I attended my very first official job interview today - Tuesday (27/3/07) and it turned out quite well cos they asked me to return for the 2nd interview...
It was an "Apprentice trainee" position offered by an advertising n marketing company nearby KLCC. Location wise, I'm not very keen but I think the job is quite challenging & interesting. According to the person, the company caters to big companies such as Digi, TMnet etc. n they do things such as event management, campaigns, roadshows etc. Then she just roughly mentioned the pay, ranging from 1800 to 2500, depending on the education background n performance wise. Well, not bad for starters... Future prospects? Branch manager, project manager etc. Actually the whole thing is equivalent to a management trainee thingey...
I went to darling n may today - 2 bodyguards to escort me haha... I didn't know the place n the place looked weird. Very jam as usual... We managed to find the place n were invited in by a friendly receptionist. It was obvious that I was there for the interview cos I was dressed very formally while the other 2 were wearing jeans n t-shirts. The friendly guy was saying that i brought frens for emotional support. Err... Yes... I know with ppl accompanying me, it rily looks negative n portrays me as not indepedent... Wat the heck?! I wouldn't wana get lost... The receptionist also hinted that darling n may should leave the place unless they're there for the interview but who cares... they stayed on n we continued chatting till the interview started. Haha..
It was a mass interview session with 5 ppl per session. I went in with an advertising exec, supervisor, assistant manager a.k.a GM n a clerk (all bound to quite their previous jobs for this position). The interviewer was their HR manager, a very young lady. She has quite admirable skills, knows how to talk, bring herself about, joke n yet keep the atmosphere tense. Haha... Sure knows how to bombard our answers with tough questions. She just asked us to talk about ourselves, talk about our skills, n our goals in the coming 2 years. I was the 2nd person talking n started by telling my age. Then i told them that I was a fresh graduate in psych. I went on to eloborate wat psych was about untill she bombed me. Hahaha... She ask whether was I rejected alot previously. If not, y do i need to explain wat psych is about? I was like ... no?! I just replied that I wanted to link psych to this job. Haha... Then she asked if my friends n family were to criticize my negative points, what would it be? It took me a while before I answered n I said "my impulsivity". Sometimes I can be irrational n I allow my impulses to take over my logical senses... She also asked me how would i deal with negative conflicts? I told her all the crap about conflicts due to diff values etc. She said try answering from a day to day conflict, simple n straightforward. I just answered "I know it will not be easy but I'm willing to learn n try to cope".... That was all i said...
The interview lasted for about 35 minutes n she said there will be a 2nd n 3rd interview to come if we passed this level. When she asked when were we able to attend the next interview if we were chosen, everyone said anytime. I said "Friday" Tiao kae rite? Cos i have plans with darling tmr n plans with may on Thursday.. Hahahaaha... Later about 7pm, she gave me a call n told me that I passed the interview n the next session's on Thursday noon. Ok then.. I'll just give it another shot...
It was seriously a funny day cos I wasn't prepared for the interview (apperance wise). They called a day before to tell me n I had no clothes to wear. I do have a new suit but just the blazer n the skirt - no shirts to go with it. So after much contemplation, I wore my white catering shirt that I bought back at Bemidji which was much bigger my size. it looked messy on me. Thanks to the blazer, I looked good in the whole thing. Haha... I had no suitable bags to use so I used my moms. The bag was a not so quality one that the skin was peeling n it dirtied my shirt. Haih... I had no formal shoes so i wore my mom's 10 yrs ago polo shoes. On the outside, it looked ok but the sole was all sticky n icky n it was biji biji here n there. I had to wear like the panty hose material kinda socks. I ended up throwing the socks away cos the base was too yucky n sticky. Not only that I was leaving "shoe bread crumbs" wheneva I tried a new shoe on. Haih... I bought new clothes when I was at KLCC after the interview. I wanted to buy new heels too but my feet were aching (blister-ing) thanks to the old shoes that when I tried on new shoes, I couldn't differentiate whethere the discomfort was because of the previous pain or cos the new shoes were uncomfortable. Haih...
Well... thats how the day went. I wonder how will Thursday turn out to be....
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
My Love, My Valentine...
I know it's a little too long since Valentine's passed but I'm gonna blog about it anyway..
I missed last year's Valentine's with my darling dearest n I'm glad we're able to experience it together this year. Different from the previous times, we had dinner on the 13th of Feb. He told me that he booked a place at some bak kut teh shop in somewhere that he didn't know how to go. Hello... Klang has the best bak kut teh n how can he now know klang's way around. N he sooooo super knows that I'm not a big fan of bak kut teh... Well, I knew from the start we weren't eating bak kut teh but i played along - asking him wat's the place like? What am I to wear to a bak kut teh stall? Candle light dinner road side? Haha... He later dropped me a hint, saying that it's a place that we've both been to.
He drove to that "secretive" place uisng the NKVE highway. So, I guessed that we were probably going to 1u which in the case was correct n i kinda guessed the restaurant based on his clue. It was indeed, nonetheless, the famous "Italiannies".,, It wasn't the set kinda dinner cos hc said it'll be a waste of food considering that I won't manage to finish wateva's served. Haha... So we just ordered a side n a main. I ordered a pina colada with rum. I forgot that he didn't like the coconut taste in that drink n I couldn't fnish the drink. He had to drink that down for my sake. Haha.. Next... Pressie time!! When hc brought the box out, I could roughly guess wat was it already cos he has been dropping hints weeks before. N guess wat it was? It was a steel ring! How did I know? He asked me a few times wat was my ring size (indirectly n discreetly of cos)... He, however, surprised me when he wore the other half of the ring on his finger. I didn't expect him to buy a pair n neither did i expect him to be willing to wear a paired ring on his finger. Initially i wanted to wear on my right hand middle finger but he said no cos it meant engaged. So, the ring settled down on my 2nd finger instead. Hahaha...
What did I get for him? I got his present only on the 13th Feb at about 11.30am. After much contemplation, I finally decided to buy him a pair of Hush Puppies shoes - the one that he had longed for for the past 1 year. It wasn't cheap but it wasn't expensive either. For that quality, it's worth the value... One thing though... I wasn't sure whether I had buy the right pattern that he liked cos he only showed me once. So, when i passed the pressie to him I was too afraid that i had my eyes closed. But his reaction told me that I was correct. Phew... It would have turned out a disaster if it wasn't the 1 he liked... Glad..
He had prayers on the 14th. We didnt managed to go anywhere. So, we ended up watching Blood Diamond in Klang. Good movie! Too violent though...
THank u dear for the memorable time... Will always appreciate our love... We're gonna go through another rough ride when I start working but I believe with hard work n determination, we're gonna overcome the challenges n stay together through thick n thin. I have u in my future plannings n i want it so bad that I'll make sure it happens... *shy* LOVE YOU DEAR!
I missed last year's Valentine's with my darling dearest n I'm glad we're able to experience it together this year. Different from the previous times, we had dinner on the 13th of Feb. He told me that he booked a place at some bak kut teh shop in somewhere that he didn't know how to go. Hello... Klang has the best bak kut teh n how can he now know klang's way around. N he sooooo super knows that I'm not a big fan of bak kut teh... Well, I knew from the start we weren't eating bak kut teh but i played along - asking him wat's the place like? What am I to wear to a bak kut teh stall? Candle light dinner road side? Haha... He later dropped me a hint, saying that it's a place that we've both been to.
