College

Computer Science vs. Time

He was always right. What our professor in the university has always told us, was always right. Now after almost 10 years of leaving the university, he is still right. His words still resonate in my mind regardless of how much time is passing!

That professor has always said that by being a computer science student, you need to expand your time. His words were: “You are a computer science student. You do not have a normal time like the rest of humans. Your day is a 48 hours day, your week is a 10 days week and your month is a 6 weeks month. You have to create the time to succeed. You have no normal time scale like the rest. That’s not enough!”.

In fact, by being a software engineer implies increasing your time multiple times! His words were right for the university time, when I had to study and practice a lot besides my full-time job in sports and besides being a student for 30 hours attending lectures and labs. This race with the time was the major competition I had to go through, with no option to lose!

Now, after a decade of leaving the university, I figured out that his words are still valid. Honestly speaking, the competition with the time is growing harder and more aggressively. I need to end up having around 4 to 6 months every month! Otherwise I would be out of the game. This constant run to beat the time is one hell of a job. It was stressful in the first few years and now it became a “lifestyle”.

That professor was one of the best teachers for me. His analogy and philosophy was quite vague at that time. But now, after years, he is the only one whose words still resonate in my mind.

A Day of My Life

It was May 2004, the practical exam of my favorite subject, structured programming. I had worked on a C++ project with two of my colleagues. We did a simple game. I had so much fun programming it. I felt like an artist drawing every aspect of the game. I delivered the project with a teaching assistant who was reluctant to believe that we did the project ourselves! Everything passed well, until it was the time for the oral question. Like most places, the oral question is done by the professor of the subject. When my turn came, the professor was delighted to ask me. He simply told me to ask any question and answer it! All teaching assistants gazed with surprise. He told them: “Yes, let her pick anything and tell us about”. It was the strangest feeling ever. The professor trusted me in a way that he left me test myself! I asked him which chapter, he answered anything I wished. I picked the recursive functions because I was astonished by their mechanism.

This was a very special day of my life. When the professor trusted me and made me test myself. When I felt I am being appreciated.

Funday T-Shirt

Yesterday, I was arranging my wardrobe when I found that amazing piece of memory. I found my funday T-shirt…

While I was at college, on our last year, we made a celebration in the faculty, named it fun-day. Every department had their own T-Shirt color, with its logo. After the day was over, we had all our friends signing on our T-shirts. This was the T-shirt I found yesterday! I read all the wonderful words my friends wrote for me. They were very touching. They made me remember the wonderful days of college.

The T-shirt logo was like an IC (integrated circuit) with 13CSYS07 as its serial number. The 13 was for the number of students in the department, the CSYS was the abbreviation for the department name (Computer SYStems) and the 07 was for the graduation year (2007). We picked a German word below the logo which is: “Die Unbestechlichen”. It meant “The Untouchables”. It looks pretty cool. But the T-shirt color was terrible, we wanted it to be light green (pistachio) when it turned out to be dark green.

Most of the quotes I had on my T-shirt were that people did not have enough time to know me. They were right! I spent the first three years of college being so busy to stay with others! But only in the fourth year I was socializing more than anything else. One of the funniest quotes was: “Today is Sunday ya Bero”! It was for one of my best friends, I used to ask her EVERY DAY if it was Tuesday. I remember that I always forgot the days and she was the one always asked! One of the most touching words was from one of the graduation project members. He told me that he learned a lot from me, and he wished to stay friends forever. One of the most famous drawings, was that elephant for one of my best friends. She is known with the elephant! The one that I feel sorry whenever I read, is for one of my friends, who used to be a best friend, but for some reason, she is now so busy that we almost never talk.

Well, it was just a T-shirt, but it held so many memories behind. I loved my college. They were really the best days of my life. I miss every FCISian, especially 2007 graduates 🙂

Why A TA?

A question I have been asked over and over. Why I bother. Why I don’t remove that heavy load over my shoulders. A million why I am asked by almost everyone. But simply, they cannot see things the way I do.

Yes I am not fully dedicated to teaching. But I am dedicated on the days that I give for teaching. Being a TA  is not only to teach something. It is about educating others, myself, enriching my communication and presentation skills and improving the whole country! Being a teaching assistant, implies that I study all days, either preparing for the new week labs or working on the masters. It implies patience with learners. It requires team work and support from other TAs. The most important, it requires giving positive spirit for all the ones around. Without positivity, no one will do the right work!

