When can i get my driving license?

2011-05-18T04:40:00.001+08:00

I designed the blog for pumprockr

and now, I have finally designed the blog for our entrepeneurship publication blog. http://ericsbulb.wordpress.com

2011-05-15T02:13:00.007+08:00

I'm doing an essay on this. So might as well blog about it. Short one ah.

So free trade contributes alot to economic success. However, Singaporeans are feeling the pinch of free trade especially in the service sector aka manpower/labour. It's not really a free trade, but the essence of free trade is there: the ease of bringing in foreign imports(manpower) in the name of comparative advantage. Comparative advantage?

Basically, it is just trading a specialised service or commodity with a another country. It minimises the costs and effects of producing that 'another' commodity locally. Where manpower is concerned, it is not really a free trade as the trade is not of a service-to-service trade but a service-to-money trade. In local terms, the trade of manpower has little barriers which is what free trade is all about.

The trading of manpower is a fragile trade as humans are not an emotionless product. We may enjoy low cost due to the trade of low-cost workers, but the local labour force(which is Singapore's main or arguably the only resource/service) suffers due to the dumping of cheap workers. Undeniably, it affects the wages across industries. The domino effect of trading cheap labour resulted in the revised wages by employers to meet the par-value of these foreign workers.

To cut it short, I believe the cabinet should bring about a stronger policy in the name of protecting our local manpower. The current policies may have the same intent, but, it is easy for employers to go around it and employ the cheaper option: foreign workers.

The main problem that will arise when our government control the manpower and employ higher waged local workers will be a higher cost of living. I believe that the cost of living can be overcome by a well managed trade, not only in service sector but in other different sectors too.

Managing all trade tightly may result in further inflation such as the one which sparked the Great Depression. A well managed trade, which also supports free trade, is the way to go. The question now is, economic success or socal peace?

2011-04-17T04:17:00.002+08:00

Hi

My internship ended. Boss says my performance was good, but I could have done better really.

So yea, met all the aims forthe internship. Manage to get pumpRockr in stores, increase awareness. I'm so used to going to shops to ask for the sales manager and promote pumpRockr. So, only 1 rejection, could have used some more.

I am so tired. So much work to please everyone: boss, teacher, colleagues, shop vendors. Somebody, please me.

2011-03-12T02:12:00.002+08:00

So stressed.

I'm having my internship now with pumpRockr and we will be developing everything from ground zero.

Everything: developing website, marketing strategies which includes skateboard videos and traditional advertising, collaborating with brands aka getting sponsors, get manpower and book a bad ass host and then organize a big ass launch.

Everything in 5 weeks.

2010-12-04T18:19:00.002+08:00

I spent my time at home, slept most of the time. But today is awesome(:
Wonder why?

Firstly, my manager gave me this weekend a break to study.
2ndly, I'm getting my blackberry today!
3rdly, I am chosen for the entrepeneurship programme, even though I missed the lecturer's call coz I was busy sleeping ;)

2010-11-29T01:02:00.002+08:00

To tell you the truth, I'm corrupted.

Skipped so many lectures and tutorials. I'm going nuts.
Thinking about scoring As... scares me. It's tough to study at the last minute again. Not impossible but just tough, tiring, and exhausting.

But if it means scoring an A, I shall!

And my room is such a mess. There's a mountain made of cloth in the middle of my room. I'm too busy to even touch it.

2010-11-17T00:04:00.002+08:00

Should have showed some teeth

2010-11-02T02:53:00.001+08:00

Recognize this feeling?

Eying this girl for quite a while, only to find out she's.. gay.

Feelin' so fly like G6.

2010-10-30T01:45:00.001+08:00

Going around and around the circuit for 2 hours makes my body go gaga. i just wanna get through to the 2nd practical. Shall wait for RTT, and slow down abit and focus on my school work.

2010-10-23T13:31:00.005+08:00

hahahaha.

My first practical was haha. There's this circular circuit which we had to practice around and i went speeding out of the circle, and I almost crashed the bike. So if you wanna ride, get your licence first!

