Billainaire: 24 billaine and counting...

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Congratulations Mystie & Samson!

He did kiss the bride



Mystie in all her glory




Sunday 18th Nov., first friend's wedding for me! Mystie and I are colleagues at the ARI and she's been such a good friend since Ive been here. Samson and her are really compatible and are very obviously perfect for each other. Her big day came after only 5 mths of planning (she had to push the wedding up cos she got preganant, double congrats!) and my,my it was a beautiful day indeed. I attended the morning bride pick-up and tea ceremony as well as the luncheon later on.



Some of the Bonies (L-R): Colette, Hong , Janine, myself, me Julie, Mimi & Ben (from Biogerontology)

Table 23 : Addition of Robert at far right. He's the nicest, most patient, baby-faced Polish Ive met.

Great great day, fantastic food..most notably the seared scallops with prosciutto and fried onions. MMMmmmmMMMMM...pls, sir, can I have some more? *blink blink*

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

News Break: I passed!

Today I passed my first year probation, which is mandatory for all postgrads. I'm pretty sure its hard to fail it, but still glad I passed. *grin*

Celebrated with some retail therapy...nice.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Monopoly madness

The great thing about game night, other than wholesome family fun for generations on end, is that it's always full of laughs no matter how many times you've played it. My current 'in' game is monopoly but not the regular one, modern day monopoly comes in all sorts of themed variations. I'm thinking maybe I should start collecting these sets, and many are limited edition collector's item too! The exciting bit is the incorporation of the new characters into the game, all in line with the theme. How cool is that? You can get all kinds of monopoly , from a range of different producers too. Parker brothers are the original but has now combined with Hasbro. USAopoly provides many US baseball/football/Nascar type versions whilst Milton Bradley has some fun ones like Spongebob. New types may also come with DVD games and credit card function. Don't look confused, you just gotta try it! Some of the ones I have my eBay eyes on:

1. Family Guy monopoly
2. Spongebob Squarepants monopoly (with pewter spongebob characters!)
3. Pwerpuff Girls monopoly
4. Dog Lover's monopoly
5. Monopoly Here & Now with electronic banking
6. Sesame Street monopoly (I want I want I want!!)
7. The Simpsons monopoly


Can't wait to get my hands on my first!

Friday, November 2, 2007

Funkiliy doo-dah names

I've heard that some Asians relish in giving themselves funky "english" names. Among the many Iv'e encountered before are Patience, Rainbow and who can forget Noodle/Dior Cheng E-Kin. silly Hollywood celebs are also joining the stand for weird names like Nicolas Cage's Kal-El (name of Superman's father) and Gwyneth's Apple. The funniest one i've seen was featured today as the boyfriend of Msian actress Lee Sin Je (the gal from The Eye). Ok here it comes....wait for it...wait for it....OXIDE Pang! C'mon the dude probably thinks its major cool and probably rolls off his tongue really nicely. Freedom of choice I guess.

"Hey Oxide, over here!

Friday, October 26, 2007

Life is like Melbourne's weather

Behind every big grey cloud lies the sunshine...eventually.

Today was horrible, woke up late as usual. Gobbled down my cereal with milk and trotted in my 2-inch boots along the 25 min walk to work. Only, it was drizzling. Bottom of my jeans got wet. Laine Not happy.

As soon as I got into work, I had to finish correcting some scripts for my class which was due today. No time to talk to anyone, no time to pop into the lab to say my usual cheery good mornings to everyone. 11.00 am bus passed by....Im still not done...11.30am bus zoomed by...still undone!! Finally finished at 11.40 and had to shove my giant tuna sandwich down my throat to catch the 12pm bus.

Click-clacked to Strathfield station and came upon a forked decision:

Train A: Departs in 10 mins..2 stop away from Redfern
Train B: Departs in 2 mins... 6 stops away from Redfern....My mind was not born for math, what more math in stress and heat and sweat!!

Obviously I chose the train that would take longer to get to Redfern..25 mins!! as compared to the usual 15. Darn it. Already 30 mins late to work. Once at the station, I practically had to half-run-walk another 10 mins to my building. By now, my so-called comfy boots that cushioned my feet around San Fran's all-day shopping extravaganzas were screaming profanities at me. So I burst into my lab, sweating like a birthing pig with 5 mins before 80 anxious kiddos flood in.

