Curse of the Bottomless Pocket

I went to catch Curse of the Golden Flower at 9.30pm at Jurong Point just a few hours ago. Tell you all my comments when I have time. But you can guage my response from the title of this post right?

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

Your Birthdate: February 11

You may watch someone from afar before you finally decide to make your move. It takes a long time for you to develop an attraction to someone. Generally, you prefer to pick who you love. Anyone who tries to rush you is in for some heartache. Number of True Loves You'll Have: 1 Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 1 You are most compatible with people born on the 2nd, 11th, 20th, and 29th of the month.

To those holding on to a clipboard outside Boon Lay MRT station

To those holding on to a clipboard outside Boon Lay MRT station:


1) Please do not collect personal information of your respondents to serve the commercial purposes of your company in the name of "doing survey". This is not only unethical but despicable. You are wasting the precious time of those who thought you are "just trying to do a survey", not peddling some investment plans.

2) Please do not rattle on and on if the passers-by you approached are truly annoyed, evident verbally and physically.

3) Please try some new phrases to catch the attention of passers-by who may be sympathetic enough to stop for you. It is SO cliche to ask "Are you a student?", "Is this your first time coming to Boon Lay MRT Station?" (Come on! I walked past here so many times that I cannot remember!) "Do you have a P**B account?" (Why should I tell you? Who do you think you are?)and "Hey 美女!可以帮我做一个survey 吗?" (How many times did you call the other girls 美女?).

4) I am a POOR student dependent on my parents for accommodation and food. What makes you think I can afford your investment plan if you know very clearly that I am a student?

5) Even a mediocre business student like me knows the purpose of your survey, looking at what your questions are. Why do you need my contact number and income level? You are not contributing to the national census, are you?

6) Please do not try to approach me again if you see me rejecting your colleagues just a second ago. I am not a very nice person.

7) Do not even attempt to approach me!



The truly annoyed passer-by,

bluecanopy

Who's going?

So many performances to catch, so little money... The economists are right - we have unlimited wants but limited resources.


Secret Love In Peach Blossom Land (暗恋桃花源)
by Performance Workshop and Ming Hua Yuan Taiwanese Opera Company Taiwan

23 Feb 07, Fri, 8pm 24 Feb 07, Sat, 3pm & 8pm Esplanade Theatre



Testing the Wife! (试妻 • 弑妻)
by The Honan Opera Troupe of The National GuoGuang Opera Company Taiwan

3 Mar, Sat, 3pm & 8pm 4 Mar, Sun, 3pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio



An Evening of Huangmei Opera Delights (华乐 • 黄梅 齐争辉)
by Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Singapore / China

2 & 3 Mar, Fri & Sat, 7.30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall




I will be going to the Huayi Festival for 3 consecutive years. I am posting this because I don't want to watch the performances alone for 3 consecutive years. You know how hard it is to get friends to go to arts performances?

These shows are on my "to-watch" list, but there are some other shows that I am considering. That will really depend on my budget next year.

A girl and a baby

What is a pram with a baby doing, outside the shop in Bugis Junction where the teenagers gathered to have their photos taken? A hip mum trying to take a photo with her elder daughter?

I observed discretely afar, sipping my milkshake.

A group of eight teenagers came out from the shop and walked towards the pram. They gathered around the baby. A girl rested her elbow on the handle of the pram and another was playing with the baby.

I tried to decipher and understand the scene right before my eyes. The baby. The girl leaning on the pram. The group of teenagers.

The teenagers are barely 16 year-old. I guess they are only about 14 or 15. The girls in the group giggled like any girls of their age. The boys talked loudly in their half-manly voice. Their behaviour and attire said everything - they are very young indeed. But the girl and the baby? My heart sank.

The book after exam

First thing to do after exams. It's a good book also for business student.

What's that?

Gasp! What is this?









Even the horse has a golden mane!









Look! They have that golden thing also!









The chicken have it too!









Look closely.









Check them out at the Citylink passage way to the Esplanade.

Remember this?

Does this look like the metal container that your mother use to keep food or drinks at home?

I remember seeing Chow Yun Fatt using this in 《监狱风云》and the inmates in the prison use this to knock one another.

A sense of nostalgia - sipping tea from this metal container.

Second last day of revision

A thick stack of notes always goes well with a cup of cappuccino.













When you are tired, just let your eyes stray.













When you are bored, just marvel at the sight above.

Which Tarot Card are you?

