I've been studying in NUS almost everyday during the entire exam period and luckily got Ks and Shuying around to study together as well.
The end has finally come. Had my last paper today and it was a lot of work! I skipped the drawing naturally as i wanted to complete the rest before doing the time consuming drawing. Anyway, the drawing required us to draw isometric view which we had never practiced before. It was unfair for that to be tested but what the heck, I don't really care about the exams since they are over. I feel that i did the best that i could and i wasn't pissed that i didn't complete the drawing coz there was absolutely no time to do a proper engineering graphics drawing for the 7 marks question.
Me and some of my coursemates went to town for lunch after the exam and we decided on Seoul Garden as the student value price is only $10.90++, which adds up to $13.85 per pax for the 6 of us. Quite a bargain for students (mon to fri only) but we didn't eat a lot as we all got sick of eating the meat after 2 hours. I don't think i'll go there and eat for a very long time.
Went over to Cineleisure to catch Spiderman 3. This 3rd installation at a length of 2 hours 25 minutes is a wee bit too long. Awesome special effects as usual but i preferred the 2nd episode. There are many baddies in this movie which consists of The Young Green Goblin, Sandman, Venom and Spiderman himself. Spiderman turns egoistic and self-absorbed with all the fame and glory going into his nerdy head. There are too many enemies and the efforts spent to humanise the baddies didn't really pay off. The focus of the movie is not as strong as the previous 2 episodes. The action was definitely entertaining though. The humour was rather consistent throughout the movie and the main characters developments work quite well. Hated the cliches and the deliberate twists and turns though. Can a baddie suddenly turn good?
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After the long exam period, finally it's down to the last paper which is Introduction to Aircraft Design & Manufacturing on thursday.
Had my thermodynamics paper today and i think i did well enough to get at least a B+. Didn't remember some of the long formulas required for 1 particular question but it's alright. Managed to correct a careless mistake within the last 10 minutes as i forgot to take into account isentropic efficiency.
Was in good spirits today although the memory of my maths error still haunts me. 2.5 more days to the end of the WORST semester i ever had in NTU.
A visit to Video Ezy cost me $30 and got me 3 dvds. Can't resist the promotion price of only $10 for each selected dvd. These are some movies which i wanted to watch in the theatres but didn't get the chance to.
Had my Maths 4 paper today.
It was another manageable paper but i didn't think i did well due to my stupid careless mistakes. At first, i thought there was only half an hour for a question as my previous 2 papers had 5 questions each. I only realized in the 3rd question that the maths paper had only 4 questions and i had been rushing through the earlier questions.
That probably resulted in one of the most stupid error i ever commited. I drew the radius of the circle wrongly when shifting the center.
Felt like a knife stabbed into my heart when i realized the error after the paper. Anyway, it's over and don't feel like talking about it although i'm sure the mistake will drop 1 grade for my maths results.
Maths has always been one of my more confident papers but sadly this time, it's not.
Anyway, Thermodynamics paper next monday. Will try to concentrate and study in the library today and not think of the errors again. :(
Had Aerospace Materials paper today. It was an okay paper and i did okay only, i think. Screwed up a few questions as i didn't memorise the notes thoroughly.
Went to NUS library to study after the exam and it was rather unproductive as i slept at 4 am the day before. Gotta rush for the next 2 days to cover everything for my Maths 4 exam on thursday.
I must endure!!! Just 9 more days to go. 13 more days to start of EID in fact. EID is a compulsory intersem for all MAE students and we have to go to school every weekday for 5 weeks. "Happy" ending after my exams indeed!
I've been lazin' around after my Aerodynamics exam and just a few chapters into Aerospace Materials.
I'm researching on tour packages that go to Xinjiang, China, Tibet, etc coz i stumbled upon some pictures that are absolutely beautiful. It'll be hard to find people who wanna go coz i think it'll be quite expensive.
