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It's hard to believe that I started this blog 2 years ago. 20th Aug 2005. I had started a blog because I wanted to see how I (and the school) could use blogging as a tool to better communicate with students. I had started teaching in April 2005 and I wanted to champion this cause, something different from what most other lecturers were consider. Fast forward to 2007. I am now no longer a

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After months of training together with a few weeks of attachment to a project in Singapore, looks like my first overseas project coming up in the 3rd week of August that I will be observing would be in Beijing China. Thereafter I will be headed to Pattaya and Hua Hin. The Beijing project is not 100% confirmed but the Pattaya and Hua Hin projects are confirmed. I'm especially excited about Beijing

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It's official. Australian scientists have finally discovered and published a finding that I always suspected. Stress makes you fat. Their studies revealed that "chronic stress triggers the body's fat cells to grow and multiply". Yes, now I know I've been stressed! And that I should be less stressed! And to top it off, I should exercise less because exercise makes me stressed! Wheeeee!!!!!! Yeah

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There is one thing about my life that has never failed to follow me no matter where I've gone and what I'm doing. I call it "Oppositism". When I was a small boy I wished for a BMX. I got a type of bicycle that I can't name but I swear it could have been made for girls. When I was in the final year of kindergarten, I wanted to join the yellow group for a sports event. I was put in green. When

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This is the last week of my attachement for the current project at THS. I will be back in my office by Thursday. Over the past 2 weeks I've learnt a lot. I am sure this is only the beginning but I can already see how stressful the work may be! The variety of questions imposed by the end users can be overwhelming as each department jostles for their rights, their functions, etc. It's still a

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For those of you that know me, you know I'm a foodie. Not a typical foodie because I can't really afford to be one that goes around and samples everything. Explains my current out of shape look but what the heck!When you talk about turtles, I would typically think of TMNT and turtles as an endangered species but for this post, I won't. Anyway a good friend of mine brought me to a superb place

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The fourth day of training ended earlier this evening. It's been a real eye opening experience so far. Training real end users of the system is unlike training students on the system. The hotel was previously a user of an older version so they come in knowing what are the basics of the system. It doesn't, however, make the job of the trainer less easier! Training students are often just "

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After the issue last week which prevented me from tagging along, I am finally able to join the project team at THS. THS will be upgrading their system from an older version to our last version. Depending on the size of the hotel, timeline and user requirements such a project typically takes about a month. Training the staff members takes the most time which may take up to more than 2 weeks.Last

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I've been trying to locate my old primary school classmates for a long time. I've tried various search engines to no avail. One of my life's biggest regrets is that I lost contact with them many years ago.I remember our school SRJK La Salle (Ipoh). We spent so much time playing football and hanging out after school. Noodles from the canteen was RM0.20. Hockey was our passion.Don't ask me how but

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Well I was supposed to be attached to a project at a 5-star hotel in Singapore which begun this week. It will be running for about 1 month+. Unfortunately due to physical constraints, the hotel was not able to accomodate my presence. So I am still in my office for this week and will only be going on-site next week when the team starts the training for the staff at that hotel.I've been undergoing

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As a big fan of gaming, I've played many types of genres of games. FPS, RTS, MMORPG, sports, console gaming, MUD, video gaming, arcade. You name it, I've probably played it.As a player, I believe in gameplay over graphics. Gameplay over hype. Gameplay over sexiness. Nowadays games are becoming more sophisticated and players are becoming more demanding. Once in a while a special game comes along

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Awhile back I was asking people to send me an invite to Joost. Well now you can do it yourself! Click here and follow the instructions. Viva la Joost!

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I was away in KL last weekend for one of my best friend's wedding. After years of dating the same girl he finally popped the question some time last year and I was asked to be the best man. I went up last Thursday and caught up with some friends whom I haven't seen for many years. Unfortunately it was very rushed and almost everyone had to depart by Sunday. My friend is one of the last few

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As I was no longer working for the school I could not be present to witness the graduation ceremony of my students yesterday. I had really wanted to be there to "see them off" but unfortunately I could not due to work commitments. I remember well my first graduation at the University of Western Australia about 10 years ago. Oh man...10 years ago!Anyway I thought the entire process was quite

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Australian Idol. Singapore Idol.Let me start by apologising to Hadi/Jonathan/Taufik fans but there is absolutely no comparison when it comes to comparing both talent shows. Ok just because I come from Australia does not mean I am biased but the contestants on Australian Idol (the winner and finalists) are simply amazing with real and raw talent!The winner of Australian Idol 2006 was Damien Leith.

