LDX Generation 2 (Part II)

On 1st of Nov., we welcome YY Gen2 Miss Yumi Yamada!! Look out for future updates as we are expecting A.M.A Junior in June!

WANTED LDXLAB FASHION BUYER

Classified Jobs Advertisment 101:
LDXLAB -
A world-class (just like how everything else in spore seems to be world class..) research lab based in S'pore. LDXLAB has lots to offer, in addition to the world class research experience - the thrill of working in exclusive BSL2+ facility (you know, it's just like how we prefer A+ to A), the pleasure of listening to the one and only LDX Station ( speakers + mp3 player loaded with songs ranging from oldies to techno, we've got it all), free food (coerced out of poor students who unknowingly joined the lab and staff who got the nerve to leave..) and most importantly peer support in online shopping. LDXLAB - it's a lab and so much more

In view of current craze over cheap clothing imported from SAR-HK (see sample of buys below), we seek dedicated and qualified people to join us as:

ONLINE FASHION BUYER

Job responsibilities:
- provide administrative support to our purchasing director (Ms RH) in the co-ordination of shopping list
- liase with buyer. ("Aunties" with good bargaining skills are welcome)
- handle full accounts for our purchasing operations
- source for new credible sources of materials

Requirements
- Bilingual (multilingual is a plus. we dun exclude the possibility of buying from cheaper alternatives such as India, spain, indonesia, thailand etc..)
- Computer literate ( especially IE, duh it's a online shopping position)
- Independent and willing to work under pressure ( some people like to pressurize others to "support" their buys so that we can get a pair..must be strong to withstand it)
- Resourceful (so that we can source for better online sites!)
- Of the female species (yah, we dun trust taste of the male species. We tested)

Interested applicants are invited to submit your application via email to :
The online-shopping addicts ldxlab@yahoo.com.sg (No, please not to our official email cos we don't want our boss to know)

Presenting our 1st PhD grad

Spot the difference!

Spot the frauds!

31st July 2007 - John & Liu Yun's last day

31st July - We bade farewell to two of our students John & Liu Yun. And they will definitely be missed. Liu Yun for his ever overwhelming enthusiasm in organising Jap. Buffet outings, his amazing store of downloaded "pirate booty" and his contribution to reinforce the tradition of getting the students to buy the lab snacks on their last day. (Before that it was just an unspoken truth) But John, other than fulfilling this tradition, is set to set ever higher standards for attachment students. He melted our heart with the little cards he made for all of us. Aww..so sweet...But we want to know whether the number of exclaimation marks (or the lack of it) is a reflection of anything? Dr YY lamented that his is "lowest rank" cos he doesn't have any '!', compared to KS's 'To Kah Suan!' and Felicia's 'To Felicia!!!' Anyhow, we share some of the parting shots...

John: I'm not KS!

WJ: Yah..I know, why do you think i'm looking away...?






WJ: *hissed under his breath* John...why are you even in the picture?

John: *mumbles behind his smile* Eeeee cos it's my last day?

John: Come on mentor. Let's take a nice cosy parting photo.

Nasir: Sorry. I'm not going to smile even for my first student in LDX. I don't practice favoritism.

John: OK, I'll look for someone who will
Dr Liu: erm boy, smile no prob. but you dint say anything about your hand on my shoulder...

ISLTC - Exclusive Interview

ISLTC - Exclusive Interview with the winner

It had been 2 weeks since we held our inaugural ISLTC. We apologise for the lack of updates. But it has been really busy in ldxlab after the competition. Student outreach, lab meetings etc. Anway, back to the ISLTC.

After a grilling 3.5hrs of intense, nerve wrecking competition (we thought we saw trembling hands, groans of frustrations, and gasp.. people suspiciously talking to themselves/their cells), a champion was born. *Hairy-Poher (HP), the self dubbed hot-favourite of the competition walked away with attractive prizes - an exclusive hip-hop style (according to Wikipedia, modern graffiti is hip hop k..) designer labcoat and a potential free cathay movie pass (we thank Dr Yamada and Marigold for their generous sponsorship).

