blink of the eye

Spring break came and went but I felt like I have yet to get a good break. Lab mates came back and talk about their vacation over at California or just staying at home doing nothing and what have I to say? I worked all week in the lab. Sounds like I have no social or entertainment life at all. That is partly true since my definition of entertainment is staying at home and chill. I did thought about taking a break but then that would be taking days of my 30 vacation days/year, which means I get to be back in Penang for a shorter time. Furthermore, if I decided to go to Thailand and hang out with my cousin then I would definitely want to keep as many vacation days as possible for home. But other than I-need-more-sleep complains, I think the Spring break was a very productive break. Unfortunately, didn't get the chance to finish up what I intended to do.

But I did managed to get some stuff done besides spending almost the entire week smelling bile cultures.
1. Finish reviewing all the lecture notes except the last two lectures before Spring break.
2. Updated my lab notebook.
3. Updated all my references.
4. Read two novels.
5. Got my TIP...now time to hunt for cars!!!
6. Did not upload my photos onto Yahoo! photos..so troublesome 'lah'. My laptop doesn't have the program to read the pics from the camera and my desktop has no internet connection..so have to transfer via my external hd, which I was too lazy to do and since my parents had yet to start asking me for it, I shall wait until somebody says something.
7. Finished the bile assay and apparently, my little bugs actually grow better with bile. Now have to repeat experiment..urgh! Have to smell that yucky stuff again.
8. Did lots of research for mini-proposal and managed to get a really good synopsis.
9. Did not even go near the pool table since the U-Cue at MSU Union is closed during the Spring break and that's the only place where I can play without risking myself to lung cancer.

So that was what my Spring break was all about. Oh yeah..and I found a Japanese restaurant that actually serve good Japanese food (instead of breaded chicken and rice) but they are a little too pricy for a casual dinner. It is also a very classy restaurant so it shall stay as a 'once in a blue moon' dining place.

Overall, it didn't feel like a break but I was glad for not having to go to class..they just takes up too much time.