Two food-tastings in a day, two filling and satisfying one. In total, i've eaten about a hundred sing dollars worth of good food just today alone. One in a seafood restaurant serving fresh huge delectable fishies, while the other, western food in an award-winning place of interest with an exotic dining experience.

My eyes are barely open with cough syrup evident in my blood. Been piercing through the silence of MRT carraiges and the office with coughs, hopefully no germs, but that's hard. All the coughs are driving me crazy, it actually feels bad to cough when you're there tasting others' food. I got a feeling it doesn't seem nice though they had been very nice about it. Three more articles to go, and I'll be free til the next schedule comes in for the next issue.

Took tons of photo of the food that easily adds up to a hundred moolahs but in case of copyright issues, they shall be kept for personal and private purposes. Can't do free advertising either, I suppose it'll not be beneficial.

Oh yes, even though my eyes are half-opened now, I have to declare this. I will be spending a very meaningful Christmas out there celebrating with the elderlys at a old folks home to liven up their otherwise routine lifes. I'm glad I'm finally taking a step closer to what I've always thought i should do. Being able to bring joy to others with a simple act that means so much, i am proud of myself.

I'm a good girl..haha..

*Eyes closiing...Can tahan no longer..*

Another food-tastng tomorrow at a place I'm extremely familiar with, practically grew up there. Fun awaits!

I'm glad to see everyone enjoying their interships, at least most whom i remain contacts with. Oh yes, speaking of contacts, I've collected several, and when they seem to expect me to return with a namecard of mine, i could only apologised and say i'm only an intern and thus no cards. Thinking of doing personalised low-budget ones myself..Rather feasible actually..Gee.. Alright, eyes are almost fully shut now...

Til Then Folks! Cheers!

Like an island...

Like Pulau Ubin, I'm like an island on my own, where i get occassional visitors offering me delicacies that's too good to be rejected, simple concerns that means more than simple, and an iMac that dates back to '98 which still strives to work hard despite what's left of its counterparts' are only spares parts wanted by the some rag-and-bone men.

I'm not complaining, cuz I sort of enjoy myself and have learnt to self-entertain in that little corner of mine. Even though the table would be considered mine only for a short three months span, I'm slowing feeding it with things that would eventually make it look like mine. I enjoy customising my stuff, I'm sure you people know that, with all the rhinestones on my mobile and wallet.

When I submitted my first ever article that I've probably read through a million times before submitting, I can't help but hesitate to put it on the editor's table. I'm not sure if it's good enough to be published, but I've put in much effort for the information and referred to probably tons of sources to fill up two pages for bibliography. Even if it eventually does not turn out like what I wrote, I'll still be glad and thankful for the opportunity to write and be responsible for several sections. It feels great to be placed in charge of several write-ups, but responsibility follows and that doesn't allow for any negligence.

Gonna be going around for food-tasting tomorrow. Two feasts in a day, one lunch, the other dinner. Maybe i should be thick-skinned and ask if I can "Da Bao" another set home or back to office. Nah, kidding. My skin's pretty thin, literally. A seafood grill and a restaurant burger meal in a day. See what i mean by "I can forget about slimming during internship here..Haha"? No, no, i'm not complaining at all, no, i'm not. In fact, I see this as a good opportunity and eye-opening experience. We used to write press releases for our assignments in class, now, i'm the one reading others' press releases, presenting praises to the deserving professional and meticulous ones.

I'm constantly learning, even if I'm just flipping through the other publications for reference. Every minute, I'm learning something, things that might or might not in a way change my values and viewpoint. Quoting 'Mei Ren Yu', i agree with her totally that you get to learn something from everybody everytime, from the office cleaniness 'auntie' who deserves a 'thank you' everytime she clears your dustbin, to someone whom you've only seen on a magazine cover. It doesn't matter how beneficial the knowledge is to you, cuz at the end of the day, you learn something new.

I'm looking forward to the Christmas parties and gatherings. Even though i'm not a Christian or Catholic, I celebrate this joyous festival that allows for a great chance for people to come together. Four Christmas gift exchanges, excluding personal gifts, and the wallet is burnt. Even my 'Chinese New Year clothes fund" failed to escape being touched. All my gifts have been thought through and bears meanings.

