..:: 518. The One With Fiona Xie ::..

The pic speaks all :) they were in NTU for filming of Hey Gorgeous! and we caught them before their bus came. How lucky!

..:: 517. The One With Random Thots ::..

been a hectic week. just finished meeting after sub com recruitment at 12am, i had to rush to finish my readings for my 830 class the next day. slept at 3am :(

have you heard about the queuing up for primary 1 places at tanjong katong primary school? so crazy, people in spore queue almost for anything...

btw my frenz in my comms class said i looked like i am from acs or cat high :X haha flattered.

today another hectic day, went down to HQ for interview then rush back to school at 1130pm to meet my committee... shack out.

oh just got back my grp assignment for bh223 compensation and benefits, my grp got a A- :) so happy... cos the seniors said he rarely gives A...

not feeling very well though. haiz...

..:: 516. The One With Flag Day ::..

today while travelling to jurong point, i saw a few secondary school students doing flag day. I was rather disturbed by the fact that their attitude kinda sucked. It seemed like they were forced to be there doing compulsory CIP... Even in their uniform, they tucked out their shirts, guys and girls alike. I would not donate by the look on their faces too. The places they stood were qutie inappropriate. Some charged up right to the exit of the bus at the bus interchange. How do you expect people to donate when they just alighted from the bus? Worse, some did not even do any greetings and just shove the tin can in front of u...

I saw a few girls sitting on the pavement which was so unglam. If you cant stand for long then go rent a wheelchair. Some even stand beside the less fortunate people who were already there begging for money. I mean standing beside them just feels so wrong... of so many places why do they have to stand beside the poor man. They would gather in groups and i found it hard to weave through the crowd...

I remember when i did my red cross flag day, i would go to my fave spot with just another friend and we would separate ourselves when we are there. Your purpose is to raise as much funds and not there for companionship. Too many people standing together, you would not get much money... I stood at the cross junction between the wet market and the coffeeshops... your attire must be presentable and it always helps by smiling and greeting people before you can get them to donate. The aunties, old folks and young children are always the people who donate... even the uncle beside the chinese medical shop gave me free drinks and dropped a 10-dollar note every year i was there...

i really wish the young generation now can find purpose in fund raising...

..:: 515. The One With Hon Treasurer ::..

yippee... after a long night of rally and elections, i have been elected as the honorary treasurer of the 14th Management Committee :) Never expect myself to be in the humanitarian network, especially since i am already in my 8th year with Red Cross.

My competitor was a yr one girl from China. Most international students joined RCHN mainly because the club does not discriminate. I thought my chances were slim as the candidates come with their friends and i was alone in the theatre. Before the rally started, i got to know other candidates and tried to befriend them, my competitor appeared only in the midst of the rally, giving me opportunities to win some votes. in the end, i got 78% of the votes and she left even before the results were announced.

By the way, during the rally, i got to know a girl who was actually from the same jc and was my batch. no wonder, we both seemed to know each other and we being singaporeans (oops) clicked instantly. The wait for tabulation was long, she thought her chances were slim as the other candidates for fund raising officer were equally capable.

Moving on, i do feel like playing sports, perhaps volleyball for inter-hall... looking back at my previous hall, it was rather sad that it has just been my accomodation, nothing more ... hope i can go supper with my neighbours soon...

haiz.. work starting to build up. all my modules have mid term quizzes... 4/5 have projects. fri went for driving and i have not touched the steering wheel for like more than 6 mths... scary but luckily the private instructor was patient with me...

..:: 514. The One With China Wine ::..

If the title has not rung a bell to you, have you just returned from mars? he yeow sun, the pastor's wife released her hot hot video. i was pleasantly surprised she could dance so well. only thing bugging was throughout the whole video she kept 'china wine-ing' a lot. she was aka geisha. i guess easier for the western audience to remember her.



Anyway i was happy that i was short-listed for the post of honorary treasurer... Friday is the rally cum election day. Hope i own the other candidate. I was thinking of running HR Club Biz manager... something i have never done before.

..:: 513. The One With New Habitat ::..

i miss home :( i miss those movies trip... talking about movies, i have caught 2 movies recently. excluding rush hour 3 on national day period.

secret by jay chow. i was not THAT excited about watching his show as much as i dont really listen to his songs. but i must say he was quite natural and as usual being cheeky teasing his girlfriend... reminds me of someone... the twist got everyone talking... but i guess it was nice not as i expected the gal would get some disease and die. it was more than that. jay's on-screen dad was funny, break the slow and sad moments in the show.

2nd show got me giddy and having a headache after the screening. bourne ultimatum ... the fighting and car chasing scenes are so shaky...

i want more movies! school work is starting to pile up. i add-drop so many times this sem but i got a wonderful timetable at the end. had to make sacrifices and made my frenz unhappy cos i changed class and the group may have to disband :(

learning driving again this fri... after so long -_-

fri after hp102 lecture (psycho research methods), i emailed the prof to ask her whether the textbook is different from the previous sem and is it still usable... this is the reply i got

Hi John,

I assume that you didn’t attend the lecture.

