Friends of SSO is in effect a monopoly (deleted post) because the only choice of obtaining decent tickets to their most popular concerts, without subscribing and thus buying a whole bunch of tickets, is by joining the Friends of SSO. By the time the public has a go at buying the tickets, the more desirable tickets are basically sold out, or the concert is almost sold out. I made a phone complain feedback to that effect, and in the end, I was told by the representative of the Friends of SSO that I could get tickets at the Victoria Concert Hall if I went down personally, since I was buying a total of 6 tickets. However, when I got there, I was told that actually I had to buy 5 different SSO concerts, which are not inclusive of the Piano Festival, in order to buy my tickets early, since tickets sales to the public has not yet commenced. I was helping my friend & her boyfriend to get tickets too, and we are going to 3 different concerts in all, of which 1 is a Piano Festival event. Therefore, I was actually not eligible to get tickets, although the concerts I wanted are almost all sold out! I was certainly upset.
However, the person at the box office, Rose, was really nice, and said that since I didn't know earlier and did made a call, and made a trip all the way down already for the purpose of getting tickets, she would just let me get tickets early this once. After her helping me to choose the seats and all, before I paid, the weirdest thing is that I suddenly decided to join Friends of SSO because Rose seems really nice (I respond to kindness), and I felt that it isn't really fair that I get to get my tickets early because I am not a member of Friends of SSO (fairness is very important to me....might seem silly to care about fairness at this point huh?). So in the end, I paid my S$75 membership fee, and the representative said that Friends of SSO is a non-profit organization, and that the membership fee is basically a donation, thus tax deductable. Rose patiently redid all my ticket order and seating since, surprisingly, Friends of SSO also obtain more advantageous seats for the same price category and a discount....I did not read the rules beforehand -_-". I still feel that Friends of SSO is a monopoly and it is not fair, but I guess, if you cannot beat them, join them! ;) On the bright side, I will be more than happy to help my friends and students get tickets when I get my membership card, which lasts a year.....perhaps we can all go to concerts together!!.....Yippee!! :)
My friends and students know that I have been recently plagued by a current outbreak of acne/pimples....It's been 1.5 months now. I finally decided to go to the doctor's! :) (I do not like going to the doctor's....like a little child, so it took some effort.) But, I am glad I went to the doctor's. :) Because the outbreak is actually bad....(and yes, if you were wondering, I have been feeling really butt-ugly and embarrassed)....the doctor prescribed me two weeks of antibiotics. I still do not really know the cause of the outbreak....maybe it's the make-up remover or the conditioner.....but the doctor said that perhaps it's because my immune system is low and suppressed recently. He said to take it easy and not stress out too much. I certainly am not going through hormonal changes: puberty/menopause. Haha ;) However, I do not consciously feel stressed out more than usual these past 1.5 months. But perhaps sub-consciously I do?!? I find it difficult to decode how I feel a lot of the time....it takes time for me....perhaps it will dawn on me sometime much later ;) Haha ;) Anyway, hope the antibiotics work. :) I hope to feel prettier and happier soon ;) Sigh.....however, it's nice that friends accept you for who you are, butt-ugly or not butt-ugly...... ;) Thanks :)
