Singapore Science Centre

Today is such a happy yet tired day!! Li Shi and me went to see the "Body Works" in Singapore Science Centre and it was really an experience.. the body are so beautifully preserved and i really respect those volunteers who willing gave up their body for education/research purposes.. Anyway we are not suppose to take any photos in the Body Works Exhibition, but we manage to visit other stations which allow camaras to go clicking away~ Now let the photos do the talking!

At the entrance of Singapore Science Centre:

Magic show!

Droplets that can go up and down.. interesting!

Effect of some dry ice landing on water..

Bacteria in cartoon form!

I like this mummy!

The power of solar radiation..

Until it bleaches my photo.. sian.. hmm... i'm absorbing light energy!!

Beautiful cosmos..

Solar power!

Creating lightning just by pushing a button!!

DNA made in Legos!! We are so science..

Li Shi standing besides a male karyotype.. :P

So cartoon again!! Notice Li Shi's shirt glowing brightly??

On our journey to know more about viruses!!

May i be thin like bones...

.. and may i be fatty bom bom..

I'm stuck in a nose!! ( btw, there is a funny smell in there.. )Biohazard symbol!! Be careful!!needles forming the shape of my hands!

:)

The IPPT station i hate the most.. i don't like the tension created on my feet..

There are so many things for you to explore!! After which at about 6.30pm we had our fav Fish & Co for dinner, shopped a while in JP before heading back home.. not bad for a saturday.. though it was tiring, the day was educational and well spent.. :) Thanks dear for your wonderful company.. i appreciate every moment spent with you... :)

25th Birthday Baby

Wow.. today was such a surprise.. everything happen so quickly and in a blink of time, my birthday ended with much joy and blessings although i'm down with a flu~

Thanks everyone for all your birthday wishes!! Thanks Li Shi, Esther, Steph, Desi ( my ex maid ), Joshua, Yu Ting, Eunice, Moses, Ying Xiu, Hui Ting, Tracey, Zhi Hui, Qing Qi Teacher, Angela, Jie Hui, Yongxin, Isaac, Ming Keat, Chen Wei, Daniel, Yiling, Wei Ping, Kian Hong, Christine, Xiu Hui, Huilin, Wee Hong, Pika Nicholas, Xiang Ting, Jeremy and Shajib in Korea for all of your birthday wishes!! Thanks Hui Ting for calling me personally and wish me happy birthday.. appreciated! Thanks Hui Jun, Wei Bin, Si Qi, Stanley, C3, Gwen, Ivory, Jia Yu, Jia En, Elsie and Wee Hong for your belated birthday wishes!!! Thanks Katja, Dana, Thava and Joey Xu for your belated birthday wishes too.. :)

Thanks for your birthday present Dear.. It is the most wonderful present i have ever received!! Almost cried when i saw what u've done for me.. I appreciate your time, effort and money in making it all possible.. all the memories.. they meant so much to me.. Thanks Josh and Yu Ting for your present too! The shirt is very nice and trendy and i will definitely wear it.. :) Thanks Eunice for your lovely jar! It looks like a "fatty" jar.. haha..

Thanks Huilin, Karen, June, Jie Hui and Moon for celebrating Li Shi and my birthday!! Thanks so much for the time, money, effort and chocolatey birthday cake.. I appreciate all of your lovely company from my heart. Thanks Qing Qi Teacher for your treat!! Appreciate your treat and precious time in Hong Kong Cafe... Thanks for the Sushi Teh treat from Ying Xiu, Kok Loon, Dana, Vey and Thava.. thanks for the company! Most importantly, thank you Papa Mama, my beloved parents, for your treat at Chomp Chomp.. Thanks Papa Mama for your beautiful watch too.. I know it's not cheap.. and i appreciate it..

Thank you church friends for your celebration too.. Thanks Hui Fen and Jia En for your birthday card from Peking! They are so cute.. haha.. thanks Huiping, Wen Min, Krystin, Moses, Shan Shan, Shu Fen, Preacher Dong and wife, Jun Yao, Joanna, Yee Chien, Eunice, An Quan uncle, Joseph Shan for your celebration... Thanks for the nice chocolate cake and birthday card.. and thanks Huiping for buying the cake.. i appreciate what all of you have done for me.. i didn't do anything for u all, but u all still remember.. thanks..

God bless me with lots of good friends in my life.. I'm so thankful that God place each and everyone of them in my life.. thankful for all my family and friends and i pray that God will bless all of them in their everyday life with happiness and joy.. :) Although life is short and birthday are just another normal day for me, but at this moment, i'm thankful for everything..

