it started out as a really troublesome day. had to wake up really early just to make my appointment with ttsh. so i had to drag my ass out of bed, step into the shower, dress myself and make my way to novena. god, why was it so damn far away?
to top it off, with it being really early and all, i had to share the train with blue collared nine to fivers. not that i have anything (major) against them, it's just rush hour frustration. as you can expect, getting a seat at that time was as improbable as stephen hawking taking part in riverdance.
the trains chugged on its dreary route and the stations whizzed by until i finally reached novena. i was so tired. (note to self: sleep earlier).
just as the train was decelerating the irritating ringtone that i had went off and the sound basically screamed from my pocket and bounced off the train walls into my ears. horrible. i was tired and totally annoyed and gave a sharp 'hello?' to the caller.
'hi good morning! this is maggie from power 98. is this kishan?'
'yes' (already snapped to life like i was on an IV of pure expresso)
'congratulations! kf seetoh picked your answer as the best for the question he posted on yahoo!'
for a moment i seriously has no idea what she was talking about. but i finally understood what she meant and said,
'oh. really? are you for real?'
'*laughter* yes this is for real. in fact i need you to do me a favour. i know that your answer was quite long and i need you to summarize it down to about a couple of sentences for when we go on air.'
on air!!!! five minutes ago i was a coma patient, and now i was pacing up and down the platform of novena mrt station like i badly needed a fix.
to be honest, i forgot most of what i typed down. i didnt even think that i'd win, i just wanted to contribute because i thought it was a really cool question. but i summed up what i remembered and presented the answer on national radio. it was really fun.
at the end of it she went, 'what's your favourite radio station?' and i blanked out. for a brief moment i truly and honestly didnt know and wanted to say 98.7fm! thank god i snapped back and said 'power 98!' in that this-is-soooooo-my-favourite-station cheery-cheerleader kinda voice.
oh and by the way, the question was posted on yahoo!answers and i was on a few days back, just passing the time helping out some kids with their math homework online (i know i know) when i saw the question. so i answered it and voila i won. the question was posted by kf seetoh, the founder and author of makansutra.
the question was: what would you do or feel if the singapore government decided to close down all the hawker stalls and instead all the stalls and dishes reappeared in restaurants and cafes with prices to match?
i thought it was a good question and decided to have a go at it. the question was only 1 of 15 that will be posted daily i think. it's part of the y!ureka contest where local personalities give questions from their area of expertise and normal people just answer them. the best answer wins. simple as that really. today's question is by fashion guy vincent q from flesh imp and its: what do you think singapore's fashion scene will be like in 5 years.
what did i win? a dopod (look, its a palindrome) phone. honestly this phone is too high tech for me and i'll probably sell it off.
go here if you wanna participate and maybe win for yourself a phone too.
to top it off, with it being really early and all, i had to share the train with blue collared nine to fivers. not that i have anything (major) against them, it's just rush hour frustration. as you can expect, getting a seat at that time was as improbable as stephen hawking taking part in riverdance.
the trains chugged on its dreary route and the stations whizzed by until i finally reached novena. i was so tired. (note to self: sleep earlier).
just as the train was decelerating the irritating ringtone that i had went off and the sound basically screamed from my pocket and bounced off the train walls into my ears. horrible. i was tired and totally annoyed and gave a sharp 'hello?' to the caller.
'hi good morning! this is maggie from power 98. is this kishan?'
'yes' (already snapped to life like i was on an IV of pure expresso)
'congratulations! kf seetoh picked your answer as the best for the question he posted on yahoo!'
for a moment i seriously has no idea what she was talking about. but i finally understood what she meant and said,
'oh. really? are you for real?'
'*laughter* yes this is for real. in fact i need you to do me a favour. i know that your answer was quite long and i need you to summarize it down to about a couple of sentences for when we go on air.'
on air!!!! five minutes ago i was a coma patient, and now i was pacing up and down the platform of novena mrt station like i badly needed a fix.
to be honest, i forgot most of what i typed down. i didnt even think that i'd win, i just wanted to contribute because i thought it was a really cool question. but i summed up what i remembered and presented the answer on national radio. it was really fun.
at the end of it she went, 'what's your favourite radio station?' and i blanked out. for a brief moment i truly and honestly didnt know and wanted to say 98.7fm! thank god i snapped back and said 'power 98!' in that this-is-soooooo-my-favourite-station cheery-cheerleader kinda voice.
oh and by the way, the question was posted on yahoo!answers and i was on a few days back, just passing the time helping out some kids with their math homework online (i know i know) when i saw the question. so i answered it and voila i won. the question was posted by kf seetoh, the founder and author of makansutra.
the question was: what would you do or feel if the singapore government decided to close down all the hawker stalls and instead all the stalls and dishes reappeared in restaurants and cafes with prices to match?
i thought it was a good question and decided to have a go at it. the question was only 1 of 15 that will be posted daily i think. it's part of the y!ureka contest where local personalities give questions from their area of expertise and normal people just answer them. the best answer wins. simple as that really. today's question is by fashion guy vincent q from flesh imp and its: what do you think singapore's fashion scene will be like in 5 years.
what did i win? a dopod (look, its a palindrome) phone. honestly this phone is too high tech for me and i'll probably sell it off.
go here if you wanna participate and maybe win for yourself a phone too.
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