We shall not leave the rest out of the limelight too. The rest of the students did equally well exceeding many of our expectations. This despite very stringent marking criteria and really strict judges (A certain Ms HY commented " I think i won't even pass if i join". ). The tissue culture segment was exceptionally close - there were barely 5 points difference between the contestants at the end of the segment. Equally tight was the miniprep round although marks were deducted for people who didn't follow instructions! (actually it's more because we are indignant that they took extra columns. Boo-hoo, there goes 0.001% of our bonus!) And surprise, surprise. Gels were nicely cast too (yes! less gels for us to cast), all except for one.....and that cost her downfall (up to now, she still insist she put everything in..). If it is of any comfort, she came out tops in the theory test.

The decisive round was actually the pipette tip filling segment. This inevitably invite some critisism. "eh, how can the pipette tip filling segment carry so many marks?" complained one of the mentor. And since when did tips filling become a LAB. TECHNIQUE huh?"
We say, in poor labs where aunties cannot afford to be hired to do them, we train and make students believe it is a one. besides, if we want it to be professional, it'll be called ISPLTC.

Anyway, we interviewed the winner.

Reporter: Hi, congratulations on your win. Are you surprised about your victory?
H.P.: Surprised? Oh come on. I knew i'll win loh. I told you all what. Haven't you heard? Anyway, do you think i'll lose after all the weekends and lunch breaks practices i had? COME ON.
Reporter: ok. I was told your performance during the pipette tip filling segment bagged you majority of the points. Was this the segment you practiced most on?
H.P.: Yeah. I even came up with a secret formula to pipette tip filling. But i'm not in the liability to tell you. I'm considering filing intellectual property rights after attending a IP seminar with John.
Reporter: Any inspirations from this experience?
H.P. Of Course! I decided to have a life-long career with pipette tip filling. I want to be a post-doc.
Reporter: you came a long way really. We recall just not too long ago, you have problems casting a polymeris-able gel and a blot-able membrane (with all the botched-up transfers and such). How or why the vast improvement?
H.P.: Practice practice and more practice. And lucky no segments on transfers la.
Reporter: We realised that you seem to have a penchant for doing things to your hair. Gatsby curls in U.S., loud alfro wig during the competition, and post-ISLTC orang-utan orange-pink crazy (Please, dun flare up now, we are merely quoting your mum). Enlighten us. Why with this obsession about your mane?
H.P.: Oh you like my hair? Cool what. Actually, i always have a thing for curls... but this gal, she ignite my passion for colours. Fierce colours. Actually, she used to have curls too..then one day, she came with her hair rebonded, with streaks of blond. Cool loh. I also want. Matching nice what. *blush*
Reporter: Oh.....so it's about girls
H.P: Eh sorry loh. It's not just girls. It's also a career safety net. As, my wonderful colleagues and mentor have pointed out. If research doesn't work out for me, i can always go work in the zoo (breakfast with Ah-Beng, poh-er the orang utan), arcade games R&D (Photohunt: Spot 5 differences between Poh-er and Ah-Meng) or join the tourism board. I even thought of a new slogan. Little Red Dot - the Missing link to Darwin law of evolution! That's way more cool than "Uniquely Singapore" right?
Reporter: Okay. One last question. How has this competition changed your life?
H.P.: Changed? I found life loh! The project of my dreams, a inspirational career goal to work towards and of course...the girl of my life... This is such a great competition. I want to win it twice. I decided to do my UROPS here. Hmm, who knows maybe thrice if i do my honours. Four times if i do my post-grad! Wow!
Reporter: Huh? That's why u choose to remain in LDX Lab?
H.P: Oh come on! You think it's only for such shallow reasons? No la. It's because Dr Liu said my hair is nice. I like working under supervisors with good taste.

*name was changed to protect the sanity of the lab. We cannot bring ourselves to say.. yes... Champion Poh.

