Who moved my Cheese...

Well, got the bad news after my CA1 presentation yesterday. My immediate supervisor is going back to China for good. My project direction will have to be changed, probably back to where I first started. Not a good news, considering that CA2 is like 6-7 weeks away, and I doubt the NUS examiners will empathesize with my situation. I guess I will just have to work doubly hard for the coming days ahead , and that also mean that i will have to sacrifice the other committments that i have taken up during the time when i thought everything was going fine.

I have mentioned in my previous post that my immediate supervisor is a nice guy.He is always willing to teach and guide me whenever i am in doubt. Now this post a great problem, as i already had an idea of what a good supervisor is like, and is likely to compare him with my next supervisor. I really hope my next supervisor is also one who is willing to help, and provide a good discussion. Everyone who have worked with me will know that i absorb and analyse information better through auditory means. Thus a good discussion will really be important for me to understand whats going on in the literature review.. haiz... Guess i will really have to try and build a rapport with my new supervisor.

I guess i also wont be touching on the synthesis of the nanoparticles anymore, but will focus more on simulating the capillary forces between the particles. hmm.. meaning i wont be fabricating the particles anymore, but trying to understand properties based on computer generated data. hmm.. for now, the feeling is like i was supposed to sit in the front row to watch a live magic show, but now will have to make do with just watching the plasma tv. disappointing leh..

Well , maybe this change will be for the better? I dunno... what i know from past experiences are that I am constantly met with unexpected abrupt changes (pple had nicknamed me the SSK *super sui kia*), but at the end of the day, i will be able to see the beautiful side of it, and in fact enjoy the changes... hmm.. maybe this is another such episode?

Well, i'm just bitching about having to make sudden changes, which somehow disrupt my short term plans... I am alright really, so pple please dont worry about me. I'm really fine..

Life in the past one month...

Its been a long time since i blog online.. hmm... for those who are curious how i look now.. here is the latest photo of thy GREAT ONE...


Nope, i'm not training to become a terrorist(*SENSITIVE word... i may be detained anytime by ISD).. this photo is taken in a clean room for a module that i'm taking this semester.. EE4411 "Silicon Processing Technology". Basically a clean room is room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria, which is very important as most of our electrical equipments are built upon semiconductors.. Those transistors which make our computers, handphones work are measured in micrometers, so u can imagine the disastrous effect a speck of dust can have on the transistors..its pretty like a short circuit..

Hows my life so far.. been pretty busy, trying to balance Final year project, studies, as well as usher duty at the esplanade.

For my Final year project, i'm attached to DSI (which stands for Data Storage Institute). My project title is "Nanoparticle Self Assembly". As the name suggest, the project is about finding a method to make small particles assembled without guidance or management from an outside source. For the still clueless (most prob arts student), my task is to grow atoms!

"GROW ATOMS? how is that relevant to my Electrical Engin degree?" well.. in future, engineering will no longer be constrained by specialization.... Most of the invention and technology will be cross faculties, agglomeration of knowledge from chemistry, physics , biology and the arts..This self assembly technology is currently still in its infancy, and will only be widespread 10 years down the road.. haiz.. this mean that i will not have immediate employment in the industry, unless i want to go into research... at the moment, i'm not interested in further studies... cant stand studying for another 6 years... and given my grades, which institute will want to sponsor me? haha..

My 3 supervisors are very nice people.. They are very willing to teach and guide me whenever i am in doubt. I'm totally amazed by the ideas they have, every consultation with them makes me understand my literature better, and the rationale behind every idea. Once laboratory work starts, i will be dressing up in that spaceman suit as seen above.. according to my supervisors, i will be getting my very own set of uniform.. wa....

My studies... hmm i just cant seem to get into the study mode this time... no matter how hard i concentrate, i just cant think.. this is so unlike the past 2 sems whereby i can just think and concentrate on one module at the same time. Hmm.. maybe i need to go for meditation again to clear my mind.. Better buck up or my grades going to suffer....

Now that i am working part time as an usher at esplanade, I've got a chance to watch performances, especially those that i wouldnt be able to afford... haha.. I'm lucky so far, havent gotten any rotten patrons... hmm.. hopefully i will never meet them.. but then again, who will bear to raise his/her voice on a sweet young boy like me .. *puke*

But working in the esplanade has really open my eyes to many social etiquettes.. as in how i should present myself to the public, dunno whether "high class" is the correct use of the word. Its something that i have forgotten ever since i enlisted in army... too used to the common touch i guess. Not that its wrong to be a heartlander, but its a skill to pick up so that we are aware of the etiquettes needed at different events...

And so it goes.... a summary of my life in the past 1 mth... shall end off here... until the next time i blog again...