First half of the day was more presentations, including poster presentations. Again, some were really interesting stuff but some were a little below par of what was expected. Did you know that there's the 13th astrological sign called Ophiuchus, also known as Serpentarius? Neither did i. It was said this sign was never included in the Zodiac chart because astrologers said the sun traveled straight from Scorpio to Sagittarius, disregarding the fact that the sun actually traveled to Ophiuchus for 19 days before entering Sagittarius (whatever that means... i don't even know how the zodiac chart came about). So apparently it falls between Nov 30 and Dec 17. (Heyy!! Ain't that date look familiar??? oh yaaa it's my birthday! :P) soooo. i'm an Ophiuchian now? hahah coool. Here are the descriptions of Ophiucian's attributes(source: love-astrology.com):
- Many people are envious of this subject as he progresses well throughout life. (urghh, yeah bad memories in primary school. :( but at least now i don't think there is anyone out there envious of me?!)
- A seeker of wisdom and knowledge. (yes yes, that's me... but!! the trait of faineance in me must be from some other sign... :/)
- Many people are jealous of this person. (isn't this a repeat of #1..?! who wrote this. questionable source hmmm.)
- Tends to go for the more flamboyant in dress sense, favouring bright colours. (Nonsense! i always wear plain color shirts, always black white or blue. ...... ok lah i admit. i love bright colors too; if only i had a hot bod, i'd wear them. but if you're such a fat pig, why draw attention to yourself by wearing bright colors right. that would be dumb. and i'm not. :P)
- Authority looks upon him well. (uhhh. yet to be proven..)
- Would make a great architect or builder. (uhmm. i can build a home if and when i find my perfect man?! :PPPP hahah doth that count??)
- Number 12 is this person's lucky number. (if i ever go to casino, i'll play roulette with only this number. then i'll let you know if it's true)
- This person will have a big family but leave home at an early age. (wait 10 years from now and i'll tell you if i have a big family :P but the latter part is true though, for me)
Well the reason I talked bout it is cuz it was one of the poster presentations. There was this other oral presentation that I didn’t mention in the previous post. This girl was talking about going to Mars and all how fast we can get to Mars as opposed to how fast Superman can. Or something of the like, I can’t really remember. But she gave some really wrong facts to which my professor kept shaking his head at, because he’s an astrophysicist and he was horrified and appalled that an honors student gave a presentation before confirming the validity of her resources. Anyway, of all the data and stats that she gave, I only remember this - she said it takes only 3 days for us to get from Earth to Mars! (by what means, i don't remember. some super lightspeed spaceship maybe) Really?? That’d be a milestone for the humankind if we could do that, and i'd be the fist to sign up when they have the first ever space tour!! If only. Wishful thinking..
stem cells! Oooh the guy who gave the keynote speech is a guy doing stem cell research and who wrote a book too. Christopher something. I can’t recall his name and I don’t have my notebook with me. Will tell you guys in the next few posts – if I remember. But no I wasn’t gonna delve into the topic of stem cells (well I was, at that time of the speech, but now I’m just too lazy to get into it); instead I wanted to show you guys a video clip. Now let me just see how I can post it up.
Yeah! Success! :) managed to put it up. see we get to eat cheesecake before lunch! hehehe. i thought that was coool. with the frozen choc fudge and all that. i took a picture of me trying to drink the fudge, but it was deleted . :( and you heard my friend Gregory - after this we're hitting the road to grand canyon, but before that stopping by a few places! it's gonna be exciting!! :)
If you're wondering, we didn't hike the half-mile trail... cuz some of us were worried we can't get to the grand canyon in time to catch the sunset. we did, in the end, but not without lots of tantrums, swearing... but it's funny, and it definitely is a source of amusement (to me, at least).
anddddd...tah-dah! may i present you the grand canyon!! :) this is my first! yeppp! gave it to the honors college! when mom and dad come, we'll be heading there again! yayyy. :) p.s. the place where we were standing at is called Grandview of Grand Canyon. what a sight!! grand view indeed. ;)
Sedona! its a town some 2 hrs away from Flagstaff, where the conference was at. A cutsie little town there they sell all the touristy stuff - cost a bomb, but hard to resist. so many times i filled my arms with all that i wanted, made it halfway across to the counter only to force myself back and return those items onto their racks, to which i feel is doing them injustice, cuz they should be with me, where they belong... :P but apparently the numbers in my back account don't agree on that. :/ pictures, coming up!
Gregory with his eyes closed, me, Raniel, Natalie, and Eric. :)
Don't know what they are, but i thought they looked colorful. don't they? i likey!
the plates =) aren't they pretteee :) i want one of those tea cups you see atthe very bottom right. and i shall drink hot cocoa from it every winter night.
Sedona has trolley bus! it's called.... Sedona Trolley. aint that something. :P
i wanna get a dog!!! just because in this Three Dogs Bakery they sellthe cutest pastries for dogs, and i wanna buy them for my dog! i know,
it doesn't make any sense, does it! and i'm animaliaphobic!!! go figure..
That's me trying to quench my thirst. god knows how long i stood thereand yet still felt thirsty. geez. puzzles me every time i look at this pic. :PP
That's about it for this trip. We went to Sedona the next day after grand canyon day. Left sedona and took the flight back to Ontario, CA. all in all, a very fun trip, getting to know some friends, teasing each other, weaving some memories etc.
The Three Stoogers. :) my best friends during the trip. fun people.
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