Busy week

Selamat Hari Raya Puasa to all my Muslim friends out there. 1 month of fasting, to some might be easy but it might to be to some, especially when you've to be fasted when the sun is shining. (The sun shines all the time, but depending on which part of the continent you're at.) I went to Siti Nurita's house (my colleague) to celebrate the occasion with them. I thought that it would only last for perhaps 1 or 2 hours and didn't expect to have dinner with them. Luckily no plans for dinner with friends were made. And whoa, I was fed really well, all thanks to the home cooked food by Siti herself. I didn't know that she could cook that well though. Ayam masak merah (a spicy chicken dish), lontong (stuffed rice with curry & vegetables), tahu tempei, sambal prawn, tomato rice and chicken. Watched TV, helped to wash the dishes and more TV before leaving her place at about 11.40pm. And by that time, there were no more buses to Bedok as the last 168 leaves Woodlands at 11.30pm. She stays at Woodlands drive 60 (near Admiralty MRT). Was dead tired when I arrived home.

Was the porter at work on Monday and Tuesday. I wanted to cut my hair on Tuesday as it was long but couldn't make it as I worked 5 hours of overtime on Tuesday and 4.5 hours of overtime on Wednesday. Luckily I'm on half day today and went to get my hair cut, highlighted and dyed. Spent $80 on it but it seems to me that the highlight can't be seen as i did reverse process (that is highlighting and dyeing instead of otherwise).

It's the visit to the Wyeth factory tour tomorrow. If I'm not wrong, we're going to see how milk powder is being made, or something to that extent. Leaving East Short at 2.30pm and the bus will bring us to their factory at Tuas. It'll be my first time there at such a far off location, further than Boon Lay.

Dinner on Saturday night at Hua Yue Yu (at Upper East Coast Road) with my relatives as it's my aunt's birthday. Will be going to Malaysia for the Pineapple and Mushroom farm tour on the 27th, Saturday. Thereafter it'll be November already, 3 months more to Australia. Whoo~~~ I can't wait for it.

By the way, have you heard of the Blog Competition 2007?

Only 20 blogs will make it to the final round. Every week, 7 blogs will be listed and each week only 5 blogs will make it to the final round. There will be 4 weeks of intense voting till all 20 blogs are determined. When all 20 blogs are determined, that's when the fiery competition starts. Before the final round, the person with the most votes by the end of the week for each round will receive $50. As for now, the prize remains as a $300 worth of hamper or $300 worth of cash and a $540 worth of hypnotherapy voucher. It is a hypnotherapy voucher for 3 sessions worth. I am still looking around for sponsors. The stakes may increase, the prizes could multiply. No joke :)

So imagine this, if you're the overall winner in the final round and a winner for the individual round, you get $300 + $540 and $50.

But who will be the winner?

E.M.TAN HYPNOTHERAPY is proud to be a sponsor for Blog Competition 2007. Should you need sponsors for any of your events, do contact either Film Five Management (admin[at]film5.org) or E.M.TAN HYPNOTHERAPY (info[at]emtanhypnotherapy.com) and we'll be glad to work something out.

Still tired, yawning away le. Goodnight everyone.

Letter to ST Forums not published

Starhub contacted me this afternoon. The salesman identified himself. After chatting for a while, he put me on hold to check on something. While he was at that, I used my other phone to call my dad, asking him to call me back so that we could have a conference call. And of course, I kinda regretted doing that. When the both of them were talking (my dad was practically complaining about the Sunday experience), I almost went deaf on my right ear.

About 15 minutes later, I was told that I would be able to get my new phone, a Nokia E65 for the same price as advertised last week at $88, plus a delivery charge of $12.84, this coming Friday evening. That's good news for me that I can get my new phone just in time for the weekend. Oh ya, and I'll be going to the Singapore Zoo with the 88 thread guys this Saturday. It's Hari Raya Puasa.

Here's the email from ST:-

Thank you for writing to us. We do appreciate your making the effort.

We receive up to 70 letters each day. Limited space means we can publish only about a dozen every weekday.
This means having to make often-difficult editorial judgments on which letters to publish.

We regret we are unable to publish your letter.

You may want to contact Ms Jeannie Ong, Head, Corp Comms & Investor Relations, StarHub at corpcomms@starhub.com.


