Dear all,
Hello Eric here.
Gosh it’s been a long time since I posted anything. Sorry man! I was real busy ever since my Splash started.
As you read this post, it is actually written by hand first before turning digital. It feels real weird and good at the same time lol.
Weird because it has been quite some time since I hand wrote something this much and also feels real good at the same time as every thoughts and feelings I have I am able to jot it down in words quickly without any time lag.
So, how are you? I hope you’re fine.
The month of October and early November has been real hectic and busy for me man.
But firstly I want to thank God that I can afford some time now to write/type this post.
Well let’s update you firstly on Splash.
I told you guys before in my previous post that I have this competition involving mobile application called Splash right?
Yeah ever since the last post I was preparing for it every single day, without much rest.
Even when school reopens on the 16th October, I am still preparing for it!
Man, it was so stressful during this time I admit. Waking up early (5-6am) and leaving school at 9-10pm was real fierce considering the fact that my school is in Simei and I live in Yishun!
I thank God that He strengthens me during this period of stress and anxiety.
Everyone in SUN COT (the place where I did my preparation) involved in the competition was tired and stressful but I can see that they are determined to finish and do well for Splash. I really have to take off my hat and applaud them for many had not undergone stressful competition like this.
You guys rock!
Everyone was initially shy when we first got together but nearing the day of the competition, we were talking and laughing like a family.
This competition sure changes people!
Finally on the day of competition (9th November), we took all our materials required for the competition down to
The competition was held at the IDA office on the 14th floor.
We went there on a 5-star bus man! WHOA!
Upon arrival it was like Judgment Day, the tension was high and everyone tried to rehearse their presentation and talk among each other to relieve stress.
As for me, I was praying quietly somewhere and eventually doze off on the sofa provided.
Eventually the first team (Joanna’s) among us was called into the room for presentation.
After they were done, they were bombarded them with everything ranging from layout to the judges lol.
Subsequently every team that went in and came out were bombarded the same thing.
Just about 10mins before my team was to be called into the room, Benjamin, my team member did a final trial run of the program and the program could not work!
I had a panic attack right there and he told me it could be due to the fact I used the wireless LAN from IDA and it might have change some connection settings. Benjamin and I tried to resurrect the program but it just couldn’t work!
Thank God our mentor
I don’t care what happened and how he fixed it but just right then thank God for this miracle!
Finally came our turn! I was a little nervous and off balance from the panic attack earlier and my hands was cold when my team entered the room. Hey I was shivering man! Just that I masquerade it well!
I delivered the presentation and demo our application the best I could. Same goes for my team members Andrew and Benjamin.
The judges were pretty impressed with the innovations of our application and constantly praise and gave suggestions to better it.
There was a question that stumped me during the question and answer session but Andrew came in and answered it so well that the judges gave him high praises! Benjamin also answered some questions well and I was like the only one that answered wrongly due to the little excitement before my presentation. -.-||
After our presentation was over, I finally breath an air of relieve as we left the room but stop short as my team forgot to retrieve the materials that we show to the judges!
My team and some other team finally went for our lunch (late 4+pm) to celebrate the end of Splash, which was quite deserving as we did not have our lunch!
By the end of the whole competition, we took pictures with each other and also with our mentors, section heads and course manager.
We packed our stuff and some of us went back with the mentors to school to leave our materials.
I wasn’t one of them that went back because the trip back to my home from Simei is too long lol. Those that did not went back to school walked around
In conclusion, I think my team fare pretty well as we have lots of suggestions and positive feedbacks than questions of doubts.
Results will be out on the 30th of this month, so till then constantly keep me in your prayers!
Also I took some photos with those from SUN COT. I do not have time to post it but maybe in the future.
Truly I have learned many things during this entire period.
An example would be how to focus. I like to do and get distracted by some secondary task while neglecting the primary; and I thank God for Adam (another mentor) pointed that out….flatly. Truly it’s kind of like a wake up call lol.
Also my leadership skills need some tuning, as I think that I lose the focus of the project half way through, which is dangerous for any leaders involved in projects. I’ve also learn how to work with a huge group of people, coordinating tasks, sharing information and helping out.
Most importantly, I’ve learn how the real working world would be like through this competition, as it mimics the actual working environment in the working world and I pray to God once I step into that, that He would guide and strengthen me.
Ok man I got to go prepare for school right now. I’ll update once I have time to post anything.
God bless!