CCA problems solved

Yes, i have solved my CCA troubles. but it was a definitely difficult process. Actually not really...
I wanted to join tennis but suddenly as i was about to join after 2 more people, the people in charge announced that there were no more vacancy. My world tore APART!! i was so devastated. I really wanted to join so had no choice but to quickly find a back up CCA which decided later be Badminton. Yes!! i told myself that i finally have a Weekly CCA that provides adequate CCA points. Suddenly lo and behold!!! i find out that i have a principles of management make up lesson on the trial days for badminton... So obviously, Badminton is a lost case. So i have been worried the whole time about getting a CCA during my Law lesson. Thankfully, Law ended a bit earlier that i was able to quickly get to the mentoring to get that CCA back. It was about to end in 10 minutes! Thank Goodness that i reached in time to say that i didn't want to quit that CCA. Yes, i now have a CCA to get my CCA points :)
My world is stable again :)

Matters of the heart

I've been stressed out for the last few days as i've said in the last few posts. At least tomorrow's saturday, i don't have to be so tensed then.
I emailed a Co-Curricuar Activity (CCA) club that i wanted to cancel my application to their CCA and now i kind of regret it because my sister said that mentoring (the CCA i wanted to join) can help garner a lot of CCA points. So i kind of regret cancelling that CCA application. You know, there should be a button on the laptop that says 'retrrieve email sent'. Damn it....
Then i have projects to handle and more are coming up. Sometimes it gets more and more stress. But i do have to learn how to keep stress at a certain level and not let it get to me. Have to enjoy my poly life. Though that stress won't entirely go away just like that *snap fingers, i'll try to not let that get to me.

Troubled

I currently have a lot of things to worry about and i have no idea what i want. I want to go mentoring to get a lot of CCA points but i also want to go tennis which i think will be interesting but gives little CCA points. So, i'm not sure... Too much stress nowadays damnit... the following things are what is troubling me right now:

- CCAs to join
- Projects to complete
- Modules to revise
- Love Life

Yup, the life of a teenage student. How i wish that life would be much easier for a teenager. I did stress up a lot the past few days and my lecturer told me to relax and enjoy poly life while i'm still a teenager. Therefore, i am following her advice at the moment. I'll still stress up but i'll keep in mind to relax and enjoy life before i'm an adult :)

Schloarship No No

Yup, i didn't get the scholarship alright. This is just pathetic. I feel like my life is going through a downward spiral. I really wish all this bad luck will stop. This is just stupid. I hate this so much.
You know, maybe it's not that bad. I am already stressed as it is and if i get the scholarship, i'll worry about it all the time. In the end, i'll end up being more stressed. But still, i really wanted the scholarship... I've never been rejeted that way before. I always got my first choice. Like when i put my sec school as my 1st choice and i got in. Then i chose which course and poly i wanted to get in and i got in. I wanted to get into Normal Academic from NT and i got in. I worked really hard and this stupid idiotic panel of scholarship judges DID NOT CHOOSE ME?!?!?!?!
Well what can you do.... See how stressed i look? I should really cool down... hate the shortlisting of people judges. All i wanted was a chance to show that i was worth the scholarship but NOOO you won't let me.
ok, it seemed that i shouldn't get that scholarship huh? My life's complicated

Depression Mode

I have been very depressed lately. I miss my teachers and close friends from secondary school. I have been getting more and more projects and most modules i do not understand. The first time that i have felt helpless was during O levels, Geography paper day. It was because on that day the paper was also combined with Principles of Accounts (POA). Both of which have theories for you to memorise. I cried a lot for that period of time, was stressed out and really needed a break. In the end, my Parents talked to me and tried to tell me as long as i tried my best, everything is going to be ok. But i really couldn't sink that in because i was going through my O's and this will be the deciding factor of where i will go in the future. And although i had gotten a B3 for my POA, i've achieved an A1 for my humanities. It was still a difficult period of time for me. I am extremely thankful for my mum and dad for being there for me the whole time. Especially my Mom. She's made many sacrifices for me :)
Now, i am on the 2nd most difficult period of my life. I've never felt so blur before and i have never felt any way i feel like now. Projects seem to keep coming to me and i feel like i cannot survive it. It is really difficult esp for one module. I am really scared that i will fail to get the GPA i want. I am really scared about this module and i really need to de-stress. So tomorrow morning i will go jogging to relive that stress. Yes, Jogging is one of many good ways to relieve stress though i rarely have the time to do that now. i just hope that i can survive this semester and hang on. My best friend told me that. I miss her too. Though as short tempered as she may be, at least she is a true friend who will always be there for me as well as my other close friend. At least we're meeting again soon. That is what that's keeping me alive right now. To see my friends again...

