..:: 437. The One With End of Projects ::..

finally... my projects are officially done with :)

no more staying up late... no more meetings... no more powerpoint...

and to top it all, got A+ for all my projects :) definitely a great start :)

my first project was for marketing. we have to set up a company and come up with business plan and present to the class. my group did 'dingdong.sg' a one-stop delivery service for food, clothes, gifts, etc. shot a video which i added the channel u intro :)

marketing presentations are crazy. the minimum number of slides from a group was 130.

so glad after our presentation, our tutor who was super strict with us before the recess gave A++... yes 2 plus! lol...

we even treat the class coffee and buns as part of our opening act...

then next project was our organisational behaviour (ob) and design module. that grade was tedious and difficult to get. consist of 3 parts. after we presented a case, we are open to 'attacks' from the rest of the class. and when other groups are presenting, we have to think critically to answer questions or value add to what they have said. the tough part was we had to look up for credible journals, find theories and citations to support what we say. as my tutor said, 'no coffee shop talk allowed'. whatever we say must link it using ob terms.

after 3 weeks, she flashed the results on ppt and just as our group thought we didnt do as well cos we were the first group to present. we got A for case. A+, A for attacks and an overall A+. best group among her 3 classes. we almost jumped for joy.

ok. sorry i'm in my satisfaction-progression process (OB term). intrinsic motivator for myself :)

then last project was on McDonalds. our group chose china as our approach with much worries... but as we present, i felt it was the best content presentation. in the words of my tutor, 'this is definitely a A+, they speak with facts and figures, you cant argue with them...' a 20MB, 153 slides that i never thought the end product could be so satisfying.

also went to do some 'fund raising' for my hall... dunno why they wanna use the term 'canvassing' which doesnt seem to be the correct term. anyway was at the great eastern women 10km run. took cab with my hall mates at 4am! to padang. so tired. but the adidas dri-fit tee and cap were worth it :P

had a feel of driving. addicted but now exams drawing near.

so busy. i nid a breather. was in:

ntu sports club sub com: sch events - fitness assessment, street challenge, sports expose

ntu sports club- national event, surf and sweat main committee

ntu modern jazz dance club

hall sub comm (social)

hall dance

investment interactive club

and exams are 17 days ahead o_O

..:: 436. The One With Silk ::..

finally caught a movie! and it's at cineleisure with my long-long fren, toby. lol.

SILK is so... nice. it's a must watch. at first thought it was some cheap horror movie talking about ghost, spirit, after-life. but it really touched me and scared me at the same time. the story uncovers more excitingly as the show goes on... i 'climaxed' a few times. lol. wrong word to use but just you thought the show gonna end, more weird stuff appeared.

must go catch the show.. especially since i blog just to recommend the movie.

went vivocity and dropped my jaw... literally. so big, you can easily get lost. finally some place to satisfy my retail therapy... every shop in singapore i think you can find there... minus neighbourhood stores... even kopitiam and banquet were side by side. divided by a barrier cos kopitiam non-halal...

i bought a pair of nike shorts cos my army shorts are freaking short! for one with lanky legs, unglam sia... emphasise my ultra malnutrition-ed legs :( at least it covers up till my knees :) now you can only see my leg hairs. hehe...

bought dvds... the break up and friends special episodes of rachael...ok sorry i adore jennifer aniston can?

and birthday present for my gal friend. lucky gal. :P

i got offer for overseas CIP expedition, hopefully army can excuse me. :(

got poster design to do.. arghz. haven touch anything yet.

got video transcript to do. it's so hard cos it's an interview with a kid! you know they like to mumble and say things that are out-of-point. so hard to figure out what they trying to say... -_-

but i'm patient :) they're just kids i tell myself.

..:: 435. The One With Glutton ::..

oh... i ate a lot today. had 2 servings of lunch, dinner and even ate supper. lunch had roast chicken and udon as second serving. dinner noodles and pork chop meal. supper at 2am 3 x prata :)

bought this...138 bucks


going to buy this... 60 bucks


have i mentioned my marketing proj got A++?
yeah. ya two plus...
given my tutor gave D, Fs to the class and my unassessed got C+.
great boost of morale and now the class to upkeep market.
cheers.

..:: 434. The One With Back to Myself ::..

gosh so fast a month has passed! everyday been busy with project discussion, that's why i never update my blog... not much happening also. i am busy but at the same time enjoying all the while. been really blessed with all the people ard me... supportive classmates who always make tutorials so enjoyable. everyone smiles in class :)

this week (after my recess week) was the start of accessed presentations. first up was the marketing project abt this destiny cafe where their targeted market was couples... a cafe and place for them to get cosy and they provide meals and board games. weird thing was that they had this 12 hours for 30 dollars package. i mean... who will play for 12 hrs? in the end they got B+ which was surprising cos our tutor never gave anything better than C.

i think perhaps their targeted group is more of high segment. really scared of my group's cos we target the middle-high segment with a special kind of 'delivery service' like vertu but definitely not as 'class' as a cafe.

