So to pick up where I left off the last post..life after the crazy thesis chionging period is over.

It's almost a stroll to the finishing line. For the second semester in a row exam week resemble nothing like one..slacked a few days where I did medical checkup for employment pass application (declared fit though the HR called once to check about my colour-blindedness and my future boss (I think) called to check about my psoriasis sigh). Then san (very much like val last sem) very spontaneously made a trip down to sg. She's done wif her exams and in fact just waiting for convocation coz her results were out too. Given that its her first time in Singapore...its a perfect excuse to act tourist for a few days. Places like Merlion Park and Sentosa (like beaches, not just RWS which is the main focus these days). Lol. Food is the main agenda too (even though food in KL is way nicer). Guess I can pass off as an ok tour guide? :P


Oh so before that..Settled accommodation within 3 days. Have been keeping an eye on houses and booked three units in Jurong East for viewing on Friday night. Turns out the first and the third are the same unit but advertised under different agents =.=. And out of the two units we viewed, one was dubbed as "heaven" and the other as "hell"....seriously contrasting in every way man. In the end decided to go for "heaven" (though its slightly pricey)...confirmed with agent on Saturday (after a fair bit of drama) and signed agreement on Sunday. Hahah process was kind of fast but I guess it's not bad? So that is one more thing settled and I can go home earlier in May!

Right...so after san left...time to hit the books again for one last exam..Accounting. I suppose having cheat sheets kind of helped...wasn't familiar with the second part of the module. Though didnt reli study too hard wasnt in the mood already...and the paper was quite ok in the end. Had final FYP presentation the next day, kind of last minute notice coz a friend of mine swapped with me the day before, coz she needed more time to digest her freshly collected data and we had the same examiner and prof! Yep guessed she needed those extra days a lot more than me and I have done my slides anyway (even though I havent rehearsed at all) and I would very much prefer to end earlier. In the end wasnt really in the mood to prepare too...and presentation went..ok? Like went quite smooth coz the examiner, unlike last time during interim presentation, didnt interrupt me and I gained momentum as I spoke...then suddenly out of the blue he went "I...I...I disagree." Heart sank la seriously and we proceeded to debate a bit which sort of ended with sth like me agreeing to what he said and continued with my presentation. I mean its not bad like kena shot from head to toe, but I think it wasnt well done in that some of my theories and methods were criticized. Sigh. Hastily made some changes, thought prof would want to look through one more time but turned out he wasnt really interested..didnt ask me about it and wished me "all the best" when I went to get his signature for submission clearance form...took it as a signal that he won't be seeing me anymore in the future so went ahead to get my thesis printed and hard-bound. Heh.

With all official work done...post exam plans in full swing! JCube and IMM on Friday after presentation, Grad Night costume materials hunting with Chris on Saturday, and moving rooms on Sunday. Moved and packed at the same time so took forever, ended at 1am =.=



Grad Night on Tuesday, first time seriously dressed up for a D&D/prom-ish event. Theme was Greco-Roman so I went as a Greek or was it Roman commoner-trying-to-act-as-a-rich-man. Cloth was kind of expensive coz I got them from Spotlight =.= but it's all in the name of fun la. An enjoyable night...highlighted by first ever CE lucky draw prize! And its the grand prize! Never won anything from all those CE Days, Safety Days etc...but better late than never. And its perfect for my upcoming Grad Trip (for which planning progress is really about 30% oops).


Didnt really feel too sentimental that night...even when the final video was shown..thought it was really well done and I probably would appreciate it more if I was more involved..yes it has been four years, but I was never very close with my coursemates. Still a handful of them whom I have never spoke to even though I know who they are. I still remember one of my coursemates whom I walked past one day (he was coming from the opposite direction) and I sort of waved AND HE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED THE OTHER WAY. Yeah so duno whether its my problem or his but point is for some reason I seldom attempt to broaden my social circle and try to get to know people better. Of course it's my fault...and its something I will always regret..since there are very few of such gatherings in the future.

Nua-ed on Wednesday and visited their Poster Presentation on Thursday...opted out of it coz the A+/A wasnt important to me, didnt one an extra thing to bother me and frankly I thought my project wasnt really worth presenting. Rather spontaneously went out with them at night and spent half the night under the starless sky just chilling out and chatting at Vivo rooftop. :) Met up with the remnants of the McNair gang for Japanese buffet at Irodori on Friday night...another great catchup session! :)




Off to Malacca tomorrow! :P

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