Make it up as I go.

Hello ppl!! Wow... has it been decades since I last updated this? Ahha I'm back here now but... I'm so sorry I'm gonna begin this with a complain about the super-busy life I'm going thru now. Yes no kidding mates... This semester, I've basically nothing else in mind except for assignments! Haa okay okay I'm exaggerating. But it's like I complete one assignment, hand it in, feel happy about it and when I'm about to enjoy myself, I have to start thinking of the other assignments I have, and its about damn time I need to start doing it. What say you? I got NINE of them! 5 done... 4 more to go now!!

The thing about doing any assignments or wadever crap you need to do as a group is that sometimes you end up doing more things than the others do. Or worst, they do nothing, come for the assignment discussion, look at your work and just agree with whatever you have done. So you ended up doing everything yourself. Ahh c'mon of course you can say that they can do the other extras but those are extras and what's with the extras man?! and best of all they don't apologise. Damn. I wonder why they don't feel even the slightest guilt. Dont even bother to offer any help and do whatever else to speed up the completion of the assignment. Or at least ask you how the assignment is progressing. Yeah yeah I have experienced that. Plus this semester, where is my friggin motivation?! Absolutely zero! Okay maybe just a bit. Save me!!

Wahhaha I better stop complaining. Shouldn't give a damn. And my life isn't as bad as what I've described to you earlier actually. I still have some time to hang out with my friends etc. Only not so much now. Freak life! I've becoming into such a boring person. Talking about only school from just now. Haa no way.. lets talk about something totally opposite, totally different now.

O' yes Zheng Chuan celebrated his birthday last few weeks. The food was good, the company was definitely good... the only thing was that it was one day before most of my campmates started their first semester at NUS and NTU. Okay try to imagine 6-7 months of not studying since your ORD date and now you need to check your timetables, read your super lengthy lecture notes, attend tutorials etc etc? I think you know how they feel at that point of time huh. However, meeting them was fun la. I haven't met them for a few months (cos I couldn't attend Gregory's birthday the previous month). Ahuh Gregory... I wasn't so bias to attend Zheng Chuan's birthday and not yours la. Haha. Such a "busy"-ness-man I am.

Move on to the 18th, it was Joey and Joanne's birthday in town. Was a one-day thing but I could only attend what they called 'part 2' of it which was in the evening. Joey had left by then and I missed the entire 'board games session' at Settlers Cafe. Sounds cool huh. Anyway, we headed down to Colours By The Bay for our dinner at Thai Express, before watching the fireworks display there, where we got 'pushed' and 'crushed' among hundreds or thousands of people. Feon ('Iron-oxide-nitrate' haha kidding) and me were fortunate enough. We ended up standing at quite a spacious area after we got separated from the rest because of the crowd. Even though there were a few tall people in front of us blockin our view at times, at least we have the space to breathe. Almost un-breathable before that. Yes the fireworks were awesome and the girls around me were screaming like fans would, upon seeing their idols. Man! =p Go view the fireworks here.

After that, we spent approximately an hour searching for cafes. Cause they were either closed, closing, or fully-packed. To cut the story short we ended up at Esplanade's Haagen Dazz for dessert and the crazy things we did there like this one.

To see more go to my flickr account.

That day was the first time I took a late night bus service, N2 with my other two polymates. Cause the cab queue were so long. Unsure of where the bus were heading to, we alighted halfway and caught a cab. That was where we met this strange cab driver. At first he indicated that he wanted to rush to the airport when he actually displayed a "Tampines" location sign on his front windscreen. And then he said that he has to reach the airport by 11.15pm when the correct time was already past 1.15pm. Our immediate action was of course "11.15??" Then he quickly corrected himself saying "Ohh no no... I mean 12.15" (Damn it the time is already 1.15 in the morning la) Strange isnt it?

Alright I think that's about it. And yup, I'm recently obsessed with the "Justice League Heroes" PSP game. Like so cool. The characters are those old superheroes we knew since young. Haha at least I have something now (besides my teevee) to get myself away from the assignments for a while. Maybe that explains why I've not been blogging for so long. And blogging usually takes an hour long process for me. So normally, I will wait for a lot of things to blog about before I blog all of them one shot. It's better that way.

So how long is my entry today?? Yeah tag me if you read this. Haha tk care!

