Ties That Bind

this picture reminds me of the times when i had to deal...i meant take care of those nieces and nephews of mine XD
thinking of 'em just gimme the creeps
you can say they are THE reason why i prefer dogs over children hehe

here are some pics from fri

it was Taiwan's national day, 10/10, noticed the flags?

some scenery photos of 九份

now for the food!!!

好 Q 的排骨麵

uber big watermelon!!

can you guess what this is?nair mind,the pictures a little messy to tell anyway
its smelly tofu
if you're wondering,its smelly alright and yes, i ate it...after much persuasion from the rest
it wasnt so bad, really...there was no trace of the smell after eating it
still, i try my best not to touch them if possible XD

anyway, since elyn wanted to see more photos of my everyday life
here it isthis is my table at the lab,well..not much of a table but at least something to get started
those papers lyin around my laptop are yesh, reports and journals
and those pile of books on the right, i had to read finish half of em last month...crazy life, dont you think?

today me started doin experiments finally!!!
there was a lot to learn but thankfully my senior's a patient guy

uber many samples of er...whatever it is XD

like every chemistry lab, there will be some hazardous materials involved
for mine, chemicals and more chemicals!!
ya know the usual, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, ammonia and yada yada
turns out they are quite concentrated
99% ethanol too

tadaa!!! acid cocktail anyone?

these chemicals are not really strong to the point where you see smoke when it drops onto the ground
but strong enough to create a new hole on your body
who knows? i might not just come back with holes in my shirts and jeans
but prolly holes in my hands as well XD

the contents of this bottle is the main culprit for making surface tension lab students notoriously well known for the holes in their shirts and pants
behold!! 100% HCl solution.
this one has fumes when it drops onto the ground
well, it can melt even glass and some metals

so whaddya think of my working place?
pretty nice place to get holes all over and get your limbs dissolved huh XD
this is just the lab for preparing chemicals, there's another one for doin experiments which i'll try to get some photos for you guys

honestly, till now i still cant get used to the taiwanese mandarin here
mixing chemicals to form a solution is called 配药
sheesh...i know i know
my mandarin was cui from the start
prolly with the way i was brought up at home speaking in english and hokkien
even a friend said my hokkien had an ang moh accent
what in....

alright i think i'll stop here
update you guys another time