Pingback #2: Sem Break

As I begin this series, I thought it might be good to promote a similar series on my Mandarin blog, uninspiringly called "FlashbackT", but will settle on a unified name for it all soon.

Meanwhile, here's a reply to my blog post of August 2012, titled Sem Break. Apt start, seeing that this week marks the (official) beginning of my summer break.

First off, I have not stuck with Musicovery for the longest time ever. Not since writing the post two years ago. I am picky about my songs, and sometimes too much so. Skipping songs I don't like is a bad habit I should get out of, but have yet to do so. Using Spotify these days, it's easy to navigate, and I can instantly save songs I like to a playlist.

Next, I have yet to sort out music organization on my hard disk. In fact, over the past two years I have stopped downloading songs altogether, and have mostly been streaming my songs, or just listening to podcasts.

And I have a new laptop! Sort of. It's been with me since Dec last year, so not all that new.. Bought it with my own salary, with Dad topping up the balance when I went over-budget. Loving the speed of the CPU, but no, Wins 8 is not my favourite OS. Wanting to go back to a Mac sometime before my student discount runs out.

On the other hand, I have picked up ArchiCAD! Two years after viewing my first introductory tutorial, and then giving up two months into the semester, I picked it up again this sem when I got tired of seeing everyone use advanced BIM programs while I was stuck with basic drafting softwares. It was easier than I thought to relearn AC, and I produced pretty decent drawings and renderings IMO. Not the best ever, but I think I did well. Just as a comparison to myself.




Now for the new.
Have got some stuff lined up for summer break, although the fact I can't see beyond the next two weeks depresses me. I foresee a long, hot, and lonely break. But don't get me started on that.
- Yying and Teacher Ngiam is coming to visit me this weekend! That sounds like they're just popping by but they're actually flying 8 hours from Singapore to Brisbane!
- UQ Architecture summer/graduate exhibition. This was my research elective for this sem. More on this later.
- Portfolio and job search! Have got a list of architecture firms I would like to work for/with. Currently working on my portfolio to be sent out two months ago.

That's all for now. Cheers!





ps I thought I'd schedule this for Thursday, seeing it's the day I update my other blog, and they might as well sync so that my readers (what few there are) can read them on the same day. But this Thurs is a special day (ie extra post!), so I'll just post a couple of days early. Just for this week.