Yours sincerely


Ms Noor Aiza
for Forum Editor
The Straits Times

So yea... The zoo will be my first place to test my phone's WiFi capability. =)

Starhub service not a star afterall - letter to ST Forum

I have been a very loyal Starhub customer since it started operations 7 years ago. Last Thursday, I visited Starhub's Online shop to re-contract my current plan as well as to get a new phone. The price of the phone, the Nokia E65, was $88 with contract. The next day, the sales consultant contacted me with regards to the transaction. I asked if I could collect the phone personally at the Plaza Singapura outlet on Monday as it was near to my office and so that I would not need to pay the delivery charge. He confirmed that I would be able to obtain the Nokia E65 from the above-mentioned outlet.

On Sunday, I went to the Tampines Mall outlet as I was nearby. After queueing for almost 45 minutes and speaking to the staff, I was told that the Starhub shop online and the retail shop wasn't linked as it was 2 different departments. I was also told that the promotion was over and i had to pay $268 for the phone - a $180 difference! I went over to the Plaza Singapura Level 1 outlet, with my wife and son in tow, thinking that I would be able to collect my phone from there as the sales consultant would have contacted the branch with regards to my order. After queueing again for another hour, to my surprise, nothing was known. As I didn't know the name of the caller, I was told to go to the B2 Customer Service center to see if the caller could be traced. After waiting for another 45 minutes to be attended, I was told that nothing could be done and that it was most probably a miscommunication that I wasn't told that I had to do a purchase in the retail outlet and that the promotion would have ended by the time I visited the shop on Monday. My whole Sunday afternoon was spoilt, wasted and I didn't get my phone.

Starhub should seriously consider improving and consolidating their retail and online shops as well as inform customers over the phone if there would be changes in the pricing if the collection is from the retail outlet after the promotional period. Starhub should also specify that online purchases are only to be delieverd to the home only and cannot be collected at the retail outlet. It is also absurb to know that delieveries cannot be sent to the office expect to residential addresses. Waiting time should also be very much reduced, else I forsee myself or other customers jumping over to SingTel or M1. What's the use of having online orders when it cannot be fulfilled at the end of the day?

I hope that Starhub would seriously look into this matter.

Repeal s377A - An Open Letter to the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister
Mr. Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister's Office
Orchard Road
Istana
Singapore 238823

Subject: Abolition OF Section 377A, Penal Code

Dear Prime Minister,

As a citizen of Singapore, I write to appeal to your sense of fairness and equality, to take the lead to move Parliament and your party on issues related to s377A, Penal Code. I strongly believe that it should be repealed, not just for the benefit of the gay community, but also for the good of all Singaporeans. I also firmly believe that the time to repeal s377A, Penal Code is now, not later.

The reasons why this repeal is so important are manifold.

1. Singapore’s Founding Principles.
2. Constitutional and Legal Rights.
3. International Social Mores and Trends.
4. Domestic Social Mores and Trends.
5. Damage to the Gay Community.
6. Pragmatism, Leadership and the Future.

1. Singapore’s Founding Principles

Singapore was founded on the basis of justice and equality. This is reflected in our pledge. From the start, Singapore as a nation has staunchly upheld multiculturalism, with diverse groups living together in harmony by respecting each other's differences. This has been the cornerstone of our country’s success. Since then, these principles have been further strengthened. For example:

- In 1966, a Constitutional Commission was formed to study how the rights of minorities can be safeguarded.
- The implementation of the GRC in our electoral system ensures that racial minorities are adequately represented.
- The Women’s Charter was amended to safeguard women’s rights.

Legislating that certain sexual acts are legal for heterosexuals but illegal for gay men is tantamount to our country taking an active step (for the first time) to discriminate against a minority group. That goes against everything we, as Singaporeans, have been taught to believe in and hold dear.

2. Constitutional and Legal Rights

Section 377A contravenes Singapore’s Constitution which grants equal rights to treatment and protection for everyone. This law is unequivocally discriminatory. We believe a gay man should have exactly the same rights as a straight man or woman.

We understand that there are elements of our society that do not see being gay in a positive light. They are entitled to their opinion. But their opinion should not infringe upon the rights of this – or any – group of Singaporeans. This holds true even if those who disapprove of gay people outnumber those who support them. In fact, it is the responsibility of any democratically elected government to protect minorities from the “tyranny of the majority”.

