ok first thing first, SOMEBODY ACTUALLY COMPLAINED THAT Y I SO LONG NO UPDATE BLOG!!! it's definately exciting, coz someone is actually reading and is looking forward to read my blog XD.... so touched T_T
Was missing in action for the last two weeks, cos had my farm prac experience at narrogin.
narrogin is 2 hours away from perth, but the farm is a bit off narrogin. it's actually nearer to the other shire, but still considered in narrogin la
The farm is called "Nepowie", it's a sheep and crop farm with 16k of sheep on 10,000ha of land (30kmX30km). owned by the White family.
The people there are sooooooo nice, definately different to the city people. they are so friendly, helpful and easy going.
So what have i done during the two weeks?
definately shifted a lot of sheep. we had been moving mobs of sheeps from paddock to paddock (hundreads to thoudands of sheep per mob).
And i've learnt how to ride a motorcycle (two wheel), coz it was needed to shift the sheep. hehhe it was really fun riding one, and i know i would never have the chance to do that in malaysia.... coz my parents think it is dangerous.... and it is dangerous! but when you're in the farm, with so many land and literally no traffic, it is a hell lot easier and fun to do it. didn't had any motorbike accidents there :P
Then i've been to the neighbour's dam to water ski!! yeap during the weekend, the farmer and his family bring their boats and jet ski down to the neighbouring farm for an afternoon of fun and relax. the dam is not big, but enough for boats, jet ski and water ski-ing.
I must say, water ski-ing might look easier.... but it is NOT.... i have to drown a few times before i barely just get it lol
the neighbour's dam
me trying to ski (0 second)
me ski-ing (2 seconds)
me drowning (5 seconds)
body surfing at the end :P
me and the gang at the end of the day
And I KILLED A LAMB!!! the lamb had a serious fly strike (fly infested on its flesh, and maggots eat the meat inside out and cause blood poison) it was pretty weak and suffering a lot. so the farmer decided to kill it to end its pain. SO he asked me, whether would i like to kill it. ofcoz he ask, and he gave me a choice. And i choose to do it.... coz i thought it would be an experience that may be somehow somewhere somewhat useful too my carrer next time. but it was a terrible experience. the gun wasn't working so i have to use a knife to cut it's throat and then break its neck. everyone asked why not just give it a sleeping neddle..... but unfortunately only vets can do that, and its too exspensive. so there was me, alone with the knife on my hand and a half dead sheep in front of me. i hesitated a while, and was really nervous. but to think of what the farmer said: "a short pain to end a long pain", i have to do it then. i had problems doing it alone, and i couldn't do it the right way (jab into the throat and pull the knife outwards), so the knife came in from the outside of the neck.... and i have to "saw" till the knife hits the neck. after that i feel extremely uncomfortable...... but it still hasn't ended yet, i have to break the neck fast to .... and i had major porblem doing that as well...... but in the end, i got it done, with myself feeeling damn crappy. really it was the worst moment of my life. emotioanlly it was really challenging to get over it. i was stunt for a moment before i regain myself and head back to meet the farmer. i remember while i was driving back everything seems so crappy. i talked to the farmer about it after that, and he said it was normal "i feel crappy everytime after killing them and even though i've been doing it for 20 years, i still dun like it. but this is part of what a farmer must do."
so pls...... i dun like it, and i dun want to do it again.
I've also witness my farmer kill his sheep for lamb meat. the same method as well, but he does it quick and effective. it was gruesome to see sheep being kill, but it was even worse to do it yourself. u might think that this is all wrong and disgusting and gruesome. but if things like this dun happen, how the hell do we get our meat from? i suddenly do think that we need to respect our butcher lor!!! lol
They say killing is bad karma.... DAMN RIGHT!!! the next day when i was shifting a mob of sheep alone with the ute, i had a some sort of a minor accident... the land cruiser got stuck when i was passing through a bank (small hill)..... then i drove towards two humps on 60km/h without knowing it.... man i tell you the car was jumping up and down, i remember myself flying up from my seat, and hitting on the roof of the car while i see dust and everything in the car flying everywhre!!! luckily i was alright, and the ute was ok too!!
And one thing: the farmer hardly get my name right!! i've been called from mark, marcus, mitch, micheal too mike, with mitch being called the most time!!! on the other hand when his 15yo son found out that i dun have an i-pod, he was SHOCKED.... coz he thinks every asian has an ipod and can throw knives like in kung fu movie.... too stereotypic of him lol. he even said that asians farm i-pod in asia lol
his 15yo son
So that were the interesting stuffs i've did during the two weeks in narrogin. i had a lot of fuuuuuuun, it was such a great experience!! all my life i have been living in the city, and this rural outback bush farm is such an eye open for me!! it was really really really great!! i'm starting to miss them already!!
sheeeeeep
more sheep
lambs (meeeh-maaattt.... they are calling me)
farm scenary lol
smilley sheep!!
shifting lost lambs
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
pre and post exam stress
hello peeepzZzz, its been a long time since i blog a decent post!
exams are finally over, there should be nothing else to worry for the whole year lol.
