yes, alfreshco has no link to on-air... and I'm talking about some Time incidents of famous open-mike blunders. well, I pick the title for the fun of it...

Bush and Blair had one during last week's G8 summit. "Yo Blair. How are you doin'?"... then Bush went on about how that "shit" shouldn't be allowed... while Blair's mike was still on.

In 1984, at the height of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan, while testing his microphone, joked on, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you we have signed legislation today that would outlaw Russia forever," and "We begin bombing in five minutes."

In 2004, Spanish socialist Jose Bono called Tony Blair an "imbecile" and "a complete dickhead".

Canadian PM Jean Chretien annoyed the Americans in a "tittle-tattle" at a NATO summit in Madrid saying that "In your country and my country, all the American politicians would be in prison because they sell their votes."

At a 2005 summit in Russia, French President Jacques Chirac said, unaware that the mike was still switched on, that "the only thing [Britain has] ever done for European agriculture is mad cow disease... you can't trust people who cook as badly as that. After Finland [Britain is] the country with the worst food."

life's been packed with stuff I need to do... so hectic I can't quite catch a breath and have some fun in bed... my sleep hours have suffered real lots...

I wake up at 6... okay make it 6 30... and when I get home I'm most of the time too wrenched to talk much to anyone... the meagre scatters of energy are barely enough for me to go bathe and iron my clothes and hit the bed...

I went for STB health check with Joyce, just to be disappointed we missed the last hour for blood test and had to come back another day. I met Michelle after the GP tuition for Superman, which I never wanted to watch... but it was at the Cathay Cineplex so I didn't mind... just that there seems to be no phone signals in the hall...

Sunday was ... unusual... Ying Huan brought me to MediaCorps... where we met all the S'pore Idols... and became background dancers for tonight's show... yes I'm gonna miss it... the German model was pretty... and experienced... and well endowed...

The tourism marketing training on Monday wasn't a waste of time as I'd thought... pretty much interesting... and insightful...

I had class at TJ in the morning and had to miss the morning session of the tourism workshop on Tuesday... rushed all the way there after my last period... my group member told me about how scholars when joining the organisation are not experienced with the real life dynamics of business and couldn't quite understand certain "beyond words" matter...

we went for a dinner after that... which had a touch of drama, perversion, lots of fun, and tiredness... Kenny's in Shanghai with his someone now... I wish everyone could sit together... but even so I don't think we would talk to everyone...

I want all the photos we've taken man...

I become a little ... hot... not that I'm not hot... but this hot is of another sense... sometimes I could feel hot at the back of my neck, or on the forehead, or in my tummy, for no good reason... I just feel hot... like in the middle of the night... like after my bath... when I'm at the iron board...

I wonder if it's because I'm overworked...

suddenly I remember this STB psychometric test... it kept asking questions like, do I feel hot bla bla bla for no reason... luckily this thing only happens to me now... or else my profile might be affected hahaha...

things would ease off after this week... that's for sure...

oh no... my tummy is aching for no good reason now...

anyway, class was good today... 07/05 was attentive and responsive... not too bad... they offered some good points on whether life for young people in S'pore is better now than in the past...

I'm going for a dinner with an SMU group later... and tomorrow's gonna be for tuition... oh freak...

yesterday was so bad I felt as if I had used up all my luck and blessings the day before, when I had no choice but posted such a long entry about how estatic it was.

I was late for school again... luckily the class only started at like 11... (I didn't know that by the way)...

when I came to the office to register (the lady wasn't around when I came down on my first day so I figured I could just let her know the day after)... only to find out that the MOE website is sort of unupdated... I couldn't be logged on to the system... despite the fact that they have already sent me a confirmation letter that I'm accepted as a relief teacher...

I curse the day when I saw the letter and didn't even bother to keep it... or even read it... I curse the guy who didn't do what he should have just as much...

and I was told I could take a cab back home to look for the letter, which I know very well is missing, and then return to school to settle everything...

I mean, I would have followed just that, though I knew chances of it being found are slimmer than my waistline... I would have, if only I hadn't have that psychometric test at 2pm...

and my class ended at like 12 45... I had to rush to Orchard straight away, without lunch... meeting Jing first... then walked to the place... I didn't know the exact location hahaha...

it's not funny... the test had like 750 questions... easy MCQs of True or False but after some time it got on my nerves... questions like, do you hear voices or see things people around you don't, kept popping out... I was the slowest among the 3 of us taking the test...

that's why Jing had to leave first, though she wanted to wait for me... I wanted her to, too... but she seemed busy... I forgot she gotta buy some diving gear of some sort...

then I dragged myself home... dejected... excruciated... famished... disappointed...

I don't know what to do about the flat for rent... I really don't... I want some place nearer to SMU... but I guess Eddie wouldn't move...

I was super late this morning as well... I couldn't believe it...

I think the day saver is that I'm shopping for my shoes after school with She Weay...

Hope Jing is having a good time in the water...

I realize I so love Oasis songs... and yesterday was simply beyond wonderful... I decide to pick Wonderwall as the title for this post... despite the pretty sad lyrics and the apparent weak link between wonderwall and wonderful... lol...

