The Diary Game: A Day in the Lab and other activities 29/07/2025

I got to school around 8:24 a.m.—yes, I was late but luckily, the practical hadn’t started yet and the lecturer wasn’t around. My coursemates and I used the time to set up the instruments we needed for the day’s experiment. The practical we conducted was Load Test on a DC Shunt Motor. It’s a common and essential experiment in Electrical and Electronics Engineering that helps us analyze the motor’s behavior under different load conditions. We monitored changes in speed, current, and torque, recording our findings to later plot performance and efficiency graphs.

By the time the lecturer arrived, we were already busy with the setup, and he seemed impressed by our commitment and coordination. Everything was going well until the power supply suddenly went out, forcing us to stop halfway. The lecturer advised that we would continue the practical on Friday.

We closed around 1:30 p.m., and the weather had become a bit gloomy. On my way home, it started drizzling just a light shower, but enough to leave me slightly soaked. I walked slowly, letting the cool breeze hit my face, lost in thought.

When I finally got home, I changed into something dry and warm. As I sat down to rest, I felt a quiet sense of accomplishment. Even with the weather and interruptions, today still counted as a good day. one more step forward in my journey as an engineer.

Later in the evening, after resting a bit, I decided to watch a movie I had heard so much about Miracle in Cell No. 7. It’s a deeply emotional Korean film about a mentally challenged father who is wrongly accused and imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. The movie beautifully explores the bond between him and his little daughter, and how that love brings unexpected joy and warmth to the lives of the hardened inmates in his prison cell. It’s one of those films that quietly breaks your heart and then gently pieces it back together.

By the end, I found myself completely moved. It reminded me of the power of innocence, love, and justice how sometimes even in the darkest places, light can find its way in.

After the movie, I had a warm dinner of white rice and sauce and a malt, and it felt like the perfect way to end such a full, reflective day. From the lab in the morning to the quiet tears in the evening, today was a mix of effort, emotion, and a little bit of rain.