kayak gt penampilannya pas dateng ke Indo 

dramaasia.com, Jakarta - Acara Rendezvous with Lee Dong-Wook (ditayangkan 5 Mei 2007) yang digelar di studio Indosiar berlangsung meriah meski sempat terlambat beberapa menit. Adegan pembukanya cukup spektakuler, seorang pria di balik layar memperagakan tarian yang cukup membuat penonton heboh.

Alih-alih Lee Dong-wook, yang muncul ternyata pembawa acara super kocak Olga yang ditemani oleh Daanish. Belakangan baru terasa bahwa selain aktor Korea kelahiran 1981 tersebut, Olga-lah bintang dalam acara tersebut karena aksi-aksi kocaknya.

Bayangkan saja dalam sejumlah adegan, ia nekat berpakaian ala Yoo-rin dan Shi-yeon (lengkap dengan atribut pakaian tenis) serta terus-menerus menempel pada Dong-wook, yang meski tidak mengerti bahasa Indonesia namun tidak bisa menahan kegeliannya melihat gaya Olga yang sangat heboh.

Bahkan dalam beberapa kesempatan, Dong-wook balik mengerjai Olga mulai dari mendorongnya dengan sofa sampai melempar raket yang diberikan saat keduanya pura-pura melakukan servis dalam permainan tenis. Selain memuji Olga, penonton yang terus gembira sepanjang acara berulang kali dicandai oleh Daanish yang sengaja melafalkan nama Dong-wook secara salah.

Sayang menjelang akhir acara, salah seorang penonton sempat melakukan perbuatan tidak terpuji yang langsung mengundang tanggapan negatif dari para penggemar yang hadir yaitu nekat naik ke atas panggung dan mencium Lee Dong-wook.

grrr :@ so annoying

Acara berlanjut di Spazio - Mezza 9 Club yang terletak di Pondok Indah Mal 2, dimana acara Dinner with Lee Dong-wook digelar. Dihadiri oleh lebih dari 400 orang, demi mendapat tempat terbaik ada seorang penggemar yang bahkan menunggu di lokasi mulai pukul 9.30 WIB meski acaranya sendiri baru dimulai pada pukul 19.00 WIB.

Setelah makan di tempat yang disediakan sambil disaksikan oleh para penggemar yang sengaja membeli tiket VIP dan VVIP supaya bisa berdekatan dengan sang idola, Dong-wook melakukan hal yang tidak disangka-sangka oleh semua orang : menggelar sesi tanda tangan foto untuk semua yang hadir.

Asal tahu saja, acara penandatanganan secara langsung (ditambah jabat tangan) adalah atas permintaan Lee Dong-wook sendiri yang paham betul betapa beratnya perjuangan para penggemar untuk ikut meramaikan acara bersama dirinya.

what a humble celeb...makin cinta deh... 

Bisa ditebak, para penggemar langsung berebut berbaris demi berhadapan langsung dengan sang bintang idola. Sejumlah hal dilakukan diatas panggung mulai dari meminta tanda tangan di tas, mengajak berbicara dalam bahasa Korea, meminta foto hingga lebih dari satu buah, sampai memberikan kado.

Lagi-lagi nyaris terjadi insiden saat seorang penggemar yang kehilangan kendali berusaha mencium Dong-wook, namun kali ini si aktor lebih sigap dan berhasil menghindar. Apresiasi juga diberikan pada oleh penggemar yang tak henti-hentinya menyemangati Dong-wook yang terlihat kelelahan dan berulang kali mengurut bahu kanannya yang sudah pegal.

kasian banget...DW oppa, fighting! 

Setelah berlangsung lebih dari satu jam, acara sesi tanda tangan akhirnya selesai dan Lee Dong-wook bersama manajer, para penata rias, serta penerjemah Ayu akhirnya digiring ke mobil yang siap membawa mereka kembali ke hotel.(mdL)

Currently feeling: good

I hate them, I hate them, I hate them!!! the level 4000 modules they're offering in sem 1 are so disgusting, my friend Shiqi agrees with this...while almost all the modules I wanted to take are offered in sem 2.

