Should I?

The Phantom of the Opera will be here until May20.
I've just checked the ticket and I will still get one for May 20 if I want to..
but that means I will need to spend another S$147....
well.. Phantom is worth for $147 of course..
but I don't have much money left for this half of the year.. I'm a bit over spent.. for no reason.. hahaha

hmm.. maybe I'll make up my mind after I see the first show this Sunday...

Open my heart?

Ever since I left him 2 years ago, I lost my soul.
I still cannot stop blaming myself for making the stupist decision ever in my life.
I also don't know how I can manage to survive for 2 years without my soul.

My friends told me to open my heart for other relationships.
I wish I could.
But how can I open a heart that is already broken, that is already dead?

How long can I survive without my soul and heart?
I don't know, I don't want to guess.
I'm just trying my best.

Ms. Potter

watched Ms Potter just now..
didn't expect to cry that much..
but I did cry almost half of the lenght of the movie..

Phantom phantom I'm coming!!!

Today is the first day of the exam period, and now is 12:20pm.
And I'm done with my exam already!!! huahahuhahuhahaaa

However, the only thing that makes me so excited today and recently is.....
I'm going to see the Phantom of the Opera AGAIN this Sunday!!!!
I can't wait for that anymore!!! OMG!!!!

Yes.. I had seen the Phantom before.. it was 15 years ago... when I was so young...hahahaa..
I was still in secondary school at that time.. knew nothing about opera..
and I went to see the opera all by myself!! hahahahaa
crazy...

and this time, of course, I'm going there alone again!!
poor me??
not really...
I don't really mind...
this is something between me and the Phantom of the Opera only..
u really don't need anyone to go with you for this great thing....
this is just going into another fantasy...
OMG.. i'm so lack of words...
and I'm so excited and I really hope I can go and see it tonight!!!

It seems that I came to Singapore all the way just for the Phantom of the Opera now.. hahahaa
my exchange experience is enlightened by this Saturday!!
that would surely be my most happiest day this year! and these years!!!

I still remember I cried when I was watching the show 15 years ago..
and I'm quite sure I will cry this Saturday.. hahahahaaa...
nevermind.. no one knows me here... hahahaa...

oh.. i wish i have more spare money to watch a few more times before they leave for Australia..
(my sister will be able to see them for the 1st time later this year!! she is also very excited now! haha)

by the way..
I'll start my summer school early May, and finish by around early June I think.. not sure though.. hahaha
then I will have 2 months break before the next semester starts... which i really didn't plan for that before I came here..
so... what to do????
I can't go back to HK this time.. coz my mom will force me to find "summer job" which she never realize it is impossible to find job within 2-mths and it will be just a waste of time..
so I guess I will stay here..
then... what am I going to do everyday??
travel around??
I don't have enough money to travel to Indonesia / Thailand though... *sigh..
I guess I will spend most of the time walk around Singapore... not only to the "tourist attractions"
but also the inner side.. wanna take some photos...
it will need quite a bit of time since the weather is not always good here... need to have some luck...

other than that... I still have some personal things to do..

we will see...

anyway... put everything behind first, Phantom of the Opera is the only thing now!! hahahaha

A Visit to McDonald's Today

Today after my personal finance test, I went to Ang Mo Kio for something.
I suddently wanted to have McDonald's as my lunch so I went to the one just outside Ang Mo Kio Hub (a shopping mall).
This is of course not the first time I visit the McDonald's in Singapore, but this time was quite special..
I think this branch is quite special...
Here's something I noticed:

Straws and sauces
We are all very used to get the straws right next to the cashier but this McDonald's doesn't provide straws right there.
Plus, the staff won't give you Ketchup with your food.
Instead they will point you to a little station quite near to the cashiers where u can get the straws, napkin, tomato sauce and chili sauce at one place, but all customers have to use that single place though..
Besides, you don't get small packages of ketchup and chili sauce.
Instead, you need to pump the sauce on small little plastic saucers provided.
so the flow will be..
you get your food from counter -> take your tray to the sauce station -> put down your tray -> pump the sauce u need and get straws and napkins -> get seated and enjoy.
dunno why they wanna do that.. to stuck all people into that tiny little station
and the station is located right in the middle between the main entrance and the counters which make the places so crowded.
also.. the station is too small that only one person can use at a time, people need to queue.. (so u need to queue TWICE before u can eat)