He drove to that "secretive" place uisng the NKVE highway. So, I guessed that we were probably going to 1u which in the case was correct n i kinda guessed the restaurant based on his clue. It was indeed, nonetheless, the famous "Italiannies".,, It wasn't the set kinda dinner cos hc said it'll be a waste of food considering that I won't manage to finish wateva's served. Haha... So we just ordered a side n a main. I ordered a pina colada with rum. I forgot that he didn't like the coconut taste in that drink n I couldn't fnish the drink. He had to drink that down for my sake. Haha.. Next... Pressie time!! When hc brought the box out, I could roughly guess wat was it already cos he has been dropping hints weeks before. N guess wat it was? It was a steel ring! How did I know? He asked me a few times wat was my ring size (indirectly n discreetly of cos)... He, however, surprised me when he wore the other half of the ring on his finger. I didn't expect him to buy a pair n neither did i expect him to be willing to wear a paired ring on his finger. Initially i wanted to wear on my right hand middle finger but he said no cos it meant engaged. So, the ring settled down on my 2nd finger instead. Hahaha...
What did I get for him? I got his present only on the 13th Feb at about 11.30am. After much contemplation, I finally decided to buy him a pair of Hush Puppies shoes - the one that he had longed for for the past 1 year. It wasn't cheap but it wasn't expensive either. For that quality, it's worth the value... One thing though... I wasn't sure whether I had buy the right pattern that he liked cos he only showed me once. So, when i passed the pressie to him I was too afraid that i had my eyes closed. But his reaction told me that I was correct. Phew... It would have turned out a disaster if it wasn't the 1 he liked... Glad..
He had prayers on the 14th. We didnt managed to go anywhere. So, we ended up watching Blood Diamond in Klang. Good movie! Too violent though...
THank u dear for the memorable time... Will always appreciate our love... We're gonna go through another rough ride when I start working but I believe with hard work n determination, we're gonna overcome the challenges n stay together through thick n thin. I have u in my future plannings n i want it so bad that I'll make sure it happens... *shy* LOVE YOU DEAR!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Chinese New Year Holidays coming to an end...
It is now the 8th day of CNY... n the whole celebration (by right) is gonna end in 1 week's time. Some has already started their work a few days ago but tomorrow will be the day where everyone is back at where they are suppose to be - be it workplace, school, college etc. I am still "rotting"... Until now, i have not attended any interview sessions. I do intent to.. Have applied for a few jobs online and am still waiting for their reply. Will be sending snail mails to respective employers as well...
Previously.. I thought I was going to specialize in the clinical field of psychology. I did a personality test and discussed with my career counselor, who suggested that I may not actually suit clinical or counseling, considering the way my personality report came out to be. After a long session of chat, he gave me new perspectives to think from and fed me with information about the working prospects for degree holders in psychology... As my ex-lecturer, i trust his counseling skills and experience. He suggested that I try my luck in marketing event management. Come to think about it, event management is an interesting and challenging job. It fosters a creative environment and provides opportunity of network building. It is worth giving a try anyway. He told me that he would personally recommend me to the director (in Help UC... Yes, it's back at where I started, the college that I had studied in)... I'll be seeing him tomorrow to pass him my documents. I guess the next step will be an interview. However, I'm not gonna be hanging only to this job opportunity. I'll still be waiting for other job opportunities, maybe things like PR or event management, preferably at nearer places which do not require too much petrol, toll or parking. Haha...
I understand that psychology is still at its baby level here in Malaysia but I believe that it's prospering, moving on to its toddler years. Yet, many misunderstands this field. This is what i find disappointing about... Then again, who is to be blamed? They are not the people in this field. THey are not obliged to understand this field. I may not even understand other fields as much as I think I do. So... no hard feelings... What people has misunderstand is that psychology is a field limited to counseling and counseling only, nothing else. The truth is psychology is a very very broad and general subject. As wat my brother's fren had said... it's something that is BSBH ("Bao sua bao hai" - a term from Money Not Enough)... Psychology is a scientific study of understanding human thoughts, behaviors and feelings. That's the basic definition of it. Almost every single thing in this world involves humans... human interactions, human communications etc. And as long as there are humans, psychology is always needed. So, we, as psychology graduates, can venture in almost, but not all, the jobs out there including marketing, HR, PR, social services, research, advertising, mass comm etc. Some have argued that human interactions is an accumulative skill attained over time. With experience, these skills are sure to come sooner or later. The thing is, why make it later? We have an advantage in this. I'm not saying that we can understand people with just a glance or a word or wateva not. It's just that we have learnt possible theories and explanations to events happening around us. We have learnt to be good observers, good listeners, to understand why people behave the way that they do... In a way, we have sped up our learning process and have attained skills that others may need 10 or 20 years down the road to acquire... OK.. I think i better stop my psychology "philosophy" here. It is of interest to me, but it may not to others. Like yesterday, I was very fascinated by hc's very very very super kuai cousin but hc found it normal n no big deal... Well... interests vary...
Hope to get some news on my job soon... Toodaloo!
Previously.. I thought I was going to specialize in the clinical field of psychology. I did a personality test and discussed with my career counselor, who suggested that I may not actually suit clinical or counseling, considering the way my personality report came out to be. After a long session of chat, he gave me new perspectives to think from and fed me with information about the working prospects for degree holders in psychology... As my ex-lecturer, i trust his counseling skills and experience. He suggested that I try my luck in marketing event management. Come to think about it, event management is an interesting and challenging job. It fosters a creative environment and provides opportunity of network building. It is worth giving a try anyway. He told me that he would personally recommend me to the director (in Help UC... Yes, it's back at where I started, the college that I had studied in)... I'll be seeing him tomorrow to pass him my documents. I guess the next step will be an interview. However, I'm not gonna be hanging only to this job opportunity. I'll still be waiting for other job opportunities, maybe things like PR or event management, preferably at nearer places which do not require too much petrol, toll or parking. Haha...
I understand that psychology is still at its baby level here in Malaysia but I believe that it's prospering, moving on to its toddler years. Yet, many misunderstands this field. This is what i find disappointing about... Then again, who is to be blamed? They are not the people in this field. THey are not obliged to understand this field. I may not even understand other fields as much as I think I do. So... no hard feelings... What people has misunderstand is that psychology is a field limited to counseling and counseling only, nothing else. The truth is psychology is a very very broad and general subject. As wat my brother's fren had said... it's something that is BSBH ("Bao sua bao hai" - a term from Money Not Enough)... Psychology is a scientific study of understanding human thoughts, behaviors and feelings. That's the basic definition of it. Almost every single thing in this world involves humans... human interactions, human communications etc. And as long as there are humans, psychology is always needed. So, we, as psychology graduates, can venture in almost, but not all, the jobs out there including marketing, HR, PR, social services, research, advertising, mass comm etc. Some have argued that human interactions is an accumulative skill attained over time. With experience, these skills are sure to come sooner or later. The thing is, why make it later? We have an advantage in this. I'm not saying that we can understand people with just a glance or a word or wateva not. It's just that we have learnt possible theories and explanations to events happening around us. We have learnt to be good observers, good listeners, to understand why people behave the way that they do... In a way, we have sped up our learning process and have attained skills that others may need 10 or 20 years down the road to acquire... OK.. I think i better stop my psychology "philosophy" here. It is of interest to me, but it may not to others. Like yesterday, I was very fascinated by hc's very very very super kuai cousin but hc found it normal n no big deal... Well... interests vary...
Hope to get some news on my job soon... Toodaloo!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Reliving this blog...
Welcome back, miss Chin Hun...