So my day hasnt given me a reason to smile today. Until I unexpectedly spoke to an ex-classmate from uni days. He said "We need our dose of laine's laughter today, its been quiet around here".

See I told you so. The sun will come out, tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

My Non-invitation

James from work recently pointed out that the lanyard Ive been wearing bore the logo of 3 stick people engaged in a threesome. I beg to differ of course, what do you think?


In case you're wondering, its a brand of anaesthetic drug given by my anaesthetist friend Si Panjang. James thinks its my invitation. Since when did it become OK to discuss sexual preferences at work????

Too bad Im really a one man gal.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Oktoberfest! or what's left of it


Although Oktoberfest isn't celebrated in October but late September, that doesnt stop German restaurants here from declaring the entire month in the name of beer. Before coming to Sydney, my only beer crossing was sniping a sip from Dad's Tiger or Carlsberg. Never really had a taste for beer or bier as the Germs call it, but I think the winds have changed. We went out a couple of weekends ago for a beer-guzzling dinner at Lowenbrau (loo-ven-broie) and my my, I must say, beer really does drown the weeks miseries away! We had loads of fun, loads of pork. Now I understand why Dad loves his beer.


I dont appreciate the growing and impending beer belly. Oh NO!!!!

After one too many biers. One crazy Jocie manages a sane pic.

Lainey wants a Vroom Vroom..

Saturday 20th Oct. My first international motor show. Oogle and drool...here's some of my favs.















BMW Z4 M Coupe in Midnight blue....for a swanky night out. 5 Stars!















Audi R8 . I give it 4 stars, too big and wide for me, but still a beaut.




















Hyundai concept car - Veloster. Name is kinda crappy but that baby's got one fine ass. 5 stars!










And my sweet fantasy ride...tada!! Audi TT 3.2 Quattro . Hand me a napkin quick. Super duper 5 stars!!!














Saturday, October 20, 2007

I pick Door D: the one with the devil in it

Imagine you got sent to hell on a road trip, and was made to choose between 3 doors; behind which you shall spend a total of 15 hours with its inhabitants. Which would be your pick?

DOOR A: Arrogant, obnoxious bitch of a man who coincidently renegades in a bevy of continuous sarcasm in the effort to appear funny. Must also always have the last say in everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. Basically, a ego-maniac who's also self-proclaimed pussy-whipped in the arse, which explains why he needs to be such a fuckin' elitist.
Quote: "I don't mean to put myself up, but at my work, Im regarded as the leader who solves big problems and people respect me cause I can handle them, and thats how I become successful". How is THAT not putting yourself up you little numbnut? God I hope you do really have nuts the size of raisins you shithead.

DOOR B: First man to walk away when the bill arrives. He wished he had Harry Potter's invisibility cloak to slither away unnoticed, but not under my watch mister! Also reported on multiple occasions to instigate others to pick up the tab, while he smiles his Cheshire cat smile. Oblivious that a myriad of unpleasant names are being yelled at him in my head. Who the fuck thinks he can get away at being a real deal cheapo and at the same time guilt-tripping someone else into paying? Fuckin freeloader. Hate you MFs.

DOOR C: The kind of person who will say something unpleasant unnecesarrily. Prolly never heard of the phrase : "If you don;t have anything nice to say, shut the fuck up" or it's kinder cousin : "If you dont open you mouth, nobody knows you're stupid". Have you ever told someone that you disliked them in their face? ambush and attack style? I don't think I appreciate being caught in that situation (which I obviously just did). The worst thing is that they don't think its impolite or wrong. It was like he was raised no, not by a monkey, but the monkey's shit-laden arse.

So I choose Door D, the one with horns and a barbed tail. Why? Cos I cant stand another minute of your smug yong sui face. Why? Cos the only things outta your mouth are filled with smut and pond scum, much like your insides. Why? Cos you have no sense of decency towards people and more so, people you've just met. Why? Cos you're trying to lose your Malaysian-ness to be more Aussie, much like the shallow people who don't embrace their roots and are miscronstrued that West n White is best. Why? I don't really wanna give you a piece of my pork rib cos you indirectly called me a bitch. Why? cos nobody announces how much they make just for public effect. I have a million reasons for disliking you from our brief 15 hour encounter. It's also taught me a valuable lesson. You can definately see how a person looks like on the inside by how much shit that spews out of his mouth.

Can't wait till you're outta our city.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

HAHAHA Malaysia!

Courtesy of Kim, Here's 2 Malaysian jokes I'ld like to share with you guys.

