Walk through evolution... and more

Practical session today was like a walk through the evolution of plants... from the bryophytes to the ferns to the gymnosperms and to the angiosperms.

From the sporangium and peristomes of the bryophytes, the sorus and false insidium of the ferns, the megastrobullus of the pines, the double fertilisation in angiosperms, it was more of an information overload during the 3+ hour stint.

I was sort of lost at the gates of ferns and thereafter. I was confusing the sporophyte phase with the gametophyte phase, the sexual body with the asexual body, the pericarp with the mesocarp. Again, information overload.

But somehow learning through hands-on makes learning interesting (if it wasn't in the first place). Touching the trichomes during the Kent Ridge walk, tasting the Belinjau at the fern allies station, smelling the puke-inducing megastrobullus really made me appreciate the lessons better.

And it was kinda freaky when the TA memorised our names and faces... Oooo... no more slacking for BioD from now on...

Not to mention getting a chance to see plants that I've never ever seen before.

At least the girls in my group are hip and cool. Not to mention kind too... Haha... well, the holidays are offically in and fasting begins on Sunday. What a double whammy right?

Reality check 1: Be nice to people and people MAY be nice to you
Reality check 2: Studies is MY responsibility, not my tutor's
Reality check 3: Help each other out but DON'T expect them to do the same

Life's about to get worse, time's about to get shorter and the exams are definitely nearer...