I shall not let this blog die. Thanks to Averdim, who so nicely encouraged me with his "almost" comment...
There are tonnes of updates, so i shall just briefly mention the things that I have done for the past 3 weeks:
- Volunteered at Malaysia Mental Health Association (MMHA)
Seriously, that was my first experience with adults who have mental health difficulties. Some of u may think that studying psychology, it should be the one of the core exposures that we have during the course but No... What we had was just theories n research. Never a direct contact with clients. If I wasn't at MMHA, I wouldn't have known that some of them were facing difficulties. They looked very very normal, just like any other people. Even until now, I have no idea wat are they down with. The person in charge said that it was total confidentiality. Well, I suppose unless I volunteer there long enough, I will find out sooner or later. So far I've only been there twice to bake cookies with them. I hope to prolong this experience of mine. It will definitely help with my opportunity in the clinical setting.
- Genting with Darling
Hehe.. THis was of course a sweet experience. Pak toh with him 4 years n that was our first trip together, just the both of us. Went there for 3 days 2 nights. Took our time. Played in the themepark - indoor and outdoor. It was fun despite the heavy fog. Different from a week before when i went to Genting where I could stand the weather by just wearing a spaghetti top, this time i had to use my BSU sweatshirt. It;s good news cos the sweater is so thick that Genting is the only place that I can use it. Probably Cameron n Frasers Hill as well. We wathed Death Note 2 there. I loved the movie. So interested in "L"'s character... Went into the casino. Yes! I'm old enough to enter the casino although they did insist on checking our ICs. Overall, it was a beautiful xperience...
- Grandparents house with darling...
If u guys were thinking about kin ka jiong, sorry to disappoint u but its not the way it appears to be. My darling dearest caught flu cos he wasn't used to the kampung's polluted air (thanks to my grand dad burning kulit kelapa hahahah...) Then he was fascinated to see roosters fighting among one another, cats killing rats, methods to make kuih bakul (my grandma uses the traditional china way to make it), wat else? Thats about it... My grandparents seemed to adore hc very very much, say he very kuai la, very quiet la, very helpful la etc. Even said that he wont' curi makan ask me not to worry hahaha... Thanks dear for accompanying me to a place that u weren't used to.. Love u o...
Thats about it so far.. further updates later...
I shall not let this blog die. Thanks to Averdim, who so nicely encouraged me with his "almost" comment...
There are tonnes of updates, so i shall just briefly mention the things that I have done for the past 3 weeks:
- Volunteered at Malaysia Mental Health Association (MMHA)
Seriously, that was my first experience with adults who have mental health difficulties. Some of u may think that studying psychology, it should be the one of the core exposures that we have during the course but No... What we had was just theories n research. Never a direct contact with clients. If I wasn't at MMHA, I wouldn't have known that some of them were facing difficulties. They looked very very normal, just like any other people. Even until now, I have no idea wat are they down with. The person in charge said that it was total confidentiality. Well, I suppose unless I volunteer there long enough, I will find out sooner or later. So far I've only been there twice to bake cookies with them. I hope to prolong this experience of mine. It will definitely help with my opportunity in the clinical setting.
- Genting with Darling
Hehe.. THis was of course a sweet experience. Pak toh with him 4 years n that was our first trip together, just the both of us. Went there for 3 days 2 nights. Took our time. Played in the themepark - indoor and outdoor. It was fun despite the heavy fog. Different from a week before when i went to Genting where I could stand the weather by just wearing a spaghetti top, this time i had to use my BSU sweatshirt. It;s good news cos the sweater is so thick that Genting is the only place that I can use it. Probably Cameron n Frasers Hill as well. We wathed Death Note 2 there. I loved the movie. So interested in "L"'s character... Went into the casino. Yes! I'm old enough to enter the casino although they did insist on checking our ICs. Overall, it was a beautiful xperience...
- Grandparents house with darling...
If u guys were thinking about kin ka jiong, sorry to disappoint u but its not the way it appears to be. My darling dearest caught flu cos he wasn't used to the kampung's polluted air (thanks to my grand dad burning kulit kelapa hahahah...) Then he was fascinated to see roosters fighting among one another, cats killing rats, methods to make kuih bakul (my grandma uses the traditional china way to make it), wat else? Thats about it... My grandparents seemed to adore hc very very much, say he very kuai la, very quiet la, very helpful la etc. Even said that he wont' curi makan ask me not to worry hahaha... Thanks dear for accompanying me to a place that u weren't used to.. Love u o...
Thats about it so far.. further updates later...
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Color, color, go away...
Seriously speaking, I don think I am ever fated with hair dye. The last time I highlighted my hair, it turned out to be a huge disaster. This time, I've again tried my luck & disappointment I have experienced. I just recently had my hair cut which I liked very much but the decision to color my black with slight dyed hair was, I guess, a wrong one because no one seemed to have approved my choice besides the IMU bunch.
What has been done has been done. There is nothing much that I can do now but wait for my precious black hair to regrow. I wish I could add some baja & water my hair to speed up the process... I can choose to redye but that will be the 3rd TIME already... The 1st color was bright golden yellow. I dunno y but the color that I chose wasn't even close. The 2nd color, the now color, as I mentioned is bright orange. Under different light brightness though, the color changes. Not much of cos, but it gets darker with less white light... At least, that's what I found out...
Anyway, since I can't fight it, I shall just live with it. I'm gonna go for serious interviews after CNY. I pray hard that my hair won't affect me much or else I have no choice but to cut or dye the whole head....
The last time I vowed never to dye my hair & I violated my own vow! I seriously will never consider dying my hair again. People usually say, once bitten, twice shy. I'm already been bitten TWICE! So, I've learnt enough lessons to never repeat this stupid mistake of mine.. Mark my words...
What has been done has been done. There is nothing much that I can do now but wait for my precious black hair to regrow. I wish I could add some baja & water my hair to speed up the process... I can choose to redye but that will be the 3rd TIME already... The 1st color was bright golden yellow. I dunno y but the color that I chose wasn't even close. The 2nd color, the now color, as I mentioned is bright orange. Under different light brightness though, the color changes. Not much of cos, but it gets darker with less white light... At least, that's what I found out...
Anyway, since I can't fight it, I shall just live with it. I'm gonna go for serious interviews after CNY. I pray hard that my hair won't affect me much or else I have no choice but to cut or dye the whole head....
The last time I vowed never to dye my hair & I violated my own vow! I seriously will never consider dying my hair again. People usually say, once bitten, twice shy. I'm already been bitten TWICE! So, I've learnt enough lessons to never repeat this stupid mistake of mine.. Mark my words...
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
Home Sweet Home
Miss Chin Hun Gun is back in town! I arrived at KLIA at 8am on 28th Dec 2006.
I wanted to surprise my family. So i told them that my flight was at night instead of in the morning n i had Hc fetching me from the airport. The whole surprise was ruined when my brother saw hc's car on the way to my parents' office. Next thing u know, my mom surprised my back by knowing that I was coming for them. But the cool thing was that my dad n other siblings didn't know. Haha...
I'm home finally after being away for a whole year. Time just flew through. Who would've guessed that I've unofficially graduated (only as an undergraduate)? Then again, I'm not the only who has cos most of my friends have already started working...
It's year 2007... What are plans for now? I'll probably volunteer at this place called Malaysia Mental Health Association, that's if they're willing to accept me. I guess that would be a good place for me to start, a place where I can get a good grasp of the prospect of Psychology in Malaysia. I plan to rest all the way until CNY, then be my mom's assistant in my dad's place till my graduation in May. I'll only start my serious job in June, that's if where ever I plan to work is willing to hire me.