Samy Vellu goes to a village and speaks to the villagers:

Samy: Saya nak bina jambatan untuk semua!
Villagers: Tapi Tan Sri, di sini tak ada sungai. Kenapa nak bina jambatan?

Samy: Tak ada sungai? Tak apa!. Saya bina sungai untuk jambatan!

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-There she goes....there she goes..our tax payers money...

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An international convention to send astronauts into space was announced and joined by the big guns.

Russia: We vill send an astronaut to the moon!

US: We will send our 2nd astronaut to the moon!!!

Samy Vellu: We will send our astronaut to the sun!! MALAYSIA BOLEH!!

US: AHem, Mr Vellu, don't you think it's a little too hot on the sun??

Samy Vellu: It's ok, we will send them in the evening.

Tee Hee HEe...

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Wonders of Photography

Samson, Mystie & I



Last weekend, Mystie invited myself and James for a sampler of their wedding luncheon. Food was divine of course and what followed was a short photography session. James creates the most beautiful pictures, very very artsy from his multiple trips to Japan. Who else to best capture her best moments? Being "assistant" bag-carrier, I did get a few shots myself.

I have NEVER looked so tall! 5"1 disguised as 5"6!!! Holy moly!


Monday, October 8, 2007

Life Lotto

I had a recent discussion with a good galfriend of mine, A about men. Which, coincidently, comprises of maybe 65% of all our conversations. Which makes me think, is it all just fate who we end up with at the end of the day. "A" is beautiful and has a great personality and yet, she always dates the wrong kind of men. On the other hand, some women whose looks are less forgiving (im thinking a former neighbour of mine, proposterously near hideous of a woman. but married a very successful, decent looking man). So how do the birds get the good worms? Are the best worms ones that emerge fresh from the ground like career-driven men, metrosexual and boldly going where no worm has gone before; or are the ones that linger in the ground for a tad bit puffing up slowly on dirt or whatever worms eat which make them a tastier treat for women?

Sadly you will find I do not have an answer for you. However, I do have a pretty logical explanation:

Assume you live in a metropolitan city with a large demographic of all types of people. Lets say there are 10 million people in this city. Now lets have some fun with math:

Of 10 million, half are women . -------------------------5 million EM (Eligible men)

Of 5 million men, 50% are married ----------------------- 2.5 million EM

Of 2.5 million unmarried men, 30% are above 40 years old ----1.75 million EM

Of 1.75 million, 30% are below 20 years old ---------------- 1.2 million EM

Of 1.2 million men, 40% are too fat, too bald, too short or too ugly ----approx 720,000 EM

Of 720,000 men, 20% have emotional baggage from ex-girlfriends ----580,000 EM

Of 580,000 men, 20% have bad BO and/or bad breath ------approx 420,000 EM

Of 420,000 men, 10% add 2 inches to their actual length -----approx 380,000 EM

Of 380,000 men, 30% are cat lovers -------------------approx 260,000 EM

Of 260,000 men, 50% watch too much porn for their own good ---130,000 EM

Of 130,000 men, 50% only wanna get in your pants ------------ 65,000 EM

Of those, 10% will tell their friends that they did
20% watch too much sports
20% expect you to wash, clean and cook
10% have extremely hot female friends
10% talk to your chest
10% somehow used to date friends of friends of friends
10% are mommy's boys ----------------------------6,500 EM

Of 6,500 remaining men,
20% are workaholics
30% drink and /or smoke too much
40% put you second to their careers -------------------------650 EM

Of these 650 EM,
90% are good looking, kind, generous, loving and TAKEN----65 EM

The rest of the 65 EM, 80% won't have the guts to ask you out ------13 EM

That leaves the final 13 eligible and "dateable" bachelors which you of course have to fight over with the 2.5 million unmarried women in your city. So who's the lucky gal? just depends if you bought the winning lotto ticket i guess.

Animagus

The concept of an animagus, according to Harry Potter's JK Rowling is a person who morphs into animal forms voluntarily. Laine's theory of animagi (animagus ; animagi?) is the phenomenon of animal resemblance in humans, occuring once in every 500,000 individuals. The unfortunate/ fortunate mixture of physical traits inherited by a person which happens to match some animalia physical properties.









