Sam Ruben died from phosgene gas poisoning on September 27, 1943.. he died the following day..

BIOC 212 lecture notes

i'm sorry for the morbidity.. i just find this v funny.. must have been a day for political "incorrectness" coz in GENE 211 during one of those "focus" breaks, Iain Lamont brought up these commentary garfs inc one from Richie Benaud:

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

personally i don't find this funny at all although it is p funny to most ppl including cricket followers.. reason is coz it is true and hopefully that won't put off England too much this summer against the Aussies..

well, apart from the jokes and this evening's Oscars trailer filming - which due to "contractual" obligations i will not reveal here - it's been a bit of a lull today.. several elements have made me a bit low.. not depressed but rather nostalgic.. and i can say study does well to take the mind of that but there's a limit there as well..

yeah just sucked a bit when Matt told me that he might have to leave Dunners coz Louise had been posted to Wellington.. i think it's really good for both of them coz Louise would be able to see her family in Porirua and it's much easier for Matt to find a job in Wellington.. in fact i think he should go if it's God's plan.. just i was stunned and shocked when he told me..

Matt's become like my best friend here for the last two years.. so hard to imagine what next year - which will prob be my last year in Dunners - would be like.. i know God's got something planned there but just with so many great friends leaving like Sam, Dave Pom, Jess McLean, Heather, Rachel, Liz, Jacqui and now Matt and Louise, it is a big change.. seems overwhelming at times.. i guess i'm only human..

that's the sucky thing abt uni esp when u know ppl who are older than ya.. it's the 3-4 year term which means ppl are always gonna come and go when they finish their degrees.. i know lots of ppl my age in church and in classes.. but when it's ya closest friend in Dunners it is always gonna be slightly tricky..

writing this, i guess i've kinda made up my mind there.. after 2006 i'm definitely gonna move elsewhere.. not sure yet but i think by the end of 2006, i'll need a change of locale.. atm i feel p good with pharmacology and perhaps that could be my future.. but i'm thinking of new places.. maybe Queensland or Melbourne.. or even Wellington or Christchurch just so that i can stay in touch with New Zealand.. maybe even the UK coz that's where most of my Malaysian friends are right now..

the only problem is most of them would be finished by the middle of 2007.. although i love Brits so i would love the UK.. and no idiot terrorist is going to scare me away from the GB let me say.. plus it's the UK so unlike them Aussies, they're not gonna keep out Aussie-relevant news.. only bug-bear is the massive cost.. Aussie and NZ are really reasonable coz of the dollar rate.. but the pound's like a totally different proposition..

anyway my goal for this semester, while i should try and meet more ppl my age, but to enjoy the last couple of months with some really awesome friends and Christian brothers and sisters.. the tributes will come at the end of the year.. but for now i'm just gonna try and do as much stuff with them as possible.. includes maybe tramping in Fiordland with Jess, Mike, etc..