Unfortunately, this is not a food review. I apologise to anyone who was searching for the secrets of the delightful Chinese snacks, but landed up here instead.
Indeed my friends, the Siew Mai has found herself in Changi Airport's Terminal 3.
Except that her flight back to the other side of the world leaves from Terminal 1.
Well, the high-flying dumpling just happened to find some (a lot) of free time and so I have made that gruelling 3 minute journey from familiar territories into the unknown. It is quite exciting, I must say. All these high-end shops that seem to be glaringly absent from the other terminals. Unless I am just that out of touch with things here in Changi (and that is actually very possible).
Many fellow frequent flyers will agree with me about this frustratingly constant lack of available terminals for the free Internet access in T1 and T2. Rejoice, my brethren, for I have found a cozy little nook in T3, where there are Internet terminals for the picking. Give the GST refunds a thought the next time you fly.
Alas, the timer tells me that there is less than 4minutes 20seconds left on my current session. So I shall end my soliloquy here. Although seeing how there is nobody breathing down my Jaggad jersey for their time with the Internet, I will probably be logging in yet again.
Until the next bamboo basket steams, fare thee well...
Monday, April 13, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Procrastination
I haven't studied since 6.30pm!! Lalala~~~
Maybe I'll have to come back in August this time!!!! woot woot!!!!
*sinks into depression*
Maybe I'll have to come back in August this time!!!! woot woot!!!!
*sinks into depression*
Friday, January 16, 2009
No Speakee English
Wednesday evening.
I'm having dinner in the kitchen and reading some lecture notes when I decide that it's too quiet. So I turn on the radio and tune in to a random talk channel for some background noise when my very Strange housemate M comes in. Believe me when I say "Strange" with a capital "S". I never thought that there would be such a thing as an extremist Buddhist, but now I actually live with one. It's difficult to describe. Living with M is an experience all by itself. So, back to the kitchen...
At some point, he suddenly asks me this...
M: Does it help you with your English?
Me: (looking up from notes) Hmm? I'm sorry?
M: Does it help you with your English? (and mind you, he says this very kindly and innocently and every other similar adjective you can think of. There's no malice or condescendence whatsoever in his tone)
Me: (eyebrows twitch a bit) What does?
M: Having the radio on. Does it help you?
(By this time, another housemate has entered the kitchen and you can FEEL him listening in to the conversation in interest.. i.e. will I end up killing this Strange person)
Me: (After some awkward "uhm"-ing) No... uh.. Well...
M: (looks on confused)
Me: (Gives up) Well, we speak English in Singapore.
M: Oh! Do you?
Me: Er. Yes. I.. It's my first language actually.
M: Oh! I see. ... But you speak Chinese as well...? (why? why can NO ONE let this part go?? Just because I speak Chinese doesn't mean I have to be from China!!!)
Me: Erm... Yes, well... We have to.. Or I had to..
And so the usual explaination about the Singapore education being conducted in English, and the whole compulsary second language la-di-da-di-da... I actually had to explain to him that Mandarin was Standard Chinese... He really didn't know.
3.5 years in this refridgerator of a country and still, people (who are supposed to be acquainted with me) are confused as to where I come from. Do I leave that shallow an impression?? Or is it that people here are just that one-dimensional that someone from a slightly more diverse cultural background just make their tiny little neurons short-circuit?
Pah. I'm going to study.
I'm having dinner in the kitchen and reading some lecture notes when I decide that it's too quiet. So I turn on the radio and tune in to a random talk channel for some background noise when my very Strange housemate M comes in. Believe me when I say "Strange" with a capital "S". I never thought that there would be such a thing as an extremist Buddhist, but now I actually live with one. It's difficult to describe. Living with M is an experience all by itself. So, back to the kitchen...
At some point, he suddenly asks me this...
M: Does it help you with your English?
Me: (looking up from notes) Hmm? I'm sorry?
M: Does it help you with your English? (and mind you, he says this very kindly and innocently and every other similar adjective you can think of. There's no malice or condescendence whatsoever in his tone)
Me: (eyebrows twitch a bit) What does?
M: Having the radio on. Does it help you?
