What is a big mistake people often make?

MynameisQUE;

Some of you would know that I was on Channelnewsasia's Blogtv yesterday. Watch it here (http://blogtv.channelnewsasia.com/Previously/id_MDC110928-0000225.aspx)  I was really nervous really. You know how you're expected to be diplomatically correct than be completely honest? I chose the latter. I took the weekend to really think about whether I wanted to be on the show then I realised that I needed my say or else I'll never move on. Now that it's done, it's time to finally move on. This blog is where I pen down my thoughts and I hope you can respect my decision of being on the show. I've already explained to the Blogtv team last week that I'm not part of the main events committee but I was just part of a supporting team working with Night Safari's PR and Marcomms team, however they still wanted a students perspective of things. Let me emphasize that everything I said is all my own opinions and not the other students involved. The deal was that no questions about the concept and other confidential information will be asked. 

It's not standing up for themselves. Being scared of telling others how they feel. It's letting people dictate what they should/should not do. Maybe they forgot that everybody is entitled to their own opinions. 

I'm sorry if this will further cause complications, but at least I was honest. People can tell you what you can or cannot do, but you should always do things that you believe in. 

Oh and if you're wondering where I got the conspiracy theories about Night Safari cancelling Halloween Horrors, it was because I listened to Mr Brown's podcast HERE. I wonder if he has ever felt scared of voicing his opinions. Hmmm.... 

Cheryl Fox said something yesterday that made me think. When we visit the zoo, it's all about visiting the animals. It's time to stop associating the zoo with this incident. Have a heart.

Time to get ready and head down to another 2 blogger events today. I need a break.

Till then xoxo, 

RynaQUE

Dear Halloween Horrors 2011, you'll always be remembered.

MynameisQUE;

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I was around Orchard for 2 blogger events yesterday, so I decided to take a look at the Halloween Horrors advertisements outside Cathay Cineleisure for last time. 

Sigh... So many months of hard work. So many email exchanges. So many meetings. So much money spent on cabbing just to get to their office and it all comes down to this. Heartache leh!!!! To think about it, we weren't even given a choice. We had to accept it and swallow it eventhough its painful. Because at the end of the day, the message I'm getting is that we are JUST students. How much power do we really have to make such decisions? We weren't even paid at all to do this. We wanted to be part of this so that we could learn, grow and what do we get in return? All we wanted was the satisfaction of being part of a great successful event. That's all. And you had to take it away? Thank you for being heartless. :) 

Not like you would care but.... 

Time to get over it Que. Sometimes, people just don't appreciate. All they can do is apologise and hope that everything will be cool after that. Just one mistake and your reputation goes down the drain. We're the social media generation. We don't sit there and keep things to ourselves. 

Xoxo, 

RynaQUE

RIP Halloween Horrors 2011

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As many of you have heard, Halloween Horrors 2011 has been cancelled. The students from Singapore polytecnic, from the Diploma in Intergrated Events and Management were the main ones behind the event. On our side, my team from the SP Centre for Social Media planned and executed (almost) our social media plan. We were also involved in last year's HH2010 event.

We're just as disappointed as you too but this is a decision the Night Safari team has made and we have to stand by it no matter what. At the end of the day, I'm really thankful for the opportunity to work with the team for this event. It was a great learning experience for us working with a real life client and communicating directly with the Night Safari team. =)

Thank you Kay and Shaiful.

Xoxo,
rynaQUE