Disclaimer: The above interview is NOT entirely fictional. But, it's probably 20% exaggeration, 60% taken out of context, 10% pure imagination and AT LEAST 10% real.

ISLTC - Poll Results

As part of the publicity campaign for the upcoming competition, we went onto the "streets' (actually corridors between lab benches) and asked people who they think will come out tops in the competition. Below are some of the responses:

Ms H (23, Lab Biologist) : I place my bets on WeiJie. (We asked her why) Because Kah-suan bully me this morning!!

Ms S (24 PhD student to be) : Based on what i heard, I go for Anne. (Any reasons?) Nope. Solely based on what i heard from the rest.

Mrs J (28, Senior lab biologist) : Kah-suan. Just for the fun of it. (Reasons?) Just for the fun of it la. (We asked again..) Ok Ok. (She caved in to pressure). Actually personally i think Weijie will win. Aiya, i dunno la. I dunno!

Mr C (28, PhD student): Anne. Cos she looked like she knows what she is doing. (We agreed...she's not like some other contestants Who-shall-Not-be-Named) It helps that she looks pretty..er, good in her work.

We went to some of the contestants mentor for their views on the winning odds of their students.

"I think we need a lot of handicap to steal a win" said one of them, shaking his head in dismay.

"Good. Good. He is good" confidently said the other.

"I cannot say her chances are low. My workload for the rest of the year depends on her. I just discovered to my horror, she has a special relationship with my boss!!" exclaimed another one, with a sense of helplessness in her voice.

We tabulated the poll results and present it in the graph below. We see the Anne is leading at the moment, with Weijie and Kah-suan, the 2 arch rivals close behind. I think viewers should not be too bothered with the results of the poll (Eh??) because there are still 2 weeks to the competition, plenty of time for contestants (and we know who are more likely to) to make mistakes or improvements. More importantly, from the street interviews, we realised that the interviewees DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCRETE REASONS to back their choice!!

Well, in any case, look out for more reports on the upcoming competition!

New Poster Boy for LDX

After a series of mysterious offences of lab safety had been committed, the LDXers have decided to do something about it.

A poster boy was 'chosen' (he wanted to pose for it) to be 'THE ONE' to help raise awareness of some of our fellow lab mates to these common and yet potentially dangerous behaviour which can cost us not only our health (or life, hopefully not), but also may affect all of our pockets.

The following is chosen from our very first 'shooting' with our newly appointed poster boy. Entitled "Oh My Gawddddd"

ISLTC (cont.) - The Committee

Introducing the Committee of Inter-student Lab Technique Competition 2007

Chairman: Miss Wong

Members: Mrs. Jong, Miss Kim, Miss Selina

Judges: As Above, plus...whoever is interested except those 'mentors'

The guidelines and timetables are yet to come. Roughly, the winner will be awarded as "the best student in LDX lab 2007" plus a custom-made labcoat limited edition.

敬请期待!

Inaugural Inter-Student Lab Techniques Competition

Prelude:

Pressure and excitement is mounting in LDX Lab as the date for the inaugural Inter-student Lab Techniques Competition draws near. In bid to catch up with the recent obession with pre- and post match analyses etc, we decided that it is of utmost importance to also give our two cents worth in this write up. (Dun worry, we will not be charging our readers $10 extra as there are no pretty lasses nor has-been footballers behind this piece of work)


Pre-match Analysis (Part I)
Some information on 5 of our contestants.


