...and then I was reading the forums at Channel News Asia. The topics there are so shallow, I don't know why i'm even bothering. I think it's a strange human desire to feel revolted sometimes. That explains our fascination with horror and violence.
I can’t remember exactly what the conversation was, but I know it’s something to do with divorce rates in Singapore. In a nutshell, our wise fellow columnists came up with the Grand Theory explaining the high divorce rates in Singapore. Women are getting more independent. And the Grand Solution? Get women to stay at home and be more dependent on their husbands.
Utter bollocks.
But that’s just my opinion.
Flash back now to one year ago: I remembered that my ex-girlfriend was always telling me that modern Singapore girls are different. According to her they’re now a new species of Singaporeans and dictate what they want in their lives. Money, lifestyle, boyfriend…if you’re not up the mark, boom, out you go. (That, obviously, would include me, but hey, at least I got short listed before I was given the boot!) She too blames independence (actually exalted would be a word she would have used) for women to be more selective about their choice of men, hence leading to high divorce rates.
Utter bollocks.
She wouldn’t be too pleased to hear my remark.
And then there are books, magazines, articles and journals that theorise that men and women think so differently, they might as well be from different planets.
If you ask me, that belief forms the basis for a fantastic marketing engine. But that’s another story.
Before we tackle this problem, let’s see what “independence” really mean. And please, in this article, “independence” means emotional independence. So spare me your ideas of Reformasi and other notions of nationalism.
The role of the humans in medieval times was simple. Man hunts and kill, women cooks and collects. Smashing. That makes perfect sense, because physiologically it’d make more sense for testosterone charged man to chase a woolly mammoth and the more alert and environmentally sensitive woman to collect food and care for everything else the man can’t do on his meat hunt expeditions.
Thus a “relationship” was formed. In modern terms, this would be a “effective cooperation resulting in a synergy for a beneficial win-win partnership”. Hence, “independence” never existed even in ancient times.
What is independence really? According to Maslow’s Humanistic Psychology, human’s require a set of needs and peak experiences in order to feel satisfied. Fancy shmuck aside, desire to be loved and need for social dependence are rudimentary basics for human existence. Even in science, humans are not meant to be independent.
It gets better when you look at it in a religious point of view. The Testaments of Jewish, Christian, Catholic and Muslim faiths point out that Man and Woman must live together as one component. (And it is, by the way, Adam and Eve… not Adam and Steve.)
So why are there people still thinking that women crave independence? Women, like men, want to make the most and excel in their lives. They want to material comforts and build happy homes for them and their families… like men. So men and women both have the ideals and goals.
In sometime in their lives, they may want to be free of family bond… but the whole reason for that is to build different formats of relationships.
Let’s face it. Humans are social creatures. Put two together in a car and they’ll start to interact with each other in more ways than you can think.
Everyone is in a mission to better their lives, be it men or women. Everyone wants a better partner for themselves. So please. Women, like men, are mere mortals. Not Mars, Not Venus. From Earth. Deal with it.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
a reminder.
I'm sacrficing a lot by returning to Singapore.
I love London, I really do. This really is the Land of Hope and Glory.
Let's hope i'll follow through my plans for my degree, otherwise returning will be the stupidest thing i'll do in my life.
I love London, I really do. This really is the Land of Hope and Glory.
Let's hope i'll follow through my plans for my degree, otherwise returning will be the stupidest thing i'll do in my life.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Job Hunting Tips
When friends tell me that they’re having a tough time getting an interview, I usually ask how they go about doing their job hunt.
“Look through newspaper and send out resume lor, send the more the better…but I send 500 resumes out already but still no reply leh…”
So I ask them what sort of resume they send out.
“Standard one from MS Word lor, printed on nice paper, put in nice envelope with nice photograph.”
Job hunting in the 21st century is a harrowing experience. It no longer entails preparing a standard resume of what jobs you did in your life, printing it on fancy corrugated paper and mass mailing out to every company in the classifieds. Think about how you handle junk mail. Your resume is the Human Resource’s office version of Tan Ah Cheok’s windows repair specialist.
The process of looking for a job is, well, by itself already a full time job!
Let's see..first, you have to set a few boundary objectives and requirements for the work/company you want to get involved in. You have to identify what sort of company you want to work for, what sort of scalability the job could give you, what sort of time frame you’re going to be with the company and of course, what you want to achieve.
