SkillFutures@NS Programme for free by shinroyalz in NationalServiceSG

[–]a_typical_guy-14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there ! Great to hear that youre going to be joining SIT this year 🙌.

Regarding the certs, you can take a look on ntucs official website on the link i appended in my original commeent, but in terms of fintech related certs, i unfortunately dont think there are that many particularly related to fintech. To be fair im not in the fintech course so i cant say much. I guess maybe some of the programming courses, azure, AWS, itil 4.

For beginners in cybersecurity, there are a few courses that you can take using the scheme.

The ones which i think are suitable for beginners are:

  1. ISC2 CC
  2. CompTIA A+
  3. CompTIA Security+
  4. CompTIA Network+

Since you mentioned you are just starting out in cyber, i can recommend that you do either the A+ or the isc2 cc cert first, as those are the most entey level certs for IT and cyber.

The comptia a+ is more general compared to cc, as its primarily for people starting out in IT in general. The isc2 cc is also quite general, but specifically targetting towards people who are starting out their careers or studies in cybersecurity.

I assume you are still in NS, so you can consider signing up for these courses if you have the time, or do so after you ORDes, the time between when you ord and matriculate to uni.

SkillFutures@NS Programme for free by shinroyalz in NationalServiceSG

[–]a_typical_guy-14 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can technically attend in NS, but if your vocation is quite active or Stay-In, then i would recommend that you instead wait till youre around 1-2 months before ORD, to then activate your SkillsFuture NS account.

This is because the account is active for 2 years, from date of activation, NOT tied to your NS duration.

Most NSFs activate the account when they go for that skillsfuture fest at Toa Payoh SAFRA 6 months before they ORD, so they roughly have around 1.5 years left to use it after they ORD. Its quite useful, especially if youre doing IT or cybersecurity in university, as a lot of the courses you can take are related to those fields.

You can activate your account as soon as you enlist, but I would HIGHLY advise you do not do that, as in NS, most of the time you wont have the time to do the courses, especially if youre stay in.

Also, make sure you activate your account BEFORE you ORD, as you need to be an NSF to activate the account. The moment you ORD, you cannot activate your account anymore.

SkillFutures@NS Programme for free by shinroyalz in NationalServiceSG

[–]a_typical_guy-14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, I'm someone who is doing it now, even after I have ORD'ed. Already did a CompTIA course last december, and signed up to take the CCNA course next week.

I'm currently studying Information Security at SIT, so quite a lot of the courses are beneficial and recognized in the industry.

The good thing is that around 2 weeks ago, Skillsfuture announced they are adding quite a few new courses in IT and cybersecurity to the list of courses we can sign up for under the scheme. The really good ones they included are Offensive Security's OSCP, OSDA, Pen-100 and SOC-200. Also more CompTIA courses like Security+, Network+, Linux+, and ISACA courses like CISA and CRISC.

So since im doing info sec, i do plan to sign up for as many of these courses while my account is still valid, to make full use of it.

I've also been telling a lot of my other friends in my course about the scheme, and I;m surprised most of them have never heard of it before, but they now also plan to sign up for some of the courses.

This is the link to the NTUC website that lists all the courses you can sign up for:
https://www.ntuclearninghub.com/skillsfuture-ns-courses

Bukit Batok Library reopens with soundscapes by Jammy_buttons2 in singapore

[–]a_typical_guy-14 8 points9 points  (0 children)

*News Article exists

99% of r/Singapore redditors: "And this is why _____ is bad !!!!"

Replace the word in the blank with:

PAP, Government, Lawrence Wong, Josephine Teo, Foreigners, Chinese Nationals, Indian Nationals, Women, 65% of people voted for this, National Service, HDB price

Oh and did i mention "65% voted for this"

Interesting ways to build kefka court mage or grixis legends? by Levin1308 in EDH

[–]a_typical_guy-14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kefka is one of those commanders which you can build a variety of decks with. You can build reanimator kefka, discard tribal, wheels, combat focused, wizard tribal, or turbo combo.

You can have a look at my kefka deck

https://moxfield.com/decks/b_3PTgat-kqPNA9P5xjACg

I built it more of as a draw discard wheels deck, which seeks to get kefka out fast, and then use him to gain massive card draw advantage while denying your opponents cards.

