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My experiment has finally come to it's end

WOW FARIS YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE... you haven't updated your blog since... since.. what? 2 months?... whoa super lazy.. you deserve a kick in the !@#..

Alhamdulillah, I finally, I repeat, FINALLY managed to finish my experiment.. but to tell you the truth, I'm still not satisfied with the results.. BUT I'm not THAT stupid to go and repeat my experiment again.. THERE'S NO WAY THAT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN I PROMISE.. I'm not gonna go through this anymore.. this is my limit..

Countless mice had died.. I've killed at least 250 mice(I'm a serial killer).. well done Faris well done.. they did a good job dying.. a moment of silence please.. the only thing left for me to do is analysis (=.=)..

COOL VID!!

Thesis deadline's near.. exp not finished.. I'm doomed..

This is bad.. Last week the only stock of T.evansi in UKM died leaving my experiment stuck and unable to proceed.. Damn.. Luckily, our neighbouring university, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM was willing to provide us new stock of the parasite... Thank you UPM Thank you!! For your information, that was my first visit to UPM and I asked Farid to come along.. UPM was ok.. the scenery was beautiful..

 

Why did the T.evansi die? Liquid nitrogen which is used to cryopreserve the parasite has run out causing the parasite to run freely and with no nutrition, in the end, all died.. Well, I'm not blaming anyone.. The staff of lab 2120 didn't expect the liquid nitrogen to run out so quickly.. It was my responsibilty as well.. I didn't know that the liquid nitrogen lasts for only a week or 2.. I should've maintained my own stock.. Why didn't I maintained the stock in the first place? 1st: Lazy, 2nd:waste of fuel, 3rd: Waste of Mice and 4th: I was waiting for my Berenil to arrive which I don't really know when back then.. ok,ok I admit.. it's my fault.. I hate myself for being lazy..

Now that I have my parasite, the problem now is do I really have time to proceed?.. To tell you the truth, I don't have time.. The experiment for Berenil needs at least 15 days... I have to hand in my thesis draft on 10th of April.. sigh.. ok, ok, let's think positive for a second, at least UPM is willing to provide me the parasite.. (T.T)

Berenil oh Berenil

The drug that I've been waiting for ages has finally arrived!!! Heh.. not really.. it took 3 weeks of my precious time.. but anyway, this is great.. The only thing that's not great is I need to run an experiment of 30 days for this treatment.. 30 days???? Ya Allah... Plus, I don't even know how to dilute the thing.. This drug is very toxic and needs only a tiny amount to cure the disease caused by my parasite.. From the pic, Berenil's placed in a small bottle.. only 1 gram of berenil is inside.. this 1 gram cost about RM 200... Oh.. damn my heart was about to stop when I heard the price.. Luckily, Prof. Zainal is willing to buy it using his funding.. Syukur.. Syukur.. Thanks Prof!! I'll remember this..

The due date for the final draft is 10th of April.. wth... I'm not even finished with my writing... well, at least the drug arrived.. it's gonna be a very busy week ahead.. I'll try my best.. Research mode.. ON!!!

The Parasite that I'm studying...

Trypanosoma evansi

Tagged for the first time

1. List this rules on your blog
2. Share 7 fact about you on your blog
3. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog
5. Link the person who tagged you
6. Leave comment for each blogger you have tagged..

7 Facts about me

1. Short-sighted
2. Height not too tall, not too short either.. well who cares
3. Pervert?? (thx to a certain someone.. I'm innocent I tell ya!!)
4. Loves anime (well, not all of em)
5. The "ketua" for Zoology Course 2006/2007 which I never really agreed to be... "Saya dipaksa... urgh.. Why me?"
6. Hate smoke but not the people who smoke (Praying so that they'll quit someday)
7. "Skema" I guess.. (I don't really know if that's a good thing or bad)

6 unspectacular quirks of mine

1. Getting attached to my lab... I just love it there.. air-cond, internet and last but not least the sound of water streaming (Fatin's aquarium).. heh
2. I tend to be careless and forgetful these days (I'm getting old)
3. I prefer to eat alone.. well most of the time.. much faster.. that's I'll eat with someone only if they invite me.. (Won't I get lonely? nope. not at all..)
4. I like my privacy, peace and quiet... DO NOT DISTURB!
5. In my point of view, there's a limit in being friends... I'll help what I can.. I don't expect anything in return.. so don't be too attached to me if I helped you before.. it drives me nuts.. really..
6. I get so scared presenting in front of a crowd... I'm such a coward

7 people I'd like to tag:

1. Fariduddin (http://mnfsociety.blogspot.com/)
2. Rijal (http://rizal-and-me.blogspot.com/)
3. Fird
4. Shaofie (http://shaofie.blogspot.com/)
5. Prof. OO
6. Prof Sahidan Senafi
7. Prof Zainal

This person tagged me .. she's the one you want.. yea she did it.. someone call the cops .. hehehe.. Nene AKA Ultimate Animal Lover (http://nenematahari.blogspot.com/) by the way, thx for tagging me.. my first time.. you should be proud..heh

To the one's I've tagged,
If you don't have anything better to do please do this.. just to kill time..

Thesis

Now the moment you've all been waiting for..

The thing that's keeping me busy since last semester.. my thesis.. jeng, jeng jeng.. My Thesis is entitled 'Kesan Teh hijau(Camellia sinensis) terhadap Jangkitan Trypanosoma evansi secara in vivo dalam Mencit (Mus musculus)'..What I'm currently trying to do is to find out whether green tea has any effect on this parasite or not.. That's it... sounds simple huh??

