lab practicals are so alive this semster. because there's mice & tilapia to be taken care of.
it's so much better than operating spectrophotometer again and again, GLC, HPLC and not to forget centrifuging e.coli cells again and again.
1) immunology: lab mice! the mice are all so cute lah! my group's mouse is really damn active, i remembered trying to grab it by its tail and i placed it on my palm, then it struggled and tried to run...but in the end, it fell into the sink! but not to worry, nothing's wrong with it. and i called my group's mouse, "feefee". now to think of it, it kept shitting and peeing on my hand when i handle it, so i think the name "feefee" makes alot of sense. faeces+pee=feefee. anyway, i think lab mice are all so poor things, because blood is needed to be drawn out from them through their cheeks, and it's not just one drop...it's a small tube of it. it may seem really little to humans, but to the mice, it's alot of blood. the mice also need to be injected too. and in the end, all the mice are gonna be killed and their spleen would be taken out for experiment. it's really damn saddenning.
2) aquaculture: tilapias! today was the official start of the tilapia growth project. 3 tanks, 30 tilapias, 3 different types of feed. for the first time, i actually caught a fish (duh!), and measured its length, width and weight. the feeling was funny at first, the fish were slimy, wet and fishy, not to forget, jumpy! but i think it's damn fun measuring them. got a few fish kept jumping about, then i got so fed up measuring them until i scold them,"knn! stay still lah!" it's also really nice seeing the fish swimming around, grabbing their food. i hope not many fish die, because already got 1 fish like going to die in 1 of the tanks, and i think it is the 1 that kok soon dropped on the floor.
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3) MMB: pretty alright! practical is really fun with dr zaman teaching us. she's really nice and hilarious. the only thing that i really dread doing is...serial dilution! that means i got to keep on pipetting and diluting e.coli+nutrient broth with water. it can really make your thumb go so tired that you wouldn't mind taking the micropipette and stab someone you really hate. ok, i was joking about the stabbing of someone with a micropipette.
4) CCTA: i really hate CCTA practicals. first, i don't understand a single thing during lectures, and practicals really emphasize alot on sterilization, contamination and blah blah blah. i remember my group panicking like mad, while steph was right beside us doing everything like a professional with all the stuffs nicely placed inside the hood. but seriously, i think the practical manual needs to be more specific, instructions are not very clear, thus causing loads of confusion.
ok, so my point is, feefee & fish kinda brighten up my practical lessons. it's so much better than operating machines.