In my faculty, TAs do more work than lecturers. When we were students, we depended on TAs to learn how to work. Lecturers gave us important concepts, but no applications. I am totally convinced with this, so I do all what it takes to help students understand. I read about teaching methods and do whatever it takes to be of real support. Building a good base for students, guarantees they find the right job later on. (actually, it helps them find a job!)

Improving one self and motivating others to study and improve, will definitely raise my country. It will give everyone a target to be a better person. Living in a community with people knowing their targets, is a way much better than living in a community where everyone is following the tide. I believe that us – TAs – are of close age to students, so we should understand what they really need. We should understand how to provide it. We should do whatever it takes to make them better than us.

Being a TA, is something I love to do. But I wish everyone understand their exact role, to make the mission much easier, and to raise the educational, cultural and motivational level of everyone!

Working for Free!

Working in the university is the abstract definition of working for free! Working for the country -and it does not appreciate it- and for one’s self! This is the second time explicitly and the millionth time implicitly that I am not paid what I am supposed to be paid for! The reason is always the same: “Someone forgot to put my name in the list”. This case is not only with me. It is a very common thing that always happens at the university.

I am not working for money at the university, I have some other different goals, but it’s my right! For instance, last summer, the summer training is an extra course that we are teaching. Also, we are supposed to be paid extra money (20L.E. or something!) for that course. The treasure room employee told me that there is some manager who forgot to place all the names because he used a single page of the TAs instead of 4 pages! So, only 1/4 were paid the share of all employees. So, basically, those who were paid, got more money than they should, and those who were not paid, got nothing at all. Of course we were promised to be compensated. But we all know what really happens in the government. Nothing is really compensated, because it would be a clear annoucement that someone made a mistake!

This year, I was teaching in a department which is following the credit hours system. I gave 30%~40% of the labs. So, the normal thing, is to get paid for those extra labs. Unfortunately, the head of that department forgot to place my name in the list. Also, I am pretty sure that someone else took my share (regardless the amount, I am talking about the concept). Also, of course, no one will admit their mistakes. I am pretty sure I will not get any extra penny. I announce being oppressed for that governmental job. I announce that being a TA is a pure definition of giving all yourself for free for some people who are not worthy (yes! students nowadays are worthless).

A day at the university

Today was one of the bad days of my university days! I was FORCED to explain 5 successive labs without a break. I literally mean without a break. I had to talk for almost 10 hours without a chance to even go to the bathroom to wash my hands. Originally, I was supposed to have 4 labs, with the first one almost canceled. But the case was that I had to keep talking, talking, talking, listening to every question and answering with my temper controlled. A lot of silly questions should not affect my mood. A lot of below normal IQ students, should not affect me as well. But this is never the case, I was physically so tired before going there. The policy does not allow us to take vacations! The students are suffering a lot of mental dis-orders! No breaks to eat, drink or even sit down! No chairs to fit all students numbers. No working lab equipments.

The biggest shock happened when I DISCOVERED that another colleague proposed me to explain a FIFTH section to a large group of students. I was already so tired to stand up. I was prepared internally to be leaving. But this was not the case. I found myself explaining another lab, for a full class. The problem was that they were not following a lot of ethics rules, which made really lose my temper. I was quite pissed of. They were even objecting on the way I do explain! Even though this never happened since I started that job! I felt they are “secondary school students” trying to get rid of the teacher not to take something new! It was the strangest feeling ever. And here I am, depressed, annoyed, tired mentally, tired physically and psychologically. I wish to sleep, take a long vacation, do something I like and have my breakfast now at 8:50 in the evening because I did not have the chance to eat before that today!

Sometimes I wonder, am I the wrong person in the wrong place?! I need a break.. I am so FED UP..

What have I done?!

 

Why did I take that decision four years ago.. Actually I took it since second preparatory.. What is that decision! It is the decision to be a computer science girl!!

After all these years of dreaming to be who I am currently am.. I am thinking.. Is this the life I really wanted to have.. Is this is the life I can really handle.. Is this the life I can go on with.. Does this life match my personality..

