In true probablyalex fashion, it’s been a while since my last blog, and I’ve got some time to kill at an airport (I finished this two weeks later). So here’s a quick update on what’s going on in my life.
Cali Singapore or bust#
You might be wondering why I’m at an airport 5 days before co-op starts; that’s becuase I’m travelling to Singapore for my second co-op! I landed a position at GALAMAD Aerospace, a Singaporean space startup focusing on the development of a 16u CubeSat platform. I’ll be working as an electronics engineer, where I’ll be designing PCBs, manufacturing them inhouse, and prototyping them. As I finish this blog, I am nearing the end of my second week, where I have already learned so much. I already love the team and really look forward to the months ahead.
It only gets easier from here#
When I asked every upper year / lurked discord servers for opinions, everyone said that 1B was bad.
This was very true.
The gap between 1A and 1B is big; while not impossible, it is hard. 5 full load courses + stupid econ is a legitmate challenge of time juggling. Rotating 8:30am labs, followed by classes from 12:30-6:20pm meant near 10 hour days on Tuesday to Thursday. Then you’d go home and complete whatever quiz (out of 3) was due that day/tomorrow. By the end of the week, you had no more energy to study (sorry MATH119 quiz). But we did basically have a 4-day weekend to compensate. Did I make full use of those 4 days? Of course not.
The lack of a reading week before midterms was seriously detrimental; you more or less only had the night before to study for each midterm. That alongside with some transition from my poor 1A studying habits is probably why I did so poorly on midterms. Finals season felt a little different this time around, it felt like I couldn’t focus as hard as I did compared to 1A finals. But that might have to do with the fact that every 1B final felt like a matter of life or death. The entire cohort was genuinely concerned for the worst case scenario where we fail the term; thankfully I and many others will be progressing to 2A.
It only gets easier from here… right? (The same upper years have mixed opinions on 2A and 2B. So, we’ll see.)
Recent jammers#
Once again, I found myself listening to more YouTube sets than songs during 1B finals. Here are all of them.
Swedish House Mafia @ Tomorrowland, 2024#
This term’s pre-exam walk hype music. I understand why SHM are so good now.
Notable timestamps:
0:12 Steve Angello ft. The Presets - Remember (Intro Edit)
2:51 Swedish House Mafia ft. Tinie Tempah - Miami 2 Ibiza
5:40 Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharrell vs. Nari & Milani - One (Your Name) vs. Atom (Swedish House Mafia Bootleg)
25:50 Steve Angello & Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman vs. Axwell Λ Ingrosso & Kristoffer Fogelmark - Payback vs. More Than You Know (Swedish House Mafia Mashup)
27:45 Booka Shade vs. Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl & Axwell ft. Georgi Kay - Love Inc vs. In My Mind (Axwell Mashup) w/ Axwell Λ Ingrosso ft. Trevor Guthrie - Dreamer (Acappella)
33:14 Swedish House Mafia - Ray Of Solar w/ Fred again.. & Swedish House Mafia ft. Future - Turn On The Lights Again..
Alesso @ Tomorrowland, 2024#
Less timestamps for this one mostly because its just a pretty high quality set. I would’ve timestamped almost the entire set.
Notable timestamps:
24:07 KAAZE ft. Alina Pozi - Papi w/ The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
29:15 Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart (Alesso & John Alto Remix)
37:05 David Guetta & Alesso - Never Going Home
40:15 Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (SIDEPIECE Treat)
Gryffin DJ Set @ Kauai, Hawaii, 2023#
Very nice chill vibe that strays away from Gryffin’s typical energetic sets.
Notable timestamps:
13:20 Gryffin & Bipolar Sunshine - Whole Heart (Last Heroes Remix)
16:35 Gryffin & Matt Maeson - Lose Your Love
19:02 Gryffin ft. Elley Duhe - Forever (VIP)
33:15 Gryffin & salem ilese - Glitch In The Simulation
39:23 Gryffin & Jason Ross ft. Calle Lehmann - After You
42:03 Gryffin & Illenium ft. Daya - Feel Good w/ John Martin - Cry
Fred Again Live from Arun’s Roof, London, 2024#
Honestly, I don’t remember anything notable to timestamp. But this is a very nice set to listen to.
As I currently live my best life in Singapore, I certainly won't be slacking off all the time- I'm getting ready to cook up some keyboards. Wishing you a good co-op/study term that's just as enjoyable as mine.