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Ever get that feeling that there are just too many people around you? Everything you do and everywhere you go, you need to queue and wait. I'm going to use a new term to describe this phenomenon: qwait.Last couple of days were bad. Left the house and had to qwait for the bus. Got on the bus and and had to qwait to get off. Qwaited on the MRT platform. Qwaited to find a table and have my lunch.

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We all think we're smart people. How many of us are? Americans think they're smart. Are they? For the answer, you need to check this out. Geniuses!Warning: If you can follow and answer the questions posed in the clip, you may be smart. Only a little.

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There's a very interesting article which I came across that I'd like to share. It talks about how long it takes on average for someone who starts all the way at the bottom (receptionist, etc) to get all the way to the top as a General Manager. In Asia, it takes 16.5 years compared to America at 14.75 years. If you join as a management trainee, it takes on average 14.8 years.Sounds like a long

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Japan. The country is know for innovation and conformity. Japanese people are known to be at the fore front and always ahead of the rest in fashion and technology. Smart people right?Then explain how can this happen? Apparently thousands of Japanese were fooled into buying sheep thinking they were poodles?!?!? One couple got suspicious when they took their "dog" to have its claws trimmed and were

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There are a lot of machines, equipment and stuff in my office. Servers, laptops, PCs. None of them impresses me as much as this one.Yes, it's a grand supreme coffee machine that is easily the biggest and most fancy machine that I've ever laid my eyes on. It's everybody's favourite. 8 different flavours (macchiato, capucino, etc). High grade coffee beans. Fast processing with little noise. One

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I woke up this morning feeling quite nervous. Yes it was the first day of my new job but I've been in this position before, starting a new job. Why should I feel nervous? Perhaps it's the uncertainty....Anyway I left almost 2 hours before I was supposed to start (not kiasu) because I wanted to be early and boy was I early! No choice so I went for breakfast. So far everything is going well.

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A friend of mine drove me into JB the other day. Many Singaporeans go into JB to buy stuff and eat despite the regular warnings and news articles of theft in JB. A trip to JB is always gut busting so I was well dressed for the ocassion. It's been quite awhile since I last went there and don't ask me why we normally go. Food lah! :) Anyway we went in early and decided to go for breakfast. He

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Once again I'm reminded by how fragile life can be. 33 people went about their life in Virginia Tech University. They did not know that on that day, it would be their last day. It could have happened to any school. Any where. Any time.As we all get so caught up with our daily lives, pause for a moment, take a deep breathe and just appreciate our life. I know at times it's difficult to be

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I had the opportunity to attend the opening of the latest World Gourmet Summit @ Shangri-La Hotel recently. I don't really know that many F&B guys in the industry so my objective was simple: Check out the food! Chefs from a variety of F&B outlets and hotels were all there and the theme was to showcase the talents of "local chefs". It's a big fancy event that's held once a year which allows the

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It was my last day at work yesterday. Over the past 2.5 years+ I have accumulated a lot of stuff and memories. I had forgotten about so many memories. As I went about packing the stuff that I wanted to keeep and dumping the stuff that I didn't want, the memories came back. For example, 2 large mind map diagrams drawn by the students in my very first class back in 2004. When I looked at it, I

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Today I am going to write something that we all should be paying attention to. Global warming.According to a front page article in The Australian (similarly in the Straits Times), "Nearly a third of the world's plants and animals face extinction, billions of people will be affected by water shortages, and countries across Asia and Africa will be racked by disease and starvation under alarming

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Being a lecturer does have it perks. Four of us from work had the unique chance to check out the new Barnacles Restaurant at Rasa Sentosa. The restaurant itself was not open for business yet and today we were invited by them to sample their food and restaurant ahead of their official opening (tomorrow) Because it sits at the tip of Sentosa Island (Siloso Beach), it prides itself as being the

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Does anyone have an invite to Joost please? Please let me know and I'll ..... be your best friend!We returned from KL late last night. The trip was great and even though it was short, I think everyone enjoyed it tremendously. Managed to do what I wanted to do so no complaints there! The pictures will be live soon as usual.