May be something has changed.. May be I have changed in certain way.. May be my life is not exactly how I dreamt to be.. May be I am reconstructing my thinking.. May be someone changed my point of view to certain things about these dreams..

I was dreaming to be a developer.. A person who is creative.. A person who is adding value to life.. new things to make others lives easier.. Development is a job which requires high mental powers and high creativity levels.. Do I really have these requirements to go to that career..

I am wondering now.. Why I am thinking again.. What changed in me.. Why.. Why.. Why.. I am now looking ahead 10 or 15 years ahead.. Can I really afford that effort for that long period.. Can I really go into this.. Can I make it.. Am I going to fail in this.. Am I able to go through this practical life.. Am I able to handle it and make all my dreams come to real..

One more consideration.. I am a girl.. Can I make it while being a girl.. Being a girl later on would restrict my potentials because of living here.. I had a chance to work abroad.. But I could not take it.. I had a chance to learn abroad.. But I could not take it.. I had a chance to work at some places.. But I could not take it.. It is all because of being a girl.. I am now wondering.. Being a girl.. Is that a reason that will make me change all my dreams.. Is it really possible to collapse all my dreams because of being a girl!!

Computer Sciences.. Well.. This is the fastest type of science which is updating every single day.. If I was not up to date at any certain point.. I would not be able to achieve any of my dreams.. This is one of the most scary issues about my old decision.. I have to keep reading, learning and updating myself for the rest of my life.. Each new day a new science is born.. Each new hour a new idea is issued.. I cannot keep myself updated with that fast rate in the computer science field.. Meanwhile, I will always try to do my best.. I just fear that my best is never enough..

That old decision.. Was it really the right decision or not.. This is what I shall find out for the rest of my life.. Meanwhile, there is no chance of going back.. There is no chance of changing again.. Do I really want that change.. I do not think so.. At least for now.. Does anyone agree with me.. or these thoughts are just mine? 

Graduation Project VI

Documentation

 

That was one of the suicidal days of the project. Actually it took us more than one week. The first three days were writing the different sections of the great documentation. Each one of us took his own part to write. The extra sections were divided between MO, IG and me. Then, we started to revise the grammatical and format errors. I was shocked on one of the days to find a mistake in the indices of the documentation. All the lists were TOTALLY wrong!! It took me long time to adjust everything again. It looked finally good. Then, it was time to search for a good place to print. It took a long time. IG and MO were searching for a good place that is cheap and good quality. It was like impossible!! Honestly, they were very helpful in that issue. They did not leave me go down and ask a lot for places.

 

Anyway, we decided to start printing at the same building where I live. It was a good office with moderate price compared to other places. It was a VERY hot day. IG came to the office and we started to print. We took HUGE time there. I was supposed to leave to go to club. IG took the black and white papers to photocopy them outside. We left the girl to continue printing the papers till we get our stuff done.

 

Anyway, after I got back from club I took the papers. It was around 11:30 pm. Then, MO and IG came to the office to print the front and back pages. I knew later on that they left at 3:45 !!! I do not understand why they stayed all that time. But it was mainly because of the boys there. They were extra dump. I guess it was because of the night shift J

 

Then, the covers stage came. They went to a good place in el 3abaseya. The man was quite helpful. He asked them to leave the papers and they would pass after some hours to get them complete. That was nearly the easiest part in the documentation!!

 

The documentation days were quite tough days. Dealing with the sales people, getting receipts, staying long periods waiting for printing, searching for the places and moving around different places was not that much fun!! What matters now is that these days are now over with all suffering and strange stuff!! Documentation!! 

 

Graduation Project V

FCIS board

I will not state the memories in order anymore.. Just different memories from different days..

It was one of the best days really! I had to make a complete circuit from A-Z in less than 6 hours for the final presentation. I started to work in it at 10:00 AM and time was passing. I did not have time to try anything. There was no chance for mistakes!! I went to college to make the design of the circuit. I finished the design. I wished to make sure of it but all I could do was to ask a friend of mine (Ahmad who was my hardware consultant J ). So he gave me the confirmation and I flew out of college to go to buy the components. Hana and IG came with me on that day to support me. I really looked miserable. First, we went to MO’s house to get the ZWave module. Then, we went to buy the components from el ne5ely. After that, we went to buy transparent papers on our way to IG’s house to print the PCB layout. Of course some of the components were missing at el ne5ely, so, we had to pass on ma2moon. We went there and got the remaining components. Finally, it was 4:30 PM and we were home. We went to Samir & Aly to get the board on which we will make our FCIS lights.

