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I am just trying to PRINT OUT THE Lecture Slides...
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And when I opened up the lecture file...
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I almost fainted on the spot.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Oh... My... F ... God....
We haven't even start the topic yet...
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I am just trying to PRINT OUT THE Lecture Slides...
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And when I opened up the lecture file...
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I am just trying to PRINT OUT THE Lecture Slides...
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And when I opened up the lecture file...
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Saturday, September 06, 2008
NTU Y1S1, Week 5 In Review
Random Quotes Of The Week:
Dr Cai: "So, do you all understand?"
Class: "No... ... ..."
Dr Cai: "Hmm... I wonder how your lecturer explains this?"
(Moment of silent)
Random Guy: "He ask us to go to his office."
- Random Guy (Random F-Maths Tutorial)
"Feel free to come to my office."
- Dr Woo (Nearly every F-Maths Lecture)
Dr Chan: "The Report CANNOT be type-out. It has to be hand-written..."
(Why?)
Dr Chan: "Well in the past we notice many students simply copy and paste from each other... OK? While hand-written does not rule not that possibility, we hope that, at least while you're writing down, it goes through your head. So... it's done with good intention. It is not done as a punishment. Please don't see it negatively.
- Dr Chan (On Lab3 Report)
Dr Chan: "So... urm... Do you want to delay this to tomorrow?..."
Whole Class: "YES!!!~~~"
Dr Chan: "(LOL) I always ask obvious questions..."
- Dr Chan (End of Logic Lecture)
"Some students, they try to bluff me. They just blah blah blah blah blah and give the result. I still give them 1 mark."
- Dr Shi (On Mathematical Induction, Proving)
"ask spicer come teach ownz them man"
- Mr Glenn (MSN Conversation)
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In The Class:
Like I said, this has been quite a bad week for me. Fell sick, lag behind in stuffs, couldn't really concentrate in class... Geez. I actually went back to see the doctor again cause the throat is really killing me.
The results: Somehow, the antibiotic he gave me didn't work (WTF?!). That's why my nose is still block, and because so little air goes in, my throat becomes very dry, and it hurts so much even when I drink a lot of water. So, he gave me some stronger medicine...
Sometimes, now I know why people meant by a "series of unfortunate events". Hopefully my luck & fengshui will change for the better...
Computer Systems
Yep... the first test is finally coming up next week. Hope I do well!
Logic Design
Wah Lau eh... really getting difficult. I realized some Poly students (like Information Technology, etc) have learnt this before. Why I never learn before?!
And I spent 4 freaking hours just "preparing the lab book" for the lab. What the hell?! It isnt' even the actual lab. How ridiculous when you have to spend 4 hours to prepare for a 2 hours lab?
Tell me how can I ever have enough time?
Data Strucutres Programming
Everything that I wanted to say is already written very clearly in Glenn's post.
Bottom line is, this is not a programming competition. In the real working world, you don't have a project where you have to plan and complete it in 2 hours. Give me 2 weeks and I'll give you a "swee swee" assignment. Not give me 2 hours to code 2 methods.
Let me say this, as I think it's probably true for all those that have done programming. Sometimes, you are just stuck & your mind is blank. No matter how hard you try, you simply cannot progress further. Sometimes, you are on drugs and everything seems to just flow amazingly. That is how it is like.
What if someone is at that "stoned" stage during that 2 hours? It's over for him/her.
Haiz... I miss Mr Spicer man...
I miss his, "build a toy one", "is everyone under control?" and "I'm a bad typist."
Come here and ownz them please!
Discrete Maths
WOW! My respect for Dr Shi Daming increased tremendously after watching his "Mathematical Induction" lecture.
When I saw how he worked his way from some seemingly impossible stage to the final solution... I was lost for words.
It was "goddamn pro + gosu-ness + godlike".
I stand in awe of his "logical reasoning capabilities". I think he's my idol now.
...
Damn... I can't believe I'm actually writing this.