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After a long semester that's almost fully completed, 6 of us from the office will be making a trip to KL starting from tomorrow. We've talked about it for quite awhile and since I'm leaving next month, they decided to take action! This is actually a sacred activity for us so there are some rules we'll be observing:1. Do not talk about work2. If you don't intend to have fun, stay home3. Those

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It's finally here....After waiting for a long time, Command & Conquer is back with a vengeance! I have played all the C&C series and I am sure I'm not alone. I literally grew up with it! It's officially released tomorrow but I got my limited edition package today and wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!Childish....hahah....

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Why are things that are good for you always so difficult to do or attain?I'm talking about exercise. I'm talking about a healthy weight.After my recent holiday in Perth where I am sure I had put on some weight so I endeavoured to exercise. Last Thursday, I went for a jog around Sentosa. I'm not sure what was the distance but it felt like from Singapore to Hell. I was sure I could almost see God!

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When you wake up with a heavy heart, feeling like crap and wishing it was yesterday, you may be suffering from PHS. Post Holiday Syndrome. I know I am.Anyway, here are some highlights from my trip. For those of you who don't know much about Perth, here's some visual ideas that aptly describes Perth.The environment's perfect. Check out the photo of the city at night and day time. ;The sky is

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A quick update. There are only 2 days left before I leave Perth. :(The trip has been fantastic. I've taken lots of pictures, caught up with my family and friends, eaten way too much and probably put on a couple of kgs. I'll be updating and uploading when I get back Sunday night.Back to the rat race soon....sigh...

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Some of you probably know that I will be moving on to another job next month. After 2.5+ years with the school, I was offered an opportunity too good to turn down. Ever since I started my career in the hospitality industry I had wanted to have a job that allows me to travel, work with hotels and dabble in aspects of IT. I've actually geared my entire career around the hospitality and the IT

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After more than 600+ scripts, assignments and papers I am happy to announce that I'm done. Yes, I've finished! Phew!!!!! All I have to do now is to consolidate the results and write my report and I'm done!Going to Perth this Saturday for a short holiday with San. It'll be great to go home and see my family. The fresh food, my friends, to able to drive again on big wide spacious roads, cheap pizza

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The exam for my subject which I tutor was held a couple of days ago. When the students came out, many were complaining "How come the paper wasn't related to the lectures? How come so hard?!!? How come...how come...how come...."Well I thought I'd do an entry to clear the air once and for all.1. This is a level 3 subject. Don't expect to pass by simply using the "remember and regurgitate" technique

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One of my students brought me a couple of pieces of Krispy Kreme doughnut the other day. Now I am normally not a doughnut fan. It's unhealthy, heavy in the stomach, makes me feel bloated and the dough is generally quite bland. Singapore has Donut Factory but I refuse to queue for hours just to try one of their donuts. Krispy Kreme is supposed to be the best in the world and isn't available in

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To celebrate the end of another semeser and also Chinese New Year, the htBIG organized a night of Popiah making and talent night at our school last Friday. Suffice to say I'll never look at a Popiah the same way again. The creative juices were flowing (literally!). I've uploaded some photos and you can view/grab them at http://picasaweb.google.com/leest29 . For some reason, Blogger won't allow me

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The last day of the semester came and passed. Time flies as usual and I still cannot believe that another semester has concluded. I've got so much marking to do between now and next couple of weeks its mind boggling. I'll post a separate entry about this next time.Every time around this time (Chinese New Year), there are those who will be celebrating and then there are those who will be dreading.

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I came across an article of great interest today: On-the-job naps might help heart. Here's a quote from the article:"Office nappers now have the perfect excuse: New research shows that a little midday snooze seems to reduce the risk of fatal heart problems, especially among men. In the largest study to date on the health effects of napping, researchers tracked 23,681 healthy Greek adults for an

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Chinese New Year is just around the corner.Superb. No wonder the HK singers are the best in the region! Mediacorp, how?!?!?!?