We had lunch and prayed. Then, we were ready for the real start of everything. IG was working on his part in the presentation. That mobile video was done by the time I finished ironing the PCB. Then, I left it in the solution. After that, we all started sewing that FCIS. We kept working all in parallel and as much as accurate as we could. There was no chance to make a mistake and no chance to try anything again. We were running out of time. But we were working according to the time plan set. Then, I finished the PCB by 8:00 PM but I could not test anything. It was a switching circuit to pass 220VAC using a simple 12VDC. Of course I was scared to death to try anything. It’s a 220Volts. So, I asked IG not to leave unless I try this circuit. So as to save me if anything went wrong (electrical shock). Then, we just kept sewing and finishing that board. Then, it was nearly done by 10:00 PM. Now, it was time to try the circuit. I was REALLY SCARED. No chance to repair anything anymore.. All the stores were closed.. And above all, I was really dead. So, I tried them step by step. And things went more than fine. Things went perfect e7L. And our board was done. IG was extremely happy. He was about to jump of the 17th floor! I was happy too to be able to achieve such mission impossible in that small time. Really it was one of the best days.. Thanks everyone who was a reason to make this come to real J

To be continued…

Graduation Project IV

Team Members

The team members were really great. None of us was a close friend to the other, may be just sa3eed and IG. But otherwise, all the rest barely talked to each other.

First of all MO was our team leader, he did a great job in that. He could motivate each of us to work without pressing hard and without creating that horror environment. J He could wisely direct each of us and keep up-to-date with everything. He is one of the greatest personalities I ever met. Also he reminds me with myself in a certain way. He could do everything in his day. He goes to gym, read, study and program. I admit that his life rate is so much faster than mine. Some of you who know me would say that I have a very fast life style. I believe that MO is much much much faster than me J

Sa3eed, I did not know his name before this year!! I admit it. But I found out he has a very creative mentality. He masters 3D-max and that sort of art. He was responsible for the smart client windows application. He did awesome work in the presentations. He is a very hard worker. He spent most of his time learning and trying. He always wanted to generate the best of him. And he eventually did it. His application looked awesome. He did all of the icons, drawings, splash screens and logos for our work. He is very decent and respectful. I believe he had a very huge role in the WOW factor we always seek in our work.

IG was the only I knew before!! He is the one who asked me to join that team. IG masters the web applications and these things. He was initially responsible for creating the web site. And through time, he became responsible for that site, gadget, WAP site and power point!! He is a hard worker too. He was always trying to move with the same speed as MO. Of course none of us could do this (may be sa3eed could to some extend). But we all kept trying. IG’s work is organized. He has that taste in making the work look fine eventually. He was (eddabes) in many things. That FCIS board was one of the big days!! The WAP site was not in mind, but he did it. Most of the laser printing was at his printer. Moreover, the power point presentations were his share too. I admit that IG was a great support for me during that project.

Kolla, I never knew him before this year too. I never knew his work. But I found out eventually that he has a very good mentality. He can manage to finish brand new tasks in small time. He is playing speedball. I believe this is what affected his life style. His smart client web application was marvelous. I liked that side panel which expanded with a mouse click. I loved that slider for selecting the status. I believe that he has got his style from Sa3eed but it still looked awesome. He had to learn a lot for that part. And he really did it great. I haven’t got a chance to know him more. But he constantly asked to help me whenever I had to go to any of the strange places for the PCB.

That was a very brief description for the team members.. It is never enough.. But it’s all I can write..

To be continued…

Graduation Projct III

After the meeting

Many critical decisions were made. We decided to use the new beta framework. It was a pre-final release for the Framework 3.0. Of course there were no enough resources. Even the MSDN was under construction!!

Anyway, we divided who will work on which. IG, Kolla and Sa3eed took the clients layer. MO and I took the server and hardware layer. The idea was completely new for me. I was supposed to work on service (the new generation). Moreover, I did not know what services are!!