Oh yes, and did i mentioned 5566's 5566 One World, One Dream Singapore Concert 2005 was GREAT? It was! Photos of them in action should be up in due time, i think. Suffering from 5566-withdrawal symptoms and over-loading my mp4 with their songs, flooding my mind with their images and voices with their songs in my mp4 and programmes on cable television. Haha..

Currently engrossed in National Geographic Magzines that were destined for the recycling bin if I didn't save it in time. Interesting Magazine!

And if you recognise her, yes, she has an endearing nickname in the drama which points to a legendary fairy tale being with an upper body like a human, and the lower a fish.


Til then folks! Cheers! ;)

So far, So good...

It's been a week since our internships started, and I'm loving every minute of it. So far, it's has been good, hopefully i will tell you i'm loving what i'm doing more and more when the weeks go by.

Frankly, when i initially received information that i'm gonna be posted there, i was wishing for the chance to go around tasting good free food with the writers and editors and be able to go around interviwing personalities. I thought it was a thing too good to be true cuz i would be photocopying, typing, and doing all the what's not.

NO!I was wrong! Gladly wrong! It's one of the rare times when i'm glad that i'm wrong. I wasn't prepared for the interview and photoshoot on Thursday cuz i wasn't sure if i could follow. Not only did they bring me along, our writer also asked me to interview the personality together with her! I'm not sure if i can reveal who it is now cuz I'm not really sure if i can cuz these stuff might be confidential til the next issue reveals it, but those who i've sent the SMS should know who she is. You can see who it is from my messenger avatar anyway..

The personality was all sweet, nice, friendly, and approachable. She even asked me if i was a soft-spoken person when i introduced myself like a mouse. Actually i was about to cough with phlegm stuck at the throat so i spoke sofeter than a mouse. But i was frank that i usually need time to warm up to people, which is an obstacle i have to remove in order for my career path to be smoother. Haha.. The interview went on smooth, and i actually felt like we were chatting when i kept reminding myself that however lively the conversation is, i don't need to say too much about myself cuz the readers wouldn't be interested in my words cuz they'll definitely be interested in hers. So during the interview when it was being recorded for future reference, apart from laughing, nodding, and questioning, I didn't talk too much. Remember we had a CA on interviewing personalities? It's like the real thing down, and it was way cool...

The stylists were talking about iPods and LV covers for their iPods like we're talking about buying batteries for our remote controls. Being part of the crew, the VIP seats right smack in the front are also always reserved for them. Makes me wonder when will i be able to get media passes and free VIP tickets to concerts. Ok, i'm backing from dreaming...let's move on..

Our writer was experience at mingling with the PR personnels, stylists, manager, and everyone. I feel as though i'm speaking to my cousin when i'm talking to her, and it's quite good. I should open up myself and be more "hard-spoken"(yes, i know there isn't such a word) and approachable so it'll be better for my survival in the future.

Besides interviewing celebrities(actually only one to date, but editor told me i can look forward to more. Muahaha..), the exciting part is i get to write too(man, i'm really nervous cuz that'll be considered when grading comes), and how could i forget the good freebies, good food from food-tasting, and the friendly and professional colleagues.

Good, great, and will be better. Looking forward to seeing it in print. Exciting!

More updates and photos when i get home from 5566's concert later! WoOhOo!!~~

Til Then Folks! A toast to whatever's ahead of us, and looking really forward to the Christmas Parties and Gatherings! Cheers! ;)

The Last

9 December 2005

From DMC/FT/1A/05...


to DMC/FT/3B/05.


It marked the last day of school in school of my polytechnic education.

I kept mentioning about the last emotional post i would post on the last day of school in the previous posts. Now it's really the last day.

I thought the last day wouldn't come that fast. I thought it was still a few months away, a few weeks away, or even a few days away. But i came too fast, and it ended the same way. It felt weird, the kind of feeling I didn't feel when I graduated from Primary and Secondary School.

Perhaps in the previous graduations, i could confidently assure myself that it will not be a problem to meet up with the rest frequently, the assurance that we will meet often no matter what. I'm greatly comforted that my confident assurances to myself and the rest is still intact, at least to 90% at the moment. Perhaps the weird feeling i sense now is due to the uncertainty. I wish for all of us to come together, even just over fills of Starbucks or Teh-Bings, as often as we wish too. I hope for our friendship to stay as strong, if not better, even 5 or 10 years down the road. I wish for everyone to remain in contact and i hope for at the very least, annual gatherings. But I'm not that sure now.

