..:: 528. The One With CapitaLand Retail Marketing Award ::..

arh...arh...arh... (not enough to express my excitement!)

our team got 1st runner-up for the competition! the trophy looks really sleek and i have been praying so hard not to leave the place empty handed and yet we got a pleasant surprise by coming out top 3. nus consisted of yr 4 marketing students got 3rd. was watching this 'celebrity' huang shiyu - if you dunno him, he actually participated in star search, project superstar... his team ministry of xpression actually was about cosplay - people dressing up like anime characters... when they were presenting, our team resonated with the judges' comments about cosplay being a small target segment....

i guess other teams did not really link how the campaign can help increase sales which was important. raising awareness for the mall does not ensure people will spend money there. 1st place went to SMU. i must say their presentation style was quite sleek. their slides have one word or stick figures to explain.

anyway hope to upload the pic for my trophy.. =) and we got 800 dollars worth of voucher. now can spend it on capitaland mall ... what's best is actually being able to get connection to source for internship. I have just emailed the marcom executive of capitaland retail to link me up with capitaland retail china =)

i can clear my sleep debt with a smile tonight =)

..:: 527. The One With CapitaLand ::..

whee... happiest day after a shack week. our team Infinergy! got into the finals of the CapitaLand Retail Marketing Award =)

We were one of the top 5 teams out of the 102 teams that participated nationwide. Beside another NTU team, there were teams from NUS (yr 4 marketing), SMU (yr 3 Business Mgt) and another team from SP (yr 3 marketing mgt)...

we were the only non-marketing team. haha. 3 HR students doing marketing =) its the idea that counts.

at least we are guaranteed 300 bucks but we are looking for at least a 3rd placing. First prize is 1k and internship in China.

strangely mostly are girls...

our competitors:
school - Mall chosen - Campaign Name

NUS - Bugis Junction - "Ministry of Xpression"
SMU - Funan DigitaLife Mall - "We help you get IT"
SP - Bugis Junction - "Entering the New-Age Shopping"
NTU - Raffles City - "Your Smile is worth all our effort!"

and ours
NTU - Lot One - "Living Life @ Lot One"

*prays hard* we get the internship...

..::526. The One With Tickets ::..

today is ticketing day. queued up for a ticket for the ministerial forum in school. and the speaker is... our MM Lee Kuan Yew... queue was freaking long. some got rejected cos they dun have ic with them..

then my fren from chronicles... gave me a pass for two to CHRIS DAUGHTRY! i know you might not heard of him... -_-" He said 'home' which was a big hit and you should have listened to him sing. more of a rocker with a soft side. He is American Idol season 5 4th place. winner was some white-haired guy called taylor hicks who i dun really fancy. prefer katherine mcphee...

got my letter of acceptance from GIP office today... poor shannen has to answer to some undergrad's silly questions. there was this student who asked 'so this form is for my parents to sign?' when the form is actually an indemnity form to be signed by the parents/guardian. It was stated so clearly... he thinks 21years old going overseas no need for parents' signature? -_-"

but i was stunned by having to take this specially designed chinese module -_-" cant take the modules i like =(

..:: 525. The One With Psycho Test ::..

arghz... wasted... forgot some of the concepts and also a few that were so easy... plus tickets for ministerial forum for today were all given out... have to try tommorrow =(

happy thing was my senior lent me the cd =) now i can use office 2007.

was watching hey gorgeous... this time the crew went to nus. the first guy who was the 'arts king' was rather thick skinned... claimed he got something to show - in the end was a hip hop dance that looked like a wimp trying to impress. i bet the dance was choreographed by the girls he brought up the stage. he should have done the rag dance like the other girl... expressionless and no energy.

next week looks good... ntu =) but reality tv are not so real anymore... all so rehearsed... 'do you know this person?' the next thing was 'oh, he/she is there''

i am interested to see the episode of shoot by channel u... xiaxue showdown with steven. haha.

..:: 524. The One With No Time ::..

This coming week is crazy. got psycho test on mon, tue got to hand up project phase 1 report, debate in class, wed another mid term test... and my whole recess week is taken up by project meetings. HR is not that slack after all...

still deciding whether to take part in the BRANDS's challenge... It was a nice experience joining the capitaLand competition. bought a nice berm at 99 bucks. kinda ex :( had a wonderful date at wheelock place but the food was not only small in portion but did not taste up to my expectation... seafood pasta with 2 prawns, 2 squids and a 5 by 5 size of fish fillet... they think its enough for me?

..:: 523. The One With GIP ::..

yeah... was having my 226 class - strategic hr and consulting when i received a sms from shannen far far away at student services centre telling me to check my mail :) i got selected for global immersion programme to china - going there at the end of the yr till aug, in time to catch the olympics :P envy eh

i had a crazy night - started to finish up my CapitaLand marketing award project from 10pm at kahyan's hall... the 3 of us worked all the way till 6am!!! with the 2 girls taking shift to concuss and poor me staying awake the whole night trying to finish the proposal.

