OK, I clearly have some catch-up to play…. it was quite a week, and I was caught more than a little off guard. So let me start from, oh, Thursday night. Why not. First of all, I was happy to see such a warm reception to the first Singapore performance of the famed “Blue Ocean” song during Colin’s set…Jakob et al, you had have been proud to see a bar full of INSEADies, completely unaware of how ridiculous they looked screaming out a chorus that includes the word “strategy.” I loved it, and I’m pretty sure everyone else did too.

Lesson number two: white chicks need to do more live hip-hop. And, at the risk of sounding more P2 than P4, Colin probably needs to dance with his shirt off a little more often too. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of watching Singnpour tear up Nelly’s “Hot in Herre”…well…you may not have learned the aforementioned lessons. So just take my word for it.

The final lesson from that night, for me, was basically what makes Fontainebleau a better INSEAD experience than Singapore: going out is the most fun when it’s with a bunch of your friends. I like hitting the clubs in Singapore, for sure, and I like some of the Singaporeans that I hang with from time to time. I may also be compelled to admit that a small intimate group having a few vodkas and an Egg McMuffin at 3AM in a transvestite-prostitute bar in Orchard Towers can be amusing too. But I REALLY like seeing 50 INSEAD kids just take over a spot and cut the dance loose…the vibe is just much much stronger. I’ve had that feeling twice in Singapore…in FBL, it’s once or twice a week (and, I hope, even more in P5).

My next little piece of info is one that I wouldn’t normally include in this, because, well, it just seems boring on its own, but in the context of my last post is too fucking funny. I have another interview with the aforementioned cosmetics company. Yep, that’s right. Apparently they shared my frustration with the video link and decided I ought to stop by in the flesh. And I’m A-Ok with that. I want to thank Miss April (aka the Boston Flash) for giving me the extra little boost that may have made the difference between frustrated with the video link, and just “not interested.”

So, rather interestingly (to me anyway) I’m writing this looking out of a train window on a rainy Malaysian jungle, about midway between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. This trip should kick ass, though I have no evidence to support that. I just have a feeling…

Will let you know, of course, with pictures.