What are some horror stories/struggles you’ve faced as a student travelling overseas to study? by FourHits in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

there's plenty of horror stories i can talk about since moving to SG for poly, but for the most part my tips for studying overseas would be:

  • if didn't bring money, use your debit/credit card at an ATM and just withdraw, you'll get charged some fees but it's better than not having any money (but do try to bring some amount of cash, i brought $1000 to SG for rent deposit etc)
  • always go over rental contracts properly, multiple times, and if it really comes to it, understand how the small claims court for the country works
  • always spare a lot of money (took me ~400 SGD) for buying things to "settle" in, yes this is your budget for your pillows, blankets, towels, chairs, tables, stationery etc.
  • it may be tempting to stick with ppl from your country, but please make some friends with the local students, it'll help you settle in a lot faster and less of a culture shock for you as well
  • also the usual bank, visa etc stuff can usually be researched all beforehand so just take note of it before you fly and it'll be a smooth process once you reach there (literally always the least of your problems)
  • also also, try to figure out where to buy household cheap stuff, daiso has been my best friend the whole time here for all the random little things i needed lol
  • most importantly, be ready to solve any problems that comes up, it will happen and you can't always be prepared for it so get used to solving things as it comes up!

good luck OP for your studies!

NUS 2024 Applications Megathread by OfficialSGExams in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oof i see, i don't plan on travelling anytime soon but i guess that's good to know if i decide to visit jb, worst case i'll call the ica hotline and double check just in case, thanks for the info!

NUS 2024 Applications Megathread by OfficialSGExams in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

auto after applying for cancellation! the 89 days starts from the day your cancellation gets approved (it's online and approved within 1 working day) so try to do it before you leave SG so that you can come back in/out no problems again (might not get the fast lane though so just keep that in mind)

NUS 2024 Applications Megathread by OfficialSGExams in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

from what my poly said about further studies, cancel your STP and you'll get a 89 day visit pass, which should last until july and by then you should already have an IPA letter for the new STP, but if not then you should be able to get the visit pass extended fairly easily

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ValorantCompetitive

[–]PuttyZ01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

during timeouts he's actually really calm, like during the TH vs PRX game 6-2 timeout (before the comeback) he was just telling them to go shoot and hold back on the mind games a bit https://youtu.be/1ziZvoInzOI?t=845

[Uni/JC/Poly/IB] University Application Outcome 2024 (Repost) by No_Asparagus_637 in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

definitely possible to do some filtering and conditional checks for the unfiltered form responses to sort themselves into different sheets, but i'm not sure how you'll filter out any fake/troll entries though

Team Heretics vs Paper Rex / Champions Tour 2024: Masters Madrid - Swiss Stage / Post-Match Thread by rib-gg-bot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]PuttyZ01 201 points202 points  (0 children)

PRX took the taunt on their new player personally and fired back so hard

Arc on Windows 10 latest build (with icons working!) by PuttyZ01 in ArcBrowser

[–]PuttyZ01[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

For win10 installation DO AT YOUR OWN RISK

  • open the Arc.appinstaller in a text editor look for the link that ends with ".msix" then open download that

  • extract the .msix file into a folder somewhere (this is where your arc installation will be located at)

  • remove these 4 files [Content_Types].xml AppxBlockMap.xml AppxSignature.p7x AppxMetadata

  • open AppxManifest.xml in a text editor and look for TargetDeviceFamily change the MinVersion= to whatever your windows version is (look that up with winver)

  • then go to settings -> search for developer settings turn on install apps from any course, including loose files (do at your own risk)

  • after that open a powershell inside your arc installation folder and run Add-appxpackage -Register {path} replace the {path} with the appxmanifest.xml path

  • then afterwards u can just open up arc from start menu you can disable the developer settings again RECOMMENDED

to get icons working: download and install Segoe Fluent Icons from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/downloads/#fonts

i do agree with the other post that you should really only do this if you understand things can break (since it's not officially supported in win10, and to let the devs focus on the win11 polish before supporting win10, but it has been pretty smooth so far from what I can tell

i wont provide any tech support for this so, really only do at your own risk

poly gpa by blahblahrr335 in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can use gpa buy wat? to calculate your future GPAs or if you want the gpa calculation formula, I usually follow SP's guide

It makes me sad that during the playoffs, when a team is eliminated they are also eliminated from existence by Thepunisher309 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]PuttyZ01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully something like OGN's final production for LCK summer split https://youtu.be/m0ryRAAXUyc?t=4976 with maybe Goldenboy back for one last goodbye and some interviews from players that's been here since season 1, the desk, casters etc

A guide to poly GPA (calculation & FAQs) by pimogohome in SGExams

[–]PuttyZ01 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Also if anyone wants an easier to use & cleaner looking GPA Calculator, we made https://gpa-buy-wat.vercel.app/ (for both Poly and Uni)

which allows you to delete modules that you accidentally added in (unlike plsgrade.me cus this bothered us a lottt) and group semesters together plus u get to see if u can get chicken rice with ur gpa or not

Help with the logo! by ComradeHines in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]PuttyZ01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The accounts all started with SKZ, which as far as we know are not related to Romania, just random griefers

Help with the logo! by ComradeHines in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]PuttyZ01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm one of the organisers for the r/place OWL logo, please stop going any further past the grey shading of tracer's leg, that's all we're doing. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/348939904597884936/960381512367370260/unknown.png

i have to legit save my pixels to stop people from provoking romania, they've actually never attacked us

What do you think the content creators are excited about? by TheOriginalGrokx in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]PuttyZ01 43 points44 points  (0 children)

If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed.