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CHANGE. Is the topic for today. You know, after my US trip, I see everything really differently now. I used to be quite contented with what I have: My career, my education, my love life... but after I have seen how simple it is to just make that difference in my life, I am determined to strive for it. Its not going to be easy but at least I am going to try. I'm probably not going to jinx something this major. The many times I announced my plans, they slap me in the face by failing terribly for me. Of course I blame myself for most parts of it, but I think destiny really wants to get me for something. Perhaps its karma... OK let's not go there. Anyways, I did have a discussion about Singapore on a whole with some of my close friends and colleagues. We concluded that: 1. Wages are really low in Singapore. So much so that we are classified as a 3rd world country in comparison to the prices we pay for the bare essentials (housing, food, utilities etc.) Everyone strives for that Bachelor's degree or even that Masters degree here... but is it even worth it ? Most stat boards don't even want to look at your resume if you're not from a local Uni (NTU, NUS, SMU) or from a top university overseas. So Unfair. 2. The country is too small for talent. We get engulfed with foreign talent. Ever wonder why we never had a solid arts or music program ? Or that people who did social science (let's say history or literature) always end up as school teachers ? Or that broadway musicals don't actually stay for really long ? And why do we only have 1 stupid TV channel which airs programs NOT locally produced ? Maybe it's because we can't produce good enough programs to even be aired... Sad isn't it ? We are too restricted for our own good. I know the government thinks the better for all of us by giving us a good education system. Although we produce really bright students across the board, we also produce really boring students. Our creativity is only limited to a certain level. Pity. I could go on but I have work to do... (you see?) Abrupt as it might be, but I'd need to end this here for now. A sequel of rantings await. Till We Meet Again CHANGE
Monday, November 29, 2010
Firstly, let me talk about what I did during the weekend. So Saturday was a pretty lazy day. woke up pretty late coz was hanging out with CY until late (like ard 2am i think ? and then staying up at home coz i wasnt feeling sleepy at all.. ZOMG its like im so angry at the CEO meeting coz it screwed up my biological clock.. TSK) so I wanted to clear things up with work... went back to office to get things done before it boils over to my sunday and i get #$^%@$!# over it.. i almost did not manage to get into the office ! MAN ! coz what happen was the lights in the officer were on... and I thought that someone was inside... i.e. someone already unlocked the door and i could just tap in... so i confidently tapped my card and realized that the door wasnt unlocked... TSK so tried to tap out my card from the opposite scanner... almost gave up until it miraculously scanned through... wah.. chiong into the office man. serious, the office can be quite scary without anyone... was doing some work and in came YVONNE and SIOW TING... wah. nice. got people to talk to already ! :D basically cleared up all my stuff in 2 hours... but i didnt have any plans so i decided to stay longer and help with some stuff with DnD...(nice...5 more days to DnD... YAY) then went off... had a haircut and wanted to have dinner but quite pathetic to have dinner alone... and clubbing got cancelled... so just tried calling people to jio to lepak... CY: thanks for hanging out man ! :D always have interesting conversations with you... Today had band... die die also must go... so i went. heh. quite an ok practice.... people are coming back... so thats good... now its time to build the band up again ! :D I also have to that Alfri, Johan, CY and Viki for accompanying me to Beach Road army market to get my stuff for DnD... AND... we bumped into MSG Hassan... SO NICE ! hahhaa... so long never see him already. I love it when we have 4 different batches of SAF bands peeps.. all that memories... so nice. PS: paiseh CY... but still got slight commonality la. :D so walked from Lavender to Arab street... wanted to head to Bugis starbucks to slack but found coffee bean at raffles hospital instead coz we got attracted to the couch.. and there goes their time staring pointlessly at iphones and my mac... TSK so we went to Bugis and some of us had to like.. take a dump... we almost went home until CY wanted to go arcade... then Alfri had this damn random idea of playing LAN.. FOOOOYOOOO.... we just went. EXCITED SIOL ! haha.... laughed so much and so hard... was hellafun. :D Me and Alfri ended up winning the other 3. Johan has to really stop screaming coz its distracting for the ENTIRE lanshop... viknesh has to stop being oblivious of the surroundings in the game... i.e. not be bimbo... though he is surprising quiet when he was playing.. ahhaa... at least less pechah as Johan.. mmhmmm... I mentioned that the weekend was overrated.. i was sooooo wrong. :) anyways, about the chance thing i was talking about at the beginning of this entry... WELL... im deciding to give someone another chance... but it still all depends on what he does to "woo" me back. the last time, i was the one who initiated and now, its your turn. try me. see if i get moved. :) Anyways, a rather eventful weekend. Lets do this again. :) Till We Meet Again For the Better...