Bubblin'

How I like it.

Exam results already out. This is unexpected. I got all distinctions albeit the fact that I wrote craps for my Market Research paper.

Nice!

We catch up soon eh...

Best In Me (you).

I was browsing thru all my emails when I saw this.

"WAH! WHAT IS THIS?" It is...

THE NEW-AGED ROLLERCOASTER!

called Bike Booster at Toverland, Netherlands. Watch this clip of the theme park itself.

So damn cool ride, isn't it? Alright no backflips whatever, I think, but it's the experience baby. Oke although the following request is like the impossible, a boy can dream and ask for. Still, anyone can take me there... PLS? *make Shrek's Puss In Boots pitiful face just like the picture below* -Haha- 'Nuff said.

Shrek The Third is funny. I like the way the movie handles King Harold's passing with humor, tears, dignity and a classic song. Where King Harold tells Shrek and Fiona that they are next in line for the throne before he passes away. I remember that was exactly the part I laugh so loud until the angmoh family in front of me looked behind. O.M.G.! Paiseh. Have a good laugh, go go watch it!

In fact, there is a message behind the whole plot of the movie which I really believe its very true in life. That is when Artie says "Just because people treat you like a villain doesn't mean you are one. The thing that matters most is what you think of yourself." So when someone calls you a loser, it doesn't mean you are one. We should learnt to see ourselves for who we are. Now what is right is to bring the best in me, you and all of us.

That aside. Woo. I'm so gonna watch Michael Bay's Transformers after seeing its trailer (i.e. here) at GV before Shrek started. Sure brings back childhood memories aight.

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This morning, I've gotten my Market Research group assignment result. Kinda anticipated better results from this one. Erm ya... a little disappointed at first but... alright I know a 'credit' is good enough. To pass is much more important now.

(Another note to myself: 2 more days to my exam results.)

Well, seems like I'm just too drained for a proper entry.

Maybe another day then.

And I leave you with this picture of Greg's 21st birthday (they're missing one person I guess and that's me =p)

For now, bring out the best in you!

Get down on it.

Remember my previous posting here on how miraculously punctual I am for every morning lectures I had. Obviously, my acute sense of punctuality is still pretty non-existent. This was particularly apparent yesterday when I had to meet Leong Huat at one-thirty in school but arrived 30 mins late that was at TWO (how early!!). Bus number 74 took friggin' long to arrive the Dover bus stop, it got me exceptionally more than one and a half hour to reach school la. (So don't bother taking 74 in the afternoon all you SIM mates unless 1. waiting is your personal crazycoolfun hobby or 2. you love the number 74. Craps!) I seriously put weighty thoughts into cabbing down to school. However taking a cab from Dover to school, which is only a few stops away, just to collect my marked assignments wasn't much of a cool idea. Ugh. So when is teleporting getting invented, I wonder.

Right I was actually watching the 11 am drama played by Eizlan Yusof and Zizie Ezetty, called Kartina. The truth is I couldn't miss one episode or else it would be unfathomable. Ya ya, that was what got me late really. Haha I'm so guilty. But then I was in a frantic rush to school after that to meet Leong Huat first and apparently, Chin Yong was on off so he tagged along to help collect Joey's assignments on her behalf. Ok this was deliriously hilarious. Chin Yong had to pretend he was Chua See Mui (that is Joey's actual name and obviously a female name) and had to sign on her behalf. The admin clerk did look at him with a little confusion, and then exclaimed, "I thought it was a girl at first." We laughed out loud as soon as she walked away.

(5 more days to my exams results! How intimidating.)

So hard to believe it's June already, especially when time was never something I've been keeping track of during the holidays. That's why I have absolutely no idea why people find themselves with nothing to do during the holidays except to sleep, wake up, nua-ing at home and fall back into slumberland again. Yet I've found myself to be quite horribly busy with dunno what. My schedule is damn packed. And currently on my list is to watch Shrek The Third tomorrow.

Ahha. Don't laugh about this. I even got the Puss-In-Boots figurine from McDonalds. It's cute. Oh c'mon, you know there's a kid in you and me. Ok so tomorrow eh. You got nothing to do, you can watch it too!