To briefly explain about my experiment, first, I prepared the parasite stock.. T.evansi, then transfer to my mice for experiment.. then treat them with green tea which consist of various concentrations in two ways, force-feeding and injection... If you want to know more read my full thesis.. which doesn't exist yet.. XD

My experiment is supposed to be short and can finish in one month... because this parasite if not not treated can kill my mice in at least 5 days... BUT... I had to face many problems.. Minor ones that slows the process.. well, I don't want to brag around about my problems.. instead, I'll show you the near death experience of one of my mice experiments:







I know to some people, this seems very cruel.. We scientists do not intend to kill them.. we're testing new stuff on them just to make our lives better.. (that sounds a bit selfish now doesn't it? XD). It's not like we WANT to kill them on purpose or anything.. So, animal lovers out there, please give us a break.. I'm not some kind of mad scientist(Hopefully won't turn out as one)Well, what we can do is be thankful to them for sacrificing and giving us good information and discovery from the experiments.. I DO feel guilty of doing this to them and sometimes I screw up making there lives not worth dying.. Anyway, I'll do the best that I can to minimize the screw ups...

Forgetful, clumsy, careless and prone to mistakes

I made the same mistake for the 4th time in my experiment today.. I forgot to fix my blood film with methanol and straight away stained them with giemsa.. So my trip to Rumah Haiwan today was a waste of time.. I felt stupid... I had some problems earlier... Guess I can't handle distractions even a little.. I'm impatient and always not thinking stuff through thoroughly.. I'm always like this.. That's why my thesis is going nowhere.. I hate myself for that.. Why do I keep making the same mistakes over and over? Is it because I'm losing focus? Or maybe it's some kind of a disease? Or am I naturally stupid? This happens a lot in my life.. I tend to forget a lot of stuff.. Important stuff even.. like my car keys.. I manually locked my car with the keys still inside..(T.T).. I was like #@$%$#&!!!! WTH!!.. DAMMIT,DAMMIT AND DAMMIT!!!.. I'm also clumsy.. I can't remember how many beakers(1000ml) I broke so far... and 1 measuring cylinder(500ml) which is very important and rare to find in the lab.. The lab is running out of beakers because of me... I felt awful... Sorry everyone..

I've also had experience in letting people down.. When they entrusted me with a favor or other stuff and always forget them and eventually failed to do them.. sorry.. Why am I like this? Even if I DID remember, I tend to lose focus in what I'm doing at the moment.. Guess I need to increase my 'RAM'.. Or get a better 'processor' ... (WTH.. I'm not a computer).. but it'd be great if I'm accurate like a computer.. at least it'll minimize the mistakes and errors.. Maybe it's lack of exercise.. I dunno.. probably.. or maybe I did something REALLY REALLY bad that I'm getting bad luck all the time... hehehe..

I also realised when I'm counting stuff, I tend to lose count all the time.. I'm losing focus.. DAMMIT, DAMMIT AND DAMMIT!! It's true that people make mistakes... Once we make mistakes, we must learn from them not repeat them.. So, in my case, it's not working very well.. Anyway, whenever bad times like this happens, I'll go home and meet my family, and that makes me somewhat 'recharged' and can go on living.. heh.. Maybe I need to make notes or something to plan stuff, but then I'd be too lazy to write... Well, I don't really know what to do accept pray and doa.. I'd happily accept advice from anyone.. I'll try my best to change for the greater good..

My Girlfriend masuk hospital lagi ..

It's that time again.. my girlfriend had to go to the 'Doctor' today.. The 'Doctor' said the problem was at the front legs.. they said an operation had to be done.. Is she going to make it?..
wait a second... front legs?? OK I'll just cut the crap.. My so called Girlfriend is my Kancil (Why the heck am I treating my car like a real person?.... it's just a car... WRONG!!.. to me, she's really really special.. the best companion I ever had.. XD)..
............ What a load of crap.. Don't you think? I'm trying my best to make this post sound a little interesting.. hahaha..

Anyway, this morning, I had to send my Kancil to the workshop just to see what seems to be the problem.. OK, it wasn't really an emergency situation.. Last week, I noticed that the steering wheel was a bit loose.. so I got worried.. What will I ever do without my 'Girlfriend'??.. this little but wonderful car has served my family and I for generations.. hahahaha.. naaaah.. just for 13 years.. but still 13 years is a long time... I've been with this car since I was 9.. Wow, come to think of it, I never thought I'd actually drive it.. I thought it's not gonna last for this long..

I wouldn't have a car right now if it weren't for my dad's promotion.. now my Dad's using the company's car and my Mom's using the Waja.. Thanks Dad.. and most importantly thank you Allah for blessing me with this wonderful car.. This car has gone way back.. and I've undergone many adventures with it.. lol not really.. me getting lost in some unknown city is considered as an adventure .. hahahaha.. This car saved me many times.. not only me, others too.. I love my kancil...

Well, the 'operation' was a success and the bill was.... such a burden.. The total comes down to about RM 600.. very expensive.. see.. its not all too easy having a car..Wait a minute.. who am I to complain? I'm not the one paying (Sorry Dad.. heh).. hahahaha.. Anyway, anyone out there who owns a car, please be grateful..

Blog Newbie

Finally.. I'm starting a blog.. well, at least I think I did.. I'm new at this.. blogging is like a diary isn't it? if it is, then this blog won't last that long I guess.. I tried to write a diary once back then but after 2 to 3 days I stopped doing it... too lazy to write.. guess I'm not that type.. It doesn't have to be like a diary, I'll update if I have so much free time like right now..

Well anyway, Ive been trying to think of ideas of what to write in this blog... so far my best interest is towards anime and computer games.. Sometimes, I think I should do something else.. I've been watchin'em since I was a kid and STILL watching even after 21 years.. when am I going to grow up? some people write about their feelings and other fancy stuff.. I find it hard to express my feelings.. I'm gonna try blogging and see how it turns out.. I'm not expecting much from this but its worth a try.. here goes..