Section 377A violates an individuals's right to privacy. Especially since what we are talking about is a choice between consenting adults and hurts no one.

Furthermore, the government's self-avowed compromise of having s377A on the books but not enforcing it will bring Singapore’s justice system into disrepute. The Council of the Law Society states in its report to the Ministry Of Home Affairs dated March 30, 2007, that the law as it stands “cannot be justified”. The Council goes further to argue that the proper function of criminal law “is to protect others from harm by punishing harmful conduct. Private consensual homosexual conduct between adults does not cause harm recognisable by the criminal law. Thus, regardless of one's personal view of the morality or otherwise of such conduct, it should not be made a criminal offence”.

Singapore has always taken pride in being a country where the rule of law is transparent, fair and clear cut. This reputation has served us well and contributed in no small way to our country’s success and should not be eroded by this aberration.

3. International Trends

The courts of many major countries have held the equivalent of s377A to be discriminatory, an invasion of privacy and unconstitutional. This is not only in Europe and America. It includes the UN Human Rights Committee, S, Africa and most recently Hong Kong. The legislatures in UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and even China have also passed laws decriminalising such acts.

Singapore will be woefully out-of-step with the rest of the world should it move to retain this Victorian legislation only weeks after Newsweek magazine’s cover story proclaimed that “the battle for gay rights is gaining ground across the globe” and hailed the repeal of laws similar to s377A across the globe as “a global civil-rights revolution”.


4. Domestic Trends

The attitude of Singaporeans have become much more accepting of alternative sexuality. Between 2000 and 2005, the level of acceptance has changed from 10% to more than 30%. The latest figure is taken from Mark Cenite and B. Detenber's article in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Furthermore, the Straits Times online census in July 2007 indicated a tolerance level of 55%.

Admittedly, different public polls can often illustrate contrasting views and the sum of all these statistics makes it difficult to get a clear view of popular sentiment. However we believe that the law of our land does not exist to be popular, but to be fair and just for all people. This is a belief we know is shared by many.

5. Damage to the Gay Community

If the current amendment bill succeeds, the resulting law will become a bitter symbol to many gay Singaporean men, young and old. It will hinder greater understanding and integration of these people, who are often responsible, invaluable and highly respected contributing members of society. The only thing that makes these people different from the majority of Singaporeans is that they are biologically-pre-disposed to love differently. It will be a slap in the face to their significant contributions and encourage many more to leave our shores for more open-minded societies. Singapore’s most valuable resource is its citizens. We cannot afford to lose them.

S377A will also affect the status and moral citizenship of gay men in society. The government has openly welcomed gays and lesbians into the civil service. But this law will only discourage equal-treatment for gay employees everywhere and diminish the moral standing these men and have rightfully earned. We fear it will be a seed for further acts of discrimination.

Criminalising gay sex also impedes effective safer-sex messages being disseminated effectively to gay men and other men at risk of contracting HIV. There are numerous studies which have concluded that HIV prevention programs in environments where gay sex is criminalised are resoundingly ineffective. The fight against HIV/AIDS is an important issue which affects all Singaporeans. There should be no impediment to getting this life saving information out.

Branding gays as outlaws will be destructive to the self-worth of those individuals and could lead to an increased incidence of self-harm. Thought should also be given to gay youth who struggle deeply with this issue. This law would only add more trauma to what is already a very difficult period in their lives.

6. Pragmatism, Leadership and the Future

You and our government have always shown a willingness to make tough pragmatic decisions for the best interests of our country. Decisions made with conviction, despite opposition from various interest groups, religious organisations and minorities.

In a recent address at NUS, you talked about this issue and said that “we will not reach consensus however much we discuss it. The views are passionately held on both sides. The more you discuss it, the angrier they become. The subject will not go away.” Having admitted that we are at an impasse, it seems only logical that the way to move forward is for the government to take a lead with the same conviction and leadership it has always shown.

We keep hearing that Singapore society is ‘too conservative’ for this law to be repealed. This is not a strong enough reason to deny a group of Singaporeans equal rights. Far more conservative countries have done away with laws like these and are none the worse for it. We are a modern, democratic and secular state. While there will always be a place for conservative mores, we also need to protect and nurture space for tolerance and open-mindedness to flourish.