Always disrupting my plans at the last minute Now I can't take the modules that I plan to take!! I have always believed that in studying what I like I can perform my very best. But I guess it's not true, sometimes we have to just go with the flow. Things can still be a blessing in disguise. I'll take 4 modules next sem, 2 level 4 chem modules, 1 level 3 one, and 1 chinese module. I hate surface science, never really like it ever since I had the experiment during year 3's lab, but still...I have to take it. It's about time to be less idealistic. I also have to sacrifice one module out of the 3 modules I wanted to take in sem 2 *sigh* what can I do? let's just throw away a module taught by a lecturer that I don't really like...

BTW, FYI, my good friend Mingxian is joining us for honours! yippee! It's really not going to be fun without him :D He's like the mascot of applied chemistry for our batch. 

Currently feeling: enraged

is a static condition. like now. yes, no changes, unless you count those made by the chem department. no changes. no directions. I need to be still before God...but it's tough. cos I'm a person who can never be still :/ this kind of condition leads to sleepless nights and restlessness. I practiced writing chinese, I read fyp related papers, I spend time with my family, I'm reading The Screwtape Letters, yet I still feel so unfulfilled during these holidays. maybe I need patience. maybe.

God, please help me withstand this static condition...anyway I know it's going to be over as soon as I come back sg, I just know...fyp won't be easy. 

peace out. 

Currently feeling: restless

There was a little 6-year-old Chinese Indonesian girl who died yesterday in a quite big shopping center called ITC in my town, Surabaya. She fell from the travelator at level 3 down to the ground floor. The height of the fall was around 3 x 4.5 meters. She died because of trauma on her head and forehead. Her parents ignorantly left her alone while shopping at the Carrefour inside this shopping center. The father of the child said that they have been doing that often when shopping at Carrefour cos Livya, the little girl, knows the shopping center very well already. Very foolish indeed. Moral of the story: don't do similar things when you become parents one day.

Ever wondered why we had so many or maybe just a few or just one death experience? But why did God by His grace prevent us from dying? Thank God for still giving us a chance to live this life.

Note:

I thought I was wrong because maybe I loved human more than I loved God. But, that's not the case, cos by loving human a lot, doesn't mean that it deprives my love for God. This could be one of evil's strategies to deceive us, as I read from The Screwtape's Letters. So yeah, I'm happy if as a human being I still can be sympathetic to others' misery. That means my heart still works well.

Currently feeling: sympathetic

Enrique Iglesias - Do You Know? (ping pong song) 

"ping pong"
"ping pong"

DO YOU KNOW
Do you know
Do you know,
Do you know, Do you know

Do you know what it feels like loving someone that’s in a rush to throw you away.
Do you know what it feels like to be the last one to know
the lock on the door has changed.

If birds flying south is a sign of changes
At least you can predict this every year.
Love, you never know the minute it ends suddenly
I can’t get it to speak
Maybe finding all the things it took to save us
I could fix the pain that bleeds inside of me
Look in your eyes to see something about me
I’m standing on the edge and I don’t know what else to give.

Do you know what it feels like loving someone
that’s in a rush to throw you away.

Do you know what it feels like to be the last one to know
the lock on the door has changed.

How can I love you How can I love you How can I love you
If you just don’t talk to me, babe.

I flow through my act
The question is she needed
And decide all the man I can ever be.
Looking at the last 3 years like I did,
I could never see us ending like this.
Seeing your face no more on my pillow
Is a scene that’s never happened to me.
But after this episode I don’t see,
you could never tell the next thing life could be

Do you know what it feels like loving someone that’s in a rush to throw you away.
Do you know what it feels like to be the last one to know
the lock on the door has changed.

