Nobel Prize and budget alarm

Prof Andre Geim and Prof Konstantin Novoselov sitting on the bench near Old quadrangle

I feel so happy for The University of Manchester!!! it has been quite some time since the university last won a Nobel Prize, exluding two Nobel laureates that the uni hired in recent years (Joseph E. Stiglitz and Sir John Sulston).. Joseph E. Stiglitz was awarded Nobel prize in economics in 2001, while Sir John Sulston was awarded Nobel prize in physiology and medicine in 2002, both won the Nobel Prize before joining the uni of manchester, so there is not so much to be proud of.. if i not mistaken, the last Nobel Laureate that truly associated with uni of manchester is Michael Smith.. Michael Smith was a graduate from the university of manchester and he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993 =) quite long time ago


Michael Smith Building in uni of manchester


it was really a pleasant surprise when i saw the news in internet : Prof Andre Geim and Prof Konstantin Novoselov from the university of manchester were jointly awarded Nobel prize in physics in 2010 for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene =))))


it was really a great news to cheer me up because recently i was quite annoyed by the fact that i spent more than 400 pounds in less than one month! gosh, i spent more than 2000ringgit in less than one month, terrible! i don't know why this happen, i tried my best to save money already, lol

ok,i guess i know why this happen: i bought an expensive printer(i dunno the fact that if i show my student card to get 10%discount, wasted), Organic Chemistry by PY Bruice(only after i check internet,i realise the author is a female,lol, maybe Bruice sounds like Bruce Lee =P), Physicochemical Principles of Pharmacy by Attwood(i bought from Blackwell bookshop, this time i show my student card, but they said no discount for it, lol).. also because I joined Manchester University Pharmaceutical Society, Manchester Debating Union and Malaysian Student Society of Manchester, all need member fee =.=lll

hope that i will not need to spend so much money in the future
also hope that i will enjoy every moment in the university =)

p/s: last last week, i took photo near Old quadrangle too =) hahaha
ok, i admit i a bit far from the bench, haha =P