Australian Idol host James Mathison & Sea turtle








Jay Leno & a loaf of bread











Celine Dion & Ranch horse












Kelly Osbourne & Miss Piggy

I rest my case.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Mid-autumn moon-gazing festival

We had a crazy idea to have a bbq after work, at Brays Bay Park. Pitch darkness other than our lil lanterns prettily lighting up the picnic area. Ben thought of everything! portable stove for tea, mooncakes, plenty of food and even an ipod dock for music. Given that its mid-week and also mid-autumn festival, we had tons of fun. Also, new friend Nien Nock (Thien Hock) is a hoot and a half. Must recruit more Msians to Sydney!

Here's how beautiful...our Sydney moon.



Yo, whaddup dawg; its the KLKK (Kia Lai Kia Khee /Kong Lai Kong Khee) gals in da house!


(L-R): Kim, Roy, Sunny, Nien Nock, I & Ben on the ground)


New Age Chipmunks: Nien Nock (aka Nock Nock); Ben (Bobo) and Laine (Choco)

Friday, September 14, 2007

Australia will cut me off

Had a follow up discussion with my scholarships manager today and clarified some ambiguity in my contract. Apparently, I'm only funded for exactly 3 years with no chance of extending my award. FUCK! Would it be too early to fret? Considering my mind, body and soul was recently refreshed with my fantastic vacation, I think i still have horsepower and drive to work overtime and over weekends. Even so, im getting worried I won't have time. On a plus side, the financial crunch puts pressure on me to push results out of my ears, which would otherwise lie low, simmering slowly. This means only 2.5 years of xperimental time and 6 mths of thesis write-up...you think I'll finish before I hit 28? That's good right? Early finish means I get to move on early.....Think positive!!! I can do it!!..

Tuesday, September 11, 2007


My warmest thanks to you, for making your time-zone crossing trip over to me. Can't wait for Xmas, the best time of the year!

Watch out below!


DK & I were at Sydney Aquarium and came across this funny sign. The crocodile IS real.

Big shout out to Kim & Ernest


A massive congratulations to Kimball & Si Panjang for their very recent engagement! You both are deserving of each other and I wish you the very best of wedded bliss as you both grow wrinkles together.

So glad to be apart of your special day which will forever be immortalized as "The day we had Eagle Boys Pizza"

Did somebody say holiday??


The long wait was finally over...DK arrived and we had the most splendid time together. I saved up all the touristy things to do in Sydney so we could do them together, so that it will be a first for both of us. From city tours, to ferry boats....blue mountains to wine country. We managed to cover a whole lot didn't we baby? The past week has been perfect, finally someone to hold my hand and gimme a hug. A recap of the week before:

Me, my man in Manly beach...blue skies, sunny sun sun and a whole lotta wind!


Our day at the Blur Mountains. apparently, they look blue because the secretions of eucalyptus oil (from the plant of course!) reflects blue light!

Max Brennar's chocolate cafe...you guessed it, tons of chocolate everything! Particularly liked the mexican spicy chocolate drink..yummilicious...




Post-birthday dinner karaoke...la la la la lalaland

Hunter Valley wine country...we didn't get drunk on wine, but on laughter and fun!


Friday, August 31, 2007

Love actually....is all around

I wouldn't particularly call myself a fan of British TV or movies, but I do have to say, my favorite romantic movie of all time...ALL TIME would have to be Love Actually. Aside from the numerous sub-plots of the different characters (which are beautifully intertwined btw) one thing that makes me shiver with a kind warm feeling is the music score that plays during the "reveal" of the story. For example, the part where Juliet suprises Mark (her husband's best friend) at his home, hoping to get a video of her wedding and unknowingly stumbles on Mark's secret love for her. The marriage of the musical climax and the emotions of the scene are completely real and believeable. It's fantastic!. The same score also plays in the scenes of Aurelia and Jamie's evolving love. You'll see the same score repeated in multiple scenes usually revolving an emotional revelation between the characters.

While you might think this is a complete chick flick, it is one that has a lot of humour. My fav lines from the show:

1. "Get a grip, people hate sissies. No one's ever gonna shag you if you cry all the time"

2. "Kids, don't buy drugs. Be a rockstar and they'll give you them for free"

Also, the underlying theme revolves around the merriment of Christmas..and thats one of my favorite holidays. So frankly, what is there not to love about this movie?

