines so I do think that I'm entitled to a few hours of doing nothing...or something/anything not related to my course/books/the academia.I deserve this afternoon off, but when I get back, I promise that I'll study really hard :) I won't disappoint the people who truly believes in me...my confidence is built on the foundation made of your confidence in me :)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
How I Forgot...
I have just finished reading the second draft of my literature review and had just realized that I actually already finished incorporating all my Supervisor's comments and should have submitted the paper last month. How was it possible that I fooled myself into believing that I hadn't actually finished my draft, when in fact, I actually did? Hmm, let me recall what must have happened...back when I was doing the revision, I think I stayed up late and swore to myself not to sleep until I finish the draft.I worked non-stop from the morning and slept at noon the next day when I couldn't take the sleep deprivation anymore. When I woke up, I must have dreaded looking at my draft again and so I just led myself to believe that I didn't finish the fucking thing, that it was not worth submitting to my Supervisor and that I'd just wait one more month before I read it again,and finally finish the corrections. Ah, what a foolish girl, I've been! But, anyway, looking at the bright side, I got a good surprise today, and I also realized that I'm actually "brilliant"...well, forgetful but still, undeniably, "brilliant" :P
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
MSc Thesis Memories (from FB wall to Blog)
I miss the Supers and their special way of answering me whenever I call them...
SuperD: What's the matter? Is there a problem?
Super1: How is it going?
Super2: Yes, (followed by my full name)?
SuperC: Yes? Tell me...
(and my favorite line) SuperB: Yes, princess?
My supervisor has just called me to make sure that I'm NOT in the lab...I'm banned from doing any labwork until February and I hate it :'(
Will you look for me again, hold my hand and say "no, don't go..just stay here with me"? I love my lab :P hahaha
had a wonderful day in Brussels with Sekina and Francis - the best guy to go shopping with ;-)
Highlights of the Day at the Kindergarten Lab: Sekina made me cry, Supervisor D gave me a dead ladybug as peace offering; I succeeded in bribing Supervisor 2 with chocolate so he won't be mad at me for being late; Supervisor 1 started calling me his "My one and only thesis student" which made me think he has forgotten my name; and I helped Pol rummage through the trash to find his missing samples ;P hahaha
An example of a nonsense conversation...
Supervisor1: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: No
Supervisor1: Do you want one?
Me: Nope, I want two! :P
Supervisor1: Seriously, do you have a boyfriend?
Me: Nope
Supervisor1: Why?
Me: Why not?! :P
He finally gave up and changed the topic :)) hahaha
Thank you for holding my hand (even though you had to trick me to do it), for the bike ride (I really had fun despite the cold wind), and for the dinner (2 kinds of soup, chicken, egg omelet, sour and spicy potato, caramel ice cream and yoghurt)...I am truly blessed with great friends!
Me asking my supervisors: Do you want some coffee?
Sexiest Asst. Professor: I want coffee...
Me: Ok, you should go to the kitchen and make one for yourself :P (Supervisor1 couldn't stop laughing) hahaha
Supervisor1: I want you to reduce this to 25 pages or less
Me: Yes, Sir
Supervisor1: I'm not your "Sir"!
Me: Should I call you "Ma'am"?
Supervisor1: No, just call me Dad :P
Supervisor1: I'm going to invite you to dinner one of these days. My wife is a very good cook!
Me: Really? That's great, can I have dinner with you everyday? :))
Me: Supervisor2, where is Supervisor1?
Supervisor2: I don't know, he should be home from the conference by now...hmm, maybe he got deported :)) (I taught you well, Supervisor 2! hahaha)
Me: I'm going home, see you!
Supervisor1: Ok, see you on Friday with your paper.
Supervisor2: and I'll see you in the lab on Thursday for sample extraction.
- The joy of having two thesis supervisors :))
Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants: The Importance of Multivariate Analysis of Analytical Chemistry Data...Dear Santa, I want the full text version of this article for Christmas! :)
Inspired to do good because you called ;) Thanks, Jacob!
Quotable Quotes:
1) "No, but you can just sit there and sing to amuse me" (After asking Pol if he needed help in weighing his samples..and no, I didn't sing, I didn't want to ruin his day)
2) "I'm going to give you two chocolates if you can bring me two magnetic stirrers" (I will get the chocolates on Monday :P hahaha)
3) "You're not taking the HACCP course, right?" (After missing two sessions, my classmates have started doubting that I'm actually enrolled in the course :P hahaha)
we have perfect timing ;)
is playing hide and seek :P
Thor vs Hercules...because Thor just had to touch my hair while exclaiming "Oh my God, you have very nice, shiny, silky soft hair!" and Hercules just wanted to protect me from Thor :))
I think I'm the girl in this song... I just woke up from a journal-article-induced sleep! :))
woke up from a 10-hour sleep to a weekend where I don't have to go to the lab...today, I just need to read more articles, start writing my paper, organize my course notes, clean my room, do the laundry, etc, etc. I'm going to have so much fun! hahaha (Vu Thi Hang, lets have a walk later?) :)
Another great day in the lab...