Learnt quite a whole lot of things. How to start and shit. And I'm able to ride the bike from one point to another. Most importantly, I learnt how to brake, properly! Pull down clutch, decrease throttle, and brake! Love it.

2010-10-13T03:57:00.001+08:00

Went down to school to meet this year's contestants.

All of them looked so young.

2010-10-12T15:58:00.002+08:00

Fins the birthday gal.

Big DBA Clique Chalet

I learnt how to play mahjong! Won 2 games oi!

As troublesome as carrying this instrument from one end of the country to the other, it wouldn't be a good time without this.

2010-10-04T02:39:00.002+08:00

NOT BAD. NOT BAD AT ALL.

considering it was the most discouraging semester yet.

2010-10-01T01:28:00.002+08:00

Birthday Gal

I wanna jam. Jamming just now shiok only.

2010-09-28T05:09:00.000+08:00

I secretly wanna be an astronomer.

2010-09-28T02:36:00.002+08:00

this is bad. it's 2.30am and i have to wake up at 5 for work. I have a problem with sleeping these few days, especially when I have a morning shift the following day.

2010-09-21T01:03:00.003+08:00

Been busaye with stuff.

Not really, just didn't get into the blog mode. But now I am.

I've been helping with the organization of Night Safari's Halloween Horrors. Just so you know, I've been working at the zoo for a few months already. And for this coming Halloween Horrors(October), it will be the first time in 3 years that the route includes a passage through the zoo. So yea, that's why. Been helping out at the Halloween Village which is at the zoo, so yes.

I shall not spoil it and reveal much, if you were to come that is. And if you guys wanna get a job this holiday while experiencing Halloween, do drop me a beep(: Workdays: Fri, sat, sunday throughout oct, evening, duh! I'll be working too yaw.

2010-07-06T02:31:00.004+08:00

Yea, another awesome results.

Anw, this is a random thought.

Our sexual desire(horniness) can be used to help us to study. Instead of trying hard to control them, sex hormones, why not use it to hype us out when studying right? Instead of using it to harm our body, use it for the greater good! You do not need go to extreme measures to stimulate it. Not much effort needed actually.

It worked for me(don't ask me how).

2010-07-01T01:16:00.004+08:00

FMA results was horrible.

So I came into class today, to get some of the results back and was prepared to face reality(also known as prepared to fail). And, unintentionally, I did awesome! Tripled my expectations! I was just about to dread year 2. But eh, it's not that bad afterall.

Thank God.

2010-06-08T02:54:00.003+08:00

I was bored studying.

My mum knows numerology but in the name of boredom, even though she calculated mine alot of times, went online to enlighten myself.

True to the max. It's a whole lot than that.

2010-06-06T01:33:00.003+08:00

It's a relief to know that I didn't study hard for the first paper. Coz it was E zee.

But then again, there's 4 more papers. I have little knowledge about a few of the modules. It is interesting to freshly learn the things I was suppose to learn in school throughout last 6 weeks.

Exams

2010-06-03T01:58:00.001+08:00

Exams coming.
Been a problem student in class, damn.

Still on fiery mode to get business going.

2010-05-14T01:10:00.003+08:00

bad bad bad bad.

High fever. Diarrhoea. Bad cough. Asthma. All came during Wednesday.
Damn it.

2010-04-17T01:13:00.001+08:00

Omg.
Tutor has already sent an email to the class, even when school only starting next monday.
...

Finally, don’t get too anxious about this module – many batches have survived this and have learnt a great deal from this module as well. By semester’s end, you’ll be surprised that writing a 15-20-page report and presenting it in front of an audience is not such a daunting task anymore.

I look forward to meeting you next week.

Best RegardsRudy Hew

2010-04-14T02:33:00.003+08:00

So, I went into the Games Committee blindly. Little did I know that the whole camp is about, GAMES.

Planning in the wee hours during the camp, bcoz of last minute regulations by the principal, was tiring and at the same time memorable. Like how 3 hours of sleep is a luxury. Dozing off halfway through planning. Squeezing them brain juice to figure out how our games are supposed to flow(its something like playing sudoku), 30 mins before the game starts.

And also, the pressure to make sure all the campers enjoy the camp, and phew, they did! This feeling is awesome!

