..:: 630. The One With Crazy Schedule ::..
went for a norwegian party on fri night. so glad i went for it, made a lot of new friends including a few germans. it was really nice to just chill out and talk about stuff other than school and projects. went with my going-to-india friends. my nose decided to go crazy with me, cant say that the house is dusty but i think i didnt sleep well so it's like my body mechanism.
anyway, chipped in for my god-ma's birthday present. wow. 500+ watch from tissot and 200 bucks of m.a.c stuff.
i am having a crazy week.
1. project report and presentation due on tue.
2. project report and presentation due on fri.
3. presentation due on fri. yes. 3 things due on the same friday. and it is all happening from 830am to 430pm.
hope i survive to go geylang for durian spread and frog leg porridge.
:(
i still missed my thumbdrive. gosh when i am tired, dunno what grammar i am using. -_-
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
..:: 628. The One With Projects ::..
so glad this sem the deadlines for projects are kinda staggered. tml i will be clearing 227, report sent today and tml presentation.
after class, work on 326 cos there is a meeting on wed.
after wed, work on 225 cos there is a meeting on thur.
after thur, study for 326 test on fri.
after fri, work on 331 cos there is work due on sat.
after sat, work on 225 cos the project is due on tue.
after tue, work on both 331 and 326 cos both are due on fri.
*faints*
so glad this sem the deadlines for projects are kinda staggered. tml i will be clearing 227, report sent today and tml presentation.
after class, work on 326 cos there is a meeting on wed.
after wed, work on 225 cos there is a meeting on thur.
after thur, study for 326 test on fri.
after fri, work on 331 cos there is work due on sat.
after sat, work on 225 cos the project is due on tue.
after tue, work on both 331 and 326 cos both are due on fri.
*faints*
Sunday, March 22, 2009
..:: 627. The One With HRYF ::..
warning: lots of lashing out and if you are the unfortunate party mentioned, no offense. i know different people may have different ways of doing things but i just felt like penning down my feelings and how i would do it. maybe i have stepped on your toes or i sucked at some area of my job, you can skip the part about you if you are mentioned. no names will be mentioned and it is not hard to guess anyway.
working through the night was pleasant, though we were rushing last-min stuff like preparing name tags for the participants and facilitators, i enjoyed doing it with my fellow year 3s. however, i was doing up slides late last night which was not really my responsibility. sent questions out earlier but they were not included in the slides. when i requested for a copy of the slides so i could make changes to the questions, i had to sms 3 different people cos each one told me the other has it. greatness. blood pressure (BP) level 1.
slept at 5am and had to wake up at 6 cos we were meeting at 7. morning was not slow-moving which was unexpected. everyone did their part and participants started to stream in.
the problem came only during the arrival of guest-of-honour. he was there at the breakfast reception and we had to stall for time because one of the guest speakers was late. ridiculous right? how could you make the GOH wait for a guest? next thing was the person who will be sitting beside the GOH should be with the GOH and not doing some other things, right? BP Level 2.
In the end, the GOH had to go in and the seat beside him was empty -_-
everything was well until there was not enough plates and utensils for F&B but luckily someone noticed and we went to quad to buy more. there was quick thinking done to replace the rice that had been finished with leftover noodles from the breakfast reception. i was very happy with the initiatives. some facilitators were also interacting with their own groups which were commendable.
the second half was at LKC LT. luckily i pushed for it, it was initially changed without my consent, especially when i already told the judges that it will be LKC and also there will not be enough space for the games if it was not held in LKC. BP level 3.
when i was at lkc, i realised that there will be facilitators who will be joining us at LKC and hence i called for help to get the extra tee shirts from the previous LT. i received a curt reply "why dont u send some people over?". hello? my side only 4 people and there are tons of people at your side. when i ask whether you can help take the shirts over, i dont literally mean you. you can actually ask for help from others who are coming over from your side. BP level just raised to 4.
sorry for the sudden flare cos i was checking my mail and realised my 2 paragraphs i wrote for my project was deleted cos someone thought i was repeating myself. -_-. giving validity and reliability for selection tools is "too technical" for the client? i mean if you dont give the figures, you "bullshit" your way through for your recommendations? i mean come on, you know that the final product is assessed by the prof, dont you want to include things to show that you have learnt from the course? how can you see it as something extra? i just dont understand.
ok back to the forum, arghz.
at 345, one of my judges had not shown up. i was worried but i doubted he will back out. made a mistake, forgot to record his hp though i left my number with him. luckily he texted me at 355 that he made a wrong exit. requested the emcees to let the participants have a break while waiting for the judges. luckily he arrived at 405 and everything could continue.
i was very happy that 2 of the judges i invited gave very good comments and questions. grateful that they agree to spend their precious weekend to judge the competition. oh i should drop them an email.
during the break, i suggested that since there are spare questions left and we had lots of pens left over, why dont we ask the audience questions and give away the pens?
no, they look tired. anyway we are playing the video (showing slideshows of pictures taken)
fine. upset but i respect their decision. i could go up the stage to give but figured that it would be inappropriate to do that.
judges feedback and prize presentation. greatness. my bp level shot even higher. i told the emcees that the judges will give feedback and then someone will give tokens to them and then the prize presentation.
out of nowhere, someone suddenly came to announce the results. maybe its from my own experience in organising events in red cross, mostly involving prize presentations, that normally once you announce the results, no one will care (as much) about what you say later. hence, the usual practice is feedback, tokens, certificates of participation and then prize presentation.
so we had 3 judges standing behind while results were announced. the whole group who won came up and received the prize. then came the horrifying certificates of participation. announced team name but did not request whole team to come up and so we have 3 judges shaking one person's hand for the next 7 rounds.
since when do you see 3 award presenters except in the oscars and grammys. usually you rotate each person to give out different awards or stuff.
i saw the emcees standing there looking lost cos they have no "job" on stage.
