1) Today we've been ever so busy in the labs. It's the first time I've gone for lunch and dinner with my new lab friends (in the biology lab), and it is a great opportunity to get to know everyone better. One thing I really appreciate is how patient everyone is with me, especially when trying to explain difficult scientific concepts. Even if it were in English it would still take me time to digest, yet they will search all available resources (i.e. their translation app) to translate the terms from Mandarin.
2) After getting to know everyone better, I'm surprised to learn that many of them are not just postgraduate students - they are actually working professionals. Doctors in fact! One of them has been working for 10 years while the other a staggering 15! Personally, after a decade of working I would probably not go for pursuing higher education, rather I would focus on improving my career prospects in whatever I'm doing. Perhaps this is what they are doing; I've got to ask them soon! Everyone has a different reason for joining the lab, and yet we are all here doing pretty much the same thing haha.
3) One thing that has also caught my attention is that everyone specialises at what they do. They may need to know how to manipulate different machines and use different analytical techniques, but there is a set number of those and once they perfect them then it is only a matter of repetition and getting really really good at it. I've seen this is both the Medicinal Chemical Biology Lab and the Molecular Cancer Research Lab. All of them are really fast and efficient at what they do, but after a while I'm noticing they repeat the same techniques. I can only hope that some day I will have the mastery over my chosen field of medicine...
4) The rest of the day has been mostly the same - trying my hand out at new experiments in the lab, and working till late evening before walking back home. That is the gist of my day, and hopefully you enjoyed reading about it. Thanks very much for visiting, and have a great weekend. Cheers! :D
Group pic with everyone from Prof. Zhang's Biology Laboratory (3F)
My first try of "xiang guo" (香锅) or stir-fry hotpot
(Add rice for no extra charge yeay :))
It is really good :^)
Analysis of results from Fluoroskan Ascent machine
As you can see from the pics below, the chef is literally stretching the dough (to make the noodles) by hand. It is really exciting to watch him at his work :)
It's almost as if he knows I'm taking a pic of him XD
And voila! The finished product :))
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