Shall give props to the whole committee, GLS, seniors, legends, ancients and jyeah, campers. Awesome awesome.

2010-04-12T03:04:00.000+08:00

5 days in school.

Camp is over.

2010-04-01T10:02:00.001+08:00

Barca was awesome sia.
But still, equalized.

2010-04-01T01:43:00.000+08:00

2010-03-29T00:26:00.002+08:00

Any Bata sneakers can last longer than one of these.

But this is art.

2010-03-29T00:22:00.000+08:00

Sports camp has the best commandents

2010-03-25T23:54:00.001+08:00

So, I'm done with prep camp. Tiring.

2010-03-22T01:08:00.003+08:00

Going to and back from Melaka alone felt like being a secret agent. Like how I had the freedom to beat up an officer in an isolated corner of the immigration place, put on his uniform, get into the headquarters and retrieve/edit travelling records. Nice.

I rode my cousin's bike over there and it wasn't a pleasant experience man. I managed to get the machine moving for 20 metres and it, in this case, so as us, fell. The left rear window broke, tragically. Got 2 scars. Rar.

2010-03-18T01:18:00.001+08:00

People in the background tak perlu

2010-03-17T18:55:00.001+08:00

Setting for melaka, alone.

2010-03-16T18:59:00.002+08:00

G-Shocking Design

JOB

2010-03-16T17:57:00.002+08:00

YESSAHH! Job!
Well, it's not yet finalised coz tomorrow's the interview, after sending my resume. But still!

No more flipping through classifieds and shit. I hope I hope.

2010-03-12T22:36:00.005+08:00

I know how do proper bandaging for fractures, snack bites or any injury already. Okay, at least most of them.

And ofcourse, a proper CPR.

Gonna be a certified first-aider tomorrow.

2010-03-09T00:35:00.001+08:00

Really hope my mum own IELTS man.

2010-03-08T23:33:00.003+08:00

So, the holidays are here. And I'm still busy. Busy with camp planning and busy with finding a job which fits my busy time table.

But it's a good kinda busy. It's been a while since I landed a responsible role. In this case, a part of the games commitee. We finalised the amazing race path just now, so, bagus.

So yea, it's good to be a part of one of the most awesome camps eva. Seriously, you guys should attend sports camp.

2010-03-02T04:06:00.004+08:00

Didn't sleep the other night, as usual.
Job interview after econs.
Hope waking up in the middle of the night to study stats is worth it.
Don't feel like coming for stats at all.
Don't even know how to get standard deviation from my new calculator. Nice.
Cmon, I'm good in math, I'm good in math.

2010-03-01T10:46:00.003+08:00

The floor in my room is completely layered with sheets of paper. I like to make my room a mess whenever it's the exam period. It acts as an assurance that yea, I am completely prepared for this shit. But frankly, I was just searching for the past year paper. Had to take out everything just to find these 4 sheets of paper, stapled together.

2010-02-28T00:42:00.002+08:00

Talk about song-writing right, just did one!

It was a continuation from the last writing session with Isa after drinking Naughty G. Totally forgot about the song until today, when he reminded me. So yea... 3 quick verses, and now I hope to start on stats.

This blog can do with a vid. So shall post the song vid when it's up.

2010-02-26T03:21:00.003+08:00

2 of my favourite songs: Hallelujah and Viva La Vida.
2 pieces of genius writing. Both are written in a first person's view of individuals from the bible.
The first one's of King David and the latter is of Jesus, ofcourse.
Awesome literature.

These songs makes me wanna write something based on the Quran. Was thinking to write about Prophet Ibrahim. The time when he was supposed to sacrifise his son. Or maybe the time when he built the Ka'abah.

But, I gotta study for econs and stats.

2010-02-24T00:27:00.002+08:00

For the first time, 24 hours is not enough.

I love this girl's playlist!

2010-02-21T01:24:00.005+08:00

I just got enlightened. Once upon a time, not long ago, I had no clue about accounts and I thought the questions were scary. Only today, I went, "Hey, I can do this!" And it feels damn good.

Was listening to Pixie Lott's Here We Go Again from this anonymous person's playlist when that happened. She has awesome songs that have hard, dope beats and rich synths.

