My Story

2010-09-14T23:07:00.000+08:00

New blog

2010-07-24T08:48:00.003+08:00

In view of the incoming semester (nah...not really), I've decided to start a fresh new blog at Wordpress.com. :p So, my new blog is right here. :p

09/10 vacation...

2010-07-07T00:50:00.003+08:00

As usual, I have deserted my blog for a few months now. What brought me back here was my internship. Cos I had a task to create a little something like a blog...not as complicated as it la just a simple one nia, so I turned to blogger for reference. :p So here I am...actually I wanted to start writing probably one week ago but didn't have the time and energy for it...until today when I updated the Capoeira blog then only I felt the urge to write here again haha...

K let's not drone on about what brought me back here. But, where should I start from now. Well, I'm currently doin my 2nd internship (yea...lots of ppl ask me how many I wanna do) and I have 3 and a half more weeks to go. I don't regret at all taking this internship as I really am learning a lot compared to my first one when I learned nothing except how to occupy my time with facebook. I guess it's good that I experience life in a big company (1st intern) and now a small company. Personally, I feel that internships are good in the sense that you get to gauge and experience whether you want to do this kind of job in the future. In some internships, you might also have the opportunity to secure a permanent job when you graduate next time. Actually, they have asked me if I will join them next year and I'll seriously be considering it. But, as Aswin says...you can't predict the future haha... :p

This whole "vacation" is the busiest vacation I've ever had. I can count the number of free weekends that I had. On one way, it's a good thing as it means I won't waste my time sitting and doing nothing in the room haha...but on another angle, I don't have time for myself. But, I'm not complaining. Every weekend spent with loved ones and friends or just doing something useful is really something to be treasured. Towards the end of my "vacation", I gotta start planning my modules...omg...I haven't... :( O well still got time hopefully. But, I'm really looking forward to the end of July cos home is awaiting...o boy o boy...absolutely can't wait for it...home is the best place to be... :p

2010-01-29T00:36:00.003+08:00

Finally, after a long wait, we had our first IHG game tonite. RH girls were against TH. Well, we did not expect to win at all. So winning one game through Ying Xi in the singles should be quite an achievement by itself already. She did great btw. Hui Yi also at least gave a good fight againt their 3rd singles who was very extremely stupid but not that accurate.

Personally, I think the other 3 games, we under-performed including me of course. I would say that I totally could not play a normal game against the TH girls. According to my team mates, they were simply too fast and too experienced to fight with them. But, it doesn't matter whether they are experienced or anything, I had hoped to at least give a good fight but obviously could just not rally with them. From the beginning, I was pretty tensed and kind of loosened up later but probably not enough. Mistakes after mistakes just kept going on... Oh well, this is how competitions is like, I'm just not fit enough for these. I will respect everyone involved and hope that others do the same... Hope that we can do much better for the next game.

The game aside, I know I've been pretty tensed this whole week. Probably it's everything put together: projects, badminton, people. I just don't feel good. Sometimes I want to talk to people but there's just noone around. Sometimes I don't want to talk but everyone is there. Yea I'm confused myself too. I dunno what I want at a lot of moments. Difficult me...sigh... :( But life's just this way isn't it? Even facebook is breaking down on me...

2010-01-14T19:26:00.002+08:00

It feels like the weekend is here already since my Fridays are free (hopefully it stays this way...though I doubt I can keep it free). The first week into the 2nd semester of my third year (boy do I feel old) is pretty slack for me considering the total number of hours of lectures I had was pretty minimal. Even weeks won't be as slack though and when labs and projects start, I wonder how much time I will have left for myself. Out of the 5 modules I'm taking, 4 has group projects whereby 3 are 5-ppl group and 1 is an 8 person group. Personally, I hate having to form groups because it's either I have too many ppl or noone taking the same module with me. However, generally I would say that the group formation has been going alright for the moment. Except for my "Animal Behaviour" module which I'm taking alone and I'm js waiting for the lecturer to assign me to some strangers. Hopefully I'll be able to work well with whoever they are.

Overall, lectures for this week has been quite lightweight. The modules that I'm taking are all pretty interesting sounding (at least for the beginning it is...) except for EE3001 which is a biz-like module and is a requirement for all ECE students. After "6 hours of lecture" I have no idea how we are supposed to really carry it out. Hopefully my group mates will help me through it. Other than the core, I'm taking 3 other electives. 1 design module EE4415 which is actually about designing integrated circuits. It's quite lab intensive (30%) according to the lecturer. Hope I can pull through this 40-student class. EE4210 which is CCN 2 should be an interesting module as it is more about networking and stuff that I had expected to learn when I applied for CPE. Personally, I feel it's more current to the technology in the world now instead of learning about the basic transistors and so on. But then again, we probably need the basics to learn the advanced rite? Another elective I'm taking is CS2102 which is database management. I was kind of forced to take CS after a sem trying to avoid it. Honestly, I don't exactly know what a database is and hopefully I'll know after I go through this sem then.

Enough about studies. Hall stuff...there's been a lot of new faces around hall since now the "freshies" are in already. So, the comm hall is back to its original queues and hustle and bustle which is kinda weird. After last sem, we kinda got used to the peaceful surroundings in hall. But o well, most importantly, Swee Yee and Ee Hiang are back and they are just staying a floor below me hahahaha...

I wonder if it's Shu Lin's influence but I can't help not being influenced by her chanting of "keep fit keep fit". Anyway, cos of her, I have been going swimming a couple of times. Also, I've been on the look out for exercise classes. We are currently looking for the Yoga class and if it's suitable we might join. Another sport that I would like to join is Capoeira. Actually, I've wanted to join that since Year 1 but didn't really get to it. I went for the welcome tea yesterday and it was pretty fun. It's a dance + fight thingy. It's quite cool learning new stuff and a bit different from Taekwondo or should I say a lot different. It's nice to see the seniors/professionals sparring/playing. They make it look damn cool with half acrobatics stunts here and there. I wonder how long will it be before I can do that though. O well, I'm still pondering on it now...c how first la...

2010-01-04T14:35:00.003+08:00

Another new year has come. I didn't do anything special to welcome the year. Neither have I made any resolutions for the year. But then again, what resolutions are there to make since each and everyday is a new day right? I don't have much goals except to finish up uni and of course enjoy the process... I probably can recycle my previous year's goals since I didn't really fulfil them last time round...

The reason I'm writing again in my blog is just because I'm bored. Only a few days in Singapore and I'm already bored. Wish that school would start soon...but then again don't really want the hectic life to start all over again. Last sem was really busy and I am glad that it's over. And I hope this sem will be alright.

Anyway, looking forward to Chinese New Year...so that I can be home once again... :)

2009-08-30T01:20:00.002+08:00

Wow...time sure passes quickly. Blink of an eye and we're already halfway thru the first part of the first semester. In these weeks I have been busy rushing for my EE2001 mini project, leaving every other module aside. After I'm done with the project, I realise that it's pretty straighforward actually. Cos most header files and functions are already provided so what is left for us to do is figure out the logic and read the datasheets to find out how to connect the hardware together. But after do it u'll feel like u've accomplished something although with help and hints but hey at least it was ur hard work and sweat and blood...oops no blood no blood... Oh btw I had 2 mini attempts to burn down the lab but I didn't manage to...unfortunately...urm I mean fortunately...

Besides EE2001, the UROP project has also been occupying a big part of my time. If I'm not in EE2001 lab I'm probably in the UROP lab (during daytime la). The UROP project is getting more interesting now that we've all settled down to distribute tasks and work on it. My direct head, a Masters student is a very nice proactive guy who really loves to share his beliefs and passion for the work he's doing. Always encouraging us to js gain as much knowledge as possible. Which is what I hope to accomplish from this project. Our project is confidential so I can't disclose what we're doing. But, what I can say is I'm involved in the games team and am supposedly in charge of the sounds and graphics. Which is pretty cool haha...cos I managed to add sounds into the game and also used some music editor which makes me feel professional cos of the many buttons they have all over... :p UROP's getting interesting and I hope it'll stay that way or become more and more interesting...it's really a cool experience... and one more thing I can learn from it is documentation cos my head asks us to keep documentations on what we do from Day 1...whoops I haven't started yet...

Week 1...

2009-08-16T20:24:00.003+08:00

School has started for a week already. I'm officially a third year student. I don't feel like it's a new academic year tho. Probably cos there's no freshies in my hall due to the renovations. Even when I go engin canteen for lunch I assume everyone are seniors. But I guess it's easy to detect some freshies cos never saw them b4... :p

Week 1 has been quite busy week. I dun appear busy. It's just that there's so many stuff to settle. Project ideas, printing notes, timetable scheduling...everything is not so obvious in third year. Pieces of each task is here and there and I need to organise it myself. I haven't got the urge to tho. I'm still in a holiday mood and dun feel like studying geesh. I gotta step up my gear soon... haih...

Back in hall, most of my gang is missing. SEP and shifted out. Feels so empty but luckily I've build up another gang during vacation. So, my meal gang is still pretty full. Lucky for me cos I just hate to have meals alone. In fact, I never have meals alone if noone else is having haha. Hall is half empty now since there's no freshies. But most of the people left are ppl u regularly see around anyway so there's not so much of a change.

Timetable in school ain't so packed yet. Mondays are free for me. But, having EE2001 project to do any free time will probably be spent in lab anyway. Also, I need to allocate some of my time for my UROP project. Hopefully, I'll be registered soon. Also hope that I'll be having a lot of fun and knowledge throughout the project. And who knows, if all goes well, I may be able to continue it for FYP as well haha. Thinking abit too far but o well.

I'm currently watching World Badminton Championships. Too bad M'sia lost all and din manage to enter semis. Disappointed but well I guess being M'sians we're used to it. At least they gave a good fight... Haha I'm really addicted to badminton aren't I...I follow almost every match there is... :p

2009-07-22T10:08:00.002+08:00

Another blog post at work. Shows how bored I am at work. Well not really bored now since it's only the morning. Normally super bored towards going back time. Anyway there's only 1 and a half more weeks left before intern ends and before I go back home for a week's holiday before school starts (so many before-s haha).

I suddenly came to realise that I've been in I2R for a long time now...10 and a half weeks now. Didn't feel that long but when you look back it's really long. Can't say that I've learnt a lot from this internship but I can't say that I've learnt nothing either. Guess I did pick up some knowledge about certain industry-related matters but just not deep enough. There's still so much out there to know about.

I told myself I'll probably not involve in programming work when I graduate in the future. However, in this modern times, programming isn't very easy to escape from especially since I'm pursuing a computer engineering degree. Of course you shouldn't expect that all CPE students are wizards in programming... But anyway, I won't hide from programming... I still have a little spark of interest of it in me. Although I may not be a genius in it, it's still fun when you get the program to work the way you want it to. Anyway here's an article which makes me feel even lousier haha...young girls winning a programming competition...

Well school is gonna start soon...and I ought to be prepared to face a really tough sem...with EE2001 and EE3207 project to deal with. I dunno which lab I will be sleeping over at haha... The EE2001 website had recently been updated and the theme is assistive technology/personal egadget...sounds interesting but I think the main thing is for the group to come up with a good idea and work towards realising it...well hope for the best next sem... =)

2009-07-13T13:35:00.003+08:00

Another long break in between posts... :p The past week felt like it creeped on so slowly although I had many things to do. Well anyway that week's over and there's only 3 more weeks left to go home... hope the weeks breezes past... :p

Last week I've been building a routine...slacking at work as usual. Btw this week, work is supposed to be busy. My supervisor said may need to overtime and all that but by the looks of it...I don't think I'll be OT-ing today cos there's no sign of him anywhere. Hmm... slacking at work doesn't seem very fun anymore...I rather be spending my time sleeping or doing something else useful in my room. Haih...

Anyway at nights I go to lab since I'm now doing UROP...so far what I know is that I'll probably by programming some flash games. Luckily Chi Xu another undergrad there is teaching me...anything I dunno I can ask him although sometimes paiseh haha. I'm supposed to do some game now...but haven't really got started at it cos it's still pretty new...ActionScript and all... but basics in programming languages really helped me...last time before I came to NUS I'll probably have no clue as to what the programs are talking about...at least now the syntax seems more familiar although it still differs between different languages...

Weekends are still the best though...especially Saturday where I can sleep in late and sleep late... :p... haha...but Sunday was fun too. I went to Suntec with Chin Wee and Lee Hoong...and we practically had free lunch and dinner haha. Cos we stumbled on a Nestle health fair in Suntec Convention Centre. And there were plenty of free samples which was good enough to fill our stomachs. Even had a free check-up haha...my blood pressure's good this time round. :) Haha the things u do when u have frens around is crazy haha... cos I dun think my family would want to queue so long (although long it was still pretty fast moving tho) for the free samples...and we even went two rounds for some... :p

2009-07-03T01:00:00.002+08:00

Felt like a long day today. Finally got some task to do at work...mostly searching and reading up on stuff. Really looking forward to the end of the internship though I don't really want studies to start either... Anyway today left workplace at 3.30pm cos supervisor brought us to some seminar in NUS...at Temasek Laboratories (the new building at engin) titled something like Brain-Mind Imaging or something. Luckily it only lasted for an hour...if he goes any deeper into the topic I'll be js really lost. My supervisor asked a question at the end of the talk and I have no idea what he and the speaker were discussing. Some concepts are just too new to me...

So kinda had an early day off today...not really much but quite a relief that I didn't need to walk back to hall since I'm already at the back of hall. Ho Yuet came with dinner for me..mee hoon from her lunch. Seems they cooked too much and had extra so she brought it for me haha. So nice got home cooked dinner. The mee hoon was Taiwan mee hoon so it tasted like dong fun (or tang hoon). Very yummy with the egg and "yu pian (fish cake yum)" and cabbage. Hehe...

After dinner, me and HY went to lab...the name of the lab is Edutainment Multimedia Lab or some sort like that. It's where we plan to do our UROP. They have hardware and software there and I think I'm more interested in the software...currently designing games using Flash...seems more fun to me. Hehe...anyway the ppl there are quite friendly...though all of them are PRC-s but still quite comfortable there. There's one Masters and one PHD student there and 3 other undergrads whom are EE and my batch. Those undergrads seem super pro already la. The guy that taught some Flash today only was there for 2 months and already they said he's mastered the art of Flash...he already programmed a number of games. Wow...hope I can learn a lot there la...it's more practical stuff... :p

2009-06-29T23:13:00.003+08:00

I did not make it three consecutive days again haha. I just finished reading old posts of my blog. It's amazing how time pasts and how things changed. The older posts were on my Form 6 life. Some incidents I can remember but some I really can't recall it happening. Ah miss Form 6 life again... :( Had some of the best moments of my life there...

Even the blog posts from my first year brings back so much memories as well. There was one that had the youtube video of our M'sian Nite preparation...from the pictures u can see so many ppl have changed in looks and I can recall how relationships develop throughout our years in RH. Even though it was only...2 years...hey quite a long while now come to think of it... :p

Back to the present days now, I went to meet the UROP PHD student yesterday. He was quite nice telling me insights on what type of career to choose next time like startup companies or big companies or ur own company. And also he welcomes me to get involved in their projects. Their projects are mostly embedded related or game related. They have plenty la...see what task they give me. I never really thought of whether I can handle it when school reopens but I just want to learn and I think hands-on skills are so much better. O well I'll see how it goes...

I'm soon gonna die of boredom at work... :( Looking forward to this weekend. Off to JB cos my family's coming down woo hoo... :p Btw enjoy the Kris Allen song I embedded. Took quite awhile to adjust it's display...guess some basic programming knowledge really helps... before I learnt programming I wouldn't have understood any of the jargon in the template haha... :p

2009-06-27T21:24:00.002+08:00

Went to Expo today. Before that, had lunch with Ho Yuet in Clementi...the 3.10 katsudon at Sumo House was filling and satisfying. It's more worth it eating there than at arts canteen. It's nicer, bigger portion and it's cheaper...

We went to almost (if not all) all the free exhibitions in Expo. Comparing the individual exhibitions to PC Fair...it's really a much smaller scale. Collectively though, there's pretty much to explore. The Robinson's sale had the most number of customers in it. I guess branded stuff really does pull in the crowd. But they really had a great variety of stuff from men's to ladies to childrens stuff and even food was available... :p

The home decor exhibition was the least visited...though they probably had the most number of salesmen or promoters...haha.... There were a few nice promoters who so kindly entertained us even though me and HY really don't look like we own a house... :p

MPH sale was the one that I spent most of my time at...until it began to feel really cold... I was scanning through all the books for Jeffrey Archer's books...but couldn't find any (only had Jeffrey Deaver books keep popping up here and there). The books were pretty cheap...with paperback books only costing 5 dollars and general books going for 8 dollars. But I feel the paperback versions were really worth a buy...if u found good books. And I did buy 2 books haha...Dan Brown's Deception Point and Digital Fortress. I already have Da Vinci Code...and I couldn't find Angels and Demons. I heard Deception Point was good from Adeline... And these are I assume...good books...and going only for apiece? How can u ever find such a good bargain...it's more than half priced... haha... of course the books were slightly "damaged"...abit bent in a weird angle...but I managed to find some which are in pretty good condition...

Last but not least...the Food Indulgence Exhibition... hoho...got some free samples... I settled my dinner there...Japanese Pizza (it's some vege+egg+meat+some other stuff) pretty good to eat. And also mango sago...first time trying it...it's mango+sago+pomelo...didn't really like the pomelo...cos it was sour...liked the cooling feeling tho... Too bad my stomach wasn't feeling very hungry otherwise I would have gobbled up some Laksa and bak zhang... they were going for only a dollar each wow... The price of the Laksa is understandable as it is only a very small bowl... but the bak zhang... 1 dollar?? it looked pretyt normal sized to me...wonder what's the catch?? Leftover from Bak Zhang festival? Hopefully not... otherwise we'll be seeing a food poisoning headlines alongside the H1N1 news tmr... :p The H1N1 numebr of cases is really rising fast man...cos in Singapore it's hard to avoid crowded places isn't it? :p

2009-06-26T10:56:00.003+08:00

Today is Friday woo hoo... I am super bored at work. Though probably should do some stuff js dun feel like doin cos it's Friday and it's the weekend. Ah the joys of the working life...weekends!! :p I never really looked forward to weekends during sem time probably cos I dun really go out on weekends then. When school is on, weekends are like the cramming days...days to catch up on schoolwork, projects, assignments. Thus there's no plans for them...not even dinner sometimes. But now while I'm working, weekends are just playtime. Do whatever I want, go wherever I want...haha...of course some weekends I still end up stuck watching PPStream or badminton in the room but it's quite ok still.... :p

I just checked the site where I uploaded my VIP report...and the grade status is S. Super fast la my mentor haha...Luckily it's a S otherwise have to "repeat" my VIP haha...I don't think ppl do that do they? :p

Aaahhh...slacking... as usual... some good websites that I refresh every now and then:-
1. Engadget (if u love having latest updates on gadgets)
2. Badzine (if u LOVE badminton...)
3. BadmintonCentral (if u LOVE badminton as well)
4. RecipeZaar (this I discovered recently...recipes for cooking...which I have found the time to do this vacation) =)

2009-06-24T12:49:00.003+08:00

I am so damn bored at work haha... Every 15 minutes go and hunt mouse or feed my people in Restaurant City. Found out bout twitter...it's quite cool that u can subscribe to feeds and get all the updates all on one page. Too bad the badminton sites I go too dun have this twitter app. Haha nvm...refresh button still works pretty well... :p

My supervisor is MIA...din see him the last couple of days. Hopefully he turns up cos I need him to sign my report for submission at the end of this week argh... I asked another lady and she said he's supposed to have a meeting later...so hopefully he turns up she says haha... I feel so slack...