Supervisor: Realm, I need you to weigh exactly 10mg of this (giving me a bottle of lactate powder)
Me: EXACTLY 10mg? I'm only human, you know :P
Supervisor: Ok, just weigh it...
After about a minute, lo and behold, I got exactly 0.0100g of the powder in the eppendorf tube, so I called my supervisor so he can see the analytical balance...
Supervisor: You are a very good student, I'm going to give you 21/20! :))
Thank you so much for the scarf, Hang! You were right, it was so cold :)
I really like this song...it captures what I'm feeling right now plus you get to say "damn" a lot :P
Me: What time would you like me to report tomorrow?
Supervisor: Can you come around 7AM?
Me: Are you kidding me?
Supervisor: Yes :P
three prayers answered out of four...it was a good day! :)
Thank you for making me feel so special! I ♥ my MeBioS Lab (supervisors, technicians, promoters and all) :)
it is because of you that I yearn for Mondays :)
Me to our Lab Tech: So, do you really think that you're Chuck Norris?
Lab Tech: No, I don't even like Chuck Norris
Me: Ok, how about MacGyver?
Lab Tech: Yeah, I think MacGyver is better than Chuck Norris :))
My Supervisor to our Lab Tech: I'm sorry, she really ask a lot of questions :P
worked out a barter system with my neighbor...fresh chicken eggs from his lab in exchange for tomatoes from my lab :))
This made my day...
Supervisor1: You're so funny, I told my wife about you!
Supervisor2: No, she's not funny, she's "interesting"
Me: Why am I "interesting"?
Supervisor2: You make everybody happy :)
A large box arrived in the lab today and Supervisor D had to sign the receipt. Me: What's inside the box? Supervisor D: It's none of your business. Me: Ok, fine... (A few minutes later) Supervisor D struggling under the weight of the box: Can you please help me open the door? Me: Oh? So sorry, I can't help you, it's none of my business! :P hahaha
Kidus! She accepted my friend request :)
2 more hours of solitude in the lab then I will be free for the weekend or what's left of it :)
"Don't dare a Belgian to ignore you, we are experts in this field" - from the boy who ignored me for two days because of a stupid joke that I made :P
Arima, remember this? Change the word "place" to "lab"...this is my theme song now, maximum of 12hrs a day, 7 days a week :P hahaha
Today, Hang discovered my special power...I have the ability to induce a smile even from the most "feared" person in the lab :P
and please deliver me from liquid nitrogen burns, forever and ever, AMEN :)
worked from 3 til 8PM on my first day in the lab...if my supervisor hadn't insisted that I go home already, I would have stayed there til midnight hahaha :)
SuperD: What's the matter? Is there a problem?
Super1: How is it going?
Super2: Yes, (followed by my full name)?
SuperC: Yes? Tell me...
(and my favorite line) SuperB: Yes, princess?
My supervisor has just called me to make sure that I'm NOT in the lab...I'm banned from doing any labwork until February and I hate it :'(
Will you look for me again, hold my hand and say "no, don't go..just stay here with me"? I love my lab :P hahaha
had a wonderful day in Brussels with Sekina and Francis - the best guy to go shopping with ;-)
Highlights of the Day at the Kindergarten Lab: Sekina made me cry, Supervisor D gave me a dead ladybug as peace offering; I succeeded in bribing Supervisor 2 with chocolate so he won't be mad at me for being late; Supervisor 1 started calling me his "My one and only thesis student" which made me think he has forgotten my name; and I helped Pol rummage through the trash to find his missing samples ;P hahaha
An example of a nonsense conversation...
Supervisor1: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: No
Supervisor1: Do you want one?
Me: Nope, I want two! :P
Supervisor1: Seriously, do you have a boyfriend?
Me: Nope
Supervisor1: Why?
Me: Why not?! :P
He finally gave up and changed the topic :)) hahaha
Thank you for holding my hand (even though you had to trick me to do it), for the bike ride (I really had fun despite the cold wind), and for the dinner (2 kinds of soup, chicken, egg omelet, sour and spicy potato, caramel ice cream and yoghurt)...I am truly blessed with great friends!
Me asking my supervisors: Do you want some coffee?
Sexiest Asst. Professor: I want coffee...
