The Urbanwire Team

Editors & Designers

Joy Lee
Editor - Gallery, Friends
Designer

In contrast to the majority who proliferate stories for the bulging servers of UrbanWire, Joy finds her niche in UW’s design, coding and all things techie or aesthetic. Finding her junior college subject combination of History, Literature and Economics to be a waste of time, she ran off to join a Mass Communication course in a polytechnic. She enrolled thinking, as she had all her life, that she would write - and never expected to become a designer.

She loves making things look beautiful, and she’s comfortable with both the web and print arenas, with freelance experience ranging from company logo to Flash design. Her personal web site is at http://spunked.org, where you can find her latest work. She’s also interested in photography and digital imaging (D. I.), and wants the Fairy Godmother from Shrek 2 to grant her a Wacom Intuos 2 tablet and a Nikon D70 DSLR. She has done an internship at a commercial photography house with training in professional D. I. In the meantime, she relies on her classic Nikon FM2.

In her snatches of free time, she dreams of working as a magazine designer, graphics artist or full-time geek before heading off to Australia for further studies. :) [top]

Melissa Ann Tan
Designer

An angsty teenage girl with an obsession for all things associated with singing and writing music stumbled upon her cousin's web designs for a then fledgling online magazine called UrbanWire. Little did she know that she’d find herself doing the exact same thing that he pioneered.

Tan Jialing Melissa-Ann seems like the quiet sort of girl who just does as she’s told. Mel is nothing of the sort, being described by those who know her as being quite explosive. It’s a good thing that energy is channelled predominantly into working full time on school work and doing pro bono work in designing the online version of local movie magazine, FiRST. Apart from these, she spent the last 7-week break (May-June) working at FXMedia on Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s mandatory Industrial Training Programme where she worked as a web designer on sites like Kenwood, Panasonic, and UTAC. On top of these, she’s also picked up knowledge pertaining to digital film editing, script writing, casting and even how to handle talents at auditions.

Her idiosyncrasies include adding huge helpings of salt to almost everything she eats, and waking up with the strangest of ideas of wearing extra thick clothes and melting on her way out.

Mel has been known to drop everything she's doing and scribble the first idea that pops into her mind. Don't be afraid, she isn't planning to kill anyone.

In fact, she is quite the sociable girl and is listed in popular website, Friendster under the email address redrealm@undying-equilibrium.com.

So if you do meet her, don't be afraid to say hi. She doesn't bite.
Much...

For more information on this unique girl, visit her website or step in and catch the sneak preview to her world. [top]

Michelle Tan
Editor - TV, Food, Calendar

With her areas of interest lying in a number of media-related fields, Michelle longs to be the Jane of all trades in the industry.

A year ago, Michelle felt that she had found her calling in Public Relations. A PR person by nature, she became the unofficial PRO to many a reckless Mass Commer during that time, soothing the savage beast and implementing crisis management when necessary. In November 2003, she used her expertise in the real world, interning at The PR Company for 2 months. During that time, she worked with clients like FujiFilm, the SJI Old Boy’s Association and Epicor.

Last semester, Michelle found yet another calling, this time in Radio. She enjoyed the thrill of going on-air and being heard, despite not really talking to anyone in particular. She also loved the Dalet system and adored its efficiency. Although she isn’t as chummy with Pro Tools at the moment, she believes it’ll grow to love her somehow.

Michelle will spend her final semesters in Ngee Ann exercising her love for writing fully, after being offered an editorial post at The UrbanWire. She currently writes, eats and watches loads of television for the publication as the Food and TV Editor, though she has yet to figure out how to do them all at once. Her proudest UW moment thus far is having Regan Burns, the host of her favourite game show, Oblivious, send the review she did of the show to the TV company in the US, in hopes of renewing it for a 3rd season. She couldn’t be more thrilled to play a part in saving it from oblivion!

