ISCOC and ISCIC

Boss said the conference would be beneficial for me though the topic is organic and inorganic chemistry. I am not an organic or inorganic chemist. I am an analytical chemist. This kind of symposium is far from my daily work actually. But I think it's a kind of reward for my hard working.

One of the "C" in "ISCOC" and "ISCIC" represents Chinese, so that most of the speakers are Chinese from China, taiwan, Singapore, Hongkong and Chinese overseas. Those research works are "tian shu" to me. I feel boring but I enjoy the food there. Luckily I can talk with my colleagues. It's a bit difficult to socialize with those academic people. No common languages. No old friends. I recognized some faces, but I don't think they know me because I was low profile when I studies in school.

I skipped one hour talk in the afternoon. I hope boss don't ask me about that tomorrow.

Christmas party

It is almost Christmas. My friend invited us to her Christmas party. My friend is an insurance agent. She organizes this party for her clients. And since I mentioned that I planned to buy the life insurance for my little daughter, I became her client also.

The party is well organized, especially for kids. After food, there was a magic show, baloon giving, kids performance and gift exchange. My daughter enjoyed the show very much. The "magic prince" did a great job. He attracked all the attention of kids and even the adults. Each kid got a special baloon from her. Then some kids gave the performance. Though they are not very serious about the performance, the courage and gut are worth praising. In return, they received big present. Of course, since it's a Christmas party, all the kids got present finally. My daughter envied the big present, so I told her to pratice her Chinese dance well. She can receive big present next time also if she can perform.

daughter is sick

Today xq is sick. She started sniff in the evening of Monday and got minor fever yesterday night. What I wish was that she could get over by her immune system without medicine. But today morning, it was worse. I noticed that she got cough and phlegm. Her daddy said" why not take one day leave to look after her?". Well, it's fine with me though I have to inform boss later.

Now it's 7:45am. will wait to see family doctor until 9am.

bad mood

The day before yesterday was a terrible day. I ruined the good relationship with my colleague CW. I had my bad mood on that day morning. Unforturnately he insisted to ask me to do things just when I was stepped into the office. I was really angry and mad. It was like chasing drive a tame animal into a cage. I knew that my attitude is so defensive and I did not think of any outcome.

Boss thought that's due to overloading of work. He heard it from another colleague and then talked to me and other colleagues about work rearrangement. I have to admit that he is the best boss that I have ever met. Suddenly I feel that so many people are nice to me. But at the same time, I feel I am the weaker. I should learn to be stronger.

CW did not talk with me on that day. I tried to dissolve the ice between us yesterday. But the ice was not easy to melt. Actually I like to work with those guys who are fun and considerate. They are my good brothers. It is not worth to ruin it for a small argument. Is it my fault? Just to remember not to bring bad mood to work or home. Learn to control or balance yourself.

How to make sweet Jiu Niang and rice wine?

Shanghaines must know this famous desert, Tian Jiu Niang. It is made of glutinous rice and fermented by a kind of yeast. Since I move to Singapore, I seldom have changes to eat this delicious desert. Every time I went back Shanghai, my mom is sure to buy this desert for me. Now I know how to make it at home. I tried a few times. I recored the cooking procedures step by step in the following paragraphs.
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1. Take 500g of glutinous rice and soak in water for a few hours

2. Either steam or cook the glutinous rice

3. Once the rice is ready, cool it till about 30degC

4. Then mix the yeast powder evenly into the cooked rice

5. Press the rice and make a hole in the centre, it is to make the rice wine flow to the centre later.

6. Cover with the lid and keep it for about 36 to 48 hrs in summer time

The steps are easy. The key point is not be contaminated by the dirty or oily hands or utensils, which may cause the bad fungus glow.

Nintendo Link

Besides the official Ninetendo website, there are a few websites who registered in Singapore provides useful information.

http://www.gamescore.com.sg/shop/
http://www.funzcentre.com/
http://www.playboxx-games.com.sg/
http://www.seowchoon.com/main/

my new toy - Nintendo DS Lit

I could not resist the temptation of the game player - nintendo DS lit. My colleague introduced the Nintendo DS lit for us. It's cool and convenient! The size is only half of a book. The battery is rechargable and it can be played by just touching the screen. I chose the nice color - white and I also bought the protect film on both sides and the screens.

My favourite game is the Big Brain and Brain Age. Big Brain is simple and suitable for all ages. It contains five categories: identify, memory, computer, think and analyze. The more correct answers, the heavier and the bigger brain.

Brain Age is another brain training game. The ideal brain is 20 years old. The game trains your brain in speed, memory and way of thinking. My first brain age check was 80 years old and the next day my brain got younger, that was 58 years old after training. The third day I improved my brain to 38 years old and yesterday I have achieved 29 years old brain. It's quite fun when I see my brain getting younger and younger after training.

I think as long as we are not addict to the game, the Nintendo is a good toy for adults and kids.