Review of 1st year sem 2

The first few weeks of sem 2 was alright but the moment week 4 came. It was pure hellish and tiring. Had to do lots of assignments, studying, meetings and the list goes on. I even opened a fencing club and gave classes. It was really quite tiring indeed. the moment when i became lazy is after my electrical system 100 midterm. That's the time where i got quite lazy and just wanted to relax.

The free week came, I've decided to just camp inside my rented house to study and also catch up on things. The only time i got out of the house was the time i followed my friend to Brunei for sushi and bought groceries. 4 days non-stop being a hermit was truly and very weird experience. The 1st time i got out of the house in 4 days made me felt like the world was suddenly different. How worse will it get if i went for a week? or even more? Wonder how the experience would be.

The 1st week after tuition free week i went back for a few days for my parents anniversary. It was sure good to come back and rest but couldn't enjoy the stay as i had to do my assignments. After when i came back, it was back to business and the usual. Had a presentation at the final week of the teaching week. That's just roughly the summary of the semester. Now it's time for the units.

Electrical System 100:

It really made me suffer quite a lot but it pays off. Midterm was alright, and so is my assignments. After that, my 'ego' had taken over me and i actually underestimated the finals. 3 days before the finals i actually touch on the past years and it sure really made me think a lot. The finals. Well let's just say i hope i can get the answer correctly for me to get at least a distinction :D Also the time

Engineering Foundations: Design and Processes 100:

This unit . . . purely takes a lot of your time. Sure it makes you act, think and operates like how engineers do but surely isn't the time taken from this subject kills you? That's all i could say about the unit but i was bless with great teammates. At first, i had thought we couldn't pull it through but it surprise me that the whole group contribute with the work and the work load was evenly distributed. I'm happy to have work my fellow teammates and also had a great time with them as well :D

Engineering Mathematics 140:

It's maths, what more can i say? All about being hardworking and proper studying does counts :D Just that the lecturer is quite egoistic in his way of teaching but at least i pulled through (I hope).

Engineering Programming 100:

The unit that i had looked down on since day 1. I personally did not spend so much time on this unit. For midterm and even finals. I studied a day before. Unfortunately, i did not have much time to answer for the finals. Also during the finals, somehow there was some technical error with the timer. It stopped and the invigilator was figuring out on how to fix it. I just had to be a nice guy and tell the invigilator to click on the resume button :DDD oh well at least i'm being honest in a way XD

Engineering; its Evolution, Development, Successes and Failures 100:

This subject really taught me a lot. I've learned about the history then the development of the particular engineering field. Not just that, i had a supervisor that taught me in how to write reports, the engineering way. Honestly speaking, if i had not taken this subject. I would be telling myself, why didn't i took this unit at the beginning of the semester. Which i know some of my friends regretted. Why bother paying for something that you've already took in foundation, or a level or form 6? It was truly a great experience for me.

That's all the summary i have till now. Thanks for reading this post, and till next time.

God bless.

Cheers,

Rick

Promise years to come

If i had the chance to go back 7 years and do things right, fix up the mess, redo everything and love. I wouldn't take that chance as i will miss a lot of important things within that 7 years that made me better. I am who i am now; a slow bloomer, a blur fella, a loner at some points and of course a follower of God. So now i walk in the present and towards the future to make things right, i've seen a lot in my past life of who i was, and now it's time to make my stand and do things right in this new life of mine. Now it's time to wait for these years of promise and do it right. This time, i will do it all along with the guidance, strength, courage, wisdom and faith from/in God.

It's time, i take it seriously now. It's time to do it right. I will do better and better each day. I will get myself up and along the way, i will help you get up as well. My time is still a long way to go. Also, my mind still has much to learn. I'm maturing and little by little, i'm becoming what i'm suppose to be. Hope, Love and Faith now is my driving force to achieve this goal. I Hope that the promise year will come as planned, I will Love along the way but not to many but one, and I have faith in you and God that things will be as planned.

