Leaving for good

The year of horse, is a good year.



I definitely think and hope so! I had just tender resignation and get my life back!



I believe I did not leave this company because the company is too bad; I leave because I could not work well with my line manager. It had been tough for me during this 1 year duration for me to work under such blunt and nonsense manager.



I am not a super human, I am just an ordinary person. What could you expect when you only gave me 5 days of training for something so high-end that one could have been spared 3 weeks for it? You had given me limited resources and training to pick up and you expect I can perform and deliver perfectly? Have you stand in my shoes and look at my point? Have you thought of giving me more chance and time to learn? No!



You had pushed me to an ultimate limit which I manage to survive, and surpass you. Now, I am leaving for good, and you knew that it is way too wrong for not having any person to back me up, when I needed support. You had been too relying on me to run a one man show, which I managed to run it, and now I am passing the show back to you. Keep in mind that I learned all those through hard work, and through all mistakes that I had done. You can easily asked me to pass the knowledge to some other people, but you had forgotten that you had never take the initiatives to sent me for proper training. You could not expect that I can deliver a perfect proper training to you; as I am not certified!



I am still thankful to you that I had been given a chance to join the team, but without the team support. I still remember how one of the team member responded regarding to the target; if it is not achievable it is not his fault... Wow! There was another epic respond from another member whom had tried to push away responsibilities to the key account person because she thought that that is not her responsibility and she do not have the time for it. Come on... Am I having a lot of time for all those?



Thanks, for letting me know how the team work! I would be glad and thankful that I am leaving for good, for a better prospect.

Problem with thesis submission

All this while, I thought I would not draw any of the onion series again... 

However, the recent tragedy that had happened to me which had caused me to have such agony and stress that I had fallen sick for 2 consecutive weeks. Now that is a serious problem, a huge problem....

I had tried to get my thesis submitted to school. A couple of months ago, I asked the so called personal in charge managing the research in the school about the thesis binding and etc. Not to my surprise, a standard typical answer will be given which is " I am not sure, you can check the given website and follow the guidelines", "I have no preference, it is all up to you", "Can I get back to you in a day or two, I need to check with the OZ side" and etc. I made my own decision and asked a senior whom had submitted regarding to the initial submission and guidelines. After much awaiting weeks for submission (the OZ side was having holiday seasons), I could finally send in.... Yet, I had this devastating feedback which was my binding was not accepted and please redo to be hard cover hard bound (with the I'm not sure, it's up to you typical answer) by the person-in-charge. I was totally shocked. How on earth an initial submission was to submit in hard cover hard bound? It will be a waste of time and a waste of money, totally INSANE?! I tried to negotiate and even pointed how the previous recent submission being done and accepted. The person-in-charge told me, the recent submission was done in hard cover hard bound. I was SHOCKED! The very same senior told me she did not submit in hard cover hard bound. Now, how did this person-in-charge forgotten the recent submission looks like, if she is the one handling it? My own presumption was that recent submission had been given to the assistant of who-so-ever the person-in-charge can get to hand it over.

I made numerous email to the OZ side to inquire about the initial binding and at last, I had the answer that stapler binding or sew binding is accepted. I called to the person-in-charge in the morning to double confirm and by the time I asked regarding to the matter, I immediately receive the forwarded email (I had the gmail page on to check if there is any incoming email). No doubt, the email was forwarded after I made the call.

Just when I thought everything goes well... I received an email stated that the appointed examiner was invalid due to conflict of interest. I was totally speechless and shocked. I had asked the person-in-charge if my appointed examiners were valid and accepted, and she replied the system had accepted the nomination and is waiting for me to submit my thesis. The notification email came in late to me as well. I received the forwarded email on 18/01/2013 and the OZ had send the email to the person-in-charge and my PI on 11/01/2013. I had a week blank and I was not informed at all until the person-in-charge did not get any respond from my PI. I would say, my PI do have the responsibility to at least check the email and had it forward to me; but my PI did not. When I forward the same email to both PIs (A&B) and one of them  (B) responded that the other PI had the new examiner list, it was a relief. Not too soon my relief ended by an email from the PI (A) stating that I have to asked the other PI (B) whom shall I nominate to fasten the process...(I thought the other PI (B) had discussed with PI (A) and issue settled?) A few minutes later, a follow-up email by PI (A) that he will send in email to the person-in-charge to rectify the issue.

What is your verdict? I had yet to check my email and I will login after this to have a quick look.

p/s: Everyone's case is a new case to the person-in-charge and she will forever, eternally use the same typical answer - She's new to the case, your case is unique, let me get back to you, it's all up to you... and etc. In case of inquiries, I would suggest to ask the OZ side directly to get the definite answer and show her the proof.

Talkative people...

I wonder why people don't know how to converse softly when someone is sleeping? Why this can't be considerate?