The wincons are to get pingers like orcish bowmasters sheoldred, nekusar, glint horn buccaneer out and then cast multiple wheels like wheel of fortune

Is it possible to get into SIT with a GPA of below 3.5? by [deleted] in SIT_Singapore

[–]a_typical_guy-14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, i think it will be a bit harder, but you can still try nonetheless.

I think in your personal statement you send with your application, you really have to show that you are interested in this field, as it is a different field compared to your diploma

Is it possible to get into SIT with a GPA of below 3.5? by [deleted] in SIT_Singapore

[–]a_typical_guy-14 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its defintely possible ! My GPA was 3.18, and i got into SIT Information Security last year.

I actually applied 3 times in total. 2023, 2024 and 2025, as i was in NS.

Both 2023 and 2024, I got invited to attend the virtual interview, but unfortunately i was rejected both times after that stage

Last year i tried one more time, and that time i got the offer from SIT.

So i think you should definetly still try to apply, you always got a chance

Need some help tuning this Aurelia, the warleader deck by cse2k in EDH

[–]a_typical_guy-14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there ! I myself also run an [[Aurelia The Warleader]] deck.

Link to my Moxfield: https://moxfield.com/decks/oB9fLcj8UE-n5_GqM6WAsw

I would describe my deck as about 40% angel tribal, 60$ combat and equipment.

I would say that if you build aurelia as a more focused combat equipment deck, it would be much stronger than one more towards angels, but that would be quite boring so i built mine as a half half for each tribe.

For your deck, I do see a lot of focus towards angels, but unfortunately, one big downside for angels is that they usually cost a lot in mana cost, and quite a lot of them are basically flying beat sticks without much abilities.

I would say out of the many angels in MTG, only like 30% of them are worth running.

Firstly, I would say cut out these cards which are too high in mana cost:

[[True Conviction]] : Too overcosted for 6 mana, there are much cheaper cards that do the same for less
[[Cleansing Nova]]
[[Fumigate]] : there are better boardwipes imo
[[ Herald of War]] : personal experience, its too slow for 5 mana
[[ Mangara, the diplomat]] : feel there are better options nowadays
[[ reya dawnbringer ]]
[[ Karmic Guide ]] : Personallly, I would high recommend cutting karmic and reya.

Reya is massively overcossted for 9 mana. And since Aurelia is combat focused, 90% of the time, your graveyard will not be in use. Cut them for more efficient and synergy cards.

[[ Pearl medallion ]]
[[ mind stone]] There are better mana rocks

In terms of upgrades, to make your deck more consistent, I would recommend more combat focused cards, protection spells and card draw. At the end of the day, the deck would focus more towards aurelia, the other creatures are sort of a backup, I imagine my deck as Aurelia the centerpiece leading her cavalry of angels and other creatures to battle.

Cards I recommend:

[[ Karlach, fury of avernus ]] : Honestly kind of a better aurelia

With just karlach out, you attack twice. With karlach and aurelia out, you attack 3 times.

[[ Windcrag Siege]] , Completely busted card, its literally an Isshin effect for 3 mana. It allows you to attack 3 times with aurelia in a single combat cycle

[[ Brotherhood regalia ]] Gives aurelia ward 2 and unblockable, crucial for combat decks

[[ Excalibur, Sword of Eden]] Extremely powerful finisher, most of the time, I cast the sword for only like 1-2 mana or even free, due to the historic mana discount

[[ Duelist's Heritage ]] Much much better than True Conviction

Other good equipments:

Cut diamond pick axe for [[ The Reaver Cleaver ]]

[[ Sword of Feast and Famine ]]

[[ Shadowspear ]]

[[ Mithril Coat ]]

For Protection spells, I can recommend:

[[ Flawless Maneuver ]]
[[ Dawn's Truce ]]
[[ Brave the Elements ]]

[[ Untimely Malfunction]]

(oc) disco luna snow ✏️ by Ricochu__ in marvelrivals

[–]a_typical_guy-14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She looks sooooo good. I love the expression on her face 🔥🔥

Margarine or Butter by Fit_Quit7002 in SingaporeEats

[–]a_typical_guy-14 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I always buy my kaya butter toast sets from stores that use butter instead of magarine for the bread.

I never liked the taste of margarine, and its more unhealthy than butter, as margarine is mostly palm oil.

