Nope! I did not steal it off NASA's website. I took it just after dinner earlier today. I saw the moon and decided to snap a shot of it. Unfortunately I do not have a telescopic lens so the moon turned up a little small.
Actually this shot wasn't taken at night. It was taken in the late evening when the sky is clear and blue. I mean if you go out and look at the moon at night in Singapore, it doesn't look like this I am sure. This photo looks like it is been taken by a space shuttle. Basically what I did was to remove the blue light from the Earth's atmosphere that was in the sky from the computer using GIMP. Quite cool right? And if you are wondering where I waste my time on, it is this kind of "no-impact" research. XD
I woke up not knowing it is Sunday morning. Everyday seems to be the same during exam period. In the afternoon, I went to study in the Seminar Room with Ian and Jacky. I was working on EE2009 and attempted a past year paper. It was an open book paper, and so I end up flipping around the textbook searching for formulas and such.
Imagine, how good would it be if I could just take mental snapshots of all the pages in my book so I can just flip them in my brain. I know few friends who have photographic memory and below is an illustration of what they can do with a page in the textbook.
All the text, graphs, diagrams and formula all presented to you exactly as they were in the textbook. No more getting stuck because you forget an important formula or concept, no more flipping around the textbook in open book exams, and of course, no more wondering if you remembered something correctly or not.
Unfortunately when I tried to take mental snapshots, this is how they ended up.
So much for photographic memory I guess. =p
Well, when photographic memory fails, something more reliable is always around that would be good old Old Town Ipoh Coffee! I was sanctioned to deploy one these every 2 days when I met up with her 2 days ago. Since photographic memory doesn't work, what is next is to gulp down one cup of irresistible white coffee, feel happy and start mugging like hell!
Anyway, I am wanted to post a picture of the "Digital Voltage-Lock Loop" circuit which I build a couple of weeks ago in EE2006 lab. I remembering spending hours and hours debugging the circuit and my hard work paid of in the end with a working circuit. It was my first self-designed and self-built digital circuit. The sense of satisfaction when you watch the LEDs lit up in the correct sequence was indescribable. I remembered when I first read the Lab Manual, I was totally lost when I tried to conceptualize the circuit idea. And when I got my design out, I was a little disheartened by the "extremely" complex circuit I have to build on the breadboard. But when I look back now, the circuit seemed to be an extremely simple one to build, and I wondered why am I struggling back then. Experience is important I guess, especially in circuit design and working with the breadboard, and I am glad that I manage to gain some from this lab and not to mention a new found interest in digital electronics. =)
Next year we the C1 guys are moving up to B4. Really going to miss C1 really. But a change in environment is good sometimes as it allow us to gain new experiences. Actually, I can't wait to move up to B4 and stay in my new room. Dying to know how it feels like to be up on the 4th floor and live in my new room. =D
The key chain above is a souvenir for all the C1 guys, for us to remember the great times we had together. Credit goes of Andrew for making this key chain for the all of us. Our story is not over yet and definitely more wonderful times awaits us the next year. Thanks for being such great friends C1, Hall Life would not be the same without the company of you guys, or maybe I should say, there would be no Life in Hall without you all being around.
Lastly, mug hard people! This advice does not go to the C1 guys, because they are already mugging like don't know what already! XD
P.S : The picture of the key chain was taken in dedication to the C1 Muggers. =)
Stubbornness can turn to good discipline sometimes.
Today, I cooped myself in my room for 14-hours to finish up on EC1301. Actually I planned to go to Jurong West Library in the morning, but being surrounded by ultra-hardworking NTU students mugging there just freaks me out. XD
For the entire day today, I read the Economics textbook; almost the whole entire book. Honestly, I never knew I could study so hard. I thought I studied my hardest in my 'A' levels, but ever since I come to NUS, my mugging prowess seemed to have reached a much higher level. Can't imagine I can spend one whole day with just one book...
