I Can Conquer All

My hands are now marred with little cuts and chemical contaminations. Imagine getting cut by sharp glassware and getting your fingers covered in Prussian blue (an inorganic dye that is insoluble in water--READ: hard to rinse away) for weeks. The only consolation I could get is that, finally, Science Week is over and that it is successful.

A lot of schools came by UST and experienced magic shows, makeup pigments, soap-making, and other exhibits by the other courses of the College of Science. The other courses' exhibits were game-like; the Chemistry Department's exhibits were all serious (aside from Chem Magic).

Accidents I got during the duration of the Science Week? A lot. I got sodium hydroxide burns in my palms, inhaled NaOH fumes, broke glassware, cut myself, and coughed a lot. Surely, a chemist's life is full of injuries. Hahaha. Frustrating parts...hmm, a lot too. Hello? Who wouldn't get frustrated when you have some asinine mates who don't know a thing about their topics?

ARGH!

The fun part of the week: practices for the variety show. Our play was Beauty and the Beast and we came second place. Biology came in first because of their big big big big audience. How unfair is that? HALF of the whole population of the chemistry students were in that play. Who's left in the audience to cheer for us?

The professors were game. They all looked beautiful and handsome in their formal wear. Dr. Sevilla was really funny. He marched with us during the Kill the Beast scene and all you can hear from the audience were cheers for the Dean.

After placing second, the Chemistry Department threw a bash. Guess where we ate? We broke the rules by eating inside the instrument room (where all the machines are in). Soda, pansit, pizza, picture taking. We were all very goofy.