Thursday, October 21, 2010
Back to weekly blogging.
First week of Sems 2 start. Not major changes have been made except different lecturers and modules.
First lesson of The World Today module was not bad, had some quiz, luckily I learn history during my secondary school. Or else those Cuban Missile Crisis and Stalin stuff i cant answer.
Going to learn basic C++ soon from structured programming. But the pace of the lesson is slow until......
Dip plus math getting tougher, now learning some series and sequences rule etc etc. Math is really getting like language paper. English got the grammar rule, math got their pattern rule.
Last week I had screwed my laptop while trying dual booting windows and ubuntu. Re-tried and it finally works, just that some bugs going on Ubuntu. Ubuntu really nice to use :D. Shall be using that when i am just surfing net and doing some coding stuff.
2 weeks more to WRO, just got some news which disheartened us but still have to go on. Quite anticipating the trip after competition, like backpack traveler going to take picture of Manila's famous volcano island and drinking their local brew coffee :)
Tomorrow having Worldskill PC networking training in school, hope the 4 hr training wun bored me.
Suddenly have a temptation to build a Small Form Factor desktop (desktop which look very small, like a huge shoe box) Anyone want build desktop feel free ask me. Actually i thinking of buying one budget desktop for myself and sell away my current one :D Sadly, I dun have the $$.
I am eyeing on Silverstone SG-02 casing :D:D:D:D
I choose to avoid for now. It might be good. Uncertainly........
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Feel myself like a computer technician these days. Two days service 3 computers and quite sien about it too.
Nothing to update on weekends. Same boring weekends just that Sunday had a great buy from Carrefour roadshow. Western Digital My Passport Essential 500GB cost me $73. Thanks to my cousin who happened to promote for WD and help me reserve 2 pieces for me for MC and myself.
Den at night ran some rounds around stadium with usual people. Long time never exercise and stamina drop...
Monday:
Went to Sim Lim Square with Joseph and Yihao to shop for Joseph desktop parts. Went to a particular shop at 5th floor (quite near to my previous workplace) and bought the parts and ask the person to assemble there (i lazy to assemble myself and assembling skill rusty).
Joseph budget computer specification which i help him to source before buying:
Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 445
Motherboard:Biostar A780L3G
RAM: Kingston DDR3-1333MHz 2GB
Hard Disk:Western Digital 500GB blue
Optical Drive: Samsung SATA 22X DVD Rewriter
Power Supply Unit: Aerocool 500 watts
Casing: CM Elite 341
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (those who know me well in IT should know how i get :D)
Total damage include "assembling" fee: $420
If any reader looking for budget desktop just for surfing net, watch video, play non-graphic intesne game. Can consider the following specification and parts
Seriously i like the Biostar motherboard i mentioned above, cause the colour quite nice and easily overclocked.
This time choose AMD platform is due to the budget he gave me and the processor mention above is a triple core processor. Can say on par or better than i3 processor depending on the model and usage.
The picture of the motherboard (i like the colour and one of the best for buck motherboard with integrated graphic):
But sort of dun like the service from that particular shop. Although the price is cheaper than other shops, but how they handle customer parts, trying to steal some components like SATA cable, CD driver and screws from joseph's desktop I am speechless. Luckily I was at the shop when the person is assembling and check every single parts, CD drivers and cable before leaving Simlim. To those who really idiot about Computers especially DIY desktop, please ask those who knows about this area before going to that particular shop and buy from them. Or else kena chop carrot then u know.
Also, I will not even patronize that shop again unless I am buying individual components from them.
Back to jo's house and put in another 80GB harddisk salvage from his old desktop as a backup hard disk. Spent 2 hours installing everything for him before i went home.
Return home still have to reformat and upgrade yy's laptop..
Tuesday:
Help pl to upgrade her desktop and return yy her laptop. Gossip quite alot and had my very full lunch. LOL.
Next 3 days have to go back school to prepare competition.... There goes my Semester Holiday :(
The picture of my desktop (green light coming out), my laptop and yy laptop:
Anyway next time anyone want to upgrade or buy DIY desktop, feel free to approach me. I will charge you cheaper than outside rate or even FOC depending on the project u give me.
Darn. I spent like $20 transport fee just 4 days. ZzZZzzZZzzz
And got a screwed timetable for my sems 2...
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Friday, October 08, 2010
Past few days have quite a few activities going on.
Got back my result, didn't get the result i wanted but at least still good for me to sustain the result for 3 years perhaps.
Recent things I done:
1.Work for 2 days as traffic surveyor. Quite a slacking job found online and intro some of my friends. Sitting at one corner counting cars in/out of carparks
And gotten my salary from the job. At least had some money to spend on gatherings and upcoming trip at Manila.
2. Going back school to prepare for WRO
Discussing about the trip with the lecturer and we have decided to stay one more night at Manila for some sightseeing and shopping. Have to pay ourself for the extra night due to some reasons. Spending past 2 weeks modifying the robot which sort of broke local competition timing but international timing yet far from breaking it. Next week will be quite intense as got to learn how to build it in less than 1 hour.
International competition have to build and program the robot on the competition day itself, which local competition yet to build it on the spot before.
To add on, surprise rule will be added one night before. Sound intense :)
3. Gatherings.
This week like having three gatherings. DPA gathering which had Japanese Steamboat, class 4/4 "poly" gathering which had ice cream feast and 2/1 poly gathering at Seoul Garden. Cost me a bomb but long time have not catch up with lots of people. Esp some 4/4 people.
In poly for me, it's like lots of decision making have to be done.
Just received the email regarding about Worldskills (PC Networking) Team recruitment. Don't know should I join if I got selected by the lecturer in charge which i believe I may have higher chance of getting due to some internal reasons.
If I join, I get to learn everything inside out about computer which interests me, Operating system (esp on Windows server 2008, Linux and Opensource), how to setup server and do wiring for many routes to servers, learning how to do security for network and computer etc etc which i wanted to learn. Also get to take CCNA certification exam and with that, i can get into related industry with good starting pay and job prospect.
But I have to sacrifice my ITP (Industrial Training Programme) during Year 2 Sems 2 for Worldskills Training which does not relate to my course at all. Perhaps it may when i chose Computer module as my elective during my year 3.
Let's hope the chance drop to me as the training cost like 5 figures amount when learning externally and in Worldskills training, it cost me nothing in the team and more time to learn. Also, they only select like less than 10 people from the entire cohort.
After WRO, another decision making have to be made again. Should I work for the company as freelance trainer or just decline the offer.
If there's a MCQ question about decision making, I would prefer a question with 4 options rather than a question with 2 options.
4 option question:
If it is the right choice, I will be very happy as i got the 25% chance right
If it is the wrong choice, I still can blame at the 75% to get it wrong
2 option question which usually yes/no true/false Go for it/Wait for it type of question:
If it is the right choice, I won't be that happy as i only had 50% to get it right, or maybe pure luck?
If it is the wrong choice, i cant blame on the 50% to get it wrong, blame myself for not choosing the right choice, or maybe my own luck?
Is there such thing as life risk calculator. Which help to analyze every single decision u made at the crossroad?
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