first attempt at packing

Ever since Nok and me signed the lease for the apartment at Trappers Cove, I told myself that I should start packing, bits by bits so that when it comes time to move, I don't have to take a couple of days off just to pack. It should not be something that will affect my research or assignments. But I was so caught up in all the recent bloom of experiments that I would like to get done before I change lab that I delayed the packing until today.

Came back from lab around 4pm with the intention to read the Salmonella paper before I start packing. Unfortunately, just 2 pages before the end, I almost fell asleep. Since I could hardly concentrate anymore, I decided to pack some of the easy to pack stuff. Without realizing, within one hour, I packed 3 boxes and I have yet to start with the clothes and kitchen utensils, dry food and toiletries. These three boxes are just books! I can't believe how many books I've bought over these past 6 months. I think I'm going to send some back home, especially those that I've already read a couple of times.

Just a few weeks back, when I was talking to my mum on the phone, she told me that my dad's goal for the year is to get rid of stuff that he don't need anymore. Now what do you think my mum would say if I propose to send my books back? hehe..I don't even have my own room back home anymore I could at least have a small bookshelf right? Yeah..it kinda sucks that I don't have my own room to go back to when I go home but since I only get to go home for not more than 1 month a year, I guess it's fair that my brother has his own room (our house only has 3 rooms - parents, ahmah and my younger bro, whom we all call ahboy). Furthermore, whenever I go back, I don't always stay at home since it's so far away from town (about 20-25 minutes drive to Pulau Tikus, even further to Ayer Itam). I prefer to stay at my maternal grandma's house at Kampung Baru. It's not only nearer to town and all the shopping malls but near to all the good food too! Especially the 'keng che bi hun' at the corner of the street. That's the authentic one! Not like the 'chow mai fun' we get here - bi hun stir fry with broccoli, water chestnut and celery, along with lots of 'tau eu' and pepper..I think I can do better than that if only I spend more time cooking.