(By this time, another housemate has entered the kitchen and you can FEEL him listening in to the conversation in interest.. i.e. will I end up killing this Strange person)
Me: (After some awkward "uhm"-ing) No... uh.. Well...
M: (looks on confused)
Me: (Gives up) Well, we speak English in Singapore.
M: Oh! Do you?
Me: Er. Yes. I.. It's my first language actually.
M: Oh! I see. ... But you speak Chinese as well...? (why? why can NO ONE let this part go?? Just because I speak Chinese doesn't mean I have to be from China!!!)
Me: Erm... Yes, well... We have to.. Or I had to..
And so the usual explaination about the Singapore education being conducted in English, and the whole compulsary second language la-di-da-di-da... I actually had to explain to him that Mandarin was Standard Chinese... He really didn't know.
3.5 years in this refridgerator of a country and still, people (who are supposed to be acquainted with me) are confused as to where I come from. Do I leave that shallow an impression?? Or is it that people here are just that one-dimensional that someone from a slightly more diverse cultural background just make their tiny little neurons short-circuit?
Pah. I'm going to study.
Exam Schedule
January 2009
19th - EG40DA Dynamics 2, 9am - 12pm
20th - EG40DB Fluid Mechanics 2, 9am - 12pm
21st - MS2004 Managing Markets and Customers, 9am-11am
27th - EG40DE Thermodynamics 2, 2pm - 5pm
30th - EG40JA Safety and Reliability, 2pm - 5pm
*****************************************
Sucks. 19th, 20th, 21st... 3 days in a row and they're all "can die" papers.
Oh well. All my papers are out to kill me so what difference does it make. Plus, all my engineering papers count for 100% of my grade.
Fantastic.
I'll just fail now, thank you very much.
Pah.
19th - EG40DA Dynamics 2, 9am - 12pm
20th - EG40DB Fluid Mechanics 2, 9am - 12pm
21st - MS2004 Managing Markets and Customers, 9am-11am
27th - EG40DE Thermodynamics 2, 2pm - 5pm
30th - EG40JA Safety and Reliability, 2pm - 5pm
*****************************************
Sucks. 19th, 20th, 21st... 3 days in a row and they're all "can die" papers.
Oh well. All my papers are out to kill me so what difference does it make. Plus, all my engineering papers count for 100% of my grade.
Fantastic.
I'll just fail now, thank you very much.
Pah.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Maybe It's Just Me?
I haven't come to the Tuesday 9am class for about 2 weeks. Mainly due to the fact that I couldn't wake up, or didn't wake up in time to walk down to class. (I can't help it. The extreme cold makes me weak.)
Today I finally made it.
And he's cancelled the class. Again. When I finally make a determined effort to come.
Maybe it's just me. He cancels it just to spite me.
Or maybe I should just always come to class anyway. Ha~~ (¬.¬'')
Today I finally made it.
And he's cancelled the class. Again. When I finally make a determined effort to come.
Maybe it's just me. He cancels it just to spite me.
Or maybe I should just always come to class anyway. Ha~~ (¬.¬'')
Random Chat
So, I do a show on the student radio with two other friends. One of them (we'll call him Dutch-D) does another show later the same day. So for the first time, I tuned in to his show and chatted to him via the DJ chat button...
Dutch-D: These songs are perfect for a sunny mei day
Me: wat sun!?!
Me: You shouldn't promise things that will never be true. :P There is no sun.
Dutch-D: there's sun in May.
You are the sun! the light of my life!
Me: THAT'S why I'm always so cold! you keep stealing warmth from me!
Me: stay away from meeeeeee~~!
Dutch-D: .....
See, that makes my heart sad. SAD, so I need a special lamp to feel happy when you're not around.
Me: Oh well, there's always K (the other DJ on the show, and Dutch-D's friend).
Dutch-D: tru dat, yo
Me: haha.
Me: K: good luck... D's needy.
Dutch-D: ....
No, I'm not. I'm Motteru (Japanese slang for being popular with the guys/girls)!
Me: Aye, but sadly not furry anymore.
Me: now you're just fuzzy... sort of.
Dutch-D: ...., hey, I'm still hella fuzzy
Me: ehh. one moustache and floppy hair don't cut it.
