I am done with exams 3 days ago and I'll be continuing my Honours project next week. Unlike most of my counterparts, I'll be spending another semester in NUS. As of now, I've no regrets. There are 2 reasons why I've no regrets and I'll just state it concisely:
1. Going to HK for exchange gives me the experience of living, planning and working independently and this is something which is not possible for me locally. In addition, the chance to meet great friends with interesting perspectives over there and to see the world through exploration will not be easily achieved over here (time is a serious consideration).
2. The chance to spend another semester in NUS allows me to take modules which I love and dream of taking. Adding to that, I'll be able to meet new people (my juniors) and thus allow me a chance to work with a different group of people.
Back to the exams on 2 May. It was quite a turn off actually. I expected it to be difficult as it's a difficult module. Not only that, the questions from the past year papers were of substantial difficulty and I organized a disscusion the day before just to discuss with the 4 of my classmates to see whether our answers and thinking conincides. I don't know why but in the end, the paper turns out to be pretty straightforward.
I met up with my lab-partner Yiming after the paper. He's a great guy and I love to share perspectives with him. We played drummania, chatted, pool, dine and finally bought a drink and chatted along Esplanade till around 10pm. We chatted about many things; one of the issues which I find meaningful is about teaching cum presentation. He made a point that when he prepares powerpoint slides, he will make sure that when the audience look at the slide, they will have an idea of what he's going to say but not know everything that he's going to say. What's the point of the audience knowing everything by just looking at the slides. Then there won't be a need for presentation; might as well give the audience the slides and save time.
Went out with Emily dear on Wed, after her exams. It's been a real long time since we last have a proper outing. We went to Potong Pasir and Hougang to take pictures of the opposition wards; it's an enriching experience as I have not been to Potong Pasir personally. We took a bus to Yio Chu Kang later for the opposition rally to see what they have to say about national issues. The first speaker (forgotten his name) and Steve Chia were good speakers. We left after Steve Chia's speech as it was pretty late and we have yet to have our dinner.
Incidentally I went for the opposition rally again yesterday at Choa Chu Kang. I met up with Chee Siong and Yuan-Ting after their exams and they were pretty keen to see some rallies; we wanted to go to a nearby place as we do not want to get home too late. Choa Chu Kang was the choice and it was Steve Chia's party again.
1. Going to HK for exchange gives me the experience of living, planning and working independently and this is something which is not possible for me locally. In addition, the chance to meet great friends with interesting perspectives over there and to see the world through exploration will not be easily achieved over here (time is a serious consideration).
2. The chance to spend another semester in NUS allows me to take modules which I love and dream of taking. Adding to that, I'll be able to meet new people (my juniors) and thus allow me a chance to work with a different group of people.
Back to the exams on 2 May. It was quite a turn off actually. I expected it to be difficult as it's a difficult module. Not only that, the questions from the past year papers were of substantial difficulty and I organized a disscusion the day before just to discuss with the 4 of my classmates to see whether our answers and thinking conincides. I don't know why but in the end, the paper turns out to be pretty straightforward.
I met up with my lab-partner Yiming after the paper. He's a great guy and I love to share perspectives with him. We played drummania, chatted, pool, dine and finally bought a drink and chatted along Esplanade till around 10pm. We chatted about many things; one of the issues which I find meaningful is about teaching cum presentation. He made a point that when he prepares powerpoint slides, he will make sure that when the audience look at the slide, they will have an idea of what he's going to say but not know everything that he's going to say. What's the point of the audience knowing everything by just looking at the slides. Then there won't be a need for presentation; might as well give the audience the slides and save time.
Went out with Emily dear on Wed, after her exams. It's been a real long time since we last have a proper outing. We went to Potong Pasir and Hougang to take pictures of the opposition wards; it's an enriching experience as I have not been to Potong Pasir personally. We took a bus to Yio Chu Kang later for the opposition rally to see what they have to say about national issues. The first speaker (forgotten his name) and Steve Chia were good speakers. We left after Steve Chia's speech as it was pretty late and we have yet to have our dinner.
Incidentally I went for the opposition rally again yesterday at Choa Chu Kang. I met up with Chee Siong and Yuan-Ting after their exams and they were pretty keen to see some rallies; we wanted to go to a nearby place as we do not want to get home too late. Choa Chu Kang was the choice and it was Steve Chia's party again.
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