I personally believe that “working” for any company in any position is nothing more than leverage for you to develop your desired skills. They in turn benefit from your skills and will have reason to want to retain you. It’s a beautiful exchange.
Oh yes… job hunting… So after you’ve got the identification down pat, you now have to prepare a resume outline that is both configurable and flexible to suit different employers. Not as easy as it sounds. And it’s only an outline. It must be altered to suit different positions.
It doesn't stop there. There is also the cover letter and an e-mail introduction.
Now these I believe are the most crucial of them all. If your email intro doesn't even pass Human Resources, you might as well have not sent the application at all! Let's just say that you have about 2 seconds in about 5 sentences to sell all your talents to a bored HR executive who may be casually sifting through a million applications after a heavy lunch.
And all that is even BEFORE you look for a job! What about the actual hunting? Will you use electronic job seek facilities, national newspapers or perhaps employ a job seek agency to do the work for you? How will you negotiate all of the above methods?
Yet these are not just the ways to find an opening. Companies usually post an advertisement only if they can’t fill the position through their own means. You also need to keep an eye out through your own network. Does a friend of a friend know of a position available?
Do you chat with people in cafes and pubs? Do you moan about your job seeking experiences in blogs and internet forums?
And just about until now, you still have not even had your first interview yet!
Exciting isn’t it? And that’s exactly what I’m going through now. Only problem is I’m trying to look for a job while I’m 70,000 miles away from home. I’ve got limited contact to my network of friends, no access to newspapers and no way of registering myself with an agency. I’m limited to those solely on the internet. I’ve been alternating between JobsDB.com, Jobstreet.com and a few direct applications to corporations I fancy.
But you know what’s pissing me off? Companies who can't differentiate between SALES and MARKETING.
I’m actually hunting for a job that would allow me to specialise in Marketing, you see. However, many local SMEs can’t tell the difference between MARKETING, SALES, PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING. Or if they do, they assume that Marketing is all about designing a few fancy posters, liaising with printers, drawing up a few advertisements and that’s it!
A true marketing position is far more complex than that. For a start, sales, public relations, advertising, direct marketing and the like are all tools of marketing. And the delivery of messages to the public involves a lot more than a few brochures and posters. I could talk a lot more about marketing, but I’ll leave it for a separate entry.
You know what else about job seek ads bother me? Some of the requirements involved. I’ve never actually thought about how employers describe the potential candidate until I’ve actually compared them with those abroad.
Here are some of them:
Late Working Hours
It is understood that you’ll have to work late isn’t it? I mean, is there a need to really emphasise on it? Will you work to 4am in the morning and start work again at 8am? Everyday?
Highly Stressful Conditions
Again, unless your application is for a Land Mine Clearing Specialist, it is equally understood that every job is stressful. I have yet to see a company advertising for “Tranquil and unperturbed conditions”. Even executives at the Banyan Tree swing from the end of their tether many a times.
Female working Environment / Chinese speaking only
The use of the phrase “Chinese Speaking Only” could be a bit sticky. Especially when used in a country where there are larger numbers of Chinese (Singaporean) run businesses. It could easily misinterpreted as “Chinese Only”.
In true cosmopolitan cities, no one would dare to make such remarks. If a foreign language is required, it should say “Knowledge of X language would be advantageous” or “Would be required to interact with Chinese counterparts frequently” if it is a position requiring the use of the language. And this would be immediately tagged with the disclaimer “XXX Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate candidates based on sex, age, religion, race or ethnicity.”
And why a male/female working environment only? If you are L’Oreal or Tampax, I’m sure it would be understood that most men would find themselves awkwardly unsuitable for the job. (Well, there are alternative males, but hey, if they can fit in and do the job, then they should be given a chance shouldn’t they?) Or if you’re Keppel Container services looking for manual labourers, no girl would think they would desire to apply too, or if they want to, they too should be given a chance.
Oh, and here’s my favourite:
Must be willing to travel 15-20% of the time.
Now how’s that for precise? How would you calculate that? Is that off regular 9-5 or off a 6 day week? What if you exceed and travel 21% instead, would that be compensated? Travelling would be travelling wouldn’t it? Why make it sound like a bad thing? Unless you’re going to be living off a suitcase, it probably is sufficient to say that “Travelling will be required”.
Any interesting job seeking experiences to share?
“Look through newspaper and send out resume lor, send the more the better…but I send 500 resumes out already but still no reply leh…”
So I ask them what sort of resume they send out.
