Sitex 2003
My 21st driving lesson, where I finally tackled parallel parking, easy enough with the guide poles. Parking is the killer once you've passed. Met Georgina to catch Warriors of Heaven and Earth at Jurong Point.
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Looney Tunes Back In Action
Went to Funan with Georgina to buy a mouse, picking up a Logitech MX500 from PK Computer. Lunch was minced pork noodles at Marina Square, a twenty-minute queue. Wandered Suntec and Marina Square, spotting Lynn working.
Secondary School Friends Gathering
A short client meeting to settle the final changes to The Quiet Room and CBT before we upload them to the live server. Napped, then met my secondary school friends at Tiong Bahru Plaza.
LOTR Marathon Sold Out
Stayed up till 4am and the bloody GV site still wouldn't let me book the LOTR marathon, with Cineleisure sold out by 1am. Set my alarm for 9am to try again; only the second row remained.
My New Computer
Went to Sim Lim Square to buy my new computer from Fuwell, where my brother's rig and my own hardware came from. My old 2.0GHz goes to mom's office for $1.5k; the new one cost $2.6k.
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
Ahead of Return of the King's 18 December release, Warner Bros Singapore is screening a limited run of 35mm Special Extended Editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, a treat for fans.
Worms3D Multiplayer
Spent Monday at home doing nothing productive, but finished the GLA campaign in Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour, far tougher than the original Generals. Today was my 18th driving lesson, taught by a different instructor.
Li Xiang Birthday Celebration
Celebrated Li Xiang's birthday, belatedly. Her actual day fell on Wednesday the 12th, but with so many people working we pushed it to Saturday. We gathered at 4.30pm at a buzzing, packed Marina Square.
Sizzler
Had a steak lunch at Sizzler with Georgina, priced much like Ponderosa. Ponderosa's salad bar has more variety, though Sizzler offers more unique steak choices. Overall I prefer Ponderosa, and my Popular card gets a discount.
Genki Sushi
Went to school to help my FYP supervisor install our project on his laptop, which he'd show the committee for marks moderation, hoping for an A. Met my group for dinner at Long Beach Marina.
Industrial Attachment Interview
Went for my Industrial Training Programme interview at The Alpha, Science Park II, with Pi Eta Consulting, a risk analysis firm. Seven interviewed, four from my course and three from DIT, for four or five places.
The Matrix Trilogy Marathon
Met Jacky, Serene, Laily, Johnson and Li Xiang at Suntec's Carrefour to buy ingredients for Li Xiang's birthday steamboat at my place. Saw the Nokia 6600 dummy, good features at a fair price but bulky.
Short Notice
Lunch at Tiong Bahru Plaza with Jacky, Serene and Li Xiang, collecting our tickets for Saturday's Matrix Marathon. Li Xiang headed to SP to return books while the rest wandered Jurong Point, where Jean spotted us.
Matrix Revolutions
No spoilers unless you click through. Spent the afternoon at Sim Lim Square with Suqin gathering price lists, since I'm getting a new computer and a 17-inch LCD; my mom's office is buying my current machine.
In Less Than 24 Hours
My 14th driving lesson covered vertical parking and negotiating slopes on public roads. With the guide poles, parking feels easy, but slopes are tough, my weakest point by far. Played a bit of Counter-Strike 1.6 afterwards.
Exams Are Finally Over!
Sunday breakfast with my parents at the Orchard Cineplex food court, apparently closing after 14 November once the lease expires, with no word on what replaces it. Met Georgina afterwards, glad my exams are over.
Its November!
How time flies; 61 days until 2004. I've settled into updating this blog every other day. Haven't touched ELIT revision lately, though I've read my notes twice and will memorise the key points tomorrow.
JSPG Exams Over
Sat my JSPG exam yesterday and the paper was easy, far simpler than the mid-term, like the lecturer was helping us. A two-hour paper, but most finished early. Dinner at Clementi, with Lester Goh driving fast.
Written Programming Exams
Slacking these two days with my JSPG exam tomorrow. I hate programming exams, the theory especially, like how many JDBC drivers exist. Who cares? We're meant to be tested on Java Server Pages, not Java GUI.
Lei Garden Tim Sum
My last lecture of the semester was ELIT, where the lecturer shared exam tips, vital since I'm terrified of this paper. It carries 70% weightage and is pure memory work, all about cramming.
Happy Deepavali
Happy Deepavali to my Indian readers, not too late I hope. My 11th driving lesson was at night, and surprisingly there were more cars than in daytime. I should clear stage two soon; five stages total.
FYP Presentation
Rushed through my GAME test, wrapping in an hour of a two-hour paper. My FYP presentation wasn't as strong as the interim; my supervisor said the presentation fell flat though the demonstration was fine. We agreed.