2010 summary

Well 2010 had been a hectic, f'ed up, crazy, mental blowing, headache, emo?, wacky, awesome, fun and funny year for me. Had more than 80++ Deja vu. Had some bad emotional breakdowns. Had few rolling on the floor laughing experience. Got into an accident twice XP almost revive my jackass self again, which good thing it didn't XD Had a lot of regrets but now it's cleared out and is living a life without regret. So that's concludes what had been happening in my life this year. Joy, Pain, Sorrow, Happiness, light and of course fun. God had always been by my side all these years in guiding me, and of course there are times where i rebel against but who doesn't right? Same case as a son rebel against his father so what does it make a diffrence between the rebellion against God? But remember, no matter how many times we rebel Him, He still loves us and treat us special =) So ask God for forgiveness, Guidance and Wisdom then have FAITH. Happy new year =)

Penang Trip Summary

Well this post should have been posted up few weeks ago but again i didn't had that much time. What i can say bout the trip in penang can be said by these summaries:

1) The food!!! Is both cheap and Good!!! I enjoy eating at penang and i've been eating and eating. Thank goodness i didn't gain or even lose any weight.

2) The place. Well it's pretty hectic at how the drivers over there drive but there are places have very nice scenery and also they have beautiful parks to go for a jog or exercise and etc. with fresh air and in a green environment.

3) The people. Well they are friendly and welcoming (Most of the people i've met) also if you don't know how to speak hokkien. Then i suggest you make friends that does. It's good to bring you around and of course for your wallet as you can get cheaper price for food XD

To sum it all up. Penang island is a good place to live as it's mor econvenient for the people to get around while on the mainland it's best that you know the places for it's quite far apart the places and all. Can't wait to go for another penang trip and eat more food!!! Till then, cheers

Reviews on Evercool FIT (Notebook Ideal Cooling)

Well i've bought this small notebook cooler (as shown above) for RM55 and for me it's a good buy for it's quality. From 92 celsius to 76 celsius take around 3 minutes and 46 seconds. While from 92 celsius to 68 celsius around 21 minutes and 06 seconds. I've tested this cooler on my current laptop which is a Dell XPS m1530 (specs shown below)
Processor: Intel Dual core 2.4ghz
graphic card: Nvidia 8600m gt 256mb
Ram: 3gb DDR 2 hdd: 320gb

This gave a very good impressions for me as i'm able to play games at a comfortable temperature. Without the cooler, my laptop would go to 92 celsius in 12 minutes and 10 seconds while with the cooler is attach, it take about 25 minutes and 21 seconds. The game played was two worlds 2, the graphics specs
screen: 1200x800
AA mode: none
AA samples: 1 sample
Details: 3
Ambient Shadow: 0
Draw distance: 2
Texture Quality: 1
Grass draw distance: 1
Shadows: Off
DOF: Off
V-sync: On
HD video: Off

To sum up the review. I would give a 4.2/5 rating for this cooler and would recommend to gamers who has heating problem on their laptops. For the full specifications on the cooler, go to http://www.evercool.com.tw/products/nb_ft1.htm (if this link still works) or just google it.

Summary of Degree life semester 1

I'm 1 month late in posting up this summary of my 1st semester in degree, which i've been quite busy to do so. There are quite a number of things i had summarised life in degree, there are:
1) You don't have that much time to play game, the most i could play was 5 - 7 hours in a week.
2) This time studying is all about understanding and learning on how to apply the theory or formula that been given.
3) This time you are considered as an engineering student, which you have to learn to be one now.
4) Less time in class but more time studying/assignment.
5) Expect to constantly have lack of sleep.
6) MUST find some time to relax, if not you will over stress your brain and will, i repeat WILL do badly in you midterm or finals.
7) Need to eat right and take care of yourself equals to taking care of your brain.
8) Always seek help when in doubt. If you don't, suffer during finals.

Of all 8 summaries, there is only one that's not in the list is the best. Which is to pray to God for guidance, to get involve in church and of course, to have faith.

1 month in degree life Summary

For the past 1 month in degree, i've came to realise that everything is easy and simple if you do the assignment given quick n fast. Also, it's the first time in my life that i was sooo organise till i had at least 7 hours of gaming XD Currently this semester i have only 4 unit so i can equally put in 7 hours each unit per week. Currently i'm in my tuition free week ( which is not much of a free week ) and this week is very important for me to be ahead of myself in studying and doing my assignment. Since i know myself better, i admit i'm not a smart person, which is why i need to work harder. Also it's quite stress free now since i'm able to balance everything out =) hope this will last as long till i graduate, or in fact for life.