sore throat getting better liao, but like a bit out of voice le..but now got running nose liao...sigh.. huo bu dan xing leh... n this affternoon cycle to plaza, ended up with my type punctured as well, sucks..worse still, push to byc shop its not open.. but nvm, didnt dampen my spirit at all.. learn to take things more likely nowadays le :)
anyway, was supposed to go iceskating today, but ended up me dont feel like going so nvr go, instead went to the expo for the food fest with my mum. quite a lot of food displayed there, all at discounted price. me ate the 328katong laksa again..plus many others..n theres one stall im very impressed with the food, the vegetarian one, the nugget tasted so much like real meat sia..nice nice..maybe buy tt for my friend..
anyway, went to pick up my byc when i came back, but walked halfway then realise i didnt bring my key...getting old liao ah..so forgettable le..how to study..
anyway, me off till wed, going back only on thurs, haha...now trying to find things to keep myself busy..ppl heard tt???
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Friday, May 28, 2004
pay it forward...have you seen this movie before? in case you didnt, heres what its about:
Reuben St. Clair, the teacher protagonist of the book Pay It Forward, starts a movement with this voluntary, extra-credit assignment: THINK OF AN IDEA FOR WORLD CHANGE, AND PUT IT INTO ACTION
Trevor, the 12-year-old hero of Pay It Forward, thinks of quite an idea. He describes it to his mother and teacher this way: "You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward. To three more people. Each. So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven." He turned on the calculator, punched in a few numbers. "Then it sort of spreads out, see. To eighty-one. Then two hundred forty-three. Then seven hundred twenty-nine. Then two thousand, one hundred eighty-seven. See how big it gets?"
anyway, why am i writing about this movie tt was showed quite some time ago? becos recently, channel news asia was promoting this pay it forward movement, which reminded me about this movie. the concept of this idea was really interesting, cos u dont expect ppl to repay your kindness, but instead pay it forward to another person. if everyone can do this, then this world will be a much better place to live in. maybe you can try visiting this website, www.payitforwardmovement.org, to really get an idea of how the idea really affects ppl around the world.
Reuben St. Clair, the teacher protagonist of the book Pay It Forward, starts a movement with this voluntary, extra-credit assignment: THINK OF AN IDEA FOR WORLD CHANGE, AND PUT IT INTO ACTION
Trevor, the 12-year-old hero of Pay It Forward, thinks of quite an idea. He describes it to his mother and teacher this way: "You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward. To three more people. Each. So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven." He turned on the calculator, punched in a few numbers. "Then it sort of spreads out, see. To eighty-one. Then two hundred forty-three. Then seven hundred twenty-nine. Then two thousand, one hundred eighty-seven. See how big it gets?"
anyway, why am i writing about this movie tt was showed quite some time ago? becos recently, channel news asia was promoting this pay it forward movement, which reminded me about this movie. the concept of this idea was really interesting, cos u dont expect ppl to repay your kindness, but instead pay it forward to another person. if everyone can do this, then this world will be a much better place to live in. maybe you can try visiting this website, www.payitforwardmovement.org, to really get an idea of how the idea really affects ppl around the world.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
argg...stupid sore throat...yesterday keep drinking water, n going to the toilet like 2 to 3 times an hour, and yet ended up with 2 more ulcers in my mouth...sucks... now eat anything also pain..n ended up i didnt go runnning today, it will be painful when its dry..
actually have nothing to say here..writing cos im too bored liao, nothing to do now..sian ah... ah, me will be doing my last duty on next monday, after which i will be working 8-5 liao..doing clearance...preparing to ord, haha..!!! finally...
think nothing else liao lah, signing off le...
actually have nothing to say here..writing cos im too bored liao, nothing to do now..sian ah... ah, me will be doing my last duty on next monday, after which i will be working 8-5 liao..doing clearance...preparing to ord, haha..!!! finally...
think nothing else liao lah, signing off le...
Monday, May 24, 2004
sigh sigh..wake up yesterday morning to a sore throat, its all your fault huixian!!! :P now i have to watch what i eat...n guess what my mum cooked for today dinner? curry chicken!! thanks mom!!... :P
was awarded an award this morning in camp, the serviceman of the month for april. dont know whether to be happy or not, though i already knew beforehand that i got the award, cos dont really feel i deserve it, but nvm..
took a bit of time to clear and tidy up my cupboard just now, cos its getting messier by the day. then was there looking at my past letters, cards.. hey, u actually sent me a christmas card before leh, Tricia! hehe..dont really remember it, but hey thanks..then there was this card sent by 3 of my friends guowei jianliang n tatshnenn during my first 3 month, a chin new yr card, looking at it so funny.."hongbao yi ge lai, we accept cash and credit cards also"..its these small little things that make life worthwhile n enjoyable..but bascially Im looking at the letters my ex gave me..what went wrong..which explains my mood now. closing to 2 yrs since the breakup, and i will still occasionally think of her..its true tt the first relationship is always the hardest to let go..this failure make me more determined to make sure the next one goes right..n make me more scared of committing into a new relationship for fear of failure as well...sigh..contradicting thoughts... theres really a lot of things that i need to change, esp my temper..arguments are never good for a relationship, and even if you make up after one, it will still have an adverse effect in the future.
anyway, going for a walk now, with my dog Toro, and to sort out my thoughts too..
was awarded an award this morning in camp, the serviceman of the month for april. dont know whether to be happy or not, though i already knew beforehand that i got the award, cos dont really feel i deserve it, but nvm..
took a bit of time to clear and tidy up my cupboard just now, cos its getting messier by the day. then was there looking at my past letters, cards.. hey, u actually sent me a christmas card before leh, Tricia! hehe..dont really remember it, but hey thanks..then there was this card sent by 3 of my friends guowei jianliang n tatshnenn during my first 3 month, a chin new yr card, looking at it so funny.."hongbao yi ge lai, we accept cash and credit cards also"..its these small little things that make life worthwhile n enjoyable..but bascially Im looking at the letters my ex gave me..what went wrong..which explains my mood now. closing to 2 yrs since the breakup, and i will still occasionally think of her..its true tt the first relationship is always the hardest to let go..this failure make me more determined to make sure the next one goes right..n make me more scared of committing into a new relationship for fear of failure as well...sigh..contradicting thoughts... theres really a lot of things that i need to change, esp my temper..arguments are never good for a relationship, and even if you make up after one, it will still have an adverse effect in the future.
anyway, going for a walk now, with my dog Toro, and to sort out my thoughts too..
