Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
I Will Promise You!
Omg i know i'm supposed to be studying but i can't get this song outta my head!!! Finished watching the korean drama series "You Are Beautiful" last week. I know..damn lag right. The drama was like popular in 2009. -__- haha i'm a late adopter as usual.
Anyways. The main lead (Jang Geun-suk) is awesomely cute when he sings..and when he smiles its *melts*. DAMN CUTE. haha i feel like a tween still in puberty @__@ I think that just happens when you watch serials la. How to not get absorbed into the plot?? Superb kinda marketing - ugly also become chio/shuai. (But not in this case la :) )
In the show, the 4 of them are in the band A.N. Jell. The female lead pretends to be her twin brother coz he signed a contract to join the band as a new member but had to go for some plastic surgery op. But obviously the band members found out about her and thus the typical love triangle story unfolds..
I thought the story was okay, but well, at least there were some good lookers. And catchy music! (It's a pseudo-band btw, each of them are individual actors/artistes but they really sing/drum/rap in the concert scenes for the show! Damn talented la!)
Here's the 2 songs stuck in my head now. *loves* Especially the 2nd one!!
P.S I should totally be watching Thai dramas now instead..
P.P.S Wiki-ed JGS and he's like my age. August-baby summore. urgh. haha change of perspective!!
Anyways. The main lead (Jang Geun-suk) is awesomely cute when he sings..and when he smiles its *melts*. DAMN CUTE. haha i feel like a tween still in puberty @__@ I think that just happens when you watch serials la. How to not get absorbed into the plot?? Superb kinda marketing - ugly also become chio/shuai. (But not in this case la :) )
In the show, the 4 of them are in the band A.N. Jell. The female lead pretends to be her twin brother coz he signed a contract to join the band as a new member but had to go for some plastic surgery op. But obviously the band members found out about her and thus the typical love triangle story unfolds..
I thought the story was okay, but well, at least there were some good lookers. And catchy music! (It's a pseudo-band btw, each of them are individual actors/artistes but they really sing/drum/rap in the concert scenes for the show! Damn talented la!)
Here's the 2 songs stuck in my head now. *loves* Especially the 2nd one!!
P.S I should totally be watching Thai dramas now instead..
P.P.S Wiki-ed JGS and he's like my age. August-baby summore. urgh. haha change of perspective!!
Monday, April 26, 2010
EIGHT DAYS
...is not even Ten. And no, i'm not talking about the magazine.
It's how many days left in Kent Ridge Hall. A Block. Where the love is.
Ok i'm just being overly dramatic haha my family is a great one to go back to but hey, family ain't friend.
No more gossipy nights and rodents running about in the corridor, no more trading of clothing from neighbours and watching movies in Jennie's room. No more Sheares Daniel Specials or Ah Seng Bubble Teas. *shudders*
Attempting to study is making me emo. (Although it is my final exam of my life na kha.)
But anyway, I think here's a good opportunity to reminisce Command 09/10 before I run out of time to study for Friday's exam :)
Command 09/10
Opening Dance:
Bands:
Transition Dance - So You Know Who Can't Dance!
Naked Boys:
It's how many days left in Kent Ridge Hall. A Block. Where the love is.
Ok i'm just being overly dramatic haha my family is a great one to go back to but hey, family ain't friend.
No more gossipy nights and rodents running about in the corridor, no more trading of clothing from neighbours and watching movies in Jennie's room. No more Sheares Daniel Specials or Ah Seng Bubble Teas. *shudders*
Attempting to study is making me emo. (Although it is my final exam of my life na kha.)
But anyway, I think here's a good opportunity to reminisce Command 09/10 before I run out of time to study for Friday's exam :)
Command 09/10
Opening Dance:
Bands:
Transition Dance - So You Know Who Can't Dance!
Naked Boys:
Glow-in-the-Dark:
And..Finale!!!
And this year, we ended off with a song by Jiaxin, Vernon and Joel. Very well done indeed:
Yupyup..so thats roughly the memories that night captured on film. I'd put up my favorite Blocks' commercials/MTVs/trailers, but i can't decide which is my favourite. Maybe it's B Block's "UP!", or E Block's "Jack Neo ad" or C Block's "New Moon Sequel"...i'll leave it to be searched in youtube when i'm in the mood. :)
For now, I have to hit the books one last time in my life..Sawatdii Kha!
Yupyup..so thats roughly the memories that night captured on film. I'd put up my favorite Blocks' commercials/MTVs/trailers, but i can't decide which is my favourite. Maybe it's B Block's "UP!", or E Block's "Jack Neo ad" or C Block's "New Moon Sequel"...i'll leave it to be searched in youtube when i'm in the mood. :)
For now, I have to hit the books one last time in my life..Sawatdii Kha!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Keep Searching. Don't Settle.
