Mattness

Blogger's note: Pardon the pun. Madness Mattness. : )

Sorry for the lack of update. The whole of last week has been pretty heavy for me. I am so glad that the T-shirt selling is over, and now I can move on to the other projects, namely, DCHE Sports Challenge, Foveo III, DCHE Website, DCHE Got Talents!....and others. The list could go on forever, I swear.

So far, my balancing act between Student Chapter and studies has work out well. Apart from the frequent random outburst of madness I had during the classes ( ask Joevin, Yadana and Shaheerah ), I think I did bloody well. So, I decided to add some excitement to my somewhat crazy life.

I went for the ISC interview. It was totally not a spur of the moment thing. 

Obviously, I didn't go there alone, I dragged along Marchia and Yadana with me. We reached there at arnd 5pm+ and we waited till 10pm for our interview. Yup, 10 pm. We had lots of fun thou while waiting. We drank the wine that was intended for our experiment, we gossiped, we laughed, and suddenly, we are outside the interview room already.

Honestly, I wasn't as nervous I thought I would be. Probably due the the fact that I laughed so much and I was already bloody tired after a straight 8am-6pm classes with only 1 hour pathetic lunch break in between. So, I went in there, sat down in front of 22 seniors. 

And they started shooting questions at me. 

Like a bazooka.

I must admit, they throw pretty darn good questions at me. To an extent that I felt my mind was very contradicted. Of all the questions I answered, the hardest one has got to be this, 

"Tell us a story, any story."

I eventually came out with some story, not without some struggling. 

Overall, although I managed to answer their questions, I felt like I was being a f***ed up arrogant bastard who was trying to hard to make sense though. Ha. We shall see next week when the short listed candidates list is announced.

Anyway, yesterday, Joevin, Shaheerah, Yadana and I went on a "SP Tour". We got too bored waiting for Intro to Microbiology practical and decided to went for a walk to the other side of the school. Yeah, eventually, we spent 1 hour walking up and down, in and out of the school buildings. Not too bad a way to spend time eh? 

Seriously, we were like so bloody high these few days. 

And I am so fucking annoyed when some ppl never pick up the responsibility to do their work. In the end, you ppl drag behind the entire progress and causes trouble to us! Also, to "that person", could you stop asking stupid question ? Seriously, I felt like giving you a punch in the face the other day. Sometimes I wonder if your IQ is equivalent to your shoe size. 

My life could have been much better if I can really cancel off the last paragraph off my life. ; )

Thanks for reading!

We Rock!

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The reprinted DCHE Tee has arrived.....The new Tee samples look so much better.. ; )  The EXCO members aka Naziah, Ting Sin, Jufri and I went to MLT 1 to promote the T-shirt to the year 3s during their common lecture..... Ting Sin even brought a mannequin top so that we could put the T-shirt sample over it and promote to the students. The response was ok. I heard that one of the class has all of the students bought it! Hahas!

Heard from Dr.Chia (actually, Marchia heard it from him, and retold the story to us) that our class did very well for APChem! Apparently, I ALMOST got full marks! Woot! I am not gonna be modest and I am damn proud of myself, lol! 'Dah hidung tinggi!  Haha! On top of that, our class, DCHE1A03 has defeated all the other course taking this paper....Yes, all other courses including Biomedical Science peeps! Even their lecturers were surprised as well. Out of the 15/16 distinctions, 7 actually came from our class. Ah well, our class rocks on forever. ChemEng rules!

Yesterday, Yadana and I went to the "Science Pursuit" thing at T1A yesterday...  Why? Course they will be showing the CLS promo video to the audience. I mean, the CLS video featuring us for less than 15 seconds...haha! It is just a short clip to promote all the CLS courses. We were thick-skinned enough to sit on the floor in front of the whole bunch of secondary school students.....LOL. Yadana, Marchia and I were filmed the other day at W318...and we are quite anxious to see it...Anyway, this is how our "scene" looks like..