once the event was over, everyone was just feeling happy and if i remember vividly, i wanted a shot of all the participants with the organisers in the earlier part of the programme but was TOLD it was inappropriate. i understand the difficulty in coordinating during the lunch break but after the event?
even though announcement was made, everyone started to stroll to the stage. i had to use the mike to get things going. had to wait for all to go up the stage before i invited the judges.
i felt bad while giving the debrief. lashing out my negative thoughts. i was disappointed, i could hide it by praising everyone but i know no one will say the bad things and in the end no improvements. i know i could sugar coat the negative so that they dont turn out harsh but i was tired and didnt want to prolong anyone's stay. our committee really had different views about certain issues and we were all insistent that our own way is better. we didnt want to step on each other's toes which have resulted a degree of confusion due to the frequent change of plans. there was a lack of a decision maker and hence boundaries were not drawn and authorities were not assigned. i didnt want to suddenly take charge cos i must admit i was not actively involved in the planning in the start. so i mostly gave advice.
but overall, i think everyone did their part and together we managed to pull off the event. i understand that things cannot always turn out perfect, just that when things go wrong and i know it should not have based on my experience. i get angry and frustrated with myself for not stepping in.
ok. done with ranting. couldnt talk about it cos had friends who had bigger issues to handle and i rather be their listening ears than to pour my feelings out to them.
warning: lots of lashing out and if you are the unfortunate party mentioned, no offense. i know different people may have different ways of doing things but i just felt like penning down my feelings and how i would do it. maybe i have stepped on your toes or i sucked at some area of my job, you can skip the part about you if you are mentioned. no names will be mentioned and it is not hard to guess anyway.
working through the night was pleasant, though we were rushing last-min stuff like preparing name tags for the participants and facilitators, i enjoyed doing it with my fellow year 3s. however, i was doing up slides late last night which was not really my responsibility. sent questions out earlier but they were not included in the slides. when i requested for a copy of the slides so i could make changes to the questions, i had to sms 3 different people cos each one told me the other has it. greatness. blood pressure (BP) level 1.
slept at 5am and had to wake up at 6 cos we were meeting at 7. morning was not slow-moving which was unexpected. everyone did their part and participants started to stream in.
the problem came only during the arrival of guest-of-honour. he was there at the breakfast reception and we had to stall for time because one of the guest speakers was late. ridiculous right? how could you make the GOH wait for a guest? next thing was the person who will be sitting beside the GOH should be with the GOH and not doing some other things, right? BP Level 2.
In the end, the GOH had to go in and the seat beside him was empty -_-
everything was well until there was not enough plates and utensils for F&B but luckily someone noticed and we went to quad to buy more. there was quick thinking done to replace the rice that had been finished with leftover noodles from the breakfast reception. i was very happy with the initiatives. some facilitators were also interacting with their own groups which were commendable.
the second half was at LKC LT. luckily i pushed for it, it was initially changed without my consent, especially when i already told the judges that it will be LKC and also there will not be enough space for the games if it was not held in LKC. BP level 3.
when i was at lkc, i realised that there will be facilitators who will be joining us at LKC and hence i called for help to get the extra tee shirts from the previous LT. i received a curt reply "why dont u send some people over?". hello? my side only 4 people and there are tons of people at your side. when i ask whether you can help take the shirts over, i dont literally mean you. you can actually ask for help from others who are coming over from your side. BP level just raised to 4.
sorry for the sudden flare cos i was checking my mail and realised my 2 paragraphs i wrote for my project was deleted cos someone thought i was repeating myself. -_-. giving validity and reliability for selection tools is "too technical" for the client? i mean if you dont give the figures, you "bullshit" your way through for your recommendations? i mean come on, you know that the final product is assessed by the prof, dont you want to include things to show that you have learnt from the course? how can you see it as something extra? i just dont understand.
ok back to the forum, arghz.
at 345, one of my judges had not shown up. i was worried but i doubted he will back out. made a mistake, forgot to record his hp though i left my number with him. luckily he texted me at 355 that he made a wrong exit. requested the emcees to let the participants have a break while waiting for the judges. luckily he arrived at 405 and everything could continue.
i was very happy that 2 of the judges i invited gave very good comments and questions. grateful that they agree to spend their precious weekend to judge the competition. oh i should drop them an email.
during the break, i suggested that since there are spare questions left and we had lots of pens left over, why dont we ask the audience questions and give away the pens?
no, they look tired. anyway we are playing the video (showing slideshows of pictures taken)
fine. upset but i respect their decision. i could go up the stage to give but figured that it would be inappropriate to do that.
judges feedback and prize presentation. greatness. my bp level shot even higher. i told the emcees that the judges will give feedback and then someone will give tokens to them and then the prize presentation.
out of nowhere, someone suddenly came to announce the results. maybe its from my own experience in organising events in red cross, mostly involving prize presentations, that normally once you announce the results, no one will care (as much) about what you say later. hence, the usual practice is feedback, tokens, certificates of participation and then prize presentation.
so we had 3 judges standing behind while results were announced. the whole group who won came up and received the prize. then came the horrifying certificates of participation. announced team name but did not request whole team to come up and so we have 3 judges shaking one person's hand for the next 7 rounds.
since when do you see 3 award presenters except in the oscars and grammys. usually you rotate each person to give out different awards or stuff.
i saw the emcees standing there looking lost cos they have no "job" on stage.
once the event was over, everyone was just feeling happy and if i remember vividly, i wanted a shot of all the participants with the organisers in the earlier part of the programme but was TOLD it was inappropriate. i understand the difficulty in coordinating during the lunch break but after the event?
even though announcement was made, everyone started to stroll to the stage. i had to use the mike to get things going. had to wait for all to go up the stage before i invited the judges.
