IGRA Is Tough Actually
School morning for TBCM, leaving 1pm for lunch at Bugis, starving, having skipped dinner and breakfast. Browsed OG at Albert Complex, then wandered Sim Lim Square, unable to find my ideal PDA at the right price.
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TBCM Final Presentation
Had my TBCM final presentation morning; everything went smoothly, and I got 72/100, the lecturer generous. With mass lectures cancelled, we have long breaks and don't need to come in on certain days. School ended earlier.
MMPJ Presentation
Heard mass lectures are cancelled because of the SARS outbreak; uncertain at first, but BlackBoard confirmed it. Not sure whether to feel happy or sad. My Year 3 electives briefing is off too. Had MMPJ presentation.
April’s Fool
Had my PCT practical test today, hard to say if lucky or not. Unlucky to draw WinNT, which sucks: no device manager, IE 2.0, and many unsupported drivers. Lucky too, since WinNT meant Lian took second session.
Late Dinner
After school, shopped around Orchard for Lian's presentation clothes. A light lunch at the Cineleisure foodcourt: macaroni soup, since it's best to avoid heaty fried food and drink water. Napped till 8.30pm, then a late dinner.
Ponderosa Belated Birthday Lunch
Five of us were meant for the belated birthday lunch, but only three showed: Shaun, David and me. Ate Ponderosa at Raffles City, my first in six years; plenty has changed, like the new weekday buffet.
The Core
Lian came this afternoon for her VBAS assignment, and we had the duck noodles my mom brought back. Then watched The Core at Great World City, a 2-hour-15 film, and great since I love Earth-disaster movies.
Headache
My MMAS lecturer forgot to turn up, giving us 90 minutes free; it'd have been 120, but we wasted 30 waiting outside. Spent on TBCM, then lunch, then another hour's break since MMAD lecture was online.
VB Practical Test Results
The VB practical test results are out; I got an A+ (90-100), which surprised me, since I'd expected an A. Happy nonetheless. I also got my MMPJ practical result, a B, as expected. Solved my VB algorithm.
BTT Test
Visited Takashimaya foodcourt for the first time since its renovation. I'd gone once before, found the food pricey, and stayed away until today. Surprised the prices were reasonable; not cheap, but fair. It was raining heavily.
All Singapore Schools Up To JCs To Be Closed Until 6th April
Education Minister Teo Chee Hean announced on Wednesday that all Singapore schools, up to junior colleges, will close until Sunday, 6 April. It's a precaution against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) spreading across the region.
No Classes Today
Went to school for TBCM, only to find a note on door: the lecturer's on MC. Came for TBCM, so if he'd told us earlier I needn't have come. Already there, I did my MMPJ presentation.
Thanks Guys & Gals
After school to Bugis Junction to replace the zip on Lian's Kipling bag. Tea break at Delifrance, where a promotion got me a Tuna Baguette with soup for $3.50, my cheapest meal yet, since their food's pricey.
19th Today
From today I'm 19, a year older, and hopefully wiser. This site turns one too, born from my WEBP assignment; the first post is exactly a year old. Time flies. I treasure those good old times.
Sunday In Bugis Junction
Slept till 1.30pm, then lunch at the Bugis Junction foodcourt. We went because my brother's Kipling bag zip broke, replaced at the Kipling store. I grabbed a PDA case from the Sony Gallery, a painful $49.
19th Birthday Dinner
School for IGRA and PCT morning. PCT mattered: the lecturer told us which chapters to tear and submit for grading. The lecture hall floor was carpeted in paper scraps, like it snowed. I pity the cleaner.
Collected My Sony Clie
Spent my MMAS practical doing Task 6, paying little attention to the lecturer. It's so tedious; a screen can take four or five hours, and your eyes are shot. After hours, Task 6 isn't half done.
Kangaroo Jack
Came early to discuss my FYP. The proposal's almost done. School ended at 1pm for Lian and me. Lunch at the Funan foodcourt, then to collect my Sony Clie, but stock hadn't arrived; the shipment's delayed.
Jobs & Resume
The TBCM lecturer turned up; this term focuses on job interviews, so I need a resume and to hunt for jobs online or in papers. Found three I like. There's more demand for Java than C, C++ or ASP.
Ngee Ang City’s Newly Renovated Mos burger
Learned to place lighting and materials in IGRA using OpenGL, otherwise a quiet school day. Went to Ngee Ann City's renovated Mos Burger; same space, but it seats more thanks to the layout. Love the cosy seats.
IT Show 2003
Depot Road laksa for lunch before IT Show 2003 at Suntec City with my brother and mother. Spent three hours, I bought a Sony Clie PEG-T665C/GD PDA on offer, $499 with a free 64MB memory stick.
Delifrance’s Breakfast
Delifrance breakfast, courtesy of my dad, who picked it on his way back from fishing in Sentosa. Continued my MMAD Task 6, finishing the Main Menu Screen after four hours. Hoping to complete two screens tomorrow.