Sunday, 23 January 2011

happy new (tough) year

The end of one challenging week.

CSA meetings on Monday with committee and also the lady in charge of Internal Communications. Had a relaxing time reading FT in Lanchester Hall Reception. Went to Social Club for some oriental food, always a bit homesick at this particular time of year - Christmas and New Year... Worked with my lovely Team L'aesthetic girls until 2am, designed floor plan for a concept hair salon for men, offering pampering full-service salon experience with makeover and personal styling consultancy. Wanting to do a graphic design course over summer.

Tuesday and Wednesday were again packed with lecture slots and L'Oreal Brandstorm teamwork. Stayed in School of Management till late again... We could literally grab some pillows/duvet and spend the night in a syndicate room so that we didn't have to walk all the way back to Lanchester... Augusto my lovely flatmate is way too kind to help me with Tesco delivery once again. : )

The clock is ticking, girls!!

Finally finished Brandstorm salon experiment pre-case study, sent off before deadline. It was such a steep learning curve. Hugh was really nice - he went through the case with us and offered some great ideas and suggestions! Anyway it's done. Now time to write about the launch campaign of Lady Gaga in 2008, which seems like a long, long time ago. Looking through some of her semi-vintage videos while doing research for my Integrated Marketing Communications individual assignment, Michelle was so carried away by the impeccable creativity and the passion delivered by the music videos...

"Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oooohhh... poker face..." Yep, dancing the night away was what she ended up doing...

Impressed by her exam marks so far this year. I was very fortunate since I joined Cranfield for Masters. However difficult this year may be, I'm sure all the effort will be paid off eventually. IMC deadline, done. Friday 4pm. Finance exam revision starts. But then again, it's Friday night...



Cooked Thai chicken curry, second attempt in baking a chocolate cake following a foolproof recipe...with the help from a master chef from Le Cordon Bleu. Love cooking and cleaning. Should really try to make more time doing things that make me happy and relaxed.




Weekend well-spent in SOM again. There's no heating in the syndicate rooms. Coffee machines saved lives!

Grabbed a Groupon deal today. : ) Happy!! Just did some pre-reading for tomorrow's session on Sales, Key Account Management and B2B Marketing.

Back to finance revision now. Fingers crossed for questions on investment appraisals, balance sheet, cash flow forecast, break-even point, financial ratios and no budgeting or variance control!

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