Another 365 days has gone past. The SG50 year is reaching its end.
What a year it has been. Many events have happened this year, both within Singapore and outside Singapore. Terrible terrorist attacks, saddening deaths, joyous celebrations. Compared to my own life, and what I’ve experienced, 2015 was a tame enough year.
But tame doesn’t mean boring.
I did my internship at PwC and finally got to have a taste of the audit world in a Big Four firm. I spent the first half of the year attending class with my good friends, and spent the second half of the year attending econ classes mostly alone and meeting new people. (And of course, not forgetting FSP in the second half of the year) I did okay for school, and frankly I think I did quite good for the things that matter. Of course, getting exposed to modules like Game Theory leaves me humbled and cautious.
There were fun parts to the year too. Spent a beautiful five days in Bali with Chelsea in July after internship, and then spent a nice ten days in Yunnan, China with my family in December. Of course, significant progress was made in my relationship with Chels after we applied for our first BTO in May. 🙂 And I finally hit a target of 1,000km ran in a year this year, despite getting injuries (like an inflamed tendon late this year).
December was a particularly fun month. I also spent some time volunteering at the ASEAN Para Games before heading to China with my family. After coming back, I met up with many friends, spent time with my girlfriend and family and finally got my Lasik done.
The past few days I went out with Chels, with friends and with my family, spending time with people important to me in my life.
Just today I brought my grandma (and my aunt) to Gardens by the Bay, taking advantage of free train rides on the Downtown Line. I admired the scenery in the Gardens that seem to be in higher fidelity than when I was wearing specs. I’m really enjoying seeing the world through my new eyes.
I’m immensely thankful for a relatively smooth 2015, especially when there’s so much uncertainty going on in the world. I wish for an eye-opening and enriching 2016 – my final year as a student – and a healthy and safe year ahead for my loved ones.
Exciting times this month continue with the opening of the Downtown Line 2 today. My family and I had already explored a little and got a sneak peek during the DTL2 Open House on 5th December, but nothing beats it actually opening.
As my dad commented a few days ago during our stroll around Beauty World, it would be rare to see the station shutters down for a prolonged period of time after it officially opens.
Beyond the cost savings during this 6-day period of free travel, what is more awesome is that the construction works are finally complete, and finally the area where I stay (near Beauty World MRT) is not as ulu as before.
Having a MRT station near one’s house may be something some have grown up with, and have grown accustomed to. But when there isn’t a MRT station within walking distance to your house, you would relish the convenience and speed of the train. Who cares about train disruptions when there’s no train to be disrupted?
Instead of worrying about last train timings, I used to worry about the last bus that I can take from the MRT station. And the nearest MRT station from my house would at least be a 15-minute bus ride away.
Today, my family travelled along the DTL down to Promenade to have lunch at Suntec. The time we took to get there was comparable to driving there. Likewise when we went home later from Rochor. It’s really hard to believe how fast the MRT is compared to other public transport alternatives after travelling up and down Bukit Timah Rd/Dunearn Rd for decades.
In the evening we took my grandparents out on the train – all the way to Chinatown. My grandpa was clearly impressed.
I’m glad that six years worth – since I was in JC2! – of construction is finally over. I can still remember feeling super excited when they announced the station alignments for DTL2 and that there was going to be a station at Beauty World. Then slowly, I witnessed the twisting road diversions, dust, slower traffic, and poor business for the shophouses affected by MRT construction. Then, as construction wound up, the roads became straight again, and the station entrances were built up. Things like escalators started to appear, then finally, the signages that announced “DT5 Beauty World”. (Then, the anxious wait for it to commence operations)
I was so happy (for the businesses and shops) to see a large number of people exploring Beauty World Centre. There was even a queue to get out (and in) to the MRT platforms. Perhaps it is an opening-day phenomenon with many curious Singaporeans taking the Sunday to explore a long forgotten area of Bukit Timah. Perhaps it’s a sign that this area can be revitalised like in the 1970s to 80s (as shared by my parents). Time will tell.
And now that it’s relevant, gonna have to hope for zero train disruptions!
What a month it has been! After volunteering at the APG, I went to Yunnan, China for a 10-day tour with my family. It’s a nice period spent with my family, and to see the world. I love seeing the world.
After seeing the world through glasses since 1998, I finally seized the chance to get rid of spectacles!
