baby steps

mark this day.

today, we finally made progress in our thesis. this morning, ram and i started constructing the platform for the mobot ("mobile robot" for non-engineers). there was nothing complicated really, just plywood, gauge 26 metal sheet, caster wheel, motor and screws.

at around 1130, ram left for his family reunion.. SO HE CLAIMS! LOL! he also gave me his eaf (enrolment assessment form) and a check to pay for his tuition.

edward arrived at our house at around 12 noon. our target is to have our documents signed by the department chair and the thesis coordinator. we were almost above the zapote flyover when i realized that ram's eaf wasn't with me! &*%#!(*

"mama, para lang po sa tabi, may naiwan ako"

the conductor irritably scratched his head and opened the door. realizing that i'm in the middle of the streeta and almost halfway above the ramp of the flyover, i sprinted to the sidewalk. the air was arid, the sun was shinning down on me with his rays scorching my flesh like a delicate oninon in a shawarma machine. 1 km later, i'm inside a comfy bus seated with the usual passengers, roaches and mosquitoes.

having the docus signed didn't take us long. edward left for his dentist appointment, SO HE CLAIMS! LOL! as edward was walking away from me, anton arrived. our target, learn data transmission from doc D and ask the thesis coordinator if we could use the robotics room for our thesis. our first stop is the computer lab. we listed the components we need to order from the internet. anton also shared to me his research regarding the robot's sensors. satisfactory!

we then headed to doc D's office where we had this 5-minute consultation (he IS a busy man). the good thing is he delegated the Q&A session to the students in the room, doc D's apprentices if you may call them. we managed to squeeze-out quite a number of invaluable information from them. WHOOPEEDOO!

a small step for thesis, a big step for mankind!