had my first microbio prac today. I thought staining would be easy but i was very very wrong. the first few staining methods are manageable. but i think most of us failed at acid-fast and spore staining (at least i didn't succeed. and my lab partners didn't as well). It's so difficult!! the stains kept washing away and we kept observing only one colour T.T But overall, the prac is fun. bacteria actually look quite cute under the microscope =p