In the video, I was walking down the pilot plant at ground floor and I tell Yadana to initiate the process via talkie-talkie....on the other end, Yadana in the control room replied and proceed to start the thang using those oh-so-canggih computer. As I walk to the other side to turn the knob on the machine, Marchia on the second storey is taking down the stats...the end.. For the record, the three of us have no idea what we are doing on the pilot plant thingy...lol, don't think we will touch those stuff until I am year 3 anyway.

LOL, lame? I agree so....Haha, but then again, it was quite fun when we did the video. Anyway, as compared to all the other CLS courses, our clip seems to be the most boring. The other courses' clips are bloody colours with all those pretty chemicals...while ours are plain grey-silvery pilot plant, machines and control station.

To be honest, ChemEng was really nothing like what I imagined when I signed up for the course. Instead of Chemistry, as the title sort of "promised", we actually deal more with physics, engineering and mathematics. Of course we still take some minor modules related to Bio and Chem...But still, a bit component of our course is related to technical stuffs.....After taking the module for almost half a year now, I realize that it is not as bad/boring as it sounds...after all, physics are all bout understanding theories....there is nothing much to worry about once the concept is clear. A lot of ppl have asked me this question, and now I shall answer it....

Anyone: Are you changing course to DCP next year?

NO!

I think that is all for now. I am sleepy. nites.

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Blogger's note: Too lazy to think of a blog title. Blank. XP

As mentioned in the earlier post, the Marina Barrage visit has been canceled, due to the fact that the year 1s have to attend a compulsory briefing on the very same day. It is something about CPTC .....our internship at Jurong Island next year. On the other hand, the response for the DCHE Tee is crapy.....As a designer of the shirt, and the person in-charge of the publicity, you can imagine how fucking depressing/stressing it is for me.... Haih....how I wish all this negative vibes could just swing away.

Ok, enough with ranting....Talk about happy stuff.

Saw Mrs.Leong at FC3 yesterday. She told us that I did "extraordinary well" for my Material in Practice final paper. She even said that no one has ever did this well in the past too.... Damn, I am GOOD! HAHA! Self-praise IS still a praise! I am not gonna lie.....I am so proud of myself man......

Kk, i shall stop on this before you guys got disgusted....ha.

Attended Econ class in the evening for the second time now...Thank god I didn't do anything stupid this time. I managed to stay awake through out the 4 hour lesson. And I managed to give a perfect answer to the tutorial question. WOOT! Anyway, during those short dinner break and toilet break, CaiTing and I were chatting non stop....haha, quite fun too....For some reason, our small group seem to be the most responsive group there.....

Had to crawl out of my cosy bed just to attend the GEM today...I took Psychology and Counseling ( or as Lanna put it......Psycho!). Quite a relaxing module I guess...For the first half of the lesson was lecture, which was quite interesting. While the second half concern more on the psychology test...Kinda anticipating the next lesson.

Meeting again this Friday. Timetable is super packed with lessons and practicals and meetings. Should I register for ISC interview next Monday.....I can't make decision....Someone! Help me!

Yup, that's all.....This post is basically some random updates on my school life.

Bye!

Marina Barrage. DCHE Tee

Blogger's notes: This is a formal announcement to all DCHE students. Fyi, an email of the exact same content have been sent out to most ppl too.


Hi everybody!

I hate to deliver a bad news, but here it is.....,

Sadly, the Marina Barrage visit has been cancelled due to a conflicting schedules. Apparently, a lot of our students would not be able to join us on that day. After much consideration, we have decided to cancelled the event....after all, it is so not cool to leave someone behind right?

.....I know, sad isn't it? But hey! Don't worry, DCHE Student Chapter has lot of activities in store for you! As the matter of fact, we are having so much activities in hands that our exco members are buried in tonnes of preparation work!  Ha!  So, get ready for a fresh semester with fun-filled activities!

On the other hand, The DCHE Tee sale is coming to an end really soon....I am pretty sure that all of you have seen or at least heard of the design....So, what are you waiting for? Order yours today!