Me: Ok, you should go to the kitchen and make one for yourself :P (Supervisor1 couldn't stop laughing) hahaha
Supervisor1: I want you to reduce this to 25 pages or less
Me: Yes, Sir
Supervisor1: I'm not your "Sir"!
Me: Should I call you "Ma'am"?
Supervisor1: No, just call me Dad :P
Supervisor1: I'm going to invite you to dinner one of these days. My wife is a very good cook!
Me: Really? That's great, can I have dinner with you everyday? :))
Me: Supervisor2, where is Supervisor1?
Supervisor2: I don't know, he should be home from the conference by now...hmm, maybe he got deported :)) (I taught you well, Supervisor 2! hahaha)
Me: I'm going home, see you!
Supervisor1: Ok, see you on Friday with your paper.
Supervisor2: and I'll see you in the lab on Thursday for sample extraction.
- The joy of having two thesis supervisors :))
Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants: The Importance of Multivariate Analysis of Analytical Chemistry Data...Dear Santa, I want the full text version of this article for Christmas! :)
Inspired to do good because you called ;) Thanks, Jacob!
Quotable Quotes:
1) "No, but you can just sit there and sing to amuse me" (After asking Pol if he needed help in weighing his samples..and no, I didn't sing, I didn't want to ruin his day)
2) "I'm going to give you two chocolates if you can bring me two magnetic stirrers" (I will get the chocolates on Monday :P hahaha)
3) "You're not taking the HACCP course, right?" (After missing two sessions, my classmates have started doubting that I'm actually enrolled in the course :P hahaha)
we have perfect timing ;)
is playing hide and seek :P
Thor vs Hercules...because Thor just had to touch my hair while exclaiming "Oh my God, you have very nice, shiny, silky soft hair!" and Hercules just wanted to protect me from Thor :))
I think I'm the girl in this song... I just woke up from a journal-article-induced sleep! :))
woke up from a 10-hour sleep to a weekend where I don't have to go to the lab...today, I just need to read more articles, start writing my paper, organize my course notes, clean my room, do the laundry, etc, etc. I'm going to have so much fun! hahaha (Vu Thi Hang, lets have a walk later?) :)
Another great day in the lab...
Supervisor: Realm, I need you to weigh exactly 10mg of this (giving me a bottle of lactate powder)
Me: EXACTLY 10mg? I'm only human, you know :P
Supervisor: Ok, just weigh it...
After about a minute, lo and behold, I got exactly 0.0100g of the powder in the eppendorf tube, so I called my supervisor so he can see the analytical balance...
Supervisor: You are a very good student, I'm going to give you 21/20! :))
Thank you so much for the scarf, Hang! You were right, it was so cold :)
I really like this song...it captures what I'm feeling right now plus you get to say "damn" a lot :P
Me: What time would you like me to report tomorrow?
Supervisor: Can you come around 7AM?
Me: Are you kidding me?
Supervisor: Yes :P
three prayers answered out of four...it was a good day! :)
Thank you for making me feel so special! I ♥ my MeBioS Lab (supervisors, technicians, promoters and all) :)
it is because of you that I yearn for Mondays :)
Me to our Lab Tech: So, do you really think that you're Chuck Norris?
Lab Tech: No, I don't even like Chuck Norris
Me: Ok, how about MacGyver?
Lab Tech: Yeah, I think MacGyver is better than Chuck Norris :))
My Supervisor to our Lab Tech: I'm sorry, she really ask a lot of questions :P
worked out a barter system with my neighbor...fresh chicken eggs from his lab in exchange for tomatoes from my lab :))
This made my day...
Supervisor1: You're so funny, I told my wife about you!
Supervisor2: No, she's not funny, she's "interesting"
Me: Why am I "interesting"?