Contestant No. 1 : Wei-Jie
Representing: NUS
Sensei: Dr Yamada
Fondly known as: The Spinning Vice-President; KTV-rocker; The Officer
Special Skills: Casting all types of 2cm long resolving gel
Most memorable performance (s):
We cannot decide between his proudly self-aclaimed 50% rate of gel casting, or his ability to transfer proteins to the filter paper despite getting pointers from our PhD student
Winning factors:
Kiasu-ism. We heard he has already started his intensive training. Don't be surprise to see him in the lab during Saturdays and Sundays from now on. We suspect he is forgoing his lunch breaks as well.
Famous Quotes: Hello? Come on. Where is my labcoat?
Odds of winning: 1: 50


Contestant No. 2 : Raymond
Representing: NUS
Sensei: Dr Yamada
Fondly known as: Lay-Mon
Special Skills: Defying the volume capacity of pipettes during aspiration. Dangerously known as the "pipette-filter-killer"
Most memorable performance (s): none at the moment
Winning Qualities: Very serious about his work. Touted to be the next "S-protein" man, after his sinseh.
Famous Quotes: Er..
Odds of winning: 1: 50


Contestant No. 3 : Kah-Suan
Representing: NTU
ShiFu: Dr WXX
Fondly known as: Jia-xuan; KTV-Queen
Most memorable performance (s): Numerous. Just to name a few: Attempted to come up with a novel way of exposing her film using just PBST. Exhibit jaw-dropping inner strength (something like nei-gong you know) by breaking not one, but two pipettes with her tiny fists. Demonstrate admirable patience when she decided to give her cells a half-an-hour trypsin bath.
Famous Quotes: I am the student with the best lab technique
Winning Qualities: If we can believe her, she is the "student with the best lab technique"
Watch out for: Her special skill of distracting her opponents with incessant speech, aim to distract or confuse her enemies. However, this could also be her bane should she not exercise care in executing this move during the tissue culture segment.
Odds of winning: 1: 50

Contestant No. 4 : John
Representing: NTU
Guru: Dr Nasir
Fondly known as: Er.. John?
Special Skills: Specialises in western blotting. Known for his generosity with reagents and buffers.
Most memorable performance (s): Fully exemplifies the meaning of "More is good" when he washed his membrane with a 99% PBST-filled tupperware.
Winning Qualities: Very serious about his work. Keen to learn.
Famous Quotes: Err..You all know I'm talking about Bax right?
Odds of winning: 1: 50

Contestant No. 5 : Anne
Representing: NTU
Laoshi: Dr LingHui
Fondly known as: Not known
Special Skills: Invisible gloves? A certain Dr XX informed the committee that shehas been seen working with gloves invisible to the naked eye.
Most memorable performance (s): None at the moment.
Winning Qualities: Very meticulous, like a girl should be, unlike Contestant No.3. Looks professional and pretty in labcoat. (But then it might not be an advantage cos the judging panel is made of female judges) We heard from Contestant No.4 that she has already acquired lots of lab experience before her LDX stint.
Famous Quotes: Not sure, haven heard much from her but we guess it might be "mensuck", if she is one of those who let her tshirt do the talking.
Odds of winning: 1: 20

LDXLab - The 2nd Generation

Introducing... LDXLab - The 2nd Generation

Now showing:
LingHui's & Siti's


















Coming Soon:
Yinchern's & Yamada's











Still in the making....:

It's now Dr. Li-Wang Xiaoxing for you

Ka-ra-OKe! Our singing not OK

KTV. Yeah. much anticipated. All kbox-ers left work on the dot and made our way to clementi kbox, our spirits high.

Later we realised. It's not just our spirits. I've never seen anyone so hyper during KTV. His rocker style transcends beyond his Rod Steward hairstyle, to his choice of songs (Zhang zhengyue, Mayday - much to Kim's dismay and SHIN). His singing rocks...us out of our seat almost everytime. Everytime he's on the mic, he's bursting with energy, and our ear-drums. But i must admit. It is highly entertaining. Hmm. yah. Highly, considering that he is always standing on the couch.

The other students also proved to be outstanding in their own ways. K.S.'s voice was superb. We were blown away. Small statue but huge voice. So envious. And RyM sounds like Andy Lau! Really really like Andy Lau. Believe us when we say he sounds like Andy (dun when we say WJ sounds like Ah-xin, SHIN or Zhang Zhenyue).