Monday, August 27, 2007

Dream of californication

I have to rave about this. Those of you who know what a TV-watching freak I am (I can see my mom nodding in a far far distance), I just found a fantastically witty, sly-smile-on-your-lips funny show. And yeah for you men and women who loves titties...there's plenty in this show. I dare say it: I admire good titties. As the title suggests, a combination of California + fornication = Californication (not the cleaverest name, but it works) given how much sex they can feature in 40 mins!. Before you say anymore, lemme reassure you my interest in the show is purely innocent. Love the script writing, havent had such funny lines since...since...since....oh gawd... i can't remember!!

Also, there's a 10 second shot of Madeline Zima's boobs. If she's unfamiliar, think little Gracie Sheffield from The Nanny....can I hear you GASP????>>>

"THats the look that shrivels me testes"

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Malaysia Fest 2007-Sydney

The past week, all I could talk about at work was how eager I was to have the warm taste of nasi lemak in my mouth. Today, finally quenched my cravings with Msia fest, a 1 day event held in Tumbalong Park near Darling Harbour by Malaysian students in Sydney. Think 22 deg. sunshine, roti canai, nasi lemak, teh ais...the works...for a price though. We mostly tried to support Clem's Mamak venture but obviously they didn't need our help; the queues were 20 mins to order and 30 mins to collect. If there weren't so much saliva pooled up in my oral cavity, anticipating my sambal, I would have given up.



I've never been in close proximity to so many Msians in Sydney until today, it was almost overwhelming the amount of Msian accents everywhere! We were mostly laughing at some Msians who got really confused on which accent to use: Malaysianized aussie or Aussified Malaysian. Funny funny Mat rempits.

See nasi lemak,........... smell nasi lemak, ............eat nasi lemak !!!!



Beautiful day, picnic under a tree. Oh yah, Jocie beat me twice in congkak.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

StriveWell

My sister Lynn, 1/3 of an innovative geek team has recently developed a wonderful Internet tool to help people share medical information and monitor your own health records. I look at the amt of blood, sweat and tears...I see the fruits of that labour..and now, I'm truly understanding what a fantastic idea this is. In support of their site, I've started another medical blog about my research project. I basically gobble all the scientific mumbo jumbo....munch-crunch and chew on it for abit,..and finally regurgitating it complete in gourmet fashion: small portions, served a lilttle bit at a time...and hopefully beautifully presented.

I hope you'll take some interest in learning more about what I spend 8 hrs /day thinking about: cancers and the bone....

http://cancercouchpotato.strivewell.com/

C'mon....throw me a freakin' bone here!!!

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Some helluva soil!


Every visit to the local produce store brings different surprises. Most days, the beautiful array of flowers, many I've never seen before but oohh sooo pretty!! greet me at the entrance. Today, I found something substantial. Teng teng teng.......!!!!


HUMONGO BONGO SEE TAW BAE LAY!!
Look at the size of these buggers, compared to my thumb. Waiting to be eaten.....muahahahaha
Again, must be some helluva soil!

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Temporary insanity

Jocie's birthday went off with a bang, she's living the life here in Sydney and work is giving her green lights all the way. That must be the best birthday present for her. We celebrated with after work drinks at the Golden Sheath and needless to say, a couple of glasses of bazookas later...all my worldly miseries seem miniscule. Great night out, perfect timing to unwind in the company of your good friends.

Kim & I (still sober)

Half-way there Jocie & I



Almost there and we don't care!! Malaysia mari ah! Apa lu mau??





Spider pig, spider pig
Does whatever a spiderpig does
Can he swing from a web
No he cant, he's a pig
-Homer Simpson-

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

All I want for Laine's Xmas is...

Ive decided that since I'm such a fantabulous person (DK can vouch for that!), I'm declaring Sept. 7th a public holiday. And as such, I shall name is Laine's Christmas (cos I love Xmas, and Santa shouldnt have all the glory). As the proprietor of the one-and-only amazing holiday featuring the albeit cranky, wonky, sometimes nutty personality...I demand that all who dare celebrate this day shall hail me , take a bow and present your "offerings". This is no cult, so please dont give me a live chicken, an eye of Gollum or skin of legless frog. Some suggestions to how you can appease thy goddess:

1. Spa. Complete with full body scrub (need to get that smell of mice off me!), 3 hours of relaxing massage of Hector, my imaginary personal masseuse standards. bubble bath in beer...and please, German beer.

2. Magic wand. Not to make my spots dissapear, but with one single wave, can run my experiments for me at 10x human speed. Where can I get me one of those???

