life
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A shattering saga
Chemistry is all fun and games until the vacuum manifold (also known as “the bomb” in chemistry lab circles) explodes in your face on a quiet Sunday. True incident. I was a research student in Syracuse, minding my own business in the lab on a lazy Sunday morning (yeah, I was a nerd), when the “bomb” went… Continue reading
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A Reunion and a Note of Gratitude
Is it possible for your mind to be crowded and yet blank at the same time? In my paternal side*, we are six cousins, three girls and three boys (women and men now, but you know…). My father had two brothers and one sister, all of them having passed on. Those that remain are my… Continue reading
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Cancer update
I am getting better. Now that the summary is conveyed, here’s the long form. To recap, I was diagnosed with fourth stage cancer last October and had to undergo a surgery to remove the tumour. The cancer had spread to sensitive organs and thus I needed intensive chemo, which I have been undergoing since last… Continue reading
The Burping Bullfrog 