Last entry

Hey so sadly we've come to an end. This is probably going to be my last post. It was a really good semester, it feels pretty weird knowing that this is the last time I'll be posting on this Slog. This class has been one of my favorite classes by far and I'll probably end up missing it.
So I've been able to finish all my assignments with the help of my group members. We had some troubles but ended up fixing the problem and getting the program to work. I'm gonna give most of the credit to Daniel Lee though, cause he was pretty much the leader for both projects that we had. I've been pretty pleased with my progress in this course. I was able to finish all assignments on time and do moderately well on all of them. I've encountered some problems here and there, but it was nothing a couple of questions to other classmates and trips to the professor's office hours couldn't solve. Both classmates and professor have been very helpful with the entire process of this course and have made this class much more enjoyable and bearable. I've learned a lot from this class and am very pleased with everything. I will be sure to use the knowledge I have acquired from this class in my further studies.
Now all that is left is for the exam and I honestly hope for the best for everyone!

Signing off for the last time,
Johnson Hoang

Eighth

Lately I've been working on some of my other courses, especially in the last two weeks. I had a couple of midterms, a psychology midterm, a sociology midterm and my seminar term test. It has been a very stressful couple of weeks for me, but with school almost ending and all we really need to do now is study for finals, I'm beginning to see peace and tranquility. To be honest at the moment even though I am aware of finals being just around the corner, I'm not really very stressed. I'm feeling pretty good, especially after finishing my assignments and term tests and only having this last week of classes left.

Two weeks ago I accidentally slept through a quiz for tutorial and instead woke up at around 11:00 am. I was so upset with myself, because it was the first quiz I ended up not missing, I just hope it doesn't count for much and bring my grade down a lot. The week after, we didn't end up having tutorial because of Good Friday and I was pretty happy to have a day off. This past weekend I've been REALLY busy, I had to finish up this paper for my seminar that was already a couple of days late, and on top of that I had to go to church on Friday and Sunday for a couple of hours, since it was Easter Weekend, and churches had extended hours. It was a pretty stressful weekend, but I was able to get a look at the computer science project#2 and our group started to work on it pretty early actually, which I was really glad to hear, just so that we can get it out of the way quick and focus on any other work. Well it's almost the end of school soon excluding finals, and this Slog is going to be marked soon, so I'll see you guys soon. Later. Oh Yea i almost completely forgot, it was my birthday on March 28th!!!

Seventh

After a very stressful week, I forgot to write up a slog last week, and so I'll tell you about my activity regarding computer science class over the past week as well as last weeks. So last week was our second midterm for computer science and I will admit I was pretty nervous cause honestly anything could have happened. There was a chance I might over sleep due to studying all night the day before, or even worse the test would be all about stuff that I did not study well for. The past days leading up to the test I studied a lot, just so that I would have a general knowledge of all the concepts introduced, and not have myself blank out during the test. I encountered some problems though with content from the lectures such as the what Von Neuman looked like and its functions and after a couple of hours of trying to understand it, I remembered that I can always go to Danny Heap (the professor) during his office hours and ask him. I came to a solution to a problem that was really bothering me, and believe it or not, visiting him in his office hours really helped me a lot. I found out that he was a very kind, and easy to approach person. He was able to help me with all the questions that I had and was very helpful. He helped me a lot and explained concepts over again and I was able to apply what I learned from our meeting towards the test, which after writing it I was quite confident. I was pretty happy at the end of the test, as well I also was happy to know that if I ever needed any help on anything regarding school, I can and should just talk to a T.A or the professor. That experience really made me feel more confident and open to actually ask for help. Well I think that's it for now, I promise to continue being active with this blog, and I'll post back soon. Thank You

Sixth

In this week, me and my group have been busy, working on our computer science project. We have come across a couple of problems, mostly because we were not really sure what is to be expected. We went through the procedures we were supposed to perform, but we all were a bit confused at what the end result was supposed to be. One of the members in my group suggested for us to meet again and hopefully we'll be able to figure out and understand what we're supposed to do. I also heard from one member in my group, that Danny Heap's going to have a sort of conference or lecture explaining a more in depth look into the project, maybe after attending that, me and my group will be able to understand fully what the end result is supposed to be.

Also on top of this project, the second term test for computer science is coming up. I've been looking at the slides Danny's been posting and attending the lectures, hopefully I'll do well. What I really hope for is for me to not be late for this test, not like the last term test where I was half an hour late. I feel much more confident in this coming test, especially since the date of this test does not interfere too much with my other courses. As I mentioned before, the last term test was held on the week, where I had two other midterms on top of this midterm, which was quite a stressful week for me. Thankfully I do not have that problem this time, which I'm pretty thankful for.

Lately I have been doing a bit better on my attentiveness and my working habits. I have not been too distracted by other things too much. I have been able to work quite well without getting distracted too much, so I'm quite happy about that. Hopefully this progress will continue to improve. Here's hoping.