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

一首诗

《我不叫笨》

我忘了父母给我的名字

不是不愿记起 但

叫我怎么忘了

笨




*分享一首短短的诗。若干年前看了电影《小孩不笨》后的有感而发。*

Sharing Good Music

《夜宴》的配乐里面那几个“咚咚咚”的声音，哪里需要朗朗？简直是大材小用。这张专辑展现的才是朗朗真正的实力。

我是因为《黄河协奏曲》才买这张专辑的，但是初次完整地听乐曲，怎么听都没有我想象中的豪迈壮阔。可能是越对事物有诸多美好的想象，对它的要求越高，又可能是这首写于上世纪30年代的作品还没有沾上现今“抄袭”西方交响作品的陋习吧，所以听起来还很有“中国风”。最令我惊喜的是第4乐章《保卫黄河》，听着听着，怎么出现《东方红》的旋律（让我想起黄歆峰老师曾经在小组练习时提起“东方红，太阳升，中国出了个毛泽东……”哈哈！）！请原谅我的孤陋寡闻。

其他的乐曲如《春江花月夜》、《平湖秋月》、《望春风》、《牧童短笛》和《翻身的日子》等都是很传统的民乐，在这里却很fusion，但朗朗好像都是“牡丹”，为这些乐曲伴奏。

我本身最喜欢的是《枫桥夜泊》，因为很有诗意、很有意境，是那种会让你仿佛身临其境的乐曲。当然，在听完这首乐曲时，我还是回到现实，想到了几年前到寒山寺的那个冬天。站在重新粉刷过一番的寒山寺外，什么“江枫渔火对愁眠”的感觉都没有了，只有眼前黄得刺眼、丝毫没有古意的围墙，上面写着“寒山寺”三个大字。那座真的是张继诗中的寒山寺吗？我想，有时保持距离还是好的。诗里朦胧的美，就让它继续朦胧，若硬要去揭开面纱就太残忍了。所以，还是念念诗、听听音乐好了，别去找朦胧中的“寒山寺”。

I had been eyeing this CD since I first saw it HMV (last year?). Put 4 handsome and talented singers together and you get a winning formula! This album was #1 in music charts of countries like UK, Canada, US, Netherlands and Australia etc. If you wonder what they sing, they sing Operatic Pop, complete with the backup of an orchestra (not the synthesiser, mind you) . A mouthful, isn't it? So it is Opera or Pop?

Il Divo is Italian for "divine male performer". They sure can sing like The Three Tenors but at the some time, the music has the pop element that will not bore the avid pop listeners (like me) to death. The songs are in English, Italian, Spanish, French and Latin, mostly non-English. If you feel that the language barrier in most songs will hinder your appreciate of their voice, rest assure. You don't need language and words to appreciate good music. The first piece of music human beings create certainly has no word. Personally, I like their renditions of Toni Braxton's hit "Unbreak My Heart" (Regresa A Mi), Frank Sinatra's hit "My Way" (A Mi Manera) and "Passerà". I would strongly recommend this album if you are tired of singers who can't even sing.

比之前还“猛”

11月5日下午，我做了一件比前面两次去为周华健“站台”还更疯狂、不可思议、“勇敢”的事。在这里不跟你们说白了， 让你们自己 figure out。


准备工作：
1）开始把自己所有的流行乐专辑挖出来
2）物色适合自己音域的歌曲
3）因为家里的流行乐专辑实在有限（好几张都是周华健的），所以买了孙燕姿的最新精选集
4）把孙燕姿的一些歌曲听了几遍，选了几首合适的
5）开始学习那些歌曲，然后把我唱的用mp3录下
6）Playback，继续筛选
7）躲在房里闭门修炼，最后锁定两首歌曲
8）继续修炼…… 一直唱…… 有空就唱……
9）临时恶补，上网查有关资料

**我平时都不在家里哼哼唱唱的，连朋友相约上ktv我也再三推辞。我想弟弟和妈妈会觉得很奇怪，怎么我最近老爱在三更半夜时唱歌，而且唱的都是那几首。其实作出这个决定之前，我考虑了近一个星期，就连打好了履历表后都在挣扎要不要把它发送出去。


2006年11月5日下午2.30pm 事件发生顺序：
1）填表格
2）被带到排练厅，先做热身运动
3）做自我介绍
4）听一段音乐，然后自由发挥，要怎么摆动身体都可以
5）在走廊焦虑等待
6）演唱准备的那两首歌曲