Dearest year 3 seniors, this is going to be your last year in SP.....don't you wanna buy the very last DCHE Tee as to remember all the sweet and sour of the three years as a DCHE students? Indeed, 3 years of poly life with your classmates is not something that everyone can or should ever forget. The memories. Can be good. Can be bad. Whatever it is, it is part of our life. A very defining part of our life that made us what we are today....I really hope that all of you would buy this T-shirt, as a time capsule, to treasure this moment forever, in the form of a simple simple T-shirt....You might think that the design does not suit your taste or otherwise, but after all, it is the meaning behind the Tee can really counts.....As our President, Naziah said, "Our identity that bonds us together."

Fyi, we have already received order from one of the year 1 classes. They have their whole class buying the Tees. So, year 2s and year 3s, remember to show some support ya!

Ok, I think this is quite a lengthy email. Again, apologize. I appeal to all of you guys to give a second thought on the Tee. It is a collective effort paid by many of our own students, and it signify the collective memories we all have in SP. We really appreciate your support towards the Student Chapter.

THANK YOU!


Best regards,

Matthew James
Asst.Vice-President,
Communication Department,
DCHE Student Chapter.

Tides

Blogger's note: I am bored......yet, I have tonnes to things to do. And heck, I don't like the new facebook layout.....

I survived the first week of school.....yay me!....swt. Anyway, 9 modules in one semester isn't as hard as it seems... well, as least for the first week. I am starting to really like some of the modules already....so far, my favourite is Chem Eng Principle B......

Gosh, my lecturer actually give a length explanation and apologies for being late.....for 1 minute. ONE minute only, and he sincerely apologized to the whole class of 23 brats. Whoa...wonder what he'll do if he's late for 15 minutes.

So far, I find Eng Maths the most challenging........that bloody SPM Add.Math syllabus is so much shallow than O-level..... I was feeling lost half the lesson when the lecturer talk about things that are considered "basic" ...and yet I have never learn in my high school. Fcuk SPM. I'm need lots of work to lay some foundation for this module.

On another note, first week into the new position as assistant VP is tiring..... The amount of problems that arise in just one week is enough to kill my brain. Just received some bad news regarding the DCHE Tee.... Marina Barrage trip got canceled. Man...this is not looking good.  I am laughing in agony at the exco election/interview coming in just a few weeks....Anyway, giving up is so not my style.... : )  Gotta figure out an escape plan asap....

When all thing are not working well, you will realise that the smallest thing could really cheer you up. Here was what happened.

There was an email from DHL yesterday, saying that I have a package, which cannot be delivered due to an incomplete address.....So, I updated them with the correct address, and the package arrived at my door steps this morning.

It was a "Case Logic" laptop case sent all the way from Deutschland (Germany lah~).  o.O

The letter attached reads,

"Dear James Matthew,

...............(yadayadayada..unrelated formalities-blabbing )............

You have proven yourself as a true rubber expert and secured the 7. rank on our highscore list. We would like to say "Congratulation" and hope that you will have a lot of fun with your prize!"

First of all......James Matthew?..........It's Matthew James! Fuck it.................James' the surname, Matthew's the given name, how hard can it be?!.......Yes, Azfar, I am telling this to you too! Stop calling me James!......and yes, I laughed uncontrollably at the line "true rubber expert".

Anyway, I got this prize from a German rubber company "Lanxess" . They will be opening their plant here in Singapore in a few more years, and they were recruiting during ChemExpo......There was this nice lady who came to me and told me all this, and also asked me to go online and play the "game"

And out of boredom, I actually did. It was like a quiz, answering questions related to material science, specifically on rubber and co-polymer..fyi, it was pretty much what we have learned from Material in Practice in school :  )

Little did I know that I actually won something out of it. The laptop bag is just a normal simple bag. But then again, I won it.........woohoo! It feels good you know? I mean, I never had much luck in this kind of thing, and out of the blue, I actually won something. Yeah, you bet it feels bloody good! It definitely cheer up my day...

.....Hmmm, I am hoping I have more things to update u guys on...but nah....that's all for now.......

