Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year 2012



Happy new year to ALL!

Wishing you and me to have a:

Fantastic JANUARY
Love able FEBRUARY
Marvelous MARCH
Fool less APRIL
Enjoyable MAY
Successful JUNE
Wonderful JULY
Independent AUGUST
Romantic SEPTEMBER
Tastiest OCTOBER
Beautiful NOVEMBER
Happiest DECEMBER

Have a VICTORIOUS '2012'



Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best! ^^






Sunday, December 25, 2011

A week with satisfaction

Guess what? This year Christmas is the most devastating one,no special celebration, not even an hour of relaxation and a minute to allow me to sigh a relief! What else can keep me busy like hell except lab?! I have spent eve and Christmas in the lab!
Thus,  laboratory works like inoculation, autoclave, preparation of peptone water, MRS and enumeration have been my expertise! Lol.
 To think in a positive way, being stayed at lab for this whole week and start busy myself at least could allow to complete a small portion of my final year project. All thanks to Sales Executive of Supreme Enterprise Company, Kelvin Tai for his prompt action in ensuring me to get in hand all the chemicals fast. Now , although Chemolab's order of a list of other chemicals still on the waiting list, I could at least start a portion of my lab work now.

Hundreds of Peptone water are needed in centrifuge tube for serial dilution

Can you imagine the extend of work involved for a dilution of bacterial colonies?

MRS agar 

In the process of making ice cream. It takes about 1 hour.

Preparing for Inoculation to petri dish

Growth of mold in MRS agar after being left overnight. You can say that  MRS is an excellent nutrient for bacteria and mold's growth

Last but not least, the product: Enumerate the colonies.
Fortunately, after a long one week of spending almost day and night in the lab, the final product satisfying. At least there is a growth of bacteria for the first trial, but still have a long way to go for the completion of my final year project. Wish me luck then;)

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas

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Unknowingly, in a nick of time, Christmas is coming, and within a week after, we will be entering a brand new year 2012.

My dreamed Christmas present for this year: To complete my final year project as soon as possible and make it a success one. May I muster all strength to overcome the obstacles!

In this festive season, I wish all to have a nice Christmas celebration with your loved one. Remember to cherish and enjoy every moment in life. Cheers! ^^

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Konvensyen1 Malaysia (9th Dec- 11th dec)


Well, just recently, I was being selected to participate in the Convention 1 Malaysia at AKEPT, Bandar Enstek from 9th Dec- 11Dec 2011. It was a last minute call on Thursday by HEP, informing me that I was selected and was told to wait at UM main bus stop the next day.

Without much hesitation, I do agree! because through this convention, I know I will be able to learn more on the knowledge of current affairs and country politics besides expanding my network.

Throughout this 3 days convention, here is what I shall summarize:
1) I am disappointed with the accommodation . It is out my initial thought of being given an advantage to stay at AKEPT's room. Before I come, i have learnt that AKEPT is a 4 star room. Lol, unfortunately,  but all of the participants were only allow to stay at Kolej Nilam Court, one of the hostel of USIM. The condition there was a dirty and most of the facilities are out of order. But being grateful for having at least a roof upon me for for shelter, I shall not complaint and should be thankful enough! =)


2) I am happy with the food. It is surely a good news to me , considering that I am on the plan to put on my weight. Well, 6 meals per day will surely make my plan a success.

3) I am so glad to meet with lots of friends from different universities such as USM, UTHM, UNIMAP, UUM, UPSI ( the cikgu-cikgu), UPNM, UTeM etc etc. Even a few UNIMAS and UMS students flying far away to participate this convention.

I am happy to attend the convention because it is a platform for me to grasp the Malaysian current affairs and politics. As a university student, it is not only a responsibility for us to study and achieve well in academic, but also to be more sensitive to our country's current affairs. I am proud to say that i have registered as a legal voter, and will surely vote for the coming election.