Dutch-D: really, I need more insulting things to say about you. Just so we're even. (I guess I do insult him a lot... Oh well)
Me: You could always call me fat.
Dutch-D: ...
I don't like the whole fat spiel, too many people are messed up by it.
How about chunky monkey?
Me: Hmmm...
Me: Makes me sound like a Ben&Jerry's ice cream.
Dutch-D: Which is ... good?
Me: Actually I like B&J's chunky monkey
Me: not quite an insult is it?
Me: Unless you're implying that I'm cold and bananas.
Me: Which is true as well... So maybe not the best insult.
Dutch-D: Actually both those things are true.
Me: mwahaha.
Dutch-D: These songs are perfect for a sunny mei day
Me: wat sun!?!
Me: You shouldn't promise things that will never be true. :P There is no sun.
Dutch-D: there's sun in May.
You are the sun! the light of my life!
Me: THAT'S why I'm always so cold! you keep stealing warmth from me!
Me: stay away from meeeeeee~~!
Dutch-D: .....
See, that makes my heart sad. SAD, so I need a special lamp to feel happy when you're not around.
Me: Oh well, there's always K (the other DJ on the show, and Dutch-D's friend).
Dutch-D: tru dat, yo
Me: haha.
Me: K: good luck... D's needy.
Dutch-D: ....
No, I'm not. I'm Motteru (Japanese slang for being popular with the guys/girls)!
Me: Aye, but sadly not furry anymore.
Me: now you're just fuzzy... sort of.
Dutch-D: ...., hey, I'm still hella fuzzy
Me: ehh. one moustache and floppy hair don't cut it.
Dutch-D: really, I need more insulting things to say about you. Just so we're even. (I guess I do insult him a lot... Oh well)
Me: You could always call me fat.
Dutch-D: ...
I don't like the whole fat spiel, too many people are messed up by it.
How about chunky monkey?
Me: Hmmm...
Me: Makes me sound like a Ben&Jerry's ice cream.
Dutch-D: Which is ... good?
Me: Actually I like B&J's chunky monkey
Me: not quite an insult is it?
Me: Unless you're implying that I'm cold and bananas.
Me: Which is true as well... So maybe not the best insult.
Dutch-D: Actually both those things are true.
Me: mwahaha.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Radio Siew Mai
Monday, November 24, 2008
In The First House On The Corner...
[D & Siew Mai are mucking about in the kitchen (read: procrastinating)]
Siewmai: I want to go to Japan...
D: ARGH! Don't say that!!!! *wails* I want to go back...!!! (note: D spent 1.5 months in summer in Japan... Lucky bastard)
Siewmai: Let's go together!!!
D: Yeah! Let's run away!! We'll...
Siewmai: Elope?
D: Yeah! ..Er.. Elope..?
Siewmai: You've heard that word before?
D: Is it where you run away with your lover?
Siewmai: Yup. Hehe!
D: Oohh! Yah! Oh well. Let's bring N along. Poor N, so lonely.
Siewmai: Ok. He can cook for us.
D: OH! You're right!! His one good point!!
Siewmai: D!! So mean!!!
D: Hee hee.. Well... You know...
D: And as we get older, he'll be better! When he'll take care of me...
Siewmai: Like mature cheese.
D:??
Siewmai: Old and stinky, but nice!!
D: MWAHAHA! Ok, so when we're 60, 70 and he's cooking for me, I'll tell him, "You're like mature cheese! Old, stinky, but nice!!!"
....
The secret to a long-lasting relationship. Mature chedder.
Notes:
1. D & N are attached. They are my new housemates. Have I mentioned that I moved?
2. There's a running joke in the house about D & me, if you haven't already guessed. Actually the joke is really only between us. Everyone else in the house just shake their heads when we mention it.
Siewmai: I want to go to Japan...
D: ARGH! Don't say that!!!! *wails* I want to go back...!!! (note: D spent 1.5 months in summer in Japan... Lucky bastard)
Siewmai: Let's go together!!!
D: Yeah! Let's run away!! We'll...
Siewmai: Elope?
D: Yeah! ..Er.. Elope..?
Siewmai: You've heard that word before?
D: Is it where you run away with your lover?
Siewmai: Yup. Hehe!