i felt bad while giving the debrief. lashing out my negative thoughts. i was disappointed, i could hide it by praising everyone but i know no one will say the bad things and in the end no improvements. i know i could sugar coat the negative so that they dont turn out harsh but i was tired and didnt want to prolong anyone's stay. our committee really had different views about certain issues and we were all insistent that our own way is better. we didnt want to step on each other's toes which have resulted a degree of confusion due to the frequent change of plans. there was a lack of a decision maker and hence boundaries were not drawn and authorities were not assigned. i didnt want to suddenly take charge cos i must admit i was not actively involved in the planning in the start. so i mostly gave advice.
but overall, i think everyone did their part and together we managed to pull off the event. i understand that things cannot always turn out perfect, just that when things go wrong and i know it should not have based on my experience. i get angry and frustrated with myself for not stepping in.
ok. done with ranting. couldnt talk about it cos had friends who had bigger issues to handle and i rather be their listening ears than to pour my feelings out to them.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
..:: 626. The One With Sub-Standard ::..
dont you just hate it when people give you sub-standard work when you have such high expectations of them?
this is my Type A personality speaking and this is what is going to give me cardiovascular disease in the future.
arghz. where is the drive and motivation to do better? just satisfied to deliver the minimum or what was told?
dont you just hate it when people give you sub-standard work when you have such high expectations of them?
this is my Type A personality speaking and this is what is going to give me cardiovascular disease in the future.
arghz. where is the drive and motivation to do better? just satisfied to deliver the minimum or what was told?
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
..:: 625. The One With Project Meeting ::..
somehow somehow after fyp, my brain sort of cleared up and even though i am faced with 3 different project meetings, i feel that nothing can trump fyp in terms of difficulty. lol.
had 227 meeting (selection & assessment), all came to the meeting with their parts done, very efficient, meeting always lasted about an hour and we distribute tasks and get them done in just 2 days.
had 225 meeting (hr research), lasted about 2 hours but we were able to come up with the structure and hypotheses very smoothly. so now it is up to us to fill in the contents which i believe will turn out well as we did quite a good job for our literature review earlier.
had 326 meeting (hr metrics), lasted about 2.5 hours. struggled initially cos we had lots of content and lit review but just dunno how to make the report flow. pleased with my performance in the group, somehow managed to lead in working out the logical flow of the project. hope my group didnt find me too assertive. always wanted to work with my current group members cos in other modules, i feel that they have some kind of dynamics and really glad that i got a chance to work with them and get to know more people except chia yee and yashira. lol.
didnt have fyp meeting, which usually lasted more than 2.5 hours. we didnt talk most of the time but busy doing our stuff. occasionally questions were raised and very easily we find ourselves talking about stuff that is non-fyp related. sometimes i wondered if we deliberately do it so that we can have dinner together. haha.
which is in some way true. all my other projects, we didnt have dinner or any meal. perhaps not much bonding happened. maybe for our next meeting, i shall ask them to eat as a group. i think its through time that we spent talking about other things except the project that allow us to know each other better. just ask me what likes and dislikes, even attachment theory that my fyp mates belong to, i can rattle all day. lol.
ntu lifetime alumni membership at 100 bucks. anyone?
somehow somehow after fyp, my brain sort of cleared up and even though i am faced with 3 different project meetings, i feel that nothing can trump fyp in terms of difficulty. lol.
had 227 meeting (selection & assessment), all came to the meeting with their parts done, very efficient, meeting always lasted about an hour and we distribute tasks and get them done in just 2 days.
had 225 meeting (hr research), lasted about 2 hours but we were able to come up with the structure and hypotheses very smoothly. so now it is up to us to fill in the contents which i believe will turn out well as we did quite a good job for our literature review earlier.
had 326 meeting (hr metrics), lasted about 2.5 hours. struggled initially cos we had lots of content and lit review but just dunno how to make the report flow. pleased with my performance in the group, somehow managed to lead in working out the logical flow of the project. hope my group didnt find me too assertive. always wanted to work with my current group members cos in other modules, i feel that they have some kind of dynamics and really glad that i got a chance to work with them and get to know more people except chia yee and yashira. lol.
didnt have fyp meeting, which usually lasted more than 2.5 hours. we didnt talk most of the time but busy doing our stuff. occasionally questions were raised and very easily we find ourselves talking about stuff that is non-fyp related. sometimes i wondered if we deliberately do it so that we can have dinner together. haha.
which is in some way true. all my other projects, we didnt have dinner or any meal. perhaps not much bonding happened. maybe for our next meeting, i shall ask them to eat as a group. i think its through time that we spent talking about other things except the project that allow us to know each other better. just ask me what likes and dislikes, even attachment theory that my fyp mates belong to, i can rattle all day. lol.
ntu lifetime alumni membership at 100 bucks. anyone?
Saturday, March 14, 2009
..:: 624. The One With NTU Open House ::..
was late today for quiz. i think it was that blood rushing to my heart cos i sprinted to class... forgot to reverse code one of the statement :( there goes my A+ ... haiz
open house was fun. took pictures and talked to a lot of people. but somehow more people interested in tourism though. next please. haha.
i would love to be a tour guide to bring the students ard ntu, think would be fun =) though most of the time i would be talking to myself.
thanks to dolly, she drove us out of school to avoid the crowd. didnt know she has so much "power", she is the one who chooses who to get into nbs. o_O wow. i would love to do that too. haha.
it's kinda weird to find that there were people who were scheduled for shifts but did not turn out. sick? got project? so is it to say that those who went had no project? mmm...
was late today for quiz. i think it was that blood rushing to my heart cos i sprinted to class... forgot to reverse code one of the statement :( there goes my A+ ... haiz
open house was fun. took pictures and talked to a lot of people. but somehow more people interested in tourism though. next please. haha.
i would love to be a tour guide to bring the students ard ntu, think would be fun =) though most of the time i would be talking to myself.
thanks to dolly, she drove us out of school to avoid the crowd. didnt know she has so much "power", she is the one who chooses who to get into nbs. o_O wow. i would love to do that too. haha.
it's kinda weird to find that there were people who were scheduled for shifts but did not turn out. sick? got project? so is it to say that those who went had no project? mmm...
