As the semester draws to a close, one can’t help but succumb to that tinge of sadness brought about every time we conclude yet another 14-week semester.
Let not the lack of updates to this poor blog deceive you though, for you bet, the semester was so jam-packed that I promptly shied away from the Add New Post button. But this blog wasn’t left idle for nothing.
We pulled through preparing a case study report and presenting it later..
We spent hours on end building, programming, testing and programming, and programming, aaand programming a Lego robot for the Robotic Competition..
..which exceeded our wildest expectations when it secured a shiny 3rd place.
We got a taste of industrial machining when we grinded and milled a nut and bolt out of bare steel cylinders.
We’d never look at music boxes in gift shops the same way again after cracking our heads implementing one in Embedded Microcontrollers.
We celebrated our achievements in the scholarships presentation ceremony..
In a few hours time, we’d head into the halls. Where the air-cond chill and endless rows of isolated tables arranged in a perfect grid overwhelms your surroundings, as if designed specifically to thwart your confidence. As we approach our designated desks, although in sweaty palms and short, cold breaths, we sit down in dignity.
For it is with dignity we make 4-months of hardship — worthwhile.
Good luck!
engineering seems so much more interesting than business o.O
gd luck! 😀
I actually can’t tell if you’re right. Business subjects are pretty fun too, I once did a photoshoot for a group of Business students for their class project which seemed like great fun. They referred to their project as OM assignment or something.=)
I think that someday you should definitely write something like a tutorial with am explanation of post procession of your photos — people have right to know how to deal with so great warm colors! =)
Great idea! I actually do have a lot of post subjects in mind. Just have to finish. off. the. finals!
I see Lego.. Is it from the MIndstorm set where you have the NXT brain?
I could call you up to give a talk on my robotivs team =)
Whoah. I’m hardly that knowledgeable in robotics (yet). =P And you have a robotics team in school? Wow!
Yeap, we used Lego Mindstorm sets but Swinburne sourced its brains elsewhere. I’m not sure of its origins but we call the microcontroller board we’re using, the AX-11. Programming language is in C.
hei…tat troubleshooting…feel very familiar o!!!
is my technic good or your camera good leh???hehehe><
Of course my camera good lah. =P
Great to see activity back on the blog and we hope to see more of that beautiful photography of yours.
Thank you! It’s great to be back blogging here too. =)
Every picture you took up there brings me back to every single moment we have gone through. 14 weeks of study was busy and tiring, but I enjoy a lot. Thanks… = ) I am very happy this semester and it is my honor working with you. Appreciate those memories And still, I miss my Cockroach 7.0 =”(
Don’t you mention it! I’m tearing again thinking of our robot. Really sad that we had to leave it so abruptly. =(
Nah, the honor is mine, really. You guys have been such great team mates. =D
Oh, WHERE WERE YOU?! I was waiting for a post for so long! =|
Regardless, good luck for your exams. God bless.
Thank you!
Well I was.. right here, only bouncing between campus life and my photoblog. =) Unless you define being here as a new shiny post on my blog then yeah, I’ve been away for some four months. Save for 3 or so drafts of posts that didn’t really made it when it was relevant to publish. Ah, blogging can be so stressful. =P