notes from the Bolinao expedition.

1. Antalino naman ng second judge namin. Yung nagtanong kung oil-based ba o water-based ang dihydrocapsaicin. I only grasped the implications of that after eight months with our project.

2. We need to order dimethyl sulfoxide. (In relation to 1.)

3. Stirring capsaicinoids with your hand isn't such a good idea, even with contamination issues aside. (Also in relation to 1.)

4. Five tanks. Lots of corals, all belonging to genus Acropora. One tank (3 corals) treated with 0.1% (by volume) capsaicinoids. Another tank (4 corals) treated with 0.5% (by volume) capsaicinoids. All the other corals are happy we didn't pick them for experimentation.

5. 1 banca for 1 day = PhP1500.

6. Noonday sun + no shade + no sunblock + prom the next day = disaster. (When my dad's baldness is added to that it equals total complete no-hope-of-recovery disaster.)

7. Bus rides are fun, kahit na hindi namin abot yung overhead rack.

8. Pag may luku-luko, sabuyan na lang ng capsaicin. (Chupungco, 2009)

9. Ate Koko, we missed you. It's always nice to have a sane person around.

10. STR = awesome, to use Kate's word. XD

notes from the Bolinao expedition.

1. Antalino naman ng second judge namin. Yung nagtanong kung oil-based ba o water-based ang dihydrocapsaicin. I only grasped the implications of that after eight months with our project.

2. We need to order dimethyl sulfoxide. (In relation to 1.)

3. Stirring capsaicinoids with your hand isn't such a good idea, even with contamination issues aside. (Also in relation to 1.)

4. Five tanks. Lots of corals, all belonging to genus Acropora. One tank (3 corals) treated with 0.1% (by volume) capsaicinoids. Another tank (4 corals) treated with 0.5% (by volume) capsaicinoids. All the other corals are happy we didn't pick them for experimentation.

5. 1 banca for 1 day = PhP1500.

6. Noonday sun + no shade + no sunblock + prom the next day = disaster. (When my dad's baldness is added to that it equals total complete no-hope-of-recovery disaster.)

7. Bus rides are fun, kahit na hindi namin abot yung overhead rack.

8. Pag may luku-luko, sabuyan na lang ng capsaicin. (Chupungco, 2009)

9. Ate Koko, we missed you. It's always nice to have a sane person around.

10. STR = awesome, to use Kate's word. XD