Lapidolith :)

"Lapidolith" is the a scientific name for concrete hardener. I chose to write about this is because ever since i left secondary school, i had not been in touch with chemistry. This is a study done due to the need to increase the intensity of our carpark area in our estate. In the end, i had not only achieve what i wanted but also got the feel of chemistry once again. The following are some pictures that will illustrate where hardener can be applied.

This is a picture of hardener applied in a big factory flooring

This is a picture of hardener applied on walkway

Basically lapidolith can be applied on any concrete surfaces to increase the hardness of the surface. In the process of hardening the surface, it also increases the resistance to wear and tear and the ease of cleaning concrete flooring.

The nature of concrete is porous hence it will absorb most liquids. If the liquid is oil, it will be hard to wash off and cause a dirty patch or unevenness on the flooring. This is important to the aesthetic of estates as visitors will see and comment to the owner and thereafter complaint will start to flow in as "design flaw". Although we know that it is not a design flaw but we are doing it out of goodwill to improve the relationship between the developer and the owners.

The above is the chemical formula for hardener

In short, when hardener comes into contact with concrete it will react with the limestone in the concrete to form a compound that had a higher hardness than limestone.

After studying the reactions and effects of hardener, i went further to outsource and found a contractor that is willing to do our carpark at a low rate and it will be done next week.

Three more weeks to end of internship and i already starting to miss this job. Had learnt so much more in just thirteen weeks and Mr Chan & Ms Lily had been so kind to me. Really hope Mr Chan will call me back after this internship.

New Year - 2012!!

Hi all, i had a wonderful count down at Holland V :D Hope everyone had your fun that night too.

This week is a refreshing week, especially the sleeping time i had for the whole of Monday... The first day of work started off with filing of accounts for submission, i was not tasked to do it but Mey (Accountant) had shown how much work is required to compile the whole year accounts together.

As for me i suddenly remembered Mr Chee telling me about the SPRING S'pore funding for SME, therefore i started searching for more information online. After reading the material, i downloaded and printed a copy of the application form for Mr Chan to fill up. According to the website, this scheme is to encourage SME (Small-Medium Enterprises) to take in intern. It requires the company to plan for the learning path for the intern plus the employment after the internship semester. Which means the intern will be a official employee of the company after he/she finishes internship.

The key factor that lure me into researching is not the employment after internship but the bonus that is promised at the end of the programme. It is stated that each intern can enjoy a $2100 bonus when the internship had completed. Unfortunately the company that wish to participate in this scheme must apply before the internship started. Hence the application that will be posted will not affect me but i hope that future intern can enjoy this bonus :D

Happy New Year to all the readers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas/End of 2011 !!

Past;

26-10-2011: Public Holiday, Deepavali

08-11-2011: Public Holiday, Hari Raya

26-12-2011: Public Holiday, Christmas

Upcoming;

02-01-2012: Public Holiday, New Year

23-01-2012: Public Holiday, Chinese New Year

24-01-2012: Public Holiday, Chinese New Year

I was thinking of the number of holidays that i had been celebrating. The above dates are not a reflection of Singapore's Racial Harmonious but also the total number of days that i will be on public holiday :D 16 weeks of Internship is actually 15 :P