next was the case study of banyan tree. the group got an F when they did giordano. so my friend was really scared. just 1/4 through the presentation, the tutor suddenly asked them to cycle through and we were stunned. 'you all can cycle through, easily an A+'. *silence* but i could see my friend grinning thru'out the presentation. what a breakthrough. wah. now my group feels stress to 'upkeep' the market.

ok shant talk so much abt sch. pix time... with my ob (organisation behaviour module) group... we had so much fun doing project...



who says go SMU to study business is better? i guess people here are more 'real' though we are competitive in our own ways. we did our project from 11pm to 6am. everything must have a first, dont u think?

our accessed case study... after discussion, we had steamboat in my hall :) cant have it when u are in SMU. no hostel. :P



went to hwa chong for mid autumn festival... had dinner with the class.



class bench with the class!



with my besties! yanping and stephrene.

..:: 433. The One With Red Cross Bazaar ::..

oh well me organised steamboat-cum-mahjong for my sports camp og in my hall room. went to supermarket bought all the stuff and prepared all by myself. *claps*



the m&m shirt cute sia...





sat went to national library. surprised by the new look. then went for some sinful retail therapy at bugis. bought an adidas tee and 2 freshbox tees... amount to 90+ :(
then went to nus ucc for dance blast! concert. not bad. quite cool to have a ex ntu award winning dj to spin tracks at the back. but hip hop steps kinda limited. a lot of reggae and butt shaking and gang-fight themes :(

sun went for cip at red cross international bazaar at royal thai embassy...



familiar faces...



look at my new tatoo...



plus my second day of sinful act... bought from one berm and belt, one shirt from topman and 2 cute tees from newbie. today 150 :(

..:: 432. The One With School ::..

school getting hectic... quizzes coming up and lots of reading to do. my class super competitive and always wants to be the 'spoil market'. we read extra and produce presentations for even a simple tutorial question. however, i really learnt a lot from the sharing. our tutors were impressed and of course it is to our advantage. only our class meet up every other day. other class say we crazy.

2 sep we had sports ball at intercontinential hotel and it was really fun with all the costumes... didnt have camera so had to 'borrow' pix. more pix will be up.

me and senior alex...


me and osama!


my group in arabian theme. still got other themes. await for pix :)


with our 2 pageant girls from our grp...


econs is really interesting but tough!
now i realise how come there are rebates and having you to keep receipts to get discounts... its hurdle method of price discrimination

thinking as an economist is really intriguing...

i love attending talks... so far attended:

NTU-OCBC talks series: Sex, Lies & Internet: What has it got to do with Ops & Technology
First Impression Counts: Professional Grooming Skills
Learning the ropes to expand your network
The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry (from P&G)
Intellectual property protection

and the upcoming:
NTU-IIC Financial Interactive Nights - Topics: Fundamental Analysis, stock market outlook, charting and trading online
Brand Consulting

really learnt a lot and can apply to my course. like the intellectual property talks about patents and copyrights which i cover in econs!

university life is really great. so much flexibility and autonomy to study what i like.

cheers.

P.S: thur having steamboat, tv, liqour, mahjong in my hall with my sports camp og.
wed and fri, dinner outings
thur free day. catching movie with my tutorial class
sat: NUS Danceblast concert

..:: 431. The One With Life in NTU ::..

of course must start of with pix update. life in NTU definitely exciting and interesting. thanks to all the seniors and freshies around me.

had inter-hall bash on 11th aug.



at PS swensen before our sports camp mambo night



then the aftermath of clubbing. the whole group stayed throughout and still went for supper!



one of my best clubbing experience...

now for the not so fun part, studying in uni is really different from the times i had in jc. perhaps times in ajc wont that good so i really treasure every moment here in NTU. had tutors that are either associate professors or Dr. kinda cool. very freestyle though strangely most of my tutorials still need to take attendence and my math tutor actually goes around to check our work :(

perhaps in business, i enjoyed the interaction in all my tutorial classes. SMU may protray students being interactive and participation marks are significant but i think my class did as well if not better. Publicity and gimmicks makes 'other' universities look good but i feel i have made the wisest choice here. though 3 yrs accelerated honours is a big short to enjoy life but hopefully those who are searching for a uni next time, think uni think NTU :)

my class super competitive. i wonder raising such high standards at the start of tutorials will benefit us in the long run... later our tutors expect more and we cannot deliver...

today happy sia. for organizational behaviour presentation... got the highest 75. not bad for our first presentation. i spent a lot of time researching and glad it paid off and were relevant and most importantly impressed the tutor.

my whole class took econs b4 except me... i looked so dumb in class. the pace was so fast... cramp 2 yrs of econs into 3 mths. wah. econs tutorial the most stressful...

aikes have to go back to study and tutorials.

P.S: have you all heard mr brown's podcast on mee siam mai hum? lol. damn funny.