2010-02-20T00:58:00.000+08:00

Music is awesome

2010-02-19T23:16:00.001+08:00

Scissors papers stone or rock paper scissors?

2010-02-19T00:31:00.006+08:00

Do you guys experience a headache when staying at home for quite some time? Say, 4 days?
Jaja

Give me 200 days or 2 days, I'll always think there's enough time to absorb everything for any exam. So it takes alot of faith for me to start studying a week before the paper.

Nightmare of epic proportions: This guy got 2 years suspension from 4 red cards during a single game.

2010-02-16T04:04:00.005+08:00

In no particular order,

MOB project group

FOM project group

ITAB 2 project

Listen, I haven't include CRS, EC, ONOW and ITAB 1 group.

Project marathon I tell you.

2010-02-14T00:35:00.002+08:00

A picture with our fav Dr Alex Lum soon after Arsenal 1-0-ed Liverpool.

Last day with 04 just ended. Damn.

2010-02-11T11:27:00.002+08:00

I just came back from the test. I'm at home. And school's later at 3 again. So, I got time to show you guys the stats for zakiv4.

It's been a while since I visited google analytics. The stats tells the story of how much an active blogger I am. Henceforth, I shall rant via blogger more often since the final exams coming.

2010-02-11T02:35:00.005+08:00

It sucks studying for something which is not counted in the GPA.
Isobars, halos, waterlies front, monsoon. I'm studying geography all over again.

2010-02-05T10:45:00.001+08:00

My group's ITAB company

2010-02-03T23:47:00.004+08:00

I've not been wearing anything on my head to school coz I kinda lost my whole collection of hats.

2010-02-03T00:04:00.005+08:00

Pyjamas party before project marathon

Singapore's richest man just passed away.

Adding to that, I've 3 projects deadlines(wed, friday, next monday).

2010-01-25T03:50:00.004+08:00

Time is 0350. And I'm done! Time to celebrate: Getting a good night sleep!

2010-01-24T23:56:00.005+08:00

"Zaki, wanna go RP to catch a concert? Bibik got free ticket"

So, I went down with the hope of supporting Ariffin, cousin, but... I ended up watching Wali Band, live! I like indon songs, but I'm not entirely a fanatic. But.. I like a few of their songs, so hurrah! They were awesome live, btw.

I get frustrated for no apparent reasons. Some of the side effects from FOM project. Don't really fancy research and stuff. I don't wanna be a marketing manager(unless the pay is high ofcourse).

2010-01-21T01:26:00.001+08:00

Was teaching my mum english coz she needs to take the IELTS.

2010-01-18T21:46:00.004+08:00

It's only the beginning of 2010, and here I am ending my first year in DBA.
Project work piling, only till next week tho.
Have to make critical decisions this year. And I have to score 90 for accounts. Can't be done overnight, for sure.

The hilltop library has awesome magazines! Or maybe it's because I didn't bother to visit the old library. Anw, My point is: I can spend the whole day reading magazines at the hilltop.

I wanna travel the worlddd. And beyond(damn nice). Degree in astro science is so cool.

2010-01-08T00:40:00.003+08:00

4 hours break today: went shopping. bought a shirt from fourskin, and maxe bought a yakpak(yuckpuck? yackpack?)

Gonna be grateful for my sky high econs marks and also my rock bottom accounts mark.
Coz I believe God will only make it better once I'm grateful.
Experienced it alot.

2010-01-05T00:01:00.002+08:00

I just found myself a favourite hair stylist. He got me buying this 27 dollars clay, which is good for dry hair btw. He markets himself damn well.

My room had been attracting weird bugs from I don't know where. I didn't bother to shoo them out, slept with them in the room anw.

2010-01-04T00:57:00.003+08:00

I hope to change my attitude towards coming to school on time this sem.

And I have to get a job by the end of this sem, for real! Licence, keyboard, new stuffs, etc. 2010 is a promising year.

Not really looking forward to results. If only i focussed and put on more effort last sem.

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh caught in bad romance.

2010-01-01T20:41:00.001+08:00

Happy Twenty 10 everyone!

