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Been pretty lazy recently, just couldn't get myself to start on my FYP, projects and tutorials let alone blog. But well getting the engine going already, organized and planned what I needed to do for my FYP, which was mainly literature research for now. Been keeping up with my modules too, and for my FIRST quiz for the year (special sem not included, since EM is like so duh) I knew what I was writing and when I checked I couldn't really find any fault! Good start to the semester I guess. Pretty proud of myself actually. *gRinZ* Probably the IA break came at a timely part of my uni studies, when it's getting all saturated up there. Hopefully this result keeps up and maybe my chances of a 2nd upper can still be realised.

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Amidst all the prep for preview, as a "avid" (though sadly unappreciated) resident for the past few years, I found time to turn up for the rally and polling. Rally was a disappointing experience for me. Seems that the freshies especially aren't at all aware of what they are getting themselves into. Like I always say JCRC is not a playing field for you to try out your leadership skills, if you really are venturing into it for the 1st time better make sure you've got PLENTY of preparation done. But then again, there were people that convinced me they are ready too. Preparation, vision, sincerity, humility, etc. All the best to them! Back to why it was so disappointing. Rally which was supposed to be where the nominees spoke for themselves and proposed their solutions to the problems residents have been facing, became a war ground between unhappy residents and defenders of the throne (if you get what I mean). Whether a comment is constructive or destructive is what the receipient makes of it, whereas the sender's role is to exercise tact. Apparently both was lacking during that night. (Here I'm exercising tact using very mild language and making very general statements. But then again this is my blog and it's also where I vent my frustration, so here goes.) Don't complain and relieve your guilty conscience by shifting your incompetency to others. If you didn't or couldn't do something admit it. If you did try and couldn't, then explain it crystal clearly, we are not unreasonably punks, anyway I personally didn't like the tone used, let alone the incompetency. Another thing that I felt pretty affected by was how personally issues were taken. The HAS issue of seniors not being able to return to hall was posed to the president nominee, asking for a solution to it. Yet it was taken by the current committee as a blow at them. Seriously speaking, the seniors present probably knew who was the person concerned, how the response was given fell short of my expectations. The issue had a very peaceful answer to it which was feedback, in the sense of from JCRC to the residents whether positive or negative. If a promise cannot be fulfilled, feedback and if possible suggest other solutions, not keep mum and act betrayed when questioned. Losing friendship over such matters is the last time I wish to see.

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Other than all the hu-ha, the whole of last week was taken up mainly by DnD, cause of the pageant preview which jus went past on Saturday. Lots of things happened on top of the normal programme, but that's for another day.