Supervisor2: You make everybody happy :)
A large box arrived in the lab today and Supervisor D had to sign the receipt. Me: What's inside the box? Supervisor D: It's none of your business. Me: Ok, fine... (A few minutes later) Supervisor D struggling under the weight of the box: Can you please help me open the door? Me: Oh? So sorry, I can't help you, it's none of my business! :P hahaha
Kidus! She accepted my friend request :)
2 more hours of solitude in the lab then I will be free for the weekend or what's left of it :)
"Don't dare a Belgian to ignore you, we are experts in this field" - from the boy who ignored me for two days because of a stupid joke that I made :P
Arima, remember this? Change the word "place" to "lab"...this is my theme song now, maximum of 12hrs a day, 7 days a week :P hahaha
Today, Hang discovered my special power...I have the ability to induce a smile even from the most "feared" person in the lab :P
and please deliver me from liquid nitrogen burns, forever and ever, AMEN :)
worked from 3 til 8PM on my first day in the lab...if my supervisor hadn't insisted that I go home already, I would have stayed there til midnight hahaha :)
Personal DJ
My friend couldn't sleep and he decided to ask me to be his personal DJ. Here are the songs that I played for him, unfortunately, I wasn't really successful in helping him fall asleep (I think he enjoyed the songs too well). On the other hand, I fell asleep at 4AM and woke up at 11:30:
1. Smile by Uncle Kraker
2. Jet Lag by Simple Plan ft. Natasha Bedingfield
3. You Changed my Life in a Moment by Janie Frickie
4. Very Special Love by Maureen McGovern
5. Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
6. Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle
7. Photograph by Ariel Rivera
8. If Love is Blind by Tiffany
9. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough by Patty Smyth
10. I Wouldn't be Here if I Didn't Love You by Belinda Carlisle
1. Smile by Uncle Kraker
2. Jet Lag by Simple Plan ft. Natasha Bedingfield
3. You Changed my Life in a Moment by Janie Frickie
4. Very Special Love by Maureen McGovern
5. Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
6. Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle
7. Photograph by Ariel Rivera
8. If Love is Blind by Tiffany
9. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough by Patty Smyth
10. I Wouldn't be Here if I Didn't Love You by Belinda Carlisle
Monday, January 2, 2012
Sleepless...
I can't sleep again...a lot of things on my mind, things that I have to unload somehow or else I'll probably suffer more sleepless nights after this one. So here goes:
1. I really want to have better grades this semester and I know that God wants me to pursue a PhD afterwards but I'm just so fucking scared about it that I'm jeopardizing my chance. Dear Lord, please give me the courage to face the destiny that you have planned for me. I lean on you now for the wisdom to get me through my exams and please continue to bless me in all my endeavors.
2. Something I'm trying to figure out...I'm not beautiful, I'm not sexy, I'm not rich or famous...heck, I'm not even that smart, and consequently, as you've guessed by now, I don't have a lot of self-confidence, I think this is the reason why I end up being too friendly or too comfortable with the opposite sex. In my mind, I believe that they couldn't really get anything from me...I mean, why would they take advantage or be interested (other than as a friend) in someone like me? But then, I don't know what happened but things started to change...somehow I don't feel "safe" around my male friends anymore. Should I be blaming the stupid Friends with Benefit movie for this problem?
3. Why is it that I always end up liking a guy that I know could never like me back (in the way that I want him to)? He's smart, funny, really nice...but he's way older and way up there, I don't think he'll ever spare me a glance. Hopeless...
1. I really want to have better grades this semester and I know that God wants me to pursue a PhD afterwards but I'm just so fucking scared about it that I'm jeopardizing my chance. Dear Lord, please give me the courage to face the destiny that you have planned for me. I lean on you now for the wisdom to get me through my exams and please continue to bless me in all my endeavors.
2. Something I'm trying to figure out...I'm not beautiful, I'm not sexy, I'm not rich or famous...heck, I'm not even that smart, and consequently, as you've guessed by now, I don't have a lot of self-confidence, I think this is the reason why I end up being too friendly or too comfortable with the opposite sex. In my mind, I believe that they couldn't really get anything from me...I mean, why would they take advantage or be interested (other than as a friend) in someone like me? But then, I don't know what happened but things started to change...somehow I don't feel "safe" around my male friends anymore. Should I be blaming the stupid Friends with Benefit movie for this problem?
3. Why is it that I always end up liking a guy that I know could never like me back (in the way that I want him to)? He's smart, funny, really nice...but he's way older and way up there, I don't think he'll ever spare me a glance. Hopeless...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Unsubscribing Your Phone
Have you been plagued by disappearing load because of various cellphone subscriptions that you did not want to and never intended to subscribe in, in the first place? Well, from an in-depth research that I have conducted (browsing the FAQs in the Smart website), below is the simple solution to this little problem:
Using your cellphone, Please key in CHECK and send it to the access number that regularly sends the subscribed information to you (Example: Type CHECK and send to 288). You will receive a notification indicating all the services you are subscribed to. The text message also includes instructions on how to cancel the service you don't need anymore.
Note: CHECK service is not available for 386 and 283 access codes because these are maintained by multiple Content Providers
Using your cellphone, Please key in CHECK and send it to the access number that regularly sends the subscribed information to you (Example: Type CHECK and send to 288). You will receive a notification indicating all the services you are subscribed to. The text message also includes instructions on how to cancel the service you don't need anymore.
Note: CHECK service is not available for 386 and 283 access codes because these are maintained by multiple Content Providers
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