finally completed.
just completed DOOM 3. after years of waiting, the experience is over.
the cyberdemon…. it was…. beautiful.
*wipes tear from eye*.
Gary :: Sep.24.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
Archive for September, 2004
When all you’ve got are memories, it isn’t so hard to die.
Gary :: Sep.23.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
Things You’d Love to Say at Work, but Can’t
1. I can see your point, but I still think you’re full of shit.
2. I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet it’s hard to pronounce.
3. How about never? Is never good for you?
<lj-cut>4. I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
5. I’m really easy to get along with once you people learn to see it my way.
6. I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter.
7. I’m out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message…
8. I don’t work here. I’m a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a word you’re saying.
10. Ahhh… I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again…
11. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don’t give a damn.
14. I’m already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
16. Thank you. We’re all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
17. The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an artist.
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
20. I’m not being rude. You’re just insignificant.
21. It’s a thankless job, but I’ve got a lot of Karma to burn off.
22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
23. And your crybaby whiny-butt opinion would be…?
24. Do I look like a people person?
25. This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with fluorescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
31. I’m trying to imagine you with a personality.
32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
33. Can I trade this job for what’s behind door #1?
34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
36. Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is done.
37. How do I set a laser printer to stun?
38. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.</lj-cut>
Gary :: Sep.22.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
yup.
Freshmen: Are never in bed past noon.
Upperclassmen: Are never out of bed before noon.
Freshmen: Read the syllabus to find out what classes they can cut.
Upperclassmen: Read the syllabus to find out what classes they need to attend.
Freshmen: Brings a can of soda into lecture hall.
Upperclassmen: Brings a jumbo of hoagie and six-pack of Mtn.Dew into a recitation class.
Freshmen: Calls the professor “Professor.”
Upperclassmen: Calls the professor “Bob.”
Freshmen: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
Upperclassmen: Drive to class if it’s further than three blocks away.
Freshmen: Memorizes the course material to get a good grade.
Upperclassmen: Memorizes the professor’s habits to get a good grade.
Freshmen: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about the university.
Upperclassmen: Knows where the next class is.
Freshmen: Show’s up at a morning exam clean, perky, and fed.
Upperclassmen: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box or pop tarts in hand.
Freshmen: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks in the first week.
Upperclassmen: Starts to think about buying textbooks in October.
Freshmen: Looks forward to first class of the year.
Upperclassmen: Looks forward to first beer garden of the year.
Freshman: Is proud his A+ on Calculus I midterm.
Upperclassmen: Is proud of not_quite_failing his Complex Analysis midterm.
Freshman: Calls his girlfriend back home every other night.
Upperclassmen: Calls Domino’s every other night.
Freshman: Is appalled at the class size and callousness of profs.
Upperclassmen: Is appalled that the campus “Subway” burned down over the summer.
Freshman: Conscientiously completes all homework, including optional questions.
Upperclassmen: Offers to “tutor” conscientious frosh of opposite sex…
Freshman: Goes on grocery shopping trip with Mom before moving onto campus.
Upperclassmen: Has a beer with Mom before before moving onto campus.
Freshman: Is excited about the world of possibilities that awaits him, the unlimited vista of educational opportunities, the chance to expand one’s horizons and really makes a contribution to society.
Upperclassmen: Is excited about new dryers in the laundry room.
Gary :: Sep.20.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
A Beslan mother’s impossible choice
By CNN’s Ryan Chilcote
BESLAN, Russia (CNN) — After more than 24 hours in captivity in Beslan School No. 1 with her two daughters, Anetta had to make a choice.
The hostage-takers had struck a deal with a Russian negotiator to let a small group of mothers leave the school with their infants, but any older children would have to stay.
Anetta pleaded with terrorists to leave her behind, and let her 9-year-old take 1-year-old Milena out instead.
There was to be no compromise, either she went with the infant or no one would be released.
“My bigger daughter looked at me and every time, every time I see her eyes.”
Her elder daughter Alana started to cry.