When she’s not entirely tied up with UW, Michelle enjoys placing faith in her God, cat photography, listening to indie bands such as Something Corporate and Death Cab For Cutie, watching John Cusack movies, reading poignant fiction by Jessica Francis Kane, Wally Lamb and Tony Parsons, and indulging in modern dance till her knees give way. [top]

Mary-Ann Russon
Editor - Movies, Book, People

Narrator: You read this expecting to see a profile of our Movies, Books and People Editor, but instead, dear viewers, you see 2 figures engaged in a deadly wizards’ duel. And where’s our editor? Why, she’s right there, the one on the left with the wand. That other guy she’s fighting is Lord Voldemort, evillest wizard in history, but don’t mind him… Oh Mary-Annnnn!

Mary-Ann: Expecto Patronum! *runs over, ducking flashes of green light* What? I’m kind of busy right now!

Narrator: We’re supposed to be profiling you!

Mary-Ann: You are? Oops! *green light whizzes past her ear* Oh for Christ’s sake! *spins around* Avada Kedavra! (Lord Voldemort drops dead) Sorry, you were saying?

Narrator: Your profile, remember?

Mary-Ann: Oh right! Well, I have 101 hobbies, ranging from reading, writing, acting, singing, dancing, web design, creative art, watching lots of TV and movies, to studying ancient history.

I’m also a self-confessed Harry Potter maniac, with a memorabilia collection currently valued at close to $1,000 (and rising!), and you’re most likely to find me either waving a wand around or ogling the latest Harry Potter movie. Indeed, one of the coolest moments of my life was when my Essential Guide To Harry Potter Websites: UrbanWire’s Top 15 Harry Potter Site List was featured on 7 of the top Harry Potter Fan-sites in the world!

I hope to be a feature writer one day, maybe do some acting and hopefully do my bit in making the world a better place.

Narrator: And that was our profile of student editor Mary-Ann Russon. Thank you for watching the UrbanWire Biography Channel! [top]

Kenneth Chiu
Editor - Movies, Sports, Nightlife

Many think they know Kenneth, I don’t exactly know on what basis, but they think they do. They think of him as an imperious, arrogant creep with tardy tendencies when all they can really claim to know firsthand are his name and face.
Kenneth has a penchant for taking things slow, but don’t mistake that for incompetence. He cares not how you do it, or when you do it, as long as it is done on time and done well. To be entirely honest, Kenneth firmly believes that as long as something is about work or is work, it’s no longer fun. He seldom smiles and it isn’t because he has an issue or an attitude problem, he just doesn’t. He just isn’t the happiest, bounciest guy around.

Kenneth appreciates the finer things in life but knows that only hard work will finance his dreams of villas, limos and private jets. He thinks, analyses and constantly tries to reason, mostly with himself, trying hard to justify why things happen the way they do and retracing his steps. He doesn’t like swallowing things he cannot accept, so tyranny and the strong arm tactics don’t work.

Kenneth is ardent, persevering and is engaged in the perennial duel against any kind of change. He is also an adrenaline junkie whose love for extreme sports like snowboarding and mountain biking has necessitated travelling, another activity high on his list of favourites.

Finally, Kenneth is all for the notion that if people can take the trouble to judge another, they really can afford to get to know the person first. [top]

Raymond Tham
Editor - Features, Music, Events

After surviving the devastation of looking into the mirror every day, Raymond tries to boost his ego by writing brilliant stories. Unfortunately, this backfires occasionally and may turn him into something straight from the movie, Dawn of the Dead.
Thankfully, he finds comfort from bands like Nirvana and Radiohead,while the hard rocking riffs of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Guns ‘N Roses give him the energy to go through each day.

His only accomplishment to date has been working at TODAY newspaper during the last 2 months of 2003, where he interviewed various local celebrities like Allan Wu, Cynthia Koh and Billy Wang.

Raymond dreams of the world that John Lennon describes in ‘Imagine’. If that cannot be achieved, he would love to live in the liberal social haven of Amsterdam or on his own private island somewhere in Hawaii. [top]

Saw Lidong
Editor - Wiredlife, Gaming, Campus

To Lidong, life is like a game of Fallout 2, where you maneuver and make something of yourself in a forsaken wasteland of death, destruction, greed and contempt. Okay, maybe minus the forsaken wasteland part.