Friday, November 26, 2010
anyway, i changed my add... not that anyone cares... but if anyone ever did... its up there... *will put on facebook...* ahahaa... omg !!! i was reading my last post and it's already like what... 6 months ?! omg... so right... a whole LOAD of things can happen in 6 months... seriously... this year has been exciting... So now i've finally gotten a real job... a confirmed job... a job that i like !!! haha... i actually enjoy account servicing. :) and ive got nice colleagues and a nice manager. :) koodos to that... bring on the projects... im ready ! (i think...) I just got confirmed 2 days ago... and im thankful. At least i secured a job before i go to the USA... in this case, i dont need to go job hunting and all after i graduate. but i need a holiday... :( Actually, im quite excited about the opportunities i can have in Digimagic... there's like overseas projects and all... so i might be able to go to places i never would have ever thought of ever in my life. not as exciting and relaxing as a steward but still... the chance is there. :) School's fine... results for PR and Adv. still aint out yet. and my aim for Phi Kappa Phi is still there... top percentile here i come ! :D in anycase, im lucky im doing something that I like and something and something that im actually doing well. just in case you didnt know, my education has generally been average and though i did some things well (eg. music) its not where the money lies... at least in mass comms, even if i wasnt fully into it, some things still did come in handy... :) and i can switch jobs/industries easily ! :D so nice... :) funny how people can change so much... some good, some bad... but i guess its just how humans work... they warm up to you when they are feeling good... then snap at you when they are unhappy... and so this vicious cycle starts and never ends.. it will be forgotten.. but never end. sad isnt it ? they come so easily and go damn quickly as well. funny ? sad funny more life. :( ok. i promise to TRY to update more. that is if people actually bother to read. Add me on twitter... say something on facebook... send me a message... send me something... say something... at least i know people are reading. then i wont be talking to myself no more. :) so i say. Till We Meet Again Dancing with Myself...
Saturday, May 29, 2010
its been a crazy 1/2 year man. oh god. is that how long since i blogged ? maybe i should move to a more accessible site so i can do it while i do my usual checkings. maybe a change is good... i'll give that some thought... SO... lets start with the easiest (really?) part of my life so far... school... so 4 modules have passed... ABCB... damn the C... currently doing 2 modules that im most looking forward to: Advertising and PR... the assignments are crazy but i think i might manage it all and even do good ! i just need some motivation man... i've been telling myself to focus but as of now, it looks like i cant. nevermind. come next monday, i'll have more focus. way to go MELVIN ! work. i left my current job. there actually wasnt anything wrong with it, since i gave a lasting impression of it while i was there. of course ups and downs are inevitable but i guess i got too affected by the downs... and i decided to leave. but still, it all ended well and hey... life goes on. nice people they are and i will remember every single one of them. :) thanks K2B ! :) im going to start my new job come 2nd week of june. decided to give myself a week's break to do my assignments, study and basically.. A BREAK. maybe once im done with advertising, i should go out and take some pictures.. :) then again, i will melt and i really dont like the feeling of melting so... we'll see. hurhur.. chances are that i will not go and i will not even finish the assignment. ARGH. never mind. i MUST