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It's been reported in the news that New York will soon introduce new legislation to fine people who listen to their IPods or talking on the mobile phone USD$100 whilst crossing the road. The guy who's trying to introduce this legislation is also going to try ban the use of other gadgets such as Blackberry, PSP and other gadgets.I think this guy is doing the right thing. I don't advocate banning

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I'd like to do a posting on a very hot subject called plagiarism. Dictionary.com defines it as:1. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work2. taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your ownI am sure you know what it means. Students have been warned time and time again to not plagiarise but guess what happens? Often students don't

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The semester is winding down with only another 2 weeks of classes left before the study week for the exam begins. The life of a student during this time period is actually quite similar to the one of a lecturer. Below are some examples where I highlight (blue) what students do vs what lecturers do (red).Not sleeping for days trying to finish assignments. Not sleeping for days trying to mark

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In many organizations people move and change jobs all the time. When times are good companies lose people because their employees are either poached or leave for better prospects. When times are bad jobs are cut. Either way this phenomenon is always evolving and dynamic. As someone who gets caught up in such a change you either celebrate (because you're leaving for greener pastures) or weep (

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Last week our school held a big job fair for the students (maybe even lecturers?) and the turnout was very strong. As expected there was a good variety of companies eager to court future employees and several of the local universities were also present.As expected there were those that were simply present because of the freebies (you know who you are!). Some had no clue what was going on. The

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The Sentosa Express will finally be launched next Monday on the 15th January 2007. For those of you who are not aware, this is the long awaited mini train that will run from Vivocity into Sentosa Island. For those of you that study on the island, you know what it means. Yes. No more waiting in a long line for the bus to depart from the island. No more sullen faces in the evenings whilst it's

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Last friday we had a staff gathering (aptly titled Funkytown). It's always a surprise to students when they see lecturers getting together and partying. Students who walked past RITS were amazed when they saw us inside having fun. Well, you know we're humans too right? :)Anyway after Funkytown, a few of us decided to check out St James Power Station. The night was still young so we decided to

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It's the 3rd day of 2007. The holiday break is over and life is back to normal once again. As you grow older (like yours truly), you'll love to hate the crowd more. The mere thought of spending time queuing, sweating, jostling and pushing puts me right off celebrating.Anyway I have a new year's resolution. Here was my resolution last year in 2006 (posted here). They are:1. Lose 10 kg. Fail2.

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Due to the massive earthquake in Taiwan, the internet connection at work has been less than ideal. I couldn't log on and surf any sites yesterday and for awhile I felt frustrated. I couldn't scan the news like I normally do, couldn't play online games, couldn't chat and couldn't kaypo!Disconnected from the world.But that feeling of frustation lasted only 1 minute as I began to relish the fact of

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There's about 11 minutes until it's officially Christmas.I had originally wanted to post about the meaning of Christmas and how almost 1/4 of the world's population survive on less than $1.50 per day.I changed my mind. The world is already so gloomy and it doesn't require another remind.Instead, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you Merry Christmas.May your dreams soar ever so high.May

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Yahoo! recently launched an interesting service called Yahoo! Answers. For those of us who have a lot of questions pertaining to virtually anything, this is the ultimate website for you! So being a newbie, I posted my first question:Q: Is there a specific term to describe someone who believes in all religions?In a space of about 10 minutes, I had about 12 answers! Here are some of the more "

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As promised previously, here are some highlights from my recent trip to Yangon/Mandalay. Our seminar on the 9th was held at the Parkroyal Hotel Yangon and it was well attended with the entire seminar room completely filled!Lee Li and I met and talked to a lot of lovely folks there. I am happy to report that the interest in our school and our course continues to grow at a healthy rate. Of course

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Well I've finally returned after 5 intensive days in Yangon and Mandalay. Lots of pictures to upload! Lots of email to clear too....The trip was a great success with our team meeting over 50 potential candidates for interviews. This represents our must successful and fruitful trip so far to Myanmar. As always the people there are amazing and the food's fantastic. I think I've put on weight!

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I learnt yesterday that my trip to Yangon and Mandalay for recruitment has been approved. It's been more than a year since I last went back to Myanmar to do recruitment. If any of you guys/gals think that this is going to be a holiday, think again!I'll be leaving on the 7th and reaching Yangon in the afternoon about 3.30pm. There'll be a seminar that evening so I'll busy the minute I touch down.

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As some of you may know, the new Windows Vista will be coming soon to replace XP. What you may not know is that Singapore already has it's own version of Windows. Check out the features!Quick, buy! Buy! BUY!