Fifth

So reading week has passed and I feel a bit indifferent with my use of the week break. I was able to use the week towards some school work but at the same time I also slacked off a lot and did not end up using the break to its full capacity.
I will confess that I really have a problem with my time management, my work ethic and my motivation towards work. I am sure I am not the only one out there with the same problem. I seem to get distracted really easy, especially when I do not have the motivation to start working. My brain just seems to wander off or just not want to do work. I am aware of this bad habit and I want to do whatever I can to stop it or at least control it better, because I know that in the end I am just setting myself up for failure and stress. If anyone has any suggestions on how I can control or end my habit of procrastinating I would greatly appreciate it.
With this week, in computer science we have been given our project to do for the class. Luckily I have friends in the class that have invited me to be in a group, and because of that I am more motivated to do well and do whatever I can to pull my own weight. At the same time I am glad that I have people to help me with the project also in case I do anything wrong. I enjoy working in groups and am glad that we have been given an opportunity to do so.

Fourth blog entry

I have learned throughout this week, that there is really little time to myself. With the pressures of university, there always ends up being something that needs to be done. Whether it may be readings, assignments, studying and lectures, the pressure really is on. I have been very busy lately dealing with the pressures of university life, and it’s really exhausting. Thankfully in the end I know deep down that it will all be worth it. I have been able to attend some of my lectures and also there were times where I ended up sleeping in. I know that I need to be more organized and hopefully, I will. Organization has always been a weakness of mine and I am determined to overcome this obstacle. With accordance to my lack or organization I have sadly fallen behind on my computer science lectures and with this week, I am very determined to get back on track. This week happens to be Reading week, which is a week off of school, used by students to either relax and enjoy life, or get back on to track with their readings and lectures. I am using this week to get back on track and on top of that work on a project that is due next week for my seminar class. With this week, I am going to clean up on some of my bad habits, such as my sleeping schedule, and how I use my free time. Lately I have used much of my time being distracted by YouTube, I could honestly be on it watching videos for hours. This time consumer has really pushed me to a bad path full of horrible habits. Being distracted constantly has caused me to be behind on school work, as well as providing me with horrible sleeping patterns. I tend to get distracted very easily and I know that that has GOT TO CHANGE. I know that I need to improve on many aspects of my well-being for the better and I know that with this reading week, I will achieve that.

To do this I have planned some steps that I must follow. I will keep track of a daily schedule where I must meet all of the activities that I must do during that time. This will really help me get track with my life and how I use it. Making an agenda for myself will relieve me of the stress of reminding myself what needs to be done as well as keep me directed, focused and organized with my time. 

Third

Midterms have passed, and the stress that exams usually come with are now behind me. Those past few weeks creeping towards my exams have been very stressful on me and even though I have written countless of exams in my lifetime, I do not think I will ever get used to them. I have come to the realization that with exams, stress will always come, no matter how ready I may be stress will always be there. Regarding the exams these past weeks, there will always be room for improvement, but I felt that with the effort I put in studying, it was quite effective. During the first semester, university life was totally new for me, and I did not know what to expect, and so my grades ended up reflecting my confusion. This semester however, I feel much more confident as I have more of a general understanding of the processes that govern university life and how differently they do things compared to back in high school, I was much more prepared. Following my midterm week, I was very stressed I had two midterms that were to be done in one day, and then I had my computer science midterm in the next two days after the first two exams were done.

Having only one day to look over my notes and review for my computer science midterm, was really stressful and taxing on my brain and body. Surprisingly enough I learned that the hard way, because the next day after constant hours of reviewing and studying for my computer science midterm I ended up oversleeping and that almost cost me to miss my exam. On top of this unfortunate event, there was a lot of traffic, buses came late, and there was a delay on the trains. In the end, I ended up arriving to my exam that started at 9:10 am at 9:29 am. It was not one of my proudest moments, I was quite embarrassed to show up to the exam so late. I ended up finishing my exam somehow with the time I had and all I could honestly do was wait and leave the experience and exam behind me. I knew that I put all I had in the exam and that I could not hope for any better. In the end I felt a sign of relief that now exams for me are over, and I also felt a sort of joy that I was able to do what I did on that exam with the time constraint on my shoulders, at the end of the day I was proud of myself. 

The exam however, seemed quite fair overall it reflected my expectations well. There were no surprises and if you did the work, attended the lectures and read over the slides and made notes, you should have done well. I was quite pleased with how the exam turned out and all I could do was wait for the results and just move along. I know that with how things went, with my midterms being tightly close together that much more preparation is needed and I will continue to work harder to better myself as well as my grades. I take these past weeks as more of a lesson, to be more prepared because there is always room for improvement. As I work to be more prepared, hopefully the stress will be much more easier on me.