Results

Its the time of the year again. I just received my results last midnight.


So let's start with AA102 - Accounting II.


Initially I was very scared because there are so many FRS readings and I thought to myself, how am I going to memorise all the FRS? But apparently, you don't have to, it just comes naturally once you practice enough. You do not have to memorise the FRS number, its sufficient to just know the rules behind them.


So these are the breakdown for this course

Mid Term 20%: 96.5/100
Project 15%: A

Overall Grade: A

I thought I did quite well in the final exam but I still didn't manage to secure an A+ for this module. Weird but I guess I must have made some mistakes somewhere.



Moving on, its BF215


Mid term 35%: 83/100
Class Participation 10%: 10/10
Ethics Quiz 5%: 11/20

To be honest, I thought I'm dead for this module because its extremely competitive. The mid term average was 74 so I thought I'm around the A- region for mid term.


For the ethics quiz, I just passed. Which further exacerbates the matter.


Thankfully, the final paper was not super easy. So I guess I managed to make a comeback and achieve an overall grade of A.


My advice is to really study hard for your mid terms and finals. Because the weightage for the mid term is freaking high.



Next its BF219: Equity Securities.


Project 30%: B+/A-

To be honest, I'm really disappointed with this module. I really did super alot for this project and in the end, got such a lousy grade.


Worst still, the final paper was embarassingly easy. So easy that I could finish the entire paper in 1 hour when its a 2.5 hours paper.


Couldn't make a comeback in the end and had to settle with an A- :(



Next BH226: Strategic HR & Consulting


Project 25%: A-
Essay 25%: A

For this module, the cohort size is really small. Around 90 students I believe and so I thought this is going to be a steep bell curve man. Furthermore I didn't do so well for the project which has a large weightage as well.


But turns out the final paper was not very easy. But I knew how to do it. So I guess I managed to fight back at the last minute.


Got an overall grade of A.


Finally, MA9001: Introduction to Energy.


Quiz 1 30%: 9/10
Quiz 2 40%: 14/15

Quiz 3 I'm not so sure. But I think its either 8/12 or 11/12. Since I got an A+. I think I got 11/12.


The reason why I'm so unsure is that I can't check the answers in the notes. The options in the MCQ are very ambiguous and you can really argue anyway. I mean its sort of playing around with the English Language.


Furthermore, the bell curve for this module is really, really steep. You need like 90+ for an A.


Its extremely competitive especially with the Engineering students taking this module.


But I'm glad I was able to come out victorious with an A+. Really happy for this module.



Yeah, so that's the end of the module review this semester.


Looking forward to the next semester :) Cheers to all.


And Merry Xmas 2011 !!!

Asia markets fall as Europe optimism fades

Asia markets tumbled on Tuesday, with exporters and technology firms weak, after ratings agencies weighed in on the latest plans to stem Europe’s debt crisis.




The performance in Asia followed a drop for U.S. stocks, after credit-ratings agencies Moody’s and Fitch issued assessments on last week’s European debt-crisis summit.

Moody’s Investors Service said Monday it still intends to revisit the ratings of all European Union countries during the first quarter of 2012, given “the continued absence of decisive policy measures.”

Separately, the ratings agency placed eight Spanish banks and two holding companies on review for possible downgrades late Monday. 

Ratings agency Fitch said the inability by European Union leaders to devise a “comprehensive” fix to the region’s debt crisis had intensified pressure on debt ratings of euro-area nations.

“The sell-off in Asian markets is feedback to the euro zone news, and [losses] in the U.S.,” Peter Lai, Hong Kong-based director at DBS Vickers said.

“Investors are dumping shares connected to the euro zone, the exporters,” he added.

那些年，我們一起追的女孩

Really a good movie

Brings back memories

Daniel Tammet

Simply incredible.


When he sees a number, he sees colours, patterns, textures and flashes


He had autism, epilepsy and seizures at 4. But yet, he had this ability as a result.


Perhaps this is god's test of his endurance and since he passed the test. He was awarded.


People with autism are said to have narrow interests and obsession. So its both a disability and an ability.

Matches showing human emotions

Kitaro Silk Road

Presenting to you


Kitaro


Helping you to find the inner peace

12 Year Old Steve Jobs Protege

He might not be ready to submit a college application, but Thomas Suarez of Manhattan Beach, California is already releasing apps for iOS devices. The sixth grader recently gave a talk atTEDxManhattanBeach in which he discussed his love of computers (he got into them in kindergarten), his plans for the future, and the inspiration he got from the late Steve Jobs.

Suarez has released several apps on the Apple App Store since launching his first, a fortune-telling title called Earth Fortune, in late 2010. His most popular app has been Bustin Jieber, a Whack-a-Mole style game where players squish the disembodied head of Justin Bieber. "I created it because a lot of people at school disliked Justin Bieber a little bit," he told the TEDx crowd.

After teaching himself programming basics in Python, C, and Java, Suarez says he took up Apple's SDK and Xcode. "I've gotten a lot of inspiration from Steve Jobs," he says. Inspired, he started an App Club at his school, because "not many kids know where to go to find out how to make a program." As he sees it, "for soccer, you could go to a soccer team, and for violin, you could get a lesson from a violinist." But even parents might not be a resource, since as he rightly points out, "not many of them have written apps."

The club is working with its teacher sponsor to create iPad apps for education, which will eventually be distributed to local school districts free of charge, and sold to others. Oh, and he's even created his own company, CarrotCorp. It sounds like Suarez picked up a little entrepreneurial spirit from Jobs, as well.