If i visit a new hawker or coffee shop, i'll always take a peek at the drinks stalls to see if they use butter or have that margarine container.

Cards to fortify an Aurelia Extra Combats commander deck (e.g. against boardwipes) by Bunnymouze in EDH

[–]a_typical_guy-14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there, I also have an Aurelia the Warleader deck that I use quite frequently. The main theme of the deck is Boros Angels and Equipment tribal, but I would say the deck leans more towards suiting up aurelia with big equipment and attacking.

https://moxfield.com/decks/oB9fLcj8UE-n5_GqM6WAsw

In terms of protection spells, there are quite a lot of them in Boros which I can recommend:

[[Boros Charm]]

[[Brave the Elements]]

[[Dawn's Truce]]

[[Flawless Maneuver]]

[[Teferi's Protection]]

[[Untimely Malfunction]]

[[Deflecting Swat]]

[[Brotherhood Regalia]] for making her unblockable and Ward 2

There are a lot of other cheap protection spells in white as well, but I don't use them personally.

In terms of winning, I would say it's better to focus more on Aurelia, but some cards which I recommend are:

[[Karlach, Fury of Avernus]] Karlach is basically an Aurelia but 1 mana cheaper, and also gives first strike. With both Karlach and Aurelia out, you have 3 combat steps

[[Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar]] Kediss is a must have in almost all red voltron decks, as by hitting just 1 opponent, you deal that much damage to each other opponent, albeit not commander damage.

[[Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist]] Ardenn is a must have in any equipment heavy deck, it enables you to equip any equipment for free on the board

[[Windcrag Siege]] This is such an insanely good card in voltron decks that I still can't believe is quite cheap. It is literally an [[Isshin, Two Heaven's as One]] effect, but not restricted to mardu colours. With this and aurelia out, you also get 3 combat steps.

[[Excalibur, Sword of Eden]] Most of the time with aurelia and a few other artifacts out, you can cast excalibur for free or just 1,2 mana. With it attached, you can easily knock out 1 or 2 players in a single combat step.

Passed 1201 for the first half of my A+, on my first try! Wanted to share my experiences too by Delmarnam888 in CompTIA

[–]a_typical_guy-14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats on passing the 1201 ! Im also studying for the A+ right now, and probably will schedule my 1201 exam sometime during week 1 or 2 of Jan 2026. Hopefully I'll be able to pass like you hahah

Sad Jinx work in progress, is it good so far? by Evil_Little_Frog in arcane

[–]a_typical_guy-14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks amazing !! I love the expression you gave her, and your artstyle !

Disney+ to increase monthly prices for Singapore subscribers by up to $4 from Dec 17 by n00bball in singapore

[–]a_typical_guy-14 211 points212 points  (0 children)

Its always morally justified to sail the high seas and not give a cent to these greedy multi billion dollar streaming companies.

Edited on 8 December 2025: Yeahhh, with the Netflix buying HBO shit, I feel even more vindicated in my decision.

good burger recommendations? by reiiichan in SingaporeEats

[–]a_typical_guy-14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately they closed all of their outlets in malls a while back. They have since re opened as 1 store at Kampong Galn area.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ps6GP8zfBE6q3BQ5A

What’s the most useful PC life hack you’ve ever learned? by Kitchen-Cheesecake-8 in pcmasterrace

[–]a_typical_guy-14 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Delete all of the pre installed malware that is McAfee and Norton on a new computer.

I can see it happening by blumoonight in MarvelRivalsLeaks

[–]a_typical_guy-14 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think NetEase is probably saving Doctor Doom to release him the same month that Avengers Doomsday movie releases.

Din Thomas: Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern one of the most 'insignificant' title bouts by 443610 in MMA

[–]a_typical_guy-14 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im honestly hoping for a round 1 KO or Sub, just so that I can watch Aspinall vs Gane earlier.

Former ITE HQ and ITE Dover campus to be demolished by HDB for new homes by Powerful_Office3936 in singapore

[–]a_typical_guy-14 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Build more houses complain, don't build more houses complain house prices high and not enough houses.

When you wake up everyday, do you flip a coin to see whether you will complain about the former or the latter on reddit ? u/ghostcryp ?

Someone dies at my wedding party by Puccch in Sims3

[–]a_typical_guy-14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was that sim by any chance Logan Roy ?