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Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:15 PM

BIZ Nite To The Movies is back! Part 3 - with Mi3!

Seeing that the exam is nearing the end, we have secured tickets to Mission Impossible 3. The world premiere is set on 5.5.2006 (when some of you are still having exams). Date: May 10 (Wednesday) Time: 7pm Venue: GV Marina Ticket price
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Monday, April 24, 2006 11:06 PM

Career Services Office

Another exciting and good news for the students today! Today, we have 2 new members joining the Career Services Office. Joan and Yuk Meng, a warm welcome on board! Another 2 new colleagues at the Career Services Office will be joining soon, doubling the
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Monday, April 24, 2006 10:31 PM

MOU between NUS Business School and IIM

Today marks the MOU signing between Business School and IIM Calcutta. This is an important milestone with the rising power of India. Calcutta or Kolkata? A quick check on Wikipedia reveals, "Both Calcutta and Kolkata were likely derived from "Kalikata",
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Monday, April 24, 2006 10:17 PM

Holiday Plans (Part 2)

Xing returned from an earlier holiday in Bangkok, where she started a blog. Check it out http://www.cherrypeachgarcia.blogspot.com/  Really nice!    
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Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:53 PM

Behind the Blog (behind the scenes)

Lately, for the recent weeks, I was seriously comptemplating and toying with the idea of opening up the blog. There were push and pull factors "to open or not to open". (1) This is the busiest season of the office. And unfortunately at
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Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:21 PM

Outreach talks

2 outreach talks at the same evening on Friday: RJC and NYJC (at NUS level). (Can you beat that?) We split ourselves into 2 teams. NYJC: A massive event with about 900 parents and students in the school hall. No presentations, just went direct
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:34 PM

Holiday Plans

Really not sure if anyone's reading this week? It's a few days before exams! Grrghhh... Remember the time when *I* was mugging for exams, I would daydream *a bit* about what to do *after* exams. Not sure if the students have made their holiday
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:32 PM

Research Rankings? Er, what's it got to do with me?

Recent email from Aik "Biz Research Ranking, Fish Farming, Help for Myanmar Village and School, Recent Donations, Biz+Eng DDP" (a rather long one..., this is the abridged version ;-) highlighted the rankings of BIZ. BIZ recent global rankings follows:
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:29 PM

The "best" jobs in Business

An interesting post from: Singfat The "best" jobs in Business Looking for a job which pays well  YES! is associated with manageable stress levels  YES! provides flexibility in hours and working environment  YES! stimulates
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Monday, April 17, 2006 8:52 AM

School fund-raising efforts

It's Easter week, and it is also reading week for the BBAstudents (all the best to their exams!) The School received an early Easter egg present this year. (a) Tahir, Chairman of Mayapada Group and an Indonesian philanthropist, has donated $1 million
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Friday, April 14, 2006 12:07 AM

Results of Fish Farming continues...

Combining another 2 into 1 attachment...
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Attachment(s): Fishy Solution!.xls
Friday, April 14, 2006 12:03 AM

Results of Fish Farming - 3rd Prize

Another intelligent entry...
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Attachment(s): Tran Ngoc Diep Farmer's problem.xls
Friday, April 14, 2006 12:00 AM

Results of Fish Farming - 2nd Prize

Looks like this is the second best alternative to post it on the blog, while waiting during this Easter break...
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Attachment(s): Reginald Guppies vs Goldfish.xls
Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:14 PM

Results of the Fish Farming Competition is out!

Drum-roll please. .. The much-awaited result of the fish farming competition is out. Here are the top prizes: Thanks to Judge Aik The verdict is in!  Gold fish is better! Feng Chen is going to be one fat gold fish after he spends all his first
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Attachment(s): fish farm_fengchen.doc
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:45 PM

Farewell, Chelsey *sob*

Just returned from a farewell lunch for Chelsey *sob*. One part of me is, although I am highly reluctant and really sad to see her go *sob* but on the other hand, I also have her welfare at heart and want to see her grow in her career life. She has
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:09 PM

Salsa fever!

