I'm in journalism tutorial now and we're doing a "rejiggling story" exercise where the paragraphs have been jumbled up and we have to put them in the right order.
Individual Writing Assignment
Ms Ng Kwee Hoon, a journalism lecturer in Temasek Polytechnic who refused to disclose her age, said: "Summarise your story in one line, and give me three stories."
Then she changed her mind and said that she needed five stories.
Justifying her decision, she said that she didn't want us to have to find a different story when the students' first couldn't go through.
Said Tnee Dian Chong, a journalism student in her class: "I think she's very fickle. But she's very cute 'cause she's so shy."
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Bored. Let me write a
I met her at the bus stop and her name was Kwee Hoon
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
She was real cute so I said I'd see her soon
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
She had a pen behind her ear
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
She said it helped her better to hear
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
YEAH
Her name was Kwee Hoon
YEAH
We ate some bee hoon
YEAH
Her microphone was a boon
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron!
0_0
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Next exercise (whited and de-sized for the boring):
Who: Singapore Bus Service drivers.
What: Strike.
When: 23rd August 2004 (yesterday)
Where: Ang Mo Kio interchange.
Why: To protest a 50% pay cut by the company.
How: By puncturing all the buses' tyres.
Write 6 intros, each opening with one of the Ws and H. o_O
1. Singapore Bus Service (SBS) drivers staged a strike yesterday at Ang Mo Kio interchange to protest against a 50% pay cut by the company.
2. A strike was staged yesterday at Ang Mo Kio interchange. Singapore Bus Service (SBS) drivers punctured all the buses' tyres in a protest against a 50% pay cut by the company.
3. Yesterday, Singapore Bus Service (SBS) drivers punctured all the buses' tyres at Ang Mo Kio interchange, in an attempt to protest a 50% pay cut.
4. At Ang Mo Kio interchange yesterday, Singapore Bus Service (SBS) drivers punctured all the buses
tyres in a strike against a 50% pay cut by the company.
5. To protest a 50% pay cut by the company, Singapore Bus Service (SBS) drivers staged a strike at Ang Mo Kio interchange yesterday.
6. All the buses' tyres were punctured at Ang Mo Kio interchange yesterday, in a strike staged by Singapore Bus Service (SBS) drivers.
Err. Blah.
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I met them at the pub and they were the Fruitballs
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
They were wearing scarves and overalls
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
There was Philip, we call him Dian Chong
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
Suesue and Tamtam they never go wrong
Da doo ron ron ron, da roo ron ron
YEAH
They were the Fruitballs
YEAH
They sang at lots of malls
YEAH
And they weren't very tall
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
OMG *&^%^%# O_O.
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Journalism = teh sex kthx.
NOT.
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Let's learn French.
Black = noir
White = blanc
White mountain = mont blanc *gasp*
Red = rouge
Pink = rose
Blue = bleu
Sky blue = bleu ciel
So pretty pretty. I signed up for French for my CDS. I hope I get it. ^_^
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K NOW. We do a lead (intro thing) in flowery language. (i.e. strong words, not [insert rose lily pansy daffodil here)
"Write something dramatic, but factual," said Ms Ng.
Like, SLASH BUS TYRES.
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I want to make a film. Omg. I just remembered this website which has been in my SMS inbox for some time. Lessee... http://www.ngcasia.com/sony/showrealasia
2 min later... Aww. Deadline long over.
I still want to make a film.
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Choose one newsmaker to write samples of news that fit into different categories:
Hard news: Donald Trump goes bankrupt
Soft news: Donald Trump Reveals All - The Story Of The Big Guy's
Spot news: Donald Trump gets killed by The Apprentice semi-finalist
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"Uh huh, yeah," said Ms Ng, as she struggled to understand who P Diddy was.
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"Please attend all Selvan's - I mean, Mr Selvan's lectures," she said, explaining that the students were still making mistakes in their writing.
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"Okay that's all for today."
The remark was greeted by smiles all around.