Three days ago, I finally completed what I have had wanted to do for a long time, which is to go for lasik surgery. My parents, relatives, and even some friends had done the procedure, and I was very certain I wanted to do it too. The desire swelled in recent years as I’ve picked up running, and nothing spoils the running experience more than sweat-stained glasses even before hitting the 1-km mark. I finish all my runs in a literal blur because I perspire so much!
I’ve actually had a one to two-year break from wearing spectacles. When I was in Primary 5, my parents gave me this thing called Ortho-K lens which were something like temporary braces for your eyes. I relished seeing without spectacles in the day, before the vision slowly became blur in the evening (and I have to pop back the hard contact lens to sleep). After a while this became ineffective (and hard lenses were uncomfortable) so I reverted back to glasses.
Anyway, long story short, I thought it’ll be nice to share a bit of my Lasik experience here in case any of my friends may be considering it. (TLDR: It’s totally worth it, go for it!)
Pre-checkup
I didn’t really do any research when it came to Lasik. I only knew that I wanted to do it, at a not-too-pricey rate. So fancy, expensive ‘new’ technology didn’t appeal to me. What I wanted was a reliable doctor though. The decision to choose a clinic and doctor was simplified as my parents did their Lasik in 2009. Since their results were satisfactory, I just headed back to the same clinic and doctor, (the Lasik Surgery Clinic at Paragon, under Dr Marc Tay).
After the China trip, one of the first things I did was to call the clinic up to book a pre-surgery evaluation. The purpose is to check if I was a suitable candidate for Lasik, and if so, what kinds of Lasik were suitable.
As I wanted to do my Lasik quickly, I booked my pre-evaluation on Monday (21 Dec), two days after returning home. The whole thing took around four hours – mostly waiting time – and it was pretty trouble-free. There were many different tests done, mostly to check your degree and to check cornea thickness and stuff like that. We were also made to watch some videos on Lasik, kinda like watching the videos after passing your driving test.
The coolest thing about that day was when they dilated my eyes with some special eyedrops which basically made everything in close range blur. A bit like lao hua. It was thus not unsurprising to see many patients doing the pre-evaluation using their phones like an arm’s length away from their face. A preview into the future, I guess!
The last part of the pre-evaluation check was meeting the doctor to discuss options. I was relieved to know that I can do all types of Lasik the clinic offered, so I picked the cheapest one – bladeless/Intralase standard (non-wavefront) Lasik. It also didn’t hurt that there was a $300 student discount for all treatments (super awesome!)
I set the actual surgery appointment for two days later – on the 23rd of December, at 2:30pm. I was pretty excited.
Actual surgery
On 23rd December, my mum and Chelsea accompanied me to the clinic after lunch. I guess it was a bit deja vu for my mum to go back to LSC. The whole process on the 23rd was actually a lot more efficient than on the 21st.
I was quickly escorted to the waiting room, was given this pill to calm my nerves, and put on surgical overalls (it was a day surgery after all). When I entered the room, there were 4 other patients already inside. I was then briefed on what to do during the surgery, and more importantly, what to do after the surgery. Then Dr Marc Tay entered the room, and the first patient was called in.
I guess this was when I started getting a bit nervous (frankly I think I may have been too fidgety if not for the little pill) because I could hear sounds coming from the operating room behind me. (The sounds were coming from the laser machines) Before long, however, the first patient came out – without glasses – and the second patient was escorted in.
We were literally pieces in a production line. And I was the last one for the 2:00pm slot.
The first patient was then administered antibiotic eyedrops by the nurse (the eyedrops that we have to apply for 10 days after surgery), and then was allowed to go home, wearing a pair of pretty cool-looking protective goggles. (That’s it!)
After around a hour of waiting, it was my turn. The nurse put some numbing eyedrops in my eye (which I think were only half-absorbed) and sent me into this room with bulky machines and a reclining chair (not unlike going to the dentist).
The whole process was WEIRD. Thankfully it was quite fast.
The first step involved creating a flap using some lasers that will create air bubbles in the cornea. There was some suction involved and it was somewhat uncomfortable. Not painful, but just uncomfortable. I had to stare into this machine with a lot of holes of light, and twenty to thirty seconds later the flap was created. (It helped that the nurse and Dr Tay counted down because I could definitely feel the suction)
Right eye first, then left eye.
Then the reclining chair turned and I faced a different machine. This was the one that would do the actual Lasik.
