..:: 541. The One With ANTM 9 ::..

so happy... fri was a mad rush for me but it was all worth it. i had to rush down to download the videos taken from my competition from the staff from capitaland. when i reached capital towers, i went up 20th floor and realised the logo was jp morgan... something was wrong. in the end, the office was at robinson point -_- 5 min walk across the street, lucky me.

by the time i finished downloading, it was close to 630pm and i need to rush down to fortune centre for some celebration dinner. we took a maxi cab down to sentosa for the dinner. it was by the beach and had beds we could lie on. the staff became very 'kinky', they kept talking about going to 7 eleven to top up 'supplies' and blowjobs and wat not. i didnt expect them to be so open-minded. it was sweet that the staff planned a programme for us.

the 'blowjob' was actually to finish a bottle of red wine in less than 5 mins, so that explains what they meant by having a quickie. we had a mini prize presentation for the best volunteers. i was one of the 3 guys and i was really really shocked to receive the new ipod nano as one of the prizes. *gulps* and it was 8gb one!

it was all great and i was enjoying until i had to book a cab to rush back. my online quiz ends at 11pm and i boarded the cab at 1030pm to head back to ntu as i left my textbook in school. the uncle really sped for me as i managed to reach school at 1055pm. with 5 mins to run up to a room and connect my laptop, log on and begin the quiz. on the cab, i was already thinking of reasons to give my professor to extend the dateline which was highly unlikely. i thought i had to give up my test and be the only one not to have done the test.

after i completed the test, i was surprised to get 40/50 which was gd enough cos the prof's expectation was 75%.

i now can watch videos in my ipod! cool...

i spent almost half a sat doing project in school. no choice the proj has been such a drag and i definitely need something new to energise me.

was watching prison break 3 online yesterday, thx to yashira. and yes it's out if you have not known. just as exciting as the second season. happened to watch america's next top model cycle 9 too... i love this gal, heather. She suffered from Asperger syndrome which is one of several autism spectrum disorders (ASD) characterized by difficulties in social interaction and by restricted and stereotyped interests and activities. (wikipedia) She also had awkward bodily movements but she takes great pictures both profile and frontal.

this cycle had girls who are less mean but more pretty =) more high fashion kinda looks. i love jenah and chantel too =)

heather -> chantel -> jenah

rock climbing photo shoot



taken from high building



from recycled materials

..:: 540. The One With Tata Crucible ::..

amidst the crazy schedule, yas and i went down to NUS university culture centre to take part in the first ever Tata Crucible International. It's a business quiz competition and it is also the first time they are having it in Singapore.

The prelim rounds saw 150 teams of 2 all seated in the auditorium where the quizmaster nicknamed pickbrain revealed each question on the big screen. I managed to scribble some and you guys can try answering. Yas and I were not too bad ourselves, scoring above average and a few points away from being the top 8. damn.

1. On March 8, 1817, this organization drafted a constitution was then renamed. It was known for its founding & subsequent fathers. What are we talking about here?

2. Which company's stores are known as scoop shops?

3. in 1969, a German company Henkel invented a product after the convenience of lipstick. What is this product?

4. Who uses 'Angels' as their spokesperson?

5. "Made in America" by Sam Walton is about a company. What company is that?

6. Which is the largest manufacturer of digital cameras. Clue: this company is not known for being the manufacturer of digital cameras.

7. In 1987, city of Frankfurt celebrates this festival. This year, it celebrates 500th anniversary for this particular food item. What is it?

8. This company uses 'the third place' in its marketing becuase it vies to be the 'extra place' people frequent after home and work. Which company is that?

9. This restaurant was credited for the concept of 'Happy Hours'.

10. (it was a pictorial question showing 6 hats). who was the creator?

11. This search engine service is available at http://www.live.com/

12. Skoda Auto was founded in which country in 1895 as Laurin & Klement?

13. This english version book series was published by Boomsbury in UK, ....

14. Buyukkokten, a turkish software engineer stated this independent project. What was it?

15. (Pictorial question) Which company owns this logo? its a 3 diagonal thick strokes

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16. Alfapets, skip-a-cross, palavras cruzadas are trademarks of Hasbro. What game are we talking about?

17. This product turns 500 yrs in 2003. It was manufactured by Russian Monks in 1503 for use as an antiseptic but now it is consumed for different reasons.

18. Grameen Bank is founded in which country? Clue: the founder recently won a nobel peace prize

19. Patty stonesifer is the CEO of which non-profit organisation?

20. (pictorial question) logo of an alligator facing right. What brand is that?

21. This successful business lady published a book called 'Body and Soul' - Profits with prinicples. Who is she?

22. This airline is the first to fly A380. DUH??

23. This place of interest is known as transquilty in malay.

24. Who is the russian oil major who has a stake in Chelsea FC

25. its a pictorial question of a guy.


So how many can you get? we could get 18 and a few we knew but didnt go with our instinct =(

..:: 539. The One With Crazy Shit ::..

first. whee... i won the best volunteer award for the SFW07 =) surprised...

nothing to smile after that. got so much work to do!!!

a report for a comms module due tomorrow and i have not started. ( why am i still blogging? )
223 quiz on friday
final presentation for 223 next tue with report due later
research paper for hp101 due next tue
final presentation for 226 and report
final presentation for comms next mon/wed
project report for hp102 due in 2 weeks

crazy shit this 2 weeks. u bet!
i should be listening to the frey's how to save a life

HR challenge application closes end of this month and L'oreal Brandstorm opens after that.

any one wasting time should be shot!

..:: 538. The One With Sweet Frenz ::..

damn. results for brands not out today. wat an agonising wait.

anyway really wanna thank my 214 team mate for being so sweet to remind me that there is a presentation today and offered to pass me notes on the lessons i have missed. many thanks to Sheng An. Not the first time he offered his help though, truly grateful.

next to my fren, raymond, who wont probably be visiting my blog but then thanks for packing dinner for me while i am deeply engrossed in my semiannual 抢救GPA大作战

next is my other friend Alex who bought me dinner too cos he knows i am sick of canteen food and bought from JP - jurong point, mind u and he stays in hall 15. how sweet can a fren be?

but... where are the girls??? haha. i'm supposed to be nice to the girls.

wed going nus for tata crucible quiz and i have not mug for it for this week. shucks. looking forward to have dinner with sam and jeremy in raffles hall

been raining for the whole day... but i cant sleep! so much work to do.

* i enjoyed the simple times of just chilling out and eating at subway =)

..:: 537. The One With Dare To ::..

well probably my last post about fashion week... been rather zoned out and occupied with SFW that i felt bad not being there for my project mates... sorry jiayi, i noe ya reading and will re-energise and get our A+ for our projects... really blessed to have frenz who are so supporting and keep asking me to get enough rest when they themselves had little.

fri received call from the staff in taff (textile and fashion federation) that they need dressers for fri night zouk show. strangely they chose me and i was pretty excited and called up debbie who was a dresser during the designers show to ask for some tips...

i didnt expect the backstage to be that chaotic... for the first time, i have been to zouk twice in a week and early too... reported at 5pm and began to 'steam' the clothes - designers are particular about their clothes getting all that crease...

then 845pm came, the male models started to stream into the tents in batches and i was fast in action. helping the designer dress the models, look for accessories, shoes helping him to tie ribbons, adjust the shirt, collar, etc. we have until 930 to dress 15 models and with just 3 dressers.

at the backstage, the show producer lined up the models and dressers. i was quite surprised to be roped in to dress the female models :X one of them, maria, requested me to roll up the sleeves of her netted top so that when she stripped, i can just put it on for her. it was kinda weird to hear her say 'i will strip myself, you just help me put it on. shoes last.'

i took a look at the catalogue and began to search for her shoes. they are complicated to wear -_- and this is the attire i am supposed to help her put on...

from



to



and i swear i was not prepared for a full monty. but of course, have to be professional. cos i have to get it done within 30 secs - not specific timing but when its her turn, she must go. there was a lot of screaming and yelling. after my model came back from her first outfit, i had to pull her to the back and help her to unzip and put on. the designer came over to help adjust while i removed and put on new shoes. nothing cropped up. phew. but that adrenaline was wow!



the one on the right =) she's friendly and patient with me. some models can get quite mean and shout at u ...

there was a model from china but she looked like a singaporean... cant resist to take a pic with her.



sorry the make up didnt make the pic look flattering.

my fren was desperate to take pic with this model.



model from ntu ... we were also from surf sweat



after the runway...





oh btw from day 2... bodynits

i am so getting this jacket in march...



and this funny model has very keen camera sense to pose for my camera =) how much does he train to get that kind of abs? the guys around me started to feel their tummy when he walked past.

..:: 536. The One With SFW 07 ::..

singapore fashion week was a great blast! started off as a helper and i thought i was going to do registration, logistics and ushering... all the boring stuff... but first day when i got briefed that i was going to be the 'door bitch', i was delighted... why bitch, sounds better than bast*#% right?