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Went for ice skating in the morning, after a 3month absence..really enjoyed it this time round, cos think i skate much better liao, though i ended up with blisters on both my feet. but still cant get the braking right...arg.. also dunno why i like skating so much, hehe..:)
anyway directly after that, i met my friends at queensway, n walked around shopping for present for u, huixian! A bunch of guys together really cant get anything done, ended up walking around for close to 2 hrs before we finally settled on taka, by which im already restless. walked straight to huixian hse after tt, and we sure walked a long way..thanks to me haha..didnt realise theres a short cut...ya theres a lift there too! :P 21st bday...getting old liao loh!
anyway directly after that, i met my friends at queensway, n walked around shopping for present for u, huixian! A bunch of guys together really cant get anything done, ended up walking around for close to 2 hrs before we finally settled on taka, by which im already restless. walked straight to huixian hse after tt, and we sure walked a long way..thanks to me haha..didnt realise theres a short cut...ya theres a lift there too! :P 21st bday...getting old liao loh!
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
went for a walk with my dog just now...he was so enthu.. cos seldom have chance to go out of the house...anyway, i found a great spot at the bp park, a small little open area by the lake where theres nobody. great, a place where i can see the water, n he can run about..
anyway, been talking to my friend Kanokwan in Thailand..about my upcoming trip to Thailand..where to visit n so on...think i asked a lot of questions..just want to make sure everything go where..think i shall bring the guide book there as well. but anyway, read in the newspaper some time ago, theres a guy who say to enjoy the trip, throw away the guidebook, cos its best to experience things by yourself...which i think its quite true too...haiz...dunno la..hopefully my friends will be around to guide me around when the time comes.
anyway, got a story to share with you guys, take off music diary on 933fm. what is your first impression when its raining thunderstorms? are you thinking about how your day is spoilt by the rain..or how this rain damp your spirit etc? there was a little boy, who whenever there was a thunderstorm, he would look up to the sky and smile. why you may ask? when questioned, heres how he answered:"becos someone is taking photos of me!"... have you ever thought of that? this story tells us how we all lost our innocent side as we grow older..dont u think so? as we get older, we tend to think more complicating, and forget the basics of being happy. other people can make you happy for a while, but only you can make yourself happy a lifetime.
anyway, been talking to my friend Kanokwan in Thailand..about my upcoming trip to Thailand..where to visit n so on...think i asked a lot of questions..just want to make sure everything go where..think i shall bring the guide book there as well. but anyway, read in the newspaper some time ago, theres a guy who say to enjoy the trip, throw away the guidebook, cos its best to experience things by yourself...which i think its quite true too...haiz...dunno la..hopefully my friends will be around to guide me around when the time comes.
anyway, got a story to share with you guys, take off music diary on 933fm. what is your first impression when its raining thunderstorms? are you thinking about how your day is spoilt by the rain..or how this rain damp your spirit etc? there was a little boy, who whenever there was a thunderstorm, he would look up to the sky and smile. why you may ask? when questioned, heres how he answered:"becos someone is taking photos of me!"... have you ever thought of that? this story tells us how we all lost our innocent side as we grow older..dont u think so? as we get older, we tend to think more complicating, and forget the basics of being happy. other people can make you happy for a while, but only you can make yourself happy a lifetime.
Sunday, May 16, 2004
jus watched my fair princess on channel8...been watching the series the past few weeks, or rather months every sunday...its still one of the best drama ever..so touching..watch till my eyes were wet.. anyway, its not that I never watched it before, in fact, when the series first came out, my whole family were watching it, whenever we were home, even at night..
my mind finally cleared up a bit..thoughts been in a flatter these few days...causing me to be moody n temperate..what ive been thinking about i shadnt mention here...cause it can cause some repercussion...butterfly effect...
anyway, I received the ntu acceptance form few days ago...the reality of studying finally hit home..and im feeling the stress even before starting school..arggg...this whole thing sucks..the older u get, the less fun u get out of life..haiz...my childhood...
one bright spot this week is I actually went running thrice! quite an achievement considering i have not been exercising for more than 3 months..n somemore I played soccer yesterday..hopefully I be hardworking enough to go running later..mus keep the momentum running! been trying to keep away from soft drinks these few days too..mus take care of my health more..recent health havent been gd... sometimes felt shortness of breath..n heart beat can increase when all i do is stand still..is there something wrong with me?? or is that a sign of asthma? i dunno...
today is sunday, guess i be rotting at home again as usual..n sometimes when i just lie there n think..think about my goals in life, which i dont have any..im going bonkers u noe.. was going thru my wallet yest, n saw this little card that my jc1 english tutor gave me, 'do not worry about tmr, for tmr will care for itself'. its really meaningful, tts y its always have been in my wallet after so long that i almsot forgot about its presence. sometimes in life we just worry about too much things that we forget about the basic things that make us happy. relax while u can..really..n as a saying go, when u die, u will not be going with things u got in your life, but rather with memories and happiness that u got..
have you all ever listen to this song by Baz Luhrmann called sunscreen? go download this song..the lyrics are really meaningful..
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
Wear Sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering experience…
I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth;
oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and
beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….