A special auntie staff
I got scold by this very special staff..
I dunno why people always like to scold me for no reason... hahaha..
What happened was.. after I got my food, I went to the station to try to get ketchup.
There was already another lady there getting her stuff. She put her tray on the table of the station which left me with not enough space for the whole tray, but I can still put down my tray.. so I put down, with part of the tray "not on the table"
The lady left.
I was picking up the plastic saucers when this special auntie came.
She said something very fast to me in Mandarin as I was picking up the saucers..
I freezed myself because it usually takes me a second to digest Mandarin..
I looked at her, she looks very angry.. and she was holding a napkin..
so I was guessing "am I suppose to use the napkin??"
well...
of course not..
she was actually scolding me for making the station so dirty...
well...
first... the station is not SO dirty.. there was only one drop of ketchup right below the pump..
second... I didn't even start pumping..........
the thing is... there was suppose a tray to hold those drip over sauce.. but she was washing it and when she came back she saw the "drop"
so she scold me...
actually I didn't respond her.. coz I dunno how to respond.. hahaha...
but then she suddently yell at me again!
remember part of my tray was not on the table??
she angrily put it back on the table and blame me and say "what if somebody hit it by accident...."
anyway... I took my stuff and quickly ran away.. hahaha

Use of wireless technology
Since I found this sauce station quite interesting.. I took a sit that can see the flow of customer and see how things go..
and I found another special thing from this McDonald's
Whenever there are 3 people in the queue at the counter, a staff will pop out and get the order from the 3rd customer using a wireless PDA
then the customer will get a ticket/receipt, when he/she reaches the counter, he/she shows the staff there with the ticket and pay and get their food.
hmm.. first I thought they do it to increase their efficiency.. but how??
I noticed that when the staff at the counter got the ticket, they check with the system to see what the customer ordered and then get the food.
it was quite different than what I thought the technology would be used...
I thought that the person who order wirelessly would get the food as soon as they approach the counter.. and this is not the case..
so.. maybe they do it just to keep the customer there?
I mean they make u order the food first and queue.. instead of queue first and order food..
so people is less likely to leave the queue..?
I'm not quite sure about it..

Location of counter
This McDonald's is quite big with lots of seats, but during my lunch, I saw many people entered and left immediately,
some of them even turned around outside the entrance..
Because they can see the queues at the counters even outside the store..
which is.. quite a stupid thing to do..
I can see at least 4 groups of people turned around by just looking outside the store and u could tell from their faces that they were scared by the queue
and actually the queue wasn't quite long.. the thing is the queue at counters + the people at the station... make it looked very crowded!
even worst is... there were so many choices of restaurant just next to it.. so people just leave.

WIFI "necessity"
All McDonald's in Singapore provide free WIFI connections, actually many cafes do so too..
One of my projects this semester was on Starbucks (always Starbucks! ).
One interesting finding was that customer think WIFI is good, but what they also want is power ports for their laptops!!
(yeah true!!! with that, people can stay in a cafe/McDonald's for the whole day with just a few bucks!)
The girl sitting next to me this afternoon was using her laptop all the way during my lunch..
I had a few look to her laptop and she was just watching videos from youtube..
so this question quickly came to my mind "how come she doesn't need to care about the battery?" at least she didn't look like she worries..
so I looked at her laptop again....
interestingly... I found that her laptop was actually plugged into a power port on the wall..
hmm... I wonder do all McDonald's here have power ports??
If so, next time I'll have group meetings there!!
last time I had a group meeting at Burger King and we had to finish it within an hour just because of the battery problem!!

