Personal posts and the diary I have kept since 2002: birthdays, year-in-reviews, milestones, and whatever is on my mind.
I've been super busy since university started; it's nothing like polytechnic. Tutorials must be done, breaks spent revising and weekends filled with lab exercises and tutorials. The lab work is graded, which is why we simply have to do it.
With nothing to do, I'm crashing Wei Quan and Suqin's Software Engineering lecture. I'll get a new PC in 2008, since my desktop, born in 2003, is due for its five-year replacement, hopefully a quad-core with 4GB of DDR3.
My neighbourhood has a major parking problem. I live in Bukit Purmei, a small estate of just 15 blocks, in block 115. After dropping Li Xiang home at 2.30am, I came back to find nowhere to park.
My NUS orientation group, Veragok, God of Shadow, won best orientation group. Some activities were a bit silly, but I'm glad I went to most, as I made plenty of friends, making lectures, lunches, labs and tutorials more enjoyable.
This is the day every NSF waits for: after two years and two months serving the nation, it's time to ORD LOH. My NSF life ran from BMTC 2 Pegasus in June 2004 through Provost training.
These are the modules I'm taking in my first year, first semester: Data Structures and Algorithms worth five MCs, Computer Organisation, Discrete Structures, Introductory Mathematics, and English for Academic Purposes. A solid foundation to begin my computing degree at NUS.
NUS matriculation was very fast; within 20 minutes I was already paying for my notebook. On entering the sports hall we submitted most of our forms and received our matriculation cards immediately, then browsed the laptop booths.
A fun title, combining Lady in the Water with The Lake House! It's been a while since my last entry, as I've been busy with NUS activities. Lady in the Water was rather rubbish; I didn't like it.
I caught Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest last weekend, a roughly 150-minute film that wasn't bad, though the ending was bizarre. Apparently it's a trilogy, with a new villain called Sao Feng.
Being lazy, I've copied and lightly tweaked this from Sleepy's blog. Day 1: my first night was spent on a luxury coach with individual TV screens for movies and music, the selection quite up to date too.
Hi guys, I'm back from Redang and have uploaded some pictures; click through to the Redang Trip July 2006 gallery. Most photos are there except those from the disposable underwater camera, which we'll develop and digitise before adding them.
Today is my last day in camp. After this I'll clear leave all the way until 4th August 2006, when I finally get my Pink IC. Thanks to my INTEC friends for the support; I enjoyed my stay.
Some good jokes from the HardwareZone forums. Boy: may I hold your hand? Girl: no thanks, it isn't heavy. Girl: if we become engaged, will you give me a ring? Boy: sure, what's your phone number?
I went to Lakeside for an army mate's 21st birthday barbecue, then on to a secondary school friend's 22nd at Pasir Ris Coastal Sands. We had plenty to catch up on, missing the old days.
I caught Cars two weeks ago, the longest animated film I've seen in cinemas at about two hours. It wasn't bad, though the middle dragged a little. I loved the cute fly that's actually a tiny car.
Today marks my second year in national service; I've officially wasted two years, yay! Just one more month to clear leave and two more to ORD. On a brighter note, World Cup 2006 kicks off tonight.
On Sunday, we made a last-minute decision to catch a movie, choosing between The Benchwarmers and The Nun. We picked The Benchwarmers since we rarely watch horror. My expectations were low, but it turned out reasonably enjoyable.
I caught X-Men 3: The Last Stand on Saturday with Li Xiang, Laily and Suqin; luckily I booked early. The roughly two-hour film is meant to close the trilogy. I found X1 disappointing but X2 better.
I caught Over The Hedge at GV Jurong Point on Friday and rather liked it, one of the best cartoon films I've seen, better than Open Season in my view, though Li Xiang disagrees.
No offence, but I find these actions really silly. Da Vinci Code protests are widespread. For goodness' sake, it's just a work of fiction, a movie. Wake up, everyone; it really isn't worth the outrage.
I met Kenny and his girlfriend for dinner last Monday at Manhattan Fish Market. It's similar to Fish & Co but noticeably cheaper; the fish and chips are $9.90 here versus $13.90 at Fish & Co.
I caught Mission: Impossible III on Saturday at GV Grand and it wasn't bad, better than MI:2, though rather short. They never explained what the Rabbit's Foot is, nor how Ethan Hunt got into the building to retrieve it.