“I looked at my daughter, my big daughter. ‘Alana you are clever girl. You wait,’ I told her.”
The last time she saw Alana alive was as she left the school with a group of other mothers, many of whom had to make a similar choice.
Twenty-four-hours later, Alana was still a hostage — sleeping, a survivor said, when one of the terrorists’ bombs went off.
“When the blast went off, she must have gotten up and started running away because she had a bullet in her neck,” Anetta says.
Every morning, Anetta goes to the memorial cemetery. Every morning, she seeks forgiveness.
“My darling,” she says, “Mommy didn’t protect you. Mommy didn’t save you. I left you there. I thought all three of us would die if we stayed. Why don’t you come to me in my dreams?”
Two years ago, Alana was a star of her class. She spoke to graduating students. The words she said then now have new meaning.
“This is the last time I will sing for you,” she said. “I will remain in the school to live, and for you will I remain the past.”
From her apartment’s balcony view of the school, Anetta struggles with a decision that freed two lives, but forever made her a hostage of her choice.
Gary :: Sep.16.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: 1 Comment »
Wherein everyone bows out gracefully.
<lj-cut>—–Original Message—–
From: #XXXXXX# <fellow student’s name deleted>
Sent: Fri 9/10/2004 6:38 PM
To: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
Dear Gary,
I just graduated, and was president of a club in my final year. Know what you feel about all these admin stuff. I am very glad that you are taking a stand and voicing it. We need more student leaders like you, and I have often done the same while I was a president of a club.
Just some advice. Sometimes the staff at SAO are not the best at handling such issues. I know that there have been a marked improvement since I was first came into NTU, but there are still times I feel like punching some of them. However, try not to get worked out over it because it just makes matters worse. Keep a level head and actually things are easier to solve.
I know Wendy, Yan Hong and Mrs Lam from SAO because of my “feedback” to them. I will usually call them up to just clarify about the emails they sent if they appear unclear. For example, once a mail was sent out “forcing” us to attend something which was actually a directive from higher up and totally out of their hands. Other times, they realised they miscommunicated and actually apologised. I think they appreciate students talking to them and telling them where they might have gone wrong. However, do it constructively.
When i first saw your email, I was actually quite disappointed with the school and wanted to write a letter to Su Guan Ning (I have done it before, and he will actually reply). However, after drafting my letter, I decided to ask SAO for clarification, hence clearing up the misunderstanding regarding the fine. I have also gone to my professors and dean to discuss about certain issues if I see that there can be an improvement. You’ll be surprised at how appreciative they can be when students step forward with opinons and sincerity to help.
Just hope that my experience may have encouraged you. Continue to persevere in what you believe in.
Regards,
XXXXXX <fellow student’s name deleted>
From: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Sent: Fri 9/10/2004 9:40 PM
To: #XXXXXX#
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
Dear XXXXX,
Thank you for your heartfelt correspondence.
Throughout this whole episode, I have received several emails from members of the student leader population - some blasting me for incessant whining and being out of line, but otherwise mostly supportive or neutral. Your message was one of the more substantiated pieces of which I couldn’t help but take note and digest.
I am not an unreasonable person - as those who know me will testify - nor do I raise issues just to get noticed. In fact I abhor confrontations (I hate to tap the shoulder of the person who just cut my queue), but I will stand up for what I think is right in whatever way I can.. Dictated mostly, I suppose, by expereince.
I originally started this brouhaha not out of spite, nor of any ill-will toward Mrs Gwee, Yan Hong or even the SAO as a whole. I did it because I sincerely felt the SAO shouldn’t be allowed to “eat” the student leaders just because they are the authority where Students’ Affairs are concerned. I needed someone to know that if they ever tried, and even if they succeeded, someone somewhere wouldn’t go down without some form of resistance. Maybe I interpreted the original mail wrongly.. (no sacarsm here this time!) I don’t know, nor does it matter now. What does matter is that all student leaders can rest easy knowing that only those who registered and fail to turn up will be levied with the fine.
