Cloud Smiles

Dugesia japonica

Time flies,,, April is coming sooner than I imagine. Last year I was looking forward for April, because it's the time I will be free from the fyp hell. But now I'm no longer looking forward that much. Need more time to allow me to finish the thesis 'slowly' XD Totally not in the mood to do it.

This morning met a coursemate in the bus. Just barely know her last time through Jimmy, and last sem (before my lab moved from S1 to S3), I used to meet her a few times every week in the lift ha. Her lab is at level5, and mine was level6. Find it quite funny because when we saw each other in the bus, both of us just sigh big, and laughed bitterly together, speechless. I believe we sigh and laugh at the same thing- our thesis. We didn't talk about our fyp at first. I tried not to talk about it because looks like everytime we meet, that's the only topic we talk about. I think she thought the same way too. And so we chat about some random stuff like plan after graduate etc etc...

and finally we almost reached NUS, she finally said: Hmm, I scare I can't finish my project. Well, I didn't know how to response to her, as I think I'm almost in the same situation XD. and so we started to talk about the fyp, most of the thing we talk about (if not all) were complaints ha. Anyway, since when do I not complain about my fyp XD

Dugesia japonica is the planarian species I'm working on for my project. It's a kind a worm which can regenerate into 2 complete new worms when you cut it half. Interesting right? But it's no longer that interesting after you need to see it and do 'thing' to it almost everyday for one year. ha.



Worm phobia~~~
now sometimes I thought I am seeing the worm when I look at the cut ginger. 姜丝

Breaking Dawn

(There are spoilers if you haven't read the previous books)



The last in the Twilight series, and I would say it's also the best among the 4 books. This book is broken into 3 parts, 1st part is quite draggy I think. It's about Bella and Edward's wedding, and her pregnancy. Part 2 is rather interesting as the story is told with Jacob's point of view. This part is mainly about the conflict between the Cullen (the vampire family) and Quilette (the werewolf family).



Part 3 is why I think this book is the best. Finally the Volturi (the strongest vampire family in Italy) came to kill Cullen family for some reasons which I'm not going to say here. This part reminds me alot of Heroes, in which some vampires possess unique superpower. I think their powers are quite unbalance. On Volturi side, there is one vampire who can silence all your senses, sight, feel, smell, taste, while another vampire can make you burn. As always, there isn't much 'physical' action here as in the other 3 books, mainly because their battle were fought in mind. Eg, one Volturi vampire tried to create illusion of pain on Cullens, but being blocked by Bella whose power is shielding the effect.



One thing I'm quite looking forward to is to see how Bella looks like after she turned into vampire. She is supposed to obtain the 'vampiric' + 'angelic' + 'extremely good looking' face. Also, the Jacob werewolf part should be quite interesting to see in movie.

Michael Crichton

Have been reading Crichton books since many years ago, and he has become my number 1 favourite author since then. I have read most of his books (except for Great Train Robbery and Airframe which I couldn't finish XD) and particularly excited to know he got a new novel coming soon in 2009. The other day I was trying to check from web to see if there is any new update for his new book, and to my horror, I found out the news about his death in November 2008. Hmm now then I only know.

Jedi Twilight

Coruscant Nights series is one of the newer novels in star wars expanded universe, featuring the story just after Episode III. The first book in the series- Jedi Twilight's plot focuses on one jedi who survived the mass jedi killing under Emperor Palpatine's order (after Episode III) and his mission to finish his late master's wish.

First half of the novel is quite confusing, mainly because of the too many characters being introduced in every chapter each with own story (around 7 or 8 characters, somehow with almost equally important role in the plot). The story become clearer and more interesting after those characters gather, for reasons I find quite amusing.

The robot intelligence is very interesting in Jedi twilight. The droid I-5YQ is programmed in a way that it can self program in the future, and I thought I-5YQ in this novel is a bit too humanized. Anyway, still an interesting part of the novel.

A very interesting weapon is introduced in this novel (at least I only know it first time through this novel). It's the lightsaber in whip version. I thought it would be very powerful and 'wild', but what depicted in this novel is, the lighwhip is rather crumsy to use compared to conventional lightsaber.

My very first star wars expanded universe novel. I'm glad I didn't choose the wrong novel to start.

Star Wars Trilogy

Finally bought it!!! One of my wishlist items. Wanted to buy this and also the Prequel trilogy (Epi 1, 2, 3) long time ago, but never really try to find it. The other days, just happen to walk around city link aimlessly, just happen to walk into HMV, and just happen to see this DVD under the promotion section. Next item ~ the Prequel trilogy XD