panasonic lumix

I’ve started watching “Winter Sonata”. Partly influenced after going to Japan. Coz Mr Bae Yong Jun is getting pretty popular in Japan too. They’re showing “Winter Sonata” on tv in Japan. A lot of magazines feature Mr Bae Yong Jun on the cover too. Mum told me bits of the story so I’m kinda curious now.

Shopped for a digicam. Finally settled on this one.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX5. 4.0 megapixels. 3x optical zoom. 3x digital zoom. What attracted me was the optical image stabilizer feature. Good for people with unsteady hands like me.

Mine’s the blue one.

Watched “Van Hellsing” on Thursday with Sis and Desmond. The vampires look kinda disgusting as those flying things. I think the vampires in “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” look better.

Got my results by sms this afternoon. Passed everything. But I won’t say the results are fantastic. Just Bs and C+s. A little disappointed in myself but yea…gotta live with it.

I’m loving my new handphone strap. It’s from the Osaka Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium). One of the musts when I went to Japan. To replace the Ayu one.

no more running

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Another photo competition. It’s by Singnet. Prizes aren’t that great but no harm trying for the love of photography for some of you. Details here.

Hehe…I seem to be promoting photo competitions. Must share the good stuff with you guys what…
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I was thinking of getting an mc for today. IN3D progress presentation and I haven’t done much.

But now, I think I’ve changed my mind. No more running away from it. Even if I get an mc, I’m sure I will slack off the whole day. And I really need help with my modelling. I have no freakin idea how to start modelling the snails and the trees. Lots of questions…

Life is full of choices. Each choice we make, we have to face the consequences whether good or bad. I chose to slack therefore now I’m left with the choice to continue slacking or do something fast. The consequence of the former would be to fail and have to retake the subject. The consequence of the latter would be to finish the projects on time and at least pass everything. Elisia…you better choose wisely. Only you know the consequences of your actions.

We made changes to our ER Diagram. Still think there are a few small mistakes but they don’t seem to get what I’m trying to say. Oh well…no time. Just hope the tables can be created and populated with information. And our procedures can be created smoothly.

Hmmm…maybe I’m the one who’s blurz. I can’t really visualise everything. I need to see things in pictures before I understand it fully.

what can go wrong, will go wrong

I’m stuck. Help! I don’t know how to begin. I have to model snails and trees. I know I have to use the bevel tool. But the problem is how to start?! I seriously wanna bang my head against the wall. Should have thought of something simpler to model.

This is the problem about relying too much on the lab sheets. Fail le…fail le…*shakes head*

Argh. Hate the school for shortening the semester. Hate myself for slacking so much. All the projects due around the same time.

Thought we completed the ER Diagram for ORDS so more or less done. Who knows…Dennis said we gotta meet tomorrow to re-discuss coz there’s something wrong with our diagram. Dave tried to create the tables and somehow couldn’t drop them coz of the complicated primary keys, foreign keys and what-have-yous.

What can go wrong, WILL go wrong. This is very true.

a child’s innocence

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Just heard 2 stray cats downstairs fighting. That’s what the stray cats downstairs my block do. Either they fight or they get horny. Serious.
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Finally. Took me about 15 minutes to get my computer running ok. Have been restarting it like 6-8 times coz everything loads ok then suddenly the status bar and the icons on my desktop disappear. Crapz. Computer’s getting cranky. I have a good mind to reformat it after this semester ends.

My group finally completed the ER Diagram. Kinda lagging already. That’s why Dennis called for another meeting this Sunday. Heck. I’m like lagging for every project. Slacking too much.

The weather’s been kinda crazy these days. Sunny…sunny…sunny all day then suddenly heavy rain.

Stopped by Tampines library to return some books. Then went grocery shopping. After doing the shopping, while waiting for the lift, this cute little boy was playing with his mother’s sunglasses. He was putting it on then taking it off. Amazed at how he could see although the sunglasses are dark.

He caught me looking at him. And he came up to me offering me his mother’s sunglasses so that I could share his amazement at seeing the world through those dark lenses.