You have often said that your goal is to create a tolerant and progressive society for all Singaporeans. We urge you to now demonstrate your commitment to achieve this goal. Repealing this biased law will be a symbolic milestone to signal to fellow Singaporeans and the world that this is the vision of Singapore that we all share.


Yours faithfully,

Edgar Mirantz Tan

If you wish to sign the open letter, please do so at http://www.repeal377a.com/letter/sign/. If you believe in making Singapore a country of fairness and equality, please sign the open letter online before October 19, 2007. This letter will be sent, with all your online signatories to the Prime Minister in the following week. I've signed the open letter. Have you?

Debunk the Myth

Mooncake making was fun and at the same time, tiring. Started making at about 4.45pm until 5.30pm. I had a rest as I had to let the snow skin "settle". After an hour, I started filling the skin with the red bean filling and I completed making 40 mooncakes in total by about 9.45pm.

Here are some pictures of me making the snowskin mooncakes.

I've backslided. I got to know someone. He's a cell mentor. To think that I was once was so strong and grounded. I'm thinking of when was the last time i prayed. I can't remember. Oh well, yes, i did a fortnight ago as I was in church for the christmas musical production meeting. I do remember that I just prayed a very short prayer when i have my meals. But that was quite some time ago too.

This is what's from his blog:

MYTH 1: christians are supposedly "holy" people, those goodie-two-shoes that recite the bible and love the entire world.

DEBUNK: christians are no less human and any other human. true they're called to be holy, but they holiness does not aptly equate to "doing good".

MYTH 2: christians must pray, go church, and sing songs
DEBUNK: well would a baby grow if he had no food? like babies, we need to go to church to receive what we need to growth in christ-likeness. but i'm sore about the word "must". i would say that these things are great, but they dun make a christian. they only make psychics, concert-goer and music-lovers. a relationship with God is most important.

MYTH 3: church and school are two separate entities, and should not mix.
DEBUNK: nonsense! for the christians who think so, jesus instruction was to go into the world, not to be a church rat. which is why i dun spend too much time in church. lets not build daisy chains and ignore the great commission.

MYTH 4: church is a boring place.
DEBUNK: well it depends which church you go to. :) firstly boring could mean a lot of things. standing still, listening to sleepy sermons? there are a lot of churches that have fantastic concert-like worship sessions, and those that have amazingly hilarious pastors! i believe that teens ought to go to churches that speak to them. just as chinese services speak to chinese speaking people, hokkien to hokkien speaking people. as for christians, this could mean absence or the lack of the tangible presence of God. I believe that the presence of God will and does indeed vary across churches. miracles, healing, personal encounters are important to me. so i therefore am in a church they has all of that. its personal, really.

Perhaps I should wake up early to go to church, sometime soon. But then again, I wish I could have someone to accompany me to another church. When I go back to my home church, I'm not in a worship mood as I've responsibilities. People come looking for me asking me to help in this and that. The next thing i know that is that i would be sitting in front of the audio console mixing and giving technical directions.

My church's AV ministry is in need of more people. Steven (owner of Vaxicom) hasn't been feeling well, so that makes it only 2 main persons in charge. I still remember when i was there, we would each take 1 week each to be in charge. Now it's twice a week for them.

I feel so much at home in Free Community Church even though I'm just a visitor there. It's where I can be me. Whenever I go for their services, my heart just pours out and everything just flows.

Sigh...

Oh ya, I forgot to add. Happy Childrens' Day!

MiRaNtZ @ Work!

It's Friday! This signals the weekends for most, but not for me as I've to work from 9am to 5.30pm tomorrow. Yes, I've to work as the hospital doesn't close on weekends and is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and 366 days once in a few years. Mid-Autumn festival's next Tuesday, 25 September 2007. According to the lunar calendar, it's the fifteenth day of the lunar eighth month. Some call it the mooncake or the lantern festival and No, it's different from dumpling festival. And as usual, I'll be making mooncakes, this time, Snowskin Mooncake with Red Bean Paste, or it's known as "dou sa yue ping" (豆沙月餅) in pinyin (Chinese), this coming Sunday afternoon. Wish me luck!