I had my first relief class with 0705. though I already woke up so damn early, I was still slightly late hahaha... was afraid on the way to school that Mr Tong would catch me again, the way he used to when I was late as a student... that would be funny, as I'm not in the green uniform anymore... anyway, Sammy was in class... and they all seemed pretty much obedient (what a word to describe independence-seeking 18-year-olds)...

well I then realize mass media truly isn't my forte... the class broke up into separate discussion groups for their revision work... there was this group on mass media that asked what issues could be related to the topic... I was, erm, stunned... "Well, you're supposed to discuss and come up with ideas yourselves. But here might be some suggestions; like you could consider the technology of mass media, and perhaps how "mass" is mass." I didn't further tell them that TV infiltration rate in the world is still low in many parts. When I talked to Ms Kwan about this, she mentioned censorship. why didn't I think of it? and I also forgot the morality of mass media, if we could depend on it to convey the truth.

other than that, the class went pretty well... the groups on gender and discrimination and population are progressing good... I should have brought the camera with me to class and snapped some photos of them... man... now I have nothing of my first teaching experience...

after hanging around talking to Denise and a few more people, I had to rush off to JTC for the Firefly scholarship ceremony... most other scholars were there since 9... and I only reached at like 11... there were familiar officials who I couldn't remember where I'd exactly seen them, though of course it must be during the course of the scholarship selection...

Jing Ting came just on time... I passed her the camera with the hope that she could help take some good shots of me and the performances... but the damn thing ran out of battery just after a few clicks... oh my... luckily I already had some taken with a few people before the ceremony started...

the speeches were not very exciting, as usual... but the VIP guests were friendly... Ms Quek even remembered I like dancing... I told her during the last interview... the performances went smoothly... though I didn't feel comfortable with the hand posture for the first song... and I felt like a clown raising plate cards for the percussion.... oh my... underappreciated clowns...

I met new people... Lousiana, the other foreigner in the group... she was from Crescent and friend of Lan Anh... she couldn't hide her shock when I told her I'm Anh's cousin hahaha... and I was so surprised when she told me she's going to SMU... lovely girl... and she could really start and carry a conversation... I hope... hahaha... Daniel, another STB scholar in charge besides Karen... the man looks pretty much reliable... Sheryl, the spelling is funked a bit here, who called Xin Yi, or Jing Yi, or whatever that is, Anh Tuan just because she sat at my place and Sheryl presumed that anyone who sat there must be Anh Tuan... hahaha... Terence looked so cute, many people think so... and he helped me put on the tie... a nice black one...

the salsa group... you guys exceed my expectations... I didn't tell many people about this, but yeah, before coming to my first dance practice I was so weary over whether I could find my mix over there... as I'm the only one from TJ, as it is... hahaha perhaps I should've talked to Joyce earlier and been told not to think much... luckily my unique name attracted quite some memory there... and perhaps my charm shone hahaha... and yeah, most of you were friendly enough for me to start the lines of what's your name and all... thank you so so much...

I wish we could all get close together... especially the few of you I most hang around with... but yeah, everyone's leaving soon... I don't think we could have much more after this... at least not until you come back to serve the bond... I'll live with that

after the ceremony people were all taking photos, though the adults preferred snacking away hahaha... the reception was good I think... but Jing Ting didn't like su shi... how weird... I had to rant to her about how much I wanted to take photos with Ms Elegant... and she said, don't let slip of the chance... but I didn't say bye before we left the place...

Jing Ting and me moved to Bugis for shopping and dinner... we were all along the way with Gina's family hahaha... I really splurged today man... on a nice pair of pants, in my opinion, a nice-feeling plain white shirt, brought specially for Convocation, and a nice-looking bag... I don't like the word nice cuz it's so abstract... but I'm lazy to word this feeling hahaha...

Jocelyn joined us for dinner at V8... they were both surprised that I was treating... anyway, the lamb chops were a little bit not well done... I had some hard time piecing them out... but the carrots were so ecstatic...

we asked the waitor to help us take a photo of 3... then he made this loud exclamanation as I put my arms around the 2 of them... saying something like, "wa so good..." that turned heads from several tables... that was really funny and embarrassing...

I was really exhausted upon reaching home... wrenched of all energy... I only managed to bathe, calculate how much I should transfer to Ying Herng's account (it's $289) and how much I have spent (nearing $500) this week... I'm so broke...

and this morning, I refused to listen to the command of my phone alarm... kept snoozing it till it was too late to even bathe before heading to TJ... I had no choice but to wear some perfume... hahaha... this is disgusting...

but I had a really good sleep, undisturbed, and alone... I hardly dare sleep alone hahaha...

Ms Norsheha just "warned" me about 3505... the class seems scary hahaha, they could even ignore Ms Tan in class... I'm only gonna see them for a double period tutorial... fortunately...

I'm gonna be off at 12 30... to Orchard for the psychometric test... oh well... it's gonna be 3 hours long... and if I fail, I'm gonna be a firefly for only 1 day... hahaha... after that I'm supposed to go to Abel's for tuition... but I haven't solved his maths questions...