meme

stealing this from brenda's blog. i realise its actually a great means of self-reflection! =)

10 Years ago I was:
Pre-uni break - temping at a youth voluntary welfare organisation and getting intimately acquainted with the ins and outs of the photocopying machine (hey, even up to today, i'm prob the only person in the office who makes the best attempt at fixing the phtocopier *hah*). and falling asleep in front of my supervisor while trying to take notes at weekly staff meetings. *sheepish look*

5 years ago I was:
at many new beginnings.

Fresh from a trip to Japan and all happy and hopeful about my first boyfriend - a sweet, smart and ambitious American boy who lived and worked in Kobe. He was everything I thought I wanted in a boyfriend and husband.

Was also one of the most exciting points in my career - was part of a pioneer group moved over to set up the new workforce devt agency. Met the boss who would show me the ropes in the field of PR and communications (I wouldn't be this good at my job if it wasn't for her), worked and played mighty hard with a madcap group of colleagues, and made some lifelong friends.

1 year ago I was:
Fresh back from a study trip to London and Paris, and trying to run an international architectural competition for just about the two most important historical buildings in the city!! and with very little help. Although my boss and I made sure the jury members were fed well at each meal so they'd make the right decisions. *heh*

5 Things on my To-Do-list:
Practise my songs for exam!! (I've been lazy), make reservations at Sushi Tei for dinner with Mal & Kelly, sort through my mountain of mail, sew back on the buttons of shirts, and start working on that 3-page committee memo ahead of Monday's submission. Oh, and read that 500 page report in time for next week's meetings. *yikes*

Five Snacks I enjoy:
erhm, I don't snack - like that how??

ok ok, at most (but seldom) - coffee/Nescafe considered? other than that, dried prunes (there's only one brand I eat & can only be found in select supermarkets. everything else is too sweet), preserved plumes, a very specific brand of coffee-chocolate biscuits (can't rem what its called but i rem packaging), Cuppuccino-flavoured Maltesers. - Told you i was fussy!

If I were a Billionaire I would:
Be a domestic goddess like Nigella and have my own super-hot TV show and books! (minus the hefty hips and thunder thighs) the envy of all women and the object of lust for all men. *hehe*

Ok, seriously. Well, first, I'd make sure my family's completed covered - that there's enough money in the pot for them to do whatever they want for the rest of their lives. This includes my parents, my own family unit and my extended family.

Well, then maybe live in a penthouse, have holiday homes overseas for the family to use, be the founder and chairwoman of a number of successful businesses (real estate, communications & marketing, F&B, retail, etc), and then invited as a keynote speaker at important events/business meetings etc. And then at some point, write a book (not nec. auto-biography lah). But I'd also make sure I have time, money and resources to home-school my own children. And have time for my family. Oh, and start amassing an art collection that's actually worth something (method to the madness, rather than just madness). *heh*

Then, I'll start 2 foundations: one for children and youths who have a dream but have no resources to making their passions their careers, eg. to do musical theatre professionally, dance professionally, fashion designer, play tennis, etc - to be a platform that provides them the resources to live their dreams. the second foundation i'll start is a similar one, but for women, especially those who have lived all their lives suppressing their dreams and who they are for their families. Full self-expression for each of these individuals, that's probably the aim. =)

Five people/groups I'd want to have lunch with:
I'm assuming its people I won't get to see under normal circumstances.
My grandparents (mom's side, since they've passed away before I could meet them), my nanny (she passed on before I got to tell her that I loved her more than my own grandma), Barack Obama, Matthew Perry (coz he seems so darn funny!), Ella Fitzgerald (I'd want a voice lesson with her!).

Oooo oooo!! I have more:
- Anthony Bourdain, so he'd actually cook me a gd lunch! *heh*
- Nicolas Serota, Director of Tate Modern (coz I'm in awe of how he's transformed the place - this one still got chance considering where I work *heh*)
- Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment because he is so brilliant a writer (and to scold him for the ending of that book!)
- Francis Ford Coppola, film director because he's such an extraordinary film maker
- the cast of West Wing because they genuinely seem like a really freat & funny team to work with!
- Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian Wood (this one also still got chance, altho he's supposed to be painfully shy)
-Howard Schultz, founder of Starbucks Corporation because I'd like free coffee for the rest of my life and because I'd really like to work for him.

Five Places I've lived:
This one IS sad - Delta Road, Telok Blangah, Hougang, Tampines, ie SINGAPORE lor.

I stayed in Montpellier, France for 3 weeks on student exchange - does that count??? =P

Five jobs I've had:
Rookie photocopying cum admin girl at a youth welfare organisation, marketing & production bao-ka-liao in a Christian entertainment coy, Pro job fair organiser in the manpower ministry, marketing & communications specialist (i can sell almost anything!) in workforce agency, and biz devt & comms manager for a soon-to-be national art institution.