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The real, uncensored Hall Guide Part 0

March 26th, 2005 by lynnylchan under Blogroll

If you are searching for information on: Eusoff, Temasek, Kent Ridge, Sheares, Raffles, King Edward VII - you’re in the right place!

In a series starting today, I will explore each of Noose’s student residential halls. Instead of telling you the same old crap you hear at Open House, I’ll reveal the actual reasons some are so popular and others are just ho-hum. All hall names have been disguised so that future applicants may still make an unbiased choice. I, however, have no intentions of being fair.

First a general overview of my aims and objectives:
(Like a good report, must have some kind of outline)

-To reveal the true perks of hall life.
-To convince you that no matter what the admin says, some halls are better than others.
-To show you, yes you with your brand new A-level cert and you, NSman, what you will be in for if you choose a certain hall over others.
-To reveal to some open-minded adults what today’s undergrads get up to behind closed doors, and to help you reminisce about your uni days.

A little information for those who did not suffer through the Noose system:
There are 6 halls of residence on campus. Note the word Halls.
Other places of accommodation exist, most notably Prince George’s Park Residences. Other less famous (and less pretty) places are Kuok Foundation House, Ridge View Residences and Tower Block. Ridge View is actually a ‘recycled’ residence. It has forsaken its old identity and is now officially Ridge View, according to the latest campus map.
We shall not be covering these residences because they lack certain important features such as being a real hall with a real crest, a flag, an anthem, a cheer, hall colours and the ability to inspire loyalty and tears.

A few random nuggets pertaining to halls in general:
Room rates are the same no matter which hall you choose. Single rooms cost $60 per week, and double rooms which you share with a roommate cost $40 per week. If you’re the type who is very very fussy about roommates and privacy, pay 50% more and ask for a single room. Roommate aggravation is a leading cause of undergraduate stress.

Some halls are ‘twins’ with others, meaning they have roughly the same layout or design. More to be revealed.

Now for the naming system:
If you’ve gone through the system you should be able to recognize the names immediately. I’ll just ramble on for a bit here about why I chose the names I did. By the way, the very first line right at the top is meant to be some sort of keyword tag to make sure that this series reaches its target audience. I remember the hard time I had trying to find information on the hall I was posted to. Anyway. Let’s have a little game! Without referring to the list above, let’s see how many of these you can identify.

Yousucks Hall (yah it’s supposed to be grammatically wrong.)
TMS Hall (I was going to call it Tamade Hall, but that’s way too rude. ‘Tamade’ means ‘his mother’ in Mandarin. It’s a swear word. If I had really called it that, I’d be insulting not just the hall, but the schools, the poly, the JC, the GLC…)
Ken Rich Hall (because the kids in there all got money, that’s why they’re in Law and Bizad.)
BSers Hall (Hehe, a rude name at last. Sorry if you come from there, but think about who the hall is named after, you’ll get it. Otherwise ask me in comments.)
Cavey Hall (this is how I always read it from the backs of their jackets)
Roughly Hall (my other alternative was to call it Rabbles Hall, but it is too obvious and also insults the residents directly. And I have friends living there.)

To be continued.