So, we started all to read about the new technologies of the new framework. I learnt services concepts, WCF and abstract overview about WPF. It was a great thing to learn all by myself. But it was really boring time.

The hardware part was put a little bit aside. I was just searching for a convenient wireless communication methodology. Then, the ZWave was brought to our sight. It solved most of the problems. I just started to work on the server with MO.

To be continued…

Graduation Project II

First Challenges

I joined the team a little late. They started working since July and I joined by mid September. I could hardly manage to know every stage they passed through. But I began to make a complete overview about everything. I admit I could not understand the old architecture. And I still cannot get it up till this moment J But who cares… Everything was changed later on.

I understood what I should do at that time. It was a wireless communication circuitry with transmitter and receiver. Plus a controller circuit for some of the hardware appliances to control them!!!! It seemed like suicide for me! But I started to know how to do that part. I admit I feared to let them down at that time.

When I asked and searched, I discovered it would be a real huge part. I got scared at the beginning from being unable to reach what they want me to do. I also feared letting them down. But I began to concentrate and search how to do these things. We asked most of the doctors. Most of them said it was impossible!! They were really pessimistic. Whenever I saw that word of "IMPOSSIBLE" in their eyes, I got stronger will to achieve my target. Anyway, I began to search in something called zigbee, also there was a suggestion to use car remote controls. It was the first time to feel I know what I need to do J

Then, it was that meeting with Mohamad Samy from ITworx… Things turned upside down. J The architecture was changed. The tools were changed. Even the Framework was changed!! We started to study and read the new technology. The project started from scratch again. This time I was REALLY online and I could be on the same track with others.

 To be continued…

Graduation Project I


Taking Decision

Twelve months ago, I was a third year fresh graduate. J My only concern was to find summer training and a group for graduation project. The graduation project at that time seemed like a nightmare for me!! I could not find a group I would feel relieved with. I was not searching seriously. I thought it too silly to go to a group and ask them to join! Anyway, when I went to el3omra I prayed Allah to give me a chance to be with a good group. After I got back, some people asked me to join them, but I did not feel things would work with them. Some of my male colleagues asked me too!! I hardly knew them. So, I just kept refusing.

It was September when I found myself still searching!! I felt like too late. Then, I had a chance to be with Hanan, Sara and Aya. They are one of the best characters I love in college. The dean was going to be our supervisor. I felt so much pleasure to be finally with them. Then -after setting everything down- IG talked to me about their project (mine lately). He told me that they need another Systems person to reach their target. I told him to take any of the boys in systems, they would be better than me. J He kept encouraging me. It was a very hard decision for me to take at that time. I went to Dr. Sa3eed Ghoneimy and asked him his opinion. He convinced me to be with them because I will do Systems work. So, I started that path and became one of the team.

To be continued…

My friends
 
All the faces I won’t see again
Life without you is a flame of pain
All the days were filled with fun
Now these days are all gone
All the best friends I knew
The best of the best.. It’s so true
All the ups and downs we had
The way you helped me if I was sad
All the incredible characters I met
The amazing feelings I’ve ever felt
My friends.. You are the best of the best
I can not imagine my life without you
 

Systems III

Strange Funny Memories

This would be a long post.. May be the longest!! I am trying so hard to write every single moment I spent in "Systems". It is not an easy task. I am trying to write ten months in one entry!! I will do my best. I am writing everything because I never want to forget these days. They are different points.. But all so true..

Why "Systems"??!

It was the hardest question to reply for. I loved the architecture subject we took on the third year so much. It was a new type of science for me. I wanted to have some basics in the hardware design so that I can have the option to work in that field later on (besides our normal FCIS work). I asked a lot of people. I had that friend of mine in the track. He encouraged me so much to go through this. He supported my thinking to have more than one field rather than computer sciences to be able to start a career in. His words were very reasonable. Also, I prayed este5ara a lot at that time. I had a dream that I am going with two of the people with me now. I guess that was the sign of the este5ara. Also, I was confused between CS and CSys. But when I knew that a certain doctor would teach in CS. I decided to leave the whole department J

Now, It is not a big deal why systems.. I will just talk about different events happened throughout these sweet days. Most of them are the second semester. It was the best.

