Monday, May 14, 2018

[Updates] FREEDOM!!!

Today marked the end of my fyp; ending with the presentation~

I guess out of all presentations I had done so far, this was the most impromptu presentation I ever did- I only did one dry run, the day before^^;
Even so, I didn't follow as I rehearsed but simply presented based on my slides; after all, I do know what to say from my slides but there were awkward pauses and stuttering when I got struck in trying to present with the right terms to use, haha...

And also, there were disruptions cos the examiner of previous student was late and somewhat crashed into mine...
Maybe it was a blessing(?) that I didn't memorise any script or I would be struck in trying to continue my presentation after the disruptions...

All in all, when everything was done, I was relieved but the fact that it ended, didn't sink into my head until I reached home and realised... I am finally free!

These 4 years sure went off in a blink of an eye; now that I made it out of this journey, alive and well!
Tbh, as what I said in previous post, I really didn't think I would make it- In my second year and also in my fourth year semester 2(which is the current semester) where the projects were really hard and demanding that I actually broke down quite a few times...
However, I pressed on by telling myself, 'this is the last lap! I can do this!'

And so, with everything done(and hopefully, my results are alright in this semester), I'm looking forward to my convocation which I'm excited in wearing the graduation gown!!!- It's my first time wearing~
In addition, it will also be my parents' first time attending a graduation ceremony!- This was another motivation for me to persevere in this semester!
Can't wait for it~

That's about it & from previous post, I will be more active at here now!
Will be updating soon when I'm done with the mini Aqours manga series!(currently, still thinking of the cover for it...)

This is Yaiji signing off.

Yaiji~

Friday, May 11, 2018

[Updates] Exams OVER!!!(But fyp hasn't, lol)

It's been a looooooooooooooong time~

Well, it's not called final semester for nothing; been busy with school, especially juggling my fyp with the other modules I had to take to clear off the AU requirements to graduate...

It was the toughest semester; with the projects been very demanding(and I, been a smart alec, took jap 5 when workload is high... My love for jap pushed me through but the results were depressing...)

That said, I'm glad everything was done and all except for one more presentation of my fyp to my examiner and my prof and that will wrap up my 4 years of University education~

Looking back, there were thoughts of giving up and thinking it was a mistake to take engineering during my second year due to the workload and the performance of my quizzes... But I'm really glad I persevered and made it to today!
And though I'm sort of a lone wolf, the friends I made over these 4 years, played a big part in my endeavour to the completion of my university education! I doubt I would have made it this far, if not for their help!

These 4 years may be hard but the days after are the real deal; to find a job...
I have not landed into one but I did go for a few interviews and they were all quite an experience~

Somehow, the more I go for interviews that are for software engineering jobs, the more I feel that... Maybe this area isn't my forte...
Compared to computer science or even computer engineering, my experience as a electrical engineering student can't really compete with them, especially in software side...
And nowadays, companies are looking for C/C++ or Java programmer...

I have used these languages before but b'cos my fyp was using python, I would say I have grown rusty in those languages...
Plus, I only learned the basic of those languages while companies are looking for advanced or even master of these languages...

Next, I tried for jobs in cybersecurity as I grew an interest due to my fyp.
However, apparently, my fyp project was more of a machine learning project than that of  cybersecurity...
And I admit that I am more interested in that area; area in artifical intelligence, especially for robotics... That said, it's also not easy to find such jobs as a fresh graduate cos this area requires experienced programmers instead...

Ok, that was just me rambling(after a long time, haha).

Moving on from my personal life, about my art projects...

I will be doing a cover for random doodles x LL series(not sure if mentioned before, lol) before I upload the series to pixiv which I dk when I will finish due to lack of inspiration...

Currently, I'm working on this small series- I mentioned briefly in my last post that I started it during Inktober 2017 and yes, I managed to finish it!(Here's the LINK)

I intend to make this series into a mini book; just like FateXLoveLive so I will upload once I can think of a cover and finish it(again I dk when- hopefully before my trip~) However, before that, I'm working on the character profiles- mainly for the different outfits they worn in the POV manga(plus I like designing their outfits~)

^They are done- just need some touch-ups before I send them for scanning(and likely to upload over next week on deviantart~)

And that is all from me- think I will post rather often; now that exams are over and I will get my freedom after Monday's presentation~

Until next time, this is Yaiji signing off~

Yaiji~