Also, tomorrow is first Sunday of the Month again which means you can also come down to give your support for the Change of Guards (COG) Ceremony at the Istana main gate, whichever you want. Approximately 1800. O' yes I remember now Ken asked me to watch yesterday. I haven't reply him. Meanwhile, if you wonder what is COG, then you can watch this monthly Change Of Guards Ceremony with Silent Precision Drill Squad (SPDS) peformance at Istana by the Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit (3 Sept 2006). Among the best so far.

So you see you can do so many things to occupy yourselves. If you still got nothing worth to do, what you can consider now is to rot like jelly and watch all the fun decompressed shows on your colored tv. Just the way I like it! It isn't that bad afterall. I'm kinda 'obsessed' with the ANTM re-runs and I'm watching it like crazy, all the way from cycle 1 to cycle 5 (which is still on-going).

There are certain scenes that always made me laugh which include when the girls began hating each other. Muahahaha. But it's at ONE in the morning!! Go visit ANTM website here to see all the photos not only from the show itself, but after the contestants got boot from the show, and then land in the real world of modelling. hahh. 'Fierce' photos.

Before I end this, my friend had just send me the links to watch these two youtube videos cos they were funny. First it was Duncan James, a member from disbanded Blue (picture below), being hypnotized on a kids television program, and then kissed a mop he was told was Britney Spears. Haha probably it wasn't true, could be an act. Watch this. True or not? You decide. Second one here where the same band got a funny fart prank on MTV India. I swear this is more funny.

Okay, this is it. I could fall asleep anytime now. You ppl get your back off the wall, get down, relax and enjoy yourself completely! Bye.

One love, gotta stay alive.

Back from a long lunch with Kenneth and Joseph that almost stretched into dinner time. Was awesome cause we hadn't caught up since months ago and still had so much to talk about as if the time we last met was... yesterday! But Joseph went off so early. Seemed to rush somehow, somewhat, somewhere, or to meet someone. I don't know.

So here's one of the photos we took with my digicam (But Joseph wouldn't ever be in the photos, never).

Ken did mentioned that his program in school is totally examination-free. Only but 100% assignments! How friggin cool is that? I wouldn't mind being lost in the world of assignments plus all these impossible deadlines and deadlines to meet. I really do. I admit I once hated it. It can be so scary, which was partly why I couldn't bring myself to blog as much as I did in the past. Haha but you don't mind me. I may just hate it again when my next semester starts. Still, this is better than burning theories and formulaes into my brain for the very unlikeable examination papers. Don't even mention, I was famously known among my polymates as one having mild short-term memory loss syndrome, which I so believe I have recovered, not.

Speaking of which, my final results will be out soon. Next Wednesday, June 6th! Today, the results for my Employment Relations assignments' are out. So surprised I scored for my individual essay but only managed to get an average for my group report. Ahh. I know I shouldn't say about this in the first place. Making me so nervous of my results right now. Especially my Marketing paper and how I got away writing craps for my case study. Well, June 6th is drawin' nearer...

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Enuff of that. Ooh. Wanted to blog about this beverage I learnt from the Martha Stewart show and made a few days back (I have only so much sitting-and-do-nothing I can do that day). Did change abit here and there myself. But I would say, it is fantastic.

(FYI) Get about 10 big limes and extract the juice in a jug. Then throw those limes inside. Mix it with a bottle of ice cream soda (she put a sort of wine. I replaced that). Ice cubes inside. Also squeeze a lemon juice on the lid of your glass. Then a bit of salt around the lid. Finally the drink into the glass. Done. So go check that out.

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Alright, now moving on to an entirely different note. How weird it is that your friend, a close friend, persists on coming up with excuses for not able to meet you, or say, avoid a situation (most of the excuses are just thought up at the spur-of-the-moment). And sometimes agrees to do something, although a bit of reluctance I sense, simply because he couldn't come up with a good excuse? Or probably he feels bad about himself? What does all that mean? C'mon, be an adult. You read this, you know who you are. Honestly, if you wouldn't wanna come or you really have a problem with it, just say 'No'. Stop giving weak and unbelieveable excuses. Tell the truth, straight up. For all you know, we might understand. Really. That's the only right way. What's wrong with that? Like what can we say then? Whatever the reason you may give, it is the truth you are telling us.

