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.
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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.
Assignments Fever
Usual Friday lessons, plus handing in the FYP group form. The proposal's due 21 March, a week away. The stress is mounting, with so much due soon: FYP proposal, MMAD, MMAS and more crowding the fortnight.
No TBCM Today
TBCM didn't show, wasting my time; I could've slept in, it being the first lesson. With two slots, that's two free hours. It's Elaine's 19th, so I grabbed a coffee cake from Bengawan Solo at Clementi.
Cradle 2 The Grave
Two practical tests today, IGRA and MMPJ. IGRA came first, so easy the lecturer was giving marks away, I finished in an hour of a two-hour test. MMPJ was average, considering I barely studied; scored 12/20.
PCT & VBAS Tests
Breakfast at school before my PCT online quiz, meant to last 90 minutes for 50 questions, but I finished in 20 and scored 83/100, second highest. A classmate topped with 86. Then my VBAS practical test.
MMAS Practical Test
Breakfast at school before my MMAS practical test, which I'd thought ran two and a half hours, not two. It was tough; I spent 30 minutes on a Lingo script, getting it working minutes before time.
Taxi Driver Rants
I've wanted to rant about this for ages: taxi drivers are worst on the road, as today's incidents confirmed. They act as if every road belongs to them, stopping anywhere, anytime, to pick or drop passengers.
BTT Evaluation Passed
Woke at 12.30pm, my latest since school reopened. Lunch at Swensen's in West Mall, trying something new: Black Pepper Seafood Pasta with Cookies & Cream milkshake, both good. To Bukit Batok Driving Centre for BTT evaluation.
Maid In Manhattan
Last night my friend Shaun called from his bunk to plan our joint birthday celebration with our secondary school mates; his birthday's a day after mine. He says army life's good: pretty slack, with counselling on.
Brother’s Spectacles
Stayed in except for dinner; Mom brought lunch back. Spent the afternoon studying MMAS and playing some Warcraft III before napping till evening. To Queensway Shopping Centre for my brother's spectacles, dinner at Alexandra Food Centre.
DMMT/FT/2B/03 Class BBQ
Lian came at 11am, lunch at Great World City foodcourt; she had laksa while I had fried beef with spring onion, ginger and rice, less oily than last time. Home by 2pm for Unreal Tournament 2003.
BTT Evaluation Failed
Lor mee in the morning before a few Warcraft III games with Lian, though my cable kept disconnecting every 30 minutes, worse since StarHub took over. My BTT evaluation: took it three times and failed all.
About Schmidt
Forgot the IGRA revision lecture until a classmate mentioned it on IRC, so I turned up at 11am. The lecturer claimed attendees might earn extra marks, not sure how true, but fewer than a quarter showed.
Koichi Domoto 2003-2004 Calendar Delivered
Woke at 9am to the doorbell: the postman delivering Lian's Koichi Domoto 2003-2004 calendar. I like online shopping: straight to your doorstep, and fast too. Released on 28 February, and I had it by 3 March.
Spectacles Sunday
Woke at 11.30am, then to Suntec for lunch and to buy chicken wings for Thursday's class BBQ: 48 wings and 42 chicken breasts. We went to Suntec by mistake, since my brother wanted to make spectacles.
Marche System
Minced pork noodles at Bestway building, months since I ate there. After we sent my uncle to the airport, she dropped me at Eunos MRT. Took bus 51 to Lian's stop, Mos Burger at Marina Square.
MMAD & MMAS Day
Lian's MMAD Task 2 presentation smooth as silk. I submitted MMAD Tasks 3, 4 and 5 despite bits missing, too lazy to redo for few marks. Lunch at SP's renovated foodcourt 3, the nasi padang decent.