Changing definition!!
Almost forget this one!
When I purchased my value meal.. I saw the menu up there saying "all meals come with Medium fries and SMALL drink"
The word "SMALL" is manually changed.. just a piece of paper sticked onto the billboard...
and what I got was the same size as usual...
so the previous Medium size now became Small...........
is it happening in other countries as well??


By the way..
I had a McSpicy value meal and the taste was fantastic.. (maybe it's because I haven't had Mac for so long.. )
The McDonald's at Singapore is quite expensive.. a value meal is around S$5.xx - $6.xx
The Big Breakfast was $4.xx
As I remember, it is more expensive than those in HK and AU..
oh... and they have one interesting burger here called "double filet-o-fish" with TWO fish filet!!
hmm.. but I don't really want that... hahhaa
but the locals seems quite happy with the idea!

My first semester at NUS

Semester is going to end soon, here's my experience so far:

Modules
1. Promotional Management
Super great course! I am in love with it again!
Yes, I took Advertising at ANU during summer school before.
I did similar things before.. I did campaign before..
and the campaign I did at ANU, due to the time limited in summer school, had to be done in just 3 weeks, super stressed super fun.
and the campaign I did at ANU, my only partner (we had to do in pairs).. quitted the course half way... so I did it by myself.. hahaa..
But I don't really mind taking this course again (even before I knew how great the lecturer is!)
coz I really love this subject.
Back to the module I take this time..
the lecturer, Dr. Jorg Dietzel, is a super great lecturer in this area.
He has very long experience in advertising field.. and the main point is.. he's still in touch with the field.. which is very important.
The theories he taught was simple yet different to what I've learnt before.
and I agree that there should not be too much theories in this ccourse.. coz too much theories --> too much boundaries.
Every Monday 3-6pm is my most favourite time throughout this semester! The only time that I enjoyed.

There was a 40% assigment in this course, which we have to work on an advertising campaign with a real client.
This idea is not a new idea to me as the courses in ANU always to that.
But I think the idea of "each group working with and representing a real advertising agency" is quite interesting.
That was a great idea to let students learn instead of "pure talk" (well.. is it the right english to use? coz it's a translation from Cantonese)

For my group.. we had been time struggling whether to choose large international advertising agency to work with or local smaller scale ones..
we all think that working with large agency will gain us reputation BUT they may not even spend time on helping us..
so we finally chose a local well-known ad agency.. Mandate
and I do think that we have made the right choice.
Although we've only had 2 meetings with Mandate throughout the process, but both were very helpful and the Creative Director was really kind to us!!

The whole project was a great experience and I'm still very excited about it!
I am seriously considering choosing this field as my career right now..
but the question is.. Do I have the talent??

2. Consumer Behaviour
This is another interesting modules that I took this semester. Although I didn't choose it coz it is a core subject that I had to take..
The lecturer, Dr. Catherine Yeung, is also a good lecturer, and she's from HK.
I'm really proud of it.. coz everyone knows she's from HK and I'm from HK.. hahaha
and she's so young and I really wanna know how she can achieve all these within such a short period of time!
I like this subject coz I'm always interested in how people behave..
The problem was.. I understand the theories.. but as usual, I hate to memorize all those technical names.. as I don't really think that's necessary..
so.. my 2 tests were not very good.. hahaa.. one of them are over average.. but another one was below average..
but I know that I learnt alot.
and I can tell it when I do my group project.

3. Personal Finance
I still cannot recall why the hell I'd the guts to take this module.. as I'm always an idiot on finance.
I'm good at Maths, I did Additional Maths and Pure Maths before..
But.. I could never do finance!! and I'm also quite bad at Accounting..
I think I take it becoz I wanted to learn??
and turned out that it was quite difficult for me.. as usual.. hahaha
I didn't even know how to use a financial calculator before! hahaha
But of course again I learnt quite alot from this course.. on stock market, housing, importance of planning for retirement...etc
I failed the first test but lucky the percentage is not very high
This is the first time I failed something during my universits y studies..
The 2nd test is coming next week.. good luck to me.
By the way. I really have to thank all the groupmates I had in this modules, coz I think the group projects saved my life.. hehehe

4. Asia Pacific Business and Society
I really dunno what I should say about this modules... coz I dunno what I've learnt.. hahaha
most of the things in this course had been covered in some other courses I took in ANU..
but this time it is more brief..
for example, when we talk about business model in Japan, at ANU, we spent half of the semester to discuss all the details..
here.. we only had 1 lecture --> 2 hrs..
what should I say??

