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9.08.2007

Be a pack leader

While on the way revising some stack of notes for the coming exam.. I've make free times to browse internet after get skrewed up by those army-of-words..

In the national geographic website, I found this guy. >> Cesar Millan <<

Who he is?


He is a mexican guy famous among dog lovers. Those who have watched the "Dog Whisperer" certainly know who I talking about. :)

His ability amaze me!
What kind of ability? well... it's the ability to "Communicate" with dogs!! Can said all kinds of dog. And know their behavior very well!!

When human faced emotional problems like stress, depress, or getting themselves unbalanced inside, they seek counsellor or psychologist. And for dogs with such difficulties.. I think Cesar will be the solution :)

Discipline, he said, is needed to guide dogs. We human for such a long time have live along with dog, and we already play the role as their leader. The dog which also can be say as canine (was heard to be pronounced as K-9), is same as wolf that share the same family Canidae. In wolf pack, they have a great one who will be their leader that control and secure the pack. Domestic dog is not living in a pack, but they share same characteristic, they need a dominant role to lead them, or else, they need to learn to become the dominant one.

How Cesar train those bad dog to become good dog is not called train actually. He more to propose rehabilitate of emotional unbalanced dogs and let the owner know what kind of role they should be to their pet.

There are many interesting story where how Cesar's method work, and some can review them from NGC sites. Who is a dog lovers highly recommend for watch! :)

Click this image to goto the NGC Cesar Millan Dog Whisperer page.


The link to...

NGC Cesar's DW Video

NGC Cesar's DW Blog


Yet, there also have some critics about Cesar's act on the internet. Said that what he did was not respecting the dog. ????
Haha, no doubt, human is subjective, they have their own thought.
It just depend on what kind of view point the person at.. nothing big deal~ ^^


Yea~~~ Lets dog lovers more loves their dogs!~~~

9.05.2007

Coming up project...

Recently happen that i've need to go thru reselection for my final project title.
At first, I was very enthusiastic in getting the title regarding the antioxidant, which Dr Soon had offered it.
Why do I choose that title?
It because I do interest in getting touch with the things involve antioxidant. But actually the work that Dr Soon offered is very basic. And why did I still choose it? Then it simply because I know antioxidant is getting great involvement in this world that have high potential in healing almost every disease. Oops, not to say healing, but is prevent. People studying science but not aware of what happening around. Free radical had been very early known to be the root for most chronic diseases of either fast evolve or degenerative in the world. This is why the reason the word “antioxidant” getting hotter and hotter nowadays.

hmm.. but it quite frustrating when the selection list of mine have to go for second selection.
What I've been earlier planned does come to what it should be.

Never mind.. then what I have for second selection?
Molecular works, mammals diversification studies, algae morphological studies, and some soy bean enzyme things..

-_-||| totally out from what I want earlier..

okay, after scanning thru those title.
I've pre-decidided for Dr Alan's molecular studies, Dr Han's field studies, and probably the worst Dr Wong's algae things?

Having a little bit hard time for making those decision.. That simply because I just don't want simply choose a title based on what people said is good or easy to do, or easy to get an A, or what.
Since things goes to what I unexpected, I just have to put more bit of seriousness in this.

Putting some time finding info, and is from senior thesis only.. Dr Han's student's thesis were quite “thin”. Haha, that seems to be quite easy. But after awhile, don't know why still end up choosing Dr Alan. The very unpopular-to-be-choose lecturer and the very popular-to-be-don't-care-students-project lecturer. Haha, what's wrong with me? I also don't know. May be kena “chi kek” by first selection, now finding some what people said is “hot” stuff to do only.

But not so easy.. After see some journal, and go meet up with Dr Alan and asking for his project. Haha, kena shot. Yes, was admit that I didn't find enough information about the title. Okay, even shot a bit by him, I still very interesting for that title may be due to I think my mind coming up some idea already or may be I like things goes in challenging way.

Yea, even called catherine, senior who done the title, for review on her thesis as well, cause the thesis left in library still not suitable to be review. What to say? Getting more interest into it. But really thanks for the help from catherine :)

Today I was going to uni for submitting the form to Dr Sit. also getting a copy of draft thesis from catherine. Still, had meet up Jullian awhile and touch this thing, haha, as usual he also advise me not to go for the very unpopular-to-be-choose lecturer and the very popular-to-be-don't-care-students-project lecture. Never mind. I've just decided.