Having clawed his way up from the lower ranks of secondary school mediocrity, Lidong underwent a 3-month trial period at Catholic Junior College before deciding that it wasn’t his style of play. He ended up in a polytechnic toying around with chemicals, food colouring and fertilisers. However, within a year, he decided he had literally taken enough “shit” and started plotting his defection to Mass Comm.

Although the arts were never a strength of his (he excelled in the facts and figures of science and mathematics in previous academic institutions), Lidong soon took a liking to television production and journalism upon entering Mass Comm. He now does some guerilla filming and extremist writing occasionally to varying effect. Lidong’s greatest triumph, however, comes in form of having completed the arcade game, Alien Versus Predator, with just 1 credit. Rest assured though, that isn’t the only reason he was appointed UrbanWire’s game editor.

Lidong is an avid Formula 1 fan, enjoys playing tennis and listens to rock music from bands like Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. He hopes that the next card he draws or dice he rolls enables him to pilot a Renault R24 Formula One car, win at Rolland Garros or play the electric guitar like Tom Morello. In the meantime, Lidong will just settle with playing Fallout 2 and any other game that comes in for review. Drop him an email to find out how he’s surviving. [top]

Geoff Liang
Designer

This is Geoff. Flash designer, graphics designer, emcee, tee designer, organiser designer (that’s right! I make my own organisers!) all rolled into one. You think you’d know him; read him like a book. But I tell you, there's more to him than you can ever fathom. So don't judge him yet, he may just throw a couple of surprises your way. But you can be sure of all the crazy, nonsensical things that he does. Those are gonna stay.

Macromedia Flash has enslaved this poor soul. Geoff will just drop without his daily dosage. His style changes ever so quickly. Heck, there was even once when his style changed smack in the middle of a designing a Flash advert! He grows sick of his stuff easily. One day you could see him showing you what he thinks is candy; the next he could be cringing at the sight of it.

If you see him, he'll tell you that there are only 3 great movies: Big Daddy (he has watched that 153 times so far), Love Me If You Dare (beautiful, beautiful story) and My Girl (Bangkok is THE mother of all cities). TV wise, he ain't interested. He'll kill to kill the most mind-numbing shows like Small Talk, The Bachelor and the Planet's Funniest Animals (they are so NOT funny!). What he likes is to sit down for some Friends. Self confessed Friends freak, he can tell you the who, what, where, when, why and hows of each episode.

Speaking of freakish, Apple Computer drives him nuts. Geoff will fantasise all day about getting his 15G iPod, 12" Powerbook, dual 30" displays, eMac, Airport and professional video-editing software Final Cut Pro. I'm telling you, it ain't his fault. In the famous words of fellow UrbanWire designer Pang, they're just too pro. It's like finding a huge oasis in the middle of a desert; you too would want to run back and share the news with the rest of your friends.

And of course, Geoff Liang Himself would like to teach you his phrase of the day: “Slaveticus to the mother of all maximus.” Learn it well. [top]

Mr Robin Yee
Lecturer In Charge
A.C.E

From the time Robin Yee realised that he would never be a Broadway headliner or a $300-an-hour shrink, he's inflicted his idiosyncratically tortured prose on readers of national newspaper The Straits Times, best-selling English entertainment magazine 8 Days, and global financial wire services, Bridge News.

Since 1997, the professional rolling stone turned his energies to torturing journalism students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and building and an even more varied freelance portfolio of translation, copywriting and online consultancy work. His therapist calls this progress. [top]

Pang Yee Huat
Designer

A person who enjoys music, Pang can be seen playing away on his Prodikeys when he’s at home. Pang also enjoys watching reality TV shows such as Survivor and The Amazing Race, possibly because he suspects that life is one big game of Survivor, where only the strongest survive.

The news-addict wakes up every day at 7am to start his day off with a good dose of news through Channel NewsAsia’s Primetime Morning and ends it off with the nightly news at 10 on Channel 8. Other frequently visited sites on his computer beside the Urbanwire.com would be CNN, BBC or Channel NewsAsia.