** 热身运动还好，但那段自由发挥就……嗨，我平时也不跳舞，身体僵硬，四肢不听使唤，怎么摆动都很滑稽。后来在走廊等了好一段时间，我去了厕所，一回来还没准备便被唤去唱歌了！吓死人了，我还没回过神来咧！紧张紧张紧张……第一首歌的歌词忘得七七八八。我想大概听不出那是一首歌吧？我都不知道自己因为忘词停了几次。第二首在低音部分还是失手了，一些词也唱错，但是我用了在华乐团混了8年学到的一招——take cover，勉强唱完了。真是不好意思，我不知道可以带歌词，不然也不用那么狼狈。嗨……害人家耳朵受罪了。

看，大家等待的样子。

焦虑的脚

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过后实在太饿了，到Carls' Jr 吃了一个Portebello Mushroom Burger Combo。因为不止是早餐不敢吃饱，连前一天晚上的晚餐也不敢多吃，所以真的很饿！不知道是不是我太饿，汉堡的cheese + portebello mushroom 实在是太好吃了。尤其那些塞得满满的蘑菇，只能用fat and juicy 来形容。

我们吃死猪肉？！

《猪吃死人肉》 寒山

猪吃死人肉，人吃死猪肠。
猪吃死人肉，人吃死猪的肠子；

猪不嫌人臭，人反道猪香。
猪不嫌死人的肉臭就吃了，人们吃了这些猪的肉之后还觉得猪肉是香的。

猪死抛水内，人死掘土藏。
猪死了之后，人们將他们抛在水里泡，人死了之后挖个坑洞藏入土中；

彼此莫相啖，莲花生沸汤。
如果彼此之间不要相互吃来吃去，莲花也能在沸腾的汤中生长出来。


注释：
1）“莲花生沸汤”是由佛经里“火中生莲”变化而来。《维摩诘经·佛道品》中说：“火中生莲花，是可谓稀有，在欲而行禅，稀有亦如是。”


很有趣的一首诗，是我上HC112《中国俗文学》负责为班上同学讲解的。乍看这首诗，觉得“猪吃死人肉，人吃死猪肠。猪不嫌人臭，人反道猪香。”有点让人反胃。不是吗？你想一想人和猪在这里的食物链（food chain）关系：

人（肉很臭）—〉猪（吃了臭人肉）—〉人（吃以臭人肉为食的猪）—〉猪（又吃臭人肉）……
但人却不知道他们吃的猪曾经以臭人肉为食……（恶心……）所以寒山最后劝道：“虽然要每个人都不吃猪肉很难，难如要莲花在沸腾的汤里长出，但要是个人能做到的话，是十分难能可贵的。”

寒山是一番苦心啊，但从小吃惯了肉，要人们改吃素还真难。

灰色的天空

最近天空灰蒙蒙的，我的心情也一直是灰色的。

前几天晚上和思冰在MSN聊起自己的郁闷，我推测说可能是近几个星期听了太多遍的二胡曲，因此心情一直好不起来。因为要观赏闵惠芬和萧白庸的演奏会的关系，从演奏会前的大概一个多星期起，我就不断地用MP3听他们的作品，一直到今天还会不由自主地在路途中播放。《长城随想曲》、《满江红》、甚至是Mr Lum演奏的《陕北抒怀》，我都会不断地重播，几乎已经成了一种惯性。

昨天又和思冰聊起这件事，她好像有重大发现似的跟我说：“听太多二胡曲真的会让人心情不好。”她大概近几天也听了一些，所以心情受到影响。

最近这种心情的低潮是我从来没有经历过的。在我追根究底的过程中，我甚至还怀疑是荷尔蒙的关系，但原来是听了太多二胡曲，使沉重的心情一直没有办法平复过来，就连看了《宝贝计划》也没用。我在电影院里苦笑了两个小时后，走出去是又是一脸忧郁，连我自己也感到很不解。看来，我要换一换playlist，改听一些流行乐，不然这样下去，我看我也受不了自己。

一点感想

最近特别多愁善感。看到小说中的一行字、看到《四面八方》里有关立化的散文、听到《夜宴》的《越人歌》、看到闵惠芬和萧白镛的精彩演奏……都有眼眶微湿的感觉。是荷尔蒙搞的鬼吗？还是太久没有大哭一场？

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《雷雨》很精彩，但要是少了剧院后排的低级笑声、要是少了观众席间那句突兀的“Oh my god!”、要是少了A为B解释剧情的声音，就太完美了。