D: Oohh! Yah! Oh well. Let's bring N along. Poor N, so lonely.
Siewmai: Ok. He can cook for us.
D: OH! You're right!! His one good point!!
Siewmai: D!! So mean!!!
D: Hee hee.. Well... You know...
D: And as we get older, he'll be better! When he'll take care of me...
Siewmai: Like mature cheese.
D:??
Siewmai: Old and stinky, but nice!!
D: MWAHAHA! Ok, so when we're 60, 70 and he's cooking for me, I'll tell him, "You're like mature cheese! Old, stinky, but nice!!!"
....
The secret to a long-lasting relationship. Mature chedder.
Notes:
1. D & N are attached. They are my new housemates. Have I mentioned that I moved?
2. There's a running joke in the house about D & me, if you haven't already guessed. Actually the joke is really only between us. Everyone else in the house just shake their heads when we mention it.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Pontang
15:21
That's what the clock on the computers say at the moment. Technically speaking I have a class at 16:00.
Technically.
However - terrible student that I am - I have not yet attempted the tutorial questions. (T_T)
So I'm here in FN, uploading various photos onto facebook.
Well, I have to be productive somehow right??
I brought my laptop along with me to do stuff... but seeing how there was no place for my bum in the student Hub, here I am in one of the computer classrooms in FN. Not doing the stuff I planned to be doing.
Oh well. Life never really turns out the way you plan.
Bleh. This is a boring post. I'm becoming such a boring person. Ick.
That's what the clock on the computers say at the moment. Technically speaking I have a class at 16:00.
Technically.
However - terrible student that I am - I have not yet attempted the tutorial questions. (T_T)
So I'm here in FN, uploading various photos onto facebook.
Well, I have to be productive somehow right??
I brought my laptop along with me to do stuff... but seeing how there was no place for my bum in the student Hub, here I am in one of the computer classrooms in FN. Not doing the stuff I planned to be doing.
Oh well. Life never really turns out the way you plan.
Bleh. This is a boring post. I'm becoming such a boring person. Ick.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
I could've slept an hour more....
WTF.
2nd week in a row.
My lecturer has cancelled the lecture last minute.
I got up early and rushed down to school for this bloody lecture dammit. Stupid 9am lecture. And it's cancelled. Again.
Haiz.
Anyway. I need to start updating my blog again. It's terrible that I have *counts* 4 blogs and I don't update any of them anymore. As well, I need to start reading and writing again. I get this general feeling that my vocabulary and writing skills have just plummeted into the depths of despair in the last couple of years. It's terrible.
............
I'm sleepy.
2nd week in a row.
My lecturer has cancelled the lecture last minute.
I got up early and rushed down to school for this bloody lecture dammit. Stupid 9am lecture. And it's cancelled. Again.
Haiz.
Anyway. I need to start updating my blog again. It's terrible that I have *counts* 4 blogs and I don't update any of them anymore. As well, I need to start reading and writing again. I get this general feeling that my vocabulary and writing skills have just plummeted into the depths of despair in the last couple of years. It's terrible.
............
I'm sleepy.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Back to Aberdeen!
Free airport internet!! Yay!!
I think Singapore is still the only place in the world where you don't have to pay for internet usage in the airport. That my friends, is one of the things that keep Singapore as MY country of choice. Sure, there are faults and things to gripe about. But! I wouldn't give up my red passport unless I actually didn't have a choice.
So yes, I am here in Changi Airport. Waiting to go onto the plane which was delayed for about 10 minutes. I suppose I should actually go into the boarding gate, but well.. I was bored and decided to watch the end bit of "Heroes" and have a kueh salat from Bengawan Solo. No such thing as nonya kueh in Aberdeen, OK...
Some crazy China woman has tried to bring the luggage trolley down the escalator... Obviously, it tipped over and down went her luggage. She has single-handedly managed to cease operations of the escalator. Well done.
KK... S'pose I'd really better be off. They will soon call for boarding. Will post again when I am back in the Deen!
I think Singapore is still the only place in the world where you don't have to pay for internet usage in the airport. That my friends, is one of the things that keep Singapore as MY country of choice. Sure, there are faults and things to gripe about. But! I wouldn't give up my red passport unless I actually didn't have a choice.
So yes, I am here in Changi Airport. Waiting to go onto the plane which was delayed for about 10 minutes. I suppose I should actually go into the boarding gate, but well.. I was bored and decided to watch the end bit of "Heroes" and have a kueh salat from Bengawan Solo. No such thing as nonya kueh in Aberdeen, OK...
Some crazy China woman has tried to bring the luggage trolley down the escalator... Obviously, it tipped over and down went her luggage. She has single-handedly managed to cease operations of the escalator. Well done.
KK... S'pose I'd really better be off. They will soon call for boarding. Will post again when I am back in the Deen!
Saturday, August 09, 2008
"Osen" Opening Sequence
This has to be my favourite opening sequence for a drama to date. Watch this...
I love it!! It starts off looking all cool with it's freeze-frame movements and Aoi Yu wielding that giant flag... Then out of the blue you have Uchi Hiroki jumping out from behind her in true-blue (-_-''')- fashion. It's hilarious!!! Plus, Micro (formerly of Def Tech) sings the opening song, "Odore". I can never stop giggling when I watch this!!
A further plus is that the story itself is a really good one! Hooray!!
I love it!! It starts off looking all cool with it's freeze-frame movements and Aoi Yu wielding that giant flag... Then out of the blue you have Uchi Hiroki jumping out from behind her in true-blue (-_-''')- fashion. It's hilarious!!! Plus, Micro (formerly of Def Tech) sings the opening song, "Odore". I can never stop giggling when I watch this!!
A further plus is that the story itself is a really good one! Hooray!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
What Doesn't Kill You...
Only makes you braindead for a very, very, very long time.
I am FINALLY halfway through my exams for this term. 2 more to go, 1 of which I haven't started studying for. I can't believe I have to sit for 5 exams this term. 5!!! All because my course title says "Mechanical and Diploma of Management" instead of "Mechanical with Management"... Because of silly little semantics like that, I have to study like a pure mech student AND a mech-man student. Yes, yes.. I know that I'll come out of this with a much better degree. I'm just saying it's tough... Not that I'm complaining...
Ok. Who am I kidding. I'm complaining.
Aizzzzz~~~~
This morning's paper was "Economics, resources and safety management". Believe it or not, that course is actually part of my engineering degree, not my diploma. It was ok. I'll pass. I don't know what grade I'll get, but I'll pass. The plan was to come back to uni after a break to start revision for the last two papers. The paper ended at 12pm.
I got home at 1pm.
I've been in front of this university computer since 3.30pm.
It's now 5.21pm.
I've done nothing.
Except update this blog. And checked my e-mails. And facebooked. And lamented how fast I can forget how to speak a language when I don't practice it.
.........
I wanna go home...
I am FINALLY halfway through my exams for this term. 2 more to go, 1 of which I haven't started studying for. I can't believe I have to sit for 5 exams this term. 5!!! All because my course title says "Mechanical and Diploma of Management" instead of "Mechanical with Management"... Because of silly little semantics like that, I have to study like a pure mech student AND a mech-man student. Yes, yes.. I know that I'll come out of this with a much better degree. I'm just saying it's tough... Not that I'm complaining...
Ok. Who am I kidding. I'm complaining.
Aizzzzz~~~~
This morning's paper was "Economics, resources and safety management". Believe it or not, that course is actually part of my engineering degree, not my diploma. It was ok. I'll pass. I don't know what grade I'll get, but I'll pass. The plan was to come back to uni after a break to start revision for the last two papers. The paper ended at 12pm.
I got home at 1pm.
I've been in front of this university computer since 3.30pm.
It's now 5.21pm.
I've done nothing.
Except update this blog. And checked my e-mails. And facebooked. And lamented how fast I can forget how to speak a language when I don't practice it.
.........
I wanna go home...
Friday, May 09, 2008
Almost 24 Hours....
Guess where I am...
For the 20 hours, I have been in my classmate's flat in Hillhead Halls. I've been in his room, his kitchen... At some point I was even on his bed...
Doing our wretched project.
