I don’t normally behave like this, you know.

I washed down an egg sandwich with Coke by 7.50am. Then I was munching an apple and sipping coffee at 8.30am. But I still wasn’t satisfied.

My rainy morning justification was rebuked by Jiahui. “Please lah! Indoor airconditioned studio leh. No difference whether it’s hot or wet outside!” *cue slap forehead action*

Whatever.

I sent a SOS message to a colleague, who had bought me breakfast on several occasions. (Messages in the green bubbles are from me.)

She later called to say there was no prata. * cue thunder and lightning effect* Because I was on air and couldn’t answer, she took the initiative to get me two sardine puffs instead. Not my favourite and not a perfect substitute, but thanks much! Heh.

And if you think I had been fed for the day, no way! I had a hearty lunch- rice with hainanese pork chop, at 11.45am.

*flash Bioskin Slimming number*

It must the weather lah!

In the last couple of weeks, I had the opportunity to meet many of the men and women behind this year’s National Day Parade. A few of them gushed, “Trust me, this NDP is going to be the best ever!”

I nodded and smiled politely. But of course. It’s natural to take pride in your own work.

As I left the final Combined Rehearsals on 4th July, I texted BG Tan Chuan-Jin, NDP Exco Chairman.

“Sir, I wasn’t totally convinced when your guys kept telling me the show is good… Now that I’ve watched almost 50% of the show, I sincerely think this WILL be the best NDP ever! WOOHOO!”

Traditionally, Parade and Show were two separate segments. And the Preshow was most predictable- Members of Parliament enter, sing a song, Ministers enter, sing a song, Prime Minister arrives, sing a song, President arrives, sing National Anthem…

This year, all segments morph into one single show. You won’t know what’s happening next- unless you are in the committee or if you’re holding the programme rundown in the media box like me.

The five hosts, led by Gurmit Singh, do something more than their usual, “Make some noise, Singapore!”. Their involvement in the Singapore Story upped the fun and entertainment factors totally.

There’ll be two more NE shows on the coming Saturdays, and a Preview on 1st Aug, before the big bang on National Day. If you don’t have tickets, the Esplanade Waterfront is a prime venue to catch the proceedings. The Merlion Park is an alternative.

NE1: Overview from NDPeeps’s Youtube Channel

The new semester begins next week.

There were a couple of emails highlighting this very important issue.

Change of assignment submission deadlines to one day before the day of the week of the class.

What?! Can it be more ambiguous?

Seriously, if you have people reading your letter three times just to (try and) understand what you’re saying, you’ve failed miserably. I shudder to think what they are teaching in the mandatory “Effective Communication” elective.

距離上一次巡迴已有三年的時間

這次砸下重資
務必讓眾人記得她還是站在樂壇最前線

答案是
所有的投資都是值得的

在全場爆滿的情況下
她在自己的地盤
唱著紅遍亞洲的歌曲

沒有販賣情感
觀眾為她尖叫
不是因為她拿著同樣顏色的身分證
而是這次的演出實實在在超越了上一場

舞台 燈光 服裝 舞蹈
港台地區的高手果然名不虛傳
縱然沒有精心設計的華麗對白
有的卻是她自然輿親民的溝通方式

恭喜孫燕姿演出圓滿成功
也謝謝孫燕姿呈獻那麼精彩的演唱會

圖：UnUsUaL Entertainment 提供