By: Lee Keng Leong (BBA 2004) A post from our alumni who is constantly in touch with us:   Since graduation, I have been involved with doing community service, learning golf, and learning salsa. I guess the learning of salsa should attract the
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006 11:02 AM

Inaugural Friendly Student-Faculty Debate

Had an inspiration (thanks to Leonard) which I hope to kick-start shortly after the exams (something fun, as a stress reliever after the exams) before everyone disperses and disappears for their hols, ie. was thinking of a friendly student-faculty
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Monday, April 10, 2006 3:21 PM

Chalet pics first!

Just got back to office from the sun-filled holiday getaway, and I saw this email from Kek Seng. Here's them at the "yeah-thesis-is-done-chalet" celebration: Wah, sure or not?! Kimberely plays mahjong! :) As usual, the card game!
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Monday, April 10, 2006 11:41 AM

Macquarie Pacific Star Competition 2006

The results of the Macquarie Pacific Star Prime Award 2006 are out. Congratulations to the following 6 finalist teams (not in any particular order). Team C'EST:  Chan Yong Sheng, Kong Yu-Chu, Ong Jun Yu, Tay E Teng, Wong On Wah.
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Friday, April 07, 2006 10:53 AM

Farmer Needs Help!

From: Aik Guppies are spawned by the hundreds in a fish farm by a farmer.  After about 4 weeks, the guppies are ready to be sold on the market. They are weighed before leaving the farm. The average fish weighs 26 grams, but the top 20% weighs an
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Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:58 PM

BBAH Students Heading to Phuket

There's a group of BBAH students who will be heading to Phuket for an extended weekend holiday. The flight is at 7am! Tiger Airways (hope no one oversleeps). Here's wishing them a safe and fun-filled trip! Remember to take lots of photos! ;-)  
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Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:27 PM

World Cup Fever - To Do Or Not To Do?

Beng Teck came up with this crazy idea of getting the BBA office to organize students / alumni / friends to watch the key matches of world cup together (with couple jugs of beer thrown in, courtesy of BBA office) . At first, I thought it was
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006 3:59 PM

Beta Gamma Sigma

I just met with some of the top students from the Business School at the Beta Gamma Sigma induction ceremony. These students (top 10% of their graduating year and top 7% of the junior year) have been honoured by an invitatation to membership
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:29 PM

Tribute to the Teaching Faculty

Was trying to link to woonzai's blog (note: I STILL don't know who he is...) on pressing deadlines, projects, presentations, reports and more reports, when I noted his interesting new entry. An appreciative blog (which is rather unusual
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:20 PM

Substance over Form

Chanced upon yet another interesting post  http://woonzai.com/blog/2006/04/02/bizader-misfit/ on Woonzai's blog. Hmm... looks like I'm advocating his blog for him...(Again, as I've mentioned, I don't exactly know his real identity. Hope he can
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:37 AM

Love birds in rivaling business schools

Although it is way past midnight, I just had to do this.... Was off the phone with one of our BBA graduates working overseas, and guess what, I just got to know his girlfriend who decidedly joined him, is from a friendly rival business
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Monday, April 03, 2006 11:42 PM

"T" Day

There’s just so much I’ll like to share today, but just faced with the pressure of time. There’s just 24 hours a day <how I wish there’s 48 hours>. I am sure that this sentiment is shared by some BBA students who are stretched and faced with a number
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Monday, April 03, 2006 10:00 AM

NUS BBA blog contest!

Announcing the 3 winners.... Grace Yan, Reginald Lee and Yang Sue Ann! Thank you all for your participation. I'm sure we can get more entries next time. :) P.S: Grace, have sent the vouchers to your mailing address in Singapore. Do email me
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Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:57 PM

Blog on Blogs

End of a weekend, and the start of a fresh new work week tomorrow. Blogs must be a favorite topic these days (and I must be light-years behind...) There are 3 articles on blogs in the papers today, ranging from: (1) Blogs for Dogs (2 Blogs
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