But now I learnt that humans, anyone, even your closest of friends, can change so fast. It's funny how life can change and flip 180 in a matter of days. One day you might just wake up and everything - your love, your life, your friendship whatever, is gone without a trace (just like the verse of the song One Love from Blue). Think about it, all you mates. You got to stay alive in this world full of lies. Haha. Time to go now.

Let me sleep.

I dragged my feet traveling to school for Market Research this morning. Today is 'Saturday'. A friend asked me "Why are we in school on a weekend morning, shouldn't we be sleeping?"

I said I don't know, I wished I wouldn't have any Saturday lesson also.

And today, in fact everyday now, I've been so punctual like 30 minutes before lesson. Ha i'm so guai now. Uncommonly, I was first to be sitting in class today. On a saturday, and even though I dread myself to school. This means there would be some other random person who would be much earlier than 30 minutes before lesson! OMG. Contrariery throughout my poly years, I was constantly later than late for every morning lesson. My self-determination to be ever punctual last time never materialize. Alright I was ever early, possibly, for less than 10 days out of my entire-3-yr-school life?! That will be 365 days x 3 subtracting school and public holidays, and weekends, duh. Well but then, I assumed I was only five minutes early.

Ok, this month I have three class tests, and the first right up - out of all Econs! And then two assignments. One I just handed in yesterday. And another one more to go early next month. I somewhat hate it when all the class tests and all the due dates' are forthcoming. It's been way back 2, near 3 years since I indiputably stayed up late to literally study. -Ha- That day I slept near 3 and the following day, I had morning class. I was doubtlessly listless in class.

I need to continue my Econs now from where I end the other day but I need music to accompany me throughout or just... maybe I'll just sleep. Perhaps I will when the sun shines again tomorrow morning. -Ha-

Add another update.

Apparently, it's another month. I hope I have really adjusted myself to school and there are certainly many upcoming assignments to do. It's unbelievable that I'm left with the last part of my individual essay assignment when it is only due on March - it's just different from poly days though, almost everyone will delay their assignments somehow. I need to organise myself.

That aside. School only friday this week, so I thought I could sit down and post an update. It was another meet up with the hq ppl last Sunday, did some catching-up. But definitely, it would be much better if the rest could turn up. I have posted the few photos up.

Meanwhile, I've yet to thank everyone, if not again, for everything you all did or gave for my 23rd birthday. My polymates' Fossil, I do like it. Gregory, thank you for your shirt. And the card from Ken and company, with the music in it. I haven't received this for so long, I guess it brings back the secondary school days. -Ha- And the text messages and the emails. Of cos, all the other things, I sincerely appreciate it.

Alright, till we meet again then.

Next-up.

I'd been in a fix of apprehensive emotions. I figured a part of me didn't want to let go of the past. However, I look back at myself today and ask why.

Then I told myself to get it over with. Cause now, I am ready to move on.

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Never did I like the Economics. When I set myself out into the military, I thought never will I face the labor markets, the fiscal and monetary policies, the unemployment rates, the oligopoly and what-so-ever again. Until a similar-kinda subject appeared in my schedule once more, that is - 'Macroeconomics'.

Anyhow, it'll be notes and books again. One more week to go.

Boy, I actually didn't attend the orientation today.

Alrite then, I'm off for the nightly TV shows. And here's Ruffedge - Lemas - if you like the Malay hip-hop songs. Go watch it!

Moving on.

We shook hands, said our good-byes, then we departed. A CRS mate jested, "So we see you in two-years time."

I said nothing but beamed.

The photo above, also saw me rounding off my last official committal at work last Thursday. Yes, I was contented with the company of my workmates, plus I had good time even with the commonplace politics that persevere. Who can forget a colleague who fancies sending good-humored text messages to the radio during work and another who fusses the entire afternoon over an iced mocha without whipped cream? The mere all-day standing appeared less weary and the straight 8-hours seemed not so arid with all the odd-but-fun people. Dissimilarly, I once stepped into a KFC outlet in the suburb witnessesing a discourteous staff all yelling at her workmate before the queue of customers. 'Uncivilised' I thought. I was momentarily grateful.