If this people is poor in hearing or what-so-ever, just speak directly face to face. Why on earth need to speak from downstairs to upstairs and vice versa?



For God's sake, couldn't this people shut up when other people is watching TV show? If were to converse, couldn't this people speak softly so that the other people can enjoy their show or movie?

Talkative people...please be considerate!

---SALT----

If I am called ignorance.....

Then, what should we call those people that do not know what they are talking about, trying to show off that they are brilliant, trying to tell you that they are knowledgeable, trying to tell you off that they know what are they doing, trying to f*ck you off when you tell them those weren't as simple as it seems, trying to kick your *ss off when credits given, trying to put the blame on you when sh*t came, trying to comfort you when the whole world knew it was a betrayal, trying to show superiority onto you when they can't even stand up to speak for other when there're troubles....



You knows, I knows, and HE knew!

S.Recipe

Departed early from KK to Kampar was indeed a right choice.



Smooth traffic and reached Kampar at around 915am. (yay!!!!!!)





Had my lunch at Ipoh and then rushed back to Kampar to meet up with Menaka, Irene, and Guan Yee at Secret Recipe, Kampar.



Kind of disappointed that the S Recipe (SR) Kampar did not participate in the Tea Time promotion. Such a waste, and I found out that there is no information regarding to the participate outlets given by S R's website. The webpage only shown *Terms and conditions applied. ==" (I clicked on the terms and conditions link at the bottom of the page, and found out again, that no information regarding to the participating outlets)



I am having doubts as the outlet can let us know that they are not offering/participating for the Tea Time special, but they Franchised S Recipe?! They (SR)served uniformed menu and promotions; otherwise stated clearly that which outlet (some outlets) may have price vary and limited promotion offer. I understood that certain outlets will not be carrying the promotion, but at least they get the customer well-informed?!



I am truly disappointed with the SR at Kampar. Maybe I anticipate too much? I had heard before that SR Kampar has been showing bad customer service from friends and from relatives, however, I did not know how far the truth is, until I experienced it today. Well, well...that's my two cents...

Toys R Us bad customer service at Ikano Power Centre

After Blog out the Toys R Us bad customer service at Ikano Power Centre, Malaysia...

There is a reply from the HK customer service department:

Dear Ms Lee

Thank you for your complaint. We are looking into the incident you brought up. Please allow us some time to investigate into details. We will get back to you by mid of next week.

Regards

Customer Service Dept

Hong Kong

I had send in the same complain letter to Toys R Us in Malaysia, HK, and US. Only HK customer service department responded...

Poor customer service at Toys R Us Ikano Power Centre

Poor customer service at Toys R Us Ikano Power Centre, Malaysia.

This is the first and the last time I will ever walk into Toys R Us, due to such a ridiculous customer service by the staff over there.

The supervisor of the outlet was the worst among the staff.

Initially, both wc and I just wanted to purchase a set of toy which cost around RM100. We were required to purchase the set of toys before proceeding to open it, due to their policy. We were fine with it, and we head on to pay for our item.

When the cashier asked us for a Star Card (their membership card), we answered no and proceed with the payment. Please note that the cashier neither further elaborate the Star Card nor promote it to us.

We took the toy set and head on to the customer service counter for toys inspections and I noticed the Star card application form. I took the form and read that it was written something as in apply instantly upon purchase of RM 80 and above. So, I quickly inquire the application procedure, and to my surprise, the staff told us that we could not apply for the card. I requested for explanation on why we were not eligible to apply. The staff quickly ran to her supervisor called Mr Azmi, and the worst nightmare came.

The supervisor said that he did not say that we were not eligible to apply (of course, because the one whom said so was the staff that ran to him!!!) Then the supervisor became uneasy because I am very agitated due to such ridiculous answer. He suppose to educate and train his staff before putting her for customer service. The supervisor's attitude became lousy when I asked him, so can we apply for the card now, since we had purchased more than RM 80. He said, we should have apply for the card before made any purchasing because after a purchase being made, we were not entitle for the card activation even though we had purchased more than RM 80.

(I would like to emphasize here that, the card application form did not mentioned such a clause and the supervisor lazily replied that all other membership card application applied the same rules.....)

The supervisor even said something which sounded as such: "SO, DO YOU WANT THE CARD OR NOT? I DON'T WANT TO TALK AND ARGUE WITH YOU. IF YOU WANT THEN YOU APPLY NOW!!!" I am so f*cking shock that a supervisor can uttered such words and I mentioned to the supervisor that I am not arguing with him either. I just wanted to know how to the sentence 'Apply instantly upon RM 80 purchase?' I thought the staff should have to attend customer with lots of inquiries...?????

