It is 0930h in Brisbane, 0730h in Singapore, was trying to say "Hi" to a couple of people I saw online in Singapore, but they did not reply, I guess their computers were either switched on throughout the night and they are still asleep. ;) Am in the physical sciences and engineering library now (Seems like there are more engineering stuff here though) and typing this. Lecture ended about 30 minutes ago and we have another lecture in another 1.5 hours time. We had a test just yesterday, the funniest thing about this mid semester test is that the questions has been the same for the last 4, no wait make that 5 years (Including this year), but the snag is that there are so many things to memorise for the test!
I must admit though, I wasn't thoroughly prepared for the test as I would had expected to be. There was supposed to be 2 tests but I wasn't fully prepared for both, so should I be thankful that one of them was postponed (Due to unusual circumstances)? Ha, but the most ironic thing is that the postponed date is the same date as Part B of the test that I did manage to take today. Hehe, so I ended up taking the tests of both those courses together on the same day. What are the odds. I guess this is some sort of a second chance for me eh?
The days are getting colder, as I had mentioned in my previous post. The temperature now is about the low 20s in degrees celsius. Okay sidetracked a little, for a few years now, I had always thought that the SI unit for temperature is in celsius, however, when I went to Wikipedia to check out the word "celsius", I learn that the SI unit is actually "K" or "Kelvin"! Now, back to track... Well, I guess people in Singapore would just tell me "Good what! Better than the baking oven in Singapore.", and perhaps some of them do thrive better under such cooler conditions. But I think I would prefer the "baking oven" so that I could better appreciate the coolness of the air-conditioned room and the windiness of the fan.
Well, to those who do not know, but are interested to know what I am studying... I am in a program (Its called a degree program, not a degree course here) called Bachelor of Science (Such a broad term, the word "Science" eh?). The particular courses (Another naming difference, in Singapore it is known as modules) that I am doing entitles me to 2 possible majors. One is Biomedical Science and the other is Microbiology. Biomedical Science by itself is a very broad field, I don't even know how to explain it fully myself, Microbiology, however, is simply the study of microbes. ;) (Bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi) After this academic year (Which ends in November), I should have my Bachelor of Science majoring in either of this field.
The previous paragraph sounds like a space filler, haha. Okay, for these few weeks, I have to finish up on my virology practical reports. (By mid-May I suppose), the 2 tests, a research assignment to be made into something like a scientific poster (By end of 18th of May) and that would be it for May I suppose. Doesn't sound like a lot right? Hehe. I've always wondered if it is possible to fill up one's computer with school work, but I guess not. I usually find my computer filled up with games. (I only brought one from Singapore!) Perhaps before I end off, I would just like to make a comment about something that we see quite common on Singapore roads...
We always like to poke fun at Singaporean drivers that they would always slow down near accident sites to look at what's going on. Some would call it nosy or in hokkien, kaypo. And we would always complain that that is a bad habit of most Singaporean drivers. Well, guess what? That habit is international! Hehe. About a month back, when we (Eby and I) were near the Gold Coast area, there was suddenly a congestion! I thought that was quite unusual, seeing that it was not peak hours yet, but when I look into the distance, I saw what looks like people clearing up from an accident! Ha! Evidence that it is not just Singaporean drivers! Soon after, we passed by the accident site and the road was clear after that! (Actually the accident was long over, some people were just picking up some debris from the road.)
So I guess it doesn't just happen in Singapore eh? ;) All right, that is all for now. I will be going for my last lecture for the day soon. Will post some other time then!
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