Archive for February, 2006
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Sunday, February 26th, 2006Went for some Vietnamese food for lunch with the Chestnut gang. Was pretty interesting to see Pacey order in vietnamese to see if the ppl at the Vietnamese restaurant is really Vietnamese. Pacey’s (He is vietnamese for those who dunno) knowledge about Vietnamese food is extensive, not just what the food is, but how it […]
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Day 50 - The Day After research
Saturday, February 25th, 2006Yesterday (thursday) I went to the UPenn Chemistry library to do research for my boss. I was suppose to look up various wholesalers of a certain chemical. Overall I had a hard time finding the info, and had limited………….ok… little success.
What made my experience a very pleasant one despite all that failure was the service […]
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Day 45 to 49 - Far far away in a foreign land…
Friday, February 24th, 2006Far far away in a foreign land its good to see a familar sight……
Not only is it a familar sight, its a familar taste. It brings back memories of studying late into the night for the exams. So nostalgic, although right now I have no exams, just a bunch of quizzes and assignments. At least […]
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Bandwagon time
Sunday, February 19th, 2006Since everyone is doing this and bugging me to do the same thing, might as well join up on the bandwagon yar?
http://kevan.org/johari?name=Ar_zhou
Can’t beat em, join em
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Day 44 - Shopping trip… shopping trip… I love Woodbury Commons
Sunday, February 19th, 2006The first official Road Trip for the Chestnut household. We rented a car and headed down to a very popular shopping area called Woodbury Commons. Its a place pretty close to NY, about 3-4hrs drive from Philly.Its a place filled with factory outlets of many nice brands, like AX, Levis, Gap, Banana Republic etc.. etc […]
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Day 39 to 43 - Reflections of the week
Saturday, February 18th, 2006What a week, nothing really significant really happened. Yup not even on Vday, just another day at the office… err lab. But actually what is Vday all about? Is it some significant day? Its definitely significant to people who sell rose and flowers and all other cards that’s for sure. In a way I miss […]
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RIP Dear Snowman
Saturday, February 18th, 2006Chesty the Chestnut snowman has finally succumbed to the Sun and melted away like a fleeting snowflake. How emphemeral his life was, just a few days. There is always next winter I guess.
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Day 38 - The Morning after the Storm
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006After that snowstorm last night, I woke up to a beautiful sight. (damn that rhymes) The entire street, trees, cars, walkways, rooftops were blanketed in a pristine white sheet of snow. It was lovely.Pic of street 1
Pic of street 2
Pic of homeHeaded to the roof to take more pictures, this time the snow was much […]
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Day 35 to 37 - First normal weekend… NOT
Sunday, February 12th, 2006Day 37(Sat)
No travelling around this weekend, just a nice happy weekend back at Chestnut. We finally got around to spring cleaning, the house really never felt so clean!Dining Area
Kitchen
Next we decided to go visit Old City, that is a tourist spot. We visited quite a few places, like the house of Ben Franklin (guy who […]
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Day 32 to 34 - Cooking vs Science
Thursday, February 9th, 2006Day 33 - Today a comment from my boss ” What makes a good scientist is that people 100years down the road can read your notes and reproduce your results” Basically it is about good recording skills, so that you are able to track what you did over a long period of time. Thist pretty […]
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