..:: 430. The One With School Starts ::..

ntu started semester the earliest compared to the rest of the universities. quite pissed i have not got my annual allowance. called up and was told to wait another 2 weeks or so... when they have to give money, the process always takes so long.. but when it comes to deduct money, instantly man...

before sch started, had a mini celebration for satu kosong. my red cross friend :)



went to watch fireworks display with my pumbaa buddies... had heart to heart talk... but the crowd was wah.



had lots of outing...

went to watch click wth my friend then again with my pumbaa people...

decided to run for NTU Sports Club main com... logistics officer.
at the meeting room...



as usual cam whoring...

then the usual supper... i dun mind cos i wont grow fat...



this semester the modules i am taking are statistical and quatitative methods, marketing, principles of econs and organisational behaviour and design . quite relax cos i got thur no sch and fri only one period. so i took up elective, introduction to human resource management.

everything going well, thanks for all the concern :)

no pix for our mos sports bash yet. coming soon...

oh ya, wednesday went for some entrepreneur talk... saw mr han chairman of ten & han trading pte ltd, old chang kee. mr richard eu CEO of Eu Yan Sang and 23 other speakers.

signed up for various talks... since i stay in hall...

consumer banking what investment banking is not...
career in wholesome banking and wealth management...
grooming talk

lol. u may think i damn bo liao. but what is there to lose than just sit and listen?

marketing presentation needs to dress up :( gonna stock up G2000? lol.

got quite a few presentations coming up... only 2 weeks to the course :(
but i love the case studies like giordano, starbucks, breadtalk, apple...

till then.. cheers. those in ntu remember to pull ur friends to vote for me on union day 24 aug!

..:: 429. The One With Sports Unlimited 13 part 2::..

get ready to be blast by lots of pix. everyday meeting my og people... u guys are the greatest :)

we gathered at the sports and recreation centre... everytime see camera will shout 'photo! photo! wo yao kan dao wo de lian (i want to see my face!)' lol. it may seem bo liao or childish but very good way to zi-high :)



four groups make one world. we are the 'disney' world



opening ceremony... fireball effect. that is SU13 behind.



group leaders (GLs) and other seniors performing for us. super funny. hard gay.



second day afternoon... pool games i talked abt? scissors paper stone...



this is shack. girls shiok shiok play 'captain ball'. tread water and pushing the rubber tyre. tired ar...



maths time. have to sprint to get the balls with equations...



universe competition! disney won! make a raft and transport everyone from one end to the other.



following images may be scary. if you able to spot 'unusual' images, let me know!
taken at old changi hospital where we had our fright night on first day of seventh month. poo...

offerings or part of decoration? i think both.



the scariest station which got the girls crying... the guy was our senior who graduated... pro actor... aint the setting real and nice?



part of the station... the policemen awaiting groups to visit them for a scare



another one that got the girls crying like mad! lol. that ghost is the president of sports club. had to grab people's legs and i think got kicked the most :(



ok. enuff of scary pix. x-terrain day.



tunnel pix :)



station game. catapult to shoot balloons...



great view eh? my group cam-whoring...



again :)





sudoku... brains time...


lunch time. bread and biscuits. i almost died. not enuff food.



piggyback... hands and legs... broke back :)



cycling time!



so some stupid forfeit... flip leaves and mumble stupid things...



roll ball... we got perfect score!


here the pix for sea adventure at pasir ris park...







cheerleaders at work...



night cycling... ecp to sch. still looking fresh



or not...





amazing race briefing... 2D1N... fun!



first stop: k box at lot 1. choose and sing songs with the 3 chinese words given



2nd stop: yishun safra. pix with sports queen/king/etc...



this supposed to be ice. but it's like syrofoam



cam-whoring again


3rd stop: went to istana but no pix available. sad.

4th stop: golden mile complex. eat some weird thing. taste like cuttlefish



5th stop: near katong mall. taste smelly beancurd. strangely not as bad, maybe we smell worse.



6th stop: bedok hawker centre. shi zi ru kou. just eat.



7th stop: heading to pasir ris park. for rest point.



next day we headed off to our 8th stop: ECP. cable ski! fun!!



went to kallang. SDBA the 9th stop. kinda hard to solve the clue cos it's in sign language.



went tiong bahru and our nightmare 10th stop... eat one basin of rice... o_O



cannot take it. we go buy extra side dishes...



11th stop: west coast recreation centre. bowling!



hitch a ride to qian hu fishing farm... our 12th and final stop. the critical factor that let us win 3rd place.



us in action. not a gd station for impatient people like me :(



end point!!!



disney once again.



my secret pal... quiet girl. for a loud and happening guy like me :( haiz



my table... but i think i neglected my SP...



our finale.. last day... shack till the ultimate.



lao han la che... old hunks pull lorry? lol. girls shiok shiok... lucky dun haf super-lipid girl...



should have seen the girls pull the guys in tyres... damn unglam :P

me with the rest. last lap.



oh caught the girls crying.. we all stood in circles. people voice out their emotions... and girls cry... guys too la. hush hush.



my group gathered to share our fun and appreciation... as usual. the start of our everlasting friendship :)



ok... more updates on our outings and fireworkS! too many pix liao.