You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind;
the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts,
don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy;
sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…
the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults;
if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what
you want to do with your life…
the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22
what they wanted to do with their lives,
some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll divorce at 40,
maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…
what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself
too much or berate yourself either –
your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…
don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,
it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents,
you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings;
they are the best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,
but for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
because the older you get,
the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard;
live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths,
prices will rise,
politicians will philander,
you too will get old,
and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young
prices were reasonable,
politicians were noble
and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse;
but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair,
or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but,
be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia,
dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts and recycling
it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen…
my mind finally cleared up a bit..thoughts been in a flatter these few days...causing me to be moody n temperate..what ive been thinking about i shadnt mention here...cause it can cause some repercussion...butterfly effect...
anyway, I received the ntu acceptance form few days ago...the reality of studying finally hit home..and im feeling the stress even before starting school..arggg...this whole thing sucks..the older u get, the less fun u get out of life..haiz...my childhood...
one bright spot this week is I actually went running thrice! quite an achievement considering i have not been exercising for more than 3 months..n somemore I played soccer yesterday..hopefully I be hardworking enough to go running later..mus keep the momentum running! been trying to keep away from soft drinks these few days too..mus take care of my health more..recent health havent been gd... sometimes felt shortness of breath..n heart beat can increase when all i do is stand still..is there something wrong with me?? or is that a sign of asthma? i dunno...
today is sunday, guess i be rotting at home again as usual..n sometimes when i just lie there n think..think about my goals in life, which i dont have any..im going bonkers u noe.. was going thru my wallet yest, n saw this little card that my jc1 english tutor gave me, 'do not worry about tmr, for tmr will care for itself'. its really meaningful, tts y its always have been in my wallet after so long that i almsot forgot about its presence. sometimes in life we just worry about too much things that we forget about the basic things that make us happy. relax while u can..really..n as a saying go, when u die, u will not be going with things u got in your life, but rather with memories and happiness that u got..
have you all ever listen to this song by Baz Luhrmann called sunscreen? go download this song..the lyrics are really meaningful..
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
Wear Sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering experience…
I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth;
oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and
beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….
You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind;
the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts,
don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy;
sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…
the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults;
if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what
you want to do with your life…
the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22
what they wanted to do with their lives,
some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll divorce at 40,
maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…
what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself
too much or berate yourself either –
your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…
don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,
it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents,
you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings;
they are the best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,
but for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
because the older you get,
the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard;
live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths,
prices will rise,
politicians will philander,
you too will get old,
and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young
prices were reasonable,
politicians were noble
and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse;
but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair,
or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but,
be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia,
dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off,
painting over the ugly parts and recycling
it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen…
Monday, May 10, 2004
went for a much needed run jus now, really need the exercise, cos really getting fat...dont know if donating blood have anything to do with it??
anyway, went to watch ven helsing after book out, but dont think its nice anyway. its action all the way, with werewolf, dracula, frankeinstein ..but basically theres no storyline, except try to kill the dracula. Im just not suited to this type of movie.
...still comptemplating whether to stay at my friend house or a hotel for my vacation to thailand. anyway, since my father is going with me, that means i dont have to pay for it..which means i can actually go for another holiday! was discuss with my friends whether to go for an ord holiday..dont know yet..but definitely excited at the prospects.
anyway, went to watch ven helsing after book out, but dont think its nice anyway. its action all the way, with werewolf, dracula, frankeinstein ..but basically theres no storyline, except try to kill the dracula. Im just not suited to this type of movie.
...still comptemplating whether to stay at my friend house or a hotel for my vacation to thailand. anyway, since my father is going with me, that means i dont have to pay for it..which means i can actually go for another holiday! was discuss with my friends whether to go for an ord holiday..dont know yet..but definitely excited at the prospects.
NUTS
>
> Whats is NUTS? NUTS is when you want to do something and you seek
> approval of a higher authority. When there is no rule saying that you
> can do such a thing, then the standard answer is NO ...
>
> In the U.S., when there is no sign on the road, it means that you can make
> a U-turn. When the authority do not want people to make U-turns, they
> will put up signs to tell you not to make U-turns.
>
> In Singapore, it is the reverse. When there is no sign on the road, you
> are not allowed to make U-turns. When the authority allow you to make
> U-turns, then they will l put up signs to give you that right.
>
> The two different systems serve the same purpose - to better manage the
> traffic. They may look quite similar, just coming from different
> direction, but the social repercussion is significant.
>
> In Singapore, the no U-turn without sign culture has permeated every
> level of our thinking and every segment of our life. This no U-turn has
> created a way of life that is based on rules. When there is a U-turn
> sign or when there is a rule, we can U-turn. When there is no sign, we
> cannot U-turn.
>
> When there is no rule, we cannot do anything. We become paralyzed.
>
> I call this "no-rule=no-do" phenomenon - the "No U-Turn Syndrome" or
> NUTS.
>
> Singapore has prospered under a rule-based system for many years. When
> we were at a lower level of development, we needed many multi-national
> companies to come to Singapore to invest. What these MNCs needed were a
> very reliable group of managers and workers who could follow exactly the
> rules set by corporate headquarters overseas. Since they did not want
> their overseas subsidiaries to innovate anything, they wanted us to
> stick closely to the rules, no funny deals, no crazy ideas. They were
> here to teach us, not to listen to ideas from us.
>
> The efficiency and no-nonsense style of the Singapore government is
> well-known. It has brought us prosperity and a good life. A rule-based
> system is essential here too to get everybody to toe the line.
>
> But the world has changed. And it is changing faster and faster. So fast
> that the rules that were set yesterday are no longer valid and cannot
> serve our new needs. It is not a matter of setting new rules to meet the
> new situation because by the time new rules are formulated, they would
> already be out ofdate. It is a matter of how to survive and prosper in
> environments where they are no rules.It is a matter of how to live with
> ambiguity. Things are no more black or white, things are in shades of
> gray. How do we deal with them?
>
> What is NUTS?
