this article was posted in friday's Straits Times:
Talk on Cellphone? Many youths prefer to sms
Over half of 800 youths surveyed spend most of phone time on sms
By Billy Teo (nyeh nyeh)
WHEN it comes to the most preferred activity on mobile phones, SMS reigns as king, according to a recent survey of mobile phone habits conducted by Singapore Polytechnic students.
rest of article here: http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,296739-1106344740,00.html (you need to log in though. don't worry, it's free.)
this is my own opinion here, but this article kinda irked me a bit. ok, to be more specific, it's just that line that went "...conducted by Singapore Polytechnic students".
not that it wasn't accurate. in fact, our writer billy teo gets even the spelling of my institution right, not that most people get it wrong.
the problem, and it's a big problem to me, is that billy isn't specific enough. in your opinion, do you think reporters/journalists should be as to-the-point as them can be? as if their careers depended on it?
i think the correct phrase to replace "Singapore Polytechnic students" should be "Singapore Polytechnic's 2nd year Media and Communication students".
too long? at least people are given due recognition. now readers think engineering folks did the handphone research. i mean, what else is SP known for besides engineering? oh, correction, what else is SP known for besides being taufik's alma mater?
maybe we all started out as something else, but inevitably, by the end of three years, we would all be somewhat proud of dmc (that's my course), isn't it? sure, it's nothing to rave about -- uncomparable to ngee ann's mass comm and perhaps not on par (or as snotty) as temasek's communication and media management but we do have our plus points, haha, at least, cutsix does. =))
so it hurts, for the want of a more appropriate word, when a prominent local medium writes such a callous piece about us. i could be overreacting here, tell me i'm overreacting please, but you have to stand in my shoes first, don't you?
my experience with this particular research project during my time was a bit like purgatory. ok, bad choice of word but you get the idea: all those cross-tabulations and trying to get some relationship between numbers where there were obviously none... staying up all night still trying to squeeze something out -- not something everyone can live through and only to have the project generalized as "survey... conducted by Singapore Polytechnic students."
whatever lah. i'm tired.
anyways, take a look at this volkswagen ad -- click here (needs quicktime). i had to watch it twice to fully grasp its meaning - suicide bombing. i like. very smart. go watch.
Talk on Cellphone? Many youths prefer to sms
Over half of 800 youths surveyed spend most of phone time on sms
By Billy Teo (nyeh nyeh)
WHEN it comes to the most preferred activity on mobile phones, SMS reigns as king, according to a recent survey of mobile phone habits conducted by Singapore Polytechnic students.
rest of article here: http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,296739-1106344740,00.html (you need to log in though. don't worry, it's free.)
this is my own opinion here, but this article kinda irked me a bit. ok, to be more specific, it's just that line that went "...conducted by Singapore Polytechnic students".
not that it wasn't accurate. in fact, our writer billy teo gets even the spelling of my institution right, not that most people get it wrong.
the problem, and it's a big problem to me, is that billy isn't specific enough. in your opinion, do you think reporters/journalists should be as to-the-point as them can be? as if their careers depended on it?
i think the correct phrase to replace "Singapore Polytechnic students" should be "Singapore Polytechnic's 2nd year Media and Communication students".
too long? at least people are given due recognition. now readers think engineering folks did the handphone research. i mean, what else is SP known for besides engineering? oh, correction, what else is SP known for besides being taufik's alma mater?
maybe we all started out as something else, but inevitably, by the end of three years, we would all be somewhat proud of dmc (that's my course), isn't it? sure, it's nothing to rave about -- uncomparable to ngee ann's mass comm and perhaps not on par (or as snotty) as temasek's communication and media management but we do have our plus points, haha, at least, cutsix does. =))
so it hurts, for the want of a more appropriate word, when a prominent local medium writes such a callous piece about us. i could be overreacting here, tell me i'm overreacting please, but you have to stand in my shoes first, don't you?
my experience with this particular research project during my time was a bit like purgatory. ok, bad choice of word but you get the idea: all those cross-tabulations and trying to get some relationship between numbers where there were obviously none... staying up all night still trying to squeeze something out -- not something everyone can live through and only to have the project generalized as "survey... conducted by Singapore Polytechnic students."
whatever lah. i'm tired.
anyways, take a look at this volkswagen ad -- click here (needs quicktime). i had to watch it twice to fully grasp its meaning - suicide bombing. i like. very smart. go watch.
at least you guys get some recognition. do you see ntu communication studies appear anywhere? noooo. and it makes me wonder why the hell i'm doing a degree in CS for :)
it could have been in the original article but the sub-editor deleted it...
callous article? would u prefer they din write abt it at all?