The Gal – Nicole

By the time this post gets published, I am already at the grounds of Nanyang Auditorium, NTU, trying my best to robe on my academic dress, and to get my attendance taken and such.

Yes, today is the day of my convocation, or otherwise known as commencement as well.

I’m very happy that my parents, sister and the bf are able to make it for the ceremony itself.

I’m also very thankful for all the support and encouragement that my friends gave, and you guys simply rock. Thank you for being with me, and it means a lot to me.

Nicole

PS: A big thank u to Lu Yee – she gave me a convocation bear. XD It’s so sweet, that it’s at the convocation grounds with me :p

4 years, uncountable amount of tears, and sweat, not forgetting the hardwork, last minute chiongness, and rushing all the way for exams and assignments, all just for the piece of paper. Yes, a very valuable piece of paper (in terms of monetary value). All for the sake of higher education learning. Of course, not to mention about all that took place within 4 years in university.

iGave is basically a programme where graduates are invited to contribute a sum of money to the school’s funds, which are then used to help other students in need. I for one, owe it to part of this funding to continue my education in NTU. Without it, I doubt my education would have been possible.

Now that I started working, there’s a source of income (hurray), and it also meant that I could afford to give back a little something

This was sent to me via snail mail, as a token of appreciation.

I like the pin, because it’s special, and that it’s printed with the class of 2009. Yes, my convocation ceremony will soon take place and I will become a graduate, officially. Which means, I will no longer be a student. And that student days are over.

With love,
Nicole

Here is the summary of my assignments for all my modules. *FAINT*

Distributed Computing
- Group Project of at most 3 people
- Design Client Server system architecture from scratch. Can’t implement existing infrastructure.

Wireless Network and Mobile Computing
- 2 quizzes

Intelligent Agent
- Individual
- Use RePast toolkit, create an agent, with TileWorld
- 50 % of subject grading (good news)

Simulations and Modeling
- Individual
- 2 assignments

All these, plus Exams, Final Year Project.

I see deadlines as my best friend now.

Nicole

PS: Wanna party with me after I am done with all these?

I am very sleep deprived. Logically, I should be sleeping, but I can’t. Loads of development work to do, and I will have to do something for my apparent lack of sleep.

More makeup to hide the flaws around the eyes? Well, I try not to… And yes, I have to rein in my temper a bit. My fuse gets shorter without enough sleep. Not a good thing at all. Tsk.

Coffee, Tiesto, DJ Eros will be my favourite companions through my countless burning midnight oil nights. Any friends wanna accompany me via MSN/Plurk? You are most welcome

Also today is the start of week 2. I feel stressed already.

Nicole

4 days of school is over.

My timetable is more or less finalized. I quite like the fact that I end at 12.30 pm on some days, and on other days, at later timings in the evenings. Which might work out to my advantage

I’m filled up with Academic and Final Year Project Commitments, so my blogging and other stuff will somehow be forced into the backseat for a while… It pains me to leave some other matters hanging for a while, but I am only human, and that I will be trying my best to manage my time.

Even as I am writing this post, I am actually reviewing other stuff in my mind. Until I sort my mess out, normal blogging will be on and off. Product review posts as well, but I will do my best to get it posted.

Its not an excuse for me to say I am busy, but its also a fact that final semester students are the busiest, with school, and job hunting to juggle with. With only 24 hours a day, I can’t get much done sometimes.

Now I shall blog at only time slots when I having my break. Else its back to books and work. Plurk and Twitter will have to take a backseat for now. Sorry

Nicole