Wonder how I look like at work, when I'm in the OT wearing the scrub suit, or even the uniform? Here's a few pictures of me, taken either by my or with the help of my colleagues. The uniform that I'm wearing is the new Parkway Health uniform which all 3 hospitals would be having, instead of 1 design for each hospital. I took it during the size fitting session in July.

And of course, to end of this blog entry, is the one and only photo which i took using my mobile phone during the SP thread chalet. Someone obviously had nothing better to do and made it using the mahjong tiles.

Cheerios!

Bored & Confirmed & September 11

I'm @ home, with nothing to do. Ended work at 3.30pm but accompanied Willy. Reached home close to 5pm and ate my dinner. I've wasted my time all the way till now and there's nothing much which i can do.

Met my "di" this morning when i left for work under his block. He was on his way to camp. While at work today, my sister aka manager called me to her office, after a chat of about 30 mins, i was told that i'm now confirmed. Yay! That means that I can now take MC and that i can seek treatment from Parkway Shenton without paying as well as getting free accommodation should i need to stay in any of the Parkway hospitals. But touch wood, i hope that will never happen.

I realised that I've not told much people about my departure date. It's confirmed on the 9th of February 2008 from Changi International Airport Terminal 3 (if i'm not wrong) at 11.15pm by SQ237 and I'll arrive in Melbourne @ 9.40am (7.40am Singapore time). Traveling time of 7 hours and 25 minutes non stop. It's the first time i'll be travelling on SQ, so yea... I've requested for the first 2-seater window seat. hehe...

Anyway, I might go sleep early. I'm on half day tomorrow, from 8am to 12.30pm and it'll be weekend for me thereafter as I'm on leave from Thursday till Saturday. Will be in chalet then...

Finally, a time for me to rest!

Oh, by the way, I managed to get a pair of tickets to V Conference. It's a stand-up comedy by Irene Ang on the 30th of September. Anyone wanna come with me???

Cheerio!

Added on @ 2030hrs: I just realised that it's Sepetmber 11th today. It's been 6 years since the 911 incident happened. I remembered that I was still in choir (we were preparing for the christmas musical, if i'm not wrong) when it happened and when i got home, my friend/choirmate asked me to look at the TV and there it was - pictures of the planes crashing into the twin towers. 6 years ago, i was still in Secondary school and very actively involved in Church. And what happened now? My friend, Lennel's getting baptised end of this month and I am not surprised that he's closer to God and knows more than me now. Bed time soon!

Good Morning Baltimore MV

It's the beginning of the week and it started slowly. Claimed 30 mins of time yesterday and 1 hour of time today. I'm not sure of the schedule for tomorrow, but i hope that it'll be fine, not too much or too little cases.


Here's the Video and the Soundtrack of the song, Good Morning Baltimore from the movie, Hairspray.

Enjoy~~~~

Ratatouille & Hairspray

Went to watch Ratatouille (prounounced Rat-A-2-E) with the gang on Saturday night. It started only on Sunday morning though. Reached home at about 3am. Slept for 2 hours and went to Batam.

Shopping, shopping and more shopping. I ate A&W twice and in both times, i had to gobble the food as there wasn't enough time. Had a waffle, curley fries and 2 root beer floats in total. Bought lotsa crackers and instant noodles.

I wanna watch the movie Hairspray. The song Good Morning Baltimore's so nice~~~ Will post the YouTube video here soon. I'm tired, need to sleep. Goodnight!

Dates

Last day of work @ Parkway: 31 January 2007
Chinese New Year: 7 February 2008
Depart Singapore: 9 February 2008
Arrive in Melbourne, Australia: 10 February 2008

These are the tentative dates which I'm looking at. It's been a big headache as to when i should fly off and such.

And I might be taking Singapore Airlines, departing at about 11pm on Saturday, the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year. :)

Bed time!

Photo Updates

It's been a long time since I last updated my blog - aside from yesterday's post. I've been feeling lazy. It's another boring Sunday. Rotted at home the whole day and watched MOBTV (MediaCorp Online Broadband TV. Woke up only at 10.45am and hence I didn't go to church. Brian had his concert today at the Esplanade. I wanted to go but couldn't find any company, so didn't go after all.

