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Thinking Back III – Accommodation

Posted on 8 Mar 2009   by CY

My first home in Perth was a townhouse located at 11 Beveridge Street. It was two floored, newly built with six bedrooms, fully carpeted, air-conditioned including the common living and kitchen areas, and a 15 minute walk from my office

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Thinking Back II – Departure & Arrival

Posted on 7 Mar 2009   by CY

There was a lot going through my mind just before my departure from Singapore in Feb 2003. That I was stepping into a larger world was foremost. At that point, since I wasn’t seeing anyone, my only ties to Singapore

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Thinking Back I – Applications

Posted on 6 Mar 2009   by CY

I’m doing lot of posts recollecting, especially important now that I get older and I’m worried that my brain cells degrade further LOL. This will be a long ten part series on the Ph.D program, so do bear with me.:)

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Stress and assessment II

Posted on 6 Mar 2009   by CY

Continued from my previous post! What had changed from my bachelor to the master degree? Well, the domain of study was very different. The stuff I studied in Computer Engineering largely pertained to knowledge acquisition and practical application, whereas the

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Stress and assessment I

Posted on 5 Mar 2009   by CY

Just a couple of weeks ago, my Software Engineering students were right thick in their last week of final assessments for my subject. When I ran into them while walking to the faculty cafeteria for lunch, they all went into

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Windows Utilities II

Posted on 1 Mar 200925 Jan 2024   by CY

Continuation of my earlier post.:) The earlier incarnations of Windows kept their application settings in easily configurable .INI files, but have now packed them into a registry file. Most users don’t ever peak into the registry since it’s a cryptic

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Hong Kong Squatters II

Posted on 22 Feb 2009   by CY

Continued from my previous post! The NTU hostels themselves in the early 90s varied in age and quality. There were seven hostels, the newest one (VII) built like a swanky hotel resort. The hostel I spent my first two years

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Hong Kong Squatters I

Posted on 22 Feb 2009   by CY

One of the big differences between NUS and NTU lies in that the main campus of NUS is in a semi-central location of Singapore. NTU, on the other hand, is located on the western end of the island. To get

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Oh the student life

Posted on 20 Feb 200924 Jul 2014   by CY

About 16 years ago I was one of three NTU students invited to join the Annual Conference at Cameron Highlands organized by the NUS Varsity Christian Fellowship. It should normally had been a little weird since this was really an

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Lessons: Punctuality

Posted on 2 Feb 20095 Mar 2017   by CY

We never stop learning. My firmest beliefs in one matter or another comes from lessons in life imparted by people, events and literature who’ve made a big impression on me through the years. So, here’s a new series of posts

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Student feedback v2.0

Posted on 28 Jan 2009   by CY

One of those things I have regrets not doing is keeping better records of student feedback over the 12 years I’ve lectured and taught at institutions. If nothing else, it’s fun to see how one’s teaching methods, styles and approaches

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Learning to Drive Part 2

Posted on 16 Dec 2008   by CY

My place in Perth was in suburban Western Australia, and on the outskirts of my University. Shortly after I settled comfortably into my place, I dug out information on getting driving licenses. Zipped through the first theory test, and then

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