>
> NUTS is when you want to do something and you seek the approval of a
> higher authority. When there is no rule saying that you can do such a
> thing, then the standard answer is NO.
>
> What is wrong with this? There is nothing wrong if we choose to be stuck
> in the old world of our own where nothing changes.
>
> To meet the challenge of the new world, to meet the challenge of rising
> to a knowledge-based economy, we have to innovate like mad. How can we
> innovate when we need to obey rules to innovate? Innovate means to
> create things out of nothing, it means moving into uncharted territories
> where there are no rules.
>
> How can you innovate when you have to get approval of somebody who looks
> at a rule-book first?
>
> Such is the syndrome of NUTS. NUTS is everywhere in the society
> including schools, offices, hospitals, parks, factories and even in our
> homes. Yes, in Creative (Singapore) too. Here are some hilarious
> examples, they make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. I am
> sure you can tell me more.
>
> NUTS #2-"Creative Resource"-needed approval?
>
> When our corporate headquarters were completed in 1997, we needed to
> give it a name. The placeholder name was Creative Technology Centre.
> Made sense, but it was a boring name that everybody had. I wanted a
> special name, because we are "creative". So the usual names like,
> "Creative Building, Plaza, Complex, House..." were suggested on the name
> list. I rejected all of them. Finally we came out with a very good name,
> "Creative Resource" - the source of all creativity - and everybody loved
> it.
>
> But wait, before we could go ahead, we had to submit the building name
> for approval. What I was shocked. I needed somebody else"s approval for
> the name of my own building. By some faceless committee that I did not
> even know existed. Imagine having the name of your baby being approved
> by somebody you do not know.
>
> Hey, that is the regulation. OK, we submitted and no prize for guessing
> the right answer. The answer was NO. The reason given was that the name
> was not "Centre, Plaza, Building, Complex, House etc..." There was
> actually a list of approved names in the rulebook and we were only given
> the impression that we could name our own building.
>
> I nearly jumped through the roof when I heard the answer. It was a very
> typical case of NUTS. "Resource" was not in their rule book, hence the
> standard answer was NO. I was not going to give up on this right. So we
> fought back and wrote letters to appeal. Finally, after a long process,
> our name was approved. Whew!
>
> NUTS #3 - Cannot sing Singapore songs!!
>
> While we were preparing for the opening ceremony of Creative Resource,
> we wanted to have a lot of creative fun. We prepared a lot of
> performances by our own staff. We were very fortunate to have invited
> the Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong to grace the event. We wanted to
> show him the best creativity in us.
>
> The opening fanfare idea was to have a big group of kids running into
> the building, singing a medley of Patriotic Singapore Songs. It was
> going to be very delightful. After the songs were arranged and recorded,
> at the last moment, someone in the team decided that we actually needed
> to seek approval from the authority because of copyright issues. The
> answer came back was of course a NO.
>
> There was no rule to say that you could do a medley of Singapore songs.
> There was a rule that said we could sing the Singapore song in special
> celebratory occasions like ours, so this was allowed.
>
> Our people started to panic, because there was no time to change the
> recordings. They sought my advice. They were thinking of canceling this
> delightful fanfare and disappointing the kids, from our Creative O
> child-care centre, who had practiced so hard for this event.
>
> I asked them why they had thought of seeking approval for a private
> function especially when the answer could be a No. they were afraid that
> the TV stations were there filming and it might have constituted a
> copyright infringement!
>
> There were a few NUTS at work here. First it is my own staff who were
> NUTS, they were toeing the line so tightly that they felt the need to
> seek approval for a private function that was not controversial at all.
> I was sure that the PM would give his 100% endorsement. Then we had the
> NUTS at the approval side who looked at the rule book and said No.
>
> I asked them to go ahead and just do it, even violating the rejection
> letter. Some of my NUTS staff must have freaked out. I told them I would
> bear the full responsibility. If I had to pay a $2000 fine, I would pay
> it. In the worst , worst case I might go to jail for it - that would be
> interesting too.
>
> In fact, the PM in his impromptu part of his speech also said, to move
> forward, we would have to "just do it". It was a timely message.
>
> NUTS #4 - No Title
>
> Recently, Creative had just spent a few million dollars investing
> heavily in a company. The key person in the company was needed urgently
> to launch a new ".com" project that could be worth a lot more in the
> future. In the era of the Internet, timing is everything. Then suddenly,
> he told me that he needed to go for reservist during the critical
> period. This meant that his whole team could be crippled because his
> leadership was not there. I told him that there should not be a problem,
> as he could always apply for a deferment. In fact, the Deputy Prime
> Minister has told me in the Technopreneur 21 committee that, reservist
> duties should not hinder Technopreneurship because the affected
> reservist could apply for deferment and it would be considered
> favourably.
>
> So the staff wrote a letter to apply for deferment. It was rejected. I
> told him to write an appeal, mentioning Creative"s involvement and all
> the relevant and valid reasons for such critically needed deferment. It
> was still rejected and we were running out of time.
>
> I guess I had to step in. I wrote the letter personally again, citing
> all the reasons and the ".com" time-critical factors. It was still
> rejected. I was very upset by this. It was already the last working day
> before he had to go in-camp.
>
> I had to call the officer personally. I identified myself, including my
> role in the Technopreneur 21 committee and appealed for the fourth time.
> The answer was still NO. after all the reasons were given, the answer
> was still NO. Well, they had liberalized then - if you were a new
> employee of a company, the deferment would be allowed. I argued
> strenuously that the key person was more than a new employee. He was a
> new employee of a company for which we had spent millions to acquire.
> No ! An acquisition does not constitute the equivalent of a new employee.
> A new employee IS a new employee. Period. The rule book never said that
> the people in a new acquisition are new employees. Therefore they are
> not "new employees", regardless of the fact that their employee status
> are the same in principle. It does not matter if you are Sim Wong Hoo or
> the T21 chairman. NUTS is NUTS.