That’s the wonder about a child’s innocence. The world is that simple. Everyone is good. Everything is good. No problems with sharing anything with anyone. *smilez*

Cooked myself a bowl of instant mee with the works. Fishballs, green peas, crabstick, tau pok…in they went. Hmmm…should have cracked an egg too.

Spent a little time yesterday before I went to sleep, working on my new blog layout. If only I have the same drive in doing my projects. Boooooo…

so paiseh

Wah liew…so damn paiseh. I just walked into CMSK2 class thinking there’s class as usual. Forgot that this week is also assessment week for the last group. Which means I have no freakin lesson today. Which also means I have no freakin lesson till 3pm today. Which also means I can start working on the ORDS ER Diagram.

My trial version of Microsoft Visio has expired. Bleargh. Means I gotta work in school.

Now when I say I have short term memory, you know why.

Had breakkie with Rajes and Stella. Hmmm…the Business canteen’s chicken pie isn’t good. Not enough filling. Plus the crust is a little buttery.

i will survive

Hmmm…got a bit negative there. People, I’m fine. I thank you all for the comments. See…that’s what’s so interesting about people. Everybody thinks differently. Some friends think that my course manager’s being harsh. Some think otherwise. And there’s neither wrong nor right. Coz there’s a bit of good in everything. Well…that’s what makes everyone different and special. They have their own set of views. 🙂

Yes, I do admit I’m quite undecided. Battling with my own “demons”. One of them being confidence. Somehow I feel I’ll never be good enough for some things. When really I should be more positive and find out what I’m really good at and be proud of it. OSIP right now really leaves me in a daze.

So tell myself, it’s over. The interview’s over. At least I tried. No use getting all dazed and frustrated over it. Life still has to go on.

Oh yea…the chant…*starts chanting* My lecturer thinks I’m a smart student.*keeps going* => personal confidence booster.

Whole lot of projects to complete. IN3D’s pretty much a challenge. Not quite sure how to start. Got the idea on paper. But the challenge is modelling it. The rest’s pretty much straightforward. Just whether I get stuck or not. Not much time left.

Time really passes by very fast. Few weeks more and I’m done with year 2. *provided I clear everything…choy…touch wood*

and the difference is?

Wow wee. All I can say about the interview was that it felt like one major grilling session.

I walked into the interview room, nervous yet excited but with just the right amount of confidence. Ready to face the 5 interviewers. Yet halfway through the interview, I felt my confidence slipping away. My mind was in a daze, full of thoughts as I walked out of the interview room.

Perhaps the course manager was just trying to act like a difficult person just to see how I react. Maybe he’s really like that as a person. Yet I felt a little irritated. You see, he was trying to joke in a “sarcastic” manner. He also twisted some of my words…in a way. If he’s really trying to put me down, I’m NOT stupid. You think by laughing and trying to make it seem like a joke, I do not sense it? I do not understand what you’re trying to say? Here I am trying very hard to answer your question, there you are trying to make a joke out of everything I say. That surely is no way to lift the tension.

The way he said things. Bringing up all the worst case senarios, made it feel like it’s just one huge mistake for me to sign up for OSIP. That was when I felt my confidence slipping away. I was trying very hard to hold on to whatever confidence I had left. I know that once I lose my confidence, it really does show. And all will be lost.

Shucks! Something came to my mind only after I walked out. They kept stressing the fact that OSIP is so darn different and important that what if I feel frustrated with it halfway? What would I do? Asked what I wanted out of this whole OSIP thing. Why not normal SIP? The thing that came into mind is that so? Isn’t it the same with SIP? Just like you say…what happens if I feel frustrated with OSIP halfway? I can equally feel the same with SIP isn’t it? Isn’t that logical? And that led me to think that you guys feel that way about OSIP is the fact that if the student failed to perform for OSIP, it will spoil TP’s image. Image concious…superficial…blah blah blah.

I’m sorry to say that sometimes it’s really very sad. You really can’t be the real you. You can’t really say what you think or feel at such situations. Coz people only like to hear the good stuff. You must speak only the “correct” things or else you’ll be branded forever as a bad person. But what IS the “correct” thing?

