Nostalgia
Last night the first typhoon for 2010 hit the Philippines. It was signal # 2 in Laguna, and right now back at campus, people are trying to get by with no electricity and water. Which, well, given my history in this place, isn't as bad as it sounds. We've had much worse than that and survived. In any case, it was quite surreal last night. Haven't exactly sat (or slept, for that matter) through a storm in about two years. To some extent, I guess there was something comfortingly familiar about it.
But anyway, I'm not writing here for that. Last night, before the storm hit, I was cleaning up my hard drive and found some pictures.
This is the instrument room 2. A.K.A., the efficient-hiding-place-from-Dr.-Lee room, a.k.a. the Rich-Rich-pizza-and-chicken-dining-room, a.k.a the omg-we-almost-got-caught-by-the-genetics-guy-room, a.k.a. Go's-room, among many others.
A few rooms down the hall, there's this classroom. I hear they have classes there or something.
One flight of stairs down, still in the 4th floor, there's a lobby, which is always quite beautifully lit on sunny afternoons.
See, that's the thing about being in the 4th floor of out building. Early mornings and late afternoons, the sun always hits it at the right spot, casting a lovely orange glow on everything. The lower floors don't get this kind of phenomenon, mostly because the student activities center right across our building won't let it happen.
Perks of being at the penthouse, yes?
To the left, there's the hall that leads to the department office, and inevitably more classrooms.
To the right, the hall opens up to a bunch of labs. This is the instrument room 1. Home of the noisy, scary, ginormous centrifuge.
Back to our lab now. See what I mean about sunset privileges?
I mean, really.
Our lab pretty much looks like it's been run over by drunk hurricanes, but at around 5 pm, even that looks pretty.
Kinda.
Like, if you tilt you head and squint your eyes a bit.
At any other time, it's just linke any other cluttered lab. Hardly photogenic.
But like most everything else, something you grow into liking. Eventually.
The wreath of goodness knows how long ago, tacked on the door of Dr. Lee's office. See how sorta inviting it looks. Of course, now that it's closed.
I guess I kinda miss it all. Would I want to go back there? Yes of course, but not for work. Not under the same circumstances anyway. Sometimes you just want to see things again you know?
Anyway.
Oh, a couple of other pictures. This was late winter/ early spring I think.
I kinda wish now I had taken more pictures than I did. Because yes, I am the type who likes to document stuff. I dunno, must be a scientist thing. I suppose now I should be taking more pictures here now while I'm still in the Philippines, Lord knows how things will change in three years.
Aaaanyway. I've just heard power's still out back on campus. Pfeh. It's a good thing I'm here then.
But anyway, I'm not writing here for that. Last night, before the storm hit, I was cleaning up my hard drive and found some pictures.
This is the instrument room 2. A.K.A., the efficient-hiding-place-from-Dr.-Lee room, a.k.a. the Rich-Rich-pizza-and-chicken-dining-room, a.k.a the omg-we-almost-got-caught-by-the-genetics-guy-room, a.k.a. Go's-room, among many others.
A few rooms down the hall, there's this classroom. I hear they have classes there or something.
One flight of stairs down, still in the 4th floor, there's a lobby, which is always quite beautifully lit on sunny afternoons.
See, that's the thing about being in the 4th floor of out building. Early mornings and late afternoons, the sun always hits it at the right spot, casting a lovely orange glow on everything. The lower floors don't get this kind of phenomenon, mostly because the student activities center right across our building won't let it happen.
Perks of being at the penthouse, yes?
To the left, there's the hall that leads to the department office, and inevitably more classrooms.
To the right, the hall opens up to a bunch of labs. This is the instrument room 1. Home of the noisy, scary, ginormous centrifuge.
Back to our lab now. See what I mean about sunset privileges?
I mean, really.
Our lab pretty much looks like it's been run over by drunk hurricanes, but at around 5 pm, even that looks pretty.
Kinda.
Like, if you tilt you head and squint your eyes a bit.
At any other time, it's just linke any other cluttered lab. Hardly photogenic.
But like most everything else, something you grow into liking. Eventually.
The wreath of goodness knows how long ago, tacked on the door of Dr. Lee's office. See how sorta inviting it looks. Of course, now that it's closed.
I guess I kinda miss it all. Would I want to go back there? Yes of course, but not for work. Not under the same circumstances anyway. Sometimes you just want to see things again you know?
Anyway.
Oh, a couple of other pictures. This was late winter/ early spring I think.
I kinda wish now I had taken more pictures than I did. Because yes, I am the type who likes to document stuff. I dunno, must be a scientist thing. I suppose now I should be taking more pictures here now while I'm still in the Philippines, Lord knows how things will change in three years.
Aaaanyway. I've just heard power's still out back on campus. Pfeh. It's a good thing I'm here then.