Mediaworks Era

Busy over some miscellaneous things recently. Some disputes here and there. Fortunately, it was resolved eventually. This is a late october entry. It's the fourth day into october and i started blogging. Well, time passes very quickly. We are at the last quarter of 2007. Thats really fast. It will be the start of a new year soon.

Was out with dearie on tuesday. Whooo.... So lovely. I kinda like the feeling of all yours. That was wat i told her. We chilled out at the usual place. Enjoy the sea breeze, though there wasnt. ha... Gossip abt the usual stuff. Oh man. And we drank a bit. If life could be so relax every day, it would be good. I guess we are workaholics. Day in Day out, it is work, work and more work.

Oh yes. I recalled what i wanted to blog. The winding up of SPH Mediaworks. Yep. hahaha... More than 2 years ago, before Mediacorp took over Channel U, SPH was running the show. If you recall, i have written on this same blog 2 years ago. I was searching thru you tube when i saw the last transmission of Channel U and Channel I news.

It was really sad to see the end of a channel. According to sources, many SPH stuff were very demoralised with the closing down of Mediaworks. Channel U's last bulletin at 10pm was interesting. Tat's the last time we see Helen Chong and Yan Qing on TV. After which, they really disappeared into thin air! Helen was unusually calm. Yan Qing couldnt hold her emotion and was already in tears as she read the last few lines.

Clips of how the news team started n how they functioned went on air. I saw a couple of familiar faces. Most were crying and sad by the fact that the channel will be taken over by Mediacorp soon. I could sense the strong bondings in them. Something that i cant see at my workplace. It should be a fun place to work in. However, it has been proven that Mediaworks could not compete head on with Mediacorp. I would call it expected! I mean it is only a matter of time.

Now things have gone back to the old days of a monopolise TV station. I guess no harm too. Afterall, viewers do forget abt the days when the 2 rivals compete. Now its gone, everyone takes things for granted. I think pple are getting used to it. Or put it this way, Singaporeans are of the same character. Accept watever its been given!