A No More

Yeap, I finished my last exam for this sem, but I think I’ve also busted my chance in getting A for any module in NUS. Heh. I was initially quite confident about econs, plus the midterms did show that I still can do all these stuff, but a conceptual error that I made today made me think otherwise. Lol.

The same thing was tested something like 10-15% of the paper, phrased in various ways, until I think almost all the scenarios have been drained liao. Of course, a “wise” way might be to split the answers into 2 camps since I was unsure, but the thought of losing half the marks if I indeed had the right concepts is kinda… painful. Turns out splitting is a better move for me. Ah wells, hopefully I’m not the only person out there who gets all that string of questions wrong. Bleah. Hope can get B+ or something liaoz. Sighs… fated not to get A maybe. Hehz.

Now that my exams have ended, it’s time to piah!!! Loads of stuff to clear. Hee hee. To those who still have a paper (or two), persevere and it’ll be over soon! Good luck for your remaining paper(s).

Little Datapath FTW

Ok lah, it’s not like I’ll be getting an A or A- or anything, but at least I didn’t really get slaughtered by today’s 2100 paper. A total of 7 marks (out of 100) that’s directly related to datapath, which happens to the most clueless topic for me. I actually was mentally prepared to see somewhat significant amounts of that topic since it didn’t really come out during term test 2.

Well, of course I can’t put aside the fact that this module applies the Mr Bell Theorem, so me finding it manageable and do-able will probably mean lots of other people will find it so too (based on term test results 1 and 2). Will probably end up with a B or something. Good enough for me I guess. Lol, set so low target one. Haha.

Perhaps diving into 1108 hell made me somewhat happy after seeing today’s paper. At least the questions do not look like alien or some foreign language to me, and I could actually do almost all the questions, though no doubt I realised I made a few mistakes here and there. Hee. Still have to pray for 1108’s passing. Haiz.

Tmr’s last paper liao! Econs some more, which rightfully *should* be my most comfortable exam paper this sem. Hopefully it truly turns out to be so, though 80 mcqs in 2 hours is still cannot play play one. I can clear backlog soon. *looking forward*

p.s. to those who have finished their papers. congrats. have fun.

KOF Clips Vol. 9

The series continues, and it’s already the 9th entry now. :O Well this time it’ll be more of a mixture of various types of videos.

First up, a speed bug combo done some years back. The bug involves Yamazaki, and how it is being done is also showcased somewhere near the middle of the video. Well basically, just whack Yamazaki until he’s dizzy, then he’ll do his HCBx2 A/C DM while calling out his other player (you can do that in team play mode in KOF 97/98 and other years to knock away your opponent while you’re dizzy. go find out more if you’re interested) to hit the opponent away from his DM motion. Then Yamazaki’s opponent will be “speed up”. Yeah, so that means probably some cheat was used to restore Yamazaki’s HP to full so that you can see all those fanciful combos that aren’t anywhere near possible under normal game conditions. Haha.

Speed Bug Combo Video

The next video is an addition to some of the videos already featured in my earlier entry featuring LJC and Skill99. As usual, his combos are still nice to watch, though a couple of them used a minor cheat if I’m not wrong. Well, experienced players (or at least CMV watchers) will be able to tell which are the ones, though it’s not like it’s easy to do those combos either =P

LJC CMV 4

This 3rd video is yet another bug-propelled combo video. Yeap, this time it’s using screen lock, and the featured game this time is kof2002. Some of the set-ups are really quite interesting (during its premiere), though I think by now it’s really not that special anymore. Such is the harsh reality of combo-making =P. Well, enjoy the CMV, discounting the overly-used background music. =D

Screen Lock [KOF 2002] CMV

The 4th and final video in this entry will be a KOF97 combo video. A nice KOF97 CMV containing many nice variations and improvements of classic combos in KOF97. Of course, there are a few [relatively] newer set-ups, and flow of combos. Overall, it’s quite a nice video to watch, though it’s really hard to revolutionise a combo video of a game that’s more than a decade old.

KOF97 Forever [FMCU]

Stay tuned for volume 10!!

16 Blocks

Rating: PG
Running time: 102 minutes
Now out on DVD/HD-DVD

Some info:
1) Wiki Article
2) IMDB Profile
3) MovieMistakes Profile
4) Official Site (English)

During the course of watching this movie, one would realise that the movie actually takes place on an almost real-time pace. I guess it’s one of the unique things that this movie has to offer.

At the same time, because it’s sort of “real-time”, some parts can seem a little, erm, draggy. Of course, it sometimes also help to create an atmosphere of tension and anxiety, since Bruce Willis has to get the witness across 16 blocks to testify in court. Well, this movie shows the incidents that happened while travelling across these 16 blocks. The wiki article has a detailed summary of the show, go on and read it if you wanna know more about this show.