So, today I had my interview with L'Oreal, and then the one hour 'observation' session with the company I met on Monday.
Interestingly, the morning interview with L'Oreal went pretty smoothly - HR dept didn't grill me anything crazy like how I was taught they would when i was doing my recruitment internship. It was just a one-to-one session with me describing my experiences.
It's actually the latter I wanna talk about, that kept me thinking and feeling quirky inside.
6.30pm today, I left hall during a rainstorm to trudge all the way to Yishun MRT (freaking far) for that observation session scheduled at 8pm. I didn't really know what I was in for, except that I was to 'observe' how a typical employee goes about his work in that company. (And that my Ma told me not to write it off so fast, just go look-see won't hurt.)
Well i guess i should have been warned by the mere timing of the session. It turned out to be a door-to-door sales marketing job, promoting Singtel Mio packages and updating customers' databases. @__@
I mean, honestly, I don't despise door-to-door sales or anything. In fact, the guy whom I was understudying (let's call him D) was VERY good at what he was doing. Young guy, smiley and cheerful, funny and a smooth-talker..D was a hit with the hdb residents. No doubt a high-flyer in sales. But while another dude and I followed him around as understudies, maybe i was a little too silent.
Not that we had to do anything, mind you. Besides watching D talk. But I think D, obviously huge on the people-side personality trait, sensed some kinda indifference or something from me. Maybe boredom? After going thru a couple of houses and the hour was up, we had a small chat about the session and the conversation went along the lines of: "You look like an office/work with theory instead of hands on kinda person." From D.
*Frustrated Sigh*. The whole impression I got about his impression was that '(NUS) Grads want the high life, typical desk job, pay $2500++, cannot take hardship, etc'.
BUT THAT IS JUST NOT IT! I'm telling you, the bottomline is, just about ANYONE can do a sales job if you put enough effort into it. Direct sales just needs practice! And what's wrong with being a theory person huh! I STUDIED for 4 years, shouldn't I use some of it?! That just shows why we leave sales to the ones who didn't study doesn't it?! I just prefer back-end marketing, events marketing, sales but NOT door-to-door sales marketing.
At least i know what i like. And what i don't. And i will keep searching. And i don't know why i'm so pissed at a remark (ok he didn't really say it out loud but it what i feel he's saying) from someone i just met 2 hours ago. And the other dude had the cheek to whip out his cigarette in the middle of our conversation, and later declare to me that he was from a gang. -__- Well, good luck in getting this job, ITS ALL YOURS.
I think its just this week of interviews..the ball started rolling again - its just this season of fresh new beginnings and trying to seek a career that will be part of the rest of my life - that keeps me so uptight and self-righteous about who i want to be and what i wanna do.
Here's sth from Steve Jobs that made me feel much better after today:
Interestingly, the morning interview with L'Oreal went pretty smoothly - HR dept didn't grill me anything crazy like how I was taught they would when i was doing my recruitment internship. It was just a one-to-one session with me describing my experiences.
It's actually the latter I wanna talk about, that kept me thinking and feeling quirky inside.
6.30pm today, I left hall during a rainstorm to trudge all the way to Yishun MRT (freaking far) for that observation session scheduled at 8pm. I didn't really know what I was in for, except that I was to 'observe' how a typical employee goes about his work in that company. (And that my Ma told me not to write it off so fast, just go look-see won't hurt.)
Well i guess i should have been warned by the mere timing of the session. It turned out to be a door-to-door sales marketing job, promoting Singtel Mio packages and updating customers' databases. @__@
I mean, honestly, I don't despise door-to-door sales or anything. In fact, the guy whom I was understudying (let's call him D) was VERY good at what he was doing. Young guy, smiley and cheerful, funny and a smooth-talker..D was a hit with the hdb residents. No doubt a high-flyer in sales. But while another dude and I followed him around as understudies, maybe i was a little too silent.
Not that we had to do anything, mind you. Besides watching D talk. But I think D, obviously huge on the people-side personality trait, sensed some kinda indifference or something from me. Maybe boredom? After going thru a couple of houses and the hour was up, we had a small chat about the session and the conversation went along the lines of: "You look like an office/work with theory instead of hands on kinda person." From D.
*Frustrated Sigh*. The whole impression I got about his impression was that '(NUS) Grads want the high life, typical desk job, pay $2500++, cannot take hardship, etc'.
