Maximum Aerobic Test!

Disclaimer: The first 2 photos are generally safe... But if you are afraid of blood... Don't scroll beyond the first 2... =D

Derek... The guinea pig... Hooked up to the metabolic cart... And running... Doing his VO2max test... The VO2max test is a test of maximum aerobic capacity... It is used in sports science as a predictor of aerobic performances... Average VO2max range from 42-46ml.min.kg for a healthy young male... Top aerobic athletes hits VO2max of 60ml.min.kg and above... With cross country skiers coming in at up to 90+ml.min.kg... For a full range of VO2max normative data... Dun ask me!

Derek getting unhooked from the machine...

As part of the test... We are required to retrieve blood sample to test for blood lactate level... My job is to prick his finger and draw blood! MWAHAHA...

And this is what your hand will look like after some guy prick ur fingers once too many... =x Luckily I'm not the guinea pig! =D

Heading down to UWA tml for some 'Raine' lecture or something... Titled 'Is Exercise Bad for your Heart?' Uhuh? =x

The Great Storm of Perth!

Today... The skies opened up and dropped ice! Not small tiny pea-sized one like the previous time... But HUGE ASS ICE! Scroll down to the bottom for a wrongly-orientated video of the storm! The wind was gusting in at 120km/hr! It was noisy... It was virtually shaking... It's AWESOME!

Tat's an average one...

All over the place!

See what I meant by average?

Moko... Wet and scared...

My room's window... Cracked by the ice... I'm considered lucky... Coz...

William got a huge hole in his room! He's gonna have a breezy nite...

Other damage... Include this repaired leak... Leaking again!

Saved by the pot...

Healthy Asian Cooking?

I'm under the impression that some westerners are under the impression that Asian cooking is all healthy... No way... Allow me to introduce you to 'kong ba bao' or stewed pork bun...

Pictured above is a can of stewed pork... Note the saturated fat...

After heating... Note that this piece of 'meat' is mostly fat... Oh yeah!

Save the health talk for health nuts... I'm not one... I'm an exercise nut! Well... They taste really really really good... =x I don't feel gulity after eating them... No way... =D

Uhuh? Pork Curry?

I like curry... Alot... It's spicy... It's hot... It's fattening... It's all good... So I got a can of curry sauce... $2.75! Coconut milk... $0.80! And diced pork! $5.50... Pork curry? Not something you will find regularly...

So I made 4 portion of pork curry... Each for around $2.27! Hooray! Goes well with roti prata... Bread... Rice... Just about anything... Yup... =D Rather cheap... And pretty good... Well... Pork curry is weird... =D

Nothing's Happening!

This is Momoko in her 'GIVE ME FOOD!' pose...

The food she's targeting... CURRY! No Momoko... Not gonna feed ya!

In other news... My life is pretty boring nowadays... Nothing much is happening... Not exactly a bad thing but... Oh well... Was doing some random search online when I came across the Red Bull Air Race 2010! Apparently one leg will be held in Perth! Woo! Tickets for a 1 day pass to the grandstand is $95... 2 days pass including qualifying is $130... So... Anybody wanna buy me a ticket? =D No? Ok...

How Prawns Should Be Eaten!

Like this! Lots of prawns... Lots of sauce... And just me!

Yup... Time stamp is wrong!

Btw... There are 25 prawns... No need to count...

Looky! I Got My Office Now!

The door...

So in the end it's just one empty desk... One of many desks in the postgraduate office... But still... It's mine!

Recall last year that all the postgrad students who are tutoring will refer to their office as 'my', not 'the'... It's like 'You can look for me after class at MY office...' or 'Your marked assignments are outside MY office...' It's always 'MY' office... Even thought it's really more like 'THE' office and 'MY' desk... =x

Went to Bunnings with Derek the other day... He bought $50 worth of potted plants... SCARY!