Counting the Days

In twenty days, I'll be leaving my job in order to give my thesis the much-needed attention it deserves.  It has already been given the green light by UP Manila's ethics committee, and my reagents and kits have already arrived.  All I need to do is put on my white lab gown (I need to buy a new one) and latex gloves and work away the days.  It's not exactly work, since I love doing it and the experiments are so designed to give me lots of free time, which translates to Facebooking and tweeting in between PCR runs and incubation periods  - which last anywhere from an hour to 4 hours - and quick trips to Robinsons Place for food, food and more food (a must-have especially during those all-nighters).  

I really miss lab life.  I miss the days when I could wear comfy jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers and not bother to put on face powder or lipstick.  Luckily, I'm going to get those days back when I formally resign from work later this month.  Not that I hate my current job, but some things just have to have top priority for the good of everyone involved.  I certainly wouldn't want to divide my time between the lab and the office as it is an impossible balancing act.  

And so I'm looking forward to being a full-time student again.  Perhaps I'll be able to bag a nice job as I go along, but for now, I'll gleefully anticipate my upcoming independence day.  :))