You and I reached the same destination - you with a simple and polite letter to the SAO - and I, via the long route through Fuss Valley. This is a shortcut, I have to admit, I have just learnt. =)
Regards,
Gary Koh
PS. Once again, thank you for your email. I really, really appreciate it.<hr>
From: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Sent: Fri 9/10/2004 10:21 PM
To: Teo Yan Hong; Gwee Yeow Cheng, Wendy
Subject: Closure.
Dear Yan Hong and Mrs Gwee,
I hope the sight of my name in your inbox doesn’t cause anger, disgust or dread after all this. I am writing mainly so this affair can have some form of semi-official closure.
First off, I would like to assure you that my last series of emails carried no ill-will toward any member of the SAO, merely the medium of notice of the leadership course.
I was upset because:
- The advance notice was really too short for something which would take two full days. Moreso because given any other circumstance, I really wouldn’t mind attending the course (honestly!).. just that this time round I have already made plans.
- I took the email to imply that everyone and anyone who qualified for the course and who didn’t turn up would be susceptible to the S$200 penalty. This, I thought, was the unfairest of issues.
- The email carried a rather heavy-handed tone, and seemed to say “We are the SAO, and we have organized a course for you. We have been kind enough also to sponsor your tea breaks, and if you don’t come you will have to pay us $200.”
Perhaps I overreacted in this whole affair, and if I have caused any hurt, I sincerely apologize. I am also very appreciative of the phonecall I got from Mrs Gwee this afternoon to clear things up. However, I do hope you will understand why I felt the way I did. If I could glean that message from the email, I am very sure someone else out there would have formed the same impression. I am not an unreasonable person, and I don’t pick confrontations as a hobby.. though I will stand up for what I think is right. That is just my nature, I suppose.
Throughout this whole episode, I have received several emails from members of the student leader population - some blasting me for incessant whining and being out of line, some supportive, some neutral. One senior showed me a couple of things which gave me food for thought; most notedly his achievement of clarification through a simple email seeking an answer. I, on the other hand, made a big fuss.
This is something new, I guess, I have learnt.
Regards,
Gary Koh</lj-cut>
Gary :: Sep.10.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
Alright…
Mrs Wendy Gwee (that’s Mrs for respect) called me regarding my last email to Teo Yan Hong barely 5 minutes after i pressed the “send” button.
She “assured” me the original message behind the mail was that the fine would only be levied on those who signed up and didn’t go - contrary to all semantical and grammatical indications.
ok.. shall leave it as that.
some more correspondence:
<lj-cut>From: #XXXXXX#
Sent: Fri 9/10/2004 5:03 PM
To: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Subject: Relax Gary
Relax Gary, Wendy Gwee has made her message unclear and thus the understanding of it is ambiguous. I understand your frustration and anger as I have complained to her about her e-mail before. Apparently she still has not instilled some human touch into her messages. She only sits in the office and does not understand our problem.
What we need to do is clarify with her on the ambiguity in the message and inform everyone about the correct meaning of it. We do not need to get heated up over this matter. Take a step back and think about the situation and then you can understand and solve it better.
<student leader name deleted>
<hr>
From: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Sent: Fri 9/10/2004 6:28 PM
To: #XXXXXX#
Subject: RE:Relax Gary
Dear XXXXXX.. thank you for dropping me a note regarding this entire affair. It’s nice to know someone can see where i’m coming from.
I originally decided to persue the matter because I felt that the SAO shouldn’t be allowed to “eat” any of the student leaders just because they are the “big boss” where students’ affairs are concerned. I forwarded the email correspondence to all involved because I wanted the proceedings to be as transparent as possible.
