10 Posts In December 2006
DMMT Gathering
30 Dec 2006 Blog

DMMT Gathering

We had a DMMT gathering yesterday at Marina's Sakae Sushi, organised by Charlene. Among those who turned up were Charlene, Stacey, Zhi Wei, Laily, Suqin, Li Xiang and me. By chance we also spotted Zhi Fan and his girlfriend.

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2006/2007 Semester 1 Modules Grades
27 Dec 2006 Blog

2006/2007 Semester 1 Modules Grades

My 2006/2007 Semester 1 results: B+ in Data Structures and Algorithms, B in Computer Organisation, D+ in Discrete Structures, B- in English for Academic Purposes and B in Introductory Mathematics. My CAP is 3.18. Disappointed CS1102 only got a B+.

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Merry Christmas 2006
24 Dec 2006 Blog

Merry Christmas 2006

Wishing all visitors to my site a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope you got what you wanted; what I want isn't available yet, maybe by Christmas 2008. Tonight I'm having steamboat with family.

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LiXiang’s New Computer
21 Dec 2006 Blog

LiXiang’s New Computer

Li Xiang bought a new computer today from Fuwell in Sim Lim Square. The specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, an MSI P965 Neo-F board, 1GB of Twinmos DDR2 and a PowerColor X1950 Pro 512MB.

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Formatting Computers
14 Dec 2006 Blog

Formatting Computers

I caught Flag of Our Fathers last week, a touching and rather gory film, decent overall. It plays more like a documentary than an action war movie. It was also the first time I learned about war bonds.

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XHTML 2.0
10 Dec 2006 Web

XHTML 2.0

While searching for XHTML 1.1 DOCTYPEs, I came across Wikipedia's article on XHTML 2.0, and after reading it I can't wait. The features look great, including the ability for any element to act as a hyperlink, much like XLink.

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MS Paint God
7 Dec 2006 Blog

MS Paint God

Look at what this guy can do with Microsoft Paint; he's genuinely good. It's astonishing how much detail and artistry someone can wring out of such a basic, much-maligned tool that most of us only ever use for quick scribbles.

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Deja Vu
6 Dec 2006 Blog

Deja Vu

I caught Deja Vu today and it's a good film. My eyes were glued to the huge screen throughout. The technology they use to trace the criminal is uber leet; whoever invents it could outdo Bill Gates.

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End Of My Exams
6 Dec 2006 Blog

End Of My Exams

Monday 7pm marked the end of my exams, it's time to relax, update my plugins and, if I have time, HTMLise my new layout. I've also installed Windows Vista; the GUI is great, but it runs slower than XP.

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