I used to play guitar since a decade ago but eventually the interest faded away and I stopped playing guitar. Unfortunately I also got myself busy with my studies at a young age that I didn't have time for guitar.
Another reason I stopped playing guitar is because I had a deep cut on my let index finger, so deep that I almost sliced off away the tip of my index finger. That happened because I was fooling around when cutting an orange with a sharp knife many years back.
I learned the lesson the hard way. Till today I can't really feel the tip of my index finger. Back then when I cut my finger and the blood dried out, I could flap the skin and have a peak at the cross section of my own finger LOL.
Picture taken from my Photos archive.
I still remember that I used to practice guitar with my many 'brothers'
I suddenly had the interest to play guitar once again, and it was partly inspired by my former guitar teacher, William Kok. I borrowed the guitar from my neighbour Robest Yong and this is the first song that I can play after years of abandoning the hobby.
It wasn't really a good one since I just cut my nails and my skills are kind of rusty, but more to come.
The results are finally out. I got so nervous that for the first time I didn't want to know the results eventhough it's out. Usually, as in the previous sittings I would rush to the computer lab or even check the results through push mail on my phone but this time, I just didn't want to check the results, for the fear that I might fail one of the paper and I wouldn't be able to drive home then. I couldn't concentrate during the class because everyone else was checking their results.
When I heard that people passed P2, I felt pressurized, when I heard that people failed P2, the pressure doubled. So few weeks ago, I predicted that my marks would be P1>P3>P2.
I reached home, and opened the only unread mail in the inbox.
Just like the previous semester result, it was the exact opposite as predicted. Turned out P2 was highest.
It's kinda irony because I expected to get a better score for P3 considering that they asked some IT related questions which I thought I answered well after checking the model answers. It was a totally opposite for P2 as I thought I would be settling for a high 40 (fail) after checking the model answers.
I called all the lecturers and I was given a false hope of a prize for P2, a hope I held for hours before being told that someone got 79 for P2. I guess I just had to settle with that considering that I was praying for a perfect on the dot 50.
Here's my tips on how to pass the 3 core papers.
P1 - Just Turnbull all the way (use frameworks)
P2 - Study the standards like a bible, every single chapters, every single details. I actually spent the most time on P2, which was why the thought of having to repeat the paper gives me goosebumps. I couldn't endure those long studying hours in the library anymore.
For the past few weeks, I have been driving around with 2 GPS units, for 2 reasons.
1) Speedometer faulty - now fixed 2) Cause I'm a geek.
GPS units - Sensonic N520 and Sensonic N550
As GPS can establish our coordinate at the rate of 1 second per coordinate, it could calculate the diference between the two coordinates divided by the time taken to derive at the speed, simple velocity formula.
Basically I used 2 GPS units, one running on 3D navigation mode and the other on 'travel computer' mode showing the driving statistics, such as top speed, average speed and current speed. I'm aware that the 3D navigation mode shows the speedmeter as well but in the travel computer mode, it shows a larger meter.
At each traffic light junctions, I would get those eyes staring into the car probably curious thinking "what kind of car is that? :P"
The last mile fibre optics connection has finally arrived, literally dangling outside my house waiting for me to subscribe to it - which I would if they come out with that sort of prices for universities students i.e. Unipack.