It feels good to just do something somtimes. I just sent a mail to the supervisor of the UROP project I'm interested in. The title is Development of a Web 2.0 based Media Authoring System. I have no idea if I'm qualified to do it haha...but it's all for the sake of learning rite? So I should just go for it as what everyone just tells me... But then again, it's easy to encourage others to do it, go for it, but if u put urself in their shoes...it's not so easy. There's a lot of pros and cons to weigh...but I guess once you consider all the pros and all the cons, you will come to a conclusion whether u want it or not...

For the first time, I'm not really looking forward to the weekend...ahaha...nooo...I didn't say that did I? I meant I'm looking forward to the weekend but hope I can skip Thursday cos I need to give an answer that I hope I'm good at giving (confusing rite? :p)... I'm planning to go Expo this weekend for MPH sale and some food exhibition...just for fun...no particular aim...rather than being js cooped up in the room watching Ugly Betty and Friends haha... Hope I dun contract H1N1 from some random person on the street... :p

PS: And for goodness sake, those people who keep staring at my computer when you walk past my place...stop it ler...I can see your stares from the reflection of the cubicle screen u noe...one day i'm gonna get up and bash u...argh...

2009-06-23T23:12:00.003+08:00

With the H1N1 virus spreading around Singapore, it's scary to notice lots of ppl u noe getting sick... I think it's also the weather that's making ppl sick. The weather is js so hot...of course I dun really realise it as I'm stuck in the air-con office most of the day. The past week I was sick as well...had fever one day and then coughed the rest of the week. Felt so terrible especially at nite. I don't usually get sick and even if I do, I normally recover in a day. But the whole week was pretty terrifying especially when my mum is not around me to take care of me... :( Thank God it's over and I'm ok now...

Work wise...spent last week coding stuff...or more like copying and pasting code. My supervisor wasn't around the whole week so took my own sweet time coding it. Considered finished now though I have no idea whether it's correct or not. Even the past 2 days I haven't seen my supervisor around. Geesh...and VIP report is due this week...I need his signature....argh...hope he turns up b4 Friday so I can get it done...

Today I did absolutely nothing at work....except browsing the internet. Suddenly felt like doin UROP...some research programme. Sounds like a great opportunity to learn...but I dunno if I'm up to it, juggling studies and this programme. Talking about up to it....I got an offer in hall....but I also think I'm not up to it. Never imagined myself in that position....haih...how...dilemma....

Haih...everything felt so dilly dally today...even dinner...even playtime...all so slow n sloowww....haih.... And we can't play badminton at night anymore....cos some "open competition" has been goin on up to 3am at nights....so the court lights are permanently off-ed now... damn... no more entertainment argh... :(

2009-06-13T09:50:00.003+08:00

The weekend is here once again! Just love the weekends ah... Once it strikes 5pm in the office, I fly off back to hall haha. Yesterday went back and prepared to go to Vivo with Chin Wee, Chao Yian and Lin Yan. Chin Wee is the master of "chui" haha... He came to my room rushed me quickquick go go....CY on the bus liao we taking same bus bla bla...make me so kan cheong. Then he went to rush Lin Yan...who also was stumped la...After shortening her dilly-dally time she finally appeared to go to bus stop at Engin. All the way saying she never brought so little things in her bag before haha....and she felt like she was going to war instead of shopping haha... In the end, we did reach just in time when the bus came...phew... :p

We had 2 dinners (actually 3)...one at Vivo bus stop, one at Pizza (3rd wan was LY's timing of dinner when all the shops were closing)... :p Went shopping randomly at some shops lor...don't really have any target items so I just bought honey and Colgate... Later, CW's cousin came and fetched us so we had a ride home to hall haha... :p

Hmm...weekend's plans...dunnole...PC Show is going on at Suntec... (All the prices are available here...so cool)I feel like going to buy external hard disk but I can't decide my budget and whether I want the portable wan or not...so many pros and cons. The portable wan is nicer looking, light lor, can straight use USB no need extra power point but much more expensive than the desktop version. I'm thinking...if I pay the same amount of money I can get the double the memory for the desktop version...but then in the first place do I need so much memory hmm...how...beauty or functionality? I already gave Aswin headache haha bothering him with these questions...hmm... =)

2009-06-11T20:35:00.002+08:00

The past few nights I have been stuck watching TVB drama on PPStream...up to 6 episodes a night wow...cos racing with Hock Yi to finish it haha....this Wah Seng recommended it...the English Title is Rosy Business...the Chinese words are too complicated for me to read haih....It was a good show...very chi kek...very touching at times...but sad ending :( Now, moved on to Singapore Drama, 乒乓圆 haha....Funny drama...but I watch cos of the cute leading actors haha... :p

Again and again I tell myself that I should find other better things to do other than watch drama....but drama is really the most entertaining. At work, I find myself looking at the W3schools website where they teach u how to develop websites. It really does look interesting when I'm at work. When I'm back in the room I can't be bothered to look through it haha...I should...I know...

On another note, the Singapore Open is going on now...I did think of going to watch live...but luckily I didn't cos Lee Chong Wei just lost to the Vietnamese Nguyen Thien Minh....geesh...I should have guessed earlier though...cos there was an article whereby LCW did say he's not in good form to defend his title. And the Vietnamese guy is a really good fighter....haih...no choice la...sad...nvmla I should cheer up...the weekend is nearing soon haha...and probably plan to go Vivo and maybe PC fair this weekend yay.... :p

2009-06-06T10:10:00.004+08:00

The weekend is here...nice. I've got no plans except to eat and sleep and online haha. Guess I'm mainly be watching movies or something. Actually I have a lot of things I need to do...like submit my module planner, learn PHP, wash my clothes...but just so lazy to do them. Instead, surfing the net searching for games to play. I tried installing Maple Story but Windows 7 doesn't really support it...or at least my laptop doesn't...probably cos of my graphics card I dunno. Haih...but anyway I discovered some guitar hero clone games: Guitar Master and Jam Legend. Pretty cool to play although it's not as cool as the real game I tried on the Playstation when I was at Vivo haha.

Well, I guess to do my stuff....I really want to learn how to setup a website cos Aswin makes it sound so interesting. That fella really influence me alot haha...but I haven't even got over the installation steps yet which is rather messy. :( Well, with no deadlines and all that I guess I can take it step-by-step. I rather learn it at my own time rather than being forced to meet project deadlines and all that... Of course, you'll need discipline.. :p

2009-06-04T22:44:00.003+08:00

As usual, I have neglected my blog haha. Probably cos when life is uneventful, you won't have anything to really blog about. Yet, when it's eventful, you won't have the time to blog anyway. So you need the "in between" to touch your blog...at least I do.

Currently, I'm already almost 4 weeks in my internship at I2R. Basically, my job is related to artificial intelligence for computer games. Haven't really done much yet. But, should be getting busy soon. Working life is pretty tiring. Wake up early in the morning...spend about 8 hours in the office sitting in front of the computer (yawning)...feel so tired after work....until I reach the room, bathe and then suddenly feel so energetic again....watch movie until midnight then go to bed (sleep is a pretty wonderful thing to do) and the next day the same routine just happens again. That's why I quite look forward to weekends when you can do whatever you like since studies is not ongoing, you can go wherever you like and just relax. :p

Talking about studies, I'm planning for my Year 3 and 4 modules now...not that I'm so excited to plan but we have to submit the plan through and online system here. It's good....that we need to clarify our "interests" so early....cos sooner or later we will have to choose our modules. Currently, I have a rough idea about what to do but a bit scared. Scared that I'll choose the wrong modules or whatever....scared noone take with me... dunno....haih... That's y I'm goin through the module information again and again to better understand what the module is all about. But, not convinced yet...and my friend gave me a very good idea...search for people's blogs regarding the modules....gain a better insight into the modules...which is pretty much scaring me more haha....haih... Anyway my 7 technical electives that I have in mind now is probably:-

EE3206 Introduction to Computer Vision and Image Processing
EE3701 Digital Media Technologies
EE3406 Microelectronics Materials
EE4210 Computer Communication Networks II
EE4214 Real-Time Embedded Systems
EE4218 Embedded Hardware System Design
EE4212 Computer Vision

For now, that's what I suppose I'll do but it's just a plan anyway...I can always change my mind later...who know...mayb the timetable wouldn't fit....haha....geesh...

He who restrains his lips is wise...

2009-04-10T10:02:00.004+08:00

I am a quiet and timid person. I appear to be a quiet person to most people who don't know me. But, to people who do, I think I can be quite noisy sometimes right? I still remember someone commenting on my Friendster...that I have split personality haha. :p

But, after what happened today, I think I need to combine my "split" personality into just one. Just a person who's quiet, don't contribute their opinion, don't plan stuff for events that are especially none of my business, don't suggest anything for anyone, don't say what I feel, don't do anything. I shall just keep my mouth shut....as my sis Miao wisely quotes from the Bible....he who restrains his lips is wise.

There's no point in saying something when you are misunderstood. My intentions are good...to make the person feel better...but I may have hurt others unintentionally but at that time my mind was just set on making that person feel better...that they're not alone....however, I screwed things up, made everyone sullen, made others pissed, made myself sad....thus, from this day on....I shall keep my opinions to myself and keep my mouth shut...

For you to know me better

2009-04-07T23:44:00.002+08:00

Maybe we don't communicate often enough, maybe we don't see each other enough so maybe you don't know me enough. I know myself the best. I know what my character is like. I know sometimes I expect you to know me. But you don't. Maybe I'm wrong to assume that you know me. That's my bad...

I don't like being not punctual. I don't like waiting for people who are not punctual. But sometimes you can't help but get sucked into the whole culture. But yet I'm still punctual among those unpunctual ones. It sucks... By the way, I don't want to define punctuality nw....it sucks...

I know I'm sensitive. I know I take into heart simple matters. I take into heart and it remains forever there... The grudge will always be there no matter how hard you try to neutralise it...it may wear out sooner or later but what happened, happened. I may forgive but I will never forget.

It may not seem like it...but I do have a very vivid imagination. I let my imagination run too wild sometimes. I know but you don't.

I imagine, I don't forget, I hate....all these are going to make one person suffer...that's me. I know but you don't. I hate but you don't. I imagine but you don't. I don't forget but you do. Of course you ask then, why do I make myself suffer then? I know I shouldn't, but somehow it gives a sense of satisfaction to me, it's weird....suffer and satisfaction comes together? I don't know....this I can't answer....

Nice day...

2009-04-01T21:57:00.004+08:00

I thought I wouldn't blog again. And decided to make the blog personal so that I can write all my random thoughts in it...but then I thought again...not many ppl read my blog anyway so I still can write random thoughts... :D

Anyway, today's a happy day. Woke up at 5.30am to continue doing my EE2007 project...it's about a falling letter game...I settled the scoring in the morning...somehow able to think better in the morning rather than at night. :p And lab session the whole morning was pretty fruitful as well since I solved my problem, and Ho Yuet solved hers to be combined together with mine. Yay...certain parts was just copying and pasting (which I did in the PC cluster...didn't even test it out). It's nearing the end, maybe that's y it feels better although sad to say we wouldn't have much time to add in extra features...but it's onl 3% la....don't care so much d la...I still have a big percentage of finals to care for... :p

I would have stayed in lab the whole day if not for the Microsoft Imagine Cup briefing at Microsoft (Marina Boulevard) in the evening. Went in a cab with Ho Yuet and Bing Han (YC's bf) and his partner, Eric. Quite a coincindence that the only other NUS team that got into Round 2 is someone I know haha. :p The experience I gained today was eye-opening. Firstly, the building security is great....and the lifts are beautiful, complete with television in it. Even the pantry was nice...with drinks nicely arranged in the fridge. I think we could help ourselves to it but neither of us took cos paiseh... :p

The briefing started with a video about last year's finals. A Singapore team won the embedded systems category last year. Hmm this year the finals is in Egypt but dunno if we can accomplish anything with the Ebox distributed to us. Getting into Round 2 and getting the toy, Ebox is already an achievement for me and Ho Yuet, seeing that we only drafted the proposal a day before the deadline haha. But, I really thank Aswin for encouraging me to join. He was the one who told me that his senior also sent in a proposal last minute and eventually got to the finals and won back at home. :p My dreams are not so high la...but we can't achieve something without even trying rite?

After the briefing, the guy Neng Giin (some sort spelled that way and he's an NUS graduate and has a tendency to try to help us more) showed us to the Microsoft Surface. I didn't hear about it until today. It's an 80kg table-like touchscreen computer...had the rare chance of playing with it. It's the only one in Singapore and it's only gonna be there for one week. The coolest thing I liked about it was that it had a jigsaw puzzle game....and instead of a picture, it had a video....meaning something like a video jigsaw puzzle. So cool rite? Haha...we took some pictures but knowing the speed that Miss Ho Yuet uploads the pictures...I dun think we can view it anytime soon haha...

Well...back to projects...till nxt time. Jia you everyone... =)

Block 6 outing...

2008-12-09T00:48:00.002+08:00

Ahhh neglected my blog for so long haha...cos too busy enjoying this hols liao hehe. It's really quite fun when there's no need to study, feel so carefree, so relaxed, though sometimes at a loss at what to do next haha. I finally finished watching the Hong Kong drama, Heart of Greed haha. Actually I think I've watched it once b4 but it must hv been a very long time ago cos dun really remember much of it. :p But well now that I got it out of the way, I shouldn't start any new ones...cos later I get addicted and can't start packing my room haha.

Today, we finally had our Block 6 gang outing...minus Swee Yee though. Thx to Ee Hiang for organising it, we finally had this rare opportunity to roam Singapore together...just the East side though haha. We met at Parkway Parade at 3pm (later than agreed but somehow managed fine)... then we got bored and they went out to get 1 dollar bubble tea haha...somehow I felt like trying the Oreo ice blend...it was quite nice...and very filling. I wonder why bubble tea is so "heng" in Sg haha... :p

After that we went to East Coast park (stopping by at hairdresser for Terry to cut his hair...it's so short now) cos Phea was having his hostel BBQ there. One fun thing bout outings is the food hehe...we ordered a lot of stuff to share out...fried oyster, fried kuey teow, wan tan mee, shui kao mee and the gigantic sugar cane water, lime juice and coconuts...oh and Li Wei's cake wahh...fat again liao...then we wanted to rent bicycle to ride around but by that time it was already 7 plus and the shop closes at 8pm so we couldn't...aih...thought I could try a tandem for the first time...mmm...looks so cool haih nvm...so in the end we ended up playing in the sea more like getting our feet wet in the sea...with Shu Lin being the photographer catching all our stupid actions there haha...faster upload yea hehe... And also played some silly games initiated by Alex...

Then we went for another round of food...this time fried lala and si ham (clam? i dunno what's it in english leh)... really fat fat rarrr... :p... Finally went back with all of us sleeping most of the journey on the bus....damn tired...but damn fun day... =)

Exams over!!!

2008-12-03T00:21:00.002+08:00

Finally had my final exam...Sg Society. Finished the paper at 2.20pm when it was supposed to end at 3pm. Shouldn't have rushed through the first question hmm...Dun think I wrote enough haih...but well it's over it's over!!!

As usual, the trend right after exam was to rush out of hall to enjoy!!! I did it in the first year in both semesters...somehow winding up in Vivo on both occasions. But this time it was more special cos Aswin, our Form 6 friend from Malaysia was here in Singapore. And he booked us to bring him round round right after my exam d. Haha...

So he arrived at RH around 4pm thanks to my accurate directions haha...that's y Aswin...I say turn left and u-turn js do ler haha...confirm can arrive safely wan. Then bring him to see mine and Shu Lin's room then we headed off to Yee Cheng's room at Kent Ridge hall. Stayed there awhile to chit chat before heading of to Orchard (got stuck a little longer there cos of the rain).

By the time we reached Orchard it was already dinner time. We couldn't find Food Republic which was right beside Taka but we went the opposite direction. Haha...so we js settled for some hawker food that we saw on the way js to fill out stomachs. After that, surveyed the shops, took photos with almost every decoration that we saw (according to Shu Lin this year's decor not as much as last year)...hmm I dunno...last year there were to many people around to even see the decors haha. We didn't manage to take pictures of the rotating wreath with a snowman though...cos it was a little out of the way and we were rushing for time cos we wanted to eat Swensens haha...okay...Aswin wanted to eat...

Ordered topless 5...with the flavours of choc peanut buttercup, lime sherbet, cookies n cream, macadenia nut and banana split plus toppings of whipped cream, choc chips and almonds. It was goood haha...really had those flavours. Then when I mentioned I tried the crumbles (cake wif ice cream) they say wanna try also. I ordered white choc blondie...paiseh Aswin cos got all those nuts...din noe that u allergic to which...haha...anyway u stilled enjoyed it rite haha...it was a good combi of hot and cold...quite cool and special experience.