I hope to get my driving license by this year.

2009-12-28T00:23:00.004+08:00

I have to sell my old TYS books and what-nots first thing tomorrow at bugis.

Anw, was excited to watch Charice on SI. Coz my sister had been talking alot about her and showing me her vids on youtube.

Borrowed a friend's keyboard since last 2 weeks. Got to learn alot from these 2 weeks by experimenting with the keys. Like how a single note can be played a few different ways by moving across the diff octaves. Ahhh awesome stuff.

2009-12-23T09:41:00.002+08:00

I've yet to sleep

Excited to meet hamatang tomorrow.
Haven't meet them since forever.

2009-12-23T03:05:00.006+08:00

Gorgeous

Raw denims are expensive

Love at first youtube video review: Microkorg

2009-12-19T22:04:00.000+08:00

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2009-12-17T22:48:00.002+08:00

Ah. Feelin' like a boy.

3 matched for intercons soccer and jamming with MMSP boys. So yea.

2009-12-11T22:54:00.001+08:00

So bloody elated. Isa's going to perform at esplanade on 13 and 14 Jan. Proud of him. And he's going to do justice by covering me song, Nature's Beauty! JAJAJAJJA

2009-12-08T23:47:00.007+08:00

Something I would love to drive to work someday.

Indulging myself with pictures of the things I want which includes a vintage volkswagen beetle. This makes me feel good while studying for tomorrow's stats paper.

I've always dreamt of getting a vintage beetle. Willing to save up when I work to get this. On the other hand, I thought that it's kinda stupid to blow up all my money on a car. A gor-ge-ous car, at that. So, that's why, I'm not an adult yet.

2009-12-08T22:16:00.005+08:00

Need to get a synth sooon. They make awesome sounds. The first one comes with a dope vocoder/talkbox which Kanye use to record the chorus for Stronger. The 2nd one shares the same motto as a typical Lenovo notebook: Ugly on the outside, beautiful on the inside. Good specs/many confusing knobs to make awesome confusing sounds. Awesome stuff. Ahh I'm in love.

2009-12-07T23:29:00.003+08:00

B day Boi

Feel so accomplished after econs paper. Went down to NUM for photos to be taken and got a friggin bag. Yay. JAJAJA!

2009-12-02T23:17:00.001+08:00

This sem's kinda screwed up. Need to catch up, alot. By next week.

2009-12-01T22:50:00.004+08:00

Wondering should I step up.

Got a bunch of haters online.
Guy using my identity for his own purpose.

Should I step up?
Time to write a song.

2009-11-26T00:28:00.001+08:00

Ris Low made me scared about being interviewed by RazorTV

2009-11-25T02:26:00.002+08:00

"It's true," says a sensible woman sitting in the first row, just off-center. "There's so much pressure to-" "Poor you," Captain Individuality bellows coldly from a few seats back. "Yeah, poor you," his mindless twins chirp mockingly. She's startled to silence, and with expressions of self-satisfaction, the homogenous triplet of "individuals" know they've done their job. Order is restored.

2009-11-24T21:50:00.000+08:00

Like rockstar liddat

2009-11-24T19:33:00.002+08:00

Fulermak.. with the big boys ah
Like

They were really happy that I got it. It's NUM afterall.

2009-11-22T22:01:00.023+08:00

Hair changed

Voting campaign
Dance rehearsals

Photoshoots

Catwalk

Hamatangs. Family. Friends. Everyone.

It's finally over!

And I'm missing every moment from MMSP.

I would like to thank the organizers and contestants for making the journey a memorable one. My bandmates who sacrificed work, school, and rugby training to help me perform. And ofcoz my family and friends who came to support!You guys were awesomely loud! Loudest in fact! Glad that my granma and mum could make it. My mum was overseas all this while when I was busy rehearsing, so yea, it feels damn good she was there.

It's only the starting of my life in SP. Have so much room for maturity. Talk about maturity, I'm the youngest among the guys. But man, they're motivated, inspiring, lovely people who come from different background. Got to learn alot from them. Oh and got a little chat with Ms Singapore Globe, and Mr Singapore. Talk about inspiration!

