August 09, 2005

Week 2 at NTU had been more tiring, but very fruitful... Main reson is that I finally got "catch some balls" of the things I'm learning... thanks to the tutorials and my friendly classmates... but my laptop still not here... so a lot of computing stuff cant be done... and also, Went to quite a couple of welcome teas, met friends for meals, bought second-hand textbooks etc...

Important Announcement:
I running for NTU Cultural Activities Club as Orientation Director
NTU Students only, Please make yourself free
on 19th Aug 2005, Friday, 1230H to 1530H
Lessons will be Cancelled at that time.
I need your votes to get the position, thanks a lot...
Venue not confirm yet. Details will be updated soon.

here are the details of my week, lectures are excluded because they are always the same!

Monday, 01/08/2005
1230, Met xiang for lunch at Cafe by the Quad at School of Biological Science, the food there quite ex, and not nice at all, however, it will make a good studying place...
1530, lessons ended... finally met my classmates for the 1st time at the 1st turorial, we talked for about 1 hour... they are quite friendly, most probably because all from poly, they even thought of having study groups to do tutorial together! and also got class mates live in same block as me!
1630, met wen cai to collect a 2nd-hand book, went back hall, setup printer, then realise got no papers and no black ink so went out to buy...
took the shuttle bus, towards popular, but end up at hall 2, so went to Nanyang Supermarket, to buy some tidbits and stationary
then went Popular, oh! I hate the stairs and hills! Luckily, I met cristal there, so cut the queue! felt Really guilty for that...
1900, went back to my hall canteen, Canteen 14 to have dinner with Camp mates for the 1st time since I entered NTU...

Tuesday, 02/08/2005
1230, met Forte for lunch at Cant B, collected $$$ for next week CAC Ball and discussed about our plans after the ball... then went to Cant A to buy the Ball tickets
1530, second break for the day, went library and computer to look for available comps... but as usual, all occupied, sad... when will my laptop come!!! Met Lirong at LWN Library to collect $$$, and talked for some time... Information Exchange, as usual... then went to computer shop, and finally found the "ancient" ink catridge for my printer...
1730, Elective lectures from until 1930, tired!!!

Wednesday, 03/08/2005
0930, 1 hour break, met my sis at the computer shop to sign computer loan
1230, lessons ended and then went over to LT19A for Meet Mentor Session, I'm lucky to have Dr. Yow to be my mentor, he is so friendly, helpful and also very "zai" in his expertise...
1630, I think, Met GQ and ask him help me buy Ball tickets, then went over to Nanyang Supermarket to look look see see...
1715, Went back to North spine, and accompany xiang to go for NTU Ryder's Club Welcome Tea, and also got a free Dinner!
1900, rush over to MLT for Investment Interactive Welcome Tea
2045, rush again to meet liang for movie, Stealth at West Mall...
Reached hall around midnight, yawn!!!

Thursday, 04/08/2005
1130, went to school for tutorial, but heard from others that tutorials for this module only start next week... damm lecturer, didn't inform us...
1700, went over to SRC (Sports and Recreation Centre) for Archery 1-day Beginners course
1830, rush over to CAC Welcome Tea, signed up for Orientation, Impresario and PR as Main Comm, also running for Exco posts...
After the welcome tea, went supper with forte for Dinner cum supper at JP...
Reached hall then K.O. liao...

Friday, 05/08/2005
whole morning stayed at hall, coz afternoon then got lessons...
1230, met xiang for lunch at Canteen 14
1800, wen to SAC for CAC EXCO Interviews, luckily the interviewers didn't give me difficult questions...
2100, went to the Night Supper event, organised by my Hall JCRC (Junior Common Room Committee), we went Adam Road, Marina square and then Geylang... frankly speaking, I didn't enjoy much, not that I not friendly enough, it's that others (esp seniors)didn't even approach me!
0330, reached hall, and slept at 0400

Saturday, 06/08/2005
Shit, I overslept...
0830, met xiang for breakfast and went over to SRC for Archery IVP selection
the whole thing last until 1530, quite boring actually, but learn quite a number of techniques that I have not learn in my lessons at Bintan...
1700, reached home and helped my mother with some recording stuff, then used computer burn discs, print notes and etc... slept at 0500

Sunday, 07/08/2005
0930, 2nd day of Archery selection, waited for very long for the selection... finally it ended at 1530...
rushed to Orchard to meet James at around 1630, to pass him CDs...
went to PS to cut hair
reach home about 1900 and "kunz" until midnight...
wake up at midnight to use computer... slept at 0400...