Foundation Maths
"Information on coming quiz on 19 Sep (Fri) is posted in the course document folder. Feel free to ask me or your tutors if you have any questions on Prob & Stats. Don't worry, the quiz is meant to pass all of you, and not to 'kill' you. :-) Know this course is compulsory for most of you, but hope you all find this course not too stressful. :-p"
(Message posted on BB)
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Dr Cai: "So, do you all understand?"
Class: "No... ... ..."
Dr Cai: "Hmm... I wonder how your lecturer explains this?"
(Moment of silent)
Random Guy: "He ask us to go to his office."
- Random Guy (Random F-Maths Tutorial)
"Feel free to come to my office."
- Dr Woo (Nearly every F-Maths Lecture)
Dr Chan: "The Report CANNOT be type-out. It has to be hand-written..."
(Why?)
Dr Chan: "Well in the past we notice many students simply copy and paste from each other... OK? While hand-written does not rule not that possibility, we hope that, at least while you're writing down, it goes through your head. So... it's done with good intention. It is not done as a punishment. Please don't see it negatively.
- Dr Chan (On Lab3 Report)
Dr Chan: "So... urm... Do you want to delay this to tomorrow?..."
Whole Class: "YES!!!~~~"
Dr Chan: "(LOL) I always ask obvious questions..."
- Dr Chan (End of Logic Lecture)
"Some students, they try to bluff me. They just blah blah blah blah blah and give the result. I still give them 1 mark."
- Dr Shi (On Mathematical Induction, Proving)
"ask spicer come teach ownz them man"
- Mr Glenn (MSN Conversation)
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In The Class:
Like I said, this has been quite a bad week for me. Fell sick, lag behind in stuffs, couldn't really concentrate in class... Geez. I actually went back to see the doctor again cause the throat is really killing me.
The results: Somehow, the antibiotic he gave me didn't work (WTF?!). That's why my nose is still block, and because so little air goes in, my throat becomes very dry, and it hurts so much even when I drink a lot of water. So, he gave me some stronger medicine...
Sometimes, now I know why people meant by a "series of unfortunate events". Hopefully my luck & fengshui will change for the better...
Computer Systems
Yep... the first test is finally coming up next week. Hope I do well!
Logic Design
Wah Lau eh... really getting difficult. I realized some Poly students (like Information Technology, etc) have learnt this before. Why I never learn before?!
And I spent 4 freaking hours just "preparing the lab book" for the lab. What the hell?! It isnt' even the actual lab. How ridiculous when you have to spend 4 hours to prepare for a 2 hours lab?
Tell me how can I ever have enough time?
Data Strucutres Programming
Everything that I wanted to say is already written very clearly in Glenn's post.
Bottom line is, this is not a programming competition. In the real working world, you don't have a project where you have to plan and complete it in 2 hours. Give me 2 weeks and I'll give you a "swee swee" assignment. Not give me 2 hours to code 2 methods.
Let me say this, as I think it's probably true for all those that have done programming. Sometimes, you are just stuck & your mind is blank. No matter how hard you try, you simply cannot progress further. Sometimes, you are on drugs and everything seems to just flow amazingly. That is how it is like.
What if someone is at that "stoned" stage during that 2 hours? It's over for him/her.
Haiz... I miss Mr Spicer man...
I miss his, "build a toy one", "is everyone under control?" and "I'm a bad typist."
Come here and ownz them please!
Discrete Maths
WOW! My respect for Dr Shi Daming increased tremendously after watching his "Mathematical Induction" lecture.
When I saw how he worked his way from some seemingly impossible stage to the final solution... I was lost for words.
It was "goddamn pro + gosu-ness + godlike".
I stand in awe of his "logical reasoning capabilities". I think he's my idol now.
...
Damn... I can't believe I'm actually writing this.
Foundation Maths
"Information on coming quiz on 19 Sep (Fri) is posted in the course document folder. Feel free to ask me or your tutors if you have any questions on Prob & Stats. Don't worry, the quiz is meant to pass all of you, and not to 'kill' you. :-) Know this course is compulsory for most of you, but hope you all find this course not too stressful. :-p"
(Message posted on BB)
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Friday, September 05, 2008
The Original Date
P.S: A portion of this post was removed cause I felt some stuffs aren't suitable to be put up (cause I got a bit too "emo" and wrote too much). So please understand that some parts might not connect too logically.
