Unexpectedly Lucky?

Above: The thing that got me rocking for the entire year... finally it's working and I can breathe easy!

I have declared that I will be a crazy book-mugger for the following one month (as of before Chinese New Year). So far so good...




After CNY, I had to sit for a huge load of lab tests, submit many reports! and do several presentations. Its like being hit by an Oxford dictionary in the head! So far all of them seem manageable.

Network Protocols PBIL Lab - A

Mobile Communications Lab - A

Technopreneurship presentation - A

Technopreneurship report submission - 7/2/09

Digital Comms. Lab - 9/2/09

Final Year Project Presentation - 9/2/09

Final Year Project Report submission - 9/2/09

Blasted FYP... finally got that damned thing working and I was rushing my guts off to get the report finalized and the powerpoint presentation up. Also, I think I need to prepare a script just incase I forgotten my lines during the presentation. *Sigh* the thought of not being in this year's Spinnovex brings some degree of sadness. Not only do I not get to showcase my stuff, I also lose my grade "A" for FYP... My supervisor, Mrs Pauline Chan told me that the most I cound get out of this was a "B"... I just just hope that I can make it a "B+". At least it's some scant consolation for me. If miracles do really exist; if I can ask for an "A", why not?

1 Last Shot At It

Perhaps this is the most "desperate" moment in my life so far up to date. I'm left with one month and its time to make it or break it. I don't wish to squander this (probably) final chance for me to get to university. I don't wish to see my university dream evaporate in front of me again. It would just be "nightmare re-enacted" again...

One month to make it all happen... One month of pure grinding...

Ah Ying in Singapore Again / Happy New Year 2009

Above: After shopping at Jurong Point on 31th Dec 2008
Below: Lucky my bed didn't collapse! haha joking =_-

Below: I'm such a poser.

Below: The best popiah in the world! Made by me! haha =]

With a new year, people usually make new year resolutions. However, it seems that this years' new year resolution for me seems the same as last year and many years before. So well... I'll just resolve that this year's new year resolution be the same as the last year's new year resolution! Yea... Yea... >=]

Thanks Ah Ying for coming down to Singapore for a visit. Sorry that I was unable to accompany you guys out on many days! Bugging school lessons haha.. But still, hope it was enjoyable and wish you all the best for your final semester!

Below: The view from the newly constructed immigration centre in JB.

Below: Munching was the 1st order. So here we are at Taman Sentosa to try out the reputed Bak Kut Teh

Below: The left dish is the Sesame Chicken and the Bak Kut Teh's on the right.
Below: After eating, we went City Square to walk walk and perhaps do a bit of shopping
Below: Hope everyone had an anjoyable trip!

It's been ages since i stepped into JB. So, this is a golden opportunity to check out what's like on the other side of the causeway. Dan, Geoff, Feng, Kok, Lyon, JiaLing and me were at JB on the 27th Dec.

After being jammed at the immigration checkpoint for quite some time, the first thing on our minds was food. We headed down to Taman Sentosa to try out a coffee shop offering Bak Kut Teh. I think it's gotta be famous coz there were many patrons at that time. We ordered 2 huge bowls of Bak Kut Teh with every kind of ingredient in it, 1 bowl of Sesame Oil Chicken amd another bowl of "don't know what" chicken! Damn, whats its name? haha... anyway all of them taste superb. Many of use were sweating, but the good taste seem to nullify the heat!
Overall, the cost of the meal was about RM140.00, which is freaking cheap considering its 7 people eating it, and its costs boils down to about SGD$8.00 per person. What a bargain for a fat belly!

After that we shifted our asses to City Square (the mall beside the causeway). It's interior is about the same (or even better in some cases) as most malls in Singapore. However, the prices of items is comparable with those sold in Singapore. So, it's not much of a big deal if I've not bought anything there...

Our final progam of the day was watching "Ip Man" at Causeway Point. At first I was sceptical, thinking that it's just another Kung-Fu movie. But, it's just plain cool; all those flurry of punches and stuffs. Kok and I even joked about using the thousand punch to remove stuck food in the throat when choking on food!

Overall, a fun filled day.. Perhaps next time there might be more or such trips there, and I'll be one of the 1st to jump in the wagon!

RX78GP03S Gundam Dendrobium

Actually I meant to say this about 2-3 weeks ago : "Finally, it's ALIVE~!" Yes, after 6-7 years being left in the box to collect dust, I've finally fixed up my Dendrobium. And now, it is one of the only 2 models that "adorn" my otherwise boring room. Just... look at the size of that thing! It beats Freedom Meteor Unit hands down u know, u know?? haha...

Thanks all for the wonderful Christmas!

Below: Prada slim-wallet given to me by my Bro, A. Just so happy to receive it.

Below: Paco Rabanne perfume set by Uncle Huat. Must be all the way from switzerland!

Below: Conino Lamborghini Perfume set given to us by Sam. Happy ORD'ing my cousin!

Below: CK Long sleeved shirt, and 2 jackets and 1 vest from "T and Co". Christmas present +
a little something special from Aunt Ean. Thanks Dua Kor =]

Below: Its my new-year shirt, given by myself! Lucky it's the very LAST piece after a very
MAD sale and, luckily it's red! Ah Ma will like it!

Dialog Session with the Director of EEE

Yesterday, I was having a Dialog Session with the Director of EEE, Dr Dave Chong. Thank you JiaYi for allowing the space to me! The dialog started at about 10.30am and lasted to about 12.30pm. Through out the 2 hours, feedback and explaination were traded non-stop. Seems like Year 3 students have many things to voice out.

I remembered one of the more prominent topic was about DSP! Apparently many people didn't do well for DSP this sememster. Perhaps I was one of the guilty ones, scoring a "B" only! So people were saying about the 'lax-ness of the lecture, the nonchalence of the lecturer, etc , etc. Then there was this "GPA 4.0" student that said something very sensible "Education is up to individual, weather is he interested in learning or not..."

Another prominent topic was this duo of CST students complaining about Toh Ser Koon. They were mentioning that Mr Toh is kinda discriminatory towards foreign students. Well, it comes as quite a surprise to me as I believe lecturers shouldn't hold such biased views against foreign students. Furthermore, Mr Toh isn't this kind of lecturer, I know it, because I've been lectured by him and, many of my friends that are under his tutorlage, commented that he is just strict and at times blunt, that's all...

Overall, quite a good and interactive dialog session!

The next one is the "DECC's External Examiner (from NTU) Meeting". It is scheduled on Wed, 26 Nov from 3.20pm to 5.20pm. Very high probability I'd be going. Guess I'll need to inform Mrs Fong about my attendence.