New job starting tomorrow
Not sure what to expect really, then again it's only for three days. On the bright side, at least I'm finally at a 9-5 weekday job
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Saturday, April 15, 2017
50 Hr Non Stop Run 2017
Okay, I'm back!
So the annual 50 Hour Non- Stop Run started off yesterday. JL and I joined again this year which is the third year we are attending this run if I remember correctly. First off, many of you might already be wondering what's the 50 Hour Non- Stop Run and will participants be required to run for 50 hours straight non- stop? That's over two days of running!
Haha fortunately no. The concept is something much more interesting and rather light. Basically, this running event will last for 50 hours and participants have to finish 10 rounds (or for this year there's an additional category to do 15 rounds) around Bedok reservoir to get three medals - bronze, silver and gold. This is OTOT(own time own target) though. For instance, one could do three or four rounds, collect his silver medal, head out somewhere for lunch then go back to finish another two rounds and call it a day and head home. He can then come back the next day to finish up the remaining few rounds.
This year's race started at 9am yesterday which was also supposed to be our start time, but I got there late so we started only at 10am. After our first time, we knew better than to select a start time too close to noon haha! We then did three rounds to start off and ended off a little later than we had intended but still not too late for lunch. By the way, we were just walking rather than running. After a quick lunch at a nearby Mac's, we then headed back to complete four and a half more rounds before heading home. It was already almost 9pm when we were done.
As compared to previous years, this year's seemed a little less torturous. From what I remember, in the last two events both our legs were aching really badly, with sharp pains here and there, even after the third round and our lunch break was a lot longer as we needed time to rest our legs before continuing. Needless to say, we were both hobbling by the time we finished our target 6 or 7 rounds during those two events. Comparatively, our lunch break yesterday was really a quick bite and we were back walking. Moreover, my legs are feeling quite alright now and I'm sure I would have no difficulty completing the remaining two and a half rounds later.
I'm not too sure if the improvement this year was because we chose to walk for the whole race this year or it was due to our legs more adapted to running and walking long distances, but I sure hope it is the latter.
Day 2 - Saturday
As mentioned earlier, my legs felt alright when I woke up this morning (no aches and pains in my calves and ankles) so the last two and a half rounds were a breeze. Woooo.. we got our Gold medal by late afternoon and then headed home. Glad that we didn't need to use up the remaining hours of Day 3 this time round. More importantly, our legs aren't giving us problems. Looking forward to the next 50 Hour Run, Labour Day 2018!
So the annual 50 Hour Non- Stop Run started off yesterday. JL and I joined again this year which is the third year we are attending this run if I remember correctly. First off, many of you might already be wondering what's the 50 Hour Non- Stop Run and will participants be required to run for 50 hours straight non- stop? That's over two days of running!
Haha fortunately no. The concept is something much more interesting and rather light. Basically, this running event will last for 50 hours and participants have to finish 10 rounds (or for this year there's an additional category to do 15 rounds) around Bedok reservoir to get three medals - bronze, silver and gold. This is OTOT(own time own target) though. For instance, one could do three or four rounds, collect his silver medal, head out somewhere for lunch then go back to finish another two rounds and call it a day and head home. He can then come back the next day to finish up the remaining few rounds.
This year's race started at 9am yesterday which was also supposed to be our start time, but I got there late so we started only at 10am. After our first time, we knew better than to select a start time too close to noon haha! We then did three rounds to start off and ended off a little later than we had intended but still not too late for lunch. By the way, we were just walking rather than running. After a quick lunch at a nearby Mac's, we then headed back to complete four and a half more rounds before heading home. It was already almost 9pm when we were done.
As compared to previous years, this year's seemed a little less torturous. From what I remember, in the last two events both our legs were aching really badly, with sharp pains here and there, even after the third round and our lunch break was a lot longer as we needed time to rest our legs before continuing. Needless to say, we were both hobbling by the time we finished our target 6 or 7 rounds during those two events. Comparatively, our lunch break yesterday was really a quick bite and we were back walking. Moreover, my legs are feeling quite alright now and I'm sure I would have no difficulty completing the remaining two and a half rounds later.