It was like a day before, when I shrink-wrapped the Eragon's and Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, the same literature text from school along with Romeo & Juliet, except with a different cover. Little did I expect I would dip into the book once again in my soon-to-be 23 years of age. English Literature was entertaining and none of my classmates miraculously quitted literature for History, but that's another story altogether. Let's not go into that.

Note to my CRS mates: I'll never forget the experience and hopefully we'll get to meet-up someday again.

From livelihood to film, I wasn't a Manga buff for Death Note but I enjoyed the movie as much. I saw The Last Name later the same day in the evening with Joseph, Yan Ning, Ken and KY. It wasn't a disappointment but Ken and I agreed that part one was better. A bit complicated towards the end but wasn't that bad. After, we cab down home like we normally do cos we all live east-side, except for KY. No problem for taxi-fares cause Joseph owns Comfort and Citicab. I was only kidding, ya! -Haha-

Movies aside. It was down for books at school the next day with another campmate after his job interview. Boy, when will I ever revise the past academic stuff? Did I change not over the past few years, I am the usual last-minute. -Sigh-

We had lunch at SIM's Megabites Cafe, which practices a concept whereby we only pay upon leaving. I must say it was worth it, a cosy cafe, with affordable, nice food, what else! We also toured around NP (which made me feel really old) before heading to Al-Ameen for a glass of milo (which I was terribly addicted to!). Oh, I'll never forget Linus' joke about me looking alike those working at Al-Ameen during our campdays. Crap!

It was almost unimaginable that I am returning to good old school life again. Just yesterday, I was like scouring for writing materials at a bookstore where I met a secondary school mate. The first thing she asked was "Buying notepads and all?!" -Haha- Why not.

Whatever it is, today's a holiday. Similarly for the days to come. I gotta catch the so many TV shows! Happy holidays.

Goodbye 2006. Again, I'm left with the lessons of laughter and pain.

A new drive.

Weekend bloggin is by far my new drive, if my weekend's idle and when everything else bores me like riffling thru a similar NewPaper oftimes, having no Ipod aboard the interminable MRT rides and then falling into slumberland. But everything's different. That alludes to the former school days where I could rip off an internet access and conceivably rant about my life in a blog like this amid the colorless IT practicals in the lab.

But at least, school's commencing the 10th, consequent month. Last Friday, there was a briefing session, and I'm completely exempted from the first year! Yay. So, it's gonna be two years. Thank God, looking at the course schedule, I've only a few weekend lectures to attend to. Looking forward but a bit solicitous. The matter of fact, I've yet to revise everything that has been erased from this memory after the long two-year-two-months army daze. -Argh- And that it's about damn time I get all the relevant facts in my head again. Till then, orientation day with the seniors on the 3rd! What Ice-Breakers?!

Met up with Leong Huat at Dover the other day before heading down to school. I figured I miss the good old SP days after seeing the juniors hastening towards the Engineering building, seemingly late for lectures that is. -haha- Today Dan turns 22! Allow me to reiterate this again; time surely flies. So, Happy Birthday Dan.

For now, I shall be complacent with my job first. Speaking of which, why must there be what I called it 'politics' (not the government, or the foreign affairs) in a workplace or everywhere else? Yet something deep to ponder about - wouldn't the world be a greater place to live in if each and everyone of us enjoys each other's company. But again, we are only humans. I do believe you get what I mean. Do you??

Like recently, Channel 5 showed the guy with the turrets syndrome. How bitter life can be? Never mind me. You'll get what I mean if you had watched ya.

I'm tired. Take care you good people. I should be sleeping by now. I'll have more to blog next time.

I haven't seen the lights in town. How pathetic!

you've got mail,

And it was in the mailbox this afternoon - the long-awaited SIM reply letter. Thank God alright, say for now there'll be no more doubts.

So, the coming next year...

Till then I'm officially, a student-to-be.

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On a sidenote, I had dinner at this Bali Thai kinda-like rest'n off Terminal II, House of Sundanese, later the evening. It was complete with Javanese antiques and art pieces, and, besides the food there wasn't too bad. I like the chendol! Do check it out yup.

Hmm I'm happy, no wait, ecstatic today...

Keep it real!

Post-ord!

