Presentation week 27/2

The presentation was definitely a survival week!!

Spending almost everyday the week before the presentation day in the lab just to come up with any possible program that will fulfill my concept of the "Funeral" piece. It was definitely a horrendous journey, hitting the wall many times. However, I was fortunate enough to have a few nice and helpful friends like Anthea, Melvin and Zong Hao. They patiently answered all my doubts and never refuse to help me. I really felt grateful to them! Truthfully.

On the presentation day itself, it was just hectic. Been in the lab since morning just to make sure that the pressure sensors and the photo sensors are working. I even tried copying Anthea's way of connecting the sensors but it just don't work. Frustration and Anxiety to the approaching presentation time was just nerve-wrecking!! Even the magic touch and last minute guidance from our tutor Dirk was futile. It was unfortunate and inevitable that my presentation will fail. Simply presenting my idea alone without any physical success of my program was just cliche! I believed that I screwed it up. At least, till the very last 10 minutes of the class, some miracle happened and the sensors were finally working. That definitely gave me a strong motivation to eventually clear all odds and complete my performance.

Watching the presentation of my fellow peers actually gave me new insights of what I can achieve after the course. Especially fascinated by Melvin project on venting out frustration using sensitive songs. It actually provide people with a channel to vent their emotions. The other one was the Korean girl's presentation. She incorporated her Korean culture into technology and presented in such an entertaining way. All these acted as a form of inspiration for me to utilize my knowledge gained from this course into something useful and meaningful to others.

I wouldn't say the experience of the course was bad. It was just very hectic. For someone who had no prior knowledge of the programs to come up a feasible performance is just endearing. I was unfortunate to have used up my S/U options. Oh well, all I can do now is pull up my socks, wipe off my tears and CHIONG AH!!!