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Last weekend, a pasar malam was held at the base of our block. It's the first time ever that they held it at this area so I was pretty excited. Boy was I disappointed! The lineup included:Stall 1 : Bed/Bolsters/TilamStall 2 : Hot food (sausages, deeply fried chicken, etc)Stall 3 : Ramly burgerStall 4 : Hot food (sausages, deeply deeply fried chicken, etc)Stall 5 : PlantsStall 6 : Ramly

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Someone shared this with me and I feel compelled to share it with you as well...Food for thought....

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Last night we had a gathering to thank the senior members of htBIG. Because the DHTB programme is only 2 years, time really flies and the group that had been overseeing much of the whole organization last semester is doing their SIP this semester. In appreciation of their efforts, the current htBIG organized a BBQ night out @ Marina.They tried to get me to pay for the whole thing but I reminded

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Some people have asked me, "Why don't you change your blog skin?". Well the truth is, I don't see the need to. I know a lot of people either spend a lot of time beautifying their blog or cut-n-paste from somewhere else. For me, I just don't see the need to. Perhaps when I have more time, I would but right now there are just too many things happening.If you want to volunteer, contact me. :)I

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Today I attended the WIRED Travel Asia 2006 conference and it was a real treat! Since this is still the first week of the semester, I was able to get away and attend this conference (Thanks TP!). There were many experts and industry speakers from the travel and hotel industry who were directors and leaders in organizations in these industries from many countries. This event focuses on many

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Well here comes another semester. Today marks the beginning of another semester and this time around, I'm teaching more hours than ever before. Our latest intake has netted about 100 students (our largest intake so far!). That means there will be extra classes. The latest batch has students coming from many countries besides our traditional ones, for example Chile, Korea and also Nepal. Yes, the

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It hit me this morning when I was going to work. I started my academic life 2 years ago on 11th Oct 2004! Today's the 2nd anniversary! I remember the first time I stepped onto the campus at TP in July 2004 for my first interview. It was about 3ish in the afternoon and I met with the CM for HTM and DD for HTM. It was my first time at the campus and I was truly impressed by the size and layout.

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For all those who play games (especially DoTA), check this crazy clip out. It's huge in Europe and has even gone No. 1 in Sweden! If you've ever encountered Bots, here's a song dedicated to them! Crazy....

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The first group of DHTB students have completed their diploma and the school will be holding a small closure ceremony for them to mark this occasion. Hard to believe that they started their journey 2 years ago. Anyway, I'm doing up 2 videos for them. One will be messages for each other and the other video will be messages from lecturers to them. Ever since I've started this process, I have

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Someone shared with me this old video clip that I thought I'd share it with you.Donnie Osmond in action!If you can identify this person, you must be my age or older! :P

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Well I've returned from HK last Thursday and have spent days catching up on work and other stuff. It's been a blast. As promised, here are some pictures from the holiday:The view from my seat onboard Jetstar.We stayed with a good friend of mine who worked there. His bachelor's pad was on HK Island so we were very central to everything. On the left below, the view from his place. On the right

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Finally! The Board of Examinations meeting is complete. This is a meeting of all lecturers across all the different diplomas in Business school to discuss, share and deliberate on the results. Naturally there were surprises and disappointments across all diplomas but overall I think the students performed alright. The H&T diplomas were, as usual, great! :) Anyway, it's over!Tomorrow, I

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Well I've finally completed all my markings and reports. It's a relief to finally bring the semester to a close. There's only the Supplementary paper to worry about now. Overall for the classes I've taught, the results are not too bad. Sure there will be some disappointments but overall I think it's ok. Anyway, recently I've been quite crazy thinking about cartoons from the 80s. This must

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I woke up this morning and was pleasantly surprised to receive a SMS to wish me Happy Teacher's day. Since then, I've received several more. This is the sort of reason why I love my job. Yes, it's true. I've been teaching for almost 2 years now and am still considered a newbie in the academic arena. Thanks to the support provided by my wife (San!), my peers and my students, it's been truly

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Yes, it's that dreaded word that instilled fear into most students. Exams.I remember my first ever exam when I entered high school. I was only 13. I had 6 exams and most of them were worth 80-100% of the subject. I came from an environment where they used the word "test" so "exams" was a huge psychological change for me. Anyway on the night before my first exam (Mathematics), I went through

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Does anyone have this? 感動-側田Please contact me asap. :)

