Justified?

I've been in an incessantly foul and angst-y mood since receiving my attachment results. I still can't get over it and I'm setting up a meeting with my Prof.

It's not that the grade was totally bad, but I'm absolutely sure that I deserved better.

Or am I just another victim of this very flawed system that all students are going through? How is it fair that another student who plays computer games for a large portion of his time at work; and while he's actually working, it's of no engineering relation, and that student gets an A, and yet another student who works hard for 22 weeks on his project that benefited the company so much that even his company supervisor thought that he deserved a better grade?

It's so vexing. So frustrating. So much angst inside.

On another hand, that really might have been the best grade he could give me. But I need to know why. I guess my head's really clouded.

Still trying to get to come to terms with everything now. And there indeed are a lot for me to learn. Humility. Submission. Faith. Praying that I'll come to see it from Your point of view soon. I really need to...

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Perhaps it's time for me to learn to be humble once again..

UP and running!

They say that we're supposed to feel more 'recharged' and 'refreshed' after the attachment, and that we'll all be better motivated for the semester... ... ...

BUT HEY! Guess what?

We're feeling EVEN MORE TIRED THAN EVER. (quote, unquote: DYING or DEAD, for some) Haha.

Not only we have a shorter holiday than those who didn't do their IAs last semester, the modules themselves are all double 0 agents of the NTU secret service, with a license to kill and destroy our very living nutshells AND nuts...

So we have the trigger-happy agents all lined up, ready to blast us to oblivion this semester:

007: Analysis of Materials.
You think he's the most lethal? James B*nd? He's actually the LEAST of our concern this time round. And yeah, for some uncanny reason(s), girls actually like 007.

006: Econs of Manufacturing
3 hours of PAINFUL and time sapping interrogation with him EVERY WEEK, and not to forget the 'end-of-the-day' report we have to come up with... Oh man, should have shut my ears when he read me my Miranda rights...

005: Materials Design
A joke Joel came up with: Where do crazy squirrels go? The answer: To the nut-house. This is one of the least painful jokes he came up with - DURING 005. 'nuff said. Go figure.

003: Materials Failure
So he started off with: "What is, my dear friends, FAILURE?"
Under my breath: "Not an option for you, but a sure thing for me..." BAH! Corrosion chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical characterizations, failure analysis, failure physics, failure STATISTICS... ... Can't... breath... ... ...

002: Advanced Materials Processing
He's dashing, suave, big muscles, huge guns, cool gadgets... totally the most lethal of all agents. But it's not his looks that's killing us. Nor is it his martial arts or weaponary or toys - it's the simple fact that we could NEVER understand what he's trying to tell us... like... N-E-V-E-R. It always seemed like the sentences coming out of his mouth are encoded, then played-backwards and recorded, then encoded again, and then played at a speed so fast we "catch no balls." He's a nut-cracker.

001: Metallic & Ceramic Materials
He's been kind. But somehow... he looks hideous. It's probably the peace before the storm. Bracing ourselves for it. Not that there's much we can do to 'siam' it... Enjoying it while it lasts.

Think I'll be needing more helmets and bulletproof vests. Haha... =)

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I know this is kinda early, and coupled with the recession, a wish list is totally not the thing now. But owells, always good to hope for the best ya? Heh. And oh, it's a material list. And I can NOT afford ANYTHING here.

1. Honda Integra (Red, Black, or Yellow)
2. Apple: MacBook Pro
3. Bible Commentary
4. TagHuer / Casio G-Shock digital watch
5. Ibanez AEG10NE-NT classical guitar
6. Electric drum set
7. New knee guard with in-sewn metal supports
8. Foosball table
9. Set of dumb bells + inclinable bench
10. More clothes + jeans + socks + shoes + ... ...

And many many more. Haha...

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Thank you guys.. for your prayers and care & concern for my poisoning. I'm UP and running now. Thanks for all the SMSes and tags and MSN msgs. Appreciate it. Made me feel better.

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Thanks Angela and Ain. You guys came at the right time that night. The pain so was horrible that I couldn't do anything. Thank God you guys came over. Got my mind off it. Heh. So was it a pink pill or purple pill we were looking at? =P

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Roomie, you can just G.&D. Moses does more things than splitting things you know? You PB.

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Thanks da. For everything.

Poisoned. AGAIN.

I've been poisoned... by foooooooooood!...

No vomiting, no serious diarrhea, no fever... but SEVERE CRAMPS that makes me feel as though I'm a teenage girl encountering her first mensus (cramps).

Doc's remedy: Charcoal pills.

He said: "Just have to bear with it for 2-3 days. Rest more and let your body purge the poison. You should be fine."

YEAH RIGHT. It's the 2nd day now. I ought to get better by tmr...

Dear friend, kindly offer up a prayer for your poor poor friend who's curled up like a shrimp ya? Haha.

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Congrats to all those who passed and did well for their O lvls! Haha.

Ben got 11. Not too bad huh? Considering he was a 20+ a month before exams. Heh. Praise God. Maybe I REALLY should consider teaching once again.

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MS3002 is killing me. Didn't understand a single thing the prof was talking about, since the 2nd lecture. And I absolutely have no idea how Quantum Physics/Mechanics is related/important to the whole notion of "Advanced Materials Processing"...

Once again, needing divine revelation from above.

Today's reminders

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. - 1John 2:28


My dear friends, you who are in the midst of trials, adversities, or just plainly 'sian' because of the mountains of things you have to do, I hope that you can gather strength and motivation from Matthew 17:20. Have a great day ahead!

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20

Let's move some mountains! wooots.

Day one.

于是耶稣对门徒说：“如果有人愿意跟从我，就当舍己，背弃他的十字架来跟从我。- Matthew 16:24

凡说自己是住在他里面的，就应该照着他所行的去行。- 1John2:6

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First day of school...

- Madness at the printing shop

- Madness at the canteens during lunch time

- Madness at the office with everyone collecting their 'clickers'

- Madness at the libraries with everyone rushing to add/drop their subjects

- Madness at the bus-stops when lessons finally ended

But thank God!

- I printed most of my stuff last week, and so I could skip the queue today. And also Wensen leaving his printer in the room so I could print the nitty gritty stuff now and then.

- Joel and I found our way to Canteen 2 where there weren't much people. Nice food, no crowd, just a tad smelly. But that's alright.

- We went to the SAO after seeing the queue at the office. The queue was gone when we came back from SAO.

- I left it to Him if I were to get enrolled in HT401 Translation: Appreciation, Criticism & Evaluation. And I got it eventually. No panicking, like I usually would.

- I didn't have to take a bus home after lessons. I stay in Hall now.

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Tough sem ahead. Tough tough sem ahead.

Blessed New Year!

Blessed New Year Everyone! =)

Praying that all will be well for all. Heh.

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Cross-year service was rather... interesting. And good testimony sharing by everyone! Hah! Especially YY huh? =P And ladies... Hehe. Next year your turn.

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Bak Kut Teh! Shiok shiok shiok! I think we were just so hungry that we forgot to take pictures huh? Owells...

Thanks for helping me clean up the room! Heh. Appreciate it. Now my room feels clean, looks neat, smells nice and totally live-able. Haha!

THANK YOU!