Do you know what it feels like loving someone
that’s in a rush to throw you away.
Do you know what it feels like to be the last one to know
the lock on the door has changed.

Do you know,
Do you know, Do you know....

always love his voice and style... 

One can grow panic easier when dealing with 50-pages journals of chemical reviews...trashy chemical reviews which might not be related to our research topic at all! I hate the lengthy-text of applications, less figures and tables...more text, really frustrating...I hate their style of going-round-and-round nonsensical writing :/ disgusting... Moreover reading it with coffee, more panic attack is produced...aaaaargh, helpppppp this is holidays...I hope big supervisor and small supervisor aren't expecting too much from me...

"I am tired...=)" "A lot of things have been bugging me "

"I am really happy today "

Currently feeling: crazy

Okay I dunno what else to put in the title

It's bad to be in love with oneself I know =P

been watching Jigoku Shoujo, spoiler: in the end the hell girl herself died:s

The hell girl is a messenger from hell who will deliver anyone's vengeance

for a price. and the price is his/her own soul.

after his/her own natural death, his/her own soul will also be delivered to hell. 

weird, I thought it's a quite cool series.

it's good, in the end, evil must be defeated.

going somewhere else soon.

this may or may not be my last post before that. 

don't miss me while I'm gone  

Currently feeling: sleepy

John 3:19-21 (NIV)

19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."

By the way, for those who don't know, the restaurant is located in Bunderan Tol Mayjend Sungkono (Lily and Shirleen and Cindy can try maybe since their houses are not so far from there). Sorry Sf, if you don't know what I mean it's okay people from Jakarta and Medan also won't know kok hehe

Sorry if I keep on promoting entertainment stuffs and food ya, I hope you've enjoyed until this far. After all, it's holidays for me so I shouldn't write anything too serious or depressing (lirik2 other people's blogs ). I'm leaving to Jakarta on Sunday afternoon.

Currently feeling: awake

went out with a group of friends from high school last night. They were late...as always, because one girl named Christie was taking a nap that was too long :s and she didn't pick up her phone. I was waiting like for more than 2 hours in Galaxy Mall...what the heck...Went out with Christie, Inggrid, Jenalwin, Benny, Satriya, Yoko, Puguh, Frendy, and Priscilla. I am not too close to Priscilla personally. The others were in the same "mafia" course as I was. I realized how much they differ from my friends in Singapore...gilaaaa temen2 di singapore tuh alim banget dibandingin mereka...

mereka mah...the classic "J" word from Surabaya which is equivalent to the "F" word in English always comes out from their mouths, yah yang cowok2 doang sih tp tetep aja..All the dirty jokes and stuffs like that which I would avoid to response to, even just a little bit, now...Always living carefree lives, wasting their time of youth...I still dunno what's going to happen to me if I were to study in a univ. in Surabaya...mungkin tetep kayak aku pas SMA dulu.

I also can't believe how could I have a crush on one of them yang udah...hmm madesu banget gitu. Always living life lazily and playfully. And it's like for more than 2 years when I was in high school. Emang my taste from before has changed a lot haha Right now I'd prefer someone who's a lot older and more mature than I am, yeah really...

Jadi bersyukur sama anugerah Tuhan, sudah mengijinkan aku punya temen2 yang baik dan memberi pengaruh yang baik buat aku. Meskipun mereka juga bukan orang2 yang sempurna tp aku tetap bersyukur. Bersyukur juga mindset aku udah berubah banget dr SMA sampai sekarang. How I realized living life just for fun and luxury like them is not worthy living. Tetep bersyukur juga kalo tetep bisa ketemuan sama temen2 lama kayak mereka sampai sekarang dan mendoakan orang2 kayak mereka...

don't miss me while I'm gone...although I know I'd miss you all going Jakarta for 6 days, on Friday I'll be back home, Insya Allah...

halo kawan2...