finish the assignment ASAP ! Band. OMG please dont get me started. Charity volunteering sometimes, i dont even know why i bother. maybe i should join when im 35 so i can get a BTO on my own lor. HAHAAH... i really like working with kids who sometimes idolize you. :) its a nice feeling that they remember you. its nice. i wont be my identity Friends... met some new ones who are really nice.. lost some old ones who i though were nice but basically not liking me at all.. in a way, i feel used. and seriously, im still feeling it. i have the "youre a plaything and i shall use you until you say something" face that just attracts people to do that to me. WHY ! stop it already la. im not a stuffed toy. im human. i have feelings too (sobs) so yea. i guess true friends are hard to come by and i shall make do with normal friends for now. until now, ive not poured my heart out to ANYONE and it kinda frustrates me that i cant. if you can be that friend i yearn for for so long, please tell me. i cant read minds and i tend to get really ignorant so TELL ME already. i really need a friend. :( love. argh. epic fail. what disappoints me the most is the person i like is being used by someone i dont like and the person i like is falling for the trap. CRAP. (oh the two words rhyme. how cute.) so seriously, no matter how "untrue" my friends are or if they have used me for whatever reason, they ARE my friends and i will not want ANYTHING BAD happen to them. and if its the matter of love and all, its even worse. DO NOT break my friends' heart(s) otherwise you'll be sorry. that is if i can do anything about it but if i can, you are in for a HELL load of bitching and a lot of "I TOLD YOU SOs !" things that i should bitch about, i have. so i guess this blog has turned into a bitch blog. lets not let it go to waste shall we. read my entries. i need fans and maybe you can answer my cry of loneliness. Please? Life's not fair. spare some compassion ! I am Nice ~ :(
Monday, December 28, 2009
1. Gym gym gym... 2. Save Save Save... 3. Be able to speak thai 4. Write some articles freelance 5. Treat people better... 6. Get SWS to its peak 7. Do good at work 8. erm... to be continued... ok.. they're pretty general and i guess corny... but hey.. its a start ! Anyways, MERRY CHRISTMAS ! (Belated...) and have a happy new year ahead.. its been quite a while since i wrote an entry... but im hoping i blog more... works been good... seriously not too bad... the boss is not pissed off at me anymore (heh.. phew... or was he even pissed off at me in the first place? lol) and ive been doing good. Target for January: GET CONFIRMED !! Christmas was a pretty quiet one this year... Id have to thank Jimmy for inviting me to his party which turned out quite nice and in a way fruitful :) and thanks to my buds who clubbed with me to no wits end on saturday... too bad i wont be in sg for new years, but its a new experience.. i like new experiences.. :) I sure hope i do good at school and hopefully my dream doesnt come true... argh... at least a B... no less... thats the target im going to give myself for this degree course... (total randomness this post.. haha) Ohoh.. i usually have like a song list of the year thing so i think i shall do it too... well here goes.. TOP 10 songs of the year... on my playlist... :) 1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa 2. Halo - Beyonce 3. PokerFace - Lady GaGa 4. 3 - Britney Spears 5. When Love Takes Over - Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta 6. Change - Daniel Marriweather 7. No Boundaries - Kris Allen 8. StarStruck - Lady GaGa feat. Space Cowboy 9. I got a Feeling - Black Eyed Peas 10. Beautiful U R - Deborah Cox KL in 2 days time... excited !! second trip overseas alone... i like. :D Till We Meet Again Randomness... Life's like that.. and its all good..
