Orientation

Finally my course at the University of Waikato starts today. Where should I go and what should I do first? Nobody knows. -.-;; Unlike those Bachelor or Master course, there's no orientation for PhD course. I even didn't know where my lab was. I walked in the department building and looked around for awhile. Those staff in this building might have noticed there's a stranger mucking around, eh? Afterall, there're some noticeboard says - "AUTHORIZED STAFF ONLY". Apparently unauthorized person, or visitors, are not allowed in this building. It's quite understandable since there're microbiology lab, isotope lab and that sort of things that security concern is extremely essential. Not knowing what to do, I went to the office of the department and asked for help. Fortunately, this was the way to go. There I filled some documents, got a key for my lab, led to the lap, met a technician (Kerry) and then received a security card. Came back to the lab, I was privided a desk. Frankly speaking, I was so impressed when I got my own desk - finally I have my own desk in the lab!! PS: I didn't have my own one during my Master course in TW. Instead, an old laminar flow cabinet was my "desk". I could turn on the fan when it getting hot, turn on the light when dark, and turn on the UV light if I get injured and need to sterilize the cut...(hey, of course the last one is a joke!!) I had a short introduction and chatting with Kerry and Haylie - a MSc student - and a Japanese girl Yuko who is merely staying in this lab temporary. But where's prof. Molan anyway? He's really a busy gentleman. He was having a meeting in the Waikato Hospital and didn't showup until afternoon. Prof just came back to our lab when I and Yuko came back from tea time. After that, we had a not-too-short talk in the lab. What really surprised (or I would say, amazed) me was that prof. Molan just pulled a chair and sit beside me rather than told me to move to his office!! This is absolutely unimaginable in my MSc (Master of Science) lab in TW!! Oh, professor, I really admire you and love you~~~!!