“Standard one from MS Word lor, printed on nice paper, put in nice envelope with nice photograph.”
Job hunting in the 21st century is a harrowing experience. It no longer entails preparing a standard resume of what jobs you did in your life, printing it on fancy corrugated paper and mass mailing out to every company in the classifieds. Think about how you handle junk mail. Your resume is the Human Resource’s office version of Tan Ah Cheok’s windows repair specialist.
The process of looking for a job is, well, by itself already a full time job!
Let's see..first, you have to set a few boundary objectives and requirements for the work/company you want to get involved in. You have to identify what sort of company you want to work for, what sort of scalability the job could give you, what sort of time frame you’re going to be with the company and of course, what you want to achieve.
I personally believe that “working” for any company in any position is nothing more than leverage for you to develop your desired skills. They in turn benefit from your skills and will have reason to want to retain you. It’s a beautiful exchange.
Oh yes… job hunting… So after you’ve got the identification down pat, you now have to prepare a resume outline that is both configurable and flexible to suit different employers. Not as easy as it sounds. And it’s only an outline. It must be altered to suit different positions.
It doesn't stop there. There is also the cover letter and an e-mail introduction.
Now these I believe are the most crucial of them all. If your email intro doesn't even pass Human Resources, you might as well have not sent the application at all! Let's just say that you have about 2 seconds in about 5 sentences to sell all your talents to a bored HR executive who may be casually sifting through a million applications after a heavy lunch.
And all that is even BEFORE you look for a job! What about the actual hunting? Will you use electronic job seek facilities, national newspapers or perhaps employ a job seek agency to do the work for you? How will you negotiate all of the above methods?
Yet these are not just the ways to find an opening. Companies usually post an advertisement only if they can’t fill the position through their own means. You also need to keep an eye out through your own network. Does a friend of a friend know of a position available?
Do you chat with people in cafes and pubs? Do you moan about your job seeking experiences in blogs and internet forums?
And just about until now, you still have not even had your first interview yet!
Exciting isn’t it? And that’s exactly what I’m going through now. Only problem is I’m trying to look for a job while I’m 70,000 miles away from home. I’ve got limited contact to my network of friends, no access to newspapers and no way of registering myself with an agency. I’m limited to those solely on the internet. I’ve been alternating between JobsDB.com, Jobstreet.com and a few direct applications to corporations I fancy.
But you know what’s pissing me off? Companies who can't differentiate between SALES and MARKETING.
I’m actually hunting for a job that would allow me to specialise in Marketing, you see. However, many local SMEs can’t tell the difference between MARKETING, SALES, PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING. Or if they do, they assume that Marketing is all about designing a few fancy posters, liaising with printers, drawing up a few advertisements and that’s it!
A true marketing position is far more complex than that. For a start, sales, public relations, advertising, direct marketing and the like are all tools of marketing. And the delivery of messages to the public involves a lot more than a few brochures and posters. I could talk a lot more about marketing, but I’ll leave it for a separate entry.
You know what else about job seek ads bother me? Some of the requirements involved. I’ve never actually thought about how employers describe the potential candidate until I’ve actually compared them with those abroad.
Here are some of them:
Late Working Hours
It is understood that you’ll have to work late isn’t it? I mean, is there a need to really emphasise on it? Will you work to 4am in the morning and start work again at 8am? Everyday?
Highly Stressful Conditions
Again, unless your application is for a Land Mine Clearing Specialist, it is equally understood that every job is stressful. I have yet to see a company advertising for “Tranquil and unperturbed conditions”. Even executives at the Banyan Tree swing from the end of their tether many a times.
Female working Environment / Chinese speaking only
The use of the phrase “Chinese Speaking Only” could be a bit sticky. Especially when used in a country where there are larger numbers of Chinese (Singaporean) run businesses. It could easily misinterpreted as “Chinese Only”.
In true cosmopolitan cities, no one would dare to make such remarks. If a foreign language is required, it should say “Knowledge of X language would be advantageous” or “Would be required to interact with Chinese counterparts frequently” if it is a position requiring the use of the language. And this would be immediately tagged with the disclaimer “XXX Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate candidates based on sex, age, religion, race or ethnicity.”
And why a male/female working environment only? If you are L’Oreal or Tampax, I’m sure it would be understood that most men would find themselves awkwardly unsuitable for the job. (Well, there are alternative males, but hey, if they can fit in and do the job, then they should be given a chance shouldn’t they?) Or if you’re Keppel Container services looking for manual labourers, no girl would think they would desire to apply too, or if they want to, they too should be given a chance.