Saturday, December 12, 2009
i overslept and thus, didnt go to work... not only that, i slept on further and went on till 330pm.. and i went to gym AND to same AND to PLAY !!!! WHAT THE... ok... i MUST stop doing this... I am a working adult now (and well, a part time student but...) so I've got to act like one... well, on another nicer note, I MADE MY FIRST SALE ON THURSDAY !! :D first in the DSA team... SO HAPPY... more to come... motivated to get confirmed by this month so i can get more money !! :D ok.. so i think i might just postpone my thai language lessons till next year (beginning that is..) coz it clashes with my school and i dont want to miss school.. i think ive got to call the language schools and check on the available lesson slots again... i think i should go on an express christmas shopping soon... christmas is just around the corner... so nice.. :) and ive got to get a present for my brother for his birthday ! he wants a camera bag.. so ive got to make a trip down sim lim or something to get a bag.. :) so next module of school starts on the 14th.. nice... i cant wait ! :D Research and writing though... not sure if its gonna be HECTIC ! sure hope not !! I CANT WAIT TO GET TO KL... sorry.. sudden outburst. heh.. ok. im going to bed.. its already 6am..(i got back at 530.. OMG.) Till We Meet Again Live Love Laugh
Saturday, December 05, 2009
ok... i came back from bangkok for almost 2 weeks now... but well... im still missing it !! oh wells... seriously, im quite cheesed of by the culture in Singapore already... right after i got back from BKK, i started to realise the difference of how people react to different things... take for example yesterday, where we were at a steamboat restaurant... the ugly singaporean attitude took the best of some people, where they literally GRABBED every meat product there was on the rack and almost wiped out what was of limited stock... and they couldnt even be bothered to be polite by saying "excuse me", "sorry", or "thank you"... its as if they havent eaten for like...ever... tsk tsk tsk... IRRITATING !! and not only that... the "over-order-just-coz-its-a-free-flow-buffet" habit kicked in for that table where they just ordered and in the end, wasting a whole load of it... TSK ! Though we ourselves didnt finish everything, it was miniscule when compared with the other table... WELL.. thats only one but many things ive noticed that i grew to hate... Bitching aside, life's going on well i guess.. :) work's not too bad.. Still missing BKK.. didnt gym the whole week today coz i fell ill.. :( taking up thai language lessons soon !! saving up to buy a DSLR.. Met some really nice friends this week... :) I havent started saving for my US trip.. oh man.. and im still thinking of going back to bkk next year, maybe go taiwan, maybe visit dee in aussie... OH MAN.. the money spent.. I NEED TO SAVE... (yea yea.. all talk no action.. as usual. haha...) saving starts TODAY. i think.. Till We Meet Again Let There Be Love...
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This Is Me... Melvin Goh Shijin09.12.87
DigiMagic Communications
BA Mass Communications
Diploma In Infocomm Tech
SAF Bands - Parade Band B
Platoon 1, Section 4 ABRSM Grade 4 music practical(Piano)
ABRSM Grade 8 music practical (Saxophone)
ABRSM Grade 6 music theory
GCE 'O' Level Music Singapore Wind Symphony Member
Singapore Wind Symphony
Singapore Wind Symphony Youth Winds
Voices...
Outer Dimensions... |JoHan| |AliCe| |JoN| |ShaN| |ZaChiUs|
Hits...