I remember when I was in secondary school, I used to study for my test just one day before. And of course I did not do well. XD Everyday after school at 1pm, I would play soccer, basketball or work in my school library as a librarian all the way until school closes, which is about 6pm. When I get home, I would eat dinner, watch TV, chat online, play computer games or sleep. I did my homework in class. When it is literature lesson, I would pretend to listen but I am actually doing my maths homework. The same strategy was applied to my other homework, and that is why everyday I would have finish my homework when class ends and effectively, my homework became classwork! =p
I am not particularly stress actually, even with exams just a few days away. Fatigue is what describes me better at this point in time. Discipline is important. No dates, no excessive MSN chatting, no spending more then 1 hour on meals, no thinking of weird plans and no distractions (yes, even facebook). Luckily, so far I have been ultra disciplined and wasted time in all my temptations only in my breaks. One chance, one shot, and this is what exams is.
Anyway oo-ying asked me if I want to play in Engineering Carnival Captain's Ball again this year and I straightaway agreed. I guess I have learned to lose up quite a lot recently. I still remember our team name last year was "The Undecided", and I wonder what this year's name would be. =) Get ready for violence people... yes... in Captain's Ball. Don't forget to get life insurance too... =p
Sometime I feel like I am an immature child and feeling happy over small little things around me. Those small little insignificant things where no one would even feel anything about.
This morning I got back 2 of my lab report and I got 9/10 for both of them. And later in the day I went to check out my CA grade for EE2010. I was expecting myself to fail the paper as I had not enough time to finish the paper, but it turned out that I did rather well. Most people when they wouldn't probably care what grade they get since it is like only 10% and all you have to do is to answer one question correct in the finals to get back that 10%. It is rather unexplainable and until this point of time I am not sure why I felt this way. Small material things can this make me happy and smile for like a week?
Of course there are non-materials things that make me happy as well. Earlier tonight, Johnny and I set up the audio system for the room bidding exercise. I had spend quite a number of events with him teaching him about the art and technique of setting up the sound system. Progress was slow as setting up a good sound system can be rather difficult and there are lots of fundamentals that must be observed. But tonight, I saw him drawing up the set up plan by himself. Although it is a rather simple plan for experienced people, but for someone who has no background at all, it was indeed a feat to be able to master the art so quickly. I was smiling the whole night because I am glad that all the time I spend on teaching and nurturing the future of Audioworks had finally paid off. I am not sure why, but such small little things make me very very happy. =D
After room bidding, there is photo taking for committee. I was rather angry at the way things was arrange for the photo taking. It was like no one except Eusoffworks cared. Joshua, I really have to give him lots of credits for helping me build Eusoffworks to what it is today. I remembered we started off with junk and today when I open the doors to the editing room, we know things have changed, for the better. I have to admit I very often ask Joshua to help me with Eusoffworks related things as he is one of the most reliable person I have around me. And today, I "made" him go down to set up the camera and everything just to take photo for ONE committee. It is a waste of his time and I know very well what a horrible schedule he runs on. But everytime when I needed help, he is always there to help. Like last minute ultra urgent event evaluation forms and all that. And everytime he helped me, it made me very happy and gald; not that I have something less to do, but it showed me that there are people around me who cared and will be there even in the toughest of times.
There are many other things. Like Jie Jing offered to help me haul the monitor and the CPU out of hall while it was raining heavily for repairs despite how tired he is. Wenlin making a cup of green tea for me when I am couging and the smile on her face when she takes a beautiful picture. Xinyu despite taking 8 modules coming down to help me take pictures for the student leaders and edit videos. Jitvern coming over to remind me about my signals test which I have totally forgotten. Receiving SMSes from my loved ones. Getting a pat on the back. Watching Andrew and Shaunie bicker outside my door. The "If A Nerd" IHG Opening Video. All the hundreds and thousands of small little things that happened. And each and every single one of them made me happy.