We look forward to more entertaining KTV sessions. Maybe during our upcoming chalet. Ha

Goodbye Ling

15th June 2007 marks the last day of work for our dear Miss Ling. We were terrified (terribly happy) to hear that she is turning her back on doing research - from contributing to the future good of mankind (or so we hope to be the case..). She is moving from spectulating the trend of host proteins (PKR, p-PKR) to warrants, options and stocks.

No tears were shed during this time of farewell. Instead, her last day (actually only 1.5hrs) was one filled with laughter (at the students miserable attempts in trying to unethically trick Ling's poor sis (already intimidated by Ling to join a 3hrs queue) into casting gels) , surprises (she can bake cookies) and joy (from finally having a chance to eat donut factory precioussss donuts (oh yes we didn't care that someone had to queue ages for it).

Ling will be missed (and not just by our lab =P). How can we forget her smile, so bright and cheery even when she has to "repeat repeat and repeat" her experiments. Her aura, almost divine (cos i thought only fairies and shen2-xian1 don't need to eat). Her energy, how she look so perky and raring to go (home & gym) all the time. Yes... Ling will be fondly remembered. She's gone, yet her presence is still strongly felt and smelt (she left her shoes behind...)

Return of the Lab Phantom - Centrifuge Mystery

The day is 1st May, Labour Day - the day when most of us were happily enjoying our long weekend break. Or maybe 2nd May, says some of us. I dunno! it's too mysterious!

Anyway....The mysterious LDXLAB-phantom made an astonishing comeback! It "secretly" glided its way into our low-zero security virus room and made our dear 4C centriduge work terribly hard, "grinding" its preciousssss cap into shreds that somewhat resembles "long2-xu1-tang2" (See picture). But i assure you that it's not at all yummy. In fact, it did not go down very well with our boss who swore that "I really want to find out who did this. It's terrible". Little is known about how the investigation is conducted but somewhat he concluded that this might be an inside job. We were all glad nonetheless that we were spared from the one-to-one "you know what is glass right?' sort of intense questioning. I'm very sure a certain CxxxGxxxxx
was very relieved too cos he didn't quite pass the previous interrogation.

The Day we thaw our -80C Freezer

A dummys guide to thawing -80C freezer

Apparatus: Hammer, spade, bucket, trays, nitrile gloves, biohazard bags, thrash bags

Personnel(s): Tall strong man with exceptionally long limbs (x1), small petite lady with exceptionally good memory and a good voice to scold any offenders(x2), odd-job lady (x1)Experienced virologists cum inexperienced archaeologist (x4)

Steps:

1. Open the freezer door with the -80C key (red).

2. Turn off the freezer

3. Open the temporary freezer door with yellow key.

4. Transfer the racks to the temporary freezer.

5. Transfer loose racks, boxes etc to the temporary freezer as well

6. Close the temporary freezer door

7. Send the tall man to scoop up all the ice to trays under the supervision of the petite lady

8. Get odd job lady to transfer ice from trays to thrash bags

9. Get the odd job lady to transport the ice to lab

10. Get archaeologist to dig for "precious" finds. Keep carefully in boxes if useful materials ate retrieved

11.Get virologists to certify 'safety" of finds. Discard if found biohazardous

12. Get petite lady to hunt down culprits who left their unlabelled boxes lying carelessly in the freezer

13. Close the freezer door

URBAN: Hey Good Looking

These two sparkling stars were shinning at A*Star Dinner & Dance held at Meritus Mandarin last Friday.

Kim Jong Ill, 23, A*Star scholar

Where did you get your clothes from?

I bought my dress for approx $150 in USA when I'm studying there. The belt was a gift from a friend from USA as well. I borrowed my mother's necklace for this event and I think she bought it in Europe. My shoes are from Kenneth Cole but I cant recall how much I bought them for.

What is your style?

I like simple looking dresses, nothing too complicated and I do prefer them in black. It suits most ocassions! Its fuss-free to match with accessories and shoes as well.

Do you think you're attractive?

YES! I think I'm pretty attractive.