Overall it was a great day and tiring as well (for SL worse cos she's been out almost whole day d haha)...nvmla...once in a while...it's not always that our frens visit us here hehe...lucky his timing was good...if clash with exam no need to bother him d haha...SL waiting for u to upload the photos la k...haha...great day great day... =p

2008-11-30T17:24:00.002+08:00

Ah 1 more day to EE2012 exam...half of me is glad that it's finally arriving...half of me doesn't want to sit for the paper. Going to consultation today, instead of clearing all my doubts about the past year, I feel more stressed seeing that others know so much more than me. It's so scary that they understand or try to understand all the concepts whereas I'm the formula kind. I prefer to use the formulas...I think that's what got me through Physics in Form 6 haha. But yea I'm not good at concepts...I don't really like to understand them. To me if it works that way, fine...then I'll just do it. Haih...stressed...I know...don't compare with others but isn't it how everything works? The bell curve our grades are based on...it's comparing with others rite...can't help it. But oh well...tmr's the day...I'll just do what I can tonight and sit for the exam tmr...hopefully I can manage some answers...2 more days...2 more papers...I wanna go home... :(

2012

2008-11-28T22:42:00.002+08:00

Just got back my EE2012 CA2 results...and I did damn badly...even though CA1 I got above average, I dun think it's enough to cover CA2's below average-ness... So how? I only have the weekend to study for the finals...60%...the results made me buck up...I was slacking all along...no mood to study for the finals...but now I have to...but I still can't progress much. Even though the past years are quite similar, but I don't have answers for it. If only I have answers for just one paper...just one will do...haih...but I don't. So how? I dunno either...I just feel that the method of teaching this module just isn't good. Especially the first part...the lecturer doesn't teach enough to answer his questions...okay maybe he craps a lot about it...but how are we supposed to remember all those vague theories...like the probability of getting a phone call through in Singapore...the only thing I remember from that is that u need to go to 1000 different places in Singapore bla bla bla. Heck there isn't even a tutorial for one whole chapter...okay not like the tutorial would help also probably... I'm just so lost...hope I won't be dead though...just wish to faster finish the exams...and go home...I miss home... :(

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2008-11-26T22:30:00.002+08:00

Had one week to study for my 2 remaining papers. Now left with half a week. Don't know if it's a good or bad thing. K I think it's good cos I need the time to study for my EE2012 paper. Hmm can't really concentrate at night nowadays. Maybe it's cos I spend the whole day staring at the same subject. It tends to get rather boring over time. It's not like I know everything though. It's cos I keep staring but nothing is going in and that's the problem. Haih...soon it'll be exam day again. I really hope I won't screw it up like my EE2009 paper. Rarr...

Okay I know I've blogged about this old friend of mine quite a number of times before. Everytime I go to Facebook and see some update, I really can't help feeling what I could have done to change the past. I still can't believe that something that was just for fun in the past became a reality now...or maybe she never treated it as fun but was serious about it all along. Haih...I know I know there are many people like her...but this is my friend. I guess I never knew her enough...after all we hang around together only a couple of hours a week during training. I really just wished that I could have done something... I think it's too late now...but I really hope she thinks about her future...please...

1st exam

2008-11-22T19:10:00.002+08:00

Today's EE2006 exam was alright except that there wasn't enough time for all 5 questions. So rushing through the paper, I don't know if I answered them correctly. In fact, I did a 12 mark question in the last 5 minutes cos I read it wrongly the first time round...so I dunno if it's correct. It's amazing how I can think of those designs in the 2 hours when I take a long time to do them in the past year papers. But of course the answers may not be accurate. Hopefully, I'll be able to get partial marks at least lor... =p The battle only gets tougher though...the next 2 exams are gonna be torturing although they're open book...I dun noe how I'm gonna answer the papers...haih...

Yet, I still find time to slack...watched the China Open today evening. Malaysia has 2 finalists...men's singles Lee Chong Wei and women's doubles Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty. Hope Chong Wei can win his first Super Series title while ranked number one in the world rankings this time. But, it's gonna be tough for him since he's meeting Lin Dan...and it won't be easy. For the women's doubles, hope they can win this one as well. They'll be meeting a China pair...Zhao Tingting-Zhang Yawen...they beat them before...hope they can do it again... :)

Haih...sometimes I js wonder how I always seem to be the "thinking" person. It's quite tiring to use your brain all the time...what more now that I have to split it between studies and life. I just wish to have someday that I just follow and not need to think. I don't want worries. How come I'm not the one that needs direction, how come people around me seem to be so childish, how come I always have to tell others what to do, how to react, although I'm the younger one, how come I seem to be the older one? It's very tiring...I want to breakdown also, I want to be the one complaining, be the one to lie in your arms when I have problems, but how come I can't seem to do that, how come I'm not able to rely on you when I have needs, how come you're stuck in your own little world, how come you never seem to grow up, I feel sad and tortured for you, but what can I do if I can't even bring myself to communicate nicely with you, I try I try...but it just doesn't work out...maybe I'm too childish myself, maybe I'm too impatient...I tried...what else ought I do to change you? Can I? I dunno...

Exams...

2008-11-21T18:05:00.003+08:00

Tomorrow will be my first exam. I have been studying for exams but I don't feel like I'm putting enough effort into it. There's still so many details that I'm not sure of. But I think that's my style. I'm the touch and go kind. Know a little here and there. For tomorrow's paper, the basic ideas are there. I just hope that I can do the "designing" in the limited time given. Hopefully can do okay. Then I can start worrying about my next papers which are much tougher although they're open book. Well, like people say in NUS...an open book exam means that the answers are not in there. So, makes no difference does it? At least we don't have to memorise the formulas. Studying for exams really takes my mind of everything. From daylight to night time, it's just formulas and words with the exception of badminton tournaments and some youtube videos (you can see why I say I'm not putting enough effort). When I was studying for major exams in high school last time, going online was kind of banned (well considering the connection I have at home, I can't do much online anyway haha). But now in uni, onlining is a way of communication and I can't really live without my computer anyway cos most of my materials are in soft copy. It's so funny how habits change so easily to adapt with the culture of the surrounding people. Sometimes, I even sleep quite late 1 or 2am (considered early around here). But, tonight must sleep early d... And nowadays sometimes I go out of my room to study also...it's amazing how full school is even when there are no classes going on. Honestly I would prefer to stay in my room to study but peer pressure...haha...I mean need to discuss with frens then better go out lor... Habits change...people change... Haih...just wanna finish up exams and go home...

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2008-11-15T22:24:00.002+08:00

Study week has begun...it's so quiet around here...guess most people have either gone home (Singaporeans or not) or gone out to mug... I realised that the best place for me to study is still in the room although my laptop is a distraction at times... Cos even if I go out whether to engin or library, I tend to sleep instead of study. Somehow I manage that...haha... But, my attention span for studying is quite short leh...sometimes after 1 hour then I tend to wander around d...surf net la...time passes so quickly when u're not studying... take tonight for instance...I want to study, but got no mood then I end up blogging, surfing the net, thinking about silly stuff...haih...don't know why but when I hv really no mood I js can't go on... :(

Lately, or maybe all the while, I've been getting agitated by what others do. Actions that I do not approve of... My opinion of myself is that I'm a very responsible person. Sometimes too responsible for my own good...reminds me of Taekwondo club last time...but at least I'll definitely get the job done...most of the time. I don't forget about stuff...I will remember or at least try very hard to remember what I should do... Different people have different attitudes towards things I guess...why must this be the case? How come not everyone has that sense of responsibility...not to a particular club or what...just the responsibility as a person, as a human being...well can't change others...as the saying goes: if u want to change the world, change yourself first...dun get it...there's so many things I can't just express here...haih...

Incomplete...

2008-11-11T01:13:00.003+08:00

Had block supper today...food were cool...pizza, satay and ice creaaammm.... Probably a bit little for the quite unexpected number of ppl who came down for it...but well...it's supper...u're not supposed to eat so much so late at nite anyway... Plus Mr Carson's performances of songs from his era...basically everyone was trying to entertain him...was a bit awkward at the beginning but later in the nite...it was more 'fun'...heck if I wasn't so tired I probably would enjoy it much more... =p

Feel so incomplete as a person...suddenly feel so moody...when I'm moody, I just don't wanna talk (not like I talk much normally)...and everything that happens...I somehow convert it into something that irritates me...basically I become an intolerant, crappy person... So before I burst out, I rather keep it low, hide in a corner, if not, I would js blow up... Somehow, I feel exposed. I have so many flaws...so many irritations...how can I even live among people like this...just feel like digging a hole in the ground and building a little coop in there...where the world contains js me and me alone....away from ppl... Of course, what I'm doing to myself is js hurting myself...not anyone else but myself...As quoted from Buddha: “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” I've heard it many times....that you shouldn't be angry at someone because there's no point cos the only person that will be hurt is yourself...but who can help it...after all we're only human... Hope it's js that I'm tired...althought I dun see y I should be tired since I'm getting so many hours of sleep these days... "The sun will come out....TOMORROW..."....but does tomorrow ever come??

Form 6...

2008-11-10T01:18:00.002+08:00

Suddenly miss Form 6 life I dunno y...maybe cos I've been browsing throught Facebook and Friendster and realised that there's not many pictures in Form 6 uploaded... Also, there's still a bunch of them all together in UPM... makes me think of the days we had in Form 6...so innocent, so fun, so carefree... Now, I dun really keep in contact much with my classmates except for 1 or 2...Aswin, Wei Yin....and today I chatted (is there such a word??) with Wah Seng whom I wasn't very close to last time cos he's so quiet...but chatting with him just made me feel like we were really catching up on old times... haha....

After that I put "miss form 6 life" on my MSN...and Aswin and Wei Yin responded...hehe...glad to know that there's still them....Aswin and Wei Yin used to sit beside and behind me...was fun to recall the times we had in class...talking crap with Mr Radha, our form teacher...and well mostly talking crap. I remeber that our class somehow won both the English and Malay drama haha....the best thing was that we ALL were involved in it...every single one of us had a role...very funny to see everyone so enthusiastic...

Pestered Aswin to upload the photos we took last time...he said wanna make a CD out of it but end up dun hv also...aiya...busy doing other things la *ehem*?? Haha... Hope to catch up with you ppl the next time I'm back in Klang la... =p

complains...

2008-11-08T23:29:00.003+08:00

Recently, I've got a big appetite...seem to be munching something all the while...if it's not my main meals then it's snacks or biscuits or drinks. Haih...mayb it's js to distract myself from studies...but it's kinda working a little too effectively haha...gosh...

Ah today went to have lunch wif my fren....and she announced she has a bf nw haha...js started...hee...nice to hear that...I know she quite easy to get wan cos she's so friendly...just needs to see whether she wants or not haha...nice to hear her side of the story haha...haha...haha...happy for her...hope she'll be happy for a long long time... =p

Mmm one thing I don't really like to do but I can't seem to resist not doing...is planning...in this case planning birthday celebrations... Somehow I just need to see that everything is nice and well, organised, goes according to plan and schedule...geesh I sound like a freak...mmm...but it's pretty tiring...after Shu Lin's birthday that day...this time it's 3 birthdays...but we're gonna combine it all mwahaha....hopefully it'll go smoothly this one...well of course normally birthdays do go smoothly...*prays*

I seem to have a lot of complains, don't I? I feel like I'm a kind of person that u can find when u're down, u need help come n find me, I'll try my best to help and console u. But hor...if u're happy, and wanna share or 'boast' ur joyfulness....don't come find me...Ok....I noe I'm weird...maybe it's js being paranoid, maybe it's the feeling of not having the same privilege, maybe it's just plain jealousy...or maybe it depends on the person...I do feel that I treat diff ppl differently, unknowingly...or sometimes I do realise it...but guess that's the case with most ppl rite, isn't it? Or am I different, weird?? Can't expect me to be a perfect person...

end of the week

2008-11-07T23:29:00.003+08:00

FINALLY, it's the end of the week...Did NOT do very well for all my tests...though GEM was ookkk, EE2009 was pointless since I got the same marks as the 1st test and only the highest counts, EE2012 was urm easier then 1st test BUT I still did badly...EE2006 project presentation is finally done and over with...had a few hiccups during presentation...hope my GA's nice enough to give me the maximum marks I can get...he seems nice...

Today, SS's lecture is about religion. Funny that I was thinking about this issue recently. Religion is a complicated thing to understand. There's no right or wrong about any one religion and every religion have their own beliefs... You just have to know what you believe and don't but life's not that simple, is it? Ppl have chosen to follow a particular religion for whatever reasons... Sometimes I wish that I was just born into a family with a kind of 'fixed' religion d...so that I don't have to think about it already... not that I don't love my family the way we are right now...love all of u...guess God has his ways...

After lectures today, I was just out of energy, slept throughout the whole evening...guess the week has finally taken it's toll on me...haha...and I just wasted my whole night away...haih...after today....MUST study....there's not much time left before my exams start...

Project...DONE!!!

2008-11-05T05:53:00.004+08:00

Aaahhhh this is I think the first time that I'm still awake even though it's so late d...gosh...Somehow not in the sleepy mood...the kind that pulls you to bed even if you don't want to.

The reason I'm up so late is cos of my EE2006 project. Went to meet tutor at around 6pm up til 8pm but he couldn't solve my minor prob...not solved til nw but it's ok...the most I'll reset it multiple times?? Mmm...no idea what's wrong...even my tutor can't solve it then how...spent some time trying to solve it using power supply in JJ's room..but to no avail...nvmla no choice...just make it all nice and neat...luckily JJ doesn't sleep early wan...if not dieler...needed the power supply to check what went wrong after I fiddled with all the wires...luckily nth much just that I din connect the power line properly...phew...glad it's done... JJ's also done with a few hiccups...but Chao Yian's mmm...not working and he's given up on it...nothing much I can do to help...cos I'm different project don't really noe what's going on...just can help them solve a few things here and there but most of the thing I can't do much...I'm no genius...

After finished making my circuit neatttt....went on with the report...luckily I already settled arough draft for it earlier...so now it's just adding stuff here and there to make it more lengthy...took quite long...tmr (or rather today) need to go and print...geesh...after today 2 more tests...1 I'm not prepared at ALL...haih dunno how also... warghhh...

Hmm...I got class at 8am...and now it's already 6...7 plus got breakfast d...guess there's no point sleeping...hmmm...oh no...I'm officially becoming an NUS student...rarrr...

Dying week??

2008-11-03T18:43:00.002+08:00

Bracing myself for the week...I really want it to be over quickly but yet I don't want the days to come. Cos I haven't really studied for my tests...though I have been goin through some of it...I'm still not confident yet. Haih but no choice right? Time waits for noone...

I haven't even kau tim-ed my project yet...everything is half finished... haven't rewired it...report's js roughly done....diagram incomplete...geesh...how come I take so long to settle everything? Sometimes it does take the deadline to stare you right in the face before you can finish anything...

When I wake up from sleep, everything I need to do just rushes through my mind and I start getting stressed...wondering where am I gonna dig up the extra time I need to do everything haih...really is stressful thinking about everything at once...maybe I should look at one thing at a time...finish it one by one...step by step...

Horror movies

2008-11-01T02:40:00.002+08:00

Wahh I just watched 2 horror movies tonite. DND is having this screening of 4 movies in conjunction with Halloween. They showed Shutter, The Exorcist, The Ring, and IT.

I watched Shutter and the Exorcist. Shutter (in Thai) was okay...Li Wei liked the storyline. It is a bit twisty...it's okla...and normal lor...the ghost suddenly appears from time to time... The Exorcist is like a classic movie la...straightforward...effects were quite good la...though most of the time when the "demon" was there me and Li Wei were hiding behind our jackets haha....It's been a long time since I've watched good ghost movies...haha...

Ring and IT will be shown too late so I better not watch it d. I've never watched the Ring before but I think I've watched IT before when I was very young...it's also one of those classic movie...I dun exactly remember the story but oh well, how far do ghost stories deviate from the normal storyline anyway haha...

Haha...so for these few days, I better lock up my imagination...not think so much haha...Gotta ocupy my mind with all my studies, project, assignment, report, and activities...warghhhh...

Chasing time

2008-10-31T00:51:00.003+08:00

Haha...woke up late today...Ee Hiang came and woke me (wow!!) so u can imagine how late haha...well just narrowly missed breakfast. Then rushed off to 9am tutorial luckily he din go thru much yet hehe...

9-4 days without any breaks isn't very nice to go through...lucky it's only on odd weeks and it's going to end soon. Phew...tired out...I can't seem to stay up late to do work nowadays...end up sleeping on the table or something... And I still have so much to do...my EE2006 project need to make the wires neat, then need to do report leh...haven't even drawn out the design on my comp yet...arghh... Still got GEM assignment, me and Shu Lin aimed to finish it by this week...I sure hope I can come up with something by the end of the week so that we'll be just left with editing to do next week...please....brain....WORK.... I don't seem to be in the studying mood these days...either I doze off or my mind just wanders off geesh....and I have 3 tests next week..though they're all open book...but I still need to study...what's wrong with me... :(

On another note, I'm pretty disturbed... I know there's a lot of kinds of people in this world, I just never expected my friend to be one of them. Worst thing is I watched her change...if I knew her afterwards only maybe I wouldn't feel anything. Watching her change, not knowing how to help, makes me wonder what should I have done, what could I have done to stop it. Looking back, I couldn't really help anyway, after all it's her life. I wasn't always there around her anyway so I couldn't really influence her much... But, just thinking...if I could change anything...if only I could turn back time and understand her better...maybe I could have...I don't know...

Halloween Mahjong

2008-10-30T01:40:00.002+08:00

VHDL test today...wasn't very good. Cos I didn't have enough time. Interpreting the question (though short) was hard enough. EE2006 questions tend to be vague and brief haih...anyway what's past is past can't do much bout it nw.

At nite, it was Halloween celebration in hall. Basically involved in helping out in the ghost house. My location along with Ee Hiang and Shu Lin was the mahjong house. The couple that comes in has to separate into 2...girl play mahjong while the guy go and search for a heart. Some came in threes or both guys which is very hard to scare. Overall in the end, I think the ghosts were all too hot and tired of screaming haha...isn't as if the ppl are really scared anyway. After all they know most of the "ghosts". But, I think there were some who were genuinely scared though. On our part, haha...we tried our best...making the situation both funny and scary...the mahjong game ended up being trying to build a pyramid with the tiles...the detachable head was cool though hot and not easy to coordinate...the screams were the best...Shu Lin...I think u're actually a very capable coordinator haha...pakar in scaring ppl la...but ownself watch movie scared pulak hehe...

By the way, it was cool learning how to play Mahjong from Shu Lin with Jern Tat and Xiao Di. Me and JT were so funny during our first games cos he can't recognise the chinese characters while I get mixed up with the patterns. Finally, got to learn how to play haha...pretty addictive...lucky I dun hv access to a Mahjong set and I didn't get to play many games haha...if not...I think my time would really fly away pretty quickly...coupled with Sushido and Scramble (though not playing much d these days)... =p

Tech

2008-10-28T23:11:00.002+08:00

Only had one lecture today. EE2009 was rather interesting. He has always been entertaining...the lecturer haha. Today he used certain analogies in real world situation to describe DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform). Haha it was a cool way using boy find girl situations to relate to it...it really will stick into ur memory especially the guys in the guys toilet analogy...of course maybe the analogy will stick more instead of the academic stuff haha...

