NANYANG PROFESSIONAL MBA

PMBA Year End Party 2017

Written by Wong Woei Luen, PMBA Candidate, class of 2019

Photo Credit: Gan Pee Wei Keat, PMBA Candidate, Class of 2019

MBA students are “jack of all trades”                     —- (1)

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull Boy”.    —-(2)

(a) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.

(b) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.

(c) BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.

(d) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.

(e) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data specific to the problem are need

Answer: (C)

Reason? You can count on the PMBA students when it comes to having fun! (Pun intended)

After half a year of intense studying while managing our work and family, the inaugural Nanyang Professional MBA class of 2019 organized a year end party last Saturday (25^th Nov 2017) at one our classmates’ house to bond, wind down and recharge before the start of new term in January 2018. The night was filled with fun and laughter for the whole night (literally).

The food menu for the night was Roti Prata buffet from the famous Springleaf Prata, as many of our foreign friends have not tried this famous Singaporean supper delicacy. The chef prepared the prata, the way you want it. Imagine mixing the fresh and crispy prata, with traditional Indian curry…. it was heavenly! Who could resist such savory and calories? I decided to leave dieting to other days. You can guess what came next.

Our Chef making the prata fresh

What is a party without booze? As mentioned earlier, you can certainly count on the MBA student to be creative and fun even when it comes to drinking. It was Men VS Women in a game of Beer Pong! The Team Captain of the Men’s team was Prof Lewis Lim while the ladies team had Yvonne at the helm. Despite being the minority in the class, the ladies displayed their unity and girl power and dominated the gentlemen by 3-0. The MVP award went to Yvonne as she made most of the gentlemen chugg all the beer by throwing in the ping-pong ball into the cups of the opposite side.

Since it was near the festive season, the party committee decided to have a gift exchange session but with a twist. Everyone was supposed to buy an item with a minimum value of $10 and we could either choose from the pool or snatch from other people. It was a game of strategy and risk. The hottest item was a Gold Coin from Chow Tai Fook as one of our classmate is working at Chow Tai Fook. Wei Keat was the final owner of the Gold Coin. “No! My Precious!! …. I lamented like Gollum. (Click to watch the video to find out more!).

Oh, and did I forget to mention? Some of us gamely accepted the challenge to dress in cultural costumes… that is right! As we came from various parts of the world, it was interesting to see different cultural dresses.

4From Left to Right: Class Rep Ritesh, Home Owner Veron, Our Academic Director Dr Douglas

All good things must come to an end and happy times pass quickly. Soon it was time to say goodbye to a night of fun. I must say, through this experience, I have formed closer connection with my classmates and this will forever be an unforgettable experience in my life.  I believe this is so, for the rest of the class too.

Some additional quote from the participants:

Associate Prof Lewis:

“Thanks to Veron the host and the organizing committee, I had a great time catching up with everyone at the party. It was a very nice party to end the year with. Playing pong beer was an unforgettable experience, and the tequila shots afterwards did not affect my fond memories of the event. I wish everyone a joyous Christmas season ahead and a splendid countdown to year 2018!

Dr. Joeri Coppens (PMBA Candidate, Class of 2019, Year End Party Organising Committee):

“The year-end party was a great success. You could tell how, after five months of intense work together, we have evolved from a group of MBA classmates to friends.  The atmosphere at the party was therefore very relaxed, lively and entertaining. It was great to see everyone outside of the usual MBA class environment having fun together. I am already looking forward to our next party!”