Unlike previous semesters...where nothing much happens in the first week of classes and we usually just waltzed through...final semester started with two intense days of chiong-ing FYP interim report. Okay actually the bulk of the text has been completed a few days ago...then went to meet Prof, found out that he didnt even look at what I sent him before I went home in December despite replying my email. Coupled with the fact that he went overseas for a week after I came back..I can only meet him on the Friday before semester starts.

Guess what? He was surprisingly encouraging and kinder this time round. I was to update my road and rail freight capacities with data from countries worldwide too instead of just Indochina countries. It is a bit of problem because even though I have them, there are bits and pieces of missing data everywhere and it took me a while to finish updating the table (which I think wasnt very satisfactory lor), to be exact, the night before I was supposed to submit the report. I think the positive thing about the meeting was that I found out that I dont have as much things left to do for my project as I imagined (but then, you never know, because IMO he changes his mind very frequently and then blames us for not understanding what he said).

Submission day: went for lectures until noon, wanting to touch up the report after I get back...then LAPTOP DIED. It has been having problems starting up and waking up from sleep mode since November last year, then recently the problem escalates and I try to leave it on for longer periods...then the auto shutdown problem appeared..and when I wanted to work on my report...auto shutdown -> startup -> open word documents -> auto shutdown again after a while -> repeat. It wont stay on for more than 5 minutes! Panicked and went over to PC Cluster to finish up the report, very hastily, then submitted. Gah. Hopefully I have better luck and dont get killed in presentation. :(

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FYP aside...taking three other mods this semester, decided against taking any TEs in the end...maybe will just crash the Transport Policy classes..dont want to sit for exams and or projects or policy debates etc. A final semester where i dont have any engineering modules (other than FYP)! Didnt expect that. HR2002, Human Capital in Organizations, is the last mandatory module I am taking...tried it out back in Sem 5 and because of project deadline clashes with Engin Prof and CE3101 I dropped it...got a different tutor this time round, probably more interesting but the topic is still damn boring urgh. At least taking it with my reunited CE gang (minus Winnie who took the mod alr)! Probably makes it so much more bearable.

First class of the semester was actually ACC1002X - Financial Accounting...hmm a bit different from what I expected, but I suppose its interesting also..hopefully can score :) More interesting was French, at first sort of dragged into taking by Stel...who ended up not having enough points for it and still appealing for the module (and chances look slim too :S)...went for fist class and found out learning new language can be soooo interesting and fun. Probably gonna end up taking alone...which isnt very ideal coz its better to have someone to practice with mah...but no choice lor. Hope the enthusiasm doesnt die out haha.

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Finally get to visit Marina Barrage! Last Saturday, bravely abandoned FYP for a day. Bought kites, first time flying a kite that actually stayed in the sky for at least 5 minutes. Although admittedly the kites are somewhat lacking in quality (or maybe its just us)...string snapped and kite flew away and got damaged...the second one fared better but couldnt fly properly after a while too..and a third kite, someone else's, landed in front of us and nobody came to claim it so we adopted it. Haha! Was fun while it lasts. Dinner and jalan jalan at Marina Bay, Fullerton area..was a nice ending to the vacations. :)

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