..:: 623. The One With Aftermath ::..
Still not getting enough sleep. had 830 class today and finally submitted the final copy to our prof. phew.
negotiation class was fun! i got more out of what i had expected. i thought my nego partner would not budge easily and might have to settle for in-between.
watched grey's episode 17 and started to tear a bit at the ending... sometimes the shocking news you have, you might not even want to share it with your closest friends... george offered a listening ear but izzie didnt want to tell him, at least not yet. if i were her, i wouldnt have told my best friends either. i wouldnt want them to get "hysterical" or worked up. i think the sudden "care and concern" will overwhelming and it will somehow make me go into self-pity and the whole emo cycle starts.
kept re-watching american idol top 13 performance especially adam lambert's black or white. really good. danny gokey's was a great one but adam's more catchy.
Still not getting enough sleep. had 830 class today and finally submitted the final copy to our prof. phew.
negotiation class was fun! i got more out of what i had expected. i thought my nego partner would not budge easily and might have to settle for in-between.
watched grey's episode 17 and started to tear a bit at the ending... sometimes the shocking news you have, you might not even want to share it with your closest friends... george offered a listening ear but izzie didnt want to tell him, at least not yet. if i were her, i wouldnt have told my best friends either. i wouldnt want them to get "hysterical" or worked up. i think the sudden "care and concern" will overwhelming and it will somehow make me go into self-pity and the whole emo cycle starts.
kept re-watching american idol top 13 performance especially adam lambert's black or white. really good. danny gokey's was a great one but adam's more catchy.
Friday, March 13, 2009
..: 622. The One With Partial Fulfillment ::..
somehow i love to see this line in my FYP...
Applied Research Project submitted to the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University in partial fulfillment for the degree of Bachelor of Business.
The end is yet to be. as much as i hate doing fyp but i really appreciate having great teammates who...
1. willing to watch america's next top model with me and dun judge me
2. get chased out by the security guard and bitch about it
3. buy food for each other, come to think, yash bought supper, jiayi bought breakfast and i bought lunch
4. enjoy korean guy singing touch my body or widely known as tuts my barreh
5. randomly think of names for our children
6. share movie reviews
7. are unique individuals and always bring something new to the table
3 cheers to the chemistry and many years of friendship.
now i miss doing fyp... lol.
was reading newspaper and shocked to hear two news.
the nus hostel dudes who ran naked. bravo to them. i think it takes more than alcohol to do that. who cares about acts of indecency. haha. reminds me of the band camp, the american pie series, running nude in school.
next, the auto transplantation. something i thought i saw in grey's anatomy really happened in real life. taking out numerous organs and then putting them back again. somemore a young child.
now left with 3 projects in my agenda before my final exams. gotta catch some sleep. spent 26 hours in the reading room is insane! started a facebook group to vote for chia yee (jiayi) for valedictorian for convo 2009 business !!
somehow i love to see this line in my FYP...
Applied Research Project submitted to the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University in partial fulfillment for the degree of Bachelor of Business.
The end is yet to be. as much as i hate doing fyp but i really appreciate having great teammates who...
1. willing to watch america's next top model with me and dun judge me
2. get chased out by the security guard and bitch about it
3. buy food for each other, come to think, yash bought supper, jiayi bought breakfast and i bought lunch
4. enjoy korean guy singing touch my body or widely known as tuts my barreh
5. randomly think of names for our children
6. share movie reviews
7. are unique individuals and always bring something new to the table
3 cheers to the chemistry and many years of friendship.
now i miss doing fyp... lol.
was reading newspaper and shocked to hear two news.
the nus hostel dudes who ran naked. bravo to them. i think it takes more than alcohol to do that. who cares about acts of indecency. haha. reminds me of the band camp, the american pie series, running nude in school.
next, the auto transplantation. something i thought i saw in grey's anatomy really happened in real life. taking out numerous organs and then putting them back again. somemore a young child.
now left with 3 projects in my agenda before my final exams. gotta catch some sleep. spent 26 hours in the reading room is insane! started a facebook group to vote for chia yee (jiayi) for valedictorian for convo 2009 business !!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
..:: 620. The One With Security Guard ::..
arghz. got chased out from the seminar room by a security guard. must be first day on his job, so enthu. came into the room...
"you all got make booking? misuse the system ar"
o_O how he define misuse of system? in the end, we found that he managed to chase everyone out from all the seminar rooms. wow. his performance appraisal must be really good. compensation not just based on hourly basis but also commission based on number of students chased.
we are using the room to do projects, not sniff drugs... how i wish we could put up some struggle... he actually waited outside for us to clear the room. very rude when he ended "switch off the lights"...
now i rather wish the security guards were dozing off at their desks...
arghz. got chased out from the seminar room by a security guard. must be first day on his job, so enthu. came into the room...
"you all got make booking? misuse the system ar"
o_O how he define misuse of system? in the end, we found that he managed to chase everyone out from all the seminar rooms. wow. his performance appraisal must be really good. compensation not just based on hourly basis but also commission based on number of students chased.
we are using the room to do projects, not sniff drugs... how i wish we could put up some struggle... he actually waited outside for us to clear the room. very rude when he ended "switch off the lights"...
now i rather wish the security guards were dozing off at their desks...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
..:: 619. The One With Open House ::..
This sat's NTU Open House will be a light-hearted event for me...
i would have submitted my FYP and completed my test (in that very morning).
But i am still looking at 3 project reports to complete. This sem though having 5 modules seems a little easier than the last sem... maybe it is because of the modules i am taking.