Pang has just returned from a 2-month overseas internship posting to TBWA/Japan, an advertising agency. Working in the creative department, he interacted with the crazy people and got to see how ads for Adidas and Haagen-Dazs are devised. Packing into overloaded trains during mornings, surviving earthquakes and typhoons are some of the highlights that he has experienced in Tokyo. Not to mention making 1 of the windows of his room fall off from his 2nd floor unit during his stay.

Pang also enjoys photography and chatting in his free time. Feel free to drop him an email or check out his blog to see what he’s been up to! [top]

Reporters

Amanda He
Reporter

With both logical and emotional sides of her having equal hold on her life, Amanda is often in a state of conflict. She prides herself on being able to understand almost everybody, but often feels that nobody understands her!

While most people think that she is another of those J-pop loving Ah Lians (those stereotypical Chinese bimbos) at first glance, Amanda actually loves rock or metal songs by groups such as Iron Maiden, Guns ‘N Roses and Metallica. She’s also completed reading all the comics and books by Neil Gaiman and Paulo Coelho that she could lay her hands on.

One of Amanda’s biggest fears is that she will end up with a desk job and just make profits for companies. She feels that there is something wrong with the world and wants to make a difference, no matter how small. Call her impractical or gullible, but she believes that all human beings are the same - that is with vulnerable emotions.

To her, journalism is a tool to explore the boundaries of this theory. [top]

Archanaa N. Raja
Reporter

Archanaa may look sweet and demure but underneath all those smiles lies a superbly strong girl who can terrorise others. Often misunderstood by many, she decided that after her GCE ‘O’ levels, she would stand firm on her decision to choose her destiny and show the world who she really is.

Her cheerful and expressive nature landed her a place in Ngee Ann’s Mass Communication course, which is keeping her on the move on top of her other interests in playing the piano and learning Indian classical dance. But till today, the most worrying thing is that she has never appreciated her own piano compositions.
For someone who loves to travel and see the wonders God has created elsewhere, Archanaa has always dreamt of being an air-stewardess. But due to the slight height problem she faces, okay simply put, I’m just short, that dream will always remain a fantasy.

Archanaa had the privilege of working in the radio industry, at Tamil music station Oli 96.8 during her 2-month Industrial Training Programme in which she had the opportunity to meet personalities from the Indian Film Academy.

Radio Heatwave is the current love of her life and she showers him with the latest happenings every day as its News Director. However, now that her secret affair with UrbanWire is exposed, she promises to display equal affection for both. [top]

Amanda Leong
Reporter

Contrary to common belief, Amanda is NOT anorexic. Despite being stick-thin, she is crazy about food, and has an extremely high metabolism rate, resulting in her constant complaints of hunger and an incessant need to eat around the clock.

Besides food, another of Amanda’s greatest area of interest is music. She is a rock n’ roll addict, and listens widely to anything within (and sometimes without the genre, though she believes most forms of music originated from Blues and Rock anyway) the huge family of rock. She is, however, not much of a music snob. She is more concerned with listening to just good music.

One of Amanda’s biggest and wildest dreams is to be a rock journalist and write for Rolling Stone magazine. It is little wonder why one of her all-time favourite movies is Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. Unfortunately, the only credible rock publication in Singapore, BigO, is now defunct.

Amanda hopes to learn Taekwondo, Aikido or Karate sometime in her life, to guard against perverts and harmful animals. [top]

Ahmad Zaki
Reporter

Ahmad Zaki loves a good story.

In his attempts to be exposed to more of them, Zaki watches movies, TV and people regularly. He also plays Dungeons & Dragons and many other roleplaying games in his free time and reads half a book every night before he goes to sleep. Also, when the muse hits him, he’ll sit in front of the computer until the wee hours of morning, banging on the keyboard, ending up with a skeleton of a story. His hard drive is full of half-complete, sketchy novellas, just waiting to be finished.

Besides that, Zaki also believes that every story must have a soundtrack; thus, his fervent love for music. Although Zaki has eclectic music tastes (he likes a wide range, from AC/DC to John Coltrane to Cradle of Filth, to Wagner), he prefers that which is fast, angry and violent, which sets the perfect mood for the kind of story he likes to tell.