>
> It almost drove me NUTS!
>
> Fortunately, I heard from some people that I would get a better chance
> if I were to call the unit Commanding Officer. I asked for his name and
> phone number and the officer obliged. I managed to track down the CO on
> his handphone at the very last minute. The CO was an understanding man
> because he was also a reservist and in the computer line. The deferment
> was finally granted
>
> NUTS #5 - Creative NUTS
>
> We had our equal share of NUTS in Creative and they really drove me NUTS
> because they actually happened right on my head, the CEO of the company.
> Such is the persistence and universality of NUTS.
>
> First example, the time I needed some CD-ROM replicated for some
> last-minute projects. I knew I had time because, we had an in-house
> CD-ROM replication plant and it would have taken less than one day to
> finish the job, especially my small little job of a few hundred pieces.
>
> But when my assistant came back, she told me helplessly that they needed
> a one-week lead-time. I almost jumped off my chair. This was a rush job
> for the CEO and they just threw back their standard lead-time at me, it
> was clearly written in their rule-book that the standard lead-time was
> one week - for a rush job. So one week was what you would get even if
> you were the CEO of the company, even if your job was very important.
>
> I asked them who set the rules? They were the ones who set the rules ! I
> was amazed how NUTS they were. Then change the rules, I told them.
>
> Finally they did it for me in two days.
>
> There were several of such examples within Creative. And the managers
> sometimes fought with me because that was the only way they could ensure
> the quality of the products. Quality is good when we are shipping
> products to customers. But when we need to rush, it is always during the
> early stages of engineering run, where we need a lot of samples to test.
> Quality then becomes secondary and time is primary. Staff with a NUTS
> mentality would not have the flexibility to do such a switch, unless you
> make another rule. And you can only live within the new rules.
>
> NUTS #6 - More Creative NUTS
>
> The second example in Creative has to do with customer support. Creative
> pride ourselves as a company that provides the best technical support.
> All our staff know that. We have 400 people in Oklahoma USA, just
> listening to phone calls alone. We have a small technical/customer
> support team in Singapore serving only the small Singapore market. The
> team is hardworking and dedicated to the company. In general, their
> service is good and efficient - when there are rules.
>
> There was once when I received a customer"s letter addressed to me
> complaining about our customer support department (CSD) with regards to
> a missing CD from our product. Our CSD insisted that the customer get
> the CD from his dealer who sold him the PC with our product. And the
> customers attached the letters of exchange. It was such a minor issue
> but I felt customer satisfaction was most important. So I wrote a small
> note and asked them to give him the CD and be done with it. CD-ROMs are
> very cheap anyway.
>
> A few weeks later, I received another letter from this furious customer
> complaining that our CSD wanted to charge him like $15 for the CD
> because it was the responsibility of the dealer to give it to him. And
> he attached even more letters for me to read.
>
> I was very upset this time because, what could have been a very simple
> and pleasant customer support issue, costing the company less than $1
> for the CD-ROM if people in CSD had just given it to him in the first
> place, now potentially cost the company a bomb:
>
> Firstly, the CSD"s time to write all those letters of exhange, they are
> way, way over $1. But because of NUTS, our CSD people did not see it.
> They are just trying to follow rules when there are no rules in such
> situation.
>
> Secondly, the CEO"s time. I had to read about ten letters two times to
> figure out the gist of it all. It must have cost the company thousands
> of dollars. And even after my first instruction to just give him the
> CD-ROM, they still went into a cat and mouse chase to try to ask him to
> pay $15. Someone in CSD probably set the rule that if a customer wanted
> an extra CD-ROM, it would cost him $15 - that is it, regardless of the
> plight of the customer.
>
> Thirdly,the most expensive part - the harm it had done to our brand
> name. A potentially unhappy customer would hurt the company way beyond
> the customer. He would tell all his friends not to buy from the company.
>
> But people with NUTS mentality could not see beyond the rules. They
> could not see that a $1 CD-ROM was much, much cheaper than their own
> time, their CEO"s time and the value of the brand name.
>
> I had to call all the three persons involved in this case to my office
> and explain to them very slowly about our principle of customer support.
> You could not fault them for dedication, they were trying to make an
> extra $15 for the company. Not seeing the big picture of how much more
> it would cost the company. I had told them that for us, the customer"s
> interest is always in the #1 position. I told them that they were the
> "customer"s advocates" - they had to be fighting with me for their
> customer"s interest, rather than the other way round.
>
> Finally, told them to call up the customer directly, apologize and give
> him the CD-ROM he wanted and ensure that the customer was 100%
> satisfied. If the customers are not satisfied - we should not take their
> money.
>
> We are moving faster and faster into many uncharted territories, where
> there are no rules. We do not want to be paralyzed by waiting for the
> rule to be formulated before moving - it will be too late. We have to
> discard our NUTS mentality and learn to live in a new world where there
> are no clear rules. Not that it will be a cowboy lawless land. There
> will be broad guiding principles such as common goals, objectives and
> basic integrity to follow. The rest, we have to look at the big picture
> and decide what is the best way to do a job, to achieve our goals.
>
>
> Sim Wong Hoo
> Excerpt from "No U-Turn Syndrome (NUTS)"
> Chaotic Thoughts from the Old Millennium
>
> Whats is NUTS? NUTS is when you want to do something and you seek
> approval of a higher authority. When there is no rule saying that you
> can do such a thing, then the standard answer is NO ...
>
> In the U.S., when there is no sign on the road, it means that you can make
> a U-turn. When the authority do not want people to make U-turns, they
> will put up signs to tell you not to make U-turns.
>
> In Singapore, it is the reverse. When there is no sign on the road, you
> are not allowed to make U-turns. When the authority allow you to make
> U-turns, then they will l put up signs to give you that right.
>
> The two different systems serve the same purpose - to better manage the
> traffic. They may look quite similar, just coming from different
> direction, but the social repercussion is significant.
