Time to train my writing skill. So the language I use in the following article will not be as casual as usual.
Recess week is over, so there is half a semester left to the end of this semester. Mid terms are over, but tests, reports and assignments are not. After that, final comes, then vacation, then my yr 2 sem 1 comes to its end. Time passes extremely fast here, but I still cant find a reason...
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Thing that makes me happy...
A lab report was due today afternoon. Yesterday I spent my whole day in brainstorming and writing it, and after placing the whole day of effort, I finally managed to finish a report with 8 full pages in English, but if the lecturer did not place the page limit, I should be able to write for 2 or 3 more pages. I think, perhaps my English was unconsciously improved even though I am not really aware. Really feel good with the sense of achievement.
Things to do...
Being slept on the previous lecture of one of my modules, and being too lazy to read the textbook of another module, I think I have to put ore effort for them in these few days. Otherwise, I will repeat the scene of almost crying while studying for finals. Really...
Moreover, in order to earn some pocket money, I check whether there is a chance to earn money almost every time I surf the school intranet. Paid experiments are obviously the easiest way to earn money, but it's really hard to get a chance to take part in one due to the high demand of money. However, I earned $20 for the first time I participated in one. Look like I am quite lucky, haha.
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Okay, it's time to continue to deal with my lab report. Bye...
所谓scientific research article,华文应该叫做 “科学研究论文”,是研究员研究了一个新的现象,得到了成果,再详细记录起来的一篇论文。刚开始,我觉得看起来好像不难,只要会英文,再加上一定的科学基础,一定能轻易读懂里面的内容。但是,昨天我开始阅读这一篇长达10页的论文时,我发现它的难度超出了我的想象。
英文程度不好,查查字典,再研究几遍,大概就可以猜到那个句子想要表达什么。但是,有一样比英文更大的问题,就是文章里用的名词。那些名词你看了等于没有看,举个例子吧,
.......rabbit LC3 antibody (NB100-2220, Novus Biologicals); mouse LC3 antibody (5F19, Nanotools), LRRK2 antibodies (N138/6, NeuroMab and 3514-1, Epitomics).......
还有很多很多,上面这几种antibody,我只看得懂rabbit、mouse、antibody和antibodies。这个还好,看不懂就算了,但是有的却不能这么潇洒,它们可能关系到整篇文章的内容。这个句子也让我头痛了很久,我研究了很久,只能略略猜出它的意思。
Reactivation of the mTOR pathway was obtained after starvation by feeding cells with MEM non-essential amino acid supplement added directly to the Earle's solution for 30 minutes.
除了英文有点高深之外,当中也出现了很多看不懂的文字。Starvation怎么用在细胞身上?MEM non-essential amino acid supplement 是什么?Earle's solution 又是什么?看不懂这几个字,你就不用想真正了解这个句子的意思了。于是,我用了google,但是研究了MEM,又研究了Earle's solution,还是搞不懂它们跟starvation有何关联。
ST1232 Statistics for Life Science — 还是我的core。
自从上了大学,很少有机会再像中学一样上课了,lecturer的讲课方式就是做好了ppt slide,再用slide来上课,难的问题,就丢给我们自己去做,tutorial就讨论其中的几题,其他的难题就让我们自由发挥。但是,上这堂课的时候,我重新体验到了中学的上课模式,在这个module的lecture里,lecturer就拿着课本,叫我们翻开第几页,叫我们看看第几题,然后讨论。老实说,我个人不太习惯在这种环境里用这种方式上课。再加上课本太贵了又找不到旧书,只好借了图书馆的旧版课本来偷鸡,每次上这堂课,lecturer说的第50页往往都不是我手中那本课本的第50页,上久了就只有慢慢地盖上眼皮。还记得有一次,我有一个小小的concept读不懂,打算等到上lecture时听他解释,结果他就只是用几秒钟的时间,说那个部分如果不明白的话,就自己多读几遍。那一刻开始,我决定这个module还是自学算了。
PC1326 Physics in Life Sciences — 拿来score的。
话说进了NUS那么久,除了上次的中国通史以外,这是最容易的了,不愧是众人推荐的module。第一堂课的内容,竟然是高一的时候国贤老师叫我们背的七个基本物理量。接下来的内容,什么计算合力、牛顿力学、自由落体、动量守恒、机械能守恒等等,说明一点就是把高中学的物理浓缩成几个lecture解决。好吧,有bell curve这样东西,看来要score A还真的需要些功力。
MainComm Outing,AmGods的第二次outing,也是一个比较大型的outing。因为那时我还没去考车,KL之旅无法当司机,但是整个旅程真的很开心。在Pavillion拍了一堆照片,在Starhill拍了一张AmGods耍酷照,留下了很多回忆。马六甲之旅,可能大家都比较喜欢吃比较不喜欢看景点,整个马六甲之旅真的只有吃,不过我喜欢,哈哈。云吞面、千层糕、laksa、satay等等,超好吃!排Satay的时候,一直跟comm聊天,从那时开始我才感觉到我们的距离因此而被拉近了。第二天晚上的HTHT环节,大家一起聊真心话,聊了整个半夜,到四点多才睡觉,很累,但是很开心。也记得我那时才学会了how many meh meh,还记得丰传那时是怎么给clue的。最后要搭巴士回家之前,真的很不舍。回到家之后,还一直沉溺在outing的氛围当中,那是我第一次对AmGods有不舍的感觉。于是,回家之后,我写下了《MainComm与我》这篇感性的文章。
Member Outing,我和丰传是节策,但是其实做得最多的是丰传。那时开始觉得丰传办event的时候很凶,不知道是他忽然领悟了什么还是心情不好。那天下大雨,而且还是下一整天的倾盆大雨,但是所幸最后到Sentosa玩的时候,上天把雨量调小了点,我们的活动才得以顺利进行。闯关游戏结束后,雨又继续下了。还记得那时我和承达负责的是铁索连环,但是整个游戏根本就像是承达一个人在带,我就只是站在一边,那时觉得自己还蛮多余的。大家都玩得很开心,这是第一个真正成功的event。