The Windows to Your Soul

My good friend here, Ms Tay, is currently doing a campaign to raise awareness among youths to take good care of their eyes, and especially their contact lenses for those who wear them.

As a long time contact lens user, for nine years to be exact, I’m concerned of the proper care of contact lenses. If you wear contact lenses too, you ought to be as concerned as I am!

I’m honoured to be one of the youth ambassadors for the campaign- At First Sight.

““At First Sight” is a youth oriented contact lens care campaign that stresses the importance of proper cleaning and tending of contact lenses amongst university students.

The campaign arises due to an increasing trend of contact lens usage by youths for the purpose of a beautified appearance.

However, a negligence to properly contact lens care results in a higher risk of eye infections and other eye health problems.

“At First Sight” hopes to communicate the message of prioritizing eye health above appearances because the sights you share with your loved ones are the sights truly worth keeping.“

If you want to find out more about this campaign, head over to their official website: http://www.projectatfirstsight.com/ and their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ProjectAtFirstSight

Yesterday, 18 January 2012, the people of At First Sight came to NUS to raise some awareness among the NUS people.

They are so creative to use Tarot reading to encourage people to take good care of their contact lenses!

I was on my way to The Deck to grab a quick lunch before heading back to the library for our Social Media presentation (we stayed in school till 3am the night before!), when I saw the folks of At First Sight.

As a somewhat superstitious person, I was eager to get a Tarot reading.

I picked The Tower:

It says:

“Abandonment of past: Old habits die hard but this is a time of rejuvenation. You need a good cleaning regime for your contact lenses.

Following old ways, A rut: You often find yourself caught in a vicious cycle. Don’t take chances on your eye health.“

Reminder to self: you better heed the advice and take better care of your eyes and contact lenses!

The wise one told me to abandon my old habits, which include not taking good care of my contact lenses. In this new year, 2012, I ought to say goodbye to this habit which will bring me no good.

More and more youths, including undergraduates, wear contact lenses, but who dare say that he/she has taken due care of the contact lenses? It might be due to laziness or simply ignorance.

Keep an eye, or two hahah, on At First Sight if you wanna keep the windows to your soul ‘clean’ and healthy!

http://www.projectatfirstsight.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ProjectAtFirstSight

PS: They are currently having a photography contest. First prize is $300!

Communication process: Noise

In doing my research for the upcoming Batam trip, I came across reviews for a particular massage house on Trip Advisor.

Someone wrote:

Ladies with long hair, do remember bring your own hair clips or rubber bands – cause I did not and throughout the massage, I had to help the young masseuse sweep my hair from one side to the other. Imagine how relaxing the session was….

To which, the massage house replied:

We have checked, you visit us on Oct. 16, 2011 Sunday as many as 4 people and ordered a package of four hand and we have checked the masseuse on duty for you there are 4 people with serial numbers 11, 22, 23, 24. and two long-haired men numbered 22 and 23.

We really do not want this to happen, they have been called upon to straighten hair (can not be decomposed, have a bun) but when we do not see them let go of her hair.

Actually we can force them to cut their hair short, but until we do this is not because it violates a person’s right and we can only make rules for trimming their hair in a bun.

We will seriously consider your comments and future no longer masseuse with her hair loose.

Sit back and chill.

Week 12 will be over soon, I told myself.

Imma stud up

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Let me just procrastinate a few more months before I write about the last day of my Hong Kong trip which was about four months ago. Oops.

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critical thinking

This is something that the lecturers always mention- critical thinking.

Ok. So what have we got here?

Friend (Year 4 Chemical Engineering)- FYP: extracting gold from some mobile phones waste

Me (Year 4 CNM) – first assignment of the semester: draft 5 FAQs about your hobby

 

It suddenly hit me that for the past three years, I’d enjoyed CNM because it’s fun. It’s fun to come up with an advertising campaign, do crisis management, design an interactive product etc.

But at the end of the day, how much of these will give us that edge when we sit in the interview room?

Yes, critical thinking.

I’m sorry but I sincerely do not think that critical thinking can be taught. I hate to admit this but I think I’m not a very bright person. After “learning” critical thinking for three years, I still couldn’t think critically, be it in class or when engaging intellectual debates with friends.

The most I can do is to argue that their points are wrong. Yet, I could not substantiate my own points to prove that I’m right. Proving that they are wrong doesn’t make me a winner. It’s a draw.

Reflecting on this Indian movie I’d watched a few months ago

(I like the butt-chairs!)

Even though I had a hard time deciphering the Chinese subtitles (and fast-forwarding the songs and dances), I really enjoyed this film! It’s longer than I’d anticipated; too accustomed to the Hollywood’s 95 minutes.

Then after, I read kennysia’s post.

Now, I’m less sure of my future than before I entered college.

How?