>
> In Singapore, the no U-turn without sign culture has permeated every
> level of our thinking and every segment of our life. This no U-turn has
> created a way of life that is based on rules. When there is a U-turn
> sign or when there is a rule, we can U-turn. When there is no sign, we
> cannot U-turn.
>
> When there is no rule, we cannot do anything. We become paralyzed.
>
> I call this "no-rule=no-do" phenomenon - the "No U-Turn Syndrome" or
> NUTS.
>
> Singapore has prospered under a rule-based system for many years. When
> we were at a lower level of development, we needed many multi-national
> companies to come to Singapore to invest. What these MNCs needed were a
> very reliable group of managers and workers who could follow exactly the
> rules set by corporate headquarters overseas. Since they did not want
> their overseas subsidiaries to innovate anything, they wanted us to
> stick closely to the rules, no funny deals, no crazy ideas. They were
> here to teach us, not to listen to ideas from us.
>
> The efficiency and no-nonsense style of the Singapore government is
> well-known. It has brought us prosperity and a good life. A rule-based
> system is essential here too to get everybody to toe the line.
>
> But the world has changed. And it is changing faster and faster. So fast
> that the rules that were set yesterday are no longer valid and cannot
> serve our new needs. It is not a matter of setting new rules to meet the
> new situation because by the time new rules are formulated, they would
> already be out ofdate. It is a matter of how to survive and prosper in
> environments where they are no rules.It is a matter of how to live with
> ambiguity. Things are no more black or white, things are in shades of
> gray. How do we deal with them?
>
> What is NUTS?
>
> NUTS is when you want to do something and you seek the approval of a
> higher authority. When there is no rule saying that you can do such a
> thing, then the standard answer is NO.
>
> What is wrong with this? There is nothing wrong if we choose to be stuck
> in the old world of our own where nothing changes.
>
> To meet the challenge of the new world, to meet the challenge of rising
> to a knowledge-based economy, we have to innovate like mad. How can we
> innovate when we need to obey rules to innovate? Innovate means to
> create things out of nothing, it means moving into uncharted territories
> where there are no rules.
>
> How can you innovate when you have to get approval of somebody who looks
> at a rule-book first?
>
> Such is the syndrome of NUTS. NUTS is everywhere in the society
> including schools, offices, hospitals, parks, factories and even in our
> homes. Yes, in Creative (Singapore) too. Here are some hilarious
> examples, they make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. I am
> sure you can tell me more.
>
> NUTS #2-"Creative Resource"-needed approval?
>
> When our corporate headquarters were completed in 1997, we needed to
> give it a name. The placeholder name was Creative Technology Centre.
> Made sense, but it was a boring name that everybody had. I wanted a
> special name, because we are "creative". So the usual names like,
> "Creative Building, Plaza, Complex, House..." were suggested on the name
> list. I rejected all of them. Finally we came out with a very good name,
> "Creative Resource" - the source of all creativity - and everybody loved
> it.
>
> But wait, before we could go ahead, we had to submit the building name
> for approval. What I was shocked. I needed somebody else"s approval for
> the name of my own building. By some faceless committee that I did not
> even know existed. Imagine having the name of your baby being approved
> by somebody you do not know.
>
> Hey, that is the regulation. OK, we submitted and no prize for guessing
> the right answer. The answer was NO. The reason given was that the name
> was not "Centre, Plaza, Building, Complex, House etc..." There was
> actually a list of approved names in the rulebook and we were only given
> the impression that we could name our own building.
>
> I nearly jumped through the roof when I heard the answer. It was a very
> typical case of NUTS. "Resource" was not in their rule book, hence the
> standard answer was NO. I was not going to give up on this right. So we
> fought back and wrote letters to appeal. Finally, after a long process,
> our name was approved. Whew!
>
> NUTS #3 - Cannot sing Singapore songs!!
>
> While we were preparing for the opening ceremony of Creative Resource,
> we wanted to have a lot of creative fun. We prepared a lot of
> performances by our own staff. We were very fortunate to have invited
> the Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong to grace the event. We wanted to
> show him the best creativity in us.
>
> The opening fanfare idea was to have a big group of kids running into
> the building, singing a medley of Patriotic Singapore Songs. It was
> going to be very delightful. After the songs were arranged and recorded,
> at the last moment, someone in the team decided that we actually needed
> to seek approval from the authority because of copyright issues. The
> answer came back was of course a NO.
>
> There was no rule to say that you could do a medley of Singapore songs.
> There was a rule that said we could sing the Singapore song in special
> celebratory occasions like ours, so this was allowed.
>
> Our people started to panic, because there was no time to change the
> recordings. They sought my advice. They were thinking of canceling this
> delightful fanfare and disappointing the kids, from our Creative O
> child-care centre, who had practiced so hard for this event.
>
> I asked them why they had thought of seeking approval for a private
> function especially when the answer could be a No. they were afraid that
> the TV stations were there filming and it might have constituted a
> copyright infringement!
>
> There were a few NUTS at work here. First it is my own staff who were
> NUTS, they were toeing the line so tightly that they felt the need to
> seek approval for a private function that was not controversial at all.
> I was sure that the PM would give his 100% endorsement. Then we had the
> NUTS at the approval side who looked at the rule book and said No.
>
> I asked them to go ahead and just do it, even violating the rejection
> letter. Some of my NUTS staff must have freaked out. I told them I would
> bear the full responsibility. If I had to pay a $2000 fine, I would pay
> it. In the worst , worst case I might go to jail for it - that would be
> interesting too.
>
> In fact, the PM in his impromptu part of his speech also said, to move
> forward, we would have to "just do it". It was a timely message.