Dr Tay put the scary ‘eye clamp’ thingy (I don’t know how else to call it) so that my right eye was always open. I could see from my right eye even when both my eyes are ‘closed’. I was then told to stare into the blinking red light (that’s what everyone told me when I asked what was the process like, and really, it was staring into lights).
The scary part (for me) was when the doctor opened the flap and everything became super blurry. Then the lasering process began. I couldn’t even find the red light in the beginning because it was so blur! But slowly I could see a very very blur red blinking light and I tried my best to just stare into it despite feeling quite uncomfortable (it’s just a foreign feeling to be seeing almost nothing) ‘cos I know it’s important not to screw it up.
(It should be noted that Lasik carries very low risk compared to other kinds of surgery)
After 42 seconds (that was not too long but definitely not too short), the process was over. Again, the countdown helped.
After the laser was complete, Dr Tay took this little tool to fold the flap back (you can really see the whole process) and he started to do something like a spreading action, like spreading butter on bread or something. I guess he was trying to eliminate air bubbles (just like when you apply a screen protector on your phone). It’s not painful, but I could feel a bit of the action. And again, it’s just weird.
I think my brain was having a hard time trying to accept what was happening. But really, not physically painful.
A few more eyedrops on the right eye, and then the left eye. Because my degree is lower in my left eye, the process took 38 seconds, but it was scarier because I knew what was going to happen.
Then it was over. Dr Tay then checked my eyes through a microscope and he said its fine and then I was escorted out of the operating theatre.
Other places have this practice of allowing the patient to rest in the premises for a short period before returning home, but I didn’t have to. After the operation, I removed the operation overalls and was allowed to go home.
And back home I went.
Post-op
Everyone has a different experience post-Lasik because everyone has different eyes and thus different recovery patterns. I guess I took after my mum because I teared A LOT immediately after Lasik. Chelsea very nicely waited with me while my mum got the car and the entire time I couldn’t open my eyes because everything was TOO BRIGHT. And I was tearing and feeling very uncomfortable.
The ride home was the worst. It was around 4pm, hot sun, down Bt Timah Road where there was a jam because of some Downtown Line related work. Even putting on sunglasses and covering my eyes with my hands didn’t work.
I was relieved to reach home but the hours after that were frankly very tiring also. I was supposed to apply the antibiotic eyedrops once every hour on the day of surgery, and I looked forward to each passing hour for the eyedrops because my eyes were so dry and I was seemingly unable to produce any more tears. I couldn’t open my eyes but I also couldn’t sleep because it was uncomfortable.
(I was prescribed sleeping pills but didn’t take them because I thought it was near dinner time and I wanted to take dinner, hahahah)
Over time it got better, and literally, as each hour passed I could stand opening my eyes for a few seconds longer. It was slow, but at least it was progressing. Dinner was an extremely quick affair before I retreated back to my dark room.
Anything electronic like the iPhone was too bright for me, even at the lowest brightness setting. I used Siri to reply to Chelsea’s messages (hahaha!).
I slept early, around 8.30pm, with the sleeping pills. I was also given plastic eye guards so I wouldn’t accidentally rub my eyes at night (which would be extremely troublesome).
Next day
Waking up the next day, I was so relieved to find myself no longer tearing or feeling too uncomfortable. I took off my eye guards and realised (again) I don’t need spectacles to see anymore!
I headed out and saw how beautifully sharp everything was. It was quite unreal, especially since my specs are also mostly in bad shape (with scratches and dirt). I could make out the detail in the trees in the distance. It was so beautiful.
My near vision was bad though, so I couldn’t really read anything on my phone or on the newspapers. But at least the brightness didn’t sting my eyes.
Everyone has a follow-up appointment on the next day after Lasik, and I was no exception. I headed to Marc Tay’s (other) clinic at East Shore Hospital, where I was checked for my visual acuity. No idea how I fared but I think not too bad (should be quite close to perfect). He says that people recover around 70% of their vision the next day after Lasik, and around 90% 2 weeks later. Full recovery is about one month.
The most fortunate point about my case is that I didn’t experience much dryness in my eyes anymore. It was such a marked contrast to the few hours after the procedure. Different people would have different recovery experiences, but I must say my experience so far has been beyond what I had expected and wished for. Very thankful.