Oh, and here’s my favourite:
Must be willing to travel 15-20% of the time.
Now how’s that for precise? How would you calculate that? Is that off regular 9-5 or off a 6 day week? What if you exceed and travel 21% instead, would that be compensated? Travelling would be travelling wouldn’t it? Why make it sound like a bad thing? Unless you’re going to be living off a suitcase, it probably is sufficient to say that “Travelling will be required”.
Any interesting job seeking experiences to share?
Friday, September 16, 2005
Global IT Hub? *pui*
Most wired city in Asia they say... largest concentration of computer users they say... leading the revoloution in e-commerce they say....
And yet i can't even get information on a bloody baking oven!
On top of that the retail big boys of Courts, Best Denki and Harvey Norman sites are all down! For almost a month now!!
But, i'd thought i'd give us a chance. Maybe baking ovens are not the rage...let's try searching for... MRT fares! Five weblinks and two hours later, i'm still clueless about how SMRT would charge if i wanted to travel from Bedok to Yio Chu Kang.
Ok, ok... let's give e-commerce a break, maybe in a small island, we don't really need to buy anything online after all.
So i logged on to Channel News Asia's Forums. I left in no more than 10 mins. Any longer and i might have been scarred mentally. What did i come across that left me scampering like a rabbit?
"What do you like best about Singapore guys"?
"I'm stuck in a $50,000 loan, please help"
"[POLL] Gals wearing lesser nowsadays".
"The worst food court"
I ruled out the possibility of a potential waste of time and a usless stirring of emotions. 90% of the posters don't know what they're talking about, complain relentlessly, don't bother with grammar and spelling and lace their posts with just a tad too many Hokkien expelatives. Nah buay, liek dis how to read sia?
Nevermind, let's log on to The Straits Times then, there must be something intelligent about -The Asia Pacific Newspaper of the Year-. (Yes, it really is a newspaper!..no, no, it's not a propaganda machine...pro singapore and anti-world? Whatever gave you that idea?!)
Pathos. Our very popular newspaper wants to impose a charge. I guess they'd have to, Singaporean's think it's not worthwhile paying 60cents to pay for propa- i mean, news any more. If you'd really think about it, CNN and BBC offers quality unbiased Asian and world news for free. Let's see, tailored news for S$60, or unbiased as-is news for free...hmmm, this is a tough one...
Let's sum up Singapore's online presence :
1.) No one's harnessing the power of search engines properly.
2.) No Pay-per-Click application anywhere.
3.) No retailer is even bothered with regional selling.
4.) Poor content management. I'm not even talking about asthetics yet. Some sites have obviously no research made on internet psychologies, spider crawls, strategic text placement, interface design. There are some sites belonging to large companies that are truly embarassing.
5.) Poor use of selling language.
6.) Poor call to action.
7.) Poor bandwidth. MediaCorp and all their subsites like Channel News Asia has all the speed of a handicaped snail.
8.) Lack of informative pages.
9.) Poor content in newsletters. MINDEF MIW never fails to get on my nerves. If i get sales letters and no proper content attracts me month after month, i'll treat them all as spam and junk it.
10.) Lack of companies actually participating in the web scene.
The value of the internet is highly underated. We're not a long way off from becoming a true I.T hub. All it takes is for companies to invest a little more in an integrated online marketing plan.
Anyone up to start a campaign?
And yet i can't even get information on a bloody baking oven!
On top of that the retail big boys of Courts, Best Denki and Harvey Norman sites are all down! For almost a month now!!
But, i'd thought i'd give us a chance. Maybe baking ovens are not the rage...let's try searching for... MRT fares! Five weblinks and two hours later, i'm still clueless about how SMRT would charge if i wanted to travel from Bedok to Yio Chu Kang.
Ok, ok... let's give e-commerce a break, maybe in a small island, we don't really need to buy anything online after all.
So i logged on to Channel News Asia's Forums. I left in no more than 10 mins. Any longer and i might have been scarred mentally. What did i come across that left me scampering like a rabbit?
"What do you like best about Singapore guys"?
"I'm stuck in a $50,000 loan, please help"
"[POLL] Gals wearing lesser nowsadays".