>
> NUTS #4 - No Title
>
> Recently, Creative had just spent a few million dollars investing
> heavily in a company. The key person in the company was needed urgently
> to launch a new ".com" project that could be worth a lot more in the
> future. In the era of the Internet, timing is everything. Then suddenly,
> he told me that he needed to go for reservist during the critical
> period. This meant that his whole team could be crippled because his
> leadership was not there. I told him that there should not be a problem,
> as he could always apply for a deferment. In fact, the Deputy Prime
> Minister has told me in the Technopreneur 21 committee that, reservist
> duties should not hinder Technopreneurship because the affected
> reservist could apply for deferment and it would be considered
> favourably.
>
> So the staff wrote a letter to apply for deferment. It was rejected. I
> told him to write an appeal, mentioning Creative"s involvement and all
> the relevant and valid reasons for such critically needed deferment. It
> was still rejected and we were running out of time.
>
> I guess I had to step in. I wrote the letter personally again, citing
> all the reasons and the ".com" time-critical factors. It was still
> rejected. I was very upset by this. It was already the last working day
> before he had to go in-camp.
>
> I had to call the officer personally. I identified myself, including my
> role in the Technopreneur 21 committee and appealed for the fourth time.
> The answer was still NO. after all the reasons were given, the answer
> was still NO. Well, they had liberalized then - if you were a new
> employee of a company, the deferment would be allowed. I argued
> strenuously that the key person was more than a new employee. He was a
> new employee of a company for which we had spent millions to acquire.
> No ! An acquisition does not constitute the equivalent of a new employee.
> A new employee IS a new employee. Period. The rule book never said that
> the people in a new acquisition are new employees. Therefore they are
> not "new employees", regardless of the fact that their employee status
> are the same in principle. It does not matter if you are Sim Wong Hoo or
> the T21 chairman. NUTS is NUTS.
>
> It almost drove me NUTS!
>
> Fortunately, I heard from some people that I would get a better chance
> if I were to call the unit Commanding Officer. I asked for his name and
> phone number and the officer obliged. I managed to track down the CO on
> his handphone at the very last minute. The CO was an understanding man
> because he was also a reservist and in the computer line. The deferment
> was finally granted
>
> NUTS #5 - Creative NUTS
>
> We had our equal share of NUTS in Creative and they really drove me NUTS
> because they actually happened right on my head, the CEO of the company.
> Such is the persistence and universality of NUTS.
>
> First example, the time I needed some CD-ROM replicated for some
> last-minute projects. I knew I had time because, we had an in-house
> CD-ROM replication plant and it would have taken less than one day to
> finish the job, especially my small little job of a few hundred pieces.
>
> But when my assistant came back, she told me helplessly that they needed
> a one-week lead-time. I almost jumped off my chair. This was a rush job
> for the CEO and they just threw back their standard lead-time at me, it
> was clearly written in their rule-book that the standard lead-time was
> one week - for a rush job. So one week was what you would get even if
> you were the CEO of the company, even if your job was very important.
>
> I asked them who set the rules? They were the ones who set the rules ! I
> was amazed how NUTS they were. Then change the rules, I told them.
>
> Finally they did it for me in two days.
>
> There were several of such examples within Creative. And the managers
> sometimes fought with me because that was the only way they could ensure
> the quality of the products. Quality is good when we are shipping
> products to customers. But when we need to rush, it is always during the
> early stages of engineering run, where we need a lot of samples to test.
> Quality then becomes secondary and time is primary. Staff with a NUTS
> mentality would not have the flexibility to do such a switch, unless you
> make another rule. And you can only live within the new rules.
>
> NUTS #6 - More Creative NUTS
>
> The second example in Creative has to do with customer support. Creative
> pride ourselves as a company that provides the best technical support.
> All our staff know that. We have 400 people in Oklahoma USA, just
> listening to phone calls alone. We have a small technical/customer
> support team in Singapore serving only the small Singapore market. The
> team is hardworking and dedicated to the company. In general, their
> service is good and efficient - when there are rules.
>
> There was once when I received a customer"s letter addressed to me
> complaining about our customer support department (CSD) with regards to
> a missing CD from our product. Our CSD insisted that the customer get
> the CD from his dealer who sold him the PC with our product. And the
> customers attached the letters of exchange. It was such a minor issue
> but I felt customer satisfaction was most important. So I wrote a small
> note and asked them to give him the CD and be done with it. CD-ROMs are
> very cheap anyway.
>
> A few weeks later, I received another letter from this furious customer
> complaining that our CSD wanted to charge him like $15 for the CD
> because it was the responsibility of the dealer to give it to him. And
> he attached even more letters for me to read.
>
> I was very upset this time because, what could have been a very simple
> and pleasant customer support issue, costing the company less than $1
> for the CD-ROM if people in CSD had just given it to him in the first
> place, now potentially cost the company a bomb:
>
> Firstly, the CSD"s time to write all those letters of exhange, they are
> way, way over $1. But because of NUTS, our CSD people did not see it.
> They are just trying to follow rules when there are no rules in such
> situation.
>
> Secondly, the CEO"s time. I had to read about ten letters two times to
> figure out the gist of it all. It must have cost the company thousands
> of dollars. And even after my first instruction to just give him the
> CD-ROM, they still went into a cat and mouse chase to try to ask him to
> pay $15. Someone in CSD probably set the rule that if a customer wanted
> an extra CD-ROM, it would cost him $15 - that is it, regardless of the
> plight of the customer.
>
> Thirdly,the most expensive part - the harm it had done to our brand
> name. A potentially unhappy customer would hurt the company way beyond
> the customer. He would tell all his friends not to buy from the company.
>
> But people with NUTS mentality could not see beyond the rules. They
> could not see that a $1 CD-ROM was much, much cheaper than their own
> time, their CEO"s time and the value of the brand name.
>
> I had to call all the three persons involved in this case to my office
> and explain to them very slowly about our principle of customer support.
> You could not fault them for dedication, they were trying to make an
> extra $15 for the company. Not seeing the big picture of how much more
> it would cost the company. I had told them that for us, the customer"s
> interest is always in the #1 position. I told them that they were the
> "customer"s advocates" - they had to be fighting with me for their
> customer"s interest, rather than the other way round.
