Lets rewind the time back all the way to 5/10/11. A very special date! Not because i am already attached or somebody passed away or anything along that 'line' BUT RATHER a date to mark my 1st ever proper job. Well it is actually my school's attachment to be exact. For my final semester at RP before i graduate. I only graduate if all of this goes well. If not, ... choy choy choy! Some were happy to start the IIP (look at the blog title for full meaning) while on the other hand, sad to start because they're not keen to work for the company they've been attached to or dont wish to work in the Aviation line ORRRR prefer to stay in school than to go for attachment (which i think is a stupid mentality cause there were those who die die wanna go for IIP but did not get selected or got pulled out at the eleventh hour for some apparent reason) which the school SHOULD handle very well instead of letting the students stranded and helpless.

Well, for me, honestly speaking, on the night before the first day, i was rather elated and looking forward to the company (not to disclose it here for fear they might hunt me down!) that resulted me in sleeping ONLY AT 4AM. Can you imagine? Having to wake up at 545am?! only 105mins of sleeping time! And to head down to the company in a zombie-like state with groggy eyes condition. Not to forget the 2 hours journey from the West to East. Let me re-iterate again, WEST to EAST. Literally travelling across the small red island everyday for the next 4-5 months! The time covers from the moment i step out of the house till i step into the company's staff door. 2 hours! 120mins! OF TRAVELLING TIME. Go back will be another 2 freaking hours! It's a big no-no joke especially when the trains and buses are all cramped and packed with people. Despite the increased in train frequency to 2-3 mins, the situation never seem to ease. In fact, it's status quo. Everyday, i feel like im 'trapped' in a can of sardines. Only thing that is different is that the smell of people. LOL. Got a myriad kind of smell! From body odour to perfume scented smell. You name it, you have it! And when the environment that you are in only allows you to inch bit by bit makes it uncomfortable for the 1hr + journey. When the train shakes vigorously especially when changing to another track, you will see a human-motion rocking side to side and your hands naturally tend to react by grabbing on to handle strip or poles. But in the midst of doing so, with VERY LIMITED space between you and the people surrounding you, you could end up touching them accidentally (by swinging motion) while trying to reach for the pole. They will then give you one look. Walaowei. Be more understanding lah. See the situation first before staring can or not?!

Enough of my side-track. Now back on track. On the 1st day we were introduced to the company's supervisor who told us a brief history of the company and what to expect in the course of 4-5 months working there. After sharing some insights, we (3 students) were required to sit for this ESD test (Electro Static Damage) since our job scope is more to the PCB or in laymen's term, the green electronic board that you normally see when your itchy fingers/hand open up remote control, laptop, handphones, tv etc. Where all the electronic components are housed and kept firmly intact. But ours is more to the aircraft side. The SM or rather the Smart Monitor or for public understanding, the small monitor mounted at the back of each passenger seat in the aircraft for your entertainment convenience. It may just seem to be another ordinary 'toy' in the plane for you but when shit happens and the SM is faulty and screwed thanks to your itchy finger for meddling with the touch-screen panel and spoil it 'unintentionally', the repair company (where im posted to) have to deal with the mass no. of defective unit and we're not talking about just 1 airline. There are over XX airlines company/aircraft docking at CIA (Changi Int. Airport) and if each aircraft, say has about 200-400 seating and at least 1/4 or 1/2 of the SM unit is defective then multiply by the no. of aircrafts present will be over XXXX units! We have to struggle with the high unit demand BUT it's interesting to disassemble the SM unit and look at the chio electronic board where your HDD, compact flash card, touch-screen panel and TRU are housed all in 1. Seriously, for that 7.5 hours working (after subtracting 30 mins and 60 mins break), all i did was sit down on that rotatable steel circular cushion chair with gloves, face mask, electronic screw driver, manual screw driver, ESD wrist strap strapped on my wrist (to protect me from static charges) on hand + yellow labelled sticker, screen protector sheet, brushes, marker, ESD scotch tape and alcohol solvent/solution bottle and acetone strewn all over my workdesk... just to repair one unit. awesome. Not being sarcastic here but it is really awesome. You get to see the behind-the-scene of what the SM monitor is like. On the outer, it looks sexy but when you open it up, foooh! oppose your thought 360deg. Besides replacing the touch-screen panel and micro p board, we also learnt how to test each unit to ensure that after 'repairing'' it works fine before conducting final test and ship it back to the airline company for it to be fitted back into the aircraft. Overall, thus far, attachment is fun and i always look forward to it every night! Not to forget the various airline's aircraft flying past Bedok MRT station each day on the way to work just make my day! And when heading back home from the bus stop near the company, i can see qantas a380 superjumbo jet descending and on final approach to land with the shiny sexy butt lowered than the nose for flaring. Ooooooh~ orgasm. LOL. ok. that's all for now!

the delaminated or in short, delam panel (defective). look to the left.

the inner component of the unit/device. 4 different layers!

the touch-screen (T.S) panel which needs to be replaced.

the labelling sticker that is mandatory for every T.S-replaced unit/device.

after it has been replaced with the sticker plasted on it.

the no. of T.S panel done in a day.

the defective (delam) panel wastes...

Those pictures sum up what i did (briefly) the whole week. I donch know why some of the pics orientation are as such!

On a side note, here's a music video... One in a Million by Ne Yo.

Yesterday met up with the clique again over at Pasir Ris Recreation Centre (landmark) just beside it for a simple and enjoyable dinner before Nad drove us 'home'. It was rather a nice catch up after a week of school and not meeting up. hahaha! Overall good lah! Enjoyed muchhhh~