I'm getting a bit tired of this waking up marathon already. But wait till shift work starts! I'm sure it will make me miss my regular routine.
But once I get up and reach the bus stop it's not so bad. At least I can sleep on the bus. And I'm getting to know so many new people from different departments too. I'm glad my month of newbies all bonded together quite well. They are fun people.
I'm learning a tonne of new things at work everyday. Really I didn't expect to learn so much. I had to narrow down options and put boundaries around the things I absorb each day to make sure that I don't get too much to take in. At first I really thought lab is about entering data into systems, and doing hands-on testing. But it's fun to learn about the systems themselves. We're going deep into chromatography now, and I got to ask the trainer on how the system works (in the scientific sense), something that I've learned about in my chem engineering modules.
I think even after two years, I'll still be absorbing new knowledge. There are no end of things to learn, and that is what exactly I would want a job I undertake to be like. Continuous learning, in many different ways.