Scholarship process

arghh... I have to wait till the 27th april to see if i am shortlisted for the scholarship... i hope i'll get shortlisted!!! Just another 3 more days till the results... You know, i've a classmate who said that she saw that she had gotten rejected already. That it said so on the website. But then i went to the website and it said to wait till the 27 of april to find out if you have been shortlisted. So i am totally confused as to where the hell she got that information. Maybe i have a chance? i hope so...
You know, i've already borrowed a book from the library about interviews. So in case i am shortlisted for the interview to get the scholarship, i am going to read up on interviews, making mine a successful one :)

Poly Life

Being in my new poly for the first week, i learnt a lot of things. For one thing, being a poly student, your notebook AKA laptop will become an integral part of your life. It is your flesh, blood and sweat and if you lose it, your life will become a living hell. This is because the laptop itself is expensive and that it contains all your hard work, your research, your projects and your essays/ proposals.So i as hell will always and i mean ALWAYS keep an eye on mine.
Secondly, being a poly student, you must be able to be flexible. This is because there will be projects and this will in turn mean team mates. You must be able to juggle different projects with different teams all the time. There will be times where you wish that your teams are the people you're comfortable with but that will never happen. So one advice b4 you go into a poly course, start to work outside your comfort zones because it will train you to be more flexible.
Lastly, remember that friends will also be important. They can help you with your modules and tutorials. In every way possible, they will be there when you need the help.

Stress

School life is tough... just 4 days of school and i already have 4 projects to finish. i know that now i'm already getting ready to enter the career or project management and have to be able to handle many projects at one time but it is difficult that i have to make sure that i do not fail. i really do not want to fail you know... i need to have a GPA of at least 3.6 or 3.7 to admit myself into UNI. it is really really difficult to put my head straight. i hope i can survive all this. I need to survive all this. I am soo stress

BIG feet

i have big feet. Size you ask? 10. yes, size 10. i hate it so much that it's sooo difficult to find the right shoes for yourself and that the outlets always ALWAYS do NOT have your size. The biggest size they have is always 9 and that's as far as you can go. So, from young, i've always had that insecurity of having such big feet and i hate it soo much. But, i realise that even though you find that your feet is big, many others ( though not all), do not care and also do not think so. There are people who think they're too fat or too tall or too short but many people especially do not think so. So even though i still have that teeny tiny (ok, maybe a bit more than that cause recently i've bought a shoe and it looks like it's size 11 that i cannot refund and it's soo god damned expensive that i cannot waste not wearing it) bit of the 'big feet' insecurity, i'll try to not harp on it not much. it's not good to worry so much beacause you live only once and of course you want to live it the best way you can.

My Class, I LOOVE

My class is perfect! i love it. Although at first at thought that it was extremely weird that the class was so close so fast, actually it's nothing to be so bewildered at that much. i am so glad that they're going to be with me for the next 2 and a half years :) I'm sure that there are going to be fights but that's what friends would do. Although we've not reached that point just yet but soon, i hope. I love this new class and i hate to say this but i think i like it better than my secondary school class. My secondary school class was close but not that much like 'family' feeling as much as this. i do hope that i will enjoy my about 3 years here. Jiayoos!

oh and P.S, the modules look really interesting and difficult at the same time. i hope i will succeed though. Jiayoos!!!!!!!!! i want to get a great GPA to get into university.

New Class

My new class is soo weird. They're like so close that it's so unbelievable. Okay maybe i'm not the believable type of person therefore i'm not that trusting. Still, they're so close that i don't quite believe all this is real. It's weird. Plus, i don't like this feeling and i miss my friends soo much. i miss my friends so much that i cry everytime i think about the fact that they're not with me anymore. i HATE this soo much i'd rather die than start trying to please people to make them like me. i hate every minute of this. i miss my friends so much. i cried the other night i went to sleep because i realised in the morning halfway hanging out with my new friends that i was quiet which i usually aren't around my friends. i realised that i wasn't quite comfortable with any of them at all. i was alone. i was all alone. i nearly cried on the way home in public but i controlled myself. I really miss my friends. i guess i'm still not ready for this big a change and it's either i die and be the emo of the class or i suck it up, keep my head up high and go through this like everyone is doing so.

i am soo petrified!!! i don't want to start school anymore!!!