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Ahh... what an important date to remember. Or should I say, originally an important date. Haha...
Today mark the end of 5 weeks of school. That also meant that I've left the Kindergarten for 5 weeks now. If I haven't choose this path, I'll probably be celebrating now with the others from the September batch~
...
When I made this choice, I already foresee the coming of this day. And there will be many more such days to come. Today, the September batch graduates. Very Soon, the December will, then the March guys, and it goes on.
Well, as for me, I don't regret my decision. They can "suan" me for all they like, but I know I've made the right choice. If I got my "True Freedom" but knows that I'll be doing nothing meaningful for the next 11 months, I don't think I'll be happy.
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The Alternative Solution?
Some people once suggested to accumulate all my "free days" + "skip classes" etc in order to get into NTU this year and at the same time graduate from the Kindergarten. Now that I'm in, I can say with certainty that this method wouldn't have work.
First, given the "nature of work" and the "kind of people" at the Kindergarten, do you think they would allowed this to happen? It's unfair to the others as well.
Second, it would be nearly impossible to catch up 5 weeks of lessons this way (for an indication, just look at me now). It's as good as giving up the entire semester.
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In fact, the life at the Kindergarten actually become one of my greatest source of motivation to study.
I can honestly say that I really cherish studying right now, even when it's tough.
Even when it drains away my energy, even when I can't understand the lectures, even when I feel very stress, even when I feel frustrated.
I still cherish studying. I value it so much BECAUSE I've been through the life at the Kindergarten. And I know how much better it is right now.
...
Everytime I'm tempted to skip lessons, everytime I'm fed up with doing tutorials, everytime I feel mad at doing reports, I always look back and compare with my "previous life".
What would I be doing now? Where would I be at this time? On this day?
Would I rather spend my entire Saturday in my room (with aircon + music + computer) doing tutorials? Or would I rather go out on 15 hours excursions?
Would I rather go sit through some mind-torturing lectures? Or would I transform myself into a statue for 6 hours staring at the moon?
Would I rather burn the midnight oil to rush a report? Or spend the night in fear and agony in some cold dark places?
The choice is clear. There isn't even a single doubt, or even a moment of hesitation in which one I would choose.
...
I always tell myself, I rather DIE STUDYING then DIE STANDING.
I rather collapsed at the study table then faint at some mysterious island.
I rather kill all my brain cells studying then break my back standing.
I rather be suffocated by pile of books then pile of ****.
... ...
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Well, the great thing is...
By the time those "freshies" enter NTU, I'll be in Year 2! And by then I would have gotten by "True Freedom" as well!
Yeah~!
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Ahh... what an important date to remember. Or should I say, originally an important date. Haha...
Today mark the end of 5 weeks of school. That also meant that I've left the Kindergarten for 5 weeks now. If I haven't choose this path, I'll probably be celebrating now with the others from the September batch~
...
When I made this choice, I already foresee the coming of this day. And there will be many more such days to come. Today, the September batch graduates. Very Soon, the December will, then the March guys, and it goes on.
Well, as for me, I don't regret my decision. They can "suan" me for all they like, but I know I've made the right choice. If I got my "True Freedom" but knows that I'll be doing nothing meaningful for the next 11 months, I don't think I'll be happy.
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The Alternative Solution?
Some people once suggested to accumulate all my "free days" + "skip classes" etc in order to get into NTU this year and at the same time graduate from the Kindergarten. Now that I'm in, I can say with certainty that this method wouldn't have work.
First, given the "nature of work" and the "kind of people" at the Kindergarten, do you think they would allowed this to happen? It's unfair to the others as well.
Second, it would be nearly impossible to catch up 5 weeks of lessons this way (for an indication, just look at me now). It's as good as giving up the entire semester.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In fact, the life at the Kindergarten actually become one of my greatest source of motivation to study.
