Thursday, May 26, 2005
First ImpressionZ
Yesterday night went to Causeway point to watch Coach Carter. Why Causeway point? because it is the only cinema that's still showing the movie..
Must say its a beautiful story.. it does its job of inspiring people and also demonstrates the brotherhood that often bonds a sports team, or a band of soldiers together like they were true blood brothers. Sometimes they are even closer than most blood brothers.. Truly beautiful, that bond.
AND on to less serious stuff...
OOOWWWWwww you got my nose~! You lousy misbehaving robot!! Argh..
Frederick in a car! A 2-D cardboard car with plastic windshield, that is.. haha -_-
Siiian.. the movie ended at what time? 2330 hours. And where was i?
WOODLANDS mrt.. and i'm supposed to get to tampines. Whoa. So i took a train, hoping that it would take me to City Hall at least. But alas it terminated at Toa Payoh, and i had to take a cab home. Sad la.
Tuesday was Day 1 of orientation. Simple affair. They just put all the freshies into the com labs and gave us a crash course on computer services in school. Lol. Poly really has a mind-boggling array of e-services lA.. Far dwarfs any JC in scale... Too much to describe here.. -__-
Wednesday. Today! Reported to sch audi for a round of talks by various people... and watched videos of clubs and other facilities in campus. Then my school's director came to give an introductory talk to the students.
Of all the mumbo-jumbo he said, this was the most memorable:
"Rules to follow: no slippers (duh..), no smoking (DUH..), and no short shorts (short shorts???.. er.). blah blah blah..." Then came the bomb: " We understand that you all are at an age where you fall in love, and there are many pretty girls and handsome guys around. So, in the future, if your ex is in the same class as you, you can request a transfer to another class, and we will arrange for such a transfer. Because we understand your predicament."
Mr. Director was dead serious. He wasn't joking. Lol. That statement sent a wave of surprised giggles across the auditorium...
Just to paint a profile, the Director is not some funky 30 year-old hippie. He was someone old enough to be my dad. lol.
So. First impressions of my school: NOT staid. Haha..
It rox. They provided refreshments (in the form of some deserts, drinks, bee hoon, chicken, and other stuff.. essentially a free lunch) for us after the talks. Which made me feel.. well, respected and looked after.
Poly really satisfies the liberal-democratic inclinations of youth these days. Firstly it really treats youths like adults. Meaning, YOU decide what you do with your studying life. Only 75% attendence required. Well, all in all, you are the one in control of your own life. What you do with it is all up to you. Which i think kinda reflects how adult life is ^-^. Secondly, i heard you could actually decrease the salary of your lecturer if he/she doesnt perform well.. Awesome. And the students in the hall were much more well behaved than those i witnessed in JC, despite nOt being amongst the upper echelon of our nation's bunch of students. Which kinda makes me conclude that appeasement is better than restraint. LOL.
Flag day tml! Wahaha..
jOhn thought at 3:46 PM