Truthfully, I'm not all that prepared for the society out there. I do enjoy studying n if i were given a choice, I would opt to continue studying. But it's probably better if i slow down just a little bit n reorganize my steps ahead before I make any further drastic decisions. I do intend to continue grad school at some point of my life. It's just a matter of wat I wanna specialize in...
That's the update about my future planning for the mean time...
Yes, for those of u who are still wondering... Miss Chin Hun has indeed PUT ON WEIGHT! Practically everyone who has seen me so far has said that I'm fatter now... SIgh... Continue laughing or teasing all u want... I do intend to lose all those excess fats u know? Haha... Or maybe I should just put it this way. It's normal to put on weight when one goes overseas. I'm not saying that those who didn't are abnormal haha...
I've been trying to get use to life back in Malaysia for the past few days. I'm over jetlagging. When i stepped into my newly renovated house, it felt so "strange" as in a stranger. I had to get use to the whole new house environment. Not only that, I had to adjust myself to the sharing family lifestyle. No more the individual, all by myself way of living. Sharing rooms, toiletries, etc. Well, I use to have things to myself back in US. hahaha... Time to change girl...
As for driving, I'm still trying to get use to the "driving style" here. The place that I stayed in US was a quiet n peaceful town, no jams, no potong sana sini type of driving. So, when Hc drove me back from the airport, I practically reminded him to be careful for like 5 times?! Haha... Which of cos he found annoying... When i practiced driving the other day, I had the tendency to drive on the right lane. When i crossed the road, i didn't feel that i had to look out for cars cos in B-town, the cars watch out for pedestrians n not the other way round. Haha.. THere's tiny itsy bitsy things that I need to adjust to but it'll be fine...
I guess that's all for now... Will continue updating.. I hope...
I wanted to surprise my family. So i told them that my flight was at night instead of in the morning n i had Hc fetching me from the airport. The whole surprise was ruined when my brother saw hc's car on the way to my parents' office. Next thing u know, my mom surprised my back by knowing that I was coming for them. But the cool thing was that my dad n other siblings didn't know. Haha...
I'm home finally after being away for a whole year. Time just flew through. Who would've guessed that I've unofficially graduated (only as an undergraduate)? Then again, I'm not the only who has cos most of my friends have already started working...
It's year 2007... What are plans for now? I'll probably volunteer at this place called Malaysia Mental Health Association, that's if they're willing to accept me. I guess that would be a good place for me to start, a place where I can get a good grasp of the prospect of Psychology in Malaysia. I plan to rest all the way until CNY, then be my mom's assistant in my dad's place till my graduation in May. I'll only start my serious job in June, that's if where ever I plan to work is willing to hire me.
Truthfully, I'm not all that prepared for the society out there. I do enjoy studying n if i were given a choice, I would opt to continue studying. But it's probably better if i slow down just a little bit n reorganize my steps ahead before I make any further drastic decisions. I do intend to continue grad school at some point of my life. It's just a matter of wat I wanna specialize in...
That's the update about my future planning for the mean time...
Yes, for those of u who are still wondering... Miss Chin Hun has indeed PUT ON WEIGHT! Practically everyone who has seen me so far has said that I'm fatter now... SIgh... Continue laughing or teasing all u want... I do intend to lose all those excess fats u know? Haha... Or maybe I should just put it this way. It's normal to put on weight when one goes overseas. I'm not saying that those who didn't are abnormal haha...
I've been trying to get use to life back in Malaysia for the past few days. I'm over jetlagging. When i stepped into my newly renovated house, it felt so "strange" as in a stranger. I had to get use to the whole new house environment. Not only that, I had to adjust myself to the sharing family lifestyle. No more the individual, all by myself way of living. Sharing rooms, toiletries, etc. Well, I use to have things to myself back in US. hahaha... Time to change girl...
As for driving, I'm still trying to get use to the "driving style" here. The place that I stayed in US was a quiet n peaceful town, no jams, no potong sana sini type of driving. So, when Hc drove me back from the airport, I practically reminded him to be careful for like 5 times?! Haha... Which of cos he found annoying... When i practiced driving the other day, I had the tendency to drive on the right lane. When i crossed the road, i didn't feel that i had to look out for cars cos in B-town, the cars watch out for pedestrians n not the other way round. Haha.. THere's tiny itsy bitsy things that I need to adjust to but it'll be fine...
I guess that's all for now... Will continue updating.. I hope...
Monday, December 18, 2006
BSU Beaver Hockey
Bemidji State University's Men's Ice-Hockey Team - Beaver Hockey!
Picture taken by #5...
Four players who weren't in the team picture... #4,#27,#5,#21...
#12 & #14 who didn't play in our last game, in their suits.
#6 as our background. Haha... Picture taken by #18...
Those who were practicing near the goal post - #1,#14,#8,#15,#12... Picture taken by #19
The last few who stayed on the ice - #15,#14,#20... Picture taken by #26...
Lastly, John Glas Fieldhouse - the banners of CHA & WCHA teams...
Words cannot express how emotional I am now. I am gonna miss beaver hockey loads. I've dropped by & now, I'm leaving. Thank u sooooo much, guys... Wishing u all the best! (although I know u won't be reading this... haha...)
Thank u again...
BEAVER HOCKEY - MY PRIDE IN BSU...
Picture taken by #5...
Four players who weren't in the team picture... #4,#27,#5,#21...
#12 & #14 who didn't play in our last game, in their suits.
#6 as our background. Haha... Picture taken by #18...
Those who were practicing near the goal post - #1,#14,#8,#15,#12... Picture taken by #19
The last few who stayed on the ice - #15,#14,#20... Picture taken by #26...
Lastly, John Glas Fieldhouse - the banners of CHA & WCHA teams...Words cannot express how emotional I am now. I am gonna miss beaver hockey loads. I've dropped by & now, I'm leaving. Thank u sooooo much, guys... Wishing u all the best! (although I know u won't be reading this... haha...)
Thank u again...
BEAVER HOCKEY - MY PRIDE IN BSU...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Days in Bemidji are limited...
While waiting for my lappy to uninstall SPPS 15.0 in order for me to install SPSS 13.0, here I am, updating my long foregone blog...
My days in Bemidji are limited! Dunno should be happy or sad... I'm sooo looking forward n excited to going back but at the same time, I realize how much I'm gonna miss this place, the life here, the ppl here, n of cos, the student life! B-town has so many of my memories. I felt like as if I've stayed so long n done so much here even though I've only been here for a year.
It's officially winter now. Reminding me of when I just came in Dec 2005.. It just started collecting snow about 2-3 days ago. N the weather is horrible! From 2 celcius, it went down straight to -14 celcius n its currently at -22 now. The air is superbly dry. My face, esp my nose n ears, feels like its cracking n peeling off everytime I walk outside. How can these ppl survive this weather? I wonder how did I survive during the beginning of the year...
I'm not sure whether I'm gonna miss the weather here but i defnitely appreciate the sun now. Maybe not so much anymore when I go back... gonna have tonnes n tonnes of food, fun n friends, quality time with bf n family when i go back.. hehe...
Will be going to Chicago before I go back home. But before that, buried in assignments n finals! Haih... Bersusah-susah dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian... Not bad... my BM is still good... hahahahah (no, wait! Seriously, my BM has deteriorated to the extreme!!!)
Chiaoz for now.. Till I blog again...
