I’m finally done with my final year project. Yeay!
My presentation was during the first session, which was yesterday morning, from 9.30 am to 12.45 pm. I was the second one to present. After that, I was finally done! Hurrah.
So from now on, this site will be dormant forever. Muahaha.
I have completed my final year project report and submitted it electronically on Wednesday 18th June 2008. Two paper copies were then submitted on Thursday.
At noon on Thursday, I had a meeting with Dr Naylor to discuss the presentation. I am now preparing my slides for my presentation which is on Monday 23rd June during the 9.30am-12.45pm session at room 408.
On Friday, 23 May 2008, I met with Dr Naylor to discuss the final stage of my project.
We discussed on what I have done in my Background Report and what I should do and add to my Final Report.
Brief points on the work to be done:
The presentation timetable for our fyp was released. Mine’s on the 23rd of June. That’s on a Monday, which means I’ll be done and over with my project quite early (compared to other final year EE students that is). Yeay.
Okay, now it’s back to studying for my final exams. Sigh.
I have completed my Background Report and submitted it to my supervisor on Tuesday, 15 April 2008.
I have also emailed a copy of the report to my second marker.
Work on the project will now be halted to concentrate on my final exams and to be continued once the examination period is over.
For the past month, I have researched on three methods of formant tracking: linear prediction (autoregressive process), multiband energy demodulation and pole interaction.
I have also had several meetings with Dr Andy Khong, who has been very helpful in guiding me along the project.
MATLAB files on the linear prediction method have been written, and signal frames with known formant frequencies have been created.
I have emailed Dr Naylor asking about what he expects to be included in my background report and in what form he wishes it to be.
I thought my project plan was good.
I thought I wouldn’t have much problem in carrying out those tasks that I have set.
I thought that by just taking a few subjects this term, I would be able to allocate plenty of time for my project.
I thought I would find my project more interesting as I progress through the stages.
I thought I wouldn’t spend a lot of time in researching and creating SFS and MATLAB files.
I thought I knew what to do.
I was WRONG.
I did not anticipate the other courseworks will consume a lot of my time.
I did not anticipate that job hunting will consume a lot of my time.
I did not anticipate that the absence of my supervisor will somehow make feel a bit relaxed.
Well, that’s life. When you’re down, you have to strive to get up again. And if you fall over and over again. You’ll just need to get up again and again. You can’t just stay down. Get up and about. Go for it!
Since Dr Naylor is away from college this term due to his secondment to a company under a scheme run by the Royal Academy of Engineering, one of his co-workers, Shawn Lin, will be responsible in providing guidance and monitor the progress of my project.
I had a meeting with him on Friday 25 January, where we discussed about my progress so far and what I will be doing this term. He also explained his role and together with another co-worker, Dr Andy Khong, they will be providing support and assistance for my project.
So let mercy come,
And wash away,
What I’ve done.
To be honest, I haven’t done much work on my project during this new year. Well, none whatsoever actually. I’ve been concentrating on finishing my ADC assignment and also studying for my Entrepreneurial exam. And the fact that Fairuz dapat a new Xbox 360 free with his new handphone didn’t help either.
hairy, pear and i are studying. seriously.
Hold on. Let’s go back to last term. At the end of last term to be exact. I completed my project’s Inception Report before the holidays started so that I could fully concentrate on my winter break. Yes, concentrate. As soon as the holiday began, I was already at Stansted Airport to go to Stockholm, Sweden with Pear and Fifi. We visited Matlut and disturbed his preparation for his exam. Sorry!
in front of the mosque at medborgarplatsen. matlut is transporting back to his room so he could go study for his exam.
It was very very cold there. Tu la, sapa suruh gi sana masa musim sejuk. Padan muka. I was hoping that there would be snow so it would be more worthwhile braving the freezing cold. Alas, there wasn’t any. Not even a tiny flake. When Mr Snow did decide to visit Stockholm, I was already back in London. Sigh.
me ‘disturbing the leaves’ of pear and fifi (kacau daun) at skansen. the nordic museum is behind us.
Fifi and Pear continued sightseeing in Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest while I flew back to London because Kesum was coming. She came all the way from Canada so I had to be there. Terpaksa. Hehe. So I took her sightseeing in London for 3 days. Actually, it was the first time that I went to Kensington Palace and the Natural History Museum even though I’m already in my fourth year here. And it was the second time that I went to Buckingham Palace to watch the changing of guards session. But it was the first time I went there wearing baju melayu and Kesum was wearing her baju kurung. Why? Because it was Hari Raya Haji and we went there straight after Aidil Adha prayers at Malaysia Hall.
kesum and i were shrunk by british airways and inserted inside a snow globe behind the natural history museum. well, since i didn’t get to see snow in stockholm, some fake snow in london are ok i guess.
if you want to watch the changing of guards session, i suggest you pick this spot here. it’s at the gate on the right. the guards will come in through this gate and you’ll also have a good view of them marching and playing their instruments. and not forgetting some great photos.
Kesum then went off to Spain and Italy to join Afai, Mea and Anum jalan sakan. What did they do there besides sightseeing? Menari-nari! Don’t believe me? Just watch the clip below.
my friends sengal2 in spain
I then met Lin to borrow her Entrepreneurship notes. No, I wasn’t studying. I was just copying what she wrote on her notes. That’s right. Blindly copying, so that I could study later, nearer to the exam. Heh.