After such T.U.L.A.N conversation with the f*cking supervisor Azmi, both wc and I demanded for a refund and we do not wish to continue with the toys inspection. I do not care of the toys set had been opened or what-so-ever. All I want to do were to get out of there and never step back to this Toys R Us outlet again!!!

I am not asking everyone of the reader to agree with me, as this was an experience that I had. You might has sweet memories with their service and so on, but in this case of mine, it was a bad memory.

Bear in mind that Toys R Us is a chain store and with such services provided, they are just trying to close down their outlet one by one.

I had send in letters of complain to Toys R Us in Malaysia, HK, and US. Guess what? There is no reply at all regarding to this matter... (they do not care for their customer service s*cks, cause they still have purchaser) So, please do not make this kind of chain store that provide s*cks service to grow more, as it will cause the mental stress for all customer.

***Last but not least, if you do not require super expensive toys for your kids, niece, nephew or who-so-ever; do not buy from Toys R Us Ikano Power Centre...for you will receive such a poor customer service.

That is all for now.

Drug trafficking?

The whole Malaysia now is debating the issue of death penalty.

Claims as what if those whom are in death row are your friends, families, or relatives?

Come to the mind that people who had committed the crime will change, and eventually might be a better person is subjective.

If those whom had committed the crime that will have death penalty (murder, drug trafficking), had thought of how many lives they might had spoiled or killed for committing such crimes, they would not be facing the death penalty now.

If they were to said that they are naive, young, or not in the state of mind, they should have seek help.

How many lives of those people whom they suffered from drugs, be it their friends, families or relatives? Drug did not kill instantly, but it slowly drive the society to more crime, and more lives will be taken. That's why death penalty were there to serve those culprits.

However, not to forget those cases that might be happened where those traffickers were tricked into doing it. They are forced to do so, or they did not realised that they are carrying drugs. Those cases happened all around the world, and yet, the real culprit still walking free, while those whom were innocent served the penalty.

The legal systems indeed will not serve justice for all. It will not speak for all. Nonetheless, we should bear in mind that, if we do not wanted to be in such penalty, why we committed the crime at the first?

Therefore, proper punishment that will kept people form committing it is necessary. If there aren't such penalty, there will be even more and more crimes involving drugs and murder.

Please remember that the drug trafficker that requested for clemency isn't too young to think of the consequences of drug trafficking. If the lawyer uses excuses such as the client was young and naive, did not know what he is doing, but what about he knowing that this is wrong? What about he knowing that this is illegal? What about knowing that he earned a lot from such a way, that his earning of those money are from other poor family that they steal, rob, or kill for the purpose to purchase drugs?

Think about it....

I am just a human....

All I wanted you to know, I am a human too. I have feeling too. I felt hurt too. I felt abandoned too.

It's not just you....

I know I made a lot of mistake, a lot of bad behaviour, a lot of non-sense, a lot a lot more of sadden news.

But.....

Do you ever think of me? Do you ever consider my feeling too? Do you ever put yourself in my shoe to weight the incidents?

I read your blog too. I know I had caused much hurt to you. Made you to have a thought of your journey was alone. Caused you to think that I am not worth.

You asked me, not to make decision for you, not to choose for you, consider of your feeling, consider of your rights....

All I asked was for you to consider my feeling too. I know I might not be that hurt, my feeling will not be that hurt, if I did not care for you, if I am just a by passer.

But I aren't a by passer. I could not just stand and watch...

Congratualation! You had successfully made my heart break as well...

If reading your blog had caused me to felt so much pain, for I don't really want to hurt you....

I am not making my blog to be a pain for you. I want you to know that I AM JUST A HUMAN. PLEASE consider my feeling too!

Devastating life in research

It had been some time, that I really have not blog. Not putting any writing, due to some cases that happened to me.

Sad to say, I totally felt wrecked, and devastated. The whole sh*t that happened seems to be all my fault, and I am to be blamed.

I would like people from other places to know, that certain company(s) are just full of sh*t when they are established in Msia. I would not wanted to name the company, due to the previous slamming of blogging the company unprofessional-ism. I found it unfair, unjustified. Why I am suppose to be at fault, when every factors that I had mentioned before had contributed to the missing item.

Well, not to make matter worst, I had to delete the blog. I still kept it with the other private blog, as draft. I would not wanted that incident in my diary to be wiped off.

On the other hand, I had this incident that I would like to share. The incident that happened to me, and I felt that I should have let other to know about it. (Some had been told regarding to this incident, so please bear with me.)