BUT THAT IS JUST NOT IT! I'm telling you, the bottomline is, just about ANYONE can do a sales job if you put enough effort into it. Direct sales just needs practice! And what's wrong with being a theory person huh! I STUDIED for 4 years, shouldn't I use some of it?! That just shows why we leave sales to the ones who didn't study doesn't it?! I just prefer back-end marketing, events marketing, sales but NOT door-to-door sales marketing.
At least i know what i like. And what i don't. And i will keep searching. And i don't know why i'm so pissed at a remark (ok he didn't really say it out loud but it what i feel he's saying) from someone i just met 2 hours ago. And the other dude had the cheek to whip out his cigarette in the middle of our conversation, and later declare to me that he was from a gang. -__- Well, good luck in getting this job, ITS ALL YOURS.
I think its just this week of interviews..the ball started rolling again - its just this season of fresh new beginnings and trying to seek a career that will be part of the rest of my life - that keeps me so uptight and self-righteous about who i want to be and what i wanna do.
Here's sth from Steve Jobs that made me feel much better after today:
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A Block Command and Girls' Night Out!
Been crazy busy this week!! Can't believe its Thursday tomorrow already. Interviews are finally rolling in (Thank God!) - one yesterday and L'Oreal this friday!!! OMG. Thinking about it already brings mixed feelings coz it is one of the big companies i applied for, and well..i'll leave it at being excited for now (shall not jinx it yet).
Anyway, here's the post on the BEST A Block Command ever!!! Honestly, this year's block comm really put in damn alot of effort. The night was heavy with videos and speeches, and even a short orientation-like game where we had to run through a paper wall, blow a pingpong out of a bowl of flour, crawl under a table and burst a balloon. All with (choose one) chilli padi/toufu/raw prawn/hardboiled egg/ginger in our mouth.
Anyway, here's the post on the BEST A Block Command ever!!! Honestly, this year's block comm really put in damn alot of effort. The night was heavy with videos and speeches, and even a short orientation-like game where we had to run through a paper wall, blow a pingpong out of a bowl of flour, crawl under a table and burst a balloon. All with (choose one) chilli padi/toufu/raw prawn/hardboiled egg/ginger in our mouth.
The MPSH was prettily decorated with lightbulbs and sticks (?!?!) when we entered..
The FYFs were then invited ceremoniously on a mini-stage in the dance room...
Then to an Only-A-blockers-can-whip-out-this-Superbly-Scrumptious buffet supper.
and then there was the crazy game where we were doused in flour, then back to dance room for gift-giving and goodbye/thankyou speeches.
The block comm made hand-sewned pillows with our names on it!! Really awesome la, quite cute and just the kinda thing i like. haha.
Haox cried at this point, while ending his speech. Just wanna remember this pic, coz he kinda represented what most of us felt about staying in hall and especially A block. And it has all of our heads doused in flour. -__-
Here's all the A Block FYFs with our pillows. Really like this pic :)
haha really cute pic! And then...we FYFs had our gift to the block as a whole (besides the lame awards as per tradition during the supper).
Yay! Finally a mural on our lounge wall! Proud of this pic coz a couple of us handpainted it over the weekend, and i think there's like 4 or 5 handprints which belong to me. haha. The block comm went straight away to create a heineiken video about it. Really quite touched by that coz that was damn immediate.
Anyway, here's a last pic about A block command - the gifts i got from my precious neighbies!
Yupyup!! So A Block Command 09/10 - my command - was what i imagined it would be, or better. :)
And yesterday we had 3rd floor girls' dinner out at Crystal Jade XLB and Everything with Fries @ Holland V. That was crazy too. i'll just put these 2 outta the 140 pics taken that epitomizes the outing..
@ KR Bus stop
Outside Frolick!
alrighty gotta rush to FYF bbq now! Yums :) Maybe will post an exclusive entry just for Command vids.
Note to self: i will so miss this busyness when school's really over.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Command 09/10
One day, when i look back and search for favorite memories in my youth, i know KR Command 2010 will always be in perspective. That night was simply awesome.
As the end of the busiest week of my life (so far) comes to an end, so does the chapter of college life altogether. Last presentations, projects, reports and the performance happened all within 3 days.
Saying Goodbye to college life in such a fashion was kinda like a whirlwind of emotions for me - this was a start of so so many things, and only the end of the beginning of what i know as life.
As the end of the busiest week of my life (so far) comes to an end, so does the chapter of college life altogether. Last presentations, projects, reports and the performance happened all within 3 days.
Saying Goodbye to college life in such a fashion was kinda like a whirlwind of emotions for me - this was a start of so so many things, and only the end of the beginning of what i know as life.