Do come down to the open house to find out more about degrees offered in NTU. Sports Science is a new one, i am also curious on what are the modules like... but of course, how you could miss Nanyang Business School, top-24 business school in the world. I will be manning booth for the afternoon shift.
This sat's NTU Open House will be a light-hearted event for me...
i would have submitted my FYP and completed my test (in that very morning).
But i am still looking at 3 project reports to complete. This sem though having 5 modules seems a little easier than the last sem... maybe it is because of the modules i am taking.
Do come down to the open house to find out more about degrees offered in NTU. Sports Science is a new one, i am also curious on what are the modules like... but of course, how you could miss Nanyang Business School, top-24 business school in the world. I will be manning booth for the afternoon shift.
Monday, March 09, 2009
..:: 618. The One With The Bus ::..
was on the smrt bus today. at the expressway, the long bus started to swerve uncontrollably. you can see the first half and the second half of the bus moving in staggering mode. the people at the back of the bus were screaming. gosh, i thought the bus was going to crash at some point. and the bus driver didnt bother to slow down. maybe he couldnt but it was running into 2 lanes. now that is scary.
i thought my experience working with year twos was already quite hilarious and mind boggling at times, but seems like i am not alone! i believe working with fellow clueless yr 3s can be exasperating (not for me at least)
felt happy today cos i finally got the products my sis ordered for me from her company boss... got a natural spray from Issey Miyake, a super big Ralph Lauren duffel bag, products from Shu Uemura, Biotherm Homme, Clinque... i feel my face being nourished and pampered. haha.
i bought books from kino! the reader (which got yash exclaiming 'what?') and revolutionary road.
was on the smrt bus today. at the expressway, the long bus started to swerve uncontrollably. you can see the first half and the second half of the bus moving in staggering mode. the people at the back of the bus were screaming. gosh, i thought the bus was going to crash at some point. and the bus driver didnt bother to slow down. maybe he couldnt but it was running into 2 lanes. now that is scary.
i thought my experience working with year twos was already quite hilarious and mind boggling at times, but seems like i am not alone! i believe working with fellow clueless yr 3s can be exasperating (not for me at least)
felt happy today cos i finally got the products my sis ordered for me from her company boss... got a natural spray from Issey Miyake, a super big Ralph Lauren duffel bag, products from Shu Uemura, Biotherm Homme, Clinque... i feel my face being nourished and pampered. haha.
i bought books from kino! the reader (which got yash exclaiming 'what?') and revolutionary road.
Friday, March 06, 2009
..:: 617. The One With Excitement ::..
gee... today while in class received a sms from my career manager to ask me to call her asap. i got excited cos i was thinking whether she had secured a position for me... and she really did. she intro-ed me the job title and it sounded cool. huge learning curve and she mentioned i will be very suitable for the job, knowing my interests and strengths.
been gathering feedback from my previous bosses,and so far all favourable and supportive. i hope i wont disappoint them, especially since it is back to mindef. ranked with all the other scholars, i am worried but i look forward to the challenges and hopefully i am able to unleash my potential and increase my CEP.
gee... today while in class received a sms from my career manager to ask me to call her asap. i got excited cos i was thinking whether she had secured a position for me... and she really did. she intro-ed me the job title and it sounded cool. huge learning curve and she mentioned i will be very suitable for the job, knowing my interests and strengths.
been gathering feedback from my previous bosses,and so far all favourable and supportive. i hope i wont disappoint them, especially since it is back to mindef. ranked with all the other scholars, i am worried but i look forward to the challenges and hopefully i am able to unleash my potential and increase my CEP.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
..:: 616. The One With Departures ::..
it is oscar/academy award winner of best foreign film. a japanese one. i love the synopsis given and was intrigued to catch it. it was definitely worth it. it is about a guy who lost his job and looked at the advert and found one that had something to do with "departures". He went for the interview and soon found that he was actually going to dress, wash, and put makeup on the deceased before the funeral. not really embalming cos it will involve the three goals of embalming which are preservation, sanitization and presentation (or restoration) of a dead body.[wikipedia]
haha citations! arghz so FYP. (final year project)
It is a ritual i think only in japan where the person will "cleanse" the dead and help them change clothes and do make up. everything is done skilfully and precisely and done in front of the families. the person has to ensure minimal exposure of the skin or body to the families and friends.
It was through the boss, he knew that the ad was wrong, they were looking for someone to deal with the "departed" and not departures which the guy thought it was a job in a tour agency! lol.
it was quite a emotional rollercoaster, cos you laugh at some parts even though it was a serious ceremony. at times u cry when u see the family cries and family problems start to surface.
it is sort of like the HBO series - six feet under which i loved it.
it was a tough job. partly due to the nature of the job. an on-call one and also depend on the nature of death. but the most difficult part is having your family and dear ones know and accept your job. Firstly it is look down upon because you earn money from a dead person and also some cannot take the idea that the very hands touching you have actually been touching the dead.
spoiler alert
the story does not explicitly explain why the job is admirable. after each case and with the conversations from the boss, the guy learned something that kept him in the job despite having to choose to give up his wife who later came to understand why he was so "hooked" to the job.
i also went to buy dvds of little children and vicky christina barcelona. great films. one for kate winslet, the other for penelope cruz and javier bardem (who weirdly look like jeffrey dean morgan, the guy as the dead finance of izzie in grey's)
it is oscar/academy award winner of best foreign film. a japanese one. i love the synopsis given and was intrigued to catch it. it was definitely worth it. it is about a guy who lost his job and looked at the advert and found one that had something to do with "departures". He went for the interview and soon found that he was actually going to dress, wash, and put makeup on the deceased before the funeral. not really embalming cos it will involve the three goals of embalming which are preservation, sanitization and presentation (or restoration) of a dead body.[wikipedia]
haha citations! arghz so FYP. (final year project)
It is a ritual i think only in japan where the person will "cleanse" the dead and help them change clothes and do make up. everything is done skilfully and precisely and done in front of the families. the person has to ensure minimal exposure of the skin or body to the families and friends.
