This is a weekly sum-up, because I have no time and not much of a life anymore. This week, I : – Was advised by various classmates to be more assertive and drop the Asian humility because everyone else isn’t like that. – Celebrated my dear friend [Monolog](http://monologs.net/)’s birthday. – Continue to be on medication …
Month: September 2008
Had a great gathering at Geek Terminal this evening for Bluestocking’s StepOut event for women entrepreneurs. I told my INSEAD classmates about this and 5 of them managed to make it. So the mix was a little more international than usual. Geek Terminal is looking very good after its renovation. Things started well from the …
All the activity is happening at my [INSEAD blog](http://vantan.org/insead) for now, so head over there if you don’t mind reading ‘back to school’ insights. I am contemplating going to a church retreat in JB but alas it’s in the first week of my second term and I am not sure if I can skip Friday …
Just checked my [Mint](http://www.haveamint.com/) stats and discovered lots of [linklove](http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com/index.php/archives/2008/09/08/feedback-to-singapore-pr-teams-from-a-local-bloggers-perspective/) from [Cowboy Caleb](http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com/). Seems that my recent post on [Feedback to PR teams](http://vantan.org/archives/2008/09/feedback_to_pr.php) may have generated some interest among other local bloggers. As I mentioned then, I don’t mean to stir up trouble but clarify how things can be better so that we don’t waste …
Over the past 2 weeks I’ve received 3 invitations to technology and arts-related events. I appreciate the attention, but would like to pass on some feedback to public relations teams: Send invitations in advance, not at the last minute Two of the invitations were for an event that would occur the day after. Given the …
Yes, I finally did it. I am now the proud owner of a 3G iPhone, 16GB. I chose black, even though the 8GB model only comes in black, because while white looks unusual, I might get tired of it. Black is strong and suits me fine. My SingTel salesperson let me take photos as he …