It just Keeps Getting Better And Better VIII: Portfolio!!!

Hmm.

Last night, I was busy up all the way until 4am getting my portfolio right in preparation for Mr Soon and the lecturers' inspection of it at 3pm in the afternoon just now. I was just as busy as anything and I finally plopped unto my bed and got some shuteye.

I was so paranoid about my files screwing up, I had burned a CD-R with all of the files, and also used my thumbdrive as a back-up, so that in case either of those cocked up, I had another source waiting in line to take over.

FYI, this portfolio evaluation thingie was required of ten people from two year two classes in ID, and these ten people had been hand-picked by Mr Soon, the Deputy Director himself for his own personal evaluation. Hence the immense pressure to produce a good body of work. Out of the ten people picked, four would be chosen to go to Hong Kong for an Overseas Attachment Programme for 3 months, to gain experience etc. Cool.

So I reached school early in the morning (9:10am), bought a couple of A3-sized mounting boards and I proceeded to the printshop at block R to print out all of my files for the portfolio. At the end of the printing, I had to pay $36 worth of printed materials, and I even had to owe the printshop ladies $2, but I paid it immediately after I had finished compiling my portfolio.

The compiling took place in M610, and I was just quivering with excitement at the prospect of finally properly compiling the best works of the two years I have attended this course in NYP. It was very interesting, and I was just hoping that my hard work would pay off.

Apart from handing in our portfolio, it was also the final assessment for our P4 Studio Project, helmed by Daniel. We had handed in our presentation boards, put them up on display and let him mark them. At the end of the whole thing, he debriefed us, expressed some disappointment, and left some of us feeling rather down.

Then came 3pm, and we handed in our stuff. I walked away with a sense of dread because I was afraid that my portfolio would be like shot at by Mr Soon. I dunno why I thought that way, because I had done some pretty decent work, and I just prayed that he would see my work in a favourable light.

Then I met Daniel outside the meeting room, and I asked him about the status of my Studio Project. Apparently, for P4, I got top in class!!! OMG!!!! I literally leapt up in joy in front of a bemused Alvin and Daniel. I just went home after that.

I had reached home, plugged in my Red Twanger when I received a phone call from XiWai:

XW: 'hey, r u home now?'

CDD: 'yah'

XW: 'did anyone tell u that you got selected for the Hong Kong attachment?'

CDD: 'No' (holds breath)

XW: 'well yeah, you got selected' (silent jubilation)

CDD: 'wow, eh who else got it?'

Xiwai then told me who else got it, and I must say I would not have been surprised, but I also felt that some other people might not have had the chance to properly compile their protfolio in the most concise manner due to immense pressure from other projects, which constantly demanded their attention.

Since XiWai had the bad habit of pulling one's leg, I decided to give my Lecturer, Garry a call to confirm this. He confirmed it, and I broke the news to my folks, to much lukewarm attention. Sigh.

Fuck that.. I'M GOING TO HONG KONG!!!!!


Cheers,

Crawldaddy