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闵惠芬在音乐会上的表演还是那么振奋人心，台下的观众还是那么拥护她。对我而言，她的不懈与执著一直是一种启发，但这次也让我觉得：岁月太无情了，凡事都要趁年轻去做。我对“岁月不饶人”有了深一层的体会。

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萧白镛太“名不符实”了。他在本地的名气远不如闵惠芬的响亮，但台上的表现却远远胜过我在CD里听到的，让我太意外了。这应该是近几年来我最喜欢的音乐会之一。他在台上稳如泰山、气定神闲，没有夸张的动作，几乎可用“埋头苦干”来形容，但指间流出的却有如行云流水。太可惜了，好多人因为不认识萧白镛而错过了他的音乐会。

Yummy yummy! (Episode 3)

Another wonderful dessert to recommend...

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Fried Mars Bar

4 mars bar cubes fried to golden brown and topped with a scoop of delicious chocolate ice cream. Finished with some chocolate sauce upon request.

Whoa! It's crispy on the outside, soft and sweet inside. Imagine chewy and moist nougat melting inside your mouth. Cut the cubes into halves, coat them with chocolate ice cream all over and enjoy while it's cold, or should I say, hot. Simply irresistible!

* Will not release the place to find it on my blog unless I am paid - for more information, enquire personally.

Follow me to the concert hall/theatre

2 upcoming shows that I am going to watch and I hope you all can go too.

SCO concerts by 2 erhu masters whom I really like - Min Huifen and Xiao Baiyong

29 and 30 Sept 2006

《雷雨》(Thunderstorm) by 实践剧场- One of my favourite plays written by 曹禺.

28 September to 1 October 2006

Time flies...

One more week and we are coming to mid-semester recess. That means half the semester is gone... The thought of graduation is really traumatising.

How sweet...

My P4 students actually remember me on Teachers' Day! (*sobx*)

I received a present (which I suspect was wrapped by the boy's mother) and 2 cards. It's not that I received a lot of cards and presents compared to those teachers who are super-popular with kids, but I feel encouraged by these little gestures.

Did I mention that since I begin teaching a year ago, this is the first time that I received cards and present?

照片在哪里？！

A：你在北京拍的照片几时要拿给我们看？

B：我等到花儿也谢了……

C：照片在哪里？

我：OK OK……照片在这里—— bluemist11.multiply.com/photos大家快点上去看！

I am (FINALLY) back

Ok ok... I know the last posting was done a month ago. But the past one month had been so "happening" - busy completing my report, busy completing my attachment, busy attending practices...

Then, I completed my attachment, went away for 8 days, survived on 包子 and 馒头, speak with blah-blah-儿 and blah-blah-儿, endured extremely oily and salty food, did loads of unpacking, went back to school for courses....

If you think I will be available after all these, nah! You are wrong! I will be busy again marking assignments, attending practices, planning concert details and preparing for school reopen. So well, catch me if you can.

小秘密

我想没有太多认识我的人知道，其实我的第一个偶像是周华健。而且是从小学大概五年级开始，最疯的时候在小六。

那时，还不大买得起CD，所以现在家里还收藏着很多他的cassette tapes。当然还有许多有关他的报道、剪报、杂志 （虽然一些在中三搬家时，被当时不再那么关注他的自己丢掉了）。后来上中学，我把焦点从流行乐转移到华乐。在那四年里，我和他好像失去了联络，听的华乐曲子多于他的歌。他也在那几年陷入瓶颈，一度沉寂了两年。

在中学到初院期间，流行乐坛闹了革命——R&B，Hip-Hop，Rap成了主流，我开始注意到另一个歌手。《沙滩》让我“耳朵一亮”、《黑色柳丁》在我考GP Common Test 时一直在脑子里重播。

就这样过了几年，在J2，他在两年的事业低潮后发了《一起吃苦的幸福》。那天他到新加坡宣传，签名会就在 CCK Lot1。我趁星期六回AJ去上History remedial 后，穿着校服，在 Lot1 那里的CD Rama 外站了一个小多时，为的是要听他现场哼唱几句，并索取签名。当时是那么多年以来第一次和他有近距离接触，当然还得以握到他的手。那时的心情就像专辑里的一首歌——《幸福到想哭》。拿到签名后，我还马上msg了几个班上的好朋友。至今，他们仍然记得我当年的“壮举”。