All his life he’s been active in the hearing, creating and telling of stories and now, finally, as an UrbanWire reporter Zaki might just be able to make telling stories his living. [top]

Han Weichou
Reporter

Little is known about Han. However observations show that he is pretty much an introvert. Not a man of many words, Han spends copious amounts of time watching comedies, which he credits for developing his seriously deranged sense of humour. Comedy seems to bring him out of his shell.

Han mainly inhabits the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Library and indulges in reading “the funnies”. Comic books seem to afford him an unusual form of companionship. There have been occasions when he is sighted at block 50, doing some deep breathing. It is believed that this is his form of relaxation, although the actual purpose of his actions remains unclear.

His motives for joining this module are also shrouded in mystery. According to his early diary entries, he himself is not certain what his purpose in life is. Han is indeed an unusual specimen. The 2 good things about him are his dedication to his endeavours and loyalty to his friends (who are few and far between). [top]

Jamaluddin Johan
Reporter

Excuse me, are you REALLY a Mass Communication Student?

Jamaluddin B Johan has actually gotten this remark more than once in his 3 years in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Well, one can hardly blame the poor ignorant fools for doubting his rightful place in one of the most elite courses in Singapore. You hardly see him around and he almost never talks to you.

Take him away from all the crap he writes in his brown notebook and you’ll find that he’s really a nice guy… just a little anti-social. But hey, he wasn’t always that way. Most of his friends from Yishun Primary school and Anderson Secondary school can attest to his crazy and comical antics, not to mention the lame jokes he dished out during rides on MRT trains much to the disdain of boring commuters who much preferred silence on their rides.

Unfortunately ‘maturity’ has turned this guy into a quiet and very private person who sometimes speaks to his terrapins. Yes, terrapins, all 9 of them.

However, if you love to take walks along the beach while chain smoking, join this guy on his almost daily visits to Sembawang Park after jogging there at 5am. He then spends the next half hour heading back home for a quick shower before another visit to NP, observing the quirks of his course-mates as they bitch about each other over a Latte.

Cheers, Jamaluddin [Boyrage] Johan [top]

Jermaine
Reporter

Jermaine is one happy person. Wherever you go, whenever you meet her, she is always smiling or laughing. There aren’t many things in life that can get her down, not even deadlines. In fact, she believes that deadlines are actually there to remind her that she is not living in a world of her own, bringing her back to reality.

Laughter is an important part of her life. She can never imagine what the world would be like without it. She enjoys making her friends double up and she feels real satisfaction just seeing all the smiles around her. Well, sometimes, unwittingly she might become the butt of the joke but she doesn’t mind because she’s discovered one of life’s many secrets: Life goes by easier when you learn how to laugh at yourself.

But don’t just look at her as a perennial smiley. Beneath that is someone who is strong and determined to do her best in everything she sets forth to do. She will never forget what her mother once said: “You are a very strong girl… I love you.”

Somehow those words were able to bear her up through life. Amazing how simple words like that can make such a difference in someone’s life. [top]

Nicole Wong
Reporter

When asked to describe Nicole, terms such as haughty, arrogant, ice-queen, couldn’t-care-less and morbid have been used by her nearest and dearest. The same people have also described her as sweet, nice, patient, positive and a good listener. Nicole thinks she’s a nice little mix of everything and she’s only haughty and arrogant when she really doesn’t like you, which is very rare. Most times she’s just shy.

The truth about Nicole is that she’s lazy. She would rather wait 10 minutes so that she can take the lift, instead of climbing extra flights of stairs and reach the same place in 5. She thinks that standing when you can sit is an absolute waste of energy that could be expended in more meaningful tasks such as daydreaming. Doing meaningless tasks makes her blood boil.

Nicole loves fairies, mystical stuff, cute ‘‘weedle smushy’’ babies and Barbie Dolls. But only collectible ones in mint condition please.

Most people don’t realise this, but Nicole hopes she can save the world. Since that’s going to take a little time to do, Nicole’s trying to find ways of getting filthy rich, in the meantime, without doing anything illegal, stressful and/or having to marry a filthy rich dying old guy. [top]

Nur-Mashurie Mohtar
Reporter

Nur-Mashurie Mohtar, better known as Mash, is a girl at heart. Because of her friendly disposition, she rarely raises her voice at others. She takes advice and scolding positively and tries to work her way around a problem instead of just sulking over it.

