Final chapter

So another chapter (semester) ends, and this was by far one of the toughest semesters ever. Then again, i've finished my final year project! Who would've thunk it. The holy grail of the engineering course, and i've completed it. In time. Well, sort of. Together with my FYP partner, Tommy/Toomy/Tummy/Too heavy for lift/Tai Kor/Tuition centre guy, we had a go at what i thought was a pretty challenging subject: Using vegetable oil in diesel engines. Sounds complex, don't it. The end result? Maybe my expectations were too high, but i thought i could've done better. I thought i was going to come up with something so different, so rare, a new discovery maybe. But in the end we managed to just do the bare minimum i think. That's nothing against tuition centre guy. He's pushed me at times when i wanted to give up. So thanks for that.

How did this semester differ from the other ones? Let's see.. Not much really. There's the semester-ly struggle-to-concentrate-or-do-anything-substantial-thing, and also the not-understanding-what's-going-on-till-the-last-minute-and-even-then-still-don't-really-understand thing. The biggest difference is probably being active in the sports department again. Sad to say, basketball's probably the biggest joy i've had in the four years i've been in this academic institution. And now i'm back for more. The downside of it all is, at 23 years of age, i'm already considered the veteran of the team! Yeah i get it, i'm old. I'll graduate soon, promise.

I've got another semester to go, so i'm hoping i'll give it one last hurrah. Academically first and foremost. Then sports and social life. I'm praying hard that i'll get a tutor job since i'm only doing 2 subjects and the extra money would be great considering my dad's retired and all. So now it's back to taking the bus to uni. The squeezing of bodies in the metal box. The sweat drenched shirts. The long walk from bus stop to uni. Fun. I know people have had it worse, but who cares la. I'm suffering too.

Since i've got another semester to go, maybe i'm not feeling as nostalgic as my batch mates are. Though after reading their entries, it kinda hit me that i won't be seeing them as often anymore. So that's a bummer. I have this thing, that if i don't say goodbye it means that i'll be seeing you again. Soon. So i won't. But thanks engineering guys, the three years or so has been an adventure. First year's not counted, 'cause i didn't really know you all. Stuck up fellas. Good, bad, amusing, bemusing. It's all there. Here's to great memories and hopefully more to come down the road.



And don't steal my job!