It's academic week 8, a short one week break before chaos reigns again.
Although it's called term break, deadlines are still conveniently slotted in the recess week and for some, mid-term tests. Just 2 days ago was the interim submission for my Java project. Things went well pretty alright, which I attribute it to a diversity of talents in this team of 3, programming, database and documentation. I was surprise myself that after years of stagnancy, my knowledge of database management still holds well, well enough for me to pass the waiver test too.
Myself aside, things weren't so good for my friend. She cried in school. She did not manage to submit the project in time (2359Hrs) and only managed to finish it for submission 6 in the morning. No thanks to the non-locals in her team.
I just can't wait summer holidays to start and embark on some non-academic pursuits, volunteering, temporary job, redo my room decor, catching up with friends, short holiday out of Singapore and soooooo much more.
If any of you guys know of any temporary job from April to August, do let me know. Doesn't have to be IT-related. :)
Heading back to my research paper. Ciao!
February 25, 2009
February 09, 2009
Waking up today with a sense of helplessness, I know somehow I need to vent this negative feelings.
I have been leading a school life with the sole concern on deadlines that I did not realize I am in week 6 of school. Week 7 is where most of my deadlines are due and also my approaching mid-term examinations. Home after school, most of the time were spent on making ends meet than to revise on my studies.
Out of the 6 modules (4 full modules and 2 half modules), 4 include projects as part of the continuous assessment. Some of the projects exist for the sake of existing. Do we need a project to learn creativity? Do we really need a module to learn creativity? Perhaps this is resulted from the inherent flaw of our education system, everything can be learnt, everything can be expressed in theories and pushed down the throats of the eager minds.
Day after day, I grow weary of the schemes of my school. Something I did not feel in my previous studies. Was it the fertility of the mind that leads to this self-awareness?
I have myself to blame in self-deceiving 6 modules are manageable. Perhaps I overlooked the fact that some of the modules are project intensive.
As much as I detest the current state I am in, I read with interest on the fast-track programme allowing students to pursue a Bachelor and Master degrees at a shorter time, specially, the BSc (ISM) & MITB (Financial Services) Fast-Track and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Fast-Track. The work of a conditioned mind in the pursuit of paper qualifications.
10 medical articles to digest, better work on it now before my meeting at 7pm.
I have been leading a school life with the sole concern on deadlines that I did not realize I am in week 6 of school. Week 7 is where most of my deadlines are due and also my approaching mid-term examinations. Home after school, most of the time were spent on making ends meet than to revise on my studies.
Out of the 6 modules (4 full modules and 2 half modules), 4 include projects as part of the continuous assessment. Some of the projects exist for the sake of existing. Do we need a project to learn creativity? Do we really need a module to learn creativity? Perhaps this is resulted from the inherent flaw of our education system, everything can be learnt, everything can be expressed in theories and pushed down the throats of the eager minds.
Day after day, I grow weary of the schemes of my school. Something I did not feel in my previous studies. Was it the fertility of the mind that leads to this self-awareness?
I have myself to blame in self-deceiving 6 modules are manageable. Perhaps I overlooked the fact that some of the modules are project intensive.
As much as I detest the current state I am in, I read with interest on the fast-track programme allowing students to pursue a Bachelor and Master degrees at a shorter time, specially, the BSc (ISM) & MITB (Financial Services) Fast-Track and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Fast-Track. The work of a conditioned mind in the pursuit of paper qualifications.
10 medical articles to digest, better work on it now before my meeting at 7pm.
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