so before exams, it's always a stresssful situiation. so many things to study, so little time, so little brain capacity and so many distractions. it all started when i got all my assingments back. they were a bit less than OK, just pass. but they all had similar comments:
1) immunology essay: good research but scientific writing needs improvement. read out oud to assist with grammas + editing
2)journal appraisal: general sturctures ok, but many grammatical and spelling errors
3) farm report: gramma and spelling need improvement
i was like DAAAAAMN!! gramma and spelling errors?? what was microsoft WORDS doing??? dun they check everything for you! they need some serious techinical upgrade man!!!
oh well, i was too lazy to prove read them anyway. so lesson learnt:
"always prove read your assingments, and dun ever depend on microsoft words to check gramma and spelling error for you."
to think that was stressful enough? i'm so naive, the real stress come in preparing for the exams. and the first exam i had was my farm practical exam, about handling cattles, sheeps, pigs and horses. i started my first session with cattles, we were suppose to bleed, tie some knots and check a little bit of this and that. it all went alright, i was so stress about not getting blood at first, but the moment i jaaaaaab the neddle into the neck right, there was blood dripping out the neddle!!!! so i quickly jab in the vacumtainer and blood was gushing into the tube like waterfall.... i've never been so grateful and thankful to see blood b4!! we were also asked to check the cow's lactating status (meaning whether does she has milk or not), i was pretty sure when i squeeze her front two teats, she was dry (meaning no milk) coz there weren't any milk to squeeze out. but after i checked, the examiner went on and squeeze the back two teats, and there was jut milk spraying all over the fall..... at that moment i was like "oh wat the fuc....." i nearly cursed!!
horses and pigs went pretty well, but the last session - sheeps, was HORRIBLE!! we were waiting outside the shed for the group before us to finish the exam, and instantly we already saw 4 of our classmate in that group failed..... ofcoz we were all getting tensed about it, the main reason they failed is becoz they couldn't get blood sample from sheeps..... it was the stresssful-est moment to see ppl getting fail by the examiner, it's like u walk in and you are gonna FAIL too!! but oh well i DID NOT fail, coz i manage to get bloood. it was shear luck!!! i jab in once, and the blood just came out, filled the tube 1/5 and that was it!! no more blood! i try moving the neddle in and out a bit, and there wasn't any blood filling the tube anymore!! (usually it works when u do that). LUCKILY, the examiner said that was enough, and WOHOOOOOOO i passed!!
(ps: those that did not, took a sup prac one week later and they all pass!!)
the day after the prac, we had the theory paper. nothing to say, i got OWNED......
then had about one week to study b4 my next two paper, which is on monday and tuesday. i don't like exams that are back to back: doing one paper in one day is demoralising enough and it usually takes about 1-2 days to remolarise myself. when u have two papers for two days in a role, it is more demoralising. and brillantly, i got the day mixed up......... i thought monday's paper is going to be on tuesday and vice versa! luckily i found out like 2 days ago, if not i'm going to be so dead concentrating on the wrong subject!!!
monday papers was crap, but it was bit REmoralising coz i THINK everyone wasn't happy as well. they were all complaining like me, so its like doing bad and not feeling so bad, coz everyone feels the same for that paper. then got home, study a bit, slack a bit, till 2am, went to bed and woke up 5am the next morning......
then study a bit more and took the tuesday paper in the morning. that paper was alright, coz i dun care anymore, the only thing i was thinking is to get this exam done and i'm free.
indeed, now i am freeeeeeeeeeeeeee....... but feeling a bit bored. its the emptyness in you when u have nothingto study for all of a sudden, after weeeks of eat sleep study period.
oh well, another few more days till i go for my farm prac. two weeeeeks this time. am looking towards it, coz after that i can fly home~~~~~~~~ to kiss all you peeeepzZzz lol
exams are finally over, there should be nothing else to worry for the whole year lol.
so before exams, it's always a stresssful situiation. so many things to study, so little time, so little brain capacity and so many distractions. it all started when i got all my assingments back. they were a bit less than OK, just pass. but they all had similar comments:
1) immunology essay: good research but scientific writing needs improvement. read out oud to assist with grammas + editing
2)journal appraisal: general sturctures ok, but many grammatical and spelling errors
3) farm report: gramma and spelling need improvement
i was like DAAAAAMN!! gramma and spelling errors?? what was microsoft WORDS doing??? dun they check everything for you! they need some serious techinical upgrade man!!!
oh well, i was too lazy to prove read them anyway. so lesson learnt:
"always prove read your assingments, and dun ever depend on microsoft words to check gramma and spelling error for you."
to think that was stressful enough? i'm so naive, the real stress come in preparing for the exams. and the first exam i had was my farm practical exam, about handling cattles, sheeps, pigs and horses. i started my first session with cattles, we were suppose to bleed, tie some knots and check a little bit of this and that. it all went alright, i was so stress about not getting blood at first, but the moment i jaaaaaab the neddle into the neck right, there was blood dripping out the neddle!!!! so i quickly jab in the vacumtainer and blood was gushing into the tube like waterfall.... i've never been so grateful and thankful to see blood b4!! we were also asked to check the cow's lactating status (meaning whether does she has milk or not), i was pretty sure when i squeeze her front two teats, she was dry (meaning no milk) coz there weren't any milk to squeeze out. but after i checked, the examiner went on and squeeze the back two teats, and there was jut milk spraying all over the fall..... at that moment i was like "oh wat the fuc....." i nearly cursed!!
horses and pigs went pretty well, but the last session - sheeps, was HORRIBLE!! we were waiting outside the shed for the group before us to finish the exam, and instantly we already saw 4 of our classmate in that group failed..... ofcoz we were all getting tensed about it, the main reason they failed is becoz they couldn't get blood sample from sheeps..... it was the stresssful-est moment to see ppl getting fail by the examiner, it's like u walk in and you are gonna FAIL too!! but oh well i DID NOT fail, coz i manage to get bloood. it was shear luck!!! i jab in once, and the blood just came out, filled the tube 1/5 and that was it!! no more blood! i try moving the neddle in and out a bit, and there wasn't any blood filling the tube anymore!! (usually it works when u do that). LUCKILY, the examiner said that was enough, and WOHOOOOOOO i passed!!
