NUS Dazes

Tracking down my NUS days; Lest my memories fade.

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Concluding my first semester in NUS,

Just a...not-very-long post to remember the friends that had helped me tide through these few months, making my first semester memorable.

First and foremost, to my awesome OG mates that i had met during Arts Camp,

Though our time together in camp had been short, it had been great catching up with you all during school term, the lunches, study sessions, and even the occasional bumps we had together at really random places, aka LT11. You all are part of the reason why i still attempt to drag myself to school each day, knowing someone will be there willing to wait for me =')

I have no inkling why is this group called RT, but thanks for including me in this...sub-OG-group haha! Wednesday lunches had been great, so are the random debates and rants we had on the chats. Thanks so much for being so entertaining! I'm really sorry i choose not to join you all for Kiseki next week, but i will be thinking about you all ok!

Though 2 had left our numbers, you guys will always be the most awesome Prime junior section I ever had ok! GENUS Year 1 Primes, cheers!

Thanks for this awesome groupmates for putting up such a good show during the showcase! You guys were totally cool, so glad to have you all in my small group performance :') thanks for the great performance!

It is a horrible module, but the only reward is to work with these awesome people from R1 =) the late night meetings and report edits, beer and alcohol, and Japhet always hiding one corner to charge his iPad, cheers!

This have to be my most rewarding module, with a great lecturer and tutor, not to mention my most awesome project mates ever =) Never would i have thought to have a chance to perform poems in such manners, and making project presentations so revolutionary, or the fact that a history and culture module can be so lively.

I will never regret taking Korean, with the lecturer always expressing how much she loves us and will miss us also, our tutor teaching us how to make a paper Hanbok, and my skit project mates that i will always cherish.

I have to say, i really catch no balls with this module, but our tutorial sessions are always made so much more interesting with the random Malay discussions we have, with our resident Malay expert Faris, our 'BerDen' couple, a JC friend whom i thought i would not see in school anymore, and also my awesome R1 mates jiayang and jinming. Cheers to our tutor too, hope you will do well in your Masters!

Too many people to thanks, too little photos here. Special thanks to all who had made this semester wonderful for me one way or the other, my lecturers, professors and tutors, OG mates, project mates, or even brief acquaintances i had made in lectures and classes. With that, jiayous for your finals!

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Year 1 Semester 1 Mid-term Review

GE1101E Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments

My core module for my 4 years in NUS, so I don't think I can complain much about it. Lecturers were pretty damn good, Human geography lecturer was hilarious and totally knew how to ruffle us up! Group project though...like how so many people will say, it all depends on your group mates. Topic was rather fun and meaningful, but what's important is that you get a good team.

Just started on physical geography classes, so no complaints so far, and our Caucasian lecturer was pretty amusing too. Hope it will last =)

MS1102E Malays - Tradition, Conflict and Change

Perhaps my most expensive mod this semester. But still, worth it =) Lecturer was...quite...lecturish, but I have to admit the topics covered are really interesting. Particularly how it managed to tie in with Geography in some aspects. Though it got abit academical in the middle with the dealings with textiles and culture, our lectures were often filled with very interesting videos. For that, thumbs up =)

What's unique is that most of our work were based on the Malay CultureFest held in the same period. Fieldwork, visits, reports and reflections...if you hate going out and observe, good luck in taking this mod. I would say, this CultureFest is quite an eye-opener.

Tutorials...too short I would say. Though we could have explored more...well, not up to us to comment anyway.

LAK1201 Korean 1

Seems like there are many students in LPP too, if the number of Year 1 students in my lecture and tutorial classes is any gauge. This is one fun mod that totally makes my sem so cool =) Class timings are longer than usual, taxing on our timetables, quizzes every few weeks, and the need to constantly revise in order to keep up in class, but nevertheless, if you enjoy the language, it should not be an issue =)

Classes are fun, with lots of interactions and mini-games, partly due to the small class size. Not a waste =)

GEM1007 Chinese Heritage: History and Literature

Perhaps the most enjoyable mod so far! No exams, entirely project-based. The lecturer is A-W-E-S-O-M-E. An American lecturer teaching Chinese heritage? How cool is that! The way he customised all the Chinese knowledge into today's terms, makes lectures so much more digestable. Our tutor was good and hilarious in his own way too, and I can say I totally enjoy every single hour in this mod so far.

Not to mention, (though I'm rather ashamed to say that), since the only "quiz" ends mid sem, and the end of sem project is rather open-ended, there wasn't much need to keep up with the readings in the second half, so that we can really enjoy the lectures and not be boughed down by the notion of trying to memorise everything. <3

MKT1003X Marketing

All I can say, being an Arts student myself, is that this topic is really self-taught-able. Lecture was so.......sleepy. Have to admit that though the lecturer is very knowledgeable in his field of study, the way he conducts the lecture..

Most of the content can be derived from the textbook, else through webcast. Projects and assignments are not really tough, being a lvl 1 mod. Else, this is a pretty straightforward mod. So far.

All in all, I have chosen the wrong mods this sem, by taking the rather relaxed modules all together T.T well, that means I must put in more effort next sem lest I overload myself in my future years. Cheers!

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A Start somewhere.

Looking back at how I managed to learn and plan so much for my first semester in school, I think I should return the favor somehow. So here goes.