Benson Ng, Still 25?, Test tube cleaner

Where did you get your clothes from?

My shirt is from a pasa-malam market and it costs $20. The belt is bought at Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok but I cant recall the cost. I bought my pants from U2 for $50 and the shoes are from BATA and they cost $30. (IMCB shoes allowance)

What is your style?

Dressing up is not my style. I like T-shirt and jeans, its casual and comfortable.

Do you think you're good looking?

Er...not too bad. Can definetely be better.

Seek Save Serve, Medic!

The peep into the safety net of LDX lab begins with none other than the trained and competent medical personnel who grace(d) the laboratory. They were the life savior to the SAF fighting fit uniformed forces then, and now, to the researchers combating viruses in loose oversize lab coats. We take a look at what 3 medics from the past, present and future have to share about their experiences.

Then 25: "The SMM followed a stringent and regimental regulations in ensuring that rules are obeyed and disciplines are instilled! I took pride in revealing the achievement I received during my days in the army. Now, I cannot really say the same thing but things have changed and my status and appetites are different now."However, every lesson learnt is applicable in one way or the other, like cell resuscitation. Clear the unwanted waste from flask, pump it 2 Xs with PBS and give 5 Xs compressions to the flask with the palm. Resuscitate the cells with fresh media and observe under miscroscope. 1 life saved! "

Now 25?: "I've thoroughly enjoyed my days serving as a medic. The ever friendly and bright instructors throughly deliver their knowledges to me in ensuring that I'm ready to face the unknown when I graduated from the acedmy. Unfortuantely, I've hardly put to practice what I've learned. Therefore, I've to start from scratch and this is where the outfield exercises drilled me well. Now, I'm ever ready for the challenges ahead from the phony lessons."

25 to be: "Being a instructor who is based in camp and yet able to impart my medical knowledge to the trainees is my passion. Its an accomplishment when I witnessed them passed out as medics thinking they are ready for the world with just the mock scenario and some theories on some scrap papers. Life as an insructor is easy, simply follow the medic's pledge - Seat, Say, Surf. Now that I've served my NS, I've found another place where the medical pledge is put to good use. It clearly help if you're the nephew of someone as well."

The above article is fictional and the names have been removed to protect their identities. Any coincidence or similarity in the story or pictures is entirely accidental

Super LDX-Lab World

Super ldxlab World

of research and crap

Collage

Guess whose eyes (and nose) these are!

EMERGENCY RELEASE S.O.P

EMERGENCY RESPONSE : ANIMAL RELEASE

Purpose:

To provide a reference to all the staff, users, visitors and service providers on emergency responses at times of accidental animal release when working in P&B Inst.

ACCIDENTAL ANIMAL RELEASE - To the Knowledge of the User

1. The sliding doors of the room will double up in making the room as secondary containment preventing escaped animal from getting out of the room.

2. Capture the released animal. Exercise care to prevent being bitten. Use forceps or nets if necessary.

3. It would be recaptured and depending on the nature of the work either returned to the cage or euthanized.

4. The area contaminated by the accidental animal release must be treated as you would when you spill a biological agent.

5. Report incident to respective RI's Safety Officer

ACCIDENTAL ANIMAL RELEASE - Not To the Knowledge of the User

1. The sliding door of the room will double up in making the room as secondary containment preventing escaped animal from getting out of the room.

2. Hold breath.
3. Remove the surgical mask and put on N95 respirator.
4. Search and capture the released animal. Exercise care to prevent being bitten. Use forceps or nets if necessary.
5. The animal has to be euthanized and the room decontaminated

6. Report incident to respective RI's Safety Officer

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: This document and the contents hereof are considered proprietary and confidential information of P&B inst. Disclosure to unauthorized individuals or dissemination, publication or copying is prohibited without the prior written consent of Pinky & Brain Inst.