Today
My vision has been steadily improving and I’m pretty much back to my usual routine, being able to view things close up and far away. Near vision is a bit blurry at times (it takes time to stabilise) and very near vision is not perfect yet, but things like night glare and halos are already at an acceptable level. I was well enough to meet Moyi and Letts on the 24th in the evening, and yesterday (and today) I went to Orchard to see the lights with my family (and Chelsea today) with no issues whatsoever. I also started driving day and night with no problems! 🙂
At Orchard with Chels today ❤
Hopefully things continue smoothly as my eyes continue to recover. 🙂 Thanks to the student discount, the total monetary damage for everything (including medication and GST) is around $2.9k for both eyes, one of the cheaper bladeless procedures around! 😀
It’s 9th December, the last day of the 8th ASEAN Para Games, the para equivalent to the SEA Games held in June earlier this year. This time round, there’s a lot less attention on the Games, which I felt to be a pity because I think more than the SEA Games, the Para Games truly reflect the common Games theme of “Celebrate the Extraordinary”.
This time round, however, I spent significantly more time watching and being involved in the APG as I signed up as a volunteer. Knowing that this could be my last time being involved in something like this, I enthusiastically signed up for this a little after the SEA Games concluded. Over time, as enthusiasm gathered for the APG, I was naturally excited for the games to start too. It’s also a good thing that my exams ended on the 2nd, so I could devote my time to APG from the 3rd to the 9th.
Other than the weekend, I was down at the National Stadium every day with many other volunteers, doing half-day shifts. Some days started as early as 6:30am, some ended as late as 9pm. I enjoyed myself tremendously nonetheless.
The things we do are mind-numbingly simple. Ushering people in, blocking off areas to ensure only accredited people are allowed through (surprisingly – for me at least – there are a few people who ‘act blur’ walking into the blocked areas), etc. There were many, many volunteers, so many that there was a lot of duplication of resources. I guess the good thing is that none of us are paid so there’s not much financial wastage.
However, what was really special was watching the para athletes up close, in action, in competition. We are lucky because sometimes we get to go up to the field of play to interact with them and see them compete. While Singapore is definitely no athletic powerhouse, it was inspiring to see para athletes in general perform things that are beyond what is expected of them.
Earlier today – Singapore v Malaysia CP Football
4x100m
Team Malaysia
100m T11 – with guides in yellow
Wheelchair athlete looking on another 400m heat for the same event
To see para athletes do high jumps above 2 metres with just one leg – they literally hop over the pole – is simply inspiring. Likewise for blind athletes who sprint down the track… they don’t even know they have crossed the finish line first until their guide slows or stops completely.
And that’s just athletics. Similar, if not more, inspiring acts all around the Sports Hub and Marina Bay Sands over the last week.
Of course, I’ve met many volunteers from all walks of life that we’ve spent many hours watching the games together and talking over lunch. Many uncles, aunties and students, and each has a story to share. It’s very interesting.
I’m glad I signed up as a volunteer. While I signed up alone initially, getting to know others over time made Team Nila feel more like a family than just a group of disparate volunteers.
Only six days into December and there’s so much happening already. Chelsea and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary yesterday, and my family went for the Downtown Line 2 open house yesterday too. (Still thinking about whether I should blog about these ‘cos they can take a while!)
Today, I went for the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2015 with my youngest sister Huiling. I took part in the ‘puny’ distance of 10km (compared to the full marathon at least). We had no intention to participate in this race because it’s so pricey ($75 for 10km for non-early bird residents? No thank you), but adidas SG had a Instagram contest giving out pairs of SCMS 10k passes, and lo and behold, she won a pair. So she jio-ed me (since I jio-ed her to take part in the contest) and here we are.
In a way I’m relieved to have this chance to set my 2015 running calendar right. Besides the ‘fun run’ I had with Chelsea at the Bizad Run early this year, the only other race I took part in was the Nila Run, which turned out to be a blowout because it was less than 10km (So much for a new ‘personal best’). I was prepared for the 2XU Compression half-marathon before it was postponed, and I was injured during the postponed race. So, I looked forward to doing this 10k despite having just a two or three week lead time to “train” for it. At least I am greatly confident that the distance would be much closer to 10km.
However, due to exams and my volunteering duties for the Asean Para Games happening so close to the race, the last ‘chill’ run I had two days ago was not so chill as my legs ached and I was pretty much out of breath from the start (waking up at 5am and standing around the entire day didn’t really help the run I guess). So I tapered my expectations. Initially I wanted a timing around 43 minutes, and I felt that doing something sub-45 would be great already (4:30/km). After all, I did 4:20/km for the Nila Run and that was 9.5km, and I was prepared for that run.
