"Getting a new phone is like having sex for the first time: You figure it out and then spend the rest of the evening just playing around." - Drew Carey, in a dated article from Parade.com (http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_11-18-2007/Drew_Carey).
Do all men think or feel like this? Well, I share quite the same thought with this man. (Read my previous posts here and here).
Not sure how women think?
Well, it seems that NIE has screwed up again. My elective combination (AAE441, AAE442 & AAE445) looks perfect, if interest is all it is about. To my dismay, two of my electives clash with each other on Wednesday: one is a 2-hour IT tutorial, and the other an hour long lecturer by Dr. Dahl. And according to the information provided by FPO, I would have to surrender one of them and choose another one. Yet, the other one must not clash with the other two. WTF! And the other one must not be full house! WTF again! So all ends up that I would have to "choose" one which fits in my timetable nicely with the other two electives... waaaaaaaaaait a minute... did I mention that even the CORE modules clash as well?
Friends who have the same combination as me:
July, May, Cabrina and Michelle Heng
WTF = What The Fish (and not what you think IT is) ;p
... results.
I have never studied or compared my past and present results but I think I should. Seriously. Because I think there are some patterns between them.
Yesterday, I went back alone to NIE to buy English Grammar FAQs: 100 Questions Teachers and Students Frequently Ask by Alvin and Ludwig. It retails at $23.50.
After that, I went to visit Ludwig, hoping to find him in his office so that I could get his autograph. Luckily, he was there and I requested him to autograph the book in cursive. Brilliant handwriting! (Look below and you will be impressed). Since I went there unexpectedly, I did not want to take up his time for long.
Then, I went to get my second autograph from Alvin. I did not expect that we could talk for so long. I expressed my desire to get a Master and if possible, a PhD in the future. He gave me some pointers (such as to take up AAE347 Research Methods) and got me to identify my strengths and weaknesses. His suggestion is that if I am an analytical/mathematical person, I should opt for a Master in research (as opposed to coursework). One more thing - I should at least get a 2nd Upper in my basic degree. Alvin is definitely a friendly and funny lecturer I have ever encountered at NIE. Oh, he did not seem convinced that I was just a (marginal) 2nd Upper student. He thought that my CGPA was above 4.5. But still, he encouraged me to do well in my basic degree in order to secure a better future.
