"Television is for appearing on - not for looking at." - Noel Coward

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HWMNBN: bitching is like sex, revenge, bacon, alcohol, butter and porn. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS ENOUGH


HWMNBN: housewives have falling sex drive
housework is almost as bad as work

Me: so much for desperate housewives

HWMNBN: most desperate housewives have maids
tai tais and th elike

most housewives actually being dragged down with domestic work aren't promiscuous
(execpt for bad tvb or romance soap operas when some guy wnats to take them away from it all)


Me: [NUS stipend for] phd is like 2.3
WAH LAO. more than some jobs lor

Someone: but your life is shit

it's just... 24/7
no break really
even on break you're working

and you become (or already are!) alienated from everyone else

it's not that much worse from masters

it's abt the same
just a higher level of weirdness I think

Me: weirdness? o_0

Someone: yeah, you know, that interest called 'research interest' which only you and 5 other weirdos care about?

2 of the 5 weirdos are your markers


Someone else: All business students/graduates should go to GL [Ed: Geylang].
See how they do business.

Me: haha
case study

Someone else: Yup.

Too bad i am not required to write a final year report on business. I'll definitely pick GL.

Confirm get A.

Me: hehe
creativity

what do you learn?

Someone else: one example.

Most of the chinese merchandise were dressed to kill. One or two stood out by dressing like the girl next door.

Differentiate yourself ftrom the competition.

Another:

one hotel nearby advertised the following room rates: 1 hour/$10, 2 hour/$15, 3 hours/$20, until morning/$40. This is to cater for the different needs of customers.

They know what their target market is and they attacked the sector.

Good marketing.

Be on good terms with the local law. They exist to protect local interests. If your business is a bit 'off the beaten track', it pays to keep a low profile. The fuzz only picks on people who make a nuisance of themselves.

The effective management of stakeholders is crucial for success.

Another example (i believe that the fish tanks can benefi from my advice):

Be more respectful to your prospects. Don't rush them, make them feel at home (in this case, not too 'at home') Let them look at the merchandise. No rush.

Me: no one goes to fish tanks anymore
right?

now it's all the streetwalkers

Someone else: On the contrary, the fish tanks continue to exist. The 'turnover' rate the professionals operate is swift.

Fish tanks = solid business.

The goods are segregated according to the country of origin and quality. Easier for the prospects to select. This has the added benefit of effective control. Being in a mangerial position, handlers need to do POLC (plan, organize, lead and control). This is not possible without establsihed rules and operational procedures.

As lower level managers, handlers need to be expert especially in technical skills (they must know the rules of the trades etc). human skills are necessary for all managerial levels. Effective netwoking, communication will allow handlers to excel in their business endeavors. They must be able to relate to the needs of their employees and manage stakeholders.

To first get into this line, candicates must have certain attributes: personality/job fit; ability/job fit etc.
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On a non-related note, GL industries support the Yellow Ribbon campaign. Many of the fish tank managers had done their time in various correction institutes.
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As one well versed in economics, what methods can you think of that will maximize the benefits of price vs demand? How would you do your pricing according to the current economy and other variables?

I am quite fascinated with reagrds to this case study and it'll be nice to have a peer-review.


Someone: dunno la, i just thought hwa chong had a very sucky sch admin

starting from foisting a sudden merger on us
and the name change
and we only found out on the 9pm news

and basically schools run on chinese (confucianist?) philosophies suck

Me: hahahaha nanyang primary sucked

Someone: see what i mean


Someone else: my girlfriend has to do full body checkup on male patients
her conclusion is that singaporean men have small penises

Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
east asian guys are small mah
wait who is she comparing to?

Someone else: i dunno who is she comparing too

maybe cucumbers and bananas
:D


Someone: i'm looking at ***'s job prospects. given his interests, govt seems like the way to go

Me: they soak up arts grads like malaysia soaks up criminals

Someone: depends what kind of criminals ok. msia gets petty thieves and violent crims. singapore gets the white collar and money laundering ones (if gossip regarding burmese and indon money is to be believed)


Someone else: my classmate is

- a PAP youth wing member
- a very devout christian [and so anti-sex too]

when i am in his presence, i feel neutered as a human being