My task was to allow priority seating for the hosted/overseas and local buyers, press... then the VIP, designers then the rest of the crowd. It wasnt easy at first when people tried to barge through... but with every show, i got more experience and its pretty cool to say no to VIP and designers. Now i know why clubs' door bitches are hated and why they always show that irritated face. When you have so many people trying to push their way in and reason with you why they should be allowed in, u will definitely get pissed off...

i remember for the last day, there was one show with the most supporters from the 'aunties' category. Sometimes the previous show ends late and the show producer for the next needs to rehearse how the models should walk and where to pose, etc. Hence, it is not possible to sit exactly at the pre allocated time slot.

I had to guard the door and every time the door opens, people peek in and ask whether can they be seated. Got a few aunties actually asked me to ask the producer how long he needs. what the hell? If they cant stand for that long, they can jolly well sit on the floor. There was this lady who went in commenting, 'oh my legs are breaking'. I was so tempted to say 'then go drink more milk'.

when we had to separate the buyers from the normal guests which is the right thing to do cos the buyers are the ones making the purchases, hence they should get priority seating. then you will hear from some real bitches commenting 'oh now we are second class citizens'... if you were the one guarding the door, wont you feel mad?

anyway i always shut the door loud enough to shut them up. i overheard one auntie mentioned ' wah now then rehearse'... hello? 7 shows per day, how are you going to arrange the rehearsal slots when the shows are back to back? worse, they are not the ones making any purchases.

shall talk abt the perks of a helper. dresser got to interact with the models but unable to watch the show... the hosts to the buyers can watch provided there are space and they have to go around with their buyers which i think is damn shack. being the 'crew' (helper) is the best. first we get to watch all the shows. then we get to collect all the remaining goodie bags =) even the dressers have to ask us to collect for them...

so you can expect all the crew members to carry goodie bags every night after the show. have collected good stuff like make up from MAC which i dun need =(, towels, belts, chocolate, tee shirts, badges, name card holders, vouchers, etc. we are the happiest people in the designer show.

day 1 layout - i saw kym ng and huang biren at the last show by francis cheong



day 2 had platforms for people to sit on...



day 3 had zigzag runway



during free time, we get to take pictures with the models and here are some i took. they are gorgeous and so tall ~





took with the designer and my new fave brand... NICHOLAS =) bought a nice shirt from his store at 130 bucks after 10% discount...



the whole experience was fun... also got tips from the show producer how to run a show. being a model is not just about pretty face. even the walk have a lot to do with audience analysis. follow music, lighting, must have good 'camera sense', signature walk and pose.... different costumes requires different poses... with accessories it makes it easier to pose... gowns requires accentuation of body postures. learnt a lot on the runway formation and how to mix music to deliver the impact/ambience that matches the designer's style.

last but not least, cam whore to end the whole week of style and fashion. i am now more aware of local brands and have since joined their mailing list so i can get the latest stuff =) i lurve this blue metallic jacket from bodynits which is coming out in march =(

..:: 535. The One With BRAND'S ::..

finally uploaded my trophy pic...



anyway was staying up in my school reading room with my 2 dear friends rushing for our proposal due on friday... it is similar to those competition that throws u in a room and u have a few hours to come up with a proposal. that kind of stress somehow excites the 3 of us... somehow we are productive when it approaches 4am...

we hogged the table since 1030pm... and this is just 2am and we can still see students in school. all rushing for projects but we arent..



this is jiayi, my team mate who loves to act cute with all her 'named' items... laptop-lucy, handphone-bala, thumbdrive-zachary... how crazy is that? i shall name my toilet paper-foral. 'hey you wanna use my foral? it goes well with ur erm...' :X ok shant spam her if not later the hwa chong-dean list gal will murder me or kick my slippers...



this is at 4am... this is my other team mate, yashira. ms wonderwoman. so witty you have to catch her sarcastic jokes before u become a victim of hers... so happy working with smart people... this rj gal can write good executive summary :P



this is at about 6am... where students start streaming in as early as 7am... we worked till 12pm before i went to print the proposal to hand up and each of us rushed back to wash up to attend ABCC- asian business case competition... saw foreign delegates competing in this competition... the moment the 2nd team came out, we knew they were from nbs... i must say they are impressive and probably can get 1st.



the audience... saw a few of my professors there too...



sat afternoon have to rush to mohd sultan road for singapore fashion week... helping out to set up the place for the designer show runway and exhibition. excited... but carrying the zillion cartons of wine, water, sponsors items...



one of the tag of the buyers. duh.
shall upload the SFW tee soon =)

..:: 534. The One With Mob Tv ::..

i felt like a promoter for mob tv yesterday... decided to go to our seminar room so we can catch up on some shows... seminar room was locked so we went to the next tutorial room and saw our seminar mates!

then i put on the projector and we watched a very old show - immortal love 不老的传说 by chew chor meng about vampire... surprised by my frenz who knew so much about the old shows even their theme songs... they said i subscribed for the wrong reasons cos my purpose was to catch up on informative/educational shows...

then today we deprived a few students of coming into the class early cos its mob tv time... we invited the yr 1 to watch with us but they rather stay outside... weird.

at yesterday dinner i was sharing with my frenz how scary the rides i took in hongkong and taiwan and my fren told me i could be a gd storyteller cos they felt as if they were on the rides... mmm... didnt noe i so shen! haha.

i managed to clear my bh 223 report, presentation... now left the ultimate competition proposal... we are doing at 930PM in school, making use of the 24hr reading room. SHEN. 神

..:: 533. The One With Resident Evil ::..

