FYP

I'm kinda frustrated with the lack of progress after such a long time. The only notable achievement we've done so far so far is to nail SPMF as our beneficiary. But until now we are unable to proceed because of alot of checking with this person and checking with that person.

We haven't even managed to secure our funding and its only 4 months to the start of the event. I'm getting nervous about the timing. I wonder if we're able to get everything on board and going within the timeframe that we have stipulated.

It seems like there is many things to do and not enough time. I'm really worried. Is it normal that our progress is so slow? Are there any groups out there who are meeting the same snag that we are having right now.

I really am an impatient person. I apologize in advance to my groupmates is i seem a bit brisk sometimes. It's not on purpose.

Sigh i still haven't started studying yet and there seems to be alot of things that needs to be memorised this time round. I wonder if i'll be able to hit my target of a GPA of 3?

Service Standards

It seems to me that most businesses seem to have forgotten the Golden Rule that the customer is King. Most business nowadays pass over individual clients instead choosing to focus more on their corporate clients.

Any business is dependent on the customers patronage whereas they are not obliged to give us their business. Service standards will only go up when companies learn this golden rule. Why spend tons of money wooing others when you can't even retain your current customers.

Many companies now seem to have lost their personal touch. They have forgotten that their customers are only human too and at the end of a frustrating search to solve their various problems, they just want a listening ear that sympathize with them.

Most companies with good customer relations tend to fare better in the long run because they have a loyal base of customers that supports them. They also need not spend alarming amounts of money in promoting themselves as they have a group of free advertisers extolling the virtue of using the companies products. Word of mouth in this industry is a double edged sword and as such must be wielded with finesse. Only then can a company succeed.

Doubts

Seriously wondering what I'm doing still keeping this blog active. I seriously doubt anyone reads my posts anyway. Besides I'm still very old school and prefer writing down my thoughts on paper than typing it out. It's such a hassle, you have to wait for the com to start up and then wait for the internet connection to be established and then you have to go to the site and wait for it to load.

I guess that I'm just the impatient kind. I just hate sitting around doing nothing. But at the same time i find it hard to multitask. Besides it's been scientifically proven that multi taking is not good you are unable to give full attention to the items at hand.

Next monday school term starts again. But i still don't know what I'm going to do with myself after that. Should i start working or should i continue with my studies?

I have also been feeling lonely these few weeks. Everytime i think about going out i always think who should i invite but then i always answer my own question with answers like their studying, they're busy, they won't be interested. Why is it that i am surrounded by people but i find myself increasingly lonely? So far there hasn't been anyone who truly understand me and i feel like i'm living a shallow life that still has lots of potential. In fact everytime i read the news about a youngster whose life is so full of promise but had passed, i feel guilty. Because 20 years of my life has passed with little to show for it.

Event Information

List of Japanese Companies in Singapore

1) Ajisen (F&B)
2) NTT DOCOMO (Telecomm)
3) All Nippon Airways (Aviation)
4) Ajinomoto (F&B)
5) Canon (Camera)
6) Daihatsu (Car)
7) Nissan (Car)
8) Daikin Industries (Air-Conditioning)
9) Fujitsu (Electronics)
10) Hitachi (Electronics)
11) Honda (Car)
12) Kenwood (Electronics)
13) Meiji (F&B)
14) Mitsubishi (Car)
15) Konami (Entertainment)
16) Mitsubishi (Conglomerate)
17) NEC (IT)
18) Ninetendo (Entertainment)
19) Nippon Paint
20) Nissin (F&B)
21) Olympus (Electronic)
22) Panasonic (Electronic)
23) Pentel (stationary)
24) Pilot (stationary)
25) Pioneer (Electronics)
26) E-Royce (F&B)
27) Sapporo Beer (F&B)
28) Sony (Electronics)
29) Sumitomo (Conglomerate)
30) Suntory (F&B)
31) Suzuki (Car)
32) Takashimaya (Departmental store chain)
33) Toyota (Car)
34) Uniqlo (Clothes)
35) Waccoal (Clothes)
36) Yamaha (Conglomerate)

List of Korean Companies in Singapore

1) Kia (Car)
2) KBS (entertainment)
3) MBC (entertainment)
4) LG (Conglomerate)
5) Nong Shim (F&B)
6) Samsung (Conglomerate)

List of International Singapore Brands

1) CapitalLand ( REIT)

2) Charles and Keith (Women Shoes and Accessories)

ITP

Now i am suppose to be at work but as you can see i am not really working very hard right! This is my last week and i am a tinge bit relucactant to leave. But will write more later at home!

H1N1

Hi guys i know i haven't blogged in along time and i ask for your indulgence as i am and have been busy with a flood of projects.

Anyway what i wanted to share with everyone is the interesting snippet that one of our DEPM year 2 classes have a suspected H1N1 case. And before and of you guys freak out and decide to buy masks or "Pontang" your lesson please note that we are now in the mitigation phase and the student is in a stable condition.

So.... what this means is that you are not likely to be let off classes and life will go on as normal. Besides the regular screening before you even step in the school gates and the twice daily temperature reading nothing is different.

So don't jump for joy and start planning how to spend the 1 week LOA cause it is likely to cause more work to pile up and cause more trouble in the long run. Pray for good health and that the current strain will give us the immunity we might require if a more virulent and deadlier strain of the H1N1 were to come up.

That's all for now! See you soon! Meanwhile keep safe. :-)

The Lost generation

I was reading articles online about mixed race children and adopted Koreans overseas and the discrimination they face. This contrast with what i had in mind of Koreans as a friendly and warm people. I just find it weird that they would discriminate against their own blood.

The bullying that many of these kids faced in Korea is also frequently reported in the media but the government seems to do nothing about it. What's wrong with loving a person of another race or nationality. Why must everything be in terms of benefits. Every country only do things which they might benefit from. I really don't understand why so many governments are so willing to tear apart families just because one of the parent is not likely to contribute much in terms to the development of the country. I know that they are just being cautious of their citizens being used to get citizenship by other people. But i still believe that each case should be given the benefit of the doubt.