Well let me see... The last post was like last month. Duh... I was too busy nowadays to even start blogging. Oh yup some post-ord activities... I've gotten two students for tuition now. Yup crazy me! I don't even know myself how to even cope with it... still surviving. Ha... and I'm still waiting for SIM to reply me. I'll just pray hard for now that I will hopefully get in the course I'd applied for. Sigh, actually I was accepted by PSB earlier for their next year's intake and had to reply them by like that day I ord-ed. And that was October 19th last month. Wad a decision to make - PSB or SIM? One already accepted me and the other I still have to wait for the reply. Well ya I guess the date due for my reply to PSB had already passed now, and I still haven't gotten any reply from SIM... I know I just have to wait and God will be there to help me. I miss my first opportunity and sigh... I have yet to think of a plan B but this Nov month... hopefully. I'll pray hard yup...

Apparently I've sent my resume to a number of companies for a part time job which I hope I can stay on even when I have started my school next year and attended a few interviews here and there. Ha... that reminds me. I had a chat earlier on with one of my campmates about temporary office jobs. If I hopefully get into SIM full-time course which start like this January and I wanna stay on that particular job even when I start my school later on, I guess I can't possibly be doing a temp admin or office-kinda job now yep. Hmm.... I dunno but lately I have tried a part time retail assistant job at one of the Nike outlets. I'll pray hard...

And another outing with my hq campmates hopefully this month. Seeing our hectic schedule, it's quite tough to organise one with some people already ord-ed, some ord-ing soon and one ord-ing next year... *The term "head - ache" floats in my mind now* But yup... hopefully can! When there's a will, there's a way. The previous meet-up with my hq mates was on my ord day and now one of them has ord-ed after me and soon will be everyone.

*Ay, you can check out more of our previous meet-up photos on my flickr!

Time is flying by like nobody's business. It's like I have seriously no track of what day or time it is right now. I kinda miss camp... ay it's that feeling you have after you orde-ed. It's funny how when you are just really having such a good time that you forget that this moment, this very moment, you are actually living in it. You know it's something like when you are in the future right now and you look back at this time and you say to yourself, " Man how I wish I could go back there again." So my hq mates - Another dine out. I'll pray hard... it's gonna be cool.

Hmm... "Ord day". I kept it cool... displaying of pink IC is so common yup. Whatever for?! Ha... but it would be nice if I could meet up a lot more of my campmates before I really stepped out of camp. It was all but empty in apc, almost all the seniors were not in camp. That was sad for me, wad to do, but ya I've got a few juniors to talk to for my last time in camp. Chatted about how I took them for orientation drill lessons, how I made them run rounds and rounds around the parade square (Am I that bad? Ha... really sorry guys that was only during O.D. ya) and then we were one contingent for SAF Day. Haha talked for a few hours, I almost forgot I had to rush home before meeting my hq mates for dinner at suntec then.

That's all for now I supposed yup. So tired. Till the next one aight... Peace be upon you...

Memorable moments.

[audio; what a difference a day made - jamie cullum]

So anyways, Singapore is really small, met my TPSS classmate at Changi Airport this evening. Wad can I say, he pretended he didn't know me till I actually tapped his shoulder and said hi. WTH. "..........Wwhhyyy ppl?" But that doesn't affect me for long.

T1 was super boring unlike T2 where there are far more shops. Yup, saw a few students there... it really reminded me of SP days. All memories =p There were times when we've actually stayed overnight at the airport, not really studying but more of rushing those near-due-date projects, secretly using "free" electricity to charge our laptops, laughing loud at each other's jokes like nobody's business!

Feeling a lil exhausted now. Blog again soon.

It's good news.

[audio; chasing cars - snow patrol]

Yay! Got an acceptance letter from PSB today for the biz mgmt course. For now I've to wait for SIM uni before I can make my final decision.

*I'm a bit relieved now. Thanks.

So wads next plans.

[audio; graduation - vitamin c]

Hey that song above reminds me of my school days really. Time flies, and I'm losing track. Wells, so wads the next plans after army. Everyone's been askin. Ay, I prefer not to say anything as yet. But I've been busy checking out uni-s and stuff for the past two weeks or so. Oh I've always wanted to take up a tourism/hospitality or a mass communication course but now I guess biz management in either SIM or PSB will do just fine yup.

Wells, for now I keep my fingers crossed. Till then...

*Thank you to ms meizhen and mr dan for their ever helpful advice.