Round 1 @ my dream organisation

Bloomberg; a leading global company based in New York; US, provides financial data, news and analytics to most major organisations the world over.

(Bloomberg was the world's largest financial news and data company in terms of market share until April 2008 when Thomson Financial merged with Reuters to form Thomson Reuters with 34%; making Bloomberg a very close second with 33% of market share.)

It also patented the Bloomberg Terminal that is used by most major corporations in the financial world for up-to-date financial information.


Bloomberg; Singapore Office

The Bloomberg Culture:
Our business is information. Our aim is excellence, and to achieve it we've developed a culture that enables everyone to perform at their best.
Our attitudes are as open as the spaces we work in. We encourage learning, inclusiveness and interaction. No one hesitates to ask a question, put forward an idea or do more than they've been asked to do. Bloomberg's offices buzz with enthusiasm and creative energy.

I believe I have what it takes to provide a good fit with Bloomberg. I hope to make an impact with my presentation and communication skills at the Recruitment Event come 5th of May.

Wish me luck!

Of papers, a book and the goggle box

My Media Portfolio:
Besides the magazine interview with 8-Days and a couple of newspaper interviews with The Straits Times and The New Paper, I also did a studio interview with 'Good Morning, Singapore'; speaking Mandarin on national TV was truly an experience for me, since, I have always been more conversant in English.

Apart from the interviews I had done with the Media, I have also had my write-up featured in a coffee-table tome- Celebrating Libraries by the National Library Board.

I guess my foray into the Media, can be summed up in the following points.
Firstly, I am my university's student ambassador, hence, time and again I have been chosen by them to be featured in the Media. Secondly, it is a public relations excercise by the university to feature deserving students, so as to promote the university. Thirdly, my expressing myself through writing has brought me places- writer for "YouthInk"; the Straits Times and the Celebrating Libraries tome.

More importantly, through interactions with the Media, I have learnt the art of composing my thoughts and expressing myself in as crisp a manner as possible. And hopefully what I say can inspire people; especially students, to make the most of their life and achieve to the best of their abilities.

My take:
I guess with great exposure comes great responsibility. Enjoying visibility through the Media has made me adopt a higher sense of self-monitoring (Psychological term) which, essentially means that I am now more aware of my surroundings and that my deeds and words will be more closely watched, perhaps?

Truth be told, I am still the same ol' me.

Editor's Note: If anyone thinks I am well-spoken (Karen of TNP does), I'd rightly tell them that I express myself better in writing.

*Photoshop is one of God's greatest gifts to man. But change what you like, inner beauty far supercedes what man can do with his mouse.*

A parody worth considering...

Watch this in conjunction with the previous clip.



"Thank God our perception of real life is distorted."-Dove Parody

The media is powerful and its influences have far reaching consequences. It shapes norms, perceptions and how we live our lives.

Remember, take everything with a pinch of salt; nothing is what it seems. The lesson we can all take away from both the clips is NOT to believe what you want to believe, BUT rather, we are to look beneath the veneer of things; dig dipper in order to have a better understanding.

Never look at things at its most superficial level; its surface. Always have an analytical mind to go beyond even the most mundane of things, and you will never fail to be amazed at the immense possibilities.

I was shown this in Psychology class.



"No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted."- Dove

Miracle Baby

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This is about a survivor; a fighter who has against all odds survived a brutal attack that left him badly wounded. Nevertheless, his fighting spirit has kept him alive.

This is Phung Thien Nahn; the miracle baby. Nhan needs all the support he can get in terms of rehabilitative efforts to nurse him back to health as well as educational needs.

Do visit the blog above and offer your support in one way or another and make a difference in the life of this special baby.

Thank you one and all.

Updates.

At this time of the year where exams are around the corner...

Mr Consultant
I am Mr. Consultant; the 'go to' guy, but I do it pro bono and out of goodwill with no strings attached. My peers are thankful. Indeed, the world will be a happier place if people are less calculative and more helpful. Well, I am doing my bid.

Mr Mugger
I am Mr. Mugger, who happens to be pacing himself well, so as not to suffer a 'burn out'. Actually, I am enjoying what I do because I am reading subjects I have passion for!

Mr Happy
I am Mr. Happy, exams are coming but my morale is exceedingly high, as I am graduating really soon. My exams are scheduled to end on the 4th of June, thereafter, I hope to go for a short gateaway before embarking on my career. Hmm...where will it be? Thailand, Hongkong?....yes, very soon, I will be a banker earning his keep!

an air of nostalgia

What: good ol' hawker fare
Where: Newton Food Centre



BBQ Chicken wings- crisp at the tip and mostly moist and tender to the bite
Oyster Omelet- the generous dollop of large and fresh oysters proved heavenly with mostly egg and minimal serving of starch
Satay- sweet and tender skewered meat with morsels of fatty bits, served with peanut gravy that came with crushed peanuts- giving it a pleasant texture
Chicken rice- winsome combination of fragrant rice and generous portions of succulent breast meat with skin that gave it an almost gelatinous consistency.

My palate was titillated, and henceforth, on cloud 9.

Vintage tapestry

Being a sentimentalist...It's nice to know,

some things never change. From the time I attended kindergarten to now, the Rabbit sweet, prevails!

Youthink; The Straits Times, 7 April

Diversity in education landscape good

THE Government has a great track record of attracting the best foreign institutions to operate here.

So I was a bit puzzled about its decision to welcome Curtin University.

Firstly, Curtin does not feature anywhere near the top in academic ranking tables such as the Times Higher Education Supplement.

Secondly, unlike other foreign institutions here like Insead, a business school, it is not world-renowned.

Then I realised that the decision was not without merit: It will offer diversity to our education landscape.

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the former Minister for Education, once said: ‘There’s something about growing up in diversity that’s very powerful in education.’

If more diversified universities lead to more graduates, that is a good thing.

After all, more education can only lead to the betterment of society.

*The above is an article written by me, and selected for publication by my Youthink editor.