I can honestly say that I really cherish studying right now, even when it's tough.
Even when it drains away my energy, even when I can't understand the lectures, even when I feel very stress, even when I feel frustrated.
I still cherish studying. I value it so much BECAUSE I've been through the life at the Kindergarten. And I know how much better it is right now.
...
Everytime I'm tempted to skip lessons, everytime I'm fed up with doing tutorials, everytime I feel mad at doing reports, I always look back and compare with my "previous life".
What would I be doing now? Where would I be at this time? On this day?
Would I rather spend my entire Saturday in my room (with aircon + music + computer) doing tutorials? Or would I rather go out on 15 hours excursions?
Would I rather go sit through some mind-torturing lectures? Or would I transform myself into a statue for 6 hours staring at the moon?
Would I rather burn the midnight oil to rush a report? Or spend the night in fear and agony in some cold dark places?
The choice is clear. There isn't even a single doubt, or even a moment of hesitation in which one I would choose.
...
I always tell myself, I rather DIE STUDYING then DIE STANDING.
I rather collapsed at the study table then faint at some mysterious island.
I rather kill all my brain cells studying then break my back standing.
I rather be suffocated by pile of books then pile of ****.
... ...
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Well, the great thing is...
By the time those "freshies" enter NTU, I'll be in Year 2! And by then I would have gotten by "True Freedom" as well!
Yeah~!
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Bad Week For Me...
Haiz... been a really bad week for me. :(
First, the bike got stolen... yeah, 1 week after buying it.
Then I fell sick, and somehow I can't recover from it totally.
Even now I'm constantly plagued by painful headaches. My throat still hurts, my nose is still block. What the crap man... It's not like I haven't been eating my medicine.
And everyday it's raining and raining and raining... makes it difficult for me to go home. Like just now, I got caught in the rain again.
...
Today, Programming Lab Test.
Well, I did quite badly I think. And I'm quite disappointed with myself, cause if anything, this is the one module that I actually have the most confidence in.
Lot of screw-ups on my part... maybe I'm not used to programming under the pressure of time . In fact, this is probably the first time I had to do something like that.
And my biggest mistake was that I'm too pressurized to start coding right away. I didn't actually plan out what I wanted to do or whether the logic is correct. What I was thinking at that point was "2 Hours only... better start doing."
The result was lots of deleting and re-typing. And lots of extremely simple and stupid mistakes. (like mixed up variables names, causing what is correct to appear wrong)
Haiz...
Anyway it's over liao.... I shall not let this little test affect me too much. Most important is to learn from this experience...
...
...
But this week is not over yet.
I figure tomorrow will be the worst of them all.
First, the bike got stolen... yeah, 1 week after buying it.
Then I fell sick, and somehow I can't recover from it totally.
Even now I'm constantly plagued by painful headaches. My throat still hurts, my nose is still block. What the crap man... It's not like I haven't been eating my medicine.
And everyday it's raining and raining and raining... makes it difficult for me to go home. Like just now, I got caught in the rain again.
...
Today, Programming Lab Test.
Well, I did quite badly I think. And I'm quite disappointed with myself, cause if anything, this is the one module that I actually have the most confidence in.
Lot of screw-ups on my part... maybe I'm not used to programming under the pressure of time . In fact, this is probably the first time I had to do something like that.
And my biggest mistake was that I'm too pressurized to start coding right away. I didn't actually plan out what I wanted to do or whether the logic is correct. What I was thinking at that point was "2 Hours only... better start doing."
The result was lots of deleting and re-typing. And lots of extremely simple and stupid mistakes. (like mixed up variables names, causing what is correct to appear wrong)
Haiz...
Anyway it's over liao.... I shall not let this little test affect me too much. Most important is to learn from this experience...
...
...
But this week is not over yet.
I figure tomorrow will be the worst of them all.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
"You Need To Rest More"...
"I want you to go home, throw away all your ice cream. Throw away all the chocolates. Drown yourself with lots of warm water and get plenty of rest."
-Doctor
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LOL... indeed I haven't been getting much sleep lately. Even the doctor can tell just from the symptoms. Haizzzz...
