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.
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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 28th February, and I had it by 3rd 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.
Site Updates February 2003
My self-coded poll module is live after weeks of planning and coding. The first topic is 'What Type Of Food Do You Like?'; cast your vote. If you spot bugs, please email me with a screenshot.
TBCM Presentation & VB Mock Test
Had my TBCM presentation before lunch, scoring 60.5/80, fumbled one slide, rambling without knowing what I said. After lunch, the 90-minute VBAS mock test: coded it in 30 minutes but spent an hour on coin-change logic.
6th Month Together =D
Today marks six months together for Lian and me, and I'll be 19 in 26 days. Left school around 1:30pm for Pasta Mania at Scotts foodcourt. The Ham and Mushroom Pizza beats Pizza Hut's, though not Marche's.
Plaza Singapure’s Mos Burger
School ended at 12pm. A last-minute recruit brought our FYP group to seven. Wandered Plaza Singapura and had Mos Burger for lunch-cum-dinner; the rice burger tasted off, with limp vegetables and soggy rice. Not their best.
Regarding FYP
Finalised my FYP group: six members, doing Web Programming and Publishing. There's been miscommunication these past days between me, Charlene, Stacey and Jean, still unresolved. All I can do is try to help smooth things over.
Lottery Day
Mom woke me at 12:30pm for lunch at Nudle Bar in Heeren, to celebrate grandmother's lottery win. Had Stir-Fried Salmon with Szechuan, not bad, though I prefer Black Pepper Beef Ramen. Bought a Tokyo Life Fourskin tee.
The Hot Chick
School for the IGRA practical make-up. Lecturer was early, but only 12 of 30 turned up. The practical was challenging; satisfaction when your program displays the image. Lian was in school too, watching The Hot Chick.
Final Year Project Group
Got the FYP group form during my MMAD lecture, a surprise, and sudden, since we haven't finished Year 2 and already must decide our Year 3 project. The deadline to form a group is 14th March.
MMAD Task 5 – Storyboard
Had my VBAS practical, one of the toughest yet, taking an hour on a question, though the rest were easy. After school, light meal at Funan's McDonald's, Nasi Lemak again, even if I don't love it.
Mac’s Nasi Lemak
PCT make-up practical today: partitioned the HDD with Partition Magic 7.0, installed Win9x, WinNT and Win2K, and a multi-OS boot. Easy, done countless times. After school, Lian was hungry, so a light meal at Funan's McDonald's.
Catch Me If You Can
School ended at 11am, to Marina Square for Catch Me If You Can at 1:20pm. Wanted minced pork noodles, but the queue was long, so Mos Burger: Ebi Rice Burger decent, love their Ice Milk Tea.
Pissed Off With TBCM
Lessons from 9am, first up IGRA practical, but the teacher didn't show again, wasting my time when I could've slept till 10. School ended at 2pm, though I stayed back for a last-minute TBCM group meeting.
New Graphics Card
Lunch at The Nudle Bar in Heeren again; the Yaki Ramen was good. Didn't realise there's a CitiBank promotion until my mom asked: order three mains and get two free sides, each worth $6 to $8.
Last Day Of Chinese New Year
Last day of Chinese New Year, 15th of the lunar month, also Chinese Valentine's Day, per my dad; no idea until my parents mentioned it. Makeup lessons at 9:30am, but the lecturer came late and cancelled.
Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day, school ending 1pm self-declared. My memory's terrible: first I forgot I'd ordered a Valentine's gift from my friend's club to collect today, thanks to Klaus for the reminder. Then I forgot my Sakae Sushi voucher.
Hari Raya Haji
Hari Raya Haji, a public holiday. Woke at 1:30pm and called Lucas, who wanted to head to Suntec. Had my lunch, my breakfast, then met him and a few friends, including Shaun, at Suntec around 3pm.