What a funny thing happened today. I was at the Comfort Driving Center, taking bike lessons. It was Prac 4 and it involves the narrow plank balancing. I still suck at it, despite this being my 2nd retake of prac 4. But somehow, I got the hang of it and it became easy. Anyway, one time, I was mounting the plank and slowly balancing my way through it, concentrating my guts out.
When I reached the end, proper and within time limit, the instructor (I still remember him as the guy who gave me my 1st driving lesson) came up to me and asked, “Mat, Hari Raya what month ah?”
I thought he was asking for fun. So I answered, “November.”
Then he asked, “Now what month ah?”
To which I answered, “September ah…”
The next thing he said, “September ah? Hmm… Fasting month haven’t even start you want to get ready for Hari Raya?”
I was puzzled, so I asked, “Huh?”
He pointed at my signals, which was blickering away happily (I must’ve forgotten to switch it off the whole way round the circuit) Then the instructor said, “Then you put on the dancing lights (lampu lap-lip) for what?!”
At the end of it, the guy passed me, so I am damn happy. Finally can take revision!
Hahaha. So funny.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Sunday, September 26, 2004
The Bastardation of Soh Yong Qi
This is a story of a character called Soh Yong Qi. He was my classmate throughout the whole Temasek Poly life. He's a complete blur cock, only responding if people called his name, or talks about a pretty girl, to which he will ask, "Pretty girl? Where sia?" Other than that, he remains completely oblivious to his surroundings. And whenever we insulted him, he would give a fucked up face and say (after a long pause) "Cheebai ah". And that would be the end of it.
Despite being the blur, stupid, techno-loving guy that he is, we accepted him as a friend. We even let him 'take a free ride' in the projects that we were grouped together. Our group usually is made up of Me, Ram and the Qiboy (Yong Qi lah). We didn't report to the teachers about the fact that he made close to nil
contribution to the projects, because we took pity on him. We gave him simplistic tasks, such as printing the reports and stuff, to which he complained and bitches like a moron. Still, we held our patience.
Then one day there was a test. A WPC (Wireless Personal Communications) test. We came early that day, around 15 minutes early prior to the paper. Yong QI was there, too. He was just reading some notes, not taking part in any discussions. When it's close to 5 minutes before test, I got the question paper, with answers, done by students from the other class who took the subject. Ivy gave it to me. Then, me and Ram cramped our heads in the last minute. We even shared it with Yong Qi. However, he just looked at the paper and gave it back to us, still not saying a word. I thought, well maybe he's given up or he's studied enough (unlikely).
Then we took the test. It was too short a time to memorise the answers, but what I studied proved valuable to the test. I managed to do most of it. After the test, other classmates told me that the entire class knew about the paper. And that the paper was passed to Yong Qi so that he could share it with us. At least that is what the class assumed. Well, obviously, Yong Qi didn't share. He was still oblivious to the fact that he had been such a bastard. I got extremely pissed with him. I know he doesn't share stuff much, but this was a crucial quiz that we all had to pass. And it seems he wants to pass alone. Son of a @#$!
Days passed and my anger subdued. I told myself the message that I told to many others - Forgive and Forget. Soon, it was results day. The quiz papers were returned. And I passed, along with Ram, the other guy who didn't get the paper. And guess what? Yong Qi, the bastard failed. I wanted to laugh, but it would be a bad thing to do. Oh man, I had to get this out. And what better place to tell about it than my own blog?
So, Yong Qi, you suck. And go fuck yourself.
Despite being the blur, stupid, techno-loving guy that he is, we accepted him as a friend. We even let him 'take a free ride' in the projects that we were grouped together. Our group usually is made up of Me, Ram and the Qiboy (Yong Qi lah). We didn't report to the teachers about the fact that he made close to nil
contribution to the projects, because we took pity on him. We gave him simplistic tasks, such as printing the reports and stuff, to which he complained and bitches like a moron. Still, we held our patience.
Then one day there was a test. A WPC (Wireless Personal Communications) test. We came early that day, around 15 minutes early prior to the paper. Yong QI was there, too. He was just reading some notes, not taking part in any discussions. When it's close to 5 minutes before test, I got the question paper, with answers, done by students from the other class who took the subject. Ivy gave it to me. Then, me and Ram cramped our heads in the last minute. We even shared it with Yong Qi. However, he just looked at the paper and gave it back to us, still not saying a word. I thought, well maybe he's given up or he's studied enough (unlikely).
Then we took the test. It was too short a time to memorise the answers, but what I studied proved valuable to the test. I managed to do most of it. After the test, other classmates told me that the entire class knew about the paper. And that the paper was passed to Yong Qi so that he could share it with us. At least that is what the class assumed. Well, obviously, Yong Qi didn't share. He was still oblivious to the fact that he had been such a bastard. I got extremely pissed with him. I know he doesn't share stuff much, but this was a crucial quiz that we all had to pass. And it seems he wants to pass alone. Son of a @#$!