Long awaited pictures. I've been growing rounder and rounder. One excuse - I need to put on more weight so that i can keep myself warm when i get to auzzie. haha... But well, i don't think that's the way to go.

National Day's over and the next public holiday's in November - Deepavali (8th November). I can't wait for February to come so that I can get to Auzzie.

Think it's time for me to go to bed. Oh, it just started raining suddenly. No wonder my friends are all falling ill.

All those who are sick, please take good care of your health and like what I'll always say, do take Vitamin C.

Goodnight!

Tired.

I'm tired. It's been a tiring week, even though it's a public holiday yesterday. I spent my National Day at Bedok's Long John Silver coaching my "boy" maths and we only covered 2 topics.

Went over to St John's HQ this afternoon as I was on half day today. Spent S$145 on all the accessories for my uniform, pants and shoes, making it complete as I've to wear it for the upcoming Annual Brigade Inspection in September. I just realised that I've missed out buying a red bar for my shoulder stripe as that distinguishes a nursing officer.

I signed up for a 3 month MOBTV plan and it comes with 1 month free making it 4 months in total. That means I've until December to watch shows when I'm bored. I intend to watch PCK, Sassy Neighbour and such.. haha....

Off to bed now!

Nights!

www.emtanhypnotherapy.com

It's been a long and tiring week for me.

I've finally managed to get my new company's website up and running.

Visit it now @ http://www.emtanhypnotherapy.com/

It's time for bed for me now. Cheers!

To resign or not to resign

I'm wondering if i should resign. If i want to, i would just have to give them a 3 day notice.

If i do, i can go into full time agency nursing and at the very least, i would be able to earn $2k after working for at least 15 days.

However, if i don't get any jobs, I'll be starving.

Well, perhaps i should just prepare my resignation letter. It may come in handy. However, my printer's down even though i've spent $40 on printer ink. :(

E.M.TAN HYPNOTHERAPY

Introducing E.M.TAN HYPNOTHERAPY, registered with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) on 10 July 2007.

Should it be pronounced as Emtan or E-M-TAN?

I'm on the midst of getting the logo designed and then getting the website up. Thereafter, i will start working on the rate card. Then, it's time for me to get my clients - and charge them a minimal sum for therapy.

What's the difference between this new company and the rest? I do not have a clinic. I do out-calls and you can choose to have the sessions either in the comfort of your own home, or by coming over to my house (my room, that is) thus making it a more conducive and comfortable environment, somewhere you can feel at home. That's the main purpose right? To be more relaxed and comfortable.

In general, I perform hypnosis for my clients for almost all issues in life. However, I do specialize in dealing with issues with regards to Confidence, Sexual Problems, Childbirth & Fertility, Stress and Anxiety and Weight Loss/Gain.

Contact me should you wish to find out more.

Goodnight peeps!

La Trobe - Again.

On Sunday, I met up with my relatives and cousin for dinner. I told my cousin about me having to sit for the IELTS examiniation before being able to accept the offer given to me by La Trobe. I was then advised to call the person in charge to inform them that I was from Singapore, a nation which English was the primary language. I emailed the Chief Executive Director (International) after searching for his email address on La Trobe's website regarding my command of the English language as well as me having an "A" throughout my high school education.

Last night while I was surfing La Trobe's website and went into the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, my hopes were dashed as the English language requirements for admission into the it was a minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0 for IELTS. I wrote a check payable to the "British Council" and duly completed the IELTS Academic workshop application form and asked my dad to send it the following day as my AL on the 14th had already been approved.

I received an email from La Trobe University today. I was expecting the same reply that I would require the IELTS. However, to my delight, I was told that my condition for offer which is the English language had been waived!

I'm now waiting for my parents to give me the green light, so that I can go over to my agent, Hui and Kuah this Saturday to accept my offer and make the necessary payment, which comes to about $13500 Singapore Dollars. And that's only for the 1st half of the year and for the 3 years of health cover.

Well well, till then,

Have a nice day peeps and it's bedtime for me.

Flinders or La Trobe?

I just chatted with this friend of mine online. He works as a Registered Nurse in one of the restructured hospitals here. He graduated from Victoria University in Melbourne.