Mrs Gwee has (5 minutes after my last email) called me up personally to explain the issue. While the official change of stand from SAO regarding the S$200 penalty is still rather unconvincing, I accepted that call as a token of graciousness on the part of the SAO. She didn’t have to call me personally, but she did. Things were thrashed out in a polite and civil manner. From a practical point of view, all student leaders can now rest easy under the assurance from SAO that the penalty will only apply to those who signed up but do not turn up for the course. I have highlighted to her the ambiguity of that particular email, and the false perception it gave to the student leaders. That said, I have made up my mind to let the matter rest. That will be the last email from me with regards to this issue.
Thank you once again for your kind message. =)
Regards,
Gary Koh</lj-cut>
case closed.
Gary :: Sep.10.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
I AM SO HOPPING MAD I AM LOST FOR WORDS.
I got an email from SAO last night. made me boil for hours… till i finally dozed off at 4.30am.
SOMEBODY obviously thought it would be a good idea to unilaterally sign up ALL the student leaders in school for a leadership course. in the mail, we were told:
<ul> <li>the workshop will take two whole days
</li> <li>it is a privilege</li> <li>two tea breaks per day will be fully subsidised by the SAO</li> <li>lunch, however, “is on your own”</li> <li>if we are absent with no valid reason, we will be required to reimburse SAO the $200 fee</li> <li>if we are unable to make it for either day, we are supposed to send the second-in-charge</li> </ul>
So now they’re trying to extort an attendence out of me, is it? if everything goes smoothly this time round, what’ll be next? anger management courses? risk management? decision making? flower arrangement? I refuse to be manipulated so easily.
what’s more, if it were truly “a privilege” as they claim, wouldn’t it concern them if the target audience won’t be able to make it? “Send your second man”? fuck them. they just want someone to fill up the seat so they don’t look bad. i could send my maid, and they wouldn’t give two shits.
woke this morning deifnitely on the wrong side of the bed. fury still glowered somewhere inside, like hot coals, which promptly burst into flame as i sat in the library later on in the day, trying to concentrate on my logbook. Couldn’t help but mull over the tone and the intended message of the email, and the more i thought about it, the more incinerated i became.
looked for a computer and shot off a reply. i thought long and hard about it, but found i just had to, else i’d be doing myself a great disservice.
this is the conversation as it stands now.. (will be updated as more mails turn up. oldest first)
<lj-cut><hr><span class=”465413301-06092004″><span class=”436130603-06092004″><font size=”2″>From: Teo Yan Hong
Sent: Thu 9/9/2004 12:01 PM
To: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY# <and many others; deleted>
Cc: Gwee Yeow Cheng, Wendy
Subject: Important Messages to Student Bodies
</font></span></span><span class=”465413301-06092004″><font size=”2″><span class=”436130603-06092004″>T</span>he following message is <font color=”#0000ff”><strong>meant for Prez of AY 2004/05</strong></font>, however, we have yet to rec’d the new contact list from some student organisations, hence, if you were the ex-Prez, we wld appreciate it that u help to forward this message to the new Prez.</font></span>
<div><font face=”Tahoma”><span class=”532275800-06092004″></span><font size=”2″>D<span class=”532275800-06092004″><font face=”Arial”>ear Prez, <span class=”436130603-06092004″> </span></font></span></font></font><font face=”Tahoma”><font size=”2″>
</font></font></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″><strong><u>Leadership Programme for NTU Student Leaders</u></strong></font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span> </div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>A 2-day leadership programme <span class=”532275800-06092004″> has been specially arranged </span>by SAO to facilitate knowldege of the fundamental tools and concepts required of a student leader. <span class=”248290003-30082004″><span class=”532275800-06092004″> We have </span>engaged Civil Service College, Institute of Public Administration and Management to conduct the course. Read more about the trainer, Dr Ryal Wun, in the attachment. </span>Four main areas will be covered:</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span> </div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>1. Organisational Management</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>2. Event Management</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>3. Negotiation Skills</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>4. Public Speaking</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span> </div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span> </div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″><em>Details