Oh boy...I am wayyyyyy back-log with the blogging. So much things had happened over a short period of time during February. My schedule was so packed that I could barely breathe ...yea. Things have been settling down lately though, with the darn exams finally over. That's why I can finally come back here and type something.
Instead of posting multiple topics to cover the several events that were left uncovered, I am going to try and squeeze as much as possible in this very post. Go ready a cup of coffee or something. This one is gonna be a long write-up~
"Mr. Time Machine... time to backdate!!"
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Feb 10th : National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA)
2.4km Run? Standing Broad Jump? 10m Shuttle run? Those were few of the many stations/tests to be completed. Mandatory event for final year students in TPoly. The event that grants you a Gold, Silver or Bronze award depending on your overall fitness performance.
"Look at me! I can even take photos while running 2.4!"Unfortunately, there is also the standard 'Fail' award if you performed below expected level. Foreigners/gals do not have to fret, but if sg males got themselves bestowed with the Fail mark, it is a guaranteed extra 2months or so enlistment in the army. Woot~
Frustration. We are SO bored.Well, to cut the long story short anyway, I failed. Probably for all stations too. Worst still, I suffered complete body ache for the following few days due to sudden over-exertion of muscle tendon. Terrible stuff; only my arms got away without problem. God knows what would have happen had I not skip the Pull-up station. >_>
0363; Go buy your 4Ds now!I got a hair-cut too, on the very same day. Similarily, it was that day that I missed the fresh shipment of the PS2 game Ar Tonelico. Darn crap title was totally sold out and I couldn't even get my hands on a single copy
until today...
Today's Blue Minute post is sponsored by: Nestle MILOSweet day for lovers. But I got no girlfriend to share this day with. Ahh...such is youth.
What was supposed to be a day-off for me, turned into a one hella' hectic time.
First, I had to report to CMPB for my third NS medical checkup. THIRD!! Gosh. I already felt something was amiss when I was called for a third check, but still I had to go. And of all days they had to choose Valentine Day.
If I had a girlfriend, I would have her tag along and show those NS losers my cutie. Alas, I don't.Got there at 9am. And guess what? They double-checked my identity, and said it was a mistaken appointment. Oh wow. Speechless.
Since I was already there, they told me my Pes for NS. And the verdict is???
Pes B L1.Don't ask me what that means in details. I am just quite physically fit. End of talk.
Regardless of the result, I had to then rush to school. Submission of work for my
Free-hand Drawing cds was due today, and I still got crap to complete. If you think Free-hand Drawing is slacker stuff, you better go for some other CDS. Trust me, the stuff they teach in there is nonsense and the workload is frustrating. It doesn't help that my teacher is really picky with drawings too.
Managed to make ends meet and submitted whatever was required. By then I was already at the stage of half-dead, but still it was not the time to rest. Web Service project was up next, and so I slogged the rest of the evening with my partner Jun Wen.
Needless to say, we ended up working till 9... with nothing significant accomplished. Haiz. Whatever.
Sad, sad 21st Valentine Day.
Feb 17~20th : Chinese/Lunar New YearThe time of the year where typical chinese families get together and do house-visiting. And it also involve lots of EATING. And for the unmarried, the race to collect as many hongbaos (red packets) as possible.
'Lou-hei': the art of messing up one's meal with multiple arms
My father is the dude secretly snacking away in the above pic >_>Reunion dinners x2, several get-together meals, at least 15 houses visited, and tons of CNY snacks consumed = that was roughly what I went through. It would be no surprise if I pack up extra pounds over that time.
Home-cooked steamboat is still the best for reunion dinners
Eat. Eat. and more Eating... *burpAs I am fortunate to come from a roughly huge family background, the hongbaos I accumulated at the end of the festive season was more than the average chinese kid would have gotten. With at least 30 packets gotten, I received a sum of S$720 in total. Pretty nifty eh? Of course, the money was stashed away (in the bank). No touchie till future.
Feb 17~25th : Granado Espada gaming spree!MMORPG that was (and still is) under closed-beta. I happened to be chosen as one of the many beta-testers, so I jumped into the game and had a roll of fun time levelling my characters through massive mob-grinding.
Meet my GE family: the Twilight(s)!One of the many things I liked about this game was that you could control max 3 characters, instead of the usual 1 in the game. It is like playing a typical offline rpg, but now in mmorpg style! How cool is that? You can go through quests too, and recruit powerful npcs who would then be playable and allowed to be add into your party.
Meeteooorr STORM! mwahhaha, die critters~My lead character eventually hit Lv50 before I finally stopped playing. Closed-beta session was ending soon, and all accounts will be wiped when that happens. I guess I will resume playing only when the actual server is up running.
Feb 26~27th : Semester 3.2 ExamsThe greatest obstacle of whole February. Final paper exams!? *gasp
All I can say is that I will be taking the supp paper for my Java programming. =(
Wish me luck for the rest of my subjects though~
Man...I am beat from all that typing. Check back next time for more blogging. ><
Before you go, try some of my cousin's ??? drink o_O
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