My long time good friend left for South Korea today for his Student Exchange Program, the first out of at least five others who are leaving this semester to various countries, although I have two friends who have already left for a one year long NOC stint.
[I realise this blog has another entry titled 'bon voyage' which was also because of him flying off. Haha.]
I am never particularly fond of sending close friends off at the airport, because while I know I should feel happy for them, I can't help but feel a little sad that I will not be seeing them around for at least four months. Especially this good friend because we have known each other for ten years.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
11/12 Sem 1
School starts tomorrow! Actually today. And my lecture is at 8am and I haven't sleep yet gg.
This semester will probably go down in history as my most xiong semesters ever, and the main reason is that I will be taking CS3216, the infamous Facebook module that will be eating up all my time.
Besides that I will be taking CS3103, an advanced network module, CS3103L, the lab component taken as a separate module on its own, and not one, but two maths modules, MA2311, an advanced calculus module which I need for my minor, and MA3233, or graph theory, which I hope is fun.
Over the summer, besides KL and the NDP fireworks two days back, other places I went to included Batam, where it was there I had a body massage done for the first time in my life, having a woman I have never met before rubbed like 90% of my body. Also visited Bukit Brown cemetery before all the graves were exhumed.
Of course, the highlight of my summer was probably my two week In Camp Training, where I got to meet many of my old friends again.
This semester is going to be exciting no doubt, and while all the modules run in full gear, I will also have my Student Exchange Program to prepare for, starting with the email I have received yesterday. In case I neglect this lovely blog of mine, friends can still hop over to here, where I have to blog rather consistently as part of the module's requirement.
Have fun!
This semester will probably go down in history as my most xiong semesters ever, and the main reason is that I will be taking CS3216, the infamous Facebook module that will be eating up all my time.
Besides that I will be taking CS3103, an advanced network module, CS3103L, the lab component taken as a separate module on its own, and not one, but two maths modules, MA2311, an advanced calculus module which I need for my minor, and MA3233, or graph theory, which I hope is fun.
Over the summer, besides KL and the NDP fireworks two days back, other places I went to included Batam, where it was there I had a body massage done for the first time in my life, having a woman I have never met before rubbed like 90% of my body. Also visited Bukit Brown cemetery before all the graves were exhumed.
Of course, the highlight of my summer was probably my two week In Camp Training, where I got to meet many of my old friends again.
This semester is going to be exciting no doubt, and while all the modules run in full gear, I will also have my Student Exchange Program to prepare for, starting with the email I have received yesterday. In case I neglect this lovely blog of mine, friends can still hop over to here, where I have to blog rather consistently as part of the module's requirement.
Have fun!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
NDP 2011
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| From NDP 2011 |
Made a last minute decision to go down to NDP to see if I could take any photos. Had a terrible experience last year so was a little hesitant this time.
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| From NDP 2011 |
Luckily this time round, NUS had its Rag at Marina Bay, and they gave NUS students priority to enter [what irony]. Went in and found a good spot [or so I thought I did] just before they allowed the public to enter as well.
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| From NDP 2011 |
That's what happens when one has a lousy camera. While I was taking the previous photo the planes came out suddenly. Had no time to frame my shot properly.
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| From NDP 2011 |
Even though NUS students were given priority to enter, the best views had already been taken up by NUS enthusiast photographers. I stood behind them, thinking that was still not bad. I was so wrong. More on that later.
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| From NDP 2011 |
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| From NDP 2011 |
As night fell my camera and I began showing our inability to take night photos. Those taken using the camera's automatic mode came out underexposed, while those taken using its manual mode came out blur and grainy. I'm shouldering some responsibility because I can't keep my hands still for 2/3 of a second.
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Fireworks, like the flying planes earlier on, look better when taken together with some other objects like buildings. But of course as everyone can see, my attempt to do so failed miserably. [This time my camera shall shoulder some responsibility because its lens are not wide enough]
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I stood behind these two photographers because I thought they would bend down a little during the fireworks to take their photos, as can see their cameras were positioned lower than their heights, thus giving me my unobstructed views. As mentioned, I was wrong. They just stood upright and happily clicked away.
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| From NDP 2011 |
So in the end, most of my photos turned out as if they were a couple on a date. Wouldn't have been too upset if they were an actual couple.
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| From NDP 2011 |
At least they weren't so obvious in my favourite photo.
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| From NDP 2011 |
After NDP I hung around the Rag venue for a while watching them give out prizes, before going home.
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