Saturday, January 21, 2006

Bi-weekly Blog ^^;;

I don't mean anything with the title. I still blog... at least once a week.. but with the fact i have to blog at another blog. hahaha.. Ah... after all, quantity doesnt mean that i prefer that one, right?

Huuum.. It has been 2 weeks.. means that I'll face 4th week very very soon.. this last 2 weeks for me... ok, keep it simple this time - busy ^^; For lot of things. I'm abit lagging behind on my 3rd weeks, due to my addiction to Ureca, ureca and ureca.. (one reason why i didn't blog last week) The addiction wasn't purely base from interest anyway. Frankly, i was lost of motivation on the 2nd week. The work is sooo abstract.. full of technical term that though i searched from internet, i had to go through alot of steps and sign up to view the content.. :S.. i hate all the registrations, which always lead to the question that i can't answer: Credit Card No:... Grrr.. then.. i email William and asked him about the term.. questioning, sometimes clarifying whether i was on the right track. One day, i got a very blushing face experience, not sure due to angry or ashamed.. Like usual.. after i asked something, he sent me a reply. But this time, at the end note, it is stated:
I have one personal question to ask: Which one do you prefer, becoming a scientist or an engineer? This is just for me to know what is the best way to respond to your question.
No bad signal predicted when i sent 'scientist' as my answer, but then.. i got an answer like this:

Erlin,
Scientist huh? Then I will let you do more thinking. I had expected that the system would behave like a positive feedback just like what you reported. But the paper states that convergence can be proven. That I do not understand yet. Maybe you can do the investigation first and update me again. Thanks.
William

After that reply, he didn't even answer to any of my question anymore :S terrible. I feel sooo soo ashamed, although abit angry at the same time. No matter what feeling i have, i feel motivated. and eventually lead me to my whole busy 3rd week. Reach home - Ureca, wake up - Ureca, before sleeping - Ureca.. And eventually make my week abit messy ^^;;.. i know that is shouldn't have done that. ^^;;.. somehow, after the version 3 of the program, it manage to converge.. but still not in the wanted result.. :( clustering oh clustering..

Finish with my Ureca fever (i've sent email to ask for feedback on wednesday, but got no reply until now) i started to work on my core.. Yaah.. i got 3 core subjects this sem.. and 3 business plans along... i'm really blurrr.. sometimes mixing around between 3 of them. *.* This time, my core's tutorial is somehow make me abit uncomfortable.. My database tutorial is with my Councelor.. made me can't yawn or make noise as what i usually do.. sigh.. and my OS tutorial is even worse.. the tutor is my senior from medan.. siggh.. i really can't move. Eee.. i didn't mean i didnt enjoy the tutorial.. i like the way they teach very2 much.. they are really a nice teacher.. but.. sigh... they simply make me stay awake. Is it a good or bad thing?

For the CEC.. yah.. alot of things happen.. dealing with Anne, apologizing with April, night meeting for discussion.. sometimes i really mix (again!?) their name.. huahaha.. we eventually manage to get licence to put NTU logo at our jacket :D.. happy2.. hopefully it will pump up the order.. we'll have an online order, starting from this monday, and on-spot order, on thursday. Wish that we can get around 200.. (come onn.. help me pray :D :D).. I have put alot of effort in this.. really. And due to the fact that Arianto is on IA, i hv to take care of all of the thing.. lec annoucement, notice board, data for the jacket,online booking.. *.*.. + since Arianto's computer is at Simlim, he can't do much to help me.. Abit moody on those days.. Even Ari thought that i was made with him.. (izzit? :P) One unforgettable thing for me, (though not really a nice thing).. happened when i met up with Anne last night.. As a part of talking business, we have small talk.. Anne asked me.. :"Eh, diana, u're not going back this CNY? Lane is going back..".. so i answer: "Oh, no.. Because we only have 3 days of holiday.. haha..".. then reflectly she replied: "Oh? But how came she is going back.. she is also from Vietman, u know..".. hoooee!!? Ladyy, but i'm not vietnamieseeeeeeeee ><.. huk huukk.. then she apologizes to me.. but still saying "Oh.. sorry, u look like them, vietnamisee" Gubrak. She should know that that is not something i'm proud of. You owe me, Anne.