kemaren baru pulang dr Jakarta, terus ternyata VGA card kompi di rumah rusak sehingga kemaren on off gt =P kalo yg perhatiin kemaren mgkn bakal liat daisy online/offline di msn gak jelas gt hehe

ada sejuta cerita dari jakarta. ada seneng ada gak seneng juga dikejar2 anjing chi hua hua jelek warna item di rumah engkong aku :s

hari pertama cuman makan malem doang di din tai fung karena plane tibanya rada telat di jakarta. selama 6 hari sekamar ama mama, ai, dan adik sepupu cowok. rata2 setiap harinya ngobrol terus all day all nite sampe tertidur. hari kedua, kita ke mangga dua, terus malemnya makan sate babi krekot di pecenongan. shopped at mangga dua, got some good bargains, as usual. hari ketiga, ke Senayan City. Malemnya makan di Pu Thien, Pluit. Hari keempat, ke Seibu, rata2 toko2nya masih belom buka kecuali Sogo. Malemnya makan di Da Jia, Pluit. Hari kelima ke Pondok Indah Mall 2, not that nice. Looks like Plaza Singapura a bit to me...although I think PS is still better. Malemnya dinner di Grand Hyatt sekeluarga and the bill was on my mom's older brother. nice ya hehe

Met all my mom's close family in Jakarta: mom's father, older brother, older brother's daughter, older brother's daughter's husband, older brother's daughter's dog :s, younger sister, younger sister's son. They discussed a lot about Catholicism, which is their faith, other faiths, and Chinese philosophy. It's nice that I brought my Bible over there, read it there...and got asked about it. Isn't it amazing? I finally got an opportunity to talk to them about my faith. Thank God...somehow the words were put inside my mouth and I just said it...I told them that I believe Christianity as the only true faith to God. If you don't already know, I've always been a coward on this matter...and I am glad that I wasn't being one anymore this time. My mom's family still thinks that it's useless only to read the Bible, cos they don't understand it too well. They need the philosophy behind it, they said. This is where I really realized, they need GOOD EXPLANATION of the Bible...this is where the Reformed movement came into the picture. People need this. Many intellectuals need faith that is not only blind faith. I'm glad that it's there as God's representative to bring responsible truth to people in big cities in Indonesia and some others in the other parts of the world. Don't read me wrong, I'm sure many other churches are also working on this as well. I'd be glad to know that they are.

Thank God for all these, thank God for good relationships, the stories, the laughters, and advices shared...

Yah kira2 segitu aja seh, of course kalo anda2 mau ngobrol2 sama saya pastinya lebih asyik lagi karena bisa tahu lebih banyak dari sumbernya sendiri =P I missed you all you know...

also missed the person whom I last met on April 22nd... 

Currently feeling: content

Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Li Ye

Gary Cao Ge feat. Genie Zhuo Wen Xuan

Cao: 

wo de xin xiang chang shou ge gei ni ting
 ge ci shi ru ci de tian mi
 ke shi wo hai xiu
 wo mei you yong qi dui ni shuo yi ju wo ai ni
 
 Zhuo:
 wei shen me ni hai shi bu yan bu yu
 nan dao ni bu dong wo de xin
 bu guan ni yong shen me fang shi biao ming
 wo hui dui ni shuo wo yuan yi
 
 Cao:
 qian yan wan yu li
 zhi you yi ju hua neng biao bai wo de xin
 
 Zhuo:
 qian yan wan yu li
 zhi yao yi ju hua jiu
 
 Both:
 neng gou rang wo men xiang wei xiang yi
 
 Cao:
 wo ai ni
 ni shi wo de Zhu Li Ye (Zhuo: Zhu Li Ye)
 wo yuan yi bian cheng ni de liang san bo
 