The last day was pretty emotional. I could actually feel it throughout the last week. It all seemed too fast. Day by day, we were busy with the final 2 assignments, busy cherishing our time together, busy planning, busy taking in all visuals and scenes around us.

The taxis refuse to come just when you urgently need it. I waited for 10 freaking minutes before i managed to grab a cab to rush to school in hand in the final assignments. I finally reached SP School of Business. It felt weird as i set foot on the grounds for school for the last time where i've spent my 2.5 years of tertiary education. The lecturers weren't in their rooms, so i slipped my report and portfolio somewhere under the rest and headed to Foodcourt 6. As usual, my dear De'Lites sat at the table for 6, brainstorming what we promised to present to our client in less than 2 hours. It was rather nerve-wrecking knowing we had such limited time, and my constant 'time-checks' to the ladies didn't help in unwrecking their nerves. It became like a class project when the guys came to the Digital Media Studio to help us out here and there. Copies of the hand-drawn logos were scanned and pasted, our Creative Director trying her best to improvise the visual using the wonderful skills she used for our Comm Project.

It was back to the classroom where the rest of the class had started the pizza feast. As we marched into the classroom and several turned to greet us, i knew deep inside i won't be seeing the same 15 faces in the same setting again from the next week. I was prepared, all of us put aside our eyeliners and mascaras, but the atmosphere was weird. As De'Lites presented our 'trophy' to sweetest Ms Nga, it still didn't dawn on me and most of us were still pretty calm. Ms Kwa took forever to come up to our classroom, and we all know why. Clutching my orange cup that contained my note with her favourite MingDao photo in it, the rest of De'Lites likewise, we were prepared to present Ms Kwa's 'trophy' to her, but she had to make us emotional. I had never teared in front my my friends, at least in my recent years, and there went my first drop of tear for the phase. I've never seen Nity and Clarice cry, Carine and Winoa kept theirs in with a look out of the window, and I'm sure Nina was glad she left her eyeliner out of the regime.

We spent the rest of the day writing notes for the rest of the lecturer for helping and believing in us for their individual 'trophies', taking photos with the lecturers and classmates, and basking in what seemed like the last few hours together in the classroom.

After several hugs, we proceeded to hand out trophies to the rest of the lecturers. Each note contained our thoughts and thanks to each of them who played a part in giving us a hand or two for our success in the Community Project 2005. Mr. Ang's reply to our note was quite surprising to few of us. Thanks to all lecturers to helped and believed in us. You don't know how much we appreciate it.

I thought i would regret taking this route on the first day of the orientation at East Coast park 2.5 years ago.

Now i leave this school, these lecturers, these classmates, with a sense of gratitude. For making my polytechnic life memorable, in a special way.

And yes De'lites, we ended it with a BANG!

The last few weeks of school was especially sweet.

The fruits of success are addictive.

The paths we've walked will remain.

The days we've spend will be etched in my mind like always.

Life had been good. It is still good, and will always be for each and everyone of us.

Cheers to success in our respective internship companies! ;)

De'Lites Agency

De'Lites Agency Rocks!!!

We Kicked Ass!

WooHoo!!~~

Thank you for all the best wishes and support! Thank you! Aaaahhhhh!





























I'm grateful for everything...Thank You!

I love you ladies! We rock, don't we?

3 Prizes
Overall 1st Prize
Best Communication Strategy
Best Individual Presenter - Clarice

Although all of us hoped to win, i was pretty shock when we won. Moments of hard work, sacrificed time with family, money into creatives, and minor debates doing the project flashed across my mind suddenly. Tears almost fell, but we didn't allow cuz we can't look ugly with all mascaras and eyeliners flowing down. We gladly received our prizes, receive congratulations gratefully, congratulate others, and enjoyed the rest of the day.

After the lecture hall emptied, our adrenaline level dipped drastically. Happiness remained, but we were all too tired from the preparation for this important day. A dinner at Swensens at Suntec City saw each of us gobbling our food to erase our famished states. The next table was extremely noisy, irritating the whole restaurant. On normal days, our table would be the noisest, with our loud people here.(oops..)

Here's a big toast to all of you! CHEERS!~

Our effort, time, and money were all worth it.

More photos will come in, i think.

Til Then Folks!! Allow me to bask in happiness for as long as possible!