Buying a Car

I feel bored today. You know what? I think I should buy a car. Yup, a brand new car to replace the already obsolete kancil that I own. I don't want just any car. I'm fed up of Malaysian made products like Kancil, Myvi, Savvy, Gen2,...
All I hear about these cars are complaints from people using them. I want to try something new. Maybe a Hyundai Matrix would do.-:)

Programming Challenge

Today, someone sms'ed me asking help for his programming project. The program, created in Java should be able to control a computer lab, just like a cyber cafe. Other features include shutting down the pc from the program and monitor pc's connected to the server. I have to admit that it is an interesting challenge, something that I would do for free if I have the time.
The issue is, do I have enough time? I have to produce the software by next week. Am I competent enough for this task? Hmm..not sure but the Internet can help a lot with numerous articles and forums that cater to this kind of problem. I am not an expert in Java. I know a bit to get by but to solve this kind of problem, I need to go down one step further in the abstraction chain.
The pc shutdown process is managed by the operating system. To override this process, I need to understand the relationship between Java and the underlying OS. Its been a while since I last programmed! My brain is still in autopilot mode.

Thesis Thesis...

Sometimes work can be overwhelming. In my case, I am facing an increasing amount of work load but I should not complain. Its just part of life: work to put food on the table. Tonight, I'll be working on my thesis. Its not yet completely finished. I mentioned in my previous post that I'll be graduating this year. Well, now I really hope to graduate this year. I have been given a huge task of correcting the many mistakes and shortcomings in my written work. Thank God the problem is only with my thesis, not my entire research. I'll be putting another solid 4 to 5 hours just for my thesis tonight. Wish me luck...

Latest Updates

The last time I posted on this blog was on the 20th February this year. Not sure how i'm going to make money with this rate of posting. I hope to do better. Well, there's always a tomorrow to start fresh:-) What i'm up to now? I've been busy. With assignments and classes. With my never ending thesis adventure, with tuitions..huhh! No wonder I have no time to blog. These past few weeks have been hectic. Now, I can't wait until the end of the present semester. I'll have more time during the semester break to blog, think, read stuff, go for vacation, create apps for facebook, tamper with google maps api, etc, etc. So much to do, but so little time.