My days in Bemidji are limited! Dunno should be happy or sad... I'm sooo looking forward n excited to going back but at the same time, I realize how much I'm gonna miss this place, the life here, the ppl here, n of cos, the student life! B-town has so many of my memories. I felt like as if I've stayed so long n done so much here even though I've only been here for a year.
It's officially winter now. Reminding me of when I just came in Dec 2005.. It just started collecting snow about 2-3 days ago. N the weather is horrible! From 2 celcius, it went down straight to -14 celcius n its currently at -22 now. The air is superbly dry. My face, esp my nose n ears, feels like its cracking n peeling off everytime I walk outside. How can these ppl survive this weather? I wonder how did I survive during the beginning of the year...
I'm not sure whether I'm gonna miss the weather here but i defnitely appreciate the sun now. Maybe not so much anymore when I go back... gonna have tonnes n tonnes of food, fun n friends, quality time with bf n family when i go back.. hehe...
Will be going to Chicago before I go back home. But before that, buried in assignments n finals! Haih... Bersusah-susah dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian... Not bad... my BM is still good... hahahahah (no, wait! Seriously, my BM has deteriorated to the extreme!!!)
Chiaoz for now.. Till I blog again...
Friday, November 24, 2006
A video of 4 girls
I made a video about my close friends & I about our friendship & ups & downs in HELP Uni College... Sweet old memories... Dedicated specially to Yi, Val, Fang, & Ch (myself)...
Tried posting from youtube but dunno y I couldn't.
So, here's the link...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KbPcqtn_gR8
Tried posting from youtube but dunno y I couldn't.
So, here's the link...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KbPcqtn_gR8
Thursday, November 23, 2006
I'm officially 21...
Yay! I've finally turned 21 (last week actually...)
3 of us (Val, Fang & I) combined our birthday celebration cos we were all born in November and we organized a home party on the Nov 11th. The house was decorated by noon... Quite gang ho... It started abour 10pm cos we had a hockey game to watch before that. There were chips, chocolates, hotdog cucuk (haha), yogurt with granola, n most of all - alcohol! Haha... not just plain beer or hard liquor, we just bought 2 bottles of red wine & 2 bottles of champagne. I think more people preferred the champagne to red wine. Our small house was kinda packed with around 30 people. Our neighbour brought a home made cake over. Delicious I would say... by 11.30, half of the guests wanted to go to the bar. So, most of them left before we could cut the delicious oreo ice cream cake. Anyway, it was a day filled with fun n laughter.
Jarrod, Airene n Ching Ching got me undergarments. Pictures can be seen at facebook through my tagged photos (for those of u who has facebook, u'll know wat i mean). I got a cow soft toy from Jerry, Jane etc. (I'm not too sure who else). Of cos, there were balloons here n there. Just right before the few left for the bar, they sprayed the eeky, slimy, oily thingey on me, val n fang (i think). There goes my hair!
By the way, the t-shirt that 3 of us were wearing was a present from Yi. Mine was written "Buy me a drink" at the front and "Hun 21, as usual" at the back. Fang had "21 yr olds rock" -front n "Fang, copyright 1985" - back. Val had "I'm legally 21"-front n "Valerie"-back. Very sweet of her. N the t-shirts were the most that everyone paid attention to...
My official birthday was on Monday n at 12 midnight, the 3 sampat girls just rushed into my room wrapping my eyes with a towel, my body strapped on the chair, my head covered with my undergarments (wat crap!)... Then they video-ed whoeva on MSN to show them how i look n those ppl sang birthday songs to me.... I had to guess wat my present was (it was wrapped with newspapers ONLY). When i guessed wrong, i was punished... First guess - wrong! Punished! 2nd guess - wrong! Punished! (Eating like 8 pieces of peanut butter chocolate in the middle of the night). Next thing u know, CHOCOLATES were my birthday presents - from Val & Fang, n even from Bruce..
Anyways, i'm now legally 21. Dunno whether to be happy or sad... Sigh...
I'm left with 1 month n 1 week before I leave Bemidji. Dilemma... I know I'm definitely gonna miss B-town...
*Pictures are available at facebook.com*
3 of us (Val, Fang & I) combined our birthday celebration cos we were all born in November and we organized a home party on the Nov 11th. The house was decorated by noon... Quite gang ho... It started abour 10pm cos we had a hockey game to watch before that. There were chips, chocolates, hotdog cucuk (haha), yogurt with granola, n most of all - alcohol! Haha... not just plain beer or hard liquor, we just bought 2 bottles of red wine & 2 bottles of champagne. I think more people preferred the champagne to red wine. Our small house was kinda packed with around 30 people. Our neighbour brought a home made cake over. Delicious I would say... by 11.30, half of the guests wanted to go to the bar. So, most of them left before we could cut the delicious oreo ice cream cake. Anyway, it was a day filled with fun n laughter.
Jarrod, Airene n Ching Ching got me undergarments. Pictures can be seen at facebook through my tagged photos (for those of u who has facebook, u'll know wat i mean). I got a cow soft toy from Jerry, Jane etc. (I'm not too sure who else). Of cos, there were balloons here n there. Just right before the few left for the bar, they sprayed the eeky, slimy, oily thingey on me, val n fang (i think). There goes my hair!
By the way, the t-shirt that 3 of us were wearing was a present from Yi. Mine was written "Buy me a drink" at the front and "Hun 21, as usual" at the back. Fang had "21 yr olds rock" -front n "Fang, copyright 1985" - back. Val had "I'm legally 21"-front n "Valerie"-back. Very sweet of her. N the t-shirts were the most that everyone paid attention to...
My official birthday was on Monday n at 12 midnight, the 3 sampat girls just rushed into my room wrapping my eyes with a towel, my body strapped on the chair, my head covered with my undergarments (wat crap!)... Then they video-ed whoeva on MSN to show them how i look n those ppl sang birthday songs to me.... I had to guess wat my present was (it was wrapped with newspapers ONLY). When i guessed wrong, i was punished... First guess - wrong! Punished! 2nd guess - wrong! Punished! (Eating like 8 pieces of peanut butter chocolate in the middle of the night). Next thing u know, CHOCOLATES were my birthday presents - from Val & Fang, n even from Bruce..
Anyways, i'm now legally 21. Dunno whether to be happy or sad... Sigh...
I'm left with 1 month n 1 week before I leave Bemidji. Dilemma... I know I'm definitely gonna miss B-town...
*Pictures are available at facebook.com*
Monday, November 13, 2006
What happened?
I ter-changed my blog to a beta format & I lost my chat box & pet. I don think it's reversible... *buhuhu* How can have my chatbox back? Can somebody or anybody help me?...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Such horrible attitude
I am probably gonna start my blog with some ommitted harshness in my language.
@#$%%^&!!! BIA*CH!!!
Was treated badly and was insulted today noon. This person had totally ruined our day but lucky, we were able to recover fast. Pointless to allow such a unmannered person to affect our emotions too long... Still, H*LL with her!
They have one of the best drinks around n i rily like doing business with them but this person's attitude totally ruined their business for me. Don't even feel like buying from them anymore. Super horrible attitude! She could have been more polite, or possibly more subtle in her way of conveying her message. I tried thinking from the POV of why she had to talk in such a manner but no excuses for her to have acted the way she did.
I could easily buy up the whole stall and FIRE her for all I want but no, why would I do that just for her sake? Just felt like slapping her at that moment to release my dissatisfaction. She sounded like we, or me, were/was poor and cheap people who hung on to public advantages. Bloody hell... I doubt she hardly remembers when I had bought drinks from her n she FRESHLY remembers when I have taken a free thing or two. Damn!
