Saturday, February 28, 2009
My last day in Singapore, and I woke up at 630am to try and catch a ride on the Flyer since they were giving out 2009 free tickets. I guess I've lost touch with the Singapore culture, because when I reached at 715am, the queue was insanely long that all the tickets were already redeemed.
I guess I thought that after Singapore day I was prepared to face the true Singaporean, but little did I know how the true Singaporean behaved. So our back up plan was to get a ride at the Singapore bumboat tours. When we reached, there was no queue, so we waited around not sure if we got the right place. Then we recognised a lady who was at the flyer with us trying to get free tickets. And she was so much more Singaporean than we could ever be. She tried to befriend the ticket aunty to get ahead on the basis of a more familiar relationship, but the aunty was too pro to be fooled by that. Then she tried to cut queue, even after the ticket numbers were issued, but once again, the ticket aunty was too smart and insisted we follow the numbers. So the lady gave up, and returned to her family. Oh! And I almost forgot, the free tickets were issued 4 to a person. And the person had to show some SMS before getting the ticket, but this lady used 3 phones!!! Her husband's, who looked totally ignorant of his wife's behaviour, her own phone, and her maid's phone!!!!
Gosh, I witnessed the next stage in the evolution of Singaporean culture. Sending maids to queue up instead.
Dan
8:31 pm
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Mother always knows best.
Don't you think so?
Dan
6:23 pm
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Dan
2:29 pm
Friday, February 20, 2009
Timetables were out yesterday, and I've got 2 free days!! It's been a long time since I've had free days in my timetable, and it is definitely a welcome addition in my 3rd year.
Last night, as I was doing up my timetable, I found my mind wandering to the recent graduates, who won't be having any timetable to change. I don't know how they're doing, but I think if it was me, I would feeling lost. It's like a routine that I've grown so used to has been taken away from me.
But I guess change isn't always bad.
Dan
2:36 pm
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I was looking through my past entries for Feb last year, and I realised that I spent a lot of time counting down. There was that eagerness to get back to Melbourne to start another year. But this year it's sort of different. I guess that's normal since no one would want to get back to study, but I think the reason why I'm not as excited as I was 12 months ago is because I'm aware of the possibility that this could be my last year, and I guess on some level I just don't want it to end yet. But all good things must come to an end. Why couldn't my course have been 4 or 5 years long.
Dan
2:12 pm
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
I attended a scrapbooking class today. It was an impromptu decision, but I'm glad I did it. It was fun and very interesting. The best part is that it doesn't require a lot of artistic skill, which works out well for me. Being in the class reminded me of my secondary school art classes. Incidentally I got an A2 for art in sec 2, and I have no idea how.
All I remember was that when my art teacher interpreted my art piece, I just nodded along with her. It seemed to make her happy anyway. Honestly, all I wanted was just to get through the year, I had no idea I had created a masterpiece haha.
Dan
4:05 am
Monday, February 16, 2009
Love
A day is memorable.
A month is commendable.
A year is incredible.
A lifetime is remarkable.
Dan
4:41 am
Friday, February 13, 2009
I think it's no secret that I'm a big Friends fan. I watched it so often that I could quote scene and script, line for line. Some might say that it can get annoying, I personally think its an achievement. I've been thinking anyway, and I have come up with several levels of fans.
Level One -- The lowest level, you rush home to catch Friends on Starworld.
Level Two -- You can't stand cliff hangers, so you go out and buy yourself the box set.
Level Three -- You run the box set on TV during all your meal times.
Level Four -- You run the box set on the TV all the time.
Level Five -- You memorize the script of Friends and recite it along with the TV.
Level Six -- You memorize the script and laugh to yourself in bed thinking of the scene.
Level Seven -- You memorize the script and you incorporate it into your life, and quote the lines like it came from you.
Seven levels for completeness, and I think I've reached level seven.
Dan
3:21 am
Monday, February 09, 2009
It's been awhile since I last blogged. The holidays this year has been different. I travelled more, I had interviews, and I got a job based on my own merit. But looking back on the last three months, I wonder if I would have done anything differently. I watched the curious case of benjamin button yesterday, and it was a great show. The best story telling show I've watched, if I dare say. But back to my story.
If I had not applied for internships, or if I did not answer phone calls while in Malaysia, or if I did not attend interviews, or if I had given up earlier, or if I had said no once, I would probably not be sitting here typing this entry in an office, with a meeting about to start in a few minutes.
But I guess that's what life is like isn't it?
Dan
12:55 pm