Crapping on a "slow" day

Alright, I am whiling away time here. After close to one hour of facebook surfing during lunch time and in between work (I know I am supposed to be reading up, but I am still suffering from "labmates leaving syndrome"), I realised my life is a little too boring on the social side. Of course, this is not the first time I realised this. Perhaps I put in too much time into work? I am a "work-oriented" person. Work, to me, is something to be "eliminated"/"annihilated" as soon as possible and as thoroughly as possible. Somehow, I get thrilled from knowing I "annihilated" a piece of work.

I have to re-look the way I work and my priorities. Then again, while most people would say life is not only about work, why can't work be a major part of life, like what I am going through now? Of course, there are major downsides to this approach. At this point of time, I only know how to live life this way.

Goodbye Co-workers

Merely into 7th week of Project Final Fantasy, my co-workers left. Ok... they are not working on the same project as me. But at least the work place is livelier with more people (I had 8 co-workers before, so I know that very well).

The upside of having less people is,

1. Less people to fight for equipment
2. Less people to fight for space
3. More attention from supervisor

The downside of having less people is,

1. No peer support
2. No one to talk "non-work" things with

Oh well. If this is the path I have to take, I will just go forward. Project Final Fantasy, after all, did not initially factor in co-workers. This is a "revenge mission" and a challenge that I have to conquer and overcome.

Project Final Fantasy Update: The Day I Stuffed Myself

Supervisor gave a treat to everyone because of 2 birthdays and to welcome 2 members to the team. It was buffet. Relatively good I think. I ate until I could eat no more. Seriously. That has not happen since I do not know when. A very loooong time ago. I ate until my diaphragm actually hurts from laughing. Haha. Really ate lot. Salmon sashimi, pizza, mussels, laksa, durian puffs, ice creams, various salads, cookies, kuehs, satay, sauteed potatoes etc.

I think I have a little bit of affinity with that area. My cousin's wedding was at a hotel in that area. My previous department's 60th anniversary high tea was also held at a hotel in that area.

Ok. A bit on the more serious stuff. I think this week is a "lull" period for me. Have to spend some time doing some extra testings in terms of seeding cells for various protocols and to read journal articles. Physical fitness test in 2 days time. Well, I attended a training program to "safeguard" against repercussions of clearing it. Then again, I still hope to clear it. It is a personal "want-to-win" thing.