Just now was my orientation programme and i did NOT have the time of my life at all. i had no friends there at all :( My friends are all the way at other polytechnics and i am all ALONE!!!
i hate this so much. everywhere i go, i'm all alone. i feel like crying right now :( i do hope i'll make freinds soon because i think i might get depression soon if i don't.
Plus, i just saw on my school's website that i have this module about design and it's by using the computer! I AM SO DEAD!!! i am totally an idiot at computers you know!!!
Wahhhhhhh!!!! i don't want to start school...

I Don't Want To Start School So SOON!!!!

Tomorrow, my poly's freshmen orientation programme will officially start. Which i don't want to attend. It's a damned foreign place for god's sake! Though i know i did say that i want to start studying and become an event planner/ manager, i don't want to end my freedom this soon!!! At least tommorow will only be a short approx 3 hours so there's not much torture of being ALONE... This orientation prog will last for what? 4 days? Yup, i think so... still, it's 400 years to me!!! My friends are all in different places :( i must stay strong though if i want to survive the next 3 years... Let's hope everything goes well. The longest days are the last 2 days. With 7 hours!! EACH!!! I miss being in secondary school where even though at times i hate being there, at least i still had my friends around me.

Humidity

I live in Singapore, a very hot country that i love. Anyways, i'm not talking about my country at the moment :)
i remember in 2008, i had a school trip to Japan. It was extremely cold and it was then that i realised that my hair was all frizzy... At that time, i didn't know what was happening and only found out about that when i watched the FRIENDS season 9 end. That Monica's hair got all frizzy because of the humidity. I hate it so much when my hair got all crazy on me for the whole duration i was in Japan. I couldn't tie my hair straight, i couldn't even comb it! I was extremely frustrated at the whole stupidity of the situation. Plus, i kept looking on in envy of the other students with me who didn't get their hair in any problem at all! The only time, my hair went back to normal was when i was showering. the warm water got my hair straight again but by the time i turned the shower off, the smoothness disappeared slowly and once i stepped out of the bathroom, my hair had this roughiness to it. It was horrible!!! When i finally landed on Singapore, it was still frizzy but once i took a bath, my hair was back to normal :) So, now i'm scared about what might happen if i ever have a holiday in other countries which i really want to visit in the future :(

To be an Event Planner/ Event Manager

I have scoured through a lot of sites to reach to this finished 'research' about how to be an event planner or rather, what's an event planner's life all about. i really like this industry so let's hope i succeed!!

Overview:
It takes a very specific type of person to become an event planner. It's an industry where experience matters less than your ability to think things through logically and solve problems quickly, on your feet. There are certain, inherent personality traits and professional aptitudes that just can't be taught, but which are essential to become a great event planner. However, you most likely already have established, on some level, that you possess these qualities, or else you wouldn't be interested in pursuing such a career!
Characteristics:
1) To be extremely organised
2) A multi- tasker- Your mind must be able to "switch gears" at any given time without notice, and remember to complete every detail of every task.
3) Great at time management
4) Problem solver- You must be able to see a problem, work it through calmly in your head, and think through to find the most logical, economical, and all-around-best solution.
5) Creative- Are you able to come up with concepts that continually "wow" your clients, time after time, year after year?
6) People Person
7) Customer service oriented- it's all about the client and the attendees, not you. You need to do whatever it takes to get the job done. you need to have a never ended sense of customer service, or else your client will go elsewhere.
8) Eloquent at speaking or writing- You must be able to convey your ideas, thoughts, and opinions in a clear and concise manner.
9) A good Budgeter

Top 5 Qualities of the successful event manager

Statistically here is what the majority agreed on:

Chris Catoggio – Independent Event Services Professional says:

1.  Great people skills. You must be communicative, understand what the client is looking to achieve and convey that concept when selecting and negotiating with vendors.
2. Organized. The event manager needs to coordinate a number of responsibilites and manage many teams simultaneously.
3. Flexibility. In any event, things can and will change with a moments notice. The event manager needs to be able to, for lack of a better word, PUNT.
4. Responsibility. Regardless of what goes right and what goes wrong, the success of an event, and all it’s coordinates, is the managers responsibility.
5. Enthusiasm and passion. They bring about creativity and generates excitement. Maybe, this should be #1!

