2006 after 2005

In a few hours time... 2006 will hit us fast and furious. 2005 was very rewarding... with the highlight being IA which covered the first 7 months. The rest of the year was filled with more excitement than disappointments. As I look forward to the new year 2006 with great hope... Forecast for 2006: Final Semester in University, with FYP ending February, exams in April, and employment come May/June. So many great chapters to add for 2006. Ganbatte!!!
Don't forget to add 1sec to our watches on the struck of 1 Jan... as we step nearer to "end of the world" =P

The Narnia Game

The Blk85 gang gathered for Tea at Orchard Hotel after which was movie at Plaza Singapura: The Chronicles of Narnia... N A R D I A... note the spelling please.
I think it was a great movie. Nice simple storyline with cool graphics. Especially the Lion's mane. I tried to appreciate the movie further but trying to understand the author. The film seems to be closely related to the WWII days. Hopes of children reunite with parents/adults sent to war and end of war. Well, for more details.... nah... too tired now =P

Results of Final Showdown Part 1

Something tells us that today will be the release of the results!!! The admin only stated week 3 of Dec but unlike past exams, there was no specific date... that felt lousy... The hype and all the kan-jiong-ness was building since morning... 4pm, still nothing... "Sorry, your results are not available yet" was the only message on screen... I could take it no more... went for a nap... at 7pm, MSN woke me up!!! RESULTS ARE OUT!!! results were out at 5pm - ok so how did it go???
Just as I was about to click on the final button... I kept repeating the words of one of the lecturer in my head:" Its not easy to do well, its also not easy to fail..." self-consolation??? This round was rather disappointing... I got a C for my Adv. Networks!!! WTF, that was my most confident and most interested subject... the rest got B.
The feeling of C for Networks gave me a jolt!!! Simply disappointing, networks was my most interested area and I didn't get a good grade... damn... This is also the first semester the GPA system is implemented, although I am not effected but it provided a small gauge for my position. Oh well, time to move on... 23rd is the registration, time to plan for the Finale!!!

Revisit to ACM

Today is a fine day for the revisit to ACM (Asian Civilisation Museum aka Empress Place Museum). Our last visit was on 17 Jul 2005 to view the Vatican Artifacts. Once again the 4 Arts GE mates made their way to ACM, this time with the Simlim Underdog.

We visited ACM for the special event Power Dressing. This special showcase presents textiles for Rulers and Priests from the Chris Hall Collection. Featured are the Chinese dressing of silken treasures from the 5th century BCE to early 20th century. We learnt cultures and symbols of Imperial Robes, Rank Badges and Furnishings. Also on display were some religious textiles like the embroidered Thousand Buddha robe on yellow ground.

We also made an attempt at the "legendary" hydrolic lift!!! The 5 of us entered the small little lift at Level 3 with curiousity... the door shut quickly, and we discovered the label "Weight Limit: 300kg - 2 man and 1 on Wheel Chair" OMG!!! each of us weigh an average of 65kg!!! That was like way over the scale!!! Our dear Chongming began to panic and started rambling non-stop... it was just like the tv, people trapped in the lift and one person starts to panic... I bet Chongming couldn't tell that he was getting louder each second. I was trying hard to calm him down... The lift door was shut and my stopwatch hit 3min... the door is still closed!!! The lift was so slow that we couldn't feel any movement at all... 4min... Everyone started to feel adrenaline getting higher... All 3 buttons "1, 2, 3" were lit... 5min... the door started to gently open... WOW are we glad to step out of it, simply exciting =) (All thanks to Assoc. Prof Quek Hiok Chai, SC301: Control and Instrumentation)

The final highlight was the visit to Carl's Jr, the new kid in Singapore! Only Pong and I had been to this fast food outlet previously, it was a first for the rest. The servings was ENORMOUS, like 2x Burger King. I had problems finishing the last mouthful while the rest felt it was just enough to stomach. I think my Marginal Utility for Fastfood is much lower than the rest =P