(ps: those that did not, took a sup prac one week later and they all pass!!)
the day after the prac, we had the theory paper. nothing to say, i got OWNED......
then had about one week to study b4 my next two paper, which is on monday and tuesday. i don't like exams that are back to back: doing one paper in one day is demoralising enough and it usually takes about 1-2 days to remolarise myself. when u have two papers for two days in a role, it is more demoralising. and brillantly, i got the day mixed up......... i thought monday's paper is going to be on tuesday and vice versa! luckily i found out like 2 days ago, if not i'm going to be so dead concentrating on the wrong subject!!!
monday papers was crap, but it was bit REmoralising coz i THINK everyone wasn't happy as well. they were all complaining like me, so its like doing bad and not feeling so bad, coz everyone feels the same for that paper. then got home, study a bit, slack a bit, till 2am, went to bed and woke up 5am the next morning......
then study a bit more and took the tuesday paper in the morning. that paper was alright, coz i dun care anymore, the only thing i was thinking is to get this exam done and i'm free.
indeed, now i am freeeeeeeeeeeeeee....... but feeling a bit bored. its the emptyness in you when u have nothingto study for all of a sudden, after weeeks of eat sleep study period.
oh well, another few more days till i go for my farm prac. two weeeeeks this time. am looking towards it, coz after that i can fly home~~~~~~~~ to kiss all you peeeepzZzz lol
Thursday, November 16, 2006
cool pictures
Sunday, November 05, 2006
ant bite and mayonnaise
my sister is duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumb LOL
one afternoon she message me on msn, she told me that she got bitten by an ant. from her description, the ant was less than a 20cent (malaysian) coin, and has a red mark on the middle section of the body.
and i on the other side on the computer got a bit bored, and make up a lie. i told her that the ant was a RED BACK ANT (adopted from the name red back spider) and i told her that it was POISONOUS. so in order to de-toxified her wound, i ask her to apply MAYONNAISE.
so she went into the kicthen to search for mayonnaise, and she cam back to tell me that she couldn't find any!! so i say, if it is this serious of a situiation, i would suggest beating eggs with butter and then apply on the wound. so i think she went into the kitchen to prepare it.
but she was back fast. and she told me that she found mayonnaise liao, and ask me "HOW LONG SHOULD I APPLY FOR???"
obviously with that question, she already had applied mayonnaise on the wound where she got bitten by an ant.......
i couldn't stand it anymore and i broke the joke
see, how duuuumb is she?? LOL
she is a POTATO
so POTATO + MAYONNAISE = POTATO SALAD
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
one afternoon she message me on msn, she told me that she got bitten by an ant. from her description, the ant was less than a 20cent (malaysian) coin, and has a red mark on the middle section of the body.
and i on the other side on the computer got a bit bored, and make up a lie. i told her that the ant was a RED BACK ANT (adopted from the name red back spider) and i told her that it was POISONOUS. so in order to de-toxified her wound, i ask her to apply MAYONNAISE.
so she went into the kicthen to search for mayonnaise, and she cam back to tell me that she couldn't find any!! so i say, if it is this serious of a situiation, i would suggest beating eggs with butter and then apply on the wound. so i think she went into the kitchen to prepare it.
but she was back fast. and she told me that she found mayonnaise liao, and ask me "HOW LONG SHOULD I APPLY FOR???"
obviously with that question, she already had applied mayonnaise on the wound where she got bitten by an ant.......
i couldn't stand it anymore and i broke the joke
see, how duuuumb is she?? LOL
she is a POTATO
so POTATO + MAYONNAISE = POTATO SALAD
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
emotional rollercoaster
at times u feel SUPER PEEEEEEEEEEK CHEEEEEEK to the miax
at times u feel sooooo glad that u were ever alive
welcome to the emotional rollercoaster, where mood can swing every minute......
in the end of the day, its all nothing but a pass of time, and an interesting part of life
ps: pic demand by popular
at times u feel sooooo glad that u were ever alive
welcome to the emotional rollercoaster, where mood can swing every minute......
in the end of the day, its all nothing but a pass of time, and an interesting part of life
ps: pic demand by popular
Friday, October 27, 2006
gollum song
Where once was light
Now darkness fools
Where once was love
Love is no more
Don’t say goodbye
Don’t say I didn’t try
These tears we cry
Of falling rain
For all the lies you told us
The hurt the blame
And we will wait
To be so alone
We are lost
We can never go home
So in the end
They will be what I will be
No loyal friend
Was ever there for me
Now we say goodbye
We say you didn’t try
These tears you cry
Have come too late
Take back the lies
The hurt the blame
And u will wait
When u face the end alone
You are lost
You can never go home
You are lost
You can never go home
super depressing song.... from lotr
Monday, October 23, 2006
on the coffe table
knowing the truth
but ignoring the fact
i'm blinded with excuses
and there is nothing else left
"i believed"
and i try
but sometimes i lose faith
when it is time for goodbye
another off the list
and another search begin.