I guess we all knew it would somehow have to end. But reality is so hard to swallow. I'll only know to cherish the last few crazy days i have left of hall life for the next 2.5 weeks before Europe. Then again, 7th May still seems far away enough, what with the last exam of my life to study for. For now, here are the pics/vids that epitomizes the biggest performance in my lifetime in KR.
A Block 0910. :)
3rd Floor gals 0910
Fav yr 2 neighbys!
Transition Dance - So You Know Who Can't Dance!
Super Junior
As usual :)
My netbook doesn't seem to be able to upload vids, so i'll upload them next post, with more pics of the best A Block Command i've seen in 4 years. My heart is so wrapped in layers of emotion this week i thought it might just burst from the love/excitement. :)
Later then!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
18 hours to Command!!
Thought i'd better pen down my emotions before the most exciting part of this sem comes to bloom.
COMMAND IS TOMORROW!! Or more precisely, in just 18 hours today. I AM EXCITED!!
Sadly, i have a final presentation during class frm 12-3pm first, so will be nervous about that. These 3 days my heart's been pumping really well - Thai Oral today which wasn't very smooth, and rehearsals almost every night since last month. Not to mention the rest of the week which have final proj submissions amidst the last concert of my life.
Ok short rant over. Honestly, I CAN'T WAIT FOR COMMAND!!! Much much effort put in the 3hour performance tmr. Hope it all goes well!!!
I bought a nice dress for formal dinner haha just gotta say that. Oh man, i'd better not trip on stage tomorrow when i do my 6 'hot' dances ahhhh!!!
Super shagged now. Will enjoy the last few moments of adrenaline tomorrow though, the next few days after, i can imagine will only be more empty than less. :(
COMMAND IS TOMORROW!! Or more precisely, in just 18 hours today. I AM EXCITED!!
Sadly, i have a final presentation during class frm 12-3pm first, so will be nervous about that. These 3 days my heart's been pumping really well - Thai Oral today which wasn't very smooth, and rehearsals almost every night since last month. Not to mention the rest of the week which have final proj submissions amidst the last concert of my life.
Ok short rant over. Honestly, I CAN'T WAIT FOR COMMAND!!! Much much effort put in the 3hour performance tmr. Hope it all goes well!!!
I bought a nice dress for formal dinner haha just gotta say that. Oh man, i'd better not trip on stage tomorrow when i do my 6 'hot' dances ahhhh!!!
Super shagged now. Will enjoy the last few moments of adrenaline tomorrow though, the next few days after, i can imagine will only be more empty than less. :(
Thursday, April 1, 2010
miserable April Fool's day :(
Okay, i take back whatever i said about liking the month of April.
I wish somebody REALLY pranked me instead of the JOKE that i'm looking at -- my timetable (and also the grades i got from the previous case study that i did. effort = result totally. *pui*).
In exactly 7 days time including today, i have to complete 1(another) full case analysis, 2 project reports, a Thai essay, practice my Thai Oral exam (scheduled on Command Day), practice 6 dances every night, and go for 2 group meetings and full rehearsals on Sunday. Actually, these all seem okay when written out like that huh.
But oh, the inertia! I ABSOLUTELY HATE CASE STUDIES!!!! Seriously man! i have headaches just thinking about them. In this fourth year of Bizad life, i can honestly and confirmatively proclaim that PROJECT WORK SUCKS! and CASE STUDIES SUCK TOO!
lol. aiyar whatever la. i'm obviously a bad student. i'll go take advantage of the approaching rainstorm now before meeting the career svc person. (and maybe it'll all go away after the rain.) -__-zzzz
I wish somebody REALLY pranked me instead of the JOKE that i'm looking at -- my timetable (and also the grades i got from the previous case study that i did. effort = result totally. *pui*).
In exactly 7 days time including today, i have to complete 1(another) full case analysis, 2 project reports, a Thai essay, practice my Thai Oral exam (scheduled on Command Day), practice 6 dances every night, and go for 2 group meetings and full rehearsals on Sunday. Actually, these all seem okay when written out like that huh.
But oh, the inertia! I ABSOLUTELY HATE CASE STUDIES!!!! Seriously man! i have headaches just thinking about them. In this fourth year of Bizad life, i can honestly and confirmatively proclaim that PROJECT WORK SUCKS! and CASE STUDIES SUCK TOO!
lol. aiyar whatever la. i'm obviously a bad student. i'll go take advantage of the approaching rainstorm now before meeting the career svc person. (and maybe it'll all go away after the rain.) -__-zzzz
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