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Feb 2007
 

30th Mar
I've finally graduated from NYP! Yup, my attachment in Discovery Channel is over and it helped a LOT, at least for my SMU interview. I'm so gonna miss the department, free programs to watch and the temp girls. After work I went to Swissotel for the NYP 15th Anniversary dinner & dance, where I met all the DMSM lecturers. Okay actually at first I saw Ms. Soo and Arzhar and spoke to them, then was introduced to the new Mr. Chong, but I asked where is Mr. Edwin Tan? Ms. Soo pointed across the table, haha! There he was, I totally couldn't see in the dark, so I said "Ms. Soo is so pretty in hot pink today, so I only saw her!" haha, a joke of course. Reached home terribly late because Weilin didn't want to take the MRT home -.-'

SMU interview... as we register and get seated down in a briefing classroom, each table of 9 forms a group. We wrote our names on an A4 paper and fold it as a name card, then was ushered into a reading room to read an article. Oh I met Chui Wai and we were in the same group! Lucky~! Anyway, there were girls from RJC, ACJC, VJC, a guy from CJC and one guy in SISPEC (he told me he's from SC?!?! is there SCJC?!) so I suspect there's only two of us from poly. Anyway, we went into a seminar room and sat down with our name cards, saw the two lecturers. We didn't have to introduce ourselves, basically he asked someone to summarize the article.

The article has a lot to talk about. It is about a CCTV news anchor who wrote on his blog, raising the issue of Starbucks at Forbidden City as an insult to Chinese culture, and commercialization. This girl gave only the 2nd point and I immediately pointed out there were 3 main points instead, especially about the blog. I said that CCTV being the national broadcasters with more than 10 stations have to fight against all the provincial tv stations and hence the anchor was trying to spin his own news story. (Thanks to Aegena for the lecture about China TV system!) The debate eventually shifted to commercialization and tourism VS. culture preservation. Everyone else were on the side of commercialization, even the lecturer, while I argued for preservation - 1 vs. 9. The rest spoke about 2 times each, I spoke about... 6 or 7 times because I was the devil's advocate. I really really debated and rebutted so many of the lecturer's argument, hope he can remain objective and see where I'm coming from or he can hate me and not admit me to SMU. Honestly, I tried very very hard not to reply after everyone of them argued, serious!

Anyway, when we were all leaving, I was the last to leave the classroom - guess what I did? I extended and shook the lecturer's hand and muttered "Good debate". All the other peeps... GOSH! you always shake the interviewer's hand and say thanks... baka! Well, I'm glad that poly education gave me the right business skills and confidence. Hurray for J. Ho's personal selling module!

So haha, I definitely made the biggest impression so the rest is up to them. Then again, SMU is just my backup choice, hah, but I may reconsider if they give me a good offer because their learning style is more poly-oriented. NTU went pretty well, NUS has no interview or whatsoever. I've received my offer from Monash and just two days ago - University of Melbourne!!! So exciting, now is just waiting for the offer letters by local universities.

22nd Mar
Ha, this whole thing had been blown out of proportion. I've managed to delete and ban the users and as for the remaining ones, are all pseudo-gays trying to play a fool, don't think I don't know who you are. Some suggested that I should take off those pictures. Isn't that like hiding my face in the sand and not solving the problem - unless I go for plastic surgery? It's my very cute face, so if it leads attracting the undesirable then so be it, I don't really give a damn.

Went back to CO and it was pretty okay. I'm seriously wondering what I can do after next week when IPP ends. Focus on the competition and have fun in Australia! I wanna see the blue mountains, try the jet boat and walk on the bridge. Oh and I will film my own version of "I can sing a rainbow" commercial, yup! Then, hmm, if the price is right, I want to buy a new jacket. Ha! Yes I know I already have many jackets - like 5. Then 2 hooded sweaters and some normal sweaters. But Singapore is really cold, I was freezing in the office today. Had to wear a sweater and a jacket and a shirt in order to keep myself warm.

I seriously think they should just build a mega air-conditioner that covers the entire Singapore, it'll help Singapore save electricity and money because we will enjoy economies of scales. It can also serve as military defense, bird control, UV protection, avian flu control and much more! My idea should receive the Nobel prize. LOL.

