anyway, i never got to really talk about the day of the carnival. no, more like, i had lots of chances but i just didn't. haaa it's kinda late but i'll just highlight a few things of that day.
before you wonder what i'm talking about, a brief description.
pretty, yes? a bit senget but whatever. it's actually pixelated, so when it's captured by handphones, it looks good. hahaha. it covered a section of the wall in the canteen. i kinda think it'd make a very good banner to hang around the school for promotion, but i saw nothing of the sort.
it took place on 28 march 2009 (correct? o.o), between 9am - 3pm. it's the day ze kids kom' out to do things that generate money--end of story. YUP!
so, a few notes about the day:
01. sorry emily, i didn't buy any tickets from you! dunk me X|
02. i am quite stunned that sales for the dunk machine actually ding dong doioio-ed. (haisiansss we are $1982.?? away from our target of $2000.00!!)
03. go Lao Jiaos!
04. ze students in ze classrooms, in all honesty, were a pretty sad bunch. no, really. i kinda think the few classes that cooped themselves up inside shoulda just booked the multi purpose room (because it's quite big), and did either of the following:
a. Load a WII and host screening for the playthrough of Fatal Frame 4
b. Load a WII and play something active / hold a tournament with WII
c. Load a PS3 and hold a fighting tournament
d. Load a PS3 and host screening for the playthrough of Metal Gear Solid 4
e. Put a bunch of tables, and set up a Mahjong Set rental store like the Aloha Pasir Ris thingy (and disclaim that you are not responsible for any gambling involved and advocate play no money so you don't get into any school troubles)
f. Set up a PSP only corner, ready a Laptop for game transferral and begin mass gaming. My personal recommendations: Metal Gear Ops (hosts up to 6 players; good for brainless killing of one another or ganging up on one another; great for laughter) / Gundam VS (i dunno what it's called, but good for tournaments) / i do not know what else has game sharing features LOL
now, some tips on how to generate sales for..
playthrough items (a & d) : pay $2 to watch (and you get to watch the entire thing)
tournament gaming (b, c, e, f) : pay $2 to play (mahjong rental different rate), tournaments go on until 1.30pm, finalist plays until 2pm, win an attractive prize and finish up before 3pm. there are a few ways to decide on finalist - get as many wins as possible, or macham auction bidding (or the keroro frog logic inside mgs) -- beat the winner and stay the winner (whoever beats you becomes the next finalist)... you think of the rest yourself lah hor. and if player loses, maybe pay $0.20 to continue (for tournament only, which means you may need to set up gaming for fun corner). (additional note: you can even do up a "rent a psp" thing) which brings in the next point...
all items: set up lottery. for the first $2, you automatically get a lottery ticket. and put up an advertisement: "the sure win lottery". the last prize can be anything as bo liao as a sweet or tissue. but make sure the main prize is something erh, students would die for...like...a Hello Kitty from Mc??? (no lah. but you get the idea.)
most importantly, make sure people feel like their money is damn worth it. some people pay $2 just for the fun. don't even think about collecting another $2...it's too damn rip off. and when you do game transferral, say it's for free and unlimited times. remember to put up "do not transfer virus into my laptop ; my laptop is still pure minded".
oh, another alternative method of revenue with playthrough items: watching playthroughs is free... then sell food and drinks inside :DDD hahahahahaa.
too bad i saw nothing of the sort above. i saw a lot of dark classrooms with terrible spaces for gaming and worst, no aircon. LOL! k. enough rambling about games.
05. another item i feel is worth improving on. i don't know if there was anything in the school hall because i didn't go up. but if there was nothing going on, it is the bloody best place for the karaoke item man. and it goes on all the way until 2pm. there are a hell lot of combis for this kind of item (like not forgetting lyrics, or the impromptu sing and dance -.-??? or dunno what lah), so to each individual's imagination. LOL!
06. food. to be honest, i think most of the food there...is not very safe looking. haha. there was a guy who tried to do pull a sales pitch on me, telling me his fried noodles are damn cheap, $3 only...mind you i get the same quality and quantity at econ minimart for only $1.80 or less leh??? hahaha! i wish you success. he does seem like the type who will eventually get himself in the lines of sales and marketing, cuz he dares. haha.
07. baato's cries of hunger. i do not understand his logic of screaming hunger but not eating anything when we finally reach the oasis. -.-|||
08. and baato's observation of toilets. he talked to an unfamiliar malay boy. when we asked if he knew him, he said no. he said he was asking the boy why the toilets so dirty and why they never clean them. wth!?!??! well, personally, i think the toilet is a haven for unseen neighbours--you know those neighbours who piew by you and sometimes molest you, sending you chills down your spine even though you cannot see them? the door seems ready to collapse anytime, the ceiling is damn high but the lighting is weak, the toilet seat is missing (maybe i imagined this), the automatic flush really looks more like an automatic sensor to trigger alarms, and there is a weird long stain on the mirror. and correct me if i'm wrong, the stain looks like rust. no to mention, the toilet smells pretty unique. it's not terrible or anything...just unique.