Spent the rest of the whole day going through VHDL...dunno how I'll fare tmr...hopefully I can manage to analyse the question properly and remember the syntax....mmm...

At nite, had tech meeting...I keep asking Jasvind if he's sure he wants me to be major...cos I'm really not confident. He keeps saying that I can do it wan la...bla bla... Going to the meeting, I realise and know that there are surely more ppl more experienced than me such as those who were in concert tech and those who were in tech in JC... Surely, they have more hands-on compared to me who only joined tech last year...that also for hall events only...nothing much... Although I can say I learnt quite some bit about the equipment...I dun really have the confidence to teach ppl haha...mmm....hopefully the basic setting up part can handle la...please have patience with my blurness haha...Wen Qiao...me and u must jia you lor...=p

Kindness...helpfulness...

2008-10-28T00:33:00.003+08:00

Ah today I didn't get much studying done also. Just did some VHDL with Ho Yuet who came over to use my Xilinx (it's the program that we use). Just the basics covered though...mmm I wonder how I would fare for the test haih...

An act of kindness really would make u feel good. It really brightens up my life when there's someone who can help me, who can save me. Although they might not know how much it means to me but yea it really makes me feel not that alone anymore. On the receiving end, it's definitely a great feeling but I'm sure those handing out the help feels even more fulfilling. I think I should do my part...I should start helping out others whenever I can, who cares bout what else I have to do, if I organise my time properly I'm sure to get it all done. Suddenly feel like going all out to do something, to help others, make their life less difficult (or worsen it I dunno =p)...I'll try to give all I can, hope it relieves others and also hope that it'll make my life satisfied. Although my scope here is not very wide haha...but I'll do what I can. Gambatte everyone!!!

Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Til in Heaven the deed appears -
Pass it on.
~Henry Burton, Pass It On

Schedule for the last few schooling weeks:-
Week 11 - VHDL test, tech meeting, Einstein assignment partial completion
Week 12 - EE2009 test, EE2006 project oral presentation, Einstein test, also assignment...
Week 13 - Probably EE2012 test, Einstein assignment due, block supper

I did expect this 2nd part of the term to be hectic...phew...sometimes I really wonder how I go on haha... =p

Project update + Sunday nite

2008-10-27T00:36:00.003+08:00

Finally, my project seems to be working properly d. Hopefully, it's really correct d and there won't be any more problems. It really takes a great effort getting this thing to work...I wonder how am I gonna fare in the 2001 project next time. Anyway, a big thank you to Kok Loon and Cosine (Li Heng) for helping me in the process of debugging. I think without your help, I would still be stuck at the same stage...sometimes it really takes a fresh pair of eyes to help look at it...like Ee Hiang who can spot some space to stuff my wires so that they won't overlap haha... I'm glad that its finally done...nw need to help others get theirs working haha...

VHDL test is on Wednesday. Hmm can't say I'm very well prepared. I went through the tutorials and most seem quite easy except for one which I still haven't understood yet. But, I do have to remember that the test's closed book. So, I have to remember the syntax. Probably have to do some practice but dunno where I'm gonna dig the time out. Though tmr is a public holiday, I still have to do my Einstein assignment to discuss with Shu Lin, block comm meeting at nite...daytime Ho Yuet is coming over...hope we can do some VHDL together...time is flying past quickly yet again...

For instance tonight, I din really study cos the night just flew past me. After dinner, I called my dad. I've made it a point to call every week so that we'll be in close touch with each other. Cos my dad doesn't sms unlike my mum and sis whom I can sms anytime. I would still look forward to calls from my mum though...*hints* =p But, the call was quality time and I'm always glad after it. After that, Manoj came to see my design and we spent the whole night finding out that he didn't connect his ground to well, the ground...haha...of cos loads of other things but I think I couldn't really help him much...after all he would be the most familiar wif his own design but hopefully some fresh eyes managed to help him somehow haha...Throughout the whole nite also was constantly chatting...dunno y some days got so many ppl to chat to whereas some days none at all haha...

I was so occupied the whole nite that I didn't even manage to follow the badminton live score (World Junior Championships and Denmark Open Super Series)...imagine that...Which by the way, the Malaysia lost to China in the world junior BUT Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Ty FINALLY beat their Indon opponents to the title. Their 3rd final this year in the absence of top South Korean and Chinese opponents. And, finally they have nailed it in straight sets cool. Congrats to them for ending their 6-year title drought...

Also, dunno y I've been spending so much time modifying my blog template haha...hope it's nice...cos I want this template I have to use the "old-school" Blogger using HTML to edit my stuff...of cos mostly it's js copying and pasting code but at least now after C and C++ I roughly noe where to paste it haha...it has some uses after all...not bad haha... =p

Time

2008-10-25T20:38:00.002+08:00

Arh...time seems to be a great issue for me these days. It really seems to fly by pretty quickly. For instance today, morning went for badminton training whole morning gone...then made a drink for lunch...eat finish warhh...2.30pm liao. Then spent the whole afternoon trying to settle my circuit. I wanna finish it off quickly so that I can spend time on other things like studies and my exam coming soon on Wednesday...but problems after problems happen to my circuit. I keep getting stumped at what has gone wrong...no idea...sometimes I need a pair of fresh eyes to see for me...check it for me...but there doesn't seem to be anyone around...most ppl have gone back since it's a "long" weekend...anyway I guess I've gotta take a break from the circuit awhile as Kok Loon suggests...hopefully I can trace the problem and be done with this thing...just wish for more time....give me time...

Project

2008-10-23T23:33:00.003+08:00

Ah...past few days haven't been studying at all. All because of the stupid ee2006 project and also probably because of the stupid me that dunno how to plan time properly...how I do also cannot finish the project wan. Nw that I have finished wiring it, it cannot work also. Damn. Suddenly feel so alone...dunno who to ask...dunno who can help me...probably my best bet is GA. He's nice and helpful, js that I'm very shy dun really dare to ask about whatever problems that I may have. Not like that red haired girl in my lab group who even asked for his number wow...but I guess between PRC-s it's easier to talk. Anyway, my project is not very difficult...the logic isn't....I dunno why I'm dragging it so long. I want to finish it by end of this week hopefully...cos I've got test next Wed which I haven't even studied for. I really dunno how I'm gonna cope, how I'm gonna catch up...I've said to myself that I won't abandon my studies for the project...but it doesn't seem like I have much choice. I keep thinking that once I finish this off then I can focus on my studies d...haih...it's not so hard to do...many ppl have finished...y haven't I...so lonely....need to thank Kok Loon though. He's been a great help...cos we're doin the same project and he would understand it...and always tells me to calm down, think straight, slowly do...haih....projeccctttt...rarrr....I think I'll be switching to wireless soon to avoid anymore wires haha....phobia liao...siennnn...

2008-10-09T00:39:00.003+08:00

I seem to blog only when I have a lot of crappy stuff to say...when my mood is down. I am really wondering what is life...for a university student like myself...

Is it only about studies? Is that all we need to care about in these 4 years? Our grades?? It can't be right...life can't revolve around studies alone. Ok then what it is about then? The experience of uni life? The activities, the people, the friends we make?? If it is so, what is so special about coming to NUS. I'm sure I can get all these in local uni as well...

Looking back, maybe I shouldn't have come here at all. Although yea the opportunities here are supposed to be better, quality is supposedly better...but weighing this AND the time with my family if I had gone to UM instead...honestly, I think my family time carries much more weight than being here. If you look at the time now, it's been already 1 year here...each day passes, the days turn into months...how often do I get to spend time with my family? A year just flies past...and the time we spend together just flies by in a blink of an eye...

I'm beginning to think that I'm just not that type of person to be overseas (and this is only Singapore)...I'm just realising how much I want to spend time with my family, how much I miss them, how much I want to be at home, how much I miss stuff back in Klang. Of course you may argue that I did spend the past 19 years at home, it's time to be independent... But I don't want to... Just what do I have to keep me going...if I can't go back to the comfort of home everyday or at the very least every weekend... If only I had went to local uni...I would be enjoying that now...

Suddenly feel so empty inside me, there's nothing there in me...nothing to push me on...what ought I go on for...I really don't know what should I do...there's only regrets after regrets...if only I could turn back time...

2008-09-30T21:44:00.002+08:00

It feels like primary school all over again. Though I've never had it bad through primary school life. Imagine a scene where there's this innocent primary schoolboy being taunted and teased by his equally innocent friends...

Kids will always be kids. You can't blame them fully for being so ignorant. They don't know that they are hurting someone's feelings...they don't know how terrible the person would feel...to they are just having fun and laughs over the whole scene...until one day they are the ones being teased, then they would realise how wrong they were...

It's unbelievable how some ppl js don't grow up at all...how can someone be so inconsiderate...have you not thought about the person's feelings when you comment something? if you did it once...it's ok, twice...it's alright...thrice...nvm...but hundreds of times you repeat over and over? If you're not yet bored, I am already...I can no longer smile over the statement, can no longer seem not bothered, to the extent that I can only pretend to be not bothered, keep quiet and just slowly bleed out from the hurting feeling...although I know, I know that I should just let it go...but I just cannot imagine how you could be so inconsiderate...you must learn how to think...think of other's feelings before (or even after will do) the words come out of your mouth...we're all already approaching adulthood...you're not a seven-year-old kid anymore...don't behave or act like one...oblivious to the effects your statements...please just for one moment think...think about what you're saying...

Just cos you have different views and aims, it does not mean you have to crush the other person's goals...don't be discouraging. If you can't say something nice, then it's better to say nothing at all. I just wish that someday you will come to you senses...miraculously realise all the things you said that have hurt someone...I hope that my wish will come true...if it doesn't, someday I'm gonna just burst out and stop you abruptly...I'll do if I have to...no matter who I hurt...because at that point of time, I can't take it any longer...just so tired...tired of it all...

2008-09-29T23:41:00.002+08:00

Had the 2nd midterm test for this sem today...ee2006....glad it's over...at least now can concentrate on the rest. How was it? It was quite ok...as expected...maybe a little too easy to score cos confirm I got mistakes wan and some geniuses should noe all the answers whereas I don't of course...well it's over and done with...look ahead...

Cos of this test I didn't attend the convo dinner we have annually in hall...it's a good thing as well cos I don't feel like dressing up formally haha... So, in the end js tapau-ed b4 test and had dinner after it. The food not bad eh...1 big piece of chicken, cauliflower, brocolli, carrot, potatoes were nice, some sausage and chocolate crossaint...if only our hall dinners were like these every day...haha...I would gain weight like crazy though...and probably would get sick everyday since it was pretty oily and really a big portion...haha... =p

2008-09-27T12:07:00.002+08:00

Yesterday I didn't manage to study at all oh no....though I dun think there's much more that I can stuff into my brain in these last few days...I tend to have that saturated feeling everytime the exam draws closer...

In the morning I went to SRC for badminton training. I got cheated there haha....cos the rest were all guys. The girls...Angie was sick...the rest prob busy?? Anyway, I don't mind cos when you play with guys u can improve but I cannot say the same for them haha... The training was pretty tiring for me cos I don't have that strength and stamina to go on for long periods of time haha... But, I guess a little push once in awhile is good for me...after the training I felt refreshed though tired cos it's been quite some time since I've played... Although nw my right shoulder is damn painful haha...maybe din stretch enough... I've always been slack when it comes to stretching but I'm coming to realise the importance of stretching haha...

Afternoon pulak spent in lab...doing my circuit for the D1 introduction. Me and Ho Yuet were sitting there "debugging"...checking which of my IC-s were spoiled haha...cos all my connections were right (almost) so when I replaced the IC-s with Ho Yuet's wan...it works perfectly. In all, I changed 1 timer, 1 LED and 2 IC-s....dunno how come mine so many spoiled. But, well it was better that it was spoiled rather than my connections were screwed up or something haha...*phew*...whole afternoon gone then...

In the night, we had the first combined training. It's divided into 3 groups...long distance, middle distance and short distance. Thank God badminton is short distance cos I'll faint if I have to run 8 rounds round the track haha... But then, dun think the whole thing went very well cos got some slack ppl nvr really complete running but ended up walking on the track. Personally, I feel the short distance is worst failure...cos we were not doing the things properly, and I think it's not intensive enough to build up stamina and strength or whatsoever. Because there's so many ppl...that ppl start laughing at one another doin the exercise (some do it rather funnily)...and we dun really benefit from it...especially when diff sports need diff areas of strengthening. Probably the middle distance and long distance would work fine...cos it's js running... But, the short distance has this short short exercises which I dun think will benefit all the sports. By the way, why is table tennis under long distance?? Haha...probably they need "endurance" stamina more than "sprinting" stamina?? Hee...

On another note, anyone experiencing problems on msn recently?? Cos I've been having it for days already...it keeps going "not delivered" once I press enter...it's damn irritating to chat this way...it might be js my comp I'm not sure...anyway...there's an alternative at www.meebo.com if anyone is interested... =p

Last but not least...Happy Birthday Sek Koon my dear sis. Hope you have a wonderful day and year ahead. Sorry I can't be back to celebrate with you though. Love you. :)

2008-09-26T00:00:00.002+08:00

Oh no...the recess week is coming to an end...meaning that midterms is drawing near (as though it wasn't near enough d). Looking back, I didn't really study much during the break hmm...basically js reading through the same notes over and over again since the scope isn't all that much. But, that said, given the test questions, I don't hv confidence to answer it yet...mmm...I dunno how else to approach it d...

Wondered if I should have gone home haha...though I guess I would study much less at home. But, looking into the coming weeks....there's no more holidays d...the next time I can go back is probably after exams in December...geesh...why doesn't Singapore have holidays Malaysia?? Hopefully, my family will come visit me in between...if not, I dunno how long more I can go on...although they are facing problems getting the hotel room...why do people travel so often now...haih...please please let there be an available hotel room....

Recently, my mood has been changing like the weather (in case you dunno, Sg's weather these days is like HOT, RAIN, HOTTT...). I get affected by trivial matters...worry bout nothing...think about stuff I should not be thinking right now...as Ee Hiang puts it...yea I'm in a mess...haha... I must learn to let go...js LET GO...there's nothing you can do now except look forward and affect your own future... :)

Birthday

2008-09-08T16:15:00.005+08:00

My birthday was yesterday and it was the most memorable birthday that I've ever had or will have.

Instead of the usual celebration during the 1st hour of the birthday, these people (my cuckoo friends haha) decided to celebrate in the last hour of my birthday. Supposedly, they planned to pretend that they forgot my birthday la...wanting to get me scared. I would say it half worked out and half did not cos:-

1. Alex came at 12 plus am and talked to Phea (who supposedly came without knowing that the others dunno about my bday) ...haha so obvious that he would know it's my birthday ma... Phea also played along saying they forgot la...cannot masuk cast la haha...

2. Wei Jian wished me at dinner and all the people around me all stunned...cos they were all supposed to pretend that they forgot...and I think some of u guys can enter cast lor...started to shake my hand wishing me as though u all forgot haha.

PS: Make sure WJ pays for the whole celebration haha...

3. Swee Yee, Ee Hiang all disappeared from their rooms at midnight la...just so to avoid me...avoid slipping their tongue wishing me Happy Birthday haha...obviously I knew something "fishy" was going on la...also I saw you both at the split level making secret phone calls la haha =p

4. I know my cuckoo friends won't ever forget my bday haha... :)

Anyway, if you all wondered if I was worried bout you all forgetting my birthday...no I wasn't. I was just worrying about what time you all gonna celebrate haha...had to be on my toes the whole day hee...

Well, thanks again everyone who came to celebrate my birthday. Thanks for the bag present (I know Shu Lin, SY and EH went thru hell looking for a gift for me...thx yo) and the extremely cute card and also of course the cake hee. Also, thanks to every single person who wished me whether once or twice or more... Thanks also for the greatest gift that I can't accept, not right now...thanks thanks. Thanks for making this birthday my most memorable one, thus far...

Friends forever!!!

2008-09-02T17:11:00.002+08:00

Last night's badminton tryouts were pretty successful. There were quite a number of Year 1 girls that were quite good meaning they can play well and hopefully we got a good chance in this year's IHG haha... Surprisingly I think the girl's turn up was more than the guys...what happened to all the guys hehe...in the end towards the middle and the end of the tryout, we were just having our own games haha...the love of the game gets us going... :)

Btw, I'm quite surprised at how rumours can spread so widely and fast hmm...especially when they're not true...I'm not going to say what it is but I just gotta watch my steps from now on...you never know who is watching you... =p Please don't make decisions for me and jump to own assumptions and conclusions. I know how to make my own judgements and I myself would know more about myself....what I feel, what I do...

On another note, my right eye has a 'bengkak' (swollen) since Sunday night...I've got no idea why. And NOOO.....I have not been peeping at anyone bathing...whether it's guys or girls...I just hope it subsides soon...everything looks so tiny and small. Thanks for everyone's concern about it though...thanks thanks.

2008-08-31T23:38:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was quite a hectic day...in the morning went with Ee Hiang, Guo Chen, and Hao Wei to Queensway to get Phea's present, shoes. It was an eye-opening experience to see Guo Chen looking for specific models of the shoes (New Balance or Asics). For a person who buys shoes based on the design alone haha, it was quite amusing when Guo Chen asks for me and Ee Hiang's opinion about whether the shoes are suitable for Phea....we just go...urm...nice look, flashy...haha. It was quite satisfying when GC finally found a "perfect" pair and was so happy with it haha...Also got some tubes of shuttlecocks for hall's badminton team...quite glad that the salesperson did give me a discount for it... =p

In the evening, the OMC team went out to Bugis for MM treat. Actually it was almost half of us only. 5 of us: me, Swee Yee, Gail, Boon Chek and of course the wallet, MM Chao Yian. We finally settled one of the steamboat shops there and filled our stomach's to our heart's content. Funny how CY and SY had a showdown on who got to the oysters first...hmm...Penang ppl liddat la...haih.... =p

After the treat, we went back to hall for the Malaysian Nite. Honestly speaking, I think that our year did a much better job at it. We didn't have so many spaces of time in between our items and in my view, we organised it js nice...haha. Though I must give credit to the Year 1's for cooking some of the supper...like the currypuff...that's very innovative...

Right after that, we celebrated Phea's birthday in the lower lounge. The cake was brought in by EH...and Phea himself brought green tea and Pringles (just love it) and poor Phea's bday present got stepped on after he tried it on...GC said it's tradition...but so "heart pain" to see that hmm... And after a lot of in between activities and hanging out, we finally walked Phea back to his hostel....I think it would be a queer sight to the ppl in cars...to c about 10 of us walking around at 3am haha...maybe in Sg it's not so weird I dunno...

By the way, I wanna apologise if I was a little moody towards the end, it wasn't really physical exhaustion, js mentally tired as I have been like that this few days...sorry sorry...these days seem to be a little rough...hmmm....

2008-08-30T00:58:00.003+08:00

Ah 3 weeks into Semester 1 of Year 2 already....and I've never even talked about my modules here. In short, I'm taking 5 modules this sem: 3 core, 1 SS and 1 GEM. A brief summary:-

EE2006: Digital Design
This module is alright. Lecturer's okay though some parties claim that we go to class to listen to a dictation of truth tables since this module deals mostly with logic gates. So far, still can cope...hopefully can do the same when labs (projects) start....hmm....

EE2009: Signals
The lecturer's funny...he has a certain kind of accent and quite cute (I mean really cute, not the handsome kind of cute...just cute) cos of the way he talks and behaves and his actions. At the beginning, I felt he was going too fast and couldn't catch up with him. But, lately, after reading the txtbook, I find it ok...although answering exam questions may not be so simple...but compared to the killer module below...this is ok.

EE2012: Analytical Methods in ECE?
According to the 2nd part lecturer who happens to my module, this module is some rubbish maths clumped together...you can't get any other reference books which will give you all the topics taught except the txtbook written by the 1st part lecturer... The current lecturer, I can't understand what he's teaching really, I think even if I read the notes myself I can understand better...how to survive this module?? :(

GEM1508: Einstein-quantum theory n relativity
GEM's are always supposedly to be fun. Well, it is a break from core modules of course....but it's no easy peasy either. There's a book review to be written, and the concepts of relativity aren't very hard to grasp...even for a Science student. But, the fun thing here is that I'm taking the module with Shu Lin and Li Wei. And, we got to experience star gazing tonight. We went to the soccer field and looked at Jupiter through telescopes...managed to see brown bands on Jupiter and its 2 moons (only 1 visible)...quite cool...

SSA1201: Singapore Society
By far, this is the lecture I most look forward to. 2 reasons: lecturer's so interesting (sarcastic) though sometimes I shrink into my seat when he starts poking at M'sia...not without reason. 2nd reason is cos it's the last lecture of the week and the weekend is coming haha. Ah...lucky I chose this SS module...summore got Li Wei, Terry and Tirza taking together...hehe...

Well, that's all for the academic stuff these 3 weeks...Feeling down these past 2 days...maybe studies starting to become overwhelming, hall activities application is going on, a lot of stuff and pressure from others...or maybe other stuff as well...just have not been feeling myself...so don't mind me if I appear solemn....sad....cos that's what I really really feel like...hope it's js a phase...

Olympics badminton final

2008-08-18T16:15:00.004+08:00

It's been a looong time since I last updated my blog haha. And I'll break this "silence" with my favourite topic, badminton. =p

As most Malaysians already know, Lee Chong Wei, our men's singles player has won the silver from the Olympics. Although hopes were high on him getting Malaysia's first gold, he couldn't manage it yesterday and just cracked under pressure. It's not easy playing internationally, with the whole nation's hopes on his shoulder, so it doesn't matter...continue to jia you Chong Wei.

Read more about the Olympics badminton final here!

Yesterday's struggle to find a place to watch Chong Wei in action was pretty dramatic. After trying to stream a channel since Saturday, I did not manage to get even a single channel running (just got a bunch of P2P programs all over my desktop). So, our options to watch the badminton final was to find someone who has managed to stream or go to comm hall and watch. But, the Singapore against China table tennis final was also going on....so the comm hall was packed with urm....PRC-s.

Therefore, me, Shu Lin, Swee Yee, Alex and other badminton fanatics (includes Wei Jian, Ah Chua, Ju Ee, Shareen) went over to Chin Wee's room to catch the match. Since he has proudly publicised that he managed to stream it. However, around the beginning of the 1st set only, it got disconnected. So for around 5 mins, we were just staring at the live score figures (with Lin Dan's score going up and up).

Then, we saw that the Singapore table tennis team were on the brink of losing, and decided to migrate to the comm hall to watch RTM1 after it finishes. When we reached comm hall, just nice....we caught the last point, gold medal point for China. Like the speed of light (slightly slower), Alex already changed the channel to TV1...yes yes...slowly a crowd built up and it was a fight between the PRC-s and the Malaysians there (see who clapped louder...I think we won...just that there were very few chances to clap since Chong Wei didn't do well).

All in all, it was great to catch this very important match with so many other fellow Malaysians who all just wanted to see Chong Wei bring glory to our nation. Although you didn't win, we're still proud of you Chong Wei. :)

2008-07-15T22:37:00.002+08:00

I'm glad that I'm filling my time working in Kumon not really for the money, more for filling my time. Kumon is this self learning centre for students to learn Maths and English. So, basically my job there is just to mark their worksheets quite an easy job to do. And, the working hours ain't heavy just about 4 to 5 hours a day. with 2 days of total rest. Thanks to Yoke Leng haha...that's how I got the job. Most of the work that I often end up doing are mostly through recommendation haha...some fren js comes by and asks me if I'm interested...I go urh urh...okla try try...and end up doing it haha...it's not bad I suppose. It's easier than going and scouting for the job through newspapers and all...not knowing whether it's safe or not.

Heard from Chao Yian that SDU sponsored RH a great amount of money bringing our total to 20k....good job Gail!!! And from Gail's blog I really feel that Gail and Swee Yee are doing a great job looking for sponsors and revenue for the OMC team...they work so hard for everything even though they have much smaller manpower for the activities now...didn't feel like I worked that hard when I was there the first half of the time...haha...but anyway....congrats all in OMC team...

I'm going to Genting this Saturday...to watch a lion dance competition. Yea....going up there specially for that...so cool...we redeemed the tickets from Nanyang newspaper haha...hope it'll be good...

Ah...noticed something....no mention of food in this blog wahahahah..... =p

2008-07-03T21:46:00.002+08:00

Blink my eyes and almost 2 weeks have already passed since I got home. I just don't want time to go so fast...don't want to go back to Sg so fast...to say I have not achieved anything here is not the whole truth though. I've had a number of meetings with my friends, some outings with my family, of course good food (here I go again haha).

So far, have met up with my Form 6 friends for a round of badminton and bak kut teh...I guess they just took me as an excuse to eat bkt haha...cos actually I'm not a big fan but they said I miss it pulak haha...but it was good...catching up with Aswin, Yoke Leng, Ching, Christinal and Tee Say...

Also, had to put extra extra effort in planning a meeting with my Form 5 friends haha...it's js that every1 is so busy with their own activities and agendas that our meetings got pushed from yesterday morning to the night. We ended up in Jusco Bukit Tinggi in the Secret Recipe, mainly to celebrate Nata's belated birthday (I had a choc indulgence cake...cos the cake was cheaper than the drink so I rather had the cake haha) AND roaming around JJ taking pictures. We even took one with the signboard at the escalator (actually it was js testing the "abilities" of the photographer, Shahlini) causing some stares and giggles from another group of girls nearby. I think THEY were trying to take a picture with the signboard of the Korean restaurant... hey not paranoid...haha...js guesswork...Anyway, really had fun meeting up with these ppl + YL and Radha...cos it's been such a long time since we've met (except YL and Nata) due to everyone's "busy" schedules...I want to put up photos we took but my internet connection's damn slow so I will not do it now...although it could have been the first photos that don't contain elements of food in it...hehe...

2008-06-24T21:54:00.002+08:00

Aaahhh...fourth day at home...what a great feeling. The journey back home was so smooth. I took Causeway Link back from Larkin. It only took the driver 4 and a half hours to reach Klang. Only stopping at Yong Peng for lunch and Shah Alam to drop people. Maybe the journey was sped up cos I slept throughout the first half of the journey...slept late the previous night ah...what to expect haha...

So, what have I achieved these 4 days...before I start the "food blog" session, places I visited first...my 1st aunt's place in PJ...didn't get to see my 2-month old nephew though cos he was out at his mum's place. Ah...that's about all the places I went to so far hehe...

Now, on to the food I have missed ever so long. My first meal was in Old Town...roti bakar...geesh...i guess I am a "bread" girl after all haha... after that had char kuey teow, popiah in and the famous jawa mee in PJ though it's not that delightful...probably wrong shop to go to.

Sunday's breakfast started off with my favourite nasi lemak stall. Just when I was about to leave, saw this lady on motorbike selling fresh prawns...they were still jumping around...wow...my mum would have probably bought it if not for the 3 packets of prawns already in our home fridge hehe...

Other notable meals were of course my mum's home cooked dishes...fish and prawns....yummy...proud to say I did quite a part of the cooking as well haha...can say my culinary(is that spelled right?) skills have improved since I've been stuck in Singapore for quite some time now...

Geesh there goes half of my post blogging bout food again... =p

2008-06-20T08:45:00.007+08:00

Well today's my last day in Singapore. Going for collection of goodie bag + float stuff in the afternoon. It's too bad that out of our team of 6 OMC members available nw, only half is going for the trip. Cos Gail and Jon will be going to collect vouchers and the time for collection for vouchers and for the truck part clashes. Well, at least they can go for the next trip...but it won't be the full team either...sigh...

Anyway, I'm going back home tmr. Gotta start of early in the morning to catch the bus in Larkin...bought the 10.30am ticket. Hopefully I can reach in time...actually it's pretty safe...the timing. Yest Boon Chek asked me what's the first thing I'm gonna eat when I get back home. I can't list what's the first cos it depends on availability so I'll js list the food I want to eat...the food I most miss nw:-

1. Mum's home cooked food (of course...even here I have a sublist eg: potato soup, red zhai vege dish)
2. Charcoal toasted bread from "China" (it's actually a shop named "Chong Kwok" = "China")

3. Pisang goreng & currypuff & fried ubi (I think) from those roadside Malay stalls

4. Curry mee, char kuay teow...and probably all the noodles that I can find...
5. Suan pan zhi (it's a Teochew dish which I first discovered in Malacca...and have fallen in love with it since then)
6. Seremban egg tart and siew pau (if I can get my hands on it)

Those are my cravings for nw...haha...I guess Jon and Gail are right...my blog seems to be a food blog...haha...especially nearing the time for me to go home...

PS: Images shown are for display purposes only...not to be eaten however good it looks...anyway it's googled...I dun hv the real pics...although I do have a photo of the Seremban siew pau and egg tarts...js dun hv them with me right nw...

Countdown: 1 more day to home... =)

Johor...

2008-06-15T21:38:00.005+08:00

Aaahhh....Johor trip to visit my sis was really a refreshing one. Finally got to eat Malaysia food mwahaha....was getting so sick of Singapore food d...

What did I have? Curry pork rib mee, Thai tomyam fried mee hoon, roti telur, McD ice cream, sushi, Auntie Anne's pretzels and yau char kuai....Ok maybe not all are of M'sia's genre but it was one satisfying trip getting out of Singapore food taste after quite a long while. Which just leaves some other favourite food of mine which I'll get to taste next week when I get back home and my mum can cook them for me...yay...I can smell it d...potato soup, red zhai dish...

My time in Johor was spent mostly rounding malls haha...just window shopping. And yea...I caught Kung Fu Panda at CT Square already.

It was quite hilarious. If not for the 2 girls who I think already watched it before it would have been even more funny. The 2 girls were pointing out to each other which are the funny moments before it even happened...geesh...luckily it wasn't all the time...only towards the end of the movie garrkkk...

But the part I enjoyed most about Johor was not the food, the movie, the malls...it was really the time I spent with my sis. Catching up with her was the best part of the trip...of course it IS after all y I went over to Johor haha... After all I think we din see each other for almost 2 months now I think...when I hol she busy and when she hol I busy pulak...what to do what to do. But I feel guilty though....cos I spent so much of her money over the weekend...on food, my supplies....argh...oh well, once in a while it's alright rite Miao hehe...I know I know...thanks Miao I really enjoyed my weekend. Love ya.

Countdown: 5 days to home...add another 12 to Melaka... =p

2008-05-29T23:06:00.004+08:00

This week was a busy week. The busiest week I had so far...but it's also the most fun week haha. On 2 days of the week, I went out with Boon Chek to meet sponsors, see sample, jalan-jalan & shopping. Haha...not real shopping la...js window shop since we're supposed to be doing stuff.

Tuesday we went to Jurong Industrial Estate to get a sample of the tetrapak. Wah the factory damn canggih la...the office quite hi-tech...next time when I graduate I want to work there...haha...well...no really la...but din expect the "factory" to be so nice looking. There were even some automated robot things moving around (without driver la...cool leh).

After that, we walked all over the estate looking for pallets...pallets are those wooden planks forklifts use to lift stuff up...google if unclear. Most of the factories have them it's just that not many are willing to sponsor us since they bought it for their own use anyway. We were lucky to stumble upon one which didn't want about 30+ pallets. Our target is 30...so kau tim also.

After exploring the whole of Jurong (k...exagerrated...) BC dragged me to Enterprise Hub near IMM. It's also another industrial estate. Walked around that too to find the recycling centre that BC wanted to visit. Succesfully found it but the person doesn't want to sponsor...

On Wednesday, we went to Orchard Far East Plaza to meet the person sponsoring us zips. Not bad la the fella wanted full page advertisement and is willing to pay for it. So, we asked for $100 for the ad haha...earn a bit lor... And I discovered this second hand book shop...my sis would love it. I found Kane and Abel!!! So far bookstores don't carry it and second hand bookshops in M'sia doesn't seem to have it. This particular store has 2 copies summore. 1 older than the other (4th edition and 24th I think). I bought the newer one...$5 only...sound so damn cheap if you don't convert it to RM. But, anyway I still feel it's worth it cos me, my mum and my sis had such a good impression on this book when we first read it...it was those "must-continue-to read-cannot-put-down-kind". Finally, I own it...yes yes... =)

Overall I think we've almost gotten most of the stuff that float asked us to source for...those that needs sponsor. about 75% is confirmed d...it's a great achievement d...tmr we'll be goin to d collection...so going on a truck to pick up stuff...hope it'll be fun...

This week has been fun mainly cos we get to go out into the fresh air. Also, somehow we found amusement in BC's occasionally mispronounced words haha...it's not the mispronouncing that brings the joy...I think it's more of Wai Pheng's giggles at the matter that brings smiles to our faces haha...rite "cramp" man aka shopping man haha... =p

By the way, got addicted to Japanese dramas after I met up with Yee Cheng on Sunday. Got stuck in her room cos it was raining then she was watching some show called Yamada Taro...it's only 10 episodes though. Finished it today haha...downloaded the soundtrack also...haha...it was quite a touching story. Hmm..shall look for other dramas soon hehe...

2008-05-24T12:18:00.002+08:00

So sick so siccckkk....sick of ppl, sick of calling, sick of worrying all the time whether the person will agree or not, sick of having high hopes about getting the sponsor, sick of dashed hopes when the person eventually says no...I guess it's part of the job. After all, not many would want to sponsor for nothing in return really....say if it is a small company...they don't have the capability to sponsor....say if it is a big company...they are not interested in such small events....then which companies are the right ones to ask? Hmm...it's not to say that we din get any sponsors though. There are some successful ones such as L-bars, CCB-s, egg crates, fruit trays that are pretty much settled by Wai Pheng and Boon Chek. So, we are quite half done with the sponsors...it's not that bad.

It's just me...tired of hearing my heart pounding everytime I pick up the phone...how the person would react to the word sponsorship. Some will say send email, some will say call back tmr....I dun blame them cos it's not an easy decision. Some nasty ones will say we don do this this and that, some js go nonononono, some say dun call back. Hey...we're js trying our luck, u don't have to be so rude. But maybe still can't blame them....cos if I was on the other end of the line, owning a small company, some stranger calls and asks for sponsorship I might bullshit them also...I dunno...haha....anyway doing this OMC...we try and learn to deal with these ppl...but I still haven't found a way to counter these ppl...I'll js have to blindly push thru the days...

Although calling is the major part of the job, I can't say that I don't enjoy OMC though. It has been fun working wif Boon Chek, Wai Pheng, Pooi Yean and Chao Yian. The times we just sit there and laugh at each others phone calls, talk crap bout childhood days sweets, trips to collect stuff (yesterday 4 of us travelled by bus to collect 300 egg crates....imagine what the other ppl in the bus would think of us haha). Overall, the company is great...

Anyway, 2 weeks have passed. Countdown: 1 more month to head home yes yes... =)

2008-05-19T17:31:00.002+08:00

Haha...finally found some time to start blogging again. Well, I've been back to Singapore for almost a week now. For OMC work...been calling for CCB sponsorships. So far, sent some email proposals but none of mine replied yet...hopefully it's due to the long weekend. But, Boon Chek got one positive reply willing to sponsor us...yes!!!

Actually, calling isn't my cup of tea. But, it went quite alright...because I was js like a robot repeating the same phrases to the people who were on the other end of the line. Polite and courteous, they were the same to...most of them were at least. I don't blame them if they decline to sponsor either because their company is too small or doesn't manufacture what we're looking for. At least we tried...being the person asking for sponsorship, we SHOULD be polite otherwise ppl would not even bother to want to consider sponsoring us. It's okay really...I don't mind...hopefully there'll be more successful responses when most companies start work again tmr.

That is about requesting for sponsorship...what about asking for a service? Such as renting a truck. Hmm... I was supposed to deal with this truck man who supposedly is very 'fren' with Raffles...but it didn't come off well. It was js a chaos. Although I called him last Thursday saying that we would need a truck tmr that is, Tuesday...and today I called him again to confirm the time...he told me that they son't have any extra vehicles available. Hmm...he kept saying that we didn't confirm with him what day what time, and yet when I ask if I call you 3 days earlier, can u confirm a truck for me....he says he can't confirm that either because bla bla bla, so what's the point of calling him early to confirm anyway...which I did at least confirm the date with him and he didn't even bother making a point for that...I really dunno how he runs his business...this is business not asking him for sponsorship yet he doesn't want to make effort to try and help us...Maybe we called him a little late...but we DID call him earlier but he said it was too early...call him back in 2-3 days...I mean...what does he want exactly?? Izzit cos we're students....I dunno...shouldn't he be making the service?? I dun understand and I dunno what he wants. Haih...one bad experience here... :(

Other then OMC stuff, I still have plenty of free time to myself. How do I spend it? Haha...watch tv, watch movies, play badminton with the only other souls in hall....cy, bc and jas....haha...souls that play that is.... =) Otherwise, it's quite sien cos hall's a little to quiet for my pleasure...counting down 5 weeks to home haha....

2008-04-30T13:44:00.002+08:00

3 days of exam has passed. 3 papers done...2 more to go.