"The worst food court"
I ruled out the possibility of a potential waste of time and a usless stirring of emotions. 90% of the posters don't know what they're talking about, complain relentlessly, don't bother with grammar and spelling and lace their posts with just a tad too many Hokkien expelatives. Nah buay, liek dis how to read sia?
Nevermind, let's log on to The Straits Times then, there must be something intelligent about -The Asia Pacific Newspaper of the Year-. (Yes, it really is a newspaper!..no, no, it's not a propaganda machine...pro singapore and anti-world? Whatever gave you that idea?!)
Pathos. Our very popular newspaper wants to impose a charge. I guess they'd have to, Singaporean's think it's not worthwhile paying 60cents to pay for propa- i mean, news any more. If you'd really think about it, CNN and BBC offers quality unbiased Asian and world news for free. Let's see, tailored news for S$60, or unbiased as-is news for free...hmmm, this is a tough one...
Let's sum up Singapore's online presence :
1.) No one's harnessing the power of search engines properly.
2.) No Pay-per-Click application anywhere.
3.) No retailer is even bothered with regional selling.
4.) Poor content management. I'm not even talking about asthetics yet. Some sites have obviously no research made on internet psychologies, spider crawls, strategic text placement, interface design. There are some sites belonging to large companies that are truly embarassing.
5.) Poor use of selling language.
6.) Poor call to action.
7.) Poor bandwidth. MediaCorp and all their subsites like Channel News Asia has all the speed of a handicaped snail.
8.) Lack of informative pages.
9.) Poor content in newsletters. MINDEF MIW never fails to get on my nerves. If i get sales letters and no proper content attracts me month after month, i'll treat them all as spam and junk it.
10.) Lack of companies actually participating in the web scene.
The value of the internet is highly underated. We're not a long way off from becoming a true I.T hub. All it takes is for companies to invest a little more in an integrated online marketing plan.
Anyone up to start a campaign?
Monday, September 12, 2005
I'll be back!
So this is it.
After serious consideration and heavy cognitive work, measured by scientifically tried methods of benefit vs detriment... I have decided to leave fair England. (The coin showed "Heads" if you must know.)
Like sinfully delicous chocolate cake, too much fun leaves one laden with guilt. It's high time i returned to throw myself back into some serious study. A new life, a new agenda with new goals! What fun! *Bah* who am i kidding? I just miss the
Punggol Nasi Lemak and a certain blonde haired lass living in Lor 39, Lim Chu Kang.
So no more (bloody annoying) Tube trains, no more late nights at The Rail Way Taveren, no more posh street names like "Mile End", "Bethnel Green", "Dangenham Dock" and "Walthomstow".
Hmmm come to think of it... also no more drunken loose tongued f*ck wits, station closures, pee soaked streets and carbonate thick city water.
Back to MRTs, prawn mee, durians and Nissan Sunnys. Damn those Nissan Sunnys. Them and Toyota Corrollas. Urgh.
I wonder how it's going to feel like. It has been a year after all and i'm so used to London now...
To spark off the festivities, i'm going to book myself a flight on the SIA. If I survive that "Singapore Smile", i'll be ready for anything! I think it's cruel to pay someone so much money to put on fake smile. Don't they know it's hazadrous? What if the smile sticks and it doesn't go away? Pity them...i really do...
Then there's immigration control. There's always this nagging fear that i'd might have unwittingly imported something illegal into Singapore. Like foreign dirt.
Immigration Control Officer: 'Scuse me sir, please leave your
belongings and follow us prease.
Me : Why? What'd i do?
I.C.O (Fishing out thick black book) : Do you know that under Section 369 of the A.Y.E* in Code 443 of the Penal Code (1946) you are prohibited from importing foreign soil into the country.
Me : But i didn't import any soil!!
I.C.O : Look under your boots.
*Arcane Yet Enforced
See! It's dangerous to enter Singapore! Almost anything on you could be illegal or untaxed! I'm not exagerating, i actually did look at the import procedures for nationals entering Singapore...and it does state that unless you can prove that
any artifact that you bring into the country is for personal use and consumption, you are liable for duties and excise on even that Kleenex you bought!
But the real reason why i'm coming back is...*drum roll*...YOU!! Yes, you, my dearest friend who art in Shingle'Spore! How could i have ever given you up for a life of luxury in a winter wonderland? Sometimes i wish i could pack all my friends into my suitcase and bring 'em all with me wherever i go.... or that i would be rich enough to fly all of you guys in a private plane with me. Seeing that I : a.) Have
not enough money to buy that big a suitcase and b.) Have not enough money. period. I decided to come back to you guys instead! Awww...now isn't that sweet eh? Now i'm sure that you'll forgive me if i forgot to buy you that little present you wanted...but since you're such a good friend and i'm so sweet, i'm sure you'll buy me dinner even right?...right?
er...you still there?