The bubbly young lady loves her family and readily admits that without their constant tender loving care and encouragement, she wouldn’t be who she is today. Apart from family, the company of her friends never fails to lighten up her days. These are the people who make her feel special.

Her current obsession is Usher (www.usherworld.com), a well-known hip-hop singer who has a great voice and appealing dance grooves. Mash has almost all his songs and puts them on repeat mode on her Windows Media Player play list. Clubbing is when she gets to spend time with her cousins, unwind and be jolly. Oh yes! Shopping is her middle name. She cares about her dressing very much and she can make a cheap top look stunning. Amazingly, no one is any wiser.

She believes that patience, confidence and perseverance are the keys to opening doors in life. She also knows that wherever she goes, failure is inevitable. She has learnt to pick herself up each time she falls and be optimistic. “Two wrongs make one right,” she says. [top]

Mid
Reporter

As a firm believer of Soccer being the most beautiful game ever created, it would be a great sin on my part to even stop thinking about it for a day. I must be in contact with the ball at least once a week or I will feel dead. The soccer ball has always been my companion since I could remember. No matter whatever happens, it has never failed to make me feel better. It has always been there through my ups and downs. In short, it has become my amulet to heal my soul.

Thus it’s not that surprising if you find that my views on life are always related to the game. I believe that, in soccer, anything can happen. Take me, for example, I’ve always aspired to be a radio DJ and hated the thought of having to write. But guess what, this DJ not-to-be, has fallen in love with journalism! Yes, a career that requires a person to write in order to put food on his table.

It didn’t not take a long time (well, I think 10 years is not long…) to realise that I am totally unsuitable to be a DJ. I have neither the voice nor the looks to be one. However, I have to thank Singapore’s prime Malay newspaper Berita Harian (and, of course, Mr Robin Yee) for making me see the light at the end of the tunnel. In Year 2, my journalism lecturer, Robin Yee, unleashed my interest in writing. But when I started to write freelance for Berita Harian, that was when I began to see the charm of journalism.

Nevertheless, seeing the charm is one thing but writing an excellent piece is another thing- it IS the main thing. I have always been fascinated with good pieces. At times, I have wondered if brilliant writers are born or trained? Hmm.... Whatever the answer may be, I will just keep on improving my writing skills. Like all things, there are always 2 sides of the story. Some of my articles have garnered praise from some readers, but there are also those who have declared that my articles are a shame to the journalistic world. As I continue my quest to write excellent articles, right here in UrbanWire, why don’t you be the judge and read my articles? Let’s see which side of the fence you are on.

P.S. If you do want to critique my work, then please GO ALL OUT! No matter how hurtful it is going to be, JUST DO IT! [top]

Shumin
Reporter

Shumin has many thoughts. She thinks too much. She wonders why a stick is called a stick and a dog called a dog. She wonders about things like how someone knocked a few pieces of wood together and ta-dah, called it a bench. Suffice to say that this girl thinks. She really thinks.

Laughing is part of her life. She majors in laughing actually. All sorts. From barely stifled laughs that often lead to fits, to girly giggles, and to outright, spontaneous bursts of guffaws that sometimes, raise eyebrows. But she understands. Perhaps it’s hard to believe that a pint-sized girl can laugh so loudly.

A true blue convent girl, she has, among others traits, spunk, a flair for the dramatic, and lots of love to go around. She loves her friends. She hurts when they hurt, she cries when they cry. She has learnt that friends and family should be treasured above all things.

Though she knows that her dream of riding away into the sunset with her prince is all but a fantasy, she still longs for love. True love. Not the kind of superficial love that exists in the world today. Not the kind of love that lasts till the next pretty girl comes along. But hey, she’ll leave it to God to bring the one that was made for her, to her. She finds a supreme comfort in that thought and is contented.

