Sunday, April 19, 2015

Latest



Working in KL was really great. Working with the regular people from PERKAMUS was like working with family. I have worked with them on 5 separate occasions, it was really nice to see familiar faces. 4 days and 3 nights in KL, working with some of the KL artistes, Dato' Fadzley Yaakub, Hafiz, Hazama, Aisyah Aziz, Rasyidah Rahim and some of the veteran artistes from Singapore. Surprisingly, Imran Ajmain recognizes me even though he doesn't remember my name.

It was quite an exposure to work at Istana Budaya and understand the working ethics of the Malaysian counterparts. Even though the working schedule was hectic, sleeping at 3am and waking up at 9am all 4 nights. Overall, it was really great. Food, accommodation and transportation were all provided. I literally spent only 25 ringgit there. 

On the plus side, Mama Ros is really considering of opening up an events management company under Nadia's name and making it the official partner of PERKAMUS. In doing so, PERKAMUS has the connections to bring in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia Malay artistes to perform in Singapore. And since Nadia will be starting her degree soon, both her mom and her trust me enough to manage it on their behalf. In Shaa' Allah, it will happen soon.

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The last time I meet the clique was at Jilani in early January when Nicole was in Singapore. It was freaking nice to catch up again with Nadia, Olivia, Lim Hui, Jared and Yun Hou last night at ChinaOne. Even though it was not all 8 of us but it was nice just to actually drink and catch-up on life. It was literally the weirdest clubbing session that we have had so far. We had drinks, watched the football match, Chelsea vs Manchester United and then halfway through, we went to Mcdonald's since all of us were surprisingly hungry. Then we returned back for more drinks and by 3.30 in the morning, we were done.

The even more weird thing was that, I realized the last time I went clubbing was for our graduation party back in September last year. On a side note, I am so impressed with myself that I did not down any of my drinks at all nor was I even high at all. Since the guys are busy with NS while the girls will be starting their degree program soon, our next outing will be during fasting month. Well, it's more of them accompanying me to break my fast. I'm so thankful for having them as my friends.

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Module: Creative Industry Project
Title: ArtScience Museum presents Marvel's Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. The Exhibition
Final: 10,527 Words, 130 Pages, 29 Images, 25 Tables, 15 Figures, 15 Charts, 6 Chapters, 6 Annexes & 3 Graphs
Deadline: 20th April 2015

Finally, I am officially done with my paper. I'm not touching it at all. No more changes or else I would go mad. My consulting lecturer really knows how to constantly pissed me off. When I sent her my paper, she reads only a quarter of it and ask me to edit it without even bother checking my facts at the next few pages of my paper thus making it seem as if I'm constantly putting repeated information on my paper. I sent her my completed draft a total of 5 times and she constantly asked me to edit or add on information without bothering to finish reading it. It really irks me so badly, what is so wrong with finishing reading my paper while making remarks along the way instead of going back and forth half way. 

Now, I have to start stressing out about my slides for my Viva Voce. Apparently my consulting lecturer said that my slides were too dry and I have to do it in a matter of convincing them, instead of informing them. It just confuses me further because I thought that it was just a presentation of the summarize version of our final paper. I'm just taking a deep breath and hoping, praying and wishing that everything will go smoothly. In Shaa' Allah.

In Shaa' Allah, I will graduate with First Class Honours and get the Best Graduate Award.

Sunday, April 05, 2015

Progression



Module: Creative Industry Project
Title: ArtScience Museum presents Marvel's Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. The Exhibition
Update: 7,178 Words, 110 Pages, 26 Tables, 15 Figures, 13 Charts, 6 Images, 6 Chapters, 6 Annexes & 3 Graphs
Deadline: 20th April 2015

After countless hours, I found out that I'm shortage of approximately 3,000 words. Now I have to over-explained certain aspects of my dissertation and most probably fluffed it up just to accommodate the word limit. I emailed my first draft to my supervisor, one of my lecturers and a few of my ex-classmates. So far, I have been getting positive responses from all of them. I just need to provide further elaboration at the areas where they put their comments in. I'm confident that I will be able to finish editing it by tomorrow and sent the 2nd draft to my supervisor for discussion. In Shaa' Allah, I will be able to do it and get an A for it. Amin.

Module: Strategic Management for Creative Industry
Title: Kinokuniya - Expanding the Market Share in the Books Retail Industry
Update: 1,623 Words, 15 Pages, 7 Chapters, 4 Tables & 1 Image
Deadline: 08th May 2015

I started on this paper around early February, 2 months later, it's still the same. I completely have no idea what I'm doing for this paper. On the plus side, during my 2nd formative presentation, my lecturer was happy with my analysis and the tactics and recommendations that I provided. Now I just need to further elaborate my paper once I'm done with my dissertation. I'm planning to complete by end of April so that will give me roughly 10 days to finish it up. In Shaa' Allah, I will be able to do it and get an A for it as well. Amin.

Konsert Aku, Dia & Lagu @ Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur - 9th till 12 April
Music Matters Live with HP @ Clarke Quay - 20th till 23rd May

Syukur Alhamdulillah, I got 2 event jobs. I really need to start sending out my resume but I think I can only start after my KL trip. In Shaa' Allah, I will be able to get a job that I will learn to love. Amin. 

On a side note, I really need to start saving for my Paris Birthday Trip.


In Shaa' Allah, I will graduate with First Class Honours and get the Best Graduate Award.