Facets of My Life... Smile like you mean it. Take each day one step at a time. Positive. Well at least I hope to be. Music magician. Give me something and I'll make it go right. Great listener. Just give me that chace to listen. Very Fortunate and lucky to have the people around me. Really appreciate everyone and everything that came my way. Still learning, still growing. Not sideways i hope. Busy as a bee. And always doing it. Enjoy life to the fullest. You dont have very long to live it. And God Knows, You've got me sewn. And you still do. I was talking about myself. ha. Smile. And the world will smile with you. Pictures, still and moving alike. Laughs. And more to come. Friends. Can't Live without them. Art. Total Appreciation. Love.
Past Lived... 02/06/2005 - 02/13/200502/13/2005 - 02/20/2005 02/20/2005 - 02/27/2005 02/27/2005 - 03/06/2005 03/06/2005 - 03/13/2005 03/13/2005 - 03/20/2005 03/20/2005 - 03/27/2005 03/27/2005 - 04/03/2005 04/03/2005 - 04/10/2005 04/10/2005 - 04/17/2005 04/17/2005 - 04/24/2005 04/24/2005 - 05/01/2005 05/01/2005 - 05/08/2005 05/08/2005 - 05/15/2005 05/15/2005 - 05/22/2005 05/22/2005 - 05/29/2005 05/29/2005 - 06/05/2005 06/05/2005 - 06/12/2005 06/12/2005 - 06/19/2005 06/19/2005 - 06/26/2005 06/26/2005 - 07/03/2005 07/03/2005 - 07/10/2005 07/10/2005 - 07/17/2005 07/17/2005 - 07/24/2005 07/24/2005 - 07/31/2005 07/31/2005 - 08/07/2005 08/07/2005 - 08/14/2005 08/14/2005 - 08/21/2005 08/21/2005 - 08/28/2005 08/28/2005 - 09/04/2005 09/04/2005 - 09/11/2005 09/11/2005 - 09/18/2005 09/25/2005 - 10/02/2005 10/02/2005 - 10/09/2005 10/09/2005 - 10/16/2005 10/16/2005 - 10/23/2005 10/23/2005 - 10/30/2005 10/30/2005 - 11/06/2005 11/06/2005 - 11/13/2005 11/13/2005 - 11/20/2005 11/20/2005 - 11/27/2005 11/27/2005 - 12/04/2005 01/08/2006 - 01/15/2006 03/26/2006 - 04/02/2006 04/09/2006 - 04/16/2006 04/23/2006 - 04/30/2006 04/30/2006 - 05/07/2006 05/07/2006 - 05/14/2006 05/14/2006 - 05/21/2006 05/21/2006 - 05/28/2006 05/28/2006 - 06/04/2006 06/11/2006 - 06/18/2006 06/18/2006 - 06/25/2006 06/25/2006 - 07/02/2006 07/02/2006 - 07/09/2006 07/09/2006 - 07/16/2006 07/16/2006 - 07/23/2006 07/23/2006 - 07/30/2006 07/30/2006 - 08/06/2006 08/06/2006 - 08/13/2006 08/13/2006 - 08/20/2006 08/20/2006 - 08/27/2006 08/27/2006 - 09/03/2006 09/10/2006 - 09/17/2006 09/17/2006 - 09/24/2006 09/24/2006 - 10/01/2006 10/01/2006 - 10/08/2006 10/08/2006 - 10/15/2006 10/15/2006 - 10/22/2006 10/29/2006 - 11/05/2006 11/05/2006 - 11/12/2006 11/26/2006 - 12/03/2006 12/03/2006 - 12/10/2006 12/10/2006 - 12/17/2006 12/24/2006 - 12/31/2006 12/31/2006 - 01/07/2007 01/07/2007 - 01/14/2007 01/14/2007 - 01/21/2007 01/21/2007 - 01/28/2007 01/28/2007 - 02/04/2007 02/04/2007 - 02/11/2007 02/11/2007 - 02/18/2007 02/18/2007 - 02/25/2007 02/25/2007 - 03/04/2007 03/04/2007 - 03/11/2007 03/11/2007 - 03/18/2007 03/18/2007 - 03/25/2007 03/25/2007 - 04/01/2007 04/01/2007 - 04/08/2007 04/08/2007 - 04/15/2007 04/15/2007 - 04/22/2007 04/22/2007 - 04/29/2007 04/29/2007 - 05/06/2007 05/06/2007 - 05/13/2007 05/13/2007 - 05/20/2007 05/20/2007 - 05/27/2007 05/27/2007 - 06/03/2007 06/03/2007 - 06/10/2007 06/10/2007 - 06/17/2007 07/01/2007 - 07/08/2007 07/22/2007 - 07/29/2007 08/26/2007 - 09/02/2007 09/02/2007 - 09/09/2007 09/09/2007 - 09/16/2007 09/30/2007 - 10/07/2007 10/14/2007 - 10/21/2007 11/18/2007 - 11/25/2007 12/02/2007 - 12/09/2007 12/09/2007 - 12/16/2007 12/30/2007 - 01/06/2008 01/13/2008 - 01/20/2008 01/27/2008 - 02/03/2008 02/10/2008 - 02/17/2008 02/17/2008 - 02/24/2008 03/23/2008 - 03/30/2008 04/20/2008 - 04/27/2008 05/04/2008 - 05/11/2008 06/01/2008 - 06/08/2008 06/22/2008 - 06/29/2008 06/29/2008 - 07/06/2008 07/20/2008 - 07/27/2008 08/24/2008 - 08/31/2008 09/14/2008 - 09/21/2008 11/02/2008 - 11/09/2008 11/23/2008 - 11/30/2008 12/07/2008 - 12/14/2008 12/28/2008 - 01/04/2009 03/08/2009 - 03/15/2009 04/26/2009 - 05/03/2009 05/24/2009 - 05/31/2009 09/13/2009 - 09/20/2009 09/20/2009 - 09/27/2009 09/27/2009 - 10/04/2009 10/04/2009 - 10/11/2009 11/01/2009 - 11/08/2009 11/08/2009 - 11/15/2009 11/29/2009 - 12/06/2009 12/06/2009 - 12/13/2009 12/27/2009 - 01/03/2010 05/23/2010 - 05/30/2010 11/21/2010 - 11/28/2010 11/28/2010 - 12/05/2010 06/12/2011 - 06/19/2011 |