Spring break! Yes!
Posted at 10:30 AM, Monday, March 12, 2007
Good thing we had a break from classes. Unfortunately it wasn't a break from studies as we had midterms awaiting our return to school. But anyways, I'm grateful to God for the time I got off......could have utilized it better but who cares, God willing my score on the midterms will be good. We have already written 2 midterm exams, I have 3 others to do now that the break is over, not to mention the 3 projects that are yet to be completed... God help us!
I guess I spoke too early about the monkeys, they are actually still allowed to roam the campus, which is not good. I think I should talk to the student government president about it, otherwise the monkeys will always be there to scare students and that means going late to class or not being able to move freely on campus. But I'm surprised that the faculty hasn't done anything about this issue eventhough they know about the monkeys. And please, it's not like I have anything against animals or monkeys, it's just that these two can harm.....on the contrary I love animals, as long as they can't harm me. Just this morning I was almost late for my INF 252 (Telecoms and Data Networks) class because the 2 monkeys were sitting in the way. I had to take my brother Hamman with me cos the monkeys don't usually chase boys.......but the moment I started walking I began to pray (that's what I always do when I see them monkeys). I know it sounds very funny but it's definitly not funny when the monkeys jump or chase. Sometimes it's actually funny though, haha. Anyways, God willing everything will work out fine.
Over and before the break, I found out this really good feature at BibleGateway site..... one can actually listen to the Bible! Isn't that great! Now I can listen to the Bible anytime I'm free in school, praise the Lord! Talking about holiday, I can't wait for the summer break to come. Then I can spend time enjoying myself and with mom and dad. I also watched the Filmfare Awards (Indian movie awards like Oscars in US) and I was glad the winners were people I wanted to win. Kajol (my fav actress) won the award for best actress for Fanaa, and Hrithik Roshan won best actor for Dhoom 2 (one of my fav actors, like Aamir Khan). I also like Shahrukh, infact he was my fav before I watched KANK (after watching KANK he went down on my fav actors list - It is a terrible movie). I don't like Karan Johar anymore either and was very happy when the award for best director went to someone else (same for best actor). All the same, the awards were nice and I enjoyed watching them. Of course I shouldn't spend too much time talking about movies, so I'll move back to studies once again. Like I said earlier, this semester I have 3 projects to complete - in INF 252, INF 360, QBA 201, and regular case projects in INF 350.
For the INF 252 project, we need to find out about how the campus network is connected to the AAUN building networks off campus such as in the faculty housing in Jimeta, or the club house. We've had 2 interviews with the network administrator already and hope to have a few more before we present the final report in April. This is a really cool project and I seriously enjoy it (guess cos I love networks - I'm hoping to concentrate or minor in networks).
For the INF 360 (System Analysis and Design) project, we are meant to investigate and analyze the existing system at any one of the departments. Me and my group have choosen the Bookstore. We are still working on Part I of the project which involves basic understading of problems encountered, as well as business functions and processes. We will begin Part II by next week. I also like this project cos we'll get to do all the DFDs and ERDs, which is totally awesome! I just love doing practical work! You know, that's just one HUGE advantage of AAUN - we get to do practicals and not just focus on theory. Thank God for this wonderful university.
In the QBA 201 (Quantitative Business Analysis) project, we have already conducted a survey at the cafeteria to know students opinion about food served there. We have also done our presentation and finished almost all fact-finding activities. All that's left is to complete the project report and submit it next week. As always, I loved the practical aspect and the use of SPSS in doing the analysis of the data. I think SPSS is super cool, wish I had the full version though.
In INF 350 (Introduction to Operating Systems) we are required to complete case projects at the end of every chapter. However, these projects are different from the other ones I mentioned earlier. I got to learn more about using Macintosh in this course (we do lab practicals where we can practice on the Mac PCs) .........also learned more about Windows but I do hope I learn Unix.
Goodness, look at the time! I have to read for my MGT 201 midterm exam..............hopefully I'll put in another entry soon. I know my entries are starting to get dull cos I don't have pictures and too many topics to discuss. But don't worry, I'll get that done when I find time.