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Atmosphere is Fantastic at Glen Eyre

To start things off, I’d like to tell you about my first two years at Southampton: I started my ECS experience in Glen Eyre Halls – J Block. The atmosphere was fantastic for the first few weeks; my neighbours were wonderful, and the camaraderie developed through our shared experience was unparalleled. Continue reading →

Student Helper at the Careers Fair

Last Wednesday, I was a student helper for the IT, Science and Engineering Careers Fair. It was massive; we had 85 exbihitors spanning across two exhibition sites. Another company was unable to take part in the Careers Fair because all the spaces were booked so they had to set up shop in Zepler instead. I've been regularly working as a student helper since last year. Continue reading →

Media Training Event

SOUTHAMPTON, 24th October 2007 - Computer Scientist discovers how to speak to press and avoid a media fiasco! Joyce Lewis, in association with the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Maths (FESM), took over the brand new lecture theatre in Building 32 to host a Media Training workshop. Continue reading →

Jumpstart Week

Jumpstart week made a good impression on most students when they discovered that it didn’t begin until 11:30am on Monday, allowing for healthy amounts of fun over the weekend. First impressions were improved when we found out that food had been provided in liberal amounts for us, free of charge. During the introduction, we were told that Jumpstart was designed as a means for introducing us to ECS, to the city of Southampton, and most importantly, to each other. Continue reading →

Full Circle

Who would've thought that after a year, I'd still be blogging right here. It feels oddly surreal. My summer was absolutely amazing. I went back home to Malaysia for three months and I got to spend some quality time with family and friends. I also had the chance to do an internship in a semi-government institution. Whoever started the rat race to join the working world should be shot. Continue reading →

Exam Results – What a Result!

I just got my exam results and I did waaayyy better than I would've imagined, thank God :D The thing is, I was quite a mess right before the exams. I was so emotionally unstable that I got to the point where I didn't care about what would happen anymore. My exams were getting closer but it wasn't sinking in and all I wanted to do was hide in my dream world. This wasn't helping me at all. So I sought help. First, I went to see my tutor. Continue reading →

Exams Are Over

Now EXAMS ARE OVER! Wheeeeeeeeeee :D A couple of weeks ago we had a short talk on relationships. It was run by Eric Cooke (a.k.a. The Legend) and Sarah Cove from Zepler Reception. We covered so many topics, including how you should learn to love yourself. Eric brought out this book with a bright yellow smiley face plastered on it and read some interesting quotes from it. Continue reading →

Google, Facebook and Ryan Air April Fools

Yesterday was April Fools' Day. After years of torment by my old schoolmates, it's usually the day when I sit quietly in my room and cut all ties with the outside world in my bid to spare myself from any humiliation. Did it help this year? NOOOOOOO.. 1) Google TiSP (Toilet Internet Service Provider): Fancy some FREE in-home wireless broadband service? Look no further than your own.. Continue reading →

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