Then came Boxing Day. I went to Oxford Street with Hairy. As expected, there were many people. You could hardly breathe. Tu la, sapa suruh bangun lambat. Kalau awal2, takde la ramai sgt orang. Padan muka lagi. In the end, I didn’t buy anything for myself. I only bought a perfume gift set. What for? Untuk apa lagi, dah nama pun gift set. Takkan untuk kasi beruang makan kot. It’s for her. Not for me, or for you, and definitely not formants. Well, it is for you if you’re her of course. But if you’re me, or you’re you but not her, then it’s not for you. Understand?
At New Year’s Eve, I went to London Eye with Fairuz to see the fireworks display. We were supposed to meet Ammir, Faizal, Shean Lin, Azila and Nadia Rock at Westminster Bridge, but Shean Lin, Azila and Nadia Rock arrived late and the police had already blocked all entrances to the bridge because there were already too many people there.
faizal is making the ‘ooo.. he’s sooo cute’ face. that’s london eye behind us.
So the four of us walked around on the bridge and we bumped into Hana and her Warwick friends; Shimi, Ria and Kelly. And now there were eight. We waited and waited and waited until the clock struck twelve. Subhanallah, the fireworks display was spectacular. It wasn’t a waste of time waiting for a couple of hours on the bridge. Good thing I went.
all eight of us on the bridge. and that’s the houses of parliament.
happy 2008!
Then Adib paid Chamberlain House a visit. He came because his sister, whom he haven’t met for 2 years and his cousin were in London for a few days. One night we (Fairuz, Helmi, Shean Lin, Faizal, Ammir and I) went to Tinseltown with Adib. It’s kind of a steakhouse. Halal of course. And expensive. Takpe, bukan selalu Adib turun London. Their rare steak was delicious and juicy. Yummy. And as usual, Shean Lin arrived late. We had to wait for him to finish before we could leave.
faizal’s doing that face again in tinseltown. me and adib tried to copy, but failed miserably.
And then came my birthday. Thank you all for the warm wishes, cheesecakes, cards and gifts! A year older. A year wiser. A year handsomer.
birthday presents from my Special One. thanks!!!
In the afternoon I got a call from Kesum and Anum. They just arrived from Scotland.
“Fadly, kitorang nak gi rumah ko sebab nak makan nasik.”
I was feeling serba salah because it wasn’t my turn to cook.
“Hanafi, boleh x tolong masak lebih utk member2 aku?”
“Boleh2. Takpe, hari ni birthday kau.”
“Terima kasih!”
And so they came. Since there was nothing else to do, I let them play with the Xbox. Anum was quite good at Burnout Road Rage. Maybe it’s because she’s used to driving like that. And Kesum was moving with the gamepad. Hehe. Hairy also joined in the fun. The next day, Kesum flew back to Canada and Anum to Ireland.
Matlut and his friend from Japan, Michiko, also stayed at our place. Pear, already taking Japanese Level 3, had great fun talking and chatting with Michiko.
On the next Friday night, Jep and Hana suddenly came to our flat. My instincts tell me it must be because of the Xbox. They brought an SLR camera and I tried taking pictures with it. Nice. I don’t think I’ll be buying one, but I hope that Pear or Wan Aimran buys one so that I could be in their nice photographs. Hehe. Ammir also came. He even made us chocolate peanut butter fudge sunday. Impressive. Since he bought Nigella Express, a book that contains quick-and-easy-to-make recipes, he’s been making some tasty desserts. Hanafi was inspired, so he bought the book as well. It just arrived a few days ago. Hmmm, what will we be making this weekend?
yup, i (dengan bangganya) took this photo using the SLR camera. the focus is on fairuz, who just scored. jep is a blur because he’s pretty sad that he conceded a goal. everyone else is cheering.
Then came the Entrepreneurship exam. Oh wait. The night before, we celebrated Alvin and Hanafi’s back-to-back birthdays. Guess what Ammir made? Blueberry cheesecake! Deeeeelicious. Hanafi EE was there as well. The cheesecake made both Hanafis study harder. Ehe.
Dialog before the exam:
“Aku dah bawak ikan bilis ngan cili kering. Aku nak masak nasi goreng kampung.” -Hanafi EE
“Aku masak nasi goreng US. Baru la entrepreneur.” -Fadhli
“Hahaha.” -Both Hanafis
Dialog during the exam:
Of course there weren’t any dialog during the paper. Dummy.
Dialog after the exam:
“…”
I goreng a nasi goreng US & UK special kaw-kaw in the exam, until my right hand was very tired. Hope I can get decent marks. These essay papers are a bit difficult to score in since they are very subjective.
Btw, I had to write this informal entry instead of just my boring web diary entries, kalau tidak nanti Nina bising. Hehehe, just kidding!
After the exam, I had a meeting with my second marker. Now that the exam has finished, I have to start working on my FYP. And I also need to finish my Power System Control, Measurement and Protection coursework which is due soon.
And I’ve been listening to Linkin Park everyday because I’ll be going to the Linkin Park Minutes To Midnight Tour at the O2 Arena soon. Yeah! Here’s one of their songs for you to enjoy:
linkin park – shadow of the day
I’ve just noticed that I’ve uploaded photos of all my housemates except one: Helmi. So here he is, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only, Mr Helmi!
I’ll start again,
And whatever pain may come.
Today this ends,
I’m forgiving what I’ve done.
The list of second markers was published on the web on 3 January 2008. Mine is Dr Pier-Luigi Dragotti. I emailed him on 4 January to arrange my second marker interview. It was arranged to be held on 16 January.
I have printed my Inception Report and placed it in Dr Dragotti’s pigeon hole in Level 6.
During the interview, I explained the aims of my project, what I have done so far and what I will be doing.
Formants For me For you 
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