Before going to submit the form and going back home, I've a brunch in cafeteria. Oh? Dr Alan is coming to eat lunch as well.
He saw me and came forward to sit in front of me for having his lunch. haha, what a coincident. And then, we have a almost 1-hour conversation.. oh my~~

Have touched some issues about the final year project, Actually, he was not bad at all. Haha. Just the way he do is not the way student like. What is the way student like? Yea, as he say as well, easy and convenient to them. And the Fyp given to student are not to let student rely on lecturer to done the project. The Fyp is student's project. Student have to be know what they want for themselves and conducting them in the Fyp. Its a great chance for doing a research, NOT a experiment protocol like in normal practical. Asked again more from his title, he added that molecular work is the basic for a biotech person. Hmm, true also.. If a person doesn't know much about molecular work, a bit strange to say he/she in biotech field. (Feel shame for myself that not choosing the molecular work at first.. X.X) From him that I just realize, yet, for his title, everything will prepared you, and you just done the work. Done the work in the sense of? 1) I do it myself, everything 2) ask from lecturer, then I do what lecturer said 3) look from protocol that people done before, then do similar but a bit modified from them. Yea, certainly he meant for the first one. Student have to have their interest in the title they selected. And also, we have some discussion on how student choose their project. He do say some of the student the criteria they used was not correct, this is why student choose the wrong title for themselves. Choosing a title is not based on how easy it can be done and how easy it can be scored an A, or how lecturer will help you out much? It really need student's enthusiasm about the title they choose. However, the attitude of student is the root for this problem. This applied when searching for jobs as well in future. What is your criteria in selecting the job? easy to work, less work and high pay? He smile. Yea, most student do think like that. May be because of attitude, even there got so much enrollment in biotech course, but end up those who really skillful to be graduated are quite less. Haha, he even add in the natural selection in our conversation. In such situation, student have to know what is happening around them and make evolve to adapt the situation. Hope this Fyp will reach it aim to improve student attitude. Haha, quite glad my friends some are not too bad in their attitude. :)

After all, had submitted the form and just wait for the reply. Hope this time I get that title and not waste for the work I done again.

Still a lot more to prepare for final, haha. My course works were at lower mark categories due to my not so hardwork in this sem, aiyaya~ challenges again.
What a wonderful life~ ^^

9.01.2007

D.I.Y. Making a curtain~

Thing was happen like this....

recently there found few holes on my wardrobe cloth, and also cross in my mind that my ex-roomate chin hong do gave me his old curtain cloth that he not using last last time. That cloth was the same as mine nicely fit to my wardrobe..

Then there's a change of cloth session for my wardrobe~~ hehe..

Left the old cloth now... what to do with it?

Haha~ facing my head to the shinny light in my room.. to the window....

I've never had a curtain for my only window in my room since I move in. Should I go make one for it?



then.... with the big cloth hanging on that window... and massive boredom keep annoying me.....
the idea comes up ~~~

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okay~ How to make a curtain? It was very easy~~ muahaha...

Items: clean big cloths that fit the window required, a strong steel string, scissor, and pen.

Time needed: less than 30 minutes.


Step 1:

Scissors was used to cut the steel string to make a small hook, which shaped S, N, or Z that what ever looks like in the pic bellow. A number of them that you needed to fit to the size of your cloths was made. And here, I've make 7 of them to fit my cloth.




Step 2:

Few holes were marked by pen. Each of the hole made was to be raftly equally in length to the neighbors. About 0.50 cm was cut using scissors at each mark. Note that there require a hole that about 4.00 cm from each end.




Step 3:

The small hooks made at step 1 were nicely fit into the hook holder at the curtain holder steel.




Step 4:

Now the cloth was gently hooked into the position.




Step 5:

As if the cloth used was easy-to-torn type, which as mine in this case. It's recommended to hook the cloth from the centre holes outward and space one hole in between the hooking process. This is to avoid from torn the cloth.




Step 6:

After fitting all the hook correctly to the holes on cloth, it should look nice and neat.




And.....

open it up...

Finally~

I have a curtain~~ muahahahha... ^^




This was the new outfit for my wardrobe ^^





okie, its time to start study~~~