A lots of participants of the convention comment that this is obviously a brainwashing one, seeing the fact that election is around the corner. No matter how, personally, i think most of the important thing that we all should realise: It is very subjective to judge whether it is true, false, right, wrong in the world of politics. It depends entirely on our personal views and judgement after all. To me, it is very simple:


If you are enjoying your life today and you feel you and your future children will continue to do so, then by all means stick with the status quo. If you're worried about the future because things have hardly changed since the days of your father, then vote for a change.

Okay, time for showing up photos:


Kolej Nilam Court which all the participants stayed
Upon reaching AKEPT, a few photos to portray the environment( I learnt that the AKEPT building was just newly built and completed by April 2011.It is not fully established yet especially the facilities. But i can say that the facilities stated are excellent. It is a very conducive place for official training event to be held as well as a nice accommodation to stay in.

A little bit info on AKEPT:
Higher education leadership academy (AKEPT), established in January 2008, is an organization under the Ministry of Higher Education created in line with the objectives of the National Higher Education Strategic Plan to transform higher education in Malaysia, especially in the area of human capital development.

More info: AKEPT










Okay, it is time for showing up talks and forum by various speakers:

1st speaker : Datuk D Ahamd Faiz , Vice Chancellor UUM talks about Patriotism
Managed to learn various types of patriotism such as iconoclastic patriotism, capitalist patriotism  etc.

The VC talks energetically. 

2nd Talk( Noon time) : Transformasi Kerajaan by YB Datuk Hj. Ahmad Maslan.
A lots of political story involved , more like a clarification being made. But after all, it exposes me well to the political current affairs.

3rd Talk ( 8.30-10.30pm) : Perlembagaan Malaysia by Mr Idris Abdul Hamid from Majlis  Keselamatan Negara
I feel like attending a history or shall i say a law class ? It involve a lots of Akta, Perundangan etc. But it is a nice one to be able to learn this all. As a Malaysian, we ought to KNOW! 

While singing the National Anthem- Negaraku and Warisan!=)

4th session: Forum Pembinaan Negara dan Bangsa by panelist  Prof Madya Dr Majid Konting ( AKEPT) & Prof Dr. Mansor Mohd Noor ( KITA UKM).
It is a nice and informative talk that exposes me to the root of nation building. managed to learn that Malaysia is Negara Payung Anak Watan which consists of various different etnik, while countries like Germany and French are Negara Anak Watan which involve the concept of rakyat versus tamu.


Last talk:Cabaran Dalam Mentransformasikan Kepimpinan Belia By Mr Roslan Latif
An interesting one as there are a lots of interesting stories shared until i  am so obsessed  and not jotting down  whatever he talked. =p




After all the talks, a short summary was  delivered by VC UUM. The very important message from him which i remember the most is about the criteria to apply for being a civil servant:

1) CGPA must be 3.00 above
2) Be familiar with current affairs
3 ) Have a good command of English ( Multilanguage is a bonus)
4) Active in co-curriculum  activities
5)Possess a required technical education

The exposure and knowledge gained from this convention are fruitful and beneficial. Before i end my post, the most important things which I value the most is after all-- Friends which i have met during the convention.





 

Friday, December 2, 2011

Here comes my forth attempt on FYP!

Well, today is a tiring day!

Due to the long lab session of my final year project( FYP)!

I have been in the lab since 10am in the morning , until the clock ticked 7.30pm only i managed to finish my lab work.

It is about the stubborn probiotic bacteria which do not grow within my expectation despite my third attempt. So,this is my fourth attempt by using a better method, more sterile and more experience in making sure the seemingly stubborn bacteria could ever grow!  However, I am thankful for having a good supervisor ,working together to achieve a common goal as it is almost impossible for one man work, considering a tedious work of innoculation and agar preparation.

Prepared MRS agar + BPW  Ready to be autoclaved!

Prepared to do serial dilution!

Serial dilution of sample using BPW


Sample innoculated into the petri dish containing media

Creating Anaerobic condition. To test whether it is anaerobic, light up a candle inside the container, wrap it with parafilm. Once the flame goes off, it signifies anaerobic which means no oxygen!


Innoculated Petri Dish, Waiting to dry and then incubated.


 All in all, keeping my finger cross that the bacteria would grow in 2 more days! =)





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