和许多叔叔阿姨辈的人一样，我也算是听他的歌长大的，虽然他不尽然是属于我的年代。他早期的歌我在小六时几乎可说是“凡听过的都会唱”哦。

2006年6月11日，我再次拿着新专辑到签唱会，在几百人当中苦等了近一个小时。很令人感动的是，在场的歌迷有骑在父亲肩上的小孩，也有uncle auntie。原来听周华健的歌是代代相传的。孩子的父母可能正在对孩子说：“Daddy Mummy在念书的时候听，pak tor的时候听，现在带你来一起听。”是啊，现在想来，我在小学听，大学听，之后毕业了还会听……只要周华健继续唱，我就继续听。若干年后，我也想拖着小孩，和丈夫一起在人群中等着他的出现……

周华健《雨人》签唱会

佩芬：大家等一下要大声鼓掌！

佩芬：楼上的，大声尖叫，欢迎我们的主角——

周华健！

人再高也敌不过前排歌迷。

快把手拿开！！！

《我们不哭》需要 mic stand

《我们不哭》——“我们不哭在分开的场面 我们拥抱弥补所有的抱歉……”

深情款款 表情100%

妙语如珠的“雨人”

这是什么表情嘛？！

不停地签名又握手

看到在“雨人 周华健”下面的签名吗？

战利品——兴奋了一整天！休想向我借。

Preview of the Next Episode...

Who's behind the plycard?

To be revealed in the next episode...

A Glimpse of My Work Desk

Telling you all so much about my attachment is not comparable to giving you a glimpse of my work desk. Some of the things there are not mine but those left behind by the previous occupant.

Close up.

《战争交响曲》

《战争交响曲》 陈黎


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如果：
1）“兵”、“乒”、“乓”是战争中的枪炮声
2）“兵”是刚上战场、四肢健全的士兵
3）“乒”和“乓”是断了脚的士兵
4）“丘”是失去双腿的士兵或一座座埋葬尸体的小山丘


这首诗有趣吧？大概只有汉字这种象形文字可以达到这样的效果。

叶子的问题

《叶子》 羽泉


有一个失明的女孩叫叶子 是我的好朋友
我知道在她心里面 能看得见一切

在她透明的心儿里面 有一个角落
那里停放着 善良的故事和动人的传说
在她透明有的眼睛里面 有一片湖泊
那里沉浸着 喜悦的伤感和忧郁的欢乐
它的水面上没有涟漪也没有颜色
长长的睫毛闪烁着无尽的猜测

(叶子问)
爱情是什么颜色的 如果忧郁是蓝色的
快乐是什么颜色的 如果寂寞是灰色的
天空是什么颜色的 如果汪洋是蓝色的
我说天空也是蓝色的 因为他们彼此相爱了

爱情是什么颜色的 如果记忆是模糊的
渴望是什么颜色的 如果时间是静止的
永恒是什么颜色的 如果呼吸是短暂的
我想我只好沉默 因为这问题地球它也在思考着

透明是什么颜色的 如果风儿是快乐的
叶子的眼睛是透明的 心是 心是 快乐的 心是 快乐的



如果你注意到电视剧《蓝色仙人掌》的预告片，背景音乐就是以上这首歌的副歌部分。
这首歌值得细细咀嚼。叶子问的问题，你有答案吗？

All's Well

It's been more than a week since my last entry on 16 May. I am busy "blogging" (according to my NTU supervisor for attachment), writing logbook for my work.

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I am just writing to tell all my friends reading my blog, that I am still in one piece after my third week of attachment. My work progress is slightly behind time but it is fine, I will work hard to catch up. I am in a small and cosy office with another 3 colleagues and I go for lunch with 2 of them everyday. It is very lucky for me that I don't need to do clerical or manual work and I am left mostly on my own, working on the given project. The NTU lecturer supervising me had visited me and jested that I am happy working there. He did not tell me this but my supervisor in the organisation said that to me after she met with him. Yep, I am treasuring this learning opportunity. I can only say that my attachment could not have been better with good relationship with fellow colleagues, nice supervisors from the organisation as well as the NTU side and no photocopying and coffee-making assignments.

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Some of my friends are surprised that ITE as a government body needs marketing staff. I belong to ITE no doubt. The organisation is actually called ITE Holding Pte Ltd and I am attached to ITE Education Services Pte Ltd (ITEES), its subsidiary. As you can see, ITE has its private company too. We are the only revenue-generating part of ITE ok! ITE as a government body is not set up to be profitable. However, ITE (the one providing post-sec education) HAS its marketing division mind you. That's how they got their "Thinking Hands" campaign and all these. But I shan't comment on this bunch of **** people.