New Experiences

–          Making a printed circuit board (PCB) with all its tools.. Makwa, Shenyoor, Soldering material, ma7lool…etc. Burning my hands and exploding ICs.. WOW!! I felt like making a bomb!!

–          Buying a shenyoor myself!! Dad was astonished! He never bought a one himself throughout his life. Now, his elder daughter went to get one for herself J

–          Failing.. That was one of the newest experiences in my life!! I liked the feeling because I was not alone!! I failed in the same subject twice!! In the midterms of the first and second semester, I got in its midterms 11 out of 45.. I am so proud with that number JJ and don’t ask me why!! It was a nice experience, I hope it is not repeated again J

–          Exploring different buildings of the university. One of our projects in the Networks course was to make a schematic layout for the network infrastructure of some buildings in the university. We went faculty of engineering, the networks center of the university and our dear FCIS. Believe it or not, our FCIS has the most robust and organized infrastructure among others..

–          Communications skills!! I learnt how to convince everyone with my opinion!! Specially, when we needed to determine a lecture substitute time, or when we needed to select a present for some of our assistants. I will not forget the day I made votes for a Digital Control revision lecture. I made everyone make his/her own decision. Did you notice the word "made" J Of course not everyone.. Just some of them..

–          This was my first time ever to make all the projects, tasks and assignments without a single quarrel with any of my friends.. I was glad because of all of that cooperation and understanding. I loved the way we worked together. Even if things did not work as intended, we never raised our voices, on the contrary, we tried together to solve the problems arising. We were like a single unit. It was a new experience. I liked the way we could manage things together.

Strange Things

–          Digital Control.. If I kept talking till next year it would never be enough. The doctor always waited for us to call him to arrange the lecture time!!!! Every week same thing.. If I once did not call, he would blame me!! As if I am the one responsible for the schedule.. Also, he never answered the phone after 7 pm.. I never figured out why J But it was a nice subject. I was the only one questioned in the practical exam for more than 30 minutes! I guess that was because of my weekly phone calls.. I could not find a clue!

–          The whole schedule was in a mess. Every week I had to make at least 3 phone calls to arrange the schedule with doctors and assistants. The lectures were the ones in a real mess. But we survived.

–          Embedded lecture.. We took 3 lectures throughout the semester. I slept in two of them. J .The only remaining lecture I did not sleep in. I gave a presentation in it. So, there was no chance to sleep.

Funny Things

–          The embedded project. It was the funniest of all. It was the exam night. We were still at college (most of us were still there). We were trying to make any project work. Finally, when people began to get tired. One of our colleagues and the doctor began to play the musical chairs!!! It was extremely funny JJ Also, the girls began to take orders to get food from outside!! I always ensure that girls are for nutrition J It was the best day really. We could not stop laughing.

–          The day when we had parallel exam. None of us (the girls) slept more than 5 minutes!! We were all working together online till the exam came. We looked so miserable in the morning J

–          On one of the days, we needed someone to copy a picture printed on transparent paper on a copper PCB. We copy it using an iron and leave it for some time and the heat prints the ink on the copper. He did it perfectly well. But there was a victim!! It was the brand new table in our lab. The heat of the iron made the wood melt and stick to our PCB. We left a permanent handicap on that table. Our PCB worked fine after that. But the victim was left without help J We tried to hide the crime with the help of some of the other guys JJ Everyone was involved in that crime. (Keep your voice low, we don’t need problems with other tables in the lab)

–          Our schedule was always afternoon. I tried to know why. But I never found a reply. The earliest lecture at the beginning of that semester never started before 10. The normal was for us to start at 1:00 pm our day! These people treated us as workers and coming for part time job! We were part timers in that lab J

–          I was honored to be named "Osta BeroOo" J It is the medal of honor that you take when you go to that lab.

–          Before the practical exams, I was so fed up. I wrote that sarcastic poem of ‘Systems I’. I posted it on the department group. I discovered that every person in systems can write in rythme!! Even the assistants.. WOW.. I felt like giving every one a motive to write. JJ

Hardest Times

–          Our last day in practical exams. I felt like leaving my room!! I felt like packing my bag and preparing to leave forever!