Nevertheless, I'm very thankful about obtaining 2nd runner up and NUM Ambassador. It's quite a feat for me. So, thank you.

Besides being an awfully rich businessman, I wanted to be an all-rounded entertainter and model as a child, somebody like Justin Timberlake. Mr.SP is good enough for me:D heh

Aiya, have to catch up alot on studies siolll. Kinda miss paying attention in lectures tho, and 04 ofcoz:D

2009-11-15T03:23:00.003+08:00

Man, had to make tough decisions for mmsp.
Sacrifised alot of things.
Including one of my band member.

I was so into it. Realised that it isn't about winning at all. I have gained alot through this journey. Can't wait for the final day(friday). Can't wait.

2009-11-13T01:03:00.005+08:00

Man, I'm so caught up with mr.sp. Been neglecting work, friends, god. Been busy rehearsing, asking for votes. Ah, shit. I shall stop doing this for a while, wanna get back to realityxz. But it's only a week more.

Just wanna perform with the band, and bring everybody together :D

2009-11-11T01:57:00.003+08:00

For MJ

Anw photoshoot was fun.

Oh yea kena vote ah.

Playing the fame game.

www.funkygrad.com/mmsp0910

2009-11-09T00:50:00.001+08:00

Yay

2009-11-06T23:58:00.001+08:00

omg omg omg. okay found.

2009-11-06T23:42:00.003+08:00

It's damn difficult to get a violinist. I had to google 'how to get a violinist'.

2009-11-01T01:09:00.004+08:00

Max so cute. And hail Yoksan for getting the campaign going It's okay, I can make do with Hussin.

I haven't get my quartet yet ah, which includes a violinist. I'm desperate. Can anyone play the violin?

2009-10-29T00:49:00.000+08:00

Okay, it's hard to get violinists. Interested ones, at least.

2009-10-25T00:50:00.003+08:00

I think it'll be damn cool to perform with a string ensemble behind you. It's kinda far-fetched, but I'm gonna make it happen on the 20th.

2009-10-22T22:32:00.006+08:00

First week of school after 6 weeks was aite. Getting use to the time table. Like how we had 4 hours break just now: went to NP, town, then cabbed back to school for PACC lecture.

Have you ever wondered why the weather is hotter these few days?

I'll tell you why.

After I completed my GEMs(understanding weather)

Wanted music tho.

2009-10-19T23:43:00.005+08:00

Premiere

I've got a fetish for gorgeous shoes. Thus, I've lots of shoes. I think I'm gonna sell some ah. Shall take pics of ma shoes.

2009-10-19T02:30:00.002+08:00

Quick Quick Danger made me fall in love with music production.
Their songs were awesomely produced.
Local band fyi.

I'm gonna get a synthesizer.

2009-10-15T21:22:00.002+08:00

Shit. Bad headache. And I'm occupied till saturday. But I just wanna stay at home.

Trying to get used to dance moves.
And trying to figure out me performance.
Trying trying.

2009-10-14T02:19:00.000+08:00

I had one of my bravest change.

I'm gonna sleep.

2009-10-09T03:09:00.006+08:00

Blind

I'm bored. So wrote a song. Uploaded Audacity. Played around with it. And recorded the song. I'm bored.

2009-10-06T03:02:00.001+08:00

I have to busk tomorrow at orchard.

I wanna learn poppin. It's cool how japanese do it.

2009-10-04T14:15:00.000+08:00

Live high

2009-10-02T14:09:00.000+08:00

Me uke and guitar

2009-10-02T01:37:00.003+08:00

Spending lots of time with MMSP peeps and getting really close to them makes me miss my best friends.

Oh yea, bought a ukulele. Damn nice.

2009-09-29T06:33:00.002+08:00

I can't sleep, again.
I can't sleep lah, Amanda. Resulted on my unearthly sleeping timings.
Coz me and Isa tried to drink Naughty G.
And it lasted one whole morning.

Love is life. You give up on love, you give up on life.
Love is babies. You make love, you make babies.

2009-09-28T16:14:00.003+08:00

This shall keep me busy till 20 Nov(:

Oh yea, vote for 3.