And she bites. No, really. She doesn’t mean that in the “she has attitude, she bites” way, she really bites. Teeth and all. Grrr. [top]

Yusuf Bin Abdol Hamid
Reporter

While appearing to be a “mat [a term commonly used to describe a laid-back Malay male] relaxing in one corner”, Yusuf is anything but. Whatever potential he has to be one, is threatened by being enrolled in a demanding course that will happily kick him out of school if he showed signs of being a slacker.

He sways to the tune of Iron Maiden, Metallica, Guns ‘N Roses, Black Sabbath and the occasional numbing Pantera metal anthem. If he listens to them while doing work, the outcome can be varied. Either the work is inspired and truly rocks, or it can be downright bluesy, resulting in poor grades. But the likeliness of the latter happening in UrbanWire is, well, extremely unlikely.

He likes writing. He will write well for UrbanWire. It’s a promise. [top]

Vanessa Yeo
Reporter

At aged 5, Vanessa wanted to be a princess but was told by the nasty boy next door that she was being stupid. She immediately demanded that his head be removed.

At aged 12, she was convinced that the Spice Girls should have included an Asian member – her.

At aged 16, all Vanessa wanted was to pass Chinese, and by some miracle, she did, just barely.

Having spent the greater part of her young life shuttling around the globe with her jet-setting parents, Vanessa finally found her place in the madcap environment of Mass Communication. While working to survive her final semester, this sentimental girly-girl is trying her hand at the one thing that makes her nervous – technology.

On the surface, Vanessa is your typical fashion-loving, pink-wearing bimbo whose sole purpose in life is to look and make everything coordinated. But she is that model of vanity only to those who do not have the pleasure of understanding her complicated mix of perfectionism and passion.

Writing is her greatest joy in life. Her diary, filled with many short stories and ridiculous limericks, hides her everyday emotions with a dash of spice. With everything she writes, for fun or otherwise, she is dispensing a part of herself in each word.

She may seem always bubbly and energetic, but her nearest and dearest friends will tell you that the real Vanessa does not actually emerge until you have a chat with her over an ice-blended mocha. It’s an eye-opener. *wink*

The future for Vanessa is unclear. But that’s the way she likes it. (“,) [top]

The Promos People

Caleb Ng Wei Chuen
Promotions

Caleb hates writing about himself, which is why this biography is gonna be pretty short, and, of course, sweet too. However, a more truthful reason is because Caleb is writing this in the middle of the night and is too tired and lazy to reveal too much about himself. He says, “If you wanna know me, get to know me personally lah!”

Like most typical guys, Caleb is a die-hard soccer fan and dreams of the day he will play soccer on a competitive stage. However, he has to lose some weight first. But he can dream right?

“Crazy” is Caleb’s middle name. Caleb is crazy and usually does stupid and lame things to keep himself sane. But he always claims it’s all in the name of fun. [top]

Lynn Chong
Promotions

According to her friends, Lynn is:
1. a very blur girl who always seems to be the slowest in catching a joke,
2. a very skinny girl (but in fact, she’s not) and
3. one of those girls who often complains of having no appetite, yet eats the most at the dinner table, after which, she would never fail to complain about herself becoming fat.

But what her friends don’t know is that Lynn is always thinking of things. What are those things? We have absolutely no idea. What we do know is that having gone through a tumultuous year of repeating her ‘O’ levels and family problems, Lynn has definitely matured and come to look at stuff from a different perspective. In a way, this has made her more confident and determined to achieve the goals that she sets for herself.

Since then, Lynn has “played” defense in the field of exhibitions and trade shows, as a project coordinator. Though she suffered an injury shortly after the second half, Lynn has gained immense experience, being sold to the Poly club, Mass Communication.

Initially, she was lost in the fascinating yet chaotic world of Mass Communication. However, having survived the first 2 years, we can say that Lynn has been brainwashed and has immersed herself into a busy 3rd year of juggling school work, Publicity, Advertising & Promotions for www.theurbanwire.com, and being an apprentice; learning business and management skills by experiencing the life of a Future Businesswoman In Power Suit!

Will she make it through or should she just give up and go be a cheerleader? To cast your votes, send your email to lynnchong@gmail.com. [top]