haven been blogging for some days cos there's nothing interesting lately. well, but today i just at a very inspiring talk at millenia hotel by minister balakrishnan. honestly, i'm super impressed by the way he gave his speech. he has presence, charisma and the words he used are like wat yl said polished and refined.

I'm blown off by his speech and it's the first time i listen so intently to some1 speaking. persuasively, convincingly, sincerely he spoke. there were 2 main points that left a deep impression in me. firstly, some1 asked a question on stayers and quitters. and he brought the question back to opporunities and choices. that if 1 is able to grasp every precious opportunity, he/she will be successful no matter where his/her opportunity came from. but ultimately, when one's successful, it's up to his choice to do something for his homeland. i.e. it doesn't mean that u're a quitter if u stay overseas and pursue ur dreams cos it all boils down to ur choice if u wanna contribute back to ur country. u need not physically be there but through other means and avenues, u'll still be able to contribute if u choose to.

the second qns that some1 from the floor directed to him was 'impeccably' answered. the question goes, can there be a more liberal approach towards media which tends to criticize our government. and minister answered that firstly we have to know that the media is a business, and the government knows how to play this game very well with them. secondly, the sg government practises the law on defamation created here(UK) whereby we look for accountability, truth and accuracy. these 3 words are simple yet powerful. and i think every1 was really impressed with him. i couldn't have thought of such impactful words in a dialogue session given such a short amount of time. i think what's so impressive about ministers is that they have to think on their feet and be able to answer tactfully yet convincingly. gosh, he's my new idol! i wanna be like him cos i think such a skill is really important for my future work. u need to noe how to speak well when u climb up the corporate or technical level. oh well, and this qns had a deep impression in me as i wrote a little about speech freedom during my a lvl gp exam. should have written his point and i think my grade would have improved.

hopefully 1 day i'll learn to speak better. and the thing is he's not a humanities person, he actually took medicine! and so he shattered the stereotype that sci ppl are unable to argue. on a lighter note, huijin ate 10 rounds worth of food while i just ate 2 and she had the whole pot of coconut milk with a little red bean soup! gosh! hahahaa~ dinner was marvellous though still uncomparable to hawker standard and i kinda like the non-oily hao jian~