Oh well…it’s over. I did try. I still thank the lecturers for bringing up issues that I’ve never really considered before. Life is full of choices. But sometimes you don’t really have a choice in something. No matter what, you gotta deal with it. Make the best out of it.

Hehe…I finally got Elizabeth Wurtzel’s “More, Now, Again” from Borders.

yes i do

Woohoo! I can get to watch “The Passion of Christ”. It’s not R(A). First saw the advertisement for this movie on Mum’s copy of Catholic News. Sis just confirmed that the movie is not R(A).

I don’t know whether to feel happy for the couple or to laugh. Yesterday, I visited Jo’s blog…Diary-X blog. A pink page popped up instead of her blog layout. Thought she changed her layout.

After reading the first few lines, I thought this person hacked into the diary-x system. And that page was some virus. However, I checked the link to the girl’s blog and decided that it’s not a hoax.

You see…the contents on that page was actually a proposal. For all the curious and kaypoh people. Yes…you can view the page here. And the girl blogged her answer. She said yes.

To which, 70+ people commented on that entry. Many to congratulate them. Some felt that it’s not right. Marriage is a life-long commitment. Saying “I do” means that you promise to love each other, cherish each other, care for each other, go through the good and bad together and lots more.

Well, that’s why the wedding vows existed right? I often wonder whether couples understand and mean what they recite or they just recite for the sake of getting on with the ceremony. Coz why do you make a vow…a promise only to break it in the end? Then is that vow that you made worth anything anymore?

Well, that’s just my 2-cents worth on marriage.

Today is Kelvin sensei’s birthday. Louis’s famous words keep flashing in my mind…”worst”. Can’t believe I didn’t even know. How can I not know it’s sensei’s birthday. He sms-ed me while I was sleeping at home. Asked if I’m joining them for lunch. I wonder if it had anything to do with his birthday. Damn damn damn…*stabs myself*

I only knew about it during the break before ADID lab. When Cas called coz they got him a slice of cake and a card. Wanted to surprise him.

IN3D presentation was ok. Nervous as usual. I dislike presentations. Get so nervous. And I tend to stumble over my words or forget stuff whenever I get nervous. Don’t even know whether I was loud enough…bleargh. I bet I’ll be pretty nervous for the OSIP interview tomorrow. -_-|||

Last night Mum passed us some money. Dad got a bonus at work so he shared it out with the whole family. Proud of my Dad. *beams*

rush to sleep

An hour’s sleep is never enough. But I’ll grab the chance anyway. Back home after STMD lab. Supposed to come home just to grab those books for IN3D tutorial presentation. But since I’m feeling so tired and I’ve 2 hours break. Yea…sleep it is.

I do not eat lunch…I hardly eat lunch nowadays. Usually it’s just fishballs, siew mai and ice mountain mineral water from the mobile canteen.

oh dear…

Slept pretty early yesterday. Midnight. Well, I normally sleep around 2+am so midnight’s early. Was tired. Had a long day with no nap in between.

Was in school till 5pm. Finishing off the ER diagram. However, I think some parts we did wrongly. It’s more like a mind map than ER diagram. My group members don’t seem to realise it. And I find it difficult to explain. Oh well…we’re approaching our tutor so I guess she’ll point that out and have a better explanation.

Had Shrooms burger for dinner again. Sis wanted to eat that. So KFC again. In a hurry anyway.

Got ready to go to the Shakespeare play. And then the most terrible thing happened. Sis took out the tickets to check and to her horror, it was for 3pm, not 8pm. Apparently, Mum did ask for the 8pm show but the Sistic counter girl made a mistake. Mum didn’t check the tickets. So there. Desmond called up Sistic to find out if there could be any exchange or refund.

Had to settle for a movie instead. Wanted to watch “My Girl” at TM at 9.10pm. Whoa…long queue at the cinema. Ended up watching “20 30 40” at Century Square at 9.15pm.

Okie dokie…need to get work done.