DEUI Exams Over
Lian came over in the morning and we studied together, then lunch at my coffeeshop: wan ton mee, long since my last. I've eaten at that stall since young, over ten years; those were the days.
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Founder of lesterchan.net, a Singapore tech and gadgets blog running since 2002. An engineering leader by day and a WordPress plugin developer since 2003, with a soft spot for gadgets, smart home, and a good deal.
Infra-Red Blues
Woke at noon to chat with Lian while she was online; had to seize the chance. Lunch at Great World City, teppanyaki at food court, long since my last. Studied my DEUI notes a third time.
New Phone
Bought my Nokia 7210 from the M1 shop at Paragon, $578, less $200 for trading in my Nokia 8310, so just $378. The 7210's cool, no bugs yet except connecting to my PC: an 'IrSocketAPI error'.
Overslept
Overslept this morning, long since my last. Meant to wake at 9am but rose at 9.30, thanks to Lian's SMS, or I'd slept later. A 10am meet at school, so I had my dad drive me.
DSAL Assignment Deadline
My DSAL assignment today: I volunteered to be the first group interviewed so I could leave early, heading home around 10am to sleep, exhausted. Woke at 4pm to fetch Lian, then waited ages for bus 123.
WWWP Assignment Deadline
WWWP assignment deadline today, and I volunteered to be the first group interviewed: first to start, first to go. Afterwards, lunch at Clementi: $3 of wan ton mee, such a big portion I nearly couldn't finish.
Busy Busy Busy
Sorry for the two-day silence, tired and busy with my DSAL assignment, luckily Lian posted yesterday. So here's Monday: we went to Nooch for Jean's birthday, meaning to treat her, but she ended up treating us.
CANI Assignment2 Deadline
Didn't update yesterday, away most of the day helping my uncle move house, then Ikea for dinner, his treat. Came home and did DSAL till 2am before sleeping. WWWP lecture at school lasted under 30 minutes.
Nokia 7210
School morning for CANI; barely did anything, Reaper handled most. Waited for Lian to finish, then Orchard Road for a walk with Jean and Zhi Wei. Light meal at the Wisma foodcourt: Hakka Yong Tao Foo.
Nokia 7210 Launched!
The Nokia 7210 launches in Singapore today: $678 on M1's two-year plan, $738 on the one-year. The package includes the transceiver, charger, a 720mAh Li-ion battery and a stereo headset. Billed as chic and provocative fashion.
IWED Deadline
IWED assignment 2 deadline today, untouched since yesterday, but handed in well before 5pm. The lecturer interviews our group on Tuesday at 11am. Left school 3.30pm, mostly working on my DSAL assignment, which is progressing nicely.
WAP This Site
You can now read my blog on a WAP-enabled phone, thanks to a hack by plazz2000. The first WAP page lists each blog's date and title; tap a link and it brings up almost the full entry.
Grades
Nothing unusual at school except a few IWED assignment 2 bugs, fixed them, ready to hand in tomorrow. Left at 5.30pm for dinner at Suntec City, the laksa at Congress Kopitiam; I couldn't resist, it's delicious.
CANI Assignment 2 Deadline Extended
I hate when lecturers extend deadlines; it clashes with other extended ones. Thought I'd enjoy my weekend, but no: CANI assignment 2 is pushed to Monday, 14 October. Now I need sound effects, which aren't easy.
Entrepreneurship Test
Had my entrepreneurship test today, easy, a 50-minute paper I finished in 20. To NP to return Paranoia's friend's disc, before back to school till 7.30pm. Hard to believe the computer lab was full, everyone rushing.
Assignments Week
Turns out my WWWP deadline is next Thursday, not this one, as the lecturer mentioned during today's lecture. So two assignments due this week: WWWP and DSAL, the latter's unofficial deadline next Friday. Got 75 earlier.
Fish And Co
Woke at 2.30pm, a long sleep. Lunch at Maxwell Market: fried sliced fish soup with rice, the best I've had, the stall once featured on Yummy King. Finished DEUI assignment 2's report: six pages of text.
Kuey Chap
Woke at 1.30pm after a long, good sleep. Went to school to bring Lian to my place, stopping at Tiong Bahru Plaza foodcourt for lunch: Korean spicy chicken noodles, spicy but not enough. She came for DEUI.
UT2003 Not Out Yet
School ended at 1pm. Lunch at ABC market with Lian, bumping into a primary school mate at the bus stop. Then Funan to check on UT2003; still not out, and the salesperson had no idea when.
Orchard Road
My WWWP lecturer is brilliant; he cracked the total-price logic I'd wrestled with for an hour. My WWWP assignment's 99% done, so I set aside and focus on IWED, CANI and DSAL. Did DSAL during practical.
Parents’s Wedding Anniversary
Today's my parents' 20th wedding anniversary, married in 1982, with me arriving in 1984. Went to school at 12pm but skipped lessons, staying in lab until it closed at 5.30pm. Suntec's Marche with Lian and family.
Happy Children’s Day
Happy Children's Day, for kids under twelve. I'm well past that now. Went to Suntec for laksa and roti prata; the laksa there is genuinely lovely, well worth the trip if I'm no longer a child.