Maths was hmm...do-able but js no time...the shortage of time made me trip up on those that I did know how to do also...haih...I was never a maths person...what more I need to do it so fast...confirm got mistake wan...js hope for an average grade...no more maths modules after this...

MLE...haih how to say...when I study it feels like you know everything already. But, then exam time...not sure how to do also...got doubts here and there...10 marks gone cos the question...I think you need knowledge from the first few chapters which I didn't touch cos I tot it was not covered d...this one also js hope for an average grade...

CTW today...haha...crapped only la...think I exceeded the word limit. Really js crapped...dunno my points kena or not. Anyway...yea js hope for an average grade since my assignment marks also average only...

So you can see that my marks would all be most probably js average...somehow how hard I work also...you still fall in that average band. Take for instance CTW assignments. How good you do also...you'll be compared to the rest of the class and confirmed there'll be ppl better than you...position paper and critique is like that...even oral defence...how "well" you speak also you'll still be compared to your group mates and classmates. So even if it's in the 70 range or 80 range...there WILL be ppl above you and below you...so what's the difference...the final thing is that the total grade will still be at that average mark....so how...

On another note, it's super freaking hot these few days...almost like being baked in an oven...*sweats*....HOTTT!!!

2008-04-26T08:42:00.002+08:00

Today is my mum's birthday. Happy birthday mum! Sorry I can't be back home to celebrate with you cos it's so near my exams. I love you. =)

Yea...exams are approaching...actually there's js 2 more days left to my first paper Maths. Hmm...somehow I want exams to come faster. Cos I dunno what else to study anymore. It's not that I've already learned everything and I'm going to score 100 for every paper. It's just that I've looked through most of the stuff (urm...as in read the answers as well) that I don't really know where else to touch. Maybe it's sien of looking at the same stuff over and over again (yet not really knowing how to do it)...haih...anyway I just want exams to be over so that I can FLY home.

I'm flying home literally...cos Chin Wee jio me and Shu Lin to sit the 30sgd Tiger Airways...not bad la the price haha...somehow I got tempted and ended up booking a ticket for myself and dragging Shu Lin along haha. This will be the 1st time I'm sitting a plane (and Chin Wee's)...wow...anyway the journey's only 55 minutes...from Changi to LCCT KL. Looking forward to the journey back home... :)

Another thing bugging me is the concert tech thing. Ben, Wei Jian and now Chao Yian have asked me to become the tech assistant. They keep insisting that it's alright to not know much...at least I've got a year's hall tech experience. But, now if I become the leader, I need to guide the members to do stuff...if I myself dunno anything how to guide them...I don't have the confidence really...But they're quite desperate looking for people...like Wei Jian said it's not for me to determine if I'm qualified for the job but them...but I'm just so afraid that they would have chosen the wrong person...and Shu Lin is right...I need to think if I can cope with my studies as well next sem...I really dunno so blur...part of me really wanna help them out...part of me just got no confidence to take it up...so how?? Should I crumble to their desperation pressure?? Look at what "ogh"(it's in code nvm) brought to me...also one activity that I crumbled to other's pressure...will this be the same or can I bring it to my advantage... *sigh*...

A pleasant visit

2008-04-20T22:29:00.002+08:00

I met up with my 2nd sis in Singapore today. She followed her friends to church service at City Harvest Church in Jurong West. Initially, I was supposed to meet her at Singapore Expo cos her 2 frens going for some meeting there...but then in the end they went to church before that also. So, somehow, I managed to find my way there hehe...using Google Earth, SBS online bus guide...and of course my sis's directions ler (which without it...I would have lost myself I think haha)...

Anyway, when I reached the church, and 1st stepped in, I thought I was at the wrong place...cos it didn't seem like a church at first glance. It felt more like some office building cos there was even a lounge and fountains and a carpark (the level type)... So I was quite lost cos my sis went in d...and I had to wait a while for her to come and get me...luckily she did cos if not, I wouldn't even have known how to get to the place (though there were these ushers around).

City Harvest is really quite different from Glad Tidings back home...it's much more high tech (got lifts, "security" ushers etc...). Hmm...this's the first time I think that I went to church with my sis haha...last time she normally doesn't go while I go with my 1st sis...how times have changed...hmm... Btw, it's been a quite some time since I've went to a church service, though the environment in this church is really quite different but they still have the same urm sequence of events for the service...sermon, songs, and the usual "come to the front" (sorry I dunno what its proper name is) thing...ahh...I still feel the same urm...same way when I attend the church at home...mmm....

After the church service, 5 of us squeezed into the Kelisa that my sis's fren drove form JB to the Singapore Expo...where 2 of her frens went for meeting and the rest of us had 'lunch'...mainly caught up on recent events with my sis...that's my main target haha...it was a pleasant visit....although she's in Johor, so far she hasn't visited me in Sg before...well there's always a first time...we should do it more often Miao....love u...

Block 2

2008-04-19T17:57:00.003+08:00

Finally, room balloting is over...We didn't get exactly where we wanted but at least the jigsaw puzzle is still in place. Just that instead of block 6 we shifted to block 2. The room plan is actually the same...js the location of the block is different lor. By right, if the Qiqi don't crash our block then everything will be fine. Because of 1 girl all of us moved to block 2...causing a little of a chaos in the beginning of the balloting cos Gideon and Gail who already balloted had to go change their rooms. Feel pretty bad that the whole bunch of them had to move because of us...

Anyway, the final arrangement is Jon Tan (single), Gideon+Nick, Alex+Terry, Ee Hiang+Li Wei, me+Swee Yee (all 3rd floor) and Gail+Wing Mei in the 2nd floor of block 2 plus Shu Lin also. Initially it was supposed to be block 6 ler...but then..haih...we can't always get everything the way we wanted. Block 6 is more quiet...block 2 got CFA nearby...and 6 of us have been living in block 6 for the past year...so Ee Hiang and Swee Yee will miss the tree near the bench...and Ee Hiang has this "crush" on the block 6 uncle haha...

But, well...block 2 ain't that bad if we're all still together anyway...we'll make it our own block wahaha...make it noisy and clean...Block '6' gang just grew bigger...we'll still always be Block '6' gang at heart haha...

Tagged

2008-04-19T10:05:00.003+08:00

1. Real name : Lee Zhi Jun
2. Nickname : A lot of mispronunced forms of my name...
3. Married : Obviously not.
4. Male or Female : Female
5. Highschool : SMK Convent Klang, SM Methodist (ACS) Klang (Form 6)
6. College : NUS
7. Short or long hair : Short
8. Are you a health freak : No
9. Height : 157/8... Tirza I think you should be over 160 ler...
10. Do you have a crush on someone : Not that I know of
11. Do you like yourself : Why not?
12. Piercings : Had but closed d
13. Righty or Lefty : Righty

FIRSTS
14. First surgery : None.
15. First piercing(s) : Ear!! But then closed dy hehe...
16. First person you see in the morning : Currently? Swee Yee lor...
17. First award : Award? Urm kindergarten??
18. First sport you joined : Should be badminton kua...
19. First pet : Rabbits I think...was too small to take care of them anyway
20. First vacation : Urh...
22. First crush : Nil
23. Eating : Yes.
24. Drinking : No.
25. I'm about to : Study for finals...lots to catch up
26. Want kids : Sure
27. Want to get married : Ah....
28. Careers in mind : Still cloudy

WHICH ONE IS BETTER
29. Lips or eyes : Eyes
30. Hugs or kisses : Hugs
31. Shorter or taller : Taller
32. Romantic or spontaneous : Romantic bah...
33. Sensitive or loud : Sensitive
34. Trouble maker or hesitant : Hesitant...

HAVE YOU EVER
35. Kissed a stranger : no
36. Drank bubbles : Bubbles??
37. Lost glasses/contacts : No...broke plenty
38. Ran away from home : NO
39. Liked someone younger : Not that I can remember
40. Liked someone older : Dunno
41. Broken someone's heart : hope not
42. Been arrested : Nola
43. Cried when someone died : Sad yes...can't remember if I cried
44. Liked a friend : Dunno

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
45. Yourself : I try to
46. Miracles : No
47. Heaven : Yes
48. Santa claus : No
49. Angels : No

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ~*
50. Is there one person you want to be with right now : Yes
51. Do you believe in God : Yes

I'm supposed to tag people?? Hmm...Dunno who to...

MM treat pictures

2008-04-15T22:34:00.007+08:00

Since my blog supposedly has this "reputation" of being a food blog (wherever that came out from) haha...then must live up to it la...so here's some pictures from the tech MM treat at Svensens. We only took pictures of the ice-creams which is what they are originally famous for.

TALL cup of ice cream...

Some kind of sizzling crumble ice cream

Earthquake...with 8 flavours of ice cream...

Chocolate fudge ice cream

The tech team

minus Ju Ee (see below picture)

2008-04-13T08:01:00.001+08:00

Today was PE day. The dreaded "can do OR cannot do" situation has
finally come. When I saw the 1st question, okay it was quite easy
as the lecturer has said. Confirm most people can finish that
question. But, 2nd question totally blur la. Blur as in not like
I've never seen this kind of question before. I was more like
kicking myself for not taking the initiative to go and try to do
or at least find out the solutions for these kind of questions.
If I did, I could have probably finished a part of the question.

Anyway, the questions aside, when it was time to start coding, we
all happily started on the 1st question thinking it was surely
do-able in a short while. I typed a few lines of code to read in
the input. Then tried to compile lo. Make...*waits*...saw that it
was kinda hanged...Ctrl+C...Sweep.exe removed. Oh no...did I
accidentally remove some file...hmm...quickly called the lab TA.
Lab TA also quite stressed at what was happening, he didn't know
what was going on. Somehow it managed to compile later on. Then,
oklo, I thought problem resolved. Continued typing...suddenly when
typing also the arrow got stuck also...*waves hand frantically to
lab TA*. He tried to resolve it as well. Close window, use new
account also cannot. Then, he asked me to do my algo first while
he asks the admin. Hmm...I thought...gonela...izzit my comp or what
Manoj and Kok Loon on my 2 sides seems to be happily coding away.
Die die die...what to do...

Shortly after that thought, I could see (ok...more like sense cos I
was seated at the front) other frantic hands waving. Hmm...seems
to be a common problem...not too bad then. Haha...when Kok Loon was
started punching his fingers randomly on his keyboard, I thought "
Yes...we're all having the same problem...haha". Anyway, it WAS
really the fault of the server which was caused by some problem hmm.
The forum is overloaded with students comments about what to do.
Either a retest or reduction in percentage. Either way, there's
gonna be a LOT of complaints about unfairness and all that...
Personally, I really don't want to go through the horror of another
PE...so I hope that the lecturers meeting on Monday will come out
with a decision to my favour...no retest pls *crosses fingers*...

For dinner, I went for tech MM treat at Svensens in Jurong Point.
Wow, Giap is really generous...although some money may be hall money,
but I believe that part of the money is from his own pocket as well.
He asked us to order as much as we want to eat which Frederick kindly
obeyed haha... I had chicken baked cheese rice which was pretty nice,
and my side of the table ordered 5 ice-cream dishes + 2 snacks.
A very rich sugar intake haha...Ice cream was pretty cool coming
in all sorts of patterns...sundaes, on crumbles (or is the whole
thing called crumble...it's ice cream on some sort of cake)... We
pretty much js dug into all the ice cream with the long, thin spoons
provided resulting in super fullness after that. Ju Ee got some
pictures of the food and the people as well...I'm waiting for that.
The food were pretty nice, though I somehow prefer js the normal
portion of ice cream...maybe cos this is just too many flavours and
styles that it kinda all blended into each other and I couldn't
taste the real thing haha. But, overall superb dinner.

Hmm...and somehow Jasvind has this idea that my blog is a food blog?
Cos of Jon I think....Jon...I think you confused my blog with
someone elses blog. Cos I dun have a camera so I dun upload many pictures (about food especially). Hmm..which...come to thinkof it...is a pretty fun thing to do...to blog about food I mean...Haha...when I get good food of course...

2008-04-10T02:21:00.002+08:00

Finally!!! CTW oral defense is over. Didn't know what I worried for...it was just a short 30 minutes discussion with my tutor haha...that also talked for maybe 10 minutes? Mainly crapped though so don't know if I did well but well...it's finally past haha...yes yes...

Hmm...after badminton, now I'm addicted to ping pong...thanks to Ee Hiang... Badminton will still always be my number one hobby though at this period of time just feel discouraged to play now...so what do I do? Replace it with ping pong haha...or tt...it's pretty enjoyable especially playing with Ee Hiang haha...though I do still prefer badminton but I'll make do with it haha...this is one game where u can play at anytime of the day whether at 2am or even 6am if you wish to hah...

I think both of us attracted to much attention until today the Spongebob guy, Chiu Wai...I think his name is that...came and asked us if we're interested to join tt next year haha...I think maybe one reason is that they are really quite desperate to collect members...reminds me of how the badminton MM, Ah Chua approached me during the beginning of sem 1 as well...I've got no idea until now how he found out that I like to play haha...

Well, currently me and Ee Hiang still considering to join or not to haha...one thing I don't like about joining 2 sports is that you don't know which training to commit to if you are really interested in both... AND next year I've been asked if I want to take up the badminton MM job...hmm...sounds interesting BUT I'm not a good leader...the only time I have been president was in Taekwondo and there we had a small pool of ppl...and I was pretty much senior and an "old face" that's why I got that job but I would say it wasn't an easy job...I just put too much burden and responsibilities on myself...thank God that time I got help from some seniors... hmm...should I take MM or not...doubt I should though....I think I'll suck...

A rather different Monday

2008-04-07T23:25:00.002+08:00

Started my day with a round of ping pong after breakfast...gosh Ee Hiang got me addicted as well...during lectures, other than dozing off, at times the orange ping pong ball was bouncing all over the table in my mind haha...hmm...first it was the shuttlecock nw this...

After my usual three 2-hour lectures, when I came back, Hong Pei taught me some guitar haha...nw I can strum the 1st 2 verses (do u call it that?) of the "More than Words" song...haha...not good at all la tho...but js for fun...not bad haha...took her more than an hour to teach me that...I've been wanting to learn guitar ever since after Form 6 or was it Form 5 that I bought the guitar??...my guitar rotting at home haha...maybe this's a start....

Then, went to engin to study at night. Which is quite unusual of me cos I'm more of the "room" type. But, decided I needed a change in environment...it is quite a refreshing change...cos I'm like forced to study there...die die must read something there...though I think I did sleep off for awhile...what has happened to me...I can almost sleep anywhere nw...hmm...

2008-04-05T23:21:00.002+08:00

Today feels like a fully utilized day. Didn't really waste a lot of time...other than falling asleep awhile while studying and certain empty spaces of time which I js treated it as a break from studying. 3 more weeks...everyone is adding oil...I tell myself I must too..it's not easy...had already lost momentum...cos the past week was busy with CTW...didn't get much studying done because of that...so kinda lapsed a little d...so I need to get my engine up and running again...hmm...

Had quite an okay study session befor lunchtime...then hung out in Hong Pei's room a little, reading the sister's keeper, hmm...it's been a long time since I read a book that I wanted to keep reading...tho I js don't really have all the time in the world nw to read. Then, 1pm went to SRC for the badminton IFG...tho this time is js go there to show face...cos Medicine doesn't have a team I think..so it's js a walkover...so stayed there a short while and then cabut ler...

After that, continued with my studying...but u start to lose concentration towards the evening...and I dunno how come I could doze off a few times while reading my notes...nvr really happened to me last time.

Then, summore so many ppl ask me play badminton...I've become a synonym for badminton...I think got 5 diff ppl ask me play today d... js when I've decided not to play anymore badminton...I dunno how long I can last though haha...very tempted to play each time ppl ask me to...

Kinda the highlight of the day was dinner. We went to Dover this time...my first time there. From an original 5 ppl...it grew to 13 of us (sy, gail, terry, jj, cw, wj, jerome, jon, wayne, lh, jasvind, n cw's roomie...hv fun guessing the initials) heading for the coffee shop in Dover...good business la the aunty...they untung about 80 dollars from us. Not bad la got free rice and jelly. Food also ngam ngam hor enough for us. Well, for me at least...dunno the guys enough or not la...haha...pretty interesting dinner trip...and we even took pics near the shop... and at the bus stop...as though we had an excursion to overseas haha...hope Jerome puts them up haha....

2008-03-31T23:42:00.000+08:00

Just so lost....can't seem to do anything properly can I?... :(

2008-03-19T16:19:00.002+08:00

Group assignments are really a pain in the a**. It's so irritating and weird that 3 ppl are supposed to come up with an essay. While it's true that we should discuss and distribute the workload among us, things may not be as easy and straightforward. During this painful period of CTW, there are times when I seem to have an idea and my group members are not on the same page. And with my lack of ability to express exactly what I am thinking, I don't think I got through to them. It's so difficult trying to get them to understand what I am thinking or even vice versa. Plus, the topic is so wide that we tend to go out of our main "thesis"...if or ever our thesis is even clear. There comes times when I just feel like throwing everything away and starting on a brand new, narrower, more specific topic...but because it's a group thing I just can't do that. It will be time and effort wasted...

Then, of course different groups will have different kind of members. Some 'sleeping' members, some hogging members, some are neutral. I must admit that I'm guilty of all 3. Sometimes you just feel so sick of the topic that you don't really want to contribute anything anymore, yet you know you must push on to get that better grade you hope that you can achieve. So, you take on all the responsibilities of the paper and promise to have an output...this I don't mind...although it may be a big amount of workload...but at least if it's done my urself you are kind of more confident with the work produced rather than other ppl's work...though I don't feel it's a very good group ethic...but at this point of time, u're just so desperate to get things done that you js don't care...as long as you feel it's alright...make the group feel okay with it...then everything should be alright. Cos I just HATE last minute rushes and dragging work...note that this does not apply to work only...I don't like last minute actions and dragginess...

Summary of midterms

2008-03-11T02:03:00.002+08:00

So, the one week midterms is over finally. Overall....well what u expect...it's me...and for me it's always not too good.

MLE1101 - Relatively alright though I think that I should have looked more clearly at one question which is sure to come out. But, as usual I din...and well dunno what my marks will look like. If I'm lucky, just a bit above average...if I am lucky...

MA1506 - Ok I just found out that my Maths totally sucks. No matter how much I practice, no matter what I do, I still suck. Crap la...it's only one chapter and I'm already struggling. What more can I do I really dunno...practice more? Nvr give up? Easier said than done...

CS1102C - Well, this one is a killer module and I nvr expected to do the paper anyway...so this one is another one down the drains...