So, u wan me to stop huh? I might just continue just to pist u off! Watch ur language, for goodness sake...
$%^&*....
@#$%%^&!!! BIA*CH!!!
Was treated badly and was insulted today noon. This person had totally ruined our day but lucky, we were able to recover fast. Pointless to allow such a unmannered person to affect our emotions too long... Still, H*LL with her!
They have one of the best drinks around n i rily like doing business with them but this person's attitude totally ruined their business for me. Don't even feel like buying from them anymore. Super horrible attitude! She could have been more polite, or possibly more subtle in her way of conveying her message. I tried thinking from the POV of why she had to talk in such a manner but no excuses for her to have acted the way she did.
I could easily buy up the whole stall and FIRE her for all I want but no, why would I do that just for her sake? Just felt like slapping her at that moment to release my dissatisfaction. She sounded like we, or me, were/was poor and cheap people who hung on to public advantages. Bloody hell... I doubt she hardly remembers when I had bought drinks from her n she FRESHLY remembers when I have taken a free thing or two. Damn!
So, u wan me to stop huh? I might just continue just to pist u off! Watch ur language, for goodness sake...
$%^&*....
Monday, November 06, 2006
Happy 21st Birthday, Valerie...
Valerie's suprise birthday was not planned until a few hours before her birthday. Everything was actually very last minute but the whole occassion turned out just as well...
Val received a beautiful vase of flower on Sat (Nov 4) morning from this "anonymous" person. In truth, her parents had asked us to get her the flower on their behalf. We wanted it to be of a surprise element, therefore, the anonymousity. Val was very excited and she thought and wondered so much who was the sender. Could it be from her secret admirer? Our "acted-out" reaction added to her curiousity.
Anyway, 3 of us went to the mall later in the noon to buy her birthday present. On the way, we met Jane, Bin Bin n Jerry n were kinda planning the party in the shuttle. Haha... They would buy the cake n watsoeva not while we try to come up with a surprise plan or at least to distract Val...
"Unfortunately" for us, Val was inviting her friends over for dinner n there was no way for us to distract her or keep her out of the house. So, there was nothing much to plan. Her friends "annoyingly" stayed till very late about 11++ pm. I'm saying annoying only because we couldn't do much n we had no way of communicating or coordinating with them to carry out the surprise. The funny part was they knew about the so called surprise n that's y they were staying till that late. Haha...
We contacted Bin Bin and told them to come anyways. Knock on the door n surprise Val straight. 3 of us were in the room talking to each other through MSN to make the whole thing more interesting just in case it didn't turn out well. So, we came up with weird tasks for Val to do if she wants to know who sent her those flowers. N we had it plan that some guy will walk up to her n confess to her that it was him who sent it while passing to her a card from her family at the same time. Haha...
So, at 12am, Bruce knocked on the door and Tim (instead of Val) opened the door. Val n her friends were watching V for Vendetta with the ceiling as a screen (*shakes head*). After TIm opened the door, the bunch rushed in from behind and started spraying Val with I dunno wat u call those. Spraying stuffs la.. Val ran all the way to the washing machine but was still unable to avoid the cruel punishment. There goes her hair, her clothes n our floor. Haha... We sang happy birthday n Val blew the candle on the cake. Next, we presented her with the tasks to do. We had her draw 1 out of 3 papers n do all the tasks written on it. The truth was we only had 3 tasks n all 3 papers had the same 3 tasks written on it. Hahaha...
No.1 : Kiss every guy in the house.
Val did BUT ON THEIR HANDS! So unsporting of her. SHould have specified cheek.
No.2 : Go to the backyard and sing "You're so vain" from How to lost a guy in 10 days. Change the lyrics from "YOU" to "I".
She did and they made her sang louder by saying "We can't hear u". Haha..
During that time, I pulled Patrick and shoved him into the toilet, passing him a note and card. We wanted him to be the guy who confesses to Val about the flowers. He was suppose to say "Happy Birthday Val. I gave u the flowers" with additional eye contact etc. Patrick was indeed sporting enuf to coorperate with us... hehe...
No.3 : Eat a bowl of rice like a Down Syndrome kid. Rice MUST fall out of mouth.
Val did this as well. Furnee...
After that, Val asked about the flower sender. Jerry dropped a huge hint "somewhere far". 3 of us immediately said NO!!! Haha... then, i just said, the person who sent the flowers pls step forward which of cos Patrick did. He walked over to Val n said those lines and passed her the card. Everyone was like stunned and awed. Screams n Ooo-ing all over place. Val was rather shocked, I would say. She rily believed at that point of time. She even gave Patrick a hug. Before she misunderstood further, we insisted that she opened the card. Next thing u know, the card had a "Daughter" word written on the front page. We started bursting out loud. Hahaha.... Well, the trick worked!
Grace made a delicious muffin. 2 thumbs up! Basically wat happened after that were just cake eating, laughing, talking n more laughing... Don forget picture taking.
Yogi etc. dropped by later to wish Val...
Anyways, thank u everyone for making this event a success!!!
Val received a beautiful vase of flower on Sat (Nov 4) morning from this "anonymous" person. In truth, her parents had asked us to get her the flower on their behalf. We wanted it to be of a surprise element, therefore, the anonymousity. Val was very excited and she thought and wondered so much who was the sender. Could it be from her secret admirer? Our "acted-out" reaction added to her curiousity.
Anyway, 3 of us went to the mall later in the noon to buy her birthday present. On the way, we met Jane, Bin Bin n Jerry n were kinda planning the party in the shuttle. Haha... They would buy the cake n watsoeva not while we try to come up with a surprise plan or at least to distract Val...
"Unfortunately" for us, Val was inviting her friends over for dinner n there was no way for us to distract her or keep her out of the house. So, there was nothing much to plan. Her friends "annoyingly" stayed till very late about 11++ pm. I'm saying annoying only because we couldn't do much n we had no way of communicating or coordinating with them to carry out the surprise. The funny part was they knew about the so called surprise n that's y they were staying till that late. Haha...
We contacted Bin Bin and told them to come anyways. Knock on the door n surprise Val straight. 3 of us were in the room talking to each other through MSN to make the whole thing more interesting just in case it didn't turn out well. So, we came up with weird tasks for Val to do if she wants to know who sent her those flowers. N we had it plan that some guy will walk up to her n confess to her that it was him who sent it while passing to her a card from her family at the same time. Haha...
So, at 12am, Bruce knocked on the door and Tim (instead of Val) opened the door. Val n her friends were watching V for Vendetta with the ceiling as a screen (*shakes head*). After TIm opened the door, the bunch rushed in from behind and started spraying Val with I dunno wat u call those. Spraying stuffs la.. Val ran all the way to the washing machine but was still unable to avoid the cruel punishment. There goes her hair, her clothes n our floor. Haha... We sang happy birthday n Val blew the candle on the cake. Next, we presented her with the tasks to do. We had her draw 1 out of 3 papers n do all the tasks written on it. The truth was we only had 3 tasks n all 3 papers had the same 3 tasks written on it. Hahaha...
No.1 : Kiss every guy in the house.
Val did BUT ON THEIR HANDS! So unsporting of her. SHould have specified cheek.
No.2 : Go to the backyard and sing "You're so vain" from How to lost a guy in 10 days. Change the lyrics from "YOU" to "I".
