Thursday, June 30, 2005

been very busy...

hmmm, i have been very busy lately....a lot of work to do in the office....labwork and all sorts of things...all under the sun...you name it, you got it....i have been very busy to the extent that i don't even have the time to update my blog...
anyway, i just finished attending a course on experimental animal last week...the course was very interesting (only the practical part, and not the theory!)...well, i learned a lot of things from the course...how to handle animals for experimental studies...animal ethics...anaesthetics and euthanasia...the rodent families, rabbits, macaque....pretty interesting huh...actually, i had a mixed feeling when it comes to the practical session...i don't have any experience handling animal before and that worried me most....however, the first session handling the mice was pretty scary...i was damn afraid that i even throw the mice when i was asked to hold the loose skin (just right after the head)....after some time, i enjoyed doing it and managed to play around with the hamster...ahhh, this one is cuter than the mice because they don't have tail...and they are so cuddly.....
the next day, i managed to accustome myself with the animals and that's where i became more gentle with the animals....thanks to my vet who taught me....finally, i overcame my fear and the animals also seem to be calmer than the first day i handled them...they were pretty restless and felt uneasy as i got the wrong technique to hold them...all in all, i enjoyed the practical so much that i am willing to have the practical session for one whole week...anyway, that is impossible as i still have to attend to my own nature of job...hmmm..back to my lab i guess...