No, it is entirely a different textbook.

XXX

Name is replaced to protect her identity. As usual, i got defensive and shot her this...

Hi Prof,

Just to clarify I did attend the lecture but perhaps I did not catch the part on the new textbook as the sound was a little muffled through the microphone. However, I did hear something about the second book on stats useful for the people who are majoring in psychology as it would come in handy throughout their course.

Anyway, thanks for the clarification.

Regards,
John

And her final email,

Hi Jonh, <--- I think she typed too fast, bottom line is she dont re-read what she typed before she sent...

No worries, weather you attend the lecture or you don't it is totally up to you anyway.

You cannot use the textbook from the previous semester.

I mentioned that the students who are majoring in psych are going to use the same statistics book next semester in another module. Other than that I recommend to purchase the books for this semester as we're going to use them all though the course. If students wish not to buy them, they can study at the library. I will find out if more copies can be reserved in the library.

Enjoy your weekend,

xxx

reads: whether , i guess she typed too fast again. Her tone doesnt sound friendly. Who ask her to assume in the first place...

..:: 512. The One With Good News ::..

yeah today seemed to be my lucky day. woke up really early to attend the psychology class... i think after i have emailed the prof, she opened up few more slots and i was able to get the module i wanted!

during my strategic hr class, we got to play a game, using cards to build structure. it was fun and we even took a group picture. upload the pix later. so happy that my prof quoted me saying that one thing we have to look out for is safety as HR practitioners ... an answer that was different :) then he talked on and on about how safety is important :)

then i checked my mail and saw something that made me glee :)

..:: 511. The One With New Semester ::..

yeah, finally school started. btw i am in human resource consulting, my business specialisation. love the modules i am taking... no maths involved. haha. i totally abhor maths. i am taking compensation and benefits, strategic HR and consulting as my 2 main core and i am intending to take up a year 3 core, learning and performance development since it is non-examinable module.

bid for forensic science but did not manage to get it. damn. so i took up my minor module - intoro to psychology and the lecture was interesting without the professor talking, video will do. she cant speak properly and half the time she speaks like those with speech defects. no offence but that is what everyone is giggling at the back of the lecture hall.

today for comms class, i had to do an intro and we were supposed to say something that make us 'memorable' to the whole class. i dunno what got into me to say that i have fetish for branded goods and my favourite brand is dolce and gabbana. sooner than i thought, we had to come up with group names and guess what became the theme for the class? brands... in the end we have, LV, D&G, Guess and Prada. Someone blurted out bossini and i almost fell off the chair. well, my tutor doesnt know what is D&G though. -_- she really needs some marketing lesson...

just something for me to remember when i choose my modules for my HRC and minor in psychology...

remaining modules:

Yr 2 sem 2:
AA102 - Accounting II
BH225 - HR Research
BH227 - Selection & Assessment
BH326 - HR Metrics

For overseas exchange (Yr 3 sem 1):

AB311 - Strategic Management
HP203 - Social Psychology

Yr 3 sem 2:
BH331 - Cultural Intelligence at Work
BH333 - Leadership in Organisation
BH324 - Employment Law

For my minor:

HP203	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	4.0	PSY(HSS)
Prerequisite:	HP101 & HP102
An individual's behaviour, thoughts and feelings are influenced by other people and by the social environment. This subject examines topics such as interpersonal attraction, attitudes, social influences, social cognition, perception of the self, others and groups, altruism, aggression, conformity, and antisocial behaviour.

HP306	PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE	4.0	PSY(HSS)
Prerequisite:	HP101 & HP102
Psychology has practical applications to the workplace at the individual and organisational level. Organisational culture and development, employee motivation and leadership, team dynamics, work satisfaction and organisational influences on work behaviour are covered in this subject. Special emphasis is placed upon organisational behaviour in contemporary Asian societies.

sem 1:

	HP207	ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY	4.0	PSY(HSS)
	Prerequisite:	HP101 & HP102
	This subject aims to build a broad foundation for the study of psychopathology by covering a whole range of abnormality described in the DSM-IV. The main aim is to acquaint students with the etiology and treatment of psychological disorders through the major paradigms of abnormal behavior. Students learn to appreciate the multifarious factors that lead to mental illnesses. Case studies are used consistently to reflect the clinical approach adopted by the field in understanding mental illnesses.

..:: 510. The One With NDP Preview ::..

lucky me. i got a pair of NDP tickets from a lucky draw by AC (Plans) from G5. on wed, i broke record by working in the office till 11pm. didnt even know which exit to take, have to call my boss and ask.



the ndp show is definitely better than in kallang. the view, the sea breeze, made the performance even better.



as usual, the parade segment with the troops forming 'ndp 07'... after that 'ns40' to celebrate 40 years of national service.



this year was especially enjoyable as we get to see water effects. from commandos rappelling down the bridge.



there were flames also... water fountain spurting to the rhythm of the music. behind the stage, the water fountain had images too...



of course, the highly anticipated fireworks. this time from the buildings near esplanade too... there were stunts from the police rescue boats, Chinook ...