My boss at M.u here did something that is very unfair to me. I was rushing for the writing up for a progress presentation in the middle of May, and due to my own fault, I sort of submitted the writing late to the P.i and I was indeed the person to be at blame. However, three days before the due date submission to the uni, I had send in a draft in soft copt to both P.i and the P.i at M.u replied to me via sms that I should have added the portion discussion, even though it was unfinished research. So, be it. I wrote up a discussion until the recent part that had been accomplished, and trying to keep up with the pace, so that I can be able to submit it on time. I quickly find the p.i at M.u and lend the soft copy for the p.i to copy. Afterwards, the P.i only mentioned that the result portion needed to have some adjustment, and add in a bit more for the result, which had previously been done, but failed to proceed. As instructed, before heading back to the lab to continue with the extra work, I asked if the rest of the written work is ok for the P.i? And you know what I get for the answer? The P.i said, you wait until the other P.i to reply you, for me, it was ok-lah, hor? I was kind of wondering, if he had read the introduction portion and the methodology...And, the wondering finally revealed, after 3 days later...

The P.i at the other side called and asked me together with the P.i here to meet up. Once reached the office, I was told that the writing was terribly bad, especially the introduction portion. I was speechless, and I had had the written work submitted due to time constrain, I could not wait for the P.i on the other side to comment. (The p.i on the other side, was apparently quite busy with the schedule, and had no time to read up the finalised written work.) So, I guess since that was just a progress presentation for me, and in fact, the form for submission written, to submit only a 100 word summary of the research's progress. I did the extra work, because following the current Master student whom also recently submitted the written work. The MSc student claimed that 100 words summary could not allow to explain the whole situation until the recent work. So, the MSc student wrote more, and submitted it as a PhD candidature written submission.

I was not blaming her that I had to follow the same procedure of writing. The school itself, also hired an acting research manager that did not tolerate late submission, and the ACT wanted the written submission to be perfect, which look like a PhD candidature submission. And, so be it. I wrote up something to satisfy them. Little did I know that this will landed me into deep trouble.

The P.i on the other side complained that I did not have enough reading, which was true. I admit it was kind of last minute work, and I indeed lack of the reading knowledge. As such, I actually listen to what the p.i on the other side commented. Sadly as in, once the p.i on the other side commented, the Pi over here said that the introduction portion indeed was badly written. Should not put like this, that...bla..bla...bla... and until I felt so disappointed. Excuse me, may I know who did say like "the rest you wait for the other side p.i to comment and as for me, should be ok-lah, hor?" This is how contradictory the p.i over here reacted, when meeting up. The most devastating moment was when both p.i said that I am not the material to work up with science. They said, should have done more reading, and this and that. Right! The reading session, was indeed my fault. I am just a person whom cannot read. Please do not continue humiliating me as in, I am such a loser compare to other in the research field. I am such a blacksheep that had came into the M.u. And I am such a low quality student, compare to the rest of the other students, not even can compare with a second year student from M.u. Alright. I am such a loser. I am such a blacksheep. I am such a low quality person. But this is human. I am not GOD. I am not 100% perfect. If I were to be compare from human to human, where is the justification?

My p.i from M.u could not help me. My p.i from the other side did not trust me. What can I do? Pretend that nothing had happened and just keep it to myself? Yes, I will pretend that I can take these things up, and will move on as quickly as I could, but at the same time, I want to let people know that, this is how you will be treated, when you had lost your value. Welcome to the society. Welcome to the dog-eat-dog world. Welcome to the life, where only boss is right and everything you did is wrong.

I did not ask for complement. I did not ask for praise. I did not even dare to ask for their help, due to these incident. Now, I am communicating with other researcher that can enlighten me, that can show me or at least, can light up my way in research field. For I am not trust-able in the mind and eyes of my both p.i(s), everything I do, will become a disaster. (I might be wrong, but tell me, when people did not trust you anymore, will they let you be? Will they teach and guide you?)

I did not ask to have everything perfectly with me, but at least, do not just use me, and then, when I had no more value, I am just being dumped like I am a rubbish. For your information, I am not a rubbish.

I can do nothing about it.....

I suddenly have a thought of putting this up as a guide to all of us.

Malaysian Consumer Rights

I wonder, will these consumer rights be applicable in Malaysia?

I had faced problem with clause 3, 4, 5 and 7.....

And guess what?

I have to keep the problems to myself, and could not get explanation from respective side*

I personally felt that my rights had been violated.....and I can do nothing about it.

I really can do nothing about it, which seems so pathetic, so terribly pathetic...

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I also read this, which was posted up at FOMCA website adapted from TheSun news.....which I felt true...

It's time to amend Consumer Protection Act, to make it fairer, and better.

Puduraya bus terminal...

Puduraya Shut down

The puduraya bus terminal, now deserted and the government wanted to make renovation as well as to get the whole place more organised. Over the years, this bus terminal never rest as it was frequently loaded by a large number of buses as well as the the passengers. Those from Northern and Southern states that took public transportation to Klang Valley should be very familiar with the Puduraya Bus Terminal.

I still remember how congested, how bad the traffic jams and also how terrible and horrible the look of Puduraya when I took the bus from there up to Northern State. I found out that the Puduraya bus terminal was so unorganised, having all sort of stinky smell at the basement portion as well as the heat when waiting for bus to arrive before boarding them.

The buses operators, keep on shouting and luring passengers to buy tickets from their counter, as well as those unauthorised black sheep trying to sell their tickets to earn more. Usually this happened during peak hours and peak days for returning home-state. The ticketing price never been clearly stated. The bus tickets operators never been honest to the passengers. All they did were to get you purchased their tickets whereby the claimed the bus already waiting for get passengers in; also mentioning that they will be departing on time! What the heck! All are liars. Since when this bus tickets operators been honest? I had been cheated to purchase a ticket with a double pricing with an excuse that the bus was a holiday-usage bus used for vacation. The bus was waiting to get passengers at that moment, and those who wanted to get to the destination on time will be interested. Furthermore, that was peak hours, and weekend which was a good time to return home-state. This is how the bus operators earn extra income. They lure you to purchase their tickets, and little did I know that the bus was not there and they keep on explaining that the traffic jams caused it to be late. How on earth it will be late, if the bus operators mentioned that the bus already waiting to depart? Liars!

Now that I had owned a car, I never will go back to Puduraya, unless it is very necessary. Anyway, the Puduraya bus terminal now was shut down and relocated temporary.......I will felt that the residents at the nearby area will relief for a smoother traffic at surrounding... (Well, that's my opinion). There are still available operators for destination such as Genting Highland. I wonder how would the Puduraya Bus terminal looks like, when the renovation is done.

The Puduraya bus terminal should be given a new look. There are a lot of foreign passengers taking buses from Puduraya bus terminal to various places. For my point of view, I would expect the Puduraya to actually shifted to a more spacious place, rather than to stay congested in the same Puduraya with limited space available. How on earth that the traffic over there at Puduraya will be fine, if every now and then the same small place even have more and more buses, passengers, as well as taxi and private vehicles?

Since this bus terminal has to bear buses from both North and South, I suppose the bus terminal deserve to be expanded?

Luck!

I am now, out from lab 3317, and running RTPCR at Taylor trying to get rid of those bad luck, and bringing in the good luck! I need good luck!!! Wish me luck!!!

Lab 3317 becoming a hell to us, I mean, at least for me, it's bad when we are having an alien invading the lab!

Well, the alien will still be in lab 3317 for long, the least will be 6 weeks, and most probably the alien will have to extend it until 2 months!

OMG!!! I do not really want to have my luck gone due to the invasion!

I want my good luck back here!

I am asking for GOOD LUCK!!!

GOOD LUCK, please come back to me...

I need LUCK!

Wish me LUCK.....................

Jui Duk Fu Yann Sum

Why this kind of tittle?

After reading Bomoh King's shout out at facebook... which was " I wanna resign from marking Food Science repost ady", I was kind of shocked.

It's all related to bomoh king. This is because he was almost fallen to the state of insanity when he receive changes to mark report and when he had already marked almost half of those reports, he had a message asking him to stop, whereby the message wasn't send from the lecturer in charge, but from a so brainy "b.r.i.m.s" honours student that is demo-ing for the unit.

What had happened...?! Wait until you see this...one of his replied comment...

"not gik sam is Ou huet... the marking scheme changes then finalized ady a demo go and protest and say all stop marking and refuse to change.. I was like Oh my Tuhan, allah, buddha, kun yam, kuan dai, goddess of kali, murugan, jesus. I mark jor change scheme and mark and now say wanna go back to old scheme. I buy ginseng using the rm 120 also cannot bou fan.. :( "

Hahaha...nice...really nice, well written.

This kind of demo life...really so s*cks.

But the s*cks thingy that happened to bomoh king wasn't the students report, but because of one of the demo so arrogantly said the marking scheme is too linear, not fair for her own potential to score HD students, then she go and protest. Wakao, what the heck had happened to this person. She is already well-known for her kiasu-ness, now plus another negative element[bossy].

I replied the shout out as "bomoh king, i guess u nid black widow,centipede, cobra, scorpion, and etc (those which are very poisonous) to counter back the so called ' jui duk fu yann sum'...she memang poison-lah... x tahan"

Hahaha....really felt like want to get this kind of ingredients, find a real witch, put some spell and cast it to the d@mn person.

P/S: Bomoh King, this blog is purposely written for you, to get people to read about the kiasu-ness of "b.r.i.m.s" people.

Strays being treated badly

"Treat strays better

The MB of Perak should instruct Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh to stop shooting stray dogs. Dis is very cruel act towards the animals. Dog have feelings too just like human. — Cheah.