 Both:
 xing fu de mei yi tian
 lang man de mei yi ye
 
 Zhuo:
 ba ai bu fang kai
 
 Cao:
 yin wei I love you
 
 Zhuo:
 wo ai ni
 ni shi wo de Luo Mi O (Cao:Luo Mi O)
 wo yuan yi bian cheng ni de zhu ying tai
 
 Both:
 xing fu de mei yi tian
 lang man de mei yi ye
 mei li de ai qing zhu fu zhe wei lai

Currently feeling: stressed

I am starting to wonder whether I should pursue a PhD degree in NUS or not. Many people have been suggesting that to me, including my FYP supervisor. I know, I must firstly be sure that research is what I want to do for living and for life. The NGS (National Graduate School) scholarship is really tempting, and the research areas also seem to be highly interesting to me. I can continue to do research work under Suresh (my supervisor) if I really get it. If you don't know about it, try to visit: http://www.ngs.nus.edu.sg I know, I must be ready to face rejection if it comes, and to face 4 more years of schooling should I get accepted...I dunno why, but the research institutes in Singapore really seem to be interesting places to work in everyday Can anyone who already have Msc or PhD experience in NUS comment on this? dopey? piyo? anyone else?

Currently feeling: thinking

changed to this, cos my Dad bought me one just all of a sudden. Yes I know I'm a spoilt girl, although I don't look like one in Sg =P...very user-friendly...highly recommended, however you need 1 microSD external memory for mp3, videos, and images usage. The camera is also not bad I suppose. The speaker quality is also very good.

Currently feeling: working

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

3 The eyes of the LORD are everywhere,
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

I pray that God may grant me the gentleness of verse 1a even if I had been the spirit in verse 4b...in all situations, with anyone it could be...please help me, Lord.

GIRLS FILL OUT THE TOP GUYS FILL OUT
THE BOTTOM POST IT UP SO WE SEE
WHAT'S UP REPOST WITH THE TITLE "WHAT
TURNS ME ON/OFF"

FOR GIRLS - About guys: Turned ON,
OFF, or DRM(doesnt really matter):

Is fair: ON (asal jangan lebih putih dr gw aja, knp? serem =) )
Is tanned: DRM (sah2 aja kok asal nggak pitch black) 
Is taller than you: ON (it's a requirement actually)
Is shorter than you: OFF (sorry I don't mean to offend ppl here, I just think that tall girls are meant for tall guys, short girls are for short guys, k...*peace* =D)
Wears braces: DRM
Has blue eyes: DRM (asal kalo orang asia jangan pakai colored contact lenses aja, aku aja gak pake gt =P)
Has hazel eyes: DRM
Drinks alcohol too much:OFF
Smokes: OFF
Plays sports: DRM
Smiles a lot: ON
Calls you just to say Hi: ON
Compliments you: ON
Good dancer: ON
Wears jewelry: OFF (sori not offending people again, but personally..."kayak cewek aja" =P)
Has brown hair: DRM
Has Black hair: ON
Has blonde hair: DRM kalo bule
Has red hair: OFF
Makeup: DRM (kalo cuman bedak tipis2 aja malah makin keliatan bersih hehe)
Can make you laugh at any given
moment: ON
Loyal: ON (definitely a req)
Plays guitar: ON
Plays drums: ON
Sing: ON
He's buff (muscles): DRM
He can draw: ON
Easily jealous: DRM
Doesn't eat meat: OFF (walah sedih dong gw harus nyesuain sama dia terus tiap kali pegi2 =P)
Doesn't eat vegetable: DRM (kalo bs sih gak pilih2 makanan)
Has a tattoo: OFF
Has a lip ring: OFF (ih...)
Has tongue ring: OFF (apalagi...)
Honest and open: ON (definitely a req)
Goes to church: ON (definitely a req)



