Note: This is formatted Jon Lai style for convenience- props to the man, shame on my lack of creativity
6th Feb: Goodbye Lab, Hello Chinese New Year
Packed my desk, said goodbye to my cell lines in the incubator, said goodbye to my tubes of E.coli and Salmonella in the pathogen room, poured bleach into them after i did.. Humin lamented that now that I'm gone, Beloved Supervisor Sunil will just prank her.. cos his 2 magicians (meili and nadhirah) and now the cookie monster (yours truly) are all gone. That marked the beginning of my holiday.. I finished exactly 2 months from the day I first started. No doubt I picked up valuable skills during this time.. but honestly I asked myself if it was worth sacrificing my holidays for it.. everything in my life seemed like sacrifice to ths point.. The sacrifice of today so that you can see a brighter 2mr. OK I must admit, I did it to appease my parents too.. they can't stand the thought of me loafing around aimlessly.. tho sometimes i feel thats exactly what I need.. so much sacrifice.. who even knows if you'll live to see tomorrow? in your younger days u sacrifice fun for a good mark, and later you sacrifice and work hard for the family.. when will u stop sacrificing and start thinking for yourself?
It struck me as that... I remembered leaving the lab with happiness and a tinge of regret- so many things I had to turn down because I had work.. many things I haven't said to my parents- I try my best not to complain- one cos they'll tell me not to as the best solution, and 2 because I don't expect them to understand my predicament. You can sacrifice for the future.. but when that comes, you definitely can't give me my life back when I was young and youthful.. Nevertheless, I respect what my parents have done for me, and its only fitting that I bite the bullet and do likewise to make sure that their investment hasn't failed. My comfort is that I could probably do cell culture blindfolded and with 5 shots of tequila.
Ate from the lab stash one last time.. strangely didn't feel hungry.. its a bright sunny afternoon and all I want to do is head on home..
Earned $50 today- washing Dad's car.. mom protested that dad paid it out at that extravagant price, which I justified as:
1. Economic inflation: 4.4-5.5%
2. GST:7%
3. Service Tax 10%
4. Festive Season surcharge: 20% extra
5. Academic qualification: A BSc. graduate is washing ur car
Maybe i'm charging too little..
Dinner at wen yang's place with extended family- in total which accounts for only 13 people. Sister fell asleep before 12 midnight to wish mom and dad happy CNY.. I made up for it by staying up till 4- balance out to make sure my parents had long lives.. or so tradition believes..
7th Feb: Merry CNY
Food food and more food.. feeling the prosperity in terms of finance as well as the amount of fat on my frame.. Ang Pao Collection and handing it to Minister of Monetary matters (MOM) to settle.. played blackjack with my extended family after that. Mom invested $0.50 in me and I returned her $2.00... net profit = $1.50- At least my prata for breakfat is covered 2mr :) Why did i study Science?
-TO BE CONTINUED-
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