Hi all,
It just seems that I've just stumbled into a very new activity that I find quite interesting and I kind of enjoy doing. Have you ever been on a packed train ride with nothing to do but just sit or stand and wait for your station? Well, one day, while I was casually glancing at the multitude of faces in the same carriage as me, I had a sudden bout of curiosity and a need to find out about the people that were onboard with me. It got me thinking to the point whereby I wondered what they were doing or what might be their jobs, why are they wearing the clothes that they are wearing, or why are they on the train at that moment of time, etc. I began to mentally note down their behaviors and tried to guess who they were from their appearance and behaviors.
If you had the same experience as me, then you have just successfully just began your very first session of... PEOPLE WATCHING! Yay! Ha ha.. :P
It might seem pointless to people-watch, but to me, there are quite some things that you can learn from the activity. For example, after some sessions, you could easily define the expressions of people for yourself. You would have a good idea on whether they're sad, bored, happy, angry, etc. You can use this and apply it into your social skills in determining the moods of your friends and therefore act and adjust your mannerisms accordingly.
Another good thing would be how you would be able to get a glimpse of your society as a whole and figure out trends such fashion, language, etc. The opportunities are quite endless, it seems. :P And the best part of all? It sure can keep you occupied on your journey home. Ha ha. Well that's it for now, till next time. Bye!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
The new MP (Major Project) lab... is very cramped.
Hi all,
For all the new things that had been happening recently, our exodus from the old, lovely 2nd floor competition lab to a new, cramped one on the 6th floor of the AS (Applied Sciences) building has just been the bane of my MP existence. Why oh why didn't they let us continue using the competition room? Haiz. :( We didn't make any trouble when we were in it, and the space that was available was just wonderful for my MP team compared to the new one. Worst of all, we had to share the lab with many other teams. They definitely will have the same opinions about the MP lab, given the sheer number of computers stuffed and arranged closely together in the lab like a can of sardines.
Even with all its flaws, however, the new computer lab does have its rustic charms. The corner that we were assigned to does seem a little cozy, and I feel that my concentration on my work seem to have improved given how little distractions we have from outsiders these days. I will try to give the new lab a chance and adapt into it. Well, that's it for today. Till next time, bye! :P
p.s. I will try to update this post with the pictures of the two labs for comparison as soon as possible. :P
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Blogger
Lokman
For all the new things that had been happening recently, our exodus from the old, lovely 2nd floor competition lab to a new, cramped one on the 6th floor of the AS (Applied Sciences) building has just been the bane of my MP existence. Why oh why didn't they let us continue using the competition room? Haiz. :( We didn't make any trouble when we were in it, and the space that was available was just wonderful for my MP team compared to the new one. Worst of all, we had to share the lab with many other teams. They definitely will have the same opinions about the MP lab, given the sheer number of computers stuffed and arranged closely together in the lab like a can of sardines.
Even with all its flaws, however, the new computer lab does have its rustic charms. The corner that we were assigned to does seem a little cozy, and I feel that my concentration on my work seem to have improved given how little distractions we have from outsiders these days. I will try to give the new lab a chance and adapt into it. Well, that's it for today. Till next time, bye! :P
p.s. I will try to update this post with the pictures of the two labs for comparison as soon as possible. :P
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Blogger
Lokman
Friday, June 27, 2008
Finally, the JavaJive results are out! And I am sad... :(
Hi all,
Finally, the JavaJive results are out, and sadly enough, we didn't win anything. Zero awards. Haiz (*sighs very loudly*). A fact more disappointing to the all the teachers that were coaching us was that all the teams that TP (Temasek Polytechnic) had sent also suffered the same fate as us, leaving the school with just a participation certificate and no prizes to showcase at all. Argh! ROAR! (*roars very very loudly*) I really feel very sad and disappointed that all our hard work was not good enough for the panel of judges and in the end had amounted to nothing. Sure, the teachers keep telling us that it was a good experience for us to be in the competition and to keep trying harder next time but it really crushes your spirit when you put your 110% into something and still be rated as NOT GOOD ENOUGH to win anything. Sob, sob.... :(
Well, enough with all of that. We did manage to have some fun in the competition after all, and the it really was a good experience for us to be in it. I just hope that next time, I'll be able to try even harder and hopefully manage to win something, however small the award is. It would really feel very nice to just for once be the winners of a competition.
Duke (The mascot of Sun Microsystems) and me
Finally, the JavaJive results are out, and sadly enough, we didn't win anything. Zero awards. Haiz (*sighs very loudly*). A fact more disappointing to the all the teachers that were coaching us was that all the teams that TP (Temasek Polytechnic) had sent also suffered the same fate as us, leaving the school with just a participation certificate and no prizes to showcase at all. Argh! ROAR! (*roars very very loudly*) I really feel very sad and disappointed that all our hard work was not good enough for the panel of judges and in the end had amounted to nothing. Sure, the teachers keep telling us that it was a good experience for us to be in the competition and to keep trying harder next time but it really crushes your spirit when you put your 110% into something and still be rated as NOT GOOD ENOUGH to win anything. Sob, sob.... :(
Well, enough with all of that. We did manage to have some fun in the competition after all, and the it really was a good experience for us to be in it. I just hope that next time, I'll be able to try even harder and hopefully manage to win something, however small the award is. It would really feel very nice to just for once be the winners of a competition.