Hmm, while I was watching this movie, I noticed 2 areas which seemed kinda puzzling to me, and after looking at the MovieMistakes profile, I realised they were classified as mistakes. =D Lol, no wonder I found them very weird lah. Namely it’s Bruce’s gun at the earlier part of the movie as well as the bus that can rush off even though at least 2 of its tyres were punctured earlier. Heh heh.

Overall, it’s a pretty nice watch. Such a type of movie seems quite ok once in a while. My take: 6/10.

Electrifying Till The Very End

I suppose I’ve finished my most hellish paper of the semester, and I do hope my remaining papers don’t come proving me wrong. Lol. It’s definitely the paper I’ve spent the most time on, just to look through all the content and revising. Rather intensive (by my own usual standard) studying of this 3MC (yes, THREE) module over the past few days, yet it’s possibly gonna end up as my worst module! A very good case of MC isn’t representative of the difficulty, and also effort isn’t representative of the outcome (even for the same person).

It’s also the first exam paper in NUS that I take that’s totally closed book. Not even a home-made cheat sheet allowed. Blehx. So much for not emphasising on the maths and focusing on the applications. At least let us have the ease of referring to formulae and APPLY them lah. Thanks ah Prof. Really had to resort to recalling all the related formulae and scribble them down first, to see which one to use for this situation. Even after intensive studying and trying to cram the formulae into my head with (some) understanding, apparently the stuff just don’t really register very well. Sighx.

Anyways, I’m thankful for 20 marks of kmap/logic design question. Saw that morale++. Lol, I mean since I’m weak in ALL other chapters anyway, having more marks for that chapter is good news for me. According to dom, past sem papers usually 10-15 marks worth only. Whee, but I still will die for the other 4 questions. Lololol. Did try to attempt the other questions to my best ability, but I know sure got a lot of wrong one. Hahaha, just pray can scrape a pass grade back and I’ll never see the light of phasors liao!! (I hope)

For all those who have finished their exams, good for you. Enjoy the break first. I’ll join u all later. Haha. I want to clear my backlog… >.<

p.s. i use the word studying because i don’t think i deserved to be a mugger yet. too slack liao. and this module is a stark contrast to the other 3mc module i’ve taken last sem. blehx

Night Wizard the Animation

Japanese title: ナイトウィザード Ｔｈｅ ＡＮＩＭＡＴＩＯＮ
Number of episodes: 13

Some info:
1) ANN
2) Wiki
3) Official Site (Japanese)

Judging from the title of the anime, it’s not hard to guess this is based off some game (or its characters). Indeed, this is an anime adaptation of the RPG counterpart which was released some 5 years before this series aired.

Hmm, the summary over at the Wiki article for the anime subsection isn’t exactly very detailed (usually it’s not bad). At least they did a decent job with some write up for each of the more important characters in the show. Well, if you bother to somewhat glance through the wiki article, you’ll realise that there are 7 jewels to collect. Yeap, that means 1 episode is usually dedicated to finding of 1 jewel. so that covers more than half the content liaoz. Lol, there’s a bit of non-story related episodes as well, though it’s just like 2 episodes or something. The ending part is more of a mini arc (like 3 eps?! heh), where the gal on the left of the guy (our viewpoint) becomes some “destructive god” and the rest is trying to prevent her from destroying the world.

Well actually all that is “planned” by this Gazer guy, who’s like the “god” of Earth, watching and observing it for years and years. He’s apparently very fed-up with humans polluting the Earth etc, and wants to “reset” it. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? Haha. Ah well, should have expected that to happen. It’s not the first time liao… Lol… I wonder if that’s partly the reason why many anime series based off game titles aren’t exactly very good. Hic.

Overall, it’s pretty much an ordinary anime, something that many anime titles based off game counterparts can offer. Lol… It’s somewhat better than Shining Tears X Wind, but that’s not a very good gauge is it? =P

p.s. I chose this picture over the logo of the anime (available at the Wiki article) because I thought the logo with a black background looked a little dull. Haha, not that I’m supposed to be sensitive to colours wor.

KOF Clips Vol. 8

Don’t really have a main theme this time. I’ll just *try* to introduce more along the way, of course trying to reach into the depths of my memories cos I’ve watched too many such videos already :P

All right, first up is FF-X Yuna (it’s a username) from Battlepage. This kof99 combo video does contain some stuff that are not low-level though it’s not considered revolutionary since it has been done before. Judging from the other videos by the same person that I’ve seen before, he (or she) seems to be a player like me, imitating and emulating other expert’s combos but of course he does a better job than me. Heh. Anyway, enjoy the video =)

Next up is a video edited by another of my online buddies, Robot Hero. Contains KOF 98 and ‘02 stuff, though they are mainly old stuff, just re-edited to make it look better =)

Inside

Finally, another video from Y-AV. This should be part of the 梦系列, though I dont really know how the series came about. Simple yet nice editing from hu-re, who’s mainly in charge for editing the videos in this series. Pretty nice combos, looks seemingly more achievable than some of the videos I’ve shared before. Haha. Enjoy.

Can’t believe this series of entries has reached 8, and probably will continue growing strong.