18 July 2007
Today is our big day as we will be sitting for our practical examination. As soon as we arrive at the Chemistry Department of MSU, we were given lab numbers and all of us from Malaysia were placed into different labs. I guess it is time for us to split and do our best in the lab. Soon, we were escorted into the labs. Even by seeing the apparatus given, I know we have questions related to column chromatography, spectrophotometry and titration. We were given our questions after that. When I read the questions I found out that it is indeed within what I have thought. The first question is about the former two and the second question is about the latter but both are to analyse samples. After 5 hours of intense lab, we walk around Lenin Hills for some souvenir shopping. Later, we went for a circus nearby. Oh goodness, the circus was amazing. What all of us like the most is the clown who like to use the interjection "waa". After enjoying the circus, we head back to Olympiets.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Acer Aspire 4920G-601G25
After using this notebook for 1 week, I feel that it is one of the best notebook for the price of RM2999. Of course there are other notebooks that are far more stylish. However, for a student like me, I do not expect the notebook to be stylish but it must possess specifications up to my needs. I am still happy with this notebook of mine. Below are some of the photos of the notebook. If anyone have the same notebook as me or want some feedback on the notebook, please leave a comment. I'll reply you as soon as I see it.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
University Application Outcome
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Monday, June 16, 2008
39th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Part 3
17 July 2007
A boat trip along the Moscow river and having fun in a recreational park is most entertaining for students before the olympiad. We were entertained by the group mentioned before in the previous blog. For the whole day, we had fun in the Russian forest playing games, sports and others. After dinner, we had our lab safety instructions where we were told the dos and don'ts in the lab. They actually stressed that we mustn't suck a pipette with our mouth. Haha. After that, we went to bed early as tomorrow is our practical exam.
A boat trip along the Moscow river and having fun in a recreational park is most entertaining for students before the olympiad. We were entertained by the group mentioned before in the previous blog. For the whole day, we had fun in the Russian forest playing games, sports and others. After dinner, we had our lab safety instructions where we were told the dos and don'ts in the lab. They actually stressed that we mustn't suck a pipette with our mouth. Haha. After that, we went to bed early as tomorrow is our practical exam.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
My New Notebook
I bought a new Acer Aspire 4920G-601G25 notebook at around 1700 yesterday. I feel that this model is value for the RM 2999 I paid for as I got some freebies too. I was given an optical mouse, a notebook lock, a cooler, and a 2Gb USB Flash Drive. I don't know what others think about this but I feel that RM 2999 is worth for what I get.
Friday, June 13, 2008
39th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Part 2
16 July 2007
Can you imagine sleeping very late and waking up extreme early? Why? Because the sun sets at around 12 am and rise soon before you could even have enough sleep. Anyway, today is our first day in IChO and we are doing what people always do on the first day, the opening ceremony. Before departing to MSU, we had our breakfast. Western breakfast which includes bread, jam, cheese and sausages. We travelled on escorted bus to the MSU. Yup, we were escorted by a police car and the bus travel in a straight line, literally. Well, we will get this VIP treatment until the end of our 10 days stay here. At the opening ceremony, each contingent have to march in with their flag. Then, we were entertained by a group of traditional dancers which will continue following us wherever we need entertainment. Well, we passed breads around to be eaten after dipping into salt. According to the Russian, salt means sky and bread means earth. The combinations symbolise that Russia welcomes all of us. The official 39th IChO flag was hoisted by the 4 participants from Russia and 4 others from Korea, last year's host country of IChO. We took oath promising that upon joining the Chemistry Brotherhood, we have to use Chemistry for and only for mankind. As usual, we have to endure long speeches. Later after that, we had our welcome reception. First time ever, I had full western lunch. It was quite delicious despite being completely different from any lunch in Malaysia. We then bid farewell to our mentors as we will not meet them for the next few days. The activity next is bus tour around Moscow. I can conclude that Moscow is a city full of monuments from the bus tour as there are a lot of parks in Moscow and each park has at least one monument. After a whole afternoon of bus tour, we went back to Olimpiets to have dinner and then disco. Dinner was a surprise. We have this food called Russian grain. It is the Russians' form of rice. To me, it is not really nice as it is quite harsh and tasteless. Soon, when night falls, it is disco time. However, it has no disco effect i.e. very bright until 11 pm. I only join them for disco when it gets dark as that is when it feels like a disco. After that, it was bedtime.
Can you imagine sleeping very late and waking up extreme early? Why? Because the sun sets at around 12 am and rise soon before you could even have enough sleep. Anyway, today is our first day in IChO and we are doing what people always do on the first day, the opening ceremony. Before departing to MSU, we had our breakfast. Western breakfast which includes bread, jam, cheese and sausages. We travelled on escorted bus to the MSU. Yup, we were escorted by a police car and the bus travel in a straight line, literally. Well, we will get this VIP treatment until the end of our 10 days stay here. At the opening ceremony, each contingent have to march in with their flag. Then, we were entertained by a group of traditional dancers which will continue following us wherever we need entertainment. Well, we passed breads around to be eaten after dipping into salt. According to the Russian, salt means sky and bread means earth. The combinations symbolise that Russia welcomes all of us. The official 39th IChO flag was hoisted by the 4 participants from Russia and 4 others from Korea, last year's host country of IChO. We took oath promising that upon joining the Chemistry Brotherhood, we have to use Chemistry for and only for mankind. As usual, we have to endure long speeches. Later after that, we had our welcome reception. First time ever, I had full western lunch. It was quite delicious despite being completely different from any lunch in Malaysia. We then bid farewell to our mentors as we will not meet them for the next few days. The activity next is bus tour around Moscow. I can conclude that Moscow is a city full of monuments from the bus tour as there are a lot of parks in Moscow and each park has at least one monument. After a whole afternoon of bus tour, we went back to Olimpiets to have dinner and then disco. Dinner was a surprise. We have this food called Russian grain. It is the Russians' form of rice. To me, it is not really nice as it is quite harsh and tasteless. Soon, when night falls, it is disco time. However, it has no disco effect i.e. very bright until 11 pm. I only join them for disco when it gets dark as that is when it feels like a disco. After that, it was bedtime.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
39th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Part 1
I always wanted to blog about this event but have no time... Today, I decided to spend some of my time to put in as much information as I can to let everybody especially Malaysians know about this event... Why tell everybody? Because it is really an unique experience to be shared... Visitors can also visit this website to learn more about this event. Will continue posting soon because my post was wiped off due to a blackout just now...
