Monday, November 24, 2014
all for five days
so, this is it. final exams. the hardwork and what not put through the entire semester in the last couple of months will soon come to an end. hopefully, a good end to each module as well. next five days of exams and i'm free.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
the endless pile
yes, this is an update of my life.
middle of the week already. during school term, one looks forward to Fridays but on study breaks one should not be looking forward to Fridays. it is already halfway through reading week and i have to cover and revise tons of stuff. why am i blogging then? well you see, knowing myself for so many years, my studying duration has a threshold. after say 3 or 4 hours of straight mugging, no matter what i do thereafter will not be effective. i need a decent break in between those hours. so yeah, now happen to be my break and i am the urge to write.
been studying really hard for the past few days.. well at least, to me i think i have be really hardworking.. haha. i resisted the urge to sleep in the middle of the day countless times daily. i make sure i sleep early and wake up early. i make sure i do not take too long breaks. damn.. good boy. haha.. sad to say though, somehow i can feel a slight fever coming. such a wrong timing to really fall ill. my throat itch and my body is pretty warm. hope spamming water helps. so not good if i work so hard and fall sick during the final exams.
besides those, i am starring the endless amount of things to revise right in front of me. lectures, tutorials, papers.. preparing cheatsheets. damn.. this hectic lifestyle will be soon over in less than two weeks.. hehe me looking on the bright side for now.
middle of the week already. during school term, one looks forward to Fridays but on study breaks one should not be looking forward to Fridays. it is already halfway through reading week and i have to cover and revise tons of stuff. why am i blogging then? well you see, knowing myself for so many years, my studying duration has a threshold. after say 3 or 4 hours of straight mugging, no matter what i do thereafter will not be effective. i need a decent break in between those hours. so yeah, now happen to be my break and i am the urge to write.
been studying really hard for the past few days.. well at least, to me i think i have be really hardworking.. haha. i resisted the urge to sleep in the middle of the day countless times daily. i make sure i sleep early and wake up early. i make sure i do not take too long breaks. damn.. good boy. haha.. sad to say though, somehow i can feel a slight fever coming. such a wrong timing to really fall ill. my throat itch and my body is pretty warm. hope spamming water helps. so not good if i work so hard and fall sick during the final exams.
besides those, i am starring the endless amount of things to revise right in front of me. lectures, tutorials, papers.. preparing cheatsheets. damn.. this hectic lifestyle will be soon over in less than two weeks.. hehe me looking on the bright side for now.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
granted
yes, this is an update of my life.
so yesterday was the dreaded day of the entire week.. computing practical. what else can i say? never believe your professors when they say the paper has been made easier. well, simply because the term "easy" is by their definition and never that of the students'. so to be more precise, if they say it's "easy" just add a couple levels of difficulty up. either way, i guess i have tried my best. just leaving all to fate.
went out to catch a movie thereafter as well. i rarely watch cartoon movies in theatres but somehow i got influenced to do so along with few others to catch "Big Hero 6". got to say the movie is really nice. from character development to plot and end.. pretty well done. i sort of predicted the ending but that doesn't really matter. of course, it is a recommended show to those who have yet to catch it.
fun aside, back to the books..
in exactly seven days time, i will be sitting for the first final written exam. it is so surreal. the first semester of my university life has just flown by just like that. goodness me.. i was so caught up in catching up with work and what not and i didn't really keep track of the days flying by. ohh well, nothing much i can do now.. not like i can turn back time or something. all i can do now is just to really sprint the last mile and put in my best. hopefully all will turn out well.
moving away of my personal updates.. i have a random thought yesterday or maybe today. yeah whatever it is.. i asked myself what's my stand or philosophy in friendship. for me, i think everyone deserves a second and at times a third chance for a same particular mistake or what not. however, the moment he/she is obviously taking everything for granted.. yeah that's where i will definitely draw the line. especially when it comes to trust.
well, with that said, i also never like being left hanging. my promise to my treasured friends that i'll never leave you all hanging. those who leave me hanging.. thanks for be there but not there and thanks for signalling how much i mean to you and thanks for nudging me away. good luck and probably goodbye if you doing one time too many.
so yesterday was the dreaded day of the entire week.. computing practical. what else can i say? never believe your professors when they say the paper has been made easier. well, simply because the term "easy" is by their definition and never that of the students'. so to be more precise, if they say it's "easy" just add a couple levels of difficulty up. either way, i guess i have tried my best. just leaving all to fate.
