Since I’ve [announced my MBA plans](http://vantan.org/archives/2008/05/going_to_insead.php), I’ve been approached by a number of people asking me to freelance while studying. My answer to this is: No. There simply isn’t enough time, even if the work involved is more strategic and less operational. Those who are not familiar with what studying for an MBA entails – …
Month: May 2008
My fellow Media Socialists [Ben Koe](http://eok.net/) and [Walter Lim](http://coolinsights.blogspot.com/) are quoted in today’s Digital Life article on Web 2.0 for companies. I won’t copy the [full article,](http://www.straitstimes.com/Digital+Life/Internet/Story/STIStory_241306.html) but here are the myths that were debunked: ** MYTH 1: Web 2.0 technologies are fine for building social networks, but they are not relevant to my business. …
Had a great dinner with my SCGS girlfriends on Friday at La Forketta at Dempsey Road. We had a lot to catch up on. We called another schoolmate long-distance to wish her happy birthday as well, as that was the actual day for her. On Saturday I had lunch with my mum and sis as …
On Friday I was on the blogger perspectives panel at Ogilvy’s Verge conference. Went OK though feedback was we tried to cover too many different topics in a short space of time, thus it was a bit disjointed. I felt I tended to be more anecdotal in explaining a certain trend, compared to the others. …
I am honoured to be speaking as a panelist at [Ogilvy’s Verge digital summit](http://www.the-open-room.com/verge-the-ogilvy-digital-summit/) in Singapore today at CHIJMES. It will be quite exciting. [As with Yuhui](http://www.the-open-room.com/verge-the-ogilvy-digital-summit/#comment-8), I’d really like to see representatives from the three Internet giants – Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! – all in one panel. I know all my esteemed fellow panelists …
Yes, I have started my own INSEAD blog. It will chronicle my life before, during and hopefully after my MBA. You can find it at [vantan.org/insead](http://vantan.org/insead/). [Zanat0s](http://inseadblogger.com/), fabled Greek INSEAD blogger, had lamented in our Facebook group as to why my batch had yet to produce one MBA blog… Well, at the time my plans …
I paid a visit to INSEAD in Second Life. It is cool that my business school has a campus there and is using it for real lessons. This is because we are an international school, with campuses in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore), with alliances in China (Tsinghua) and a centre in Abu Dhabi, along with …
I never thought the day would come, but soon I will be starting a new *decade* in my life. Ugh. I feel so old! The only consolation was that another Singaporean INSEAD classmate thought I looked younger than her, and she’s only 28, so that made me feel better 🙂 Up to recently, I harboured …
Met up with [Alan Rambam](http://www.nextgreatthing.com/contact/alan-rambam/), Fleishman-Hillard’s youth and mobile marketing guru yesterday. We learnt about what was being done in the US and other countries such as location-based messages, SMS, MMS, Twitter and too many others to mention. My main thoughts are that what’s successful in the US cannot be transplanted wholesale in other countries, …
Just cancelled my French class this morning as we have an urgent rehearsal before an event this afternoon. That’s three lessons in a row this week, which confirms my suspicions it won’t be possible to study an intensive course and do my kind of work at the same time. And this is just to meet …