Merry Christmas!

Log Cake from Bread Talk

I had a really really sweet Christmas eve, hope all of you have wonderful Christmas too!

Result. Reflections Again.

EE3001 - A-

EE2401 - A-

EE3408C - B-

CG3207 - B-

EE2007 - B+

A weird mix of feelings on the results this semester: slightly disappointed, yet relieved. 3.76 for semester CAP, cumulative CAP increased by 0.06 to 3.48.

I know I shouldn’t be expecting grades which are any better, since I didn’t exactly put in efforts which deserve the better grades. But I was really hoping that I can hit 3.5 CAP for the Second Lower Class Honors, as falling so may hurt my chances in the Vacation Internship placement. At the same time, I am very relieved that I didn’t do worse. With the projects squeezing every ounce of energy, I had no motivation to study during the reading week, so I was pretty much gaming all the way. Bad habit of gaming during exam preparations, I know.

The B+ for EE2007 was expected, I knew I didn’t cut for an A-; I didn’t expect to score for the written paper all along.

The A- for EG2401 came as a surprise. EG2401 is a totally redundant module which I didn’t bother to put in any effort in, so I guess my smokescreen ability is pretty good huh.

My Technical Electives end up my poorest modules this semester, I guess that's pretty much expected as well, since I didn’t put much time into them. The thing I have to say about CG3207: a supposedly interesting module was made irritating and retarded due to Mr T-Cube. That is the first time I ever used the random function to generate answers for exams, so you can guess how bad situation was.

EE3001: the biggest headache this semester. Leading an 8 man team which all members have a higher CAP than you is no easy feat; I was worried that we can’t do well for this project and end up pulling their CAP down. Despite the differences in the grades for each member, I think we did pretty well. To be frank, I know that I’m not the best option for the team leader; I still believe that if Antz was the leader instead, we could have gotten an A. Nonetheless, I am glad to have worked with such an awesome team, and deeply honored to lead the team.

In all, I guess I’m quite satisfied with the results this semester; given the inadequate efforts put in, I actually got 2 A-, this is the first time I see so many As. Even though it’s not full A, and one of the A- modules is only 3 MC, I’m still glad.

I'm not too concerned about academic achievements anymore, I think I’ve finally figured out the limits of my capabilities after 2 years in NUS. I am now more focused on just doing what I can, and doing what I am interested in. As of now, my girl takes on the highest priority in my life, not because I’m crazy over her (tho I must admit I am), but because I’ve finally realized the truth that your loved ones always precede everything. In life, no matter how good or lousy your career and academic achievements are, your loved ones will be the only thing that will always stand by your side.

My Love, the Love of my Life

I’ve been pretty busy throughout the past semester, with many projects and stuff stacking up to my neck. After a surprising slack exam week and a not so optimistic exam results, the semester has finally ended, and the holidays are here. I've been looking forward to this holiday the entire semester, there's so much to do this holiday.

Went to watch 那些年，我們一起追的女孩 with my girl last week, it was a really nice movie, the story is good – slightly cliché but not cheesy, the characterization of people in the movie is very well done also. And of course, a very nice balance of (pervert) humor and romance.

I have my fair share of romance as well, brought my girl to Haagen Dazs for a chocolate fondue dinner.
Here are some pictures:

 

Haagen Dazs’ fondue is pretty expensive compared to the Andersen’s one. The one we ordered is the Royal Fondue, which cost S$48++. The Andersen’s fondue was around S$20. Of course, the item was worth the price, more money = more food, more quality.
Here are the pictures for the Andersen’s one:

Of course, as with all the ice cream and other sweet stuff I had with my girl, the taste is not the thing which accounts for the sweetness, my girl is the reason why it’s sweet.

So we went to our favorite hangout at the Esplanade Roof Terrace after the fondue, which is where it all began; the place I’ve met my girl, the place where she becomes my girl. I suppose all my readers have already guessed what I’m trying to say from the title of this post. Yes, my story has change from這些年，我在追的女孩 to 這輩子，我最愛的女孩.

Love has been a very magical experience for me. Each time I hold her hand, I can hardly believe that this girl is mine; yet it is so real that I can feel the subtle sweetness from deep in my heart. It is such an amazing and wonderful feeling that you’re in love with someone, and that special someone loves you back.

5th December 2011, she is my love, the love of my life.