The Opera Populaire

Let's prioritise wat to write abt: a bit abt my failed job interview today, lots abt yesterday's Feedback session cum BBQ with the profs and continuation of my grad trip to Malaysia.

Just went to the Mediacorp interview for the position of Broadcast Journalist this morning. There were supposed to be a voice interview first and later, a writing test. I din get past the voice interview cos I was so nervous at having to speak into a mike, with a headphone on my head, that I din modulate my breathing when reading. Oh well. But I am quite calm even now. I mean, it was not my first choice...I can't imagine myself supposedly speaking to an audience I can't see. I need people! The fact that God knows best calms me a great deal becos I believe He will give me a suitable job. So...that's it for job interview.

Learnt a shocking thing at the BBQ last nite: Dr. Keck told some of us he read our blogs!!! I mean I knew that A/P Farrell read Shi Zhi's blog, but it neva hit me that they could access my blog from the links! Hahahah...thank God I neva write anything agst the profs. So much for privacy online.

But overall, the Feedback session before that was good...some peeps voiced out reasonable concerns...nobody hollered or demanded. I was quiet becos brain was kinda dead...till the ktv session!! Jamie came in late and sent me and Pearl into peals of laughter cos he finally did something to his hair! The result was quite woah!! Hahaha Jamie, maybe a chick or two may notice u from now on buahahaha...

Samantha and I learnt to play pool at the Faculty Club. It was kinda fun to actually manage to hit something! The guys were so nice to teach us patiently. I dunno why they called me a "natural"...thot I was pretty bad! Esp after seeing Sam and Cher Kiat play...and Dr. Barnard! Now I can appreciate a bit why my bro and the boys in my church love pool. The compettion between the profs and the guys brought cheers and lotsa excitement. Meanwhile Yanchun was on her way to getting high, talking at the top of her voice and being very hyper! Thank God that Hanyong could send her home or else I would be very worried.

I rushed for the mike at KTV! Dr. Keck and A/P Farrell sang their lungs out for the first song! Jamie and I scandalously acted out the parts of lovers for yet another of his 60s song. Then I sang "Dang" again like in KL with Shi Zhi, which caused A/P Farrell to comment that it must be yet another soppy Mandarin song! Hey, Sir, not all Chinese songs r abt love hehe. Chee Keong sang his auntie song, Jajambo, again...really funny! But I oso like this sort of oldies so I enjoyed it thoroughly. I wanted to sing "Ai Ni Zai Xing Kou Nan Kai" actually, but dun really know how to hehe. I chose "Wu Yuen De Jie Ju", which is a duet I sang with Chee Keong and Hong Xian. Shaoyun chose a very apt song for himself, Emil Chau's "Ming Tien Wo Yao Jia Gei Ni La"...hahahah. And we found out that we r actually invited, not only to his church wedding but oso the dinner the next day at Merchant Court Hotel. Thanks Shaoyun!!!

Dr. Keck's wife, Samantha, sang very well!! Why do all Samanthas sing so well hahah...our own dearest Sammie Khoo oso sang like an angel as I wrote in my other entry abt the party at my house. Derrick oso performed "Ping Fan Ren" to perfection. And our very own KTV Xiao Ge Wang, Hong Xian, did not let his sore throat get into the way of his singing! It was a pity Samantha and Sarah din sing, cos they couldn't find a suitable song. How can any KTV be complete without an Abba song or two??? But as long as got "One Night in Beijing" I think everyone is happy hehe. It's strange why all the guys always fight to sing the woman's part in the song.

It was really nice to see the profs in a different light, so casual and more at our level than usual. I think it's an Asian phenomenon to treat teachers at the level of demigods at times, or at least with a great deal of respect. Not that the BBQ caused us not to respect them, but perhaps this is how the students in the West may see their lecturers, not with fear and trembling, but with some equality in their level of interaction. Plus, it was so good to see our classmates again!