Meh..

Finally got around to booking the PCB lab. The pcb artwork. Wah 9 packets!! Wah!!PCB before UV exposure. Aligning the artwork. 5 minutes and 20 seconds in the miniature UV tanning booth, not a second more, not a second less. Then dump it in the etching solution. Awesome!! But then, the pcb 'developing' process took too long. It only ate away 1/8 of the excess copper in 1/2 hour. Thus, we couldn't carry on with the next step as I had another appointment to go to. We booked the lab whole of Monday afternoon, so hopefully, we can finish all the boards by the time the lab closes.

Labels: Final Year Project

Aibi had a promotion on dumbbells. I had to upgrade my current ones too. Perfect timing. Sony DSC-T2. U.P $520-ish? Bought it for $399. Nego-ed the guy to throw in an extra battery and a 2GB memory stick. Pretty fair considering my sis bought her DSLR from him too. Slide-out What? Only 4 buttons? How the hell am I going to access all the fea.. Relax.. It's touchscreen babeh!!

Labels: Camera, Dumbells

Monologue from this morning

So 1/3 of the baguette should be 150 calories. And if I add 1/2 a can of Ayam Brand's Salmon Spread, the total calorie count would be 310. What if I add two tomatoes and a cup of celery into the mix? Would the calories from this DIY Subway-esque sandwich make up for the calories burnt after my 45 minutes of circuit training half an hour ago? Shit, maybe I should shred cheese on everything and pop it into the toaster. Hmm.. can't seem to find the nutritional guide anywh.. Ouh, here it is. Holy hell! 67 calories just for a slice of cheese?! Ah, but the protein content is pretty decent. Hmm a hard-boiled egg and mayo combo would settle nicely on top of.. Uh-uh no way.. Eggs, yes. But mayo is a straight-up no-no. But hard-boiled egg on it's own? Urgh.. Maybe I could go old -school and drench soy sause on.. OI! You're making a sandwich for fuck's sake! Ouh ya hor.. Lemme see what's else is in the fridge. Ah, coldslaw dressing. I wonder if it goes well with eggs. Last time I poured it over fried chicken, the resulting concoction was awesomely delicious. Ouh well, no harm trying I guess.

Labels: Calories, Sub

http://www.singaporepassionrun.com/data08/results/MensJunior_10km.htm
I got 44th place out of a field of 198. Top 22%. I finally did sub 1 hour for 10km!
The actual distance was 11.6km, instead of 10km as stated. But I'll just take it as 10km.

Labels: Race Results

No, mrmisse didn't agree to sponsor the 3PDTs. Instead, he offered to sell it to us at 2/3 of the price. $10 a pop. Pricey, but they are dead reliable. I found an ebay store selling 15 pieces for USD60, but they're of the generic MIT type, not as reliable as the EHX ones mrmisse is offering us. Or should I just go the path of DPDT and a separate millennium bypass board. I haven't done the math of which is going to cost more, but going the path of DPDT is going to require additional pcb space, a small off-board thing with a 2n3906, a 10k resistor and an LED.

I completed the pcb artwork for the 7 effects already. Just waiting for T12 basement lab to open then we can start etching them.

Labels: Final Year Project

Big bag o' components. Me and momo thought it was a bag of dope when we went to collect it at the EEE store. I'm not sure if the correct components are there. Damn I should have ordered them myself instead of asking momo to do it. Certain components are missing. We have to get them on ebay because I don't trust the shops in Sim Lim.

I sent an email to mrmisse asking whether he could sponsor 3PDT switches for our group. Hopefully he agrees.

Labels: Final Year Project

Great.. Another neon green top..

Labels: Saucony Passion Run