of the Leadership Programme</em>:</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span> </div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>Date : <span class=”532275800-06092004″>2 choices for dates - </span>13 & 14 Sept (Course #1 ) or 16 & 17 Sept (Course #2)</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>Time: 0900 - 1700 hr</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>Venue: Function Room, </font></span><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>NTU Staff Club (behind S & R Ctr or opposite Hall 8/9)</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>Dress Code: Smart Casual (polo tees and pants/jeans)</font></span></div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span><span class=”248290003-30082004″></span> </div> <div><span class=”248290003-30082004″><font size=”2″>The above training course is specially organised for all Presidents of student organisations. It is fully subsided by the SAO; it is a previledge. Apart from the course fee, 2 tea breaks per day will also be funded by SAO. Lunch, however, is on your own. As the maximum capacity per class is 35, you are urged to reply<font color=”#0000ff”><strong> (by selecting the above <span class=”532275800-06092004″> voting</span> buttons)</strong></font> as soon as you could. Absentees with no valid reason will be required to reimburse us with the full fees (S$200).<span class=”532275800-06092004″> In the event that you cannot make it, pls send your second man.</span></font></span></div> <p><span class=”532275800-06092004″><font size=”2″>Rgds,</font></span></p> <span class=”532275800-06092004″><font size=”2″> <div class=”Section1″> <p class=”MsoAutoSig”><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">Wendy Gwee</span></i></b></p> <p class=”MsoAutoSig”><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">Assistant Director (Student Activities)</span></i></b></p> <p class=”MsoAutoSig”><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">Student Affairs Office</span></i></b></p> <p class=”MsoAutoSig”><span class=”GramE”><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">email</span></i></b></span><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">: </span></i></b><span class=”SpellE”><b style=”"><i style=”"><u><span style=”">ycgwee@ntu.edu.sg</span></u></i></b></span><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”"></span></i></b></p> <p class=”MsoAutoSig”><span class=”SpellE”><span class=”GramE”><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">tel</span></i></b></span></span><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">: </span></i></b><b style=”"><i style=”"><span style=”">6790-6345</span></i></b></p></div></font></span><hr><font size=”2″>From: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Sent: Thursday, 09 September, 2004 11:53 AM
To: Teo Yan Hong
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
<i>Absentees with no valid reason will be required to reimburse us with the full fees (S$200). </i>
Is this a threat? I suddenly don’t feel so priviledged anymore.
Regards,
Gary Koh</font><hr>
<font size=”2″>
—–Original Message—–
From: Teo Yan Hong
Sent: Thu 9/9/2004 12:01 PM
To: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Cc: Gwee Yeow Cheng, Wendy
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
Gary
This is only apply when student leader will be absence without given any valid reason, I’m sure you are not and that show the integrity of our student leaders. So, can I confirm your attendance?
Regards
Yan Hong<hr>
</font><font size=”2″>—–Original Message—–
From: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Sent: Thu 9/9/2004 5:47 PM
To: Teo Yan Hong
Cc: Gwee Yeow Cheng, Wendy
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
That’s nice.
I would certainly hate to believe that members of the student population are being coerced into submission through the use of heavy-handed techniques involving short, authoritarian notice, non-consultation and promises of a monetary disincentive. I must have interpreted the original mail wrongly.
I will definitely be there on the 13th and 14th, since this is so beneficial to me and I feel so much happier now that I know I have been given a free choice.
After all, I seem to have loads time to kill.
Regards,
Gary Koh
<hr>
I received a call from Teo Yan Hong on 10 Sept at 2.31 pm. it came from a fixed line phone number which i recognized to be from SAO. i instantly KNEW it would be about this.
“Hello? Is this Gary?”
“Yes.” my voice was deathly soft.
“Yan Hong here ah…”
<silence>
“Can I confirm with you your attendance this monday and tuesday?”
“Sure.” i wasn’t about to make things easy for anyone.
“Don’t you have to attend the Hall Delegacy meeting?”
“Yes. I can’t make it on Thursday and Friday.” (In hindsight, i should have just told her “Yes, but I just don’t want to go on Thursday and Friday.” Kicked myself for a long time afterwards.
“So what are your plans for then?”