It was through the boss, he knew that the ad was wrong, they were looking for someone to deal with the "departed" and not departures which the guy thought it was a job in a tour agency! lol.
it was quite a emotional rollercoaster, cos you laugh at some parts even though it was a serious ceremony. at times u cry when u see the family cries and family problems start to surface.
it is sort of like the HBO series - six feet under which i loved it.
it was a tough job. partly due to the nature of the job. an on-call one and also depend on the nature of death. but the most difficult part is having your family and dear ones know and accept your job. Firstly it is look down upon because you earn money from a dead person and also some cannot take the idea that the very hands touching you have actually been touching the dead.
spoiler alert
the story does not explicitly explain why the job is admirable. after each case and with the conversations from the boss, the guy learned something that kept him in the job despite having to choose to give up his wife who later came to understand why he was so "hooked" to the job.
i also went to buy dvds of little children and vicky christina barcelona. great films. one for kate winslet, the other for penelope cruz and javier bardem (who weirdly look like jeffrey dean morgan, the guy as the dead finance of izzie in grey's)
..:: 615. The One With The Reader & Milk ::..
kate winslet delivered yet another stellar performance. now i know why she got the best actress... the reader was really spectacular. i was so intrigued by kate's acting. in there, she plays a middle-age woman who has a secret. at first, i thought it would be those secret that she is having an affair with a young boy etc but it was not.
spoiler alert.
when she went on trial, there was the best part she exhibited her acting skills. you can literally tell all the emotions she was going through in her face. a mixture of innocence, helplessness, having to suppress herself to keep her darkest secret. in the end, she had to shoulder the "crime" and got life imprisonment. her response to the judge, "What would you have done?", really blew me away. it really reflected her simple mindedness (that was related to her secret). it was just that she was in the wrong situation that she could not get herself out.
the young boy (Michael)she had relationship with was feeling puzzled. there were girls that had to be sent to death in the gas chambers and kate (henna in the show) had the girls read to her (*hint). Michael was confused whether she wanted the girls to read to her so that the death will be more bearable or whether she had them killed because they knew her secret.
very haunting experience. left me feeling pity for her.
Little note about the setting of the story and the gas chamber thing from wikipedia:
Prisoners were transported from all over German-occupied Europe by rail, arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau in daily convoys. Arrivals at the complex were separated into two main groups - those marked for immediate extermination, and those to be registered as prisoners. The first group, about three-quarters of the total, went to the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau within a few hours; they included all children, all women with children, all the elderly, and all those who appeared on brief and superficial inspection by an SS doctor not to be fully fit. SS personnel told the victims that they were to take a shower and undergo delousing. The victims would undress in an outer chamber and walk into the gas chamber, which was disguised as a shower facility, complete with dummy shower heads. After the doors were shut, SS men would dump in the cyanide pellets via (depending on which crematorium) holes in the roof or windows on the side. In the Auschwitz Birkenau camp more than 20,000 people could be gassed and cremated each day
Do you know?
Stephen Daldry's first choice for the lead role was Kate Winslet, who originally turned down the offer due to a scheduling conflict with Revolutionary Road (2008). When Nicole Kidman accepted the role, the producers built in a hiatus in order to allow her to finish filming Baz Luhrmann's Australia (2008). However, by the time Kidman was set to begin her scenes on the film, she withdrew because of her pregnancy, vacating the role. Winslet, who was now available, agreed to replace Kidman. Imagine nicole kidman could have been in the oscars too.
i wondered how it felt to have a mature woman like kate naked with a 17 year old david kross... must be stressful for the guy to work with such an outstanding actress who bares all in the show. kate really aged gracefully.
Milk was great too... love the scenes where james franco had to kiss sean penn, disturbing but what can you expect from 2 hot dudes? the occasional spanking was funny. but franco looks like he lost his shape. anyway, i love the scenes where sean penn has to defend for gay rights, the witty conversations and debates were interesting. like one where the anti-gay minister wanted to sack all the homo teachers saying that since they cannot have children on their own, they want to "recruit" children. then sean asked "so how do you teach homosexuality? So you think homosexuality is like french?" haha. had great laughs.
kate winslet and sean penn, love them. you guys should watch the movies (think they are ending their run soon). wanna catch revolutionary road soon, the modern titanic. haha. where i can also see kate winslet again =)
FYP draft over! finally i can sleep well for at least one day.
watched american idol. round 3 so boring. only scott and lil' i think got chance.
but now hooked on david archuleta and david cook. gosh. two different styles and i love them. been spinning D.A's when you believe and crush (which yash absolutely abhors) and D.C's always be my baby and light on. didnt noe DA has vocal paralysis or some sort. but he still sounds so nice.
gosh now i hope i can play and sing "a thousand miles" like him.
kate winslet delivered yet another stellar performance. now i know why she got the best actress... the reader was really spectacular. i was so intrigued by kate's acting. in there, she plays a middle-age woman who has a secret. at first, i thought it would be those secret that she is having an affair with a young boy etc but it was not.
spoiler alert.
when she went on trial, there was the best part she exhibited her acting skills. you can literally tell all the emotions she was going through in her face. a mixture of innocence, helplessness, having to suppress herself to keep her darkest secret. in the end, she had to shoulder the "crime" and got life imprisonment. her response to the judge, "What would you have done?", really blew me away. it really reflected her simple mindedness (that was related to her secret). it was just that she was in the wrong situation that she could not get herself out.
the young boy (Michael)she had relationship with was feeling puzzled. there were girls that had to be sent to death in the gas chambers and kate (henna in the show) had the girls read to her (*hint). Michael was confused whether she wanted the girls to read to her so that the death will be more bearable or whether she had them killed because they knew her secret.
very haunting experience. left me feeling pity for her.
