Saturday, September 06, 2008
Alright I've been listening to Drift Away by Uncle Kracker. Below is a clip of a handicapped gutarist, Mark Goffeney from San Diego playing Drift Away with his feet. Watch it. It's worth your time. Trust me. This video has actually made me pick up guitar again. Anyway, went for KidsRead just now. It was my first time conducting a KidsRead session. Me and Yu Yun were quite taken aback because the kids were just so hyperactive. Whoa.. It was scary. I kinda have to shout most of the time and I did find myself quite irritating. It was really chaotic but at least I had a great time working with my partner. :) We'll do better next time. Way to go man!
Friday, September 05, 2008
Well, I'll be starting work on Monday. Just went down to Orchard to sign the contract today. $6 bucks per hour. :(I promised to ice skate with Elaine, Pei Yan and Steven next Monday. If there are four of us, it will be cheaper and we get to skate for unlimited hours. Then I also promised Violet, Wei Yang and his friends for a ghost trail around Old Changi Hospital and some other haunted places later at night. I was the one who was so sure about these trips but now I'm the first to back out. I feel so lousy now.
What happened was another agent took over my agent's work when she went on a half-day leave yesterday and placed me in this job mistakenly. So a simple mistake of hers has actually caused me so much trouble and disappointment. Ugh.. I feel like killing her. I can't believe she could still be so nonchalant just now. Damn damn damn.
Anyway after signing the contract, Qiao Ling and I went to Delifrance and had this for our dessert.
Sinful but it cheered me up. Then we went to KK Hospital to visit Jane and her baby.
Cute. No where near my agent.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Okay this sucks. Went for an interview this morning, for a temp HR admin assistant position at A*Star. The atmosphere was so suffocating. I was being interviewed by 3 people for a two weeks temp assignment!? Can you believe it? I only had to go through a phone interview when I applied for a three months temp admin position at STB. I felt so out-of-place there. The people didn't seem to be that friendly. Anyway, I met another interviewee who was scheduled after me. (I wasn't supposed to bump into her but since I was late for the whole of 15 minutes, you know.) She is a year one student from School of Business in SP. What a coincidence.
Well, chatted for a while before I was called in for the interview. I gave up half way because I knew they didn't like me - a reject from NTU and NUS. I was told to call my agent after the interview and I did. I told her I would give it a pass and said sorry. That was how I said no tactfully. But guess what? They called me at around 4pm and told me I've report to work next Monday! What? Didn't I said no? I don't want the job. The people there are really scary. I think they chose me because they have no other choice. They needed someone urgently and I kinda have some experience. Even my agent knew I flunk my interview.
I don't know, all of these is really giving me a headache. Anyway, I met up with Yu Yun after the terrible interview and we discussed the stuff we will be doing this Saturday at the KidsRead. It will be our first time conducting the session so I guess it will be kinda exciting. Then met up with Li Yan to do some shopping at AMK Hub. Went to eat at Fish & Co. Had my usual New York Fish & Chips. Then I bought this really pretty green bag and a piece of brownish-green office blouse. Nice nice. At least there's something nice about today.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
August 20, 2008 - The PSP design crew apparently never sits still. During its Games Convention press conference over in Leipzig, Germany, Sony took the wraps off of the much-rumored PSP 3000. The new device has the same base functionality as the current PSP (known as PSP slim, aka the PSP 2000), and in fact looks pretty much the same. However, there are of course a couple new features.
The PSP 3000 will include a built-in microphone for use with Skype and Go Messenger. It will also feature an "enhanced" LCD screen, with more vibrant colors and reduced glare when using it outside.
The system will launch in Europe on October 15th for 199 Euros, with the PSP slim dropping to 169 Euros.
OMG.. Should I wait for the new PSP 3000? I went back to Queensway to help out today and was checking out the prices there after work. The lowest I got for a PSP Slim package was $298. I asked them about the new series and they said we would most probably have to wait a while for it to launch in Singapore and even longer for the geniuses to find ways to crack and modify them. Another guy even said that the prices for the PSP Slim will increase (what?) due to higher demand for modified PSPs since the new PSP 3000 would be too hard to modify or not even able to modify.
Alright, I'm seriously confused now. So is the price going to increase or decrease? Up or down? These people are really out to confuse me. Well, since patience is a virtue, I didn't get mine today. Although I so intended to. What a disappointment. :(