Well, the only draw back of this place is, it's located in such an ulu place. Haha!

Angela is here today too, but I cant find her >.<

My tutor/professor - a visiting lecturer frm New Zealand

Tough Choices by Carly Fiorina

All these were politically right answers. Deep down, I have a true-er answer to his question - what have I taken away from this course?

I got enrolled into this module with 2 other friends, Karmun and CS. The sole reason why we are taking this module was because it's one of the modules that we have to take to fulfill our discipline, and judging from the name and description of the course, it didn't sound too tedious, or impossible. Obviously we hadn't done enough research on this module. We didnt know what were we getting ourselves into.

Personally, I love arts and animation. I was a good artist, but drawing is one of my true loves I have left behind, among other things, because I have been busy catching up with life. In the beginning of this course, we're exposed to Maya, Flash, and also PERL, another programming language. Throughout this semester, our professor has taught us interesting ideas and concepts about interactive media. He warned us from the beginning that we have to do a lot of self-learning, about all the applications out there. Fair enough. With Google, you can literally learn everything off the internet.

I have fun throughout the course. But the reality is, we have a final project which contributes 50% to our final grade. It hits me pretty badly looking at many of our classmates, who came from polytechnics. They already have the technical experiences of using those tools like Maya, Flash and Photoshop. We've seen some of them showcasing their works, they're all impressive. And this makes us worry - we didnt know how to use Maya & Flash at all. I didnt know how to use Maya and Flash at all, I was totally clueless about Actionscript. Most of all, I couldn't afford to invest all my time doing the self-learning. I know that practice makes perfect. But, in NUS, more often than not we're being caught up by the pace and workload. There are other modules to take care off, and then, the co-curricular activities.

I guess I am still too Malaysian to be put into an environment which depends very much on self-learning. Wherever technicality is concerned, time and practices are needed. I am not efficient enough to learn things off the internet yet, I'm not capable enough to read the documentations and manuals yet. I still love learning nonetheless.

So, to really answer to my professor's question - my answer is:
I will send my kids to polytechnics in the future.

Hahha! Nah I was just kidding ;p Of course I learn many things beyond that. I appreciate the fact that the kids that came from polytechnics are equipped with the skills that university students lack. And all it takes is the right mentality. The couple of poly kids that I've seen know what they're really interested in and what they're passionate about. They're in this course because they are really passionate about interactive media. They are so passionate such that they endure the pain through the learning process, and at the end of the day, they would present their work with pride and most of all, sense of satisfaction.

Perhaps it's really time for me to do some serious thinking about life. To do the things which my heart really longs for.
Really, I love music and art. I compromise a lot, to the extent of leaving my true passions behind.
I thank God for His blessings have been overflowing in my life. Everything seems wonderful to me, which in turns makes it hard for me when it comes to decisions - picking the one choice.
Ultimately, it's all about glorifying His name, Jesus' name. It's the matter of how am I to glorify His name in my walk of life.
If someone were to ask what's my ambition. My only truthful answer will be - musician, or artist.

This is really what I've learnt through this course, CS3248.
It's nothing academic. It's a lesson about life.

A tribute to my professor, who's done a great job in teaching this course.
Also, I remember of Christian, a Swiss friend, who really understands what I'm meant for ;)

PS: Alright, thanks for reading this to the end! Have to get back to work - 2 major projects due SOON! One of which is this final project. We'll give our best to do what we can achieve. It's not about the competition against my fellow coursemates anymore. We may know little compared to them, but we'll have fun learning.

I saw this Youtube link at Weichong's Gtalk status message. So thought I would just see what's it before heading to bed.

Turns out, it's a video about Team Hoyt - a great father, achieving every possible and impossible, with his son, who's physically challenged.

You should definitely watch the video and it'll speak for itself.

Tears just welled up as I was watching. And I started tearing at the moment the song I Can Only Imagine was played. This song can never be more familiar to me. But as I hear this song again, every note and every word is like speaking into my heart, not only my ear. Each note seems so alive, so refreshing. I'm absolutely overwhelmed by our Daddy God's love, yet again.

The father enjoys running the miles with his son, for his son. Strong as he may seem, he's easily touched by the letters frm complete strangers. He teared as a thank-you letter was read to him. Reminds me of Jesus, completely God - as He's perfectly able, and yet completely human - as He has and comprehends our emotions. And yea, it reminds me of my dad too ;)

True enough, we live to testify the great love our Abba ;)

It's been lingering in my ears since I heard it in the church. (I think I did hear this song in the church, haha!)

The only picture with me in there >.<

Doris was speaking

The panelists

An exchange student from India asked some questions

Chee Loong with the guests

Networking session, that's Jean-Fabrice with the students

Hahaha!!! Oh yea, feel like a star ey.

Daddy God's my solution I know ;p

Woo.. Singapore Flyer! Meifen and I spent many minute staring at that. I argued that it was stationary. But it wasnt. Apparently it's moving really gracefully, slowly.

A friend is unsure of his good friend's condition after a surgery.

A friend fell off the bike on her way back from work.

Wished all of those were merely pranks.

Will be praying for you guys ;)