My FYP Role
Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal
Beyond any reasonable doubt, many would consider my FYP role to be super boring! Really, take a look at my module’s user interface - all it has is 2 buttons, 3 text boxes (2 would suffice actually) and 2 labels. But, take a peek behind the interface, and you’ll see more than 2000 lines of code cranking away.
Eu Hua’s already blogged about Stephy, and as you could see in this screenshot, my module is the little text input area at the bottom. It parses user input in the form of programming codes and basically executes the commands the user specified. Sadly due to me involvement with Imagine Day, I was unable to complete it in time for proper integration. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: college-assignments, fyp
TARC Imagine Day in the Press
Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal
Ms Kathleen just forwarded us a scan of the article on Imagine Day, which was also the finals of TARC Imagine Cup, on the New Straits Times on Dec 24. As mentioned earlier, more details of the event can be found on Kok Chiann’s blog.
Again, congratulations to all the committees. Your hard work has bear fruit!
ps: check out what one participant had to say: here, here and here, 3 posts!
Tags: events
Camera Wish List
Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal
I’ve always wished to own a dSLR camera. Few years back, I would just put the whole thought of photography aside, as the costs were way beyond my reach. When I did my industrial training, I got myself a Sony DSC V3.
Don’t get me wrong, the DSC V3 is a feature packed camera. Other than the Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority modes, there’s features like AE lock, flash levels, manual focusing (you can set the focusing distance) and even RAW support. The only limiting factor, is the lens, which is not interchangeable. It cant go to f1.8, it cant go to 18mm, and it’s only 4x zoom.
I didn’t go for a dSLR as back then, it would cost around RM 2500 or more. So after learning the basics of photography, I’m ready for the next level! More importantly, since I’m going off to UK in the summer for a semester, it’ll be great opportunity to snap like mad!
So what’s on my mind? Read the rest of this entry »
Happiness
Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal
One thing I realized, is that successful people are those who can make everyone around them happy. When organizing an event as large as Imagine Day, there are so many parties involved - Microsoft, TARC, lecturers, committees, helpers, participants and students. Each and every one of them have different needs, different priorities and different motivating factors. How do you keep everyone happy? How do you keep yourself happy and motivated? How do you keep your friends happy, as your priorities have shifted?
Keeping everyone happy is like a juggling on a tight rope - it’s a balancing act. More often than not, compromises and sacrifices will have to be made. You just gotta make sure you won’t regret compromising/sacrificing something, as there’s no turning back.
Tags: life
4 Months of Hard Work Draws to an End
Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal
In the blink of an eye, 4 months of hard work came to an end. The TARC Imagine Day last Wednesday summed up all our hard work, and the success truly belonged to all who have sweated it out for the event. (I’m already 4 days late in blogging bout this, so you might wanna head on to Kok Chiann’s blog for a more detailed overview of what Imagine Day is all about).
This year’s Imagine Day focus was on TARC Imagine Cup - participants of each category (Software Design, Interface Design, Project Hoshimi, Algorithm, Photography, Short Film) displayed their “masterpieces” to the public, and also took turns at presenting their hard work to the judges.
I still remember that day where me and Kok Chiann met up at Woo Tong’s house, to plot out the rough objectives of the event, and to allocate committee members. I remember Kok Chiann picking me up from the LRT after work at HSBC for yet another core committee discussion. Needless to say, there were endless setbacks - and after maneuvering through these setbacks, success tasted ever more sweeter. Read the rest of this entry »