Sighting

Luckily, I did not eat a lot for breakfast this morning.


I was walking on the overhead bridge besides Buona Vista MRT Station when I saw a SBS bus on the road below.

No one was on the bus.

There was a police car and some police officers were there standing.

Then I saw that the raod was wet.

It was like petrol on the road when there is leakage from the oil tank.



I looked carefully.



Something was laying near the curb of the road, just beneath the plants that line the road.



It was covered with a white sheet.


I felt nauseous... wanted to throw up.

First Day

Today is my first day of professional attachment. Although I am glad that I managed to land myself somewhere near, there is apprehension when I know that I am the only intern there.

0815
I am walking down the corridor of ITE HQ looking for the correct room to report to. The rooms were empty. The staffs inside, my would-be colleagues looked unfriendly, giving me cold stare when I peeped into the office. Finally, one came forward to open the glass door for me. After telling them the name of my reporting supervisor. They said: "Chong is no longer with us. He left a few weeks ago!" I am dumbfounded. You are telling me only now that he resigned? I started to panick. How am I going to do my PA when my supervisor is gone?

0820
I was brought to another office to wait for the contact person of the organisation for my PA. After a few minutes, she was back from the washroom with a pail of water to clean her desk. She asked if I was the intern she was expecting and explained that she has found another supervisor for me called Debby. Ok, "Debby" sound nice and sweet. I hope she is so in person. I was told to wait a while more since the office that I belong to was empty.

0828
Yeah! One of the colleagues from the office that I belong to appeared and I was asked to follow him next door. Ok, I saw Debby there. She looked friendly *phew*. Then i was shown to my desk which belonged to my former supervisor. It looked like he left in a hurry and had no time to pack all his belongings with him. The area around the desk was littered with files, loose sheets of papers, empty and half-filled bottles and a pair of shoes(??!!). A laptop was there waiting for me. I started to worried again. How to use a laptop?! I was told that I have to see the General Manager at 9am.

0910
I was brought to the GM's office. He was in NTU for his undergraduate studies. Scary - 自己人. He bombarded me with why he could not be my supervisor and how I am supposed to come up with the marketing framework, broucheres, ppt slides etc etc. I was in cold sweat by then. How can I manage all these by myself? What he wanted was covered in 3 different marketing modules this semester! I could only nod and nod and nod, while taking down his words.

0925
Meeting with GM ended. I am back at my desk with the Prospectus 2006, broucheres and laptop to do my own digesting of company's knowledge. Went to shakehands with colleagues from offices next door. Read... read... read... read... reeeaaaadd.. reeeeeaaaaaddzz... reeeaaaddzz... readzzzzz... zzzzzzz...

1220
It was a busy morning so my supervisor and 2 other colleagues in the same office had no time to "entertain" me, except asking me along when they wanted to visit the washroom. They visited the WC quite a few times in 3 hours time. We went to the canteen which look like those in secondary schools for our lunch after my supervisor came back from her meeting. Lunch was simple - chinese mixed vegetable rice and some frozen fruits blended ice-cream.

1310
Back in the office again. Busy finishing my ice-cream. Checked my sms, oops, 3 smses.

1330
Read... reeaadd... reeeaaaddd... z... read... zzz... read... zzz. Looking out for anyone who would see me in slumberland.

1650
Yeah! My supervisor finished her meetings and sat down to discuss my job scope. And I finally discovered something dreadful. There is no marketing department or staff there, I am supposed to be the one with the expertise other than the GM who is a MBA holder. Their intention was to get an intern to work out SOMETHING for them. Feeling sick now, I should have predicted something was not right when the GM gave me job scope which sound general and broad. How can a company survived without a marketing department? Remarkable! I must report this finding to all marketing professors that I meet.

1745
Discussion ended. I am back at my desk to fiddle with the laptop waiting for 6pm to come.

1800
Finally. By the time I realised it was 6pm, I was left in the office with my supervisor. The 2 others were gone. Wow! How fast they respond.

1805
Bade my supervisor goodbye and headed to the bus stop.

Test result IV

You Are a Frappacino

At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Another test result III

You Should Be A Poet

You craft words well, in creative and unexpected ways.And you have a great talent for evoking beautiful imagery...Or describing the most intense heartbreak ever.You're already naturally a poet, even if you've never written a poem.

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

Another test result II

You Are 8% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul. You are at low risk for having a borderline personality. It is unlikely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at low risk for having a social phobia. It is unlikely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?