Little note about the setting of the story and the gas chamber thing from wikipedia:
Prisoners were transported from all over German-occupied Europe by rail, arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau in daily convoys. Arrivals at the complex were separated into two main groups - those marked for immediate extermination, and those to be registered as prisoners. The first group, about three-quarters of the total, went to the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau within a few hours; they included all children, all women with children, all the elderly, and all those who appeared on brief and superficial inspection by an SS doctor not to be fully fit. SS personnel told the victims that they were to take a shower and undergo delousing. The victims would undress in an outer chamber and walk into the gas chamber, which was disguised as a shower facility, complete with dummy shower heads. After the doors were shut, SS men would dump in the cyanide pellets via (depending on which crematorium) holes in the roof or windows on the side. In the Auschwitz Birkenau camp more than 20,000 people could be gassed and cremated each day
Do you know?
Stephen Daldry's first choice for the lead role was Kate Winslet, who originally turned down the offer due to a scheduling conflict with Revolutionary Road (2008). When Nicole Kidman accepted the role, the producers built in a hiatus in order to allow her to finish filming Baz Luhrmann's Australia (2008). However, by the time Kidman was set to begin her scenes on the film, she withdrew because of her pregnancy, vacating the role. Winslet, who was now available, agreed to replace Kidman. Imagine nicole kidman could have been in the oscars too.
i wondered how it felt to have a mature woman like kate naked with a 17 year old david kross... must be stressful for the guy to work with such an outstanding actress who bares all in the show. kate really aged gracefully.
Milk was great too... love the scenes where james franco had to kiss sean penn, disturbing but what can you expect from 2 hot dudes? the occasional spanking was funny. but franco looks like he lost his shape. anyway, i love the scenes where sean penn has to defend for gay rights, the witty conversations and debates were interesting. like one where the anti-gay minister wanted to sack all the homo teachers saying that since they cannot have children on their own, they want to "recruit" children. then sean asked "so how do you teach homosexuality? So you think homosexuality is like french?" haha. had great laughs.
kate winslet and sean penn, love them. you guys should watch the movies (think they are ending their run soon). wanna catch revolutionary road soon, the modern titanic. haha. where i can also see kate winslet again =)
FYP draft over! finally i can sleep well for at least one day.
watched american idol. round 3 so boring. only scott and lil' i think got chance.
but now hooked on david archuleta and david cook. gosh. two different styles and i love them. been spinning D.A's when you believe and crush (which yash absolutely abhors) and D.C's always be my baby and light on. didnt noe DA has vocal paralysis or some sort. but he still sounds so nice.
gosh now i hope i can play and sing "a thousand miles" like him.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
..:: 614. The One With Marley & Me ::..
Marley and me was such a nice show... surprisingly not much humour from owen wilson. the firm sequence was jumbled up. can be quite confusing but i guess it is better than playing the whole life story. i think it is an interesting way to film... how they focus on the human elements and "downplay" the part that the dog has already been part of the family and present at every special moment - getting job, moving house, having children. the dog does not love u less when u have children. in fact, the dog loved the children.
why watch?
jennifer aniston! oh towards the end it was so touching... whenever i see her tear, it warms my heart... the children crying over the dog, that was when you can hear girls crying in the cinema. didnt quite expect that. i thought it would be like mr shaggy kind of laugh and forget show but it did leave a warm feeling after the show.
eric dane. the plastic surgeon on grey's anatomy. he was pretty much blabbering nonsense though :( would love if he had more screen time and he looked like he didnt train for quite some time. lol.
back to american idol, i was spot on! managed to rush back in time to catch adam got into the top 12.
oh, something i am irritated about. have you ever gone on public transport (bus, train) and have people playing mp3 through their phones loudly? i was thinking whether the next time i encounter it, i should step up and comment... dunno which approach is the best?
1. Do you mind using a earpiece? (when i am in a good mood and the person is good looking)
2. Your music sucks and we dont want to hear it (when i am pissed and the person is an ah beng or equivalent)
3. Your parents never teach you manners ar? (when i am faced with secondary schools kids)
4. Put on your f***in earpiece! (when i feel like getting into a fight or i am able to make a strategic exit)
lol maybe i am not that daring and vocal after all, i might just keep turning to look at the person with a frown and hope he/she gets the hint.
gosh some of the songs they play... really reflect their "class"...
Marley and me was such a nice show... surprisingly not much humour from owen wilson. the firm sequence was jumbled up. can be quite confusing but i guess it is better than playing the whole life story. i think it is an interesting way to film... how they focus on the human elements and "downplay" the part that the dog has already been part of the family and present at every special moment - getting job, moving house, having children. the dog does not love u less when u have children. in fact, the dog loved the children.
why watch?
jennifer aniston! oh towards the end it was so touching... whenever i see her tear, it warms my heart... the children crying over the dog, that was when you can hear girls crying in the cinema. didnt quite expect that. i thought it would be like mr shaggy kind of laugh and forget show but it did leave a warm feeling after the show.
eric dane. the plastic surgeon on grey's anatomy. he was pretty much blabbering nonsense though :( would love if he had more screen time and he looked like he didnt train for quite some time. lol.
back to american idol, i was spot on! managed to rush back in time to catch adam got into the top 12.
oh, something i am irritated about. have you ever gone on public transport (bus, train) and have people playing mp3 through their phones loudly? i was thinking whether the next time i encounter it, i should step up and comment... dunno which approach is the best?
1. Do you mind using a earpiece? (when i am in a good mood and the person is good looking)
2. Your music sucks and we dont want to hear it (when i am pissed and the person is an ah beng or equivalent)
3. Your parents never teach you manners ar? (when i am faced with secondary schools kids)
4. Put on your f***in earpiece! (when i feel like getting into a fight or i am able to make a strategic exit)
lol maybe i am not that daring and vocal after all, i might just keep turning to look at the person with a frown and hope he/she gets the hint.
gosh some of the songs they play... really reflect their "class"...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
..:: 613. The One With AI ::..