“I’ll be there on Monday.”
“And tuesday?”
“I’ll send my ’second man.’”
“*nervous laugh* no.. you see we need one person only.”
“Then I can’t confirm with you.”
“Will it be alright if I don’t register you first?”
“Sure.” *click* (couldn’t slam the phone cos, well, you can’t slam a handphone.)
<hr></font><font size=”2″>From: #CHUA SHIH GUAN#
Sent: Friday, 10 September, 2004 9:16 AM
To: Teo Yan Hong
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
Can i check about something? Is the fine going to be levied on non-attendance after signing up, or going to be levied on everyone who did not attend, including those who did not sign up?
Shih Guan
</font><font size=”2″><hr>
_______________________________
From: Teo Yan Hong
Sent: Fri 9/10/2004 9:18 AM
To: #CHUA SHIH GUAN#
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies
It is impose on the one that sign up and didn’t go for the course.</font>
<font size=”2″>
</font><font size=”2″><hr></font><font size=”2″>From: #KOH WEI SHENG,GARY#
Sent: Friday, 10 September, 2004 3:03 PM
To: Teo Yan Hong
Subject: RE: Important Messages to Student Bodies</font>
<font size=”2″>Excuse me..
NOTHING was said in the original email about “signing up.” we were only “urged” to reply to indicate which course (13th - 14th or 16th-17th) we wanted to go for.
“The above training course is specially organised for all Presidents of student organisations.”
You said “all Presidents”.
“As the maximum capacity per class is 35..”
35 x 2 = 70. If it weren’t compulsory, why on earth would you be expecting 70 presidents? That’s a lot of presidents, mind you.
“Absentees with no valid reason will be required to reimburse us with the full fees (S$200). In the event that you cannot make it, pls send your second man.”
If it were optional, AND the President couldn’t make it, WHY must he send his second man? Wouldn’t he just not sign up in the first place? Doesn’t that imply everyone was expected to be there?
Also, from your second email to me (in its entirety):
“This is only apply when student leader will be absence without given any valid reason, I’m sure you are not and that show the integrity of our student leaders. So, can I confirm your attendance?”
Once again you did not clarify that the course is on a sign-up basis. What has integrity have to do with anything if I have the option of not signing up? You seem to be expecting me.
It seems to me now that some hardline stance somewhere has changed because someone’s kicking up a fuss.
Then again, what do I know? I always seem to interpret emails wrongly.
Gary Koh<hr>
</font></lj-cut>
originally didn’t want to go… then realised that by not going i’d be putting myself in the “wrong”..
so, i shall show up.
just so i can look them all directly in the eye. i am so going to coorporate next monday.
<font color=”#ff0000″>
UPDATE</font>: just forwarded the entire conversation to all 70 student leaders. let’s see if any shit hits the fan, or is the Future of Singapore too ball-less to say a word?
<font color=”#ff0000″>UPDATE</font>: in totally unrelated news, i received this email:<hr>
<i>The main office of Student Affairs Office (Level 5 and Level 6 Administration Annex) will close for the day at 0945hrs on 11 Sep 04 (Sat). This is to enable the staff to attend a corporate function organized by the University.
Thank you.
STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE
<hr></i>heh. wonder how many people were forced to go.
<font color=”#ff0000″>UPDATE</font>: I received a call from Teo Yan Hong. click above.
Gary :: Sep.09.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
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Gary :: Sep.08.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »
Lamb of God / Only The Strong
<i> If you die when there’s no one watching;
and your ratings drop and you’re forgotten -
If they kill you on their TV,
you’re a martyr and a Lamb of God
Nothing’s gonna change the world.
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<i>Maybe,
things happen for a reason, and wherein lies the answer -
To overcome the grieving of Life’s unruly lessons I’m handed in sucession.
It builds my pain which makes me strong.
It’s mine, it’s pure and as decent as i can make myself;
Inside, we all know only the strong survive.</i>
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Gary :: Sep.06.2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »