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Fallen

Posted 2002-08-19 (月) 午後1:42 by terra

This was created for a school assignment. The main background was provided by the tutor as the basis for the intended collage, while the rest of the pictures were taken with a digicam. This was with the exception of the katana and the wings (duh). The former which I shamelessly took from Sword Forum Magazine Online because it was another case of having the idea but not the resources. ^_^ On the other hand, the wings should look exceptionally familiar. See the Angel art.

Fallen

Subjects: School 学校

Tags: photoshop

I hate presentations.

Posted 2002-04-04 (木) 午後4:57 by terra

I hate presentations. I get nervous spells 70% of the time, and it happens when (one or more of the following):

  1. I’m not prepared enough
  2. When I’m mentally exhausted (especially since I’ve been programming and programming these past few days)
  3. When it’s one of those days where I experience speech deficiency problems (also influenced by the lack of sleep)
  4. Whatever reasons that are there but that I can’t remember right now (cos I’m brain-dead at the moment)

The worst thing about presentations is when I have to explain things into detail. It’s not that lack the ideas, it’s just that when I talk in front of everyone, I have this tendency to forget what I want to say. The only way to overcome this is by practising at home what I want to talk about during the presentation. I simply can’t slip into the position of speaker as easily as I would like.

The 2 presentations I had to give this week were disastrous for me. On Tuesday, my Business module presentation, I got nervous for a variety of reasons and though I’m not completely inclined to talk about it on this blog, one of the reasons I shall mention was the lack of sleep. In today’s presentation, well though I presented most of the points I wanted to speak about, I think I sounded more nervous than ever. Firstly, this subject New Media Art is something that really isn’t what I’m used to doing. Secondly, I’ve been having a nasty sore feeling in my throat these few days because I haven’t been sleeping well. Thirdly, it’s the lack of sleep again.

Subjects: School 学校

Mood: Raves and Rants

Tags: new media, programming, tension, yoga

Well, Sidney's all right now.

Posted 2002-03-31 (日) 午前3:18 by terra

Well, Sidney’s all right now. He really scared the hell out of us on Monday. Me on the other hand? I can’t say that things have been great for me these past few days. It fact, it’s been horrible. I’ve got projects due within the next 2.5 weeks before I head for my exams. I’ve been only having about 4 hours of sleep a day, while the faculties of my mind are constantly being overworked. Just earlier, I spent about 10 hours on a programming assignment and I’m still far from completing it. I don’t think I’ll be able to completely satisfy the requirements by its due date which is next Saturday. Then there’s that database group project (which isn’t so bad since there are 5 people working on it, unlike this programming assignment where the scope is wider and the group comprises of only 3 members), and that 4000 word New Media essay of which I’ve only written down about 500 words. Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh…..

Subjects: General, School 学校

Mood: Raves and Rants

Tags: database, examination, new media, programming, Sidney

SF Purchases

Posted 2002-02-15 (金) 午後5:25 by terra

I was a zombie through half my lectures earlier. Quite a horrible feeling to be so tired yet trying to keep awake. The only lecture that I didn’t sleep in was my New Media Arts lecture thanks to a cup of coffee that I had prior to attending the class. Caffaine can be such a life-saver. Half-an-hour ago you were away in Neverland and now you’re completely awake, the pupils of the eye dilated and everything you see becomes so clear. Through a glass, clearly.

During my lunch break, I had the opportunity to browse through the fair that was held at the Forum in the Arts faculty. There was this stall selling second-hand books that were mostly in good condition, some nearly mint condition. A single book was going for $6 and 3 books for $16. I’m very happy to say that I managed to acquire my own copy of one of the best science fiction books of all time: Alfred Bester’s The Stars, My Destination for only $5.66. Needless to say, I also purchased 2 other books. They are: George Stewart’s Earth Abides and Frederick Pohl’s Gateway.

Subjects: Books 書物, School 学校

Mood: Gratifications

Tags: Alfred Bester, Corinthians, Frederick Pohl, new media, science fiction, second hand

15 mins before lecture

Posted 2002-01-08 (火) 午前9:54 by terra

It’s 15 mins before my first lecture. I’m at the school’s computer lab at the moment. Earlier, I had breakfast at with my mom and dad. Because my lecture on starts at 10AM, my dad dropped me off at the Arts faculty where I popped into the library to check out some novels. I borrowed Arthur Clarke’s The City and the Stars as well as Asimov’s I, Robot. The books are kind of yellowed and spotty, and a little dusty too. They smell…I don’t want to smell them. The Clarke book was printed in 1975 and the Asimov book in 1983. Strange, I’ve Raymond Feist’s 2nd Edition Magician at home, which I believe was in 1983, but it doesn’t look half as bad as the Asimov book. Oh well.

It appears that blogger’s publishing facility is down. So I guess this blog won’t get to appear until I get home. It’s now 5 mins before the lecture. I’m not feeling too good. A sense of dread maybe?

Subjects: Books 書物, School 学校

Mood: Raves and Rants

Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, blogging, Issac Asimov, library, Magician, Raymond E. Feist, robot

Exhaustion

Posted 2001-12-07 (金) 午前12:00 by terra

You know that you are exhausted when you sit down and you find that you can’t feel your feet anymore. A numbing sensation overwhelms your entire physical state. Your mind empties itself and your eyes stare unfocusedly into empty space.

I have come to realise how school vacations can have such a toll on your body. School is often mentally challenging but rarely physically tiring. Partying with your friends during the term break, on the other hand, requires an infinite stamina that encompasses both the mental and physical. Why do I say this? Well, for one thing, when you participate in all the dancing and swaying on the disco floors of night parties — drinking in the sights and sounds of bright disco lights and cheesy retro music, inhaling the intoxicating blend of cigarette smoke and alcohol — your physical body begins to exhaust itself and your mental state begins to break down. You really don’t think about what you are doing anymore; movements become repetitive; your soul evaporates, replaced by a mechanical substitute. Sleep at this juncture is pertinent to recovery. However, the addiction to the trance-inducing atmosphere persuades Inertia to linger a little longer.

Subjects: School 学校

Mood: Discoveries & Relevations, Philosophical Musings

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