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Thursday, September 30, 2010


Should all Managers wear Prada?


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This question is actually posted by my MNO prof as this week's tut assignment. We are required to take a stand on either "YES" or "NO" and argue our points in 300 words. I find this question rather interesting, so I thought of sharing it with u guys. =)

No, not all managers should wear Prada. The "wear Prada" style of management refers to the dictatorial, driven and dismissive attitude practiced by Anna Wintour, the chief editor of fashion magazine Vogue.

Firstly, the success of Anna Wintour with her "wear Prada" style of management may be due to the fact that fashion magazine is a woman-dominated industry, and that women are more accepting of a dismissive female boss. Also, the "wear Prada" style can be considered reasonable given the tight dateline of fashion magazine. As the manager, she therefore has to be demanding and critical so that the magazine can be published on time. However, this style of management may not be applicable to other industries (eg: Chemical industries, Medical industries) which requires great patience and accuracy.

Secondly, the "wear Prada" style of management may discourage feedbacks from employees. Afraid to be reprimanded, many would not be willing to voice out his or her opinion on certain issues. With little or no feedbacks, the management of the company would not improve.

Thirdly, while demanding and treating employees badly, one may get immediate results. But they're short-lived. In the long run, there may be decrease employees’ satisfaction towards work, thereby increase the company's turnover rate. When turnover rate increases, more resources will be used for recruiting and training new employees. Ultimately, employees would have lower loyalty and sense of belonging to the company. This is because they would feel that they are not appreciated for the work they have done.

In conclusion, the “wear Prada” style of management should not be encouraged as it defeats the purpose of promoting work-life balance in workplace today. To achieve optimal and sustainable productivity, employees should be motivated, not forced to work harder.


~ { 11:48 PM }
reflections of you and me;



Financial Literacy Talk in Schools


You can't imagine how I spent my whole of yesterday. I woke up early in the morning to prepare myself for the financial talk. I had put in lots of effort in liaising with the school as well as NIE to have the session. And given that NIE ppl would be coming down to oversee the session, I couldn't afford mess up anything. We have 5 members in our project group. And guess wat? 2 had mid-term tests on that day and another kanna HFMD. So our group literally left with only 2 man-power; we were required to handle 60 kids during the talk + conduct interviews with students, teachers and NIE ppl + Video-take the whole session. The day was not over for me yet. I had to rush down for my tuition lesson and only managed to got home at 9 plus. Then, I had to rush my MNO tut assign which is to be handled up this morning. Seriously, I dun even have time for lunch & dinner tat day.

However, I must say I enjoyed the session a lot. They are really adorable kids! One added me on facebook, one said that I look like pri sch student with genius brain and tats y I got into NUS, one said that I confirm have a boyfriend... wahaha.. The more funny thing is what they wrote on their goal setting worksheets, "Go Netherland (x6) = $36,000", "Buy SHINEE album", "Always buy the cheapest thing", "Use my pen till the last drop of ink"... =))

Today has been a tiring day for me too... perhaps I didn't really get enough sleep. Yet, my HR project group is scheduled to interview one of our prof HT in the afternoon. The expected 30 minutes interview turned out to be more than 1 hr. However, I feel that the session with prof HT rather insightful and inspiring as he generously shared with us his personal experiences in the working industries. Compared to those profs who just teach for the sake of salary, I believe students can really learnt more from those who are really motivated to nurture the young. =)

~ { 11:06 PM }
reflections of you and me;


Monday, September 27, 2010


1st dress ever~











I had 2 parties crashed today. One was the Chijmes Single Party invited by Omy and the other one was si jie's 21st. I didn't realised that the latter was on sunday instead of saturday. In the end, I gave up my "single guys" and "$150 goodie bag" and went for si jie's 21st instead... wahaha.. Happy Birthday Si jie!!! The small door gift is so cute! And I finally get to wear the white dress I bought from Korea!!! =)
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I was really busy recently although it was recess week. Got buried by projects througout the whole week, felt that I was even more busy this week than other school week. And I know my coming week were'nt be much better. 2 Interviews, 1 presentation talk in pri sch, 2 tutorials hw due.
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I wasn't in a good mood after I got home tonight, mainly due to some issues I didn't wish to pursue further. Interaction with clever ppl gets so complicated sometimes, I rather make friends with someone more innocent. And I'm glad that many of my friends aren't the backstabbing-type. =)

~ { 12:44 AM }
reflections of you and me;


Thursday, September 23, 2010


但愿人长久,千里共婵娟~



To those who don't understand the phrase, it means: "May we all be blessed with longevity, Though far apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together." =)

It's been a yearly tradition for me to celebrate Mid-authum festival together with my primary school pals: Pei yi, Rui Ling & Xiao Xin. I had been looking forward to it since a month ago... haha... preparing candles and lantern, making myself free tonight despite my super busy schedule...I really enjoyed myself lol... It's amazing that our friendship lasts for 15 years!!! And I believe it will continue to last forever =)

~ { 12:13 AM }
reflections of you and me;


Thursday, September 16, 2010


Missing Korea~



It's a new semester and some of my fellow schoolmates are missing. 3 of them went to Seoul for exchange programme. My heart itches whenever I saw the photos they have uploaded on facebook! It's like "whoa, I've been here before", "How I wish I'm there"... making me wanting to fly over right away.

The July trip to Korea was really special to me. I felt more like being in a foreign country when I was in KL than in Korea. Reason being that I've actually "lived" in their world for more than 10 years, knowing their culture inside out, tried their food, spoke their language long before I first visited the country. So it's more of a "returning to hometown" kind of feeling. =)

The above picture was taken in Seoul Namsan Tower, and this place is an outdoor observatory area right on top of the hill. It is one of the favourite dating spots for Korean couples, even the Korean variety show "We got Married" Sinae and Alex's love story were shot there. The entire fence were filled with millions of "locks". Couples write their wishes on each of the 2 locks, then lock them onto the fence, and throw the key down the hill. With that, their love will be like the lock, last forever~ So sweet! And wats more, the benches are specially made such that the 2 sides of the benches bents towards each other to form a "V" shape, they are indeed the "couple seat". =)

Oh gosh, I miss the country so so so much!!! Gotta go back again some day! =)

~ { 11:06 PM }
reflections of you and me;


Friday, September 10, 2010


Planning for the big day ; I'm turning 21 very soon!



I've just did a banner for my upcoming birthday party this afternoon. I've had a hard time finding something "retro" and also relate to the party venue, ktv. And yes! I've found it! It's not that the theme of the party is "retro", I jus think it looks cool for a banner. =)

Some statistics:
1 whole level of KTV booked
40 friends invited
31 guests in total will be attending (tat means 9 not free)
500 bucks spent
40% discounted (yep, thanks to bryan's Tipit vouchers!)

Although it burns a really big hole in my pocket, well... it's once a life time u know? There is no more "21" birthday for me anymore after this. And I'm really glad to have so many ppl celebrating a birthday with me (To think that I've spend my past 2 birthdays alone at home..). Come to think of that, I'm really blessed to have so many good friends... not just friends, GOOD friends that are willing to spend a night for me. =) Thanks to all who are attending... touched! =)

~ { 7:55 PM }
reflections of you and me;


Wednesday, September 08, 2010


Happy Birthday Jaz! =)


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Attended Jaz's birthday party last saturday. Must say the games were fun and I've enjoyed myself very much, thanks for the invitation. And recently, it's my turn to organise a party, planning in progress. =)
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It's alreadi week 5. I'm kinna worried becoz none of my 5 projects are starting yet... some haven't even got a topic to work on.... Stress!!!

~ { 3:31 PM }
reflections of you and me;