Team Eclair - Fruitful Day

From a not-so-willing participant to a devoted one over the span of say 1 month? it's worth it.. my last marketing competition in uni b4 i graduate (oh my, i hope i can graduate haha)..

Macquarie Pacific Star Prime Award 2006.. a challenge to create a unique value proposition for Wisma Atria, with a full package from exterior/interior design to marketing communications.. together with waiying coreen yonghui yanting.. Team Eclair embarked on this project..

the first round was just to submit the report and wait for announcement on the final teams.. personally, it was already a good experience (we pia-ded the whole nite without a wink before the submission of report) in the attempt to churn a decent report from our research.. and never would i have thought we'd get through to the finals..

nevertheless, it was exhilarating to be notified as one of the finalist.. and since we were in the finals.. might as well work hard for at least the Third prize la! haha

yes yes.. and so behind the scene, hours of printing (we had to print 5 copies excluding backup copies for the panel of judges) and cutting and pasting and typing and what notz.. from school to coreen's place in the far northeast and back to school..

before the presentation early in the morning at 930am.. that is yesterday nite la.. dun even hav time to eat.. still hafta go tuition.. things not all done.. got realy frustrated haiz.. like ant on a hotpot.. haha.. but oh well, it's always like that la.. the day be4 the BIG day, tiny screw ups, last minute touch up, stuff like that can't be helped..

this morning when i woke up (i almost ovslept), saw this card on my table..

my sister so sweet rite? awww... brought a smile to my day!

we took cab down to ngee an city tower b.. where macquarie pacific is located.. where our presentation was held..

the place is simple and nice! haha.. we were directed to a waiting room.. the previous group was still presenting.. haha..

from the window in the room.. look left? you see this..

turn right? you see this..

from 21st storey la.. hahaha.. overwhelming.. (i've got phobia of heights)..

we started taking photos.. rather than sitting in the room wiping cold sweat.. hahha

a teeny weeny mishap happened just before presentation.. our dear waiying spilled water over our reports!!! hhahaha so in the end have to 'dryer-clean' them hahahaha.. *phew* luckily not very jialat the reports..

the 1hr presentation went on fine.. little twitches did happen but overall it was fine.. while i was speaking, one of the staff w took her camera out and took a snap.. erm that kinda shaken me abit.. i started to forget what i was gg to talk abt!! can you believe it i skipped a slide totally because of that.. hahahaha i thought my presentation was bad.. the rest did great.. that's y overall fine la.. hahaha

after presentation we exhanged namecards with the judges (marketing manager, marketing assistant, liaising officer, ceo and chairperson)..

we thought we'd leave.. but we were offered some hans breakfast instead! hahah..

see i had yonghui as my tea-server leh!! hahaha

well, another round of photo-whoring..

i thin the receptionist must have been very amused by us.. last shot before we proceed to out k-lunch at cineleisure!!!


breakfast at 1030am.. then k-lunch at 11am?!?!? hahahah so much for supposedly feeling dead-tired after all the work.. we still had the energy to spend singing and yelling away..


by the way, the fried rice was delicious, for a moment i thought it was from din tai fung hahahaha..

after k-lunch, waiying went for her interview with ibm, coreen went or her tuition..

yonghui and i hopped over to four seasons hotel to see the finals of loreal's brandstorm Singapore 2006.. (well, we actually painstakingly walked over la)

it was quite fun.. runway show, summarized version of the 8 groups' presentation, interestng talks by guests of honour..

and the food!!!!!!

we're spoilt for choices! beehoon, dim sum, fruits, desserts.. so nice!

i think the both of us ate about 10 har kaus.. hahahaha.. yeah, it was that delicious..

then it was photo taking again.. with grace n fren.. most of the photos turn out blurry.. so sad.. haiz.. the place was so nice to sit around and just relax!! hahahahaha..

oh yes! we had goody bags too!! which includes a facial clenaser, moisturiser, foundation and lip gloss from Lancome..

at about 615pm.. we left four seasons to take train to bouna vista.. where one rochester is.. the venue for our prize presentation and dinner and drinking and networking.. hahahaha

on our way there.. sorry we don't drive.. so it's bloody abt 1.5 bus stop walk to the place from mrt station..

but it was worthwhile.. our first time there.. the place looks great for chill out.. i bet the prizes are HOT though.. ha! lame..

we were the first grou to arrive.. so paishe.. duno what to do while we were there.. ther served all kinds of drinks la.. from fruit punch to red wine.. haha for a start i had fruit punch to quench my thirst..

the prize presentation was abt 8pm.. we got Third!! haha am already happy to get in finals and have the opportunity to meet such great people.. Third was a bonus!! got $500 cash and $500 voucher, together with Wisma privilege card for each of the team members..

yantyng's team also got Third prize haha.. n's team got second and wl's team got first.. haha..

after that, it was food (tasty figner food leh!) and drinks and chatting with the management.. and our profs!!

prof leaong and prof ang.. i love their modules!! so fun with lots of interesting stories to share.. never regret going for their classes.. hahaha

yes yes, photo taking of course! who'd miss such a chance?

it was a great experience to talk to the profs, and macquarie's management.. the ceo was rather serious and he happened to be prof leong's honours student when he was in uni! hahaha.. i got to learn some stuff through the conversations.. it made me think abit about what i want to do really.. and i was so happy when prof leong said i could put his name down as a reference for my resume.. hahaha

however, sometimes when these adults get serious in their conversations, i can't seem to find things or topics to talk to them.. hmmm, it was my first time doing such networking la so i guess it's alrite.. and i realised i can talk so comfortably in such informal situations.. but during presentation i tend to fumble haiz.. bad bad..

Eclair was the last team to leave.. we even stayed on when all the rest of the groups and company left.. the whole place was ours! hahaha so we lazed around and chatted.. we found out from the bartender that on a weekday evening such as today, it cost $3500 to book the whole place inclusive of food and drinks.. on a weekend, it could jack up to $10 000 la!!!! cos usually on weekends, the place will be full by 7pm.. wow wow wow..

it's a very nice place to hang out with friends or colleagues after work.. definitely not my last time there.. haha.. i almost fell asleep in the big and comfy armchair la..

this whole experience is really so so so enriching.. even rite after the presentation i started missing the times we meet and yak and argue and whateva.. the effort put in to do photoshop, ppt, churning out of reports, rehearsing presentation.. yada yada yada.. this time round working with friends.. so things are easier to coordinate you noe. next time in working world.. i wonder how much worse can the relationships get, the difficulty in coordination and agreement on stuff.. haha.. am i thinking too much?

but seriously it was a memorable time.. busy and freaking tiring but FUN LEARNING PERIOD.. really squeeze my brain dry liaoz still must do it creatively.. hahaha.. i get the adrenaline seeing the end product.. but what's more encuraging is the relationships forged and the process of working together as a team towards a common goal..

Team Eclair.. any more chances to work together?? jio me okie!! hahahahahahahaha