Results!!!

Results Out!!!
Ok, the results are out. As expected, I did quite badly this semester, especially EE2005 (Electronics). Yup, this C does have a very great impact on the CAP (unless the CAP is around 2). Nevertheless, I'm glad that I don't have to touch anything related to Electronics.

Let me see, EE2007 (Microprocessor Systems) is about assembly language and computer stuff, doesn't really need Electronics (but heard that assembly language can be difficult). EE2012 (Analytical Methods in ECE) is about Engineering Mathematics which applies on Electrical and Computer Engineering stuff, maybe some Electronics invovlved (but on a more Mathematical approach), CS2103 (Software Engineering) is about software development, no Electronics involved (but heard that it can be very demanding), EE3204 (Computer Communications Network I) is about networking, don't think there's Electronics involved, and EE3207 (Computer Architecture) is related to computer stuff involving microprocessor, don't think there will be Electronics invovled.

EE2001 (Project), EE3001 (Project) and EE4001 (B.Eng. Dissertation) are project modules. EE2001 might involve some Electronics stuff, but never mind, the project is done in groups. EE3001 is a written and presentation based projects, which is about improving on products, so that wouldn't involve much Electronics. EE4001 is Final-Year project, so I'll choose the project that's not related to Electronics.

So, basically, not much Electronics stuff for my core modules, and for the Technical Electives, I'll choose those modules that doesn't involve anything related to Electronics. :P

By the way, for those interested, GEK1002 (Introduction to Japanese Studies) is still ok for an Arts GEMs, so you still can consider that if you haven't clear yet (just be prepared to read a lot of readings though, which is on average 2 readings per week).

Next Semester Modules
Anyway, my timetable are somewhat planned already (if I don't face any problems with CORS). So, my modules (tentatively) is EE2007 (Microprocessor Systems), EE2012 (Analytical Methods in ECE), CS2103 (Software Engineering), GEK1505 (Living with Mathematics) and EITHER SC1101E (Making Sense of Society) OR FNA1002X (FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING). Still haven't decide whether to take SC1101E or FNA1002X yet though.

Things that I'll be Doing During Holidays

Wii
Yup, bought the Wii about half a year ago, but haven't touch it for the past few months because of school work... Anyway, I'll be playing Wii Sports, so that my hands will be doing some exercises, instead of letting it idle around on the computer keyboard, or doing nothing while sleeping or resting on the bed. Hmm... Recently they just released Super Mario Galaxy, and heard that this game is fun, but I'll get it a bit later on, so that I'll know whether it's worth playing for quite some time.

Anyway, most likely I'll be playing Gamecube games, like Paper Mario. Yup, those games are indeed fun, and worth playing a few more times.

DS Lite
Yay!!! I bought a new Nintendo DS Lite!!! Thinking of buying that for like 2 years already, so in order not to think for a few more years, I decided to get 1 today. Anyway, I bought the $299 bundle, not because I supported the company that helps to distribute Nintendo products (the games that comes with the Wii bundle and the DS bundle are those games that nobody wants to buy), but because I don't want my house to catch fire with unapproved charger. Yup, recently there are news about explosion and fire hazard with unapproved charger, so I don't want to be the next one... Anyway, I bought Pokemon Pearl in addition to the $299 bundle, so it cost me a total of $353 (well, just take it that it is my own Christmas present).



BRC Chalet
That would be the right after the very beginning of the new year. Well, still got quite some time for the chalet. Anyway, we might be planning for our own outings before the chalet (so that we don't have to wait so long to have that BRC fun).

Facebook
Ok, currently I'm playing Battle Stations, feeding fluff pets and racing cars/bikes. Well, these short games will be the games when I decided to have a break from Wii and DS.

Holidays are just 5 weeks long, so before another series of torture begins, I want to spend most of my time having fun!!!

Finally Over!!!

Exams Over!!!
Finally, the exams are over. Well, don't think I'll do well this semester. Hmm... If I can get at least a C for my GEK1002, I'll be jumping to joy. Anyway, I wrote quite a lot of nonsense for EG2401, especially that question that has only 2 lines and worth 25 marks. Also write quite a lot of nonsense for EE2009, since the questions are kind of not related to the lecture (some are not even related to Signals as well). If you have taken CS1231 or EG1413, you would learn something called "Venn Diagram" (the thing with 2 or 3 circles). Yup, EE2009 is something like that. the lecturer did say that 40% is an A-, but I still can't confirm that, until I get back my results.

Can't really finish my EE2006 paper due to time contraint. Ok, I have to admit that I'm a slow worker, so anyway, can't put high hopes on this module, since a lot of people would score (something like CS1231, where you need 90+ marks to get an A).

CS2102 is still ok, not easy, but not difficult. Anyway, since I did quite badly for my test, I don't think I can do reasonably well for this module. Ok, just hope that I won't get D+ or D for this module...

EE2005... Haix... Even if the time is increased by 30 minutes, I still only managed to complete less than 50% of the paper. No wonder why the lecturer said that people usually do 1 or 2 questions (out of 4) during the exams. Think they must have ask too much things for the exams. I wonder who are those wonder-people that can finish alll 4 questions within that 2 hour and 30 minutes.

Anyway, exams are over, and I'm not going to talk about it. :P Now I'm going to relax and have fun, before I get back my results, and before the start of another round of torture...

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2007
Just last Sunday, I ran for the full 42.195km Marathon. Wanted to sign up for 21.1km Half-Marathon, but because Wei Qiang wanted to sign up for the 42.195km Full Marathon, because he wanted to get the Full Marathon medal and the finisher-tee. Well, I thought that it might be an experience to try out the 42.195 instead, so I decided to sign up for the full marathon as well.

Yup, running 42.195km is much much more tiring than 21.1km. Even though it is double the distance, the amount of tiredness increased exponentially (ok, at least it not as tiring as waliking up 73 storeys). Well, it it indeed an experience for me. I almost died while running in East-Coast Park (which is roughly 20+km from the start point). After I reach 21km (somewhere at the start of East-Coast Park), I told myself that I'll walk throughout East-Coast Park, so that I'll have that stamina to run the rest. However, once I reach 33km (somewhere at the end of East-Coast Park), I told myself that I'm going to walk for the rest for the 9km. Yup, my legs are already breaking down. Even if I'm not exhausted, my legs were unable to take more running (even after applying a lot of Deep-Heat).

Anyway, I managed to complete it in 6 hours and 30 minutes (which means I came back at 12pm when I started running at 5.30am). Ok, one of the bottom, but at least completing 42.195 is a great achievement for me (especially when I don't have that time to train). Ok, I still managed to get the 42.195 Full Marathon finisher medal and the finisher-tee, but I don't know if I should wear that finisher-tee when I struggled most of the time... Anyway, I'm going to keep the medal and the finisher-tee as a memento for completing 42.195km. :)