it is good experience though
like black widow eating her husband
and then searching for more to hunt.
its time to move on
again!
for there is nothing much to gain
such is life
who else would diassagree?
i would sing "di di di di di~~" in the mornings
and end nights with an "oh well"
although everything is not well.
day just have to come,
and night just have to go.
i just have to show
and you just have to know.
if you don't response
i shall just treasure more
with dignity and pride,
that is all.
but ignoring the fact
i'm blinded with excuses
and there is nothing else left
"i believed"
and i try
but sometimes i lose faith
when it is time for goodbye
another off the list
and another search begin.
it is good experience though
like black widow eating her husband
and then searching for more to hunt.
its time to move on
again!
for there is nothing much to gain
such is life
who else would diassagree?
i would sing "di di di di di~~" in the mornings
and end nights with an "oh well"
although everything is not well.
day just have to come,
and night just have to go.
i just have to show
and you just have to know.
if you don't response
i shall just treasure more
with dignity and pride,
that is all.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
interlude
i'm having a junk food relationship with one of my friends....
ps. junk food is well known for unhealthy
ps. junk food is well known for unhealthy
Monday, October 09, 2006
no more perfect
nobody is perfect, i understood that
but quietly creeping underneath my conciousness,
is the thought that i am "perfect"
i didn't even notice this until a friend came and enlightened me
at that moment, i felt so insecure
like all hopes had been grabed
my confidence shattered into pieces
who am i right now?
i found myself yrs ago,
for all these years being comfortable and confident of myself
now i question my own set of rules to life
what is right or wrong?
what defines good or bad?
does it matter?
i am who i am, take it or leave it
i do thing for myself,
i take responsible only for myself and the things that i do
i am who i am, i am... who am i?
i guess i would have to find out more
life is uncertain, neither is every choice and opinion
there is so much more to life, so many things to learn
"open up, and you shall gain more"
but quietly creeping underneath my conciousness,
is the thought that i am "perfect"
i didn't even notice this until a friend came and enlightened me
at that moment, i felt so insecure
like all hopes had been grabed
my confidence shattered into pieces
who am i right now?
i found myself yrs ago,
for all these years being comfortable and confident of myself
now i question my own set of rules to life
what is right or wrong?
what defines good or bad?
does it matter?
i am who i am, take it or leave it
i do thing for myself,
i take responsible only for myself and the things that i do
i am who i am, i am... who am i?
i guess i would have to find out more
life is uncertain, neither is every choice and opinion
there is so much more to life, so many things to learn
"open up, and you shall gain more"
Friday, September 29, 2006
naughty mickey
Thursday, September 28, 2006
more of the moment
"decisions are made at the moment, for the moment.
go ahead and follow your heart
they might even lead to failure in the future,
but at least, i had lived my life to the fullest."
everyday i grow stronger and stonger, with every breakdown i climb higher.
it is the moment which i live at, and live for that make life so wonderful!!
go ahead and follow your heart
they might even lead to failure in the future,
but at least, i had lived my life to the fullest."
everyday i grow stronger and stonger, with every breakdown i climb higher.
it is the moment which i live at, and live for that make life so wonderful!!
Sunday, September 17, 2006
prac session - PIGS
last thursday's animal and society prac was dealing with pigs!
learnt how to tie them, tip them, and estimate their weight.
pigs are actually quite cute, but filthy!!! they will eat everything that fall on the floor, including their own poo. for example, in the pig's pen, one of the pic poo on my classmates shoe, and in a split second, all the other pigs rush by and lick all the shit, and the shoe is clean again =.=""
another thing about pigs is they squeeeeek reallly loud. now i understand why they have the chinese term 杀猪般吵 (as noisy as killing a pig), coz when u r not even going to kill them, they can already shout till your ears "boing!"!! their squeeking are satruday night metro club music equavalant ok? (ps. metro = one of the loud clubs in perth)
one more important thing..... THEY BITE!!
i was bending down and trying to tie one of the pig, then suddenly another pig came from behind and "AAAAAAMM", took a bite on my hip!! not a light bite, i've got bruise and biting marks on my hip after that!! i hope i dun get mad pig disease!
the hardest thing to do during the prac is to estimate the pigs weight, with +/- 10% difference. u can't carry them, cant lift them. u can only estimate by observing their size. however this is particularly important, coz if ur guessing is 10% more or less then the actualy weight, then u shall DEFINATELY fail the exam.....
that prac was not as bad as i expected, although lots of people have been complaining that pig's prac are the worse! so far, i still think cow's prac are the worse...... at least pigs dun kick shit onto my face :P
learnt how to tie them, tip them, and estimate their weight.