Little things in life..

Monday came.. and surprisingly it's not as blue as what i thought.. :)

Today is not only my beloved 22nd month anniversary with my dear dear, we ROs have a mini bonding session! After work, i waited another 2 hours before we can finally feast our dinner at Sho Teppan in Ion Orchard~

Haha.. and this is my Kimchi Chicken Teppanyaki!! Hmm... we have to cook the food ourselves, but when i tried to combine the chicken with the Japanese sesame oil, it tastes fantastic!!

On top of these happy events, i got a lovely "present" from my dear dear on sunday.. Thanks so much for keeping your promise and gave me what i wanted! Your time and sacrifices is truly the best present i have ever received.. If only everyday is sunday.. Just want to let u know that you gave me my happiest moment.. :)

Chocolatey brownie!

It's sunday.. and i'm all alone at home again.. feeling nothing to do, i surfed the internet and chanced upon a website that teach me how to make brownie.. i've decided to put my trust in the website and go ahead with my brownie mission!! This is my first try.. and i must say that it is very successful.. :) and i didn't use the pre-mixed brownie flour from NTUC, i started off with plain flour.. *beaming*

wow wow wow.... look at these brownies!! I've tasted just a few crust of them and i find it stunningly tasty... ( secret ingredient ).. WAHAHAA!! and i used up some ingredients from my cookie baking + additional $22 bucks to buy the rest of the ingredients to make about 35 chocolately brownie.. hmm... means on average i spent at least 60 cents per brownie.. not bad i think.. considering the nuts itself took up 1/3 of the cost..Guess what kind of nut i used this time? =P

and on saturday, we celebrated Eunice 22nd birthday! happy birthday my sister! May the Lord bless you so much that people around you are blessed too.. =)

Kinda like the Ferrero-rocher-like-chocolate crust at the bottom of the cake.. Most importantly, I'm thankful for everything God has given me.. wonderful parents, interesting siblings, lovely gf and supportive friends.. :) i'm contented now.. and a contented man is a happy man.. :)

The 12 Research Officers + Cookies entry

haha.. and the training is still on for me! Went to Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences last tue for some course and the 12 RO's manage to take a photo together finally!!

We are the ones who will be together.. through thick and thin.. :P

and on sunday, i managed to bake cookies once again! Using an average of about $15 to buy the ingredients, it's my 3rd attempt and i'm proud of everything i did.. :) These are the cranberry cookies!!

In fact the chocolate cookies were not up to expectation.. the chocolate chip melted while mixing and it looks a little ugly.. in the end i have to coat it with dark chocolate.. extra step + extra time + extra effort... but the very nature of the cookie itself turns out exceptionally good..

and this is a cute note from some of the fellow ROs!! So encouraging.. thanks! *shy*

Thanks Dearest Li Shi, Wan Ni, June, Ming Keat, Adrian, Thava, Katja, Ying Xiu, Wei Ping, Karen, Wei Xiang, Peter, Clarice, Yi Ling, Nicholas, Desi, Mona and my beloved Esther for your compliment and much encouragement!

Though i may be baking this once in a blue moon, i hope my cookie did brought happiness to those who ate it.. :)

My Lab Members!

Took a picture with my lab members today! And we are all very nice people.. =P Starting from the right is my Principle Investigator Katja, Research Officer YingXiu, Post Doc Vey, Senior Research Officer Thava and the cute me! Look at the mess behind us... it's beautifully packed by me.. *shy*It has been really long since i last blogged! But i'm still the same Joseph.. Everyday have been a learning experience for me! At least up till now, i enjoyed working life.. haha.. i never knew producing good results can be so addictive.. shit.. maybe this is the trap for a scientist to stay in this field..

General thoughts

Marriage is not about love
Marriage is about money

Indonesia is such a selfish country. You burn your forest as if the whole South East Asia is yours

NDP is none of my business anyway since i've applied for the tickets unsuccessfully for all these years

SAF sucks. A waste of my time

Anything bad is my fault. I feel that i'm a puppet sometimes. When people want to use, they will control me. When i'm not needed, i will be cast aside. But this is part and parcel of life.

But still i give thanks..
for Teacher 琴琪 advice.. for God is still gracious afterall.. thanks for your precious time chatting with me.. and your encouragement.. it has been long since someone encourage me..
for my parents.. for they are still alive and they loves me..
for my gf.. for she still loves me..
for my siblings.. for they are always there for me..
for i have a job..
for a healthy body, mind and soul..
for my wonderful friends from church, work and school..