Days passed and my anger subdued. I told myself the message that I told to many others - Forgive and Forget. Soon, it was results day. The quiz papers were returned. And I passed, along with Ram, the other guy who didn't get the paper. And guess what? Yong Qi, the bastard failed. I wanted to laugh, but it would be a bad thing to do. Oh man, I had to get this out. And what better place to tell about it than my own blog?
So, Yong Qi, you suck. And go fuck yourself.
Budget as of 260904
Things I want to get, at this point in time, in order of priority. (high to low)
Licence - 500(left to go)
Scooter - 1000(max)
Scanner - 150
Computer - 1800(DIY)
TV - 300
Console - 600(undecided yet)
Total - 4350
Licence - 500(left to go)
Scooter - 1000(max)
Scanner - 150
Computer - 1800(DIY)
TV - 300
Console - 600(undecided yet)
Total - 4350
Ram Boga's Thoughts on TP/SIP
You've read my blog on TP and SIP and Foo's blog on SIP, now, Ram writes.
Here are Ram's thoughts on TP. TP people should read this. Actually, all are welcome to. Well, here it is. It opens in a new window.
And here is his account on SIP.
And to the rest of the guys/gals in TP, write something about our 'beloved' (pui) school too. I'll link.
Chill...
Here are Ram's thoughts on TP. TP people should read this. Actually, all are welcome to. Well, here it is. It opens in a new window.
And here is his account on SIP.
And to the rest of the guys/gals in TP, write something about our 'beloved' (pui) school too. I'll link.
Chill...
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Marcus FOO's account of SIP
Goddamnit! This is funny! This is TOO funny. Way to go Foo!
Here's the link. Erm, click [here].
Here's the link. Erm, click [here].
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Student Internship Program, a short recap.
Student Internship Program. Ahh… Sure brings back some memories. But there was a lot of shit in it too. This is just a brief, very brief, account of the SIP semester.
I grouped with Marcus FOO and Yam for the SIP, selecting Games and Multimedia as our project choice. We had expected something in the lines of multimedia, but we got to do games instead. Taking things with a positive attitude, we embarked on this gaming adventure. It wasn’t long before we realised how sucky it was.
The game was to be hand coded using Java, the language no sane mind is able to take a liking to. To add to that shit, our supervisor, (affectionately called Ah Tan, or sometimes Cheebai Tan, by us) had to set such high expectations and had us confined into our work cells even after the SIP period has ended, and into the holidays. All our curses could not do anything to the undeniable fact. Losing all will to work, we just trudged on through the days like lifeless souls, feeding our hate against the Tan (supervisor lah).
However, things do turn out fine in the end. And we were quite relieved to have endured all the shit poured onto us from both the supervisor and the industry partner. We were eventually selected to present the project in the Engineering Project Show, and that truly marks the end of the project.
Looking back, it's not all so bad. Lots of good times as well. For example, my first taste of riding was in SIP. And then there was all the absolutely nonsensical stuff we did in the 'coolest' work cell of the whole SIP. Too much to list down.
This story is far from complete. And the memories will always be there. Just wanna say thanks to the two dudes in my group who made the whole ordeal rather fun, considering the loads of crap we had to undergo. Truly an experience to cherish.
p.s: If you guys (Foo and Yam, that is) wanna add on to this story or what, email me or something ok?
I grouped with Marcus FOO and Yam for the SIP, selecting Games and Multimedia as our project choice. We had expected something in the lines of multimedia, but we got to do games instead. Taking things with a positive attitude, we embarked on this gaming adventure. It wasn’t long before we realised how sucky it was.
The game was to be hand coded using Java, the language no sane mind is able to take a liking to. To add to that shit, our supervisor, (affectionately called Ah Tan, or sometimes Cheebai Tan, by us) had to set such high expectations and had us confined into our work cells even after the SIP period has ended, and into the holidays. All our curses could not do anything to the undeniable fact. Losing all will to work, we just trudged on through the days like lifeless souls, feeding our hate against the Tan (supervisor lah).
However, things do turn out fine in the end. And we were quite relieved to have endured all the shit poured onto us from both the supervisor and the industry partner. We were eventually selected to present the project in the Engineering Project Show, and that truly marks the end of the project.
Looking back, it's not all so bad. Lots of good times as well. For example, my first taste of riding was in SIP. And then there was all the absolutely nonsensical stuff we did in the 'coolest' work cell of the whole SIP. Too much to list down.
This story is far from complete. And the memories will always be there. Just wanna say thanks to the two dudes in my group who made the whole ordeal rather fun, considering the loads of crap we had to undergo. Truly an experience to cherish.
p.s: If you guys (Foo and Yam, that is) wanna add on to this story or what, email me or something ok?
Friday, September 17, 2004
Gmail is Cool. TP isn't
Yeah Gmail. Thanks to Logi, I GOT GMAIL!!!