5. Asian Market and Marketing Management
*sign
I really... hate this modules..
if u look at the name of the course, u expect a lot..
But... turn out that.. it's nothing about AISA!!
because.. our dear lecturer... only knows things happened in Canada coz she lived there before
although she is from Mainland China, her views on China was very outdated.
And I really wonder why NUS can let someone who has only been researching all the time teach "marketing" modules??
Marketing is all about experience.......
I don't really want to talk about this anymore...

Lecturers
Generally lecturers at NUS are not as good as those at ANU..
The super great lecturer Dr Dietzel, is actually a part time one..
When I did the online course evaluation, I can't even vote him for the best lecturer!! so I decided to vote for no one!
I also heard comments from other students that generally lecturers at NUS (especially in Business School)
are quite lack of real experience.
So what u usually heard in class will be "A recent research shows..." (the recent research refers to the research done several yr ago)
Other thing is...
lecturers here are not as friendly as ANU.. the power distance is quite high..
whereas lecturers and even staff at ANU.. they are more likely to treat students as their "customers" or friends
interestingly..
yesterday during the last lecture of consumer behavior, the lecturer suddently said that:
"I don't provide free consultation for your other assignments in the future"
she told us not to go for her and ask her comments on other assignments after this course..
so.. i guess what she means is.. "u didn't pay, I won't work for u.."
and I guess this is the first time she treat us as a "customer"

Students
Students here are generally competitive.
It's not becoz they're Singaporean.. It's becoz they have to compete with each other to get higher score.
Whereas in ANU, we get what we get.
What I mean is.. the distribution of marks here for each module is a normal distribution, only a certain percent of people will get A+
but in ANU, if u managed to get more than 80%, u will get High Distinction,
but marks is also adjusted.. but only with the means of other years' results.. (to maintain the level of difficulties of the module)
So students in ANU are not competitive..
which one is better??
I dunno..
People say comptetiton --> improvements..
but if students are competiting within the same class.. they are quite likely to hide their knowledge to each other..
whereas for the students I know in ANU, they are more willing to share what they know in class..
Besides, when we come to Q&A session in presentations..
students are so aggressive here, they just pick anything, even minor point to ask..
they ask for the sake of asking..
At ANU, we asked.. in a more polite way.. and also we shared..
The thing is...
if u don't mind people getting higher marks..
u will be more willing to help
and the overall grade will be improved.
then.. why not?

I learnt all these when I was in secondary school already..
although we had to compete with our classmates..
but somehow we were very close friends.. (for the whole class)
so we helped each other..
and we did very well when we came to the open exam in Secondary 5

April's fool

I really hope this is an April's fool!!
I really hope that I don't need to do the things that I don't like to do and the things that I don't know what it is!!
I hate this!!!
really hate this!!!

how come I can't do those things that I'm skilled???
why???

What will you get if you want to PAY for a Windows Vista?

This is my own experience. Of course I'm not saying that everyone will get this when they buy Windows... but if I had a choice, I would just BT and use it..

by the way... I still haven't got the software yet... coz they have just ACCEPTED me as their customer this afternoon! thank god!
The story began when I bought my new laptop on the 26th of January this year......

This very new laptop I bought is the Fujitsu Tablet Series T4215.
I chose Fujitsu becoz the last one I used was Fujitsu and I have been using it for almost 5 yrs and it NEVER hang for one single time.

I bought a new one only becoz I think this is my last year to use the good deal as a "student" so I betrayed my dearest old laptop, I sold it.

The new laptop comes with the Windows XP, but in the packaging of the laptop,
there is a small promotion card that said "Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Program"
Here.. please do remember it said "Express"

The program was not started when I bought the laptop, on the card, it said it started from "Windows Vista Launch" to 31 March 2007.

