get this: i scored myself a media pass to the global brand forum.

and i know most of you would find it ridiculous for me to get THIS excited...but wait till you hear who's speaking.

Ex-mayor of New York City Rudolph Guliani.

man...tell me the mention of his name doesn't already get you excited. i've admired this guy since pre-911 days. if i ever admitted to having a role model, it would be him...oops. he hides a whole history of pain behind that perpetual smile that's stuck on his face...yet, he's still as genuine as ever. of course, it's just my perception outta everything i got from the ever-exaggerating media...but well, he's da man.

and i hope (and keeping every finger i have crossed over one another...and toes as well) i'd be able to score an interview with him.

i remember when i was in my first year of poly, i heard one of the third years had gotten an interview with SM Lee...and though i wasn't particularly interested in interviewing him anyways then, i thought that it was a rather impressive feat in itself.

Director of The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola.

come on. it's every film student's dream to meet the guy. he's the one person who's brought the new york mafia out onto the big screen. his reputation precedes him. it's like, he's done so many films post-The Godfather, but that's the one that people remember him for.

i'm sure both him and rudy have extremely strong presence...and i'd just like to bask in that presence for a while. hopefully, some of that would rub off on me...haha.

SIA CEO Chew Choon Seng

he's from SIA. need i say more?

so these three guys are the headliners of the forum.

i know...you're thinking "if you so wanted to go anyways, why not pay for it?"

oh believe me, i was prepared to...that is, until i saw how much i'd have to pay.

4000 bucks for two days.

imagine that.

i just hope that if this whole thing does go through, and i manage to score a couple of interviews or even attend the press briefing, my bosses would let me off for those two days.

it would certainly be an experience.

'nuff said for now.