–          Before last day in practical, we were working on embedded project. It was so hard to leave with the feeling that it would be the last day ever to stay that late in our room.. I mean our lab J I remember that 3am Fat7y waited for us to close!! I got home from college at 9:30 pm first time in history and last day in college.

–          I hesitated a lot to put that point here or not. But I believe it was the hardest time ever for you.. When any of you had to deal with me when I am upset or angry!! Rabena ykoon f 3onko J Please do not be upset of me.

I need to tell every single story.. Every single memory.. But I cannot do that.. Words are not that easy to find.. Memories are that hard to forget.. It is even harder to write them down.. If any of you had a memory that you wish to share.. You are most welcome.. And ALWAYS remember..

"We rule the work.. We master fun.. This is SYSTEMS everyone"

Love you all

 

Systems II

My sweet systems friends J

This year, I added three sweet friends to my friends list. They are among the best girls I ever knew throughout my life. They taught me a lot in my life. We stayed days and nights in our lab working on projects. Of course most of the projects didn’t work.. But there was a lot of fun in that lab.. It is all because of you.. My friends..

I will tell some strange funny stories about each of them.. I am writing them down here not to say goodbye (ya Mario).. It’s only because I don’t want to forget.. (I have very short-term memory).. My friends are Mario, Dee7a and Maioi..

Mario and Dee7a.. I knew them first when we were in secondary school stage. They took with me the French lessons.. We all took with "Monsieur Galal Tawfeek".. Maioi I knew her first when we started college..

I will talk a little about each of them in alphabetical order J

Dee7a

When I first saw her in the French lessons, I thought that she was someone special. Believe it or not, I wanted to be a friend of her so much at that time!! And Guess what.. It happened J I love her character.. I love the way she acts when we are overloaded.. Simply she doesn’t stop making fun of anything.. She loves to make fun of everything as long she has got a chance to do that.. Also, she is very forgiving and understanding. I really love this girl.

Maioi

That girl made me feel like "el denya lessa b5eer".. She is so sensitive. She is very respectful. She has very strong relation with her family. She loves to work. She loves trying new things but never on her own. She taught me how to treat her as a fragile person. She has the two extremes. She can make us all burst into laughter, or burst into tears!! She knows how to heal the problems that arise between us and the different doctors J I loved the way she feels angry (but I never want to try it). I am really grateful for the way she made me feel up again in the beginning of this semester. I can never forget the way she always imitates me when I call my cat "Simba". I really love this girl.

Mario

She is loyal to everything one can imagine!! She is loyal to our college, our department, her school, our country and her friends. She is very kind. She is always doing her best to improve herself. Some of her famous words are "Kolena ne7eb ba3d".. "e7na hanegy tany".. "3eyal, matermoosh 3al ard".. "tickets wala tazaker" .. LoooL.. I love all of her famous words. I love the way she looks like a dish of salad when she cries (I never want to see you crying. But it’s the truth). I love the way she imitates me when I feel down. It’s the sound of a falling object J I really love this girl.

I love "3aseer el asab", wel icecream, wel fteera which we took a bath with JJ

I love those days we stay in the lab. We keep laughing with or without a reason. Most of the projects never worked perfectly as we intended to. And that was the best of all!! Really, all of you made a difference for me. Systems is amazing because of all the friends and colleagues I knew. Even the teaching assistants and doctors are my friends now!

Again, I confirm this is NEVER a goodbye. This is just a memo I want to keep on my diary. There is a lot to say. But words can never describe everything. I can sum up in "I love you girls".

 

Systems I
 
I hate control.. I hate DC
I can’t think.. I can’t see
No one answers my calls
No one calculates the poles!!
 
We study Peripherals and Interfaces
All I know is how to make strange faces!!
Parallel Port.. Stepper motor.. LCD..
Plus the keyboard with every single key!!
 
They gave us Embedded Systems Design
When you discover it’s a matter of a -ve sign!!
Who is the doctor.. When is the lecture?!
Well, the most important is the big picture!!
 
There’s something called Parallel Architecture
Well.. It’s the most useful lecture
If I read all books.. If I knew all things
I wouldn’t solve a word of what the doctor brings!!
 
I found myself taking security
Encrypt my name and ID
After 15 Rounds.. I lose my public key
And the exam, is Mission Impossible Three!!