>
> Finally, told them to call up the customer directly, apologize and give
> him the CD-ROM he wanted and ensure that the customer was 100%
> satisfied. If the customers are not satisfied - we should not take their
> money.
>
> We are moving faster and faster into many uncharted territories, where
> there are no rules. We do not want to be paralyzed by waiting for the
> rule to be formulated before moving - it will be too late. We have to
> discard our NUTS mentality and learn to live in a new world where there
> are no clear rules. Not that it will be a cowboy lawless land. There
> will be broad guiding principles such as common goals, objectives and
> basic integrity to follow. The rest, we have to look at the big picture
> and decide what is the best way to do a job, to achieve our goals.
>
>
> Sim Wong Hoo
> Excerpt from "No U-Turn Syndrome (NUTS)"
> Chaotic Thoughts from the Old Millennium
Sunday, May 09, 2004
another insomia night...where got ppl update their blog at 3am in the morning one??? cept poor me...still here when i going back to camp in 4hrs time. my bio clock is a bit cocked up recently..sleeping at the wrong time.. and my stomach fucked up recently too, full of shit...
think its the kopi, now that i cant get to sleep. ended up on the net browsing thru my friends profile...hey, actually some of them got blogs too, now that i realise. actually friendster quite a good place to see whether someone is attached anot, ppl bothered to take off the attached tag there.
think i will have no problem dawning till morning...but siao bor...actually doesnt really matter, i have amber time to slp tmr anyway, its a sunday. zhou gong...where r u...
think its the kopi, now that i cant get to sleep. ended up on the net browsing thru my friends profile...hey, actually some of them got blogs too, now that i realise. actually friendster quite a good place to see whether someone is attached anot, ppl bothered to take off the attached tag there.
think i will have no problem dawning till morning...but siao bor...actually doesnt really matter, i have amber time to slp tmr anyway, its a sunday. zhou gong...where r u...
Saturday, May 01, 2004
woke up yesterday to a bad news, that the Singaporean who died in the aye construction acccident is my army friend's father...tragic..
Woke up early yestmorning to meet my friends, to go to the blood bank at sgh. This was the first time Im donating blood, and why I want to do it Im also not sure. Maybe I just want to do something good in the midst of such mono life. Anyway, I was nervous and scared when I reached there, whos not scared of needles? besides, you always hear stories of inexperience nurse poking n poking again when they cant find the vein. And its definitely not comforting when the nurse checked my left hand and said she cannot find the vein, afterwhich she proceeded to my right hand. firstly she injected the ma zhui zhen, which will cause the injected area to swollen. Next she poke the tude that collect the blood into the swollen area. When I saw the tude i was like, wah, so big ah, die lah...but due to the ma zhui, i couldnt feel anything when I watched her insert the tude. after that I proceeded out for my free milo and donut.
went to maxwell food centre after that, and I too kout my yummy king food guide to see see. In the end bought the chicken rice, which really sucks, the rice are in a lump and the meat is tasteless. Dont understand how it got recommended..
after eating I went over to Toa payoh sports hall, where the final of the national school championship is held, ajc vs nyjc. the whole sports hall was filled with students from whole school, cheering their team, and the noise was so deafening, not helped by the fact that there were some siao cha bor standing beside me. anyway, ajc lost their second match in consecutive days, their girls team lost in the final a day before.
Went over to Punggol at night, for my friend's dad funeral. it was a solemn affair, and you really dunno what to said to him...
today is labour day, and Im at home, hehe..took the chance to take leave this weekend, and so I only be going back on monday. Theres a carnival down at esplanade at night which I will go, still waiting for my fren decision whether to go with me, if not then i will go down alone, becos I wanna see the fireworks at night. I like fireworks so much, its so magnificent. today istana is also having open house, feel like going in to take a look, cos I never been in there before. but now looking at the sky turning black, guess i will have to look at the weather first..
gonna eat my breakfast now..cya
Woke up early yestmorning to meet my friends, to go to the blood bank at sgh. This was the first time Im donating blood, and why I want to do it Im also not sure. Maybe I just want to do something good in the midst of such mono life. Anyway, I was nervous and scared when I reached there, whos not scared of needles? besides, you always hear stories of inexperience nurse poking n poking again when they cant find the vein. And its definitely not comforting when the nurse checked my left hand and said she cannot find the vein, afterwhich she proceeded to my right hand. firstly she injected the ma zhui zhen, which will cause the injected area to swollen. Next she poke the tude that collect the blood into the swollen area. When I saw the tude i was like, wah, so big ah, die lah...but due to the ma zhui, i couldnt feel anything when I watched her insert the tude. after that I proceeded out for my free milo and donut.
went to maxwell food centre after that, and I too kout my yummy king food guide to see see. In the end bought the chicken rice, which really sucks, the rice are in a lump and the meat is tasteless. Dont understand how it got recommended..
after eating I went over to Toa payoh sports hall, where the final of the national school championship is held, ajc vs nyjc. the whole sports hall was filled with students from whole school, cheering their team, and the noise was so deafening, not helped by the fact that there were some siao cha bor standing beside me. anyway, ajc lost their second match in consecutive days, their girls team lost in the final a day before.
Went over to Punggol at night, for my friend's dad funeral. it was a solemn affair, and you really dunno what to said to him...
today is labour day, and Im at home, hehe..took the chance to take leave this weekend, and so I only be going back on monday. Theres a carnival down at esplanade at night which I will go, still waiting for my fren decision whether to go with me, if not then i will go down alone, becos I wanna see the fireworks at night. I like fireworks so much, its so magnificent. today istana is also having open house, feel like going in to take a look, cos I never been in there before. but now looking at the sky turning black, guess i will have to look at the weather first..
gonna eat my breakfast now..cya
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