Missed my first school day today... luckily, all the important lessons today will probably have lecture recordings. So it's still not too bad.
I've been finding it really hard to get to sleep at night, especially these few days, like since last Friday. I've been taking up hours just to get to sleep. Sunday was worst. I laid in bed for 3+ hours (from 12pm to 3+pm) and I still couldn't sleep. In the end, I woke up at 7am to eat breakfast. Darn...
Don't know why leh... I think I'm having insomnia, probably quite serious. For some weird reason, all sort of biazzare and weird thoughts will enter my mind when I want to sleep. When I close my eyes, crazy things start to happen.
... ... ...
Some random guy will appear, explaining how to find the probability distribution of X to me.. Then the next moment, I start hearing the echos of some guy reciting some random maths theorem. At times I'll seeing the letters Ps and Qs flying around.
Sometimes, I get random images from different times/places, or just things that are totally unconnected, place together randomly. Sometimes, I'll just think about what's going to happen tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or in a week time. Or I'll just think about what I'm going to do on when and when.
Or I'll think back about the past. Like what if I did this, what if I didn't do that. I'll see some people or place I haven't seen for some time. Then I'll start thinking, what would happen if this person is place inside this environment, or what If this person meets this person, etc...
The thoughts just keep coming and coming. The random stuff just keep popping up. When I "solve" one of the image, another will appear. I can't keep them out...
...
Everything is NORMAL when I'm not sleeping. No such nonsense; But the moment I lie down and shut my eyes, these things will just come naturally. I think might be going nuts.
Haiz....
I've tried many methods already... I tried having a hot drink before bed, but no use. I tried playing some music in the background, worse. I'll just hum along to the song which just keeps me awake even more. I tried counting sheeps... don' even try. The most useless of them all.
:(
Anyone got any good remedy?
I got my first good rest yesterday when I ate the "super -duper strong drowsy" medicine, which made me slept for nearly 12 continuous hours... great stuff...
-Doctor
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LOL... indeed I haven't been getting much sleep lately. Even the doctor can tell just from the symptoms. Haizzzz...
Missed my first school day today... luckily, all the important lessons today will probably have lecture recordings. So it's still not too bad.
I've been finding it really hard to get to sleep at night, especially these few days, like since last Friday. I've been taking up hours just to get to sleep. Sunday was worst. I laid in bed for 3+ hours (from 12pm to 3+pm) and I still couldn't sleep. In the end, I woke up at 7am to eat breakfast. Darn...
Don't know why leh... I think I'm having insomnia, probably quite serious. For some weird reason, all sort of biazzare and weird thoughts will enter my mind when I want to sleep. When I close my eyes, crazy things start to happen.
... ... ...
Some random guy will appear, explaining how to find the probability distribution of X to me.. Then the next moment, I start hearing the echos of some guy reciting some random maths theorem. At times I'll seeing the letters Ps and Qs flying around.
Sometimes, I get random images from different times/places, or just things that are totally unconnected, place together randomly. Sometimes, I'll just think about what's going to happen tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or in a week time. Or I'll just think about what I'm going to do on when and when.
Or I'll think back about the past. Like what if I did this, what if I didn't do that. I'll see some people or place I haven't seen for some time. Then I'll start thinking, what would happen if this person is place inside this environment, or what If this person meets this person, etc...
The thoughts just keep coming and coming. The random stuff just keep popping up. When I "solve" one of the image, another will appear. I can't keep them out...
...
Everything is NORMAL when I'm not sleeping. No such nonsense; But the moment I lie down and shut my eyes, these things will just come naturally. I think might be going nuts.
Haiz....
I've tried many methods already... I tried having a hot drink before bed, but no use. I tried playing some music in the background, worse. I'll just hum along to the song which just keeps me awake even more. I tried counting sheeps... don' even try. The most useless of them all.
:(
Anyone got any good remedy?
I got my first good rest yesterday when I ate the "super -duper strong drowsy" medicine, which made me slept for nearly 12 continuous hours... great stuff...
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