“Last December” by Gabriel Lynch
[bandcamp track=788995010 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti] I know nothing about this guy except that he’s an independent musician on an Asian tour that includes the Philippines. He played at Conspiracy, 70′s Bistro, and The Bar at 1951 in Malate. After hearing this song, I can say that he’s a brilliant independent musician. Despite what I post,...
A night on the (El Nido) town
Mavic and I got to stay out in El Nido town last night with some friends from UP MSI. YAHOOO!!! Thank you to Ate Mags, Fleur, Kuya Mel, and Renmar for letting us crash with them last night (hey, I did help somewhat in making the cages ). It was a great night filled with...
PHD Comics: The Repulsor Field Explained
I’m currently shifting between Infinite Orbit, Periodic Productivity, and Grin and Bear It. Sigh. PHD Comics: The Repulsor Field Explained.
Things that make fieldwork less stressful
I’m almost done with the last leg of fieldwork for my master’s thesis. Hopefully it’ll be the last leg *crosses fingers*. Over the past year, I’ve learned that there are four things that are guaranteed to make physically and mentally exhausting fieldwork infinitely better:
A prayer for grad students
I freaking LOVE Jorge Cham. His grad school humor is just so spot on, all the time. I guess this means that the cultures of institutions of higher learning are fundamentally the same the world over. And yes, I’m working on my thesis right now (just sneaked off to blog a bit *sheepish*).
Sanya, Hainan, China Day 5 – the Hilton Sanya and exploring HKIA
Our flight from Sanya to Hong Kong was at 2pm, which left enough time for us to do a bit of sightseeing. As it turned out, one of my mother’s friends is the auditing head for the Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa and he was nice enough to offer us brunch and a tour of...
Sanya, Hainan, China Day 4 (June 11)
Day 4 saw the students presenting their research to the panel. OH NOES!!! Gaaah. For the record, I hate public speaking (which really makes me wonder what the heck I’m doing in tourism). I find that I’m a much better writer than I am a speaker. Was fortunate enough to have the errors in my...
Sanya, Hainan, China Day 3 (June 10)
Day 3 saw us doing field work in Sanya Bay. We split up into three groups: Group 1 on the boat to collect water samples from various parts of the bay, Group 2 to dive and collect the sediment traps set in front of the marine station, and Group 3 to snorkel and get a...
Sanya, Hainan, China Day 2 (June 9)
Day 2 saw the formal opening of the workshop. We got talks from Dr. Thamasak Yeemin (Thailand), Dr. Fernando Siringan (Philippines), Dr. Gi Hoon Hong (Korea), Dr. Hui Huang (China), and Dr. Gangjian Wei (China). It was both thrilling and intimidating to be in the same room as these experts. Needless to say, my hand...
Sanya, Hainan, China Day 1 (June 8)
My first time in China! Yahoo! Well technically, I’m here for school, not fun, as I’m attending the 2nd IOC/WESTPAC Training Course: Water Quality and Impact on Coral Reefs here in the Tropical Marine Biology Research Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Sanya, Hainan. One of my professors in MSI is part of...
To the potential graduate students out there
Every semester, the Marine Science Institute asks one of the students who graduated the semester before (preferably a PhD but usually a Masters) to give a speech during the orientation for the new graduate students. The speech is usually inspirational, full of “I had an awesome time and you will too!” anecdotes and “Grad school...
Jeanne
Awesome! My kind of girl!
Macy
Thank you! It does feel good to be recognized for
Zezee
Lol yea, sometimes I wish I didn't leave lol.
