Thursday, May 24, 2012

Year 2 Sem 2 Results


Okay, so I got my results and the above are the results. This is definitely not a good semester for me when you look at the results. Definitely no where near fantastic. Disappointed yes, but I guess this just pushes me to work even harder.


So first off HP1000: Introduction To Psychology.

I was pleasantly surprised at the A+ considering that I didn't do well for my mid term. Got around 43/50. But nonetheless, I guess my class participation somehow pulled me up and I think I did very well for my finals.

The Prof warned that there will be fill-in-the-blanks questions which I guess requires a lot of memory work, which is kinda my forte. That probably explains why I did so well.


Next for EE8092. Yet another surprise that I got an A. Considering that I did badly for my quizzes as well.

Quiz 1: 27/30
Quiz 2: 24/30

I don't think I performed very well for my finals either so I'm kinda surprised that I got an A. I guess its probably because alot of people SU-ed the module, pushing me up to an A.

CS8004: Media in China.

In fact, for this module I did very well for my quizzes.

Quiz 1: 90/100
Quiz 2: 86/100

However, I chose to SU the module because the finals were basically 2 questions only, 40 marks for one and 60 for the other. Naturally, I felt terrified considering that I don't really know what's happening during lessons.

But during the last lecture, the Prof actually gave away the final questions and the best part was this module was an open book. I did regret SU-ing it but I guess that's life.

I prepared for the finals nonetheless, and it was basically a walk in the park, I finished the paper in 1 hour and walked out like a boss.

BF214: International Financial Institutions

My friends warned me about this module long before the semester starts. They said that this module is extremely dangerous as it has a really steep bell curve. I thought I had in the bag when I got 88/100 for my mid term and full marks for my class participation. Furthermore, I believe I did extremely well for my final paper too.


However, I ended up with only an A- which was really disappointing. I guess it was because the final exam was too easy, which cause the bell curve to be extremely steep. I think I need to be more careful in my module selection in the future.


AB213: Research Methods

This module was a complete nightmare basically. It was extremely heavy in research and I highly discourage anyone from coming near this module. Please don't even think about taking up this module. Its really too time-exhausting and it takes away your revision time from your other modules. The worst part is that even if you put in a lot of effort, you might not get rewarded.


I put in so much effort and ended up with only an A-. Definitely not worth the effort to be honest. So I highly recommend that people stay far, far away from this module.


Don't even attempt to take it or you will 100% regret it.


Yep, that's basically the end of the review for this semester. Definitely not a good semester for me. My CGPA even dropped as a result. So I guess I can only work harder for my last 2 semesters.


But, since I'm going on exchange next semester, it won't change my GPA. So I'm glad :)

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Dubai's Amazing Underwater Hotel

First Burj Khalifa, and now this underwater hotel.


Dubai is really at the forefront of tourism attraction.


Dubai underwater hotel

Dubai underwater hotel

Dubai underwater hotel

Dubai underwater hotel


Dubai underwater hotel