And there is no pricing of course...
But I'm quite interested in finding out how much will it cost me to upgrade.. so I decided to check the website on the promotion card.
I was happy to know that the redemption process can be done online!

But at that time (early Feb), I was waiting for my local credit card (I don't want to pay by HKD or AUD), so I didn't apply for it.
so I waited until Feb 13 until I got my credit card from local bank and tried to apply for the upgrade.
But.. the website was no longer working!!
so I emailed them and asked if the program is still running or not.
They actually replied me AN HOUR after I sent my email and asked me to try again the next day...
so I did it the next day, the valentine's day... and it seemed working..

BUT
It turned out that the online system didn't work properly.
After I key in all the details including my CREDIT details...
well...
I thought that maybe problems with the internet connection..
so I tried again..
and this is when the problem started.
There is so-called a COA code on every laptop they sold, somehow the system cannot verify my COA anymore since that moment.
so I emailed and asked what should I do?

well... what happened next?
I think the best way to tell is to just show the emails between me and the Fujitsu support...
so here it is..

From: Annie Tang

Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:28 PM
To: AsiaPac Support
Subject: upgrading to Windows Vista

Hi,

I've purchased a Fujitsu Laptop T4215 recently and noticed that I can get an upgrade to Windows Vista for around S$40 (forgot the exact amount when I browse the page few weeks ago) but I've found that your website is no longer working.. is the upgrade period already expired? (the information card I've got stated that the period ends late March)..
please advise if I can still get an upgrade or not. thanks a lot.

From: AsiaPac Support
To: Annie Tang
Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2007 3:13:36
Subject: RE: upgrading to Windows Vista

Hi Annie,

We are sorry to inform you the currently the Web Site is down and Fujitsu is trying their very best to rectify the link. The last day of the Vista Upgrade registration is on 31^st March 2007. You may wish to try again at a later time or tomorrow again.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Regards
Fujitsu Support Centre.

From: Annie Tang
To: AsiaPac Support
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2007 5:24:40AM
Subject: Re: upgrading to Windows Vista

Hi again..

I've tried the web site again last nite and it looked like working so I tried to submit my request for the upgrade.. it works perfectly until last step.. after I input the details of my credit cards and click enter.. it turns out a page saying something error... and I didn't get any confirmation email of my order..

so I tried again later.. but somehow it said it is not able to validate my COA number.. (which was ok before).. is there still problems with the web site or is there any problem with my laptop? (I bought the laptop from NUS Co-op on 26 Jan 2007 and registered online already)

thanks again.

Annie

They didn't reply this email, and I also found that from the "current order" section on the website, my order was CANCELLED

so I sent another one two days later.

From: Annie Tang
To: MSTUPVISTAASIA@
Sent: Friday, 16 February 2007 2:56:11AM
Subject: ordering of Window Vista

Hi,

I've ordered an upgrade of Windows Vista few days ago and found that the status of my order become "cancelled" today. And I am not able to make another purchase coz it said it can't verify my COA number.....

could you please kindly check for me and advice me what to do?
the order number is : XXXXX
my laptop is T4215, just bought it from National University of Singapore CO-OP on 26 Jan and I've already registered online.

thank you.
regards,
Annie

And this is what I get... which I think is reasonable.

From: Upgrade Redemption Support Center
To: Annie
Sent: Friday, 16 February 2007 3:58:29PM
Subject: FW: ordering of Window Vista

Dear Annie Tang

Thank you for your support in the Upgrade Redemption Program.
We are currently looking into this matter.
Should you have any further enquiries, please contact us again.

Best regards,
Upgrade Redemption Customer Support

so I wait for their reply...

I wait patiently... I waited and waited... and finally.. I forgot about it!!

the email they sent me was on Feb 16 right?

I waited until I forgot about the whole thing and until I suddently recalled it on March 3, which was already 2 weeks after their email..

so I guess.. they might forget about it (just like me)...

and I emailed them and asked again!