Call me naive, stupid, dumb, immature or simplistic. But that is just me. I smiled when everyone in C1 manage to get a room in B4 and that we can stay together. The small things people take for granted fuels and motivates me. I can still remember how I was like when I go around C1 telling everyone that I finally got my circuit working like some small boy with 50cents in his pocket.
I have to agree this entry was a little random and unstructured. I just felt a sudden urge that it was necessary to record things down in my life before I forget them. Things just move too quickly in my dimension.
Going to visit Alvin this Saturday. Ah Nae told me that we should not visit him too often else he would not be able move on. It kind of reminded me of the tough and sometimes evil decisions I have to make sometimes. And I can still remember that day... when Ah Nae called me...
Looks like there is more mugging to do tomorrow. I am not complaining as it is my JOB. I am a student by profession after all. Professional Student? Probably not the most popular of jobs especially in NUS. =p
Recently blogging has become a luxury I can no longer afford. Studies, hall stuff and my business seemed to be leeching every single minute that was given to me. So to all my 10 or so "blog-fans", I would like to apologize that my blogging frequency would drop for the coming few weeks due to Exams. To be honest I have started preparing for Exams for like more then a week ago. The last weekend, I cooped myself in Hall just to finish up my studies and to clear all the stuff I have left undone in Hall. It was a weekend with totally no rest at all and I am operating like for 20 hours a day.
Of course every hour I spend breathing is not all work. Thursday night, I spent time with myself my gaming like there is no tomorrow. On Good Friday it was my birthday, and C1 had a BBQ. Saturday evening I went out to have dinner with my friends as they insist that birthdays should be celebrated. Sunday morning I went to witness Szephing and Melissa got baptized.
C1 BBQ on Good Friday
The C1 BBQ was graced with good food and good people. And a good BBQ in C1 doesn't end without a "raping" session. Finally after a long wait, Shaun got initiated into the Brotherhood Of C1 in our toilet. After which, all hell broke lose and both me and Andrew were "raped". While Andrew was being "raped", some of the guys went to his room and moved his bed out to the grass patch (look carefully at the above picture for the bed) and refused to help him shift it back. C1 is getting a little unsafe to stay and when everyone thought the C1 muggers are all mild and quiet, they are all wrong! =p
Personally I never bothered about my birthday. And usually I only remember it only until like just a few days before. Celebration is not important and gifts are unnecessary. And all I ever hope for is for all my family members and friends to be happy. Smiling at me each and every single day is the best birthday present I can ever get. When my old friends asked me out on Saturday night, I rejected them initially because I need to finish up some work. Upon receiving the news of my rejection, they bombarded my phone with SMS "teaching" me the importance of birthday celebration. And I gave in. In one of the message it wrote : "To you your birthday may not be important; but to us celebrating your birthday is more important then you think it is." I was very touched, and sometimes I feel like I am not sensitive enough to how others feel and think. Again, stuffed myself with tonnes of good food and lots of laughter. Although it was a short gathering, it was fun indeed as we laugh at each other's awkward way of savoring the great taste of crab meat enclosed in hard shells. =)
Last week, Eusoffworks organized a photo shoot for all the hall committees. This is the first year Eusoffworks is handling this event hoping that we would be able to deliver better photographs for this year's Yearbook.
Audioworks
Eusoffworks
EVC Main-Committee
EVC MINDS Service
Audioworks, Eusoffworks and EVC brings back lots of memories from this academic year which is coming to a close soon. All the blood and sweat, all the passion and commitment, all the time and effort I have spend with these people in the photographs are priceless.
These 3 committees are my pride and are part of my life. I will never forget these people who worked so hard for the committee and sometimes for me. At times, they are my source of strength and the disgust of disappointing them keeps me going.
I am glad that I am given the opportunity to play a small part and led these committees to greater heights. The sense of satisfaction I gain and the discoveries I made about myself seemed limitless as I slogged to make things better. Never a dull moment, and never a chore or liability. My passion runs deep in these 3 committees and they will continue to do so. Passion is the thing that truely fuels me, not my sense of responsibility.
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