Comments on: Thoughts http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/ trying to make sense of life Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mei Yueh http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 Mei Yueh Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:21:23 +0000 http://ernsheong.com/?p=418#comment-3521 Thanks for the encouragement Ern Sheong! =) Thanks for the encouragement Ern Sheong! =)

]]> By: Ern Sheong http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 Ern Sheong Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:18:57 +0000 http://ernsheong.com/?p=418#comment-3520 Yeah don't worry i bombed most of the tests in my first CS class too... managed to improve in the subsequent ones considerably. so don't worry if you don't get it the first time. it is quite expected since we never had programming back in malaysia high school, so perhaps we are at a temporary disadvantage now but you shall soon catch up!!! practice with past years may help but well professors are not always people who rehash questions and reuse them. be prepared to new stuff but the difficulty should always be in the similar ballpark :) good luck!!! Yeah don’t worry i bombed most of the tests in my first CS class too… managed to improve in the subsequent ones considerably. so don’t worry if you don’t get it the first time. it is quite expected since we never had programming back in malaysia high school, so perhaps we are at a temporary disadvantage now but you shall soon catch up!!!

practice with past years may help but well professors are not always people who rehash questions and reuse them. be prepared to new stuff but the difficulty should always be in the similar ballpark :)

good luck!!!

]]> By: Mei Yueh http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3519 Mei Yueh Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:23:20 +0000 http://ernsheong.com/?p=418#comment-3519 Thanks Ern Sheong! I've been doing the coding with pen and paper part coz I cannot tahan la tengok the comp 24/7. I debug already stare at it for so long. So far my assignments are still ok. But I cannot do the midterm. (bombed it) I cannot come up with the algorithm fast enough. =( Now damn scared for the finals man. More practice with past years? Thanks Ern Sheong! I’ve been doing the coding with pen and paper part coz I cannot tahan la tengok the comp 24/7. I debug already stare at it for so long.

So far my assignments are still ok. But I cannot do the midterm. (bombed it) I cannot come up with the algorithm fast enough. =( Now damn scared for the finals man.

More practice with past years?

]]> By: Ern Sheong http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3517 Ern Sheong Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:46:22 +0000 http://ernsheong.com/?p=418#comment-3517 Haha beginning is like that... the only tip is perseverance and ask people when you are stuck. saves loads of time. also, laying out a plan of attack (what algorithm, method to use, etc) before programming might help. sometimes coding with pen and paper before coding directly helps because we have to think before we write it down (rather than typing directly without thinking) Haha beginning is like that… the only tip is perseverance and ask people when you are stuck. saves loads of time. also, laying out a plan of attack (what algorithm, method to use, etc) before programming might help. sometimes coding with pen and paper before coding directly helps because we have to think before we write it down (rather than typing directly without thinking)

]]> By: Mei Yueh http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3516 Mei Yueh Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:31:21 +0000 http://ernsheong.com/?p=418#comment-3516 Ern Sheong!!!! CS so hard for me... takes 15-20 hours a week to finish my assignment. Intro class only-using Java. *so retarded =(* Any tips other than practice? Ern Sheong!!!! CS so hard for me… takes 15-20 hours a week to finish my assignment. Intro class only-using Java.

*so retarded =(*

Any tips other than practice?

]]> By: Mei Yueh http://ernsheong.com/2009/07/02/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3515 Mei Yueh Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:44:35 +0000 http://ernsheong.com/?p=418#comment-3515 Hey Ern Sheong. I like ur post =) Living in the now... that's what I've always been trying to do but failed. It's always working hard to get a good job, going to grad school... u know it's always that bigger goal in life... the never ending cycle until I find out one day that I'm going to die(hopefully not for a long time) Anyway, it's great to see you are finding meaning in your major, your lab assistant job and ur life in Berkeley. All the best! Hey Ern Sheong. I like ur post =) Living in the now… that’s what I’ve always been trying to do but failed. It’s always working hard to get a good job, going to grad school… u know it’s always that bigger goal in life… the never ending cycle until I find out one day that I’m going to die(hopefully not for a long time)

Anyway, it’s great to see you are finding meaning in your major, your lab assistant job and ur life in Berkeley.

All the best!

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