From: Annie Tang
To: Upgrade Redemption Support Center
Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2007 12:52:46AM
Subject: Re: ordering of Window Vista

Hi again,
just wanna know if there will be any follow-up to my case??

coz I'm still not able to purchase the Windows Vista from your website and I understand that the redemption program will be ended this month.

thanks
regards,

Annie

Coz I sent this email on Saturday, so I got their reply on the next Monday.

From: Upgrade Redemption Support Center

To: Annie Tang
Sent: Monday, 5 March 2007 3:43:21PM

Subject: Upgrade Redemption Program

Dear Annie,

Thank you for your support in the Upgrade Redemption Program.

We regret to inform you that your order has been cancelled. This is most probably due to your COA number being corrupted. We are looking into this matter. Currently, Microsoft is running validation checks on all COA numbers. Please wait for 3 days before attempting to register online again. You will not be charged a second time. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Should you have any further enquiries, please contact us again.

Best regards,
Upgrade Redemption Customer Support

Ok, although I don't understand why my COA number is corrupted, at least I know I can try that again 3 days later, that's what they said...
so I waited again...
and not surprisingly.. I forgot again!! 3 days is too long to remember something......
It is not until 9 days after they told me to wait that I went to the website and tried again...
but again... not surprisingly... it didn't work..
so guess what? I emailed them again!

From: Annie Tang
To: Upgrade Redemption Support Center
Sent: Wednesday, 14 March 2007 2:21:38PM
Subject: Re: Upgrade Redemption Program

Hi again,


As your advice, I didn't try register again until today.. which is already 9 days after your reply, but I still cannot get through that step.. can you tell me what I should do now?


regards,
Annie

This comes to the most interesting part of the story, if u are still reading..

They NEVER reply me after this. NEVER.

I really don't know what they are thinking?

Am I begging them for a free Windows Vista??

Yes, I'm paying only S$44 for it... but this is what they offer me..

If they don't want my money.. why don't they just BS some reasons and tell me I'm not eligible for the program?

Why did they keep me waiting and do nothing?

And how could a PC company, which "service" is a big part of their business, can treat a customer like that?

I mean, ignoring customer enquiry is..... well...

anyway... I told them exactly what I think... 9 days again after I sent my last email

From: Annie Tang
To: MSTUPVISTAASIA
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2007 8:32:06PM
Subject: Fw: Upgrade Redemption Program

well...

Can someone just tell me, am I NOT ALLOWED to redeem the Window Vista upgrade so that I don't need to keep trying this stupid upgrade system every few days and still got rejected? And no one seems want to reply my enquiry anymore? I've been waiting from you guys for 9 days since my last email!



If u want to tell me I'm rejected by this upgrade scheme, why don't u just give me a reason and shut me up?

hmm.. guess what..
this email was sent on Friday night.. I thought the tone I used was impatient enough to get their attention

and HOPEFULLY I will get a reply on the next Monday (yesterday if u can follow the story.. :P)...

well.. obviously I was wrong!!

there was no reply on Monday. so I sent the SAME email again on Monday nite and cc it to the general customer service.

I checked email at around 2pm this afternoon... NO reply still..

so I sent the SAME email again!!

this time.. I finally got their reply...after I send the "angry email" three times

and I really want to show you WHAT they sent me the reply:

From: V
To: Annie
Sent: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 3:20:36PM
Subject: RE: Upgrade Redemption Program

Annie ,

Sorry to keep you waiting . I've verified your order & confirm that you've successfully submitted one confirm order . You new order confirmation # is xxxxx . You should receive your order pretty soon as order has been pushed to back office for shipment . Thanks!

From: A
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:16 PM
To: V
Cc: 'foryou'
Subject: FW: Upgrade Redemption Program
Importance: High

Hi V,

Could you please look into this call immediately?
Customer is very impatient.

Thank you

Best Regards
A

-----Original Message-----
From: AsiaPac Support
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:07 PM
To: Ms. A; AsiaPac Support
Subject: FW: Upgrade Redemption Program

Please assist. Thanks.