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I attended the Philips Singapore Cup 2006 (Basketball) earlier this evening. It's a rare opportunity for those of us who live in Singapore to have this opportunity to witness 4 top teams of world basketball in one venue. Spain, Slovenia, Serbia and Argentina was in town to jam and BBall fans turned out in force! Fans of all shapes, sizes and colour turned out for this tournament. Spot the big fan

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Dear Singapore & Singaporeans,I've been in Singapore for a total of more than 6 years. When I first arrived in 1998, I had no idea I would stay for such a long time. I was all alone and a young soul just starting my working career. I knew little about your country and what you had to offer. I struggled with work, the weather, Singlish, the "ugly" Singaporeans, the rules and regulations. I could

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It's down to the last 5 mins of the fourth quarter of gametime! Yes, it's that time of the semester where everybody's busy with everything and anything. We had a successful Racial Harmony's Day and also our bi-annual course previvew and I hope to put up some pictures of those soon. *sigh*Students are busy with assignments, lecturers are busy with markings and feedbacks! Sleepless nights,

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Yes it's that time of the year once again. Our bi-annual course preview is coming this week. The details are:When? Friday 21st July (4.30pm) OR Saturday 22nd July (10am)Where? The campus at The Tourism Academy @ SentosaMore info : www.tourismacademy.edu.sgI'm driving this event so I am extremely nervous about the turnout. I'm going out of my mind (love it though) trying to organize this event! :)

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You may have heard in the news recently that a very famous blogger got "censured" after he shared his opinion on some facts of life. This is certainly not the first time and definitely will not be the last time. Yes everybody wants the freedom to say whatever they want. Yes many crave the ability to speak their mind without restrictions. However, like many things we do in life, we have to

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When you get to my age it will hit you.Yes. It's all downhill from here....I remember the energy. The spirit. The insatiable thirst for knowledge and for opportunities. The healthy knees.They say you really start living when you're in the golden years. Bull.When you get to my age you start to wonder, what have you accomplished in your life. I did. I looked at all the negatives, missed

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Yes I have been reminded by the media, friends and students that the Socceroos lost. Here are some pictures that pretty much sums up what I thought about the Italian team. On a separate note, I watched Superman Returns last night. When the music came on to denote the beginning, it took me all the way back to 1987 when I watched the last Superman movie in Ipoh. It's been a long time coming and

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AUSSIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!What more can I say? Today should be a holiday! Bring on the Italians!

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I've got a friend who's faced some very bad luck. He plonked down a lot of money to do renovation for his new place and guess what? His contractor turns out to be some dodgy fly by night a**. Read about it here. I really hope the government can do something to protect innocent people like him. There ought to be some form of criminal law that we can put on this guy.Since I'm talking about hate,

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It's now more than a week ago since I last fell sick with flu. I still haven't gotten over it. At the office there's so much work to do. *sigh* I need to organize the next Course Preview, do a Course document, write 2 exam papers, do markings, set up e-surveys, do some more marketing collaterals, update the school's website, get photos organized and approved, prepare for the next half the

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Well it had to happen. Finally after more than 1.5 years with the school and not being sick, I finally fell ill. Really ill. A bad case of flu. I'm kinda proud because I have never taken MC with the school until today. Ah well, I thought I'd be okay and could function but unfortunately the head was too heavy and my whole body just counldn't move.On a separate note, here are some pictures from our

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Most had no idea what it would be like.Many had not even been to Sentosa since they had a lot more hair...It was one year ago when a large contingent of students and staff members from TP made the move....Mr Tan informing the students all about the BIG MOVE.The buses came. The journey started to the unknown... One of the first few arrivals on the new campus. Many were shocked by Balloons! There

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This morning I had the pleasure of attending the school's Director's Honours' List award ceremony for the Business school. It was the first time I'm attending such an event in school and it was a chance for me to see the top students from Business school and also to catch up with some people. The first batch of DHTB students were there too and this marks the first time for them as well. Official

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Well it's already the mid of the first part of the semester. Time just seems to fly so quickly. I believe most of you would have started to send your resume to companies and I've even heard that some have already been offered positions. Congratulations to those who have been offered. For the rest don't worry about it. Chances are, you did not get what you really wanted but don't be afraid to

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For many of you, it would already be time for you to think aboutwhat you'll want to do for your SIP. I know you would have received a lot of advise and information already. I won't add to that as I'm sure you know what you have to do. I only have 1 piece of advise. Do it early. There's no doubt many will do it last minute. My advise is do it now, do it early. Start the process now! Write your

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Once in many lifetime, something happens so uniquely that not many people would realize that it happened. Here's a fact which may have eluded you. Tonight, at precisely 1:02am and 3 seconds, the date/time would be :1 hour : 2 minute : 3 seconds on the 4/5/6Yup, I think it's a good time to party!!!!! I'll probably be sleeping though....