Pre-IChO
What else? Training from 9am to 4pm of course. How did I get selected? That is another long story. Maybe I'll talk about that the next time.
During IChO
14 July 2007
We were scheduled to leave to Moscow, Russia at 2359 on board Malaysian Airlines to Dubai and subsequently Emirates to Domodedovo (DME), Moscow. We met each other in KLIA at around 2100. Our family members accompanied us. We got to know that together with us, we have Dato' Jamil, Head Mentor, Puan Noriah, guest representing Ministry of Education and Puan Punia, guest representing MARA College. Also, Prof Noorsaadah, Mentor and Mdm Lee, Scientific Observer will be joining us at Dubai a bit late because they are flying Emirates at 0159. We got our passports and air tickets from Dato' Jamil and quickly checked in. After bidding farewell with our family members, we entered the departure halls hoping that the trip to Moscow will be a memorable one.
15 July 2007
We reached Dubai at 0330 local time. However, our flight to DME is at 0930 which leaves us about 6 hours to loiter around the duty free shops. We spent most of our time in McDonalds chatting as that is the least tiring activity available. As soon as the gate is open, we quickly rush to the gate as we do not want to miss the flight. Walking under the sun in Dubai lets me think that whenever we complain that the weather is hot in Malaysia, people in Dubai feels even hotter. Finally, we are heading to DME. Reaching DME at 1430 makes us feel relieved as we finally reach Moscow after 18 hours since we leave our home country. When we step out the DME airport, I feel the temperature of Cameron Highlands less the moisture of the air. If is simply cool and dry. We were ferried to the Chemistry Department of the Moscow State University (MSU). We registered ourselves in MSU and had our mobile phones confiscated. We were also given some door gifts like stationeries and souvenirs. Here is the list of them: a few pens, a ruler, a calculator, a fridge magnet, two t-shirts, a fancy periodic table featuring Mandeleev, a cap and a small bag. Later, we were introduced to our guide, Sasha who is a first year student learning Malay Language. We were brought to the Olympiets, our accomodation throughout our stay here in Moscow.
16 July 2007
Will continue another time... Stay tuned...
Pre-IChO
What else? Training from 9am to 4pm of course. How did I get selected? That is another long story. Maybe I'll talk about that the next time.
During IChO
14 July 2007
We were scheduled to leave to Moscow, Russia at 2359 on board Malaysian Airlines to Dubai and subsequently Emirates to Domodedovo (DME), Moscow. We met each other in KLIA at around 2100. Our family members accompanied us. We got to know that together with us, we have Dato' Jamil, Head Mentor, Puan Noriah, guest representing Ministry of Education and Puan Punia, guest representing MARA College. Also, Prof Noorsaadah, Mentor and Mdm Lee, Scientific Observer will be joining us at Dubai a bit late because they are flying Emirates at 0159. We got our passports and air tickets from Dato' Jamil and quickly checked in. After bidding farewell with our family members, we entered the departure halls hoping that the trip to Moscow will be a memorable one.
15 July 2007
We reached Dubai at 0330 local time. However, our flight to DME is at 0930 which leaves us about 6 hours to loiter around the duty free shops. We spent most of our time in McDonalds chatting as that is the least tiring activity available. As soon as the gate is open, we quickly rush to the gate as we do not want to miss the flight. Walking under the sun in Dubai lets me think that whenever we complain that the weather is hot in Malaysia, people in Dubai feels even hotter. Finally, we are heading to DME. Reaching DME at 1430 makes us feel relieved as we finally reach Moscow after 18 hours since we leave our home country. When we step out the DME airport, I feel the temperature of Cameron Highlands less the moisture of the air. If is simply cool and dry. We were ferried to the Chemistry Department of the Moscow State University (MSU). We registered ourselves in MSU and had our mobile phones confiscated. We were also given some door gifts like stationeries and souvenirs. Here is the list of them: a few pens, a ruler, a calculator, a fridge magnet, two t-shirts, a fancy periodic table featuring Mandeleev, a cap and a small bag. Later, we were introduced to our guide, Sasha who is a first year student learning Malay Language. We were brought to the Olympiets, our accomodation throughout our stay here in Moscow.
16 July 2007
Will continue another time... Stay tuned...
Friday, June 06, 2008
New Home
Whoa... Just shifted from Windows Live Spaces to Blogger... Why shift? Because I would like to have a better blog and the one in Windows Live Spaces does not suit my needs... Well, first of all, I would like to welcome all visitors to my blog... Since today is my first day here, I don't want to post any thoughts... Anyway, I will start soon...
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