As promised, here are some photos which Robert gracefully passed to me today on his presentation. No pictures were allowed to be taken during presentation itself, so the current photos are merely before and after the presentation itself. That said though, he was very nervous before the presentation itself. Well, I would say that lack of experience in speaking in public definitely was a key factor in inducing that nervousness. (This coming from a person who regretted not going for more public speaking competition… To atone for it though, I’m currently training my youngest sister on public speaking and storytelling, and I can proudly say that it has paid off :D ) Well, here are some pictures of his presentation.
This is Robert… Looking kinda smart in a suit. He was so nervous though. He told me that he had misplaced his speech but luckily Amy found it and gave it back to him. ^^
This picture shows their working project and the tools that were used.
This is their group. From the left is Robert, Amy and Andrew. Amy is currently the top student in my course, my year.Well, she has been holding that record since first year anyway =/
Hehe… they look good right? Ah well… I’ll be going through the same hell that they went through this semester cause I’ll be taking that subject next semester.
Ah well… there are more photos of him when he went over to UK for an exchange program, but I guess I’ll put them up next time. Hahaha he even has a few photos of his Jap gf that he got together with when he was there. Imo private photos though, so I doubt I’ll be putting them up :) Nice of him to let me see them hehe. They might be on his blog though. Check it out on the link on the right. Till next time…
P/S:- The biasing is kinda wierd. The extra lines that I put in to space them out doesn’t show. Dammit. Gah… Doubt I’ll ask Sian to correct them though XD He’ll just bitch to me again about how badly the code was written. *LoL* Not to mention I’ll owe him another dinner.
PP/S:- *LoL* Sian fixed it. Hooray!
Today (technically yesterday since it’s 2.30 am now) would be the last day of classes for this semester for me. SwotVac (study vacation) starts and I’ll probably be very much acquainted with the library by the time I get to my final exam paper. Hmmm… come to think of it, I’ve been extremely hardworking this semester. I even surprised myself by persevering and going to the library and actually put on my thinking cap for more than 6 hours. I seriously have to thank my girlfriend and Robert for being there. *LoL* I definitely can say that I’m motivated to stay on in the library because they are there.
Speaking of which, presentations for design lab were finally over. All I can say is, (honestly, no offence, and if I did, I apologise) there were some impressive groups, and there were… groups that could have improved in certain aspects in their presentation itself. Hahaha… Who am I to comment though? I’ll be taking that subject the next semester and I’m sure I’ll be going through the same amount of stress they went through this past month. I kinda regret not taking pictures on some presentations, at least give you readers a clue on how it went, but Robert had taken some pictures of his group before and after the presentation (and he is kind enough to let me put them up) so I guess I’ll be putting that up in my next post. Man… I wanted to watch his group though. Too bad my controls lab was in the way. Missed his presentation. I heard from him they did quite well though. *LoL* With Amy there to answer the questions, I’m sure they won’t be found lacking in that part. I’m happy that he felt that his presentation went well. Well, a job well done to those who had impressed the supervisors (Well, Sei Zhen, Sam and Sunny DID impress us, and Kenny’s group, imo did very well too), and to those who did their best but it didn’t turn out well, cheer up! I’m sure you will impress them in the report, the PCB design, or even the amount of work and effort that has been put in.
Winter is here. Autumn (imo) lasted quite long. Not that I minded, the ‘golden’ coloured trees were always beautiful. I was wondering if winter would ever come. The weather this week was cold though. Yes, if you stay in London or even further north, the temperature here is nothing. But to me, 15 degrees max and about 5~6 min is cold. I don’t have the luxury of having thermal wear.
