Dettol, Microbes and Plant Design...

Salam..

Busyness reigns nowadays.. Haha.. So ironic considering that I've started the lab in November and still haven't finished yet compare to some others who are already in the concluding part of their labwork.

Man..

The truth is, I'm tired of the Dettol smell on my hands! Lol.. Well, all things considered, I am glad that bottle of Dettol is in the lab, coz dealing with microbes and all (especially my own experiment - where the microbe is of unknown species or genus), one of the things that made me feel remotely bacteria-free is that yellow-brownish liquid with those sterile smell.

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Still, at this time, I am still in the identification stage, that is, trying to identify the bacterias that I have managed to isolate. In total, I have 9 bacterias originally, but after the 'tragic' death of one, I am left with 8 more. Actually, I've done the Gram staining a lot of times already, but some problems arises making me believe that not the techniques that are faulty, but the reagents that I use instead.

And frankly, I don't think that I have the will to gather all the ingredients and make new ones, because of time and also chemical limitations, which I'm sure a lot of us are experiencing. Nevertheless, I'm going to try something new tomorrow, insya-Allah, and hopefully it can shed some light on the Gram status of my microbes.

Right now, with the anaerobic chamber having some gas-related problems, I am searching for alternatives for culturing my bacteria.. Anyone has extra anaerobic jar? Lend it to me, can?

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Besides thesis, there are 2 different projects that I have to do this semester; 1st is the Pollution Control project like I've mentioned earlier. Another is our Plant Design Project which contains the most demanding and time-consuming parts:

1. Process and Mechanical Design
2. Control and Instrumentations ( including the P&ID )
3. HAZOP Study ( and the PFD after HAZOP )
4. Wastewater Treatment
5. Plant layout

And that is before including the economic part yet. Hopefully we'll be able to finish as scheduled. For now, I'm off to continue the labwork for today..

Thanks for reading!
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Holiday Mode, Still??

Salam..

It's been two weeks since classes started, or in our case, a week.. Its been mostly uneventful, with the exceptions of some classes.. Lol.. Anyway, the Pollution Control class has already come up with the project title. Luckily (or unlucky, depends on your opinions on the matter), my group was given the title,

Palm Oil Mill

To tell you the truth, I am so not feeling ready to start toiling for projects yet.. In a sense, I'm still in my holiday mood. Hehe.. Doing labworks in the morning, having lunch and lepak-ing afterwards with going online or kacau-kacau my coursemates who are doing their lab or being silly with the girls.

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Anyway, life must go on, right?

But why oh why do I have to be the one in charge of the books??? Don't get me wrong.. I don't mind having to send it to the shop etc., its the expectation that I sometimes couldn't handle.. When the lecturer asks me why haven't everyone gotten the book, I just couldn't help but beat myself about it. Lagipun, memang salah sendiri... =(

Why didn't I borrow the book earlier?

Why didn't I made sure about those who wants it or not earlier?

Why? Why? Why?


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Man, there's just too many whys.. Well, hopefully we can pick it up tomorrow, consequences be damned!

Lol..

PS : To my dear coursemates, sorry for the delay ok. I guess my holiday-mode persona has gotten us all in trouble. So, those who has the book, please sit in front tomorrow, ok! You guys will be the first line defence.. Haha..

See y'all tomorrow!

New Year Resolutions...

Salam..

The year 2008 has come and go, and now it is the year 2009. And everywhere I blog-hopped, the words 'New Year resolutions' are prevalently shown and blogged about. Hehe.. Some may think that, "Hey, what's the use of making those resolutions anyway.. It's not like you are going to keep it anyway..." while some may argue that theirs' are going to be obediently followed.

Oh well.. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, right? To me, resolutions, be it New Year's or any other, should come from oneself. The very intent of making a resolution comes about when you're striving or aiming for something. An achievement, or a success, maybe? So, if making a resolution is going to help you achieve something that you really wanted, why not!

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As it is, in actuality I do not make a New Year's resolutions. My resolve were made periodically, meaning I look at the short term of the things that I need to achieve, and plan the strategies needed to get it done. For now, my resolutions include :

1. Finishing labworks and of my thesis at the latest on March.
2. Finishing the design project a-s-a-p and meeting our supervisors more for their input on improvements.
3. Do my absolute best in the subjects in this final semester.
   
4. Avoid procrastinating.
5. Patch things up with my BFFs..

Hopefully I can accomplish these goals and have fun while at it. Lol.. This year promises to be the most challenging academic-wise, as it will require a lot more energy and dedication to it. Between the individual thesis (which have made me pening-pening with the equipment and culturing problems) and the group project (which as usual would require delicate interpersonal relationship and time balancing acts that reduces me to obtain a chronically moody-sunny complex disorder, not to mention brain-meddling problems that never fails to either raise me up early or stay up late.), I'm sure going to have my hands full this semester.

So, who wants to go bowling??

Lol..


Thanks for reading.
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