Yo! Semester Two! Let’s go! Kia ora everyone, We’re back! And we’re stronger than ever. Everyone pretty much knows everyone now, and we’re looking forward to what should be an even better semester than last semester. I hope that you all had a good break. We’re currently at the end of Week 5 in Semester…Continue Reading We’re Back Fam!
Since When Did I Need to Know How to Weld?
Welcome to ENGGEN 299, the compulsory workshop practical course all second years are required to complete before starting part III. The university website isn’t very helpful for figuring out what this course involves; when I checked it only really mentioned welding. Although the workshop course isn’t civil specific, I would’ve loved to know more about…Continue Reading Since When Did I Need to Know How to Weld?
The Awakening Call of Semester 2
Let start off with a tip- make sure you rest up during semester break. No rest equates to breakdowns in the first week of second semester. And you’ve got no time for that. Truth is, I pretty much had no break. With Warman competition robot build and other commitments, I didn’t give myself time to…Continue Reading The Awakening Call of Semester 2
One Early Monday Morning…
With 24th of July came the most annoying end to the holidays: Explanation: notification comes out on Canvas at 7.30am telling the students with MECHENG 270 labs at 8 and 9am that the labs are cancelled this week. Thumbs up, lecturers! Now I can’t really call this year’s inter-semester break a holiday – Warman project,…Continue Reading One Early Monday Morning…
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Do BME
As I have clearly shown from my previous posts, I absolutely love BME and I don’t think there is any other degree that I would rather be studying for, but it isn’t for everyone and there are definitely some things to consider before choosing BME. So today, I’m going to outline some of the…Continue Reading 10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Do BME