Happy April Fool's day to me...

Dear friends, I'm okay.
No longer in needy mood cos I did managed to talk to MX and my mom last Sunday.
Just too busy to update.
How busy?
Since Monday, I've been waking up at 6.30.
Start work at 7-7.30am. Stop work at 10-11pm.
Lunch sometime between 11-4pm,
Dinner is sandwich or biscuit around 8pm.
I'm on my feet 13-15 hours everyday.
Must have unbonded, rebonded and filed >120 endblocks this week.
Painted and broken >60 beams.
I haven't had proper dinner for a week.
My brain is so active at night that I can't sleep.
But that's ok. Cos it's just 10 more days.

I'm motivited because I consider this my final round of testing.
And the loaned camera is GOOD. Very good indeed.
It's not temperamental like our departmental one.
So far I've only lost 2 images (<5% of total tests) and it was because of triggering problems with the lazer.
I can still capture 30-40 images for a fracture event of less than 2 milliseconds.
And I've gotten my test rate up to 45km/hr, and hopefully by tomorrow, 60km/hr.
This week alone, including tomorrow, I'll have finished 50% of my tests.
Quite happy with my progress.

I did pamper myself a little by taking tube to and fro college though, even when it is only 2 stops.
Of course I felt guilty at my indulgence but by the 2nd day my swollen feet easily convinced me otherwise.
After standing all day and running in and out of labs on levels 1, 3 and 5, and, my feet will probably take 40 minutes to ferry me back to hall instead of the usual 25mins.
And taking tube saves me from waiting for the bus at the shift changing hour too because if I miss the bus at 11pm, the next one usually comes around 11.20-11.30pm.

My lab partner and I are planning to have sunday off for recharging so that's something to look forward to. (coz college regulations requires 2 persons to be present at all times if working outside college hours)
So I just have to put up with 1 more day and I can sleep all I want on Sunday.

As for not being able to fall asleep at night, I've found the solution.
I read myself to sleep.
Shear exhausion will take over once my mind is off work.
The book cannot be too interesting of course, so I'm reading The Last Templar.

And tonight, I'm all fed up with working.
I'm going to get myself my 1st proper dinner for the week - NOW.
Must be something with rice. I miss fragrant white rice.
So I'm signing off.

I can gain an extra hour of sleep tonight cos we're starting at 8-8.30 tomorrow.
At least it's something small but nice for my 3rd year anniversary.
It's no April fool's joke.
I did reinstate my student status again on April's Fool's Day 2003. Honestly!!
Well, should have paid more attention to my starting date then.
Heh.