Early this morning (not as early as the marathon or half marathon peeps), my parents dropped us off somewhere near Esplanade Bridge where we quickly deposited our baggage and off we went to the start line. It’s a far walk – we had to walk from Esplanade across the Jubilee Bridge, reaching the Merlion before going back towards the start line outside Esplanade. It was nice to see the sunrise coming behind Marina Bay Sands, but I had no phone with me to capture the moment. (Many others did)
Thankfully we were reasonably near the front, which allowed for a significantly more comfortable run.
After the hoo-hah and stuff to warm the crowd up (where we also saw the elite marathon runners sprinting to the end line), off we went after a slight delay. My first km was bad because of the crowds. There were people talking on the phone, selfies taken, walkers on the right, etc. etc. Race etiquette in Singapore… not there yet. The sun was coming up, it was getting hot and I wanted to get out of the heat from the human crowd.
Thankfully I cleared the majority of the crowd around 1km (which took me a somewhat disappointing 5 minutes 2 seconds), and was able to get back to what-I-hoped was a nice cruising pace for the rest of the run. After a while, I realised I was going at a pace faster than I could sustain, a pace I usually run at for my 6.2km runs with traffic stops.
Still I continued to trudge on, slowly overtaking people as the pack in front thinned to people running individually. It’s quite nice because you have all the space you need now. By the time I reached the first U-turn around 4.5km, it was nicely sparse and there was this guy in yellow singlet who was running a bit faster than I was. We kept up with each other for 2 more km before I realise I was running out of steam. It was disappointing because he encouraged me to go on and I think he wanted me to help him keep pace.
There’s only so much my legs had. Never train properly, just whack only. There were a few times I took water and also took the chance to catch my breath before going back into it. As 10km is really not that long, the Esplanade loomed into sight and soon the race was over as I raced down next to the Padang (I love this stretch the most, it’s so epic).
I was so intent on getting a 10.0km on my Garmin that I kept running after the finish line. When I realised I was going into the wrong place, I stopped the watch and it turned out I covered a distance of 9.99km on my watch. Hahahahah!
Stopping the watch late also meant that I didn’t know my actual time I took to finish 10km. My watch said 43:06, but I was pretty sure I went around 40 to 50 metres extra. How long would I have taken to finish the extra distance?
Turned out that my net time was 42:59 (4:18/km), just under 43 minutes. (SUB-43!) I was incredibly happy when I learnt that I scored a personal best today despite the hot, hot sun and the less-than-ideal conditioning. Plus, I had no formal training plan in place (ever since my NJC Track days) – zero interval training, zero fartleks… just running consistently. Sometimes faster, sometimes slower, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter… depending on my mood. I guess in that regard, I did a lot better than expected. 🙂
Also with the run, I completed my 1,000th kilometre this year. As much as I like to think that I run quite a lot, I realise I never hit 1,000km in a calendar year before, so I set this goal for myself. I was initially doing well on this in the initial months of the year as I was training for the 2XU half marathon, before my injury in the second half of the year threatened to put this goal into irrelevance. Thankfully, I managed to finish this before my trip with my family to China in a few days time.
It feels like my running for 2015 has ended on a high note, and though my right leg is still aching from this morning’s run, it feels like the 1,001km this year has been worth the blood, mud and tons of sweat.
Finally! It’s December and I can take a breather from school, and update this little blog. It’s been a while, sorry to anyone who still reads this and hopes for an update. (Here it is!)
Quite a lot has happened in November school-wise. I also celebrated my 23rd birthday with Chelsea and my family on 28th November, but perhaps I can leave that for another post. Today, I feel like writing some thoughts on the semester that just concluded at 11am (for me) at the end of my final paper for EC3312 Game Theory.
Another semester with six modules worth of study. Overloading is now the new norm for me, and I expect to complete another 12 modules in the next 2 semesters so that I can graduate in a year’s time. It’s not easy…
This semester I cut myself some slack by ‘dedicating’ my time to my second degree. I have quite a comfortable buffer for the FASS CAP because I am not taking double honours, so my CAP classification does not matter much. Which is good, as it allows me to take risky modules, hahaha!
