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Met my FYP lecturer to plan: finish everything by end next week, then spend the following week on documentation, PowerPoint slides and rehearsal. Time's so tight I'm unsure we'll make it. Had driving today, practising slopes.
Finally made real progress on my GAME assignment, drawing the wall, the seed, and positioning the camera nicely, thanks to my friends. Had lunch with Serene and company, joining the 'Suanning Campaign' I'd missed yesterday.
My 3rd driving lesson, and it rained again. The rainy season is closing in for November. The lesson was fun; I'm less nervous changing gears now, and we moved to more advanced manoeuvres beyond the circuit.
Breakfast at The Nudle Bar in Heeren, then shopping for another Fourskin shirt, an old design with 20% off. I asked for other designs, but my size was sold out everywhere, so I left with one.
Depot Road laksa for breakfast before my ELIT lecture, the most interesting one yet. The lecturer covered the RIAA, piracy, caning and gang members, one of the best part-time lecturers in SP, better than some full-timers.
Stayed after my JSPG practical to help Serene with her PHP FYP. The more it resisted, the more I wanted to crack it. It was ages since I touched ereg, but after hours I solved it.
Breakfast at Ikea, where the special was vegetarian bee hoon, decent and cheap at $1.50. My 2nd driving lesson with a fixed group, rotating between Mr Tang and Lee. Today was Tang's turn, in heavy rain.
A normal Wednesday of lessons, plus two briefings on the Industrial Attachment, one for overseas, one local. The overseas option covered two universities, the University of Melbourne in Australia and Middlesex University in the UK. Tempting.
Skipped school to help my mom at the Expo. I'd assumed the food fair's final day would be quieter, but it was as packed as Sunday; last-day sales beat every previous day. Lucky we pitched in.
Up at 7:15am for a hike up Bukit Timah Hill with Serene, Suqin and Lay Hiang; Jacky and Laily bailed to sleep in. We took a shorter, mostly man-made path to the summit, spotting interesting insects.
Two hectic days at the Expo kept me from blogging. Sad news closer to home: a gas tank exploded at the western food stall in my block 112 coffeeshop downstairs, injuring one person, possibly the uncle.
Woke late at 2pm. A quick correction to my last post: it's the Singapore Food Expo, not Festival, running from 18th to 22nd September, not Sunday. Went to help my mom at 4:30pm, arranging the stall.
Busy these past few days with ELIT, but we handed in the assignment and gave our presentation today, a short, low-key affair, nothing like the FYP. One module assignment down, two to go, not counting FYP.
Overslept for the first time in ten weeks, too tired. I was only five minutes late for the FYP meeting and beat the lecturer there. Gave Lian a SIGG bottle for her birthday, hoping she likes it.
Johnson's 19th birthday dinner at Fish & Co in the Glass House beside Park Mall, its seafood platter for one filling and delicious. Wandered the Esplanade, catching an amphitheatre performance of old songs with a good vocalist.
Left school after JSPG for a lunch date with my parents, celebrating their 21st Chinese wedding anniversary; the English one falls on 2nd October. We dined at Shima, a Japanese restaurant in Goodwood Park Hotel, with teppanyaki.
Went to school for FYP meeting, rare for a Thursday, our day off; we'd best keep moving. This term will be brutal, with three assignments besides the FYP. The bright side: it's our last study semester.
Thought my NSC was off, since it's cancelled for the graphics trade, but a call to my coach confirmed it's still on for web design. So off to school for a 30-minute briefing that repeated itself.
Yesterday's JSPG test was rubbish, tested on Java GUI, which I'd assumed was Year 1 material, unrelated to JSPG. Questions were lame, and everyone agreed. A sushi buffet at Sakae Sushi in Wheelock Place with Fiona.
Watched Legally Blonde 2 last night; so-so, the first was nicer. No school today since I've no paper, though my mid-term JSPG test is tomorrow and GAME on Wednesday. Slipped out only for lunch at Hans.
Breakfast at Subway in Suntec City, my first time. The sandwiches were decent and generous, if pricey. Headed to Comex, arriving 30 minutes before noon opening, expecting a quiet crowd. I was wrong; plenty were queuing.
Uploaded three new albums to the Gallery: Hang Wei's BBQ June 2003, Esplanade, and Jacky's BBQ September 2003. All the shots I took yesterday sit under the Jacky's BBQ album, 69 photos. Take a look.