1 Down, 1 More To Go

finally submitted my ELC assignment today! i fulfilled all the requirements needed for the assignment without much advanced features. i have no time for that and partly because i am lazy too. luckily i managed to upload my web application into the local intranet and run it without much problem. That was my final assignment and there is still one thesis left to go.

it was a huge relief when my supervisor finally came back from medical leave. i was really worried about the progress of my final year project prior to seeing him. moreover, i have stopped doing my thesis for 1 week now due to the ELC aassignment. however, i did manage to cover most parts of the documentation for chapter 3. i dunno why, but he did give me a peace of mind everytime after meeting him. at least his responses showed that i'm still on the right track!

the user testing gave me a big headache over the weeks. he requested for at least 30 test subjects but where can i find that amount of people who are willing to spend more than 30 minutes for the test? everyone was basically rushing for their own projects and assignments. guess i was lucky to have found 22 respondents so far. for the analysis part now, it is all about statistics. i need to digest all kind of alien terms like cross tabulation, statistical difference, p-value, t-test & α threshold value etc...

there is still approximately 1 week plus to go before the due date of the final year project. though, i have to finish the documentation write up by this sunday for one last round of amendment. my prototype is still stuck at the print screen function with an IllegalArgumentException. i really need help for debugging the exception caught...

currently, i'm leading a very unhealthy lifestyle by staying awake in the middle of the night and sleep during the day. with the exam week just around the corner, hopefully i won't get sick any time soon...

Hail the Red Devils!!!

Manchester United 7 - 1 AS Roma

Glory glory Man United... The scoreline was unbelievable as Man Utd bounced back strongly after 2 consecutive defeats! even though they have a long injury list and with fringe players like Fletcher and Smith starting the game, they fired all cylinders to clinch a spot in the Champions League Semi Finals.

Carrick finally justified his 18.6 million pound price tag with 2 beautiful long range efforts. Smith's stunning strike also showed that he is back to his old self after being struck with career threatening injuries. even Evra put his name on the scoresheet having just return from an injury lay off. the sizzling performance demonstrated by United's attacking trio of Ronaldo, Rooney & Giggs ripped the Roma's defense apart.

recalling how Totti taunted Ferguson to remember his name in a press conference just before the first leg, i hope to see his expressions after the final whistle of yesterday's match. serve him right, and i hope he DOES remember all the United players who has played a part in the classic match!

i missed yesterday's match due to loads of assignments and my thesis. thanks to my friend, Sam, who messaged me the good news right after the game ended. it really did light up my day after going through a stressful night dealing with all those paperwork and testing!

with MU & Chelsea through and Liverpool leading 3-0 from the first leg, the prospect of having 3 English teams in the Champions League semi final is really high. this should be a proud season for English football since they overpowered the clubs fron Spain & Italy!

the big win against Roma should inspire me to work hard against all obstacles. you may be down now, but you can always bounce back higher! Hail the Red Devils!!!