CS1231 - Most ppl will get full marks for this paper cos it's really quite easy...I found it okla...at least could do all...but guess I'm bound to get a mistake somewhere...

So how...midterms like this....finals how...study how much only can make it up? I just really hope that it's possible to dig out time...

Yesterday and tonight we had the rehearsal for the Phoenix Fest on Tuesday night. I had to go to help set up the tech stuff for it...and it's not easy...quite complicated but my main job is js to plug in the wires, coil and uncoil them that's all. Just quite disappointed though...supposedly everyone is supposed to come down for this Phoenix Fest thing...but as usual they turn up and then disappear soon after. Well, maybe it's really quite boring to sit there as there is not much to do during the event. But the least they can do is offer to help in the clearing up as well. Just suddenly feel quite stupid to be staying there all the while but I just don't like the feeling of js leaving...it's not as though I have much to do there, it's not as though I don't have any work of my own to do. In fact, because of this, my work is lagging behind...I try to organise my time around this event...why can't others do that too...after discrete points are given out they can just anyhow disappear la? I'm amazes at the excuses that ppl give...it's amazing how simple it is and it works all the time. The next time...I'm also gonna say I got test...assignment...bla bla bla. But, I don't think I'll have the heart to. Crap la...js hv this "hate" feeling in me...argh....sien...

2008-03-02T00:03:00.002+08:00

I just roamed into an old fren's friendster page and went to c her blog. The latest post was dated months back. The whole blog is so dark and gloomy. Either she only blogs when she's moody (which I hope is the case) or she really feels her life is that miserable. I've known her since I was standard 5...and considered grew up with her and was quite close to her cos of out mutual activity, Taekwondo. Through the years, I've seen her grow from a sweet girl to a somewhat tomboy...I thought it's just a phase of life...as the tomboy-ness behaviour is quite 'in' especially in a girl's school like ours. But, it kinda stuck on her...whatever factors that drives her to this decision it's ok...I dun care...she still is my fren...but to sense that she's so miserable is so saddening to me. I nvr really got to talk heart-to heart stuff with her just once in a while she expresses what is going on in her life and what she feels...just that few moments I don't feel it's adequate...I nvr realised...and have not much chance to advise her...I have always imagined her to be this happy, cheerful, friendly girl that is so confident when socializing that she doesn't have any problems in anything...now that I'm in Singapore I don't meet her very often...I don't really have contact with her...I feel as though I can't do much...though I really feel I want to and I ought to...The recent time I went to pasar malam in Klang I met her, and she seemed quite odd...quite weird...din really talk much to me...either she js woke up or something really is wrong deep down inside haih...what can I do what can I??? I really don't want this old fren to js slip away into someone I totally dunno...I don't want to lose a fren this way....y do ppl change...it's sad...

2008-02-27T22:40:00.001+08:00

If You Were Slightly Different, Your Name Would Be:

Alf

What Would Your Name Be If You Were Slightly Different?

Hah what a cute name don't you think... =p

2008-02-27T13:03:00.003+08:00

Almost another non-blogging week. Cos most of my time is spent on studying or lab so got nothing much to blog about I suppose. Anyway, time sure passes by so quickly when you don't want it to. That is why we really must stop sometimes and just appreciate the day. If not, our life will be just a blur of words flowing from the our textbooks. We should just take a look around at the people, the events happening around us...

Hah...speak for myself I should say. I must admit that my nose has been pretty buried in books these days. Gotta do well in midterms I tell myself...but being stuck at my table does NOT mean that I'm gonna pass with flying colours...cos I spend quite some time daydreaming or fiddling with my comp rather then studying...I just realised there's only 2 and a half days left to MLE midterm. And, I have only done some tutorial ques and just did one chapter's questions. What have I been doing earlier? It's not like I nvr touched this subject...I have been touching...it just had not been going in my brain. Wow...when the 'deadline' is nearby, it sure pushes u to a great extent. Of course I always wish to finish way before the deadline is here...sometimes you just don't manage to find time until the very last minute...

On another note, I find people's personalitites very hard to predict these days... One minute you think you know them so well, the next you find that you don't know the person at all... People don't change overnight they say...ah you'll be surprised... I dunno if I appear so unstable myself....but I think I can predict my moods pretty well...when C++ lab comes out, I go into 'depressed' gear, once it's done, I shift back to happy and cheerful mood again haha...well I would like to think that I'm cheerful...

So, one week of midterms...I must jia you...everyone else too!!! Jia you!!!

2008-02-21T21:24:00.004+08:00

Ah didn't blog for almost a week and I have a perfectly good reason for it (besides laziness)...my specs broke on Saturday and I had to get the frame changed (in view of saving money) so I was practically almost blind til Tuesday. Well, not really...just couldn't see computer very clearly...other things still can...so I did know where the staircases were... :( How I broke it? Not during fitness day haha...I'm not that rough. I was just wiping it with my towel and it just broke into half...okay...I'm NOT that rough...it's cos my specs is quite old and it's time is due...anyway glad to have my vision back although now there are 2 extra screws when I look around cos it's frameless now...

Btw, block 6 did extremely well in the fitness day. Haha..looks like we're all pretty fit. Hehe...read Block 6 blog for details. And, the touch rugby and handball guys of RH won gold!!! Didn't get to catch touch rugby cos I din now it was on also...but handball was damn kan cheong/exciting. It was so close the points with Sheares. Think we won by 29-28 something like that...and each hall was like taking turns to score. So close...Manoj was amazing as goalkeeper haha...loved to c him play...Year 1 only leh...got so much more to contribute to RH handball team...

Feel quite fresh today I dun really know why. Maybe it's because I'm finally done with my CTW critique paper (thanks Ee Hiang)...though I still think it's not very good. And also, done with the CTW presentation slides..presentation's tmr...my group didn't really prepare much but it's just a casual thing I think. Though I have a new C++ lab and haven't really got started, midterms coming and haven't really studied yet...maybe it's cos today I only had 1 hour lecture today. And, I played badminton for 2 hours at SRC with Terry, Alex and Wei Jian before lecture. Feels so good...haha...I think it was the exercise that helped me concentrate so well in MLE lecture. Haha...absorbed almost 90%...lucky it was only 1 hour...=p

So little time

2008-02-15T02:17:00.003+08:00

Ah haven't blogged for a long time. Past few days busy with C++ labs lor. Came back from CNY holiday only feel crushed by C++ and CTW. This is only 2 subjects and I'm already feeling lack of time...hmm... Really should learn how to balance my time. If not, C++ is gonna be filling all my time...not enough time to study other subjects also. Thank God for sit-in lab...not to say it's easy and can be done but at least now we're free for one week until the next sit-in lab. Feeling quite stupid though...the sit-in lab was pretty straightforward but can't do anything. After the lab, I always get a renewed "semangat" to start programming and learn up the new stuff cos I really feel like I know zero when I do the labs. But then, by the next lab session hmm...feel down again cos find that still cannot do. Just can hope to really grasp my basics and see if I have some inner genius to solve the rest of the labs. Sigh....so much to do so little time. Haven't really started my CTW assignment as well...position paper going to start soon too. Luckily I got my group members d...and I would say I like them...one's from my course and one's from my block haha...nvr really noticed him around but come to think of it have seen him around. Really not in the mood to write anything...as u can also c from the number of posts in my blog. Hehe...especially CTW...I need to critique on an issue that I don't really have any idea what's it about la. Give me global warming and I might be still able to come out with something...now it's what...some random searches in the airline?? Hmm...and the whole article he seems to be going on about the same thing...hmm...how how....next Friday deadline...ah...still got 7 days left only... :(

2008-02-03T23:21:00.000+08:00

If you search for "Phea" now, you'll probably find a lot of articles about him. There are at least 3 about him already. So, there's a lot of tributes to him by now...so I won't elaborate. You can visit Gail or Tirza or Block 6 blog... I have known him for almost half a year now...might not seem long but it does feel like I've known him forever...

Phea was our block mate, is our friend, and is a papa to most of us. Why suddenly so many articles about this guy? Cos he moved to NUS High School Residences today. No...he didn't move out out Raffles to go back to Cambodia to become a monk like Alex says. Haha...he's there as a RA...

To say that we do not miss him is an outright lie. When he's not around, our block 6 gang is incomplete...not as lively...not as crazy... Even today, the first day he's not around feels so empty already...it's quite the same feeling when he was not around on weekends...empty and boring days...It's just like a puzzle with a missing piece...a big and important piece indeed. Our gang has been dreading the day that he leaves...everyday hoping and wishing that he doesn't leave...but then he got called to the interview and we know there's a high chance he'll be leaving. How we all wish that we can turn back time and change his mind on leaving...but he has been quite bent on going there because he said before that he originally applied there before being sent to Raffles. So, if he's happy there, we'll all be happy for him too...

We'll miss those days that we had meals and suppers together. We'll miss our outings together. We'll miss the days we studied together. We'll miss every event that has you in the picture. So, Phea, if you happen to stumble upon this blog, don't forget all of us here back at Raffles. We won't forget you definitely...you've had such a big influence in our life this past half year...you might not know...but you certainly Hopefully we can meet often enough for lunches or just to talk...Hope you have a good time ahead...Friends forever right?

2008-01-27T20:30:00.000+08:00

Finally IHG badminton is over. Today, we lost 5-0 to Eusoff Hall. Well, we walked in expecting to lose and that's exactly what we get. It ended and left us all in a pretty depressing mood cos we didn't manage to put up much of a fight cos the standard difference was too wide. All of us are in quite a sien mood nw...Well, what to do...winning isn't everything in the world. So, we should js put this away and move on. But, even for a badminton fanatic like me, I find that I really need a break from the game...I say...but most probably I'll be back playing soon...hopefully not so though...I promised myself I will concentrate fully on studies after IHG... Need to do something about it since my results last sem was pretty bad...So, for now, don't look back and regret....just look forward...

First IHG

2008-01-24T23:30:00.000+08:00

Finally had the first IHG badminton match today. Sad to say I disappointed myself and a lot of ppl, especially my partner Zhou Jing and also my supportive friends who came to cheer me on. Thanks SY, SL, Gail, Tirza, EH, and others who came...Very pai seh when u all cheered me and Zhou Jing's names....but thanks a lot!!! Hee... The doubles pair we were up against is about our standard...there's a high chance of winning. Js didn't have the right shots to beat them. Me especially was making mistakes...not really playing well...even had 2 service mistakes. Haih...so close...yet so far. I was lousy I know...just knew I that that was not my best. Maybe I was nervous...but hey...that's not really an excuse. Argh....why why why....it's over anyway.

On the brighter side, we did manage to take one point from the other doubles, Ju Ee and Hui Yee really played well to beat the Sheares pair. Congrats... Even the guys managed to take a point from KR through Ah Chua our MM in the last singles match. Thinking over the match...could say that I didn't do a lot of mistakes...most of my balls crossed the net...it's maybe the tactics a bit out...we kept hitting to opponent's hand...had quite a number of nice smashes...so I should cheer up and look forward to Sunday's match with EH...okay...whoever's reading my blog...this game the chances are much lower than today's game k...so dun hv high expectations...I just hope I can put on a good fight...

Freaking out

2008-01-23T22:59:00.000+08:00

I had my first CTW classs today. I'm starting to freak out a little already. Mostly it's cos of the group work and class participation thing. I don't know anyone there except for Leonard...but he has a bunch of friends with him in the same class... The rest are mostly PRC I suppose. Maybe it's just the 1st class...and I should calm myself saying that I will find some nice ppl to work with...hopefully. Besides that though, the thought of speaking out in class is also scaring me...it's just who I am...I dunno y...I js don't like speaking out what I think cos I'm afraid others might think I'm talking rubbish. I noe...I should js say what I want to say...noone will bother if it's right or wrong. But, I'm just me...ever since last time I'm like that. But, if I don't overcome it, I will be getting very low marks for class participation which will affect my grade greatly I suppose. I don't want Marketing to repeat itself. The things ppl do for grades...this is an intrusion of human rights isn't it? Forced to speak for the sake of marks. Well, guess I js have to learn to overcome that fear...I can say that I'm sufficiently proficient in English so I need not be afraid of that aspect...now js comes the speaking out part and the idea part. It's only the 1st tutorial after all...I need to help myself get through this...speak out speak out....

Things happen

2008-01-20T23:53:00.000+08:00

Okay....we were supposed to have our first badminton IHG game today at 10am. Woke up early to go warm up at takraw court at 8.30am. By 9.30am, we were already in MPSH 5 warming up and getting ready (more like getting freaked out at the sight of the opponent's power). As usual, of course the thing didn't start at 10am la...by 10 plus, they finally called for all the hall's captain. They're getting started....so we thought... Then, unexpectedly, our MM told us that the organisers didn't book the courts at SRC and they were booked by the public...so stupid la the organisers. So, we had 3 choices: either postpone to 1pm or 4pm or go to Sheares or KR hall... After lots of discussion they finally decided to postpone today's match to next Sunday 1pm...we can c how "efficient" the organisers are...What a BIG mistake to make....organise a competition and don't even have a venue for it? Wow...didn't know these things can happen...

Well, at least we have more time to prepare for the game...which I don't think will make a big difference after seeing how we perform in training today. We kept on making simple mistakes...ah basically we didn't play well at all la...if we play like this against Eusoff or any other hall...I think we will kind of embarass ourselves...well enought of whining...guess we should js step up our game, and try our best not to make mistakes (that's the main aim)...I don't really know what we should do actually....other than js try our best.

By the way, we have another crisis cos Yan Teng, Ju Ee's partner has hurt her knee and is advised to keep off badminton for at least 2 weeks. So, now Ju Ee is without a partner....and we haven't came to an arrangement yet as it js happened...the things that happen...gosh...

Appreciate today I tell myself. What else did I do today? I enjoyed supporting Ee Hiang at floorball though it really gives me an impression that the sport is super rough and I vow never to try playing haha. I also enjoyed watching the KR vs Temasek badminton match in Sheares Hall. Temasek beat KR 3-2. I wonder if my hall got chance against KR or not if we meet them...come to think of it...not much chance either...hmm...Then, had lunch/tea with Yee Cheng and Shu Lin at Ginza...also shopping around there. Poor YC came all the way to MPSH to support me (which I dun think it's the main reason she's there...think she's there to support her hall guys as well hee) then end up we had to compensate her by going to support KR at badminton haha...okla..not bad...had fun...hee...

So, look forward and think positive even if the cup is only a quarter full.... :)

Bee sting

2008-01-18T23:43:00.000+08:00

Today during badminton training we had company...there were swarms of bees around the spotlights gosh so irritating. At the beginning, we thought there were js a few...did kill some. It's a scary sight seeing the bees "flock" together like that...later discovered they even gathered together near the light to form some sort of a beehive formation...scary...

At first, I wasn't bothered by the bees at all until they start flying around you and you can't even concentrate on the shuttlecock. Then, I was talking with Ju Ee when suddenly felt something at my neck, swept it away, turned out to be a bee la. Guessed it stung me cos I felt a prickling sensation there. I was like 'ahhh...damn bee...'. I think the stingy thingy was stuck inside my skin and Ju Ee pulled it out for me. The first few minutes were pretty painful...I was closing my eyes haha...Ju Ee thought I was going to faint liao...actually I was js closing my eyes to I dunno..."feel the pain"?? Hmm...anyway after that it was ok d la...now also not pain liao...all that's left is a mosquito bite like scar...

So, didn't train much today cos of the bees and the wind...luckily also...cos played badminton with Alex they all in the evening liao...was pretty tired out d...now mood quite down...dunno y...maybe cos of maths lecture + tiredness... Hmm...should js sleep and hopefully wake up tmr to a brand new bright day...

2008-01-18T01:49:00.000+08:00

Just discovered or realized that guys well they are human too. They can become emotional/they have feelings or moodiness also. Emotions are often associated with girls normally... I guess the times have changed. Now guys cook, girls eat, guys get emo, girls try to stay strong. There's 2 incidents that made me "see" this... I don't want to go into details about it...

I just want to say that it gets quite freaky and scary when someone's mood just goes in the dumps...suddenly...and you dunno how to react. You try to make it all better but maybe in the end make it turn out worse. So what are we supposed to do...try to cheer them up? If it works, it makes you delighted yes. But, if it doesn't? Just leave it? Wait for time to pass and let time work its magic? Does the magic always work? I suppose it does slowly...however, during that period, it brings thoughts, some nasty and stray, there's nothing we can do but sit and wait? Over that period of time, my mind has changed, thought of all possibilities...what I can, should or shouldn't do? The best solution is still don't care...I don't want to care...I say....but by thinking of it?? Suppose it's still caring....trying my best to act normally...but still can't accept what happened...is still happening...will happen??

Okay...these were js random thoughts which has just be flowing around in me since during holidays...js pray that time heals...everything will be fine...I really hope so...though there's already a scar...and I wish that everything will js stay as it is...

2008-01-16T00:48:00.000+08:00

Badminton IHG is coming up soon...yet we face a problem of our doubles partnership. Changes are made to suit the situation...even at national level this happens. We are not playing at international or state or even university level...just hall level. Why are we playing in IHG? In our hall's case, I believe that we just go there to try our best and play hard...have fun! So why so much fuss over a minor change in partnership? I guess it's a bit too short a notice to some...but I don't think it matters a lot...after all we're not expected to win...just play our best and try our best. Make the situation turn out best....we might not be the best players in the world....but just do our best and noone can say anything. If js that one person can js accept the fact then our problem can be resolved. Stressed? It's js a game...don't care about what others say...play to our best ability...what's so hard? If you really gave your best others have no right to comment...if they're such great commenters...ask them to try and play and see how well they can do. We trained so hard and it all boils down to this...changes happen...don't give up js because of a minor matter... I pity our MM who has sacrificed a lot of his time to train us... Hope he's fine...

New sem

2008-01-15T18:56:00.001+08:00

Haha....it's been a long time since I've blogged. Just pure laziness no other reasons. =p A new semester has started. This first week is not going to be very hectic since there are no tutorials or labs or CTW. But, Monday was quite packed though. Had lecture from 10 til 12 and 2-6. Only CS1102C was quite interesting when the lecturers introduced themselves....other than that it's quite well normal...