Duke (The mascot of Sun Microsystems) and me
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
JavaJive - The Final Stages
Hi all,
It's me again, and this time, my life's been full of JavaJive. Up to my eyeballs in it, actually. The final judging day is on Thursday 26th of June - which leaves me a mere 36 hours from the time this post is published. I just hope beyond all hope that our project is really good enough to win a prize, considering all the hardwork that the team - Hanafi, Wilson and myself have put in. We would also try very hard not to disappoint our teachers that have high hopes for us, namely Mr. Lawrence and Miss Lynn. They are both good teachers, and I couldn't possibly bear to see them disappointed by their team.
I will definitely give in a 110% on that day and try my very best to perform like never before. Actually, I really feel that our project is good, only that it is bogged down by too many functions that our school's critic panel commented as 'not fitting our concept of pre-illness, illness and post-illness care'. We would try to benefit from the criticisms and improve our presentation to make our idea clear and coherent to the judging panel. Well, that's it for the moment. Till next time, bye! :P
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Blogger
Lokman
It's me again, and this time, my life's been full of JavaJive. Up to my eyeballs in it, actually. The final judging day is on Thursday 26th of June - which leaves me a mere 36 hours from the time this post is published. I just hope beyond all hope that our project is really good enough to win a prize, considering all the hardwork that the team - Hanafi, Wilson and myself have put in. We would also try very hard not to disappoint our teachers that have high hopes for us, namely Mr. Lawrence and Miss Lynn. They are both good teachers, and I couldn't possibly bear to see them disappointed by their team.
I will definitely give in a 110% on that day and try my very best to perform like never before. Actually, I really feel that our project is good, only that it is bogged down by too many functions that our school's critic panel commented as 'not fitting our concept of pre-illness, illness and post-illness care'. We would try to benefit from the criticisms and improve our presentation to make our idea clear and coherent to the judging panel. Well, that's it for the moment. Till next time, bye! :P
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Blogger
Lokman
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Barbeque with Friends
Hi all,
Wohoo! Ha ha... I went to a barbeque with my friends recently on the 16th and 17th of June. It was to be an overnight barbeque, and there were a lot of my really close friends attending it. During the barbeque, I had great talks with most them and on top of it all, the activities that we did we outrageously fun! Imagine being able to play soccer by the midnight seaside with some of your best friends while eating, laughing and joking together, all that the same time.
We also rented bicycles and tried to make our way to OCH (Old Changi Hospital) to find out whether its haunted reputation were really true (Ooooooo... Scary....) but sadly, we couldn't find it (awwwww), and it wasn't on our map either (*sighs*).It was truly a pain in the neck trying to find the hospital in the first place, but what almost knocked us out was the journey back (it was so goddamn long that I almost wanted to give up there and then and take a taxi ride back home). We really saw a lot of the hidden and beautiful sights in Singapore on our journey. For example, did you know that Singapore has one of the most
On that night, I got to see one of the most beautiful and happiest things in my life - a group of my friends having fun together. For the readers out there, this is what I learnt on that day: it is truly the friends in your life that make you happy. So cherish them while you can. Or joke with them while you can. Or hug them while you can. You get the picture. Ha ha. :P
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Blogger
Lokman
Wohoo! Ha ha... I went to a barbeque with my friends recently on the 16th and 17th of June. It was to be an overnight barbeque, and there were a lot of my really close friends attending it. During the barbeque, I had great talks with most them and on top of it all, the activities that we did we outrageously fun! Imagine being able to play soccer by the midnight seaside with some of your best friends while eating, laughing and joking together, all that the same time.
We also rented bicycles and tried to make our way to OCH (Old Changi Hospital) to find out whether its haunted reputation were really true (Ooooooo... Scary....) but sadly, we couldn't find it (awwwww), and it wasn't on our map either (*sighs*).It was truly a pain in the neck trying to find the hospital in the first place, but what almost knocked us out was the journey back (it was so goddamn long that I almost wanted to give up there and then and take a taxi ride back home). We really saw a lot of the hidden and beautiful sights in Singapore on our journey. For example, did you know that Singapore has one of the most
On that night, I got to see one of the most beautiful and happiest things in my life - a group of my friends having fun together. For the readers out there, this is what I learnt on that day: it is truly the friends in your life that make you happy. So cherish them while you can. Or joke with them while you can. Or hug them while you can. You get the picture. Ha ha. :P
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Blogger
Lokman
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