FOR GUYS - About girls: Turned ON,
OFF or DC (don't care)

is fair:
is tanned: 
dresses like a grandma:
plays musical instrument:
is shorter than you:
same height as you:
is taller than you:
has green eyes:
blue eyes:
has brown eyes:
has long hair:
has med. hair:
has short hair:
drinks alcohol:
smokes cigs:
smokes weed:
wears glasses:
has blonde hair:
has brown hair:
has red hair:
works out:
smiles:
calls you just to say hi:
creative:
compliments you:
shaves her legs:
wears jewelry:
has bigger feet than you:
has smaller feet than you:
smiles when you walk into the room:
belly piercings:
doesn't party:
likes to party:
laughs a lot:
pierced ears:
pierced anything else:
honest and open:
goes to church:

maklum deh ngisi ginian, barusan liat "Kontak Jodoh" di SCTV =D hihihi

Currently feeling: isenx

Terus melangkah melupakanmu
Lelah hati perhatikan sikapmu
Jalan pikiranmu buatku ragu
Tak mungkin ini tetap bertahan

Perlahan mimpi terasa mengganggu
Kucoba untuk terus menjauh
Perlahan hatiku terbelenggu
Kucoba untuk lanjutkan itu

Engkau bukanlah segalaku
Bukan tempat tuk hentikan langkahku
Usai sudah semua berlalu
Biar hujan menghapus jejakmu

Terus melangkah melupakanmu
Belah hati perhatikan sikapmu
Jalan pikiranmu buatku ragu
Tak mungkin ini tetap bertahan

Perlahan mimpi terasa mengganggu
Kucoba untuk terus menjauh
Perlahan hatiku terbelenggu
Kucoba untuk lanjutkan itu

Engkau bukanlah segalaku
Bukan tempat tuk hentikan langkahku
Usai sudah semua berlalu
Biar hujan menghapus jejakmu

Lepaskan segalanya
Lepaskan segalanya

Engkau bukanlah segalaku
Bukan tempat tuk hentikan langkahku
Usai sudah semua berlalu
Biar hujan menghapus jejakmu

Nanananana
Nanananana
Nanananana
Nanananana
Nanananana
Nanananana

nggak gitu suka style baru Peterpan sih...liriknya bagus tuh buat yg lagi  mau let go of someone or something mungkin buat diri sendiri juga...yang jelas bukan ex kok hehehe *peace* jadi sedikit melankolis lagu2nya ah...nggak enak didengerin sambil baca paper atau kerja tugas heheh perlu lagu2 cepet kayak Angela Zhang - Ai shang ai de wei dao memang... 

these are the criteria of an unwanted man, so how? for guys, don't be like this criteria below...gals can't do it to their men either actually.

1. always rely on women's money, power, and everything else, likes to order women around. this kind of man is proven to be lazy

2. is perverted, either takes advantage of his own girl or always lays his dirty eyes/hand on all the women around him, even when the girlfriend is around. keep your wife-to-be pure, dude...well that's it if you love her. that's what I can say. the girl shouldn't then tempt the guy when he has repented...

3. always be the right one no matter what, and the girl will always be the wrong one. this kind of person should have more value of justice.

btw...does anyone know who is powerpuff?

Currently feeling: scared

to know most things in the Bible is good, it is better than to know all of the happenings in the world and not understand one principle of the Bible.

But if I had the choice, if God would grant me the choice..

I'd rather know 50% of all the happenings in the world, and understand 50% of all the principles in the Bible. than to know everything in the Bible yet I cannot connect it to what's happening in this world.

whether you want to agree or disagree is not my business...this principle is one of the foundations why I have this blog's content the way it is now.

if you were a girl, or if you're already one, would you rather be smart or pretty?

Personally, I guess intelligence is preserved more over time if allowed by God (okay, forget Korean actresses and their plastic surgeries for a while and concentrate on normal people alias cewek jelata =P), and I think intelligence is really more important than beauty. Believe it or not, many girls chose to be pretty, esp. Indonesians. Don't ask me bout Singaporeans =P how about you?