For now everything is going quite slowly, I have to buck up nw I suppose cos I'm sure there'll suddenly be a rush....and chapters after chapters will be thrown to us so quickly you won't know what hit you. Today, there were only 2 1-hour lectures (1 of them was just about 35 minutes) so not very busy either...had Ho Yuet over after CS1231 since she was waiting for her Toastmaster's meeting at 7pm. I'm happy that she's so daring to go join that....I feel that it'll really help someone to overcome the fear of speaking out...I can never imagine myself joining these kind of public speaking stuff... =p

By the way, there's badminton IHG this coming Sunday. I should be playing doubles against Eusoff...just hope to do my very best and not lose badly...haha... On another note, been having a bit of trouble with someone lately...dunno what's the cause...trying not to bother and not care... :(

Bad day... :(

2007-12-26T23:19:00.000+08:00

Definitely one of the worst days I had if not the worst. Results came out today. Did very badly...so sucky. Stupid marketing pulled down my already bad CAP... To S/U or not??? I think most probably I would...1st sem in uni and already exercising it...haih... What can I do except to tell myself to work harder next sem and pray and hope that I can get better results. Feel so down...but I suppose there's no use feeling that...doesn't help...

Then went to buy bus ticket for CNY. 1 thing about living in Klang, so near KL...there's not many direct buses to Klang...they expect u to be able to travel from KL to Klang on ur own. At first decided to go back in the morning of the eve of CNY...that means will be missing classes which I'm not too comfortable doing. Then, just imagining the jam...I most probably won't make it in time for the reunion dinner anyway. So, after much much much arguments happening in my head...decided to go back on Tues, 2 days b4 CNY. Wth right, after all I'm gonna miss 1 day of class...my Tuesday is quite free...so might as well skip both days. But, I'm still crossing my fingers and hoping that some classes will be cancelled....*prays*

Yeah such a frustrating decisive day for me...headaches, tears, moodiness, makes me so sick even badminton training at night can't save the day...imagine that...

Free

2007-12-05T23:27:00.000+08:00

What does one do when she has just finished her exams? Go shopping of course...actually it's more of an outing and rather than shopping la. Ho Yuet was the one who asked me to go out for lunch. We ended up going to Vivocity with Phea, Terry, Wei Jian and Terry's friend, Kim Chyee...something like that hehe...

Lunch I had some tomyam in the food court. Not bad la...quite hot...but still can't beat Malaysia's food la. I'm glad I'm going home tmr haha. After lunch we just wandered around Vivo...randomly checking out stores. That's what ppl who finished exams do...loiter. Surprisingly, I c the guys going into those colourful souvenir stores which I thought would only interest girls. Haha...maybe looking for stuff for their gf-s... =p After roaming around tiring our legs, we decided to watch a movie which I don't find it an appealing idea cos it's so expensive...8 bucks I can watch 2 movies in Malaysia. Well, I guess everything is twice more expensive here... Anyway, of course I went to watch the movie la...teman them lor...once in a while...nvm la...

We simply picked a movie called the Golden Compass....it's about the adventure of a girl in the bid to rescue some missing children....they have "demons" which happen to be cute animals which teman them....ah basically a fantasy story where got good and evil la. I think there will be a part 2...cos at the ending, the girl got some more missions to do...haha....typical of movies.

Basically had a fun outing...although quite tiring cos we were walking everywhere...haha...but there's a price to everything. After came back, had to continue packing my stuff which I left it halfway b4 going Vivo. Another tiring process...had to carry my stuff to Shu Lin's sis's room...luckily got muscle man and woman to help me....namely Phea and Ee Hiang. So, managed to carry it all over at 1 go. Then, put a bit of stuff into Phea's room also cos I may need those when I come back earlier then Shu Lin. But, I damn pai seh put stuff in ppl's room...hmm...but thankful also la...thanks thanks....hehe.

Yes...tmr morn going back...home sweet home here I come.... :)

Highlight of the day

2007-12-05T00:44:00.001+08:00

Yes finally touched my badminton racquet after almost 3 weeks of not playing haha. Self control not bad huh...well it's mostly cos of my exams la haha. Not very satisfied with the play today cos I only played for an hour. Then, some final years who I suppose have just finished their exams too came to play badminton, takraw, and volleyball....yeah in the takraw court area itself. So, when they took over, we just felt we played enough d and left lor.

Ah...then comes the highlight of the day. I went jogging at SRC. Yeah...after we left the takraw court, I was forced to go running by Phea and Terry. I never liked jogging I dunno y. I don't find any point in torturing yourself and trying to catch ur breath all the while. Haha...Well anyway, I was kidnapped and forced to run to SRC and another 2 rounds around the stadium. Then after an immense amount of stretching ran another 400m....gasping for air...had to walk the last 50m...reminds me of Form 6 sports day...wonder how I managed that 400m....but I knew my legs hurt like hell then. Well, after today, has my ideas about running changed? Urm...nope...maybe after a few more round...if they can catch me wahaha... I'm going home...to the place where I belong *in sing-song mode*

Yay...tmr going to meet Ho Yuet for lunch. We may go Vivo...wahaha....oh no...when to pack my stuff....argh...

It's over...or is it?

2007-12-04T18:56:00.000+08:00

Finally exams are over! Such a relief...though it's not much cos my frens still have 1 or 2 papers left (in Alex's case...he hasn't even started) haha. I noe I haven't been blogging much since exams started. Maybe it's because most of the time we study in the kitchen. I am thankful that my group of frens study together in the kitchen cos we serve as a stress reliever for each other whenever any of us are stressed...which most of the time is me being the stressed wan haha. Though it helps a lot that they are around to support me and give me encouragement during this exam period. Occasional massages from Swee Yee and Ee Hiang, encouragement from Phea and actually all the others...Li Wei and Alex, entertainment from Terry, really brightens up one's stressed day. If all else fails, I still can turn to my dear frens from my hometown, Shu Lin and Yee Cheng. Basically, without my family around here to support me through the exams, frens really make a lot of difference. I am so lucky, ain't I?

Now that exam's are over...I don't know what to do. Hehe...ok nope...actually I should have a lot to do. First, go play badminton, second pack, and third go home. What are my plans at home....is another long list...haha. Will be leaving on Thurs morning. I can't wait. But, I dread the packing though. I gotta move my stuff out into Shu Lin's sis's room...I got so much stuff...so heavy...how to...it's so troublesome to move out and in again...but I guess you'll js have to deal with it since we're living in a hostel. After 2 more weeks, then have to move in back. After anothr few weeks, school restarts again...and the routine follows for another 3 and a half years. Haha... Shouldn't think so far haha...should live in the present....now go play first!!! Yay...

Exams

2007-11-27T20:07:00.000+08:00

So halfway through finals. 3 down...2 more to go. And the coming one PC1432 that's Physics on Friday is gonna need so much preparation. Cos I feel like I have lost touch with everything in Physics. Physics now and in STPM...there's so much difference. I miss my Physics teacher, Miss Ratnam. She was always so patient in explaining to us...even though sometimes we don't really pay attention when she teaches...but when we ask her how to do the question or ask her to explain again, she would do so tirelessly. She's just such an amazing teacher. Thanks to her I could fully understand the stuff I was studying. But now, I'm left hanging in the air...not familiar with anything at all.

After Physics it'll be slightly more relaxing...cos only left Marketing. Though that period is another time of cramming since I know nuts about it...gosh...it's too bad my tutorial didn't force us to do all the assignments. I would have learned much more if I had done it. Okay...maybe should blame myself for not taking that extra effort and checking the answers...arghh...but it's just too late to turn back time. Gotta just deal with what I did and can do right?

Anyway, so far my exams...not too good la...I'm never the type that can come out of the examination hall and say YES I know I scored that paper...it's either an ok or hmm I didn't do very well...could have done better if.... Haih 'if-s'...

I'll be going back on the 6th, 2 days after the exam...wahaha....home sweet home here I come.... Honestly, I can't wait for the final 2 exams to come...so that I can be FREE....well at least for a month haha though I did plan to start to brush up on some stuff during the hols. If I don't, I'll be lagging like now again. For now, cram Physics.... *sigh*

I salute her

2007-11-26T12:36:00.000+08:00

Mew Choo claims historic win for Malaysia in China Open

By RAJES PAUL

PETALING JAYA: Wong Mew Choo pulled off the greatest achievement for Malaysian women's badminton by claiming one of the most difficult titles on the international circuit, the China Open, in Guangzhou yesterday.

And the 24-year-old Mew Choo chalked up the historic win in superb style – beating world number one and two-time world champion Xie Xingfang of China 21-16, 8-21, 21-17 in a 62-minute final that saw the Malaysian staging a spectacular comback to win the rubber game.
It was Mew Choo's first-ever Open title since she made her debut on the international senior stage five years ago.

She now holds the honour of being the first Malaysian women and only the second non-China player to win a women's singles title on Chinese territory since the country first staged their Open tournament in 1986.

Wong Mew Choo made it into the Malaysian badminton annals by winning her first major international title in grand style at the China Open in Guangzhou yesterday. En route to the singles title she packed off the top Chinese women shuttlers.

The only other player who has beaten the seemingly invincible Chinese at their home ground was South Korean Bang Soo-hyun, who pulled off the feat in 1994 before going on to claim the Olympic gold medal in Atlanta two years later.

In fact, Mew Choo is now the first Malaysian woman in three decades to nail a major title for the country. And for the world number eight, it all seemed like a dream.

“I just cannot believe it. I have never ever won an Open title before and I have ended the drought in China. This is incredible ... I am so happy right now,” said Mew Choo in a telephone interview from Guangzhou yesterday.

“The hopes are usually on the men to win titles for the country but I am glad that I have done it for the women.”

En route to the title, Mew Choo eliminated four China players and China-born Pi Hongyan, who now plays for France.

Mew Choo knocked out reigning world champion Zhu Lin in the quarter-finals and upstaged 2004 Athens Olympic champion Zhang Ning in the semi-finals.

“I came here with a target to reach the quarter-finals. I knew I had a fighting chance against Hongyan (the world number five). But beating Zhu Lin for the first time gave me confidence,” she said.

“Then, I defeated Zhang Ning for the first time after losing seven times to her. I kept asking myself, is it all really happening?

“After reaching the final, I was bent on winning the title. I have beaten Xingfang once (at the World Championships) but many thought that I was lucky to win it. Today, I proved that the win was no fluke. She had the crowd behind her but I never gave up even though I lost terribly in the second game.”

Mew Choo put up a solid show to win the first game but a fired up Xingfang rebounded with a 21-8 win in the next game.

Xingfang appear to be cruising to victory when she surged ahead to 8-3 in the decider but Mew Choo clawed back to claim the crown.

With the win, Mew Choo is now assured of a place in the eight-player Super Series Finals. She was lying in ninth spot in the rankings going into the China Open.

Mew Choo said that the win had also boosted her challenge in the Beijing Olympics next August.
“I do not have to worry about making the cut for the Olympics if I continue playing like this. In fact, this win has given me a lot of confidence. Now, I know that I can challenge for an Olympic medal.

“However, I do not want to be overly excited. I will be competing in the Hong Kong Open next week and I hope to reach the last eight.”

Said national coach Wong Tat Meng of Mew Choo's success: “What more I can say? Mew Choo has made us all very proud today. She has given a new image to Malaysian women's badminton.”

Admire her strength

2007-11-24T19:27:00.000+08:00

Wong Mew Choo is one step from her Super Series title after she defeated Zhang Ning in the best manner on Saturday. She’ll take on Xie Xingfang, who had little effort to produce to beat compatriot Lu Lan. Raphael Sachetat, live from Guangzhou. Photos : Badmintonphoto.com

Sport isn’t always fair. Wong Mew Choo struggled her way to the final while her future opponent, thanks to the usual Chinese way of yielding, has kept some energy towards the final. But more than ever, the tiny Malaysian deserved to win her match against Zhang Ning. Against the whole spectators. Against China as it seems.

Playing both safe but fast, Wong quickly took the advantage over Zhang Ning, who seemed not in her best day. The Malaysian style of play may have been slightly different from yesterday – as she played a more attacking player – yet her regularity and variation worked just as well as against Zhu Lin. And for once against Zhang Ning, she wasn’t afraid to play at the net “I don’t know what happened today. Usually, when Zhang plays at the net, I just lift, but today, without thinking, I would play back to her at the net, and I was very fortunate” said Wong. Indeed, as the Chinese lost few points when both shuttlers were facing each other, few inches away from the net. The tall Chinese also did commit many mistakes, while on her side, Wong kept bringing back the shuttles in. “She might have been tense because she played in front of her home public, but I didn’t have anything to lose. I am very happy now” said Wong. The Malaysian was close to see Zhang Ning get back in the second game when she led 20/15 before seing Zhang get back to 19/20. “I was very eager to win and I couldn’t control my emotions, so I kept telling myself to be patient.

However, on the last match point, when I saw the opportunity I took the chance” said Wong, speaking about a magic Net rush she opted for while Zhang was still at the net. When asked about the fact that Xie Xingfang had spent little energy thanks to Lu Lan’s poor fight, the Malaysian was very diplomatic. “I can not control such things, so, I just focus on my own game. It will be difficult tomorrow, but I’ll try to do my best, as usual”. Xie had beaten Wong in the French Open last month to avenge her World Championship loss earlier this summer. The World number one however will be definitely the favorite on Sunday. “Xie Xingfang has been very consistent lately, so it will be very difficult for Wong Mew Choo, but she’s played very well through out this tournament. We train hard for this, and it’s not only the fact that she can upset top players from time to time that matters, but mostly that she is able to play constantly at that level, which is what she’s done this week” said coach Tat Meng. “She now develops her own brand, her own style, and these victories are a good sign for the Olympics” added the delighted Malaysian coach.

China out of mixed double

Even if Xie wins on Sunday, China’s clean sweep is already out of question as the last pair in the mixed double event was beaten by Thailand’s Prapakamol and Thungthongkam in a brilliant manner. The Thais were very much in control of the match and played wonderful rallies, bullied by the home crowd. Yet, in spite of a clear misjudgment by the umpire of the match at 16/20 in the second game – he faulted Sudket (pictured arguing) for an imaginary fault at the net which saw a 5 minute break occur – the Thais proved stronger and eventually won 21/16 – 21/17. The Thais will take on world champions Widianto and Marissa who took care of England’s Robertson and Emms Later in the day, Bao Chunlai had gotten his ticket to the final by beating Park 21/13 – 21/16, while Lee Chong Wei was hoping to pursue Malaysia’s good run by playing Chen Jin in the best match of the day.

Don't look back

2007-11-13T16:20:00.000+08:00

We have come so far. I have chosen NUS to study rather than NTU and UM. I have bid for the 5 modules that I have stared at the past 3 months. The exams are coming nearer. I have survived so far in Raffles. Everyday is a new day of life. There's no point looking back thinking of what I should have or should not have done. There's nothing you can do about the past except keep the sweet memories and try to forget the bad ones. What you can do now is change your future, what has not yet happened, what you still have control... Regretting what you did, not done, is of no use. I am satisfied with what I have now. Stop complaining, stop moaning and groaning. There's still so much life ahead. Of course there will be obstacles, there will be events that you might despise or think "I should have"...."Why didn't I". But, what else can you do? Complaining doesn't help...so just deal with it. Get on with life and fulfil it with satisfaction. Move on. Don't look back. Just look ahead in the bright bright future you have layed out in front of you....

Programming is KILLING me

2007-11-12T18:05:00.000+08:00

Ah....programming practical exam coming in 2 days time...k 1 and a half days. It's horrible. I've got no idea how I am going to get through it. I don't think I'm even going to get an output. If I succeed in producing one function I think I'll be very glad already. Ok...aiming very low I know. But, what can I do? 1 hour 45 minutes....do the whole program? Sounds so tough...so hard to achieve. I thought that everyone might be having the same problem...or at least most people. But, once you talk to people, you realize that many might be able to do it....at least 3/4 of the program if not fully. It makes you feel so lagging...so slow...so behind time. Time...another issue!!! The whole program we need to do is mostly using 2D arrays or strings which we only learnt about 1 plus weeks ago. How to grasp so quickly? No time to get the concepts how to do the program? It's all so new...to me at least...argh...

My trip home

2007-11-09T13:41:00.001+08:00

I went to JB Wed evening and came back today morning for lectures...*%#$.... Ok my home is not in JB though. My family came over to visit me and my sis in Skudai. So, I go over there to meet them lor. It's one refreshing visit...I am so glad they came...

It took me 2 hours to get from here to JB...mainly because of the jam at customs...phew. Pity my family had to wait so long for me...my mum insisted that she wait for me outside the customs itself. Moving around in Malaysia is so much more convenient cos of the car. Haha... Anyway, after they picked me up at JB we went to Skudai to meet my 2nd sis. By the time we reached think it was already 8 plus. We happily wanted to go for dinner liao. Then, my sis's friend called. Her friend was driving my sis's car and it ran out of petrol....oh no....so we had to be Superman and flew from petrol station to the car to fill up. We made altogether 3 trips....4 bottles of petrol... 1, 1, 2....thank goodness the car could start after that...at least we know there's nothing wrong with the engine... Luckily we were in a housing area so not so dangerous or ma huan...just imagine if it was in the middle of the highway...choi...hehe....So, by the time we kau tim-ed that it was 10 plus I think...and everyone was hungry...so go dinner liao...appetite very good, I ate a lot according to Miao...shit...means I fat liao ler... :(

Then, yesterday, breakfast we went to a shop in JB that used to have yong tau foo but now no more liao...then we had meat tim sum...yeah the tim sum was all meat (pork)...even the "har kau" also got pork gosh... not a very nice breakfast. But, alright la...rarely eat dim sum what. After that, shop at Zone, tried to shop for clothes but as usual all the clothes bo ngam me wan. My mum got to get a few nice clothes though. Hehe... Lunch time went to nearby restaurant to eat. The boss there very weird wan. He doesn't wear his shoes. And, he doesn't allow ppl to order wan.

Boss: Western or chinese?
Us: Chinese.
Boss: Ok 4 dishes: fish, tauhu, vege, and something else
Us: Uh 3 enough
Boss: 3 means 3 ya....here we don't let you add later.
Us: ??? Okkkk....1 chicken, fish, and vege

Order made. No chance to choose what kind of fish, how you want it, and what kind of vege. Weird boss. But, he's alright la...food also not bad. So, overall did enjoy our meal.

At night, went to City Square got my shoes and some supplies... Been wanting to buy shoes for long time liao...haha...finally got it. After got them d, went for dinner. Discovered a new place at a nearby housing area which seems to be quite popular. Lots of people. Also some seafood restaurant la. Ate some mee, sotong (nice....just the sotong...not fried wan and dipped with some sweet and sour sauce...sort of) and tauhu. Seems like my main activity in JB is eating huh...nola...actually is spending time with my family. I really appreciate them coming down to see me and my sis...but it doesn't heal my home sickness...it makes it worse doesn't it? Had so much fun....missing them already... *sigh*

But, guess I'll be too busy trying to study to think also la. Should concentrate on my finals. So much to do, so little time...