He says that Flinders Uni is good and that most lectures come from flinders. Should i go for flinders now? if i take flinders, i would just have to spend a few months in Singapore taking 1 module with econ healthcare and just 2 years in australia, adelaide.

Gosh, I'm not sure where to go now...

:(

Sunday & La Trobe & Hypnosis

It's Sunday, a day of rest. I finally managed to complete setting the Home Nursing Theory Examination test paper for the St John's home nursing course which i've conducted a couple of months back. Well, I think that the test is completely idiot-proof. If anyone where to funk it, i really do not know where to hide my face. Revision on the 8th of July, theory test on the 15th of July and practical test on the 22th of July.

The previous week, i received a letter from Hui & Kuah, my "agent" for my Australia education. It informed me that I've been offered a place in La Trobe University, on condition that i have a score of more than 6.0 in the IELTS test. The duration of the course is 3 years. Last Friday, i received another 2 more letters from them. I've also been offered a place in Flinders University and University of South Australia. For these 2, the duration of the course's only 2 years as i have advance credit standing. However, for the latter, i would have to complete a module in Singapore with Econ Healthcare.

I chose La Trobe University in the end as it's more recognized. No more Monash University for me. I would be studying in the Bundoora campus, which is in the city of Melbourne. Marcus arrived safely in Melbourne on Saturday morning and I saw him online just now. However, he didn't say much. I'm now pinning my hopes that i would be able to score good grades for my IELTS.

I've began offering Hypnosis to my friends and people who needs help. I think it's another new found interest of mine. Went for a short workshop on it, which cost me a bomb. I'm still not very confident, but so far 1 subject of mine said that it proved useful for him. I'm proud to say that I'm now a hypnotherapist! I'm now waiting for a few more subjects to try on to see if mastered at least the basics of hypnosis. I intend to use hypnosis for those who has been newly diagnosed with HIV, STI's or people with gender identity issues to give them a positive light and to re-discover themselves, without giving them any of my own personal views or opinions.

Anyone wants to be my subject? I will not be charging any fees for being my subject and I don't think I will do so in the near future, or at least I'm a clinical hypnotherapist. Should you wish to volunteer, do let me know. Don't worry, it doesn't have any side effects at all. Hypnotherapy can be used for a variety of purposes such as smoking cessation, weight management (which i've abandoned myself, after performing self-hypnosis to tell me that i should be contented with who and what i am and it proved useful), motivation for studies or work, alcohol control, bust and sexual development, exams, depression, pain control and even anger/temper management. Cool eh???

Time to sleep!

Is Harry Potter Gay?

OK, this is NOT meant to be a publicity stint for the upcoming Harry Potter movie, but if you guys didn't know, Harry Potter's GAY and he says that It's OK to be gay!

Just watch to find out:-


Also, the song on the clip's quite nice right? It's by Tomboy, entitled OK2BGAY. Here's the MV:-


Enjoy~~~~

Lessons, Hypnosis, Dinner & MONASH!

Woke up early today as i had to go over to St John's HQ to conduct Home Nursing practical lessons. Only 4 girls from St Nick's Secondary came. Ended at 12.55pm, 5 mins before time and took a long bus ride to Yew Tee, Nikki's house.

I had my very first hypnotherapy session. It's actually rather interesting, but it's very expensive. If you go to the clinic, the average cost would be S$200 for 45 minutes - 35 minutes of actual therapy and 10 minutes on discussion. I'm being charged half as I'm having it done in Nikki's house on a mattress on the floor. haha... Will tell you guys more on the experience next time when i blog, provided i remember.

Oh ya, my desktop crashed again. Something's wrong with the VGA card.

I brought my parents for dinner at Pearl River Palace @ Suntec. It's our monthly family dinner thingy. A-la-carte buffet dinner and i paid S$121.65 for the 3 of us. I'm lagi broke now.

I've been offered a place in Monash University for Bachelors in Nursing. The term starts in February 2008 and I've to accept the offer. In order to accept it, I've to pay an upfront deposit of AUD$10,600.00. I'm wondering now how I'm going to get all that money. My parents seems positive on me going over to study, but I've not let them know about the cost of the deposit as yet. I hope everything would be smooth sailing.

It's off to sleep now. I've to start work tomorrow at 7am.

Goodnight peeps!