Is that it? I hope not! This certainly doesn’t warrant a sequel!
Protected: Time Management Saturday, Oct 31 2009
Uncategorized 10:56 pm
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How to understand Batch Scheduling Thursday, Oct 29 2009
Uncategorized 9:23 am
This fairly good analogy was coined by the PPG.
Ok now. Imagine there are 4 of us who need to go to the toilet. We must pass through 3 steps, opening the door, using the cubicle, and washing our hands. Only one of us can occupy a step at any point in time (since the toilet only has only one door, one cubicle, and one sink).
We all spend different amount of times opening the door (some are stronger than others), in the cubicle, as well as on the sink (some are health freaks while others wash hands for procedures sake only.)
Also, some of us can spend a long time in the cubicle, but a very short time washing hands, while others can use the cubicle in a very short period of time but take a long time opening the door, for example.
If you succeed in opening the door, but the cubicle is in use, you are stuck in the door stage. If you finished using the cubicle but someone is still washing the hands, you must remain in the cubicle since there is only one sink.
Finally, we are not allowed to skip stages or do the stages in different orders. There is no way we can wash hands first before using the cubicle, or using the cubicle before opening the door.
So based on the data of the time each of us take to open the door, use the cubicle, and wash our hands. We must sequence the order of using the toilet, (i.e. who gets to go first, who gets to go next etc.), such as to minimize the total time spent using the toilet.
Actually I think only engineering students can understand and appreciate ahaha.
Count thy blessings Tuesday, Oct 27 2009
Uncategorized 10:26 pm
A totally screwed up exxon interview, being in a project group where you hardly get noticed, an FYP that is far from finished………………….
But yea, it can be a lot worse… right?
What God Wants You to Know… Friday, Oct 23 2009
Uncategorized 10:47 am
Wow… really? By clicking on the facebook application, you receive a message from God? Seems like it is just a horoscope application masquerading as a religious one. C’mon, read the Bible, what God wants you to know is all written inside there.
So, let the waters rise Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
Uncategorized 9:43 pm
Don’t know where to begin
Its like my world’s caving in
And I try but I can’t control my fear
Where do I go from here?
Sometimes its so hard to pray
When You feel so far away
But I am willing to go
Where you want me to
God, I trust You
I will swim in the deep
‘Cuz You’ll be next to me
You’re in the eye of the storm
And the calm of the sea
You’ll never out of reach
God, You know where I’ve been
You were there with me then
You were faithful before
You’ll be faithful again
I’m holding Your hand
There’s a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If You want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You
God Your love is enough
You will pull me through
I’m holding onto You
God Your love is enough
I will follow You
I will follow You
Let the waters rise – Mikeschair
Lame. Saturday, Oct 3 2009
Uncategorized 2:15 pm
Guess the following MRT stations:
1) Z Y X W V ???
2) I got $1, you got $1, he got $1, she got $1.
3) Was once a teletubbie.
(Ans: Yew Tee, Commonwealth, Expo)
Three 24 year-olds spent half the journey home trying to figure these out and another spent half the journey trying to think of new ones. What’s going on man??
FYP Blues Wednesday, Sep 30 2009
Uncategorized 3:57 pm
I think I have never felt this helpless regarding studies ever. My FYP is seriously stuck. Never foresee this problem to come when I signed up for it.
Using some really $@#*()&*()@#% software that is supposed to make simulating fluid flow easy. But it is ANYTHING but easy. Numerous issues, like convergent problems, unexpected trends, inconsistent results, occur ALL THE TIME. And the thing is it seems like no one can help. Everyone forgot about fluid mechanics, since it is like the most difficult module in chem eng, my mentor is busy with his work, my prof ask me to read textbook, and I did, and spent countless hours searching through journals after journals for any, ANY relationship between pressure drop versus flow rate. I found NONE.
And 10 weeks have passed. I am still stuck at the very freaking beginning. My prof has told 4 other people what they have done is enough to let them get an A, 2 of them he spoke to them IN MY PRESENCE. One of them offered to do extra, the prof says oh it’s ok, no need to do so much and she actually commented “Hurrr.. really… but it’s soo interesting..”… IN MY PRESENCE. My mentor himself got worried and offered to do for me because he knows if by next week it’s not done, I will never have enough time to finish.
And because this software uses up so much memory (quad core 16 gig ram can take 1 hour to run) I have to use a private workstation to run my simulations and it has been occupied since monday morning.. until now. Wednesday afternoon. Meaning I can’ t do ANY simulations, except for really really coarse rough ones in my comp which is of almost zilch use. In my frustration I asked my mentor if it is possible for one person to use this computer for 3 days in a row, his reply is simply everyone has his or her own urgent job to finish there is nothing my fyp prof can do. Zzz. I’m not even complaining, but he apparently perceived my question to be a complaint. Wth sigh.
I am so annoyed and helpless now. My FYP really may just be the one module that fails me after four years of study.
Praying to God to enable me to wait on Him. I should know that everything is under His control. I can find peace with this thought knowing He is always with me. But sometimes storms like these can just drown out His presence in my life. Still, just knowing Him makes a difference.
The Resistance Monday, Sep 21 2009
Uncategorized 11:13 am
Great album! But not as good as their previous… imho
Imma Let You Finish… Thursday, Sep 17 2009
Uncategorized 8:06 pm
But comsol is the most annoying piece of _!_@_#_$_%_%^_ of all time!
