Wednesday...

A link to how my senior in BioValley has been coping....
http://www.eng8.nus.edu.sg/blueblack/letter.html

i'm finally able to take a very very brief breather for now...at least for the next 1hr.....i've been so ultra busy that i've lost track of time and everythg around me....aniwaiz, more abt dat later...

today was a long dae again, and i onli slept 3hrs last nite...so basically, i was enduring the fatigue all thru the dae....Zhiwei asked me to help him vet through his 100word paragraph for the application of the Siemens Germany programme i mentioned last week....I felt honoured lor...hahaz, and he kept saying thks when i was the one who shld feel honoured....aniwaiz....i tried my best to help....well, i've alwaiz felt that a good piece of writing originates not solely from the mind, but more importantly, the heart.....
It is with the right attitude and sincerity in showing it that makes a writing a touching one....

I penned the paragraph in the way i would have done if the application form was mine....In response to 'Why I want to go for this programme', I wrote...

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Being immersed in a technology-driven culture, it will influence me to become more technologically savvy and sharpen my engineering instincts. In addition, it will enable me to learn from among the best in the industry through practical hands-on work and applications. Further, I am highly motivated to study in TUM, a top-notch foreign university as it will allow me to interact with and learn from its professors as well as students alike. As such, this opportunity will greatly enhance my engineering capabilities and I will be able to better contribute to the local industry upon my graduation.

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This may not be the best, but I had put in my heart and soul when writing it.....Coupled with Zhiwei's illustrious background and qualifications, I cant help but feel that he will surely get the place....Let's hope he does....and I reali hope CS and him will both get it together....with their results, background and everythg....they more than deserve to get the places....

And then perhaps, we could reali celebrate our 'Wonderful Christmas 2006' together in Germany or in USA...hahaz...our own secret....

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I've been reali reali busy....and i mean REALLY.....just to mention the last 5 daes alone....i spent a total of 40hrs on programming alone....that's like 8 solid hrs a dae....and i didn't even touch any of the other work....it's plain madness!! i was programming MORE than my sleeping hrs.....

And I can see no rest ahead of me....while others might be able to rest, the 4 of us have our amphibious remote controlled vehicle to take care of....The task i'm responsible for next is the PCB....a highly notorious task for its complexities and problems....I anticipate endless hours of debugging again....a word that has become part of my life of late....coupled with the second half of the microprocessor major project which had my hair turn white the past wkend, whoo....i reali can see no rest ahead....

Just thot of tis analogy.....the major tasks, projects and whatnot....are like giant waves....their magnitudes can range from juz a 1m wave to a tidal wave to a tsunami.....Since i like kayaking, i juz thot tis analogy would be interesting....

I have experienced many waves so far....but tis sem has me witnessing the largest waves to date....So far, CS and I have braved a storm together....and came out of it fine.....

Last wkend, I weathered yet another thunderstorm with JH...and we managed to emerge safe as well....

Next up, at least 2 more major storms...and maybe 1 tsunami.....

1 more with JH, 1 with ZW, and 1 with all 3 of them....

Can we emerge safe and sound time and again???

Although the situation may appear daunting now, and maybe even a little bleak....I believe we can....Last weekend, there were a couple of times when JH got a little panicky abt the project....I kept assuring him that it'll be fine....juz remain calm, composed and we'll be able to get it done....and eventually we DID, although we suffered quite abit during those few daes....so i know that we'll all be able to overcome the upcoming waves....if anyone capsizes, i'll be more than ready to rescue them.....if I capsize, i noe they'll do the same for me too....as ZW said juz now..... 兄弟合心，齐力竭颈 ..... pardon me if i got the phrase wrong....

On a lighter note....tis fridae....i'm going to the Creative Warehouse sales!!! yay! going to get 2 webcams and a mp3 player...hehez....i need them for the trip aniwaiz....and the mp3 player will definitely come in useful...although it's oso to pamper myself...

Well, i reali need to get some sleep for now....although it's like dinner time....but well, i can hold up no more....my head is spinning and i can feel the pressure on my brain.....nitez ppl....

ohh yah...and thanks to those who have expressed concern for me over the past few daes....i reali reali reali appreciate it a whole lot.....thank you from the bottom of my heart....

cOMe whAt mAy.....we'LL deAL witH tHeM with our mIghT.....

NeveR sAy die....NeveR give uP....

NeveR bow to obstAcLes w/o putting uP A fiGht....