Daily Life - Blog Posts
250123
7/100 days of productivity
did my physics notes and some calculus practice. tiring day today.
250122
6/100 days of productivity
song of the day: zwitter- rammstein
finished my physics notes and almost done my research application. finished my chemistry and biology pre labs. attended a very interesting symposium by one of my professors who works at NASA about how her team got the first picture of a black hole (M87* & Sgr A*) and other facts about supermassive black holes. never regretting coming to this school ever again.
250121
5/100 days of productivity
song of the day: the line-twenty one pilots
finished my physics problem set, started on my calculus set. finished editing my blog article for the second round. sent out some emails to profs confirming interviews.
250119
4/100 days of productivity
song of the day: L no theme- hideki taniuchi
stayed in bed until 3 pm recovering from last night. eventually got up to send out some emails and work on my physics problem set. finished my physics pre lecture readings. debating switching professors for my summer research but i'll have to speak with both. i guess today wasn't that productive but i had to distract myself and at least i got something done. i'll save the rest for tomorrow.
250117
3/100 days of productivity
song of the day: you're in love- joe hisaishi
pretty good day today! my physics labs haven't started yet so i only had one lecture today.
academic: went library hopping and finished notes for 3/4 of my classes. (my biology slides actually make no sense). got started on my physics problem set and prepared for my lab workshop tomorrow.
self-care: might be masochistic but i find writing notes very relaxing! i suppose that counts as self care. i was watching let's plays while studying so now i really want to play a game. side note: i just found out that poppy playtime chapter 4 is coming out in 2 weeks? very exciting.
tomorrow: i don't think i'll have much time after my 5 hour lab and a party with my friends but if i do i'll work on my physics and math problem sets! i really need to stop putting off my biology notes but formatting it is just a nightmare.
welcome everyone who has been following me recently! i love making new mutuals- it's very heartwarming.
250116
2/100 days of productivity
song of the day: me gustas tu- manu chao
very tiring day today, i regret not taking an afternoon nap. but quite productive! i came back from my 8:30 pm lab to find the power out which was quite fun. gone were my plans of crashing right on my bed and i proceeded to drag myself to the library. it is now 10:30 pm and apparently the power is back so i'll crawl up the hill back home once i finish up my chemistry notes!
research: halfway through editing my article. only one body paragraph left to rewrite.
academic: did calculus until my brain exploded. physics was very fun and the fire alarm fortunately did not go off this time. my ta for my 2 hour long calculus tutorial is not so endearingly clueless so needless to say i will not be attending calculus tutorials anymore.
self care: actually didn't do too much today and i am very very tired. but i am in surprisingly good spirits considering everything that has happened today! i really like this "library": it is actually the basement of our math building, nicknamed "the dungeon", but i love the atmosphere. photo attached below!
250115
1/100 days of productivity
song of the day: vienna- billy joel
had three very tiring but very productive meetings today!
the fire alarm went off during my physics lecture so i had to stand outside for 30 minutes. also met with an upper year bioengineering student and now i'm very interested in applying for a transfer.
research: met with a bioengineering/biomedical engineering professor and i can happily say that i now work in a bioengineering lab. also met with my research team for the first time since the break.
academic: finished my chemistry lab report and did some calculus problems. worked on some notes.
self care: got a bit of exercise (walking) in today! unfortunately i wore my doc martens for too long yesterday so it was a little painful.
above: icicles hanging off our museum, snowflake that landed on my sleeve
250111
song of the day: futile devices- sufjan stevens
not the most productive day today.
academics: completed next week's notes and half of next week's readings. spent most of my time revising physics.
selfcare: took a nice hot shower. then the hot water cut out. it was not pleasant.
tomorrow's goal: do last week's practice problems and get started on this week's problem sets so i'm ready before class. also need to prepare for my lab on monday.
notes: i, in fact, did not figure out my program and am still debating transferring.
250108
song of the day: metamodernity- vansire
very chilly day today. my life flashed before my eyes too many times to count. why is my campus on an icy hill.
research: finished citations for my article and submitted it for editing. started the outline for my next article. bugged my team about finding our introduction for our paper (it has been over a month). sent out a few emails to profs.
academics: finished some online lab training courses for my upcoming synthetic biology lab workshops. am very excited!
selfcare: learned a little bit about game design. i know next to nothing about coding but i have to learn it eventually. ordered myself a very nice and comforting hot meal.
tomorrow's goal: i need to start doing reading assignments before i fall behind. i'll try to finish my pre labs before labs start next week.
notes: i didn't post for the past few days as i was quite stressed about my program. i was debating transferring to engineering, even transferring to another school. but i've figured it out so it's all good now.
241227
song of the day: where are you- 54 ultra
mostly ran errands today which took much longer than anticipated. i had to push the majority of my tasks to tomorrow. despite that my mood was great which is a win in my books. i bought a new planner for 2025 and it has already proven to be useful.
research: assigned tasks to my team. (we are a little behind schedule for our publication). sent out a few emails to the journal.
selfcare: on the last bit of a horror game i've been wanting to play for a while. i might finish it tomorrow. also did a bit of drawing but i don't expect to have much time for that as the new semester is starting.
tomorrow: buying a new notebook. after that i can get started with preparing for the new semester. key goals: make topic list, mind map, set up notes. i'm quite excited to decorate the pages with all the new stickers i got. i also plan to finish my blog article (which is due in a week).
intro.
welcome to my little blog. here I document my daily life and anything interesting. reason? because i am lonely and need motivation.
about me:
vin (he/him). born in 2007.
first year, BSc in anatomy & cell biology. minor in biomedical engineering.
pre med, studying to become a cardiac surgeon.
academic interests: nanotechnology, medical technology, synthetic biology, biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, biomaterials
hobbies: writing, badminton, oil painting, gaming (wanted hobbies: motorcycling, cello, archery, fencing)
languages: english, mandarin chinese, A2/B1 french. want to learn italian and spanish.
goals: become someone i will never regret, give my parents a comfortable life, make a personal impact in someone's life.
I used to be this happy soul with a goofy personality.
Now I look at people around me and wonder how they are able to smile in this chaotic world.
11.03.2021
Hii Tumblr People! Last night was full of emotions for me. The person I love is not well and it worries me to the core. I've been trying my best to be with him and I'll continue to do so. However, I really wish he gets better quickly. It makes me sick when he is sick too. His jacket is the only thing that gives me comfort when I feel sick like this.
Besides that, I've had online classes and I'm trying my best to catch up with my revisions. Fun fact about me: I do accounting.
"you might as well be an incongruous elephant hanging from the ceiling" -Bubbles. (the first real insult I've said in a professional workspace)
this may be the peak of my anger coming out. I have always tried to be patient and kind in all ways possible, I think reaching your breaking point changes everything. To everyone reading, please don't forget to put yourself in high regard, doing good in the world is always important but you have to be okay to make that change as well. You should have morals and you should be firm in your stance. The is the first time I have and hopefully ill have the courage to do it again.
I had a alright day today, I feel bad though. It feels wrong for my life to actually take a change. My friend didn’t have a good day, I tried to help. I’m not sure if I did good. Anyways, it’s September, I can’t believe the year is 3/4 done!!!!!!!! Also, vampire Jungkook is a plus in life…….
Nothing beats having a supervisor that just found out you're learning Latin in school only to teach you the insults and curses they themselves learned in high school.
The phrases were as follows:
Converatam te in ranem-
I will turn you into a frog.
Mollior pene senis-
[You are] softer than an old man's p*nis.
Non habeitis amantes.
You have no lovers.