To fulfill my Econ requirements, I took EC3102 Macroeconomics II, EC3303 Econometrics I, EC3312 Game Theory and NM1101E Communications and New Media. The first two are compulsory modules, and the last one is used to fulfill my FASS requirements. And the third one… well, it’s for “interest” which turned out to be suffering.
EC3102 was okay, and I guess I will perform absolutely average, which is disappointing because I think I could have done better for the finals but it just didn’t go smoothly. Thinking about it now makes me sigh a little. I don’t know why but I’ve always struggled with macroeconomics compared to microeconomics since JC. Oh well. (That’s where I need the buffer to come in)
EC3303 was quite manageable and in fact at points felt a little trivial. It’s puzzling because it didn’t feel like a level 3000 module. Very introductory, very easy to follow. I think it’s an anomaly this semester because looking at past-year papers, the seniors definitely had it worse. This semester, a Singaporean lecturer taught the module. My first Singaporean lecturer from Economics. Indeed a rare species.
NM1101E was an introductory level module, which is exciting because there are year 1s taking it! Except it appears that there are quite few Year 1s taking it… many were Year 2s and 3s taking it to fulfill their breadth requirements. Dewei convinced me to take this module with him during our internship at PwC. There’s a project for this module which is SUPER guided and spoon-fed… as a Year 4 business student, it feels a little too guided. Somewhat interesting module, enjoyed the many videos during lecture. That’s pretty much it. MCQs for mid-terms and finals, for what I thought would have been a crazy content-memorisation and writing module.
EC3312… Game Theory. Bane of my semester. During the course, the lecturer sent out an interim survey asking for opinions regarding the course. There was a question that asked:
What do you think about the difficulty of this course?
It’s so funny because I thought it was INCREDIBLY difficult. So I picked the first option: Very hard – most difficult module in NUS I’ve ever taken.
And that’s true – at least in FASS. Even EC2104, which I struggled with, was nowhere near this.
It’s not really a difficult module if you are attuned to logic combined with many mathematical notations and superscripts and stuff, along with differentiation and some integration. If you can visualise how games work extremely well (and we’re not talking about the basic prisoner’s dilemma) perhaps you stand a chance.
I thought I stood a chance, so I tried. Came out deflated. After the second lecture, the entire module is humble pie. I’m definitely not a logical thinker (at least in terms of game theory) and all the weird game types just knocked me off. My friends may know how much I dislike this module. I dreaded every lecture, and dreaded doing every tutorial. I’m so relieved every time I’m done with this module for the week.
I guess all the above would sound quite extreme to someone who may find game theory easy… it’s true I guess. Some things are more intuitive to me, and some things are not so intuitive. This is firmly in the latter camp.
Thankfully I have the CAP buffer. If not I would have regretted taking this module because I don’t think I will do well.
Do I regret taking it? Probably not… it was enlightening and eye-opening, at least on a personal level.
Lastly, I also completed my one-semester Field Service Project, which is a Business School honours requirement. It’s 8 MCs and meant to be completed within a year, but my teammates (comprising my sister, Chelsea and Isabella) and I, as well as our supervising prof, wanted to finish it quickly and so we did.
Our project was on developing a risk management mobile app. Interestingly I had not taken the module on risk management yet, but decided to give this a try with my group because it sounded interesting.
And it was! 14 or so weeks of fun and sometimes pain. There were many things I’ve learnt from this, but probably the biggest insight was how the business world is very different from the academic world that we live in, and how we have trapped ourselves in this academic bubble for so long. Can’t be helped as we’re basically in it since 7 years old! (With a 2-year break for guys)
So this project allowed us to place a perspective on the things we learn in school, and really, gave me a better idea of what I should be getting away from university. Hard skills? Perhaps, some of the modules may be relevant. (Note “some” and “may”) But I think the bigger takeaway is the soft skills – time management, interpersonal relationships, understanding others, and adaptability. Just that the soft skills we practise subconsciously are set in an academic setting.
That being said, there were enough ups and downs throughout the duration of the project. When we were done with our 281-page deliverable (app specification), it felt like a huge stone was lifted. It’s probably one of the biggest checkpoints that a business honours student needed to clear to graduate.
One year to go.
Next semester would be challenging for me. Planning it already thanks to Business Module Preference Exercise underway, but that’s a post for the future. Till then, there’s still December! A whole month of excitement.
Swee Life 