DAY 282

Jun 10

1) Today has been a relaxing day for me. For the most part, I was just sitting in front of the computer, looking for material to use for the next debate - Are We on the Brink of an Antibiotic Apocalypse? It is a friendly debate among the summer research students, and I'm presenting for the motion. I still am not completely sure of the rules, but that will be sorted out soon enough.

2) I received an email notifying me of the closure of Mercer Library this Sunday (June 11). It will be reopened somewhere in July, but at the new academic building and not at Mercer Court. I don't expect people to understand, but the library means a lot to me personally. I spent entire days at the library, studying, microwaving my meals, relaxing and doing my blogs here. I met all my friends who lived at Mercer here too, and we sometimes chatted in the lounge. Losing that is like losing my second home, and here's hoping the new library (three tier) would be even grander :)

3) In the afternoon, I had a short nap. Afterwards, I went for my evening run. Since I had exerted yesterday, I took it easy today and did a relaxing 5km. As I went to buy dinner, there was a street performance on Grafton Street. This guy lit a bar on fire before doing the limbo under it. This was met with great applause, and many people pulled out their cameras and so did I. He kept lowering the bar until it was barely a foot and a half high.

4) The show ended with him successfully shimmying under the bar on fire. I carried on with getting dinner, before coming back home to enjoy. That has been the gist of my day, and thanks for reading as always. Have a nice day, cheers!

Grafton St today ^^

Dinner

Nescafe

DAY 277

Jun 5

1) Today is our last "free day" before research starts tomorrow. A series of workshops and lectures await us for the rest of the week, before the actual work begins next Monday. As expected, I can hardly wait to begin ^^

2) My day has been nothing short of absolutely boring. I woke up so late that I decided to just skip breakfast, and had lunch instead. One interesting event happened today. It was the 2017 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, and the course ran past the street I lived on. So I got a nice view of the competitors, as well as the many spectators cheering for family and friends alike.

3) I had initially planned to do another run today, but rain and the cold weather discouraged me from doing so. Unfortunately, the weather forecast indicates rain and storms in Dublin throughout the week, so I'll be praying that there will still be a chance to train.

4) For dinner, I walked all the way to the Subway at Grafton Street, and got a nice tuna sandwich. For the rest of the night, I was just surfing the night in search of videos that piqued my interest. Late at night, I chatted with my mum for a while. The time difference currently is +7.00 hrs for Malaysian time, so talking with my parents really isn't an issue. I guess that's all for today's blog update, and thanks for reading as always. Have a nice day, cheers!

The Fusilier's Arch, dedicated to the officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers who fought and died in the Second Boer War

A nice cup of Nescafe Latte at night hits the spot ^^