Random #1

Few months ago, I've started working as a laboratory volunteer for a PhD candidate but haven't been blogging about it because I didn't take any pictures of it. A picture worth a thousand words. That's why it makes my blogging easier. Hehe.

Last semester, all we needed to do was taking out the seeds from the wallaby grass and the kangaroo grass. This semester, we started off by seperating woody litter, pine litter and leaf litter. Then we weighed them. Yesterday, we went to the glass house to do some potting.
The PhD candidate named Brad. So the first glass house in the picture belongs to him and his mate. It was 21 degrees yesterday and I already felt hot. When I walked into the glasshouse, I sweat immediately. @@" Inside was so hot!

We transferred these little Kunzea into a small pot.

Brad taught me how to do the potting. First, fill the pot with soil and then make a hole using a pen. After that, carefully pick one plant out of the tray and put into the hole. Lastly, cover up the hole and press the soil down as hard as possible so that it is compact and the roots can absorb water more efficiently.

I did it slowly as I've never done any gardening before. >.<" I was worried that I will damage the roots or not pressing down the soil hard enough. By the time Brad finished potting 6 pots, I only done 3 pots. Swt. Press until my thumb also tired.

There sure will be more updates on this because he will be doing this project for 3 years. Although I'm not very interested in botany, but I get to know how people do their research projects. =p

Finally, the first floor of the library has opened! Now they are renovating the second floor entrance which also means I need to climb more steps to get to third floor. Swt.

Today's dinner: Salmon, butter mushroom and ham maccoroni. Forgotten to add salt. @@"