Of Mice & Men

Biohazardous* Mutant Mouse on Loose
IMCB Level 5 On Red Alert

Mouse escaped from high security laboratory,
causing alarm and fear among Level5 residents

According to first eye-witness Dr. Wxx, the mouse was first sighted in our lab underneath one of the workstation desks on Monday night. "It's small, grey, long tailed and has these huge mickey mouse ears!" announced a fairly excited Dr. Wxx. Apparently LDX workstation area was comfortable enough for the mouse to camp overnight, as the early bird Mrs Jxxx still managed to catch a glimpse of its infamous long tail on Tuesday morning. And that was its last appearance in ldx lab though RxxxHxx tried using its favourite sweet as a bait. We suspect it had somehow managed to scamper to the neighbouring labs under watchful eyes.
It is also queer that the mouse did not stay put, nor return as no other labs can be so well-equipped with food all year round. We suspected that the commotion was too much for its big ears to bear.

It was unclear how the mouse got its way here. There were a few hypotheses about its origin. One, it somehow escaped and followed its arch enemy-Agent "Hunt" who periodically drowns mice in cold metal cages. Second, it's a runaway from Stairways D where mice are secretly housed and fed by level X people who have a soft spot for poor lab animals. (LDX lab's spread was probably more to its liking). Third, as proposed by Dr Lee-Ang** it was making a desperate attempt to escape from the dissection room. Ironically, Dr Wxx too remained a major accomplice as it is a wonder why she allowed the animal to escape as in her own words "it's moving VERY SLOWLY".

Anyhow, rumour has it that some guy from a lab not too far away managed to caught hold of the mouse on the run. We wonder if he followed the S.O.P provided by senior pest controller Mr B. (For details of the S.O.P please contact Mr B via email). Apparently the little criminal had committed hedious crimes during its great escape. It ransacked a Dr. Vxxx office almost prompting him to make a police er.. no safety report. A Dr Water** was so appalled that he calls for a death penalty on the mus musculus. And maybe a large scale massacre as it was also suspected of inciting a "Mighty Mouse vendetta" The Mickey opps correction again, Mighty mouse is currently held in custody by the all-powerful safety office.





Artist's impression of escaped criminal



*not sure how it is so. Anyway
**names were changed to protect witnesses' identity
PS: this report was made during the un-godly hours (for work) while waiting for the most dreaded 12hr time point so pardon the mistakes. Nonetheless the reporter is proud to proclaim that this is still on par with the recent "high standards" set up by our very own Straits Times

AUNTIE KILLER Vs AGENT NEPHEW

Recently, we found out that "Auntie Killer" is more suitable for Mr. Liu than "Agent Nephew" as some of our paparazzi members witnessed his charm on the BioPolis shuttle bus. Picutres were taken and will be uploaded soon. The main actress looked very calm when she realised she was within the range of our camera. However, the hero here was trying to shield himself from the lens. Personally, I think he should act gracefully as a 20-year-old adult.

Hi Guys,

Happy New Year ...

Happy CNY!

the LDX paparazzi team took a break during the CNY holidays so, as per Agent Hxx2's request, here is a proper, non-tabloid post detailing the lab's CNY festivities over the past few days.

tuesday 20 feb 2007--incidentally also a certain Dr. Wang's birthday, although said person was MIA all day..tsk. (kidding, Dr. Wang!)

12.25PM (thanks to a certain Mr. B. Ng who was atrociously late): at Mr and Mrs Jxxx's castle, we ate a lot of pizza (with mystery 'bak kwa' meat that didnt even taste remotely of 'bak kwa'), watched a lot of tv, and a certain Agent RxxxHxx took a lot of photos, paparazzi style. said photos will *not* be posted because a frivolous post, this is not.




3.45PM: at Dr. Xulh's palace, where all the attention is on the new baby prince, all of 14 days old and already with armani-styled hair. the (older) baby princess, all of 3years 6days old, is very bright and has such long, curly eyelashes that all the girls were very jealous. everybody ate a lot of..erm..fruits cos by then all were too full of pizza to eat anything else.




The End.
p.s. the LDX paparazzi team will be back in action next week.