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Well the first week of the semester has finished. It was a fairly quiet one for everyone and the school. Students were still finding their feet and I guess after weeks of holiday, the engine is still cold. Anyway, the canteen opened with great food and it's still serving good food. The cost seems to have gone up slightly though...*shrugs* Don't get me wrong, it's still cheaper than eating

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Latest update : I just had my lunch at the canteen. This semester, it's operated by another party. All I can is...Wow! The food is excellent! The staff members are professional (no ah bengs). The cashier has enough change! Hahaha...They had about 8 different dishes on display including beef, mutton, Thai tofu, 3 types of veg and more! And it's cheap. I went there before 12 and the food was almost

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Well the school holidays are going to be officially over in about 15 mins. Monday marks the beginning of another new semester. This semester I will be teaching 2 subjects : Lodging Systems & Operations and Business Computing Skills. I've lined up a site visit to a new boutique hotel so that should be fun (Majestick Hotel). The owner has kindly agreed to let my students visit them so that should

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Well the final day of the orientation ended last Thursday. Why am I so slow in putting anything up? It's because I'm exhausted. Yup. Tired. Maxed out. Plus I'm suffering from some sort of sore eyes syndrome which irritates the hell out of me. :(I have finally access to a spanking new digital Sony camera AND a video camera. It's excellent and I'm glad the school finally bought them so I

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The new batch of students will be starting their Orientation programme today. The iG has taken a lot of steps and planning in an attempt to ensure it will be memorable. During the previous one held last year, 8 of them executed the whole programme. This time around, 9 will be undertaking this task. The scope and Orientation plan that they put up for approval is amazing and the level of

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This is the part of the year whereby the school goes all quiet. Most of my colleagues are away for a well deserved break. For the rest of us (e.g. me), we soldier on! There is a common preception that the life of a lecturer is easy. "Just teaching what!". Unfortunately the reality is nothing like that. If you do not enjoy teaching and interacting with students (which is the minimum

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Talent. It's rare to find and even more rare defining it. Here's a super video by two aspiring Korean girls. Any volunteers for a Singaporean version? :)

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I've been tasked to look after the next course preview at the school in July. I am going to try a radical approach and my aim is to be very different to any course preview in terms of marketing the session and the execution. I am exploring some ideas and will require your input please. First up, what are the most often visited websites for you guys/gals?E.g. Friendster? Asiaone.com? As always,

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Just returned from a short trip to KL on Sunday. It was exhausting but it was great fun. I think everyone that went had a good time. Highlights include:1. The anticipation on the first day whilst waiting for the bus. Everybody showed up on time for the bus!2. Jogoya Japanese Buffet Restaurant. Mind boggling. Go with 2 empty stomachs!3. Taking the cable car up to Genting in the mist. Eerie with a

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Okay folks, many of you have spent 1 year at The Tourism Academy. Now I would like to tap on your experiences here.1. When I mention the brand "Tourism Academy @ Sentosa", what comes to mind? 2. What do you think "Tourism Academy @ Sentosa" as a brand should strive or aim to be?I need your help on this important excercise ok? This will have a big impact on our school in the future so please

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If you have ever been interested in original and creative adverts, you have to check out Honda UK's latest advertisement campaign for the new Honda Civic. Honda has always been known for quality and innovation for the cars. Previously, there was an award winning ad for the Honda Accord. Click here and enjoy. Out of so many ads I've seen for cars, this has to be one of the best. Here is the

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Okay, as promised, here are some more pictures of my cat(s):When Tigger was younger. One of his typical sleeping positionsChillin with his brother who now resides with Mr Tan HS and is very well taken care off.How he stares at you if you wake him up from his sleep. I swear this cat sleeps more than 2 humans on a daily basis. See? I shouldn't have let him watch Brokeback Mountain.

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