2 long but fruitful days...

Yesterday was a day spent pretty much alone in school... After attending the operating systems lecture, I proceeded to the printing shop to get my notes printed... Upon printing the 40 pieces of notes, I walked out of the shop forgetting that I need to pay at the counter... Back in NUS, cashcards were used; hence, it means "No money, No prints"... But things at UQ were different, one will print out the notes and make payments at the counter thereafter... Despite the long queue sometimes, it give the process of printing notes a human touch... Technology is fast and convenient but it can never give one the human touch that we once longed for (but have been forgotten by many of us in the bid to play the 'catching up' game in S'pore). This brings me to the fact that passengers here who do not use the 10-trip savers or the concession tickets will have to pay cash in coins... There is no easy-link card system here... In addition, the train doors here have to be opened by the passenger by turning a knob if he/she wants to alight at a particular stop....... It is much more people-oriented here compared to back at home..... The station master or the driver will then turn his head and take a look at the platform to make sure that the passengers are cleared before blowing his trusty whistle to signal the closing of the doors. It makes me not to take things for granted coz the doors here have to be opened by ourselves instead of opening automatically.... I guess this is applicable to everyone's lives too...=)

Met my project group for my software process project too. Mark was an Australia and not a Japanese I initially thought... He's also a friend of Courtney coz they came together. Christine was unable to make it as she had got lesson... I would say it is a fruitful meeting.=) Afterwhich, I proceeded to the lab to work on something for a friend...

The first lesson at fencing was fun and basically we practised our footwork in a crab-like position... We learnt about attacking, defending and parrying etc... One of my opponents, Sylvia keep 'whacking' her foil (one of the three kinds of weapons used in fencing) at me in all different directions when she's suppose to aim at my gear only... ArghzZz... Haz... I guess is fine as we are all beginners in the art of fencing... =)

Today was a veri long day for me... It starts at 9am and ended at 5pm... I was just arrowed by the manager here to help configure a laptop for a guest in the lodge... hmmz... Got to bath and get down to work.... =)