"adapted from my entry in one of my module blog"
I was watching the 9pm news today and they were showing this youtube video that was the most watched for this week. It involved a lady who became hysterical when she missed her flight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg
The whole issue was not about the individual missing the flight but more of stereotyping like how it was "typical" for a chinese to behave like this, etc. As many have mentioned, it was also a case of self-discrimination, "chinese bashing chinese". There are also subtle differences (probably arising from politics and history) in how Chinese view themselves, especially Chinese from China, Hongkong and Taiwan. So, beware of how you generalise Chinese in different countries.
Today's american idol is so entertaining =) wonder why ch 5 decided to insert the local live and loaded into the 11pm slot :( now i have to wait till tml to watch the remaining contestants.
the 16yo Allison Iraheta is amazing... she is a sure-in for top 12. red hair and great voice. her rendition of alone by heart was O_O and look at the way she worked her mike and stage... cant believe she is only 16.
Kris Allen. i hope he gets in. firstly, he is so handsome and cute to look at even from a guy's perspective. plus, he sure gets votes from the chicks cos he is great with those soulful and blue songs. he turned it on and did his version of michael jackson song (Man in the mirror) which simon cowell surprisingly loved. i like it towards the end where he got more comfortable.
Last contestant (which i havent watched the entire show) i hope will get in is Adam Lambert. He got such a unique and mysterious look. i think he could be a damn gd rocker like chris daughtry.
haha cant wait for tml, just happen to watch it on youtube. gosh i was right. amazing.
"adapted from my entry in one of my module blog"
I was watching the 9pm news today and they were showing this youtube video that was the most watched for this week. It involved a lady who became hysterical when she missed her flight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg
The whole issue was not about the individual missing the flight but more of stereotyping like how it was "typical" for a chinese to behave like this, etc. As many have mentioned, it was also a case of self-discrimination, "chinese bashing chinese". There are also subtle differences (probably arising from politics and history) in how Chinese view themselves, especially Chinese from China, Hongkong and Taiwan. So, beware of how you generalise Chinese in different countries.
Today's american idol is so entertaining =) wonder why ch 5 decided to insert the local live and loaded into the 11pm slot :( now i have to wait till tml to watch the remaining contestants.
the 16yo Allison Iraheta is amazing... she is a sure-in for top 12. red hair and great voice. her rendition of alone by heart was O_O and look at the way she worked her mike and stage... cant believe she is only 16.
Kris Allen. i hope he gets in. firstly, he is so handsome and cute to look at even from a guy's perspective. plus, he sure gets votes from the chicks cos he is great with those soulful and blue songs. he turned it on and did his version of michael jackson song (Man in the mirror) which simon cowell surprisingly loved. i like it towards the end where he got more comfortable.
Last contestant (which i havent watched the entire show) i hope will get in is Adam Lambert. He got such a unique and mysterious look. i think he could be a damn gd rocker like chris daughtry.
haha cant wait for tml, just happen to watch it on youtube. gosh i was right. amazing.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
..:: 612. The One With I Want To Go BKK ::..
ok. i am desperate to go bkk. anyone??? haha. i wanna go on first week of april which is their new year and water festival. so fun. get splashed for free. no need to go big splash.
just ended another group assignment by my wonderful rubric-queen prof. but i guess many will miss her as after recess it will be another boring chinese prof. hopefully none of that fengshui thing. for hr metrics, imagine he teaches you which angle to put the lucky charm in your company so that you will have good financial performance. miss 1 angle, lose how much profit. lol.
project overload in this recess week. i have 2 project meetings every day. fyp last lap.
i love "he just not that into you" though its a chick flick and quite crappy but i still enjoy watching jennifer aniston on screen. marley and me next! anyone?
ok. i am desperate to go bkk. anyone??? haha. i wanna go on first week of april which is their new year and water festival. so fun. get splashed for free. no need to go big splash.
just ended another group assignment by my wonderful rubric-queen prof. but i guess many will miss her as after recess it will be another boring chinese prof. hopefully none of that fengshui thing. for hr metrics, imagine he teaches you which angle to put the lucky charm in your company so that you will have good financial performance. miss 1 angle, lose how much profit. lol.
project overload in this recess week. i have 2 project meetings every day. fyp last lap.
i love "he just not that into you" though its a chick flick and quite crappy but i still enjoy watching jennifer aniston on screen. marley and me next! anyone?
Friday, February 20, 2009
..:: 611. The One With My BirthdaY ::..
happy birthday to myself!
this year so happy. first time celebrate in singapore after 2007 in finland and 2008 in china.
first off, thanks to all the well wishes and presents...
jiejiun - red limited edition puma watch
jiexi - mr. bump pouch
jiayi and yash - airasia e voucher and very cute and sweet powerpoint
*hearts* and loves my fyp mates. when i checked my mail at 12mn, i got an email prompt to redeem my voucher, i almost thought it was a spam until i saw their names. interesting gift! and i so wanted to travel to bangkok.
dinner at merchant and birthday song! thanks so much.
happy birthday to myself!
this year so happy. first time celebrate in singapore after 2007 in finland and 2008 in china.
first off, thanks to all the well wishes and presents...
jiejiun - red limited edition puma watch
jiexi - mr. bump pouch
jiayi and yash - airasia e voucher and very cute and sweet powerpoint
*hearts* and loves my fyp mates. when i checked my mail at 12mn, i got an email prompt to redeem my voucher, i almost thought it was a spam until i saw their names. interesting gift! and i so wanted to travel to bangkok.
dinner at merchant and birthday song! thanks so much.
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