But it was fun la. we were laughing as we did the project and kept ourselves awake. However as the clock approached 3am, our eyes seemed to cross and that's when all the caffaine started to wear out. I managed to cram out the executive summary at 8am before i went back to sleep.

Having to wake up 2 hours later for my class at 1030am was DISGUSTING. i thought i lost my eyeballs, cant even open my eyes. total CUI-ness, shack. plus it was my longest day... having class till 630pm :(

So now you know how appreciative when i receive shannen's sms.... i almost fell dead on the table. my first meal was at 4pm. had one hour break at 1230pm but was spent binding my proposal and handing up. then it was lessons all the way till 630pm.

anyway pix time... he used to be my instructor in red cross when i was a cadet... then in army he signed on just like me... now i took over him as treasurer. we look alike eh?



me with part of the 14th RCHN Management Committee...

surf sweat reunite! went for interview for surf & sweat 08 together

..:: 522. The One With Identity ::..

was watching tv and caught an interesting show called 'identity'... it's a reality tv where a person has to guess the identities of 12 strangers. The person is given 12 choices:

pro wrestler
57 year old
army ranger
priest
son of NBA legend
'tabitha'
power lifting champion
pizza maker
circus performer
country music singer
soap opera singer
born in tokyo

the maximum the contestant can win is 500k... 12 strangers standing on the platform and the contestant just has to match their identities...

the contestant is given 3 choices - mistaken identity, tri-dentity, experts - each can only be used once.

in mistaken identity, the contestant got a wrong guess... tri-identity is to narrow down to 3 choices and using 'experts' would be to consult the 3 people in the studio -FBI investigator, psychologist, Body language expert

the contestant either takes home the money for each consecutive guess or risk losing everything for a wrong answer. Hence, if he/she thinks it's enough, they can take away what they have earned so far. For each contestant, they have a different set of strangers.

quite exciting cos some do not dress the way they are. even a pizza maker looked so smart.

anyway, my frenz thought i was from acjc. haha. not bad eh. i thought i was cheena enough...

btw studying in NBS has proven to be a right choice, especially since i took up HR. My professors have lots of job offer and frequently sent emails to us informing us about job, internship offers and we are spoilt for choices. but not for me, i already have a career.

still waiting for the results for GIP.. .arh... the wait is agonising...

spent my saturday doing volunteer work. morning had red cross subcom orientation - visited bloodbank, red cross home for the disabled. evening i had night cycling. total shack out.

but it was all worthwhile. especially a nostalgic trip back to the disabled home... seeing them smile but could not express their happiness through other ways :( they dun speak our language but when i held their hands, they felt the same. there is one guy who had an incredible talent, he could remember all the dates and day for this year. You just ask him what day is it for a particular date, he can tell you the answer faster than u click your phone calendar....

btw, identity is shown on channel 5 - 10pm.

..:: 521. The One With Mid-term crisis ::..

just went through GIP interview... my econs tutor was one of the interviewer and when she saw me from afar, she went 'john! come on in'. i was stunned cos i thought i was late. In the end, it was the girl before me that was late so she allowed me to go first.

the scary part is when she asked me about my strengths and i told the panel about me being vocal and she suddenly blurted out 'how come you are so quiet in my class?'. i knew it was coming so i had to explain her tutorial style did not really encourage participation - it's those go up and present your answers kind. of course not that blatantly...

the prof already posted guide to midterm test... i have not even studied for it. die. just went to the bank to create another account for the club. now i have tons of receipt and grants to deal with...

today driving was ok. just that the uncle asked me not to look so decent. must be more daring and proactive... when i look must really turn my head to show the examiner...

..:: 520. The One With Vexed ::..

i'm so vexed... heart break. urh. found out someone lied to me. haiz. i was asked to be more trusting and that was what i got.

my international project officers interested to get me to be the facililator for the overseas CIP trip to vietnam. There are so many concerns... firstly, i am shortlisted to go for global immersion programm (GIP) which means i will go overseas for one semester.

come to think... if i go overseas... my committee how to survive with treasurer overseas? no one to claim their receipts. shucks.

if i go for the CIP trip, i cannot work in dec meaning i got less money to spend during GIP. both also once in a lifetime experience.

HOW?

..:: 519. The One With 881 ::..

finally get to experience the hype that got most singaporeans talking - the film by royston tan 881... named after the papaya sisters vs their arch rival fruit - durian sisters

got hooked to their theme song: One Half



that auntie in the show damn funny... hope the movie get into the golden horse cos i think they are deserving. the movie brings u to laughter and tears... the same sentence said in mandarin and hokkien really sounds different. though hokkien is known to sound crude but i get hooked on hearing hokkien songs... :X watched the show at midnight.

rushed to school in the morning at 7am for red cross... then later running to suntec at 1030 for HR orientation before i fly down to Rasa Sentosa for Sports Ball... I want to go comex! tomorrow last day :(