Exit is a word to signal the place to get out, or simply the end of something.

To me, this photo has a meaning, it means to exit from school and enter the workforce. Still an unofficial graduate (till I go for my convocation), but am still a greenhorn in the workforce. Let’s see, I just worked for a month plus since I left school?

Truth be told, I have not really got quite used to the transition as yet, and no, I have no qualms about my job, in fact, I am happy with my job Just felt that something is missing, perhaps the freedom and the time that I used to have when I was a student. To say I miss school is partially true, but then, one has to move on to the next phase of life.

Perhaps I have not been open enough to accept the changes that comes my way, and yes, from dressing, to the lifestyle, there’s a change for sure. I become more conscious of my appearance, which don’t do me any good, because I tend to feel very emo and low about it. Don’t ask me why, because sometimes inferior complexity hits me.

I feel somewhat lost, and this feeling is not a very nice feeling to have at the moment.

Certain things has got to go, and I guess its time to trim the emotional baggage. If you have been standing by me as a friend, I thank you with the bottom of my heart. If you wish me well, I thank you too. Thank you, for being with me, throughout these years.

Nicole

What I have completed:

Quiz preparation (not through, but the least of my concerns), Distributed Computing Project.

What I have not completed:

Intelligent Agents Project (got started though), Simulations and Modeling (have to plant myself down and get the damn report done), and FYP.

Good news: No amendments required for the FYP Report. Thank goodness.

Bad news: Time is running out.

What I can do: Sleep just enough (No lazing in bed). Start exam revisions in the train. Work harder, faster and smarter.

Will I be able to finish all these? I hope so.

Am feeling kinda zombied. yeah. Bf is away to London and Italy. I miss him. Aww.

Nicole

It’s Monday, and my last e-learning week of my 4 year course in NTU. Funnily, it feels like the norm as I go through the paces once again, except this time, juggling more things than I can handle.

The wee hours of the day proved to be helpful, doubling my productivity, which is a good thing. And I am humbled by the profound philosophy that my friend K has… Indeed an eye opening, and at the same time, left me pondering the meaning of life… (Shall leave this to another post)

Despite me sleeping at 3 or 4 am, and waking up at 9 am, I feel quite refreshed, just that the body feels more tired, but otherwise, I feel fine. Guess I exhuasted myself to a point where sleep comes easily. However, I am paying the price of screwing up my body system for now. Argh. Just 1 month more or so…

Ok, I think I’ve written enough for now. Time to hit the work!

Nicole

Just wanna make this short and sweet as the books beckon.

I take my leave from protem committee of ABS. Hence forth, I shall be concentrating on my studies, the bloody assignments, and tech65.

The work load has ballooned to an all time high, and hence, it would be more prudent of me to concentrate on it.

The lessons that I’ve learned are nowhere to be found in textbooks. It has been an eye opening journey.

Its time for me to move on and back to the books

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

Its the first weekend of the new school semester for me, and honestly, I ain’t enjoying it as much as the previous semesters. Probably because of the unusually high level of stress resulting from my Final Year Project.

I have till March to complete everything, and looking at the list of to-dos, it looks really impossible. Will have to make the impossible possible (if you get what I mean).

My stress levels are nearing my red line of limit, and some other matters also have triggered my emotional backlash on myself.

Thanks all for your concern I will be ok. Special thanks to the 2 handsome guys for being my listening ear *wink* *you know who you are*

As of now, I am recovering from a bout of cough, and wouldn’t want to spread the germs around. So self-ground at home, while rushing my interim report. Sad right? But what to do. Suck thumb and finish it.

I know I can finish it, because I still want some me time for myself tomorrow. Not much, but better than nothing!

With love,
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

This semester promises to be exciting, scary, and stressful one. It won’t take long for you to figure it out

I’ll try and share some of the interesting stuff that I’m learning, and some interesting tidbits of what I’ve discovered in my modules. It can be serious stuff, or just rubbish that I think of.

Its kinda scary to know that I will be bidding goodbye to University by the second half of 2009, and enter into the work force of society… I feel fortunate to be able to receive education from Primary and progressing to University.

I feel lucky to be given chances to work part time, learning valuable skills that I can’t find in my text books. That sure helped me a lot!

Hmm, I can’t promise I will be able to blog everyday, but I will try to sneak in a post or two.

In the meantime, take care!

Nicole

2 days of school has passed.

I swapped modules. For the first time in my entire duration of my course. LOL. Well, I don’t have a keen interest for Advance Data Management Technique module, but instead, I started being interested in Intelligent Agents module.

In the process, I freed up some timetable slots, making my school days more balanced, and more free time to finish my project and what not.

I will be getting way busier than ever, but with proper time management, I hope not to screw things up.

My final 4 modules:
CSC411 – Distributed Computing
CSC416 – Intelligent Agent
CSC420 – Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing
CSC425 – Simulations and Modeling

Plus the Final Year Project.

In 5 months time, I will be graduating. Not a time to rejoice and go on a graduation trip, but to secure a job, pay off the loans, and start getting what I want.

Nicole