End of the Year

Time flies.


Once again, we are at the end of the year. Before we say goodbye to 2011. Let's see what happened this year.


I can't really remember everything but I will just type whatever I can remember.


Well, 2011 is very significant to me because 11 has always been my favourite number. And I trust that 2011 will be a good year for me and indeed it has been.


I had tremendous success with my results at University. Come to think of it, I received all my results in 2011. First one in January, second one in June, third one in December. I'm really happy with my results where I got all As except Equity Securities which I got A-. Current GPA stands at 4.96, definitely a benchmark for me to keep up with for the next year!


Joined a CCA and was in Banking & Finance club. Not a bad club I must say, definitely a good boost to the resume.


And of course, the internship applications was really intense. Whereby we all had to find a good internship in hopes of being converted into a full-time staff after we graduate.


Starcraft 2 has always been one of my favourite topic and this game came out only last year December. Today, it has flourished and spread its wing throughout the entire world now. Seeing a strategic game go global is definitely heart-warming.


Lots of adults are always criticizing gamers, saying they are good-for-nothing, and that they only play games for a living. But they are so wrong, these people are one of the greatest strategists and hardest worker. They plan, train and work more than any people out there working in the industry.

They have a passion at the very least whereas most of the people are living without a dream. Living aimlessly where they don't even know what they want in the future. Compared to them, the professional gamers are definitely someone to look up to!


My goals for 2012 is definitely for everyone to live happily and healthily. Of course, I hope to sustain my results and to do better in the future.


Also, I hope to secure myself an incredible internship and should I get one, I promised to give it my all and go out there to impress.


Other than results and internships for 2012, I also hope to secure myself an exchange programme to SMU. I tried to apply for an exchange to NUS this year but I failed to secure a spot. Hopefully my application to SMU next year will be a successful one. Everyone has been talking about how SMU students are so pompous and fake, where they can only talk but have no substance. I mean it sounds like a completely different culture so I would really like to go there and see for myself how it is like.


What will I achieve in 2012, what will happen in 2012? No one knows but I'm definitely looking forward to the journey ahead !

11:11

I have liked the number 11 for an extremely long time now.


But I never knew the reason myself. It just came to me.


Recently, I saw that its popular among other people as well so I went to research about it. And apparently, its a lucky number that allows people to make wishes!





In medieval times, numerologists — those who searched for the mystical significance of numbers — believed all numbers had both positive and negative aspects … except for 11. In the words of the 16th century scholar Petrus Bungus, 11 "has no connection with divine things, no ladder reaching up to things above, nor any merit." Stuck between the divine numbers 10 and 12, 11 was pure evil, and represented sinners.




On the flip side, some modern-day numerologists have deemed 11/11/11 auspicious, and according to local news sources around the country, an unusual number of couples have planned to marry on the day. The number 11 is also a favorite of gamblers — particularly blackjack and Keno players. So, amid all these alternative perspectives, what's the real deal about repeating 11s? Is there anything special about the numbers lining up?

With regards to the 11:11 phenomenon, rather than being a supernatural warning sign, psychologists say it is a classic case of "apophenia," or the human tendency to find meaning or patterns in randomly occurring data. This condition feeds on itself, because the more conscious you are of something — such as repeating 11s — the more often you'll notice it in the world around you, and thus the more certain you'll become that the pattern is real.

In online forums about the 11:11 phenomenon, people often say they didn't notice how many 11s appeared to them until hearing about the phenomenon from someone else. This is a tell-tale sign of apophenia: When they found out about the phenomenon, they subconsciously started keeping track of all the 11s they saw, with each new sighting seeming more significant than the last.

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