When someone is passionate, you immediately sense it. And that was what I experienced from Oliver Goh, one of 10 recipients of this year's EcoFriend Awards, organised by the National Environment Agency. He's 24, and an environmental engineering undergrad from NTU, but his vast knowledge and his quiet maturity really impressed me.
He's also a recipient of the National Youth Achievement Award (Gold) for his environmental work. Listening to him share about his desire to better the water & sanitation conditions for developing countries, and also the sacrifices he's had to make (he was an avid sportsman in dragonboating & judo) for this passion, made me conclude: "This environmental champion will one day be a Nominated Member of Parliament!"
Doesn't he remind you of a younger version of Teo Ser Luck? *wink*
Green Ambassadors: EcoFriend Award winners Oliver Goh and Lee Wanli.
Also, our guest today was Lee Wanli, who sits on the Youth Executive Committee at Ci Yuan Community Centre. She's also an undergrad from NTU, pursuing a business degree. And with a specialisation in marketing, it's her desire to be create platforms for people to contribute. And that's exactly what she did - with National Youth EnvirOlympics.What impressed Stan & I was that Oliver brought us a book. According to Stan (who has been doing The Living Room since 2002), it's the first time a guest has gifted us with a book that he/she did not write, or is not a review copy from a publisher. The book is The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. And Oliver gave it to us because it made a difference to him. He even scribbled a handwritten note inside.
Today, we also found out about a new specialised independent school that will open its doors in January 2010. Its focus: Creating thinkers, innovators & entrepreneurs. Well, the institution is called School of Science and Technology and the man at the helm is Principal Chua Chor Huat.
To be frank, he isn't a fiery, dynamic speaker. His responses were always measured. But here's a man with a vision. Anyone would be overwhelmed if tasked with setting the direction for such a school, and creating a curriculum that equips students to solve real-world economic problems of the 21st century! But he takes everything in his stride.
Well, we wish him all the best! And I'm personally looking forward to seeing what SST has to offer...
After getting off-air, Stan & I joined some colleagues for a quick lunch at Novena Square. Then it's back to the office at 2pm for a Protools 101 Workshop!
Yes, besides reading the news bulletin and producing & presenting The Living Room, we have to produce trailers as well. And Protools is a supposedly comprehensive programme that allows you to layer Voice-Overs (VOs), audio files and special effects to create the cool trailers you hear on air. Awesome!
Instead of relying in our tech-savvy interns, we decided we'd try our best to master Protools ourselves. I was excited & ready to roll! Bring it on!
Before the Protools 1o1 Workshop: Janice (Body & Soul), Stan & me...
This is a picture we took before the workshop - which was also attended by DJs from our sister stations Class 95, 987FM, Gold 90.5, Symphony 92.4 etc. I must say Stan's expression totally cracked me up! *chuckle*
But after the Protools workshop, I have only one thing to say: I totally identify with Stan's expression...
The tech stuff went way over our heads. And about 10 mins into the workshop, I knew I'd still need my interns...... Can someone please organise a Pre-101 course for us? Pretty please??? *sob*
And you thought being a producer-presenter was easy, didn't you?
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