Should you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks and Best regards,

Mr. F
Assistant Manager

From:Annie Tang
(this is my original email)

So what happened to my email was.. it passed from the AM Mr F. --> Ms A --> Ms V
and.. I suddently got my problem solved!! which is very good, right??
ok..
I do appreciate their efficency (only for today)..
but.. is it necessary for me to know all the details on HOW they get this done?
especially when Ms A has a comment on me that "The customer is very impatient"???
are they telling me that, my problem is solved only becoz I'm too trouble??
why don't Ms V simply delete the internal communication before replying their customer???
do they think I will be happy knowing that?

well...
tell you the truth.

I don't feel bad at all after seeing their "comments".
I just learnt three things from this:
first:
Next time if I want their service, I need to sound like "impatient" to get them move!
never be nice to them!
second:
maybe I should consider BT next time, which cost me nothing in terms on money and time!
third:
an EXPRESS program... can takes up to 2 months.. and still hasn't come to the end
(I'm still waiting for the delivery, who knows what will happen?)

The power of music

I've been quite lazy this weekend.
I spent my whole day outside yesterday, and then spent all this morning on my NDSL..
so.. I put myself to the library in the afternoon after lunch..
which... was a mistake!

I thought that I've been to the library on Sundays and stayed until late at night before..
and obviously.. I was wrong.
I arrived there at around 3:45pm only to notice that it is going to be closed at 4:30pm...
well.. anyway.. I can still work for 45mins..

I was wrong again!
coz I could only work for 30mins.
Although I couldn't finish my work, I was taught the power of the music!

Usually there will be announcement at certain time before the library close to remind the readers to pack their things and leave on time.
The libraries at my uni (ANU) and the libraries I worked for (HK Public libraries) make these announcements 30 mins before closing.
But I noticed that.. the readers of both the libraries never leave until the security guards kick them out..

However, the library here... at least the one at business faculty... managed to make all the students "evacuate" only in the last 15 mins!
The difference is, of course, the music they choose and how they use it.

There was no announcement at 4pm.. the announcement only started at 4:15.
Soonly after the formal announcement, the music came!
The music I heard from ANU and HK library were very smooth, soft one that you don't mind to hear it everyday.
but the one I heard today...
is those that you would never want to hear in a library...
It was very passionate, very exciting... I'm sure that trumpet was the main instrument in the piece.
Most importantly.. it was in full volume.. which makes my heart beat faster and faster.
From the moment that the music started, you just know that you won't be able to stay there any longer.

That was exactly what happend.
People packed their stuff ASAP and left the library as if they were evacuating!!
Of course, "people" here include myself.

Although I left the library, I was still able to hear the music even I had already walked away from the building.
The power of the music!!

But.. I know there are some people who really love this piece of music -- the library staff.
Coz I worked in library before.. hahaha
we do love the closing music very very much! sometimes we do hum along with the music!!

I did the sleep-xyzing thing!!!

I did it!!! seriously!!! I did the sleep-xxxing thing!!!
Just the night after I read the news about FDA's warning towards my pill!!!

What I did... was much more serious and dangerious than sleep-driving and sleep-working...
I... I... did... sleep-KILLING!!!

That night.. I took the pill at around mid-night as usual.. then I went to bed.
Then.. it happened.. I dunno what time it was...

I "woke up".. saw him having dinner in my room..
Somehow I realized he had already had more than TEN meals!!!
I was very angry..
so.. just when he was enjoying he next meal.... "BANG"... I killed him!!!

Blood was all over my hand...
I even went outside my room and went to the washroom and washed my hands!!

After I came back to the room..
I was still scared... I wonder why would I kill somebody while he was just trying to eat and survive??
I am a killer!!
It must be the pill that made me kill him!! Must be!!
I'll never kill anyone!! I'm innocent!!














I still feel very bad after killing him --- Mr.Mosquito
although he had all those more than TEN meals from all over my body...
but he was just eating... and trying to survive..
how dare I kill him??