Dr Zambry, pls check on ur staff at Ipoh local council, who r ruthlessly killing n abusing stray dogs in Ipoh. NGOs, pls check up on them n do an expose on this matter.

Dog shooters in Ipoh r very cruel, they just simply kill innocent lives for nothing. Tis cruel act should stop immediately b4 it gets worse. — Jack" (Taken from TheStar eNews, Saturday March 20, 2010)

Wow, here again...I repeat AGAIN... I read that the Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh shoot stray dogs like they are above the law to kill lives of strays.

Once, I witnessed by myself, the way they hunt for stray dogs at my hometown, Kampar...using something similar like a spear to poke the stray dogs and get them out from hiding underneath cars. Then, they either strangle them to death on the spot, cause I guess they (those from the authority) were either very hating these poor dogs or they really want to get rid of every single dog in Kampar. So cruel. They did not even mind if your eyes are nailing on them. They were just way too arrogant and felt superior in killing stray dogs.

Those blood stained on the road, from the cruel poking to the stray dogs was also left unattended. I saw some residents nearby, whom they also having dogs as pet, directly keep their dogs inside the house. Me too, did the same thing as to close the main door and watched from the window while keeping Lucky in the house barking non-stop.

Hearing those poor dogs sound getting weaker and weaker due to the pain and bleeding, I found myself hating those people whom catch stray dogs. Why they need to apply such a cruel way? Why they need to show this to the residents? Not only adults were watching, but also school children whom some of them crying to their parents begging of not killing the dogs.

If the authority wanted to catch stray dogs, why not stray cats as well? Cats also spread diseases and also can cause serious public health concern. If they wanted to euthanise the stray, they should do it the proper way. Killing stray at public is just like uncut movie scene of a murderer killing the victim.

These authorities be it from Kampar or Ipoh had always been complain by the public regarding to their way of catching stray dogs. Why the repeat the same cruel catching method?

If I do not mistaken, there had been a news regarding a dog inside a house compound being shot to death in front of a small girl. The girl was so shocked, that she had to seek psychology doctor for treatment of trauma shock. The dog itself inside a house compound and the shooter supposedly cannot even shoot the dog even if it did not carry the dog license. These people are getting wilder everytime they are catching stray dogs. They did not even think of the consequences of their action in public will cause trauma to the pet lover.

Are they stupid? Didn't they think about that every creature having their role on earth as the creation of God. Don't they know what if MERCY?

If they can kill stray just like that at public, I can assure to you, they can also kill human at public, cause shooter can missed their target and innocent public will be the victim!

Why the government, as well as those who call the the authority thought of this matter? Are they *ss-brained and filled with grass? If not, why they did not even responded to the public urge of not shooting stray dogs at public, using more humane way to handle strays? Oh, there are always reasons for the authorities of hiding behind the bush. They will always said, they did not been inform of such a thing, they did not approved of such a way, they did not aware of having shooters killing strays in front of small kids...blah blah blah...

Well, enough for the excuses! We are just sick of your stupid excuses. Stop giving us the excuses! Abolish shooting of strays!!!!!

p/s: I had been reading such news since I was in primary school, and now even after Uni and I still read such news! Where is humanity? Humanity had been gone from these people ever since the shooting and killing of strays made legal in Malaysia!

Days with alien, epi 7

Well, out of patience, I wrote an official letter to SBK.

I would like him to know how serious it will be, if he keep on numb and not insisting to cease the lab key from the alien.

The letter :

Dear Dr XXX,

I hope that this email would not be surprising if I would like to emphasize that maybe you can consider of asking the alien doing lab work within office hours. She still comes in around off office hours and I am not sure if she went through any proper documentation for entering the lab after office hours (such as having buddy, informed the lab manager, etc).

I, together with WC personally did not have any proper information regarding to her (the alien) off office hour lab work. We personally would not wanted to be identified and responsible for anything that can happen during the off office hours when she is in.

I hope Dr XXX would consider asking her to apply for the key and went through proper procedure to avoid any safety issue to be pointed out later.

Thanks in advance in considering.

Regards,
Ice

Ok, say I am paranoid, said I am scared, say I am being too freaking r*cist...but, for the lab safety and my labmates and my safety, I had to speak up. I do not want to risk lives for this f*cking alien. I am not any Saint that I can endure any danger and the sense of insecurity.

I would like to have that f*cking alien face off from the lab.

Let the lab in peace and harmony.

And let not to have the alien alliances to invade the lab.

I will for d@mn sure will inform the superior if the alliances still keep on harassing the lab.

WE DO NOT WANT ALIEN IN THE LAB!

Ok, I DO NOT WANT ALIEN IN MY LAB!!!!!

Days with alien, epi 6

Yesterday, we had a spring clean in the lab.

Heard that the OHS will be coming for a visit, that's why will have to do something to make the lab looks tidier and cleaner.

