The past two weeks of NOC has been a whirlwind ride. It stretches from looking for housing to finally settling down. There was a bit of drama here and there, but I am glad that we’re all settled down nicely now. Having heard so many stories about NOC, I have experienced for myself the struggle … Continue reading Silicon Valley
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NOC: Prelude
As most of you already know, I departed for NOC a day ago. It still feels pretty surreal that I am here in Silicon Valley, where I dreamed of going ever since I fell in love with programming. I think it's important to set the goals and aspirations straight for NOC. It's a very unique … Continue reading NOC: Prelude
Y2S1 – A Whirlwind Ride
Results came out earlier today and I wouldn't say I'm very satisfied with them. The entire semester has been a whirlwind ride, here are some reflections. Work is manageable, time isn't. This has to be the greatest lesson learnt. Modules are actually pretty straightforward and easy to understand if I had put in consistent effort … Continue reading Y2S1 – A Whirlwind Ride
API Rate Limiting
Since WordPress's new admin site is so awesome <insert emoji with heart eyes>, I think I should document my little learning notes here instead. Shall use a sub-domain for this WordPress in time to come! Letterbox's traffic went a bit off today, causing our instance's CPU usage to spike. Apparently people were spamming API calls to … Continue reading API Rate Limiting
Where the Actual Learning Takes Place
Just came back from lunch in a pretty cool suite and it gave me a little musing/flashback. As my Economic teacher in Junior College used to tell us when we're in the middle of a chaotic discussion about any concepts: Go ahead. Discuss. This is where the actual learning takes place. It's been three semesters in … Continue reading Where the Actual Learning Takes Place
CS3216 Post Mortem
It was a bold decision to take this module in the first semester of my second year, and I certainly do not regret it. Not many people are given this opportunity and I certainly learned much much more from this module than all other modules combined. That being said, I am probably very screwed for finals. The … Continue reading CS3216 Post Mortem
Oh I’m a mess right now, inside out.
It's only after recess week and my semester just took a turn for the worst. A series of events happened and I really feel bad about the way I took it in my stride. First of all, midterm results were not satisfactory. I performed slightly below average for both papers. Given that I only had … Continue reading Oh I’m a mess right now, inside out.
Half-time, once more.
It's the semester's half-time again. This time I didn't spend it studying my ass off in school. I actually did project after project and went home for a break. Having only two papers next week, I feel strangely confident. That's a bad thing. I have a tendency to stay in school most weekends for fear of … Continue reading Half-time, once more.
Restructure
I wrote about not treating school seriously previously and felt that maybe it is time to do some life restructuring. It's already 3 weeks into school but I don't feel like I've learnt or achieved much at all. I need to tidy up what's currently on my plate since I have so many things to juggle … Continue reading Restructure
Learning Through Mistakes
Just came back from a CS3216 talk on Growth Hacking by Zopim's Bjorn (very cool name I swear) and Wei Xiang. It was a pretty inspiring and relatable talk especially after I completed an internship at a growing startup. One of the more relatable point that was mentioned is learning through mistakes. Several questions were brought … Continue reading Learning Through Mistakes
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