(useless) information

A 26yr old female whose brain is powered by caffeine; without its main fuel source it has a working speed slower than that of a slug. That aside, she wishes she could grow a teeny weeny bit (read: a lot) taller and constantly whines about her weight. Enjoys devising novel ways to traumatise people with her bludders. Oh, and she is rather antisocial.

A few people have been asking me about my job - specifically, what I do.
Well, I must say I've been very vague in answering their questions - I always mumble something along the lines of doing diagnostic work on various animal samples. So imagine my horror when I overheard my mum telling her friend that I catch chickens. And I always see question marks forming above people's heads (esp among my non-science background friends)when I tell them what I do. Obviously I've been too vague huh.

Well, to set the whole thing straight - I work in a lab that is, to put it mildly, located in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by cemeteries and army camps. A typical day will be spent prodding niceties such as cow/goat dung and rectal swabs (I couldn't help but think of the trauma faced by the animals, imagine being violated anally!) and culturing microorganisms that may be found inside them; and streaking agar plates. As for how am I adapting to my job, well, I can only say this. On a good day (which, unfortunately is very very rare), I can have the leisure of visiting the toilet and blotting the oil off my face. On a very bad day, you'll see me running around with wild hair and an oily face, looking haggard and stressed, and trying hard not to go crazy and start throwing agar plates at everyone else. It's all my fault though, since I have a working speed comparable to that of a snail.

There. That's my job. Now excuse me while I go tend to my face. Being in close contact with dung and microorganisms everyday has caused pimples to appear on my face again... damn.
0 comments

December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 January 2008 March 2008 May 2008 June 2008 August 2008

Le Raine
the starcity
Buddhists Do Scratch Their Heads Too
KungfuBunny
Mr Wang Says So
Expat@Large
Kurt Low
It's Raining Noodles!
Sibeh Sian


(I know the list is pathetic, but hey, I ain't called Antisocialfreak for nothin', you know.)
Irene
Junnie



Layout: doughnutcrazy