RE Extinction is awesome... great thriller i admit i have a weak heart. most of the time i cant bear to look at the scene whenever it is in total darkness... not gross enough for me =( but there seem to be a part 4 =) hurray.

today had an ultimate orgasm. lol. i had 3 meetings concurrently, at least. i was running from my school comms lab and free access lab...

but i had a really fun session for our brands competition... it's definitely more fun than doing our module project... thinking of product name made us laugh non-stop...

missed the singapore fashion week briefing... had to make a trip down tml and then also to red cross hq. *faints*

i got locked out of a room. damn bad experience. frantically searching for my friend but luckily found it.

saw on news... the olympic committee had trained dogs to walk the visually-impaired athletes... so cute to see the dogs crossing the roads and stuff... hope the dogs are not seen as exploitation...

..:: 532. The One With Recovery ::..

after that hp102 test which didnt turn out well, partly due to me feeling sleepy while doing the paper and also not spending enough time to study...

spent my whole day in free-access lab to do 2 projects. for brands and for bh 223 - compensation & benefits...

shld list down my potential meetings to get a sense whether i can survive the coming week...

brands competition proposal due on friday.
bh 226 - strategic hr & consulting interview with philips
bh 223 - start on phase 3
hp 102 - start to analyse data using spss ... deja vu...
ab 214 - presentation due on wed
singapore fashion week briefing on mon afternoon
red cross meeting for blood drive next week
asian business case competition finals on fri

i cant survive with just one meeting per day. shucks. how to prioritise when everything is due together. sian.

so intense. dunno to love it or hate it.

quote i stumbled upon: 'The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but has no vision' - Helen Keller

..:: 531. The One With Burning Out ::..

i am leading quite a dysfunctional schedule nowadays... what is busy? everyone is busy in their own ways. Some are busy because of their work and it was something they cannot avoid. For me, i am busy because i kinda asked for it.

with such a heavy project-intensive specialisation, most of my free time are for project meetings... wanting to stretch my potential, i decided to challenge myself so i took up quite a few competitions like the upcoming Brands New Product Development and Tata Crucible International Business Quiz.

was at a red cross meeting yesterday and i found myself very out of place. firstly, other youths are actively involved in the 'project' but i felt i was in a way not committing enough. whenever i get the opportunity or the momentum, i would go for that thing i long for. for now somehow, my focus is to 'market' myself by gaining as much exposure as i can to the corporate world.

why the sudden feeling? perhaps i have only one year to enjoy the 'civilian' life before i commit my 4 years in green. lately due to timetable and meetings, i find myself having lunch at 4pm, dinner at 10+... i see my fren go gym after school and i really envy ... 3 years really too short... how to enjoy and achieve at the same time? grades are not everyhing.

haiz... later listening to MM Lee... hopefully he can give some inspiration =)

..:: 530. The One With Nerdy Pumbaas ::..

after a year of forging friendship, i'm glad in ntu, at least i know there's a group or rather my group of friends i can count on. as usual with our meet-up, we will do cranky things. this time we were clowns at new york new york...



thx patsy for the collage.

anyway back to my glamorous pic :X



as the pic reads... the winning smiles

..:: 529. The One With SHRI ::..

went for a hr dev conference organised by spore hr institute... didnt know that each talk can go up to about 500 bucks... cos i was still lamenting on the fact that i had to take a cab down to town early in the morning... cab fare was about 23 bucks. bad traffic jam also.

but being the only student helper there was fun! got to do lots of networking and with high profile people from citibank, standard charted, jobstreet, etc. Chatted with consultants from different consulting agency like Hay group, Catalyst, etc.

I was offered an enticing internship with SHRI... but i am still weighing with my army attachment. cos with army i would be getting about 2k and dec is my bonus month.... the attachment with SHRI is good for experience but only gives 600 bucks. I do need the extra cash to save for my china trip... haiz. wat to do?

also having a few competition on my hand... like the BRANDS competition and in oct, TATA crucible business quiz challenge.

i got 75 for my quiz. though above average but I thought I could have done better =(

..:: 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 :(

..:: 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 ...