FYP Demo

First of all, glad that Xl has been discharged.

Ok... On with my post.

I'm a bit paranoid about my demo. Jas said that my 2nd marker was fussy, ask a lot of questions and some other things. Not very positive. I was afraid that my 2nd marker would turn out to be the replica of the previous 2nd marker, mean and impatient.

I wanted things to go smoothly. I rushed my presentation slides, trying to crap out words to each slide. But as I was lazy, I just used back my previous presentation slides and edit from there lor. I don't want to re-do the animation, fonts, colours or whatever thingys. I only managed to sleep at 5am. Woke up at 9am. Then started to print some stuff. Damn it lah... I didn't format my spreadsheet. Had to waste time formatting it. Then I didn't find my formal clothes in advanced. Bascially, just grabbed from the cupboard. Pants not ironed. But heck lah, no time liao. Somehow my pants shrank lor. I think I was supposed to hand wash but the other time too lazy I went to machine wash.

Thinking that I would arrive not in time to prepare for the demo, I decided to take cab. Maybe 'kan cheong' was written on my face. The cabbie rounded down the extra 70 cents for me perhaps so that I don't have to wait for him to count the coins. Anyway, my demo is scheduled for 2pm. I reached at 12.30pm.

I went up to the room, only to find that I was not authorised to enter without the access card. How? Cannot enter earlier to prepare. Went into another room to sit and stone a bit.

12.45pm, went to change into my formal clothes and touch up make up.
1pm came out and went to check if the room got another person doing demo or not. Nobody. Immediately called supervisor to see if he could come open the door for me.

1.05pm, went out to check again, a guy who was previously sitting outside went in. Bahh... Sms supervisor that there wasn't a need to come down. But he still came down anyway. From then on, there wasn't anything I could do. Besides sitting outside waiting and starring at the wall and looking at the students who walked past each time. Wanted to divert my attention and nervousness elsewhere. Wasn't in the mood for music. So I started to pray. Pray that everything would go well. That the 2nd marker would not be so ngeow.

1.40pm, the guy who was doing his demo previous came out. I decided to gather my stuff head to the toilet again and wait.

1.50pm, the guy packed up and came out. Damn him! He purposely walk out and close the door so that I can't go in lor. Even if he don't hold the door also never mind lah. But he purposely pulled it shut! What kind of ass is that sia? There was this man inside. Never seen him before. Maybe a new lecturer? Anyway, I tried my luck and knocked the door. He came to open. I asked, "Sir, can I come in to prepare for my demo?" He just pointed to a laptop there and walked back to his laptop and typed away. I thought he was my 2nd marker and wanted me to use that laptop to do my demo. His face looks quite stern and unfriendly, I dare not ask further. I looked at the laptop. Saw some application and windows opened. Thinking that maybe it was the previous jerk-of-a-guy who used it but didn't close programs, I went to close it and tried to see where was the network folder to find my files to use. Eh... Can't find lor. How to demo like that? Previously, we had to use the projector to show our stuff. Can't be 3 people crowd around 1 screen and look right? Because the man in the room was minding his own business, I dare not ask. I just set up my own laptop to use the powerpoint slides. After setting up, I decided that it was pretty ridiculous to set up without the projector. I shut down and went to the front of the class to set up the projector.

2pm. Supervisor and 2nd marker came in together with this guy who came to collect his laptop. If he didn't collect it before I start my demo, he may have to wait another hour to get it back.
So the laptop is his? Oopps... So I actually closed his programs? Double Oopps! Then why did that man point to it for me to use? I thought I was supposed to use that. Bahh!
Identity of the mysterious man was solved. 2nd marker saw that man and commented, "Wahh... First time I see administrator keying in results even before demo."
Administrator??? Bahh... I felt bad that I went to close those applications on the laptop. He could have been doing halfway then I just exited it.

I was nervous again. 2nd marker arrived already and I my laptop still not set up. Would my marks be deducted? If it was that previous 2nd marker, she would have shown that buay song face and cry father. While the 2nd marker was settling down, my supervisor was nice enough to help me turn on the projector and get the wires ready. I was expecting my 2nd marker to be like how Jas's had described to be based on her friend's experience. I was so anxious that I didn't even drink water. With my dry throat, my voice did crack a little initially. I was pretty jittery.

I was still trying to get my powerpoint slides to run while I was standing up. 2nd Marker: "Err... Jessica, why don't you take a seat? Make yourself more comfortable." I was a bit surprised!
Why? Cause for 3 years, we were taught to do formal presentations standing up with a good posture, proper body language, don't look at screen all the time and maintain eye contact. Anyway, that brought down the wall of formality. He didn't seem as bad. It helps that both my supervisor and 2nd marker seems to be like friend-friend instead of mere colleagues. They still made jokes in dialect and all that. Supervisor still can cut me in the middle of the sentence to help me continue explaining.

Anyway, after that I was supposed to leave the room for them to discuss my grade. Did a bit of comparison to the previous semester's demo today's one was definitely a more lively session and after 5 mintues, I was not tensed anymore. Whole demo lasted bout 40 minutes. The previous one lasted a mere 20 minutes. Previous supervisor didn't help much. Previous 2nd marker keep on giving the impatient face.

Went back in the room and asked for my results. Hmm... Confirmed pass demo. Maybe even can get C. But its only 20%. Can't say bout report part yet.

Heh heh... Thank God that my prayers were answered!
=D

Felt a bit bad that I didn't accompany daddy to eat dinner. So he only ate instant noodles alone while I head for therapy. Everytime after stressful brain draining activities happen, I need it to keep myself sane, relax a bit, pamper myself or just cause I think I deserve it. To be exact, its retail therapy.

Went to get my eyes checked after a week on the trial pair of lens. Anyway if I don't use the $15 to offset, I also won't be able to get it refunded. Normal lens I still have. So just buy coloured ones instead lor. Met up with Ade and went to eat Pizza Hut. Ate the cheesey pizza. Its nicer to eat it there compared to eating the one Bro ordered when his friends came over.
Oh oh! I finally finally got myself new earphones!!! Haha! Yippeeee...

Buahaa... Spend spend spend!

Came home and daddy asked, "So what did you eat for dinner?"
Me, "Pizza Hut."
Daddy, "Haiyohhh!!!"
His reply has 2 meanings.
1) Its restaurant/ex food again. 2) I'm eating so called "rubbish".