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My 2006/2007 Semester 1 results: B+ in Data Structures and Algorithms, B in Computer Organisation, D+ in Discrete Structures, B- in English for Academic Purposes and B in Introductory Mathematics. My CAP is 3.18. Disappointed CS1102 only got a B+.
Wishing all visitors to my site a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope you got what you wanted; what I want isn't available yet, maybe by Christmas 2008. Tonight I'm having steamboat with family.
Li Xiang bought a new computer today from Fuwell in Sim Lim Square. The specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, an MSI P965 Neo-F board, 1GB of Twinmos DDR2 and a PowerColor X1950 Pro 512MB.
I caught Flag of Our Fathers last week, a touching and rather gory film, decent overall. It plays more like a documentary than an action war movie. It was also the first time I learned about war bonds.
While searching for XHTML 1.1 DOCTYPEs, I came across Wikipedia's article on XHTML 2.0, and after reading it I can't wait. The features look great, including the ability for any element to act as a hyperlink, much like XLink.
Look at what this guy can do with Microsoft Paint; he's genuinely good. It's astonishing how much detail and artistry someone can wring out of such a basic, much-maligned tool that most of us only ever use for quick scribbles.
I caught Deja Vu today and it's a good film. My eyes were glued to the huge screen throughout. The technology they use to trace the criminal is uber leet; whoever invents it could outdo Bill Gates.
Monday 7pm marked the end of my exams, it's time to relax, update my plugins and, if I have time, HTMLise my new layout. I've also installed Windows Vista; the GUI is great, but it runs slower than XP.
Before heading to Sitex 2006, I had the famous Mee Rebus and Soto Ayam at Bedok Central Hawker Centre, just $1.50 and $2.00 respectively, with generous portions. Cheap and good, the best Mee Rebus and Soto Ayam I've eaten.
I think Singaporeans love to whine. The bus is too cold, complain; too hot, complain. Nobody gives up an MRT seat for the elderly, complain. Teenagers kissing on the MRT, complain. Students selling ice cream for pocket money, complain too.
I've been busy redesigning this site and studying for exams, ending 4th December 2006. We also celebrated my dear's birthday at Cafe Swiss in Swissotel The Stamford; the food was good but not really to our liking.
Ever wondered what happens if you run out of drive letters in Windows, with C through Z all used and A and B reserved for floppies? The next drive you plug in is still detected, just without a letter.
Microsoft Windows turns 21 today, having first launched as Windows 1.0 on 20th November 1985. Back then the PC market was barely out of its infancy, and it's amazing what Bill Gates and company achieved.
After five years of development, Windows Vista has gone gold and will reach the public by 30th January 2007. With its release to manufacturing today, anticipation is steadily building around the new operating system.
I think the pig is the most pitiful animal ever, with every negative human trait mapped onto it, and we eat almost every part of it too. Just consider all the phrases: eat, sleep, lazy and stupid like a pig.
We celebrated our second anniversary at Seoul Garden in Ngee Ann City, though its food variety keeps worsening; Yuki Yaki is now the better bet. I didn't buy my dear much, just a box of chocolates.
Right after Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla released Firefox 2.0. The launch was meant for tomorrow, 24th October 2006, but the file is already on their FTP. The Windows installer weighs 5,568KB and was uploaded at 08:19 GMT today.
Woot, I've managed to grab super short email addresses from my school. Both lester at nus.edu.sg and lester at comp.nus.edu.sg reach me. Sweet, and far easier to rattle off than the usual long ones!
The final version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is now out, available for Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 32-bit, Windows 2003/XP 64-bit and ia64. Windows XP SP1 users will need to upgrade to SP2 before they can install IE7.
It was good news to me when I saw the map. Did anyone notice that NE2 station is missing from the North East Line? NE1 is HarbourFront and NE3 Outram, so where's NE2? Apparently it's Kampong Bahru.
I may be good at web programming, but Java, C, C++ and VB leave me helpless; thinking through the algorithms makes me wonder why I bother studying. Yet once I crack the algorithm, that doubt vanishes.
VivoCity is Singapore's largest retail, leisure and entertainment destination, right beside HarbourFront. It packs shopping, dining and entertainment into one sprawling space, with plenty of new retail concepts. A genuinely impressive addition to the city.