End of the Semester

And just like that, my second sem in NUS has come to an end. It was a real hectic end, rushing to hand in 2 major assignments on the last day. In fact, it was 4 assignments and 1 presentation all in the last week. 5 things to settle in 5 days! Just glad its all over.

Many people say that is crazy, and I agree it is, but from my point of view, it is not that bad. People fail to see that since mid term test until this final week, I had totally no assignments, tests or any presentations to settle. Its just that everything fell on the last week, and me being quite a last minute person, packed everything into the last hour. Furthermore, I think that I am one who very much prefers projects than essays. Think it is also due to my poly experience, where I remember I had 17 assignments, big and small ones, packed into one semester. Somehow or rather I made it through.

Well, this means that I can finally start on my revision, though still feeling the fatigue from my rushing of assignments. But just before I start to do that, maybe just a quick recap of some lessons learnt this semester.

1. Group assignments really make you see the bad and ugly side of people, and this is something really sad.



2. I have really seen how people can work their way into the good books of teachers, or maybe they call it 'diplomacy'. The scary thing is that I realised that it leaves everyone with no choice, but to jump onto the same bandwagon. Sad fact of life.



3. A total of 18 different MC projects also came to an end yesterday, and I just cannot believe how much we have actually gone through. Looking back, how much we have done for this 18 projects could be worth the same amount of work some other people have put into one semester of studying. So to solve my equation, in the context of the MC, its 1 NUS + MC commitments semester = 2 NUS semesters. Therefore, be proud of our achievements 27th :)
   



4. I tend to brood alot over things that are over and done with, or maybe more for assignments and results. Good and bad. Good being at least this shows that I am still concerned over my results, and bad, I just can't get the fact into me that they are already over and done with and I should just move on!
   



5. This semester made me realise how useful the skills and knowledge I have learnt in poly could prove to be. And I really think that this is gonna somehow make my life in the next few semesters a little easier to get by.
   



6. This semester has also proven that a certain hypothesis of mine holds true. Don't really know how to pen this thought of mine down here, but I will sum it up by saying that beauty and first impression not only works on the basis of human interaction, but also on your assignments and presentations. Thats where photoshop is king.

Well, I guess alot can actually be learnt from just 4 months of school. Can't really believe that exams are just one week away. Time to jump onto the mugging train. Gd luck to all for your exams!

And psssstt, future project group mate, cheer up. Sorry if the NM guys made you angry, we didn't mean any harm. We will buy PCK vcd and lunch for you next time ok!