Year 2 in NUS

yupe, its my second year in NUS.
There is not much change with the things here except with the construction works in NUS. The on-going construction projects by NUS Office of Estate and Development will never be ending : new faculty of dentistry building, new business school, new state-of-the art building - Centre for Translational Medicine (CeTM), the list goes on and on...btw, the MRT station (Kent Ridge station) in NUS is still under construction and it should be completed by 2011, yah!

So, for this year, I am planning to join more CCAs (Co-Curricular Activities) so that i can get more CCA POINTS!!! yeah, I need the points very badly for my next year on-campus housing. T_T In fact, I need to get like 40+ points in order to continue my stay in PGPR (Prince George's Park Residence). Other than the Nam Wah Pai Martial Arts club I am enthusiastically involving with, I do not have any other commitment ,at all. Maybe I should start to find some housemates now? lol

I just watched Coco before Chanel last Sunday, it turns out to be a rather interesting French movie =) In short, the movie is about the life of a poor girl, Gabriella (Coco) who grew up in a poor, rural household and went on to become a legendary couturier as well as a classic symbol of success, freedom and style. for those who havent realised, Coco is the founder of the one of the most recognized brand in today's luxury goods industry - Chanel. Seriously, I think this movie is a lot better than the stupid Blxxdy Blood and the unreasonably sxxky Wolfhound that I had watched weeks ago.
and finally, I got my half-abandoned laptop FIXED! I bought the LCD screen on ebay one week ago. By following some guides available on the Internet, I actually managed to replace the lcd screen all by myself! However, the whole point of this troublesome DIY is about saving the cost. for a poor student like me, I definitely prefer to spend the relatively inexpensive amount of 180 SGD rather than paying 476.15 SGD to Toshiba. Thats a saving of about 300 SGD ! quite proud of myself =P

Nothing else, Bye.

P/S : forgotten sth important, I just found out that 100k coins mystically appear in my pet sociey account !!! anyone needs them? =P

my RMA experience [Updated]

hahaha, what a nice acronym for Return Merchandise Authorization!
Yeah, for those who are still clueless about the meaning of RMA, let me explain it to you!

Two years ago, jianyi bought a modem with three-year warranty. Sometime after 2 years, he found out that his modem is not working !!! so what should he do??
a smart internet user like jianyi certainly will not just dump the modem and buy a new one.
Instead, he will try to get a replacement for his modem by initiating a RMA transaction.
The procedures taken usually involve

1. First, go to the relevant website to get more infomation about the RMA services provided by the company.
   
2. End Users are then required to call the relevant customer service center to get a RMA number. Online registration for RMA has also been provided by some companies. Through the company's portal , users are usually allowed to check the RMA status for their product.
3. Users will then have to package and return the faulty product back to the company. Walk-in is also possible for some companies.
   
4. The engineer from the company will access the product so that he can ascertain if a replacement or repair is needed to be done.
   
5. After a certain period of time (usually within 1-2 weeks), the product will be sent back to the users =)

As expected, jianyi has got a new replacement for his modem after completing all the steps above.[UPDATE] I have sold this modem router to a forumer from lowyat.NET , at a rather attractive price. btw, If you have any doubt on RMA/warranty claim, I am more than willing to help you ! I had done several succesful RMA for Harddisks and RAMs as well =)

The revival of Atlee.MY

YES, atlee.my has finally came alive!!
this time, I paid only RM38 for this .my 2nd level domain..( the normal price is rm100)
for those who wants to get this domain, get it fast now!!
the promotion is available on the Exabytes website until 31st Aug 2009 :
http://exabytes.com.my/webhosting/currentpromo/ictmydomainsales
btw, school has just started this week.
I am actually quite well adjusted to the environment here (NUS) after resting/yc-ing for slightly more than 3 months at home. However, there is not much time for me to slack now..have to start working hard for my academic target of this semester..hehehe.
Just hope that I can manage my expenses better as I still don't have money to fix my laptop. sigh.
see u in the next post.