18th Mar
Fell sick on Wednesday and went to see private doc, who gave me anti-biotics. I vomited a while after eating it and in the night, vomited again. Woke up next morning to find myself totally covered with rashes. So went to see poly clinic and the old doctor said I'm allergic to the Amoxil anti-biotics. Gave me some cream and anti-itch medicine and I turn out fine and well enough for the NTU interview.

The interview was... haiz~ bad from start to end. The current affairs >.< I don't know who our deputy PM are. I could answer that Ahmadinejad is the Iran President, I could answer that John McCain is not a democrat. The data-response part, my handwriting was illegible. As for the interview, it was more like a persuasion trick-question "What can NTU do so that you would join us?" Huh?! Then the lecturer told me about advance standing and exemptions. Now I can only pray for the acceptance letter. For the discretionary-criteria interview, the moment they saw my scores, they gave me the "What are you doing here?" look. There were 3 old men interviewing, one of them really drill hard lo. No hope.

Toured the NTU Comm Studies building, their equipments are all pretty old I must say, still analog ones... especially the sound recording studio, a far cry from Virgin Radio in Thailand! After that, I went to Bedok reservoir and met up with the CO people to canoe. I must say, if you really must canoe for a long and continuous period, it is very tiring. Then again, we had quite a lot of fun, taking pictures and splashing water. Camp in CO room and played our traditional murderer game. Xiao Pang is officially known as suwati teh-o, please ask her for more details. Morning we started packing the horrendous CO room and after the whole thing, we played a twisted version of Charades + Silent Library. While one team is guessing, the other team cannot laugh! It was so funny when Liyi did the mermaid which looked more like a paralyze person on the floor. Daniel and his African Tribesman and his seduction moves on Xing'Er! O' I found out who didn't return my CD ~! Han Xing'Er ala Han Shan Goong ala Jin Soon!!! Return me my Kelly Clarkson CD on Wednesday!!!

12th Mar
Went back to CO and started practising Arirang, which is quite difficult. But David, Taurus and I are practising 5 times this week, chiong arh! Although it is a hard journey traveling back to school but practising is really a good de-stress method, so I am quite enjoying it. But it will be taxing and tiring everyday I guess. Gambate ne!

Yesterday went to IT fair and bought a new camera. It's Samsung model with 7.1 megapixel, 3x optical zoom, 4GB memory SD card and only cost $299! So far so good, will be using it for Australia. It was super duper crowded and there was human traffic jam at the bridge bottleneck, which took us like 20 minutes to reach Suntec. Inside wasn't that bad, because the whole hall is big. The promoters were having a shout fest, with the loud speakers, gosh! Girls in plastic tube top dancing to Smack That, cannot make it. Should send them to Thailand for some training. Must thank KK for accompanying me throughout the whole trip.

Evening met up with Chin Teck for dinner and then we went Vivo's waddle pool to waddle...So Fun! Thank God I was wearing cargo, can unzip the lower parts of my pants to make it into a three-quarter. She bought the bubble bubble from Toys R Us and I had my hand phone to sing in the night! Very fun!

10th Mar
Tuesday met up with Canon people except Kelly and Chin Teck. Ms Soo came with us also, we had a great time at Botak Jones. Most of them should be staying on in their companies as part time or full time staff, good for them. Mee Mum's supervisor Karen came to eat Botak Jones also and this if the first time I met a lady carrying a 9-month hold foetus in the womb, so big! Normally the mother would stay at home, waiting for delivery but Karen, having 2 children previously, did almost everything a normal women can. o.O

Good news, NYPCO is going Australia Sydney!!! Means I'll finally get a chance to play at the Sydney Opera House, yup! So exciting, I want to see Blue Mountains and the Sydney Harbor and many more. This time we're going to compete, so the nostalgia and the stress of SYF is back and I'm glad with the people who came on Wednesday, about 35 of us. Although there's a long way but if we can fill 60 should be strong and good. Gold standard is too far off right now.

Have been watching "再说长江" at work, have to summarize the 33 episodes of 再说长江. My Chinese summary skill is put to good use here. The A level girls did quite well with Michelle scoring 3 As. Just when I thought the worrying and paranoia ends here, they start to worry about University application. Ha! Alright, I'm also very worried about the NTU Mass Comm written test and interview this coming Saturday. Hopefully I will be able to do well for the test and get into NTU safely. =) Gambate ne!