On a more serious note though, i'm not really returning for good. I've got some plans and I plan to stick by them. And I shall post them here so that one of you lovely souls may hold it against me should i ever falter from them.
So here they are, my Grand Master Plan for 2006:
1.) Take over the world.
2.) Get my F*UCKIN' degree. It's been too long now.
3.) Stop cracking jokes on world domination.
4.) Learn a new language.
5.) Turn Sports Extreme Singapore into THE authorotative extreme sports site in Asia.
And in 3 years time, i'll be off again!
...in the meantime, i'll continue dreaming of nasi lemak.
What's the bus to Hougang again?
After serious consideration and heavy cognitive work, measured by scientifically tried methods of benefit vs detriment... I have decided to leave fair England. (The coin showed "Heads" if you must know.)
Like sinfully delicous chocolate cake, too much fun leaves one laden with guilt. It's high time i returned to throw myself back into some serious study. A new life, a new agenda with new goals! What fun! *Bah* who am i kidding? I just miss the
Punggol Nasi Lemak and a certain blonde haired lass living in Lor 39, Lim Chu Kang.
So no more (bloody annoying) Tube trains, no more late nights at The Rail Way Taveren, no more posh street names like "Mile End", "Bethnel Green", "Dangenham Dock" and "Walthomstow".
Hmmm come to think of it... also no more drunken loose tongued f*ck wits, station closures, pee soaked streets and carbonate thick city water.
Back to MRTs, prawn mee, durians and Nissan Sunnys. Damn those Nissan Sunnys. Them and Toyota Corrollas. Urgh.
I wonder how it's going to feel like. It has been a year after all and i'm so used to London now...
To spark off the festivities, i'm going to book myself a flight on the SIA. If I survive that "Singapore Smile", i'll be ready for anything! I think it's cruel to pay someone so much money to put on fake smile. Don't they know it's hazadrous? What if the smile sticks and it doesn't go away? Pity them...i really do...
Then there's immigration control. There's always this nagging fear that i'd might have unwittingly imported something illegal into Singapore. Like foreign dirt.
Immigration Control Officer: 'Scuse me sir, please leave your
belongings and follow us prease.
Me : Why? What'd i do?
I.C.O (Fishing out thick black book) : Do you know that under Section 369 of the A.Y.E* in Code 443 of the Penal Code (1946) you are prohibited from importing foreign soil into the country.
Me : But i didn't import any soil!!
I.C.O : Look under your boots.
*Arcane Yet Enforced
See! It's dangerous to enter Singapore! Almost anything on you could be illegal or untaxed! I'm not exagerating, i actually did look at the import procedures for nationals entering Singapore...and it does state that unless you can prove that
any artifact that you bring into the country is for personal use and consumption, you are liable for duties and excise on even that Kleenex you bought!
But the real reason why i'm coming back is...*drum roll*...YOU!! Yes, you, my dearest friend who art in Shingle'Spore! How could i have ever given you up for a life of luxury in a winter wonderland? Sometimes i wish i could pack all my friends into my suitcase and bring 'em all with me wherever i go.... or that i would be rich enough to fly all of you guys in a private plane with me. Seeing that I : a.) Have
not enough money to buy that big a suitcase and b.) Have not enough money. period. I decided to come back to you guys instead! Awww...now isn't that sweet eh? Now i'm sure that you'll forgive me if i forgot to buy you that little present you wanted...but since you're such a good friend and i'm so sweet, i'm sure you'll buy me dinner even right?...right?
er...you still there?
On a more serious note though, i'm not really returning for good. I've got some plans and I plan to stick by them. And I shall post them here so that one of you lovely souls may hold it against me should i ever falter from them.
So here they are, my Grand Master Plan for 2006:
1.) Take over the world.
2.) Get my F*UCKIN' degree. It's been too long now.
3.) Stop cracking jokes on world domination.
4.) Learn a new language.
5.) Turn Sports Extreme Singapore into THE authorotative extreme sports site in Asia.
And in 3 years time, i'll be off again!
...in the meantime, i'll continue dreaming of nasi lemak.
What's the bus to Hougang again?
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