I'm the happiest person on earth now!
Because the most dreaded interview is over! At this stage of my life, there are 3 things I fear most.
1) Presentation
2) Interview
3) Exams
A few weeks ago, I 'casually' picked 2 companies from the list and applied for my PA. I was lucky enough to be shortlisted for an interview. Even if I dun make it through Phase 1, its a good experience today. As I mentioned it was a casual pick, I ended up in an accounting firm, BDO Raffles. It was a group interview, with about 15 of us being in a conference room, taking turns to introduce ourself and talk about why we chose that company. I ended up being the one and only person in B&F, the rest were from Accountancy. After listening to the first few speakers, I was so scared that I felt like leaving the room. Oh my, how can they speak so naturally, confidently that it doesnt seem like an interview at all?
How I wish I wasnt that petty. I wanna be more gracious, more understanding to friends, but I cant. Sometimes I hope I can tell them straight in the face that I'm unhappy. But things arent that easy.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I haven updated for such a long time.. Last week was the busiest week, just got back from the chinese new year break and there were so many quizzes and project datelines. Yesterday I had a presentation and handed up another report, so now I'm so free, waiting for the weekend so that I can go home! Next week is recess week, there's alot of catching up to do as usual.. And I really must play mahjong. Because of school work, there were so little mahjong sessions this new year! I need to win back the amount I've been losing at Blackjack.
So here are some pics from last 2weeks..
New year day at my grandma house..
Last thursday was VDay..
Cookies from meifang and wendy..
So here are some pics from last 2weeks..
New year day at my grandma house..
Last thursday was VDay..Cookies from meifang and wendy..
Chocolates from phylicia and balloons from Rah! All the gifts were from my roomie, ex-roomie and neighbours. Really sweet of them!
Last sunday was my Grandma's birthday celebration! By right she's 68years old, but they say must say she's 70. I still dun understand why.
There were so many cute babies running around. Remember Darius?
He's getting cuter and cheekier everytime I see him. He's the most cheerful and playful baby. He can smile and play with everyone he sees, especially girls.
Thats Aaron.
And I dunno her name. She's our neighbour's baby girl. She likes playing with us for a simple reason. Just look at the amount of sweets in her hands.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Impromptu Presentation
Something made my day again! I was logging on to edventure to see if there's work to prepare for tmr's communications lesson, and my teacher actually posted comments for last week's impromptu presentation.
It was the scariest presentation, picking your topic on the spot and presenting it 5mins later. I was so worried I couldnt sleep the night before. Fortunately I picked an easier topic and manage to complete the 3min presentation without any major problems. But 4/6 was still unexpected. It wasnt the best score of cos, but I'm just happy to have the same marks as most of the people in class because I've always felt I'm one of the weakest. I'm so grateful for that. Sometimes a little encouragement along the way gives me plenty of motivation to strive better.
Elaine
Score: 4
You did better here than your previous presentation. Well done. Your timing was perfect, you had good eye contact with the audience and employed appropriate hand gestures. However, you would still need to work on sounding more emphatic. This can be improved by speaking with more conviction and using more vocal variety. Pump up the ethos part of your presentation and add more signposts when emphasizing important points in your delivery. Other than working on all these, try also to reduce the size of your cue “paper”!
Took a few pictures of my neat and clean home but will upload it when I have more time. Been so busy cleaning the whole house the last 2days then I didnt had energy or time to do work. Need to work on project now.. Take care and enjooy the new year goodies! :)
It was the scariest presentation, picking your topic on the spot and presenting it 5mins later. I was so worried I couldnt sleep the night before. Fortunately I picked an easier topic and manage to complete the 3min presentation without any major problems. But 4/6 was still unexpected. It wasnt the best score of cos, but I'm just happy to have the same marks as most of the people in class because I've always felt I'm one of the weakest. I'm so grateful for that. Sometimes a little encouragement along the way gives me plenty of motivation to strive better.
Elaine
Score: 4
You did better here than your previous presentation. Well done. Your timing was perfect, you had good eye contact with the audience and employed appropriate hand gestures. However, you would still need to work on sounding more emphatic. This can be improved by speaking with more conviction and using more vocal variety. Pump up the ethos part of your presentation and add more signposts when emphasizing important points in your delivery. Other than working on all these, try also to reduce the size of your cue “paper”!
Took a few pictures of my neat and clean home but will upload it when I have more time. Been so busy cleaning the whole house the last 2days then I didnt had energy or time to do work. Need to work on project now.. Take care and enjooy the new year goodies! :)
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