I'm not too sure if the improvement this year was because we chose to walk for the whole race this year or it was due to our legs more adapted to running and walking long distances, but I sure hope it is the latter.
Day 2 - Saturday
As mentioned earlier, my legs felt alright when I woke up this morning (no aches and pains in my calves and ankles) so the last two and a half rounds were a breeze. Woooo.. we got our Gold medal by late afternoon and then headed home. Glad that we didn't need to use up the remaining hours of Day 3 this time round. More importantly, our legs aren't giving us problems. Looking forward to the next 50 Hour Run, Labour Day 2018!
Friday, February 17, 2017
Career Fair 2017 Classes are ending
Career Fair 2017
Just attended a Career Fair held in school today in an attempt to get myself an internship, or more, for the three month long break after my finals. Although I did not know what to expect, I did target a few booths to visit, just so that I would not be too lost when I got there. So ya, Nparks, DBS and a few of the booths around them. However, they didn't offer internships though. So I ended up hanging around, checking out what others were asking while looking around to see if anything was of interest to me.
Indeed, I managed to put my name and contact details down at some of the booths so that they could contact me for internship interviews. There was even a booth there by "glints" which offered to help me source for internships based on our preferences and degree. Yay, hopefully they really manage to find some internships for me. Apart from internships, there were of course booths offering jobs. From what I observed though, most of those attending the career fair were there to source for internships rather than jobs, even for some who were graduating this year.
Needless to say, the turn out for the career fair was overwhelming, with long queues even just to enter the venue. As such, I also managed to bump into some friends there, but it was a really short catch-up, like hi and then bye, due to the large crowd there. After dropping off my contact details at most of the booths which seemed relevant to me, and for the others I was told to visit their site online and to apply from there, I decided to finally call it a day.
Hope that I'll be able to secure some internships for my summer break!
Classes are ending
It was only after attending tutorial today that I realised that this was the last tutorial. I had totally forgotten to keep track. It then hit me that my classes were probably going to stop soon with some of my classes having ended already actually.
Gosh, then it hit me. Prelims are really just two weeks away. Time is running out!!
Just attended a Career Fair held in school today in an attempt to get myself an internship, or more, for the three month long break after my finals. Although I did not know what to expect, I did target a few booths to visit, just so that I would not be too lost when I got there. So ya, Nparks, DBS and a few of the booths around them. However, they didn't offer internships though. So I ended up hanging around, checking out what others were asking while looking around to see if anything was of interest to me.
Indeed, I managed to put my name and contact details down at some of the booths so that they could contact me for internship interviews. There was even a booth there by "glints" which offered to help me source for internships based on our preferences and degree. Yay, hopefully they really manage to find some internships for me. Apart from internships, there were of course booths offering jobs. From what I observed though, most of those attending the career fair were there to source for internships rather than jobs, even for some who were graduating this year.
Needless to say, the turn out for the career fair was overwhelming, with long queues even just to enter the venue. As such, I also managed to bump into some friends there, but it was a really short catch-up, like hi and then bye, due to the large crowd there. After dropping off my contact details at most of the booths which seemed relevant to me, and for the others I was told to visit their site online and to apply from there, I decided to finally call it a day.
Hope that I'll be able to secure some internships for my summer break!
Classes are ending
It was only after attending tutorial today that I realised that this was the last tutorial. I had totally forgotten to keep track. It then hit me that my classes were probably going to stop soon with some of my classes having ended already actually.
Gosh, then it hit me. Prelims are really just two weeks away. Time is running out!!
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Hongbao Draw 2017
Tried it out for the first time in my life but nope... didn't win anything
Better luck next time I guess
Better luck next time I guess
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Exam registration
Okay, so I've just finished the registration process for my upcoming UOL May exams.