It's so cool, that I can't even begin to say how cool it is. It's THAT cool.
However, Temasek Poly is a stupid school. Wait, that's just unfair. Engineering is a stupid school I hate it. I hate it so much, that I can't wait to leave it at the end of this year. Here's a story
Times were tough and assignments due dates were closing in. In all my glory, I did all the work in the last minute. However, I had to depend on the school for printing.
BIG MISTAKE
Hah! They call themselves an IT driven institution... my ass! They have no free-access computer stations anywhere at all, and just when I settled in on one meagre station, the dumbass technician, dressed like a sloppy piece of shit, walked in and said, "Eh boy, no slippers... Please leave."
I tried to pretend that the dumbass shit didn't exist but he persisted, like the dumb shit he is. The workstation sucked anyway. I packed up and leave, knowing there's only 1/2 an hour to due.
My last resort, the CyberCentre, boasting the 'latest in cyber technologies'... again, My Ass. The damn printers are all faulty. And you can't work properly in the ridiculously designed workstation, and the stupid 15 minute time frame. I got fucking pissed off, but luckily, I managed to pull through in time. I curse TP and all of it's management. Especially the dumbass technicians. TP should burn, or something.
Man, I'm so happy that my internet is back. I felt slightly at loss while it was gone. I'm going to treasure it more and make better use of it. Yeah.
It's so cool, that I can't even begin to say how cool it is. It's THAT cool.
However, Temasek Poly is a stupid school. Wait, that's just unfair. Engineering is a stupid school I hate it. I hate it so much, that I can't wait to leave it at the end of this year. Here's a story
Times were tough and assignments due dates were closing in. In all my glory, I did all the work in the last minute. However, I had to depend on the school for printing.
BIG MISTAKE
Hah! They call themselves an IT driven institution... my ass! They have no free-access computer stations anywhere at all, and just when I settled in on one meagre station, the dumbass technician, dressed like a sloppy piece of shit, walked in and said, "Eh boy, no slippers... Please leave."
I tried to pretend that the dumbass shit didn't exist but he persisted, like the dumb shit he is. The workstation sucked anyway. I packed up and leave, knowing there's only 1/2 an hour to due.
My last resort, the CyberCentre, boasting the 'latest in cyber technologies'... again, My Ass. The damn printers are all faulty. And you can't work properly in the ridiculously designed workstation, and the stupid 15 minute time frame. I got fucking pissed off, but luckily, I managed to pull through in time. I curse TP and all of it's management. Especially the dumbass technicians. TP should burn, or something.
Man, I'm so happy that my internet is back. I felt slightly at loss while it was gone. I'm going to treasure it more and make better use of it. Yeah.
Monday, September 06, 2004
GOOD MORNING! It's a start of a bloody brilliant new week. And I have my sinus. Loads of shit are due this week. In fact, today, is the due for the Business Report.
One thing I do look forward to at the start of the school week. And that is the fact that I might be able to meet 'her' again. The mystery 'short-haired' girl that we so affectionately nicknamed 'Pucat', as her face is always white. She's something, alright. Too bad I'm approaching the end of my school days, and she is probably in the middle of it.
Someday perhaps...
One thing I do look forward to at the start of the school week. And that is the fact that I might be able to meet 'her' again. The mystery 'short-haired' girl that we so affectionately nicknamed 'Pucat', as her face is always white. She's something, alright. Too bad I'm approaching the end of my school days, and she is probably in the middle of it.
Someday perhaps...
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Study is the Way of the Future
Exams are coming, and here are some study tips.
Study Tips: For JC Students coping with Stress.
1. Don't study, forget it. You're going to fail anyway.
2. If you really think you can make it, good luck with that.
Study Tips: For Poly Students
1. If you're in a Poly and you find it stressful, here's a good tip. Press Alt F4.
- Quoted from Ram Bhorg, some weird guy from TP.
On a happier note, I was selected to display my group project on the school's project show. It's not exactly a happy thing, as my grades might still be affected if the group didn't put up a good show. Like my current MSN nick, 'what the dee do?'. Who gives a shit. Have a glorious day.
Study Tips: For JC Students coping with Stress.
1. Don't study, forget it. You're going to fail anyway.
2. If you really think you can make it, good luck with that.
Study Tips: For Poly Students
1. If you're in a Poly and you find it stressful, here's a good tip. Press Alt F4.
- Quoted from Ram Bhorg, some weird guy from TP.
On a happier note, I was selected to display my group project on the school's project show. It's not exactly a happy thing, as my grades might still be affected if the group didn't put up a good show. Like my current MSN nick, 'what the dee do?'. Who gives a shit. Have a glorious day.
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Launch of my Website
This address will be my website:
geocities.com/suadref
It's going to be permanently there.
The blog will also be in the website.
Look out for more things to come
geocities.com/suadref
It's going to be permanently there.
The blog will also be in the website.
Look out for more things to come
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