It should've been finished. Instead, we are still here, toiling over the final bits of it. We've been at the "final bits" of this project for at least the last week. And in the end we still couldn't get it done on time. The deadline was just less than an hour ago. It didn't help that in the middle of it all, we lost our only formatted version of the report. Don't ask me how. MS Word just decided to revert back to the original un-edited version. So we had to re-do the editting all over again. Or rather, my poor friend had to re-edit it all over again.
The thankful thing is, our supervisor agreed to give us an extension. Although we had still hoped to get it done before 4pm. Luck was just not on our side. Still, there is still a mild hope that we can get it done and printed out by tonight.
One other ray of light in my life though... I ordered an original Master FX Replica of Yoda's lightsabre!! It's been processed and delivered... And I should receive it by tomorrow or Monday!!! \(^o^)/
For the 20 hours, I have been in my classmate's flat in Hillhead Halls. I've been in his room, his kitchen... At some point I was even on his bed...
Doing our wretched project.
It should've been finished. Instead, we are still here, toiling over the final bits of it. We've been at the "final bits" of this project for at least the last week. And in the end we still couldn't get it done on time. The deadline was just less than an hour ago. It didn't help that in the middle of it all, we lost our only formatted version of the report. Don't ask me how. MS Word just decided to revert back to the original un-edited version. So we had to re-do the editting all over again. Or rather, my poor friend had to re-edit it all over again.
The thankful thing is, our supervisor agreed to give us an extension. Although we had still hoped to get it done before 4pm. Luck was just not on our side. Still, there is still a mild hope that we can get it done and printed out by tonight.
One other ray of light in my life though... I ordered an original Master FX Replica of Yoda's lightsabre!! It's been processed and delivered... And I should receive it by tomorrow or Monday!!! \(^o^)/
Friday, March 28, 2008
Sweden Post!
HALLO!!!
I'm in Stockholm!!! Woohoo! Been here since Saturday! Well, Monday actually, if you consider the fact that we spent a day in Turku, Finland.
It's been SOOOOOO cold! I swear my skin has never been dryer. My cuticles are splitting and it smarts trying to put on my gloves.
Came with PL, G, A and C and we've just been trying to cram everything into about 3, 4 days. It's been madness. Every night we come back to the hostel, I've been ABSOLUTELY destroyed. I close my eyes and in no time at all, I'm dead to the world. Tonight is no exception. I'm about to collapse. But I just COULD NOT resist using the free internet provided by this wonderful hostel, City Backpackers Stockholm, and making a post from Sweden!!!! Let this be a mark in my blogging history. *cue dramatic pause*
So many museums, so little time! I love the Vasamuseet!!! And the old Engineering Workshop in Skansen on Djurgarden. The Palace is next tomorrow. Woooooo!!!
Right. I'm dying. Will tell all about the trip when I get back, and when I've recovered. Ha!!!
G'night!!!
I'm in Stockholm!!! Woohoo! Been here since Saturday! Well, Monday actually, if you consider the fact that we spent a day in Turku, Finland.
It's been SOOOOOO cold! I swear my skin has never been dryer. My cuticles are splitting and it smarts trying to put on my gloves.
Came with PL, G, A and C and we've just been trying to cram everything into about 3, 4 days. It's been madness. Every night we come back to the hostel, I've been ABSOLUTELY destroyed. I close my eyes and in no time at all, I'm dead to the world. Tonight is no exception. I'm about to collapse. But I just COULD NOT resist using the free internet provided by this wonderful hostel, City Backpackers Stockholm, and making a post from Sweden!!!! Let this be a mark in my blogging history. *cue dramatic pause*
So many museums, so little time! I love the Vasamuseet!!! And the old Engineering Workshop in Skansen on Djurgarden. The Palace is next tomorrow. Woooooo!!!
Right. I'm dying. Will tell all about the trip when I get back, and when I've recovered. Ha!!!
G'night!!!
Monday, February 25, 2008
3rd Year Term 1: Exam Results
Oooh ooh.
I passed my exams.
Well, I've known for 2 weeks now, but I keep forgetting to blog about it. Anyhow, here are my scores (over 20)
Engineering Methods & Analysis - 20
Fluid Mechanics - 17
Stress Analysis - 19
Engineering Materials - 14
Engineering Design - 18
A CAS 14 for Materials! It's a bloody miracle. I really thought I screwed up that paper. It's pulled my average down but thank goodness it's still above 15. I can keep my MEng.. For now. 2nd term is the crunch. As long as I keep the average I'll be fine.