And you know what is so surprising?

When I asked Alf's help to just inform the alien again to throw her biohazard waster to level 4 autoclave room...what is Alf's respond? He said that it's because we did not inform and talk with the alien before, that's why the alien did not know where to throw.

Oh, is that so? When the alien was in for the first month, I had asked the alien to throw her waste in the biohazard plastic bag and if it's full, then take up to level 4 autoclave room to throw.

And what's the alien answer yesterday? She answered Alf that she indeed tried to put up to level 4, but the autoclave room WAS LOCKED! Oh, since when the autoclave room locked? I had even tried to put waste at 11pm at night, and the room still on as always. What an excuse that she tried to put up for Alf... Anyhow, since Alf unsure if the autoclave room was locked, he just let the alien be?! Well, yesterday, luckily he manage to asked the alien to throw her biohazard waste to level 4...I had already gave up talking with the alien. I did not speak alienly language!

Today, the alien was not in! Well, at least until this moment. How nice it is, when the alien was not in the lab. The lab become so peaceful and harmony. Well, suppose SBK had to take back the lab key and just ask her to apply the key via the school. Due to a lot of pampering from SBK, the alien becoming more and more severe in her attitude problem!

Days with alien, epi 5

You know, I got updates for everybody.

Today, we had a lab meeting in Lab 3317 and all the members in working in this lab attended it.

When we were saying that we would like to get this open, since nobody admitted that he or she did it, then we don't mind to get it out.

Then, out of the blue, she (the alien) uttered something to the 2 lectures as in ' It MIGHT been ME who DID it, because I am the last one who USED it. If it's GETS burned in a FEW seconds...'

Hmm.....what did the alien trying to point out? It happened and she unaware of burning it and after it was burned, she claimed that she don't know who did it?

Wow, such a good answer in defending... Such denial words from the alien mouth wasn't surprise at all!!!

When S.B.K asked the alien to fill in the report form, she only acted as the person who report it, not as the person who did it. In the explanation column, the alien only pointed out all might and might be, not admitting it at all! The worst is, S.B.K bind it and let the alien just submit the form like that!

Before the lab meeting, I receive information from Mr CCB that the lab auditors are coming and asked us to keep the lab clean n tidy to avoid any frustration. After that, I asked if he aware of anything happened to the lab, because yesterday (11/3) S.B.K already seen the burn mark and he suppose to report it within 24 hours. (Which he didn't because it was very obvious that he was still thinking whether he should report or just keep the incident hidden as it was from the well known troublesome n problematic student!)

As accidents sometimes, can't be avoided, all of us in the lab weren't upset because of something burned! We were d@mn upset because this superbly problematic alien didn't even have any intention to admit it. The alien just said might be her...so, you can see, how ignorance and arrogant Alien is..when answering.

I would like the alien not holding the lab key anymore...but it seems like it is impossible. SBK didn't mentioned anything regarding to the holding of lab key. He only warned the alien not to work alone, and must have senior or lecturer as buddy when work during off office hours and weekend. The worst part was, when we were being told that she will be in the lab for 6 more weeks! D@mn it. I felt very (dulan) even for 1 more day!

Both the alien supervisors are playing kicking the ball and passing it around! The supervisor 1 (C.C) and Supervisor 2 (SBK) keep on saying that the alien isn't their registered student. C.C said SBK is the supervisor, hence, he had to decide whether to let the alien keeping the key or not. SBK said to us in the lab, when we had keep on complaining about the alien that C.C is the main supervisor, he is just the c0-supervisor. So, the decision had to be done by C.C. (I meant last time when we tried to ask SBK to remove her to other lab.) Surprisingly, the alien still will be in the uni.

I had this intuition that the alien will graduate and surprisingly with a super good result also. Whereby I doubted it, and I am suspecting money is the culprit. Well, I had no evidence, but the alien alliances, whom now repeating the basic microbiology after failing it on last year...will graduate even if the alliances failed the basic microbiology again...

Well...?! With money, you can move a mountain!!!

Such a supervisor... ==

Why the hell that my supervisor S.B.K always want to ask me what do you think is wrong?

If I know what is wrong, I guess I already had the result and need not to report the bad news of no result isn't it?

I had tried to troubleshoot one by one to reduce the possibility of loosing any results, but yet, he still can ask me, what do you think is wrong? I am not the PCR thermal cycler, I am not the sample, I am not the reagent, I am not the enzyme, I am just an ordinary person, trying to do RESEARCH! What do you think I would know what is wrong if the PCR previously had result and now did not produce the same result?

If research is so straight forward, I guess it would not be named RE-SEARCH? I guessed it should be name as HAD-SEARCH?! WTH!!!!

