RMIT Diary

“Em có bao giờ có cảm giác như cả thế giới này đang bỏ rơi em một mình ở phía sau, có cảm giác khi nhìn mỗi góc của căn phòng em đang ngồi đều thấy như không gian đang thu hẹp lại, bị thuyết phục rằng y phục của em đã cũ đi rất nhiều sau một đêm, rằng hình bóng của em hiện lên trên mỗi tấm gương giống như một vai diễn tội nghiệp vì không có khán giả, mà tất cả những thứ đó đều không mang lại được chút cảm giác yên ổn nào, khi nghĩ rằng em chẳng yêu ai mà cũng chẳng có ai yêu em, rằng tất cả những thứ chẳng là gì đó chỉ là sự trống rỗng trong cuộc sống của chính em không?

To host meeting:

• Skype

Document sharing

• Google Docs

Real-time collaboration:

• Etterpad.com
• PiratePad.net
• Google Wave
• Thinkature

Knowledge management

• Wiki
• Google Sites

Misc

• Effective agenda creation

December came, finally.

This time last year, I was a complete newcomer to everything: the school, new mates and new relationships. The last 12 months have been a remarkable memory. Life has been good. I have gained significant experiences, failed and stood up. I got the most exciting part-time job I have ever had. I had the chance to work with a diversity of people from the club, with schoolmates from other majors and the chance to connect with some true geeks.

My assignments are getting more challenging; And I love that. This semester, I have really enjoyed the Software Architecture course. Coding everyday makes me feel alive, more than ever before. I have been going to the library almost every day lately, reading books in a variety of topics, especially “followership”.

I became one of the club’ executive members, initiated and executed its first management training program, which has been quite a success so far. It will take a while to get the result, but I believe that what I have been doing will make a positive impact on the future of the organization.

I lost some of the battles against myself, then won them back. I learned a lot about people. I ruined some of the newly-established relationships before realizing that I didn’t do the right thing from the very beginning. I had a crush on a Korean girl, yet haven’t failed in love. I am still looking, and waiting, for the One.

Xmas is coming. It has always been a lonely experience. I am waiting for miracles, but nothing is to be taken for granted. Love is in the air, but maybe I am not ready.

1. If I put you out there, I wonder if anyone is interested.

2. No one will care, I guess

1. Are you available for sale?

2. Maybe

1. How to acquire you?

2. By heart

….

But it doesn’t seem to be enough.

And I shouldn’t have been there with you today.

Yes, I comes finally, even just once a year.

Today I’m free of any fear. I’m not bounded by the limitations. I feel more ready to connect than I ever have.

This year, I will write to 3 total strangers, picked randomly from the global address book.

Why not just go with the flow, which has always been my favorite lifestyle?

December 5th – Thoai’s day of freedom (free day).

Grab your copy today at dreamspark.com (free for RMIT Students)

• A larger network
• Teamwork
• Conflict solving
• Other experiences (for your CV)
• Make new friends and tighten your current relationships
• Find your romance
• Discover your potentials
• Learn about commitment
• Sense of belonging

I feel so unlucky these days. My facebook has been unstable for the last 3 days. Last night, my whole friend list was wiped out (they said I had zero friend). For such a heavy user as me, this is rather annoying. My laptop’s battery is in a not-so-good condition, after one year of use.

Conclusion: bad day!

The new semester has begun. Time really flies.

[Will update later]

My first exam, Programming 2, is finished. I did it well and am quite confident about the result (Gee, at least I will never have to take those GUI stuffs again). The timing was tight; I only had about 5-10 minutes to check everything before submission. One surprising thing is that almost everything in the exams was covered in the review sessions. A problem set was identical to what we had in the labs, which, in my opinion, is not good for testing. Anyway, it might have helped some of my classmates to pass the exam.

Only 3 more to go…

Today, I stayed at school until 9pm to review for the next course – Data Communications and Net-centric Computing. I had a look at the first 5 weeks of the semester realizing the subject is not as boring as I once thought. Hopefully I can finish this revision tomorrow morning in the library and get the question list sent to Stanley before continuing with the revision for Document Markup Languages.

It just feels great these days. I love this exam atmosphere because it keeps me busy without much worrying.