That said, 2nd term is proving to be a bitch. The 3rd year project is killing all of us. I really don't know how this term will go. 5 examinable courses. I will die.
I passed my exams.
Well, I've known for 2 weeks now, but I keep forgetting to blog about it. Anyhow, here are my scores (over 20)
Engineering Methods & Analysis - 20
Fluid Mechanics - 17
Stress Analysis - 19
Engineering Materials - 14
Engineering Design - 18
A CAS 14 for Materials! It's a bloody miracle. I really thought I screwed up that paper. It's pulled my average down but thank goodness it's still above 15. I can keep my MEng.. For now. 2nd term is the crunch. As long as I keep the average I'll be fine.
That said, 2nd term is proving to be a bitch. The 3rd year project is killing all of us. I really don't know how this term will go. 5 examinable courses. I will die.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Internet-less
I have been thrown into the spirals of the dark ages once again. D moved out you see, and with him went the TV and the internet.
Although it doesn't really bother me per se.. I have to admit that there are inconveniences. I cannot check my e-mails that regularly (read: every hour) and although I'm not too fussed about it, it does mean that there's a high chance of missing out on important e-mails that may have been sent last minute or something. Well, not that it's such a bad thing when you want to avoid people. Then not having the internet is a very valid excuse.
There is also the fact that I no longer have easy access into my WebCT page, which is something like a student folder. It's where the lecturers will dump stuff into relevant folders for the students to download, like lecture notes and things. NUS had a similar thing but I can't remember what it was called. So there went my brilliant idea of making a Singapore-relevant comparison. I have to find a computer inbetween classes to download them to be printed back home, because I have no money in my print budget at the moment.
And of course, probably the major part of my grief for the loss of internet (although it shouldn't be) is that I no longer have easy access to my Japanese language resources. I will have to go back to using the CDs that came with my textbook. Haiz. Reading the Daily Yomiuri and Sanspo Online and watching Kanajni8 was so much more fun though. Oh well.
Classes have started again. Immediately after exams. I still think it's cruel, not to give the students a mental break, especially after forcing us to study over Christmas. I'd really rather they start the term earlier, say at the end of August instead of the end of September and get the exams out of the way before the Christmas vacation.
How did the exams go? I don't know. I think I'll pass the first three... But I'm not too sure about the last one. It's a 50/50 chance. Well. I'm not going to find out until the end of February. So no point worrying about it now.
This term is going to be truly exciting... A real killer... (X_X)
Although it doesn't really bother me per se.. I have to admit that there are inconveniences. I cannot check my e-mails that regularly (read: every hour) and although I'm not too fussed about it, it does mean that there's a high chance of missing out on important e-mails that may have been sent last minute or something. Well, not that it's such a bad thing when you want to avoid people. Then not having the internet is a very valid excuse.
There is also the fact that I no longer have easy access into my WebCT page, which is something like a student folder. It's where the lecturers will dump stuff into relevant folders for the students to download, like lecture notes and things. NUS had a similar thing but I can't remember what it was called. So there went my brilliant idea of making a Singapore-relevant comparison. I have to find a computer inbetween classes to download them to be printed back home, because I have no money in my print budget at the moment.
And of course, probably the major part of my grief for the loss of internet (although it shouldn't be) is that I no longer have easy access to my Japanese language resources. I will have to go back to using the CDs that came with my textbook. Haiz. Reading the Daily Yomiuri and Sanspo Online and watching Kanajni8 was so much more fun though. Oh well.
Classes have started again. Immediately after exams. I still think it's cruel, not to give the students a mental break, especially after forcing us to study over Christmas. I'd really rather they start the term earlier, say at the end of August instead of the end of September and get the exams out of the way before the Christmas vacation.
How did the exams go? I don't know. I think I'll pass the first three... But I'm not too sure about the last one. It's a 50/50 chance. Well. I'm not going to find out until the end of February. So no point worrying about it now.
This term is going to be truly exciting... A real killer... (X_X)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
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