She did and they made her sang louder by saying "We can't hear u". Haha..
During that time, I pulled Patrick and shoved him into the toilet, passing him a note and card. We wanted him to be the guy who confesses to Val about the flowers. He was suppose to say "Happy Birthday Val. I gave u the flowers" with additional eye contact etc. Patrick was indeed sporting enuf to coorperate with us... hehe...
No.3 : Eat a bowl of rice like a Down Syndrome kid. Rice MUST fall out of mouth.
Val did this as well. Furnee...
After that, Val asked about the flower sender. Jerry dropped a huge hint "somewhere far". 3 of us immediately said NO!!! Haha... then, i just said, the person who sent the flowers pls step forward which of cos Patrick did. He walked over to Val n said those lines and passed her the card. Everyone was like stunned and awed. Screams n Ooo-ing all over place. Val was rather shocked, I would say. She rily believed at that point of time. She even gave Patrick a hug. Before she misunderstood further, we insisted that she opened the card. Next thing u know, the card had a "Daughter" word written on the front page. We started bursting out loud. Hahaha.... Well, the trick worked!
Grace made a delicious muffin. 2 thumbs up! Basically wat happened after that were just cake eating, laughing, talking n more laughing... Don forget picture taking.
Yogi etc. dropped by later to wish Val...
Anyways, thank u everyone for making this event a success!!!
Friday, November 03, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
~Drowning in the midst of LOVE~
Love is such a wonder... aesthetic... almost anything and everything (I'm being conservative here)... Love gives u so much uncertainty and doubt, yet it provides u safety and fulfill ur need of belongingness...
Amazingly amazing... The power of ~LOVE~
At one time, I thought I had lost it. I thought our time has ended. I thought I'd never find it back. I thought that's how far we were fated. I thought and I thought so many negative thoughts... But... U held on more than anything in the world. U gave me assurance again and again. U brought me back to the right path when I deviated. U were always around to motivate me, to reinstall hope in me that there's more. If there were anything at all, it was just a sudden pause. We'd be able to move right back on track. Time was all we needed...
Thanks to U, I've managed to find the love that I lost back and I'm able to fill in the empty hole.
I'm very glad that I did cos I'm proud to say that I'm drowning in the midst of love now.
Looking forward to seeing U again, hold U, hug U tight in my arms, kiss U...
It's weird how much love can impact us, or should I say how much the person that u love can impact u. U have impacted me a lot in a lot of ways. Thank U for choosing me. U won't regret it - a personal promise that I'm making to U.
Loving U always...
Amazingly amazing... The power of ~LOVE~
At one time, I thought I had lost it. I thought our time has ended. I thought I'd never find it back. I thought that's how far we were fated. I thought and I thought so many negative thoughts... But... U held on more than anything in the world. U gave me assurance again and again. U brought me back to the right path when I deviated. U were always around to motivate me, to reinstall hope in me that there's more. If there were anything at all, it was just a sudden pause. We'd be able to move right back on track. Time was all we needed...
Thanks to U, I've managed to find the love that I lost back and I'm able to fill in the empty hole.
I'm very glad that I did cos I'm proud to say that I'm drowning in the midst of love now.
Looking forward to seeing U again, hold U, hug U tight in my arms, kiss U...
It's weird how much love can impact us, or should I say how much the person that u love can impact u. U have impacted me a lot in a lot of ways. Thank U for choosing me. U won't regret it - a personal promise that I'm making to U.
Loving U always...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
I have failed... again..
From the time I started setting my goal, I have only managed to achieve by a little bit less than half. I have not been able to proceed towards my goal which shouldn't be the case. Lacking of self control. Lacking of the ability to delay gratification. Where is my self regulation? I have failed in this...
As I'm typing, I'm experiencing the failure. Very much disappointed & angry with myself.... I know in every part of me, I could always have done better. I know I am capable of reaching my goal but... I succumbed to my own desire instead. My "id" has taken over once again while my "superego" is now taking over me with guilt and resentment. Where is my "ego" when I need it?
I have got to keep my head straight if I wanna reach this goal of mine. No more excuses. No more "Nah, it's ok. Just this once." No more!!! Have to be more strict with myself. I know I can do better & I will! I must... recover my source of self-esteem...
Short term goal for this week - 2 - If not, I will take further measures of punishing myself. A promise to myself...
As I'm typing, I'm experiencing the failure. Very much disappointed & angry with myself.... I know in every part of me, I could always have done better. I know I am capable of reaching my goal but... I succumbed to my own desire instead. My "id" has taken over once again while my "superego" is now taking over me with guilt and resentment. Where is my "ego" when I need it?
I have got to keep my head straight if I wanna reach this goal of mine. No more excuses. No more "Nah, it's ok. Just this once." No more!!! Have to be more strict with myself. I know I can do better & I will! I must... recover my source of self-esteem...
Short term goal for this week - 2 - If not, I will take further measures of punishing myself. A promise to myself...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The art of Hypnotism
Some time ago (in the mth of September), I attended a hypnotism seminar/show & it was indeed an eye opener. The experience was fun, exciting and yet scary. Imagine to have someone that capable of manipulating others with such persuasive ability. However, not everyone can be hypnotized. It's all in the mind. If you allow yourself to be vulnarable enough to be controlled, then you'll be one of the first to doze off. It's an imaginary world. According to the hypnotist, those who are hypnotized are actually conscious and aware of their surrounding but they just don't bother to wake up because they're too comfy in their imaginary world. They rarely remember what they did during the process.
It was interesting to watch. I was afraid that I could be hypnotized below stage that I had to keep myself aware n awake all the time. The hypnotizer started out by recruiting volunteers upstage - about 12-15 students went up n sat on the chairs arranged in a semicircular form. Then there was this blinking white light in the middle facing the volunteers. The hypnotizer started talking, telling the students to imagine themselves in a relaxing and comfortable situation. Let their guards down. Relaxed was the key word. Slowly (about 5 minutes), one by one, the students starting dozing off. Some were limp-ish that they couldn't even sit straight. It was obvious that 1 or 2 were still quite consious, not entirely allowing themselves to be hypnotized. The hypnotizer 'woke' the un-hypnotized and went down stage to recruit those who were hypnotized unknowingly down stage. It was funny and amazing that there were quite a number of people who were hypnotized down stage even without the blinking lights n proper atmosphere. There was this guy near to us and he was hell hypnotized cos he was doing wateva the people on stage were doing. The hypnotizer had them clasp their hands together n hold them tight, as if the hands were glued n there was no way to separate them. N this guy did exactly as what he was told...
The hypnotizer did a number of things. He just had to count 1,2,3 n pat them n they'd be snoring like pigs. Immediate dozing.... I was extremely awed! He told the hypnotized students to imagine that they were in a cold place n they were all shivering like mad. He told them to imagine themselves sunbathing which of cos they did. They even imagined an ice-cream at hand. One was licking his hands cos of the imaginary melting ice-cream. They were asked the flavors of the ice-cream n 1 guy said "beer"!!! hahahaha... They did many things. E.g. imagine the crowd naked, imagine themselves naked (1 guy din bother about the fact that he was naked on stage n just sat on his chair with the 'don care' look while others tried their best to hide). They imagined they had pet birds - 1 girl had a pet turkey hahahaha... n the hypnotizer made them imagine that the pet bird was crawling into their clothes n it was uncomfortable that they had to try everyway to remove the 'pet'. Some girls were on the verge of taking off their clothes already.
Extra funny scenes.
