I deserve that wee bit more... Really

Exams results are finally out, and it reads:

EE3014 A
EE4001 B+
EE4041 A+
EE4105 B+
EE4153 B+
EE4188 A+
CS118 A-
HP804 B

I am rather satisfied, especially with HRM. It was a big surprise to score so well. And it is the first time in NTU that I have smelled A+ (issit the equivalent of the old DI?) But failure to score well for software engineering and telecomm are big disappointments. Sighz, I think I rushed my software paper too much to rush back to study for DSP later that day.

Calculated a GPA with these grades, even though we are not under this system = 4.53 for core and prescribed electives. Barely first class, but I had hoped for better grades to make up for my screwed up yr 1 and 2. Praying hard that I still have a shot at the top honours.

And I failed my IPPT again this morning. A major disappointment, and how unfit I have become. Ran 12:23 for 2.4km, and a mere 4 seconds that will spare me a ROVW (record of verbal warning) for this work year. I suck! I regret that 4s when I gave myself some slack.

I really deserve that teeny weeny bit more... =|

My desktop CUI

I hate it, my desktop is spoilt!

Just when I thought that everything is set up swee swee with maxonline at home, the desktop CUI, WTF!

It all began with FM07! Installed Daemon tools to mount the image file, then my dvd-rw drive becomes undectectable. Then, I thought all could be solved by reformatting the computer. But the keyboard becomes undetectable when I boot up from the recovery disk. Damn it.

Frustrated, I opened up the CPU casing and played ard to make sure the keyboard connection is in, then the worst came, the screen shows no output and I hear funny beeps as I power on and off the computer in vain. Wah lan I am damn sian!

Luckily got the lorry with me at home, and I drove back to hall to get my old trusty P3 laptop so that I can blog now to tell you this super unfortunate shit that happened to me. I think yesterday is just a bad day, my watch stopped working too, maybe a lack of battery, maybe something worse, but heck!

Now I just wish my new compaq laptop can come quickly and trouble free!

Finally, trials over!

No more Tekong anymore, not for a long long time to come! Really tiring, packed up all the equipment today and drove back to school, terrible to drive at peak hours, jams and unruly drivers who don't give way to my 20" lorry, you are lucky limbei not in a bad mood.

Anyway, scratched one guy's side mirrors as I was parking the lorry at S1. And that guy happened to come down to catch us red-handed. Luckily we told him we were students and he did not make a big fuss outta it. It was juz a very small scratch anyway.

Anyway, the biggest change I made during this 1.5 wks in Tekong is that I am smoking again. LOL bad for health, but had this super itch to smoke when we went out to drink last wkend, and my 20-stick Malboro menthol is still unfinished, left a few sticks now.

Okay, that's not very important actually. Now, lotsa data to process, but I hope the MIMO pple can take over. I really not interested to help them process their data, not after working like male slaves in Tekong, load, unload equipment, sit behind the lorry for sauna, and what not. Talk about gender equality... Haha im juz whining

DBLDm

The Mixed Messenger
Deliberate Brutal Love Dreamer

Just...take...the...fucking...flower...darling. The Mixed Messenger apologizes again.

You're looking for love, but you'll always maintain your independence. You're prepared for a real commitment, but it's also likely that you're ambitious, which creates a certain romantic tension and ambivalence within you. So although you can be very affectionate to someone, you are also capable of pulling some dubious shit.

In a relationship, you're usually the emotional leader. With your friends, you're a little bit more part of the pack. You're well-liked but you're not the uninhibited type, so the spotlight's often on someone else. In both social and romantic situations, however, you almost always get what you want. Influencing people is something you do very well.


ALWAYS AVOID: The Playstation, The Peach

CONSIDER: The Priss

Tekong revisited

I am back in Pulau Tekong, nope not for BMT but to conduct experiments for our FYP.

Pretty mundane life, everyday wake up at 5plus, take a cab to SFT, take the Penguin fast craft in, do expts, pack up at 5 in the evenings, then take a cab back home.

Actually, life this week hasn't exactly been a breeze. It rained almost everyday in Tekong, and on my side I have to load and unload the equipment each time we switch positions to log our data. Nothing very mentally challenging, more physically tiring.

Kinda bored with this FYP. For the MIMO group, their data collection would be over after these 2 weeks, but my air to land will have another trial either in Jan or Feb. *shrugz*

Tekong does evoke some nice memories. In fact, I enjoyed my BMT in Tekong, made some nice buddies (whom I have already lost contact with) and we went thru all those shit together. And re-entering Tekong this time as a civilian, I did accomplished some insignificant "firsts":

1. Don't have to march around like a chao recruit
2. Eat fried chicken, fried beehoon etc in the Tekong jungle
3. Talk to the RSM on equal footing, lol
4. Wore a singlet and walked around at the BMTC HQ
5. Washed my boots in the parade sq toilets (sry to the company doing area cleaning there! =p)

In fact, sometimes things get so boring that I went for some runs in my pants and boots around our experiment sites. Need to get some running fitness for my IPPT on the 29th Dec! OMG...

Mission 3: Marathon Completed

Hehe, but in a very bad timing this year, walked alot of the journey with my partner. Completed nonetheless, I shall aim for 5hrs next yr!