I had KFC at around 9.30 pm today. It was after a good solid session at the library, and I was happy to get out and stretch a bit. Too bad the library closes at 10pm, else I would have stayed longer. I couldn’t believe that the closing times for the weekends were much earlier than the times on weekdays. But thinking a bit more, it’s kinda logical, cause the librarians (and even the guards!) need the rest from the hectic week due to the surge of students coming in to study. After making sure Mei Yen had gone up the tram, I walked back home with Robert (it was on the way) We talked quite a bit during that walk. He told me quite a bit about China, and how the economy is faring and stuff. I told him about the politics back in Malaysia, and the racial disparities that sometimes flare up. Quite a lot of information came as a surprise to both of us, especially the part about the education level in Beijing. Top universities in Beijing had a strict selection system, and that comes from quotas and stuff. I wouldn’t wanna go into details, but the gist of it is, only the top of the top get into the universities. Think about it. The population is approximately 1.3 BILLION ppl. Taking part of it to be teens entering university, the number is still HUGE. And why should you try for a second rate university? Even so, the number of good universities are definitely limited. The competition to get into the good universities is so fierce due to the number of people, that a quota system must be set to filter some application out. That’s why only the cream of the cream get into the university.
I finally tramped back home at about 1.30 am. Gawd the fog was thick. I took pictures but they were kinda blur, no point putting them up. Makes it look like a scene from a horror movie or something (you know, those old ones, where the nights are foggy and the damn movie itself is blurry…) I even took a photo of myself walking back. Ok. That was even worse than the horror movie bit. It was kinda like a slap to tell me 3 things:- I need to shave, I need to get my hair cut, I need to fix those pimples up. I don’t really like to put my pics up because of my bad pimple problem. I know some of you might beg to differ, and my face looks like a spring breeze compared to your pizza oven. I’m not gonna dispute that, but I’m gonna complain anyway. I can’t believe it. I’m freaking 22 years old and my pimples are still popping up just like the age when my voice started to break. Ah well… I will probably be posting pics where I’m far away then. I will not post close ups unless my pimples get better. Back to topic. So yeah… the fog was thick. There were times when the fog was just as thick in the mornings, but this was the first time I actually walked in a fog in Melbourne. I noticed that the fog was thinner at the commercial areas, as compared to the area near Robert’s place. 5 minutes walk can cause such a difference.
*Cry* MY MOM TRADED IN THE YELLOW CRV!!!! *Sob* That car was my trademark vehicle. It was the only original yellow CRV in Malaysia. It was actually a showroom model, but I fell in love with it when I saw it, and of course, my family liked it too else I would not have been able to convince my dad to get it. :D Since then, when my friends spotted a yellow CRV, they would always take a peek at who the driver was. More often than not, my mom would be driving it (she loved the car and used it for work). Sometimes I would be the one cruising around with it, so my friends would hail me as I drove by. But it’s gone now.. *Plays the worlds smallest violin* Can’t blame her for trading in that CRV though. The in-built TV had wiring problems that caused power leakage from the car battery. That means the battery would be flat faster than normal. Fixing it would cost us a whopping RM10,000. Yes, it had an in-built TV. It was awesome. Guess what though. My mom traded in that CRV for… ANOTHER CRV!!! Can’t say it’s the same though. The yellow one was the old model. The new one is a new model. For those of you who wanna know how it looks like, it looks like this.
And yes, I THINK it’s this colour. I kinda forgot what my sister told me. Something along the lines of brownish silver. Guess it would be this then. Man… I could have told my mom to wait for the new Toyota Yaris, the Toyota model that is supposed to rival the Honda Jazz (I THINK it’s the Yaris) Too bad she bought it like a month and a half ago, and she’s happy with it. If she’s happy with it, then I’m happy she got a car that she likes. :) Personally though, the car that needs to be changed is my father’s old junk, the green Mazda MPV. Man… that car is falling apart. “Sentimental values” was his excuse it seems. Hehe… I cannot deny it’s a good car though. Took my family around through thick and thin.
Ok. It’s 3am now. I’d better get to sleep since I promised myself I’ll be at the library at 10am. If you need to ask me anything, send me a message. I should be bringing my lappie along, so I SHOULD be online. Till next time.
P/S: Ah yes… Sian Siew finally updated his blog with some posts. A bit more on the tech side, it makes for an interesting read. I highly recommend visiting his blog, especially if you know him as a friend :)