went out to catch a movie thereafter as well. i rarely watch cartoon movies in theatres but somehow i got influenced to do so along with few others to catch "Big Hero 6". got to say the movie is really nice. from character development to plot and end.. pretty well done. i sort of predicted the ending but that doesn't really matter. of course, it is a recommended show to those who have yet to catch it.
fun aside, back to the books..
in exactly seven days time, i will be sitting for the first final written exam. it is so surreal. the first semester of my university life has just flown by just like that. goodness me.. i was so caught up in catching up with work and what not and i didn't really keep track of the days flying by. ohh well, nothing much i can do now.. not like i can turn back time or something. all i can do now is just to really sprint the last mile and put in my best. hopefully all will turn out well.
moving away of my personal updates.. i have a random thought yesterday or maybe today. yeah whatever it is.. i asked myself what's my stand or philosophy in friendship. for me, i think everyone deserves a second and at times a third chance for a same particular mistake or what not. however, the moment he/she is obviously taking everything for granted.. yeah that's where i will definitely draw the line. especially when it comes to trust.
well, with that said, i also never like being left hanging. my promise to my treasured friends that i'll never leave you all hanging. those who leave me hanging.. thanks for be there but not there and thanks for signalling how much i mean to you and thanks for nudging me away. good luck and probably goodbye if you doing one time too many.
Friday, November 14, 2014
my engine
yes, this is an update of my life.
been quite a few days since i last posted. shall post a decent one today then. blogging also helps me take my mind off things that have been sucking the life out of me i guess. blogging forces me to take a chill now and then. more than often, i forgot that i am a human being and not a machine. i cannot revise or study for straight hours. though once in a while i would check my phone and what not, i realise in the midst of catching up with classes, i have not let myself to enjoy much. by enjoy, i mean really take time off to catch up on social media sites or hang out or what not.
so anyway, what have been going on over the last few days? well, the GEM module i was taking has finally come to a close earlier today. the MCQ test was strange i would say. no matter how much one read up on notes or what we all go in randomly choosing our answers most of the time. ohh well, leaving up to fate and bell curve now. the group project and my final presentation were over too. one module is now over. four more to go.
been focusing on my computing practical exam the entire day. really frustrating to know that the paper is probably going to be challenging and a pain in the ass. i really hope i can remain calm and do well for it this coming Saturday morning. personally, i think i have really working hard for this nonsense. haven't touch on the other modules. i know this choice would be hitting me hard right after the practical exam. i now i must really start on proper revision right after the practical exam or i will regret in less than two weeks time. time to kick start my hardworking engine.
bad news: 11 days to first written paper. good news: 14 days to end of final exams. go me.
been quite a few days since i last posted. shall post a decent one today then. blogging also helps me take my mind off things that have been sucking the life out of me i guess. blogging forces me to take a chill now and then. more than often, i forgot that i am a human being and not a machine. i cannot revise or study for straight hours. though once in a while i would check my phone and what not, i realise in the midst of catching up with classes, i have not let myself to enjoy much. by enjoy, i mean really take time off to catch up on social media sites or hang out or what not.
so anyway, what have been going on over the last few days? well, the GEM module i was taking has finally come to a close earlier today. the MCQ test was strange i would say. no matter how much one read up on notes or what we all go in randomly choosing our answers most of the time. ohh well, leaving up to fate and bell curve now. the group project and my final presentation were over too. one module is now over. four more to go.
been focusing on my computing practical exam the entire day. really frustrating to know that the paper is probably going to be challenging and a pain in the ass. i really hope i can remain calm and do well for it this coming Saturday morning. personally, i think i have really working hard for this nonsense. haven't touch on the other modules. i know this choice would be hitting me hard right after the practical exam. i now i must really start on proper revision right after the practical exam or i will regret in less than two weeks time. time to kick start my hardworking engine.
bad news: 11 days to first written paper. good news: 14 days to end of final exams. go me.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
not practical in practical
yes, this is an update of my life.
it is November and exams of all kind are slowly creeping up on my back. practical exams. written exams. presentations. projects. all these are coming to a close. this week will be having two practical exams. one Math one Computer Science. the Math one i am not so worried but as for the Computer Science one.. damn.
to be honest, i don't really know how should i prepare for it. i have less than a week to actually prepare for it. should i read past assignments? should i spam doing all the past year practices? should i read all the lecture and tutorials? yeah yeah, i can imagine some of you yelling at me to do all i have just said. well, too bad for me, not enough time. and no, don't say serve me right for not starting early. i am a person who love to be practical and try to study effectively and drown myself with everything i have in hand just to get the result that might not be representative to the work i have put in.
lost? here is an analogy.
