rarrhs! i wrote a longg entry yesterday, but blogger just had to die on me. fcuk. so yea, im here once again, to tell all of you abt my first day at school.

im taking 4 core modules and a Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) module this semester.


1) Analytical Biochemistry (ABC)

This subject introduces fundamental biochemical concepts and practices. The module includes three major sections, viz: protein chemistry, enzymology, and metabolism. Analytical techniques such as UV spectrophotometry, thin layer chromatography, dialysis, size exclusion chromatography and polyacrylamide electrophoresis are used to study enzyme kinetics, proteins and amino acids.

my ABC lecturer is a angmoh-cheena, Dr Forday Wayne Lee. i dont really like him. his notes are so.. -.- haha. 4 hours of lectures, 3 hours of practical and 1 hours of tutorial every odd week.

2) Cell Culture & Tissue Applications (CCTA)

This module introduces students to a detailed study of the techniques and applications of animal cell culture. Topics include preparation of media, cell viability checks, passaging of inherent cells, cryopreservation, cloning and mycoplasma assays. Tissue engineering and rapid prototyping are also taught.

CCTA is taught by Dr Gordon Lee. he's okay la.. hahaha.. we only have 1 hour of his lecture every week. no tutorials. 3 hours of practical, he says we've to check on the cell experiments everyday at the laboratory. -.-"""

3) Instrumentation

Students learn about the workings of various analytical instruments – gas liquid chromatography, high-performance and low-pressure liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and atomic absorption spectroscopy.

taught by Ms Ong Li Hui. my lecturer for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry last semester. one word to describe this module, BORING. rarrh! 3 hours of lectures weekly, and 3 hours of practical. no tutorials.

4) Advanced Cell & Molecular Biology (ACMB)

Students are introduced to prokaryotic and eukaryotic genetics at the molecular level. Topics include protein synthesis, regulation of gene expression in microorganisms, gene mutation, DNA repair mechanisms, and applications of gene manipulations in microorganisms. Also covered are generation and isolation of target DNA fragment, insertion of target DNA into vectors, transformation of E. coli competent cells, identification of recombinant clones, protein expression of target DNA, and the concept of how cells undergo apoptosis or become tumorous.

my lecturer for this module is Dr Choy Weng Keong. he's 30plus years old, less than 35. but he alr got a phD. damn. he must have spent the last 30 - 4 = 26 years of his life studying. kudos to him! haha. he's okay la.. but his lectures are a tad too boring. >.<" 3 hours of lectures, 3 hours of practical and an hour of tutorial every odd week.

5) IS
im taking events management this sem. hopefully all will be well this semester!

1st day of year 2, met sandy, peien, eunice and jinjie for lunch at KAP and we went to school together. (:

anw, dearest & i met huiling to study at KAP on sunday. haha. quite a fruitful trip, i must say. took some photos.



i was darn tired.. haha. stupid smile. o.o"



sandy, peien & me during ACMB lecture. :D



close up. sandy's face kena cut! :D



enns traced the baby taz on my foolscap cover. :D

pooppp. i was so tired after 6 hours of practical and 1 hour of lecture today. came home at 5pm and collapse on the bed. slept till 8pm. dearest just reached home then, he had a meeting with big shots again, i think..

meeting my 4/7 classmates on sunday for a class bbq. :D its been so long since we met up. in fact, our class is so not-united.. haha.. quite sad actually, esp when it was the last 2 years of our secondary school lives. not much fond memories. but yea, at least we've grown up now. the past grudges cant be held on forever, can they? i can forgive, but i cant forget. esp those nasty things that happened within a clique i thought was worth being in. but hell, it's over. haha. having the bbq at huiling's condo. :D hl & i thinking of having a stayover, just me and her la, duh.

but that means that his brother has to surrender his room to us, while he sleeps at her room with their grandma. hahaha. x: oh well, im considering la. cuz next monday, is the First of May, which is dearest & my monthsary! weeees! :D:D:D i loveee himmm.

dang! i just remembered sth, ABC lecturer, Dr Forday Wayne Lee, said we've to memorise the STRUCTURES of 20 amino acids, as well as memorise which category they belong to! :( this sucks!

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