Eh.. not all my days full with ECA and Ureca.. No, no :D.. I went to Cherish B'day two weeks ago with Albert.. have a nice party with them.. (lontong.. rendang... cake... onion rings.. noodle.. nyaaammmmm).. huahaha.. Cherish was soo sooo soo cute (fyi, cherish is one year old :P). On the same week, There was an University Pageant. I got the VIP ticket.. so nicee :D Yuyun, one of Indonesian, is the finalis ^^.. she was soo elegant that night :D.. I vote for her, but i love no 8, actually.. hahaha.. and it came out as the winner! :D Albert voted for a dragon boat woman, no 4.. (had some bad impression with that woman now :P)

Oh ya.. One day, when i was on my way back from discussion, i meet Donna.. Who is she? She is exchange student. From Germany, but her origin is from Indonesia :.. from medan to be exact : :.. graduated from sutomo at 2000 : : :.. What a coincidence! i was really stunned. And she stayed in the same block with me, even same level! i passed her room everyday, but never realized it ^^;;;
ee.. ok.. i should stop here now.. want to watch Chicken Little.. I have seen around 20 minutes just now.. duuh.. it's really reaally adorable cute chicken o^.^o

petok petok,
Erlin.D

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Analysis of my Information Activity Log...

Dont wonder too much of my blog title today. Currently, i'm taking a GE in MB362.. The subject is now roughly about blogging, homepage, and flash (as far as i know). We were asked to make an Information Activity Log for a day, noted down anything that we feel necessary... (for your curiousity, u can check what i do with my homework.. And now.. If i'm not mistaken, we were supposed to anylisis our own log.. uuurrm.. Dont know what to be analysis... so.. here i go...

uurm.. ya.. i note that i woke up abit late than usual student.. maybe?... but it's due to holiday.. and then.. urm? i just realize that i check time more than five times a day? and that.. heem? i usually go out when talking on the phone?.. ah.. i'm so blur of what to be noted down ><

For further blur, please check http://mb362nbs57.blogspot.com/ frequently.

Regards,
Erlin.D

Friday, January 06, 2006

My first week...

School started.. and now is the end of my first week.. Out from the assumption that first week without tutorial lab quiz whatever should be a peaceful calmy week, my days turned out to be soo meaningful, till i dont know what i will be if i lost one of the day (Nonsense. Actually, just want to express the 'busy' word in a much positive way).. hahaha.. since 2nd Jan till now, i'm busy with lots of things.. Can't really remember the chronology, but briefly, mostly about the SCE jacket, t-shirt, textbook sale, lecture announcement, powerpoint, no subcomm, committee notice board, jacket notice board, green form, GE registration, Core registration, meeting counselor, mid night meeting with supplier, meeting prez, meeting last year prez, getting shock with the fact that SCE logo used is out-to-dated, and one most important thing: reminding Albert not to forget about his exam on Friday... hahaha.. But after all, everything is done now.. fuiih.. feel so relief.. so relief that i feel sleepy.. and dont want to study anyting today.. horraay.. haha..

Heem.. let see if there is any story worth my nap time in this rainy day...

Since my first day back to Singapore, i had a not-so-good feeling about the update for the t-shirt, jacket, and polo tee.. yep. I wasn't really wrong. There is no much improvement. My prez got accident with motor bike.. thus he can't meet the supplier. Then i called the supplier for update.. That call started my busy days in this first week. So many thing to be settleeedd.. My prez didn't satisfied with the t-shirt, thus ask her to redo the sample.. But then, April said that the wanted design can't come out with the currenct printing, unless we add 1 dollar for each of t-shirt, which means 200 for 200 t-shirt (even kindergarteen knows) then2.. some debate.. strange why they dont want to speak directly to each other and eventually burden me with the transmitter cost ><.. after several talks, got a light in the talk.. thought that it is just a misunderstanding.. and we'll see a new sample next week.. (anybody reads this.. help me pray)

For the jacket matter.. Everything is so nice at first. I get the sample of the jacket on the mid-night meeting, stunned (really) to see the nice jacket.. something is out based on my design (ok, and Arianto design. haha.. ).. how happy should that be? Then i beg April to lend the jacket to me 2 months instead of 2 days. Got it, i was soooo happy.. Then, at the very next minutes, i informed the prez, and he said that he wanted to see them too. The very next half hour, he came. Along with last year's prez and vice prez. From the last year's pres, first word: Nice jacket, i want to order one. Second word: Hua?. First word from last year's vp: (help continuing his prez word) "But the logo infront is out-to-dated. There is a new logo already, since our 5th committee.. you can check it through the website www...." and more that i dont want to recognize, hoping that it's just a dream. logo changed. We used the logo in the jacket. Means that we have to change to logo from the jacket!!.. huk huk.. look for a bit hope from my prez.. but he said.. "What to do? Lucky us that we only do the sample. Please call April to tell her this.". And then.. all the transmitter job again. Told her about that, preparing the new logo, sending the logo, ask for another sample, hoping to come in 10 days.. for this too.. anyone who read this blog.. help me pray..

