Week 9

Finally, I’ve finished my FYP documentation. After couple of times been corrected by Miss Megan, I managed to done the last amendments before Miss Megan goes back to Australia. This is certainly a big relief for me, now I can concentrate doing my FYP system.

Well talking about the system/project, there are no new progresses since Miss Megan came, due to the time that I spent to finish the documentation and other writing assignments that requires Miss Megan guidance. About my FYP documentation, Miss Megan has given good comments about it, she said that it’s a good proposal and solid unlike past semester students which she said too ambitious and not very clear.

Honestly, I thought the documentation was going to be 10000 words because that's what I’ve been told, but then Miss Megan told me that I only need to put-in the main points and relevant information because logically she said, I’m not doing a master thesis. So 10000 words for a pre-proposal is too much she said.

Anyway I would like to thanks Miss Megan for the guidance that she gave us during her 2 weeks visit here in Sunway.

Week 8

Back to school!! Yay, this is something that i honestly did not look forward too, but then its a bit of surprised for what had happen to me this week. Well basically, last week's break its not comforting at all. I haven't get enough rest and sleep throughout the week because of assignments, and I'm quite disappointed at my own work development. Kinda scared to show my work to our visiting lecturer, Miss Megan. But then, her presents gave me a 'cure', i felt more relaxed now after had a discussion with her regarding final year project. She postponed our documentation submission so that we can submit quality work to her not just craps and rubbish. Her explanation clears everything that been bugging me since i got the question (documentation outline paper) paper. In addition, i showed her my project's interface and i receive a good comment on how to improves the look and maybe considering a new feature that can raise my project up the professional multimedia standard. But still, a lot of work still need to be done..so work hard everyone, see ya.

Week 7

Again, I missed Miss Jaya’s Final year project class and I really regret that I overslept that morning. Well, nothing can change the fact that I didn’t come and I’ve been called by the course coordinator to explain why I didn’t attend the class. It was frustrating for me since this is my final semester and its only 2 more months before I graduate. Well continue to the main topic, since I didn’t come for this week’s class, according to my classmates, for this week’s class, Miss Jaya discussed about the stress management and various stress management strategies. Well from the article regarding stress management that I received from my classmate, what I have read and understand is that stress can be both good and bad; this depends on how the individual handle their stress. For example some people consider stress as a challenge for them to achieve their goals thus they energetically rise up to the challenge and go for success, while some are very stress sensitive and can’t accept any kind of stress at all. But too mush of stress can’t be good because it could affect that person’s health mentally and physically. This week’s article explains couple of stress management techniques such as:-

a) Avoid unnecessary stress

• Learn how to say “no”
• Avoid people who stress you out
• Take control of your environment
• Avoid hot-button topics
• Pare down your to-do list

b) Alter the situation

• Express your feelings instead of bottling them up
• Be willing to compromise.
• Be more assertive.
• Manage your time better.

c) Accept the things you can’t change

• Don’t try to control the uncontrollable.
• Look for the upside.
• Share your feelings.
• Learn to forgive.

d) Adapt to the stressor

• Reframe problems.
• Look at the big picture.
• Adjust your standards.
• Focus on the positive

Well there’s a lot more from where that came from such as healthy stress reducers and stuff like that, but it will be too long to list everything in here. So continue with final year project, I’ve done a pretty nice job in designing my system interface (well that’s what I think and I hope other’s too) since it is really what I wanted because there sometimes people didn’t get what they planned and intend to do. Now the sad part is that I haven’t start anything on the content yet. As for my documentation, I started to write my project goals and risk analysis as a start. Well back to the good news again. Next week is the semester break. I’m looking forward to it, not because I can relax but I want to take this opportunity to do as mush as I can for my project in hoping that I will at least finish 80% when the class starts back. So happy holiday’s guys.

Week 6

Hi again, it’s been a bad week for me this week, but I had worst. Well basically, I’m pretty messed up, I didn’t attend for Final Year Project class on Tuesday, due to high fever that I had on Monday, and at the same time makes me one of the students who did not show my Final year project progress to Miss Jaya, besides that I’ve had a test on Wednesday for my other subject which I’m not fully prepared. It’s like having a bad nightmare which came true! But within all this misery, I’ve started my final year project and it’s progressing nicely, which at the same time causing me another problem because i have nothing yet to post for the Final Year Project bulletin board. Hmm…what a week ha..?