3. Shopping money. Or better still, make it so that I'm the sole winner of a "Supermarket Sweep" style keep-all-you-can-grab in Westfields. Love that gameshow.

Most of all, the ultimate gift would be for Intel to deliver DK by Express DHL to me with a note tied around his neck that reads " We're utterly sorry for keeping you, as a symbol of redemption, here's a $50,000 check and 3 months paid leave for DK so he can be of service full time."


Oklah I lied, Sept. 7th is APEC summit in Sydney, and the entire Metro area has the day off. In reality, I'm not special enough to have my own day. Things will change when billainaire rules the world!! MUahahaHAhaha..come along Pinky, today...industrially processed mouse pellets...tomorrow...gourmet 10 course lunch and dinner.

Friday, August 3, 2007

The Government Conspiracy of Morons

That's it. I almost give up. All gov. depts are composed of idiots too unworthy for the private sector. Seems harsh really, but quite a generous compliment coming from an anonymous, poor student victim made to wait more than a month for work permit (meaning I dont get paid until Mr Howard's administration says "Aye aye"). A typical phone-in scenario:

Ring ring --------------------------voice recordings---------------------"Our operators are currently experiencing a large number of calls, please hold" --------------------------

-20 Minutes later-

"I'm sorry, our system indicates that your application is still being processed. We will call you within 2 working days for an update"

-2 days later-

The only call I got was from my mother.

-2 days later-

Ring ring ----------------------------voice recordings -----------------"Our operators are currently experiencing a large number of calls, please hold" --------------------------

-20 Minutes later-

"We are still processing your application. Please be patient"

-2 days later-

"Please re-submit your application as a paper application"

"Please do not re-submit your application. We will advise you further action in 2 days."

"Please stop calling us!!!" (OK, I made that one up)

At this point, its been 5 weeks since initial application. I'm surprised I have any hair on my head left. Maybe if I had another opportunity to meet Mr. Howard, I can slip him a note under the table (to not embarass him) telling him to hire people with a minimum IQ of 100.

I love shoes. Can't buy shoes if I don't have money. So I love money too. Gimme money damn it!!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

See taw bae lay

Its strawberry season!! Glorious ! I can easily gobble an entire pint in one seating. At 2.99/pint, we are only starting the season so I'll be hoping for cheaper fruits soon. The fruits get so large, they are almost 3x the size of the pathetic Camerons variety. And, I found a great way to enjoy them....


...dipped in chocolate custard! Yummilicious! Just don't look at the fat content.

Monday, July 9, 2007

My Avian Weekend


The past week, my old high school friend Cheryl decided to bunk at my place while attending an event in Sydney. We went out to the fish market for lunch on Saturday to fulfill my long awaited craving for sashimi and oysters. Oh, and of course to bring her on a city tour too. While enjoying the beautiful sunshine, gorgeous view of the Anzac bridge, my 1/2 doz Oysters (which i swear, were so fresh I could taste the saltwater!), 400g of tuna and salmon sashimi, a platter of other cooked seafood, a resident seagull decided to swipe a piece of my Grade A sashimi from my plate! Needless to say I freaked out and made a small scene , waving my paper napkin around like a top notch sissy. How embarassing.

Ah well, still was a great day to be out and about.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Bone Biology Unit, Anzac Research Institute

Last week, the entire lab had a celebration for some who had recently published papers and going for oral presentations in New Zealand. I can't wait till I have some nice data to publish and present, hopefully in a swanky international conference. Defintely feeling the pressue to get good work out since everyone in my dept. is doing such a good job.

We took some nice pics to put into the official website so I thought I'll put it up here. People-wise, it really has been great, everyone is super nice and helpful and made my transition into their workspace so easy.

Lunch Dim Sum/ Yum Cha: (Sitting L-R) Gang (visiting scientist from Ireland), Hong, Janine, Colin (my boss), Markus (new dude from Germany). (Standing L-R) Yu (my immediate senior), Mystie, Markus Seibel (HOD), myself, Robert, Colette and James



Markus wanted a nice portrait of everyone for the website. Looks nice eh? Surprising enough, it's just on a skywalk in the mall. Must be a good camera. (L-R) Gorgeous me, Mystie, Janine, Hong, Colette, Yu, Markus S, Colin, Robert, Markus and James.
Our unit has been growing alot since I came, we'll be receiving 3 new additions within the next 3 mths. Grow BBU grow!!