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Here's Wacom's new insanely awesome tablet (that I desperately want)to distract you guys while I write a round-up for my internship experience.

another video distraction as i probably wont be writing it anytime soon. Laziness is setting in before school even starts @_@

Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds from Western Australia from Colin Legg on Vimeo.

A Fairytale For The Demon Lord

read here

I get the feeling this is going to turn into another Ares.
Mainly in terms of scanlation speed, but also hopefully in terms of awesomeness.

amazin'

Later addition:

(dunno why formatting is screwed up, I apologize)
This is also amazin' & what I want to do with my life. No, not appear on TEDtalk though that'd be cool, but to design sustainable cities :] If that doesn't work out, there's always the heavy industries to fall back upon with twice the pay xD
Anyways,


Attending Shad and the internship afterwards has easily made this summer one of the most memorable, not to mention productive, ever. What better way to reminisce about all the events than the official shad blogs? :]
Today is my internship blog day and you deserve to hear more my experience than just complaints about sleep deprivation.

Just as four weeks of Shad went by in a flash, so did my four weeks of internship. As I'm finally use to waking up at the crack of dawn, suffering though the morning commute, and learning the countless three letter acronyms in the field of engineering, it's time to say goodbye.

My placement is at Cronos Consulting Group, a small search firm that specializes in the fields of science and engineering. The office is a very open environment, in fact, I remember being told on the first day to ask lots of questions, provide feedback, and especially to eavesdrop on the senior consultants conversations. Everyone is very outgoing and chatting with them over lunch is always a highlight of my day. However, my favourite part is the little wrap-up meeting we do before we all depart for home. Someone, usually my supervisor Afifa, reads an interesting piece of news article and we, as a team, discuss how it affects us as a business. It's like a leveled-up, way more awesome version of all those critical reading exercises that we do in school. Through these discussions, I learned about the field of engineering and how it interplays with politics and the economy.

My role at Cronos is to assist the senior consultants by scavenging the internet and finding appropriate talents with experiences relevant to each of our client's requirements. It's a lot harder than it sounds. This is my first "real" exposure to the engineering industry, and as I've mentioned, the jargons and technical terms sound like a foreign language! I&C, PLC, DCS, LCA, CFD, FEA, P&ID, PFD, LNG, that's just a sample of the more frequently used ones. I also had to be clever with my search terms and methods, luckily my supervisor provided me with sheets upon sheets of reference material. The task is also as rewarding as it is challenging, I've developed many transferable skills that will inevitably carry onto other areas of my life, such as knowing how to write a killer resume. In addition, having read through countless other successful engineer's experiences, I've developed a better idea of how to achieve my own career goals. Aside from my routine work, I was also assigned a special research project to do on next generation biofuels. It was tons of fun and the perfect chance to apply the research skills that I've accumulated over the month.

As I finish my second last day, I'd like to again thank everyone at Cronos, especially Afifa, Aliya, and Adam, for all the patient help and feedback they provided. Also thank you Shad Valley for connecting me to Cronos and making my 2011 summer one that I will never forget.

Read about the rest of placements over at the blog! I went through all the entries and couldn't believe how much shads were placed at Cronos' clients.

And entry about the actual program:

The topics of the day were Engineering and Medical Device Development. Both were extremely interesting and helpful as this year's project theme is designing a product for disabled Canadian children. The involvement of the amazing Spiderman in demonstrating the concepts of engineering was, well, amazing.

Rec time consisted of an intense game of ultimate frisbee. All the Shads got deeply involved in the game instantly, bringing out their competitive spirits.

In afternoon seminar, we were introduced to the principles of project management. A challenge of planning and building a tower from various office supplies was assigned. After much deliberation, my group finally triumphed(ish). Although I'm not sure how much of the principles I will remember, the activity definitely foreshadowed the challenges to come in our House projects.

Speaking of which, today I was particularly surprised at how productive House time was. My group had our fair share of debates during brainstorming sessions, but we managed to come up with several ideas to conduct further research on. It is going to be a challenging month ahead, but I'm sure that it will be an experience that we will all remember.

Again, posts from the rest of the shads over at the official blog.

假装出一个不舍的模样

没话讲 我们互相在假装
你的电话还在响
下一场 什么人约你去了什么地方

我 喜欢用眼睛说谎
单纯善良的模样
这是我 掩饰流血和受伤最好的红装

你说过让我成为你唯一的肩膀
可是我和前面的一二三四一样
你很忙 总没时间来理我
现场编出的借口却漂亮

你说过想要跟我去任何的地方
可是你还是选择自由自在飞翔
能不能 有一点点的哀伤
假装出一个不舍的模样

你在我的身旁化妆
超短裙撩人的模样
有点稍刺鼻的芳香
调皮的问我你今天漂不漂亮

车窗里的谁在等
和你的朋友不太像
我微笑着送你出门
然后对自己说谎


没话讲 我们互相在假装
你的电话还在响
下一场 什么人约你去了什么地方

我 喜欢用眼睛说谎
单纯善良的模样
这是我 掩饰流血和受伤最好的红装

没话讲 我们互相在假装
你的电话还在响
下一场 什么人约你去了什么地方
我 喜欢用眼睛说谎
单纯善良的模样
这是我 掩饰流血和受伤最好的红装

swirlings

SEO would hate my titles, they're short and often unrelated & uninformative xD

Why am I sitting in a terrible posture at home instead of the shad reunion downtown? Summer cold. Why u no strike any other daaay T_T" Wanna be endlessly walking around eaton while catching up and then pigging out at kbbq, graaaaah. Instead I'm trying to ignore the pain in my head and the box of tissue that's half empty already.

Of course NASA posts an awesome video and I forget my unfortunate situation for 25 seconds.

To quote one commenter (who isn't trolling, stupid, or raging): black holes take om nom nom to a whole other level".

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p.s. Redundantly fixed the issue of being difficult to get back to homepage after commenting. Now the comment box pops up and there's a beautiful button on the sidebar that would gladly direct you back.

clover

Decided that 3-column was getting a bit crammed, so back to basics I go. Believe this is the most white space I've ever had (once you scroll past the sidebar).

Also easier to integrate into a secret project that Rui and I will eventually bring into existence. Not being negative while brainstorming is so hard e_e" must remember that venture capitalists will rather invest in a solid team than a solid idea.

sporadic

My mom's Epiphyllum flowered, she is very proud. It's edible too ;D