NUS Geog Dept 75th Anniversary Dinner
yupz..the geog dept is already 75 years old! to quote Dr. Huang, we call it a 'diamond jubilee'. it is really amazing that the geog dept of NUS has been ard for so long and i am happy to be part of a dept that is considered one of the 3 oldest depts in the faculty of arts and social sciences, NUS. today's dinner was held at orchard hotel. went there after work...was feeling quite tired coz today was quite busy.my colleague and I, Phoebe, call it 'tornado' coz soemtimes many people need our attention at one time.the food was good! it was a buffet style dinner and the desserts are tantalizing! but ultimately, the company was good. i am glad to see my uni pals again..some of them still pursuing their hons while the rest have already graduated (like me). had lots of laughter and took pictures. pity that i did not bring a camera, *sad*. when i was talking to my uni pals, i thought about the 3 years i spent in NUS, of coz the most memorable moments will have to come from the time i spent in geog soc room. in NUS, a number of us get along well with the lecturers coz some of them are also involved in geog soc activites. sometimes in between classes or on the way to the arts canteen, we will bump into the lecturers and start a short conversation. but today at the dinner, we just smile and say a simple 'hi' so as to acknowledge each other's presence. so weird ya....it's like as if we are total strangers..hmm...maybe the environment is not within campus..that's why a bit 'weird'. got to talk to Dr Chang, my favourite lecturer who taught me tourism when i was in year 2. he has blond streaks in his hair, so cool! one thing abt him is that he is able to interact with the undergraduates really well, has a lively presence when delivering his lectures and most of all, he makes boring topics interesting!! i would say that he belongs to the 'new generation' of lecturers, who dares to think out of the box in teaching methods. so i am not surprised if he wins a best teaching award from NUS again...he deserves it! *smiles*
by the way. Prof Savage, the former HOD sang a few songs...erm..his singing is quite ok....sth like those you will hear on GOLD90.5FM. a very knowledgable man with a passion for geography. much of tonight's laughter came from Dr Carl Grundy Warr who was one of the MCs for the dinner. (the other MC was Dr. Chang). Dr Carl was quite blur sometimes and other times, he is so energetic!!! hehe...
hmm...i hope that in 25 years time, i will be able to attend the 100th anniversary of NUS Geog Dept. by then i will be 47 years old!! woohoo! middle aged lady liao...wonder how will i be like at that time?? hopefully a slim, wrinkles-free,successful career woman with a loving husband. as for kids..hmm....no comments now....haha
*listening to:'Art In Me' by Jars of Clay
posted by Jiatine @ 12:39 AM
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