Notice board for the committee is done (thanks so muuch Albert).. but got abit complain of porn from logistic. Cai Yi skirt is abit.. ehem2 ><.. then he asked me to give him the pi.. ee.. to change the pic. But how? call the prez, then the prez said that Cai Yi herself know about it, yet still no hiu.. then.. settled lo.. but still, the prez said that since there is somebody noticed it, i have to tell Cai Yi again. Aiyo.. Cai Yi herself hasn't back from China yet. What's up?? wondering...

Ok.. the rest for cec is the lecture announcemnet for jacket, lecture notes sale, text book sales, design for the powerpoint, hunting subcomm for helping me, put the jacket andany all announcement at the notice board, arrange for the jacket sales, look for help for the mainpower, print everything, etcetc.. seems like all the librarian there know me already, with my one sentence.."Urrm.. i want to do printing for.." I dont have to finish my sentence as they take out the CEC billing book.

I haven't do anything for URECA. I submit my last month payment on the 1st of January.. Wondering so much why i didn't get any reply until 5th January.. Just as i told Albert about it, i got the reply at night.. kyaaaa $.$ hahaha.. lucky2.. seems like my supervisor is waiting for William's approval, since he just back from Jakarta.

I eventually take 362 for my GE. My first plan was 361. Then, confidently, i only register for that subject. Then i shocked to know that 361's exam is only 4 days away from my 3 combo core exam. Thus i changed to enter 363.. But not really interested in it.. and since i didn't register.. there is no more vacancy... :'(.. Then i saw 362.. a business GE with such a nice name - Electronic and Mobile Commerce. Seems to be related to technology. Look great. Then booth Albert and I register for the subject (Thanks so muuuch for your help in registration, Albert :D).. Then we entered the class together. I was hoping for a brief 1/2 hour introduction like the 363.. but it turned out to be 2 hours. with some homework due nextweek. With a duty to blog everyweek at edventure. With a need to learn flash. Now i'm not wondering why there is still so many vacancies (13,22,14 for each slots) for this subject.. Well, after all.. it sounds interesting. Albert is taking this subject too. Seems like he is fond with the teacher.. an old british guy.. heeemmm.. hahaha.. Oh ya, besides us, there are 4 comp eng students there along :D.. hopefully it will be a nice class ^^

Moving next from GE to my Core subject, I was shocked to know that my conselour will teach one of my second half subject this year. When we talk at his office.. i was abit stunned to hear that he said "Ah.. soo.. this time you're taking this easy database stuff?" glek. He is the subject coordinator for this subject. Looking from his sight, i'm hoping that he didn't put any revenge on me.. or i'll die for this subject. hahaha.. He is a good counselor, anyway. He spoke alot to guide and assist me :).. Thanks so much sir :)

Oh.. lastest news that (probably) make me so sleepy today.. I walked alot. Since i have changed my passport, i need to change my address again. (Thanks for Prez. Winson to help me take it to indonesia embassy.. :D) Now it is my duty to take my passport back.. i can only took that from 3pm to 5pm.. since my lesson finished at 1.30, i was thinking of going at that tiime.. but eventually.. ehem2.. i began to ride the bus at 3.10.. huahahaha.. slept until red hill, then took a wrong bus, switch to the right bus, then reach the Tanglin road. waalk walk and walk.. (from streetdirectory.com, it is indicated 800 m from the bus stop). Walk until i had to make a decision: turn left or right? that place is really peaaceee... all the house are soooo sooo sooo big. I can't even find a person to ask for. Eventually i choose right, hoping it to be right.. (why I became poetic :S).. then after walk2..i meet a british, was having a evening walk with her dog.. I asked her.. And she said she was not sure.. but it might be to turn left at the first place.. Then i follow what she said, turn back again.. and walk2.. until i meet a person outside a very big house (seems like he is a drive).. then i asked him about indonesia embassy.. and he said that i was coming from the way already.. huaaa.. then it means that it was the other way rouuund.. my first choice wasss coreeecctt.. i look at my watch : 4.35.. it will close at 5.00... then i eventually ruuun.. it was raining, both in me and on me. (sweating + actual rain, i mean) haha.. then i reach there on time.. taking my passport (which amazingly only need 30 seconds) and go back again.. This time is faster.. only need 20 minutes to reach bus stop. haha.. then went back to boonlay.. answer stupid question from the prudential ("How much money do u save one year?" -- am i look that old till like i have full time job!?) Eventually reach my hall 6 safely.. and then it began to rain harder.. and make me sleepy.. but still eventually passing my evening with hunting my subcomm for manpower on 11 and 12 jan. haha..