This post will just be a note to myself for future reference.
First, there was the Exam Entry on the UOL portal after which the Exam Entry Form (EEF) can be printed.
Once the EEF is obtained, then the exam registration for the London side is completed and there's only the registration for the local exam centre, RELC. Payment is via the AXS machine and the completed EEF is to be sent via the RELC portal. Once the confirmation email is received from RELC, the whole examination registration process is then complete.
This post will just be a note to myself for future reference.
First, there was the Exam Entry on the UOL portal after which the Exam Entry Form (EEF) can be printed.
Once the EEF is obtained, then the exam registration for the London side is completed and there's only the registration for the local exam centre, RELC. Payment is via the AXS machine and the completed EEF is to be sent via the RELC portal. Once the confirmation email is received from RELC, the whole examination registration process is then complete.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Countdown 2017!
Just a quick post here.
Am just back from my first ever countdown with friends(I'm quite certain this is my first countdown not spent with my family) which was spent outdoors and not in front of a TV screen at home. It's past 4am already as I'm typing this so I'll make this a quick one. Really ought to be getting some close eyes haha!
Met the usual group, JL, W and L for a quick dinner at Just Acia@Dhoby Ghaut before heading to get drinks and then taking an MRT to Bayfront. We were really just intending to watch the fireworks but not to join the crazy crowds of hardcore party goers at the more happening venues. So yea, what better place than the awesome vantage point atop Marina Barrage?
By the time we arrived at our destination, it was already crowded. While we waited for midnight to crawl by, we ate some food we had prepared and had a few games of cards. It wasn't long before the new year neared. Expecting to hear the yearly chorus of 10..9...8..., I was rather surprised by the silence which engulfed the area. Missing was the "countdown", likely due to how isolated we were perched atop the Marina Barrage, but more puzzling was the lack of cheerful chatter and well wishes among those around us. I didn't hear people wishing each other a good year ahead or awesome 2017 or what not. Instead, silence.
When the fireworks appeared, too far in the distance to look nice in photographs or to even be heard, I was suddenly aware of the reason for the lack of sounds and voices. Everyone around me had their cameras or phones held up, videoing the fireworks I presume. As such, every individual was as still as a statue, not daring to make a sound nor move for fear of damaging their recording. Oh wells, so much for getting out to soak up the new year's eve atmosphere. A rather interesting first countdown "party" nonetheless.
Am just back from my first ever countdown with friends(I'm quite certain this is my first countdown not spent with my family) which was spent outdoors and not in front of a TV screen at home. It's past 4am already as I'm typing this so I'll make this a quick one. Really ought to be getting some close eyes haha!
Met the usual group, JL, W and L for a quick dinner at Just Acia@Dhoby Ghaut before heading to get drinks and then taking an MRT to Bayfront. We were really just intending to watch the fireworks but not to join the crazy crowds of hardcore party goers at the more happening venues. So yea, what better place than the awesome vantage point atop Marina Barrage?
By the time we arrived at our destination, it was already crowded. While we waited for midnight to crawl by, we ate some food we had prepared and had a few games of cards. It wasn't long before the new year neared. Expecting to hear the yearly chorus of 10..9...8..., I was rather surprised by the silence which engulfed the area. Missing was the "countdown", likely due to how isolated we were perched atop the Marina Barrage, but more puzzling was the lack of cheerful chatter and well wishes among those around us. I didn't hear people wishing each other a good year ahead or awesome 2017 or what not. Instead, silence.
When the fireworks appeared, too far in the distance to look nice in photographs or to even be heard, I was suddenly aware of the reason for the lack of sounds and voices. Everyone around me had their cameras or phones held up, videoing the fireworks I presume. As such, every individual was as still as a statue, not daring to make a sound nor move for fear of damaging their recording. Oh wells, so much for getting out to soak up the new year's eve atmosphere. A rather interesting first countdown "party" nonetheless.
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