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My motion simulator final year project in SP- revisited

Bringing out the engineer in you I believe The Radical motion simulator project was a subject of interest for my of my juniors in the Singapore Polytechnic doing their FYP now. It been about 5 months since I graduated from SP as a Mechanical engineering student in Singapore polytechnic (SP), but that didn't stop the fair bit of feedback I...
Polytechnic

SP makeover, Food court 3 now air-conditioned, Track training now

Every visit back to SP now is always like a treasured moment- something I do not do very often much as taking it for granted for everyday when I was a student there. Whether it is saying meeting my lecturers and student officers there or catching up on happenings around campus, it seems that things are very much different...
University

Called up for Cambridge University Interviews!

Received an unexpected email from Cambridge University today. I've passed the first phase of selection and being called in for an Interview! Here is part of the message they have in their reply. Dear Shaun, I write in connection with your application to Wolfson College, Cambridge to read for a degree in Engineering starting in October 2009. A programme of interviews has...
Polytechnic

Track Chalet at Coasta Sands

My previous blog posts has been talking about the chalet last friday but not in detail, so this post will fill up the part about it as I feel this should deserve it's own post. Track and field BBQ 3th October So what other better way to ease up on the friday-weekend but to go for a chalet organized by the...
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Busy Week, Applications and NYAA

It has been, well a rather eventful week with few rather interesting dates to boot, not to mention constant work lined back to back. Finally found some time to submit my UCAS application on time way before the deadline on 20th September for Cambridge university (yes dated updates). Submitted my applications but so far most of them have yet...
Site Updates

Shaunchng.com moving to a new server. Have few spare Us for co-location.

The site has grown a very fair bit, so I guess it's deserving to give the site it's own box on the web. Installed 2 new servers in the Datacenter on the 28th of September. This new Quad Xeon Linux box will host the site. Having largely worked on the Windows platform, I've been doing quite alot of reading...
Blog

Singapore GP Marina Bay Street Circuit Starting Grid and Pits Paranoma Photo

With the Formula One season coming up this Sunday. I have a treat for all your you. This photo was taken onboard the Singapore Flyer last week, overlooking the finished pits area for the big race coming. This photo is to be part of the Singapore Flyer review I am writing over the past week, covering all the various...
Interesting Stuffs

Audi A4 Progress Is Beautiful

Check out this rather cool advertisement showing the change of time, over the new, fresh and modern over the dated and old- All in a rather interest video that is pure Audi, too bad we do not get such Commercials aired in Singapore (maybe Premium autos can take a hint of there) If you watch BBC's topgear, I think...
Family

FOW Derivatives world asia 2008

Held in the posh confines of the Raffles Convention center, the FOW derivatives world asia 2008 is an annual event where trading firms come to showcase their latest online trading software and market solutions. Well don't ask me why I am at this event today, as this is the first time I am actually attending this event. It was...
News

CERN first test fire successful.

Far out in the Franco–Swiss border near Geneva, CERN's (The European Organization for Nuclear Research) first phase of single directional beam fire was successful. It will be a matter of no time where the 2nd opposing beam is fired for some atomic smashing fun, allowing physicists learn about more about the laws of Nature as almost "recreating" the big...
Blog

I am an NYAA Gold recipient! Yes!

Got a email from the NYAA office on Sunday with regards to some rather good news (and as confirmed with a snail-mail letter few days ago), I am awarded the NYAA gold award! After 2 long months of waiting anxiously after the interview, finally, I can come to rest with the news of the award! I've made it! The National...
Polytechnic

Henderson Waves and Forest Walk Night edition, it was a fun drench!

Well, tonight (well technically, last night as it's morning now) saw a visit to the Southern ridges park connector again, only that this time it's held at night. So I was thinking hey why not have another visit to the place and possibility take some pictures of the place at night? It will be an interesting perspective in addition...
Blog

Missing Kiki (African peach-faced lovebird)

This post is to help out a fellow blogger in need, with regards to his missing pet angel, Kiki. Apparently, just yesterday, Kiki went MIA after flying off from Bryan's 10th floor flat window- she flew out of the window while perched on his mum's shoulder while bringing in the clothes. You can follow up more on Bryan's incident...
Family

Dinner with Aunt Jenny and Family

Dinner tonight was with Aunt Jenny and family, with Richard, and their kids Anthony, Michelle, along with 2 acquaintances whom were Jenny's ex-colleagues together with my Mum where they used to work as colleagues. They are still kept in contact, even after 36 years, so this dinner is more of less and annual affair where their family will fly...
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The Special Awards 2008

The Special Awards 2008 was on today at the SEAMEO regional language auditorium. I was there to witness the special awards 2008 ceremony besides being a recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew award for Mathematics and Science. The award ceremony saw awards being presented to top students from the various secondary schools, ITE and tertiary institutions alike. Met with Cliff...
Polytechnic

Poly 50, and we have winners!

The Poly 50 was on today, been busy over the last few days training and man was there a bash just tonight, will update more when I find time tomorrow together with the photos sent form my kakis. Cheers and have a good night!
Blog

The 31st, the last day for few things!

Today will be the last day of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon early bird special, do quick make your registration if you do not want your fee to jump by by $20. Today is also the last voting day for the Singapore blog awards, so do help support the site by voting for this very last day! Been around a...
Current Issues

Street Directory.com back online with dragable maps

If you were to followup my past articles on virtual map (aka the peeps who run the streetdirectory.com web portal) being shut down by the SLA Singapore Land authority after breaching copyrights, only to be revived back online only to be left without it's maps after being denied it's appeal to get back up into operations. Got a tip...
Blog

Interesting things people call 999 for, especially for Mas Selamat

With Mas Selamat all round the paper's these days with the 1 million bounty on his head now, that may at least get some fingers working. Looking at the papers today, the $1M is kinda negligible to the ones on Osama's head, not to mention those on his right hand personnel. Nevertheless, it beats to puny few thousand reward...
Blog

Ngee Ann Kongsi 2008 Scholarship ceremony

The Ngee Ann Kongsi 2008 scholarship ceremony was on today. Though I did not apply for the scholarship this year. They kindly invited me and my family over to witness their prize presentation ceremony. Held at the Teochew building along Tank road, it's almost like a memory of the award ceremony I went through last year. The interesting thing...
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