Pressing Towards the Goal (Phil 3:14) » Lifestyle

Quick Recaps before Crashing

HT — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:29:15 +0000

Ever had lots of things to blog about (after being really busy for a while) and am simply too tired to write properly? After 2 weeks of 1am nights at COM1 & E3A, plus a 2.5 day dash, I really felt this way. In the spirit of ensuring that I do not look back at these 2 weeks and wonder what exactly happened (it just hit me today that we’re nearing the end of February already!), here are some quick recap of events, thoughts and ideas through the past 2 weeks:

Recap of Events:
1. Attended 2 technical-oriented Google presentation (about 1) Gears, App Engine, OpenSocial and 2) Android & OpenSocial)
2. Developed a RSS Reader and a To-Do list application on Adobe AIR (tutorials available.. go try)
3. Dumped interface developed on AIR for NÜS Über Stop because Programmers loved Gears more.
4. Attempted to learn FLEX but bolted when it didn’t seem feasible to roll-out anything useful within 2 weeks
5. Learnt AJAX and Javascript
6. Rolled out NÜS Über Stop (Only for Current NUS students)
7. Began working on SaleSeeker project of 2359 Media

Recap of Emotions:
1. “****! Why doesn’t it work on IE! It works fine on all other browsers!”
2. “I hate this part right here…”
3. I used to like creating things with my hands (e.g. sculpting, making music). Nothing has changed since except that my hands are now on the keyboard.
4. “What? I have this, this and this to complete for my other modules?!?!”

Recap of Ideas:
1. All lecturers should shape classes to be like CS3216 (reasons to be published in another post)
2. Development work is actually quite easy to pick up (given the basics in programming). However, it doesn’t necessary mean that one should pick it up. Focus on the area of expertise if possible.
3. Good designers in an app’s early life-cycle will provide an immediate professional look & bring a greater sense of trust towards the app

Overall, it was an excellent sprint for me. Proved once again that sprinting does help accelerate one’s learning curve. Now.. On to the panting (recuperation)..

Ye He Hua Zhu Fu Man Man…

HT — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:20:00 +0000

Posted an entry on http://bkccy.blogspot.com. Do go and read it!

2000 Chrysler Sebring JXi Limited Edition

HT — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:31:00 +0000

After looking at my past blogs, I just realised that I have written anything on my beloved car. So, this is it… a photo of me in my car pretty much the day I bought it (7 August 2007). Historical day since its the first day that I am a car owner. It has definitely served me very well over the past month of so, having gone up to San Francisco numerous times, down to Cupertino and Santa Clara a billion times.. Before buying the car, I was thinking that I would never drive a convertible in Singapore, but after driving this for a month plus… I AM a convert!!! The feeling of wind blowing against your hair, racing down the sunny streets of California is simply amazing…

95 W. 5th Avenue #343, San Mateo, CA94402, USA

HT — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:00:00 +0000

iPhone Official Opening

HT — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:02:00 +0000

The Official “Opening” of the iPhone… its not just a phone, it is a beautiful piece of art =)

Will put in more photos and review of the phone soon. Even my parents know of the 1million set in 74 days thing, so the marketing for the product has been done pretty well huh.