1 girl was hypnotized n was told that she will not know the existence of the number '7'. So, wheneva she counts, number 7 will never appear in her head. So, she was tested, counting her fingers n she did skip 7, going from 6 to 8. She ended up having 11 fingers. That was hillarious! Even after she was seated, she kept looking at her fingers n toes, counting again n again, not understanding y she had 11 fingers n toes. At 1 point she hid 1 of her fingers n managed to have 10 fingers. Hahahha...
1 guy was told that he would realize himself wearing his shirt inside out wheneva the word 'car key' was said. Wheneva the hypnotizer mentioned car keys, the guy would look awkward n rather embarrassed n he would ultimately change his shirt inside out, doesn't matter whether the shirt was inside out in the 1st place. He did it repeatedly thanks for the hypnotizer. Hahaha...
1 girl was told that she will not remember her name but she will remember the names of everyone else that she knows. When the hypnotizer asked her name, she looked completely blur n had no idea what her name was. When asked wat was 1 of her friend's names, she said right away but not her own name though. Funny expression...
1 guy was told that he was a big fat liar, trying to convince every1 that he was a celebrity. N wheneva he lied, his underwear would get tighter. When he was asked who he was, the guy said "Bill Clinton" Hahaha... n he started twisting n turning on his chair, unable to sit right thanks to his tightened underwear. The hypnotizer asked for his pics n autograph n the guy agreed, which added to the uncomfortableness of the tight underwear. The guy actually said that he did not have sex with Monica (I think thats what he said) Hahaha... Just so funny to see him moving about n fidgeting on his chair. Can't just sit right....
There were other funny stuffs like a few guys were told to imagine themselves as ballerinas which they did dance ballet in a horrifying manner. Hahaha.. 2 girls were told that they were seat belts n wheneva the word safety was said, they would fling themselves to people next to them (as many as possible, right on their lap) to keep them safe. Well, they are safety belts after all. Hahaha... Wat else? Oh ya, they were told to imagine themselves at an MTV dance competition n only that few guys could come down stage to earn extra points to win that competition n get paid as well, if the audience as willing to. The extent that they go to with their dances just to win... My... N another 1 was a guy who was told to imagine he was in elementary school n he brought his pet monkey to school, shouting out "who wants to pet my monkey" wheneva the word BSU is said. After shouting that line, the guy would feel that he's no more an elementary student n that he would feel embarrassed for doing wateva he did... Haha...
The whole show was comedic because the hypnotizer was comedic. COme to think about it, it made me wonder - to trust my eyes or to trust reason. How true is the power of hypnotism? If it is genuine, how much of power that it exerts? Although i saw hypnotism with my own bare eyes, i could still hardly convince myself that everything was true... Empiricism (experience/senses) vs rationalism (reason/facts)? What do you think?
It was interesting to watch. I was afraid that I could be hypnotized below stage that I had to keep myself aware n awake all the time. The hypnotizer started out by recruiting volunteers upstage - about 12-15 students went up n sat on the chairs arranged in a semicircular form. Then there was this blinking white light in the middle facing the volunteers. The hypnotizer started talking, telling the students to imagine themselves in a relaxing and comfortable situation. Let their guards down. Relaxed was the key word. Slowly (about 5 minutes), one by one, the students starting dozing off. Some were limp-ish that they couldn't even sit straight. It was obvious that 1 or 2 were still quite consious, not entirely allowing themselves to be hypnotized. The hypnotizer 'woke' the un-hypnotized and went down stage to recruit those who were hypnotized unknowingly down stage. It was funny and amazing that there were quite a number of people who were hypnotized down stage even without the blinking lights n proper atmosphere. There was this guy near to us and he was hell hypnotized cos he was doing wateva the people on stage were doing. The hypnotizer had them clasp their hands together n hold them tight, as if the hands were glued n there was no way to separate them. N this guy did exactly as what he was told...
The hypnotizer did a number of things. He just had to count 1,2,3 n pat them n they'd be snoring like pigs. Immediate dozing.... I was extremely awed! He told the hypnotized students to imagine that they were in a cold place n they were all shivering like mad. He told them to imagine themselves sunbathing which of cos they did. They even imagined an ice-cream at hand. One was licking his hands cos of the imaginary melting ice-cream. They were asked the flavors of the ice-cream n 1 guy said "beer"!!! hahahaha... They did many things. E.g. imagine the crowd naked, imagine themselves naked (1 guy din bother about the fact that he was naked on stage n just sat on his chair with the 'don care' look while others tried their best to hide). They imagined they had pet birds - 1 girl had a pet turkey hahahaha... n the hypnotizer made them imagine that the pet bird was crawling into their clothes n it was uncomfortable that they had to try everyway to remove the 'pet'. Some girls were on the verge of taking off their clothes already.
Extra funny scenes.
1 girl was hypnotized n was told that she will not know the existence of the number '7'. So, wheneva she counts, number 7 will never appear in her head. So, she was tested, counting her fingers n she did skip 7, going from 6 to 8. She ended up having 11 fingers. That was hillarious! Even after she was seated, she kept looking at her fingers n toes, counting again n again, not understanding y she had 11 fingers n toes. At 1 point she hid 1 of her fingers n managed to have 10 fingers. Hahahha...
1 guy was told that he would realize himself wearing his shirt inside out wheneva the word 'car key' was said. Wheneva the hypnotizer mentioned car keys, the guy would look awkward n rather embarrassed n he would ultimately change his shirt inside out, doesn't matter whether the shirt was inside out in the 1st place. He did it repeatedly thanks for the hypnotizer. Hahaha...
1 girl was told that she will not remember her name but she will remember the names of everyone else that she knows. When the hypnotizer asked her name, she looked completely blur n had no idea what her name was. When asked wat was 1 of her friend's names, she said right away but not her own name though. Funny expression...
1 guy was told that he was a big fat liar, trying to convince every1 that he was a celebrity. N wheneva he lied, his underwear would get tighter. When he was asked who he was, the guy said "Bill Clinton" Hahaha... n he started twisting n turning on his chair, unable to sit right thanks to his tightened underwear. The hypnotizer asked for his pics n autograph n the guy agreed, which added to the uncomfortableness of the tight underwear. The guy actually said that he did not have sex with Monica (I think thats what he said) Hahaha... Just so funny to see him moving about n fidgeting on his chair. Can't just sit right....
There were other funny stuffs like a few guys were told to imagine themselves as ballerinas which they did dance ballet in a horrifying manner. Hahaha.. 2 girls were told that they were seat belts n wheneva the word safety was said, they would fling themselves to people next to them (as many as possible, right on their lap) to keep them safe. Well, they are safety belts after all. Hahaha... Wat else? Oh ya, they were told to imagine themselves at an MTV dance competition n only that few guys could come down stage to earn extra points to win that competition n get paid as well, if the audience as willing to. The extent that they go to with their dances just to win... My... N another 1 was a guy who was told to imagine he was in elementary school n he brought his pet monkey to school, shouting out "who wants to pet my monkey" wheneva the word BSU is said. After shouting that line, the guy would feel that he's no more an elementary student n that he would feel embarrassed for doing wateva he did... Haha...
The whole show was comedic because the hypnotizer was comedic. COme to think about it, it made me wonder - to trust my eyes or to trust reason. How true is the power of hypnotism? If it is genuine, how much of power that it exerts? Although i saw hypnotism with my own bare eyes, i could still hardly convince myself that everything was true... Empiricism (experience/senses) vs rationalism (reason/facts)? What do you think?
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