pigs are actually quite cute, but filthy!!! they will eat everything that fall on the floor, including their own poo. for example, in the pig's pen, one of the pic poo on my classmates shoe, and in a split second, all the other pigs rush by and lick all the shit, and the shoe is clean again =.=""
another thing about pigs is they squeeeeek reallly loud. now i understand why they have the chinese term 杀猪般吵 (as noisy as killing a pig), coz when u r not even going to kill them, they can already shout till your ears "boing!"!! their squeeking are satruday night metro club music equavalant ok? (ps. metro = one of the loud clubs in perth)
one more important thing..... THEY BITE!!
i was bending down and trying to tie one of the pig, then suddenly another pig came from behind and "AAAAAAMM", took a bite on my hip!! not a light bite, i've got bruise and biting marks on my hip after that!! i hope i dun get mad pig disease!
the hardest thing to do during the prac is to estimate the pigs weight, with +/- 10% difference. u can't carry them, cant lift them. u can only estimate by observing their size. however this is particularly important, coz if ur guessing is 10% more or less then the actualy weight, then u shall DEFINATELY fail the exam.....
that prac was not as bad as i expected, although lots of people have been complaining that pig's prac are the worse! so far, i still think cow's prac are the worse...... at least pigs dun kick shit onto my face :P
Monday, September 11, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
comic
this comic was drawn by my friend Colby Ho, one of my mates from hong kong lol. he is very talented in using photoshop to draw this kind of comic.
weeks earlier we were watching silent hill in the cinema, and this happened when the bad guy tear of the girl's skin completely....... (note i'm the dog-like guy)
my reaction wasn't that like TAT ok??? i was just feeling high and excited XD
(colby's site: http://www.xanga.com/Colby3h )
Thursday, September 07, 2006
wrestling with the sheeps
wednesday's prac class, wrestling with the sheeps! (sheep handling session)
results:
matthew : 10 points
sheepS: 249.03 points
sheeps are cute, they dun kick like alpacas, dun shit like cows and dun bite like horses.... but they can RUN, too good at running.
from that prac, we learnt how to catch a sheep, how to bring them down their bum with legs up, and how to tie them up so they won't run away. catching a sheep was easy, when u can catch any sheep from a flock, just go from its back, "kiap" its body between your legs, and hold the neck, then they bassically follow where u want them to go.
tying them down is also not hard, but have to learn all the diff ways of tying nods! damn sounds like a boy scouts work! the hard thing is, bending down to reach to their legs while tying them down. and when u r not fimiliar with your nods, u basically just bend until u broke back.
and then the worse part...... (there are always catches to my blogs), taking blood sample (again...). it seems that most of the asians in the prac always have problem taking blood sample, last time it was the cow and now it was the sheep!! sheep are actually harder than cows i think, coz they got thick wool!! and its hard to see where the vein is.........
so one of the prac helper suggest that we get a shean (watever the spelling is, it means botak) sheep, so it is easier to poke the neddle in. but one problem, there are only 3 shean sheeps in the whole pack.... and like i say, cathcin any sheep in a pack is easy, but catching a certain sheep in a pack is hellish!!!
we do it in pair, so one partner hold the sheep and another take the blood sample. so i was suppose to catch the sheep while my partner take blood sample.... and by the time i caught the shean sheep, i was already panting and exhausted like nobody's bussiness, my poor partner have to wait so long lol
finding where the location of the vein is also not a easy job..... squatted down for like 30 minutes, before i was not even sure where vein is and just ting tong tiang poke in the neddle. first neddle fail no blood come out, i was thinking to myself "oh crap, here we go again".... but THANK GOD, 2nd neddle got BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD come out.... i was so overwhelmed at the moment........ and when i stood up, i felt light headedness....... squatted to long, low blood pressure on my brain........
so i got the sheep, tied it, caught it, fliped it over, took blood sample, shave its nail, clean its hoof, and i deserve a 10 point
and the sheep, fliped me, made me broke back, light headedness, damn heavy to flip, run here and there, got shit on its body, panting, exhausted, muscle pain, shit all over my hands, too wooly to find vein etc etc, deserves a 249.3 points
you're a champion, sheeps~
results:
matthew : 10 points
sheepS: 249.03 points
sheeps are cute, they dun kick like alpacas, dun shit like cows and dun bite like horses.... but they can RUN, too good at running.
from that prac, we learnt how to catch a sheep, how to bring them down their bum with legs up, and how to tie them up so they won't run away. catching a sheep was easy, when u can catch any sheep from a flock, just go from its back, "kiap" its body between your legs, and hold the neck, then they bassically follow where u want them to go.
tying them down is also not hard, but have to learn all the diff ways of tying nods! damn sounds like a boy scouts work! the hard thing is, bending down to reach to their legs while tying them down. and when u r not fimiliar with your nods, u basically just bend until u broke back.
and then the worse part...... (there are always catches to my blogs), taking blood sample (again...). it seems that most of the asians in the prac always have problem taking blood sample, last time it was the cow and now it was the sheep!! sheep are actually harder than cows i think, coz they got thick wool!! and its hard to see where the vein is.........
so one of the prac helper suggest that we get a shean (watever the spelling is, it means botak) sheep, so it is easier to poke the neddle in. but one problem, there are only 3 shean sheeps in the whole pack.... and like i say, cathcin any sheep in a pack is easy, but catching a certain sheep in a pack is hellish!!!
we do it in pair, so one partner hold the sheep and another take the blood sample. so i was suppose to catch the sheep while my partner take blood sample.... and by the time i caught the shean sheep, i was already panting and exhausted like nobody's bussiness, my poor partner have to wait so long lol
finding where the location of the vein is also not a easy job..... squatted down for like 30 minutes, before i was not even sure where vein is and just ting tong tiang poke in the neddle. first neddle fail no blood come out, i was thinking to myself "oh crap, here we go again".... but THANK GOD, 2nd neddle got BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD come out.... i was so overwhelmed at the moment........ and when i stood up, i felt light headedness....... squatted to long, low blood pressure on my brain........
so i got the sheep, tied it, caught it, fliped it over, took blood sample, shave its nail, clean its hoof, and i deserve a 10 point
and the sheep, fliped me, made me broke back, light headedness, damn heavy to flip, run here and there, got shit on its body, panting, exhausted, muscle pain, shit all over my hands, too wooly to find vein etc etc, deserves a 249.3 points
you're a champion, sheeps~
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
小插曲 - interlude 7
5th of september,
blythe
she came to life and started singing.
"i love you my dear,
i want to look for you
although i duno where i am.
however i know u shall come looking for me,
because u know how i feel.
i love you my dear,
i am the one for you"
it was live through national tv, and even braodcasted to other countries
the whole world was listening to her
blythe
she came to life and started singing.
"i love you my dear,
i want to look for you
although i duno where i am.
however i know u shall come looking for me,
because u know how i feel.
i love you my dear,
i am the one for you"
it was live through national tv, and even braodcasted to other countries
the whole world was listening to her
Saturday, September 02, 2006
a choice is made, and i shall move one with my life
the past doesn't matter, and i shall move on with my life
the present is now and the future is here, and i shall move on with my life
my eyes are shut, my senses numb and i shall move on with my life
i'm sometimes stucked and sometimes stopped
but i shall move on with my life
i don't feel terrible. i just feel numb
for everything i have done, for every step i have taken, for every emotion felt
i am only living my life
you should too
the past doesn't matter, and i shall move on with my life
the present is now and the future is here, and i shall move on with my life
my eyes are shut, my senses numb and i shall move on with my life
i'm sometimes stucked and sometimes stopped
but i shall move on with my life
i don't feel terrible. i just feel numb
for everything i have done, for every step i have taken, for every emotion felt
i am only living my life
you should too
Thursday, August 31, 2006
SPECIALLY FOR YOU DANIEL LEE!!
this blog is dediacted for daniel lee wei zhi (aka nyamku aka nyamuk pondan)
other ppl can just skip to the next post pls
dan.... ADMIT THAT U SO WANNA TRANSFER TO MURDOCH......
and i know u envy me, ur chikoness lives forever
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
CHOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY when leaving a comment, these girls can be fiesty LOL
other ppl can just skip to the next post pls
dan.... ADMIT THAT U SO WANNA TRANSFER TO MURDOCH......
and i know u envy me, ur chikoness lives forever
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
CHOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY when leaving a comment, these girls can be fiesty LOL
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
psp attraction
this is my housemate's psp. he has this dj game which i am totally crazy about for the past few weeks! i cannot explain this dreadful passion towards this game. it's just notes passing through a bar, and u need to press the correct button as each notes passes through the bar, at the right time..... very fun right???
"DJ MAX" game for psp
but its not about the notes or the bar, its about the STATISFACTION!! when u get like 500++ combos in the game, u shall understand..... the consequtive hitting-the-right-button reflex is just overwhelmingly statisfying
~~~ "push me, and then just touch me, until i get my, STATISFACTION" ~~~
the notes are the round thing, and the yellow line is the bar
ps. break coz i was taking the photo and the game was running
another thing is that the music. every song is gooood listen, so good too good kenot good anymore. they have the nostalgic effect which brings you out of this world. and the graphic is supeeer cool lor!!
chose a song
mtv of blythe
a bit blur lar the pic, but the real one very cool
]
my favourite song to play!! wakaka
so it all adds up:
good music + good graphics + good statisfaction = good fun
Sunday, August 20, 2006
my all time favorite joke (lame)
JOKE 1:
in malaysia, there is this illegal 4D company. to be able to buy the 4D number that u want, u have to find the representative of this 4D company to do it.
so guy A is a representative for the company, and guy B wants to buy 4D number. but guy B couldn't decide wat 4numbers to buy, so guy A told him that guyA's mother is buying the number 1658. so as guy B was still deciding which number to buy, guy A got impatient:
guyA:
oi! 你要买什么字啊???
(oi!wat number do u wanna buy??)
guy B think for a while, then decided and said:
我要跟你老母的字买
(meant: i wanna buy your mother's number)
(sounded in chinese: i wanna fuXX your mother's cibaX)
guyA:
..................................................................
JOKE 2:
(in cantonese)
waiter: 你要食什么粥?
costumer: 你有什么好食的粥?
waiter: 皮蛋粥,瘦肉粥,元宝蜡烛
costumer: ........................
JOKE 3:
tausa bun, and bbq pork bun are male buns. lotus bun is a female bun
tausa and bbq pork bun like lotus bun, however lotus bun only like bbq pork bun. because of this tausa bun got so angry and dump bbq pork bun into the river, and KILLED bbq pork bun.
wakakakakakakakakakak i always laugh at this, bbq pork bun was dumped into the river, killed!!! KILLED!!!...... ahem..
joke4:
ah beng and ah lian are couples. however one day, ah beng decided to go to UK to studies, he wants to study his degree, master, phd, and watsoever for 10 years. so b4 he left, he bought a pair of ring for ah lian and himself. and he told ah lian, 10yrs later, when i come back and still see u wearing this ring, then i will take you as my wife. ah lian agreed.
so ah beng left, and time passes fast. 10 yrs later, ah beng came back, called ah lian to meet at this park.
so they came to this park, they see each other, both still with their ring on. but they didn't wanted to go up to each other and talk. they just kept walking in rounds and ignoring each other. at last ah lian kenot take it anymore, she got so fed up, she took the ring out her finger, and threw it into the river and walked away.......
ah beng didn't felt any sad, infact he was a bit happy. after 10 yrs, his taste has change from a ah lien to a jessica alba. so he bassically was just happy tat ah lien had left.
well since ah beng was in the park, he dicided to go fishing by the river... and as he was fishing, suddenly, he got something, he can feel the weight on his fishing line. to his excite, he pulled the rod out, and to his surprise... do u know wat he got? a fish?? ah liens ring???? a boot????
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
no it was the bbq pork bun (from joke 3)
i hope it lames up your day........
in malaysia, there is this illegal 4D company. to be able to buy the 4D number that u want, u have to find the representative of this 4D company to do it.
so guy A is a representative for the company, and guy B wants to buy 4D number. but guy B couldn't decide wat 4numbers to buy, so guy A told him that guyA's mother is buying the number 1658. so as guy B was still deciding which number to buy, guy A got impatient:
guyA:
oi! 你要买什么字啊???
(oi!wat number do u wanna buy??)
guy B think for a while, then decided and said:
我要跟你老母的字买
(meant: i wanna buy your mother's number)
(sounded in chinese: i wanna fuXX your mother's cibaX)
guyA:
..................................................................
JOKE 2:
(in cantonese)
waiter: 你要食什么粥?
costumer: 你有什么好食的粥?
waiter: 皮蛋粥,瘦肉粥,元宝蜡烛
costumer: ........................
JOKE 3:
tausa bun, and bbq pork bun are male buns. lotus bun is a female bun
tausa and bbq pork bun like lotus bun, however lotus bun only like bbq pork bun. because of this tausa bun got so angry and dump bbq pork bun into the river, and KILLED bbq pork bun.
wakakakakakakakakakak i always laugh at this, bbq pork bun was dumped into the river, killed!!! KILLED!!!...... ahem..
joke4:
ah beng and ah lian are couples. however one day, ah beng decided to go to UK to studies, he wants to study his degree, master, phd, and watsoever for 10 years. so b4 he left, he bought a pair of ring for ah lian and himself. and he told ah lian, 10yrs later, when i come back and still see u wearing this ring, then i will take you as my wife. ah lian agreed.
so ah beng left, and time passes fast. 10 yrs later, ah beng came back, called ah lian to meet at this park.
so they came to this park, they see each other, both still with their ring on. but they didn't wanted to go up to each other and talk. they just kept walking in rounds and ignoring each other. at last ah lian kenot take it anymore, she got so fed up, she took the ring out her finger, and threw it into the river and walked away.......
ah beng didn't felt any sad, infact he was a bit happy. after 10 yrs, his taste has change from a ah lien to a jessica alba. so he bassically was just happy tat ah lien had left.
well since ah beng was in the park, he dicided to go fishing by the river... and as he was fishing, suddenly, he got something, he can feel the weight on his fishing line. to his excite, he pulled the rod out, and to his surprise... do u know wat he got? a fish?? ah liens ring???? a boot????
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
no it was the bbq pork bun (from joke 3)
i hope it lames up your day........
Friday, August 11, 2006
its raining COW SHIT!! HALLELUJAH!
for last thursday "animal and society" lab, one of the activities was to collect blood sample from a cow. blood sampling hm... should not be a hard task, first u put the cow into the crush, tie the head, apply some alcohol, then jam the 1.5inch needle into the cow's jagular vein, then suck the blood, pull it out, and wala done!
but things are not as smooth sailing for me and my partner.....
1st cow:
she was a good lovely gentle one, stood there patiently for us. BUT, to0 fat.... kenot find the jagular vein.... been poking the needles for like 10++ times, still kenot find the vein......... ok so move on to other skinnier cows...
2nd cow:
BAAD COW, too agressive, ran away..... case close
3rd cow:
EVEN BAAAD COW! even more agressive. apparently, she shit-ed while she was standing there during the prac. and when it was our turn to come to her and tied her up, she went crazy.... started struggling, fell on its side, and started kicking...... so ok, now she wants to act like a 3 yo kid who can't get her dad to buy her favourite moo-moo candy, kicking like mad on the floor.
AND THEN....... it felt like it was raining, u can feel water droping from the nose, i can feel liquid running down my face, my nose, my overalls........
it actually took me a fair 5 seconds, to notice that it is NOT RAIN, IT'S SHIT!!! OMG THE COW IS KICKNG HER OWN SHIT, IT'S FLYING EVERYWHERE, IT'S RAINING COOOOW SHHHIIIIIIIIIIT HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!
ok settle down settle down...... kenot do anything, so have to let her go and move on to the next cow....
4th cow:
GOOOOOOOD COW. finally, one that is too fat, one that is not too coward to run away, and one that is not too shitty to spray shit..... she is goooooooood, got our blood sample, with an easy push pinch and pull out..... waaaaalaaaaaaa....... as easy as that.
its not hard at all to get blood sample from a cow, REALLY
but things are not as smooth sailing for me and my partner.....
1st cow:
she was a good lovely gentle one, stood there patiently for us. BUT, to0 fat.... kenot find the jagular vein.... been poking the needles for like 10++ times, still kenot find the vein......... ok so move on to other skinnier cows...
2nd cow:
BAAD COW, too agressive, ran away..... case close
3rd cow:
EVEN BAAAD COW! even more agressive. apparently, she shit-ed while she was standing there during the prac. and when it was our turn to come to her and tied her up, she went crazy.... started struggling, fell on its side, and started kicking...... so ok, now she wants to act like a 3 yo kid who can't get her dad to buy her favourite moo-moo candy, kicking like mad on the floor.
AND THEN....... it felt like it was raining, u can feel water droping from the nose, i can feel liquid running down my face, my nose, my overalls........
it actually took me a fair 5 seconds, to notice that it is NOT RAIN, IT'S SHIT!!! OMG THE COW IS KICKNG HER OWN SHIT, IT'S FLYING EVERYWHERE, IT'S RAINING COOOOW SHHHIIIIIIIIIIT HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!
ok settle down settle down...... kenot do anything, so have to let her go and move on to the next cow....
4th cow:
GOOOOOOOD COW. finally, one that is too fat, one that is not too coward to run away, and one that is not too shitty to spray shit..... she is goooooooood, got our blood sample, with an easy push pinch and pull out..... waaaaalaaaaaaa....... as easy as that.
its not hard at all to get blood sample from a cow, REALLY
Saturday, August 05, 2006
VFE 2 - dairy farm
this would be my 2nd week of farm work during the holidays. destination - dairy farm.... yeap COW MILKING!!! the dairy farm is in busselton, about 3 hours drive from perth.
MOOOOO~~~
it is no big deal really, at least i dun use my hand to squeeze coq teats, the machine does all the work!
every morning, wake up at 6am, get down to the dairy and let the cows in from the nearby paddock.... it was feaking COLD!! winter mornings are the worse, so cold that there is frost on the grass!!!
and yeah, while letting the cows in, u have to pass through cow shit..... about 1 feet thick cow shit, u step in and it takes u greater effort to pull ur feet out!! but thank god for gum boots (pua chu kang boots), if not my pants will be gone burried under shit....
the dairy
as u can see in the pic above, we move the cow to both side of the corridor, then in the middle, is where all the milking occurs.
thats the machine cup sucking out the milk from the cow. so every morning that's what we do -- fixing the machine on the cow. it does looks a bit tight and painful, but the cows dun give a shit... they are too busy eating pallets!
that's where all the milk will pass by before being stored in the bigger tank.
then after milking them, have to put them back into their paddocks. the farmer move them from paddocks to paddocks everday, so sometimes, we need to cross the roads to get to another paddock.
cows crosssing raod
well i was there for one week, from satruday to friday, and they dun work on friday, so i went to busselton town to look see look see. i visited the busselton jeti, which is a must to go when u are in busselton. the jeti is about 2km long, and i actually walked to the end, and walked back again. almost took me an hour. but it was great!! the sea is so clear, and the weather was nice, and u can see lots of ppl fishing!
starting of the jeti
half way through
still half way.....
f
ishing people fishing fish (STILL half way)
aaaahhhhh finally.... the end!
MOOOOO~~~
it is no big deal really, at least i dun use my hand to squeeze coq teats, the machine does all the work!
every morning, wake up at 6am, get down to the dairy and let the cows in from the nearby paddock.... it was feaking COLD!! winter mornings are the worse, so cold that there is frost on the grass!!!
and yeah, while letting the cows in, u have to pass through cow shit..... about 1 feet thick cow shit, u step in and it takes u greater effort to pull ur feet out!! but thank god for gum boots (pua chu kang boots), if not my pants will be gone burried under shit....
the dairy
as u can see in the pic above, we move the cow to both side of the corridor, then in the middle, is where all the milking occurs.
thats the machine cup sucking out the milk from the cow. so every morning that's what we do -- fixing the machine on the cow. it does looks a bit tight and painful, but the cows dun give a shit... they are too busy eating pallets!
that's where all the milk will pass by before being stored in the bigger tank.
then after milking them, have to put them back into their paddocks. the farmer move them from paddocks to paddocks everday, so sometimes, we need to cross the roads to get to another paddock.
cows crosssing raod
well i was there for one week, from satruday to friday, and they dun work on friday, so i went to busselton town to look see look see. i visited the busselton jeti, which is a must to go when u are in busselton. the jeti is about 2km long, and i actually walked to the end, and walked back again. almost took me an hour. but it was great!! the sea is so clear, and the weather was nice, and u can see lots of ppl fishing!
starting of the jeti
half way through
still half way.....
f
ishing people fishing fish (STILL half way)
aaaahhhhh finally.... the end!
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