Hunter A has 100 arrows. each arrow isn't exactly straight and very sharp at its tip. he would fire all 100 arrows without proper aiming. 100 arrows might fetch him say 25 squirrels. Hunter B has 100 arrows. each arrow is finely crafted with really pointed tip. he would fire each arrow with proper aiming. 100 arrows might fetch him say 80 squirrels.
i prefer to be Hunter B. when it comes to revision, i prefer to be effective both in time and effort. of course, not taking the shortcut out or what not.
so, back to the point of my practical exam for Computer Science, sad to say, i cannot find a practical way to tackle this practical exam. i tried doing one past year practice early. the paper suppose to be two hours long. after 3.5 hours i managed to do about 70% of it. ohh wells, maybe i should starting looking for God and pray.
it is November and exams of all kind are slowly creeping up on my back. practical exams. written exams. presentations. projects. all these are coming to a close. this week will be having two practical exams. one Math one Computer Science. the Math one i am not so worried but as for the Computer Science one.. damn.
to be honest, i don't really know how should i prepare for it. i have less than a week to actually prepare for it. should i read past assignments? should i spam doing all the past year practices? should i read all the lecture and tutorials? yeah yeah, i can imagine some of you yelling at me to do all i have just said. well, too bad for me, not enough time. and no, don't say serve me right for not starting early. i am a person who love to be practical and try to study effectively and drown myself with everything i have in hand just to get the result that might not be representative to the work i have put in.
lost? here is an analogy.
Hunter A has 100 arrows. each arrow isn't exactly straight and very sharp at its tip. he would fire all 100 arrows without proper aiming. 100 arrows might fetch him say 25 squirrels. Hunter B has 100 arrows. each arrow is finely crafted with really pointed tip. he would fire each arrow with proper aiming. 100 arrows might fetch him say 80 squirrels.
i prefer to be Hunter B. when it comes to revision, i prefer to be effective both in time and effort. of course, not taking the shortcut out or what not.
so, back to the point of my practical exam for Computer Science, sad to say, i cannot find a practical way to tackle this practical exam. i tried doing one past year practice early. the paper suppose to be two hours long. after 3.5 hours i managed to do about 70% of it. ohh wells, maybe i should starting looking for God and pray.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
1989
so been listening to this album since yesterday.. not sure how many times over but yeah. totally different feel from her past albums. equally awesome though.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
having fun or not having fun
yes, this is an update of my life.
academic semester started back in August. fast-paced study and CCA life kicks off an in a blink of an eye, it is now 1st of November. in other words, in less than a month's time, the final exams will be here and the semester will be over really soon. time is really moving too damn fast.
people say time flies when you are having fun. well, it seems that even when you are not having fun, time can fly too. now i really wish a day would have 36 or 48 hours. that way, i would have time for my work and enjoyment. that way, i would not have to always have the conflicted mind to choose either of the two. that way, my sleep debt would not be that high. that way, life would be probably be more balanced.
ohh well, make do with whatever we are given right? of course, while studying in college might seem pretty dull and mundane, i am glad there are awesome people around me to make the journey less painful. these people can take your mind off things now and then. these people in a way force you to take a break when you really need one but you are in denial that you no need one. so yeah, i really appreciate my family, my SOW OG, my hall friends, my close friends i met before NUS.
academic semester started back in August. fast-paced study and CCA life kicks off an in a blink of an eye, it is now 1st of November. in other words, in less than a month's time, the final exams will be here and the semester will be over really soon. time is really moving too damn fast.
people say time flies when you are having fun. well, it seems that even when you are not having fun, time can fly too. now i really wish a day would have 36 or 48 hours. that way, i would have time for my work and enjoyment. that way, i would not have to always have the conflicted mind to choose either of the two. that way, my sleep debt would not be that high. that way, life would be probably be more balanced.
ohh well, make do with whatever we are given right? of course, while studying in college might seem pretty dull and mundane, i am glad there are awesome people around me to make the journey less painful. these people can take your mind off things now and then. these people in a way force you to take a break when you really need one but you are in denial that you no need one. so yeah, i really appreciate my family, my SOW OG, my hall friends, my close friends i met before NUS.
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