So, good nights!

Bored and Tired.

Blogger's Note: Slept for 10 hours and still feel tired. Arghh...another blogger's block.


First and foremost! Examination wishes!

Yup, the exam season is here again. I think I am bit late for PMR examination....but what the hell...All the best to you folks!  Also, the A-level people (Edexcel or Cambridge? Can't remember...but I think it's the Cambridge ones) who will be sitting for their exam soon, good lucks! Not forgetting the S.A.M people....all the best yo!

Whoa, it seems that all my high school buddies are almost done with college and going off to university soon! But I am still in first year...I feel so left behind man! Anyway, as someone says ..."life's a betch...get over it!"

Oh, before I forget again...Happy Birthday Adrian! You're legal!


I am bloody hyper, you can tell. Why?


I finally finished with those annoying challenging action plans for Student Chapters! Two publicity plans.... Just two short Words documents lesser than 50kb...and it took me weeks to get everything planned and done. You have no idea how glad I am to have it finally done........Just in time for next Wednesday's meeting with the teacher advisors. :  )   

Well, to be honest, I have nothing to blog about today. My desk is in a huge mess right now and it ought to be tidied up asap before my mom sees it. This shall be a blog filler.

SO, to end this post, this is the new DCHE T-shirt. Price at 12 dollars each.

Confession of a Workaholic

Blogger's notes: I almost make one of the biggest mistake .... for the second time. I need more clear thinking. I need more self-control. Can't afford to mess up, Matt!

"Hi, my name is Matt, and I am a workaholic"

There, I admit it, I am a bloody workaholic with poor health, retarded social life, and zero consciousness of the outside world. Oh, didn't I tell ya, I got laid yesterday, with Smexy~Work!

And the most amazing thing about it, is....I didn't even realise this until Will pointed it out.

Matt: Arghh! I am so bored now. I hate holidays...I got nothing to do.

Will : It's a sign...Your life is meaningless without school....

Matt: *shrug*

Will : ...without homework....without classmates

Matt: ?

Will : You're a workaholic...Horror!

He actually makes sense. I am like a total blur case without school.

For the past 4 months, I have been packing myself with so much of school works that I don't even have time care about things around me. The last few weeks of holidays.....I actually spent it all on Student Chapter's projects. I even penned down some of the ways to improve my dearest department (Communication!)

Communication Department to be lead by a introverted-ish nerd-ish dude like me.....How interesting/amusing....I am seriously worried if I can manage it after the seniors graduated next year. 

Fast forward to next semester....Another 7 modules, this time the threat comes in three "Inorganic Chem", "Engineering Maths" and "IDEA" . The three femme fatales...hmmm...they spells troubles. On top of that, I signed up for an additional course, "Business"....and I will be attending evening classes for the next two years.

Plus, annual year book "Foveo III"... Just thinking about it scares the hell outta me....For starter, we don't even have sufficient homo-sapiens in our department at first place....and I never even see like 9 out of 10 of the ppl there. Ha! Wish me luck.

You think I am ranting here? 

Complaining on the workload like a cry baby? You're so wrong.

Hell, I actually LOVE doing all these crazy thing! It makes me feel alive! I actually enjoy staying up late night working on something fantastic! Working with tight dateline is quite fun to me....especially when I see people around me struggling to cope with the dateline, lol.

And that very last statement above fully evidenced a trail of a severe case of workaholic. Case closed. Hello bad sitting posture in front of the laptop and super thick glasses, bye-bye social life....

Wait a second, I am not gonna let workload keep me down. Hell no! And that brings us to my new semester resolution! To be as crazily active in school as possible while maintaining a balance lifestyle! I think I can do it, I will. : )

Oh, I almost forgot, my sist got an offer to buy the original Adobe Creative Suite 4 at only S$99....while the retail price is about S$ 939.....

That's all for today. Cheers!

Btw, any SP Chem Eng student who is experience/willing to learn in Photoshop or Illustrator, can you please please please contact me, we need more talent in our department.