It's all about how it's built.

Tested my structure last Tuesday. Started in the first term and after long hours calculating the stresses, designing the structure on ProE and actually manufacturing it personally, we reached the testing stage. I have to say that I'm quite happy with the results. Didn't hit the max load but it was close enough. Not too bad a merit function either. But compared to the rest of the Singaporeans I think I've got the worst results. What's new. Applies to everything and every subject. Makes me feel stupid sometimes. It's been some time since I felt like I was the worst in class. Since sec 3 I think. Oh well, I better used to it.

Anyway, I digressed. Back to the topic. Yeah, I was happy with the result and I think my partner felt the same way. I guess even a simple triangular structure is quite hard to make and there's so many calculations and designing to do. Imagine doing it for the entire aircraft. Madness. I don't even want to start thinking about it. I guess that's why I don't really want to go into engineering as a profession in the future. Work long hours, use up all your brain juice and get paid lesser than say an investment banker who works the same long hours.

Ok, I digressed again. Back to structures. Did a structures past year paper today. Nearly died doing it. I did a few papers already and I thought my structures wasn't too bad. Until today. Its just terrible! But I have to admit the paper was quite tough and quite unexpected. Sheesh. I cursed and sweared like a million times while doing the paper and I think Xiufang was quite irritated. Oh well. Black face after that. I think my theory isn't good and I need to brush up on it. I wonder if I still have the time to do that. Still have materials to memorise. Will leave that to next week. Sigh. Another topic that I don't like. But, what to do. Suck it in and just do it. Like all Singaporeans do. I don't know how to get a first class here and I'm worried. Don't want to waste my parents' money and get a second upper. Might as well pack my bags and go home to NUS/NTU. At least it's justifiable to be stupid there with all the PRCs and heavy workload.

Ok. I'm bitching. Maybe I should change the topic to bitching. It's more appropriate. But I like this disguise. Then everyone reading this would know. Haha!


My structure before it got bent out of shape.