Exclusively Yours

“Where is P.C. Wu?” everyone is asking. After starting the year with a bang with 2 blogs on New Year’s Day, his presence online for the first month of 2005 is, perhaps to say the least, meagre. That is very unusual for this expressive person who has so much to express. Well, one can be expressive and yet does not have much life experience or does not put in much thoughts in their daily routine to allow them ideas and thoughts to share. P. C. suspects that many are just not willing to share for one reason or another.

Why is he not blogging? What is he busying with? Are we going to see him on Chinese New Year Day? These are some of the pressing questions by his contacts who already know of P.C.’s frequent disappearance from friends gatherings and his notoriety of missing in action at the eleventh hour due to his many unforseenable situations. However, out of his busy schedule, Eliwupc World has managed to secure an $88 deal to keep him on his chair for 8 minutes to conduct a rare and exclusive interview. Now, this is juicy…. Read on.

For a person on tasks like you, I cannot help asking…. Why did you grant us this exclusive interview which big guns like The Straight Times and Joint River Morning News has tried many times and failed to secure even one minute?

P.C., “Where did you hear this from? Yeah, I am close to being interviewed by Channel News Asia… but none from these big guns you are talking about. Although I still have tasks at hand, I thought a bit of public relations is good and that’s why you are here. $88 for 28 minutes…. That sounds auspicious. Happy Chinese New Year!”

Thank you. So in the past one month, what have you been busying with? I know you are a relief teacher and you have resume preparation for Singapore Marathon 2005, but it cannot be that bad, isnt’t it?

P.C., “It is not as easy as it sound to be a relief teacher, especially for one who do teach and is functioning pretty much like a full-fledge teacher. It is a very heavy responsibility which I am proud to take, although I am paid more than twice as low as a qualified teacher. All these planning, preparation and marking takes a lot of my time away. Sometimes, I feel like throwing the towel, but again, I have a duty to perform and thankfully, I have some good students who makes my days in school more enjoyable. I have not train much for SM 2005 or the IPPT, but I do try to maintain my fitness…. Eat some vitamins, watch my diet, drink more water to keep healthy…. I can’t afford any hiccups now. On top of teaching, I am also currently doing a project that would finally earn me a degree from a university in UK.”

This is something new…. a degree from UK. Can you tell us more about this?

There is a joint programme between ACCA and Oxford Brookes University from UK which allows students to complete a project and earn the degree once they have completed Level 2 of the ACCA examinations. I do not think it is very much to be proud of for certain reasons. However, I would like to go through this and experience how it is like to conduct a research and analysis project. I will be doing something about the marketing of McDonald’s Singapore. So if you happen to find me eating and wandering about often in a McDonald’s, I am surveying.”

That is a lot of tasks. We know the Chinese New Year is coming and you are, as usual, leading your siblings in some of the annual maintenance. That must be hard work.

P. C., “You are half-right. This year, I am also doing some maintenance in my girlfriend’s house and I can tell you that is physically and mentally challenging. 4pm last Friday to 11pm Sunday, my waking hours are spent at her home. Good for me, I have good friend, Ric, and my brother, Z.T., to help me. The project is towards the end and I hope it can be completed by Wednesday.”

I think your body hates you now. So what do you…. (abruptly interrupted)

P.C., “All right, I think that’s 8 minutes…. Let’s keep it this short and auspicious.”

Thank you for you time, P.C. I wonder when we will talk again.

P.C., “When we talk again, that is. Thank you for the Jasmine Green Tea.”

P.C. certainly enjoys the Pokka Jasmine Green Tea. I should have given him a 500ml bottle, instead of a 1.5l bottle so that he can answer more. But then the Chinese New Year is coming and most of his friends will be able to catch him live!. We do have some information that he will be running some long distances around the island which would prove once and for all that he has more free time than his counterparts. Maybe we will run a report on that…. Yes, we will run. With that, I end this $88 exclusive report which costs you nothing.