David Schenberg – CEO Busy Event – a div. of Panamedia says:

1. Treats everyone as a peer and with respect.. even under pressure
2. A level of experience that allows the client to sleep at night
3. Ability to diffuse an explosive situation
4. Extensive network of trusted professionals they can count on
5. Active exploration and listening skills that translate into critical knowledge

Kevin R. Johnston, CMP – CEO, Advantage Event Group says:

1) Blackbelt Contract Negotiator – Ultimately, the event measurement is two fold, satisfaction and budget. A great event with superior satisfaction is often viewed as unsuccessful when the finances are all in.
2) Must have a huge rolodex – you cant me a master craftsman in all areas. Having the ability to assemble the right players that will deliver consistently is a must.
3) Must be respected – if a producer is not respected by his boss, peers and contractors, the results may be good, but never great.
4) Must double as a janitor or fireman – often, dealing with cleaning up messes and putting out fires is part of the job. Quickly, quietly and efficiently. Get it done, then get bact to the task at hand.
5) Passionate – if it is just a job or a paycheck any event planner will be viewed as average. The passion to make it more productive, more exciting ,more more more is what drives this business. Other wise we’d all be eating on white table cloths with votive candles and parquet dance floors.
Dare to be different, take calculated risks and make sure that you have a great team that has your back (and you theirs).

Anuroopa Banerjee Gupta – Marketing Communications expert says:

1. Plans for the best -is well prepared for the worst and equipped to turn around the worst to the best advantage
2. Excellent interpersonal skills
3. Is a great negotiator
4. Has excellent time management capabilities.

5 Is a driven go getter, self motivated and never crumbles under pressure

Greg Ruby, CASE CEM CMP – Experienced Event Management Specialist – Baltimore Convention Center says:

1) Be detail-oriented, but don’t sweat the small stuff. Focus on the more important items with the bulk of your work, but do a cursory check on the less important items.
2) Never let them see you sweat! Always remain cool, calm & collected when dealing with other people, while you may be a bundle of nerves on the inside.
3)Have a sense of humor. We are not talking rocket science here. Have fun with the work and the peope you work with, and in most cases they will want to work with you again in the future.
4) Be well connected. You can’t do it all and are going to need help. Have names in your rolodex of people who can help you.
5) Think outside the box. Just because it has always been done that way doesn’t mean that it still has to be done that way. Take risks and be bold.

Salary:
According to data from Salary.com in March 2010, the national average base salary for an event planner falls between $47,000 and $64,000 per year.

Entry-level event planners or coordinators can expect to make $28,426 to $38,302 a year. An event planner with one to four years experience can expect to make $30,156 to $40,866 a year. If the event planners have five to nine years under thier belt, they can potentially make $34,872 to $49,903 a year. Average annual salary for 10 to 19 years experience is $37,220 to $49,903. With more than 20 years experience, planners can expect $33,489 to $60,629 yearly.

References:
1)  http://www.careers-in-event-planning.com/event-planner-checklist.html
2) http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-management/top-5-qualities
3) http://eventplanning.about.com/od/eventcareers/qt/salary.htm
4) http://www.ehow.com/about_5300850_salary-range-event-planners.html

Scholarship!!!!

Don't be too surprised or anything yet because it's not confirmed if i'm accepted yet so let's keep our fingers crossed! :) i've gotten a letter that i am eligible to apply for the scholarship but there are still a series of selection process so i might not get in. Still, it's worth a shot to apply for it :)

On, the other hand, poly is about to start... i'm quite anxious about that... New friends, new environment, new everything!! It's gonna be chaos for me for the next few months but i'll hang on :D i always do.

You know, everyone likes scholarships but what's the bad side of it all? i know one thing is that if you don't keep up your grades, it means bye bye scholarship!! But what else? There's got to be more. I know one of my many mottos i lived by:  When it's too good to be true, get out. Sometimes, what's beyond the surface is the most important thing. There's always a bad side to everything so i'll just check out more about this scholarship before i go any further :)

However, i like what the scholarship will offer, leadership skills, which i'd like to have :)