09. little kids dance uglily (??) to the music of band. the little bugs. lol
10. there were no shops in the foyer under the sun. it's a good thing, but it discounts 80% of the festive mood since everything is hiding inside.
11. i really think the food needs improvement. get someone's mum to cook curry, get another mum to fry beehoon, get another mum to cook fried rice, get bread, get some mini finger food to cook on the spot and you can do a $3 or $4 buffet liao lor. normally no one would eat a lot of these things, but the idea of cheap buffet is enough to attract lahh. btw, bacon is an easy food to cook with a portable stove simply because i tried it and it's edible.
12. be a cheat. cook mc's big breakfast. the so called not-so-secret secret to scrambled eggs is just to add milk. so get milk, cook egg, cook meat (all of which are extremely easy to cook...i believe) and you can rip people's money off. where are you going to get cheap meat? your problem lah.
there are just so many darn possibilities. why waste this once in a schooltime thing?? haha.
ok, i had more to say about the carnival, but i better slept my mouth shut. i'm sure you noticed by now, all the kok i talk are pretty theoretical in nature.... heeeeeeeeeeeheheeeeeheee!
ok, on to the rest of the day! we went to Tea Valley. yes, a large group we were. btw, tea valley has changed location to one lane down and increased most of their stuff by $0.50. those cheeky lil'... anyway, oh, it was a big group, yes we were. (talking like the King of Cosmos liao.)
huiqin ordered... the Fishball Tea (or something like that). it looks like this:
these were my thoughts when she ordered the Fishball Tea:
01. aren't fish balls salty?
02. and some more this is red?!
03. isn't it gonna taste saltily bloody???
04. that must taste like crap...
until someone told me "please lah, she's just being nonsense lah! where got such drink?? so obvious no such thing lah! you mean...you...FELL FOR IT???"
CONFESSION: Yes. I fell for it.
well, liz fell for it too?????? *tries to share the dumbassness*
hah, ladies and gentleboys. scroll up and seek the picture once more.
it's an obscene ghost drinking bubble tea man.
ok whatever--let's move on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????/
we arrived at Aloha Tampines. hey, who was it who thought that there really was such a thing as Aloha Tampines and even asked me where it is? (and to answer your question, it's in Tampines).
the sacred grounds of Bonjour Tampines (identity crisis) was showing Yamada Taro. folks, you really should watch it--the dumb ass ness is good for the soul. but unfortunately, we were watching the last 2 epi, which technically speaking was the more slow and dragged out part to mark the end of the main plot. so, we had spasmodic (???) bird lying on the floor going on and on about his hunger, while ee and swj will literally dying. i apologise for any casualties caused that day.
you know, baato's laughter is damn contagious. show him anything funny and you SCORE!
we went out to eat. we went home. HAHAHA
okokok. so, we came back, and decided to connect laptop to tv cuz we wanted to watch hotel626. appreciate baato's explanation of both the title and the reason for such a strangely elaborate game for a commercial.
01. 6pm to 6am -- you can only play during this time.
02. it's a horror game created to advertise .... i forgot what the snack's name is.
03. it's supposed to be like a movie where you sit back and eat snacks.
cool hoh. i learnt this from baato. haha.
apparently the ad is unsuccessful cuz the name of the snack has escaped me. either that or my brain really isn't actually a brain. hahahaha.
so, it started out with 1 person tackling with the darned monitor cable. then it became 2. then it became 3. until eventually, it came to a point where 5 people were struggling to put the tv back on to the wall. LOL. until my father, the master who set it up, finally came in and put us out of our miseries.
btw, baato has somehow managed to make a friend out of my dad. oh, something about my dad. he has this weird tendency to talk weird "oh, no problem no problem" (to what, i also dunno). he really is damn bloody eager to make friends but he has an anti-personnel mouth that...what can i say, simply talks weird. LOL. despite the weirdness, baato still actually managed to make a new friend with him... i am impressed! .
back to subject. hotel 626 was quite a satisfying play, but a tad bit shot. then to make up for the short game, we started to youtube and literally surf the net together hahaha!
new activity: watch youtube on big screens. indian bollywood with rubbish subtitles are damn cool to watch in a group. and so are condoms having sex. LOL.
sigh. beginning to miss large groups with nonsense activities. i shall stop here. and shall talk about my trip to Genting real soon.
tell me two things...that
01 it is legal to talk about casinos on blog
02 that most people around me haven't actually entered a casino
point 02 is damn important because...litat then can be as amazed as i was when i stepped into the casino!! :D
ok, time to rest. i've been metar gear series non stop. i'm gonna die. ugh.
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