I felt totally speechless and so frustrated when being agitated by this kind of reaction given to me by the supervisor. My previous lady boss is far much more better...I think near to perfect... to handle this kind of situation. I myself also desperately needed some result, as I know I had to prepare for a presentation soon... Hence, I tried to troubleshoot as much as possible by myself as among the other HDR students...just to get back the results...

How would you felt if your supervisor said, are you sure you did the correct PCR? Ok, if I only tried once, it might be my problem of not getting the PCR product, but these were more than 3 times, until I felt of wasting of reagents to keep on trying. I had narrow up the trial to limit the wastage of reagents. Yet, still want to emphasize that this kind of molecular work, very straight forward, suppose to get result easily... (C'mon, if it's easy, do you think it is even worth to work as master project? Might as well do as a third year project for 3 months!!!) I am so disappointed when hearing this supervisor saying such a thing as in, 'How come you could lost the product via the gel extraction?) I don't know...Maybe the gel extraction kit not reliable, because it was not only me alone whom could not get the required product, some in the same lab experienced the same! or Maybe I do not have the luck and the magic hands that can make everything working fine?!

But what the heck as in S.B.K asked me that have you done this kind of molecular work before...asn in doing PCR and as well as to gel extraction? Wow...what do he want to hint me? Indeed my project at my ex-uni wasn't focusing on molecular, but I started to work with Stc on year 2007 and she and Angl as well as the rest did shown me and taught me a lot before they left! So, he's now questioning me, whether is it because I am first time in doing PCR? WTF!!!

I felt, it's like no point to keep on following such a supervisor, even if he is expert in molecular as well as bioinformatics (in fact, he always wanted to do the bio-informatics analysis and always pushing me for that). I definitely wanted to finish my work fast and produce the result fast as well as to graduate fast...But heck, you think it is that easy to do lab work?! He, himself is a PhD grad and hasn't he been through all these? I suppose, he do more dry lab than wet lab? or Did he born with the magic hands as well as been blessed with the luck? If that's the case, can he donate the luck to me?! ==" @&$#*$^@&*$^*

Days with alien, epi 4 (super invasion!)

I might make it sounds so serious, but heck, indeed serious for me...at least!

I was surprised when Alf told me one shocking news...

What was the news?!

Alf said, around hour 15++, Wednesday 10th of March 2010...the alien called him... asking for S.O.S

Alright...you did not read wrongly... it was indeed S.O.S!!!!

What did the alien did?

Can you make a wild guess?

The photo above just shown the lab arrangement, like nothing special...except...do notice that there was a masking tape plastered onto the bench upper column. What did the masking tape doing there? Well, obviously it was to cover up something...

Take a look at this photo below...

Can you spot the different? The burn mark?! The masking tape was used to cover this thingy...

And surprisingly....How did the alien did it?

The alien told Alf, that it was not there this morning, and she did not know how it happened! More over, she almost wanted to blame the other honours student in the lab, but she failed because the other honours student did not needed the flame at all for her project! So, to make life easier, so Alf answered if it was not You that had done that, meaning it was either me, WC or Ice! She immediately replied as in WC and Ice does not have the possibility using that flame and caused this burn.... (As clever as she trying to cover her own crime, her guilt already shown so obviously!!!)

See the view of the burn mark from below to the top...

The plastic at the edge of the bench upper column all melted...and would you felt weird as in the alien did not smell plastic burning? Oh, I forgot to mentioned that there is a possibility that the alien has no ability to smell, due to having a ring pierced and the alien smoke heavily until she can be hospitalised because of bronchitis! I doubted that she can smell, and even beta-mercaptanol is not superb smelly and irritating for her...

I am guessing that this burning happened when both WC and I were away for demo today from 1400-1700. Can you imagine she might have the possibility of burning the whole lab, if this was not a working day?!

Oh, did I mentioned that this alien did her PCR with the flame on, as in she needed the aseptic condition for her pipetting so that it would not be contaminated by the air?

Do not ask me why, I do not know where this alien learned the technique from. How did this alien manage to graduate from the Uni and holding 20% scholarship for enrolling in Honours in the Uni still a mystery. In addition, one of the lecturer even claimed that she recognised the alien, and the alien failed her unit! (So, do you wonder how on earth the alien can graduate from the Uni and attended convocation, plus, the alien has 20% scholarship offered for Honours enrolment!)

I do not want to risk my life working with such an alien. I am going to report this incident together with Alf and WC.

The alien should not be even allowed to do laboratory work, since the alien only has tentacle-like clothing all around and the alien specifically dislike having lab coat. I guess is either Malaysia temperature is too hot hor the alien to wear a lab coat in an air-conditioned lab, or the alien just wanted to show off the alienly tentacle-like clothing! Oh...the alien has long hair...and frizzy hair...I guess the alien wanted to show off the large brunch of the frizzy hair?!