Both don't last forever though...just a thought, will I still have my current level of intelligence after I die? I mean on my afterlife...how bout those people going to hell...will everyone have the same level of intelligence? hehehe chemists like me do wonder about unusual stuffs. wonders leads to creativity and innovations, so dream high!

di atas langit masih ada luar angkasa, di bawah samudra masih ada dunia bawah laut~

Currently feeling: isenx

Here are my 3 choices:

1st choice:

Low Band Gap Perylene Based Polymers for the Fabrication of Light Harvesting Materials

Synopsis:

The organic conjugated polymer-based photovoltaic materials have attracted much interest for the fabrication of commercially viable photovoltaicdevices. Organic semiconductors offers many advantages such as possibility for optical tuning trhoguh functional group manipulation, easy access to large amount of materials, straight forward fabrication of thin film devices. Properly functionalized materials with delocalized #61552 electron system can absorb sunlight, create photogenerated charge carriers, and offer a transport vehicle for these charge carriers through out the medium. As an example, phthalocyanine and perylene have commonly found applications in thin film organic solar cells. The proposed project will deal with synthesis and characterization of conjugated oligomers and polymers for the fabrication of photovoltaic devices. The project comprises synthesis of molecules and polymers, investigation of structure-property relationship and fabrication of devices.

The 1st choice is what I've been reading on throughout the whole holidays, the only one of which I have had some connections with the supervisor.

2nd choice:

Synthesis and applications of supramolecular block copolymers

Synopsis:

This project aims at the synthesis and material applications of a new kind of supramolecular block copolymers, in which two or more than two polymeric components are connected by non-covalent interactions. Research work will focus on several parts: (1) synthesis and characterizations of these copolymers (2) self-assembly behavior and applications of the obtained nanostructures in solar cells, drug and gene delivery.

I chose this one as second choice for the backup of my 1st choice since the study is supposedly similar to the first project. A bonus point goes to the supervisor of this project, read one of his papers and I think it's quite good. His postdoc was in Max-Planck Polymer Research Institute in Germany. 

3rd choice:

Preparation of water in oil microemulsions for clean diesel fuel

Synopsis:

Environmental concerns have lead to increasingly stringent emission control legislation for vehicular emissions. While diesel engines are inherently more fuel efficient and operate with higher thermodynamic efficiency, they have specific problems with NOx and particulate emission. One way to address this problem is the addition of water to the combustion mixture in order to reduce the flame temperature. This leads to reduced NOx formation and also to more complete combustion of the fuel, resulting in reduced particulate emission. The water can be injected into the cylinder separate from the fuel with a second injection system. However, such a system is complex and expensive, and therefore not economically viable. Mixing of water to diesel fuel leads to emulsions, which are unstable and tend to demix. However, with suitable additives, it may be possible to stabilize the emulsion. This will result in water-oil fuels with desirable characteristics. The aim of the project is to study suitable compositions to prepare fuels with 15-20 water content. In particular, the use of bio-diesel in the water-fuel mix will be evaluated. In particular, there is interest to prepare the water-oil fuel in transparent form. This can be achieved in a microemulsion, where the water droplets are smaller than the wavelength of light (<100 nm). Work plan: (1) generate a thorough overview of existing emulsion fuel systems by searching the web for casual information, as well as conducting a thorough review of the patent literature and the scientific open literature. (2) Prepare and evaluate water-in-oil emulsion systems. The emulsions are to be characterized with respect to particle size, stability over time, temperature dependence of the uniform range, method of emulsification. Methods used are laser light scattering, optical microscopy, and electron microscopy. The work is of some commercial interest for a Singaporean corporation producing jathropa oil.

Why I chose this one as my 3rd choice? Firstly, biodiesel fuel is a hot and demanding research area because of the concern of depleting fossil fuel. Secondly, I already know the supervisor well enough though he might only recognize my face. Yea, he's the head of Applied Chemistry heheh he's kind though sometimes he explains in a funny way (still understandable to me though)