Welll.. okieee... now i'm going out for dinner with Albert :D :D.. huumpp.. still raining aloot.. planning to sleep early today.. hehehe.. talk to you later, blog :D

Monday, January 02, 2006

One year Story

hahaha.. such a long time without blogging. My last post was in Tanjung Balai, then i went to Medan for 2 days, and here i'm now, in Singapore :D

I went to medan on 27, 9.45 (from the promise of 9) taking taxi (kijang) along with Lifen. There, we met sort of odd passengers. I was the 3rd person picked. The first person was an uncle2, who kept smokin. Second person was my cousin herself. Then, when it came to pick me, my cousin suggested us to sit at back side, try our best to avoid the uncle2. 4th person, an auntie2.. keep forcing to sit infront beside the driver, with all her luggage along, fragile reason. ("gak bisa, barang2nya bisa picah2"). hahaha.. At the first time, the driver can't understand what she said, but eventually got it after repeated 3 times. Lifen n I laughed hiddenly at the back.. bad us ^//^.. (at the end, when we reached medan, i know that she is my teacher's mom.. olala.. ).. 2 more seats infront of us, was filled by a grandma2 at the center, and a moeslem at the left side. in the first 2 hours, Lifen and I keep gossiping.. then.. we feel abit hot at the back, thus we try to set the AC higher. then, we chat2 again.. then, all in sudden, the grandma looked back, and frowned at us. Glek. Both of us stunned. Later, the grandma started complaining to the uncle2.. "how come they set the AC so high.. In such a cool day.. Who asked them to keep 'hahahihihuhu' until they felt so hot.. How can such an old woman survived with this cool!?" then she set it to low, even almost off. glek. Lifen and I. In a sunny bright day. In the back of Kijang. Almost roasted.. ><.. i felt like vomiting.. fortunately, it didn't happened.. reached my sister's house at 3.30.. be the last passanger to be delivered T.T.. poor me. As soon as i reached medan, I went to have haircut along with my sister.. later.. rest awhile.. and have a free flow pizza at paparons.. along with my sister, brot in law, brot, and sis in law :P... hahaha. so nice.. i luv paparoons.. nyam nyamm.. guess i ate more than 8 slices that day :P.. back to home, have a nice chat with sister n brot, then have a nice sleep in an air-con room. (going to miss it for now.. haha)

The next morning started with a breakfast, then went to pajak besi (or beruang?*.*) to buy some jeans.. later, went to Tabona for lunch.. nyam2.. so nyuuummy.. even after such a full dinner last night, it still tasted good. heem.. later, continue with thamrin, bought keripik at pasar ramai, had my eyes examined at melawai, then buy some stuff at Matahari. It's such a great sale on that day.. later.. satisfied with the shopping, we went back to home.. have a great dinner, then... packing.. and ready to go back to Sg the very next morning.

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Wake up at 7 in the morning (from the plan of 6) prepare everything.. my brother wake up at 8.. and without further argument, he and brot in law took me to the airport... haha.. settling down everything... then flyy.. welcome back to singapore :D.. picked by Albert ^^.. Thank soo mucch :D.. we chatted in MRT, and eventually reach boonlay at 1++, have such a nice KFC lunch (with cheese fries for sure) and then went back to hall :D. Albert has tidied up everything for me.. from my desk till my bed.. amazing ><.. so i just need to sit and relax as i reached hall ^///^.. thnx so mucch.. :D

On the next next day, we planned to do countdown.. started from 16.00, we began to settle off from NTU.. and reached home at the very next year :P.. almost 3.00 ^//^.. we have so much fun.. starting from orchard, searching for Albert's new year dress, have a very nice dinner at Food Republic (thanx so much for queuing half hour!) then walkin until somerset, and have a ride to city hall, and went for such an amazing fireworks at Esplanade.. soo nicee... sooo crowded... hahaha.. Yayy.. soo.. one year passed!! Happy new year!! All the best for all of us this year! ^o^

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Most of us wake up at 11++ the very next morning ^//^.. have a nice beefball lunch at canteen 2, then started to do some preparation for the new semester. Later, have a nice dinner (or supper!?) at 10, along with blazers. We cooked fried rice.. preparation started from 6pm.. (blush).. hahaha.. special thanx for jess, for being such a great chef!.. hehe.. back to hall, tidy up everything, transfer video to ipod (eventually! it needs mp4 file). and now.. ready to ZzzzZz

Welcome, new year! Welcome, new semester!
Erlin.D